oF Indians Missing _ NEW HAZELTON, B. a, WEDNESDAN, MARCH 6, 08 Since the Fall Binined a long story 1m its last issue of Nt as country. September, and the stury as. given to - ma ‘She Northern Argonant by’ Scowell, an- other Hazelton Indian, is that the Wil- i & sou family have not, heen heard of since. Z The Wilsons are both elderly men who | Ba linve been. travelling that country for crease the Dardeuelles.group to a more]. many. Yours, and it seems that they are B \ likely to know every foot. of it, and it! ds hardly Hkely, that the party of four mB would all be lowt, i Enquiry Was. made at the ‘Indian Agent's offiee in Hazelton and that of- B ficinl immediately got in touch with. the Mm Rupert and went: into ‘their -) lending Indians of Hazelton, No one ' seoms ta. think’ anything has ‘happened to the Wilson party..: ‘While they nsual- ly come out about Christmas time for aepplies’ they did not do so this year, hut the other Indinns iid not seem to thing serlously of: this as supplies can new he secured at so many Places, _ } me, It is not thought that the Scowells. would know anything ‘nbout the Wilson - party:as they-do not, trap in the same country, They left Inst“ fall for Prince trapping grounds via Stewart where they outfit- ted. The Wilson party went in via the Kispiox route. | ~ i The Scowell trap Hnes are in the Bell, : While the above ‘enquiries were being’ made it was Jearned that early last fall. before thelakes were frozen very. hard; three Indian packs and three ‘sets of .! snow shoes, one. set. being a woman’, ‘avere found on the ice of &'small lake - this side of Bear Lake. It-is thought that these belonged to a ‘party of Kis- F “ingas Indias and that-.they went - . {hrough the ice while ‘attempting to go Mm! this supposedls - hipped ‘or. ‘ar Jaistrict this : B. siccount of the: heat and high humidity. f plants in the city .of Batayia, with a ~ population. of 535,000. The: total num neross the lake.: -Nothing has been yet. heard of that party and no one has seen ' them. But nothing’can he.done about. ‘it now until ‘the ice has gone ont in the spring, There Isno connection hetween Risenges party. and the - a 4 Wits son n party. JAVA HAS TROUBLES oF 1TS OWN Preserving Food: is Difficulty, but also’ Must Preserve Receptactes . ; ne in Java they. have not only. to take. #0 ‘the’ “receptacle In ‘the eae of ‘re- trigerators,- ‘wood: ia vulnerable to the: attacks of white ants, Metal - refrig. erators are, therefore, - preferred’ but ‘all exposed meta} : ‘parts must ‘be pro- tected by enamel or. chrome. plating” on: Ghrome plating is necessary 25 ‘nickel cannot stand the: climate: _+ Tee. is pro- |. “duced artificially, ‘there: being. six icé t Nothing Known) . The Northeri Argent, Stewart, cour 7 | port should. hg. the training ) the Micsléippl, bo | Dardenelles to Be Worked on The Dardeneiles group of claims up the Copper River, and owned by Steve |’ the disappearance of Willie Wileon andi sreNcill who has been developing them |. ma Blind Andrew Wilson, Ellen Green amd | her brother whose trap Hines are in the ;for on number of. yenrs, is now going to hive some extensive work done on it by a syndicate that hag been operating in the Caribon- country. -The property was’ examined ‘last’. year and madeal Fred Nash very favorable impression. has been around the group fora week Workable size... There is now a local representative of the new syndicate on the ground. in charge ‘of things. It is understood that machinery for develop- Inept work will be brought in and that a considerable. amount wili be spent in. improving, athe. ‘Copper: River trail © ‘to get ‘the machiner vy. in. Other’ mining men ow he: have. persey ered; over'_o.num- ber of years with local claims, ticw this dev elnpment: with «great deal ‘Of aatis- faction, and ure in hopes that it will be of resister to- them iu disposing of heir own properties, ~ ¥, 8 “Prince Rupert Ry The & Seu s i ' . . . '.From Our Own Reporter Irving Valley in the, Bowser Lake dis- ¢ trict. so 7 . ; be The hatibug. fishing sitnation in Hu- THREE) ti) “orate FOUND © pode’ niu rind “thle: “Ther HEH Wns “gd }down to the sea in’ ships. and do busi- ‘hess: on great. svaters,- require a. better’ “price: for’ what: they. produce: And any way, with a lot: “ut :eold Storage fish ‘stl on tlie : ‘jnarket, the fishermen aro of. opinton- that: it: they: wait: a «while, until. the” present, ‘surplus. ig, greatly. re-: duced, it- not: entirely, the” consumed, ithelr? ‘fresh ‘supply >will, command. a * better" figure, -So. there the» natter stands: ° : a * s. ry Pr ince Rupert: wants ae ‘ilestroyer hased ‘on ‘this port, but, just’ what Bs- ftimalt has to say onthe, subject, re- mains to ‘be seen. Some folk any they: inte, enpable of muking a ‘gond. avleRs. “The local point of view. is: that, this. better. “recognized As and reerpt iting’ station, yr- towlirly’ in view of ‘the lntee iumber of young men * identified: avith fishing did ‘seafaring lifeo mo The marringe vf Christopher Dikins and - Miss. Margarot Wilson , took ‘place Saturday ‘evening, the” coremony ‘heing per formed. hy Onnon FF Rushbrook, Toth young ‘people fre deservedly pop- | war, hay ing prawn up hi: the} elty. The. pitt from the. staff. of EE: _Lipsett Coy where the Inide has heen: cemploy:. ed. usa stendg srnpher, wits, a. ‘besiutifar ailver: service: a : ets he 4 he: pulp milt rumors have been vip. pling, the. ‘autface of Prince’ Rupert's me we complacency, “put. ile “er reat many people]: iz ho ave “Tn: a ‘position’ to. jook. back: 7 oe often. thik: back home. ‘town’ ‘AWi A Large Scale. or two staking additional ground o In-] 7 Boule nerial trestle . SVS" lew, ° in fact the shores-of |" IF [ WERE AN EDITOR it were ' ‘an efiitor.. spending my money in my: home town, ‘would I he. expecting too much if I looked | _ to the business men. whom I pat- ronize, and whose problems I help to solve, and ‘whose community I _ boosted; to turn their job printing . my way? Iéis true that we porn - could save a few cents oceasional- ly by. trading out of town, but in the long run, hoind-town-loyalty pays. Letter for Editor _AN OLD TMER WRITES EDITOR _ Toronto, Ont. Feb. 15, 1086 Hospital still uses the old: ambulance buggy with the air enshions? I must sy T-found them’ yery comfortable one night when it rested on a railway, flat’ car in, Prince: Rupert pending’ shipment to Hazelton. Yow see F was the first one to nse it, You know that 1 reckon. That's 20 years ago, eirea:1914 A.D. ernted a‘ restaurant on the corer near. the station, and I also fired Charlie Biggart’s buke oven, etc, In fact I wos there on Tuesday (?) morning of the bank robbery at train” time. I as- sisted Tommy Brewer (pool room) and likewise Mr. O'Brien, and had two or three jamborees in. “Black Jack’s Northern . Hotel,..As a. -matter ‘of fact we only got kicked out for ‘sing- where we. disintegrated, I. pulled my. freight one mo ing from, Black Jack's ‘Hotel bit wae “stuck: lit” a “nindatide eleven milled down: the track, : Carnaby: T walked ‘back: to., town. and ‘as Fack; Williams was: selling: out I: assisted with the’ balance of ‘the groceries until T-erentually ‘Tmadé.a second attempt to Ret out. Or course, you .may be sure I was! by, no means. optimistic. about it as I ‘bad got ‘to like New. Hazelton. in fact T-haye: often - wanted: to be back there. 7 I wovked different’ ‘places ‘glong the G.-T.-D., ‘the nearest and! ‘the last be- ing ‘Rankin’s - No. 2. and. No. 1- “CAMs, | rock ent. ind. steam shoy rely, respective- ly. oe | remember’ the Temes: of Hankin | Bros alsa "Pom, aliston, the ont pro- rivet. Sms Ifihas’ always. igen’ ‘a: mystery. to nie}: why; people live” in: ‘these ‘cities,. swal-|- lowing soot, grime and dust and nev- er venturing further than. their. back dogrk as you, “might. say. Rotten, . Tais around. plensnnt ‘halt. hour's reflection, and possibly fill-up a vacant’ space in your paper ‘Where the subject matter. might: be suitabble, : at your. ‘discretion. ; i T-would greatly appreciate a word |: from some one. interested, T suppose old -MeInnis: haa’ by, now “passed. 5n? 1 remember, hei, the- Rochor de > O'Brien pave: ma: $8bi i to take nm Tigennge. down ‘there;. a Dear Siv:—I wonder if the Hazelton: == * INDIANS GIVE A BANQUET In Honor of’ Visiting -Revivaliste-——A ‘Yery Fine Evening Spent by a Large Number : During the past week or so Capt. Hutchinson and Capt. Henney of. the] - Church Army (Anglican Church) held revival services. in “the | Anglican Church for the lidians. The services were well attended, and on Friday ‘night last 1 banquet was tendered by the Indians to the two visiting cap- tains. .The affair was held in the church ball and two tables the full length of the ball were spread and ev- ery seat was occupied. “AC the top table were the guests of honor inelud- ing Rev, Mr, Sherman, Mrs. Sherman, Capt. Hutchinson, Capt. Henney, - Mrs. Cox and Capt. Mortimer.. Speeches were made by the clergymen and by the Indian agent. Chief James White and Chief Clark, and Alfred Danes didn't. ’ [T-worked for Jack Winlame who op-. ing, and so.4ve moved to. the Old Town |: ernble weather here nnd the’ flu hangs ‘I, trust this will attord ‘someone ® 7 spoke on behalf: “of the Indians. Al- ‘fred Danes. was nwarded the prize eike for the best speech. He told of /Rome amusing incidents connected with | church work in the very early days. The banquet was very fine and did credit to the natives as cooks and 4s entertainers. The revival services and the banquet were unter the auspices ot the White Gross. TRAVEL BY AIR WAS MOOTED |e As Early as 1839, But it Never ma- terialized at That Time ‘4¥Vinnipeg—There were not those lacking in the early days whe advo- cated. travel by air betsveen place and place.. In fact, it was only nine years after the first. ‘practical: steam engine Pad ray vas “established - thati-w project, was ‘pit | forward, in. 4539; and experiments: were instituted to ‘estab- lish ‘a, line ‘of paltoons - ‘between Chel- tenham and ‘London, Eng,;. “so as to supersede: (if possible) every © other mode of traveling,” says the Tourist Buren” of the . Canadian : National, | aust how. the, ‘promaters determined to ‘get the balloons to’ travel in: the dir-, |eetton wanted, irrespective of the wind | ¥ is not stated, nor what, form of motive pawer, if any, was to be employed. One can surmise that possibly the or- ‘iginators of. the scheme had the steam | engine in mend; but that prime mover eould. hardly ° be considered suitable, “for use in a balloon. ev en rat that early fate. | : : a ‘GKoRGE FINLEY FOUND’ DEAD i Hi Passed Away: Monday Night. in: His . Cabin in: Smithers—Anotlier Pioneer Passed on ea a a Word was, -veceived: in ‘the district on Tuesday: of, tlie. death of. ‘Geo.’ Kin- ley of Smithers,’ Ale Was. ‘found: dead In’ his. ceabin: ‘that. ‘morning, Investiga- oo thon. shawed death. to’ be due to natural canses, He whs, 12: yeara: “ot age. and | a " Canadiant. by: ‘birth: ” The: deceased | was: one: ‘at the” pioneers. of the Bulkiey Valley! having gone Anta “the - Valley, some thirty: RS. Big Poles Are » ‘Safely. Landed The Intervalley Lumber & supply Co. big poles for eastern. ‘shipment: . The. poles, measuring from 100: to: hls ‘feet were cut some miles out on. the Kallum Road by T. “and J. Lever who, did: theix part in four days. a cat completed: the. aki fi hauling took four days with two and fopr men. Before the: réquired in poles were secnred 23 trees wete felled’ ’ vight of them, short of required Tength length,. ‘they Ww ere, hawever brought to town. : The londing of these big. poles, was in. itself quite a- job as the: poles were 20) feet over the front tracks cali ‘And: 20) ft. ee te over the second trncks eab: "The “worst: hill at Siti ing Creek: ‘and here, on one curve. the poles were ut.an angle of ahont forty-five degrees with the line of travel of the trucks, while the centre of the poles was well att over ‘the gul-— ley below the road. The. operation has shown that in the lacal valleys material. of | exceptional - length can he secured and the handling sneaky well for the enpacity of the op- erators. a The Terrace Branch of the Canadian ‘| Legion held an auction sale on Satur- day afternoon, and disposed of all the _ equipment they. owned in the ‘Legion ball. picks _the steaks from: the bones, acted as salesman and kept things moving. at a lively. pace. ; ~The, ‘niginbers” of the-Anglicai’ Youn: People’ s Association’ made a trip-to‘Usk on Friday and put on ‘the entertainment that went over here’ with sa. much Bue- cess. . Lakelse Community Club held anoth- er dance in the Community Hall on Fri- day: night Last and ‘it was well sitended. and much enjoyed. es WHY, NOT GO NORTH. FOR & GOLD? Better ‘Onportunities There’ for ‘Young Men Than in the. South -A-number of the young taliws are prepiting.to leave for Barkerville and | the gold diggings very soon. he well, for some of: those young: fel- luws: ta try: the’ Omineca and Manson cr eek conntry., ‘It is? ‘closed : home aid | the changes lire better for making’ zoon It will not be. long before many of: the Cariboo, heople will -be. headed: ‘north anyway to get in on’ the gronnil: floor, | Several companies will be. producing gold in: the’ Omfrieca this ‘season ‘and a quantity. of inachiiery: is ‘Tow: going in from. Vanderhoof.. The north. has ‘not yet been prospected:. ‘for gold” and the gover: went - engineers - and. geologists. ‘the: worth: thazi in. the’ south. The. hest- that: crn he expected by the. ‘young. Pele: Jon, While“In the: north. there is” a goon ‘ehanee, of getting a elyin. worth - some. ‘Terrace Yards . has completed the Kauling. ofthe 15. Two-more days with. part of the: trip: was ‘coming up snake : Alf. Attree, who in working hour .~" "Tt. might - ul tell us. that there: ‘is. more : gO in. lows foing’ to the. Cariboo: is, ae poor |