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Vol, I. No. 29.
SOUTH FORJM2EORGE, BC, FEBRUARY 25, 1911.
$3 per Annum.
INDIANS AS FIRE RANGE
(Canadian
Forestry Journal.)
r,flfU^rs" been b pie tlii
JiCCl'I
quai"t<;'
the fire protection which JaT'being j, more or less wisely- conducted by the
n -Provincial------------�"� "� **-* "� J-
has seem that
Indians be employed as u� . provincial government. /But it does
more wi
is a question which i^nj-e discussed than most peo- shown in^tlie met
imitated with New untano unve ui�- u� w�
?S subjcctSxThe first is Mr. know
il McKinley, orBelleville, Ont,, birch
...,', \,nnum mining manvin North- 'Th�
�ut they could teach the tyros who festry are now playing with a great na-
om might be if not in the
matter of, this necessary legislation.
, citizens well ac- 'Fire rangingris now in the hands few Ontario have dis- of men who/in many cases do not first is Mr. know a ^paddle from an oar or a
m a poplar.
" well-known ruining man^in woixn- xjmk Indians, whose future has a Ontario,: and the second. Ven. troubled many of our economists, are a rixle-icon Renison, of the Churchyof^ixieal fire rangers. They may be ig-uwiflp'
Saloon Licenses to be
Saloon licenses are to be abolish- taining not less than thirty 'rooms,
declining health for some time past ed after January 15, 1914, according used or. "to be used, and to be kept
and dropped dead on the threshold to an amendment to the Municipal continually in use, for hotel
The sub-section which it is proposed to add to the section dealing with the licensing boards is as follows: [ ' v
"No saloon license shall be granted, renewed or transferred so as to
Richfield up to his death. Deceased terminate after the fifteenth day of _____ _.________ __. 5_____ ____
was a native of the Barbadoes, and January, 1914, but any person hold- ing from tuberculosis, and willing to
leaves, so far as is known, a sister fng a saloon license in/respect of any undergo, treatment, who are unable
surviving, fie was one of the oldest premises shall be entitled to have to meet the maintenance expense,
employees of the Provincial govern- granted to him oh or before such The charges, up to $1 per day, shall
ment, being in the service before the date a hotel license in respect of any be paid by the municipality. Such
birth of the present. premier of the premises approved by the board of charges shall be paid to the munici-
licepse commissioners, upon proof to pality by such patient, if he is able
the satisfaction of the board that or has kindred bound by law to
there is on such premises a hotel or maintain him, according to ability
con- to pay. y . -'
WAS OLDB8T CIVIL SERVANT IN
THE SERVICE.
The death occurred on Thursday, the 2nd instant, at Barkerville, of John Lovelace McLain (colored), aged 80 years. Deceased bad been in
of his cabin whilst carrying in stove clauses act. wood. He was one of the three pioneers who discovered the Giscombe portage in 1859. Coming to Barkerville in 1862, he engaged in mining and worked a hydraulic claim at
purposes, and upon payment of the proper fee for hotel license."
Another section puts the duty upon city and district municipalities ) of sending to the sanator...;.. ^v.l ( ed by the British Columbia Anci-'i-ii berculosis society all persons suffer-
pro vince. He was caretaker of the government buildings at Richfield
snd^ Barkerville and was a man of___________________________
gooaxcharacter and amiable disposi- building intended "for aSiotel" tion.. vThe funeral took place from " ^^
the Fire Hall, Barkerville, on day, the 5th instant, at 2 p.m.
Sun-
THE HIGH PRICE OF In the local assembly Dr. Guire's resolution regarding the price,
fGHWAY FROM B. C. TO MEXICO.
THE SONGHEES RESERVE.
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Victoria Times.) .
There are few subjects in. which the people'of Victoria are more interest-ed just now than the disposition- of the Indian reserve. Announcement has been matle that-the reserve-will be sold at auction. That is a very suitable way of disposing of the larger part of the property, but" the people of Victoria West especially, and also all the district which � bor-ders on the north end of the reserve are very keen .on having that part of the property for park purposes. They argue� and their argument is a good one � that the people of Vic-toria have made the reserve worth what it is today. Had it been held by private individuals it would have had to pay taxes, and the owners ;wo.uld on that account have been en-.\tled to the increase of value. This land has^never paid a cent of taxes, and, besides that, it has stood in the way of the building up of the city, It has been a .positive drawback.7 It -,is possible that the property will not realize more than enough to pay for the new reserve and for the sum to be expended in buying the Indians out. If it does, and so many people think -probable, it would certainly jbe an equitable arrangement for .this money to revert. to the city. /
boys in the aback to bring him- a fun-.
-The akin was purchased a few days later by J.. A. Guichon at the Quil- finena store. Archie takes bia pecu- liar adventure as a matter of course � as he takes everything else � but there are few cow punchers who care *o *steer' a big black bear into a corral. .^Nicola Valley��- New*. �
AT $600>PER ACRE.
What"is considered' a good price, of coal was passed unanimously." T
this weekxfor an acre of premier took the opportunity ot/i
land in what is knownxas J. Bird's timating, however, that befor^ the
pre-emption, being described on the province instituted the inquiry they
map as lot 93L The ^figure jpaid for Would put the matter up^lo Ottawa stant, on "Hiihway ImBrovemeiu,"
the acre was |600, and situate, aMhe �nee more. If the federal govern- said bis plan was the establishment
ng then the of a system of roads that will %%-
WOUld act. t#nd mlnntt th� PmeiflANpAMat itntn
Samuel Hill, son-ifi-law of James
�, . , , . ,. J. Hill, railroad king of the North-
was realized this week for an acre of premier took the opportunity of/ in- west, addressing the Commonwealth
,_^ ;� �k�* li-^-i^.. * �*�"�----------------------- -�----------^- club at a^luncheon at tha^��lace ho-
tel, San.Francisco, on the tenth fa-
southwest corner, in the slough. The ment would do no
purchaser was AH. Jones, of South provincial government would act
Fort George. This is the highest
price ever paid for acreage in the
.district. The land was a pre-emption
taken up a few years ago.
tend along the. Pacific coast
.Dr. McGuire, in^movjunc, the adop-, British Columbia to Mexico, tibn of his resolution quoted eos't^of"
from
I
v^': LASSOED A COYOTE. /
A half breed roped la coyote on toe Douglas Lake range on Thursda/of
DolWCek' *lliH is a verr urfusual � �c,"/""�. for a.-coyote i/Varely �ugnt napping. Howevef\ be had Z\tmm* over a blufTand did not hlnl ,Cowl)uy or bis7 horse, -who
STV0 be stail(lln� **> ���*. *>*;
eot ha0 m> of brush- The bS�& I h.s ri Tm rea^ and Bpurwd^up 1 hls ca^(1- Th� cayote was^taken although for the the lasso the critter's head, a minute and the with the cord net-$7.50 - |5 for the ^50 bounty. the news of thiB strange ^p.
" Quilchena it reminded �me or-,,, '^a much tt�r� remark-
after miles � just
HOUSTON MEMORIAL.
(Prince Rupert Optimist.) !
The Houston memorial fund which was started at the last .meeting of the hospital board 1b demonstrating its popularity' with the people of Prince Rupert by the manner in which it is swelling from small beginnings to dignified proportions. About noon today (Feb. �), the sum subscribed for the purpose of the memorial was $450. .-''
The fund will doubtless receive a further filip as a result of the meeting to beheld in the Methodist church' tomorrow night at which suggestions/will be made not only for the rustling up of-subscriptions but for the means of expressing the sentiment to which the fund owes iti existence. \ .
LIMIT TAKEN OFF,
Nelson, B. C, Feb. Id/� S, M. Brydges, secretary of^ihe committee' in, charge of the Jxrfm Houston memorial fund, yesterday received from Joseph Marti>^K. C, a characteristic letter pf appreciation of the . late John Houston, after mentioning that he.hadalready subscribed the regulation'$1 to the fund. Mr. Martin Baid ^"1 admired Mr. Houston very much as a public man and also as a private citizen, and feel that he cannot be replaced. On opposite Bides with him in the . House and also on the same side, I always found him a true man and one of the strongest upholders of public rights. If the limit of $1 should be taken off I would gladly subscribe more."
The committee have now decided, to remove the limit of $1 to the subscriptions and it-is anticipated that many will take the opportunity of still� further expressing tbeir appreciation of the services op the late John Houston. The number of lists now out is 220.
FRASER LAKE GOVERNMENT OFFICE.
The Quesnel Conservative association, has recommended Milne Landing
government office in the Fraser district. This action was taken at the meeting of the association held
ted the "The scheme <� a/muss Tfstoir
._-�.,,--------_,_. provinees. ary.".he said^ "r''It^a thoroiiiW *�
and sUtesX He'thought that $2 per practical one,. andifche ^ewTIlnat ton was/* good allowance for the would result are immeasurable 'Her* cost or mining in British Columbia, in California you have three men The ^average wage of the coal miner well to the front in railway building, this province, he thought was They are Ellery, Fletcher and L6e-$60. However^ that was a der, and they are not only capalh
*.*. ���-�-�-* i. vi i *� � *.v ^�i�tte'r that should also be invest!- of building roads but eaually .car as the most suitable location for yfrfa*; pnhhc bodies hadxmany. times able of teachingothersThow ffi,
protested against the high cost of should be built. The people of ti>-eoafcf' ""v .� whole state have voted a magninct;
Mr. Hawthornthwaite criticised the appropriation of $18,000,000 for road resolution from the socialistic point building, which should,' if pro .
Aia~.tBainnm rt.� w�* r.f NM>h�4i of view< Mr' WilliamB held that thexmanaged, make a transformai ... " discussions. Dave JW, of Nechaco, onl BOiution of the difficulty was for ihe whole state, was present, and hwade some sugges- the government to take over and tions regarding^ location, favor- operftte the mines for the people.
ing the Milnejianding for the reason/ v .,,- _______*^ *
that it is the geographical centre of ~J-~ : ~
the Fraser Lake Land District and was both' on the river and, wagon road/ It was further recommended to/roe government office at Victoria iat the agent chosen be taken from among the citizens of the Cariboo
^-Upori-'the request of John A. Fra- Lands (B. C.) Ltd., a ger, the followingi were selected to act as commissioners for taking af-
THB INTERIOR LANDS (B.C.) _
LIMITED.
Peculiar interest attaches to the information that, within the next two or three weeks, the Interior strong company representing Vancouver and Victoria capital, will place upon the
'Tbe government of the States has spent and. is millions to improve the trans^o. tloB by1 internal waterways, aside from the commerce oi Great Lakes, what aid has this >..' penditure brought or.what relief iu . been given to the great mass of ou�; people?"
THE B.X^NBW
OFFICES.
fidavita^and adding torjfre voting^ re- market a considerable area of
The accounting department of the B.C. Express company, at their val- headquarters in Ashcroft have now
SS^ra^^^m Milne Landing; Otis Early, Wm Mei-kle 'and J. P.-Davis, Quesnel; Steve Hilborn and S. Mclnnis for Alexan-dria, and Malcolm McNevin for Ne-
cnaco< ,-
upon
Ma ranch when he happened 10 bear. He was unarmed,
I�little"',;! th�J^Per spirit to have IJt iillb Mr- Brul�� - *nd he counted on^a; cayuse as fearless
ng in the spurs -->r his bearship.
I "own the traiTiH1 ,tail fDd c*�en�d l^ekenr pi ln.-lonK bounds. Ar-I k�ar S ncl?8i a'ter' it and when the to one side the
|P�i B
? ,On wound-up. It tal� to credit if so for/ its ,au-
a fact that Ar- * -full-live
IAUH ithe
in J, frrala � tbTe ranch, , K .W?rd, -he,-shouted .to .'-the
HORSES ON The meteorological report .for'.the district with headquarters at Barkerville, shows that thirteen feet of enow have fallen since Christmas. Continuous winds have kept the jgd. from Barkerville to Quesnel choked wTth snow the whole winter, causing great difficulties to .tran-wrtatowj. The stage leaving Quesnel. lor B&r-iSville recently had -an eventful ex^ nerience only proceeding as lar as Se 13-MileTHouPse, that evening The
^^r^'Sn^r^vp iwoVy/later at Beaver lass. Finally- the mail arrived �t on a Monday, havi"� from: 8tantey by son's single track .^"�-� _ horses being-equipped with _ snow
shoes.
LARGEST COAL MEASURES IN THE WORLD.
In the assembly, Premier'McBride, in moving the second reading of the bill to amend the Coal Mines Regulation act, reviewed the coal situation in the- province and stated that from various quarters he had no hesitation in claiming that the Province of British Columbia possessed the largest coal measures in the entire world. Prospectors returning from the northern parts of the province had reported large discoveries of coal areas in the Peace river 'and other districts. The fame of the Crow's Nest was known the world over and he did not think it unreasonable to think that many other measures, when fully developed, would not be less famous. He claimed the bill before the bouse was mo-, delled upon the English act, intimating:, however, that it was not the intention of the government to accept the suggestion of the member for Newcastle to allow miners to elect their | own prospectors. That > idea had been put into practice in Pennsylvania and it had not worked satisfactorily. .� �;>� .
The directors of the Northern Interior Brewing Company held a meeting at Quebnel on the 10th, and decided to open up the books for the sale of stock to local residents. �'A* prospectus will soon be \issued. Definite arrangements have been made for the erection of a plant the coming summer.___ �
offered to che du:>-lic in this rich section of the n:iih-erh interior of British Columbia l.ss been either in the form of town iota or of areas comprising one or more sections, of land. In the case of the holdings of the Interior Lands (B. C.) Ltd., the bulk of the, property is represented by sections which have been subdivided-into acreage of a dimension which will meet the require;-ments of .the small holder, to vbom a piece of land, favorably situated in close proximity to a populous/ and growing commercial centre, and o; a size that he can work himself with, at most, a minimum expenditure for hired labor, will offer a most attractive and profitable7 investment, both as a home and a' source of income.
The coming spring will see an enormous influx of /settlers into this portion of northern British Columbia, of which South Fort George is the centre- and distributing point, and the demand for land and the products of land, particularly those food supplies which can be successfully and profitably grown in the surrounding country, but which have hitherto had to be mostly imported at a heavy expense, will be on a large and increasing scale. .
The lands which will be offered to the public by the Interior Lands (B.I C.| I Ltd., while of a most favorable] description in regard to locality, soil and water and wood, will be placed on the market at a figure whose moderation will enable tbe settler of limited means to avail himself of an exceptional opportunity to ar<(U