VOL: 1,-NO. 2

"'HAZELTON; B.C. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 1911

PRICE on 4 YEAR

1 OPERATE.

ON AWINECA

“French Syndicaté Acquires

“Slate Creek Placer Leases
_ from Kildare Mining Co. -

- WILL EXPEND. $250, Ta

New Opetators Expect ta Send Men ‘and

‘Supplies in Over Winter Trail—Ex
- tensive Ground Prospected Favorably
and will Yield Very Large: ‘Profits:

Developments of the. past sea-

son in the Omineca -river. placer
‘district have removed all doubts

"* as to-the success: of future . oper-
-ations on ‘the creeks. of the

_ | famois:old goldfield. ,
- gonnection’ the

In this
-iniportant an-
nouncement is made that-Slate

- greek, covered by: the leases of

the Kildare Mining company, of

. which'H. M. Beach is: the: head,
isto he. worked : by a French

at

dyndicate which has just, taken

_” over the property, =

The new opérators, who have] -

” guaranteed, the expenditure of
- $250, 000 in development,. will op-

erate ona ‘large seale,. and are

how planning to seid’ men and
- supplies in. to the creek: over the

: port...

snow, using dog teams for trans-
. By” adopting | ‘this plan
they ‘can have: everything in |:
readiness for ‘actual. mining ‘at
the opening of the season.

. The Slate ereek leases included,
in the deal: adjoin the “grourid |

a which’ Huderle’ & --Otterson “are:

-

earthquake
throughout Switzerland. last}

railway

- engaged:i in developing, ‘and tests at
7 show it to carry excellent: pay. ;

ALPINE REGION SHAKEN)

* Barthquake Causes Panic in Cities of

oa Switzerland, Being Felt Over
Wide Area

Berne,” Nov. 17: —A violent
‘dhock was. felt:

night. : The disturbance was es-

pecially strong in. the Alpine re-
, ‘gions.
were derailed.. Theater . panics

‘In ' Geneva * street cars

occurred in Berne and ‘Zurich.

‘The earthquake was felt through-

out a wide area in central Eu-

"|< yope, many: castles and, churches
“.  peing-damaged, ‘No’ estimate of
o the loss 3 is ‘possible at. present, -

- Steel Nearing ‘Provincial Line *

Edmonton, - Nov: . 17:—The
Grand Trunk Pacific construction

-  erews have laid steel to a.point|
_ within,three miles of the British
* Columbia: boundary. The Cana-

dian . Northern also has crews

* lose to. the provincial boundary,

and there is keen rivairy between
the construction gangs of the

“A Townsite ‘Announcemeat™ mo

“Telegraphic advices from Van:

_ .couver convey the” “information
"that lot 851;- whielr the: ‘Grand
“. \./Trank Pacific announces ‘as the
- 2°) pite df its: Hazelton station and
* the “offical. townsite, ‘is’ to. be
placed : on ‘the; ‘market. in a few

days. - It. is: understood that the
Natural: Resources: ‘Reeurity” com-

"pany, which:is identified: with, the

new town, will: devote its. atten-

: tion to the development of. :Jot.
$59, which will probably be madé

“an addition to South Hazelton...
ous -& - Murray, the ‘Hazel-
to gents for the G. 'T, P-town-
it ve been notified ‘that full

“program - haa”:

jption regarding the South | wi

“Tornade Kills Scores:
° ” Chicago; Scores of veenleiye were
killed by a toradoin Illinois, Wis-
consin and New England - states
‘on Tuesday... The property loss
runs into millions, ‘Gl weather
prevails throughout the Fast. ;

Hazelton a “Central:
Telegraph. Station|.

Hazelton. office of “the Govern-
ment telegraphs has been made|:
a eentral relay station. . Hence-
forth. all; messages to and ‘from
points on ‘the branch line “which
runs to -Princé Rupert: and the
line running - north to Dawson,
will be’ taken here and.relayed to
their’ destination. The ‘innova-
‘tion, while an, improvement on
the former system,.entails much
additional: work. for ‘the local
staff, which is to be increased by
the‘appointment of another op-
erator. Jack Wrathall, who has
manipulated a key in the Hazel-
ton office before, is now on his
way up the river to join the staff.

> : . Australian Elections

' Melbourne, Nov. 17:—'The re-
sult of the state elections in
Victoria shows few changes. in
the political complexion of the|.
constituencies, The Conserva-
tive government” was sustained,
its majority “being. still over
twenty. . This was ‘the: first
‘alection in Victoria in which
women were allowed to vate,

‘Bob: MieDonaid’s Heroism may’ be Ree
cognized by Trustees of
- Carnegic Fund:

< (Special to The Miner)

' Vancouver,’ Nov, 15:— Leon
Benoit, director of the British
Columbia Coal syndicate, which

* thas thirty thousand acres of. coal
‘Hands i in the Groundhog mountain
district, at the headwaters of the |

|Skeena,- isin town. - He -stated
that he would bring to the atten-
tion of the trustees of the -Car-
nepie: fund the hercic ‘achieve-.
ment of~ Robert MeDonald, the
Hazelton miner, and David Mow-
at, the Indian who assisted him
in his remarkable feat of . trans-
porting his.-sick partner, ‘John
Blume, frori ‘the coal elds” to
Hazelton. ; f

‘WILL ‘SKATE. ON. LAKE,

Athletic “Association : Constructs” Large
Rink and Chib House a

Other. ‘sites proposed “for ‘the
skating rink . proving -imprac-
ticable, the Athletic associhtion
committee having :the matter in
charge reported at lastSaturday’s
meeting in favor of the Charleson

‘lake location, and. were. empow-

ered to make. the Necessary : ar-
rangements for the establishinent
and maintenance of a rink on the
lake... -The committee, which con-.
sists ‘of Rev. .D, R. Melean, Ar-
thu Skelhorné and A. C. Aldous,

went. energetically to work, with
the result that a rink of ‘excellent

for use by ‘the. hockey’. team” a8
well as-those’ who. skate. ‘merely
2S a ‘pastime. The rink-has been
boarded toa height of ‘four Feet,
and ia large cabin. has been’ built
anid: provided: ‘with a stove,” The
buildizig will serve aa’ a'dressing
room on the occasion of a hockey.
match, hile. at other times it
“na , "t

‘from Vancouver, ‘so ‘that _ BE
+ peo Ri the town may Joolc| pr
proposition

- By a change i in the system, the|

proportions has, been ‘prepared |

Ottawa, Nov, 16:-In splendor
and impressiveness.the ceremon-
ial opening of parliament today)
excelled anything in the history
of the capital.’ The military dis-
play, séen amid bright sunshine
in a snowy Jaridscape, with the
stately parliament ‘buildings as a
background, formed a memorable
picture. “Crowds filled- the Com-

galleries. “TheDukeof Connaught,
opening his ‘first ‘parliament as
Governor-general, made .an. éx-
cellentimpession. In his speech! :
from the ‘throne, which “he -de-
|liveréed in English and. French,
he expressed pleasure in meeting
the members of the’ ‘first pailia-
ment of his term, . He was grat-
ified to take up: ‘the duties of

growing Dominion. _He fore-
shadowed improved | trade. | ay-
rangeménts with the West Indies
and. British Guiana asa step -in

‘the direction of wider exchange

RECOMMENDED FOR MEDAL |

of products between the - various
countries of the Empire. .. The
census; ~ he*-said, : showed“ ‘the
‘ |growth of the country to -have
been substantial and satisfactory,
even though not. Up . to. expecta-
tions. :

Tarning to the legislative pro-
gram, His Royal Highness stated
that bills would be introduced by
which the government can secure,

mons and Senate chambers: and |’:

viceroy in this prosperous: and}. .

through. a commission, control of |

-— |SPLENDOR MARKS OPENING
OF DONING

=n Speech, fro. the he Throne Governor-General
Outlines Important’ ‘Legislation--Permanent
~ Commission on Tariff will be Appoited----
_ Improved Trade A’rrangements vith Other
~ Dominions — —- New “Senators Appointed.

N PARLIAMENT

the terminal grain elevators on
the Great Lakes.

The government also intended
to establish a -permanent tariff
commission to investigate con-
ditions 2s affected by customs
laws’ and | secure information
which will furnish 2 more stable
‘and satisfactory basis for future
‘tarift: legislation.

The selection of the best route!

.

for the Hudson's: Bay railway |

would engage the immediate at-
tention ‘of the government,

Senator
ment leader in'the Senate, intro-
duced a formal bill, and :the
members of parliament returned
to the Commons, where Premier
Borden introduced the formal
bill.

Two New Senators.

~ Ottawa, Nov. 17:—A. 8, Good-
eve. M. P.. for ‘Kootenay, - has
been appointed assistant to the
chief whip, George Taylor, who
retired. in favor of Finance .Min-
ister White, after being.in -the
rsjouse for nearly ‘thirty years,
has been appointed senator, in
succession to Sir John Carling,
who died last week. ‘Rufus ‘H.
Pope, son. of Hon. J. H. Pope,
minister of raiiroads in the last
Macdonald Cabinet, has been ap-
pointed senator, to sueceed :the
late Senator Baker.

in the

- Although the coalfields lying
to the north are of great magni-
tude and promise 4; wonderful
production of fuel,. they - do not
by any means include all the val-
vable coal measures of Omineca
district, On the Copper river.
there is a new field which appears
to be second” only to. the great
~, {Groundhog country. F. B. Chet-
tleburgh, who is now in Hazelton,
informs the Miner that the work
lof development on these proper-
ties, which’ are owned by the
Copper River Coal company, 4
syndicate ‘subsidiary: to the
National: “Finance ‘Co., is being
continued with good results.
'The ‘Copper. river . measures,
which are covered by 75 claims,
have long been. known, but were
not located until April, 1909,
when J. K. Ashman and G. L,
Faulkner staked the “property,
The locators conveyed the claims|
to. the syndicate in the same
year.:- Some months ago English
capitalists, represented by R. H,
Fresby, secured an option on the
property at,a high figure, butthe
syndicate still continues working.
The property, which kas been
axdmined and endorsed by ex-
perts of international reputation,
is situated at the confluence of
Céal creek and. Copper: river, 56
imiles above Copper . City and '30
Lmilea. west'-of. Seymour - lake,
whieh i ia onthe Bulkley side of
the Telkwa Thountains, in Pine
creek pass. The yailway may be

tance by taking’ ‘the Kitseguecla
pass and following’. the river of]:

reached i in about the: same’ dis-/

Development of Coal Measures

Big Copper River Fi eld

by the work so far done, , These
vary in thickness from 28 inches
to 5 feet 5 inches of clean coal,
with a strike of ten degrees north
of northwest and pitching thirty
degrees from the horizontal on
the outcrops. Owing to the fa-
vorable nature of the ground,
prospecting and development can
be prosecuted by means of tun-
nels for some time to come.
The coal is classed as bitumin-
ous, and is of high .gradeé, suit-
able not only for steaming, but,
being excellent coking. coal, - is
adapted to all smelting and metal-
lurgical purposes, Analyses show

maximum being three, with seven
per cent water, 52 per cent fixed
carbon and 38 per cent volatile
matter. It returns 54 per cent
coke,’ :

> “Under the direction ‘of F. B.

Chettleburgh, development work
thas been in progress for a year
and a half. The ‘'Six-foot’’ tun-
‘nel has been driven 166-fect on &
seam carrying. four -and:a -half
feet of clean coal, and has .a
depth on the seam of over eighty
feet... Opposite this tunnel,

where the same seam _ exops
aeroas the creek, ground has been | t
broken for a permanent: working
tunnel, six by eight in the. clear.

ue -work on. this turinel diiting the
winter, «
nel 112° feet’ ‘lorig. anda large
number of ‘cuts, pit’ and tunnels
‘varying in depth from fifteen to
forty: feet.”

Lougheed, govern-|:

avery low: percentage of ash, thé}.

The crew of five men will contin-

There” is'a prospect, tun-|

; “The company. ‘haw, good iid fe
aro: | that ‘name. to ita thouth; a few, ings a1 vbi

' Famine in Rassia
St. Petersburg: Eight’ million
people are in dire want, owing to
the failure “of crops in twenty
Russian provinces. The premier
Stated yesterday- that’$60,000,-
000° would be required for ‘relief,

Prince Edward Island |

Is Now Conservative

‘Charlottetown, P. EB: 1, Nov.
16:—The result of the two bye-
elections held in this province
yesterday seals the fate of the
Libera] goverment. Premier
Palmer was defeated in Augustus
by Dr, Dewar, the Conservative

candidate, while in Belfast, Prof.

Alexander McPhail, Independent,
defeated Editor Nash, the gov-
ernment candidate. Before these
elections, the parties stood, ‘Lib-|;
eral sixteen, Conservative four-
teen,

_ Nova Scotia Bye Elections
Halifax; Nov. .16:—Conserva-
tives captured two seats in the
Nova Scotia bye-elections yester-
day. In Digby, Marshall defeat-}.
ed Wall) and im : Lunenburg,
“wicker defeated Duff. The
opposition now holds -thirteen

‘| geats and the government twenty-

five,

FISHERIES INVESTIGATION

‘Dominion Government will Look Into

Question of Licences for
Salman Fiching

(Special to The Miner) _

Vancouver, Nov. 17:—Attor-
ney-general Bowser and Com-
missioner of- Lands Ross have
returned from Ottawa. Mr.
Bowser announces that the ques-
tion of fishing licences will be
thoroughly investigated. ' Here-

fide operators of canneries, and
those held. otherwise will be
cancelled. Premier McBride will
return on Monday. He visited
New York and is now in Chi-
cago. . ;

Cava for G. T. P.
(Special to The Miner}
Vancouver, Nov. 17:—The tug
Escort is towing the barge Geor-
gian to Prince Rupert with rolling
stock for the G, T. P., including

_|three “passenger. coaches, one

baggage car and several freight
cars. : .

SKEENA FRUIT LANDS

Provincial ‘Official ’ Reports ‘Favorably
on Possibilities.

(Special to The Miner)

Vietoria, Nov. 17:—There i is a
large acreage of farming land at

which is well spoken of, and
also considerable arable land
around Hazelton, says J,..F.
Carpenter, assistant ~ provincial
horticulturist, in an exhaustive
report presented to the depart-
ment of agriculture. During the
past summer Mr. Carpenter °vis-
ited the districts reviewed ‘in his

; report, and gained a most favor-
able i impression of the possibili- |"

ties of the country, The -report
is contained. in bulletin No, 83

which is a -well- illustrated, ii ter: ;

esting and. valuable treatise:on
the fruit-growing possibilities. of
the Skeéna districts and. Porcher
island, The report’ states. that
not much fruit land ‘is available|'

after no licences will be issued| -
by the Dominion except ‘to bona).

Meanskinisht and Kitwangak|

CHINA TRIES
CONSTITUTION

First Premier, Yuan Shi Kai,
Assumes Office and’ Ap-
Points Cabinet Ministers.

NOBLES ARE EXCLUDED

Mandarins at a Discount in New Ministry
—Revolutionary Forces are Still Gain-
ing Ground—Yokchama Banks Make
Large Loan to Manchurian Authorities..

- Peking, Nov. 16:—An Imperial
edict, issued today, announces
the formation of a cabinet by the
new ‘minister, Yuan Shi “Kai.
The ministry includes few Man-
chus and no nobles, The prem-
ier insists on being given a free
hand in the governmetit, which
he intends to carry on with the
support of as many provinces as-
possible, allowing the remainder
to retain their independence for
the time being.

The southern half of the prov-
ince of Fo Kian has passed -into
the hands of the revolutionists,
who are planning an attack on
Peking in the near future.

The population of the city is
without arms and there are no
disaffected troops within immed:
iate striking distance of. the
capital,

Yokohama banks have made a
loan equivalent tu $11,000,000 to
the Viceroy of Manchuria, which’

"lig now threatened with internal

strife.

SILVER STANDARD PLANS

New Camp Will Accommodate Thirty
Men—Long Crosscut Tunnel ©
To Be Run

In preparation for the prosecu-
tion of their new plans for devel-
oping. the Silver Standard group,
the management of the property
is now engaged in constructing
comfortable buildings ‘in a better
location than the present camp.
The new buildings include cook-

‘thouse, bunkhouse, blacksmith
shop and barn, and wilt accommo-
date thirty men,

‘It.is intended to drive a cross-
cut tunnel to tap the three veing
already disclosed and: any others
‘there may be.on the group: Sur-
veys show that a tunnel 1300
feet long will crosseut the upper |
vein at a depth of 600 feet. In
about a month, when the new.
buildings are completed, ground

will be broken, and work on the .
new tunnel will proceed contin- —
uously with as large a crew as
ean-be workéd to advantage.

Big Sum for Coal Mining
‘Victoria, Nov. 17:—The Cana-
dian Collieries, operated by |
Mackenzie & Mann, will expend _
$1,500,000 in the next twelve -
months in the equipment and.
improvement of the Cumberland 7
coal mines. Work is already... -“
under way. ;

- GTP. Owns Name
Varicouver, ‘Nov. 16 :—.The
Grand Trank Pacific. fund ap

tn: the neighborhodd of Prince|of the