VOL, IM, NO. 29."

| SKEENLATUN

ONE DISTRICT,

. Probable That Southern Part

_ Of .Comox-Atlin: Will ‘ be
Cut Off in Redistribution

Ottawa, Mar. 16; —A proposed

_.. British Columbia redistribution

has been prepared, and the ‘map
is now before ‘the redistribution

; committee. While there may be

. . Fernie and Columbia. —
Kootenay will comprise the rid-
- ings of Nelson City, Ymir, Ross-

EE ES

“Kootenay will, he divided

"“gome minor changed the redis-:
tribution i is likely to follow the
proposed linea.

_ The present ‘constituency of
into

‘East and-West Kootenay. East

- Kootenay will comprise the pro-

vincial ridings of Cranbrook,
West

land City, Slocan, Kaslo'and Rev-
elstoke. .
The present New. Westminster

_. riding will also be divided. One
-will be called New Westminster,
__and will comprise the provincial
“ constituency.of New. Westmins-
’ ter City and Delta, and ail tliat
; portion of the provincial electoral
‘district, of. Richmond lying aouth
./ of. Burrard Inlat, excepting: the

Municipality. of “‘Vaneouvér City,’

Sou th Vane couver ‘and Point Grey.

_. “fhe electoral: iletiiet: of. New!
Westminster diatrict will be com-
posed of the ridings of Dewdney
and Chilliwack, and ull that por-
tion of the. provincial: electoral
district of Yale. adjoining the
provincial. electoral districts
of | Chilliwack..and. Dewdney,

_ bounded by a line commencing at |
’ the southeast corner of the pro-

‘. vineial electoral district of Chill-

-wack and thence along the inter-

national boundary of the . provin-
cial electoral district of. .Similka-

~ meen, thence northerly, follow-

ing said last mentioned boundary

tothe northeast corner . of said
provincial . electoral district, of
Similkameen, thence i in a straight
line northerly. to. a point on the

. North bank ofthe Fraser_ river,

one mile east ‘of .the village of
Yale, thence following i & straight
line to the northeast corner’ of
the? provincial electoral: istrict

Vat Dewdney.

” Vancouver will have ‘two titem-
bers elected at large. There will
be a Vancouver South ridings. con-

sisting of the municipalities of
South Vancouver ad Point Grey.
Victoria City riding’ will remain:
. practically as it’ is ‘today. | Nal

‘néimo.also. will be “ about “the:
‘same, consisting “of . the “Joral

ridings of Cowichan, - Esquiimnalt,

> Nanaimo City, Newcastle; Saanich

“an d'the Islands." >: - wh,

A seat called Skeena will: ‘be

comprised of. the: local ridings ‘of
“Skeena and Atlin. :

: Yale-Cariboo

: will: bé: divided ‘into: two. ‘gests,

aw

~ though they are not yet named,
"One will consist, of thelocal ridings |.

ri bob,’ Lillooet,’ -Kamloops

. ‘and Yale,. excepting that portion
A ei in the electoral; provinelal

. excepting any ‘portion’ of the. city |

Getting Ready For
~~ Baseball Season

A meeting of, Hazelton Athletic
Association was-héld: on Wednes-
day evening, to make preliminary
arrangements - for: the coming
baseball season, - President Mac-
Corinidk, Rave a very satisfactory
report, of, the progress made by |.
the,exectitive committer in rais-
ing funds for: the season. About
$800 are still required to wipe out
last . seadon’s : deficit and pay
ground rent for this year, and
make necessary. improvements.
Part of ‘this amount has already |’
been subscribed, and itis thought
there will be no difficulty i in rais-
ing the amount within a few
days, A finance committee éon-
sisting of James Turnbull, H. C.
Kinghorn, T. We _ Brewer, and
R. E. Allen has undertaken’ ‘the
task of obtaining funds. All
subscriptions will. be acknowledg-
ed in The Miner,

Prospects for-a speedy base-
ball team ure bright. A majority
of last year’s champion nine is
expected to be in the line-up,
and - competing teams’ will have
to go some to capture the Me-
Clary cup.

TRADE NOW: INCREASING

_ Ottawa, : Mar: ‘20: —Teade. re-
porta: ‘for: ‘the fiscal year. show

that Ganada'a: ‘total tiade- for the i

last. alaven months: ‘exceeded. ‘the
billion mark by ‘twenty million
dollars; giving an effective reply
to the Liberal ‘cry of hard- times.
The total for the corresponding
period of the preceding’ year was
$962, 000, O00. -

BRITISH MINISTER |
RETURNS TO MEXICO);

London, Mar, 18:—Sir Lionél
Carden, British Ambassador’at
Mexico City, who withdrew some
months ago, ig to resume his post
at the capital of Mexico. Serious
fighting. between the warring
{actions ia reported today.

Mexican Raid in U. Ss.

San Diego, Mar. 16: — The
United States customs and post
office at Tecate ' were ‘totally des-
troyed by fire. following a raid
by “three meni declared to lie
Mexicans.’ - Frank H, Johnstone,
the postmaster, was shot dead,
and his friend Warren Wieden-
‘back. was fatally. wounded. “The!
charred remains of an American |;
flag was found by: the posse.

Returns from Standard Ore

A -four-hundred-ton: shipment
of ore: from ‘the: ‘Silver: ‘Standard
brought: returna::: rot. over ‘fifty.
tHousanit dollars, rol'G114,400 ton.

electoral “district of. “Okanagan,

or district municipality: ‘of Salmon
Arm: which” may’ be coritained
thereini, ‘and the’ provincial elect-
‘trate “districts ‘of Similkameen,:

Greenwood ‘and Grand Forks,.
“The thirteenth: ‘seat. has’ not
yet been ‘nained, but it will con:
sist: of the ridings’ of Alberni,
Comox and all that portion of the
‘electoral riding of
Richmond onth of. the mouth of’:
at 5 e Squamish

“3 as ‘elsewhere.

pects for New Field

_ Victoria, Mar.” 16:—It is ‘ans
nounced that Mr, D, A. Thomas,
the Welsh coal magnate, who i is
coming to the Coast, has secured
options on the anthracite - coal
lands, controlled by the British
Columbia Anthracite Syndi¢ate;
acompany composed of Quebect
financiers, The amount of coal:
on the territory controlled. by.
the company: is estimated - at,
1,141,444, 000 tons, and in addi-|
tidn the company possesses a
charter to build a railway from|
the mouth of the Naas River inta
the Groundhog coal ‘fields, a dis:
tance of 140 miles.

Nasoga Bay, a port for the
proposed railway, is said to be
admirably adapted for a coal- diss
tributing point, the harbor, being|
well protected and eapable: of
berthing large vessels, * The ew
timated cost of building a railway,
into the coal fields, equipping: thé
colliery, providing rolling stocks
buying doal-carrying” ahipa and
general: organization on a works
ing basis, is $10, 000,000. a
~Dpat:, the advent of. Mr, D. Aals
Thomas, tho’ prominent, Welsh
mining magaate, into this countty
has aroused a widespread inter-
est, was amply testified, saya The
Colonist, by Mr. Franklin Den-
ton, a mining engineer: of ‘Pen-
sylvania, who has just completed
a brief tour of the northern sée-
tion of British Columbia in the
interests of his connections.

Mr. Denton, who has been‘in
the: country, carrying on a quiet
inspection for several weeks, de-
clares that from hia observation
of actual mining conditions in
the Groundhog country there is
every: possible justification for

_. {the faith of-.Mr.. Thomas, which
‘|has found recent expression in

his ‘application fora railway
charter to run from the mining
zone to. tidewater. -

“The fact of Mr.- Thomas in-

of the country ig very signifi-
eant,"” -said Mr. Denton, “and
you must not be at all surprised
if you find it creates a8 great an
impression in the United States] ;
Coal ja one of
the most universal-o? necessities
at’ the present time, and . the
‘country that has. more than the
‘ugual supply of it is bound in the
nature of things to earn a little
passing. attention, From all
quarters there is reason to be-
jieve~ that. in the northern dis-
‘tricts . of British Columbia there

is ‘coal i in large quantities | and of
@ natire:. ‘peculiarly suited for

jcommércial- use on a large seale..

What.Itean ig that there is an-
héaett sand ° to anyone whol’.
knows: ‘anything: about the coal
industéy, nothing more need. be
‘suid on the subject.”

/Touchitig upon: the proposal of
Mr, ‘Thomas construct a rail-

| HAZELTON, B.C., SATURDAY, MARGH 21, 1914 S

~(MUCH INTEREST TAKEN IN
GROUNDHOG COAL FIELDS

Projected Railway and Reported Des Reported Deal on Property of B. C.
' Anthracite Attract Attention--Engineer Tt Tells of Pros-

“4
“ mines,

teresting himself in this section|-

ed | mivaley.

of the properties. He also
thought that it would prove a
means to further discoveries of |
profitable deposits not yet chart-
‘ed at all, The necessity for rail
‘connection appealed to him
strongly, and he paid a high
‘tribute to the Provincial govern-
“tent for its faith in prosecuting
'this' undertaking in the manner
that has been'adopted,

he “Railways are a necessity : ‘for
the development of practically
any industry nowadays,” pro-
ceeded Mr. Denton, “and this is
‘doubly true inthe case of coal
“With direct rail connec-
tion to the Coast, the whole north-
‘ern country could be opened: up
ina remarkably short space of
‘time, Of course, I am not over:
looking the fact that much is
being done even now in this lire,
The Grand Trunk Pacific and the
Pacific Great Eastern ‘railways
‘will-naturally contribute largely
to the development of thia coun-
try, but at the same. time there}
“ide no. gainsaying the extreme
value to.the industry of a speciale:
ly designed: road: auch as “that
whieh : appears to, occupy the
mind and attention of Mr. Thor.
ad, Lae ”

Speaking on the subject of éoal
generally, Mr, Denton said that
the lerge interests were always
on the lookout for promising coal
deposits, No country. could get
along without coal, He cited the
tremendous use of coal in war.
vessels, ag well-as in the ordina-
ry. industrial develoqment, and
remarked, in regard ‘to the for-
mer, that nothing represented 80
powerful an asset in time of trou-
ble as coal. This factor, he
thought, made it’ important ‘that
British interests should see to it
that the coal of British Columbia
was exploited properly, and: that
it was: Subjected - to ‘necessary
protection, ; st
“What the development of | an-
other great coal industry would
achieve for British Columbia it
is impossible. to suggest,’ said
Mr. ‘Denton. “Aa things are

now there iz no “question but that
it would bave a very considerable

effect upon the world at large,
for in a very short time it will be
possible to ship. quite. cheaply
from the coalfields of the -North-

erm Interior to practically any

part of the globe... The opening
of the Panama Canal will tend to
centralize this section of the
country, as-nothing else could do,
and, in. addition.to bringing. it
appreciably nearer to Great Brit-
ain, it:will-bring it within ‘easy
focus of places that are at present
out of aight, so to speak.'’

ly td the slgnifieance of such nat-|
ural: assets frotin-.the - national
point-of: view, ‘and. sugested |
-that the devélopment ‘of the coal
indudtry in: the province might

Hit eatablishing w “fést “nit of the

}Pacitie.Coaa

‘(Secretary Lane Says.

U.S. Will Co-opey ef u
ven al

i Peeeceny

“Mt, Denton also referred brief: |

” Washington, Mar. 16i-y\ ”
conference with the committs
of the Senate and the House

to: co-operate with us.”

McBride of British Columbia sug-
gesting co-operation between thie
United States and Canada in the
eonstruction of a railway to-Al-
aska through the Pacific Coast
province. Mr. Lane believes
that the railway will be a greai
tourist road, attracting attention
throughout the world.

--“T have ‘talked with and cOre.
responded with Premier McBride
concerning this matter,’ contin-
ued the secretary, “and. have
algo had a satifactory conference
with Premier Borden” of the
Doininion Government, I believe

it is possible for us to build

to the Alaskan boundary to
meet the Canadian road by the

‘time our neighbors are able ta

come to us.’’,

HOME RULE E DIFFICULTY

_ London, Mar, ° r.-18:—The nettles
ment of the home rule difficulty
is Apparently little, advanced: by!
the’ concessions: to the Ulaterités.

‘The deadlock remains as imniova-

ble ‘ag . before Mr... Asquith’s
declare that nothing less than a
permanent exclusion of the Pro-
testant counties of Ulster will
satisfy. The more radical ele-
ment wants a total exclusion of
the province of Ulster,

Mr. Churchill, speaking at:
Bradford, said these concessions
were the last the ‘government
can and ought to make.

“ss an

London, Mar, 20:—The shadow
of civil war lowers over the north
of Ireland. The men of Ulster
appéar eager to fight and the at-
mosphere is electrical. Sir Ed-
ward: Carson made a drainatic
entry into Belfast, He urges
calmness.

Londonderry... : oo:
It is reported that the govern:
ment is preparing for the military |
occupation of Ulster.

London, Mar. 20:—“‘It's an in-|
famous liel’’ yelled Sir Edward |;

aure motion was defeated. Unio
int leadera promise to abide by

Rule referendum is. taken,

Earthquake ih Japan
Porend Mar. ‘16: A : geri

»| carry'some weight with the Ad- | tio ee nrenes
dw thes consideration of; vi

speech, - Signers of the covenant

' John Redmond has called ‘off .
the Sunday demonstration . at

Carson-in the house of commons
when Joaeph Devlin sald he (Car. |!
gon) was once & Home Ruler, i”

The latter.was galled ‘to order by}
the apeaker. The ‘opposition cen-.

the will of the people if a Home
‘Pas- |
sion ia running high i in the North|p

a of Ireland. os

RICE oe 2. 00 A YEAR |
eer
at INS

ot Takes Crew in to

have urged the feasibility of|—
such a rallroad, and I believe the
Canadian Government is ready ‘
Secte-
tary Lane of the Department, of
the Interior made this statement
when shown that of: Preiniér

Manson for Season's Work
on Kildare—Others Outfit

That big cleanups will be made
inthe Manson Creek gold camp
this season is the expectation of
miners interested in that historic
district. George W. Otterson,.
general manager of the Kildare
‘Mines, Ltd., owners ofthe Slate -
creek leases, arrived from ‘the -
coast Wednesday and left. forthe
acene of operations this morning,
accompanied by a crew of fifteen,
which ‘will be augmented to
twenty-five as soon as actual
mining begins, Mr, Otterson
wears his usual million-dollar
smile, and is confident that the
season's operations will be highly
profitable for his company, which |
is the. largest concern operating |
in the Omineca river district.

for the district, and now that the
Kildare property is equipped
with necessary plant and ali pre-
liminary work is done, he luoks
forward to a big production,
+The company's ground, whieh
haa all tobe: elevated, ‘is from
a to 40 feet deep, and ‘prompects
wall in coarse “gold, averaging,
ageording: to reporta, -$2.40. per
ehbic yard, giving a handsome
margin of profiteven with the
necessarily high cost of operation,
_ Work will be carried on night
and day throughout the season,

being used at night,

Several other companies ' will
operate this season, as well as
many individudl miners, .Walter
Aiken, George Hauck, Ed, Kohse,
and Arthur and William Leverett,
all Hazelton men, will leave on
Monday to begin fround-sluicing
on their bench leages at Old Man-
son Town.
ground, and expect -big. returns
for their geagon’s work.
-Huderle & Walker are expected
to leave about April 1, to resume
work on their property at. the ;
new town of Manson.

Get on the Voters’ List.

registered, should ‘see that their
names are Placed on the list at
the May revision. Applications
will be receivetl by J. S. Cline,
J. A. Macdonald, and A, R, Mac.
donald. “All applications should

be in next week. ara

“Churchill on Navy. mo
London, Mar, 20; — = Winston :

C thurebill is receiving much { praise ‘
for his:naval speech or Wedngs- ve
‘day, . ‘Dealing with the navy situ.
ation, he ‘urged, , in effect, «that, “

For years he has been boosting ~~ - -

a 5000-candlepower - searchlight od

; They have good -—

Those who are qualified. ‘wg
, ‘voters, but who. have not- yet