THe OMINECA HERALD, FRIDAY, JA JANUARY 28 1927

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BRITISH COLUMBIA
THE MINERAL PROVINCE OF WESTERN CANADA

HAS PRODUCED MINERALS VALUED AS FOLLOWS :—

Placer Gold, $77,668,045; Lode Gold, $122,808,190; Silver, *
‘$74,111,397; .Lead, $89,218, 907; Copper, $197,642, 6f7; Zine,
$39, 096, 947: Coal and Coke, $278, 048,953; Building Stone, Brick,
Cement, $44,905,886; Miscellaneous: Minerals, $1,694,387;
Making mineral production to the end of 1925 show

AN AGGREGATE VALUE OF $920,959,628

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

For all years to 1895, inclusive ..,,....9 94,547,241
For five years, 1896-1900 woe seve ue es 57, 605,967
For five years, 1901-1905 ............% 96,507,968
For five years, 1906-1910 125,534,474
For five years, 1911-1915 . 142, 972, 603
For five years, 1916-1920) ...... beeeees 189, 922, 725
For the year 1921 .....c:esseeeesecevene 28, 066,641
For the year 192 eset bane 35, 158,848
For. the year 1928... 41,304,320
For the year 1924 4B, 704, 604
For the year 1925.,.....scsrereresseves 61, 492, 242

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

Lode mining has only been in progress about 25 years, and only about one-
half of the Province has been prospected; 200,000 square miles of unexplored
mlIneral hearing Junds are open for prospecting.

The mining laws of. this Province are more liberal and the fees lower than
any other Province in the Dominion or any Colony in the Brideh Empire.

: Mineral locations ere granted to discoverers for nominal feea, “Absolute titles ,
axe obtained by developing such properties, security of. whieh is guaranteed - by:-
crown grants,

N.B.—Practically all British Columbia, mineral properties ‘upon whieh ‘“wark
has been done are deacribed in some one of the Annual Reports of the Minister
of Minea. Those considering mining inveatmente should refer to such reports.
They areayailable without charge on application to the Department of Mines,
Victoria, B.C. Reports covering each of the six Mineral Survey Districts are
published separately, and are available on application, Reports of the Geologi-
eal Survey of Oqnada, Winch Building, . Vancouver, B. c., are recommended as

valuable sources of information. —

The Honourable The | Minister of Mines
VICTORIA, BRITISH COLUMBIA

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‘ ‘Bxperltental Farm Note

need eonerete illustration to make
them impressive. What for instance,
could be more obvious than that erowd
ing ‘of-a crop by weeds . reduces the
Yield or conversely, that judicious ex-
penliture of labor or money upon the
destruction of the weeds. must return
dividends in enhanced valne-of crop?
And yet, becuse the crowding seldom

ruins the crop entirely and weeding :

seldom‘ removes more ‘than a fraction
of the weeds, we Japse into the ensy
philosophy . that _ the
makes is negligible anyhow. --

‘The real truth stands forth stark
and bold, confronted: by an object les-
son like the following:—one of our
Experimental Stations last summer,
a plot of hemp, badily infested with
Wild radish (similar to wild mustard)
was treated on half its area with cyan-
amid dust. The weed so far as it es-
caped.-immediate distruction received
stich a set-back that the hemp at once
took the lead and for the rest: of the
season smothered any dwrfted com-
petitors that might have regained vig-
or. On the adjoining area the un-
treated wild yvadish got the lead and
held it so effectively that in the second
week of August the hemp was only
half the height o fthat along side and
the weed was rapidly maturing a crop
of seed. In this particular instance
the fertilizing value of the eyanamid
to the crop was doubtless aiding its
herbicidal action on the wed, to make
a striking contrast; bu¢ the same re-
sult in varying degree must follow
elimination ‘of competition of . weeds
however secured. .

It is open to any farmer who has
fields polluted with wild mustard or
wild radish to provide himself with rc

scale as: may be according to his faith.
Cyanamnid happens to be the agent:
used in the illustration eited, but there
are other preparations on the market:
that can be used. Essentials for suc-
cess are application early in the life
of the weed, well before full bloom.:
even distribution of the material in
correct amount, and in the case of dust
application on a dewy leaf surface in
the enrly morning of a bright day.

CANADIAN’S, GREAT SWIM.
George. Young, 17 year-old Toronto
boy. who accomplished. the 22-mile
awim from Santa Catalina Island to
the California mainland in 15 hours
‘and 45 minutes, aud won $26,000.

this treacherous channel, He was.
the only competitor out ‘of 95 to
“Anikh’ the’ course, ;

At a coat of $400,000 ‘approximately |

450 miles’of new, roads were graded in| ;

Saskatchewan last year,. ‘These. roads |
are. ‘scattered over. a wide area. end are
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The’ Hazelton "Whspltar insues tic-
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month in advance. This rate in-
eludes . office -eonsultations, medi-
_ .¢ines, as’ well as all cosis while
‘in the hospital. Tickets are ob-
tainable in Hezlton at ‘the drug
store or by mail from the medl-
cal superintendant et the hospital

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- SYNOPSIS OF
LAND ACT AMENDMENTS

PRE-EMPTIONS

Vacant, unreserved, surveyed Crown lands

may he pre-empted by British subjects
over 18 yeara "of age, and: by aliens
on declaring intention to becar« British
subjects, conditional upon realdence, occu
pation, and improvement for agricultural
Durposes, .

Full information concerning regulations
regarding: pre-emptions is given in Bulletin
No. i, Land Series, “How to Pre-empt Land,”
copies of which can be obtained free of charga
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 ia not timberland, ie, carrying’ over
6,000 board feet per acre west of the
Coast Range and 8,000 feet per acre enst
of that Range..

Applications for pre-emptions are ‘to be
addressed to the Land Commissioner of the
Land Recording Division in which the land
applied for is situated, and ara made on printed
forms, copies of which can he obtained from the
Land Commiasioner.

Pre-emptions must he occupied for five years
and improvements made to the value of
$19 per acre, including clearing and cultivat-
ing at least fiva eores, before a Crown Grant
can be received.

For more detailed Information sea 1 the Bulletin,
"How to Pre-empt Land.” " wo

PURCHASE

Applications’ aro received for purchase

of vacant and unreserved Crown lands,
not heing timberland, for agricultural burposes;
minimum price of first-claas. . (arable)
is $5 per acre, ‘and Becond-class | (grazing) |
land $250 per acre, Further “information
regarding purthase or lease of ° Crown’
lands is. given in Bulletin No. 10, Land
Series, “Purchase and Lease of. Crown
Lands,”

Mill, factory, or industrial aites on timber
land, not exceeding 40 nores, may be purchased or
leased, tha conditions dneludirie _ayment of
Btumpage.

HOMESITE LEASES’

Uneurveyed areag, not exceeding, ‘9 neres,
may he leased as hbmesites, conditional
upon a. dwelling being erected “in the
first year, title, being; obtainable after
residence and impravement conditions |, are
fulfilled a’. the " {and’: ‘has’ been’ ‘aur-
"veyed, « . ahh eta hoe a i
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For “peacing. ‘ gnd! industrial purpose |
areas not exceeding ei0 sores ‘may be Jonned
by any vane. person or company. i .

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