1 ARY at wean

; oa, Priday “of this ‘week ¢ Donald a Grey |
mmo merchant of. ‘Hogwilget, ' and Alex. |.
me. Tyee of Hagwilget, “will appear: “in the
police; court “In Hazelton on’ a: “charge,
of practising witch-cratt, The: “victim
was Tyee David” who Was. elected: ‘the
chief of the Morricetown, Indians © a
number of months: ago.” The: offence,
it is alleged; occurred on- January oth
in Tagwilget where the “old chief. ‘is
lying ill, It appears: ‘that the. Mounted
! . Police got word of what. was ‘going on
and two, of the fored.- went. over to: the
Indian village and watched: the per-,
formance for. fifteen For twenty: min-
utes before: entering: the: building and
and stopping the ‘illegal practcice. «-"
* The’ two men were taken-to..the 1a
but have. since ‘been © released : pend-.
m ing the hearing on Friday, “Several
me oof the women are also. alleged ‘to. aye
_ been connected with ¢ _the old:

: everything had: been forgottn, ‘had be

‘timed, ‘witeb, doctor. pha

éexemibiny, a

It ay long: time since there’ was ‘a
ease. of witch-eraft in these: ‘parts: and:
there: ris - ‘no ‘doubt. but that’ thera: ‘will

provincial, “prosecutor, Archie, Johnston |
will be. sent Op: to represent the: crown
at the trial: ot

. The. practice. ‘of witgh-oratt. is a ser- |
ous affair, ; ‘and was. tabooed’ by the |
I Pederal authorities - long”. “AEC.”
apparent. “that” the . natives, - ‘thinking

gun: ‘to. revive the: old. custom: ‘treating |
the ‘sick. Reccently_ there- was trofible |.
at Kitwancool* because it. ds said that
one. Indian: ‘accused another. of being |:

I Bulkley Valley

A wonderful iot ot work, has’ been
accomplished by. F, M.. Dockrill at his |:
coal mine up Goat Greek near. Telkwa.
and known as. the Bulkley Valley Coal.
Mine. - Late , last summer he. ‘Started.
to work to" ‘open, up ‘the, coal: ‘mine., Ab

me ne becn disturbed,” And. nétther® hid
oe =o any:of the “ground , where. the. “eamp |&
twas to be. bullt. The ‘trea, “grew. a
| thick as it- was: ‘possible: for” “them: “to.
stand. Today there: is a well “equipped
camp built ‘accommodating - more. ‘than
“ua dozen men. ‘There is a ‘bunker that
_ holds 800 ‘tons ‘of coal, anil operates:
Oya gravity system.’ ‘ here is a réad:
from the mine to ‘the. railway * depot
seven miles: atvay ond it-is a: good one
with very little grade, either’ way.)
But: most dmportant: of all: there 1s
a coal thine—a real coal ‘mine, ‘With a
thirteen. foot seam of high class’ coal,
_. in fact thee ts "n0 coal ‘in’ British Col-
umbia that is- its equal. It ‘is a. reat
steam coal—does not.coké- and. “the
volaille matter is. low, 80 that. it, males
an ‘excellent’ domestic: coal: The - ape
alysis: read: fixed. carbon : 64 p.c, LB. T.
Vy. 33,897;. aad ash 6. The: BLU. is
the chief feature: as’ that “is. ‘the heat
mG measurement, and there 1s” no other
-q coal in the provinge that ea, -tovech |
a “Phe jievelopmadt of the: mine iI
mm. sists of two tunnels about: 200 to 250
. feet. long and. the’. full height ‘of: the’
. seam (13° feet) “and” ‘the! tunnels ‘ard
| 3 or 10 feet wide:

in

_ Ready for the Big Market

“that time the face ‘of then inountain had: cox

carted: the cont: ‘aqyay “as. fast’ as 4. wr

Coal pea

other. started,” ‘and “then connected ub:

Up: to” “now: only about 2. dozen men
have ‘heen: worked,.. but very shortly
thatcan ‘be’ doubled, ‘and by next ‘fall
production con be ‘carried ‘on-on a ble
acale and te eoal. will: shortly take

The- ‘Bulkley: ‘Valley coal: property. fs
two sqnare” ‘miles: in, extent and. how.

kwa: some: years:
year.
ferent location: and can not ‘be Uken-
@d- onto the ‘old ‘coal’ jn any way, The
Bulkley - Valley" ‘conl will: ‘prove Atselt
popular the first. time. one uses” ite

On Sunday morning - “Mr. “Doekrill
went ‘to Prince’ ‘Rupert ‘to ‘develop. a
market and. he :hopes ‘to meet. with. a
000 deal of success: ‘on’ the merits /of
the cool, the price. ‘and the- closeness
of the mine. “Also, the-fact’ that. 1t’ is
developing a focal. Industry ds. in” its
favor.’ oa i Shag hg ate

Last! Saturday, silght ther
tons: of. coal in ihe, _bunike

mined: i halt wad during the ‘openiny .
up: “‘pracess, abut. now the tonage can he:

tunnel - and’ out the, other: ‘Last. wee
work’ Was ‘started on’ two: ‘dvifts, one
in each: direction:

These: "will: ‘be: run coast:
‘ wt conte ‘of bundred: “feet fand,,then’a ai “would

tlong ; ‘betsveen® Prince | George. cand “the
That would: ‘be. a. big item. and

be-” ‘a great. interest taken. ‘in’ the | case a
when: it: comes Dp. (The matter ‘ ‘haa p
been: reported té the. ~attorney-general | -
at. ‘Victoria: ‘and. it is: Possible: that ‘the |:

But. tt:

. was,

It. is a different pas in-a “dif: |»

; hig: and, seontents,

al ‘times: and. Princ: =
‘At 4he: end ‘there eet a ‘sever: 7 ne

has Deena connection made ‘80 ‘that’ in “t

future. the coal CRTs will travel fa ‘one : i i ¥., 15 re
ON BR will use: “els. eoal- “nt the stn: ,

~ Advegtising i pays. a its own 1 Way y by: i
serpent ‘business ‘and «. “ig “not:

AE years Advertised. goods. have in-
creased. 10 B,C, in cost, while. oth:
‘ers. “have. Anereased: 20. pe. Adver: :
‘tising., teaches . “people” ‘what. . ‘they’

idence, ‘to live in and modes of tra- :
“vel. Tt. ‘also shows. “the ‘Way: to-
“health, wealth: ‘and: :prosperity.” °

- Had Big Year ©

held’ “a “regular quarterly meeting. ,
-veported that,

“fof, 2550 days treatment. -
10,000 days treatment.
increase in the. number ot patlesits.

Preparations ” ‘were | made” Tar, the an:

the - United Ohureh’ in Hazelton.

a Last ‘Wednestay night, the ‘summer

Kathlyn was burned, to ‘the ground,
In the afternoon Mr, “Wainer and one
or'more friends were ‘at the house. uh:
til: about five: o'clock and it WAS- “all ‘in
good shape | ‘then with | the. stove, shut
off. The fire was discovered about
ten ‘olelock | that “even|ag. He. ‘edyried |
about. $2,000 . ingurange on the build}

“THE VALENTINE DANCE

: the: Iiidieg -of New, Hazelton aye an |

: tthe job now. preparing ‘for: ‘the Valen-

“| tine. dance ato be* given ‘in| ‘the’ Com:'|'
: munity. ‘Hall, New- Hazelton on: Friday
February. 13th. The’ proceeds. of. tha
dance: wilt BO. ta the “fund. for: fur ish: |-

elton: Indies ‘offer: & “bedeprend- it. ig.
sure to: be, an. extra. ‘good: one: and: ong:

Jong that. would: grace: ‘the. bed: of any , per
" sonage, of high or low. estate, “ho

iy ‘the. -conaumer,.” eal Gil: Y

7 ‘Hazelton . Hospital,

dian who has “been. living for. n ‘time
“*should. éat, ‘wear! whiat type of Tee Kitwanga. The’ ‘shooting took place

Hat Kitwancool where’ there had been

: part’ in religious revival services, -

Hazelton ; Hospital

On Monday a night last the Voara' of
Directors. of the Hazelton Hospital |

- the past quarter
= had beei ‘the. heaviest ‘quarter inet.

‘ [history of. the -hospital: with , a. total
: . The. year of
1930 had. also ben. the ‘neavlest., in. the
history . of ‘the: institution, with: ‘nearly
- The, ineome of
the. institution, ‘had. kept, pace Vwith: thé

nual meeting of the patrons which. will

be held ‘this Wednestday* evening in

‘Tod:

fill'a: vatancy. on. the bone crused by

= the : ‘petirem.nt. of. Teov., I. Werner. it}:
er ths 2 aide ve athe a rr

cottage: of. LL, |B... Warner. at, Lake ;

ore enroute. to ‘California . cities to: holiday.
“ for the: ‘rest! of the winter.

Be

4 active, fagt sand hard,
x Ibely be“ “any

Shooting a

‘the same: place,. were admitted to the
haying Heen. it
bby. a bullet from a gun in. the hands
of. “Samuel Douse, o Kitwancool’ ‘In-

large gathering of Indians ‘to - take

: | feast arid moving’ a totem pole, or er-.
ecting i “ew: -one. -The celebration
had been ‘going on’ for- some days and |
on the 8th of: January & new- lot of
| Indians : arrived, at Kitwancool, :

It appesrs:, that. Brown and Dose
had: had- some wards: about. Dose’ ‘be-
‘ing a witch docter. ‘The latter,‘reseut-
ed the accusation. Early on. ‘the morn]
ing’ of the. 8th Douse is said’ to have

around his cabin.
Brown. They. had an: argiinent: ‘and:
Douse got his. gun and fotléwed | ‘Brown
ont ‘of: the house, “A. shot, Was fired,
éither ‘accident or intention, and the
bullet entered -Brown’s Jeft forearn,
passed through and hit the ground and
then entered. the fleshy - part- of Sam-
pare’s. left. leg. - ‘Sempare was some
200 yards : away.
x “The two injured niet’ were prough
to Ritwanga and then * by: train tc

i “on Saturday, Jinuary ‘oth ‘ sttaw J
: Brown, an ‘Anditn of: Kitwanga, and

pf L Chatles Sam are, a youn tit
“for “advettising, ‘and in, Oi past: "| ip JOON ne ve of

been awakened. by. someone prowling hone
He: ‘found it. to bel.

his. lett arm ‘amputated’ ‘below ‘thee
bow, and poisoning, it, was Miscovered,
had set-in and gone through the. ays-
tem. ‘He ‘is in- 4 low condition at the
present time.

The ‘matter was ‘reported to © the
provinelal : and mounted: lice, but ‘to.
avoid ° ‘trouble : ‘Indian Agent Mortimer.
uidertook to. go. ont to Ritwancool “to
investigate the. affair.” ‘He took. \ Ar.
thur . Henkin with | him: as ‘interpretor.

| Atriving at: ‘Kitwaeool: they. founda

lot of excitement | ‘among - the Indians.
but in due course the Cantata’ ‘Bot the
information -he walt

After the shootinis it. appears: that
Douse took to-’the “mountatis,.
Captain indyecd one of the Indians to.
fo out, a er him and in short’ ‘order.

ee
i belng’ edamtried Y medically: ‘it
Was fbuna ‘That * ‘Denke v was’ suffering -

fr ni 7m, -B.- but. will be, able: to (star

trink When’ the time cor 105... He | will,
appetr. ‘for. preliminary Hearing hurs-
day, ‘and will probably ' “he “remanded.
Capt.. Mortimer states’ that: he was
accorded. every courtesy at the, -hands
of the Kitwaicool, Indians. “He: ‘does:
not, “howevar, ‘faney the trip, to” ‘and:
from | Kitwancool;: Be. distance Or

~ lead (British. “Coluintil
[year -celebrate’ ta

“Phe cols |*

possible, -

thie Smithers, Hiks:are chartering
|special-train to come to the dance in
Hazelton on Friday.-night. “It. is ‘ex:
pected that over fifty will come by
train; and some more may drive their
sears down.

‘

"Geo. Blernes. and Airs, .Biernes’- ‘are

Geo. D, “paraut returned ‘to duty. at

Diamond Jubilee: ae *
‘; [At the: ‘present time a committee: héad- :
..Jed by’ Mr. Twigg of. ‘Victoria,, ‘is. gath-|-
- Jexing data and suggestions.
‘ jebration: “will be made as ‘historical as

{done during: thé Year, and. also’ “for the

“Head 7 race

‘Sident of the Terrace Board of: Trade.
succeeding Ii, IT. Kenney. who has ‘put.
in his term of office and a. most. suc-"
cessful term it has been too. “The an-
nual meeting of the Board was: held:
last: “week in. the ‘Terrace theatre. and

appreciation of the excellent work. tie:
officers ond’ various! “committees kod

loyalty they. had. a ahesra -to. him He

the’ local depot: on Saturday - ‘at noon.
‘He Was away: for. a ‘mnonth.. ‘and: he Ahad
a real holiday. . He: took in ‘all: ‘the: ‘bie
Bouthern cities: and. SOW, much: tht: Be
found : interesting. : -

Mire: Sait and son “spent the veel
ena “in| ‘Smithers. a

Tro. we

tlement' ‘of? affairs: about the © ‘middle
of- last. week. ‘The igettling Was: done
with ‘fista’, and this ‘time -the biz. man
“|did, not: wih. The. little: fellow: was
‘There, will not |:

investigation, ;

Spates vali had a ‘temporary ‘set- |

ows ete

a Burns. Night: dative with | a vie
getting. the. treasury once’ more: 0
tight: elde, ay

Wey ‘election af. “officals Was.

The, .

Board of Trade M

IK. Gordon’ ‘has been. chosen re.”

te

-Ithere was’ a. godd attendance. “After” o os
‘|the opening business was disposed. ‘of -
the’. retiring president expressed” his ,

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