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Criticism, Publishes

Replying to certain criticisms
of his report on Groundhog, R.
C. Campbell-Johnson, in a letter
to the Vancouver News-Adver-
tiser, says:

Siv:—It possibly may not have
occurred to your correspondent,
Mr. W. E, Duncan, that the exis-
tence of an anthracite coalfield in
the northern portion of British
Columbia would not necessarily
prevent his coal flotations in the

| Nicola Valley receiving their just

recognition from capital by the

t|public, ‘The coinetdentof his be-

lieving this moment to be an
opportune time for criticism will
undoubtedly he of benefit to the
investor who will most assuredly
desire to buy in the northern an-
thracite coalfields of Groundhog,
despite Mr. Duncan’s system of
asserting his personality as ‘a
judge and critic, without having
the full technical facts of the
case laid before him, and which
in western mining parlance is
dubbed ‘‘Knocking,’’ with a big
“*K.?” To come down to facts re-
garding the Groundhog anthra-
cite coalfields being in tonnage
and quality second to neither the
Pennsylvania nor Welsh fields,
would Mr. Duncan dispute that
one basin traversed is seventy
miles long by thirty wide by ex-
tent, and in nosingle instance in

of any voleanic or intrusive rocks
of a later geological date than the
deposition of the coal measures?
Again. would Mr. Dunean dis-
pute that theve are at least ten
coal seams proven to be of com-
mercial size, that is, that each
will pay handsomely to mine? As
Mr, Duncan bas never been on
the Groundhog coalfields he ean-
not speak from first-hand know-
ledge, therefore he must be cap-
tiously criticising from some
other source. He could not get
that adverse information from
my friend, Mr. G. §&, Malloch of
the Geological Survey of Canada,
as that gentleman and the writer

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THE OMINECA MINER, SATURDAY, MARCH 30, 1912 .

GROUNDHOG COAL FELD OF
GREAT EXTENT AND VALUE

Replying to Captious
Additional Information
Upper

met one another, talked together,
ate together, and swapped ideas
together at frequent intervals
from June to Oct., 1911, as they
mutually carried out each his own
line of work in the Groundhog
coal fields, Mr, Duncan hardly
get his supposition from Mr,
James McEvoy, B. Se., late of
the Canadian Geological Survey
and assistant to the late Jr. G.
M. Dawson, and who was con-
sulting engineer to the Crow’s
Nest Coal Company, for that en-
'gineer and the writer wrote con-
firmatory reports on the same
property for public flotation, and
consulted together carefully and
minutely on the details and fu-
ture of the Groundhog coa}; Mr.
Dunean hardly got his visions
perverted by Mr, C. F. 2fonelkton,
Fellow of Geological Society
(London), for the latter and the
writer worked torether the whole
summer for fhe same company.
It is up to Mr. Dunean then to
give his authority, if he has any,
for disputing the favorable opin-
ions of three other eminent en-
gineers, besides the opinion of
the writer, ~° -

It is hard to know whether Mr,
Duncan is posing as a mining en-
gineer, a promoter, or a philan-
thropist, but in the two latter
roles the writer will leave him in
solitary grandeur. As a mining
engineer would Mr. Dunean con-
sider that the outcrops of coal
seams and, more especially when
of anthracite variety, are to be
taken as normal and representa-
tive of the sizes and quality to be

dred feet below the surface? Mr.
G. § Malloch reported for the
Government only on surface ex-
posures, and from the results
obtained from surface sampling,
since the Government do not us-
ually allow their professors to
undertake active underground
work; also on what development
had been carried out up to the
time of the professor's visit by
private enterprise, In this case
at that time only two syndicates
had carried out underground
work, the first the Western De-
velopment Company represented
by Mr, James McEvay, and the
second the B. C, Anthracite Syn-
dicate (of Quebec) represented
by the writer, whose final work
with a large crew of miners was
not completed prior to Mr. Mai-
luch’s last visit of inspection. In
Press bulletin of the Department
of Mines, Mr. Malloch states that
he spent the summer investigat-
ing the suuthern end of the basin
and does not claim to have tra-
versed the area 70 by 30 miles,
He further says he found in the
part he examined 3,000 feet of
sediments with coal seams of
commercial quantities only at top
and bottom, though there are a
few thin seams in intermediate
beds. It is these faw thin seams
which correlated from Mr, Mal-
loch’s section, sent the writer on
January 25, 1912, on the ridge
between the Cirques at the heads
of Davis and Anthracite Creeks,
and the Geologica! section worked:
out conjointly by Mr. Monckton
and the writer, developed into
No. 8, a seam of coal 5 3-4 feet
thick. No. 2 into 4,1-2 feet: and

shale 18 inches, coal 12 inches,
making in all 4 feet.9. inches
clean coal, This is about 300
feet vertically above ‘a hed’ 600
feet thick of main—sandstones
separating the upper from ‘the
lower series, which are directly
underlain -by the Benoit- seam,
Mr. Malloch goes onto kay that
lower, horigon conitaing at

vob

expected at even, say, one hun-

No. 1' carries coal 27 inches, |
shale 15 inches, coal 18 inches, |

were opened, making six if'all
before work for the season ceased.
Forther, he says the coal. is an-
thraeitic, and that is the question
now that Mr. Dunean raises and
which must be gone into, with
also the point of high in ‘ash both.
of which apply in Mr. Malloch’s
words to surface outcrops prior
toany development and which
here also are proven by sinking
not to be typical in the field of
normal conditions. Mr. Mal-
loch continues to state that the’
basin is faulted considerably; of
course, this can only apply to the
southern end, which, he says,
alone he investigated. Now to
Mr. Duncan’s contentions that it
is wrong to call the Groundhog
coal anthracite’ The body of

the coal mine owners, the cual
brokers, the consuming public
failed to date to establish a hard
and fast line between anthracite,
steam, house and other coals,
one ceases and the other grade
begins, so custom in each part
must rule. By consulting a
“Text Book on Coal Mining,”’ by
H. W. Hughes, a standard work,
on page 7, hedeseribes anthracite
as follows: ‘'The darker and
denser varieties of ordinary coal
gradually pass into the anthracite
varieties, which are characterized
by the large amount of carbon
they contain. They do not soil
the fingers, are very hard and
break with a conchoidal fracture,
The formation of anthracite has
probably beén effected by altera-
tion of bituminous coals under
heat and pressure. In the South
Wales coalfield the same seam of
coal, which is of ordinary bitum-
inous variety in the eastern dis-
trict, passes by gradations into
steam coal in the middle of
the field, while in the western
district it is changed into anthra-
cite. Enormous deposits of this
class of coal are met with in
Pennsylvania, our oWn store be-
ing confined to South Wales,
Anthracite contains from -93 to
95 per cent carbon, 4 to 2 per
cent hydrogen, and three per
eent oxygen. It is practically
smokeless when burning, and is
much used where such a property
is valuable, as for instance, in
malt drying and in some metal-
lurgical operations. The coke is
brittle,

_ Analyses—South Wales: Speci-
fie gravity, 1.392: carbon, 90.39:

‘hydrogen, 3.28; oxyegen, 2.98

nitrogen, 0.83; sulphur, 0.91; ash,
1.61; water, 2.00. South Wales
(near Swansea) : Specific gravity,
1,348;. carbon, 92.56; hydrogen,
3.338; oxygen, 2.53; ash, 1.58,
Penneylvania: Specific gravity,

2,43; oxyegen, 2.45; ash, 4.67. ”

Like Mr. Duncan, whosays the
average is 92 per cent. carbon,
and quotes’ Carway anthracite
carrying less carbon: so Mr.
Hughes is mixed in his clagsifica-
tion of anthracite, Let -us look

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LAND NOTIQBS 5,

| RAND woos 000°

: aggiar
Take notice that Duncan Lamont of
Shandilla, farmer, intends to apply for
permission to purehase : the following
‘described lands, ;
Commencing at a.post planted 10
chains south of the a.e. corner of lot
1966; thence north 60 chaing,-east 30
chains, 80 chains more or less south to
‘edge of lake, west 80 chaina meander-
ing lake shore to point of commence-
inent, containing 600 acres more or less,
Feb. 15 1912, Duncan Lamont,

District District o
ae . Cassiar
Take notice that James B. Buchanan
of Hazelton, prospector, intends to apply
for permission to purchase the following
deseribed lands. 7
Commencing ata post planted eighty
chains southerly from upper end of Kit-
wancool lake on thesouth shore; thence
west 40 chains, south 80 chains, thence
40 chains more or less east tolake shore
80 chains meandering shore line north

to point of commencing, containing 920
eres . James B. Buchanan.

Omineca Land

acrea more or less,
Feb, 16th 1912-

Omineca Land District. District of

Cassiar .
Take -notice that James Franklin
Adamsof Hazelton, Drug clerk, intends
to apply for permission to purchase the
following described lands. coo
Commencing at a post planted sixty
chains northerly from ypper end of Kit-
wancoal lake and at s.w. corner of lot
1966; thénce 40 chains south more or less
to edge of lake; thence 40 chains east
meandering shore line, 40 chains north,
40 chains west to point of commence-
ment, containing 160 acres more or leas,
Feb: 15 1912,

36

Omineca Land District. District of
. Cassiar
Take notice that Chas, Russell of
Hazelton, teamster, intends to apply for
permission to purchase the. following
described lands. .
Commencing at a post. planted forty
chains westerly from upper end of Kit-
wancocl lake and on south boundary line
of lot 1967; thence 80 chains south, east
30 chains more or less to edge of lake,
thence 80 chains meandering lake shore
line north, 40 chains weat more or, less
to point of commencement, containing

400 acres more or less. Chas, Russel
Feb. 16th 1812. 36

Ondineea Land District. Districtof. |.

vames Franklin Adams, | 640

__Omineéa Land District: *
’ District of Coast Range V..
' Take notice that Minnie. Aldous of ,

tends to apply for Permission. to
chase the following deacribed lands, .

Commencing at a post planted: about -
1 mile distant and in a westerly : direct-

Range V;. thence ‘north 40 chains, east -
to point ‘of commencement, containing’ ©
160 acrea more or less. .
Feb, 21at 1912.

Omineca Land Distriet -'.*.
District of Cassiir _
Take notice that Minnie Calhoun, of

North Platte, Neb., Married woman:

intends to.apply for permigsion to pur~

chaag the following described lands,
Commencing at a post planted about

from the n.e. corner of lot 1062; thence’
south 80 chains, east 80 chaina, north 80.
chains, weat 80 chains to point of com-'
mencement, containing ¢ 0 acres more -
or lesa. innie Galhoun,
Feb. ith 1912, "36 :

i

Omineca Land District —
District of Cassiar

Take notice that Alex Morales, of
Ansheim, California, progpeetor, . ii- *
tends to apply for permission to pur-
chase the following described lands, *
Commencing at a post planted 70 -
chaina distant and in a westerly direct-.
ion from the n.w. corner of Jot 1062
Cassiar, thence’ south 80 chaing, weat |

80 chains, north 80 chains, east 80 chains
to point of commeneement, ‘containing-

acres more or less,

Feb, 15th 1912. 86 Alex Morales. -

cm

Omineca Land District
District of Cassiar

Take notice that James Manley’ Cal-
houn of North Platte Neb,, farmer, in--
tends ta apply for permission to pur- --
chase the following described lands:

Commencing at -a post planted 70
chains westerly and 1 mile north from .
the ne. corner of lot 1062 Cassiar,
thence south 80 chains, west 80 chains,
north 80 chains, east 80 chains to point .
of commencement, cohtaining 440 acres ~
more or less, James Mantey Calhoun,
Feb. 16th 1912, a6 Loo

asslar

Take notice that Alfred - Edward
Player of Hazelton, accountant, intends:
to apply for permission to purchase the
following described lands. | ‘

Commencing at a post planted 1 1-4
miles distant and in aneasterly direction
from upper end of Kitwancoal lake, on
shore of north side; thence 40 chains
east meandering shore line; 40 chains
north, 40 chains west, 40 chains more
or less south to lake shore, to point of
commencement, containing 160 acres
more or less. Alfred Edward Player.
Feb. 15th 1912. 36 .

Omineca Land District. District of
’ Cassiar ;

Take notice that Jack Mitchell of
Hazelton, printer, intends to apply for
permission to purchase the following
described lands, . 7

Commencing at a post planted at the
nw. corner of lot 1549; thence west 40
chains, south 40 chains, east 40 chains,
north 40 chains to point of commenee-
ment, containing 160 acres more or less.
Feb. 8th 1912 J ack Mitchell.

Omineca Land District. District of

: Cassiar
' Take notice that Chas. A, McClair of
Hazelton, prospector, intends to apply
for permission to purchase the following
described lands, .

Commencing at a post planted at the
ne, corner of Lot 1058; thence south
29chains, east 29 chains, north 29 chains,
west 29 chains to point of commence-
ment, containing 80 acres mora or. leas,
Feb. 8th 1912. Chas. A. McCiair.

Omineea Land District
District of Cassiar .

Take notice that Antonia Friend of
Anaheim, California, Married woman,
intends to apply for a permission ta
purchase the following described lands.

Commencing at a post. planted 40
chains in a southerly direction from the
n.w. corner of lot 1062 Cassiar, thence
south 80chains, west 80 chains, north 80
chains, east 80 chains to point of . com-
mencement, containing 640. acres. more
or less. Antonia Priend
Feb, 15th 1912. a6

Omineea Land District .
District of Coast Range V

Take notice that Montague Bate of
Ottawa Ont., clerk, intends to spply
for permission to purchase the fellow.

Ing, described lands, :
ommencing at a post planted about
1 mile distant and in a southerly direc-
tion from thé s.w. corner of lot 865,
Coast Range V, thence south 80chaine,
east 20 chaitfs, north 80 chains, west 20:
chains to point of commencement con-
taining 160 acres more or less, .
. Montague Bate,

Omineca Land Diatrict
District of Coast Range Ve

Take notice that William P. Murray

of Hazelton, broker, intends to apply

purchase the following

’,; Commencing at a post planted about
1 mile distant and in a westerly direc-
tton from: the sw. corner of. lot . 865
Coast Range V; thence north 80 chains,
weat 80 chains, south 80 chaing, east 80
chains to
taining 640 acres more or less.
Feb. 21st, 1912.

_ Omineca Land. District ..
'.. District of Coast Range VO
": Take notice that Harry N. Aldous of
low:

mmencing at a post planted about

. -.|  amile distant and.in a southerly. direc
1 tion from the s.w. corner of ‘lot. 865

Coast Range V; thende south 860 chaina,
‘weat 80 chaina, north 80 chalns, east 80
‘chains to point of commencement... cane

40 acres more of :

4
| Feb, Alat, 1012,

Oita 8 Alda,
: i _ We x ee

et

Omineca Land District. District of |-

'.|of Nanaimé, married

point of commencement . con-} -

William P,’ Murray. |
J 6

Winntpeg Man.,.clerk, intends to Bpply N
-|| for permission to purchase the foil

| Ia eacribed landa, ss

~~ Co

+ Omineca Land District
District of Coast Range V .

Take notice that. Victoria M, Morison
of Port Essington, spinster, intends to
apply for perthission to_purchase the
following described lands;

Commencing at a post planted at: the
4.w. corner of lot 865 Coast Range V,
thence south 80 chains, west 80° chaina,
north 80 chains, east 80 chains, to point
of commencement, containing 640 acres
more or less, Victoria M Morison.
Feb, 21st, 1912. 36

_ Omineca Land District _ Distriet of
- | Coast Range V

Take notice that William J, Lynch of:
Hazelton, Accountant, intends to apply
for permission to
destribed lands. ;. 03... ae

Commencing at a post planted on the
south bank of Skeena river, about forty
chains distant ina northerly direction
from the northwest corner of lot 1874
thence east about 40 chains, thence north
about 65 chains to southwest corner of |
Chim-de mesh Indian reserve and follow-..-;
ing west boundary of said reserve to. -
bank of Skeena river, thence meandér- .
ing bank of Skeena river in a southerly
direction to point of commencement,
containing 340 acres more or less,
Feb, 26, 1912. William J. Lynch,

Omineca Land District District of - «
Coast-Range : ;
Take notice that Drysdale Ogilvie of ' |
Hazelton, prospector, intends to apply ~~
for Rermission to purchase the follaw-
ing deseribed lands: ‘ ne
_Gommencing at a post “planted: on:
right bank of Skeena river about two
chains in a southerly
southwest corner of A.P, 7703, thence
20 cheins north, 2 chains west, 20
chains south more orless to bank of
Skeena river, thence following bank’
of Skeenariver in an easterly direction
to polnt of commencement, ‘containiag
4Qacres more orlesa. Drysdale Ogilvie,
Feb, 1, 1912, ‘ of

Omineca Land, District. District of.
‘ ' Coast Range V |. .: a
Take notice that Lewis ‘C. Knauss of
Hazelton, prospector, intends to apply
for permission to purchase the following
described, lands;- SE oe oe
Commencing at‘a post planted on left
bank of Skeena river-about 80 chains in|
a northerly ‘direction from the south-:
west corner of the [k-Shen-E-Cwalk.
Indidn Reserve No. 8, thence 20 chains |
east, 20 chalns tiorth,: 20 chains ‘west
meat: more or less to bank” of Skeena

iver, thence following bank of Skeena-

river in a southerly direction topoint of .

more or leas,-

Lewis C. Knauss."
Feb. 7,-1912. ay

" Omineca Land District, District of. ”
- .  Onesiay, ee

Take riotice that.

the foNowing deacribed lands; a

Commencing: ata post planted 80 -
chains north of the mow
river, thence 80-chains north, 80 chains «
west, 80 chains south, 80 chaina east to

&cres more or less... Annie Rowbottoin, - :
January 18, 1912, So BB

, Hazelton Lard District:
_ «. District of Casstar ... ..

. Take noticd that Erie Boje, of Hazel-'’.
ton, ‘vecupatioh farmer, intends to apply.
fot permission to purchase the foll vin .
described Landa, fetes te :
.-Conimencing at a post "
iW. corner of Wm, Bell's Application -
to Purchase In the vicinity of Lot 335,
‘thence weat 20 chains, south 15 chaing
moreor lesa to the south side of G.T.P.
right-of-way thence westerly along
ead’ ht-of-way. 15. chains more or
ess

ing . the ‘anid river: easterly to
Bell’ y

chaing to r
ox Jaag,

Win

ssa

Winnipeg Man., Married: woman, ‘in-- es
. PUES owes

ionfrom the s.w..corner of lot 866 Coast _

40 chaing, south 40chains, weat 40 chaina'* |

- Minnie Aldous, a
86

70 chains westerly and 1 mile northerly. .

purchase the following, .~.

direction from the | -

zommencemeut, containing 40 acres“

rarea4

Annie Rowbuttom : ee
"women, * intends © “:.
to apply for permission. to purchase‘

of..Bear

point of commentement, containing 640 °°

planted ‘at the

e Sheena river, thence follow: wh

a. By W. corner, thence -riorth 20 ae
int.” of - commentenent, | an