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FRIDAY, JULY 1%, 1914 ~~

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oe TE Soa “THIRD. AVENUE—PRINCE RUPERT 1 eepeem ——__— ——— — —
Summary of Geological Report on Sestion| |” aver. BROS. _j||- PIONEER HOTEL
oo. aa _ Between Prince Rupert and Telkwa, B.C. ) :-. FURNITURE © | arene i0N any BATHS
“~ BY R G. MCCONNELL CONTINUED PRom Las r Lt’ Funeral Directors -  Embalmers q hit Pl “_ On
“a 0 OF, @a er — = = — a = J SPECIAL ATTENTION TO SHIFFING CASES - i . = — .
- . _ ; . HE VALLEY OF THE SKEENA, where it cuts the Stacie enaeeibtaebeeiania teria t ~- "Rooms - = 50e...
Comforts Coast range, is a deep, steep-sided trough, precisely|(° 2. re | — 25, a
co _ similar to the fiord-like depressions filled with salt water a0 | } ee ee | ee BEDS -- - ac.
— prevalent along the coast, It has, however, been gradual-|:- -.Q, A, RAGSTAD ©. ji. -. Barus - - 50c ~
’ ie y silted up by the river down to about mile-post 40, and is f- cg SOE EE oe BP ec SERIE Se gh
Nyal s Face Cream - 26e- - bottomed wit alluvial flats and islands, te the mouth Pow. _ WATCHES, (clocks oh) |p NBAR THE FW. &8. WAREHOUSES.
m7. D. ; gpg see of the Kitsumgallum its: character. changes,..The valley |}. dE ree a | bene ee . Penp.
. -°Taleum Powder - - 25¢: hove this at the end of the Glacial period was floored for{P "°° °G@EO. TALLMAN. :-: PROP...
‘Foot Powder - --- 95 some distance by estuarine, and farther up by glacial de- he ‘SMITHERS: - (+ B.C. :; La —_ =
oS . coe : posits, and is lace of Gepositing ita load the river ig pour. Gian weg |S
ew fe ing out, and along most of its course is sunk in a secondary} 5... ee a es 4 aaa : _ —
Mosquito Lotion ZO ee ve ley. The secondary valley is mostly in drift, but slong ( High Ciass. WATCH AND } RS ee ae eo Fee ay
me met eg considerable stretches it cu rou ese loose deposits] ( : AT NRT; LD oan ne Pin.
ICE CREAM SOFT DRINKS _ |Il|Stum'ttte the bedsrock bencath, and-contracts into a can-|) OPTICAL WORK , 4} -Everything for
_ ce ee yon.. The rock-walled portions are.due, in part at least, to. { Done Here. oe awe anveee re ge
—e deviations of the stream from the lowest portions of. its L. ee oe i : the Office Desk ;
ran at Ve pre-Glacial channel. Some of them may owe their origin jot WARK:& SON... j ted - - wae
U -to-Date Dru Store to small post-Glacial uplifts, eee Poot ta WAIN, one qi. -—_——_—_———
aes Br Oe ieee a cet ee ef eas || Loan lait Sta cra
a ; which border the Coast range batholith on side, enters | dpewireermicceermiimemrnarmimernere® [fo es ”  Pomaing :
New, Hazelton " Hazelton a more easily eroded region, where it gradually expands in| ji 0 80 ' 7 _ and Drawing. ‘Papers, Cameras,
: width, and the bordering slopes became much less regular. | + CaS, os "C11" Booka, Souvenirs, Picture Postals
The Bulkley river, ‘which is followed after leaving the f ee ae et en | EEE ese ~
Skeena, is a wild, unnavigable stream, plunging over ra-| Carss & BENNETT ~ ao Se ne ATT
) CARS
: ids or crowding through canyons along its whole coarse, Te teTERS' oak WwW. W...WRATHALL
« uapdepaunaesassaessiarsaeracené 5 . phe enclosing valley ig very. large. its width ranging from boo, ARRISTERS | ; t oot... PRINCE RUPERT. .”-
menmosmenngsnesaes Barras aia FA Sreesorss eases miles: It is. z : ; Ce a DORE a INS SE ep
Sie SESR RED istarstatazetassnavessesscoseenocesoneeeaey the Skeena to Morricetown, by the high ragged Rocher de 7 -2ND AVE. °°) PRINCE. RUPERT. { ———_———_
a no 3881 Boule mountains, and from Morricetown to the Telkwa. by " Do ae es es | —_
- 32 _ : bd the almost, equally rough Hudson Bay inountains. On the | retort mak —
+3 northeast the bounding elevations are low. and more even,|/ 4.7, °5 aoe Sh erence
Bg . $38 | seldom breaking into prominent peaks.. ce ALL THE MODERN CONVENIENCES ! ‘Get the BEST for your money.
Se The valley is heavily drift covered, and a cross gection i a Ge |. _ We: are representatives . for:—
- usually shows a central. terraced portion, bordere “un- Tyr. To2 Ary Po nS altoan Pomawritara.
so - * | even slopes, leading up to the bounding ‘ridges aid moun: Be DR. L.. E - GILROY: mon +The Oliver: ‘Fypewriters
ae tine. The viver Je sun ne secondary, and: for long} = .s Ss DENTIST... ao Sold_.on. the most liberal. terms ‘i
s reaches, rock-walled vailey from Hazelton:to -Telkwa.:. .- co fg SUE SE ee se ae.
gS. Groceries ; Feed Hardware ~ ‘Phe grade of the Skeena. from Essington, where the SmitH BLOCK’ “PRIncE RUPERT" ! - Cary. Fire-Proof . Safes =
oe an - a ° 4) current practically ceases, to Hazelton, a distance of 154 ee <: +: 4°). Gompanies of the highest repute in FIRE, 7 4
“3. ; ; : miles, averages.4.2 feet per-mile, and that of the Bulkley Grin wmetrmettnrsrmmsommeremsmee®, | tor PE, ACCIDENT Insu rance
se from Hazelton to Telkwa, a distance of 58 miles, 17.1. feet = — AND LIABILITY ee

“-and Fidelity Bonds.

per mile. The elevation at Telkwa is 1,650 feet above sea.
; The Natural Resources ce
The principal natural. resources of the district consist,
on the coast, of fisheries and the product of the forest, and
in-the interior of agriculture and mining. °

im Clothing and ‘Gents’ Furnishings,
cos Boots and Shoes
| We always have a complete stock-.|°

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A and the. buyer of: these lines will _The Skeena'is.a-noted salmon river, and the fishing in- |} ———_+-_— — ———
| GS. ‘| “find ‘our prices as low .as they ~ dustry bas been established on a firm basis for.some years, > foe — —_ —_—
Ch ae land-aame lines | and is still growing, 2 product of the numerous salmon |B 21.9.2 4. ' BLP oe ey ee Bey Se
ae. ‘ ean land same tines from coast canning. establishments, located on islands off the mouth of |B - Lote } 2 4 Block a ay A W. ‘Kd ny e Co _
Epa ed the Skeena, and along the mainland, is very large, in favor-|—B - 408 I, © andy, oc! BN, fhe TV oe Et 1e Ue
<3 sree 7 able seasons exceeding 200,000 cases. Other fishes of.com- | ig” and Lot 11 in Block 144."Biy
. 35 Te _ ¢?|-mercial importance are. the cod, herring, oolachan, and, (IM Allin Sec. 2, New Hazelton—~ i] Importers and Retails:
3 | -Pagsley Street New Hazelton | farther away, near the Queen Charlotte islands, the halibut. | MJ. - Kelly’s townsite. . Make offer. _- poe 0 Demers in en
ee Pe 8 cy oo " S|. The'Coast district is forested, practically everywhere.|» go. nearer aeees 41 CeCe ke Dee
ne aoa coos ane , up to a height of about 4,000 feet above sea-level. The | § “y. S, Barron, Dawson, Y.T.: “BW. Wall. Papers... ns
(3 principal forest trees along the lower part of the Skeena | fq oe RET me sa. as wee
“ae are the hemlock, the Sitka spruce, specimens of which fre- | R2=aaRSRuiRt sie aEEEseer Ea - «Paints, - Oils, be
 ROARSBMORNOD AOR Re DRE Rea Ree iteteges s: #\ quently attain diameters of irom eet, and the white} .- : : a
q ly attain diameters of é to 8 feet, and the white

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*ifir.. The cottonwood is well represented along: the lower —

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Seelet | flata: “ Less common trees are the valuable yellow cedar |” ' Le
and the red cedar." . aa = =—\ ae -nishes -
_ . The area of land available for agriculture is very limit- i aaa we Fin ) || ores: me
‘ ed near the coast, but the country east of the Coast range, For Sale-or . Let. + “Sprains,” BRusHEs; Drv ‘COLORS,
“ although generally rough and mountainous, contains a Se eet . DISTEMPERS, GLASS,» PICTURE
number of large areas suitable for this and kindred. pur- SECTION = -TWO = PROPERTY “BRAMR * AND. R oom MouLpives,

oses. Among the most important ofthese are: the wide |}] Lot ock. 144; with ing bet
ongitudinal depressions which follow the Kitsumgallum Poot 20, Block “a with Dwelling Ai}: © PAINTERS’ AND. SIGNWRITERS’ » -
and Kitwancool rivers from the Skeena north:to the Nasa, Lots 1, °2;'Cor. Pugeley and lith, “ GENERAL SUPPLIES -
the benches along the upper Skeena, and the great terrac-| ]]. Ave. with $ business houses. RS ee a age
ed:valley_of.the Bulkley. Production as yet is small be-(#] Lot'11, Cor; 10th’and Bowser Sts. - EEE
gauge settlement has barely commenced. tt includes small with double house, dwelling. “[f|| and AVE, .-.: PRINCE: RUPERT
fruits and apples in the valley of the Kitsumgallum, an Ne pet OR US VT a
Toots and hardy cereals farther inland. o Gi saa Els Part, Cash, 7 Balance -on.Terme, *
“Phe mining .industry-.is. also: in ‘its. initiel and-experi- | 1] ee iy, Pees Perea pee | I
\mental stages, but promises a rapid development. The W. J .MacKenzie
scope. of the work ‘did not include: an-examination of ‘the a ennai =}

| Geo. D. Tite |

[Complete House Furnisher |

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numerous metalliferous discoveries ‘in the neighborhood of |’

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Hazelton and at other points ulong the route, and the only | _
| economic: work done consisted in the ‘examination of a re- | .
ported salt’. weil near. Kwinitsa; . Injles east of Prince |:,
| Rupert, .: The conditions found here proved interesting and | \
‘somewhat : peculiar,” The -mountaiy | the --vielhity:; of] ©
Kwinitsa ‘recede ‘from the river, forming & basin about 'one|~
mile wide anda mile: anda. half long, through which the}...
Kwinitea, a small stream,’ flows: to join-the Skeena,” The|: ..-.
basin has-been filled up with sands, clays and gravels‘to'a|
\Jevel about equal to that: of the highest tides ‘which affect;
t: half :a, mile. north. of ‘the |

Abou
ite rim of