ory weit _ asset to the eountry and that’ the ‘Printed. ite Friday at ae 7 ., NEWHAZELTON, BC. Lian Ly CG, E. SAWLE PUBLISHER Advertising. rates—$1.50 per inch per. monith; reading notices 16¢ per line first insertion, 10e per line each subsequent ingertion. | Subscription’ toall parta of the. world— ‘One year. + cee 33.00 . - Six months ee + MB Notices for. Crown Grants. - -. - $7.0 “ " “ PuorchaseofLand = «+. + °7.00 i Licence te Prospect for Coal -- An opportunity never before equalled in. Canada to make a large amount of money with a comparatively small initial invest- ment is now offered in the New Hazelton, district through the copper properties that are await- ing: the miner. Copper at the present price with labor condi- tions as favorable as at present means tremendous profits for the then who will accept the oppor-| tunity. Mining is not the ‘'com- ing’ basie industry of British Columbia, itis the basic industry now, ‘The sooner the hot air ar- tists stop talking about the min- ing boom in British Columbia af- ter. the war and get down to ‘ac- tually doing something, the soon- er this province will get upon ‘its eet and the sooner will the peo- ple’ be. unashamed to look a stranger in the face. Mining is not like real estate. The latter can be sold and prices ‘boosted _ ‘purely on fake talk, ‘but all the talk in the world ‘will not take an ‘ounce of ore ‘out: ‘of the moun- tain. Mining is the greatest profit-paying legitimate business in the world, but’it demands. Tae bor rather’ ‘than talk, a ” Some of the eastern Conserva- tive papers’ ‘are now ‘talking’ of ‘nationalizing the’ Grand ‘Trunk Pacific and the Canadian North- ern railways. One of Sir Robert Borden's missions to. _England is to discuss the question with: the financial men. -To- ‘preserve | the ‘credit ‘of Canada is piven‘as: ‘the excuse for the movement, - “It Jooks ‘like’ adopting - Sir: Richard “MeBride’s : favorite’ campaign scheme. - There:is no doubt. but that the two.roads. would be--an people would benefit by. the new managemen t—providing . the roads were operated. as railroads. by. railroad.) men and.in the inter- -ests of the people,.and. not: seq |—__—— a3. patronage machine. for. ithey= o benefit of. the. political. arafter as ae _ pestiai: ever ie “|peone te of the globe trotters, ‘|same time they are making no _ —— ., authority’’ on the allied side: ‘con- tinue to tell about the big drive they are going to make.’ At the progress. and are losing a lot of men. The big drive will he wel- come news when it is learned that it has Teally been started. The Dominion Agricultural De- partment is co-operating with the flax men for the: purpose of developing the flax industry in Canada, “An. educational. cam- paign - among the farmers. has been started. The total casualties of the war reported Tecently. were nearly nine million men. . This is much greater than the total population of the whole: of Canada, and: yet Kitehener says the war is only starting. The farmers are now as busy as they can be with the harvest, and it is the biggest, harvest on record. . McMULLAN’S . --s-EXPREsS. | and -CARTAGE Special attention paid to Baggage Transfer” “and - “Local ‘Freight’ Covitracte NEW. HAZELTON,:B. C. 7 A.W. Bilge Go. Wall Papers Paints, Oils, - Burlap, Var- = a nishes” ee STAINS, Bausies; ‘Dry’ “Con 3; . DIsTEMPHRs, - ‘Guass, PIcTURE - 8 FRAME AND Room ‘Mourpinas,’ *. PAINTERS" AND. SIGNWRITERS’ =: _ GENERAL SUPPLIES. : Gnd "AVE, -~ PRINCE RUPERT HAD FINE ‘HOLIDAY. | IN NEW'HAZELTON | Mr. and Mts. Patmore Saw Much to _ The European war is: “still: in). progress and officials “high i in tendance was very ‘Rood. and the sent and fraternized like’ one pleasant’ ‘for each other.” Delight Them in Local Scenic Attractions Last Week LL, W.. Patmore, Prince Rupert, accompanied by. Mrs. ‘Patmore and family, Were guests several Northern hotel.: holiday trip for‘ them and as such they make. the most of it, and every hour of the days was occu- pied with one form of - pleasure picturesque spot where fishing ‘is siderable: success. «Mr. Patmore is areal fisherman.and~ enjoys the’ pastime immensely because he knows how. to. fish... Berry picking. was: a Blans_ z Handsome: barroom ‘and':fixtures.: : Ninth Avenue » ~ Steam: Heated dand Hlectrie : Lighted mee eae ae ae ren aa ico eo HNN Supper Was ‘served ‘by the ladies and it was a late hour before. the]. last rig. left for. home. , -Much|s credit is. due Dr.. Wrineh and all who assisted him in. preparing for the event and. in carrying. it of the postponements., “Subscribe ‘for. ‘the Hera keep posted - on New. Hazelton progress. and diatric f s rit COAL NOTICES - a ‘Skeena Land District—Dictriet. of - . Casslar. ee, apply for. a: license to., and petroleum ‘on ‘the * ed land: Commencing at.a post.. ee describ- lanted ing. Pari creek with. the -Naas, thence north 80 chains, thence west 80 chains, thence: south 80:chains,: thence east 80 chains to’ oifit of commencement, cone taining:640-acres ‘Dated Apr. 15, 1915 Ww, J. “Sweeney on Fred Brewer, Agent Cag - Caspian prospector, intend . to and petroleum on: the following -deserib-. ed land; Commencing at a post planted ‘whalf ‘Sweeney wer, Agent ut-two and:a half “the junction of, Fry-, thened’ ‘east: 80 chaina, | : Date ; Coan: mining rights of the Dominion, a half” mine, at the rate of. fi -Skeotia and District District ft i, : Take notice. that I, Wid? Sweeney, of Sa Hazelton, B. C., re | apply for a: jieense to’ prospect ‘for ‘coal |“ . tice ‘t at_I, Wil: Sweeney 6 of I Hazelton, “BEG, ‘prospactor,: intend, to. ‘| apply: for: B, license: to --prospect, for:coal ‘and petroleum on ‘the’following. describ- ed:landi Commigneing at » post, lanted: | on the Naas river, a . miles. south-east’< -/ing:Pan. creek:;with: the :Naags, ‘thence ‘| south 80‘ chains “| thenee north '80 chains, “thence ‘weat'80 ; | ehains to point:o?, ‘sommencementy/ i “Dated AD Aotes he ULATIONS.” in. Manitoba, Saskatchewan and ji Albérta, the Yukon : Territory, the im North-west, Territories :and:in a- portion; eae of the’ Province of | British: Columbia, ; may.be-leased for.a:term of twenty-one: Kotine at an. annual rental of hit an. ac ot more. than 2 2,560 em". . by t @ applicant’.in’ “person. to ‘them = | Agent’ or. ae ; ub-Agent.of the district 1 tea the Tight 8 pplied . for. are Bi ed, ; - In‘ surveyed ‘territory the: land must’ | be described by séctions, or legal sub: divisions of sections,.and in unaurveyed 1 territory, the: tract. applied for shal ataked: out by the:applicant himself; Bach application must be accompan by a-fee of $5 which-will be refunded if oa on’ the er eehdntable outh: The “per'son ‘0 furnish the Agent’: : accounting for. the full “quantit yf im chantable coal mined and: pay the royal £ the.coal mining rights: ed, such returns. , least” ‘onee a | be -made to the Secretar partment of, the Interior, ‘Apent: Sub