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The labor situation in the Poreuâ€" pine is gradually clearing up, and all «langer of further serious difficulty is | now ‘hbelieved to be removed. _ The biggest mines in the Camp have made wage increases that seem to meet the needs and generally satisfy the men. § The Mclntyre and Dome as noted ; last week gave a straight raise of 50c per day, and the Poreupine Crown and V. N. T. expected to make arranâ€" gements satisfactory to all concerned. Bince then the Hollinger has talked the wage question over with some of its employees and on Saturday notiâ€" ces were posted informing employees that the )nixiimum wage for underâ€" ground would henceforth be $4.00 per «lay. ‘The Hollinger‘s chief need at _ present is for ‘‘muckers,‘‘ and at $4 MÂ¥ per .day it is not likely that there will _ be any difficulty in securing a full staff. Of course, some of the machâ€" ‘ine men do not like the new arrangeâ€" ment as it is intended to dispense with their helpers, leaving them to do their wark without the assistants. Howâ€" ever, as many of the machine men are â€" _ mow working under contracts, and so are not affected by the change, no dlifficulty is expected on this score. Also, it may be noted that in other «amps machine helpers are not usualâ€" S ts ol 2e 4109 hk w _ Mollinger Minimum Wage _ For Underground Men $4 BIG MINE POSTED NOTICE TO THIS EFFECT ON SATURDAY. LABOR SITUATION GRADUALLY CLEARING UP, WITH GOOD â€"~â€"PROSPECTS AHEAD. sponse from Timmins. Accordingly at a meeting on Tuesday plans were amade for a way to raise special funds for the French Red Cross Day. Eventually it was decided to hold a Grand Fete and Euchre in the Skatâ€" ing Rink on Friday, July 13th. There will be sports, games, music, and a wereral Big Night, at which all may both enjovy a delightful evening and know that the funds are going to a very deserving cause that needs the money now. This is the first appeal of the French Red Cross, and it should reseive an unusually generous response. The fact that there will be no ordinary canvassing to sell tickets sbould only urge the public in genâ€" eral to take such an interest that there be unusual suceess without the aglual canvass. All should coâ€"operate ) making Friday, July 13th, a great speeess, so that a fitting contribution may be made to the Red Cross Funds for the brave French soldiers and sailors. BlG EVENT HERE _ IN AD OF FRENGH â€"â€"â€"RED CGROSS WOR Local Society Giving Grand I‘;te and » Euchre in Timmins Rifik, é July 13th. _ Last week the local officers of the Red Cross Seciety received a letter from Mr. Noel Marshall of the Canâ€" adian Red Cross Society referring tq the urgent appeal of the London Comâ€"* mittee of the French Red Cross for funds to carry on their good work in the different war spheres of the world. The funds will be used to aid in the caring for the sick and woundâ€" ed French soldiers and sailors all over the world and to help the French prisoners of war. Nothing more need be said, surely, to emphasize the worthiness of the cause. The necesâ€" sity of the ease is also very evident. When the appeal was made to the Canadian Red Cross that Society promptly decided that every help must ‘be given to the French Red Cross. _ The French soldiers have shown themselves so brave, so selfâ€" sacrificing, so devoted to duty and the right that Canada felt it must be genâ€" erous indeed, so Saturday, July 14th, will be observed as a special ‘‘Tag Migt;*‘ or ‘‘Flag Day,‘‘ by every Red Cross branch in Canada, and Mr. Marshall‘s letter was to ask the Timâ€" ming branch to do something along this line. On account of the agreement made at the time of the organization of the Poreupine _ Consolidated â€" Patniotic Clab, only the one general appeal for funds is approved in this district, and the canvassing for money for patâ€" riotie purposes, the selling of tickâ€" ets or similar plans at other times is «diseountenanced. The ladies of the local Red Cross, however, felt that it would not be right to allow the apâ€" peal to go unnoticed or without reâ€" ly supplied, nor do the men under conâ€" tract employ them. The Hollinger underground minâ€" imum wage includes ‘‘muckers‘‘ at $4.00 per day, though this is 530c per day more than asked for this class of labor by the Union schedule. The Hollinger, however, felt that if machâ€" ine men could not live on less than $4.00 per day, the high cost of living would press equally hard on the ‘‘"muckers‘‘, so the general rate of $4.00 was made. In making the new rates, none of the mines considered the recognition of the Union, dealing only with their own employees. The Union on it3 part did not press ‘"‘recognition‘‘ at this time. As in the case of some of the other mines, bonuses were â€" also dropped under the new seale by the Hollinger. Miss Annie Kent, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Kent, of Schumacher, has passed her final examinations at Alma College, St. Thomas, with credit and distinction indeed, and well deâ€" serves the congratulations that will be given her on her success by her many friends in the district. Miss Kent won her diploma, taking firstâ€" class honors in Shorthand subjects and secondâ€"class honors in Bookâ€" keeping subjects. In addition, she took the prize in Commercial Work. This latter was a beautiful bound volume of E. Pauline Johnson‘s book of poems, ‘‘Flint and Feathers,‘‘ inâ€" cluding some of the latest and best work of this gifted Canadian poetâ€" ess. This year, on account of the war, Alma College gave no medals. Had the vsual medals been awarded Miss Kent would have been an Alma College Medallistâ€"a distinetion only won by merit. By her high standing in the passing of the tests, however, Miss Kent has the same rank as a medallist of past years. The annual report of the Canadian Bureau of Mines recently issued shows that in 1913 Ontario produced over 40 per cent. of the entire minâ€" eral production of the Dominion. In 1914 the percentage was over 41 per cent. In 1915 it was still greater,â€" nearly 45 per cent. The figures for 1916 are not included, but they will show an increase. Ontario‘s place is better understood by quoting the fact that British Columbia ranks seeâ€" ond with 20 per cent. of the Dominâ€" ion‘s mineral production. _ A little speeding up in production would give Ontario a imineral production equal to all the rest of the Dominion comâ€" bined. In Ontario‘s mineral production, of course, Northern Ontario leads the various sections of the . Province. As an evidence of this, it is not out of place to quote the statisties for diviâ€" dends in the North Land. Dividends paid by companies in the district of Temiskaming to March 31 of this year totalled $79,329,890,19, of which Cobalt is the leader,; accounting for $63,838,260, Porcupine next with $10,100,514, and Kirkland Lake, which is the voungest of the camps, third with $391,125, ‘The effect of the Hollinger anâ€" nouncement on Saturday was to give a renewed cheerfulness and â€" active hopefulness to the Camp. _ Several business men ventured the opinion that they could already see the good effect on business through the pubâ€" lic confidence that all _ difficulties were near an ending, and that reâ€" newed and increased activity was coming to the Camp. Miss Annie Kent Takes Diploma, With Honors, and Wins Prize For Commercial Work. Mrs. Kent went down to St. Thomâ€" as some weeks ago, and she and her daughter are expected home this week, the work of the College being completed. oCHUMAGHER YOUNG LAOY WINS HONORS AT ALMA GOLLEGE PAID $10,100,514 In Letter to Mr. Peter Chapman Forâ€" mer Porcupine Man Writes Much of Interest. Enclosed in a letter to Mr. Peter Chapman of Timmins, Pte. H. J. Meceâ€" Eachen, formerly foreman on the Government Roads here under Mr. Alex Stirling, has sent some flowers picked on Vimy Ridge. The letter reads as follows :â€" RUGH McEACHEN oEND5S FLOWERS FROM VIMY RIOGE France, May 28th, 1917 Mr. Peter Chapman, Timmins. Dear Pete:â€"Just a short line to let you know I am still in ‘the land of the living. Jack MceLellan and Bill Oglivie were both wounded, but not seriously. Bill will soon be back to his regiment. Dobbs is still stickâ€" ing it out, though not so fat. Several days ago, work was disâ€" continued on the Colossus property in Munro Township, according to men employed there, who last week were singing the beautiful old hymn, ‘‘Meekly wait, and murmur not.‘‘ We have been enjoying real sumâ€" mer for about six weeks, and crops are doing splendidly. Fall wheat is headed out in some places, and the contrast between the green fields beâ€" hind the lines and the churnedâ€"up ground of the front line is very marked. Hoping to hear from you soon and kindest regards to Mrs. Chapman, I am, yours sincerely, Another promising locality in the opinion of prospectors who are old at the game is that section knows as 6 * _ 7 is east of Bourkes. Some very enâ€" couraging reports come from this disâ€" trict from oldâ€"timers who have gone in there this summer. Mount Sinclair, ir the Sudbury Mining District, is claimed by one of the old prospectors in the Porcupine to be a coming gold camp. There is fine gold in the locality he says. Anâ€" other old timer quotes Mount Sinâ€" clair as rich in highâ€"grade asbestos. In regard to the gold prospects, the latter oldâ€"timer says that northwest of Mount Sinclair in the Moose Lake district there is the finest gold forâ€" mation in Canada, but for some reason or another properties there have always "fizzled out."‘ Two years ago at Meunt Sinelair J. Jones who has five claims staked there got three ore assays running $18, $27, and $64 to the ton, respectively. ~The formaâ€" tion is schistâ€"porphyry contact, and there is a regalar network of veins. The shaft at the Poreupine Penn is now down about thirty feet. Out of 15 assays taken, gold was only missing in one, the other assays runâ€" ning to $16.20 in gold to the ton. Diamond Drilling operations at the North Davidson are proceeding with very satisfactory results. Applicaâ€" tion has been made for the listing of the North Davidson on the New York curb market. When ELE come out of the trenches I will drop you a line again. I got your box some time ago, with the tobaceo and socks, and asked Dobbs toâ€"acknowledge the receipt of it. Thanks very mueh. Mr. W. F. Jhan has resigned as mill superintendent of the Toughâ€" Oakes in Kirkland Lake to join the United States Engineers battalion. He is being succeeded by Mr. A. H. Swanson, formerly of the Melntyre. The old war still goes on and Fritz is still sticking it out. It is wonderâ€" ful how he stands up to our artillery, as we are hammering away at Jhim night and day and you would think nothing living could go through it. If the little shack is rented send me some money each month. We only get three dollars every fifteen days and when we buy a beer and a feed of eggs it is all gone. As Canadian money is good in the Y.M.C.A., simâ€" ply put the bill in the letter and regâ€" ister it, as that way is more convenâ€" ient than running around the counâ€" try here looking for a post office. ho fln o ts se on uie t se se ie l on h on oe ofe she sfp ie ofe oh. «ts oh. ols o o ce ce ch shh ie se se se hk oh of «h se she spp o ols cb hb 4o s e ie n the tZe Be Te B se aBe oo sBe aBe oBe aBe 1B ale aBe aBe oo aBe alte aBe olie ce se n oo the on ie ane ue ate ate : Notes, Comments and Opmlons Of Interest To Mining World % Hugh MeFachen, P.S.â€"The enclosed flowers _ are The body of Mr. O. M. Hennessy, wellâ€"known as one of the outside staff of the Abitibi Power Paper Co., was found late Thursday afterâ€" noon last in the rapids just a short distance below Couchicing Falls, acâ€" cording to despatches from Haileyâ€" bury. His death will be widely reâ€" gretted throughout the North Land where he was well known and much esteemed. BODY OF 0. M. REXNESSY WAS FOUND LAST WEEK Prominent Lumberman Meets Death While on Canoeing Trip. A week or two ago Mr. Hennessy and a friend started away on a canâ€" oe trip. Later, the paddles of the canoe were found, and as no word was heard from the men, alarm was felt, and this alarm increased as the days went by, despite the knowledge that Mr. Hennessy knew tlie rivers and lakes of the country better than most men and was an expert in a canoe. He had been missing since about the 19th or 20th inst., and on the discovery of paddles belonging to the missing man, search parties beâ€" came convinced that an accident had indeed : How and â€" exactly when the gccident : occurred will probâ€" ably never be known. In Fripp Township recently, John Jones, one of the Poreupine‘s oldâ€" time prospectors, took out some wonâ€" derful samples from what are generâ€" ally known as the Stanley Martin claims. These samples run 37 per cent copper and $32 to the ton in gold, and they are not ‘‘picked from a pocket‘‘ samples either, but just fair averages as they come. _ The Stanley Martin Claims were staked before the Poreupine was discovered. Stanley Martin was in partnership in the matter with Joe Moore, the Indianâ€" prospector, and they located these claims in 1907. Martin went to the front with the Princess Pats., and was liilled. He had intended that his partner should have the claims in such a case, but on account of some formality in the registering it is not known mnow â€" whether Mr. Moore has a clear title or not, or whether theâ€"claims hbhave lapsed, and so are open to the last staker. from the Ridge. As noted in The Advance recently Pte. MeEFachen was awarded the Military Medal for bravery in the field. The Aurum property, adjoining the famous Croesus, will be diamondâ€" drilied on an extensive plan in the near future accurdm«r to present inâ€" tentions. A firm of stockâ€"brokers advertising a West Shiningtree property quotes a mining engineer as saying that * can find more free gold in West Shiningtree in five hours than in Porâ€" cupine in five days.‘‘ Perhaps, that is true. But if you want to stay more than five hours in the gold mining game in Canada you cannot afford to seorn Poreupine. Mr. Hennessyâ€"hadâ€"resided in Hailâ€" eybury for quite a number of years. In 1912 he was a member of the Town Council. He was one of the most widely known lumbermen in Northâ€" ern Ontario, and was engaged at his work as woods foreman of the Abiâ€" tib1 Pulp and Paper Co., when drownâ€" ed. He leaves a wife and family of five, the eldest of whom is 23 years of age. The remains were taken to Haileybury for interment. Fort Matachewan district, on the Montreal River, continues to attract prospectors, who are braving one of the worst seasons in the history of the North Land for black flies to inâ€" vestigate the country, where a numâ€" ber of good claims are said to be proâ€" ving up with much promise. _ Free gold is said to have been found in pleasing quantities in a big dyke on the Otisse claims. The rock along the surface of this dyke is panning out well, it is said. All members of the Timmins Red Cross are earnestly requested to be present next Tuesday at 3 p.m. at the Red Cross rooms. Timmins Fire Brigade made a noteworthy showing at the big mect of the Temiskaming Firemen‘s Assoâ€" ciation at Cobalt on Monday. As had been foretold by some, and hoped by many, Chief Borland and his efficient staff brought home the honors of the day and won the best prizes in comâ€" petition with the oldâ€"established brigâ€" ades of the North Land. LOCAL BRIGADE CAPTURES SILVER CUP .AND $100 IN CASH JACK MacLEAN FIRST AND PHIL THERRIAULT SECOND IN 100â€"YDS RACE. CHIEF BORLAND THIRD IN CHIEF‘S RACZ. GREAT RECEPTION FOR BOYS ON RETURN HERE. First of all the Timmins brigade won the Silver Cup given in competâ€" ition ‘by the Association to the best brigade, together with $100 in cash. Next Jack MacLean, Assistant Chief, won the 100â€"yds race, while Plul. Therriault took second place in the same event. The tugâ€"ofâ€"war was also won against the field by Timmins, though the local men were, perhaps, the lightest in average weight on the grounds. To complete the story of winnings, Chief Borland went in the Chiefs‘ Race against all the younger men of the district, some of whom were not old enough to go to school when he was working at the fireâ€" man‘s job first,â€"and the ‘Timmins Chief won third place with all the handicaps against him. The local brigade lost the ladder race on account of the handicap sufâ€" fered through a change in the rules. The boys had practised ‘here with a dry hose, the water being turned on when they were ‘‘{ready to shoot,"‘‘â€" just as would be the method in real fireâ€" fighting, as a usual rule At the meet, the rules in force called for the water to be turned on first and the ladder mounted with the full hose. Rev. Mr. Macdonald commended the Orangemen because he ‘believed the Order upheld morality, fraternity, one school and one language, and loyâ€" alty to the Empire. _ Their defense of the ‘‘open bible"" was particularly referred to, and he asked the memâ€" bers to do more than keep the Good Book open,â€"to read it, and to heed it. He touched on the fraternal side of the Order, showing how this brothâ€" erliness and its accompanying care for the widowâ€"and the fatherless was good. The Order‘s loyalty to the Empire, and the liberty and right for There were about forty or fifty members of Timmins L.O.L. in the annual church parade to the Presbyâ€" terian church on Sunday evening. Rev. J. Macdonald, pastor of the church, cordially welcomed the Order to the church, recalling that the first sermon he had ever preached to a fraâ€" ternal body had been to a bramch of the L.O.LL _ The church was decorâ€" ated with flags,â€"Union Jacks and the Canadian ensign. Timmins Firemen Win All The Best Prizes at Cobalt So Says Rev. J. Macdonald in Stirâ€" ring Sermon to the Timmins Orangemen. Rev. Mr. Macdonald chose his text from Paul‘s Epistle to the Galâ€" atians. Paul, he said, was the first great Protestant. He had hboldly protested against Peter‘s assumption of infallibility, and had« made . the first great fight for liberty of worâ€" ship and of conscience. Some people sought to suggest that it was not right to offend other good people by taking a decided stand against them, but the preacher pointed out that freedom and justice and right and the truth must be maintained at all costsâ€"even at that of offending other good people. He quoted the stand of Paul to prove the truth of this point. The boys from Timmins won the Wagon Race in 71 seconds, which was looked upon as very fast time. Hailâ€" eybury took 1 minute, 28 seconds, and Cobalt used a minute and a half. The Timmins brigade, however, had preâ€" viously beaten their time at the meetâ€" ing in Cohalt by the time made for this event in the practices here last week. On one of the latter oceasions they made the record time of 55 seeâ€" onds. Touching on the matter of one school and one language, Rev. Mr. Macdonald left no doubt as to where he stood.. He boldly gave his views to the efcct that Separate schools PAVL WAS THE FRST GRFAT PROTESTANT which that Empire stood, was also worthy of praise. The necessary delay in the boys getâ€" ting accustomed to this new plan was just sufficient to lose enough seconds to lose them their place in this featâ€" ure. About 100 went down from here to Cobalt for July 2nd, and all report a good day. _A record crowd turned out for the Big Day in Cobalt, despite tho fact that the weather was not of the most attractive. The day‘s program included an automobile parade, sports and speeches, together with an interâ€" esting exhibition by the Bov Scouts. The Silver Cup won this year by Timmins will be here toâ€"day and if the local firemen can win it for tho next two years it will be here for good. After a number of excellent selectâ€" ions by the band, the gathering broke up with hearty cheers for the Chiocf and the Fire Brigade. and the dual language idea in Canâ€" ada should be dropped. He said the people of the Catholie church id not really wish to continue and exâ€" tend either the Separate schools or the double language; it was tho priesthood that imposed them on the people. The preacher quoted from the writings of Victor Hugo, the great French writer, to «show that while the Catholie Church claimed to desire the right to educate the peoplo its purpose in practice seemed to be not to instruct. Mr. Maedonald thought there was more illiteracy in Quebec than in any other Province in Canada, and this illiteracy also preâ€" vailed in all other countriee where the education was in the full cortrol of the Catholic Church. The present situation in Quebece was also referred to by the preacher, with the opinion that again it was not the people who were to be ‘blamed, but the wrongful use of authority and the Tlack of proper education nationally. In closing, Rev. Mr. Maedonald pointed out that the principles of the Orange Order were good,â€"liberty of conscience for all being a chief founâ€" dation stone,â€"and he besought the members to be true to their high principles and to keep ever in mind their duties to religion and to their fellow men. On the return of Chief Borland and his men on ‘Tuesday evening, a hig crowd met with enthusiasm and cheers at the station. A procession, with the Timmins Band at the head, aeâ€" companied them to the fire hall, the Chief and brigade being taken down in autos. ‘The fire bell announced tho victory and the crowd cheered again and again. In a neat speech beforo the fire hall, Chief Borland thanked the citizens for their appreciation and support, and told the crowd how proud he was of the firemen. ‘Tunâ€" mins, he said, had a bunch of fireâ€" men that equalled anything in the North Land for efficiency. On Monâ€" day they had shown what they eould do, when they went up against tho oldâ€"timers in the game. There was only one team of which they necd have any fear, and that was New Liskeard. He promised that with the coâ€"operation of the Union men and others he was going to plan for 2 big day here on Labor Day, when the people of Timmins would have an opâ€" portunity of seeing just what the boys here could do. New Lisksard had promised to coâ€"operate on this day. McQuirnn and ‘‘the Man That Sizgs to Beat the Band‘‘ Friday and Saturday. Fov Friday and Saturday evenings this week and for Saturday aiterâ€" noon matinee, the New !'Impire Thaâ€" atre is presenting the MeQQuinn Twins, â€"Kathleen and Jea wth'-â€"â€"m ‘*The Dance of the Artic,"" introducing aA number of unusual ideas of enterta‘aâ€" ment. ~Special seenery of an outâ€"ofâ€" the ordinary type is also promiâ€"ed Then, MeQuinn,. ‘"the ftaan who sings to beat the band,""‘ wili be there with the singing moving piectures, Othar pictures o€ superior merit sre also on the hboards, and the show promises to be beiter than the ord:nary even 9% 4e No ATTRAGTIONS AT THE NEW EMPIRE THEATRE Single Copies 5 Cents