7> IF YOU WANT GOOD SPORT VISIT BELLA COOLA. EXCEL- LENT HUNTING AND FISHING. WEATHER REPORT FOR FEBRUARY Compiled Ly Mr. C. H. Urseth, of the Bella Coola Observatory. Temperature: Maximum, 31. Minimum, lfi. Highest Max. (16th) 49. Lowest Min.-(lBl) 3 below zero. Rainfall, 1.74. Snow 25in. Rainfall for the year (1916) 40.S9 inches. VOL. 5���������NO. 16 BELLA COOLA, B. C, SAWRDAY, MARCH 31, 1917. $1.00 a Year French Are Progressing Paris, Mar. 27.���������Despite the driving rain and every obstacle of a broken* ground the French forces are progressing ��������� against the Germans. General Nivelle's troops reached Holmbray, south of Coucy forest. During night the enemy unsuccessfully attacked the new French positions between Oise and Somme, they lo3lheavily. Fire of French guns exploded munition depots behind the German lines. Call Up National Guards Washington. Mar. 28. - The National Guard organizations called into Federal service today in eighteen states are, to be used for police protection purposes. The new organizations ordered out today comprise twenty-five /thousand men and the government is taking every precaution against German spying or German ruthlessness. Pacific coast units ordered to mobilize, president Wilson signed the order making the maximum strength of the navy (87,000 men)'be increased to one hundred thousand. If plans of Congress are carried out it is believed that every national guardsman will be under ���������' arms within a week.- .r...._...,._ _ , Representative Harrison of the Foreign Affairs' Committe, believes that Congress will pass a flat declaration of war against Germany. The government today granted safe conduct to German officials from China to pass through the country, they will probably land at San Francisco'in a few days. ' American liner St. Louis/the first U. S. vessel equipped to fight submarines, arrived, at her destination unmolested. . Men of the American tanker Healdton were either suffocated, frozen or drowned when their vessel was torpedoed. Brutality by Germans London, Mar. 27.���������More than three hundred women, children and aged men known to have succumbed to hardship and exposure through the brutality and starvation methods which the Germans "had imposed on the French civil population immediately preceding and during the retreat. Ruthless spoilation of orchards and crops carried out by official orders even disgusted the German soldiery. Torch and dynamite used to destroy whole villages. * General Nivelle is evidently sharpening the point of "his wedge near Moy and Venedeuil between St. Quentin and Lafere, with'a flood of men. Allies advanced farthest against Germans at this point being north of St.,Quentin. Gsneral Haig's forces forgrmgVa wedge above St. Quentin, city now menaced from three sides. Believed to be one of the strongest positions in Hindenburg's line. British advance slower, but methodical. Fighting of the most desperate character marking every inch of advance." v 4000 Huns Cross Into Holland Seeking Food The Hague, Mar. 28���������Seeking food, four thousand German soldiers crossed the line into Holland and wereintemed atZwoile. French Occupy Coucy Forest Paris, Mar. 28���������French-troops have occupied the village Coucy le Chateau and are progressing against Germans in the forest of Coucy, having occupied entire northern part of that tract. Berlin's Version Berlin, Mar. 28.���������On account of xainy weather little fighting ori the whole front. In forest between Oise and Coucy le Chateau stronger French forces encountered our protecting'troops, which inflicted heavy losses on the enemy .before giving way on account of a threatningoutflank- ing movement. Amsterdam���������Von Hollwegstill seeking peace, he is expected to make further overtures to Russia Riots Reported in Berlin .London, Mar. 28���������British captured Equaricourt ten miles south east of Bapaume/also Longaves- nes, ,tliree miles northwest of Roisel. Allied pursuit continued hotly today and was marked by violent, fighting, both open and of a massed character at half a dozen points along the fifty mile front now rapidly nearing the permanent Hindenburg line. French are within a mile of the Hindenburg line and progressing steadily despite inunendations and the increasing strong resistance of the enemy. "Nearest approach of British to the line is around Dagnicourt. Bitter fighting in this neighborhood yesterday, German massed forces desperately attempted to retake village, but British held on and beat off all attacks.' ,' ' Riots reported in Berlin. Ru������. mors of a revolutionary movement in Germany gained curren-' cy in Switzerland. , The hospital ship Asturia.of 12,000 tons, torpedoed by German submarine, thirty-one lives lost, U. S. to Declare War i Washington, Mar. 28���������A resolution to be introduced to Congress on April 3, immediately after President Wilson concludes address, will declare time has come when the United States must vindicate decisively its honor and rights. It will declare that by acts of Germany a state of war exists, and Congress places at^diiposition of the president the means for vigorously prosecuting the war. . President Wilson is completing his indictment of Germany this Germans Flee to Mexico '��������� Washington, Mar. 28.���������Many Germans are fleeing to Mexico, it is believed, however, they are not going to join a German army but'to dodge internment. Pub- liclyannoiinced that government does,not. plan to molest alien residents if they obey the iaws pf the country. Philadelphia���������200 marines belonging1 to the interned, cruisers .Krojti Prinz Wilhelm and Prinz Eitel Freiderich, were loaded on trains today and started for internment camps in Georgia. ,twelye still missing. ' Two British destroyers sunk, one^struck a mine and the other sank as a rasu'lt of a collision. , week. Foreign Affairs Committee preparing the war resolution. Plans are under consideration to ask Congress for a bond issue of a billion dollars to be used 'for purchasing French bonds. Thanks, From Our Soldiers. 6t lire AM assured that -B> my people will re- . spond to every call necessary to the, success of our cause���������with the same indomitable ardour and devotion that have filhd me with Pride and gratitude since the war began." His Majesty King George UR soldiers must be fed; the people at home must be fed. And���������in."spite of Germany's murderous campaign to cut off the Allies' Food supply, by sinking every ship on the High Sea$���������an ample and unfailing flow of food to England and France must be maintained. Not to the farmer only��������� Butto YOVr���������to everybody-��������� This appeal is directed 'E must unite as a Nation to SERVE -to SAVEand to PRODUCE; Men, ��������� women and children'; the young, the middle aged and the old-���������all can help in the Nation's Army of Production. EVERY pound of FOOD raised^ help* reduce the cost of Hying and adds to the Food Supply for Overseas. ^ For information oh any subject relating to the Farm and Garden, write: INFORMATION BUREAU . Department ^pf AgrioiltUrp; "' - * OTTAWA 0 ::?:^:, Dominion Department of Agriculture PLANT a garden���������small or large. Utilize your own back yard. Cultivate the vacant lots. Make them all yield food. WOMEN pf towns can find no better , or more? important outlet for their energies than [in cultivating a vegetable garden.' ��������� . Be patrioticf iri act as well as in thought, ���������..���������'' ���������'-:������������������'I- '." ������������������.."������������������'��������� '���������-������������������ '������������������������������������������������������ -.:. ������������������������������������.'��������� Use evei'jy means availabkr - Overlook nothing. OTTAWA, CANADA. HON. MARTIN BURRELL, Minister. Russians Fall Back Petrograd, Mar. 28.���������It has been discovered that the ex-minister of the interior, Protopopoff, wasin secret communication with Berlin by the aid of a wireless station at the Czar's Tsarskoe Selo palace. New Russia,, budding forth, steady improvement in general conditions. .Ministry working indefatigably, spies arrested. A German gas attack on the western bank of the Chara river compelled Russian forces to fall back in an easterly direction. Only Two Hundred. Voters Bat 1000 Votes Were Cast Vancouver, Mar. 28���������Counting of soldiers votes resumed yesterday. Over one thousand votes were polled at Epsom although there were only two hundreo British Columbia men there. Prohibition ballots missing in 'return. Jottings ��������� Has it ever struck you, that if this valley was inhabited by a real, live community they would have electric light in their homes. It cannot be done. Why not? They have a plank sidewalk at the Indian village. The Camosun arrived somewhere around noon hour lasl Friday and after a rather lengthy stay left forthe south. Mr. B. F. Jacobsen came up from Vancouver after an absence of one month, during which he visited several of the coast points on business. ' ������ According to reports the total quantity of halibut landed at Prince for the month of February is 809,000 pounds, being an increase iof 231,000 pounds over January figures. We do not wonder why that pretty harbinger of spring, robin re breast;fails to put in an appearance, as the weather we are having would deter a braver spirit than" bold robin. Snow, and then- well, they are still at it counting the soldier votes on Prohibition. Mr. M. W. Marvin of Atnarko, was in town during the,1,week'. He reports things are very satisfactory, the cattle.are in good shape though the winter has been longer than is usual, Perhaps very few communities in Canada were more thoughtful' last Christmas in remembering the. boys, who have enlisted than the settlement of Bella, Coola. For a small population we have furnished quite a few brave boys willing to do their "little bit." And that "little bit" to some has meant the supreme sacrifice. Therefore, in remembering the boys who are ready to do their duty the ladies of the valley were also honoring our dead heroes. . The Lysdahl Sewing Circle, who have done so much in the valley both in. church and'social work, availed themselves of the privilege to show their apprecia- to our soldiers by sending them presents at Christmas. In return' ihe recipients have sent glowing letters of gratitude, but space prevents us quoting all of them. The general inference is thatour soldier boys take off their hats to the women of the valley for their loving kindness. The annual meeting of the Bella Coola Liberal Association was held in the Colony Hall on- Monday last. Quite a few-new members were enrolled. Among the many matters to be laid before' the government was the-cleaning out of log. jams in the Bella Coola river, where such destroy land' and. roads. .The- early construction' of the wagon road to connect up with the existing road .at. Chilanco Forks was most urgently dwelt on by different members. ' Recommendation for a gi-ant to the local hospital was also passed on. Officers elected for the ensuing- year were as follows: President, W. D. Stephenson; vice-president, B. F. Jacobsen; sec.-treas., T. Livelton. Executive committee: B. Brynildsen, C. Brink. A. Hammer, T. Thorsen, R. N. Livelton and H. Haakinson. Alfred Blakemore came in from Kimsquit last week and spent the day in town interviewing old friends. Mr. Blakemore informs us that the winter over there has been quite severe, the snowfall being considerably over the average. . Mr. B. F. Jacobsen had a meeting with the local fishermen at Hagensborg during the week, they discussed the building of a new cannery: It is thought that the Dominion government will issue a license for an extra cannery for the year 1917. Has it ever struck you, that on steamboat day we always have ���������some kind of weather. There must be a malign (or otherwise) influence following the boat or crew, as previous to the day of its arrival we had basked in sunshine. In. fact the ladies had commenced working overtime on their summer suits, but now, winter again. Sunday School Church Service 10:45 a.m. 7:30 p.m. V Preacher for Sunday���������Rev. L .. W. H. Gibson. n ' AH Are Welcome. 2 BELLA COOLA COURIER Saturday, March 31, 19)7 The Courier publishep wekki.y, at bki.la coola by the Bella Coola Publishing Co. Ltd. SUBSCRIPTION RATES: Canada 1 Year $1.00 6 Month* .....v...............,..' 0.75 3 Month* 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. For Advertising Rates, Office. Apply at To CoRiiEsroNDENTS���������While unobjectionable anonymous communications will be published, the name iind address of every writer of such letters must be [riven to the editor. ' The Editor reserves the right to refuse publication of any letter. I' All manuscript at writer's risk. 'j������>aiuo jjopult mtpraita pat lex." SATURDAY, MARCH 31,-1917. Borden Government Discard Ross Rifle At Last. So many of our brave soldiers have died because of defects in the Ross rifle that it is not any too soon'that the Dominion government has at last seen fit to cancel the contract. Upon the Borden government alone must rest the responsibility of supplying our soldiers with a rifle not adaptable'for war purposes. The facts about the ��������� Ross rifle are in need of careful restatement, so that the public mind will harbor no confusion in regard to such a vital matter." The fundamental fact to bear ��������� in mind is that 'the Ross rifle Mark Three, with which our soldiers were provided in this war, is the Borden government's own child. It is of their authorization and is built according to plans submitted by their experts since they came into office in 1911. The Ross rifle of the Liberal regime was known as Mark Two, and is said to have been a much sturdier and more serviceable weapon than its successor which was given a longer barrel and finer sights. It was a very fine target rifle���������none better��������� but too delicate for active service where the shooting is naturally rough and ready. With this fact in view the attempt of the Borden government to shift responsibility for the Ross rifle Mark Three to the Laurier government would be laughable if it were not dastardly. Solicitor-general Meighen's theory is that the Borden government was bound "in perpetuity" by a contract made by the Laurier government in 1902. The words "in perpetuity" are of co'ure fallacious.. No contract can be "in'perpetuity." But outside of that this "perpetuity" inregard to Ross rifles was sharply defined. It could be terminated by giving a year's notice.. That is to say, it could have been terminated in 1912 or in 1913��������� p,ne year, two years 'before'.-the . war started���������or ag'ain in 1914 or any time within the last two years and a half. As a matter of fact there hasn't been a minute since the war began that the Borden ������overnmen t, acting within the terms of the contract, couldn't have stopped the manufacture of Ross rifle Mark Three and had a better one made. asty and the changes in the constitutional .government opens up a new era for Russia. The events have happened so l'apidly that one can scarcely believe that the great empire has become a Republic. There is no doubt that Russia was dominated by Czar- ism as Germany is by Prussian- ism. The yoke had to be thrown off sooner or later. Coming as it does, when rumors of a plot in Germany to throw over the Hohenzollern regime are so prev- alen t, may lead the German people to revolt against Prussianism and thus bring about an earlier settlement of this war. The full significance of the wonderful' changes which will ensue in Russia's conquest of herself, the greatest victory in her history, is hard to foretell; but it will give the Russian parliament, consisting of the Duma, or Lower House; and the Council of the.Empire, which was the product of the revolutionary disturbances following the war with Japan, absolutely full power. Previously it was an elective body enjoying only the shadow of authority: ��������� The group of reactionaries, or apostles of despotism, who surrounded the Czar and who up to the rocent startling, developments completely dominated him, took good care to retain the substance. Thus parliament was little, better.than a debating ' society. It had no say'in the administration of the army and navy "or in matters of policy. The control of Jegisla tion was in the hands of minis ters who were not responsible to it. It had partial control of the budget, it is true, but the procedure made its~authority in that respect more apparent than real. The changes in Russia's internal affairs will not embarrass the Allies in the carrying on of the war. One of the leaders of the new administration declared that the succesful termination of this war was one of the reasons for taking the step they did, he said: "We assumed control of the Government of Russia in order to bring victory to the Russian let him plant two this. He owes it to himself, his family, and his country to help make the,production this year over the high- water mark. ������ O O ' O :0-'. ,0 Road Superintendent System Abolished. arms." o o o. o;. o Peace Casualties. There were 1083 applications made for indemnity under the B. C. Workmen's Compensation Act .luring the months of January and February, and others are still coming in' from victims of industrial mishaps that occurred prior to March 1. O 0 O O 0 The Hun food controller says only the Almighty can. be held responsible for the small bread ration daily doled out to the German people. We were ^'wonder- ing why the Kaiser of late has refrained from offering any compliments to the ' 'good old German God." It may be a case of strafing heaven yet, putting it in the good old German way. j A New Era for Russia. The end of the Romanoff dyn- Farmers, Attention! Our farmers attention is directed to the fact that the Dominion Government is advertising largely the necessity of greater food production. The.greater the crop yield the,surer of ultimate victory in this war we are. The farmer plays no unimportant part in this great struggle, and it is up to him to do his very best in utilizing ever inch of ground. If he planted one acre last year, Radical changes in the system of public works construction throughout the province are foreshadowed in the public works department by recent orders coming from the minister, Hon. Dr. J. H. King. It is plainly intimated that the road superintendent'system will be abolished on the ground that to have a road superintendent in each district, the official being practically the appointee of the member, savored .too much of political patronage., It is claimed by the administration that many of the road superintendents have not been practical men at the time of appointment and that they gained their experience at the expense of the provincial treasury. It is also maintained that in many of the ridings read- work under the superintendent has been patronage pure and simple. , The plan'which it is said Hon. Dr. King will bring into effect will mean the appointment of a number of qualified civil engineers who with their staffs will be under the civil service act and who will each have charge.of a section of the province. They will have i'oad foremen for each section. Instead of a road-superintendent for each constituency the scheme will mean a road engineer for three or four, or possibly more, ridings. He will be able to do his own engineering work and his road foremen; will carry out construction under his direction. The Courier believes that this method will mean economy and efficiency, particularly in getting roads built to a standard on the best grades. The building of roads up a mountain side in one. direction and down in some other, going nowhere, will be a thing of the past. v Bella Coola is full of the class of roads that cost a lot of money and will now have to be reconstructed in order that they can be used. :. .. Controls Dominion Government. Hon. John Oliver, minister of railways, in his address on the P.'G. E. construction, had this to say in respect to" the Mackenzie and Mann interests: ' 'It was the same with the Canadian Northern Pacific, and in the action of that road we have another reason why investigation in this case should be prompt and thorough. On February 16th 1 served notice on the Canadian Northern Pacific to produce certain books and. papers.' The an- .swer'of Sir William Mackenzie was a Dominion order-in-council dated four days later, placing the, line in the province under the ' Railway Commission and taking it away from our control. We there have the fact demonstrated that we have railway corporations in this province which can get the government to do its own bidding." o ��������� .0. o ,,o o Some Difference. Ex-postmaster, member of parliament; city mayor and councillor, Noah Shakespeare of Victoria, makes these observations: "To my mind the methods of running elections in these days are not as clean as they were in trTe old times. The first election in which I rah for Ottawa cost me $50. The next election things were getting closer to party lines.' My election that year cost me close on $250. This showed the trend-of things. It has now grown tothe point that no poor man can run. an election. The consequence is that'we are closing- out the poor man and instituting a. government by autocracy. Today we hear about elections costing as much as $50,000, of course this is in the east. We never heard a word about graft in British Columbia until the Mackay Smith, Biair & Co. Ltd. VANCOUVER, B.C. DRY GOODS AND MEN'S FURNISHINGS OF "PRIDE OF THE WEST" BRAND SHIRTS, PANTS, OVERALLS, MACKINAW "MADE IN B.C Send for Catalogue Prompt Attention Given Letter Order* PACIFIC MILK Should be used for coffee, tea, pudding, whipped cream and all cereals. 'YOU'LL LIKE PACIFIC" FOOD PRODUCTS CO., LTD., Manufacturers Office: 322 DRAKE STREET, VANCOUVER, B. C. politicians from the east began to come in." O ��������� O' . 'O so' *':0 This may be one of the reasons why the people of British Columbia a few years ago resorted to introducing native sons as the most fit to run the goverment. But one of those! bad politicans from the East, in the person of Mr. Bowser, got into the government and at once upset the high hopes of British Columbia being governed by native son's,,in fact judging from our indebtedness !��������� Royal Standard Flour Makes The Big, Clean Loaf A loaf of Bread baked with ROYAL STANDARD FLOUR cannot' be otherwise than big, piean,.light and tasty, because you are putting into it the cleanest and purest Flour it is possible to make. Made from the hearts only of the choicest Canadian whieat and made CLEAN���������absolutely free from dirt, fluff or lint. Next time order ROYAL STANDARD. SOLD BY ALL STOREKEEPERS D GREAT WEST EA The Prince 'Rupert,', Empire man, who is a candidate for the House of Commons for this Riding.- ;; ,:;'. ���������, " ' . ;.'...;;. 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McGregor, agent, 1003 Government St., Victoria. 30E HOC W Advertise your Wants in tKe" Courier ;:������ws ^m������t^������^^<i������i������i������j^tjMlt,WIM,IJ,J.������V',l.l-l[tU8JUI������.Utl!JMIIJl.'^^ n������ Saturday, March 31, 1917 BELLA COOLA COURIER JHOSE WHO, FROM TIME TO TIME, HAVE FUNDS REQUIRING INVESTMENT MAY PURCHASE AT PAR HON OF CANADA DEBENTURE IN SUMS OF $500 OR ANY.MULTIPLE THEREOF. Principal repayable 1st Octobor, 1919. ' Interest payable half-yearly, 1st April and 1st October by chequo (free of exchange at any chartered Bank in Canada) at the rate of five per cent per annum from the date of purchase. u Holdors of this stock will havo the privilege of surrendering at par and accrued interest, ' as the equivalent of cash, in payment of any allotment made under any future war. loan issue in Canada other than an issuo of Treasury Bills or other like short date security. Proceods of this stock are for war purposes only. A, commission of one-quarter of one por cont will be allowed to recognized bond and stock brokers on allotments made in rospect of applications for this stock which bear their stamp. ' For application forms apply to tho Deputy Ministor of Finance, Ottawa. DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE, OTTAWA, , OCTOBER 7th, 1916. we couldn't have been governed any worse by the real natives. O O 0 o o Encouraging. A Britisher of high military authority says the Allies will most assuredly destroy Germany's menace to World peace. The strength of the Allies, he says, is increasing, while1 the Teutonic powers are declining. The defeat of the Teutonic forces is>therefore inevitable. TheAl- ' lies are better equipped, both in men, money and munitions, to wage a successful final drive. This sounds encouraging. The ,. latest news from France bears out this that the war cannot last much" longer; also not forgetting that the boys from Bella Coola all say'.that they will be home for Christmas. O O O 0 o ' The Germans have discontinued the construction of, Zeppelins, say reports from Zurich, Switzerland, and in the same issues of the papers which report this news appears a report, credited to an American traveller returning from- England that England will go into the manufacture of* dirigibles. England already has, or will shortly have, the control of the air, as well as the sea. The Germans will have to hide underground. This may have something to do with the Germans busying themselves ���������i���������.���������".���������������������������..V���������������������������.��������������������������� ������������������ ��������� ���������-^All-'- ��������������������������������������������������������������� .-������������������ ������������������ ������������������....7 ^#*&^ along the border, so that when the time comes for the final settling up'of the struggle, they may be close by and can ask God to let the Alps fall on them. (i 1 ������ o o o o Dawn of Hope for Russia], Russia's new cabinet will base its policy on the following principles: First: an immediate general amnesty for all' political and religious offenses, including terro- ist acts and military and garrison offenses. Second: liberty of speech and of the press; freedom ior alliances, unions and strikes, with the extension of these liberties to military officials within the limits admitted by military require-- ments.' <> ' Third: abolition of all social, religious and national restrictions Fourth: to proceed' forthwith to the.preparation and convocation of a constitutional assembly, based on universal suffrage,, which will establish a governmental regime. Fifth: the substitution of the police by a national militia, with chiefs to be elected.and respon1 sible to the government. Sixth:-communal elections to be based on universal suffrage. Seventh': the troops which participated in the revolutionary movement will not be disarmed, but will remain in Petrograd. Eighth: while maintaining strict military discipline for troops on active service, it is desirable to abrogate for soldiers all restrictions in the enjoyment of social rights accorded other citizens. ; o o o o o \ Tubers as Cash. The settlers of Bella Coola are selling their potatoes at sixty dollars a ton. Of course this is SYNOPSIS OF COAL MINING REGULATIONS a/-"0AL MINING RIGHTS of the Dominion, in ^ Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta, the Yukon Tekkitory, the North-west Territories and in a portion of the Province of Bkitibh Columbia, may be leased for a term of twenty-one years at au annual rental of $1 an acre. Not more than 2,560 acres will be leased to one applicant. Application for a lease muat be made by the applicant in person to the Amntor Sub-Aitenl of the district in which the rights applied for are situated, ., In surveyed territory the land mual be described by sections, or legal subdivisions of sections, end in unsurveycd territory the ti act applied for shall be Btaked 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 acco'mtingrforthe full quantity of merchantable coal mined and pay the royalty thereon. If the coal mining riglitu are not being operated, such icturns should be furnished at least once a year. The lease will include the coal mining rights only, but the lessee may bo 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 Secretury of the Department of the Interior, Ottawa, or to any Agent or Sub-Agent of Dominion Lands, . i ' W, W. COKY, Deputy Minister of the Interior. N. H.���������Unauthorized publication of this advertisement will not be paid for.���������80690.1 BUSINESS CARDS o c HOE 5 O Fur Sales Agency I 600 dealers and trappers of B. C, Yukon and Alaska have taken advantage Of our Fur Sales Agency for 3 years. :Our sealed bid plan whereby 15 or 20 of the biggest fur buyers in the world bid on your fur instead of one individual house assures the highest market price always. ' - We hold sales monthly, but will advance, 75 per cent, of value on receipt, sending balance immediately after sale. Qiir commission is only 3 to 4 per cent. LITTLE BROS. FUR SALES AGENCY, LTD. 54 POWELL ST., VANCOUVER, B. C. O C hoc 3 o Comfort and luxury assured at ft minimum cost. Many Prince Rupert testimonials prove its worth Have You Got $20 ? If not your credit is good Harry Hanson Special Water Heater, (Patented In Canada) Installed in your kitchen range will give-you all the hot water you can use within thirty minutes after fire is started. 121 now in use in Prince Rupert and every user a booster. You don't know hot water comforts till you have seen these results. $20.00 is the Cost. -Absolutely no charge unless" satisfactory. A bath.supply within twenty minutes after fire is started and then a ncu) supply/ eoery twenty minutes thereafter. Wall radiators can also be run from your hot water boiler and other rooms heated Kith no extra cost for fuel. '���������' : The Result Will Surprise You Investigate! Harry Hanson^S?10 P. O. Box 395 139 2nd Ave., Prince Rupert.B.C. not so bad, but is nothing to a curious Chicago reporter, who, with a basket as a purse and some, nice potato specimens from Idaho as'"money," had no difficulty, in ".negotiating the gate." The tubers.,in one case passed current, at 3 1-2 cents each. The cashier of a moving picture show accepted three of them for a ticket.- A taxicab chauffeur took six for a ride of two blocks, and at a five-and-ten-cent store .the reporter bought two "diamonds" and a picture frame, with the same "legal tender." ^ O O O O O How They Do It. According to the San Francisco Bulletin, the onions that are now befog sold by the dealers of that city at $12.50 per hundred pounds were bought from the growers at$2 per hundred. This not only throws a valuable light upon the high cost of living, but incidentally an illuminating sidelight upon the manner in which wealth accrues to the horny-handed agriculturist of the commission house district. Watch Repairs Send your watch to us for guaranteed repairs at lowest prices. A price given. before proceeding with,work. If not satisfactory, watch will be returned free of expense. O. B, ALLAN Diamond Merchant���������Optician : Granville and Pender,Yanconver.B.C. i^>U TheMason &RischPiano of to-day will mat\e plain our privilege io slate with authority: "NO FINEF PIANO MADE!" SOLD DIRECT BY THE MANUFACTURERS I ts ������j[ 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. i SUBSCRIPTION RATES OF ���������BELLA^OOLA COURIER. t Subscriptions Payable in Advance. CANADA. One Year Six Months ....:.: Three Months..��������� ..$1.00 .. 0.75 ,. 0.50 UNITED STATES. , One Year............ '���������'.. $1.50 United Kingdom and the Continent. One Year .........:.$1.00 '=x^ I 1 C r < \]|7HAT person so happy and contented as the prosperous farmer? t HAT person so independent?. \%7HAT ambition more noble than to be a producer of the necessaries of life? Bella Coola farmers are independent; they are strangers to hard times. ��������� as-*,...*>'w, >_. - v1";."1'^^^^ View of a ranch in Bella Coola Valley. t���������> THE REASONS for this enviable condition 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 arid 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. ELLA GOOLA 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. i czd rnj czd c SUBSCRIPTION BLANK. BELLA COOLA PUBLISHING CO., LTD. BELLA COOLA, B.C. Enclosed please find.' .- ��������� ��������� ��������� .subscription for Bella Coola Courier for .....v.......;.. ; Name , ������������������'.,' ..:..... '. P. O Tear out and mail, today, with amount of subscription encloted BELCS-COOLTA COURIER Saturday,- March 3t, l9iT Subscribe for the 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. // will be to your interest to fccp WeU 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 manufacturer or wholesalehouse can afford to let slip the opportunity of increased sales that public advertising brings. 11T1 ~~ --.-.-wMir Government Should Clean Up the Salmon Streams. Editor, Uella Coola Courier.- We all have been reading a lot about the increased demand for B. C. Salmon, especially since the great war started. It is one of the chief assets of this province and whilst it has brought in many millions of dollars very little has been done towards increasing the output, especially towards seeming and protecting the spawning grounds. The future and continued success of the fishing industry, chiefly the salmon, can - be secured only by clearing the obstructions and otherwise facilitate the access to the spawning grounds of the "silver horde." Take for instance, amongst many others, the spawning grounds of the Bella Coola river. Living as I do in the immediate vicinity I have been impressed for many years by the amount of fish not reaching the spawning grounds and dying by the ton before fulfilling their useful purpose. Although the government removed some log jams during the past few years, yet the work will never be effective without"keeping it up,'especially where the obstructions are so complete as to bar all ways up the river. There are several of them up the Atnarko river, one of the two main "tributaries to the Bella Coola river���������how many up the other, the longer and larger, White Water river, Talchako, 1 don't know, not having visited that locality for years. But at least, where the access-to the Atnarko is comparatively easy- something should be done in time and at the proper time, that is at low water, and I feel confident the money thus spent will come back a hundredfold to our province. Old Timer.' REAL 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 "Couriei*." The Russian revolution was the shortest and least bloodless of any revolution in history. You are judged by the stationery that you use. Let us do your job printing. We will do it right. DU1LD UP YOUR HOME U TOWN. 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. oiirie Year Published every Saturday at ! ;B.C. @n -'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" EGGS and keep your money at home. P. BURNS & CO., Ltd. Packers and Proviiioner* Calgary Vancouver Edmonton sassMBsas&^ms^^ General Sir Beauchamp Duff; commander of the British. army in India. Dwarf Peas Are a Good Crop Dwarf peas are often avoided. There is a common idea that they do not., bear profitably. This is a mistake. They produce surprising quantities. Tall-growing peas' do not produce any pods near the ground. The lower pods are often two feet from the ground. This is. a, great waste of space and straw. The dwarf ones begin ,to bear a few inches up from the ground, and the pods cluster on top. They only attain a'height of one foot or 15 inches. They cah be grown at those distances apart in the rows, but tall varieties must be kept five or six feet asunder. There are, therefore, four or five rows in the place of one tall one, and this number will produce more pods than the tall. The latter do miich harm to neighboring crops by shading them. . Labor and expense are gone to in staking them, while the dwarfs require none. There are early and late varieties amongst them, and marrowfats as well. t CLUB OFFER We have pleasure in announcing that we have made arrangements with two of the leading weekly publications, so that our subscribers may have the best of reading at substantially reduced rates. The Courier . . . . .$1.00 g^ papers Farmers Advocate & Home Journal, Winnipeg 1.50 f $2.00 $2.50 The Courier Canadian Coimi dan; Toronto. $1.00 D\, , ������������������������������������������������������ Both papers 1.50 f ���������'��������� for . $2.50 $2.0Q The Courier . . . ��������� Family Herald & Weekly Star, Montreal $1.00 .'��������� 1.00 $2.00 Both papers for . ..' $1.75 \, The four papers may be had for, $4.50. "O. it camp o'er mymlrld like tlia sweet South Blowing upon a bed of violets, stealing and v giving odor." If the world's greatest poet can clothe this modest,' little flower in such beautiful language it surely behooves us to give it a corner in every home garden. The banks and roadsides of northern B. C. testify its willingness, in its wild state at any rate, to do its share ,of making this world more fair, and sweet. We t regret, perhaps,' that it does not ! here shed forth its delicious fragrance that its-wild cousins of European countries do which enjoy the genial influence of the .Gulf Stream and the climatic influence' so favorable to its development. Here, scientific floriculture comes to our aid and gives us the real article clad in royal purple and loaded with the sweetest perfume. Unfortunately the beauties refuse to flourish without special attention and care. For over twenty' years the writer has , grown (or tried to grow) the standard varieties of violets, but only within the last two years with complete success At Rivers Inlet in the spring of 1900, our'first great reward was in a large bed of the Czar type which, in early' spring, was so profuse in bloom one could hardly see a leaf, the whole plot being smothered in thousands of purple blooms scenting the air for hundreds of yards, so that everyone remarked on their fragrance. Mext fall, this bed, was extended and special care taken to protect it from cold, but,> alas! the following spring hardly one violet, lifted its head and the whole bed was a failure, the erratic winter weather had destroyed the roots. In Bella Coola much the same results were experienced until 3 years ago we tried the'simple method of a 3 x 6 foot frame, with glass sash, for winter protection, with the extra cover of two empty bran sacks over the plants and about a foot of dry-strawon top of the sacks on the approach of cold weather, leaving the frame entirely alone till spririg'returned. Nothing could be more encouraging; every tiny plant wintered through, hundreds of-large blooms,- exceedingly,sweet, covered the bed and .through the kindly auspices of the ladies Mrs. Grant was able to give them sufficient flowers from that bed to realize from sale by auction $6.50, to buy wool for sox for the brave lads that left thi.s valley, for overseas. ., 1917 is just as encouraging: three days ago (17th) I removed the straw and'sacks, and there the young buds, in clusters, are awaiting a chance to give their share of joy and sweetness to all who come their way, and invite the ladies once more to send them in any way .they choose on an errand of love and remembrance. Come along friends in two or three weeks and enjoy their beauty and fragrance with us. Personal experience is not transferable, but violets are; and as far as possible we will, give to our neighbors a strongs plant from this plot and they can have their own experience therefrom. This present bed is the Princess Louise variety,, and are grown from one roqt planted three years ago, and everyone can have violets by the hundred around their homes if they see to it that they have the winter protection that this climate calls for. S. Le C.Grant. J /���������!.'��������� South Africans being developed as a great orange producing country. Nearly a half-million orange trees have been planted there in recent months. Many large groves are planned. When the new groves begin to produce, South Africa may figure as,another California. About 45,200 boxes are exported each year. ESTABLISHED AT BELLA COOLA IN 1895. LEADING DEALERS IN General Merchandise Dry Goods and Notions Staple and Fancy Groceries HEAVY AND SHELF HARDWARE CAMP. HEATING AND COOK STOVES Large and well assorted stock of Men's, Boys' and Children's Clothing, Shirts and Underwear We carry the largest and most up-toidate stock of Men's, Women's and Children's Shoes in all styles at the lowest possible price. Men's Furnishings to suit individual tastes ������ Q Settlers, Prospectors, Hunters, Trappers, Campers and Land-Seekers will find it to their advantage to look over our stock. Nothing but the most suitable articles are kept at prices that invite competition. ils - Varnishes - Stains 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 Best Goods���������Lowest Prices���������Largest Stock RAW FURS BOUGHT AND SOLD B. BRYMLDSEN & CO., BELLA COOLA^ B.C. a. ^ra^KWWJjfleWJMSSl [F YOU WANT GOOD SPORT rISIT BELLA COOLA. .EXCELLENT HUNTING AND FISHING. WEATHER REPORT FOR FEBRUARY Compiled by Mr. C. H. Urseth, of the Bella Coola Observatory. Temperature: Maximum, 31. Minimum. 16. Highest Max. (16th) 49. Lowest Min. (l'st> 3 below zero. Rainfall, 1.74. Snow25in. Rainfall for the year (1916) 40.89 inches. )L. 5���������NO, 16 BELLA COOLA, B. C, SATURDAY, MARCH 31, 1917. $1,00 a Year renchJLre Progressing 'aris, Mar. 27.--Despite the living rain and every obstacle la broken ground the French rces are progressing against fe Germans. General Nivelle's pops reached Holmbray, south " Coucy forest. During night e enemy unsuccessfully attack- * the new French positions be- leen Oise and Somme, they St heavily. Fire of French guns ploded munition depots be-. id the German lines. ill Up N ational Guards ,. /ashington, Mar. 28. ��������� The ational Guard organizations jled into Federal service today |eighteen states are to be used I police protection purposes, le new organizations ordered ft today comprise twenty-five pusand men and the govern- ������nt' is taking every precaution linst German spying or Ger- in ruthlessness. Pacific coast i ts ordered to mobilize. Presi- fht Wilson signed the order iking the-maximum strength ith'e navy (87,000 men) be incased to one hundred thousand, (pisin's of Congress are carried ft it "is believed that every na- |nal guardsman will be under * is ^iihjih^^ejjc.^ rr^riv~ tepresentatiye Harrison of the 5reigh? Affairs Committe, be- lves that Congress will pass a ft declaration of war against Br many. The government today granted fe conduct to German officials im China td pass through the Suntry, they will probably land [ San Francisco in a few days. imerican liner St. Louis, the 1st U. S. vessel equipped to fight fbmarines, arrived at her des- lation unmolested. JMen of the American tanker fealdton were either suffocated, fozen or drowned when their |ssel was "torpedoed. brutality by Germans London, Mar. 27.���������More than tree hundred women, children d aged men known to have ccumbed to hardship and ex- sure through the brutality and iarvation methods which the rmans *had imposed on the ench civil population immedi- ely preceding and during the treat. Ruthless spoliation of chards and crops carried out official orders even disgusted e German soldiery. Torch and namite used to destroy whole llages. General Nivelle is evidently arpeningthe point of his wedge ar Moy and Venedeuil between . Quentin and Lafere, with a ������>od of men. Allies advanced rthest against Germans at this fcint being north pf St. Quentin. aneral Haig's forces fo'rgingVa edge above St. Quentin, city pw menaced from three sides, elieved to be one of the strong- It positions in Hindenburg's e. British advance slower, [ut methodical. Fighting of the ost desperate character mark- S every inch of advance. 4000 Huns Cross Into Holland Seeking Food The Hague, Mar. 28���������Seeking food, four thousand German soldiers crossed the line into Holland and wereinterned atZwolle. French Occupy Coucy Forest Paris, Mar. 28���������French troops have occupied the village Coucy le Chateau and are progressing against Germans in the forest of Coucy, having occupied entire northern part of that tract. Riots Reported in Berlin , London, Mar. 28���������British captured Equari court ten miles south east of Bapaume, also Longaves- nes, three miles northwest of Roisel. , Allied pursuit continued hotly today and was marked by violent fighting, both open and of a massed character at half a doz.������n points along the fifty mile front now rapidly nearing the permanent Hindenburg line. French are within a mile'of the Berlin*s Version Berlin, Mar. 28.���������On account of .rainy weather little righting on the whole front. In forest between Oise and Coucy le Chateau stronger French forces encountered our protecting troops, which inflicted heavy losses on the enemy ..before giving way on account of a threatn ing outflanking movement. Amsterdam���������Von Hollweg still seeking peace, he is expected to make further overtures to Russia . Washington, Mar. 28.���������Many Germans are fleeing to Mexico, Hindenburg line and progressing jit isbelieved, however, they are steadily despite inunendations not going to join a German army and the increasing strong resistance of the enemy. Nearest approach of British to the line is around Lagnicourt. Bitter fighting in this neighborhood yesterday, German massed forces desperately attempted to retake village, but British held on and beat off all attacks. Riots reported in Berlin. Ru-. mors of a revolutionary movement in Germany gained current cy in Switzerland. The hospital ship Asturia: of 12,000 tons, torpedoed by German submarine, thirty-one lives lost, |U. S. to Declare War \ Washington, Mar. 28���������A resolution to be introduced to Congress on April 3, immediately after President Wilson concludes address, will-declare time has come when the United States must vindicate decisively its honor and rights. It will declare that by acts of Germany a state of war exists, and Congress places at disposition of the president the means for vigorously prosecuting the war. vv r*i *m ��������� President Wilson is completing Germans Flee to Mexico hisindictment of Germany this week. Foreign Affairs Committee preparing the war resolution. Plans are under consideration to ask Congress for a bond issue of a billion dollars to be used for purchasing French bonds. but to dodge internment Pub liclyannounced that government does not plan to molest alien residents if they obey the laws pf the country. Philadelphia���������200 marines belonging to the interned cruisers Krop Prinz Wilhelm and Prinz Eitej Freiderich, were loaded on trains today and started for internment camps in Georgia. twelve still missing. ; Two British destroyers sunk, brie struck a mine and the other sank as a result of a collision. and Help Make Victory Sure *r ������Aftf-. assvr*td - that my people will respond to every call necessary to the success ojourcause���������-with the same indomitable ardour and devotion that have filled me with pride and gratitude since the war began." His Majesty King George UR soldiers must be fed; the people at home must be fed. And���������in spite of Germany's murderous campaign to cut off the Allies' Food supply, by sinking every ship on the High Seas���������an ample and unfailing flow of food to England and France must be maintained. 'This is National Service- Not to the Farmer only��������� But to YOU���������to everybody This appeal is directed WE must unite as a Nation to SERVE ���������toSAVEand to PRODUCE. Men, women and children; the young, the middle aged and the old���������all can help in the Nation's Army of Production. EVERY pound of FOOD raised, helps reduce the cost of living and adds to the Food Supply for Overseas. For information on any subject relating to the Farm and Garden, write: INFORMATION BUREAU Department of Agriculture:- OTTAWA PLANT a garden���������small or large. Utilize your own back yard. Cultivate the vacant lots. Make them all yield food. W'OMEN of towns can find no better or more important outlet for their energies than in cultivating a vegetable garden. Be patriotic in act as well as in thought. i Use every means available��������� Overlook nothing. Russians Fall Back Petrograd, Mar. 28.���������It has been discovered that the ex-minister of the interior, Protopopoff, was in secret communication with Berlin by the aid of a wireless station at the Czar's Tsarskoe Selo palace. New Russia budding forth, steady improvement in general conditions. Ministry working indefatigably, spies arrested. A German gas attack on the western bank of the Chara river compelled Russian forces to fall back in an easterly direction. Only Two Hundred Voters Vancouver, Mar. 28���������Counting of soldiers votes resumed yester: day. Over one thousand vote? were polled at Epsom although there were only two hundreo British Columbia men there. Prohibition ballots missing in return. a a Jottings D Has it ever struck yoi\ that if this valley was inhabited by a real, live community they would have electric light in their homes. It cannot be done. Why not? They have a plank sidewalk at the Indian village. Dominion Department of Agriculture OTTAWA, CANADA. HON. MARTIN BURRELL, Minister. The Camosun arrived somewhere around noon hour last Friday and after a rather lengthy stay left forthe south. Mr. B. F. Jacobsen came up from Vancouver after an absence of one month, during which he visited several of the coast points on business. According to reports the total quantity of halibut landed at Prince for the month of February is 809,000 pounds, being an increase of 231,000 pounds over January figures. We do not wonder why that pretty harbinger of spring, robin rebreast, fails to put in an appearance, as the weather we are having would deter a braver spirit than bold robin. Snow, and then- well, they are still at it counting the soldier votes on P roh ibition. Mr. M. W. Marvin of Atnarko, was in town during- the week. He reports things are very satisfactory, the cattle are in good shape though the winter has been longer than is usual. Thanks, From Our Soldiers. Perhaps very few communities in Canada weremore thoughtful last Christmas in remembering the boys who have enlisted than the settlement of Bella Coola. For a small population we have furnished quite a few brave boys willing to do their "little bit." And that 'Tittle bit" to some has meant the supreme sacrifice, Therefore, in remembering the boys who are ready to do their duty the ladies of the valley were also honoring our dead heroes. The Lysdahl Sewing Circle, who have done so much in the valley both in church and social work, availed themselves of the privilege to show their appreciate our soldiers by sending them presents at Christmas. In return the recipients have sent glowing letters of gratitude, but space prevents us quoting all of them. The general inference is that our soldier boys take off their hats to the women of the valley for their loving kindness. The annual meeting of the Bella Coola Liberal Association was held in the Colony Hall on"- Monday last. Quite a few.new members were enrolled. Among the many matters to be laid before the government was -tke_,eJeaj]ing out of log jams in the Bella Coola river, where such destroy land and roads. . Th:e- early construction' of the wagon road to connect up with the. existing road .at Chilanco Forks was most urgently dwelt on by different members. Recommendation for a grant to the local hospital was also passed on. Officers elected for the ensuing year were as follows: President, W. D. Stephenson; vice-president, B. F. Jacobsen; sec.-treas., T. Livelton. Executive committee: B. Brynildsen, C. Brink, A. Hammer, T. Thorsen, R. N. Livelton and H. Haakinson. Alfred Blakemore came in from Kimsquit last week and spent the day in town interviewing old friends. Mr. Blakemore informs us that the winter over there has been quite severe, the snowfall being considerably over the average. Mr. B. F. Jacobsen had a meeting with the local fishermen at Hagensborg during the week, they discussed the building of a new cannery. It is thought that the Dominion government will issue a license for an extra cannery for the year 1917. Has it ever struck you, that on steamboat day we always have -some kind of weather. There must be a malign (or otherwise) influence following the boat or crew, as previous to the day of its arrival we had basked in sunshine. In fact the ladies had commenced working overtime on their summer suits, but now, winter again. (Uhurrh Ntfttn* C Sunday School Church Service 10:45 a. m. 7:30 p. m. l'reHcher for Sunday���������Rev. W. H. Gibson. All Are Welcome. >%>% ?���������''"��������� i -'-'Li: .: ��������������������������������� -v <S������ ���������A. Urn i fc,'::Ji>!||i'1Me -wif?fY-;!H������ tl������ ������i', i \U id Hi 3 1 if to trf a& ���������! ������ J- I iff" M ������ HE ill! i (J? i J$!3!JISTO# "���������J!lit *WlW������ ! <5> ''I 4 1*11 ������<��������� * ' ��������������������������� & i >*<! ,"! ���������*80! ''I 1 ! ft v4r ...������ ! wf. BELLA COOLA COURIER 5aWfli/l March 31.1* J M The Courier Published Weekly at Bella Coola by the Bella Coola Publishing Co. Ltd. SUBSCRIPTION RATES: Canada 1 Year.... *���������������<������ 6 Months 1 ������-75 3 Mentha ������-50 United State* 1 Year -" *1S0 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.. For Advertising Rates, . Office. Apply at onymoua communications will be published. Uie nan* and address of every wmer of such letters must be {riven to the editor. ���������.,uj; The Editor reserves the rijrht to refuse pubh- citionofMyietter. All manuscript at wnteCs ��������� risk. ' ^aiuH ^opultjauprpma est lex." SATURDAY, iMARCH 31,* 1917. Borden Government Discard Ross Rifle At Last. So many of our brave soldiers have died because of defects in the Ross rifle that it is not any too soon that the Dominion government has at last seen fit to cancel the contract. Upon the Borden government alone must rest the responsibility, of supplying our soldiers with a rifle not adaptable for war purposes. The facts about the Ross rifle are in need of careful restatement, so that the public mind will harbor no confusion in regard to such a vital matter. The fundamental fact to bear in mind is that the Ross rifle Mark Three; with which our soldiers were provided in this war, -Ts^ri^^TttBn'gBTeYmireTiTTsnovm child. -It is of their authorization" and is built according to plans submitted by their experts since they came into office in 1911. The Ross rifle of the Liberal regime was .known as Mark Two, and is said to have been a much sturdier and more serviceable weapon than its successor which was given a longer barrel and finer sights. It was a very fine, target rifle���������none better���������. but too delicate for active service where the shooting is naturally rough and ready. With this fact in view the attempt of the Borden government to shift responsibility for the Ross rifle Mark Three to the Laurier government would be laughableif.it were not dastardly. Solicitor-general Meighen's theory is that the Borden government-was bound "in perpetuity" by a contract made by the Laurier government in 1902. The words "in perpetuity" are of coure fallacious. No contract can be "in'perpetuity." But outside of that this "perpetuity" in regard to Ross rifles was sharply defined. It could be terminated by giving a year's notice. That is to say, it could have been terminated in 1912 or in 1913��������� pne year, two years before*-the war started���������or again in 1914 or any time within the last two years and a half. As a matter of fact there hasn't been a minute since the war began that the Borden government, acting within the terms of the contract, couldn't have stopped the manufacture of Ross rifle Mark Three and had a better one made. o o o o o A New Era for Russia. asty and the changes in the constitutional government opens up a new era for Russia. The events have happened so rapidly that one can scarcely believe that the great empire has become a Republic. There is no doubt that Russia was dominated by Czar- ism as Germany is by Prussian- ism. The yoke had to be thrown off sooner, or later. Coming as it does, when rumors of a plot in Germany to throw over the Hohenzollern regime are so prevalent, may lead the German people to revolt against Prussianism and thus bring about an earlier settlement of this war. The full significance of the wonderful" changes which will ensue in Russia's conquest of herself, the greatest, victory in her history, is" hard to foretell; but it will give the Russian parliament, consisting of the Duma, or Lower House,'and the Council of the Empire, -which was the product of the revolutionary disturbances follow-irig the war with Japan, absolutely * full power. Previously .it was an elective body enjoying only the shadow of authority. The group of reactionaries, or apostles of despotism, who surrounded the Czar and who up to the rocent startling developments completely dominated him, took good care to retain the substance. Thus parliament was little better than a debating society. It had no say in the administration of the army and navy^or in matters of policy. The control of legislation was in the.hands of ministers who were not responsible to it. It had partial control of the budget, it is true, but" the pro- ~fce'6?ure~mTa^fts^an respect more apparent thanureal. The changes in Russia's internal affairs will not embarrass the Allies in the carrying on of the war. One of the leaders of the new administration declared that the succesful termination of this war was one of the reasons for taking the step they did, he said: "We assumed control of the Government of Russia in order to bring victory to the Russian NO ALUM PRINTED < I PLA1NL.V S^EWHITCST. arms. o o o o o Peace Casualties. There-were 1083 applications made for indemnity under the B. C. Workmen's Compensation Act luring the months of January and February, and others are still coming in from victims of industrial mishaps that occurred prior to March 1. o o o cl o The Hun food controller says only the Almighty can be held responsible for the small bread ration daily doled out to the German people. We were wonder- ing why the Kaiser of late has refrained from offering any compliments to the "good old German God." It may be a case of strafing heaven yet, putting it in the good old German way. Farmers, Attention! Our farmers attention is directed to the fact that the Dominion Government is advertising largely the necessity of greater food production. The. greater the crop yield the surer of ultimate victory in this war we are. The farmer plays no unimportant part in this great struggle, and it is up to him to do his very best in utilizing ever inch of ground. let him plant two this. He owes it to himself, his family, and his country to "help make the. production this year over the high- water mark. ������ o o o ������ Road Superintendent System Abolished. Radical changes in the system of public works construction throughout the province are foreshadowed in the public works department by recent oilers coming from the minister,.Hon.. Dr. J. H. King. .. It is plainly intimated thatJhe road superintendent/system will be abolished on the ground that to have a road superintendent in each district, the official being practically the appointee of the member, savored too. much of political patronage. It is claimed by the administration that many of the road superintendents have not been practical men at the time of appointment and that they gained their experience at the "expense of the provincial1 treasury. It is also maintained _that!in. joaany-of.-tlwweiJinflsi.rqa''*- work under.the superintendent has been patronage ������pure and simple. The plan'which it is said Hon. Dr. King will bring into effect will mean the appointment pf a number of qualified civil engin- eers who with their staffs will be under the civil service act,and who will each have charge of a section of the province. They will have road foremen for each section. Instead of a road-superintendent for each constituency the scheme will mean a road engineer for three or four, or���������pos- sibly more, ridings. He wijl be able to do his own engineering work and his road foremenj,will carry out construction under his direction. The Courier believes that- this method will mean economy and efficiency, particularly in getting roads built to a st&ndard on the best grades. The building of roads up a mountain side in ore direction and down in some other, going nowhere, will be a thing of the past. t Bella Coola is full of the class of roads that cost a lot of money and will now have to be reconstructed in order that they can be used. Controls Dominion Government. Hon. John Oliver, minister of railways, in his address on the p.G. E. construction, had this to say in respect to the Mackenzie and Mann interests: "It was the same with the Canadian Northern Pacific," and in the action of that road we have another reason why investigation in this case should be prompt and thorough. On. February 16th 1 served notice "on the Canadian Northern Pacific to produce certain books and; papers. The answer of Sir William Mackenzie was a Dominion order-in-council dated- four days later, placing the line, in the province under the Railway Commission and taking it away from our control. We there have the fact demonstrated that we have railway corporations in this province which can get the government to do its own bidding." Some Difference. Ex-postmaster, member of parliament, city mayor and councillor, Noah Shakespeare of Victoria, makes these observations: "To my mind the methods of running elections in these days are not as clean as they were in the old times. The first election in which I ran for Ottawa cost me $50. The next election things were getting closer to party lines. My election that year cost me close on $250. This showed the trend":of things. It has now grown to"the point that no poor man can run; an election. The consequence is that we are closing out the poor man and insti tutilnig"a7government by au toe- racy. Today we hear about elections costing as much as $50,000, of course this is in the east. We never heard a word about graft in British Columbia until the The end of the Romanoff dyn- If he planted one acre last year, Th������ S. M. NEWTON Pi e Frince Rupert Empire man, who is a candidate for the House of Commons for this Riding. While others stand for what will benefit their party, he stands for what will benefit these districts. Wear the "Dayfoot" Solid Leather Shoe MADE FOR B. C. WEATHER G. B. DAYFOOT and Co'y 303 Mercantile Building Georgetown, Ont. and Vancouver, B. C. T Mackay Smith, Blair & Co. Ltd VANCOUVER, B.C. Wholesale DRY GOODS AND MEN'S FURNISHINGS Manufacturers OF "PRIDE OF THE WEST' BRAND SHIRTS, PANTS, OVERALLS, M ACKINAW Send for Catalogue "MADE IN B. C." Prompt Attention Given Letter Ord en ������SS PACIFIC MILK Should be used for cotfY-e, tea, pudding, w h i pned cream and all cereals. 44 YOU'LL LIKE PACIFIC FOOD PRODUCTS CO., LTD., Manufacturers Office; 322 DRAKE STREET, VANCOUVER, B. C. 3 politicians from the east began to come in.'' , o o o o o This may be one of the reasons why the people of British Columbia a few years ago resorted to introducing native sons as the most-.-.fit to run the govern* . But one of those, bad politics. from the East, in the person. Mr.'Bowser, got into thefrovt- ment and at'bnce upset the hiu hopes of British Columbia be ; governed by native sons, info, judging from our indebted^ m ^ Royal Standard Flour Makes The Big, .Clean Loaf BEST ���������n^JS\ A loaf of Bread baked with ROYAL STANDARD. FLOUR cannot be otherwise than big, cleanrJig;htand ta3ty, because you are putting into it the cleanest and purest Flour it is possible to make. Made from the hearts only of the choicer Canadian wheat and made CLEAN���������absolutely f'ce frcm dirt, fluff or lint. Next time order ROYAL STANDARD. SOLD BY ALL STOREKEEPERS 05 -F PS 1 GREAT WEST TEA Id-time o The New Tea, with the flavor PACKETS ONLY LEES0N, DICKIE, GROSS & CO, Ltd. Wholesale Grocers Vancouver, B. HOE J ��������� C UNION STEAMSHIP CO. OF B.C., LTD. REGULAR FREIGHT AND PASSENGKK SKI^'ICK BETWEEN BELLA COOLA and VANCOUVER S. S. "CamOSUIl" Leaves Vancouver every Tuesday at 11 p.m. (Victoria day previous.) Leaves Bella Coola Fridays a. m. *��������� ^ I S. S. "COQUITLAM" sails from Vanc'i nightly, carrying Gasoline and Explosives. at Bella Coola by arrangement. ���������ft fort- 1 call For rates of Freights, Fares and other ii)furm������'"':t Head Office, Carball St., Vancouver; or r,K<>. m- agent, 1003 Government St., Victoria. .���������ij.i'iyt0 \m v ofc������$S A? Advertise your Wants in the Cob*^ BELLA* COOLA COURIER r V 1 K I J* - H ���������rrnet liticii rsom rover: ie felt abcis in h Leant w ^ fl B5SI3Ss3 41 r imefil ,* w TO INVESTORS !hose who, from time to time, have funds requiring investment may purchase AT PAR DOMINION OF CANADA DEBENTURE STOCK IN SUMS OF $5O0 OR ANY MULTIPLE THEREOF. Principal repayable 1st October, 1919. Interest payable half-yearly, 1st April and 1st October by cheque (free of exchange at any chartered Bank in Canada) at the rate of five per cent per annum from the date of purchase. Holders of this stock will have the privilege of surrendering at par and accrued interest, as the equivalent of cash, in payment of any allotment made under any future war. loan issue in Canada other than an issue of Treasury Bills or other like short date security. Proceeds of this stock are for war purposes only. A commission of one-quarter of one percent will be allowed to recognized bond and stock brokers on allotments made in respect of applications for this stock which bear their stamp. For application forms apply to the Deputy Minister of Finance, Ottawa. DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE, OTTAWA, OCTOBER 7th, 1916. iffe:;:^;' SYNOPSIS OF COAL MINING REGULATIONS GOAL MINING RIGHTS of the Dominion, in Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta, the Yukon Territory, the North-west Terhi- ��������� Tories and in a portion of the Province of British Columbia, may be leased for a term of twenty-one years at an annual rental of $1 in acre. Not more than 2,560 acrea will be leased to one applicant. Application for a lease must be made by the applicant in person to the Atrent 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 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 acco-mting 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 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.B.���������Unauthorized publication of this advertisement will not be paid for.���������30690. BUSINESS CARDS 30E couldn't have been governed i\ worse by the real natives. o o o o o Encouraging. A Britisher of high military jpthority says the Allies will ���������-t assuredly destroy Germ- i> 's menace to World peace. n> strength of the Allies, he l>s, is increasing, while the ju ionic powers are declining. ie defeat of the Teutonic forces therefore inevitable. TheAl- ���������^ are better equipped, both in ?n, money and munitions, to pure a successful final drive. Tnis sounds encouraging. The t������Mt news from France bears i*" this that the war cannot last fcudi longer; also not forgetting that the boys from Bella,Coola all say/that they will be home for Christmas. o o o o o The Germans have discontinued the construction of Zeppelins, say reports from Zurich, Switzerland, and in the same issues of the papers which report thisnews appears a report credited to an American traveller returning from England that England will go into the manufacture of dirigibles. England already has, or will shortly have, the control of the air, as well as the sea. The Germans will have to hide underground. This may have something to do with the Germans busying themselves Fur Sales Agency along the border, so that when the time comes for the final sett-' . ���������;;. . .. , ��������� , ��������� _ I 600 dealers and trappers of B. C, ling Up of the struggle, they may Yukon and Alaska have taken advant- , , , , , _, , , ��������������������������� age of our Fur Sales Agency for 3 years. be Close by and can ask God to ;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. Oiir commission is only 3 to 4 per cent. LITTLE BROS. FUR SALES AGENCY, LTD. 54 POWELL ST., VANCOUVER, B. C. jo o HOE ~^&v������* L? ���������*Tt- irief let the Alps fall on them. ������ O O O O O '[ Dawn of Hope for Russia. Russia's new cabinet will base its policy on the following principles: ) First: an immediate general amnesty for all political and religious offenses, including terro- ist acts and military and garrison offenses. Second: liberty of speech and of the press; freedom ior alliances, unions and strikes, with-the extension of these liberties to military officials within the limits admitted by military requirements. Third: abolition of all social, religious and national restrictions Fourth: to proceed forthwith to the preparation and convocation of a constitutional assembly, based on universal suffrage, which will establish a governmental regime. ��������� Fifth: the substitution of the police by a national militia, with chiefs to be elected and responsible to the government. Sixth: communal elections to be based on universal suffrage. Seventh: the troops which participated in the revolutionary! Bulletin, the onions that are now movement will not be disarmed, bemg sold by the dealers of that but will remain in Petrograd. Eighth: while maintaining strict military discipline for troops on active service, it is desirable to abrogate for soldiers all restrictions in the enjoyment of social rights accorded other citizens. not so bad, but is nothing to a curious Chicago reporter, who, with a basket as a purse and some, nice potato specimens from Idaho as'"money," had no diffi- culty_in "negotiating the gate." The tubers ;in one case passed current at .3 1-2 cents each. The cashier of a moving picture show accepted three of them for a ticket. A taxicab chauffeur took six for a ride of two blocks, and at a five-and-ten-cent store ..the j reporter bought two "diamonds" and a picture frame, with the same "legal tender." o o o o o How They Do It. According to the San Francisco Tubers as Cash. The settlers of Bella Coola are selling their potatoes at sixty dollars a ton. Of course this is Comfort and luxury assured at & minimum cost. Many Prince Rupert testimonials prove its worth j Have You Got $20 ? I If not your credit is good Harry Hanson Special Water Heater (Patented In Canada) Installed in "your kitchen range will give you all the hot water you can use within thirty minutes after fire is started. 121 now in use in Prince Rupert and every user a booster. You don't know hot water comforts till you have seen these results. $20.00 is the Cost. Absolutely no charge unless' satisfactory. A bath supply within twenty minutes after fire is started and then a new sup- plv every twenty minutes thereafter. Wall radiators can also be run from your hot water boiler and other rooms heated rvith no extra cost for fuel. The Result Will Surprise You Investigate! Harry HansonThPeluR^,e | P. O. Box 395 | I 139 2nd Ave., Prince Rupert, B.C. I city at $12.50 per hundred pounds were bought from the growers at$2 per hundred. This not only throws a valuable light upon the high cost of living, but incidentally an illuminating sidelight upon the manner in which wealth accrues to the horny-handed agriculturist of the commission house district. Watch Repairs Send your watch to us for guaranteed repairs at lowest prices. A price given before proceeding with work. If not satisfactory, watch will be returned free of expense. O. B. ALLAN Diamond Merchant���������Optician Granville and Pender, Vancouver, B.C. 1 hejylason & txisch Piano of to-day will rnai\e plain our privilege to state with authority: "NO FINER PIANO MADE!" SOLD DIRECT BY THE MANUFACTURERS i 6 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. 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 ���������WKHaWltiMABnUHMBMMaBtMIK ^ \X/HAT person so happy and contented as the prosperous farmer? \^7HAT person so independent? \X7HAT ambition more noble than to be a producer of the necessaries of life? Bella Coola farmers are independent; they are strangers to hard times. View of a ranch in Bella Coola Valley. 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 ove'r 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. < ? SUBSCRIPTION BLANK. BELLA COOLA PUBLISHING CO., LTD. BELLA COOLA, B. C Enclosed please find subscription for Bella Coola Courier for Name P. 0 Tear out and mail today, with amount of subscription enclosed '���������-', .'-'ii; ���������4'% -:iiS Wtf t.".-: ml h hi M ?ii*'. v,,'- if* ' ������ " it* ,i������ "^ 3 BELCS- COOLS COURIER Saturday, March 3 !��������� ������IJ " Subscribe for the ONEDOLLAR FOR ONE YEAR The Courier is the only newspaper published on jhe mainland coait between Vancouver and Prince Rupert. ; A distance of six hundred miles % It will be to your interest to ������eep well informed7 regarding the happenings throughout the Northern section of this Province��������� ^THE "COURIER" . GIVES THEM... ^ADVERTISERS \ Now is the time to keep :���������. your 7 name before the public. No manufacturer or wholesalehouse can afford to let slip the opportunity of increased sales that public advertising brings. Government,Should Clean Up the Salmon Streams. Editor, . Bella Coola Couwer. j We all have been reading a lot j about the increased demand forj B. C. Salmon, especially since j the great war-started. It is one j of the chief assets of__this pro- j vince and whilst it has brought j in many millions of dollars very little has been done towards increasing the output, especially towards securing and protecting the spawning grounds. The future and continued success of the fishing industry, chiefly the salmon, can be secured only by clearing the obstructions and otherwise facilitate the access to the spawning grounds of the "silver horde."; 'J Take for instance, amongst many others, the spawning grounds of the Bella Coola river. Living as I do in the immediate vicinity I have been impressed for many years by the'amount of fish not reaching the spawn- j ing grounds and dying by thej ton before fulfilling their useful purpose. Although the government removed some, log jams during the past few years, yet the work will never be effective withouTfceepTng il'up��������� especially where the obstructions are so complete as to bar all ways up the river.' There, are several of them iipXthe Atnarko river, one of the two main - tributaries to the Bella Coola rivei���������how many up the other, the longer and larger, White Water river, Talchako, I don't know, not having visited that locality for years: But at least where,-the access to the Atnarko ��������� is "comparatively - easy something should be done in time and "at the proper time, that is at low water, and I feel confident the"mohey, thus spent will come back' a hundredfold -to our province. ~: '��������� > - ~- .:-.-. Old Timer. ,. - -r w rmmru**B^*miall!*s*e~s*yei,s AawfeS General Sir BeaiichampDuff,' commander of the British- ,��������� army in India. The Russian revolution-was the shortest and least bloodless of any revolution in history. D EAL 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." Job Printing You are judged by the stationery that you use. Let us do your job printing. We will do it right buiLD UP YOUR HOME U TOWN. 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. -"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 al home. P. BURNS & CO., Ltd. Packers and Provisionera Calgary Vancouver Edmonton Burns Dwarf Peas Are a Good Crop Dwarf ,peas are of ten avoided'. Thereis a common jde^tltaftttiey do not. bear,profitably:' This.is a mistake. They produce sur-r prising quantities; /Tall-growing peas do not produce any ..'pods near the., ground;, ^ The J lower podsare often two feet from the ground. This is -a great waste of space and straw. The dwarf ones begin to .bear a few'inches up from the ground, and the pods cluster on top. Xhey only attain a height of one foot or )5 inches. Thev cab be grown at those Sis- tances apart in the rows, but tall varieties. must be -kept five or six feet asunder. , There are; therefore, four or five rows in the place of one tall one, and this number will produce more pods than the tall. ' The latter do much harm to neighboring cropa by shading them. . Labor and expense are gone to in staking them, while the dwarfs require none. There are early and late varieties amongst them, and marrowfats as well. / I he Courier ! $1 a Year Published every Saturday at BELLA COOLA; B. C. <r CLUB OFFER We have pleasure in announcing that we have made arrangements with two of the leading weekly publications- so that our subscribers may have the best of reading at substantially reduced rates. The Courier . . ... $1.00 Farmers Advocate & Home Journal, Winnipeg l. 50 $2.50 The Courier . . Canadian teffl&yffitB/ Toronto $1.00 1.50 $2.50 Both papers for . . $2.00 Both papers for . . $2.0Q The Courier . . . . . $1.00 Family Herald & Weekly Siar, Montreal . . 1.00 $2.00 Both papers for . . $1.75 The four papers may be had for $4.50. -J "O it cam- o'er my mind like t>* ������*eet South BfcwU ������Pon . b^ of vfaleu. .t������bw ������d giving odor. If the world's greatest poet can clothe this modest, httle flower in such beautiful language itsurelv behooves us to give it a corner in every home garden. The banks and roadsides of northern B. C. testify its willing-, ness, in its' wild state at any rate, to do its share of making this world more fair.and sweet. We regret, perhaps,' that it does not ; here shed fcrth Jts delicious fragrance that its-wild cousins of European countries do which enjoy the genial influence of the .Gulf Stream and the climatic influence so favorable to its development. Here, scientific floriculture comes.to our aid and gives us the real article clad in royal purple and loaded with the sweetest perfume. Unfortunately the beauties refuse to flourish without special attention and care. For over twenty years the writer has , grown (or tried to grow) the "standard varieties of violets, but only within the last two years with complete success. At Rivers Inlet in, the spring of 1900, our-first great reward was in a large bed of. the Czar type which, in early spring, was so profuse in bloom one could hardly see a leaf, the whole plot being smothered in thousands of purple blooms scenting the air. forhun- dreds of yards, so that everyone remarked on their fragrance. Mext fall, this bed was exr tended and special care taken to protect it from cold, but, alas! the following spring hardly one violet, lifted its head and the whole bed was' a failure, the erratic-winter weather had destroyed the roots. In Bella Coola much the same results were experienced until 3 years ago we tried the simple method of a 3 x 6 foot frame, with glass sash, for winter protection,- with the extra cover of two: empty bran sacks oyer the plants and about a foot of dry.strawon top of the sacks on the approach of cold weather, leaving the*frame entirely alone till gpririg returned. Nothing could be more encouraging; every tiny plant-wintered through, hundreds of-large blooms; exceedingly _.sweet, covered the bed and .through the kindly auspices of the ladies Mrs. Grant was able to give them sufficient flowers from that bed to realize from sale by auction $6.50, to buy wool for sox for the brave lads that left this valley, for overseas. . 1917 is just as encouraging: three days ago (17th) I removed the straw and sacks, and there the young buds, in clusters, are awaiting a chance to give their share of joy and sweetness to all who come their way, and invite the ladies once more to send them in any way .they choose on an errand of love and remembrance. Come along friends in two or three weeks and enjoy their beauty and fragrance with us. Personal experience is not transferable, but violets are; and as far as possible we will give to our neighbors a strong-plant from this plot and they can have their own experience therefrom. This present bed is the Princess Louise variety* and are grown from one root planted three years ago, and everyone can have violets by the?hundred around their homes if they see to it that they have the winter protection that this climate calls for. S. Le C. Grant. South Africans being developed as a great orange producing country. Nearly a half-million orange trees have been planted there in recent months. Many large groves are planned. When the new groves begin to produce, South Africa may figure as another California. About 45,200 boxes are exported each yer.r. ESTABLISHED AT BELLA COOLA IN ig<j5. LEADING DEALERS !N General Merchandise Dry Goods and Notions Staple and Fancy Groceries HEAVY AND SHELF HARDWARE CAMP. HEATING AND COOK STOVES Large and well assorted stock of Men's, Boys' and Children's Clothing, Shirts and Underwear We carry the largest and most up-to-date stock of Mens, Women's and Children's Shoes in all styles; at the lowest possible price. Men's Furnishings to suit individual tastes \ 4P Tents-Pack and Riding Saddles Settlers, Prospedors, Hunters, Trappers, Campers and Land-Seekers will find it to their advantage to look over our stock. Nothing but the most suitable articles are kept at prices thai invite competition. Paints - Oik - Varnishes - Stains Crockery and Glas������ware of all kinds Patent Medicines of all descriptions Best brands of Flour. Feed and Grain of all sorts kept on hand. Prompt service Best Goods Lowest Prices- Largest Stock RAW FURS BOUGHT AND SOLD B. BRYN1LDSEN & CO., BELLA COOLA, B.C. i*V :r.* *"������ *K$lV <u !" -"-OB ���������*#������jfl r r. 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Title | Bella Coola Courier |
Publisher | Bella Coola, B.C. : Bella Coola Publishing Co. |
Date Issued | 1917-03-31 |
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 |
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Date Available | 2011-07-29 |
Provider | Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library |
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DOI | 10.14288/1.0170100 |
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