‘THE OMINEGA“MINER,

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‘SATURDAYS APRIL 15, 1916

The Omineca Miner.

PUBLISHED BYERY SATURDAY AT HAZELTON, THE CENTER OF THE
GREAT OMINECA DisTRICT OF BRITISH COLUMBIA.

_._) which ‘will in all probability ripen
somewhat earlier,

AOR. Macdonald, Publisher and Proprietor.

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Vou. V. ‘SATURDAY, APRIL 15, 1916, - No, 83
In the course of an interesting article entitled, “British |

Columbia’s Mineral Production: How to Increase It”', published in
a recent issue of the Province, Alexander Sharp, M. E., who is well
known as an authority on mining matters, says:

“Canadian metal mining-is about to come inte its own, after
years of waiting and difficult pioneer work. | The war has made the
supply of metals far short of the demand, gnd prices have risen to
a high remunerative level, After the fighting is done prices will
remain higher than before the war, The damage done on the fields
of battle must be repaired. , Thousands of new ships require to be
built, rolling stock replenished and new railways eonstrueted that
the commercial activities of the world be restored. This will cause
a great demand for metals for many years tucome. The world is
calling for gold,.and. more gold, There is even talk of silver being
remonetized. However, be that as it may, it is evident that -the
demand for metals will be great. . As a consequence; more money
will be available for Canadian mining investments.

“The governments and people of Canada will become more
earnest in the development and utilization of the mineral resources
than before. No longer will they allow this vast heritage of. wealth
to he exploited almost entirély by outside countries and the metals
from the mines refined and manufactured in foreign countries.

. “‘Wspecially will that be the case in British Columbia. . Itisa
matter of sincere congratulations that so many of the larger
companies in the province have reached such a high stage of
productive and profitable development, as instanced -by the fact
that eight mining and smelting companies have paid dividends to
date, amounting to a total of $16,661,952. Such satisfactory results
must soon rank British’ Columbia as among the best mining regions
in the world. ~~ ‘

“Phe mines of the province have’ produced a_ total of
$515,000,000 of mineral wealth. Fully $160, 000,000 of that amount
is gold, $30,000,000 silver, $33, 000, 000 lead, $97,000,000 copper,
$8,500,000 zine and the balance coal, building stone, ete.

“The total annual production amounts to about $30,000,000, A
further increase of mineral production would add: to the weulth and
prosperity of the province.

“T think that the government should appoint a commission to
investigate and report on the whole subject of mining, from the
prospector to the refining of metals. For while the progress made
hy the larger companies is Satisfactory, there is a very general idea
that all has not been done to promote the @ interest of prospectors
and lesser mining companies,

4

Test Your. Seed Grain As one of the . first qessentiats|

—'|by W. J. Taylor, Limited, |, -

Germination testa made on oats,
wheat and barley this fall at’ the
Dominion Seed Laboratory at
Calgary show. that there are
considerable quantities of ozts
and barley. which are unfit for
seed, The average per centage
of germination for Alberta oats.is
68 and none’ of the samples of

‘Alberta oats. received have ger-

minated up to the wana
_ which is 95 per cent,. Moreover,
the. average preliminary count
which is made at the énd of .six
days is.as low as 35 per cent,
Good seed oats. should give a
preliminary count of 85 to 95 per
cent and a final (14 day) count
of 90 to 98 per cent of vital seeds,
Alberta barley. has. also; given
law germination percentages,
_ The average preliminary. (6. day) |s
eount: is. 52 per ‘¢ént and ‘the | ¢
average final (14 day) ‘count. 4B},
- 70'per cent... These ‘figures’ are

very low and. ‘indicate’ that. con: |
- siderable proportions: of. Alberta oth
oats and: barley. “ate weak ‘Any a

for a good crop of any kind is
good seed, it is important that
only seed with strong germination
energy and .a high: percentage
should be used. The. germination.
energy of a: ‘sample is indieated
by the percentage of seeds which-
germinate during’ the : first tour
or five days’ of the test.
preli:ninary count,- therefore, is
an. index of ‘the . germination
energy. - If,. for example, . the
preliminary count ona sample of

oats is 25 per ednt; the- germina-|.
tion energe of the sample i is very] .

low, but if the preliminary count}
is 90 per cent, the geviiination i ig
very strong,
vary as widely as: ‘this in, the; ‘pre-
liminary tount,: but fay eovitain’ ;
the. same. percentage: ‘of vital
si In. which: case ‘th at

_ goting ag..agent for James D. A. Me.

The} s93¢

Two samples inay|.

Range &, Const. Diatrist,: by veason- “oF al 2
hotice published, inthe British Calumbag | Fl. 2+ \
‘| Gazette on ‘thd 26th, df ‘

,| thi: wame to the Grand Tronk: Paitific.
hanes os aul: i Cp te vin

will withstand unfavorable .wea-
‘ther conditions -at the time of.
seeding . very mych better than
the other.. It, will give ‘a more
even stand on the field anda crop

’ Farmers should satisfy them-

spring that their seed grain is of
the best quality... This can ‘only:
be done by a ‘germination test
comlucted either at home or at.
the ‘Dominion Seed Laboratory i in
83 | Calgary. Samples up to-twenty-
=| five in number will be tested free
of charge at the Seed Laboratory

one year, Above this number
twenty - five cents per test is.
charged. *

for test should be addressed, to
the Dominion Seed Laboratory,
Box 1684, Calgary, Alberta, and
postage paid by the ‘sender. It
is unnecessary to send stamps
for return postage. For wheat;
cats, barley and seed’ of similar
size, about half a tea-cupful
should be sent for test; for seeds
of smaller size, such as flax, - red
clover, timothy, ' ‘etc., half this
quantity i is sufficient. If more
than one sample of the same
kind of seed is sent for test they
should bear some distinguishing
mark ar number,

Rod and Gun
Fishing is given first place in
the April issue of Rod ard Gun,
the majority of the stories in this
number dealing with a subject
which at this time -of the year
makes a special appeal to the out-
of-door man. Beside the storiés
in which fishing plays a promin-
ent part, “Fishing Notes” con-

use to theangler. :‘Gunsand Am-
munition” is replete with-inform-
ation for the gun erank. or the
enthusiast, while under the head-
ng of the Kennel there, is’ much
to interest dog lovers, the Aire-
dale being the subject under

discussion this month. Rod and
Gun _ is published at Woodstock

~ MINERAL ACT
Certificate of: ‘Emprovements: ‘
2. NOTICE: “\
THREE IN ONE MINERAL CLAIM,
situate in the Omingca Mining Divisioy
of Omineca District, ‘-
ae pete” Tocated.-Oi Yko South-Weat

ites below Findlay Rapides on the
South Bank of Peace River..

“TAKE NOTICE that I, F. P. Burden,

Intyre Free Miner's Certificate No.
873, intend, six days from the
date hereof, to a ue a to the. Mining
Recorder fora Certificate of Improve-
ments, for the Purpose of ‘obtaining
Crown Grant of the above claim, . -
» And further take notice. that .action
under section ‘87, must be conittienced
before the issuance. of such Certificate
of Improvements.

Dated this ist any of Jammy, 4 A D.

NOTICE 5 ae CANCELLATION
) OF RESERVE"

the! reserve: oxistiig on Lot No, S5H4A;

i} cancelled for: the: ‘purpoue, of the sale: of

selves before seeding time next.

for any individual or company in_||

Samples-from British Columbia

e of Mount Selwyn, about. eight |:

~ NOTICE IS’ HEREBY, crveNn eit ".

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