NEW. GROUP TAS

"BEEN FORMED). i

Wark. started on ine Mie te =

Mae

coThe- owners of several © ‘Nine

Mile mountain claims: ‘have united :

are now: “inde ‘the direction. ‘of
Geo, T.. Stewart, ‘owner of, Silver
Bell, The claims are Silver. Bell;
Kiapiox, Skeena and: Last Chance,

Geo, T. Stewart -is now: working sis i

on. the group, ' with: ‘most of his
attention. directed - to the ‘Silver
Bel! upon whieh. it has: been de- |"
cided to drive a ‘forty-foot: tunnel

' whieh it is expected will open up
a big ore shout.’ Last week some|
fine samples of - high: ‘grade ore
were brought down from: the. Sil-
ver. Bell and the. owners. of. the
various claims in the new group
are confident that they will have
one of the big: ‘properties. opened.
up by ‘the. time ‘the *snow flies.”
They also expect.to have a buneh
of ore to ship this fall.

| PROGRESS. at HOTEL

Excavating: for Cellar—Electric ight}
7 “Plant: ‘wall Be Installed”

. eee was s siartedi ast Saturday
on the excavation for the eellar |
under the: Northern chotel:. now

contract’ has “also: been’
for the concrete work: and several |
men are:-now ‘working: | ping has

also been: decided to. dight: the =

place by electricity: and a’ plant
igs. to. be installed ‘immediately | g
whieh will have. a capacity of 200}!
~ lights. ’ The hotel ‘will require 100
lights and: there will be100 lights
for sale'to' the: different’ ‘business :
houses.to locate i in the -neighbor-

hood; ° Mr. Love, : ‘Prine ‘Rupert;, Ak
was in: town: over the ‘waek- end}.

looking after: the contract, He
will have men. at work on the
building in a ‘few. days. ° .

Brought: Down ‘Samples
Barney Halleron:was in for the
‘week-end ‘fr he Rocher de.
Boule. Wond roup and brought
r:) couple of samples: to the Herald |,

office ofthe new ore they. are|.,.
Bar-) oi

‘getting on’ their property. .

‘uncover as much ore! this season
as possible, although: émost. of the |.

work, will be ci tat G to anal

= sources: of: which’ he has recently.
- been hearing a little and which] he

" Giving Up Taimense Weal a

from ° ‘the! “Trail sinelter for the
first shipment of ten“ears of ' ‘ore
‘from. the: Silver Standard: ‘mina,
Two hundred and. eighty-two tons
of ore went $106, 42° per'ton: ©
This ° ‘Was by far: ‘the - ‘richest
cargo ‘ever hauled over the: G. T.
P. into Prince Rupert, and ‘it is
only the first of many train loads
that will. leave New. Hazelton in
the near future... lt was the big-|':
gest’ ‘shipment ‘of ore that has. yet.
been made. from any. of: ‘the. nor-
thern mining’ camps. and it: was
the richest shipment from. any: “of
the: quartz camps. . It proves the|
-{ mineral resources, of. the Ne ew:
Hazelton: camp. ,
One mine. on Glen: Moiintain,:
four. miles: from New:
-lahipier [ ten “ears: of re that fe
turned” ‘over’ $30.0 000:

ore: ‘before. ‘cacking. oe
The Silver Standard i is owned

pehet “Ore: body
‘or | day...

by'a. “private ompany” who aré
r é ‘property for their i

own profit: Thereisno stock for
sale to. anyone. .. There was there-
foré'no desire to ‘boost: ‘the. value
of the ore. At that the smelter
returns.. were. freater.. than. the, :
members of the company ‘antici-
pated. and great enthusiasm has
been aroused locally: .‘The Silver |;
Standard * ‘has proven | that... they
have the goods.
- Since the first: shipment ~ “Was:
made: ‘development work has been’
continued and the crosgcut tunnel
which’. was: driven: from: the bot-:

tom of the shaft to.tap.the No. 8:

vein,.at the 300 - foot: level. was.
completed a short: time ago. At

} the present time manager’. Has--

kins i is drifting. into. “very choice.
| concentrating and, the size of:
creasing every}
He has sent; down: ‘a'report |8
jthat they. are in n 40 feet, and haye|

which he thinks will inerease the}

the beginning: Sand - the highes
hopes are held. by everyone,”

: The Silver Standard i is not the)
only high grade! mine in the New
Hazelton: -Camp..: This is: by: no’
‘means a: ‘one mine-camp.
Erie sent.a earload’ to the smelter

_ 3a which went over $100. ‘and the|a

| Harris Mines. sent a : carload

which went over ‘$70. The latter |”

mine has since, ‘broken i Anto.a: ‘big |
rich shoot of ore ‘and every foot

of. development work’ ‘has, shown |;
an. improvement in the: -property.: Peay OTS

- aires thet oe the: ball game
aia “The open for: the ane

Monday. vigtt when’ ‘committees

‘will. be‘appointedto handle:the ~°
‘The | vari ;

Big Fire Sale at Ri
See announcement

With. every mine-that has been! : OP]
devloped, the results: have’ been ate i

exceptionally good.” Alr have held |
theiriown:as depth has. been: at-
tained and: ‘gi has ‘hot! ‘Beet:

s Ibe a new: ore i > for t nat ‘property nitiin

0. B. Wallace is Enthused With the ‘Redouteede “Is Getting ri One a ge
and. Make 1 His comes in” New Hazelton

0) B ae of: Wallace,
ne of the real. old “timers ||;

of ‘the ‘Coeur @Alene, isin, New’
Hazelton: ‘looking: over: the: re-’

| caused:him.to. become interested, |
| Mr. Wallace i is a: ‘giiest: of: “Pi, .
Jennings, an old: friend of
‘Coeur d’Alene. : - oa

Mr. ‘Wallace was ‘one 0

had not’ heard. very much’: ‘about
the resourets of this: district, anil
as he had | some ‘tire see a ae ;

‘north onia: tripe: : He‘has decided] ¢
\to remain “here for several ‘days

vand havea Took around, and al I
' 2| brought itt

them. i In su

n | these propertiea,--. :

~ Mr. Wallace is present n manag :

ing. director for the Ruth Consoli,
dated Mining &: ‘Milling: Co., and

ioe the: Tekoa ‘Mining “Co: ‘in’ th

oéur d’ Alene and -he * has~ got:

ean: leave
was” ‘also -
for : the: In

em ::to: others, |

al shape that: he |: