Daily Colonist (1899-01-31) by Unknown

Author:Unknown
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: British Columbia; Newspapers
Published: 1899-03-25T16:00:00+00:00

Now is the time to spray your Fruit Trees, while dormant, if you wish to secure a good crop of fruit next summer.

Manufactured (as directed by R, M. Palmer, Government Inspector,) by

W. J. PENDRAY

B. C. SOAP WOJIKS.

-'.TAN ITARY 31 1899

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A COLD SPELL IN ATLIN

Thermometer as Low as 5 Zero aud Two Feet Snow.

1. Below of

Steamer Amur Returns with Few Passengers—A Shooting: Affray at Sitka.

A disappointingly small number of Northern urrlvuls reached Victoria on the Amur yesterday morning. There was no one from Hie Interior aboard, although an interesting budget of Atllu news was received. The Atllu country Is now having Its winter, the thermometer standing 51 below zero In the upper country, 34 below at Discovery and 25 below at Atlin. The lake Is frozen over, and eight Inches of snow lies on the ico, there having been heavy snowfalls on the Oth, 10th and 11th, while In the colder regions the "beautiful" Is said to cover the ground to a depth of two feet. In con-'sequence of this travel has been made more difficult, and the authorities at Atlin deemed it expedient to issue the following Instructions: "For the benefit of those travelling the trail let It be said that coming this way from Log Cabin the first stopping place Is a hotel tent. This one can reach either tor dinner or to stay over night. Next is the Tepee, where Mr. Itrooks is putting up a log hotel. This is nlsu another place to stay over night. It Is four miles above Otter lake. Then comes Otter lake, some seven miles along. At the foot of it Is another stopping place, where they serve meals and take In travellers. From there It is three.miles to the Ferry house on Taku Arm. From the Ferry bouse It Is four miles or moie to the Golden Gate, and twelve miles more to Taku City. This is the longest stretch of all, as there is no place to stop on the road. Tt (s best to arrange for an early start and a whole day from the foot of Otter or the Ferry house to Taku City. Taku City Is nine miles from Atlin. Don't try to cross Atlin lake after nightfall."

In addition to the above, the Pioneer Club of Atlin at u recent meeting decided on erecting a beacon light, to be placed at a point on the ice for the convenience of travellers. Already several prospect ore hnve had some very narrow escapes from being frozen to death. Two of these were the experiences of Richard Hurlbert and S. A. Smythe, who got lost on Atlin lake and were badly frozen. This club has also taken steps to have George r.ullen rewarded for bravery displayed at the rescue of Oscar Sinclair on Now Year's Day, and nn effort will be made to bring Ids act of heroism before the Itoyal Humane Society.

Parser Robinson, of tile Amur, reports the "Wbito Pass & Yukon railway now built to the summit. Two big locomotives are soon to be in service on tlie line, which Is being extended down to the end of .

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