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THE GROWING CALF WON'T STOMACH IT,

St. Peter’ Ss Church History

Valuable Work of the Early
‘Miners and the Natives—Many Changes

Missionaries Among the

It was in 1376 that Hazelton
was @ large and busy town, it

of miners and. prospectors for
their rush north in search of gold.
The: population. was changing
daily. . Tents and small eabins
were being erected overnight,
and many:of them were just as.
quickly demolished.: At this time
there were no: Jess than . 3000
people in Hazelton, most of them
waiting for suitable weather and
travel to make the rush for gold.
at the various prospects situated
at. different points within 800
miles of this point of outfitting.

Having heard of the large num-.
bér’ of flocking to Hazelton, the
Rev. W. H. Collison, the Church
Missionary Society’s agent on the
coast, came with. the gospel of
peace and goodwill, Not being
able to stay himself ‘he reported,
the situation to ‘the Church Mis-
sionary Society in England. The
result was that Rev. Robt. Tom-
linson was sent to Ankintlast, 20

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in October 1880 to establish the
church in Hazelton where travel. |i
Hers and ‘prospectors ‘might gath-
“| er for spiritual strength and up-|

|i after:the ‘Apostle. “St Peter. A
“‘Hthankegiving : ‘service: was held
on: Oct.:7th,.1880, when: the build-

| were: uplifted :to.God .for; his safe
arrival, ... This. building was.situs

miles from Hazelton, to establish
a iission : station in 1879, (now
known as Tomlinson flats) beyond
Kispiex. oot

‘Bishop and Mrs. Ridley arrived

liftment: before entering upon}
their rough life in the wilds.’
*Bishop.Ridley was able ‘to ob-
tain thé log store, 50-x 40, owned
Il by Thos; Hankin and which was
later: purchased by the'C.M.S,
for the first church, being named

Ing was-filled . ‘and joyful--hearts

ea fated: -where..the ‘present, Indian|

being the centre for the outfitting}.

Omineca engraved on one side,
and, ‘‘From Grateful Miners” on
the other side. -

England Rev; Robt. Allen took
charge of the work, assisted by
J. H. Ridley,
and Mrs. Ridley left for Metla-
katla in the fall of 1882, Rev. W

G. Faulkner took charge, assisted
by T. R. Wade, another C. M. 8,
agent, a native trained at the
coast.
white work they commenced to

was made when Rey. H. F. Stev-
enson took charge of the work
until the. well known. and ‘much
beloved Rev. John Field: came out)
from ‘England. and.took his first
service on Sunday, May 9, 1886;
He remainéd. to’ serve’ God’and
his fellowman: until May 52-198...
‘having completed 82 yetlts’: of]
faithful. ‘pervite,:..

dng health he: ound it’ ne
to retire‘and entered: into reat j in};
‘August that: same‘ year, ”,

Thomaa Hankin the church pur-
chased all-his town property.

It was Bishop Ridley who is-
sued the first newspaper. He
wrote a total of 200 copies by
hand. The Bishop, however, was
compelled to return to England
in 1381, leaving Mrs. Ridley in
Hazelton. ‘She opened her log] tan
shanty to the miners as a read-
ing room and pldce of meeting,
For her kindness they quickly
constructed a three roomed house
all the lumber being sawn by
hand, and on Bishop Ridley’s re-
turn they made her a bracelet of
gold nuggets obtained from the
Omineca fields, with the word

When Bishop Ridley left for

Then when Bishop

Besides looking after the|

‘Owing. 1 fail:

tells

veagar’

fhe, , an

-rown

{ations

land,

we.

recelved.

erected in-‘the firs
obtainable after: residence an
Provement donditions . are.

and land hag. been:

Prowues i cs
.,» Under the Grasing Act the. Pr
ioe’ araxing dintris

is
1g:

“eshool!. atands, On. the, death, of!)
ir nd

_ His term of service saw many |t )

Vacant,

Fiven din Bulletin No. 1
How to Pre-empt Lena coples of.
‘which can be obtained free of chargo
‘by addressing tha’ Department of.
Lands, Victoria, B,C. or to any Gov-
ernment Agent.
Records will be granted covering
only land suitable for ‘agricultural
purposes, and which is not’ timber-
. Le, carrying over 6,000 board
feet per acre weat of the Coast Range
and 68,000 feet per acre east of that

the Bulletin
Land.”

avided f into
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SYNOPSIS OF

PRE-EMPTIONS

unreserved,
lands may be pre-

regarding

“How
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enrveved,.
LEASES

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Poses areas not: ek
may be lensed’. by “one ‘panaon

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surveyed
empted by
British subjecta over. 18 years of age,
and by aliens on declaring intention
to become British subjects, condi-
tional upon residence, oecupation,
znd improvement: for agricultural
purposes.

Full information concerning regu-
pre-emptions is
. Land Series,

Applications for. pre- amptions are
to be addressed to the Land Com-
missloner of the Land Recording Di-
vision, in which the land ‘applied for.
is situated, and are made on printed
forms, copies of which can be ob-"
tained from the Land Commissloner, ;

Pre-emptions must be. occupied for °
five years and improvements made :
to value of $10 Per acre, including |
clearing and ‘cultivating at leant five
acres, before a Crown Grant. can be,

MIN, factory,or dnduatrial eltes ob

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, HOMESITE LEASES
the first church: Unsurveyod aresa, not exces:
Then in 1884 angther change Conditinay: ee

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LAND ACT AMENDMENTS

For mora detailed information ses:
to Pre-empt:!

care for and train. the natives, {imber land, not exceeding 40 acres,
first in the chief’s house and later! Site? including Sapient ab,
n the log building. obtained for| *tumnase, :

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