Vol. 2 No. 1 SATURDAY, JULY 22, 1911 $2.00 Per Year • 1\ LOCAL BREVITIES ANNIVERSARY OF THE ADV CAL BREVITIES 1 With this issue the Advance begins of a country editor is strewn with roses Miss D. Hurley spent a few its second year. For fifty-two Satur­ have another think coming. But on the J. McPhail came in from the days this paper has come forth regular­ : whole the bouquets handed this sheet days visiting Mrs. I. Hunt this ly and spread the news of this commun- have been very liberal and we feel we 11-mile road camp this week. week. nity broadcast over the country, and have pleased the great majority of our J. Gillis passed through town Jimmy Rowbottom left yes­ during this brief existence we are glad readers and hope we have merited their to state we have had very good support support for the coming year. the first of the week enroute to terday afternoon for Bridge river both from subscribers and advertisers As has been our policy in the past, the Mission mountain road camp. on a short business trip. and in return we have put forth our we shall continue to boost any legiti­ be3t efforts to give value for it all. mate proposition that will tend to ad­ Joe Russell and H. Schwartz J. Wilkie, Lillooet's new ton- left the last of the week for an sorial artist, arrived yesrerday by There have been times when some vance I.illooet and the district, and people have not agreed with all will never lose the opportunity to let extended trip to Chilico lake. Lytton stage. things that we have published, but the outside world know of our numer- when you think of the different minds ; ous and attractive advantages as a William McClure arrived yes­ Dan Hamilton came down from terday by Ashcroft stage and de­ Bridge river Saturday on a busi­ and opinons that a newspaper must mining, ranching and fruit growing cen­ cater to, it is not to be wondered at, ter or as the prize hunting and fishing parted this morning for a short ness trip, returning on Wednes­ and those who imagine that the path section of the province. trip up Bridge river. day's boat. Patrick Hunt arrived in town Miss E. Kirk, school-teacher, from the Mission mountain road arrived in town from Clinton, Hunting Parties Arrive Pemberton Jottings Special Correspondent camp and report good headway and after spending a few days F. H. and D. C. Daniels, two being made. here returned home. Will Haj Imore was a visitor to young gentlemen from Worces­ the Meadows last Saturday. A. ,'Ferguson of Vancouver ar­ Preparatory work for handling ter, Mass., arrived this week and rived Monday and left Wednes­ the season's run of salmon will will spend about nine weeks in J. Ronayne had a bumper crop day for Cadwalleder creek, to be started at the hatchery on the district fishing and hunting. of strawberries this year. look after mining interests. Monday. The train, consisting of about Rev. W. Bromwich was a visi­ R. B. Birks, traveling repres­ Mrs. Dan Hurley, accompan­ twenty pack horses, left yester­ tor to the Meadows for the last entative for Turner-Beaton of ied by her daughter Minnie, left day afternoon for North fork, two weeks. Vancouver was transacting busi­ this week, on an extended tour where the first camp will be ness in Lillooet this week. made for several days. After The Lillooet river is running through the Bridge river coun­ high and a flood will soon result try, visiting their many friends. this they will spend their time C. E. Powell and Wm. Keidd in various sections of the district unless the water subsides. were visitors to town this week Mr. and Mrs. A. F. Noel left under the capable guidance of The mosquitoes are not so bad viewing the numerous attractions Saturday for the Big Horn ranch Jack James. this year though they are trouble­ in this vicinity. where they will remain for about some in places. two weeks and will then make a Harold Burkholder, rancher on a trip to the mines. Mr. Jas. Gates announces the the North fork of Bridge river, A fishing party composed of sale of his acreage to J. Lands- arrived in town Wednesday, and Rev. W. Bromwich returned S. A. Wright, Thos. Pattison and borough. left on Friday for the 11-mile J. Kyle of Vancouver came in from Pemberton meadows this Messrs. D. Morrison, McEvoy, camp. week. He reports crops doing last Monday and left the next day on their trip which will be and Sid Spetch are now employed Messrs. A. G. McCandless and well and in one place saw timothy at the Pemberton hatchery which W. H. Collister of Vancouver, ar­ and oats seven feet in height. of about ten days duration and will take them up Seton and An­ started operations on the season's rived on Saturday last and left Messrs C. Rackliff, Carl Whit­ derson lakes, through the Pem­ work last week. the first of the week for the field, prospectors, passed through berton country and out by way Mr. Punch's road camp are Bridge river country. town en route for the Bridge of Harrison lake. This route doing excellent work. They are There has been numerous bush river country, where they intend includes some of the best fishing at present cutting out the govern­ fires burning in the vicinity this to prospect during the summer streams in the province and the ment road one mile this side of week, and the smoke therefrom months. gentlemen should not lack for Ronayne's. has somewhat shaded the beauty sport. One of the gentlemen is of our surrounding landscape. Ed Dougherty drove a special well known as an artist and will There were two accidents at to Lytton on Thursday, having sketch many points of interest the Pemberton rancherie last Frank Durban, left last Satur­ as passengers Messrs. W. Dunn on the trip. Sunday. Two different teams day morning, for Chimney creek, and Chas. Seigler of Seattle; hauling hay ran away and one to assist on the alteration of the Leon Bondaiz and J. H. Rennie Leon Bondaiz and J. Rennie of threw an old man named Patrick new bridge; he will probably be of Vancouver. Vancouver, returned on Wed­ to the ground dislocating his away all summer. J. G. Burkholder and his son nesday from their trip up the wrists, while the other resulted Harry Durban, came into town Roy, ranchers on North Fork, lakes, and left Thursday for the in Agnes Paul being hurt about Wednesday, from the ranch, and were visitors to town the latter coast. They have been looking the ribs and wrists. reports an exceedingly good crop part of last week; they report round the vicinity of the Big of hay, and a bumper crop of everything coming along first Home ranch, with a view to in­ potatoes, also that the ranchers class. vesting. L. B. Titus, Fraser Valley are very busy these days. During the month of May there Rev. Bromwich will preach at nurseryman, came in Wednesday H. P. Keary of New Westmin­ were 300 persons registered at Foster's Bar next Sunday morn­ from Lytton. and has spent the ster, with Tom Brett and Chas. the hotels in Lillooet and in June ing at 11 a.m. and at the Method­ week calling on our local fruit Keary of Lillooet left on Wed­ 225 wrote their names on the big ist church in town at 8 o'clock in growers. Mr. Titus made the nesday's boat for Bridge river books, while July promises to the evening. During the warm trip on a bicycle and reports where they will spend several help the record. Pretty good for weather services will be held one wheeling good considering the days on a combined business and this little burg, eh? half hour later. rough nature of the country. pleasure trip. The Lillooet Advance

Above the junction of the ALASKA GOLD SHIPMENT The Lillooet Advance &Si&£.^ PUBLISHED EVERY SATURDAY North fork, the main Bridge The first of this season's river is in canyon for some gold shipments from Alaska ADVERTISING AND SUBSCRIPTION RATES ten or twelve miles, and the CANCELLATION OF RESERVE Land notices (9 insertions) $7 00 was received by a local bank Coal notices (5 insertions) 5 00 Display per inch (each time) 60 valley is impassable for foot today, says a Seattle des­ Legal per line (each timet lo Notice is hereby given that the Reading notices per line