NOI 2

.C, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1911

_ PRICE $2.00 A YEAR

NO FOOD FOR
SINTEEN DAYS

| Railroad” ‘Explorers. Have
‘Strenuous Experience In
the ‘Naas’ River, Country

"TALE OF GREAT HARDSHIP. |

Hoards * Party Of Four Reaches -Hazel-
ton After Trying Journcy—Were 'Ré-
‘connoitering For Canadian Northeast:

., ern, Sir Donald Mann's New Railway.

To ‘travel for sixteen days
‘through - ‘an unmapped and un-
‘trodden wilderness, without food

’ other than the country afforded,
was the experience of a party of
surveyors who reached Hazelton
on Thursday.

Clarence Hoard, the | engineer

' in charge of the party, left Stew-
art on Sept, 22, accompanied by
‘W. A, Boultbee, G. W. Morris
and A. E, Tutt, with the object
. of making a reconnaissance sir.
vey of the country. between: ‘Port!

land Canal and the head ‘waterge of, Pr

the Naas and Skeena rivers, ©:
_ information the travelers:
able to-obtain on the eoast’ ted
them to believe the journey-could
“be made in ten days, ‘and only.
provisions for that--time ” were
taken, as. back-packing: was: the
only. means of ‘transportation.-
The first: ‘part of the trip was|
negotiated ‘without difficulty, but

it was. ‘found. that, ihe distance}: !

had been freatly 1 underestimated, |

and before the. ‘party were half|:

way to the telegraph line, where] -
horses and. supplies for thereturn
were in waiting, their food had
given out, and for the last six-
teen daysof the trip they were
compelled to live on berries, save
when they succeeded in killing
two poreupines. and six grouse.
Weakened though they were by
hunger and fatigue, the surveyors
doggedly followed their course,
which they knew: must ’ in time
bring them to the telegraph trail,
and after three final days of pri-
vation, when they had to travel
through snow, which deprived |
them of the chance to pick ber-
ries, the almost exhausted men

’ reached Sixth Cabin,-on the tele- ;

graph line,.-where they were
- anxiously expected. ;

The party displayed remarkable
powers of endurance, Mr, Hoard
especially showing plenty of
stamina, About the time the pro-
visions failed, he was unfortunate
enough to dislocate his ankle,

‘making walking extremely pain-
ful, .but he made shift to-continue
the trip, without allowing his
mishap to delay the party, |:

At Sixth Cabin, where W. J.
Sweeney and an Indian awaited
the party, with horses and sup-
plies, Operator: Mooney, the ex-
plorers say, did wonders for their
comfort,. In fact, they state, it
would be impossible for better
treatment to be accorded anyone

than the men along the line gave].

them on - -their. trip to Hazelton.

The. journey to. this town. was

’ made in twelve days, which must

be considered . quick ° time © when

the lateness. of the’ season is

taken into account. - Owing: ‘to

‘the lack of feéd ‘on the trail-and

‘the extremely _ bad travelling,

- seven horses, out of eleven which

- left. Hazelton, died before: the
party ‘reached here. °

--My, Hoard and his companions

- are reticent as to the object ‘and

results of their reconinaissanes, | §

Bit sdvlees.. from “Vietoria- indi-
- eate: that: they: ‘were. exploring
“tee Sir. Donald Mann’ 8° ‘ Canadian

railway. 1400 miles: long, from the provincial ‘control of fisheries,

Will Close Bridge

The Suspension Bridge. over

the Bulkley, on the main wagon

road, will be closed to traffic from

Monday to Saturday, both days

inclusive; It is, being : widened
two feet. _

woe

Stewart Says Steel

“Has Crossed Rockies| =

- (Special to, The Miner)
aneouver. Nov, 8:-—Con-|

tractor Stewart,-of thefirm of] ~

Foley, Welch & Stewart, has ar-
rived here, after a tour of inspee-
tion.of the Grand Trunk ;Pacific,
He says the rails are already laid
across thesummit of the Rockies,
through the Yellowhead Pass.
Tracklaying is nos in progress
on the western: slope, and it: is
expected the. steel. will have
reached a-point twenty miles east
of Tete Jaune>Cache before

middle of ‘November, Equally
rapid progress, Mr. Stewart says,
is expected ta bé made “in the
work. on the 415 mile gap between
Aldermere andthe Cache, From
Tete Jaune Cache the right-of.

i way has already been cleared to

apoint fifty miles. nearer Fort
George, while on the western
end ‘right-of-way work is. com-

e pleted ‘for: a. distance of - -sixty.
ré|miles east of. Aldérmere, in the
direction of Fraser lake,”

When
the.construction crews from west
and -east méet, Foley, Welch &
Stewart will -have’ built 4 line of

Saskatoon ‘to: Prince’ "Rupert.

STOLEN Goin DISCOVERED

Part se my, Sidlen from ths Bank’ of
Montreal Found Under ‘Sidewalk In
New Westminster 7S

New Westminster, Nov. 2:—
City workmen engaged in repair-|"
ing the streets today found $25, -
000 of thé $280,000 stolen from
the New Westminster branch: of

the Bank of Montreal several

weeks‘ago. The money was dis-
covered under a sidewalk, where
it had evidently. been hidden by
the robbers on finding that they
had too much to carry. Further
developments are promised. with-
ina day or two,

= Mann Under Surgeon's Knife

“Toronto, Nov. 3:—Sir Donald
Mann, who has been seriously ill,
has successfully ‘undergone an
operation for the removal of gall
stones and is recovering.

A Nonogenarian Canvict
.. (Special ta ‘The Miner)

Vancouver, Nov, 2:—John Tay-
lor, aged ninety-two, the oldest

‘prisoner ever sentenced in a Can-

adian court, was given two years
for manslaughter i in killing acom-
panion in a.drunken row. in the
suburbs of Vancouver,

Italian Cruelty Alleged

Rome, . Nov. 3:-—The Italian
minister of war has issued a
denial of reports charging Italian
troops ‘with brutality towards
women, -.children, the aged, in-
firm and non-combatants, ,

Clark Again Charnping _

-Fredricton,-- Nov. 2:— “Mine- |

tenths of the people of the
United States favor, the . an-
nexation of Canada,’’ said Champ
Clark, ‘Speaker of the American
house of representatives in an in-
terview here: today. 8 don’t
care, who héars ifie. say jt,’’ he
continued, “Tam willing to make
| this proposition: Let: me tun. for
president on -a' platfoftni: calling
for the annexation’ of Canada’ in

accomplish . it, aud- let? Tat Fan
wate itt srestiod annexation,

BRITISH COLUMBIA 10 OBTAIN

| BETTER TERMS:

itn 5

Aran ‘nig i

‘FROM OTTAWA

Provincial Ministers Will Confer with Domin-
ion Cabinet On Many Questions Affect-

ing Interests of the Province—-Favorable

~ Eegislation Expected At Next Session

(Special to The Minor)

Victoria, Nov. 1:—Premier Me
Bride and Attorney-general Bow-.
ser left today for Ottawa, going):
by way of Seattle and. Chicago,
At. the Dominion , capital’ they

‘will meet Hon. W. R., Ross fora

conference with. Prime Minister
Borden and his. colleagues, The
question of bettér terms, . upon
which | Mr.” ‘Borden. has. already
expressed himself. favorably, will
be thoroughly-discuased; as well
as-other matters affecting the in-}.
terests of British Columbia; It]
‘ig’ expected that legislation favor-
able to this province will. be in-
troduced at the: earliest, ‘possible
moment, With regard to the
question’ of better terms, the ap-
pointment of a board of ‘arbitra-
tors asthe firat step is probable.
Other. matters ‘which ~-will be
dealt with at the conference are

Indian reserves,’ wharves, river.
and harbor improvements -.and |
the regulation” of Asiatic immi:

gration, upon all of ‘which: “the:

fortier Dominion governmetit
fused to meet, the Wishes of the

’| province. 7 .

province taking over the admin-
‘| istration of lands in the Canadian
Pacific railway belt in British Co-
tumbja.. It is also proposed that

the provincial government repur-

chase the 3,500,000 acres in the.

Beace river district conveyed to
the- Dominion government as a
subsidy for the. construction of
the Canadian Pacific. Nothing
was done by the Laurier govern-
‘ment to advance the settlement
of this block of land, although
the provincial government was
ready and anxious to forward its
development,

“Speaking of the installation of
the Duke of Connaught ‘as Gov-
érnor-general, Mr.. McBride said
-the: coming to Canada as Viceroy
of.a member of the Royal family
ida great move in Imperial affairs
and cannot fail ‘to have a -g00d
effect..

{Upon ‘the conclusion of the
conference the ministers will re-
tirn directly to Victoria to make

rations-for-the-operting- of
the- session’ of the provincial
legislature early in January,

PUBLICITY CAMPAIGN =

Hazelton will be Widely Advertised in
Connection with New G.
/ -'J. P. Townsite

Advices-from the Natural Re-
sources Security Co. to Aldous &
Murray, received yesterday, are
to the effect that the company is
perfecting plans for a campaign
of publicity which will result in
making Hazelton and its resources
known throughout the entire ¢on-
tinent... The company is going td
concentrate its -advertising on
Hazelton, as this town is so well
known, the new townsite across

|the Bulkley being treated as a

part’'of. Hazelton, which, in effect
it is. -. The people of the town are
assyred that no time will be lost
in developing South Hazelton,
and important annomcements

may be looked for in, 1, the i imme-

diate future, °

B. C. Ore Stolen

London, Eng., Nov. 8:— Last
night a thief broke the window
of the Canadian Pacific railway
office in Trafalgar square and
stole valuable minerals from the
British Columbia exhibit. He
was not caught,

A Costly Blaze.
London, Ont,, Nov. 8:-- This
eity had an $800,000 fire today.
Nearly adozen stores were de-
atroyed, including Chapman’s
and Kingsmill’s, (drygoods) and
Purdon's hardware store. The
conflagration, . which i is the larg-

est in twenty years, throws five]:

hundred people ‘out, of: f" employ-
ment. “ rr

a ‘Dance Next ‘Friday

‘The next dance of the Assem-
bly club will be held in the. audi-
toriim, on -Friday next. Good

n musle ' is. promised’ and-a large
: sttoadancs | is looked for, ©

EIGHT WERE KILLED

Girls Employed In Powder Factory
Meet Death In Explosion of
‘Giont Powder |

Chehalis, Wash. Novy. 1—
Hight girls were killed today in
an explosion which destroyed the
powder factory of the Imperial
Powder company here, All the
vietims were working in’ the
packing room of the plant fold-

ing giant. powder in sticks when

tons of loose powder were by
some unknown means exploded,
destroying the entire plant. Not
one of the girls employed in the
packing room escaped death. The
plant, which was erected a year
ago, cost $250,600.

' Ontario's Liberals Will Fight

Toronto, Nov. 3:—Newton W.
Rowell, K. C., the new‘leader of
the. provincial Liberal party, is
engaged in preparing & new plat-
form for use in the election cam-
paign.. The Liberals, it is an-
nounced, will contest every seat
in Onitario,: . The election. will be
held’ next month.-

' Four Yeara for Monsloughter

; (Special to The. Miner). |,
Vancouver, Nov. 2:—Ishibashi,

a Japanese, was found guilty of
the killing of a fellow country-

‘(man atthe Naas Harbor cannery,

The. jury ‘having brought in a
recommendation. to mercy with
their verdict’ of manslaughter,
Justice ‘Murphy sentenced ‘the
prisoner to’ four years in the
penitentiary. ; ;
: A Japanese Trick © :
London; Nov. 8:— A. large
quantity of Iifesion Japanese
salmon has been commg to this
market tecently under labels call. |
ing it Fraser River salmon, ‘The
High Commissioner. for British
Columbia.-took action ‘today,
causing the rare to: be. : removed

Turks Hold Their Own *

Tripoli: Skirmishing continues
between the lines of the Turkish
and halian arinies, without change
in the situation. Since the occu-
pation of the city Italy has gained
no advantage. -

To Name Permanent
Tariff. Cominission

Halifax, Noy. 3:—The banquet
tendered Hon. R. L. Borden last

; ' [night by the Conservatives of his
: +. ‘here j id a probability ‘c ‘of the

home city was the preatest event
of the kirid ever held here. The
Prime Minister was in fine form,

and gave™an optimistic address
which was received with the
greatest enthusiasm. He an-
nounced the proposed establish-
ment of a permanent tariff
commission for the purpose of
regulating the tariff upon rea-
sonable business principles. The
commission will investigate con-
ditions throughout Canada as af-
fected by the -tariff, and will be
given time to prepare a report
giving its conclusions before the
government will take any action
in tariff matters, —

Mr. Borden also announced
that the government intended to
extend the policy of civil service
reform initiated while the Con-
servatives were in opposition,
The premier did rot refer to
naval affairs.

AIRSHIPS USED IN TRIPOL!

Bombs Dropped fa” Turkish Camp
-Bombardment of City Continued By
Besieging Ottoman: Army

“Tripoli Nov. 2—For the first
time in the history of warfare
dirigible air machines have been
suecéssfully used in the Italian-
Turkish -war, The invading
forces succeeded in dropping four
bombs into.the encampment of
the Turkish army which is -he-
sieging the city. The casualties
resulting from the explosion of
the missiles are not khown,

The . Italian lines have been
drawn in until they extend but
little beyond the city itself. The
Turks continue their bombard-
ment of the city and defences in
an effort to recapture the place,
Little fighting is reported from
other points.

; " Hallowe'en Party
.. In the Presbyterian club rooms

lon Tuesday evening Rev. D. R.

McLean and Mrs. McLean, with
the assistance of the ladies of the
Presbyterian church, gave a
highly enjoyable Hallowe’en
party, which was attended by a
good crowd. Both young and old
appreciated to the full the excel-
lent entertainment, which in-
eluded the serving of refresh-
ments by the ladies, The affair

-./ was only.the first of a series of

social evenings which it is in-
tended to hold in the club rooms
during the season.

Morice River Coal
The coal claims of the Prinze
Rupert Coalfields, Ltd., on the
Morice river, have been survey-|i
ed. It is the intention of the
management to finish the work

.. }of prospecting next geagon, says
F...M.  Dockrill,

the. managing
director." Drilling will be resum-
ed-in the spring, and the coni-
pany. will begin development
work-as soon as the construction
of the G, T: P. afford. trang-
portation: facilities. | “The: -coal
measures. on. the.” conipany” f)

ground will, if is said, produce

| large autantities of ‘steam eoal of 1
a ar & tion for. development by, tunnela,

Torces. |
‘into the British :conceéssién, “but? ° ~~

SITUATION 1
VERY GRAVE

Appalling Condition Report-
ed In China, Where Imper- |
ial Troops Burn Hankow

CONSTITUTION ACCEPTED

Throne Agrees To Restriction Of Em.
peror’s Power, While Revolutionists
Continue To Gain Ground—Shanghai
Taken by Rebels Without Resistance.

Pekin, Nov. 3:—While the rev- |
olutionists seize Shanghai and
Imperial, troops burn. Hankow,
the throne signifies its acceptance
of the plan for a new constitution
prepared by the national assem-
bly. The proposed constitution:
provides for the perpetuity of the |

of the Emperor is restricted,
The constitution is subject to
amendment by parliament,

The situation generally ig
growing worse, from a govern-
ment point of view.. No resist-

‘ance was offered the revolution-

ista at Shanghai, and they have
occupied the native portion of
the city and taken possession of
the arsenal. The situation at
Hankow is appalling. A confla-
gration swept over the city while
continuous fighting was in pro-
gress between the rebels in
‘possession and the government
Stray bullets. dropped

did‘no harm. ‘The rebels are
using long range guns.

Nankin and other cities are ex-
pected to yield to the rebels to-
morrow.

C.N.R. To Pacific In 1913
Winnipeg, Nov, 8:~The Cana-
dian Northern has completed.
plans for the erection of a mag-
nificent hotel in ‘this tity. The
structure will cost - $2,000,000. :
Officials of the company say the

|} main line will be completed te the

Paeifie coast by the autumn of
1913.

‘WILL START TUNNEL

Number Two Vein on American Boy
Group to be Daveloped—Good
. Ore in Eagle Shaft :

Excellent progress is being
made in the development of the -
American Boy group, which was
visited by the Miner man the
other day. Two shifts are work-
ing in the shaft on No, 8, or
Eagle vein, and a depth of 55
feet has been reached, The vein,
which had flattened somewhat,
has again taken its normal -pitch
of about sixty degrees, and the |
bottom of the shaft shows thirty
inches of fine galena ore, with
not a little gray. copper, It is
not to be expected that the re-
cord of two feet a day, made so
far, can be maintained at greater
depth, but with the installation
of a horse whim, which is-con. -

rapidly. :
Surveys for the tuanel : which °

‘2 vein have been completed, and.
preliminary work is’ now, under ~

will be. broken early -next- Wwaeks ©
The tunnel will be.run early 240°-

thé vein, | whieh. ig one’ ‘of:
atrorig st in the camp, gt
values of $92 to $117, Like:

‘the vein: is ih excellent.’ posi-

os

Manchu dynasty, but the power =" °

templated, depth will : ‘he ‘gained | i
is to tap.the big ore shoot on No. -- .
way. Itis expected that ground. pe

feet’ before: striking the point’.
‘aimed for, when a. depth of 110°
feet.on the vein willbe had.’*An -. -
average assay on the surface. of -”