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‘THE OMINECA HERALD, NEW HAZELTON; B.

©. WEIN, OCTOBER 28, 1936

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Two RATHERS MEEE GRIEF IN|:

. CRANKING ONE CAR

Since we were relegated to the
casualty list it has became quite the
fashion to parade about with an arm
ora neck in a sling. Following our
own"accident, Constable Andy Grant
drove his car over the bank and has
since had his neck in a sling.

Then - Father Godfrey, always in
the fashion, tried to break his hand
cranking his car, He found that a
car headed north can kick south just
as quickly ‘and just ag hard as any

not break. any bones; but he got a
very: sore hand and arm.
‘Father Drien, young and strong,

next took the crank to demonstrate |’

how a ear should be started. But the
crank was not far enough into the
slot and-did not connect.. The Father
went forward and nearly twisted his
-neck, He bruised his hand and his|
leg.. This all happened at the Hazel-
ton hospital, where the Fathers had |
been to visit a patient, Father Drien
thinks his bicycle is “more better,”
especially for short trips.

HAZELTON COUPLE “ARE . .
JOINED | IN. MATRIMONY

Om. Monday last. James: Matien: ot

‘South Hazelton: and . Skeena:* ‘Cross

oo. dugeaeatumited in. marsinge, $0, Miss

a nena

It is apparent that the really big
things in the mineral class in north-
ern British Columbia are to be de-
veloned in spite of mining engineers,
geologists and what have you. The
romance of the Premier mine up at
Stewart. the biggest dividend-payer
in the province,-is known to all. Se
also is the story of the Cariboo Gold
‘Quartz mine that. Fred Wells made
‘to pay big. Now comes the romance
‘of anthracite coal.
of the. province, and in the north,
the first anthracite coal in all Canada
that can as. _yet. be mined commer-
‘cially, was" ‘discovered on’ Hudsen Bay’
‘mountain, above Lake Kathlyn, and
‘just three miles from Smithers, with
‘the Canadian National. railway run-
ning along the foot of the mine. -.
_ Away back in 1914 George Ballard
of Evelyn discovered coal on Hudson
‘Bay mountain, just above Lake Kath-
‘lyn, and he. was the. first to stake
ground. | He. was: Soon joined by
‘Frank X Frank of Vangouver, a man
‘who knew anthracite: éoal:? Ballard
knows a lot: of geology. - Between
them they believed they- had some-
thing worth while. . _ They spent their.
time and their money, and from time
to time interested. others in a-smal!

Olive Pipe’ of Hazelton, the ceremony | or thi

being performed by Rev: W. B. Me-
Intosh at Smithers, being witnessed
by James: M Rae: and. Frank Pipe,
and. Mrs, Pipe mother of the bride:
On’ Tuesday. evening a reception was
held at the home Of. the bride’s moth-
er at Two Mile. ‘The happy couple
will make their home near Skeena |:
Crossing, where Mr.. Mailen will have
a ctew of men working this. winter
taking out. poles and other timber
products. ‘The groom is well known,
having been here for many years,
the last half dozen years having been”
spent on the. Yukon telegraph line.
The bride is.also well known in the
district, she also having liyed here
or nearby for quite ‘a number of
years. The many friends of the con-
tracting;"parties wish ‘them a long
and happy life together. °

HAZELTON BADMINTON

The Hazelton Badminton Club got
under -way on Tuesday evening, when
_ fifteen or twenty players turned up
for the. first games. Ping pong was
. also started. The club has adopted a
‘constitution and -rules: of play.. The
games "will. be “played each Tuesday
and Friday evenings,: ‘and: “afternoon
games “will be- arranged: for. as soon.
as it is‘ known what the: total mem-
" herehip of. the élub will bev:

FOUND GOOD HEALTH. AND.
GREAT CROPS IN VALLEY

“Alex. ‘Prudhomme of: Prince. Rupert

_ has returned ‘to the coast. after spend-
ing a ‘couple: of: weeks at the farm
overlooking. ‘Tyee lake. «He visited

- the “Anterior: ‘for ‘the benefit of his}
health: and he. got- results most fav. |

orable!:

pubifc’ life,’ ;
a. well: ‘known’ "the beg ma

Mr, Pradhomime:-at: one: tinte
operated ® the -fariit -and :is-very well
known'-all through. the interior, ‘not
- only;ag" a farmer: but: ‘ald: as a por

_ tieiadi.“ He: Mkes:-campaigning and,
In. Prince ‘Rupert: he at

they’ wete not ‘deep enough--aleraya
‘playing, gate—in': fase,

But® ‘Ballard: ‘and Frank, i often, dis-
couraged. and Sick at.. hésre: “stayed
with their. anthracite and: ‘pitted. their.
own i knowledge and belief Against all

Married Men

DEMAND JUSTICE. ON COLD
” WINTER “MORNINGS

There's a burning - question, before
a@ section of Terrace community these
days, In fact it’s a question as to
who starts the burning. Art Beaudin
is the leader of ithe movement, and
he claims, that a married. men’s union
is required. The whole. thing arises
out of the arrival: of sooler weather,
and it.seems as though the repeated
experiences of having ta get up each

him. So.the constitution of the pro-
posed union hes.as its main object a,
regulation that the ladies take up the-
duties of kindling the sticka when
daylight breaks. How the matter can
‘be compassed is: not as yet decided,

-[but’a atrike, ‘to be. called: November

4, is mooted.: Att has quite a number

‘| ‘thy, and some.of the ladies are show-
ing a keen: interest. in the progress. of
events. Of . course: ‘theye. are : ‘many:
who are skeptical and.there are some,
who" offer modifications to. the. aims.
‘One lady suggested that's. comprom- |
ise -be effected,.and that; each' side<of
the. household take a six months shift
ach: ‘year. This, -however, was spurn-
“ed. by: the sponsorg), of. the plan...They ;:
lait: ‘that.in miost cases there are so’
any, years, to “catch : ‘up on. that the.
tee would he'the i

In the interior |

way. . Engineers and ‘Heologiats look: ‘

the veins were’ not: big: enough, or

‘Desire Union|,

morning to ‘light. the. fire, is irking |.

‘of the local. lads who are in sympa- |

t of, theft lives and; if
atu

the professional men who had been
there. Capital other than their own
had to be secured, That necessity
started a long: string of syndicates
and companies, which spent money
and got cold feet. Next came the
depression, and to raise funds was
most difficult, even for old-establish-
ed and proven industries. That was
the black hour for the anthracite
coal industry. °- .

Thomas Campbeli, a. coal. mining
man, saw. the property in 1934 and |]
believed in it, The following year
he wag joined by Eric.G. Jones and
his. brother and a couple: of other
Vancouver men, They put in their
own nroney to carry on development
which would correct mistakes pre-
viously made tind bring the mine to
the production stage.

The Northwest Anthracite Syndi-
cate was formed and work was start-
ed. Development has been going on
continuously with the -result that
some 1400 ‘feet of. tunnels and raises
have been driven, stopes.- are in read-
iness for ‘full: ‘production and fifty
men could just. as well” be working
ag: the present’ force. of five, |
‘The. depth of: the seams have been
proven for 1700: vertical feet.’ Three
' ra ‘the - “production stage.
re Gi od: seams are, known to

tons available and. ‘of. the high qual-
ity. of. the’ coal— - —auite a different line

leyeryone’ spoke: the. anthracite.
deposit with _ their, ‘Fongue’ if ‘thelr.
theok.. woes

‘Coal seams s varying in “width fbn

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PIONEER RESIDENTS OF .
“SMITHERS ARE SPEEDED

Mr. and Mra, a. N. Carr and fam-
ily, leave Smithers on Thursday of
this week for Vancouver, where they
will make. their .home in future,
They are known all through the cen-
tra]. interior and have many good
friends who regret. their departure.
Mr, Carr, for many years, was en-
gaged in mining and prospecting,
and. was associated with hig brothers
in the Carr ranch, just outside of
‘Smithers a few miles. Of late years
Mr. Garr was in the-transfer busi-
ness in Smithers.

' GREAT SEED CROP -

a Vancouver paper states, that: one
thousand tons of. timothy seed will

Central B.C. this fall, The same
story says that ‘all: the farmers will
have splenty” of feed for their : own}
use ‘and a good: surplus for. sale. or-
for increased herds for feeding.

~ HONOR BRIDE-ELECT

. On: Saturday: evening “a “shotior|
was' given by Mrs. ‘Sealy and Mis.’
| Hindle .in honor. of * Misé Olive Piye,
whose wedding. to James Mailen.took
place at, Smithers on Monday’ “of: ‘this.
week. OA ‘large | “numbeb. of: friends
| were present and” ‘many’ beau
Bitte: wete’ nade to: ‘the bride:

we ns festive: being don

ate be that ‘

‘are. producing coal. The people of

; economically: and “practically, :-
nt 1 Soghelulay,aud not Nery, ‘Torig_n0iy

A-story from Victoria carried in.

be available for the market from.

a seed, “and: the’ reply-.was. that snow

Great Prosperity for Central Interior ‘Seen|Bz
In Success of Anthracite Coal At Smithers)

‘four feet to seven and - a half feet
Smithers and in the: district around

ary brick-lined stoves and -they are
enthused over it, . The number of
users ig being increased each day.

But now that the present syndi-
eate has been successful in accom-
plishing what it set out to do, the
old bug-bear, finance, crops. up once
more. More money is needed to en-
large bunkers, provide ‘power,. extend

The total amount is not very great,
probably “less. than -$25,000, . This
money is being secured. slowly as re-

to instal the briquetting plant, which
will enable them to market the en-
tire output of the mine; Anthracite
briquettes for domestic purposes are
even more popular than is the larger
coal, for the latter’ there i is always
a market.

The ‘required funds will be se-
eured. Any of the local people who
would like to. get an interest in this
local industry have an opportunity
now to do so,
inspection and it can be reached by

tunnel, ;
The ‘propetty ig being’ onciated

that anthracite. coal deposit will be
one of the. biggest industries in the
entire ' north, © Anthracite coal. will
put the north on the commercial map
much sooner than all the ‘other min-
erals combined, and it is an industry
which will- last : ‘for generations and
generations.

Were Seeing
Interior First

MR. AND MRS. LARKWORTHY ON
TOUR, SAW BIG CROPS

Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Larkworthy
returned from a motor trip last week
which took them as far as Prince
George. ‘They visited Burns Lake,
Francois Lake, Ootse. Lake, Vander-
hoof, Fort St. James and Stuart lake.
At‘ all points, Mr, Larkworthy
said, the farmers had the largest
crops ever. One farmer in the Van-
derhoof district had a .fifty-acre field
of oats that went 100. bushels to the.
acte and 48 ‘pounds to the bushel.
Some of the farmers wére having,
difficulty getting their crops harvest-.
ed, due to rain and snow, but they:
were in the minority. :

‘When at: the. Barrett: ranch he ask:
ed Mr, Barrett about’ the..timothy

and rain, after . the -timothy ‘was in|

get: yet.

The: market: is. not ready. yet, buyers.
are. not. Teady ‘and ithe geod vis not)

are burning this coal in their ordin-|

The mine is-open for |

automobile right t to the mouth of the

|| stooky. was beneficial and meant, alo

WHEN CAR DUMPED

W. F. Duff of Smithers, : a brake-
man on the C.N.R,,. received Severe
bruises, some: seuts, and an injury. to.
his left ear on Friday afternoon last
and was taken to the Hazelton -hos-
pital for repairs. He was brought up

from Mile 88 {about Cedarvale),.
where the accident happened, on -a.

speeder, and after being fixed up
he took the night train to: his home

tin Smithers to recuperate,
tunnels and instal a briquetting plant,

Duff was on a, rock train which

‘was loading .at the new rock. pit. ‘He

was, on; the..car that. Was. being.load-

Ye-bed. AL large rock was dropped by
quired. The operators are anxious}

the power. shovel onto the car, and
the extra. weight caused the car to
dump, Duff went with the roek and
most of. the load ‘went on or over
him, He. was fortunate in getting
off as easily as he, did.

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Prince Rupert
By The Sea | q
From - Our, Own cananle .
no ade! | at

versary and are receiving |. general
congratulations. ‘YM, Ritchie, veteran
ciyi]. engineer, can: recall, from per-
sonal ‘experience, early days in most
of western Canada’s present cities.
He remembers how they looked when
they. were in the small-town class.

‘The §.S. Princess Louies, in from
the ngpth, brought word of. certain
differences between’ Atlin: and the
White - Pass. : Yukon: Railway which
has: F fed:.i in “putting Atlin in a
highly =: embarrassing’ - position. For
one, thing, the Atlin Inn has not only
been shut down,: but the two-mile
railway link ‘between Careross and
the lake has also. been closed, ‘Until
matters. are adjusted to the satisfac-

haunt of. tourist; and artist, "is “on
the spot.” 7”

George W. Nickerson. left for: Ot-
tawa a few days 280, accompanying
Olof Hanson, M.P., to the capital
city. ‘Matters dealing. with port de-
velopment will be taken up with the
department. .

Following a a lengthy i1Iness, Mrs,
“Those interested: in: the, establish-
ment of. a pulp and paper. mill here
are expected: in Prince~ “Rupert this
week, ‘While no details. are available
as to -what: further : developments, “if
any, will result, it is known. that the
promoters ‘are ‘working’ steadily - on
the project. The general : -pulp, and

to bein a healthier state ‘than cit has

‘aly one eyes at been: ‘days’ Bi
{in .the ‘country ‘and lie made:no bid. |.

Slide of of Rock

|W. F. DUFF WAS.ON ROCK. CAR.

st nd: ‘Mrs. ‘Ie 1 Ried. Ritchie. have ;
pissed: then. ‘tupliesis nen Mardis 4

tion of everybody concerned, Atlin, -

paper market in. Canada.is’ reported ._-

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