me than $200,000,000, as compared] ; cae olor pet day and apwatds., *
25¢. aule service to and from 2il {rains and beats|

The Omineca Miner

PUBLISHED EVERY SATURDAY AT
HAZELTON, THE CENTER OF THE
GREAT OMINECA DisTRICT- oF}

British CoLumata,

#| ‘Litbits from the Brid x
Seu an er ERGEN ESET ICR MT STIR EA
(From Our Special Correspondent)

“<t+ d, MeNeil arrived back from

By R.S, Sargent, Lid, Edmonton this week, and is
SUBSCRIPTION RATES: _ Canada| °O*iDE ad at -
and British Possessions, Two Dollars a

year; ‘Foreign, Three Dollars a year. :

ADVERTISING RATES: Display,
$1.50 per inch per month; Readin,
Notices, 15 cents per line for eae
insertion. Legal notices inserted at
B. C. Gazette rates. . cert

Mr, and Mrs, Macdonnell spent

the New Year as the guests of
Mr. and Mrs, E. M, Hoops.

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We understand that the out-

SaTuRDAY, January 5, 1918. liook at the Three Lakes mineral

LOANS TO FARMERS,

The Miner is of the opinion
that the farmers of the district
are not availing themselves ag
they should of the opportunity
to borrow money from the gov-
ernment for the purpose of de-
velopingandstocking their farms.

We know of two of our most
energetic settlers in the Kispiox
Valley who have had to leave
their places for lack of capital.
They went to work in the mines

group is promising,

train for Vancouver,
stand that his intentions are
matrimonial.

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Owing to heavy rains during

the last week, the roads are he-
ginning to take on the appear-
ance of the spring breakup.. The
snow is fast disappearing. |

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Geo. Ayliffe left on the last
We under-

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Miss M. Campbell expects to

and after saving a few hundred|leave on— Sunday’s train for

dollars each, they handed their
savings to a third farmer for the

Prince Rupert, as she has accept.
ed a position on the staff of the

-buying of cattle, which were Rupert Hospital.

shipped from Edmonton in Octo-
ber. The two who provided the

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George Findlay is in town,

money are paying the third for|!0oking very prosperous.

looking after the cattle half the
increase of the herd. These'ar-
‘Fangements were good, but how
much better it would have been
if all three had stayed on their
Tanches and borrowed ‘the money

Molybdenum in Canada
The demand for molybdenum

for use in manufacture of special
steels has greatly stimulated pros- |. B
pecting and development of our
molybdenite resources. Numer-

they needed from the provincial jous discoveries have been made
government, There would have. which vary in importance from

‘been three herds growing instead

_ of one; three ranches being de-
veloped instead of two lying idle,
Production and inereased pro-
duction is urged from every side,
and by the aid of government
loans the farmers in this vicinity
can materially improve théir posi-

mere mineral occurrences to de-
posits which have already given
considerable production.
most important deposit yet prov-
en is that near the village of
Quyon, Que,

The

The Federal department of

tions and assist in the production-|mines has done much to encour.

of livestock 80 neceasary now.

The Miner will ‘be pleased to
receive..and publish letters from
those interested in this matter,
and will assist in any way pos-
sible to secure information, on
this subject for its readers,

Our advice is certainly sound:
Borrow from the government
and buy livestock,

Canada’s Mineral Production
_ Ottawa, Jan. 1.~The depart-
" ment of mines estimates the pro-
duction of metals from Canadian
ores in 1917 as follows:
Gold, $17,000,000; silver, * 23,-

age the concentration of these
ores,
‘been made for test runs in the
U.S., the ore from Quyon was
principally sent to the concentra-
ting plant of-the mines- branch,
The company has recently com-
pleted a concentrating plant to
take care of the output,

After trig) shipments had

-MINERAL ACT ~
Certificate of Improvements

NOTICE -
QUEENA MINERAL CLAIM, asitu-

uate in the Omineca Mining Division of
Cassiar District. oe

Where located:—On the southwestern

shore of Babine Lake, and near Silver

600,000 oza.; copper, 113,000,000) Istana,

pounds; nickel, 84,800,000 pounds;
zine, $1,000,000 . pounds; ‘lead,
56,000,000 pounds. ©. |

. The production of pig iron was

ateel ingots and direct steel ‘ast-
Ings 1,736,000 short tons. The
production of gold, silver, copper

under section 85, must be
before the issuance of such Certificate
of Improvements. ;

Dated thid 20th day of December, A.
DU a SE

TAKE NOTICE that I, F, P. Burden,

acting as agent for M. J. Kolb, Free
Miner's Certifleate No, 7862C, intend,
sixty days from the date hereof, ta Sp.
ply to the MiningRéeorder for a Cettifi-
cate of Improvements for “the purpose
of obtaining a Crown Grantof the above
about 1,186,000 short: tans and| ‘aim.

And further take notice that action

and coal was less than in 1916,
The production of nickel, lead,
zine, pig iron and steel was

greater than during the previous|-

yea 8
Higher prices received for gil-

and
F. P, Burpen; .

Green Bros., Burden & Co,

.:  , Civil Engineers - .
' Dominion, British Columbin,.
and. Alberta Land Surveyors:

Offices at Vietarfa, Nelson, Fort George
Frere)

New Hazelton, ~ .
New Hazelton

"yer, coal and other products con:

_ siderably enhanced the total value| THE “LEADING HOTEL IN NORTHERN B: C.|’

, of the mineral production... It is
estimiated'to have been not less

with $177, 201,584 fv 1918."

HOTEL PRINCE RUPERT] THE MINER OFFICE ~<-{fP) 9° 3

EUROPEAN PLAN
One Dollar per day and upwards:

commenced:

BUY AT HOME _

= |Get your letterheads printed at 7 .

THE MINER OFFICE |
“Printing of Merit”
FARM LAND

- OREGON-& CALIFORNIA: RAIL-|@
ROAD CO. GRANT.LANDS. ‘Title to/ 9
same revested in United States by Act|
of Congress dated June 9,-1916. Two!
million, three hundred ‘thousand Acrea

to ‘be opened for Homesteads-and sale. | J
Agricultural and Timber Lands. Con-|| :

commercial lamber. = Containing some} if

and Description of soil, climate, rain-| |
fall, elevations, etc. Postpaid One

Box 610, Portland, Oregon.

MINERAL ACT
Certificate of Improvements °
NOTICE _ ;
LITTLE HELEN, COPPER HILL, |—
and SKEENA MINERALCLAINS, ait- ‘18
uate in the Omineca Mining Division’ |g
of Cassiar District. bi
Where located:—On the west slope of ||
Rocher de Boule Mountain. Tht
TAKE NOTICE that Dalby B Mor-
kill, of Hazeiton, B.C.; acting as agent
for H. 8, Lavery (Can. Exped, Force)
and Andrew Fairbairn, of Telkwa, B.C,
Frea Miner’a Certificate No. 2862C,
intend sixty days from the date hereof,
to apply to the Mining Recorder for | |
a Certificate of Improvements, for the |{

the above claims.

And further take notice that action
under section 85, must he commenced i
before'the issuance, of such Certificate | [E
of Improvements. © i

Dated this 24th ‘day of September, |B
A.D. 1917. . 4-12 ~ Dalby B. Morkill ]

NOTICE

[N THE MATTER OF AN APPLIC-
ATION for the issue of a fresh
Certifieste of Title for Lot 22,
Block 3, Town of Telkwa, ‘(Map
* 817). oe ; ;
Satisfactory evidence having been
furnished as to the loss of the’ Cartifi-
cate of Title to the above lands, notice
ia hereby gtven that it is my intention :
to issue after the expiration of thirty}
daya after the first publication hereof a/{f
fresh Certificate of Title to the above | ii
lots -in the name‘of Peta Saari, which ||
Certificate of Title is dated 8th Se
tember, 1914, and ia numbered 6629-1,
Land Registry Office, Prince Rupert, |

B.¢., 20th November, 1917,

' HF. MACLEOD, H
14-18 District Registrar, |

Synopas Of Coal Mlulng Regulations -

(CoAL mining rightsof the Dominion, ||
in Manitoba, :Saskatchewan ‘and
Alberta, the Yukon Territory, the .
Northwest Territories and in a portion |
af ‘the Province of, British Columbia,
taay be leased for a'term of twenty-one |
years at an annual rental of $1 an| 4
acre. Not more than 2,560 acrea will|
be Jeased to one applicant, AR
Application for a lease must be made
by the applicant in 1 pergon to the Agent
or Sub-Agent of the district.in which
the righta applled for are situated. {4
In surveyed territory the land must |

| be described by sections, or legal: sub-|
divisiohs of sections, and in unsurveyed | a
territory the tract applied for shall bal |
Staked out by the applleant himaelfi .
. Each application must be accom anl-|§

e rights applied f
available, but not ath i,
ty shall be paid on the-merchaiitable | |

cents per ton, |.
The parson operatin 7
furnish the Agent with sworn returns ;
accounting forthe full guantity of mer-
chantable coal “mine
royalty. thereon. If the co
Yighte are not, being operated, auc
returns should be furnis
once a Year. Lote .
The lease willinelude the coal mining
rights only, but the lessea may be per-
mitted to ;
surtace righta may be considered nac- ||
essary for the working of the mine at
the rate of $10.06 an were, ves
For full fnforniation application i

Departmont of the ‘Interior, Ottawa

Dominion. a
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4

an] Sn eae ee

servative estimate Forty Billion fect of|@

of best land left in United States. |—
.| Large Map showing land by sections

purpose of obtaining a Crown Grant of |g -

ed by af ee of $5, which will be refund- 7 : wane Ba ‘s .
ed . Contributions to the Soldiers’ Aid Tobacco Fund are Welcome

urchase whatever available | a4 -

or fo any nt.or Sub-Agent.of{E
nda. ; en

a

“if IE you cait fight you can at least |

‘Stand behind the man

\

Giollar. Grant Landa Locating Co., | {

. The Canadian Patriotic F und. . |

Which assists the wives and families of Canada’s gallant
soldiers, requires millions of dollars to keep the soldiers’

; home fires burning. e
District Treasurer’: Stephen H. Hoskins,

Hazelton Committee:

| I.E. Kirby, R.B. Allen, J. K. Frost, “J._R,. Barker,

and J. G. Powell. ‘Monthly Subscriptions aie Solicited

The Canadian Red Coss

The Hazelton Branch requests thé support. of all in its

efforts to assist in'the noble work of this great humanitarian
ne “organization. -

Honorary Presiderits: Mrs. (Rev,) John Field; Mra, (Rev) ff

_. We Hogan
Chairman: Dr. H. C..Wrinch

Vice-Presidents: uF: Maguire, Mrs, Chappéll, Wm. Grait 4

cs Honorary:Secretary: Misa W.Soal
Honorary Treasyret: H. H, Little, Manager Union Bank
oS * Executive Committee: |

, «

Mesdames Wattie, Wrinch, Sealy, and Glassey; Rev: John |

". Field, W. Wattie, John Newick

f Large or Smail Contributions will be Gratefully Received

tye

| SOLDIERS’ AID & EMPLOYMENT |

> COMMITTEE

§. Endeavors to. supply soldiers from Hazelton district with |
|. such comforts and necessities as cannot be readily obtained ff
at the-front, and will. assist them to re-establish themselves « |
in elvil life when they return, The Committee is acting in

co - operation: with? the Provincial Returned ‘Soldiers’
"Commission ‘gnd the Military Hospitals Commission |

“Chairwan:-A.R, Macdonald
Honorary Secretary-Treasurer: Wm., Grant
_ HAH, Little, R, E. Allen, F. B. Chettleburgh’
H. B. Campbell, H. F. Glassey; G. W. McKay. -
- A Weleh, J..K, Frost, S. Cline, W. Wattie’ ~~~
rn Se ae

should be made to the Sacro of ‘the -

atte

- who fights for you. |

rovernment Agent ry

some can’ work’ or‘ pay: