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The POrcupine Advance We hold no brief for Mr. Robbins, but we have sufficient confidence in and respect for him as to warrant the assertion that when he decides to retire from the Hollingcr it. will be when he decides to cease from his hbors in (profession of which be has long been a consistent. capable and honorable member. get mine. we beg to state that the popular and skillful manager is still on the job. For the benefit. pf the Toronto "koocker" who circulated the rumor that Manager Robbim would soon sever his conncztion wi‘h _the Rollin- "Northern Ontario is no name {or so fine a country. Let's call it Up- per Ontario.”â€"-â€"Tumnto Star. The Star seems to be quite em- phatic. Don't give anyone else a chance. Time was when all Cana- flians rejoiced that the word “upper" was removed entirely in referring to Canada. Why sliullld it he again ap- plied to a partivular portion of one of Canada's provinces f Perhaps the Stor would like to chance the name of the Privy Couneil. if we read its editorial columns correctly. I‘lowever. “Northern Ontario" is good enough for “us." and we are ”the people” who live here. endeav- oring to improve conditions. to solve many problems of an intricate na- ture. to reduce the hardships of the city reporters who come for a day and then write a history (7) of the camp, to build for the future. so that those who follow will not have to tear down useless structures of var- ied character. and for all “our" lab- or and privat.iun-â€"-lor all “our" el- fort in blazing the way for the city folkâ€"what do we receive ‘7 Harsh criticism, lingering doubts. instruc- tions from the \‘criest lenderlert, and constant reminders of the “blind pig system" in vogue here. There does. not seem to be any real good in or around Porcupine unless it receives the stamp of approval flzom the city press or some city no- vice. clerical or professional. who happens along, bringing: with him a vision so narrow that it permits him to behold only the evils that exist. hereâ€"3nd evils do exist here, just the same as elsewhere. But “Northern Ontario" is good enough for “11.." The Stzu may call it Upper. Lower. Middle. Buck,Front, Side, Top or Bottom. “There has been a large amount of discussion among: politicians and in the newspapers sinve the last two elections regarding: party patron¢ age, or what some are, pleased to call the ‘spoils system.' It seems to me that many of our party leaders on both sides of political affairs have very crude and narrow ideas on the question. The big dailies do be mnscious of their might. “Mimosa." writing tn 'I'hc Flancur in the Mail and Empire, says: They say-; ‘Unless a man has shown himself boldly against the ruling party or incompetent, no matter how many votes he may cast or how much influence he may exert in a quiet way against, the party in pow- er. he should retain an office which belongs to the olovhn'ato. and. is at the disposal of the loath-moi the pa rt y in power.’ A min: is a contemp will my. ‘Oh. I don’t est in political affairs ty or Canada. United Slates 0E0. LAKE, PROP. w. a «mow, . \Vh at Published every Thuflday by Advertising Rates Furnished Nfl'fl'l‘" El! .V "STA Ill” SUUSCRIPI’MN RATES: It NH. ll I‘I'fi I! H I! If! Ul'l'l I'I RIGHT it ntemptiblc ‘cad’ who don't take any inter- I) \\' 32.000 "1' 3 00 a yr" _\-' W {I y MU “1“,“1‘0 .~i.\: days ake any inter- ikclv to I just go andfiundayo W [DHOR u n 1d’ who .vould W 0t He does not can fut pdnciplo. conmry or party so long a he can hold omen. Like the ‘Vicnr of Bray.’ who turn- ed his coat. under every new unthor‘ ity in order to remain 'Vicar of Bray.’ vote.’ just beam he is fluid of Main; his position. - There has been a mod deal of 'casting up' by the Tories now at Ottawa as to what the Grits did when they came inta power in 1890. Now. I think the Grits did quite right. They acted honorably, honest- ly and considerately to their side of the electorate. At that. time the Tories had hold office for a long time. and t was time the Grits had a share in their country's emolu- Now the Grits have had a good long chance under their party lead- ers; so they should not cry out when some one elm fits the position. monts I thinlt the Americans have a very honorable and systematic way of dealing with the patronage system. When one party goes out of power all oflicialdom goes out with it. and the new ‘regime' appoints men lrom among its supporters." The following item is taken Irom .lack Camwk. a Toronto publication. and seems to furnish lurthor evidence that. city papers only look [or evils “Mr. .Inhn Morrisnn. chin! omccr nf the Provincial Lit-mac Depart,- mont. hm rvturncd [mm a trip to the. North Country. and in a statement to tho Tornntn nvwspapcrs says that. m the liqum' law onlnrromcnt,’ in that part nl’ tho province. in excellent. “The lwst testimony to thv vfl‘wlon- 0y nf supervisinn in the North .Counâ€" try.‘ announcml Mr. Morrison. “is that whisky smuggled through by devious methmls sells for six and sev- en dollars a bottle.” Naturally Mr. Morrison's informa‘ tion came secondhand. probably from n cknical‘uunvc. and so itis not quite accurate. , We. did not visit the North Coun- try. but we found out right here in Toronto of a man who is becoming quite wealthy on aeeount of condi- tions in that lonely land. With a dozen bottles of “Walker's" well concealed. he makes a weekly Visit to Northern Ontario and disposes of them at ten dollars. lle clears over a hundred dollars a week, and the hea‘t part of the <tm°_\' is that his fare does not eost him anything. His profits are owr a hundred dollars a 'Pho authnr nf thv above and the paper “4fich puhfishod it “Tnfld ap- pear to us aS(upufl1y gufity “ith the (“sponsor of “fifiskoy in the finWfiddcn torfitory. \V (‘1’ The plain duty of any person hold- ing such evidence would he, in our opinion, to at once communicate the same to the authorities. It looks like the very climax ofi hypocrisy to hold such convincing proof of wrong-doing. and, failing to make use of it. uphraid and criticize those who are, evidently discharging the duties of their office in the besti l manner possuble. { 1 l i The statement, that this man'sI “fare. does not (‘nst him anything" is‘ one which the 'l‘. .\'. 0. Railway Commission should investigate, as that. appvm's to he the only method of transportation available to make “weekly visits to Northern Ontario." Jack Czimwk, display the courage of yuur convictions and give the au- thorities this man's name. Huge Elevator For C. T. Pacific The official statement was handed out in Montreal from the Grand Trunk Pacific offices that a thirty- milliun bushel grain elevator will be erected at. Fort William. This is twice as largo n: the biz? “orcupinn II F. I! E's A 801‘" F." fulluwing itvm is! mkm from i'umwk. a anomn publication. 1t of be for in;- riuht for the othn‘ the week UP)" are not a shame to rcllglon 01‘ rhiof nflh‘cr tc that. IIABIISNIPS llf MIIIB ll PBEHISTBBIB TIMES Various iieiins found in Ancient Spanish lines in" Story of Rare Courage. A glimpse into prehistoric mining in the Stone Age has been revealed by the opening of the Oural and Aram copper‘cobalt mines in Spain. A writer in The American Antiquar- ian. referring to this discovery,says: "In these aflt‘itnt Spanish mines the galleries and drifts do not open directly onto the mountain side. In« stead tiny communicate with day- light by means of severai vertical shafts or chimneys, a few metres in height. The purpose of this grunge- ment was, it has been suggested, to eflect a better control over the eleve- miners. Perhaps, too, the purpose was to preVent wild animals from making their home in the mine along with the sieves: “Relics found both inside and out- side the mine comprise bones, and various implements made of intone, bone, horn, tlreeluy or of wood. Among the principal relies found on the interior were sixteen eheleto "i two of them complete; stone hanv' mere. picks made of horns of uni-l mnls no longer lmmm in Spain” stone needle, torvh stickd, a bone? knile. twn anlvn howls. and. strangely enough, some coins. 1 “'l'he akelvtnns which were found1 belong for the. mast part to mineral suddenly killed in the midst of their lnhor; the hand still holds the ham- mer. and nvcnsionnlly a skeleton is found under a fall of rack. Others met death in a cowering: or ermu'h- im; pusitiun. .\ll nf the men must haw, been of extraordinary, muscular (lowlopmm'. 'l'hn hvnVior stone ham- mers which Hwy used weighed as much as twenty or twenty-two pounds. ‘ lor illumination the IIIineIs used sticks of wood four to eight inches: Iomr. .\ hall of wet clay was rolled. and slapptd attainst the galler wall. ‘ Into this elay the. miner stuck his1 little light. NumlIeIs of these “cod-i en sticks or matches. the free. end charred, are still preserVed in place in their clay holders along the gal- leries. There are also found some resinous branches or twigs, wrapped iII.hide. and the latter soaked" with“ grease or with resin. 'I‘hese, it.is be- lieved. also served for illumination, perhaps, too, for heating purposes. lt‘ire was used to splinter the rock to render it; more friable and easier to attack. The clay along the Vein walls was picked away by hand. “No props were used in the work- ings, which fact alone proves that. they antedated the Romans. In cer- tain eases ore was extracted from the end (If diggings, into which to- day only a child would he able to penetrate. Several galleries are so steep and so slippery that any move- ment in them must have been with the help of thongs fastened into the run! (If the L'allet‘y. in the vertical stupes or raises there, is usually still preserved a stone. rinq. into which shell a thorn: was fastened. “()riginally. the. ores. were melted in shallow, scooped-out hollows in retractory clay. These primitive crucibles were about eight inthes in diameter, and,with walls 15 inches thick. Fragments of them are pre- served with ore, incompletely reduc- ed, clinging to their sides. later thev must have employed a more highly perfected smelting device, for pieces of quite homogeneous slag are found. This denotes the use of some (ontinuOus smelting‘ apparatus.” Treasures Worth Hundreii Million 'l‘he .reeent announcement that J. l’ierpont Morgan would brim,r a por- tion of his art collections from Lou- dun to New York has led to the dis- covery that. the financier has invest- ed a sum estimated at more than $100,000,000 in art treasures. These are said to consist not only of paintings, statuary and jewels,but of reflections of wide range and val- ue of ceramiCs, porcelain, hronzes, reliquaries and antiquities of almost every form and conception of every age of barbarism and civilization. Mr. Morgan's London collections are estimated at more than $2,000,- 000 in value, his New York art trea- sures fully twive as high. .l’aintim:s {IV ars,t are 1f the co lC aid to comp: ction’s value TH F PURCUPINE ADVANCE :housands 01 compose the. 101 ll bulk ms i Mr. Whitman Symmes, in a series of altieles minted in the Mining and Scientific Press in Octohei, 1908, told the whole sordid tale. i ”is 1eeital attiaeted the attention ,01' the hettei element among those in icuntrol, and, as a result. he was 'plaeed in charge of the more import- iant wmk undei wav. Against many Edifiicnlties he has struggled to measuie of success, finding real ore and intiodueing real mining. w Comstock Mines Erratic Record Comstock mines have made and have marred many reputations. It is an open secret that for years operations along the great lode have been conducted with a View ‘mainly to stock market fimnipulation. \t the last. annual meeting of the companies imnlxcd, Pextain of the old directors who had been receiving commissions on supplies sold to the company, were thrown out of oflioe, though a clean sweep of old direct- ors was not uuuhu Revenge is sweet, and now those who lost oiiice have succeeded in se- (nuing Hu*(flsnussnl(fi hhx Synnnes :is a sequel to a disagreement be- tween him and the president of the company. A determined effort. it is said, will be made by Mr. Symmes’ friends to reâ€"secure control of the Union Con- solidated .and Sierra Nevada. and a storm on Bush street impends. We doubt if the flame is worth the debt. Something might be made of the Comatoek if ownership could be ('o'nsolidated in the. hands of those who cared for mines rather than shares, but the prospect for that does not. seem particularly bright. Tn the meant.ime_C. E. Julihn,who has been appointed superintendent, is said to be an experienced and cap- able engineer. Doubtless both Mr. Julihn and Mr. Symmes are well prepared to manage mines, but man- aging Bush street brokers is decided- 1y different There twelve mt 600 ton: average month. WOOO”OO””OOO NOOOO”.”M”OON” «ooeemmmom It “Cobalt Special" leaves Toronto 8.30 pm. daily. arriving Cobalt 9.41 a m. and Porcupine Day Trains carry modern and Parlor, Library, Buffet Cars. Fnll particularsfrmn any Grand Trunk agent or address A. E. Duff, District Passenger Agent, Toronto. Night Trains carry up-to-d Lighted Pullman Sleeping Cars was )nth Dc handled during the at Prince Rupert 61,- ight. which is an in- :“L'mer cent. over the 1. while no less than 562 cr.1.<t or an undersigned passengers Per A I DA mt' tk :1 rricd . 100 Rupert middle .T. N.O. Reduced Fares onto 8.30 p.m. daily.arriving Cobalt 9.41 a m. and Porcupine 9.34 p. m.. l vestibule \‘HW 105 m. Cafe 01‘ Dining DMOW' np-tn-(lntc 'I‘Zlcctric 1;: Cars. Grand Trunk agent District Passenger TRADERS BANK Has the followmg offices in the Porcupine Gnld District; Head Office - SINGLE FARE from all T. N. 0. Rly. stations to Timmins and re- turn. Minimum fare twmty-fivc cents Dome Mines Celebration V‘- 1a " ' gihe Rnbt. Ben Enginemhresher A. J. PARR, G.F.. P.A.!Co., Ltd. Seaforth, On}, :‘pl‘il 1n 50) Aura Lake South End March 30th,1912 )d going March 29th and 30th, for return up'to and including Manager Haileybury further particulars apply t» ‘. ' N. O. Ry. Agent or th Transfers of money by mail or telegraph can be made through anv Branch of this Bank. Travellers going into Porcupine are invited to avail themselves of the advice or services of the managers of the above-mentioned branches. C. H. Day, Capital and Surplus, Total Assets, INCORPORATED, 1885. Branch also at Haileybury OF CANADA. THE t 0 Saw Mills, Engines.» 3.31m, Threshing Machinery, New? ', Second Hand and Rebuilt. ‘ In stock at present a supply of Re- built Portable Engines and Boilers, on wheels and skids, from 10 to 13( horsepower. Traction Engines, all Sim-s. Stationary Engines and loilrrs, various sizes, some go stock. FO'RSA L‘ L J "' ; Manager Porcupine Branches Some gt 3” as ne 'I‘h rcsh in Vri tc $ 6,800,000 $ 52,000,000 J. D. Tipton, 10W 01188 mod Rebuil Jl M :trtk Torontfl‘ . Inf Boilers, Cund hand