™ the find. -

Ore Discovery.
-Close to Topley
Created Flurry|

| Frank Taylor, well known Bs
round Smithers, discovered a big}:

# porphyry dyke, samples of which

f were assayed by J. D. Boulding,
t of New Hazelton, and gave re-

a turns of $17.50 in gold and. 40

‘Ounces of silver. Yaylor made
the discovery on the 7th of June].
while crossing over a jackpine

s flat that had been burned over a
He had

couple of years ago.
§ been prospecting in the district
for some time and was much at-

i tracted by the appearance of the

ore, He staked eight claims and

} \ had them recorded, and that was

the first information given out of

The next. day several parties |

: | from Smithers and Telkwa made

hurried trips to Topley, and from
| there to the discovery, which js
between Topley and the Babine
| road, about a mile and a half
} from the road. Among the first

7 §; to arrive were I’, B. Chettleburgh

a ground.

[booster ever dreamed,

ot Telkwa and Sandy Gazeley of
Smithers. They 'found. that the

me eight claims staked by Taylor

covered the bulk of the available
They did not stake, al-
y though there was considerable}}

ee other staking.done more or, less.
a ' at randoin,
| The dyke is about 200 feet wide.

Bby $00 feet long; and then the
j country.is covered by slide rock
at various depths. - Taylor re-

B ported the ore-bearing portion of

# the dyke to be 120-feet wide and
| 500 feet long. The samples he
A sent to be assayed are supposed

= to be general ones,
2 4 Location Most Convenient

The discovery is go close to the

merailway, with wagon-road trans-

# portation already provided having

m 2 level or down-hill haul, and the

a values are.go good that a great
‘deal of interest has been taken in

Ma the find, and it looks like a yood

@camble to spend some time and
ymoney on. development. The

| development program is up to

MTaylor or whoever he can get
finterested in the property. Other
ethan what he has staked, the de-|
elopment would mean a straight

: pinking proposition, something
ynot easy to get outsiders to un-

ma dertake until values’ and tonnage/e

phave been proven. -

mm There is nothing that would.

pi/stimulate mining in this district

“emore than the finding of a body
- fot ore carrying good gold values,

K Many prospectors have been look-
Ring for years for a gold prospect,
pout up to the present nothing of

7 amore than passing interest has

Bbcon found, At the same time
S practically all orés in: the interior

_ ycarry: a gold, yalue. more’ or less |"
attractive. Tt “Taylor's “claims

: i ‘6 proven through development,
the, district. of: ‘Topley:,- will: ‘be

Fmoving fastet ‘than ‘its. ‘bigmest;

ail HAZELTON, B. C., JUNE 18, 1926

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No. 61

~~ On Inspection Trip

stopped at Hazelton on Monday
night, and on Tuesday, in com-
pany with W. 8. Harris and J.D.

by‘car'to Smithers. Mr, .Banks
is manager of the B.C. Silver Co,
and had been on a ‘trip of i inspec-
tion to his company’s properties
at Stewart. There he learned
that he would not be able to make
the trip to. the Schufer property
on Hudson Bay mountain on ae-
count of the snow, but a Smi-
thers he met his superintendent,
Douglas Ray, and en Tuesday
night with Mrs. Banks continued
their trip east. Mr. Banks will
come back to the Schufer proper-
ty about the first of July,

| Ball Game ‘on Sunday

For the first time in years Ha-
zelton and New Hazelton met on
the baseball field as: opposing
teams last Sunday afternoon..

old town by a score of 12 to 10.

The boys from the new town had
the game in their pockets several
times had they used. a coach or
two for running bases. The
shade of the rai] fence, however,

wus too alluring. The attendance
was small, but, it will be bigger
in future if the boys will let the

utes before the game. There is
no reason why there should not
be alot of good: Sport during the
summer. 2

Doctor on Holiday

On Saturday Dr. H. CG, Wrinch,
M.L.A., will leave on an extended
trip. to California and Ontario,
where he will visit many friends
and relatives, -
since Dr. Wrinch has had a holi-
day and he began to feel the need
of arest. Dr, George More, of
Nanaimo, who has been associat-
ed for the past four years with
Dr. J. A.B. Hall, arrived on
Wednesday night to relieve Dr.
Wrinch. Dr. More comes well
recommended, and the patients
and patrons of the hospital will
be well cared for during Dr.
Wrinch’s absence.

Will Examine Properties
B. N. Sharpe, a.mining engin-|.
eer from Spokane, Wash., was a

day.: He had been‘on a trip with
Al, Harris to the Stewart and

off here to get some information
on this section. He. returned to

plete some business and is then
coming back to New Hazelton to
inspect some of the properties
here. =.

Caterpillars are travelling down
the north side of the Bulkley and:
are about opposite. Bulkley Can-?

, ae seen, ‘tome mnilés further west, m

yon; ‘The advance guard can. bel.

werd

C. A. Banks and Mrs. Banks] }

Boulding, assayer, made the tcip| |

The result was a win for the.

pedple -know: atleast -a-few min

It is some vears|:

~ {de Boule mountain. :
‘doing considerable work this year

guest of W-. S. Harris on Wednes-

‘week will be moved to the home

Alice Arm country, and dropped |:

Vancouver on Thursday to com- Q
Series. of meetings throughout

‘the interior, "Messrs. Rive and

ts

‘OVERHEARD AROUND

Ew HAZELTON

Pete MeNicholl, of Dorreen, an:
‘old-timer here, has been. about
town ‘for the past week.

Mrs. H.-A. Harris and children
week-ended with friends in Smi-
thers.

Hon. Mr, Barrow, minister of
agriculture, will visit the interior
the latter part of this month.

Mrs. H. E. Thornton and son
Howard. left on Sunday for Van-
couver. Mr. Thornton accom-
panied them ‘to the coast,

Mrs. Grover Turner and fami-

{ly, of the Bulktey Valley, arrived

on Sunday morning and are the
guests of Mrs. Amos Wells.

Three young men of Prince
Rupert were tried at the assizes
this week on a'charge of attemp-
ted assault on Florence Morrison,
who is known here and in Smi-
thers. a

While in the eastern end of the
district the first of the week Dr,
Wrinch inspected the road work
between ‘Smithers and Morice-
town and between Telkwa and
the coal mine.

‘The first fresh strawberries of
this season were shipped from
Terrace. the end -of last week,
They will be coming in-rapidly
now,, » Dave. Heenan, ‘of South
Hazelton? will, have some’ pretty
soon, as well,

_ After a. trip Prince George to
New Hazelton Salesmanager for
P. Burns & Co:, Mr, Anderson. of
Edmonton, récommends that a
car be supplied their representa-
tive at Prince George to cover
the interior district with.

J. E.. “Merryfield, Conservative
organizer for British ‘Columbia,
visited numerous points in this
district the past week or two.
He has- been in Ottawa for sev-
eral months.and is now working
his way home to Vancouver.

Alex, Chisholm arrived from
Smithers at Bulkley Canyon on
Wednesday morning to‘ accom-:
pany’ Angus.’ White up to: their
Mud: Creek property on Rocher
They intend

Mrs: Thos. “King of Smithers,
formerly of this district, is mak-
ing fayorable. progress and: this

of her daughter, Mrs, Anger, i in’
Prince Rupert. .She was accom:
panied ‘by Mr. King and Mrs.”
Anger,

After completing a sucessful

Waby. returned to Smithers the

_; |first of the week, picked: ap their
. Jowns auto: and’ ‘proceeded home:-
jward. . They are both fully. quali-

fled men and gave out an abun-

4 woe me ey * eo .
Seren ov Tay
a 4

Proceedings Stayed’
The case of Rex-vs. Bird, Bird}.

.jand Pierreway, which was to

have been heard in the assize
*|court in Prince Rupert last week,

returned a true bill, but stay of

‘Proceedings was ordered by the

Attorney-General’s department.
The accused are half-breeds, and
are charged with the murder. of
Matthew McLean, a crippled In-
dian, who disappeared from the
Hazelton reserve in September,
1924. The finding of a skeleton
in the Skeena River last Septem-
ter near Salvus led to the arrest
and committal of the Bird bro-
thers and Pierreway. | Constable
Cline and other witnesses in the
case returned to Hazelton on
Saturday. The accused have been
released from custody.

Motored From Okanagan

Mr, and Mrs. K. McKay from
Naramata, B.C., arrived ‘Tues-
day. afternoon by auto, They had
an excellent trip all they way
with less rough or bad spots than
they expected. At Telkwa they
were directed to the wrong road
to Smithers. They got into dif-

was not tried. The grand jury |.

jing the ten miles.

+43ame. route,..

ficulties and were six hours do-
On Wednes-
day they euntinued on to Hazel-
ton. They returned over the
-Mr. .McKay..says

that there will be a wonderful

John A. Aldrich
Had Firm Faith
In H.B. Minés

After an illness of three years.
several months of which he spent
as a patient at the Smithers hos-
pital, John A. Aldrich, pioneer
brospector, passed away there on
Saturday afternoon. The funeral
was held on Monday,. when a
long concourse of prospectors
followed the remains to the ceme-
tery. The cortege was headed
by members of the Native Sons
of Canada, who, following the
ceremony conducted by Rev. J.
B, Gibson, deposited maple leaves
within the graye.

Born at Lake Scugog, Ontario,
about 66 years ago, the late John
Aldrich left asa boy, “and spent.
fourteen years in lumber camps
in Michigan. In1890 he struck
out for the Pacific Coast, but an
accident sent him back again after

camps of Puget Sound. How-
ever, the Klondike eal] brought
him west in 98 and he prospect-
ed all up and down the coast un-
til, in 1905, the discoveries on

the Coronado property on Hudson
Bay mountain caused him to come

to Hazelton, In that year he
staked the ‘Iron King”’ group,

cand. his: ‘connection in-that: section

has been steadfast - ever. since.

dance of, information which will]
be. reflected i in the. improyed con-

ditions: of the farnis and farmers,’ about half he Po

‘traffie through thia country when
the Cariboo road * is completed,
There is considefable traffic now,

Held Benefit Sale

The Ladies’ Anoxiliarv to the
Terrace Branch of the Canadiah
Legion held a sale of home eook-
ing and: afternoon tea on Satur.
day last in the G.W.V.A. Hall.
The proceeds, which were in aid
of the Hospital Fund, netted $50.
A well-selected concert program
was opened with a drill by the
Junior C.G.I.T. under.the able
leadership of Miss Toombs, Voo-

cal solos were. given by Mrs, D,

D. Munro, Mrs. W. Allan, Mrs,
R Haney, and Rev.. W. Allan,
and Miss Kerr rendered a violin
solo. Mrs, G. L. Keith and Mrs.
0. von Hees were accompanists,

Three Boats Weekly
‘the Canadian National Rail-
ways this. week inaugurated its
summer, steamship schedule on
the coast. Three sailings a week
are provided for from Prince
Rupert’ for the~south, on Mon-
days and Thursdays at 4 p.m.
and on Saturdays at:‘6 p.m. -The
Alaska service is’ carried by a
sailing’ every Wednesday after-
noon, A semi-weekly. service is
being made to S wart and Any-
ox, with: the. z:) eamerssleaving
Prince Rupert™ engl t Monday and
Friday at 4 pam. —s

The new Rian ‘toad ie now
graded up to'th anew, bride, or

Dominion claim t3" ‘Mr, Aldrich,
who re-located it as. the:
This property has been: in’se
deals that have all gone-by :the
boards for a variety of retsone

a -

_~?P.-T. A. Activities. 2

The Parent. Teacher Associati
of Kitsumgallum School: held: its
final meeting of the ‘term in the
school on ‘Thursday,: the 10th.
After routine business had been
disposed of, the members decided
to invite the teachers of Comox.
and Gmineca to hold their district
convention in Terrace this fall.
An auction sale then. followed,
and Wm. Vanderlip wielded the
hammer to good effect in obtain-
ing over $17 for the: piano; fund,
Rev. W. F. Barfoot then Rave, a
most ' interesting: ‘talk: on. -éondi-
tions in the Malay Peningula,
where he spent two years in, ‘the
mission field. The annual meet-
ing of the association will be held
in the schoolhouse ‘on the second
Thursday i in September. 4

There was a little breeze, just
a gentle spring. zephyr, the fitst
of the week apd: ‘of course:the
government. telephone collapsed,
It has ‘been’ ‘out’ "of. commission

since, Some ¢ one Said ‘Blackstock oo

had been ordered’ ‘back'from* the
Yukon ‘to tie tip. thé br rokén wire.
. |The: only. thing ‘about ‘the Domin-

ion teleplione that. isn't a'jokeis .

‘the annual rental and the charge:
for outside calla, cpa

ashort period spent in the lumber —

In 1915 Charles: ‘Hastings grew |:
weary -of waiting: and. pave his