OFFICE SU PPLIES For everv line of business . Typewriters Fancy Stationery School Supples Christmas Novelties, all of the Better Grades Legal Forms STATIONERS Rose, Cowan & Latta, Ltd. PRINCE RUPERT, B.C. THE Placer Gold, $78,018,548; tion to the end of 1926 show PRODUCTION DURING LAST Mineral locations are granted crown of Mines, Valuable sources of information. MINERAL PROVINCE OF WESTERN HAS PRODUCED MINERALS VALUED AS FOLLOWS :— Lode Gold, $80,787,003; Lead, 3106, 576, 442; Copper, $209, 967, 068; Zine, 560,612, 657; Coal and Coke, $284, 695, 133; Structural Materials ; and Miscellaneous Minerals, $50, 175, 407; Making mineral produc- AN AGGREGATE VALUE OF $988,108 AT. 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: For all years to 1895, inclusive ........8, 94,547,241 For five years, 1896-1900 .......e..005. 57,607,967 For five years, 1901-1905 ............ 96,507,948 ‘For five years, 1906-1910 ............0: 125,534,474 For five years, 1911-1915 .............4- -142,072,608 For five years, 1916-1920) .........-. 4. 189, 922,725 For five years 1921 to 1926..,....-.... veseeres B14 726,650 | For 1926. ..a:scerensuesecneseersueeueneaesaes Lode mining has only been in progress about 26 years, and only about ones half.of the Province has heen prospected; 200,000 square miles of unexplored mineral bearing lands are open for prospecting. The mining laws of this Provinceare more liberal and the fees lower than any_other Province in the Dominion or any Colony in the British Empire. to discoverers for nominal fees. Absolute titles are abtained by developing such properties, security of which is guaranteed by grants, - Practically all British Colambia mineral properties on which development work haa been done are described in one of the Annual Reports of the Minister Those considering mining investments should refer to such reports. They are available without charge on application to the Department of Minea, Victoria, B.C. Reports covering each of the six Mineral Survey Districts are published separately, and are available on application, eal Survey of Canada, Winch Building, Vancouver, B.C,, are recommended as Full information, together with mining reports and mape, may be obtained gratis by addressing The Honourable The Minister or:¢Mines VICTORIA, BRITISH COLUMBIA | CANADA $126,972,318; ‘Silver. 67,188, 842 TEN YEARS, §429,547,755 | Reports of the Geologi- | oll DIED- ‘AT VICTORIA G. ‘F.' Monckton’ Passed Away: ‘in the Hospital on December 3B _ , rom! Prince > Rupert News) Belated word of the death ‘of GF. 7 Monckton of Saanich .has just eome ‘to: hand. He left Textace in October ‘for the south and on ‘arrival At Victoria went direct to the hospital where he dled December 28... . Born in England: in 1863 Mr, Monek- | ton took his degree’ a8. mining engineer | * _in London, and.came to “‘Cenada about 1886, first, for a year at, Sydney, 2 N. Si: and then: to, Kamloops ‘about 1888, find active. in, mining cirvles' dn, Ropte ay! caribou: and: the’ const,’ ‘editing: :) min- ing. paper, at Bellingham, \ In. 1911. he. conducted: the. examination of the Ross coal. “claims dn Groundhog | mountain with: whieh he was favorably to Govenor. DW. made almost anual trips to Kitsimgal- : Wash,, "1909; Richarilgon: of New -Haceltee, we (impressed, In 1912, "1013, and 1914 he was working for Vancouver ‘coal in-' ‘terests, in the’ Kitsumgallum. Valley during which.time he in company with | Matt Allard, D. ‘Wilson and .P: Chesley "| discovered the! now. well known “Bear” group of gold. claims now under. option ‘Davis. He, ‘had him Like ‘sinee, having, ‘only left there last: ae : att ae, we “prety. wedding was ‘golemntzed ‘ob the ‘home of: Mr.and. Mrs, David: Fotd,. Duncan, B. Oy: on ‘Thursday at 8 p, ‘ma. |§ December ‘20, ‘when’ Miss Hazel Hdna Whan,' daughter of My. and’ Mrs, ‘Hd- Ward! Whab,’ Duncan, was ‘ninrried: to Mr. ‘David Mitchell Richardson, gon. of Mr.: and. Mrg."73).," Rie jardson, tot: Obtiliwack. Cowichan’ Leader," ‘Dun- cam, BO. wets The ‘groom. is a “brother: of Mise - "WE WISH YOU or A Merry Christmas anda | | Prosperous New Year. ’ The Falconer Transfer _ _ HAZELTON, BG, {suapped * ns they. met the’ . glance of ‘his. chief, F atm any x he alg you rena oid THE OMINECA HERALD, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 1, 2928 Men Marooned come change ‘from the fat bacon of the}. company's stores. The wind held inte the night, but when the men turned out of their’ blankets at suurise the blow was orer. At noon the goose huiters launch. ed the canoe and drifting her through oO quarter sea, pushed down the coast for the shelter of Akimiski They were rounding the low head- land of Elkwan point when Garth, sluv te {ing in the bow, was aroused by an ex: | clumution from the, stern man. “Look, a boat!’ Etienne pointed his dripping paddle ‘across the yellow strait to the shore of the island. “Ship- ont.” In the distance, crossing to the mua land, Guthrie could see a bout. ' “Dey, wave to us!” cried Etienne. “Dey see de cinoe.” showed a flutter of white. “We'll come up with them on the lee side of the point,”. ‘and Guthrie, whose thoughts were at Eikwau, whose urms were driven by fear—tenr that in his absence ‘wagedy had had its grim way, ‘Junged viciously’ With bis paddle. ‘In the quiet water's beyond Elirwan point, the two boats approached with- in ‘hailing distancé. In the ship's dory. four men were rowing, while two fig- ures sat in the = stern, The erew of the boat rested on their Oars, “Hello, canoe.” Guthrie answ ered the hail and short- ly ‘the Peterboro came up Ww ith the lar- ger craft, “You've oat your ship?” fhe began. The black- bearded figure in the stern of the boat, ignoring the question, de- manded, “You're Hudson ‘Bay people?” "Yes, we're bound for the Blkwan, just below here. You've lost your your ship? Where did you leave her?" Guthrie’s curious glante shifted to the girl at his side wearing a pea-Jack- et and.a sou'wester, below the brim of which fluttered plume of dark Unir. As the boats swung together the nire- dale, mane and tail stiff, growled nienacingly at the strangers, but a low command from his muster silenced him . “Our schoouer’s ashore on the. out- side of the island. We left’ Tort Geo- rge day before yesterday, and were off Cape Jones when. the blow struck us. It erippled our rudder and drove us straight across the: bay. ‘We eoulda’t head into it.” — , “You were’ ‘Tueky to get ashore in, that blow,” said the surprised Guth: “Your boat . must have Bot. a pounding on thosé flats.” “It did but we, struck at nigli tide and we “managed | ‘to get most .of- our stuff off her. Then this morning we fell into the hands of a pirate.” Pirates !” Guthrie’ éxclaimed. “Oh, Archie,” ‘protested the girl, that’s hardly fair, He’ paid for what Whe: ‘took, aud. helped with the ‘last of the stoves.” 7 “Who were they? Where from?” . “They were in’ a Httle” sixty-foot power schooner, the Ghost, Sk. Johns,’ ‘and the iender' was :s réd-hended rut- \fian with’ a mutilated: ‘face—horrible.” The black eyes of’ Etienne Savanna backward “MeDonald, Hat Ta! sald” the half-breéd with a grin that mappet!’ his gwar’ face with: “Hnes, “What?” “Yes, id _ hodded ‘Guthrie; : “Your. plz: ate was, “amdoubtedly the famous’ Laugh ing MeDonatd, The ‘Indians eall him ‘McDoliald Ha! To I" because of the grin from that sear.” oe Ag he Spoke Guthrie’ was aware ‘that {the'- eyes: of: the’ ‘girl | “were éurlously atudying him—the’ ‘séeond man with 2 scarred face she aa’ met’ atnde | her ship wreck? on the west ‘coast, ‘Tistine- tively he gat the Ampression ‘that those [solier © eyes ‘hod: ‘theniselves ‘Woked’ ou ‘sufféring~trogedy.” The * ‘plood ° rosé tohis ‘torehénd ‘88 ‘he went ons"They think: he is ‘Bort. of Ql. _superman—the, 8.” Hes ‘hypnotized? them, “but” ‘and: he. inet: “the. ‘eitls ‘athalght look; island.) |. From the craft, still miles away, |LAND ACT AMENDMENTS forms, coptes‘of which can he ébtained from the [being given to. established : ‘owners.’ . gg | owners . may: form: esnoctationa ° for \nioge month in advance. This rate in-- cludes’ office. consultations, medi- upey yiet ‘The Hazelton Hos] ital” spi . na R. Williams The Hazelton Hospital issues tle- | PROVINCIAL ASBAYER kets for any period nt $1.50 per |! 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