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9 AMONG THE MINING MENTE
g ‘ . . News: Of ‘Development From|

Various Properties in. He-
zelton. District -:

ws ‘Excellent propresi . ‘is being
* made on thé Delta group, one. of

jm the: big. properties.of Rocher de)’
. ie Boule. mountain, and’ the, general _
expectation - that this mine will aa
become’ a. prominent «shipper is |"!

near realization, ‘The ore,: ewhich

, carries a good percentage of cop-
, a. per, is, very desirable-: from’ a
- oe smelting point of view, and there
' will be no° difficulty in -making
’ favorable ‘arrangements - for. its
_reduetion, High-grade ore ta the.
amount.of. two, carloads is now
being “hauled to the railway, but

it will be necessary: to: havet: the
road’ improved. before’ more ex-
mm tensive shipments ‘can be madé.

‘direction: the ‘property is being
= —_—_ operated, has succeeded, notwith-

standing the present difficulty of
. obtaining engines,..ete., in: secur:
Sg oO. ing a plant adequate for the com-
‘7. pany’s present. program, and the
. i machinery. is in process of instal-

~ .Jation. The 2000-foot aerial tram:
way: from the ‘east camp to .Juni-

~ per" ‘ereek - basin’ is already- in
~ operation: and the surface tram

“struction. Pea

“and. has: gained’ approximately

. Mn Clément appears:to:be much
“pleased with. the Drospeets for
ve development,

“On: the “Hazelton View - and
“3+ Indian, . -groups, ‘Superintendent |
_ “Dake” Harris: ‘has, just. instajled |’

Nov. Fi Buffala blower.
June is now. in: 506. féet, ‘and in the
a “face: af the vein is four feet: wide

ane showing: a nice  atreak “of: ore.

tives: idles, 1 res
"virtual! embargo: “aneineed “by
the. Trai! ‘smeltery. 3
Standard has ‘again restimed ship:
ment of ore, and is. row, loading |:
cars: for ‘despatch to; the. Seliy
‘Smelter at San’ Pranciseo, “d; mc

! 8 "tof a ‘counter-attack. on: Gavrelle,

H, E..- Clement, under whose’

: ee ‘wesE “eat rye. taer torr ayorten
de Bhe tunnel is now-in 180 feel,

mt ( ! 100 feet. in the diréetion -of the.
Pa | ee oS egin, which’ will soon be. reached, ”
‘eo This tunnel: will allow, the man:
‘agement’ to drift 8000; feet. along
the vein; “with: 600: feet‘or.: depth;

the: British advance, and the ” ‘en-

a ventilating: ‘plant, ‘consisting’ of
a 8-h,p. “gasoline. engine. and’ ap;
The ‘tun: |.

: of. the great British offensive'and

_ western front. . The German, army
.: chiefs ¢ are hurling: ‘reat masses,

from; the,

jot terrific counter-attacks. British

a north of. the Scarpe, where British
ei, and. Germans are locked in.death

, the’ Binpire should be > given the,’

: London: ‘British ‘troops have

captured the: quarries on the east-
‘ern: outskirts of Hargicourt, the
Germans fleeing hurriedly and
abandoning their rifles and equip-
From north of Arras
down “to Champagne the Franco: |

ment: :

British offensive and Germian de-
fence developed into a titanic
push of war. “The only major
infantry operations reported to-|-
day were on the British front,

where huge hodies of men on
both.sides were gripped in hand-|
té-hand confiict. While aided by
barrage fire: from the most mod-
ern weapons, the actual forward
movement of the British forces

was almost always. by, use. of the

vi aa =

vik:

‘o Haig’ appiarentiy, has: adopted

the’ plan’ of keeping. “his. whole
front: ‘steadily pushing forward in
a gireat concerted © movement.
‘Meanwhile Hindenburg isrushing|”
up-great ‘bodiés: of. reserve troops] .
and pouting them into the ° ‘lines
to: interpose. ‘a human: barrier’ to

amy: “losses have been “colossal,
The ‘British pressure towards

Doital i is evidently feared most
by the Gerrnand, Bast of Gay-
relle.the battle reached its great
est fury today,

Shells from a “German destroyer
squadron killed” ‘two and wounded
three others at ‘Ramsgate, Twen-
ty houses: and two stables were
damaged. -- The raiders
driven off by Jand batteries.
Lord Beresford ingists that the
governtrdnt: sliould reveal: the
whole facts: of the. ‘submarine

were

menace, ;

Victory is becoming inereasing-
ly assured, said Lloyd George i in
a speech at Guildhall,
réceived the freedom of the city.

The premier ‘eimphasiied thege exerts |

Pousness*ar* “the: “submarine: eat.
paign: and urged greater economy.
Britain, will have three sfillign

acres of: new land under crop this

where he

season.

+ Paris:  Nivelle’ 8: troops gained
‘more ground around’ ‘the’ blood-
adaked - fields of Harlebis and:
Cernay, ; and captured German
trenches’ ‘on -the heights of Mor-
onvillers. 7 Sinee April 16, in the

mpen tt

_ cipants are in accord, 2
ve members’ ‘simply réquitingtoknow

BRITISH CONTINUE GREAT PUSH OF WAR—
FRENCH GAIN MORE GROUND IN CHAMPA GNE

district between Soissone “and
Auberive, the French have taken
180 cannon from the Germans.

- Artillery ‘ig’ very active from
Nanteuil to Naney. South of St.
Quentin the Germans suffered
heavy losses in raids near. the
forest of St. Gobain,

French fliers brought down .227

'|German planes ‘in, the last. two

days.

Petrograd :. The enemy . has
from 150 to. 156 divisions of in-
fantry and cavalry, on | the Rus-
°| sian front.

Copenhagen ; The insidious
German. pressure fora separate
| peace serves only. to strengthen.
ade tie between Russia and the
-. Washington: Balfourhés cabled
London a full report of war con-

ference proceedings, : All parti-

how best they can assist,
. ‘Food and munitions are to be
first; Fighting men will wait.:
Roosevelt’s plan for a volun-
teer expedition was. defeated - in
the House by 170 to 106,

FRIDAYS WAR.

4,

. DESPATCHES
The forty- third day

» London:

the tenth: ‘day of the French drive
devéloped, fighting-of the fiercest
description. everywhere. along the

of. men: against the: French. and!
British. : Both the: London. and:
Paris. statements are © exclusively.
‘devoted: to narrations:-of repulses) «

despatches revealed that’ thé: ad-
Vance’ is ‘at a practical . standstill

~ LRtips. i “Haig reports: the ‘repulse

. The. Times and the Mail declare
whole truth: ‘about. the submarine
losses, 4. ficial returns, they’ ‘pay,
are not cond

thieChannel, off Dover, putting the
enemy toi ignominious flight after
asharp engagement. - The British
‘poured broadsides’ into the Ger-
mans, ‘Yamimed + one. vessel. and
sank. another, ‘the Hins hellow-
ing for. mercy. ..

London: Tn ‘ajuarters: ‘nsually

well-informed it: is: believed the
‘days of the Quadruple - Alliance
are numbered, | ? Austria is-trying
to. shake off the German fetters..

* Petrograd:. There i ‘is increased
public disquiet over the posaibi lity |

of aGerman- drive i ‘py land and sea

‘against the Baltic const in thehope
‘of: ‘reaching. Petrograd. - War Min-|-
ister Guchkolf has issued: a frank
appeal. to ., the: soldiers, urging
them. not to leave the front, °

Washington: : War council pro-

‘ceedings aire more, ‘and more erya~
talizing. into a monumental . cam

‘paign to.feed-the Allies, Ameriéa| district, °
>| will probably have'a food dictator. ‘pe
on. FAn army of laborers id: being |5u

a ‘mobilized: to: ‘build: +2000 ‘wooden He

OF IMPORTANCE
‘TO MERCHANTS

Tn, ‘our advertising columns :to-
day .a number of. well-known
manufacturers and wholesalers
‘give, evidence ‘of their desire to
meet the business needs ‘of: this

and effective manner, and at the
same time show their confidence
in the future of the territory ex-
tending ‘from Prince Rupert, to
Prince George. ;

These manufactur ersand others
of high standing have appoirited
J..F. Maguire, of this town, to.
} look after their interests through:
out the territory - mentioned cand
have supplied. him: liberally with.
samples of. their goods, which: can |.
. }always be:seen in-his’ showrooms
‘here and will also be. shown | sby.

various’ towns. throughou :

=

district’ in, the most convenient |

him> to. the merchants: dn the};

LOCAL NEWS PARAGRAPHS

Items OF General Interest From
Hazelton and Surround-
ing District

WwW, J, Sanders leaves tommorrow
for a visit to Victoria. .

the coast this evening.

Fred. Smith arriv
Groundhog on Wednesday.

ing her daughter, Mrs. Graef.
B.. B. ‘Campbell returned ‘on

toria, °
G. R. Hearnes and L. B. Curtis,

from the police station, .

the Cronin mine, where he work-
ed throughout the winter. °

for some time,
vacation. pons

will bein’ better ‘condition ‘this

JS . Bae, ‘well-known as 2

Crossing duritig’ the. week,

Sager’s itustrated: lecture on

Livingstone and-his work in. Af"
rica, given in St. ‘Andrew's Hall. -

on Wednesday evening. «

quimalt on Wednesday. on,

Vancouver on: Wednesday. to join

the government telegraphs.

‘pany is now constructing a new

to the ‘company’s. system.

subscribers. ‘generally, there will
also be ‘a: ‘private. ‘wire “for the

company. and the railway station.

lines’ will: be “in’ ‘operation: in. a

new” material

- PRICE $2.00 A YEAR

J.U.K. Sealy is returning from °

from.

Mrs. Ives, of Massett, is visit-
Wednesday from a visit to Vice, nae

of Vancouver, were among Tues: _
“| day’s arrivals.

Cc, Lacey has opened a shoe
repairing shop across the street

Emil ‘Olsen has returned. from

Ed. McLaren, who has been
foreman .on. the Hazelton: ‘View
is - enjoying cs

Considerable “work has been
done on the tennis court, which .

}eengon than-ever before, nose ene:

mining. ‘man and a booster for
this district, was up from Skeena .

A good, audience’ attended Dr.

Sam Olegon, -a, ‘Smithers: man. Le
who returned . from. the ‘front.
| with a recent detachment of-dis-
abled soldiers, arrived from Es--

Mrs. G. ML Ross arrived: from’ ;

her husband, a returned soldier: » i
‘who recently took a position as :
operator in the Hazelton office of

: - Telephone Improvements “ 7 a
- ‘The Northern Telephone Com-. “

pole’ line from. its . central.ex-*.»
change office to ‘Hazelton: railway: ne
station: which will’ assure a:thor:
oughly reliable service and con- - -
stitute an important improvement . ot
Th

addition to the linea for the a

‘axelusive - use of: the telephone ; .

Manager: Maguire’ says ‘the new... |

fortnight, ‘composed entirely: of. 5
It is: ks ne