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NEW HAZELTON, B. C., DECEMBER 12, 1924

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‘Skeena River Lumber Co.

Fully Finished Prod uct

Contract for

* Logging operations were start-

ed for the Skeena River Lumber
Co. on Monday last and there is
how more activity around Usk

than there has been for the past
two years. This activity will be
increased materially for the next
few weeks when the new com-
pany will have the mill running
to capacity.,.

The Skeena Lumber Co. is the
new organization which has talten
‘over the assets of the Kleanza
Co. and on Wednesday last the
statutory meeting was held in
Prince Rupert when ‘the follow-
ing officers and directors were
elected:—President, J. G. Bjorn-
stad, Minneapolis; W. Swanson,
secretary-treasurer; W. H. Peter-
Man, managing director; C. A,
Bjornstad, W. Bjornstad and J.
Willman.

The company has been capital-
ized-at half a million doliars and
the money all comes from Minne-
apolis and ample funds are now
on hand to make a.success of the
enterprise, All liabilities of the
old company have been met and
in every way the future is very
bright for the new company.

In the logging camp.: eleven
teams have been started and two
carloads of horses are on the way
., from Minneapolis to augment the
forces.

A large dry kiln is being built
to handle the product of the mill.
The mill ig ready to run and the
cable across the Skeena 1s being
rebuilt. As soon as it is ready
the mill will be started and run
to capacity. To handle the lumn-
ber to the best possible advant-

=. age a number of changes were
made in the equipment.
The Skeena River Lumber Co.:
a: has a contract with Minneapolis
lumber firms for half a million
ma, feet of kiln dried dressed lumber
= per month, the first shipment to
. i be made in February. To fill the
ma) large contract the mill will need
Me: be operated to capacity and like-
44 ly a double shift will be worked.
| All the officers and directors of
i # the company returned to Usk on
| , Wednesday night and have taken
a 1 over the actual management,
ik. As a result of the new company
coming into Usk Mr. Peterman,
| Mr. Swanson and Mr. W. Bjorn-
atad of Minneapolis, will become
residents of Usk. :A good‘ many
new workmen will also be brougt
in so that Usk will take a large
step forward and resume ‘its for-
mer position as a bustling burg.
‘The new managing director,
r. Peterman, ‘has-been .a* very:

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New Company Takes Over Kleanza Co.’s s "Assets and
Logging Operations Started This Week—Half a
Million Feet Per Month for Eastern Markets

and those taking part.
E. Falconer gave a solo, not a
reading, The reading was given
by Mrs. Tomlinson.

executive ability will be a big as-
set to the new company. J. G.
Bjornstad, the president, was a
large stockholder in the old com-
pany and he and his two sons re-
present a good portion of the
capital in the new concern. ' Mr.
Swanson, secretary-treasurer has
been a successful banker: in the
United States. '

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Separate Mining Company

_ The mining part of the com-
pany’ g interests will be handled
by a separate company to be or-
ganized immediately the Kleanza
Co.’s affairs have been finally
wound up. It will be known as
the Kleanza Mining Co. and with
it Capt. John Willman will be
prominently identified, The min-
eral holds of the company on the
Copper or Kleanza mountain are
extensive and very promising,
Sufficient work has already been
done and enough ore developed to
warrant development on a much
larger scale. It is more than
probable that next spring will
see a considerable force at work
on the Kleanza mountain.

We Made Some Mistakes

In our report last week of the
W.A. and Ladies’ Aid Bazaar we
made a fine mess of the program
Mrs, A.

. Rev. Pound
opened the bazaar and the mono-
logue {not dialozue) was given
by A. A. Connon. Rey. Practor
was chairman.- There may have
been other inaccuracies, no doubt
Were, and we apologize for all of
them now,’

Mrs. Dupuis of Haysport was
burned out last Monday. Her
property was a total loss,

Mrs. Toney Grecco and daugh-
ter arrived from Italy on Sunday.
morning and were met at the de-
pot by a good number of citizens
including Mr. Greceo,” all togged
out in his best overalls and wed:
ding hat and about as calm and
collected as a bridegroom. The
happy couple will reside down on
the farm, - .

A Peterborough. Ont., man ig
authority for the prediction that
the Cassiar. district will be. an-
other Yukon for gold production.

‘Smithers is all swelled’ ‘up over
its hold-up last- and ‘the’. capture

of the offender. afterward,” The
| man held up a. poker. game ‘and

{pulled up to'the east end of. the
slide.

slide a tall, it vas never slide be.
fore dat -time.’”
top of the cut slid down all right
and the. track Tay be cleared for
the next train. .

delay in getting, ‘equipment. to
clear away ‘the mess ‘as the wind

Mining and Other Activities

About Dorreen

There is now considerable min-
ing activity on Maroon mountain
and development has advanced to
such a stage that transportation
is the immediate problem. It is
intimated that Fiddler creek val.
ley is the favored route for a
wagon road to these properties.
The distance is approximately ten
miles from Dorreen to the said
mountain, traversing a well min-
eralized zone. A road of: uni-
form grade, with no unusual dif-
ficulties can be bullt at a nominal
cost. The Fiddler creek route is
undoubtedly the natural one.

Eugene Hogan is now rigging
up sleighs for the purpose of get-
ting ore down from the Dorreen
mine. to. the depot. He believes
the rain is over and that snow is
here to stay,

Fred Nash, surveyor, Terrace.
was here last week surveying a
piece of land for a school site up-
on which it is expected in the
near future to erect a school that|.
will bea credit to the district.
Toe community desires to extend
to Mrs. C. Carpenter its appre-
ciation of her gift of an acre of
land for this. purpose.

An entertainment and Christ.
mas tree for the school children
will be held on Wednesday even-
ing, the 17th, The program is
being prepared by H.W. Edward-
son, All are cordially invited to
be present. After the ‘close of!.
the performance the usual good
eats with coffee will be served
and then all those who go desire
may retreat to the ball room to
while away the balance of the
night.

Mud and Rock
Blocked Train
On Wednesday

Last Wednesday one of the big-
zest winds of the season hit the
coast and lower Skeena and -eon-
tinued on into the interior. All
along the line, trees that never
blew -down before found. their
way onto the railway track and
the train crew were kept busy.
Just east of Dorreen a mud and
rock slide was encountered... - It
was twenty feet deep and a hun-
dred feet long. No. four backed
down to Pacific and waited tintil
the next .afternoon when No. 3

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Everybody transferred,
‘Vell, I don’t understand dat

However, the].

There was much

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indicate that business is very

tor of poles for the Hanson Co.

Valley arrived this week for Jas.
Wells and others,
ior to Washington hay and some-
what cheaper.

walk from the store to the ferry |,
landing. Itisa great improve-
ment,

Dean Marsh are pleased to see
him around again after his recent

Riverside House on Sunday.

night under the auspices of the
Usk string orchestra.
a large attendance and everyone
was there to have a real good

the floor were hauled before the

sing of omission . and commis-
gion, .

wateh us grow.

met at the. home. of:: Mrs. Weaver

on ‘Wednesday: afternoon, when |:
the business of the bazaar - was

Fine Prospects .
In all Lines on
Skeena River

Reports from all along the line

much improved and the indica-
tions are that it will continue to
improve fairly rapidly all winter.
The lumber, timber, pole and
mining industries are all locking
brighter than for years, Ata
number of points along the river
real money is coming in for de-
velopment on a large seaie. It
will not be long before the rail-
way company -will have to get
down to running more trains and
faster trains to handle the busi-
ness that will be forced on them
from ali points, A big local mar-
ket for all agricultural produce is
being created along the Skeena
and many more farmers and bun-
dreds of more acres will be re-
quired if this new local market is
to be supplied by the north.

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Among those from out of town
who attended the dance Saturday
night were Bert Wilson, Pitman,
T. D. Simonds, Jack Nut, Jeff,
Odon, Terrace, Miss Dewar, Cop-
per City, Miss Dobbie and bro-
ther of Dobbie and Mr. and Mrs,
Ralph Matthews.

R. E. Allen, of Hanall, inspec- |

was here this week. .
A carload of hay from Bulkley

It was super-

Local citizens have built a side

The friends of the Rev. Rural

Ilness, He held service at the

A hard times dance was held
n Bethurem hall on Saturday

There was
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ime. The dance was a great
uccess. A number of those on

un-judge and fined for various

Usk is on: the up-grade. Just

The New. Hazelton Ladies ‘Aid Ki

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eaned up.. Everything’ -offe red

a

successful manufacturer. and. his

a -bundred. dollars and: ‘has Bince.
been a. guest of’ the soyernment,

had also messed. Mp. the wires and
- telephones, ON Deon.

for’ pale. was sold and. the lal lies

Telkwa were here last week in
connection with logging opera-
tions,

another card party and dance in

{the school Saturday -night,

missing last week, has turned up
in the Hazelton hospital,
he is‘undergoing repairs.
his leg in the bush.

tained a number of their friends
at a party last Saturday night. |

have gone to Prince Rupert and
mav decide to remain there, |

a few days here this week look-

from Landbank, Sask.

over the week end on business., oy :

'|six months for wife-beating, °

merly Miss Germain, a. Aradaate "

iat district-is' to be congratul-

New School is
Built at Kitselas
Indian Village

The Department of Indian Af-
fairs has just completed a fine
new school and ‘dwelling combin-
edin the village of Kitselas, at
Vanarsdol. The building is 42

feet long and 30 feet wide, and
is two storeva high. At the east
end is a classroom, 25 feet by 28,
extending to the full height of
the walls. The other half is for
use by the teacher as living quar-
ters, and includes a kitchen and
living room downstairs and two
bedrooms upstairs.

The entire building is finished
in rustic on the outside, while the
inside is finished throughout in
cedar V-joint. Practically all the
lumber was manufactured at the
local sawmill of Hagen & Delpra,
Vanarsdol, The contr actors,
Messrs. Mitchell & Currie, of
Prince Rupert, are loud in their
praise of the fine qualilty of. the:
lumber supplied by this little mill.

The school is a eredit-to the
village of Kitselas, and’ will be
the means of inspiring the natives
along educational lines, ‘C. M.
MacKinnon is the present teacher
at Kitselas, while the Rev. J. H. :
‘Young has the general” overtight el
of the village. .

Woodcock |

__ J. MeNeil and Geo. Murray of

The Woodcock people enjoved

D. MeLean, who was reported

where
He cut

Mr. and Mrs. E. Hodkin enter-

C. Neilson and R. Linstrom

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Mr, Marks has been spending

ng over some: land. He comes |

“Tiny”? MeLaughlin was here

Jack Beaton of ‘Smithers ot,

Mrs. Gertrude: Schulstad, ‘for.

0 to hear
th her appointment. and" t e Kiti-

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ted upon securing 80 efficient a Be