om E OMINECA f Vou. 16 _NEW HAZELTON, B. C., AUGUST 24, 1923 | No. 8 x = : | | Telkwa Offering | Big Bargain in Sport on Sept. 3 _ A glance over the program be- am ing offered by the Barbecue com- me ittee at Telkwa on Labor Day fe Will convince yo that the com- eee mittee is offering the biggest day fama of sports for fifty cents that was ever put before the public at any ma Place on the continent. There is Seg baseball, football, a full. program fof eight hore races, a broncho- fea busting contest, and a free Junch fy of the famous barbecued. beef m@that Chief Chef Harry Beck knows so well how to cook, There can be no éxeuse for Staying maway this year if you want to mm have a good day’s sport. m In addition to the above there @ will be a number of amusements mon the side, for which nominal gcharges may be made, but they ware optional with the public, and met night there will be a big dance @in the tuwn hall. ® In the horse races there will be miceen competition. Several of the Iorizes have been preatly increas- ed, with the result that more out- aside horses will be brought in to try and “‘cop off the dough’’, =| SPEND MORE TO ® PROTECT FOREST FLAVELLE URGES “4 Specially written by Sir Joseph q Flavelle, Bart. That we, the Canadian people, who wn eighty-five per cent of all our rest area, shouls open wide the gates unrestrained forest destruction is a mpectacle quite unworthy of a nation gat lays claim to shrewdness and fore- echt. § Unfortunately most of us shift along Hider the belief that the forests of g’nada are privately owned. hia is @t true. The governments are not pene the owners of the bulk of forest- lands, but they are obviously the e tural protectors, us face that fact and all that it notes, There is hardly any price t we cannot afford to pay for the morcement of.forest protection, Ido cae think it is at at all unreasonable to Zw that no government has any right gextract revenues from the forests to pent on ordinary civil purposes ml every effort has been made, and dollar spent, that will make ‘the feat secure and self-perpetuating. aevm. Meggerson was in from */as August 18 on vines zrowing mene Creek and left’ samples of |. Indians Making Progress in Art of Raising Beef Yes, a Very Fine Country, But We _ Need to be Told We heard someone state the other day, “If we only had some lakes around here where one could get some fishing.’ Funny thing, we do not know our own country, and as a visitor remarked in another town not long ago, ‘You people are living in a very fine country, but you ‘don’t know it until some foreign- er comes along and teils yuu.” This week a party consisting of Dr. and Mrs. Arnold, of Los An- geles, Cal.. and Prof. and Mrs. Thomas, of Oakland, Cal., were guests at the Omineca Hotel, Ha- zelton, for afew days. They had heard about the good fishing in these parts. In charge of C. W. Dawson and Jack Robinson, they Spent three days on local lakes, at a diffeaent lake each day. They caught some fish and were delighted. They visited Kispiox, Silver Standard Lake and Lost Lake. The biggest eatch happened to be made in the Kispiox, but they fot good catches and had loads of fun at both the other lakes. OVERHEARD AROUND NEW HAZELTON Several carloads of local people The Indians have been making ’ very satisfactory progress in a| Motored to Bulkley Valley points financial way, at least during the last w eek. 7 past couple of years, and this Miss Goddard was a visitor to year finds them with many head the Bulkley Valley during the of cattle and large quantities of| ¥eek-end. — feed already stored. Cattle fit| A daughter was born to Hon for the butcher will be a good|and Mrs, A, M. Manion in Vie- price and the Indians will benefit|toria on August 20, . accordingly. On the other hand, } feed will be comparatively cheap and again the natives will benefit. Cattle raising is a new industry among the natives and is much more profitable to them than.the raising of dogs, and more to the liking of the white population, Poor Indians: are uncommon, al- though there are still many who are willing to accept handouts from the government if they can successfully work the Indian Agent.. Then again, there are not a few Indians who have sub- Stantial bank accounts. Were It possible to instil in the native mind some idea of system and Stability it would not be long until the native gained a promi- nent place in the commercial affairs of the interior, , Silver-lead ore from the Silyer Standard mine won first prize at New Westminster Fair, Much-needed repairs are being made to the temporary road from New Hazelton west, Very little money is available and few im- provements can be made, Acreage blocks of the finest. fruit and garden land in the north can be had. Prices from $28 to $40 an acre with long term Payments. See ady. on another page. Geo. D. Parent, C.N.F? agent at New Hazelton, is ‘taking a two weeks’ vacation. He ig getting better acquainted with the district immediately around his home town, __Fora few minutes on Sunday ‘jnight New Hazelton was visited by the heayiest rain ever récord- ed here. It was accompanied by some hail, but the storm only lasted about @ quarter of an hour and no damage was reported. The hay and grain crops in the New Hazelton district have been put safely in the barns and stacks, with the exception of corn and second-crop rye. ‘Some are now cutting the second erop of clover. and it is nearly as good as the first. James Cronin, of Telkwa, own- er and operator of the Babine Bonanza mine, visited. Skeena Crossing on Monday and on Wed- nesday morning dropped off here to visit the Erie property on Four-mile. Mr. and Mrs. J. Fred Ritchie, of Prince Bupert; were fuesis the past week of Mrs. Dan. Har- ris. Mr, Ritchie was here on mining business with L. W. Pat- more and D. G. B. Turner, who is manager of the Indian mine, in| the Lakelse Hatchery, has been the Portland Canal district, _ [promoted to be an inspector of W. S. Harris left on Wednes-| fisheries in eastern Canada by day mbrning for Rupert in com- the government at Ottawa. Hig pany with G D. B. Turner. many ,friends here will be glad After looking over several prop-!to learn of his success but will erties here Mr. Turner went to regret that it entails his leaving Smithers on Monday; to see al this district, - couple of prospects on Hudson! - Bay mountain, James Latham has moved to the Lake View group, on Nine- mile, adjoining the American Boy, and will do considerable work on the property. He will be joined Shortly by Collin Munro, who has {recently been. prospecting’ out Ripe Tomatoes Mine Host E. E. Orchard of the Bulkley Hotel, Smithers, is the first man in Smithers and probably in the Bulkley Valley to display ripe tomatoes ds early they had ever had in their lives, visit just ta prove to their own satisfaction that their informant was not lying, He was not ly- ing. Next year they are coming again, and instead of wasting time at summer resorts where ress suits are called for, they. are coming directly to these fish- ing grounds, and they guarantee to bring a goodly number more. This should be sufficient answer to those who did not know there were fish in the lakes, or even that there were lakes within easy reach, Several fishing parties have made a visit this summer and all have made xood catches and had much fun.. They were more than satisfied with the re- sults and with the accommodation and service given, out of doors. These tomatpes were seen by teetotalers and ‘were noidledream,. Mr. Orchard took no particular care of his vines, not even trimming off the surplus foliage, but one can never tell what may be hiding under leaves. _ - Girls Gave a Tea The New Hazelton C.G.ET, fave an afternoon tea-on the grounds of Mrs. Hugh Harris on Wednesday afternoon. There was avery good attendance, in- cluding several carloads from Hazelton, and the girls took in $24, This will give tnem suf. ficient funds to meet camp lia. bilities and to secure materials for their sale of work which they have held in conjunction with the Ladies’ Aid, ‘ Hatchery Officer Promoted James Catt, superintendent of Cheap Fares to Barbecue The Telkwa Barbecue commit- ‘tee has made arrangements with the Canadian National Railways for a reduced rate. Return tic. kets may beRad at.a fare and a third, ‘good going Sept, Ist to 3rd, and returning not later than Sept. 5th, or two days after the Barbeeve, "> - oy Olof Hanson, Mrs. Hanson and two children, R. E. Allen, Mrs, Allen and Teddy, and L.-B. and Mrs. Warner and three children motored down from Smithers on Sunday, and called.on a number of friends in this part. of: the- dis- trict, returning home on: Monday Are you a subscriber-yet? gore for the mineral cabinet, - Send in your name-and cash:now ‘from S eena Crossing. » (Siternoon, | a ae The visitors told their host and guide that it was the best fishing They came this year for a short Rev. J as. Evans _ Renewed Old _ Acquaintances Rey. J. G. Evans, -manager of the Dominion Chautauqua Co., Wednesday morning and spent the day renewing old acquain- tances in this diftrict. Mr. Evans was in Smithers the day before looking over his old stamping ground. Heis accompanying the Chautauqua Co. to Alaska, where they have several engagements. campaign Mr. Evans has travel- led seven thousand miles by motor and as many more by train. He has lectured in nearly every town of any size .west of the Great Lakes, and as soon as the summer campaign is over, they go to Ontario for the win- ter. In all his travels, he told the editor, he had found no place that could compare with this particular district. He felt sure that if the local people realized their opportunities, with some judicious advertising an immense tourist trade could be developed for this district in a very short time. Rev. Mr. Evans has many friends around here and he will always receive a welcome any time he might retuyn, ; To There was a jolly party visited the American Boy mine on Nine- mile mountain over the week- end, including J. Fred Ritchie and Mrs. Ritchie, Prince Rupert: G. D. B. Turner, Stewart; Edgar and Mrs, Harris, W. &. Harris, Wm. Watson, and R. S. and Mrs, Sargent. The latter two return- ed to Hazelton on Sunday even- ing and went back to the mine on Monday, taking their family with them. Sydney Browning and Mrs. and Miss Browning are visiting in Prince Rupert. Mr. Browning, in an interview with thr News, advocated a cheaper week-end railway fare from Rupert to all points along the line as far ag Telkwa. . Prince Rupert men who want the best grouse shooting in the world can get it this fall in the New Hazelton district. Birds can be shot from your cabin door or you can move your cabin into the woods where the grouse live Fat, a Acreage blocks of the ‘finest fruit and garden land in the north can be had. Prices from $28 to $40 an acre with Jong term payments. See adv. on another page. , a We are glad to learn that Sam Alger has invented a. gpotboard which is used by section’ fore. . man in ‘‘lining track”, Sam's: new. device has adjustment. which of board being moved in a:couple o minutes, the, old. style. taking irom 16 to 20 miniltes, » ~ Calgary, and Mrs, Evang arrived Since starting this summer's. y an “automatic ‘allows of the. .