ee = -SS5 a <= i ‘4 Py H ) . — rince Rupert. 5 untin rounds h x ot enoose your ue ?resente «o¢ he you ; mas presents call and inspect ty Captain H. B. Babington select stock of | —-waTOMES, RINGS — BRACELETS The sportsman finds a happy|marked on the charts of the dis.;coats are in much better condi NECKLACES spot indeed in the vicinity of|triet, tion than in the fall. tonne Prince Rupert, whether his ineli- For the doughty nimrod in| Experience has proved that in| mnen pace nation is toward big game hunt-!lquest of bear, the country pound] hunting bear the best BLOUSE SETs a the grt 2 the fleet footed| prince Rupert and the mouth | pursue, is to select an inlet, with \ aee or ) CuFF LINKS, ETC. r, or idly fishing for moun- { lain trout and lordly salmon, sinpgteeahanegtetnne commana — | We have received @ shipment of Electro Plate direct At no place in the world is| ‘ X from Fenton Bros., Sheffield, makers to the British Ad ' e The patterns and quality are of the « batennt Gad there better spring salmon fieh- | Sth ces are right ing than that to be found in the | \ vicinity of Prince Rupert and! | S GRAY & SON Port Simpson. At the latter! . place for a number of years the | Helgerson Block, Prince Rupert Indians have fished for the mar- | Lesa = a ket, trolling from a canoe, aver. | aging about six fish of a weight | a= of forty pounds per fish per |] - day. For some reason that has| ; never been satisfactorily deter. | } mined, the cohoe salmon will not} ; ; ake @ spoon bait. a Excellent trout fishing is to | i . . be had in nearly all of the | } HEAD OFFICE MONTREAI ESTABLISHED 1869 fresh water lakes, to most 0 which trails are cut, making { Oe ae Ae $12,500,000 them easily accessible. omall ‘ ; Capital .... #11,500,000 trout run to a good size, and| H during the fine weather in the | i Potal Assets 8175,000,000 } summet! offer splendid sport } if with a fly. 0 e é | . ge Bank Depertavent—01 Will Open an Account with a fly Although th many | streams inthe neighborhood } Branches Throughout Canada and Banking Connections abound with trout, good fishing ' With All Parts of the United States can only be obtained at the b>.) } vinning of the summer, as_ the } Agents Throughout the World saimon start to go up the SHAWATLANS LAKE i streatys early and entire! de. ; stroy the chance of capturing : vy W fish with a hook and line or|the Skeena should prove a veri- | Steep, thinly timbered = shores, } H FP, ILSON # MANAGER the visitor bent on a su -cessfuil table Elysium April and May |©vllamung a number of rock and ' fishing excursion it is necesary| are the best months for this|S5820W slides. By making a close i Prince Rupert Branch to obtain the services of a guid: | form of sport for, although|#4¢ careful scrutiny of the moun ‘ as very few of the lakes are|somewhat harder to get, their }#4in sides with a strong = field DEVELOP MENT NUMBER OF THE DAILY NEWS course tol wild cranberry bushes, a fowl offer * eould than shooting, no place greater attractions this district Duck abound on the Queen i Charlotte [siands A visit to these islands is well worth while, apart from the sport to be ob. jtained. Nowhere on the coast | will one come across such a num ie of quaint oldtime Indian vil. } and geese llages, with their historic totem poles and century old = graves, Wonderful marshes, a mass of on which the are to be wild geese feed, oo CHRISTMAS GIFTS That will be appreciated above everything else, because nothing is so appreciated as “Something to Wear” New Neckwear he son's newest creat 50c, 75c, $1.00 Gloves \ ds here in Wool Gloves kK Gloves and Silk Lined Kid es al 50c to $2.00 Handkerchiefs is in plain of from $3.00 to $9.00 ; mitial in silk Silk Neck Scarfs Y sensible and serviceable lk knit; from faney Tc to $5.00 each. or A SMART AND DRESSY | SUIT OVER- or COAT or $30.00 Travelling Bags article and make a very from $12.50 to $20.00. pleasing gift | ______ Bath Robes and Leunging Robes make a very appropriate gift; from $6.50 to $15.00. House Coats Make They are a most acceptable present. handy, neat and com- at $6.00 to $12.50. fortable; Fancy Vests Make a very attractive gift and are always appreciated; from $3.50 to $6.50 each Sweater Coats In a great variety of qualities, colors and styles; from $3.00 to $7.50. A _. Special Gift Boxes for all our Neckwear, Suspenders, Gloves, Hos- iery, Handkerchiefs, etc., etc. MARTIN O’REILLY = Third Ave. w | AROUND WHICH THERE IS EXCELLENT HUNTING #iass one will be almost sure to iind them browsing on liltie open patches of early spring vegeta- tion, The tact that bear spend the winter in a comatose condi- tioh in the caves and holes ia woich toey hibernate, necessi- tales Lhem working overtime and as svull as toey turn oul im the spring they start to rustie im} order lo tatten up and get im govu stlape tor another winter, ror this reason they are liable tw be fivund at almost any tine of the day that one looks for them. A gasoline launch is almost a hecessity for following this form ol sport, without landing, it is possible to as svumelilmes, evel gel a good shot from the beat. ool Diack and grizzly bear are cuulparalively easily obtamed Dy “uulling in this fashion, At the time of the opening ol ine hunting sea@sull, DSeplember ime lirst, bear are @isu yery bu- iuerous ob Lhe various creeks vl il seasuh, they will the tnis part of British Columbia, it happens to be a dry and Lhe creeks are low, ve lound oh the beach hear mouths of the small streams. the fail a lew seasons ago, the writer While cruising timber in saw as many as ten biack bear on one creek, If the season is a Wel one, and there is plenty ol walter in the creeks, the salmon, their favorite food, will be away up the streams, and it will be necessary if one wishes to ob- tain good sport to camp out for a night or so, some distance up from the shores of the lake, as there being plenty of food eas- ily obltaimable by bruim, he will only feed for a short period each day in the early morning and evening. He is then much more wary and difficult to get a shot al. As a matter of fact it is real- ly a pity to shoot them at this season of the year, as their hides are valueless owing to the loose- ness of the hair, Deer shooting abounds district, and these animals are to be obtained almost anywhere along the coast in great quanti- in the ties. At the start of the open season i September, they are still pretty high up and re- quire real hunting, but later on, as the snow gradually arrives, they are driven down to the lower levels and during Vctober, November and December—the latler month especially—are to be met with almost anywhere a short distance in from the shore. The Northern deer are of a far superior quality to the little runts that inhabit the islands of the lower coast, The fiesh is firmer, Of a better flavor, and the deer generally seem (o be a great deal larger and fatter. of ls seen as far as the eye can see. And do not forget that a young goose, that has fattened on cran- berries, is not to be despised, furnishing a feast fit for a king. Towards the end of Novem- ber is the best season for gen- eral big game hunting. The fact that bear are harder to get at this time of the year is offset by the facilities afforded for tracking furnished by the snow that falls towards the latter end of November, making travel dif- ficult. Mountain goat and sheep, con- sidered by far the hardest game to get in the country, are forced down by the snow at this time, however, and if one is of a de. termined nature and not afraid of hard work, some good shoot. ing can be obtained, As guide for the possible sportsman, the following infor- ination as regards the districts where the different kinds of game are to be found, may prove use- ful. Bear in Lhe spring may be dis- covered on a Gardiners and Cas- cade inlets, whiist im fail Kilnsquil, South Bentinet Arm, the j;ub } lands are guoud, bul Lae | vi the buso makes Liem | sport, ; several }cellent duck and geese | world, |fast becoming settled it is —AaT— KWalha Sound, and Vardiners in- lel are good for grizzly and ;Olack bear on almost any creek | where the best places for wiid fowi Queen Charlotte Lsianus injet and saimon run. ihe the are Masel Sound. Porcher island simply abouuus Viragos in deer and is by far the easiest } place lo shoot them owing to the |}vusl strelcaes of open meadow land, Pill aud Princess Koyal Is- Lhickhess iuuch narder to hunt, bor a good all round place for it is hard to excel Kiew- inugget inlet. Near iere jakes which aliurd are er- shuvl- ills. ‘Taking it allogether the coast of Northern Colvmbia atfords the sportsman variety of first-class hunting, shooting and fishing all the year round almost, that would be hard to beal in amy part of the Although the country is im- possible for the district, large s it is, to be very much effected by the inrush of settlers. el rE brit.< Nearly every man living ip Prince Rupert or the vicinity takes an opportunity if the chance occurs to get out into the woods with a gun or rifle ant hove a bit of sport at least o: ve or twice a year. For the man who comes h-re so'ely for sport, it is best to hire a competent guide and a gasoline launch, the cost of which will not be found unreasonable, when he wi ' be assured the best possible sport that a man who loves the wilds could hope to obtain any- where. Fred Stork’s Hardware you will find the best assorted stock of HARDWARE in Northern B. ( We are now selling a fine line of SKATES AND HOCKEY STICKS RIFLES AND AMMUNITION CUTLERY AND HOLIDAY GOODS Fred Stork’s Hardware ESTABLISHED 1908 Phone 48 and Towns in Alberta, To the man who fond P. Burns G& Co., Lid. Meat Merchants Beef and Pork Packers WHOLESALE AND RETAIL Manufacturers of “Imperator” Hams and Bacon “Shamrock” Head Office—Calgary, Alta. Special Attention Given to the Shipping Trade Markets in Prince Kupert, Stewart and All the Pringipal Cities British Columbia and the Yukon Leaf Lard