THE OMINECA HERALD, | FRIDAY, JULY 24, 1905

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You Need A New BATHING CAP |

This Season! s

We have a wide assortment of color and styles, some prettily
decorated, others quite plain. “The Submarine style is quite
new. It has ear pockets to take the pressure off the ears and

Placer Field Indications ©
at Kisgagas Impress Old,
| Time Skeena Prospector
keeps the water out. ‘The 9. 00 Other styles range

Submarine sells for.. from 25¢e. to $2.00. James D. ), Wells, of Usk, one of
| the oldest prospectors: on- the

Henry Motors

’ Tp-to-date: GARAGE aud: | 7
REPAIR.SHOP containing |.,

of the Atna Mountains atvthe}| | ™& R.-Wileon combination — ;

point with the tremendous, uiplitt

re-boring machine, - acety-
. line welding outfit an jae

a Repairs “of all: ieinds: ;
“ quickly‘executed «~~ f

RUBBER BAGS, to carry bathing suit and towels, from $1.75 to $3. 15 Skeena, returne don Monday
i]

Bie. night from Kisgagas, where “he
spent several days prospecting
the new gold discovery. He has | possibilities for mineralization,
writteri the following report for which, by. aubgequent erosion and|.-|-.
The Omineca Herald: . ..| profound glaciation, has denuded|: | ..‘ stock of Ford Parts a
Between the north end of the|the uplifted areas: and concen- and auto accessories
Babine Range and the Atna trated the heavier minerals in| q

untai 2 thi ‘a Rivar| this section. , 4
Mountains flows the Babine River . New Cars in stock i |
j

north, which rise 8000 to 9000
feet, piercing: and fracturing the! |.
older measures, creating great|

EAR STOPPLES to protect the ears when swimming, per pair. .

epee eee

WATER WINGS, to give confidence while learning, per pair..;...50c.

ORMES LIMITED

Wholesale - and - Retail - Druggists
Prince Rupert

“We Garry's ‘complete

P.O. Box 1680 . The Rexall Store

in a box-like canyon, and has its} Since the advent.of the first

confluence with the Skeena about hardy prospectors: many «years 7 | Five “Air
H a nso n Manvfacturers of 45 miles north of New Hazelton, |22% Todians ne told of the], ’
. . Seven miles east of this confluence presence of £0 in this: rezion, oo :
Rough, Dressed & Dimension |) i, Kisgagas Indian village. Five|but owing to inaccessibility, no SMITHERS, B. C.

miles further east is the field of
the new discovery of placer gold
on the bank of the Babine River,
on shelves and crevices in’ the
slate formation, from: four to six

Lumber &
Timber Co.

attention has been paid to it until . =|
recently. ‘Minerals of galena and aon q
copper sulphides have been found |. nneneanrrrrnrerrrrranrnnr~oe~
in the environs of the Atna uo :
Mountains and had some atten-

Lumber

HEMLOCK, SPRUCE AND CEDAR

Importers .and: _ ; -

| -| feet above the present water flow. tion’ until the projected line of Dealersin — . 2
HEMLOCK AND SPRUCE These shelves are thinly covered railway through that country was " :
. —— ° with the residue of the sloughing abandoned for the more souther-|§ Wallpapers We carry the }
F l oor inh g in from a bank of gravel, clay ly route, when prospecting in the/) Burlaps- largest and
oo Milt at . and sand about 150 feet high on| northerly section was likewise!5 Paints - mostvaried 5.0m
of HANALL, B. C Get our prices before ordering elsewhere the north side of the river, where abandoned. Oils _ Stock. in
7 cos a simrock, from 30 to 50 feet). The Babine River Valley to|¢ Varnishes Northern 7
above the river, is observed fora Babine Lake, a distance of 40 Glass - British.
mile above and below discovery, | miles, has never been traversed|$ Brushes, Etc.’ _ Columbia

by anyone so far known, but it
seems wide and to be accessible,
unless the last few miles to the
lake hold insurmountable difficul-
ties.

Kisgagas village is reached 47 oe oo,
miles from New Hazelton. The Make Your Home Attractive ¢
Babine River, at the village, is mee
apanned by a truss bridge of the
cantilever type and built by the
Indians themselves across a gorge
50 feet above the roaring waters,
The village is 250 feet higher up
on a tableland or old bench of ——
the river, and has a population ; bo
of about 250 natives, who live in|¢ »
modern houses of lumber and are
an energetic people.

| which is the south side of the old

CANADIAN, Coast Steamship and Train Service channel of Babine River. ‘This
Ae

channel has its lowest point af
|: CANADIAN NATIONAL STEAMSHIPS sail from bedrock below No. 1 below Dis:
NINTIONAL PRINCE RUPERT for VANCOUVER, VICTORIA, |\covery to-No. 4, adistance of 600
SDATTLE and intermediate points each MONDAY at || feet, where @
PAWN 4.00 p.m. and’ WEDNESDAY and SATURDAY at eet, where the present Babine
PEE 6.00 p.m.
For ANYOX and STEWART—Monday and Friday, 4 p. m.

has cut atangle of 45 degrees the
old channel of the Babine River

For SKAGWAY and Alaska Ports— Wednesday, 4.00 p
S.S. PRINCE JOHN leaves PRINCE RUPERT fortnightly for Vancouver

- Write us for information when po
renovating or building your home

Beaver BosED DisrRIBUTORE

A.W. EDGE Co.

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P.O. Box 459, Prince Rupert, B.C. a

covered by Burke & Ek. ‘

The writer -prospected this old
channel at the easiest. place of
access, at No. 2 below Discovery.
and found fine gold through. the
upper gravels. - This ground is
now being developed, and should
success meet the efforts of those:
J\éngaped and a paystreak found

which carried the gold now dis-
via Queen Charlotte Islands.

Passenger Trains Leave New Hazelton:
Eastbound—7.14 p.m. daily except Sunday.
Westbound—7.43 a.m. daily except Tuesday.

o i For Atlantic steamship sailings or further information apply to any Canadian
a National Agent or

R. F, McNaughton. District Passenger Agent, Prince Rupert, B. c.

ANADIAN
NATIONAL.

a ~ |in this 200 or 300 feet width of 4 word‘of advice is given neti op. _
old channel, then-something of a.
, in regard to the Kisgagas bridge.
BRITISH COLUMBIA The old channel shows evety| crossing of horses, owing to its “Tickets ,.
q THE MINERAL PROVINCE OF WESTERN CANADA \feature of ‘an old river course. jage. Since it is ‘inevitable that _
4 HAS PRODUCED MINERALS VALUED AS FOLLOWS i— . Wy The different strata show layers|there will be more or less con-
q Placer Gold we aeeeteeutes ee pet eee e anaes $ ie ae 968 of conformability inan ascending (stant traffic in this direction, the _ EASTERN CANADA
B Silver .....-+- veeeern ne UOT) @B0B24, 579 order. There appear to be‘about | proper authorities should be ask- - “UNITED STATES
: bead ae CIES woe oe 25 feet of well-washed gravel. led to reinforee the bridge with Triangle Tour to
Pine. spisesecen eens neenee sett 32,882,958 five feet of sand, three feet of|cables and renew ‘the rotten|s jaspER NATIONAL PARK °
Goal and Coke ic! Gemenb, eis... 42200814 gravel, between 40 to 50 feet or|parts, The trail to Kisgagas was); One Way via Vancouver
Miscellaneous iginerals rarer yes ad 1,349 mare of boulder heiress made by the Indians and is pass- and Prince Rupert
- Making mineral production to the end © show and sand to the height 0 teet|able for horse traffic, but needs
Th AN AGGREGATE VALUE OF $859,427,386 where the locations have been improvements. The: natives de- See your Local Agent for full partlentars, :
e substantial pro ress 0 e minin industr: - - , so ee _
ince is strikingly ‘iustrated in the following tgures, Shieh made on a well-defined bench. serve mueh credit for ,inaking: ores i
show For all wes f production for successive ered , eriods: The gold found by ‘the disco-| this ‘trail by’. their individual =
For five years, 1896-1900 bavevessteneee st 606,987 verers is of a coarse, owen ies efforts, and improvements hee ine
‘or five years, BD oveceeeere eters 507, A ‘ace, not well-worn, and indica-| trail and repairs to the briage|s |
Lor fre venre’ 1906 ae rereerenseses Lore: 0B tive of acloseorigin. Some well-|would be some compensation to Hay and Oats
Vor five years, ole-182" weneteneees oF 180,922,726 worn gold is also. found and be- the original, builders. .
_. For the year 1922.0 liecllijliiesies. 85,158,843 longs, no doubt, to a later flow in Burke & Ek are beginning: to a ALWAYS oN HAND 2
For the year 1928 seeeeaeenens seve ce ene re ~ 604 the upper, gravels, but sufficient mine the gravel on the bank of. LARGE or SMALL QU awrrnies |
ODUCTION DURING eee TEN YEARS, 4 evidence of gold is found'to ‘ware the river, with a ‘Long Tom” on |$.
PRO LAST” $372,604,725 rant the thorough ‘testing ‘of the|the Discovery claim., 7 7 og
tt ‘gala eet oe pect mos of unexplared old river channel, to ascertain. the G. R, Hodgins has. located : BOYER & CARR 3
ie The mining, Ines of Pilg Province are ror beret wi a ta tee | lower thei original source. --}another Discovery on Hodgins Gay irate Cot
om "ioc geinnsnrarinrs atta saica ee Hish Eimpire. sities ° The geology of the field ig Creek (6-mile); being a new eal} u
are obtained by developing such properties, security of which a guaranteed by {| encouraging, the formation being }run to the ‘river charinél, *‘and|§ “SMITHERS, B.C."
mee ones eat aceon at propertion xis upon which war , » [f} possibly Cambrian schist, butun-|other claims ara’ tying oon ibe “a
ofA salt wines charge oh aati, omen as '\doubtedly carboniferous slates, north, or up-stream: — es
_, Hasta net co i nvens of Informatio. fe Building. — . [| underlying ‘possible, ‘eretacious Twenty-three bench claima, of | ny ag
the! “Hon bl The “Mi ean || goniglomerates that are gold-bear- 250 fest’ length’each, hive ‘heen |] B.C. UNDERTAKERS
oura e The nister ‘of “Minies an | dhe te ‘trand| lo ted on the Burke & Bk Di .
" i . the direction of. the ‘soutce’ ‘offe covery...) wha eared | | ;
os a * # in tal P.o: Heebis "A wire
Mo. so A . nay! ‘the old channel. These measures| Almost all ‘the sourdough and PRINCH RUPERT, B.0. will bring ue amy
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