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OMI

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1926

No. 47

| New Country Big Attraction Bear Hunters

Albert Mercer returned Friday nizht from his semi-anouat pil- a, grimage into the jungles of the Copper river country. He is one of the great explorers of this dis trict and has gone into many new places, There are few places he does not known in the north. As a trapper he had pretty fair suc- cess and will pay a dividend this year. One night he was awaken- ‘ed by a heavy thud on the roof of his shack and when he got his | opened and oyer to the window 7 4 he came face to faee with a big m black bear and only a pane of ma glass between. Albert reached mm for his rifle but madé a noise and a the bear started to beatit. He

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: #; hustled out of the cabin and took mer 2 Shot at the bear in the semi-

m@ darkness but missed by a frac- ® tion although the bear left some m of hide behind and did not return | for it. This spring Mercer attempted mm: to penetrate the country of the m South Fork, a country that hag we long aroused his curiosity. Even

o . though he did not reach his ob-

p jective he discoyered a wonder. | ful canvon that rivals the Grand |. Se Canyon of Colorado. It is twelve - ita fifteen miles long and from “three-to four thousand ‘eet deen. Bic i is a paradise for the mountaln ® goats. The canyon is so rough # that wolves and other enemies cannot penetrate its fastnesses. | He saw goats and goatlets skip- jping about on points that a slip 2 meant a straight drop of thous- mands of feet, .

The South Fork of the Copper is also a great grizzley bear coun- try. He found indications of a large numbér of that prized, but gnone too companionable animal, me Next fall Mercer is going after at some grizzley. His excuse for! manot continuing his explorations Mthis spring was that he miscal- culated the snow. He ran into Bsix feet of soft snow in the tim- Menber and he had no snowshoes.

Grane Prizes Awarded

5 A most enjoyable time was igspent Wedhesday evening at the minome of. Mrs. W..W. Anderson wiwhen Mrs. John Newick and’ Miss IR. Anderson were hostesses to

gatinal bridge of the season, The mezrand prizes were won by Mrs. was. Turnbull and Miss.R..Ander:. 30n; regular prizes went to Mrs. A. H. Falconer and Mrs. Walton Sharpe, consolation, Mrs. Ander- gion; special, Mrs, R. 8. Sargent.

fe) I<. Carlisle, junior forester, is amend of a party of sixteen cruis- mersw have gone into the country

Benonths to cruise the hew provin- ial forest reserve... oo

Mache Felix Bridge Club at their}

@porth of Burns Lake for. several |

front lawns of Hazelton and saw the populace assisting nature in perfecting ‘‘The Garden in the}; Mountains.” There were old men on sticks defying the Grim Reaper; fat men, whose grunts as the stooped over were quite audible; stout ladies reducing to nature; skinny one of both vari- eties hoping that nature would repay their efforts with a little more meat and a touch of that school girleomplexion. All were taking the same dope and hoped to beat the doctor, ‘not only out of his just dues but in the beauty of their gardens. Spring time is a great time in the old town and the horticultural exercises has sulpher and molasses badly beat- en as a tonic—its good for all ills and the ultimate results are a beautiful garden and astrong and healthy people. The skin you love to,touch can be secured in packages, or is is it bottles?

Good Mining Prospects -

The optioning of the M. & K. group by W, S. Harris from Mae Ore at the herd of Legate Creek, lying only twa miles north of the Silver Basin, may be the fore- high grade silver zone, The ore ciated with bornite and zinc. The values run from $80 to $400 per ton and can easily stand horse packing during the preliminary stages of development.

New discoveries recently on the range between Legate and Chimines Creeks have been made of very high grade silver ore. The ore bands in the Chimines Creek section are as a rule small but are pure concentrated ore.

~ Land Was Sold

’ A sheriffs sale was held in the courthouse at Hazelton on Friday morning last, when the old plan- ing mill site of Stephenson & Crum, consisting of a fraction over three acres, was disposed of to A. H, Falconer for $205. The]: land is under cultivation except that portion ‘occupied by buil- dings. The bidding was brisk for a time, but the purchaser paid a good price finally.

; -. Agrscultural Meeting

: Don’t forget the farmers meet- ing in the Hazelton school house on: Tuesday evening next a-eight o'clock. This ‘will be addressed by several specialists sent out by the provincial government and the subjects to,be discussed are: Marketing; dairying and poultry. These are three aital subjects and fof much importaiice locally. Aj large number should be present.

John Salt’ spent: a couple days

a a in Prines Rupert t this week.

Tohber “for “exploitation “of that}

ig grey copper and galena, agao-|*

Smithers baseball club is com- ing for the 24th of May and will play the New Hazelton team on the local grounds and indications are that it will be a good game to watch. A big crowd . will come down from the interior with the boys and stay for the dance at night. Thesports committee has a good list of races, Jumping and other contests for boys, girls, for men and women, This will take up the first hour or two, begin- ning at 1.30 sharp. The ball game will start immediately after the sports.

On the grounds the ladies will have refreshment booths with an abundant supply of ice cream, lemonaee, hot dogs, dill pickles, and other good things.

In the evening the grand will start at 8 o'clock sharp with a three piece orchestra from Smitb- ers and Mrs, Chappell furnishing the music, The hall will be dec- orated and a capable committee will handle the refreshments.

Local citizens are asked to be on the job to receive’ and enter- tain visitors. Decorate your houses and places of business and ‘then<-pet- sbusy- “and: havesw-good: time yourself..

| OVERHEARD AROUND { NEW: HAZELTON | ‘|

Mrs. H. E. Thornton entertain- ed at bridge last Friday night in honor of her guest, Mrs. Windt of Smithers. The guest of the evening also won the prize.

Freddie Thornton fell Sunday

{afternoon while at play and bent the bones in his right forearm.

Henow packs his arm in a east,

Mike George has joined the}

merry throng of owners of the new Ford model.

Mrs, Schultzie entertained the young people on Tuesday even- ing in honor of her son Henry who is leaving shortly for Van- couver where he will take up the work of a stationary engineer.

pondence course in that subject,

Mrs, Willan returned Wednes- day night from Vancouver after attending conference,

The wild calla lillies of New Hazelton are now blooming. | ‘The flower lovers and students of ‘the south are greatly interested in these. lillies which are not known to grow any where else in the province inthe wild state.

. The firet wild roses thia. aeagon

were plucked on Wednesday by.a|. member of the Herald staif. whife

‘he. was 5 wandering abont the gar: den.” reo ;

-berries are being elosely watched.

He recently completed a corrés- |

the effect that the ©. P. R: will

his place on the bench will be a

ducing several new -plants and many new varieties of the better known plants. His tulips are nesring the end of the season, He had hundreds of them and of the very choicest varieties. He has at least 2,000 gladiolus com- ing along as well as scores of other flowers, plants and shrubs. His sunken garden is doing well this year and several wild plants are blooming, including the calla lily which he transplanted from the pond in New Hazelton.

Educational and Historical Tour

The Canadian National Rail- ways will operate a forty-three day, Personally Conducted Edu- cational Tour to Europe this sum- mer, sailing via the SS, ‘‘Athe- nia” from Montreal July 9 direct to Glasgow. Proceeding from there, the party wiil visit differ- ent points of interest in Scotland, England, Holland, Belgium, Swit- ‘zerland, and France, also an op- portunity to visit the Battlefields, Returning to England, wil] sail

bower of beauty. He is intro-|

NEW HAZELTON, B. C., MAY: 21, For Health and Beauty |Smithers Ball A Beautiful Garden |] peal Committee We stood on the edge of the} —_ _ ' |. Ed. Hyde hasbeen working| <x re ° first bench one evening and look- Team Coming long hours this spring among his Will Assist B. V. ed down into the back. yards and For the 25thh|fowers:and in a very short time Auto Association

Asa result of a visit last Fri- day night from §. H. Hoskins, yice-president, and J. H. Groat, secretary-treasurer of the Bulk- ley Valley Automobile Associa- tion, a committee was appointed to look after the interests of the three Hazeltons in connection with the Association. The com- mittee was appointed as follows: C. H. Sawle, Cooper H. Wrinch, C. W. Dawson, R. S. Sargent and Wm. Gow.

The visitors explained the ob- jects of the Association and soli- cited the assistance of the local auto owners in financing a book- let which is being prepared for distribution among automobile associations of the United States and Hastern Canada, as well as in Vancouver, with the idea of attracting tourists this way. The booklet will contain the informa- tion necessary for tourists and also a map of the country from Endako to Hazelton and Skeena Crossing, and also another map - showing the route from Vancou- ver to this section via the Cari- boo road to Prince George and. then through the interior,

‘From Liverpool “on SS: -“‘Auras}: nia’? August 13th for Montreal. Considering the number of points | ! visited, the accommodation prd- vided, and entertainment offered, this is one of the lowest-priced Tours ever operated to Europe.

Full particulars, reservations, etc., from any Agent, Railways, or R. F.. McNaughton, District Passenger Agent, Prince Rupert. 4661

In addition to the many flow- ers found by the school children we now are enjoving the wild roses. Also several green straw-

The C.N. RB. has this spring put in a drive way on the north side of the passing track from the-Nineth Aye. crossing. This will be a great convenience to pole and tie men who have been cramped in the past. ,

Fred Peterson left the first of the week for a atay in the hills,

W. S. Henrv received a carload of Studebacker cars the first ot the week at Smithers. One of them is for the Faiconer Transfer at Hazelton. It arrived on Thurs- day piloted by Tony Sartori.

Reports from Ottawa are ‘to

have a railway line from Winni- peg through the Peace River and connect with the C. N. R. at or near ‘Prtnee Georze and proceed to a northern Pacific terminal.

Fred Stone had the ends of two

fingers taken off Thursday morn- |

ing - -while working around the

C.N.R. |

‘pects for closed cara, -

The visitors made -a.good“im: ‘pression ‘and. were assured that this end of the district would . come through with its ‘share of the cost of the advertising. ‘The above-named committee will pre- pare the copy relating to this section for the booklet.

Mr. Groat also gave informa- tion on several other matters in regard to auto camps, washing stations, ete, which was much appreciated by those present and interested in such affairs. Pre- parations are being made to re- ceive auto tourists and provide the conveniences necessary to make them happy.

The meeting was valuable also in that it got the local people aroused to the importance of the Auto Association and what it can accomplish for the country. The tourist business is one of the big- zest businesses today, and it be- hooves the north to get busy and sel] our scenery, fishing, hunting to the tourists, who are eager to buy. The vanguard: of these visitors will be here this summer and a favorable report from them- will mean a big crowd next year and each succeeding. year,

.The Wheat Pool are making all

‘preparations for using the eleva-

tor at Rupert this. fall. Steam- ships have been arranged for and one of the executive heads will be in Rupert shortly to shape | up the business there.

Jas. Kennedy, Star agent from Smithers visited the district this aa week and has several live pros-_

” ys new: Fordson fractor at Senkpiels ‘

He v was | Becompanied: by hit family,