i. SATURDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1911.:

"PRICE $2.00°A YEAR |

os Aldous - & Murray are to the

= ‘with the Natural Resources Se-
‘curity company locating the -offi-

' Mission. Point, but. iittle over a
“mile from - ‘Hazelton,
wey station will-be sitdated 1 near.
the. southeast corner. of... the

“property will be- ‘deeded to ‘the
“7° GTP. and deéds will be issued
‘yo hy. that corporation:to purchasers |
“af lots,
-etation ard sidetracks at. Ellison

_~ protected
- which will be registered as South
oo Haselton.

a “Sprinee “ftupert, “Get:

.~.." prisoner“ 0" Connor, °
: brought down’ from Hazelton: for
-trial on the charge of. stealing a

“at the meeting of: the fire bri-|
-gade on Moriday evening, Satis-.

- ghowing the. organization to be
‘in good condition, with a small

’ and-expenditures of $1216, The
“sum ‘of $200 or more being re].

. and supplies; it was decided to
- _ the brigade.

” ensuing year: President, R. J:
": MeDonell;
—W..P.-Murray; Chief of Brigade,

. Chemical Conipanies, J. H. Heth-
“erington and J. W. ‘ Morison;

hte,
: “Development Resumed: :

- kept busy. taking supplies -up’ to
7 the 4 American Boy. ‘group.’ The
spew buildings, and the trail to the]

Grind” Trunk - Pacific “andl
“Natural, ‘Resources Security
; “Company ‘Select Lot 851.

o CALLED SOUTH HAZELTIN| |

“Ellison, But - Holders of ‘Lots’ There
_ Will Be Protected: In New: ‘Towmite

“ Advites ‘from “Vancouver to
effect ‘that’ the Grand’ Trunk
Pacific has. signed an agreement
cial townsite on lot851, adjoining
The ‘rail-

Mission . property, on 851, and
will be built without; delay.-.. The

The location of arailway-|'

ig to. he abandoned, holders. of].
lots in the latter’ townsite being]:
in the new: -tawn,

Boat ‘Thidt Gots. Two Monthe -
‘{Special. to The ote ae

who "was.

boat from Albert Ross, was con-
vieted and - -sentenced to two
months i in jail.

Funds Are. Needed. |
: for the Fire Brigade],

| “There ¥ was.a large. attendance
factory: reports: were presented;

balance in the treasury. “Lack
of space prevents the publication
of .the treasurer’s statement,
which shows receipts of $1230]

quired for additional _ “apparatus
ask for subseriptions in. ald of |"

These are the. officers for the
Secretary-treasurer,

H. .F. -Glassey;~. Captains of

Captain of Hook - ‘aid Ladder
Company, Frank Ayerde; ca.
tain of Bucket Brigade, BE. J.
Tate; Dynamiter, Arthur ! Lever-

On: American. Boy Group

The Harris Mines pack train is

Nine-mile road have been. -finigh=
ed, and the crew: of .miners- is
ow engaged . in-. development
‘work. © Sinking has been resum-
tithe Eagle shaft and. yy

| of Publie ‘Works asking for: “the
eénstruetion of a new . bridge cat

ae cuatoms,

‘and Senator Lougheed, ministers

_leight drill compressor | now ‘at

el. has-hoen started ‘on 1 the |)

Killed By: ‘Bitglas :
“Ch dé Gin still, city
agent for. ve ae Ste a iy |

company, was foun pe dn hs
office, |: *Burglars had: crushed’
1] his skull with att axe.’  Theiof«
fice was looted. °

Ses

Asking for Bridge °
“Over Balkley. River|.

the. other ‘side. of: the Bulktey/:

river haa culminated: it ‘the. sign:|
ing of.a petition to the: Minister

the’ ferry’ site.’ A ‘crossing at
this point will nat only: connect
the present town with the new
townsite announced by ‘the G. T.
P., bixt will also provide a good
grade for traffic to the Bulkley.
yalley... ‘The present means of
communication between Hazelton
and points across the. river are
entirely inadequate; launches and
canoes being used to-handle the
traffic, with the result that. busi-
ness men and residents generally |
are seriously handicapped. It is
hoped the government will move
in the matter without delay.

“NAMES: OF MINISTERS

Composttion ie ‘the “Borden ‘Cabinet
Announced Last - Week:— Governor
: General “Approves Members Chosen |

cepted, by. the Governor-general
on the tenth. _ Following is. -the
list: ~

R. L Borden, ‘premier and
president. of the council,

_ Martin’ ‘Burrell, minister ‘of
agriculture,
Dr. J. D

| Reid, minister of

T. White, minister of fi-
an

C. “a Doherty, minister of j jus-

tice,

op - W. Crothers. minister of
labor. o
- Hon, J. D.. Hazen, minister of
marine and fisheries.
Col. Sam Hughes, minister. of
‘militia.
LP,
general.
Ff. D. Monk, minister of public
works.
- Frank Cochrane, - minister: of | -
railways and canals,
Dr, W. J. Roche, secretary of
state,

Pelletier, ~ postmaster

ter of trade and commerce, '
A. E. Kemp, George H. Perley

without portfolio.

First Compressor. Plant ;
“Is for Silver Standard

. ‘The first. mining property in
the district to install a compress-
or plant will be the Silver Stand-
ard, operated .by Angus Stewart,
Donald McLeod and A.’ L. Me-
Hugh: -It-is announced that the

Skeena crossing will. be taken to
the mine on Glen. mountairi--as
soon as the approaches. for the
big bridge are: completed. With
thia plant and 4 power hoist: and
ump, the Silver. Standard will
be splendidly equip} ae ‘be-
fora spring opend 4 ad have. a}
reat. deal, of: ora, blocked .out,

@ owners: expect” to “have!
‘large. danips: of - first-claas.. ore
ready: for 8 ipment'to. the aitel-
ter. rien theneportation i avail:

Victoria, Oct, 20:
‘Princess Beatti

‘The agitation for on for better bridge|" a

- “| facilities between: ‘Hazelton | ‘and
Station Te Be Located Near Commer of

othe wired last week “failed “ta ne
se bring. us the names of the. Tew,

Hon. George E, Foster, minis.

’ . tof clearing streets, ‘for which. T.

~. [the .” Panamia-Pac ‘exposition,
ithe “Greatest : of all” World’s
_| Fairs,”” which will be:

tin’ 1915.

be the first warshij to 2

- Years---Remarkabl
*Provinces-—B. C: Tq

“Ottawa,” “Oct. 19:--The. Brie!
nouncement of. the: census return.
for the Dominion ‘was one of- tha
first official acta of ‘Martin’ ‘Bure
rell, the new. minister. of agricn
ture, - who: yesterday . gave’ oul
figures | “showing the populatiol
of-Canada,to be 7,081,960... Thi
Teans an increase: ‘in, “the ote
years ‘since the last census a
1,710,500, which may be* consid

ered satisfactory as. -eomparel
with the jnereage of 588,000 ift
the previous census term. The
largest ratio of increase is showt

by ‘Saskatchewan, where th
population. - has in- ten -ye
grown from 91,000. to 450.
‘Alberta is ‘second, having iner
ed. from 78,000 to 872;000, _ Brit: ft
ish Cohimbia shows an iner
of 184,100, its ‘population’ bein
now 862,700. Montreal, Toron'
‘land Winnipeg hold..their placds

‘but Vancouver has jumped troy
tenth to. fourth” place,”. witha
gain of. 78,000, the city - prouer

3/000. - Victoria. gained : 10,000,
“ti having now: 81,000. inhabitants.
7 Prince “Rupert” makes ° its first

‘\represefitation in the House of

}| tribution, from 221 to 241 mem-

at the head of the ist. of cited; |.

]CANADA'S POPULATION |
“IS OVER SEVEN MILLION

mee J Repoit of Censis “Bu
~Gain- In. Dominiot F Over a Thid ih Ten
: Growth -

of. Western
Have Twelve Members

330. The inclusion of the
suburbs-would give the city” 145,-

appearance on. ‘the list: with, a
population of. 4771, . Thos
A large. inertase in theprevinee
of. Quebee will raise the basis of

Commons from 25,000 to 30,000.:
This will result in Nova Scotia
and New Branswick each losing
two seats and Prince ‘Edward
Island losing one seat. Ontario
will certainly gain-no members
| and: may, lose one or two.

The provinces west of Lake
{Superior will gain about 27 ad-
ditional members; which will in-
3/crease the membership of. the
House of Commons, after redis-

bers,

British Columbia: ‘will he en-
titled to. “twelve: members of
parliament’ when redistribution
is effected, =.

Geologist Greatly Pleased

‘exkinining heweolngical fenton!
of the Groundhog mountain coal!
fields and some of the.. nearer
mineral areas of Omineca district, |:
G. 8; Malloch, of the Canadian
geological survey, left on’ Wed-
nesday for Ottawa. While natu-
rally averse to giving out his views
on the’ district, Mr.: Malloch told
the Miner he was greatly pleased
with the showings he saw, . hav-
ing found the country’ possessed
of great possibilities and very in-
teresting from a geological stand-
point. . The result of his seagon’s
work will be embodied ina re-
port which will form part of «the
‘published record of the depart-|:
ment of mines.

“AT NEW HAZELTON

Largs Crew Engaged In Clearing Streets
—Contractor’s Offices Bring Business

Since the removal of the Foley,
Welch & Stewart offices to New
"| Hazelton, that burg has assumed
quite a busy air, On- the. work

W. Brewer. has the contract,
thirty-five men “are. engaged.
Sixth, Ninth and Thirteenth ave-
nues and Laurier street are be-
ing cleared, the total area cover-
ed- by thecontract being 44 acres.
The work of grading. for side-
tracks continues, and it -is_ex-
pected. that the new road, cordu-
roy for- ‘which has been laid, - will

soon be open through the town-
site,
being erected for Donald McLeod

stock. of merchandise with which
it willbe filled is ready to haul’
from the warehouse at Sealey.

The Next World's Fair

‘Ban Franciaco, Oct. 21:—Pres-
ident Taft: turned: the first spade-
| fil of earth on. the “grounds of

In his.
‘President ‘said the

his name. oe

The general store which is|- _

is” nearing. completion _ and_ the}.

~. Revising. The Voters’ List Oo
“On November firat the’ list. of.
provinelal ‘voters: will, be. revised,
Hundreds ‘of names will be added
to the list for this . district, and,
as far as ‘possible, the names of
those voters ‘who have removed
from the district, or who are for
other reasons not entitled to vote,
‘will be removed, The law- pro-
vides that notice shall be given
to those against whom objections
are filed, and in this issue of the].
Miner the Registrar of Voters
advertises the list of objections.
In. any case where objection has
been made in mistake, the voter
affected, or someone representing
chim, may. prevent the removal of

‘CLEMENTS’ MAJORITY

Official Returns Give New Member 188
More Votes Than Ross Received |

Final results of the Dominion
Government election in Comox-
Atlin riding are’ as ‘follows:

H. 3, Clements, 1810.

Duncan Ross, 1622...

Majority for Clements, 188,

' Spoiled Ballots, 47, ~
-Rejected Ballots, 18.

« Rejected ballots are those hear-
ing any mark by which the voter
could possibly be identified, and
the percentage of these in this
election, less than one half of
one per cent, is very small,

- Jap Murderer To Hang

», (Spectal to The Miner) -
“Vancouver, Oct. 19:—Ishi,,

Japanese’: fisherman, is." to. be

December 5° for the murder of
Koboyashi, another Japanese, at
Balmoral, Skeena river, on June
11. It-was the first sentence: of |!

“who ™ “was: ‘visibly moved,.

having. now a population of |.
100; 880.

.. Making Progress On

1 Yesterday morning was the
-| time set for the launching of the

'-| when the work was successfully’

: carried out. The caisson weighs
a over a)

hanged -at’ ‘New Westminater | on!}

death. delivered by Justice Mur] ao

” Bill Miner Again a
“ Vancouver:- .It..is reported
that Bill” ‘Miner, who" escaped
‘from a Georgia prison, is head-
ing back‘ to ‘the. scenes of his
former exploits in British Colum-
A|Lbia and Mostana,

Hazelton Best Camp:
Seen In Thirty Years

(Special to The Miner} © :
Vancouver: Oct. 20:—C. B,
Clarke, a Montana mining opera-
tor who has.just arrived from the
North, - atates < that. he found
greater ‘evidences of mineraliza-

he had seen in any: of the regions | .
he had ‘Visited i in a mining exper
ience of Over thirty years, in the
course of which he ‘travelled in
many ‘countries, He will contin-
ue work all winter on the
Dominion group of claims, which
he has bonded .from the Cary
brothers. This property is lo-
cated near the headwaters of the
Mortis river, .

Mr. Clarke states that: John ER
Cowan, of "Salt Lake City, a
prominent operator, has - secured
the Rocher de Boule group, near
Hazelton, for $100,000, ‘paying
$25,000 cash, ;

| CHINESE REBELLION

Colestial Insurgents Galning Ground
<* Many Cittes Fall Into Their. Hands—
Thousands of Manchue Slain

Shanghei Oct, 20:—The revo-
lution, which, has for. its: object
this overthrow of: the-Maneln
dynasty, gains momentum ‘daily.
The number of killed is. large,
practically all of the dead being
‘Manchus. Many towns have}:
yielded to.the rebels, including
Hankow and Hang Yang, the
latter a. city of 100,000, just
north of Hankow. Disaffection
is now appearing among the Im-
perial troops, aecording to Pekin
advices.

The rebels, who were e victorious
yesterday in a battle at Hankow,
have cut the railroad behind’ the
‘|government forces, and have
taken Siaoken, thirty. miles

are being warned to leave the
country while there is yet time.

The Pekin correspondent of
the London Times. predicts” that
the government will suppress the
revolution.

. Skeena River Bridge

first caisson forthe bridge over
which the G. T. P, will cross the |:

low Hazelton: but owing to a de-
lay in the. preparation of. the
ways, the. structure “waa * “not
launched . until”! this morning,

ht: hundred tons, and
nice. calculation. was na@éessary
for its construction and: Jaunch-

"Work. on the second. caiason
will be commenced: 88 “So0ri bs

the north pide of, the channel.

TRIG BUSINESS
IN HAZELTON.

One and a Half. Million Dol-

tion.in the Hazelton district than. - .

‘| year.

north of Hankow. Foreigners|

Skeena river, sixteen: miles: be- |

the first is-sunk in its station “on

“lars the Value of One 7

Season’ s Merchandise.

FREIGHT BILL $300,000.

Close: of Navigation Affords Opportunity
for Approximation of Value of Trade —
for the- Year—River Steamers Have
Successful Seacon

- As. an indication of the preat
volurvie of ‘business transacted in
Hazelton, the. figures showing
the amount of freight. brought
to this point during the season
are interesting. The steamers
plying from the coast and the
railhead made about one hundred
trips to Hazelton during. the.
summer, carrying, as nearly as
ean be-ascertained at this -time, ©
over 5,000 tons of freight for:
4) this town and tributary points.
This does not include the freight
for other. Skeena points. .
It is estimated that the value ~
of the merchandise and supplies -
brought to Hazelton during the’

fifty per cent greater than last”
Freight bills aggregating .
$300,000 were paid by the con-'
signees, the high rate obtaining’

greater part of this sum.,

The season, of . navigation is
over, and.alk the'river: steamers
Miave gore to" “the coast “for the’.
winter, after the most successful ©
year in the history of Skeena,
navigation. 7

Missing Surveyors a,
Reached: Fi fth Cabin

A dispatch to the Miner from
Fifth Cabin, on the Yukon tele-_
graph line, announces the arrival |
at that point of Hoard’s party. of ©

ed in recdénnaissance
country between Stewart and. -
the headfvaters of the Naas. riv- |
er, for the’ Canadian Northern
railway.
ed to reach the telegraph line .

rive soon after that tinie,

in charge of W, J. Sweeney, to.
bring the surveyors out, and the

for over two weeks. Owing. to
the lateness of the season and.
the scarcity of feed on the trail," :

fare badly ‘before
Hazelton.
have: already died, iti is reported. _

- yeaching ~

Remarkable Trip ame "
a with Sick Partner oe,

On ‘Wednesday Dr. “Métesn.”
and party returned from Fourth -
Cabin-with John’ Blume; who: is:
now in the: : hogpital : recovering.”
from the seriqus. ‘iliness wh ch:

season was over $1,500,000, being :

on the river accounting for. the ~

engineers, who have been'engag- .
in: the =: .

This party' was expect-
two weeks ago, and some anxiety:
was felt when they failed to are
Charleson had sent a pack: ‘train, aad

horses have been at Fifth Cabin: . ~

itis likely the pack train will. ~

- Several of the horses .. 2