Vacant, unreserved, sorveped crown lands may be pte by British subjects over 13. pea - and by altens an dec " to become British aut ai tional upon.:. residence, occupation, and improvement for perioultaral PUrpoEeE, - soe Full information concerning regu. tations regarding pre-emptions is fiven tn Bulletin No, i, "Land Series, - “Flow to Pre-empt Land," copies ot. which can, be ébtained free of. charge sy addreshing the Department of ’ Lands, Victoria, B.0., or to any Gov- armment Agent. ©. Records will? be granted covering. only land suitable for agricultural purposes, and which ds not timber- - _ land, Le, carrying over. §,000 board teat. per acte west of fhe Coast Range. . Bnd 8,000 feet Der. ‘Bore east: of that Range. Applications for pre- ~emaptions are to be addressed to the Land Com- missloner of the anne Recording Di- vision, In Which the land applied for is situated, and are made on printed forms, coples of which can be ob-. med from the Land Commissioner. Pre- emptiongs must be occupied for five years' 4nd improvements mado to value of $10 per acre, including clearing an@ cuitivating at least five pores, before a Crown Grarit can be . received. For mora " detatled information see ihe grietin ' “How 9 PUROHASE AppHeations are received for pur- chase of vacant and wunresePved Crown lands, not being .timberland,. _for agricultural purposes; ‘minimuni- ' price of first-class (arable) land ia $5 per acre, and second-class (grezing) land $2.60 per acre. Further infor- mation regarding purchase or lease. of Crown iands ja given in Bulletia No. 10, Land Series, “Purchase and - Lease of Crown Lands.’ Min, factory, or industrial sites on timber land, not exceeding 40 adores, may be purchased of leased, the con- ditions including payment of astumpage. : HOMESITE LEASES ~ Unsurveyed areag, not exceeding 20 acres, may be leased as homepites, conditional upon a dvellin erécted in the first year,. titles being mm. obtainable after. residence and 1m- provement confiltions are fulfilled and land has been surveyed, : _- LEASES For grazing and” industrial © pur- poses areas not exceeding 640 acres may be leased by one person or 4 company. . ad GRAZING | Under the. Grazing Act, the Prov- ince je divided into grazing districts . and the range administered .under a Grazing Commissioner. Annual grazing permits are fgsued based on numbers ranged, priority being given - to established owners. Stock-owners may form sssoclations for range management. Free, or partially free, permits are available for . aettiers, campers and travellers, up to ten end, . » to ‘Pre-ompt . . ‘| rous males.’ There were the usual “being - Ona. . achievements in art printing yet produced in Canada and one which. finally disposes of the idea that such. work. cannot be satisfactorily handled by Canadian firms is found in the new ‘booklet. issued: by the Canadian Pacific Railway : dealing with the forthcoming ’ 1925 Round the World: cruise of the ‘company’s pieamship “Empress. :of “France,” The booklet containa~ 40 pages of text and color illustrations, the Jat- ter exquisitely - combining - many brilliant hues in a. ‘number of high- : ly imaginative designs. ; prey Canadian . Pacific, ‘grozs. earnings. for July totalled "$14,883,677 a5” againat.-$15,677,835 - for. tha- same: : ‘Bo! decreasa- of. - month. Jast year, - $794, 159. But in order to meet this ‘reduction, operating’ axpenses were reduced -by bey Be; sthowp..|¢ turn:to. thoughta en pour. lan eheon tor the month being ‘$12,544 115, 8 as ME compared with $18, 607,802 for July, nings for ° dncrease _ of ; "$269,527... over those: of; the. game t? ME month « year ago. For the 7 months" | “of the year to, July .20groas earn- - a ings. showed an, inereaao. of $9,017). 8 1928. Thus the! not ve . the month showed. “ani. m 206; operating: ‘expenaes an: jncreasd: " of $1,924,013 ‘and ..net- carnings an increase. of. 1,008,251, ve sk “Are yous gubseriber Pal = of the most remarkable 4 Fly teowt the Channel. re eee] ' ‘Seeing Buirope ‘With the Editors” “Witney an an “Kec Ctreas it Kenley: ~ |{$ “e It is not eo many yéara “sae | the world was thrilled by the ex: pleit of Blériot, the Frenchman who was first among aviators to fly: ‘ACFORS ‘the English Ghannel. | The war, ‘Tike all wars, - gave tre: mendous impetps . to scientific progress and, ‘markedly, £0, to aviation. of ‘Hitherto ; have simply set down where we went and briefly noted what we did and whom we met. Here I propose to tell something of our acquaintance with flying, in both its commercial and mill- tary aspects. ’ _ Europe is now eoyered with. a network of regular air - “lines. ‘When we were in Paria some genius thought of this and the thrill of flying over France, across the Channel, and so to London, appealed to about fourteen of our party—laaies as well as adventu- cheerful (2) friends who. related reasons why they would: rather brave seasicknesa, but, at 41.30 a.m, motors took us’ from the Grand Hotel to the aerodrome at the suburb of Le Bourget. . We watched the descent of a big plane which had brought over the. cowbovs. from. the Rodeo in London, and then clambered| aboard, | We would rather have ¢hosen a Handley- Page (British) machine, but .perforce took a Goliath- Farman (French) named “Savoye”. "- - , ‘She has a ‘Jong. ‘central ‘gabin. In the. nose of it sit four passen: | gers in wicker chairs ranged two _Jand.two with “‘aisle’’ -between. Next comes a space filled with 4 machinery. and instruments, . and there, on a high chair, sits the pilot. Standing near him, with|r teléphone strapped to his ear, is his assistant. Behind again are six ‘seats placed ii ke those i in front and i in the rear is space for bag- -| Rage and a lavatory. This cabin is, “all. ‘enclosed: and. has panes “of glass through whieh, zou may look. On either side i is an engine “aiid propeller. _ Beyond them spread. the great wings, There is a bum| | of* motors. which’ gradually in- ‘| creases. to a roar.-and off.-you go across the grass, You think she will . never. ‘leave it, but before thinking again you find that you {are already: ‘above. ground ‘and, gradually, you soar ‘aloft. Tam no.good on- heights. and had never flown before. but: the first: ‘sengation. Was “nothing: but pleasant... The earth assumes the form-.with.-which. aerial. photog-| raptiy has: made‘ ug. familiar. and, after: watching : it a. while, vou basket before that; sickness’ (of which | friends had: ‘warned you) ‘becomes a reality.” ne mouthfuls: and: ‘after:|, i think: ‘that: yout" must g§.4 vi pane’ Me glass. BY. wand: by. (:) atmospher® gate colderst: ou: are. glad. ‘of’. a Warm’ “overcdat: Your: compatiions nget drowsy: i hop- houses indicate’ Kent;:: Ther ‘roar alters in ‘tone and: you| wonder ‘if - anything has. gone wrong. -Then-you think that the pilot-has-as great.a desire to keep a whole skin as vou have. You: ‘cannot: distinguish where guide in your lap. tells you your route, crosses the Oise, the forest of Chantilly, near ‘Clermont, over Beauvais, ‘and 6n to :Abbeville; then, near Etaples, to Boulogne. The patchwork of fieldand wood and town gets tiring. You realize that it will be 4 p.m. before you descend, and. fall to: writing to pass away the time. Albeit, the window still attracts, You spya train. You try to tell which town is which, with mediocre.-results, although the visibility is. good. the ‘geal. Now your eyes: are glued to the window... . You are just over the channel. Cape Gris Nezi is astern. You say '*Adieu’’ to France and her capital, - whose loveliness draws. and holds peoples of all 1aces, The breakers below look like a series of wide waterfalls. There is a cross-channel steamer with her wake showing as a long tail of green and white beneath the blue, white-flecked water. Itis2. 16 j p m. Twenty-five min- rutes’ later you noticé old Engiand, veiled, as often, in mist. ~ Pres- ently you see her white cliffs. Straining your ‘gaze backwards right is now a companion’ plane whieh started when we did. We lose her in a passing cloud. Now the piane develops a temporarv slight movement -up and down, reminiscent of a steamer in a fresh Bea; | To the right, is that Folkéstone? No. It is Dover, with: piers and almost-meeting breakwaters that make you think of a St.:George’s Day: when the Vindictive, batter- ed and. glorious, came: in. from Zeebrugge. Rise..in. your seat crooked breakwater of Folkestone Fora change. and to escape the roar ‘you now. “take .-to cotton wool in your ears. vista of coast to the weat. and the green of. English fields, : Umpety bump goes the plane. mach has. the sensation of going *|down ag, sometimes, at sea, You! think this. must be an air pocket. On terra firma you discover that it, was... We. encountered one over France... “Over. England we: came “through: many. With each ‘you think at first that something has happened,: ‘but 8 glance at the pilot’s assistant’s unmoved form, and the recollection™-that. the’ Jast last. experience did nét crash you acon gives | reassuratice, : woe Below: is a: beautifal : world: | “Their Ace ‘cording: to! regulations:: -You must ‘You. gail over quiet ‘farms. :' AUF the ware: i - Raval _ (ontinted on page ae , you .are, although the printed | - 7: Then, ahead, are the ‘sands, and? | _ THE OMINECA HERALD, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 1924 New Thins Are “News” fomaily.{ in. ‘this a : in the Tiewsiof. © =~ _And no items are read.with «Savery member of eve _ community i is of every . the day. “Keener relish than announcements of - -¢ ~ "new things to eat, to wear or to: enjoy porters . in the home. o ‘Yop thaye’ the goods and the: desire’ to sell. ‘them; “Phe readers of ‘The Omineca Herald” and ‘The: _ Terrace Newa"’ have the money and the desire to buy. ee a “The connecting link is ADVERTISING. eo ; - Give: the people. the good news of new things at advantageous prices. They look to you for, this a “store news” and - will respond to your messages. ~ Let us show. you that. . ane 7 an advertisement is an invitation _ssued, by | Canadien Weekly Newspapers Association i Head Office: Toronto, Canada you may’ still see’ France like a white line i in ‘the seeming clouds where sea and sky biend. " On our! and there tothe left is the single, || You gaze on the; Your sto- |} - BRITISH COLUMBIA . THE MINERAL PROVINCE OF WESTERN: CANADA _ HAS. PRODUCED MINERALS VALUED AS FOLLOWS: | ; Lote Gola ben eneereateeans $76,902,208 ’ i wees roped Stk " BRg26. ‘179,046,508 Zin . Coal and Coke .. ms ~ Building Stone; Brick: Cement, ete... ‘. » Miscellaneous Minerals: - 1,4 a Making mineral production to the end of 1923 show oe AN AGGREGATE VALUE OF $810,722,782 ‘The’ ‘substantial progress of the mining induatry-in. this. prove." ince is strikingly ‘illustrated-in the following figures, which show’ the value of production for successive ‘5-year. peticds: For.ail years to 1895, inclusive ‘ 4,547,241 * For five years, 1896-1 For five years, For five years, For five years, : For five years. 1016-1920 peeteee ‘For the year 1921. For‘the year 1929... eeeeerneenen , For-the year 1928 * $41,304, * PRODUCTION - DURING LAST TEN YEARS, $350, 288,862 - - Lode-mining has only been in progress about 25 years, and. not 20.per cent. of the.Province hag: been -even -pros- pected; : 900,000. square ..miles. of unexplored mineral bear. Loe ing lands are open for prospecting. we The mining’ laws.of this Province are more liberal: and the fees lower than’ any other province in’ the ‘Dominion, or any Colony ‘in the British Empire. _. ; Minera] locationa are granted to discoverers for nominal 1 fees. Absolute titles are obtained by developing such: pro-. -- .perties, security. of which is guaranteed by crown grants, - , Full. information, together with mining reporte and maj _ may. ‘be. obtained gratis aby addressing pe ee ' The’ ‘Honourable The Minister: of Mines . VICTORIA, BRITISH COLUMBIA - ITD aggigga'7ap A a puseerenae - DISPENSING | CHEMISTS. pass, over: Lympne;. where ‘troopa) embarked for Franceand Belgium Hi: ORMES LIMITED ie _ PRINCE H RUPERI | - Preseti tions. are fillea ‘exactly as ordered by the doctor, 7 4 t ally . qualified _Srugeist. is in‘ charge of our ‘dispensary and on purest: and finest iparedients are e ured, es