" HAZELTON, B. C. TREAT SEPTEMBER 27, 1913 —

TT IPERATE

: Through Bulkley Valley.

5 pected That Al Passenger | and
Freight Trains ‘WillSoon Run Through
to Divisional-Point---Accommadatian
: Trains May Run to Decker Lake ~

Winnipeg, Sept. 26: :~Follow-
ing.the inspection and approval
Ҥ of the Grand Trunk Pacific line

through the Bulkley Valley; the

Railway Commission has author-
“ff ized. the operation of the road
© from ' Moricetown. to Smithers,
betting twenty-five miles an-hour
Las the maximum’ speed. The
‘company will be allowed to run
trains to Mile 301 at a maximum:
4 speed of fifteen miles, with a six-
mB mile limit over uncompleted
bridges and viver crossings; It
Bis expected that the regular pas-
* senger and freight traing will at
monce run to. Smithers .and that
accommodation trains will be
mun from the division: town to
‘Mile 801.

! ’ Big Prairie Crops ae
4 Ottawa, Sept, 28, —Hon. Mar:
tin Burrell, minister of “agricul.
ure, who has just returned from
patho west, states that the magnifi-
ent wheat yleld of ‘the prairie
rovinces would benefit the whole
gpominion, ‘and especially British
mcolumbia. It means. an influx of
penvestors and more rapid develop-| ©

Mts beneficial effect; he says, can
vo ardly be over-estimated,

The Labor Parliament
Montreal, Sept. 24, —The Do-
meeninion trades and labor congress
as been in session here. since
@ Monday, and has still many reso-
Milutions to consider. Three - hun-
adred delegates from all parts of
Canada are in attendance, -

. Morice River Coal -
Our report of the finding of
Mthe big coal.seam in the-new
: bore on the Morice river property
Sof the Prince Rupert Coal syndi-
eecate has been confirmed. This
: shows beyond “doubt. tHat. the
anieasures are of great extent and
Feonsequently of immense value
ato the country. —Review.

Many Show Respect:
There was a large attendance
at St. Peter’s Church on Sunday
; smorning, when. a funeral service
or..the late EC. Stephenson
Pwas.conducted by the Rev, W. 8.
arter, Many who had known
mand esteemed ‘the decessed pion-
Zeer during his useful days in
Hazelton were pregent to pay
s their last respects,.:.After the
service the. remaing. were -con-
® veyed ‘to the train at South Ha-
zelton, Rev. F, L. Stephenson
and © Mrs, ‘G. H’. Brown accom-
panying the® body: to. Victoria,
where interment took place on
Wednesday afternoon, Among
the floral ‘tributes’. was’ a. large
“and: appropriate offering. from
Hesston friends, ~

"’ Shushanna Men Sued:

"Dawson, ‘Sept; 26 Dubois &
: Brady, Dawson hotelkeepera,

B have filed suit here against Will-
Mm iamJones, tha discoverer of the}:
| Shushanna ‘and dohnson,:. hib}
@ partjer. The ‘plaintiffs -claim
By they grubstaked the defendants, |
) but were counted” out in:-the

i “OMITHERS|

_ Chinese situation ig becoming].
mrailwayCommissionEngineer
} Inspectsand Approves Line

‘|China in .warfare, dnd that .in

: XTENSION OF (OF SERVICE

Hment throughout Canada, .. and|

jstanding the many. parades, it
was crowded all day.

~|erowd numbered ten thousand
‘land attacked the police, A furi-

[Chinese and: Japs. :

Berlin, Sent. 22: A Shanghai |:
despatch says that the Japanese-

acute in. Pekin. It is believed
there that the Japanese are act-
ing-with skilful.tact to embroil:

these tactics Japan -is having
that support from Russia which}
is rightfully due to the Chinese].
government.-. The -latter .is. de-|:
termined ' to do everything pos-4
sible to avoid a conflict; bat the
danger lie in: Japan’s « possible
insistence upon the. removal of|
General Chang Hu Sim, who was
in command at’ Nanking: at the
time the Japanese were, killed.:
The general is very popular and
his removal . for. cause ‘might.
start.a second revolution against
the republic, or ‘an: attempt to
restore the ancient dynasty.

Thankegiving. Day October 20th
Ottawa, Sept... 22:—A procla-
mation is published in the Offi-
cial Gazette that October 20th
shall be observed as Thanks-
giving Day. .

SERIOUS SITUATION. —
“IN. EMERALI_ ISLE

Dublin, Sept. 22.—The . streets
yesterday were again the scene
of several battles between ‘the
police and the strikers, Many
heads were -broken,  Thirty-
seven civilians and seven: police-

because of the seriousness -of
their injuries. and. many - minor
eased were treated,

* The number now on strike has

age spirit among the strikers is
now feared. .

Many parades were held. yea
terday, the jeering workmen and
their allies marching through. all
the principal. parts of the city.
Liberty Hall. was converted into-
strike headquarters and notwith-

During. the “parades - several
tram cars were held ‘up and
wrecked into splinters, The po-|
lice reserves charged one of the
processions and this led to the
rioting. The mob started throw-|
ing stones at the trams and then
at the shop. windows; ‘most. of
which were smashed..: . - Soon the |:

ous battle ensued, the police re-,
serve charging twice. The streets.
were then barricaded and behind
these barricades the strikers and
their friends kept up the disturb-
ance all night.

“London; Sept.- 22. The ‘sym-
pathetic strike with the Dublin
transport workers is spreading
and the condition:of: affairs is-re-
garded as desperate,’ one hundred ||
thousand imei, women and child-|
ren being on the verge of star-
vation, - °

ee

“Soderberg Caio, a
' Although the policéare smaking
evbry effort to-solye. thé inystery
surrounding the déath of Oscar |!
Soderberg, ‘the rancher whose |
‘| body. was found near. his - ‘cabin
‘lten’ days ago,. nothing hag de-
veloped to throw: Tight: on - the
proven ae

‘Many Lota Sold’
-Ramonton, Sept, 25\—The sale
of Prince ‘George, Teta here’ yea-
terday raached a total of $180, 000,

. Vancouver Wins Pennasit |

_ May. Come. to Blows |

{elaims,

men. are. detained In the hospitals |.

risen to twenty thousand... They |.
jhave many supporters and 9, sav-

-|gaining a first-hand: -knowledge

Local and Distrigt News Notes

are working at Smithers,

The Yukon Telegraph line
north of Hazelton is reported . to
be in need of repair, ~

The county court session which
was scheduled for Thursday has
been postponed without date,

- Mrs. G. 0, Graham i is expected
to return this‘ ‘evening from Van-
eouver, where she ‘has been
visiting.

A small ‘crew left today to
build a cabin at 20-Mile creek for
the use of the Bear river t forest
gard.

L. L. DeVoin arrived from
Smithers on. Thursday, to spend
afew days with his’ ‘Mother, who
has been ill,

The‘ Harris Mines shipped a
350-pound exhibit of fine silver.
lead ore-from the American Boy
to Prince Rupert exhibition.

Gus Olson left on Thursday
toreturnto the Omineca riverdis-
trict, where his partner, J. T,
Bates, is. working on placer

J. KC, Sealy i is exhibiting at]
Prince Rupert fair some fine
samples of excellent oats and
barley grown on his ranch near
Smithers,

E.. §. Bonnie, of the fovest
branch, ig on his way from Fifth
Cabin” to Hazelton, after an ‘in-

river. country.

Tuesday's. special train for Git:
wangak and Port Essington. He
expects to return to Hazelton and
Smithers in about a month.

‘In anticipation of the early ap-
proval of the railway to. Smith-
ers, the railway company ig con-!
structing a Y and aidetracks,
whieh will be ready, for use in
the course of a few days. -

Ed Kohse and Bob Marion, |
whio have been prospecting in the
new Tahtsa goldfield, returned
during the week: ‘They staked
bench claims on Cibola ereek, and
have confidence _ in the richness
of the district; ;

WwW. WwW. Anderson, of the Cun-
ningham staff, returned from
Vancouver Island on Saturday,
accompanied hy Mrs, Anderson
and children, who have spent the
summer there,

Mrs, Shewan, who has been
visiting her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Dan Harris, left on Sunday
for ler. home in Vancouver, ac-
companied by her brother Edgar,
who goes to the terminal city for
his vacation.

L. R. Walker and P, B Carr,
who have been engaged in cruia-
ing land in the various parts of
the district, for the North Coast
Land. Co., have completed their
field work, and returned to Hazel-
ton early in the week,

Dr, C..G, Maclean is receiving].
greetings frofi many friends, He

_jattived on’ Wednesday and ‘will
spend a month ad acting super-

intendent at. the Hospital, to-al-
low Dr. Wrineh to. devote his at-
tention ‘to the equiprhent fund. |

‘Hon:’ Price ‘Ellison, provincial
minister 6f. finance and agricul-
ture, with a. party including his
son and daughter, passed through
on a: ‘abeelall vtrain:-on' Toesday
miorning,:en' route: tor Prince Ru-
pert to open the-exhibition. Mr.
Elligon has. been:. looking over
the country “from':Tete, Jaune
"|Cache to the Buililéy: Valley,

“In all, over ‘three ‘hundred men :

spection trip. through the Naas|

‘R G.- Cunningham | left -on Land Thos, Harrison, Jeft on

4 A SR Barrow, of Winnipeg, i is
hére for a few days,

‘Walter Noel left on Suunday
for 8 visit to Port Essington;

.C. Sinclair, the machinery
man, is visiting Pringe Rupert...
‘3 A. MeDonald, the road man,
cat e in from Telkwa on Wed-
nesday,
_Governm ent Agent Hoskins was
‘aniong the visitors tu Prince Ru-
pert. fair.

Geo. A. Petty returned yeater=
day. from a prospecting trip to
Driftwood ‘ river, .

Mrs. S. H. Hoskins and child-
ren Jeft-on Sunday for. Prince
Rupert, to visit friends. .
J.P. Thorkildson “yeturned

per.claims: near Tatla lake. |

James Latham, forest ranger,
rethmned on ‘Monday from an
official visit to the Tatla lake
district.

A wateh, which was found in
the. street, may be had by the
owner on application at the police
station,

“Road Superintendent W. J.
Carr. returned on Wednesday
from p trip through the Bulkley
Valley. . .

WF, Brewer, proprietor of
the:Galena Club, returned. on
Saturday from a business visit to
Vancouver, —

party including J, M. David.
don; M. E:, Burns Bowerman,

Thursday for Tom creek and Sil-
‘ver creek.

Miss M. A. Barbeau returned
to Prince Ruperton Sunday, after
a three-days’ visit to her sister,
Mrs, R. S. Sargent. _

Mr, and Mra, R, 8S. Sargent
and their'little son left on Sun-
day for an eastern trip, accompa-
nied by Miss Peel, their neice,”

R D’Egyille, district fisheries
guardian,’ returned on Monday
from a. trip to the Blackwater
district, accompanied by A A, Mon-|,
cur.

Gi. E, Eliaby returned on Wed-| |
nesday - from the Sixth Cabin,
He is éffecting many improve-
ments on‘his ranch in the’ Kis-
piox valley,

Forest Guard J. (. Nesbit Te-
turned on Monday from Babine
lake, There was nod.damage by
forest fires i in 1 his district during
the summer.

A crew is now at work on the
road between the town and South
Hazelton : station, ~The “large
amount of traffic over the road
made the reduction of the grades
necessary.

R. D. Featherstonhaugh, super-
intendent of the Omineca Gold
Mines, hag returned from Quartz
creek, having, completed the
season’s work, and left for Van-
couver on Sunday. *

R. E.. Benedict, chief of opera-
tions in the foreat branch, ia ex-
pected to arrive on Saturday's
train, for a trip of inspection
through.the district. He will be
joined: at. Hazeiton by Forester
‘:Anlen, who will accompany‘him

Included _in the party of
Groundhog.’ men which arrived
today ‘ware “Alfred Hasebrinck,
M. E.;; Amos. Godfrey, -A. E.
Faleoner,, J. H. Howe, J. Chal-
lonet.and;- Laity: Brewer. An-
other. party expetted to atrive

jattendance figures.

Jattendance was well up towards

yeltetday froth ; a trip to-hig cop-|__
-|mnorning, ovér a mile long, in-

ifdistance of ‘over 3

Hazelton Ores

‘Prine Rupert, Sept. 26: —The

ended tonight, was in every re-
spect a huge success. No admis-
sion was charged, so that exact
cannot be
given, but there is no doubt the

the ten thousand mark. The
weather was excellent during
the three days, and nothing
marred the enjoyment. of the
visitors and citizens,.
Plays of minerals, agricultural
products, ©
good. The ‘display of ores from
the. Hazelton: district attracted
great attention, and no surprise
was occasioned by the award of
first prize to the exhibit.
There was a gala parade this

cluding five Indian bands, fifteen
autos, and a number of fine
floats. -Moving pictures of all
principal features of the fair
were taken by the Gaumont and
Pathe companiés, for exhibition
in theaters throughout the world.

LATEST NEWS OF
BABINE LAKE MINES

’ The season’ 8 mining operations
in the Babine lake district have
demonstrated that claims in that
vicinity are well worthy of atten-
tion. Returning from the Copper
Island group, on which they have
been working, H.J. and A. N,
[Macdonald report thet elsim-
lowners have eecomplished a preat
deal of work, with excellent re-
sults... On Copper Island the
owners have built a camp to ac-
commodate a. crew of miners
which will : engage in developing
the large body of low-grade
copper ore which has been un-
covered,

_ George E. Neilson is expected

to arrive shortly, to arrange for
the development of the Silver
Island group, on which there is
a showing of very high-grade
ore, . Work on this property may
be continued all winter.

On Charles Newman’s prop-

erty, adescription of which re-

cently appeared in The Miner, a
great deal of miner-like work
has been done, a fine showing of

ore being the result.

On Anderson creek, C. A. An-

derson has a well mineralized
group, with several good show-
ings, one vein carrying four feet
of steel galena ore, On thesame
creek Johnson and partner. have
found a ledge, reported: to - be
fifteen feet wide and to carry
good values in silver and gold,:

Opposite Silver Island, Mercer,

O'Connor, and Dodson have un-
covered what  °Mr.

'. Macdonald
describes as, the biggest quartz
vein he has ever seen. Assays

up to $19 have been cbtained,
Samples of rock are now being
tested. .

John McPherson has ‘a’ nice-

looking™ galena vein on his Copper
Island.
trom various properties op. this
island have, been sent. to the
Prinee Rupert éxhibition. |

to Smithers and the end of steel. |

dlaim. Fine specimens

* Big Mining Dividends
Vanenaver, Sept. 26:—Theé

mines ‘of ‘Kootenay: and Boundaiy
districts have’ paid $1,600,000 in
dividends so. far this year, . 1
is half a ‘million : more than wes

. This

paid in the. rablel of, 1912,

nett miles.

-

‘Take Fa rst Prizé =

first- Prince Rupert fair, which ;

The -dis-| -

‘and fish were . very|

of sltee towns . wi Hi

Austria May Take a Hand as
Ally of Bulgaria Against
Servian Aggressions

American Schools Seized i in ‘Albanii-~

Intrigues Against Servia and‘ Monte:
negro May Ba Responsible

ton in the Balkans again threat-
eng the peace of Europe, It is
now reported that Austria ig
about to form an: alliance’ with
Bulgaria to prevent Servian ag-
greasions in northern Albania,

authorities at Koritsa, in Albania,
today seized: the American mis-
sion schools there, where in-
struction is given to nearly 100
Albanian girls, Theinformation:
reached here in a telegram from

Albania on the Adriatic sea,

when-the Albanians promised “to

“The British Consul in Monastir

with-the Greek Government: on.
behalf of the Americans, -

Salonika, Sept. 22: Complete
anarchy reigns in Albania,

flag.

frontier.

bled to make an attack on Servia,
The agents-of Albania had al-
ready entered Servia and tried to

Servian. soil. ;

are the resultof foreign intrigues
againt Servia and -Montenegro,
consequently the former fedls
bound to reoccupy the positions
she captured and . was foreed to
abandon by the decree, ‘of the
powers.

Métlven for Viceroy

Lord Methuen has been offered
and will probably accept. the’ of-

Duke of Connaught. “No. date
has-been fixed for the retirement
of the preserit viceroy,

Two New Judges -

MePhiltips; © Reo Gy

court of appeals... W. A; Mac-
donald, formerly city solicitor of
Vancouver, has been appointed
a judge of the fnpreme court. -
W. AL

The. Hazelton Branch of
Womén’a* “Auxiliary 7

brie aiheee he i

London, Seni, 24.—The- By-.-
stander states that Field-Marshal” |

THERIGHLANDED GREEKS

Complete Anarchy Prevaila--- Foreign :

London, Sept. 24.—The situa-_

Italy may move against Greece, — .
Vienna. Sept. 22.—The Greek

Alvona, the principal seaport of

The Greeks also have arrested ©’
and persecuted a large number -.
of Albanians who recently ree
turned to Koritsa from America ~“-'
and other foreign countries, re- --
leasing them from detention only "

join the agitation for tha’ ineor- o
poration of the district in Greece,

-has-entered_.a—vigorous-—protest,- epee

 Pro-
visional Minister Mufid Key has | ~
just returned from Europe and- °.:
summoned ‘his partisans’ to.arms »
to march ‘against Essad“:Pasha,:.:,
who has raised’ the: “Austrian .

Belgrade Sept, 22:—The situa-:.
tion, is grave on the Albanian >.)
. The Albanians, armed -
with modern rifles, have assem-

stir up. the peaceful Albanians on: -..
- It-is believed that:
these, preparations by Albania)”

fice of governor-general of ‘Can- -
ada on the retirement: of: the

Victoria, Sept: 24:—Hoén AVE.
provindial 9
member ‘for-- The’ Islands, hag °
been appointed a: judge: ‘ofthe «