vantage of .the parcelpost rate of

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GREAT OMINECA DISTRICT OF BRITISH COLUMBIA, ~

$1.08 a‘ hundred pounds, ‘mine-
owners of Elk River intend to

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ship their concentrates to the
effecting. a con-

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siderable saving. They have
already posted three carloads of
concentrated ore, in fifty-pound
packages, for a Butte smelter.

Vou. HI.

SATURDAY, JANUARY 31, 1914,

No, 22.

COAL NOTICES.

Among many matters of general interest discussed at last|’
week’s convention of British Colurnbia’s Conservatives, was the
question of reviving the poll tax, with a view to compelling aliens
and others who at present pay no taxes, to contribute to the revenue
Since the abolition of the general poll tax, we be-
lieve. there has been a growing sentiment in favor of levying a tax
on foreigners and others who, while earning money in this province,
Thousands .of railroad.
laborers, practically all of whom are aliens, are receiving, in the
ageregate, vast sums every year, and practically all of this money
goes out of Canada, We recommend consideration of the proposal of |”
the Conservative convention, which passed the following resolution:

“That the Provincial government be urged to devise-and to
place in operation as early as possible some scheme of taxation on
all male adults resident within the Province, who do not otherwise

of the province,

contribute in no way to its devel

opment,

contribute to the Provincial exchequer by way of property, school,

or other taxation, to the extent of $5 per annum, or such sum as|R. J.,

the Government may deem expedient.”

 Omineca Land Listriet, District of
Casaiar,
Claim No. £.

Take notice that BK. R. Jones, Mer-
chant of Skeena Crossing, British
Columbia, intends to apply for permia-
sion to prospect for coal and petroleum
on the following described lande:

$8 miles west of the south west corner

tence” east 80 chains, thence north 80

chaina, thence west B0 chains to

of commencement, and containing 640

acres more or less,

January 6th,-1914.°. ©. B. R, Jones,
Erie Wickner, Agent.

‘Omineca Land Distriet, District of
., Gaasiar,
‘ Claim No, 2...
Take. notice that BR. Jones, Mer-
chant," of Skeena Crossing, British
Columbia, intends to apply for’ permis-
sion to prospect for coal and petroleum
on the following described lands:
Commencing at a post planted about

ner of Lot 3296 Casgiar, and marked B,
N. E, corner, thence south 80
chains, thence west 80 chains, thence
north 80 chains, thence east 80 chains

A special bulletin of the Cen-
sus and Statisties Office, Canada,
dealing with the Agriculture of
British Colimbia, contains the
following statistics:

The Province has an area of
226,186,370 acres of land and
1,560,830 acres of water, making
a total area of 227,747,200 acres,
or 355,855 square miles, which is
nearly three times the area of the
United Kingdom and one and

‘three-quarter times greater than
either France or Germany.

In 1901 the population’ was 178, - -
657, of which: 88, 478, ov 49,5 per
cent was royal, “The returns of
the last censas” ahiow” that 188,-

- 796, or 48.1 pércent’ out of a popu-
tation of 392,480" was ‘puiral.

The numbei of ‘farm | holdings|
in 1901 was 6, 789, of which & $38
contained five aeres and over ag
compared with 14,071 farms of
five acres and éVer and 4,996 of
less than five acres, or a total of

_ 18,467 holdings in 1911. The
number of holdings of 50 acres
and under inercased from 2,086
in 1901 to 11,000 in’ 1911, which’
is a gain of 427 per cent in ten
years, The number of holdings} °
over 60 acres was 4,653 in L901,
ag against 7,467 in 1911, a gain
of 60 per cent in the decade, The
The development of the fruit in-
‘dustry is no ‘doubt ‘responsible
for the rapid“ increases in the
number of small holdings.

The areaofimprovedlandin1911 |

was 477,676 acres, as compared
with 473,646 acres in 1901, an in-
crease of only 3,980 acres in. the
‘decade, This small increase is

1901.

except swine.

. eas

159,088, and the value $1,952,875,

between 1909 and: 1910,

ments and live stock ‘on hand

age value per holding -af $9,712, | .

value of $4, 954 in 1901.

foods,

more apparent than real, owing
to the stricter interpretation
given the term “improved land”
in the 1911 census... --
Land in field crops increased
from 171,424 acres in 1 1901 to 839, -
. 820 acres in 1911. .
The acreage under small fruita,:
which in 1901 was included with
- Vegétables, is placed in thia cen-
sus at 1,280 acres.”
The total value. of field crops,
. vegetables and fruits ‘in 1901 was
$9,619,281, as against $8,536;371
jn 1901, being an “average: “per

first “and second ,

merce,

other Dominions as‘ either Aua- |.
‘\tralia ‘or South Africa, both. of
which have smaller populations.
As a matter of fact, Australia,
with a population of only 4,500,-
‘1000, buys more goods in the Brit-
ish market than: any other
couhtry i in the world, save British
India and Germany, which rank

: holding. for the last census. of
$620.88, as compared with $524.-
93 in the previous one. 'The|
large acreage represented ‘by
_non-bearing fruit trees indicates
the setting out of new archa
~.and-:not ‘heing. ‘froducing,:

: teeing ‘thie: ‘above kind]

redpectively,

The United : States vanks next tolb

4

Australia, . SF Bay,

STRAYED from, A ‘Comner’s ry

vanch, ab ‘Kispiox,- 4 feeble -‘out-
de! fit of three horses: a sorrel “horse
18 | with ring bore; -dniall ‘bay horse
m8) with graveiled hoot, and a

B. ‘Chettleburgti,. “of

at 87,415, of milch cows at 33,-
953, of olher horned cattle at
105,230, of sheep at 39, 273, ‘of
swine at 33,604, of turkeys at
8,926, of geese at 6,808, of ducks
at 27,898, and other hens and
chickens at 967,841, as compared
with 87,825 horses, 24,535 -milch
cows, 100,467 horned .cattle, 83,-
350 sheep, 41,419 swine, 2,790
turkeys, 3,786 geese, 9,371 ducks
and 346,840 hens and chickens in.
These figures show in-
creages for all classes of animals| -
The, numbers of.
pure-bred horres and, of sheep
‘haveminore than, ‘doubled ,i in the
decade, and an increase .of 651:
‘per eent is shown in’ the number
of pure- -bred cattle.

The number of weeks. of hired.
Tabor on the farm., in-1910 ‘was

being an average wage per week |-
of $12.28 against 135,597 weeks] .
in 1900, with a total. value of
$1,223,230, and an average of
$9.02 per week... This-is an: in«
‘crease in the -cost per week: of|
farm labor of over -36 per cent
:} |north’80 chains, thence west 80 chain,
The total value in 1911 of lands
owned, buildings, farm. imple-

was $179,359,601, with an aver-|_

as compared With a. total value},
of $33,386,886, and an average
, {on the

The Dominion’ of-Canada ranks
seventh in importance among the
countries asa buyer of British
This; was found in a re-
j port issued on the subject by the
Department of Trade and Com-
It shows, among: other
things that ‘as a customer of thet”:
‘| Mother Country, , Canada - does.
not stand as high ‘in the list of

be. fil

f Pittamtent Buildings, Victoria, B

r} to point of commencement, and contain-

ing 640 acrea more or leas.
January Gth, 1914. B. R. Jones.
Eric Wickner, Agent.

Omineca Land District. District of
: Cassiar.
- Claim No. 3.

Take notice that B. R. Jones, Mer-
chant, of Skeena Crossing; British
Columbia, intends to ap pply for permis~
sion to prospect for coal and- petroleum
on the allowing described lands:

Commencing at a post planted about
3 miles-west from the south west cor-
ner pt Lot 3296 Cassiar, and marked B.
R. J., 8. E. corner, thence north 80
chains, thence west 82 chaina,. thence
south 80 chaing, thence east 80 chains

ing 640 acres more or leas,
January 6th, 1914. .
Eric Wickner, Agent.

“Omineca, Land District, District of
: jaasiar,

chant, of Skeena Crossing,

Columbia, intends to apply or permis-

on the following described janda:
“Commencing at a post-planted about
ner of Lot 3396 Caasiar, and marked B.
. WV. corner, - thence ‘north 80
‘thaids, ‘hence east 80 ‘chains, thence
south 80.chains, thence west 80 chains
to point of commencement, and contain-

ing 640 a¢rés more or less,
January, 6th, 1914. B. R. Jones.
. Eric Wickner, Agent.

‘ Othineca Land Distritt, District‘of '
a Cassiar.

Claim No 6. -
Take-notice that B. R. Jones, Mer-
‘chant, of Skeena Crossing, British
Cohimbia, intends to apply. or permis-
Bion, to Prospect for coal and petraleum
on the following described lands:

‘Commencing at a post planted. about
8 miles west and 1 mile north from the
south west corner of Lot 9896 Cassiar,
and marked B,R.J.,8.E, corner, thente

thence south 80 chains, thence east 80
chaina to point of commencement, and
cohtaining 640 acres more or less:
January 6th, 1914. - BR, Jones,

. .. Erie Wickner, Agent.

‘Ominecn Land District. District of

. Cassiar,

Claim No. 6 *
“Pakenotice that B. R.. Jones, Mer-
chant, of Skeena Crossing, Britis
Columbia, intends to apply for permis-
sion to Prospect for coal. and petroleum

lowing described lands:

Commencing at-a post planted about’
3 miles west and 1 mile north from the
south west corner of Lot 98 Caasiar,
and marked B, RB. J., W. corner,
thence north 80 chaina, ‘tenes east 80
chains thence south 80 chains, thence
west 80 chaina'to point of ‘commence-
tent, and containing 640 acres more or
egg.

January ath, 19M. _ -B. R, Jones.

j - Erie Wickner, ‘Agent.

Water Notice

a

use water “will. be made under the
followa: -

1..The-name. of. the: applicant ia John
D. Rois, licence No, 80974 B,

291 Dufferin Street, Vancouver. BC,
. The ‘name. of the stream is St,
croix ereol, The stream has its source

‘direction and empties into Skeena river,
abotit six miles below rrouth of Leggett
Craek, on the south east Bide of Skeena
river.
4. The -water la ‘to ‘he diverted from
the stream om the north side, about
200 feet from the creek.
5. The purpose for which the water
will be used is electric and milling
pur posea and mini a

The land on'w ich the water is to
be Stet is'deseribed ag followa: North
side of thecreek, about three miles
from river,

IB, as follows:10 eubie feet .‘per second,
&.:This notice was posted on the

9. A copy of. this: notice and at ap-

plication: purauant thereto and to the
requirements of the ‘‘Watet Act” will
gordon. wat Victoria.
the Comptroller of Water Rights,

: fok D.. Rage (Apr len

of Lot 8896, Cassiar,.and marked B, R, | In}
, N. W. corner, thence south 80 chains, cy

‘Application for a Tieence to take ard 3
“Water Act’’ of. British Columbia, as} f

in Red Belt mountain, flows'in a weat |

1. The. quantity of water applied for | -
fee on the 2st day of November, :
in. the office of’ the Water Re-|.

Objections may bal.
with the :aaid: Water Recorder, or)”.

The. Omineca Minera ae :

8 milea west from the south west cor-||K

to point of commencement, and contain- |!@
B.R. Jones. | iF

_ Chai 1G
Take notice eB. “Re Jones, - Mors Ie
British | (4

sion. to prospect for coal and petroleum | /Pa

8 miles west from the south west cor- °e

Commencing at & poat planted about) |¥

point | {ee

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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that
the reserves Coast By upon Crown lands
in Range 4, Coast

Coast District; end in Cassiar District; ’
and situated in the vicinity of Ootsa
and Francois Lakes; in the Watershed |
of the Morice River: i in the vicinity’ of
Endako and Bulkley Rivers; in Town-
shipa 1A, 2A and 3; R
District; on the Kispiox River; onthe
Kitsumkalum River; and on the Naas
River, which said’ reserves were ea-
tablished respectively b twa notices
appearing in the British
ette I in the issue of May 6th,

Cel
1909;

visions | of the
Act.’”

. Vieto:

Ith November, 1913, ;

Cancellation of Reserve

istrict; Range

R.-A. RENWICK

_ . Deputy Minister of. Lands
Lands Ligpartment,

ria, B. C.,

ange 5, Coast

lumbia Gaz-
1910, and
notices appearing in the: “British
umbia Gazette in, the issues of May |,
26th, 1910; Novhmber first, 1906; Se
h | tember 10th, 1908;- February. 25

and July 2nd, 1908; are chncailed
in so far as the same affacts the ac-
quisition of.said lands under ‘the | pro-
“Coal and Petroleum

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