_ NEW. HAZELTON,.

f B, G. APRIL

H. G C BREWSTER
10 SPEAK HERE|.

Publi Meeting on ‘on Monday Night Next
i Wut Be Addressed by Liberal -
» Chief and John Oliver

H. C.. Brewster; leader’ of the
Liberal patty in British Colunibia,
J, L, Oliver, and. “another speak-
er, will address a-meeting to bel.
held next Monday : “night, ‘April

6, in the church hall, under’ the |

auspices of the local Liberal -as-
sociation. Few men in the pro-
vince are as well. posted on the
provincial -affairs as are. these
gentlemen, and all have. reputa-
tions as interesting speakers, -
Everybody in New Hazelton
should attend this meeting and
hears these eloquent speakers} -
discuss the problems that. affect
New Hazelton and: the province.
Ladies are invited. The meeting
~ will open at 8.30 p.m.

STEEL NOW LAID
ON WESTERN END

Grand Trunk Pacific Will be Linked
up In a. few Days—Superin-
tendent now There

The steel has been laid on | the
western division. and. ‘everything
Js ready. for the linking-up which |
“ it is expected will Il take place the|

later part. of “this “week. -Dan'

-Denipsey. laid his last rail Thurs- |.

“day. ‘At that time. thesteel gang
’ on the eastern. end had eight: or

-ten miles more to lay and that

would require until the end of the
- week,

‘On Thursday General’ Superin-

_tendent. Mehan  Jeft: Prince Rup-
ert for the end of steel‘ where he

will remain -for the . linking-up|

ceremonies, — It is expected ‘that
several of the other officials will
xo up the line in time for the lay-
ing of the last rails,

It is.not to be: ‘the official link- .

ing-up: and.no- golden -spike. will
he driven at» this’ time.
are two or three places where
they have shoo-flied around. big
cuts and the track now in ‘use is
only temporary. °: It will ‘be ‘two
months yet before the line will ‘be
on its permanent road: bed. The
golden spike: is to ‘be driven in

the summer when there will like-|

ly be a picnie and. some -excite-
ment around Fort Fraser. . fot

Lost His Bottle

’ He was late for. the . train, ‘but
hie had to havea bottle along with.
“him. ‘The train was atthe depot
and the hero was. just leaving his}:

stopping place. He made ‘a. big will meet ‘to receive the report of

rush across.country- through dow: 5
land and. over : fallen: logs... He
made the railway: track. just. as
the passenger. train: Was: ‘pulling |"
"past him.

" hld of the tender: and starte:
rapid ascent.’ He: was “just alf

lantern slides and moving pic-
tures and these . will be used. by

‘There|

‘time ‘for the ‘temporary linking}.
up of the: Ag. ‘T. P., of whieh mov-
ing. pictures were to be secured.

lar: meeting-of the Citizens. . Asso-:
ciation ‘will be: held i in the ehureh |

He’ could’ not : take of th e*
ay wiore chances, and: grabbed. pre

Wott. Resumed -.

on the Rocher: de. Boule: Wonde
troup on the east ‘side of Roche

contract before: it is time to star

be: extended considerably. “Mr.

perty within’ a: ‘few. days.

MOVING PICTURES

Countrymen About ‘Northern -
» British Columbia

Franca- Belgian Investment: Co.,

Albert Davidson, the - ‘general
agent of the’ company, accompan-

the Montreal. Star~ artists. - Mr.
Thomas is taking views, both for

Mr. Van Bruyssel in his lectures
in the old country. When the C.
P. R. was being built he:made a

met. with great success in* *inter-
esting: capital. f rom his s country in
the- new. “country.

‘Hei is making *: a ‘trip through
the’ northern’ -intérior alcng the]
line: of: the G.T: Pvand will en-
deavor to repeat the same thing.

While in town he displayed a
lot of interest in the. minerals of |
the district ‘and spent-.consider-|*
able time in the Omineca— Herald
office examining the ore display
and securing: information, He
proposes’ to organize a. develop-
‘ment syndicate. which : will .take
up several propositions with ‘the
\ idea. of: ‘developing, ‘He ‘consid-
ered. ‘this a. very promising section
for such a company,
_ From: here. the ‘visitors ‘went
into. the Bulkley Valley‘ and -in-
tended ‘being at’ ‘Fort: Fraser ‘in

-CTIZERS* ‘MEETING -

Joie Executives of Citizens: and Mine :

4 ‘Ownets Tuesday ‘Night:

xt. Tuesday. night, the regu

the

Owners’ - Association

the: deputation which went. ‘to

Work was: ¥esumed’ this” we ek}

the surface work,’ This ‘tunnel
cwill be driven | ‘at least: 150 . feet}
and it is just possible that it may

Wallace expects to visit the pro-

_ FOR A ATECT URER};

Ferdinaid Yan ‘Bruyssel Will Tell His

Ferdinand Van Bruyssel, of the

of Montreal, Was a visitor herea
couple. of days ‘ ‘last week.-. He
was a guest-of the GT. P:-and

ied him. Mr. Van Bruyssel has
with -him a Mr. Thomas,-one of}:

similar trip over that-line. and:he’

“hy road" ‘work: Tt was* pointed |-

| the Bulkley, valley where he spent

ie Cape Dan Harris desires toex-)
press his-appreciation to the hos:
pital -fire department. which re-|

‘Thesda afternoon
ecuti es ‘of that association and v

ROAD WORK FOR

r|
r

‘Benefited— Wm. Manson En-

ti _ terlained While Here

night,

considered with them the require-
ments of the district. On Friday
accompanied by‘A, E. Player, B.

‘|C, Affleck and §. H. Cram hel”
‘drove out the Kispiox Toad sever- |
‘al miles, came over-the old bridge |.

and back over’ ‘the new high level |
bridge and up the Nine Mile’ wa.
gon road. . He arrived heré with
this party in the’ evening and af-
ter supper met the executive of
the “New — Hazelton Association
‘and for the rest of the’ evening
was in ‘conference with them.

‘New Hazelton’s executive had
prepared a number of recommen-
daticns for Mr. ‘Manson’ 8. guid-
ance’ and ‘thesé- were dealt with
one ata time. They neatly. all
related to roads and trails. - Asa
result the meeting was very sat-
isfactory to all. parties and there
is every reason to believe that
this immediate ‘district will be
considerably benefited this year

‘out: to. Mr;:: -Manson- that: during.
the past year or two this: district
‘had-received. very little: attention
and ‘the rosds were: ‘nét adequate
for the business, being done.

After. the meetinga supper was
spread i in the Northern: Hotel din-
ing “room. and: a: ‘pleasant: ‘social
hour “Wwas’ “spent, ‘On: ‘Saturday
‘members of the executive: enter:
tained the local member and that
afternoon another meeting was
held with the’ executive and also|:
several mining: ‘men: who are op-
erating in the. Ammediate district.
That night . Mr; Manson left: for

the next few days before return-
ing to the coast, oe

Mr, Griffith, deputy. minister: of |:
publié: works, will visit New Haz-|
‘elton about the: middie of. ‘April
for the purpose-of examining the
high level. bridge on behalt foe the
_jovernment.” a

“There Y Was a Fire

sponded so promptly and: worked
80 Well at the fire at his house. on}
lasts Mr..
Harris was having lunch. and. did};
not know. the ‘roof: was: ‘burning.

Tt wag: first, seen from:the: ‘hospit:,
al and in‘only a very few minutes

| the flames, little, di

NEW. HAZELTON

Ne Boule mountain, Five men: ne Sorrounding the Town Wil bet
| went. up to complete. the. tunnel ;

Wm. Manson, M. Pp P. ‘sperit a
few. very interesting days in the
town and district last week, ~ Hel‘
arrived Thursday morning and
went to the old town where he
met the executive committee that
He outlined. to them the
‘work of the last session and. also}

ai no. reason. why; daily ore ‘ship-

the whole staff was working on |t
; lamage: ’

Case ‘the Robbers .
stolen |: Jast - week.
day and Monday.

of tenor: ‘twelve: miles, : In their
cabins the police found a ‘great
many of the stolen articles. ° The
prisoners were taken to Hazelton.

WORK ON TUNNEL -
| HAS COMMENCED

\J. BE Oppenheimer Visited Rocher De
Boule and Witnessed New
‘Plant: in Operation

be

of. Butte,
‘in company with: his

J. &. Opfenheimer,
Montana,

the Rocher: de Boule ‘property.
Mr. Oppenheimer i 1s-chief stock-
holder in, the owning company

under which the. present develop-
ment work is being done.: He ex-
pressed. himself well. ‘satisfied
bwith the progress that had been
imade ‘and -was very~ pleased to;
see the machinery all‘at work on.
the cross-cut tnnnel,
a matter of a couple of months
to drive this tunnel and then the
ore.shipments will start.

Apcliiytat taille Dy

coma, amelt wh ere very. reason:

The freight rates are: also. ex-
pected ° to: “be: ‘very reasonable.
The ore isto be’ shipped in ‘bulk
which will‘save a preat deal of}:

4

Several: of -the. houses: on the
hill were- broken into and. , goods | -
The» ‘police
‘started on the warpath and final-
‘1 ly rounded the boys up: ‘on Sun-
_ They. went
over Rocher de Boule. mountain |.
and on- to their.tanch, ‘a distance

ler door. first,
'. {the cop was on the inside. .

brother, paid a visit last week to:

and. also i in the leasing company |.

It is-only |

The ore. from. the Rocher de oe!
Boule will be shipped. to the Ta-|

NBRORE FROM jal :

Locked the Constable Behind the Bars; .
and Made a Get-a-way—Has: :
- Gunv‘and Ammunition :

the old town Thursday “mor
and madea. ‘getza-way,. althoug
the police are in pursuit. Peckeli:
one of ther men held for robbing Sod
|the houses on the hill, is the late
est to get -his: liberty... In the:
morning. when the constable ‘was:
letting the prisoners out of their. Ce
‘cells Peckel made a dash, passed. eset
the cop*and reached the ‘out
This he’ locked and

The
jeseaped: man took a six-shooter. co
off the. wall and a. box. of, cart-. a
ridges and left the building. --

It. was only a matter of: a. few
minutes until the - other police *
were in pursuit, but the latest —
reports. are that Peckel_is still, at 2
large. Several. shots. were. ex: pe Re
changed © between - the- pursued I
and the pursuers, but.n no. damage, oe
‘was reported. _—_

TODEVELOPTHE =
COAL IL MEASURES |
I, the Ritseguekla Val Yalley — Dean “

Drills tobe Operated—Tunnel
Work to Continue

The “Hazelton Coal. “and Day
oping Co; has been’ organized in
| Vancouver and plans are now ” a
about completed to. commence. -.
work upon. the ‘development: of ~
the Kitseguekla coal fields, This

time in handling. Mr. Openheim-
er went over ‘the ‘work on the

ro and Sargent.are preparing ‘for.
The boys are making good. pro-
gress and will be ready: before
there j is ore ‘to ship, -

The case of R, P. ‘Trimble vs.
the Rocher de Boule Copper Co.
will.come up before the supreme
court in Victoria'this month. Mr.
Oppenheimer i is reported to have
stated: that no: ‘Matter whether.
Mr> Trimble wins: or loses::the
‘work atthe mine will go on “Fhat |
the same, A change in the agree-
ment may be necessaty, but most |;
likely the: owning company will |
be enabled: to: finance the project,
En two ‘months. more’ ‘there is

| ments should not be. miade: From jj
the > Rocher: de Boule mine.

et am

"Wore Pictures Ready”

weeks ago there - “has. been -such |

aerial tram which Halleron, ‘Mun-}:

‘The coal: ‘lias been. ‘tested. and

‘materially improved.’ “Mr. ‘Hart;

aud also put a. num

property was staked and the |
early development work. done’ by. a8
J; W. Hart and Wm. McDonald, ne

both well known in this vicinity:

found to be among’ the best. in
British Columbia, and those in
terested in it expect that’ ag 800
as’ they get. into the real coal
measures that the quality will’ be.

writing to the Heratd ‘stated:
thatthe company ‘was: ready. t
put two diamond: drills

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