The season of navigation opens May 1st Transportation will he procurable from Edmonton, Alberta to Ashcroft on the C. P. R. •S. rW^TlrT#/ S'iWUp5^ r*!*adlMBU^G5 • *~^.?it§?*Iiei ytlf***?^ ''■^Z&F£&-_£*&& ^^S&^z^*** *** *±jm, mK This", unrivalled for its nbk elty, lor the scenery en route, and for the comfort and speed in which such a journey may be made 1/ VOLUME 3, NO. 12 SOUTH POBT GEORGE, B.C MARCH 30th, 19 12. $3 PEB ANNUM Bustling Construction Camps Here Within Next Few Weeks CITY AND DISTRICT Thos. Moore, Wm. Hunt and Pat McCloskey arrived here on Tuesday having "mushed" over the pack trail from Hazelton, making the journey in twelve days. They are employees of the firm of Sheedy & Smith, who have the contract for clearing the right-of-way from Aldermere to Fort George. The right-of-way has been completed to Fraser Lake and within the next couple of weeks work will be commenced westward from this point to join up with the completed line from the Pacific. Mr. Sheedy, the active member of the firm, will arrive here within the next few days, coming over the road from Fraser Lake via Blackwater. The new arrivals bring word that the grade has been extended far down the Bulkley valley and is now at a point near Burns Lake. Steel from the west reached the Skeena river crossing two weeks ago. This information shows that the company has made rapid progress during the past two months and gained three weeks over the time in which it was expected to reach the Skeena. It has also been learned that in sseking rock bottom for the piers of the bridge to cross the river into New Hazelton, the company struck rock thirty feet before they expected to, with the result that considerable time and the use of 10,000 barrels of cement was saved. The piers are now finished and in readiness for the steel construction. Fine weather is given as the reason for the rapid construction being realized on the line. The weather during the past three months has been unusually mild along the line of the new railway to the steel-laying and practically all the snow is off the ground. FORT GEORGE BRIDGE NEXT. All the machinery and equipment for the building of bridge piers that was in use on the Skeena is being shipped to Tete Jaune Cache and will be brought here with the opening of navigation. Work will then be commenced on the five massive piers that are to span the Fraser at this point. There are two surveyed lines crossing the Fraser from the Indian reserve here. One crosses by way of Observation island at the mouth of the Nechaco; the other is some distance south of this at a point just opposite the mission church. At the latter site t e channel of the river narrows co .uderably, making the problem of bridge construction a simple one, By the latter line the approach to the right-of-way on the opposite shore allows an easy grade, and for these reasons the opinion is general that the southern site has been chosen by the railway contractors. Pacific is now at a point 28 miles west of Yellowhead Pass. Unusual activity prevails on the 25-mile gap separating it from Tete Jaune Cache. The contractors are anxious to have the track extended without delay to the latter place, which is the head of navigation on the Fraser and where they are constructing two stern-wheel steamboats to be used in distributing material and supplies for the section all the way from Tete Jaune Cache to Fort George. With the object of finishing the gap before the spring freshets arrive, gangs are engaged day and night at construction work. The sight of carbide lights in the deep cuts filled with laborers presents a strange spectacle at night in that remote region. Five hundred teams are also engaged in hauling supplies over a sleigh road to Tete Jaune Cache which will be the base camp all next summer. ; Early spring will see the grading outfits strung along the Fraser river all the way to Fort George. Six passengers arrived on last evening's stage. H. E. Cordingly, of Vancouver, was an arrival on last evenings stage. He takes the position of accountant for Kennedy, Blair & Co. J. P. Enemark, of the B. C. Market, left on Sunday for Soda Creek to complete arrangements for shipment by first boat of live stock bought last fall for spring delivery. Or. election day M. C. Wiggins presided as deputy returning officer, with William G. Fraser as poll clerk. The poll was held in the road superintendent's office on Second street. THE RACE IS KEEN FROM EASTERN ENO From the east, railhead on the mainline of the Grand Trunk HIGHLY ILLUMINATING E. H. Molstead, president of the Fort George & Fraser Valley Land Co., Edmonton agents for the Hammond townsites, has the following brilliant idea in an interview with an Edmonton paper: "Another factor that has cleared up the railroad situation is the recent decision of the railway commission at Ottawa to leave the location of the G.T.P. station with the Fort George board of trade. This will eliminate the pretensions of outside townsites." Molstead is well known here and statements emanating from him generally need revising. The above statement by Molstead is not the result of error, but absolutely untrue. Mr. Moore, official of the provincial land department, who spent a couple of weeks here investigating matters connected with pre-emtion lands, left on Monday's stage for the coast. Sleighing is now practically a thing of the past. In the open spaces not a vestige of snow remains. The past winter's snowfall was an unusually light one and an early breakup of the river ice is predicted. H. Baker, freighter, arrived from Quesnel Monday with 4000 pounds of powder for road construction in this locality this season. The explosives are stored on the Collins Addition. Similar quantities have been forwarded to Nechaco and Fraser Lake. J. B. Daniell, editor of The Herald, left Monday for Ashcroft and coast cities. Mr. Daniell, as is probably well known, is being sued ly Geo. J. Hammond, president of the Natural Resources Security Co., for criminal libel in connection with statements made in this paper regarding Hammoud's past career. The trial is set for the May assizes at Clinton. I. A. White has acquired the interest of A. G. Hamilton in the livery business hitherto conducted by Hamilton & White and will carry on the business at tbe old stand on Second street. Mr. Hamilton goes to the farm across the Mechaco, to which place he has already forwarded farming implements, seed and equipment for the spring work. Not wishing to break off too suddenly with the busy affairs of city life, he promises his friends to come over and spend Dominion Day with them. The Era of Expansion and Development Has Arrived NEW SCHOOLHOUSE AN URGEjTNECESSITY During his recent visit here Mr. John A. Fraser was a visitor to the public school and made inquiries as to the number of pupils registered. He learned that at present there are more than 30 children of school age resident here, but that less than half that number are attending school owing to the crowded and unsanitary state of the schoolroom. Mr, Fraser promised to urge the immediate construction of a commodious government school. The school trustees are also in communication with the department of education, so that the present state of affairs promises to be speedily remedied. W. F. COOKE RETURNS W. F, Cooke, of the Northern Lumber company, who has spent the past three months in the east, returned to South Fort George on last evening's stage. Mr. Cooke, like all who have visited outside points of late, predicts an enormous influx of people to this country this year. South Fort George still hods the palm as an investment proposition, he says, and the demand for residence and business property will be keen with the opening of navigation. Mr. Cooke was the representative of the independent interests of this district at the recent sitting of the railway commission at Ottawa, and promises The Herald a full report of the proceedings at an early date. The Bank of B.N.A. has opened a branch in Lillooet with Mr. Jas. Cran as manager, who is well known here. Conservatives Liberals . . Socialists . . 40 0 2 Thursday's provincial election resulted in a clean sweep for the McBride government. The complete returns show that out of a total of 42 seats the Conservatives won 40. Not a single Liberal is elected. Nanaimo and Newcastle, true to tradition, returned Socialist members. Brewster, the lone Liberal in the last parliament, went down to defeat in Victoria. The opposition is now composed of the two Socialists, Parker Williams, of Ntw- castle, and J. Place, of Nanaimo. The Conservative candidates for this riding, Mr. Jno. A. Fraser and Dr. Callanan, were returned by good majorities. The result of the final count of ballots had not been received up' to noon today, but it is believed Mr. Holt, the Liberal candidate, has lost his deposit. Mr. Fraser heads the list of candidates by a large majority. Fort George townsite, on the Nechaco, was the only polling place to give the Liberal candidate a ■<■),'. ;».; • ■ ■ .W-; *-**•.' V: '•?;' f'** '»■ ' >t«,;. \ 1 >$>♦■■ '■ M& !§*''''• '' .V,'"JH Lw.T " . Ill fel i^M Br*-! ■"**v»&h ' $2m ^1 JOHN A. FRASER, M.L.A. Re-elected to the Provincial Legislature in Thursday's Election. majority. Thus did Hammond- ville leap into fame in a day. Here is the official count of ballots as received up to noon today. With Chilcotin, Beaver Pass, Stanley and Soda Creek yet to hear from, it is conceded that the Conservative majority will be largely increased: Blackwater—Fraser 6, Callanan 2, Holt 1. South Fort George-Fraser 42, Callanan 25, Holt 21. (Four spoiled ballots.) Fore George-Holt 23, Fraser 19, Callanan 11. Quesnel-Fraser 80, Callanan 65, Holt 57. 150-Mile House-Fraser 27, Callanan 18, Holt 12. - Horsefly—Fraser 11, Callanan 4, Holt 6. Fraser Lake-FraBer 18, Callanan 11, Holt 3. Quesnel Forks—Frarer 6, Callanan 5, Holt 1. Barkerville-Callanan 68, Fraser 18, Holt 11. If any uncertainty really existed in the minds of the people as to the future of South Fort George and its prospects as the centre of the real activity that is due to commence with the opening of spring, that disbelief has been banished by the recent decision of the Dominion Railway Commission in refusing the ap- plicate of a townsite exploiting outfit for the location of the railway station in proximity to their galaxy of subdivisions. The clear Cariboo air in the vicinity of this metropolis is full of the quintessence of optimism and energy. Procrastination has been relegated to the distant past, and henceforth things are going to happen in quick succession in the capital of New Cariboo. The reader may perhaps gather from the foregoing that South Fort George is approaching an era of expansion and development. This is correct. Present indications lead to the conclusion that more permanent and substantial buildings will be erected here the coming season than during the two year period since th© birth of the town. Following is a list of buildings arranged for during the past few days: The Traders Bank, Hamilton avenue. Plans are now completed for a handsome 2-storey bank building 24x50. The upper floor will be finished for manager's quarters and the building and its appointments thoroughly modern. It will be furnace-heated, Mr, Al. Johnson, proprietor of Hotel Northern, has completed plans for a large 30-room addition to his well-known hostelry. Close & Brown will commence shortly on the construction of a California bungalow on Sixth St. This residence will be, without doubt, the finest in this section of country. The plans are the work of a celebrated architect. Mr. Hilbert is constructing a two-story building on Hamilton avenue, a short distance west of Hotel Northern. Messrs. Gross, McLean and Smith will build new residences, those of the two last named now being under way. PROMISES REDISTRIBUTION Premier McBride, in a telegram to a prominent Conservative of this district who urged upon the premier the need of more direct representation for Fort George, replied as follows: Victoria, March 26, 1912. Yours of 8th just received on my return to Victoria. Question of redistribution will be taken up at an early date. R. McBRIDE. BOARD OF TRADE EXECUTIVE MEETING The executive of the Board of held their regular meeting in the Frehall on Monday, J. R. Campbell presiding. Ways and means were discussed as to the best method to raise the funds necessary for the construction of sidewalks on the principal streets, and the matter was finally left in the hands of a committee composed of Messrs. Wiggins, Seaman and the Secretary. Messrs. McLaughlin, Wiggins and the Secretary were appointed a publicity committee. The necessity of hospital accommodation was discussed, but no definite action was taken in the matter. FOOT GEORGE HERALD PUBLISHED BY THE H03THERN INTERIOR PRINTING CO. Ltd. J. B. DANIELL. PRE8IDENI Devoted to the interests of Fort George and the entire Northern Interior. J. B. DANIELL. Editor. THE ELECTIONS. The result of Thursday's elections, in which the Conservative government was returned to power practically without opposition, means much to the province of British Columbia and to this district in particular. The stamp of unanimous approval has been placed on the progressive policy outlined by Premier McBride, the outstanding item of which is government aid for the immediate construction of a line of railway from Vancouver to Fort George. Thursday's sweeping victory has guaranteed the district of Fort George an early completion of this road to the trade centres of the coast. Locally the election created considerable interest, though the return of the government candidates, Mr. John A, Fraser and Dr. Callanan, was conceded by all parties. The efforts of the supporters of the lone Liberal candidate, Mr. John Holt, were aimed chiefly in the saving of that gentleman's deposit, and this was accomplished by a narrow margin. Still, the showing made by Mr. Holt in a few polling places was surprising. Over on the Nechaco townsites, out of a total of 42 votes, Holt received a majority of five. In every other polling place throughout Cariboo the government candidates were given a majority. Dr. Callanan, evidently feeling certain of his return to the legislative halls, made no campaign whatever, and the larger vote polled by Mr. Fraser is explained by the vigorous campaign he waged from one end of the district to the other. and property owner. South Fort George, as a town of permanency and a field for lucrative investment, has no peer in the New Cariboo. The report circulated yesterday that late Liberal candidate Holt had been offered the position of townsite manager for George J. Hammond, is effectively contradicted by one in authority, who states that a brand new "tyee" from the Bower building is now en route to assume the foreman- ship. The perpetrators of this alleged joke on Mr. Holt owe the late Liberal candidate an abject apology. It is now up to the Hammond townsite organ to claim credit for the defeat of the government candidates at the Hammondville poll. In last week's issue of the Tribune a deliberate attempt was made to discredit Mr. Fraser, the energetic member for this district. The attack was all the more surprising considering the fact that the townsite organ has received hundreds of dollars in government patronage during the past year. NEW CONDITIONS. It is confidently expected that by diligent effort the FortGeorge- Stoney Creek road can be opened for traffic at the end of this season. In that event the Board of Trade would do well to remind the postoffice department that a mail service will be required between here, Fraser Lake and way points. The old routes and contracts for the delivery of mail in these parts much change on the advent of the G. T. P. railway, and it must be accepted as a fact that within twelve months we can obtain a better mail service over the railway, with stage or steamboat connections on the upper Fraser, than we can over the Cariboo road. The attention of the authorities, both federal and provincial, cannot be too persistently called to the impending changes affecting the interests of every resident of northern Cariboo, in order that every department of the public service may be prepared to handle with dispatch the increased volume of business thrust upon it by the inauguration of transportation facilities between this point and the east by way of the upper Fraser. The resusitation and complete rejuvenation of the Board of Trade is a source of satisfaction to the citizens of this thriving trade centre. The fact that the Board is taking up matters of supreme moment to the town and its welfare-hospital accommodation, and the need for more sidewalks-should arouse the interest and support of every resident THE HEROIC RAFTSMEN. A gentleman named Jones, who sells nails and tarpaper to the good people of Edmonton, left that place last fall and journeyed over the new G.T.P. construction to the end of steel en route to Tete Jaune Cache as a point for embarkation to Fort George. Mr. Jones came down the Fraser river on a raft with a couple of companions, and seems to be laboring under the impression that he has done something very wonderful, for a thrilling story of the journey down the Fraser appears in the current issue of the "Wide World Magazine." The story may convey the idea that Mr. Jones is in the Livingstone or Speak class to the distant readers of the "truth is stranger than fiction" magazine, but the yarn takes us back to the controversy that raged some years ago over the statements of that vivid imaginator, Louis DeRouge- mont, whose stunts on some desert isle appeared in the "Wide World Magazine" and were so largely commented upon. The journey down the Fraser River on a raft has been made so many times that it is commonplace. If Mr. Jones had inquired he might have learned that many years ago, before the building of the Canadian Pacific Railway, parties of voyageurs even made the trip with horses on their rafts. The sort of publicity given by the "Wide World Magazine" to such occurrences as Mr. Jones' experience on a raft do not inspire one with any great degree of respect for the balance of the material gathered in its pages from pseudo-adventurers. The journey down the Fraser is certainly not one to be attempted by "greenhorns." The shores of this river are already littered with tho cairna of the drowned, and such baldei- dash as the article referred to may lead to the emulation of such stunts by men who imagine they are performing great deeds of valor, whereas in reality they are undertaking something the gravity of which they do not realize in the least. him. A groat deal of it belongs now to realty companies, the remainder to" private individuals and pre-emptors. If he wishes to locate near the city, which it appears certain will grow around the meeting place of the Fraser and Nechaco, he must buy. On the other hand, should he wish to take up government land under the pre-emption system, he must head northward where a tract of 250.000 acres has been recently thrown open for this purpose by the provincial government. The land registry for the whole of this district has, up till lately, been situated in Barkerville, and there, owing to the enormous number of applications which were received and for other reasons, a considerable amount of leeway has to be made up. However, the government'office has now been built on land adjoining the Hudson's Bay store, and from it the surrounding country will in future be administered. Officials are installed and matters are being straightened out. considerably. It is probable that of the large pre-emption tract mentioned a considerable amount will be found to be covered by previous applications for purehase, and in a lesser degree it may happen that land now apparently staked will be found to lie open. However this may be, accurate information may now be obtained on the spot by the land looker. Here as on the prairies are land cruisers and locators. One may try them if one wishes. Certainly it is to their advantage to get a man properly located. The present arrangement is one of "when you get official notice that the land we have shown you is available for your purpose, pay us our fee." Government land costs the pre- emptor $1 per acre. He pays nothing for two years, and then 25 cents per acre for the succeeding four years. And of what nature is this land, which may possibly be acquired at the foregoing price, or that whieh is held for sale at prices ranging from $10 to $2"> per acre? If you come by road from Ques nolle to Fort George tho country traversed will not greatly impress you with its farming capabilities, save here and there in patches. Neither if you arc content to eat your head off lounging round the town waiting for the good green earth to run to you, or listening to disparaging stories, will you grow moro hopeful. Yet, westward of your northern trail lies a rich farming country around the Mud valley, and over the big brown and green bank of the Fraser, which looks at you always, there lies a broad expanse of agricultural land, both samples of that which scattered in all awaits the coming of the plow. The trouble, you find, is that everything beyond the company's store and its fertile fields is so new (Continued on page 3.) Our Prices f ii Hot Advance | E 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. ?E have been fortunate in receiving most of our heavy goods before the close of navigation and having our own teams will be able to bring our goods cvjr the road at the minimum cost.' RUSSELL PEDEN W. F. COOKE LUMBER CO. Store, Office and Lumber Yard, South Fort George ►: ►: ►: ►: | I HAMILTON & WHITE PROPRIETORS and Peed Stables Second St. Rigs, Saddle and Pack Horses furnished on short notice. Draying of all kinds and excavating done. Feed of all sorts continually kept on hand. Terms reasonable and satisfaction guaranteed. M. C. WIGGINS farm lands Real Estate garden tracts 155 acres 6 miles above 17m*t fi -PAIMF-P on Nechaco Kiver with G. T. 1W11 »WI S^ P. survey throngh property. Price $12.50 an acre l-3rd cash, balance 6,12 and 18 mos. Settlers located on 160-acrea of good Government land. FOURTH ST. - - SOUTH FORT GEORGE, B.C A SLATER SHOES m " L 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 Kennedy, Blair & Co., Ltd. Corner Second and Hamilton Aves. - South Fort George tr im LAND, AND THOSE WHO MAKE GOOD ON IT (By K. Mykrs and Hugh Savage.) There are many who have run the gauntlet of the "knockers" along the trail, only to find that when automobile and steamer can no longer carry them, their courage ebbs to a vanishing point, just as their seeming goal at Kort Oeorge is reached, Hut he who has first counted the cost, and knows oHhe conditions of life in new lands, will likewise know that Fort George is hut the center or jumping-off place for the land seeker to head for. And there, too, begins the expensive process of locating a suitable portion of mother earth. The settler will learn soon after the steamer hrings np against the landing that practically the whole of the land in tlie vicinity of Fort George, whieh is suitable for farming has already been taken up by men who got on the scene before I am prepared to Locate Pre-emptors ON 10O ACRES OF Good Government Land. WRITE FOR INFORMATION TO N. C. Jorgensen. t. 0. Box 21. South Fort Gwr««, B. C, ^ ^ Eight Sections 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 BLR WESLEY REAL ESTATE South Fort George J) \ Close & Brown I K'Ai.'At'AL'AL'AL'Ai'M.'^'M'M'Ai.'^IS jj Do you |j contemplate A. 1 *»TI Ho a Then i «% Then in- 'r vestigate _i • our workmanship antl get our estimate. Danforth & McInnis Contractors & Builders. Hamilton und First. South Fort George, B. C. GENERAL MERCHANTS tC*?K*^*^^3^^jr^^*7I"J3(5^-i A. P. ANDERSON CABINET WORK: Sash, Doors and General Wood Work: HAMILTON AVENUE NOW IS THE TIME TO THINK OP . . jj Your Garden I We have just received by mail a good assortment of Rennie's Flower & Vegetable Seeds 8 All marked 1912. M >m ~*<&*%v*vW*<w*<¥*v¥*v Come in and pick yours out, v <»▼# JK \^ w *W v9* &* &* --JK 3^ ^K 3^ iS^ &* JB <W *▼/ I •A fm'4sxxmmmmw^.'MKmw.)AXMmmw.MMw.iimummmiamitmMmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmwg Fort George Hardware Co. Ill I L. —— General Hardware and Sheet Metal Workers. All kinds of tin and sheet Iron work done. Camp stoves: LASELLE AVENUE Hot air Furnaces, etc. SOUTH FORT GEORGE. '.»iAmmmMmxmw.»r/4iMy:xxiisw.iKMW.mmMKXMmmmtmsmmMmmmmmiimmmtm unja umi' ««i/ *»wB-a j iu uuunueuce construction nearby WHO MAKE GOOD ON IT before coming in. The price asked jis from $18 to $20 per acre. On (Continued from page 2.) |tne northern bank of the Nechaco ThP town is new the *fruit trees aFe bein8 experimented The town is new, tne,^ and Qatg look ^ ^^ and untried .^^^^^^^^—— country is new, its resources, both mineral and agricultural, at present largely untried, and comparatively only scratched. But surely someone must be making good, you say, so accordingly you look around for him. Walk along the Fraser to the reserve and an Indian will gladly— and for 50 cents—ferry you over the swift stream in his Cottonwood canoe, for the government has not yet installed its promised ferry. There are two of these useful institutions to be put in hereabouts, one across the Nechaco, linking up the trail to Giscombe and the adjacent districts, the other connecting the eastern bank of the Fraser and giving access to the valleys beyond. You land at the foot of a recently constructed wagon road, and, climbing the first steep ascent, follow the curves and undulations for some two miles. There then appears a snug log house, with stable, chicken roost and outbuildings, all neatly fenced, and standing within a cleared patch of some ten acres. Here dwells the man who is making good. Let us see what his experience has been. He holds a purchase of 320 acres, land which up till eight months ago looked just the same as the surrounding country; here, almost clear of timber, save for a growth of willow. That fire has in all probability swept this tract on two occasions can be deduced from an old growth of scorched willow. The soil is a clay-like formation called silts, and above it lies in a depth varying from a few inches to one foot, a layer of vegetable loam. When plowed up and exposed to sun this land, says our informant, should be capable of growing anything. Certainly the present crops in his clearing show goodly promise of his words being true. Here the timothy, millet and clover promise feed for the winter; the frost did not touch the potatoes, and turnips, roots of all kinds, lettuce, parsnips, cabbage and similar gnrden truck are all flourishing. This settler is also planting fruit trees. They may bear or may not, in any case they will afford welcome shade and beautify the place. But with the smaller fruits and berries more definite results may be looked for. The wild strawberry grows luxuriantly over the whole land and ripens, and experts aver that this is a most promising sign. The ground contains plenty of moisture, the railfall in summer being quite adequate to preclude any irrigation methods. Our friend is sinking a well. He went through fourteen feet of silts, then sixty feet of gravel, and still has not struck water. However, a stream exists not far away. "I shouldn't wonder if there was not an old river bed under that gravel," he said, "and it is possible that some one in sinking wells may nnd a paystreak, if conditions here may be judged from those in Alaska. After all the streams here head in the same direetion as docs Williams creek, and Barkerville is not so far away." But to return to the land. A further mile along the trail and one stands overlooking a fine valley, patched here and there with green timber, but for the most part practically cleared by the same agency of fire mentioned previously, and bounded by thc bold out- bue of the Cariboo range, which crosses the Fraser, fifteen miles south at Fort George Canyon. Southward again equally good lanl is reported. A further couple of miles will bring one to a cluster of pre-emptors, Their holdings are green with growing oats, which are cut •or feed. The soil here is similar to that we have considered, but as one goes southward there is greater depth of black loam. Northward lies the Six Mile Lake country and in all this expanse we are informed there arc only eleven settlers. There are others to whom the land has been sold and who are probably waiting for the railway This little survey of what anyone may actually see for himself may be of use to the intending settler. At present summer frosts ! occur, having sometimes the most peculiar effects. For instance, on June 19 last, out of twelve rows of garden truck grown in a garden of South Fort George, seven were frosted and the other remainder untouched. These summer frosts will—if one may judge by the re suits achieved iu other newly de veloped countries—gradually be eliminated and disappear, as the ground is cleared and opened up to the sun. At present, in the woods which cover the land, the top layer of mossy vegetation has the same effect of keeping the subsoil cold, as is produced by wrapping up ice in a blanket. The trees are easily felled, as the roots are for the most part on the surface though sometimes having a tap root into the silts beneath. You may just cut these roots and leave the wind to do the rest if you will. The silts soil may be seen on the newly cut roads. Fresh, it looks like good brickmaking material, but on the older cuts you may see its disentegration into soil, which everyone claims is capable of returning the very best results. At this time of writing the work offering in and around Fort George is limited, and there are enough to do it. Consequently a man taking up lanl should be prepared to stay with it. In any case this is the type of settler most to be desired, as the time spent in working out is the very period when he can best improve his holding. Stock must be fed for from three to four months. The winters, through cold, are dry and healthy, wind being rare. A reliable estimate of the amount of money needed to bridge over the first two years which will elapse before returns are received from a farm is $2,000. This, when the settler is actually arrived on his land. Many may do with less, especially when construction work on the railway begins, but it must always be borne in mind that prairie conditions are not those of the northern interior of British Columbia.. In any case you must buy your land, and you will probably have to clear it. The possibilities of any new land are a quantity which no man may estimate with certainty. But as far as one may judge, from the strategical position occupied by Fort George, from the promise of the agricultural and mineral development of the district it cen* ters, there is every likelihood that for the type of sturdy farmer who has made good under similar conditions, or indeed for anyone who is prepared to go slowly and learn as he goes, opportunity waits here on endeavor, .' but—come well heeled. Fort George Drug Co. Prescriptions a Specialty NEW BOOKS Sta. A the best large shipment just received Toilet articala, Patent Medicines, Maipizines,Bue.ks, Stationery, Toilet Articles, Drug-gists' Sundri 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. L Bronger & Flynn Builders and Contractors SOUTH FORT GEORGE TUP CLUB POOL ROOM THIRD AND HAMILTON STS. DAVIS & FORREST, Props. Smokers' supplies a specialty Four pool tables Splendid environments gore & McGregor, B. C. LAND SURVEYORS Victoria and Fort George, B. C. P. G. B. BODEKER Land Timber Cruiser Pre-emptions Located. SOUTH FORT GEORGE, B. C. Estimates Submitted. Fort George. B.C. Victoria, B.C. F. P. Burden, Mgr. F. C. Green, Mgr. Nelson, B.C., A. H. Green, Mgr. Green Bros., Burden & Co. (M Eafmtn, Dec-Miss IB. C. Usd Surrey-xi Surveys of Lands, Mines, Townsites, Timber Limits, Etc. ^WJlW#*h Satisfaction guar- Repairing ** C. H. DAVIE Send articles by mail to Fort George, B.C. Occidental Hotel QUESNEL B.C. Most 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 PER DAY UP Weekly and monthly rates on>pplication Wire for roomB Wire for rooms E. L. KEPNER, Proprietor PES a irtiser: THE HERALD is the recognized newspaper of the New Cariboo. The entire district is thoroughly covered and 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 Tie Fort George Herald South Fort George British Columbia GENERAL NEWS The Hazelton Herald prints a story of Philip Sutton, a Skeena river Indian, who was left to take care of the scrv.ces while the regular pastor was away. Un Sunday night Philip was conducting tlie service when the gasoline lights went low. While the congregation was singing Philip went out with a lamp to see wnat was wrung. He stuck the lamp in the box with the gasoline tank and in au instant Philip started on his way to heaven. As he passed the church windows he saw Rachel weep- j igg aud he changed his mind and started down for the other place, but the ground was frozen and as a result of his sudden contact with terra lirma Ins knee was knociteh out of joint, nis wrist was sprained and the hair was all scraped oif hie face. He is now just able to be around. me Mormons, wno nave great- oow-s »«■*•- --- ly improved the Cardstoncouutry It is said that the order lo remove sonth of Calgary, where the col- to Nevada has come from Presi- onyis located, are to nu»e ina dent Smith, head oi the chmen body back to the United States,: at Salt Lake City. Manufacturers of High-Grade Confectionery ICE CREAM and all kinds of SOFT DRINKS Catering Tobaccos and Cigars L FOURTH STREET SOUTH FORT GEORGE Owiog to the developments in railway building In the northern interior, tiie department of forests and lands has sent Mr. J. R. Martin, of Nelson to Fort Lleorge to act as assistant to tae department in charge of the district ftom Hazelton to Tete Jaune Sadie. The new appointment has been announced by Chief Inspector McKay. Mr. Martin's duties are made necessity by the opening up of the G. T.P. railway. His headquarters will be at Port George, and he will inspect thc lands adjoining the right of way to see that they are protected from lire. He will also inspect the portable mills in the district and the ties that are cut for the road. Rev. Father Coccola, of the Roman Catholic church, Fort St.James has arrived in Prince Rupert, having made the trail by pony, p, dog team and on snowshoes all the eight hundred odd miles between his pastorate and Prince Rupert. Father Coccola Is a pioneer of the church in the western wilds. Years ago he founded the St. Eugene mission in Bast Koo- tenay, and his experiences on the trail are many. G. J. Hammond, president of the Natural Resources Security Company Limited, of ,• ancouver B, C, is announcing to lot-holders that the company has sold' their equity in tue agreements for sale on lots in the townsites they have sold up the Nechaco River to date. This may mean any of a variety of things, but to us it points to the fact that Mr. Hammond is "getting from under". The purchaser named is our old friend Albert Dollenmayer, sometimes referred to as the rag-picker from Minneapolis. Mr. Dollenmayer used to be advertising manager (or George J. Hammond's company, and bis occupation at one time included tbe publication of scab newspapers which were intended to smash this company. The local man (or the Natural Resources Security Company Ltd. explains the matter to the enquire* s by stating that this is merely a move to pass over the routine of collectijn to a different department. It is a very strange method of procedure ior a concern that have advertised as extensively as the Bower Block in in their faith in the future of their big townsites, to sell these sites to a person who is toreign to them, in order that their collections may be made. Cleveland, Ohio, seems to be doing things these days, A resolution has been passed by the board of aldermen urgng the coinage by the United States goverment of a three-cent piece, the purpose of which is to reduce the cost of living. The Cleveland resolution says that a three-cent piece would facilitate the operation of a three-cent street railway fare and would be beneficial to all by providing a smaller coin with which to purchase articles of general use now arbitrarily sold for nickel. Tenders for Sidewalks Fort George Trading & Lumber Co., Limited wmmm M !■«.«•■> mum mmammammmmm Operators of Steamers on the Fraser, Nechaco and "chUcou™"aSa toa ™m Stuart Rivers Manufacturers of Lumber JjJiSfS&&Tted t0the 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 Genorul Manager. Y. *^*« *______,-. **/*h> t_____& eA> 'Ai> fA^ 'Ai- '.*a> 'A£ '■fr1 'Ai- -ft; 'A&'Ae? 'A£f _______ VV m■ —- m *■ Am. jm s\.j |. B.C. MARKET . A WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALERS IN 5 jj Fresh and Cured Meats jj A Poultry, Vegetables, Butter, Eggs, Etc. jj 9 — : g |j FORT GEORGE AND SOUTH FORT GEORGE p Roberts, Jones & Willson o EDWARD ROBERTS Notary Public. E. E. JONES. A. J. SELWYM 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. ^'EfLI^ftlW TELEGRAPHIC ADDRESS "ERIN" FORT GEORGE, B. C. Offices: Hamilton Avenue, South Fort George: Central Avenue, Fort George, B. C. BRITISH COLUMBIA EXPRESS -COMPANY——— Bead for ■ folder Bend for a folder OPERATING 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 Head Office: Ashcroft, B.C. Freight consigned to steamer at Soriii creek will In* promptly forwarded. KODAKS SUPPLIES OF ALL KINDS SEALED TENDERS will be received for plank sidewalks by the undersigned not later than Wednesday next, 3rd April. For route and other specifications apply to H. B. CLOSE, Sec. South Fort George Board of Trade. .» Robert Spinks Painting and Paperhanging South Fort George : 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 IT COME TO SOUTH FORT GEORGE ^=a 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 Fort'George We have secured the exclusive agency for the Canadian Kodak Company, and have a complete stock of everything for the photographer. | 1836 | Assets Exceed Fifty Mien Dollars | 1912 ih. Bank of British North America Your money is safer in the Bank than in your bouse 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 L. r 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. CAPIT.IL AKU SGHPLUS, $6,800,000 TOTAL ASSETS, $52,000,000 THE TRADERS BANK B. C. SEAMAN, Maaaser ... ■oath Fort GcOrgt THE BANK OF VANCOUVER Head Office: VANCOUVER, B. C. 1 CAPITAL AUTHORIZED DIRECTORS: $3,000,«t)* R. P. McLENNAN Esq., President, McLennan, McKeely & Co. Wholesale Hardware, Vancouver, B. C. I*. W. SHATFORD Esq., M. L. A. Vice-Pres. Merchant, Hedlcy, B. C. HIS HONOR T. W. PATERSON, Liou- tenant-Oovernor Bntinh Columbia. M. B. CARMN. Cnnitiilist. Victoria, B.C. A. ISTEI, Esq. C. S. DOUGLAS Esq. Robert Kennedy, New Westmin- J. A. MITCHELL, Esq.. Capitalist. Victoria, B. C. E. H. HEAPS, Esq., E. H. Heaps ft Co.. Lumber and Timber: President Columbia Trust Co.. Ltd.. Vanoouver. B. C. J. A. HARVEY, Esq.. K.C., former]; ol Cranbrook. B.C., Vaneouver, B.C. A. L. DEWAR. General Manager. GENERAL BANKING BUSINESS TRANSACTED Fort George Branch; F. N. DEWAR, Manager. A Just Drop In and Let Us Show You. Remember we pay sncciul attention to moil orders. JOHN A. FRASER 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 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: 610 to 624 Metropolitan BIdg., Vancouver,B.C London Oflice i 6 Old Jewry. $1,606,600. PAID-UP CAPITAL, ADVERTISE IN IE HERALD .uk -M tftt
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Title | Fort George Herald |
Publisher | South Fort George : Northern Interior Printing Co. Ltd. |
Date Issued | 1912-03-30 |
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Language | English |
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Date Available | 2017-04-11 |
Provider | Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library |
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DOI | 10.14288/1.0344943 |
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