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VOL, Il, NO. 5

_HAZELTON,B. C.,, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 4, 1918

_ PRICE $2.00.A-YEAR

~ BFLIPMENT

- OF GOLDFIELD,

: Season’s. Work in Manson
.. :\Placer District: Brought
Highly Encouraging Results

KILDARE OPERATIONS

Ottawa Company Has Splendid Plant on
Slate Creek, for Development of Big

” Aren of Gold-bearing Ground... ~Olter-

‘ aon and Porty Out.

Inipe Manson gold camp larger
“minirfg operations have been dis-

"’ continued for the season. All-the
“.. miners who have returned from

‘4

~ : couraging developments: as a
result of the summer’s work,
’.. Interest naturally centers on the.
- operations of the Kildare compa-

* ny on Slate creek, where Geo, W.
« Otterson, M. E., the company’s

+ ‘general-1 manager, hag had a crew

- engaged in modernizing the
.: €quipment and preparing, for the

: placer leases held by the. compa-
“ny, which is composed of Ottawa
‘eapitalists, Interviewed by The
-» » Miner, Mr. Otterson said that the
‘> -season’s work bad confirmed his
_ previous high opinion of the dis-
~-tiret,, Speaking of the Kildare
~ operations, he stated that every-

school ready for use within, two
weeks, ; a

New School Building
Under Construction||

Sehool Trustees BE. H: Hicks
Beach, G,. 0. Graham, and E.

their efforts to secure the erec-

Hazelton, and. the education de-
partment has authorized the con-
struction of: a neat building, 22
feet by 385, which will provide
ample accommodation for the
school, Mr.-Lambert has ‘now
27 pupils, the largest “number
that has yet attended school here,
The ‘contractors, Stephenson &
Crum, expect to have the new

Gammon. proved “successful in|.

tion of a new school building in|

“Local and District News Notes

Completion of G. T. P..
Within Nine Months

L. L. DeVoin returned toSmifth-
ers.on Saturday. evening. AE

Ed. -Brickenden, of: Terrace,
was in town | over Sunday, ;.:

W. J. O'Neill ‘retirned: rom
the Bulkley Valley yesterday, £

George Ironside is back trom
the northern part of the: district,

Mrs, a. OQ.’ Graham ‘returtied
on Saturday f from. a a visit to: the
coast,

P, B.' ‘Carr left. on | Thursday
for a visit to the Carr ranch, néar
Smithers,

Indian Agent Perty, of Metla:

aie
e

heen abandoned.- ‘The freighting’ -
outfits.. have been ‘Moved ‘to

Decker lake.

| M, Sullivan: and. P, W. ‘Clark,
two prominent mining ‘men of
Spokane, arrived ‘in Hazelton on
Wednesday « evening. “They came
to inspect a number of working
properties,

L. Re Walker, -who has been
engaged i in the examination of
lands in .thia district ‘for the
North Coast Land Co,, will leave
next: week for Okanagan, in the
, interests of the ¢ company.

A party of mining men ‘arrived

“Montreal, Sept. 27: The ad-
journed ‘general meeting of the
1Grand Pronk Pacific. Railway
Company was held here yester-
day and the attendance of-direc-
tors was very. large... According
to the statement of the president,
the construction of the main line
tothe Pacific’ Coast has now
reached twelve hundredand four
mites -west “of Winnipeg, and
rom ‘Prince Rupert has reached
Mile 300, leaving .a section of
two hundred and. thirty. miles to].
be .completed.. When the track
is laid on ‘this short section the
steel will be connected up

KING GEORGE
MAY STEP IN-

Britain’s Monarch May . Try:
To Effect Agreement~Be- .
_ tween Opposing Factions -

UNIONISTS ARE SERIOUS

To Last Ditch Every Attempt to Set .
Up Home Rule Government--Large
'_ Indemnity Fund Raised =~

London, Oct, 2:—The anti-home .
rule agitation in Ulster continues, .
and the situation is regarded as

Volunteer Army in Ulster Will Oppose.

“that. district. report: highly en-|’

: Trains to -Saithak

’ New York Deluged

-Tonight’s passenger train will
tun through to Smithers, to
which town the” regular train
service will now be extended.
East of the divisional point, the
company, it is expected, will run
accommodation ‘trains’ as far as
operation i is allowed by the éom-
mission,
"mining of the eight miles of!”

‘New York, Oct. 2:—The city
was practically tied up yesterday.
by a. deluge, the rain reaching
the proportions of a cloudburst,
Two deaths have been reported.

PERMANENT EXHIBIT

:

. thing: about the preperty had

‘been put in excellent’ condition
for productive work as soon as
“water can be-had in the spring,
By. ‘additions . to_the . ‘plant’ and
"- Improvementa effected the labor
. coat of mining has been reduced
- one-half—an important consider-
- ation even with ground as rich|;
. og that held by the Kildare.
Starting early in the season,
- Mr, Otterson has practically re-
“built five miles of ditch and flume
on Manson and Slate creeks, The
flume, which is six feet wide
“and three feat deep, ig now de-
‘. livering 1000 inches of water,
and. can easily carry. double
that quantity if. required. A
pit. 200 feet long, 75. feet
wide, . and 40 feet deep
has been excavated, but it was
- ‘impossible to clean up the bottom,
> as the old elevator, whieh had.
‘. been in-service for over fourteen
years, went to pieces. The new
machinery not arriving in time,
’ it was decided to shut down for
thé winter. Mr. -Otterson esti-
mates that there is: between
$75,000 and $80,000 immediately
in sight, which can be taken out
’ as scon as the new machinery ig
: installed. Part of the equipment
be ~ is already on the ground,. while
_ the heavier pieces are at South
. - Hazelton, and will be ‘taken in
, ‘by toboggan during the’ winter,
‘The power of the plant may be
: judged from the nozzle pressure,
Which is 93 pounds to the square
. dnek. The pipeline, which is 1,300
- eet long, hasan average diameter
of 24 inches, we :
Boulders will be handled by ¢ B
= tramway—operated by oné man—
- which lias a capacity of 800 tons
: ___in ten hours, Its cable. covers
600 feet of ground, and the tram-|
- way can be moved actoss the pit
n-half an: hour, -It took three
“days to move the derrick former-
Fused, ‘and’ it~ covered: -only
bighty feet.
The new elevator which i is ‘he.
“dng ingtalled is of fourteen ich
diarti ter,’ capable of handling
6,000 ‘feet. of ‘ground . per. day,
at is Known as ‘an. open lift
will. also be installed, . “This will}

thout pany's. headquarters
* During t the: wintery:

jly the entire mineral exhibit at

Prince Rupert, Oct. 1 —Among
the many. good results of the re-
eent-fair ‘held: here: the ‘estublish<|
ment of permanent ‘tnineral and
agricultural exhibits in this city,
which is almost an assured fact,
is not the least important. Near-

the fair, which was acknowledg-
ed tobe one.of the finest collec-
tions of ore éver seenin Northern
British Columbia, has been don-
ated to the board of trade for this
purpdse, oe
In addition to the mineral-ex-
hibits the various districts have
promised to send in splendid col-
lections “ of grain, fruits, and
vegetables, These wili not be
sent until a little later in the sea-
son, when the grains particular:
ly will be more matured and will
bei in better shape for preserving
in a. permanent exhibit.

Sealy Wins Prizes © .

At Prince Rupert exhibition,
J.C. Ky Sealy, had a notable dis-
play of grain and vegetables, to
which he gave his personal at-
tention. In competition with many
exhibitors, he carried off. first
prize for. white oats and first

were grown on his ranch-near
Smithers. He also secured first
prize for celery; second prizes for
cabbage and carrots, and third
prizes for potatoes and. swede
turnips, the vegetables being!
arown in his garden at, Hazelton.

ing outfit, The pit and the én-
‘tire campis lighted by electricity,
and there is’ a sawmill, . which’
will be in operation next. season.
The vamp consists of. cook hotise,
warehouse, buikhouse,’ icehouse,:
blackamith shop, todlhouae, office
and ottier | ‘buildings...

The’ work -done showa that;
whila the best pay is on bedrock,
the ground” carries gold | -all

out this season, weighing. $7.75,

aurface. ae As ba
-Mre Ottergon left on ‘Thursday

for Betittle, “én rolita. to: the cont

AT PRINCE RUPERT

prize for barley, both of ‘which |

through, ‘The largest pieve taken. W ot .

‘was, found’ four: feet: from . the |' ts."

a, Decker.

katla, ig visiting” Government
Agent Hoskins, ‘

tion in Hazelton.

near consummation.

Vancouver and Victoria,

from Babine

guardian, ye
Gilbert Burrington, Broughtén|

next week,

Honey Bratzins brought iff “ci
fine-looking grey copper and gal- |‘
ena ore from his claims i in: ‘the
Babine range,

A, Borland, of “the Bank of
Vancouver .staff, has been called
to Vancouver, where his” father |
died laat week.

E. J. Hill was in ‘from Smithers
for a couple of days. He states
that the divisional town i is mak-.
ing rapid progress,

Charles E, Bailey, provincial
inspectir of - pre-emptions,' has
been paying an official visit to
the upper end of the Valley...

’ Among the miners who will
winter at Mangon. are W. Wrig:
ley, Max Gebhardt, Ed, Sullivan,
W. B, Steele, and F. T, Child.

W. M. ‘MeAulay, who recently

-|took up hig residenee on his ranch}. -"

near town, has built a residence,
and is now improving his land.

Mrs, S. H. Hosking, and child-.
ren. returned ° yesterday from a
visit to Prinee. Rupert. Mr.
Hoskins met the delayed train 1 at
Pacific. .

James Turnbull, who: has been
engaged in cruising the Omineca
and Tacla district for the forest
braneh, returned: to Hazelton on
Tuesday. |

Rev. W.'S.- Larter and Mrs,
Larter returned on Saturday from
Prince Rupert, where Mr. Larter
attended the Anglican’ synod
meetings, .

= Broughton & MeNeil have their
store building at Stella. nearly
completed..arid- are sending &
stock of: general merchandise. to
that point.

Pete Schufer returned on. Sat.
urday from’ a visit to Hudsot
Bay. tiountain. He states ‘that |

-

for P;' B ne “returned:
on Weédridkda' from: a trip to
ke H tes . that afl

J. D. Heniderson, of. Decker
Lake, i is spending a’ brief Vaca-

Judge Young, will hold eourity
. Jeourt in Hazelton on Thursday,
October 16, at 11 a. m. :

0. A. Ragstad will Jeave. to:
morrow for. a- vacation trip’ to

F, H.° Collins has: returned
‘lake, where’: he
spent the surmer BS. fisheries

& MeNeil’s. forwarder, will 4 ree,
move from 26-Mile to end of ateel

t}on Tuesday to inspect the . pro
erly of the Hudson Bay Mountai

Mining Co., whieb is being d

rection of Col, RG. Steele, _

ao

Another . big deal. in Manson
placer ground is reported to’ be

road.*

vember 1
- Thomas. King, forest gaard ¢ on

‘turned from his season’s wor
on. Thursday... rca There:was. oni

ing the. Summer, .
“Ineluded in the party whic

tive, John Bidart, Tony Locketti

Comba, Phil Morris; Wm, John
son,;-and George Rex. :

tendent.

Granby. ‘connections,

ham Island.
‘Work in Groundhog

holdings ° ‘in thé - upper Skeena
field... On the company’ 8 proper-
ty the ‘season’s--work has’ dis-
closed .a new seam . containing
seven feet of. pood | coal, and
another with four feet six inches
of excellent clean Goal; Mr; God’
frey | says. -He is taking samples
af the coal’ to Vancouver with
him. The extérision of the com-
pany’ ’g long. tunnels has¢hown,
he says, that the-coal becomes
eleaner as depth i is gained, While
more: work is required ‘on ‘the
Feundhog. trail,

“very-much better ¢ on his;

veloped by a crew. under the di-

Alex McMillan, who has heen
engaged in building the Hunter
Basin road, has returned. with
his men, having done. excellent
work, althouzh the appropriation
was not suffeient to complete the

H. B. Perks, M. E., who has
‘<40/ been. engaged in. sinking shafts
x: /on the Germansen creek hydral-
ic property.of the Royal Standard |’
Investment Co.; is expected to
return with his crew wv about No

the Upper Skeena, between Sec.
ond Cabin and - Fifth: ‘Cabin, re-

one small fire i in his diatriet, dur-

réturned with Geo.: W. Otterson
from Manson creek -last- Tues-
day were A. J. Otterson, Allan
Bate, the company’s representa-

Mr. and Mrs. F. E.-Pooler, Geo,

BW. Dowling, Prince. Rupert
manager of the government tele-|:
graph lines, has been promoted
to the position of district superin-
He will have charge of
the territory between Telkwa and
Atlin, -the- Port Simpson. and
and the
_| lines under construction on Gra-

~The effect of the season's de-
velopment work. in the Ground-| |
hog: district has been -to fully.
confirm my faith in the field.’?
said Amos ‘Gorlfrey, who has
charge of the field operations ‘of
-|the B.:C, Anthracite, Ltd.: a
Vancouver corporation with large

Mr. . “Godfrey:

than. when he went in i

p-
1
@-

through to the coast. The work,

next nine months,
“As the line neared completion,

ties were provided. _
|WILALEY VALLEY
AN IDEAL LIGATION

“While the Bulkley region is bee
ing heralded | as a placer gold
zone ali” over’ the. country |;
(on ;..aecount..- -of.-‘the...
strike to’ the south of it, one of
the:Provincial agriculturists, who
‘has. beén’ stationed’ iti the dis-
trict for * Some tine, reports: that.
the Valley is’ an: ‘deal: loeation for!
mixéd farming, and that’ already |
@ considerable area of land is-un-
der cultivation. The. authority
for \ this _ statement, ‘says the
Colonist, is: Mr. H. E, Walker,
who is at present in (consul-
tation with .the agricultural
headquarters of .the government |"
in regard to further development
of the farming properties of. the;
district,
Mr. Walker. had: left Victoria
before thestrike occurred, and he
was only made aware of it re-
cently; but .when asked for ‘his
opinion as. the likelihood ‘of a
placer gold discovery in the dis-
trict,/he replied that he thought!
the conditions very favorable,
However, it is in agriculture
that. Mr.-Walker i is particularly
interested, ' and in that connec:
tion he. was able: to give some.
very ‘valuable. information about
‘the. soil and: ‘general conditions
in. the Bulkley - Valley. Mr,
Walker is a great believer in the);
future of Northern: British Col-
umbia ‘as an agricultural country,
and when he ventures an opinion
on the subject, it is always | un-
derstood’ that he. bases his con-
clusions. upon his: ‘actual’ ex peri
ence and observation,
The valleys. that: He. between
Prines. Rupert and Fort George
he firmly believes to be.the finest
agricultural territory in. the. ene |"
tire provinee, and’ he. looks for!”
a very considerable development. -
dna .thia: district within the next
few years, once the completion | E
of the GT. P. and the P. G. E.
a3 rendered‘ the most-inactes-
e parts open to transportation
ifi the different points on - the
i; eeMlixed farming and dairy-

rk
y:

h

r

ature land 48 there in
abundanes,“and. the soil id-of &

itself to thé cultivation-of.
tables watt, the  climate:al

he said, was being pushed vigor- |.
ously, and he expected the last
spike to be driven, at some point
in British Columbia, within the].

the said, interest in the vast un-
developed country through which
the line ‘runs, particularly in
British Columbia, was. incress-
ing, and ‘there was every pros-
pect that settlement of the
country would take place as scon
a8 adequate transportation facili-

recent.

cup e-winning for the best ex
commercial’.

serious. Healy is now campaign-
ing in opposition to Carson. It
is believed the King will soon
urge’'& conferencée..between the
leaders of the opposing parties,
in the hope that a solution of the
| droblem may be arrived at,

London. Sept. 29: —~Ulster is
loudly declaring herself ready to
fight against the imposition of
home rule and the rank and. file
of her volunteer army announce
their willingness to oppose to the ;
last . ditch . the ‘setting: up of a
home rule government, They
declare they will only yield when
conquered -beyond hope. ;
Sir Edward Carson. heads: the
fund forthe indemnity. of tha
families of the. killed and wound-
edin the war with | a donation of
$50,000. .

) A long list of. names, compris.
ing- the members of the Ulster
‘provisional gévernient, has been ©
published. The list ineludes
eighteen, peers and seventeen
members of the house of com-
mons, —

* England is not: yet much excit-
ed over the Ulster situation. The
géneral impression is that some-
thing | with - turn Up ‘to straighten
things out.

Work of Forest Branch _
As chief of ‘operations i inthe

of Victoria, is spending the week .
in’ Hazelton and: the district,
familiarizing himself with the
conditions and getting: i in touch
with the local officials. “Speaking
of forest work in this province, © -

/Mr. Benedict said ‘the “péople of °

the various districts had. not been

slow to realize the great benefit .
of the forest branch operations, |
and that practically unanimous
support was being given the de-
partment in its. enforcemént of
the forest régulations. . The: fa
orable nature of the ‘season’ “has
afforded-an excellent opportunity -
to perfect the organization, and

has. reduced the cost of fire- fight.

ing much below “the ‘estimate,
allowing a considerable sum. to
be spent’ on ‘permanent i improve-
ments. These. are taking. 7
the form.. of | trails,” telephone
lines, and cabins. - “A telephone
line is to be built to Twenty-mile ea
creek, with a prboable' ‘éxtension...
to Babine and Tacla lakes,

Wen Trophy For Coal
One of the’. notable aichieve-
tents of the: sition eat ee Prince

coal, “4

. the types: of. industry |,Co..
‘admirably silited~for these] thé

‘character’ that: will readily lend 8
vepe-)

avery modetate, The] are: te
hich h

forest branch, R. E.. Benedict, | |