sone RE THE OMINECA HERALD, NEW H AZELTON, B. C., WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1938 al Smithers Gatage | & Electric Smithers, B.C. General Motors Parts and ; Service Accetylene Welding Experts EREICRIONICICRICI ILRI CHIR EREANKERKERREK EF 353 SKE The Hazelton Hospital The Hazelton Hospital issues titkets for any period at $1.50 a ‘nonth in advance, This rate invludes office eonsultations, medicines, as well as all costs while at the Hospital. Tickets are obtainable in Hazelton at the Drug Store, or by mail from the Medical Superintend- ent at the Hospital. fof Smithers, who died on. Sunday.— ithis week, Martin's Garage FIRESTONE TIRES - WILLARD BATTERIES = HOME GAS and Ori FREE COMPRESSION TESTING FORD V-8 SERVICE WRECE- ING TRUCK OXY-ACEIYLENE WELDING. No charge to test and fill your battery Service Day and Night HAZELTON — ae & wire will bring os P.O. Box #48 PRINCE RUPER™, B.C. & Prince Rupert Hotel Best hotel in the North Rates from $1,50 a day up Orme’s, Ltd. (The Pioneer Druggist) The Mail Order Drug Store "of Northern B. C. Drugs *' Stationery Fancy Goods Kodaks. Pictures Developed and : Printed . Prince Rupert, B.C. % -]- claims: without’ payment’ of ‘2een, Of Interest: to Most. Folk Gathered from Here, There :and Beyond IJ —_—_——=_— Many here will remember Dr. W. Ross' Stone, one time house surgeon at the Hazelton’ Hospital. The Necha- ko Chronicle says: “Dr.:W. Ross Stone has been successfully operated on in an Edmonton hospital, and is making satisfactory progress.” ane Puneral services were held Wednes- day afternoon at McPherson's Funer- al Chapel for William Martin Brown Kamloops Sentinel. ene Mrs. Benson is a delegate from Haz- elton to Presbytery in Prince Rupert DEPABTSIENT OF MINES Synopses of Mining Laws MINERAL ACT Free Miners’ Certificates | Any person over the age of elghteen, and any Joint Stock Company is entitled to enter upon all waste lands of the Crown and upon any other lands whereon the minerals other than coal are reserved to the Crown and its licensees (with specific reservations), for the purpose of prospect- ing for minerals, locating claims, and min- Ing. The fee to ‘an tndividual for a Free Miners’ Certificate is $5.00 for one year, To a Joint Stack Company having acapital ; of $100,000.00 or Jese the fee for a year is $50.00; if capitalized seyond this the feo is $100.00. The Free Miners’ Certifi- eates run from date af issue and expire on. the 3lst of May next after its date or some subsequent Sist of May. Certi- ficates may be obtained for any part of year terminating on 3lst of May for @ proportionately less fee. (Free Miners’ Certificates are also applicable to the +|Placer Mining Act.) - . q Mineral Claims Bize: 51.65 acres. Recording feet $2.60 per claim, Representation: Assessment work to the extent of $100.08 must be done each year and recorded on or before the anniversary data of record of the claim. Cash in the © gum of $100.00 may be paid in Heu of such assessment worl. ee for recording assessment work, $2.50. If the required assessment work has been performed within: the year,.but not recorded within that time, a free miner may within thirty days ‘hereafter. record such assessment work upon payment of an additional fec of $10.00. The actual cost of the survey of a mineral claim to an umount not exceeding $100.00 may also be recorded as. assessment: work, AS BOOM a5 ASSESE- ment wark to the extent of $500.00 (or cash f The Kinsmen Club, sponsers of the Spinsters ball, to take place on Mon- day, February 28, has asked Dr, A. 8. Wallace, anf Mrs. Wallace, Mr.. nnd Mrs, Donaid Sutherland, Mr. and Mrs. Charles McGillivary and Mr. and Mrs. Carson McLeod to be patrons and pa- tronesses of the ball.- ‘They have ac- cepted. Since the dance is tu be the first program bali in Kamloops in a long time the niales are advised to get busy ‘and get their curds filled.— Kamloops Sentinel. sf & Johnathan Brown ‘of Glen - Yowell lost his house by fire ou ‘Tuesday last. The fire was caused. by an over-heated stove pipe, and while the bullding was a complete loss, the contents were ail {sared.. That night the natives of the village met and raised $67.00 and pre- sented it to Mr. Brown. He has now bought the Willie Green house and is setting his family settled there, ore. Owing to circumstatices over which he had no control, Rev, D. W. More is not attending Presbytery this week, aeea Rev. Bishop Black of Kitseguecta is a patient in the Hazelton Hospital. will probably be returning to his work this week. bl ~~ « . fi James Turnbut is at hoine again. He is feeling fine and wants to get go- ing. He figures spring has come or is ‘Just: arowid the coiner, aa 8 Norman Cary, also a long term pa- coming nround the corner, ang hé’ is ont walking in the fresh air daily. . ee et Don’t forget St. Patrick's dance on Thursday, March 1th, in the New , Hazelton hall, in aid of the Catholic! Ladies Aid Society. Good musie and good eats. Admission 50¢ _. 5 : * x * ‘ : j Dr. E, B, Wrinch paid a visit ‘to Ninithers on Tuesday of this week. oe mm ‘ Mr. and Mrs: 8. Mallinson and Mr, _ find Mrs. Win. ‘Gow’ entertained ‘Mon-' day evening at the home: of Mr. -and: Mrs. Gow, six tables of. bridge, mostly paid of a lke amount) is recorded and a survey made of the claim, the owner cf such claim fs entitled to a Grown Grant on payment of a fee af $95.00, and giving the necessary notices ' required by the Act. PLACER MINING ACT Four types of placer claims: “Greek diggings; bar diggings: dry, dig- gings: and precious stone diggings. (For details see Part 1, Placer Mining Act.) Representation: A placer claim must ba worked by the owner or someone on his behalf continuously oa far.as prac- tleable during working hours, ‘Lay-overe and leaves of -absence may be declared - by the Gold Commissioner under certaln conditions, ‘To hold a placer claim for more'than one year it must be re-recorded before the expiration of the record or re- . racorad. - . Placer Mining Leases Size and methed of staking, etc. . Elghty acres in extent, staked along a " “location Hne™ not. more: than' one-half mile m length. In this. line one bend or change of direction fs permitted. Where a straight line is followed two posta only ‘are necessary, ie., an “Initial post’? and a “final post.” ‘Where there is a change ‘of direction a lega) post must be placed _ ta mark the paint of the sald change. . The leasehold {a allowed a width not in excess of one-quarter, mile. The locator fa required within. thirty days efter the ’ date of the location.to post a notice ‘in the office of the Mining Recorder setting . out the name of the applicant; the num- ber of his free miner's - cert{ficate;: the date of location: the number of fect lying to the right and lefé of the location lino: ‘and the approximate ares or sizeof the ground, . mo, Dredging lenses. on rivera for five miles below. low-water “mark, ave also. granted. Fees: Annual’. rental’ on placer mining ‘|. «lease,- $20.00. annual. development work required. to be expended, '$280.00;- annual rental on dredging lease, $25.00 por mile; “annual: development:.work required: to be expended, $1,000.00 per milo: ‘the value of * any new .plant:or. machinery “gimployed, ito count es money. expende 7 . . Fea for recording certiticata.of work, 62.60. . Besse fee, @6.000 0. ce yee at .Pravislinal . Free Minera’ / Certificates, (Plager). Act. a, "8 cy Department of Mines Aot 0 Among other things, ‘there Acts :provide. for the staking and representing of. placer y free assays, ‘- nesistanee to ete, ‘ a aetatled’ ‘the! “ prospectora synopels of the. above Acts; - * plao the "Mines. “Development ::, Aoct'y. - “Mineral Survey and Development : Bounties” Act’; - and “Phosphateemining : Act’; :are ‘available at ‘old timers. in ‘the “district. It was. a telephone bridge and the procéeds were in aid of the Hazelton Golf Club. Mrs.’ LA. Invine wou the ladies prize and D, Lay got prize for men, ee 8 Miss Storey, R.N., of Vancouver, ar- vives in Hazeltoe on Thursday to take A position onthe nursing staff, and on .|Thursday of: next week Miss Bolton, 2 N. will'arvive from the south to join the staff, : + Fe Alex, Kizklywa’ of -Kitwanga, who. {was a. patient: in‘the hospital-for some dnys, was able: to refiirn to his work this week, a. | a Premier. ‘Pattullo is advocating “the establishment onthe const of “a large, the Department .af Mines, Vistorla,; Com- plete copies of the Acts may be abtained from_the King'a Printer, Victoria. 4 eo vr Oy = There seems to be' a deal of troubl He bas made such progress that he - f pa--out of it as they know where the ore tient at the Hospital, thinks spring is- -hree in the world today. Germany had ,a crisis, now Austria has one; Italy had several, or oe continuous ‘one, and out of all this Great Britain developed.a | eul one, Of course the United States has been more or less of a erisis since | 29,- Canada is trying to develop uw ainall one over the C.B.C,, the Victoria lection, the tarriff changes and Pre- -nier Hepburn of Ontario. Then most men and women claim to have a crisis but very. like the great nutlous, their risis' is more in the nature of a big -grouck. : a Good. night! A man in Manitoba has discovered 13. new suurces of. re- ,venue the government of might adopt and bring in $28,000,000 aunnaliy.' British Columbia please do ‘not take notice. That man is crnay. i - * * * a 7 The Conservatives will meet in Ot- tawa on Mareh 8 and.4.- Perhaps it will be arranged to hold f national eonvention in the summer, The Cor- servlives of British Columbia are algo talking of a convention in the summer: The question of leadership seems to be the chief worry of both organiza-! tions. Possibly if there. were not so many would-be leaders and a alot of * rmnasmeae- - : aed ewell ay: Manitoba |’ pe could. be expected. wat E cause it can't run as fast as a bullet,” we etree ye ee Loe eee oo fs. _ “s me . eoatitnccedtt egieul a ye Pegi * CANADA-1938,4 s ae iy {IMPERIAL TOBACCO’S “tl INSPIRING PROGRAM -FREDAY. 7PM. P.S.T. 4 OBR GIRT- GKOY CFIC - CHK good followers the -party might get go-: ny places. : *k & Moses Jones of Kitseguecla, ins gone to Port Simpson to represent his vitnge at -the opening of the new ehurch at Port Simpson. He ‘vill aso ' attend Presbytery in Prince Rupert this week, : | we * Three old ar of the district are at the American Koy property on Niue | Mile mountain anil ore taking out ore. They will have a shipment ready about the time the snow is gone and the road is flt for use. They may make a mine is and none of the three profess any qualifications ‘a 8eologists or engine-|- ers, They are working.- where they figured the engipeers ‘and the experts should have had! the -work done. , eee 7 mgineer Cunliffe was gf the district the first Public Works around this ead of the week. | i ; ; _ ,e #8 Alex, Grant unlerwent an operation the first of the weer sind at ‘the Hos- pital it is senag that he'is doing as Your trip to Vancouver—to be at the —should include Hutel Grosvenor, for here is evéry cunventence of n large i: hotel-—yet with the equitude of a pri- .'@ vate home. The Grosvenor brings all <¢ thee city near you, it is so central. - Why not reserve a nice room now, i j rrom | Sa SO4 "Vancouver's Hotel oF Distinetion” { vised: dition eae Dral Sketeh’ map ‘of the , Pro ‘sions. Bor: t ? 6 : ples -o ny. or all. “th! anh . For -authorative ‘Informe scale iron and stel plant. .More powér tohim: °° yh ‘RECENT PUBLICATIONS:— °° ee Te : atk tanec Annual report of the Minjster of Min nes forthe year. ny} Bulletin—“Notes on Placer Mining ‘in, ‘British; Columbt - Brochure—"Dlementary Geology Appl.ted : ibilitlés for the Manufacture of Mineral Wool in B.C." _ minary ‘Review of tid: Miiing.In dustry for the year 1937 _ ovince-‘showlng the’:various--mining “divi: .. Prana an 7 | 7 OT, thelahove . publieationg:-aprty “to: ,) a rr a eee Pa ae - oO. Prospecting. “iR ‘the mining industry ap -fh