~The Omineca Miner

PUBLISHED EVERY SATURDAY AT HAZELTON,-THE CENTER OF THE ee

GREAT OMINECA District OF BRITISH COLUMBIA.

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VoL, il. SATURDAY, OCTOBER 26, 1912. No. &

The people of Canada:will endorse the proposed -action of the
Borden administration in voting an appropriation of thirty million
dollars as an emergency contribution to the Imperial navy. | With
the outbreak of a general war in the Balkans, there is grave danger
that the European powers may become embroiled in a general con-
flict and that Great Britain may be called upon to defend herself
from the aggressions of ambitious and unfriendly nations, The

assurance of Canadian sympathy and support which is not the|{

smallest part of the proposed contribution will he welcomed by the
people of the empire as indicating that the Dominion will maintain
its position as ‘‘A Great Part of a Greater Whole,”

That the danger of war is not remote is quite evident from the
pronouncements of Lord Roberts and Lord Curzon, great soldier and
great statesman. The British ship of state has weathered all the

storms of the past; but a universal war,-in which the Empire might ||}

stand practically alone against powerful and rapacious enemies,
would prove a severe test of her strength and endurance, It is
well that Canada is te stand in line with the rest of the’ British
nations.

During the six months from Apri) 1 to October 1, of the current
fiscal year, 273,649 immigrants arrived in Canada.. Of this number
183,990 arrived at ocean ports and 89,569 from the United States,
These figures show an increase of 13 per cent as compared wit
the number of arrivals for the corresponding months of the last
fiscal year, which were 158,614 at ocean ports and 88,317 from the
United States, making a total for the six months from April 1 to
October 1, 1911, of 241,981, .

During the month of September this year there were 81,140
arrivals, 20,690 arriving at ocean ports and 10,450 from the United
States as against 29.077 for September last year, of whom- 17,594
were at ocean ports and 11,484 from the U. 8. The immigration
into Canada for the last half year is considerably greater than the
entire population of Montenegro, the country which a few days ago

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declared war against Turkey.

Clearing Bush Lands

Dr. H. L. Gordon, a prominent
“Englishman, who recently visited
Hazelton and district, is the
author of the following article,
which recently appeared in The
Field:
The average English emigrant

to British Columbia has a horror
of land clearing. Whilst Ameri-
. ean and other immigrants are

securing uncleared land and add-
ing daily to its value by their
own work, the English immigrant
clamors for cleared land. The
first gains access to potentially

* tich districts at a low figure; the
second helps to swell the demand
for a limited supply, which has
already raised ‘prices to a figure
which alarms those in search of

-an investment ag well ag of an
occupation.

Experience has taught me that
land clearing is not necessarily
an affair to avoid, but may be a

. healthy, enjoyable and profitable
occupation. During a recent ex-
pedition through the central por-
tion of British Columbia, which
is being opened up by the Grand
Trunk Pacific railway, I took a
series of. photographs which
represent fairly the nature of the
clearing in the inland districts of
the province,

In a wooded country the wood-
ed land is generally the best land,
No country. is so densely timber-
ed that ithas no open patches,
but these are ‘not always desir-
able. The absence of growth
may be due to oneoftwo ex-
tremes—a poor ofr dry soil in
which the seeds of trees find no
nourishment, or a moist soil in
which they. are choked by exuber-

- ant growth of grasses, Open
land of -the. first kind is to be
avoided, and may be known by
ita- Sparse ‘covering of poor
grasses.- The, second kind may
make admirable farm land with
' drainage. Poplar (cottonwood)

is the chief growth on good soil

_dn British. Columbia, but birch,

suspicion. Pine will grow where
other trees will not, but will also
grow on good scil. A few pinel|
are useful to the farmer.
It is well known that fires
work havoc in Canadian forests
where the timber is large and
merchantable. But amongst
small timber and bush it: is a
boon as a clearing agent. These
clearings made by fire ave numer-
ous and much sought after; land
may be made ready for the plow
with little labor, A lighted
match may be all that is is re-
quired to complete the. destruc-
tion, under careful supervision
at the right season. If, however,
the soil is, covered with a top
layer of vegetable mould, it is
better to burn the dry timber in
heaps, to avoid the loss of this
valuable addition to the soil.
Those who have seen the heavy
timber on the Pacific coast of
British Columbia will realize that
the clearing Ihave described is
in reality light. The experienced
settler does his own clearing in
his spare time, and thus adds
‘greatly to the value of his
property at small outlay. The

easily and is far from being as
arduous as is generally supposed.
It consists of two main proceses
—slashing and stumping. Slash-
ing méans the removal of all ex-
cept the stumps, and, as a rule,
requires only the axe,’ Stuzping,
which is a formidable process on
the Pacific coast, loses ita terrorg
up-country, where the plow may
be all that is necessary. If more:
is required, the farmer may leave
his stumps to rot until removal
is no trouble, meanwhile sowing
crops on the slashed land around
them; or, if they are many. he
uses the simple stump puller. It
is only the rare big trees which
require explosives for. immediate |
removal. It is deplorable that
from a desire to avoid any life
which . seems to'involve 'rough-

ing it,” and. from. ignoranes. of
the i increase in value’ earned by
the settler who clears and im-

-alder,, spruce and willow oceur
. . also; these attract the profession-
al land selector or “‘eruiser,’’ but
“he suspects land covered “with
“Thick - pitie, seldom ° “Indfs
it Boil ‘but bine amongst

many-of- the best opportunities

proves his land for himself, the
British immigrant is allowing

for profitable investméntin the
agricultural land of British Col-|¢

art of clearing such bushis learnt}'

are
Miss Drumriond arid Min, H. McK.

spent in making a tour of the
city. It is understdod that a trip
to Hazelton and ossibly to Stew-
art will be included in the intin-

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Local and District Notes|
H. E. and B. B. Bodine are in
from the Omineca river district.
A. E. Falconer Seft on Thurs-,
day fora visit to the Kispiox
Valley,
A two-story building is being
erected at Telkwa for MeArthur’s Fy
Emporium.

Harry Howson and Capt. John:
Irving are among the passengers
who arrived from the- coast on
Saturday’s train,
J. H. Hetherington retuned
on Thursday from 2 vacation trip
to the Bulkley summit country.
He reports good sport with gun
and rod.
J. W. Davis spent the week
and at Sealey as the guest of W.
J. Larkworthy. During his visit
Mr. Davis renewed acquaintance
with an old‘friend who had been
associated with him in the cattle.
business in Wyoming.

T. D. Pattullo and J. N. Horne
returned to Prince Rupert on
Thursday, after spending some,
days in looking over the various |'
parts of the district, Mr. Pat-
tullo, whose opinion must be
given considerable weight, ‘says /-
there are great possibilities. for

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E. L. Pease, general ‘manager |
and vice president of the Royal}
Bank of Canada, accompanied by
‘A. J. Browne, K. C., a prominent}

well as.a big financial man, ar-

the Prince George. These gen-f
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