The Indians are getting ready to take to "their hunting' grounds after Christmas. They are a prosperous tribe at present owing to the. sale of their rights in reserve No. 1 hen?, but contrary to thegeneral imprecision their prosperity will not keep them , from reaping their annual harvest of pelts from and
the latest ^edition, ot the British Columbia (�azetto to reach here the following epoek marking announcement is mtidc, eminating from the Provincial
Provincial Constable McGa-ul-ey left town last week for/Fra-ser Lake to bring dowri some prisoners from that place.'rl ifere is no provincial constablary between South Foptf peorge and Aldermere, a .distance of 237 miles. This seems iuiN unnecessarily lengthy "beat" for the two limbs pf the law whose duty it is to police it.
Edward Flammeau, a half breed, wt>s..sentenced last week by magistrate Ilerne to ten daysdays hard labor for being in possession of intoxicating liquor on tl.�v rancnerie. Some of these half breeds, who are accorded equal privejedges with white men under the laws of the land,, are a continual menace to the well being of the Indians, as they act as intermediaries in the supply of intoxicants to the rod
I T is announced on the auth-I * ; ori'ty of Mr. E. J.-Cham-{ borjj-n,'\'ic;'-President and Cen-; et-'iil Manager of the Grand fTrunk Pacific Railway, that the main-line rails of tiro Grand Trunk Pacific "Railway passed I the Great Divide betwei'ri the ; Provinces of Alberta and Brl.U-|ish Columbia at 8?S4 a.m., Pac-ific time, on Monday, the twon-I tieth of .November, 19] I. ��Prpvi.ricj-dJ Secretary's Office.
J)ecember, 1911,. Tl;i' announcement means that the main line of Canada's Nat-: i.otful Transcontinental railroacl has passed -through the portals of British Columbia's- eastern boundary. The news is welcome enough in itself, but'not more welcome to those camped in the tracks of the railroad's trail blazers, than the news that the C T. P. will rush the constreiit-1 ion oi tlv western gu\) with per-
sist ance towards early, completion.
The following e.v.cerp( iir.iw a coast conteinpdraVv is unquestionably authentic, a'iid speaks for itself:
"There will be an era ol" unprecedented "activity in railwav construction qircles next year as �he management of the (."rand Trunk Pacific Railway has in U inn. led to Messrs Fol'ey, \Ve!�h and Stewar't its cles-ire that I Ic uncompleted II") mile >_ap Ui tuwn Tele .Jaime ('ache, lil'ty miles west of V'el.lqivhead Pas^, and Alderi.nerfv in Pmlkley Valley, be completed without a moment's delay.
''Owing ..to the departurc foi-Paris of Mi1. -). W. Stewart, the managing director. Mr. Pat Welch, a partner in the firm, has gone to Rdtnonton and Winnipeg- on business in connection with iLc awu-wl of subcontracts for the casier/i hall' of th' work. Ft-is understoodI tl*/a.t the sub-confracis for; w eugagecj on the line east of hlazelton;
".Messrs. Foley, Welch .A: Stew-
art .lasf � fall were :_riveji t!ie contract for tlio entire unfinished u;ap. They have unties in the i'u-hl I'lrarn i! riL'li I-ol-way tioin bofjj em|s. The firm is also
i building two^4ern-,\vheoj stea-m-lio/tl s at Tete .Jaime ('acl �' for the purpose of rl1slrinui4rig' inal-crial and supplies alom^^ho roil!" between tiia! point and Foiji .George.*-The South Fork of tho Fras:er has been demon-s'-f m led to i) � n iyignble from i he end of A i rVv tini il I )ct o.ljer. i lie i)<>a Is will h]1 launched- ncxt spring.!!
Iu addition .to Messrs Foley. Welch \\; .Slew'art's large steamboat a\, now I icing built up the river, lor tArjfr own purposes, ['.'/A British Col i'i hi bin Fxprcs.s Company are also buflding a large -�teamb<)ai for-freight and pjtKs^n^or service between South Forf I.��:>!�:.'�" .an I I he head of hiiviiration n't \ he i -ache,, t<> be ready bytlio. opeiiinu' of rwivig-a(:ioii. T',;''}1!' are simple docking laci'ir i.t.'s legislature at its next.session for ari"extensioni of the time within which the company is required to commence work. Some changes are also proposed, to be made in the rt>ujte, as follows:
"I'rOm^ Fort George in a northeasterly direction to the valley of the Parsnip river by way of Fort 3fcheod; tbjnce along the Parsnip riyer^to a junction with the Peace, rivl'rj-thence along- the valley of the Find!ay river, tlu-ough the Sift-on pass, tb'nee down Stikene, river to a junction with the main line at Telegraph creek; also powers to build branch lines either through the Pine River* or Peace Jfiver passes to i he eastern boundary of British Columbia, or by the most feasible route, of in the alternative by the most feasible route between IaUoii and Teslin lake; also to build from a point on said line1 "of�.'railway to the city of Vancouver, or from the city of Vancouver to^a-point on said Una by the most feasible route."
THE "PEACE RIVER COUNTRY" IS OPENING UP:.S
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An engagement is announced between Miss Lutie C. Hrady, and Mr. P. (J. B. Uodeker, both of thi^ place. Both tbiHady and gentlemen are extremely^pop-'ular here, anr ^Ir. Bodeker^is the recipient of many congratulations to whish we beg to join our own.
The Rev. C. M. Wrigfvt, or of the Knox>v annum. (oOcts. for () months; �*2f5.cis. for 3 ihoir.hs) is refjuircd to defray running expenses. Fcqs payable* jn advaiuM-. __ �� ;5�No l>ook is to be retained ! for a loniger period ihan two vuticks. A Tine of ;">(�( sJ.f)er week oN'er thi� period is- iniposed. Only oiio- book at a time is nllo\ved/ta> eack mom her. I�All da:i^agffsrito books shall he made/good by the user re:. sponsiblei^Lhdrefo.r.-. 5�Additib^ to , the vliibi5ary �"tre made u[Von receipt of Voluntary contributions from meinbGrs or others interested. '1�Particulars regrirdinu- the distribution and exchange of books may h<* obtained from members of t! .e committee in charge!
CHRISTMAS CHURCH SERVICES
Church; of St. Stephen\s.
Souiii Woyt George. ('hristmii&H)ay ... 3:p.m. Christmas Kvir. � (Suinday)�-Everi�ong ...... ...... 7. 'M)
Christmiva '^�vy-'i Holy Cojnmuhion...S.^p MTittins-flQicl sermon
.ij......11,a.m.
St. Geqrge^s; Port (Jecirge.
Jh'esbytcriwm Churc1f}~ South "I'^ort (leorue
, "The "northern country is nil rig\ht.. t'Do not become (iiscour-J aged and. turn. back. It isJt!u" j country for 'the ;'man with grii.' " So runs the doubtless. \ inspired and presumably insjjir-ing legend displayed in the hotel windows and prominent xki muddy places along the old ,.CarUx)o trail leading from "Ash-s croft tei the new north.. It is .meant to\refer to the Fort in particular,
~anc{ is excellont^tdvice. Applied
to that vast land \vlaich most
of us know a
country" its clauses
: more suitable. : T"' 4
I � For tl.<> northern country�
the last great' west�call it as
you witt, is verrily /'all right''
but il nlyhy tlu.it ivame-after jts jjyjiter.s leave Slave Lake, so' tbe Pisaci!�one of its greatbst art-eries� is only kr.own. In'tijat name after t he confluence of the Parsnip and t ',� i^itrdlay. Into hot'1 tlu'Si! latter streams Hows .fi\er after ri\cr radiating am-onir the hills of British Columbia like yeirrs�on a lea'f, and so it conn's about that one may. cross from t',1 head of one of (h.'se. \e"ns. namely at Summit 'Lake, ioviy mih's north of .Fort ('George,�'.over eight miles of a Myaggon roa tli" threshold of a land as rich in ai'ricuh in al re-s'oui;cifs as is I lie Conn 11 \- to t.! ^ cast in mineral�both as ..ybt on'y scratched at.'
l^rom this point there exists an, unhroaken stretch'-.of navigable river for some live hundred' ancl* fifty miles Clear to PorJ AVliLuiilioiv,�Alberta.-* Its waters flow as it' it were a a �_nv.il -dit-'li wli.ose suites are s � "min^'
iQuntai.n.s varying in 'hcyig.liI fi\'e-hundred to on � thoit-sand "iVct. Dropped int>f) this wlicri.1 t luN-trihut ai-y streams flow in, am'TrN-a few ptrher places, are flats, none of which, however, are \ei'y. large.
The country to .which attention is now si) lar.ffolv d.irocto�l!
on I'ear (,'reek, "-pr I'rairie Ciiy ;is il is siyle-d and in the i'vrst two monlhsreeorded 30() filings and some (,iUl) have been reeei-
!-'ved ill's year. .\ townsite lias h"en |ai.e c\ns-si\i' rains a considerable portion �)( th' crops did not ripen The\- ;iisf urew and grew. C)atiS Ui'iv (o be sefii eigJl-t feet hSu'h in son'ie places. Then somedam-au'cwas caitsed by tros:.r"so t'iat ^v<] � oj^r/s will fetch good \uivfs. ApCrtnid Saskatoon and I'car lp'lo/is <>ats were, standing slacked' in the- fields at the end oL September; and of these a
�'laivc percentage were djuii'age'rf
bv firosi.
miles north of- theJfTtter
pigal Peace Rjver.wjl'd
lies over tuc^ huge bank's afore jil;vco at Spirit x'w^y \^ w.\< es-
!neini(M)e(|. "S'<>ii come upon its timated thai 7") pei ccni. of' the
.-frMjge^ft I'ouce ('oiipe prairie, crops.....chielly .oai:s� vvbiild he a
H: XX, the northern limits <>.'" s.ucce-iss. (�oiiij; no.rt.li ugn'in ajy
..wJiicU are ten miles or so ti � >iu ross (:he-.river\a1 I'Jirnvagep^we
/t'no ri\[L*r, It is reached from found tluif .thv- frost hffd not
Fort .St. John: Thence a w.-ig- been -so Ir'anntul. 'I'his in'mht be
gofi rotid runs to Graiid Parir- ix'ad ""-froin-; il,u-'wild 'llowers.
ie, 'Albeiith,i which is rapidly whieh st ill � i-tf early. Viet oher�
SQttl.ing.-up', and anothpi; voujd >jrrw� . by^-ilm w.iyside. Thence
�from there again willhriuLr one near-, (tie erossiiur oven .more
through..the Spirit Uiver set � � s;.u-isf;ic:.ory c;ciTuJitioiis were
: lle.liHMit hack to t lie � Peaces at.. (|i-co\ ered. .a uood evop o\
. l)u|ivauvu. Boj^voen thjs pc^sl wheat and other cereals being
and 'Peace' uiv.er" Crossjiig- o'."> reali/i-d.
'miles distant, and, pnrtTculary The-.route '^outsid.e'''�as the around the latter pla6e, there nortl t-rn ' folk ' ^ know civili/.;vl-has also been a considerable in- ion�runs from Peace River /hix rtf settlers. ' Crossing o\er somc-700 rmlds y( l)i*'\>16jpinent on the wl'.ole of a p^ortage (p Lesser- Siffve7 Iake tjiis coinnt ry lias been well Tile suiii hern st retcj-r^ot' (\{l.miles ,-niarfted v in the .year which is w.-is in ffetoljpj> oiind ^tlie set t lemi-nts which present aj_ the yporls two year.^ look to tho lojirg ^sfrag'gliiig ag-o. A land pfilco was' cippncd' town oT (.Jnurai'd as the head
Mym
of the lake as their centre, cereal crops have not been satisfactory, but as in the districts previously mentioned, potatoes and garden produce have yielded abundantly.
From Cdiirurd one may go by steamer across the lake 82 miles t,o Savvridge, then down ihe^Lesser Slave river 40 miles to Norris' Landing. Now a^por-iage-oj H> ipi]es will bpmg one to-the Atliabasca riv^rj and 74 miles down its riffleg/bring Athabasca landing into view, from, which "jumping/off place" Edmonton lies/distant 100 aiiles to tlve souAh, and is connected therewith/b\- stage.
(he/Dominion government has/fhis year had a large number of suryeypeg pushing its yheckerboar^^of section lint^s into the Peace River country. Today >he boundariesx>f the 2,-oOO.Iji-fO acm. blocM in British con \;eyed by the pro-inc'iaJ gp^fiCn-iiierit to the Do-mJuioii^^are actually cut out and^defined, as are also the 21-s,^.' :and the 22nd. baselines t herein. Four parties, ilumber-ing u score in each, have been in the'field since March last. It has now been acertained that FT nelson's liny Hope is inside the block some three miles, and about the same distance, nortii of the 21st. baseline. On the Police Coupee prairie, in the south-east corner of the block, and (in the western fringe of Alberta, 12 tb'wnships are now surveyed and will � be thrown opetT for settlemont in the com-[.ing spring1.
I Nor- have private interests i been idle." Around Peace river '! canyon a large party have been ifngnged surveying coal lands istaked some time ago, and Ijjiorth and south of the block lour parties of surveyors have poori busy mapping out lands staked Jor purchase under, laws of British ColljimbiaiJ-The 'railroads too have] not been (pn'escent,, and "whilewio actual jiarties were enc6untered, engineer's: weveilrfougH the country i'spying ojlvi [oasible routes.
G.iiJMpunt Selwyn which with lits 7,5Q0 {eei.'roj rocky majesty. Jo.ok down on Parsnip, Findlay and Petvce � a nviiuber of gold claims ha'vjr been held for sojnft considerable time. This year the actual, holder of 11 claims made a^Ku'sonal inspection. He has brought out samples of as-s.iy. II -is--of course a quartz proposition.
Twenty sections of coal lands li.'i\e also been staked (,during the past/\summer on t\\<\ 'south
Conuiniiod on ptigeJour..