N ew Features to
Mark Barbecue
on Labor Day

Asphaltum Occurrences
~ Great Impression on Sir Widely Distributed and. |
Henry Thornton’s Party). oven ney Kanresareteizg| vend Favor to Lakes Field

A ‘moat satisfactory i impression | Tir Henry’ 8 visit, and ‘those re- tatendtuced into the Ten 2B be. Since the discovery of natural possibility of ofl occurr ing in. + the as
; Was made upon Sir Henry Thorn- sponsible for its success. ] ing built on the grounds for use asphaltum on the. Collier ranch! formations: underlying the sur-:
| ton and his party on Thursday Themembers of the president's in saddling and mounting the last year considerable prospecting | face rocks, It must be noted —
| afternoon as a.result of their vis- party were: ~ bucking bronchos and the wild for oi) has been carried out in the | that the asphaltum i in itself ‘does

: .Sir Henry Thornton, president; Lady ‘ : ' Francois Lake district. F. M.! not occur in sufficient quantity to
a i it to this district, The president's steers. This enables the rider to

, Thornton; Mr. Thornton, BON;.. Mrs. i" . s Dotson, M. Humphreus and oth-

= special. train arrived at South |Sullivan, Miss MeArthur, - saddle and mount without tiring r be of any commerial importance;

te ers have been active, and some-|it is only of value as an indicator. —
qj D. C, Grant, vica- president i in charge the horse out before it is expect- ;
& Hazelton about, three- “quarters of of finance, ed to start bucking. The exhibi-| Where about one hundred leases! Very little detail, information
‘an hour late, owing to a stop at A. E. Warren, generel manager of|tion should: thus be greatly im-|02¥%¢- been staked. @ arealis available about the xeology of
t Kitwanga to see the totem poles, | western lines, and Mrs. Warren,’ Win- proved. Riding steers bareback covered lies between Burns Lake} the Burns Lake-Francois Lake.

p. They were met at the depot by | "EO Chisholm, assistant generai| Will be-another new feature and|2°¢ Francois Lake, with some|area as nothing more than very

: : leases held on the south side o i
f/m some fifteen or more cars under | counsel, Mrs, Chisholm and Miss Chis-| Will undoubtedly be a great at- held o #/rough recontaissance work has

: F Francvis. been done, It is known, how- -  &
. _ |holm- traction. Then there is a decor- a . ° "
4 [the ural Society Hazelton Hor H.C. Martin, general freight traffic ated car parade’ for which sub. _Samvles of the original or ever, that there are’ inany out-
So manager, Montreal. stantial cash prizes are being covery of asphaltum on the Co. crops of sedimentary measures, :

y A couple of cars went out the| ww; G, Manders, freight traffic mana- offered lier ranch, about two miles from | ghales, sandstones, conglomerate:
j Kisplox Valley and a couple more | ger, Winnipeg. : .

! went up'the Silver Standard road| M. H. McLeod, consulting officer toi The. Telkwa Barbecue is the Take, hove boot en and ime aes . In places rene
; to. Lookout Point. The rest’ of | the executive and former vice-president biggest fifty cents worth of fun 1 ’ d by the Geol is y intrusive igneous roc s
* the ears stopped at the Indian |°! the Canadian-Northern Railway. —_|and.joy that was ever riven .by| 44 ysed by the Geo ogical Survey /and capped over by recent lava

ini rar alere: wa, 4 rom ‘the infor- ‘ai ‘y.,
| cemetery, one of the most inter. A. Wilcox, general superintendent of any organization in any town or at Oita a, nd from rocks, so that the detail geology

trangportation. city. There will be football, the mation given. out the asphaltum|of the ‘area is quite complicated. :

B esting spots in the district,’ The J, R, Cameron, assistant “general has been derived from a meta- juld | ‘plained here
= next stop was at the Hazelton | manager. Vancouver. barbecue feast at noon, several It should be explained here that

f Hospital where refreshments of| W- 5. Thompson, director of publicity | rood, horseraces, broncho-busting morphosié of petroleum; a other according to the generally necept-

ll freshi t ’ C.J. Smith, executive assistant to and riding steers, words, t 18 material represen 6 ed ideas of the origin ‘of oil,

} 2 really refreshing nature, were in: prosident; Mrs, Smith, the residue. from a erude oil|s sedimentary formation ig nec.
] H served. Th i tth h > ; The Barbecue is on Monday, : me .
th 3 e nd ¥ wen ected D. E. Galloway, chief assistant to the Sept. 1, Labor Day. All your seepage. Since last year, occur- essary for the occurrence of oil.

e Rardens and some inspected | president; Mrs. Galloway. i all | Gi i ion

the hospital. Dr. Wrinch, M. L.A. ° B.C. Keeley, Pacific Coast manager thee. from far and near will be Gmentities ie different cpus rte Se ncealet mentary formation |

j pad his wondertal collection of Mee canadian Government Merchant | there, Ss been found’ at points some dis-|if a suitable structure is found, a.

ndian relics displayed on the

G. A. MeNicholl, general. passenger tance away from the. original commercially valuable oil field.

o§ |. hospital verandah and they were| agent: Vaneouver. Danced: on! 1 Two’ _|discovery... Four miles: to° the} may occur, = The? ‘asphaltum in:
4 of the greatest interest. Messrs. Simpson, Wright, Pirtie and {west of the Collier ranch @ wide! thig district ‘is positive ‘avidence

g. «The party proceeded then to| Hobbs, secretaries, = |. - Nights ‘and Yet band of conglomerate carries| +a: some sedimentary formation.

athe high level bridge and the 7

; a smali specks of asphaltum scat-|.
Hf Hagwilget canvon—one of na- Hospital Bos 1. | Game For More tered through it. The import. | ‘2 the vicinity carried oil, and if
F ture’ 8 most successful efforts in Ospl oar oo, ance of finding this asphaltum to the right structure is discovered
, fart and thrills, The visitors, all) — Laid Plans For Citizens of New Hazelton were! po of fairly widespread occur- | Successful results would probably:
of whom have travelied the Am- aa ue hosts on Friday night at a very | rence is that it may be looked on| follow drilling.
wm erican continent and most of New Buildings highly enjoyable dance in the/ag some definite evidence of the| (continued on page 5)
them in Europe, unanimously ——: ; Northern Hotel. A large crowd) — L
i voted. the canvon superior to all. : fagpry | Was present and included a num- - 4 fey
ome little time was spent about j_Last Monde aoetiee eey ber of visitors from outside points. Valley Hay Crop Public Auction Sale” a - i
the bridge before the party con-|horg 9 regular meeting, when| lhe music provided by the Fair: Grain an d Look up particulars elsewhere ae
} tinued on to New Hazelton where plans were considered for a new|Harmony Orchestra of Prince 9+ in this issue of a public auction
most of the party stopped to see residence for the house surgeon|Runert, assisted by Jos, Wallace]. Potatoes Good sale to be held on Saturday, Au
mthe gardens of Mr. Goddard and and for the nurses’ residence, |#¢ the piano, was snappy enough ; ; gust 23, at one o’elock p.m., ‘at
Mrs. Sawle, in the latter garden The doctor’s house will be a|t? suit the most exacting, and a Now that the hay erop in the the home of S. Bergman, New
mthey were delighted to see hon- three-roomed bungalow, to be| Perfect floor combined with the ow that th . y » Hazelton, when he wiil offer at
mest to goodness apples growing| crected immediately just west of| sie to make an outstanding| Bulkley Vallev is practically all| public auction all his household
ron several trees—the furthest Dr. Wrinch’s residence.. The| Success of the oceasion. . safely harvested it is found that|goods. . Mr. Bergman’s' goods
mpoint north on America’s most nurses’ honie will-be buiit north; Local gardens yielded up an|the crop is very much better than |8re all of the best quality, nearly
poorthern railway. - and east of the hospital, and an abundance of fiowers wherewith | at first thought possible. . There| new and in : :excellent condition.

} It was after six o'clock when] offort. is being made to get the|* decorate the hall, which look-|ig better than a half crop, except | -¢, i8 seldom ‘an opportunity 1

: ; wie wo ffered - t
se president’s party gathered at foundations all completed this ed very pretty in its garb ofjon a few farms, while on the nods at  sgeure this lass of

ithe depot and after farewells and summer, before any- danger of blossoms and cedar boughs, ~ | other hand some sections have althe list in the advertisement and

i bxpressions of appreciation. Sit| frost comes, At midnight a rush of hungry | heavier yield than usual. One|/remember the date. Goode may

Menry Thornton and his party | During the meetin g the sec: .| dancers was accommodated at a great feature this year is -that|b¢ seen before the sale if destred..

eontinued their train journey to cafeteria. lunch served . by Mr. }the timothy will all grade No. 1,
retary read a letter from H.- B.:

mithers. . . .: . . . jand Mrs; R. Spooner, and follow- Ideal weather has prevailed tor "Liberals to M t

. Little presenting his resignation’. at We ha ieee i ee

me Rassing through Hazelton the |. 4. member of the board. . This ing supper the dance went, lively | hay making, and the stacks and| A snecial meeting of the: Hazel:
rs all drew up in front of the action was due to his being ‘mov- forward until after four o'clock, | hay barns are filled with ‘a high-|ion and D

B alr or : suled Ww BIRO: | istrict Liberal Associa.
mineca Hotel where Sir Henry. ed to Price Ripert the first of when a still large crowd regret. grade. article, All the grain/tion and supporters of Dr. H. C.,

addressed a gathering of citizens ; - onnesny.| fully departed for home, crops are: now doing well and/Wrinch, M.L.A., will be held in
Fs fongratulating them upon their cree ees there wea general Thosé: in charge of the’ dance give promise of a heavy. yield, ‘Assembly Hall, Hazelton, on Sat-
meautiful conutry, the natural were:highly pleased with its eue- both for fodder’ and for grain, |U7da87, evening, August 9, at 8

a sgources, the climate and the the Dowd a bartered 's “sper. cess, arid may be: prevailed upon| the some applies to potatoes,. if|° "clock. ‘Urgent b business, 4
ogress that has been made. He member of the'board, as a bro- to arrange another in ‘the not too the wire worm doesnot destroy |.

d the people. ‘that: he ‘and his vineial government representa. distant ‘future. | the. new .spude. Other. garden| ' Late Mrs. F. G. Dawson - we

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cials. niade these: trips, to: meet |. - Taking advantage of the pres- stuff. however, ; wil not amount i Northern British Columbia extends °
e people, learn their. wanta, to tive, for-quite a number of vears. enee of ‘the Harmony Orchestra to much, Son Moe | RROBE ingore sympathy to FL G.
He has taken a keen interest in’ -| Dawaon, Prince Rupert, whose wife -
feudy conditions and then: make the Work, ‘of the Hospital, and in. the district, a-number of Ha-| ' lon _-paazed, away Wednesday evening at:
hariges in their own: departinerita has often: béen of valuable dasiat- zeltonians held-a dance on Satur: |: hey ites wee wei = nun eee bot
meet the requirements. ” His, ance. to the; management, {day night, ii Assembly Hall, and ‘that. Saturday. ‘night restrietions late’ Mra, Dawson was one of the" '
eat, Smnbition was to make this} — _ {attracted a “good crowd. Des. had.ta be observed, but all: whol. asst women in Got ra tr “a

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as Intancos,* ' Her death is at:
“Toas to Prines Rupert. : ‘agen

Bilway a success, Lo Jeanie he i _|bite the: rain, a couple, of: care attended:
e[Next week, the Herald will dud Mr a hal Ms ts ime doyht from ‘Sniithers: for: time, ae

e more detalls of the ‘visit of ike; ee her ‘Affair “Regrets were haity The cai $2.00 annuilly

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