VOL.. V,.NO, 44. an

 HAZELTON, B. C.j: SATURDAY. JULY: 1, 1916: PRICE $2.00 A TEAR.

BRITISH HONBARONG ND a IMPORTANT AMALGAMATION.
~ RAIDING GERMAN TRENCHES 2 OF ROCHER DE BOULE GROUPS —

| for a Visit to Vi eouver, .
- Development In Mine: Ih Mines Of District.

- Hazelton.’ publie ‘school. closed |
French Holding Th Their C Own At Verdin for the suminet action vester
London: A despatch from | and Roma i is officially announead, . Ruddy & MgeKay propose tol As a result of negotiations in. the development of the big. .

day, ;
- British headquarters in France}. ‘Rome:. "The Pope hus ordered! add'a large: Titoto truck to their which have been practically com- showing of ore this season.

memati af frnaaual vio a a general communion of children | Hazelton outfit. pleted, ‘the lesen oven D "On Hazelton View
2 ren "of the Catholic world on aly 30,: ¥ or more claims, including the: uke Harris,superintendent of » "~.
_ Continued yesterday all along the ‘theanniversary of theca ca letton Peterio zw Jace Youre well-known. Chicago and. Delta the Hazelton View: and Indian, °
British front, Above the general ment of the world. war, for, im tr to the Teli tO it ef. Specung groups, will almost ‘certainly. ba was down yesterday. He states:
toar.of the guns were heard oe-; ploring: peace. : ip’ me tly an: accomplished fact within a] that. two. cabins have beén built,
casional outburstsof concentrated | Ry Paso: Tw ‘ the A : Government : ty gent ; Hoskins few days, A number of Edmon- at the edge of the. timber, and an
artillery fire on both sides... anti a oF en had wee mer returned yeast rday from an offi-|ton capitalists have combined to office is under construction, - CAS
_ The British used gas and snioke ay niet at Gorrigs by the nee cial. visit to the Bulkley Valley. form .a strong company, which | switehback trail from the camp." -
‘ to cover their trench raids on the dicate forces pada 4 “atl "James - Reveridge, of the Cun-| Will absorb the syndicates—also to the workings has-been’ ¢on- > -
Ypres salient, Many. dead Ger-! Susren seroas the border fvorn ningham <staff,2has gone to Vie. composed of Edmonton’ ‘men— | structed and preparations for re- ;
‘ mans who. had. perished-by gas this ity on : * toria to enter usiness on his which'have bonded the’ groups in sumption of work on the tunnel:
were found in the (euler first ie own account, — anestion at foie the deal /have been completed. The’ mine
_ line trene e Germans re. ; wis oe rauied by the purchasers ers wi} be driving on the vein‘
: — taliated with a terrific. bombard: eos I Two Manitoba men. Seon hefore the middle of July, within ten days. ° Ce
". ments of the Canadian positions { naram of Fope.and Jolin Bas-| The properties included in the] Grouse Mountain
on. Observatory, Ridge and Sorrel By :agreement between mer. |tard of Rarding,.are Spending ®lamalgamation lie partly on the| ‘Oy’ the Gassiar Crown ‘group,

Hill. i chantsand employees, the shopsof few. day 8 here, 8 Skeena side ‘of Rocher de Boule on. Grouse’ Mountain, Contractor. a
‘Paris: “After. a violeit bom. ‘Hazelton: will -hereafter close at| Miss Winifred Soal has return- mountain and partly on and south Frank Brown: has driven eighty
bardment, ‘whieh: lasted. call day, | at one o’elock on Saturday »fter- ed. from, Kispiox;: where she was of the summit. The development | fect ‘of the 500-foot crosseut: tun- re
the Germans attacked the Frenchy fons. In. the. larger..cities of (the guest. of: He. Misses Martin of the property. by means of a nel:by which the Property is to .
positions: ‘to the” northwest . of | the. province it was necessary to for a fortnight, 7 crosscut tunnel approximately be developed. - The - compregsor....:. -
Thiaumont,in' the. Verdun. sector, hold an election . to decide . the Sergeant U.¥ . Anderson, of | 4000 teet in jength is contem- plant has been delayed, but. My.

but wera: ‘repulsed ‘with’ heavy
‘losses, The. French: machine guns
-and_ the, curtain.of, fire. of our ars:
tillery,” it is declared, : decimated
the attacker's; Mk Be tf
In the Champagne distrie
Tahure,. we ‘cleaned: 1

' prise’: attack certain. fist: Tine :
" trenches of the’ “enemy, penetrate |.
ing in several: places’ as fat da the}: -
second line. ‘Here: we blew. up: ape
Pet Reg: ‘Sargent.

; Chas: Ve Smith.

RE Willett |

“The: Up-to- Date drugstore
while exempt: from | the:regula-
tions,. ‘has.’ voluntarily. agreed to
close at one every Saturday, but
will reopen. in the. evening. —

number. of sheltering. places,

Petrograd: The Russian: troops
fighting in. Volhynia. and Galicia}
yesterday took prisoners 221. off
.cers and 10,295: nen, - ge

London: The. jury yesterday.
found Sir Roger Casement guilty
of high trenson, - ‘Lord Reading,

flosing day under the half-holiday |.
act,. but here the interested par-
Hes - bad no. difficulty. in.arr iving
ata satisfactory agreement,”
The -Merchants Signing the ag.
: reement: are:.
oP, Burns & Co, * a
fo oR: ‘Cunningham & ‘Son, Ltd:
Wine B. Holland: - ;
Hudgon’ 8 Bay Co,
: Noel & Rock.

lord ‘chief. juetice of , Erigland, |...

pronounced. ‘sentence : “of death,
After: Casement had: been. sén-
tenced, - Daniel de ‘Bailey,’ “the
private. soldier: who had'been held
as his‘ ‘accomplice, was ‘placed: : in
the dock,” The" chief: ‘Justice di:
rected. the j jury to retury. a -ver-
dict of not. guilty,and Bailey was
discharged, .

| The. Hague:. The-manicipality |
‘of Berlin’ has: decided to keep
open. indefinitely ‘the. kitcheng: for

> oa

of the. ‘week, .
aided a8 ‘examiner. a

' New Telephone Manager 7

‘Entrance Exains oo
- Three candidates, Florence God:
dard: Cooper. Wrineh. and Bartell
Wall, : :, Wrote. in: the’ high: choo] |
entrance | ‘examinations,
were: held on'the first: three. days
‘Wm. Grant pre:

‘Winnipeg, is: hare 2.0n' a recruiting;

mission fér the; 241th Buttalion |
‘| American: “Legiowtg'=+ nee Balle

i “Mortis, of ‘the Columbia

: Paper Co.,. Vancouver, returned
4 to the coast on Thursday, after

spending a couple of days here,
' George Anderson, an engineer

- connected; with the provincial
oor} Water ‘board, is. here to look. into.
*. | the. water: rights of, ‘the district,

-'Misg Peat}: ‘Allen, ‘who has been

| attending Alberta ‘College, : ars,

tived trom Edmonton yesterday,
Lto ‘take: a-position | in the Union
Bank,

An: election for ‘school trustees

= to’suceeed.Wm. Grant and Wow,
7m Anderson;and 2'sehool auditor to

sueceed 'H: H.,. Little. will be held
on: Saturday. next,.,

Rev. Mark . Pike, ‘Hazelton’a|,

new Methoiliat: miniater,. arrived.

from the’ coast , on. Wednesdiy,
and will preach hits firat: sermon
here tomorrow evening.. Dope a

T.. We ‘Brewer, ane of the: Ha.

Jel he'l6th Battalion, |
I F.., Maguire’ has “beer ap- zelton men in the

pointed’ ‘secretary. ‘and. Mmanager|:
of the Northern. Telephone. Com:

who was" ‘recenitly.- promoted : to

company: Bergeant:major, | is.. ae

ported wounded at ‘the front.

plated, This work will probably.
givea depth of 2000 feet on. the

4 "pper veins... The.Jocation: of the.

tunnel! has. not. been, decided, ‘nor
has the question of power, - There
are three pringipal fissure veins
on the property,: as
number ‘of smaller: veins which
may be of: importance. - While

development: has’ not progressed | -

far,sufficient work has.been-done|-
to demonstrate. the value of the
group asa potential ‘mine, and

the work proposed’ should * ‘mate

the property a great producer, -
The Chicago ‘group, on which
the “projected . tunnel -: will ‘be
started,’ is 44 ‘miles south. of Ha-}"
zelton, . and less: ‘than two. miles}

from: the: railway, which makes

the question of transportation a
simple matter, > |:

‘Harrison Clement, 4, E, who
hag ‘had wide experience in west-
ern mining districts, recently ¢ com.

‘| pleted. ° "an. examination . of: ‘the

Chicago ‘and: ‘Delta: groups, and

‘that bi report. was of a favorable].

nature is to: ibe judged: from the
action’ taken, “By GO Affleck. is
riow eompleting the. “savey of}
the ‘claims... :

- George P. ‘Dobson, : of Eamon.

“well as, a

Brown, who was here yesterday,
states that the machinery . left
Edmonton..on on: :Tuesday : ‘and: avi:

be installed as soon'as it. ‘can’ be >.
taken to the workings, ‘Theroad -

from. tle camp to the tunnel has

been completed,and surface work, -
ig : ‘being farried: ‘on at various: =

points, .
‘Working Anotier. Group ee
On. the Golden’ Wonder. group, a

adjoining’ the’ Comean ‘property, Y ; “ 7
M: Ww. Sutherland, who recently: kes

bonded the property from Harris

Broa. & Comeau, ‘has uncovered’
28 inches of nice-looking pyrrho- cy ths

tite and chalcopyrite.
-Stibnite Property Bonded :

W..R. Blackburn has taken - aon
bond on the Antimony and High
Grade claims, owned by-: Harris. *

Bros, and Gordon ' MeLennan, "

‘These claims are Jocated near the | .
Babine trail, 27 miles from’ Ha- .
zelton, and show a good bedy of - ae
stibnite,,. which: ASSAYS - from 49°.

to 61 per cent antimony. i.

BG. Annes,the Edmonton ge
logist, examined the’ claims. ‘and:
made a very favorable report.

‘Ingineca: Gold.
~ Stuart Martin has received a!

pany. An aggressive policy of
extension i is to: he carried out by|;
the company,. ‘which controls the

‘Hazelton and Bailey Valley ays:
tems and, has a franchise: ‘allow.

, that B Da coueyuear ing it to operate throughout tha]!
. northern, “part: ‘of the province,"

. ‘the poor, which in previous years
_ have only been open during. the
7 winter months, :)

‘Sofia’ reports to Berlin indicate

consignment of: gold from. Ingin
* Harold Price, the: surveyor. who ton, i is one of the inoving Spirits eca, ‘sent: out: F

has many: intereats here, has heen in the new. organization, and it is Pedersen. & - Nie
aWarded ..the: ‘Military Cross for understood. ‘Howard D. Cameron, Louie.: The form
gallantry i in action, : He’ isa lieu- G, Aw -MeAlping;- and Mi: T. Watt, had. two. ‘Cleanups...
tenant in the Canadian: ‘forced; | who are now operating | te Chie} .
George Co Hay, ' <disthiet agri- tain: :
J ealturiat, camo from Telkwa yes- jlidatec
terday, | ‘to Jook over thia burt of |. Ww :
a | his territory. “Be: réplaces -H: B. ‘L
Walker, “who hag’ been transfer: |;
red . .

“Rank Chapman,
cois Take, wh nist