VOL. 3, NO. 18. SOUTH FORT GEORGE, B. C., SATURDAY,.MAY 4, 1912. $3 PER ANNUM. '■ourt Appoints Commission to Investigate Hammond's Career In the criminal libel case brought against J. B, Daniell, editor of this paper, by Geo. J, Hammond, president of the Natural Resources Security Co,, before the Supreme Court at Clinton today, Chief Justice Hunter allowed the application I of the defendant counsel that a commission be appointed by Ithe Court to visit Chicago and {Minneapolis to examine witnesses in substantiation of the ^tat*-»ments made in this paper ■regarding Hammond's career I in the United States. Clinton, B.C., May 4,- Owing to the fact that the At- orney-General's department had vritten the editor of the Herald land his counsel to the effect that Ithe Crown would not prosecute f the criminal libel case brought " against the Herald by George J. Hammond, promoter of the Fort George townsides, and in consideration of the fact, that owing to an error at the preliminary proceedings no one was bound over to prosecute, Chief Justice Hunter moved to reply to a motion in court by S. S. Taylor, K.C., that the case could not proceed to trial. Counsel for George J. Hammond, the promoter and ex-Chicago bucketshop man, succeeded in making the Attorney-general proceed for the Crown, in spite of his written instructions which were produced in court by the defence. Stuart Henderson, K.C, counsel for the defence, moved that a commission be appointed by the Court to examine witnesses in Chicago and Minneapolis, which application was, granted. During the discussion of the alleged libel considerable sensational argument was placed. ■ The Court stated that the libel was a gross one and must be proven, stating that fhe Herald had called a man a jail-bird, and had said that his picture was in the rogues' gallery. Mr. Henderson for the defendant, stated that it must be borne in mind that Mr. Hammond had eliminated certain allegations from the information. There were present as counsel for Hammond, S, S. Taylor, K.C, and J. Lucas, son of the member for Yale. There was also the Hammond coterie including Jas. Murphy, of Ashcroft, and Mait- land, the Crown prosecutor. Geo. J. Hammond and his brother, Bill, were accompanied by many witnesses amongst whom was a certain Geo, D. Emory, at one time a Chicago judge, who, it was intended, would give evidence in Hammond's favor. There were many other witnesses from the United States and Canada. A true bill was brought in after a short deliberati6n, as the duty of the grand jury as charged by the Chief Justice was to return a true bill in the event of publication being proven to their satisfaction, as the article was violently libellous until proven true. Accommodation was arranged by the Court for the parties in council-in-chambers at Vancouver on June 4 to decide upon the duties of the commission to visit Minneapolis and Chicago. The prosecution is sparing no expense in trying to smash the Herald under loads of litigation The case will come up for further consideration at the fall assizes. The Herald will prove to the satisfaction of the court all the statements made about George J. Hammond, A full and certified copy of the court proceedings will be printed in the Herald at an early date, CITY ANO DISTRICT L. C. Gunn left for coast cities by today's boat. i The services in the Knox church tomorrow evening will be conducted by Mr. John L, McLarty, M. A. E. H. Burden and D. McDougall of Green Bros,, Burden & Co.'s survey staff, returned Tuesday from a visit to coast cities. After spending the winter in Eastern Canada, George Forbes has returned hale, hearty, corpulent and full of enthusiasm. PREPARE FOR SETTLERS ON LANDS OWNED BY DUKE OHUTHERLAND Considerable development work 1 will begin next week on the Duke of Sutherland's land at White's Landing, 40 miles down the Fraser from here. A large party of men with seven or eight teams, will commence at once the work I of seeding, and owing to the open nature of much of the land a considerable acreage can be put under crop this year. With seeding completed the work of erecting houses will be proceeded with, and it is hoped to have a house on each quarter section of the 10,000 acres this fall, when the first party of the duke's colonists will arrive. During the winter the settlers will erect additional buildings, clear more land and prepare for a greatly increased acreage next year. The Duke of Sutherland is now in Eastern Canada. Later in the seaspn, in company with Admiral Lord Charles Beresford and several other distinguished ^ Britishers, he hopes to again visit this district and make a considerable stay. The North Coast Land company from whom this large block of land was purchased, have taken charge of this season's work on the land, and their local representative, Mr. Russell Walker, leaves today for White's Landing to direct the commencement of development work, HENDERSON ACQUITTED Information received from Ashcroft announces that Mr. Stuart Henderson, K. C, has been honorably acquitted of the charge of embezzlement laid against him there by Peter Gjill- stad, a Norwegian farmer and client of Mr. Henderson. The hearing in the Police Court only occupied three minutes, it is stated. At the time of his arrest, Mr. Henderson assured his friends that there had been a mistake in the matter. He said he would easily be able to clear himself of the charge on his return to Ashcroft. I.O.O.F. ATTEND CHURCH SERVICE The I.O.O.F. attended the Presbyterian church last Sunday evening in a body, the occasion being the 93rd anniversary of the order's establishment in America. There were about 25 members of the local lodge present besides a number of visiting brethren. The title of Rev, Mr. Wright's discourse was, The Highway to Honor, and the sermon was listened to with rapt attention. Mrs. McElroy, Mrs. Brewster, Mrs. McLaughlin and Messrs. Hancock and Thorne assisted in the special music of the service. David G. Rose, of Edmonton, arrived on Monday's boat and has made several investments in town property xand surrounding average, One of Mr. Rose's investments is a double corner on Fourth street, adjoining the Hudson Bay property. He intends bnilding a residence on these lots. - » STEAMDOATING IS ACTIVE BN THE FRASERWATERWAY The mail steamer B.X., the first arriving boat of the season, got in at 6:30 last Monday morning. She brought about sixty tons of freight and had a passenger list of twenty-five. Asked as to the condition of the Fort George canyon, Captain Browne stated that there is no longer any danger of accidents there, providing reasonable precautions are taken. The work done last fall by the Dominion government in straightening the channel and removing dangerous boulders had made the swift passage much easier of navigation. The B.X. left for Soda Creek Tuesday evening and returned last night. She, leaves for the south again today and her skipper hopes to catch up with the regular schedule next week, which calls for arrival here on Monday and Thursday. The Chilcotin got in early this morning with several passengers and nearly eighty tons of freight. She had the honor of being the first boat through the canyon this year. Captain Bucey, who will, have command of the B. C. Express company's new steamboat, states that she will not be ready to launch until about the first of June. At present the intentions are to make a irip to Tete Jaune Cache, after which a load of freight will be taken up the Nechaco to Fraser Lake. R. M. Pallatt, divisional fire warden, was one of the arrivals on Monday's boat. During the coming season Mr, Pallatt will make his headquarters here. R. T. Rodd, A. M. Elliott and A. B. Mourie, arrived early in the week from Stewart Lake where they had been in charge of the Dominion fish hatchery. They left for the coast on Tuesday's boat and will return again in the fall. Tommy Chetwynd is acting as travelling freight agent for the B. C. Express company. Within the next few weeks he will go to Tete Jaune Cache to take charge of his company's aflairs at that point. An illustration of the town's great need of a public hospital was afforded this week when an Austrian pre-emptor was brought in suffering from a painful abscess on the knee. He will probably be sent to Quesnel by today's boat. The following were among the arrivals by last night boat: Harry L. Jones, W. J. Linton, Vancouver; J. Elrich, Regina; K. Bate- man, Calgary; P.M. Berks, Thos. Hall, Victoria. Local merchants are now busily engaged in unpacking the big shipments of goods brought up-river since navigation opened. McLeod & Murphy, the new proprietors of the Club cafe, opened for business this morning. W. F. Cooke is still confined to his bed in the Quesnel hospital. The injured knee, sustained in a fall two weeks ago, is still causing him considerable pain. John A. Fraser announces that he has just incorporated his Quesnel b'liness as a joint stock company, under the firm name of John A. Fraser & Co., Limited, winh a capital stock of $100,000. Mr. H. J, Mackie, a well-known capitalist of Pembroke, Ont., is registered at the Northern. He will look over a large tract of farm land near here with a view to investment. John Fountain, one of the men who helped .put Fort George pn the map, came down the Nechaco from his ranch, 100 miles* west, the other day in his dugout canoe. He leaves shortly on a journey up the Fraser to superintend the surveying of his extensive timber limits. GRADING CAMPS NOW WITHIN A HUNDRED MILES OF DERE Grading is now in progress on the Grand Trunk Pacific one hundred miles east of here, and within a short time right-of-way camps will be established on both sides of this town. This is the information brought by Mr. L. C. Gunn, G.T.F. engineer, who has had charge of the line's final survey from Tete Jaune Cache westward to Dome Creek, halfway between the Cache and this point. Near Dome Ureek the workers are now engaged on a short tunnel, the only one on the line between the Cache and here. Foley, Welch & Stewart's boats, the Conveyor and Operator, are now delivering material to the construction camps strung out a hundred miles east of the Cache and within the next few days one of the big steamboats can be looked for on the local waterfront. While the chief supply base will remain for this season at Tete Jaune'Cache, it is intended to establish a depot hete for the convenience of the contractors working in either direction, The point to be chosen will probably be on the south end of the Indian reservation, adjacent to the town, where excellent deep- water dockage is available. While unprecedented progress is being made on the work of closing the last gap of the national transcontinental, there still remains an enormous task ahead of the contractors before the locomotive's whistle is heard in this immediate vicinity. Perhaps the most gigantic piece of work on the remaining section is the building of the traffic bridge at this point, the cost of which will be born jointly by the railway company and the provincial government. Five huge concrete piers are to carry the structure and work on these will be pushed vigorously this summer. There are two other bridges to be built between this point and the Cache, one at Dome Creek, the other at Bear river. Dome Creek promises to be' a live place this summer. The Northern Lumber Co., Ltd., with headquarters here, is putting in a sawmill of 35,000 capacity, also a shingle mill and sash and door factory. Foley, Welch & Steward have agreed to bring in this large plant over the steel to the Cache by June 1st. Dome Creek is situated midway between here and the Cache, right in the choicest of the cedar timber belt. By early summer the mill-owners expect to deliver their product in South Fort George. Mushroom towns with their temporary restaurants and general stores are springing up at several points along the line between Tete Jaune Cache and Dome Creek, and it is estimated that over five thousand men are now employed on the construction headed this way from the east. The body of C. M. Hays, president of the Grand Trunk Pacific Pacific railway, has been added to the list of identified dead picked up near the scene of the Titanic disaster, Z z. i ; M>^M«n^MWlMM.M«w ■I FORT JEOfiGE HERALD NORTHERN INFERIOR PRINTING CO. LU* J B DANIELL . PRESIDENT Devoted to the Interests «f Fort Hoarse and the entire Northern Interior. J. B. DANIELL, Editor. ROAD CONSTRUCTION. The plans of the Department of Public Works for the northern division of Cariboo involve an expenditure of $109,000, an increase of $44,000 over the vote of last year. This we take as evidence of a better understanding of the requirements of the district by our local representatives and an indication that the visit of the Hon, Mr, Taylor has been productive of desirable results. During the past week Road Superintendent McNevin has been assembling men and detailing foremen for work on the Blackwater, Chief Lake and Stony Creek roads, while another party will proceed to White's Landing to construct a road from that point to the settlements now being established on the lands of the Duke of Sutherland. The opening of this road will serve as a means of ingress and egress from the Fraser river, for the present, but it is apparent that eventually the settlers of that section will require the construction of a road to connect them with South Fort George. The work planned for the Blackwater road will be mainly repairing and improving grades and culverts, Every effort will be made to have the Stony Creek road open for traffic by the end of the season, and of the whole program this is of the most consequence to ourselves and our Nechaco neighbors. Nothing affecting the interests of the whole district has been more persistently urged or more unanimously demanded than the completion of this road, and it is earnestly hoped that neither means nor energy will be lacking to effect such an accomplishment. The extension of the Chief Lake road would be sufficiently important were it only intended to open up the settlement of that locality. This road, however, will form part of any highway that may be built into the Peace river valley, if the most feasible and advantageous route is to be followed. In the western part of the district the most important piece of construction will be the extension of the Fraser Lake road from the Nechaco crossing to Francois Lake. This extension will form another link in the great highway that is to connect the Fraser river valley with the Bulkley, and will give the settlers on the south side of Fraser Lake access to the new town of that name. Numerous short branches will be opened to connect isolated settlements with the main trunk roads in the Stony Creek section and ample provision is made for repairs on roads already opened. Trails from Fraser Lake to Stewart Lake are to be widened and improved and a regular ferry service maintained on the Stewart river. Details are lacking to enable us to make a more complete forecast of the season's work, but from what we have observed it will readily appear that a careful consideration was accorded and a liberal provision made for tl.e needs of the northern division of Cariboo. Natural Resources Security company's organ, the Tribune, seeks to create a feeling of uncertainty as to the disposal of the Indian Reserve here on which will be located the Grand Trunk Pacific townsite and terminals. The articles in question were evidently prepared by Hammond's press agent in Vancouver, as diligent search of the leading journals of Canada has failed to reveal a lire on the subject. , The Natural Resources Security company's organ wculd have it appear that unknown railroads are clamoring for trackage on the reserve, and, as one of the inspired "dispatches" reads, "the granting of trackage on the reserve to three or four other roads would eat up practically all the land available there and thus prevent the carrying out of the subdivision plan as contemplated at G.T.P. headquarters." The old saw about the wish being father to the thought is especially applicable to the above, but unfortunately the press agent's dope will not stand government analysis. Moonshine like the above is intended to catch the long-distance investor; also to discourage any who might be awaiting the opportunity to put their money in the railway company's townsite. But primarily, and above all, it is intended to arouse interest in the Natural Resources Security company's 1200 acres of 25-foot lots. Fort George Indian Reserve No. 1 is, in its entirety, the property of the Grand Trunk Pacific railway company. On the 18th of November, 1911, in the presence of Chief Indian Commissioner Ramsden, acting on behalf of the Indians, Mr. T. W.McRae acepted the reserve on behalf of the railway company for a consideration of $125,000, one-fifth of which was paid at the time. The transfer was made with the full knowledge and consent of both governments, In spite of these facts the Hammond organ and self-appointed champion of mythical railroads, endeavors to stir up a feeling of insecurity and unrest just when the tide of immigration and capital is turned in this direction. In its hypocritical and double- dealing style the Hammond organ professes to be greatly exercised over the taxation of the future city to be built on the Indian Reserve, and has concluded to take up arms in the defence of South Fort George. This would appear the height of gallantry were we forgetting the experience of a few weeks ago when paid emissaries of the townsite exploiters circulated a petition purporting to be in the interes s of the whole district. Later it developed that this petition, thoughtlessly signed by many of our citizens, had been used as a club in an endeavor to defeat the aims and ambitions of this town. Naturally the people are a trifle suspicious of anything bearing the N.R.S. brand. , The .people of South Fort George, comprising ninety-five percent, of the business interests of the whole district, are perfectly capable of managing their own affairs. Let the Hammond organ speak for its owner and his 1200 acres of desolation. issued such a challerge found it taken up he should have no remedy in law, as it was a feature of human nature to do the thing it was challenged against doing. Hammond and his methods were scorified by Toronto Saturday Night, and he tried to bluff that paper by starting a libel suit. When he found that, instead of the bluff working, Saturday Night had dug up the story of his former schemes in the United States, he admitted the effective manner in which that paper had called his bluff by dropping the suit. . The man whe deems it necessary to issue such a challenge must be mightily afraid of the grounds that exist for criticism, r——=ri Prescriptions a Specialty Fort George Drug Oh] NEWB00¥st£.bt large shipment just received Toilet arlicals, Patent Medicines, Mayrazinc'K.KookH, Stationery, Toilet Articles, Druggists' Sundries Intend Building? Our New Stock is now on display-the finest ever brought to this country. Every line is now complete. Our Prices Are Still the Lowest Hardware Groceries Boots and' Shoes Clothing Builders' Supplies RUSSELL PEDEN W. F. COOKE NOW is the time to build, whilst seasoned lumber is obtainable. Labor conditions are now in your favor. We contract to design and construct your building, guaranteeing satisfaction: Call or write us. Bronger & Flynn Builders and Contractors SOUTH FORT GEORGE L J -THE- CLUB POOL ROOM THIRD AND HAMILTON STS. DAVIS & FORREST, Props. Smokers' supplies a specialty Four pool tables Splendid environments 1'. A. Landuy J.H. McGregor J. F. Tempi.eton T. A. KELLY, Timber Department Gore & McGregor CIVIL ENGINEERS British Columbia Land Surveyors Land Agents Timber Cruisers Chancery Chambers, Langley Street, VICTORIA, B.C., P.O. Box 152, Phone 684. McGrcg-or Buildintr. Third Street, SOUTH FOItT GEORGE, B. C. P. G. B. BODEKER Land Timber Cruiser Pre-emptions Located. SOUTH FORT GEORGE, B. C. Estimates Submitted. DESPICABLE TACTICS. In a series of articles purporting to come from Ottawa, the THE BLUFF CALLED. (B.C. MiniiiK & Enginerrinff Record.) G. J. Hammond has issued s warning that he is going to enter criminal libel suits against everybody "that dares to criticise his methods in connection with the townsite schemes of the Natural Resources Security company. We heard a judge of the Supreme Court declare that if the man who Fort George. B.C. Victoria, B.C. F. P. Burden, Mgr. F. C. Green, Mgr. Nelson, B.C., A. H. Green, Mtrr. Green Bros., Burden & Co. Civil Engineers, Dominion & B. C. Land Surveyors Surveys of LawU, Mines, Townsites, Timber Limits, Etc. Northern Lnmber Co., limited Store, Office aod Lumber Yard, South Fort George •l.!f,!iI!,/Jf/JI5*T/JB-'-,^"-':*,*w,T'wy'w'*-*;*S! I. A. WHITE, PROPRIETOR, jj Single and Double Driving Horses. Saddle and Pack Horses, New Buggies and Thoroughly Reliable Rigs. draying and excavating done. Satisfaction Kuar- Watch —,^— Repairing &i C. H. DAVIE Send articles by mall to Fori. Georffo, B.C. I am prepared to Locate Pre-emptors . ON ISO ACRES OF . Good Government Land. WRITE FOR INFORMATION TO N. C. Jorgensen. P.O. Box 21. Soulh Fori George, B. C, FARM LANDS M. C. WIGGINS Real Estate GARDEN TRACTS HTirW Less than quarter mile from Indian Reserve 1L,i1 (G.T.P. Townsite). Price $150 per acre, AfTR17,(-Sk one"cluart-sr cash, balance six, twelve and -A\-/-II*-I!-i» eighteen months at 6 per cent. Settlers located on 160-acres of good -Government land. FOURTH ST. - - SOUTH FORT GEORGE, B.C SLATER SHOES Just received—a complete stock of the celebrated SLATER SHOES-the standard shoe of America. We have them in all the very latest styles, and the prices are very reasonable. Also a Full line of the Famous McPHERSON SHOES I S Also a hill line of the Famous McPHERSON SHOES tt S Kennedy. Rlair & Co., Ltd. R •^ Corner Second and Hamilton Aves. - South Fort George J^ I zr- leal Estate Investments If you are interested in the growing values of Fort George Realty it will pay you to look over my lists. 1 have made money for others and can do the same for you. The Pioneer Realty Specialist of the Northern Interior N. H. WESLEY REAL ESTATE South Fort George — I y*f'*-A'#4"*y/4"*y,*y>"A''*' i Close & Brown nSSn f South Fort George, B. C. MERCHANTS NOW IS THE TIME TO THINK OF . . Your Garden l We have just received by mail a good assortment of r> A Rennie's Flower & Vegetable Seeds jj ^ All marked 1912. - - Come in and pick yours out, i ^^4^4W,W^^^W,W4<W4'^,4^'4^W4Z^ZK!KW4^4ZKZKZK9F4^4^:^'^' g**»****^*'*,***».«.*».*».**».'»'^ I Fort George Hardware Co. | General Hardware and Sheet Metal Workers. All kinds of tin and sheet Iron work done. Camp stoves: LASELLE AVENUE Hot air Furnaces, etc. SOUTH PORT GEORGE. B*B»ai.-g.*-{aia!ai!g».!r.*«!»iaiii!!i!!r.»*.i Mmieatw: tr.*>mm*>*,!mm,.*»~m,~.<**,ma>m-4aX'jmVi'it-. < Ik,, \ M Ml THANH LltS IWU MILES BELOW SURFACE A hydrographic authority gives the following information: The Titanic is lying at a depth of, roughly, 12,000 feet, or over two miles below the surface of the water. At this depth the pressure of the water is about two and a half tons to the square inch. The conditions of the pressure of water at this depth are extraordinary. At a depth of 12,000 feet a man would bear up on his body a weight equal to that of twenty locomotive engines each loaded with pig iron. Under this enormous pressure, the luxurious fittings of the gi- j gantic liner would probably be I crushed like so much tissue paper. The watertight doors of the unflooded parts of the vessel j would smash like so much match Iwood. Strange tricks must have been |played with the rich decorations jmd elaborate effects of the saloon abin. In absolute stillness in he depths of the ocean, where terpetual night is, the Titanic just remain. Any attempt to jive her is utterly out of the uestion at a depth of this kind. \t this depth, at which the Ti- anic is resting, living is absolutely impossible, and only by pome strange and mighty up- iheaval can the lost liner ever be fexposed again to the gaze of Ihuman beings. PROVINCIAL AND GENERAL NEWS The Upper Fraser Lumber Co. will build two sawmills at Tete Jaune Cache. The company recently bought 281 sections of timber limits for a little over a million dollars. Last year the B. C. government paid over $30,000 in bounties for the destruction of certain birds and animals. Bounties were paid on 73 eagles, 2,285 owls, 578 wolves, 535 cougars and 3,420 coyotes. The bounty ranges from $2.00 to $15.00. E. J. Chamberlin, general manager of the Grand Trunk Pacific, who is mentioned as a possible successor to C. M. Hays in the presidency of the r Grand Trunk, is said to be unwilling to [ take the position. Mr. Chamberlin has been in Ottawa recently and his friends [ say that he thinks there will be enough i' for one man in the management of the G. T. P. for some years. C. D. Hillman, the millionaire real estate dealer, of Seattle, has been removed to the federal prison on McNeill Islands, to serve a sentence of two and one-half years' imprisonment for using the mails to defraud. Hillman had already shavedTiis black moustache and his hair was closely cropped. Mr. B. B. Kelliher, chief engineer of the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway, arrived in Vancouver last week en route to Prince Rupert whence he will proceed inland to inspect the completed sections and the section under construction as far eastward as Bulkley Lake. He will be accompanied by Mr. P. Welch of Messrs. Foley, Welch & Stewart, who have the contract for the entire work. Mr. Kelliher came to Vancouver via Edmonton from an inspection of the main line as far west as Tete Jaune Cache. His travelling companion was M r. Colling wood Schreiber, chief government inspector. Mr. Kelliher is well pleased at the progress of. construction °f the line in the Yellowhead district. The visitor is overwhelmed by the news "f the sad fate of Mr. C. M. Hays, president of the G. T. P., who perished in the Titanic disaster. His officii 1 duties in recent years had brought him in close contract with Mr. Hays. "His death is a great blow to the Grand Trunk System, and it will be a difficult matter to secure a successor with anything like the executive ability possessed by the late president. Mr. Hays was a great optimist regarding the future of Western Canada. He had many fine qualities and we will not soon see his like again," said Mr. Kelliher. Lewis Klein, a Hungarian, who claims to have be&n a member of the wew of the Titanic, is under arrest in Cleveland on a technical charge of poena of the senate investigating committee. Klein's story, interpreted by the Austrian vice-consul, is that the lookout in the crowsnest of the Titanic was asleep when the collision occurred and that members of the crew were drunk from champagne that had been given them by stewards serving the late dinner party aboard. GENERAL INFORMATION There are a great number of town- site properties on the market in the land adjoining the Indian Reservation here. Most of the subdivided properties are owned, sold by or controlled by' the Natural Resources Security Company, Limited, of Vancouver. Their properties comprise Lots 777, 1430, 936, 1429, 937, 938, 2608, 2610 and 2507. The South Fort George townsite, the business and residential centre of the district, is situated on Lots 933 and 934. The Hudson's Bay properly nnd Lots 931 and 932, generally known as the "Bird Addition" are not as yet on the market. The area subdivided, and either owned or sold on the profit sharing plan by the Natural Resources Security Company Ltd., totals about 1800 acres. This concern has been responsible for such development as may be found today on a small portion of Lot 938, the smallest of their subdivisions. Their townsites are located on a high jack-pine Hat. The soil Ib gravelly, and, generally speaking, will not produce domestic vegetation. There are no wells on the townsite, owing to its height, and water must be brought from the river. The South Fort George town- site is a very much smaller area. It totals about 150 acres, and is situated on the lower benches of the Fraser River, which is navigated bj the largest steamboats throughout the open season. The Nechaco River townsites are not regular ports of call, as owing to the difficulty in navigating the Nechaco river except in high water the boats do not call there unless paid to do so. Lots in some sub-divisions of the Natural Resources Security Company Limited have not increased in value to any material degree during the past three years. Their initial sub-divisions ar« as yet quite indeveloped. South Fort George is a good live town. It has been largely built up and developed by the pioneer element, who settled on the site as soon as it was placed on the market. The Late John Houston, the veteran frontier newspaperman, established his paper at South Fort George in its earliest days. The town contains over two- thirds of the entire population of all the inhabited townsites. It has two banks, the Bank of British North America and the Trader's Bank of Canada, two sawmills, tin shop, three large general stores, a large theatre, a newspaper issued by the pioneer publishers of the Cariboo district, a licenced hotel, pool hall, bakers, confectioners, two churches, drug store and restaurants. It is lhe terminus of the British Columbia Express Company's mail steamboats and stage line. It is the headquarters of the Fort George Trading and Lumber Company's steamboat and sawmilling operations. Tbe headquarters of the Northern Lumber Co. merchants and sawmill operators. It is close proximity to the Government buildings, and is situated in such manner that the main development of the Indian Reservation will benefit it more directly than any other sites. The railways that are to be built from tbe south must of necessity follow the Fraser River shoreline in order to secure a water grade, and will form a junction with the main line of the G. T. P. near the east end of the Indian Reserve. Acreage close to the South Fort George townsite is changing hands every day for large figures. The land comprising the South Fort George townsite, and all the Fraser River properties is of excellent quality, covered with a light growth of poplar with scattered firs. The foregoing resume of the town- sites here will give the reader some idea of the respective merits of both townsites. The Fort George Herald has no affiliations with either of the exploiting companies whose interests appear1 to be opposed. Those who have invested in South Fort George property, not too far back from the river, may rest assurea that they have excellent value for the money they have invested, owing to the rapid growth of development created by independent initative. If they desire to sell they should list their' properties with one of the local realty operators, who are constantly recording handsome profits for investors. Lots in the townsites of the Natural Resources (Security Company depend for their value on their proximity to that portion of their property along the waterfront at which they are trying to centralize their development. At that point the townsite company is putting UP a number of buildings, and are trying in every way to start a trend of development, having their business centre for its radiating point. This will hardly be accomplished to any satisfactory degree for the large majority on their sites, for a long time to come. We advise no one to j purchase on the strength of their ad-1 vertised statements. Intending investors in any sub-divisions here i should bear in mind that the Grand I Trunk Pacific Railway Company's townsite will add about one thousand acres more townsite property | to the combined area offered for I habitation. The market has been | dangerously hooded already, and vestor will not venture his funds in any townsite that can not actually claim the active and independent development that signifies the approval ol the people on the ground. Unless they can inveBt in a townsite that is being developed and increased in value by independent enterprise, they had better await the sale of the G. T. P. property or buy in or near the business centre of the district. Intending settlers can obtain 160 | acres of land by pre-emption. There ■ are large tracts of land open for alienation by preemption only, in | this district. The land is capable of raising good crops of garden produce, hay, oats, and practically anything but fruit, which has not so far proved a success up here, should maintain that this district should not be regarded as a fruit growing country until that branch of culture has been properly tested. This is naturally a mixed farming country. Wild berries, however, are found throughout the whole northern interior country, as far north as the Peace River Plateaux. Wagon roads arc being built Into the surrounding country, and progress will be made on such public works, as future circumstances demand. The Fraser and Nechaco Rivers afford transportation to their tributary valleys, the Fraser particulary, being navigable for 160 miles south and 315 miles north of this point. We believe that the best way to secure a good pre-emption is by engaging the services of one of the reliable locators, who make a business of locating the settler. Some of these men have been in the district for a long time, and can save the land hunter time and cash by his experience. The Herald will be pleased to advise the settler regarding lands open for pre-emption and the best means of obtaining information thereof, on application. Building materials are at hand in large quantities. The local mills have about three million feet of lumber in the yards, in preparation for the spring. Lumber costs from $35 to $75 a thousand feet. People intending building Bhould consult by letter some of the local contractors, who, we are informed, will be pleased to furnish all information. The fare into the country from the railway point, Ashcroft, fluctuates with the seasons. During the summer when navigation is open on the Fraser River, May 1st. to October 31st., the fare amounts to $45, and the expenses en route about $10. This is by automobile and steamboat. The winter fare, from November 1st. to March 31st. totals $62, with expenses of about $15. Travel in th* whiter is by sleigh. The express rate in the summer is 12J cts. per lb. The winter rate 20cts. The summer Freight rate is 6cents, and the winter rate llcents per lb. The cost of living may be gaged by the following scale of prices now prevailing. This rate will be materially reduced when freight comes down the Fraser River from Tete Juane Cache, via th* G. T. P. steel from Edmonton. This should transpire next summer: Flour 11 cts lb. Sugar 14 cts. lb. Ham 35 cts. Ib. Bacon 44 cts. tb. Beans 15 cts tb. Rice 15 cts. lb. Dried fruits 25 cts Ib. Overalls sell for $1.25 a pair. Meat 18 cts. Ib. Meals in the hotels, however, cost but 50 cents each. The banking interest charged here is ten per cent. Employment in the past has been limited to survey work, building trades, (carpenters), loggers, steamboat crews, packers, canoe men, land and timber cruisers, laborers on government road work, and such work as has been done towards the development of townsite properties. Farm laborers are not in demand as yet. There is no railway work here up to the present, but during the next season and thereafter laborers may reach the grade from this place, that is, after next June or July. Wages range from $4 to $7 a day, according to the class of labor. Prospectors will find practically a virgin field for their explorations The whole district has every indication of being highly mineralized. CHURCH SERVICES. ST, STEPHEN'S-Services next Sunday: 8.30, Matins and Litany; 9, Holy Eucharist (sung); 3 p. m., Children's Service; 7.30, Evensong and Sermon. KNOX CHURCII-Services every Sunday evening at 7.30. C. M. Wright, Minister. A. P. ANDERSON BUILDER AND CONTRACTOR Office and Store Fixtures. Hamilton Ave. South Fort George ^-^^v^^^-^^-wi :< jj Do jou buildin Then investigate our work manship and got our estimate. Danforth & McInnis Contuactors & Builders. Hamilton and Firat. i To Travellers and Shippers! ! .The Steamer "CHILCOTIN" is ready to launch on the opening of the - before ma" y sam^carel'ul ""d courteous crew as The AUTOMOBILES of the Auto Transit Co., of Ashcroft will *■*-*,*, nect with the steamer at QUESNEL and SODA CREEK and ca?rv" passengers over the Cariboo Road, connecting with C.P.R at Ashcroft Consign shipments for FORT GEORGE and all points in the Northern Interior ofJJritish Columbia to the CARE'of "tiio STEAMER ^CHILCOTIN" atSODA CREEK." (Atho™'&M The Fort George Trading & Lumber Co., Ld. t™EERS in * NAVtOATION n^^MBEU i„duat^, ^^ j First class work only. Reasonable prices and prompt attention to all are the inducements we offer. WATCHMAKER AND JEWELLER \ V. South Fort George Zt\W*Kw*d*^n< \fA?AfAVAVATAT/3\?A?A?Af>lfivfA?*»\fAfA?»\?A?/3 Choicest Seasoned Lumber ►: ►: ►: ►: ►: i i i ►: ►: 1 J We have specialized in the Lumber business, which means that we know this business thoroughly, and can give satis faction by filling orders from a stock of the highest grades, «. We Make a Specialty of Seasoned FIR Lumber of the Best Class j! Get estimates from us on all kinds of Building Material. A Northern Lumber Co., Ltd. jj Head Office and Yard, South Fort George. Branch Yard at Fort George. 8 ! >: a Occidental g 2 v QUESNEL E Hotel B c- B \ I I Weekly and monthly rates on'application r* Wire for rooms Wire for rooms Most modern up-to-date hotel in the interior of British V^ Columbia. M New four-storey building. Accommodation for 120 guests 7a All outside rooms—large, well-lighted and ventilated. 5*| Steam heated. A RATES $2.00 PER DAY UP •J fA E. L. KEPNER, Proprietor ooe le Herald Dice 1. :'{i.'. K • i, it VM',y: hiuu 'i BASEBALL CLUB ORGANIZED Baseball faridom of this district can perpare for an interesting season if the , present enthusiasm among the adherents of the game counts for anything, j Hiram Carney's silver trophy em- j blematic of the New Cariboo cham-1 pionship, is the real incentive of all the excitement and the South Fort George team will be strong contenders for the silverware. An organization meeting was held Tuesday evening in the Fireball and officers for the ensuing season were elected as follows: Hon. President-T. W. Heme. President-N. II. Wesley. 1st Vice-president-M. C. Wiggins. 2nd Vice-president-Al. Johnson. Secretary-Frank 0'Flaherty. Manager-A. E. Forrest. Captain—H. B. Close. Team Committee-J. R. Campbell, A. E. Forrest, R. R. Walker, H. B. Close. Practices are being held nightly and some first-class talent is being uncovered. Manager Forrest is sizing up work of the players and will announce positions in the course of the next few days. Manufacturers of High-Grade Confectionery ICE CREAM and all kinds of SOFT DRINKS Catering Tobaccos and Cigars FOURTH STREET SOUTH FORT GEORGE HISTORIC DAY IN SOUTH FORT GEORGE The Hotel Northern was on Saturday evening the scene of a little impromptu gathering of citizens and friends of Mr Chas. E. McElroy, the genial manager of the Fort George Trading & Lumbei company, to felicitate him upon the successful launching of the Chilcotin for the season's work. The efficient work of Captain Foster and his crew who have been busy on the boat for the last few days, was rewarded, and at 7.30 on Saturday evening the boat took the water like a duck amid the cheers and plaudits of surrounding hundreds. An adjournment was made to the Hotel Northern, where Mr. McElroy and staff received the congratulations of the entire community, and the several toasts were drunk and responded to in right royal fashion. Mr. Heme, Government Agent; Mr. Armstrong, Hudson's Bay Co.; Mr. Munro, Bank of B.N. A.; Mr. Seaman, Traders Bank, and several other prominent citizens sent appreciative telephone messages and expressed regret at their inability to be present. The B, C. Government was responded to by Mr. M. McNiven, of the Public Works Department, and Mr. Alexander, of the local oflice staff. Business Interests—Wm. Blair and W. T. Kennedy. Board of Trade-Geo. E. McLaughlin and J. R. Campbell. Cariboo Pioneers-A. G. Hamilton and J. 0. Williamson. Conservative Assn.—Pat Campbell. Medical Fraternity—Dr. Lazier. The Banking Interests—Crozier and O'Flaherty. Real Estate—Wesley and Wiggins. Department of Indian Affairs-W. J. McAllan. Licensed Victuallers—Al. Johnson. Mr. McElroy, who was in good vein, replied to the congratulations. His remarks were punctuated with sallies of that "dry" wit and humor of which he is a master. However, one or two standing near him, clearly understood him fo say that just as soon as a special order arrives the matter will receive attention. May we all be in town, Success to the Chilcotin, her manager and crew. TO INTENDING BUILDERS AND CONTRACTORS We invite inspection of our large and well-assorted stock of carefully manufactured LUMBER. This Lumber was manufactured during the summer of 1911, was carefully piled and stored for the winter, and S now THOROUGHLY DRY and in prime condition for building, and sells at THE SAME PRICE as any other Lumber. Dimension, Boards, Siding, Shiplap, Ceiling, Finish MOULDINGS and SPECIAL SAWINGS or DRESSINGS of any kind The Fcrt George Trading & Lumber Co., Ltd. THE PIONEER MILL. SOUTH FORT GEORGE, B.C. Phone 11. Chas. E. McElroy, Mgr. Our GUMLESS SPRUCE SIDING and V-JOINT will not warp, check nor shrink endways, and contains no gum to cause the paint to peel. V.'^4tf4^4^'tf4tf'^'^\t£'A&4^4^'Af4^'£?,f£'f$,Ap!A2',4£'A2fA2t4&142tA " B-C. MARKET . A A ■A I A A Poultry, A I us WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALERS IN Fresh and Cured Meats Vegetables, Butter, Eggs, FORT GEORGE AND SOUTH FORT GEORGE Etc. ►: ► ►: ►: According to an estimate mado by officials of the immigration branch of the interior department, the immigration this year will reach the total of 400,000. This estimate is based on the percentage of increase in the year just closed. BORN. McDoNAi.D-At South Fort George, on Wednesday, May 1st, to Mr. and Mrs. Norman McDonald, a daughter. MARRIED McARTHUR-BiUPY-At the residence of the bride's father, Mr. Thomas A. Brady, Mud River Valley, on Monday, April 30th, Will Benton McArthur to Dot Bessie Brady. NOTICE To Whom it May Concern: NOTICE is hereby given that through arrangement with the Grand Trunk Railway company the Fort George Indians have the use of all meadows and fenced enclosures for the season. All trespassers upon same will be prosecuted as the law directs. W. J. McALLAN. Indian Agent. South Fort George, April 30, 1912. Robert Spinks Painting and Paperhanging South Fort George ; B.C. □ Roberts, Jones & Willson UD EDWARD ROBERTS Notary Public. E. E. JONES. A. j. SELWYN-WILLSON. Auditor. REAL ESTATE, INSURANCE AGENTS, AUCTIONEERS, ' VALUATORS and ACCOUNTANTS. FOR SALE: Farm Lands. Garden Tracts. Timber limits. Mineral Claims. Valuable town lots. LIST YOUR PROPERTIES WITH US. ^felff;fL»K.W TELEGRAPHIC ADDRESS "ERIN" FORT GEORGE, B. C. Offices: Hamilton Avenue, South Fort George: Central Avenue, Fort George, B. C BRITISH COLUMBIA EXPRESS . COMPANY - Send for ■ folder Stages OPERATING Autos Send for • folder Steamboats From Ashcroft to Fort George, and all points in the northern interior of British Columbia, carrying the Royal Mail, passengers and fast freight. The Palatial Steamer B.X. Awaits the Arrival of the Company's Stages ^StifiS#£&SS2H!r. Head Office: Ashcroft, B.C. The Time The Place The Store K 'ITH SPRING everyone wants something NEW. Try this store for the best the market affords. We are showing a particularly nice line of Satins, Sateens, Silks, Etc. If your storekeeper has not got it, try Quesnel's leading merchant John A. Fraser A Front Street Quesnel, B. C. DON'T BUY ON PAPER We don't ask you to purchase South Fort George lots by making a pencil mark on a townsite plan—You would be safe in so doing, but if skeptical /f= COME TO SOUlU FORT GEORGE ^=3 Investigate Our Proposition and you will find a good live town--Two banks, sawmill pool hall, newspaper, two g«neral stores, splendid hotel, bakery, stationery store, mail-boat landing, scores of buildings, and crowds of satisfied buyers WRITE FOR INFORMATION TO NORTHERN DEVELOPMENT CO. 172 Hastings Street, Vancouver, B C , or the resident agent, G. e. Mclaughlin Fourth Avenue, South For£George At Mail Obdeus Receive Prompt Attention. v,T>V,T>VV>W>'CV>'^>5'<^'<^f*^^f*.^^-W^fi^ | 1836 | Assets Eicwd Fifty Million Dollars | 1912 th, Bank of British North America Tour money is safer in tbe Bank than in your house or in your pocket. It is not tied up. You can get it out at any time without delay. NOTES discounted. Local and Foreign Drafts bought and Bold. COLLECTIONS made promptly. Money Orders iBsued. FORT GEORGE BRANCH: J. MUNRO, ACTING MANAGER The Average Deposit of the Canadian People is $122.00 per Person Saving money can be made a habit, A portion, of your weekly or monthly wage deposited regularly in a savings account will soon bring you up to the average, and you will be surprised how rapidly $2 deposited weekly will amount to enough to make a substantial payment on your home. CAPITAL AND SURPLUS. S6.IOO.000 TOTAL ASSETS, S52,0M» I THE TRADERS RANK B. C. SEAMAN, Manser •oath Fort CtOrg* THE BANK OF VANCOUVER Head Office! VANCOUVER, B. C. CAPITAL AUTHORIZED - ■ M.OOO.000 DIRECTORS: R. P. McLENNAN Esq., President, McLennan, McFeely fc Co. Wholesale Hardware, Vancouver, B. C. I*. W. SHATFORD Esq., M. L. A. Vice-Pres. Merchant, Hedley, B. C. HIS HONOR T. W. PATERSON. Lieutenant-Governor British Columbia. M. 1). CAHLIN, Cnnltnllst. Victoria, B.C. A. ISTEI, Esq. C. S. DOUGLAS Esq. Robert Kennedy, New Westminster. J. A. MITCHELL. Esq.. Capite-"'1. Victoria. B. O. . E. H. HEAPS, Esq., E. H. Heap] * Co., Lumber and Timber: Preside" Columbia Trust: Co.. Ltd., Vancouver. B. C. J. A. HARVEY, Esq., K.C. It.mie.lj ol Cranbrook, B.C.. Vancouver, »•-/• A. L. DEWAR. Oeneral Manager. GENERAL BANKING BUSINESS TRANSACTED FORT GEORGE BRANCH-F. LIPSCOMB, Mlhager. FARM LANDS IN CENTRA! BRITISH COLUMBIA. Fort George ^District. Nechaco Valley Bulkley Valley Skeena Valley In every case our lands were carefully inspected by expert cruisersbe- fore we purchased THE GRAND TRUNK PACIFIC RAILWAY will make all these districts accessible to all the world. Every rail laid adbs to the value of the land North Coast Land Co. Ltd. General Offices: 619 to 624 Metropolitan Bldg., Vancouver, B( London Offices 6 Old Jewry. ~ T - 61,660,000. PAID-UP CAPITAL, ADVERTISE IN THE HERALD &.^ _1 \ m ;M .< 'yi '.f "\1 \i
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Title | Fort George Herald |
Publisher | South Fort George : Northern Interior Printing Co. Ltd. |
Date Issued | 1912-05-04 |
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