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THE OMINECA HERALD, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 18 1927

Timber Co.

Hanson

Lumbe

Manufacturers of

ROUGH, DRESSED & DIMENSION

HEMLOCK, SPRUCE AND CEDAR

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° FLOORING - WINDOWS
Hemlock Complete,
and Spruce different s sizes
- Millat:
H AN ALL, EB. Cc. “Get < our prices before cordeying elsewhere

BRITISH COLUMBIA

THE - MINERAL PROVINCE OF WESTERN

CANADA

HAS PRODUCED MINERALS VALUED AS FOLLOWS :—

Placer Gold,
$74,111,897:

$122, 808,190; Silver,

$77,663,045; Lode Gold,
“$197, 642, 647; Zine,

Lead, $29, 218 207; Copper,

$39,925, ‘047: Coal and Coke, $979" 048, 803; Building Stone, Brick;

. Cement, $44,905,886; Miscellaneous

inerals, $1,594,387;

Making mineral production to the end of 1925 show
‘ AN AGGREGATE VALUE OF $920,919,628

The substantial progresa of the mining industry in this prov-
ince is strikingly illustrated in the following figures, which
show the value of production for successive 5-year ‘periods:

For all

For five years, 1896-1900
For five years, 1901-1905 .......0ve-05%

.§ 94,547, 241
57,605,967
96,507,968

years to 1895, inclusive ...

For five years, 1906-1910 .....ccaee eee 125, 534, 474°"

For five yedirs, 1911-1915 .
For five years, 1916-1920) .......

stececveneses 142,072, 608.
wee cies - 189, 922,795

For the year 1921 .,.........e ses ecees feel 98, 066,641
For the year 1922.0 vic cccceseccseve cues 35, 158, 848
For the year 1923... cig erereserereeees 41, 304, 320.
For the year 1924.........:.. seeaecener 48,704, G04
For the rear WOE 61,492,242 -

PRODUCTION DURING LAST TEN YEARS, $404,649,375

Lode mining

has only been in progress about 26 years, and only about one-

half of the Province has been prospected; 200,000 square miles of unexplored

mineral bearing

landg are open for prospecting.

The mining laws of this Province are miore liberal ‘and the fees lower than
any other Province in the Dominion or any Colony in the British Empire.
Mineral locations are granted to discoverers for nominal feea, Absolute titles

are obtained a by
crown grants

developing auch properties, security of which fs guaranteed by

N.B.—Practically all British Columbia mineral properties upon which work

has been done are described
Those considering mining investments should refer to such reports.

of Mines. .

in some one of the Annual Reports of the Minister

They are available without charge on application to the Department of Mines,

Victoria, B

Reports covering each of the six Mineral Survey Districts are

published Fararetaye and are available on application... Reports of the Geologi-

cal

Survey of Canada, Winch Building, Vancouver, B.C,, are recommended as

valuable sources of information.

The Honourable The Minister of Mines

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| Smithers Notes

“AL Finnerty left for Vancouver on
‘Monday morning having recelved word
of the serious illness of his ‘mother:

Mrs. H, Walsh Jeft for Vancouver

“‘Phursday morolng and will visit with

friends and relatives for a time...

“Mr. ‘and Mrs, Harry. ‘Darling were
on uw visit te Prine Rupert this week.

Sam Mayer, returned Inst . Sunday
aftre representing this’ district at a
meeting of the‘legislative committee of
the Brotherhvod of Locomative —En-
gineers in Victoria.

|

W. S. Henry returned Monday night
from a prolonged’ holiday spent in sou.
thern cities. The rumors about tow:
rectly proved a dud when Bill got off
the train alone. ; mS

. St. Valentines day was fittingly hon-
ored by the pupils in the local: school
with parties, etc. The scholars In the
7th and 8th grades entertained their
parents on Friday afternoon, while the
pupils in grades 3 nnd 4 tendered ge
surprise purty to their teacher on the
first day of the week,

Donald MacDonald, an old ‘timer in
the Savory district, died in the Simith-
ers hospitul:on Friday last, after’ be-
ing under trertment there five weeks.

‘Tha | deceased had the misfortune to

freeze both his feet just after the New
Year. He-had also been suffering of
He
was born in Seotlund and was in his
TSth yen. |The funeral was. held ox
Monday w ith interment in the local]
cenieterr.

At the session of the county court.
pr esided over by Judge Robertson, on
Monday, Harvey D. Benhurt of Haze-
ltuon was the’ defendant in an action
brought against him by. the executors
of the ageck ‘Aldrich estate for‘ the re-
covery ofthe sum of $250, purported

to have been loaned to him.. Lenhari
stated, that the transaction was not In

the form of a loan, butcwas to pay ar
election bet on the 1924 provinelal el-
ections. The Judge reserved decision

Farmers Institutes
Some Suggestions

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.

A well known farmer of the’ Bulk-
ley Valley. writes of the relationship
of the provincial department of agri-
culture and the farmers as follows :—

The department of egriculture as-
nists the farmers in several ways, but

r/ we have observed as yet only the buy-
‘ing and gelling end receiving much at-

teution. Cutting costs .is, in my opln-
ion, and this covers several fields, is
quite as Important to the farmer, and

might well be discussed with profit at.

Institute incetings. The weekness of.
the Institutes seems to be in uot mak-
ing them more of 4 social gathering,

to Include the ladies as.well, ‘and dis-
‘}cuss farm. problems,
|gest, now that we are faced with com:

We would sug:

petition from the prairies, that we
look into several matters, such as:
The pruiri farmer gets oats threshe”
far. about 2¢ per bushel. That is less
than half of what we pay, and setsius
back in the game $1, 25 to #1. 1% per ton |.

to start with, «..

They get grain crushed for Se or 10¢
aosack. We pay 15c
cent handicep,

Sixty years ugo ‘two nen would ‘cra-
dle and bind two acres per day for $1
Today we are: paylng
$1.0 to $2.00 per nere for cutting only
and furnishing twine. ‘Not ohly have

the pralries henten us before we start, vo

but. our grandparenis’ liad ‘the ‘drop on}
1s ne. well. . ¥et one: ‘hears : ‘about how

4 auch: progress there: hos: ‘been in 60

years. ee “ME “

‘| land, not exceeding 40 acres, may be purchaced or

Another 50 -per|

| Bang ae <.tO. established owners.

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‘The. Hazeltox Hospital -

The. ‘Hazelton Hospita issues tie. ;
* Kets. for any period at $1.50 per
month: in advance. This rate in-
cludes office consultations, -medi-
cines, og well as all eosts while
in the: hospital. Tickets are ob-
tainable In Hazlton at the drug
store:or by mail from the medi-
cal superintendant at the hospital

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_B.C. UNDERTAKERS

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SYNOPSIS OF
LAND ACT AMENDIIENTS

PRE-EMPTIONS

Vacant. unreserved, surveyed Crown lands
may be preemnted by British subjects
over. 18 years. of age, and. by aliens
on declaring intention to becorr . British
subjects, conditional upon residence, sceu-
pation, and improvement for agricultural
Purposes. - : :

Full ‘infermation concerning reguiations
regarding preemptions ia given in Bulletin
No, 1,-Land Series, “How to Pre-empt Land,”
copies of which can be obtained free of charge
by addressing the: Department of | Landa,
Victoria, B.C., or to any Government Agent.

Records will be granted covering . only
land suitable for agricultural purposes, and
which is mot timberland, Le, carrying gver
5,000 board feet per acre west of the
Coast Range and 3,000 feet per acre. east
of that. Range; .

Applicatiois for pre-emptions. are to he
addressed tay the Land Commissioner of the
Land Recording Division in which the land
applied for is eltuated, and are made on printed

arms, copies af which can, be obtained from the
Land Commissioner,

Pre-emptions must be occupied for five years
and improvements made to the value * of
$10 per acra, including clearing and cultivat-
ing at least five acres, before a Crown ‘Grant
can be received.

For more detailed information see the Ballet,
*How to Pre-empt Land.”

PURCHASE

Applications are received for purchase
of vacant. and unreseryed Crown Jnnda,
not being timberland, for agricultural. purposes;
minimum pri¢e of first-class (arable) land
is $5 per acre, and second-clase (grazing)
land $3.60 per acre. Further information
regarding: purchase or lease of Crown
lands is given in Bulletin’ No, 10, Land
Series, “Purchase and. Lease of Crown
Lands." a a

‘Mili, factory, er industrial sites on timber
leased, the conditions. including payment of
stumpage.

HOM ESITE LEASES

“ Unsurvayed areas, not exceeding 20. acres,
| may ba leased as homesites, -eondidonal
upon a dwelling being erected in the
first year, title’ belug obtainable after
residence and improvement. conditions | are
fulfilled. a the land: hos. been  eur-
veyed. a Co

, . LEASES re . mr
Por grazing © and” industrial purposa
arens not exceeding: “040. ‘OCrEs, _may « he: teased
by. any Jones peraon or ‘company.

GRAZING

“Under the Grazing Act “th”
is divided . inta- geaning districts, and the
range sdmintatered under” the’ Grising
| Commissioner... Anbual’ ‘ pfazing. _pexmits. are
| issued... based. | ‘on’. Humbers . ‘yanged, = toe
tack-

"Provinée

fenced

S. 'R. Williams.

FROVINCIAG ASSAYER |
“pred Hate sent on yequest

Credit Foncier Bidg., VANCOUVER, B.C.’

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