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The Omineca Miner.
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Great OMINECA District of BrivisH COLUMBIA.

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No. 26.

The Pacific, Peace River & Athabasca railway, projected by
English capitalists who hold large areas of coal. land in the big
Groundhog field, bids fair to prove one of the great factors in the
development of Northern British Columbia. As to the “bona. fides
of the project there seems to be no question, and it is probable

‘that early spring will see the preliminary surveys well under way,
By the article printed in another column it will be seen that the
new road is to enter two of the richest districts in the great
country tributary to Hazelton—the anthracite coalfields of the up-

- per Skeena and the gold camps of the Omineca river district, The

“building of the railway may divert much of the trade of those
promising sections from this town, unless other railways affording
‘eonnection with Hazelton are constructed, yet the people of Hazel-
ton have no reason to look with anything but favor on the P.-P. R,

&. A. railway. Its construction will inevitably lend impetus to the

development of the entire district, bringing increased business to

‘this town, while there other districts, possessing great. resources,

' which are nearer to Hazelton than to any point on the projected
‘road, and which are likely to remain tributary to this town,

The season of activity in Groundhog and the Omineca camps is
already beginning, a number of surveying and Prospecting parties
having already left Hazelton, as well asa large amount of freight,
which will be followed in the course of a few weeks by several

“working crews, which will continue development operations, ' The
business men of this town have good reason to feel confident that
Hazelton will continue to be, as it has been for many years, the

VoL. ITI, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 98, 1914.

-_ lest year,

distributing point fora great and

rich district,

New Game Regulations

Marked improvement in the
observance of the provincial game
laws is the outstanding feature
of the annual report submitted
to the Legislature last’ week. by
the chief game warden, Mr, A.
Bryan Williams. —

This fact is attributed ina
large measure to the new regula-
tions enforced last'year with re-
gard to the carrying of firearms,
and also to the fact that the num-
; ber of deputies, both temporary

“and permanent, was increased.

There is not the least doubt,
says the report, that there was
not anything like as much game
killed before the season opened
‘this year as last year, and this
remark applies with particular
force in the vicinities of construe-

tion camps, where last year, be-
fore the season opened there was
areguilar epidemic of poaching.

Mr, Williams has some inter-

esting things to say in regard to

the license which has been. en-
forced during the year.
. point, he says that it is doubtful
“if; uny previous amendment: to’
the Game Act had been simpler
to enforce or more effective in
operation.. He makes an interest-
ing point about the necessity -of
increased attention heing paid to
the issuing of licenses in order
_ to prevent boys under 16 years
of age from “tecuring them,
' During the year, according to the
returns received, 206 informa:
tions were laid under the Game
~ Act, and 10 more by deputy game
wardens under the Dominion | §
‘Fisheries Act. ‘Two of the cases
have not yet been tried, | but of
the remainder fines were imposed
in 171 cases, 10 persons’ being

' sent to jail, and in 16 cases. the

firearms were confiscated. : The
‘fines amounted to $4,287. 7 ~~
There were 228 non-resident
licenses issued during the- - year,
. including B4 for big Rame hunt-
- eva, which is.7 more than’ ‘Tast
The number : of _ang-
lers’ and bear licenses shoved f
small decrease.

So. far ag trophies are.

. ~ -
there were noactual record heads

satisfactory in every degree.

The chief game warden relates
an interesting experience with
the Indian guides in Cassiar.
They apparently decided to emu-
late the white man’s method, and

with a view to striking for high-
such a step ‘necessary, . Having

done this, they resolved to ‘ask
$10 per day for head guides and

On this!

a slightly lower vate for the
underlings, After considerable
discussion, the Indians
brought to a more reasonable
appreciation of thingsand values,
and the situation is free from the
threat of a strike,

An interesting section of the.
report deals with the destruction
of dangerous animals and birds,

and in this connection it is stated

that bounties have been paid
during the year on 239 coogars,
277 wolves, 1,618 coyotes and 58
golden eagles. Mr. Williams
regrets that there has not been
any diminution j dn the ‘number of
cougars, oIn regard ‘to. _ wolves
Land eoyotes there has been a con-
siderable reduction, the compara.
tive fizures for wolves being 277,
against 467 last’ year, ‘and in Te-
gard to coyotes, 1, 618 ag against |
3,017, :

Dealing with the for industry,
‘Mr. ‘Williams « says that it is “still |
a@ most ‘uncertain : “problem, ’ al-
though ‘pregnant with -possibili-
ties, _and he recommends that
avery effart should be made to
develop.it,. So far, he Bays; few
people have any. nowledge, of
how: to go -about the industry,
although it isa question that
affects the whole of Candda, and
thas been «found worthy of the

‘jattention of the Dominion- gov-

ernment, Owing td: the mild
climate, -he does not think’ the
Coaat is. quite suitable for some

species, but i in’ the interior Rec: |
tiong of the province he reports’
that there are thouidands of acres
suitable for. the development. of

«| the industry.

~- Special : at: Sargent’s: Ladies"

it) two and. three buekle overshoess

he i regular. $2.50. and $8.00. values, ;
ite for al. 8, me .

taken away, the returns were

formed a sort of guides’. union, |

er wages when they . thought)

were |.-

THE OMINECA ‘MINER, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 28, fou

ee

THE GROUNDHOG RAILWAY ©

The new Pacific, Peace River
& Athabasca railway, which is
seeking a charter at Ottawa, is
attracting much attention in the
west. Surveyors will go into the
field in March or early. in April,
and construction work will be
begun some time in the spring
of 1915. ;

The line has been laid out with
a view of draining the magnifi-
cent Groundhog coal basin, in
which Mr, Thomas and his asso-
ciates have secured large inter-
ests, ‘The line will also tap the
coal fields along the Peace river,
will pass through the Omineca
mining.country, and it aims to
make a bid for the transporta-
tion of wheat by its sections

through Alberta and Saskatche- a

wan.

the railway systems of America.
It will also be in a position to

enter the Hudson Bay  district/|4

through the pass.
The promoters plan to build
the road from: Nasoga gulf, in

the Portland canal, and very near | |g

the mouth of the Naas river,
From that point the line vill
cross British Columbia and will

go through the} mountaing by }
The grade there is |1@
said to be .91 per cent, about the|{e

Hogem pass,

best mountain grade obtainable.

Hogem pass is about 375 miles

northwest of the Yellowhead
pass, through which the G. T. P.
and CN. R, enter British Co-
lumbia,

_ Except. for ‘sections along the
Naas river, where it approaches
as close as twenty. miles to the
main line of the G. 'f, P., the P.
P. R, & A. will open up a terri-
tory that is hundreds of miles
away from the nearest railway
at the present time,

David Alfred Thomas, 122
Ashley Gardens, 8. W., London,
England, is the leading figure in
the promotion of the line.
has acquired extensive coal
areas by purchase or ‘by option,
and is said to he interested in
other mineral lands in northern
British Columbia, He is one of
the most wealthy coal barons in
the world, and the annual output
of coal from his Welsh mines-ex-.
ceeds by 6,000,000 tons the an-
nual output of coal from Cana-
dian coal mines,

From Nasoga bay, or the
‘mouth of the Naas, the line will
run northeast up the Naas for a
distance of 225 miles to the
height of land between the Naas
and the Skeena watershed, then
down Courier creek to the Skeena
and down the Skeena to the

North Tacla lake and from that
lake to,Hogem pasa,

‘After leaving the pass, the line

will go to the Ominece _Viver,

thence easterly to the Findlay |
branch ofthe Peace river and|-
then down the north side of the|.

main Pedce river and easterly:
and northerly to Vermillion rap-
‘ids or chutes inthe province of
Alberta. -Thence. crossing - the
Peace river at the falls or chutes
and continuing down the right
bank of the Peace river, the rajl-

way’ goes to. Point Providence,

thence-in, an. easterly direction
to the. mouth of the Athabasca | -
river, . then up the Athabasca

to: Fort MeMutray, i in an easterly |

divéction to the Clearwater river,

thence to the Pembina tiver and! E
thence south to the height of

land, and crossing. over the Buf.|.

At. Prince Albert, Sask., the fa
Pacific, Peace River & Athabasca ||P
railway will secure connection 5
with the big Canadian jtranseon- 4
tinentals and connections with ||

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