: Vol i, NO. 26°-

' HAZELTON;.B. C: TTT 1, 1918

PRICE. $2. 00 A YEAR »

wt  Mexigo City, Feb..28:—Fran-
eiseo - Madero and Jose Suarez,

., dent, _were killed. last night while
"proceeding under guard from the
palace’ to the penitentiary. Hu-
2 @rta,, provisional president, de-
*elares the victims were killed
», during a fight between their
guards aid a party attempting
~ to-liberate them. Many believe
they. were deliberately killed. by

Mead president and vice-presi- |

At PRESIDENT OF MEXIOO |
~ ILLED WHILE A PSNR

7 Taken From Palace to Penitentiary, Penitentiary, Madero and Suarez are

. Slain in Alleged Attempt at Liberation---Military Rule
~ Obtains i in ‘Turbulent Southern Republic

their guard, as WAS: Gustavo Ma-
dero last week.

withstanding the shooting of
Madero. and Suarez, confidence

growing, the general feeling be-
ing that-a military regime is the
only solution of the present dif-
ficulty. : Prospects for an early
‘eonsummation of peace are he-
lieved-to be good.

+ Session Ends Today

* Vietorla, Feb. 28:—~Prorogation

“of the house will take place to-

morrow ‘afternoon if today’s rate

of progress in legislation is:main-

~ tained, Among the latest bills

- is-one which compels the instal-

lation of proper - fire escapes ‘jn:

~ hotels and rooming houses’ ‘in -or-

* wanized | diatricts and another

. providing: for the appointment of

a ‘moving picture theater. censor,

with wide powers’ for’ the safe-
- guarding of children;

Tbe second, reading, .was- ‘today

~ ~ ven ‘a bill to extend.the li lifevot

~ the. tprovin cial: legistature ‘to: five

veal that. being. the term in: the

other provinces, .
indemnity of members ig in-

taking effect this: session,

Wilion ‘Admits Claim

“Waabington, ‘Mar. 1: -_-Presi-
dent-elect Woodrow | Wilson
agrees with Great Britain's con-

dispute, vo
Elaborata preparations: are: bee
ing made for the inauguration: oft:

jthe new. president. ‘on. Tuesday |
‘General’? Rosalie Jones}

next, te
and her ‘suffragette grimy entered
the city yesterday, --Their -anti-|
suffrage sisters ave’ silso- march-

ing and holding meetings..

it LIKELY T0 RESUME -
> WORK AND SHIP ORE]

“dames Dian, the the well-known |

~ Igeal . mining. man. has returned

- from’ Vancouver, ‘and’ is endeav-
‘orlig’ to" artange for’ the “fréight-
Ang of ore. from: ‘the Erie ming” to
the tailway, ‘If! successful’ he
> will yesume developrient on’ “the
property, on ‘behalf of E.L. “Kin-|:

; man, the principal ‘Owner.
Erie is a very promising prop-
co erty from -which—imuch ore has
“3 already. been extracted.

Hockey. Tomorrow.
* the Miners’ hackey team will

play the Town’ at. 2: 30 tomorrow
afternoon. :

Fears For Mawson’ Party.
"Sydney, Mar, 1:—The. silerice

of Dr., Mawson, the : ‘Australian
_ antaretie. explaret,- since his: re-|:
port of tha. ‘death: of - two, mem:
i “pers . of. his party, is causing
i aiarm s among. the friends of the
: exped tion, who teat dgater may

“have | ov ittaken it,

~ Hindus Killed: In. Wreck
_ Vancouver, Fab,’ 2 Qh: Five
| “Hindis: were killed and two
” " trainmen injured today. in a
: ; ‘shunting accident caused:-by an

oy ‘Port Moody.

— rank Jackson Here: =
OB. AV('Groundhog!) Jaeksor

Wednesday’ 8 trains
-apent’. the winter in’ ‘California

1) peady for a.aummer in. the north.
Let Ht, Anterior: An thé course of. a

The!”

_ open switch in a lumber yard: at) 7

nnd Mrs, Jackson came up. ob!
_ They have

- and the cities of of the toast and are,

TURKS: WILL: YIELD-T0 ~
/ALLIES-PEACE IN SIGHT:

: London; ‘Feb, OF: ~A despatch
from Sofia. today. says that the
beaten Turks are at last willing
to céde Adrianople to the Allies
and i are seeking to riegotiate with
them ‘through sthe- ‘mediation, of
Russia,

London,’ ‘Feb, 28:—It is: now.
regarded as probable that a trea-
ty will ‘he concluded between
the Balkan belligerents within a

comparatively short, time.

Canada Backs Explorer —

* Ottawa, Feb, 28 :-—-Preimier
{Borden announced today . that
Stefanyson's expedition .to “ex-
plore polar lands ‘over. “which
Canada. claims. sovereignty ‘will
be. under: the alspices of | the
Dominion government. Stefans-
808; “discoverer of the “White
Eskimos,” will: make Victoria his
port’ ‘of ‘debarturs, going via Beh-
ring Strait. and. ‘Herachell Island
into the comparatively. unkpown
seas to the northward/ ‘and ‘east-
ward, . The expedition, which
will by away about four years.
will be accompanied by: govern-|:
ment representatives, ”

tie

Hazelton’ * Decisive Win .
« The last game of the season in

= the hockey league was played at

New Hazelton, ‘on Saturday: dvenn-
ing, the Hazelton. team. ‘winning |i
by th e. decigive * ‘score of. 80;
The. wearers’ of. the Hazelton ‘eol-
ors.were In excellent form and
put up an: “‘exhilition | of hockey
which delighted: their suppotters,

| Wiel record vf aix’ ame to!

Mexico City; Feb, 28 :—~Not-| |

in the new administration is}

The sessional

eveased from $1, 200 to $1, 600,

tention in the Panama canal, rate), '

'

GEO. w. OTTERSON, M. A. L M. E.

x

is he is a notable revival: of
mining: netivity i in the rich: ‘placer’
flelds of..Manson ‘creek ‘.axd
-1Omineca river;-aiit of which
millions of dollars were taken by
- individaal minerg in’days gone
by, and which have been proved
to contain other millions, i inacces-
sible to the pioneer. miners. with
their. necessarily | primiti ve
methods, but capable of recovery
with modern plants "and, expert
management, “Tn no small degree
this '. renascence “of industry is

due to the energy’ of ‘George: W.

" /Otterson, a mining engineer of
wide experience, . whose’ reputa-
tion as’ an expert in- hydraulic
gold mining preceded him into
this district, giving weight to his
favorable reports on. the. placers
of this district, in which he has
now operated for several seasons.

has justified his predictions: that
the. historic placer camp -would
again come to the front and take
a. leading’ place in ‘the. list of
gold-producing districts... | ~

Last gébson several operating
concerns: were-engaged “in pros-
pecting. large aréas'in the dia-
trict, with: highly favoruble- ye-
sults, and this year will undoubt-
edly’ ‘see actual mining develop-
ment on a larger scale than ever
before attempted. With the
railroad running to . Hazelton,
greatly reducing the cost of: pro-
visions and supplies: at the point

‘lof, departure, operations may he

carried on more ‘economically
than.in ‘the past, while. the ad-
vent: of men of ability and exper-
ience, like Mr. Otterson;’ endiires:
competent. management and: the
dddption of ‘modern methods, }:
both of which ‘are easential: to
raudeess i inmining. 9.
‘First in the field: thi. year is
ie, Otteraon, who arrived - rom

The success attending his: work |

iie-coaat on: Wednesday: ait who! th 2
hind Wlreedyedespatetiod tobopgin: Boe,

OPENING OF PROSPEROUS
~ SEASON IN BIG GOLDFIELDS

{Rich Hydraulic Placera of Manson a1 of Manson and Slate Creeks to be
‘Developed---Kildare Company Makes Important Deal---
‘ Otterson Now General Manager:

hea ‘aupplles: to be - fol

thousand pounds of freight, Mr.,
Otterson is now general manager
of the Kildare Mining Company,
which recently purchased all- the
‘Otterson & Huderle property—a
large‘area of unworked ground

which %3 composed of .eastern
capitalists, with headquarters in
Ottawa, has: for some years
owned several miles.’of rich
ground on Slate creek, It now.
has eight miles’ ‘of ‘placer. “Jeases,
estimated to contain “between
twelve million and fourteen. mil-
lion eubie yards of ground. The
‘ground ia reported to prospect
‘better than $1.76 a yard, allow-
ing, it would seem, a Very liberal
margin of profit, on- the coni-
pany’s proposed operations, -

In 1909, when the Slate creek

of twenty-two men was brought
from Ottawa, no local labor be-
ing-available. The‘men had to
travel on snowshoes: from the
coast, and being delayed by the
non-arrival of. necessary. machin-
ery.. were unable to leave ‘Hazel-
ton until the grovhd in this vicin-
ity was bare, making the task of
tobogganing supplies in to Man-
gon a serious matter. When‘ the
outfit finally reached the ground,
the season was well advanced,
‘and the’ fact that $12,000 ‘in
coarse gold was brought. out as
the result of their. work says
much for ‘the richness of the
ground. “tt is worthy of note
that $4,000 of the’ clean-up’ was
in ‘nuggets weighing $1 on over,
the largest: being.worth/$26, ~
‘That the: “Kildare ‘people pur.

ed-by others:: faking: ‘epveral 7

on Manson creek. - The company,

property was last worked, a crew “

chased ‘the: adjoining “Otterson: |"
Huderle leases at a high: figure is
godd evidence that. they -have
every confidence | in the future, of
Py while: their, -businesd 1

(8pacial to The Miner)
Victoria, Feb, 27:—The pré-
sentation of the budget on Mon-
day by Hon. Price Ellison was
the legislative. feature of. the
week, which has been marked by
the speedy trangaction of . busi-
ness in the morning, afternoon,
and evening sessions. * Three
sessions will be held today and
tomorrow, with the hope of:
|reaching the end of the legisla-
tive program on Saturday,

The estimates for the npproach-
ing fiscal year prayide for the
largest expenditure on record in
British Columbia, the total being
$17,888,000, an increase of a
million and a half over the
amount expended ast year, and.
being considerably in. excess of
the estimated revenue, which is
$10,326,000. The revenue is ex-
pected to. show a decrease of
$50,000 as comparad with last
year, owing to.the elimination of
the poll tax and other reductions
lin contributions by. the people.
The minister said:.

“Our expenditure: for, the ene].
suing year will be the largest on
rocord—almost unthinkable ten

BUDGET PROVIDES IMMENSE. q
SUM FOR PROVINCIAL WORKS 8

Nearly Ten Million Dollars for Deve for Development ; of Province--- |
Six Millions for Roads, Bridges, and Wharves~-Total
Expenditure will be Largest on Record

| years ago—and will be much in| i

requirements of rapid develop- :

‘Thousands are coming now and

‘shall have a million or a million j

excess of the estimated revenue; it
but we are building for the [aM
future, and the government |

deems it wiser to anticipate. the |

ment in the way of publie im-
provements than to wait and
impede progress of settlement,

many thousands more will ‘come am
eich year, spreading themselves -
over ‘the province to assist in
turning our natural resourcesinto
wealth and making it a great a
heritage. |
The big undertakings now in
hand—railway building and road- &
making, the erection of 3 provin-
cial university and improved
educational facilities of all kinds,
and the making of extensive
surveys—will to a large extent fim
satisfy future requirements, [We

and a half within ten years to
help bear the burden and create
revenues to balance the large Bes
expenditures of today,” _
The piiblic works vote this year &
is $0,682,000, a'million and ahalf Bi
(Continuet.on Page Eight} :

BEST ON CONTINENT °
~ SAYS. NOTED EXPERT

Gustav Grossman, one of the
best known engineers. in the
province of British Columbia, was
a visitor to the city yesterday
morning, says the Victoria Times,’
‘He is-a graduate of the Freiberg
school of mines . and Heidelberg
university, and’ has ‘engaged in

world, having acted’ for the
Pearson Syndicate i in Burma and
Peru, and for other firms in Af-
rica, China, Siberia, Borneo,

Australia and on this continent.
“- (Continued on Page Two).

” Air Fleet For Britain.
London, Mar. 1:—Great Britain

of airships to mark her entry ‘ii-
to the European. contest for’ the
mastery ofthe air, - Premier As}
quith is said to ‘be: considering
the plan proposed. by Graham
White, the famous aviator. Ger-
many has replied to Canada’s
dreadnoughts with dirigibies.

Rumored Cabinet Change
Ottawa, Mar. 1:—It is report-
ed that Hon. L. P. Pelletiet,
postitiaster-general wil! resign.
hig portfolio, P. E. Blondin, dep-
uty speaker of the house,’ ‘is,

cessor to the position. o

= ‘Vast Sum For Army

Paris, Feb, 27:—The- miniatty
today requested parliament; ‘to
vote, $100,000, 000 for renewals:
and. tnereases:i in armaments ‘and
“war material... This: -expenditirs|
je tntended to. offaet ‘Germany’ &

experting properties all over the tthe ladies’ prizes, F. B, Chettle-

will probably: build a’ great. fleet|
ntry ‘in. -hobble skirts was an amusing

vietory.

mentioned ag the. probable auc- -

ar demined the: ‘poor ‘quality. of

ICE CARNIVAL WAS A
GLITTERING SUCCESS F

The carnival on Thursday eve- .
ning was 4 glittering success, re- 7
flecting the greatest. . eredit , on : a
the committee i in charge, There 2m
were many handsome costumes,

‘the judges: having difficulty in § p

awarding the prizes, Miss Jean im
Grant and Miss Anger were given.

hurgh and Norman Cary securing J
the awards for men, Roy Mc-
Donell won the mile race, beat-
ing Ralph O'Brien by a narro
margin, In the backwards race

‘lthe latter turned the tables,:f :
. | Misa Jean Grant won the’ ladies’

race, The hockey game between fam
the ladies and a~ male team in

feature. With the gutlant assis-

tance of the referees and um- am

pires, the ladies gained a decisive ee]

Boss Suffragette In Jail .
London, Feb. 27:—Mrs, Pank- ia
hurst, the suffragette leader, has iam
|béen arrested: and Incarcerated Jim
in jail, on charges of complicity a
in recent suffragette outrages,
She refuses to take ‘advanta:
of offera of hail, evidently Bee
ing a martyr’ 3 crown,

‘The Coal Enquiry ,
~-Vaneouver;, Feb. ‘Mt: :—The com-
4 midéion of inquiry ‘into ‘the. conta
situation has begun. ‘work, hold iam
ing ita first seasion here: today. o

The first evidence heard ‘sho
that the:retall . cot’ of coal
reached “as high as ten
ton.’ - / Witnesses | ‘peverély 2

ae tual oii je and ite ‘meareity