: Columario Consolidated ig”
Producing Gold Again. at.
-Usk---More Development

Like all good mining. properties the
Colmmario Consolidated Gold . Mines
Ltd. located at Usk, has had. its: own
difficulties to get rightly started as a
real gold producing mine.- So often

| in the early stages of development. one

or more -gets into a positlon of auth-

_ orlty, who dogs not take. mining seri-

ansly,, but. ‘rather goes after. the ap:
parent “quick money seen in selling, a
Int of stock. . - .

But ‘the Cotumnrio hias , “apparently
weathered these storms and is. now on
its way <to- ‘do. ‘real business. This
week the mill will be started again on
gre, and .avith practically ho’, syaste
“material,

Last year’ “the anil w a8 operated for

“ athont., three-satetithd ind. it: proved. to,

of it,

* tunnel had to: bee hiindled.

be able to do what. work was ‘required
But owing’ to the fact that the
Innadage tunnel was. started! some 230
feet helow the workings avhere the ore
had heen Dlocked.. ‘out, it was: ‘impos-
sible to keep the: mill, going at a profit}
us so much: waste. ‘rock from the big
In the fall
the mill’ ayaa? closed down and work
was cobfimed to: putting up tivo raises

.. with shoots ° from ‘the huulage tunnel

Will run at- the’ ‘mine’ “until such ;

th the ore reserves above,

During the winter’ the company was
reorganized. ‘and provision, . made. “for
necessary finances. =: 4 change: was al-
sO made in ‘the executive herd . at the

, projierty ‘and now Capt, Willman: ‘ig. in

full’ ‘charge ‘of ‘operations. He’ is: one
of the, ghief, ‘ptock’ holders and. 1&- 1s
i fide toe" sold at “to.

the property | ‘from the ‘first: and: has}.
been the one who. has. helped most to
keep the company off the rocks. Fle
is also expecting ao visit at. a very env:
ly date from President Bedford, an-
other heavy stock holder who has
faith in the property. ‘

. The “two rnises from the “haulage
tunnel are now finished and ore in the
main workings is being mined and
sent down the shoots ‘to the mill.”’
present there are over thirteen thou
and tons of ore ready to ‘gO. down, and
it is believed that the poorest of the
are to be handled awill run at least «
half ‘onnce of gold- per: ton,.. and ‘trom
that up. to three. or, -more. ounces; Jjudg-}
huge from complete- assiys ‘and from the

“rn. ‘of. the ‘ore thro ugh the mill. last:

‘fal. That menns aod times: ahedd
‘for the Columario. ©

> For the present: only oue ‘shige will
he run at the mill, which, will: handled |
sone thirty” tonsa, shift. : Two shifts.’

é
its, another’ power wilt ean: be: added,

yiina provision made: to bring: a “water.

gz

‘supply ‘from the ‘Inkes: ‘aboy e the work:
ings down ‘to the mine to ‘overcome *
a water shortage. in Ww
dry summer ‘months;
cr unit is ‘also requir eit at ‘the mili Bf:

“proper ty ‘auitng
md dt the value

spay: ‘al-Fi
vidends, He’ ‘has “been assoplated with :

inter and in, the.l
‘A further: pow: },

fore it ean be. opernted three’ “shitty a:

2. if

It is. the intention’ ot ihe, coinpaay oe
L a: a

puny’ intends to. _put in’-another. power
aud compressor unit at: the- mine to
stipply the mill with ore to its. “tapa-
elty. _ The average run ‘of, the ore 80

ounce for’ gold. This is for all ‘ore
now. blacked: out and” available for the,
mill, With the completion of ‘the two
rises some ten veins, fiom 100 to 200
fect ayirt, are ny ‘nilable,- These veins
are in a zone running from the foot
hills on thé north sife of- Kleanza
mountain ina southerly direction ov-
ar the hill and down the other. side,

"From the’ present: workings on the
dip of the veins in’ this: Zone, they are
about ten ‘thousand feet. from the top
‘of the mountain. _

- Thie ‘present w orkiigs | are, on two: of
the lower clainis’ tne. the | company ik
holding. 82 claims on this strike and
tip of. the veins, and the width of the
veins in these avoricings- runs from 8
inches to six: fect with 1 im average of
two tevt. ot .

Around Usk ©

: The toad ‘from Usk’ to Terrace is in
a geud condition. The Usk ‘end has
not, yét, thawed: out, but the frost ds
éeoming out pretty fast. From: Copper
City to Terrace the road is. as good ‘as
it his ever been. The. grader Was put
over it last. week and: ‘one can drive a
car as fast as: he pleases. Work is
bein, me lone gute Vk.

There: wus: fl ‘meeting int ak? on. “the

wuy- men.. Delegates: were present re-
| presenting all sections from Pacific: to
} Prince: “Rupert. President Pat McGee
was in the: chair! and Seéretary Black-
all of Rupert read the minutes, ° After
the business of the ‘meeting was over
Mrs. McGee, wife-of the president, se?-
ved refreshments: to -the- delegates. oo
(, = eh

In order to ptive his clistomers the

condition a. Lee ‘Retherum. is’ having

an jee ‘box ot in his store... me
a ie ” -

Terr r alee
- = *

Me:
Alton, ta ‘Fe rraee last’ Friday.
; a ee oo

Phere is quite an ‘optimistic feeling

arn Tsk: over the bright “prospects
“the neinhig ndustry:
tw several: ‘proper ties - mndergoing dev}

opment ynid- one oy anare: Will be Bro

uve, and they aire all close by Usk.

Taunther “po il
PRK ‘arrived th

“Teold iiners

far has been $12.50 a: ton at .§20 per :

ad abeReN Se

Sth: of. April, of “the Maintenance. ot}.

best possible ‘Rervice aod. ‘to give them: .
meats aid Produce in the best possibie _

Onnit, “within suet list: Friday, fe uv

McDonnell! “vas ca business yis-:-

There will

> Hit Terrace in|

of British Columbia and so is Usk and
the country: between. Gold ‘is what:
the mining people are asking for now!
and. ‘for seveval years they have been
secking for it in Bridge River, Wil-
lianis Lake; Barkerville and other sec-
tions of ‘the south. The hunt has by
no ‘meats been unsuecessful. In fact
that part of the country is now in the
producing stage and-as such has no
further interest for the. developing
cluss ‘of the industry. ‘They are mov-
ing north, One or two have arrived
and one or two will come this your,

-. Year-and Now) |

‘Terrace isin the gold bearing urea |"

Motored From.
Wells Enroute
To Dardanelles}.

fnteresteil iw the compapy developing
the Dardanelles group on Copper riv-
er near Terrace, drove in from Wells,
B.C., the first of the aweek and shipped
his car to Terrace, going down himscif
by train. He was accompanied by his
chauffcr and he reports having bad a
rather hard trip due té' the eold and
the snow roads. East of Telkwa to
Prince George the winter ‘roads “are
still.as were, and prospects are in
deed favorable for a late season. for
throngh travel. But the read will he
a lot worse when the snow starts to.

per haps” more. But next year will see
a "good many looking over
hills for an opportunity to hay | in or

ystuke in.

us The Terrace nection is slated for’ the
next stopbiiig - place: of the gold hunt-
ers. There will: ulidoubtedly be quite
a Tumber stay here indefinitely as the
conntry is well ‘mineralized and good
cold values are available in numerous
ilaces, Splendid government reports
on’ loéal properties are available and
i good many enquiries: have been made
to Victoria for them, as well as many

enquiries for information that were

received locally. The prospectors are
getting on (he ‘job. doing some work on
present holdings and seeking further
ground to stake, The provincial. gov-
erument. througk its department — of
mines, is co- -operating when and where
evei possible, :

During’ the. ‘last year, particularly,

in: the. prospects, for a larger and. 2
bigger” ‘local market. |
‘cations of bigger acreage ‘being soivn
and. better Systems of. horticulturé are
being. adopted. © “When: ‘the mining gets
galng it is: going to be a’ great help to
‘nil Lines of endeavor. :

The schouls will close on Thursilay

for a ten day vacation.
. al * s

“The Hazelton Golf course was. used

Tatat ‘Sunday for ‘the first time this sen

kon. Quite h liumber were ont.
*2:8

__ BUTTeit FoR PasrRY

: The muijovity of women who pride
themselves on’ the cooking: tale. parti-
culay pride in their pastry, for, it is
generally ‘felt. that the ability to make
alelicions,, tender pustry- is a ‘real ac-
complishment in, masteriug “the eulin:
ary. art. It is: hotea difficult matter. to
‘bake good: pustry. provided the’ pro-
per. ingredients are ‘used ‘and care. is

is un. Auportant. factor because: it has

jmueh to do: with the texture » of: «the

‘pastry ie w ell ns the: flavor. A. com-

N ‘bination ‘of: equal parts. ‘of: butter ond

8 | soft shortening, such as: lard, : 18: idea]
‘for the purpose, since ‘the ‘butter. pro-
‘both flavor" and’ color’ while the

the local}

aud again ihis year, the farming and
hor ‘bentturnt: iiteFesteinethe Contin :

“lity have-been: taking a: ‘Keen: . interest}: e

‘There: are. indi-|-

‘taken in combining. them. Shortening 7

go than it ts now,

Major Goite of Wells, B.C, who is)

A Pulp Mill for. &
taper. Nearer”
“Most. Believe

- +

thority behind it comes “to The Omi-
neva, Herald -to the effect that plans
for: the-establishment of ‘a pulp: plaut

about: completed and. that, at a: “muebl

No mutter what size plant’ is -to. be put:
up if is.hound to be a hig boost to. the
conimer ‘lal life of all the. north, and
the interior’ country of. ahtehi this .is
the centre. | A qntlp plant. employs: sev-
era hundred men, and it runs ‘into ns
many thousands in due time. ‘To ferd
these men will he the chief concern. ot

Major .Gook is an engineer and he
is soing to inspect. the ‘road work be-
ing done between the “Copper , river
tbridge where; the Dardanelles’ ton is
Jenving the highway, ‘and’ on to the
mine. He will also look over the. min-
eral gronp he and his associates have
taken up. ;
The group of. men who have taken
up the Dardanelles group will not be
the only men, to come north from the
Cariboo and other southern sections
this year. Gold properties are still as
attractive as ever, . -

Prince Rupert

By The Sea

fooding.:s

interior, even a quantity of . timothy
huy can be used, not necessarily by the
men Dnt by the) horses the men will
drive. But- fruits, vegetables, meats

-jof all kinds and dairy preducfs, as well

as_poultry and eggs, will be required
in’ great quantities. But then there is
alsa: going to be a market ‘for all the
Hinber in the north’ to feed the ‘pulp
plant. Looks ike a good thing and it
cannat come’ too soon,:

WILL WORK LORNE CREEK .
James Bremner of Smithers ‘ns’ 2
placer lease on Lorne’ ‘Creek from the
on: On: ‘Thursday
last he took: thrée ‘tien “with: him “ta es-

lumber ‘for, sluice: boxes, and, camp has

KF, Ww. Dowling: ‘ ie
ern) government ‘telegraphs: service, |.
and for a long. time stationed at Prince
Rupert, is retiring from further duty
having ‘renched the age limit. » Mr.

Dowling, for same years, has been di-

visional superintendent with headquar
ters In’ Vancouver, He is. suceeeded
be John Dore, superintendent in Vie-
tonin and a, well known former’ “mor.
thener. a 5

A “a wee

ae f 4

The yachting SEASON in Prince Ru-
rert has commenced, The . announce-
mont muy nppear a shade, premature,

“Jama poenuse of this ity should: he-ex-
Yieved that the’ opening ‘Tates, held’ ,

an Good Friday, applied, only to’ mina-,
turd yuchts, Nevertheless, hundreds

worth. . Some of the vachts were built |
at the local ary dock.”

THIRD, nkincopierisimera, 18
ADVOCATED BY RapyooT

_ Mr, Rideout, of the Peace River: ilis-
trict. has “gat. the’ Liberal ‘nomination
for the Dominion- election. He is: aun
ndvocute for. a Peace: River railway. to
‘come west. via. ‘Finley’ Forks ta: thie
‘Skeona and down: that tiver to ‘connect
with, the Canadian: National: in’ thia |
Vicinity ad then: on, te- tlie. const.: ; But

ussembled on the waterfront to ‘watch: an
tho graceful little erat. testing - theft Moe

ot been ordered from. :George ‘Little — at
| Terdce and ‘will, he

on" the- ground this
week, Some ‘good “values have been

secured from this creek in the past.
oe

NO FISHING LICENSE IN NORTH
It will be a great interest to all the
niles in the north. to know thet there

the” north: this Year, Bveryone | can du”
x ‘Hetle, tr ot ‘fishing’ now: -without:: fear
of ‘neeting | ‘a ‘constable. The’ Joeal

his stay in Vietoria last: winter. The
line for tishing license: and no license
Uns eros, 3 the: pit vitice at. Williams

WHEN WILL SILVER MINES GET
STARTED. AGAIN?

" Since. ‘sily er w vent on the. upgrade il
‘gteat deal of Joeal. discussion has been
aroused, This fea: real. silver country
and- enough development: “work has al-

in the: inter lor in the past has not had
mineral is the. main: -object, but" the

when soine of, those ‘proper:

he hrs 08 niteh. ‘farther than: all other Tin
Peace River’ é enthusiasts and: ‘saya’ ‘he i
¥ will go nfter : a t 8 al ||
[Faiiway : through: the: ‘far’ north’ £6 ont

Information with. conekactabie wit

and: paper mill at Prince: Rupert are -

enrlier' date than the majority suppose
the construction work ‘will be started. .

the Interior, , ‘and it will ‘take™ -Bonie « .
Li’ mepns 0 lneal: ‘Iharket fur .
everything” thittsean: be grown in the -

Ba Roce Fh RE Efe tO tN El spe LE ERED 7 ee ee
a . , oe ‘ . 7 t a 1 "

tnblisit: ‘camp and to: start ‘prospecting .

4.{the ground, -, He rill: ‘Sive,.the: ground.
ie thorough’ ‘testing this ‘season, -The

is no. fishing | license to be charged in

iember ‘secured this concession during ,

eady -heen. done to. prove ore ‘bodies :
of.-size. and: richness. exist, | A grent:. -
deal of the’ mining. that:has been done

proceeils: of stock Bold. . “Phere wns wo,
considerale : ‘amount: of ‘legitimate- min: os
dog Aone, however, and: ithe: people, are