a north:

South 80: chains, - ‘thence west..80- chai

ment. “Claim. 3
Located duly, 16, : ae

nt eee “wést,’80 |!
80 chains, thence an

(Csntinae from first Page)

o ranch, ‘a. halt: was. ‘made for the |

Ost. . He

: " Aoaat, Renae is

re notice: mie 60 day atta date, |

to. Bp: ie.
censé to prospect for: coal” and “petro-|'
leum over 640. acres of lend/as follows:

Commencing’ at'‘a Bost planted at the}

I. Frank Frank, of:the. city ‘of
K ning brs

north-west
and marked,

Located aly 16, , 1914, an
Bronk Frank.

Feral * ‘birds ‘had ‘beer: picked - up

“An early’ ‘start | Was: ‘made: Pri
day: Morning, reachiig the: big
, flats. where the.-pack trains have
camped | for” Many -years : about:
e/noon, where ‘the’ first’ taste of
|camp life. was experiericed.. Sev-

’ Hazelton Land Distriet—Distriet of
“ Coaat,: ‘Range 'V..

‘Take notice. that,
-I, Frank Frank;
ver, B.C;

leum over 64U acres-of land :as- follows:

Commencing at a- post : ‘planted at the}
13, Tp. Ta,
. corner, ’?:
thence north 80. chaing, . thence: east 80
chains,..thence south ‘80 ; chaina, thence
west 80 chains to Point ‘of. commence-

south-west corner of Sec,’
and. marked, “"F. F's. 8. W.

mént, Claim 6
Located sly 16, tee,
~-Frank’ Frank |

60 days. after date,
of the: city of: Vancou-
‘mining broker, ' intend...to

apply to the Minister of Lands ‘for a
license to prospect for coal: and petro-

“Jafter the: horses, the other two
_{ went out for: meat, returning. in

‘lalong: the’ road; aind fried grouse,
‘)baeon;' beans,’ ‘potatoes. and bread
isa pretty tasty: dint ner: ‘and good
enough fora king. It: ‘took about
two hours to. prepare and eat the
meal. and clean’ up afterwards,
and the. main camping ‘place. at
mile 87, the end ‘of the’ wagon
road, was reached early -in- ‘the
‘afternoon, While two of the: boys:
prepared’ the ‘catip and ‘looked

Hazelton Land District Distriet of
: Coust.: Renge

Také notice ‘that, 60 days. after date,

Frank Frank, of the: city: of -Vancou-
broker,-intend ‘to
apply to’ the: ‘Minister. of: Lands.for a

"yer, B.C., minin;
license to.prospeet for coal and petro.
leum over 640 acres of :land' as -follows:
Commencing at’ a. post, ‘planted at,the
south-east corner of Sec..14, Tp. 1a,
and marked; ‘ F.F’g, - corner,’
thence west: 80 chains, thence: north “80
chains, thence” east ‘80° chains, thence

south 80 chains: to’ point of: ‘commence:

ment. Claim 6: .
* Located J Joly. 16, ‘1914,
ae Frank Prank

‘Hazelton Land’ District District of
; ne Coast;"Range Y.

Take. notice that, .60 days after date, :

I, Frank Frank,” mining broker, of. the
city of Vancouver, B.C, intend. to’
apply to. the Minister of Lands for a
licensé to prospect for'coal and” petro:
leum over 640 acres of Jand as: fo lows:
Commiencing ‘ata post planted at.-the
north-west. corner of Set. 23, Tp. la,
and marked,‘ F: F’s,.N.-W, corner, a
thence egat:80 chains, thence: south 30
chains,. thence. west 80. chains, .thence.
north 80 chains to point of. commence-
ment. . Claim 7, .
Located I July 17; 1944.

” "Prank Frank

“Hazelton Land. Distriet—Distriot of.
, Const, Range’

uke, notice. that, 60 days after data,

1, Frank Frank, -of. the: eity: of: Vaneou-|.

ver, B = C2, mining’: broker, intend to
apply to the: Minister. of: Lands; for a
licenge to prospect. for_coal and a
leum over 640 acres: ‘of land as ‘follows:
Commencing. at a post planted ‘one mile
east of: the- north-west: ‘corner of: Sec.
28, Tp, 1A, and comprising Sec, 24, Tp.
la, and marked, 'F. 8"5,.N; W: corner,’
thence east’ 80. chains, ‘thence: south 30
chains; ‘thence. weat ‘BO ‘chains, thence
north 80 chains: ta’ boint 0 of _commence-

ment, Claim 8
Located ly Wy, 1914.
atte "Frank 3 Frank

Hazelion I Land District District of.
Coast. Range

Take notice’ that,’60 days. after date,
I, Frank Frank, of the erty of Vancou-.
ver, B, ¢., mining broker, ‘intend. to
apply to the Ministér:.of Landa for a
license to prospect for coal and petro-:
leum ‘over 640 acrea of land as follows:
Commencing at a
point-one: mile. east m.the. northwest |
corner of Sac, 23, "Tp dA, and: .compris-
ing ‘See. 25,°Tp.-14,- and; ‘marked, ''F,
F's..8.,W..:corner,”’ thence north: 80]:
chains, thence | east. :80.. ‘chains, : thenee

post: lanted: at. aj:

to.point of commencement
: ted.Ji %: 1914...

Commenclig. a
et-corner of Se

The liked’ best about ¢ camping’ was,
“You - ‘pull on. your: ‘boots in the

| section to each pre- emptor, ‘The

_| meadows: where the. suil-is. deep

"meadows : Which’ ‘Tequired, only al
‘plow and | a team.’ Of: horses. to

In some places as much as eighty.

the evening with ‘seven fine, fat
‘grouse. The country i is well sup-
plied: with: game'-birds andthe |
ranchers and travellers live igh
in’ the fall. : : rer

The: first night ‘under. ‘canvas
Was & beautiful 1 moon- lit: one, and
just as: ‘cold -as it- wag bright,’ ‘al-
though the. Campers were very |
‘|comfortable in the blankets, One
fof the boys. remarked that. what

morning, ‘dip your face and hands

night.” me

class ranches.”

‘|expression “in the country, The :
[only - resemblance there is to ale

“Franch’ is. the nuinber of. acres,

three hundred and twenty acres,

scr DAIRY MAN'S HAVEN
ts IS RISPIOX VALLEY

Upon, arrival:at Alex. Corners 31,

has ‘been -one of the more Pro:

: {standard:o farm: lands and graz-|
Haina (UR: Jand: F

able,”
secured by, pre- emaption ‘or. pur: |

in the creek and you’re all dress-|f
ed ready to eat,’? Another fellow ;

liked the idea of “having dinner|B
three times a day. and’ a lunch at |

“From Alex. ¢ Corners to ‘the 37 | way “AND FEED FOR. SALE _

imile | post there ure a. ‘Jot of ‘first- i

‘The ‘word ranch 5

jis used because it is. the common Leaving New Hazelton at 9.30 a.tn., except train

“alage will meet the passenger train and run toOld Hazelton after

They are all'a hundred and: ‘sixty |
acres and’ quite'a number are of |

tation.

coal’.
Yukon: ‘Tertitory, the same high

é found. | In fact the

‘the lower. Tt is is wid-
er and. more fertile and - is: ‘begin-
ning to attract attention.: All day
Saturday, from early dawn, was
‘spent: by. the’ “party in. tramping
along. the telegraph trail and over
farms'and open praitie'side hills,
Even many. miles beyond the end
of. ‘the road. are: found. Settlers
every | little: way, ‘Their: -only
means” of, getting in and out is
‘over the ‘trail—a ‘mere footpath,
Or; as the easterner would say, a
‘cow path, Yet. many of these
‘boys are. doing considerable work,
‘and. ‘all, say they would: ‘like to
have: some ‘cattle, but it’ is too
much work: and. they. require too
much | care. That i Js true, too, be-
cause a man, ‘who. has to. look af-
ter his ¢ own house, farm, work on
the roads, bunt, ‘fish and go into
town, chas: no time nor inclination
for eattle’ ae

All the land in the Kispiox val:
ley.is by. no means taken up, “In
:|fact so small a proportion. is ‘0c-
3] eupied that it: ‘is barely notice.
‘Millions: of. acres ean. be

andle and. “it ‘will | ies -.w,
A fortune il pr

| yal ley;

2¢) From the thirty-s -geven mil r eva
se fo al raph

ies, ‘each with : a. quarter section, |:
can be placed - in: there, and still
there would be room for more. ”

There: are two very important
wrongs; existing ‘in’ ‘the: Kispiox.
; ‘First; and: most- import-
ant, there are no women, and no
country, : and ‘especially . a ‘farm;:
can | -be: made :a ‘success without
- Practically: all the: sett. |
lers are bachelors, ‘and yet: ‘the
majority. of them | claim that it is
not from choice;
farm is as: necessary, if not:more

-No man can-run.
‘While heis fuga:
ing about: ‘the house. ‘getting his
meals ready,’ sweeping and elean-
ing, making beds and’ washing:
(they'do sich: things sometimes) {
his farm i is neglected. “While he
is working on the farm his house
hold: duties are neglected and: he
is in a turmoil-all the time. . If
he goes. to town everything . is
-If-he. works. on ‘the
road everything is neglected, If
he does hot work-on the. road ‘he|’
firmly believes. he would ‘starve,
With a woman on ithe. ‘farm the.
man has an ‘object in life: ‘some
‘one else to work for and eare for,
‘He: also has someone to keep him
at bis ° ‘Knitting, and” most men
need just that; |.

1 One settler told of the attempt

wonien,

so than'a man.
a-farm alone.”

neglected.”

pre-emptions are:too: big. ; Yea a
ago one man could: get thrée hu
dred and: twenty: ‘@eres, and. now.
he can get a: hundred. and. ‘sixty.
acres, . “But no one man can ‘work
or even attempt: to work, 80 much

stand the working. that» ‘Kispiox
valley. ‘land ‘will.
A woman. ona

many take it up. purely to resell.
at-an‘ad vance’ price to'a real: setts

couraging it in-every way: possi-
ble; to ‘the. detriment of all. :
More -women.. and children. and.
smaller'farms. would completely.
change: the Kispiox valley. jin a.
very: few. years. It» would. be- :
‘come an. immensely Wealthy. ‘and. .
a thickly - populated agricultural
country— —the superior’ to’ ‘which
cannot: be found i in the west.

Ata a meeting of the congrega-

(tion ‘of. the. Presbyterian ¢hureh:
last Friday: night two new man-.
agers were elected, B.C. Afffeck
and, C..A. Sawle, to- fil the. va~"

cancies caused by the retirement.
of: W. J. MacKenzie and-D, Mc-
Leod, who are soon to leave, aa

maka _ ‘TRANSFER

Ruddy & McKay

_ Livery ana Feed Stables

In ‘Connection, With. the Northern Hotel a a
‘STORAGE, g

Saddle Horses, Single and, Double Rigs for Hire, iB

f COAL AND. WOOD FOR SALE fl

Regular Daily Stage to Old

Hazelton if

days, when the Ԥ

oO Hazelton—1. long, 3 Short |

; A. M. puppy.
: ‘ “Manager.

these latter being taken up ander|s "2

NEW. HAZELTON

: -TELEPHONES—New Hazelton—2 long, 1 short

"Now is the Time

To ‘BUY: AU

‘Hot Water Bottle.

“ x The war will double the price of: all rub- .
ber: goods, " Buy: before. the advance-in’ *.

price. We have.a threa: “quart, red: rubs |

ber Hot Water Bottle, guaran- $3. 00 :

teed for. two years, selling at

“Combination Attachment - $1.00

Up-to Date Drug Store

New Hazelton «Hazelton. :

only land: ‘settled: ‘at all is along
the river where’ the’ first. arrivals
picked out: tracts ‘of j river: ‘bottom

“land black and rich.’ On: most of:
these farms: ‘are found large. open

break and. prepare: for. the: seed,”

acres have been secured without
so ‘much as'a_ Single. tree to ‘cut
down, and the Jand ‘is of the very
best, Ait to ‘grow. y Aimothy,

the old law whieh allowed a half)

Frank c McKinnon ‘|

"Another drawbaek is: ‘that the. - ee

land.,.: and. especially land that will : an

Just half-the — - : a
amount would ‘be. an ‘abundance, ooo ie
and there would not be nearly's0 2.

ler, and the government isen-