Page 4 Second Seciion Mining One of Major Forces Behind Growth of Province UR first article introduced a series on the provin- 0 cial mining industry, and today it is followea by one outlining its history and growth. ‘We must examine the history of mining in British Columbia| Were located between 1896 and in order to understand some of|1898. Many of the deposits the factors responsible for the|Which later became mines were present depressed condition of|4iscovered before the turn’ of the industry. The discovery ana|the century, but others have development of mineral deposits|2een discovered since those da} has been one of the major|20d4 worked out. reasons for the growth and pro-] put over the past 100 years Bress of our province during the]ir was mining that first made Past 100 years. Mining today| British Columbia and developed is one of the two largest pri-lits rugged Interior areas. The mary industries in British|arable land areas are small and Columbia and its overall value/the development of the vast is second only to forestry and/ hinterland will be dependent on its: allied secondary products. ‘the forest and mining indust Mining activity affects everyone The obvious mineral deposits in B.C. A decrease in mining were mostly discovered before| > exploration will adversely affect! 1900 and the many others which} | other supporting industries and must exist are well hidden and the development of the province. expensivé to find. Only. by The gold rushes in the mid- attracting large amounts of risk 19th century were the cause of capital can new mines be found the first widespread exploration’ and brought into production. and settlement of B.C. In 1853, Unfortunately, instead of bring- Victoria had a population of 300 |ing in new capital the new add People. There were no towns/tions to the mining act are caus- on the mainland. The discovery/ing risk capital to leave the Canada were as model TE-20, with a half-t of gold in the Fraser River | province. mits government near Yale brought, in.1858, an| ‘The reason for the tremen- punitive taxes estimated 25,000 people to Vic-|dous influx of people during tht | denies clear-cut FERGUSON TRACTORS TAKE HILLARY TO POLE — employed in the Hill: 20, are b: i The only modifi: ick, manulacturers, (Photo courtesy AN long as the new Mining A on ownership Wednesday, January 22) THE TRIBUNE, WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. Tractors similar to those used: throughout rural petition to the South Pole. The Ferguson system tractors, knonat r Y igentieal with the world-famous Ferguson “35” used on Cragin farms. {us Mude were to Glectrical and codling sysiéms While iho above photo shows a unit the final stages of { ihe journey Were uecomplished with full track supplied by the ro. imrowe | GS Heating Unit Sales Heavy mines and to| Nearly 90 per cent of homes|received. At present, more than toria and the Fraser Valley. In| gold-rush period was not only| those willing to risk the heavy/in Interior B.C. using natural| $0 cent of the total of 1859 gold was discovered in the/the discovery of valuabli cost of exploration and develop-| gas are heating with this modern | c Cariboo, and from 1862 to 1869/minerals but, more important ment. In effect, the present|tuel, Inland atiiral. Gas Co.|y Barkerville was the largest city| because individuals were free (| yrovincial government is cook-| Ltd. sales department reports, Ya west of Toronto. Over the next|develop their finds. Today, f01ling the go that laid the] 10 years, placer gold was dis-|the first time in our history. th: golden -ese, | Sales of natural gas-tired me covered in the Big Bend,/miner is not free to own on dle The next article: will deal|heling equipment in the Polo wis aaveloned ay Gite Omineca, Casslar and on Van-/velop the valuable minerals he with prospecting and mining [Communities served by Inlang| Polo was : 3 couver Island. finds. The additions to the new| exploration, vere estimated by appliance | The gold rush brought B.C.|Mining Act, Bills 87 and 9) to the attention of the world and| place absolute power over the people to the country who, in| owne: hip and development ot turn, began to develop its re-|tmineral deposits in the hands of sources. This rush created a/the Minister of Mines. Very market which enabled more|few mines will he discovered as stable industries to establish. Most of the province was ex- plored by prospectors in the next few years and large areas were made accessible by roads and trails’ built by the govern- ment to aid the development of the placer mines. This influx of people undoubtedly influenced Canadian statesmen when, in 1871, B.C. became a province in the Dominion of Canada. Sy ERIES AS” the placer mines were workéd out, the miners turned, to the lode deposits. The silver- lead deposits in the Kootenays and the gold-copper ores of Rossland were discovered and brought into production. The rich silver ores of the Slocan were found in 1891. The lead- zine ores of the Sullivan mine, which are now the basis of the huge Consolidated Mining and Smelting Company's operations, were discovered in 1892. The Britannia’ copper, deposit was located in 1896. The,gold mines at Pioneer, Bralorne and Hedley were discovered in 189%, The Portland Canal area came into prominence in 1898. Most.of the better-known properties in the Nelson, Ymir and Salmo camps iS bd Bi Begin the year right, by Edna Blackwell What with everything going at blinding speed these days: News, or Advertising Just Phone 5 THE TRIBUNE a ERE TOR OEE OOS OATES OE Let us sing you the Royalite story Or. CEare for your car in the Vest. It's a record of proved satisfaction On service that meets every test. make the Royalite test dea at 4,000 units three months of 15 n the me Tir Trouble? During December, 983 meters See us ion otce | & § Tine Service |and more than 200 ne [tions for gas s Check for value and service attraction missiles, planes, paychecks, it comes as no great surprise that there is a camera around - with an effective exposure tme of 5 billionths of a sec- ond. camera is the hermetically sealed large aperture, wide angle Kerr cell shutter. Con- taining no moving parts, the shutter is pulsed electronical- ly to obtain photos in fantas- tically fast exposure times. To illustrate how fast this shutter really is, picture the Sputnik satellite moving at 18,000 mph. During minimum exposure time, the satellite would move only 1% thou- sandths of an inch, le: the thickness of a ir, Adda convenience too, than human We haven't anything quite this fast on hand at BLACK- WELL’S PHOTO SERVICE, but we do have a good selec- tion of cameras ranging from popular box models to some of the better 35mm _ types. Whatever your budget aliows, you will find that dollar for dollar you will have to go some to beat the values on tap at BLACKWELL’S. Phone 1003. — car Care trusty and true THE HALLMARK OF MOTORING SATISFACTION Then get set for behind-the-wheel action. ALEXIS. CREEK NEWS —______ Community Club Elects Officers Members of the Alexis Creek | made at the social evening, Community Club held lirst meeting of the New Year| on the evening of January 10th. their The skating rink at Alexis Creek, which has not been used New officers are Jack, Bliss, |for several years, will soon be President; Mrs. Vera Hance, |back in operation. Duke Martin vice - president; Mrs. Norman|}@s ploughed the snow from it and a number of people have qeitord, secretary and Mrs. Jack| Sfioreq thet, help to put-the Bliss; treastirer, rink in shape for:good skating, Plans were made for further construction on the proposed : Community Hall when weather| J°hnny and Verna Webb have Permits. A start was made on eee See ae oe the hall last summer and“it is| Williams Lake. They wi = Me the hope of everyone that it|/& at the Cl Ranch. Welcome will be completed this year. The | aek! slub decided to- hold a_ social maa : evening with bingo, whist and Mr. and Mrs. Doug-Norberg other games as the main enter-|and Bucky Haines of Williams tainment twice a month, begin-| Lake were guests of Mr. ning on the evening of January|Mrs.-Roy Haines: Also vi 24th. A Valentine’s dance was|them was their proposed for February 14th.|Daphne, who is nursing’ at Further plans for this would be Tranquille. Business Directory BUILDING SUPPLIES & CONTRACTORS FARM EQUIPMENT McKay Equipment Massey-Harris Ferguson Farm Equipment W. E. HARDING Electrical Contracting Refrigeration * SALES & SERVICE Phone 63. Telephones 170 Second Ave. Williams Lake | | ———: OIL DISTRIBUTORS PLATE GLASS BLAIR BROS. Insured Installation = Imperial Oi Products “Look to Imperial for the best’’ FRED OVERTON GENERAL CONTRACTOR Williams Lake Phone 154 WILLIAMS LAKH SS LAND SURVEYOR TOM WILLIAMS B.C. Land yor MAYNE ISLAND, B.C. Business address: P.O. BOX 768 WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. 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