ce ‘aneountered-within: ‘a: Very * ‘short: _ HAZELION, B.C. SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 1912 . PRICE. $2: 00: A YEAR STOPING “SHIPPING OR Ft Sousliex Che Checks for. Ha: a ca is ow bal | Pack ‘Train’ Makes First Trip’ with: Ore |. ee : from Mine: Today—-Surprise Tunnel To}: Be Driven ‘Thirse, Hundred Feet . Fur; ‘ther—Driftng To: Ore Body 3 us - the first storie’ in » the: ‘Hazelton|' camp has been started atthe “100-1 foot level in the No:’8 vein of. the _ Harris. Mings, "Twenty-five: ‘tons oof first-class‘ ‘ote is already sacked - and. ready. “for shipment. ~ The - pack train of. forty. ‘animals en- - - gaged for: ‘the: freighiting.. ‘ofthe ~ company’s ore. to, ‘the’ railway. will; makes‘ its. first trip: today. oa Development ~ on. the property ay continues. to. sive favorable: Tes , “On: ‘the: ‘Surpiide group, , aidjoin’| _ "+ “Inge the ‘Silver Standard,’ work is . » being. continued in- the: drift ‘on unnel, "200 feat ‘The. ‘driftis. being. ‘ran for |: wo the ore shoot 9 hich ‘Crops a short distance away. A” coh ; just. been’ ‘Tet. ‘for a- 300-foot _be-at least’ 625° feet: long: expected. hat. Nas.2.vet distance.” Ten’ ‘men’ will, ba em- ployed -within® ‘a week, “The ditional buildings: necessary’ for the ‘accommodation * “of. the: -in- “ereased _erew are. nearly om? pleted; Cs 7 Dr D. Ae Co ‘dor writes: ‘to .. ‘The. ‘Miner:from: ‘itselas; stating that a remarkable. atrikoof silver. OPE has been made on “the” ‘Wells |. f " group,. ‘lovated: on’ Gold: creek,’ ‘she! ‘miles’ from: Kitéelas, « ~The - Doe- |: tor is very en thusiastic: regarding, po the future of the thineral indus- try in that promising district, ” © Copper’ ‘River Coal ~ Coal mining’ activity: in, this |: district ig by na _means:: confined. to the Groundhog: held, On Cop- per river. there is-a-group of 76}: claims, controlled by the ‘Copper _ River Coal: Syndicate; ‘on which . much development work has been |" ~ done, with highly satisfactory r ree | sults, A party of ‘enginéers is|' _ expected to leave Hazelton: nex “week -to. survey. these, claims.: Frank Johnson’ 8 pack train “will} . hoad Up. on Tuesday - at Cunning: | -hani’s “with. the last of the winter ‘supplies | for /the: camp. ° BKB, Chettleburgh; * i: ‘Superintendent of ordeks the rigineey hevin falled : _ to seé the dangey ~ zelton | Ore Will: ‘be Receiv. f :’ “Forest: fres in’ ‘the: ‘Vicinity. of: South Bulkley até responsible: for ||: the failure ’ “of telegraphic ‘com: |/ Miunication sitice-yesterday.:: For fhe. first time: in, ‘a:-year, “The. Miner is: today in. in, the “uafertun ate‘ position of being “unable “to. =] ADDITIONAL Li “ON TOVNSTE CONTROVERSY South Hazelton | . furnish the lite news'despat freighters: have been busy: duri ng! the ‘week. bringing’. much-needed |: ‘supplies to’ the. local: ‘Merchants, ‘No warehouses have been: ‘erected at.end of steel, but onthe: laying of. the: track. to: South Hazelton - a, pérmanent’ ‘freight. depot ; will. ‘be|. established \ across’ the: river: from Hazelton; “Plans for: the ‘South. {Hazelton Station ‘will’ be” consid- . Jered by the vallWay board ‘at. its next sitting. 5 FINE “WEATHER a ~BULKLEY” EXHIBITION Favorable Auspices for Bi ig vent Int The’ Valley—Large| ittendance: Expected he Be lkley Valley. nec a aré av vith: ‘beautifir’ weather for their firat anual ‘exhibition, which i ig: being held today. There isa long’ list: of: entries “for. the’ handsome prizes: which are offer: aases; a large | erowd ' will “likely * ‘be ‘in. attend: “! | Jamee, -avd’ there is ‘no ‘doubt ‘the arateewarth “efforts of the. -pro-| moters-of the fair will be crowned, With success," - | -Among. the* ‘notables: ‘who'a are M P., Government’ Agent: ‘Alli. Ron: and: W.H: Robertson, | of the provincial department. of ‘agricul: pture.: Pm ete : Ee AL Hicks Beach é accom ‘anied Me Mr:- “Clements, while! quite ‘a _ {number ‘of Hazelton peopletook | i ladyantage - of Wiggs. ‘O’Neill’s special: trip. with. his’ auto ‘stage|: this: morning. . Among other pas- gsengers : we LW, Ww. -Wrathall, J: 8. Cline and. kK Ke ‘MeLauch- lin.” <° Expert Vinits Fair In “addition to: sectiring a a pro- vinelal: giant, of $200. in aid of, 10. Bulkley: ‘Valley. Fair, “Wm: /Mangon,~ member*-for Skeena, ving | ‘the -agrienl- tural department send:one of. its} experts, .. W..-H.- Robertson; “to attend. the® ‘exhibition. ‘at Tolkwa today. _Mr. - Robertson will “re- main in, ‘the . district ‘for some days, to: meet the ‘ farmera;-in: i ay. consultation and to. inspect the agricultural developments in the Bulkley Valléy.: During the week Mr. “Robertson. looked - oer othe ‘gardens in the vicinity, of Hazel- ton, and: ‘expressad hi ‘gtatifica-| tion’ at’ the blaine Of: fertility -. mens diring his’. election trip: ‘Batieving i in the ‘superiority. ene the official townsite of-.tha.G my nas ['p.: at: South Hazelton; ‘immedi= gates ‘ately.- across. the Bulkley “river 88-| from ‘the: present -towh, and: bes ‘ling © ‘satisfied © ‘that,.. ‘eventually, : that. will-be th t to : liven on Tuenday, ‘and: ‘the’ local. © tha permanent towne The Miner gives space, to, the let ter. which follows: "Editor Miter? ‘My attention has been : ‘called ‘toan article appear: Zelton”” townsite: promoters, “ent Site,’ in which: I. find severa statements which I know to. bey inconsistent with the facta; . In this article. Mr. ‘Clements! agent ‘for the Kelly townsite and ‘Member for this constituency, ik _|auoted, as saying 1 that on his first. visit to ‘Hazeltén, | during: ‘the election, caropaign’ ‘of last. fall, the people of Ol: Hazelton ' were Hazelton: a . -So-far-as those: who i were mi “-T elosely i in contact. with’ Mr, Cle. to. é| Hazelton can recollect, hemad 4 ‘nd effort to ‘aseertaihthe: Sune lof the Hazelton ; - people: ‘with re- gard. ‘to. the townsite. situation, |: ‘which © -was-not then being: con-. sidered by them, so- that - sucha: statément: coming from: ‘him “willl not: be given credence by anyone conversant with the facts: | ‘The article goes on to’ Bay that Mr. Clements, ‘acting. a3 -agent for the~ Kelly:; townsite, : had |. offered the Grand’ Trunk. Pacific | in attendance are H. §; Clenients; Railway. company. a‘half,, interest ; in the New Hazelton townsite. on |: the understanding’ <;that’ there & ‘should be no-other station in: ‘the ‘district, and that in’ a subsequent interview. with. ‘Mr:"Chaniberlin, Representative ~‘Aspersions of Kelly ‘Agent~-Grand Trunk : Pacific Will Establish, Station on: a oa ‘}South - Hazelton; that: he pre- Jing. if. a compromise ‘could: not be ing'in: ‘the organ ‘of. the New Hat! titled. “New. Hazelton is the deat cision: -| unanimously" in favor’ of. f New. beg president of ‘the : Grand. Trank “af GT THROWN Pacific, ‘that gentleman had stated | that: he did not-want'to go. to ferred Ellison ‘and-had. only con- sidered ‘the former: after’. three months hesitation. eo ’ The facts are'these: Mr. Cle ments. wired to Mr, Biggar ‘ask- effected. between: the. two: town: site’ companies ‘ atid. ‘requested Mr, Biggar :to take: the matter up with: Mr. Chamberlin ’ and ‘to advige him hy. wire ‘of their. -de- “In reply: he ‘received: a wire to'the: effect that: ‘both: Mr. | Chamberlin ~ cand. “Mr.” Biggar agreed . ‘that it would ‘be to the advantage of the district-to yshave but: one ‘townsite and«."* that]. they. were of. the: opinion. that everyone. ‘should: work together for the advancement. of South Hazelton, , “That New Hazelton Was. impossible, we " Tt-is hard to believe the state- ment ‘that’ Mr. Chamberlin: said ‘Hazelton - after’ thrée* nonths|. hesitation, when itis remembered that“ ‘contencts: ‘were= signed: “by: the railway’. ‘company. and: the ‘original. owners of the: South [Hazelton townsite within two weeks after. Mr. G. U.: Ryley, land commissioner of the G.T. Re "had personally inspected. the a of “both: ‘New Hazelton and jouth. Hazelton and. had: decided port the superiority of thé latter. | «THe article further states that Mr “Sanders and Mr, O’Biien; ‘presumably ‘acting. for’ the'G, TT were, very. anxious. for. an Igamation of all. interests and thal: the. station, be -built on lot 852 Anstead, of. SbL; that. they! © wete' ‘willing to. throw. down the “ate ‘(Continued « on Page’ Two), UAL s. Gray Burned Out. prominent farmer of Cedarvale, was burned to' the. . ‘pround. at an early hour or ‘Sunday, morning. “ On Saturday evening . "The | cause of ‘the: fire ia un- known,” * Mr, . Gray: saya ° there was no fire in or abotit'the house when he -left in.-the: ‘evening. wy gt onivaiies on biti “24. - meé Rev, (W. He The, residence of “A. 8. ‘Gray, a a, apa by his losa, Miv Gray | dou feet in’ the farthest | from - thet. +} st ~The: cost: wall “ a 1é ig ‘Vancouver Terminals . Vancouver,‘ Sept.’ “16: —Phins for the tunnel, under. the: city: of Vancouver, beginning. at the. foot oF: Burtard . - street,” on Burrard Inlet, . and’ rurining to the- False Creek. yards, are: being drawn by the CP. -R:- preparatory to their being: Presénted . to the : Railway Cominission. for-approval. - + This|— tuhnel has been nientioned . sey- eral times in conferences between the: .P. R. and.the city, - It is corisidered as a means of doing aay ‘with the present’ ‘streat sings. in the middle. of the tity, ° The plans’ were’ first akétched about” two: years ° “ago, ‘but were never seriously consid- ered: untif the'pr esent time, *, Es- timates as to the ‘enst: of. the: ‘tun- neF are: beirig prepared, and these are-to. be. forwarded ta Winnipeg for pproval in the ner future, - tunnel is | 8 planned: to. be} g | ehiney: ‘feat. below ‘the aureans, of the. Btreets in the.nearest. to. ‘the suirface. povtions and: about: *filty. ar ate portions, " Anewers the he ‘had: only, considered ‘South | a strengh of’ the British fleet. will . {any contemplated German attack; Bulkley. summit,’ ‘returning ‘to Telkwa today. ° ; "Parliament In Janaary Ottawa: From. semt-official sources itis learned’. that’ the House of Commons will not meet until January 10. Premier Borden and* his Tainisters. “are busily “engaged in, preparing for the announcement of the naval policy. aes a ; : . Lives ‘Fadangered by Fools with Guns ‘When ‘the. ~ fool with a ‘gon comes into notice, it is usually. as]: the result of the death or wound-| ing of his victim. His. first’ ‘ap-|° fortunately, without: - serious |’ outcome, On Sunday last Fred. Daniels, who was resting after a strool to Sealey lake, was shot at by a “hunter”, whose nate has ngt transpired, “In ‘the. immediate ‘vicinity. of Hazelton there is nothing for the hunter but: grouse and rabbits, and. the- man who: shoots at. any movement in the brush should. be locked up on the’ first manifesta- tion of his mania, ; TRIPLE ALLIANCE i NOW. HELD: N CHECK Amicable Arrangement Between -Great Britain; ] France and Rus. : sia ‘Ensures Peace : - Paris. Sept. 16:— phe recently negotiated. ‘Franeo-Russian: : ‘eonvéntion and ‘the older French’ convention telating té'the Mediterranean seaboard: are to: be brought into” practical operation within a few days, when. ‘the French fleet, which has: hitherto had headquarters at Brest, ia to L be" permanently transferred to Toulon.” ‘This naval move gives France ‘coinplete control i in.the Mediter- ranean over any possible -combi- nation of the Triple Alliance, ‘and will teave to England the defence of the North. Sea, while. Russié guards ‘the Baltic Sea.” ~ Experts point out. that with the Rugsian fleet in’ the Baltic’ the}. "| be materially increased against while the English Channel ‘is ‘considered to be: sufficiently. - ‘de- fended by: thet numerous fleets of déstroyers and” ‘submarines sta tioned on both the French and English coasts. - Member inepecti Reads, Wm. Manson, . M. L.-Ai, with District Engineer Baxter, anade| - a tour ‘of inspection over, “the Bulkley Valley roads dg faras ‘the Hazelton on Monday, ‘Only. the, necessity of being i in Prince’ Rue pert to assist, in-his official. capa- city, in the ‘welcome to.the Duke}: of Connaught, prevented his. re-. maining’ to -attend ‘the: fair. at! He assured: the|? Bulkley. people. that, as em-| ber for this ‘district, he. would'do of this and: guée ding a “While i in’ Hazelto .. Manson for forthe: “Work 0 Mile road, 'to allow ¢ the: Nine- (ONL ENPERTS pearance in this vicinity“ “wags, |’: wien,: ‘has ‘enjoyed th : weather, the climate. bel tical with | that which atthe hagling of ‘ore durin: the: coming, ¥ ; TERE TONIGHT Engineers Who Have Been ~ Examining the Groundhog _ Measures. . Will. Arrive | ae INSPECTED a MANY CLAMS Season's Work Covered Large Area. of * Anthracite Coal Land In’ Celebrated: “District--Reports Anxicusly Awaited Mush Wark. Accomplished ne *, The Groundhog ‘eal field: has’ * been much in, the. limelight: throughout the season. Much has been said and. ‘written of ‘the great ‘coal. measures of the north district, and now, it-.is ‘to’ be ‘hoped, those ‘ interested’. in the’ measures - cand, the people . of. the. province generally. will: 's00N: learn from authorative sources, . what the: future * prospects of’ ‘the dis- trict. dre, ‘In addition’ to ‘the proapecting: -and “development ‘| work-which has-been ‘Brosecuted. -| during: the summer by the Amal-_ gamated,* the:.B:C.. ‘Anthracite’. Coal, and other. big. concerns, ‘there has been j 8 thorough exam- ination of the field, from.geo- .. logical and economic standpoints. G. 8. Malloch, of the ‘Dorinion geological survey, has: con tnd. “This. work, . covering: the “newer: portions. of the coal area. .:Wm. Mest. Roker i browne ai wo pao Rear partihent:. ‘of © mines,’ “and” tivo”, parties’ ‘of: engineers, ‘acting ‘for’ the ancouyer” capitalists who - 1ave. invested” 80. heavily in the - istrict, have’: ‘been engaged in experting the'eoal measures. Megars,‘G,. W: Evans and Gus- . ta\\Grossman’ assisted by Messrs, H.-E. Taylor and G. N. Lowen- . thal! respectively, have examined. 335. claims on the Skeéna, ‘Stikine = and Klapan slopes for the Amal. gamated Groundhog : Anthracite Coal ° ‘These - claims. were. ‘staked by ‘syndicate of. ‘Yanicouver, “'Groundhog’’ Jackson, Bob Mae- ; donald, A, E. Falconer, A. Cor: ner and Thomas, Hankin: vee Mr. Evans also’ examined the B.C. Anthracite ‘Co's... Property situate. on the. upper. ‘teaches. of: the “Skeena’‘ in: the. yieinity,- ‘et Trail, and Langloig¢reeks. | Thi’ prop: ° Ss erty adjoins the claims: held, by Mr. MeAvoy,. ‘Currier, J. ackaon, ‘Telfer. . The engineers ‘are expected to - arrive in, Hazeltoh.:thia evening. While Jecal . ‘men.’ interest te various parts of the big" ‘coal’ fleld ~ are quite ‘naturally’ ‘anxious: to . learn, the character of the 7 Yi whieh will be presented; it Poe to be expected ‘that anything will a be made ' public’: ul experts have ‘reported . elicnts, the owners of thes groupe | on which they conducted : ‘their examinations, . din til “after the | » Thé® party, condieting’ at: 98 ;