mm VOL. 18 NEW HAZELTON, B. C.; FEBRUARY 12, 1926 No. 88 = Bulkley Valley s Spud Superior; Wheat Is No: 1 fm The Bulkley Valley has just m™ received a big boost through re- am ports of tests made on wheat and me seed potatoes produced in, the | district. Seed potatoes from the Bulkley Wee Valley were tested last year at aaa the Dominion experimental sta- | tion in comparison with potatoes @ raised from Okanagan seed. In mevery case the northern-grown B seed pave a much higher yield, Hin one instance being deuble. = The following are the returns in. B tons per acre, the first’ column Se being the yield from Okanagan Mmsced and the second fiom the a Bulkley Valley seed potatoes: 5.38 38.42 3.57 7.49 6.30 8.80 = Asample of wheat, which was gee raised in 1924 by F. M, Dockrill meat Telkwa, was submitted to W. & Crawford, a Dominion inspector, a whose report was recently made @public. Mr. Crawford stated m@that the wheat graded No, 1 W Northern, andhe considers it a Ryecy fine quality of Marquis B-wheat, well matured and of fine color, An analysis by F. T. Shutt, Dominion chemist at Ottawa, mM gave the following result; Mois-| m ture, £0.82 per cent; protein 15.97: mee ash, 1.33; weight of 1000 kernels, ma40 grams. . - - In an accompanying note, Mr. Shut says: ‘This is an excel- lent sample, indeed it might al- most be classed with wheats of exceptionally high quality. Con- sidering the large size of the oerry, its plumpness and weight, the protein -content is decidedly mehigh. There is little doubt but Mchat this wheat would yield a flour of very good baking value.”’ A.request is made for samples of the 1925 crop if it was grown rom the wheat raised in 1924. fe arly St. George ae Lrish Cobbler eo ene eC ee On Monday morning the first : of poles for Jasper was ship- rd med from New Hazelton. There /evill be several carloads before meat order has all been shipped. ® Mrs, S. H. Senkpiel has receiv- ld a shipment of-hats of the news Hat shapes and colors, fle on display at the store a. few ays only, ; Some one, some place, sent a tter to the editor for publica- Hon, but signed it not. A dollar i as enclosed to -pay for copies of the paper to go to cértain individ- tals, The next mail’ brought a fecond letter‘eancelling the first Boe, No‘name or address wads ened and now we do not know| here to send:the dollar. If the ner will send in-his' name we all be glad to return same. Allan Rutherford lett Monday They will] i ‘| saved from the: house, ® NE Pe a ed Pe aad Fe Usk Skeena’s Industrial Centre a ! - * In last week’s Usk items there was a slight error in reporting the Ladies’ Auxiliary whist drive held at the residence of Mr, and Mrs., H. A. Butt in aid of the church, We stated that dancing occurred. It did not, for, al- though in Holy Writ David dane- ed for the edification of the Lord, it is not prescribed in modern practice. Your correspondent hastens to make correction, but would add in extenuation that so often is dancing the eoncomi- tant of the frivolities of the local people that reporting such’ an accompaniment has become habi- tual. On Saturday in “Bethurem Hall U. G. Paine staged a dance and presentation feature. There was a jolly crowd and the efficient Shamrock Orchestra. During the evening a box of numbers was churned by P. A. Donald, and the blindfold Goddess of Luck, Sadie MeDonald, beeame a very good friend of James Gall when the an Edison phonograph of the latest model. J. Giz, Johns, ~ Bethurem, TS. Kirkpatrick, of Tetrace, was a visitor this week. Prince Rupert early in the week: The Skeena Lumber Company is resuming operationsagain after being idle for about two months, much to the satisfaction of the community, and especiallv to the great number of the Boys who were temporarily idle and who unfeignedly apprepiate the fair treatment given them - by the manager, ©. W. Swanson. © Chapman Home _ At Glentanna Is Prey To Fiames The residence of C, A. Chap: ‘man on his farm at Glentanna was completely destroyed by fire at noon on Monday. The blaze is supposed to have had its origin in an overheated stovepipe. ‘Upori discovering the flames; - Mrs.’ Chapman, §who was alone at the time, tried to obtain assis- tance by telephoning thé provin: cial police at Smithers, but the line went “‘dead’’ before she was able ‘to tell!’ them the trouble, However, the police were prompt |’ to suspect somethingywrong, and hurried out by car, but were too lata to be of aid. Mr, Chapman was at the. tie camp above Tyee Lake at the time of the outbreak. . Some of: the’. contents were The loss of the building is partially cover-| ed by i insurance. - +g map ; drawing resulted in his winning}. of . Stewart & Mobley, was 4 euest of a L. Mrs, Butt was a visitor to . |lead properties. ‘hotel i Engineer Spoke On Mines And © Mining In North ‘With the exception of the Cari- boo, the whole mining territoty of Central and Northeastern BKri- tish Columbia was virtually un- scratched, as far as its mineral wealth wae concerned, said Mr. Douglas Lay, resident, engineer for this territory, which is known as Mining District No. 2, in an address iefore the B.C. Chamber of Mines in Vancouver on Friday night in the Board of Trade auditorium. There was only one regular shipper in metal mines, although a large number of small scale operators contributed their quota to the annual production. Une coal mine was shipping a good grade of coal, and there were several coal properties awaiting development. Good showings also existed of gold, silver, lead, zine, copper, molybdenite, tungsten and semi- precious .stones, which merited extensive future development, he declared. Mr, Lay, in opening his, ad- ‘dress, pointed out that that the practice of providing such ad- engineers was inaugurated by the presetit provincial administration, A competent technical staff was retained’ by the department of mines for the purpose of furnish- ing authoritative information on mining in ail parts ' of British Columbia. standing feature of the year was the resumption of operations by’ the Duthie Mines Limited at the Bay Mountain, foliowed by the development of the adjoining White Swan group, both silver- - Shortly . after resuming operations, shipments of six tons ‘daily were made, and this ‘would have been exceeded had it not been for bad weather. Not only did: the Northeastern district contain vast mineral re- rsources, Said the speaker, but it also’ possessed a wealth of agri- cultural possibilities aa well as a plentiful supply of big. game hunting, Je "Douglas Parent spent the week end in Prince Rupert. + Mrs. Sawle held the lucky tice ket and won the handsome piece tapestry donated by Mrs. Mathie- son'to theeWoman’s Auxiliary to the Hazelton Hospital. - TW. Brewer, of the Forest Branch, Smithers, was a week-' end visitor i in Terrace. | Come’ con. to the: dance at the “New Hazelton ° tonight You will have a real good tinie . Are’ yous subscriber: yet? : , Send i in your subscription now. ‘dresses from the various residedt |. In, the Omineca area the out |. ‘Henderson property on Hudson|- tion. ‘Geo. Dover came last among the and. help. your digestive organs ; Woodcock. > e W. C. Little was at the Skeena]. - Crossing last Thursday. T. Hartley visited Kitwanga on Friday last. R. Doll made a trip to Cedar- vale last Saturday.. A vumber of people from Ced- aryale, Ritehie and Woodcock, attended a dance at Kitwanga on Saturdav night. They hae a fine time and enjoyed the ice-cream. Miss A. Dentinger of Wood- cock spent Sunday with Miss &, Cavalier at Kitwanga. G. Hartley was a visitor with Moore brothers on Sunday. Mra, Brand went to Rupert on Sunday for a few days, Father Allard of Smithers was in this district a few days and held baptismal services. ' The painters are here this week putting the finishing touches on the new bunk house. J, Thompson of Cedarvale was in town on Monday. a Sea ae f =i : Terrace | (8 tL ! @rmae cesitmeteestiney Mrs, Roti Christie is leaying on Monday for Rochester to con- sult a specialist. She will be ac- companied by her husband. Mrs. T, Walsh returned home to Hazelton on Wednesday aec- companied by her son Howard. J. 'M. Seigfrid left for Alabama this Week on a holiday trip. _W. S. Fisher returned to the coast on Wednesday . ~ A delightful Valentine party was given at the home of mr. and Mrs. Gea, Little on Tuesday even- ing in honor of their guests Mr. and mrs. W. S. Fisher of Prince Rupert. “There were four tables of bridge. Mrs. S. N.. Woodward won the ladies prize, with mrs, O. 'T. Sundal getting the consola- J. K. Frost won first and men. The decorations were very effective being cupids, hearts and gladiolus. - After . refreshments the guests denced for an hour or SO. a ; ..A musical afternoon will be held in the school house. on Fri- day, Feb. 19th at 2:30 p m to which all parents and interested friends are invited, A collection |: will be taken to help the viano fund Coo Mra. K,. Olaon entertained at a one o 'clock luncheon on Wednes- day.in honor of mrg, Fisher of Prince’ Rupert. ‘Those present were Mesdames Little, ; Fisher, Dovet,: Greig, Sandal and ‘Miss Sundal, a R. Ht. Eaton, of the. Hatehery| staff at. Prince Rupert; pent the v. (week “end | in. town. gies aT a Junior C. G.LT. | Gave Excellent. Troop Display The concert and display staged’ by the Terrace Junior C.G.LT. in the G.W.V.A. Hall last Friday evening. was a decided success ‘and was fairly well patronized. The performance reflected great cre lit upon the girls and their leader, Miss C. Toombs, who has given much time and energy to this work. Rev. T. J. Marsh was chairman. ‘‘O Canada,’ sung by the troop, opened the program, and was followed by the presentation of shoulder tabs by Mrs, T. J. Marsh,-on behalf of the Sunday Schooi, to the fol- © lowing for regular attendance and memory work: Mildred Kirk- patrick, Evelyn Thomas, Marga- | ret Glass, Janet Young, Edna . Dover, Helen Glass, Mabel Bishop Adelaide Thomas, Margaret Me- Laren. * ‘The program: Piano duet—Mary Willson and Gladys Kenney, Recitation— Barbara Fatt, Team march—The Troop. Piano solo—Janet Young. Dance—Sophia McLaren (Highland Fling. - Wand Drill—The Troop. Recitation—Lillian Christie. ‘Story Expression, ‘‘The Sleeping Beauty’'—The Junior Troop. Coon Songy—Mr, Purser, Team. Game—The ‘Troop: _ Song, ‘Sleigh Bells’’—The Troop. Dance— Betty Anderson (Sun Dance). Lantern mareh—The Troop, Piano duet—Adelaide and Evelyn Thomas. The net proceeds of the affair, $41.40, will be used to provide equipment for the troop and for Sunday School work, Mrs. George Little entertained a number of ftiends at a delight- ful afternoon tea on Monday last in compliment to her guest, Mrs, W. 5S. Fisher, of Prince Rupert. In order to beat the weather ‘man and keep the saw mill run- ning Geo. Little had a long piece of new road built -tolet the teams get into the tamber. Operations are now continuous. E. T. Kenney and J, mM. Hatt went to Smithers Saturday night and on Monday installed the of- * ficers of the Native Sons, — This week Geo. Little let a con: tract to a couple of miners to fin- ish the tunnel started some time ago, They will continue until the vein is cut. J. L. Brooks, who spent the past two weeks visiting at hia home here, left on Monday night. for Winnipeg. He was accom: panied bv his brother, Stanley, who has been at the home of his parents on Park Hill for the past two months, Orval Kenney has gone to Duo. . ster B.C. Thornhill Mountain. mines, was a . ~buaintes visitor early: in the week. atc oO. P. Brown, manager of the. .