ENERAL
GOMEZ
!
IADLY
BEATEN
t
II
it
Pa
BEING
HUNTED
ushrd
and
President
Cat
lea
Muster
of
Situation
lie
field
to
succeed
:ated
In
a
pitched
western
Vera
Crur.
.oil
Heeler
Almande
:y
tlx
victorious
a
0a11
jubilant
'
'
nig
wwj
of
the
it
wee
reported
i
i
)ur
battle
end-:
B'X)
rebels,
the
vnmdlng
of
1W.
IK)
YEARS
FOR
I,
ISSUING
CHECK
rrv
Saunders
f'nnvirled
on
Three
Case
of
Fraudulent
Issuing
P'liuliT
erstwhile
pulpmtll
I'
Miu
afternoon
sentenced
r-
Vmmiu:
to
two
year
In
peml-
:
drh
of
three
eases,
the
-
'"
run
concurrently.
Beunders
!
'lie
fraud
and
also
admitted
;ad
been
charged
with
fraud
'"
n.
connection
with
a
sup-'
ncvu
on
the
railways
but
eri!
uad
been
dismissed.
IMITTED
FOR
TRIAL
TODAY
ON
CHARGE
OF
BREAKING,
ENTERING
I.',
mt!
Harris
was
committMt
for
trial
Mi
.
'ra-e
H.
F.
MoLeod
In
city
i:rc
.K.ug
and
entering
the
premises
of
Btitcivcrtarla
through
the
lane
I
Siv.i
street
last
Thursday
evening.
"'!V
'M
will
he
taken
before
Judne
otitis
elect
for
trial.
R
K
y
ones
acted
for
the
erown
In
R)!
:e
iun
with
Milton
DnnziLlm
d-
ca:
;tik-
on
behalf
of,
!the
.defence.
SOMAN
IS
FINED
$300
FOR
SELLING
LIQUOR
rn
fruni'FK
1'ronilirrir.
Tlilr.t
tirmir.
Artmltlrd
marge
lit
Toiler
Court
Thl
Morning
'
!
M
Frances
Frombere.
839
Third
Acnue
West,
was
fined
3O0.
with
the
1"
"in
of
three
months'
Imprisonment,
V
Mtmuiirate
MeLeod
In
dty
police
oun
ttus
morning
for
selling
liquor,
"he
witman.
who
was
apprehended
yes-"day.
pleaded
guilty
to
the
charge.
;
The
A'.ier
will
make
her
next
call
Eenj
:PX.
Wednesday
when
she
will
be
0
.....
Ah,
,ka
Richest
of
all
the
candidates
for
the
'position.
Mr.
Bennett
fortune
la
verl-
ou,T
from
to
five
rail-
-TY
aa(untMl
t
one
Oct
IS
With
thr
'...IM
wMh
whb
it
on
A
powerful
apeaker.
the
nea
.
tr
revest
la
Mexico
Il
said,
wui
reallf
lead.
He
h
.
leaving
the
govern-
WVwythla
British
and
for
ones,
ahaoluic
mu-
ftloo
cUcJ
m
teth
.(n
ta
en
country
arm
'
fee
piti!tKr.
Sir
John
A.
Maedea-
lie
only
preeiden-
He
was
Just
Dick
Bennett
when
be
left
tbe
oM
home
In
Hopewell.
NH.
In
that
elUate
be
first
saw
the
llaht
of
day
m
year
aao.
Proceeding,
after
preliminary
educational
steps,
to
Dal-houste
University,
he
cane
back
to
New
Brunswick
to
study
law
with
his
pra-evptnr.
H'n
L.
J.
Tweedle,
and
waa
called
to
the
bar
in
1864.
Before
the
bench
of
New
Brnnawtok
he
practised
with
good
effset;
finding
time
meanwhile
to
take
an'
Interest
tn
municipal
poUttea.
being
for
a
year
or
so
a
member
of
tbe
first
town
council
of
Ch
st
rum.
N
B
But
in
197
he
heard
the
call
of
tbe
West
and
by
1898
he
was
fcund
a
membar
of
the
turn
of
Lougheed
and
Eeenett
tn
Calgary
and
a
member
of
the
lealalaWire
of
the
North-West
Territories.
IIIT
OK
i:LOtt
i:ce
To
those
who
do
not
know
the
early
history
of
tbe
wedtarn
provinces
It
may.
perhaps,
be
surprising
to
learn
that
R
MORGAN
LOGGING
BOAT
WAS
REPAIRED
IN
DOCK
In
Order
Again
following
Mranldng
In
Klvrrs
lilglit,
Mary
Roberta
Itrturns
South
John
R.
Morgan,
well
known
Princess
Royal
Island
logging
operator
and
pioneer
resident
of
Prince
Rupert,
returned
down
the
coast
at
noon
today
after
hav
ing
spent
a
couple
of
days
tn
tbe
city
having
his
big
power
tug
Mary
Ro
berta
repaired
following
an
accident
at
Rivera
Bight
whenfhe;
.$
rock
and(practlcaijy
sttfre.ther
rg-neller.
The
bout
ilmned
into
wort
ves-
terday
mornlpgadyas.rep.a
tye
cry
aocx.
witn
Mr.
morgan
were
nis
brother.
B.
E.
Morgan
of
Minneapolis,
and
his
son-in-law
end
daughter,
Mr.
and
Mrs.
E.
J.
Palmer.
This
afternoon's
train
from
the
East
carrying
mall,
will
arrive
on
time
at
3:30.
At
Kwlnltsa.
the
first
point
at
which
It
could
be
communicated
with
YUKONERS
WHO
PROBABLY
LOST
Newspaperman
in
City
Tells
of
People
Who
Are
Reported
Week
Overdue
Old-time
Yukoners
of
Prtnoe
Rupert
and
vicinty
are
much
Interested
tn
the
telegraphic
report
appearing
In
the
News
last
evening
to
'.he
effect
that
three
well-known
people
of
that
territory
arc
a
week
overdue
In
a
trip
from
Stewart
City
to
Dawson
and
are
feared
lost
In
the
Yukon
River.
They
are
Dr.
J.
O.
LacbapeUe,
of
Dawson:
John
Tlmken.
of
Stewart
City:
and
Mtsas
Bessie
Ray.
of
Keno
City.
C.
R.
Settlemier,
old-time
Dawson
newspaper
man.
now
min
ing
at
Keno
City,
who-
arrived
at
Rupert
recently
from
the
north
and
Is
leaving
tonight
for
Vancouver
on
a
trip
to
the
south
for
the
winter,
referring
to
the
report,
says:
"Ice
had
started
to
run
In
the
Yukon
River
aibout
the
tune
that
'Dr.
Lach-
because
of
drifting
Ice
or
ran
on
a
shoal
In
some
blind
slough
or
riffle
and
were
drowned.
No
doubt
the
mounted
police,
who
arc
very
diligent
in
looking
up
lost
parties
In
tbe
Yukon,
are
making
a
search
for
the
missing
parties,
and
if
any
trace
Is
obtainable
of
them
the
police
surely
will
find
same.
Dr.
Laohapelle
Is
an
experienced
hunter
and
boat
man,
and
was
on
his
annual
fall
hunt
up
the
river
and
returning
home.
The
doctor
Is
a
pion
eer
of
Yukon
of
the
vintage
cf
1898,
for
many
years
prominent
In
the
life
of
the
country
both
as
a
physician
and
member
of
the
local
legislature,
known
a
the
Yukon
Council,
and
physician
to
servlce.
He
Is
past
grand
president
of
the
Yukon
Order
of
Pioneers,
past
president
of
the
Dawson
Aerie
of
Eagles,
No.
50;
and
member
of
other
organisations
in
Dawson,
and
one
of
tbe
leading
factors
In
the
Conservative
party
of
the
Yukon.
He
is
survived
by
a
widow
and
a
little
daughter,
Joy.
seven
years
of
age,
now
in
Victoria,
B.C.
Dr.
Lachaipelle
came
originally
from
Quebec.
,
"Mr.
Tlmken
Is
an
old-time
Yukoner,
long
resident
at
Stewart
City
and
vicinity.
Miss
Ray
has
made
her
home
in
from
here
on
account
of
wire
trouble
a
j
Keno
City,
the
new
quarts
camp
of
the
little
further
East,
the
train
was
sharp
:
Yukon,
for
several
years,
and
halls
on
time
at
1:30.
'originally
from
Oregon,
where
her
fam-
TAXI
Boston
Grill
25
AmWaace
and
Large
Upstair
Dining
Hall,
Service)
with
newly
(aid
dancing
Anywhere
t
Anytime
floor,
for
hire.
NEW
SODA
FOUNTAIN.
Eschance
Ilutldlnc
Stand
PRINCE
RUPERT
The
latest
and
best
for
the
V1UECK.
Prop.
MATT
least
Phone
157.
1erthern
and
Central
British
Columbia's
Newspaper
PRINCE
RUPERT.
B.C..
THT
RSTMY.
OCTOBER
13,
1927
Price
Five
Cents
WESTERN
MAN
GIVEN
TORY
MANTLE
:miCE
WARd
wnti
scEms
of
great
enthusiasm
ton.
R.
B.
Bennett
Chosen
Leader
of
Dominion
Conservatives
at
the
Winnipeg
Convention
Last
Night
I'.
i'xMPWi,
October
13.
Amid
scenes
of
excitement
and
en-"
lie
mantle
of
the
Conservative
party
of
Canada
for
its
leader
fell
upon
lion.
II.
It.
Dennett,
K.C.,
f
Calgary.
r
istcr
of
justice
and
later
minister
of
finance
in
the
re-l
'
lion.
Arthur
Melghen
as
Premier
of
Canada.
Though
were
in
the
race
those
beside
Mr.
Dennett
being
.
Hon.
Hubert
Rogers,
Sir
Henry
Drayton,
Hon.
Dr.
Ll
TL
i
and
C.
H.
Cahan
it
was
soon
apparent
that
Dennett
he
logical
choice.
Finally,
Bennett's
aupjwrt,
which
was
iiary
Revolt
in
Mexico
is
"
practically
unanimous
tram
tbe
prairies.
British
Columbia
and
tbe
Martttmes
with
Ontario
in
mn
break,
carried
the
day
for
the
Oelfery
aspirant
who
tfcue
received
the
high
rot
honor
la
the
power
of
hie
party
to
bestow
firstly,
the
leed-enhlp
anal
eventually,
perhaps,
the
pre-mierhlp
t
Oaaa-e.
The
choice
and
the
enthusiasm
attending
apparently
heated,
tor
the
time
beta
at
teest,
IM
discord
that
pre-
vailed
during
the
early
houra
of
the
B
Beonett
In
there
daya
was
In
oppo
sition
to
the
adtnlntatratlon
of
Hen.
F.
W.
a.
Hsultaki.
then
leader
of
the
gov
rntnent.
But
already
his
gift
of
elo
quence,
for
It
may
be
Bailed
that,
was
with
him
and
as
the
"boy
orator"
of
Oalgary
he
was
soon
known
far
and
wide
over
the
lmmetv
territory
which
the
legislative
asrembly
of
the
terri
tories
covered
The
Keglna
Leader
ohar
acteruKd
his
first
speech
to
the
assem
bly
an
"tbe
most
elegant
speech
ever
delivered
within
the
walla
of
the
assem
bly
chamber."
It
was
hot
all
smooth
sailing
for
young
Bennett
potttloally
In
thot
daya;
nor
indeed
has
K
been
since;
even
If
roses
seem
to
have
been
strewn
in
the
way
of
bis
professional
and
buiiness
fortunes.
For
R.
B.
Dennett
has
irom
time
10
time
shown
signs
of
an
independence
of
thought
and
of
speech
which
has
not
alwaye
endeared
him
to
the
powers
that
be.
HIS
l.VMK
M'ltCAU
Young
Bennett,
after
a
couple
of
years
in
the
territorial
legislature,
yearned
for
wider
fields
to
conquer
and
tlfted
lances
with
Frank
Oliver
In
the
Dominion
general
election
of
1900
to
the
advantage
of
the
Hon.
Frank,
then
on
his
way
to
become
minister
of
the
Interior.
So
be
returned
to
hh
former
territorial
love,
succeeding
In
a
by-election
and
again
at
the
general
election
of
1901.
When
the
new
province
of
Alberta
was
created
we
do
not
find
K.
B.
Bennett
In
t,he
rp
of
membership,
but
he
entered
It
tn
1909,
resigning
to
become
member
for
Oalgary
In
the
uo-mlnlon
house
In
the
reciprocity
election
of
1911.
For
the
first
time
his
fame
began
to
spread
beyond
the
confines
of
Xivi
terrrtorjes.
In
the
fnm
rank
ol
those
who
nailed
the
flag
to
every
con
ceivable
stick
of
standing
timber
was
r
b
Bennett.
Richard
Bonfire
Ben
him
in
thtt
christened
nett
some
wag
campaign
and
others
described
his
eiec
(continued
from
page
four)
GIANT
METEOR
FELL
SIBERIA
Estimated
to
Have
Weighed
Nearly
Half
Million
Tons
WAMilHOTON.
DC.
Oet
It
Scientists
bare
at
last
found
tbe
resting
place
of
tbe
giant
meteor
which
fell
IS
years
igo
in
a
remote
region
of
Yemel
Province.
Slterta.
and.
breaking
in
o
pieces
ute
an
scploalng
racket,
levelled
a
1
west
fifteen
miles
In
eirsumferenoe
The
Soviet
Union
Information
Bureau
bare
said
tnat
tbe
site
of
the
fallen
meteor,
estimated
to
bete
weighed
nearly
belt
a
bullion
tons,
stretches
a
mile
in
diameter
tn
an
almost
inaccessible
sec-.
:len,
of
a
msrabr
forest.
Falling
in
plecea.
the
heavenly
body
pitted
the
(round
with
deep
funnels
from
SO
to
'.00
fret
wide
and
scorched
tree
trunks
Ul
over
tbe
area.
Tbe
Soviet
Academy
of
Sdeeoss.
wnleh
jtade
Oie
discovery,
la
planning
to
ex
tract
tbe
meterie
fragments,
believed
aatteensUt
of
Iron,
n
Vk
stirt
Jpla
ttauny
and
to
photograph
the
terrain
from
nut
conor:
catch
4
mam:
in
m:
iav
11
V
hKIDtdATK
MAN
6KIDBQATE.
Oet.
IS
The
record
catch
of
avhoes
taken
by
a
trolling
boat
on
Skidegate
bar
this
year
was
that
made
by
Captain
Ruas
who
caught
99
fish
In
one
day
which
he
sold
at
BJc
each.
The
proceeds
of
tbe
day
amounted
to
84.16
QUEEN
CHARLOTTE
CITY
SAWMILL
MAY
REOPEN
Negotiation
Cnrtcr
Hay
lor
I'ur-lwse
of
Plant
WliUli
I
Hand!)
of
Krt-elvem
The
rumored
poBStblllty
that
the
naw-mtll
at
Queen
Charlotte
City,
formerly
operated
by
the
Sitka
Spruce
Mills
Ltd..
may
be
reopened.
Is
confirmed
by
H.
R.
Sereth.
one
of
the
principals
of
the
oM
Southern
Alberta
Lumber
Oo.
Mr.
Sereth
stated
this"
morning
that,
while
tbe
mUt
was
still
tn
the
bands
of
the
receivers,
negotiations
were
under
way
for
a
sale
which
would
result
In
the
plant
resuming
operations.
Mr.
Sereth,
who
arrived
from
Queen
Charlotte
City
yesterday
afternoon,
will
nail
tonight
on
the
Prince
George
for
Seattle.
"SEA
FLEA"
IS
TO
CROSS
THE
ATLANTIC
:
It
is
the
queer-est
craft
that
has
been
seen
in
British
waters
in
a
long
time;
he.
If
sea
plane
and
half
bout
it
makes
a
speed
of
seventy-five
miles
an
hour
Fishing
on
Queen
Charlottes
Improved
Toward
End
of
Season
and
Pack
Better
Than
Expected
INJURED
BOYS
DOING
NICELYIN
HOSPITAL
Ocorgr
Minus
and
Illlty
llslirr
Funned
Krxtrul
Mfht
following
Car
Arrldrnt
Yesterday
George
Minns
and
Billy
Fisher,
who
are
patients
In
the
Prince
Rupert
General
Hospital,
suffering
from
Injuries
about
tbe
face
and
head
which
they
sustained
In
an
automobile
collision
at
the
corner
of
Blxth
Avenue
and
Fulton
Street
yesterday
afternoon,
are
reported
to
be
doing
nicely,
having
passed
a
restful
night.
Fisher
Is
the
mors
seriously
Injured
of
the
two.
Tbe
cars
Involved
In
the
accident
were
a
delivery
wagon
of
the
Seventh
Avenue
East
Meat
Market,
driven
by
Ernest
Yager,
and
a
34
Taxi
car,
driven
by
L.
C.
Rogers.
FISH
UGIff
TODAY
Onlr
SlMNl
found
of
Halibut
Sold
at
tArhange
This
Morning
epetlc
and
party
left
Stewart
OHy
fori
After
a
busy
few
days
during
which
Dawson,
and
It
Is
feared
they
found
1
more
halibut
was
offered
than
could
ditneutty
travelling
In
a
small
boat
be
absorbed,
there
was
a
lull
on
the
local
Fish
Exchange
this
morning
when
only
24.600
pounds
was
offered,
sales
being
as
follows:
American
Fairway.
0.000
pounds,
Canadian
Fish
Cold
Storge
Co.,
12.5c
and
6c.
Canadian
Brant.
2.000
pounds,
Atlln
Fisheries.
12.6c
and
6c.
Emblem,
14.000
pounds.
Atlln
Fisher
ies,
10.1c
and
S.
H.
&
R..
2.500
pounds,
Atlln
Fish
eries,
lie
and
6c.
UOI
K
ASM
A
CAXT
COME
Harry
Breen,
secretary
of
Prince
Ru
pert
Assembly.
Native
Sons
of
Canada,
received
a
communication
yesterday
the
various
branches
of
the
government
i
stating
that
Henri
Bourassa.
noted
Que-
bee
member
of
parliament,
could
not
accept
the
invitation
.extended
to
blm
to
visit
Prince
Rupert
In
the
course
of
his
present
tour
tt
the
West.
Mr.
Bour-
assa's
Itinerary,
which
takes
him
direct
from
Edmonton
to
Vancouver,
wm
not
permit
of
his
coming
here.
tly
resides.
She
wai
attempting
.to
re
turn
from
a
visit
to
Dawson,
and
had
reached
Stewart
City
too
late
to
catch
the
last
steamer
up
the
8trwart
River
for
her
home,
and
was
forced
to
turn
back,
and
took
tbe
small
boat
for
Daw
son,
no
doubt
planning
to
later
make
the
trtr
by
stage
over
the
winter
road
t;
Keno."
Prominent
Visitor
from
Yukon
Tells
of
Mining
Operations
in
That
Part,
Especially
Mayo
Marked
Activity
in
Silver-Lead
Production
and
Gold
Dredging
Makes
Dawson
Better
Than
in
Past
Ten
Years
Among
the
visitors
in
Prince
Rupert
today
is
C.
R.
Settlemier,
for
years
editor
of
the
Dawson
News,
in
which
he
still
holds
an
interest,
now
engaged
in
mining
in
the
new
Yukon
quartz
camp
in
Mayo
Mining
District,
Y'ukon
Territory,
with
headquarters
at
Keno
City.
He
is
enroute
south
for
the
winter
and
stopped
off
at
Rupert
to
visit
a
number
of
old-time
Yukoners
who
are
located
here,
and
took
a
run
for
a
week
up
Portland
Canal,
where
he
visited
the
Premier
and
other
mines
of
the
vicinity,
and
also
took
in
the
Granby
Smelter
at
Anyox.
He
reports
a
remarkable
spirit
of
optimism
prevalent
In
the
Portland
canal
district,
and
the
belief
among
aU
residents
of
that
locality
that
The
country
is
ou
the
verge
of
an
era
o'
great
and
substantial
development
Mr.
Settlemier
was
much
j
.
lmpresed
with
the
showings
on
various
properties
be
visited,
and
believes
that
the
mineral
belt
of
that
district
will
be
one
of
the
greatest
producers
of)
mineral
wealth
on
the
coast.
Speaking
Father
of
Jack
Martin
Writes
of
of
the
situation
today
in
the
Tukon.
lit.
Settlemier
says:
"The
Tukon
Just
now
Is
experiencing
marked
activity
in
lode
mining
In
thej
pscttng.
with
Tbos.
Kerrush
In
charge.
and
It
was
understood
when
1
visited
'JVhitrhorM
rerentlr
that
the
tests
were
jf
mills.
Several
other
copper
properties
of
the
locality
are
expected
to
be
Wheatcn
and
other
southern
Yukon
localities
quartz
properties
of
promise
are
being
prospected,
with
promise
of
becoming
producers
of
an
appreciable
tonnage.
'
DAOSOV
iOU
MIMMi
"Dawson
is
more
active
this
year
than
for
the
last
ten
years.
The
Yukon
Gold
dredged
out
some
sixty
or
seventy
miles
of
tbe
richest
gold
creeks
with
a
r.eet
of
gold
dredges,
operating
chiefly
Bonanza,
Hunker.
Eldorado
and
Gold
Run.
They
also
washed
down
many
miles
of
the
richest
bench
gravels
along
Bonanza
and
turned
over
a
yardage
rivaling
that
handled
In
the
construction
of
the
ranama
canal,
contri
buting
many
millions
of
dollars
to
the
world's
gold
yield.
A
fleet
of
large
modern
dredges.
Including
some
of
the
largest
in
tbe
world,
also
dredged
many
miles
of
the
Kyondike
valley.
Dominion
Creek
and
Hunter
Creek
under
the
indomitable
enterprise
of
the
late
Col.
Joe
Boyle,
and
his
successors,
known
as
the
Hew
Northwest
Corporation,
and
Oiled
subsidiaries.
These
properties
and
tnera,
Including
Sulphur
Creek.
Quartz
Creek,
and
remaining
unwoiked
portions
of
tbe
Klondike
valley.
Dominion
Creek
and
Gold
Run.
have
been
taken
over
by
a
new
company,
backed
by
English
capital,
organized
by
A.
N.
C.
Treadgold.
who
years
ago
was
Instru
mental
tn
bringing
the
Yukon
Gold
Company
Into
the
field.
Mr.
Tread-gold
has
succeeded
In
getting
additional
millions
of
capital
for
the
new
work.
and
this
year
Inaugurated
the
new
work
on
a
large
scale,
employing
all
available
men
tn
the
camp,
and
extending
a
power
line
to
Quarts
Creek
and
putting
to
work
three
huge
dredges
on
the
Klondike
valley,
two
on
Dominion
creek
and
a
new
style
of
gold
diggers
on
other
creeks.
He
hopes
to
continue
operations
for
years.
MAYO
SII.VEK-I.EAII
Tbe
Mayo
Mining
district
has
brought
the
Yukon
into
tbe
silver-lead
production
column
In
recent
years.
The
center
ot
the
district
lies
about
200
miles
easterly
from
Dawson,
and
Is
reached
by
ascending
the
Stewart
River
to
Mayo
Landing,
whence
it
is
40
miles
by
first
class
automobile
road
to
Keno
City,
the
center
of
the
producing
belt.
Ore
from
tbe
camp
Is
hauled
from
the
hills
by
horses
to
the
mam
road,
thence
by
ten-ton
caterpillars
and
motor
cars
to
Mayo
Landing,
thence
by
steamer
down
the
Stewart
to
Stewart
City,
and
from
there
by
up-river
steamers
to
Whitehorse
ind
across
rhe
White
Pass
(continued
oa
page
four
DETAILS
COME
hrtare
and
brtmfefit
its
pack
for
the
year
up
to.ael';-tkapWi,
sV
sskep.ovef-ihe
jrt..
Just
beiore
the
ena,
me
ii.u.
i'lsninir
&
raoting
oos
can-
i"4VDk--
nery
at
South
Bay
also
did
well,
its
season's
pack
being
now
placed
1'
w.r
v
isning
on
tne
tueen
t
narione
isiunus,
urte
an
points
on
me
coast,
is
now
closed
down
for
the
season.
nut
"
wv.wu
.....
.
OF
DROWNING
Tragedy
to
Local
Collector
of
Customs
Flrther
particulars
of
the
drowning
yo
fining
astno,
re
ur-u
,
,ut
6undav
evening
In
Maasett
Inlet
ores
predominate,
and
in
development..
Ja,k
Mlrtl
-,DUt
custom,
Queen
Charlotte
Island
canneries
made
good
on
the
last
week
f
"PP"
Properties
adjacent
to
white-1
,Talu
to
,
leUer
nxlyt1
by
of
fishing
according
to
reports
reaching
the
city
on
the
steamer
Prince
John
yesterday
afternoon.
During
the
last
week,
the
Langara
Fishing
&
Packing
Co.'s
can-
horse
southern
Tukon.
and
In
gold
dredging
In
tbe
old
Klondike
district
in
the
vldnHy
of
Dawson.
"In
tbe
Wbttehorse
district,
tfce
Rich-
4
Ifnesntt
1mr,o4
fOOAII
e4rl
tea
1
T
t
anH
f
liA
4
1
tfit
ftf
tVtn
MOI
Qttl
ewnnj.
VllVin
rVtmrtanat
Kei-tr
A4
VlV
Dnn.
I
J.
H.
MeLeod.
local
collector
of
customs,
tram
James
Martin,
father
of
the
unfortunate
youth.
Young
Martin,
who
was
only
18
years
nivhe,jrijungeslc
,.J
Ulf-Martln,
the
latter
of
whom.
Is
prostrated
with
grief
as
a
result
of
the
tragedy,
had
come
down
Maasett
Inlet
aboard
tbe
steamer
H.
W.
Baxter
from
Ferguson
Bay.
The
vessel
was
anchored
about
one
mile
ab-ve
Maasett
waiting
for
the
tide
to
Use
in
order
to
pass
oflow
th
tar
when
EdenshaWs
lunch
highly
satisfactory,
with
indications
iTTivr
on
tbe
scene
to
take
Martin
off
the
ore
continuing
at
death
and
xlvlnz
I
and
home
to
MaMrtt
WM
dark-
Mir
every
promise
of
warranting
Installation
j
tin
started
down
the
ladder
on
the
ship's
aide
and
somehow
slipped
his
similarly
exploited
shortly,
while
In
the!
he",
missing
the
launch
and
plunging
imo
vx
water,
ue
wa
swepi
away
in
an
lmtant
between
tbe
launch
and
ship.
As
he
did
not
come
to
the
surface
again.
It
Is
assumed
that
he
must
nave
struck
his
head.
Young
Jack
Martin
was
well
known
and
very
popular
about
Muwtt
where
be
bad
lived
practically
all
his
life.
He
was
loved
by
everyone
and
even
the
Indians
are
mourning
his
loss.
A
dozen
or
more
boati
are
attempting
to
recover
the
body.
IIIANDROWNS
AT
METLAKATLA
George
Auckland
Lost
Life
by
Being
Thrown
in
Water
off
Village
George
Auckland,
aged
35.
Metlakat-la
Indian,
lost
his
life
by
drowning
during
the
early
h.iurs
of
yesterday
morning.
With
Murray
Clifton,
Auck
land
was
going
out
in,
a
skiff
to
a
g&-boat
anchored
off
the
village.
The
water
was
rough
and
the
little
craft
overturned.
Auckland
going
down
while
Clifton
managed
to
reach
safety.
Auck
land's
body
was
subsequently
recovered
and
his
funeral
wUl
take
place
In
Met-
lakatla.
Matthew
Auckland,
father
of
deceased.
died'
ouly
last
week.
His
mother
Is
also-
deceased
but
he
Is
survived
by
brothers'
and
sisters.
The
drowned
man
was
a
widower.
VANCOUVER
DREDGE
FOR
WRANGELL
NARROWS
NOW
Two
Tags
Mfrly
Peiltered
I'nwlrldly
Tow
to
krtfhH.an
from
South
Word
was,
referred
today,
Jhaj.,',the
tugs
Prospective,.
No.
I
and,
Prospective
reached
Ketchikan
safely
yesterday
having
In
tow
the
Vancouver
dredge
Burrs
rd
No
2
which
will
be
employed
In
the
dredging
of
Wrangell
Narrows.
The
dredge
formerly
used
In
the
work
baa
broken
down.
Frank
Morris,
manager
of
the
B.C.
Undertakers.
h&5
returned
to
the
city
fron
Terrace
where
he
went
to
take
charge
of
the
funeral
of
the
late
Miss
Floreiuf
Vdjiderllp.