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SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1912, No. 25.

Groundhog Railway Prospects

Latest advices from Victoria are to the effect that, having as
yet no definite information as to the proposed route for the Mann
railway from Stewart to Groundhog and beyond, the administration
will not include that road in its immediate program for railway
construction. The people of Stewart are making strenuous efforts
to promote the construction of the road from their town, having a
full realization of the great advantage the Upper Skeena busi-
ness would bring.

In view of the interest said to be taken in the northern coal
fields by the G, T. P. and other railway companies, as well as Sir
Donald Mann, it will probably profit the business men of Hazelton
to inaugurate a campaign for the construction of a railway from
this point to Groundhog. Ha%elton is now, and always has been,
the distributing point for the Upper Skeena country, and there is
no good reason why it should not retain that position, It is easily
possible to obtain a water grade for a railway from here to Ground-
hog, and the slight difference in distance will be more than com-
pensated by the elimination of the heavy grades which would be
necessary On any other route.

Settlement of Vexed Questions

The announcement that negotiations between the provincial
and Dominion governments locking to the settlement of the ques-
tions of better terms and Asiatic immigration have reached a point
which justifies the expectation of a definite and mutually satis-
factory agreement, will be hailed with the greatest of pleasure
throughout the province. Mr. Borden has stated that a commis-
sion to deal with the financial relations between the two govern~
ments will be appointed without delay, and also intimates that the
commission on Asiatie immigration will give heed to the represent-
ations of British Columbia in dealing with the. questions in which
this province has a direct interest. The change from the attitude
of the late federal government is as gratifying as itis marked, |

Pringle’s Peculiar Pesition

The Council of the Board of Trade, on Tuesday evening, had
placed before it a stenographie report of the proceedings before
the Board of Railway Commissioners in the hearing of the appli-
cation for orders compelling the Grand Trunk Pacific to place a
station on Lot 882 and restraining the location upon Lot 851. The
point to which the attention of the Council was called was the
statement of Clive Pringle, one of the lawyers, that he represented
the people of the present town,

Introduced by Mr. Smellie, solicitor for the owner of Lot 882,
as being ‘‘from the neighborhood,’’ Mr. Pringle went on to say,

’“ Mr, Chairman, I am representing, I think, in effect, nine-tenths
of the business firms of old Hazelton in connection with this matter.
I will explain to you what their position is, Of necessity, by
reason of the railway, they will have to change their places of
business and a distributing point has to be found by them. * * * * *
I am representing the business population of old Hazelton, By
reason of the railway a new distributing center will have to be
created, Their interest apparently, I judge from the telegram
sent me, that New Hazeiton, the townsite for which Mr. Smellie is
eontending, is the situation that they think will be to their best
advantage, ’’ . .

“You don’t think so?” asked one of the Commissioners.

*'¥es sir, I do think so;’’ replied Mr. Pringle, ‘'I am repre-
senting them; that New Hazelton, the townsite Mr. Smeilie has
advocated, shall be selected and have the station on it, for the
reason stated in the telegram that J have here.’’ .

Mr. Pringle did not read the telegram in question, but

_ asserted that New Hazelton was the cheapest and most natural
shipping point. Adverting to the mining industry, he maintained
that the location of the town on Lot 861 would entail an additional
haulage cost of $4 a ton on ore from the mines.

_ Whether the Commissioners placed much weight upon the
representations of Mr, Pringle or not cannot be learned from the
report of the proceedings: but the Board of Trade has taken steps
to: inform the Railway Board that neither that gentleman nor any
other person was authorized to represent the business people of
this town in the matter of the townsite fight, It would appear
that the Grand Trunk Pacific also was not entirely innocent of
representations, along the same line, which would hardly be borne
out by the facts; but the case of Pringle was the more flagrant.
Clive Pringle is not of this neighborhood; he was not authorized to
represent the people of Hazelton in any capacity by any responsible
body or, so far as has transpired, by any number of business men
of Hazelton. . Sh

' ‘We trust the efforts of the Board of Trade will result in
disclosing the ina and outa of the matter. “As it now. stands,

there would appear to be some reason for the opinion that the|

position of business people of Hazelton has not been rightly under-
stood, , The Board of Trade, which is thoroughly representative
of the town, discussed the townsite situation, but certainly did not
go-to the length of endorsing New Hazelton, as asserted by our

" alléged representative, |

THE OMINECA MINER, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1912

Big Market for Coal

Some instructive information on
the world’s consumption of bun-
ker coal was contained in a spe-
cial pamphlet on the subject is-
sued a Sew days ago at Washing-
ton, The suggestion that the
opening of the Panama Canal
may render feasible the establish-
ment of a station for supplying
coal from the-mines of the
United States to vessels of the
world lends interest to the state-
ment, which estimates the amount
of coal consumed at sea as reach-
ing approximately 15,000,000 tons
per annum, valued at: over $250,-
000,000.

But this is also of special in-
terest to Canada, and particularly
to British Columbia, in view of
the vast wealth of coal deposits
in the province, which coal, it
may confidently be anticipated
will be earlier exploited by reason
of the opening’ of the Panama
Canal and the increase of trade
generally on the Pacific Coast.

It is not possible to determine
exactly the quantity used by the
merchant marine and the navies
of the world, owing to the fact
that comparatively few countries
state in separate terms the
amount supplied to vessels for
their own consumption or for
“bunkering’? purposes. ‘The
statistics of the United States
show about 9,000,000 long tons
furnished to vessels at ocean
ports to be placed in bunkers for
their own use, while the British
reports indicate that some 20,-
000,000 long tons are sold to
ships in the foreign trade and
2,500,000 tons to vessels in the
coastwise trade,

This would make for the two
great coal producing nations of
the world a total of more than
30,000,000 tons supplied directly
for ‘‘bunkering’’ purposes; but,
in addition, avery considerable
percentage of the coal sent out
of Great Britain as exports passes
te ports and stations in various
parts of the world, from which
itis finally taken by vessels for
fuel use.

While there are no means of
ascertaining the share of Ameri-
can coal shipments which become
vessel supplies, aside from that
actually reported as bunker coal
and not included in the export
statement, it is quite probable
that a considerable proportion of
the coal from the United States
passing to the West Indian Is«
lands and the coast of Mexico is
used for vessel fueling. Conse-
quently, the estimate of annual
consumption of 75,000,000 tons
seems conservative when there
are added the more than 2,000,-
000 tons supplied by the Japanese
mines to ships engaged in the
foreign trade, the 1,000,000 tons
obtained from Australia, epprox-
imately 1,000,000 tons furnished
by India, the Natal coal oudput,
together with the estimated con-
sumption of about 3,000,000 tons
by the navies of the world.

Che Dominion Government is
preparing for publication in the
British Columbia mining papers
a complete statement of the steps
which have been taken by the
federal authorities toward the
solution of the zine problem. The
statement ‘will: deal with the
work carried out and the results
accomplished with the $50,000
sum which was set aside for the
purpose from the lead bounty ap-
propriation by the Laurier Gov-
ernment,

The timber cut from British
Columbia Jands during 1911 to-
talled 1,100,000, 000 feet, as com-
pared with 936,000,000 feet in
1910... Estimating the cost of
production at fifteen dollars per
thousand feet, the expenditure
for the timber cut in 191! ‘was
$16,000,000. The quantity of the
eut exported to the United States:
was 45,000,000, The ccilections
for the year in royalties and
taxes, but not including rentals,
were $444,885, compared with

$398,598 for the previous year,

LAND NOTICES

=% Qmineca Land Disttict,

Omineca Land District. Diptrict of
Coast, Range 5.

Take notice that A, P, Augustine, of]

Vancouver, occupation land surveyor,
ntends to apply for permission to pur-
chase the following deseribed lands: -

Commencing at a post planted at the| §

south-east corner of Lot 4012, thence
40 chains east, 80 chains south, thence
25 chains more ar less to east boundary
of C. A, Newitt’s pre-emption, thence
north along eastern boundary of C. A.
Newett’s pre-emption 20chaina to south

boundary of Frank Zoller's application | &

to purchase, thence east 5 chains more
or lesa to south-east corner of Frank
Zoller’s application to purchase, thence
north 40 chains, thence west 20 chains
to south-east corner of Lot 4013, thence
north 20 chains ta point of commence-

ment, and containing 200 acres more or

less, Alpheus Price Augustine,
Nov. 14, 1011. -

Omineea Land District. District of
Cassiar.

Take notice that Roy Moseley, of
in-|§

Hazelton, occupation bartender,
tend to apply for permission to pur-
chase the following described lands:
Commencing at a post planted eighty
chains south of the southwest corner of
lot 813, thence north forty chains, west
forty chains, south forty chains, east
forty chains to point of commence-
ment, containing 160 acres more or less,
Jan. 5, 1912, Roy Moseley.

Omineca Land District, District of
Cassiar.

Take notice that Peter Zhinden, of
Hazelton, laborer, intends to a) ply for
permission to purchase the follawing
described lands:

Commencing at a post planted 80
chains south of the southwest corner of
lot 818, thence north eighty chains,
east eighty chains, south eighty chains,
west cighty chains to pomt of com-
mencement, corttuining 440 acres more
or less. Peter Zbinden,

Jan. 6, 1912. 31

Omineca Land District, District of
Cassiar.

Take notice that Daniel Nicholson of
Hazelton, engineer, intends to apply for
permission to purchase the following
described lands;

Commencing at a post planted at the
southwest corner of lot 1319, thence
north 20 chains, west 40 chains, south
20 chains, east 40 chains to point of
commencemet, containing 80 acres
Daniel Nicholson,

$1

more or less.
dan. 16, 1912,

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Omineca Land District. District

of Coast, Range V
Take notice that Kenneth Hulbert
Disque of Vancouver, mill owner,

intends to apply for permission to pur- :

chase the following described lands,
Commencing at a post planted at the
southwest corner of App, 18147, thence
south 40 chains, east 20 chains, north
40 chains, west 20 chains to point of com-
mencement, containing 80 acres more
or less. Kenneth Hulbert Disque.
January 23, 1912, 32

Distrcit
. of Coast, Range V.
Take notice that Mra, Kenneth H.

Disque of Vancouver, married woman, | °

inte.ds to apply for permission
to purchase the following described
lands, .
Commensing at post planted at
the N.E. corner of of pre-emption No,
1027, thenee east 40 chains, north 80
chains, west 20 chaing more or less to
the bank of Skeena river, thence fol-
lowing bank of the river in a southerly
direction ta point of commencement,
and containing 240 acres more or lesa.
: . Mrs. Kenneth H. Disque.
January 23, 1912, 32

Omineca Land District. District

of Coast, Range VY.

Toke notice that Elizabeth Deming
of 5t, Paul, Minn., U.S.A., spinster,
intends to apply for permission to pur-
chase the following described lands:

Commencing at a post pianted 20
chains east and 80 chains south of the
southwest corer of lot 221, thence
east 80 chains, south 8) chains, west 80
chains, north 80 chains to point of
commencement, containing $40 acres
more or less, Elizabeth Deming.
Jenuary 24, 1912, . B2

Omineea Land District. District
of Coast, Range V,

Take nutice that Caroline Deming of
St. Paul, Minnesota, U.S.A., spinster,
intends to apply for permisgion to pur-
chase the following deseribed landa.

Commencing at a post planted 20
chains east of southwest cor. of lot 221,
thence south 20 chains,. east 20 chaina
north 20 chains, west 20 chains to point
oftommencement, containing 40 acres
more or less. Caroline Deming.-
January 24, 1912, . 82

Omineca Land District. District
of Coast, Range V.

Take notica that Mrs. E, F, Hutchin-
son, of Louisville, Kentucky, U.5.4,,
occupation widow, intends to apply
for permission to purchase the follow
ing described lands!

Commencing at a post planted at the
southwest corner of lot 846, thenee
east 80 chains, south. 80 chuins, west
80 chains, north 80 chains to peint of
coinmencement, containing. 0 acres
more or less, Mra, E. F, Hutchinson,
January 24, 1912, oo 32

Omineca Land District. District of

. Cassiar,

Take notice that Edward J. Tate of
Hazelton, retail trader, intends to
apply for-permission to purchase the
following described landa: . . .

Commencing at a post planted about
40 vhains east from the. northeast cor-
ner of lot 837, thence west 40 chains,
south 40 chains, esat 40 chains, north
40 chains to point of commencement,
containing 160 acres more or less, --
Jan: 29, 1912, Edward J. Tate.

DISSOLUTION OF PARTNERSHIP,
. Notice is hereby given that.the part-
nership heretofore existing between
Frank W. Hamenn and W. F, Kilpa-
trick, engaged in business as proprietors
of the Halfway House, 26-mile, ig this
day dissolved by mutual consent, ‘The
business will be continued by Prauk W;
Hamann, who aasiimes All Habllitles of
the former firm,-and.. te whom all
accounts are payable. °

Feb, 8, 1912.”

Wi BF, KILPATRICK

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