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_ HAZELTON, B C. SATURDAY, MARCH 31, 1917 |

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BRITISH THRE,

‘Galloway Tells Mining Men of
Importance of Our.Ore
- Deposits

‘In his “Notes | on the Copper

Deposits of the Northern Interior] -

, Of British- Columbia, ” read at the
Meeting at Vancouver of the

Western’ Branch of the Canadian |

Mining Institute, John D. Gallo-
. Way,. assistant mineralogist for

- the provirice, made ‘an introduc-|-

_ tory comment that ‘ ‘Copper min-
ing ig’ now’ the. most: important

_ form of mining in British'Colum-

“bia, and, although ‘the last two
. years have witnessed .a° ‘steadily
increased production ‘of copper,
"there is little doubt, but that the
_ output will’be still further aug-
_ mented in the near future. The

Northern Interior ‘portion of the

province has ‘ag yet contributed |

only a ‘small Proportion of the
._ yearly copper production of, Brit-
ish Columbia, but jt must. be re-
membered that it is only within
the last three years that rail-
way transportation, by means of}
thé Grand Trunk Pacifte Railway,.
chas been provided j in’ that: region,
and this: railway ‘Berves only a
limited area of country on either
‘side of the track,”

- Prospecting. hag been’ in "prog:

orp ‘along’ the ting’ ofthe* Grand}: ¢

trank Pacific. for'some years, but
ati ig only. recently. ‘that . develop-
: “ment: nay be said: to. have com-
. At present: the onty.
oe important copyer producing see-
“tion of the ‘Northern. Interior: is,
« Hazelton-Telkwa district of Om-|-
~Aneca’ mining division, from which
-the:.Rocher de- Boule: mine. con:
. tributes the greater part of the
‘production, Along lower. Skeena
‘river, in the Babine country, and
. east of Télkwa, along the G. TP.
7 Railway, | many copper prospects
- are being developed, but. produe-
.. tion-from them so far’. has been|,
_ small: - . Between. the G. T. Pe
> ‘Railway.and Lillooet district there’
418 a ‘strip of virtually unprospect:|;
ed" ‘country, in which copper and!:
‘other ” ‘toiperals ‘may be found;
a ‘this is along: the eastern - ‘contact

gone. of the Pacific ‘Coast rarige.

This range is, 1,000. miles. Jong,
‘from the International Boundary
- Jine northward throiigh ‘Betieh
. Golumbia imto Alaska. Ite

known. to ‘contain ™ -eoromereiaily

'. ‘valuable: ore: bodies, * in” many.

“places: aloriz both its eastern and

we ‘western’ contacts, ”

In Hazelton-Telkwa district the

are sbinetatteaticn embraces oreg of.

: ‘fold,- Silver, lead and zine,as.well

88 Copper, - the last mentioned as |

_& Pale “being” small to medium-
‘sized. deposits, . BS. distinguished |
lauiinde ore bodies

ntaing on both sides’ of|
for, below Pacific sta-

ok averted. “but as | are
“ ay ‘tulesthoy: ar regular and: ‘not th

ue continous, Furtheede

ade. ate

ATEN ST. QUENTIN

DRIVING WEDGE INTO ‘GERMAN FRONT.

-

London :
stil] advancing, with cavalry and
armored _ motor ears driving | a
steel point at. St. Quentin, sup-
posedly one of the main defence.
points of the Hindenburg line,
The British captured ‘four more
towns within this salient yeater-
day and the fighting became
increasingly bitter. ]
The f forward movement on the
French front has suddenly slowed
up, artillery. being brought - into
play, indicating a very close ap-
proach. to the Germans’ main de-
fence line. Meanwhile, the. enemy |’
is seeking relief from - the tre-
mendons - pressure _ by making
mass attacks i in Champagne.

I.
General Maurice,reviewing the}.

aitaation , on’ the western front,
points out’ the difficulties ‘of. fur.
ther’ progress for the preserit,and+
gaya the advance has slackened
chiefly : -Owing to the diffieulty: of
feeding. troups.i in the devastated
country already. recovered.

- Haig? 8, troops are|

Petrograd: Russians attacked

enemy. trenches with asphyxiat- .

ing gas and chemical shells,in the
region. ‘of. ‘Goldovitehi, on the
northern. front, To the rear of
Marmiinoyka: the enemy attacked
after violentaptillery preparation,

and succeeded { in forcing an- en-
trance . to ‘the Russian trenches,

. but was’ later dislodged by a

counter-attack.

Berlin: a ‘Canadian regiment
attacked | a German position east
of. Neuville st. Vaast four times
during the night. Rach time it
Was repulsed ‘with heavy | losses,
leaving some ‘Vrisoners in our
bands.

- Amsterdam, Berlin claims to}:
have sunk 81, 000: -tons of ship)
ping in-February. a

-In_ the - -reighstag” yesterday

Noske, a Socialist’ member, ‘de- |.

clared the. Prussian ‘system of
government. must :be abolished,

. ‘+ | Various reports © say: Socialistic

- SOCIALISTS SPEAK OUT IN THE REICHS TAG!

nlans a are gaining new adherents.
Hollweg says the time is not
ripe for constitutional reforms,
because the greater part of Ger-
many’s voting. Population 3 is‘ in
the trenches,

Washington: President Wilson
hag completed the first draft of | ,
his ‘‘war message” ‘to’ congress,

The cabinet view of the situation |
is outspoken and frank, Several
members have expressed without
qualification théir belief -that a
astute of war between the U. 8.

and Germany has existed for
some time, .

“Bryan. is being unmercifully
castigated. for his suggestion that
the whole question of German-
Aivierican® relaticne’ shoiald’ be re

. ferred to an international tribunal

for adjudication. a

Rome: ‘Ttalian papers think
the Teutbns may launch their |:
next offensive against Italy, whieh.

oks to the Entente for aid.

CONTRIBUTIONS: co
| ARE cROWING

"The campaign: for monthly eon:
tributions to the ‘Cananian | Pat-
riotic Fund, the Red. Cross, and
the Soldiers’. Aid, instituted . by
the central patriotic committee,
opened yesterday, when’ J, .G,
Powell and Jack Frost, represent.
ing the three organizations, called
ona majority of the townspeople
‘land. met with a cordial redeption
everywhere, “Many. are already,
contributing regularly; and ‘those
who Have. notso far made regiilar
monthly payments are cheerfully |"
a{talting ° in-line -with the central}:
5) committee’ sauggestions,:. “Before |
the .campaign for funds i ig ended |
every resident: will ‘be, Riven’ an’
Opportunity to: make regulas ¢on-
tributions, with the ‘certain result
that: Hazelton’ 8 patriotic: ‘record
for the year will even ‘surpass
that of last year.

tes Cross . Tea:

e,the occur-|° -

— wish them succeas.,

-. Developing Well
. The’ tunnel on the Hazelton
View has’ heen’ driven 487 feet,

and: ‘haa already disclosed several

shoots of. nice ore, One of these,
ay feet wide,’ gave, an average
assay of $180; while angther, three
feet wide, returned $90. » Duke

Harris, who is in charge of the}
work, states that some unusually).
high: molydbenum ' values ° have.

been found in some places, while|

the average: of‘ this desirable
mineral i ig over, two per cent.

May Work: ‘American Boy
‘A syndicate of prominent Van-
‘couver men, on whose behalf the

‘American Boy. property, was re.
cently. eXamined, * is. considering
the purchase of tte ‘unsold treas:

ury atuek, for the. purpose onto) 7

veloping’ this well: “known gro
Everyone in “thé. distii

ob

“Petrograd : oe
Crar i ja a model:

‘| “WETS” APPEAR

TO HAVE WON
Victoria, Mar; 80:—-Up to Thurs~
‘day night. prohibition was in a
minority on the overseas vote of
6168, with 600: votes Uneounted.
On the.face of the. _Teturns the
measure ‘appears to be defeated.

~ Buying War Certificates. -
' th addition to sales through:

other agencies, the Hazelton post-
Office - has already .sold $1800

-/ worth of war savings certificates,
_fand: it is’ helleved ‘this amount)

will: be largely’ increased when it
ig'generally: known that money in
the-P.'O,- savings banks can be
withdrawn :.for-the purchase of
the certiienes, avhich bear x Bay
ey interest, ” ve .

| Helping’ Red ‘Crois”
Last night’s social, under the|

yey auspices of the, Red: Cross, was
de ef as successful | as: ‘all: guch ‘events |;

{Prove in Hazelton: --
opvery enjoyable concert. program,:
»/ |The receipta were over $8). ‘The

gf White, Elephant - Sale’, which
Was 8 ‘feature. of: the. ‘Social, will

‘There - ‘WAS 8

ea be: éontinued: this: afterridon, ‘for

: [the benefit of, the Indiana,

io pats $—Hazélton: mn ft ‘Tra, the ta
| Quarterly: +Meatin ene
vo Roonis,, 8 p.m.

j~-Red Croas Tea and Salo “ot

pn
Basta Bg f

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LOCAL NEWS PARAGRAPHS

Items Of General Interest. From
‘ Hazelton and Surround-
ing District

-P. Keane arrived from Edmon-
ton. on Tuesday.

J, P, Hogan, of Edmonton, was
here on Tuesday.

Chas, V. Smith is paying. a
brief. visit to Vancouver.

RR. S. Sargent is a business vis-
itor in-Telkwa this week.

Alex. Zobnic,of Prince Rupert,
was one of ‘Tuesday's visitors. -°

‘Mrs. F. M.. Dockrill ‘arrived
from Telkwa on Tuesday’ ‘9 train.

T. 8. Weatherley, of Montreal,
was-amongthe week’s ‘arrivals.

A, MeDonald, ‘of South Bulk-
ley was a visitor in Hazelton this
week.

SO. K ‘Sealy is: "spending a
few days at hia Bulkley. Valley
ranch,

E. G. Ayliffe, of the telegraph
Bervice, was down from North
Bulkley this week, an

'

Sam Lee i is rebuilding hig laun-
dry, which was destroyed by ‘fire
a couple of weeks ago.

R. G, Cunningham;- of R,: Cun- .

ningham: & Son; ‘Ltd;,is apending ws
a few days j in Hazelton... *

F. B, Chettleburgh returned.on _

Thursday from a trip to the Bulk-
ley. Valley, on forestry: business.

'M FS, MeDougall’s many friendg

will be pleased to learn that she.
is. making. good { progress towards «|

recovery,. and is visiting relatives

‘Jin St, Paul.

Rev. T.. Ferrier, a ‘prominent
member of the Methodist mission.
board, was in’ * Hazelton this
week, “and took the service on, .
Sunday evening. - ee

Harry Hamblin, Dominion eon-

stable here, has secured leave of
absence, and will Z0, to the coast .

tomorrow to join a forestry draft

for overseas service.
District Forester‘ R. i ‘Allen

left, on Tuesday for Prince Ru-.. -

pert, to take up his new duties as

head of the combined Hazelton - "

‘and Prince Rupert districta.

W. Wattie arrived from Alberni wo

‘on Wednesday, to take a position’
with R. Cunningham & Son,Ltd,

Mr. ‘Wattie expects to. -bring: his

family — to - Hazelton in. the 'n near
future. | ; oo

Maried on Tem

Archie McDonald a South Bulk. a
ley farmer, and Mrs, Lucy. ‘Tabane, _

8 widow, were married on. ‘Thurs- oo

day* morning, by Rev. M,. Pike. ;
Tha groom tame to Hazelton: ‘to.
méet the-bride, who: ‘attived. trom:
‘Tacoma on ‘Wednesday's. dolayed-.
train. As. theré.ia no clergymen

f hear. South. she ea Mr. Pik