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THE: OMINECA HERALD, FRIDAY, “APRIL. 9, 1926,

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Canadian Pacific Railway. Conipany:

| BRITISH COLUMBIA COAST STEAMS

SAILINGS FROM PRINCE RUPERT—For Vancouver, Victoria, Seattle, ]
March 23, April 2, 13, 23. : ;
For Ketehikan, ‘Wrangell. ‘Juneau, Skagway— March 19; a April, 19, 30. ;

5.5. “PRINCESS BEATRICE’ —For Butedale, Swanson Fast Bella:
Bella, Ocean Falls, Namu, Alert Bay, Campbell River and Yaneouver
every Saturday at 11 a.m.

AGENCY FOR ALL OCEAN STEAMSHIP LINES a “Bull info opintion from

. W: C. Orchard, corner Third Avenue and Fourth Street, Prince Rupert D,

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| | BUILDING MATERIALS!
Cement Lime Plaster Fireclay
~ Brick Building Papers Roofing

7 Sash & Doors 3-ply Veneer Paneling
Fir Finish a Specialty

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BRITISH COLUMBIA

THE MINERAL PROVINCE OF WESTERN CANADA
HAS PRODUCED MINERALS VALUED AS FOLLOWS :—

© Placer Gold .......-.-.-5- teeuee saree 77,882,953

Lode Gold 5 ......-.-. cece eens . ++ 118,478,790

Silver co.cc cere cece eee ee teen 68,824,579

Lead... ccc ce ee erences . 70,548,578:

COPPELL. ci cece ence reece eee eee . 187,489,378

ANG Lecce cere teste etna tere eee «+ 92,082,958

Coal and Coke :. 260, 880,048

” - Building Stone, Brick, Cement, ete..... 49, 225, B14
_ Miscellaneous Minerals vi... .200-0 00s 1, 481. 849

Making mineral production to the end of 1924 show

AN AGGREGATE : VALUE OF $59,427,386

' The substantial progress of the mining industry in this prov-
_.ince is strikingly illustrated in the following figures, whieh: -:*
show the value of production for successive 5-year. periods:,

For all years to 1895, inclusive ........ $ 94,547,241
_For five years, 1896-1900 ...... ateeaeaee 57, €05, 967
For five years, 1901-1906 -.......... vee 96 507,968 -
For five years, 1906- SL) ee 05 584. 474 we
For five years, 1911-1915 °.........50-5 142, 072, 608
For five years, 1916-1920 bene venenee ee 189, 922,725
For the year 1921...... bas eee nen eeees . 28,066,641
* Por the year 1922.............. viiecae 85,158,843 -
For the. year 1928......... Veaee seeceesaa, 41,904,320
For the year 1924,.........0s.cccceuene 48, 704, 604

‘PRODUCTION DURING LAST TEN. YEARS, $372,604,725. |

. Lode mining has only been i in progress about 25 years. and only about one:
hatf of the Province has been proapected; 200,000 square miles of unexplored
mineral bearing landa are open for prospecting. :

The mining Inwa of this ‘Province are mo a liberal and the fees lower than. .

any other Provineein tha Dominion or any-Colony in the British Empire.
1 Mineral locations are granted to discoverers fornominal fees, Absolute ti tles
are obtained d by developing such properties, peeurity of, which Is guaranteed by.
crown gra Ro
ws rar aotieall all British Colambla mineral pro erties upon which work |, :
‘yaa bank done ara deserited in ‘some one of the Annual iReports of the Minister ==
> .“@f' Mines? ‘Thoge coneldering mining Investments should refer to.such reports.
They are available without-charge on application to the Department of: Mires, *
Victoria, B.C. Reports of the Geological Survey’ of Cansds,, Paaific Building. .
woot "Vancouver, ara: recommended as valuable sources, of. iriformation, ar

The. Honourable The. ‘Minister ‘ of Mines
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Knowing this, Gb)

) The Omineca Herald

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Notices for Crown Grants
Purechasa of Land
* Licence & Prosnect for Coal te

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Public Men and the Press

For some little time there has
been on the part of public men,
especially those in politics, an
attempt to belittle the influence
of the press by stating from the
public platform and in the legis-
lature and even in the House of
Commons that the press deliber-
ately colors its news, misquotes
speakers, and conveys an alto-
gether wrong impression. , That
is a very easy way to get out of
a. difficult position, As politi-
cians are wont to say, and say
frequently, it is easy to criticise.
It is no easier for the press to
criticise than for the politician,

sentative of the people than is
the politician. The press has a
duty to perform and is perform-

‘ing that duty in spite of what
and. what} -

the politicians ‘say,
stumbling. blocks they put in the
way of the press to get at the
truth,

The function of the press today
is to keep the public informed of
what the world is dbing, and that
naturally ineludes the work of
the législative bodies. “The old-
time policy of boosting one par-
ticular party and.decrying all
other parties has gone to the dis-
card. There are very few party
papers today, and ‘the publie,.
wisely, does not place much
credence in astraight party paper |
or its opinions. In this regard
the press is ahead of politicians.
The latter still look at-only one
side and that side, of course,
must be right.

It is not claimed for the prexs
that mistakes are not made;
Neither is ii the intention to claim|
that politicians are not frequently |'
right, But the press,- -as a whole,
employs the highest class of men
and -women—men and women|-
who place honor and lovalty first,
very frequently to their financial
loss. Politicians know: this, and,
knowing it, would be serving
their own ends‘and the ends of.
the public much better were they
to take the press into their don-
fidence; if they would réalize, and
admit, ‘that the press is the great-
eat of: all agencies in reaching the

with proper consideration. It is
ot easy ‘fo put. any thing over
the press. Many tires’: trivial,
things aresallowed to pass. awhile’
the editar chutekles. a
- In taking the. press. into. their
confidence the .public..men ‘are
not taking .afiy chances: ‘One
thing the press*: 188 always. ‘che-
rished,. and that :
great secrets. bf? 2
never betray

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nothing to losdiand ev.
rain; might treat é

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that aetere i, itis oa Ae ea

llong after the politigiane are dead

U. S. and British tsles - $2.60 per year | ”

lessness of.some and the wanton

and the press is more a repre-|_

‘which fs not timberland, ie. carrying over

applied for is situated, and ara made on printed

public,’ and then treat the ‘press o

ong’ of ' thie).
Suedesse If] divided . into. arazitin’. disteicte

a Commizaioner. *

ty: owner « "may form _ aasotiatloni

The public men would. find that

reporting, and coloring of stories,
The press will be functioning

and it would be better for all if

good of all.

Protecting the Bank Roll

The Canadian Forestry Associ-
ation, B.C. Branch, has prepared
an extensive program for the
-econservation and preservation of
our forests, Ags the forest is one
of our greatest assets, and one
from which this district derives
great benefit and will. continue to
do so for many years, this paper
has arranged to publish a serie§
of cuts and articles which will be
of assistance in impressing upon
our people, and the new people
coming in. both as settlers and
visitors, the importance of re-
specting, this great bank aecount.
“In the past probably no district
has suffered more from the care-

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_ SYNOPSISOF —
LAND ACT AMENDMENTS

PRE-EMPTIONS |

Vacant, unreserved, surveyed Crown lands
may he 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, a : ae ; :
Foll- information coneerning yegulations
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,
Victoria, B.C., or to any Government Agent.

Records will be granted covering
land suitable for agricultural purposes,

only
and

5,000 bonrd feet per acre west of the
Coast Range and 8,000 feet per acre east
of that Range.

“Applications for pre-emptiona are ta he
dvessed to the. Land Commigsioner of the
Land Recording Division in which the land

‘orms, copies of which can be abtained from the!
Land Commiasioner. .

Pre-emptions must be occupied -for five years
and improvements mada to the. value ‘pf
$10 per acre, including clearing and oultivat-
img at least five acres, before a Crown Grant
ean be received,

For more “detailed information see the Bulletin,
“Bow to Pre-empt Land. a

PURCHASE
Applications - are: received for purchase
of. vacant. and unreserved Crown lands,

not being timberland, for jagricultural purposes;
minimum’ price of first-class farable) land
‘ia ($5 per eere, and _peoond-class (grazing)
land $2.50 per acre.’ Further information
regarding purchase or lease . of | Crown
Janda is given in Bulletin No. 10, . Land
Series, ‘Purchase and Lease , of Crown
Lands.” :

land, ‘not exceeding 40 aeres, may be purchaced, or
leased, the conditions tnohuding ; payment. “of
stumpage,

‘HOM ebrre: LEASES .

may be leased as- homesites, conditional
upon a dwelling: being .erested in the
first. .year, .tfle “being.” obtainable after
reaidetice and - injprovement “- * ponditidna . are
fulfilled a the ‘laid has» hean | gur-

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4 . LEASES:

For grazing and Industrial. purposes
arena not exceeding 640 eres may be lensed |)
‘by any one peregn or ‘company, :

GRAZING
Grazing ‘Act, ‘tie: “

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and: the
Grazing’

ranga’” -admintetored Y urider .: the

given. td: established’ owr

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Mill, factory, or’ industrial sites on timber.

“ Unourveyed arcag, “Rot exceeding 20 acres, /'

a representative of the people..|| =

they would ‘not need.to how] 80. “
much about misquotations, mis-

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