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_ -HAZELTON, B.C.

'URDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, aa a

‘PRICE 92. 00° A ‘YEAR

-AULALET FAIR

“TOYS LARGE =

Firat “Annual : Ex Exhibition of

Northern: Interiot Products|:
at Telkwe. Next ‘Saturday

Ble PRIZE UsT isan!

_Bverybody Toling an hetive Interoet ‘tn a

Enterprise’ Which: Means Much. to this.

On ‘Saturday’ fiext. there will be
<oalarge crowd! at -Aldermere’ and’
‘Telkwa, on. the ‘aecasion of the
annual exhibition of ‘the- Bulkley
- Valley: ‘Agricultural : “Association,
“mu ‘importance . to
“the people : of. the . valley... The}.
prize list for the fair, which has
just been issued from, The. Miner,
_preas,” inchides a very ‘large’ num-
- ber of’ valuable’ ‘prizes, - ‘ppeaking
well. ‘for’. the-* energy... of... ‘the
“directors: and: the loyal support
‘given the new . enterprise by. the
people: of the district. ao

The; ‘officers’ and” directors. ‘of
the. _association : ‘are: ‘President,

ie al Vann Worrior a and Wife. ‘Suk

- Class 4, Poultry; Mra. J. Hynes,
Mrs. W.. Croteaus 6

Class 5; : ‘Dairy: Produce; Mrs.
Je ‘Hynes, Misy, Ka Gare, Li
_ Schorn.*

Class q ‘Grain and Hoy; A ‘Me:
“Innes; Si Ay Ouellet, Jos, Aljen,:

_ Class: 6, ‘Roots. and Vegetables;
AL Ouéllét, Jos.

~Clasa, 8. “Feu, and Flowers;
~ Mrs. J. Hynes,. Miss K Carr, Le
~ Schorn, - *

- Jumping. “contests, - -athietie e: atre

vents and other ‘popular features

- will add to the pleasure of visitors |

a) Telkwal on ‘fair-day. “A dance}
in: the:.evening - “will: close’ the |;

“Doukhobors May Trek
(Spedial to The Miner)...
_ Vancouver, Sept. 11: —It isre-

~ ported: here today that’ the ‘two Statei
thousand. Doukhobors now in the we
~ Kootenay * district will trek from a .
-Beitiel Gohimbla to. Colorado Af].

o wife, Without a word of warning, |

=n INCENDIARY CRIME

ates Ww. “Yolen. “Wil-

smelter hag been’ eomplated, ‘and
which © “will have. B. dally | éapa-

of ore,: “will: ~be’ Btarted : in ‘the
Spring.’ he. company. has: ample
water-power, which’ will “be. de-
veloped - for? generating elec-
‘tricity, ‘A: néw. dock’ has, been
constructed * at: Granby. --: “The.
Hidden. Creek: mine, owned by
the Consolidated, ” “has in- sight

two per “cent, copper ‘and. one
dollar per ton i in a gold and silver.

| MPANESE GENERAL

the'héro ‘of “the: Rrisso-Japanese | -.
war; and Japan’s: greatést: sol-.
:tdier,: ‘committed :. suicide: “follow=
‘ing: the: religious cefemonies’ at

"” | the funeral of, the ‘late: Emperor |

here, today. ~ “Nogi’s: wife'-also.
committed - suicide. : :

their love for the’déad: monareh..
While twelve. thousand : Soldiers;
marching. down. the« ‘street: after

‘the. ‘ceremonies, - Nogi and: his

disembowelled : -themaelves, . fol-
lowing’ the, ancien tites of. hari-

tleniant. here, Blanket. orders
haye been. Apsued tothe. United

can do;?? na the,
| Catto, of Santa

ne liams, af the ‘Granby’ Consolidate!
: fed, returned: today: from: Granby |.
| Bay. - “He ‘states: that the-work
of. ‘giading : the” ‘site| of: the new
the construction ‘of the big: plant,’

city” of two. “thousand : tons}

five million | tons of ore : running |-

~ COMMITS: TARE can:

Both:; ins :.
tended the act'as ‘a ‘testimony’ oft.

nobles,- and. officials, ° “many. a¢-|
companied. ky. theit -wives,:.were |.

= into "Aridona
ton several occasions of late, are
; today. attacking the- mining. set-

grand Pacific ice. field fn the bay| :
ling |e receding at the® “rate ; ‘of: one
n= inile: av -yerr, and . within four

« Warehouse Fir ite © ?
i

‘the greater { bart’ ‘of. Hazelton i
‘Rairbairn, ¥ while on patrol, noti
vacant, residence formerly fi)
Hastening to the spot,.the office

of-nota little cunning.: Re

the fire was a’simple matter.

punishment of the ‘criminal,
heinous of crimes,

not héen paved,

ae "| building: were nearly all-destroyed, -biit' “prompt work with one of
-.. the themical engines. and: a battery of fire extinguishers prevented}
| the loss of the structure itself. : ;

The Same: Person Sup |:
Te: to Have Been. Responsible’ for Bg)
Saturday: Last, ee

“That ‘the warehonse fire of a: wyeek ago, when’ ‘many thousands of
‘dollars worth of: merchandise was destroyed, _wasof -incendiary
origin, was practically proven thi. morning, when only the vigilance! were
of the’ police ‘prevented: a second ‘flre which. might: well: have laid
“At 3:15. a.m. Constable
da slight glarein the rearof the
jed: by. Capt:. Maitland-Dougall;
ryfound . that a pile: of kindling and
firewood had been laid against the building-and ignited,-the flames ereen..’
having already caught on the- ‘building,
Fairbairn :iotified Senior Constable McAuley, who is in charge of
the local police office in the absénee of Chief Wynn, -and every being, badly mutilated.
-effort was made to apprehend. the firebug.’-
attended the investigation, the: ‘iiminal being’ evidently” possessed not. hurt.

ashes,

Extinguishing the blaze, /an aged woman.
‘No success has as yet

The incendiary had gained:actess to ‘the: premises by breaking
through the-high’ picket fence hetiween Sargent’s and the - house,
and had probably. left the scené only. a.few moments before the
{discovery of the fire. Had the. flames gained a little more headway, him,
. |it-would have been ‘difficult to;prevent. a: disastrous conflagration, |:

he bi d h fR.O 8. s dj h he fe
als which the attempt was mages fn atone bow BRITAIN LENDS AFTY

~ Investigation of the big “fire. ‘which ; ‘originated last Saturday
morning, led the police to believe it of. incendiary origin, and this! ..
morning’s attempt, coming at, thes dame: hour, 3 % week’ later, confirms
‘the theory. The Hudson’ s-Bay ‘fire started, evidently, . outside the} ”
large warehouse, at a point wherd- othe ‘buildings sscreshed ‘the! ’.
febug: from: ‘casual observati@inand espa hofore.. the. discovery.
“Whether the dastardly crimes were e-the work of some ‘scoundrel |
with, a. purpose to serve or a pyromaniac; is a: matter of conjecture,
The circumstances, however, point, to the former.
‘hoped that the efforts of the police: will result in, the capture and
whose offence is ‘one of the most

It -is. to be

: Anincreased night patrol will-bé maintained, and warehouses
and other buildings. unoccupied at hight will be closely watehed, 80
that future attempts at arson are: unlikely to prove successful.
” Warehouse Fire Damages Large
‘The loss of the Hudson’s Bay: Company i in the fire which’ des-
troyed’ ‘the warehouses a week ago,-.cannot as yet be ‘accurately
stated, but will approximate $28, 600,- Among. other losses in con-
nection with the fire were: McDonell & McAfee, $4, 000; Broughton
& MeNeil, $1,800; H. ‘Silverthorne, | $3,000. Ceorge Burrington,
Broughton & MeNeil’s representative, lost most of his personal be-
longings; Theodore Jennings lost effects valued at several hundred
-*| dollars} Pat Regan had part-of his outfit: ‘burned, and many people
< lost-trunks and other goods which they. ‘had left'in storage. The
| total logs i is probably in excess-of $40,000, afigure which would ‘have
‘  fbeen: much exceeded had the Babine-furs of the Hudson’ 8 Bay. Co.

+ Ancther Fire ¢ on . Monday ’ .
“A fire ‘which lasted only five minutes did $1, 700. damage in in the |:
suit-cléaning establishment of. E.- J. ‘Ail on Monday evening,
Gasoline fumes from the cleaning compound became ignited when
the'stove door was casually opened, and the forty.suits which were

hanging in’ the room ‘were destroyed. The : contents’ of the small

Victona:

hibition,

"B.C. Frait the Best = MINING NEWS.
Hon. Pace Ellison

has been advised that ‘British
Columbia fruit has been awarded.
the gold medal at Toronto ‘ex- |]
“The-display from this.

provinice was: the best of all.-.

OFTHE WEEK

_ killed

1-| Aeroplane Crushes |
Score of Spectator

Gisy, Department: of. Haute,
-|Saone, France, Sept. 8:—An aero-
‘| plane got out of hand today at an
aviation meet here and swept - ‘toy
the ground, crushing down: ‘al.
score of spectators, four, of whom |
outright...
propellor blades cut their. way
through -the'- people ag: the
machine sped-over-the ground. ; .

Many saved themselves. by
dropping. outstretched --to ° ‘the
One of the victims was
Three persons
were injured, their legs and arms

The pilot of the -machine was
When he climbed: out
of his machine. and saw- thé dis-
aster which it had caused he fled,
wildly across’ the - field. -
blame. however, is attached to

a Forty Year Term *

ieee

-London,”

“Sept.” it _

from Great Britain.

~ MILLIONS TO CHINA

Immense Lean Secured by. Lien
“on Salt Duty of New. ‘Republic

By ‘an
agreement signedon August30,
and made. public today, China
thas.obtained a loan. of $50,000,000
‘The loan is
for forty years, at five per cent,
interest. In default of the pay-
ment of interest. Britain will con-
trol the Oriental salt duty. -

!

Vancouver today.

today.
emergency. ’

British Navy Prepared
(Special ‘to The Miner) |

Vancouver, Sept. 18: Rear
Admiral Tate, a. famous “British
naval: officer, ‘now “yetired. from
active service, . ig a visitor: - in
When inter-
viewed, he said the British’ navy
was never more efficient than
Tt is ready! for any

The Royal Tour.-

~'Nature Providing al ‘Port .
“(Spsolel té,The Miner)

ietion of the.

Wheat Grades Well.

“Winnipeg. “Sept. 18: :—Perfect with perfect” weather,
|” Vancouver, Sept. 12: —Although| harvesting weather now prevails.
{denied ‘an open port in British] 4 ’gne grade for the wheat ‘trop

‘|térritory in the north by the and an abundant” ‘yield -is pro-
Aliakan boundary award, Canada mised throughout the © prairié

will soon be given one by the provinces, Fifty-four cars . of

Alements. | Noell new: wheat reachéd: the -local
| Ogilvie, of Ottawa, who has had market yesterday, ye
‘charge of five Dominion: govern- Donitnion government inspectors |
”: [ment.survey ‘parties engaged in graded.84-cars as number ' ‘one |. —_

{delimiting the. international hard,‘and twenty as number: one!
‘| boundary in southeastern Alaska, ‘northern.

‘| ia" back from the north. - ‘Telling b
of. the: making. of; the new. Do-|q r
ininion port,-he.-says it: will. be is convincing. proof of: the, high

‘Glacier Bay, 150. miles’ west of rade f this ro}
}dutieau. He. discovered that. the. he ° ns Yea se ne

‘Of these the

This is as mueh nim: Stewart,’
e--hard as was ‘marketed
if the whole of last yearand| months’ trip“ to.’ Rurope.

“"(Spactal ‘to The Miner)

-{he ‘will -now ‘devote hit

the bouileing. of the’ Pavil

J ack Stewart. Recofered.

May. Delay Seasion —

“Ottawa, ‘Sept. 18: Parliament
may not assemble until: after
New Years, There has’ ‘Deen: no
decision on the point by.” “the
cabinet, ‘but this is the-view. held
by well-informed members.~

—| Banff, Sept. 12:—The royal

party continues to be favored
Drives,.
golf, and-mountain’ trips” are
oceupying the distinguished visi-.
tors, who will. leave on Saturday.
for Laggan and the lakes in. ‘the
clouds and will.teave Laggan for
the weat. on Wednesday’ next.

"Vancouver, Sept’ 12-1." W,
* of Foley, ° Bia tee
Stewart, | is” back’ from: a :four!

health fs co mpletely reator atid]

¥

The

No

Favorable Developments Re-

ported from Working Prop-
‘erties Around Hazelton ”

“lyon Wa tang

Preparations for Continuous ‘Work on |
Various Mines During Coming Winter-—

_ Boule Progress —Native Silver Ore

_An important discovery has
been made on the American’ Boy
group of the Harris Mines, Jack
Mullan, having uncovered a foot
of aplendid ore on the Ore-Or-No- ;
Go claim. The company has over
acar of ore sacked ready for
shipment, ‘and is adding to the
pile daily, The ore is to be pack-.
ed to the sleighroad, .where it
will be held in readiness ‘for
freighting to the railroad as soon:
as the sleighing season ‘opens. -

The upper drift on the’ ‘Rocher
de Boule is expected to reach the -
big ore body within thirty’ feet.
In the tunnel on the lower vein
there is now five feet of* good
ore. Acar.isto be installed ‘in.

shift will be employed. Work on
both tuinnel and drift willbe con- .
finued through the winter. The

permanent camp is nearly com: -
pleted. “including. all” “necessary .

. | buildings: for. a large crew.’

BW Thompson’ “and” Barney.
Halloran have purchased from P.
McNicol, Alex. Jenkins and John

Boule mountain, adjoining “a -
group of nine claims already ac- |
quired by «the purchasers, ;
Messrs. Thompson and Halloran,
who paid a good: figure- for their
new property, will conduct pros-
pecting operations this fall, and
expect to- arrange: for. develop-

: ment ona good scale next seas

Frank Martin is displaying a
remarkable exhibit of. native sil-.
yer ore from the notable showing :
on the Hudson ‘Bay ‘mountain
‘claims in whieh he and. other
local men are interested. .

K. K. McLauchlin: & Co. are.
making. six hundred : feet. of: -air.

|on.road to a point within. ‘abou
“ga mile of the Harris Mines .

pipe for.the big turinel on’ the
Surprise group. ae :
- J.T. Bates and Gus. Olson. ‘are ee
back from. the Omineca river;
where - they have a four-claim.
group on the asbestos discovery

recently hoted.in The Miner. -

on Hudson Bay ‘mountain: during

during the . ‘winter,

necessary camps for the: accom ne
‘modation of the miners. . > 7
‘The. season’s work.: on Sthe :
‘Nine-Mile road ‘hag Ter
the establishment of a,

wag

As this. property will: ‘ship:
“| sidereible ,ore during the win
Application. has been made for
addition al appropri ation suffiet

New Find on Harria Minea—Rocherde .. -

this tunnel, on. which. ‘another “,

Mann, _eight claima on Rocher’ os -

| -Alarge shipment: of. ‘Bupplies oes
-| was sent to the Coronado.’ group |.”

the week: R: J. McDonell : has
arrahged' for _eontinuous™ ‘work a
and:- Jack >
Halley is now. -building:-~ the

ted: in