*** deciduous: : trees. ‘and. the AR te AL a oY ‘s+ houses. and boilers. nestling: be- 6 ape I . ec comes 97 of { elon and the. render’ ing down, “for the oil and while the when man: the: ‘boats: the:women are on the banks of the viver getting the: fuel for the fires ready: andi generally preparing . for the first. load. Red: Bluff: where. many: of; the ‘Port, Simpson. ‘people did. their ‘fishing, - was: named after the red re rocks of" the? nearby. mountain~ side, There. are’ half a dozen cabins’ with | storage bins, smoke : neath high mountains on. the. .narth. bank, which. are. high: andj. . Snowcapped on; both sides rising to} 2,000: feet. It: is ‘similar. to the: : country boundihe:. ‘the’ Skeena i River ‘between Prince Rupert and Terrace: “The river is about a. mile ‘wide » ati, Red Bluff, which -is about 16 -miles; from: the « Portland? Iniet into ‘which’ the: Nass’ River“ runs near. Kincolith: © After’a “preakfast. on board ‘we want ‘ashore? and! saw: ‘the’ ‘fish bins - partly” ‘filled’ ‘ready for: the . cooking’ which: would: ‘take ‘place int a few days.! People. from .Port ' Simpson * shad: been | fishing Here for’ ‘about? two!,weeks” -before™ “Wwe, arrived. ‘Nearby. fish: hung: ‘from! trées: the. famous. -“golichan’ _ tree”. ‘and ” strung. on. wires - like’ clothes: lines. can‘be. eaten one day after ary- int VF ae ME ee gillneters. are unloaded by. » Rand -when they. come ,in from the nets in’:-the and: Paiste oo 2 85 “ : Each: cooking. ‘box’ nolds: ‘two : - days: catchy ‘each ‘of which may. ~ render™ ‘down: to:12. tins.of oil, each’ ‘Holding’ about 40 - ‘pounds :4 weight of. oi}. > to. Season! “and.in a very poor one “may only provide'one tin of. oil “knowing. whether it is a good ‘or time: ; to go. down’ while ‘the! ‘Oil. firms: “The dried fish. stream using |. boxes .or: baskets. to. carry... the]. » fish to: the: storage bins; and: also : _ by, more: ‘modern methods such |" pias ‘boom: cranes: skips: on | “The | yield: vaties from. “season: to the bin. .The > only: way. of |’ 'ybad season. is. after the cooking “ rfa e of thie water” and” ee i y hive ve. as cooking, ‘ ' it id x a? of birds fighting and sereaniing over the oolichans. The sound could be described as a ‘seagull symphony.” .The. black, -bald- headed eagles flying high in the Sky! contrast, sharply with the White gulls in the bright sun- shine: Sea lions moved: - through: the channels between the banks ris-: ing’ high: out of the’ water 'as they’ broke for air. : Night: brought .a period of peace and quiet.as: ‘the birds: set- tléed' down for the night and we settled down on. board the Beay- |} er, “In the morning, in bright sun- shine, the’ first step in catching that, of}: ‘odlichan took © place, : “sweeping”, ‘the bottom’ to: sec if the ‘fish ..were- there.. Four: boats near’us were staking: their: “nets., The sweeping is done-with a:long ‘thin: pole. ‘swept: back* ‘and. forth’ near. the” bottom::and: ; the fish can’ be. felt’ “hitting “ it. as. they ‘make. bheit: “way: agai ist t the cur- rents.” ly about every. five or 10 min- ‘filling. Last year one man lost ‘ed e downstr cam The’ nets are eheekcea d frequent |) ARTS FAIR AT THE: ae CIVIC: CENTRE Friday’ 8 Saturday April 14 & 5 1-5 pm 87-10 pm. EXHIBITION | of ART & CRAFTS - CRAFTSMEN AT WORK BAZAAR, TEA: & PRIZES FACES SPY. CHARGES ‘— Thomasz , Biernacki,. 37) an. engineer’ who: came to' Canada. from Poland a year’ | landed-immigrant, was recently: charged in Montreal: with: syping for an.unidentified’ foreign: power. Under: provincial police: guard, he: listens to. the, charge. He. was. ordered held without bail. x utes to see how) rapidly they. are all his nets and catch because they: filled. so. quickly: they were too: heavy. to be: loaded. ; ' As our nets were not doing too welt only. ‘ai few: fish. being caught in an hour and-a.half, we gave: chase | to: some. sea. lions. which were sighted: coming. downstream. towards us hoping to drive them: ‘conto a sandbar. Instead, we only just. avoided - getting - stuck on the ‘sandbar ourselves. - : Shots fired at them went wide |. ‘and: we didn’t: get. any sea lion liver for supper. As we. waited for‘ the’ turn. of. - the tide‘ to. head: for Port Simp- son'the sunset turned the snow- |. capped’: : mountains. : “a ‘glowing | ‘pink’ and: also the. white feathers of the: flying: gulls: and. we head-. through © the’ changing. lights. ‘and: colors and ‘with. sthe -settling: -cries.'of. the seagulls: making. an: overture: for the ight Ted Auckett.. ago! asa. imme OP: ‘Wirephoto A “DIVIDING LINE The’ Mason- Dixon: line;, gerier- ally: accepted, as. ‘the: division’ ‘be- | tween North and” South’ in’ the}: U.S,, was. defined:100" years: ‘be- fore: the. Civil. Ware “ON: FRIENDLY OCCASIONS» oh cove Bere rhore's s0 much to énjoy ‘about this tne f Fiavorfit ‘ee beer, we yee { ro me AS a ' : gh ‘ noe ee EE he : ‘eens’ ae YH CAR et Unrwreine (erin. PLAN ee This allvortisament Is not published or displayed hy tie l. iquor Contiol oo Roar gieby | the Governnyent ol Britich. Columbia wee ge e : Car licence ‘figures. up The: number of.. ‘registered .Vve- hicles in Prince Rupert this year more than doubles: the total .re- {corded in +1950; "according . to ‘statistics . released » ‘by..the Motor Vehicle. branch’ office here. , As of February. 28, the end of. the motor vehicle year, ‘there were 2,667 passenger and | 606 commercial. vehicles registered for licence plates in Prince Ru- port, This amounts. to a total of 33333 vehicles, or based on Prince Rupert's 12, 000 population, more than one: ‘vehlele per four per- sons, Tha figures show that: since 1960. there has been a small in- crease of only 178° commercial vehicles but a Inrge inereaso. of 1,720 passenger vehicles, Passenger - vehicles have an nvernge Increase of almost 200 per year whila commorelal vo- hieles havo an average Increase 7 of: less than 20° por yonr, In Vebruary this yoar, more than 80 per cent of the total number of leence plates wore sold, Tha: motor vehicle branch fold 1,621 passenger and 402 commer- celal, for a total of 2,023 licence plates, ‘during February, For tho motor vohicle year ending TWebruary.. 20, 1060, 2,446 aascngoer.. and 649: commercin! licence plates, wore . rogistered, | Almost 60 percant of that’ total was sold in tho ‘final month, — - Motor vehicle: figures ‘far ‘the Prat 1] years with. passenger vo- hiclos, caommorelal vehicles and ‘Tannual, totals: Hated in that or dar are! , es Tal, G06- 1,022; 06s 1,871, fif6-1,027; 1064; (1,404, 604-2,008; 1088; 1,660, 047. 2,316; 1966: 1,038, 580- 2,627; 1067; 2,050, ..648-2,608; 1988: 2,244, G23~2,800; 1980: 2,446, Gt0- 8,045. ‘and. TNH! | 2,007, Anbe : ; PA PAPALDAIIL é wae Ne AD INE VEU WT te ig” Pee EY OEY in Sere VE PPT TE Pee ee ENS PS ARES AE YERE RE APY KUERTEN IRE Y SENSI NEW NOW NWN NEN WILY AEN NEV VSN MY Ey WS Yves yvyy eve vere : “OGLICHAN, HANG DRYING ion a line’ ‘at. Rea: Bluff’ on: ‘the: Nass River as the fish: run gets: “into” oy full ‘swing. The “candie~ ‘fish »” are rendered down for their’ ‘oil: content and ‘also: dried or. smoked. ,for'eating.. The run: has’ now been: in progress: for’some weeks. and; Indians from throughout: the its HOME. AGAIN. “TOULON; France’ (Reuters) — Jean: Chavier,- 50-year-old* house paintei, was: so comfortable