“phe Keeretary: was" eee} PROVINCIAL, LIBRARY | THE OMINECA HERALD, NEW HAZELTON B. C., WEDNESDAY MARCH 10, E37 ON. 37. Popular ese ‘Smithers Marry) Smithers—The wedding. took = place in St, Joseph's church ot Smithers on Thursday morning, Mareh 4, of Mr. W. R, Eby, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Eby, and Miss Margaret M. Downey, Smi- thers. The ceremony was performed dy Rev, Father Cocoln and the church woe filled with friends of the popular’ young couple. Miss Kathleen Dow- net, sister of the bride, was. drides- niid while the groom was supported ly Melyin Raymowl . Jack Downey and Senneth Warner. were ushers, The groom is one of the younger Insiness men of Smithers. being one of the proprietors of Eby’s hardware store, while the bride has been a nurse in the Bulkley Vatley District Hospital A Two Pound © Gold N ugget | The Free Press of Winnipez carried the following ' dlesprteh: recently “from Omineca,- B.C.—Influx of prospectors into’ this north-eastern British Colu- umbia mining arenas: has recalled: the trek.of pioneers who ventured north of Fort. St. Jnmes as early as 1870 to tap for several years and is 2 daughter of. Mr. and Mrs: J. P, Downey of the Hudson Hotel a& Smithers, Both the young people have grown up in Smi- thers and are very well known through aut the district, They. left on the af- ternoon train for Prince Rupert en- ronte ta: Vaneouwver for i honeymoon. but as the raliway was blocked on the lower Skeonn section they had to re- turn on Friday and go round by rail. | eee ACE SDENT LEADS TO A MAJOR INDUSTRY am A cow kicking over a lantern. they siy, started the Chicago fire. A spid- er dimbing a thread hrought Bruce of Scotland victory, But these, like many other historical incidents pale lefore the sterr ‘of the housewife whase carelessness founded one of the most fmportant phases of the Cana- | rich placer beds of gold. Once the thriving headquarters of a hiunming mining field, Fort St. James, wis deserted when a rush to the Klon- dike started a few years later. The area is 150 miles north of Prince Geo- ree wind 75 miles, West of the Alberta horder. ! Goll nuggets weighing anywhere from three ounce. to two pounds have been found, aceording to F, Doncaster. mining engineer who- recently - visited the (istrict. Hydraulie apparatus is being used to tlush* out old streams. . Many - of these are buried below the surface of where the gold deposits were, laid down centuries: ago. Doncaster displayed -a three ounce nugget Wicked up. during his survey of the territory, “But that's he said. “net. long ago a miner picked wpa. fwo-pound nugget, Most of the gald is pure? - On Thesday. afternoon a: juvenile Tndirn boy from Kltwancool appeared hefore W. W, Anderson, judge .of the Juvenile cowt. He was mixed up in the robbery of the post. office at Kit- wings some time ago, After hearing the ev idence, ete, the jndge ordered him seit fo the industrial school for RIX year Se ; wat " nothing,'” The Garden City by the Sea By Our Own Correspondent Ftoncrnonnonuonoeacennnes “It’s ho! for the north as the ‘magic’ of ‘spring “just ‘around the corner”, away ‘in the fastnesses of Alaska ant. Rupert is‘ crowded with passengers, They are sturdy fellows—miners, riv-., er meil, traders, glad to’ get back to! God's country, after a winter spent in! the jazz and ‘strike country. ees. Prince Rupert, for the past few weeks has been suffering from ‘an acute : ‘controversy ‘over the hospital situation, Shall the city, with $70,000 on, or accept an offer from the Sisters | of St. Ann to take’ over: the present ; hosplial assets, chip in another $100,- | nodern and fire proof instituation of seventy five beds. -The papers hare‘ been deluged with letters, for und against. , So6,, how about it? . ee @& . A good citizen has been lost by the recent death in Vancouver . of .Foster Willan, of the Kalen Hardware. He His condition was encouraging, and he looked forward to an early retur when a sndden development proved fatal. , e+ At. this writting, Prince - Rupert is. ‘Prince Rupert : | on hand, undertake to secure $20,000 | more by public subscription and carry |. 600 and put-up ancther spanking, new had‘ gone ‘south for a minor operation. - ‘The Coronation Snilthers—A largely attended meet- iing was held in the municipal hali on ; Wednesday. evening. to artange for a sultable celebration of the Coronation ,12th of May. The meeting was called OF His Majesty, King George VI, on the by the village commissioners and there were about 20° ‘present representing the Yukon Every Juneau and Skag- | nearly every section of the community. way bound steamer calling’ at Prince! Discussion of a suitable form of cel- ‘ebration to be: held in Smithers .was held at length and many suggestions ' were put forward. A general commit- ‘tee was appointed with J. G. Stephens }as-chairman and a second meeting is :to-be held shortly to. appoint various sub-cominittees anti“té get started on the’ work connected .with the matter, kK. is expected that there will be quite tn extensive program and details will be given Later. ~ SNOW BLOCKED RAILWAY ——oe- i While seme of ws complained about the long streteh of tid weather dur- ing January nnd the early part of Feb- ruary, and while some commented on the depth of snow, there can he no com pluint about the, weather the past week or two. Bright, warm sunshiue, a. lit- He wind, a little vain, and the tomper- ature seldom below freezing point. That.part is all to the good, but Supt. ‘Toby of the G.N.R., bad to start in to clear away messes on the railway. A slide every once in while comes down the mountains and blocks traffic, and ‘at times delays.the trains, anywhere from a few hours to.o day or so. But dian fish industry. — Away back in a Seottish. village Rh afternoon Joseph, Fari-, unable to forecast: with any degree of the railway Supt. is not easily distur-. certuinty, what envious power may be bed.and looks upon such things as part abinking- of Poinbe:.Rupert’s: verdant: of ithe.dags «work. .-He{s, more. phile | Ski Jumping _ Sunday Last The first attempt.to hold a ski com- petition in Hazelton came off on Sun- day afternoon last. Jt was fo have been the previous Thursday, and all the local schools closed for the after- down from Smithers owing to the break-up of the winter roads. Last Sunday, however, Chris, DahHe and he Aida boys and one or two others came down. The jump is, located at Sealy gulch, South Hazelton. Quite a number of local people were over and some of them had never seen ski-fump- ing hefore and thonght it quite mar- velous. Three or four Hazelton boys did a Httle jumping. Dahlie did 11¢ feet, the limit of the course. One of the Aida boys in a trial jump sprain- ed his ankle and broke a ski. That put him out of the jumping. The oth- er Aida boy also broke a ski, but he patehed it up and entered. He took his contest with a jump of 76 ft.’ TED BERGER BROKE A LEG. Merritt, B.C,—Sergeant M. T, Ber- ger of the Royal Canadian Mounted fractured leg as the result of a fall on the icy: pavements. He had just ar- rived from - Penticton on a tour of in- spection, _ Sergt. Berger was stationed in the north for many years ‘and is well known’ all along the line. He’ has a great many friends who will regret to learn of his accident. — WEEK-ENDED IN WASHINGTON noon. But the jumpers could not get police is in the hospital here with:a. hotnew [66? tert “he inde? “aR AE rnin the rafters of her cottage as she avent out for the day. She had left i too near the pent fire, however, and. when she returned the fish was all dried by the smoke’ from the fire. She. decided to cook it anyway and the re- sult was so appetizing that the news’ spread like wildfire and smoked flab | hecame 4& national: delicacy, Today the populnrity of smoked fish hae spread everywhere and the appe- tite for this delicacy -has founded Can- ilian orgauizations of international eapure, so of which Lave feen es tablished , for -n century oY more, The, Cnaaitla: a: CHmate has vecu found ‘ileal for thé production: of this eHeacy and other. cnved fish and to- day the Taminton holds foremost place iu world trade in the’ export. of dried, smoked nnd pickled: fish. . SARs ia ra a ’ Have ‘you sent for your recipe book vn cooking fish yet. See the adver. tixement, on ‘page. 2 of this issue, Just clip that: coupon: and’ send it.to the epar tment, the address. is on: the epu- pon, and you will ret free a book ‘that ‘Will enable you ‘to make fish dishes :to uppenl even: to ‘the uon-fish eaters. A. lot of valuable. information” regarding variuns kinds of fish: ‘fa-...also given. | Send today for your book. ne es tuo bad -for - motoring, although . snow is. going rapidly. ‘and inthe mld. ey of the day. and afternoon ‘the’ going | is pretty ‘soft. is early. Gn the morning.” Locally ‘the. roids vill -be ready for. the g¥ader in n week. or go if the present. brand of: Ww cather contiques, . ; rate ana “hte Hugo Johnson have: mayed inte their own home. near. the Rfation. ve ‘L “he G,: G.; L 1. of Hazelton held a’ very. successful : “Mothers . ‘and. -Daugh- tor's banquet - dn “Hazelton: last Friday. 7 hibited fying “There ‘was -& ‘good. turnout : ‘and. ening Waa spent, insttucted to. sefi Ant, -Bo.,far vikht. I Very 87, load 7 the Hazelton: Hospltal along with Dr, lL. B.:-Wrinch and Indian Agent G. C. Moértimer. ' the, to jfo. home on “Phursday. fing aulte, well, ‘agaln,- “Phe best ‘time to travel! CHE: report to. fie: ‘Teat press; . hits not heen. ; on Tuesday morning. in’ ‘the ‘New Harelton hall on: Friday, March. 19../ The: Kispiox orchestra -will| ‘furnish ‘the ‘jusie and everything will | he: do ne by the committee to. make the | Manoe:.i* stteetsa: “Thee offair-is ‘belie day as’ a. greater convenience to many By. that:tlme the roads : ' | ahould- be In- ‘pretty: falr, shape. ond. i 1 be ‘crowd: ‘should . be bresent, : lof the people, ni resday ° edit at sitet alia ‘fippeatea® "etore” ma: gistrate: Ww. W. Anderson in. connection with the fobbery of’ the ‘nest: office at Kitwanga some time ago, He was; committed for trial. Faricelli was in court a year or so ago charged . with breaking into one of the stores at Kit- WHheas : - ft : . mane ‘A man giving his name as Hender- son, but: who has a number of other names Which he mses on ovension, WAS picked up by the mounted police on Tuesday for’ trespassing on the’ Indian re serve ot Hazelton, He goes up to Smithers today. ‘ =e ¢ Mrs. Harold Gould has moved her: family inte their new home on Five Mile ereek neat Willan’s. ee. 8 mountain’ Kingdom, Dtit- the - “fact: re-" maths ‘that heary* artillery” will: be- -@R- ‘of the department at Ottawa. There, will he shove batteries, an air base and | ,encle-eyed artiNerymen, So that's that. ae The question of doing less work on the Skeena river highway and more on’a branch road to. the canneries is: heing given some ‘attention by. thé Chamber of Commerce,. The matter has heen referred to a special commit-_ tee. and ‘old Prince -Rupert custom, mid there the situation rests, | ee Dr, W. T, Kergin, accompanied by his son-and the latter's wife, making ja tour of the world, left Canton some . jw ‘eeks azo. enroute "to. Singapore, “+ ‘By: “smexty! tothe’ ‘umber OE bre: than a “Dri _MeQuatrie: of the: ‘Department. ott this time'they. alionta’ be nearing India: million} and half a“ million weasels, . Indian ‘Affairs, Ottawa, is spending a’ Nrs. Gergin. is to leave - shortly for Mink and’ there is still a good chance | taltishea here, gkccording to the plans sophical: than some’ of. the” “Passenger sonietimes... TRAPPIN Go /The pares of Canada’ Ss early history ‘are filled with the romance of the fur trade. As Inte as a century ago the value of our fur exports exceeded that of any other product. Hunting and trapping is still the chief occupation af 14,000 people, the majority of whom are Indinns, ns in former days. Besides these, thousands of farm hoys, stirred by the storles of the ad- _venturous north, set out traps in ‘likely ‘corners of the fields, woods or ponds near liome, Their eater ig most often a muskrit, lf we may judge from the . two million sold in A. year. squirrels couple of days in Hazelton ut the In-; London" to join Her husband in time “(or should we say- danger) of them dinn Agency. He is looking nfter. the hospitals and. Indian ‘health, and on Wednesday he made an inspection of Br. McQuarrie also pald a brief. visit. to Sinithers hetween “trnins eon Mrs, Walter Moberley of Cedarvale ; “ : _ iwho bas been a patient In the Hazel- ° The main highway’ at present is not ton Hospital for sume weeks expécta -day afternoon of this week ‘when ar- She ‘ts feel-; rangements were made for Easter.’ “- * *. phe i "ALE be” a ‘gt, Patrick's dance jel on Friday rathei" than ‘Wednes- ophe. Dominion: overuse has~ pros } ne that ne able: ‘to’ move; about | ¢ tor the coronation, Owing to the sudden and rapid break ‘up of winter Albert Mliott’s camp at Bell Lake is practically closed.. It is a probem to haul poles out from that | camp unless the lake and roads are. froven hard. : oan The Ladies Ald of United church held its regular. meeting on Wednes- - 8.8 Mrs, W. W.. Anderson: is able to ‘be around about again .after havitig the |’ flu a month or 80 AGO. ; “he: fe anmual pie oe Be