THE OMINECA HERALD, WEDNESDAY, “APRIL 4 1928

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THE MINERAL PROVINCE OF WESTERN CANADA
' HAS PRODUCED MINERALS VALUED AS FOLLOWS :—

Placer Gold, $78, 018,648; Lode Gold, $126,972,818: Silver,
$80,787,003; Lead, #106, 976, 442: Copper, $209, 967, 068; Zine,
$50,512,657; Coal-and Coke, $284, 699, 133; Structural Materials
and Miscellaneous Minerals 5850, 175, 407; Making mineral produe- ,
tion to the end of 1926 show ;

AN AGGREGATE VALUE OF $988,108. 470

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

For all years to 1895, inclusive 8 94,647,241

For five years, 1896-1900'............ ;- 57,607,967.

For five years, 1901-1905 :.... seneeee 96,507,968

For five years, 1906-1910 ....6....00% « 125, 534, 474

‘For five years, 1911-1915 ........ . 142, 072, 603 -

For five years, 1916-1920)......0.... .. 1897 929'795

For five years 192) to 1925..0..... 0.00... ee es 214,726,650 ©
"For 1926 ....... cc. cece cece ce cecees ‘eeate eee ee» 67,188, 842

PRODUCTION DURING LAST TEN YEARS, $429,547,755

Lode mining has only heen in progress about 25 years, and only about one-
half of the Province has been prospected: 200,000 square miles of inexplored
mineral bearing lands are open for nrospacting.

The mining laws of this Province are more liberal and the fees lower than
any other Provinee in the Dominion or auy Colony in the Britigh Empire,

Mineral locations are granted ta discoverers for nominal feces. Absotutetitles
are obtained hy developing such properties, security of whieh i ig guaranteed by
crown grants,

Practically all British Columbia-mineral properties’ on which ‘development
work has been done are described in one of the Annual Reports ‘of the Minister
of Mines. ‘Those considering mining investments, should refer te auch reports.
They are available 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 Canuda, Winch Building, Vaneonver, B.C., are recommended as
valuable sources of information..

ull information, together with mining reports: and maps,

may be obtained gratis by addressing

The Honourable The Minister ot "Mines .
VICTORIA, BRITISH COLUMBIA‘

Bill

Autos and horses for hire
Teaming, freighting and transfering

Night or Dey Calis promptly Answered

‘The Falconer Transfer ae

OIL HAZELTON, B. C.

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give you certain results but that the next time you bought the
same brand your results would be quite different. Naw, the
big flour companies employ chemists to see that ‘their flours
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thoroughly pure but of a variable standard. Think what ‘this

means in the effectivencss of your doctar’s preécreptions.

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Couthinea trom page 3

sprang to the door to welcéme the com-
ely Marie, leading her excited brood of
six, with the grinning Btienne. as’ rear
guard. a

“Mary “Christmas, ~ ‘Marie! Jean!
¥vonne!" he cried fairly dragging the
figgling and embarrassed. chifdren in-
te the house. “Ab, Mousleur “Etienne

fs also with us tonight.”

With his andience seated Garth pro-
cecded to divide gifts he. had ordered
the previous year from lower Canada
For ench of. the children: WAS 8 bag of
enudy, which was opened with wide,
eyed curiosity and grins of delight

is also highly developed in the North
Marie and Anne, who had not been for
gotten, swiftly evidenced. their appre
elation of good candy. by. joining the
children in thei rmunching.

Then the toys in ‘packages markec
with the children's mimes were given
out. There remnined a dress each fo1
Marie and Ane, and a Ross sporting
rifle for the delighted Etienne.

In the heart of the Santa Claus of
Elkwan, the pleasure lighting the dart
faces of his friends at his tinexpectec
gifts reacted miny ‘fold., Besides, a1
the top of the tree, his own Christma:
raited his enger eyes.

When with much bustle and. chat-
ter his friends returned to their. eabir
and old Anne left him, Garth sat aowr
to rend the letters from home, The
first opened was his. brother’ 8% Whick
ran as follows: 7:
“Tf oT had Iewen told that my own
brother was to disgrace himself as yor
have seen fit to do up there on Janie:
Bay,
liar who ‘said it. We widerstand now
your stva Ange refusal to rturm home.
your indefference to Bthel and the bus
Professor Quarrier has “given
me the whole shameful story. A white
woman wouldl have been bad cnough—
but a squaw! Pah!"
Guthrie's Ienu face set bard as he
read the first Hnes. Slowly the blood-
pushed up under the wind-burned skin
“A white woman would have beer
-Hending
no further, he crushed the etter in his
hand and: let it fall.

.*Poor Ninda?”’

“he letter from Clara was a medley
of hysteria, reproach and ‘unmistakable
evidence of a ‘sincere nffection for her,
erring: brother-imlaw. “His eyes soft-
ened as he followed, the misguided wo-
min’s effort ‘to appeal to his sentiment
to his-old love for Ethel. ‘
“Of course she “knows, Garth. That
Quavrier man sprend it all over town
But I nm sure, in spite of it all, ‘she |;

~Vstill loves you—would forgive, if you
asked her.

Ob, Garth! You're the
only brother I have, and Ive always
Won't you, for my sake

for Bthel’s sake.’ I don’t’ know’ what
she’s writing you, but you mustn’t tuke
it seriously, She's terribly hurt, of
course—but I know she'll forget it all,
if you come buck.” ,

‘| “Poor-old. Clara !" snid the man out
}loud. -

“Poor, simple Clara! She can’t
sea yet that ity: brother Charlie that:

comnts with Ethel, ‘not: I.

Y Quarelér hid had his revenge,
uneven ‘her brother, It was strange
rafter the snubbing. he ‘got.

tale her brother ‘had brought: to Chas.
Guthrie? ay

Then lie opened the two ietters ‘in the
blue envelopes. One Was, "dated:
month earlier’ “than the’ ‘other, ‘id, be
read that first... 8 :

the letter, Hy was similar to that ‘OF. the:
last’ ‘year on I ames Bays I have lear -
ed nineh of, what. syent., 1 over’ “there
Was it a French gitl or an ‘army lurse?:
She ‘had. unwitting "hurt: chin in, the’
otily way it was now. OB ‘
Ethel ‘Falconer “to. rereh ‘the: iman W ho:

Savanna, friend of McDonald Ha! Hr tj =

And as the sweet tooth of _ grown-ups

I should have knocked down the|. |:

But she?!’
What did Joan ‘Quarrier- think of the |

“}apon a “dwelling. - ‘heing “erected

“I imagine your Y tite in, Peaneo,” van fo,

ir fo" divided -

whee ee dog bt Re

‘The Hazelton Hospital:

The. Hazelton Hospital Issues’ tie-
kets for any period at $1.50 per
month in ‘advance. ‘This rate in-
_cludes ‘office consultations, medi-
cines, a8 well-as all costs: “while -
in the hospital. Ticketa are ab- -
tainable in Hazlton at the drug |:
store ox by mail. from the. medi-
cal superintendant at the’ hospital

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SYNOPSIS OF
LAND ACT AMIENDBEER IS

‘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 become British
subjects, conditional upon residence, acen-
pation, and improvement for agricultural
Purposes,

Full information concerning . regulations
regarding pre-emptions ig given in Bulletin
No. 1, Land Series, “How to Pre-empt Land,"

by addressing the Department of Lands,
Victoria, B.C., or ta any Government Agent,

Records will ba granted covering, only
land suitable for sgricultural purposes, and
which is not timberland, Le, carrying over
6,000 board fect per‘ acre west of thel’
Coast Range and 4,000 feet per acre east
of that Range.

Applications for Pre-emptions are. ta be
addressed to tha Land - Commissioner of the
Land Recording. Division’ in which the Jand
applied for ie situated, and are made. on printed
forms, copies of which can he obtained from the’
Land Commissioner.3

and improvements. made to the’ value of
$10 per acre, including clearing und cultivat-
ing at least five acres, before a Crown Grant
gan be recejved,

For more detailed information see thé Bulletin,
How Pre-empt Land,”

PURCHASE «

Applications are received for
of. vacant and unreserved Crown lands,
not being timberland, for agricultural purposes;
minimum priee of firat-clasa (arable) land
is 35 per -acre,- ‘and ’second-class (grazing)
land $2.50 per acre, Further - information
regarding purehase or lease. of. Crown
Jands is given in Bulletin No. 10, Land
Series, ‘‘Purchase and Tense’: of Crawn
Lands,” .

Mill,, factory, or industrial sites on 1 trakier
land, not exceeding a0 acres, may be purchaced or
Jensed,. the conditions: including _ _ payment of
stumpage, ee
HOMESiTE LEASES a

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may be leased: - as homesites, «
in | the

first. year,’ title after
a | tesldenee ‘and
fulfilled a

* veyed.
wee, on LEASES

‘For - grazing band” "industitel
AXOSB: not" exceed ng: 610. » ROLES, may: be loaned.
Be any one hereon. or’ “Sompaniys: OK

GRAZING |

‘being : ‘obtainable

‘the... Jand , hes. ; been"

‘purpose

Unider’’ ‘the. “Ghadlng: “Act - “the
diito, grazing’: ‘datilete,
range; 5 administered, “under . the -

Commissioner,

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Btooks

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coplesof which can be obtained free of charge | °

Pre-emptions must be occupied . for five years ;

purchase | _.

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