“THE OMINEGA HERALD, FRIDAY, JANUARY: 211927 |

-W. J. PITMAN’S MUSIC STORE

PRINCE GEORGE, B.C.

ETANDARD |
GooPs PIANOS PHONOGRAPHS
. . _
STANDARD {Everything in Music
PRICES . _ and a
. SINGER SEWING MACHINES

‘

Hanson

Lumber &
Timber Co.

Manufacturers of

ROUGH, DRESSED & DIMENSION ©

Lumber

HEMLOCK, SPRUCE AND CEDAR

FLOORING - WINDOWS

Hemlock Complete,
and Spruce different sizes

Mill at
HANALL, B. C..

Get our prices before ordering elsewhere

TRE MINERAL PROVINCE OF WESTERN ’ CANADA
HAS PRODUCED MINERALS VALUED AS FOLLOWS :—
Placer Gold, $77,668,045; Lode Gold, §122,808,190; Silver,
$74,111,997; Lead, $89,218,907; Copper, $197,642,647; Zine,
$89,925,947; Coal and Coke, $273, 048,953; Building Stone, Brick,
Cement, $44,905,886; Miscellaneous Mipgerals, $1,594,387;

Making mineral production to the end of 1925 show .

AN AGGREGATE VALUE OF $920,919,628

The substantial progress of the mining industry in this prov:
ince ix strikingly illustrated in the following figures, which. .
show the value of production for successive 5-year periods:

For all years to 1895, inclusive ........5 94,547,241
For five years, 1896-1900 .............. 57,605,967
For five years, 1901-1905 ...........- ., 96,507,968
For five years, 1906-1910 .......s.eeeee 125, 534,474
For five years, 1931-1915 ..0..0....221- 142,072,602 |
For five years, 1916-1920) veoee oo 189,922,726
For the year1921..,.. - 28,066,641
For the year. 1922... ...cc.cceeeeeeeeees 85,158,843

For the year 1923..... eve ceneeeecercee - 41,304,320
Por the year 1924..........ceeeneaee 48,704,604
For the year 1925.,.....-...- senesteees 61,492,242

PRODUCTION DURING LAST TEN YEARS, $404,649,375 |

Lode mining has only been in progress about 25 years, and only about onc-
half of the Province has been prospected; 200,000 sauare miles of unexplored
mineral bearing lands are open for prespeecting. :

The mining laws of this Province are more liberal and the fees lower than
any ather Province in the Dominion or any Colony in the Britigh Empire.

Mineral locations are granted to discoverers for nominal fees, Absolute titles
are obtained by developing such properties, security of which lsquaranteed by
erown grants, we ; :
~N.B,—Practically all British Columbia mineral properties upon which work
has been donc are described in some one of the Annual Reports of the Minister
of Mines. ‘Those considering mining investments should refer to such reports.
They are available without charge on application ta the Department of, Mines,
Victoria, B.C, Reports covering each of the six Mineral’ Survey Districts are
published separately, and are available on application. Reports of the Geologi-
eal Survey of Canada, Winch Building, Vancouver, B.C., are recommended a8
yaluable cources of information. .

The Honourable The Minister of Mines
|. VICTORIA, BRITISH COLUMBIA ;

iN } :
0 a
a |) alte ell oo ° 4
| Bal. PROMPT SERVICE QUALITY BOOKs =f
4..(Counter Check Books §
‘rem r  a sO ” an
:  —.. ' Manifolding Forms » Restaurant Checks |. |
cast Sate Bids od

Tes

bat vot

- ‘The Omineca H

Sader p ar ay TRU REBT A 2,

erald is the A

Government's _
Photographs)

,

It is natural for a person going on a
trip to tuke along a camera to record
in @ permanent way the sights and the
scenes of other places. Like other
government officials whose work
takes theni into unknown — or _ Ititle
known parts’ of the country, ‘the Do-
minion Land Surveyors of the Topo-
graphical Survey, Department of . the
Interior, who ere the real pioneers of
Western Canda, have always brought
baek photographs of the country thro’
which their surveys took them; it was
early recognized that these views were
yery ¥aluable addition to the know-
ledge of the country and its resources.
Thus it. was that 2 cameron and suffi-
cient films or plates became a regular
part of the ‘surveyors instrument
equipment, and there has grown up at
Ottawa e very large collection of pho-
tographs. This collection has during
recent yearsbeen diversified by the ad-
dition of views taken in. th eolder
provinces of the east where the. topo-
graphienl survey prties are noy also
operating.

These photographs include a great |

range of subjects ‘such as surveying
operations; methods of transportation
types of country, timber, and vegeta-
tion; historic sites; natives, wild life;
and natural fetures (rivers, waterfalls
lakes, mountnins and valleys. ‘

In addition ‘to this Glass of photo-
graphs, the Topographical Survey has
two other extensive series of views
tnken expressly for surveying purposc
These are the photo-topographical and
aerial pictures.; It was early vecog-
nized thet surveys made by ordinary
methods in a mountainous area like
the rockies and sufficiently ‘detailed
to furnish information for an accurate
map would be prohibitive on account
of the cost. The late Surveyor. Gen-
eral Dr, BH. Deville, therefore adont-
ed ini developed the science of map
making from photographs. These are
taken with o surveying camera from
prominent poluts of the Innd scape,
and during the winter months the sur-
veyor plots the map from enlargement
of his photographs. ‘This method ‘has

been successfully used in mapping a

good many forest reserves and -nation-
al parks. It was also the methed by
which the typography along the boun-
dary between Alberta and British Col-
umbin, the crest of the rocky. moun-
tains, Was surveyed and mapped. It
is being used this season. in railway
belt of British Columbia. for the pro-
duction of topographic maps of that
mountninous aren. =. ; :

This series of photographs contain
many striking scenes. As it Is usual
to take pictures from each station in

n conplete circle, a whole panorama |

is reyenled. In some directlons the
‘mountain tops extend. as far as the
eye can sce, 1 nanother direction is n
mountain stream tumbling on ‘its: way
to the ocean through a rock walled
valley, or emerging from a grert gln-
cler under the infiuence of the increns
ing heat of the sun's direct rays. “All
Classes of mountain scenery .are here
depicted and many of these views,
probably th emajority, are the only
ones in existance of the respective lo-
callty. - It must be added that as these

-| photographs’ are. taken for .surveying

purposes, the surveyor. is more inter-
ested in. getting certain plotting infor-
mation than in artistie effects; hence
some. of the photographs. may seem; un-
interesting as pictures. are

. ‘Phe: areal: photographs are very, re-

Jtanned 4

SRee. VE aoe

‘The Hazelton Hospital

The Hazelton Hospital issues tic.
kets for any period :at~$1.50 per
month in ndvance. ‘This rate in-
cludes office consultations, medi-
cines,,as well as all costs while
in the hospital, Tickets are ob-
tainable in ‘Hozltom-at the drug
store or by mail from the medi-
cal superintendant at the hospital.

B.C. UNDERTAKERS

EMBALMING FOR SHIPMENT A SPECIALTY

_ A wire
will bring us

P.Q. Box 948
PRINCE RUPERT, B.C.

Fhewwre ceree erree eeyen mice FE

nN

SHACKLETON
~ . Hotel. |

USK, B.C.
‘ .
New, clean and comfortable
First-class Dining Room in connection |
RaTES ARE ATTRACTIVE

THOS. SHACKLETON - Prop. -

SYNOPSIS OF —
LAND ACT AMENDMENTS

4

PRE-EMPTIONS

, ; *
Vacant. unreserved, surveyed Crown lands
may be pre-empted . by British subjects
over’ 18 years of age, and” by = aliens
on. declaring intention to becorr British
subjects, conditional upon residence, occu-
pation, and impyovernent for agricultural
purposes.

Folt information concerning regulations
regarding pre-emptions ia given in Bulletin
No, 1, Land Series, {How to Pre-empt Land,"
copies of. which can be obtained free of charge
by addressing the Department of Lunds,
Victoria, B.C., or toany Government Agent.

) . Records will ba granted covering only.
lan@ suitable’ for agricultural purposes, and
which ‘is not. timbarland, Le, carrying over
5,000 boord. fget per mere west of the
Coast Range and &,000 fcet per acre east
of that Range. ‘ :

Applications © for pre-cmptions are to. :be
addressed to the Land Commissioner of the
Land Recording Division in which the land
applied for is situated, and are made on printed
forma, copies of which can be obtained from the
Land Commissioner, : an

Pre-cinptions must’ be occupied for five yenrs
and improvements made to the value of
B10 per nere,. including clearing. nnd oultivat-
ing at least five acres, before a Crown Grant
can be received.

For more detailed information see
“How to Preeempt Land.” ': . ~

PURCHASE

the Bulletin,

Applications are received for ’ purchase
of vacant ‘and wunreseryed Crown - lands,
not being timberland, for: agricultural purposes;
minimum price of first-class (arable) Jand
Is $5 per acre, and second-class {grazing)
jand $2.50 per. acre. Yurther.. information
regarding ..purchase ‘or. Tease of Crowi
lands “is given in Bulletin No. 10, Land
Series, . Purchase’ and .Lease of Crown
iMill,. factory.. or. industrial sitea .on timber
lafid, not exceeding 40 agres, may be purchaced or
leased, the conditions including payment of
stumpage, ee
HOMESITE LEASES ~

Uneurveyed areas, “not exceeding 20 acres,
may be | leased... as: homesites, conditional
upon a dwelling -being’ erected . in. the
first’ year, . title belng” obfainable: - after
yésidence and’ -improyement'--conditions are
f a, the land, has “been .” eure

LEASES”. ‘

ice fo:
purpose,
may he leased

ws oy

‘areas’ not -excoedingr 640 aces’:

annceeee S - ~
a = rouge ;
aJ..R.° Williams -
PROVINCIAL ASSAYER
’ Price lists senton request

credit Foucier Blig., VANCOUVER, “B.C.

GAS AND OIL
City Transfer
Stables:

|, SMITHERS, B.C,

i

Rotel
Prince Rupert

‘A Reau Goop HOTEL

Prince Rupert
“BG.

H. BE. Rochester, Manager

Rates $1.50 per day up.

Be nm ta ne ol oe PET eRe aed tate. PW a mt me
a . t . - 7 7 oe ne we

+

wy

(
t
{
t
4
l
t
(
i
f
I
mh

Ps Oy ee 9 “mn OA nr eee io ood Oe

; ets : i

Importers and. —
Dealers in

Wallpapers. . We earry the
Barlaps largest and =
Paints “miost varied ©”
Oils : atock in
Varnishes Northern}
Glass. British =|

“Brushes, Eic.§ 2: Columbia, ;
oe ‘ . . : : , ‘ : . 1 ra

Write ug. for information when ,
: renovating or. building your home |
Make Your Home Attractive :

4

\
|

i
k

ReAVEK BoaRp DisrriBu rors

A: W. EDGE Co.

P.O, Box 459, Prince Rupert, B.C.
: aan

Eby

—Dealera in—
. Dodge Cars. «
Graham, Tracks

Beatty Bros,’ Barn ani
. -Hay-fork Equipment
>, »sand Pumps.”

-Tolit

pawns

Dearg Plow Co:
io Machinery
SORT age Mens bee Teas ee
v2 '.-, Get our prices before ;
oo “you, order elsewhere ,