FORT GEO"R(]E HEItALD news in General "Vat this year marks the closing of steamboat! navigation on iho Skeetia river,^ ' the owners of the different craft that Have beon operating on thai, artery for nii.ri'y year.:, arc ' looking, for some new sphere of . work lor the sternwhe.eUrs. The season on l'/J Skeena is now {about over, tho water being very lo\v, and most, of the steamers lm\ e gt.no to tboir. winter quarters at Dig by Island to goon the ways. Messrs. F6-ley )Velc , & Stewart are orbiting1 a new service foi their boats the Operator and Conveyor, cording to word rortuvqcl her-j this morning on the arrival of the Vrnce Caorge, sajs a recent Vancouver despatch.. Very shorty the two stern-wheeiora ore to be towod to Vancouver and there taken to pieces for shipment by rail ;o the iipi or I'Ynser nml there to be rebuilt for use in thoB» ¦watcr.% 'Che owners \\mJ1 iisi; them' in sSippng supplies to their contracts ii> t ,• vicinity of Port (leriiyorThis will open nn a new field of inland nnvig- , ation. >ns v.cvy .few steamers. have ever .frn versed the upper s-waU^vz of the Frasor. It is not •knoAv'n i:s to the intention of j the Hudson's Bay Company, j /Tlio'r vessp'shnvc. hern la;d up | at Digby Is'und, but whether in ! the. spring they will be brought south or used in souk; other j nort'yH'n trade, is not, known. The officers "of the /Goprge i state that it was rather a path- : otic siL'ht. to si1" !'•'i-s from tho Skeena river. For ma'iy rears the stemibbrits Nlirtve served the needs of^the ,. people rosidiriQ1 far inlanclf but s tlie coprti uoi ;on of j/^H. T. P. hns .scnijiHed t'm/^ternwheel- ¦ or'8 death lmulj. By next sprint* \ the contractor^iiope to reach ¦• N|tazoHon apn mery rJjico along-the Skeerui will then lie touched hilly ¦¦.Williamson" writes, from .Stuai'b 1-ake stating that: there is every prospe.ilt pMi iLCOSpec oihs settlomtmt^tlfeiv next summer. : > ».¦ BAKES'AND CONFECTIONERS AKD MAKERS OF FIKE ICES-Fcurlh St., Scuih Fcr: Gecrge CIGARS AND TOBACCCS Foi t Ooiw B C, \'i- toi i i. B.<;. F. P. Bu;^ highly of ; the work Cnptu'm- M-cflarr had accomplished on the S«koona. /P. G. B. PODEKER Land Timber Cruiser Pre-emptions Locatod. SOUTH FORT GEORGR, B. C. Kff'MATPS SUBWITTED. CORE & McGUECOR, ¦ . C. LAND SURVEYORS Victoria and Fort George. R C. &5.00 Reward fcr Return LOST—A silver handled umbrella in South Fort Georpe. Initials on handle "H. M. H." Finder please nctify il,is office. . Fort George Brick Co. We, are ,ncw prepa-red 1o accept orders ; for 1 ri.'k and line. Also to job Ly contract. -; <.,- Satisfaction guaranteed. • . Jor^ensen & Knox Proprietors Laselleave., South Fort Gecrge ¦ Vo;ir money,is safer in t\>e Bank I !uin in your house of in yp.ur '.pocket. It is rn)t tied up. You can uct. it. put at any ti'iie without delay: NOTI5S didcoiihtcd. Local n.n:l.'Foreign PraffS~l)"ought and sold. OOLLECTIONS made proinjilly. Money Orilefs issued. L Fort^George Branch, L. G. MacHaffie, HIgr. | Nccliaco River water-frontage • Within cne ¦ mile of sub-divifions Apply to .'..WESLEY- Second street The CJ. T. P. are to build a $25,000 hotel at Tlazulton. The company are also building ono at Winnipeg/^vhich is to cost $l,300,00(X That the railroad company will also erect an iin-posing.ecJifibo here there appears little room for doubt, when their policy recfard'ng this place has been doe'ded upon, and iiiaho-roay, gi t and 1 marble, 13rnssles carpets, e ators and waiter? bednched in single-cinch sujjs will bo familiar sighjts once again. It is six years ai-o .since tho first G. 1'. survey parties cania to L.. ... district, equipped with KeufFel & Esssi's transits andX^lanri axes to mark out tho'route of • Canada's national ^highway by placing runnberod stages at in-' tery;i Is : of onexliu rid red feet in lifi\vri-oi!t ;iHfys throiigh tJ p virgin tTjiiber, located with carefu llyocoinput^d allowances for c^aciriess of grade ard cur-Qiiptfatijre. During the/w.ix -years ^re Lave watched j.l o .march of ^progress 1 cr«. T!«j iog-hb'tol has •given way to tho three story frame building of today, and athout'h we are still in the roller-town C'asy of-o'd Cariboo, solid comfort may be obtained ;i(t iv iKoiuih'e figures. Jn. n fow years more howcnoi', .when -the'blinjf'ntr o'lni-e-of—the night ight will scintil-v gil^ buttons of hotel clVaO'eur, II form-the''sub iect LIQUOR ACT 1910. SECTION -12. NOTICE is hereby given that on the first day of Noveml.err.ext applicatiqrVM^ill- be made to the Superintendent of Provincial Pp^ ice to sell liquor by retaij lVfne hotel knovvu as the Hotel^Korlh-ern "situate at South J*"brt George in the Province of British Colun:-bia. • " y< Dated.this 2SlK./day of October, iTUILDEltSAND CONTRACTORS THE TRADERS BANK OF CANADA Head Office: TORONTO, OXT. ' -7(~ Paying Cut-of-Toivn Accounts . SmalPamop-nrs can be lent safely and atsmall cost by using: Eank Mon.ey Orders. Any bank in Canada (Yukcnexcepted) will cashi:hem without charge, and they can be cashed in leading American cities. They are sold at the .following rates: — x Capital and Surplus .'I cents Ovur tr> Ui $W Ovur $20 lo J.r0; B Cent* 15 tents - - ..'- . $Q,fiao,oqo H. C, 6E4r«IAN, Manager. SOUTH FORT GEORGE, B. C. Plans, and-blue pi ints 'made Estimates submitted ALBERT J0HNS.QK Applicant I Estimates submitted j I All Kinds of vvcrk pro:rti.tly I 1 executed i I ' " : :. ¦ 0FFIC3 NO.. 7.SECOND STREET South f''or.t George L THE BANK OF VANCOUVER = -O Head Office: VANCOUVER. B. C. c==~== CAPITAL AUTHOniZEII - - $2,000,000 i> i u i-: c: to it s : ""i.m1. i?rI^7,r\.K71rPri"Kl'!;.7I:. Ml" "Hobert- Kennedy. New Wcstmin- l.lrt|-l)\V;i.-(). Vmik-oiivi r, II.C , fat-Cr. v- -M. I!. C Mil, 1>. Ks,,.. ViVj-Pn-sit'ent; A ¦ A: M'TfllKI,!., # Ksq,, e,iMl:;i,-I. t '¦¦iiiit.iii.s't. Vinprin,1 lie • -p- ; Victorin. li.-.C. HIS lidNuti 'I'. \V. !• \ i¦f.USdV. I. mi- '¦•• U. III'h\TS. RV-r|.; K II. H > & ('•.'i.-iiit-iiuvc rricr. |l-' -li '' '¦•».,'.j.i ''"•. I. mlicr ;im«I Tii.ili'''". IJ( '•'"'¦ I.. W: SHAT^OItn. Ksr\.; .M.I, A., Mcr ' 'nl '¦''"•' '!>«'« I r"-- I.""1'- *!U),C0"." •."'< •111. llP'liy. H.C vrr, B. 'C'. »• W, II. MAI,KIN. K.v.. ThtvW. II. Mel- ..I. A IIA-RVfiY Ks'i-. K.<\ lornvrh k;" Co.. l,i I, . \\ h-. l.-s.-iI.- (Jroc.-iR. of Cranorook. I'.l.'.. tVn'icoi.vic. H'<'. ' v :""'oil •'¦''• "r' . A. I,. DEVVAK. C'l-ncnvl- MunuK'T. GKNBKA'L^BaNK'ING lUJSiNKSyTKANSACTEI) r— Fort'George Branch; F. N- DEWAR, Manager. express '» • late upon tli the, C. T. P thes-/! (Jays w of ,.such 1 )les ant rnniiniscsneies ns we now induljje iii regarding a trine, six yours.gone by. Krh of JOB WORK AT . THE- :, .' v ^ HERALD Prescriptions a Specially fFert C I i i ivi'i is season- • I • ¦• » • l.ableu-eaiherfo.-Ll^ejaiCe | AluinesiorU of w^icb is always on hand. I i Drujf.f, Chtmioaiy, Pa!.er.( MoiHairfis 1 Muu-uyi <-i-, !i>'»k-, Sluti«ii'iy, " Tnilft" A. Ucles. P. UKKfaU' .Suniiriiw T! i' is season-- i ....................I MmmmmmmmmmJf THE CL1 POOL ROOM THIRD AMD HAMILTON STS. EOYAL & iDAVIS, Props. Smokers' supplies a specialty ¦Four i o'ol tallies N t Spiendul environments lumbia along- the line of th< For the best apples, nm< e wheaf; oaf.s/barleYaiid r.Vei • g(:0vvri in C'entpal British Co-ran d Trunk P.-iKnc Railway. AfrtES, -ore red:-- \is\ pike ftmr Tecond piize f25.00 POTATOES, ... .. One pi ize of j3 WHEAT, .. ..;- One pr»WJ25.G0 f ¦¦'. OATS, - ..;'.;, .. Onejirize o! $25.00 PARLEV, ;. .. apprize of $25.00 RYE, .. w<0;ie prize of $25.00 Not more tHafe-6rte prize awarded to ,one person, We will pay' freight char^e^from Prin^o liuperl' Haze-!ton, Telkwa (Sr h'ort ¦George, to ¦Vancouver. B. .('. A'letter' signed by two witnesses must accompany each cbnsijnnieht, giving legal .description of lanrl on which, samples were gre.\vn¦;'.•' and where^ver lio^sible nainetofvai-i-'ty should beTfTiFerir In letters regarding' apples; state ag-Q of tives ancl when they,commenced bearing, Vvto.ua will l«i itwnrdcd Deooiriliui' l.r>lii.l!)!i. Cwnpelonl jtidKos \\ ill.ba icnueatcd to ni