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GREAT OMINECA DISTRICT OF BRITISH COLUMBIA,

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Vou. LV.

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1914.

‘No: 7

Since the opening of the war, there has been a gocd deal of
discussion concerning German investments in British Columbia
mines, and the name of Alvo von Alvensleben, who negotiated a
majority of these investments, and who ia known .to be a business
representative of the Kaiser, has figured much in the public prints,
Von Alvensleben was a director in the company owning the well-
known Jingle Pot coal mine and other Vancouver Island collieries,
but has been replaced by the appointment of a Vancouver man.

The Alvensleben interests also invested heavily in Groundhog
Mountain coalfields, where Mr. Alvensleben took an option on about
eighty square miles, had the area examined by his engineers, made
heavy payments un them, and it was stated that he had arranged

‘to have this area purchased outright by German capital,

On his

“recent visit to Germany he also arranged a deal for the acquisition

‘of the Copper river coalfield by German capital.

This property had

been examined by three engineers, whose reports were favorable.

The declaration of war stopped the matter from going further for

the present, The property is owned by the National Finance Co.,

wha have spent a good deal of money in its development,

The

~ goal is the best yet discovered on the coast for the manufacture of
metallurgical’ coke for iron and steel industries,
Mr. Alvensleben had also acquired interests in metal mining

properties. He was interested
Observatory Inlet.

in Portland Canal mining and in

Silver Will Advance
Charles E, Knox, president of

“the Montana Tonopah Mining
““eompany, in discussing the finan-
_” elal situation of the United States
~ $n general and the silver-gold
producing mines in particular,
_ pnid that it was very apparent
to him that the position the
country was placed in by the
. European war was unique, says
the Tonopah Bonanza.
' “Qutside the great market we
of the United States would have
for the products of the farms and
factories the condition of the
mines of Tonopah and like mines
.-all ayer the country was sure ta
he much improved, ** he remarked
as he pointed. out the statistical
* fact that the production of silver
’ Gin the world was on an average
- 165,000,000 ounces per year and
of this amount Mexico contribut-
ed ul least one-third, leaving the
" balance to come from other mines
elsewhere. os
“In distributing the remaining
_ two-thirds,” he explained, “it
would probably be safe to say
that two-thirds of the balance of
110,000,000, or 74,000,000, ounces
in round numbers is produced
first by a by-product from copper
properties most of which are at
- this moment closed, and second-
ly from thesilver-lead companies,
much. of whose lead product is
curtailed. for. reason that the
prevent price of lead will not
yield a profit sufficiently large to
to warrant the operation of many
- properties and therefore reduce
~ the production of silver to that
extent.
“The balance of the 36, 000,000
:*, gunees is- left for the direct pro-
- duetién of the mines like those
- of Tonopah, When it is consid-
-. ated: that paper currency of the
_:svarting powers will not be con-
7 sidered very prime. as. payment
of debts and that in consequence
thera’ ‘ muat ‘be ‘a restimption of
‘5 coinage of silver into money and
i that the present silver bullion re-
~“perved “held by the governiments| .

of Eutope will not long efidiire,

the’ price ‘of ‘the “white metal:
"must nesessarily a : f,
"for example, there. were held
the town of Fao io

the Bank of England secured by
silver bullion in the vaulta of the
banks of “Berlin or Paris, what
would, in’ the opinion. “of ‘the
holders, be the chances “of the
redemption . of .those. notes in
money on presentation at this
moment‘or at the and ef the war?
It is a certainty that the holder
of the paper would not give much
for the change. of getting his

‘money at all and. the, intrinsic

value of the notes as such would
be nil: but on the other hand,
if the coin of these various
countries were held- by the indi-

vidual or bank,. then the value of |,
the white metal would be worth.

its market price. and the loss
would not be sustained ‘as set
forth above.

“Although the | position of silver
has been legislated into a com-
modity it has nevertheless main-
tained its rank a8 a precious

metal. and one which ‘will makes:
its importance emphatically felt}.

before the world has beheld the
struggle in : ‘Europe many
months, ”?

A. Reply. to Germany.
Under the caption ‘‘Our. Reply
to Germany". the, New. - York
Times published the fallowing
editorial: Bee
“In: our deélaration of indepén-
dence wé said that ‘a decent
respect to the opinions of . man-
kind,’ required: us to declare ‘the
causes which impelled us ‘to dis-
sulve the political bands that
united us with the Mother’ Uoun-
try. To prove the justice of our
eause the declaration .said, ‘at

facts be submitted to a candid|

word.’ -Germany, through her
mean of. ‘light and leading’ has

appealed’ for’ the sympathy ° and
the ‘moral support ‘of the people |

of the United States, We have
given. dur. anawer, “Tt responds
to their. wish, for they® ‘ask. our
opinions it does “not réspond::to)
their hope, since” we are: ‘ianable

to ‘pive™ ‘them’ our™ aynipathy ‘or

accord to them ¢ our ‘moral’ alipport.

“The. answer. has. been given
through the., innumerable - ‘Voldes:
of: public: opinion. ’. We have told

‘the Germania that In our. judg-|°
fijfinent Austria was’ tinréasonably
fare and Provocalive it hér ile:

| mands upon Servia; that we. ‘have

profound conviction that: their| Ml
great emperor was guilty of a
wrong against civilization in
eupporting the Austrian demands
and the Austrian course of ac-
tion; that he was wrong again
in witholding assent from the
peaceful proposals of Sir Edward
Grey in which Franee, Italy-and
Russia joined; that it was a mon-
strous wrong toserd the German
t¥oops across the Belgian frontier

jand that inasmuch as Great Bri-

tain, France and Russia ‘have
taken up arms in defence of pol-
itical ideals which have our
approval against autocratic and
militarist theories and designs
which we hold in abhorrence, the
sympathy and moral support: we
deny to Germany and Austria
are freely given to the allies,
This is the answer we make to
Germany, - It expresses the be-
liefs and feelings of the whole
American people, save only some
of those whose judgement is sub-
ject so the natural influence of
the ties of kindred.’

Seek and Ye Shall Find
Most persons whose occupation
does not bring them in contact
with information on the subjeet
‘\take it for granted that gold is
so searce that very little is being
_ |produced, and are unaware of

the opportunities to get gold by

actually engaging, directly or by
proxy, in digging it out of the
ground and blasting it out of the

rock,
‘From the dawn of the historic-

al period we have records of gold
having been produced {n a con-
stant stream. When a rich .dis-
covery inone part of the world
has been exhauated, \another: has
been made elaewhera, Old Moth-
er Nature has been quite pener-

ous, ,
Furthermore, of late science

and inventive genins have de-
vised methods and machinery for
extracting gold in profitable
‘quantities from the’ earth ‘and
rock, where more _ primitive
methods of mining could not
pay. The modern placer dredge
and cyanide mill are giving us a
constant, profitable supply from
sources, that formerly were. bar-

ren, |
During the last few years these

modern.-methods have studded
our western domain—sung by po-
ets.and romancists ag the Golden’
West—with gold properties of
tremendous values. These are

_ |known as‘‘low grade” ore prop-

erties. In them the ore bodies
are colossal — inexhaustible to
the casual observer—but not suf-
ficiently rich for profitable min-
ing by the primitive methods of
pick and pan, but where modern
methods ‘produce a constant and|
unvarying stream of great
wealth for the owners. .

Five of. these properties have !
so far paid their owners $94,000,
000, ten have paid $125,000,000,
and many, many later developed
properties are paying proportion-
ately well, and the ‘end fa not in
sight.

paid, $5,000,000 in’ dividends,

$5. 000,000, Golden Cyele $3,000,-
(000, Tonopah $11,000,000, Alas-

West $7,000,000, ‘Richmond $5, +

000,000, North Star,’ $4,000,000,
Goldfield.” $26,000, 000, “Portland

al iiillfond, ° “All” these have ev--
ry ndication' to éontintie indefin- |

The Tomboy - mine ‘has go far}.

Homestake $34,000,000, Stratton] .{

ka, Mexican $3,000,000, 'Daly-|

000,000, Alaska-Treadwell $13,-| tye)
000,000; Belmdiit $5,000,000, Ken=|
‘neeott $4,000,000, Camp Bird 39,-|

$10, 000, 600; and dozens and doz-

ens of others, of recent ‘develop-
iment, have ‘alvdady paid from a
{few ‘hundred thotdands to sever-|

The Favorite.”
| Shopping place *

Time te to ‘think of of hire Clothing

_ = Cold Weather is on the way. coe wee

Our Fall and. Winter Stock, which i is how a
arriving -from the manufacturers, includes a. wide ee
range of seasonable goods | : ope

ON.

Ladies’ and Men’ $ Sweater Coats, Under- Sake
wear, Hosiery, Gloves and Mitts ~

- For Men we have received a large assortment ‘of |

Pants, for all walks of life.

We aim to keép our stock complete and oe
date in every department of our stores”

School Supplies, Scribbler, Pens, Pencils, ete, ‘ete,.

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Aelia tantaarrat teeta

Liquor License Application

Notice

Notice is hereby given that, on the:
first day of December next, application
will be ‘made to the Superintendent of
Provincial Police for a renewal of tho-
license for the aale of liquora by whole-
sale in and upon the premises | known a3
the Hudson's Bay Company's store,
vituate at. Hazelton, B. C,, upon the

lands described as lots 6 and’, Hazel-
ton townsite. ll

Dated thia 16th dey of October, 1914.

HARRY E, HOLLIDAY, Applicant:

Liquor Act—Section 41

Notice is hereby given that, on the
first day of December next, application
will be made to the Superintendent’ of
Provincial Police for renewal: of the
hotel license to sell liquor by retail in
the hotel known as the azelton Hotel,

situate at Hazelton, in the Province of [:%

British Columbia,

Liquor Act—Section 41...
Notice is hereby given that, onthe
firat day of December noxt, application
wiil be made to- the Superintendent, of

hotel license to eell. liquor b retail in
the hotel known’ as the Hotel Buikley,
situated at Smithers, i in the Province of
British Columbi il
_ Dated this ‘Iéth day of October, 1914,
JOHN N. CARR; Applicant:

‘Harstin’ : .
Fovesite

‘The GALENA CLUB “*

: — Under New Management —

“POOL. AND. AMERICAN. BILLIARD TABLES. *e
~ Finest Cigars, Cigarettes, and -Tobaccos, Choice Z + ‘es
Confectionery, Fruits Ice. Cream, _ Soft Drinks.

GRAHAM ROCK- _.

Le stews
feline

“PROPRIETOR . i

Dated this 1th day of October, 1914.
ROYSTON G. MOSELEY, Applicant, .

Provincial Police for renewal of. the |

TO THE. EAST

"Passenger Traina leave Hazelton at. 5218 Pp m., Wede

& .noedaye and Saturdays, for Prince George, Edmonton, i

Winnipeg, etc,, m ng tonnection at Winnipeg. for.
» principal eastern centers...

- Use the Grand Trunk: ‘Railway: System '¢ east tof Chicago

- FO THE: SOUTH —

8 5. “PRINCE GEORGE” leaves Prinee:-Rupert: every Friday at9 nm. for .
tole * VANCOUVER;. VICTORIA and SEATTLE . .

For through. tickets, apply to local agent orto.
nd DAVIDSON, ‘i GENERAL: AGENT, - ‘PRINCE ‘RUPERT, B. c

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“Everything i in€ anvas’”

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bet propels, upon receipt of recelre of Calaiog Prive,”

§. STEVENS ARMS §
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