~ ficial business.

Tm OMINECA HERALD RIDAY; DECED ER. .18,--15

XMAS « USUAL.

at Lynch Bros. store and has left
an ample and excellent stock of

Toys and Dolls

and Playthings for Children
Ni ice Line of Novelties for Her

These goods have just been opened. Call and see them.

NEW FRUITS FOR CHRISTMAS BAKING

LYNCH BROS., New Hazelton

General Merchants

or]
OVERHEARD AROUND

| NEW HAZELTON

Chocolates in faney boxes at
Larkworthy’s.

John Lindquist returned Wed-

nesday evening after spending a

couple of weeks in Prince Rupert
‘attending court.

Silver i is now quoted at 50c and
still advancing. ‘They-are -talk-
ing 15¢ copper with indications
of it Boing higher.

“Anger the Tailor
All kinds of boots. and shoes,
$6.50 shoes for $5.00. Rubbers
$1.10 pair. Rubber boots $3.50.

Owing to “next Friday being
Christmas Day the Herald will be
published on Thursday. The

same will apply to the week fol- ;

lowing.

‘A. Tyson, inspector of Indian:

agencies; is in the district on of-
There is talk of

| shape.

applying for a new trial for John
May, the. Indian.

oe ne

It is announced in the southern

se |Dapers that the Granby smelter

and mines at Grand Forks and
Phoenix will resume operations
this month.

A shipment of several hund-
red- ore sacks arrived here this
week for one of the silver-lead
properties which will resume op-

erations early tr in the new year. :

The pool room at “ Hagwilret :

has been reopened, It is all new
inside and is now in first class ||
‘Everybody. welcome.
Donald Grey, proprietor.

Funny isn’t it that-some. men
and corporations ask for free ad-
vertising and consistently refuse
to put. a paid advertisement in
the local paper?

The Rupert News says:—
Among the interesting items in
the last northbound trip. of the
Prince George was 80. tons of li-
quor consigned to points along
the railway.

~ Just ‘received our Christmas

stock of Jeager’ a men’s wear.

Pyjamas, morning robes, fancy
vests, sweaters, gloves, | travel-
Hing rugs, caps,” ‘socks, ete, .

Ae a ‘result. of the advertise-
mentin last week’s Herald Lynch
Bros,’ store was crowded with.
purchasers of Christmas goods on
Saturday night... It pays. to ad-
vertise when you have the goods.

:

The provincial government has
declared the day following Christ-
mas and the day following New
Years. as a: public holiday the
Union Bank will be closed both
days as’ well as the reguiar ‘ holi-
days.

-The cold snap has broken. It
ced for years although at that the
official: -theremometer.did not. go
below 12 1-2 degrees.
fits predict a heavy snow fall in
a few days.

“Judgment ‘was piven ‘in n favor| :

. of Stephenson & Crum “in. their

action against.R. J. weDonell: al-|
though the amount was tmateri-
ally. reduced... Mr. McDonell -ex-
pects to appeal against the judg-
ment,

A Ww. Edge Co.

importers ‘and Retai)
 Denlera in

Wall Papers >_

Paints, Oils,

‘Burlap, Var-
Rishes oe

STAINS, BRUSHES,. Dry. Couors, ve
:, DISTEMPERS, GLASS. -- ‘PICTURE
- FRAME. AND Room MOULDINGS, —
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9nd AVE.

- PKINCE RUPERT

SUITABLE FOR

 DAIRYING

Farm Lands

Farm Lands For Sale |

; MIXED. FARMING

STOCK RAISING

ge. lands. are situated. close to’ ‘the .
main line of ‘the Grand Trunk: Pacifie ai

- TEAMING

Ruddy & McKay

- Livery and Feed Stables »

In Connection: With the Northern Hotel ©

- TRANSFER ‘STORAGE

‘Saddle Horses, ‘Single and Double ‘Rigs for Hire.

i] COAL AND WOOD FOR SALE |

HAY

‘AND FEED.

FOR SALE ff

if Regular Daily Stage to Old Hazelton
N Leaving New Hazelton at 9.30.a.m. except train days, when the <i
stage will meet: the passenger train Bnd run to Old Hazelton after

| CREAGE, NEAR STEERS |

from 1 acre to 40. acres a

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8. 5.
Nov.

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“ PRINGESS MAQUINNA,” leaves Prince Rupert- every . SUNDAY.
8op “PRINCESS MAY” leaves “Prince °R

FoR VANCOUVER, VICTORIA AND SEATTLE

. ‘Tickets to and fram all parts of the world. ©
‘de SG, -McNAB, corner "Third: “Avenue and Sixth _ Street, I Prince’ Rupert

upert at 8 p. IMs,
20, Dec,:4, Dec. 18: and Jan.: let . :

: Atlantic and. Pacific Steamebip Tickets:

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Grand Trank Pacific steamer PRINCE’ JOHN ‘will: |:
. sail for VANCOUVER, . connecting with: “
steamers for Victoria and Seattle, on TUESDAY; | 2. :
DEC. 22 at 7-p,m-, atter arrival train No.1, “due to i]:

arrive in Vancouver on December 24, afternoon.:

SPECIAL ROUND TRIP RATES.)

the ‘local :}*

between all points on the G.T.P. railway for Xmas and New Year. Po

For reservations and through tickets, apply

to Local Agent or to Train Agents, or to’ -- a :

Albert Davidson

THE SKYSCRAPPER

‘| was one of the longest experien-|

‘Local pro-.

-| World of Chicago.

; called’ upon to express an opinion |" .
Hlis the lack of. real: mining. men,
: | Not that we* are” admitting. that]:

il| there are fewer. of. the ‘old. school |.
fflof mining, ‘those who swore. by|- .
i and © at. the “prospector ‘and his|5

“iy In. the: old” days: the” prospector |#

| enough to get another grub-stake.
| and be.away.on his journey look-
Bling for another, _

. General. Agent —

ENGINEERS FAULT

Boned for Much of the Changed Con-
. ditions in Mining—They are.
i Pessintists

‘There has been ‘altogether too
mueh said, and too. much. white
paper wasted’ ‘of Jate by:.the ‘pro-
fessional, yellow-leged, ak y-
scrapper, mining engineer on the
“Decline in Prospecting,” Says
the Mining and Engineering

_ There has ‘been’ no ‘decline ii in.
prospecting at: alls: ‘it may be true
that:a few of- the “states. have
been: neglected for other newer
and. more- favored fields but on
the whole, ‘when they’ have been.
added. up, it will ‘be. found that |
there’are: really more. men en-,
gaged i ‘in: looking for mineral to-
day than ‘there has been for years
or-at least. since: those. who now
berate. the. honorable calling. of
the ‘prospector have been out of
short pants. . . .

It is not that‘there is a- : short:
age of prospectors or of, ‘good
prospects, but on the other hand,
if there is any letup in. mining at
all, it: is due’ to other causes, .

“One. ‘of. the causes, if we ‘were
there: ig -really” any. letup.: ‘but|*

prospect, ‘in’ the business: ‘today,

could ‘cash: in: his: ‘prospect: ‘for.

an easy matter: for -him’ tou

Jan easy: matter. ee,
are. people who have. confidence .

‘ary of coal license ’

mencementy by being.6 640 B

idle today.
However, ‘the prospector: co

tinues to do his annual assess-. ©

ment work, and let us hope that”
he will. be. fortunate enough to:

uncover sufficient good quartz in’
{this work that the ‘expert’. will —
| be able. to, discern the earmarks.
jof'an ore deposit so’ that he. will

be enabled ‘to knuw’ that it is =:
mineral claim at least and worthy: -
of’ developing: intoa mine, ©

We-have but little patience with ee

a city mining engineer. who. de- |

cries the” ‘decline in prospecting. ae
Our advice to. an
him. would. be to get out into.the

or the. ‘indastry. .

field. and knock his. -knuckies. on:

the rocks, : and with. his superior se
knowledge of: formation and: o

deposition, where mineéra
where it is not, ‘or where ‘he’ be»
lieves it ought to be, it ‘should

cover: ‘the hidden wealth, as well
as become independent. as: near

every.one.of the old timers audi in.
‘the early: days.

Let him secure a. grabstake. aso

do the prospectors, ‘it ought: to: be-: a

Certainly there’.

in his integrity” or ability to’ ‘stake .
him for six months: or a. year

+ With 20 or 100 such men in: the
field, certainly. something: could ~ cm

-|bé accomplished by-them..
ly it Mr, ‘Yellowlers, _

“Advertise it in the Herald.

| COAL NOTICES -

stikine ‘Land. Distriet—District or

-Take notice that I): Fred O: Curry; of °°.
Windsor, N.'S., merchant, intend: to".

apply” fora license: to prospect for..coal -

petroleum overt
eribed: Jands:
planted at the s.-w..cor. 0 ;
No. 9268, thence north 80: chains.to’ the ©

following des. *

8.-W.: cor. of:coa) license No. oth Go then eT

west: 80, chains: alon: thes

chaina, eaat 80. chains. to. point of. co

‘Gommencing: ata post |.
coal license“