THE OMINECA MINER, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 1911. ”

The Omineca Miner

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SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 1911. No, 11.

Settling the Townsite Question

It is announced this week that the final agreement between the
Grand Trunk Pacific and the Natural Resources Security company,
providing for the establishment of a railway station and yard on the
South Hazelton townsite, has been signed and reristered. This
undoubtedly means the immediate beginning of development work
on the townsite which Hazelton people are inclined to regard as the
coming location of the town. Lot 851, on which the station is to
be located, is just a mile and a half from the business center of the
present town, so that the construction of a bridge over the Bulkley
river is the only requisite for communication, The yards, it is
stated, will be laid out partly on lot 851 and partly on lot 852, a
little upriver from the station. This situation is caleulated to pro-
vide the most central location for the large town which will be
built wp by the development of the great mineral and other
resources directly tributary to Hazelton, and the fact that the
Natural Resources Security company, an ably managed concern of
wide influence and possessing unlimited financial resources, is to
have the management of the townsite, is a guarantee that an
aggressive campaign for the development of the coming city will
be maintained until the new Hazelton is firmly established.

There is no town of its size on the Pacific coast which has the
same volume of business as Hazelton. The merchants of this
place annually turn over stocks aggregav>., a million and a. half;
thus it willbe readily seen that the combined towns of Hazelton and
South Hazelton require only proper management to ensure a
growth commensurate with the rapid development of the district.

The title to lots in the new townsite is vested in the Grand
Trunk Pacifie Development Co,, the holding company owned by the
G. T. P., through which the railway handles all its lands; assurance
being thus given that South Hazelton is the official location of the
permanent town. The local agents for the townsite state that on
the arrival of the necessary maps, which are expected daily, the
work of clearing will begin, and the opening up of the townsite
will proceed without delay. The announcement.of the program
for the exploitation of the new town, which will doubtless include
wide advertising for the district, will be awaited with interest by
the business people of Hazelton, who now see a good prospect of
the settlement of the townsite question for good and all.

Their Good Work Appreciated

The work carried on by the Y. M. C. A, among the men em-
ployed on the construction of this section of the Grand Trunk
Pacific stamps that orgenization as one of the most active and use-
fulreligious bodiesof the day. | Making the center of its activities
in this district at Skeena crossing, wherea large number of men
employed, the association is exerting a most beneficial influence
over men who could be reached by no other means than those
adopted. Commodious club rooms, affording every practicable
facility for yest, recreation and mental and moral improvement, are
always open to the men, at nominal cost, and without oppressive
restrictions, and are appreciated and much used by the railroaders
in the vicinity. A large share of credit is due to Secretary W.
H. Morrison, whose energy and ability have made for the success
of the work, and to the men whose liberality supports the railway
branch of the Y. M. ©. A.

To Protect Game and Preserve Forests

The government of the Dominion is looking after the preserva-
tion of its game, and incidentally the conservation of natural
forests. Canada has already some magnificant reservations east
and west, Tt is now about to enter on the creation of a new one
on a scale commensurate with present apprehension of its growth
and prosperity at home and abroad. | One of the largest game
preserves in the world is to be created by the dedication of prac-
tically all the land along the eastern slope of the Canadian Rockies.
This tract will be forty to fifty miles wide and will extend north
and south for a distance of no less than 500 miles. All the pre-
cautions usual in Canada are to be taken with a view to the protec-
tion of the timber from fire. - The reservation istobe in effect
a great storage and supply district for native birds and animals.

‘Phe regulations governing the reserve will also provide a sanctuary
for fur-bearing animals, which in many districts contiguous to that
in question are in danger of practical extinction,

Clements Does Not Favor Asiatics

Before leaving for Ottawa, H. 8. Clements, the new member
for Comox-Atlin, who had just completed a tour of a large part: of
his big constituency, stated in Victoria that it was his intention to
press for better postal and telegraphic facilities for the district.
He has taken his stand with Premier McBride on the Asiatic
question, Speaking of the fisheries question, he said: —

“T have just returned from a trip aléag the northern

coast and I am much impressed with the vital need for a

more adequate fishery protection service, The few small

cruisers which have been operated heretofore are
grotesquely inadequate and the matter is one which must
receive immediate attention, Ihave no_ hesitation in
saying that millions upon millions of dollars have been lost

to the assets of Canada through the failure of the govern-

ment to take measures for the protection of the fisheries in

this province. - ;

‘ ‘Speaking as a representative of the one constituency

dm the province which has mare largely te do with the fish-

_ frig industry than any other, I may say that I am utterly
"opposed to any policy which will aid aliens in getting a

- further predominant hold upon that industry. ‘1 well ap-
~preciate the disadvantages under which the cannerymen

-. gnd other operators work, especially in regard to labor,
- «but we must encourage the employment of whites as far as

_ possible. Personally, I will not agree to the issuing of
-. «qnore licences to Japanese fishermen either now or in. the
“future, whether these licences be for herring or salmon or

_ otherwise.” a
_ | We believe the people of this district may congratulate them-

“ gelves-upon having returned an-agressive member of parliament,

at Ids views whith will:commend. themselves to nine out of ten
7 ae orhite men residing in Comox-Atlin; and who has the energy
to get out and fight for his principles, oe

Japs Control Fisheries

In a speech at Vancouver, H.
H. Stephens, M. P. for that city,
charged that the coast and deep-
sea fishing in this province was
controlled by a Japanese secret
society, pledged to promote the
interests of the members to the
detriment of white fishermen,
and that they have instituted an
almost complete monopoly ot the
fishing industry in this province.
Mr, Stevens stated that this
society is now over 10,000 strong
and that it includes almost every
Japanese resident in the prov-
ince interested in any way
in the fishing industry. It has
its headquarters at Steveston, he
said, where a meeting was held
by .the member last Tuesday
night. He further Stated that

tion’s constitution was that death
shall be the penalty for any mem-
ber who betrays the secrets of
the organization.

In conclusion, Mr. Stevens ap-
pealed to the people of the prov-
ince to awaken to the full signi-
ficance of the fisheries question
in British Columbia,

Game Warden's Plans

Although British Columbia is
one of the finest game preserves
in the world and possesses a cli-
mate quite as even as prevails
the year round throughout the
British Isles, few birds of the
songster variety are to be found
in any portion of this section of
the Dominion, a fact realized by
very few, according to.a state-
ment made by Bryan Williams,
provincial game warden, to the
Varicouver Province. Mr. Wil-
liams has a plan on foot for im-
porting several hundred of these
birds from Great Britain with a
view to acclimatizing them to
this part of the world.

“Generally speakthg there is
very little difference in the cii-
mate of British Columbia and
that prevailing in most parts of
England,’? said Mr. Williams.
“But it is a curious fact that if
you travel in alniost any part of
the province you will not find
any birds of the songster species
worth speaking about. Of course
we have one or two varieties but
they are not to be compared with
those to be found in Great Britain,
Jn almost any part of England if
you take a -walk through the
woods you will hear the beautiful
song of the blackbird, the thrush,
the finches and many other spec-
ies of birds singing in the trees,’’

Continuing, Mr. Williams said
the suggestion to import several
hundred birds from Great Britain
had been made by several prom-

parts of the -province and the

consideration.
The proposal of the provincial
government to import several

country but which was turned
down by the Dominion govern-
ment during the past year, is to
be revived. During the visit of
Hon. W. J. Bowser to Ottawa,
the matter will again be brought
up and an attempt made to have
the question satisfactorily settled.

Tt is the intention of the. prov-
incial. game warden’s office to

and stags to be placed on the
government's farm at Coquitlam

been made for housing them.

These preparations were made
by the government before the
refusal of the federal authorities
was met with. The Dominion
government refused to allow the
importation of red deer on ac-
count of the prevalence” of foot
and mouth disease among the
sheep in Great Britain.

' Advocates Lease System .

Quoting the United States
supreme court to support his con-

of its own proper functions, ’’ and

main of private enterprises,

one of the articles of the associa- |

inent bird enthusiasts in different ||

matter will in all probability be|-
laid before the department for|]

head of red deer from the old|f

import about thirty head of hinds | |

where preparations have already | §

tention that in undertaking rail-| §- ==
‘| voad construction the government) §-
is, in effect ‘‘simply resuming one| #

-|N. Fisher, in an address before

the American mining congress at
Chicago, suggested government
ownership and the operation of
mines and transportation facili-
ties in Alaska on a limited scale.
He declared, however, that di-
rect government operation, in-

of coal, involved such deep and
far-reaching changes, both of
policy and of administration, that
there was no likelihood at the
present time of its adoption to
the exclusion of private opera-
tion, and that while much can be
said in favor of the government
entering experimentally into,
these fields, he did not believe
in the policy of having the govern-
ment alone own and mine Alaskan
coal;

The secretary expressed op-
position to the policy of selling
coal lands outright, saying he be-
lieved that the leasing system
avoids controversy and both
extremes of public and private
ownership, Therefore, he sug-
gested, government ownership
and the operation of a limited
number of properties as an ex-
ample to private ownership and
to regulate the latter by competi-
tion and the leasing of other fields
under fair. government regula-
tions.

F, N, Guiterrez and Gumesindo

Valenzuela were tried at Los
Angeles and convicted of coun-
terfeiting. Secret service officials
declare the men to be the clever-
est and most successful counter-
feiters that ever operated on this
coast. From papers seized in
Velenzuela’s room it appears that
he was the treasurer of the Los
Angeles Junta in charge of the
insurrection in Lower California.
This junta colleeted money from
Mexicans for their cause, In
place of the good money eounter-
feits were substituted with the
result that great sums ‘of bogus
money were’sent ‘into Mexico to
finance the insurrection.

Production of gold in the United

States decreased $8,400,000 and
LBilver increased $1,800,000 during

official estimates were announced
Monday by the mint bureau and
the geological survey. The most
notable features were a decrease
of $4,000,000 in the production of
placer gold in Alaska and an in-
crease of more than $2,000,000
from the gold mines of Nevada,
which produced-a new record for
recent times. The total gold pro-
duction of the United States and
its possessions was $96,000,000,
Silver $56,000,000, :

cluding the mining and sending’,

‘the calendar year 1910, These)

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