_ and value,

185,285, oz.

$6, 165; 1914, 393,482 oz., valued

at. $13; 853, an instance of where

" “eounter- balanced a decrease in
" output,

at $281, 1914, 6,000 | Ibs, valued

VOL, VI; NO. 48

HAZELTON, B.C... . SATURDAY, JULY 28) 1917 '

PRICE $2.00 A YEAR

RECORD ORE PRODUCTION

Omineca’s Mineral Output For
1916: Exceeds That of -
’ Any Year -

The annual report of the min-
ister of mines for British Colum-
bia, just issued for the year 1916,
shows that aremarkably success-

ful year has been experienced i in}

‘mineral ~ production : throughout
the province, '

The value of the year’s output
has heen placed at -$42,290, 462,
compared with $29,447,508 in the
Previous year and $32,440,800 in

- 1912, the previous record year,
While in many cases tonnage
output has not markedly increas-
ed, the existing high market
prices for metals is responsible
for the sudden rise in value.
The tonnage of ore mined in the
lode mines of ‘the province in
1916, however, was greater than
that of any previous year, being

. 8,188,865 tons, an inerease of
498,755 tons ovér 1915.

Mining in Omineea ‘shared the
general inerease in production

in the instance of
most metals mined in this dis-
trict, | and” is ‘listed “with ‘Cassia
as, producing .23.50-per cent of
the total output of B.C,

- The following table shows how
production has” fluctuated i in the
‘Omineca mining’ division. during
- the years 1918-16, : ,

Total mineral output: 1913, 353
tons; 1914, 850 tons; 1915, 17,545
tons; 1916, 17,752.tons, which is
divided into; .

_ ~ GOLD: 1918, 300 oz., 1914, . B00
oz, each valued at $6000; 1915,
600 0Z., valued at $12,000; 1916,
850 oz, at Bly, 000, an increase offi
‘41, 67 over 1915in value for placer:

Lode gold to the extent of 1,303
0%. was produced, worth $26,983,

a decrease of a2l o oz. on the 1915
total. ;

SILVER: 1918, 46, 298 0%. ; 1914;

1915, 79, 155 O%t

1916, 112, 635 02, in increase of

33, 480 oz., over the previous year |

and an inerease of . $32, 901 in
value,
Leap: 1913, 156, 862 Ib., worth

at $11,822; 31915, 249,279 lbs, at
‘$10, 395; 1916, 424,451 Ibs., valued

“high maiket ‘prices mare than |’

‘Corre: 1918, 1 ‘ga Ibs,, valued

at $816; ‘1916, . 2B 831, 279 -lbs,,
valued: ‘at 489,245; 1916, 1, 646, 072
tbs. valued: at i 8447, 764, a: ‘decrease.
_ bok in production: and value.
 ZANO; wie, 168, 616 Iba. Valued
“at $18,845

‘the Galician towns of Plotyey

“ to the: addition 6 of many more. ley this weelt: Mr, n Ohettiobargh

Petrograd:
to a monarchy is ‘uppermost in
the mind of Kerensky, who will
Oppose any such effort with all
ayailable force. Traitors and

Fear of a retura

executed. Only the strongest of
measiires ‘will save the country
from utter ruin. The lack of
discipline is almost past belief,

Petrograd is exhausted by the
continued political strife, and the
people crave stability, Kerensty
has convoked an extr aordinary
national body to. save the country”
from disaster, ;

Russian cavalry threw . back
Austro- German infantry in the
region south west of Mongstersslea
in eastern Galicia, .

pathians the Russians continue
to retire in an easterly direction.
. Austra- ‘Germans have occupied

and Gazstylor,

on the
river,

Sereth

Paris: The Allied powers ¢on-

agitators will be weeded out and

jlosses exeeed destruction.

alter their reports,

cluded their conference yester-
day. The Allies are firmly
against: the Phussian evil, and
the conferees have unanimously
agreed to fight until their original
‘The
criminal aggressor must bé pun-

war aims -aré falfilled,

ished, for precipitating the world
into a maelstrom of warfare. ,

A German submarine was des-
troyed off the French coast west
of Calais on Thursday,

‘London: Artillery fighting on
the west front continues to grow
apace, particularly in I"tunders,

British troops.oceupied Labasse
Ville, after inflicting very severe
losses on the @: lemy, but with-

drew, later in, ‘ihe face of a Ger-

_tmaan, countenatieck i in fore. |. |
" Between the Dniester the Care ‘

‘Phe tonnage shortage is far
more serious than is admitted.
Lord Beresford has quoted stat-|.
istics to prove his contention that
‘He
has asked the povernment .to

the tounage

omitted being: really the crux of

SITUATION IN RUSSIA DESPERATE

INTERNAL STRIFE AND UNREST IS GENERAL.
/~ ALLIED PARIS CONFERENCE CONCLUDES

the whole situation. Starvation
is impossible. The U-boats can-
not win, but the tonnagequestion
must he solved.

° Berlin: Mowing down thov-
sands upon thousands of Russian
troops, we captured Gniezen and
Sereth river crossing and Trem-

bowla and Skomorocat.

London:
geant; who escaped from a Ger-
man prison camp, tells of horrible
treatment meted out to Russian
and Roumanian soldiers, three
thousand out of eight thousand
The
civilian population suffers from

‘of whom died in January.

hunger, and often trains of pro-
visions are looted by the hungry

a

Washington: Between ten and
eleven billions, and possibly more,
is the dizzy ! war total that the
government will need up to June
80, 1918: °

Quebec: ‘Lhe big center span
of the Quebec bridge will be put

in place on Sept, 12,

Card of Thanks
The members of thé Wide-
Awake Club wish to thank alll.
who in any way. assisted in mak-|
ing asuceess of the club dance
last evening, by the contribution
of refreshments and prizes, and
beg to remind them that their
generosity is deeply appreciated,

7 ‘Methodist Charch_

Rev. RB. Cc. Scott will preach
tomorrow evening at 7:30 on the
subject: ‘The: Soul of Christ.”
all are most cordially invited

ae ee

A general meeting of the: Prog.
ress Club ‘will be hald on Thurs-
day evening next, when import-
ant business: wilt discussed. . All
members are requested © to ‘be
present. «=: - :

increase, of $18, a
Thus: it will be seen that a
flourishing atate of affairs éxists
in “Omineea i in ‘mineral production
and although shipping properties
are limited ta a small number,
notably the Rocher dé Boule cop-
permine and the Silver Standard,

district,’ avery. indication. ‘paints | :

“Total vale 3 in. nt $580, 502; 7
le A a te .

ah | ping’ list.

"| Prince George this week.

jare visiting Mr; ‘and Mrs, Ghap-
which, ships practically vall the) ge is
pelle in’

present ‘output: of silver in‘this!.

promising proper rtics, to 0 the: ship- |

LOCAL AND DISTICT
- ° NEWS PARAGRAPHS.

oa P. Curtis, “of Vancouver,
came in on Tuesday.

B. M..'Hoops came down from
Telkwa on. Tuesday,

Fra.k Bryan, of’ Prince: Ru-
pért, was here this week.

Chas. Cameell, of Ottawa, ar-.
rived in town on. ‘Tuesday.

Archibald Murray; of Varicou-
vet, atrived on Wednesday. -

"0. T. Lindland, of Vanardsdol,
was among the week’ 3 visitors,

Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Mennie,
of Babine,. are visiting Mr.. and
Mes. C, Vv. Smith.

FB, Burden. of Green Bros,
Burden & Co., was in town from

~D. A. Grout, of the Ogilvy
Flour Mills Co,,and J. W. Pigem,
arrived in Hazelton from Edmon-
ton on Wednesday,

H. Shaake; of New Westmin-

ster, arrived. this’; week: to join}

Mrs, Shaake and- daughter, who

“Mr,” ‘and. Mrs, B Chettleburgh
returned: from the: Bulkley’ Val-

from start to finish.

jhall was tastily deeorated with

In an apt spedch:Secretary Frost

¥ | immediately the royal. asgent is
received, but. ‘when. the govern-|. .

’{goming Liberal toriventions.,. L

Dance a Success

The dance held last evening}.

in Assembly Hall was a success
; Arranged
‘lunder the auspices of the Young
Ladies’ Wide- Awake Club, the
affair kept a record crowd ‘trip-
ping the light fantastic’ till the
early hours of the morning. The

emblems and colors of the’ club,
and the refreshment and music
arrangements were splendid, A
number -of, prizes for dancing
were competed for and the ex-
hibitions prayoked muchapplause.”

of the Soldiers’ Aid,to which the
proceeds of the dance were given,

thanked the club, for its endeavor
to provide the boys'in France
with comforts." A: substantial
sum will be-added to the tunds
of the Soldiers’ Aid as result of
_ | the activities of the-young ladies.

Ottawa: | The conseription bill
will likely be! dealt with by the
senate today .(Friday).. It will
not necessarily: become effective

ment chooses to enforee it,
A union Rovernient, hangs on
| the endorsement: of of ‘the’ two

teriean Smelting & Refining Co,

A Roumanian ser-

Jof parties interested in the Ha-

people... cei alte ete tel cated

||light aerial tram from the tunnel |

a fine showing of ore, of which |

‘in the. trenches,

enone THE MINING MEN

News OF Development From
Various Properties in Ha-
zelton District .

Reports from Telkwa indicate
‘special activity in that section, a
and a number of new deals are < :

said to be under way. M. B.
Pureell of the . Consolidated, R.

G. Conway, of the Granby Co.,
and representatives of the Am-—

and Tonopsh Mining Co, are
examining properties there, ‘The -
last-named company has honded _
the Wilson property, near Knock- Ez
holt. oo Oe

; * ie +
The read to the Santa Maria =
(Jefferson & Dockrill) property
near Telkwa is now under ¢con- —
struction, and the wagon road to
the «Cronin mine. is also being

built
+ *

Work is heing commenced by =
a Vancouver syndicate, composed

zelton View property, on the
Tiger claim, one of a group ac-
quired by them adjoining the
former property on Rocher de
Boule. Morn ed Ie pt MYR cosines -

* * ¥ a
Denny Comeau and Magnus
Johnson are driving a tunnel on \ -i@
the Comeau property, on. Rocher

de. Boule, |
ee

The Silver Standard is making
good headway in the installation -
of its new power plant which
will be situated near jhe ‘portal

of the new adit tunnel,
* oR ie

The New Hazelton Gold Cobalt y
Mines, Ltd. are about to instal a

on their Victor ia claim toa point. -|
where their ore can be packed to, §
the railroad, and stoping work is
being commenced with intention |
of making shipments of both the. ~ |
molybdenite and gold ores of the:
property, . The Victoria i is one of
the claims of . the company’s °
holdings on Rocher de Boule.
eae * i
The shaft being sunk on the
Golden Wonder, which is under-
bond ‘to M. W. Sutherland and”
associates, continues. to uncover _ :

there -are two feet of solid cop- :
per values. a

The secretary of the Soldicis’
Aid extends his thanks to. Miss
M. Ward, R..E. Loring,” ‘and y,
D.. McDougall for. their gifts. )
magazines to be sent. to,our . boys:
Your: maga"
ines, willhdo good - Service,’ at: ‘th
front; give {hem to the seeretar

“Amasterdamn 4 : “Two Germalt
steamers. have. “been: ‘sink’
two ‘taken ‘to’ England by

destroyers.