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mee

o uid appointed delegates to attend the

“fl wood, J. Vigers and @.J. Kirkpatrick,

; about us large as usual

Derren

NEW HAZELTON, B. C., WEDNESDAY. JUNE 13, 1928

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Several Properties May be

Joined With

Smelting & Refining Co.|

the American

During the past couple of weeks a
lot of work has been going on at the
Mohawk property on Four. Mile moun-
tain and as a result of which the en-
B. Lewis, is

more satisfied than ever that he bas
‘hit upon somthing which will keep his
He
‘has had a: lot surface stripping done
’ on the Mohawk and ‘on the adjoining
‘The veins
are wider and the ore is good. On

gineer in charge, Thos.
compaly going for a Jong time.
property, the old Babine.

the Babine where they are working a
the present time they are finding a lo

of -fine ore and it will be an important
addition to the whole property when

they find it in place.

While the surface work has been
going on the lower tunnel has also been
driven quite a distance and the ore

‘ was encountered last Saturday -altho

n long way yet from where the manage

ment expected to pick it np. This Is

inost encouraging and the engineer is
well pledsed.
During the past couple of weeks the
‘engineer has also been visiting the
* Comet, an adjoining property and the
American Boy, the latter fs on: Nine
Mile mountain but not far away. Mr.
Lewis likes the American Boy property

properties that he has been examinin

that wanted to ship to it,
The mill he has in mind would b

t
ti}the Glen Mountains. properties, Thi

of course avould include handling th

well.
gest undertaking yet considered fo

Hazelton.

will be in New Hazelton to consul

above plans and there is every reason
to beHeve that they will be endorsed
and work on the big program under-
taken this summer. The whole plan
will take some time to complete, but
there will be great activity in this dis-
triet this summer and fall,

Terrace Notes

ae Mrs, Olson. and sonof ‘Amsbury were
in town for oa day.

Matt Allard of Kalum Lake was in

town the end of the week.

fd

H. C. James of Prince Rupert ¢ ‘was
here Wednesday.

Despite the large crowd that went
to Kalum Lake on Saturday night the
crowd to Lakelse. Lake on Sunday was
The water
is now worm enough for swimming.

_ BP. M. Monekton of Usk was here one
diay Just week. |

The ‘Terrace Liberal Association ‘got
together on Wednesday evening © Inst

Liberal convention here on Thursday
ufternoan. The delegates were iE. OT.
Kenney W. A. Kirkpatrick, H Halt.
avell, BR. W. Riley, I, H. Kenney, 1

Nousie and F GC. Bishop. nAltenvates
Were appointed as follows, A. Hohn-

A vote vf confidence ta the Libera]

. government at Victorin and in Dr. H.

©, Wrineh, the locy] member, was pns-

ae

Wm. Anger’ returned on Saturday

Re after spending the winter with hig par-
/ nts at Dauphin, Mnn.

‘

——e,

Annie Allen, Marjory Kenney, Mary:

fp Suith, Bertha Moore, ‘and Helen Smith

_ veconpnnaied by Mrs, BL
‘und Mes. Sinith left, Wednesday for .,

av. Kenney

- Prince Rupert. vw here the girls will try

B their exmminintions

Bwest hound train on Weilnesday myin=
uy.
be. pint. forward at the. Liberal: cons
Ryeatton on Thursday. In opposition to}

2 xeington ave visiting ‘In the ‘istrict.

But thts information. +

inusic, ©

: a

Mra, Sinith and “Airs Moore of Port

{Hof Hnnson waa, it pnssenger on ‘the

Tt is rumored. that: “his: name wil

Dr, Wrinch. My. Hanson Alla

inot elve |

mS sonnets

savas a itttle atronger.-.

_| relieve Tales |

‘Mrs. Fairbairn Was an afternoon
tea hostess last Thursday.

_ Mr, und Mrs. Wm, Boyle and Muriel
motored to New Hazelton last Sunday.

Mrs. Mapleton gave a tea and show-
er in honor of Miss Pearl McDonald,
whose wedding is announced to take
place in the near future. Many very
pretty and useful aticles were presen-
ed to the guest of honor.

Mrs. A Gilman was. a guest for ao
few days of Mrs. Mapleton.

F, B. Chettteborough returned the
end ‘of the week “from Vancouver af-
ter a successful business tip.

rhe bridge drive glyen last Friday
for the benefit of the nursing home
was a decided success, A goodly num-
ber of bridge fans. were present and the
Zame was’ much enjoyed. . Mrs, Tim-
mermeister won the Indies fivst and ¥.
M. Dockrill won the men's prize,

| Mr, Holmes of Topley was a buai-
nests visitor in Telkwa last week.

A son was born to Mr, and Mrs, Bain
in the Tellnwn aur ‘sing home on Friday
June Sth.

O. A, Relgle has been nt* Hunter
Basin for the pust week ox a0,

“Mra. Conwall “and frunity spent the
week’ end at Topley.

On Tuesday morning, of. this week
the Skeena . River :had~ reached Inst
year's. high water mark, and ‘the ‘Water
awan stil] rising. ‘The warm days | af
last week end and the: first of. “this:
hay been raising havoe with the snow
in the hilis..; _ Sunday it was 87 in the
shade and no breeze. und ‘on Monday it
Was 88 with a ‘slight. breeze, Tuesday
Was. Juat. As: bad, although the breere

te tte a
ew

My, Stoynoge “ae. ‘Dotreen is a sma

7 tent, tn ‘the ‘Frazelton Hospital.

|Arehdeacon Rix.

and he gave the Herald to understand
that the plans he has now prepared
to submit: to tle American Sinelting
& Refining Co., is to take in all thoge

and bring them under one management
Then he proposes -one mill which will
toke care of all the ores of these pro-
perties and also of any other property

located on Two Mile creek, quite handy
to the Four Mile, the Nine Mile and

ore from the Silver Standard mine as
It is a big sclieme, quite the big-
developing the mines adjacent to New

The end of this week Mr. Berge of
the American Smelting & Refining Co,

with Mr. Lewis in connection with the

‘Succeeds Late
Bishop D DuVernet|

Archdeacon George Alexander Rix,
rector of St, Andrews Anglican church

in Prince Rupert for the past fiftean
years, and administrator of Caledonia
diocese since the death of the, late
Arehbishop F. ‘H. DuvVernet in Octo-
ber 1624, Was unanimously elected the
14
held in the Cathedral, Prince Rupert
on Wednesday afternoon last. ‘The

other candidate was mentioned, Rev.
e@

Vancouver,

is
e

deacon Hix was declared unanimous,

donia diocese. He will be a ‘worthy
successor to the late archbishop Du-
Vernet and will uphold the highest
ideals of the church and of citizenship.
Bishop Rix is am old timer on the nor-
thern coast and he is well known In
the interlor, not only as one of the
leaders of his church, but as a person-
al friend and a good man.
diocese is to be congratulated in hav-

r

t

ehureh.

Local Items

onte over,

Alstrict.. -

gueat of Mrs. Sawle.

Ward Marshell is now sporting a

last: of the New Hazelton boys who
bave not. yet purehased a car this
yeur.

Mrs. ©, W. Dawson — entertained
about twenty of the ladies of Hazel-
ton and’ New Hazelton on Tuesday af-
ternoon: to u handkerechef shuwer tea
in hoor of Mrs. J. H, Young who will
shortly be leaving for Vancouver Is-
huid where she will make her. home..
The hostess was assisted by Mrs. Nor-
mun Cary, Mrs. Allen Benson.and Mrs.
Sawle presided at the feu table.

Two ears arrived this week ‘at New
Hazelton from California. The  ac-
etipants of one ejr ate prepared ta lo
cate-here if they find snitable work:

BASEBALL ON: SATURDAY

High schoo! and Public school Team
of Smithers vs New Hazelton

on Saturday afternoon the ‘publte
school and high school baseball ten
of Smithers will. come to New Hnzel-
ton and play the New Hazelton pub-
He school term. The latter team: will
be assited ‘by some of the boys of town:
Reventeen yenrs of age or under, but
who" are’ not attending choo. , The
fame will, he played on the. New. Haz-
elton athletic grounds immediately at-
ter the arrival of the Visitors who are
coming: down by. car, They: will be ne.
companted by a. ‘Targe number. of . the
parents and other students And it ‘ds
hoped that the’ citizens. of New, -Hazel-
ton, and Hazelton will -turh - ‘out. in

lage. numbers to see the ghine and: to

extend fa weleathe, The grind will: be.
starter: about 3.90, :

.

next bishop of Caledonia, at the. synod
election was: by ballot after the nom-
inations had been opened. Only one
R. J. Renison, D. D.,:of Christ Church
After the second ballot
had been taken the election of Arch-

Bishop Rix will be a eredit to Cale-

Caledonia

ing Bishop Rix et the head of the

Dugald Campbell of the Linotype
Co. was a caller at the Herald ‘office
this week and gave the machine the
Outside of a lot of ‘things
‘| that were. not: all right .the rest” of the
thing. was alright and he is now on his
away: ‘to look, over other maebines in the

Mrs, Hunter of Prince Rupert who:
hes been spending a month at Lake
Kathlyn Is spending.a day or two the

Chev. touring ear. He was about thet

-)dlesex county, the Meélbourne Junior

[prizes of $5, 3 and $2 for : “each: of

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Provincial Election is Set
For July 18th But all is
Quiet 1 in the North Yet

The Sixteenth Paritament of Brit-
ish Columbia was ‘disolved on June 14
last and: Premier McLean announced
the next day that the election would
be held on July 18, the earliest possible
date following desolution. ‘The Pre-
mier then left for his trip through all
the northern ridings arrived in Prince
Rupert last Sunday. He will Attend
the Liberal nominating conventions in
Atlin, Prince Rupert, Skeena, Oimineca
and Prince George. He will address
public meetings at all those points and
at as many gther points as possible,
including an afternoon meeting at Haz-
elton. on Friday and an evening meet-
ing in‘Smithers on Friday.
At those meetings the Premier will
give an outline of the policy of the
Liberal party nnd will ask for the con-
tinued support of hig party on the re-
cord of the government during the Inst
dozen years.
companied on his trip br Hon. fp.’
Pattullo and perhaps by Hon. Mr.
Manson. Dr, Wrinch will be one of
the party at Terrace, Hazelton and at

The Premier will be ac: |

Smithers. © _ an

The Liberal convention at Terrace
on Thursday afternoon Will in all pro-
bability select the present member, Dr.
Wrinch on the first ballot, AIL the ye-
ports of opposition to him that were
being circulated, have died down and
all the large delegations, at least, are
instructed to support him.

The Conservative party. seems to be
pretty well satisfied with their organ-
ization ‘and with their prospects. As
yet they have announced no dates for
meetings, but the liklthood is that
there will be meetings enough before
election ‘day,

Hon. Dr, Tolmie, leader of the Con-
servative party in B..C., arrived in the
south last Sunday and he has been on
the jump ever since getting the boys
In the big centres lined up and awny
to a good start. He has announced ea
one of the ntin planks of his platform
“going ufter bigger business for B. C.,,
and u larger population.”

Tudications are that the election in
the Skeena riding will be fairly quiet.

FAREWELL SERVICES IN UNITED
CHURCH NEXT SUNDAY |

Next Sunday, June i7, Rev. J. H.
Young will conduct farewell services
at New Hazelton nt 11 o'clock and at |
;|Haxelton: at: 7.30 pm. . Somé: Specia]
music will be provided to mike these
services bright. A special - invitation.
jis extended: to all.

Heme Le dhe ees eee,

BOYS’ AND GIRLS' SHEEP CLUBS

The boys’ and girls’.sheep clubs or-
ganized at five points in the ‘county
of Middlesex two years agon ow have
their second crop of lambs and a num-
ber of the flocks are growing rapidly,
Indeed some of them hare reached
the regulation maximum of ten head
and-in some cases, the parents of*the
boys and girls are adding to the flock
which will be operat 8 a partuer-
ship business, The “Second sheep
shearing contest tor these clubs was
recently held near the village of Dela-
ware, when a number. of the boys
showed that they were making good

iug. -Through the Henerosity of the
Janioy Farmers’ Associauion in Vid

Farmers’ Association, the district re-
presentative office for the county, and
some private individuals, sufficient
Money was contributed to provide

{farmers npon cardboard schedules is-

pregress in mastering the art of shear-|*

Canadian grain.

bandry,

ANNUAL AGRICULTURAL STA-
-TISTICS, 1928,

- The Dominion Bureau of Statiesties -..
has made’ “the customary arrangements
for the. callection and. publication «of
the annual agricultural: statistics of
Caada for the: year 1028: These “sta
tistics will be based: upon returns ta
he. collected next’ June from individual

sued to them throngh the teachers and
children of the rural schools. The
schedule is 2 very simple one, calling
only for the areas sown to field crops
and the numbers of farm animals alive

on the farm in mid-June. Upon. the
resulting estimates of total areas sow:.

ure based the prellminary, provisional
aud final estimates of yield, which art
of supreme importance ‘in connection:
with the movement, financing, distri-
bution ond sule of the principal cer-
enis, especially of ‘wheat, of which Can.
ada is now the World's leading 4
porter,

The present plans for the colleetion
of these Statistics have been followed
annually since’ 1917, 4nd the estimates
based thereon have come to be eon.

fidently relied upon by all interested
in the production and ‘distribution of

Accurate statistics are indispensable

{three classes. -
“Ito all who wi

third to
were s#evente

‘Twhose work was witnessed by a large

gathering at

Thachine

for a. broper appreciation ‘of. the. na.
tional) progress, and in order to ensun
that the statistics may be as accurate:
as ‘possible, it is earnestly hoped ‘that
farmersth roughout the Dominion wilt
not fail to render the small service re-
qalred- by. filling up ond returning the-

The first eluiss Wag open
shed. to compete, and the
shearing, There’
en competitors ia all

farmers’ in ‘the nelgh-

their Tlocks.

borhovd, ‘
These sheep clubs were orrganized
jointly by the Ontario Department of
Agriculture through | ‘the Agricultural
Representutive, and the. federal. De-
partnyent! ‘through the: Western On-
tarlo Sheep Promoter ‘of the Live Stock
Branch, The ‘federal’ . demonstrator,
jp Ale. wm. Howard, working under ‘the |
rection ‘of. Mr. James Telfer, the
Sheep Promoter; haa. spent some weeks |
Visiting. the-club. members helping them ;
to -xolve’ the difficulties of mianniging|
The shéep ‘shearing con-
test . Wien. ‘very: successful commntinity”

enterprise , in. which. great Interest: Wag |. 7

taken | not - out vin. ‘the’ enterprise. of,

schedule issued,

eadhoara schedule by the’ middle of:
June he should apply for sning either te:
the school teagher 6 ;
ceal raral” ‘school, . or ti hi ‘pro neta
Department. of ‘Agricul re }:.0r:

from every former “ag thé more’ nv.

..Ifa nyfar mer ‘should not recelve the .

I

schedinle

the: boys: “and gis,” bit alse in: stimu: |
- lating: a “keener

interest -in’ sheep hus: thon the: “ent: ate .

* Most’ advice seldon: géte'a