| THE OMINECA HERALD, WEDNESDAY, MACH 21. 1928 POLS SEI RIE QUICK NEWS | —_ os rs i . The Hazelton Hospital. ate Henwood Conn’s father, who resid- a 2 n [ :} O F FI C E. Ss U P PLI ES ed here for a number of years, passed ate Hazelton heen 50 wee at $1. ! For ¢ everv line of businesa away recently at the home of another ets for any perio ?P R t son on the prairies, Henwood is now ||: month in advance. This rate in- rince tf er working in the south. cludes office consultations, medi- | 7 : a .cines, as well as all costs while || j Typewriters - - - Legal Forms Mrs. Carl Wakefield returned home|} in the’ hospital. Tickets are -ob- A R BAL Goon HoTs. - , Le lost week after her extended irip for|| tainable in Hazlton at the drug oOo: Wet Fancy Statio nery School Supples the benefit of her health, She is now/| store or by mail from the medi- ae Christmas Novelties, all of the Better Grades very much improved. ca} superintendant at the hospital Prinee Rup ert. | So | USK NOTES = 7 a BG 7 iy Rose, Cowan & Laita, Lid. On March 17th the Gleeful Gang of ERTAKERS H. 8B. RocHESTER, Manager ‘+ STATIONERS PRINCE RUPERT, B.C. Usk entertained the citizens with |.j SSS*INS FoR SiIrsENT «ea ; | oo, nd ihre local talent show, composed: of three PO. Box 948 A wire Rates $1.60 per day up. | sketches and eleven vandeyille acts. PRINCE RUPERT, 6.0, will bring us } ; i In spite of the very heavy rain and the |, : Bemerme 1 one BRITISH COLUMBIA THE MINERAL PROVINCE OF WESTERN CANADA HAS PRODUCED MINERALS VALUED AS FOLLOWS :— Placer Gold, $78,018,548; Lode Gold, $126,972,318; Silver, $80,787,008; Leuacl, #106, 976, 442; Copper, $209, 967,068; Zine, $50, 512, 557; Coal and Coke, goa4, ‘699, 183; Structural Materials and Miscellaneaus Minerals, $50,176, 407: Making mineral produc- tion to the end of 1926 show AN AGGREGATE VALUE . OF $988, 108 ATOR The substantial progress 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 ........5 94 B47, 241 For five years, 189 G-1900 ......sseeee i 57,607, 967 ‘For five years, 1801-1905 96,507, 968 I For five years, 1906-1910 ........-..005 125,534,474 q . Por five years, 1911-1915 ..,.......,-,.. 142,072,608 | For five years, 1916-1920 .......60e5 188, 922,725 “ For five years 1921 to 1925.......... seosceves 214,726, 650 For 1926... 2... 0ceee cnc cea cece eect see ene ere 67,1 88,342 PRODUCTION DURING LAST TEN YEARS, $429,547,755 Lode mining haa only been’ in progress about 25 years, and only about one- half of the Provines has been prospected: 200,000 square miles of unexplored mineral bearing lands are open for prospecting. The mining laws of this Province are more liberal and the fees lower than any other Province in the Dominion or any Colony in the British Empire. | Mineral locations are granted to discoverers for nominal fees. Absolutetitles train being eleven hours late, there was u very fair sized audience. The fea- ture acts were given by Miss Eve Buti wud Mr, Carl Brechin dancing the Mexicali Rose in Spanish costume, and a contortion act by an artist who is very well known througit out the U.'8. Mexicali, Rose was a specialty never before introduced in Usk and was well worth the applause it received... The contortion act put on again this year by the popular demund made for it by both those who had. and had not seen it Inst year. Mrs. Vera Roberts aud! Miss Ivy Alger entertained with 1uono- Jogues which were cleverly rendered. The show was closed with a side splitting faree entitled “The Book Agent” ‘Those taking part were the Misses Butt; Whitlow, Alger, Bradley. Itoberts and Burgess, and Messrs. Lee Bethurem, Barnes, Drake, Brechin, Moody nnd Durham, The show war followed by a dance which broke up tr the wee sma’ hours. This makes the third big suecess for the Gleefnl ‘Gang this winter and. will be followed by -< spring dunce in the near future. are obtained i by developing such properties, security of which Is guaranteed by crown 2 Practically all British Columbia. mineral properties on which development _ work hag been doneare described in one of the Annual Reports of the Minister cf Mines, Those considering mining investments should refer to such reports, They arc available without charge on application to the Department of Mines, Victoria, B.C.. Reports covering each of the six Mineral Survey Districts are published separately, and are availableon application. Reports of the Geologi-_. eal Survey of Canada, Winch Building, Vancouver, B. C., are recommended as vaingble sources of information, . Full information, together with mining reports and maps, may be obtained gratis by addressing The Honourable The Minister ot Mines VICTORIA, BRITISH COLUMBIA r | Autos and horses for hire - . Teaming, freighting and transfering Night or Day Calls promptly Answered The Falconer Transfer HAZELTON, B, C. Om GAS Women will know . This to be True! . ” Haven't: you found this to be trus—that one: Datel of flour: ail a - give you certain results but that the next ‘time you ‘bought the .. @ same brand your. results ‘would be quite different. Now, the big flour companies employ chemists'to\ see.that their fours © are kept’ to a constant standard, Drugs, like flours, may-be' thoroughly pure but of a variable standard. Think: what chi. gy meang.in the effectiveness of your, doctor’s prescreptions. Ormes buy their. drugs only fom ‘manufacturers. _ who guarantee that their products are not:.only 100: er cent. pure, but that their strength is ay unvary- Ing ag. the daily round of the sun. - ORMES aie The Pioneer Druggists . The Rexall Store . o : ~ Prince Rupert, B. Cc. "J this = - tion 0 of secretary. Terrace Fall Fair September Six and Seven The vegulur meeting of the Fall Fair Board was held. on Friday evening in the municipal. offices with a full: at- tendance present, including members ot the Womun’s Institute, Correspondence was read from the department of agriculture regarding dates chosen on which to hold the fair full, pointing ont that the dates Jasked for could not be granted as the Prince: Rupert fair had chosen them first. After discussion it was decld- ed to adopted Sept. 6 and 7. The Ge hoard will De advised later in regard to the government grant. The prize list enme in for much dis- cussion ald it was decided to have the same issued at a much enrlier’ date thnn heretofore and the prize list com- mittee was further ‘supplimenuted by the following appointments :—Hamlin and. Swain, E. T. Kenney, TD, Michand. Rt. Riley anda. committee from the Woman's Institute. It was brought to the attention of the hoard that i number of cups had heen won in years gone hy that may be available for further competition’ as they have considerable intrinsic value as. well as otherwise and a committee of the chairman‘and secretary was -ap- ulate competition in the local fair and be re-ingraved to suit eireumstances, . A> membership committee” was tp pointed - consisting ‘of Measis, Hamlin, Corlette, Swain, Michaud nnd Lever. The. matter of a, district exhibit to Prince Rupert was. Jnentioned* but no netion wns. taken’ at’ this’ meeting. ” -|. ‘It-aras decided to ‘hold the next meet- ; ing on “Maret 80th and it ‘is: hoped ‘the , . prize: list will’ be. Advance far: Snorigh “ vs ‘a0 that a dvatt Hist, may be made. Applications are asked: for the pis Provincial Assayer J. D. Boulding Price List Sent | on Application Prompt Service is Given to You Send in Your Samples Smithers, B.C. SYNOPSIS 0F | LAND ACT AMENDMENTS PRE-EMPTIONS Vacant. unreserved, surveyed Crown lands EBY’S HARDWARE Smithers, B. C.. Shelf and Heavy Hardware Roofing, Tar Paper and Building Paper Gilbert’s — Blacksmith Coal The best on the Market | Oliver | Plows may be preempted by British subjects over 18 years of age, and by aliens on declaring intention to become British subjects, conditional upon residence, occu- pation, and improvement for agricultural Purposes, Full information concerning regulations regarding pre-emptions is given in | Bulletin No, 1, Land Series, “How to Pre-empt Land,” copies of which can be obtained free of charge by addressing the Department (oF Lands,’ _ LAND ACT Hazelton Land District Take notice that sixty days after date I, George Ralph Hodgins, of New Hazelton, by occupation prospector, in- tend to apply for permission to pur- chase the following described lands :— Victoria, B.C.; or to any GavernmentjAgent, Records will. be granted ‘covering which is not timberland, ie, 6,000 board feet ner nere only ‘land suitable for agricultural purposes, and carrying over west of the Coast. Range and 8,000 feet per acre east pointed to mnke enquiries and © see if ‘|they could -not be used to further stim- of that Range, Applications for pre-emptiona: sre to be addressed to the Land Commissioner of the Land ‘Recording Division in which the Jand | applied for is situated, and are made on printed forms, copies of which-can be obtained from the Land Commissioner, ‘ Pre-emptions must be oceupted’ for five years and improvements made to the value of $10, per nere, including clearing and cultivat- ing at least five acres, before. a Grown Grant can be received, For more detailed information see the Bulletin, | ¢; How Pre-empt Land.” ; PU RCHASE} Applications .are received for purchase of vacant and unreserved Crown _lands, not being timberland, for agricultural purposes; minimum priee of first-class (arable) land is $5 per acre, and secand-clasy (grazing) Tand $2.60 per . acre. panther information regarding purchase '' or',-lease of Crown lands ia given in Bulletin No. 10, Land ‘Series, “Purchase and: Lease of Crown Lands,” - Mill, factory, or industrial sites on timber Iand, not exceeding 40 acres, may be purchased or lensed, the conditions — including payijent of stumpare, HOMESITE LEASES " Unsurveyed areap, not exceeding an" acres, | may be leased as _ homesites, conditional vpon “4° dwelling being srected in the first ‘year, , title being. ‘ obtainable after residence | and improvenient conditions are fulfilled. a the land has ‘been: eur. veyed. oe 7 ; . LEASES ; ee Fors grazing and . “Industetal purpose Breas not exceeding e40 acres may ho leaned by any ane person or eampany, bos eu oa GRAZING | | Under the: - Grazing’ ‘rhot the: Province ia divided” into.’ grazing ‘districts, and’ tha yange.~ administered: , under « ‘the > Graving |. Conimilsploner. _ Annual. grazin i isaued. : jbased -on " ininbers wa eral ‘tty £ a a) \taining 40 acres more or less. ranged, -prlort . pads to: -eotabllebed owners, ie Commencing at a post planted at the south east corner of Lot 1883, thence north 20 ehaius, thence east 20 chains, thence south 20 chains, thence west 20 chains to point of commencement, con- Dated, vanuary 23, 1928 ; George Raiph Hodgins: ‘ _ GOVERNMENT | LIQUOR AOT Notice of Appliention # tor Beer License th day of Murch next, the mudersig- ned intends to apply to the Liquor Con- trol Bourd fot -a license in respect of premises being part'of the building mown as the New Hazelton hotel, sit- uate at the corner of Pugsley street ard Wleverith avente, New: Hazelton Townsite, upon the lands deseribed oa: Lots No. 1, 2, 8 and 4, Block 121, Sec. 3 Map 908, in. New site, necording te a map filed in the Prince, Rupert Land Registration Dis- trict; in ‘the Province of British Col- mubin, for the sale of-beer by the glass on the premises. 8. H. SENEPIEL, -. Applicant - GOVERNMENT. LIQUOL: ACT . Notico of Application for Beer License signed intends to upply to the Liquor Control. Boazd. for i license in reapect to. premises “known as Copper Tavern , Hotel,, situate at Skeena Crossing, in the lands described as. Lot 2387, N. W, 20 - acres, | Group - ‘1, -Cossiar District neecording to a-map or: plan deposited in .the.Land. Registry Oftice, Prince {f Rupert,” jn the ‘Proyinee “of British Columbia, | for the gnle of: beer by the, ‘glass: or by the’open bottle for: con: ‘sumption onthe. /premises.: day of. February, 1928. : . ‘DW. PRATT; Owner: ‘and ‘Manager. of: Copner . ae Hotet Notice is hereby given that on the or by the open bottle for consumptio:: R Dated this 29th day of February, 1928 | the Province of British Columbia, upon . Dated at, Skeend. Crossing this 18th ae ae ca Stier ne ee 4 IZazelten Town- Ge i \(§ q a l IF NO'TIGH ig hereby given that, on the 20th day of Marel tiext, the. under- i : ‘a