FRIDAY, ‘JULY 16, 1915

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THE OMINECA HERALD,

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- being. established on ‘the’ lake: for.
the purpose. of utilizing the: valu.

_ ON BABINE’ 5

GREAT WEALTH

Immense Tracts of Splendid Agricultural Lands Surrounds: Beautiful

Facilities Has Made Accessible to Settlers

Babine Lake, Which Recently-Provided Transportation =

able timber.

mence to adjust. themselves. fol-
lowing the close of the European
war, there is reagon ‘to believe

_...|that the Babine district will at-

a««Fine Mineral Showings

The country around Babine
Lake is now, and has been for
severa] years, attracting consid-
erable attention from mining
and financial men interested in
agricultural lands, A number of
settlers have also made trips into
that country and a few have
taken up land and one or two
have been living on their land
for some time. The chief draw-
back to the Babine country in
the past has been the absence of
transportation, the main high-
way in there being over the long
and difficult trail from this dis-
triet. Now the transportation’ i 19
fairly easy. With the completion
of the G. T. P. the distance over-
land from the railway to the
Babine has been greatly reduced.
A wagon road has been cut from
Burns Lake into Babine Lake, a
distance of about a dozen miles,
and over a very level country.

Babine lake is a beautiful: body
of the finest water. It is a little
over a hundred miles long and is
navigable for a good sized ‘craft
in practically every part of it,
There is at the present time a
fairly réliable report that: a gaso-
line boat will-be put on the ) rl
‘for passenger and freight traffie
‘this summer.

_- Babine lake is full of excellent

fish, including salmon, trout,
-white fish, etc. The prospectors,
miners and the few ranchers are
-.always able to get-an abundant
‘supply, either for immediate use
or for winter. ndian
‘do a lot cf fishing-in the lake:

In the vieinity of Babine lake
‘are three Indian settlements and
the, native population is consider-
able, but they are peaceable and,

‘in recent years at least, ‘there
“haye been no complaints from
. the white population. =:
_ Babine district has a ‘fature
‘ahead of it..-On both - sides of
the’ lake are large tracts of agri-
cultural land, which, taking it as
‘a. whole, is first’ class, . Of course
the land there varies somewhat,
‘like al) the farming land in ‘Brit-
- ish Columbia. While most of the

 Jand is timbered, there are ‘open |

‘stretches of some extent, and 4

“around the lake; is. easily cleared;

“farther: back: the timber: becomes ;

“heavier and i is of commercia

~The Indians also}

promising mineral-producing
country. A large number of
elaims have been staked and. for
several years a number of. pros-
pectors have been carrying: on
their work. There are a number

of good showings among. the sil-

ver-lead properties. Jas. Cronin
has one of. the most likely pros-
pects in the north and. he is this
year working a force of men and
the result of their labors at the
end of the year’ s work will de-
monstrate the value of that mine
at least.
ties in the district are also to be
developed this year, although as
yet not much work.is under way,
Once there is.a mine or. two
brought to the shipping stage, it|!
will. be comparatively easy to get |‘
a branch railway. line run into
the lake trom the G.T.P.

At the far end of the lake the
Hudson Bay Co. have had a trad-
ing post for many years. Farther
down the lake the Dominion gov-
ernment has for several years

maintained an important. salmon

hatchery. There has. also. been
some talk of a large lumber mill

CI shipment cf fresh chocolates
‘ just received. Reasonably priced..

The Ruddy Pool Room

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AW. Hage Co.

Wall Papers |
Paints, Oils, |:
; Burlap, Var-.
. ~“nishes

; STAINs, BRUSHES, Dry ‘Couns, e
. DISTEMPERS, GLASS, ° “PICTURE: ||
“FRAME ‘AND Room: MouLpbInes,
-, PAINTERS’ AND SIGNWRITERS’ ..

. GENERAL SUPPLIES.

Several other. proper-}..

[cHocor [CHOCOLATES

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PRINCE RUPERT ||.

. tract many settlers and consider-

able’ capital. . One advantage the

farmers will have. is. that. with

the development of the mining
properties’ a home market will be
created for the farm produce,
and the’ question of transporta-
tion will not .be a very. serious
one for the Babine farmers..

MARKETS POLICY
BEING ORG ORGANIZED

Dominion Minister ter of A Argicolture as
a Plan for the Promotion of
._ , the Farmers’ Interests

which recently appeared in “the;:
press, announcing ‘that the min-

ganda‘ in the Live Stock Branch
of his department, ‘an explana-
tion respecting the details of that
policy will be of ‘intexest. The};
scheme involves— ©

1 The organization of.a an in-
telligent system which shall pro-
vide for: statistics of animal pop-
ulation and of production; infor-

mation regarding the home mar-|*

ket; information - regarding the}
foreign’ market; distributing in-
formation to the producers, -

2 ‘The organization of farmers
for co-operative action i in the sale
of: their ege’s and poultry: their
wool; their lambs, hows. and ‘cat.

Ttvis "made clear that i in the

prosecution of this program .it is

not expected or intended : to .in-
volve the department in: any com-
mercial. obligation, the farmers’

complete. responsibility . in the]:
transaction. ‘of their - own -busi-
ness transactions and, ultimate-
ly, -in the executive adminstration
of their organization.

| GOOD REPORTS. OF OMINECA

Several of the Boys are Making Good
“Money in the Placer Fields -

“Dave Purvis sent word i in ‘from

: 2nd ‘AVE, = i

‘large part of the land, especially |. nieve

Livery and’ “ Stables.

Jn: Connection With the: Northern Hotel .

7 |) Hagelton, .B
Pak apply. for a: license: ‘to prospect for coal

When business conditions eomn:'

ister of agriculture had initiated

associations, * as. a matter’ of’ de- -
‘liberate policy, ‘assuming full and}

on the Naas riyer-about two’ an
miles south-east of the jutiction of Fry-
ing Pan. creek with the. Naas, ,thence |’

‘Dated Apr. 1b, 1 saris
_- cht Fred Brewer, Arent] | wes

the Omineca recently that he had |

Northern Hotel

R. J, MCDONELL, PROPRIETOR -
_ NEW HAZELTON, ‘B. C.

Sixty “Bed Rooms, -all- newly. farnished. The. we

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largest: and finest Hotel: in’ tie. North

J bane An ce Sd Lone 8

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Large; "

airy, handsomely furnished dining room. *

“Best:

meals in the province...

‘American.and European. -

‘Handsome bar room and fixtures. a a

~ plans. :

Steam Heated. and Electric Lighted”

| ‘Ninth Avenue

_ New Hezelton

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| Seer

aes a potted . | made a ood strike this summer :
Following ‘the announcement Z

and his faith and ‘labors ° are -be-

ing rewarded:.. He. will,come in|

this fail ‘and winter here as usual.
Jack Mullen and Wm... Steele,
operating on Lost Creek in the}:
Omineca district, report a bunch
of good fortune. As Jong as. the
water would last they were mak-
ing a nice clean-up. |

_A number of the. other ~ opera-

tors i in, that: district’ are also re-
ported to be getting ¢ out consid-

erable gold.

. COAL NOTICES moe

Skeena Land Distriet—Distriet of’
, _ Casslar.

Take notice that I, Wed. Sweeney of
Hazelton,:B: C., prospector, intend to
apply. for a license to. ‘Prospect for. coal
and petroleum on ‘the ‘following describ-
ed:land: Commencing at-a.post planted
on.the Naas river,.about two and:a half

‘| miles south-east of the. junction of Fry- |

ing Pan creek- with the Naas, thence

north 80 chains, thence west 80 chains,

thence south :80-chains, thence east: 80

chains to point of. ‘commencement, con-

taining 64 acres;. *'

Dated Apr 15, ‘1915: W. J Sweeney
s ‘Fred | Brewer, Agent

“Skeena Land Distelet—Diatrict of.
. Cassiar,”°”

“Take tiotice that I, W. J: Sweeney, of
Hazelton, B. C., prospector, ‘intend: to
apply for a license to prospect for: coal |:
and petroleum on the. following deserib-
ed land; Commencing at a post saat
aha

north 80 chains, thence east “80 ‘chains, |.
thence south 80° chains, thence: west .80

chains to point of fommencement, con-

taining. 640 acres:
Wd: Sweeney

-‘Skeena Land set Dicie of:
Gaggia

“Take notice ‘that’ LW... ‘Sweeney ‘of

a ie “prospector, intend to

petroleum, on the following describ-

Ted land: ‘Commencing at a post planted

«lon the Naas:river,-about.two anda half
- © |nniles south-east: of. the junction of Fry-
‘Sing Pan’ creek: with the. ‘Naas,-thence

8; when‘the

d Belton after’

south. 80: ‘chains,’ thence’ east 80: chains,
thence north 80 chains,’ thence west.30

| ahainsto point of: commencement, 7 cone

taining 640.acres..
‘2D ‘by 1916 _

| Alberta, - the.- ;
North-west Territories and in a portion &

SYNOPSIS OF COAL “MINING REG-

“ULATIONS. =". iz

Coan mining. rights ot ‘the Dominion:
in. Manitoba, Saskatchewan and §
Yukon Territory,

of ‘the Province: of British Columbia;: §
may be leased fora term of twenty-one
6 ars at an annual rental of $1 an acyre.:

ot more than 2, 560: acres will be leased
to pne applicant. ;

Application for.a lease mst he made

by °t applicant | in-person to : the
Agent or

ted...
In- surveyed. territory the land must
be described by sections, or legal sub- {

.| divisions of Sections,:and in unsurveyed
| territory. the. tract applied for shall be

staked out by the applicant himuelf. :. .
. Bach application must be aceampanied |p
by: 8 fee ‘of $5 which will be refunded if

the nghts:applied for are not available, 4 2

but not otherwise...A royalty vhall be
paid on the merchantable outpy:.0*.{" a

mine at the rate of five cents p cto... [ae

The person operating the wi « -ita:
furnish the Agent with swor retarns 4
accounting for the full quantily of ner”
chantable coal mined ‘and pay the royal-
ty. thereon, ‘If the coal mining rights §
are-not being. operated, auch returns
should be furnis ied at’ least: once ‘a
year 20
The. Jeage: will include the coal mining
.| tights only, but the lessee may be'per- &
‘| mitted*to purchase whatever available @
surface tights may be’ considered neces- §
sary for. the. working of the mine at the
rate of $10.00 an-acre.. °-: ;

‘Por fullinformation application should q
be ‘made to the: Secretary of the‘ De-
partment of the Interior; ;
any Agent. or, Sub-Agent of Dominion ;

Lande.
WwW, -W. ‘CORY, i
“Deputy Minister of the ‘Interior.
KN. B.,— Unauthorized publication of
this advertisement will not be paid. for fl
782. June 17-6m §

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NEW HAZELTON - a. _HAZELTON ’ i

"The: “Hazalton "Hoapltal, issues’?
Licketa for any. period at $1° pers
th. in advance,’ eae, rate din=23

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— | which the rights. applied for ‘are situa: |

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