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“btaie T Feb, its?

sf Viscous

the Conservation. cominission ‘on
| the subj ect of raising fur-beating
‘lanimals, detailed ‘the: results “of
his investigation to the agricul-/
tural cominittee of the commons,
He: illustrated - his . remarks’ by
laritern slides, It was ‘pointad
out that furs: were a staple: ‘of
clothing in Canada, since it was}
_ {impossible apparently to mani-
. [facture -anything: to' take ‘their
‘place, - A tremendous change |:
~ thas taken- place in furs during
the. Last fifteen years, and today

vere

We wish to draw: your ‘attention to
_ the ‘undernoted quotations on
Staple Grocery Lines

Pit eens Ponce

Dried Prunes, 30-40, box, $3.00 _
Dried. Apples, per: box, $3.25
Onions, per 100 Ib. crate, $4.75
Rice, Jap, 50 Ib, sack, - - $3. 25
” Tea, Blue Ribbon, per lb, 35e

Canned Co per tin, - - 15c
° ™ per dozen $1.75

Canned’ Peas, per tin, +». 20¢

| Flour, per 49 Ib, sack, - - $2.00
“Sugar, per 50 lb. sack, - ~ $3.25.

- Breakfast Bacon, per lb,» 23c
Dry Salt Bacon, perpound, 17¢

Hams; per pound, wee 22

Rolled Oats, per 7 Ib. sack,. 40
- per 20 ]b, sack, $1.10

Cream, B. C small, per tin, 106.

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: : “per case, $4,75 per-dozen’$2.00 -
me BG, 20 oz, -pertin, 12% Canned Beans, per tin, - - 20c
y aD case, $5.75 ; , per ‘dozen $2.00

. _ Jersey, small, 9 for $1.00 Tomatoas 2m pet tin, =~ 15¢.']

.. ne . per case, $5.00 per dozen’$1.75

. + . Jersey, ‘hotel, per tin, 266 | he, pertin, = - 20c

- 5 - py Dar case, ‘$6.50 — vo "per dozen $2.25
B 6. hotel, per tin, 26¢ spin s Tipe per tin, -. 28 |:

wf whe : 7 - per case; $5.25 age , . per dozen: 42.95 .
- St. ‘Chasles, hotél, 25¢. 5

a ” mo ~ per case, $5.50. |, Hey, at South Hazelton, 5.0

‘ 7 - Coffe, H.-B, Mocha-Java, ‘Per:ton, = > + “+ = $35.00

Ber pound, - 35c .
"Salmon, per. doz., - - = ‘$2.00 |

~ Canned F ‘ruits,all varieties,
~ per tin, 25cs, per ‘doz., $2.90

a Dried Apricots, per box, $3.00 |

“Hay, at Hazelton, per ton, $40.00

"Oats, at South Hazelton,
"per ton, - $45.00

- Oats,at Hazelton, per ton, $50.00
Wheat, chicken feed, per 1b, 3c

Hudson’s § Bay Company |

TEMPORARY PREMISES: Charleson’s Balding, opp..our old-store . - ah a

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EBURGH & SINCLAIR
HAZELTON, B.C.

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: RHEVOMINECA: MINER, “SATURDAY, MAROH-1,-1918

“i there was really: a -erisis i ‘the

| Walter i
Jones, who has made) a study: for}

Dalton, of Prince Edward Island.
Muskrat skins, worth fifteen |-

7 poorer people on the street today

“| pay $15 to $20 for them,” ‘said

3 he's an’ ‘expert to buy furs. today.”

; : pointed out, the number of fur-

 “Flekunk.- ‘The outdoor life of the
mt ‘people today was largely respons-
4 ible for the greater demand ‘for
3) furs.
din Canada today was three times
-“Ylor-fotir tinies the value of wool
-“}/and hides of sheep in Canada.

or bilities of ‘raising the Persian
d Hamb in Canada. This had al-
|ready ‘been done’ in Texas, he
:J-[said.- They were being crossed
4|.with varieties of common sheep.
*92he breeding of blue foxes in
_. 4 }pens"-had :been introduced this
4 year in the Maritime Provinces.

' should ‘be established in Canada
4i|game. reservations where fur-

Jlturbed. I
} (branch he established under one
jof. the federal departments -to
4 | take care of the. wild animal life
n : of: the country, and he believed

|that this branch ‘might.‘well be

: , work, there would, - ‘he believed,
4 | be: wonderful results,

. : | cause the game laws forbid keep-
jing some animals during their

. fourteen fox farms.

‘Lake at its southeastern: end are

‘| discovered-and proved. ©

. [land sled to. the lower end of Tes-
Vin Lake.”

fH and thie gold stated to have beeu

fur trade, -
| E| Aa pn example: of what. ‘could
_| bédoné for furbearing animals,
=e -Jones Téféired to the efforts
of the. United States government
‘prohibiting’ ‘pelagic ‘bealing, and
thus immediately | increasing. the
number of animals. Mr, Jones
presented tables. showing the in-
creased prices ‘of furs during the
last few years, Ini the last two
years, every leading variety. of
furs had increased ‘in- price tre-
/mendously.. In 1900, the ‘high-
est price’ at which 8 silver fox
was sold was $2,922, and it was
raised on a fox farm. by ‘Charles

cents each in 1888 were worth
$1. 25 each today.
~:'Most all the furs worn by

are nothing but rabbit, and. they.

“They are called
A person needs to

Mr. Jones.
black lynx, -

‘In the last ten years, it was

‘bearing animals caught had de-
ereased i in every variety, except

The value of the fur trade

Mr, Jones’ described the possi-

~ Mr. Jénes thought ‘that there

bearing animals could be undis-
He suggested that a

placed under the Department of
Agriculture. If several experts
were appointed to earry: on! the | ss

\ Mr.-Ross, Middlesex, pointed | -
out that Ontario breeders were
under a great disadvantage, be-

close. season.
Mr. Jones said he knew of

GLOWING REPORTS
“FROM TESLIN CREEKS)

other creeks flowing into Teslin

reported to have been récently
' The re-
ports come: from. ‘official govern-
ment sources in Atlin. -On -ré-
ceipt: of the news Hon. Dr.1:

‘Young, provinelal secretary. and!”
‘member for Atlin in the legisla-
“Bl ture, made arrangements to pro-
“I eeed to the scene of the new find
fand.he will Jeave Victoria on

March: fourth. From Atlin he
will! go. overland by dog train

‘The diggings are. reported to
be. from three to six feet. deep

taken buts said-to be coarse and
to greatly resemble the gold “pe
eullay: to the Atlin country.

Kenny MeLaren - ‘and. William

j spent

| their discoveries.

Claim

“Victoria, Feb; 24:- 24:—Rich .plac-}
er diggings in Swan, Silver and.

Conroy, old. Atlin . prospectors, |.) -

creek and but. recently “reported |
Indiana also -worked the creeks
taken out considerable gold, . : .-

to be now occurring and it is, re-
ported that at last advices’ from
Teslin, some four hundred. claims

ground.

by the Argonauts who went: into
the Yukon via Hazelton, ‘Tele-
graph Creek and‘ Teslin Lake.
In the rush they. passed over the
golden treasure,

COAL NOTICES —

Cassiar Land District—Distriet of Cassiar,

TAKE NOTICE that Robert “Kenneth | Qr~
Lindsay, of Vancouver, 8, G, occupation
broker, intends to apply for‘4 Jicense to
Prospect far coal and Petroleum over the
following described ‘lands:

Commencing at a post planted about
three miles west of Klappan River ang
about fourteen miles north and six miles
‘west of the northweat corner of Coal Li-
conse $609, Casslar, thence’ 80 chains
aduth, 80 chains west, 80 chains .north,
80 chains east to, point of commencement,
containing mo acres more or less, kgjowa

48 Claim.
ROBERT KENNETH LNDBAY.
Dated Dec. Ab, 1042,

Casslar Land District-—District of Cassiar,

'AKE OTIGE that: Robert .Kenneth
Lindgay, ot Vancouver, B. ¢., occupation
broker, intends to apply far 4 license to
prospect for coal and petroleum over the
following described Janda:

Commencing’ at a post planted © about
three miles west af Klappan’ River’ and
about fourteen miles north and six miles
west of the northwest copner of Coal LI-:
cense 8609, Carflar, thence 8&0 chains
north, $0 chains west, 80 chalns: south,
80 chains east to point of commencement, |
containing 640 acfea-more ar less, known
as Claim No, 74.

ROBEAT KENNETH LINDSAY. :
Dated Dec. 15, 1912,

Cassler Land District—-District of Caaslar.

TAKE NOTICE that Wobert Kenneth
Lindsay, of Vancouver, B. C.,
broker, intends to apply for a‘ llcenge to
progpact for coak and petroleum over the
following described : isnds:

Inlies west of Kisppan Alver and‘ ahours
fourteen miles north and five mites west
of the northwest corner of Coal License
No. 8606, Casslar, thence 80 chains south,
80 chains weat, 80 chains north, 80 chatns
east to point of commencement, cortain-
Ing 640 a more. or icas, known “as

Claim No
ROBERT KENNETH LINDSAY.
Dated Dee, 15, 1048,

Cassiar Land" Distriet—Diatrict of Casslar,

TAKE NOTICE that prcbert “Kennath
Lindsay, of Vancouver, €,, occupation | -
broker, Intenda to anny for a Hicense to
prospect for ceal and petrelaum over the
following deacribad Janda:

Commencing at a post planted about two
miles west of Klappan River and: about
fourteen: miles north and fiye miles weat
of tte northwest comer of Coal License

chains east, 80 chains north, 30 chains
west ta point of commencement, contaln-
ing .640 acres more oF less, known. as
Claim No. Ro

OBERT KENNETH. LINDSAY.
Dated pen 16, 1018, .

Cassiar Land _pistriet—pisiriet of. Casalar,
TARE NOTIGE that robert Kenneth
Lindsay, of. Vanoonver,

. C., ‘ occupalian
broker, ‘intends to apply"

‘fora: Heense ‘to
following described lands:
Miles west of Kisppan River and about

fourteen miles north and five miles) west
of the northwest corner ot, (coal ouieenge

Cassiar, thenre 80
in west, §0 chains sou th “chat
gast to point of commencement, contal
ing. 640 acres -niore .or less, known. a5
east oI Polat of commencement, contgin-

ROBERT. KENNETH. LINDSAY,
Dated Dee. 16, 1948

TAKE NOTICE that | Robert Menneth
Lindsay, of Vancouver, B, G., occupation
broker, intends ‘to apply [for a Heense ‘to
prospect for coal and petroleum over the
following described" Yands

miles west of Klappan River and about
fourteen miley north and five miles west
jof.she northwest corner of Coal Ltcehse
8609, Caasiar, thence .86 chains north, -36
chains east, 80 chains. south, 80 chains
weat to point of commencement, contain.

Claim No,
ROBE ERT KENNETH LINDSAY,
Dated Dee, 15, 101

‘Green Bros.; Burden & Co,

Civil
Dominion ang tish "Columbia :
Land Surveyors

Offices at Victoria
an .
B,C, AFFLECK, Mgr. Hazelton Office,

for any
mon’ hy Aes This rate intlodes offices

mon one and medicines, bd -woll na all costa while 3

tn the n the hospital. Tinkete obtainable In H

Se from Rev. F. L. Stapherisai
pital for thi

‘Stephenson & Crum

Undertalcers and |
: Funeral Directors

"Special attention to Shipping Cazes .

/ HARELTON, BG.
. rr te

Taco
General |

Builders’ - Material
Miners Sepp =

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| Hada

“A: number of}
last summer end are said to have

A atampede from Atlin is said 7

have been staked on the new

The creeks lie almost in the]
path followed in- 1897: and 1898)

Occupation | °

Commencing at 4 post planted about two! |

8609, Cassiar, thence 80 chains south, 80]:

prospect for coat and petroleum over the :
Commencing at a post planted about twa !.

Commenciig at a post planted ‘about two]

Ing 640 acres More or less, known’ as ,

Nelson;: Fort Geo
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Beds 50¢

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New Hazelton

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