~ JIM MAY CROSSES

oe ‘sed away in the, person’ of James
May, ‘pioneer of pionéers,.-who
- died at Hazelton on Monday, » at
. the ripe age of. 85.

~ had. the Brivilege of [knowing him,
“and many: ‘hundreds of people|:
: ‘throughout’ the mining districts
_ of the.Paeific.coast will feel that
’ they have lost a personal friend.

. - ine 1849 » he '-started: across . the |!
7 plains for the land of gold, reat
~_ing, San Franeiseoin 1850. H

‘many’ years, yielded. Mr. May a

“ued: to work his om creek gtound
: until: his 80th’ veal, when, feeling

a

7 ~The Miner Extends. to All Its Readers is. Heartiest Wishes For a Happy and Prosperous New Year,

VOL | VINO. 18 ee

HAZELTON, B.C. SATURDAY, DECEMBER 29, ‘1917

THE GREAT DIVIDE

‘Wes Pioneer. Miner in California, | .

Cariboo and Omineca
- Goldfields.»

An outstanding figure has pas-

~ Notable ap
one of the few: remnaining argon-
* guts: of. California: and: a pioneer
of the’ Fraser! ‘river; Cariboo and

‘Born in- ‘Tennéssee” in .. 1882, .
James May was one of those whe
heeded the call of California, and

“prospected and mined in Califor
chia until 1858, when discovery of
gold on the Fraser drew: him’. ‘to
TB. GC “Pwo! years: later he partici-
‘pated, -in: the, first tush to the
“Cariboo district, remaining there
“until the discovery of. gold on
 .Germansen Creek i in’ 1869 brought
him ‘to the Ominecg diggings, dn
-which he was to pass the rest of
‘his’ ‘diiys, “with the: exception. oft,
a brief: period: of prospecting. in
“the Cassiar i in. 1878- 9 and. several
-trips to the Finlay “River. ‘He
. mined: for some years on Vital .
“ereek,. antil? 1889, when. he’ staked
“the : discovery: Clattion Tom. creek, ,
This, ground: proved: rich and for

comfortable i ‘income. He ‘contin:

~ claims and fine gave up
_ his gummers in the hills,

“Although | he suffered ‘or the
last few years: from ailments i inc
cidental to old age, ‘the. vetoran
“maintained, tothe. Jaat: the’ sunny
-- disposition, ‘and courteous: -demea-
“nor for which: the was - “always
noted,: “cheerfully setting his feet
on: the: last’ long’ trail ‘for which
his earthly”, eater waa Buch, 4
fitting. preliminary. At Hazelton
Hospital he swag surrounded with,

; resulting’. ‘in the deaths of twol,

{killed ‘instantly - ‘in the’. awful

Bill Filler, the foreman of the

‘doite.

THINS CANADA ~~

under ‘the | head .of Secretary
McAdoo, the. Globe says “Cahada ;
cannot lag \bebind: tha: US. An
ig organization: of ‘her railitary” re:
sourced.; The. country: mast keep oa
abrenst™ a the | times in: avery-
thing that nialres for. greater
‘efficiency i in carrying on the war,
The unification: of transporiation
facilities, in the: Dominion is eall-
ed for.now that, the U. Ss. gover n=
ment: hag” taken. over. the. vail:
roads of the republic,”

service was condueted by Rev, a

Field,” assisted by Rev, ‘Dea
Sargent,
| grave being read. by Dr. Wrineh,

-| who closéd withs “an: ‘aloquent BD-| a
7 :| prectation at the life and charac-

SNOWSLIDE |
“RESPONSIBLE FOR |
_/ WOMENS’ DEATHS

“A -most unfortunate occitrrence

men was reported this. morning
from the Hazelton View mine.

the crew of ‘the mine ‘was pro-
ceeding . ‘from. the camp to -the
workings - a. sidehill snowslide
took. place ahove them, sweeping
the men into. the - guleh below-
Two of the Ininerss, Rod, Camp-
bell and Isaac MeCuilley,. were

sweep down onto the facks, while
cr ew, sustained serious. internal

injuries. R, Hull,:
the gang, was considerably shaken

lup, ‘and barély escaped: being .
swept over the bluff, ' As soon as a
word of the mishap wis phoned | ais’ by
to town -telief parties “were ‘ore | ag
There’ was ‘Wo du Keo!

ganized.
volunteers, who: -were ‘needed ~ in}:
q|Jarge numbers, ag, owing: tothe
héavy. snowfall: previously, much
trail- -breaking | up Rocher de Boule
mountain to tlie’mine had to be
“Dr "MeKie ‘akedmipaniad
the parties, ~ The ‘bodies of the
dead men have been recovered
and will be brought' to: Hazelton
this evening, while the iijured
will be brought: dn by daylight
tomorrow... .

Campbell and. MeCalley were
bit recent. arrivals in this locality
but were both experienced min-
ers.. 7

SHOULD ‘bO SAME

Toronto: “Commenting on the
U.S. nationalization of: ‘Yailroads |,

“The: “Beryiee” ” wb: the |

It, appears that. as a portion of |:

-the -last of | 4

jseure, ‘The I3
‘Ton divisions ‘tiong Lhe people. to

“fkilled

Japan ‘with her allies-i in the war
to the fullest extentof, her ‘ability
was pledged: ‘by Emperor ‘Yoshi-
gito in’ “the speach from the

three. members of the. Genres,
Prince - Yamagata, ‘General Mat-
sumkaya and Viscount Saionja,
The gravest ‘sigtificance. is at-
tached to the consultation, as the
subjéet of discussion. is aaid to
thave heen. the attitude Japan
should, take in the event of Rus:
sia Concluding a separate peace,

1 with- an oxtensly iat of ‘killed’

|PROGRESS OFTHE

WAR IN ALL
~ THEATERS —

Great Damage’ ( ‘Caused by “British
_-Flyers~Japaa Wants to Aid
Hun Raid Fails -.

ination: ‘there may be after the
War, he. will: not favor those who
witheld: their money.

With the « a tion of artillery |‘
activity’ north: fof. St. Quentin,
there i is nothing to > report

siveviki is counting

strengtlien its position,” _

“Amsterdam? ~Ronlieres, a town’
in Belgium, was almost laid waste
recently by the terrific explosion
of-an ammunition ‘train ‘caused
by bombs dropped by British
aviators,, Qne airplane. was it-
self brought down by lhe’ great
aerial pressure. “Many Germans
and a few Belgians, the lattér

gngaited . in forced. labor, were

- Tokyo: ' The’ co- operation . of

hone be he opening of parli-

Mri

“Chis morning

the, Eriiperor received Viscount .

fo; feteign minister, with

- Rome: .

"Londons" “Biltain will” ‘Dever
repudiate her.iv r debts, declared }
Bonar Law, Whatever discrim-| -

{Monday evening. ca

. | eity. - ¢

| Mrs.: Herman. McLeod.
“One? ‘of: the: greatest

air raids the. enemy: ‘has attempé-
“ed. on this front, ‘eime, to grief
arte yesterday, when. ‘nearly twenty.

ne five. aifplanes , “wer

NEWS OF THE
‘WEEK FROM |
SMITHERS

“(From Our Special Correspondent)
“Carl. Lundberg -returned on

the Christmas holidays’ with
friends in and about Smithers. .
Miss Jean Grant; of the Union
Bank staff, left on Tuesday to
[spend - Christmas at Hazelton’
with ‘her parents. .

A large evowd attended the
opening of the skating rink ¢ on

Mr. and Mrs. Wileocks and
two children drove to Telkwa on
Christmas day. ~

Dr. Maclean’s ‘practice *’ ‘during:
the ‘latter’ s-absence™ from: the.

A party including Miss Dun-
op, Harry Johnson, Pat. Carr
Jand. B; Gagne drove-over ta the
Carr. ranch. to spend | -Chriatmas.

‘Rev: W.. Me. Seott yeturned ° -on
Monday from Hazelton. During|
his absence, Dr. McKie occupied
the pulpit at the Methodist
[Chureh.

The: concert given by the chil:
dren of ‘the _Methodist Sunday
school: “ow ‘Briday.” “evenings ‘last
was “a decided success. - Santa‘

brought. loads of delight for the
wee tots. -

J. A Todd hag severed “his
connection with’ the. Grand: ‘Trunk
Pacific and will leave shortly. for
the east,’ He: takes with him the
best wishes of a host of friends}
in Smithers, -

The friends..of Gus Tyco will
be glad to learn that he is rapid-
ly'-vecovering from an attack of
blood poisoning, caused from the
infection of a slight, cut. on one
of his fingers,

The Jennings ‘boya;- of Lake
Kathlyn, spent Christmas ‘in
town +. | re

Fred, Rogers returned ¢ on Sun.
day, after a ‘two. months visit bo
relatives i in the east, mK

Road © Superintendent - ‘Dunlop:
made a trip to: Telkwa on. Wed-
nesday. oy

Al. Greenhalgh. arvived ‘thie
week to spend Christmas: with|
friends, after being in: -the® east |
several months on businesa,’

The public: school. closed ond 4.
Friday for two weeks? Christmas.
holidays,

L. Fisher left on Monday night
for Endako, to spend Ghriatinag
with his old’ friends, Mr. and

Buerios Aires: AS mysterious ‘

*| which’ have’ ‘been: amuggied away.
wo: ‘inen.: ‘suspected, ‘of, “being

Saturday from.-Rupert to spend|

}Boule mine, was in- ‘Hazelton on, a

‘Dr, McKie, of Hazelton, arriv-{:
ed-on Saturday to take charge of]-

on Sunday last.
Claus arrived shortly ‘after the]. 4
conclusion. of:.the program and|¥

pet
spending. 4 ‘Christmas
i. parents in Hazelton.

Christmas ai Skeena, Crossing.
They were accompanied by. Aa
Chappell. and family.

atFived on Saturday froti: Vai

couver to ‘spénd. the: Christmas
vacation: with their varenta, ”

-| awarded |: the - ‘contract by’ the:

Union: Bank of ‘Canada’ to ‘ship’
the safe ofthe old New Hazelton.
bank branch to the prairies,

‘and dance. on ‘New: Yeat’s ‘Eve at
the Northern Hotel; New. Hay
ton,
‘gram fiom. 8 to 9 o'clock, ‘follows
ed’. by gale of baskets’ and dance.:
| Good.- music “and .a "good" time.
Proceeds i in'aid of. the Red Cross.

ers on, “Monday to'take charge ‘of,
\the ptactice-of Dr. Maclean; wh
with Mis. Maclean spent Christ

“ }mas | as. ‘the guests of ©
Mrs. Wrinch. hove. ° =

day.
Thurdiday,

Hun: vessel is off the Brazilian ¥
const and. at different unguarded :
coast - Ports’ ‘has’ landed cutgods, ‘ti

Hazelton and” Surrounding -
District

G Soudaek i is in 1 town,. bunk i
furs,

C, Vz. ‘Wright is “visiting the
coast, .

DB, Morkill i is visiting Van mo
couver. —

dk O'Shea, of the Rocher ‘de 7 ;

j| Monday,

- District Forester. R, E. at
came up frony Prince Rupert on on
Monday, ~ ‘ ve .
‘Rev. W. M. Séott came down a

from: Smithers. on: Sunday, : re
turning on: Mo aye

Miss. de ean ‘Gra of Smithers, 7 :
spent’Christmas with her parents . -

here,..returning to Smithers on -
Wednesday. ne

> fy good crowd from Haielton

went aver to: ‘New Hazelton on. _
Thursday for the eantata gle
by the children. “=

Miss Florence MeDougall who

has been attending business col-
lege, in Edmonton, arrived home. .

"Jas. MacKay and. family. spent S

- Leonard: and Cooper: Wrine

" Riiddy-& MacKay : have. ‘bean:

~ Remember the hasket, .

Thera. will bea ‘short | pro

Dr: MeKie went, up to § ithe:

S Dr. MeKie: ‘came 4