PRICE $2. 00: A YEAR

‘ings accurate’
obtained.

Head
ason; with om ntiauet ;

f -the.-grotind “has|
en tek Empire“ drill avé
1, a ot holes being drilled

stations, By panning’ ‘the: drill

ake. capitalist | mt pty wits

; lieratio

and: p

tiyenas
considerable. dissatisfac:

“riumber of settlers, | 88!
ithe government
fort to adjust con-.

pay’. estimat gare
i es th| exades of less than one per .cent,

: assiar District, en route to: Van-

stimistic ~ Report. ‘fom Be F ield Noth of

Hazelton~-Engtneers Declare Our Measures

Will Have Command of Western Market for

‘inportance, Pave tha "year
‘been. proven ‘in northern -British
‘Columbia.’ They. lie. aloriz the

ry dl: ‘fifty-seventh parallel...and. ard
ee ‘with test. holes: ‘between: that

‘distant in a direct.line only one
himdred to one hundred and fifty.

miles from the seaboard. by pro-|

d railway’ routes’ ‘having,
” Thig. co i

Ried for’. ‘all steam purposes,
‘Their’ £ ;
tunate. position on a short north
‘ern:.cirele of latitude, passin;
thro. gh the Aleutian islands, for.
ing to Asia, makes. these
beds, supplying bunker coal:
ters of the markets. of,
a, China, Japan and - ‘Hon
g, besides all the. America

: trade: from Patagonia to Alaska;

‘Infact, undisputedly their qual:
ity. ‘and. immense inexhaustiblé
quantity control the whole coal

, ri epity an seahorne on the’ Pacifi¢

hi ton, |
é and son Alex, and G

re, witha arpa cntnty
ira and... many. packhorse:
assed the sixth cabin’ on
ukon telegraph | line in

They have spent’ the
entire. summer on the watersheds

: “Naas, Klappan ‘and’ Fagle
. traversing, mapping, tab-}*

1 Biirered. freé-on board’

") Harbor. ~. When ae aiastion is:

2) working faces for miners to win

-| the product, so. expediting the

| rapid. growth. of the field. and se-
curing - a large future output.
The hard ‘anthracite, smokeless,
nen-coking ‘quality of the coal is
due to ultra superheated thermal
waters: under incalevlable pres-

sure, originating from tertiary

basalts ‘on the lower Stikine riv-
er after the laying down -of the
coal; ‘and also‘ from ' porphyry
granites formed during the sanie

{| gedlogical era in the ranges run-

| ning parellel onthe southwest.

1 Immense local railway activity is
Roads must be built ‘to
Learry the coal ‘to the coast, to
supply the fleets’ of colliers of the

certain,

British, Canadian, United States,
Japanese, Chinese and. Russian
i Naval powers will find
his coal vitally important with
which to keep their dreadnaughts
nipplied ‘during war, obviating
the ‘possibility ‘of . being cut off
from the smokeless fuel so abso-
Intely. necessary to successful
operations. ..
* Those owning. these: coalfields
hold-complete - command of - the
ea in the Pacific-Ocean, having
no Subz-or Panama Canals-to pass
hrough | ‘
thers. The “costs of.
€. coal is ‘placed at

perfected the owners can. chal-
lenge’those of Welsh, Australian,
Poeapontas © ‘and Penngylvanian
coals in-all neutral Pacific ports.

* Quarts Creek Placers
In March last Charles Monroe

eol-| and ‘Tom Harrison left Hazelton

re aeaare miles: of this territory.

The-formation is all composed of
mentary rocks, such.as strat-
: conglomerates, sandstones
shales of the upper Jurassic

00::|and.lower Cretaceous periods in

geology. This is ascertained

from the evidence of fossils show;

‘the rocks without volcanic
being anywhere visible.

ain From parallel crumpling and con-

‘ef

F ‘thiek, besides eight clean seams

gain duplicated and re
‘seven similar expose

at ‘five miles apart,

His
\iinless faulted or curved by end
hing movements yur rn

carbon: eight per centum ash;

tion during the era of cooling,
bined with added lateral
pressure caused from the forma:
of. later platonic coastal
tain’ chains,
hs alternate. wit anticlines
olds, thus exposing, from

6 ional erosions made by glacial

ice and water, four large seams
ean, hard -coal,~ of sizes
y, ten, eight and: six feet

eu h three and more feet thick,

j{all:workable commercialiy, and

other smaller ones.

in’ the surface each seam. is
ated if
troughs
es average
he axes of
-anticlines trend north one

‘whose rims or anticlt

-hutidred degrees east, magnetic

ding, atid the samesouthweat.

-loeal variation of the compass

irty two degrees Gast? - The
are normal from: the- axes,

ilyses show eighty «four
ghty five per .centum. fixed

‘. coking, British «. - thermial

its fourteen thousand. three}.

hundred and eighteen, with blue
dine Jong in firebox. The esti-

twnated capacity of the field is
0} forty-three million: tons .of coal | Reasor
| per: square mile, «affording “a|P

4}thousand years produgtion at the)?
crate of three hundred - ‘thousand

tons daily output.’
ture railway:
ect, the syncline

synelines ‘as} .

lay. _

for the Omineca river country,
where they have spent the inter-.
vening time. prospecting, They} '@
have claims on Quartz creek; a
tributary. of the Falk river, which
is a branch-of the Omineca,
They spent the summer trying to
reach the old channel, which is

‘believed to carry big pay; but

had not’ succeeded in getting
down to the gold-bearing gravel
when..they ran out of supplies
and had to return. They will re-
main in. Hazelton for the winter,
but will leave early in the spring,
and are confident of meeting with
success: next season.

:-Going To Seattle

In’ “preparation for the cam:
paign. of publicity. he intends-to
conduct in. Seattle during. the
winter, BE. H. Hicks Beach issend-
ing to that city a large display of
roots, vegetables and: fruit from
Hazelton and district. He: ex-
pects to leave for the Sound in
about a week, and will take with
him,:an ‘exhibit of ore, which is
intended.to represent the prinei-
pal mining properties of Omineca,
and which wilt include specimens
of all. the rich ores in the district,
Miners who wish to hiave..their
pres: displayed. in Seattle should
see.that Mr; Hicks Beach is fur-
nished with samples without de-

‘LEAD KING PLANS:

wal Run: Working Tunnel on Cron Veln|
: _ Redantly Discovered.’

“Plans: for next: ‘geason’a: ‘work
on.the Lead King have been pre-
pared;. and. actual development |
will begin bout May :1.:
‘devoted to proe|'

; with results |

te iagonally cove
on Benoit, Beirne, Ge tier, Pan-| of

| tion. there-1s grave...

No Truce Arranged
Paris: The statement that
Italy and Turkey are about ‘to
arrange an armistice is uncon-

firme

Connaught Arrives
Earl Grey Departs

Quebec, Oct, 13: :+-Barl ‘Grey,
the retiring’ ‘Governor-general,
with his suite, sailed for England
at noon yesterday, hoarding the
Victorian after meeting the in-
coming Empress of Britain and
greeting the Duke of Connaught,.
Canada’s new viceroy. The en-
tire city was” illuminated | last
night —in
Governor-general, who took the |'g
cath of office in the afternoon
and was entertained at dinner-in
the evening, a reception. at
Spencerwood following, The
Duke met the members of the
Borden cabinet. The vice-regal
party and the ministers will leave

for Ottawa tomorrow. The Duke! h

issued his warrants for necessary
expenditures, allowing the pay-
ment of salaries of public ser-
to| Vants,. which have been in ar-
years for two’ months, owing to
the election. The-new ministers

will go to their constituencies for |

re-election .ofi ‘November Ist,
Nominations will be held on Oc-
tober 28, Parliament is likely to
meet on November 15 for ashort |
session, which may not last . over
the thirty days necessary to, en-
title members to their sessional
indemnity. In the press. gener-|
ally there is only favorable -criti-[
cism of the new cahinet, On all
sides pleasure is-expressed at the
selection of Martin Burrell as
minister of Agticulture,.

=| CRISIS. THREATENS. ‘a

Disaffection Spreading Throughout}
Manchu, Dynasty In Peril :

- Empire.
Mutineers Sack Hankow.-

Peking, Oct. 13:—The ‘revolt
threatens China with an unpre-
cedented crisis. It is believed
the fate af. the. ruling dynasty
hangs in the balance. Hankow
yesterday was a scene of deso-

ation. Incendiary fires made a
night of terror, Many Manchu
families were. -massacred. . The
prisons were opened by rebels,
‘Thousands of soldiers joined. in
the mutiny. -

Good Mail Service Promised

Arrangements have been made
by whieh Hazelton will receive
three mails a week during the
winter, 600 pounds being carried
on each.trip. The mail contract-
ors will meet each train at ‘the
end of steel,

‘McNAMARA ON TRIAL

‘
Alleged Dynamiter Charged: With Com:,:

plicity in Murder of Nineteen.

Los Angeles, Oct, © ‘12: James
McNamara, the younger of the
accused brothers, is the first. to
face trial on the charge of com-
plicity in the murder of nineteen | .
men who were killed. in the ex-
plosion which destroyed _ the
Times building here’ year. ago.
The prisoner is secretary of. the
international association . ‘of
bridge and structural iron- work:
ers, dudge Bordwell is presiding
over the trial, which is. expecte
to be-a long one, with a: Keen
battle between the lawyers: for

. the prosecution and defence. a

"Parke Have Home Troubles: ~

“London, Oct. °13:A Con onigtai
tinople despatch ‘says the situa-
Fears are
entertained ‘that when. the pat-|.
liament meets jomorrov "the

honor of , the new}

cently promoted.

TAL NETS
WITH nA

Report From Constantinople
of Check To Italian Army -
of Occupation In ‘Tripoli

INVADERS HEAVY LOSS

Another Force Landed At City OF
Tripoli. Turkey Ha Serious Troubles’
at Homo. Government Faces War
- Issue In Parliament Today.

London, Oct, 13 :—According to

Constantinople despatch the
italian advance to the interior of
Tripoli has been checked. Six-
teen hundred Italians were killed
and wounded. The Young Turks
are 80 eager to carry on the war
that they will depose the Sultan
if necessary, Ali Italians may
e expelled from Turkey and
their property confiscated, Par-
ligament, which opens to-morrow,
will decide whether to continue
the war or surrender,

” Army Of Occupation Lands

Tripoli, Oct. 12:— Nineteen
transports today brought the
second part of the Italian army
-which is to occupy Tripoli. The
troops were landed without inci-
dent. On ‘Puesday the Turks
made ‘an ineffectual attempt to
‘recapture the city-‘of Tripoli.
The Italian fleet turned its search-
lights on the contending forces,
and opened-a heavy fire on the
retreating Turks..

Early Storm In Montana .
Butte, Oct. 18:—Soutkwestern
Montana isin the. grip. of, a°
.| terrific snowstorm. ao

; Yukon Gold Production . |
” Vancouver, Oct. 13: —Inspector -

; Stockton, of the.auditor-general’s

department, who has just arrived -
from Dawson, says the gold pro-
duction for the’ season in the .
Yukon will -ve-four and -a nai?
million dollars, This is a quarter
of a million im excess of last _
year’s output. ‘The inspector
looks for a slow but steady in-
crease in the gold production of
the territory. -

Revolution Spreading

Pekin, Oct. 12:—The revolt in
China is ‘spreading rapidly, Hang
Yang, @ city of a hundred thou-
‘sand, near Hankow, is now in
the hands of the -revolutionists,
Imperial troops are being. des-
patched to Hankow, where a con-
fiiet i is expected, Foreigners and
missionaries residing in the dis-

trict affected are so far unmo-.

lested, The object of the revo-
lutionaries ‘is: expressed by their
“Down with the Man-

Local News Notes... -'

A meeting for the organization ne

of a literary and debating society
will be held on . Wednesday even-
ing:in the reading room. .:

A meeting of property owners
will be-held in Harvey & McKin- -
non’s.office’on Monday night for.
fire brigade business,

“Archibald Basset hes been - ap :
pointed district manager for the -

udson’s Bay company, in sue. .

‘tesgion to James homson, Te

John Blume, whose condition
is ‘reported. serious, is” :being ©
brought to the . hos ital.

third cabin yesterday,’

The Hazelton left for the:
of steel this morning, with.

3 | following among het’

The 2.
party accompanying him lett the. a