——————— a ee ee ee ee “When ’y you use the eolumns of your LOCAL NEWSPAPER You are supporting a local industry and encouraging the *‘Buy at Home’’ principal. Tell the buying publie what you have and give the price. THE OMINECA HERALD Will Is here to carry that message to the public for you. you use these columns? British Columbia THE MINERAL PROVINCE OF WESTERN CANADA las produced minerals of an aggregate value of --, $1,400,000,000 | Recent Publications You are invited to apply to the Department of Mines, Victoria, B C., for the latest authorative information regarding © mining developraent in British Columbia F] Annual Report of the Honorable the Minister of Mines for the calendar year 1983 , ra “Placer Mining in British Columbia.” Summary and Review of the Mineral Industry of British Columbia for the six months ended June 30th, 1923 . Non-mnetalic Mineral Investigations: “Barite’ “Asbestos” “Glassware”; Clay”; “Magnesite and Hydro-magnesite” Address enquiries te: The Honourable The Minister af Mines Parliament Buildings Victoria, B. C. Even though business is not up to normal you still use Counter..Check Books and need them now or in the near future. _ ‘The Omineca Herald . Wilt now supply you with ‘Counter. Check Books of any size and any make and - at manufacturer's. prices 7 Give your order to us or send it by mail to , |The Omineca Herald _ New Hazelton, B. C. me yo . 4 Me CELE LEE CLE E LACE O CL LOCC CCU L ECAR TL EL ELE COCOLLECL So 4 | Is Your. rar Due? ; It i is Only Two Dollars a Year, Now i is a good time to pay Fi Herald felt encouraged because two |the main thoroughfare to and from the ; couple of weeks RE. Still increasing rapldly. slay, Distriet, |B. C, a before.tha issuance of ane Certitleate, kd sebagai ming Doings Around Home Of interest to you and your friends , ASCE ACCC CLE CECE ECCLES There is a, big difference in the-tem- erature at he J ra or three ests, svast Sunday it han on the British market is so great was 45 abov zero, and in a very shaded that Canada bus not yet been able to spot. The last day of December, also a meet more than a small porition of it. Sunday, it was 45 below zero. , The west Is turning to mixed farming eee and not so much wheat. There is more Last Sunday it is reported, a num-*Mouey in it and n surer existance. 8 . * ber of robbins were seen in town. | j ee "On Friday night last a surprise party of the month services will be held in the home of his parents at Two Mile to celebrate his .twenty-first birthday, A good many of the young people were present and Eddie received a number’ of birthday gifts. A- most enjoyable’ time was spent until the early hours. ° invited to attend the ev ening Nery ice. "ek The annual congregational meeting of the New Hazelton ehurech was held 2 * last Monday evening when reports. of The brid © party eiven b the Hazel-. the yenr’s work were ‘read’ from the ton Golf ‘dee party given by night was various branches of the church work. quite success. Some nine or ten The past year was not a record break- tables played. Prizes were won by Mrs er so far an contr fhutions were concern W. E..Gow, woman's high, and ©. H. ed. Init the congregation is still solvent, ve men’s high, and Mrs. Benson, A new board of ninnagers was. elected whose seore whs nearest 2000, The 8" other business was transacted. At refreshments served were delicious, {he conclusion of the business the ** Ladies Aid served refreshments. Mr. Rtukin sang a solo and Rev. Mr. Red- Mrs. George Biernes of Klspiox was nu guest over the week end of Mrs. C. W, Dawson. Than presided over the meeting. * + | The Skeena division of the CG. N. R. ix not the only section of the railway that cattdes trouble. The forepart of the week four of the company's! crack trains in the eust were snow. bound at the same time. se 4 A good many natives were up from Kitwhnga the latter part of last week and the first part of this week. They had their band with them and visited Glen Vowell and Kispiox as well as eae Hazelton. The natives’ held revival ‘ , meetings at the various points and 28 ‘phe people of the United States the trains were late they had to stay qnnced themselves dizzy Tuesday night a few days longer in Hazelton, but a jn celebration of the President’s birth- lot of good ground to work on was en-,fiay. They had what they called a countered. there. good time, *-_* 2 The total fall of snow reported from Anyox up to a couple of weeks AED was 16 feet 9 imehes. * « & of his government in regard to wheat The Alice Arip and stuted that the action was taken years ago the total fall was 59 ft..and 2 inches, He said that three prairie provinces. aes oo. to Britain is away below the quota al- The Mounted Police are now moved lotted that there is no plan on foot to into their new quarters in Hazelton on reduce the wheat acreage’ this year. Pa a ae railway, They have all new buildings Hon. for the men, horses and cars, sent government has not the confidence lille of the country. Mr. Gardener says Chuck Smith brought us some pussy that not only has the present govern- willows on ‘Tuesday, the’ first so far ment not got the confidence of the this season, .We are not so far behind conntry, put neither has the Liheral the mighty city of Vancouver at that, party. Now it is un to our own Olof as they only reported pussy willows a Hanson to say that he along has the confidence of the country, that all the “+ other fellows are merely counting President Roosevelt signed the bill their individual selves as “the country” on ‘Fuesday, his birthday, decreasing .. ‘oe the gold content of the American dol- Premier Bennett told the House the lur to 60c, Now it 18 ‘probable’ that forepart of the w eek that there would the American dollar will be stabalized pe no earty election as the people of at that figure and the British pound Canada were tuo busy pulling themsel- w ill be stabalized at about $4.50, ves through the depression. ee eu * There Was exported from B. C. in 1933 fifty per cent more lumber than ca is out with a plan to help solve the was exported in 1982. The exports aré unemployment in British Columbia. + and young men in camps in idleness be organized into companies with a fully quulified engineer at their head and]: Mineral Act CERTIFICATE OF IMPROVEMENTS |hunt for the hidden gold. Something Notice that, * * Silver Belt Mineral Claim, situate tn the Omineca Mining Division of. Cas- in Envope in vegurds to the next war, : or prospects of war. ee 8 Ss. . Hungerford. has been officially apnotnted president, of the Canadian patina Railways.’ He has been net- dig in. that position: since. the death of Sir Henry -Thornton.. His appoint- Where locuted—On Six Mile Creek, Four. Mile Mountain, near Hazelton, TAKE NOTICE that J.. A. Ruther- ford, P.M.C. No, 62637D, agent for Wm!) Giehe, Free*Miner’'s Certificate. No 46381D, intend, sixty . days | -from the date hereof, to apply to the. Mining} Recorder for a Certificate of: Improve- ments for the purpose of: obtaining a Crown Grant of: the abéve: ‘claim. ~* ‘And further take notice: that -action, {under section. 85, . mat , ‘be. commenced val throughout the Dominion as well as by the Cc, N. Tt. employees. ee * “Whole stole the mutton?” was the first gibe. thrown at the- world’s first regularly, constituted police, After em- bodiment by Sir Robert Peel thelr flrat cnse-was a theft of a Jeg -of mutton. They failed to effect an arrent. Henee : the jeering réference, 7 . ed Have you pate your subscription yet 4 ‘of Tmprovemen ta, | oy, “The market for Canadian bacon and || Next Sunday being the first Sunday 4 was given in honor of Eddie Denno at New Hazelton church in the evening at!’ 7.30 and in Hazelton in the morning ‘at |: 11 o’clock. New Hazelton people are] . Premier Bennet defeniled * “the action] at the request of the premiers of the}. as Canada's export of wheat this year|. MeKenzie King says the pre-|. Alex. M. Manson, M.L.4, for Omine-|] He recommends that the several thous-|' sent out into the hilla and valleys to}. night result ‘from such n scheme at]: Chous seems to sum up the situation rient should meet’ with general appro-| | Wa. cats Asecy 7 _ Representing - Leading Fire and Life Insurance Companies a Yoi Office Work given Prompt and Careful | Attention HAZELTON, B. C. = Orme’s, Ltd. (The Pioneer Druggist) The Mail Order Drug Store of Northern B.C, Drugs Stationery . Fancy Goods Kodaks Pictures Developed and ‘Printed | Prinec Rupert, B.C. % ae, City Transfer . Smithers, B. C. ince Taxi and Transfer Service At all hours «inant W. B. Leachi| Owner « B.C. UNDERTAKERS EMBALMING FO SHIPMENT A BPECIALTY “A wire , wlll brine u P.O. Box as PRINCE RUPER™ B.C.. -- A ——=== 5) COOPER H. WRINCH - L cenaed tnsurance Agent = Handling all types of insurance, : including Fire, Automobile, Sick- ness and Accident HAZELTON, B. C. Dr. R. C. Bamford - DENTIST SMITHERS, B, C. 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