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THE OMINECA MINER, SATURDAY, MAY 6, 1916

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The Omineca Miner

PUBLISHED EVERY SATURDAY AT HAZELTON, THE CENTER OF THE
GREAT OMINECA District OF- BRITISH COLUMBIA,

A. R. Macdonald, Publisher and Proprietor.

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Vou, V. ” SATURDAY, May 6, 1916. No. 86

In a recent number of the Mining, Engineering and Electrical
Record, of Vancouver, there appeared two articles which may well
be considered and taken to heayt by the business men of our coast
cities. The Reeord says:

“The bankers of British Columbia are as a rule absolutely
ignorant of the value and extent of the mineral resources of the
province in which they carry on business, and too often they act as
knockers of the mineral industry instead of assisting its scientific
and conservative development,
the bankers ‘of British Columbia an object lesson, in that they
co-operated the other day with the business men of that American
city in sending their \greetings to the mining men of British
Columbia, and added: ‘We acknowledge the great debt our city
owes to the mineral wealth of the province,and we confidently look
forward to another period of activity surpassing those of earlier
days, which made the region famous throughout the civilized
-world,’

“Spokane has realized what Vancouver and Victoria have not—
that the mineral resources of British Columbia are among the
greatest sources of wealth production. So little is the value of the
mineral industry appreciated in these coast cities that it is a rare
thing to find a business firm willing to spend five cents to promote
an industry which is the backbone of the province which supports
them. Unless the commercial firms of these cities change their
policy,the day is not far distant when they will have to give place
to new commercial organizations that will prove more worthy of
these cities and of the province.”’ .

“Addressing the Credit Men of Vancouver, F. M. Black, of
P. Burns & Co., pointed out that the great future of British
Columbia lies in the mineral industry. He condemned the apathy
displayed by.the business men of the coast cities towards mining
and reminded his audience that the industry-js, in consequence,
being developed almost entirely by outside capital. If this
indifference to mining is persisted in-by the business interests of
the provinee, he told them, the time was not far distant when the
people of British Columbia would become mere hewers’ of wood and
drawers of water to those who had the foresight and enterprise to
take hold of and develop the mineral resources, Mr. Black is right.
Unfortunately the business men of the.coast cities are too often of
narrow view, wanting .in Public spirit and lamentably ignorant
of the resources of the province ia which they do business. What
is worse, they are absolutely indifferent as to the effects of the
development of these resources on the future prosperity of the

‘country. We cannot hope-for a change for the better until the
business interests get into the hands of men of breadth of view,
true patriotism, knowledge of economics, and a publié spirit which
will place the progress. and prosperity of the province before
pergunal selfighness—men who- will’ be ever ready to put their
shoulders to the wheel of’ progress and help to the utmost of their
resources in the development, of the province, wilh whose prosperity
their business interests are involved; and the general prosperity of
which means the dévelopment. and substantial growth of the coast
cities,”

Ministers of Agriculture and Fi-|:
nance, the Live Stock Commis-

The War Book of 1916
‘It would perhaps too much to

The bankers of Spokane bave set |

jaan,

. experts have contributed: to ita
BB pares, Ineluding' the Federai|

say that the Agricultural War|
. Book, issued for free distribution ,
by the Federal. Department of
_ Agriculture, is. the most complete
book ever published in Canada
entirely’ devoted to the subject of
‘which | it mainly treats.
Besides

gether by the editor, the. Com-
miséloner : ‘of Agriculture, :some|¥
~ adventy agtiouléure and education

Yet in)

tains. pages upon page sof text

‘sioner, ‘and Dairy Commissioner
for the Dominion, chiefs and sub-
chiefs of the various’ departments
and divisions, federal and Brovin-
‘clal, and professors at the Ontario
and other agricultural. colleges, |
While there are statistics of |
the world’s as well aS of Canada’ )

produce’ last year, for: ‘purposes of | R.

‘comparison, and two or three;

long. Way, from beltig éonfined tol

Agutes, | “On the’ fontrary, it. con- fof Improvements.

| information, instructionand sound

advice appertaining to its title,
‘Production and Thrift”, Not
alone would the farmer” and
breeder be the better for its,
study, but’ every householder,

jevery citizen, would profit by

following its counsel, which; in’ a
general sense, is embodied i in ‘thet
motto that appears on the’ front
cover, namely: oe
IN WARTIME ~~.
Produce more and save more;
Make \your labor efficient;
Save material from ‘waste; .
-Spend your money wisely.

The coal in one of the largest

new mines in China lies so. near!

the surface of the ground that it
will be mined with steam shovels
after the covering soil is removed.

At the present rate of copper
consumption of about 1,000,000
tons per annum, the present vis-
ible supply would last consider-
ably longer than twenty years,’

‘NOTICE.

IN THE SUPREME CouRT oF BRITISH
COLUMBIA.

In the matter of the Administration
Act and in the matter of the Estate
tate Pryce Hughes, deceased, intes-

TAKE NOTICE that by an order of
His Honour Judge ‘oung, dated
the fourteenth day of April 1916, I was
appo ointed ‘Administrator of the Estate

ryce Hughes, deceased, intestate,

All persona having claims against
the said estate are hereby requested to
forward the same, properly. verified, t
me before the of May,
1916, and all persona indebted to
the said estate are required to pay the
amounts of their in ebtedness to me
forthwith.

Dated 17th Apr, 1916;

STEPHEN H, HOSKINS,
Official Adminigtrator,
Hazelton, B.C.

PUBLIC NOTICE

34-5

In the, matier of the Estate of
Peter Dunnigan, Deceased.

TENDERS will be received by the
undérsigned up to Priday, May 5th,
1916,at 5 o'clock in the afternoon, for
the purchase of the Fractional South-
west quarter of Section Eleven; the
Fractional North-West quarter of : Sec-
tion 2; and Lot numbered. Two Hundred
and ‘Fifty-five, all in Township Four,
Range Five, Coast District, situate in
the vicinity of Telkwa, containing one
hundred and fifty-eight acrea, more. or
lesa:

Each tender must be enclosed: in an
envelope securely sealed, and marked,
“TENDER FOR DUNNIGAN PRE- EMPTION’,
and muat be accompanied by ‘an ac-
cepted cheque for.50 per cpnt. of the
amount set out in the tendér,

Tha cheques ‘of all unsuccessful tein-
derers will be retucned to them.

The highest or any tender will not
necessarily be accepted,

Terms—Cash on ‘acceptance of ten-
der.

STEPHEN H. HOSKINS,
Official Administrator,
. Hazelton, B, C., 21st April,.1916.

MINERAL ACT.
Certificate of Improvemente

NOTICE -

THREE IN ONE MINERAL CLAIM,
aituate in the Omineca Mining Division
of Omineca District, .

ere ‘located—On. the South-West

slope of Mount Selwyn, about eight

miles below Findlay’ Rapids. on. the
South Bank of Peace. River, .

TAKE NOTICE that 1, F.P. Burden, {#}

‘geting: 4s agent for James D. A.’ Met
.Free Miner’s Certificate No,.
‘Br ae Intend; spoty days . ‘from the
date hereof, to a the. Mining
econtler for a Cot iflente ‘of Improve-
Menta, for the purpose of: obtaining: a
Crown Grant‘of the above claim. 2+"

| And ‘further take notice that actién

\under section §7,. must be commenced
‘before the isauance : of auch . Gextifioate

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for the Great Northern |
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Prospectors, Miners,

Landseekers, Surveyors

and Sportsmen will find

the ‘merchants: of Ha-

-zelton prepared to meet...

every requirement in

Set pat

-outfitand supplies. Hav-

ing been engaged for
many years in outhtting —

| - parties for the Northern

Interior, Hazelton busi:

ness men, are qualified

to give valuable advice

and. assistance to new-

comers.

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Hazelton i is situated? at’

the confluence of the ©
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- quarter: from Hazelton

ve ~ station: on: the Grand

Trunk’ Pacific railway.

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