date coy The value is worth waiting for and we suggest you see them before making final choice. — HENRY MOTORS. ~ Smithers, B.C. We received a carload of the ‘lworking on -lid prospect. mining possibilities in the Seven Sis- ‘ters district and Jooks for big things there in the near. future. 4 The Misses Muriel and Olive Steph- eus of Smithers and George Hedge of Kamloops: are visiting with Mrs. Me- '| Cuhbin. oy ‘Mrs, Middleton of Quesnel has re- turned to. her home. after spending a mouth here with Mr, and Mrs, Taper, Douglas G. Chamberlain of Victoria has been appointed teacher at the Pa- cific school. - Dare Wardrop of Smithers has beer prospecting on Legate Creek the past month. John D. Sweeney of the Nabob group -lon Legate Creek, was in for supplies this week «and reports things . looking well on his‘ property. He intends to . work tintil the snow flies. ‘Archie McMillan and Herb Tanner were visiting their pjroperty on Fid- dler mountain last week. “RG. Watson is prospecting for the Consolidated. ' George (Curly) Hombly was ‘down from Ritchie Inst ‘week’ where hé is “There has been a lot of. activity ‘this season be- tweén Lorne Cieck and Ritchie. Jobnson nnd partners have been busy for the past three. nionths developing their Prospects. . era wot Milles, 6. N. RB. operator: is at | present on a holiday visiting his old home at Wichite, Kansas. Kenner Morrison, an olé@ timer at Thro. Mile, is a patient at the hospital The Consolidated Mining & Smelt- ‘|inig Co. are now’ taking in supplies and ‘ [may be Gus |] ‘| formes, copies of which can be obtained from the as BRITISH COL UMBIA The Mineral Province of Western Canada ’ Alas: prodnecd Minerals valued as ‘follows! Placer Gold, $78,174,795; Lode Gold, §130,051,919; Silver, ‘+ ($86; 689; 046; Lead, $121,850,734; Copper, $221,501,079; Zinc, $59,508,692 ; Coal, $274, 294,608; Structural Ma- . terlal and Miscellaneous Minerals, 953, 502,301; making its mineral produetion to the end of: 1927 show aon woe -- Aggregate Value of $1, 048, 837,828 a 2 , Bhe: substantial. progress‘ of the’ Mining Industry ‘of this’ Province is strikingly exhibited ‘in, fue. ‘tole, , ike: figures, which show. the. yalue of production’. for successive five-year periods; For all’ years to for’ five . years, 1901-1805, $06,507,968 ; ~192 oe 1016 me 0, ? " t-Tleased, the conditions including payment of : stumpage, a ‘lowit ie 1895; neltisive,- $94, 547,241; for. five years, 1896-1900, $87,607,967 ; | for ‘five: years, 1906-1010, $125,534,474; for five yenrs, 1011-1916, | $142, 072, 603; for’ five’. Yeas, $480,022, 725; for six years, . ments: ‘should: tefar. to" "stich ” ‘reports, couver, | 1921-1926, $251, B15, 492 ; for 1927, $60, 720,388. . Production Last Ten Years, $453, 266; 721. eo ‘lode mining, chog only been in progress for, about 2b, years, and only about one half of the province ihas : been, prospected j 200,000° square miles .of unexplored’ ‘mineral, bearing! land: are open for, DRospecting, cell jae he Mining Laws of this province ure moxe liberal and the tees lower than those. of any other provinge an iu the ‘Dominion, or any colony in the, British Empire... . ; ; ‘Mineral locations are granted. to ‘discoverers for nominal fees, 1. - Absolute ‘titles are obtained by developing such, properties the fecuity. of ; which fa eaganige by & Orqwn Grants. : if _ Practically all British Cotmbia Mineral Properties, upon which ’ ‘Govelopinent work has been done, re». 7 : described fn some one-of the: ‘Anmial Reports of the Minister of. Mines.}. Those considerlug mining nvest-°."": They. are: “available without. charge on application, to the Department. . | a hs of: Mines); Victoria, B, 0,. Reports covering each of the: six Mineral Survey, Distrtets: are published” separate-- oe ie “Ty; and hre ‘avhlable on. ‘application: Reports, of the. ‘Geological Suevey, of Canad Manel Bullet Wane we ; are recommended. ag valuable sources of information. Tn tee ae . ; w re hae . ing at least five acres, before a Crown Grant - | can be received. ‘of vacant and 1 regarding “purchase or leasa? of Crown lands is given in‘ Bulletin No..- pa «Land Series, “Purchase and ‘Lessg Grown Lands." ~. |} may? be Tedged | , upon, a ‘dwelling “belig ‘erected " firat.”: year .p residence ‘and |; improvement: : fulalied | a. ; ‘reas ‘not a belo ot 840! acres © may be Teast re The Hazelton Hospital HH ‘The Hazelton Hospital lasties tic- f kets for any period at $1.50 per. mouth .in advance. This rate in- |. ‘cludes office consultations, medi- | |. .cines, as, Well as all costs while } in ‘the hospital. “Tickets ore -ob-— tainable in Hoaziton at the drug store or by mail from the medi eal superintendant at the hospital t 8 ed A none en at Fant Rt Re a OE Bae Po weooneniomeas "| B.C. UNDERTAKERS ; EMBALMING FOR SHIPMENT A SPECIALTY I P.O. Box 948 . A wire t PRINGE RUPERT, B.C. willbringus | ¢: . . . Ht - Prince Raper | 1 f A READ Goob ores y tere Prince Rupert B.C. H. B. Rocuesren,; Manager Rates $1.50 ) per day up. F Ce Ce a ( ( Provincial Assayer i] J. D. Boulding . Price List Sent on Application . Prompt Service is Given to You Send in Your Samples Smithers, B.C. SYNOPSIS OF » LAND ACT AMENDIIENTS ade PRE-EMPTIONS} unreserved, surveyed Crown lands Pre-empted by British. subjecta! : ‘Vaeant, _ and a full line of miners supplies Light Running Binders “BYS ‘Smithers, B.C. We now handle Powder and Dynamite Fuse | Caps Carbipe — Rails Fish Plates blacksmith coal Sheif and Heavy Hardware. always on hand Oliver Plough equip- ment and John Deere over "18°" years “Of age, and by aliens on declaring intention. to ‘becore British aubjects, -. conditional upon. residence, oecu- pation, and improyement. for ‘agricultural plirposey, | es Fall - inforniation “eoncerning regulations regarding pre-emptions is. given in-~ Bulletin No. 1, Land Series, “How to Pre-empt Land,” copics of which can ha obtained free of charge by addressing the Depurtment of Lands, Victoria, B.C., or to any Government Agent. “Records will ba granted covering, — ‘only land suitable for agricultural purposes, and 1 ; a aM if Land . Recording Division in. which the Jand applied for is situated, and are made on printed a which is not timberland, ic, carrying over | BJ wT 6,000 “board feet per kere west of the a SMITHERS, B. C. Const Range and 8,000 feet per acre east |= He 9: to6 Eve of that Range. m Hours 94.m, to6p.m. Even- Applications | for pre- -emptions are to be = ings: by appointment. addressed to the Land Commissioner of the 3 aE iE EERLL ER ae iS SESE Le ; DR. R. M. BAMFORD A DENTIST .. Office-Over the: Drug Store Land Commissioner. Pre-emptions must ‘be occupied far five years and improvements made ta the value of $10 per sere, including clearing and:‘cultivat- “For more detailed information see the Bulletin, How Pre-empt Land.”” ; es PURCHASE: .- - Applications . purchase unreserved Crown lands, not being timberland, for agricultural purposes; ‘minimum . price of first-class: (arable) ‘land is $5 per aere, and pecond- class (grazing) land $2.50 per acre. Further . information are received i for “Mill, factiry, or “induetciat sites" on timber | land, not exceeding 40 acres, may be purchased or HOMESITE LEASES con : Uneurveyed’ arent snot exceeding 20 acres, “homesites, conditional in the “after |: jitle © ‘being’ * ‘obtainable conditions the lana hab. Beg: veyed. nn eee ae a ; "LEASES , , er | * grraminee and’ ‘Industelat’ purpose | ' +. " sat Goods. Dein ‘sus General ‘Hardware “Miners Supplies Shelf Hardware, 4 } Tools: Paints - Oils. “Varnishes