‘THE OMINUA HERALD: FRIDAY, AU ceed

HANALL, .B. C.

Hanson
Lumber &
Timber Co.

Manufactirers of

ROUGH, DRESSED & DIMENSION

Lumber

ABEMLOCE, SPRUCE AND CEDAR

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THE MINERAL PROVINCE OF WESTERN CANADA
HAS PRODUCED MINERALS VALUED AB FOLLOWS :— _

Placer Gold, $78,018,648; Lode’ Gold,

$80,787,003; Lead, $106, 376, 442: Copper, $209, 967

$126,972,318; Silver.

068; Zine,

$50, 512, 5B7: Coal and Coke, $284, 699, 183: Structural Materials
and Miscellaneous Minerals, $50,175, 407; Making mineral produe-

tion to the end. of 1926 show

AN: AGGREGATE VALUE OF $988,108.470

The substantial pro ress 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 ........-.-.-. . 57,607,967 .
For five years, 1901-1905 .....0see0es 96,507,968

For five years, 1906-1910 *......ccereres 125, 534,474

For five years, 1911-1915

severe ererey) - 142,072,608 ‘

For five years, 1916-1920 2. ......60 0. 189,922,725
For five years 1921 to 1925.,........-.esseses 214, 726,650
For el: wees geese 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 milea of unexplored

mineral bearing lands are open for prospecting.

The mining lawa.of thia Province are more liberal and the fees lower than

any other Provincain the Dominion or any Colony in the British Em:
to discoverers for nominal fees. Absolute titles

Mineral locations are granted

Empire.

, are cbtained i by developing such properties, security of which is guaranteed by

crawn 2ra!

Practically all British’ Columbia mineral properties on whieh development
. work has been doneare described ifone of the Annual Reports of the Minister

of Mines.

Those considering mining investments should refer-to such reporta.

They areavailable without charge on application to the Department of Mines,

Victoria, B.C, Reports
published separately, and are available on_application.

covering each of the six Mineral Survey Districts are
Reports of

the Geologi-

cal Survey of Canada, Winch Building, Vancouver, B.C,, are recommended ap

valuable sources of in: formation

ull information, together with mining reports and maps,
‘may be obtained gratis by addressing

The Honourable The: Minister of Mines

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Orthophonic Victrolas
Singer Sewing Machines ~

Underwood Typewriters

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Prompt efficient -yepairs to ‘all’ ‘makes of cars; ‘speedy and. careful °

taxi service ‘to all parts of the district, and regular Serviee to traine,

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MACHINE GUN FOR FISHING

chiedse ian Tries out 2 New Rig on
Local Trout but it Didn’t Work

Last week Edward Cummings of the
Great Windy City (Chicago) was a
guest at the Omineca Hotel in Hazel-
ton and he claimed to be some kind of
no. fisherman. His claims immediately
caught the interest’ df Mine Host C. W.
Dawson who never lets anyone’ get

A party was arranged. for Mr. Cumm-
ing, of which Dawson was the head.

Skeena. Cumming had a stout short
rod, a big real, 2 long spoon and a very
heayy lead sinker. He was told that
kind of rigging was no good for trout
but he maintained it was the whole
cheese so the other two boys started
in to fish but watched the man from
Chicago out of the corner of their eye.
Cast after cast was made by the man
from Chicago but nothing happened.
Hour after hour went by and he got.
nothing. . The local anglers were get-
ting 'o fish every now and again, At
last Cumming admitted thet he did

jnot have the right tackle whieh tha

local sports had dubbed “the machine
gun.” It might work alright on mud-
cats in the Chicago drainage. canal,but
fer fresh, pure water fishing tt was
the bunk. “

Thinking things over during the
night the man from ‘Chicago made up
his mind that these back woods men
were not going to give him the laugh.
In the morning he slipped ont and
found his way down to the Bulkley
river nnd there thought it looked like
a good place, He loaded up his gun
and cast half way. across the river and
wound up. He. had something on and
got excited. He knew his outfit was
the real cats eyes. He landed his fish,
oh, n beauty. He cast again ond-again
and got three fine big fish, He was
so anxious to get back ahd show: the
lecalites how he could fish that he got
his catch together, wrapped them up,
threw them over his’ shoulder and
started for town. He néver suspected
anything wrong Ww. hen he found the fish
hed its mouth open when caught and
never closed it.

For a nile Cumming -trugged long
and hig lond was getting heavy.. He
met a man on the road and he just had
to tell. someone of his good -fishing..go
he undid bis pack and: displayed his
three wonderful big trout and swelled
out his chest.

“Why,” says: the. man, “those arn’t
tront, thelr hunjp backed’ salmon.”

. Then followed an explanation | of
what the humps were doing in the rly-
ey and of. why they. were: of, 0 ‘yalue,
Cumming took the thing in i: ? good. spi-
rit and returned to the hotel: without
his fish and told the joke on himself.
He had a pair .of soiled trousers as
evidence. He knows more about fish
now than when he came * '

IN THE POLICE COURT.

Fred Gun-a-noot, son of Simon, paid
a fine of $50 for driving to the common,
danger, for driving without chauffer’s
license and driving another man’s. car
Without a trade license; -A + supply
ease was up from Kitwanga and one
woman who supplied an Indian svoman
with liquor was fined $80 and- the In-
dian. woman who was drunk paid a $10
fine for her fun.” ‘Moses Green blew

fon an old gharge of. ‘Dheing in posses<
Hon. ‘He paid $30. . The fines svere all
paid. A couple, of squavws, old offehd-
ers were. Also Sfined. They . pald and.
beat At for. fresh: ‘pastures. .

mats . .

th
‘Dr. and Mis ‘Large ‘of ‘Vort ‘simp
30D ‘were guests at, .Dr. Wilneh's over

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the flower show. ee

away without a fair trial at the trout..

They went up to Seventeen Mile on the

into town recently. and was, picked. up|.

vo : Phe: “tse ‘Margaret ne -Gilve a
a ¥ Bras “of Pinca: Rupert are: ‘quest ‘this |

; os / Commissioner,

The Hazelton Hospital

The Hazelton: Hospital issues tic-
kets for any period ‘at $1.50 -per
month in ‘advance. This rate in-
cludes office consultations, medi-
‘eines, as well as all costs while
dn the hospital “Tickets are ob-
tainable in Hazlton at the drug
store or by mail from the medi-
cal superintendant at the hospital

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SYNOPSIS OF
LAND ACT AMENDMENTS

PRE-EMPTIONS

Vacant, unreserved, surveyed Crown lands
may be -pre-empted * by British subjects
over . 18 years:.of age, and by’ aliens
on declaring intention to. becorr British
subjects, conditfonal : upon residence, ocen-
pation, and improvement for ° agricultural
purposes.

Full ‘information concerning regulations
regarding pre-emptions is given in Bulletin
No,-1, Land Series, “How'to Pre-ampt Land,"
.| ®apies of which can be obtained free of charga
by addressing the Department of Lands,
Victoria, B.C., or toany Gevernment Agent. *

. Records will be granted covering only
land suitable for agricultural purposes, and
‘which is not: timberland, Le, carrylng over
5,000 board feet per acra. west of the:
Cozst Range and 8,000 feet per acre east
of that Range.

Applications for praemptions are to be
dressed to the Land Commissioner of the
rLand Recording Division in which the land
applied for is ‘situated. and ara made on printed
forme, copies of which. can ‘be obtained’ from the
Land Commissioner, a etl od

; Pre-eimptiona “mist be occupied“ for five years
and _ improvements | “made, to .the value--of
$10 per’ acre, ‘Including clearing and- cultivat:
ing at least ‘five acres, befare «Crown. Grant
ean be received.

For more detailed information ace the Bilt,
div: Pre-empt Land.”

PURCHASE

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Applications are received’ for _ purchasa
of vacant and unreserved Crown lands,
not. belag timberland, for agricultural purposes;
minimum prieg of first-class - {arable}
is $6 per acre, and second-clase (grazing)
land $2.50." per acre., Further information
regarding’ purchase ‘or tease. of Crown

lends’ fs given in, ‘Bulletin No. 10, Land
Series, "Purchase nd Lense of Crown
Lands.”

Min," tactory, or tndustetel nites, on timber
land, not exceeding 40 Beres, may be purchaced or
‘leaaed;.* the conditions . Aneluding : payment: -of
-stumpae.

HOMESITE LEASES *

: Unaurveyed : areas, not exceeding 20 ‘neres,
“may,” .be leased | as homesites, - conditional’
‘frst year, title “botrig’ “ébtainabla’.
reaidence - and improvement condltions .
fulfilled +a. the. land “shes. been
veyed. on
“LEASES nO

a cr

growing. . and ‘adusteial " paxpoue
arena ‘not -excoed|ng. HO, ‘DOES | may. ‘be: Teased
by any one. -pereon a company, aan no

* For

‘Under the. Gratin
13. ; Sivided into. grazing districts, ‘und the
* yanige adminiatersd: “under the Grazing
* Anunal grazing | permita | are
*haded ¢ “numbers © ranged, priority
‘divon to, catablished | owners,
n owners may., ‘form, associations « for range

' Bree, or Partially free, per-
aye’ available’ ifor settler, campers and’

land |

“upon a) dwelling; bing erected; dn the;
after
are
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iz: t ‘Act the-: ‘Province HE

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