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THE OMINECA MINER, SATURDAY, JANUARY 5. 1918

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SHOULD STUDY LOAN ACT

Farmers All too Ignorant of the Many
Advantages of Act

While the “Land Settlement
and Development Act’’, passed
in the last session of the provin-
cial legislature, has been review-
ed before by The Miner, we
think it not untimely in these
days of increased demand. for
-increased production to recapitu-
late the terms of the act with
the view towards making the
act and its benefits more widely
known among the farmers and
‘settlers of Northern B.C,

We received recently a small
pamphlet containing much valua-
able information concerning the
act, which we intend to reproduce
in several succeeding issues of
The Miner, in the hope that whe
farmers of this country will, be
able to obtain the vastly import-
ant knowledge contained there-
in and apply it for their own
benefit. ‘The following introduces
the booklet:

“The ‘Land Settlement and
Development Act,” which pass-
ed its third reading in the Legis-
lature of British Columbia on the
17th day of May,and was brought
into operation on the 16th day of
. July, 1917, by proclamation of
His Honor, the Lieutenant-Gov-
nor, is now being administered
by a corporate body known as

- the ‘Land Settlement Board’, to!

which should be addressed all.
communications relative to sub-
jects coming ‘under the provi.
sians of the. Act,

“The primary objects of the
Board .are to ‘promote increased
agricultural production,’by creat:
ing conditions which ‘will facili-
tate the profiteble cccupatisn| a
‘of the. agricultural lands of the
province. °

“The members of. the board
are fully cognizant of the magni-
tude of the: task before them; and
that the difficulties tobe overcome

require steady and persistent
prosecution of the work, coupled
with the utmost caution and the
application of sound business
Principles.to al]. the enterprises
undertaken, -
' “With the object of conferring
substantial and permanent hene-
fits on all classes, through the
practical and systematic develop-
ment of the agricultural -re-
sources of the province, the Board
anticipates the patient and sym-
pathetic co-operation of ‘all who
desire to contribute to the pros-
perity of British Columbia.”
Next week The Miner wil! re-

| produce the clauses dealing with

the powers of the Land Settle-
ment Board.
No Change én Copper

Belief that no change will be
made in the price of copper for
several months at least is gaining
ground says a New York des-
patch. This seems to be espegi-
ally true since the recent: confer-
ence of copper men in New ¥ ork
with governmentrepresentatives,

Some of the smaller companies
made a request. through repre-
‘sentatives for a higher quotation
by the government, but this wag
not well received, it. is- learned,
and, although there was nothing
definite at the meeting to base|-
an opinion on,it is the belief that
the 23ke price will be continued,

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Saves Many’ Lives |
Improved therapeutic and sur-

gical methods have been respon-
sible for the saving of thousands
‘lof lives of wounded soldiers in
the present war, In English
newspapers mention: was made
recently of the use of electrically
heated beds for men so desper-

tely wounded that they were on
)the verge of death. In many
‘eases the men. have been revived
by the use of these beds, which
are heated by electric elements
woven into the mattresses ‘and

biankets.

"25 Miles -
a To: Hazelton.

One gallon. of gasoline
has done it oe

nee

36 to 68 per

_ gasoline i Is a. frequent’ oceur- -
tence with the Ford car. .
". man (name on request) reports. _
‘an average of 38 miles per gal-
lon for 20,000 miles,
this is a record that few, if“
“any other makes of ears, _ ever 7
equalled, -
_ It doinonstrates the economy a
of owning and driving a Ford.
“You ean average. 1000 miles

cent more —
mileage —

20 to 26 miles to a gollon of

One

Surely

” Ford Motor Cir Co.
Jou of Catada, Ltd,
FORD. =~ =." ONT.

|| caused.

Canada and Nickel - PLATINUM RARELY FOUND

It was pointed out at the- first In Large Workable Deg & Danes
annual meeting of the commission
of conservation in 1910 that al-|*.
though Canada possessed the
richest portion of the world’s
supply of nickel, we were: de-
riving only a comparatively small
amount of benefit from it. ‘Thel
most expensive portion of. the.
work of recovering nickel from
the raw ore. was done in other
countries: This anomaly i is now |,
in course of being remedied. As
the result of constant agitation | .
and discussion we are likely, to
see by far the greater part of
the workdone in Canada.

‘Lhe British-American Nickel
Corporation has under construc-
tion near Sudbury a new elactrie-
ally-operated smelting refinery
which will have a capacity of
2500 tons of. ore daily and a
nickel production of 20, 000, 000
pounds per annum,

The International Nickel Co, ig
constructing a new refinery at {
Port Colbourne ata cost of $4;-;ment having been the outcome,
000,000. The initial capacity will! + “It is quite true that platinum

be 16,000,000 pounds of nickel) oceurs with placer go din gravela)
per annum, but it can be expand-|. iw :

ed in a few yeara to produce in different parts of, th
60,000,000°-pounds, ‘The new|8? ‘also. is it foun in: California,
plant, according to the company,
will be able to supply the’ needs
of the whole British Empire. -

- What Germany is After

A. point which has been too
little dwelt ‘upon in discussions
of. the’ war was brought out
strongly by President Wilson—
that: this is not merety a war for
Political power, but a struggle
between opposing industrial sys-
tems and ambitions, It was not
alone for the purpose of ‘domin-
ating the. “polities of the world
that Germany dealt this blow sit
was even more’ for the purpose
of of dominating and controlling
the industry of | ihe. world—of .

its-So § Saya
U.S. .. Geological Survey” ‘

In ita’ industrial news the New
York Mining Jowrnal said: recent
jly: ‘‘After the most careful sur-
vey that has ever been, made of
existing. and ‘possible sources of
platinum, the ‘geologists of the
U.S. geological survey ‘are con-
vineed that there is no domestic
occurrence. of the metal justify-
Ing a large mining ‘operation, ””

' The Colonist makes the follow~
ing comment: ‘While’ it does
not necessarily follow that this

Columbia, it is well to keep it in

since every now and again the
claim is made that: platinum hag

mined, und sometimes sugmes- | Hor
tions are made of great things
that will result, without, as yet;
anything more than disappoint-

cur even in that State j in sufficient
quantity to. justify ‘ ‘a latge t mih-|
ing operation, add

deals with platinum, . >This. metal
has been found in small’: quanti-
ties in Arizona, California, Ne:

Wyoming, but the’ ‘deposits, are
more or less | Scattered,” Under

eign. Countries,” the: ‘report says
of. British Columbia: a
"In. the Tulameen. district there

conclusion also applies to British |:

mind that it has been arrived at,

been found to oceur in this Prov- inter

ince and that it is goin to be} teom
3 s Hon mda om the este Superatendant att .

yet the U.S, wevlogical: survey ;
has decided that it. does not oc-|

‘There was recently distributed]
by the U.S. Beological.. survey. al.’
publication ‘< onthe ¢ “Mineral - Re. :
sources: of » the | United States,’ le
which, among other inf orvaation,

vada; Oregon, Washington ‘and! ae ae ile
For Soughe and Colds o_o

the ‘sub:head, “Platinum j in. For-

appears, to have been more placer a

miniag™ “during the latter part of.
1915 than for, some: ‘time, owing ~

to the high: price of platinum, oe

The: Canada department of mines
gives an output of twenty olinces .
of platinu.a for 1915, but it is -

believed that part. of the terri.

torial ‘output finds its’ way into
the hands of American. refiners -
and that the production was lar.

ger; in fact it‘is ‘believed that | ap- ~~

proximately 100: ounces of erude-
platinum from thig district was

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7 DENTISTRY ©

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Hazelton Hospital num

for any period from one month ward il oe
month in advance. ‘This rata incl des z Ber
\ultations and-madicines, as well aa oate while
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cé-or re} erm
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Canadian Express- .

Money. Orders

issued-- payable: rable everywhere

J. BK Maguire

Financial and. Commercial |
‘Age nt.

HAZELTON |

James G. Powell.
- Provinelal Assayers Analytical
. New. Hazelton, B, a cote

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making the industry, of all other
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‘nations subject ‘to’ that ‘of Ger- x
many; dependent: on. conditions

- CANADIAN . PACIFIC. "RAILWAY

prevailing in Germany, of. com-
Pelling. all othey industry: to pay,
tribute to Germany, © This .was
the great economic: purpose to be];
achieved by political world-dom-

Meals‘an

Lowest rates Prince Rupert to all Easter i te 7
te Vancouver, ‘and Canadian Pacific Hees . cme °
d Berth included on. ‘Steamer.

_ FOR VANCOUVER, VICTORIA-AND SEATILE _

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“3.5. “Princeas Sophia’ gail :
J[ination. It wasithe German idea|-. isth; Feb Bui, 16m Mae eam Prince Ae eae sale fron
of. an economic place i in the: sun, |! ~ Prince Rupért dD amiNec ig 27; Jan, 7,717, 26, Feb. 7, 18, 28.

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It was the stake by which the
war might be made economically
worth ‘(to Germany) . even. its.

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; 1 Above sailings ate subject to ‘dang. or cancellation without notice 7
_ Jo], Peters, General Agent, rd Ave, & ath St,, Prince ‘Ropert, B.C,”

enormous cost. It fi ig what must

oH spaneeaninedneasomeensriateeatonal ol

inevitably: result from German
military success... : :
—Buffalo Expross

“Fre Losses Too Tigh |
In the four years 1912-15,seven -.
hundred and eighty- nine people Ee
‘were. -borned to death i in Canada, | ee
and: 78. Der. -eenk of: ‘thega | were
women and children. . Over B50] F: .
lives were lost ii. burning build-/F
Togs, and-it is: ‘Blan eant ‘that
most of thede de: aths occurred in| f:
dwellings: As’ might ba expéets{F)
ed, :the majority‘of the fires was|-. .
. eriminal carelessnes
This : 4a pecially true in regar
to the kindling of wi
‘opine: and sasolin
ting; children ‘to nl

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