ta w Women will al This to be True! Haven't: you found this to be trus--that one batch of flour will give you certain results but that the next time you bought*the “same brand your-results would be quite different. Now, the big flour companies employ chemists to see that their. flours thoroughly pure but of a variable standard.. Think what ‘this means in the effectiveness of your doctor’s prescreptions, Ormes buy thelr drugs only from ‘manufacturers who guarantee that their products are not only 100 er cent, pure, but that: their strength is as unvary- Ing as the daily round of the sun... -ORMES LIMITED “The Pioneer Druggists The Rexall Store Prince Rupert, B. C. are kept to a constant standard, Drugs, like flours, may be — ‘, £0 STS EWA NTE TOP a, mae a carload of the = | NEW FORD MODELS More will be here at an early | date” | = and we suggest you see them ~ before making final choice. HENRY MOTORS "Smithers, B. Cc. The value is worth waiting for | per cent of the grain is.Jn head. again while the Cher. is in the hos-. -|pitai. '|Smith and Wilson’s they will put .up ‘|the hay on Walker's place for Frank . pital on August 18th. ‘|GOING. TO ‘THE PEACE RIVER : Douglas Lay Will Examine the re- Property ‘fon the Ferguson property and algo oth- THE OMINECA HERALD, WEDNESDAY; babs, saae QUICK 1 NEWS © 7 "Prairie ‘paporta. Bay, ‘that scventy tive Bul- Kkley farmers will ‘have to hurry up with the hay as considerable grain will soon be Teady to cut. ri The Institut is not ordering tyvine owing to reasonable prices being avail- able in Telkwa, and, Smithers. . Ww L. Padden is’ erecting a ware- house and also an oll house. ‘The G, N. R. will ptt.in a new’ load- ing’ platform this year. Mrs. Shepherd and. Chris, have thelr brother | and family from the: prairies, visiting them at present. — Carl and “John have staked a claim on Grouse. mountain.’ . - Beatty ‘and Palmer are rustling hay and W. Cogks. has contracted for Hric Lemieur’s. hay crop. ; : Bob Lamb is helping Carl during the| haying season. Kerr Bros. have been trading horses When they finish the hay on Morden,, “Mrs, Greene ‘leaves for Portland hos. cent developement” of the Furguson "The end of this month Douglas Lay, start for the Pence River. country to examine the recent development work ‘er properties in that section. -So far . this season he has had a very busy ‘ time “and finds that after travelling jthe district over pretty well and ex- ; amining many. properties, that mining : ning of development, of quite.a' num- ‘ber of properties: by, the larger mining ¢ompanies; have men in the field. Mr. Lay is gat- ” ‘fafted that a year or two will. prove . his earlier optimistic prophesies - in: Té- gard to this district. aan is now pretty, well : established in the north. This year avitnesses. the begin- Several other companies The Omineca He ‘Herald is “$2 A ‘Year boeh BRITISH COL UMBIA. _ The. Mineral Province of Western Canada — Has produced Minerals valued as follows: Placer Gold, $78,174,705: Lode Gold, $130, 651,019; $86,680,046; Lead, $121, 850,734 5 Copper, .$221,501,079; Zinc, $59,608,602 ;. Coal, $271,204,668; Structural Ma-. tera] and ‘Miscellaneous Minerals, $53,502,801; making its mineral production to the end of 1927 show an.” Aggregate Value of $1,048, $37, 828 The substantial ‘irogress : of ‘the. Mining Industry of ‘this Province is strikingly exhibited in: the fol... - lowing figures, which Show the value of. production for snecessive five-yean periods; For: ‘all, Years'to 1895, inclusive, $04,547,241; for five years, 1896-1900, $57,607,907; for five’. years, 1901-1005,. $96, 507,068 ; ; for five years, 1906-1910, $125, 534,474; for five years, 1911-1946, . $14,072,608; for five:, years; - “s036:1020, “ i" #180,020,7255 for pix ‘years; 1921-1926, - $281,915,492; for 1927; $00,729,358, b . sino i * Production Last Ten Years, $458, 266, 724 i + ‘ oe ‘Lode mining has only been in progress for about 25 years, ond only about one halt ot the provinee, fing. oa " been .prospected; 200,000 square miles of unexplored minéral bearing land-are open, fox prospecting. ,, cote . The Mining: Laws of this province are more liberal and the: fees, lower than those of any other Hrovince wu ini the Dominion, ‘or’aniy colony in the British Wmpire. " oe _ Crown: Grants. - couver,, are. recomniended aa valuable’ sources of information. 7 -Mineral locations ara granted. to discoverers for nominal fees, | Absolute. titles are. obtained by Geveloping such properties, the security of which 4s guaranteed by : Full, information rtogather” with Mintag: ‘Reports and. "tani Practically all British Columbia ‘Mineral Properties, upon. which devel described in some one of the Aunual’ Reports of. the Minister of Mines, | . ments should ‘refer : ‘to such reports. - They are available: ‘without charge 0 n of Mines,; Victorla, Bi O.: “Reports: covering enh: ‘of the. six "“Minefol Survey Districts, are. -published. separati if Silver, te hs *, rts Pte tae wo nar : : pplication: toithe- me “Biglow ‘ district resident mining engineer, is to |. ; addreased to ‘the Land Commiszstoner of the ‘ \Hiow Pro-empt aind. " --| realdence and" ‘ impravement’- ‘eondftions, v7) tulle : | | veyed, 5 Brwermermatner titre eermaemarmce || The ilies Hospital The Hazelton Hospital issues tic kets for any period at $1.50 ner month in ‘advance. This rate in- eludes office. consultations, medi- .clnes, a8 well as" all costs while in the hospital.’ Tickets are ‘obs ‘tainable “in Hazlton at the drig store or by matl from the medi- , cat superintendant at the hospital Motel Price Raper q A Rea Goon H Goop HOTEL, B.C. UNDERTAKERS EMBALMING FOR SHIPMENT A SPECIALTY P.O. Box 943 . PRINCE RUPERT, B.C. | Hes : A. wire will bring os _Prinee Rupert BC. i, B. “Rocaeren,: Manager ; Rated eat. 50 per ‘day up. _— "Provincial “Assayer J. D. Boulding ” Price List Sent. * on Application - Prompt Service is Given to You ‘ Send in Your Samples "Smithers, B. C._ _ BBYS: HARDWARE Smithers, B. C. We e carry a full line of Progpect- ; Ors ‘supplies SYNOPSIS OF . PRE-EMPTIONS] © ‘Vacant. ‘unreserved,’ surveyed Crown lands may. he preempted by British subjects over 18 years of age, and by aliens on declaring intention to ‘become British subjects, conditional upon residence, “occus pation, and improvement for sericultural Purposes, Full information concerning regulatlons regarding pre-emptions {s given in Bulletin No, 1, Land Series, “How to Preempt Land," coplea of . which can he cbtained free af charge by addradaiig' the Department of Lands, -Vistoria, B.C., or to any Government Agent, “Records will be granted . covering! -onky lend aultable for ‘agricultural Purposes, and whieh, da ‘not timberland; ie., carrying ‘over 6.000 : Board fect per aera’ west of the Coast. Hange -and' 9,000 feet per’ acre tant of. that Range, - toe Applications for pre-emptions are to be jp and” ‘Recording TAvision in ‘which the land applied foris sttuated, and ‘are madeé’on printed forms, ‘copies of. which-can ba obtained from the [Tana Commissioner, aye *y “Pre-emptions , must. beoceupled for five years ‘and. ‘improvementa” made... tot the’ . value’ of 4910" per acre, including clearing ' and cultivat- ling. at -lesst five acres, before a Crown Grant 1 joan bexecslved, en For more detailed ‘information Bee the Ballet ‘PU RGHASES . “ Applications are recelved foc ‘purchase of “vacant ‘and : unreserved. - ‘Crown: Jands,, . | not being timberland, for agricultural, Purposes; | T “ldnd |- minimum ‘price’ of first-class” Aavable) © is $5 per: acre, | arid: - secondiclage ! (grazing) Jand, §2.50 - per. “lease , of - Crown given {n'” Bulletin “No, ‘10, Land Series,’ “Purchase. . and - Tease: ‘of Crown Lands”, : Mill, factory, of industetat’ rites on thinber land, not exceeding 40 acres, may be purchased or _ + | leased, the. conditions. dncluding: payment of stumpage. a “HOMESITE LEASES: ‘i conditional Upon . a. dwelling; being erected ,..|n:., the first’ year, ‘title being | ObtaInabla | after are 7 tha! tarid * how: * “heen sure “Leases LAND ACT AMENDMENTS| “ kere); Further: ‘information| J oi! regarding: purchase - or; landa _ ia | Unouryeyed: areas, nat? exceeding | 0. ncres, , J may wba. eased , ~ 88, homesites, © Prospectors Tents | Tent Flys. Wall Tenta Drill Steel Fuse and Cups Everything required for miners Also a full line of | ’ FARM ‘MACHINERY - es gm R. M. BAMFORD E SMITHERS, B. C. E ‘Hours © 9. am. to 6p. m. Even. Oftice—Over the Drug Store ings by Spppimtment. HL sca EL 7 a General _ Hardware = fF. Miners Supplies - i tery eke vat “Shelf Hardware Oils Tools: | a Paints ay! “Varnishes Sporting Goods -. cL A. C. ‘Paim ae Machinery. » we “Smithers; B. ¢. ‘ ae * sitnes inspector ‘Shenton WAH». via!