"ante Tripoli would be equal to suicide, both as 8 -» “Mohammedans will support Turkey in this position and’ ‘that the Panislamist organization is now in the hands The Omineca Miner .PUBLISHED EVERY SATURDAY AT EfAZELTON, THE CENTER OF THE GREAT OMINECA District or British COLUMBIA. Macdonald & Rauk, Publishers and Proprietors. SUBSCRIPTION RATES: Canada and British Possessions, Two Dollars a year; Foreign, Three Dollars 2 year, ADVERTISING RATES: Display, $1.50 per inch per month; Reading Notices, 16 cents per line for first insertion, 10 cents per line for each subsequent insertion, Legal notices inserted at B. C. Gazette rates. Von. I. SATURDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1911, No. 15. Omineca’s Possibilities At this point of time, with the steel trail which is to connect us with the outside world rapidly approaching Hazelton from the coast, it is not amiss to look ahead and see, us well as may be, what the future holds in store for Omineca district. Many won- derful possibilities are in sight, more and greater, in fact, than the people who are in the midst of them can realize, It will be remembered that when the construction of the Grand Trunk Pacifie railway through this district was first mooted, all that was known of the northern interior was that it presented agri- cultural possibilities, and the pioneers of the country were of the hardy class which enters the wilderness and subdues it, In-the course of a few years, coming into the intertor over dim trails which gradually developed into roads, the land-hungry adventurers spread through the valleys and plateaus of the district, turned their horses out to feed on the luxuriant grasses, and dotted the land with their cabins, With axe and plough they waged their battle against the wilderness, and a splendid victory has’ been theirs, as the well-tilled and productive farms of the Bulkley valley; Kispiox, Francois and Qotsa bear witness. Beginning with such appliances as could be packed on horseback or manufactured with simple tools, ’ they have equipped their farms with modern machinery, have built . comfortable houses and commodious farm buildings, and are now preparing to supply the agricultural products for which the mining camps of the interior, the cities of the coast, and the northern gold- fields afford a convenient and profitable market, With but a tithe of their land under the plow, the farmers of the Bulkley valley have in the last season realized sufficient prices for their produce to reimburse them for every cent they have expended upon theirland. With a railroad to afford them transportation within a year, it appears safe to predict a prosperous future for the agriculturists of the country, Turning to the other great industry of British Columtia i in ‘which Omineca district will soon take a foremost place, one disposed ' to study the mining industry of the northern interior will ‘reflect with surprise on the remarkable development of the eamps which - are beginning to attract the attention of the mining world, From ‘the time of the discovery and partial exploitation of the rich alluvial ‘gold camps of the Omineca river and its tributaries, this district _ has always been looked upon as -a prospective mineral country, - although no active efforts were made to develop it until attention ‘-was attracted by the success attending the settlement. -of the! Bulkley valley.. Copper had been discovered and located on Hud- son Bay mountain, some ten years before the settlers arrived, and . when prospectors, for once second in the field, appeared on the - scene, the mineral area was soon proven to extend to the Telkwa ‘eountry. Followed the discovery of galena in the Babines, in the rocks of Nine-mile mountain, at Hazelton’s very door, and again on ‘Rocher de Boule, just across the Bulkley. So rich and promising -were the showings uncovered that the claims within easy reach were rapidly developed to a point which leaves no doubt as to their value, while the prospectors, going further afield, continue to bring -in ore and stories of discuveries from nearly every part of the district. With drill and pick the veins are now being developed in ‘preparation for the time, soon to come, when the ore will be sent to smelters and its precious contents added to the wealth of the nation. Those. who come to Hazelton with the railway, if in search of mines, will find ‘showings which promise to make Omineca one of the great silver-lead. producing districts of the world. In coal also, we have something to show the world. Within the few years that have elapsed since the first discovery of coal was made here, there have been brought to light vast measures of coal, much of which is equal to that of Pennsylvania and of Wales, Tributary to the coming cities of this district, there are the pros- pective fields of the Copper, Morice, Bulkley and Omineca rivers and the wonderful Groundhog measures, of the extent of which experts of the highest standing refuse to speak, on the ground that the ascertained facts would not be believed. The quality of the Groundhog coal has been indisputably proved by many analyses, . While the ‘quantity available is.so vast that an adequate idea of it can hardly ‘be conveyed, It is sufficient to say that seven hundred square miles of coal lands have been located, and that one of the . engineers estimates that five railways will be required to transport - the product to the coast. Volumes could be written-on the many industries which vi contribute to the prosperity of Omineca district; but only the | who comes to see for himself can appreciate ‘the potentialities of . the northern interior, which offers rich rewards for pluck, energy and-ability. Those.who possess the requisite qualities, and those secking.a field for investment, will make no mistake ‘in coming to The Land of Opportunity, ” ! ; A wave. of excitement appears. to be spreading over Moham- -. medan countries, as a result of Italy’s seizure of Tripoli, and /. despatches from somé quarters présage the proclamation of a holy ‘. war. It id perhaps significant that the proclamation recently “issued to. the Islamic world should come from Berlin; Germany a : has. always been ‘friendly to the. Turk, and” prominent Gernan _c.. Papers are predicting a world-war as a‘result ‘of the: ‘Tripolitan Coe adfdins ‘The pan-Islamic proclamation reads: ©) "Under no circumstances can Turkey surrender Tripoli to lialy, To evae: Califate and a state, - All it muat not be. forzolten of edueated Europeans, pte center of agitation ia not in the Oriet, but _in one of the capital elties of; : What this organization: ‘demands of Turkey Is; to- carry out the boy- cott, not only in Turkey, but throughout the world, wherever Mohammedans have'a hom, in Egypt, Indie, Algiore, the Crimea, the Caucasus, and elsewhere,’ ‘The Califate mist:make every effort to. call ott the help of the whole Moham- medan world inthe shape of money and men. If things come to.an extremit in Gage the’ Powers do not call a halt to Italy, the Califate will feel itset| « npélied to think that all hope of & just, arrangement, sapecialt y ‘auch as would : jase. ‘the posatbllity. of a holy war ft out of the ques ctian - Should Turke y infad in her expectation, th a matter will be decided over her hen i the. pilgriiis start for Mi Mocen, and there we may expect. anything con THE OMINECA MINER, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 9; 101 THE annual report. of: the ‘De- interesting information eoneern- ing the aboriginal peoples of partment maintain that, contrary to the generally-accepted _ belief, adopted civilized methods of life are increasing in numbers, citing as an instance the Six Nations Indians, who have gained 25 per The total number of Indians in the county is 103,681, not includ-| - Jing the Est:imo population’ of 4,600. British Columbia has a larger, Indian population than any other province. The number in this province is 24,581, while On- tario has 22,496, Quebec 11,462, Saskatchewan 9,489, - Alberta 8,088 and Manitoba 6,104, The Northwest Territories have an Indian population of 12,625, the r¥Yukon 3,580 and the Maritime Provinces 4,120. The report states that the excess of births over deaths for that part of the country covered by the returns is 346. _ The Ontario Indians lead those of other provinces in the value of farm crops. half a million bushels of grain, and their total] farm yield. was valued at $435,000, the British Columbia Indians following with $350,000. As the land under crop in this province was only half that in Ontario, the farming must have been more snecessful. The Indians have become a somewhat more important factor in the industrial life of the country. It is found that they. year, Of this the Ontario In- dians received $605,058, and thase of British Columbia $477,655. The wages paid was an inereage tho amounts received in wages Canada earned $691,629 by fish- ing on their own account, Of this $424, 515 was. gained in this province, The proceeds of the hunt were $819,424, whereof $169,600 was abtained i in British Columbia. PROSPECTOR ~ BOTANIST Pursuing His Hobby, Gervais Gathers Remarkable Coltection of Botanical Specimens ‘Che man whose days are spent in searching for mineral indica- are of fabulous gold discoveries, lives too close to the scenery to of nature, thing more. Gustave Gervais, a veteran pros- the course of his wanderings over. southern Yukon and northern British Columbia, gathered a not- able collectidn of botanical speci- mens. In 1905, after several fields, Mr. Gervais began the col- n} mulated nearly 2,000 specimens, Some 1,500 specimens, which he had mounted, were exhibited in White Horse, where they at. traoted:admiring attention. They are now deposited in the museum at Victoria, while the collector, British Columbia, is endéavoring to complete his work by adding to hia collection specimens of not already Aneluded. . seeds, of which Jie dormant for. years, ‘awaiting unusual seasonal vorable to thelr atowth... ‘The ability. to classify ‘such. at collection as that of Mr, Gervais is possessed by few botanists, while the, collector himself lays 3 u orltiea ‘Who: have ‘neat the Canada. The officials of the de-|~ the Indian tribes which: have]: cent. in numbers in twenty years. | Ling Agent for the Government of Brit- They raised over| earned $1,540,021 in wages last: of $195,422 over 1910. Besides from fishermen, the Indians of’ tions arid whose dreams at night ; properly appreciate the beauties | j To the prospector the | # trees and flowers of the mount-|: aing are trees and flowers—no- } An ‘exeeption to this rule | is : pector of the north, who has in| coming to this district had aceu-|: pursuing his hobby in northeral|f- the” ‘future are rare “planta ite = specimens, however, 7 science, to the ee esibte number of forty or fifty. SALE OF LOTS BY AUCTION IN THE TOWNSITE OF SOUTH HAZELTON Notiee i is hereby given that a Sale by Auction of Lots -in the Townsite of South Hazelton, being a subdivision of Lot 851, Cassiar District, and registered as South Hazelton, will be held on the dates and at the places . hereinafter | named: In the City of Vancouver, commenc- ing on Thursday, December 14th, 1911; George E. Williamgon, of Vancouver, being Selling Agent for the Govern- ment of British Columbia, In the City of Victoria, commencing on Tuesday, December 19th, 1911; Her- bert Cuthbert, of Victoria, being Sell- ish Columbia, . TERMS OF SALE 7 One-quarter of the purchase price to be paid at the time of: sale: balance in’ ‘one, two and three years, with interest at 6 per cent. per annum, ~ R_A. RENWICK, Deputy Minister of Lands Lands Department, Victoria, B.C. December, 1911, CANCELLATION OF RESERVE, Notice is hereby given that tho reserves eata- blished over vacant Crown lands in Ranges 4 and 5, Coast District, by uotices bearing -dates re- spectively of December 17th, 108, May bth, 1910, and May 26, 1918, which were published in the ‘Britlsh Columbia Gazette In the jazuas of Decem- her I7th, 1908, May 12th, 1910, and May 2¢th, 1910, re cancelled in so far as the same relates to, the], ‘tands surveyed as Lota 887, 388, 632, 533, 834, 535, 585, 536, BUT, 638, 699, 640, G41, 1111, 1112, 1118, 1114, 1115, TLS, 1117, 1118, 1119, 1120, 1121, and 1122 allin range 4, Coast District; and lots 4023, 4029, 4090, 4031, 9022a, 2080, 8031n, 3043, 8044, 3504, 4939, and 490, all in range 5, Coast District. ‘ Lands Department, R.A. Renwick, Victoria, B,C, Doputy Minister of Lands, October 11, 1911, © Sak am OMINECA ASSESSMENT. DISTRICT . ’ NOTICE is hereby given that a Coiirt of Revision and Appeal, under the pro- visions of the Assessment Act, 1908, and amendments thereto, « respecting the Assessment Rolls of the Omineca Assessment District_for the year 1912, will be:held in the Government Office, Hazelton, on Monday the 18th Decem- ber, 1911, at the hour of 10 0 *elock i in the forenoon. Dated at Hazelton, B. C., 20th No- . -| vember, 1911. W. ALLISON Judge of ihe Apnea of ‘Revision ind Appe “For. Fine Cigars. Cigétettes : | = | | -] | | EIG! os and Tobaccos goto |. ' - » MADE TO ORDER. GTP. | Geer Store and Pool Room’ - Soft Drinks: Confectionery, Books and Magazines. LoL " Sbigh Brakes: of”. approved pattern, made ot apecial steel :- < Don't Take: Chances’; Ve : of: Kilting-“your’ horses. by E ao! using ng rough foe locks, “~~ Proprietor ive { - Bast materia material Hey Fel Competent mechanics ane Cr ate Blacksmith, Horseshoer _-Havelton, B,C. ae “ - Baths In Connection . od AB. 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