The Omineca Miner
PUBLISHED EVERY SATURDAY AT HAZELTON, THE CENTER OF THE

GREAT OMINECA DISTRICT OF BrivisH COLUMBIA.

Macdonald & Rauk, Publishers and Proprietors.

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SATURDAY, AuGusT 9, 1913. No. 49.

The Omineca Miner has the largest bona fide circulation of any newspaper in the
. Northern Interior of British Columbia. .

“The passing disturbanee in the world of finance, which is
making itself felt everywhere, is having an effect on Western
Canadian affairs, which may be regarded as a blessing in disguise, ’’
says Sir Richard McBride, ‘‘for what could be more desirable than
a check on speculation in impossible townsites by the curtailment
of eredit for other than legitimate enterprises, Many superficial
observers are filled with alarm that the present tightness of money |'
may seriously hinder our progress and precipitate an era of hard
times, Such fears are groundless, despite the utterances of inter-
ested parties in an attempt to injure our credit. A well-known
European financial ‘authority reviewing the Canadian situation says:

“* ‘Money stringency may well exist there as in other countries,
but the Canadian banks have acted in the most praiseworthy man-
ner by curtailing credit to the most legitimate demands, That the
demand for money in Canada should be great at present was not
primarily due to over-speculation, but to the very natural cause that
the inflow of capital which a developing country requires had been
suddenly brought to a full stop, owing to the unexpected political
erisis which had arisen in Europe.’

“The searcity of money is a serious inconvenience, but itean be
only temporary, for the prosperity of the country is so well assured
by the natural wealth with which it is dowered, that even a finan-
cial panic could not retard it to any measurable extent. What
Sir John Macdonald said of Manitoba thirty-five years ago—‘You
cannot check Manitoba’—applies with greater force today to all the
Western Provinces. We cannot—save by universal upheaval of the
earth's surface—be deprived of the 250,000,000 acres of agricul-
tural land which we possess, nor of our vast forests, our unlimited
deposits of coat and minerals of all kinds, our numberless water-
powers, our sea and inland fisheries, the exploitation of any one of
which on a large seale would be sufficient to support ten times our
present population. Butover and above all these, there exists in

every man, woman and child in this Great West, the precious spirit! chai

of confidence and faith in the country, the ‘Western Spirit' the
spirit of optimism that no passing storm can daunt. We may bea
dreamers, but so many of our dreams have come true that our vi-

the world.”’—Elbert Hubbard, — : 2

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British Columbia will never: be
great until she feeds her. ‘people.
It should be the garden spot‘of |{#

A Japanese junk, belleved tol|¥

Grocery Deparment

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aparty of Japs at Bella Bella,
hag gone ashore at Eureka, Cali-
fornia.

Fresh goods : cattive|
ing every week _
Try HUNT'S

Supreme Quality
- Table Fruits

Notice

NOTICE is hereby given fiat meet-
ings of the Provincial . Agricultural
Commission will be held at ae follow-

places;
errace, Aug. 9%, 2:30 p.m,

Prince Rupert, Aug. 1L 12, 10 im,

Hazelton, Aug. 13, ” 7:30 p Mm.

Aldermere, Aug. 5, 10 r m.

The Commission will hear evidence
on all matters affecting agricultural
conditions in the province. 2

All persons interested ave requested | [i
to be pregent. i

W. H. Haywarp, M.L.A
Chairman
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C. B. CHRISTENSEN
Secretary -

LAND NOTICES

| Fresh” -
Baker's Bread
Twice

Weekly =.

Hazelton Land Distnet. Distriet of
oast, Range V.

Take notice that Benjamin Hallom,
af Vancouver, B. C., occupation labor-
ar, intends to apply for permission
to qpurehase the following described
ands:

Commencing at a post planted at the
south-west corner of Lot 5426, Range
¥., Coast Dist,, thence west 80 ehaing, ||
thence south 80 chains, thence euat 80 | [1%
chains, thence north 80 chains to point ||
of commencement, containing 640 acres
more or leas, enjamin Hallom, | |¥
July 3rd, 1918. arin Hallom

“Hay Oats “F lour
Coast, Range oo

: Feed.
“Take notice that Mary Anne Hemble- ;
m, of London, England, occupation | Hes ; ~

Hazelton Land District, istrict of

We have them to|

FURNISHING DEPT.

| Semi-Ready oa

Shit’ Talk |

“ meet all demands _
from 75¢. up.
The assortment is
large and. sure to-
please. you: |

7 We : ‘joceived ac

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new shipment of |

Costumes, Latlies’
Sweater. mad :
fo ~ “ ‘Comforts.

Pillows
Sheets ©

© yard

We aim to: ‘keep
this department up-
to-date a

Harness | parts.
Fhe ete,

HATS, CAPS, SHOES’
| UNDERWEAR
HOSIERY ~
DRESS SHIRTS
PYJAMAS |
NIGHT GOWNS —
ETC.

Hardware

‘Building and |

Shelf Hardware”
| Cutlery

Agents for

Large Stock of Sainples
and styles to choose from

Granite and Tin
ware, stock large.
and camipts. i

a

apinater, intends to a for permis- |
sion to’ purchase tna ee lowing “des ||
eribed Janda; "

ommencing at a post planted a a.
north-west corner ee planted Roree iri
¥., Coast Dist., thence weat 40 chains, |(f
thence south 20 chains, thence east 40 My

R. US SARGENT, ‘

“General Merchant |
~ Hazelton © at

ng, thence north 20 chains to point
of commencement, containing 80 acrea |

more orless. M A
July 8rd, 1918, ary nne Hembleton,

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Sargent’s So ~ the. F cavorite. Shopping: Place | |

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sion of the future is completely satisfying. -
“Reports from all quarters indicate that this year’s erops will

create a new record which means

lars of
mechanic, will get hia share,

the circulation of millions of dol-

which every farmer, rancher, fruit grower, merchant,
We have assets and to spare for|

every dollar we can borrow, and the money kings of the world be-
ing cognizant of the fact, we can look the future i in the face with
confidence that all is well with the Weat.””

We have said very little on.the
naval question of late, says the
Fernie Free Press. As this seems
to place us in a class -by oursel-
ves, a splendid isolation which we
have not coveted, we will make
a few remarks. Unaccustomed
as we are to public utterance,
and much as we dislike to rush
into ‘print, we cannot. refrain
from contributing - our’ mite to
the infinity of discussion on 1 this
subject.

It appears to us something like
this, - Whether in an emergency
or in some other event, we have
not the slighteat notion of racing
up the gang plank of ‘any battle-
‘ship to do ‘any particular ‘fight-
ing. If the enemy come sailing
‘over the deep, blue sea we might|t
be'persuaded to form one of the
welcoming committee that would
meet’ them on the strarid. . But
we are.‘not going aboard any.
ship. We are ‘constitutionally

- opposed, to sea fighting. Our'ex-
'. perience at sea has always been
‘that we were so busily engaged

elaéwise:’ that” fighting would|

be extremely, de trop. . .
A navy is: “made: ‘up. of ships

ment proposes, as a starter, just
to keep our self-respect, that
we put in with the Motherland
and contribute $35,000,000, There
is opposition to this proposal.
This is natural. “$35,000,000 is
about $6 apiece for us here’ in
Canada. That's lots of money.
It's more than some of us are

worth. - ‘Why should a man,- who}
is not worth the price of a marri-|
age license, spend that much],
‘money to protect himself from|:

the foreign foe? It’s absurd,
We, ourselves, have it figured
out that if we were to join the

horse marines, and neglect our|

business, we should be contribut-
ing more than $6 worth tothe
navy. It might not be worth

that to the navy, ‘but it would _

to us,”

We think we: can, save money:
by putting up the six‘and letting] ifl-

gome one else go to Trafalgar.
This is business, not’ sentiment,
We reserve our sentiment for
prodding up some other © perggn
to go out. atid. ‘do the fighting.

“We. don’t’ particularly: need a
navy. "Neither do we néed a
policeman; but they. “come . in
handy at ‘times to stop runaway

in horses and to shoot mad dogs.

at then,
the: propoaitio:

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REGINALD LEAKE GALE, J.P.

Deputy Mining Recorder, Financial and Insurance Agent

- Insurance. Co.

; Agent for :
Phoenix and Liverpool, London and Globe Fire Oficer
Dourinion of Canada Guaraniee and Accident >)”

 Cary’s Safes oo

Townsite Properties ;

Farm Lands
At Prices to Suit Every Buyer...

_ Gun Licenses Issued»
| Couric Auditing Safe Deposit Boxes for Reat

~ Sash’ and Door. F: actory _

"Full stock of all kinds and sizes.of Window Sah, Doors;
Interior Finishing on hand and made to order.
and Building Materials, Tinamithing,

Job and Shop Work a Specialty. Planes and Speelfestione.

- Stephenson &.Crum |
> CONTRACTORS AND. BUILDERS
- Hazelton. -

Office. Fixtures, ;
‘Large stock of Lumber ¢
Plumbing and’. Steamfitting,

Town Lots

TELKWA, BULKLEY VALLEY, BRITISH COLUIELA

UpToDate Fly Dope

‘Prevents the bg of
mosquitos, black flies and all summer pests

25 and 50 cents a. bottle ©

The 1 Up To-Date’ Drug Ses J ;

A perfect mosquito dispelling mixture.

--BULKLEY VALLEY PAR LAN Ns
FOR SALE: -

Gree LANDS. are: located close to the ‘main-line ‘of.
_— ‘the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway; which is: being” Loa
. constructed. through. the heart of the Bulkley Valley, one’. :[[--0:
of the ‘best farming. districts in@™British Columbia. =||

Trains are now running to a. point within 85 miles of Telkwa, ' and:: |] ..
to all parts of the country. rom |
“The Bulkley Valley is an ideal dairying and ‘mixed farming... district,

"there are good ronile froma the end of steel

_ with a market for.all kinds of: farm produce.
_” We-own all the land we offer for sale, and can givea guarantéed title,
> Our lands tere all very carefully: selected several, years ‘ago. by ‘ex
perts in the’ ‘land business.

Our prices are Cteasonsonale and terme are, pany. vot
formation to

‘Shite 622: Matopaliton Building.«:

“Pate Cott not aa

|, We sell in tracts of 160 acres or mote. - an,

me COAST ‘LAND. monn, Lid

_VANCOUVER, 8 B. (oa |

“PRICES RIGHT

| EVERYTHING IN THE DRUG LINE. i

| Ou Ice Cream is made fiom Fresh Milk and Cream) |
Hazelton and New Hazelton “|

QUALITY, the BEST

F Prospecors Sueyors ad Salers

GET MY PRICES Before neeet ont, Spring :

i Staple Gunoas

p Stoves, Terita, ‘Cots
Bel ows WI :

MY STOCK iS. COMPLETE
Gents’ Furnishing: Goods

= * Leckie Boots and-Shoes -

Pack Baddles; Minera’ Too! Steel, “asl
heelbarrows, Dynamite,

a » Saddle Horses and. d Pacts Mules: for Hire :.

Stetson Hat

Fuse and Caps,

- MeDonell & MeAte, Props re

f . The. aly tunily i haa te :
7 Night and§day ‘restai