English Capital Buys Coal Claims Near Slate Chuck
Arthur Gowing, pioneer prospector on Graham Island and former holder of the Tasso Harbor copper property, reports selling thirteen coal claims near Slate Chuck to an English syndicate. Gowing, Nash, Morrow, and Wilson Gowing previously controlled the property along the Queen Charlotte islands. The sale enhances English interests in regional mining ventures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Gowing
Queen Charlottes
Tasso Harbor
Poperty
Graham Island
Mr. Gowing
Queen Charlotte Islands
Slate Chuck
Captain Nash
T. R. Morrow
Wilson Gowing
Copper Find Near Driftwood Creek Sparks Mining Claim Bust
A large surface showing of bornite is reported at Driftwood Creek head sixty miles east of Hazelton and fifteen miles from the railway. Fourteen claims were staked by H Gilmour Angus Chisholm and T Herlihy with a main lead eight feet wide carrying peacock copper assays over 100 a ton. Ore specimens were brought in during the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Driftwood Creek
Hazelton
H. Gilmour
Angus Chisholm
T. Herlihy
Groundhog Mountain Coal Fields Report Rich Ore and Expanding Operations
Reports from Groundhog Mountain coal fields describe abundant ore and strong prospects. Frank Jackson, B. C. Anthracite Coal Company superintendent, returns with survey party and crew to prepare winter work and plan spring tunneling and drills. A. F. Kobes and Angus Beaton also report valuable coal claims and large seams, with surface croppings matching established properties. Fred Hasler notes eastern extensions with similar coal quality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Groundhog Mountain
J. McHyey
Toronto
Frank Jackson
Groundhog
B. C. Anthracite Coal Company
Jackson
Vancouver
A. F. Kobes
Angus Beaton
Mr. Robes
Fred Hasler
Prospecting in Ingenica country yields hints of gold body
Jensen and partners linger along In- Seneca and McConnell Creeks seeking a major gold body described as present yet undiscovered. The rugged 250 mile trek from Hazelton deters many. last fall a white traveler carried coarse gold through Babine toward Edmonton, then returned with companions to Graham area. They plan winter in Hazelton and may push back to their stamping ground next spring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jensen
Seneca
McConnell
Hazelton
Messrs
Babine
Edmonton
Graham
Silver Standard Sinking Progress at Hazelton Shaft
The Omineca Miner reports the Silver Standard shaft at Hazelton now exceeds eighty feet with improving ore grade. Assays show $798 per ton value, a 30 inch streak of ore rich in gray copper with galena and zinc. Local syndicate owner Angus Stewart leads the venture and calls the geology favorable for road use and a Newton Hazelton stage line. Bitter experience is a wonderful teacher in a humorous idle tale where a young woman mistakes a bumblebee for a blackberry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omineca
Hazelton
Angus Stewart
Winter Trains Reduced to Three Weekly Runs North
The White Pass Railroad adopts a winter timetable starting November 1 with trains operating three times weekly between the Rapids City and Skagway by the Sea. Trains depart Mondays Wednesdays and Fridays, while Tuesdays Thursdays and Saturdays are idle for crew chores and rest. The shift, though hard on Skagway crews paid lower wages, is considered sensible as Yukon winter sets in.
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North
White Pass
White Horse Star
Skagway
Foreign Mission Fund
London
Chicago
Railroad Company
Whitehorse
Siberia
French Commerce Woes Across Eight Months 1911
Official returns published in The Journal Official show imports up by 965 million francs while exports fall by 109 million. Poor harvests, higher food costs, and a UK railway strike are blamed for reduced trade. Cereal harvest improves though, predicting nearer self sufficiency and fewer imports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Officiel
France
The Law of Compensation In Irish Folklore Dialogue
Bridget and Pat discuss the law of compensation from a reading. They humorously note how losing senses or limbs seems to enhance the remaining faculties, joking that one leg being shorter makes the other longer and a blind man gains a heightened sense of hearing and touch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bridget
Pat
Bridged
Ingenika Prospectors Return From Gold Country
Messrs. Peter and Chris Jensen return to Hazelton after a long season prospecting in Ingenika. They spent spring and summer in the field with two Indians and four dogs, working alone and not seeing anyone until their exit. Peter calls the season the loneliest of his career, comparing it to the Klondike and Alaska.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ingenica
Peter
Chris Jensen
Hazelton
Omineca Herald
Ingeminka Country
Klondike
Alaska
Messrs
Sale of Mineral Claims for Unpaid Taxes in Prince Rupert
Notice of public auction in Prince Rupert British Columbia for mineral claims with unpaid taxes as of June 30 1911. The sale is set for November 6 1911 at 10 oclock in the forenoon at the Court House. Assessor and Collector A Cuthbert will conduct the sale including costs if totals remain unpaid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prince Rupert
Province of
British Columbia
A.D
B. C
Notice of water licence application by Charles M Wilson Prince Rupert BC
Charles M Wilson a broker of Prince Rupert BC gives notice he will apply October 25 1911 to the Water Commissioner in Prince Rupert for a licence to take and use a cubic feet of water per second from hot springs on the Lake Lakelse border Skeena Land Division Coast District for sanitary purposes on land described by Lot 684 Deboer survey lines lake shore and adjacent posts commencing at a northeast Lot 684 post then west and north and along the lake shore to a beginning point.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles M. Wilson
Prince Rupert
B. C
Lake Lakelse
Skeena Land Division
Coast District
Pete Deboers
Deboer
The New Knox Hotel Ad Offering European Plan
Artaud and Besner proprietors advertise The New Knox Hotel with European plan first class service. The Bar offers premium liquors and cigars while the Café operates from 630 a.m. to 8 p.m. Excellent cuisine and first class service. Board bound at $1 a day and beds from 50c up. Prince Rupert First Avenue.
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Artaud & Besner
Knox Hotel
First Avene
Prince Rupert
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English Capital
Bornith
C. W. Calhoun
Newton
Optician
Marine News
Victoria
Seattle
Prince Rupert & S.S
Prince George
Unleas
Montreal
Quebec
Halifax
Portland
Boston
New York
Philadelphia
Atlantic Steamship
A. E. McMaster Freight
Pasenger
G. T. P. Whart
THE
Canadian Bank OF Commerce
R. Clair
Ll.d
D.C.L
Waipai
Iich Cochin Dasa
Germany
Great Britain
Mexico
New Zealand
Norway
Panama
Persia
Philippine
Portugal
Islands
Oumania
Servia Siam
Cour
Soudan Uth
Africa
Tin
Micu Otater
J. M. Christie
England
J. L. Parker
B. CG
Prince Rupert Ian
Frederick Peters, K. D
Hall
L. D
D. D
Crown and Bridge
Helgerson Bk
Ingenika
Messrs. Jensen
Gold Country
A. Cuthbert
Golconda Hickey
P. Et al
Hickey
McKinley
P. Et al . Ae
Ptarmigan Baeeeey Singlehurst
S. A
Serene Sulphur Christensen
Hague
Henrietta OU T Eee
Beens Worsfold
Cuthert C
Margaret de Seat Et
Worsfold
Modoc ' McMillan
John
Nickerson-Roerig Company
J. W. Potter
O— i Law-Butler Building
H.gordon Munro
Nicholson Lailey
Munro & Lailey
Prince Rupert, B. C. P. O
Haynor Bros
W. B. Clayton
Wre
Westenhaver
Orme's
Charles M, Wilson
Pelea “Railway
Europe
Atlantic
J. G. McNar
Canada
United States
Via
Great Northern
Old Country
Rogers Steamship Agency
B.C
Free Employment Office
Grand Hotel
Rogers & Black
Wellington
Thompson Hardware Co
Second Avenue
General Hardware
Westholme Lumber Co
First Avenue Telephone
New Knox Hotel
Ladysmith
Rochester & Monroe
Phose
Mantel
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