Me his father cred away ap 7 - ee M. P. McCaffery, nnother old tlmer ; be ls | Simon Gumineot Is dead and with iis passing goes one. of the famous! characters of the . Hazelton ae Simon was 58 years of age and is sur mvivel by d wife and:four sons, the old ext. Fred, having been-adiniited to the Huozelten Tlaspiteal as a potlent the day on Bowser R iake ti: the northern part. of the pru Av ince. , : Gunanoot was Endinn and belonged; met the Wareiton tribe, ste masried in “Mavelts Lic it is a matier «ef hlstury that some. of the while men of the dis trict also liked his wife. ugreeable to Shnon, found dead: between the hospital and Two Mile on the wain read. Gunanoot vas blag tl for. the sbrvoring, mM xppeared. A policeman went out the P oispiox road for him, but found an! atben deg) man an the tryll. Jobe pf mm ficer of the law did -not Hike the looks | oof things and retured to town. The , fleeing Indian was alyo blaumed for the: second shooting. There was considerable excitement, im. stirred. ap in the village. Simon was dubbed 2a bad man, Police men, gu. neu, adventurers, and others went out. after the desperate Indinn, but no one. ever got very far. The quiet of the, Mm forest was apparently bed for theix } nerves, Finally the provincial govern ment discovered that a lot of money was being spent by the government to vive some brave fellows a holiday along! the Skeena where. everything y was wide : tipen. No-one svanted to get “Simoni, |* Ine: the boys wanted a good. time. Gunancot: was never a bad man and although it was never, Proved in court that he did the shooting, he would only | have considered he.was doing right if lind done the shooting. ; Gunanoot went into the hills and the valleys to the north and remained for}. years, although he was not a-real out law. He was freqnently in Hazelton } dnring the years following the shoot fug.. The first few years other Indians traded his furs and took out supplies, but they skinned him badly and he fin | ally entered the rettlement and did his dwn business. _ : - munnoot didhwell us a trapper and he stored up considerable means. In me 1010 arrangements were mide for bim BRimon Gunanoot i is Dead Was. Supposed. Bad. Man Pneumonia Claimed Him ; - to come into [fnzelton, give himself up | HYPHENS HAVE DISAPPEARED © - THE OMINECA HERALD, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 24, 1934 — We have tun out of hyphens and we beseech the indulgence of. our readers until a new supply can be‘secured from |’ the factory,. Where the hyphens went we do not know, but there are none in the machine, although last week some were available. In the meantime just make a good guess, and then look at _ More Money Hazelton Hospital N eels. to Cover the ~ Losses of Outside Grants The financial statement for the past “UKL stand: trind. District. | (derstood that there would be no ehance It was: generally un to convict-him as-‘most of the witnesses were dend and those living had forgot ten. Gunanoot was tried and he was dismisseil und returned to“Hazelton a the. ext) Hne. United Church lhe was freed than he did while consid) That was not ; A white man was: free min, although it is doubtful if he appeared in: Hazelton any oftener after ered an outlaw, Of late years Guunnoot and his wife and one or more of the boys were with him tripping and hunting and fishing on the Bowser Lake territory, although at the time of. his death only one son mid his wife were of home. He tis. ddied list October while on his trap! line Gununcot was stricken with . pneu monfa and failed to throw it off. He died on his trap line, and his body was ‘eurried into the settlement, some seven miles he Thomas Campbell, ite young! ‘er. anil wis there med Int in the ata Tndiau cemetery. “GAunanoot wis a big man, and n good iTndian, as: Indians were ‘considered at “that time by white men, He was a bowerfnl: man, and a pretty good look ‘ing Indian, , Whether he wis a ,bad Tan or not is doubtful. Those- who knew him best said he was not. The! others who knew him were not enclined to get foo well ncquaintedk Anyway he is one and is survived hy a widow and four sous. LATER ABOUT GUNANOOT RTE eke eS Ee ‘ana now that’ Sinton Gunanoot .. Makes Report _ Year’ Ss Work The annual ‘meeting of the , United Church In Hazelton’ was held on Mon day night in the church and there was a very good attendance of members and adherents. The pastor, Rev, 8, V. Il. Redman occupied the ‘chair. Reports were recelved during the evening from the Pastor on bis phase of the work; from the Sunday School by My. Newick from the Ladies Aid by Miss Suther land; fram came. G. LD. by Missa: Russell; from the Explorers by Rev. Mr. Redman; from the trttstees by Dr, H. © Wrineh; from the trersurer by John Newick. The officers for the ensuing year are ae follows -: — . Board: of. Managers—Rev, Redman. chairmen, Dr, A, C.-Wrineh, Dv. L. B. Wrinch, John Newick, ¥. Hawhin, Miss Ford, Mrs. Remdan and Win, Grant. My .oud Mis, Mallinson gave a mun ber of sotos- during the evening which, were arentir appreciated. Ir. HC Wirinel gave, on historlewl talk en the ext: volish nent of the chireh in Ilaveb von, faa, tlie - ‘Predbyterldn:, Sand (bbe Meéhtotdat: His: studies" téok: hit divdy: baek to- tumé= before he ‘came to the the revenue. (led some $500 of sutstanding accounts nt the end of the year, bringing the deticit up to $2000. year of the Hazelton. Hospital was pre sented to ‘the board of directors at o iiceting held Iast- Wednesday . night. The statement showell a gross revenue uf $2,323.47, with an expenditure of $26,798.58, almost. $1500 -inexcess of To this must also he ad This was not anticipated when the budget was prepared last yenr, and it would not have occurred had the ap propriations for hospital support from the provincial government and’ the United Church remained at the rate for 1982. these two sonrees wlone wrs $2155.59, or slightly more than the deficit. for the yenr. The shortage of income from Dapinge the pastyrear the dgpetions from the public at large fell off over $31T. the fact that no canvass was made last year as in former years, but the people of the district did not have the money Tast year and could not have given | eapacity of the plant in* the new hos hid’ the desire been ever so great. was hopeil that other sources of income would have been sufficient to meet ali requirements, but those other sources of income did not come as anticipated for reasons given above. This may be accounted for by _At its last meeting the Boar dof Directors decided to give the patrons of the hospital and the people of the ‘district, an opportunity ‘to assist the. hospitaT-at": this ‘timer wiion: belp-e-s0, badly needed. It is planned therefore with the assistance of the. Woman's Hospital Ausiliory, to make @ canvass at an early date, and thus revive the old custom, ‘Donators will become ac tlve patrons of.the hospital and be able to attend the annual meeting which will be held the end ‘of. February or early in’ March, for the purpose of el ecting directors to the board and other Insiness, The date. of the annual Meeting will be announced as soon as possible. -Almost as many patients as usual passed throngh the hospital last year, the difference ‘being about -in propor tion with the decrease: -in.-the popula tion of the district) and-which was due to a decline tn business ‘in the main industries of the district. It hns been found that patients in the koggitul geertly eapprecigte the services of all sraduate nurses, and the work nnder the new arrangements are It} running smoothly and satisfactorily. The unprecedented cold. spell at the end of the year tested the heating pital building . most thoroughly, and it: was very gratifying to-find that it stond up under the burden well, there being onty 2 minimum of trouble from frost getting into the building. . At the meeting of the board Mrs. H. W, Sharpe, the official delegate to the annual convention of the British Col umbia Hospital Association held. in Victoria-in November, gave very full pand-interesting: report: menstpante re aw in company, with his son David and a young Tndinn named Thomas Campbell of Hazellon. They were on Bowser Stewart and on the west side of Naas river. It seems, according to official reports that the Indians failed to report. the denth of Grnanoot mntil a few days ago villuge of Stewart. Gunancot’s son sent-at wire to his brother Fred in Hag elton that their father was dead, and thea the? stury began to leak out. he Tidinnu Agent in Hazelton is in touch with authorities in Stewart for the purpose of getting ail details before the Tnidlfans return inland. “What You Know Of Prince Rupert Poin the lime Hebt, This fs one of the mo oaldest timber stukings on the Skeena and las fignved Ina lot of negotiations ud it appears. wl tieure in more ne gotntlons, [t is reported Chit eustern duiterests have eyes on that timber for the purpose.of supplying feed to a pulp mill to be established at or near Prince me ltupert. Olier Besner, one of the old Y timers in Rupert, is connectarl with ‘the hew enterprise, : : : in Prince Rupert, has nounced thot very shortly work w ill start. in Rupert oof on.n second cald storage Plant ip eon}: nection with the ice- plarit he establiah4- ed on the waterfront last year, The fish industry. haa developed to such’a point that he believes another cold stor ge plant lg neeessary. ke . iter a holiday of a couple of years the herving rednetion plant near Ru q pert is bout to yeopen and turn out; fish meal and ‘oll: ‘to cripeeity: ©: 4 ‘The Kitsumkallum timber is. again | q a ada . ‘Many mel have been put to* work in tlie logging ‘camps -adjacent*to “Prince Teupert, and men are being -put-toywork ‘ every week. ‘Most ofthese: men-are suit “fram: the States: There dre ‘lot of men tn the interfor who are as good loggers ils any from Vaneotver and ne doubt. they e mld get work if an Apptication sik mnde. wee Take which is some sixty miles west of |. when a number of them arrived at the|. - of} land, country. ‘The’ address was tery inter}. esting und tustructive. - : HAZELTON LADIES ALD SOCIETY Elected Officers for Another Year and Heard Good Reports af Last ; Year's Work ihe annual meeting ot the Ladies Aid Society of the. United Chuteh in Tlazelten wns held at the Manse on Thursday last and there was a splen idd attendance. Reports were received from the secretary, Mrs. Wm. Grant, wid trom the. treasirer;. Miss. Suther Both reports: revealed thnt, des pite the economic fficulties of the past ear, the work of the society had |. pugbesved: and * considerable financial avid was given to the various enter prizes of .the chureh. The minister, S. V. HW. Redman, commended the ladies on their loyalty und work the past year The ‘following officers were elected John TDiybhuven told the people of Prince Rupert recently that the out look for the balibut fishing business was very hright, He bad been in the emt nid lcarned that ly the time the halibut fishing seaxen opens all the stocks of frazcu Fish worl dhave been Geared up and the market ready for the ‘fresh fish, This should: mean a Boni price for the fishermen this year, PRELIMINARY REPORT IS OUT Bulletin No. : : Deals With the Mineral Development During 1933 - a Seeutamrmed Billet Xo: ‘3, “py eliminary Réport on ‘the Mineral, Industry of British’ Col nnbin for, 198” has heen ‘Issued and my. be -had won Appileation to. the ‘|Department of Mines‘ in’ Victoria, : ‘It will -be seen by referring to this: Bullet in. that. the mining | industry . in this province is in-n- very healthy. condition ‘with i definite uptrend {in “production; nnd ‘employment.setting dn for the. first time ‘since 1920. °0f: particular: inter; est and. importance ig: the: ‘doubling of the value of the gold output’ iif the ast two yeora and the intensive . develop ment, now under way: ‘throughout, the ~“brovght up from Vancouver, perbans province on gold’ properties,’ |” ago in Chilliwack. ° for the ensuing yeat:— President—Mrs, §&. V. H, Redman Ist vice president—Mrs, Benson 2nd vice president—Mrs S, Mallinson Secretary——Mrs: Win. Grant Treastver—Miss M, Sutherland Manse and buylug committee—Mrs. Newick and Mrs. Grant. Visiting committee— Mrs, Hindle, MAliss Ford aud Mrs. D, Fraser. Canadians desiring to obtnin an authoritative booklet on fish, cookery ay now receive one, without charge, hy writing to the depattment of Fish ovies at Ottawa, and asking for a copy | of “Fish and How: ta Cook it.” a Since Great Bear Lnke {a only 301 feet. nhove sen level. nnd: ita greatest depth 18:75 fathoms (450 feet), the bot tom‘ df the luke at that polot must he helow get level, ; faa) ook a. eee“ Dr. HC. Wrinch has been appointed to the ‘exedutive committee the‘ Lord's Day’ Allinnee, oe ; we J i : 1 . . ‘ . “Ty Co Keller of: se elle: has “heen.” ap pointed to theexecntive ofthe: Swine Breeders Association of Biltish Colam hin, The Asroctation: met a short time chjoyed the first of the brenking ¢old foundlnand 40 to 50 below was reported ind from Nova Scotia 47 below was re ported. so far as records have been kept. it is as col don the Atlantic os it is on the Paeifie when the theremometer drops below the freezing point, then it wos some cold, and we would much prefer being in Dawson at é4 below. 31. T. Kenney, MLA. will pay a vis it to this part of the district the latter ‘|part of the month, the annual meeting of the Chamber of {Commerce in Smithers on February 1 and shortly after that