tioned that: the statement iiiclud-

Vol yy, ‘NO. 36

© HAZELTON, B G, SATURDAY,, MAY. 6, 1916

PRICE $2.00 A YEAR’

AMONG THE MINING HEN

News OF: Development. From
Various Properties it in He: :
zelton. District” : .

“Alexander Sharp, - M.. BE, left

for Vancouver on: Tuesday, : after |
visiting a-nuniber of working|.

properties, He. examined { the!
Hazelton View and-Indian gToUps |.
‘on Rocher de Boule mountain; on
behalf ofA, Evskine Smith and
associates, Mr, Sharp was great-
ly interested in. the showings,
and expressed. a ‘good opinion of
the veins. on Rocher. de ‘Boule
mountain, . ~Ttis ‘believed he will
act as consulting engineer for
the Smith interests i in the devel-|
opment of the Hazelton View and
Indian properties,

My, Sharp; who has been active
in -Dromoting the interests of
- miners whose properties. produce
zine. ores, is of the opinion that
better facilities for: the treatment.
of complex. ores will add. enor-
mousiy to the value of the mines
ofthe Nine:mile Section ” of, this
camp. | -

In purguance ‘of, the good work
. heig doing forthe mining indug:|
bry ‘of. the» ‘province, Mr, Shap
will shortly: read ar ‘paper: ‘before
the Vancouver: Chamber of Mines

occasion to ‘gay a ood word for 7

the Hazelton, ‘district, “

Reports from the Chi cago group.
are to. the- -effect that the: vein has
been: reached i ‘in-the erosseut tun-}.
nel, -and ‘that ‘three’ shifts » care
: now engaged, in ‘drifting, . The
showing i is said to. be exellent.

Lo i 1, Producing Zinc. and Sulphur
” The installation of the electro-
lytie-zine - plant. at Trail, which
| was a good deal of: an experiment,
. has been. accomplished without
the ‘mishaps which - usually ac-
_ company. the establistinent: of: a
new industry of this special chay-
acter. in, connecticin’® ‘with the
production. of zine the company,
in making aulphurie acid; ig util.
izing a by-product, which. was
wasted before, ‘and this i is said’ to]
be working out satisfactorily,
“Incidentally, it ‘may be. men-

_ ed in'a press: deapatch sent’ out!
from. “Ottawa on: April a (when

Leountries.

: ,| eountey and guarding the’ Border.

tomorrow.« evenin on the sub ect:
- ne ibis 7 | Where ‘he has :been\:residing for!

EVASIVE REPLY TOUS! DEMAND

‘AMERICANS DISLIKE TONE OF BERLIN NO TE
~HUN S UBMARINE SUNK-—AN AERIAL RAID!

"Washington: : ‘The, German re-
ply: ‘to President Wilson’ s note
demanding cessation of illegal |
submarine: warfare will’ fill two
newspaper columns, . ‘It evades]:
the issue with the United States,
and officials pfivately. express. the
view that its general tenor is un-
satisfactory. “Nearly all Ameri-|
can. newspapers agree that the|
reply i is not acceptable. _

The state department a announe-
ed, after a cabinet meeting, that
no “hasty action’” would be taken
and that 1 in view of the length of

ode

the: German note ‘and the. neces-|
sity. of digesting ib carefully, it
was iriprobable “tHat any. decision

would. be’ reached | ‘before next
week. The eabinet was’ in seasion

for. ‘two hour -and a halt, the

longest | meeting. if or several
months. 2

New York: Von Bernstorff,

oan ‘the German ambassador, received

the: note from Berlin: by telegraph
from the Sayville ‘wireless station.
He refused wo discuss: ‘the ques:

tients were killed and five: in-

- Rome: ‘The French submarine

Bernouille sank an enemy torpedo
boat i in. the lower Adriatic, -

Five: enemy aeroptaries raided

Brindiéiand dropped bombs which
fell on ‘the’ hospital... “Four pa-

jured.

A heavy windstorm this fnorn-
ing interrupted telegraphic com-
munication ‘and The Miner is
is vompelled to go to press with-

out its usual war despatches.

winter in Trail,
Thursday.

| aw. Minnie, of the Hudéon’ ve a a
-{Bay Co., arrived from Babine.
this morning. :

LOCAL NEWS PARAGRAPHS

Items Of General Interest From

‘’ Hazelton and Surround. °° -
ing - District

BR: C. Scott,of Vancouver,eamsé

down the line yesterday.

‘Mrs. Buryrington returned on. .

Tuesday from a visit to. Telkwa,

C..G. Jonas, 2 fur man from’:
Edmonton, came in on Tuesday. . «

. Forester Allen returned from:

| Terrace and Pacificon Wednesday.

‘Petey Carrigan returned on

Thursday from a visit to Prinee
Rupert.

Roy McDonell, who apent the.

“Alex, Smith, “manager. of the, og
Prince Rupert Importing Co.,was a,
here on Monday.

M. “W.. Sutherland’ visited. the

"| Red’ Rosé. mine, .on Rocher de.

a ‘{ Boule, during the week.

quantity of spelter (refined ine),

made at Trail works has been|
Possibly spelter. will be].

-lamall. «.
eventually exported to. other
: bythe . -Cangolidated.
Co.,- ke ‘but’ its output yet is insufhi-.
cient » to” necessitate.’ “export. ‘of
[Febined: ‘zine. out, of-Canada, ,

The. Rebel Countess
“Dublin, ‘May: 2:—The Countess
lot. Markievicz, who ‘commanded.
'120 rebels i in the Royal College of
Surgeons ‘building, surrendered |’
in. dramatic’ ' fashion. . A white,
flag was hoisted and a communi-,

cation sent. to. ‘the ‘officer com-|

‘| thanding the : “attacking forces
saying the rebels would surrender
at ll o’clock. At the appointed
hour, - the. countess, dressed in
green, ‘marched out,’ ‘followed by | -
the: rebels walking din twos,
led’ her: men to the British forces, | .
saluted. the. officer. i in command,
kissed her revolver before: Bur.
rendering” it, ‘and: said, “‘E ain
ready’’,, Her followers were ‘then,
‘disarmed and marched under 28
cort to the castle,

~ German Prisoners Escape, :
- ethbridge: | Six German-pris-
oners eseaped ‘from’ ‘the intern-

‘ment camp by tunnelling 410 feet, ;

Mounted ‘Police are seouring’ the

- Methodiat Church - 7
~ Rev. W.. M. Scott. ‘will preach

Shel.

WORK OF THE LOCAL _
.-” RED-GROSS BRANCH

A meeting: of the Red Crogs
executive was held on Monday

‘evening: when! ‘sitisfactory net

ports were received from: the
working committees;. Ani inereas,

Ty ed’ attendance is ¥eported, but
or there i is still room for workers in

the good cause. An admirable
featire i ia the large- amount’ of

‘work: ‘done: by Indian. women, An

additional $50 has ‘been sent to
headquarters. Monthly contri-
butions, | however ‘small, will be
weléoméd, -

A working meeting for the pre-
paration of surgical supplies will
be held on- Wednesday evening at
2 in St. ‘Andrew’ B. ‘Hall. . All are
invited: fo attend.

“Those. Election Frauds
- Vitoria May 4:-Three: more
“pluggers’? from Seattle testified
hefore the - ‘election ‘committee
that they’, had: been: ‘brought - to
Vancouver . to- “vote | for, Mi A

aa Macdonald,’ Proprietors of reom-
ing houges and cafés corroborated
‘the. evidence as to the movements

of, the, ‘Seattle ‘gang. ‘in. ‘Vaneou-
ver... oe :

“HL N.. Boas, formerly’ connected
with’ ‘the government. telegraph | ©
service i in this district,arrived on

'| Thursday : ‘to. take a. position in
| the..offies of -R. Cunningham &

Son, Ltd. Mr.. Boss. will shortly
biting, his: farnily from ‘Tétvace, |

me’ monthi.’ “War- conditions

necessitated | the ‘closing ;of |, a.
atl y

Hot, Sprin 1

‘Campbell. has

useful work... Secretary R. E.
-| Allen, who will gladly receive
subseriptions,is keeping the com-

‘|pers and Indiang are realizing |:.

they: obtained earlier i in the sea-

“Te Aid Shipbuilding
Vietovi, May 5:—Hon. Lorne
introduced the!’
shipping aid bill, which provides
for: Jaans:. on. mortgage. at. 6.per!:
cent lip to 55. per cent of the cost,
of vessels, shipbuilding plants’ or
docks, A commission’ will be ap-| °
pointed. to administer the act.

_ The Soldiers! Aid .

The Soldiers’ Aid committee
met last night. Satisfactory Te-
ports were presented, showing
that the organization is doing

mittee’ ce records and: ‘correspond:
ence. with soldiers | open. to. all
who are interested, _

There hus been | a considerable
fall in the price of furs, and. trap-

far: leas: for their catches than].

gon,, hoes

The Dunnigan 1 ranch’ at. “Tyee
Lake, : which was offered: ‘for. sale
by tender,.‘was disposed «of. yea-
terday for a fair.price, the sale
heing made by Government Agent
Hosking, acting as public admin-
istrator. The purchasers are. “Mt
and Mra, GR. Smith, for’ whom
Robert. Duff tnade the: deal.

Why We Should Save’ and How

-< Reduetioni in meat-cating might}
be’ generally: practised “without
loss’ of: atrength.: Wi we

“Eetnomy | end ‘008 digestion
ded by ad |:

wW. S. O'Neill, who is develop-"

ing mining properties near: Pit.
mat, arrived on Saturday ever
ing. . webs ”

» James Beveridge arriy ed from.”

Vietoria 6 on’ *Phyireday; to'j "Join ‘the |< oe od
sales. staff of the ‘Canningham -
store. 7 B.

A: Malmberg, a ‘prairie ‘wan °

who has: purchased & ranch in the
_|Kispiox Valley, was among the

week's arrivals, _
‘Gordon Hosking, the httla, ‘gon

of the government: agent, “has.

been critically ill at the: Hospital, ;

but i is now much better. ee,
J. A. Thorne,- of ‘the ‘ govern: ie

ment telegraphs, has returned, oe

via Skagway, after an inspection __ Joe

trip over the line to Atlin.

John Melsaac and B. F. Dart,,: o

‘|two mining men who have spent
some time in the Porcupine’ dia.
trict, arrived from the east yes. ¥
terday. ;

'; Bridge Foretnan Haney ‘wil. .
leave ina few days to. superin- _
‘ttend the -: ‘construction of anew". ae
-.-s tbridge aeross the south. fork: of oe
the Telkwa, 9 0. ae

~ Dr. Sager, who hes. ‘Seen. De. ae

pointed assistant.physician at the :
Hospital, is expectett to arrive: 2 0 J
from the East. on May. 12,
Sager will accémpany: him. vee

- Steve McNeil,‘ who- has heen. a
l working at the Rocher dé Boule,
-, {is in.town to receive medical: at-....
tention. "A: horse stepped, ‘on’ hig
foot, Anfileting a painful injure

oye

returned on: od