THE OMINEOA MINER, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 14, 1916

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The Omineca Miner
PUBLISHED EVERY SATURDAY ar HAzELTON, THE CENTER OF THE
GREAT OMINECA District oF BRITISH COLUMBIA.

A.R. Macdonald, Publisher and Proprietor.

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Vou. -VI. SATURDAY, OcToseR 14, 1916, ” No. 7

THE RETURNING SOLDIER

Punch the other day contained_a picture of a man rowing a
boat loaded with tha members of his‘family, It was plainly ali he
could do. And the title of the pieture was, “A Convalescent.” . ‘

The humor of the situation is evident to everyone, but there is
one person who may not enjoy it as much ag the rest,-and hei is the
man in the hoat. ;

Joking apart, that picture ought to make us think,

When the convalescent soldier has finished convalescing and
has to take up the oars in real earnest, how is he going to pull
himself and his family over the sea of Life?

His country, through the Military Hospitals‘ Commission, helps
him by providing a highly efficient system of curative treatment,
including carefully graduated physical exereises to restore his
strength, and practice in Various indoor and: outdoor’ occupations,
which increase his earning capacity, -

Every man not totally disabled, however, will ehiefly rely on
his own exertions, for he is not. a child and does not want | to be
carried like one:

Being a man he will naturally take full advan tage of treatment
skilfully arranged for his benefit, and, on getting his discharge, he
will seize any opportunities of work within his power, This is the
least he ean do, in justice to himself and his country.

But his fellow-citizens must co-operate with him, either by
providing him with work themselves, or by making, sure that the
organizations formed to get him work are using all possible energy
and ingenuity with that object.

The country needs his talents. There j ig not a man without at
least one talent, and iz he has only. one it is all the more important

that he shall he given work in. _whieh that talent will have full

scope. —

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To get every man “work, and the right kind of work for his;

. ability, is a big undertaking, and it will be very much bigger by

and by.

All who are willing to ‘help ‘should communicate with the
organizations formed for that purpose: ae

The country can succeed in the undertaking only by a “ong
pull, a strong pull, and a pull altogether’?. ‘

The Returned Soldiers’ Employment Commission has charge of

this work in British Columbia.

The loca} organization, which ig

co-operating with the commission, is the Soldiers’ Aid Uommittee,
and every resident of the district has an. opportunity to asBist in
_ the work by subscribing to its funds, -

Trail Refining Copper

Trail’s electrolytic copper refin-
ery, which has been in operation
for a few weeks, will'shortly be-

‘ gin the shipment of electrolytic
copper. The melting building—
where the copper sheets as taken
from the tanks are melted into
shipping shape—is now completed
‘and the reverberatory furnace, in
which the melting will ‘be done,
is to be ready almost any day,
-After that the plant will begin
‘turning ‘out and shipping - the
simon-jiure red ‘metal at the rate

of five tons. daily—the first: ‘prod.
net. ‘of ite kind i in Canada, The

capacity of, the plant. is ten tons
daily. .

2. The fire-proof' building, located
‘close to the lead refinery. has 96

‘tanks in’ it for ‘separating the

‘copper from the gold and silver ar,
-and about half of these’ are how

dh-use, As. with. the’ ordinary:

‘practice 48: tanks: will. handle the};

_ "present output. of copper ‘of’ the ber
yf (Consolidated,. ‘the other.48 to be}.
-“itilized in taking’ furthbr deposits
lof copper’ romi the ‘anodes; : thus
me : eight ;

Free Seed for Farmers

iB ‘instractiong from the Hon.
Minister af Agriculture, a dis-
tribution of superior sorisof grain
and potatoes will be’ made during
the coming winter and spring. to
Canadian farmers. The. samples
for general distribution will ‘con-
sist of. spring wheat ‘ ‘(about 5]:
lbe.}, - white. oats (about 4 1bs.),
barley dabout 5 Ibs. )y ‘and field
peas (about: 6 Ibs,).: These will
be sent out. from: Ottawa, : A
distribution of potatoes i in samples
of about 3 ibs, will be carried: an
from:several of the expetimelital
farnis, the Central Farm at Ot*
tawa supplying only the provinces.

lof Ontario and Quebec,” “All

samples will be ‘gent free by hiail,
. Only. ‘one sample: ‘of: “grain. and
one of potatoes ‘can, “be. ‘gent to

seed.

each - farm. "As. “thé: supply of| n

New Peace River Pamphlet

The Department of the Interior|¢

at Ottawa has just issued through
its Railway Lands Branch a very
comprehensive pamphlet.dealing
with that new Mecca of the land
seeker, the Peace River country.

While a ~few pioneer settlers
from time to time penetrated this
portion of Northern Canada, -it
has only: been within the past
few years that it has been’ possi-

{ble to regard the great Peace

River Valley as within the reach
of the homeseeker. The almost
insurmountabledifficulty in taking
in supplies and machinery, and
the corresponding task. of mar-

keting the crop rendered this

fertile area of : Canada’s-hinter-
land a veritable. ‘terra incognita,’

While—as has been said—but
few have explored this ‘district

many will be surprised to learn:

that so long ago as 1876 grain
from the Peace’ River captured
the trophy in competion with the

world at the Centennial Exposi-|f .
; tion in Philadelphia,

This publication deals with all
the subjects which naturally, sug-
gest themselves to the average
inquirer. Under the headings of
Agriculture, Timber, Minerals,
Game, and Transportation the
pamphlet gives a mass of infor-
mation. Climate and rainfall-are
also treated of.: Numerous ex-
tracts are given‘from tke reports
of .well-known explorers and
scientists who_ have visited the
country, dating from the begin-
ning of last ¢ epntury d down to the
present day. ’ There is'a concen-
sus of opinion. among these. au-
thorities: as to the adaptability: of
the country to’ ‘the: growth of all
grains and root crops. The peat
amount of sunshine which ob-

tains in.these northern latitudes, |

renders - vegetation hoth “rapid
and luxuriant...» 4"

In the Peace River distriét the
seasons change very quickly, soa
that as soon-as the snow passes
the ground is ready for. seeding,’
Thesoil, in some places, consists
ofa ‘rich, black’ ‘lone. ‘Tn others.
it. varies froma blue clay with: a
topsoil of'sandy Joam—from™ two
to six inches—to a sandy loam,
much. desired by wheat growers,

Vegetables attain a large size.
During a large part of ‘the- -win-
ter cattle and horses may remain
outdoors. 9 4”

_ It is a country adapted both to
mixed farming and tarching, ~

This useful publication is being

distributed Free of charge by the}

Railway. Lands ‘Branch, Depatt-
ment of the: Interior, Ottawa, : a

_” Sacrificing Fertility
“We have always contended, ‘anid

here wish, to reiterate, that. the].

community ° which produces the
raw, commadity., will: always. be
the poor community: ct) compared
with. the. ‘community producing
the ' ‘finished produet., ‘The selling
of. “hay at $14 and even $20.1 a. ton

a ay tmeans, “Tend
q oral. starvation.

| fr the Great fren —
. heron

” Prospector Miners —_ .
- Landseekers,, Surveyors: io aeeed

and Sportsmen’ will find

. the: merchants of Ha- oy ae
| -zelton prepared | to meet, he

every — requirement —

‘outfitand supplies. Hee : . a

,

~ ing been engaged: for:
Mnany. years in outfitting. -
parties es for the Novthein ~

 Intetion, Hazelton. busi- :

ness, ‘men are qualified
“fo. give valuable advice:

and assistance fo news
oor comers. to ae

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“Hazelton | Is sitated a at”

- the: ‘confluence of the” : a

ous “Baley ‘and ‘Skeena

_ rivers, a mile and’ a

- quater from Hazelton :
* station. on the. Grand:

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