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GREAT OMINECA DisTRICT OF BRITISH COLUMBIA. -

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SATURDAY, MARCH 29, 1913. No. 30,

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

On Saturday last Sir Wilfrid Laurier, leader of the opposition
in the Dominion parliament, authorized a statement of the Liberal
position in the naval controversy. He declares that the debate on
the government’s proposals has shown that there is no emergency
in the matter of Imperial defence and therefore no necessity for
the proposed contribution, In taking this position, the veteran
leader of the Liberals runs counter to the British admiralty, which
believes an emergency exists, and which placed sufficient facts be-
fore the government to convince Mr. Borden and his colleagues
that exceptional measures were requisite,

Having thus, by simple denial, disposed, of the emergency
question, Sir Wilfrid goes on to review, from a Liberal standpoint,
the progress of the naval bill in the house of commons, In the en
deavor to show that the deadlock is the fault of the government,
The opposition, he says, ‘‘claims no more than aright of freedom
of speech and of discussing a measure in which a principle of the
highest importance is at stake.” He says, by inference, that in
the prolonged sessions of the past few weeks, when the oppusition
members made as many as seven speeches to the man, treating of
every subject under the sun, without let or hindrance from the
ministerial side, the Liberals had no freedom of speech or oppor-
tunity for the full discussion of the matter upon which they were
supposed to be debating.

That opposition for opposition’s sake is ‘the measure of the
Laurier policy is becoming increasingly evident... The Liberals re-
fuse to see the most self-evident facts, if such conflict with their
contentions. In their endeavor to force the niajority to abandon
its naval policy or call a general election, they announce as their
policy, ‘A Canadian navy, built, equipped, maintained and manned
in Canada.”’—Nothing as to how, when and where the ships, of
that navy shall be built, armed and manned. They eannot’ see
that, as the Pall Mall Gazette well says: ‘‘The development of the
Canadian shipyards, which Mr, Borden ‘proposes, if carried out
gradually, can be prosecuted without the disturbance of our nation-

_ al establishments, and can be adapted ultimately to any naval pol-
iey the Canadians may approve, These are considerations based
upon questions of hard fact, and the Liberal party of Canada must
surely realize that they can and must be urged without the slight-
est wish of intervening in the domestic affairs of the Dominion.
Nothing in the world can diminish Canada’s freedom to choose the
path she will, but inasmuch as her development roust effect our
‘own, we are entitled to state the conditions from our point of view,”

Stampede Not Warranted
Everybody knows ‘‘ Bill’? Dru-
ry, of Taylor, Drury, Pedlar Co.,
* and they know that he is not a
man who will either praise or
“knock” without just cause,
Mr. Drury returned Wednesday
night from Silver Creek, the
scene of the reported rich gold
discovery, thirty miles back from
the east end of Lake Teslin,
where he staked two claims, and
to which reported rich field peop-
Je are now rushing from all parts
of the Pacifie Northwest, Asked
his opinion of the country Mr.
Drury said:
“‘Allthe excitement concern-
ing Silver and adjacent creeks,
five or six in number, has been
created by Indians who claim to
have found coarse gold in that
locality last year. I did not see
the gold, nor did I see anyone
who had seen it. This winter
the Indians returned to the dis-
trict and staked many claims.
They were followed by white
men to the district who also
staked and when I left Atlin a
few days ago upwards of 300
claims had been recorded and ap-
plications were coming in every
day.

experienced white men who had
. , been over every creek in _that
‘ . distridt and they agreed that the
wo indications ‘were a5 good aa could |
possibly be, but, none of them
A had sunk any holes or found any
, gold. , Skookum Jim, who went
» Ao Seattle ; three weeks ago, has

: ae oe - eireulated lari stories concern-

ing the country and has, ] am
informed, ,been” instrumental! in
starting a big stampede to the
country from lower coast points,
“From what I could learn of
the country, it is not even as
promising as Nansen and sur-
rounding creeks and that, as
every one who is posted knows,
has never warranted any stam-
pede.”’~-Whitehorse Star, “'

Still another warning against

ver creek goldfields since nothing
is yet authentic regarding the
find of gold, is given by W, M.
Ogilvie, M. E.; of Ottawa. ..

William Ogilvie, former governor
of the Yukon. He states that

asthe new Eldorado is a vast
one, and there will be plenty of

report of the gold’ discovery i is
authentic, So far, he maintains,

alleged to have been found.

ers assured the Vancouver visit-
or that. although they had staked
claims at Silver creek, so far they

not believe that the gold to be

“T talked witha number at ined will be sufficient. to prove]|

of paying value,

"Fresh lot 6f Hollybrook. eel
on iand— ‘Guaranteed’ t6 give eris

. A " thougand blooded ; horees |
will. be \ehown. at. “Vancouver
horse show,: whieh. opens April ||;

+! toventy fist

energetic stampeding to the Sil-.

Mr. Ogilvie is a son of the. late |,
‘the region named by the Indians|jj
room for staking claims if the

no one has seen-the color of gold |i

Even white men and. old min-

' LAND NOTICES

Hazelton Land District. District of

‘onst, Range

selas, miner, intends
mugsion.- to urchage the
scribed fanda::
Commencing at a
northeast corner of-L.
D.W.’s N.W. cor.”
chaing, east 20 chains, north 20 chaing,
west 20 chaing to point of commence-
ment and containing 40° acres
Jan, 23, 1918. 3h J.B, Wella,-

apply for per-

485, marked !‘J.

~ Omineea Land District, “‘Diatrict of ||

Kitsumkalum, B: ¢ , occupation farmer,
intends to appl.
chase the fo lowing described Janda:
Commencing at a Post lanted at
the southeast corner of lot 838, thence
40 chains west, 20 chains south, 40
chains east, 20’ chains north, to point

of commencement, containin 80 acres
more or less... - + Donald Clacher,
February 12, 1913, 36

Hazelton Land District District of
Coast, Ran
Take notice that aaae A. McNeill
of Kitselas, sew mill manager, intends
to apaly for permission to purchase
the following described laxds: -

northeast corner of ‘lot 1483, ‘thence
20 chains south, 20 chains east, 20 chains
north, 20 chains west: back to oint of
commencement and containing 40 acres. |
Jan, 10, 1918, p Donald AL McNeill. |

Green Bros., Burden & Co.

Civil Engineers
' Dominion ang British Columbia’
_ Land Surveyors .

and Hazelton.
B, C, AFFLECK, Mgr. Hazelton Office.

Stephenson & Crum

Undertakers and
. Funeral Divectoi

Special attention to Shipping Cases

4 Hazeuron, B.C,

‘A. Chisholm ”

General Hardwate

Builders’ Material .
Miners’ Supplies

’ Hazelton, B. C.

Take notice that a > Wells of Kit- my

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MINERS’ PROSPECTORS and SETTLERS” SUPPLIES A’ SPECIALTY

ollowing de- i ie
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thence south’ 20]

for permission to pur- | |B

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‘Eggs

Commencing at a post planted at the ||}

| Breakfast Foods

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MEN'S HATS : =
“AND CAPS

The newest shapes and shades i in’ Stetscn :
. Hats as well as the staple styles ‘on hand. .

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‘New things in Dry Goods :
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wear, Side Combs, Barretts, Fite,

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money are

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fast.

DON’T BE
TOO ‘LATE

YOUR LAST CHANCE

is nearly gone. The Railway is rapidly approach-.,
ing this District and your chances of making big

Good land is still to be had from $9 to $20.
- per acre,‘ Grasp your opportunityunow. ms

one ‘of those who lose the chanee of: making a
stake” by consulting me

REGINALD LEAKE GALE, I , P.

Deputy Mining Recorder | 3 Real Estate’ Ager . ;
TELKWA, | ‘BULKLEY VALLEY; ‘BRITISH. COLUMBIA

FOR

.. Cary’s Safes ;

_ AGENT, ;. Hritish Columbia Life Assurance. Co. :
Phoenix and Liverpool, ‘Loidon'’& Globe Fire offléea
Gould’s Pumps and- Hydranile Machinery .

Safe Deposit Boxes: for Rent

SMOKERS, —_ a

PRICES RIGHT Se

- QUALITY, ‘tie BEST...

The’ Up-To-Date’ Drug: Stores.

We have the largest’ and freshest sorte |

of high grade-Cigars and ‘Tobaccos in town
~~ "The! gods are all in the finest condition... ..

We are ‘Prepared to sell these..cigars -in. boxes: of ‘twenty: and =
ty.'-Come.in and take.a look atthem.. - - |

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[EVERYTHING INTHE DRUG LINE] y
“Le LD, Fulton, Magr., «Hazelton oan New F Hazelton ~ i
sets neat eres : 5h &

"Sash ‘and ‘Door. F —

” Pal atock of all kinds and sizes of Window Sash, Doors, Office Fixtures,
_ Interior Finishing-on hand and made to order, - .. Large stock of Lumber
_and Building Materials; Tinsmithing, Plumbing and Steamfitting.

Job and Shop Work a Specialty. . ‘ Plane‘and Specifications. -

Stephenson & Crum .
“CONTRACTORS AND BUILDERS.
Hazelton

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along the line of the Grand Trunk Pacific. Railway::i in. Cone
’..tral British Columbia. Every mile of.railroad. construction _

- adds to the value of the. land.” Buy. before. ‘the completion
of the. ‘railroad.

ie NORTH cost LAND COMPANY.” lid
- Suite, 622 Metropalten Balding Co
» VANCOUVER, B. Cc,

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- Paid up Ceplea $1,600,000, an

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tire satigtaction—Sarient’s store,

The list of

the 19th day-of May 1918):

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Me \ Provincial Elections Act :

aedp dabid

"NOTICE is hase given that the. ‘List of Voters, ‘or. the ake
: Eleetorial District, has been ‘cancelled, ‘and that applications to he. placed.
on the Voters’ List wilt be received at’ my'offick at the’ Government -,
* Baie Priney Rupert, B, CG,’ where printed forms of affidavit to be
. Used iti: suppyrt of an, application | ‘ty vote will be.supplied,

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pergons claiming’ to . vote will be Suspended -from ind
-" after the 7th day of April, 918, and a Court of Revision will be held on.’° |}
id ndtice of objectiond tothe insertion of faye rv
“nani; on, the, regisber of vptera « mupt be given to me Sbirty clear ‘daa j vf
before the holding of thé Couit of Revision. °°” .

" Diited this Stu ‘day’ at March, "1918.0" So"

id. H. MeMULIN,

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