.: ing...
cutting from. the lower. level. in

the ext carload will run- much

; "ons Satur day afternoon an army|
- oF fourteen” ‘stalwarts _tramped |

- propelled: : aw

. noon’s work. -On Monday morn-

car “ing a number of men’ were put to |.

looking very bright for a suecess-

a market: is. pretty ‘tig

. Broke ‘Through the Fault: ‘and Caught Vein Jost “ity: Feet Fron
me » Face: ‘of Drift--New. Ore.-is..Half: Grey. anper~-Boys

Are. Sacking. for:

“The ‘tichest ore ‘yet struck

‘Hays about the new

No; 8 véin last Thursday * morn-
-The.-boys:‘had. been: cross-

the shaft: and: ‘fifty’ “feet. south of
the’ face. of the drift they. cut. in-
to the main ‘vein. again. and. en-.

countered:a foot. of: ‘solid. metal, |
one-half of which j is grey copper. i
The vein itself is two and a half

feet wide and composed | of mixed
ore with the exception of the foot
of solid ore. The boys, are .very
enthusiastic’ over the new discov-
ery and work willbe pushed on
with the’ ‘Rreatest: possible speed,

~ The ore now: being sacked ‘for

MIGHTY, toe a

Ball. Grounds: Ceared-—Foutteen. Stal-
fe warts Swing Axes—Bon Fires ©
pute - Clean Up: the Brush - mi

viper axes and
th: ‘the: result
that another acre r more of the
land‘ was ° -eleared. ‘Several big
fires were started: to burn-up the
brush and: small trees. The big
logs’ will: be rolled to the side lines
and serve as.a. ‘grand stand. The
boys accomplished: a: big after-

work to. complete the’: ‘clearing,
grubbing and stumping, and on
Saturday afternoon the boys will
all go down again and get the
diamond - in shape. ‘Iteis only. a
matter of- 2 ‘short time now: “until
the grounds. will. be in fine’ shape
for . practicing, ; Bs -Everything . is

ful baseball senso) 1, oye oo

“Some ‘Easy Money.”
In their: ‘appropriations. for this
year the’ ‘provincial’ government
allowed ‘the: tremendous .sum; of

in. New Hazekon,

> andthe” bigkest body,” is what!’
7 ‘Duke’ Hairi
. Strike made onthe ‘American Boy

| o| NEW FOSTHASTER

Mr, Lynch, has acted ina similar

‘He will’ ‘convert the” front of the
“a small ‘warehouse. on Pugsley. St:

| large number of boxes ‘for rent,

open. for box owners and ‘a: first
class. ervice will be:given.::

$400 for. constructing, sidewalks Hos

Another - ‘Shipment...

higher than’ the first ear,
ready to bring down. ‘almost’ any.|.
time: now ithe condition of : ‘the
roads” 48: the® ‘only. thing that is
causing any delay.’ The: second | -
class dump is-also very promising | ,
ore. Duke took. a. sample the
other: day. and it run $38: 00. “This

distant future.

In another. week’ ihe work of
concreting Ross’ big tunnel will
be so far advanced that the.men
will, be ready to start, the: actual
concreting, - Next week the gra-
vel trains will begin. ‘hauling the
gravel from Mile 86;--Phis gravel
is: the: ‘best: that: can be found
along the entire road for a dis-
tance of two hundred miles. _.

_ WAS APPOINTED

W. Py. Lynch ‘Will Handle the Mails inl’
~ Futere—Will Equip aCon- -
2 ‘ventent Office

‘been settled’ and the citizens will |’
get a ‘regular’ ‘service: in. future. :
“Ag: Stated? ‘before, Mr: ‘Richmond

resigned and, there. appeared: fol

be no one to take’ over the work,
The Citizens’ Association met and | '
Wm: Lynch offered to: accept the
position and the association wir-
ed. Deputy Postmaster . General
Coulter’. recommending * the. ap-
pointment.-of Mr, Lynch. and also
recommending. immediate action,

“The: recommieridation’ was acted
upon: ‘and. on ‘Wednesday. night
thé assistant’ inspector. arrived
and madethe formal appointment
of Mr. Lynch, and in future’ the
postoftice will be’ at Lynch Bros;

capacity. in other towns and hei is
well _acquainted : with. the work:
Into -a: ‘postoftice and : “put in a

The: ‘office : will. ‘always- be kept

-{up:land

ore will all be valuable i in the not 7

- _ [ON HUDSON BAY

The. postofties cfuiestion has now fe %

Harty Carpenter is Here For Summer

ix Constable Blackburn, and,

. {ready-to,1 start for Francois Lake
district,

The. boys have taken. a
~ |large,

na big season,

ANOTHER CAR OF
“HIGH. GRADE. ORE

Bde Mine Shipped Thirty Tons to Th:

Work at the Mine

On Tiesday of this -weelx. the
first carload of ore from the Erie
mine was shipped from’ New|;
Hazelton to the ‘Tacoma smelter.
There: were thirty tons, or there-
abouts; and itis expected that the
returns. ‘will be: _ exceptionally
good.’ The:ore was packed down
by Indians and loaded. « ~The re-
mainder of the ore ‘will not be
shipped until. the roads get better,

At the’ Erie mine work. is ‘pro-
gressing very favorably. ‘The
tunnel was in a distance of fifty-
four. feet on ‘Saturday. night and
-| the rock i is breaking nicely,

MOUNTAIN: MINE|;,

 Harey: A arpenter returned. to}.
things in’: ‘shape for the season
his company will have on Hudson |:
Bay mountain. - :Mr.. Carpenter is
associated. with‘ Col. R.G.. ‘Steele
and the Hudson Bay’ Mountain
Mining Co. He spent the winter
in. Vancouyér.and comes back to
get everything ready SO. that
when the colonel arrives between
the first. and tenth: of May. they
can start right i in. ‘with’: a big's gang
of men. He reports that * the
finances. of the company are. very|.
satisfactorily arranged. and. that,
they are now in.a position to op:
erate.on a much larger scale:than
ever before. _ The, Shareholders
in the® old : “country: were very:
much impressed: with: the reports
presented by Mer. “Steele when he
returned : home’ ast’: “Christmas,

and they ‘are prepared: to put. ap
the necessary capital: for the fu-

°

ground. : ‘When’ MrSte ele’ gets

gram, for the ¢ Beason. Stee

‘|two associates .were in..town.a honey
, couple: ‘of days. last. week: getting al.

where’ they. have. taken:

antity. of grub, . supplies|. A
3 rand tools: with, them and, expect :
It i is to pi

this district on: Saturday to get}

ture. ‘dévelopinent : of ‘the’ mine) ™

backhe’ will announce | the: pro?

OR sraRreD

woTeyt

!
|

ins New Hazelton, Stephenson
& Cram: secured the ‘work and
"|supplying the. material, and last
Monday morning: ‘started their

wiles coma Smelter on Tue: stay - 2 J sia mill ranning on:the ma-

the supervision of. F.. CG. McKin-

‘The hotel will De under

non. and. he has. been. very busy
getting. everything in shape. «It

| will. .be: the finest hotel building | |

in the “north and a great. eredit
to New Hazelton. In size it: will

| be 72:x 98 feet and three stories
It will contain sixty bed
rooms, all. outside rooms, bath.

high:
rooms..on both ‘upper floors, par-

water. throughout; wired for elec-
trie light and heated by hot wa-
ter.
offices, ‘lobby, large airy dining
room, bar, sample rooms,. store
rooms, ete, In every. respect. it
is to be thoroughly. up-to-date,
The | interior finishings are to

— be all. of. slash grain, coast fir,

Stephenson: & ‘Cum Secured. Contract for Bulg ‘Modern | fot
vt Be: Coinpleted in’ Three Months--Seventy- ™ Feet
fo) by. Bisciy Tees Thee Stories. -

ee Le The contract has been, signed ;
|and actual work: started on the | an
. | eonstruetion. of. the first big hotel] ¢

lors on all floors, hot and cold|.

‘On'the main. floor are the}:

months, it, will a bs ‘a treat Ao

- travelling public, the.

men and the land ‘ten ag.
local ‘people to stop at. the.
The: furnishings - throughout are

to:be-new and up-to-date, the. bar

and, dining . room. “fixtures. will
take a: back seat, for no of the
northern hotels... Bes

The contract ‘ price 1 for. the

building: alone..is approximately ;

$20,000. This. does not: ‘inelude

heating, - plumbing, .. Wiring, or |
chimneys, .nor any of the. far
nishings. ager! a

- There. was. another. mallislidée
at the. eastern: end:of the South -
Hazelton switch on: Friday night,
but’ it: was. repaired . beforé the

‘train arrived: on: Saturda
dangerous condition - of: ithe, line
along that stretch of road del vec

the train for. some: Himen: # wen, . ;

S FUEL : NEXT WINTER

: General Manag v right ‘Brought Samples to. Towa Has Given
for’ Two. Hundred. Foot. Tunnel

oa ¢

Coal. ‘for fuel: ‘next fall and ‘win:
ter, and at a: price less than hard
‘wood, is ‘the: ‘very. pleasant: sout=

trict. :
general manager for’ the: Grand
Trunk B. C.:Coal Co.; of Van- |:
couver, arrived:
some old country: miners and ‘left
immediately ‘for’ the company’s
coal fields, about fifteen miles. up
the Bulkley river... Mr. Wright
Spent several! days ‘there: with

shape ‘and: the: work. started: ‘and:
then eame to. town: for. more SUD:
‘plies.

Wilkie to: drive a° two -hundréd
foot tunnel into: the six foot vein,
and that: ‘work’: is‘ going on: noW.:

look for the: people’ ‘of this’ ‘dis-
‘Last week, ‘Jas. Wright,

‘in town’ with’
{coal, and just the thing’ this dis-.
the; men and ‘got ‘the camps ‘in.

While here he called upon |.
the Herald andistated that: he} The!
had given a: ‘eontract’ to “Mr. |is" éyén

the: railway will Bive : anything
like | a réasonable freight rai

ton and Pririee ‘Rupert: at a price.

which ‘will c cange ani
‘ing in ‘domestic ‘expen
Besides being a

domestic ‘coal it is. fine: cok e

trict. requires: ‘for th melters

i ts
that are bound to be: bait heré,:,

Coking: coal within fiftéen miles;
and all kinds’ of thin. a ‘few

miles’ there “is avery. brilliant .

future™' before” ‘New © ‘Hazelton,
The: first. arload cf ‘coal will be

the Téport made by Prot ‘Odlum oe
| last year in ‘the interview le gave eo

‘to:the Hera
Mr." “Wilkie has- been,: connected