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