VOL. 3, NO. 34. SOUTH FORT GEORGE, B. C, SATURDAY, AUGUST 24, 1912. 18 PER ANNUM THE BALL GAME 'lim baseball match held last Sunday un the diamond at tbe Ne- chaco bull ground, again terminated In a score which marks another sweeping victory for the home Uam. Tbis time South Kort Qeorge put it all over the Nechaco team, with a score of ninotesn to nine. South Fort George bad their new pitcher at the game, Qeorge Sheradin, from up the Fraser. Sheradln Is a clever pitcher willi ii fast delivery that fooled tha Nechaco boys badly. The excitement wus intense during the game until the Hoiith Fort Qeorge team gained its big lend. Some of the players on the Nechaco team showed a degree of unsportsmanlike "soreness" that was nt marked variance with the general conduct of their players. Dr. Lazier who was umpiring the game, failed to get his decisions accepted in some instances, it being the apparent desire of a few of the Nechaco players to break up the game in a row sooner than take the worst of it. To The Herald it appears about time that the baseball season should end, for if sport is not to be conducted upon a sportsmanlike basis it had better be eliminated as a factor of amusement between towns which allow the reflex of a townsite war, no matter how bitter, to enter into the grandest of all entertainments—outdoor There were a number of ladies at the game, and apart from the bitterness that was occasionally noticed, the afternoon was alone marred by the presence of a few drunken individuals who seemed to be bo far under the influence of liquor as to have fuddled alike their brains and sense of decency. It is up to the local police to either put in an appearance at public gatherings of this description, or sec that a deputy is on hand to tnke cure of the foul-mouthed uranUrd and his Saturday n'ght liottle, who usually haunt such con- mfiationa and cause embarrasment ■•ml anxiety to the women and anger a'»'l resentltnent amongst men. This also applies to the boors who gain admission to places where dances are k'"e Md, there usually being one or '*<) dissolute characters who seem. 0 ffi«fce it a point to get drunk on tte "ccasio,, of a public dance and »« on the festive scene with m rottui iag aboard and adver- ls^*act from the back of the i "all. Len I ate, tampion, Inspector of Fish- llov 1M among8t tne arri\als in •■ ™< week. Mr. Champion came i m the stumer Chilcotin, and in- ' W t'.io river along the route. • Umpi0„ is an old-timer in this district u liut.i Was bor" ln Barkerville, '^istheflrsttimehehas vis- """ Place. He stated that he ■"A surprised at the develop- 1"• here. A«»n was sentenced to six months I "^nment by Magistrate Heme '^^ "rolling" tt drunk. IOnn ,tl0» came t8i*l Wit), the w .WiH enter» team against „ ,ng te>m up here for the y Uullenga cup. This inform- i'l' this week and is re- ■■iithuHlasm here. The IJeati,.*'" Iwve t0 be a "sudden not poBBniteBt '0r the CUP| as !t ,s ■jiirsnci l° "lay a 8erleB wltn tran8lm °*, 6 to the "Pin8e ot the ,o,; tatl0» etc, but If time al- *hete»mChian5e8W'"-bepl,iyed "y *o il'aekay' °'The HenUdrtaB Ipri,,,. Z week 'or Harrison Hot '"from he g0es to"*k r8" it he u 8tomaclle troubles, writes I ■I'eciaiut0'"8 t0 Vancouver t0 8M I Pso an' ' a"d may P°88i»ly un- h'i wii1('"eration' We trust that H^ ClX -[t MwaMtJt0 , . Topographical Survey of Reserve Completed The topographical survey of the Indian reserve, that is to be the Grand Trunk townsite here, was completed this week, and a number of men were laid off, us no more work will be done on the Reservation until the ty .<, n'site sub-dividing is commenced. Engineer Gill, who is in ch| ge of the survey work on the Indian Reserve, has a force of men engaged in erecting temporary quarters on the north east corner of the reserve, for the accomodation of the engineers during the winter months, The profile plans of the reserve have been forwarded to Montreal where they will be digested by the engineering staff and the townsite designers. A plan; or scheme of sub-division will be decided upon, and the Grand Trunk Pacific's landscape gardner will probably be sent in to lay out the detail of the townsite. Engineer Gill and his staff of surveyors will subdivide the land with the assistance of a provincial land surveyor. The topographical survey has been very carefully executed, the contour lines running every 500 feet apart over the whole of the reserve. The topogrophy of the island at the mouth of the river have also been taken. The plana forwarded to Montreal this week will give the engineers there an exact reproduction of the surface of the Indian Reserve. EVery visitor here who sees the Indian reserve becomes enthusiastic regarding the beauty of the tract for townsite purposes. The land is all lightly- timbered, principally with spruce and poplar, with a jadk-pine growth on the western end where the gravel formacion commences, The area is broken in some places by small hills and valleys, and terraces break the formation into different levels at places near the river front. It is not possible to accurately gage £he length of time required for the work on the plans before the engineer department returned them here with instructions to commence the work of subdivision, but we imagine that this work will be under way before snow flies. We are continually receiving enquiries regarding the date when the Indian Reserve will be on the market, to which, as yet, we are unable to reply with accuracy. The Herald hopes that we will shortly be able to make a statement with regard to this matter which will be of a definite and satisfactory nature, however. Our own opinion is that the Indian Reserve will not be on the market for another year. THE "RIVER HOG" There arrived in town this week from the tipper river a big fair man in a green shirt that was rent by a flying rock up in tbe Grand Canyon where he is driving a gang of rock men in his work of clearing the obstructions to navigat'on out of the river, and tearing out a steamboat channel with dynamite and steel. His name is P. C. Freeman, but among his familiar friends he passes muster under the name of "the river hog." He is a silent person, this "river hog", speaking only whea you ask him things, and then not answering at nny length. He works for Foley, Welch & Stewart, the railway contractors and his task is to free the rlvtrs they want their great sternwheelers to navigate, from the rocks that threaten their safety on the rivers. A few wee'.-.s ago the "operator" a boat that can load 300 tons of freight, smashed on a rock in the Goat River Rapids and her crew jettisoned about 160 tons of freight in order to save the vessel fr.im total destruction. Since then the "river hog" haa visited the Goat Ra;)ids w'th a crew of his men and a load of dynamite, and a clean channel has been blown in the living rock of tho river bed, and no longer are the G:at rapids a m:nace to navigation; end a place t:> whiten the hairs of the river captains who gamble their skill against the rooks that lurk in ambush bent ath the muddy waters of thc great river that flows so s -viftly on towards the sea. In the Grand Canyon, Freeman is tearing the land to pieces wh:re it crowds the waters too closely. From the river bed, with steel and dynamite, under his direction, men are clawing the hungry rocks. The great walls of the canyon give back roaring echoes as huge charges of powder in the coyote holes shatter the roc.s, and the waters close quietly over the scar in the canyon's jaw, wliere, since things began the great hungry tooth has has gnashed and torn at every sign of the coming of the multitude and their fleets to conquer. The "river hog" is now commencing operations up the Nechaco River. The White Mud rapids and the Isle De Pierre,, both dangerous shutes of rock strewn, white water, will be harnessed and broken, and made to run smoothly through a wide, deep channel, after his men come and go, and aftjr he has spent gome hours perched on tbe rocky shores watching tbe play of tbe qrazy water as it leaps and foams, and tries to hide tbe bare fangs of the river from the prying eyes of the man who seeks them out and tears them to atoms with the greatest force within human control—dynamite. You might see him sometimes, if you travd the river these days, s:ated upon some huge rock by a wicked piece of water, chewing tobacco and watching the race of the flood, whilst now and again, as he learns tbe secrets of the channel as the waters foam and. eddy past, determined from his knowledge of river lore, he will spit with precision into the torrent that roars and cu U about his resting pli.ee, a cynical smi'e upon his bronzed face. And so we leave him to his task, this "river hog," He has a big task in these noi the. n waters, but he is used to handling big jobs, and when he passes along there will be many a placid shoot of water where the river has laid in wait with death at hand to trap the unwary as be runs the gauntlet. Sam MaiofHin'h warehouse, up at his camp, was looted by robbers on Thursday morning last. Indications point to Indians as the culprits. IMPROVED SERVICE A QUESTION J. R. Greenfield, postoffice inspector for Birtish Columbia, paid South Fort George bis annual visit this week. Mr. Greenfield stated that he was pleased to note that the mail service was giving more satisfaction to people here now than in the past. Tbe Herald interviewed Mr. Greenfield regarding the proposed twice- weekly mail service during the winter months. The postoffice inspector was non-committal, but he admitted that tbe Importance of the towns here warranted tbe improved service. He would certainly recommend that the twice-weekly service be inaugerated witb the close of navigation, he assured us, but he could not make a definite statement regarding the matter. Strong resolutions and petitions have gone to Ottawa from both towns here, requesting our member, Hon. Martin Burrell, and tbe Postmaster General to grant the badly needed increased facilities. We fail to see bow the matter can be considered adversely by the government, for considering tbe fact tbat for six months of the year we have to rely on the stage route for communication witb tbe outside world, and that this will be the last winter before the advent of the G. T. P. steel, It is certainly up to our mamber and the post office denart- ment to decide the matter- without any hesitation in favor of tbe rentiers ot the people of the northern interior of British Columbia. Owing to the fact that t**e mail addressed . to "Fort George", the name under which all townsites hereabouts are generally referred to by people who are not In a position to appreciate tbe fact that there are two seperate and distinct townsites here, goes to a postoffice three mlleB past the main business centre here, there will always be a great deal of confusion in tbe mall service as long as the townsite registered under tbat name is allowed to apply it to its post-office also. Tbe time is going to come when the Grand Trunk Pacific people will place tbelr parent townsite on the market, around which all other sites inhabited or uninhabited, are grouped at present. The main town will, of course, be on the Indian Reserve and this main town will, in tbe natural sequence ot Its creation, have a main postoffice. Whet tbe Grand Trunk Pacific Railway Company will call their town remains to be seen, and it tbe rule hitherto adhered to follows, their postoffice will be given a similar name. This will make a worse mix-up than we have here at present, Mr. Greenfield is of the opinion that matters will adjust themselves as time goes on, but this is not borne out in our experience up-to- date. Mail intended for tbe main town of South Fort George continues to go to tbe Nechaco townsite called "Fort George" if correspondents fail to understand that this name is the personal property of a Vancouver promoter who has tacked it on to part ot .its townsites by a defined process, and that it applies only in theory to other places in matters ot mail distridution, as certain nice distinctions must be observed as outlined ln the Postal laws. At the present time tbe combined population of the two towns here is not large enough to Justify any departures from tbe rules that have been followed to solve the problem in the past, but the post office department will do well to realize that sooner or later tbe matter will have to be rectified, and it would redound to their credit to do it soon. It is not to be presumed tbat the Post master General is going to allow tbe mail for a large and important community to be sifted through a little two-by-four office out in a little one- man town on. tbe very edgt of tbe possible suburbs, to gratify the desires of a townsite promoter and bis crowd of boosters. As a solution we would suggest the naming of tbe new postoffice on the Grand Trunk townsite "Fort George" and the present Fort George post- office "West" Fort George, the mail for all tbe offices passing through tbe central office on delivery from other centres. If the G. T. P. fix another name to their townsite, which we believe they will do, the whole system will have to be revised if a proper delivery of mail is' to be expected. Ol LOCAJ^DlSTRieflOl ■■■ mammmmun 5555,5 imu n, j 15 Sap The fifth came ln tbe Carney Challenge Cup series will be played on tbe South Fort George diamond tomorrow afternoon. F. W. Crawford, who is evolving the Willow River townsite for the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway, (is a very busy man. He announces that the site will be ready for the market in the near future. The Willow town- site will be a good point if tbe Peace river branch leaves tbe G. T. P. at tbat point as is anticipated, .and tbe Barkerville and Willow River Railway comes down tbe Willow, both of which projects are probable. The lots are to be sold for one fifth cash and the balance in payments every three months over a considerable period. Ham'lton Avenue is being graded over the breast of the.ridge at Fifth Street. Tbe grade is being cut thro- ueh the ridge of tbe terrace, affording an easv grade to tbe bench. The Northern Development Company are doing tbe work. Hamilton Avenue Is now tbe principle business thoroughfare of tbe town, and t^e work was done on the recommendat'on ot Messrs. Cooke and McLaughlin, both of tbe Northern Development Company here. Russel Peden, of the Northern Lumber Company Ltd., has gone to Quesnel to superintend the overhauling ot the steamer "Quesnel." which his company has recently purchased. Captain Martin, recently mate of the ateamer Chilcotin, will command the "Quesnel" and Mr. Peden will take charge of the engine room. Chief Engineer Peden is now on tbe job. George McLaughlin, manager of the Northern Lumber Company, returned from the coast last Monday after an absence of about three weeks which he spent in Vancouver, Victoria, Seattle, and Portland. He states that a great deaf of interest if evinced in this place wherever he went, A reserve on Beaver is again gaz- ettaed. Tbis reserve remains in force until November of next year. It applies to all white and Indian trappers excepting tbe Indians living on the Arctic' watershed, who are permitted to kill Beaver for meat and sell the pelts to traders. The steamer ' B. X." took down tbe largest load of passengers since she was launched doday. Tbey were all people who bad come in to look over investments, and all went away satisfied. A part; ot American capitalists, who came up with Mr. F. Baird, of Des Moines, Iowa, a representative of the Nortb Coast Land Company, consisting of Dr. 8. S. Taylor of Des Moines, Mr. Chas Sullivan of Corning, Iowa, and Mr. E. L. Belshe, ot Chicago 111., were particulary deligbted with tbe country. These gentlemen spent several days looking over tbe country. The ball game which was played in the "clean town" last week was held over until Sunday School came out at 2.30. 1'; » ' r FORT GEORGE HERALD 1 advanced the theory that Snort ! George, our destination, had been inhabited centuries ago by a race of mmmSmm to. m *~ — —% - z '•"-—*'.""7", -M.W «•■• ■••<•■*•"»»»"•"" the interests of Fort, __ 4ImH ln th(S diniue room sntu »* Thk refunded by tbe sole agents and joint owners of tbe city, the Unnatural. Scourges Co. Ltd. THE WASP. Devoted to Ueor^e aud the entire Northern Interior. J. B. DANIELL. Editor. smell we noticed In the dining room of the chief hotel there. G. and myself, being blatantly modern, after a lew hours of such learned discourse, ^m~—m i . ' again and again tried to divert tbe .... . . ' attentions of our frind to the obiect It has been announced for some i ' . _ . ., u l. ,*.._ • i t-f onv visit. At length he reluctantly time pust, through such mediums of I , , ,. . ... ,, I concerned to tell us about Snort luforuiutiou uu generally give notice I George. Although no admirer of FACTS ABOUT E0M0NT0N of thi schemes and operations of a townsite promoter whose methods of promotion we have always taken ex- j caption to, tbat a fall fair will be btld on Scpttm'.er tbe 17th., under tbe sue; ices of an organization rets, red to as tbe Fort George Agricultural Association, The government of this province have donated the sum ot (500 towards the success of the event, and it is to be presumed that tbe fair is a free fo:' all, public spirited, and s.rictly inlependent allair for the general advancement of the district, and if this is so The Herald wishes the scheme tbe best of success—but is It? The fact that the affair is being arranged by men who are the known and accredited agents of a townsite promoter who takes advantage of ve* ery contingency to inflate the lagging importance of his townsite proposition, will wo.-k against its success. We would point this reference by stiting that pictures of crowds attracted to the promoter's town- site by a baseball game, have been introduced in evidence before the Railway Commission in an application for privele es the granting of which would have operated against the welfare of practically all tbe people who visited his townsite that day, and who were photographed and exhibited as a prop to bis scheme, In a booklet recently issued by tbe concern of which the promoter referred to is president, this picture is reproduced, whist overleaf a back-* ally photograph ot this Mown is dulbed "Fort George's Suburb- South Fort George on the Fraser."! If tbe people of tbe other town are anxious to expurgate their public enterprises from an atmosphere of suspicion and Intriuge, they would be Will advised to keep tbe touts and heelers of the promoter oft their boards of management. It the fall fair is to be turned into another scheme tor gathering advertising material, then, from what we hear on the street corners, the good people of the real town here will not "fall" tor the "fair" ss easily as is imagined. If, on the other hand, a g.nuine i (tort is to be made to have a large and well directed exhibition of the district's possibilities, then the lore- going remarks can not apply, in so far as they form a comparison between a promoter's literature and his past endeavors to use similar means for the gathering of a crowd to stage a mob scene in which he drifts into the centre of the stage end poses ln the pure white light of the calcium ray to receive the plaudits of the multitude.—Odds bodkins, we wot not. f WITH A SATIRIST IN CARIBOO .'f After a motor ride of about 15fl miles my friend G. and myself boarded at Coda Sbreek the river steamer that was to take us to our goal 150 odd miles up-stream. We should have keen somewhat bored by the monoti ny of tbis Journey, had lt not been for the appi trance of t cretain gentleman of distinguished and aristocratic appearance, bearing all the hall-marks ot intelligence and good breeding, ln striking contrast to the prlmative creatures around us and the wild country thro which we were passing. It waB a real pleasure to meet someone who did not want to talk about real estate, townsites and tbe like, but rather of the heroes ot old. We were treated by this gentleman, whom I myself thought thought resembled Socrates in appearance, but whom my friend 0. likened to Diogenes emerging from his tub on a cold day, to a Uvrned discourse on the decadence ot Greek! art in the third century B. C. As a matter ol fact this gentleman even things modern, he admitted to us that Snort George, of all present day cities was IT, and the rest nowhere. He often referred to a certain southern suburb which its inhabitants had the audacity to call South Snort George. In accents of withering contempt be described the detestable enormities of this diminutive burgb. Sodom and Gomorra must have been abodes of saints compared with such a place as that. About i 2 p. m. the next day we arrived at that sink of iniquity where quite a crowd of people welcomed us. From the remarks of our friend we expected to see a few half-starved creatures and several Indians, but they seemed to be very much like ordinary mortals. At this place nearly everyone disembarked, G. and myself and Socrates being the only passengers left. However two or three people got on board here and immediately introduced themselves to us and made us feel quite at home. From the very start we realized that here were some more people of the Socrates type and we wondered wblcb century before Christ was their specialty. These new friends of ours also seemed disinclined to talk about real estate etc. The whole time that we were travelling from South Snort George to Snort George proper these gentlemen had a freamy far-away look in their eyes, dwelling, no doubt, on the beauties of Helen and the sack ot Troy. One of them in particular, whose shaven pate reminded me of Pope Pius X, but G. said it gave him the appearance of one who had enjoyed a period of enforced leisure at His Majesty's expense, kept on muttering to himself as we passed fertile valleys en route "what a place for pea-vines; what a place for pea-vines." I took this to be some mystic saying, culled from the records of tbe Oracle at Delphi but I have since found out that I was wrong. At length there burst on our view what is destined to be, lt it is not at present, tbe metropolis of Central British Columbia—Snort George. For miles abd miles and miles the wilderness has been pushed back and in its place bave appeared the mighty works of man. With tbe exception of a water tower and a band stand G. remarked that the works ot man were conspicuous by their absence, but then G. always was irreverent. Just belore we reached the landing stage we were treated to a burst of music tbe tune of which I did not recognise. Judging, however, trom my companions, I presumed that it must be of a classic nature. On our arrival we were greeted by a tew people ot paternal and patr- iarcbical appearance. Here again we were made welcome but there seemed to be everywhere a feeling of inertia and depression. It seemed as if everyone was saying to himself 'wbats the use; whtts the use". Tbis is not what we expected, but then perhaps we Uad expect.d too much. After a bountiful teed at the hotel consisting ot tour courses of assorted pickles and water thrown in, we were ushered into a spacious and comfortable building called "The Ten Million Fairly Satisfactory Club." I asked Socrates exactly what this meant, but he was at that moment engaged lu flicking flies oil Plus tbe X's head, and was too busy to answer me. I then turned to a small man of extroadinary vitality. He seemed to be built on wires and was a perfect store-bouse of information. I learned trom him that this did not mean the number of bottles that were consumed on the premises, or even the number ot fish stories that were told, but merely signified the population that was expected to greet the arrival of the first train. In fact lots in the City were being sold on the strength of this, and lt the population dld'nt reach that figure by then, all money spent in the purchase of property would he f Clear, Beautifully Grained Fur and Spruce Lumber Our timber is cut high in the hills, where the clear green Spruce and lir grows. It makes superfine lumber. Our mouldings iuclude anything listed in this line; Our Merchandise and groceries are selected from the ■* goods the market offers ' A few of our exclusive lines- & Carhartt'a Overalls ' f, Hartt's Boots and Shoes B Campbell's Clothes House of Hebberlin Tents and Flies a specialty I Statistics compiled from Government reports show that lu comparison to population Alberta bus more automobiles than any other province in the Dominion of Canada, there being 3,000 cars, or one to every 124 persons, estimating tbe population at 374,6(13. Manitoba is second, having one car to every 151 persons of its population of 445,614, while British Columbia has third place, reporting one auto lor every 165 persons of a population of 392,- 480. Sashatchewan is fourth. It has 2,- 537 cars, or one for each 114 persons of its population of 492,432. Ontario has the largest number of cars, reporting 7,338, or one (or each 344 ol a population of 2,523,208. ttfova Scotia has the smallest number of automobiles, there being one to each 852 of its population, whinch is placed at 492,338. New Brunswick, witb a population of 351,889, has 595 autos, while the province ot Quebec, with. 2,002, 712 population, reports 801 cars. Prince Edward Island is the only province in the Dominion of Canada which prohibits the use' of motor vehicles on its highways and in public places. The penalty for violating thiB law, which was enacted because it was thought to be necessary to public interest and tor the safety of the travelling public, is a fine of |500 or six months in jail. It is estimated that fully 25 per cent of the automobile exported by manufacturers in tbe United States is shipped to Canada. Tbirty-two hundred and seven machines were bought in the States in 1911 and it is expected that more than 5,000 will come in tbis year. Tbe average value ot cars shipped into the Dominion by American manufacturers was 11,887. English manufacturers shipped 240 cars, of an average value of 11,809 to Canada last year. The foregoing figures do not include tires and accessories. Canadian manufacturers and American builders assembling cars in Canada also report increases in business, Baying they have no difficulty in disposing of any vehicle that comes up to the mark. ■ky-serasiers te rre* Edmonton will not become a city ot architectural monstrosities, commonly called sky-scrapers, unless the clause in its building by-law, adopted at tbe last meeting of the council is repeled. Tbe new order limits tbe height ot buildings to ten storeys. The city fathers believed that this legislation was advisable ln view of the fact that there is more actual construction and development in Edmonton today than in any other city of tbe 50,000 class on the American continent. Permits issued in July Involve a total expenditure of 81,494,320, as compared with $474,909 tor the same month in 1911, while the cost of buildings, for which permits have been issued since January 1, amounts to $9,032,190, as against $3,- 672,260 tor the twelve months of 1911. It is expected the total (or this year will be about $14,000,000. The Edmonton board of education is arranging to expend $1,000,000 for twelve school buildings, including $250,000 lor sites, while the municipality will expend several million dollars in public buildings and other civic Improvements. Considerable capital from Great Britain and the United States also is being invested in business and office buildings, manufacturing concerns and dwelling houses. Oeorge H. W. Pearson of Glasgow, Scotland, announces his principals will erect store and office buildings costing fully $1,000,000 next year, and in addition the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway company will build a hotel, costing $750,000, and a union station estimated to cost $400,000. i -*. x-1544a*mC *fo»" tlie field we excel, i £^£ fJUlHll"r»5 Actual experience teaches ji what you want on your trip. We have made a life study of I E subject and our years of experience are at your disposal, Call and talk the matter over. Any hour. Any day. Building Material, for your building. OATS FOR SALE It will pay you to get our estimate on the material | We can supply you from cellar to roof. I GENERAL BLACKSMITHING P Northern Lumber Co., limited j W F. Cooke Russel Peden i STORE, OFFICE AND LUMBER YARD, SOUTH FORT GEORGEJ Remember The two policemen here are busy men thtse days, one or the other of them generally being on the road between here and Kamloops With a prisoner or two, Mr, Merchant that your goods can reach you from Soda Creek within 40 hours if shipped by the Royal Mail STEAMER "B. X." Full particulars from our local agent BRITISH COLUMBIA EXPRESS COMPANY Auto, Stage and Steamboat Owners — South — Fort George Business Property ——Is cheaper per front foot today than hundreds of towns in Canada that have little or no future ahead of them by way of railway development or strategic location. —Everyone admits that South Fort George has a great future and nothing can now stop it from coming into its own. , Why not investigate and buy before the prices double, which they are sure to do, in a short time? .—We have re-llstings of lots that will pay you to ask for—they are money makers to-day. Garden Tracts 2 1-2 acre Garden Tracts, close in, that can be bought on easy terms, that later will become residential property. Prices $75 to $125 an acre. $50 down and $15 a month. Farm Lands Some that are close in, at $12.50 an acre. A good buy. Large tracts for colonization at attractive prices. Write for particulars of what you are interested in to the NORTHERN DEVELOPMENT 4034 Cotton Bldg. CO., UMUED Vancouver, BX. SOLE AGENTS South Fort George Townsite OWNERS South Fort George Gardens Mfcliiitlln ■Bins.. ,^-i.ifel (Section ao. j NOTICE is hereby given that, on the -7th day of August next, application will be made to the Superintendent of Provincial Police for the grant of a licence for the sale of liquor by retail ;n and upon the premises known as the Empress Hotel, situate at South Fort (-'eoree B.C., upon the lands described a9 Lots 15 and 16, Block 10, D.I,. 934. Dated this 27th day of July, 1912. GEORGE WARCUP, Applicant. CANCELLATION OF RESERVE Notice is hereby given that the reserve existing on crown lands in the vicinity of Stuart River, situated in the Cariboo district, notice of which, bearing date December 17th, 1908, was published in the British Columbia Gazette, dated December, 17th, 1908, is cancelled in so far as the same relates to the lands surveyed as Lots llll, 111,4, 5415,5379, 5433 5380, 5381, 5382, 5383, 5384, 5385, 5417 5419, 5391, 5389, 5388, 5387, 538fi, 5432 5437, 5438, 5431, 5392, 5393. 5394, •-,395' 5396, 5397, 5421, 5424, 5403, 5402, 5401 5400, 5399, 5398, 5430, 5439,5429, 5404 5405, 5406, 5407, 5408, 5409, 5427, 5414; 5426, 5428, 5425, 5413, 5390 and 5412, all in the Cariboo District. ROBERT A. RENWICK, Deputy Minister of Lands. Lands Department, Victoria, B.C., 12th June, 1912. CANCELLATION OF RESERVE NOTICK IS HEREBY (HVRN liial tho reserve oxistinK over Crown Lunils in tlm viciniiy ot Stuart River, Cariboo, nfllico of whioh bearing ilulc February 15th, 11*10, was published in the British Columbia Gazette, February 17th. l'JIO. is cancelled, is so far as the same relates to the lands surveyed as Lots 11261, 6232, 6253, 6251, 6255, 6266,8267,6268,6265, 6272, 828f, 6297. 6296, 6231), 6271, 6266, 6264, 6259, 627S, 6280, B281. 6279, 6274, 6260, 62113, 6267,6170,6290,6295,6291,6269; 6288, 6262, 6261, 6275, 6278, 6281. 6277. 6270. 6285, 6286, 62»7, 6288. 6292, 0293, G2SH, 6295a. 6301, 6805, 6300. 6299, 6903, 6904, 6907, 6908, 8108a and 6906, all in the Cariboo District. KOBERT A. RENWICK, Deputy Minister of Lands. Lands Department. Victoria, CC. 12th Juno. 1912 jun22aepl4 WATER RIGHTS IN CARIBOO The Board of Investigation under the Water Act is prepared to receive claims of persons having water rights. Mr* C, H. Dunbar, of the Water Department, will prepare claims for hold- ers of records, and for such purposes will be at: 150-Mile House, Tuesday, 13th of August. Hanceville, Friday, 16th of Augpst. 150-Mile House, Monday and Tuesday, Wth ami 20th August. Quesnel Forks, Friday antl Saturday mornings, 23d and 24th August. loO-Mile House, Monday and Tuesday mornings, 26th and 27th August. Soda Creek, Tuesday from 3 p.m. '7th August. Barkerville, Friday and Saturday, "Oth and 31st August. Cottonwood, Monday, 2d September. Quesnel, Tuesday p.m., Wednesday, Thursday, Friday ami Saturday morn- lnS», 3d, 4th, 5th, 6th and 7th Sept. ('<>pies of water records, title papers to land, and roughly drawn sketches of •he lands and streams affected should te shown to Mr. Dunbar by persons wish.ng to file claims. J. F. ARMSTRONG, Acting Comptroller of Water Rights. Provincial Secretary's e, Victoria, July 31, aul0s7 NOTICE FOUND-Stray horse about one *cel> ago. Grey and white face. No brands. Owner can have same by ""Ving expenses. GBORGE HAAS. (For information see milkman in town,) aouth Port George, Aug, 3, 1912. ccidental QUESNEL B.C. Most modern up-to-date hotel in the interior of British J2 Columbia. «j New four-storey building. Accommodation for 120 guests Ja All outside rooms—large, well-lighted and ventilated. S| Steam heated, RATES $2.00 PER DAY UP Weekly and monthly rates on application Wire for rooms Wire for rooms E. L. KEPNER, Proprietor I. A. WHITE, PROPRIETOR. Single and Double Driving Horses. Saddle and Pack Horses. New Buggies and Thoroughly Reliable Rigs. DRAYING AND EXCAVATING DONE. Application for a Licence to Take and Use Water NOTICE is hereby given that I, Francis Hoffcrcamp, of Soutli Fort George, B. C. will apply for a licence to take and use one cubic foot per second of water out of Tan Creek which flows in an easterly direction through P. R. 1243 antl empties into Fraser River near middle "ol eastern boundary of P. R. 1243. The water will be diverted at its source in Lot 820 and will be used for irrigation purposes on the land described as Pre-emption Record No. 1243. THIS NOTICE was posted on the ground on the 15th day of July 1912. The application will te filed in the office of the Water Recorder or with the Comptroller of Water Rights, Parliament Buildings, Victoria, B.C. FRANCIS HOFFERCAMP. Applicant. IN THE MATTER of the Companies Act; and IN THE MATTER of Cooke, Peden & Company, Limited. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Cooke, Peden & Company, Limited, will at the expiration of one, month from the first publication hereof apply to the Registrar of Companies for approval of change of name from Cooke, Peden & Company, Limited, to "The Northern Lumber & Mercantile Company, Limited." Dated this 4th clay of May, 1012. E. J. AVISON, Quesnel, B.C. Solicitor for Cooke, Peden & Company, Limited. FORT GEORGE LAND DISTRICT. District of Cariboo. TAKE notice that Arthur Charles Egbert McElroy, of South Fort George, B.C., manager, intends ,to apply for Iiermission to purchase the following described lands: I'ommcncing at f. post planted al the Northwest corner of Lot 4201 and marked C. McElroy's Northeast corner, tbence south 10 chains, thenco west 40 chains, tbence north MO chains more or less to the Nechaco River, thence following the said river southeasterly to the point of commencement and containing 140 acres more or less. Arthur Charles Egbert McElroy. May (ith, 1912. jul20 CHURCH SERVICES. ST. STEPHEN'S CHURCH -1st, 3rd and 5t.ii Sundays in month, Holy Communion, 8 a.m.; Evensonp; and Sermon, 7:110 p.m. Second and 4lh Sundays in monthi Matins, 10:80 n.m.t Holy Eucharist and Sermon. 11 a.m.— Rev. R. H. Isaac. Williams, Vicar. KNOX CHURCH-Services every Sunday evening at 7.80. C. M. Wright, Minister. METHODIST CHURCH - South Fort George - Service will be held every Sunday morning in the Maple Leaf Theatre at 11 o'clock.' T. Griffiths, pastor. Robert Spinks Painting and Paperhanging South Fort George : B.C. I am prepared to Locate Pre-emptors ON ISO ACMES OF Good Government Land. WRITE FOR INFORMATION TO N. C. Jorgensen. P. 0. Box 21. Soulh Fort Gtorge, B. C, P. A. Landry J. H. McGregor J. F. Templeton T. A. Kelly, Timber Department Gore & McGregor CIVIL ENGINEERS British Columbia land Surveyor* Land Agents Timber Cruisers Chancery Chambers, Langley Street, VICTORIA, B.C., P.O. Box 152, Phone 684. McGregor Building, Third Street, SOUTH FORT GEORGE, B. C. A.P.ANDERSON BUILDER and CONTRACTOR Office and Store Fixtures. Hamilton Ave. South Fort George k*W/tf#*fcwtffAw*fcvtf<,*>:vAW*l'>'y<r-yi^ A Do you contemplate ►< A BUILDING? ►< * Then invuHtigat-u our workmanship and B fA ,-H't our csliiniit*.'.; h> a DANFORTH & M'INNIS J2 Contractors M utul Hiiil.li'i>*. A We do a large mail order business and guarantee satisfaction. Our stock of general merchandise is large and up-to-date, which enables us to fill all orders quickly. I Give us a trial JoIhe A, Fraser & Co., Ltd. Front Street Quesnel, B. C. ►: i iiiiiiiiiKin unu Tt 1 Fii'Ht -streets m K <3^J --WJ -J^ *W* ^** ^* ^* 'A Hamilton and The Little Nugget Cafe The most modern and best-appointed cafe in Fort George. FIRST-CLASS CUISINE Meals - SO Cents Short Orders a Specialty Mrs. F. C. Nahrwai.d, Proprietress Cor. Hamilton and Third South Fort George. Fort George, B.C. Victoria, B.C. F. I1. Burden, Mgr. F. C. Green, Mgr. Nelson, B.C., A. H. Green, Mgr. Green Bros., Burden & Co. Civil Engineer*, Dominion i B. C. Lud Suneytn Surveys of Lands, Mines, Townsites, Timber Limits, Etc, Prospective Builders Are you aware that it takes less labor to build with OUR BONE DRY LUMBER, and that the result is permanent, weatherproof and saves repairs and fuel; also that the lumber costs no more than other lumber? INVESTIGATE! All Kinds of Lumber and Mouldings For Sale. The Fort George Trading & Lumber Co., Ltd. SOUTH FORT GEORGE, B.C. Phone 11. Chas. E. McElroy, Mgr. Pioneers in Sawmilling and Steamboating on the Upper Fraser and Tributaries. Our GUMLESS SPRUCE SIDING and V-JOINT will not warp, check nor shrink endways, and contains no gum to cause the paint to peel. (r *\ REAL ESTATE AND INVESTMENTS Farm Lands, Timber Lands, City Property, Garden Tracts. Fire, Accident and Life Insurance, TWO SECTIONS of choice land In the Salmon River valley. Price, per acre S12 575 ACRES of land suitable for subdivision. Only one mile from town. Price, per acre M5 TEN-ACRE Garden Tract, close In. Per acre - - - f 180 Terms on this 1-4 cash, 8, 12, 18 months at 6 per cent. HAMILTON AVE. SOUTH FORT GEORGE -J o Roberts, Jones & Willson a EDWARD ROBERTS:NotarrPsklic. E. E. JONES. A, J. SEIWYH-WIUSON, *■*■«. REAL ESTATE, INSURANCE AGENTS, AUCTIONEERS, VALUATORS and ACCOUNTANTS. FOR SALE: Farm Unds. Garden Tracts. Timber Limits. Mineral Claims. Valuable town lots. LIST YOUR PROPERTIES WITH US. jtf^w^?^1^,^ TELEGRAPHIC ADDRESS "ERIN" FORT GEORGE, B. C, Offices: Hamilton Avenue, South Fort George: Central Avenue, Fort George, B. C. (Z AMERICAN PLAN EXCELLENT CUISINE Hotel Northern Corner Hamilton & Third South Fort George, B.C. The newest and most modern hotel in the northern interior Rates $2.50 and $3 Monthly aad weekly rates on application Best of wines, liquors and cigars Albert Johnson, prop. J Manufacturers of High-Grade Confectionery ICE CREAM and all kinds of SOFT DRINKS Catering Tobaccos and Cigars FOURTH STREET SOUTH FORT GEORGE lM % *., 1 '■■ htil* lNltMWMN ^M&^sspcsKknce i^m //$ [mMmwts/n^zk &* sed/an]\jfl// bededft THE HERALD RECEIVES MANY ENQUIRIES FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD ON EVERY MAIL. WE INTEND TO ANSWER SOME OK THESE KNQUiRES IN THIS COLUMN, IN THE HOPE THAT INFORMATION DESIRED UY ONE PERSON MAY BE FOUND OF INTER EST TO OTHERS. E D . Oakland, Iowa'. Editor, Hera'd: Will you kindly inform me where I can obtain an authentic map of t e FOrt George country. I own Home land Soutii West of your town and am therefore interested. Kindly refer me to some one who can furnish a map that will show general topography of the country as well as locations of towns and rivers. 1 r.ad yo.ir paper every week and can s.ty that its candid truthfullness is refreshing; the truth has always hcen interesting. E.M.S. The Bureau cf Provincial Information, Victoria, B. C, will supply you with maps of the Northern Interior, show ng rivers and centres. The Surveyor General, or any of the district Clovcinmint Agon s, will supply maps show'ng the land unalienated. We do not know of nny maps showing t ppography in d.'C il, but the Victoria Map and Blue ynnt Company supply blue prints to any scale of most sections. If you want a map of any particular section of land woild advise you to address any Provincial LBnd Surveyor In Victoria and have him obtain copy of your field notes and make you a detail map. THE RIGHT INVESTJiuui'* Either from the settler's or from the investor's viewpoint our Salmon River LftHO h the best in th> distric'. Good so"l-«lt aid blac't loan-opsr. meadows, abunlance of water. A large tract to select from. Come and see the land It will stand inspection. Write us and get particulars. Special inducements to settlers. THE WRIGHT INVESTMENT COMPANY LTD. FARM LANDS CITY PROPERTY INSURANCE LOANS VAV]DTJ7d!R: ltl03>wn.oiTrastBid.r. Bjc 2?,S)ithFjrtG^r?e, B.C. GISCOMB PORTAGE is the natural outfitting point for the Peace River Country At Giscomb Portage we have a large stock of general merchandise, carefully selected to fill all the requirements of the traveller Our store is the logical supply point for pre-emptors and others located up the river. All steamboats call at our landing WE MAKE A SPECIALTY OF DELIVERING FREIGHT IN THE PEACE RIVER COUNTRY. You can consign your freight to us at South Fort George and we will deliver at Fort McLeod or the headwaters of the Peace Riqer CANOES AND BOATS FOR SALE SEABACH & HUBLE SSSttSSFStf.™ j Travellers and Shippers to Fort George and New British Columbia Travel in comfort and safety via the Steamer "CUlCOtln" the only oak-ribbed steamer on the route; and consign your goods to the care of the "Chilcotin" at Soda Creek, they will be carefully transported Jo their destination. The Fort George Trading & Lumber Co., Ld. The Pioneer Operator* of Steamboats and Manufacturers of Lumber on the Upper Fraser and Tributaries. The Auto Transit Company Agents at ASHCROFT, B.C. Lenox, Iowa. Editor, Herald: Will you he so kind ni to tell me how far s:ction No. 4556 is west ol Fort Ge.rge, also is there any townsite laid out near lt, and II so haw far from thc same? I.F.A. Your land lies ahout 57 milcs west of Fort George, and 3 milcs sauth of the Nechaco river on a small lake. The G. T. P. Townsite and Development Company are go'.ng to put a townsite on the market sooner or later about 3J miles north of your lot, at thc moith of the Stuart river. Lend next to yours is cut up into 40-acre blocks and is being sold by an' outfit calling themselves the Grand Trunk Pacific Lands Company, but who have no connection at all with the G. T. P. Railway, for $10 an acre. Winnipeg, Man. A. B:-The South Fort George Pioneer Realty Company have no p'ace of business taat we know of. We do not believe the concern exisls outside of thc stationery for the team doing business under thc name. One of the men you mention is a t nhorn gambler, 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 FORT GEORGE. I Fresh Meats Beef. Mutton g and Veal K Wholesale and Retail jlThe EC MEAT MARKETI |j FORT GEORGE AND SOUTH FORT GEORGE ^ Is. &, J*P* *JK 3R &L JR ^^ *3**R &4 v*P> ^K civ *^ ^# ^^ ^R ^^ JO* ^^ ^5 ^^ IW &4 JK ^^K Montrose, Ttnn. Kditor, Hera'd: 1 would like to inquire from you ns to the coming lot sale on the railroad townsite, on the reserve. What, in your opinion, would be the opportunity to secure a desirably located lot, for business purposes, and what, In your opinion, are the prices llke'y to h.\ and the ttrms. I would like to hnve a lot or two th re, aid I tli'.n't business lots increase fastest in value. I might lntor huve a building put on lt, to rent, nnd lot it lny for the future. Could you select a lot or two for mo when thc auction s.Ue time comes? W.C.C. It is hard to state exactly when the lot sale on the Indian Reserve will he held, but we would judge about Septemter 1313, The whole site will he sold by auct'on, and the prices, we nidieve, wil largely be gaged hy tho policy which the G. T. P. Railway people adopt In thc laying out of tho s.te and the development work thoy intend to do them- TUC CLUB POOL ROOM THIRD AND HAMILTON STS. DAVIS & FORREST, Props. Smokers' supplies a specialty Four pool tables Splendid environments WANTED Man and wife to work on ranch at Willow Kiver. Man to do general farm work. Woman to cook for 3 or , 4 men. Good house and complete j kitchen. Reply to Dr. Evans, Hotel j Northern, South Fort George, agio sJvos. The most valuable business locations will be on the main streets which will run north and south, in all probability connecting with the best strcti on thi4 townsite. The tsrms of sale will probably be the same as those imposed at Prince Rupert, on.' quarter c sh, and the balance in one, two and three years. The Herald will have a representative at the sale, with a thorough know- lodge of tho ground, and we shall bo pleas.d to act in behalf of any person desiring proper location In tl.c real future hus'ness centre, 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 P. G. B. BODEKER Land Timber Cruiser Pre-emptions Located. SOUTH FORT GEORGE, B. C. KS.'WATBS SlIHMITTKD. Prescription a Specialty Fort George Drug Co. NEWBOOKSSil1^ large shipment just received Toilet artlcaln, Patent M«ltcinnH, I Mtt(razlm!«, Hooks, Stationery, I Toilet Articles, Druggists' Sundries | 11 m The intelligent disbursement off; money for your daily needs is as fl great a power towards success as | money-earning ability i I We select our goods with care, \ and sell on the low-profit rapid-sale j principle ( WE WANT TO SHOW YOU Close & Brown Co., Ltd. GENERAL MERCHANTS Lasalle and Second Street Soutli Fort George, B.C. f | 1836 | Assets Exceed Fifty Million Dollars | 1912 Th. . Bank of British North America Your money Is safer in the 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 Establish a Credit for Yourself A careful man, with a systematic savings account, will in time of need receiv greater consideration from his banker than the man who lives up to his income If you have not already done so, open a systematic savings account with this Bank. $10 deposited monthly will, at U per cent interest, compounded half- yearly, within 10 years amount to nearly $1400. CAPITAL AND SURPLUS $6,650,000 91 Openi an Account TOTAL ASSETS S 50,000,000 THE TRADERS BANK II. C. Seaman, Manager South Fort Georgo, B.C. THE BANK OF VANCOUVER Head Office: VANCOUVER. B. C. &=*■-= CAPITAL AUTHORIZED - - $3,000,000 DIRECTORS: R. P. McMCNNAN Esq., President, McLennan, McFeely & Co. Wholesale Hardware, Vancouver, B. C._ L. W. SHATFORD Esq., M. L. A. Vice-Pres. Mercliaut, Hedley, B. C. HIS HONOR T. W. PATERSON, Lieutenant-Governor British Columbia. M. 1. CAH.LIN. Gnpitnllst. Victoria, D.C. A. ISTEI, Esq. C. S. 1M)U0I,AS Esq. Robert Kennedy, New Westminster. J. .\. MITCHELL, Esq.. Capitalist. Victoria. Ii. O. E. H. HEAPS) Esq., E. II. ItaPf * Co., Lumber ami Timber; President Columbia TnlBt Co.. Lid., Vnncouver, 11. C. J. A. HARVEY, Esq.. K.C, formerly o£ Crnnbrook, H.C. Vancouver, B.L. L W. SlIATFORD, General M'gr. GENERAL BANKING BUSINESS TRANSACTED FORT GEORGE BRANCH.-F. LIPSCOMB, Manager. 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 aclbs i to the value of the land North Coast Land Co. Ltd. General Offlcei: 619 to 624 Metropolitan Bide., Vancouver, B.C London Office: 6 Old Jewry. PAID-UP CAPITAL. - - . $1,500,000 \ L4-JM
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