THE OMINECA HERALD, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 1926

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Canadian Pacific Railway Company }

BRITISH COLUMBIA COAST STEAMSHIP SERVICE

To Ketchikan, | Wrangell, Juneau, Skagway, September, 17, 27, October
ani
To Vancouver, | Victoria, Seattle, September, 11, 21, October 1, 12, 22
S.8. “PRINCESS BEATRICE’’—-For Butedale, East Bella Bella, Ocean 7
Falls, Namu, Alert Bay, Campbell River and Vancouver. every"
Saturday at 11 a.m. stp
AGENCY FOR ALL OCEAN STEAMSHIP LINES I information from |

¥: C, Orchard, corner Third Avenue and Fourth: street, Prince Rupert | i]

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BUILDING MATERIALS!

Cement Lime Plaster Fireclay

Brick Building Papers Roofing

Sash & Doors 3#-ply Veneer Paneling
Fir Finish a Specialty

ALBERT & McCAFFERY, LOD.

Prince Rupert, B.C.

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W. J. PITMAN’S MUSIC STORE

PRINCE GEORGE, B.C,

STANDARD . — .
Goons PIANOS PHONOGRAPHS |
AT 7 . ® ‘
STANDARD Everything in Music
PRICES and
SINGER SEWING MACHINES

Manufacturers of

Hanson
Lumber &
Timber Co.

ROUGH, DRESSED & DIMENSION

Lumber

HEMLOCK, SPRUCE AND CEDAR

FLOORING - WINDOWS

Hemlock Complete,
‘and Spruce different sizes

Mill at

HANALL, B. C.

Get our prices before ordering ‘elsewhere

BRITISH COLUMBIA

THE MINERAL PROVINCE OF WESTERN’ CANADA
HAS PRODUCED MINERALS VALUED AS FOLLOWS :— .
Placer Gold, $77,668,046; Lede Gold, $122,808,190; Silver,.
$74,111,397; Lead, 389, 218, 907: Copper, . $197, 642, 647; . Zine,
v8, 995, 947; Coal and Coke, $278, 048,958; Building Stone, Brick,
Cement, $44,905,886; Miscellaneous Minerals, $1,594
Making mineral production to the end of 1925 Scar.

AN AGGREGATE VALUE OF $920,919,628

The substantial progress 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:

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For all years to 1895, inclusive ...,.... $ 94,647,241
For five years, 1896-1900 seenenenaee bee - BT, 605,967
For-five years, 1901-1905 .....,......++ 96,507,968
’ For five years, 1906-1910 ........... ves 126,534,474:
For five years, 1941-1915 .,..-...-.-.-5 142,072,603
For fiva years, 1916-1920 .........-+ + « 189,922,725
For the year1921..... Leveseeeeeceseene "98, 066, 641
For the year 1922..... base cceaeuenenees ” 85, 158, 843 2
For the year 1928,...,...asssceeveves . 41,304,320 oo
: For the year 1924.,.,.,...: wee ec eneeens 48,704, 604 Se
For the year 1925.....+..+ pecans bens 61,492,242

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

. | | Tete mining has only heen In progress about 25 years, and only sbout one:
half of the Province has been -prosnected; 200,000 aquare miles of unexplored .
mineral ing Janda are open-for progp pecting ;
The mining lawa of this Proyinca are. more Hboral and the feea lower than
any 0 other Province In the Dominion or any Colony:in the Britleh Empire. «©...
meral locations ara granted to discoverers for nominal fees, Absolutetitles
“ara obtained by developing such properties, security of which is gtiaranteed by
. -, oxowa granta
iz .B,—Practicall fall Beliteh Columbia mineral p erties upon (role work
UB. Prac y bed in some one of. the A! Annual Feo Minister

‘ nee are grails withoue charge on application
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B.C...., Reports
: tely, and bre available on appiteation, e Geologi-
-Dubllahied seps septs Gansin Winch Building, Vancouvers: Bo are: recommended BS |

Survey
. valuable poueees of information, —

7 The “Honourable ‘The | ‘Minister of ‘Mines _
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-: Smithers’ ~ _
sors ata , ase Ls
Mr, and Mrs. J. Gould and son

‘ok Houston. were guests at Mor-
‘an’s over. the week end. ||
Mr. and Mrs., Frank Manuels
are back frorh .a’ holiday they
spent i in Edmonton,
The. fegular ‘monthly ‘meeting
of the. Anglican W: A. was held

last Thursday afternoon.

‘Mr, :and Mrs, John: Connery
and. family left for Vancouver
last week on a holiday.

Mrs. Frank Parker, nee Flo
Grey, with two children are with
Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Grey,

Dave Sturgeon of Forestdale

‘\spent the week end in town.

‘AL M.. Matthews returned Sat-
urday from a trip to Vancouver.

Thomas A. McMartin who has
been in charge of Geo. Little’s
lumber yard here for quite a few
years:jeft for his old home near
Montreal, and there is a possibi-
lity that he has said good-bye for

|the last time to the Bulkley Val-

ley. His brother is in. very. poor
health and Tom is- needed to
manage’ the farm.. The boys
gave him a jolly send off at the
club the night he left. Several|:
other parties were also given in
his honor.

Ernest Hann is now in charge
at the Little lumber vard here.

A very pleasant evening ‘was
spent.at the home ‘of James .and
Fea last Friday when a
number of friends gathered to
tender a farewell to D. F, Hatt
before he leaves for Victoria.

HE. Marshail Sales from Prince
George is here preparing to take
over Hatt Bros store. .

Mrs. E. J. Humphrey, Chilliwack
who has been the guest of J. E.
and Mrs. Kirby for some.months
left Sunday morning for Sacre-
mento to spend the winter with
one of ber daughters. Mrs. Kirby.
accompanied her mother as ‘far.
as Chilliwack where she will visit

\a couple of weeks, 9

The first snow of the season
fell in Smithers Tuesday. after-
noon and although: there .was on-
ly a quarter of an inch the weath-

ter was eold enough so that in the

sheltered spnts the snow did rot
melt on Wednesday, 7

Frank Taylor was a business
visitor in town ‘recently. He re-
vorted his. Topley mine was just
as good as ever. ‘The ore is hold-
ing up to all expectations... With
‘the aid of a further grant.from
the publie works department the.
‘wagon road is now, . being rushed
along. ‘The strike. continues to
attract the attention of the big
companies, -a° ntimber of them

‘writing no deal has been closed.’
| .It is hoped: the’ present cpld
‘snap will- not: be--prolonged ‘as.
‘very few of the farmers have dug,

|\'the spud crop yet.and a‘ freon

now. would be disastrous, The’
‘weather has ‘also caused ahother
‘delay in ' ‘harvesting - the,: ‘giain,
‘There is a good deal ‘i in. ‘the " field’) own
and i in some. se¢

+ ‘tle, to" vent. yet.

at the home of Mrs. H. G. Windt]}

‘| land $2.60 per acre,

chave had engineers.in,-but at this .

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The Hazelton Hospital
The Hazelton Hospital issues

. tickets for any period at 1.50 per
month in advance, This rate in-'

$8: Williams

_PROVIN' CIAL ASSAYER |

dt, . "Price lista sent on request

Credit Foncler Bldg., VANCOUVER, BC.

"cludes office consultations and

’ while in the hospital, Tickets are
obtainable in Hazelton from the
drug store; from T. J..Thorp,, . |.
Telkwa, or by mail’ftom the medi-
eal superintendent at the Hospital.

SUPPLY STATION .-:.

AT .

Hotel .

USK,

New; clean and comfortable
First-class Dining Room’ in connection.
Rates ARE ATTRACTIVE

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THOS. SHACKLETON - Prop.

“SYN OPSIS OF -
LAND ACT ‘ABIEN DMENTS

B.C. - . { .

“Prince Rupert

B.C.

Ratee $1.50 per day up.

Prince Rupert.

| B.C. UNDERTAKERS ||} PO¥ER & canr’s
=e FOR sean — . City Tran sfer
PRINGRUPERT, BO, will bring ns | St ab les -
— meen SMITHERS, BC.
‘SHACKLETON —

A Reau Goop Hote. ~

H. B. RocHesrer, Manager ~

“4ze — Ne al Pi a a, and ee

of viicant and unreserved ‘Crown. lands,
not belng timberland, for agricultural purposes;

PRE-EMPTIONS ee
"Vacant, unreserved, surveyed Crown lands
may be pre-emnted -by British subjects ,
aver "18 years of age, and by . aliens/§ “ re
on declaring intention ta become British},
aubjects, conditional upon residence, © ocen- Importers and. uf
pation;* and improvement for agricultural -D .
ealers i in bate
purposes. “
Full information concerning regulations
‘regarding pre-emptions ia given in Bulletin ‘Wallpapers Wo ¢ carry the, :
No. -1, Land Series, “How to Pre-empt Land," lar eat and.
copies of which can be obtained free of charge Barlaps &
by addressing the Department of Lands}? Patots most varied”
Victoria, B.C., or to any Government Agent. Oils stock in .
‘Reeords will be granted covering only 7 ;
land” suitable for agricultural purposes, and Varnishes Northern, .
which ia not timberland, ie, carrying aver | 2. Glass : British .
6,000: board fest per. acres west of the : — ia
Coast’ Range and 8,000 feet per -acre east} >. Brushes, Etc. Columbia .
of that Range. ; Jf
“Appligations for pre-emptions ara to be ; —— :
addressed to the Land Commissioner of the av or
Land Recording Division in which the land Write. us “for information when
applied for ia situated, and are made on printed ti nro ing your rh me
forms, copies of which ean be chtained from’ the ‘ renova NE oF buitdi e y °
Land Commissioner. d '
* Pre-emptiona must beaccupied for five years = te . oe
and -improvements. made to the value of|¢ Make Your Home Attractive |
$10 per acre, including clearing and cultivat- ree
ing at lenst five acres, before # Crown’ Grant . 4
gan be received, BEAVER Boann D1sTRIBUTORS
: Por mora detailed information see the Bulletin,
‘How to Pre-empt Land. " 24
_ PURCHASE . A.W. EDGE Co:
"Applications aro received for | purchage

’ P.O, Box 459, Prince Rupert, B.C.

minimum price of first-class (arable) land
is $B‘‘per acre, and. geeond-elase (grazie)

Further information
or’ lease of Crown
Bulletin. No. 10, Land
“Purchase and Lease of Crown

regarding purchase |
lands.\is given in
Sories, .
Lands. we

Mill, factory, or industrial sites on timber
land, not exceeding 40 actes, may bd purchased or
leased; the conditions Aacluding. payment of.
stumpage.

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HOMESITE LEASES oa

Ok

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fie
Vildarveyed areaa, “not ‘exceeding 20 acres,
may, ba lessen ‘as - homesites, ; : conditional |:
upon: a dwelling belng erected

firat year, title being obtainable ° after
residence and improvement conditions ara |

fulfilled asthe Innd has’ - been sur
Veyedst : _
yi” LEASES!
ROR grazing ~ard-* ‘iidustrial purpose | |“

by any one person or company,

“Ma
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nier : the | Grating. " Act; the . aProvinge
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\ Iadminiatered. under’ «the. AGrastugl
Conuyissioner. © Annual ‘grazing  pormita are
tence i, based, on, numbers ranged; priority

aver ‘ta” ‘dotabliahed ‘ovepiera:" ‘Btgdli.”

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4 ‘tts are “available for settlers, campers and

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presq. spot exceeding 640 acres may he: leaped 7

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into grazing districts, .and: the ||!

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