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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Star, 1926-02-18, Page 6,sass, - i Alfred Jingle would have said . "Capital, sir -excellent vitt• ue1s= piniintsurtountlings- restful-- homey- oft, The volublet_. Alfred would have had into d in per - seeding Mr. Pick to put up at such as ideal hostelry. The snug, homey cordon of the old•time ins, with rill the conveniences of a modern fireproof hotel %t deed, snakes the Westminster :unique. perfect equipment andctwitas:_. courteous sett ke. On a beau- tiCut residential street, . yet close to the city's. cencre. Single room with bath, $2.10. !Quer pm orrice if Trtieb osk fee At Lanae Coir*.& 4y "rehviesorr" Tof t Only Mptet its 240-2 *ryas Str. CHAPTER !i ml7a `time early li^londikers, (Thi!koot - Passi Wait n personality, :a. Presence at. on ;sinister, cruel, and .forbid. • cling. So, too, only in greater melds. `°Detre, was !!tiles' Canon, . The Chilkoot' yevl with risen, it wore them. vett, it ipped sihem of their strength and ;their .nmasihoed, 9t wrest ed their rouragR•e and it broke their hearts, The canon ;sucked thew in smnd Beal• lowed them. 'Shin canon is nothing more "nor 'less than a rift in a great 'basaltic barrier which lies :aimed the river's course, the ,entrance to it being much like the door in a wall. Above it time waters are "lammed arid. into it they pour as into a flume; ,down it they rage, in swift!; inerees, ing fury,' for it in steeply pitched, sand, • although the gorge Itself is not --- "eirattotes tit 4149/440, `PC' atiltS*0 1 - tit 'ttdlli; ax ' lea Wit* .fit* Grp plc* uf SAMOA aid st t)rl gslttte!satti •s Y 1113002c1 Puy! stilluco up 2130 pow as 'eePaqPor. a a- I "4/ Q .gip sttepat�llrttlrP e( It - " snauai eanutpg wretuppng isOuvap *ti o nttlisa neennnithttet `1131 JO•3nqs' 'll.' 10.) WHS. Pir t Laval -Quebec Minos, Liaieittid - • -"Shows 1 x'at aim, Mineralization! The untold wealth of Mir- iade ..is Itadist< Laval au - Sievert to ecaec*strase the prsssht develops*** oatr- paega as thele 145*ere block • aatar Noeaaada'a mina hold• • into sed coati bei the Tatter's "Islas*" ptoporty, Here Laval's prslirtiriary work has disclosed InaSSlvs sulphide bodl.. of copper- I told *ad other . sweetest* motel coottiat. A crew of sass is aalrsaiy prepsriag far the erection o f .pertrssasat *ape *tit a vasw tr *trrveys for a stimoo dd iUl g eaatt. Pala. The sitar* of Moraniat aid Asw1e't have Maimed their e proem*o *tee aline ma. Klan ekeoi- w lwwiot on Lar,reei- is _ fish laaseusi matt "is on- postai Garcia remelts relt - .411. 411=1"1 -loos= los •,Yd a daloaadanar - -. ed other p The Thooutdown A rsetlyNot a % o �,11C imams ' HEALTH( �. threat .� � roaring in gargle. It read + - "This way—two minutes." - fierce Phillips ailed as he per- For Two lowly" Is the Comte* Care of EveryYew% Mother ; the t the trail, for tat leis soul was a cCan.w stinting eureosity to see the place of ° Had and Nava Near the top of the slop 3 he met a familiar #!gore coming down- a Were Bed tall, upstarecting >!rench•t.'aeadiari who owed out at the weds through used these *ism ne or -up which he had hoard so much, frien.yes. • 'Pentondly flwort recognizes the sew- T ! jam icherige, tOnWr 614t into a hoietesous- soriesseeeoe y waist to.dey so tellggreeting. .i oU yeas 404 what Miliy xtrate Beast *ad 'Ain't live to bit hung yet est' :cow Na w dos rale hat for moo. al, way. he er,e i. you come lookfn' for me, I bet." teas *ew tweatytk*:se lease of age, "Yes. You're the very man 1- aai haw had three eiildrea, mad I've "Good! I talc" you t'rougle." want to see." Phillips smiled frankly. "1'm not store I avant to go through. I'm in My heart hurt vas 5e, at Owe, that. charge of "a "big outfit and I'm loopy I felt I was not loag-Jor tlaia world,. 1,' ing fora pilot aapd a professional eise6 eeedd'aot she» seen. te tow; oval&: Crew. I'm a perfect dub at this sort - stet staid the least vias, or the ekil. of thine." ere* crying, is fast I could sot de 'Poison 'ain't '` t to,9 no use _ aaythtar• tb*t was atssdy, wed after a risk i if you ain t got dots fare raieersble da;� .I would go to bed and I don'lost no assts yet, but-msoms- - tam's 1 bus' 'em up pretty bad." He est a little rest, bet Could naot sleeP Pinned : cheerily. "Dere sew -cooter snuck. . get ani say re' easy 'Poleon� she'seb item row,ieAfter I started to take Mi burn's hardly mato a wall day for tke per. two Teens. The young mother has n constant care in looking after the welfare of her little one Childhood ail/nerdy come on so suddenly ---sometimes - without a minute's wttrnitg—the mother may have a very lick baby on her hands before help ran be ob- tained. That ie uniw kihe has a remedy in the hoose which she can solely give the baby for "ley of the marl minor ailments of babyhood - Such a remedy is found in Baby'a sO n Tablets. Thousands of mothers throughout the country always keep a box of the Tablets on hand and they proclaim them to be without an equal for sweetening baby's :tam- ash; regulag s , and : - _driiring Daft tin.cul tihipatibowelso�i_ and indigethusss- ;tion,• calcis and simple fevers; and making the dreaded testhine period! - easy. Baby's Own Tablets are. sn abso. lutely safe remedy They are guar- anteed to be free from - otiiates or any other narcootec druga which are - so harmful to the future welfare of .. the baby. Mothers, if you value the life of your little, ones give him. Baby's Own Tablets when he is 'ill, or, better still, give 'biro en occasion. - al dose of the Tablets to..ward oil in, nese. - The Tablets are weld by nedi eine dealers or will be sok to any address, post Paid, at 25 Cents a box by addressing The Dr. Williams Medicine Co., Brockville. Om;, - long, immediately below ix are other turbulent stretches equally treacher- ous. It seems as if here, within the space of some four miles, Nature had exhausted her ingenuity in inventing Wirers to frighten invaders, as if, here she had colubined every posse -1 he held his weight upon a eteertng- blc peril of river travel. The result sweep• Down the boat cane at' a of her labors is a scrlee ' .eats- galloping gait, threshing. over waves o ciysms,' and . flinging spray head•high; it immediately below Miles Canon bucked and it dove, it buried its nose itself are the Squaw Rapids, where then lifted it, but the oarsman the torrent spills itself over a'con• continued to maintain iton a steady fusion of boulders, bursting into ,course. foam and gyrating 'in dizzy whirl- "Braver Doren ';shouted, waving pools, its surface broken by expire his cap. To fierce he said : `"'Oat's stens ofspray resem spray or pitted by devour- good pilot an'he knows .ewle water. bling the .oily But dories lot of feller here' who ing vort mouths of marine monsters, let ain't, so gond. Vey tale' chance for this, in tern, ie 'the White Horse, beeg money. Wal. wa?t� you t'enl: of C o rw her? Shen dandy, eh . e some r: floodm • Here the otall. • worst saults over a tremendous reef, fling. "It's an—inferno,' Phellalt he ing on highs a gleaming curtain of knowledge&,. "You Darn all the. money you get for running it," - spray.- These rapids are well named, "You don' carr for 'im Wilt?" the tossing waves resemble . "I del, not. I don't mind taking a nothing more than runaway white chanes, but -•what chance would a horses . with Streaming• manes and tails.. fellow have in there?'Why, !iced These are by no means alt the dan- never come. up, era that • confronted the first Yukon "'Doti; right:, B •Phillips starch -at his companion stempeders»-there are other trouble- eeriously. "You must need limey some waters • below—for . instance, pretty badly;': Rink Rapids. where i:he''river boils The giant shook his head Ir, vigor - and bubblea like ,a kettla. over . an, Due denial "No. Money'! Pouf ! open fire, and Five Fingers, so -tailed She comp, she go. But, yoga ece-- by reason of a row of knobby, l.nuck- plenty people drowned if somelsode led pinnacles that reach le like the don' take dem trough, so --I stay. stiff digits of a drowning hand and Dis winter I build myse''f nice cabin split the stream into divergent Chan- an' do lies trappin'. Nee' summer I nils—but those three, .Miles Canon, pilot again." the Squaw, and White Horse, were "Aren't you going to Dawson?" the worst and together they tonsil- Pierce was incredulous;.he could not tuted a menace that tried the .sour- understand this fellow. age of the bravest men, Doret s expreseialt changed; . a In the .cancn, where the **Wee fleeting sadness settled in his eyes. are most narrowly constricted, they 4'1 been dere," aced he... "1 ain't Heap themselves up into a longitudi- much care for stein' bee/ city, I'm nal ridgeor bore, a comb perhaps lonesome fells:et After es, t moment four feet higher than he general he exclaimed, more brightly; "Now level. To ride this crest and to *void we go. I see if I can hire crew. to the destroying fang* that lie in wait . row your boats." . You seen de canon yet?" When Pierce shook his hea), the speaker turned back and led the way cut to the rim. It was an impressive spectacle that- Phillips beheld. Perhaps a hundred feet directly beneath him the -river whirled and leaped; cross currents boiled out from projecting irreguearities en the walls; here and there the waters tumbled madly and flung wet arms aloft, while up out of the gorge came a mighty mur- mur, redoubled by the ech9ing cliffs. A log came plunging through and it moved with the speed; of ,t torpedo. Phillips watched it, fascinated. . ' "Look! Derv's a boat!" 'Poleon cried. In between the basalt jaws appeared a skiff with two rowers. and a man in the stern. The !atter was braced on widespread legs and on either side is a feat that calls for nerve and skill and endurance on the part of boatmen The whole ,four miles is - a peace of .many voices, a thundering piece that numbs the Senses and destroys all hearing.. Its tumult ie heard afar and it teovere then entire region 'like a blanket. The weight of that sound is opprce. sive. Winter -was at the heels of the Courteau party when it arrived at this Poiret in its journey; it brought. up the very tail of the Autumn rush and the ice was close behind, The - Countess. and her compateone had -the uiiconifortable feeling• chat they were inside the jaws of :m trap which, night be sprung at. any eloment, for already the hills were dusted with gray and white, creeks and rivulets were steadily dwindling and slmelt ice was forming on the Tatler streams. the ekiec were low and overenet and there was a vicious tingle to the Lair. Delays had slowed them.:up, as, for instance, at Windy Arm, where a gals .had held them in camp for ter, erste days; then, too, their beets were built of poorly seasoned.! lumber and In consequence were in, need c.'t free s uent attention. 1ventuaily. how. ever, they range within !rearing of tt faint whisper, as of wind tmoug pine branches, then of a muffled murmur that grew'to'a. sullen diapason. The current quickened beneath them. the riverbanks closed in, and finely beet- ling cliffs *rose, between which was a cleft that swallowed the :'cream. Jost. above the opening was a land - int -plate. where heats lay gunwale to gunwale, and here the Courteau skits were grounded., A nnr»ber of weaather.htaten tents were rtretebed aanstatr this tees. !toot of them wore •the brutes et pilots, but ethers were oer pied by roomers who hare. fbt'rod to claaaee a wfttte.'. delay *a the pries of p. tsgiag tkslr gonad's around rattier think risk their es up - ova sew throw of forts**. The groat sssjsdtyr of the arrivals, however. were restewiaut their outfits. Whilst the* flown and ceraetisag thew tete„ paraatery� tea &stele through the shout - her ehasna. Ther* was an ansae• sphere of excitement and appueben else oboes the pines; *very two waa .laalmred and expectant; fear larked tat aaaany xis eye. Oa a troi neer the landing were two pieesei. firs baro a Roger polMbag up tate sloop trail is the top o4 Nee ridge. and it was worked: "Thea way --two weoMw" asaerhot *elsisaa. — i natda�ae - eatranne -00 ea r w . r ..., e.. ea .,....,... ea .. w ...." _ liontrat tik ' Syridarlatell • Mosso seed ass liaise r stela aadha*o* Semi - "How - does she look • to you?" Lueky Broad inquired, when .Pierce and his companion appeared. He and Bridges had not taken rhe trou- ble to acquaint themseIves with the capon, but immediately uuon land- ing had begun to stow ,away: their freight and. to lash a tarpaulin over it, Heart and Nerve Pills I - seemed to have more ambition to work end my heart Ind nerves are * lot better in etsery way, so I will gladly regio mneed thew to all those who are suffering, as I did, front their heart or nerves.' Put up only by The T. Milj? Ce, Limited, Toronto.Dat. flashed him a' smile. - "Forgive me," she said, in a leer - voice. "'I know you'ea not." She hurried down to the water's edge and addressed .the two gamblers in a besincts-like tone: "We've no time to lose: Which one of you wants to lead, off with Doret and Pierce?" .The men - exchanged glances. It was Broad who finally spoke. "We - been figuring it would please us bet- ter to walk," he said, mildly. lesion yourselves," the Countess told them, coolly, "But it's a longe walk from . here' to. Dawson." Sloe Awned back to Pierce • and said : "You've, seen the canon. , There's nothing -- so terrible about it, is there?" Philips - was - conscious that 'Pol- eon floret's eyes. were dancing with laughter,- and anger- at his s,wn. weakness flared ,up in him. "Why; no!" he lied. bravely. "It will be a lot of fun," • soret a look n Kid Bridges leveled the speaker. o "Some folks have got low ideas: of entertainment," said be. "Sone folks is - absolutely -depraved that way. You'll probably enjoy a broken arm—it, would feel so good. when it got wee"-,- The Countess Courteau's lip- was curled .contemptuously when she said: "Listen! I'm not going-tobe held . up. There's a chance, of course,' - but hundreds have . gone through. I eau pull an :our. Pierce and I will row the first boat." . - Deret opened hia lips to , protest, but Broad obviated the necessity- of speech by rising from nia seat and announcing: "Deal the cards! •I carne in on no pair; I don't aim to be raised' out ahead of` the draw—not by - a woman," Mr. Bridges was both shoe a and r est s 1, a aggrieved by his companion'' words. "Your going to tackle it?" he asked, incredulously. - Lucky. made a grimace of intense 'abhorrence in Pier'ce's 'direetion. "Sure! I don't want to miss all this fun I hear about." • "When you get through;. if you de; which you probably dron't." 'bridges told hint,. with a'bleak end.cheerleis expression, "set a gill -net to catch me. I'll be down -on the next trip," "Good for you!" cried the Coun- tess. - - - "It ain't : good for me," the man exclaimed, angrily. "It's the worst thing - in - the world for me. I'm grand -standing and you know it. So's Lucky, but There wouldn't be any living with him if he pulled `it. off and I didn't," floret chuckled., To- Pierce he said. in a low" voice: ",Plenty feller mak' fool of demse'f on dat woman, I know all 'bout it. But she 'ain't mak' fool .of herse'f', you bet." "How do you mean?": fierce in- quired, quickly. - 'Poleon eyed him shrewdly, "Well, tale' you, You're scare; ain't you? But you sooner die so long she don't know it, .,.Plenty oder feller jut' lak' dab" He walked to the neurest skiff, removed his Boat, and began to untie his boots, - Lucky Broad joined the pilot, then looked on uneasily at these prepara- tions. "Vi•"imat's the idea?" he in- quired. "Are you too hot'."-" 'Poleon grinned at him and nod- ded. 'Very reluctantly .Broad strip, ped _off his mackinaw, then heated himself and tugged at his footgear. He paused, after a momen-, and ad- dressed himself to -Bridges, "It's no use, Kid. I ;quatele " he said. "hennaing to weaken, eh,,, Sure. -I got a hole ;n me Hoek— look! Somebody '11 find tee after I've born drowned a wee : or two, and what'll they say?" . ., Above the tumult 'Poken was erg. ing his erew to ga•eatee efforts. "Pull hard!!" he shouted, "Hi! Hi! Hi!" He Swayed in unison to their straining bodies. "Mak" does oar crack,"` he yelled. "My Gar. dot's gold' some!" The fellow's teeth were Ideatning, his fate vers alight with an exultant reekirsentss, he cast defence at the *pproselsing terrors. He was alert, watchful; ander iris haads the stout sash stewring.eaar bent lis a bow; he flung his whole strestmgth into ths haat- tie with the waters. Soon the roar inernsoosi lentil it *owned Inas shouts arae bort+& kis to paaattetaimae lata or dor*. 'Ibe boat wawa galloping! through a wild anaather of ire -told spray sad the t•m'mrbet•athag dills rose`s sir_ amber pail stake the suroll- fo seewagr este a pasted Canna peap- *raams. (To 1me esatiomed ) "Better go up and See , for your- self," the young 'saran .suggested. Lucky shook hie head.. "Not me." he declared. "I can hear all, I, ant to. Listen to it! I got a long glife ahead of me and I'm going to nurse it." Kid Bridges was of 'like mind, for he said: "Sure! Vire was a couple brave. guys in Dyes, but what's the good' of runnin' hip to 'an undertaker and giving him your measurements? Hell get ' tape -line on you sooty enough." "Then you don't intend to chance it?" Pierce inquired, Broad seowlod at the questioner. ""Say! I wouldn't walk down that place if it wis froze!'" • ' - "hior• me," the other, gambler :sec- onded. "Not for a million dollars would 1 tease the embalmer that way.' Not for a million. Would you, lucky?" - Broad appeared to weigh the fig- ures carefully; then he Said, doubt- fully: "I'nt * cheap eery. I might risk it onee-`for nee hundred thou- sand, rash. But's that's reek bot- tom; 1G wouldn't take a eiekel loss:' Doren had been listening with some amrsement; now he said, "You hoes got wide pay.streak, eh?"" Bridges nodded witho"mt shame. "Wider 'n a swamp, end yeller 'n better." "Wal, I see Vat 1 eon do." The pilot walked up the bank in *earth of as Brew. In the rearm" of a half-hour he was bock aegaln and with him came the Countess Cewrteas. C•althie PIeree aside, the woman *aid, swift- ly: "We rant get * *old to help us; evoryrlawiy'a era a rush. We'll hove to the war sewn assess.* ">Mesaai striae! &Wes are the best we 'hearses." sae told her. "'+ut they re - funs.* "Tsta're sot afraid, are yon?" Naw Pions Vans afrmaid end he �gsd taufitfttitr le aaeiowit that be was. haat he hacked that mirage a to ale oda fro stained feSMyr and itkrergetl„ the former speakersoh- reed Isis antenna i oldeoand 1827 WAS ThE DATE 4* Toronto, Ontario, Feb. Sth 1926. Editor The Sr,t'h- There seems to have 'been some discussion as to whether the Town _- of •Goderich is one hundred years old TlitlitS,DAY, fit. Ifith. 1tRt °ROSE tea" TEA "is Woe Atea, &and -Mg IV Red "ems •* ....+ 1 1 r. y,lli, 1111 ..r`e, d4' _ , .. t He ashes' lautrhs last may fortgt in 1927 or 1830. hear your istl'prrrsa• tion I may say I have recently seen how bore silo times_ comes �r. in the office of the ,Canada Company r the first deceit map- sof Gcderech, Thea was completed in ,August, X820, i M l ofthe' and I am- told by an official and � ���. Company • that ubtedht settlers were' perinanently�ated ou the melte at least two years earlier than this map was completed. The map and survey were made under instruct- ions- of John Galt, Superintendent of the Canada Company, and the work was done by John Mclionald, Sure veyor. The Square was calleet the market place, and an interesting re -- h°14 on the face of the reap says, "the lake will be visible from the s. market place when 'the 'trees are°cost down: ' I thought the above might atkist in determining the correct time to hoed the celebration, Yours truly, • B. • H. MCCRFATE'. If one be troubled with corns, he papaw, M will find in 'Holloway's .Corn Remov- er fen application that will entirely have reoeirAd relieve suffering. _ - ••' bee,afkted ill• it. use, One . way. to find success without Put Wally by'1'ba'l's Milbana `0:4 working is to look in the dictionary. Limited, Toronto, Ont. 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