@prefix ns0: . @prefix edm: . @prefix dcterms: . @prefix dc: . @prefix skos: . @prefix geo: . ns0:identifierAIP "4f9130f9-5032-4c53-9c17-a504e4a3150f"@en ; edm:dataProvider "CONTENTdm"@en ; dcterms:isPartOf "BC Historical Newspapers"@en ; dcterms:issued "2015-12-10"@en, "1912-12-13"@en ; edm:aggregatedCHO "https://open.library.ubc.ca/collections/proslill/items/1.0212182/source.json"@en ; dc:format "application/pdf"@en ; skos:note """ THE L r PROSPEC Vol. 2 No. 5 FRIDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1912 $2.00 Per Year GENERAL FLOAT Answer to Letter There is a labor famine in Quesnel. Edmonton gets from the Hudson Bay Co., $200,000 a year for taxes. The gold output of the Yukon this year will be $6,- 000,000. This is the greatest since 1898. On each trip the stage between Quesnel and Fort Fraser carries ten sacks of mail. The old suspension bridge across the Fraser river near Yale, has been demolished. It was built in 1864. On the Grand Trunk Pacific railway near Burns lake thirty-five tons of powder were recently used in one blast. It appears in the Canada Gazette that the Hudson's Bay railway will apply to parliament for an act extending the time estimate it may complete its railway from Killsquit in the head of Dean Channell or Bella Coola to Fort McMurray. The New Hazleton Citizen's Association has made application to the president and to the manager of the G. T. P. and to the railway commission of the Dominion for an extension of the passenger and freight service to New Hazleton. The railway company is now running within less than three miles of the town. They dump both passengers and freight for New Hazleton off the train about three miles from the town and run the trains through that point empty. The Prospector Gives All The News The letter recently sent to Ottawa, signed by a very large number of people of this section, appreciative of the building of the Lillooet- Pioneer Telephone Line, has brought the following acknowledgement from Hon. M. Burrell. Mr. Burrell's letter was received by the gentleman selected to forward to Ottawa the communication, on behalf of the signers. Ottawa, Ont., Dec. 3rd. Dear Sir:— Thanks for your letter of the 23rd. ultimo enclosing a letter signed by a large number of the residents of your section with respect to the construction of the Lil-, looet-Pioneer Mine Telephone Line. I need hardly say that so spontaneous an expression of the appreciation of the residents is very gratifying. I shall bring it to the attention of the Minister of Public Works. It is not often that those who receive a benefit at the hands of the Government take such means to convey their thanks. As I cannot write to each of the signers of the letter will you kindly express my appreciation of their action to such of them as you may come in contact with. Yours very truly, M. Burrell. The annual report of the department of trade and commerce just issued shows that the total market value of fish and fish products by Canadian fishermen during the last year was $34,- 667,872. This constitutes a new record for the Canadian fishing industry. The total market value for British Columbia was $13,667,125. Fell Over Bluff David Bell, an Indian, aged about 25, was killed last Tuesday night while riding from Lillooet to the Bridge River Rancherie. He was riding his horse on the old wagon road and had taken a short cut to get on the new road and it is thought the animal lost its footing on account of the ice that is on the hillside and both rider and horse went over a bluff breaking the rider's neck. The tiorse had to be killed. wm ts i -_i —*. m Dougherty-Pollard (contributed) On November 14th a very pretty wedding took place at Clinton Farm, Clinton, at the home of the bride's mother, when Miss Mary Pollard became the bride of Mr. Chas. A. Dougherty of Maiden creek, Lillooet district. Both parties have been long residents in the district and are 'veil known throughout Liilooet and the Cariboo, so that a large number of friends were assembled in Mrs. Pollard's drawing room to be witnesses to the ceremony and to express to the young couple their hearty desires for their future happiness. The Yen-i erable Archdeacon Pugh united the happy couple in Holy matrimony. They left for Vancouver and Victoria and other coast cities. Church Notice The Rev. E. Griffith will hold divine services in St. Mary's church, Lillooet, on Sunday next the 15th December. Early communion at 8 a. m. Morning service at 11 a. m. Afternoon service at 2:30 p. m LOCAL NOTES D. Hamilton was down from Bridge river this week. A. Daunt spent a few days of this week at Kamloops. Don't forget the dance tonight at Santini's hall. Alex Forsyth of Clinton, is in town. Several improvements sre being made to the Victoria hotel. Frank Keeley returned on Wednesday from a short visit to Vancouver. G, M. Downton and Geo. Scott made a short trip to Bridge river this week. Mr. and Mrs. J. Adams have moved to their new residence. Grant White came down from his Bridge river farm the first of the week. He returned home yeste: 'ay. F. C. Campbell and J. K. More of Clinton were at the Victoria for a few days this week. John Hunt was in town for a few days this week. He is doing some development work on some claims near the Seabring ranch, Bridge river. There will be a social dance tonight in Santini's hall. Good music will be furnished and everybody is welcome. Dr. H. A. Christie and wife left Tuesday for Van- i/ couver. From there Mrs. Christie will go to California where she will spend the winter. Dr. Christie will return here. Notice The Anuual General Meeting of the Shareholders of the Anderson Lake Mining and Milling- Company, Limited, will be held in the office of the Secretary at Lillooet, B. C, on Friday evening, the 10th day of January, 1913, at the hour of 7:30 p. m. SAMUEL GIBBS, Secretary. December G, 1912. The Prospector THE PROSPECTOR Permanently camped atLillooetB.C. Sending out samples every Friday afternoon to be assayed by the public at large. Yearly, $2.00 in advance. Single copies, five cents. Advertising rates on application FRIDAY, DECEMBER 13. 1912 Just twelve more days to Christmas and many a sock is still holy. It is better to become intoxicated upon oxygon, than square gin. Lillooet has a population of about 1000; a thriving; independent town, surrounded on all sides by great producing orchards and farms; with over 300 sunshiny days in the year and an average rainfall of about twelve inches; with magnificent scenery and roads, with near forests abounding in game of all kinds, and lakes and streams full of the most toothsome fish, and last but not least, with thousands of acres of tributary land that hides untold agricultural wealth in its bosom. This today, is Lillooet, even before the railroad is in. What will the morrow make of this little city, when the trains are running, when new settlers will come, when thousands of acres of this rich land commence to be developed, when the immense resources of field and forest are tapped? The completed railway will bring Lillooet within but six hours of Vancouver and the scenic beauty of this near-northland will prove a revalation to those who have searched from continent to continent for something new, beautiful or wonderful. The railway will bring hundreds, nay, thousands of settlers into this .wonderful country. It will sound an era of the birth of one of the richest and most beautiful sections of British Columbia. It will unfold to ?the world another page of progress in the book of this wonderful Western country, that has throbbed and thrilled the thousands who did not believe until they came and saw. As one who knows the country well, expressed it: "The railroad will show the British Columbians that we have had a little California right in our bosom and we did not know it." Such is the country traversed by the Pacific Great Eastern, and Lillooet, its centre. — Saturday Sunset. *xrr.-^&**XL--i!mr*u*£-?..-.?.'atii