THE OMINECA HERALD, “FRIDAY, MAY 9, 1924 ~ SINOPSIS | OF q AND ACT AMENDMENTS aod | “PRE-EMPTIONS im; Vacant, unreserved, crown. lands may be pre-empted by ae British subjects over 18 yeara of age, . mi and by aliens on declaring intention a to. become British atibjeats, condi-- m4 tional upon -residence, occupation, > snd improvement for agricultural purposes. " | given in Bulletin No. 1, Land Serles, a, “How to Pre-empt Land, ”” copies of which can be obtained free of charge Or, by addressing the “Department. of - ,; Lands, Victoria, B.C., or to any Gov- am ernment Agent. . Records will be granted covering f only land suitable for agricultural fees purposes, and which is not timber- om land, Le, carrying over 5,000 board feot per acre west of the Coast Range and 8,000’ feet per acre east of that Range. - Applications tor pre-emptions are {,to be addressed to the Land Com- missioner of the Land Recording DI- f vision, in which the Jand-applied for ° a ig situated, and are made on printed forms, coples of which ean be ob- i tained from the Land Commisaloner. Pre-emptions must be occupied for five years and improvements made ian to value of $10 per acre, including } clearing and cultivating at least five a. acres, before a Crown Grant can be if J received, | For more -detalled information | see ithe Bulletin “How. ta. Land." PURCHASE ‘Applications are received for _pur- mae chase of vacant and unreserved fe Crown iands, not being timbérland, for agricultural purposes; minimum 4 price of first-class (arable) land ig $5 mi per acre, and second-class (grazing) giand $2.60 per acre, mation regarding purchase: or lease Ty Crown lands is given in Bulletin - Wo, 10, Land Serles, “Purchagze and ¥ Lease of Crown Lands,” ¢ «Mill, factory, or industrial sites .on i timber land, not exceeding 40 acres, 4 may be purchased, or leased, the con- P ditions including’ payment of ‘stumpage, . “HOMESITE LEASES — f Unsurveyed areas, not exceeding 20 aacres, may ba leaged as homesites, - | conditional upon a dwelling being mierécted In the first year, title being ‘obtainable after residence and im- maiprovement conditions are fulfilled ‘ee land has been ‘surveyed... LEASES . : For grazing and industrial’ pur- a4 pores areas not exceeding 640 acres may be leased by- one peraon or 4 Pompany. GRAZING ' Under the Grazing Act ‘the Prov- fiince is.divided into grazing districts’ land the range administered under ‘1. Grazing _Cominissioner. | Annual grazing permits are issued based on. numbers ranged? priority being given. o established owners. Stock-owners nay form associations for range lanagement. Free, or partially free, permits are available for | settlers, ampers and travellers, up to ten Bead. surveyed '| the District Registrar at Prince Rupert, A Full information concerning regu-- @ lations regarding pre-emptions is ~ _|first” publication of this - notice, “the Pre-empt — |Last Will and Testament of Pauline Further infor- . a day of May, 1924, | chains west o Navigable ‘Waters Protection ‘Act - ; B.S. C. Chapter 116 : Columbia, - hereby gives notice’ ‘that he has, under Section 7 6f the above Act, deposited with the’ Minister of. Publie Works at Ottawa, and in the office of | B.C., a dedeription of the site and plans ofa "Highway Bridge, ‘ proposed ‘to be built over the Skeena River at Terrace, "And take notice that after the ex) ira- tion of one month from the date of the Minister of Public Works, Province of British Columbia, will, under Section 7 of the said Act, apply: to the Minister of Public Works at his office in the city of Ottawa, for. approval of ‘the said site and plang and:for leave to construct the the said highway bridge. - _ Dated this 25th day ot April, 1928. . ‘ _ .W._H. SUTHERLAND, . . Minister of Public Works, nl316- Province of British Columbia. British Columbia - IN PROBATE: In THE MarTER oF THR ADMINisTRA- TION ACT and in the Matter of . the - Estate ‘of PAULINE STANTON, DECEASED. TAKE NOTICE that Probate of the Stanton, late of Hazelton, was granted by the Supreme Court of British Colum- rbia on the 7th day of February, 1924, {to Henry Hyslop Little and. Lucy ‘Katherine Ham, the executors herein named. All persons having eecounts against the said estate are required to file the same with H. H, Little, Hazelton, B.C., within thirty days of the date hereof. All persons owing monies to the said estate are required to pay the same to H..H. Little, Hazelton, B.C., forthwith. ‘Dated at Hazelton, B, C., this 2nd HENRY HYSLOP LITTLE, _LUCY KATHERINE HAM, 4445 Exe eutors . LAND. ACT Hazelton Land District, ~ District of Coast, Range5 * Chretien, of Terrace, B, C., occupation Farmer, intend to apply for permission. to spurchase | the. lowing described / ands: Commencing at a post planted 40 the North-east corner of Lot 870, and at the south ‘end of an ‘Island in the Skeena River; thence fol- lowing shore of the Skeena ’ River, Northerly:80 chains; Easterly 10 chains, Southerly and Westerly to the point of commencement, excepting therefrom gravel bara covered by. high water, and containing’ 25 acres more or less. JEAN LOUIS CHRETIEN Date March 17th, 1924. . TB Make Your Town a Trading Centre your store, . annnouncements the. more a a You havé, in your local newspaper, the - ' Opportunity for making your town a real trading seenter. and: ‘your business a profitable enterprise. People will gladly come to your town to . trade if you tell them the news of the goods ‘in. The more care you éxercise in preparing your more you tell’ the quicker you wil Local advertising is more easily brought. to . ahigh state of efficiency when. merchants .work together and plan their advertising to cover all the needs of patroug with as little. duplication as possible. ; Pr Use The Omineca Herald and The Terrace : News to reach the people of the northern interior fy - Mil al will - come, and the. sell: “, . we “ Omineca Herald: - ‘New HAzELTON ” Terrace “News - ‘ °heeman 9 rpse Minister of Public Works, © Gov- ernment of the Province of ‘British7 In the Supreme Court of TAKE notice that I, Jean. Louis| * ~ : ee @ | : aoe - ‘Tennis at’ Terrace us, tennis. enthusiasts are appear- ing again. Prince. Rupert: visitors in ‘lerrace recently. were making good use of the local tennis court, which had just. been put into shape for: the. ‘season and in splendid - condition for a good game. The members. of the ten- nis club will be glad to welcome new members and hope. to see them turning out to the court in the near future. The. club is looking -forward; to a most suc- cessful and enjovable season. The fee is very reasonable conaider- ing the cost of the: ‘upkeep of the court. ; Held Successful Bazaar The. W. .A.. bazaar. held last Saturday afternoon in Progress Hall was well attended. The table of sewing and fancy articles’ was presided over by Mesdames Gilbert, Smith and Sparkes. The home cooking display was under the supervision of Mesdames A. Carr and H. King. Mesdames Burnett. and Nash had charge tables were supervised by Mes- dames Bishop and Hamlin. and the guests were served by Miss Dobb, Fowler and Bailev, The Auxiliary was much pleased with the sale, which brought in sub- stantial returns. ‘ Skeena Land District. ” District of Coast, Range 5. 4 , TAKE notice that I, Frederick < M. Hail, of Terrace, B.C., ‘occupation Tim- ber Cruiser, intend. to apply .. for: per- mission to purchase the following des- eribed lands: * Commencing at a post planted on the East shore- of Kitgu corner of Lot. 6733, Range 5, Coast Dis- trict; thence East 20 chains to a point 40 chains North of the North east corner of said- Lot 6788, thence South 20 chains, thence West io chains more or less to the East shore of Kitsumgal- lum Lake, thence -North-westerly fol- lowing said shore 25 chains. .more: or Now ‘that the summer is with]. of the candy stand and the tea| umgallum Lake 40|- chains’ northerly from the North-west | ’ “B.C. LAND SURVEYOR Od Allan Rutherford All descriptions ‘of ‘sur- veys promptly ‘executed | SOUTH HAZELTON : ‘|| SMITHERS: oni Placer Gold ............ Lode Gold ....... Veeeaee Silver ad ee Copper ....... eee eesaees Al beseres Coal and Coke.......... Miscellaneous Minerals . ince } . For five years, 1896-1900 For five years, 1901-1905 For five years, 1906-1910 ‘For five,years, 1911-1915 For five years, 1916-1920 . For the year 1921 .,..:.. ‘ For the year 1922.,..... _ For the year 1923, ‘ Lode-mining has ony and not 20- per cent, of the pected; 300,000 square .miles fees. o BRITISH COLUMBIA HAS PRODUCED MINERALS VALUED AS FOLLOWS !— veteeeteaeteees 3 76,962,208 ee ee Building Stone, Brick, Cement, ete, . Making mineral production to the end of 1923 show AN AGGREGATE VALUE OF The sybstantial progress of the mining industry in this prov- a strikingly illustrated in the following figures, which show, the value of production for successive 5-year perioda: For all years to 1895, inclusive ..... eee ey - PRODUCTION DURING LAST . TEN YEARS, $350,288,862 been. in progress about 26 years, ing lands are' open for prospecting. The mining laws of this Province 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 Absolute titles are obtained by developing such” pro- - perties, security of which is guaranteed by crown grants. , . ll information, together with mining reports and maps, may be obtained gratis by addressing The Honourable The Minister of Mines VICTORIA, BRITISH.COLUMBIA OF WESTERN CANADA 113, 352,655 benees ba seceets 179,046,608 Cot 27,904,766... ty, 260, 968, WB 0s - 89, 415, 234 1, 408, 267 Poeenaasaee leuee we eew eee eee eee $810,722,782 «3 94,547,241 BT, 605, 967 96, 50, 968 bode enoseene ae ee ee es MIN! eee ve 189,922,725 betes ttaeeenane eee ot ~ $41, 304,320 Ce ey Province hag been even’ pros- of- unexplored mineral bear- BARRISTERS . BOLICITORS » NOTARIES | ; BURNS LAKE. a = ee Ret een ee eee = i . Races eonimence 2 30 p.m TELKWA- -MAY 24 - Empire Day Celebration - -Under’ the auspices of the Telkwa Jockey . Club =e 30. Football Mateh 2. 30. HORSE RACES — PROGRAMME OF HORSE RACES oa oe ‘less to the point of commencement at and 1, Pony Race. 14, 2 and under, - Half-Mile. _ ‘containin acres more or-leas. _— A oe Date M a ; FREDERICK M. ware 2, Indian Race. - -" -° = Haalf-Mile Open. 7: ate March 6th, 1 } 3 Gents’ Saddle Horse Race — - Half-Mile . Al hie ade ; . ‘Owners up. - Entries fér Telkwa Cup not aligtble ue . arge high-grade _ F or Sale. ‘A lege’ hare in/4, Boys’ Race - - + - - - ~ Half-Mile Golden Oak case; in very good condi-; — Open to boys 16 years | and under tion, very specially priced at %325,| « ” delivered to your station. .W. J. Pit- 5B. “Also Ran oes - = - Halt-Mile BC. t he Musie Store, Prince George. "° Open to horses ‘that have never won arace me — 6. ~“Telkwa Cup” - i er _ One Mile Open a ee Bree. 5 Recipe Book - Write the Borden Co; mited,! Vanco _ ature’ was 76,‘on the 27th, and) . the. minimum 3. on ‘the. 28rd, 7 The month's average. was. 42, “Terrace Weather. |. _ April—The maximum teniber- |. ‘oles hind ‘Piling, Foe 3K. te Timber: Sale X5095. s X6 on. part ‘of Lot 701, RE. GR : i nd Distri * GRAND DANCE Sa THE [E EVENING. You have not been. disappointed in the » past. no You will not be disappointed on: ‘this | ‘occasion. : i Come. - Telkwa--Ma y 2th: