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_NEW HAZELTON, B G., WEDNESDAY, MARCH 7, 1998

| Machinery

Mohawk Shipping First. |
. Car Rich Ore Thursday —

Being Installed)

on (Thursday of this week the first

perty on Four Mile mountain,

ed and ready for shipment. This orc
will all run over a hundred,.dollars a
ton and.as there are thirty tons in the

to the local superinténddnt, Al. Harris.
shipments can now be made quite reg:

ranks of shippers this year.

the Mohawk are operating or instal.
ling machinery for mining and. both
have plans for a mill at an early date.

terial for’ the Mohawk property ‘on
Four Mile mountain arrived on Friday

property where Al. Harris is having it
assembled. No time is being lost in

car load of ore from the Mohawk pro-

five
iniles from New Hazelton, will be load-

car a nice little sum Will -be. realized
by the owners of the mine.’ . According

warily, Thus a second mine in the
New Hazelton district has joined the
Both of
these properties, the Silver Cup and

The Machinery and the building ma-

last and has all been transferred to the

getting things done as it is the inten-
tion of the management: to get devel-
opment shoved ahead so.that when ‘the
iilil is brought.in and erected in two
or three months there wilt. be enough
ore in sight to keep it going, There is
dJarge amount of bigh grade stuff be-
ing taken out ‘daily and when the ma-
chines get going there should bé nc
trouble at ali in shipping at least a
ear. of. high grade every week, With
the present value of the ore this, will
more than pay operating charges.

Last-week when “Jock” Robertson,
of Vancouver and Regina, was here he
visited the mine and was so pleased
to find it so much better than, he had
expected that he told the Herald he
would not hesitate to recommend it to
all of: his friends a3 nn investment. He
left: ‘Saturday night for his old home t«
inform his friends aud neighbors, aud!
to arrange. ‘for some ore. to run his
farm -while he comes back nnd take an
active Dart, in mining. —

Open Heenan
Property near.
Topley Soon!

Sam Long and Angus’ Beaton. of
_ Vancouver iurived Monday night and
: proceededl-to ‘Tepley-. where -they will
urganizé the work and: ret it under way
‘on the Dave Heenan. property y which
wns recently: tnien- up by: ‘a Yanconvel
syndicate. Both these men’ are. old
timers in the north. ‘and ‘in this district. :
Sam Long was one. of the locators of
the Silver Standard mine and. Angus.
, Beaton arranged the deal w hereby it
was turned over to Messrs. J. W. Ste
art, P, Welch, D. MeLeod and Tony
Metiteh. Mr. Benten expects to re
Innin st Topley- only until, the work
gets well under. way,

Terrace After
X-ray Machine —
Make Canvas

: The Hospital Bourd. held a’ meeting
goon Thursday evening last in 0. ‘T. Sun--
dals home to consider the advisability
purchasing an’ N-ray -muachine,and. ‘ax

| he mde. te complete the funds neces’

wiry. The machine when . - purehasxed
a will belong io the community nnder
® the supervision of the Hospital bourd.
B This will be grent thing for the local
| people when the innebine his’ heen. in.
“stalled as it will nave: much suffer
and a great derl of expense. “now. nee-
essnrvy In hnving to go elvewhere. The
meeting p ‘eae the. following resolution.

Rexoly edi—-that At ts, the sense of
this nidetlayg that’ the nynilable funds |.
a of the board,’ aumoubting : ta: 3560 could |

¥ not he-better, ‘expended for the. Rood Of:
the distrlet at-large: ‘than ‘by the, pur.
‘chase of nu X-ray machine, - and: that’
after cirePul’ Laivestiya thoi: ‘the Kelekit:
N-ray whit nt a east af $1100. f. O. b. Ter
ree, ‘should “be. purgha sent =|.
Hest poxsibie date, ‘anil: thit the’ distyle:
re person tly: canvasied fe iubwertpe'|« c

| Afnendments to

1. Control of agricultural marketing in

‘nounced today'in the legislature . for.

Marketing Act
By Dr. Wrinch

British Columbia will be drastically
altered under the, amendments _ ta the,
produce “Tiarketing measure as an-

immediate introduetion.:.\. -...
The amendments, “which will : be, in-,
troduced by Dr.°H, © Wrinch, ‘for
Skeenn, chairman of the’ Agricultural
Committee, besides, extending vegetable
control, to“ all: the mainiand south of
the 58rd parallel, will: prov ide the in-
terioy committee of direction with im:
portant powers tu enforce its rulings
Arbitration ‘of: disputes between the
committee und produce shipper also
is provided by the new legislation,
while. ta control Oxtental Shippers the

| [Want to Know

Mining Along

mining is: going to be fairly . active ont.

Sides extensive ‘development by the: Gol-|:
umario Property ‘at -Usk where quite
a force of men. have’ been operating all
winter. and where a. compressor: will ‘be]’
put in early ‘this - spring, there Will be
extensive ‘development. on the Shanan-
donh group on the north fork of Chim.
demash Creek near Usk: This proper-
ity ‘has been taken: ‘over by BR. W. Seelyc
of Seattle who heads a syndicate with
ample. money,
will be the installation of a compres:
sor ‘and a small power plant: on the
creek where about fifty. horse power

_ About Mines

, Douglas Lay, district resident min.

Wednesday night after'a trip to Van.
couver and’. Victoria.

of those interested in Inining, and- that

Topley and the: ‘Duthie mine at Smith-
ers. He was beseiged by~ the crow(

police protection from the crowd. He

all through ‘the ‘north’ is going to. be
very “active this year, ‘He found also
many enquiries about. the’ Mohawk and
was informed that all the stock of that
promising property on Four Mile hill
at New Hazelton could be sold ont in
two days were it put on the exchange’
‘The promoters of this mine prefer, how
ever to sell’ the stock themselves for ¢
time at least ond they are meeting
with a lot of success too.

Skeena Looks. .
| Lots Brighter

The Herald has been informed that

the Skeenn river. this. summer.’ Be-|

One of the first thing:

- Northern B. C. |

ing* engineer, returned to Hazelton last

In the former
elty he recently addressed a meeting

includes everyone in Vancouver now,
and: he found the: grentest, evel “wild
enthusiasm over the mires of the north
particularly the Richfield. : property at

for inside information _ of those. two
properties which had just put on the
exchange. At one time he:had to séek

says there is no doubt but that mining

will be developed for the prospecting:

Hon. Wm. Sloan Passed _-
Away Friday Following =
Stroke Thursday N ight |

regret throughout.the. province last
week end when it yas leamed that the
Hon, Wm. “Sloan, Ininister. of mines
in British ‘Columbia, had passed away
in. Victoria: after suffering ustroke on

theatre in ‘the capital. The poputar
and very highly respected minister did

his last speech when .he presented the
estimates for his department. .
intended that it: should ‘be his last
speech as he had. consented to take a
rest in southern climes as recommend-
ed by his associate, but while’ those
associates knew he was no very sick
man, he knew far better just how sick
he was as he intimated. to. a” .closc
friend that his. rest was going | to be
for eternity. .

Fon. Wm. Sloan was well: aown hie
the north and particularty. in “akeon:
which constituency he represented ‘in
the House of Commons. for :a; time ir
the days’ when it was known as Comax-
Atlin and embraced a great empire St
tar hs territory ‘goes; . He Ws ‘one of
the Yukon pioneers and that was wher
he made -his first big money::' Many
of those who are now. in: this ¢ district
first met the minister in:the far north.
‘When the Liberal party was-elected te
office at “Vietoria in amie ‘Hon. Wa.

There was general and most sincere

Thursday- evening while attending - 2)

not survive the stroke but a few hours.
That day: in the -legislature he made.

He had

Sloan was one of the first. three that
the Jate Mr. Brewster chose ‘fo thix
cabinet. ~ He was given tle ‘mines de
partment and- hus. carried on ‘ever sine:
That he was.a success ns p- winisies -
is. acknowledged. on all “Sade, "the .
development of. mining in BC. ix lar
gely due to his. administration of the.
department. He was: not only resecnagal -
ed by: ‘operators and miners. and DLOS
pectors; but he’ was “loved by: the stuff
of: the department. ' His politica} opon-

that hig. department seldom, ever canic.
ander criticism of the opposition awas
testimony. ‘enough ‘that e even the opposi:
tion liked a square’ shooter...

,As one of the cabinet Hon.: Wn
tanked first. . He was the. anchor and.
the rudder. and many times steered the.
party. over Tough: places. a

The funeral- was held in: ‘Nanaiino.
vhiv’ old home, and: waa attended by: the
Legislature of B: C. iha hody, and by
thousands of friends. in the vicinity of —.
his home and from. many other places | :
in. B. C. -

‘in the jacseing ‘of ‘Hon. wm. Sioan

the mining industry : of 'B.. C.. has lost
fl Poa! friend. ‘and. minister, the . pri
vinge has lost a: Wise, ‘administrator.
iund ithe Liberal party “has lost ‘one ‘of
strqngest men,. and’ at: a “time when ©
anche a man is much: ‘heeded.

New. 7 ‘Council -
Elected Terrace
Last Saturday

Terrace passed another mile: ‘stone
in its history on Saturday when the
first election under its new status a+
a village municipality was held. Nom-
ination day was on-the previous ‘Wed:
nesday when the following .were nom-
inated for the offices of commissioner :
W. F. Lindsay by Urbano “Colbac-

There was a good attendance at the

consider the matter of the Terrace fall
fair. - This was -the fourth: attempt to
settle the. matter and with ‘an excel-
lent" spirit prevailing: the “meeting got
under way rapidly and © ‘headed for a
bigger: and better. fair - than ‘ever. T°

ents at all times respected and the fact | oi

public meeting on “Friday. evening to.

“Jlish ig mide: necossary.

‘fReting of ail vegetables, ineluding mel-

7 a result a canvas: of the district owill[’

Hers. and Growers.’

Vancouver and’ ‘Senttle,,
enthusinst over motoring” in the -citles:
&ud: he, would: not: de. a inotor iin : Sen:
ttle. “He way, a “visitor att

keeping of books: of necounts in Eng-

Tn’ brief, the Wrinch |. amendment:
were : summarized | as | follows :—They,
will extend ‘the vperations of the in-
terior tree fruit and vegetuble Com-
rilttee of Direction to inelnde’ the mar-

' Atle
working

ous and tomatoes ‘iy’ that’ portion of
ithe mainland lying: south of the 58rd’
parallel or Jatitude, as ‘also on ali. isl-
Lands in the Delta ‘of the Fraser Valley.
For carrying’ out miirketing - in por.
Hons of the: province: under . its direc
tlon, the committee nay. delegate’ to
ome or. more persons, 18 local comumit-
tee, a! its powers with respect ‘to the
niarketing. uf the supply of-any Vvege-
table grown in: that: aIret. -The pow:
érs to impose lev les shell. be’ exercise.
by the local: committee’ only ‘with. the,
npprov nul: -of the Feileration of Ship

perty :

W:
northern
contract

Allen of

He ta” not: Fi bse

imining |.

stnges of the mine.
the Shanandoah are
Phe ore is silver, copper ‘and zinc and
of excellent ‘grade.

edarvale the D. W. Mines are

growlng,

very favorable.

ona fairly large seule and ¢

looks like a good sized: enamp.will be
established ‘there, Goy. Davis started
work on that property: ‘last yenr or the
year before aml has uncovered a: lot
éf ground,
inal owner i the D. W.

Steve Young was the orig:
“Mines pro-

‘Tt is known as the Seven Sis-
ters group.

Toney’ and G. H. Orme of the
coast elty have offered . te
for the: entire cotton crop at

Skeena Crossing that Mr. Perkins. sf
These young: men - see thi |
day: when . Prince Rupert’ Will, ave. ue
cotton’ “exchange all thelr own, oe

‘On’ Sunday; ‘March “18th: Rev. wm

Terrace wilh “conduet: anni.

The showings or

hino and J..B. Agun.
Fred Bishop by J. B. Agar and Mra,
M. MacKinnon.

Geo. Little by EB. T, ‘Kenney and rz K
Gordon:

J. K.: Gotdon- by L. Hi. Kenney. and
Robt. Corlette.: '

BR. PF, Kenney by W. on Spunkes ana
W. A. Kirkpatrick, ©) °° -

On ‘Thursday Wi B : ‘Lindsay wwith-
drew his name Jeaving: the field to the
other four candidates.

’

Saturday - was election ‘day and the
poll. confirmed in office the three tem-
porary ‘commissioners as” follows :-—
Qeo.. Little: 31, J; E.: Gordon 29, - BT.
Kenney. a4 and Fred Bishop 11.”

None of the candidates elected: were
particulaily ‘keen . on: - Seeking" election’

but* having only . held ‘office for: two

| Months, and being in- the midst of ‘draft
ing by-laivs and regulations for ‘the fu-

Pture guidance of: the new muunielpality |
felt. it {neumbant Upon . themselves - to}:

: nese: ‘the new ‘board’ of ‘direct

[K..Gordon was vated to the chair and
after the decision to carry - on Was.
.|made the following directérs Were ‘el-
ected —G, Unamlin, B,. Michaud, R,
Corlett, EB. Scamen, H. A, Swain, J. F.

McConnell, B.T. Kenney, R...W. Riley,
J. Lever, W. A, King aud J.°K.. Gordon:
It was ‘also decided to-ask: ‘the Woman .
[Institute to. elect: five associate mem:
bérs to: the. directorate ‘and: to these
was ‘alloted the duty af preparing. ‘the

: prize list :in’ ‘connection with the ladies

and childvers’ ‘departments. A cordial
vote of thanks was “fenilered the offie-_

Jers. of the. Jast fair. a

After’. the. meeting: finished its. busi:
met
and elected. H. A. Swain: president and
Hi,’ Halliwell, "acting seerétary. Wi As
King was manimousty elected “Whee:

president.) a a
‘The: chatiman nominnted, ‘committees :

as follows i= 5 :
Fruit—w. A King,’ BR, Corlett. a
Vege ibles—G. Hamlin, J. Leve B.