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{ MINERAL PROVINCE OF WESTERN CANADA
BAS PRODUCED MINERALS VALUED AS FOLLOWS ;:—
Placer Gold, $78,018, 548: Lode Gold, $126,972,818; Silver,
Lead, $106, 976, 442; Copper, $209, 967, 068; Zine,
$50, 512, BRT: Coal and Coke, $084, 699, 133; Structural Materials

and Miscellaneous Minerals, $50,175, 407; ‘Making mineral produc-
tion to the end of 1926 show

AN. AGGREGATE VALUE. ‘OF 5988, 108.470

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 suecessive 5-year periods:

+e O4, B47, 241,

For five years, 1896-1900 ..0........... 57,607,967
For five years, 1901-1905. .....:..1... 96,507,968
For five year's, 1906-1910 .2..........68 125,534,474
. For five years, 1911-1915 ............5. 142,072,603
Por five years, 1916-1920 ......,...., .. 189,922,726
For 19 five years 1921 to 1925.......cseeeeereeee “O14, 726,650
10) cae 4 | vase e trees eetnnae

PRODUCTION DURING LAST TEN YEARS, $4095 547, 058

" Lode mining has only been in progress about 25 years. and only about one-
half of the Province has been prospected; 200,000 square miles of unexplored
mineral bearing Jands are open for prospecting. .

The mining laws of this Province are more Hberal and the fees lower than
any other Province in the Dominion or any Colony in the Britich Empire,

Mineral locations are granted to discoverers for nominal fees, Absolute titles

are obtained by developing such properties, security of which is guaranteed by —

Prdativally all British Columbia mineral properties on which development
work has been done are described in one of the Annual Reports of the Minister
Those considering mining investments should refer to such reports,
lication to the Department. of Mines,
Reports covering each of the six Mineral Survey Districts are
published separately, and are available on application.
cal Survey of Canada, Winch Building, Vancouver, B.C., are recommended as
valuable sources of information.

ull information, together with mining reports and maps,

may he obtained gratis by addressing

‘Honourable The Minister or! Mines

VICTORIA, BRITISH COLUMBIA

Reports of :the Geologi-

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Prosperous New Year.
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HAZELTON, B. C.

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that will please you. “Trees that will bear fruit in, two OF ‘three.
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Price List will be sent on application. ..'
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; Continued on Page 3
to return; deplored his indifference to
the future of the Guthrie Steel Co. and

shabby treatment of the lovely girl who

eloquent in its ‘emphasis of the’ distinc:
tiou lately conferred upon the Guthrie
family in Charles knighthood, and re-
sented profoundly the blot which his
hitherto stainless escutcheon had sus-
tuined by Garth's inexplicable action.
In the name of his proud war re-
cord, his honor as‘a gentleman, and his
future participation in the councils and
direction of Guthrie Steel, now almost
a hotsehold word in the. Dominipn,
Charles commanded his erraut brother
to ‘return where love and. duty called.

Holding this intimate communication
which the busy Charles had seen fit
to share with his secretary, over the
flame of the candie, Garth grimly
watched it burn,

Clara, characteristically, had ap-
proached from a different angle. Al-
though his letters, she wrote, had noi
mentioned his heulth, she was confi:
dent that le was still ill, He had
tricd that cold, cruel north, Why nvi
give the country near home a chance
where his devoted family and a brek-
en-hearted girl pined for him. If he
could Lave seen how. staunelily Ethel
tuok the blow. She was showing a
brave fuce to the gossips—was. going
ey erywhere, but hiding a wounded
henrt.' They called ber the ‘Widow’

and, of course, people were mystified,

but she and Clara were only counting

the days when’ dear oid Garth would
return to them, |

" She finished with: “Ethel and I are
like sisters, inseparable, “ And she’s si
proud of Charles new honor. “Think
of it” she said the other day, ‘to be the
sister-in-law of the great Sir Charles
Guturie!’ So you see, Garth, she is
still the same old Ethel, loving you—
forgiving all.”

“Yes,” the man who read ag erecd, t
corner of the mouth lifting, “She’s the
old Ethel.” And he blew ont the can
dle. Co, .

' Harlier at. the Church of England
inission, where Jonn Quarrier and her
brother were ‘staying until Ciumeron
could send them to. Moose, lie Lad said
good-by, for at dawn he was to start
for Elkwan. The manner of Rey.
Swan, who opened the door to Garth’s
knock, was distinctly’ cold, but as he
had avoided the missionary during his
year at Albany, and developed’ a warm

‘|friendship with Pere Rousseau, the

Oblate, the inhospitable reception was

pearance: of Garth

“T am in ‘doubt as to whether Miss
Quarrier'’s: brother would wish her te
see you,” said the clergyman with as

four could command in: the: snubbing
of the mon. whose eyes twinkled in
frank amusement. at the effort.

would be clearly audible to the girl he
‘wished to see, he said: “Miss Quartier
will. decide without her. brothet’s as-
sistance whether she wishes to see me
Wl you tell her I am bere?”
‘Holding his Dosition” in the doorway.
tmmdeeided as: to his next nlove,. the mis-

Garth's extended hand.

- Continued next 1 week

“When the standing committees for

; } the preserit session of the’: Legislature ae
! were strnicic recently. Dr. HO. Wrinch ot
° member for Skeena, | was: ‘appointed: td]:

both ‘the, dgricultural, wind® ‘the: omining
jini es... These : two

The. Omineca ‘Hen id: is 32.00, ren

im)

to his own: condemning his catlous and [

worshipped him; had grown floridly |[

anticipated and ignored. The little
man with, the pale hair and eyes, fid™
geted with. embarassment at the ap-

brave a show of dignity as his five fect.

-The in a- voice which Garth Imew.

slonnry reddened; ‘with . Anger nt the
=. trick. Then footsteps sounded ‘behind | -
; him and the low. voice of Joan Quar.
a: vier. naked: “Is there  gomeone to see’
mB jie, Mr. Swan?. _Oh, its, Mr, .Guthrie!
.. Good, “evening”. “And she pushed past.
a: the | disgrnntled missionary’. to. _take

For ayazing ond

i. ‘committees. :
; are perhap the: niost: ‘important; to this |

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The Hazelton Hospital

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month in advance. This tate in-
cludes offiee consultations, medi-
cines, as well ab all ‘costs “While
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taineble.in Hazlton at the drug _
sture or by. mail, from the medi- |
cal superintendant at the hospital

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SYNOPSIS OF ©
LAND ACT AMENDMENTS

PRE- EMPTIONS

Vacant. unreserved, surveyed ‘Crown landa

may be pre-empted by - British subjects
over 18 years. of age, and by ~aliens
on declaring intention to becorr Eritish
subjects, conditional upon residence, ‘occu-
pation, and improvement for agricultural
purposes.’ ;

Full information concerning: regulations
regarding pre-emptions is given in Bulletin
No. 1, Land Series, “How to Preempt Land,"
copies of which can, be obtained free of charge
by addressing the Department of Lands,
Victoria, B.C., or to any Government Agent,

Records will be granted covering only
land suitable for agricultural purposes, and
which is not timberland, Le, carrying over
5,000 - board * feet per acre -west of . the
Coast Range and 8,000 feet per acre east
of that Range.

Applications for, pre-emptions are to be
addressed to. the Land Commissioner of the
Land Kecording Division in which the land
applied for is situated, and are made -on printed
forms, copies of which can be obtained from the
Land Commissioner.

Pre-emptiona must be occupied for’ five yeara
and improvements . made to. the value “of
$10 per ‘acre, including clearing and cultivat-
ing ‘at least five acres, before: 2 Crown Grant

‘| can be received: . ~

For more detailed information see , the Bulletin,
How Pre-empt Land. "

Pu RCHASE

. Applications’ ara received for . purchase
of vacant and unreserved “Crown lands,
not being timberland, for agricultural purposes;
minimum “priee of first-class ~ (arable) land
is $6. pér- aere, . and .second-clase - (grazing)
land $2.60 ‘per’ acre. Further: information
regarding purchase or lease’ of Crown
lands is'.’given in . Bulletin “No.. 10, Lond
Series, *~“Purchase and: Leaze of -Crown.
Lands.” Te 7 ote
Mill, factory,’or induatrinh sites on: timber
land, not exceeding 40 aerea, may bie purchaced or
leaded, the conditions: including payment. of
stumpage. .

"HOM: ESITE LEASES ,

“Unstirveyed “areas, ‘not. exeseding | 20. acres,
may “be: leased :. "BB. homesites,” conditional
upon: a" _ dwelling “being erected ~ in. the
frat" year: ‘title.’ being: ‘obtainable ‘after

residence and’ improvement conditions “axe
jheerad 7 =the | “land hag © ‘been. “ours,

veyed. 0. |

_LEASES gs |:
industrial purpose
areas not: ‘exceeding | 840 ores ‘may be leased.
by, any - ‘one argon or company. bo te

GRAZING,

‘Under’ the. Gmzing ‘ae “the _ Province
is.” “divided” ‘into , grazing ~

4, R. : Williams \
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Take notice that sixty days uftey ao
date 1, George: Ralph. Hodgins, of Nev 7
Havelton, by. accupution - prospector, i
tend ti, apply for perinission to pu
chage the - following deseribed Innis:
‘Coimmenceiig at” a post plunted, at ¢
south -ealgt corner “of Lot:1398, thence
north 20 chins, thenee enst’ 20 chaning a
thence soath. 20, chains, thence west of 4
ebains: to point. ‘of commericement, cong
taining 40 eres more or less. \ 7
Dated, Tahuary 25, 1028 poe,

a o George Ralph Hodgls ‘

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*, TE Wau - reported tin Prince Rupert ;
duy or two ago that one of the big d i.

purchased: ; te corner on, Third Ave: ft f
the’ purpose erecting. a departments =
store. +. When's work. awh’ start “ao orn”

; knows yet. A’ ‘deprrtmental’ store, if 7

a| Rupert | whl: BUNS, hundreils. of. peop

of’. dolinrs worth’ ‘of! ‘ood, rey

|, hig. ¢ Omin necn: "Herald, Je $2.00 a ved i a