PRINCE GEORGE CITIZF
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[VOL. 9, No. 46.
PRINCE GEORGE, B.C., THURSPAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 1926
FIVE CENTS.
C. Thompson Examines Ingenika Mining Property
h\ ill Submit his Report to Porcupine g Development ansi Fi-nanrl Corporation.
[prospect Consideref great extent, and with values sufficient to give the northern district one of the greatest lead and zinc mines in the world.
Mr Thompson declined to express any opinion as to the plan of^development which suggested tneerec-lon o1 a smelter at Finlay Forks until such time as his company saw Rt to make a statement, but he intimated the company had the means t,, undertake such development as might be decided upon. ' Although Fort Graham appears to be a long way back from known means or communjeation Mr. Thompson admits that development of the pro-nerty* would not be so difficult as
5 first supposed as the waterways could be made use of in theJr port of machinery and supplied dui-ing the development stage
jamea Ferguson, the loca or o the Fort Graham property, returned lo this city with Mr. Thompson. He Ih very much elated with the result of the examination by the engineer, and is confident it will result in tne I issing of the propertv from the i-toria syndicate to the Porcupine" rporation. Should this prove to � the case it will probably be the ost profitable mining venture accomplished by the development syndicate in the province, as the Vic-iria men have had the property in hand for less than four months, and the sale would be effected at a hig ITfofil upon nothing other than Bur-' ice showings.
The development o? the property j
1 the Porcupine corporation next
mi hum- appears to be highly pro-
' ibly. Should this eventuate it
liould add greatly to the business
local merchants and create a very
1 tnsiderable freight traffic for the
immli Lake waterway which will
mi the readiest means of across
ui til steamboats can be placed upon
''��'� Peace river. This waterway is
liable of considerable improvement
a mtv moderate cost. Small
1 imts have been expended in !m-
vlng the waterway in the past.
liile there was slight prospect of
being utilized for heavy traffic
th the prospect now opening up
local board of trade should
� ! every effort to secure further
'.provementa to retain the business
Prince George merchants, and
make Prince George the. gateway
the new mining district in the
BRITISH PARLIAMENT
ADJOURNS WITHOUT HOPE OF STRIKE SETTLEMENT
London. Sept. 29.�With a hope-
prospect of securing an early
ttlemeht of the coal strike, parlia-
1 was adjourned vesterdav to
"'�' again on October 9Hb. If th�re
no prospect of reaching a strike
"lenient by this time the adiourn.
will hd extendcl until "Noveiv-
1 Hh. There is quite a drift back
r'u> mines tho number who have
turned being nlaced at 137,000, but
-nance of securing a general
agreement which would end the
sfrike is still remote.
A. H. Johnson, who is engaged in the business of raising poultry on the McLarty ranch on the north side of the Nechako, suffered a big loss last week through the attention given one of his poulltry houses by a skunk. The animal was engaged in laying in its supply of food for the winter. It had burrowed a large hole under the Johnson barn, and another which gave it access to the poultry house, and had just about completed the killing off of the chickens when detected. In all the skunk killed off 175 chickens, and had succeeded in dragging the carcasses through the holes to its storehouse under the barn when it was dispatched by Johnson with a rifle and shotgun. Johnson is not only out the loss of his poultry, but he has now the job of cleaning up a very bad mess under his barn. Poultry raising is presenting unusual difficulties this year. First there was the warfare of the hawks, then the skunks took a hand in cutting down the profits, and now the Johnson premises are receiving nightly attention from the coyotes.
Meighen Decides to Make Room for A nother Leader
Will Retire from Public Life Following hi* Third Rejection by the People.
Big Convention of the Party will | be Held in East to Fix Conservative Leadership.
Ottawa, Sept. 27�Rt. Hon. Arthur j Meighen tendered his resignation to j the governor-general on Saturday' and Premier King and the members j of his cabinet were sworn in at i Rideau Hall two hours later. Fol- j lowing his resignation as premier > Mr Meighen announced he would! retire from public life and would j not avail himself of the offers of; numerous Conservatives in Ontario to open their seats for him. This i decision was not unexpected amoung j the Conservative members, as it was I felt that in the event of his suffering defeat' for a third time Mr. Meighen would make way for someone else to lead the party.
The question of leadership will be settled at a big convention of members of the party which will probably be held in Toronto at an early date. A movement is on foot to make this convention as representative as possible, and to bring in to it the Conservative leaders in the various provinces as well as the men who have been figuring in the federal arena.
LIQUOR PROSECUTIONS
INCREASE MUNICIPAL
REVENUES BY $1500.
With the conviction of Harold Op-dfihl on Thursday afternoon, for the making of illep.nl sales of beer to liquor board spotters, c fins of $300 was inposed by Police Magistrate i Moran. In all six fines of this j amount were imposed and as four I have been paid atid one will turri on , rn appeal to be ti ken to Judge Rob. ertson the city revenues have becm i considerably increased. The sum of $1200 'has been paid or is due, a further sum of $300 will be collected if the McLane conviction is upheld on appeal, and there is said to be a prospect that William Hunt will find the moans to pay his fine of $300 and thus avoid serving a three-months term of imprisonment. There is at least one other case of violation of the liquor act which may be brought to trial.
PREMIER KING ENLARGES SCOPE OF COMMISSION INVESTIGATING CUSTOMS
Ottawa, Sept 30.�An order-in-council has been approved which an. points Justice White, of the Ontario supreme court, and Chief Justice Brown of the Saskatchewan supreme court, to the commission investigating the customs department. The powers of the commission have been enlarged to authorize it to report on the operation of treaties between the United States and Canada. Harry McLaughlin, former surveyor of customs for the port of Montreal, who was dismissed by the Meighen government, has been reinstated.
FORMER PREMIER MEIGHEN
TO RESIDE IN VANCOUVER
Ottawa, Sept. 20.�Rt. Hon. Arthur Meighen,' according to rumor here, will take up his residence in Vancouver in the course of a few weeks and resume the practice aTlaw. ^_ �� 28>_Th a sport touring and a sport roadster which, with full equipment and extra tire, are priced at $946. The tourinr car is finished in Portland Biege with vermillion panels, and the rcadster in dark sage green with napier panels. Both these cars are upholstered in leather and fitted with wire wheels with a vermillion trim. The othe:-cars in the shipment include a coach which is priced at $1073, two regular touring priced at $893 and a one-ton truck priced at $893. Taken together the cars make the most attractive showing of Chevrolets seen in this city.____________
FRANK HOHM'.V COSfVfCTKrt ON CHARGE OF RECEIVING
stolev <;ooi>s.
EMPLOYFFSS WIMP* B
TWO OF F1IWK MI'VSRVN
NEW YORK PAPEKS.
Regina, Sept. 22.�More than twenty million bushels of wheat have been 'handled by the Saskatchewan pool elevators to date this season despite the unfavorable weather conditions.
Quebec Sent. 30-�Baron Bynfr
--ailed from Quebec yesterday amid
thunderous reports of the guns from
the citadel the screeching of sirens
' and the cheers of thousands.
were owned bv f^p latp Frank Mun- sev ^re to be sold to the emnlovees V>f fV._ nTe�! for <* sum approximat- i^g JK.OOO.OOO. The proceeds from the sale of the newspapers "will go to the Metropolitan museum, of art.
After a painstaking examination Stipendiary Magistrate Milburn on Tuesday found Frank Hornby guilty on the pharge of being in possession of stolen goods. The articles '" question were taken from a number of residences In the centra.1 portion of the city. The magistrate reserved sentence." Tt is Bald a similar charge will be prefered against George Mil jure, as he has admitted receiving the stolen poods from Hornby. The charge against ITornbv of entering the reaidenc of G. S. Wood will be heard on Saturday.
VANCOUVER MILL HAS
FIRE LOSS OF $50,000
MRS. HORNSBY DEAD Vancouver. Rente 23.�The plant
Sept. _<_�-W*�. D. ! of the Frnser ValW Hemlock Lv>m-
5 ! jj^JSaff SS& *5
bv manager of the pennant-winning St." Louis Cardinals, died here yesterday.
vards. The loss is placed at $a0,.
000.