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PRINCE RUPERT, B.C.

of Mines,

CANADA

HAS ‘PRODUCED MINERALS VALUED AS FOLLOWS i

AN AGGREGATE VALUE OF $98

For all years to 1895, inclusive ........ $
For five years, 1896- 1900 ........- vaees
For five years, 1901-1905 .........065

Placer Gold, $78,018,548; Lode Gold, . $126,972,318; Silver,
$80,787,003; Lead, $106, 976, 442; Copper, | $209, 967, 068; Zinc,
$50, 512, 57; Coal and Coke, $284, 699, 183; Structural Materials
and Miscellaneous Minerals, $50,175, 407; Making mineral Produc-
tion to the end of 1926 show —

8,108. 4708

94,647,241

: 67,607,967

96,607,968

For five years, 1906-1910 ............6. 125, 534, 474

For five years, 1911-1915 ......

vecaeees 142,072, 603

For five years. 1916-1920 .. 199, 922. 725 -
For five years 1921 to 1925 cence een eee Lee neees 214, 726,650
For 1926.2 ..... 0... c eee dace ene ees pecans sane 67, "188,842

Reports covering eich of the six Mineral

Honourable The Minister

VICTORIA, BRITISH COLUMBIA .

PRODUCTION DURING LAST TEN YEARS, $429, 547,755

Lode mining has only been in progress about 25 years, and only shout one:
half of the Province has been prospected; 200,000 square miles of unexplored
milneral bearing lands are open for prospecting.

- The mining laws of this Province are more fiberal and
any other Province in the Dominion or any Calony in the Britich :

Mineral locations aré granted to discoverers for nominal fees, Absolute titles
are obtained i by developing such properties, security of which is guaranteed by

the fees lower than
Empire.

Preatieally all British Columbia mineral properties on which development
work has been done are described in one of the Annual Reports of the Minister
Those considering mining investments should refer to auch reports.
They are available without charge on application to the Department of Mines,

ictoria, «
published separately, and are available on application, Reports of the Geologi-
tal Survey of Canada, Winch Building, Vancouver, B.C., are recommended as
valuable sources of information.
Full information, together with mining reports and maps,

may be obtained gratis by addressing i

The

Survey Distriets ara

or Mines

BRITISH COLUMBIA.

THE MINERAL PROVINCE OF | WESTERN

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:

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‘outraged Saul dared to start trouble,

‘|the fire. Gnathered-in the warmth of

_ magic of the night, would fall: ‘willing
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monitions of the. spirits, the ‘would
brand the old: man as: the -hirling of
MeDonaid, friend of devils, If the

this might be dang rous with the Orees
In a ‘high state of excitement, but the
arm of the company was long, its hand
heavy, and Ettenne Savanna, Its ser-
vant, feared'as a fighter the length of
the coast.. So the prospect of trouble
gave Etienne little concern, but the Joss
of twenty thousand dollars in fur that
the Crees. had with them, would be
little short ofa calamity. On his.re-

for the best method of, that nicht,
henging the shaman. with his own rope
“Well, what did you hear?’ asked
Garth. “Did you see Saul?”
“No, he keep ver’ quiet. De Cree
have mooch fur, an manee f de men

have fear de devil. A feller by de
name of Savanna, he tell de squaw
down on de Ptarmigan some bad: story.
also up on de Rabbit, an it’ eet mak’
dem squaw ver’ nervous.” Etienne
smiled ot the resnits of his efforts, ©
“That was certainly a good ‘bit of
strategy, Etienne, but you say the men
are now wabbling in favor of the boat?
‘“Ah-hah. I Vink dat Souci, wid hees
spirit, weal beat his tonight.”
 *We've got to think ‘of something to
de—we eant. let him ¢.t away with
all the fox in this camp man!" urged
Garth, handing his friend a heaping
plate of beans aud bacon.
As Htienne ate his swarthy face * was
grave with the ‘problem " eonfronting
him, What could be done? , He ever
considered seereting himself in the me-
dicine tent downstream, binding -and
Sagging the old man as he enteredand
playing shaman himself.’ But danger
of Ciscovery by the outraged Crees was
too great. Failure would make mat-
ters even worse. :
The medicine. rite was take place
under’ the ‘moon,. which was late, so
deep in council of war lingered white
man and half-breed, until the: silver
disk rode nbove the tundra already lit
by low hung stars. Then Etienne re.
turned from o short. reconnisance tc
report the hunters and squaws rlrendy
moving to the rendezvous in the spruce,
Small and eylidrieal in shape, its tan-
ned caribou-hide walls painted in red
and black with the shapes of animals
aud the sun and grimacing faces of the
spirit friend of the conjurer, the medi-
cine lodge stood: a short distance from

the blazving logs, . shawled women and
hooded mnen, heads together conversed
in low tones. ° .

Higher | over the tundra above the
valley, the moon unswung through, ‘the
stav-inerusted heavens, It was a night
for magie, and his curions eyes- shift-.

fed from the awed Grées to the medi-].

cine tent, Guthrie dispaired of the ef:
forts of Etienne in such a setting to
nullify the necremancy of old Saul.
Moon and stars ond the aurora joined
with the! purple shodows to lend in-
yincible enchantment to the arts of the
soreerer. . These simple children of the
snows, bewitched: by the mystery. and

haat

The .muttered. exclamations of Htt-
enne at his’ slide aroused him: “‘Dere
Ne BO" ep teat a ai

; Faintly ‘to the measured tapping of
a, caribou-hide ‘drum; “trom; the, tent
Seizing. the . “arme
of. their men, the: 3vomeia: “at: the fire
stiffened, Swart: faces: went, graye
Gradually. ‘the, wailin ft

Men Marooned

turn to his tent, his active mind groped.

would go to MeDonal* but de squav |.

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— SYNOPSISOF
LAND ACT AMENDMENTS

PRE-EM PTIONS

: Vacant. unreserved, surveyed Crown lands

inay be pre-empted by , British subjects
over 18 years of age,
on declaring °
subjects, conditional.’ upon
pation, and improvement
purposes,

Full information concerning reeulations
regarding pre-emptions is given in Bulletin
No. 1, Land. Series, “Bow to - -Pre-empt Lani,”!
copies of, which. ean be, obtained free of charge
by addressingt the .Department of ‘Lando,
Victoria, B.C., or to any Government Agent. |

Records will be granted covering - only
land suitable for sgricultural purposes, and
which ig not timberland, ic. carrying over
6,000 board. feet. per acre -Wwest . of the
Coast Renge and 8,000 feet per “aere east
of that Range, . ;

Applications for pre-emption are to ba
addressed to the Land Commissioner of the

residence, occu-
for agricultural

applied for is situated, and ore made on printed
forme, copies of which can: be obtained from the
Land Commissioner, - . :

Pre-emptions must be occuipled for ‘five years

ing at least five acres, hefora a Crown Grant
can be received.

- For more detailed information see the Bulletin,
How Pre-empt Land,’” : .

PURCHASE: |

Applications afte received for purchase
of vacant and unreserved Crown . lands,
not being timberland; for agricultural purposes:
minimum priee of. first-clasa.- (arable) lond
lb! “$5 per acre, and - ‘petond-class (grazing)
land: $250 per acre, Further . information
regarding purchase’ or ; Tease, of Crown
lands s given In. Bulletin * No, 10," Lend
Series, “Purchase vane Lease % ¢ of; Crown
Lands.’ "

Mill, factory, or industrial Sites on timber

land, not exceeding 40 acres, may be purchased or |

Jeased, the’ conditions including payment. of
stumpage.,

oy “ HOMESITE LEASES .
| Urisurveyed -areas, not “exceeds. 20 ecrea,.
may Be. “leased ag! homesites, »¢oridi tional
upon , a’ ~ dwelling * being’. erected in’. the
fivet . "-yediy,, title. belug’ obtainable. after
‘Maldenco | and - improvement”: ‘conditions - “are,
‘filfilled... a: _ the: Jung. ae Bean

dy any one ‘Wervon’ or company.’ Beer
: i “ not” ‘carry ‘thts te

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“Fer! ‘grazing ‘and + ‘nduatzial purpose’
‘areas: Not “exceeding: 640. acres: may ba ‘teased

cet io io GRAZING wh

Grazing “het ithe = Province

fs ‘divided “int ering Alsirista, ‘and,’ tha

and by aliens =
‘a@tention: to become British |’

Land: Recording Diyision in which’ the land

‘and improvenients ‘made .to.-the value of |:
$10 per acre, ‘including clearing and -cultivat-

+f Cats: artlye® and, spurn ‘the:
oft, thie’ “road Ln: ‘many ‘phicds, I have.

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“Hazelton Land Distriet ;
‘Take noti¢e that sixty days “after.
date J, George Ralph Hodgins, of New
Hazelton, by occupation prospector, in-
tend to apply. for permission’ to pur-
chase the following described lands :—
Commencing at a post planted at the

‘south east corner of Lot’ 1388, thence

north 20 chains, thence enst 20 chains,
thence south 20 chains,. thence west 2f
chains to point ‘of commencement, eon:
taining 40 acres ‘move: or ‘less,

Dated, January 23, 1928

; George Ralph Hodgins

Letters to to Editor
Why No: Steam’ Roller?

Te the’ Bditor :— wee A .
Dear Sir—As a resident in Oontral :

» Jand ‘Northern B, C, for many years anc.

aS one: hoping to retyrw’, thee before
long, ‘it ‘appears’ remarkable to me thn:
no stenm: rollers are availnble for our
ronds. - These - roads :ave,; almost. for
the, entire year, in shocking conditio:.
and it ds generally. admitted ‘that. yor
cannot: put: them i in Hovd shape withon
gravel, and lots of Aty: “Naw when wo

41 da, ifter. many. pray ers, Ret n° piece:

gruvelled,. what happens?.. oa

First of alt: the read: ig. impassable
for certain’ types. of. {ratfie} -then “the
vel, tigh*

soe | ‘then’ the: heavy. log eerie outfits: _
grind ‘erent ruts - in: the. gravel 80 tha? -q
the last. state, of : ‘tut, rond ds Worke . 4
than- the first. a 7

My’ contention. vis that: {fn hi tay.

we er ‘of. erav ‘el: Whigs. ‘Taid,’ “then thorough; |

eronnd: in with. fh: tivo ton steam: roller
and this. routine! followed. ‘all. simmers:
we should soon: have gooll ronds. :

only’ a matter of ti