Vol. a1

NEW HAZELTON, B. On. WEDNESDAY. MAY 4, 1929

. ‘No. 45 |

The knotty “question of a bridg ge or . bridges to serve the people of this dis . triet and the industries on trhe north side of the Bulkley river, has been ‘in |¥ Way settled—there will be © two bridges’ One will cross at Hagwilzet. to replace the structure that was con- demned by the public works depart- !y ment nearly R year ago. The new one will be built some distance east, or up stream, from the present site’ The en- gineers' claim they can get a very short span, but will-have to bulld a’ mile of road and may keep the grade down to| six ner cent. This is going to eb.con- sidered very seriously by the new dis- trict engineer, - Mr. ‘Gwyer. The two, cabinet ministers, Hon, Mr, MacKen- aie, minister of mines and acting yrin- ister of public works,. and Hon. Mr. Bruhn, president of the. executive coun- ell, will recommend upon receip of a report from Mr. Gwyer.

The other crossing will be xt Haz- elton where there has been;a- bridge for fifteen years, and which is still in condition for many. more years with slight repairs, |’

Last Thursday morning the tvo cab- inet ministers who had been requested by ‘the minister of public works to vis- it this district to examine tha bridge situation over which there had been so much controversy, ond ‘to. recom mend to what’ site or sites “were in the best intereste. of the pacnle te be served; arrived at Hazelton, ‘The district engineer, Mr.,Gwyer, Dr. If. C. Wrinch, tle. local: meinber, F..M- Dock- rill of ‘Telkwa,-the Conservative. can-

: didate in the recent election, and 2.8, oo € Sargent.of Hazelton met them. ‘They local member arranged for the mints: "ters to racet-the necple of New Hazel- a ton the. people who were really con- _ cerned, at: the noon hour. a. The ministers, engineer, und Messrs, _ Sargent and Dockrill visited the ‘yar ous sites, At noon “they arrived at * Nei Hazelton * and dined at: Old : Charlie's ond at 12.45 met. the people cee: of New. Hazelton - dn the. Connuunity , Tall. “There wae a large uttendnaey

Two Bridges Decision of . | Ministers-New Bridge at _ Point East of High Level ..

| woud be an.economfe failur e,

of property. owners considering the short nbtice and that the meeting was in the middle‘of the day when many were at work and unable to he pre- sent. - Dr. Wrinch was ‘voted ‘to the chair and ‘several of the local people expressed their views and then heard what the ministers had to say,

‘Hon Mr. Erubn stated that he had his , own opinions. which he would not express at. the. meeting gs Hon, Mr, MacKenzie was the. acting minister of public works nnd, would give the neres- sary inforimation. -- -He did express a

treal sympathy? with the locnl people in

being deprived of a. bridge so long. ‘Hoh. Mr. MacKenzie stated that he could not - consider the middle site, ar wliat had become known as the hospit- al site. He stated that the government would be up against such sums for compensation that the middle bridge He then stated that his - attention hod been drawn ‘to a sité some distance up :the

him conld be adopted and o bridge put across at-a cost ‘of about $30,000. to $40,000, including ‘new rords approach- ing. This would: mean one mile , ex- tra distance and would mean -o grade

stated. appealed to him and that he would recommend, it’ to Hon. Mr. ‘Lotigheéed - upon his-retarn” to. Victoria. Dr, ‘Writich pointed out that if the upper bridge were raised to 100 feet above the. water, insteed of the pro- posed fifty: feet that the grade could be, reduced. ‘This would increase the cost of: the bridge. a lttle, but there would still be u suving- of a hundred thousand- dollars, according to the en- gineer’s estimates of: the cost of the higli level bridge The engiteer agréed that this~ was quite fensible und the minister agreed to take that into consideration.

for" South Hazelton where they con- tinud their journey vin the waytreight | to Pacific and then to Tervnee, and ‘fin- ally to Prince Rupert, SO |

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~ Smithers N ates

- The United Church | concert party, whieh vecently made such a hit ‘when |: they put on “Phe ‘Poor ‘Married. Man” in Smithers, Jonrneyed to ‘Burns, Lake on Saturday night. and put on a repeat betta ormaiice which wrs very wi ell tak: en, : :

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a , . On Saturday ‘Miss “Ivy MeInnes: of. ‘ the . yovernment! Oftice Staff was. etv-)-

iy * pas. un her. Jeaviig the: serv tee. to marry uM mn WG, Strimbold af ‘Ropley:

A ally, Works Crew is already ‘ene aged in ‘the, -eonatruction | ‘of, ‘the new. shvtdge. where; the” * evousen Toboggan Greek,” ~ondetl: to. extend: the: road. to. this Polat He inghug the” ‘mlaing. properties ; Ou: the atorth end of * Hudsoii’ Bay’ ‘Mountaty

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The new + house being built a Asgts. G. Russel of the Canadian National Railways: by! DW. Messnei is how nearing complé- thon and shows. il fine structure." «

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smithers Garnge. jud ‘Bleetrle, Co

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. AN INFANT TWISTER: a

An infarit fwister visited this town on ‘Thesday tt neon, and: threw a i’ seare into a “eouple ot nen who were digging fe well-ntt “Mountain: View. * Whea the.

river which the district engineer teild

of: about six per. centThis the mninister

The “ministers nnd enfineer then left.

4 , partment,

‘ the ‘postmaster-general: hail not

tad took well evibblng, ‘4 ‘feet. aduare oe pad started away. swith: it: ‘the men. felt| 4 learn. of: the

Concentrates

'. . eg 4 ° From Cup Mill a ae a Going to Trail The ily er Cup mill 1s running cud turning ‘out a very high grade,of Con- centrate. ‘The mine is worling and ia in-better shape than it has ever been with two anda half feet of execllent ore in. the face of No. A tunnel at a depth of over five hundred feet and a length: of over six hundred feet. - ‘The No..3 tunnel is in rich ore and the ore has a width. of between three: and five feet. Last week the mill got going and a concentrate was turned. out. Several tons of low ‘grade. ore-Was run through and the concentrates tested. A good deal of experimenting Was necessary the. first few days in order to get the proper solutions, the proper udfist-, ments of ev: erything to turn ont a per- fect concentrate. This has been accom- plished and there is great rejocing in

W. B. Dornberg does not promise ton-: nage operations until early. nest week. :

with many discoursgements, bre at no: time was there ever any, doubt. upon going on. Now that the difficuities: gotten, ;

This week the EOv ‘ernment put a vod: gang to work on Nine Mile wagon road and it will be. busy all summer grarel-| ling, widening and ditching until. that road .is: made a road. The, trucks. for. carrying ‘the concentrates “Fron “the mine to the railway arrived last “week | nnd” ‘are in shape. ‘for starting as secon As ‘there . are> “concentrates - to haul. The power. plant is now- working to perfection and ‘with ample power for all purposes, and-the generitors’ are Lal working smoothly. There is not doubt in the world but ‘that. the Silver

| Cup has won.

Aas BRADY MADE SPEECH

Was Given Considerable Space in the ‘'Montreal Star—Talked on the Debate on. Post office Estimates

J, C. Brady, ML. for Skeenn, took

“ ‘part, dn: the debate on the nost office

departinent’s ‘estiinates recently, The postmaster general . has been getting it shard: from all: parts of. the. Dominion, nnd. the opposition ‘demands that there. he, soe drastic hinges made in the i nilininistration of. the post ‘office (e- Tt is charged from the At- rlantie ‘to the Pacifle that postal em- ploy eés hnve been disinissed ‘at the. rate “Of: one'a day for: many months in order ‘fo: mike | nom far. polities] supporters, bBo genéral has ‘been :the attack. that Leen, “.able ‘to ‘Bot f- “stigle item’ of ‘his estim- ates paased: ats thint writting. ‘and Pre- “der King suggested that ‘those: estim- ates been - ‘teniporarliy’ Withdrawn ‘and

dealt: with” ‘The: Montreal Star: ‘devoted:

ate “good deal. ‘of space to Mr. Brady's. : ‘speech in ‘which - he made § “ft splendid ‘ plea’ for ‘the countty “postal eiiployeds whose | remuneration: “from the: Rovern:. :

nent ‘at present: Is’ hardly worth ing,” Mr. Brady. is making. “ond.

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It has-been a long and ani uphill pal)

the' part of those who’ knew what vas}

are over the troubles have been for: the boys at all Himes .

‘ather business: taken ‘up that could be |

Marshall Bros. _& York Get the Falconer Transfer

Marshall Bros, & York is the num. of 4 new transfer. business which wili

May. They take over the Falconer Transfer, the oldest established trans- fer business. in the northern interfor. Ward Marshall, Thomas Marshall and Perry: York, the members of the new firm, are all young fellows who have spent the best part of theix young lives in this immediate district, They are known to everyone far and wide and they are all wide awake, energet- je und out to get business, They will gel a good big share of tt too. They are not ‘new at. the business: altogether as Perry York has heen with the ,Falcon- er Transfer for some months, and the other twa boys have been getting con- siderable business training. They are

t |well qualified to take hold of the busis Silver Cup camp, At that the manager’ ;

ness and will no doubt receive consid: Jeruble ¢ncouragement from the busi- 4} ness element.

A. H, ‘Falconer has had the trans- |fer business for some yenrs, having taken it over from the MacKay estate, He will be around from some time yet {and his assistance will be available to

As a starter the new firm has pur- chased. a new one and a haif ton Chev. truck and it is ready to go into service the first day As. business warrants it they will continue to increase and im- prove . . their. equipment, .. “They. aim | to}: give service from the very start and ‘to improve .that too as time goes on.

_ MINISTERS COMING SHORTLY

Minister of Mines and Minister of Pub- lie Works will auto through North and Central B.C. ,

During his address to the people of New Hazelton Hon. Mr. MacKenzie stated that he was so glad to see this district making such progress from a mining ‘standpoint, that he had decid- ed to ‘give the resident mining engineer, Donglas Lay, an, assistant during. the |. three or four months of the busy sea- son, ANT assistant was'also-to be: giv-

dev present. -eonditions. His govern- ment vse appreciated fally the crow.

try In’ the north, though, a very. niet“ him mitre than ever. that duving the, summer he and Hon, Mr, Taugheed minister of. Public works: were’: the north and: would: viaje. this dlstrie! oguin.

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ine. ‘vartoux road: camps. opened ° up

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operate in Hazelton from the first. of:

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-, Lake country in 1925.

{Grain Commission arrived in. Prince

en. to the engineer” at Prince - Rupert. far ‘the suinmer ‘months. * “This would |. enable ‘these two. engineers | to accon-' pish meh nore than was possible Wn:

ing Jmportanee of. the: mining * ‘indus- ‘His: present visit, ale ‘convinced: -He then stated

going. ta make: a. tour: by aiuto: to’

the firat: of: ‘the week, Pete: Carrigan “A ass, forenmait ‘agMin: below, Skeena. ‘Cross: |

Aerial Company Prince George Is Ready to go

Ju x recent letter to the Onineca Branch of the B. C. Chamber of Mines, — B. F. Lundy, prominently identified with the Cotton . Belt Mines Ltd., out- lines plans for aeroplane. prospecting in the Omineca Mining Division this year —

Prospectors will be engaged , to carry ou mineral exploration work under the direction of: a qualified mining ‘engin- ecr, and the aeroplane will give a fly-

tuke in the whole Omineca Mining Di- vislon. Both passengers and supplies are to be transported through ithe air and the aircraft will be available for emmmercial use by private paries wou ting to engage it.

A Vickers Viking. Amphihiaa’ “‘plune is to be used, cabable of landing’ either on ground or on water. ‘It was used in exploration work before having been employed in the journey to thé’ Dease Wor this season — it has been completely overhalued and | reconditioned. Its engine is.a” 450 horsepower Napier Lion. ‘The carry- ing capicity is 2180 pounds and it can take seven passengers in. addition .to . the pilot. The owners expect to have it: flown to Hazelton at. an ‘enrly date, ready for the summer’s work. :

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PRINCE: RUPERT: ‘NEWS LETTER

With no advance notice, the Royal

Rupert this week, and forthwith be... ~ gan to hold sittings -in the elty council chamber. They came to. obtain’ alt kinds of information’ about the market- ing and handleing of grain at this - point, 2tid they found what they Awere looking for, A lot of data was obtain- ed, concerning the elevator, the chair-.. man, Chief Justice Brown of Regina— who locks just like a chief J ustice— for he is tall, ani spare, and grey and wustere, seemed: to ‘appreciate all that - was sald about -the. drop’. in: grain. ‘Te-: velpts at Prince: > Rupert, during ‘the © winter. ,

The: salmon fishermen are tealing ~

nervous. » ‘They -haye. visions, ‘of. salmon’ 7 traps, which, they. say; will mean : their ; gidoing, if'such. devices are allowed: by:

iw. The. Ellis. Commission . ‘finistied.. the series” of sittings: “which inguired inte the whole question * ‘of traps; and. judgment. Js awalted:. ‘that ds wheth- er or not it will be recommended that.. traps. nlong the. British ‘Columbia-Alas: | kit. border, he permitted. The fisher: — inen “hay: “protested time - and: again, nnd: ‘the latest development is that”

thelr. ‘stand: has received ‘the ‘endorsa- ve on'¢ a Prince Rupert Conservative,