‘Silk Tents

‘Their extreme lightness and compaciness make them specially
adapted for Surveyors, Prospectors, Hunters, Miners and others
who wish to keep the weight and bulk of their packs down to
the very lowest notch
. 7 t-2x%9-x 2, price $18.75
7 1-2x 10 1-2 x 2, price $21.00

_ Drill Flys

8 x 10, price $3.50
10.x 12, price $5.00
12 x 14, price $7.00

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Hudson’s Bay Company

ATURDAY, DECEMBER 2; 1911

: || Local and Personal. .

Adams suggests Kodaks: for

§) Christmas presents.

W. H. Parker, who has been

fi confined to the hospital for some

time, is again on his feet, and is

y | rapidly regaining his usual health,

While playing hockey early, in
the week, J. §. Cline sustained a
cut over the left eye which will

B|keep it in obscurity for some

days, :
There is fair sleighing above

i} Twenty-mile, but the lower end
yiof the road is almost bare, and
a\freighters are anxiously looking

Hazelton’s Favorite Resort

GALENA CLUB
BOX BALL
POOL AND BILLIARDS

Soda’ Fountain Equipped ta serve Finest [ce Cream Sodas,
Sundaes, etc., etc.

Our specialty is the best Confectionery, including unrivalled
Imported Chocolates.

Choicest Egyptian and other Imported Cigarettes Fine Cigars,
Books, Magazines and Periodicals

E. J. Tate

L D. J. McDougall

Sash and Door F actory

Hazelton’s New Industry

Full stock of all kinds and sizes of Window
Sash, Doors, Office Fixtures, Interior Finishings
on hand or Made to Order. Oo

Large stock of Lumber and: Building Materi- j
als, Tinsmithing, Plumbing and Steamfitting,

Job and Shop Work’a Specialty.
Plans and Specifications. .

‘Stephenson & Crum
CONTRACTORS AND BUILDERS

Hazelton

[emt are ttt es ome) yf [ff meee EST iT : De teed ff

‘Ingineca Hotel

McDonell & McAfee, Props, .

The only family hotel in the district. Private dining rooms.
Night and day: restaurant. Modem conveniences.
Reasonable rates. Good Stable in. connection.

oe)
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Hazelton

Choicest of Wines, Liquors and Cigars
~ always. on hand: © —

mone FA demas 53S creme Fl St em | ome 3h: mmr (FFs 129 mca H $9 cme 99D cee 39 FF orm 9 er

Se ee ee

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S MINES, L1p.

Non-Personal Liability

- Owning and operating “AMERICAN BOY”
group of eight claims on Nine Mile Mountain

ORF block of 100,000 Treasury Shares -
ae placed on the market is going rapidly . .
© >. and we expect it to be all closed out before= > +
~. . . Jan.1.” Avhine body of ore is exposed ontwa |
“sides in-No. 3 vein. [tis 250 ft.long on the
“surface. The shaft is down 85 ft. with fine °-

oie in the bottom. -

f/obliged. to abandon their canoes/4

| EXPRESS G0,

____ HATELTON, B.

“The tunnel will reach .the ore in Nov 2° - er

vein by the endof February, when the tock’.

Gis dae to-double in vahie,. When the block - s iB

for snow. ;

W. J. Driver, one of the most
successful of the Bulkley valley
ranchers, went down the river on
Wednesday, en route to Seattle,
where he will spend the winter.

_ News has been received that R,
DeB. Hovell, of Hazelton, has
been elected a vice-president: of
the Vancouver branch of the
Navy League, in recognition of
his services to the cause.

H. Silverthorne was in town
during the week. At the Pleas-
ant Valley postoffice which bears
his name he reports quite a num-
ber of improvements, including a
new store and stopping place.

Telkwa’s new skating rink,
which is to have dimensions of

80x 200 feet is nearing comple-| °

tion, and the hockey team whicti
will represent the Valley in this
winter’s games is getting ready
for business, .

At Skeena crossing the con-
tractors have completed the upper
works on ‘the first caisson, and
are now engaged in installing the
four hoisting engines which will
be used for handling .material.:
The actual work of. sinking will
begin next week. The second
caisson is wellunder way, |" —

A hew stoppipg place, which
will be appreciated by those who
travel between Hazelton and
Bulkley valley points, has been
opened at the halfway point by
Hamann & Kilpatrick. The pro-

prietors are men of experience :
and ability, and may be relied

upon to furnish the best
accommodation. a oo

Fears were entertained that
Gus Rosenthal, who went to Van-
couver for the treatment.of his
injured eye, would have to under-
20 an operation,
Rosenthal, Harris & DeVoin news
has just been received, however,
that. an operation will be un-
necessary, and the sigh? of the

possible

injured optic is. not likely to be}

affected.

Development work on the Sil-|

ver Cup will be concentrated on
the Duke tunnel during the

winter. The tunnel is now in/f
50 feet, and good progress is|

being made by the miners under
Foreman Gus Sanborn. J. Fall,
superintendent of the property,
intends to leavein ‘a few days for
Victoria, where he will spend a
few weeks. a

The lake on which the Athletic! 5

association has constructed its

rink is the property of the Hos-| 2 a ;
i This hotel is. headquarters for all

pital. For the satisfaction of

enquirers,- Dr. Wrinch, medical|
superintendent of the Hospital, |]
announces that the free nse of:

space for rink and pavilion has
been granted’ to. the association,

and that the public is welcome to}

the use of the lake for skating.

One or two horses in the dis-
trict showing symptoms which

led to' the suspicion that the-ani-| .
mals might be ‘infeeted -with|

A Big Potlatch:

‘This has been a busy week on
the Indian reserve, Mon
there began’ the preliminary.
ceremonies attendant upon . they
choice of a Spa-ouk, or chief of
the Wolf clan, The Wolf crest
being second in importance only.
to that of the Frog, the event
necessitated the. attendance of
over three hundred Indians from’
other branches of the tribe-lo-
cated at various points along the
Skeena. The visitors were enter-
tained at the prescribed ‘‘wel-
come-feast’’ on Thursday even-:

ing, when it was made known!
that Nag-Wa-On,; who is. known |.

to the Whites as. Johnny Patsey,
had been recognized as chief :of
the clan by the kingmakers -of

On Monday | me:

the tribe, he being the nearest} |}. ?

of kin to the last chief, Fanny
De-Las, who died a year ago.
The ceremonies marking the ac-
cession of a chief. occupied thé
attention of the tribe all day
yesterday, the feature being a

potlatch in which some $4000 in |’

goods. and several thousands in
cash were distributed by the Spa-
ouk and his relatives, among
whom were the unsuccessful can-
didates for the chiefship, Edward
Clark and Robert Wilson. “An-
other incident was a. competitive
dance, occurring in the afternoon,
in which practically every klooch-
man in the tribe participated, —

Limestone On Skeena
. (Spectal to The Miner),
“Vancouver, Nov. 80:—Chesley,
the discoverer of limestone beds
on the Skeena’ river; seventy
miles from: Prince ‘Rupert, has
returned with Alexander Faulds,

a mining engineer who went up!

to examine the lime. Their ¢e-
port indicates that the deposits

are larger than at first supposed. |

They say. there is a stratum
five miles long which will, with-
out doubt, serve for the manu-

facture of the highest prade|

cement, Thedeposit hasa width
of from 300 to 500 feet. Mr.
Faulds says the deposits contain
millions of tons of the . best
cement. --- re

- OWA ot
The Hazelton Branch: of . the
Woman’s Auxiliary: will hold their

Annual Sale iri the Town Hall on|

Thursday evening, Dec,14. Doors

open at 7:30. . Musie and singing |
om

oe Hazelton’

~ Gifts

for Everybody’ *. :

J. Mason Adams *:
"". DRUGGIST

" Blénd Coffee,,

; q Where everything is well
_ cooked and appetizing.

Rt

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.

‘Our ‘Piés, Cakes;..- Cookies, -
‘Doughnuts, Bread and Buns, are
thebest

“ Try-a pound: can of our Special:
There ia none bet-

* ter anywhere,

‘Hazelton Bakery

_+ + Opposite Hazelton Hotel“.

will form part of the programnie,

At the office of |=

selections while we have*

the goods. Swell-Dolls. -”
# May be you would like a nice Album of
They are easy °

toma, :  :-

i Local Views to send home.

f OMINECA 'PHOTOGRAP

: "TC “XMAS is ‘near! here, =
7 oO z : : a ome in and make your 4
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here,

Come in.

HIC CO”

=

an ae Hazelton oo

See tom fH emf Comes Team Eee Ammen he

(cys visiting Omineca district, <2 5-:

mining and commercial men: |

glanders caused the .authorities! 3: -

to send Dr. Mackenzie, a Domin-|]
_jlon veterinary inspector, to Hazel-|
ton. “After making the necessary |.
tests and deciding that the horses| .l
had no contagious disease, the; #:.—==>
inspector returned to .the coast|' | --

yesterday, . 5 |

H. H. MeéVittie and his survey =
patty have’ returned from their|:,
|/season’s work in the district |.

around Tatla” and Trembleur

lakes... The nine men .had’ al

rather. strenuous trip, being

at old Fort Babine and‘take the
thin.ice for footing to the Babine
‘post, where they struck the Man-
sontrail.. They report a consider-

able area of good land between/§

Trembleur and Babine lakes, —

onthe’ visit: tol/f.. ~

ts, C.F. W
. azelton ‘on

day... In thé Crow’s Nest country,
where he spent 'part. of his time

illis - re.

gold acquaintances; heif

many enquiries are being

Wednes-|J

- ‘Good Sample Rooms : a}
.. Baths and’Barber Shop’ =
~.. Hotand Cold Water: ©

. People desiring to visit Bulkley Valley and poiiits'south may -:.
; travol-by the Bulkley Valley Stage, which leaves this hotel for Aldér-.*: 9
. mere and ‘Telkwa.every ‘Tuesday and Friday, oR a be :

"LOK Sah.Pop

EEE RRENELLiLaniereL ememrieihremeticienees cee eee ee eT .

I madé: aa ‘to: the possibilities off f° |

|| this district, and-he was able to!

dd” some effective missionary

[| work, © The coal strike is settled,

and the minera have returned to

work, Mr. Willis says, but. it will; F

take many months to mdke good!
th #8 to,men and employers,

INTERIOR FORARONG

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