CITIZEN No' 38 N DunGan\Brings Story of Thutade Lake District Cache of Leclare and Anderson Missing Prospectors has Been Discovered LARGE MINERAL AREA ^strict Will Doubtless Receive Attention Merited by Its Big Copper Showings Jack Duncan arrived back in Prince rLe on Thursday evening from the Thutade lake district, where he spent me oast month assisting in the prospecting the copper claims held by the Prince George syndicate in the new mining district, from which assays Indicate the existance of phenomenally rich copper ledges. Duncan made the rip in the plane "City of Prince George" in three hours, but had he been forced to come out any other way he could not have covered the distance within three weeks Thutade Lake, which has been the magnetic point for prospectors during the past summer, is located in the extreme northwestern corner of the Fort George mining district, and is one of rhree lake sources of the Finlay river, ?he other two lakes being $he Tatlatui and Kitchener All three are shown on the government maps, but are several miles off their actual location Duncan is the first of the prospectors to return from the district who attempts any description of the .great area which may give to'British Columbia its- most important copper mines. He says Thutade lake is a comparatively narrow body of water, having a length of from 60 to 75 miles.,, The altitude of the lake is about 4000 feet. and from it the mountains appear to rise on either side an additional 3000 feet. The valley between appears to have an average width of 20 miles, and gives one the impression of a natural game sanctuary, in which big game are numerous, including the wood Cariboo, moose,, goats,' and black �and grizzly bear." T^ie Wood Cariboo differs from the other Cariboo of the north in that it does�not move In bands, but travels singly, or in com-of two or three, like the moose. i , It is a large animal about, Uje slae of the moose. Despite the altitude of the country and its northern latitude it is evident the winters are much less severe than those of the Prince George district. The sole residents of the immense area are the members of the Dennis family, who reside at Kitchener lake, distant about eighteen miles rrom Thutade. The head of the family is a lean, capable Indian wro stands 6 feet, possessing some white blood, but this only,shows in his education, as he speaks perfect English. This may have come to him from his children as two of them have finished their PRINCE GEORGE CITIZEN THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 25TH, 1930 NLCHAKO RTVER BRIDGE Five Cents. CONDEMNED AND OFFICIALLY CLOSED TO TRAFFIC The bridge across the Nechako river being part pi the- Summit Lake road has been condemned by A. L. Carm thers, bridge engineer of the publU works department, and closed^ to al traffic pending the making of tempor ary repairs. It is likely arrangements 'vill be made to commence work on a high-level bridge across the river a this point during the coming winter with concrete piers and timber trusses to cope with the heavy traffic on the Summit Lake highway. ----------�o-----1-----__ On the Davie Lake extension of the Summit Lake road, which will have a total length of 20 Vi miles, the heaviest work, consisting of clearing ana grubbing on the first six miles, has been completed and is now ready for grading. The work on the remainder of the road will be very light. Province Asked to Designate the Throughfares Construction and Maintainance is Provided for Under the Highways Act THIRD AVENUE FAVORED [f This Street is Accepted Start Can Be Made on the Plan For Semi-Permanent Road. At the instance of Mayor Patterson trie city council on Monday evening decided to move in the matter of hav-ng portions of the city streets desig-lated as arterial, secondary or primary roadways, under the Highways let, as forming part of thoroughfares for highway traffic. Mayor Patterson ntimated the public worke departr ment might not be prepared to designate the streets named by the city, but action on the part-.Of the city would doubtless bring the matter to head. Following a lengthly discussion it was decided to ask that Third avenue, rom Patricia to Vancouver street, and Vancouver street to the southern boundary of the city, be designate^ as an arterial' highway, forming part of the Cariboo highway, and affording the most direct route through the city. It Was also decided to ask that -Victoria street, from Third to First avenue, and First avenue from Victoria, street to the city limits, be designated as a secondary road,, forming part of the Summit Lake highway. Some 'doubt was expressed as to whether the provincial authorities consider the, advantages of a direct route through the city would outweigh the cost of connecting the east end of Third avenue with Connaught avenue. The Third avenue route was favored education in the Indian schools In the, by the council chiefly for the reason Fra-ser Lake district, and while the rhat In the event of it being-accepted plane was in the north on its last j by the government an early start trip. Dennis waited for a week at the! could be made with semi-permanent lake in the vain hope of having one ."pavement, as this would call-for the of his younger daughters brought out I re-establishment of grades and the government would make and maintain ex-! a considerable portion of the, streets Definite urrer Submitted for CN.R. Business CAPTURE OF FRANK LINDSAY WANTED FOR WIFE MURDER REGARDED AS CESRTAIN Seattle. Sept. 23�The capture of Frank Lindsay, wanted in this city for wife murder committed several months ago.is now regarded as certain. The body of the victim was buried in the back yard of the premises occupied'by Mayor Patterson Readies Form! L?ndsay and his wife, and before it was to begin her education. The senior Dennis secures an "ellent living off his rifle as the im-' designated as arterial mense district, is virtually his private. highways. or secondary preserve. There are numerout beaver in the district but Dennis does not trap much. He finds it easier to shoot the anlthals, and tells of getting thirty-eight in one day with his rifle. He brings his fur out by way of, Tacla -Landing, on the0 Nechako watershed. It takes him nine days to make the trip from Kitchener, lake to the land-and eighteen days to make the The motion to apply for the designation of the streets named was mov- of Agreement to Supply Company with Power BIG REVENUE INCREASE Five-Year Contract Proposed by Which Company Would Pa v Minimum of #4,250 i Mayor Patterson made a very satisfactory report to the city council on Monday evening of his negotiation; with the C. N. ft. company for the supplying of that company with electrical energy from the municipal plant. Subject to approval by the council, and later to the approval of the ratepayers, he said lie had proposed to representatives of the company that the city supply electrical energy under a sliding scale of charges, ranging from 4.5 cents per K.W.H. for 2000 kilowatte to 3- cents for 20,000 kilowatts, with a minumum charge of $3SO.OO ev month the current to be taken off- the switchboard in the power station, and the company to bear all cost of transmission line, construction. Under this arrangement .the sole cost to the city would be that of the meter on the switchboard. Mayor Patterson reported the negotiations which have been pending for some months were brought to a head on Thursday afternoon at a conference lield in the city hall at which the railway company was represented by J. Gordon, electrical engineer, district engineer King, and Master Mechanic Archie Watt, and the city by C. E. Freeman, pity electrician, and himself. A visit was made to, the city power station, after-which negotiations were ontinued in the city hall, as the result of 'which Mayor Patterson had ubmltted a proposition to the com-aafiy as outlined, which will be in turn oc submitted to the railway company in time for the preparation of the annual budget, if approved by the city council. - .,, % The details, of the arrangement follow generally those entjered into by the company with the city Qf Blggar. Saskatchewan. This agreetfaent called for a maximum charge of $400-per month, snd in the working out of it the rate for the' energy used fell to $375 during the summer months, but there were months during the year when the pay-nents made by the company went as ligh as $650. Mayor Patterson said he probable requirements of the company would obligate the city to make >rovision for 60 kilowatts. This would nclude an average load of 30 kilowatts or lighting and ower.. 30 kilowatts or the company's pumping, and suf-icient power for fire protection purposes . Mayor Patterson explained the provision, for fire protection did not in-reose the provision the city would is ye to make since when the lire pump vould be. required the current for the other industrial services would be cut iff. and with respect to the energy required for the; comanys water supply bis would only be' needed for fo;ur hours in the1 twenty-lour and anan^e-mer/ts could be made to us)* the power in .daylight hours, when the city had a fin-plus poTver. The representaLives of the railway discovered Lindsay had disappeared. It was thought at first he had made his way to British Calumbia, but it now appears he has been hiding and wen keel his way down to California. A man answering his description has been seen recently in vicinity of Los-Angeles and his early capture is regarded by the police as certain. A 'second charge of murder will likely oe preferred against Lindsay when Tie is brought back to this state. DISPUTE BETWEEN OFFICIALS OF MARYLAND RAILWAY ENDS of Giscome arid Quesnel JMeet Were Guests of Prince George" Club on the Local Courts for First Encounter QUESNEL THE VICTORS v � ______ \ Prince George Scored Three" Wins Over Quesnel and Divided Honors with Giscome Teams representing the Giscome and Quesnel s tennis club were the guests \. of the Prince George club on the local IN MURDER AND SUICIDE courts on Sunday. The weather was unfavorable, rain threatened during the morning, and there was a shower Baltimore. Sept; 23�Maxwell G. Byes, president of the Maryland railway company, and Dudley G. Grey, vice-president In charge of traffic, liai.j an altercation in the officesNof the company today, in the course of -wtuch Grey shot and killed By.rs. and/then fired two shots into his own body with fatal results. . , Penalty on Tax Arrears May be Cut Next Year City Council Refuses Endorsa- tion of Sweeping Change of Nanaimo (Council WILL SPREAD PENALTIES Relief Will be Given if Matter is Not Overlooked by "the 1931 Council7 The members of the city council were unanimous oh Monday evening in refusing their endorsement to the recommendation of the Nanaimo city council that the penalties imposed for unpaid taxes to be reduced from 15 per cent, to 5 per cent. The Nanaimo resolution recited that in the power given the municipality to sell for unpaid taxes there was sufficient � protection in conjuiictgon with a penalty of 5 per cent., and the Nanaimo authorities will seek an amendment to the Municipal Act. through the convention of the union of B. G. Municipalities to make it possible to reduce the penalties upon unpaid taxes to the smaller amount. As the Act stands all municipalities are required to impose a penalty of 15 per cent, upon unpaid taxes, and in Prince George the practice has' been naining unpaid on June 30th. and an addition 5 per cent, on September 30th. Alderman Taylor was very outspoken" n his opinion. In effect the city rm^ xised a penalty of virtually 20 per cent, within a year of notice for uri->aid taxes. The notices were not issued until'May. and at June 30th. a first pentlty of 10 per cent, was im- shortly after noon, while throughout the afternoon there was a strong wind wfiich made it diificult for the players to place their, shots. In addition to this it was so cold the players kept to their sweaters, and the spectators shivered in heavy wraps. Despite these handicaps play was continued from 11 o'clock in the morning until 6 o'clock in the evening. As it was the first occasion upon which the Giscome and'Quesnel teams had met during the" season the playing card was arranged to bring them together as often as possible, the local players figuring in but five matches, three with Quesnel and two with Giscome. On the day's play Quesnel took five" out of seven events with Giscome, getting three singles matches out of four, dividing the doubles, and taking the mixed doubles.. - In their-matches with Quesnel the Prince George players took all three-of the events, two gentlemen's singles and the one double match . In their two matches with Giscome they divided honors, Miss Welsh defeating Miss Hornsby in the,lady's singles, but paired with Mr. Church being defeated by Mrs. C. P. Deykin and Mr. Hbrnsby in the mixed doubles. The result,of the days play was as follows: Quesnel v Giscome Gentlemen's Singles�-Hutchcroft, of' Quesnel, defeated Mr. Nitzer, 6-2, 6-i: Lee of Giscome, defeated McGuire, 6-3, 6-4; Duncan, of Quesnel, defeated Dr. Steele, 11-9, 8-6; arid Robinson, of Quesnel. defeated Church, 6-0, 6-1. - Gentlemen's Doubles^Wessrs. Robinson and Hutchcroft, of Quesnel, defeated Messrs. Church and Nitzer, 6-2. 6-4; and Messrs. Steele and Lee, of Giscome, defeated Messrs. McGuire and Duncan. 6-0. 6-4. Mixed Doubles� Mr. Robinson and Miss Lebourdais, of Quesnel, defeated Mr. Church and Miss Welsh, 0-6. 6-1 6-2. Prince George v Quesnel Gentlemen's Singles�Mr. James. Prince George, defeated Mr. McGuire. 7-5, 0-6. 6-0; arid Mr. Newman. Prince George, defeated Mr. Duncan, 6-8. 6-4 6-3. Gentlemen's Doubles�Messrs. Hornsby and Foot, Prince George, defeated Messrs. Robinson and Hutchcroft. 4-6. 6-2. 6-2. Prince George v. Giscome X Lady's Singles�Miss Welsh. Giscome. defeated Miss Hornsby. 7-5, 6-3. Mixed Doubles�Mr. Homsby and ed by Alderman Taylor, seconded Alderman Fraser. -! company estimated u would involve an expenditure of approximately $6000 return journey, yident may i>e That he is very pro-gathered from the knowledge he owns an excellent pack train.' He has had the horses for nine Wars, and in.the whole of this period has never been forced to cut a spear of , grass, nor to build any shelter for them, the animals running the year round in a big meadow upon which the snowfall never exceeds a few Inches. He says the lakes do not freeze up Until December, and are generally open again by the end of March. Duncan is inclined to doubt that the Prince George syndicate has succeeded |n locating the famous."lost mine" of the north. He says there is an immense mineial area in the Thutade lake district. The local syndicate's discoveries are undoubtedly rich, but there may he other outcropplngs of equal or even greater promise. One incident which �firidin supports this belief was the g during the past few weeks of no cache of two of the early prospec-ois of the district, by'the men work- Ule Prlnce Geor8'e Syndicate. ^tl Thk the mainrcache of The members of tho council1 decided to support the nction taken by the city council of North Vancouver, calling upon the provincial government to proceed at once with the completion of the P. G. E. railway from Vancouver "to Prince George, making use ot the $4,000,000 already voted by the legislature for this work. 'The motion moved by Alderman Taylor, seconded by Alderman Opie.- At the instance of Alderman Johnson the council decided to make an application to the provincial and fer-_ral' governments for joint action in pioceeding with the extension of the highway from Alea Lalce to Tete Jamie Cache, as an unemployment relief measure, the same-to be financed in whole'or in part out of the $20,000,000 voted by the federal government. This motion was moved by Alderman' Johnson, seconded by Alderman Griffith, A resolution submitted from the city council of Alberni, for transmission to the convention of the Union of B. C. Municipalities, and calling upon the provincial government to place the services of engineers at the disposal of municipalities not carrving a-municipal engineer, was approved on motion of Alderman Taylor, seconded .by Alderman Fraser.,., J The council ..adopted the report of �lie prospectors Leclare and Anderson the public works committee which cal-�^e ^ears ago. They, had been in 1 led for the preparation of a local im-k,.^.ablt of going into the district'by provement bylaw, under which per-their Hazelton. using1 dog-teams for manjent sidewalks could be proceeded y their on Packing They claimed to have important discoveries and specimens, some of which way to Vancouver and interest of � mining men About eight years ago\they\made ar- ontind gt years ago\they\ma 1 continued on Page Sixi with. The finance commit tee recommended the payment oi accounts amounting to ,$13,692.68. These include a payment of $4,090.75 on account of the electric light' plant, payrolls of $2,160.-80 and $2,402.50, respectively, and the I>r.l:ce account of $1,212.50. to effect the substitution of power, and it would be possible to be working under the agreement in 1931 if it receives � the sanction of the company and-of the city. The company will require a five-year agreement, with, the option in either party to terminate it upon reasonable notice. As to the ability of the city to enter into the agreement Mayor Patterson pointed out that with the installation of; the new unit in the power station" �the city .would have a riant capable of generating 375 kilowatts, which would leave a margin of 190 kilowatts ovev the peak load of the pasfj,year. With the use of the new unit,, and one of the two smaller ones, the city would be. able to meet all-requirements, und still have a safe margin Over peak-load demands. Mayor Patterson said the advantage to the city under such an arrangement should appeal to tho members of the city] council and' the ratepayers nt once, since it would moan an annual gross increase in the earnings of the city i?lant of $4,250. and leave an ample margin' over penk-load requirements. It was also of considerable advantage to the city that much of the current supplied under the agreement would be used during daylight hours, when, the city was generating more, power than could be disposed of. He directed the attention of the council to the fact the railway company's budget will be prepared in October, and if the suggested arrangement is to be put, into effect-during-1931-action upon the matter will have to be taken at once. He said in the event of the council approving of i,he proposition he had made, and of its receiving the approval of the railway company, the five^Sear contract rpvrtd '.her. (Continued on Page Five) � >o?ed. a second penalty of 5 per cent, j Mrs' C. P. Deykin. Prince George, de->vas' imposed at the end of September. feateci Ml\ Church and Miss Welsh, and both penalties canned interest. \ \l 6"1- There .was also the interest rate of 8 \ . During the afternoon an interesting per cent, on overdue taxes, with four j match in ladies' doubles was played months gone before the property owner had notice as to what his taxes by Mrs. C. P. Deykin. paired with Miss Welsh, and Mrs. W. H. James, paired were." He" "said the"munic"ipa'rpenal- with MJSS Lebpurdias. which was won ties were more excessive than would ??� tne former team in straight sets'. be tolerated in private business. Mayor Patterson cautioned the council to proceed slowly in dealing with the Nanaimo proposal':- He said .the penalties had been provided to assist the municipalities in framing their budgets. At one time a discount was allowed for with scores of 6-2, 6-2. BRITISH FARMERS PROTEST i AGAINST RUINOUS COMPETITION OF RUSSIAN WHEAT Hull. Sept. 23�The fanners of East York have called a mass meeting to prompt payment, but this I protect .against the ruinous* competl- had not been found to work very well andya penalty for non-payment had been! substituted. Under the present system it was possible for the municipality to closely approximate the p/obable tax payment. If the- levy were not met on June 30th the penalty-was added, and the municipality eventually received a larger amount than the original tax levy. It came out in the: course or the discussion that while the Municipal Act culls for the imposition of'a 15 per [ cent penalty upon linpaid taxes, the | municipality is not obliged to impose 10 per cent, oh June 30th. but could spread the. full penalty through the last half of the year. Alderman Reid announced himself as in favor of this- procedure He did not think the reduction of the first penalty of 5 per cent, would lessen ihe collections, and would grant some relicif to those unable to meet their taxe's at June 30th. This met with general approval? and if the matter is not lost sight of by the next council this relief will be afforded, with the second- penalty of 5 per cent, at tho end of September, and the third penalty at the end of November. On motion of Alderman Fraser, sec-ended by Alderman Opie. it -was decider to refuse endorsation of the Nanaimo recommendation. . tion they are faced with imports of. Russian wheat. By reason of these Irfiports the bottom has fallen out of the wheat market. There was a slight lally of the market on Monday, but It sagged off for a further loss' today. Consignments of wheat from North America and the Argentine remain unsold. Russian wheat ripens earlier and Soviet agents are flooding khe European markets to such an extent that prices will be seriously depressed when the North and South America- wheat goes on the market. WEATHER REPORT "Generally fair weather.' with warm days and cold nights." is the prediction of R. B. Carter, local meteorolog-< ical agent., for the next few.days. F'or the week ending.,Tuesday.; September 23rd. there were '39 hours of bright sunshine and a precipitation of .36-inch. Severe frosts were experienced during the last two days of Un> period. The maximum and minumum temperatures were: Wednesday ...... , *5'J 50' Thursday Hi) 42 Friday ..-.-.... 60 :1Q. Saturday............. 70 3t> Sunday . 60 40 Monday ......t,....... . 52 21. 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