a athe: ze 4 ay i . are Omineea Hotel. _ Cc. W.. Dawson, Prop. + ™ <3, ‘Automobiles, Buses, or Rigs meet all trains for passenger and baggage transfer ant art eel ba ; HEADQUARTERS FOR TOURISTS- AND COMMERCIAL MEN _ Dining room in connection ‘MEALS AT ALL HOURS Hazelton a B. © l Hears rapa a ims roma md ee ted ot — ~ SE ne td dF OE Eh Rl ad Nee OS WM by 2 Be ana oe. Hotel { A REAL Goop Hore. | Prince Rupert B.C. H. B, Rocuester, Manager’ - - THE OMINECA E HERALD, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 4 1925 core ~ The. Start’ of a an. Overseas Empire. the limita to Canada’s future prosperity,” said KH, W.|; Beatty, K.C.. President of the Canadian Pacific ‘Rail- woy, on November 7th, last, on the-oocasian’ of the fortieth anniversary of the complétion of the Can- adian. Pacific Railway. . Mr. Beatty made known to ' the world his ‘belief that the’ present problems were no more difficult than those of forty years ago and Canadians not legs able. to cope with them. Forty years ago Canada had a population of 5,000, 000 as compared to 9,500,000\at present, It is a re- markable fact that the Canadian Pacific Railway Company spent $70,000,000 of their’ own money in bringing settiers to the Dominion.. And Just as the . Today, as a result of the courage, the far-sighred- ness and the optimism of the builders of the Caa- adian Pacific, the reliability of the Company has cums to be an accepted fact the world over and has been recognized abroad as the tangible evidence of Cenadsa's position as a nation. oo, _dJust forty years ago, November 7, 1885, Mr. Beatty recalled, the rails met at Craigeliachie in the Eagie Pass, B. C., when a tense group of men watehcd Donald A. Smith, later Lord Strathcona, drive the last spike home. Otherg in the group picture above in- clude Sir William Van Horne, Sir Sandford Fleming, Major Rogers, finder of Rogers Puss, Georges &. Har _ SYNOPSIS OF LAND AGT AMENDMENTS tet nae PRE-EMPTIONS ; Vacant, unreaerved, gurveyed - crown. landg,-may be pre-empted by British subjects | over 18 years of age, and by aliens on declaring Intention ‘0 becdme British subjects; condi- onal upon residence, occupation, and improvement. for sgricultural purposes, , . . Fuil information concerning regu- lations regarding pre-emptions fa;' riven in Bulletin No. 1, Land Series, “How to Pre-empt Land,” copies of which can be obtained free of chargs: - by: addressing. the Department of* Lands, Victoria, B.C., or to any Gov- ernment. Agent,: Records will be evanted covering’. only land suitable for - agricultural. purposes, and which is not timber- land, i.e, carrying over 5,000 board," fect per acre west of the Coast Range. and 8,000 feet per acre east ot that, Range. Applications for pre-emptions are? io be addressed to the Land Com-; missioner of the Land Recording DI- vision, in whieh the land applied for’ fs situated, and are made on printed. forms, copies of which can be ob-' tained from the Land Commissioner.: . Pre-emptions must be occupied for five years and improvements made ‘to value of $10 per acre, including: -glearing and cultivating at least five gores, before a Crown Grant can be ONSIDERING Cahada’s progress during the past|forcés go.did the construction of the Canadian Pa. ||. Tecelved. ; ‘forty years there is no room for pessimism. And |cific Railway constitute a historic battle agaist over: the OF more detated mvc renale see ; Prince: Rat ert it Canadians face theif problems squarely and attack |whelmitig odds. The men who led im its creatiou Land” p them with courage it would. be difficult ‘to foresee|faced ruin often. ; PURCHASE Applications are received for pur-i chase of vacant and unreserved Crpwn lands, not being timberland, agricultural purposes; minimum price of first-claas (arable) land ia 36 per acre, and second-class (grazing) d $2.50 per acre. Further infor- a on regarding purchase or lease of Crown lands is elven in Bulletin No, 10, Land Series, “Purchase and Lease of Crown Lands,” Mill, factory, or industrial sites on timber land, not exceeding 40 acres, may be purchased or leased, the con- ditions Including payment of ' _—, a Ve DO kde ahs building of Canada was a gallant fight against great|ris and James Row. - stumpage. Rates $1.50 per day up. HOMESITE LEASES pes ed Te em Unsurveyed areas, not excaeding 20 i acres, may he leased as homesites, conditional upon. a dwelling being @| erected in the first year, title being Terrace - | %| obtainable after residence and im- — ¢t @ PT me Ts orm tt Ps rom ie Bre AS 4 t ’ i + ed sieeentineraionss P-coiateniime a 9 Pl f provement conditions are fulfilled and land has been surveyed. : . LEASES: For grazing and industrial pur; poses areas not exceeding 640 acred may he-leased by oné person or a- poe company. ~ G RAZIN G Under the Grazing Act the Pr Ince Ip divided into grazing distri and the range administered under Grazing ~ Commissioner. *.. Annus grazing pemnits are issued. based ” numbers ranged, priority being- given .to established owners, Stock-owners -may formn associations for rangre management. Free, or partially free, permits are available for settlers campers and travellers, up to ' ead SHACKLETON ) Hotel | o"usK, BG Rev. Rural Dean Marsh spent several days in Prince Rupert Jast week, and was accompanied home on Saturday night bv Ven. Archdeacon. Rix, who aecupied the pulpit in the Anglican Church: at the Sunday morning and even ing services, Large congrega- tions were present. } | A Chain of | - Contacts If you; as a merchant, could be constantly meeting new prospective customers, you could keep your busi- . ness healthy and flourishing without . advertising. Qo, New, clean and comfortable “First-class Dining Room in connection RATES ARE ATTRACTIVE ‘© THOS. SHACKLETON - Prop. , An X-ray examination which she went to Prince Rupert to take disclosed to Mrs. H. A, Aldous that “both bones were fractured in ber arm as the result of a bad fai! which she sustained recently. Among the visitors in Terrace} during the past week were Mr. and Mrs. C. Doyle, of Prinee Albert, Sask,,. who were looking MThe Botkley Hotel E. E. Orchard. Owner. But the main reason why AD- The Hazelton Hospital - VERTISING is a sound, paying in- vestment is because it does this missionary work for you, constantly, . efficiently, at low cost, and. leaves’ | you free to render personal service and plan further business development The Hazelton . Hospital issues Ae tickets for any period at 1.50 per month in advance, This rate in- -eludes office consultations and 4H medicines, as well as all costa while in the hospital, Ticketa are obtainable in Hazelton from the +European or American Plan ae). The headquarters for the Bulkley me Valley. Tourists and Commercial mep # find this a grand hotel to stop at. f All trains met, Autos, livery or e gsaddle horses provided. - for land and a suitable place. to|! arue store: f T. J. Th Look into the value to you of g store; from orp, ttle. What. impressed them ||. Telkwa, or by mail from the medi- Si h B. ¢ le ; rti mineca Herald se IME _them || . it ers. advertisn ‘ance News. from h aS greatly was the mildness of the’ eal superintendentat the Hospital. 7 7 climate here compared with that; + cof over with ut: point, of view. ‘Talk it of the Prairie. . It was 20 below |x a — me: lauaiti Investigatt . - zero when: they left Prince Al-| ne BB! ocis of Account Pepttand Toes ; _ . bert, B.C. UNDERTAKERS ee lance Sheeta ee George Little, ‘ac pa d by — eer ool ; eeeiivacmcrcrs . accompanie y — = —— J 4 Koenig Pe ate ee Pr ogr essive Ted Johneon, spent the week-end) |. P.0.Hoxsis, | wire! “ a yeeevne p . “Merchants . a at his cabin on Lean-to Creek, |} 00. a ees f S. Bazett-J ones Do, where they enjoyed a holiday on vk my, + PUBLIC. ACCOUNTANT ; 2 Adverti s ¢ an the trap-line. 4 soLterToR* o> + NOTARY PUBLIC: f° ann auprror™ * nie eee Pk, It is expected that Rev. 8. 8. 7 rane 7 ( Webster, of Vancouver, will ar- L. S. 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