Oe ee ae 7 HAZELTON, B.. C. SATURDAY, JULY 20, +1912 PRICE $2.00 A YEAR ul Mi . Vancouver: Advices: ‘et | Rome: In an unsuccessful ¢ al) Tete Jaune Cache. staté ‘that (if) (IN STRIKE the Grand Trunk Pacific’ tracks Dardanelles on Friday, two ] were laid to that point on Wed- Italian warships were sunk and §g I. ih wv. Asitators At ont advance in the ‘construction of Si Richard McBride an and | Hon. W. J. ‘Bowser bring about the end of the war ||P eovery of ImportanceNear Ef : ucceed in Stopping Con-|/, pan orth’ End o acia Lake of he fine. - Delighted with ‘Development of District--- || 2% being renewed. r South Hazelton. | | | : ANY LEAVE DISTRICT)" "Plans Prepared| Defence and Duty of Canada, “Invited to Hazelton WATER TRANSPORTATION ’ ‘ a Analyses Show Newly Discovered Meas- on Weatern Division—Mare Pay, ate. . : . . rae Shorter Hours and Better Conditions Vancouver, July 19: Advices greeted -Premier MeBride and acting as chairman, opened the quested Sir Richard McBride, jn| Large Exposures Said to be Visible — aor : _ [from G, T. P. headquartersare to | Attorney-General Bowser -with| meeting witha brief and happily- the name of the people of Hazel-| Local Men Interested. a Coe. the effect that the. officialsof the| cheers when they arrived on the/ worded address, in which hel ton, to invite H. R. H. the Duke — For several weeks I. W. W. {railway company are completing steamer Omineca on Tuesday| welcomed the Premier and mem-| of Corinaught to visit ‘Hazelton! News of the discovery of what Prince Rupert headquarters, have| official townsite at South Hazel-|ministera were Wm. | Manton; | lated Sir Richard, on behalf of Pacific coast. The Governor-|portant coalfields of Omineca been engaged in fomenting aj ton, and that an extensive: pro-| member for Skeena, W. H, Hay-/the people of Hazelton, on the General will reach Prince Rupert | district is brought by Arthur workers on this section of the|nounced immediately on thellegislature, C. W. D. Clifford, | knighthood. ‘he i i i ne ’ and his party will come to|/Hankin brothers, who returned G. T, P, As a consequence of| approval by the railway board of !ex-member for this district,| Mr. Manson, member for the Hazelton om the Bath, Should " on Monday from Tacla lake, — d cally complete shutdown of the| station. These have been for-|geeretary, W. C. C. Mehan, gen-} He taanked the people of Skeena|is intended to arrange a recep-|just completed the location of a , work between Hazelton and|warded to the commission at era] superintendent of the. west- district for their continued confi- tion which will include an Indian large area of coal land. Mr. days large numbers of men have| is expected inthe course of a few |, A. MeNicholl, district. super-|the McBride government and tribes, in ceremonial costumes, | ples of coal from the new. field, been drawing their pay and leay-|days. The railway does not con- intendent, and several press. ‘re-| dwelt briefly on the requirements an equestrian and packhorse | which lies near the north end of | _* sire to participate i ina strike, Aj|change of location, — The council of the Board’ of erence to the necessity for redis- pings show the coal to be a bitu- majority of the men were not ; -. .|Trade had a long conference with tribution. minuous product, of a much disposed to leave the work, but BORDEN Is NOW A 7 Six Richard and Mr. Bowser im-| The attorney-general, who was LAKE COUNTRY I VoL. I, NO 7 _ Steel at Tete Jaune- _ WHLLMED Tf HAZELTON attack on Turkish -forts in the COAL FOUND “ | nesday, marking ‘an important ° | six others damaged. , Efforts to 3 | struction Work on G. T. P. is Reported. ‘Premier Speaks on Question of Imperial Governor-General Reporte Indicate that Sikes General (Speelal to.The Miner) A large assemblage of citiiens Hovell, of the board of trade,| The Board of Trade has ré-] ures Carry Coal of Gaod Quality— J im Demanded by Strikers. “agitators, working from their |plans for the development of the |, evening, Accompanying “the! bers of his party, and congratu-!on his forthcoming visit to the|may prove to be one of the im- strike among the construction] gram of improvement will be an- ward, deputy speaker of thejattainment -of the honor of] on September 23, and it is hoped}Hankin, one of the well-known their activity,’ there is‘a practi-|the plans for the location’of the) Lawrence Macrae, the Premigr’s| district, was the first’ speaker, favorable answer be received, itjwhere he and Fred Allan have Burns Lake today. For several| Ottawa, and a favorable decision | arn division of the G, T. P.,/dence in him as a supporter of canoe display, a parade of the |Hankin brought with him sam- ing'the country, having no de-|template any . compromise or presentatives, of the district, with special ref-| parade and other features, Tacla lake, Assays of the crop- those responsible for the trouble Cena graracter than that of the mediately on their arrival, _bre- | warmly received, expressed great Groundhog field, 100 miles north- succeeded in forcing a walkout. P RIVY. COUNCILOR senting a memorial in which pleasure in seeing, for the first REMARKABLE AREA west. AS indicated by several The atrikers ask for. more| were set forth some of the | re-/ time, something of the great . - flarge exposures, the Tacla coal. ca .. Pay, shorter. hours, and. better Prime Minister Honored by |(uirements of the district.” The | natural aesets of the Skeena dis-| 5UPerintendent Carr Enthusi- lies in flat seams of good size, - board, with improved sanitary Kin George---Confers swith ever recurring question of :réad| trict, and complimented the péo-| astic Regarding Francois but until the ground has been conditions. ; ~ Chu bd h i N building was brought .up, andjof Hazelton on the energy and| and Ootsa Districts. .|prospected the width of the 4 No disorder is: anticipated. ure on any: ; the necessity of the installation resoufceftilness which’ were evi- _ seams cannot be accurately os Chief Constable Wynn is on the] ofa rock-drudher * was. tinpresed | devit on every hand. ~"In “a“busi}- “Road Superintendent W. ‘J. stated. The néw ‘field; if it'devel- mm ground, with a number of con- London, July 19:—The ‘Cann. upon the ministers, Among|ness-like address, freely punctu-/ Carr, who has all work in his dis-|ops as its discoverers confident- ' stables, Attorney-General Bow-| dian premier today appeared be-| other public works matters intro-| ated with applause, Mr. ‘ Bowser] trict well under way, was in Ha-|ly expect, will have the great ad- . ser states that order will be pre-|fore the King, at Buckingham duced was the desirability of a|dealt with the policy of dévelop-|zelton on Tuesday. He has just] vantage of water transportation — —s served along the line; and ag| Palace, and took the oath of a new high level bridge over the|/ment to which the government} returned from his first official connecting it with the railway, & many officers as necessary. will| Privy councilor. He will now be Bulkley, at a more eonvenient had devoted itself, expressing visit to the Francois and Ootsalas steamers ean make the run to U be available. known as the Right Honorable point. the belief that the marvelous ex- districts, and spoke in enthusias-| Fort George, ¢ on the line of the Foley, Welch & Stewart team-|& 1+ Borden. a The premier stated that the; pansion of the last ten years was tic terms of the excellence of the/G. ‘T. P., in’ two days’ time. sters are not likely to participate|_ A” interview today between government fully realized thelonly the beginning of British] jarge agricultural areas’ he{Hazelton men are interested in _ Hazelton and 17-Mile. ’ ~Jeague, cannot get away from ; gineca hoiel,’ while Theodore : Jennings is also too busy to make _-the-trip. in the strike. They are busy hauling supplies to camps on the new section. Yesterday 27 four- horse teams, loaded for the con- tractors, were’ counted between Baseball at Telkwa Today and tomorrow are im- portant in the baseball. calendar, for the reason that the Tigers are to meet the Bulkley valley ball tossers in a two-game series at Telkwa, The Hazelton play- ‘evs, who left for the scene of action yesterday, were in good fettle and confident of victory. - It is not known who will: offici- ate as umpire. Charlie (‘Square Deal’’) ONeill, the only official]. umpire at present in the Peavine : his managerial duties at the In- Manager - Riley handed out the’ following: as the probable line up. of the Tigers: McMillan, ce. f., Mills, ef and p., Holt, |. £., Sinclair, rf, ‘Macdonald; 1b., Mr. Borden and Winston Church- ill was of special importance, it being understood that plans for Canadian participation in. Imper- ial defence were outlined, Mr. Churchill will announce the main features of the naval policy in the House of Commons on Mon- day, While-the Canadian pro- posals are not likely to be par- ticularly specified, they . will be embodied in the general plan which is to be outlined. It is stated that ‘Mr. Borden is -not making any emergency offer, but presents proposals . that. shall serve as a basis for a- permanent naval defence policy in the inter- ests of Canada and the Empire. The Canadian visitors yester- day attended the King’s first garden party at Windsor Castle, A‘dirigible. airship from Alder- shot circled over the castle . and back toLondon during the event. Cruiser Captures Poacher (Special te The Miner} Vietoria, July 17:—The. fisher- ies cruiser Newington arrived here today with the. launch necessity of good roads, trails and bridges throughout this dis- trict, and declared that there would be no unnecessary delay in providing ‘the requisite road facilities for the district. Taking up the question of a railway to the ‘Groundhog coal field, the board asked for the recognition and support of the Skeena river route asthe best available, To this Sir Richard replied that. a thorough investi- gation of all proposed routes would be made during the pres- ent season. and that the most feasible route would undoubted- ly be chosen, the province of the government, he ‘said, to choose a route. The ‘choice must rest with the people who would pay for the road, Dealing with the matter of the rialway townsite at Hazelton, the premier stated that he was confident of an early: and satis- factory settlement of. the ques. tion... : At the conclusion of the board of trade. interview, a delegation It was not within |. Columbia’s prosperity. istration ‘assumed office. As a prosperity,, agriculture, travelled through. He empha- Deputy - Speaker Hayward] tically declares the lands of the dealt with the happy financial Lake district to be fully equal in condition of British Columbia at productiveness and beauty to any the present time, as contrasted|in the Northern Interior, while with the untoward circumstances the areas of good land are very ajin which the McBride admin-|large. He tells of 1000 acres of 4/open land in one tract. There is practical agriculturist, he realized} a good system of roads and trails, that the farming industry was| which is being improved and ex- the maingpring of all permanent! tended, Many families are settl- and said that theling in the district, and as the policy of the government was to/ranchers are supplying them- assist agriculturists by building’ selves with stock and machinery good roads and by extending the| the country is assuming the ap- operations of the department of | pearance of an old settled com- On Ootsa Lake especi- The premier was enthusiastic- ally the settlers have made ex- ally applauded as he rose to| cellent _progress in speak. After a graceful expres-|their holdings, the main settle. sion of his appreciation of the) ment presenting avery attractive welcome extended to him, he appearance. munity... spoke in terms of eulogy of the work of the pioneers who had|ial deféince,.. Referring to the first ventured into the new dig-|vast resources which are being tricts of British Columbia and | displayed to the envious eyes of who had done so much to de-/the world, he declared that the velop its. great natural resources. | people of British Columbia were He appreciated|the magnitude of | developing a : * _{ untold wealth, which would be- the difficulties they had to over come the easy prey of a foreign a’ great empire, of the proposition. Arthur Hankin will soon return to Tacla, Fatal Collision Chicago, July 15:— Thirteen persons were killed and fifteen to twenty were injured in a” wreck on the Chicago, Burling- ton & Quincy railroad at Western Springs, a suburb of Chicago, yesterday. Coming through a fog, with supposedly a clear track ahead, train No. 8, a fast mail, ran full speed into the rear of train - No. 2, known as the Overland Ex- press from Denver, which was standing still on the track, tele- scoping two of the Overland’s pullman cars, Canadians at Bisley Bisley, July 17:—Sergeant Har- vey, of South Africa, leads ii the King’s Prize competition, which is now in the second stage. Of fourteen Canadians who qualified for the second stage, four went through to the final, compared with eight last year, when the Nitinat Bonita, of Seattle, seized |of Indians, including a number| come, and was confident that in |foa in case of trouble, '. Rock, 8b., Daniels; 9, 3.,. Ryley, by the cruiser while poaching|of chiefs,’ appeared before the the near future the lot of the| present conditions the Canadian Toronto. The four:who are in . 2b. Owen, P., Lofquiat, within the three-mile limit. In| ministers, with their old request | pioneers would be an easier one.!people | depended upon _ the) the final stage are: Forrest, Van- a | Gold Under Capet .. |the course of an exciting chase) that all lands in the province be} His trip up the Skeena had been |overtaxed people of Great - ‘ old Under Cape own : 1 ah Britain for protection ‘from for-/¢ouver; Battershill and Black- several shots were fired as aj turned over tothem. The pre-/a revelation to him, prepared as eign foes. Ms a self-respecting |burn, both of Winnipeg, and Fos- Under |prize was won by Clifford, of - under the city. Capetown, July 18:~Great ex-| warning to the launeh, and on| mier listened to the speeches of} he was for great development. nation, Canada should realize her |ter, of Ottawa, He believed conditions along the plain ‘duty and cheerfully bear Skeena were further advanced| her share in the defence of the than was the case along the| Empire of which she isso great citement has been occasioned in this city by the discovery: of al gold-bearing- quartz reef in the course -of excavating for new dotks. The reef is thirty feet j in thickness and is believed to run ‘Dublin Suittapette I Riot - ~Dohtin, July 19:-A auftiegette her continued refusal to submit cruiser’ B ‘first capture. shée-was rammed by the cruiser ‘and ‘upset, her crew of two being rescued, by the - Newington’s boatd. The vessel, which awaits confiscation hére,* ia. the - new Frank’ Dwyer; “employed.” on bridge construction at camp: 21, S white géttlers, - the Indians with patience and at- tention, but in his reply was em- phatic in declaring that the granting of the Indiana’ demands was impossible. The govern- ment, he told the chiefs, held the land for Indians, as well as for The natives, he said, under prescribed conditions, were allowed to pre-empt or pur- Fraser when the C. PLR. was]? first built. The provinelal | gov- Yequired for the construction of marked the close of the Premier’s speech, after which the National ernment realized that, on the Anthem was sung, the meeting completion of the railway through closing with hearty cheers for the this district, millions would be| premier. -part. Prolonged - applause Many Enter High’ Schools (Special to The Miner) —- Victoria, July 17 :—Out of 1768 : candidates in the entrance exam = ination for the high schools., of)... 7 ‘the province, 1206 passed, Miss Hazel. McConnell, of Vietoria, ; The visitors, who had been ac- ranked first in the province, with roads:. trails and bridges and in.|omded' a rousing “welcome at], total of 857, marks, " outbréak, iri the course of which| fell, from the top of a bridge chase’ vacant ctown lands, aa| tended that the money should be. mer pened 8 new government _a hatchet’ was hurled at his head | yesterday afternoon, fracturing were the whites: The Indians available when required. wharf, greatly: enjoyed the trip| - marked the arrival: of Premier] his skull: He died shortly after would be given: fair treatment, | Dealing. - with: local questions: up the Skeeria on a special train| - _ Asquith in Dublin yesterday. being taken to the’ railway hod-| but must not.look for fulfilment She ‘Richard repeated ,the . asgur-| under the direction. of ‘Superin-|_ Vancouver, July 17:—The | pay- 3, terideiit -Mehan and District ‘Bight wonen’ were arrested for pital at Sealey.’ : The remains of their request for title to all) ea given the. board of trade, t McNichol), roll of the Canadian Northern: in _ ; participation in the: disturbance, ets praught P. Stephenson & latids, “laa stirring manner thé. preé Bupetintendent MeN icholl. They British Columbia for June reached | Cheering crowds | 3 greeted the bably be-sent-.to the fornier home | ‘ The auditoriurn. was | erowded miet: deul€ with: oat question. of}teached Prince Ru oe shortly | the total of $1, 110 00, » setting @ "Peetbi6 ‘ a of the deceased, dn n Ohio, List ine o'eloek,: when President it Candin pate vation in Imper: after 9a, m. on Wednesday, new record, ; Big C. N. BR Payroll (Special to The Winer).