- friends last Sunday.

Vol. 22

The district engineer of the public
works department, :Mr. Gwyer, arrtv-
ed in New Hazelton on Monday even-
ing iast and, was joined here by. his-
assistant, Mr, Cotten, together with an
instrument man and a‘chain man.

On Tuesday morning the party went
over the route of the new road neces-
sary for the new bridge to cross. the
Bulkley river near Hagwilget. The
district engineer gave. orders for men
to be put on clearing the right of way
for the road and it is untlerstood that
a gang of construction men will be put
on the job immediafely, niso that one
of the power shovels will be appro-
priated for the work.as most of the
road will be side hill cutting. The
new road necéssary will be, the Herald
learns, just a mile and 300 feet long-
er than the present road, nnd that the
grade will be from two to six per cent,
Both sides of the river will have prac-
tically the same grades and the new
Toad will be divided about equally be-
tween the two sides. |

The new site for the bridge is the
first’ high tock bank above the present
high’ level bridge. - The new structure
will be 2 two- “way ‘wooden "bridge, four
hundred. odd.feet long and a little ever
a htindred feet above the level of thd
river, or less than half as high as the
. old high level bridge, the latter is also
- O steel structure, while the proposed

new bridge will be of wood with o life

of about 18 years, The cost’ of the
new bridge and. the extra. road. needed.

will be less, the engineet’ says, then
$60,000

The new vond will join onto the old
road at a point about a hundred yards
from the high level bridge. For the
most part the road work will be side
hill work: with some rock’ work on

ench side it was clasified as bard
pan by the surveyors; but most likely

Work § Started Hagwilzet
Bridge---Wood Structure
To Replace Steel Bridge

Price than would be necessary, -especi-
ally for.the rood work, if.indeed a road!

Kenzie and Hon. Mr. Bruhn, ag soon
as they saw the proposed Hospital site
seid “Nothing doing on that”

and the road now under construction
will serve the purposes of the district,
and in due course the proper bridge
may be provided.

| NEW HAZELTON, B. G, WEDNESDAY, JULY 81, 1929

it is gumbo, similar to all the rest of
the country.
The department of public works at
Victorian was notified on Tuesday night
that the work hid been started and

unless something unforseen happens
the work will proceed steadily till com

pleted It. should be rendy for use at
an early date this fall. It is not a big
job.

Tust why the high level bridge was
condemned, the. department, at Victoria
never stated, and as, long as the same.
engineers remain at the head of affairs
there the reason nerer will be known,
{f indeed those engineers know them-
selves. In the meantime the citizens
of the district will have to put up with
the substitute and pretend they like |
it until such time as the population is
big enough and the development of the
district is extenslve enough to demand
the high level bridge. ‘The substitute
is certainly better than no bridge,

‘The present government and the lo-
cal engineers are also intitled to credit
for refusing to consider the ‘proposed
Hospital site’ bridge which wus des-
tined to do away with New Hazelton |
and also with the bridge at Hazelton, |
and to establish another townsite and
a new station yard. “Money was even
provided for that proposition, but upon
exainination it was found to be not at
all feasible, and estimated at a lower

could. be built. at all. , Hon. Mr. Me-

For the present at least the bridge

“WORKING ON THE SUSKWA

J. Allen Rutherford and a Party of

Men Taek Supplies out the First
of the Week

J, A. Rutherford, owner of the Susk-
wa group of claims on the Babine-trail
is now on the job doing . assessment:
work, Associated with Mr Rutherford
ure a humber.of old timers of this dia-
trict. There nre 82 claims in the com-
bination and the owners are optimistic
ahout the immedinte future as sever-
1 enginecrs representing hig compani-
es are going in to examine it this sum-
mer. The surface showings are re-
ported ‘to be the biggest. in the interior
with copper Ns one of the predominat-
ing minerals, Considerable work has
been done to date and the group is in
g00d shape for o big company to take
hold. The Suskwa_ is-situated some
miles up the Babine trail. There is a
kind of « wagon road ns far-as Six
Mile but after that it is n pack trail
nnd not a very good one at that as it
lins been move or less' neglected for the
past nunher of years. At one.time all
the Babine business wes over that trail
iind that business was: considerable An
effort Is now being made to have the
wagon road extended from Six Mile to
the mining broperty, at. least,

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Mr, and Mrs. 3,°D.- ‘Boutaing of the to
Duthie Mine called: on” "New" Hazelton.

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Proposed te Hota ‘Weekly Meetings—

evening at the home of Mrs, Sawle the
Fireside Club of New Hazelton was
former],
Should meet each Thursday evening at
eight -o'clock sharp, A feature is that

meeting to be responsible for the pro-
gran. for the folléwing meeting, and all
who come Inte to the meetings will be
fined ten cents for each offense, unless

10,80 and the meeting. closed at. eleven

ference with any other form of enter-
tainment arranged for ‘Friday evenings

Burna, president; Mrs, Roy Guas, vice-
president and Mrs. Ht. W. Wood, secre-
tary-trensurer, , .

the secretary so that preparations may
be. made: ficeordingly, “The next meet-
ing will be: held ‘at the home of Mrs. a .

tinal: examinations as a druggist. He
yr: ‘be: away for some ‘two months,

- FIRESIDE CLUB ORGANIZED

Pleasant Fall and Winter is In
Prospeet

Sr tteneenee

At a meeting hekl = Inst Safurday

It «was decided that the. club

hree members will be chosen “ench

rmed with a Zood and sufficient ex-
use. Refreshments will be served at

‘clock so that ‘there will be Ho inter

The officers electedl

were :—Jenn

- Any one wishing to join the associa-
ion will kindly notify the president. ‘OF

ussell on Thursday evening,
1

fae

* “Gaoner i. Wrinch’ leavéa Thursday
r Vancouver where he -wlil take. his

[Students ] Pass

ton.

442, Frederick E. Greene 382, William

‘High School and

During the past week the results of
the midsummer examinations were pub
lished in the daily press of the south.
Many, children were delighted, but 2
goodly number were far from being de-
Ughted Something Hke two-thirds of
those trying ‘were successful, and that
would indicate that either the teachers
are, inefficient or the examiners are
not qualified. , Inthe. high. school en-
trance examinations the rural schools
took all the honors. One pupil _ from
Vancouver was fourth while Victoria
and New Westminster did not show.
. The matriculation examinations re-
sulted in Vencouver taking. all the big
marks and. prizes.
- The results in the northern part of
the province were. as follows:

HIGH SCHOOL ENTRANCE
Burns Lake centre—Louis A, Gair,
South Bulkley, 860; Thelma Peterson,
412, Sylvia AM. Brunell 373, John Hal-
penny 372, Stanley Carrier 360, all of
Burns Lake.
Hazelton centre—Mary .J. Mathers
426, Four Mile (Kispiox), Bernard L.
Hindle 397, Neil B. Sterritt 360, Haz-
elton, William Sargent 375, New Hazel-

Telkwa centre—Margaret T. King

D. Cocks 3871, all of Quick .
Marion I. Foley, Round Lake, 399;
Shella K Hoops 444, Cecil John V. -Ag-
new 420, Stuart J. Croteau 416, Robt.
H. Donaldson 404, Telkwa, |
‘Terrace centre--William-: -M.... Allen.
427, Promoted on | - recommendation—
Bertha B. Bjornson, Edna M. Dover,
Helen G. Greig, E. Roris Houlden, L
M.. Johnstone, Annie Lipps, Stuart R.
Meleod, Bertha H, Moore, Howard .W.
Wilson

_ BEST CROPS FOR YEARS

Local Farmers and . Gardeners Pleas-
antly Surprised With the Re-
eent Rapid Growth.

The crops. in this district are the
best that heve been, had for a number.
of years. It is true that the dry and
the cold of envly spring, and in fact
until] a few days ago, was hard on the
early ay crop, the second crop. of ,al-
falfn, the oats, wheat, reots, spuds
and, fruit is better than for a long time
The only trouble is, that the. acreage is
small and the. total erap. of the, north-

Entrance Exam.|

.}on Monday night.

that he is the original and only bank
robber who banditted the Royal Bank
of ‘Catiada in Smithers .& week or so

Road for Prince
Going Down

A survey party working for the De-
partment of Public Works of British
Columbia, will start out Thursday of
this week from Remo to locate n route
for the road from Prince Rupert to
connect with the main highway at Ter-
race. The survey will be made down
the south side of the Skeena to a point
opposite Skeena City or Tyee where a
ferry will be operated across. There
is a good pass at the back of: either of
the two places mentioned with un ele-
vation not over 500 feet. The choice
of the ferry location will depend upon
the sand pars. The best. possible site
will be selected so as to- avoid the
sand, bars and long approaches.

The ideo of any pass being found
back from the Skeena was abandoned
after Engineer Gwyer made the trip
aver the country in an aeroplane. He
went up some ten thousand feet and
covered 2 wide stretch of country, ak-
ing in all the advocated possible sites.
He found the country glacier locked.
All the rivers head up inte the glaciers

e Rupert is
South Side of ©

Skeena---Surveyors Busy

and there is no chance of getting 1
rond through. Even were it possible, .
nnd it is not, to get through the road
would be open only three oy — four
months of the year as ‘that is a great
snow country,

The route along the Skeena on the
south side will open a good deal of
hew country for exploration and pros:
pecting and the road, when built, wilt
be open at least elght ménths: of the
year.

There is no doubt bat that the ror sud
from Prince Rupert. will: ‘he: built.on,the
south side of the Skeeria river and ep

nected with the north: side ‘bya, farry ;
at a point” near Skeena City ot Tee.

The people’ of Prince ‘Rupert willis»
find that ‘the road yill-be« built: muct

sooner than they have been lead to he-
lieve. The government decided to .zét
right first and then shove the work
through. That policy has been follow.
ed. The only problem now is to get ‘a

short dl channel for the ferry crossing.

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FLOWER SHOW PLANS

Society Met Last Friday night and.a

Fult Program Will be Given .
Next Week

Preparations are well under way for
the ‘annual’ flower show 1 Hazelton on -
August 15th’ next. ~ “There® was ‘a-gener-
al meeting of th soclety last Saturday
night and a.meeting of the executive
The show will be
conducted much along the same lines
as last year. Negotiations are on for
a baseball game, ete. In next week's

issue a full program will be published.

In the meantime the flower gardens
are making great progress and what
looked. like a failure a couple of weeks

igo now give promise of a very fine
display of bloom and foliage. -

NEW DISCOVERY. AT TOPLEY ©

Joe. Keliy of Smithers-has been do-

ing assessment ‘work on’ the -: London
group of claims at Lopley . near . the
Topley-Richfield~ property, ~ “ind Taek”
week he- reported finding : some very
tich ore in place, The- “discovery Was
taade on the London claim which, ‘as
owned by Wm. Gow of South Haiel-
ton. The ore carries. gold . and allter.
Samples were sent away to assay

Mrs. B. R. Cox and family returned
to Hazelton last week after spending
nearly a year in Vancouver,

Smithers Bank
Jail After a

James Wesley Berke-has confessed

_ Money and Gun Recove:

Bandit i in
Long Chase |

re

~d .

was sent ont to: Waleott- with; ‘thityine-

tions to pick up anyone who eorld nat
tgcount for, his preséiice in the Ustriet

ern Interior will. not.be much effected
The yleld in this particular part of
the country this year should, however,
be an inducement to others to mbve in
here, and the settlers here nowshould

ago.

nsalzes,
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Berke was taken into custody on
Sunday morning about alx o'clock and.
on Monday had his. preliminary trial
and was committed for trial at the fall.
He will go to Oknla. for a rest

produced, and the Jocal market is de-
veloping faster than the Production.

now working on material. for 2 new
preliminary report for the department
of, mines...
ane :two prellmianry' -Teports ‘in future
os the demand is great, cnd the. devel-
opment of mfhing is greater than ever

new report. will-cover the. last six

be encouraged to plant a larger acre-
age next year’ The Jecal market will
consume several times wliat- is heing | t

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PREPARING , A NEW REPORT

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District - Mining Engineer D. Lay is ®

It. has: been dlecided to ig- h

Pp

n-the history. of ‘the. province... The

gave one of his pursuers on the day.of
nnd the balance he kept with him until
he got: near Walcot where he deposited
‘lt, along «vith his gun, under the. floor

been recovered, nll, but. bout $50.

the. bush towards the east.”

‘seen. The police followed up every
clue . and: the bad man , knew, to: re
comfort ‘during: ait those. days, &

mn the meantime, |.
Berke robbed the bank of some two
housand dollars, more or less. He

more, —

Sargt. ; Service, upon learning thts

he robbery, nearly a thousand dollars

f the lavatory at the station. It has
Byer sinte the’ robbery. the bandit’
as been making slow progress through
At several
oints he, was reported: ag ‘haying been

least so. far, :28 the.
Whether - it is the t

‘The man was located about .tws miles
‘from Walcott. Engineer MeTstyre in.”
dienied to the. hunters Where their man _
was. He was taken in charge nud wer
heing taken to. Quick on a hand: cnr,
At.a point, along the road the bandit

grabbed. a rifle and. jumped of? the
hand car and took to’ the bush once

organized a band of Indian trapper: *
‘and sent..them ‘nto ‘the: ‘bush after the
escaped robber.
more on the trail, but about six Sur:
day morning Jack Joseph, Chas. Pot. ie
Mek and. Patrick Pom.eame across Binz.

and bronght him into: the, Police. ‘ays: 7
sole Wway,. were. the. cause. of the. ‘yaNine!
getting hold. of him. He was Jandel,
Safely, in the Smithers jail.

There wasn dozen or

Berke is a stranger to - Sinithens ‘nee.
ater could. Jogi, 5
t time the piss)

mouths. :

The ‘omineca Herta Is ‘$2.00 a year,

1 Tn iis 1 absence the store will be in’ the
reare, of me B. Hodgins mos

&

me Onitnecn Herald $2.0 your

At will. include. “new. ‘discov+
erles,. and development: of.:
and of.the more advanced mines. .

“-prospe cts |:

that'n rebbit had. been taken from. tlie
tation’ at, ‘Quick: While. the police. in.
| ventigated this another report: came in

that: a: suspicious. man: was’ seen: ‘near
Waleott, * W aeetiod ‘TAR _ trom’ Quite:

ALaist . Saturday: word - ‘was received:

had not. been learned, ‘but: the pr 0
ers history. wi ‘he: hunted, up’
course, “In, the meantime the Sm 31)
people ‘ill , have to‘dig

new game find some ne

atrayed.. from the straight and: narrow 7 a