| | THE OMINECA HERALD, FRIDAY, OCTUBER 29, 1926 Railway Company | Canadian Pacific BRITISH COLUMBIA. COAST STEAMSHIP SE sa aererennreece iy aes Seem —_ RVICE To Ketchikan, Wrangell, Juneau, Skagway; . September, 1%, a7, October ; 8,18 and 29. . To Vancouver, Victoria, Seattle, September, —For Butedale, Campbell River and Vaneouver every $.S. “PRINCESS BEATRICE” Falls, Namu, Alert Bay, Saturday at 1] a.m. AGENCY FOR ALL QCEAN STEAMSHIP LINES 11, 21, October 1, 12, 92 East Bella Bella, Ocean Full information Seeom itl . C. Orchard, corner Third Avenue and Fourth Street, Prince “ A W. J. PITMAN’S MUSIC STORE PRINCE GEORGE, B.C, STANDARD Goons PIANOS AT’ STANDARD PRICES SINGER § Everything in Music PHONOGRAPHS and EWING MACHINES The Omineca Herald Printed every Friday- at : NEW HAZELTON, B.C. - ed The: = Mnaotvon bonita ° ‘ The Hazelton Hospital issues tickets for any period at 1.50 per mdénth in advance, This rate in- Je ‘R.. Williams ‘PROVINCIAL ASSAYER | Price lista gent on request Credit Foneier Bldg., VANCOUVER, B.C. necessary for another year after that. | In the meuntime the Liberals are feel- ing out how # change in leadership Hanson Lumber & Timber Co. Milf at ROUGH, DRESSED & DIMENSION HEMLOCK, SPRUCE AND CEDAR FLOORING Hemlock and Spruce Get our prices before ordering elsewhere Manufacturers of - WINDOWS Complete, ' different sizes HANALL, B.C. woukl be—the Premler is being talked into n graceful retirement after a long |' political career. He ‘has not aunounc- ed yet that .he pas. any intentions of retiring. He possibly is waiting to see whos the. Conservative .party will choose at their convention next month to lead that party. If Hon. Myr, Bow- ser is to be leader it is a pretty, good guess that Hon, John Oliver could not be induced to relinquish his position by any power, save death. If, another Conservative is chosen leader then the Promier might .be talked. into retire- nient. To be ready for the next con- test, whenever it might be brought on, the Conservatives will meet in Kam: loops the latter.part of Novenber, and sea what can be done. After the. coa yention there is likely to be consider- Te able activity in Conservative circles. TRE MINERAL Placer tiold, $77,663,045; Lode S74, 11] Bet; ‘Lead, $99,925,047; Coal and Coke, gore, Cement, $44,905,886; Making mineral The substantial progress of the ince is strikingly illustrated in For five years, 1296-1900 . For five years, 190]-1905 ... For five years, 1906-1910 . For five years, 1911-1915 For five years, 1916-1920) . For the year 1921 ....... ’ tf. Bor theryear 1922. ..... .. For:the year 1998000200 For the year'1924.,....-. Lade mining has only been in progress, The ‘Honourable The BRITISH COL UMBIA PROVINCE OF WESTERN HAS PRODUCED MINERALS VALUED AS FOLLOWS :-— $89, 218,907; Copper, 048,952; Building Stone. Brick, iscellaneons Minerals, production to the end of 1925 show AN AGGREGATE VALUE OF $920,919,628 mining industry in this prov- show the, value of production for successive 5-year periods: - For all years to 1895, inclusive: . eee ene For the year 1925......-.05- _ PRODUCTION DURING LAST TEN YEARS, $404,649,375 © - th 21 1 B itish Columbia mineral properties upon which work a B. “pric @ doseribed of the Annual Reports of the Minister They are avallanie without m mins on iippiteation to the Department of Mines, — , VICTORIA, ‘BRITISH COLUMBIA CANADA Gold, $122,808,150; Silver, $197.64 42, 647: Zine, $1,694, 887; the following figures, which 3 94,647,241 57,605,967 wineeee $6,507,968 - .. 125,584,474 . 142,072,608 . 189,922,725 - 28,066,641 95, 158,843 41, 304, 320 48, 704, G04. 61,492, 242 on eae eee teone see eee euneenee ee nee can eran ahout 25 years, and anly ahout one- j 200. 000 square miles of unexplored atments should refer to such reports. the six Mineral Survey Districts are Reports of the Geologl- B.C., are e Fecommended as. ‘Minister ‘of Mines A| have to modify, temporarily. Some of Several ridings have to be captured befoxe the ‘present: governmezt can be defeated. and it will be necessary to get enndidates in, the field in Liexe several idings . and ‘set thei busy a Tg: ining, Canada has now ten thousand square miles. of the most magniticent territory in the- Dominion set apart as national regrention parks. Few coun- tries. iu the world. have made ‘such enerewus provision for out- -door .re- creatlon antl pleasure. Some of the thi: urs we said about our new Linotype we find we will the other things we are not, going to Hotei’. USK, B. G New, clean‘and comfortable Firat-clags Dining Room, in connection _ . ARE |: ‘ATTRACTIVE ; RATES . THOS. SHACKLETGN - Prop. LAND ACT AMENDMENTS print, At that, we euess the operator is mre, to Dinme than the machine. In spite ‘of all things to the contrary the wheat trains are running over the Canadian National Railway to Prince Rrpert and making good time. There have been ne 60, or 70 cur trnins yet, Imt 80 are not unusual. “More power to the railway. ‘ Spuds and tnrnips along the Skeenr dive n move profituble crop . than ap- ples in the Okanagan. The market for the turnip will soon be as big as” the market for the popular potate and the spud market is blgge than the apple market. At that there are sections on the Skeenn that will grow neither tur- nips. nor spudsybut will grow very fine apples. The settler along ‘the Tver west of. here has thus two crops. each | yeur—strawberries in the sunmer and “| Be turnips,.spuds, and. apples in the fall. that ig worth while; : uytavel, let's get married, you marty?” rrr Those who keep a few cows anid some bees have another source of revenue {Ite all right. ayith, but, whe wilh SYNOPSIS OF oan AD Tk Ss He eR Waar Pad Hews ib PRE-EMPTIONS qe. 4. SAWLE- ” PUBLISHER ||, cludes office consultations and « : medicines, as well as all J eosts - we foe . . Advertlatnt ‘rates~$1:60 er x inch per manth;|| while in the hospital. Tickots are . “ Sees on. l0e pex}] obtainable in Hazelton from, the Be ge bee Cn Qnesear- + «$200 drag store; from T. J. Thorp, G A S AND OIL Six months se oe 100 Telkwa, or by mail from the medi- ‘ 4 . U. S. and British Isles - $2.50 per year cal superintendentat the Hospital, s “SUPPLY STATION. °°: Notices for Crown Granta - - -- * $12.00 4 ‘ . rc 3 * Purchase of Land. « s 9.00 AT “ "Licence tc Prosnect for Coal » - 7.00 oe ‘ mere BE . Sa | B.C. UNDERTAKERS ||} °° BOYER & CARR'S ELECTION LOOMING UP | EMBALMING FOR BHIFMENT A SPECIALTY City Tr an sfer It begins to look like an election in |- P.O, Box 918 ° _ Awire British, Columbia’ in the not distant| | PRINCE RUPERT, BC: ‘will bring us ables future. ‘Lhe probability is that after} # aorenasinanaus asians 27 SMITHERS, B.C. the next session, along about next : ve June, the provinelal government will : xo to the people. It is not, of course, J 5 SHACKLETON - . ~ Hotel ~ Prince Ropert A REAL Goon HoTEL _ Prince Rupert B.C. H. B. nocuiberen, Manager Rates $1.50 per day up. ia Maa PR Ala Maa Fad el RS oa Re 4 a t 7 4 ii 14 | { ] ' t Vacant. unreserved, surveyed Crown Janda may be pre-emoted by British subjects over 18 years of age, and by aliens on declaring intention to wecor-s British subjects, vonditional upon. reridence, ogcu- pation, and improvement. for axricultural purposes. *” : : Full ingermation eeneernine regulations regarding pre-emptions ja given in Bulletin No. 1, Land Series, ‘Aww to Pre-empt Land,” copies of which can be obtained. frea of charge by addressing the “Department of Lands, Victoria, B.C., or tu any Government Agent. Records willbe granted chvering land suitable for ‘agricultural . purposes, which is «not timberland, ie, carrying 5,000 beard fect per acre west of Coast Range and 8,000 feet per acre 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 are made on printed forme, copica of which can he obtained from the) Land Commissioner. '. vey : ot Preemptions must be occupied for five years and improvements made ta the value of $10 per acre, including clearing and cultivat- ing at least five’ acres, before a: ‘Crown Grint can ba received. . y For more detailed ‘isformation gee the Bulletin, ‘How to Pre-empt Lant, " ‘PU RCHASE only and over the east Applientions ara yeceived for purchase of vacant and unreserved Crown jands, not being timberland, fur agricultural purposes; | Importers and Dealers in Wallpapers We carry the Burlaps largest and Paints ° _ moat varied Oiis “ gtock in Varnishes Northern Glass British Brushes, Etc. | Columbia Write-us for information when renovating or building your home Make Your Home. Attractive Beaver Boanp DISTRIBUTORS AW. EDGE Co. P.O. Box 458; Prince’ Rupert, ! B.C. minimum price of ‘irat-class (arable). land is $5 per acre, and second-class (grazing) and $2.50 per sere. Further information regarding purchase “or lease of Crown lands is given’ in Bulletin No. 10, Land Sertes, ‘“Purchasc ehd Lease of _ Crown Lands." ee Poses aan Mill, ‘factory, or industiul ‘sites ‘on tiniber |. land, not exceedir¢ 40 acres, may be purchaced or leased, the conditions fucluding payment of stumpare, J HOMESITE, I. EASES, ‘igndipveyed.. arene, - “not “decdeding,” 20. "ans, may. “be lensed, 85 ‘homesites, |‘ conditlonal: uysn a ‘dwelllns belig evected In. tle first; ‘.year,;: -iltle.. being. obtainnble, , -after residence und “ymprovement conditions * are fulfilled, a. the land has _ been Bur- veyed. . oe a i LEASES - “ jndubtzial . purpose, Por. * géadine “aid « -be ‘essed arena not ‘exceediig’ G40 “‘geres. 1m by anyone person..or compan oan GRAZING re nee . ys : . 5 egg ; t BG. LAND SURVEYOR. “, J. Allan Rutherford ; a deseriptions: ‘of ‘sur- veys promptly.. executed ... aaa en ndee “the:. “Grazing |: Comralaaloness, Annual ° jgtazin orate org issued, ‘haped.. on, nuribera ; Sprtoxlty,|: ‘being’ given: G0" established | owned. Btoake: rane may form, . - dagoelations ' ‘Feee,’ Gi. partially; ‘trea,’ Totes if SOUTH ' HAZELTON.. ; BE Me ey mm: ba ri Hes ‘available « «for ‘wettlera,” oftitites and _ Eby’s_ Exchange 2 Dialers i in Bos - Graham Trucks _ Beatty Bros.’ Barn and “Hay-fork ‘Equipment "> and Pumps f baz Deere Plow Co.’s ; Melt ier Let travellers up: ‘to “ten. ‘Thogd.. ON ’