‘laudable! one.

~ invest their savings. It willmean| ..
the accumulation of capital by}. 7.
the mags of the people which will |’ nes
come in’ exceedingly’ well after | ~::-.
peace is has been proclainied:|-~ -
These securities are of equal): *
value with Dominion bills..and| «+
they carry ‘interest, which Do-|.
In point of!) §
security they are equal to,savings|° "|
bank deposits, and although they |.
may not be. converted ‘into cur-|
_reney on demand, | rit
‘eollateral. ‘upon. whieh.. currency Pare

. during't

“THE OMINECA MINER, SATURDAY, MARCH

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Po

“The Omineca, Miner |

PUBLISHED EVERY SATURDAY AT HAZELTON, THE CENTER OF THE

. GREAT OMINECA DISTRICT (OF BRITISH ‘COLUMBIA.

A. R. Macdonald, Publisher and Proprietor. -

SUBSCRIPTION RATES: Canada and British Feuesasions, Two Dollars’ a

year: Foreign, Three Dollars a year.

* ADVERTISING RATES: Display, $2.50 per “inch per ménth: _Reading
Notices, 20 cents per line for each insertion,

Garette rates.

‘Lop notices ingerted ‘at B G..

Vou. VIL

SATURDAY, MARCH 11, 1917 an

No. 29

~ Condurrent resolutions passed by Hazelton Board of Trade and
Hazelton Progress” Club, suggesting necessary changes | ‘in the
mining laws .of the province, will be presented to the. members of

the government,

The local organizations ask. that the following

provisions be incorporated i in the Mineral ‘Act: CN at

“That abandoned or forfeited mineral claims, relocated. within
one year of lapsing, shall be recorded.ag relocations, the record in
each case showing the name of the lapsed claim. wee

“ “Phat work done_on a mineral claitn, or its survey, between: the]

date of loeation and the date of record -be allowed - as assessment

work.

)

“That every company operating a mine in B.C. be required to
keep its books and reeords in a registered “office in -the province,
such books and records to be open to inspection by any shareholder
‘or by a.duly authorized agent of the minister of mines. _..

“That every male between the’ ages of 18 and 60, who has |

resided in the province for three months and who i is not the -holder
of .a free miner’s certificate or a provincial tax ‘receipt for $5.01 or
more, be required to pay a poll tax of $3 per annum.. No
“That adequate security for the payment of wages and aceoiints
be reyuired from every company or operator working, ‘mining

property under bond or ‘lease.’’

a

It is generally acknowledged that the mining laws af. British

state on the continent.

Columbia compare favorably with those of any other

Ri ‘ovii nee or

Nevertheless, changes are required from

time to time, and we believe the addition to the laws. of the
provisions asked for will meet with general favor. ~ Loe:

The. Board of Trade. is also taking steps to support the applica.
tion of, Prince Rupert for the establishment of' the Smelter which

the federal government is expected to subsidize, ~

“The proposal’ is

to build, the smelter on tide-water, so” that ‘the people of the
Interior have only the choice hetween supporting Prince Rupert | or
Vancouver; consequently - local influence - will be thrown to, the

former, |

Collected’ Special. Fund ...
Po “cover ‘experides: jneurred i in
bringing its! ‘various’ representa-
tions .to ‘the ‘attention ‘of ‘the

government, the Board of Trade|.
~{on' Wednesday follebted, the. fol-)
“ flowing subserip ions: "
| P. “Burns & Co:;'Ltd . ;
R, Cunningham &Son, Led. 25.00
15.00

H. A. Duhamel ys...

G.I.P. Restaurant ... .°. -6,00/'
Hudson’s Bay Co...» 2 s.00l®
J. F. Maguire... ..4 6.00
Jas. Mackay ee ery 1B

Noel. & Rock's. bee
Royal Gafe’ fs ol...
W.. Sanders eee ge
R. §, Sargent ........., 26,00.
J.C. Ki Séalye oe, ‘
Chas, ¥. Smith: .....
F. E., Willett .< Wwe
Dr. Weineh ;

"Seaton Coal -

The | Prince’ “Rupert. Journal
says: that, the value of the Seaton’

coal measures,’ 20 miles east of |

Hazelton, may be investigated,

with ene ‘object of developing |
them. -This coal deposit has long |f
been known and has been devel-

‘MINERAL ACT —
‘Certificate of Improvements”

- NOTICE

. HAZELTON VIEW, LEAD PICK,.
MOOSE, ELK MINERAL CLAIMS, ait
uate in the Omineca Mining Division of
Caagsiar District.

“Where located:—On the West slope
of Rocher de Boule Mountain.

TAKE. NOTICE that I, Dalby. B,
Morkili, of Hazelton, B.C,. B.C, Land
Surveyor, acting as agent for. New
Hazelton Gold-Cobalt Mines, Limited,
(N.-P. I.), Free Miner’s Certificate

Noe. G698C, intend, sixty days from the|.§
to the Mining | &

date hereof, .to appl ly
¢

Recorder for a Certificate of Improve-

menta, fox the purpose of obtaining a| f

Crown Grant of the above claims,
And further take notice that action,
under section 85, must be commenced

‘before the issuance of such Certificate :
Dated this, 15¢h ms of f January, A. |F

of Improvements.

4D. 1917.
B. Morkill

_ $10:00|%

--J oped’: “to, sqmme axtent; but: Jack: of
jeapital: has'stood’ in” the’ way ‘of
work enough: -being. done to. teat

erty. noe

ater ten of the oi -
coal.

terest . has ‘béeri "aroused ith
‘eastern men to ‘the “extent that’

An engineer will likely: visit the
location, in ‘the. next few. ‘weels
and ‘report upon. what ean. be
dorie...

aet

out the full: ‘capacity of the prop: ino

here. have. been - ‘somewhat. con

~ | QUALITY, PRICES AND TERMS ‘Agel
: ENQUIRIES INVITED. | “SAMPLES AND ‘Quo.
‘TATIONS CAN, BE SUBMITTED PROMPTLY _
put’ ‘and it proved excellent steam | :
+ |e JWSURANCE oF ‘au KINDS.—

"| HOTEL : PRINCE * TRUPERT

‘an thvestization. may take place aa
| of” the ‘worth ‘of the ‘property.

AGENT. FOR THRLRADING MANUFACTUB,

| ERS OF ALMOST ALL COMMODITIES | IN DON
Senne ‘ . 7,

: SEERAT USE

-Mavorhoténiis! ‘Agpwt 7

i /HAZELTON, B. Ce

RIGHT.

THE: LEADER HOTEL ‘IN, NORFRERN Bue

- ps #4 EUROPEAN PLAN 13 _

* One’ Dollar. per day’and oparards ” ‘
25c; auto service’ to and from all Sepia and boats.
PRINCE RUPERT ~ - = ='+ B,C.

” Commercial: Printing: ak!

[Express

THE. _ MINER ‘OFFICE

y.

| LIVERY and STAGES

ia, night - Our stages meet all trains

S, = ad Tse]

We are prepared” to” supply. private l
and public conveyances :day’ and

at Sonth Hazelton or New’ Horeltan,

i

». BEST DRY BIRCH, $6.50 A CORD. *

| Consign your shipments in-. Our
Care for Storage or Delivery.”

a| Address all cainmunications to Hazelton.

Ruddy: & MacKay 7

THAZELTON and NEW. HAZELTON . ;

RAILWAY

Leave Prince Rupert for: jQeean
Friday at 9:00 a.m. Anyox

February 7, 21,

Arrive Prince: ‘Rupert fram the Sou

. Bastbound trains leave Hazelton: P
‘7:10 P.M. Mixed 1 :5¢ P.M. “Tuesday.

Westbound trains leave ‘Hazelton;
9:46 .A.M.’ Mixed 6 a.m. Sunday,

Ketchikan, Wran ngell, Foneau, Skagway, W
arch 7, 21, 261 BM
' Simpson, Stewart, and Queen Charlotte Island points

’ Por-further information apply to eny Grand Trunk ‘Pacific’ Agent, or to yt
te GA. MeNicholl ident, Gen. erate and Paskenger Agent, Prince, Rupert, B. C. :

and STEAMSHIP 1 LINES.

' Steamers sailing hetween Skagway, mien
- Wrangell, Ketchikan, Anyox, Prince Rupert, ©
Ocean Falls, Vancouver, Vietoria, Seattle. era

Senitie,
at 12 midnight: For -
iecday, January. 10, ‘Bayi
fortnightly’. failings . to Pork.

Falls, Vaneouver Vietoria.
Wednesda

th.every Wednesday at'i0 80° Ao

aésenger, Wednesday ; and Satutday, . "9
Wayereight: 12590 Pom, ‘Saturday.. a

‘Passenger Tuesday and Thursday,
vee 11:85 A.M. Sunday. .--

EVERY PERSON .
_ SHOULD SAVE

to inaugurate a general campaign

of thrift and the .investment of |
the’ money. saved thereby in the)‘
War Savings Certificatés now be}:

ing issued by the Dominion gov-- _:
The movement is a|*-°:* =
If it meets with. a,
general. response it will not ‘only. a
materially assist the government:

in meeting the burdens. entailed. ;

ernment.

by the: war,. but it will ‘prove. ‘a
valuable thing to those’ who 50

minion:bills do not.

they. form

can he: ‘borrowed, . There may
come after the war a period when

the pinch’ ‘of.hard times ‘may be!
“We hope - this will not ‘be '
the ease: ‘but; there .ig"-no prece- |.
dent to, guide usin forming an].
opinion; . . But’ whether the pinch
WT come or-not-come, “the Andi-
. vidual. who has saved something |
“war will be in 8 much),
~hetter‘position than one: ho Haal:

felt, .

ies here i ig really © “no”

The. minister or of fi finance ig ap-} >
pealing to the people of Canada .

,. getting small ?

“THE FACTORY)
‘She e:nust have Food—- ogee

for her’ ‘Arinies i in the Field—for her. ‘Workers in the actory in I
. the Mutition plant—in the Shipyard-sin the. Mine? =. -

“THERE'S DANGER IN SIGHT—BUT YOU CAN-HELP ||

You CAN
"help thwart
marine thet! on-the Jbigh seas.

Do You Know

that the rapidly rising’ price of food stuffs:
. Means. that the World’s, reserve supply is. *

. “Do You Know. - 7
"" that-a world-wide: famine cati only be-.
», averted byt increasing this supply ?.

“Do: ‘You KNow_.. ct

“'y that a “food famine"? would: ‘bea ‘worse.
“» disaster to’ ‘the Hmpire ar and. her Ailligs than”
; reverses in 1 the Field R ; ty

f

* a in, Canada fe 9 fake oy very: Bit a
_:? Spound of food stuffs of which Ie is capable: :

_ AND’ REMEMBER |

. that no ifien can say that-tre has fully done :
oy his part-—who- having - land—be-it garden’. 1]
.. patch, or-farm}:or ‘tanch-~-fails. to make : Mt
- produce food to Ae utmost capacity. EN

THE FARM:

Germany's desperate - s

THESE ||
"FARM PRODUCTS. [oo
ARE NEEDED |] >
“FOR EXPORT 4]

WHEAT
@ATS, Il

‘ “BEEF, !
BACON, | one |G
“+” CHEESE,”

"EEGs,
BUTTER, bake

/ROULTRY, | 8 ie
"BEANS. &: PEAS,’

VEGETABLES IL.

fa

No amatter ‘what difficulties » may:
2, US, ithe. supreme” duty:
iman on the land is to use every-thought :
land: every. ‘energy in the’ ‘direction. of
producing: more—and still ‘wore? =<"

of every:

Martin Burrell Minister of dere