eet amen = a NEW HAZELTON, B. c ‘WEDNESDAY, JULY L ‘1936 , hit torir same col Pragtirls ‘Ship: Wrecked © “McDame: River nN Ww ‘eck or x0 “EEO Col. Pragual, in spector of. Indian. Agencies in British. Columbia was shipwrecked ‘in. Dense iver awry to the north.’ He:waa x0- ing in by boat with’ Harper Reid, in: li ’ din Agent at- ‘Telegraph Greek and three eather men. The hoat was upset by the fast waters. (The. men all “got ‘out sufely, but they lést- everything, including the hoats,_ The .men -made their. way to MecDame Creek ‘where ‘the provincial police havea. radio: broad- casting set and word, Ww as “sent out to the outside world.” Col... _Prngnal wan expected th Hazelton this week, ‘the in- tention heing to fly ‘from “Telegraph Creek, _ + a a en : . HE CAME FROM TORONTO a Henry ‘Ei Walsh of Toronto,.12. olds or brother of ‘H. Walsh, provincial as- tery it ‘Kitwanga is.still somie distance ‘T¥ukoit Line i is - Abaridoned’ ‘on’ woh = Gu the grounds of economy the Do-~ inbiitan, Govéerdiment has ahandoned: the’ ground wire ‘from Hazelton *. ‘to ‘the worth, ‘The. word came, “through ahout the: anlddde. of last week In future the, conutr, vow ill “he® sented by, short wave radia, wo -The-contract had sheen | awarded to Tee: ‘Adler fur ‘packing. the supplies ont’ tu. the. sever ral; -tylegraph -euhins, . and the supplies. hag. ‘arrived ae. Hazelton, A party of ‘ten: men. with 110 days Sip: plies with: tliem, tad gone out the w eck before to. mike repairs, ta the lite and ti the trail aver which, the pack - ‘train, A swat fare to. travel. Reports of the. heavy damage. done to: the gvetind wire service by’ the re- depart, atent and the decision Wis made to do wwiry. with the: line, Word Wits then an: ond.’ ‘The supplies are, “offered for sale nnd. theme. are on- ‘their wy in, an. shave arriy ed, a While: this: is quite an. édoaomie plow ta ‘thy smerchiants nt. Hnzelton it will he as er ent. al av ine to the people: of Canzili,. and ‘it is:another cage where ner of Hfe out of the way. For generations. the . Yukon. Tetle- graphs have. done a noble w ork, and to the far: north’ wv as of ‘the greatest’ inii- portane e. TE, was thelr anly menons ‘of ‘commniuntestion between the Yukon and the outside, éspecially ‘in: the “winter. Vc two ago it was decided to iT’ thé” siigr re Wire Aalto” tok ‘tthe ‘ground. wire servica, and now that “s system is: operating: betiveen » “Hazelton and: Stewart; antt:- later’ will be operat- ing to’ other centres.’ Since.’ ‘the: short: WAVE: Waa ‘decided: apon the: “ground wire ., aystem has; heen reduced | frdm mete ‘times: that when ‘word came five men: working as’ lineinen beyond | Hazelton ta "Te esraph . Creek. The old ‘telegraph line has’ been al hig’ thing for many ‘men who had the nerye to leave the rigors and the lone-|: ‘Liness ot the. far north. Many of the hors have got’ thelr start there and Any e even sly ed enovgh to retire on ‘when: the time’ ennie. Fh ad ‘it not: beén’ for fhe- flood. dam- are’ ‘there, is no doubt but that the old ar: aid Avine- “service: ‘would: Ahive: been, ; contluned’ ‘for another year “or tw. NEW Goup ‘STRIKE was MADE “A! story. appeared in, a “Vaneouver piper Le ‘Short ‘tinie. ago that 200 skele- tons: had. been: washed -out by: the Skeenn flood. a couple of weeks ago.at iAs it happens.the ceme- ‘| nek: from the: river, it would be hard. ta. ‘get 200 sheletons, unless from some. pre- -historle. burying . -ground, But ‘one of the: ‘mounted police. tells a. story of found... thred . skulls: near: the aby. ‘Blewanga,. He: noticed . that there. ¥ RS. ‘gold, in the. ‘tect. “He left! an. Indians" on ‘guard: until: he went up} to the ‘villiige for ao box to. -put the ‘When | he came. back he said thei: ‘teacher. — g; it ‘the - noon‘ ‘hour. ‘and . after! - Account Costs} _ sent novtu nnd ever ything has: come to, s¢ ‘ientific, progr eS: forces the oil may to. close down ' there: wera only fowr- or |, lik there'but that the + ch cera were: ‘blayed wnt time to th "| Agriculture was ‘Talked by the’ _U. B.C. Profs.) Last week one night Prof, King of the Animal Husbandry Dept., -U.B.C., nnd: Ly. Laird of the same institution, piloted by Mr. Preston, provincial .ag- rlenlturist: for this district, held’ a, mecting in the New Hazelton hall; A fair: ‘nuntber ' of: people attended, but very -few fariners were there due to the. fact. that na’ Annonncenent ‘of the meeting : ‘had been made, -It was ute fortnunté. as the uddreses: given by the two Tisitors were of “special valne te farmers, Dr. Laird - talked about the. handling . of . soil and partiowirly they alue‘of barnyard mire, and the | * ; impor tince- of: saving Ft and handling it carefully. That.is one . thing. the ‘people ‘around here ‘do. not to -to ans extent and mneh money is lost te cach farm.that gets no- manure “returned far “the crop it: produced, : . ; Prof, King, seeing that a large: mm-} her of young fellows were preseut gare n lintern tplk on the live stock of the British Empire,. He showed “horses, cattle, sheep, pigs, ete: To the young fellows it'was very educational CAMPBELL-KITTS St. Tames Anglicdn chureh was the scoie of a quiet wedding when at.4 p. moan Friday, Miss. Elizabeth Monies Kitts, of Hvelyn, became the’ bride: of Mr, George Cimpbell, well knosvn far- met of ‘Moricetown, Rev..L. J. Hales was. the officiating. elergyinun. The br ide was. given ‘in marriage hy Mr. ‘Taities Owe aid-AISOWens was the niatron af ‘honoy. for the happy, occasion The groom. WAS: supported: by his: “bro- ther, “Arthur. Within ‘the ~ “next: tery dita: Mr. and, Mrs.; Canipbelt will lave! on # short’ honeymoon: “trip earrying with then the « hest wishes’ of ‘many frtenda, tee i eens tente omen + Dog Got Home © But no Trace. of - Louis: Shorn| On Saturday. morntig Loalg§ Shorn’s dog arrived ‘back in Telkwa after an absenee af nearly two weeks It went, with’ Mr. Shorw the * Monday eventing ‘the old: avtti i elther the’ “dog Ta ‘the man, could : ‘be found. excent the ‘old. man’s: belt”. was the opinibn: of soine - that grlonley bears had walked ‘off. with? both -the man ‘and ‘the dog. But the ‘reappestr- Riice explodes: the bear. ‘theory, and it} is more likely. that. the, old man: has fallen over.a cliff, “. Telkwa. pegple. ‘put ( the dog in ‘the old honie,: fed. At and? let: it. reat! “unthl Srat. Cline arrived: from. Smithers,” “It waa intended to attempt: to get: the dog to take someone Daek: to where it had)’ left. its master,” nae rarer ~ Louis Shorn's deg. lin vefused thus |: far ta “pny any, attentiox to those who. PSs for. Telkw nland 7 ‘The first. race brought out J Oth... read them’ to} The: dog. “As ; "Smithers Won | Ball Games on. - ‘First of July ” rhe Ist of July ow: iia celebrated ut siutth emt abs usta. ‘The weather had a. lot to ‘do v ith a smaller attendance thin “nsual. dveryt hing was wet in the morning ‘and’ even at noon’ there threate: hg “Hut” sean after. naon it clenr ed up. and a nicer.afternoon could not have: been. asked: for, The Smith- “yet sands will dry aD in nu few min- utes after ‘a rain: aA- urate Wis - ‘scheduled for an ap ening: feature. The first event at. the rounds’ was nl hese hall grme between the Sunitthers Peaches. amt Telkwna andy? itow ug as ‘Very. interesting contes t with Tellkwa “putting Wy) “a ‘myieh, better ex- hibition - than was anticipated, They were so good that the Peaches tried ‘out’ several , Inattories and in, the oth inning got-n lend ‘of 8 runs: and the game wan called fy the Tth as the alter noah wes: “porting Inte and ‘there were horse rive es and another bail. game and or ApOrLs., The final Scars wie for Ainithers, three af which they got in. the Cth. oA couple of horse races were run off qnite oa string... They got.off:- ta a good start and wound wp in a buneli: with Golden Arrow, one of Roy Wakefietd's breed and now owned by ‘Lee Adler of Kis- piox. Dexter rode it and hed not avy trouble in guiding Golden Arrow tn- dev the wire in first place. -The second race was 2 novelty race. The riders. got. A- bundie of clothes in ‘front a the-Judgel-atend-and-they.- chad]. to:-don. these: clathes,- most, of them be- ing yromen’s.: garments, mount. thelr was ii véry heavy shower ‘with ° more | Geologists Will Survey. District ° | . Gold Id Deposits Dr. Edkindle “and 7 ‘party. arrived the first of the week from Prince Rupert. having made-the trip up.the river in- an outboard. motor boat. They were two and a half days on the trip, The party will goon to Usk where it is pro posed. to carry: out. a geological survey of the gold’ bearing country of © the Chimdamanch and’ Legate creeks: dis- tricts.. These two districts are of im-~ portunce as ‘gold bearing districts clase in, It is. true, that-9- great deal. of work has not .yet: been. done, but suffi- cient ; to demonstrate : the. “presence of gold: in quantities. has been done hy prospectors and. niuing men in a cam- paratively, small. w ay, -Had not . the Skeena rlyer_ gone, haywire ‘this year it wag proposed by: several outfits “to (lo some ‘real mining in the’ ‘country’ on the Skeena, especially in the’ immed- lute vicinity of Terrace. and Usk, ‘and - a little to. the east, Some work will yet he carried. out.. ! Do e Money for Road Work. in Skeena ~ Main Highway The proving of British Columbia will spend a million and a half on new road work mnder the plan laid down by the Dominion government to take the place of tellef payments which were . SUPPOH- ed to.end today (July 1) the: awork;? done by: contract - and the ‘contractors are now figuring. on the Job, or. Jobs, as horses. anil “get away, “Phere - was an ‘exhibition ot. biescle polo: giv en “by the small. boys * on, _the ball: grounds... me The. Hazelton. ‘ban tesa Lost: the ~}game ‘in the 5th inning by ft series. of CTrore that ‘cost. therit, sev eral ynns and. disriyptod. fhe morale of the team. - All “he ovrors were due. toa lack: of. prnc- tiee. The boys. had’ not - ‘touched a ball “nee May 24,-Imt- have. been kicking a toot wil around. ‘Phe game with the hest that. Smithers ean. prodice, started te in goad shape’ and it looked like a enlaaume for the’ first four ining, and hi the fifth. Hazelton bepan | to... get oO" Net?'s pitching and started ote with, nice, “nitting, bute aul, untimelybunt and ‘ poor liaise reining retired: ‘the ‘side’ with’ just: one run ‘when it should. have been. at least four, ‘the way -the boys: were batting. °. At ‘that: tine: the seore WAS one all until Hazelton . got its. ‘second in the nth, But Smithers: went to bat in’ the 6th “and pounded out,;4- runs. Bert Spooner. was: apparently. worry- ‘ing alout-the errors-of the, last inning instend of. pitching. -Sinithers: also got, a, run in the 8th nnd: ‘nother: in the “They. made iv total of. T muna: and Hazelton made tivo, - — oo a feittire at the game Was: -the | num He had a ‘batting: streak ang At. Was a colneldence. that each time he’ "was al there Was! a, manor. two. on bases. - - After the: halt’ fame. ‘there ‘®ore some other sports ‘and: then: ‘in ‘the ‘eventig yas a big: dance nd. everyone ine ne Ke iy if the ‘nlihelice sathit can . ‘/ government: wi ‘| er’ ‘of ‘times that Carpenter got-to- chat. |. oo the case may be.: It is. ne ‘Tong, time since contract: work was done: oti. the roads in B, G.. rr ear Of that. “million nnd f ny “half, an Appro- priation of about half a hundred thou. | sand: has: been: made; sfor Skeena’ toa iv npplied ‘on the’ hain highwy- ‘between Sinithers . cand’ ‘Terrace. ‘Just :how. this money is: to be ‘divided nee, it gets up north; ‘Has not: been: definitely. decided, but there: w i. probably” be-three: chips one’ on the, ‘Terraces enql. ‘one on the Cedarvalé end and ‘onejon this efid, nud another gang working. on improvements. to the. road between here. and Smithers “ It is “hoped: ‘that; ‘there will, not he, tou mutch ‘political’ interference. nor. ‘ton - {much ; sectional jnterference, ..” ~This is” ‘money t tended for local advantages. oP Ae The -men* will : work “An: ‘eight: hour: day’ and: will le paid: ‘25e. an hour ‘and hoard. ond as far: Ag: “possible | ‘relief. men will ‘be: employed, .’; It: 4s also. ‘the. inteution’ to pay. the ;men’ * only a por- tion of their..4 Avages and: and: ‘the bal- nce during: the: winter: months when *: a “Job outside rany’ place’ ‘else. is hard to? ‘get. and ¥. t- ‘Men, seem: to want: to eat the’ sanie’ fas during the summer. | The - ‘handle all-the pay- inents,~espeetal he’ back payments. aloe: Hanes” oh P ‘arrived, An : Sinithers, the first. (of the: ‘week. after . attending, the, dession of the House of Jominons ‘at Ottawa; “He will Spend a few nionths OW" attending. to” his own 4ti-is-nnderstood:awill che... - yt build: road: with: ‘dnd ‘not in: coe