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TORT GEORGE HERALD
»h«t by THE NOI1T11KI1N INTERIOR PRINTING COMPANY I.TU.
ANIELL,
PUBLISHER
• aktnecr pabllshen of the Caribo* District.
MtSH AS TRUTH. UNCOMPROMISING AS JUSTICE."
■ ■Maui's policy is to expose thc operation's nf cjuvst-
hlitnterpiises trading upon the future assured this sect-
mnd taking advantage of its  remoteness to foist  their
imoaotles upon u distant market.
STBHTISING rates on application
E ONLY NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED
'ORT GEORGE NOT CONTROLLED BY
A TOWNSITE COMPANY.
Saturday, February 3rd. 1912
|HE following is it copy of the petition
circulated by paid agents of the Nat-
Resources Security Company, Ltd., of
louver, lor the purpose of supporting
pplication which that nervy concern
before the Railway Commission, re-
iing that august body to use its con-
over railway corporations to further
Hs of, and verify the statements of
Wnsite company aforesaid:
j THE CHAIRMAN AND MEMBKRS
OF THE DOMINION RAILWAY COMMIS
BION. The petition of the undersigned,
fcsidents and settlers of Fort George and
liclnity, io the province of British Colum-
tia, respectfully shows that;
! THAT heretofore on or about the l8tli.
May of November 1911, the Indian Reservation at Kort George was purchased
through the Dominion Government for
lhe use of the G. T. P. Railway Company.
THAT your petitioners confidently, and
it is believed reasonably, expected that
■hereupon said railway company would
■lake formal announcement of its plant
With reference to said reservation, fixing
Ihe precise location of its station and
jight-of-way thereon, but that suid com*
■any has utterly failed to make public any
Statement whatsoever, regarding the use
which property was to be put.
THAT by the terms of its charter
id railway company was to have had
Its road completed to this place gomie time
ince That several years ago the company
ade known its intentions of placing an
nportant townsite on said reservation,
hat for marly one year and a half the
;itnpatiy has had on Iiie in the provincial
land ofliccs maps and plans showing its
ight oi way through, and extensive sta
ion grounds in said reservation. That
luring practically all this time it hat
in currently reported that said station
otild be centrally located near the west-
tii boundary of such property, and that
Formal announcement of the fact would he
ade by the company as soon as the
purchase of said reservation was consummated. That said reports have Ifeen
circulated so widely and with such apparent authenticity that if unpro\ed it
was incumbent upon the said railway
company to deny the same but that laid
company nns utterly failed so to do. That
believing and influenced by such statements and facts, your petitioners in common with thousands of others, purchased
at a very early date, practically all the
apuilable townsite and other property adjacent to said reservation for sums aggregating several millions' of do'lars, and
that largely by reason ol the long and
entirely unlorseeu delay on the part of
the company in acquiring said reservation
and making said announcements, such investments have for a long period of time
been rendered unproductive, and the development of said property retarded. That
unless the aforesaid definite forma] announcement is made at a very early date,
the confidence of the general public in the
titure of Kort George will be seriously
tnpaired, with the result that the attendant
,nd wholly unnecessary uncertainty will
uin our business lor the present year,
nd will greatly retard the opening up of
large district now ripe for development
esides working Irremidable loss and in-
nrv  to  large numbers ol  investors.
THAT said reservation represents an
-.vestment ol the part ol the railway of
bout 5)3S,000. That thc investment of
mmcdiately adjoining properties aggregate
leveral million dollars, and that your petitioners feel that it is wholly unjust and
n-reasinable that the interest of so large a
umber of people should be jcpardized
nd the progress of an entire community
etnrded by the arhitnry action ol a com-
lany representing a mere Iraction ol the
allies involved, wherefore your petitioners
lost respectfully pray:
TIIAT YOUR IIONARAIILE BODY be
leased to use its good offices in procuring
om thc Grand Trunk Pacific Railway
impnny a definite and speedy onnounce-
icnt of the location ol its station in
■aid Indian Reservation, at the most con-
'enicnt and central point with reference to
ihe needs of this community, together
vith the publication ol such oilier inform-
itlotl as may be desirable with a view to
stablishing that degree of confidence and
ertainty in the local situation which ii
equisite to business stability and the
irosperitv of the community:
AND YOUR PETITIONERS will ever
pray;—
reasons why this petition is such a
mockery of counterfeit public aims
ef. These reasons have been laid be-
e Railroad Commission at Ottawa
people of South Fort George, a
meeting of whom was held in the
all last Saturday night. Taking the
nts against the petition in their re
spective order, we will dispose of them by
a process of elimination which will not
stand very much counter argument.
(1) In the first place the petition purports to eminate from the people of this
district, wl.ereas it represents in reality the
interest of a small faction up here that are
props in the stage setting of the Vancouver
promoter, who prompts their actions from
tike wings, and marks their effect in his
scenario.
(2) That with the first operation of the
Natural Resources Security Company Ltd.,
they represented on their maps and plans
that railroad terminals would be placed
in close proximity to their property, and
that they later moved the "proposed
station" to another point on their maps to
suit the requirements of further sales. That
on several occasions the company has represented that the station would be at a
certain exact point, near their townsites,
and that the reports which the petition refers to eminated from the Natural Resources Security Company to aid them in their
lot-selling campaign, and are signed by the
name of its president, one George J. Hammond, of whom more anon.
(3) That the millions of dollars which the
Natural Resources concern's petition claims
to be involved, has only become so by the
unscrupulous methods used by them in the
promotion and sale of the twenty odd thousand lots, and which is tl»e sum they refer
to. On this huge property there is a total
population oi 75 persons.
(5) That the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway
Company have already advertised tha fact
that it is not associated with the Natural
Resources Security Company in any town-
site.
(6) That, as stated by the public meeting
of citizens here, representing the independent interests, no selection of a railway
station here should be made until the Railway Commission can visit this place.
WHEN grim death . awoke to the fact
that old John Houston was mocking him over the rim of eternity, he gathered him into his fold. That was in the spring
of 1910. The Fort George Tribune then became the property of the Natural Resources Security Company Ltd, in a roundabout
and very questionable manner. From that
time on instead of exposing the hobble-dehoy
townsites, as had been its wont under "old
.John," it became part of the promoting concern's publicity scheme. Its columns would
feature desirable tit-bits of "news" without
much regard for veracity, which would be
reprinted in their advertising literature, and
credited to a paper which the public knew
had been run by a man whose proud boast
was that he had "never worn the corporation collar." The paper was run always
under an alias. The advertising manager of
the townsite concern has generally figured
in the mock-ownership. Now, however, a
young journalist from Vancouver has appeared on the scene, and has announced the
fact that he is "it," in so far as the policy of
the Tribune be concerned. To quote his
statement:
"To begin  with, this paper   owes allegiance to no company, political party
or administration,    whether local, provincial or federal. It recognises ,no authority outside the walls of the Tribune
office, situated on Central avenue, Fort
George, and it means to have this thoroughly understood: the sooner the better. It will stand    and fight first, last
and all the time   for Fort George city
and district, not for any one small portion thereof, but for the whole. Today
it has no fight with any man or faction,
but war will be sure and sudden at the
first sign of defection from the loyalty
due this district from every man in it."
That promises well. We   hope to see the
Fort George Tribune, by its future policy,
make good for the insult it has offered to
the    dead journalist     whose name   it has
flaunted as its founder, for the past two
years. We ure glad to see the new editor
declare his independanee and state that he
will not carry a spear in Hammond's chorus
like those who have gone before, A commendable policy, that of boosting for the
"whole district," and from such a newcomer his threat of sanguinary war and
death to traitors reads very well. The editor of this paper has lived in tl»is district
for six long years. He saw Port George in
the days when its existance in the scheme of
things consisted of a log Hudson's Hay post
only.' Like our friend with the fine ideals,
we jealously guarded the well-being of the
place, and when a get-rich-quick artist from
other fields sought to plunder the place of
its heritage before it came of age, we did
our best to fight him off. We shortly come
before the court charged with criminal
libel. We promise the Fort George Tribune
that as a loyulty stunt the consequences of
this trial will be immense. It will also give
the Fort George Tribune a chance to dwell
impartially upon a matter of very grave
public interest.
WE have had a number of enquiries regarding the Fort Fraser and also
the Fraser Lake townsites. The first mentioned is being promoted by the Dominion
Stock and Bond Corporation, of Vancouver,
and the last is partly owned by the G. T.
P. Railway and partly by a Winnipeg real
estate firm. "Toronto Saturday Night," a
paper that is considered an authority on
investments all over Canada, passes the following opinion on the sites in a recent issue:
"I may say the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway, a month or so ago, issued a statement
in connection with this matter to the effect
that the property the railway company was
offering for sale at Fraser Lake should not
be confounded with Fort Fraser Townsite,
which is offered by the Dominion Stock and
Bond Corporation of Vancouver, B. C,
Since that time the latter company has issued a long statement defending their proposition and saying their land is the better
stuff. The G. T. P. stated that there was no
railway at Fort Fraser and that there was
not even a siding there. I think the G. T.
P. has a little the better of the argument
and I would not advise purchasing the
Fort Fraser property."
CITY AND DISTRICT
A. W. Healy, formerly manager of James Reid Ltd., of
Quesnel, but of late years the
popular traveller for thc linn of
W. H. Malcolm & Co., of Vancouver, arrived in town this
week, having drtven in with Mr.
John Holt, of Quesnel. Mr.
Healy reports a great interest
expressed outside regarding this
place.
Mr. John Holt, the versatile
political enthusiast, from Quesnel, was amongst the arrivals
from Quesnel this week. Mr.
Holt is organizing for the
Liberals in the district. Whin
we knew him in days gone by,
he was president of the Quesnel
Conservative Association. He
tells us, howeper, that since
those dnys he has reconstructed
his views. Variety is the spice of
life, and Mr. Holt appears to
like spice, even in politics, but
no matter what cause he next
adopts, "Johnny" Holt is at
any rate a good fellow—and a
good farmer.
F. T. Burden, P. L. S„ of
Fort George, was amongst the
arrivals from the south this
week. Mr. Burden states that
the interest outside in the Fort
George country now is very
intense. He anticipates a great
influx into this country this
year, after the opening of navigation.
Don't fail to attend the Firemen's Ball in the Fort George
Theatre next Wednesday night.
It promises to be a most enjoyable event. Tickets, {,1 each)
can be procured from any of the
local stores.
J. A. Fraser, M. L. A. for
this district, introduced, on the
second day of the legislature a
petition from the British Columbia and Alaska Railway for
leave to introduce a private bill
to amend its Corporate Act.
Now what do they want—guaranteeing?
THE annual meeting of the South Fort
George Conservative Association,
held in the Fire Hall last Tuesday night,
was fittingly well attended. Considerable,
and well-earned tribute was paid to Mr. P.
Campbell, president of the association
during the past year. Mr. Calmpbell represents the best type of the Conservative
party's support, and during the past year
he has accomplished a great deal. In his
work he has been ably assisted by the rest
of the association's officers. Mr. Campbell
refused to again stttnd for office. The officers
for the ensuing year are; Hon. President,
Hon. Thos. Taylor. President, Chas. E. McElroy. Vice-President, William Kennedy.
Sec.-Treas., George E. McLaughlin; and Executive Committee, M. C. Wiggins; Edward
Roberts; Albert Johnson; and D. B. Lazier.
■^VERY stage brings in some of our
■■"■' citizens from the world outside. They
all state that indications point to a very
busy season during the coming year. From
Winnipeg we are informed that the influx
will be very heavy, and that a great deal of
building will be carried on at South Fort
George.
Received from Minneapolis:
"Editor: You folks better look
out, or your friend George J.,
will steal your passenger station. The Nat. Res. Sec. Co. are
sending out petitions to be signed and forwarded to Ottawa so
as to get the depot at their end
of the reserve..."
Stranger, cease to worry; we
are "looking ouf—ALL THE
TIME.
Engineer Barrow, and his
G. T. P. survey party, who have
been working in this vie nuty
recently under their popular
transitman, Mr. Reginald Jes-
sop, left for Ashcroft early in
the week.
PUBLIC MEETING.
f|lHE real estate market has begun to
•* show signs of activity. Close-in acreage is in heavy demand on the outside, and
the local operators state that the market
is showing signs of improvement every day.
The weather, during the past week, has
been a continuul source of pleasure. If we
had ordered it, a-Iu-carte, it could not be
better.
A public meeting was held in
the Fire Hall last Saturday
evening to take action against
the application of the Natural
Resources Security Company,
I before the Railroad Commission
for the location of tha station
site in close proximity to their
townsite. The meeting was well
attended. By request of the
meeting Mr. Chas. E. McElroy
took the chair. Several gentlemen spoke at length upon the
ill-advised action on the part of
the townsite concern in trying,
by force of mal-created circumstances to insinuate their absurd claims to a vastly important public privelege thus prematurely. A committee, consisting of Messrs. C. E. McElroy;
J. B. Daniell, and Geo. E. McLaughlin were appointed to lay
the objections of the majority
before the Railway Commission, 1'Alil'.  IWU
ALONG THE
OLD PIKE
KENNETH MYERS TELLS
MORE EXPERIENCES.
The New Westminster Courier
published by D. M. L-oBotirdais.
at one linn' of lliis place, publishes the following article from
the pi 11 of Mr, Kenneth Myers.
Mr. Myers \ is;inl this country
last summer, His \ iews, as expressed, have some foundation,
and .in' published with a view
to preparing newcomers against
possible dissaro'nl ment. which
may h" caused by exaggerated
advert 'sing:
•M7 im has nol henrd ol I'ort George,
,,! iln- grcnl new northern country
,,i British Cnlnmliln? liul who knows nny
thing ilioul it' Nol, in lUOSl c.ises the
in.in wli,, has l„,ii!'ln l"ts in lhc dill'rcut
towusiies ,mil sub-divisions, inui, unlinp-
plh M,,i Hn- in.in who starts mil with his
l,iil,, ,,11 in take up a pre ,.1111111,111 in iln'
„„,i,„ii„r,| o-rnd'se which the pamphlets
have  promised h'm,
Ashcroit, mi iln- innin lim' "I lhc C, 1'.
It., bus seen much trnlTic go north over
the ..hi Cariboo truil since tlie days when
ii   was  blnzctl   iii    '=,H  tn  crrry  llie  gold
seel-er   north   I"    f'e   lm s   digginus   ol
Barkerville   iiii.l   William's  Creek.   In   ami
nut   nl   tlie  .1IV   lillll'   I, Wil   Ilml   lies  ,it   llie
|„,limn ,,1 ii s'oi linked vnlley nl the
Tli,,1111,smi, among bnre, dusty lolls Umt
look l,,r .ill the world like the tailings
dumps "f soum «i,mi mines, Inr fifty venrs
Hie canvassed tonncd "freighters" have
passed. To-dav these sunn, strange wae*
|..,ns nre mi llie rond, but llie puss ni'er
trilli,- hns ih >'m 'i*.l. Grimlv ellicieiil chnt'f
d.irs meet the e.irlv morinig triln, nnd
il,e traveller is pestered Inr hours with
talk a' out iiie merits ol many different
nutomo1 ill's thnl nre desirous ol carryin"
him nnrlh In fiodn Creek or Oucsnel, Ol
course, tbe settler coi r"lnsc them nil and
n"il "hike" the Cn I'lMcs that seunrnte
Into Irnm Irs i',,,|. Ilr, ,i„niu, there is
i.niiiv  n  family  thai  t""'s nortii   .vth  nil
I',eit- own household ? Is stowed in their
own wngon. drawn by their own le'in. the
old cow lollowing behind I" give ihe Im'v
fresh milk from day In .1 iv. wlrlc the
pn.Tnt swine's from tin' driver's sent nml
s"'.'nrs nt  the laboring Imrscs.
Together w'tli two Victoria teamsters
we [ell inti, the .lutein's nf un energetic
til tie Swiss genius win. owned nn unl"
mnlillc, whose forty five horses had been
very tired before coming into his cure.
But n real mechanician enu in.ike un auto
mobile mil ol n smell ol gasoline and a
lm i.in, nml lhe old iur bore ns gallantly
northward, in,,ml ouwnrd hy ihe alternate
cursing mnl coaxing "I her muster,
Many words innkc n late stnrt. llul nt
lust the bargain was completed, und we
speil over llu- Thompson Kiver Bridge into
a weary waste ol sum' brush hill, the monotony nf coloring broken only by the
hi tie ciner ii hi ranches thai hugged the life
giving sire,nns lur hclow. 1'p round the
nii'M's Hie motor throbbed until the
country gradually changed ils aspect, We
ceased y, rise. A lew firs were scattered
over llie I,me sin,ul,Ins nl th Intnl. Then
nu uudcrgilrmcut ,,l i;r.iss wns donned, and
we  slipped  down  e.isily  into  Clint, n.
1>,, you know thnl lust incnl eaten oul
nt town?—the silence ,,i it, nml lhe taste.'
Well, thnl is whnt Clinton r,iws the traveller.   We   led   mnl    greatly   contented   we
Wl.llted lllllll lhe in,,lnl' wus ready tn start
once mnre.
"She's In,I, gents, she's lint. My golly,
she's hot," punted lhe little rhnllciur ns he
fussed perspiringly over the obstinate interior. A cough mnl u hiccup, and the engine st.iiie,1. Every, ne climbed aboard,
and we begun tu climb and climb over fir
covered slopes until ihe summit nt the
Divide was reached, Frnm there we drop.
I cl through ,i sluslinij; hailstorm int,, the
mh stock ranges ol ihe upper Curiboo.
Supper mnl bed iu "in- ,,l the old
squared timber [uruihnuscs thut hn\c been
stopping places ever since the gold rush,
the lowing nt cal t tc in the iu rn tig
roused regret [or thc hasty departure and
the swili ir.iwl. How much better h
would l,e 1,, late along ih.- trail, seated
postillion style mi some wheeler ol lhe
twelve-horse teams thai draw ihe lumber,
ing freighters north. Numbers ,,l such mu.
fits we p.iss.-il ,,ii our r,i|'ul .nurse, drawn
aside into ditch or up shell nn lmnk to let
us puss.
Tlie next hundred miles is n pocket e.l
ition nl the scenery ,,l the English counties,   Here  nre  Hie   l.iir limbered   parks  of
the midlands,   ihe w led   slopes    nl Ox*
lordshire, ,,r the bare duwns ..I Snss'.x.
Sheep, u t.ni- thing in tins province, that
depends mi Hie distant slutunis nl Aus'.r.i
Iiu i,,r iis mutton, gr.i/.c by the wayside,
.nnd a dcspcruli' young steer races us along
the ii.nl uniil In- w s I rough! up n I s nntl-
ni'' by .i sturdy [ence post. A lair country
um! "in' ,,i nhili lew British Columbians
know anything, while .,insiders would be
surprised  (.,  see    the  wide  acres   nl   this
lnml   Imagined by them in be om ly ,,i
scenery, apples, nml r, cks.
We approached the Frus'-r at Soda Creek.
The hills had closed iu mnl c.,,1 sleeper,
while lhe limber is heavier mi.I denser
ili.m before, A climb, u turn m ihe trnil
nml there below, between high, dark-timbered bunks, lies tin- brown Fraser, swirl
ing   along   in   flotid.   The   water   filled   the
freight   sheds nt   Sndn   Crevk,  nml   lhe   I t
was held  np .,i  Quesnel by the high  water, j
So we pulled up again to the bench lands
and followed the riier lo that plnce. Scat
,„.„! ,,, long intervals along the rontv ure
  ranches, cleared by real sturdy pion*
iv,ii      imm    thc    surrounding   bush—tiny
spots nl clvilitation  they look, those one
ere   nut    fields'  amid    the  vast
huiidr
waste
Alw
the ..
I luils-
reaping
incoming
forest.
ami Iccdi
r ni
old
now
the
the
ick"
the
bill
the
,vs mi outfitting pninl
Id mines nt Barkerville, the
ll Buy trading post, Quesnel, is
fresh crup ol wealth irom
popnlutioil destined Inr
North. Cnnlrnrily, the Inhabitants "km
jl„. „cw country beyond them, lor
most purl knowing nothing ol it,
Strong ill the belief lliut QucStiel is
lasl place in the Nnrlh. Hire muny u man
turned back smith. Whnt went
rlh   t,,   see'   They   knew   "nt   UlClll-
seli.'s. !,ured by advertisments, Uny fol-
lowed what they thought wus easy money.
Bui they hud forgotten to bring their ad
vcrtisiiig pamphlets with them, nnd their
wills, unsupported by reason, yielded to
nlrurv influence, It wns thus
I our Urn foolish lmul seeking
who returned to lown nnd the
lhc s.une iur in which they
bravely.
long in finding another ex
quitter". The steaimr wus
„„,se the housewife U.U.V look proudly uvel
,(, lusty vegetables, while he ll^»
:r„w   in   the    background    and   the  cow
hits    been
Ihev   I
the first
thnl   we   lost
"skinners," v
ooolrooius by
We
mil
nl
still  held by flood w
lo   "hike"   imrth   nl.
raph trail, thai branch'
t,, Fori  Cieorgc,  Puck
nml   with   us   th
ferry   n  cowboy
ater,  i
ng   tin
ml we decided
Yukon teleg-
bcivc Blackwater
buck we started
c crossed by the river
rom over lhe line, res
plendenl ill wooly slice] skin "chaps" and
rosy ncchcrchlel, Ohl he was going to the
Salmon Riper country. Sure. Fine land he
had been told, und ' oil he loped on his
new roan envuse. We smk our foreheads
into Impromptu "tumk liiirs," nnd packed
slowly up lhc trail alter him. Next duy,
smnc twenty live miles oul, whom should
we meet going south but our erstwhile
gallant cow-puncher, now crestfallen, and
driving his ling before him gloomily.
"I've seen llll 1 want ol your northern
country," he explained. "Haven't seen
enough lund to pasture it single steer." He
spnt through his teeth emphatically— al
most challcngingly, for he was galled by
his own weakness.
Tlmi is surely u weary tramp northward-
and many n mile must will before the
discouragement of jack-pine flats and gravel
slopes. The prairie meadow of im-.igin- I
ation are turned into bogey bottoms ol
muddy fact, nud the supposed open bind is
really covered with brush. At nieht a June
frost may drive the trnmper chilly to bed,
and bring disaster to'every small grower of
potatoes mi the trail, but worse than nil
the rest is the flow of disnppoinyd trn-clefs selling smith. Men Irom the Inr Bnk-
otns, Iroin the prairies und elsewhere, have
found the country wnnl'ng. Either the
land is no good, they snv, or it has all
sjecii staked for purchnse. There is a foundation to every complaint, but others have
gone through and found things different,
although not easy, and the man who has
seriously counted the cost beforehand will
go nu
Next day, the warv black flics were far
to prosaic to please. Tiny Insinuated themselves under the hat brim aod behind the
ears, whilst the trumpeting tin si|'uitocs
made a frontal attack on every exposed
purt ol tlie body. Packs grew heavy in the
boggy ground, and tempers were sorely
[relied, but the camp fire affoTded some
rebel, and at last, snug beneath the mosquito tcnl we lay n very Tantalus meal to
the hungry horde without.
The lilth day's walking brought us to
the lust stage ol the journey. Construction gangs working on the roads were
passed, and the feeling of town grew
girudunlly stronger. But no mile is so long
us the Inst lilile, and that drop down the
bench lands af the Fraser Valley into the
settlement of Smith Fort George seems
woiiderlully extended. The town is hidden
from view until the very lasl moment, and
when the little frontier burg of wood and
canvas comes into sight at last one is
right nbove it.
South    Foil    George    has      beaten   the
s] u fed town o[ Fori George, which lies
over three milcs away on the Nechaco, llle
child ol a large townsite company. Ft can
boast <>[ a population of 340 as against
140, and it bundles all the present business j
nf the districl. Banks, stores, a siwmill
and a wharf give it a busy appearance;
and lhc lasl touch was added on July I,
when a theatre was Opened. The Fort
George 011 the Nechaco River lives morc
in the unknown future, ami if optimism,
batked bv a powerful company, can make
a town, it may make good, but at pres.nl j
the line large townsite is a dreary c.earing
with a lew .stores and the company's hotel
grouped iu the centre. Both towns are 1
wailing ,,n the result ol the Grand Tpunk i
Pacific's negotiations (or the purchase ol
the lndiun Reserve, uud on their announcement of wliere they will put their depot.
Meanwhile South Fort Oeorge do.s business
along the water [rout.
In  the surrounding  country  settlers are 1
few. Sonic fifty at  luosl are located with- ,
in  a  twenty  or  thirty  mile  circle of the |
town.    A   considerable   portion     ol    the
country, however, is good, but land companies  have  grabbed  most   of   it,   uud  prices j
lor land, that must be cleared, and is slill
over 300 miles Irmn u railway, run all the
wny  Irom  Slo  to    $2f,   un   ucre.   Work  is I
also  scarce,  so   that   lhe   pre-emptor   finds
little chance of helping  himself out by his
labor.   Also,   the   fact   for   two   years   no
revenue   can     be    expe.-ted   Irnm   a    Iiirin
makes it difficult for 11 man without a cap* I
itul   nl     at   least   $2000     to   take up lallf. |
thoughtful   men   of   lhe   district   maintain
that   this  is  nn  poor man's country,  und
all responsible advertising siekx to attract
rather    the   attention    ol   men   ol   capital
ilinn   Ihut   ni   the     wi.rkingm.ni.   For   the
former   there   certainly     should   be  opportunities during  the next   three years when
emislnictimi   should   be   under  wny  011  the
railway, whether they decide to g., on the
soil  nnd  build  up th?  country  in  whnt  is
pcrhui's  the  most   worthy way  ol all,  hy
honest  (arming,  or  whether   they  hope   to
gather   in   less    certain     wuys    thc   easy
harvest ol  the railroader's wages.
Perhaps   in   a      lew   years,   under   these
northern skies, which b.r so many thou
sands oi years have pound the'r suns tin.
and rain alike on lands barren of all tl a
man needs but timber, fietoliywUi
bay ami  waving crops "I onts  unu
^IZTu vac tnrtable  log  t«r...
I
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crow   ni   '"'■     """.' ....
,a,ilv chew the end 1" lh« S-"<•<-■ ""'
|10pe might be a confident prophecy were
,riore laud left open (or pre-emption, Hie
liauit „[ ,,.„vily d'scounting the luti.rc,
l,„wever, hus done ils work here as elsewhere, nnd the land specubtti r is hk.ding
the country buck Ior Ins own personal ben
II the settler has come prepared lor .1
hard time nnd 11 stout straggle, he niiiy
fi„d things better than he expected.
But il he comes hoping to bud gold 01.
the bushes, wheat ready sprouting Irom
the ground, and a Iniry godmother to
.dure   him   magically  nn  some   choice  pre-
emptimi unrd 1, pun ..mm  varied crops
he may hud 'hut nature bus not bud her
pluns iu keeping with his imagiuiilinii.
.He will probnblv feel hurt ubout it nml
depart with s..re heart and empty pockets
to join the ranks ol those win, say lhat
all  is  bad.
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CASSIAK  LAND  DISTKICT.
Of the Peace Kiver Lund  Distriot.
TAKK   nolice   that     Susan   I.elbiim,   ol
Vancouver   B.  C,  occuiiation  dressmaker,
intends  to apply  for permission  to purch
I nse the following  described  lands:
Commeneing at 11 post nlanted   IS miles
1 west  ol  the cast end  ol Cloo-chi   lake on
! the south shore und marked "h. Io, N- '••
comer"    thence  south    Ro  chains;     thence
west 80     chains-,   thence north  25   chains,
I mnre or less to  the lake thence  following
! the lake   eastcrlv   to point    of commencement, cotitainliif .«•> '•"«< more "r ll'ss'
SUSAN I.KI.IIUM.
September  nth.,  l.u- D,'c<>
CASSIAR  LAND DISTWCT.
Of the Peace River Lnnd District.
TAKE notice that Robert E. Barton, ol
Vnucoiivet. B. C. occupation clerk intends
to nnnlv Ior iiermission to purchase the
following  described  lands:
Commencing at a nost nluiitnl if. miles
west ol Ihe east end ol Clioo-rhl lake, on
the south slmre anil mnirked "R. Iv H- in.
E comer." Ihcnce south 80 chains: thence
west 80 chains: thence north 20 chains
more or less to the laker thence lollowini.'
the lake shore easterlv to point ol com.
mencement, containing 640 acres more or
less.
ROBERT E. BARTON.
f-Vptembcr  12th.,  1911. Dec.o
CASSIAR  TANT)  DIST»'TCT.
Of the Peace River I.-Hid  Distrct.
TtKK notice thnt Violet (otic, of Vancouver. B. C. occunation Clerk, intends to
nwlv for permission to purchase the lollowini* described  lands:
Commeurine at 11 no«t planted 10 miles
w-st of the cast end nf Chno-clii ln*-e mi
the soutli shore and mnrked "V. G., N. E.
comer " theuce smith 8n chains: tbencc
west 80 chnins: thence north .10 ehnins
morc or less to the lake: thence lollowing
the shore easterlv to point nf commencement, coiitainin.''i?o neres more or less.
VIOLET GALE.
September  12th.,  ic-ll. Bcc.q
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CASSIAR L\ND DISTRICT.
Of  Ihe fence River L-md  Distr'ct.
TAKE noiice thnt Ada E. Green, of
Vnncouver. B. C. occupation clerk, Intends
to uppIv lor permission to purchase the
following  descrilied  lands:
Commencing nt n nost planted 90 miles
west, id the cast end of Clioo chi lake on
the soutii shore and marked "A. E. 0.,
N. E. corner" thence south 80 chains:
thence west 80 chains: thenre norlh II
chnins more or less to the lake: thence
following the shore easterly to point of
commencement, containing J20 acres more
or less.
ADA E. GREEN.
September' I5th.,  1911. Clec 9
CASSIAR  LAND  DISTRICT.
01 the I'eaee River Land  District.
TAKE notice that Helen Simpson, ol
Vancouver, 11. C, occupation clerk, intends
to apply Ior permission to purchase the
[ollowmg  described lands:
Commencing at a post planted I mile
west ol the west end ol Choo-chi lake on
the south shore of the intake and marked
"H. S., N. W. corner" Ihcnce south 80
chains; thence east 80 chains; thencc north
30 chains more or less to the intake,
thence [ollowing the shore of the intake
westerly to point ol commencement, containing 320 acres more or less.
HELEN SIMl'SON.
September  12th., 1911. Dcc.9
TAKE notice that M. II. McMilliun, ol
Vancouver, 11. C. occupation clerk, intends
lo apply tor permission to purcliase the
lollowing described lands:
Commencing at a post planted I mile
west of the west end ol Choo-chi luke on
the south shore of the intake and marked
".M. 11. McM., N. E. corner, thence south
80 chains; thenee west 80 chains; theuce
north 30 chains more or less to the intake
thence lollowing the shore ol intake easterly to point ol commencement, containing
3J0 acres more nr less.
M.  II. Mt.MILUAN.
September   12th., 1911. Dcc.9
TAKE uuticc that Maggie Lilbttm, ol
Vuncouver,. 11. C. occupation dressmaker,
iatends to apply Ior permission to purcli,
ase tlle following described lunds:
Commencing at a post planted 3 miles
west ol th* west end of Choo-chi lake on
the south shore ol the intake and marked
"M. L., N, W. corner" thencc south 80
chnins; thence east 80 chains; theuce north
35 chains more or less to the intake;
thence following the shore of intake westerly to point of commeucemenl, conlaining
320 aires more or less.
MAGGIE LILHUM.
September  12th.,   1611. Dec.9
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Commonclng   nt   a   posl   nlnnted  5   miles more or less  to the lake;   llience lollow' i'
west  ol  thc east  end  ot  Cho etd bon  hike the shore easterly  lo  point ol commen e
on the soulh shore nnd marked "E. II., K. Incut containing .(20 acres more or less
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CASSIAK   i,.-.--." ■_.-.--;.
Of the Peace Kiver Land District.
TAKK not'" lhot J' •'' Cuam0"< °f
V ncouver, B. C, occupation mercnaot, intend, to apply tor permission to purchase
,1 1,.II,,wine described binds:
', 5 at a pose planted 6 miles
JSt ol the est end ol thoeld-b,,,, lake
,,„ tbe soutli shore and murked .1. J. <-.,
u G coiner" thence south 8o chums;
Ui'ence  west  8o   chains;   thence    north   20
chain. »">™  "r  lcss  l"  V"  lnke*i .
lollowing   the shore  eusterly   to  the   point
0(  commencement     containing    320  acres
ra"r'' "r U'SS'      .1.  .1. CUSHION.
ptember   13th.   lull. _______■
CASSIAR  LAND  DISTKICT.
the Peace Kiver  Lund  District.
■ „otice thut R. R. Chennette, ot
r B. C., occupation dressmaker,
1 applv lor permission to ptirch-
vinir described lands:
,„. I at  a  post  nlanted  7  "''I"
"\XZZl end' of Cho-etd-bon lake
T
Vnn
inte
umee  we'sT'to  chains;      thence   north   25
Coiiiiiu'
west ol
on the
jj    K.   comer
,   „„  ^ tTsHo   tiie-lnke;   llience
,        lowing ">«= s»°"  Ciisl"ly  "'  '""
I       commencement.^   _  CHENNETTE.
f September 13th.  19H* »'_^>_
"?        '        CASSIAR LAND DISTRICT.
,, of tt Peace Rlvcr Land District,
4 TAKG notice that Elsie Bucket.on* of
■*        V.neoimr    It.  C,   occupation   bookkeeper,
mt'e d. fo' apnlv tor P^'^,1" •>uH"
„, lollowmg described m.les
JrT'lhe'^iM   oX'Choetd-boi,   lake
W west Ho chains; ^J^g
ffil^S. -^ e-terly to point 0.
eommencement. ^^ ,iUCKERS(>N,
September   Uth.   i-m- ^"'1_
' ^SdTlTljND'llliTluCT.
Of the Pence River I.und District.
TAKK nolice that William Cushion, "I
Vnncouver, B. C, occupation Book-keeper,
intends to npplv for permiss on to purchase lhc followine described lands:
Cnmm?nclng at a nost nlanted.9 miles
wesl of the enst end of Cho-etd-bon lake
on the soutii shore and marked ' W. <_.,
N K, comer" thence south 80 chains;
theuce west 80 cliains: Ihcnce north 10
clmins more or less to the lake; thence
followine the lake shore eusterly to point
ol commeocement.
WILLIAM CUSHION.
Sepleinher   13U1.   IS"- D'C9
CASSIAR   LAND   DISTI'ICT.
01 the Peace River Lnnd District.
TAKE notice that P. J. Cushion, of
Vancouver, 11. C, occupation clerk, intends to upply for nermission to purchase
the folli wing described  lands:
Commc icing  at 11   post  planted   10 miles
v..'   ol  M" st  end   of  Cho-etd-hon  lake
mi H-e smitli shore, nnd marked "P .1. C,
N. IS. enmer" thence south 80 chains;
thence west 80 chains; thence north 30
chains more or less to the lake; thenci
lollowing the shore easterly to point of
commencement.
P. .1. CUSHION.
September  13th.   1911. Dcc.9
CASSIAR   I.AND  DISTRICT.
01 the Peace River Land District.
TAKK notice tiiat John Gibh ol Vancuuver, II. C, occupation eentleman. inteiuls to applv for nermission to purchase
tlr Inllowint" described  lands:
Commencing at a nost nlnnted 11 miles
wesl nl the east end of Cho-etd-bon lake
nil the south shore and marked "J. G.,
N K curner" thence south 80 chains;
thencc west 80 chains; thence north 15
cli'ins more nr less to the lake, thence
loll -v.me the shore easterlv to point ol
eommencement, containing 640 acres more
JOHN GIB!!,
nth.   1911.
Dec.9
CASSIAK I.AND  DISTRICT.
01 the Peace River Land District.
TAKK notice that Myrtle Taylor, oi
\ ancouver, B, C, occupation spinsler, in-
teiuls to apply lor permission to purchuse the following  described   lands:
Commencing at a post planted 13 miles
west ol the east end of Cho-etd-bon lake
on the south shore and marked "M. T.,
«• E. corner" thence south 80 chains;
thencc west 80 chains; thence north 30
cliains more or less to the lake; thence
luliuwing the shore easterly to poiut ol
commencement, containing 640 acres more
or less.
MYRTALK TAYLOR.
September   13th.   ign. Dec,q
CASSIAR   I.AND  DISTRICT.
Dl the Peace River Land District.
TAKK notice that Henry W. Rowe, of
imu,aiver, B. C. occupation gentleman,
"Heads to apply f„r permission to purchase the following dWribed lands:
t-ommencing at a post planted 14 miles
west ol the east end of Cho-etd-bon lake
"" the smith shore and marked "H. W. R.
■« 1'. corner" thencc soutii 80 chains;
iii'iuc west 80 chains; thence north 15
■nuns more or less to the lake; thence
■ullowing the shore easterly to point of
commencement, containing 040 acres more
or less.
,. HENRY W. ROWE.
September Mth., 1911. Dec.9.
CASSIAR   I.ANI)  DISTRICT.
n  the   Peace  _nn  jmA  District.
V|-*1M'.   notice    that   Robers    Wurth,   of
icouver,   _,  c.   occupation    gentleman,
■'lis  to apply  |or permission   to  purcli-
'   . mc  Inllowiii'. described lands:
;,,ln|nciicing at  a post  planted' 15 miles
"l  the east  end of  Cho-etd-lion   lake
N   y.'1' soutli   shore  and  marked   "R.   W.,
il,,.,,',   enrner"   theuce    south   80    chains;
west 80   chains;    thence  north   10
, ' "»  more   or   less   to   the   lake;   thence
,„„'„"«   me   shore   eastcrlv   to   point   ol
^iiiiiU'iiceineiit,  containing  320. acres  more
s,,.„„, ROBERT WARTIt.
^liMiiber 14,1,.,  ,<,*.,. I)(,eQ
CASSIAR I.AND  DISTRICT.
Of the Peace River Land District.
AKE  notice    that    Patrick   Koley,   ol
illCnllv..|-      n      r- , • '      1
"i-nds '   "ecupation    miner,   w-
•; "-o apply |„r pejiiiitsion to  purcliase
' lollowini* descrihed lands:
''■"■•■I'nciii*,  ,,t  „  post  planted  16 miles
"l   the eust  end  o(  Cho-etd-bon   lake
...   "»' south share nnd marked "P. P., N.
WMt   iu    , thc"cc R,>utl1 8o chains;  thence
"■  8"   chains;   thence    nortii   20   chains
e „r less to the lake; theuce following
shore  easterly  to  point  of  cominence-
"1 containing 640 acres more or less.
Se. , PATRICK KOLEY.
'^I'tetuber  14th.,   ,„., " ^.9.
Of the Peace River Land District.
TAKE notice that Peter Poison, of Vancouver, B. C, occupation gentleman, intends to apply for nermission to purchase
the following described  lands:
Commencing at a post planted 17 miles
west ol the east end of Cho-etd-bon lake
on the south shore and marked "P. P.,
N. E. corner" thence south 80 chains;
theoce west 80 chains; thence north 30
chnins morc ar less to the lake; thence
following the shore easterly to point of
commencement, containing 320 acres more
or less.
PETER POLSON,
September 14II1,,   1911. Dcc.9.
CASSIAK   LAND  DISTKICT.
Of the  Pence Kiver  Land District.
TAKE lioticc that Stella Scaaey, ol
Vancouver. B. C. occuiiation Spinster,
intends to a""'v for permission to purchas? the lollowini- described   lands:
Commencing at a nost planted 18 miles
west of the east end of Cho-etd.bon lake
on the south shore and marked "S. S..
N. E. comer" thence soutii 80 chains;
thence west 80 chains; thence north 40
ehnins to the bike; thencc lollowing the
shore easterly to point of commencement,
containing 640 ncres more or less.
STELLA SEANEY.
September 14th.,   1911. Dcc.9.
CASSIAR LAND DISTRICT.
01 the Peace  River Land District.
TAKE notice that Murin E. Douglas, of
Vnncouver, B. C, occupetion clerk, intends
to nimly for nermission to purchuse the
following described lands:
CommenTinc nt a nost nlanted 18 miles
west of the east end ol Clioo-clil lnke on
the south shore nnd marked "M. E. D.,
N. E. comer" thence south 80 chains;
thence west 80 chains; thence north 3S
chains more or less to lake shore; thence
following the shore easterly to point of
commencement, containing 320 acres.
MARIA  E.  DOUGLAS.
Septembei   Ilth.,  1911. Dec.9
CASSIAR  I.AND DISTRfCT.
Of the Peace River Land District.   .
TAKE notice that Philles Swnboda, of
Vancouver, B. C. ocenpation spinster, intends to annlv for nermission to purchase
the  lollowing described lands:
Commencing at a post planted 20 miles
west ol the east end af Cho-etd-bon lake
on the south shore and marked "P. S.,
N. E. corner" thence south 80 chains;
thence west 80 rhjiins; thence north 30
chains more or less to the lake, thence
following the shore easterlv to point oi
commencement, containing 320 acres more
or  less.
PHILLES SWABODA.
September 14th.,  1911. Dec.9.
Of the Peace River Land District.
TAKE notice that William Cameron, of
Slocan, B. C, occupation lumberman, intends to apply lor permission to purchase
the lollowing described  lands:
Commencing at a post planted 2 miles
wast of the east end of Clioo chi lake on
the north shore and marked "W. C, S.
W. comer" theuce east 80 chains; thence
north 80 chains; theuce west 35 chains
more or less to the lake; llience southerly
along shore to point of commencement,
conlainil|ig 320 acres more or less.
WILLIAM CAMERON.
Septemlier 9th.,   iqii. Dec.9
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CASSIAR  LAND  DISTRICT.
Of the Peace River Land District.
TAKE notice that Richard Hale, ol
Slocan, B. C, occupation engineer, intends to apply lor permission to purchuse
the lollowing described lands:
Commencing at a posi planted at the
head of Nnction River and imrth shore,
and mnrked "R. II., S. E. corner" thence
north 80 chains; thencc west 80 chains;
thence south 35 chains morc or less to the
lake; thence enstcrly along shore to point
of commencement containing 320 acres
more or less.
RICHARD HALE.
September 9H1.,   1911. Dec.9
CASSIAR  LAND  DISTRICT.
01 the Peace River Lnnd District.
TAKE notice that R. Watt, of Vancouver, B. C, occupation gentleman, intends
to apply ior permission to purchase the
following described  lands*
Commencing nt a post plantc' 12 miles
west ol the enst end of Cho-etd-bon lnke
nn the south shore and mnrked "R. W.,
N. E. corner" thence south 80 chains;
thence west 80 chains: thence north 35
chains mnre or less to the lake; thence
following the shore easterly to point ol
commencement, containing 320 acres morc
or less.
R. WATT.
Septemlier   nth.   iqii. Dec.9
CASSIAR  LAND  DISTKICT.
Of the Pence River Lnnd Dislrict.
TAKE    notice   that     Maggie   Little,   ol
Cnlgarv Alta.,  occupation married woman
intends to  nnnlv for permission  to purchas" the following described  lnnds:
Commencing at a post planted at the
east end ol Cho-etd-bon lake on north
shore nnd mnrked "M. L., S, E. comer"
j thence nortii 80 cliains: thence west 80
chnins: llience soulh 3*; chains more or less
j to the lake; thencc easterlv n'oii" shor*
to point of commencement, containing 320
acres more or less.
MAGGIE LITTLE.
Septemlier 9II1.,  iqii. Dcc.9
CASSIAR LAND DISTRICT.
Of The Peace River Lnnd District.
TAKE notice that Marie Ciper, ol Van-
couver. B. C. ocriina'tion spinster, intends
to apnlv for permission to purchase the
following described   lands:
Commencing nt a post nlnnted 21 miles
west of the enst end of Cho-etd-bon lake
on tbe south sfiorc and marked "M. Ci,
N. E. comer" thence south 80 chnins:
thenoe west 80 chnins; f'eiicc north 25
chains more or less to the lake; thence
following the shore easterlv to point of
commencement, containing 320 acres more
or less.
MARIE CIPER,
September 14th.,  ion. Dec.9.
CASSIAR  LAND  DISTRICT.
01 the Peace River Land District.
TAKE notice that Charles W. Tipping,
of Vancouver, B. C, occupation miner, intends to a-pniv for permission to purchase
the following described lends:
Commencing at a nost planted 22 miles
west of the east end ol Cho-etd-bon lake
on the south shore and marked "C. W. T.
-N. E. comer" thence south 80 cliains:
thence west 80 chains; thence north 30
chains more or less to the lake; thence
following the lake easterly to point of
commencement, containing. 320 aceet more
or less.
CHARLES W. TIPPING.
September 14th.,  1911. Dec.9.
CASSIAR  LAND  D!ST»TCT.
Of the Pence River Land District.
TA^E notice that Myra Anson, of Slocan, B. C, occunation married womnn,
intends to npnlv for permission to purchase the following described lnnds:
Commencing at a »ost p'anted 1 mile
west of the east end of Cho-etd-bon lake
on tt.e nortii shore and marked "M. A..
S. E. comer" tbence north 80 clinins:
thence west 80 chains: thence south 30
chnins more or less to the lake; thence
easterlv nloti" shore to point of com-pen-
cement, containing 130 orr_. more or less.
MYRA ANSON.
Septemher 9th.,   1911. Dec.9
CASSIAR   t.AND  DISTRICT.
Of the Peace River Lnnd District.
TAKE notice that William Mahure, of
Vancouver, B. C, occupation gentleman,
intends to apply for iiermission to purchase the lollowing described lands:
Commencing at a post planted 23 miles
west of the eastern end ol Cho-etd-bon
luke on the soutli shore, and marked "W.
M., N. fi. comer" thence south 80 chains;
thence west 80 chains;' thence nortii 50
chains more or less to the lake; theuce
lollowing the shore easterly to point o(
commencement, containing 320 acres more
or less.
WILLIAM MAHERE.
Septembei   14th.,   1911. Dec.3.
CASSIAR  LAND  DISTRICT.
01 the Peace River Land District.
Take notice that Irene Little, of Cal*
gary, Alta., occupation spinster, intends
to apply for permission to purchase the
lollowini;  described   lands:
Coinmencing at a post planted at the
east end of Choo-chi lake and marked "I.
L., S. W. comer" thence east 80 chains;
theaee north 80 chains; thence west 40
chains more or less to the lake; thence
southerly along the shore to point ol
commencement, containing 320 acres more
or  less.
CASSIAR  LAST,  DISTRICT.
Ot the Peace River Land District.
TAKE   notice    that    Annie   Cameron   of
Slocan, B. C. occupation mnrried woman,
intends to apnlv for nermission  to purchase the following described lands:
Commencing at a post planted 7 miles
west of the east end of Choo-chi lake, on
the north shore and marked "A. C, S. E.
corner" thence north 80 chains; tlicnce
west 80 chains; tlicnce south 35 cliains
more or less to lake; thence easterlv following shore of lake to noint ol commencement, contalnim- 310 acres more or less.
ANNIE CAMERON'
SettteitAer 15th., 19". Dec.9
CASSIAR LAND DISTRICT.
Of the Peace River Land District.
TAKE notice that Simon Little, ol
Calgary, Alta., occupetion Stock-man,
intends" to apply for permission to purchase  the following  described lands:
Commencing at a post planted 9 miles
west of the east end of Choo-chi lake on
the north shore and marked "S. L., S. E.
corner" thence north 80 chains; thence
west 80 chains; thence soutii 30 chains
more or less to the lake; thence easterly
along shore to point ol commencement,
containing 320 acres more or less.
SIMON LITTLE.
September 15th.,   1911. Dec 9.
IRENE LITTLE.
September 9th.,   1911,
Dec.9
CASSIAR LAND DISTRICT.
Of the Peace River Land District.
TAKE notice that Laura Poison, of
Vancouver, B. C, occupation married woman, intendt to apply for permission to
purchuse   the   lollowoog   described   lands:
Commencing at a post planted 19 miles
west of the east end of Cho-etd-bon lake,
on the south shore, and marked "L. P.,
N. E. cornerj' thence soutii 87 chains;
thence west 80 chains; tlicnce north 35
chains mure or less lo lake; theuce following the shore easterly to point of commencement containing 320 acres morc or
less.
LAURA POLSON.
September  14th.,  1911. Dec.9.
CASSIAR   LAND  DISTRICT.
Of the Peace River  Land District.
TAKE notice that Malcalm Cameron, of
Slocan, II. C, occupation liveryman, intends to apply lor perniission to purcliase
the lollowing described lauds:
Commencing at a post planted one mile
west of the cast end ' ol Choo-chi lake,
and marked "M. C, S. W. corner" thence
east 80 chains; thencc nortli 80 chains;
thence west 40 chains more or less to thc
luke; thence southerly along shore to point
ol commencement, containiug 320 acres
more or less.
MALCALM CAMERON.
September 9th.,  1911. Dec.9
CASSIAR LANI) DISTKICT.
Of the Peuce River Land District.
TAKE notice that James Raie, ol Slocau, B. C, occupution liveryman, intends
to apply lor permission to purchase the
lollowing described lanhs:
Commencim- at a post planted 7 miles
east of the west end ol Cho-etd-bon lake
011 the north shore and marked "J. K ,
S. W. comer" thence nortii 80 cliains;
thence ea.st 80 chains; thence south 40
chains more or less to the lake; theuce
westerly along the shore to point of commencement, containing 320 acres more ot
less.
JAMES RAIE.
September 16th., 1411. Dec*
CASSIAR LAND  DISTRICT.
01 the Peace River  Land District.
TAKE notice that Robert Graham, 0'
Slocau, B. C, occupation miner, intends
to apply for permlssloo to purchase the
following described lauds:
Commencing at a post planted 5 miles
easl of the west end ol Cho-etd-bon lake
on the iiorth shore and marked "K. G.,
S. W. comer" thence north 80 chains;
thence west 80 chains; theuce south 35
chains to lake ; thence westerly along
shore to point uf commencement, containing 320 ucres more or Vcss.
ROBERT GRAHAM.
September iblh.,  1411. Dec 9
CASSIAR LANI) DISTRICT.
01 tllc  Peace River Land District.
TAKE notice that Andrew A. Johnson,
ol Slocau, B. C, occupution lumberman,
intends to apply for permission to purchase the following descrihed lands:
Commencing at a post planted 9 milcs
east ol the west end ol Cho-etd-bon lake
on the north shore and marked "A. A. J.,
S. W. conicr" tlrence north 80 chains;
thence east 80 chains; thence soutii 30
cliaitir T-pre or less to the Igke; thence
weste. along shore to point ol com-
mciircnu. \ containing 320 acres more or
less.
ANDREW A.  JOHNSON.
September 16th.,  1411. Dec 0
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Of tllc TCiicc  River  Land District.
TAKK notice that Willinm E. Watson,
of Slocan, B. C, occupation farmer, intends to apulv lor permission to purchase
the following descrilied lands:
Commencin)- nt a post planted at the
east end of Cho-etd-hon lake on north
shore and marked "W. K. W., S. W. cor-"
thence nortii Ho chains; thence east 80
chains; thence south 35 chains more or
less to the outlet; thence westerly along
shore to point of commencement, containing 320 acres- more or less.
WILLIAM fi. WATSON.
Septemlier 9th.,  1911. Dec.9
CASSIAR LAND DISTRICT.
Of  thc r-eace River Land District.
TAKE  notice   that   Andrew   Johnson,   of
Slocan,   B.   C,   occupation   miner,   intends
to   apply   ior   permission   to   purchase   the
I lollowing descrilied lands;
,    Commencing   at  a  post  planted  9  miles
east and 2 milcs north of the west end of
Cho-etd-hon   lake and  marked  "A.   J., S.-
W.  corner"  thence north 80 cliains; thence
cast   80    chains;   thence   south  80 cha/ins;
j thence   west   80  cliains   to   point   of  com-
! mencement,  containing  658  acres  more or
I less.
ANDREW JOHNSON.
1    September 16th.,  1411. Dec 9 GIRLS WANTED
The   following       story     .t|>-
roust contemporary,
Throughout   , llstrict     ofYale-Car   male of the species to an Itoun<lmg «
■ I   there  are more  than   ?ooo nun  over   tent.   Methods  were  cons.de  d   n  pa rl a
llle  age ,4  2,.  Ill curse  the greater  por-   meat Ior remedying this condition and the
ion ol th. people live in the south -I the   subject   provoked   a   lively , control**£
district,     the   north    being   sparsely   pop-   .he   east,   students   of   so   oioff       '-1
ulated,  and  it  was ol  the  nortl,  the lady , that   conditions   that   wo., d      P'    «
, on the frontier ol the country Iroin liaMiig
'This  absence    oi  women    is  indeed  "no   any sort ol home life with the inn.ienc«.o.
Al.er  the census of tin.    women   anil  children,   were  indeed  serious,
ed    drunkenness   and    debauchery
laughing  111..tier.
pottreci in a 1
Thr   Herald  does  not   VOUch  lor   years   "ago,   tin*    return     Irom   the  west I encourugi
the   aCCUniCV   of   all   the  (1 'tails,   showed  thai   the me thurabercd  the lc- j and gave an impetus 1.. crime
but the basis of tin' story'rests
upon lni.'. Imi sad, conditions.
Girls; we want you. Blondes,
semi-blondes, bleached blondes.
ami brunettes. Come one come
all. Cariboo, with ils infinite
matrimonial p o s s i b 1111 i cs
awaits you,
(Vancouver Province.)
Men   arc   dying   ill   the   Caril.t
i tan try
who   luivcu'e   seen      ten   while   women   in
thirty years   There arc not  more than 5°°
women   in   this    district     which  embraces
ncnrlv    50,000  square    miles  "1    as  rich I
country   as   there   is   in   the   world,   Morc
,1,  ,,1   men   till   the  soil,   hunt   and
trap, follnwi.it! ranching .mil mining and
engage   m   bus ness  111  Cariboo,
l„ ii„. Curil  there is "lack ,,' women's
nursing; there is dearth • >! women's tears"
Recently   there  appeared   in   the  columns
ol   "Tlic  .I n.il",   llu-  wccl.lv   paper  pub
lished ai  Ashcroit,  II.  C,  the entrepot  i" I
Hi.- Curil '1 the Purl George country,
this little iirlvcrti.sinc.it: Wanted— I want
1,, henr Irom ,1 woman be'twclii ilic age
,,l twenty -im,! forty live who is willing to
murrv, I .mi forty five years old and a
guide ami trapper.—Jim Kibbee, Hear
Lake,  II   t
"And   why  .In  vnn    laugh?
w- irii.ii
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"Liquor Licence Act 1910"
(Section L9.)
NOTICE is hereby given thnt
' on the First day of March next,
  asked   the I
hound l..r Barkerville, 11. C, who .■*-»,
w,,s in.11111I lur Barkerville, 11. C, who
stopped in Vnitcnhrcr Inr a day or so
alter a lengthy vacaii.ni spent down the J
casl. "I assure vuli this is ii" laughing
mailer"—ami she took tlle little weekly
paper and read over the iniitriinoninl ad
vcrtisinent. She is married and has lived
in the Cgrihoo lor years.
"Su   Jim   KililuT   is    advertising   Ior   a
wile is he?"  .unl sheshook  her hend sym   |
piAheticul.y.   "Why,   1   know  Jim   Kibbee. j
I've   known   liini   for  years.   And   lie's  the i
Lest  sort    vim     ever run    across,  lie's a
trapper und .. guide and he has money and j
is good  looking.   He  has a camp al   Bear i
I.ul).-   1 wish In    tell     y.iii there's u thou
sand  men   ill  thai   country   just  lined  like
Jim Kilil.ce and not one ol then, has seen (
a il../cu  white gir's  in  years."
The   traveller  toCariboo   was  in   a   talk
ntivc   n I.     She     was   undoubtedly    i
womnn   "I  g 1  sense,   and  so,   the  news
piipermnn  and the woman who was spending   her   life   in    historic   Barkerville,   the |
Mecca   "I   the  men   with   lhc gold lu.vt fifty
years   ,i»...   discussed   tlle   subject   fully.
"I   believe,"  she  said,    "lj.nl   tllc  trng
edv  "I   lb.'  northern   country   is   lack   of i
women.  1  do not   say Uns because  I my-
sell   am   a   winnali,  but   I   believe   that   men
deteriorii.ee— become near savages— without ■•
the gentle influence ol women companions. j
"ll   is   amiiseiii!',"   she      went   on,   "to
see how quickly the girls who go into the
Carib""   country    many.   I    had   a   sister i
who  came   I"   visit   me  last   summer.   She
was   lai'rv   go.id   looking   and   attractive. |
You will  imi   think  thnl   I  nm  idling  the :
trt!tli   when   I   s.iv   thai   when   in   the   town
i.l   Barkerville   alone   she   revived   filteen
proposals  in    marry.   And   the  man  who
asked   her   hand   were   big,   rough,   honest
fellows, all "I  them iu  a  position  lo keep
a wile and look niter a home.
'•There   is   a   man   in   P'.rt   George   who ,
has a  hotel   and  lie  has  the  very   hardest I
tune securing ;'irls  to  wail   "ii  the tables
in  his dining  room,   I  was told  that  during   the   last    sniiimcr   he   brought   thirty |
girls "in   from  the  easi   to wait  on  table
and that  he is still seeking the aid "i thc
employment! n.'cncies nl the cast Ior dining
room  girls.   Thev  cane  to  him,  wurk  ior . .  -
a week nr two, then some man appears on   application Will  bt! made to Ule
the horizon—and they murry, j Superintendent    of    Prov'ncial
Continuing,   the   la.iy    md   i..r the i [ ,,||,.e for the grant, o' u licence
nnrth   limited    manv   instances      oj   nun, \.        ,i If.' l_ l.   .
trappers   and   miners,   who   arrive   in   the   fo* &» ^^ llflu™' V ^hole-
conntry    excellent    specimens  ol   manhood   Sale   111   and   Upon   the   premiss
in every way, ambitious ami intelligent, known as Campbell's store sit-
becoming  alter a  lew  years .eccentric  and   uftte    at(   goutn      port  Qeorge,
desiiiindeut.   Thev   live    nlotic,   cook   their ,,      •       ,     • .,     , ,     .
own meals, meml their own clothes, work N™ *!ie llill(i's described as Lot
ail day and   at   night—well, the yom.jj Seven in Block numbered seven,
woman said, ihat ii there were any Mind   jn  District Lot    numbered 933
pigs  or    saloons    within   riding   distance, |
they   would  spend   their  nights  and  their
money there.
"And whnt would he your remedy?" she
was asked.
"I  believe  ihiit   thf newspapers  in  Van
couver and elsewhere throughout the pr»v
ince should l.egin a campaign to encourage
girls from the East  to come into tlic Car
lim...  1  have seen hundreds ol girls in  thc
cities   I   have    [ust   -/{sited,    Working   for
mean  wages   m   factories  and   uncongenial
storvs at   labor,   I  have seen  lovable girls
in    thc   Eastern     towns    m ituring    into
womanhood who had  never experienced the \
wooing  oi   a   love   stricken   man.   I   have ]
seen  women  growing  into  old-wolnauhood
where   there   really   wasn't   any   necessity
of  it  at  all.   And  there are  thousands of
men up there living dogs' lives simply he
cause their communities arc not  brighten
ed up by the smiles ol a womnu.n
"But is there work for girls up in that
conn try?"
"Ves, plenty of it f.r hundreds of girls.
Nearly all the cooking is done by men
now—hotels and road houses. Men do all
thc work and wait on thc tables at the
little towns and big able-bodied men who
should le al  work on some ranch or other
do  all  thc little tasks tor which girls arc
by nature Intnl.
...''Then,   tin-re   is   lots  of  chance   [or  am
usement," went  on  the feminine champion
ol   (lie    men   on    the   Cariboo.   "There   is
hunting   and   all   tlie  outdoor  amusement
and  the     country   is   not   uncivilized  to
such an extent  (hat   good times might not
be had  socially."
Census  statistics    show   the    percentage
of   women      in     the   Carilmn   district   and
throughout    Northern     Hrlt'slt    Co*, mbia
generally   is    probably     smaller    tli. n   in
uny other section of America.
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First prize    $50.00.
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CASSIAR  LAND  DISTRICT.
Ol the  Peace River  Land  District.
TAKK notice that Hcnricr Prcpotitaine,
of Vancouver, B. C, occupation gentleman
intends to apply Ior permission  to purch
ase thc following describe I lnnds:
Commencin-* at a post planted   il  miles
west ol the east end of Choo-chi   lake on
the north shore and marked "H. P., S. E
corner" tlicnce north 80 chains; tucuM'
west 80 chains; thence south 35 clia'tis
morc or less to the lake; thence easterly
along the shore to polllt of commencement
cotltaining 320 acres morc or less.
II.5NRY  PRiU'ONTAIN.
September  15th.,   1911, Dec 9'