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VOL, Vi, ‘NO. 39

‘HAZELTON, B. C., SATURDAY, MAY 26, 1917

PRICE $2.00 A YEAR

AMONG, THE MINING HEN

"News OF: Development: From
. Various Properties in Ha.‘
oe welton ‘District

* The | tannel on the Indian group

"is nowiin 5965 teet, and the face

shows seven inches of clear ore!
and eighteen iriches of mixed ore,

When: ‘another 25. feet has been
_ drivel Superintendent Harris i in-
_.tends> to bégin: stoping and pros-
-pecting : various “phoots; of: high
grade. ore. which | show in the
oking mone :

Dominion. ‘gealogical “surve vk

“workin ‘this’ “district: during the] —
a | ternattacks i in the Carso region

~ present. season will comprise: a

final . Survey: of a “small section
having ‘Hazelton ag its center.
I. S, Faleoner, a peclogist’ of the
survey ‘branch of the mines. “de-

. Partment, with an assistant) is

. here to carry out the work. a

“Billy? Steele, deputy mining

‘recorder at Manson ‘Creek, who
has been atthe coast all winter,
seeking relief from a. severe. ate.
tack “of rheumatism, i ig expected
‘to. retirn in a few days. Inpart-
_nership with Jack Mullan, he has
a profitable plaéer claim at Man-

a“ "son, w ™ .

the’ miners, _working,, .on. the
“Conieais group, just ‘south of
town, . have succeeded { in tracing]

~ the’ vein,@ considerable distance}. i

down’ ‘the ‘hill,’ ‘and’ have unco ver-

ed “another nice. Showing of cop-

ne ber. ore,

A

T. HS ‘Rea, _manager. ‘of the
oo Debenture Mines, i is éxpected to]:

. a return about, June: 15, when: prep-
7 arations for: yesuniption of work
; other activity: is reported, except

‘on the property, will be made.

“ML. W. ‘Sutherland’ returned.

_ this week from Le Has, Manitoba,
‘having spent” Several _months

: investigating the mineral discov-

eries in ‘that. new district,

poe “Dol Purvis expects to leave

~ for Manson: Creek shortly, to do
“ necessary. work’ on hia: ‘elaime 1 in
‘that district.’ as

DD, Ae, Harris and J. s; ‘Bage

“left: on’ ‘Tuesday for: the Owen
dake section. Soar

~” Empire Day Sports’ Qhep.
‘iMteny townspeople. went, | adver!

“t to New Hazelton for the Empire
day celebration, ‘The chief event
was: a baseball game between the

iri were ‘defeated | in a game!

whieh, though close, was ‘a very ‘The | navy. will ‘eo. ‘operate, with

“fair: ‘avhibition ‘of baseball, No

oe _ Sete weré broken in. the ‘foot-|

‘The’ evening feature was
e dance,’
~aldeenble'ng imiber.”

which attracted | a ¢on- ;

SUCCESSFUL, IT

AUS TRIAN POSITIONS TAKEN’ AND HELD. --
_ CANADA WILL SOON HAVE CONSCRIPTION

“Rome: Ttalian ‘troops have
gained further brilliant successes

total number of Austrian prison-
ers captured +t ‘in the present offen.
sive up to 10, 495. Enemy coun-
failed,
Vodiee the enemy lost heavily i in
unsuecessful attempts to retake

At Cucco and along the

eaptu red positions:

~ London:
day from the British “western
front. Bo ay’
The’ U-boat menace’ is 5 being
throttled to death, more effective
blowg againat the undersea enemy
having been, dealt in ‘the Tast
three ‘weeks than in any corres.
ponding’ Period, Premier; Lloyd
Georg? says.

war ‘cabinet, with all tninister-
ial | ‘powers; and its decisions ate
now ‘controlling. the war.
eceemmccrmmeemcceent :
‘Paria: Part of Chevreux wood,
on the: ‘Aisne front, was captured

by ‘the French last night. : ‘No

artillery fighting in the regions

in the. Julian: Alps, bringing the|

There’ is no j news: to-|.

Hers, |

“The Iroperial conference was. al

of Moulin’ de Vauelere and Cali-
‘| The re-establishment of Belgium,

fornia plateau:

Ottawa: ihe conscription 1 ill
providing for, ‘selective draft on
the British system,’ is,expected to
come . before. “parliament next
week,
hibits departure af eligible male

citizens “from. Canada without

bérmission,: unger a penalty of
$2500 fine or five years in prison:
Laurier denies that he wrote
Tancred ' Mareil stating that he
intended to oppose conscription.

Montreal: A serious situation
is developing: i in ‘Quebec { province,
anti-conseri ption fecling becoming

acute, . Revolutionary. speeches

have been made by. French mem-;
Soldiersiand. civilians were

in eonfliet in ‘a. street. row,- A
mob smashed the windows: of La
Presse office.
pant. i in his opposition to conseeip-
tion...

' Pour :anti- conderiptionists. ap.
peared before the recorder’ here
and were fined heavily for creat:
ing disturbances:

‘Stockholm: Seandinavian. So-

cialists announced the following

An order-in- council pro-

Lavergne j is ram- |

suggestions: for peace yesterday:

Servia, Mon tenegro and Roumahia
as separate entities ;.the future of
‘Alsace- -Lorraing to be left for
settlement on the basis of national
right of free action; belligerent
parliamentary. assemblies to be

requested to work for: speedy
peace, general disarmament, and

|the establishment of a court of

arbitration,

German delegates]
are silent, 7 :

| Washington: Another loan of
$75,000, 000 to Great Britain makes
a total of $400,000;000, with $348, -
000,000 to other Allies. _

General Pershing declares that
Americans must awaken and get
into the fight, .This nation must
fill the places of the slain Allies
‘and: must: bear: “the? brunt. in]
future, - a

LOCAL NEWS PARAGRAPHS

Items: Of ‘General: Interest From

-|. ~ Hazelton and Surround--

ing District.
Miners’ licenses expire May 3.
- Wm. Hall arrived from Telkwa
the first of the-week,

J. A, MeLean, of Vaneouver,
was here on “Tuesday,

T. A, Dixon, of Vancouver,
arrived on Wednesday,

C. T. Rolston, of Vancouver,
was among Sunday’ s-arrivals,

pert, was here an Wednesday.

* BoRN—-At, Hazelton ‘Hospital;
on May 28,4. 'soh to Mr. and Mra.
H. #. Phillips. _

Born—At ‘Hazelton Hospital.
on May 19,a daughter to Mr. and
Mrs. R. J. Rock.

F. L. Boggs and W, BE. Catch.
ing, of “Prince Rupert, were
atnong the visitors of ‘the week:.

James Morgan arrived .from
QOotsa Lake on. Fhursday with a

‘market,

Kispiox Valley Live Stock As-
sociation, by arrangement with
the government, is importing | a
fine bull. 7,

Fraser post, has joined the local

Bal four, bidding farewell to the
U.S., said the nation had: accom-

plished wonders since entering

the war. He was confident the
president would be Upheld. ‘The

| British party has pone to-Canada.

Preparing for a big post-bellum |

‘I trade war, Germany has inaugur-

ated- an immense » Shipbuilding
Program. m4

—_

Late Despatches
Ottawa: - One of the recom-
mendations of the’ Imperial con-

ferencé was that Hindus be aljow: |
ed to enter all British possessions
and bring their” wives and that

~ [they be ‘given equal Privileges

with other Asiatics.”:

Paris: A ‘French deputy. es-.
timates the world’s lossof ship-

: ping. ance; the beginning ‘of: the};

war at. forty million: ‘tons,

~ Ottawa: The conscription bill;
calling: up eligibles. between 20

and 35, lias been introduced,aa well

ag a measure to, extend: the: life

0. ‘Janeiro: - Brazil’ yegards
at “with: Germany,

the Allies,

a 8 heme: for: ‘Home: rule, . Ifthey

of parliagent a another: “year, ni

be called to] ‘prepare |.

[RETURNS FROM -

INSPECTING ROADS

‘Ad. Carruthers, public works
engineet, with T: ‘T. Dunlop, his
district | assistant, -drave i in from

the: Bulkley Valley today. “Mr.

Curruthers expresses a very high];
opinion of ‘Omineca. district. which:
he has now. covered as far as the

+road system is concerned, Speak-

ing of the roads, the engineer.
told The Miner that they were
in excellent condition. ' ‘He drove|;

53 miles i in one: ‘day, without dis-|;
‘tressing “his team, and averaged.

26° ‘miles’ ‘a day, rain or shine.
. 'Atrangements: are. now being
made: ‘for the removal of the fer-

ry scow from the’ ‘Bulkley bridge

to. the Skeena ferry site,’ where

, it will. be. utilized:in Blace: of ‘the
canoe heretofore: used. oe

Jnctéased Telegraph: Fasilite

: “The: Northern Toléphone Com-}:
pany: “hag. just. egneluded | a ‘work-|

ing arrangement: with ‘the ‘téle-

graph department. ofthe -G.T. P.
“hratlway whereby: ‘the réceipt and);

despatch - of: telegrams, ‘will: "ba
scilitated, ©

'6«| $o:'thé-telagraph: office at the rail: | killed
ways: ‘atation i

A. private |
telephone. ‘wire hag: been: -atreteh. | oe
ad from'the telephone: offite here}: Sev

graphic messages to and from
the town are transmitted as TAp-

‘idly ‘and correctly ‘5 would: be

possible with a telegraph | wire,

tariff, Telegrams” for all parts
of the world cain-now. be handed
in-at the telephone: ‘office. for
immediate despatch, and all tele-
gramé..received’ at that office for.
people. ‘in town are promptly | de-
livered free of charge. -

The: arrangement ‘covers: day
‘and night. lettergrama. ag well as
ordinary day and night messages,

est sense... When the new tele-
phone switchboard is in operation
in another weak or, two, all ‘sub:
seribers of the telephone com-
pany). both i in. itis town and:New
Hazélton, “ean Af they wish phone

. | their’ ‘t eerarne to: ‘the company’ 5

great cinvgnienes tothetelephona

no ‘doubt: ‘be ‘appretiated:’
telephone company: is rianifestin

enterprise and. progress.

n: the’ war. i

and without any increase in ‘the}’

so that the telephone office is now L
{a telegraph office ‘also in the full-

company’s.” subscribers’ and «will loc

The}

a highly’ ‘commendable’: Spirit. of}:

accountant.

‘A’ forest fire has been burning
for: several. days: on Two-mile

dard and. the Harris Mines. -

Seas.

district, Done

H.E. Walker, of Prince , George, 5
and Geo, CG. Hay, ‘of. ‘Smithers,
both -officials of the provineial™
department of agriculture, were,

in town on. Tuesday.
The Manson trail j is ‘to: be im-

mission when the trail opens,:.

attended the Methodist ‘ ‘onfer-
ence, = “Rev.

proceeding ‘to’ his new stati
Howe Sound. +,

‘« Total, eatin: -

staff of the Hudson’ g Bay Co.; as

A telephone: expert is. now: ‘on
hie’ way to Hazelton: to  fassigt'the

~

a. 8. -Forrest, of Prinee’ Ru- -

number: of horses for. the local -

TSR Tannock, from. ‘the Forts.

creek, between the Si iver Stan-.

‘Miss M Hogan, lady auperin- ae
tendent of Hazelton Hospital, ‘is «+:
preparing to leave for duty. with
the Canadian nursing staff F, Over :

‘The. ladies of Omineca distiiet 5
apparently take but little interest...
in their newly-acquired franchise, 7
Only 184 registered i in the entire o

proved: thig season, but:no news °-
{is to'be had concerning the Tatla
ferry, whieh ‘was badly damaged’ os
last fall and may not be in. com

Dr. Wrinch and R. Langlands .
are expected to return this even-" :
ing. from. ‘Victoria, ‘where. “they

M, Pike. is “also :
returning for-a short time before “
n at