THE OMINECA HERALD, NEW HA

ZELTON, B. C.,, WEDNESDAY, MAR

CH 10, 1937

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the north land .

Prince Rupert, B. C.
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Synopsis of Land Act

PRE -EMFTION 83

FOURTH INSTALMENT

Synopsis :—Ellen Mackay on her way
from schoct at Wiunipeg, to join ber
father at Fort Edscn, misses the boat
by which she wat 4o travel Hearing
that another boat iy to-start north in
the morni:,, Ellen gous to the owner,
hn Beabam, and begs him to give
her passage. To her surprise he flat-
ly refuses.

Angry ond puzzled ‘Blien tells Pat
McClatchney, o kindly old storekeeper
of her difficulty, and Pat, with the
help of one of Benham's crew, suc-
ceeds in getting Ellen on board as 4
stowaway. When the vessel is well un
der way Ellen emerges from her hid-
ing place and faces John. Benham, who
now cannot help taking her with him.

During the voyage Ellen begins to be
strongly ativacted by John. Rut when
she reaches Fort Edson she finds her
father broken, ill and disgraced, and
leurns that his tronbles are due to one
man—Jvbn Benham,

FIFTH INSTALLMENT

~[-have thought of little else since
leurning about it " sho said wearily.
“1 refuse’ to give up without a battle,
but it seems almust beyond hope: to
think uf averting it.”
déteruux’s ‘cold eyes gleamed in op
en admiration “You are very cour-
ugedus, mam'selle, and Bernard Deter-
oux will be most happy to help you in
any way possible. Now, -because J
have been much through all this cour:

ACANT, unreserved, survayad crown

Jands may be pre-empted by British
subjects over 18 years of age, and by
aliend on declaring intention to become
British eubjects, conditional upon resis
dence, occupation and improvement.

Full information concerning Pre-emp-
tons is given in Bulletin No. 1, Land
Serles, “How to Pre-empt Land,"* copies of
which can ba obtained free -of charge by
addressing ‘the Department of Lands, Vie=
torfa, B.C.; Bureau of Provincial Informa-
tion, Victoria, cr any Government Agent.

Records will be granted covering only
land suitable for agricnitural purposes
within reasonable distance of road, school
and: marketing: facilities and | which is not
timberland, ie, carrying over 5,000 board
feet per acre east of the Coast: Range and-
8000 feet per acre west of that Range,

Applications for pre-emptions ara -to be
addressed to the Land Commissioner of
the Land Recording Division in which the
Jand applied for is situated, on printed
forms obtained frem the Commissioner,

Pre-emptions must be occuplad for five
gears and iImprovemente made to value of
$10 per sere, including. clearing and cultle -
vating at least flve acres, before 5 Crown
Grant can be recelved.

Pro-emptians carrying part time condi-
tions of occupation ara piso granted.

PURCHASE OR LEASE

- Applications: are received for purchase -
of vacant and unreserved Crown lands,
not being tipiberland, for egricultural -
purposes. Minimum price of first-class
{arable} land is €5 per acre, and second~
class (p¥azing) land, $2.60 per cre.
Further information ia given in Bulletin
No. 10, Land Beries, “Purchase and Lease.
ef Crown Lands.” wae

45 8 partial reltet measure, reverted
fands may be acquired by purchase In ten
veaual | instalments, with the first payment

“sugpetided for’ two--years, provided taxes
.¢ tare paid when due and Improvements are

made during the first two years of ubé

less than 10%, of the appraised value,

Mill, “factory” or, industrial ‘sites ‘on
thmber land, not exceeding 40 acres, may
be purchased or. leased, the conditions
ineluding payment ‘of stumpage.

Ongurveyed , areas... not .exceeding 20

““perda; may be leased és- homesites, condi-
onal upon a dwelling being erected in
the first year, title baing obtained after.
residence and ‘improvemen conditions are
fulfiiied and land has been surveyed.

‘For gratitig and industrial purposes
areas (:20t- exceediti¢. 649, acrag, may
leased by one person or & company.

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rates per bead: tock, aPr seria in graze.

Ivileges ehven to! cosident’ stork
owners, eee ney form apsociae

Free or
ee Te ee iit av cvailogle “tor ‘aottlera,
< ai Erle (9p, to ten head.
“e ‘el diy Shine edgin. das “.

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248. i HE Be
slice durant “Cowell brie us
tl linae: g ee “onuipaen, 7

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moment.

{lished Spost Mike Fort Badson.” =
“Je vould seem,

| So mam’sclle..

‘NOre

| try.and you have bnt lately. come dack

to it. it muy ‘be that I could’ givé: you:
information of muy kinds, should you
desire it. Ask me what you will. I
promise that your confidence will not
he -abnsed.” .

‘This expressive shrugs.

en

“True,” nodded Detervuux. “Yet, per
haps, it ig not how much he offers for
his furs, but what he offers.”

Ellen stared at him a moment. aa §
do not understand,” ‘she said slowly.

"| forget, mam’selle,” went on Deter
oux swiftly. “I forget. that when you
left this post four years ago, the old
order ‘still existed, But in four years
many things may. change, as you know.
In many. ways our Indian is a child.
He has ideals that are strange, mam’-
selle, and which we cannot grasp. Also
he has enknesses upon which the wir
scrupulous may trade. An Indian val-
ues many things, main’selle, but most
of all he values—whiskey.” —

Hllen's eyes widened... At last she
saw. “Whiskey,” she murmured John
Benham trades whiskey for furs? But
its against: the law. .The- northwest
Molitted ‘Police Will not ‘permit trad:
ing whiskey to the Indiaus,”

Deteroux laughed softly; “You for-
get, mam’selle. You forget that. tho
they ure agreat organization, the red
evats are, after all, but men. They
are few and the north country is meas-
ured in millions of square miles. They
cannot be in ail places at once. And if
Benham is cunning, as we- know he Is,
he eun do much that the law, cannot
prove. And the law must have proof.”

-Detervoux gave vent to another of
“What can we
doe withont:- the law? And the also—
what cun we prove Perhaps later this
weapon may Lie in ‘our hands, And
then there is another thing. id :

“What is that?  - |

Detervux ‘looked at Ellen atendily.

‘I do not like gussip.
to help your father—and you—I will
spenk it. John Benham trades well
with the ‘Jndinns, not only because he

gives them whiskey—but because he is

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eres ce aT ee

in

ae

Fllen Mackay was crouched in the

how vat arslender. bireh-bark, canoe

io

Een locked ‘nt him serfously for a
‘She|.sensed™ breeding behind
Deterotix: somewhere.
nok: talk Uke ‘the usual imn of river:
men. His britn was plainly alert; ‘hid
jtongue fluent.

Ve Cry w ell, » TgAid Fler’ ; presently,:|,
‘In" ‘a Case of thid sort it is: well to

Fknow. one’s énemics in their trie: ‘Mght. |
My. father: ‘feels ‘that, ‘John. “Berihaih, the!

freo-tiader,. ig, to;blame for’ all: his: woes

‘|Ta' { possihlé that, one ‘man ean comie |
into, this district: anil ; An’ ‘three: yeora

upset the reputation * ‘of -an-old’ “entab-

,Deteroux ‘shrugged.
rT ‘know pf no other Irae

“e ar
se ” at

“he. man - did ;

of their bloud, He Is one of. them.”
_ For, some strange, inexplicable rere

sacensation.
scious, yet none the’ lesa” “honest.

aT nut, drove?”
manner, “

ed answerlig ‘question with: question,’
her, cheeks, § Sitame. sipped” “her, “Why
a man toward Ww hom all things pointer:

as ‘belug. the cause of her *fathér' 8 imta|
fortune: a Tunn who stooped: to’ that,

| Benham this is also true.
In him schemes to satisfy the greed of:
If you had: ‘Kiows |

“You must understand mim 'selle, that} --
But in‘my desire |:

“You are admirable, mam’selle.
You would be a gallant enemy: in any
battle. But this thing I knoWi—and if
nevessary—can furnish proof. i

Ellen's timant “impulse died hard.
Is it reasonable that he, being of theiz
blood, would deliberately brutalize
them and vob them for. his own selfish
gain? ye

; “Reasonable, ” snid Deteroux with a
short: barking laugh, “Not to us, per-
haps. But what is that which ia said
abont the half breed? He has all the
vices and none of the virtues of either
side of lis heritage. Perhaps in John

‘umpb in his voice. .
“not think me ‘naw. as just a gabbling

ibe. yight « Mr. Deteronx. There
fs no‘éther way ir whieh he could have
stole the trade from. “as in so short a
time?! ay

“You: reasdh' correctly, niaim'selle.”
suid Deteroux, /and it seemed as the
there was an taconseious note of tri: |
“T hope you will

ald woman, but: dine who Sincerely de-
sires to help your father and you.
Facts, though unpleasant, are best

|faced squarely and uncompromisingly.

And if at.amy time I can be of farther

help to youn, you have It to command." —
“Think you. You have - already

show me a way out of my dilemma.”

“May FE presume to ask what that is”

“OF course. It is to. furnish proof
\tithe law that John Benham is trad-
lig avhiskey..to -the . Indians. He will
theithe retioved quickly7and foi ‘good.

Deteroux seemed to- hesitate. Some-
thing flashed In bis-eyes, which seemcal
momentarily to show: emotion for the
first time: Then he caught up his
guard again, “IF hesitate to warn you,
mam’selle, But you must always re-
member that John Benham ts fighting
for high stakes. Ina pinch he might
beeome quite ruthless,” :”

The Indian

his white ancestry.
men as 1 have known them; Mam’selle,

you would not wonder ak anything
ther do.” ees
Bileuw was silent for a long. time.

closely. ‘Grudgingly she gave in, “You

She knew Deteroux was Watching hei”

“Tam not atrnid.”: said Blien quietly
“T too, can be ruthless.”

“phat is true” ‘nodded: Deteroux
thoughtfully, “Well, duty culls, and
the river trails are long.’ 3 wil see you
‘again, maim'selle—when I return.”

Ellen suffered: him to ‘iow. over her
Continued on Page 8

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cera erro ie
on, Bllen flared almost angrily- ‘at. this},
‘The’ reaction was uncon .

‘n “Te, this ‘also: something - ‘you know, |

Deteraux looked ‘at. her’: with ‘insefu- "
tuble, ey Gs, “ped it matter?” ‘he: ‘ask A

Millen felt the hot, blood rushing over. oe

! pnd, phe. fared gp reece in, defense ‘or: ;

way

This Appetising Recips

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FISH: “CHOWDER

1% Poiinds of fresh fish (cod,
te ke or, other, fish)

1 Guptal of ficed: carrots
4.Cupluls of water.

YW Paund of salt pork, ‘diced
1° Medium onion, chapped

: ‘2 Tablespoonfuts of flour
B ye upfply of milk .

Remove ‘the skin and bones from -
the fish and crt into sinall pieces.
‘ Cook the'fish; the'diced potatoes

15 winutes, Fry’ the ‘salt pork
until crisp,. remove the pieces

‘and: cook the. onlan-in the fat;

until tender, “Add the flour, stit

© cami! well blended and gradually” by

“add-the milk, stlering untd the.
cmixiure {gs smooth and thick..
8 Contbine this mist aresayith ther

trader in your territe) ry but: ‘John’ Bop Lingst. gasiandly of-all, tricks, besthanlhy-. ia and: vegetables, setson. to:
‘yham.” yy {an sa bing. ihe ‘Indians’ fhvbngh| i 7 Heys ‘ith Ms and pep eh, ar Ls
“But bow can: hie? do. ib?”: peratatad t | t forbidden whisk vide a Tete adene Wot,
Ellen.” “He. cannot, afford’ to offer. i¢rely to Be. fatr: * gh
‘the. company: "Imai eee

‘a’Guptuls. of diced potatoes * 5

+ and the currats: fn 'tlie Aweter: for: mo

alt'and popher to.taste [602 43

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more often to your table. Benefit by

‘their richness in preteins, minerals, .

vitamins and iodine, Enjoy their
delicate, easily digested “and fine-
tasting meat. And make a saving in
your budget, too, for Canadian Fish
Foods, through, their great nourish-
ing qualities, give you full value for
every cent spent.

Serve Ganadian Fish and. Shellfish
more, often. Fresh water fish, or sea-

food . . . in.fresh, frozen, canned,

pickled, dried or smoked form...

~whatever way you~ prefer ‘this: deli-
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