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Our Readers ©

The ‘past: year (i038) “has not ‘been

» - a ‘bed year. ‘Truej‘there was. crisis
A 6s after erigis,. but. nothin g like what will
. be experienced’ “this ‘coming year of
1989. Many ‘folk will have. to :make
very. grave. decisions, and the best of
it is, ox fne, worst as you like, is that!
we will Lave to abide by our own.de-.
elsions:' The: wish-of, the Omineca Her-
ald to you is’ “that yan will, in the New
‘Year be biessed. with the foresight to
mnke only the: best: decisions, and. that
your life here, or elsewhere, as the
case nay be, will bea. happy. one, a
-heplthfal one and x prosperous one. -

We thank: ‘you. All for your patronage

daring 1938. It was, fully appreciated,

Ve trust you will continue to favor us
w with that patronage, You will not al-
“Ways ngree with us. in everything, but
just, on that-aéeount: de “not. withdraw
your: patronage, because the next week
there might he ‘something in the paper

you will agree with, and you would
miss, -

To the merehnts ‘ot the ‘district we
yrould like to say: “you ‘desire the folk
to patronize: you rather than send out:
for their suppites. . ‘The Herald. ‘would
like to recelve yont. patronage, rather
than have you-send out for your print;

2 0 ins and your _allvertising.” Sending
a: * money ont does. not.do anyone in. thig
alistriet any goad, and it: ‘does not be-

nefit the. sender very much: very often,
“Then think. How much, do‘ those: folk,

- dp Pwante, Wiinipeg, Yancouver,’ “or
os ae Cat en “vetoes pit aapoud”: fant
you?

“KITSECUGKLA |

’ Miss Dorothy. Shearman of ‘kitwan-

un leaves on January: ard to begin, her

4 training for & nurse, at’ St. Paul's hos:
mtal, Vineonver, She “was-formerly
| ggstident at the superior school in How
2] tion aed alse at. : King Baward- 7th

‘| Air

ena ees

te |The Far Northl! ,

lanes a

5 Just. a the. sogered wagon and pack
train in ploneer ‘days carried the tide

Ameriéin continent,’ ‘so the aeroplane
of. today is, ofiening® up ‘acnew mining
frontler” in: the-.Canadian . Northwest
Territories, Long: regarded only as &

Tegion of ice ‘and ‘snow, the vast ex:
. parse. which: enbraces more than 1-3

ofall Canada, is now destined to play
an important role m the economic life
of the Dominion. Many areag once al-
most inaccessible are. now within 4

few hours flying time from: large cen-

tres of population, and regions rich -in
ininerals of economic importance—
radinm, copper, nickel, gold, lead, zinc
and silver—avwait the prospector. ws
The year 1920 was the turning point
in.thée affairs of the: “Northwest Terri-
tories, when mineral, exploration com:
Innies demonstrated that . the aero-
plane, conld be used to advantage in
these . ‘northern - latitudes. The range
of the prospector’s activities had pre-
viously .been restricted mainly to. lands
in close prexbnity to rivers and. lakes,
and little was. known of - ‘the. country
-back from navigation: With the ad-
ent of aertal transportation the move-
ment of . the prospector became more
wideparend - and. the: necessity arose
for maps far more detailed than those
then available. +
Prey lous to. 1929 the prineipal ‘min-
oval developments in
Territories’ were the location ‘and ‘par:
tial (levelopment of Jead’ zinc deposits
near Pine Pout, Great Slave’ Lake; and

KO mileg -below ‘Norman:

L:kenzle.river,- where. there:ate now ‘two

| producing svella.’ As'a result‘of aerial
explorations carried on in 1929 copper
sulphide deyiosits “were @iscovered in
the area between Great Bear Lnke and
the: Coppermine river, and: this was
follmwed * by - the notable.
from which ¥adium’ dg- seenred, at La
Bine ‘Polat, on the enstern ‘side of the
Great, Bear Lake; in May, 1930.

In 1935 gold was, discovered nenr:-the

od Teh scheal tn Drives nun t. Through
: out her stadt dinys she - Ww ns" an’ apt.
pupil and all bor examinations, wert
preexe| Wighly sutistacrorily.
Shagenan will “accompany her daugh-
ter fo Vineonver, ae .
. * * ha

Tee,

«,

Cy: Sntueday.

Mrs. 8.) shore: of “Great” Slave Lake, titty miles

yp amper tant finds in recent’ years, -
19 at. 8. pm: a,

mauth of the Yellowkife river and on
Outpost Tsland; and ‘also in the vicl
nity oF Taltson: “yiver on the south

northwest .of ¥ellowknlft ‘Bay,. “which
sors Ukely -ty rank fis ‘one of the most

A nickle ond 7eobalt bearing -minéval

very hater esting concert was given hy i déporit has been -located: a few milles

tthe B hited, Clive. choir tu McDames’
We), S Walter Wesley, the organise,.al ,

- so aeted 8 ehaidpman.:
ay ane program, quite. equal: to: uny mod-
ern vandoville show, | W
songs in ‘character: ‘yhe “

Po evernihs sid swenters: made! ‘excellent
cow dle and sane. to ‘the ‘guitar’ ne:
compatiment’ “of “Donglas ‘Wesley. A'
aaher of: faction: SOUR. were: given na

well as atop, ‘dancing’ “Mad a number of
HueReUs ‘atunts by the. various her-
_forniors, JA sale: of -uneful and taney | -

thugs atas® “Conducted. by Fred. Sam: |.
cae ea refreshments . were sold “by | .

the indi tome: Tiotecds were to cover. the;

expenses Of OUP, receat tel to Hazelton Pe

We pte glad. to. announce, that we Were,
“ogre w soft] in, Atoka th

: ok suet ing wash a: the ‘feDames bill
4 ont, Ruosday.: atterndo
QUIRES ady ances and: Ty: ng. to: Our, native
fishermen. Quite” a uniber were pre:

awit and resolutions wil: he- sent. “tO,

~". ¢he enmnory managers in. Yaireont ers,

ee

we ‘hnrehs, :

; a fhe prokeam: Wt
tee the ela

; Dee. 20, to. tee |
dniy ‘Dee; 23; nt8.ji.m. ‘the:

Reha] ‘eoneert WAS. held: in, ‘the: United :
ea. Riven bp 7

enst of the point where Feancois river
ghters. the. enstern arm, of Great Slave

It was an uni} ‘Lake, ‘aid. a nickel ‘deposit: has also

been discoveed: ‘and-atakei on the north

c. had cowboy | shore: of. -Rankin -Inlet..on the “west
Iris in ‘their i

const. ‘of ‘Hudson. Bay... ate.

‘According ‘ta recent : reports. Canada
‘novthe anineral- front, continues to be
the séen¢: s.0F gent activity, : and aerial
-transpattation. companies”. are -bually.
eniragetl in cariying - ‘freight,- supplies
and: men. to. remote areas a

of ‘civilization westward: on the North|

the © “Northwest =)

/iie-dllnsares ot a). 8k. pa ARH ive

discovery, :

[Well Spent —

best’ they could’ in’ the

Trane Rapért r

The 6 Garton ity. hy. the Sea

‘ Ly Our Own Correspondent

HRKANAARA AAA SHENAE NTE

. Christmas: Day in Prince Rupert was
not. unHke Jate October—no - snow, “no
frost;: cool and. clear. In. “fact, not: at
‘guy: “time since last winter has there

been. a snow fall.
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Early Life 7

Canada’s King

“And much study’ is a weariness of
the fies! ."—Keclestastes, Ch, XTE and
yerse 12,

received an extremely sound eflucation
yet the parntas of the present King
were careful to follow the old elassical
ideal of “mens sana’ in corpore sano, "

Just as goon as the young: Prince
was old ‘enough to stand up he wag

Dr. Carson who has been in. England
and later visited California’ returned
to the clty: last week,

ae

John Dybyhaven expects.to leave for|'
Ottawa s00n to. attend the. annual ses:
sion of- the Fisheries Research Board
Dr, Carter, Mr. Dybhavens colleague
from. Prince e-Rupert has alrendy gone,

see
4 " af

“Another break in in the cranks of the
Jocal old timers occurred last. week
when Mrs, Agnes Glennie passed away,
after a long. illness... Her, husband, |
David Glennie, florist died a few years
ago, Mrs,.Glennie, who was born in
New York State, is sirvived by a bro-
ther who makes his home in Shelton.
Washington. ae be

The: ‘ealty commissioner, Ww. J. Alder,

‘his home at Oak. Bay. Mr, Alder, ser-
‘ving: in his capacity as commissioner,

8. ‘been here: for- five years.
: ‘_- mo8

: The ‘opening of the new ‘post éffice is
looked, ‘for’ about the middle of. Janu-

time is to- be lost’ ‘fa filing the orders,
‘To: what: use. the building: at 2nd ave.
‘and: 7th: st, used: ‘for. years for post of-
fice. purposes, “will be put, remains. a,

matter: of ‘conjecture,
a « . hd

“vrola- Macdonald, son of ‘the: late
82 DE Macdonald, -is spending the: holi-
i t the’ home of his mother: and’
sisferain’ Prince Rupert. He is: with.
the Bank of t Montreal in ‘Vancouver’

Christmas

_ foy ighnas’ was ; a vary ‘happy tine in
tints district, ‘and ‘sofar can be ascot:
tained everyone ‘had abundante of the
cont this ga : -that ‘go with, the oceasion
thinke to the Friendly ‘Group whose
hie fiewnas to:bold a walte.gift se:
view my the ‘United Churches. in Now

from the people” was: wonderti anid

‘tne melaLers of the ‘Friendly, Grou;

hi ut ae busy, tithe ' “moakirig up ‘mid deliv:
i .

the. district, “wherever 4t
nmbragiee yyould: ide: ‘ADIN

ier parties ‘Where “ftientis: sae f05
the’ fepeting, ' The: Indlam: band . tram
“Hagwilget called ‘one.

wat:

people in New. Hazelton a mid dd the

fs

4h Monday - many’

‘Trlends : nd othe.w. ju teat “thot ‘own

“| hi ays rose
“a. est

is. spending the: “holidays in Victoria at.

‘ary. All fe for~ Hed and. fit-
ji ‘ed oF Dee:

Haveiton and Hazelton. © The Tesponsg

given military drill, At. first ‘this in-
struction was supplied by Sergeant:
Major. Wright of the Coldstream

: Guards, and then it was ‘carried out

under . the ‘direction of Pipe-Major
Henry’ Vorsyth of the ‘Seots ‘Guards
and Private Simon Cameron of - the
Cameron Highlanders.

- Burthermore the young Prince show:
edd a: keen interest in all sports, but it
is noteworthy that he always prefered
to be a participant. rather than merely
a spectator. However, the activities
{in all physical and. sporting affairs

depended éntirely on the location of}:

the Royal rousehold: because. the par-
ons of inc present King wished to live
in close proximity to the. home of the
late. King Edward Tth. Theres cove the
Reval i omily spent part of the « rsen
ia London, first at York ‘House od:
then nt. Marlborough Fou .e - or. Frog-
more near Windsor Caste, ia the lated
suminier and early fall.th ma hue was
“| Abe.geldie Castle “dear. “BajmoraL
‘| in the late autumn ‘they went south tu
‘| York Cottage near Sandringham. wherg
they usually. spent: the wintay and the].
‘spring, except for a short stay at. Wind
dor in. January... This i ‘implied, that. all |
‘physiGits pnd “sierthags wea ite we"
; be adopted to.-definite:.pl;
tions.” For example, while 1 Eoridon,
‘the Prince was an active inember® of

to swim and to. play. squash reequets,
‘a game that has remained a ‘favorite
pastime with him thronghout life, If
‘nt. Frogmore he played the national
game of ‘ericket, showing unusual abil
ity in: ‘his: performances - against the
visiting teams. from Eton and St.
George's School at Windsor, While
the Itoyal Family lived’. at Windsor,
‘Sandringhayn or Balmoral, the keepers

ent: fisherman. . “Riding, ef course, is
an’ early. dccomplishment of all mem-
bers of the Royal Family and, the

: | Prines, engaged in his first foxhound

meet, ‘at: “West Norfolk right ‘after the
‘qlose of the World War.

.. From 1805. to 1909, the first thir-
teen yeats of his life. Prinee Albert
the average wail bred. Englieh boy of
those days. He followed the formes
of the British armi:s in the Roer War
with youthful ‘énthusinsm. | He appre
) clated, the sadness that accompanied

While it is true that King George. ¥II.

and 4
‘ “abeorb ‘\dbor ‘not only. in the’ ‘actual
imines’ but: in -all- ‘the: industries - “which.

ed’ activities.
: the famous Bath Clnb where he Jearut would. benefit” by. increased’ ac :

used fo look upon the young Prince as}.
ja retnarkably good shot and an excell-

the death of : -the ‘belov ed Queen Vie-}

Dollar C Sie

‘ing News from Henry - Be ‘Thomson. 7

’ Editor: Western... ‘Canada 2:
News Sir! Responding, ‘to your.
quiry relative to the suggestion in your.
paper “that: ‘we, make a united effort to
“prevail- upon Ottawa to be: prepared
‘to put into cirentation’ 50,000,000 silver,
dollars to commeérate the Royal visit
to Canada. in. 1939—one ‘cannot but
heartily’ endorse’ your ' proposal.

out pabiicity, ‘and . this

publie: attention to. our mining — re-
sources. “There is no question but that

to one or two generations back to see
their King and Queen and take part in
a wnique Empire: celebration. -

No more’ appropriate ‘gouvenir than
a Canadien: Silver dollar. - with | the
.King’s head on it could be suggested,
and it would carry far and wide the
story of cur mineral possibilities.

_At the B. CG. exhibit at -the. Great
Fair at San

into saveral millions. - It ‘would “also
heip to make our own _ People mine
minded.

op

mining, ‘as. it:

encourage | mi

and’ -development - “operations. Appre-
ciating what a period of real. mining
activity would do for all sectiona. and
classes in’ B..C., one can only conceive
of a united and whole hearted support
for this excellent suggestion.

difference or lack of ‘initiative whicli

can possibly prevent .your . excellent

suggestion fron being carried ‘out. ©
Yours’ very truly,

paratively quiet: and ineventful, (tory.

his career in the Royal Navy.
Continued next: week’

{

| i - > ingin i ee
feasting and- jollifications, seme. ‘with :

A letter in the ‘Western Canadian Min oe

Mining.
en-*

You_ can accomplish’ nothing’ with:~
suggestion :
would be an’ exceedingly. practical, in-
expensive and effective idea to draw

the Royal: tour will draw,” in addition -
to other residents of the United States. -
many tens of thousands of British horn:

Francisco in 1989 at if.
easy to assume thet: the people -would
be -glad to ‘he able to buy. a. gouvenit _ :
of this ‘kind. and this could, easily” run *

‘There would be no. more. prompt and. :
effective way. for: B. C.. totrelieve. the. :
Fient , altuation. ‘than “to. foster.

ad”

There is" nothing but ehurlish | in- ;

" HENRY B. nonsox _

toria, feeling keenly the . 1038. “How...
ever he was far too young to realize _
the: significance of the events’ and: Mp
to this stage of his. life, it is a, com- oo

But when‘he left. these school : ‘days: :
-hehind him, the general pace “wad ‘ac: 7
celerated, particularly when he began -

Have yon unid your mrt : =. ree