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 |: