VOLUME 3, NO. 12 SOUTH FORT GEORGE, B.C MARCH 23rd, 19 12. $3 PER ANNUM KELLY, DOUGLAS & CO. WHOLESALE COMING s -*— — ■.■ — Kelly, Douglas & Co., the Vancouver wholesale grocery firm, are making plans to establish a wholesale house here during the coming summer. This information has been received from reliable sources. The firm of Kelly, Douglas & Co. is well known in British Columbia. It does a large volume of business in this part of the province, and is making ar- ranements to get into the field here for the supply of its trade area in the northern interior by the new route via Edmonton. The warehouse will probably be erected along the waterfront on this townsite. This is the first time a wholesale house has announced its intention of establishing a branch in the new north and it foreshadows the new order of things coming into being with improved transportation facilities. The trade of the railway belt through the Fort George district alone will be an enormous one from the time construction starts here, and it is to be anticipated that the wholesale supply men of Vancouver will establish branches here in the immediate future, or else let their trade go by default to the capital of Alberta. BOARD OF TRADE ^REORGANIZED A meeting was called last Tuesday evening in the Firehall for the purpose of reorganizing the South Fort George Board of Trade. This organization has of late been to all intents and purposes defunct, and as its influences during the early stages of the town's development brought about most desirable results, the business interests here are seeking to revive the organization. Mr. A. G. Hamilton, who has been president of the organization during the past two years, occupied the chair. He stated that the organization was a most necessary adjunct to the proper growth and development of this town, and stated that whilst he wished to do anything in his power to further the aims of the hoard, he wished to tender his resignation, forming the vacancy of president as well as that of vice-president and secretary. Several members of the Board apoke in terms of praise of the good work that Mr. Hamilton had done during his term of office, and the board as a body reluctantly accepted his resignation. The following gentlemen were then elected to hold office until he regular annual meeting of the board which falls due in May: President-John Campbell. Vice-president-J. B. Daniell. Secretary-H. B. Close. The aims of the South Fort George Board of Trade will be to protect the investor, to give out reliable information to the outside world upon all subjects relative to the northern interior, and more particularly to South Fort George. A special Btage arrived from Ash croft Wednesday bringing more than a ton of express matter. WILL LOSE ND TIME IN LOCATINGSOIJTH LINE Vancouver, March 19.—It is understood that Messrs. Foley, Welch & Stewart, who recently entered into a contract with the provincial government to build the Pacific Great Eastern Railway from North Vancouver to Fort George, will shortly place survey parties in the field for the purpose of locating the line. The route covers a distance of ap* proximately 450 miles. Construe* tion will be started at the south* ern end at a point on Howe Sound not later than July 1, and the road, it is stipulated, must be finished within three years. That this well-known contracting firm does not intend to lose any time in getting the big un- dertakiug under way is evidenced by the fact that Mr. A. C. Dennis of Winnipeg, on behalf of the contractors, has already made an inspection of the route from North Vancouver almost to the Green Lake summit, over thirty miles beyond Newport, at the head of Howe Sound. The trip was in the nature of a reconnai- sance to ascertain the main topographical features of the country and to determine the character of the work. That it will be unusually heavy had already been determined by C. P. R. exploratory surveys made forty years ago, and by the location surveys made during the past two years by Messrs. Cleveland & Cameron, on behalf of the Howe Sound & Northern Railway, whose charter and other rights, it is understood will be shortly taken over by Messrs. Foley, Welch & Stewart. DEATH OF GEORGE J. WALKER The death occurred in Barkerville on Monday, March 18th, of George J. Walker, ex-Government Agent for the Cariboo district, and later of the Fort George district. The immediate cause of death was dropsy, from which the deceased had suffered for some time. George J. Walker was a well-known figure throughout the whole of Cariboo. He was born in Barkerville some 40 years ago. He followed the mines of Williams Creek in the days of the gold rush and was appointed to the gold commissionershipand government agency about four years ago. Throughout the district Mr. Walker was highly es- teemec\ As government agent he won a reputation as a careful and painstaking administrator, and as a man who would spend unlimited time and care in making plain to anyone those matters in connection with the many acts under his authority which were not thoroughly understood. The deceased leaves a wife and two children in Barkerville. The funeral was held last Thursday. For some time previous to his death Mr. Walker had been sinking rapidly. He was taken to the Barkerville hospital recently where he was under the care of Dr. Callanan. The case was hopeless, however, and in spite of every medical aid death came speedily. Mr. John A. Fraser, who is here on his political campaign, stated to The Herald that he saw the deceased in the hospital at Barkerville last Saturday, and that at that time he appeared to be in the best of spirits. Mr. Fraser received the news of his death here and although the telegram was not wholly unexpected, tiding of the death of George J. Walker comes as a shock to the country that knew the man so well and esteemed him so highly for his many excellent qualities. MADE $200,000 OFFER FOR DEPOT LOCATION Townsite Exploiting Cwnpuiy's Proposal Regarding Fort George Timed Down. Ottawa, Ont.—(Canadian Press despatch.) —"I will not direct any railway to construct a station at any point when the railway is not within 300 or 400 miles of the place in its construction." Such was the statement of Chairman Mabee in concluding the application of the Natural Resources Security company for an order directing the Grand Trunk Pacific to erect a suitable station near the townsite of Foit George, before the Railway Commission. When the construction of the road reaches a point near the town, the chairman intimated that the case could be reopened. It was brought out that the town- site company had offered the railway $200,000 in notes to have a station built near their townsite. This offer, however, the company, after accepting conditionally, turned down. "This company should not be legalized into exploiting land. It has been making absolutely false statements as to the intentions of the railway company," said A. E. Fripp, for the Grand Trunk Pacific. George J. Hammond, president of the townsite company, was then examined. Asked by Mr. Fripp if he were guilty of certain misdeeds charged against him in the Fort George Herald, published in South Fort George, the rival townsite, Mr. Hammond stated: "I have been charged with every crime in the calendar by that man," referring to its editor, "but never by the authorities." It was further stated that the latter was out on bail on a charge of extortion. [The editor of The Herald is prepared to prove all the statements made in this paper regarding Hammond and his operations, before a British court of justice. Regarding the statement made in the foregoing despatch as to the charge of extortion, it is as malicious as it is false. -Ed. Herald.] John A. Fraser Addresses An Enthusiastic Gathering SAWMILL FOR DONE CREEK W. F. Cooke, of the Northern Lumber Co., now on his return from Ottawa, writes that he has completed negotiations for the purchase of a large mill for the townsite at Dome Creek, in which Mr. Cooke is interested together with several other gentlemen who have been prominently identified with development enterprises in the Fort George district. The mill will have a large capacity and will also include a shingle plant Up to the present time all buildings here have been covered with patent roofing, and although this material gives satisfaction for a brief period it is found unsuitable to the weather conditions. Dome Creek is about midway between this place and Tete Jaune Cache, and is situated at a point commanding a magnificent view of the Rocky mountains. THE NEW INDIAN VILLAGE The contract for the building of the Indian villages, which was a clause in the agreement for the salecf the Indian Reserve here by the red men to the G. T. P., will be offered for tender about the first of May, or earlier. The plans call for 30 houses, two churches and a schcolhouse. The houses are of two sizes, 4 and 5 rooms. These houses will be built mostly on the Goose country reserve, or Reserve No. 2, about six miles up the Fraser river on the west side. .The Conservative meeting held in the Fort George Theatre on FouUh Street, last Thursday evening, was a successful event in the campaign ol the Conservative candidate, John A. Fraser. The meeting opened at 8.30 to al crowded house. Mr. William Kennedy, vice-preBident o! the local Conservative Association was in the chair. He introduced the speaker of the evening in a few brief sentences, calling on Mr. Fraser to tell the audience what had been accomplished during the sessions of the twelfth parliament at which Mr. Fraser and his colleague had represented the district. Mr. Fraser spoke at considerable length. He dwelt upon the various important measures that had been placed upon the statute books during the session just terminated, principal amongst which were the amended Liquor Licence Act, Tl,e Public Health Act, and the Ruilvmy Legislation. He quoted the public accounts to show the large annual increase in expenditure for public works in the province, and intimated that the future policy of the government would include yet greater expenditures as circumstances justified. Mr. Fraser stated that since the last provincial election in November 1909, when the McBride administration ras returned to power with such a sweeping majority, it has been the aim of the administration to disarm criuc- ism of its actions as far as possible by submitting itB proposed important legislation to the care of commissions, whose duties consisted in investigating every phase of their subject and'laying their findings Le: fore the government. These measures were adopted in order that the lee islation brought before the house should not become faulty law through lack of opposition criticism, an'd, according to Mr. Fraser, in spitt of the large majority during the past term, the country had received legislation which was probably going through the house with fewer blemishes than if a stronger opposition were aligned against the government. Speaking of the Railway Policy, Mr. Fraser pointed out that this measure was practically similar to that upon which the McBride government last went to the country. He pointed out that the people of Cariboo had already supported thin similar policy, endorsing the construction of government-guaranteed lines of railway that did not penetrate this district directly, and that the big plank in the present platform was the immediate construction of a .ine of railway from Vancouver to Fort George up the Fraser valley, a route that will open up the whole of the great lower Cariboo country. Mr. Fraser even dwelt at some length on that much criticized measure, the B. C, Land Act. He pointed to the fact that the government had withdrawn all land from sale in this district, when the purchasing of land had threatened to become so general as to crowd out pre-emptors. Mr. Fraser brought bis speech to a conclusion by appealing to northern electors to support the McBride administration on their record, and by assuring the audience of his best endeavors in behalf of this district in the event of his re-election next Thursday. Mr. Kennedy asked if there was anyone in tbe audience who desired to ask any questions, whereupon Mr. A. G. Hamilton rose to n-quest an explanation for the delay in the construction of the Fort George Stoney Creek wagon road. Mr Fraser stated that every effort was to be made during the coming summer to complete this work. Last year, he explained, the road was constructed for a distance of forty miles from either end, leaving a gap uncompleted of 30 miles in the middle. The land to be traversed in this gap, he stated, was the worst part of the road, and he expected that the work of construction would be completed by next fall in spite of every oij.tacle. The meeting broke up with cheers for the speaker: MR. JOHN A. FRASER Conservative Candidate for Re-election to the Provincial Legislature. The Herald representative cornered John Anderson Fraser Up when he was executing the glad-hand stunt on the street with a shifty voter. Tho Herald man sat down by the roadside and watched the ceremony with critical admiration. It was over. The Herald wanted to interview him, why yes, he would be delighted. We explained that thero were certain matters which had caused a good deal of dissatisfaction locally—matters on which explanation by Mr. l'raser would assist his cause. He stated that he would be delighted to reassure the people through the columns of The Herald' upon any doubtful points. "What is to be done, Mr. Fraser, with regard to the construction of tbis road from here to Stoney Creek, ashod the interviewer. "V.-.U niUBt understand," said Mr. Fraser, in reply, "that this road to Stoney Creek is planned to form a link in the great trunk road schema that is to be a future auto route clear :rom Ashcroft to Hazelton. I had a very careful survey of the route made three years ago. The plans and profile maps In the Public Works Department show a route (or 20 chains on either side of the actual survey, and it has been our Intention to complete the road as well as possible, conforming as nearly an possible to an averge eight per cant grade. The road, as you know, haa already been completed to such points as will give access to present settlement along its route, the intervening and uncompleted stretch of thirty miles being uninhabited. To complete tbe road as rapidly as possible is my firm intention, and you may place as much emphasis as yon wish on that point" he concluded. Mr. Fraser explained further tiiat it would be a departure from tha policy above outlined to link up tha uncompleted route by sleigh road, aa has been suggested, ignoring the surveyed route and probably traversing lakes and creeks to provide a certain route for next winter's traffic. He admitted, however, that a common- sense policy would be to push the construction this season from both ends, as hitherto, and, in the event of tbe road being incomplete next fall, to link up the shorter gap In the manner suggested, and by to doing trade between the Nechaco and this place might be uninterrupted, and access will be given to a section of country that will supply this place with hay, feed and produce. "You may assure your readers," said Mr. Fraser, "that this road will be completed if lt is practicable to do so at all. There is a large vote for this road, and should this prove insufficient its construction could oerhapB be completed out of the contingency fund for public works." This was Mr. Fraser's admission in response to a suggestion by the interviewer. "Is it at all likely that the government will take any active steps to open up the Peace River country?" he was asked. "I have read with Interest what The Herald has had to say on this important question," said Mr. Fraser "and I intend to look into the matter of a suitable route to The Peace river valley for settlers from the B. C. side of tbe provincial boundary, but you must remember, that the routes you have pointed out as practicable are summer water routes, and would leave the big valley isolated in the winter time." We suggested that the winter transportation problem would be solved in much the same manner as it was solved here before the wagon road was built, for If a good summer supply route were furnished the land would become productive under the hand of the settler. Mr. Fraser is confident of his success at tho polls. VAUU IWU i. FORI GEORGE HERALD PUBLISHED BY THE NORTHERN INTERIOR PRINTING CO. Ltd. J B. DANIELL. PRESIDENT Devoted to the interests of Fort Oorge nnd the entire Northern Interior. J. B. DANIELL. Editor. A COMPETENT OFFICIAL. Notwithstanding the injustice of the Cariboo Central Conservative association in the allotment of delegates, northern Conserva A Oi delegates, iiuruit.ni vjuuoc*. >«- - tives prudently decided that the peer beneath the mask, ■ " ■ U»r« li-nilart IO Q ]aV€f(i interests of this district would be interests of this district wouia tt_ - - •---- -- - - . . best served by giving the gov- affair bail of top, warm^** THURSDAY'S ELECTION. Next Thursday is election day. There are three names on the ballot paper, a doctor, amerchant and a farmer. The doctor and the merchant are the candidates of a progressive policy; the farmer is a political cocktail. The doctor and the merchant have represented us during the twelfth parliament, and it would appear that they will do so during the thirteenth, whilst the farmer with the ambiguous platform of principles, who calls himself the Liberal candidate, is trying to wheedle his way into the legislative chamber on a platform of conglomerated political tit-bits from all policies and a reputation for honesty. John Anderson Fraser of Quesnel is certainly the man of the hour in Cariboo. He has, at any rate, earned the respect and approval of the people of this district by travelling some 800 miles over the sleigh roads of his constituency to hear what the people have to say about the administration, and to tell them about the acts and aims of the McBride government from the platform. Mr. Fraser certainly merits the support of the electorate, and whilst Dr. Callanan, of Barkerville, his colleague, is more of a silent partner, his apparent lack of interest should not be construed into indifference, for although not a man who makes any impression upon a public platform, Dr. Callanan is active in the interests of the district when in Victoria, and it behooves us to support him together with Mr. Fraser in consideration of the co..ditions involved. The policy of the McBride government is a policy of progress. To our own district it means railroad transportation from Van couver, and that alone is an item of policy that the people of this district cannot afford to defeat. The Herald believes that the McBride government will be returned to power with five opposition members only, that is to say, there are only five seats that The Herald considers insecure. It will be a source of considerable gratification to note the ignoble1 defeat of the Vancouver blackmailer, John P. McConnell, in Yale. The "Little man from Ymir" has been thrown down by his own party and his doom is sealed. In our own district it is a toss-up whether John Holt will save his deposit or not, and had Dr. Callanan been a man capable of assisting his colleague in a strong campaign we venture to say that Holt would have lost his two hundred dollars. The little differences that exist between the north and the south of this district can not be associated with either of the Conservative candidates, and The Herald only hopes that both of these i gentlemen will appreciate and recognize the tremendous growth of development in the north of their constituency, before which the importance of old Cariboo will pale and wane in comparison, and that on being returned to power they will represent the district as the district should be represented, and will further the aims of the interests and the people of the north without discrimination, if any has ever existed. ernment candidates their united support. It would be folly, however for certain ardent supporters of the government candidates, resident in the south, to assume that their schemes for personal advancement will receive the sanction of northern electors, especially when it can only be attained by the dismissal of competent officials. If the federal government is sincere in its desire to remove politics from the civil service, it would be contributing little to that end to interfere with W. J. McAllan as Indian agent at Fraser Lake. We had occasion to require the assistance of Mr. McAllan in his official capacity during the negotiations which resulted in the transfer of the rights of the Indians in Reserve No. 1 to the government, and the amicable and satisfactory manner in which the transfer was effected reflected no less credit on Mr, McAllan than on his associates. We trust, therefore, that political opinions, to which every man is entitled and which in this case have never been offensive, will not be considered sufficient cause for dismissal, when the aspirant for ithe position is not a man more capable. THE STORY OF THAPAGE boisterous revellers would hammer on the old man's portal, in « the middle of the night, but never >. would his reserve of hospitality allow such unwelcome guests to :WJiM*M««j^j^«a^««««M«««*«» ati__i__tjt His house is a large rambling Down at the foot of Fourth street, and extending upstream along the bank of the Fraser, is a potato patch, a log house and a few smokehouses on a reserve of few acres. It is the home of Sousa Thapage. Sixty or seventy years ago, in one of the Hudson's Bay post settlements north of here Thapage first saw the light of day. He is a French half breed, an old servant of the "company" and the pioneer of this place. He is ah old man; his hair is white, and he is lame and walks with a staff—always with a staff. Thapage is a man of reticence. He talks very little now that a civilization foreign to his whole scheme of existence crowds about his home, but in the years that have passed, in the "early days" the writer has heard the old man talk of his life with the "company," of the brigades he used to sway, of his traverses into the Peace river country, and always he talked in French—the French of the Northwest frontier. In those days the home of the old half breed was, besides the old Hudson's Bay post, the only house in Fort George. The surveyors and trappers were ever welcome, On occasions Thapage would give a dance—something the stranger never would forget. Indians, halfbreeds and white men would gather under the old man's roof and long into the morning the revelry would goon. The music was that of the fiddle —Hudson Bay jigs, accompanied by the dull monotone of a deer- hide drum. Thapage would smile and welcome everyone, ceaselessly guarding his reputation for hospitality. His wife, a great good-natured woman, would echo his welcome. Halfbreed girls would shyly dance the "square dances" or huddle together in groups, bedecked in calico dresses and startling-colored handkerchiefs, whispering and laughing low. There were times when winter and cool in the summer, If you can talk French and approach the old man in the right manner, he might tell you the story of the building of that house—of the number of Indians who whipsawed the lumber, the man who dovetailed the corners, and of the distance from whence came the clear fir tree, sheltered from the currents that wind- checked the useless ones, from which the "shakes" for his roof were split. The South Fort George townsite is situated on what was at one time this old man's pre-emption. Here he has lived since he left the service of the "company." The green waters of the Nechaco river flow past his door, whilst across the river the muddy line of the Fraser water wedges its way to this bank until it obliterates the cleaner channel. His smokehouses are commodious, his yard is littered with firewood and debris, well-fed sleigh dogs play around the house, and the children cry to each other in their pretty tongue at their games. Now these children are going to school. They are quick and anxious to learn. Old Thapage follows the monotonous routine of his daily existence. He is a man of means now, yet his life is unchanged. The world throbs on around him, a great city is buildup on his old pre-emption, yet Thapage pursues the even tenor of his way. Sometimes you may see him in the evening time sitting on an old be'nch in front of his house, the waters of the river gently rocking his dugout canoe against the rocks a few yards off, his little brown-faced grandchildren playing round him as he leans upon his staff and looks off into the great country beyond in which he journeyed, in which he trapped, and in which he lived so many strenuous years as a servant of the "company," and taking a child by the hand he limps off to his house, talking soft French the while. Our Prices Will Not Advance | PE take this opportunity to inform our many customers and the public generally that the low prices which have prevailed in our store through the summer |[ months will be maintained throughout the winter. jj PE have been fortunate in receiving most of our heavy ►, eoods before the close of navigation and having our ►, own teams will be able to bring our goods over the road fc at the minimum cost. . S W. F. COOKE % RUSSELL PEDEN jM LUMBER CO. I StoreTOffice and Lumber Yard, Sooth Fort George | ._**.■■■ m..'m.2W.&J_¥.!0'*2^44W4iT4^44W4\W44W4^t^4^4iW,^,&s'A C°JU IF «„»^raf» HAMILTON & WHITE ity Liveiry proprietors s^-s,and Feed Stables Rigs, Saddle and Pack Horses furnished on short notice. Draying of all kinds and excavating done. Feed of all ports continually kept on hand. Terms reasonable and satisfaction guaranteed. M. C. WIGGINS farm lands Real Estate garden tracts 155 acres 6 miles above Fort George T. i on Nechaco River with G. — P. survey throngh property. Price $12.50 an acre l-3rd cash, balance 6,12 and 18 mos. Settlers located on 180-acrca of good Goveraacat land. FOURTH ST. - - SOUTH FORT GEORGE, B.C Kennedy, Blair & Co. Iii Cor. Secoid ud Hiaihot Am., SOUTH FORT GEORGE, B. C Robert Splnks Painting and Paperhanging South Fort George : B.C. We are fully equipped to meet the "rush" of 1912. Those who will require outfits during the coming season can procure anything desired at our store. We sell the best goods at the lowest figures. Eight Sections I am prepared to Locate Pre-emptors .ON ISO ACRES OF. WRITE FOR INFORMATION TO N. C. Jorgensen. P.O. Bm21. SMlkFMtCw|«,l.t. South of Fort George, between West Lake and the Fraser River. The Pacific & Northwestern line taps the east end of this block. $12 an Acre N. H. WESLEY REAL ESTATE South Fort George Good Government Land. 11 ^^^^^^^^^j^^^^^s^i Close & Brown South Fort George, B. C. GENERAL MERCHANTS r,2£_^__ __■__. __^__.__^_^_^_^_\ | Do you contemplate building? ^ii Now is the Time to Order Your SPRING | 1A j, —!—: \-i~_r_Z 3 Then investigate ^__m__^_wt w our workmanship and get our estimate. QUIT ^ ^e ^r8t kest dressed man y°u meet—We are sole agents for; jj The Art Tailoring Company. ll lh^.^,^*W*^^*.W*W*W'^«W\l^*3^3vK3RW/*SK^^ V_k t__m. fro. $25 to $45. Prices Contractors a Builders. Hamilton and First 4jJPJJK^^3*R^K^^^/^^3?te*^*? '.VKifK_t £W«W!*BW5MBJ*B3W5!*l5<NMB2*BW3WBW»^ww>! A. P. ANDERSON CABINET WORK: 6 ud General Woed Work - HAMILTON AVENUE Fort George Hardware Co. General Hardware and Sheet Metal Workers. All kinds of tin and sheet Iron work done. Gamp stoves: Hot air Furnaces, etc LASELLE AVENUE SOUTH FORT OEORGE. THS TRAIL TO THE NORTH Over 300 miles from Port George the Canadian Pacific Railway dumps down the intending settler of the north country in the parched little town of Ashcroft. There amidst potatoes and heavy But many go to Port George by freight wagons with quaint high canvas tops he will probably bargain with grimy chauffeurs, who clamor for the privilege of bearing him north iu automobiles of different merits. Then he will breakfast, if he has come by the evening train from Vaneouver, before starting over the 175 miles of up-and-down hill, that separate him from the steamer landing at Soda Creek. But all cannot travel in automobiles, for the charge is $28 to Soda Creek and $35 to Quesnel, should connection not be made at the former place with the British Columbia Express Company's boat that runs from there. The others walk or, if they are real home- soek rs vith a little money, drive their own teams north, pasturing their beasts by the wayside as much as possible to avoid buymg the verv expensive feed. Many such outfits are passed on the road, the husband walking and the wife driving with the family parrot swinging from the seat. Behind in the wagon is every kind of impedimenta from the baby downwards, and the old cow follows patiently behind. But, however the journey is made, it is full of interest. The traveller unused to a dry belt feels an emptiness of soul, as he rises over, the sage brnsh hills that encircle Ashcroft, looking like vast dumps of worthless soil, and is amazed to be told that they but need the toueh of irrigation to be covered with the verdure that at present hugs the water courses running far below. Then at the turn in the road a jangling of bells is heard, and there is one of the freighting outfits, six or seven teams of horses hitched to three wagons roped together, so that one man may look after a treble charge. He either seats himself postilion-like on one of the wheelers or makes use of a plow seat stuck onto the side of the foremost wagon. The rest houses along the way are' solid legacies of the old gold rush days, when the miners of '58 went north to the famous Cariboo diggihgs at Barkerville and Williams Creek. Prosperous farmers inhabit them, for once over the divide and aWay from the dry and arid pine-sprinkled hilltops the traveller descends int* a fine stock raising country of open park-like spaces, and lightly wooded slopes. It will be somewhere in this country that the first night will probably be spent, and the good 50- cent meals and beds will refresh the weary and reconcile the city man to the loss of all that he has left behind him. But we cannot linger on the trail, and the auto rounds a sharp bend to open up the Praser flowing far below in a valley from which the dark-timbered bench lands rise 500 feet, on either side. Below the landing the swirling river plunges into the Devil's can yon, which successfully prevents any navigation further south From 'this point up to Quesnel the country is very sparsely settled, but here and there a fine ranch meets the eye, where crops of oats and hay are raised. Then Quesnel comes into sight, and the jealous little town, that has lived for fifty years on the trade of the Barker* ville mines, is full of "knockers," that will speak no good word for Port George and the north. Many a foolish settler that has started without counting the cost, has been turned back at this point. Lured by advertisements, rosily worded and all too full of rash promises, they leave their jobs to exhaust their few savings on the trail. Work is not so easy to find as they expected, and along the route they hear all kinds of bad reports. If they get past Quesnel and decide to walk the rest of the way. they will unfortunately travel over some of the worst country surrounding Fort George, It is easy to get discouraged among the jackpine flats and marshy bottoms that take the place of the adver tised prairie meadows and peavine f clearings. The genuine settler, however, keeps on in face of all discouragements. He does not mind, when he meets disconsolate Dakotans returning from a vain search for land, or a cowboy from over the line, who, after a brave start for the Salmon river in woolly chaps and rosy neckerchief, is met the next day returning crestfallen. "Seen enough of this goldarned northern country; it's home for mine," he growls, and back he goes without ever giving the country a chance. Well, it is not for such as these — the north country. It is for men of stout hearts with a little money in their purses, who know that opening up a new land is not all skittles and beer; men, who have the power of working in the present, while they concentrate their attention on that future, which will bring them, if not vast wealth, at least a worthy reward for their pluck and endeavor in the shape of independence and comfort. And the men of this stamp are going to Fort George, not in very great numbers, it is true, for it is now but the trickle that precedes thei flood water, which will come with the railway and swamp, the open spaces with people, and clear the land of its trees to make it smile with crops of golden grain. The traveller may instead take the steamer from Soda Creek at the cost of $17.50. If the water in the Praser be high they will experience an exciting trip, for two canyons must be passed before the big sternwheeler wins to port. It may be thnt thc captain will be forced to line his boat up the Port George canyon, but generally the trip is made without incident beyond the scenery, and South Fort George is reached with ease and comfort. That is a welcome view, whether it is first seen in comfort from the water or by the weary tramper from the land. The Swampy trail from Blackwater tires all, who travel with pack on back, and great is the joy, when dropping from bench to bench of the Praser vallev he at last rounds the last bend'of his 100-mile "hike," and finds himself within a few yards of the hotel. And they make him feel at home at South Fort George whether he comes on foot, by boat or aeroplane, and he feels that he has done well to persist and win through to his goal. Fort George Drug Co. Prescrip- tiwsa Specially UCUf DAAITC by the best nLn DVlInO authors. A large shipment just received Toilet articals, Patent Mudlcires, Mamuines.Booka, Stationery. . Toile* *-*'-'— Tt«.Mi>*i>s Toilet Articles, Intend Building? 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 THE CLUB POOL ROOM THIRD AND HAMILTON STS. DAVIS & FORREST, Props. Smokers' supplies a specialty Four pool tables Splendid environments gore & McGregor, B. C UND SURVEYORS Victoria and Fort George, B. C. The business of the Pioneer blacksmith shop has been purchased by Mr. Moran, who recently arrived from Clinton. McGaghran & Thorne are daily turning out large quantities of delicious ice cream-the product that made the firm name famous. Mr. Al. Johnson, of Hotel Northern, has recently completed a commodious end well-equipped cold storage building at the rear of his hostelry. The architecture is of pleasing design and is the work of Bronger & Flynn, the local contractors. P. G. B. BODEKER Land Timber Cruiser Pre-emptions Located. SOUTH FORT GEORGE, B. C. EariBATM SUIMITTCD. ■.B.C. Victoria, B.C, F. C. given. Iter. F. P. Burden, Mm*. Nelaon. B.C., A. H. Green, Iter. Green Bros., Borden & Co. ME«bm.l>MHMtl.C.lj»JSm*m Stirrers of Lands, Mines, Townsitee, Timber Limits, Etc. Satisfaction guar- Watch Repairing «* CJLDAVIE Sew! article! by mail to Fort Georte, B.C. Occidental otel QUESNEL B.C. [ Moat modern up-to-date hotel in the interior of British Columbia. New four-storey building. Accommodation for 120 guests All outside rooms—large, well-lighted and ventilated. Steam heated. RATES $2.00 PEfl DAY UP Weekly and monthly rates on>pplication Wire for rooms Wire for rooms E. L. KEPNER, Proprietor THE HERALD is the recognized newspaper of the New Cariboo. The entire district is thoroughly.covered aiid its influence extends far beyond the confines of the province. Its advertisers reap rich returns as a result of their investment in HERALD publicity, why not get on the bandwagon yourself? * Advertising Rates on Application The Fort George Herald Sooth Fort George : British Columbia I I ' MEANS NEW ERA TO VAST FERTILE NORTH (Vancouver Province.) "We are all good Conservatives in Northern British Columbia, and the decision to build a railway from Vancouver to Fort George, with Peace River district as the objective point, means a new era in the opening up and development of a vast region rich in almost every variety of natural resources," said Mr. A. C. Murray, chiof factor of the Hudson's Bay company at Fort St. James, which is about 100 miles northwest of Fort George, and 40 miles from the nearest point on the main line of the Grand Trunk Pacific railway. "All that northern country will soon be accessible, thariks to the generous railway policy of the provincial government. There is a splendid agricultural countey on Stewart river, a tributary to the Nechaco, and in the vicinity of the lake," added Mr. Murray, nearly a score* of settlers hace already taken up pre-emptions and will have a good local market for their products. I have no hesitation in saying than we can grow better potatoes '.here than in any other section of the province, Ashcroft not excepted, Hay, barley and oats yield prolific crops. At Fort St. James the Hudson's Bay company has a garden that would be the envy of the people in Southern British Columbia, Every variety of vegetables grow to perfection there, and we also raise the best quality of raspberries and currants. Summer frosts are rare, and the soil is well adapted for mixed farming. The past winter has been unusually mild. PROUD OF ITS POSITION. "We naturally believe that Fort St. Jamts is destined to be an important point when the extension of the railway to the Peace river district is undertaken. It is less than 100 miles from the summit of Pine River Pass, which Grand Trunk Pacific engineers tell me is as low as the Yellowhead Pass. Fort St. James will also be on the route of any line lhat is built into British Columbia via Peace River Pass farther north. Our location is on the threshold of the great mining district, where hydraulic and lode mining operations will be carried on under favorable conditions as soon as transportation facilities are provided, allowing of the shipping in of machinery. Stewart Lake teems with trout and whitefish. It is 40 miles lony, from one to ten wide, but is surpassed in size by Tatla Lake 100 miles faether north. Tatla haa a length of 60 miles. "The fur catch in my district this season will be a record breaker," continued Mr. Murray. "There seems to be a direct relation between the supply and the abundance of rabbits. When rabl its are numerous they supply food for the big game. They are attacked by a disease at periods of eight or nine years and become almost extinct. The hunting is done by the Carrier branch of the Demi tribe, which ranges all over the north, including Peace River district. In the early days they fought among themselves, but are now quite ciAilized. At my post they number about 400 and at present are just holding their own." Mr. Murray has spent almost a lifetime in the service of the Hudson's Bay company, having joined the service 36 years ago. His first post was at Fraser Lake. It was in the spring of 1876 that he started west from Fort Garry now the city of Winnipeg. Several months elapsed before he reached his destination. During the intervening period he has been in charga of nearly •II the northern posts, including Port Simpson. His jurisdiction as chief factor now covers three other forts besides Fort St. James. He referred with pride to his personal acquaintanceship with Lord Strathcona, who, as plain Donald Smith was commissioner of the company, with headquarters at Fort Garry, in 1876. FIRST IN THE PROVINCE. The visitor mentioned that Fort St. Jamea was the first trading place established by the company in British Columbia. It was located at Stewart Lake in 1805 by a factor named McLeod, his successor being Stewart, •iter whom Stewart Lake was named. Three times in the past century has the fort been rebuilt. Mr. Murray has all the traditional loyalty of employees to the Hudson's Bay company. He was born at Pembina, Man., where his father, a retired factor lived. To his parent is due the credit of having established Fort Yukon, now a part of Alaska, away back in 1840. The journey there was a long and perilous one, via the Mackenzie River district. Arriving in the Yukon basin he found the Russians had atao eatablished trading places. Mrs. Mur ray accompanied her husband, and two i daughters were born during their stay ! in that, northern wild. Four years were : occupied in getting in trading supplies from Fort Garry and three years more elapsed before the first catch of furs reached the headquarters in Manitoba. Mr. Murray recalled that Fort St. : .lamer was established years before the company located at Victoria. It was, he said, the first capital of British Columbia, and haadquarters for all the company's operations in the north. Successive generations of men have come and gone, but trading with the Indians is still in progress. Manufacturers of High-Grade Confectionery IChj CREAM and-all kinds of SOFT DRINKS Catering Tobaccos and Cigars FOURTH STREET SOUTH FORT GEORGE L Fort George Trading & Lumber Co., Limited Freight consigned to steamer "Chilratin" ut Soda Creek will Operators of Steamers on the Fraser, Nechaco and Stuart Rivers Manufacturers of Lumber SSffSHSflffir*110 the All Kinds of Rough and Dressed Lumber for Sale " Bone Dry Lumber in the Yards " Phone: One-One Mouldings South Fort George chas. e. Mcelroy General Manager. jr 4_f. 4_y rf*A*» 4M> __ __ **A> __ _£• **A** **A*** **J**f **A*** 1. B.C. MARKET tA2,'Jt>'^"Aj''4?_ffg'___f_t_trA-'*- ii WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALERS IN Fresh and Cured Meats | A \ i A Poultry, Vegetables, Butter, Eggs, Etc. >, A ______________________ ______________ = ►: a itadt r.h-fwf.h' amu SOUTH FORT GEORGE B •K-*^v-**WvP>*Sv*JRpCd FORT GEORGE AND o Roberts, Jones & Willson o EDWARD ROBERTS Notary Public. E.E.JONES. A. J. SELWYN-WIIXSON. Ar-far. REAL ESTATE, INSURANCE AGENTS, AUCTIONEERS, VALUATORS and ACCOUNTANTS. FOR SALE: Farm Lauds. Garden Tracts. Timber Limits. Mineral Claims. Valuable town lots. LIST YOUR PROPERTIES WITH US. Jte-t^SiW TELEGRAPHIC ADDRESS "E R I N" FORT GEORGE, B. C. Offices: Hamilton Avenue, South Fort George: Central Avenue, Fort George, B. C. BRITISH COLUMBIA EXPRESS = COMPANY =========== Send for ■ folder OPERATING Send for • folder Autos Steamboats Stages 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 '^SfiflS&SZuZSSt Head Office: Ashcroft, B.C. KODAKS SUPPLIES OF ALL KINDS We have secured the exclusive agency for the Canadian Kodak Company, and have a complete stock of everything for the photog: rapher. PONT 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 COME TO SOUTH FORT GEORGE Investigate Our Proposition and you will find a good live town-Two banks, saw mill, pool hall, newspaper, two general 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 | 1836 | Assets Exceed Fifty Million Dollart | 1912 | ne Bank of British North America Your money Ib 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 sold. COLLECTIONS made promptly. Money Orders Issued. 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 SI1RPLI1S. S6.800.IIO* TMAUSSEI8, S52.IIM, THE TRADERS BAN H. C. SEAMAN, Muuin ... assets, ssz,eoa,oo» / BANK ■oath Fort Q—rge J THE BANK OF VANCOUVER ■•ad OfllMi ▼ANCOUVER. B. C. CAPITAL AUTHORIZED DIRECTORS: $*._—.— R. P. McLENNAN Esq., President, McLennan, McFeely & Co. Wholesale Hardware, Vancouver, B. C. L. W. SHATKOBJ) Esq., M. L. A. Vice-Pres. Merchant, Hcdley, B. C. HIS HONOR T. W. PATERSON, Lieutenant -Governor British Columbia. M. B. CAKLIN. Cnpltnllst. Victoria. B.C. A. ISTEI, Esq. C. S. DOUGLAS Esq. Robert Kennedy, New Westminster. J. A. MITCHELL, Esq.. Capitalist. Victoria. B. C. E. H. HEAPS, Esq., E. H. Heaps t Co.. Lumber and Timber; President Coldmbin Trust Co.. Ltd., Vancouver. B. C. J. A. HARVEY. Esq.. K.C.. formerly ot Cranbrook. B.C.. Vaneouver, B.C. A. L. DEWAR. General Manager. GENERAL BANKING BUSINESS TRANSACTED Fort George Branch; F. N. DEWAR, Manager. Just Drop In and Let Us Show Yon. Remember we pay special attention to mail orders. A JOHN A. FRASER fe;«a Front Street, QUESNEL, B. C. FARM LANDS IN CENTRAL BRITISH COLUMBIA. Fort George District. Nechaco Valley Bulkley Valley Skeena Valley In every case our lands were carefully inspected by expert cruisers before 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 634 Metropolitan Bldg., Vancouver, B.C London Office t 6 Old Jewry. PAID-UP CAPITAL, ... •1,500,006. ADVERTISE IN THE HERALD t&tttJtkli&h-mltm.*--,- ■• •■ • _-__* MB
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Title | Fort George Herald |
Publisher | South Fort George : Northern Interior Printing Co. Ltd. |
Date Issued | 1912-03-23 |
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Date Available | 2017-04-11 |
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DOI | 10.14288/1.0344839 |
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