THE OMINECAHERALD, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 2927 Manufacturers of! -- i ROUGH, DRESSED & DIMENSION: Lumber Pym Bly ta Hanson Lumber & | Timber Co. eae er ae _JENLOCK, SPRUCE AND CEDAR - WINDOWS Complete, . different sizes FLOORING Hemlock. ., and Spruce Mill at ; HANALL, B. Cc & our prices before ordering elsewhere THE MINERAL PROVINCE OF WESTERN CANADA |? . HAS PRODUCED MINERALS VALUED AS FOLLOWS :— Placer Gold, $78,018,548; Lode Gold, $126, 972,318: Silver, $80,787,003; . Lead, $106, 976, 442; Copper, $209, 967, 068; Zinc, $50,512,557; Coal and Coke, $284, 699, 188; - Structural Materials and Miscellaneous Minerals, $50, 175, 407; Making mineral produc- tion to the end of 1926 show AN AGGREGATE | VALUE OF $988,108 A710 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: " For all years to 1895, inclusive ........ $ 94,547,241 For five years, 1896- 1900.2... csevee eee _ Bi, 607, 967 — For five years, 1901-1905 ..........., 96, 507, 968 For five years, 1906-1910 20.0.0... 6.405 125) 531, 474 For five years,.1911-1915 ....6..¢:e000 142, 072, 603 ‘For five years, 1916-1920. | 189, 922.725 For five years 1921 to 1926... de eee ee eneeeeens 214,728, 650 ie an seeee “67,188, 842. PRODUCTION DURING LAST TEN YEARS, $429,547,755 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 mineral bearing lands 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 tha British Empire, Mineral locations are granted to discoverers for nominal. fees, Absolute titles ara obtained a by developing such properties, security of which is guaranteed by crown eranta Practically all British Columbia mineral properties on whieh development work has been done are described in one of the Annual Reports of the Minister of Mines. Those considering mining investments should refer to such reports. They areavailable without charge on application to the Department of Mines,. Victoria, B.C, Reports covering each of the six Mineral Sufvey Districts are published separately, and are available on application, Reports of the Geologi- Survey of Canada, Winch Building, Vancouver, B.C.; are recommended ay valuable sources of information, ull information, together with mining reports and maps, may be obtained gratis by addressing | The Honourable The Minister offgMines VICTORIA, BRITISH COLUMBIA oe ———— Se - servic Prompt | efficient repairs to” all makes of cars; speedy and careful - taxi service to ‘all’ parts of the district, and regular service to trains, with prompt attention to tranfer and drayage—This is the service of TIRES _ PARTS The Omincca Herald, ‘NEW HAZELTON, B.C. C. H. SAWLE PUBLISHER Advertising rates—$1.50 per inch per month reading notices lic per line tixat insertion, 10a ber line each subsequent insertion. , fhe Peace River Board ‘of. Trade called a sudden hall to all the bombast of Vancouver and certain * politicians when they started a move tu form a new province comprising the northern bart of British Columbin and of Alber- ta rather than be tied up with Van conver as their seaport and supply lt was ‘qnite a jolt’ to Vaneou- | ver‘and the southern press suys that} point.” British Columbia would not be in fuy- av of another province. Perhaps the rancouver purt of British -Columbin night not favor. it, but certainly the northern. part, and fromthe standpoint vf resources and aren, would favor it. The whole north bos been plead and inilked and’ robbed by the south until another straw will start eruptions. Co handicap the Peace River country with the millions’ in the P, G. E. white ele- plunt that was eveated for Vancouver would be certain death to that eoun- try. The debt would not be the only thing, but there would be a- freighi rate ott of all reason and the carrying capacity of the road is almost nil, as railroads go today. the money ont of the Pp. G, BE. now it ir up to Vauconver to feed the brute and puy for the feed. Certuinly the Peace River country would be away nhead | of the game to organize its own jre: vince. Prince Rupert is to be the sea port. for the new province nnd the aren also takes in this district.along the C. N. railway. There is still-room for er good tmhany thousand settlers in the valleys along the CG, N, RB. and before tuo much is done there should be a big effort made to fill up these valleys. Let: the Peace Rivér couniry alone for a few years and concentrate on those lands alvendy served by rallways, wag- on roads, schools, ‘police foree, jails, ete. -The Pence can tuke care of itself for a time yet, and ‘that is about what the big railway men propose to let it do. ; me From wheuce cameth the light that enlightened the Prince Rupert News? It wns not long ago that its editorial columns called upon all to sit down and do nothing as‘a punishment to the ‘people for having elected that wieked Tory. Such utter folly on the part of the voters deserved the most severe punishment, even unto starva- tion for all except those feeding on the government's’ pap. With a Tory mem- Ler and a Grit government the News |- could see nothing that could be done. Had not Mr, Dunning, bis first time in The Falconer Transfer, Hazevron, B. C. Have You Paid Your Subscription up to Date? $2. 00 Pays for a Full Year “You will never be lonely _ Either ducing the day when’ working around the. house or ‘when. site» . ting around i in the evening if you, have an ; mo _ORTHOPHONIC VICTROLA. » Plots $115.0 00 and up": ' Dominion politics, told Prince Rupert to expect nothing from him? So the News snid. But just recently the News sys the Prince Rupert Board of Trade should wet busy und send a delegation or i deputation to Ottawa to keep Prince Rupert ever before the eyes of the gov: ernment, especially in connection. with the Peace River railwny. That was just what the Borrd of Trade did dur- ing the regime of Fred Stork, Had it not been for the activity of the local people at time ‘Prince Rupert: would have received nothing, It matters not whether a government is Grit or Tory if.a city is dead and especially if it commits suicide, os the News reconimended to: Princes ‘Rupert, that clty.is dend in the eyes of the gov. ernment and no government will make an effort to resurrect it. ‘So Jong as Prince Rupert listens to such twaddle fag’ pppenrs’ ol occasion in the columns of ‘the’. News, certainly. that city will retéelve. “no ‘recognition, 7 al aoe : * Word’ ‘has been received. ‘iat, Mrs! Mathieson, superintendatit of the nur- sing, school, Hazelton” Hospital, under: went ‘an operation, in 8t. Panl’s hospi- tal Vancouver, successfully: and, that z , she was “mnaleing favorable Progress." Yancourer got all}! 2 “The Hazelton Hospital The Hazelton Hospital issues tie- kets” for any period at $1.50 per month in advance. This rate in- eludes office consultations, medi-- o " Credit Foncter Blaze. wt ‘VANCOUVER, BC. : : 1 wen Lh a Ter ee * “J; ‘R: Williams PROVINCIAL ASSAYER : Price ‘Vata sent on request cines, as-well, as ‘all costs while - oF in the hospital, Tickets are ob-. toinable in Hazlton at the drug : store or: by mai) from the medi- eal superintendant at the hospital ‘ B.C. UNDERTAKERS | EMBALMING FOR SHIPMENT A SPECIALTY ot x P.O. Box 948 : . A wire, .PRINCE RUPERT, 5.0. will bring us at GAS AND OIL | SUPPLY STATION AT City Transfer | Stables ‘. - SMITHERS, BC, Provincial Assayer J.D. Boulding ‘Price List Sent on Application. Prompt Service is Given to You Send in Your Samples Smithers, B.C. _ SYROPSISOF LAND ACT AMENDMENTS , . PRE-EMPTIONS i te 5 © ees FR es 7 Wr ng, Eh - et: i t ete tet Fy Re Bet wrens SNL St I Ben feat ad or irgat wy 28 Hs “Hotel | “Prince Rupert A REAL Goon HOTEL Prince Rupert B.C. A. B. Rocussten, Maneger_ Rates $1. 50 per aay up. “Z ee et Een tigen Fae Yee 2 nine HS Ml: am oe ge a Oe a Vacant, unreserved, surveyed Crown’ ands may be preempted by British subjects over ..18 years of age, and by. sliens on. declaring intentim to. kecome British: subjects, . conditional upon residence, ~ occu- pation, and improvement. for agricultural purposes. : : Full) information concerning regulations xegarding pre-emptions:' is given in’ Bulletin No. 1, Land Series, “How to Pre-empt Land,” copies of which can be obtained: free of charge by addressing the. Depertment of Landa, Vietoria, B.C,, or to any Government Agent, | Records will - be granted covering only. land suitable for agricultural ‘purposes, and which is not timberland, i¢., carrying over 5,000 board feet per acre west -of the Coast Range and 8,000, fect per acre east 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 ba obtained from the Land Commissioner. : Pre-emptions must he occupied for five years. and improvements mada to the - value of $10 per acre, including clearing"and cultivat- ding at leaat five acres, before a Crown Grant can be received. For more detailed information ace the Bulletin, How Pre-empt Land.” PURCHASE. Applications are received for ~ purchase of vacant and unreserved Crown Janda, | and . Dealersin Wallpapers . 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