Manufacturers of

ROUGH, DRESSED & DIMENSION oo

Lumber |

HEMLOCK, SPRUCE AND CEDAR

Hanson
Lumber &
Timber Co.

FLOORING - WINDOWS

, Hemlock © Complete,
and Spruce different sizes .

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BRITISH COLUMBIA

THE MINERAL PROVINCE OF WESTERN CANADA
; HAS PRODUCED MINERALS VALUED AS FOLLOWS :—
Placer Gold, $77,663,045; Lode Gold, $122,808,190; Silver,
$74,111,397: ‘Lead, 389,218,907; Copper, $197,642, 647; Zine,
$39, 925, 947; Coal and Coke, $973, 048,958; Building Stone, Brick,
a "Cement, $44,905,886; Miscellaneous Minerals, $1,694,3 ;
bea Making mineral production to the end of 1925 ae

AN. AGGREGATE VALUE OF - $920,919,628

The substantial progress of the mining industry in this prov--
ince is strikingly illustrated in the following figures, which
show the value of production for successive 5-year periods:

‘For all years to 1895, inclusive ......++.$ 94,547,241

- For five years, 1896-1900 ..c.seessevens 57, 605, 967°
’ For five years, 1901-1905 ......-.....5 96,507, 968
. For five years, 1906-1910 ........0..6.. 125,534,474
‘* Wor five years, 1911-1915 .........2..6. 142,072,603 -
-  ° Bor five years, 1916-192! ...,....... .. 189,922,725
For the year 1921 .....eseusseeeeeereecs 28,066,641
. For the year 1922.........ccceeeeeeeees 35,168,848
For the year 1923........... sectcceseee 41,304,320
‘For the year 1924,.......ccaseececeeees 48,704,604
For the year 1925.....0,..0eseeeerereee GL "492 249

PRODUCTION DURING LAST TEN YEARS, $404,042...”

Lode mining has only been in progress about 25 years, and only about one-
half of the Province bas been- gbrospected: 200,000 square miles of unexplored

era] hearing lands are open for prospecting.

The mining, laws of, f this Province are more liberal.and the fees lower than

- any other Province in the Dominion or any Colony in the Britiech Empira.

Mineral locations are granted to discoverers for nominal feea, “Absolute titles
are obtained d by developing such properties, security of which is guaranteed by
erown gran

ro NB, gr ractically all British Columbia mineral properties upon which ‘work

bas been done are deseribed in some one of the Annual Reports of the Minister
of Mines, Those considering mining inyestmenta'should refer to such reports.
They are available without charge‘on application to the Department of Mines,
Victoria, B.C. Reports covering each of the six Mineral Survey Districts are
published separately. and are available on application. Reports of the Geologi-
cal Survey of Canada, Winch Building, Vancouver, B.C., are recommended as
-yaluable sources of information, ;

The Honourable The Minister of Mines

VICTORIA, BRITISH COLUMBIA

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THE ‘OMINECA HERALD, ‘FRIDAY. & MARCH: 4 a2

eotodatton of Napoleon : ‘dod Francis

Joseph, also ‘the funeral carriage of
Francia Joseph. We next visited the
‘parliament bulldings’ and: tld: univer-
sity and the museum and St. Stephens
cathedral, Ini the “evening we visited.
the Karlsplatz with its wonderful ‘ob-
ilsques, the ‘oun’ to ‘the Fair’ grounds
‘which are’ several’ miles in extent, on
to the park of Schonbrunn which was
most. beautifully Inid out and was “Te-
ireshing indeed at the close of the
day. We were all anxious to retire

in the morning and to be all packed
up and ready for breakfast at six.
Then to entrain for Dresden which is
an all day trip.

Some Causes of
Light Honey .
Crop are Given

Honey crops are some times Ught
from causes that are beyond the con-
of the bee keeper, but more often are
they light because he, himself, lacked
foresight and failed to prepare for
them in time, The period during which
the honey crop is actually stored is a
comparatively short one, lasting per-
haps from four to, six weeks, but the
preparation sfor securing that. crop
must be begun eleven mouths before
and. continued right up to the time the
flow starts, The requeening of colon-
jes during the latter part of the stm-

winter and spring management are all
preparations for the crop of the follow-
ing yeor, ond the suecess of the crop-
will depend largely upon the care with
which these preparations are made.
Failure to prepare: ‘equipment for the
active senson is also responsible for
considerable loss, both in honey aud
in bees, and there is nothing more dis-
heartening when nectar is) abundant
and bees are swarming than to. find
too ‘few supplies ready to take cure of
the situation. Ahvre is no time like
the present {o- pte pare evuipuent.
The bees ave «iil in winter qmarLers
and requita no ctteathin, Cherefare che
bee-keeper las ample’ tine to make an
estimate of his requirements, overhaul
all supplies | on hand clean and repair
where necessary and order new ones
that may be neeied. If the latter are
ordered early they can be made ready
for use before th ebees need full- time
attention. oe

Sitar’ ‘soap Box ORATOR
“giz Harry ‘Brittain ‘hag: the’ distine-
‘tion of belng ‘the first British: Con-
seryative member of. Parliament to |

become: ne prapbox orator. in' Hyde.

is: “usually” coninéd

her, suppo ‘tot

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early as we were due to rise at five}

mer, the preparation of the bees for |:

‘/$10 per-acre, Including clearing dnd : cultivat-

a Sunday. , Thijs ° form of cc Bunce! eae’

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-The* Hazelton "Hobpital L

ithe Hazelton Hospital Issues tie-
kets for any period: at $1.50. per
mouth in advance. This rate in~
cludes office consultations, medi-
.cines, as well as all costs while
in the hospital. Tickets are ob-
tainable In: Hazlton at the drug
‘store or by mail from the: medi-
eal superintendant at the hospital

Hew ere
B.C, UNDERTAKERS

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SHACKLETON
- Hotel

USK, B.C.

New, dlean and comfortable ©
First-class Dining Room in connection

RATES ARE ATTRACTIVE

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SYNOPSIS OF
LAND ACT AMENDMENTS

PRE-EMPTIONS

‘Vacant, unreserved, survayed Crown lands.
may be praenpted by British subjects
over +38 years of age, and by aliens
on declaring intention to become British
subjects, “conditional upon residence; occi-

pation, and. improvement for .. agricultural
purposes, ; ; :
Fall information concerning regulations

regarding pre-emptions is given in Bulletin
No. 1 Land Series, ‘How to Pre-empt Land,”
coplesof which cun be obtuined free of charge
by uddressing -the .Department of Landa,
Vistorla, B.C., or to any Guvernment Agent,
Records will be granted covering only
land suitable for agricultural purposes, and
whieh is not timberland, ie. carrying over
6,000 board feet per acre: weat of the
Coast Range and 8,000 feet per sacra est
of that Range.

Applications for pre-emptions are to be
addressed to the Land Commissioner of the
Land Recording - Diviaion in which the land
applied for ig situated, and are made on -printed
forma, coples of which can bo obtained from the
Land Commiazsioner.

.Preemptions must ha oceunied for five y yeare
and improvéments: made to the value’ of

Ing at least. five sores, before a Crown Grant
ean be recelved,,

For more detailed information aee tha Bulletin,
‘How to Pre-empt Land. noo :

PURCHASE

purchase
and. unreserved Grown lands,

Applications - are received for
of yasant
Jorid

minimum priec of first-clasa. (arable)

is % per acre, and second-clasy (grazing)
Jend $2.50 per acre. Further information
regarding purchase or lease of Crown

Tahda
Serica,
Lands.” :
Mill,’ factory, or industrial ‘alte on’ timber
Tnnd, not exceedive 40 acres, may be purchaced or
leased, the conditions including payment of
slumpage. .

HOMESITE LEASES

Land
Crown

is given in Bulletin No. 10,
“Purchase and . Keane of

Pinsurveyed areas, wt exceeding - ‘20 acres,
may be lensed | ; homesites,
upon a dwelling »  paing erected |
‘first year, title: being obtainable
residence’ and - imprayement conditions
fulfilled. ‘a . the: land _ hes "been
voy eda” |

4 cae - LEASES:
’ Por , ‘grasing . and Andoatetal purpose

areaa Tot exceeding’ - “640. acres - my be leased
by: any, one person or. gompany. oe

“dn the
after
are
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conditional ;

Je ie R. Williams

int ‘PROVINCIAL: ‘ASSAYER!
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Prince Rupert

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Prince Rupert
BG)

A. B. RocHester, Manager

Ratee $1.50 per day up

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Burlaps largest and
Paints. most varied
Oils - - stock in
Varnishes - Northern

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