OFFICE SU PPLIES. For everv line of business _ Typewriters Fancy Stationery School Supples Christmas Novelties, all of the Better Grades Legal Forms STATIONERS Rose, Cowan & Latta, Ltd. '. PRINCE RUPERT, B.C. $80,787,003; Lead, tion to the end of 1926 show For five years, 1906-1910 ' For five years, 1911-1915 . For five years, 1916-1920) For 1926. wteseneee PRODUCTION DURING. LAST The mining laws of crown grant of Mines. Victoria, « eal Survey of Canada, Winch Building, valuable sources of information. The THE MINERAL PROVINCE OF. WESTERN CANADA HAS PRODUCED MINERALS VALUED AS FOLLOWS j— Placer Gold, $78,018,648: Lode Gold,: $106,976, 442; Copper, $209, 967, 068; Zine, $50,512,657; Coal and Coke, $284, 699, 183; Structural “Materials and Miscellaneous Minerals, $50, 175, 407; Making mineral produc- AN AGGREGATE VALUE .OF $988,108.470 The substantial pro ress of the mining industry in this prov- . ince is strikingly’ illustrated in the following figures, which show the value of production for successive S-year periods; For all years to 1895, inclusive ‘ For five years, - 1896-1900. . For. five years, 1901-1905 - For five years 1921 to 1925... Lode mining has only been in progress ‘about 25 years, and only about cne- half of the Province has been prospected; 200,000 square mitea of unexplored mineral bearing lands are open for prospecting. this Provinee are more liberal and the fees lower than any other Province in the Dominion or any Colony in the British Empire. Mineral locations are granted to discoverers for nominal fees. Absolute titles are obtained Jy developing such properties, security of. which is guaranteed by Practically all British Columbia mineral properties on which development work bas been done are described in one of the Annual Reports of the Minister ~ “Those considering maining investments should refer to such reports. ‘They are available without eharge on application to the Department of Mines, B.C, .Reporta covering each of the six Mineral Survey Districts are published separately, and are available on application, Reports of the Geologi- Full information, together with mining reports and maps, may be obtained gratis by addressing” ‘Honourable The ‘Minister. or ‘Vines VICTORIA, BRITISH COLUMBIA $126,972, 318; Silver, ceedaes $ 91,547,241 iT" 573607:967 96,507,968 . 125,584,474 142,072,603 ae 199,922,725 CULL "244,726, 650 i 67,198,842 TEN YEARS, $429,547,755 etree ween ene paws seme war ee nee Vancouver, B.G., are recommended as - Prosperous New Year _ The Falconer Transfer WE WISH YOU A Merry Christmas and a GAS jof a loaded eanoe — possible | Beese. ground, me [or vi ron ineluded: the sandspit. |Men Marooned|) - Continued from Page $ thrusting seaward ‘rendered launching at the height of the tide, A mile from the tent on the sandspit Etienne lifted his lowered head banded by the tump-Hne, which held. the flour bag. fillet with ‘Then he swung round to ‘the bent figure following, eyes on the “Boat at da ‘exmp.”. : Guthrie stratghtened until his range Solow the houldars 7 the-nose of ‘the. spit liv a ship's best.’ A boat ‘could «nme only fron the schooner ‘of M Denwld Neuwviig- the camp ‘the packers ¢lroj- ped their Inarks and” conttnmed © with their guns. If ibese p2sie had abvsert Shot, chained to his stile—Gwhric’s guise anickened at the (thought. Near the tent ikree men idicd, evidess!v in wit for the o» ners. “Kou keep out of this Etienns, sot are sore. Let me do the: talking.” warned Guthrie, as be approached the camp. Suddenly, breaking {nto a run he shouted “Stop baiting that. dog, ov Tl! turn him loose. on you!" : “Standing ont of reach a young sailor tossed sand into the face of the infurt- ated aeredale, straining at his leash. “All right, turn him loose,” was tha truculent reply, and rebveating, the sailor cocked bis shot gun. ‘ _ "Prt down that gun, you young fuol” commanded: the elder ‘of’ the three three strangers. “What are you people after, trou- ble?” demanded Guthrie, fighting for his self control, for. the badgreing - of his dog had left hin hot.. The man addvesser grinned good- naturedly, and extended his hand, not rumiing away from any. . We saw Yyour tent and rowed in “to get some (shells, {f you have any—to sell,” Guthrie took the ‘hand of the spenker a heavily’ built man, with ‘a beard. The anger left his face as ‘he snid, “Oh, your-not going to take the shells, then?’ He was cousclous,. a8 he spoke, of the curiosity in the eyes of the man he faced; us they lingered on his’ sear- red check, St , “No,” drawled the other, “you must think we ure pirates. Wa pay, ns we go? “Bunt you robbed that casche on Ak imiski-you left a note at Tilkwan” $0 that effect.’ - “WIeDonald will pay for that stuff— it would spoil in the rain.” ‘Avell, we don’t touch a man’s cnsche } in ‘the north. “By the way, where ‘ts this, McDonald from?’ oll -Hazeuron, B. G. en: Cae ae sf _ a, JULES VERNE A AND FLIN FLON wis a base metal “and “Old Tom” Few of the: romantic ‘discoveries and iny entions - of the twentieth ; century “hive come into belng without: the bless- ing, so t ospenk, -of the master of fan- * tusy, Jiles Verne. ; Airplanes, and sub- marnes, the trip of the Norge over: the pole, the ° ‘flights neross the Atlantic, nil have evoked the memory of ; _ the man who invented Captain Nevo and the, men..who Went, to. the moon, . Om- niscient 28, Verne seemed to’ be ih his. prophecies, there was oné. field he. aid not touch nud that was the web ‘nin- eval: areas of. Northern Manitoba. And yet; even here, ulthough indirectly, he comes into the picture. ‘The Flin Flon, mine, to whieh: the: Canadian National Railways {re : -constructing, a - pranéh Mine from the» ‘Hudson Bay’ railway, yrus named after 2, character ina a nit. ‘aught. his fancy. . And. that: 4g") the’ ‘Pun Bion. was: iiamied.; "And: hat pe . mance cnlled, “The ‘Buriless, “City.” _ the: etiy abdut: which; ‘this. story was “written gold. was. ‘BO plentiful: ‘that it Creighton of the Pas, who discovered. the Flin iF lon chad been, intrigued by it, The name -of the ‘author of “Phe Sun- lesa, City”. las ‘been ‘lost, but: bls tnle; int its, main polnts, was nothing: more nor tess. than | the retelling of Jules Verne’s WAY Tourney to the Centre of, the Barth.” The city of gold Was ty the. bowels: of the earth and Vin. ‘Flon nud. his companions ‘came. out: ‘of it, just as Verne’ 8 characters: did, through a yoleano, ‘The winter, before Crelgh- ton. ‘discovered’ ‘the ‘Blin Flon: mine, which was to become # fleld of deyel-| _ opment: involving: millions::.of . dollars, he ivas! up’ on. the: Ohurehhil! . river [8 somewhere.” - He: found: “The: ‘Sunless | City”, badly: ‘Worn, ‘and: dogeared; : in, a. deserted: shack,’ and, rend: At: because there. was “nothing: ‘else! to: read. “But how. : ‘We all hail from- St. J ohn, New Foundland.” . : . “But, MeDonald?” “Well, he hails from there too,” was fhe reply, but from the tail of his cye Guthrie canght a Jook in the face of the cumpanion of the spokesman which belied the accuracy ‘of the statement. “You. say you'll sell us some shells?” coutinued the speaker, ; an “No, we cat give you any 2 It wis Guthrie's turn to ‘sinile.. “We need every shell we've got.” “He glanced at the anuzzles of the guns of the strang- ers, ennpon of yours’ anyway.. We use 12 guage guns W it No, @ shot: At close range dt gets more Beese than’ the big stuff.” _“MeDonnld: gets jem. with 4, “Lewis— | Fires’ a burst -into- n flock and Bets, x half dozen.” ': “So you've rot. ‘Lewis. guns, abrubtly demanded | Guthrie. : "Oh, yes, we're heeled) if you ‘people en?” out of the: bay, ” - “Why, niin, You've: its na much rent here ‘ns we ‘have, but’ if. you “adén’t play straight, we'll: run you comb Sues chill ones: of the: soldier: in along’ un wavering. ‘stare, : and’ from. that: mutual appratsal,. the reaction’ in’ ‘the mind: of ide: “Good day, My. Hudson's Bay; we are|- “Our shells wouldwt “fit those . -lupon 8 should take the. “notion: ‘to ay t6 run | Us . ‘Phe blue eyes-of’ the: sailor, met the " The Hazelton Hospital . ‘The Hazelton Hospital ‘Jasues tic’ kets for any period at $1.60 per month in advance. This rate in- cludes office consultations, medi- _.¢ines, as well a8 ‘all costs while - in the hospital. Tickets are ob- tainable in‘ Haziton’ at the drug store or by mail from the medi- eal superintendant at the hospital te soe FE o L 2b — “Ht B.C. UNDERTAKERS | . BMBALMING FOR SHIPMENT A SPECTALTY- 9? A wire . will bring us P.O, Box 948 PRINCE RUPERT, B.C. -“ we Provincial Assayer A. D. Boulding Price List Sent on Application Prompt Service is Given to You Send in Your Samples Smithers, B.C. SYNOPSIS OF LAND ACT AMENDHENTS “PRE-EMPTIONS Vacant, iriraserved,” surveyed ‘Crown lands may he. pre-empted ‘by British . subjects over. -18 years: of age, ~ on declaring intention ‘to .. aubjects, conditional upon pation,. and improvement purposes. : ‘ Full information © concerning regulations regarding -pre-emptions is. given in. Bulletin No. 1. Land Series, “How to Pre-empt Land,” copies of which can be obtained frea of charge by addyessing. the -Depertment of Lands, Victoria, B.C., or to any Government Agent. - Records “will. be granted. covering only land suilabla for agricultural purposes, and which is not timberland, 1.6, carrying. over 6,000 board feet . per aeve west. of the Const Range and 3,000 feet per acre east of that Range, . Applications for pre- -emptions are to he addressed to the Land Commissioner of the Land -Reeording Division in which the land applied for is situated, and mre made. on printed forms, copies of which can he obtained from tha Land Commissioner. * | . British accu: agricultural becore residence, for Pre-emptions must be ocenpied for five yeara and. improvements made” to ‘the value of $10 per acre, incliding ‘clearing and cultivat- ing at least five abres, before a Crown Grant can he received, ° Yor more detailed information gee, the Bulletin, How Pre-empt Land.” ° PURCHASE - ‘Applications are : received | for purchase of vacant and ‘unreserved Crown lands, nat being timberland, for agricultural purposes; minimum priee of. first-clasa (atable) land is $5 per sere, and second-class (grazing) lend $250 per acre. Further information regarding purchuse’ or lease lands is given in Bulletin No. 10, Beries; “Purehaze ‘and Lease of: Landa,”” Mill,’ factory, or industrial, nites on timber land, not exceeding 40 acres, may be purchased or leased, . the’. conditions including payment of atumpage, ; Land O st ,, HOMESITE LEASES “Unsuxyeyed Areas, . not extecading 20. acres, many he leased. aa. hombsites, conditional dwelling boing erected = In’ the first .year, ‘title \-being-”obtalnable: ‘after realdenca . and improvement condivlons., are fulfilled a . ‘the |. land; has - been veyed, o wT NS “LEAS ES Industria}: a For. grazing ~ and: by any one ‘person or. ‘company. GRAZING Under: “the: Grazing. : At’; the. grazing. " dlatriets; . sand ‘tha |. range: : administered Jundbr : the | Grazing | || Commissioners Annual, araalng permits are ae istued: based “on: numbers“ "Faniged,': riority']. 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" CARLOAD oF - Gitbert’s ‘Macs at | The Best Blacksmith . a Coal on:the Market, | LAND ACT Hazelton -Land District : ‘pale notiee that alxty days afterk mm ‘| date I, George Ralph Hodgins, of New : Hazelton, hy’ occupition ‘peospector, inj tend to: apply: ‘for permission to pur chase. the following described’ lands ;—§ ‘Commencing ‘aba “post ‘planted at them : . south east comer of ‘Lot 1383, ‘thence north: 20 chains,’ thence east 20 chain thence’ ‘south’ 3) chains,: thence west 2( chains to poitit. of commencement, con! ma taining AQ: acres ‘more’ or Toss. Dated, s enuaty ‘98, 1028.” "George Ralph ‘Hodgin 4 . — a orn , wemony : “In. joving memory. of ‘Maward Mange “|gell Who died February, Sth, 1 1927,