THE OMINECA MINER, SATURDAY, May 22, “i915

The Omineca Miner

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PUBLISHED EVERY SATURDAY AT Haze.ron, THE CENTER OF THE
_ GREAT OMINECA DisTRICT OF BRITISH COLUMBIA,

A. R. Macdonald, Publisher and Proprietor.

SUBSCRIPTION RATES: . Canada and British Possessions, Two Dollars a
year; Foreign, Three Dollars a year,

ADVERTISING RATES; Display, $2. 50 per inch per month: Reading
Notices, 20 cents per line for each insertion, Legal notices inserted at B. C,
Gazette rates,

Voi, IV, SATURDAY, May 22, 1915, No, 38

A very satisfactory statement of collections to date for the,

Canadian Patriotic Fund in Omineca district has been prepared by| 4
8..H. Hoskins, government agent at- ‘Hazelton, who is treasurer

for the district, fhe report follows,

Hazelton and district:

Hazelton subscriptions . ‘$ 848,75
Hazelton Women’s Auxiliary. ~ 600.00

‘Hazelton Chinatown : . 20.00 so
Hazelton Indians , so. 28.00
Kitwangar 2, e ,, 78.50.
Kitwangar Indians. ' . 10,25
Pacifie  , . . . . 65.00
‘Skeena Crossing .  . 32.50
Cedarvale . oo. yo, 25.50
Kispiox . . ' *. .  * 6150
Lorne Creek . |, - 4 65.00
Babine Indians . |, . 47.00
Babine School ye, 2,00

. $ 1,889.00
New Hazelton Ladies’ Committee . = oe. -112,45
Bulkley Valley (Telkwa to Rose Lake) : . 1,000.00

Smithers district .- , . . rr 828,75

The F © We Lead-: |
Shopping om SARGEN iNT’ S of ers Felor|§ |

MINERS’ PROSPECTORS’ and SETTLERS’

- Glad to show you a very strong line of |
Men’s. Driving and Working Gloves.

ODDS AND ENDS IN MEN S WORK. |

_ ING SHOES. NOW CLOSING. OUT . |
AT GREATLY REDUCED . PRICES, -

A new and clean line of Ladies’
_Men’s. and Children’s Tennis

and Outing Shoes now rin “stock:

ROBIN HOOD. FLOUR

A Carload of the famous Robin Hood Flour. 1

| - keeps up, we shail have a small

os lake. 5s: S Us
: Wilson: “MeNeile ce (profninent "
es ‘pre-emptor of ‘this ‘diatriet, has
. just brought in. from: the-outside

: 16 | be. ‘something

Bank Interest Dl. gre! "aitived, and a guarantee with every sack to
| . Tame zy give entire satisfaction. This shipment included _ |
Remitted to Headquarters: _ | x Porridge Oats, Oatmeal, Rolled Oats and other
October 21, 1914". 4 317.50" 7 | breakfast foods =
December 18, 1914 ; « - .- 600,00 El —_ ae
April 20,1915. | vote 288246 0 “a | . | a a ne
Lo, $8,240.96) os Wheat - Qats . Timothy and Garden Seed
Balanes on hand . rrr TTT | : : ——-
FRANCOIS LAKE | Wilson ranch this summer, . “am
NEWS PARAGRAP HS Although monetary conditions | General Hex iton
(Continued from last week), ‘| are not what they ought: to be in a] - h R $ SARGENT; iD. e on
oo _ ; district, still everybody is Jooking | . Mere ant
EL E. Waller, ep aeedtns AB"! forward to a prosperous season,
aaah aiaain bee 1 plot, (4 "table sign of the’ times ts Sie ne em eee
government experimenta Biot, the number of old-time pre.
"on the Harris ranch, emptors, who had proved up-and Certificate of Iraprovemerits_ aE meee
Mr. Jeffries has opened up-s , NOTICE G. T. P. ‘STEAMERS for.

general store at North Francois.

» He also.makes a specialty of eggs
from pedigreed. fowls,
Among the_lateat- arrivals | in

. the district are Mr, Brandon aud
an wife, who have a land: purchase
“in the vicinity of Keefe’s land-
ing.
It is expected that road work
will goon ‘begin i in this vicinity,
Good roads and lots of. them is
the erying need ‘of this north
country,
D, Burrell ‘and E. Profit, boat

’ builders, have been constructing | _

boats- during the winter, and
“how have six neatly-built row.
boats on. the ways, all finished
and ready for sale.

It is reported that a sixty-foot
steamboat is under construction
- at the foot - of the lake. ‘If the |"

present boon in boat, building

“navy - of: our own on. Féancois

4 varlond of. stock arid mple-

pretty good to them these times.

chants, have constructed a spa-
cious barn for the accommoda-
tion of their patrons, Another

house on the lake shore. Mr,
Prosser of this firm, who has
been managing a branch store at

shortly for the. ‘summer, along
with Mrs. Prosser.

A New Journal:
FE. Simpson, one of the’ most:
capable’ Newspaper men in ‘Brit:
ish Columbia, is’ again .in the
‘| game, - having. started*the Vic-
torian, a weekly, in” the. provin:
cial capital, | ‘The new jourtial ig
a handsome. “Paper, bright - inf;
style . and": éplimistié in, ‘tone, |

left their ranches,. returning now
to stay. The “‘old ranch’’ looks

INERAL CLAIM, nituate |
east slope of the Hudson :.
ain and dining the Zeolitic

on ¢] e north, in |i
the ont Hiner District E
Take notice that I, Williasn 3. Henry
acting as agent for Hugh A, Bigelow’ :.
Free Minet's Cortificate - ‘No. Ba5808,

Certificate No, 88

Prosser & Reid, general mer-

529B, James-A. Mac. |®
a. Free Mines” Certifiente No,

» Gus A. Rosenthal, Prea Miner's
Gortifeare No, 88294B, Thos. T; Dun-

improvement is the new ware: |] Free Miner'a .Vertificate No.

for a Conti cate of Improve. a
ne of. obtaining alg:
above claim, - :
ake-notice, that action

‘87 muat be. commenced

menta for-the
Crown Grant © the

A
Fraser: lake, is expected here | ander ; section |

1AM 'S, Howry, A ent,

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‘Aptil 3, 1916, date of firat insertion,

§.8.' “Prince Rupert?! Jpaves’ ‘Prince Ri

days at9 am... 8.9, - Prince Geor el
upert every Monday at 9 am. Burch

“Frea Miner's |

days from the! &
to the Mining

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SUPPLIES, A SPECIALTY

Fie Vancourer, Victoria and Sate f 4

urchase apne :
my ats from Lo Local, gent or. Train Agent 1 and. shecke:: 7

k _ :
nibeg ete, connecting at Winniper for St. Pat ’ Chica, Toronta,
: “New. York, ete, — Hleetrie- jehted Sleepar. and Ree vo

: str DAvibson, GENERAL "AGENT, Pravce ‘RUPERT, ‘Be ae  g
before the. isauance of such Certificate " DRTC Dera eeereneens aes : ot
oF Improvementa.. . a

AUCTION SALE

by. given that I have
to offer tor sale, by
at. the . ‘overnment
_ Hazelton, . on, onday, the’

at two o'clock in the

Terenty: ‘uur he
packing outils; con
iM ack saddlea:.

a McClellan aude, oo nee

To rether with —~.,
paddle Ce

-NOTICE is here
been instructed
public. ‘auction, «

rad of horses | and
sisting of. ;

The Miner ; wishes" “The: Old G

hockey’ player, who ‘was the ‘star
of.the Smiithers team | a year. ago
cl = and who! rilisted..j in}
‘There is evidently: going for : rat: chtingen

This Bale ‘ aubj
ent or. any. ‘bid
AE ripe a