Bae nurses’
nt Ferrier intimated that the Mis-
mersion Board would probably erect

~NEW HAZELTON, ‘B CG, APRIL il, 1924

——

a”

i Resolve to ‘Aid
ins Furnishing
Nurses’ Home|

the: ‘patron af: the. Hazelton
BD Hospital passed a resolution at
ya special. meeting’ last Monday
night, that if the Methodist Mis-
ssion. Boarud wold erect a purses’
F residerice t in: connection with the
Hazeltor ~, Hospital: that’. those
‘patrons: ‘present would do. their
utmost ‘to- see that ‘the interior
/furnishings for the’ building were:
Rsupplied by the™p a ple. cof the}
Sdistric. . rane
The meeting was. held i in the
Unionehurch and. was attended]
ya. good number of those par-
colariy interested in hospital
mrwork, Ata ‘meeting a few
Mnights before the hospital ad-
isory board met Rev. Ferrier
and discussed the needs -of the
residence, The Rey,

the building if the local people

ot would undertake to furnish it..

mmbefore the patrons’ meeting and
mwhich was accepted by them.
saa It is hoped by the management
mof the hospital to get the pre-
Himinaries in’ shape so that the
ilding may “be started: at an
rly'date and be completed this
mmer, The residence is badiv | -
meeded by the nurses and the
ospital needs ‘the -extra room
Evhich will be available when the
hurses vacate the third “floor of
the main building. . It looks now
yery favorable that the nurses’
fesidence will really be an ac-
mplished fact’ this’ year. It
s been under way for many
ars, but the time did not seem
opportune as now,

Who Was Dreaming?
A First of April story -was
arted that.an Indian working
a local pole camp had found a
‘can containing sixteen hun-
ed dollars at the foot of ‘a tree
the bush where. the bank rob-
Rerg some years ago-were gur-
Hunded, It happened that about |-
e time the yarn was started on
rounds an Indian had been
rested on a charge of intoxica-
nh, and the, story. was credited
Ww some. One or. two: fellows
t so excited over the story that
looked : as if at least one of them.
md spent considerable. ‘time ‘in
arching for that same:tin. It
ght haye been a Rood story. .

Owing to a 1 slide ‘Of tonaider-|
le size at the. eastern. portal of
e.Dyncan Ross 1 tunnel the Sun-
y. trains were delayed several] t

‘Federal Co. and .
Subsidiary Busy

at Three Points|:

Some fifteen men-will be em-
ployed at Owen Lake during the
spring and sumther. A second
tunnel on No, 3 vein is now being
started and ‘this. ‘drift -will be run
for several hundred: feet. : At the
same time the tunnel. ‘on No. 4
vein is. being continued “and is
Jouking just as good as ever ‘it
did.. The No. 4 vein ‘tunnel is
now about 150: feet long, with a
depth of 180. feet i in -the face.
The ore is from four to five feet
in width and carries chiefly cop: |
per values’ alorig. with lead and}
zinc, . As soon ‘as the snow shas
gone the publie works: depart-
ment will put the road to Gwen
Lake in shape for wagon traffic,
It will not be a big job, as there
is now an automobile road from
Houston about fifteen miles from
Houston.

The Federal Mining: & Smelting
Co., which is «developing the
Owen Lake property, is also pre-
paring to earrv on at Usk, ‘on

‘| Fred.. Forest’s group of claims,

Some of the supplies are already
at Usk and the rest have been |.
ordered, There is some road re-

pair work to-be done.there.also}

before much can bé accomplished.

‘On Dome niountain, the ‘con-

tract. work on the three ‘tunnels
will be continued throughout the
spring, and possibly into: early
summer, depending Upon what
‘shows up.” _ The. two, drift tun-
nels have. been run a ‘distance of
300 feet, while-the crosscut ‘is in
200 feet. ‘These veins are show-
ing up some ore,

' The Dome Mountain Gold Min.
ing Co. .and the Federal Mining
& Smelting Co.-have opened offices
in. Telkwa, whieh. will be the
headquarters for Dome mountain,
Owen Lake and Usk development
work. ‘Superintendent Lee is
able.to reach any. ‘one of the
| Properties in’ about twelve hours.

~The Referendum *

There will be.no beer slebisete
until mhidsummer. | The Premier
states that the May revision of
the: voters’: ‘iata ‘will be held’ on
Mav’ 19; “Ordinarily. ‘BIX - weeks
are. required after a revision : ‘for
the’ printing: aud distribution: of
the: lists,” The: government’ is
considering the’ ‘setting. of © ‘the
date of: the referendum -and will
anriounce it. shortly. 7 ie ats ‘of

Hotel Changed. Hands -

xe Carveth,’ of
has’ ‘arrived | ‘at. South . E
and. taken over: the mar

a in charge: ainee
have: returned, k

be te

iat

~~: ~t
Terrace i

Ome trnetmetrnrmstmtrarencicsrmrmaly

\¢
ate
$,
34)

YY, Haney, accompanied by Mrs,
Haney and son, -has:left for
Smithers, where he will take a
position in the Little lumber yard.

Alf. Egan, J. Couture and 0.
Gendron arrived in Terrace on
Tuesday from the Dah! property,
where. they have been’ working
for the month and will. ‘proceed
to. Kalum Lake soon,’ as trans-
portation is possible, —

’ Several townspeople were sent
on a wild goose chase on the first.
of April, but youth must give
vent toits energy. «It will no
‘doubt: be just the same a hun-
‘dred years from now.

‘The Ladies’ Auzihary of: the
G.W.V.A. ‘met on. April Ist. in
the G. W.'V. hall. There was a’
good attendance and after ‘thé
regular business meeting plans
were furnished for the whist
drive on April 4. .

Constable Mancor is having a
few days’ vacation at the Ames-
bury ranch,

James Lloyd, of Usk, was a
Terrace visitor on Wednesday.

Thos, Allan has leased his place
to L. W, Elder and. has, returned
to Vancouver: where ‘he will make|
his home... ae

Born—To Mr. and Mrs, Morse

Hatt, a son,.on Tuesday, April. I, .

at Victoria,”
Barney: Colbachini, who hias

-been suffering for some weeka|
with sciatica, left for Port Es- |

sington to try the. baths.

CA. Smith, ‘Katum Lake, was
a Terrace visitor on Thursday,

Ab. Little came in from Kalum
Lake’ ‘on Wednesday, returning:
Monday.

N, ‘Martin, recently ot Sni-
thers, is now a. ‘resident of Ter-
‘race, and will. be employed at ‘the
mill, He is.a professional jazz
drummer and will be a weleome
addition’ to our musical: talent. ,

All aboard for Kalum ‘Lake.
Prospectors’. train left on ‘foot to

the land of: the golden. nugget. ;

Enthusiasm’ is very’: ‘keen; this
vear and. here’s: hoping that. the

boys find the. goal that ‘they:have |
been striving so long to.reach.

The list of ‘passengers: included
de Couture,” 0. . .Gendror,.: 0... Gy
Brown, J. Garland,” Fred, ‘Hall,
Ab. ‘Little, C.:A. Smith,

Rev, Ws J. “Parsons. Was 8, ‘pas.

senger. to: ‘Usk ‘On; Saturday: and
‘time: for|.
a Sunday, ‘evening: Service,
train'did-not.atrive from the east
until: about: ‘nine o'elock

could: not get. back ‘ i
‘as. the

fied immediately.

south.

Take Action to |
Abolish Unfair
Steamer Rates|

The Bulkley Valley Farmers’
Institute has taken up .with the
several boards of trade in the
north the. matter of the unfair
rates on the steamers between
Vancouver and Anyox and Stew-
art, This is an old sore that all
shippers in the north have been
trying to get healed ever since
the boats first ‘rai to the’ north.
The same rate .éxists’ between
Vancouver and Anyox and Stew-
art as exists between Prince Ro-.
pert.and the northern ports. In
other words the: steam boats are
hauling ‘farm products arid all
other produce from the south, a
distance of 550 miles, free: of
charge in order .#to.- -¢rush the
shin; er. and . the: grower: in the
north, This is ‘a° ‘matter: ‘that
should: be. gone after - with the
determination of having it recti-
The Farmers?
Institute and the boards of trade
are taking it up with the head of |
the railway csmpany and with
the railway commission, and it is
hoped that the Canadian | ‘Mer-| }
chant Marine will adjust its rates | *
to meet any competition from the
-The northern: .marketa}
belong to the people in the ‘porth
and the farmers. would be able tol

]

: pete in ‘those, markets,

|probable that-he will be offered |’.

n the | Hanall

make ends-meet and a ‘little
better, if they were ‘able to- com-

“A Likely Candidate.

A. dispatch from Hazelton. to
The Province states. that R.- S.
Sargent, of. Hazelton, will’ likely
be the: Conservative candidate in
the Skeéna riding. This dispatch
was sent to ‘Vancouver following |.
the recent ‘Conservative meeting | ;
in Hazelton, - While Mr. Sargent
has not publicly. announced that
he will be a candidate, it is well
known that he would not turn
down the nomination. if offered
to him. » It ‘is also more than

the nomination when ‘the Con-
servative convention is held.

“Timbermen Elect Officers

At .the- recent. annual. meeting
of: the Northern B.C. .Timber-|"'
men’s Association i in. Prince Ru- |
pert’ the following officers. “were |.
elected to serve for 1924: ‘Presi- bs
‘|dent, “Olof. Hangon,: ‘Prince, Ru: |:

Treas., W: BE Williar
Rupert; ‘Executive
gan, Surf, niet;
A. Ne

pairs are being. made

pert; Vice-president, ‘G. 'W. Nie: | ee
‘kerson, Prince Rupert; Sec tary- |

[Bridge e. Repairs ee a 4 : .
_ Emphasize N eed

‘Iti is anticipated: th ae oS
the’ ‘high ” e
evel bridge traffie’t a way, I. A

be stopped and: it. will 6

sary to go round-by: South : Hazel :
ton and over the low level. bridge’
at .the mouth’ of the ‘Bulkley.
There is no road to South Hazel.
ton from New Hazelton although
there is‘an old trail which might -
be put in shape: for temporary
use.
quest has. been made ‘annually. °
for a road to. Soitth' ‘Hazelton, but ©
so far ali that. has been done i ig
to'get a survey made, © or a route
mapped out.
mentioned that the route : chosen _
is on a level grade and could:
cheaply be made one of the best
‘traffic Yoads.in the country, and.
at the dame time would. open up
considerable land for. settlers. ©

For several: years. the re-

It might. also be

OVERMEARD. AROUND 7
NEW HAZELTON,

Get the Easter apirit,
with flowers, _
6b, Prince: R . .

Col. IB L: ‘MeDonald. and
Capt. ‘Conkey, - ‘formerly: | “with.
Foley, Welch & Stewart on the

Show it
._D.. Glennie, Box,
upert. *

IG T.P. construction, have’ ‘gone’
to Welland, Ont.. to be in charge
-jof Gen. Stewart's $8,000,000-con-
tract on ‘the Welland canal. Many’
of the old staff of Foley, Welch —
& Stewart are. now with Gen.
Stewart | and the Northern Con-.
struction Co.
big contracts, © Ve z

On. their Various a

H.W. ‘thornton left Thursday

for Prince Rupert to assunie his
new’ duties on the railway ens
gineering Staff.’

Mrs, Jas., Anderson, of. Prince

Rupert, is‘a guest of. Mra, Wm.
Gow at South Hazelton.

-A son” was born-on Pile

Apri] 4th, ‘at. the: ‘Hospital; to Mir:
and Mra, s. H: Senkpiel. » ws

_ Chas. R Gilbert, *

in town. thie week. vasa a sino
the. fire loge, at David Prat