VOL. V, NO. 40° eh eg

HAZELTON,. B. C.,. SATURDAY, JUNE 3, 1916

_ PRICE $2.00 A YEAR

AMONG THE MINING HEN

News Of Development From
7 Various Properties in Ha-
: -zelton District .

~ Several inining | deals were cone
summated this week. “Thé Co-
Meau group of four claims, situ-
ated below the Hazelton . View,
and only a mile and a half from
the railway,: has been acquired
. by.Hon. P. E. Lessard, of Ed-
wonton. and Robt Shaw, M.P.P.
for Stettler, Alberta, The deal
was negotiated by B. R. Jones,
who held an option fram the own-
ers, D, J. Comeau, Magnus John-
son, and August Norberg. |
_ Considerable development work
has been done on the group, and
excellent ore, carrying shipping
values in copper, gold.and silver
has been uncovered. The present
workings will probably he.con-
tinued, . pending the report of
George Clothier, who is examin-
in the property and will advise
‘the operators as to development.
It is probable that a 500-foot
‘tunnel will be driven at the foot
‘of the hill, giving good depth on
the ore,

: “LheCopper Ridge group,adjoin-
‘ing the Hazelton View, hag been
3 ;purchased by M. W. Sutherland
,and associates, and work will be
‘started ‘on- Monday: +-The- three:
‘claims, ‘which ‘are well regarded,

‘were staked in 1912,:the original
“owners being H.. Lavery and J.
Fairbairn. a ;

Developinent work will soon
begin on the Ypres group, which
‘is situated on Four-Mile hill, be-
tween the Evie and the creek,
‘Th property, on which good
| :silver-lead ore has been found,
: “hes been bonded to M. W.Suther-
:land ty Stuart. J. Martin and
; “Thos, Stephenson, —

. Plans for the Chicago will not
: be completed until surface work
ion a couple of rew.-veins has
+ been carried out.” One of. these
i veins, which already gives prom-

: ige of good values, is below the

7 * present” prospect. tunnel, and it
: seems probable that-the. working
‘tunnel will be driven. at x lower

“point.

; Rocher-de Boule mine is more
: than holding its own. This week |'
‘the miners began stoping on very
: high grade gray ‘copper ore: be-
‘ tween the 800- and 400-foot lev-

, els. On the 500-foot level drifts
, are being run both ways on. the]

‘ { Rected within fifty feet.

. ; It'is expected that the gurvey

‘of the Hazelton View and Indian
|, groups, which is being conducted
i by D,..B. Morkill, will‘ be com-|°
b pleted early next week.

Dan Carroll, who recently re-
~ turned to the Bulkley Valley, has
“begun work. on’ -his ‘promising
. cleims:on Hudson Bay mountain.

'. Roy Ridadalé returned yester-
. day from the Owen’ Ba vester-|
.: Which’ has’ heen’ examined: by |.
\ Alex, Bonthrone, - of: Vaneouver,
" ‘with a view. to a deal. a

Coming Events, :
i. June @—Progress Oud’ Mest, St.)
vd Andrew’ a Hall,. 8:30: ‘pm ml.

» June 16-~""Flantiel Dance! In: sia's of
i Seheoly

on

in’ Assembly Hall.

London: A flying squadron of
British ships engaged the whole
German high seas fleet ina battle
which lasted a day and a night,
‘Six zeppelins assisted the enemy.
The Germans suffered the heavi-
est losses, The Germans scatter-
ed mines and retreated. Loss
in the battle-is estimated at
fifteen thousand.

London: | The admiralty has
announced a battle in the North
Sea between British and German
warships on Wednesday, May 31,
off the coast of Jutland. The
brunt of. the fighting fell upon
our battle cruiser feet, consisting
of some cruisers. supported by
four fast battleships. The losses
were heavy, ‘the German fleet,
aided by low visibility, avoided a
prulonged action with the main
British forces, As soon as they
appeared upon the scene the
enemy returned to port at full
speed, receiving severe damage
frida our? battleships. noe

and Indefatigable, the armored
eruiser Invincible, the ernisers

| Defence and, Black Prince were

sunk, The Warrior was aban-
doned by her crew.

The battle cruisers Queen Mariy

The destroyers Tipperary, For-

tune, Turbulent, Sparrowhawk,

and Ardent were lost. Six others
ave not accounted for.-

The enemy’s losses were seri-
ous. A. battlecruiser was des-
troved,one severely damaged,and
a-battleship suak. During the
night two light. cruisers were
sink. The exact number of

enemy destroyers disposed of.

during the action is not known,
but.is very heavy.
the British in-no way impairsthe
fighting efficiency of the Grand
Fleet, oo

London: THe Germans are
holding a French first line trench
in a crucial sector of the Verdun
front between. : Fort Douamont
and Vaux, The French are now
endeavoring’ to: Tegain the ground
lost around Cutnieres.

Paris:
Verdun front:/continues. -

south of Caurettes: wood,
strogzle between Thiaumontfarm
and Vaux is extremely. violent,
German assaults being repulsed

by heavy gunfire and counter-at-
Sonth of Douamont fort

tacks.

‘The loss of

Heavy fighting on the ;
The
“Lfrench-h veeate slight progress
The

NAVAL BATTLE IN NORTH SEA!

| BRITISH SQUADRON FIGHTS GERMAN FLEET.
BOTH LOSE HEAVILY--- ENEMY RETREATS

the Germans have penetrated to
the southern portion of Caullette
wood, .and have also reached the
southern shore of Vaux pond.

Russian troops in France are
awaiting orders to proceed tothe
firing line.

A squadron of French ‘aero-
planes, pursuing a group of Ger-
man machines which had just
bombarded Bar-le-Duc, brought
two of the enemy planes to earth.

Saloniki: The Allies are ad-
vancing against the German and
Bulgarian forces.

Greeks and Bulgars clashed at
Demir Hissar,

Allied aeroplanes “have bom-
barded. Petrich and Porto Logos,

Rome: The Austrian column
advancing towards Santubaldo,
[southeast of Arsiero, was driven
Ibaeck in disorder by the Italians.

Petrograd: “A Russian sub-

‘brought one inte Sebastopol.

Ottawa: Captain Rupert Guin-
ness, the British M.P., is making
aryangements to recruit Canad-
ians for the British navy. —

LOCAL AND DISTRICT .
_ NEWS PARAGRAPHS

J. BR. Gilmore, of Prince Ru-
pert, is in town,

Stuart J. Martin, the assayer,
has reopened his office.

Judge Young will hold county
court in Hazelton on June 12.

Don’t miss’ the Progress Club
meeting on Tuesday evening,

R. Haney came down from
Smithers on yesterday’s train. :

- Mrs. Little returned on Thurs-

pert, .

Migs Florence McDougall has
returned from @ visit to Prince
Rupert. . :

P. B. Carr arrived from Smith-

+ vein and the big ore shoot is ex-| ers yesterday and. will spend, a

few days here.

J. F. . Maguire returned on
Thursday from 3 visit to. the
Hazelton View group. ~ 4 .

A “Flannel Dance”’ in aid of
the, school “fund, will be held'in
Assembly. Hall on. June 16. .

A fishing party enjoyed. a good |
day's sport at’ Robinson’ lake,
bringing back many’ trout,

W. W. Anderson will shortly
take charge of the New Hazelton

| branch of the ‘Up-to-Date ‘drug-
stdres | re

W, J. Guiney,’ formerly of Hae
|zelton,: is in the military ; hospifal.

‘head, loft - shoulder, knee and

day from a visit to Prince Rv- |

thizh, received ina charge of the

Canadian Scottish,in which noted |

corps Bill served: with other local
men.

R. D’ Eeville eame down from
his’: Bulkley Valley ranch on
Thursday, to begin bis season’s
work in the fisheries service.

A. M. Tyson, inspector of In-

dian agencies, has returned.to the
coast, after spending a couple of

weeks in ‘visiting. the natives
throughout this distr ict.

‘FAIR ASSOCIATION

At a general meeting of Hazel-
ton Agricultural: & Industrial

Association, held in St. Andréew’s

Hall Jast-night,:the organization

committee reported a membership

of 184, Permanent directors were

‘| elected, the following heing chosen

out of many candidates: C. V.
Smith, Dr. Wrinch, ‘Stuart Mar-

\tin, Jas. Anderson, F.B. Chettle-

burgh, Jas. McKay, Jos, Navlor.

The directors are meeting this
afternoon to-choose. officers and

committees,

‘Subject to the approval of the
agricultural department, Sept. 15)
Jand 16 have been.sclected as fair
Plans. ‘for the: prize list
‘and ‘program’: of: attractions are

days, -

being prepared... °

The officers gelacted today were}
Dr. Wrinch, president: Jas... An-}

derson,.- vice-president; ‘Stuart: J.

at Byquimalt,with. wounds in the

Martin, Seoretaryyand Js, Nayler,
treasurer, r

“18 GETTING BUSY

FOREST FIRES HAVE’ .
BEEN CHECKED

The fires which have been
raging throughout the district
for the last fortnight have done
much géod and comparatively
littie. damage. Forest branch
officials, who have been working
day and night to control the fires,
estimate that 300,000 feet of
merchantable timber has been
burned, This will not be lost, if

. |logged within a reasonable time.

The fires are now regarded as
| being under contral.

Some damage was done in the
the Bulkley Valley, where sever-
al cabins are reported burned.
R.J.MeDonell lost his cookhouse,
stable, machinery sheds and ma-
chinery,: on the Hudgon's Bay

culverts were damaged but Su-
perintendent Carr has succeeded
in having repairs effected.
lines of the government telegraph
system and the Northern Tele-
phone Oo. sustained ‘some dam-
age, and communication has been |:
somewhat: interrupted. -A small
railroad. bridge near Smithers
was destroyed,

The ferryman’s house ‘at Ha-
zelton, and several. buildings ‘at
New Hazelton, were endangered, |:
but were. not damaged.

The Duke and Dughesa. ‘of Con-

naught and. Prineesd Patricia will
leave. ‘Ottawa: this month: for a

7” trip to, British Columbia. Ao See

‘marine sank five, enemy. sailing |

ranch, A few smali bridges and;

The}

p|HAZELTON GOING AHEAD:

@ | Citizens Organizing For Devel-
opment of the Town -
and District

An important step was taken
on Thursday evening, when the
business men of Hazelton, . at a
meeting marked by quiet enthus-
jasm, unanimously decided to
organize an association to pro-
mote the interests of Hazelton,

J, F. Maguire was called to the
chair, and ina lengthy and vig-
orous address gave his impres-
sions of the situation as regards
the future of Hazelton, which he
believed to be full of promise.
Others gavesimilar views, support-
ing the proposal that the people

should organize for the develop-

ment of the town, and whena
vote was taken there was no
digsentient voice,

_ A committee composed of R.
§. Sargent, J, F. Maguire, C, V. -
Smith, Wm. Ware and. A. RB.
Macdonald was appointed to pre-
pare a constitution and plan of
organization, to be submitted to
a general meeting of citizens,
This meeting will be held in St.
Andrew’s Hall on Tuesday next. |
at 8:80,

In the discussion many projects
for the improvement of Hazelton
were, suggested, considerable i in-
terest being taken in the proposi-
tion that a water system. and
electric light plant should be
installed. This suggestion will be
given full consideration by the
new organization, which it is pro-
posed to call Hazelton Progress
Club, It is also proposed that
suitable premises be secured for

the purposes of the Club, where ~-

an attractive mineral display may
be houged,and where an informa-
tion bureau may be maintained,
with the idea of making the
headquarters of the organization
a rendezvous for the mining men
of the district and visitors desir-
ing to learn of the mineral and —
other resources ofthe Hazelton
district.
In view. of the importance of-
the work to be done by the new
organization, it is hoped there
will be a full attendance of citi-
zens at the meeting on Tuesday
evening, when officers and execu-
tive committee are to be elected. -

‘Shorter Hours For Bars

An amendment to the liquor
att, taking effeet on June 1, ‘pro-
hibits the sale of liquor in, hotels
except between the hours of 11.
a. m, and 10 p. m, on’ weekdays.
No liquors may -be served at
meals ddring prohibited hours, —

it ‘Breckon, who is super-

Vising ‘the installation of Prince ~~

George’s municipal electric plant,

spent 8 ‘couple of daysintown  _
this week, on business connected. be

with his mining iiiteresta.

W.-H, Larmer,. a well-known

resident, who has been. in. the. os
telegraph; service for - the last ‘

year, . went ‘to Prince. Rupert, on.
Tuesday, to doin, the © : Hazelton ‘