Pears Hanson Lumber & “Timber Co. HANALL, B.C. Manptacturers at, ROUGH, DRESSED & DIMENSION Lumber | _|HEMLOCK, SPRUCE AND CEDAR 7 -BLOORING - WINDOWS Hemlock and Spruce ‘Complete, -- different gize8 + Mill at Get our prices before ordering elsewhere fra Printed every Friday at: . NEW HAZELTON, B.C. PUBLISHER . a Cc. H. SAWLE —. Advertising rates—$1,50 per inch‘ per month ia notices J6c per line first Insertion. 10e per each subgequent insertion... . “the Omineea Herald was not aware that it had aspirations to be the “or- |acle’”. of the Conservative party in Ru- pert: until reading an editorial in a re- cent issue of the Prince Rupert News which announces. such @ condition. 7 quite so receptive as our const, , ,con- the first we had _ received. Be | not BRITISH COLUMBIA THE MINERAL PROVINCE OF WESTERN CANADA HAS PRODUCED MINERALS VALUED -AS FOLLOWS :— Placer Gold, $78,018,548; $80,787,008; Lead, 3106, 976,442; Copper, $209, 967,069; Zine, $50, 512, BET: Goa) and Coke, $284, 699, 133; Structural and Miscellaneous Minerals,$50,275 A407; Making mineral Proce: tion to the end of 1926 show : AN AGGREGATE VALUE OF $988,108 AD. The substantial progress of the mining industry in this prov- ince is atrikingly illustrated in ‘the following figures, which shew the value of production for successive beyear periods: For ali years to 1895, inclusive ....-... $ 94, BAT, a4. For five years, T8QG-1900 vi .cecceeeeees 57,607: O67 . For five years, 1901-1905 ..... Leeaeee 96,507,968 For five years, 1906-1910 ....... seveeee 126, 534, 474 For five years, 1911-1915 .......- saeees 142,072,608 For five years, 1916-1920 ........-. » «. 189,922, 725 For five years 1921 to 1925....+.++e-sesereeee ‘314,726,650 For 1926.......-.- evepeseees peanenenees euenes 67,188,84 PRODUCTION DURING LAST TEN YEARS, $49,547,755 Lode mining has only besn in progresa about 25 years, and only about one- half of the Province has been prospected; 200,000 square miles of ‘unexplored mineral bearing lands are open for prospecting. The mining lawa of this Province are more liberal and the fees lower than any other Province in the Dominion or any Colony in the Britieh Empire. Mineral locations sre granted to discoverers for nominal fees. Absolute titles ara obezingt | by developing such Properties, Becurity of which is is guarantor! by crown Honourable The Minister, of “Mines VICTORIA, BRITISH-COLUMBIA - The Lode Gold, $126,972,818; Silver,. Materials ° afraid dear brother, | we are’ not trying to snatch from you your self-appolnt- ed task of advisor plenipotentiary to the Conservative patty of Prince Ru- pert. At that, and with all due re- spect to the occult powers of the News we still maintain that a newspaper nan attend a convention of a party, be it local or Dominion wide, and not be comunitted te that party. / : Henry Wise Wood, president of the Alberta Wheat Pool, has taken a great fancy to the wheat raised in the Bulk- ley Valley and which he saw at the ele- vator on the occasion of his last visit to Prince Rupert. He guarantees that the pool will take all such grain. that con be grown. in the valley and says that any country that can valse wheat of such quality should become a. grain country. The Northern Interior of "British Columbia hag heen raising wheut for. only a year or tio to any extent. It was tested out beforé by some of the lending farmers and was proven to be a profitable crap,” but at that time the market was too far away and the rail- ways took most of the profits. - But the wheat graded high. Now there ir] a, warket, the increase in wheat acre- age has been cousiderable, especially the past year. The acreage will be inerensed stil] more next yeur and the fpmners on the Skeeua will be among those to ship to the elevator next year. Northern British Columbia is. capable of raising all thé wheat that can be consumed in the whole province and then have some for export, This can be done without the prairie system of Prompt efficient repairs to all makes taxi service to all parts of the district, with prompt attention to tranfer and SERVICE ‘The Falconer Transfer - -HaZELTON, B. C. . of cars; speedy and careful and regular + service to trains, drayage—This is the service of Gas” “wheat mining.” There is exough oi the best grade of land for a ¢rop yvota- tion system and there is a market for those other erops too. Straight wheat. growing yenr after year is not benefi- cial to the land and would soqn put the farmer out df business. But it is ‘not likely the northern farmers will be caught in any such foolish trap. At the present time many of the farmers are planing for crop rotation and thus. keep their lend producing peek erops every year for all time. There is uo. reason why Northern Bh. GO, should not bent the world with wheat as easily as it did with timothy seed, MERCHANTS. AND. CREDIT | Have » You Paid Your Subscription up to Date?. $2. 00 Pays for a Full Year ——— Here ure wise. words from an ex: change newspaper — : There ig one, way by whieh ry biat- negs man’s credit ig improved, and ‘that! is by a policy of ‘condistent’ advertisitig. Bank. men believe iti advertising’ for, Their fecling,there | ——s they know it pays. fore is that when 2 merchant, who ia ja good advertise, applies ‘for & Joan,' "You will 2 never be lonely Either during the day when, working around the house. or "when - ting around in. the evening if youhave.an..: °° _ ORTHOPHONIC, VICTROLA ~~ “Prices ‘$115.00 and up Wat Bes Pitman’ Sg Musie- State : PRINCE GEORGE, B. C. a ite that a reasonable amount of goods, bought on eredit,. Jt da: likely. to. be. turn of account of his methods of keeping his goods coustantly before: the buying public, : from the store that advertises: ‘he merchant, who advertises very! ‘geldqm. has’ “shop” worn ‘goods: a “And in? that: way advertising helps. the “merchant's, ‘eredit not only With thé Banks" but with | lig aistoiners.; And ove ig just as dm- portant aa the other. 1 The Omineca Herald] * Not. being blessed. with the powers : of thought. transference and not being, temporary, the - printed information is # ; Pelt ‘| land, 92,50 per acre. ' ' | regarding. - purchase or, ed.over quickly and promptly pid for, " ce *| by any one perean or company. woe ty Diserlminating: ayers “bE siren class ie lmow that they can ’ geb- froeh.- “goods THE OMINECA BERALD, WEDNESDAY. NOVEMBER. 2, 1987 st — The Hatton, Hospital The Hazelton Hospital issues “tle | kets for any: period at $1. 650 per month in advance. This rate in- eludes - office consultations, medi- eines, as well ag all costs’ “while in the hospital. Tickets are ob- - tainable in Hazlton at the drug store or by mail from the medi- . eal superintendant at the: hospital ot Mae et ~~ . foe B.C. UNDERTAKERS BMBALMING FOR SHIPMENT A SPECIALTY a A wire will bring us o P.O. Box 948 PRINCE RUPERT, B.C. at! wba Lt * Provincial: Assayer. a D. Boul ding: i Price List Sent on n Application 4 ‘Prompt Service is Given to You Send in Your Samples Smithers B.C. SYNOPSIS OF LAND ACT AMENDMENTS || ——e a