a ‘The elkwa: Hotel : owned sind . man-
aged. by Peter: Slavin, - de undergoing
oe many ‘improvements - ta. meet . fhe. de-.
marids of increased. trade | and tlie new
prospective. ‘trade.. Tie; Anterior is ap
.- belng done over with’ “veneer, A. ‘bath
i E and inside*toflets ate: being put in and

poe

‘of: the. sew coal’ "mining: ‘enterpitise and
. the increased | mining ‘activity in the”

district”. tributary | “to ‘the ‘town,
a Telkwa hotel- wil be ready for tha!
new buisiness, a a
‘ uvery year sees at “big improvement’
‘ia farming - “conditions: “jn the: ‘Telkwa'
yo district: Those: who. welt. in: for: the
dairy. cows. have generally “been in:'
creasing their. herds: until ‘now. there’
4H are‘a number’ of ‘good: sized ‘mile. ‘pro.
- ducing. herds, ' ‘and: among them | are’
some very ‘high class cows. © “Grain. ir,
‘becoming one of ‘the ‘main ' “qrops, , and
> avhilethe. Bulkley: Valley may-not cut
~ tach of a figure . ‘in - the wheat. mar:
kets of the world the farmers ara now
, feeding. much. more, ‘grain to. their: live
M stock, and’ that grain {8 home producec
~ and“of the: “highest quality; “a ilgher:
_ quality, than ean ‘be bought. -S¢ eof
avheat Wit ‘ba ‘stitppedenich? yen
“the ‘last ‘cottple of. pears, j
irr) very high, place’ a

The 5.

bulk “ot it: ‘vill, however, be. “ted. * &
few. of the. farmers are increasing their
sheep herds and ‘others are. going. in. for:
more sheep. . -The- Valley . is: becoming
every year a: mixed farming ‘Valley in
a Very. general’ ‘Way; and that is mak-
ing’ for. more’ genéral prosperity.,. Ad
the ‘saline’ ‘time’ ‘there: wil ‘also be ‘seed
- [grein and seed timothy ‘produced, or
4 scale to meet, the requirenients of the
“market,” ‘The | ‘Bulkely: ‘Valley: enn. ine &

re: year ‘or. two, swamp ‘the timothy: seed |
: market, but: ‘that is not! being done any

tmore, : Farmers. are. generally | “quite. f
satisfied | lot tin the: ‘Balley. :

. The: ‘Consittdated | dining” & ‘Sinolt:
jing: Ca.’ “has made a good : “deal of. pro-

7 gress. on. ‘the. Dutchess’ property Up; ‘the.

Telkwa “biver,” ‘The. work, -has. been, of
in very ‘satisfactory’ natura: and -the Dro-.
perty issliying’ ‘up to ‘expectations.. “Tt
is. Be ‘big copper property and. its devel-
opment. “will _Pequire several years, bui
the woik being: sdone, is shaving: quite | ©
a beneficial “effect on the: business .of
the couhtry., “The company hgs’; decid-
ed ‘to ‘eoutinue work throughout. the
winter: ‘with. a crew-of nine, nen. ‘The
supplies E now. all-in, enough to: last
TO’ is alee proposed “tc
take in supplies. ‘this, winter on: ‘the,
snow ‘to carry the work along. next. Ben
‘gon ds wel]. The: “company ig: ‘driving,
two-tunnela. “The vein’ is ‘36 b teat Wide

a FROM NOWTHERN CANADA ce
my TROPICAL HONOLULD.

2 6 This Te. the Heading of an Axéticle |
in the Chrintchureh,. England. Sun: a
. “There are’ many” f tol, experienced
travellers though "they may be, ‘ho |
record: thelr: Amptessions. merely BB: B:)
series sof gadly:’ colored’. spicture ‘past:
mB cords. “Phere are: ‘otliers: ‘again’ “who"are-
@ keenly alive. to the smaltest cog which
# plays its part in some-vital system and
* whose. joutneys: are eager opportunitlés
for ‘gaining © 2° svider : Derspective, af}
‘Hfe iff vther.- countries. Weg
™ Two fortunate folk’ who: have: earned:
eal appreciation: of. values “with”. no: mete |
an tourist: instinct, ‘the “Missess~ Heni: and

“ Christehurch, thely -home-town, after |
‘an absense ‘of 45. months’ on tour: in!
the United’ ‘States. and Caxiaga,, and: a
lengthy ° visit to. Honolulu.: "
a “Perhaps. one. of, ‘the ‘most: -armgual

“to Hazelton, the. little: sottleinent, of
some 300 people’ ‘in’ Ni ther ‘Canada ;*
ist alow ‘the. Alaskan: border. ‘Seen Ral

CONS OLIDATED "ENGINEER HERE

ANce ‘Seott, have® lately. :. -returned ‘ ato !

feutures in’ the trip. as’ the visit: paid |. po

Cheokirige up on 1 Mining; ‘Developmiont |
“BY, His: “Conipany in The {interior
- Country ° ‘for Season

The “Consolidated “YWintog & Smelt.
ing’ Co. ‘of Trail bave had ganga.of- men
working” om a ‘puliber of ;properties: in
Northern’ British” Columbia ® during ; the,
past Season, particularly . Mong. the
lime ‘of: the 0. N. “R. Recently an en-
gineer: WAS. sent up ta, heck: up the

to” headquarters. The. eompany *-
deen, working: “at Zaite on the . Har,

from. the: tows: j

whe. ‘Tooat ‘coin
day: last, i. K

“
” Raa vist
tools 0

: Cotumbia,” f
mining. ‘enginéer ‘In .the Vancouver Pro-,

work that had been. ‘done, and to: ‘revert o

Auidon' Bay property ana, ust he ane |

. now deep

‘ithe uke: ‘Mining. @o.. operating. the
‘Silver, Cup. on., Nine. Mile mountain,. let:
a contract’. on: “Monday. for. ‘the: con-
struction ‘df. ‘the trant line from the
mine to. the mili, “A distance of . 4000
feet, . Work, was: “started on: the con-
tract: “on: “Tuesday, . The right-of-way
was cut’ out. _ some: ‘the ago and. the
present work cs: the ‘construction, of
towers aud‘ stringing the cable. ‘The
cable djs here andeight. men ate on th
|job.. - Most..of | the ‘outside work, in con-
conection. with the mill installation has.
(been, ‘completed. and the construction,
gang. is. being | decreased, : From, oy
until the mijl starts, to operate’ ‘the me-
jor work wW Te be under cover, .- At the
game; time, the, two. lower, tunnels at
the. mine ‘are. -being, continued ‘pnd. the
ore: reserve is being, rapidly. increased,
eee at the.. Silver Cup 4s..a much
ger, nd. 2 more -modern. . concern
than, was at ‘first contemplated: ‘and: ad
2 -yesult, the sayings ‘to be, made. when |.
t staxts to’ operate, Svlll be much great-|

- Brom, now. on, there allt: ‘not. likely |:
be: AS. Jouch, : Tush" BB, ‘auring the: past]:
four months.” ‘Since. last: ‘August the |:
company “has, ‘moved neatly tive hund:|
red: tong, of) imaterial- up, the, hill,. In a
fevy,, ore. days:. that, part of the: job
willbe done and, only. supplies “will be
taken up. , ; :

a

Groundhog Coal: :

: “Peyy, even. among, those | well. -acqua:|
iuted ‘with’ the resources .of . this: prove
vinee, have\an tden off the immense ex-
tent of awhat” ‘is mown ; 5 the ‘Ground:

ince, “Other, coal producing districts in
the- British. ‘Empire: 8 Avell | As - some
of the foreign countries that haye: been
working large. coal’ ‘deposits for, _ years

coalfield, but here
asin tn ‘Northern

fchi

IFORC.
ae

NESDAY, NOVEMBER 28,

a Da

o pas Severed i in

he Mrs. wn, Medd lett on Sunday tor | i

hog: ‘coal™ Fields dni ‘Northern 1. British: &
~avrites s+: ‘thes. well. ‘known }-:

-| conls donot lack for ‘quality when’ com: fal
I pared with the worlds, best.) <0 500°.

 Wre ck GQ N. ‘=
"Roberts Diedl,

Wm, ‘Roberta of ‘Prince Rupert met|
his death’ last Saturday. as ‘the result |,
of a wreck on the 6. Ny Re on the low-|'.
er division, - A ‘treight ‘train, collided -
with- rock” ‘on the ‘track.’ -The engine
and six cars’ were wrecked, - “Roberts
yas head* end: brakeman and: was aid-
‘ing on the engine at-the time, He. was
‘pinned hetween - the engine ‘and the |:
tender and ‘eould not be released until
a. steel’ plate: had been. filed away. "As!
‘a result of the wreck he had both feet
and n leg amputated. He: was, hurried
to the hospital, but passed away about’
élever: o'clock ‘ the sant” night. He’ is
‘survived . by: a: wife” “and. ‘one’ ghildwho
teside in Prinee Rupert. - The deceased:
ed was: an’ old employee. ' Yor’ ‘ae nuin-
ber of' Years ‘he ‘was yard foreman in|
Prince Rupert and ‘then’ transferred: to!
brakeman‘on the passenger run,” Re-|

Some’

\pany

division. :

From Woodeoek:

TH, C. wriiser of Prince’ Rupert was’ ,
a guest of Mr. and Mrs. John Borsuk
from Thursday santil: Sunday. . “He in-
‘gpected the -Kitwanga, Cedarvale’ anit
Wood¢ock schools.

a a visit to 6 Prince: Rupert.

ing ‘his miving: sims’ clas
cok . ‘station, © Hel intends te
winter.’ oa bees

-north- west toric: The; chiet fuetor’ in. a
‘any. coal is ‘the amount: of fixed. ershon
although’ ithe.
slightly . ‘higher din-nagh ‘on, the: ‘surface ‘home:

The fixed. ‘earbori: from elght. different. Dad.
Groundhog’ ‘senms ranged from: 7. 76 ‘north

aloiie an? ‘expert ‘that ‘the Groundhog 2

phe ‘comparisons | are 's0" favor ble |
ndhog coal” ‘that “they ‘interester

ee

pects ‘to turn it oF

company takes it :
tunnel will be: continued’ ‘through ‘the

cently hes ‘transferred .ta the. ‘freight j hill: as it~ will come “out on the Auri-.’
‘mont: ‘property on the ‘north side of the’,

{bill and would. cut ‘the’ veins on that:
{Property ‘at considerable depth. oe

PRINCE RUPERT
NEWS. LET TER -

but-are expected to improve: with: depth | ;Being two ye

ane mien are“now ont

possibly th

wrouudheg seams. run. rears a few. days: ago; tor

town : i "Meili,