on a er The Omineca. ‘Miner The Churches PUBLISHED EVERY SATURDAY AT HagzELTON, THE CENTER OF THE GREAT OMiNECA District oF Brirish COLUMBIA, Macdonald & Rais, Publishers and ‘Proprietors. SUBSCRIPTION RATES: Canada and British Possessions, Two Dollars a year; Foreizn, Three Dollarg a year. ADVERTISING RATES: Display, $1.50 per inch per month; Reading Notices, 15 cents per line for first insertion, 10 cents per line for each subsequent insertion, Legal notices inserted at B. C. Gazette rates. VoL. II. Saturpay, Marcu 8, 1918, No, 27, The Omineca Miner has the largest bona fide circulation of any newspaper in the Northern Interior of Britiah Columbia, There is a growing demand for direct mail connection between this district and Fraser Lake and southern points. In the last two or three years, and especially since the beginning of work on the third construction section of the Grand Trunk Pacific, there has been a large increase in traffic along the line of the railway; but the postal facilities have not kept pace with developments. Mails to and from points south and east of Burris Lake must still be car- CHURCH OF ENGLAND ST. PETER'S, HAZELTON Sunday Servicea: Moraing at 11o'eleck; Sunday Fe Scheel at 2.36 p.m. Native service, 3.80 p.m; Evening Service, 7: 30 p. ‘un Rev. J. FReEp. PRESHYTERIAN CHURCH HAZELTON Se-ticea held every Sunday evening in that ht Church rooma at 7.50 o'¢! meen r00 Rev. D. R, MoLRAN, LAND NOTICES — Hazelton Land District District of Coast, Range 6, Take notice that Donald A. McNeill | of Kitselas, saw ralll manager, intends | |% to apply for R Permission to purchase the following seribed Janda: Commencing at a post- planted at the i northeast corner of lot 1493, thence 20 chainssouth, 20 chains east, 20 chaina north, 20 chains west back to point of Be commencement and containing 40 acres. Jan, 10, 1918, Donald A, McNeill. Hazelton Land = District of | [4 Cassiar Take notice that Eric Boje of Hazel- ton, laborer, intends to apely for per-| mission to following described lan to purchase t ee : . Fama . a Ne Sargent’s — the Favorite Shopping Place MINERS’ PROSPECTORS’ and SETTLERS’ SUPPLIES A SPECIALTY orl Fresh Ranch EGGS In Stock We expect in a few days a large assortment of el DRY GOODS | |including Ginghams; Prints, Muslins, Scrims, Art Muslins, also Ladies’ Underwear, Etc. | [ Fresh | f New Zealand ‘BUTTER on' hand, . | Broken lots of Men's, S, Ladies’ and Children's s . SHOES * Te ae ee a | ried by way of Prince Rupert, Vancouver and Asheroft. condition that should not be allowed to continue. This is a The cost of a mail service between Burns Lake and Fraser Lake would not be excessive, and this section is the only gap in the line. mend the proposal as one worthy bodies of the Omineca district, We recom- of -consideration by the public {f the necessity for this service is brought to the attention of the postal authorities, there is little doubt the desired improvement will be ordered without delay, ———————————e As an effective means of revising the voters’ lists of the prov- ince, the government has cancelled all lists of provincial and Domi- nien voters, requiring the registration anew of ali residents of British Columbia who are qualified as voters. The usual revision will be held in May and all who are entitled to vote should see that their applications are in the hands of the registrar of voters be- fore April 7. Want Groundhog Coal Tt is reported that representa- tives of leading Pennsylvania coal operators are negotiating with Vancouver owners of Groundhog coal lands, with the intention of of acquiring an area sufficiently large to justify the building and operation of a rail- way, to be owned by the, same interests. Vancouver men are the principal holders of claims in the great Skeena coalfield, and although Hazelton is the operat ive headquarters of the various concerns holding Groundhog lands, a majority of the deals af- fecting the coal claims are con- gummated in the Terminal City. To Advance Mining The Vancouver Chamber of Mines, an institution which bids fair to be of great value to the mining industry of the province, is conducting an agpressive cam- paign for a larger membership. Every mining man in British Columbia should join this organi- zation.