ee fact that in the past the miner ae prospectors. . try as follaws:— : : the last ten years has doubled, -that is nothing to what the out- 7am the industry been properly fos- ma tered, and encouragement given Se of development, ‘anything’ that eee will encourage the prospector to mee ectinto the hills, and encourage fee the miner in his attempts to de- me velop the prospect should be Me given every support. @ mind the system of giving to‘re- s the privilege to hold the same ‘development of British Columbia. that should be discontinued, asit Bl FORCE KAISER 10 ant re NEW HAZELTON, B, G., MAY 21, 1915 TE E PROSPECTORS HAVE. ONE . CHAMPION OF. TH EIR RIGHTS) J. W. Weart Believes the Province Should- Assist the’ Prospectors== Make Available Diamond Drills--Establish a Custom:Smelt- er and a Free Assay Offices=Abolish Licenses _ J. W. Weart, one of the Liber- al candidates in Vancouver, has hit upon the right track for the In a campaign speech recently he very strongly advocated the pro- vince assisting the prospector and the small mine owner in the work of developing and testing his property. It is an unfortunate in British Columbia has had a pretty tough row to hoe, and the provincial government has done what it could to make his row! still harder. Mr. Weart believes in encouraging and assisting the -During his address he referred to the mining indus- “While the mineral output for put should be and would be had to the prospector, As the pros- pecting stage is the initial stage -To. my. corded owners of mining claims, from year to year by obtaining a, certificate of work or declaration that the owner has spent a hun- dred dollars in the year on or ad- joining the claim, is a system is a well known fact that in, the which to prospect his claim.” majority of cases the money has not been properly spent. with the view of finding out the value of the ground. Ibelieve that the owner should be compelled: an- nually to tunnel a hundred feet, ‘or to sink at least ten feet, or in the case of an open cut to remove a given quantity of rock; and if it is shown by any subsequent locator that this work has not been done, that. the ground be regarded as vacant and open to re-location. | “To ‘properly encourage the mining industry the government should abolish the free miner’s license, except to companies, es- tablish a customs smelter to which ail small mines and pros- pectors could take their ore to be treated and get their returns, and in connection with this smel- ter an experimental plant with a view to solving the zinc problem, should be maintained, and a free assay office. All taxes on min- ing property should be done away ‘with ‘until they” had shipped: a} hundred tons, “Also a compitent field foree should be kept up, ‘whose duties should be to visit the various mining properties in the province:and report on them to the department of mines. These’ reports should be publish- ed to prevent wildcatting, and to let the people know the truth’ about the properties. Also sta- tions should’ ‘be kept up where the prospector can have the use of diamond drills, at eost; with BEAT A RETREAT Russian Shell Demolishes - Emperor's Automobife—Forts at -Kalid . Bahr. are Silenced’, Geneva, May 20—The German. emperor and his staff had a nar- row escape on: Sunday - while watching operations in a village near ‘the ‘river San in Galicia. According to a despatch from: Budapest which reached here: by. indirect route, a heavy shell fell]. °>. 500 yards away.. It fell among some automobiles destroying sev- eral, including the emperor’s, and killing his: chauffeur: ’ ‘The, em- peror had left his ear only fifteen |: minutes before.’ As more shells |; were falling in ‘the neighborhéod the emperor ‘and ‘his’ ‘staff com: mandeered. machines and left, ‘ 4 » Washington, May: 20--President. tears. from. his au Wilton: will: await: a feply: front | | Germany to the recent American| note before making further re- presentations to the allies on al-| leged violations of international|' law in their commercial embargo} on Germany. Athens, May 20— The forts. at |Kalid. Bahr have been silenced|- and the fall of fort Namafa ‘is imminent. The fleet concentrat- ed its fire on a group of batteries| . and aided materially ‘the’ assault of the. land forces. . Is He Looking Tor Vote" A despatch from London.-re- cently. received, stated that ‘Sit Richard . McBride’: “Was about. to visit the ‘Canadian. headquarters at the front,,” He: pay. start ‘the campaign. for. votes ‘before.’ the soldiers go. into the: trenches: for their laat time; At. ‘the same ttime . he Tay’ ‘gat ‘with. whieh: to-dra returns 8 to. British'G {GRAHAM SHIELDED THE MINE OWNERS ‘| Says ‘Lawyer ‘for the Miners at Gov- ‘* “semnment’ Enquiry— Plains not _ Drawn to Coimmon Scale South: Wellington, B, G.. “May 19—The government enquiry in- to the mine disaster shows that the engineer’s maps of the south field and Pacifie coast workings were. not drawn to the common scale and it made a difference of 154 feet in wallthickness. J. W. DeB. Farris acting for the min- ers accused the government in- spector Graham, with concealing this knowledge and screening the mine owners. - ; Will Spend.a Million - Vancouver, May 19-—-The Brit- ania Mines: will spend a million dollars on improvements this year and Col. Carnegie is. assisting to start a copper and zine. refinery and Bhell factory. IMPROVING THE SERVICE New Pole Lines to the. West and North of New. Hazelton BR Ww. Dowling, superintendent in this section for. the Dominion ‘ters j in, "Prince Rupert, "was a visi- tor in town several days the past week. He ‘has had. a, buneh:. of men at work for.some: time re- newing the pole line about ten| - miles west of here, . They will finish about the first of June and will-then erect the pole. line and move the New Hazelton office to its new. quarters . on-Ninth ave. After that more new: “work will be undertaken on the northern} line. Mr. Dowling” will return in a couple of weeks, to look after! | that work. "Inefeasing: Shipments” DY. Williams, supéitfitendént ‘for the Montana Continental De- ‘yelopment Co., operators of the ‘Rocher Deboule mine, was a visi- ‘tor in town several days this ‘week, He. reports that the com- {pany is ‘shipping now at the rate -of ten cars a week andin a couple of weeks time this will be doubled ‘or better. The work at the mine ‘is progressing very satisfactorily. Is Now Prospecting *. In a recent letter Al Harris “ ‘stated that he expected to leave “‘Lthe Hudson Bay country for home -- refuses a portfolio. eT aah ate | Petrograd: May. 20 — ‘Russians continue to hold both banks of the.river San south of: Jaroslau. The. bombardment: of Przemyst ‘continues and inthe sector be- ‘tween. Przemysl and: the Great Marsh of the Dneister the Rus- sians claim to have repulsed des- | perate Austro-German.attacks. It is admitted that the Teutonic al- ‘lies have consolidated: their posi- ‘tions onthe. right bank of the ‘San in-the sector between Jaros- lau and Lezaysko... re te woe More Creamery Talk The Prince Rupert News bays toria, was a visitor-in the valley the past week. His mission was to size up~the dairy stock with the idea of establishing a.branch creamery in the xorthern part of the province:—One of the draw- backs to a- creamery or cheese . factory i is the distance .milk and /eream have’ to- be: hauled. In time there will no doubt be more concentration of population and these things will be a: financial)” suceess, -and many will: ‘be estab- lished.’ ay His Farewell Sermon ehurch in New Ha been in ‘the ‘distric weeks © in’ Fort George. © trict.’ least forty. families here this sea- message to deliver, 3 . a representative of the North |: western Creaméry Co., of -Vie-| Locating Settlers © 7 Arthur Skelhorn passed . down. on Thursday’ s train, bound for, Vancouver ‘after spending a few ‘He is new engaged i in getting ‘settlers located on the land in this dis- “He expects: to locate’ at son arid n more if possible. Alex, M.. “Manson, Prinee Ru od pert, was a. visitor. i In the’ district last t Saturday evening. : 7 be. hat *