VOL. "1, NO. 6..

’ HAZELTON, B. C. SATURDAY, OCTOBER 7, 1911,

PRICE $2.00 A YEAR

HOSTILITIES
HAVE BEGUN

Ttalian Forces Effect Land-
’ ing at Tripoli After Two
Days Bombardment

ARBITRATION IS POSSIBLE)

Turkish Commander Has Not Yielded—
Ottoman Fleet Now In Bosphorus
—Britsin Will Not Permit Turkish
Treopa To Cross Egyptian Territory

Rome, Oct. §:—The Italian
‘squadron engaged at Tripoli has
succeeded jn effecting a landing,
‘after a bombardment which con-
tinued for two days. There
were few casualties on the side
of the attacking forces. Upon

" landing it was.found that the
Turks had removed the sights
from the big guns of the outer
defenses before evacuating their

‘ position. - No offer of capitulation

has ag yet been made. by the

Turkish commander, and hostil-
‘ities may beresumed at any time,
’ The Turkish fleet has passed
from the Dardanelles into the
Bosphorus,

Considerable excitement was
occasioned in Berlin by the re-| -

port,..circulated for political: pur-| .
poses, that Great Britain would]:

permit Turkey to march ‘her
troops through Egypt to the seat
of war, The official denial of
Great Britain has disposed of the
canard, ,

The Interparliamentary Union
has telegraphed from Paris to
the Porte, suggesting that Turk-
ey make overtures to [taly for
the settlement of their differen-
ces by arbitration... Both powers
are signatories to the Hague con-
vention, andit is felt that. the
submission of the difficnlty to an
international board of arbitration
would strengthen the cause of
the peace advocates.

ELLISON THEIR CHOICE

* Natural Resources Security and G. T, P.

Development Companies Combine.

J. G, Halleran, of: the Natural
Resources Security company, re-
- turned on. Wednesday from his
visit to the Bulktey valley, “He
- was more than ‘pleased with the
‘appearance of: the country, and
expresses the most complete con-
fidence in the growth and pros-
perity of the district. He ¢on-
siders the prospects of the pro-

_ posed railway town—as yet un-|'

named—which is to be located
sixty miles: east. of Hazelton, : to
- be of the brighest. Questioned
- regarding the local townsite ques-
tion, he told the Miner that the
. Natural Resources Security com-
‘pany had. jomed‘dands with the}
G. T. P:; Development conipany,
and with the railway’s influence
and assistance expected to make
Ellison - the... - mnetropolia.” ‘of. the
Hazelton district; It is ‘their in-
tention to make lots 851.and. 852
. the business center af the town:
Boyd Affleck is in charge of a

survey party which ia completing

’ the subdivision of these lots, ad

|. they will sodn. be placed on the}
~omerket.: Ma:
. that | the“ Natuyal -

‘Halleran ‘states
_ Resotirees

- -Many-Lost int North Sea
Antwerp, Oct. 5:--Hun-
dreds of lives were lost in the
. wrecking of coast, craft during .
a terrific storm which raged ,
along thie North Sea coast on
Slnday,

" Borden’ $ Majority
Inthe House Fito

Port Arthur, Oct. 5:—J. J.
Carrick, the Conservative. candi-
date, was elected there today for
the Thunder Bay and Rainy Riv-
er district, carrying the seat by
acclamation. This makes seven-
ty three seats held by Borden in
Ontario, while the Liberals re-
tain thirteen. The new govern-
ment has now a majority of fifty,

New C. P.R. Steamer |

Vancouver, Oct. 6:—(Special to
the Miner) The Princess Alice,
the first C. P. R, steamer ¢on-
structed to burn either oil-or coal
as fuel, has left the Tyneside
shipyards of her English builders
and is now on her. way here, being
destined for service in the Gulf.
She is a magnificent ship, mark-
ing'an advance in the class of
coasting steamers on the Pacific.

NEW VEIN ON LEAD KING

Discovery. of Big Lead .With Strike At
. Right Angles To Queen VeinWill Be
 Daveloped By Tunnel Which Will
Crosscut Other Leade

- ‘now ‘.

Y

Three weeks ago prospecting!

on the Lead King group disclosed
a new. vein of promising appear-
ance, and P. J. Jennings, the
manager, at once put a gmail
crew to work tracing it. After
doing considerable surface work
the strike of the vein was estab-
lished, it being found to run north
and south at right angles to. the
Queen and other Jeads on the
group,. On Thursday J, §, Cline

visited the King, and reported on|-

his return to town that stripping
had uncovered 4 feet of quartz
and ore at one point. The new
yein has been traced down
through the slide and into the
timber, This discovery. means 4
great deal to the Lead King
people. They'have been making
surveys for a working tunnel to
tap their veins, and the finding
of this lead makes it possible for
them to run the tunnel without
doing any dead work, as the adit
can be run on the new vein to
crosscut the others». at a good
depth. :

SPECULAR HEMATITE

Discovery of Deposit of Valuable Iron
Ore on Babine Trail,

' An interesting showing of min-
eral is that on the Babine Trail
group, where Haris Bergquist and
Drysdale Ogilvie have uncovered

the first specular: hentatite in this

district.” This is: an Amportant
iron: ore, and.. when found - in
sufficient quantity and ‘of. good
grade. is: very vahiable,. ‘As the
showing on the. dais i is of con-

siderable size'and the asBayS pro:

cured show it to be of high grade,
it is probable that: this‘ group

may prove to heane of thé money-
makers of the: ,

ople,~ in: ‘pursuance of thelr |aid

oney i in. improving |B

. They: contemiplate
idge aver the

arahip:.o gran: es
McDonell,-"8: Martly

PATHFINDING

*

ACCOMPLISHES ITS TASK

Plucky Motorist Drives Ca Car from Seattle to
Hazelton and Wins Challoner & Mitchell
Trophy --- Enthusiastic Reception and
Banquet to Party by Business Men’s
-. Association of Hazelton

Sands has brought his little
Flanders 20 car through from
Seattle, and once more it has
‘been proved that pluck and per-

severance can accomplish the|

seemingly impossible,
When it was reported that the
motorist had started from the

{Sound city to drive his car to

Hazelton, ‘hardly a man in the
interior thought the trip could be
made. When-the car was re-
ported at Fraser lake, where the
road from the south ends, it was
the general opinion that a few

days on the mountain pack trail

connecting that point with the

Bulktey road would be sufficient:

to force the abandonment; of the
trip. A week passed, and word
was telegraphed from Burns lake
that the car had reached that
point. It was then evident that |
the plucky pathfinder would win

through, and. Hazelton prepared

to give him a fitting reception on
the. completion of his: journey,
Mr. Sands reached Aldermere on |:
Tuesday’ ‘evening and. -was. hearti-
ly. welcomed by the people. of the
Bulkley valley towns, Leaving
Telkwa ‘on Wednesday morning,
the car. was delayed four hours
by ignition trouble, but arrived
safely at the. journey’s. end at
9.40 p.m., running beautifully
and none. the. worse, save for
mud and scratches, after a 1281-
mile trip-which is probably the
the most strenuous ever under-
taken by any automobilist..

Mx, Sands left Seattle on Aug-
ust 28, bearing a message from
Mayor Dilling of Seattle to Gov-
ernment Agent Allison at Hazel-
ton, and completed his trip in
thirty seven days, winning the
gold Challoner & Mitchell trophy
and the plaudits of the motor
world. He reports that the only
road along the route that is suit-
able for automobile traffic is the
government road through the
Cariboo district. Along the rest
of the route the roads require
much improvement, . while the
110 miles between Fort Fraser

‘and the end of the Bulkley road} —

is impracticable, and he found it

‘|necessary to turn his party of

fourinto a road gang, hesides

engaging a couple of extra axe-

men to clear 4 trail for. the car.
In many places'it was necessary
to use a block and fall to nego-
tiate nasty pitches. .

The Flanders car used is a
handsome 20 horsepower 4-cylin-
der machine, manufactured by
the Studebaker corporation, for
which Mr. Sands is Seattle man-
ager. Leaving Ashcroft the car,

-which weighs only 1800 pounds,

carried a load of 1250 pounds, and
althoigh this weight was re-

‘duced'in the course of the trip,

the load. carried by, the machine
apeaks well for its performance.
‘On his atrival at Hazelton Mz.
Sands recelved' messages of con-
gratulation from the Pacific High-
ways association, and. from his

€/firm. He: ptesented Mayor Dil-

ling’s message - to : ‘Mr, Allison,

call who: watmly congratilated him
Hlon the ‘successful: ending of his

notable j journey, in, nthe presence

veal, -

Bride:

Will T. Curtis, photographer, D.
F. Batcheller, mechanician, and
Jack McAmis. who was engaged
as guide from Fraser lake to the
Bulkley, and whose services were,
Mr. Sands says, invaluable,

At the Hazelton hotel, on
Thursday evening, the Business
Men’s association tendered Mr.
Sands and his party a banquet
which will be remembered as the
most enjoyable affair of the sort
ever held in Hazelton. Sixty of
the professional and business men

of the town were present, and
after discussing a repast which
eonvinced the sceptical of the
productiveness of this district, a
long program of toasts, speeches
Land. songs was carried out, to the
enjoyment of all.

“Dr. H. C, Wrinch was chair-
‘man and Charles O'Neill toast-
‘mister, with E, H. Hicks Beach] ’

rand L, L; DeVoin as vice-chair-|°

ii. Theseofficials proved them-
selves © most “competent. The
speakers were Duncan Ross,
who proposed. the health of the
guests in a felicitous address; P,

E. Sands, who replied ina speech

telling of the events of his trip,
humorous and otherwise; R.
DeB, Hovell, speaking to the
toast of “Canada”: W. Allison,
yesponding for. ‘‘British Colum-
bia’; H. N. Wright for the bank-
ers; R. P. Trimble and R. G.
Steele for. the mining interests:
C. H. Sawle and F. J. Smyth
responded for the local Press
and J. A. Riley for the. ladies.

-Duets and solos by McEwan and

Ogilvie, and piano solos and ac-
companiments by J. F. Adams
added to the enjoyment of the
diners,

‘Sands, Curtis and Batcheller
will leave on the first boat for the’
coast, taking the car to Seattle,
where they will be warmly re-
ceived on behalf of the Pacific
Highways association.

May be Coal Famine

Regina, Oct. 6:—The danger
of a coal famine in Saskatchewan
during the coming winter js very
Owing to the strike of the
coal miners, not a ton’ of.fuel has
been received from the Crow’s
Nest mines since April, The
provincial government has warn-
ed the farmers throughout Sask-
atchewan to lay in a supply of
fuel, a8 in case of winter storms
blockading the railways the re-
sulting fuel famine might en-
danger many lives. .

Will Start Building
. Vancouver, Oct. 4: —(Spedial

to ‘the Miner) The - provincial |

secretary, Dr, Young, announced
yesterday that tenders would be

called for ai énee for the. work of |

clearing the siteof the provineial
university at Point:Grey: The
first--classes of. the university

will opén early’ jn 1918. The: ins. ¢
stitution will,

La Bi: “free: aS thé
publie sacha ola to all:: -fbuderita: of
British,’ “Colunibia: : Premier Me:
‘hus’ ‘promised ‘ ‘that! th? tie

year’s.” datimaites thé sum of
$1, 000,000. will be set” aside to-

i _| wards the cost of the main build-

re ing of the university,

Death of Noted Admiral

New York, Oct, 3:---Rear-
admiral Winfeld Scott Schley,
one of-the naval heroes of the
Spanish-American war, drop-
ped dead in the street here to

day.

Town Wiped Out
In Pennsylvania

Austin, Pa,, Oct, 4:—Through
the breaking of the huge dam at
Bayliss on Saturday, a tremen-
dous' flood swept the valley for

hundreds of miles; doing im-|.
mense damage in this vicinity, | .

where one hundred and seventy
homes were wiped out of exist-
ence and over a hundred lives
lost. The town of Austin is
devastated,

flood at Johnstown.

Whitney Declines a Portfolio

Toronto. Oct. 6:—Premi er
Whitney, of Ontario, has declined
to accept a portfelio in the. Otta-
Itis believed here

wa cabinet,
there will be a provincial election

before the end of the year. The
voters’ lists are now being pre-

pared,

IMPROVING WITH DEPTH

At Eighty Feet Silver Standard Shaft |:

Shows Thirty Inches Of Gray Copper
Ore Assaying Nearly. Bight Hundred:
Dollars a Ton

Sinking continues in the Silver
Standard shaft; and. satisfactory
‘progress is being miade, a depth
of over eighty feet having al-
ready been gained. The ore con-
tinues to improve ‘in grade, that
now showing in the bottom of the
shaft running well up in the
bonanzaclass. Earlyin the week

specimens were broughtinto town):

and placed on exhibition, attract-
ing a great deal of attention.

$798 a ton. The ore, of which
there is reported to be a 30-inch
streak in the shaft, is of the most
attractive appearance, being com-
posed mainly of gray copper,
with some galena anda little zine,
The increasing values obtained as
depth is gained make the property
look like a money maker. _

CLEARING NEW STREETS

More Improvements for New Hazelton
—G. T. P. Grading for Four Tracks.

At New Hazelton the G. T. P.
is reported to be making prepara-
tions for yard grading. It is an-
nounced that grading for four
tracks will begin at once. The
Northern Interior Land Co., own-

ers of the townsite, are starting|-

to clear additional streets. Those
on which immediate work will be
done are Sixth avenue, Ninth
avenue, Twelfth avenue and
Thirteenth avenue, A number}
of the streets running north and
south are also to bé.cleared at
once, but it has not. yet been de-|

cided which ones will be im-|

proved, |

Mails By Aaroplinia Mey
Washington, Oct. 4 A ‘teat |
will be made this week of ‘the
transportation of inail across the
continent by seroplane,* Aviator
Ovington will make the’ ‘trial trip
over a route which ° will Aneltide).
cago and Los Angeles:

‘appom
agér of the Canadian ‘Pacific
vn lines, in. “succession to

In character the
‘disaster was similar to the great

‘minister,

T ANNOUNCE
HIS CABINET

Prime Minister Borden Will
Today Name Members of
the New Government

THE PROBABLE MINISTERS

Resignation of Laurier Ministry To Be
Presented Ta Governor-General To-
day--Premier McBride Will Not Go
To Ottawa, Nor Will Whitney

Ottawa, Oct. 6:—Theannounce-
ment has been made that the
formal resignations of Sir Wil-
frid Laurier’s cabinet ministers .
will be in the hands of the Gov-
ernor-general to-morrow, Atthe
same time the composition of the
new ministry will be made public,
It is understood Mr, Borden’s
slate at present includes the fol-
lowing: British Columbia—Hon.
Richard McBride or A. 8. Good-
eve; Alberta—Senator Lougheed;
Saskatchewan — Hon, Robert
Rogers: Manitoba — Dr. Roche;
Ontario — Hon, George Foster,
Hon, Frank Cochrane, W. TT.
White, A. Broder; Quebec—F.
D. Monk, T. Chase Casgrain, C.
J. Doherty, also G, H, Perley
or H. B. Ames; New Brunswick
—Premier Hazen; Nova Seotia—
Hon, R. L. Borden and Colin

MeInnes,a prominent Nova Scotia “

lawyer, . .

- Premier McBride Stays In B. C.
Vancouver, Oct, 7:—-(Special to
the Miner) A report from Otta- ©
wa to the effect that Hon,
Richard McBride had been offer-
edthe portfolio of :marine and
fisheries in the Borden cabinet is
denied by the Premier, who
states that he will not be a mem-
oer of the new federal -govern-’

ment.
Assays showed a total value of|,

The High Commissionership

Ottawa, Oct. 6:—An uncon-
firmed report says that Lord
Strathcona will retain the position
of high commissioner at London,
at the request of.the new prime
Another rumor is to
the effect that Premier Hazen of
New Brunswick has been offered
the post, which carries a salary
of $23,000.

Not a Circulating Library
Some of the patrons of the
Presbyterian Club reading room - .
seem to regard it as a circulating
library. During the last few
days a number of late magazines

have disappeared from the read-

ing tables, Rev. Mr. McLean
expresses the hope that the miss-
ing numbers will be returned and
that hereafter no reading matter
will be taken from the room.

DENOUNCE POLL TAX

Witnesses Tell Taxation Commission the
Impost Should Be Repesded. 7

Vancouver, Oct.

-|to the Miner) The royal’ com-.'

| mission appointed to conduct. an. -

investigation into: questions. of

‘taxation, on behalf of the pro
incial, government, ae ; a
days: session in: ouver Of
Monday’ and "Duesday: - on .
prominent mien speared t to pis .
evidence as to the ‘effect of the...
[present system’: pon: business: * #
_ conditions, “A attenuous -attack.
‘"/upon the personal property tax.
and the poll tax waa: led by

| F. Carter-Cotton, With few ‘ex
ceptions: the witnesses ‘denounced

ilian Whyte, who recently left,

ted the

5.—(Speial - - di