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. GREAT OMINECA District OF BRITISH Conumeta,

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Vou. IV, _ Saturpay, Juty 10, 1915: ee “No. 45).

con We are” receiving.’ anew. liné of
“The mining situation in this province,” says P. A. O'Farrell; _ | . Swiss - Muslin: and: ‘other’, oh

a well-known mining writer, “never before looked so prosperous, =§ Dre 7 He aaee
80 profitable or so hopeful as at the. present | time, The’ mines in}. ummier nesses, lose,

the Kéotenays are producing more now ‘than. at any. other time i in| gy | mh ° - other “Recessary’ articles ‘of “wean
previous history. The output of. gold from. the Rossland district we BE °
along is atthe rate of $5. 000, 000 a year. The operators hope: that
before long it will be possible to have gold and copper ore refined} 0.» . ”
as well as smelted in this province. Facilities are greatly. neededin | _ Mesquite Tete snd. h Mosauito ‘Netting both’
Over 40,000 tons of lead a year are now being ‘mined, The| eee ae a a “wire e and, cloth--on |} and.
production is expected to be increased to 60,000 before long. « Moré} ag oe Pe Ma, ;
than: 100,000 tons of zine could. be produced if there. were only: ¥
plants’ enough to handle the’ minéral. At present ore’ has’ td be
. shipped to the United States- far treatment: The Kootenays’ ought}
_ to be, turning out: 100, 000. tong. of lead and: a siniflar. quantity’ ofinet
; yearly. and: could do if only proper facilities were prov ided. re

. ‘By. ‘the untimely death of Dunean ‘Ross, which’ ‘occurred last poe
week at his home in Victoria, the province loses an energetic and! ge
useful citizen. Mr. Ross was well- known in this. _district;- “having =
successfully completed three contraets on the. constr ction;
section of the Grand Trunk Pacific railway, He-was promir
politics, on the Liberal side, ‘and was a forceful: campaiz
demise at the Ae. of 6 is” veareltéd by | alPowh Cl aed pede and complete ] ne
aequaintance, tic or although A cunsistent : ~ — o capt i if Provisions received fresh every

: Liberal, rare. family * of making and Holding wer ones
Graduating tr om. ‘the. new Spaper}:
; spresen ted Yale Cariboo i in, the. Dominion
Bouse of “eommons: for" one. term, andi 1 1911 unsuccessfully con: _
, tested this: district: against the present member, General sympathy .M:.
will be extended. to his: widow and danghters, ° Ana

Prince Rupert Fair - application to the Seoretary” at :
- Seven’ years 2go—Prince -Rap-| Prince Rupert, . Ther ‘
- ert and theNorthern Interior of Prizes, inte
was the frontier; jand assuredly

" Today—There is a trangcontin- ahiow' hedge ae Haxudaaey aaa ae el BY cir Ere. pee

enlal. ‘railway - cutting clear it
through the center,. town ithe j the lack: of tonnage

ee to. thé
wakes ‘call. of civilizittion, anil, Atl

ons Fair af 1915: bids fui Ir ‘to show the:
oer publie that ithe: man. “behind: the 7
“plough; the miner, ‘and the. fish:
“erman;: have not been - backward:
eet ‘in answering, the. ‘call: of “the;

reason:
en cid Columbia