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The sun., 1919-10-07

velopment work on varying scales, that
furthest ahead being the Wasapilta, with
n shoft Just passed 100 feet down, while
on the Herrick property about 1000 feet
of diamond drilling has been done. and
tho work is still proceeding. Shallower
shafts are in existence on other claims.
and in several cases revelations of free
gold and high grade ore give promise
of great riches IL only the ore bodies are
large enough. This Is the point to be
kept in mind as yet, because development
work Is in Its initial stages and 1t is too
soon to prophesy the value Of the camp.
The region is reached by very rough
wagon road from Westree Station,
twenty-five miles to the principal claims
but, as the ontario government Is still
at work on this road. there Is hope of
better computation early in the future.
In the more highly developed gold re-
gion of Porcupine the mines are suf-
fering from the increased cost of pro-
duction, accompanied by the stationary
price of gold. This is one of the things
that has kept six or seven mines that
had been producing bullion prior to
the war from resuming operations. At
present four mines are producing. viz,
the Holinger, Dome, Mcintyre and
Davidson.
shortage in Labor.
There is n shortage of labor, which is
particularly felt by the Hollinger and
Dome, and Ia caused in part by compe-
tition of other Enthusiastically the
high wages paid to woodsmen In the
same region. Several of the companies
have opened stores in Timmins and
South Porcupine, where they supply all
forms of merchandise to their employees
at wholesale price. This tends to con-
tentment of workers and avoids the
necessity of another increase in wages,
which the companies say they cannot
fford TO nav, The Kirkland Lake
mines. where strike has been in prog
ress, are now resuming operations
In point of value of output. the nlckei
mines at Sudbury lead the gold and
silver for their product was worth
about $26,O00,000 last year. The In
ternational Nickel Company recently in
creased its operations and Is now almost
back to pre-war capacity, though still,
of course, considerably below the height
reached during the war. 1t employs
1900 men at present, and though 1t Is
an open shop" there Is no sign OF
labor troubles, The Mond Nickel Com
pany whose large modern plant is To-
Gated at Coniston, seven miles to the
east of Sudbury, now employs 700 men.
IL is an Engusn company ana us matte
Is shipped to Swansea, Wales, for re-
filming.
The newest company. the BRUSH
American Nickel Corporation, is nearing
completion of its smelter at Nickelton'
three miles northwest of Sudbury. 1t Is
expected to commence operations early
ip the winter, with a force of $500 men.
This company Is practically controlled
by the British Government, and was
formed with view to insuring nickel
supply for the British navy. Its refinery
Is being built at Deschenes, on the
Ottawa River. near the city OF Ottawa.
The sun., 1919-10-07
Halifax Has Building Boom.

Halifax, y. S. is experiencing a
building boom, it being estimated that
the value of buildings under course Of
erection is fully 100000. The value
of building permits issued In 1918 was
S1,90O.000
The sun., 1919-10-07
Gold a Spectacular Factor.

Gold continues to be more spectacu-
lar factor in Ontario's mineral produc-
ton. New regions are being prospected
and the lure OF the yellow metal sets
the adventurous talking and hoping, and
even believing that their future is as
sured. Chief in the new camps is West
Shining Tree, 100 miles TO the north
west OF Sudbury. A visit to this camp
recently revealed nearly 400 prospectors
hard at work with pick and packsack.
They worked in the wilderness of the
Temagami Forest Reserve, where. eX
cept for an occasional pulp wood camp.
there Is no sign Of mans devastating
hand, and there is all the romance that
comes from the first discovery OF an
outcrop of gold bearing quartz
Half a dozen mines have begun de-
The sun., 1919-10-07

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1910 Dom Cot Ca '2e. leo 100 u
10000 Dom 4 IS '2a. Sef seik S9ih .
TO Dom It, S A IS rs 99A 9aiG esI. =.
$500 Pen Ltd IS 20. sO% sew S9& - a
300 o r. L HIP Is 80 ssh 6nI Grg + a
SlOO Wab Ltd g. AZ. % 80 PC
1900 w PAP Ltd IS 81 SSH IS So - Z
Fractional lots. Unlisted, Scents per
share.
the unit of trading CT the Montreal Stock
Exchange is: Stocks, o. shares: banks 10
The sun., 1919-10-07
Export Prospects Not Good.

Gen. Meighen intimated that pros
poets for export business were not good
The sun., 1919-10-07
Milling Profits Decline.

The only important annual report sub
mitted during the week was one that
showed n considerable decline as com
pared with the preceding year This
was the report Of the Lake of the Woods
Milling Company, with milling profits of
S547,152 as compared with s601,52 and
other profits of S209,463 as compared
with S256,3s4, making u total decline of
SlOl,2sS. There is, however, nothing of
depressing character in this announce
ment. since the profits for the year to
August 81, 1918, We're abnormally great,
owing to the export situation and the
rise in wheat prices; and the profits for
the past year were sufficient to leave a
surplus OF s2036l6 after all dividends
and the usual writing off of 10000 for
depreciation. The accumulated surplus
now amounts to $1,1S2,4l4 and the COM
mon stock outstanding amounts to 81
100, 900, so that the surplus is consider
ably over 80 per cent This surplus Is
arrived at by an extremely conservative
estimate of the assets Of the company,
the sum of 100000 having been written
of annually for some time past.
Spectators are keenly Interested in
the proposal to increase the capital stock
Of the company, which received the ap-
prevail OF tho stockholders at the annual
meeting last week. but no intimation of
the terms on which the new stock will
be offered was given out by the
directors. The company is very strong
in liquid assets. having a net working
capital OF S2,736.744. but the extreme
| conservatism which has prevailed in the
company's policy ever since ii was
founded by the late Robert Ntelghen-
whose son, Brighten. +. S Nek,hen. is
now back from military service and in
charge OF the company's operations
seems to suggest that nothing very cx-
treme in the way of melon-cuttlng will
| be contemplated.
The sun., 1919-10-07
PROSPECTS BRIGHT
IN CANADIAN MINES
.,carly All Cobalt Operations
Have Resumed at Full
Capacity.
TURN TO NEW FIELDS
The GOwganda District Shows
Promise for Heavy Output
of Silver.
TURN TO NEW FIELDS
Special Correspondence to the Cdnddidn
Section Of THE SUN.

Special Correspondence to the Cdnddidn
Section Of THE SUN.
SUDBURY, Ont, Oct. CA brief survey
Of present day mining conditions in
northern Ontario may not be out of
place for readers who have increasing
interests in one Of the rich mineral belts
Of North America. Strike difficulties.
which have given the north country
setback for some weeks. are disappear
ing. The Cobalt mines have resumed.
nearly all of them at full capacity since
the men returned to work a few days
ago. There Is a prospect Of a system of
workmen's councils in that camp which
may keep harmony for years and at the
same time be an example for other
communities.
The definite defeat of the Western
Federation of Miners was not accompa-
Eied by much irritation beyond the case
Of a few extreme radicals, and there is
promise of good feeling for some time
to come. Cobalt, however, has passed
its prime as a producing camp, and ore
reserves are, as q rule decreasing year
by year. The high price OF silver. how
ever, is a saving condition which. II 1t
continues, will extend the life OF some
mines, and will enable all of them to
use lower grade ores than formerly.
There are twenty producing mines in
Cobalt and their output Of silver last
year was over s16.000.000.
Already some concern Is felt over
where the silver is to come from when
the Cobalt reserves have been exhausted.
Inquiry along this line shows the most
promise in the Gowganda district. This
Is in a practically undeveloped camp,
lying some thirty miles west of Cobalt,
and some distance beyond the end of a
branch railway to Elk Lake. There is
one producing mine of size there now,
the Miller Lake O'Brien. which last
year had an output of over $1,000. 900.
Some years ago there was big rush Of
prospectors to Gowganda; but, with the
coming Of the war, prospecting generally
languished, as the hardy prospectors
themselves answered the call of the
army. Now they are coming back. and
the promise of Gowganda may result
In Its ultimately replacing Cobalt as
Canada's chief silver camp. Other sill
yer areas are being tried out in the
Gillies' Limit, just south of Cobalt, and
In South Lorraine, few miles to the
southeast. 1t rs too soon yet, however,
to estimate the possibilities of these
sections.
The sun., 1919-10-07

Name and address OF physician. ....
I declare that am tho physician attending
the patient above mentioned, that ! am quali-
Ned and authorized TO practise medicine in this
Province and that I give the present Certii-
cate for intoxicating liquors to be used for
medicinal purposes.
(Signature)
1t does not matter In tho least who
writes the signature. The best way Is
to put down John Smith" as the name
OF the patient, and tom Jones" as the
name of the doctor; but II the applicant
for stimulants has scruples about in
venting peoples names he can usually
get It done for him by somebody in the
rear of the dispensary for a very small
extra charge. The dispensary IS not
held responsible for the genuineness Of
the signatures or the qualifications of the
persons Durporting to write them, and il
would obviously be foolish for II to turn
away good, profitable business by being
unnecessarily particular or inquisltlve.
The only person who might conceiv-
ably be held responsible for fake
certificate is the person presenting It (;
and as he leaves no record behind him
(unless he is foolish enough to put his
own name and address down as that of
the patiently there is small chance of
his getting into trouble
The sun., 1919-10-07
Quebec Not Very Dry.

So long as the present law remains in
effect this whiskey cannot be disposed
OF to the consumer except for these same
purposes but the instant the Federal
legislation expires 1t will be rushed all
over the country to the parched and
perishing drinkers of half n dozen Prov
inCes, who have not been able to buy
drink legally for three years and have
long ago reached the erd of their own
private supplies. The point is that only
the Federal Government can prevent
man in Alberta, say. from buying a
bottle of whiskey from dealer in Que
bee and the Federal Government. when
once its present legislation has expired,
is not going to prohibit the Alberta man
from importing booze unless and until
T. is expressly and formally called upon
to do so by the Government OF Alberta
And even II the Government OF Alberta
does ultimately make this concession to
I'rohibtionist sentiment which is very
doubtful. it will be done In a leisurely
manner so as to allow to the Albertans
a reasonable period In which to restock
Meanwhile the Province of Quebec is
by no means so dry that II cannot spit
BY the exercise of n wise discretion in
It's selection of eating places the inhabl-
| tant of Montreal can secure his cocktail
and his Scotch and soda with his meal.
with all the external tokens of the most
! perfect responsibility. from evening dress
| walters to an orchestra in the balcony,
| and at the very moderate price OF 50
cents or 40 cents q drink. The liquor
| is honest stuff too. No introductions
are asked and no secrecy is observed,
| except that the drinks are mixed in the
bar instead OF the soda being brought in
4 bottle; IL you want more soda 1t Is
| brought IN a glass. A few places have
heen fined 500 to $500 for this devotion
| TO the needs Of their guests, and the
| largest hotels seem to feel that the risk
| Is not worth taking except In the case
! of the very expensive wines, on which
they can Charge a good margin for in
surance But there are plenty OF good
smaller rss aurants that are less partic-
ular.
The sun., 1919-10-07
Drink in Banking style.

The easiest way of obtaining alco-
holic stimulants. however, is to walk
into one OF the palatial and banklike
structures that have replaced the dirgy
old offices OF the licensed dealers Chose
who are still licensed for the sale of
spirits for medicinal and sacramental
purposes" ask for blank certificate, go
round the corner and I'LL it In, and re-
turn with II to the receiving teller like
person who takes in these documents
through a gorgeous mahogany and brass
wicket. The certificate Is printed in
English on one side and In French on
the other. and reads thus:
QUEBEC PROHIBITION LAW.
Certificate required for the sale Of intoxl-
eating liquors for medicinal purposes.
& Geo, V. oh. IL, sec. Z, par p
GOr the vendor)
Name and address of patient .......--...,..,,,
The sun., 1919-10-07

The Canadian National Railways have
received the first OF one hundred new
steel passenger cars ordered by tha rail
way and II is expected the complete order
VIII be in by the end OF January next,
The sun., 1919-10-07

C. c. Cassels. London manager of the Bank
Of Montreal, has lust arrived IN Canada for Il
visit to the head Office. This Is Mr.. Cassels $
first visit to Montreal since his appointment 10
London as the large amount Of work which
ne undertook in connection with war service
made 1t impossible for him to leave London
during the war period.
The sun., 1919-10-07

More than SIS, 900 900 will eventually be spent
in building mills and laying out Improvements
at Ojibway, the Canadian Steel Corporation =
projected city on Detroit River below the
county town OF Sandwich, Ont Owing to
labor conditions not much work will be
done for a TINA, however.
The sun., 1919-10-07

Montreal bank clearines FOR thu r,or, n
OF September totalled s4ss.sa5,sli, an in
crease Of Sl10,92O,493 OF 2s 10 per cent.
over September. 1918.
The sun., 1919-10-07

The net profits OF the Lake of tho Woods
Milling Company, Ltd. for the year to
August 81, as disclosed in the annual
amounted TO $756.e16. decline Of SiOi..
2sS or us per cent. from hgures for same
period last year.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-10-24
LEGION DANCE BIG SUCCESS.

The dance and box social given at
the hall Hast Saturday night by
Mcbride Post No. l9, American
Legion, was a grand success in every
sense of the word. The Murdo
orchestra furnished the music and
they gave general satisfaction. The
crowd WAS all that could be expected
and orderly. The boxes sold we'll.
In fact they brought better prices
than was expected by the promoters.
The boxes sold for SIG. The total
receipts from the dance and box sc cial
will be near the $3.50 mark. The
moneyrealized from this event will be
used by the local post to send two
delegates to the national convention
of the Legion which meets at Mime.
apolis, Minnesota, the eleventh of
hext month. Any surplus will 20
towards building fund, as the boys
have their hearts set on a Legion
building in Wood, which they hope
to be able to finsnce by the time
spring opens up.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-10-24

Sioux Falls, S. d., Oct. l7-With
Judge Elliott; Of the United States
court In Sioux Falls, having taken
the matter OF granting bond to the
defendant under advisement, there is
keen speculation as to the nature of
the defense which will be made at
the trial of David Hancock, of Valen-
tine, Neb., now in the county jail In
Sioux Falls awaiting trial at term
of tie United States court on the
charge OF shooting and killing his
brother, Larkin Hancock, on the Rose
bud Indian reservation, north Of Val
entine, Neb., as the result Of a dis.
pute over line fence.
AS the shooting took place On South
Dakota soil, the federal court of this
state has jurisdiction. The trial will
take place at the May term Of court
at Deadwood.
1t has become known that David
Hancock, the defendant, has engaged
the services of William G. Porter, OF
Sioux Falls, former United States at.
torney for South Dakota. and Michael
Harrington, Of O'Neill, Neb., and will
be prepared to make as strong a de-
fense as possible when the case is
tried.
His attorneys are silent as to the
nature of the defense to be made, but
1t is reported the defendant will al
lege his brother was killed as the re
suit of the premature discharge of q
shot gun in the haI,ds Of David Han
cock while the brothers were strng
Cling for its possession.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-10-24
THE PARTY PRECINCT
INITIATORY ELECTION

Under the provisions of the new
primary election law adopted by the
voters of South Dakota at the last
general election there must be a party
precinct initiatory election held in all
election precincts in this state on
Tuesday, November II for the pur-
pose of electing one Precinct Party
County Central Committeeman and
Three Party County Proposalmen.
The election will be held between the
hours of eleven and one o'clock on
that date. 1t is very important that
these elections be held so that the the
political party may provide the neces
sary county organization and provide
for the proposalmen provided BY the
new law. All electors are entitled to
vote a: this election, but they can vote
only for their respective party com.
mitteemen and proposalmen. Voters
will have to write in the names of the
parties they desire to vote for as there
will De no printed pallots. Bear in
mind that the first election prelimin
ary to the November, 1920, election
will be held on Tuesday, November
l 1, and be sure and be at your usuaI
place of holding elections between
the hours Of eleven and one O'clock
on that day to cast your vote for youl
choice as committeeman and pro
posalmen
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-10-24
A HEAVY RAIN AND SNOW.

Sunday morning about 2:30 a. n. i.
it began raining and it rained pretty
steady from that time on until some
time Sunday night, turning to snow
Sunday evening. In all the precipi-
tation amounted to l.S2 inches which
was by far the heaviest rain we have
had for several months. 1t has been
pretty dry here since July. but this
rain soaked up the ground in pretty
good shape, and those who have sown
winter wheat this fall were mighty
glad to see this moisture ut this time.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-10-24

WHO WAS THE THIEF?

Murdo, s. d., Oct. 20, 1919
The Pioneer
Wood, :. ID.
Dear Editor
] hauled the Murdo Orchestra to
your little city on Saturday night to
play for your American Legion dance
and social. Your assistant will recall
that | spent most of the evening with
him in the power house." | am a
PRINTER employed on the Coyote and
haul the Orchestra more for pleasure
than profit.
Now to the point-after we left for
our return trip / made the discovery
that some kind friend(y) had removed
a practically new tire, tube and rim,
all ready for use, inflated to s. pounds
from the rear of my machine, and al
SO appropriated my spot light and fan
belt. ! am greatful for the machine
being left. am surprised that we
have among our citizenry anyone who
would do such thing. The serial
number on the tire is 9l9O7656 and Is
a Goodyear safety tread, practically
new 34x4 straight side. | will pay
80 reward for the retGcn of tire, tube
and rim, or S25 for information that
will lead to apprehension and convic-
tion OF criminal anc return of proper
ty. Yours truly,
r.. G.. REMINGTON.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-10-24
THREE WEEKS DRIVE FOR
BETTER SCHOOLS.

With the eyes of the educators Of
the middle west turned toward South
Dakota, the statewide drive for. bet
ter rural schools, opens October 9th
for three weeks intensive compaign.
Offers Of help are pouring in from all
sides TO Fred l.. Shaw, State Superin-
tendent Of instruction, speakers Of
prominence all over the state are vol
unteering to spend their time con-
vincingsthe people that square deal
for the country boy and girl" is need
ed before South Dakota rural schools
will shota the standard that the wealth
of the state should insure. Aurora
county was the first to respond to the
call for aid and others are following
Every county In the state will be Wis
tied and the objective of the cam
paign brought to every home I'm ths
state.
The richest state per capita in the
United States. now ranks twenty sec
ond i'm education. The coming drive
is intended to put II at the head Of
the educational movement that is a
bout to sweep the country. If the
need OF the nation for food Is to be
met and the production not diminish
ed, the children on the farm must be
given equal educational advantages
with those in the city schools.
Is the grain crop Of South Dakota
greater than the boy and girl cropp
Think 1t over,
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-10-24
TEACHERS EXAMINATION.

At White River, S, d., October 80,
81, 1919, for Second Grade, Third
Grade and Primary certificates.
Teachers holding certificates issued
In other states who have been notified
by the State superintendent that
they must take certain subjects be-
fore their foreign certificate can be
approved should appear at this exam
ination.
Bring your standing sheets If you
wish credit on them. Examination
begins at $3.50 a. NJ. V. r. BRANsON,
County Supe rintendent
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-10-24
TO CELEBRATE HALLOWEEN

The Literary Society Of the Wood
Schools will celebrate Hallowe'ene at
the school house Friday evening, DC
tober 3lst with program and gen
eral good time. Refreshments will be
served. All are invited to attend this
entertainment and enjoy the evening
with the children. Program begins
at $50 p. m.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-10-24

Our European friends are gay old
! birds. They do not want to starve to
d. md neithsr do they Want 20
90 to work.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-10-24

! 90 to work.