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THE LEADING ¥

VEEKLY NEWSPAPER OF NORTHERN BRITISH COLUMBIA

VOL. V, NO. 35

_PRICE $2.00 A YEAR

- AMONG THE MINING HEN

News of* Development From
Various Properties in Ha-
zelton District ,

R. P. Trimble, whois operating
the Cassiar’: Crown property on
Grouse mountain, is preparing for
an active development campaign.
Camps have been started, and a
compressor plant will be installed
at once for the driving of the
500-foot tunnel, Frank Brown
has the mining contract. Mr.
Trimble is establishing his. head-
quarters at Telkwa,

Alexander Sharp, M.E., with
Duke and Al. Harris, returned.
yesterday from -the Hazelton.
View and Indian groups, which
Mr. Sharp examined on behalf of
the Erskine Smith interests, It
is understood that upon hia re-
port a more extended plan of
development will be adopted.

George McBean returned yes-
terday from a brief stay at the}.
Silver Standard mine, of which
he was the discoverer. While on
the hill, George did a little surface
prospecting, and uncovered sev-
eral naw showings of ore, one
especially being of ‘considerable
importance

Manager H. D. Cameron of the
Chicago group taniein yesterday;
_- much pleased with the progress

. of development-work, Indications
are that there will be something
of importance | to report from this
property in the very. near future,

From the first: of this month
all mining companies in B.C. will
receive 7.¥5 for lead, From July
1 to the end. of September the
price will be 8.90. The metal
was quoted at 9.29 in Montreal
the other day,

Chisholm Brathers are reported
to have made an important strike
of copper ore .on the claims re-
cently bonded by them in Howson
Basin. Aasay values.are said to
run high. .

B.C. mines have paid $26,918, - |

000 in dividends, equal to five per|
cent of the total mineral produe-
tion.

Dance Was aS Success
The “Had Times”? dance held
" Jast Monday-in aid of the Pat-
iotic and: Red Cross funds, was
very successful, there being a
large attendance, with many

decidedly “hard time” costuntes.
- The prizes for. the most appro-
_. priate costiimes were awarded to
Mrs, Sinelair-and Stuart Martin.
_ Over 370° was, realized for the
above funds.

- Snmute Makes Progress
London: : Continuing their ad-
vanee in Gernian East Africa; the
British forees have: oecupied Kon-|'
doa, in the Trang district:

Rev.: B, L.Stephenaon, formerly
of the Bulkley Valley, and one
_ of the most popular clergymen ‘in
- the. north, ig’ leaving’ Quamichan
to: serve ag, chaplain: . with the}:
: ‘known “BB the

killed in the revolt,
‘of men taking part in the mave-

produce sufficient vegetables for
|@ family of ten persons, ‘and
leave some surplus for storage}
for winter,
it will aceupy most of the spare
time of a city dweller.
cannot be a motor car or baseball
enthusiast and at the same time
make a success of a garden of this
size,
plots,if handled intelligently;may
be made to yield an astonishing |,
quantity of good, crisp veretables "
which have not lost their health-
preserving value in the. store|
windaw. ..
space is small,
selected that take but little space
and give quick returne.. ‘Cabbage, |!
potatoes, corn, egg-plant, peppers,.
had better be dispensed with and
the space devoted-to such ‘things
peas, beane, spinach, tomatoes,
lettuce, carrots, beets and onions,
Tomatodsshould be atake-truined.

easy’ and. “agreeable; and in the

London: The situation in Ire-
land is now wellin hand. The
rebels have been driven out of
their positions tn Dublin. War-
ships shelled Liberty Hal}, and
troops armed with bombs drove
the insurgents from St, Stephen ’s
Green. Four hundred rebels
have been made prisoners. -It is
reported five hundred have been
‘The number |.

ment is estimated at 12,000. It
is believed their arms were land-
ed from German submarines,
‘Casement, who expects to be
hanged, has requested the author-
ities to use a silken cord. ;

Paria: No important events
the French front,- Yasterday.the
Germans made an infantry attack
on a fifteen-mile front in the Ver-
dun district, centering on the
Meuse. - Bombs, gas, and liquid
fire were all used by the attacking
forces, - which - were repulsed. |. ;

Enemy troops ‘which massed for
an attack near’ Avocourt were
dispersed by our artillery fire,

It is believed by military critics
that -the German military and
naval staffs are engaged in prep-
arations for agreat offensive, both

|front appears to have switched

Germans.

are-reported: today-on. any partof;

ENEMY NOW ATTACKING BRITISH LINES
“TOWNSHEND’S FORCE OBLIGED TO YIELD

against the Anglo-French armies
on the westerii front, and by
warships on the coasts of Great
Britain, ina last desperate effort
for. victory,

London: ‘The, main offensive
of the enemy ‘on the western

from Verdun to the British lines,
and & great battle is in progress
in the vicinity of Hulloch and
Loos, The Germans attacked sim-
ultaneously at a score of points,
Irish regiments, in @ gallant coun-
ter-charge, récovered trenches
which had. been occupied by the

_ Further contingents of Russian
troops reached: Marseilles this
morning -and “Wisembarked--im-|
mediately. .

.. London:
General Townshend's force, which
has been besieged at Kut-el-Am-
ara for months, has been compel-
led ‘to surrender, owing to the
non- “arrival of the relief column
and the failure of the supply’
ship to reach the ‘camp. The
vessel grounded. in the Tigris,
only four miles from Kut-el-Am-
ara, after a. gallant attempt

to-reach the beleaguered force.

- It is reported that

Vallejo, Cal: The Canadian
cruiser Rainbow captured the
power. schooner Oregon in the
Gulf of California, The vessel
was en route to Guaymas, under
a German charter,

Petrograd: Quiet prevails along
the entire Russian front, owing
to the weather,

Rome: Numerous German at~
tacks on the Igonzo front were

decisively repulsed,

Amsterdam: -The Dutch tug
Noordsee was sunk and the
Swedish steamer Dickson, bound
for Amsterdam. was captured
and taken to Hamburg by the
German warships returning from
the bombardment-of the'Englishi|:
coast on Tuesday.

Washington: ’ Despatches from
Berlin recefved at the German
embaasy today indicate that Ger-
many will meet the American
demand for an immediate ahan-
donment of the present practices
in submarine warfare. The nature
of the Gérman proposals has not
been disclosed,

El Paso: It is how certain
that Villa ie stiil at large.

Plant A Vegetable Garden
A ‘garden 60 x 100 feet should

Cultivated by hand,

_ A man

-. However, even smaller

“Where the available
“erops should be

“The cultivation of véiretables in

 }days

If the work is done for the love]:

day. hegan’. its investigation of
alleged impersonation in the Van-
couver by-election, «
tion menabera of. the committee
fought against the: hearing of

other staple articles are tending
steadily to increase in price, a
wider use of vegetable foods will
reduce living expenses and pro-
mote health.’

The best time for garden work
is early in the morning and in
the evening; so that it ia well to
encourage the héalthful habit of
early retiring ond early rising,

of it, father than from necessity,
these houra will be the most
agreeable i in the day. . \

CRIMINAL PRACTICES :
IN LATE. BY-ELECTION

_ Victoria, April 28:—The select
committee of the legislature to-

“The opposi-

witnesses, “John 3. Kelly, a

Seattle man, testified that he was
bna. often. men’ brought. from’
Beatle, ‘aid:told of. ‘Uelng’, taken

has been made notwithstanding
that the, attendance for the quar-
ter has been slightly under the | .
average,

the season tomorrow. afternoon,,

Macdonald, who was described ag
the “web?” candidate. He was
furnished with cards giving the
names, addresses, and ¢ occupations
of the dead and absent persons
he was to impersonate... He re-
ceived , ten dollars in addition to
his expensgs, ae

At last night’s mesting of the
advisory. board of Hazelton Hos-
pital, the superintendent, Dr,
Wrinch, reported a balance on
the right side of the financial
ledger. This creditable showing

The baseball team will probab-
ly ‘nake- ita first appearance for

when. the. boys. expect -to play!

with other native teams... The

with the local Indian nine, which] .
has been playing for’ some weeks |:
and has go far won all ita, games|.
tomorrow: avening on the anjeett

LOCAL NEWS PARAGRAPHS

Items Of General Interest. From
_ Hazelton and Surround. .
ing District

A.-S. Gray was up from Cedar-
vale on Monday.

Mrs, Harry Hamblin is a visit-
or in Prince Rupert.

Red. Cross membership cards
are now being issued.

R. C. Sinclair and family left
yesterday for Portland.
-Mr. and Mrs. P. Slavin, of
Houston, are visiting Hazelton.

M. W. Sutherland returned on
Monday from a visit to the Chi-
cago group,

Dr. Maclean, of Smithers, was
here on Thursday, on profession-

.jal business.

Robert Langlands is spending
the week at Gitwangrak asthe .
guest of Dr. Ardagh.

C. H. Dennis and A. J. Batea,
traveling men from Vancouver,
are in town this week,

Mrs, H. H. Phillips and. child:
ren left on Tuesday for a-visit to
relatives in Vancouver,

J. H. Bush, the Skeena Cross-
ing freighting contractor, eame
up on Thorsday’ 8 train. oe

J: A} MeDonald, road-foreman
in the Bulkley Valley, returned
to Smithers on Thursday.

-J. Anderson and J. E. Setter-
ington, of Prince Rupert, were
among Thursday’s arrivals.

-F, B. Chettleburgh, of the for-
est branch, arrived irom Telkwa -
on Tuesday, Mra. Chettleburgh
will join him later.

W. Blackstock, of the govern-
ment telegraph servize, returned
today from an inspection trip
through the Peace river country.

Dr. Sager, a graduate of Queen’s
University, will arrive from the

ao

| East shortly, to take the position

of assistant to Dr. Wrinch at the
Hospital. -

F. W. Henning, well- known
behind the desk. at the Prince
Rupert Hotel, is spending a few
days here, accompanied by Mrs,
Henning.

Little Gordon Hosking; young:
est son of the government agent,
has been rather seriously. ill: for
some ‘days, and is receiving ate.

tention at the Hospital.

Dr, Wrinch is gratified by. the
showing made by his gon Leo-
nard, who won first-place in his
class at the Easter examinations .

at Vancouver, where he igattend- =:

ing high school. _
Government Agent Hoskins hes ~

made extensive improvements. in?
guridaaboutthegovernmont

the. :
offices; Bnd. plats’ to do a good’ |
deal of gardening. |

for three weeks,

Methodist Church
“Rev. W.:M.-Scott wilh: preaoh

oe

hen: meat, eBRs,. milk and!

ito vate thre ‘tines, for As

groand, are In’ vexcéllent:- condi

“The Call: ‘of: Moved.” Pe

Ho hes been
using rhubarb’ from ‘hia garden Sp