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Array lrA  M  *_  _~*  T  ft  '_  >3  IF YOU WANT GOOD SPORT  VISIT BELLA COOLA. EXCELLENT HUNTING AND FISHING.  WEATHER REPORT FOR JUNE.  Compiled   by  Mr. C. II. Urseth,  of the  Bella Coola Observatory.  Temperature: Maximum, 70.    Minimum,  .7.  Highest Max. (30th) 83. Lowest Min. (7th) 41.  Rainfall, 1.26 inches.  'OL. 3���������NO. 41  BELLA COOLA, B.C., SATURDAY, JULY 24,  1915.  $1.00 a Year  *_  m  1 v!  Italian Successes  Geneva, via Paris, July 22.���������  despatch to the Tribuna from  'illachsays: "The Austrian los-  |es since July 13 along the Isonzo  iave been 8000 of whom 1100 are  Prisoners. On the Cadorre front  [800 prisoners have been taken  fnd in the Carnic Alps 2300.  The German  Nut- Cracker  j Russians Rely on an Old Device of  Strategy to Break It  S_l  J3.  m  :��������� .  *.,  London, July 22.���������A Petrograd  despatch  to  the  Morning Post  says: "Grand Duke Nicholas has  The  Austrian  front on  the j manoeuvred his armies so as to  zo has been pierced and three bring the enemy into positions  which will enable him to throw  superior forces  on-either side.  This is one of the oldest devices  of strategy known as the principle of partial defeat and was  first used by E. Paminondas at  the battle of Leuctra, in which  he defeated the Spartans.    Seldom in history has a great commander been so favorably placed  as the Grand Duke for the application  of   this  principle.     The  jaws of the German nut-crackers  are nearing each other steadily,  but the Grand Duke has no intentions of allowing them actually to meet on the Russian nut,  with   the   smooth   co-operation  necessary for complete success.  At present it seems that he has  decided to deal with the northern  attack; holding the inner lines, I  with abundant railway accommo- j  dation,   he is in  a position  to j  readily throw the greater part of j  his forces upon either of the at-;  tacking German armies."  Ison  oints taken, Tolmino, St. Lucas  !nd Stavre.    The Italians located  jveral Austrian batteries near  overto  and   succeeded in destroying them.   The provisioning  Gorizia is becoming a serious  froblem as the Italian artillery  ominates the line north of the  wn.     previously four  trains  rived daily, now there is only  e which comes in at night.  jRome,������������������'July 23.��������� After continu-  is fighting, the last two nights,  won positions dominating  tontefalcone, Gorizia; Monte-  tn, Michele and Monte Seibers.  le battle was ghastly and bloody  pLviator Makes Record Trip  w. .,  Air Raiders Do Damage  Paris,  July 23.��������� Official communication.    "In the region of  Campchalone enemy aviators attempted to bombard the villages,  and railway stations where supply stores had been established.  The incendiary bombs  dropped  caused no damage.    Between the  Meuse  and   Moselle   there   has  been a violent bombardment with  shells of heavy calibre.    In Lorraine east of Pioncourt we repulsed a strong German reconnaissance.    In the Vosges, north  of Muenster on heights dominating east valley of northern Fecht  we occupied the summit of the  Linge after a stubborn engagement, and also gained a foothold  U. S. Answer Dispatched  Washington, July 23. ��������� T h e  American answer (1200 words  long) to the German note was  dispatched yesterday. Further  attacks on"American shipping  considered as unfriendly.  It is reported that anti-American feeling is rapidly growing  stronger in Berlin.  Situation Serious  at Warsaw  south of summit in forest of  Schratzmannel and in Barren-  kopf woods."  On Monday French air raiders  did great damage to military  ���������trains, several bombs exploded  on a crowded troop train with  frightful results, a freight depot  was fired and destroyed.   -  Russians Fighting Hard-Cossacks  Sabre a German Company  Available Resources  Toronto, July 23���������Aviator Mc-  'Xiiley flew from Toronto to Port  Credit in 12 minutes, returning  \������\9_ minutes, on a new .airship  jbiiilt for the Russian government.  iThe machine carried a load of  050 pounds and-made over 90  iles an hour, a new speed refer heavy machines.  Alberta Goes Dry  fCalgary, July 23.���������Prohibition  rept Alberta with twenty-five  jousand majority. Lethbridge  ^ing the only city with a majority against. It will go into effect  fuly 1st next year.  Gen. Botha Returns  Capetown, July 23.��������� General i  Botha and his victorious troops;  arrived in the city today. All I  business was suspended and the!  city gaily decorated. On their j  arrival at the government house;  ten thousand children sang the'  National Anthem. I  We Mud Help!  Increase the Fighting Efficiency of Oar Forces  at the Front  When we read in the newspapers of how Vancouver in  a few days raised over $50,000 for the purpose of furnishing our battalions in war, with modern machine guns, our  hearts are fired with enthusiasm at the thought that  though living as we do in this remote part of the Empire  we can also add to the fighting strength of the army by  furnishing sinews of war. It is found that one machine  gun is equal to 120 riflemen. The Germans have sixteen  machine guns to 1000 men. Our battalions have only four  a piece. British Columbia wants her soldiers to be equally well equipped as the foe they are fighting; and we at  home must see that they have a fair'chance to win, when  they risk their lives in our defense.  Will Bella Coola Furnish a Gun?  Bella Coola has furnished a few men for the war and  more will join in the near future; but if we cannot send  120 men to the front we can buy a machine gun, which in  efficiency is equal to 120 rifles. One such gun costs $1000.  This sum can easily be raised among us if all will join���������  and who will not "do his bit" at this time ?  Come to the Meeting!  A meeting to discuss the particulars of how to raise the  money will be held at the Mackenzie School this evening  at 7:30.    No one can afford to stay away.   Everbody come.  "God Save the King."  Petrograd, July 23.���������The Austrian-German drive from north,  west and south' on Warsaw is admitted serious by high officials.  The official communication reads:  "On the left of the Vistula our  troops occupied the Blonie:Nad-  arzyn road and the outlying defenses of Ivangorod.   The battle  between Vistula and Bug yesterday again assumed a very desperate character.    The enemy is  concentrating his  principle  efforts in the direction of Baljitze,  Travennkiand Groubechoff; several villages on the heightschang-  ing hands many times.    On an  ex tended,-front, above Sokol we  cleared the right bank of the Bug  of the enemy and captured about  1500 prisoners in the village of  Potourjitze.     Near the villages  of Mrotchtka and.Kavaka in the  course of a counter attack the  Cossacks fell upon and sabred a  German company. In the Niemen  district there wasdeperate fighting yesterday."  any Are Electrocuted  The Hague, July 22.���������Reports  received from the Belgian-Dutch  frontier are to the effect that  many persons are being killed by-  a high voltage of electric wire  fence which has been constructed  by the Germans along the entire  border. Every morning, it is asserted, there are found from half  a dozen to a dozen charred bodies  of  Belgian   peasants, including  Bella Bella, B. C, July 22.���������  News reaches us from Bella  Bella that two Indians, Lome  Williams and John Wooten, have  returned from an expedition to  the southern point of Calvert  Island, situated near the mouth  of Rivers Inlet. Their activities  were directed against the sea  lions which in late years have  proved so destructive to the  salmon industry on that part of  the coast.  The Dominion government has  found it necessary to offer a  bounty of $2 each for the destruction ofthispest. And these  two Indians have certainly scored  in their campaign against this  foe of the salmon, as they killed  no less than 1600 of them. They  are good-sized beasts, vveighirg  as high as 1000 lbs. The number  of those killed were about evenly  divided between young and full-  growns. The bodies are not utilized for any purpose whatever,  which seems like a great waste  in times of depression like these.  It is stated on good authority  that the hides can be used in the  manufacture of shoes and gloves,  and the Indians, who speak from  experience, claim the meat is  equal to that of the mountain  goat.  In view of these facts would it  not be of some service for our  department of fisheries to instruct our fishery officers to take  a day off and investigate thesea  lion? It possibly could be made  use  of,   be   made   a   source  of  women and. children, who, du_-<  ing the night, had attempted to, wealth instead of- injury, and  cross the fence and were elec-1 calling down the anathemas of  trocuted. \ the cannery men.  Ki  rottings of Bella Coola and District  1 ^\.  fS. S. Chelohsin arrived about  Ja. m. Sunday, with her usual  lount of freight. Her passen-  fer list at the end of her route  ras light. We noticed Mr. O. S.  Jrseth; and Mr. W. L. Clarkson  |rnong those who came ashore,  jple desiring to leave Bella  >oola at this the loveliest time of  le year were also few. Miss  |enns and Miss Dorothy Clayton  rere the outgoing passengers.  Miss Kathleen Jennsof Prince  tupert, went home after spend-  ig.a few weeks in the valley,  luring which time she has been  Jtaying at Mrs. Clayton's.  Miss Dorothy Clayton went for  visit to the'Draney's at Kims-  luit.  W. L. Clarkson, representing  ������he old reliable wholesale dry-  roods   firm  of   Mackay Smith,  .air & Co., of Vancouver, is in  cown  for  the firsts time.'     Mr.  larkson says that while the  trade is not as good as in former  rears, yet he finds throughout  this section of British Columbia  very fair business.  0.   S.   Urseth   of   Silverton,  Oregon, arrived on the last boat.  He intends to stay here visiting  his parents and friends for the  next two months. We extend to  him our condolence on the recent  loss of his wife by death.  trines of the church. It is, engaged as fishery officer at the crop outlook never was bet-  thought that the one houra week * Rivers Inlet, has had a severe ter, the first cut of hay is all in  spent in  Sunday School  is  not | attack of pneumonia.    She has, j the barns  in the very best  of  An enterprising farmer of our  community  Mr.   Thos.   Draney,  sufficient to give the children an  adequate understanding of the  christian religion.  Capt. W. Stephenson preached  at the Hagensborg church last  Sunday forenoon.  during her long illness, been at (shape. The weather for haying  the Rivers Inlet hospital. We during the last part of June and  aue glad to be able to announce beginning   of   July  was   most  to her many friends that she is  in a fair way of recovery and  will be out of the hospital in a  few days.  Mr. B. Brynildsen  was away  during the week on a business  Mrs. E.   A.   Wheeler of  this  place, who since last spring has  has this summer broughVto the bi.n   with  her husband who is: trip up the valley.   He found that  valley the first self-binder and  threshing machine ever seen in  the settlement.  Tidings reached us last Sunday  that a strike was in progress  among the local fishermen, but  we are glad to state that it proved  of short duration, the men going  to work again the following day.  Although the public schools are  closed there is for a large number of children in the valley no  vacation. A parochial school  with C. H. Urseth as teacher is  in session at Hagensborg.  Those of the children whose  ancestry is of Norway are here  taught in the language and faith  of their fathers, that they may  learn to revere the land and the  traditions of their fathers and  mothers, and also become- grounded in the knowledge of the doc-  PROVINCIAL ELECTION  Your influence and support is respedtfully requested.  T. D. PATTULLO.  Liberal candidate for Prince Rupert Riding.  favorable. The potato crop will  be a very large one and all kinds  of garden truck will be better  than for years. The apple crop  is looking excellent, some of the  varieties are ahead of former  years.  Chas. Tucker, Dominion constable, is out again looking for  trouble. He went away last  week on the Dominion launch  Charles Todd. It is safe to say  he will find no trouble among the  Indians and he being the captain  and Herbert Sutherland the engineer it is equally safe to assume they will have no trouble  with the launch.  Evidences of prosperity and  enterprise are not wanting in out-  otherwise quiet valley. One of  our prosperous farmers, John  Widsten, has decided to put in a  water system into his residence.  O. Landry, the telegraph operator, avails himself of slackness of messages offering at his  office to make a tour of the line  for the purpose of repairs.  Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Sutherland  gave a large number of the  younger element of our town an  outing on the 20th inst. on their  fine and commodious launch Im-  pala. The excursion, favored  with ideal summer weather,  made Bachelor's Bay its object.  The Sutherland's have at this  place a house and clearing. The  many attractions of the trip included bathing in the salt water  which is a novelty in this part of  the world. And to say that the  excursionists had an enjoyable  time during the whole trip is  stating it mildly.  Mr. J. D. Wiedahl of Strandby,  Vancouver Island, is making a  protracted stay in the valley.  He came here on his launch on  a trip of recreation and exploration. He declares himself charmed with our valley and is contemplating buying a piece of  land to make his home here.  c  Qllutrrlr Ntftirr  Sunday School  Church Service  -    10:45 a. m.  -   7:30 p. m.  All   Are  Welcome.  Rev   T. C. Colwcll, B. A., Pastor  J BELLA COOLA COURIER  Saturday,  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: $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.  Foa Advertising  Rates,  Office.  Apply, at  To Corresponds-TS���������While unobjectionable an-  '   onymotis convnuiiications will be published, the  name and addre33of every writer of such letters  mu.it be jriven to the editor.  The Editor reserves the ritrht-to refuse publi-  oition of any letter.    All manuscript at writer's  risk.  ,  looked when these appeals are  made. Let them husband the  resources of the country and retrench the expenses of administration in every possible way.  Let them come down to the level  of the extraordinary times. Let  the expenses of the Premier's  travels for instance be something  less than $100 per day, which  they have exceeded on many occasions before, being in one year  over $13,371. Money saved in  this way-could buy many machine  guns and add materially to the  funds for the relief of the  wounded.   ���������  GILLETf S  LYE  EATS DIRT"  Vancouver Office - - 317-323 Cambie St.  '^alitn impitlt sujirana tst It..."  SATURDAY, JULY 24, 1915.  The Government Must Do  Its Part.  At a'time-when   every  loyal  Britisher,   whether   native-born  or naturalized, should make sac-  rifices and contribute according  to means and ability towards the  . different funds or activities which  go toward the prosecution of the  national defense, it must be borne  .   in mind that urging others to do  something and felicitating ourselves upon the achievements and  sacrifices of others is compara-  ' tively easy and is, if not 'accompanied by actions and sacrifices  worthy of the cause, only a very  -   cheap form of patriotism.    To  travel around the country-.at a  high salary and still higher expense  account and proclaim  in  loud terms our duty, our loyalty  and heroism is in some people's  eyes the essence of patriotism,  and they applaud it accordingly.  Let a humble journalist point out  the hollowness of such professions and he will be looked upon  as a person who puts partisanship  before   patriotism,   and is  denounced accordingly.  The cry is: "Do not mention  the things our leaders do towards  the weakening of the country,  bat just join the chorus, 'enlist!  contribute!' "  We   have   recruiting   officers  _  travelling through  the country  appealing to ������he young men to  come to the colors, and from reports received they are meeting  with success.    The men are coming forward and enlist as fast as  the country can equip them. We  notice also that subscription lists  for  the   purchase   of   machine  guns have been started in Vancouver   and   is   meeting  with  hearty response.    The people are  contributing  to the  Red Crors  fund in liberal amounts.    These  efforts on the part of the public  will be continued as long as the  need exists, and it will not be  necessary to confine the efforts  of the journals of the country to  urge the people on  these lines  exclusively.    They will do their  part without such excessive appeals.  It appears to us to be our duty  not only to appeal to the people  to make sacrifices and continue  to do so, but also to call attention  to the existence of the wide room  for sacrifices that can be made  on the part of the public servants  also.    They should not be over-  Labor's Unrest.  Significant rumors of serious  labor troubles in Great Britain  and Germany reach our office  through different channels. The  coalminers in Wales, to.the number of 150,000 have gone out on  strike, defying the.government's  authority as expressed through  the passing of the so called Munitions, measure. This strike  will have the effect of shutting  off- the supply of coal for' the  British navy and is, in the present condition of affairs, looked  upon as becoming the most  serious in, the history of. the  country.  But it is not only Great'Britain  which has the very'difficult labor  problem to deal with. Indica-  tions that conditions in Germany  are even more serious are forthcoming. The following despatch  from Geneva, Switzerland, tells  the story of impending trouble.  A report has reached Basel that  ahig strike is threatened at the  Krupp works at Essen, Germany,  the znovement being headed by  the Union of Metallurgical Workmen and the Association of Mechanics. . They demand higher  wages because of the cost of  living, and shorter hours because  of the great strain under which  they work, the report says:  "The workmen are said to be in  an angry mood and threaten the  destruction of machinery unless  their demands are granted im-  immediately. 'They have .been  put off for. three months with  promises."  The Courier for last week con-  "'"KiKrott OKMiMO-ru.i oimctiohs ifW  P%M������D  ^UEncOMPANYUMjg  TORONTO ONT.     "������*  _  defense of principles or causes  which by the exercise of patience  and good will could be settled  peaceably.     \l  A new era is in the formation,'  whether we like it or not. The  flood tide of events is rushing us  towards destinies we do not  know. It is.a:time when a trust  in an over ruling providence will  be found necessary to cheer the  people in continuing the struggle,  make sacrifices and look to the  future with hqpeand even with  confidence.     i     .        ''���������.;.' "    :  t_5:*i  '-JS'  Wholesale  DRY GOODS AND  MEN'S FURNISHINGS  Manufacturers  OF "PRIDE  OF THE  WEST" BRAND  SHIRTS,  PANTS,   OVERALLS,   MACKINAW  Send for Catalogue  MADE    IN    B. C."  Prompt Attention Given Lc-llc,  The  War and Politics.  base, had been proclaimed in a The News-Advertiser of Van-  state of siege by the admiralty, couver has published an editorial.  The cause of the proclamation is deploring political discussions  not so plain, but in view of the during the war. Mr. J. W. de  despatch from Geneva quoted B. Farris in a letter to the News-  above, it is quite reasonable to Advertiser holds that under pres-  believe that' l_bor troubles are ent conditions it is necessary to  at the bottom.  Later we have learned that  martial law is proclaimed in Germany. Nothing but internal unrest can- account far anything  like that as matters stand.  We do *not like to be counted  among alarmists- and .yet we  must confess that labor troubles  at this stage has an ugly look.  It is no time to. block the government's operations when it is  conducting a war' against the  enemies of the country and  should not,be thought of. Some  people may feel they are unjustly  treated and try to obtain redress;  but during times of war it must  be done by peaceable means. To  try to secure it by force is ,in  times of peace a species of anarchism, but in times of warjtis  closely allied to treason. How  to deal with problems of such  nature will tax the ingenuity and  tactfulness of the" government,  and we can but hope that as far  <  as Great Britain is concerned the  trouble may be averted and the  men be persuaded to go to work  without impairing the supreme  authority and prestige of the  government.  The fact is, the spirit of democracy is rising steadily. This  war will give it a great forward  movement. People will in the  future demand that they be consulted  before  the   sons of the  tained a despatch from Amster- nation be sent forward to fight  dam that Kiel, the German naval I battles, and give their lives inefficiency.    Then, again, the one  discuss politics:  "Your article is an appeal to  us to forget'-politics in the remembrance of the world tragedy,  and to remember we are fighting  for our property, liberty and our  very existence.  "Permit me to take exception  to the suggestions of your article.  "The one blot on our conduct  in this war is not the maelstrom  of recriminations in Manitoba. It  is the rotten political conditions  that have existed in Manitoba,  and are now, let us hope, being  purified in this maelstrom.   The  one blot is not, as you state, the  publication of 'The Crisis in B.  C.,' but the fact that conditions  or any of the conditions have existed as set out in this pamphlet.  The one blot is not that the Liberals have used it against the  Conservatives   that   there   has  been graft in war contracts, but  the blot is that this graft has  existed and to a shameful extent.  The   investigations   into   these  evils is not itself the evil, but  the one redeeming feature of the  evil.   If the function of an opposition in checking up the acts  of the government is meritorious  in times of peace, surely its merit  is still greater when we find the  fighting efficiency of our men is  impaired or threatened to be impaired by defective equipment,  the supplying of ;which was made  possible through graft and in  _=  Gaalt Brothers Limited  WHOLESALE T>RY GOODS  361 Water Street        Vancouver, B.C,  ./;���������,<!  Qaull Brothers for over 60 years have successfully  maintained wholesale warehouses throughout Canada  <J  The Vancouver stock is the largest and best assorted  slock on the Coast, in some cases the best west of Toronto  *.  STAPLES  SMALLWARES  RIBBONS  Ready-to-Wear  MEN'S FURNISHINGS  House Furnishings   -  CAR I .as  LINENS  'DRESS GOODS  MAIL ORDERS EXECUTED THE DAY RECEIVED  blot is not even the facts that handed manner that begets  comments   have   been   made  against Sir Richard McBride in  connection with the purchase of ��������� general at Ottaw;;  ���������Rets into  trouble as soon as he adopts the %  same  tactics with  the auditor.  "The point that I fail tos������"  established by your article isik  submarines.      Rather would I  suggest that the blot is that our  coast was left so unprotected j an attempt to in.prov*-the poiit:-  that panicky procedure was nee-1 cal conditions in this province  essary.    Rather  is it the  fact; will have any retarding inf]uer_  Mi  had  athroi  ������of It  '������his s  tees  lodet  tWrllc U  [Gc  >ect,  that Sir Richard was unable to  transact a business deal on business lines so he could  at once  produce his vouchers which would  satisfy   the   auditor-general   of  Canada.   The blot is not that the  public or any portion of the public have either justly or unjustly  suspected Sir Richard, but that  his public career has proceeded  along lines that makes the public  mind prone to suspect him. 'The  blot is not that we have an independent auditor in Canada, but  that we have not an equally independent auditor in B. C.   The  blot is not that the public  accounts   committee   in    Ottawa  started in to investigate this affair, but that a public accounts  committee has become a thing  of the past in B. C, and that Sir  Richard has Been so accustomed  to run things in a loose and high-  in beating Germany.  "As you (the New������_ Adverts  er) suggest our political turn:.  will amount to nothing if web  this war, but neither will :L>  absence of political turmoil avail  us if we Jose this war."  Thos. Edison Enters U. 5.  Ser\>icc.  This war is-causing even-neutral.countries to engage for their  preparedness to meet, eventualities, forces which hitherto have  been exempted from military.  use. The United States Department of Navy has now under organization a bureau of invention  and development on lines similar  to the British bureau of inventions. Secretary Daniels has  appealed to Thomas A. Edison to  head an advisory board of investors to form a part of the bureau.  M_. Edison has announced his  willingness to serve.  _*!_  ���������tii  St  LI  ������+. _  r:*_  _M  rhol<  Braids  I) HARK  Ceylon  _:.Te._::,v  PACKED    ���������'���������_..->���������-���������  WM. BRAID   EkdD.  TEA.    IMPORTtRS  , _y������NCouwerri,   a. c. .  Order that pound  of BRAID'S BEST  Tea now. Packed  in handsome 1, 3,  and 5 lb. tins.  ��������� _������ i  -.__  c  __!  m  _oc  UNION STEAMSHIP CO. OF B.C., LTD,  REGULAR FREIGHT  AND PASSENGER SKUVK-l  BETWEEN  BELLA COOLA and VANCOUVER  PROJECTED ROUTE OF THE PACIFIC & HUDSON BAY RAILWAY  D  S. S.      Chelohsin" Leaves   Vancouver  every  Thursday at 11  p.m.     (Victoria day previous.)  Leaves Bella Coola Sundays 9 a. m  ��������� __  S.S. "Coquitlam" and S.S. "Capilano"  from Vancouver every two weeks, carrying  and Explosives.  (,;..-'���������"  sail  line  n. ., _ratoH of '' i-t'i^-htM, FiireH find othur inform������it.i"H. -U'l'.1* .,  I ! .J_'.;K' Uakuaix St., Vancouver; or Geo. M. ion <���������<"  a^eni,  |(X)3 Government St., Victoria.  i  ^[^__=____=i  on  no  pf|pp������|g^^  ���������:'\2* "'*..  '''VE . ;V ',':������������������.'������������������ J.:.-..������������������ ", y.,  ���������-.��������� , **s  <������_���������  ^^M^/^k;/9/5  BELLA  COOLA  COURIER  335__  pend Your Vacation in Bella Coola  ivhere is found scenery unsurpassed  Mountaineering Amidst Eternal Snows  GRIZZLY BEARS, BLACK BEARS,  Goats and Deer in abundance  The reward of a three daus' hunt Innatwc's wilds ol BAIa Coola.  Trout in all the Streams Camping in a Fine Climate  Mr. Fred Hendricks, who has  had a wide and varied experience  throughout the continent in search  of large and small game, offers'  his services as guide and guarantees "game, or no pay."  Bella Coola can be reached by  Union Steamship Co.'s.steamers  from Vancouver every Thursday.  Two days' sail through scenery  rivalling the coast of Norway. A  bus meets the steamer.  Modern Hotel accommodation, with hot and cold water,  baths, etc., and  '  last but not least Guides that  will "guarantee" game.  Write lo F. Ilendrkk'. P. O. Box 63, SJilla Coofa, B. C, as to the best time to hunt Ih: oarioui game.  obesities or starvelings to be met  with at every corner of a continental town.  "The Briton is a good, healthy  figure of a man. He has elaborated a course of health exercises  such as are wanted by men cooped up in offices and factories, if  they are not to grow flabby.  "His way of life is reasonable.  He can obey without cringing,  and can compel obedience without tyrannizing. . . . . The  Briton will not bend the knee to  the greatest official in the Empire.  "And if in some dark hours  the foundations of the British  Empire should be threatened,  strongmen of Anglo-Saxon stock  will hurry to its aid from every  corner of the globe, to show to  mankind at large that the might  of this people is unconquerable."  ���������A German's Tribute to Britain.  Germany has a hundred rea-  to fear Britain, with the  of fear that is not unworthy  man, that is based upon re-  t, and  has  nothing craven  4 :t-������������������,>������������������-���������  i. lb.  says Herr Harden, the very  editor of the German Review  Die Zukunft..   .  Jo  3fe  "Get you to Hyde Park and  look at the upright greybeards  cantering by, hundreds strong,  on their well-groomed horses.  The young girls and the old  ladies in'the west end, the workmen with their offspring at the  people's sport centres, look ye  on them, and compare them with  the   anaemic,   prematurely   old  7M  A Jew lines we specially  recommend  Duerrs���������  Jams and Jellies  Huntley "& Palmers  ���������Biscuits  Griff en & Skelleys  famous gold and  silverbar���������  Canned and dried  fruits  LEESON, DICKIE, GROSS & CO., Ltd.  holesale Grocers  Va  ncouver,  B.C  J. W. Peck & Co. Ltd.  Manufacturers of  CLOTHING, SHIRTS,  CAPS and OVERALLS  We carry a complete stock of Men's Furnishings  and all the best English  and American  Hats  "\  JOHN W. PECK &  MONTREAL '     W1NN1PEC  CO., LTD.  VANCOUVER  III  ���������J  is unexcelled in flavor,  richness and aroma.  FOR SALK BY YOUR GROCER.  Sir Richard's Defense.  In any controversy it is but  fair that both sides be given  a hearing. The Courier wants  to be fair and therefore take,  pleasure in publishing Sir Richard's defense of the excessive  price paid by him for the two  submarines. The following is  an extract of a letter written by  Sir Richard to "The Advertiser"  of London, Ont, and is as follows:  "I have no objection to criticism as to the price paid.or as to  the transaction from a business  or political point of view, but 1  do think it is very unfair, unmanly, to convey the impression that I or any member of the  Government or the party to  which I belong, or any go-between, were the benificiary to  any extent. Not a cent of commission was paid to anyone directly or indirectly. There were  not two cheques paid by the  British Columbia Government. I  personally had amarked cheque in  the name of the British Columbia  Government for $1,150,000 paid  to Mr. Patterson of the Puget  Sound Construction Company,  Seattle.  "I did not  'unload' the submarines on the government at  Ottawa.     Had  the government  there not confirmed this transaction the Province of British Co-  lumbia  would   cheerfully   have  borne   the   burden   of   defense  which the submarines involved.  It  was  perilous  times.     I  had  private information from official  sources that war was imminent  and   that   there   were German  cruisers within striking distance  of this coast.    There was no time  to   parley  with   Ottawa   or   to  haggle   with    the   construction  company as to price.    I had to  pay what was asked or lose the  opportunity.    If the government  at Ottawa, in the circumstances,  had paid three times what was  paid it would still have been a  very wise transaction.    I have  it on high authority that there  was no conceivable reason why  the German cruisers had not attacked our coast cities and destroyed them except for the submarines at Esquimalt.    The sub-  ! marines were unexpected factors  in the German designs on this  ; coast   and   the   Germans   were  ! afraid to take the chance.    As  : to the efficiency of the  submarines, they have been in British  ; Columbia since  the  war broke  j out and have been satisfactorily  | operated.     They are  here now  i for examination by military ex-  i ports."  SYNOPSIS OF COAL MINING  REGULATIONS  pOAL MINING RIGHTS of the Dominion, in  *���������' Manitoba, Saskatchewan and ALBEitTA,  the Yukon Tkhiutoky, the North-west Territories and in a j_r lion of the _ uovince of  British Columbia, may be leased for a term of  twenty-one years at an annual rental of $1 un  acre. Not more than 2,&_j acrea will be leased  to one applicant.  Application for a lease must be made by the  applicant in person to the Atfent or Sub-Ajjent  ���������of the district in which the riirhta applied for  are situated.  In surveyed territory the land must be described by sections, or leyul 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 on 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. 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 leasee 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.I .���������Unauthorized publication of this advertisement will not be paid for.-���������StoJ'UO.  WATER NOTICE  "Take Notice that B. Brynildsen j  1 of Bella Coola, B. C, will ap-j  ply for a license to take and use  1000 gallons per day of water out  of a spring situated about 60 feet  north of the north boundary of  that portion of Lot 124, known  as Hotel Lot and registered at  the Land Registry Office at Vic-  toria-under No. 18473 C. The  water will be carried from the  spring at a point about 60 feet  north of the north boundary oi  said Hotel Lot and to be used for  domestic purposes upon the property described as Bella Coola  Hotel Lot and registered as number 18473 C. This notice was  posted on the ground on the 10th  day of July, 1915.  A copy of this notice and an  application pursuant thereto and  to the "Water Act, 1914," will  be filed in .the office of the Water  Recorder at Vancouver. Objections to the application may be  filed with the said Water Recorder or with the Comptroller  of Water Rights, ' Parliament  Buildings, Victoria, within 30  days after the first appearance  of this notice in a local newspaper. The date of the first  publication of this notice is July  10th, 1915.  B. BRYNILDSEN, Applicant.  July 10-31'  ���������_���������__���������___���������i___*__________������������������__������������������_���������i___________������_���������____���������������������������_iao4_���������_i  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 & Burnett)  CIVIL ENGINEERS and  B. C. LAND  SURVEYORS  Grand View Hotel, Bella Coola, B. C.  City address���������New Westminster, B.C.  P. O. Box __. Telephone 232.  HOE  Fur Sales Agency  G00 dealers and trappers of P.. 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.  30E  I heMasonc? r\ischriano  oj to-day will make plain our  privilege to slate with authority:  "NO  FINER   PIANO  MADE!"  SOLD DIRECT BY THE MANUFACTURERS  II  n  _  tfj[  Let us attend   your Victor Record  JJ  mail orders���������our service is intelligent  Write for Catalogue  and guaranteed.  ffi!f=S  ra_cr  Mason & Risch Ltd.  738 GRANVILLE ST., VANCOUVER, B.C.  \J17HAT person so happy and contented as the prosperous farmer?  \A/HAT person so independent?  \il/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.  "THE 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 ai'e 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 ih a saw mill at Bella Coola.  Cl  I  _-  POLA  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.  .>���������<_������ o-<_������ o  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.  On-e Year  $1.50  United Kingdom and the Continent.  One Year $1.00  SUBSCRIPTION BLANK.  BELLA COOLA PUBLISHING CO.. LTD.  BELLA COOLA, li.  C.  Enclosed please find subscription  for Bella Coola Courier for   Name   P. 0   Tear out and mail today, with amount of subscription enclosed 4;:  BELLA COOLA  COURIER'  ONE DOLLAR  FOR ONE YEAR  The Courier is the only  newspaper published on  the mainland coast between Vancouver and  Prince Rupert.  A distance of six hundred miles.  It will he to your interest to t\eeP Wett informed regarding the  happenings throughout  the Northern section of  this Provirice^-r  THE "COURIER"  '    GIVES THEM.  ADVERTISERS-  Now is the lime 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.  Government's Experimental Plot in  Bella Coola.  Mr. A. H. Tomlinson, provincial horticclfeurist, has kindly  given the following synopsis of  matters dealt with by him at the  gathering of the Farmers' Institute, and others, at Mi-. S. Le C.  Grant's farm,'on the Provincial  Government's experimental plot  on the 10th inst.  Fruit Trees. Various tree and  stone .fruit were noticed in a  splendid, healthy condition, and  bearing good crops. Later ma���������  turing varieties are making some  first-rate fruiting*, growth..  The following sorts at Mr.  Grant's and other farms also,  are coming into fruit-bearing  and ar������ recommended for the  lower Bella Coola valley:  Apples.    Yellow Transparent,'  Duchess,   Lowland   Raspberry,  Graven stein, King David, Blenheim Orange, Lord. Suffierd and  Beauty of Bath.  Cherries (sour). ��������� English Mo-  relio, Montmorency and Olivet.  ' Cherries (sweet). "Bing, Royal  Anne and Lambert.  Plums. Peach, Bradshaw,  Victoria,./Doadon and Italian  Prune. "  Pruning, thinning fruit, soil  treatment, etc., were discussed'.  The horticulturist recommends  late summer pruning, about first  week in September, to facilitate  the early ripening of the growth,  thus helping to prevent winter  freezing. Also such pruning  aids fr'uitbud development. Winter pruning, from November to  DEAL ESTATE booms.in the  cities have come and gone.  People are beginning to flock to  the country. The North-West  Coast of British Columbia offers  opportunities for all. Did not  know, is no excuse. Investors  should keep posted on developments by reading the "Courier."  Plumbing  We buy from the Factory and'  sell to YOU direct.. Largest  Plumbing Showroom West of  Toronto. Let us quote $ou.  KYDD BROS., LIMITED  Vancouver, B. C.  You are judged by the  stationery that you use.  Let us do your job printing.   We will do it right.  DUILD UP YOUR HOME  " TOWN. Do not talk���������sGp-  port 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.  March, for thinning out the  growth, cutting away cross branches and to shorten the long  shoot so as to keep the tree dwarf  -as the variety will allow. Long,  thin and thus fruitless branches  on matured fruit trees should be  avoided.    Burn the prunings.  Thinning fruit ��������� apples.     To  prevent late fall growth a cover  crop of clover, grains, grasses or  weeds   is   recommended   to  be  sown about the middle of July  or later.    If the trees are making  too much growth the cover crop  -should remain  as a sod for a  year   or ' so,   or - else   the land  plowed in  spring and used for  vegetables.    When the trees are  slow in making growth in spring  or early summer the cover crop  should be plowed under as early  as  weather  will   allow   in   the  spring and no crop planted near  the trees, but the land kept well  cultivated.    If manure is placed  around trees and over ground do  this i,n the early winter.   This  also protects the roots in winter.  Artificial fertilizers.  To create  growth use 200 lbs. of Nitrate of  Soda1 per acre for two sowings in ,  the spring and  early summer.  To aid fruit on healthy and strong  growing ' trees   use  Basic   Slag  (Thomson's phosphate) and Nitrate of Potash in the fall, using  250 lbs. "of both to the acre. Artificial fertilizers are not necessary  if manure and  wood ashes are  to be had.  Woodashes. These are most  valuable and may be used instead  of potash salts.  Pests.   Very few pests are as  yet troubling the. valley   fruit  trees. Fruitgrowers should each  have a copy of the Annual Spray  Calendar.   Such may be obtained  by writing to the horticulturist  at Prince Rupert or the Department at Victoria.,  The Calendar  contains a treatise for most pests  and diseases.   "Just now aphis  (greenfly) are causing attention,  but   are   not   likely to become  serious.'  . Potatoes. Bella Coola has  earned a name for this product.  At the experimental plot the  new varieties are promising well.  Later a report will be issued giving details. Theoldstandbysas  Uncle Sam. Early Rose, etc., are  looking healthy, and big crops  are looked for.    A disease known I  as rhizoctonia or stem rot little  potato is present. An early variety called Success is addicted  to it. The best way to control  the disease is to treat as for scab,  viz., soak for two hours in a disinfectant solution of 1 pint of  Formalin to 30 gallons of water  prior to storingor planting the  tubers.'  Grains���������spring wheat.     Prelude, sown March 10, will be ripe  in a few days.    Later sowings of  Marquis, Prelude and Fife varieties look well and have good ears.  Oats in varieties of Banner, Dan-  benay   are _ doing   exceedingly  well.    Hulless barley as last year  justifies itself as being a good  crop for Bella Coola, either to  feed green or to ripen.    Grains  for best results must be sown  early.   Quick maturing varieties  are recommended. f  'Alfalfa, This valuable legume  or member of the clover family  is worth every farmer's attention. The hardy variety known  as Grimm's and the Ontario  variegated came through the  winter in good condition. This  season, Montana variegated is  being tried. Without doubt the  foregoing hardy sorts, containing  as they do the yellow Lucerne  strain, will thrive well in Bella  Coola, but must not be cropped  too closely in the fall.  Field lloots.   Mangolds on the  plot demonstrate their value as  the best root crop.   WThilst Rutabagas and other turnips are being troubled with maggots, man,  golds thrive.    The Yellow Globe  does best and is a splendid yield-,  er. Mangolds, too, are best dairy  stock feed.    Carrots answer admirably and are worth growing.  Both are more sure - here  than  turnips.   To escape the maggot,  turnips should not be sown until  the middle of June.  Vegetables. Such do well.  Splendid quality is the result in  most cases.  Raise Cattle.  ��������� R. R. Bruce, rancher, just returned from Europe, says that  the. effect of the war will be to  increase the price of beef so  greatly that those who are raising cattle will make more money  even than those who are raising  wheat at a dollar and a half per  bushel.  ouner  $1 a Year  Published every  Saturday at  BELLA C00LA, B. C.  __]   __  HOE  ___]   (__  '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"  BACON  HAMS  LARD  BUTTER   EGGS  and keep your money at home.  P. BURNS & CO., Ltd.  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Men's Furnishings  to suit individual tastes     ������    $  Tents-Pack and Riding Saddles  If  P  3ilC  r  m ii  P.  rltl  Iini  in t  tec  lu i-I  no  lei  Be  fat V  Jjhe  llflren  T.tta<  'I cess  ���������  Settlers, Prospedors, Hunters, Trappers, Campers and Land-Seekers will  find it to their advantage to look over  our stock. Nothing but the mosi suitable articles are kept at prices (hat  invite competition.  Po  [^    -Th  "***_# presl  ;Of th  and  pf^ted 1  -"Pi ". .   ���������     TV'*-  *  i *$_tivc_  _&WJie i  Paints -  Oils  - Varnishes  - Stai  "_ ������~���������_ * J if  ���������V"*"iburi���������  <|p&tu_t:li  ."i-MSatui  *_��������� _<_* ���������  *__  .TOpens  ' \$W> w.  ft       -41*^3  ^.fcSrhan g  ams  Crockery and Glassware of all kinds  Patent Medicines of all descriptions  Best brands of Flour.     Feed and Grain of all sorts  kept on hand.    Prompt service  Ft.  porta  ���������imthe i  y&ment  Best Goods   Lowest Prices   Largest Stock  RAW FURS BOUGHT AND SOLD  B. BRYNILDSEN & CO., BELLA COOLA, B.C.  r 5J6?-   -  ***__.  ��������� \_S*Tur  -.������   All  ' }JfAllies  *".pl)ard  ���������;������camp  . jtrenc  ,  ,'   Sea  ��������� *.?Wate  i  '���������   &tean  ��������� with  '___  w.  r_j_. vr  mm  On  (Pi  cor  Ap  moat**.*  v A.      *  '"*'"_  -     ,     "  *l><.  ^'f  _><T  [r^A'i^^'i-;-_iVS!?R^^  |.v.  _ *' T^V'iii. _J..-.rl "ittif li'.laU  H,^(.WJ*;A^_ __>'_���������.* w  BELLACOOLA: .COURIER'  non  D  ner  jj  ONE DOLLAR  FOR ONE YEAR  The Courier is the only  newspaper published on  the mainland coast between Vancouver and  Prince Rupert.  A distance of six Hundred miles.  ! Government's Experimental Plot in  Bella Coola.  Mr. A. H. Tomlinson, provincial horticclkirist, has kindly  given the following synopsis of  matters dealt with by him at the  gathering- of the Farmers' Institute,, and others, at Mr. S. Le C.  Grant's farm, on the Provincial  Government's experimental plot  on the 10th inst.  Fruit Trees. - Various tree and  stone ,fruit were noticed in a  splendid, healthy condition, and  bearing good crops. Later maturing varieties are making some  first-rate fruiting.growth.  It will he to your interest to keeP well, informed regarding the  happenings throughout  the Northern section of  this Province���������  THE "COURIER"  ,'    GIVES THEM.  ADVERTISERS-  Now is the time to keep,  your name before the  public. No manufactur-  er or wholesalehouse can  afford to let slip the opportunity of increased  sales that public advertising brings.  The following sorts at Mr.  Grant's and, other farms also,  are coming into fruit-bearing  and are recommended for' the  lower "Bella Coola valley:  Apples.    Yellow Transparent,-  Duchess,   Lowland    Raspberry,  Gravenstein,  King David, Blenheim Orange, Lord.Suffield and  Beauty of Bath.  Cherries (sour).    English Mo-  relio, Montmorency and Olivet.  ���������  Cherries (sweet).   Bing, Royal  Anne and Lambert.  Plums. Peach, Bradshaw,  Victoria, .Doadon and Italian  Prune. - '  Pruning, thinning fruit, soil  treatment, etc., were discussed'.  The horticulturist recommends  late summer pruning, about first  week in September, to facilitate  the early ripening of the growth,  thus helping to prevent winter of Potash-salts.  fr__   .inor Alan.      an_       ���������.__; ��������� PfiStS.        V_1*V  March, for thinning out the  growth, cutting away cross branches and to shorten the long  shoot so as to keep the tree dwarf  -as the variety will allow. Long,  thin and thus fruitless branches  on matured fruit trees should be  avoided.   Burn the prunings.  Thinning fruit ��������� apples.     To  prevent late fall growth a cover  crop of clover, grains, grasses or  weeds   is   recommended   to  be  sown about the middle of July  or later.   If the trees are making  too much growth the cover crop  .should remain  as' a Eod for a  year   or ' so,   or - else   the land  plowed in  spring and used for  vegetables.    When the trees are  slow in making growth in spring  or early summer the cover crop  should be plowed under as early  as  weather will   allow   in   the  spring and no crop, planted near  the trees, but the land kept well  cultivated.    If manure is placed  around trees and over ground do  'this in the early winter.   This  also protects the roots in winter.  Artificial fertilizers. .To create  growth use 200 lbs. of Nitrate of  Soda per acre for two sowings in  the spring and  early summer.  To aid fruit on healthy and strong  growing ' trees   use Basic   Slag  (Thomson's'phosphate) and Nitrate of Potash in the fall, using  250 lbs. of both to the acre.  Artificial fertilizers are not necessary  if manure and wood ashes are  to be had..  Woodashes.    These are most  valuable and may be used instead  freezing. Also such pruning  aids fr'uitbud development. Win-  ter pruning, from November to  pEAL ESTATE booms in the  cities have come and gone.  People are beginning to flock to  the country. The North-West  Coast of British Columbia offers  opportunities for all. Did not  know, is no excuse. Investors  should keep posted on developments by readingthe "Courier."  Plumbing  We buy from the Factory, and  sell to" YOU direct. . Largest  Plumbing Showroom West of  Toronto.      ���������      Let us quote $ou.  KYDD BROS., LIMITED  Vancouver, B. C.  You are judged by the  stationery that you use.  Let us do your job printing.   We will do it right.  DUILD UP YOUR HOME  TOWN. Do not talk���������support home industries���������talk is  cheap. The best way to show  that you at:e in earnest is to  practise it.  Support the "Courier" and you  are doing something for yourself  and your community.  Pests.    Very'few pests are as  yet troubling the   valley   fruit  trees. Fruitgrowers should each  have a copy of the Annual Spray  Calendar.   Such may be obtained  by writing to the horticulturist  at Prince Rupert or the Department at Victoria.. The Calendar  contains a treatise.for most pests  and diseases.   'Just now aphis  (greenfly) are causing attention,  but   are   not   likely to become  serious.'  Potatoes. Bella Coola has  earned a name for this product.  At the experimental plot the  new varieties are promising well.  Later a report will be issued giv-  ingdetails. The old standbysas  Uncle Sam, Early Rose, etc., are  looking healthy, and big crops  are looked for.    A disease known  as rhizoclonia or stem rot little  potato is pres.ent. An early variety called Success is addicted  to it. The best way to control  the disease is to treat as for scab,  viz., soak for two hours in a disinfectant solution of 1 pint of  Formalin to 30 gallons of water-  prior to storing or planting the  tubers.  Grains���������spring wheat.      Prelude, sown March 10, will be ripe  in a few days.    Later sowings of  Marquis, Prelude and Fife varieties look well and have good ears.  Oats in varieties of Banner, Dan-  benay   are   doing   exceedingly  well.    Hulless barley as last year  justifies itself as being a good  crop for Bella Coola, either to  feed green or to ripen.   Grains  for best results must be sown  early.    Quick'maturing varieties  are recommended.  Alfalfa. This valuable legume  or member of the clover family  is worth every farmer's attention. The hardy variety known  as Grimm's and the Ontario  variegated came through the  winter in good condition. This  season, Montana variegated is  being tried. Without doubt the  foregoing hardy sorts, containing  as they do the yellow Lucerne  strain, will thrive well in Bella  Coola, but must not be cropped  too closely in the fall.  Field I_oots.   Mangolds on the  plot demonstrate their value as  the best root crop.   Whilst Rutabagas and other turnips are being troubled with maggots, man,  golds thrive.   The Yellow Globe  does best and is a splendid yield-,  er. Mangolds, too, are best dairy  stock feed.    Carrots answer admirably and are worth growing.  Both are more sure  here  than  turnips.   To escape the maggot,  turnips should not be sown until  the middle of June.  Vegetables. Such do well.  Splendid quality is the result in  most cases.  ESTABLISHED AT BELLA COOLA IN  B.Brynilc_sen  LEADING   DEALERS  General Merchandise  Dry Goods and Notions  Staple and Fancy  Groceries  'O  i������  ft.  HEAVY AND SHELF HARDWARE  CAMP. 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