>.< (- l> tlj^^pinnnlTii^'^(ji������inmiiigYfl"I"'")1l H������"������������������iift) -'<^'*tiCrti'.���������7"^���������*^���������?���������^^- - -nil .V. i Jw^wV - *��������� itiii.i ��������� ���������* ^IF YOU WANT GOOD SPORT JVISIT BELLA COOLA. EXCELLENT HUNTING AND FISHING. ���������'sM WEATHER REPORT FOR DECEMBER. Compiled by Mr. C. H. Urseth, of the Bella Coola Observatory. Temperature: Maximum, 37. Minimum, 29. Highest Max. (3rd) 48. Lowest Min. (30th) 13 Rainfall, 2.98 inches. Sr.ow, 21 inches. Rainfall for the year (1915) 34.33 inches. VOL. 4���������NO. 15 BELLA-COOLA, B. C, SATURDAY, JANUARY 29, 1916. $1.00 a Year German Aviators Drop i Kr Bombs on Dunkirk ,!*<'*- ____________ 'if ,������ Paris, Jan. 25.���������Official com- .munication. "In Belgium to the southeast of Boesingher, our ar7 tilleryin concert with the Britfsh artillery carried out a violent bombard ment of the enemy works >0iich suffered serious damage. Two-, German aeroplanes this 1 morning dropped about fifteen bombs in Dunkirk and its en- ''-virbris. Five persons were killed an'd^'three wounded. In Artois cannonading has been very lively to'the east, several enemy batteries being silenced. To the north of the Aisne we,dispersed .aHlarge enemy convoy fin the ���������'region of Craonne. A German ,"h$ayy battery which attempted ^estroy the bridge at Berry- - au-Bac was damaged by the fire ofBur heavy calibre guns and completely silenced. On the heights of the Meuse in the sector /of Mouilly, a small enemy detachment which attempted to ipprbach our lines after a somewhat intense bombardment was - easily dispersed by our fire." >***' f v , . t i 1^; Liner Torpedoed ���������.London, Jan. 25.���������It is confirmed this morning that the Do- mhiion liner Norseman, 10,000 tons, was torpedoed late yesterday^ afternoon by German submarine. The liner was successfully beached without loss of life. Munition Factory Wrecked .Amsterdam, Jan. 25.���������Eleven persons killed and over two hundred wounded by the explosion of a munition factory at Offenbach, Hesse, on Sunday. Part of the city-was wrecked and is in ruins. Wants Separate Peace Taris, Jan. 25.���������That the Turkish heir apparent, inspired by the Kaiser's agents, is seeking separate peace is credited in Athens, owing to the abandonment of the Turkish expedition to'Suez and the Turco-Bulgarian offensive at Saloniki. Treasurer Hellferich makes the admission in the Reichstag that the,German financial position is precarious. Norwegian City Burnt Down ���������'Christiania, Norway.��������� A third otthe city of Bergen, a thriving Norwegian seaport with a population of 90,000, has been destroyed by fire. Two lives are reported to have been lost and 2000 parsons are homeless. The property damage is estimated at $15,000,000. The conflagration is said to be the worst ever recorded in Norway. The business section with its old wholesale houses, several of the largest hotels, a number of schools, the electric plant, biri'ks and newspaper buildings were burned. j Russians Successful ������������������ In Repelling Attacks Petrograd, Jan. 25. ���������Official communication. "Oar artillery successfully bombarded German positions in the region of the Dvina below Friederichstadt on the 24th. An enemy aeroplane dropped two bombs on Dvinsk, resulting in one woman being killed. Near the village of Soil- schnischki, west of Lake Bogins- kole,' we repulsed a German attack against our observation post. In Galicia, on the Stripa front, an artillery duel has been in progress. The.enemy again has had recourse to throwing proclamations from balloons into our camp. We learn that in one German division a great number of men have been frost bitten, many so severely that they.must be invalided home. In the Caucasus in the region' of Erzerum, we continued to press the Turks closely and take many prisoners. In the Melazhert district we fought successful actions against enemy cavalry ' and infantry detachments." Artillery Activity London, Jan. 25���������Official statement. "We have had a successful artillery bombardment near -Ovilers, La Biselle, Le Bridoux and Boesingher. Near Boesingher we exploded a bomb store in the enemy's lines. The hostile artillery has shown activity near Gommescourt, about Loos and at Hooge. The aircrafts on both sides have been very active. We maintained our supremacy." o iviake Another Attempt for Calais London, Jan. 25.��������� Renewed activity on the Western front following the German repulse on Tuesday in Flanders. It is predicted that on Thursday the Kaiser's 57th Birthday, will .witness a desperate effort to force the road to Calais. S. S. Venture startled the residents of our burg on Thursday last week by announcing her arrival before 12 noon, being several hours ahead of time. The people of the South found the climate of their own latitude sufficiently cold to discourage them, from venturing on a trip that would bring, them into a still colder region, and as a consequence the only passengers for Bella Coola were Gus. Pearson, Tom Miller and Mrs. Clayton, who returned to our shores even if the weather is cold. As the steamer was bound for the North, some of our young- men who had enlisted, accompanied by recruiting-sergeapt Lauretson, left for Prince Rupert to join the Comox-Atlin regiment. The departing men were: Ingvald Urseth, .Charles Wood, Fred Anderson, Harry Gustafson and Charles Taylor. Quite a crowd of people was at the wharf to bid them ;good-bye-and->asv the steamer got under way the cheers of those on the wharf followed the departing recruits. We are not in position to tell the exact number of recruits resulting from the efforts of the recruiting officer on his visit here, but we hear of several more of our young men who intend to depart to join the colors in the near future. E ing the distance of one hundred miles. He reports unusual cold weather with only little snow. The Indians in that neighborhood are all busy trapping and the catch is very good. Capoose seems to be a very active man, and weir he may be; he has already accumulated $7000 worth of the season's catch of fur. He stopped but a few hours in town, departing on the return trip on the day of his arrival. . We are sorry to learn that Mrs. O. T. Landry is on the sick list this week. ��������� -The attention of the members of the Farmers' Institute and others is called to the article in this number entitled, "Be up and doing." A cannery establishment might form the nucleus around which several co-open - tive enterprises could be centerc d to the benefit of the community. Mrs. E. C. Clayton returned after a brief visit to friends at Namu. Cabinet Meeting Postponed Revelstokc, Jan. 25.-- C. P. R. traffic east is resumed, but west bound trains turned at Kamloops because of a thirty-six miles of slideii. Over five feet of snow has fallen between Lytton and Yale. The cabinet meeting called for today at Kamloops is indefinitely postponed. Gus Pearson and Tom Miller returned on the last steamer after an absence of several weeks. It is not known at the present writing what business they had that could possibly keep them for so long away from their bachelor firesides. It is regrettable that they did not see fit to induce some of the gentler sex to join their fortunes and cheer them in their cosy homes. After residing at Bella Coola for a number of years Peter Marrin left on yesterday's steamer for Prince Rupert to join the section of the 102nd, now being made up in the northern city. Winter has settled down upon Bella Coola in earnest. The thermometer went as low as sixteen degrees below zero on -Sunda\ morning, and the mercury ha? been hovering about zero ever} day since then. The intensity of the cold is felt more keenly because it is accompanied by a rather strong wind. The air has been filled with particles of snow which, in connection with the cold, gives "the weather every appearance of a regular prairie blizzard. This unusual weather has to a great extent put a damper on many outdoor activities and made most of our residents adopt the bear mode of spending the cold weather in hibernation. The usual Sunday school and service at the Mackenzie school- house were abandoned last Sunday because of the wind and cold. The concert for the benefit of Red Cross Fund advertised to take place at the Colony Hall, Hagensborg, on Saturday last was postponed for the same reasons. Several inches of snow fell last week and now there is excellent sleighing. for three services, namely, morning, afternoon and evening. The last meeting being attended' by about 75. During the week it is assumed that they, the same as the rest of our population, are busily engaged in keeping "the home fires burning." Last Monday evening the Indians met to discuss the contents of a letter received from the secretary of the Indian's Rights Association. While they agreed to the propositions made in the letter, they refrained from approving of them by adding their signatures as theydid not consider inexpedient to bind themselves at this juncture. - The Indians are not of the same mind as the Conservative Association in the matter of the application of the granting of five additional independent fishery licenses for Bella Coola. They hold that when one half of the seventy licenses issued for Bella Coola are independent licenses that that is all the whites should ask for, as a larger number will infringe upon rights o; the Indians. Dynamite Found Portland, Jan. 25.���������Dynamite enough to blow up the city was found hidden in a deserted dry- dock. The belief is it was intended to destroy the plants of the Marine Hardware Co. and Portland Hardware Co. engaged in making shell casos for the Allies. R. O. Jennings, road-superintendent, together with some of our prominent citizens inspected the bridge across the Bella Coola river one day last week. It was decided that one of the spans should be replaced as soon as the materials could be procured. We would remind those whom it may concern that the Courier is a newspaper and that we shall highly appreciate accounts of the different meetings held and other happenings occurring in Bella Coola and adjacent districts. Antoine Capoose, the Indian trader of Anaham Lake, in defiance of the intense cold of the last few days arrived on Tuesday last on a business trip to Bella Coola. He came on horseback and had spent four days in travel- The services at the Mackenzie School tomorrow evening will be conducted by Cecil Lancaster. There will be no service at the Lower school. To the credit of our Indians be it said that the inclemency of the weather docs not keep them from attending services at their church Facing the Enemy's Fire. (A letter from Fred Grant.) We have been having quite a lively time of it lately, quite sufficient for me and all the rest of us, I think. When I wrote last we were in the reserves on the hill in nice comfortable huts. We stayed there for three days then moved down to a farm house about two hundred yards from our front line of trenches. Thc- first night we were here ten of us went on a working party to build a parapet that had heen blown away in the front line. On our way down one of the boys was hit in the head with a rifle bullet. Fortunately it was only a deep graze. He shouted twice, "They've got me; quick, help! " and believe me we had an exciting time o*f it for a little while. The Germans must have heard him and kept firing machine guns at us. Finally we got him carried over to ahedgeand bandaged up as well as we could and sent him back with one of the others. He was taken out to the hospital in the morning. The rest of us went on through mud and shell holes, and more mud, to the parapet and worked there from eight to two in the morning. We slept from then until six, being on guard till seven, then had breakfast. Everything went very nice until nearly twelve, when two shells landed in a building thirty- feet from ours, we were all ordered out and got in a trench until it quietened down, which was in about half an hour. The same thing happened again at a quarter to one and still we went back. We were nearly through dinner when a shell caught the building of the brick wall right into the room we were in. Goodness, it was a mess; between the smoke, dust, lime and bricks, we could hardly see what we were doing, but it didn't take us long to get out through the door. The shells kept coming over at intervals of three or four seconds, most of them landing in the yard close to the house. It was awful crawling along a ditch by the side of thp road to the trench where we were to go in case of being shelled. I can't understand how noneof us were wounded or killed, for lots of us got splashed with mud and dirt from the shells exploding close to.us. Why we did not stay in the trenches all the time was because they w-ere so.full of water,, it came Fight up to my thighs. Our head-quarters telephoned to cur battery that we were being shelled and to send a few across the line, which they soon did. The Germans sent them over a little faster and then a few more of our batteries opened up and -oon there was a furious bombardment. It lasted for two and a half hours and the artillerymen say it was the worst they have had so far, but of course not nearly as long as others. I didn't mind it at all until the coal boxes and high explosives started coming across. The concussion from them was something awful, I'll never forget those twoand a half hours as long as I live. No wonder that the nerves of so many fellows are shattered. When it got dark we Went back to the farm, collected our kits and then had supper. The third had a casualty list of about thirty, nine killed and the rest wounded, they were in the front line on our left. A squadron of the second joining on their right. In the Battle of Loos. L. J. Calnan, formerly of Bella Coola and now in the transport service with the army in France,, has sent a letter to friends from which we print extracts of interest to our readers: We are having a touch of Bella Coola weather, cold and dry. Such weather that seems to give an additional pull to the blankets in a morning. Reveille at six o'clock. Outside itlooks so white and cold, so much so that it takes some time to make up one's mind as to the exact moment when to make the final crawling movement, but it is not too bad Continued on page 4, column 2. Last Sunday being the coldest on record saw the Indians turn out j right square and knocked a part &r> <*bs~> rfc������">-rs������"> o������">-;cs< t (Clmrrh Nuitr? <\9 Sunday School Church Service - 10:45 a.m. - 7:30 p.m. d Pieaehcr fur Sunday, Mr. C. Lancaster. All Are Welcome. ? 9 9 11> <J <J������a_J, <34t^"^r'*<J><L> siJfQ^ <&o BELLA COOLA COURIER Saturday, January 29, fg^ h s I r I ���������' I M t u w \v ��������� \ t " ' H'' ii Hi i\ v\ 1������ The Courier Published Weekly at Sella Coola by the Bella Coola Publishing Co. Ltd. SUBSCRIPTION RATES: Canada I .Year .,..'.,.. -, $1-00 6 Months' '. f.... f..... f 0.75 3 Mentha ....:.. 0.50 - United States 1 ;Year.... % - $1.50 J- , United Kingdom 1 'Year.,;. k. /... _. .$1-00 Subscriptions payable in advance. Subscribers not receiving their copy regularly please notify'the management at once. Changes in address should be sent in' as soon as possible. For Advertising Rates, ' ���������' '' Office.' Apply at To Correspondents��������� VV}i51e unobjectionable anonymous coipmunications wiH be published, the name and address of every writer of such letters must b;e (jiven .to the editor.' The-Editor reserves the rijrht to refuse -publication of any letter. All manuscript at writer's, risk. '���������"���������'���������, ?ancoaver Office - - 317-323 Cambie St. '&khtfl pnpult Bitprcma est lex" 'SATURDAY, JAN. 29, 1916. ." For Friendship's Sake. , About the middle of October last in .the-case.* of a lawsuit in which. Jhe Pacific: Coast Coal Mines was.involved, the evidence brought out the fact that Dr. H. . EJ.; Young, who then held the of- fice'of Provincial ,Secretary'and Minister.of- Education, had been -presented-by a member of .the j company," Mr,. Arbuthnot, shares to^the.,value -of $105,000. Mr. Arbuthnot- in trying to explain the transaction,-said. that he gave i the shares-to Dr. Young because he was-an old friend of his since 1884, and-he -had promised "that i������-he;ever took up anything .in this province (but not otherwise ?) he would give him,an interest in if ��������� \ *������������������ -������������������ . . _"��������� .-l The trial of the case.-further disclosed; the fact that the shares in question were not the property of Mr." Arbuthnot, b.ut that th'ey belonged to the company as a whole,"and that being the case it is safe"to assume that all the members^of the- concern were not the personal .friends of Dr. Young1; at least not- to the extent of being- willing to make-him a present of-over $100,000. ' Mr. Wishard, another member of the company,, thought the shares .were turned over to Dr. - Young "for political purposes," and that-is a more reasonable explanation ,of the affair. . Mrr Justice Clements, the judge before whom the case was tried, speaks of the gift as "an unsavory 'transaction," concerning which he does'not believe he has heard the whole truth. He adds that.-.thefmotive alleged, for the gift by l^r. Arbuthnot was "too weak to inspire belief in any but the most credulous." In rendering judgment in the case he ordered the shares returned to the company. \ ; , .In this transaction we are confronted with circumstances that are calculated to arouse in the minds of men not over credulous a suspicion that Dr. Young's services to the company were not alone of sufficient value tp warrant a giftof such magnitude." And if "such suspicions are not unreasonable, it should, be the duty of Dr. Young's former colleagues��������� the govermentto make a searching investigation into the whole transaction, that they may be spared the imputation that they were aware of and benefitted by, the . transaction. These gentlemen are the; servants of the province and some of them are appealing to 'the people for further evidence- of their confidence and, therefore, it behooves them to treat this matter with something besides silent contempt. o o o o o One Grafter Found Guilty. The attitude of the Courier in matters pertaining- to political affairs has been on the whole one of criticism. Tt'ha's'found in both Dominion and Provincial admiitistrations ' several things which with ordinary business capacity and goodwill could be carried on a great deal better than is being done, and in view of the strenuous times through which the country is passing we own that we grow somewhat impatient, because we regard many existing modes of administration is being entirely inexcusable. .Amidst so many of such matters' it is with a sense' of" pleasure Powers are driven out of business; the -Entente. Allies "have commandeered a. great many others-.for war purposes,- and quite a number have -been destroyed by the vicissitudes of war. In consequence of this scarcity of means of transportation, freight rates have soared and, inconsequence, shipowners realized enormous profits " and have in some cases paid for then- ships out of the profits of one voyage across the Atlantic. British Columbia "lumbermen have been severely handicapped for want of bottoms to take away their products and : have been casting about for means of- relieving the situation. The provincial government is also giving attention to the problem with a view of offering relief. that we read in the/despatches And now ;t seems that,the idea that as a result of the investiga tions carried on by Sir Charles Davidson, one of the war grafters has been prosecuted and found guilty of forgery. The despatch reads: AtRegina, Saskatchewan, after a twenty minutes consideration, the Supreme Court jury yesterday brought in a verdict of guilty against G. A. Mitchell. His crime was the uttering of false accounts in the connection-with the sale of fodder to the remount department." -. \f " . If all the 'other-' grafters be prosecuted, with equal"'vigor it Will "go'- a. long..way. towards; our reconciliation' with the Borden government. ������ o o b ' o Shall We Subsidize Shipping? With the exception probably of ���������:he manufature of munitions of war, there is no business which in spite of submarines and mines has enjoyed such unprecedented prosperity of late as the business of shipping. The goods in transit have, since the war began, been greatly in excess of the ships'to carry hem. The causes are several. All the ships of the Central is crystallizing that- both, the Dominion and Provincialgover-n- ments bonus ^shipbuilding' and either subsidize or guarantee the bonds of the shipowners. - ��������� '* ��������� We are opposed to'any governmental aid forsuchpurpo'ses.. We are just as anxious as anyone to see the lumber'industry prosper and equally desirous of the flourishing of the shipping. - But we_are opposed to all unnecessary government aid. And in /this case of building ships "entirely so. We, are' advised that,large ord ers f orf lu m ber from 'the British- and French govern- merits, '..'from Australia, New. Zealand, South Africa and China are going to the Washingtonand Oregon mills, and that they_ are able to find ships for the transr portation, of their output. There is no doubt that the building and operation of ships will be a very profitable business for years to come, both during and after the war; .and any business men experienced in those lines, will realize a satisfactory profit on the .capital invested ���������without any governmental aid whatever. We have enough knowledge of human nature to understand that the shipbuilders and owners would be glad .to get the bonus and subsidy asked for, in addition to the profits of their business; but as there is good profits in the business itself it is safe to conclude they will buijd ships and operate them without governmental aid. If the manufacturers of lumber will show more' enterprise in securing orders, the government employ live men as trade commissioners; an' active agent-general,- .we cannot see why the mills of British Columbia should not be able to secure the trade from the. different parts of the British Empire'that now goes to the Pacific States, and also obtain the ships that'are carrying it how. ������������������ i , y O O O O O The Politicians Falling Into Line. The prohibition principle is gathering headway to such an extent now .that, the politicians are falling-into line in favor of it.' There is no one more careful than they to keep their ears to the ground -in order to learn the drift of public opinion: ^They may for. this reason be-called the weather-vanes of politics: By. keeping 'the eye upon them you will, as a rule,-know which way ���������the sentiment-that decides election is directed. In reading the following-article on Dominion- w'ide prohibition our readers will learn the attitude of Canadian statesmen on the subject. In this province of British Columbia the men at the head of affairs according to our view have not a's'yet gauged .correctly the public sentiment on this subject, but then/these statesmen have -enjoyed autocratic rule so long that they have' lost 'touch with' the people. The prohibitionists of the United States in times past used to say that both the great political parties of that country were whiskey parties; but now thisf is all changed. About a year ago both Houses of Congress delared by a majority vote in favorof prohibition of the liquor traffic, but as it did not have a three-fourths rnajority it was not carried... -. But tp return to our own Dominion; the Ottawa Free Press says: "Oh patriotic and economic grounds, and without any refer- Mackay Smith, Blair & Co. Ltd. VANCOUVER, B.C. Wholesale DRY GOODS AND MEN'S FURNISHINGS IVIanufacfurers OF "PRIDE OF THE WEST" BRAND SHIRTS, PANTS, OVERALLS, MACKINAW Send for Catalogue MADE IN B. C." Prompt Attention Given Letter Ordc 0 Gault Brothers Limited 'WHOLESALE <DRY GOODS 361 Water Street Vancouver, B. C. ^ Gault Brothers for over 60 years have successfully.) maintained wholesale warehouses throughout Canada ��������� ^ The Vancouver slock. ������ the largesl and best assorted stock on 'Ae Coast, in some cases the best west of Toronto STAPLES SMALLWARES RIBBONS Ready-to-Wear MEN'S FURNISHINGS House Furnishings CARPETS LINENS DRESS GOODS MAIL ORDERS EXECUTED THE DAY RECEIVED ence to the sentimental reasons, it is believed- that a majority of the -Dominion Cabinet, headed by Sir George E. Foster and Sir Sam .Hughes, would be in favor of Dominion Prohibition for the duration of the war. "It is also believed that a large majority of the members of both theCommons and Senate would support such legislation on those grounds. And it is further asserted that the recent action of legislates and the recent voting in-many municipalities have proved that the country, because of the feeling created by the war, is ripe for Dominion-wide Prohibition as it never has been before. "The campaign is to be strictly non-political, as is the. campaign of the Citizens' Committee of One Hundred in Ontario. Already the names of men prominent on both sides of politics have been secured, and it is stated that in most cases great enthusiasm is being shown. " .'���������< "The appeal will be to parliament and not to the government. "'Dominion-wide Prohibition is the only sane, just and reason able method of dealing with the problem,' said one of the men behind-the new movement. 'Of course sectional Prohibition is better than nothing at all. Rut for instance,"what is the good of closing up saloons in Ottawa and leaving them wide open in Hull? That absurd situation'is being duplicated all over the country. There is the greatest opportunity now for a real experiment with Dominion-wide Prohibition. If it isn't" asuccess we- 'can-.return to the did order after-peace ia declared.' '.' " *��������� ~" "The new. movement; it is ex- s. ' ' plained, is not antagonistic to the campaign of the Committee cf One Hundred in Ontario, but an amplification of it. Ontario men favoring Prohibition will work toward both ends so that if the larger scheme fails there will be the second to fall back upon." As the sun is rising higher in the heavens, foretelling the brekingof the shackles of winter so also the outlook on the horizon of the war is brightening, bringing hope of early peace. cy>^<Tg>^Oi<r>^<Ty^<'8g>^<'8y>^c^ <r>^r������ <*>~<*ac>^<'������<'>^>ctc>^rtc>><><'>������ The Best Known and Popular Lubricant for Motor Boats Its.use assures freedom from Carbon deposit on valves, spark plugs, or In cylinders IMPERIAL OiL CO. LTD., VANCOUVER, B.C. 1 : - ><ji i = IOC Hoc ft PROJECTED ROUTE OF THE PACIFIC & HUDSON BAY RAILWAY, UNION STEAMSHIP CO. OF B.C., LTD. REGULAR FREIGHT AND PASSENGER SERVICE BETWEEN Vancouver, Bella Coola and Prince Rupert S. S. "CAMOSUN" Leaves Bella Coola for Prince Rupert at 6 p. m. Thurs- January 6, 20. Leaves Bella Coola for Vancouver at 10 p. m. Friday January 14, 28. S. S. "Coquitlam" or S. S. "Capilano" sailing from Vancouver every week, carrying Gasoline and Explosives, will call at Bella Coola by arrangement. For rates of Freights, Fares and other information, apply to Head Office, Carraix St., Vancouver; or Geo. McGregor, agent, 1003 Government St., Victoria. hoc mfm ���������*������i4 jf"������ ��������� 7 'y+ 0 ( i* I in *i> ;..-m���������V ���������������������������,>-���������'. ^*T' '������atuf$ay, January '29, 1916 V|1 * . BELLA COOLA COURIER 3 i & Q o 0 ������S*. tf-ii ^Be/Up and Doing. Smile's "Self-Help" is the title of-' a book which was often re- commended for perusal during myjooyhood days. Self-help is w&at I believe in and self-help is what I wish to emphasise in the following lines. "������" '" #'���������* ': -��������� ��������� ������������������'.������������������ $������oi the casual observer it |Cff ' - would seem that Bella Coola is parting for someone; to come in and'do something, this attitude, however, is not going to benefit us, as the possibility is that some- on[e may not come and, conse- qilently; that something may not b^'dbne. Perhaps,; the fear of possible failure is. deterring the ccftnmunity, if this is so, let us "put^oufselves-'in the position that '''it is not in mortals to command success, hut we'll do more���������deserve it." ^The ..Agricultural Department of the*" Province -estimates that $lf,500J;000 worth of fruit and vegetables are lost every year to ',% *" ��������������� ��������� ' theiprovincial producers.owing , *'>f^������i - -- .;' " ���������-��������� ������������������ ��������� .-..-. to^tn4:want of a suitable- way of get'ti^g.this produce to the mar- kefc;*HReady' access to favorable markets for fresh vegetables and small^fruits is denied us owing to?our',distance from those mar- kets^ Since we are well aware that all producers suffer this loss, it is evident that some method other than the shipping of fresh produce should be adopted. This ocher method is" to be found in canning, whereby our produce can not only be held over almost indefinitely or to suit requirements, but can be shipped to remote regions in most perfect and agreeable condition. The ^Demand Increasing. A glance over the figures of government statistics will reveal to us that the importation of. canned goods by the Dominion in general and British Columbia in particular, is on the increase. The people appreciate this form of diet and are willing,to pay for it.' How, then should we treat the situation ? Are we going to knowingly suffer the loss of money every year or are we going to.adopt the means provided and add to our income at no inconvenience to ourselves? To send our produce to Prince Rupert, Vancouver, Victoria, or further afield, necessitates our shipments being made When similar produce is being-shipped into these markets in large quantities from places located at favorable distances, this means exclusion to our produce and con- A feu) lines We specially recommend Duerrs��������� Jams and Jellies Huntley & Palmers ��������� ���������Biscuits Griffen & Skelleys famous gold and" silverbar���������.,. ' . Canned and dried ,���������'.:��������� fruits LEESON, DICKIE, GROSS & CO., Ltd. ^Wholesale Grocery Vancouver, B. C. Peck & Co. Ltd. Manufacturers of CLOTHING, SHIRTS, CAPS and OVERALLS E^ We carry, a complete stock of Men's Furnishings and all the. best- English and American Hats JOHN W. PECK & CO., LTD. MONTREAL WINNIPEG VANCOUVER J sequently a loss to ourselves as well as to the markets. We cannot conveniently and profitably reach the markets with fresh produce, but we can do so with canned goods. I am not "springing" on the readers and would be co-operators any boom by which you will make a fortune in a short time by sitting at home while others work for you. I simply claim that should the undertaking be carried out with diligence, ability and business application by all concerned, an addition would be made to your annual income, both in the shape of a dividend on the stock you hold in the factory as well as on the sale of your produce. {Bella Coola Produces the Best. Bella Coola products carried away over 20 first prizes at Prince Rupert, this fact is sufficient evidence that we grow first class goods, with this we can command good attention from the markets weseek to enter. The better the produce, the better can it be handled^and put up. - fdo not advocate startingon a big scale, but on a sound commercial scale worked co-operatively. Increase is easier and more pleasant than retrenchment and is not accompanied with explanations or excuses, which are undesirable in the extreme to all concerned. A mere experimental undertaking is, however, to be avoided. The fruit and vegetables to be put up should, for the first season only, be such as can be grown in large quantities with minimum labour; hence the cheapest and for which a good market can be secured. Let us Co-operate. 1 have mentioned the inaugurating of the canning factory'on co-opertive lines.. This is highly desirable. The producer, who is also stock holder, will in his own interests eliminate to some extent at least the possibility and probability of unfit produce reaching the factory; his motto must be 'the best," this to a large extent will ensure the putting up of the very best goods, which will find a ready sale. I cannot here go into the technicalities nor process of canning. I merely put forth facts which might interest those who are making their plans for this year as to how their acreage might be employed to greater advantage. This is the opportune time not only to arrange for the canning factory itself but also for the produce to be canned. It is obvious that unless a reasonably sufficient kind of one produce��������� arranged for mutually���������is not forthcoming in due season it would be suicidal to attempt work on a small quantity. Further details can begone into should interest warrant it. ���������CECIL LANCASTER. SYNOPSIS OF COAL MINING REGULATIONS f"OAL MiNING RIGHTS of'the Dominion, in ** Mani-joba. Saskatchewan and Albekta. the Yukon Tekkitoky, the Nokth-wkst TERRITORIES and in a portion of tho Pkovinck of British Columbia, may be leased for a term of' twenty-one yeara at an annual rental of $1 an acre. Not more than 2,5<iU acres will be leased to one applicant. Application for a lease must be made by the .applicant in person to the A������ent or Sub-Agent of the district in which the rights applied for are situated. In surveyed territory the land must be described by sections, or legal subdivisions of sections, and in unsurveyed territory the tract applied for shall be staked out by the applicant himself. ' Each application muBt be accompanied by a fee of $5 which will be refunded if the rights applied for are not'available, but not otherwise. A roynlty shall be paid on the merchantable cut- put of the mine at the rate of five cents per ton. 1 The person, operating the mine shall furnish , the Agent with sworn returns accounting for the full quantity of merchantable coal mined and pay the royulty thereon. If the coal mining rights are not being operated, such returns should be furnished at least once a year. The lease will include the coal mining rights only, but the lessee may be permitted to purchase whatever available surface rights 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. W. CORY, ' Deputy Minister of the Interior. N. H.���������Unauthorized publication of this advertisement will not be paid for.���������306'JO. BUSINESS CARDS Geoffrey K. Burnett D. J. McGugan 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 & BurnettJ '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. 30E Fur Sales Agency 600 dealers and trappers of B. C, Yukon and Alaska have taken advantage-of our Fur Sates 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. \o\ |( ZIP' Dealers and Trappers We pay highest price for your furs and castorium, also handle goods on commission, advancing 2-3 of value, our charges being 5 per cent, for handling. THE EDMONTON HIDE & FUR CO. P. O. Box 863 EDMONTON, Alta. 157 McDougall Ave-: ItAJways ** Providing for the Maimed Soldiers. Soldiers 'returning from the front, according to the plans of the hospitals commission, will not be sent home, but will be placed in the convalescent institutions provided for the purpose. In view of the fact that the government will have to pay these men a pension in permanency, the commission proposes to exercise its authority and in all serious cases place them in institutions where they may be properly and scientifically cared for and their condition ameliorated. This, it is felt, is particularly desirable because of the fact that the pension is to be based upon the nature and extent of the permanent injury. By way of overcoming another complaint it has been decided that the pay of an invalided man shall not cease when he reaches Canada, but shall be continued until such time as his pension begins. TheMason&RischPiano I l!ii! of to-day will make plain our privilege to stale with authority: "NO FINER PIANO MADE I " SOLD DIRECT BY THE MANUFACTURERS ^T Let us attend your Victor Record JJ mail orders���������our service is intelligent and guaranteed. Write for Catalogue Mason & Risch Ltd. 738 GRANVILLE ST., VANCOUVER, B. C. ss \JLTHAT��������� person so happy and contented as the prosperous farmer? \X7HAT person so independent? \a/HAT ambition more noble than to be a producer of the necessaries of life? Bella Coola farmers are independent; they are strangers to hard times. HTHE REASONS for this enviable condi- ���������*��������� tion of affairs are obvious to anyone who knows the Bella Coola Valley. The land is fertile and needs little or no irrigation. The climate is mild and enjoyable ; long warm summers with sufficient rainfall and mild winters make for excellent crops. Large and small fruits, garden and field crops are grown to the best advantage. This fact was established at the Prince Rupert exhibition last year when farm produce from Bella Coola Valley carried away over twenty first prizes. OELLA COOLA and the surrounding "~^ country possesses wonderful wealth in timber, as yet almost entirely undeveloped, and perhaps at no other point on the Northern Coast is there the same opportunity for a remunerative investment as in a saw mill at Bella Coola. Get**More Money" for your Foxes Muskrat, White Weasel, Beaver. Lynx, Wolves, Marten and other Fur bearers collected In your section SHIP YOUR FIMJS milF.CT io'SHUHEnr'Hie laraest house in Hie World dealing exclusively in NORTH AMERICAN RAW FUkS a reliable���������resvx>risible��������� safe Kur House with an unblemished reputation existing- for "more than a third of a century." & Ion? successful record of sending Fur Shippers prompt .SATISFACTORY AND PROFITABLE returns. Write for"3"bt &tmi������rt fejjtppcr," the only reliable, accurate market report and price list published. Write for It-.VOW���������it's FHEE A R QT-TITRFRT In/~ 2S-27westaustinave. a. o. onuoe.iv 1, inc. DoptC67 chicaco.ujs.a. ���������* ���������������������������uiWsWi ��������� --r ��������������������������� "-��������� imi 1 iff ���������ti miii 1 ���������!"-��������� iwTrrrTin urm wm n " mm 1 rnrn 11 ��������� m ������������������nrr i������vKMnca SUBSCRIPTION RATES OF BELLA COOLA COURIER. Subscriptions Payable in Advance. CANADA. One Year $1.00 Six Months 0.75 Three Months 0.50 UNITED STATES. One Year $1.50 United Kingdom and the Continent. One Year $1.00 SUBSCRIPTION BLANK. BELLA COOLA PUBLISHING CO., LTD. BELLA COOLA, B. C. Enclosed please find subscription for Bella Coola Courier for Name P. O Tear out and mail today, with amount of subscription enclosed if f f f i> ? i Is BELLA COOLA COURIER Saturday. ti ay, lanuary 2������, /p){ 2JG 30E D ONE DOLLA! FOR ONE YEAR The Courier is the only newspaper published on the mainland coa������ between" Vancouver and Prince Rupert. ��������� A distance of six hundred miles. , It will be to your interest to keep well informed regarding the happenings throughout the Northern section of this Province��������� THE "COURIER" GIVES THEM. ADVERTISE] Now is the time to keep your name before the public. No manufacturer or wholesalehouse can afford to let slip the opportunity of increased sales that public advertising brings. REAL ESTATE booms in the cities have come and gone. People are beginning tp flock to the country. The North? West Goast of "British Columbia offers opportunities for all. Did not know/ is- no excuse.. Investors should keep posted on developments by reading the "Courier." You are judged by the stationery that you use. -Let us do your job print- . ing" IN THE BATTLE OF LOOS���������continued when one is out and about; for trying to get the old gas wagon to kick and keep kicking, puts all the warmth into one that one needs. The places'we have to make our quarters are a sight; generally an old barn, sometimes we are billeted in - an old stable, here again in' a prison, again under the sky. However, ��������� we line together with our bully beef and biscuits and are getting fat. ' You have no conception of the sort cf roads we have \o go over and. what the old bus has to do. I should not like, to handle a Ford on our work, but trust to my old "siddley-dcasy," for I should hate to be' stopped for engine trouble in some of the places we have been in. I guess 1 may say now without giving -information away that we were in that last attack at Loos, and what a sight! We ran continually for 36 hours, only stopping for water, petrol and oil���������eating on the-car when one could ��������� no lights, bad roadsK- meeting troops coming down and troops going up, but thes spirit of the men was wonderful. Those comins down were.shouting and singing to those going up, "all right boys we've got 'em going, keep 'ein on the run for when we return." "All right boys, buck up and look slick for Brussels and the Rhine." And the town of Loos, what a sight! Men running about with their first aid bandages on looking for the hospital, helping one another, blood all over them. And the condition of their clothing! some with ripped up trousers and hats torn off, some even, with no coat, only half a shirt, German helmets oh, etc. The number of men I brought down- to about; 10 miles behind that line I could not count. Sometimes 4 stretcher cases, 4 sitting inside^. 3 on the back strap and 2 in front with me. And the tales they told! I happend to see a roll call of a Scotch regiment��������� a sight I shall never forget; one lieutenant and one colonel only were left of the officers. The lieutenant called the roll'while the colonel stood by to receive the report. When it was finished and the roll handed to him he sat down and cried like a child. "Is this all, is this all, out of such a fine body of men. Oh, God I" 160 were left out of .980 and the men stood there in all shapes, hardly any had hats; some had or were wearing German helmets and their clothes were all tattered. I shall never forget it! (Here Mr. C'alnan gives some personal experiences in the fight-. ing at Loos.) Well, we were in the last attack and one time, I remember, that gave" me-the cold shivers. 1 had to go up for an officer who was wounded, and away I went. It happened to be In a village that we had just taken a'hd the army had moved up one of the big 'guns, I, did not know anything of this. Well I pulled up and waited for the men to go and fetch the officer, when all of a sudden a terrific bang, gosh I went stiff, a man poked his head over a parapet and said, "say mate you had better make.tratks, for if the' Germans find out we have this gun here the trouble will start." 'You may guess I wanted to turn around'and make tracks,- but the officer had-not appeared so ha"d to wait. ��������� Another bang, - another/every minute I expected to hear the Germans reply. Anyway I thought it was safer to be near the gun than away from' it. Just then whiz, bang, the top of the church not a hundred yards went up in dust, then another bang and a cloud of dust; then our gun thought it time to be moving, which it did, together with the appearance of my officer and you may bet I cleared too. Another time I went with an officer to his late dugout, during the attack the first line had by now been driven into the German line. It was just about dawn, the officer kept saying, "just a little further on (I had no lights and the road was over a shefled- up field) but we must get out of here before dawn or they, will see us." Gee, that was nice, I could see the dawn in the sky over in front of us; and the Germans will fire on anything, Red Cross or not, then away he went and left me to turn around. I smoked a cigarette to ease my mind of the return journey and watched that dawn come up. Half an hour later the officer came ba^k with a bunch of things aod put them in the car, by this time I could hear rifle fire and small guns, the big guns were starting to send their messages over. Any way we got away and into a village and ran from the line. ESTABLISHED AT BELLA COOLA IN LEADING DEALERS IN General M'erchandi ie Dry Goods and Notions Stapje and Fancy roceries HEAVY AND SHELF HARDWARE CAMP. HEATING AND COOK STOVES 1*3. w * -Li..ui.v,i,iB������wi vuvnn nun-.. a C THEY WiLLSTAND IT-B������C^US������ TMEY ARE MADE JO WEAR Large and well assorted stock of Men's, Boys' and Children's Clothing, Shirts and Underwear I We .will do it right. i ii- Sl DUILD UP YOUR HOME ���������TOW:N, Do not talk���������support home industries��������� talk is cheap. The best way to show that; you are in earnest is to practise it. Support the "Courier" and you are doing something for yourself and your community. - !Uffi We buy from the Factory and sell to YOU direct. Largest Plumbing Showroom West of Toronto. Let us quale you. KYDD BROS., UNllTED Vancouver, B. C. NOBODY BUYS OVERALLS TO PLAYTRlCrxS WITH j THEM SUCH AS IS "SHOWN IN THE PICTURE ABOVE. IN WHICH ROUR MEN EXERTED ALL THEIR STRENGTH IN THE EFFORT TO RIP A PAIR OF PEABODYS* OVERALLS. 1 1 BUT IF THEY WILL STAND THIS-THEY WONT RIP UNDER THE HARDEST KIND OF LEGITIMATE WEAR. /^"S^ w- ARE the: agents of i( ������3 PEABODYS' GUARANTEED OVERALLS. We carry the largest and most up-to-date stock of Men's, Women's and Children's Shoes in all styles at the lowest pos? sible price. Men's JFurnishings to suit individual tastes ������ ������ Tesits-Paek and Riding Saddles w V a I-ear Diisiiea every Saturday at BELLA COOLA, B. C. in HOC LP] ���������"THE two principal reasons * why you should buy "Shamrock" Hams, Bacon, Lard, etc., are: FIRST��������� There is none better. SECOND��������� They are the only- brands produced in B. C. under government inspection. Ask for "SHAMROCK" ADVERTISE IN THE "COURIER" Settlers, Prospectors, Hunters, Trappers, Campers and Land-Seekers will find it to'their advantage to look over our stock. Nothing but the moift suitable articles are kept at prices that invite competition. OgilvieY Royal Household Flour always gives satisfaction Better order a From and keep your money at home. P. BURNS & CO., Ltd. Packers and Provieioners Calgary Vancouver Edmonton My~~-, __.���������^������ ...~r_- .-.j,.���������.���������.,.. Ill ,m ,mm Paints - Oils - Varnishes - Stains Crockery and Glasaware of all kinds Patent Medicines of-a.il descriptions Best brands of Flour. Feed and Grain of all sorts kept on hand. Prompt service , BestGoods���������Lowest Prices���������Largest Stock RAW FURS BOUGHT AND SOLD ���������*?Jl'~ y*?r YNILDSEN & CO., BELLA COOLA, B.C.
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Title | Bella Coola Courier |
Publisher | Bella Coola, B.C. : Bella Coola Publishing Co. |
Date Issued | 1916-01-29 |
Description | The Bella Coola Courier was published in Bella Coola, in the Central Coast region of British Columbia, and ran from September 1912 to October 1917. The Courier was published by the Bella Coola Publishing Company, and its stated aim was "to work for the upbuilding and development of Bella Coola particularly, and the welfare of Northern British Columbia generally" (vol. 1, no. 1, p. 2). |
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Language | English |
Notes | Print Run: 1912-1917 ; Frequency: Weekly |
Identifier | Bella_Coola_Courier_1916_01_29 |
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Source | Original Format: Royal British Columbia Museum. British Columbia Archives. |
Date Available | 2011-07-29 |
Provider | Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library |
Rights | Images provided for research and reference use only. Permission to publish, copy, or otherwise use these images must be obtained from the Digitization Centre: http://digitize.library.ubc.ca/ |
AIPUUID | 6cacf320-d810-43e1-b5c8-37aca5cc1e14 |
DOI | 10.14288/1.0169964 |
Latitude | 52.383333 |
Longitude | -126.75 |
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