so THE OMINEGA, HERALL,. PRIDAY. DECEMBER 1 0 1926 W. J . PITMAN’S MUSIC STORE. : a we abe et Ik. whois hos 2h 7 ots { me a PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. : ce] rn - ’ — oe tr soon "PIANOS" oy ‘PHONOGRAPHS . | AT i Sranparp.| |. Everything i in Music. ‘Prices [| - and oa _ SINGER SEWING MACHINES - | The Omineca Herald [7 ‘Printed: avery. Friday at ‘NEW HAZELTOR, BG °. A ‘saws oh in "Advertising rates~81.50 per inch. per ‘imeath; reading notices 16¢ per line first insertion, Le per Une each subsequent Insertion, .... Ona year: - = oe Six‘ months ae oe 0. S. and: ‘British Isles - $2.50 per year Notices for Grown Grants « 8 $12.00 aseof Land’ « ; - 8.00 £2.00 ' “ Licence t¢ Prospect for Goal - 7.00 __.| OUR NORTHERN SEED WINS 4 fo . ot ; Hh When: Northern British Columbia H 2 h S 0 n Manufacturers of " Wl earmers can-g oto Chicago and ca | ‘ ta ROUGH, DRESSED & DIMENSION ture. first. prize and other: prizes for Lumber & _ Timber Co. ; | | ~ Mill at . Me a AN ALL, +B. C. . Get our prices before ordering elsewhere | Lumber HEMLOCK, SPRUCE AND CEDAR - FLOORING. : WINDOW s --+Hemloek - Complete, as “and: Sprace different sizes THE MINERAL PROVINCE OF WESTERN C. AMADA ‘BAS PRODUCED MINERALS VALUED AS. FOLLOWS —_ : Placer Gold, $77,663,045;" Lode Gold, | $122,808, 190; Silver, $74,111,897; Lead, $99,2 218, 907; Copper, $197,642, 647: “Zine, « , 925,947; Coal and Coke,, $273, 048,953; Buitding Stone, Rr ick, : ‘Cement, $44,905,886; Miscellaneous’ Minerale, $1,694,387; Making mineral ‘production: to the end of 1925 show - - °° AN-AGGREGATE-: VALUE OF $920,919,628 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, inc.usive ..,., eG 94, 547,241 |, PRODUCTION DURING LAST TEN’ YEARS, "$404,649,375 . Lode mining has on been j in progrees about 25 _years, and only about ones ° g half of-tha Province h na been prospected; 200,000 square miles of wmexplored -¢ .% mineral bearing lands are open for prospecting. ; . | ; The mining Jaws of thia Proyince are.more. liberal and ‘the foos lower than . Mineral locations are gratited to discoyérers for nominal fees, ‘Absolute titlas, ‘are healed by. ¢ developing’ such. pronerties. Security, of which is guaranteed: ‘by: a Crown Bran : N.B Practically ail. ‘Britlely Columbia’ “minéral Broperties: dition ‘which: “work: ; - haa been done are geseribed in some one of the Annual Reports of the Minister By . of Mines.’ Thoge considering mining investments should refer ta auch reporte, 4 They are available without charge on ap) pplication to: the Department of Mines," Victoria, B.C, Reporta covering each of the six Mineral Survey. Districts are’ ou -Survey of Canada, ‘Winch: Building, Vancouver, B os are recommended aa Waluable SeURCES. of information. rere . ee an po VICTORIA, BRITISH COLUMBIA “ ; For five years, 1896-1900, vesvereeesens BY 605,967 ‘ ’ For five years, 1901-1905 .2....0...... 96,507,968 For five years, 1906-1910 .........65..+. 125,684,474 For-five years,- 1911-1935 .......0.5...0°142,072, G08 . For-five years: 1916-1920) ........05. 5. 189, 922. 725 For the year 1921 .:...... eee >» 28,066,641 °° ~ '. ‘For'the year 1922.....!,0..... Staveeeaes 95,158,843 — | ’ __. For. the yeay. es 41,304,320. a For ‘the year 1924,.... .2...... tedeoees 8, 704, G04 cel ‘For the year. 1925... ose eee etpeeneee il 492,242 | any other Province in the Dominion or any-Colony in the British Empire. : ce . . published separately. and are available on application,’ Reports of the Geologi- any o - The. Honourable - The - Minister. of Mines - A ew" settlers | ‘coming in: to ‘get sonie 03 goous.-, of the prizes, are won “by. horthern men: ‘and ey ery time’a new ‘exhibitor comer ‘trom “farther north”: ‘he. curries . ‘off ‘is just“ a -ittle ‘better than’ ‘what cun ‘ beeing: that thé. exhibits reach the fal: In “proper “shape. © The: growers . why they should also £0 after ‘wheat, stock and other _prizes. The ' great: rest credit is due the farmers who pro’ duced the prize winning seeds, They. did’ ‘their’ purt ‘and they‘ did: it well. But the greatst good hat Will come as. i result of thelr success, will be devived by the Northern Interior as ‘a Whole... No matter, how clever 01 how. careful a‘isan may. he in, select- his land anil the elimate: are not of ‘the, highest — he cannot _ produce the pirize awinnihg article, ‘At the. vari- ous seed fairs, beginning with the one vincial Fair at Victoria and on to the} event Intemnativiial Show at Chieawe it his been demoustratéd that | lanl td pur climate ig suitable te produge prize winning ar ticles’ in coni- petition with the world, Our farmer: have’ tilso_ shovwti. that they ‘know how . io make that ‘iota anil climate | re spond to. their wishes and their efforts What ‘the wheat | tariners on the pra ries have done for their country by: winning the” wheat prizes for _ years,’ the timothy’ seed farmers will do fo: the Northern Tnterlor of B. "O.. Pi country owes these’ farmers its. sin cere thanks. We will ‘all benefit | bs che’ nad that produces - world recor: They will not all’ inise timo thy seed ‘by’ any means, “Becniive lant goo for ‘seed will: also ‘produce. othe: A> -noteworthy fact is that ‘so many the first: honors. The north. adds “a quality to” everything ‘tt produces’ tha: be bad elsewhere. ‘ 2 bie the ‘fruit Bkowers ‘ ‘along the low er Skeua Bsttl “pdt - “busy - ‘and try’ fo: the: ‘fruit awards they ayill: be’ doing’ a: noble service to thelr district. “hare is no doubt they can carry off. many prizes ‘if “they” ‘trys her: part: ‘1he.. agriéultural * “depart: ment “at. Vietorla- Wile “do its” part’ hi wil. only have to: ‘grow’ “the” fruit. and: glre tt that little extra | at | PuBuismms 7 \F BC. UNDERTAKERS | timethy Seed there is every “reason inonohd ing seed, planting. and harvesting, if} . ai ‘Smithers: and then on to the ‘Pro- c crops just as profitable, if” not mor fwhich ia not’ “timberland,” Le, catrying over | profitable. — -.. - 4 Nature’ ts: doing: ae - regarding purchase: “ Prine’ ‘Ripert | ‘people, ‘Reem to be ve fle serlins ii fuel desire tor’ a roud oe ais eran 7 Pd — eae ie ZR el ded on: Ta i " bieketa, for® any: Périod at 1.60 pi month ‘in: advance, Thia rate while in the hospital, Tiekets are: : "obtainable. in: Hazelton from: the... ‘drug store; from T. J. Thorp, . call lsuperititendentat the Hos ital. eludes office. consultations: ‘and’ a * Plea Uste sent on request that axe vie gy io , Graitt, Poncie Bley "ANCOR 1 mediciries, © ‘a8 ‘well 2a.all. costs - fire Telkwa, or: by mail:from the medi-. m ma: ee eee Sidaataina FOR SHIPMENT a’ APECIALTY. . | ‘ , : Be : f. . P.O: Box 948 , ee A whee: | . PRINCE E RUPERT, B @,; will, bring UE i. bi wee ad ae, ‘SHACKLETON Hotel - USK, . ‘BG eet . Now elean and comtortabte Pirstclass Dininse Room In connection © ‘RATES ARE “Armacnive eee SYNOPSIS OF ard is aha ; PRE-EM? PTIONS may -be . pra-emsted’ by. over,, 18 yeara -.of- . age," on declaring - intention ~ to subjecta, © conditional upon ‘pation, and. improvement ‘purposes, « a rr ‘Full information . _ concerning * regulations, revarding pre-emptions : tas given in Bulletin No. 1, Land Series, ‘How -ta -Pre-empt Land,” coplesof-which can. ba obtained free of charge by addressing the: . Department: of Juanda, Mictoria, B.C., or to ariy’ Government Agent. , Records will be- ‘granted ‘covering | only land suitable for Sericultuyal ‘purvoses, - and British” and = ~by- aliens fhecorr- * British residence, - occu- for ‘barleultural 6,00 board. feet per nora: West;..of the Coast Rane and 8,000 feet Ber’ ‘acre. ‘ett of that Range. : "Applications “for “pre-emptions | are to ‘be addredged ‘to-the’: Land-'Commisstoner™ of “tha Land Recording Division in ‘which: the sland applied for Ia, situated, : and are. made on ‘Printed forms, copies of ‘which can ‘be obtatned from ‘the ' Pro-eiptions’*n ‘mut ibe bene foi five years, ‘rand Jraprovements mada to.