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NEW ‘HAZELTON, B Ger ‘WEDNESDAY. MARCH

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“Last Wedjiesday. at HOI. ‘the proghi-
cial police ond Br.L. B. Wriiich- werc

called by phone.froin Patrick’ Sheéhany |

house in: the Kispiox: that. some thing
Was seriously" wroug. ‘at the” home ° of
the ‘schol. teacher, Mrs. TP. (Doro: |
thy) Brown, The doctor and ‘Pallee.
" Officer Raybone. ‘left @s soon as “they
could rustle a team of horses. ‘To #o by’
car Was impossible on account of heayy
show. .

a! 4 a

Kispiox or. ( Sheehan’s school) is’ ai
Mile 22 on the Kisplox road and it'was
a long and a hard-trip, the* team wat

played out by. the time they . reached"

RK ourteen | Mile aiid from thereon ‘it
wus a case-of walk the horses. - ‘They,
wrtived . at their destination. at, about
nine o'clock. | .

Mrs, Brown was found to- be suffer
ing from. a loss. of considerable blooc
due to two bullet. wounds, over. thé to)
of the-left chest ind also from shock
The injured wonan hnd regained con-

sciousness ly the time the: Doctor. ar-

rived and after. first. aid. was render
‘ed she ‘recovered considerably and wa
uble to be removed to: the’ Hazeltoi |
hospital on ‘Thursday. - ;

It appears “that ‘Mrs, Brown “hae

" licen under. a. great mental -strain. foi
some time past due chlefly.to: ‘sicknest
in the family: - ‘Her husband - bas beer
an .invalid. for sonie time’ and othei
members, of her family ‘have: been. in

a ‘The morriing of; the. shooting ‘the: child: 1 ‘tix ern titns

vén at the school" “noticed * that’ -¢theh

‘teacher seemed . to. be. absent ‘minded |

nnd pre-occupied. * “At noon: all went.
home to dinner: and. Mrs; Brown . also.
Her residence isa erbin- not far frou
the school. . When the: children ‘£0’
back after: school the: teacher aid: no’
appear and after waiting some’ time
the Simpson girl went. to. the - -eabin
Mrs. Brown. auswered the door, but
the child.saw that’ something: was on’
of the ordinary’ ‘and ran over .to the
* Shehan home. Upoii Inv estigation i
was found thut, the woman: had gone
from the door over to her hed and wa
found Iying on’ the: bed. She was i
n dishevelled condition, . Acyl of, wai
ter had beensup Ret ‘and the woman’; "
‘clothes were: rywet; and: there was. con:

~ siderable blood on the floor. and on ‘thé

Women’s clothes. { ae.
Br ‘the ‘time. the police: ‘agrlved the.
house’ had been put to, wiht and the

" floor cleaned’ up...

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The police’ atate that Mra. “Brown
adunitted that ‘there was to one iu the
hose when ,&he” went home, put: that
she afd. not rememher doing ; the ‘shout
“ing, although she. did ‘remember" hay
ing the revyly ér in her: hninds. ‘She: a’:
so told one or: tiv 0. others. that: ‘she dic
not remember: palling the trigger. Né
one had been Agen going to. the -house
except’ Mr, Simpson. “who = went: in just
nt tivelvé:o’clock with some brend Mxs.
Simpson had sent down to the tencher,
Imt he‘ came out. immediately and we:
reen by. one of the ehool . children’
-coutng ‘out ‘ald ‘gong. iowards. home:
Simpaua.: reported - that. eertuinly - ther:

was no. inthe house: When he wentein:|
When ‘the ‘doctor. mide hig .examin-

ution he: found numerous minor briis.
Us. ‘and scratches’: ‘on! the, hody.. There,
Ww ere two bullet jyounds. in: the. loft ip.
per chest. Tear

have, pissed | thy

lodged nels Q

‘the skin,

pital the ‘ient

: fnyurnble ‘progres
‘A nurse Is In’ coi atnii  attendaties and.

“Overy pretnution. ie-be nig taken? to. mre {

vent any, Pears setting. Ine

fo

strength. an ‘operation will be necessary, :
‘te remove ‘the billets.

‘Mrs, - Brow n: owned 1 ‘evolved ane
when, it. Was found there were. thre:
empty shells in dt. Until the inlet -
nye decoy ered It cnn, not he ascestained.
whether or not they. were’ from ‘he:
own Tey olver. wed oat

‘In view. of the special: orders’ ‘of the
Minister. of Education that ° no: wome}.
were to be engaged: in ontiying school:
and. Ww here proper: livjug. conditions |
are not provided, ‘a spectal- permit hac
to‘be. secured to- etiable “Mrs, Browii t
tuke the Sheehan sehool. What actior
the department of education will take
in the matter fs not yet known, but i’
is ‘quite’ apparent ‘that the minister’:
orders - Yegarding. women: ‘ar: girls i
rural’ schools in spareely sottled ' ai
trict was’ a good one and should, not
have heen devinted from. ;

Alrs. Brown wis, well - liked in the.
Eispiox and it was thought that she.
Was: getting, along - fine. The naffai
haus’ ‘upset the whole country side, anc
] numerous’ ramprs: are’ aflont. ” 7

A x o0ie [LEAP YEAR DANCE

. There: was‘a very jolly , dance in the
New. Hazelton hall on Monday night.
February 29th and In honor of the ac-

‘Year dances; or ladies - choice. The
Jadies .: hat - backward either, A
of tha youl ‘fede ed

nected: with: the: néspital were. -present

casion tnost of the dances were Leap |.

oa McCorkill: Will

Affair in ing Shoot me ae
~ Woman Teacher i is Victim|- :

taitamatic _ conLstokers for; household. |*
. use -antL. also’ in: ‘ielies: for: oftice. buitd:

Operate Placer

he development of ‘hieniy etfivient

ings - and apartment blocks,. .is prov ring

[a Nulualile’ uid to the ‘coal producer, ir
|| fighting. the ‘competition’ “Of oil.
‘recently; to get the luxuty of ‘autoia:

Unti)

tie. heat, ‘oil burners were» used,” bul

.| now: ‘the safety, of: coal, lowered - cost:
find | automatic. heat: ure all’ ob uinec F
Exe coal stokers. ara was

: “Mie perfection of atitennatic xtoker’.
for cond | ‘in, sizes sultabte, for busines -

locks,” apirtment. houses and the’ ave

erage: “hoine is of great, “importance. te
the. fitel Users. ‘Mechanical. stoking. 0:

‘coal ds not: new, but it is only in recen’ ‘

‘Years. that it. has been ateecessfully- ad
aupted: for the sinall fuel laser, Ato:
matic heat from coul 18 now the cheap
est, “most efficient - ‘and safest form of
heat tobe: obtained, and‘ 10 Jonger. ‘tt
it jlecessery to use costly” oil fuel.
‘The. principal of autoinatic “e a
stoking. for houses and larger batta- |
ings is ‘thoroughly established - and. rt
rapidly becoming standard | “practice

: There are numerous thachines on the
‘market in the United States and some

in ‘énstern Canada, and ail ‘that is re
quited isto be sure that a: sulteble:ma-
chine {gs made Aatomatic stokers arc
equipped: with thermostatic ‘control of
any desired type, ‘exactly the same a:
for oil: ‘burners. ° “The -cost of electric
‘motor operation” is about the. same fo
either automatic stokers ‘ar. ‘oil-burners
with eltherequirment.the, cost. As cui

| low ‘and ‘unimportant.

The: échnicar® “departinent, of “the

and a: sleigh load from Hazelton - ‘(heap

Year ride)’ came oY eras: well as. sever’ |
al: car, loads of-young people. « Dancing
waa continued. ‘until after. “midnight
Refreshrhents' were served soon after
eleven o'clock: for. ‘the benefit ‘of those
who had to leave before midnight. ,

: Lost PLANE WAS FOUND °
Out of Gas~Landed on Gladys River

in the Adin Country—Arrived” -
“Dawson on Monday’

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After being . exposed to Ditzazards
and a teniperature, of around. 55 below

‘and his. prssénger, Mrs. ‘Ohristoffergan_|.
of Taeomil;, avere found: on, Friday last |:
by: Pilot MeMillan of. Canndian Air-
ways, Ltd. whose headquarter’, ‘is at
Atlin. - “McMillan had heen, over the
route just. a fow days before and* he
‘eonld. have’ found ‘them sooner. had it
hot heen far the blizzards. As It was
‘he was, six hows’ searching for the lost
pain, He: fotnd ‘them an Gladys river
in the .Atlin. district. The. plane had
heen landed in good shape and no dam,
age. Was, done. They iad rau gut of
gas. They" had lots of food on gn.
and they slept. in the. cabin. of” the
plane,: but it was desperately. cold ‘at
that.’ The ple arrived in. Dawson’
ou Monday and will wait there for-a
litte. milder weather before “proceed
it “8° on to Polit Barrow. :

- Tadge—Ate: on. a “treo, holder?

“ert for some ten days. Pilot Graham -

_ washed. through, slulces:.

‘furnish, detailed: Anformation nhont the
coinbustion : ‘problems. 7 .

| The ‘Automnatic —

_ Stoker for the.
Private Home

Prepavations for fetive™ aces’ “oper-

* ations In, Oniineca ‘district’ have: been

prosecnted uctively, during the winter
and severnl outfits expect to conmmence
production Rs S00 AS - weather condl-
tions, “permit. oooEe z
- In connection) with: -prijected’ ‘ay “onk of
a. Vanderhoof and: Victoria - avndicate.:
R. ¢. ‘McCorkill is’ in: -Vancouvi er con: '
pleting plans: for" ‘operations on Ger-
munson creek placer. leases: ‘Last sen-
5On ‘under Mr. :-McCorkill’s . ‘diréetion
much preparatory work “was ‘complet:
ed. ‘This ‘consisted of a flume more
than a mile ong from the South fork
of Germanson, to‘near the ground it de
proposed, ta ‘work and other necessary
preparations.” During the winter sup-
plies have been’ hanled in over the snow
The McCorkill. holdings at this point | J
consist - of seven miles of ccrek leases.
It is proposed to. shut. the water out of
the: crek,.. then hydraulic: the bottom:
A tailing stacker will be -wsed at. the
start and the material : WAL then be
stn suihmer

On Germanson|_

_ History ot

 Detinite’ assurunee has ‘teen - tiv en
hy the Department of Mites. at! Ottawa.

“ui survey “work Shite the area’ adjoin-
‘for. the (Canadiaw National - Railways.
and reaching ‘from: Eadako on ‘the. east
to* approximately Vanurgdal on the
West. ; : ae

‘Promise’ io cirry this out. has beet’
nhtde. to Olof Hanson, M.LP. for Skeenn
and i. 8, . “MeGill, manager Ominecn
Branch: of the British Cohnnbin Cham-
her ‘of. “Mines, who have “been co-oper-
ating to Dring. to’ the attention of the.

for completion ‘and: corela tori of tlic |
sury ey work lone in: this region in the
past: Request to’ this effect has ‘been
made by the: Chamber of Mines: ar
long ago as, 1928. Owing to the fact
that. geologic: aL sUTvey work must be
Llanned ‘over a. xéries of years, it has’
liot been. found possible. to attempt thir
‘at-an earlier ‘date. It is antielpated.
that the. seasons of 1932. and 1033 Will]
see the completion: of,” the. survey mep-
ping ‘of the. Whole area. .

‘History, of ‘geological survey work ir
‘the: region * ‘in question dates back tc
1876 when: Dr. Geo. N. Dawson made ft
reconsissance trip through British Col-
sumbia,- on: which he reached ‘Francois
Lake, ‘in the southern part of the aren
now under consideration. ‘

Again 1878 Dr. ‘Dawson made an ex:

5 iploratory..Jourméy “Ups! the- -Bkeena, ; wiv,

er, ‘as: “far. a8 the. forks. (Hazelton) - ane
‘overland. by-- “way. of: Babine. ‘Lake arid,

provinelal “department of, ‘mines - will.

the Peace River, ‘pass | to” ‘Ddmonton

Dr. Dawson: made ‘in: those days: havi
been: borne out: by | the subsequent mort
“detailed examinations. °°)". ;

W. Fleet. ‘Robertson, provineial amin:
| eratozist, explored parts of the. dist’
rict in 1905 and 1906, and his report:
appeir in-the reports of the B. C.. De
‘partment ‘Of Mines for those. ‘years
From that” time down to the present.
thé provincial government has mad
‘eonthiuows effort. to survey and: record
thie’ mineral’. resources of the district -

‘From"1906 to. 1910 W. We Leach. of

: | the’: ‘geological ‘BUurvey ranch: ‘of thi

Dominion: Depyrtment of mings | ‘carrier
on. topographical. ‘and. gedloglenl” “sur:
vey work” in. ‘the: Telkwa: "river ani. the
Bulkley river sections, “at. Hudson’ Bay.
rhountitin: and. in- the. Babine’ “mountah -
atid ‘in the vicinity: df Hazelton. and the)
Skeena. river, - _ Much valuable informa:
tion was: gathered ‘by: him. and record:
ed in ‘the official Teports.. os
In-1912 BR. G, ‘McConnell: made a teh.
through from ‘Prince Rupert. to Alder.
mere, - - Farther excursions were ‘made
Into the district ‘tn. 1914, ‘while in: 1915
D. McKenzie made, & more. complete
eximination : ‘and ; ‘report. The” “repor’.
of Dr. Victor. Dalmage on the examin.
ation’ amd survey work in the 'Telkwr
range in 1915, and that of: J. J. O'Neil”
Of geological and: topographic work.b

of the early: completion ‘of the’ seologi-.

Federal ‘Minister, ‘of “Mines” the needs 1,

“Botti ‘of these: journeys. are recorded. ‘in']
oe fa’ ‘detalii in the ‘reports. of: the gedlo-
, igleal’ ‘survey: and’ ‘the’ observations o!

‘0 'o Complete Geological nee
“Survey Adjacent to C. N.

the Past Work | :

“uttention by AL ‘Hy. Lang. . 5
‘But while. there — -has "been * ‘thes:
pencemea? investigations over Buch:
long’ period of years, there heis bee:
no, connecting up of the’ paits, and Ne.
mineral or geological map-of the whol:
area has ever been attempted, Th

ned for this: has been felt by ‘minin:

- men, for. ‘some years and 2 request ha,
- been made - to survey the intervenin:
stretches and ‘complete a geologien” :
may. .of the region from Endako. te
Vanarsdol, and from Francois Lake he,
- far north’ as Kisplox. - .
This: was discussed by. L. S. “MeGit:
iis, manager ‘of the Chamber. of vine
with Dr, Geo, Hanson and Hon. WwW.
Gordon, . minister of mines, when 1”
Ottiwa a year ago. - Dr. ‘Hanson, why
is well known in the district, is the of
ficial .of the geological survey. brancl
most familiar’ with the area. “But he
has been engaged. for. several: years o:
extensive workin the’ Ace Arm anc
Portland Canal regions and is not.av
‘ailable for other duties’ until thet worl
is complete, Lo
- With the renewed request mage thi
winter; and personal interviews by Mr
Hanson, 'MLP.,:with Dr. Hanson ant
with the aminister, it is now promise:
that Dr. Hanson will be allocated t
this work on: ‘completion, of that upoi
which he is ‘now: engaged—probabl:
this coming summer, ..

COM, HENRY, 30.SPEAK. LOCALLY,

Meetings to; be: ‘Held: at’ Glen Vowel":
. aid. in Hazelton--Special ‘Lecture
for: the: > White’ People

A fitstitigutstieg visitor in ‘the Dersor
of Commission Robt. Henry of the. Sal.
vation. Army, will | ‘arrive ‘at ‘Aazaltu
{ Saturday. ‘morning ‘anit proceed. to Gler
Vowel where he will- conduct a meet.
ing in. the evehing at ‘seven o’clack. Hr
will lend the: meeting in’ Hazelton o
Sunday morning at eleven o'clock an?
on Sunday afternoon: he will condué
a‘special lecture’ meeting in St. Peter’
ehureh jin Hazelton, ‘taking as his svt
ject ‘Fighting. Under the’ Fag, Th'-
meeting is of special | interest to th

white population, and to: the returne
soldiets of the community. “Con. :
Henry is. a speaker of. outstanding aM
lity. cand everyone, should: “make :
Point to’ hear him: : ane evening

oe piedctier 1 at the. close’ of ‘hi 7
‘m0n' said; “Let all/in the ‘house swhe
are ‘paying their debts ‘stand. A ae A

: Presently: every ‘man, ‘Woman’ inc
-ehild rose to: their feat except. one.

The preacher seated them: and: said 7
Now let every: ‘man not’ * ‘paying hi:
debts stand ‘ap? An “mbes. exception BE
to his feet.