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 I*  IF YOU WANT GOOD SPORT  VISIT BELLA COOLA. EXCELLED HUNTING AND FISHING.  WEATHER   REPORT  Compiled by Mr. C. H. Urseth, of the  Bella Coola Observatory.  Temperature for the month of March,  maximum, 45,  minimum, 31.  Rainfall for same period, 8.85.    Snow, 1.  BELLA COOLA, B. C, SATURDAY, APRIL II, 1914.  $1.00 a Year  ^Cattle in Far North  uv, I  Macke'nzie River District Suitable for  Cftrfzing Cattle and Production  of Vegetables  f_Wf_s  monton, April 9���������Mr. Angus  ant, inspector of; the Hud-  Bay   Company's trading  '.^pJsHjin the Mackenzie River dis-  ,' 'itliWvhich annually send more  ^fltS^i.ooo.ooo worth of fine  s^lilrs������ the marts of the world,  ^ianSownced on his arrival at Ed-  i'Slcfin, that large crops of po-  ������jp_$>p; beets, turnips and "other  "<������E$$������n vegetables were harves-  '"/M'OT&t season at the 18 posts.:  Wfe&f these are well  within  ^$E_g&klic circle, from 1,500 to  |v���������*,_,100j{miles north of Edmonton.  ; '^H^reports  that there;are not  s?lefw)5Sn 500 buffaloes in the two  ^}(Ke'rafsIen recently in the:North  ''^"counSf',   besides   hundreds   of  : 'fXal^opand deer of all varieties.  >' ^'^MrMBrabant is of the opinion  "-������' MiatJ&ousands of   beef   cattle  t^couMbe raised in the northern  *    Mji *ft* ft    _V MS1*/1 -  ^i  ^JgfrSKJk and with that end in  LV:.?iSv|f|e will take a small herd  Mnto^She farthest north"  dis-  - tnctgas soon as river navigation  He will also  ains for feed-  -V^mMpurposes.  Help Reaches General  Velasco From Saltillo  Washington, April 9.���������Federal  reinforcements from Saltillo have  reached Torreon, according to a  telegram to the Mexican embassy  here from the Mexican consul at  El Paso. The message adds that  there seemed to be little danger  of the city being taken by Villa.  The number of federal troops  was not given.  Still Fignting at Torreon.  Juarez, April 9.���������Out of the  maze of reports and counter reports' concerning the activity of  General Francisco Villa at Torreon, the assumption was drawn  that fighting continues. This  was based on a telegram from  Villa to General Carranza. Interest here also centered on the  reported movements of reinforcements for the federal troops of  General Velasco at Torren.  ^m  |#Joney In Letters  C l  '  ' (S^Swa, April 9.���������' 'We are go-  . ing������w  modify the  regulations  l.rieently passed prohibiting the  JFJJ  ' > transmission   of   coin   or   bank  ^notgs in unregistered letters, so  ER'  E-L-f  ,57J;aampeople will be able to send  iii.t--__-_.T_i      ^Yie    ordinary    mail  deputy-post-  , 'anfgShts not exceeding a dollar,1  * safdWDr.   Coulter,  .STOI  .master-general.  m   ^Naturalization Bill  Coxey to Lead Half a  Million Men to Capital  New York, April 9.���������Jacob S.  Coxey, leader of the "army"  which bore his name and marched  on Washington in 1894, established headquarters here. He  said he would spend several days  looking after plans for the mobilization of the New York wing  of an army of 500,000 men which  he intends to lead into the  national capital some time this  month. The main division of  the army, he said, would leave  Massilon, Ohio, on April 16 and  be joined outside Washington by  the eastern division. , .   ���������  Prince Rupert Booms  Population Now 6000 and Stated to  Be Growing Rapidly   '  Prince /Rupert, April 9. ��������� A  census.of the city is now being]  taken by the officials of the police  department. The population is  in the neighborhood of 6000  people, and in recent weeks has  been growing rapidly. Houses  are at a premium and the hotel  accommodation taxed to capacity.  Several apartment houses are  about to be erected and in Section Eight, twelve residences are  under construction. Averylive-  ly year of building activity is  assured. Weather conditions  are superb.  Indian Lands Commission  Federalism Proposed  For British Isles  Meets With Approval on Both Sides  in Britain  Victoria, April 9.���������A Montreal  lawyer, Mr. J. Carmichael, has  been appointed to the Indian  lands commission to fill the vacancy created by the resignation  of Hon. E. L. Wetmore, whose  position as chairman is to be filledJ  London, April 9 The proposal  of Sir Edward Grey to the House  of Commons of a federal system  of government for the British  Isles, as a solution of the difficulty, which he put forward in  a conciliatory speech, has been  received on both sides of the  House with great sympathy, and  it "is believed it will lead to a renewal of the negotiations between the two front benches for  the arrangement of a suitable  compromise. The large body of  opinion, both inside and outside  parliament, supports a settlement on the federal basis and a  meeting of about fifty members  of, the House, representing the  two parties, was held to discuss  such a settlement.  by the promotion of Mr. N. W.  White, of Shelbourne, N. S.  Jottings of Bella Coola and District  e  n  f's  5t.  _r-  l\s  735  on  et  '���������^Vp^adon, April 9 -The Imperial  , /^Naturalization Bill unifying the  /^Jajvfelating to naturalized sub-  "^fil^throughout the Empire, has  _s third reading in the House  ������>  Od  J&frds, and special facilities  wiMpe extended for expediting  the measure through the lower  House/  Hudson's Bay Land Sales  London, April 9. -Official returns of land sales by the Hudson's Bay Company for the past  i, twelve months show a serious  r,falling off. The sales of farm  'lands declined by, ������115,000, or  nearly 50 per cent, and town  lots* decreased by ������1,247,200, or  morethan90per cent.    The total  " receipts for the past twelve  months were ������458,000 as against  ������705,600 in the preceding period.  Naval Reciprocity  London, April 9. ���������A Melbourne  \ dispatch to  the "Chronicle says  -* .that the Borden Government has  been   approached   by  Australia  with a suggestion of naval reciprocity.  Strong Opposition to  Projected All Red Line    i   Ottawa, April 9.���������Strong opposition to another transcontinental railway scheme has been  voiced in the railway committee  when the' bill to incorporate the  All Red Line Railway Company  came before it. The projected  line is from Cape St. Charles,  Labrador, to the Pacific Coast,  north of the N. T. R. line. The  incorporators are, Edward Holland of Prescott, F. H. Palmer  and W. F. Stafford of Buffalo,  and G.. F. Hope and G. A. White  of Toronto.  Order Extended Prohibiting  Entrance of Artisans  Ottawa, April 9.���������At a meeting of the Cabinet Council the  order-in-council prohibiting the  landing of all laborers on the  Pacific Coast for a period of six  months in view of the congestion  in the labor market in British  Columbia, and also with a view  to stopping Oriental immigration,  was renewed for another six  months. There is no change in  the term of the order.  The S. S. Camosun made her  usual weekly call at this port on  Sunday, bringing a large number  of passengers. y  Mr. G. K. Burnett has returned  to personally supervise survey  work in this neighborhood.  Mr. T. Murray, late representative of the well known firm of  Mackay Smith, Blair & Co., of  Vancouver, is in town. Mr.  Murray is now a free lance. As  a manufacturers agent he can  supply anything from a needle to  an anchor. Having already acquired the habit of making good,  there is little doub.t as to his success in his new enterprise.  E. Gordon and C. Skjepstad  have returned after a short visit  to the State of Washington,  where they have arranged to  take up land. They have no intention of deserting Bella Coola  valley, being too well aware of  the prospects of early development.  F. Sagar arrived in town by  the last steamer. Mr. Sagar is  engaged in surveying the extensive holdings of Messrs. Field  Brothers, the well known timber  firm of Victoria.  Martin Nygaard arrived by the  Camosun last Sunday from the  Manitou cannery, Kimsquit, for  a visit of a couple of weeks.  Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Macfarlane  Sportsman's Mysterious  Disappearance  A sad calamity has casta gloom  over Bella Coola Valley. On  Wednesday night word reached  the town that Colonel Robert F.  Lindsell, C. B., had disappeared,  and in spite of a thorough search  of the vicinity by the neighboring settlers no trace of him could  be found.  It appears that Col. Lindsell,  who was an ardent sportsman,  had taken his rod and line and  gone to the river to. enjoy the  excellent trout fishing which  these waters provide. When he  failed to appear at the home of  Mr. S. Le C. Grant, where he  was making his temporary residence, at his accustomed time,  some anxiety arose as to his  whereabouts, which rapidly increased when it was found that  he was not to be located at the  homes of any of the neighbors,  where it was hoped he had gone  to pay a friendly visit.  On word of his disappearance  reaching town, constableBrough-  ton left for the spot and continued the search but without avail.  Returning to town, he engaged  Indians with canoes and all day  Thursday the search was continued.  It is stated that the Colonel  can be traced to the river, where  it seems likely that he waded out  to a large flat rock on which he  took  up his position in order to  Lindsell, and by his genial manner had won many friends who  will deeply regret his sad death.  Much sympathy is being expressed with Mr. and Mrs. G.  Lindsell and son in their sad  bereavement.  W. H. Mackay and Karl W.  Brink, of Hagensborg, visited  town on Thursday last.  Minstrels Visit Hagensborg  On Tuesday last the Bella Coola Minstrels visited Hagensborg  and repeated the performance of  the previous week.  The various solos and choruses  were excellently rendered, to the  obvious enjoyment of a large  audience, who were most appreciative, every item being applauded and encored.  The Troupe on this occasion  was augmented by the inclusion  of Mr. G. S. Lindsell, whose  banjo turns rounded out the program to great effect.  The choruses were well received, the "coons" giving  tongue like hounds on a hot scent.  Where every member of the  company did so well it would be  invidious to mention individual  turns, but particular thanks are  due to Mr. E. R. A. Russell, the  m u s ic'a 1 director, to whose  patience and untiring efforts  most of the success is due.  The proceeds of this latter  concert are divided between two  very worthy objects, the clearing  of the hospital grounds and the  building of a public hall.  Mr. Chas. Draney called here  on Monday last en route to  Kimsquit. He took with him  Gus. Pearson, who is to be net-  man at the Kimsquit cannery  during the coming season.  The work of clearing and leveling the hospital grounds is pro-  ceding apace, and the grounds  already present a very altered  appearance.  The men responsible for the  work of protecting the town  from a re-occurrence of the flood  which caused so much damage  last fall, are to be congratulated  on the substantial nature of their  work. Anything but cribbing of  the most substantial nature would  have been a mere waste of money,  and it is gratifying to know that  this work is in capable hands.  Arrangements for annual Em-,  pire Day celebrations have already been commenced by the  Development League, and there  is every prospect that the proceedings this year will outclass  anything of the nature in the  history of the valley.  The celebration will take place  on Saturday, May 23rd, and every  effort will be made to attract a  large number of people from the  neighboring ports.  The Union Steamship Company  have been requested to have  their steamer arrive in the early  morning of that day and remain  until late at night, which' will  give passengers an opportunity  of spending a full day in the valley. ���������.. -    -        ���������������������������������������������"'���������'  The annual meeting of the Development League will be held  at the Mackenzie School on Saturday, 18th inst., at 7:30 o'clock.  A full attendance is requested:  Messrs. W. and H. Sutherland  and L. Calnan left on Wednesday last for Bachelor Bay.  Mr. and Mrs. W. Sutherland  are having a large addition built  to their charming bungalow  "The Shack." The work''is in  the hands of F. G. Hagan.  .pursue his favorite sport.    It is  left for Victoria by the last south | assume_   that   he   either over-  bound steamer.  Messrs. A. C. Christenson, J.  Forsyth and J. Johnson left here  on Sunday for Takoosh harbor,  where Mr. Christenson has intentions of opening a branch of  his mercantile business.  Geo. Dagg left for the south  by Sunday's steamer af t^v spending several weeks in the town.  balanced and fell from this  rock, or that being tempted to  cross the river he was swept off  his feet by the rapidly running  stream and carried under one of  the numerous log-jams in this  part of the river.  Colonel Lindsell. who had for  some years retired from the  British army, had spent several  months visiting his son, Mr. G.  Mr. and Mrs. T. P. Saugstad  and daughter arrived from Kimsquit on Wednesday last, by the  power-launch Kimsquit.  S. S. Celtic called at this port  on Monday last with a large consignment of tin and gasoline.  Alf. Saugstad, late resident of  Hagensborg, who is first mate  of the Celtic, took the opportunity of visiting his relatives and  friends in the valley.  Rumor has it that the local  minstrel troupe were supplied  with shoe-blacking instead of the  regulation burnt-cork on the occasion of their recent performance at Hagensborg. At any-  rate some of the "coons" looked  suspiciously dark for several  days after.  The Clayton Bridge  The new Clayton bridge oyer  the Bella Coola River is being  rushed along, and under the  able supervision of R. O. N.  Ellison, the public will soon be  able to cross over to the Clayton  side of the river without running  the risk of taking an involuntary  bath from an upturned canoe. '  The big 154 foot span on the  north side of the river is now in  [place and solid on its piers, and  before the end of the month it is  hoped that the smaller 130 foot  span will also be placed and the  bridge practically completed.  On Sunday next a special  Easter service of song will be  held in the Indian mission church  at 2:30 p. m. All are cordially  invited.       Our old friend Alf. Blakemore  has the honor of securing the  first bear of the season.  To see is to secure with Alf.  Spotting his game on the wild  hillside by the aid of his trusty  telescope, he seized his rifle and  took to the trail, with the result  that two excellent yearling bear  pelts now grace his wigwam.  Mama bear was too wise for Alf  even, and lives to fight another  day.  STOP REWARD  Will be paid by the undersigned for the recovery of the  body of Colonel R. F. Lindsell.  G. LINDSELL,  Hagensborg, B. C.  Lower Bella Coola: Church    *  Service, 11 a. m. \  Sunday School, 12 a. m. g  Bella Coola: Sunday School,  withdrawn. Church Service,  7:30 p. m.  Easter Service���������special singing  Talk to the boys and girls.  ������      Rev. T. C. Colwell. B.A., Pastor      ������ Jii!  ! ������������������  .[^WMArf.  *  ���������~ ?f'.:.-: g1  ,        i  MB  *  It  Mill  Hill  I-  '  l  Mil  Hi  rifiS ^     '  fiV''l"      "  I  \-"l*  IBI "^  I H  II Hi  IV i  Jl  BELI_A: COOLA;.COURIER  Saturday, Jlpril //  The Courier  Published Weekly at Bella Coola by  the Bella Coola Publishing Co. Ltd.  SUBSCRIPTION RATES:  Canada  1  Year $1.00  6 Months .:....'.' ."    0.75  3 Months    0.50  '   United States  1 Year ���������' $1.50  United Kingdom  1 Year $2.00  Subscriptions payable in advance.  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It is full  time he was put on the shelf  among the useless bric-a-brac of  those who have been weighed  in the balance and found wanting.  o     o     o     o     o  They Squeal When the  Trough Is Empty.  son tell you that your oath as a  naturalized British subject is not  sufficient to obtain for yourself  a vote, unless backed by documentary evidence that you are  telling the truth.  Mr:v Manson acting in your  name and,in your interests supported Mr. Bowser's shameful  amendment to the-Elections Act.  What have you to say?-  According to official returns  and practical experience, nothing  within the boundaries of Canada  is increasing under the Borden  regime save Dominion expenditures and the cost of living.  Vancouver Office - -- 317-323 Cambie St.  'Dalits popult sitpratra tat l?x"  SATURDAY, APRIL 11, 1914.  Oars the Responsibility.  , "It is for the electors of this  and every other ^constituency to  \ do-"their 'duty'by their, country  - and themselves, to recognize their  ., personal- responsibility."���������John  Oliver at Hagensborg..  ~!,' Ask any settler in Bella Coola  on-what he bases his hopes for  .his future prosperity; - and. you  ��������� will, be told-.on^the early -com-  ��������� niencement of railroad construction..  ' There is not a singlesettler in  the'whole Valley w.ho has not for  .years held on to his land, in spite  of inconveniences and even hardships,' in. the hope-of'some 'day  having a railroad'passing his  door.,      ,''",.     ���������"   '���������  ��������� Oh-this and this'alone are the  present prices of land based.  Yet, when given the alternative of a railroad from Bella  Coola to Fort Fraser or a railroad  paralleling an existing" road to  Vancouver, these same men, or  many of them,*deliberately sup7  ported the statement of Premier  McBride that such a line was  impracticable, impossible and.  preposterous.  , The people of Bella Coola, in  electing Wm. Manson as their  representative/deliberately hired  a man to combat the scheme of  a Bella Coola railway.  Wm. Manson as representative  of this district only carried out  the wishes of the people in supporting the McBride -railway  policy.  Is Wm. Manson doing his duty  by his vast constituency when he  sits quietly by and- hears 'the  statement of the premier that  public works are to be curtailed,  PARTICULARLY IN THE  NORTH? Is this the man of all  others fitted to represent you in  the legislature?  Are the people of Bella Coola  happy in  the   knowledge   that  Wm.   Manson  has allowed   the  grant to the resident physician  to be reduced by nearly half?  \   Did. you send Wm. Manson to  Victoria, that he might help to  enact  iniquitous   legislation  whereby unjust and unpatriotic  distinction is made between the  British born and the naturalized  citizen of Canada?  Wm. Manson has done that  which as your representative he  should not have done, and he has  consistently left undone those  things   which   he   should have  The reduction in appropriations  for public works is bringing a  groan of protest from nearly  every part of the province. The  West Yale Review, a Conservative newspaper, seems to have a  grouch. Speaking of the Hope-  ���������Popcum road this paper says:  "There is no single piece of road  in the province that would gratify, more people. And yet the.  unanimous wish of all,concerned  seems to have no weight   The officials of the Public Works  Department know the .requirements and the failure to provide  i_r.th.em at once is inexplicable."  It is surprising how thefaith-  ful start1 to squeal as soon as the  trough is empty.'  Perhaps the people, of Hope,  like ourselves, were promised a  huge   appropriation -this   year.  Maybe their representative told  them what Wm. Manson told us  last fall, that there were millions  of a surplus laying in the treasury to be had for the asking.  . Maybe the people of, Hope like  the people of Bella Coola believed  all this, twaddle, and find themselves fooled.    If'so, no wonder  HAVE YOU GOT YOUR  NATURALIZATION CERTIFICATE? YOU WILL UNDOUBTEDLY NEED IT, PERHAPS  SOONER THAN YOU EXPECT.  IF YOU CANNOT FIND IT,  GET A COPY AT ONCE.  DON'T LET BOWSER BEAT  YOU OUT OF YOUR VOTE.  they'have a grouch." \'  ,.    o-   o     o     o  ^o  *    * ��������� ��������� -    '< .".."���������-  <���������-It seems, just possiblethat the  huge appropriation promised last  fairby.Wm. Manson will amount  to.the cost of his 'election, nearly  $12,000. -  i     o     o     o     o     o  , The people, of "Terrace are on  to Wm'. Man son's curves. A recent meeting at which our representative endeavored toapologise  for his failure to do his duty by  his constituency terminated with  a..vote of1 censure, .which only  narrowly escaped being carried.  Mr. Manson" admitted that  Mackenzie and Mann had the  province in a corner when he  said: "If we didn't further guarantees'their bonds, we would  probably be called upon to make  good our guarantees of the past.''  While the Courier has, on occasions, been sharp to criticise  the wasteful expenditure on public works throughout' the valley,  we are always prepared to give  credit where credit is due.  .  In the cribbing oh the Nec-  leetsconnay   River,   we have a  piece of work which is a credit  to the'foreman concerned and to  the public ,works, department.  In  foreman   Ellison we have a  man   who   has   already   amply  demonstrated the fact that he  understands his work from a to  z. . Foreman McGloskey who has  charge of the gang employed on  the crib-work  is a man of experience   as   his   work   shows.  With such men as these fn charge  of public works in the valley, we  can look with confidence to obtaining adequate value for.money  expended.  The bridge over the Bella Coola  River is another example of good  work by good men. We will  deal with this later at more  length. .   -  ',  Mr. Bowser, says as far as the  law is concerned British Columbia is' fairly bristling with constitutional problems: The 'Attorney-General would have been  nearer the truth if he had put it  another way. He might have  said he had created many bristling constitutional problems and  impaled himself on every one  of them.  The Victoria Times draws attention to what it describes as  the miraculous feat of a man  who staked an area of 40,000  acres of land on one, day and another 45,000 acres on the next  day, although the two areas were  seventy-five miles apart. Lucky  we are that this man was pressed.  If D. A. Thomas,  the Welsh  coal baron,  builds that railway  from the Naas to the'Groundhog  district without seeking a subsidy from the federal or provincial  governments statues in his honor  should be erected in every city,  town and hamlet in the Dominion,  and every child born from now  to the end  of   1914  should be  named after him.    In fact, the  circumstance would ��������� be so unusual that even girl babies should  be   called}  Thomas.���������-Victoria  Times.    . L > '  O      o     o      O     O  Sir Richard has made a speech  in the east. His subject was the  conservation of natural resources.  When we think of what Sir Richard has done to <the natural resources of British Columbia, if  we did not-know the man and remember his "undertakings" we  should be constrained to wonder  at his effrontery.'���������Victoria Times  OUR SUPERB CLIMATE.  Speaking of healthy regions,  how can Canada be beaten?. It  has developed that of 28,000 men  ,vyho served to repel*, Fenian raids  in 1866 and 18-70 applications for  bounties under receht'Jegislation  already number 30,000.'���������Buffalo  Courier.  ���������  Popular and   Useful  Gift.  A En-Its' Watch, Chain or Foh  WATCHES  for Men and Boys, in a great variety rf  . styles, but all warranted to be relnb I  We have many fine grades in men's Thin  especially intended  f0.  timekeepers  Models, as  well as  in  Models   .Doctors, Merchants, Ranchers and Lumbermen  WATCHES f?r Ladl������s irVthe ,newest Popular case de  ?miVIILJ signs.    Our Catalogue shows a veryf i���������_  line of Bracelet Watches.    The bracelet watch is now i  most fashionable with ladies of all lands. Ule  IN FOBS AND CHAINS Z^^S^-  and our Catalogue illustrates a very representative <l  play of our stock.   .See pages 21, 22, 26, 40 and 41.  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Sir Wilfrid Laurier at banquet of St.  Patrick's Literary and Scientific  Association, Ottawa.  The Bank of British North America  I  SAVINGS DEPARTMENT  Accounts opened for amounts of $1 and upwards.    No notice  required for withdrawing.  DRAFTS, MONEY ORDERS, LETTERS OF CREDIT ana  TRAVELLERS' CHEQUES issued, negotiable anywhere  COLLECTIONS  made  at lowest rates.  Agents and Correspondents  in every part of the world.  Agents for  DEN  NORSK i:  CREDIT BANK  J. N. CRAN, Manager  Bella Coola Branch  ALLAN LINJEN.  Norges Hundredaars  juhilaeum.  4  MAGIC rM������*hej  ^BAKING^1  ��������� For at gjore dot bekvemt og komfortabelt for nordmaend _o>  ..bor i det vestlige Canada, og som pnsker atdpltage i cle nonke  hundredaarsfestligheder, har Allan linjens Dampskibs Co. Ltd  ><���������#  arrangeret det saaledes at S. S. CORSICAN, 11500 tons, ska!  gjore en SPECIEL tur fra Montreal den 2den Mai.  SPECIELLE TURISTVOGNE via Canadian Pacific jernbancr  vil bli benyttede fra Vancouver til man saettes i forbinrkNc  med SPECIELT TRAEN der afgaar fra Winnipeg den 29.le  April, bestaaende af forsteklasses passager vogne, turist- og  ���������spisevogne.  Saerskilte jernbanefragter i forbindelse med turen vil kunne  opnaaes den 20de, 25de og 30te april.  Atlanterhavsbilletten til Kristiana koster:--  '���������'-':���������;, Anden klasse, en vei ....... a . .".$ 66.10  Anden klasse, retur $124.40  Tredie klasse,.,en vei $36.00  Tredie klasse, retur ............. .$ 74.25  En betimelig bestilling af koier baade paa anden og tre die  pladser nodvendig���������grundet deri store sogning���������for at faa rum  For fuldstaendige oplysninger, tryksager, etc. henvend  B. Brynildsen, Local Agent, Bella Coola, B. C.  The ALLAN LINE  320 HOMER STREET     -      -     VANCOUVER, B. C.  0  Kemp's INVALID PORT  A SUPERIOR  MEDfCATED  WINE  Unsurpassed as a  TONIC,  STIMULANT  AND  INVIGORATOR  A. Tepoorten Ltd.,  Wholesale Distributers  VANCOUVER, B. C.  UNION STEAMSHIP CO. OF B.C., LTD.  Boscowitz Steamship Co., Ltd.  REGULAR FREIGHT  AND PASSENGER SERVICK  BETWEEN  BELLA COOLA and VANCOUVER  S.S.'VENTURE'Leaves Vidoria every Wednesday.  '"' :  -Leavfts Vancouver every Thursday at II p.m.  LEAVES BELLA COOLA SUNDAY MORNING.  PROJECTED ROUTE OF THE PACIFIC & HUDSON BAY RAILWAY.  S. "Capilano" or S. S. '���������i,COQUiTLAM,f'also call willi  Gasoline and Explosives by special arrangement.  For rates of FreiKhtH,  Fares and other  mm ln0pk,ck������ Cakkall St.,   Vancouver';  1003 Government St., Victoria  information,  apply ���������'  or John Barnsi.ky. 'aturday,. Jpril fl,   1914  BELLA"  COOLA  COURIER  :aMfiS%l(Prairie,   Farm  and   Home,  FOURTEEN TO ONE.  Pfff5w_stern periodical, has a cartoon  .- ,'f^^presentjno- a farmer wearing  ^khuge busby labelled $14,000,000  l$$0for militia,! and' carrying a tiny  bundle marked $1^000,000 for  agriculture. It is entitled "Jack  Canuck's March of Progress."  They^seem to be getting on to the  ci?t3__s of our own clear Colonel  Ottawa Free Press.,,  Quaint Methods of Telling Time.  a To ascertain the time at night,  the Apache Indians employed a  gourd, on which the stars of  heaven were marked. As ������he  constellations rose in the sky the  Indian referred to his gourd and  found out the hour. By turning  the gourd around he could tell  the order in which the constellations might be expected to appear.  The hill people of Assam reckon  time and distance by the number  of quids of betel nuts chewed.  It will be remembered how, according to Washington Irving, the  Dutch Colonial Assembly was invariably  dismissed  at the last  puff of the third pipe of tobacco  of Governor Wouter Van Twiller.  A Montagnis Indian of Canada  will  set up a tall stick in the  snow when travelling ahead of  his  friends  who are to follow.  He marks with his foot the line  of shadow cast, and by the change  in the angle of the shadow the  oncoming party can tell, on ar-  iving at the spot, about how far  ahead the leader is.  SYNOPSIS OF COAL MINING  REGULATIONS  <,  r-OAL MINING RIGHTS of the Dominion, in  x-* Manitoha, Saskatchewan and Alberta,  the Yukon Territory, the North-west Territories and in ������ portion of the Province of  British Columbia, may be leased for a term of  twenty-one year- at an annual rental of $1 an  acre. Not more than 2,560 acres will be leased  to one applicant.  Application for a lease must be made by the  applicant in person to the Agent or Sub-Agent  of the district in which the rights applied for  are situated. '  In surveyed territory the land muat be de-  ascribed by sections, or lefcal subdivisions of sections, and in unsurveyed territory the tract applied for shall be staked out by the applicant  himself.  Each application must be accompanied by a  fee of $5 which  will be refunded if the rights <  applied for are not available, but not otherwise.  A royalty shall be paid oh the merchantable output of the mine at the rate of five cents per ton.  The person operating the mine shall furnish  the Agent with sworn returns accounting for the  full quantity of merchantable coal mined and pay  the royalty thereon. ]f the coal minins? rights  are not beinj? operated, such returns should be  furnished at least once a year.     i  The lease will include the coal mining rightH  only, but the lessee may be permitted to purchase whatever available surface rightB-may be  considered necessary for the working of the mine  at the rate of $10.00 an acre.  For full information application should be  made to the Secretary of the Department of the  Interior, Ottawa, or to any Agent or Sub-Agent  of Dominion Lands.  W. VV. CORY,  Deputy Minister of the Interior.  N.B.���������Unauthorized publication of this advertisement will not be paid for.���������30690.  OH  ������M  MM  MM  MMB���������_-<{}  C  I  a  ��������� _������  i  9  ������  To Land Seekers, Campers,     why Pack Your outfits  PrOSpeCfOrS,   EtC- Further Than Necessary?  WE CARRY COMPLETE LINES OF THE FOLLOWING AT BELLA COOLA PRICES:  GROCERIES TENTS DRY GOODS HARDWARE  CAMPERS' SUPPLIES PACKERS' REQUISITES  HAY AND  GRAIN  a  Bella Coola Mercantile Co., Hagensborg  12 Miles from Bella  Coola and on Direct  Route to the Interior  0>������B_SK) _5_E-0-<__iM)._e_>0<___.0 ___-< H  M)-48-_K9  'Bull Dog Brand"  Overalls  o  The Overall  that'  (<  over a  11"  Made ExtraStrong  to last  'extra long"  WANTED  Listing of Lots and Acreage  in Bella Coola and Valley.  Give full particulars,  Price, Title, etc., to  MARTIN J. RAVEY  826 Pender St. W., Vancouver, B.C.  B. FILLIP JACOBSEN  Agent for and Owner of  FARM, TMBER LANDS AND WATER POWER  IN BELLA COOLA AND VICINITY  TEN ACRE FARMS A SPECIALITY  _ After a residence of 30 years I have acquired  a thorough knowledge of the whole coast of  British Columbia, and can give reliable information of the different resources at almost any  point in this part of the province. All information strictly guaranteed.  B. FIL1 .IP JACOBSEN, Bella Coola, B. C.  BUSINESS CARDS  Geoffrey K. Burnett D. J. McGucan  C.E., B.C.L.S., ���������'������������������.-      B.A.S.C.; B.C.L.S.,  ASS. M. CAN. SOC. C.E.  Burnett & McGugan  (Successors to Geoffrey K. Burnett)  ^(Late Hill & Burnett)  CIVIL, ENGINEERS and  B. C. LAND SURVEYORS  Grand View Hotel, Bella Coola, B.C.  City address���������New Westminster, B.C.  P. O. Box 886. ���������������������������-,������������������ Telephone 232.  o      o  John W. Peck & Co.  Ltd.  VANCOUVER, B. C.  J. A. LeROY PhoneSey. 9387 J. NATION  BUS  MEETS ALL BOATS AND TRAINS  Hotel Winters  COR. ABBOTT AND  WATER STREETS  VANCOUVER, B.C  EUROPEAN    PLAN   HOT AND ColdWATER  $1.00 TO  $2.50      STEAM  HEATED  EGG-O  BAKING  POWDER  PURE in the Can and  SURE en  the   Baking  NOT MADE BY A TRUST  Made in Canada  Sold by all first-class Grocers  Satisfaction Guaranteed  or money back  0  (  101  1  0  ROOMS WITH BATH  Fur Sales Agency  What!'' exclaimed the clothing  salesman from Boston. "You  say that every farmer in this locality has an automobile? That  is a remarkable showing. I knew  this was a prosperous section, but  never imagined anvthing like  that." "Yes, it's'true." implied Uncle Gables." "It was  either an  automobile or being  compelled to pay an income tax.  pleasantest horn of the dilemma,  An' we thought the car was the I b'gosh! "  600 dealers and trappers , of B.C.,  Yukon and Alaska have taken advantage of our Fur Sales Agency for 3 years.  Our sealed bid .plan whereby 15 or 20  [ of the biggest fur buyers in the world  bid on your fur instead of one individual house assures   the   highest  market  price always.  We hold sales monthly, but will advance 75 per cent, of value on receipt,  sending balance immediately after sale.  Our commission is only 3 to 4 per cent.  LITTLE BROS. FUR SALES  AGENCY, LTD.  54 POWELL ST., VANCOUVER, B. C  MRS. J. CLA YTON &i^d  "\  Dry Goods  CH  Boots and Shoes  Groceries and General Merchandise  Hardware [ID Surveyors', Loggers'  and Packtrain Supplies a Speciality  v  FURS Bought and Sold   BELLA COOLA, B. C.  J  M     M  K    M  H  H  MKS���������XM  ���������<    M  M>  HOE  For Purity and Sweetness  M  H  _������      _<  H  "I:  Highland Liquor Go..5  Sole agents for Arthur Bell & Sons' Famous  Scotch Whiskey, Perth, Scotland.  WINES, LIQUORS and CIGARS  PROMPT. ATTENTION. TO ORDERS OUR MOTTO  WE   SHIP    PROMPTLY  758 Powell Street, Vancouver, B. C.  c-.-.c  <? :' c  WM  M   M  ���������C    M  M    )  MXi  O-OfflHJKM  j__]  aw Furs  Highest market prices paid.  Fair grading given.  EXPRESS CHARGES PAID  ON ALL SHIPMENTS.  Prompt returns. Write for  Price List and Shipping Tags  to���������  PASCALL'S  Chocolates and Confections are Nutritious  B.LEVINSON  281-83 Alexander Ave.  Animals, Birds, Fish  and all kinds of  Game Heads  Mounted True to  Nature  Hides tanned and made  into Rugs and Robes  All w.ork strictly first - class  A. Mittler  EXPERT  TAXIDERMIST  728Helmcken Street  VANCOUVER, B.C.  1C10US  SOLD BY ALL  FIRSTCLASS GROCERS AND CONFECTIONERS  The delicious flavors  of  Nabob  Jelly  Powder  make it one of the  tvood  thing's to eat.  Each packets makes  a full pint of jelly.  AT YOUR GROCERS  Watches and Clocks  Repaired  ���������MM���������MMMMMMW���������-MM-_* M-.WMMlMliMMM  ALL WORK GUARANTEED  ������������������MMMMii_M_M_M-M������������������M���������M MMMM__ MM ������������������������������������_������������������������������������������������������Ml  CHARLES TAYLOR  BELLA COOLA, B.C.  ~<������JO-<_9������  Patronize Home Industry  VANCOUVER LAND DISTRICT  DISTRICT   OP   COAST���������BANG-   III.  Take Notice that Walter F. Brydon  of Schooner Passage, occupation engineer, intends to apply for permission  to purchase the following described land:  Commencing at a post planted at the  south-west corner of an Island situate  about one mile distant and in a westerly direction from East Bella Bella Cannery, Bella Bella, B.C., thence north  five" chains, thence east ten chains,  thence south five chains, thence west  ten chains along shore line to point of  commencement, including whole Island.  WALTER F. BRYDON.  Date, 1th March. 1914. March 14--May 16.  and Buy RAMS AYS'  Biscuits, Candy, Macaroni  New Orleans Molasses  Manilla Drips  Imperial Maple Syrup  Ramsay Bros. & Co. Ltd.  VANCOUVER, B. C.  An Irishman wrote home to his  family in the Old Country that  the people in this country were  so honest that they had to offer  a reward for theives��������� 1-1,  Si"'.'  fl  r;'.v ,-���������  k. -  !i  iiili  BELLA  COOLA  C6URIER  Saturday,  Jlpril JI   /Q    '  LEADING   DEALERS   IN  ENERAL  t^ H ������'N wJ? i d m  A'  ,8  &  2.1  30E  HOC  __  Men's, Ladies' and  Children's Shoes  hoc  HOE  $  roceries  w-  f  ar aware  ^  HOE  _on  Men's Suits* Shirts  and Underwear  w  _ic_  HOE  '. ^  IVW  ������  ' (  Pack and Riding Saddles  TENTS  Camp, Heating and Cook Stoves  ' "i  WE  CARRY  A  LARGE  STOCK  OF  FANCY  AND  STAPLE  GROCERIES AT LOWEST   PRICES  Y<  1 4  >.' h,  f       TV1  Settlers, Prospectors and Campers  Supplies  1    * \  B.  BRYNILDSEN  &  CO.  BELLA  COOLA, B.c  x 15  S������������������$������<$������������������������������������  Mackay Smith, Blair & Go. Ltd.  VANCOUVER, B.C.  Wholesale  DRY GOODS AND MEN'S FURNISHINGS  Manufacturers  SHIRTS PANTS OVERALLS  "MACKINAW" CLOTHING  SAMPLE ROOM AT PRINCE ROPERT- Catalogs on application  ������  THE  Manufacturers of all  kinds of  MOONEY BISCUIT _KB.cw_i.scom  _. . -___, ���������_- , ::    AND CANDIES    ::  & CANDY CO. Ltd.  MOONEY'S SODAS and  PILOT BREAD  *  #  Eventually You Will Use  Prairie Pride Flour  Why Not Now?  Every Sack Guaranteed  Your Money Refunded If Not Satisfied  A������k your dealer.-   On sale at  all first-class Grocer*  Made by MEDICINE  HAT   MILLING  CO., LIMITED  MEDICINE HAT; ALBERTA  HUGHES BROS.  BIG  LIQUOR STORE  ������ Wines, Liquers and Cigars  WE   SHIP   EVERYWHERE  Send for free price list with  shipping instructions  105 Hastings Street East, Vancouver, B.C. J  ADVERTISE IN THE "COURIER'  IF YOU GET IT AT  KLifvIL ___.������'-_>  BRAID'S BEST-  TEA   COFFEE   SPICES  FLAVORING  EXTRACTS  Are ABSOLUTELY PURE and conform with the Government  Standards absolutely  i. Braid & Co. Vancouver, b. c.  I l 's   all   r.  RIGHT  The  Call  of the &  Open  VANCOUVER LAND DISTRICT  DISTRICT OF COAST���������RANGE II.  Take Notice that George Simpson  McTavish, of Victoria, B.C., occupation canneryman, intends to apply for  permission to purchase the following described land:  Commencing at a post planted about  ten chains distant in a westerly direction from an unnamed creek emptying  in Victoria Cove, Rivers Inlet, thence  south 20 c hains, t'tience east 40 chains,  thence north 20 chains,-thence west 40  chains following shore to point of commencement, containing 80 acres, more  or less. '  GEORGE SIMPSON McTAVISH.'  Date, 28 th February, 10M.  Mar. 7--May 9.  L 811  16 in. Oil Tan Prospector  J. LeckTeToo. ltd.  .��������� Largest Shoe ..  Manufacturers on  the Pacific Coast  Vancouver, B, G  The young- man in the parlor  scene may lose r,ightof the girl's  mother, but it doesn't follow that  she has lost sight of him���������if  there's a cpnven ient keyhole.  Mrs. Scrouch-'ls Mrs. Gabber  an interesting talker?  Mrs. Grouch ���������-eOh; yes, she  don't know nothing? about nobody, but she suspects so much  about everybody.  Comes with the months of spring and at Plimley's  everything is ready for the Cyclist and the Motorist.  The 1914 "Indian" Motor Cycles; The 19i4 "Overland" Cars and the new cycle models by the world's  leading makers all await your choice.    Send for free  Catalog today.  730  YATES  Street  TH0S. PLIMLEY  VICTORIA, B. C.  727-735  Johnson  Street  OTsHN HSffS HSHSWSWSii^  The Best Manufactured Clothing for the West  "SOVEREIGN BRAND  CLOTHING  SOLD IN ALL FIRST-CLASS STORES  *W. P. Sandiford Manufacturing Company, Ltd., Hamilton, Onl