FORT GEORGE TRIBUNE Saturday, November 13, 15)09 The sale of liquor at Fort George, where there is no licensed hotel, is a burning question, and The Tribune and its editor have been asked by tbe press and by residents of Quesnel to help suppress the illegal traffic. The editor of The Tribune became a resident of Fort George on September 2nd. Hejias seen liquor drank that was said to have been purchased by the bottle in Fort George. Me has not dram*tpurchased liquor in Fort George Personally and through The he will stand, as he did at Prince fen the strictest regulation of the liquoi ai\d for the abolishment of >ms"altogether; also, forgiving the of comi. unities, towns, and cities rib lin pe of to life u j( >o'. 1 -top Jv; s.e1 y i-'i >.ab plish I "hi 11C | U O J • . - * life ..*¦¦.' Libit its sale altogether, us habit, that of "treat-in te rooms. It should [he be* way to stop it bar-rooms. The illegal uld be prevented, for the law b\ one set i indLvid--,-•.' -•trio; of othtr Laws An hotel liquor license was granted to A." G. Hamilton of Fort George. He paid the license fee, which the government has not refunded, although his license was cancelled. A stock of liquor, to the value of several thousand dollars, was ordered and shipped and paid for. The liquor was in Fort George. It has been sold. If illegally, is the government free from all blame? Mr. Hamilton is a pioneer-of the West. He has his own- ideas of even-handed justice, and probaby lias made enemies because of his outspoken utterances, both here and there. The following letter from his pen is a trifle vitrolic in its reference to the men whom he accuses of maligning him spitefully and vindictively in the Cariboo Observer: The Editor of the For! George Tribune, SIX: Fora year 1 have boon subjected to abuse1 and misrepresentation by residents of Quesnel, both through the columns of the ncv/spa.per at that place and by spoken words. I ha\ro b-a'-l no chtince to reply through a newspaper until n.i\v,,.ah.},I could only reply to spoken words with spoken words. Theeditor of the Quesnel newspaper tries to knock everything at Fort George, yet he g< t his first start as an cdit.>r here, arrJ I was the b'lanka'J fool. who pave- kirn the start. . He had been an axeman on th-e G.T.P. at $35 a month, and I put up 5585 with which to purchase a printing plant, on an agreement that while he was to edit and manage the newspaper, a certain policy on political questions had to be followed. When the plant arrived, he refused to carry out his'agreement with me, and the newspaper was started at Quesnel instead of at P?oit George, and to this day I have not. been repaid all of the money I advanced. For refusing his paper an advertisement, 1 haw been repeatedly "roasted" in it3*col-umns for selling liquor without a license. Canadians do not take kindly to being blackmailed. As to the sale :>:r liquor at Fort George: It is well known that 1 had a liquor license granted me; but through representations made by malicious and iying individuals it was cancelled, but the r.vuiey pair! for the license h:i:s not bcv;1. returned to me. 1 had a large shipment of iiquor on the way, and 1 had t.; dispose of it—which has been done. 1 may say, right here, that I did not buy the liquor from the \\uc--son's Bay Company*. Now ir' a few residents of Ques-n.ei want to reform Cariboo, let them start at home, where liquor is illegally sold every day in the year, and where leading citizens (or men who like to be classed as such) brought in women i > cany on an immoral and illegal business. Frprn whom do ih: illegal sdlers o;' liquor ai Alexandria and Giscombe purchase their liquor, i:' not from the Hudson's Bay Company at Quesnel, who !iaw a wholesale Imuor st >re the-re and whose manager is a just ice oi thc-^'eaco? i :i::i ready to meet my political and business enemies .in court at any Urn?; bin i want the trial justices t > be msn whu arc in no way connected with the Hudson's Bay C unpany. As far tlu c lit -r of the" Cariboo Observ;.*:'". 3 will probably ha'/i to sue hi'ii to re-, cover the balancs of the money which was usr-:l in purchasing -:. v,. apon with which to cduo me. Port George', November lJt.'i. G. HA.V1II- >e.ar "Elver Trapper Reported Drowned j e< •¦'¦'-¦>' F, B.,H Bar Sawmill in- Operation. The s'av/mill ran during the.week, cut'1 ''- : ' r:.;v r {¦¦ '¦'.:'¦'¦ ¦"' its !lVi hey have <¦'.•:¦¦. a • ..•*' Ijqu^r :iik.' oardi n.g'-iK ¦¦'. , ar.u <" ¦¦ ';;,"", ji.shJ ;- h ! ut lurn r ¦¦"• r r ' « ' \:>\ ies fey? n ."•¦'J"C'O Hie .! tn JS-,1 .cnger to Port George, and I the cany.cn in the morn inc. return to W. F\ Cooke and T. H. Carney loft Fort , George on .Monday forenoi n for Quesnel. ' They took 300 copies of the first issue of The Tribune, mailed to subscribers and ethers. As mails arc only sent out from Fort George once a month. The Tribune will have to rely almost entirely on individual effort in order that its subscribers be served promptly. T. Fetrow, who Iiv< s o_n t>"-" Necliaco, 13 miles out from Fort George, was in town on Friday. Asked as to bow things were in his seeffoiyhe said: "All rrgfct; ljutrirkeo.ps .Us hustling to make the trip toFort:Gearge and back in one day, as the read ^nu traik is not in very good condition". It will be better in a year from now. The Tribune is authorized to annour.ee that A. G. Hamilton, who has the contract for carrying mail once a month between Fort George and Quesnel, will after Decem- \ her 1st carry an extra mail. Mr. Hamilton chips in $15 of the cost of carrying it, and the owner of The Tribune guarantees jp5, j the balance of the cost. John Bronger, J- N. Miller, and Thomas Tracey left here on Friday morning with pack animals and supplies. They wu cut I a sleigh road from the- Fort George-Black-water road to their pre-emptions in Mud River settlement, eight miles'. The first social function of the winter . took place on Saturday night, when the All kinds of Rough and Dressed Lumber at Reasonable Prices. Fort George Lumber and Limited FORT GEORGE .... BRITISH COLUMBIA :y, h'Xho tii'Jd th' n ihaM r\ outfits wv.-c then ^n i\«x iivirr.i uncl ^Uid's intending Lp go then • Tins muni nation made mem I change their plans, and" theftfecided to return to pear river and trap on it this winter. They returned and established camps, their upper cabin being at a point about 35 miles'from the mouth of the river. Of late they have been making pre- ( parati.or;s-eo cut trails on which to set a line of traps. On Saturday morning, November 6th, Dawson left Ihepbin to go clown scream to engage at the work, while-Hay;ics vent up stream. TheyMd-a. canoe a mile below the cabin, and Dawson was to take it and go on down to where they had a tent and a boat, some seven or eight miles, where they intended to build a winter covering for the boat and canoe. On returning Ho the cabin on Saturday evening. Haynes did not find Dawson there, as he expected; a clog that gone with him was there. He fired several shots, but got no answer. He went down to where the canoe had been tied; but there were no signs there. It was then too late to make further search and he returned to "the cabin- Early Sunday morning Haynes resumed the search. He went down the river to the tent and boat, but saw no trace of either Dawson or the canoe. He came to the conclusion that Dawson was drowned, the river being obstructed in places by log jams and sweepers, which are dangerous if care is riot exercised in posing them. Haynes searched down the river to the Fraserana came on to Fort George, where he arrived on Tuesday night. Me reported the facts to James Cowie, manager of the Hudson's Bay Company store, who is a justice of the peace. On Thursday morning, Haynes, accompanied by Bob Alexander and Frank Seymour, started over the trail for Hear river, a three-day trip. Dawson lived at Van Winkle seven years, is an Englishman, and 43 years of age. Cnrni-jf.-C-hrh¦ £H-ve¦ a- ¦jfctnfct'- in- ho-no-r o$ t-b-e ¦ of»t-he church, declined > dance on Sunday, 26th birthday of its genial president, Georgs '¦ even to dance the Hudson's Bay quadrille Forbes. Dancing was kept .up until'mid- : to music furnished ly three of ihc best night; Ihe ladies attending, being adherents ! fiddlers in the whole of Cariboo. Cariboo Lano. District . . District of'F.ort-Georgc TA'ivK notice thai Geoffrey Julian Am'ory ot London, England, occupation barrister, inten is to apply lor permission io purchase the following described lands: Commencing at a posi planted about Cour-iniles ;n a wesicriy direction from the southwest corner o: Lot ;"\>, and about rive niiles north o. Lot S50, am! i. inarited "(}. J, Amery's Sou.thca.st Comer"', thence '' ii irrn SO chains, ihence west SO chains, thence south >j chains, thsneo east 80. chains to cominencemen; lK)-*:- Ceorfrey .luJiiin Aixiery, By his agent a. G. bfarnilton. Date, November 12, l90i). iir.-ii publication No_vembar 1J, last-January H. 1920 Ca'nboo Land District . . District ox Fort George TAKE notice thai Leopold Scerritt Amery of London, Krigiaiid, occupation army captain, intends t.u apply tor permission to purchase the lolliywinij described lands: Commencing at a pest planted three mile.-; in ;< westerly direction from Lhe southwest corner oi Loc S2b,and abou! five miles iiorLh of Loi 850,and marked 'L. S. Amery's Southeast Corner", thence north ' HO chains,' thence west 80 chains, thence south So chains, thenco east SO chains :o cominenceinen; pose. Leopold Sterritt Ainery, By hir agenc A, G. Hamiiion. Dnie, iNovember 12, 19U9. l\T&t pybjicajion Navbniber 13, !:i..: I«niinof 8, 1510 Cariboo Land District . . District of Fort George TAKE notice that Harold Francis Ameryoi London. fc.ngla.nd, occupation barriscor, intends io appl^ fur permission to purchase t\m tollowim; described land;-: Commencing at a post planted about three miles in a westerly direction irom tliesoudiwesc corner o: Lot o25, and about rive miles north oi Lot «50, and marked "H. F. Amery's Southwesl Corner" thence north SO chains, thence east SO chains, thence scum w chains, thence west 80 chains to cotninencemeni Post. Harold Francis A.meo' , ^, , By his agent A. G. Hamilton. Date. tNoveniber 12, i'Mh). first publication November 13, last January'S, 19i(j Cariboo Land District . . District of Fort George TAKE notice that Henry Lewis Hulgersen ot Letk- bridge, Alberta, occupation agent, intends to a;5^ ply lor permisoion to ijurchasc tlie r'ollow.ing de.;- cribed lands: Commencing at a post planted abcui four miles in a-westerly direction from Lol Ki5$and about live miles north of Lot 850, and marked";!. L. llelger-sens Southwest Corner", thence north .so chains, thence east 80 chains, thunce south SO chains, ihence west SO cliains to cotninencemeril post. llonry Lewis Helgersen, . , By his agenl A. G. haimlton. Dale, November l!i, lyuy first publication Move'mber 13, last Jan'uary.8,1910 Cariboo Land District . . District'of Fort George TAKE notice thai 1, George Forbes of For: George, British Columbia, occupation rancher, intend to apply for permis3fon to purchase tire tallowing de scribed lands: C'( unmencinK al .-i post planted one mile south and 10 chains west of the southeast corner of Lor 115i|(i, and marked "George Forbes'* Northwest Corner , thence lit' chains east, thence 40 chains south, thence' '.'." chains west, thence !(> chains north to coininenct: meiii post '.icoutaininf; Si) acres, niiiro or less. George Forbes, locator. Date. October 27, 1909. first publication November 13,' last January 8, l'JIi