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THE OMINECA HERALD, WEDNELDAY. MAY 16, 1927

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

Placer Gold, $78,018,648; Lode Gold, $126,972,818; Silver,

$80,787,008; Lead, $106,976,442; Copper, $209,967,068; Zine,

are: $60,512,557; Coal and Coke, $284,699,188; Structural. Materials

ae | _ * and Miscellaneous Minerals,$50,175,407; Making mineral produc- |

ug tion te the end of 1926 show mo

AN AGGREGATE VALUE OF $988,108.470}

The substantial progress of the mining industry in this prov-
ince is strikingly illustrated in the following figures, which
show the value of production for successive ‘5-year periods;

For all years to 1895, inclusive ........$ 94,547,241
For five years, 1896-1900 ........+.2+-.. 67,607,967
For five years, 1901-1905 ..........-. 96,507,968

. 125,534,474

For five years, 1916-1920 ...... vives ey 189,922,785
For five dears 1921 to 1925........ veces 214,726,650
For 1926... ..0sscceeeseeeereees Lilliveesseer 67,188,842

“PRODUCTION DURING LAST TEN YEARS, $429,547,755

ining has only been in progress about 25 years, and only about one-
half of ‘the Province has been prospected; 200,000 square miles of unexplored
rilneral bearing lands are open for prospecting. |
. The mining laws of this Province are more liberal and the fecs lower than .
any other Frovince in the Dominion or any Colony in the Britich Empire. ;
Mineral locations are granted to discoverers for nominalfees. Absolute titles
are obtained by developing such properties, security of which is guaranteel by
wh Grants. a ; . -:
“re Practically all British: Columbia mineral properties on which development |
work has been done are described in one of the Annual Reports of the Minister
of Mines, ‘Those considering mining investments should refer to auch reports,
They are available without charge on application to the Department of Mines,
Victoria, B.C. Reports covering each of the six Mineral Survey Districta are
published separately. and are available on application. Reporta of the Geologi-
cal Survey of Canada, Winch Building, Vancouver, B.C., are recommended as
valuable sources of information. . _
Full information, together with mining reports and maps,

may be obtained gratis by addressing ;

The Honourable The Minister ‘ot Mines
‘VICTORIA, BRITISH COLUMBIA

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friends and tendered a farewell to Mrs.
OQ. T.'Sundal before she left ‘on ‘an’ ex:

Terrace:Notes..

Inst {first torch party- of, the jseusun.
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Mis. Skinner of Usk, spent the: Inst
week the guest éf ‘her: brother, W. Cc,’
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‘| Guthrie;

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teeth, and went to the trade house to
make hig plans with Etlenne, |. -
_ “Did you have any trouble in getting
him up here,” Guthrie asked. :
“No, he holler some, but he was lash
in good,” oe ;
Etienne was to play. when the police
appeared. They would want to inter-
view him, and must find him in bed, a
sick man. Accordingly -he must have
have the bandages, which Miss Quar-
rier would prepare at once, ready to be
put on, The children would have to be
couched, and kept out of the way.

. “Haye you ever been badly hurt
Etienne?” | . . .

' The half-breed smiled and opening
his shirts, drew them back, baring a
long scar across the muscular chest.
“At Henley House, oat de New Year
dance, I get dis, manee year ago. I
was ver’ seek man. I know. W’'en
poleece dey come, I be yer’ seek mar
onee more,” .
Guthrie laughed outright at the
gravity of his hend man. —
“Prust' you, Etienne, to act your pari
anywhere! Now, if we could only
keep them away from my quarters,
but I’ve got to feed them there. That’s
where the danger lies. He may make
a noise, He'll have to have an opiatc
to keep him quiet.. If they hear him
its all up with us.” .
Savinna took his pipe from his
mouth and leaned toward his chief,
the muscles in his swart face knotted
with ‘the intensity of his feeling. For
i. space the two men hardly breathed
as the narrowed eyes of the halfbreed
bored into Guthrie's quizzical gaze.
Then Htienne said slowly: “You are-
goad: frien’ to me and my familee I
fex des poleece—if you——say so.”

of the offer in the other’s face—sencec!
that his friend of the dusky skin was
bringing to the alter of their friendshij{
the supreme. gift, the hazzard ‘of his
life, Guthrie’s eyes softened with the

.Jaffection which two years of river and

vonst and trail with Btienne Savannz
had kindled, He reached ont a long
arm ind took the sinewy hand of. the

‘other,

“I won't forget—my friend.”

The swart face of the half breed lit
with pride at the words, then turning
away, be threw over his shoulder: “J
get de bandage from M’a'mselle Quar-
rier an show Marie how to mak’ good
nurse, ‘

“His tempernture’s risen to 103, I
ean hear it in the other lung now.”
Joan Quarrier entered the living
room, from which old Anne had taker
the supper dishes.
“Double pneumonia !* Guthrie mut-
tered.’ “Not a. chance, after the flu.
is there? Poor old Craig! We've
done what we. could.” ;
She raised her eyes to the man wha
slouched, head ‘in hands, elbows on his
knees. “Friendship"is a very ren”
thing to you,” .
He looked np. “Yes, so real that
without a thought of the cost to you,
T brought you into this—” . . :
“That was rather a fine complimen‘
to me, Mr. Exile, that you should fee!
sure of me,—know that I would come.”
“I thought only of him—of what ?
owed him.” For an interval-he wa:
Silent, then continued with a look tha‘
brought ‘the blood to her face: *Yout
I knew you would. come—when you un-
derstood. But it was unfair—wrong.”
“Why wrong?” ss she ~—s demurred.
toene or at man, what did it mat
er rou needed me to
Teoaume” ° help you and
“But T've done worse still. Jf the
police find him here, you'll be subject
ot the law—an accessory, I did not
think. .I was mad, but I want to get
you out of this hefore it's ‘too late. T1)
tnke you to Albany tomorrow.” ”
As Joan Quartier stared at the man
her surprise slowly shifted to anger,
The dark eyes lit with a look new tc

* “You menn that? Yon. think I'd de-
sert Win, dying, your friend?”

falne position, I bad no right—"

h nee Pst’ commanded, raising her
hand in finality, “Now, tf they come
what will you do?) “some

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TIMBER. SALE X10138.

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hig. home here’ on‘a ‘holiday.’

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~ SYNOPSIS OF
LAND ACT AMENDMENTS

PRE-EMPTIONS}

Vacant, unreserved, surveyed. Crown lands
may be 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. ;

Full information concerning regulations
regarding pre-emption: ia given In Bulletin
No. 1, Land Series, “How to Pre-empt Land,”

by addressing the Department of Lands,
Victoria, B.C., or to any Government Agent.

Records will be granted covering) only
land suitable for agricultural purposes, and
which is not timberland, ie., carrying over
5,000 board feet per acre west of the
Coast Range and 3,000 feet per acre east
of that Range. ; .

Appleations fer pre-emptions ere to be
addressed to the’ Land Commissioner of the
Land Recording Division in which the land
applied for is situated, and are made on printed
forme, copies of which can be obtained from the
Land Commissioner.8 ‘

Pre-emptions must be occupied for five years
and improvements made.to the value - of
$10 per aere, including clearing and cultivat-
ing at least five acres, before a Crown Grant
can be received, .

For more detailed information see the Bulletin,
How Pre-empt Land.” ,

PURCHASE}

Applleations are recelyed for purchase
of vecant and unreseryed Crown. lands,
not being timberland, for agricultural purposes;
minimum priee of first-class. (arable) land
is $5 per acre, and second-class (grazing)
land: $2.50 per acre. ‘Further information
regarding purchase or lease of Crown
lands is given in Bulletin No. 10, Land
Serle, “Purchase and Lense of Crown

Mill, factory, or industriel sited on timber
land, not exceedixg 40 acres,’ may be purchazed or
leased, the conditions including payment of.
stumpage, Fe

HOMESITE LEASES

Unsurveyed areas, not exeeeding 20. acres,
may. be leased © as... homesites, | conditional
upon ,8 dwelling, being . erected in. the
first year, ‘title being cbtainabla after
yeaidence. and improvement’ ‘conditions are
a... theJlond’ has’ been stir.
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- LEASES, 7.

For - grazing’ | and induatelal. purpose
areas not exceeding 40 acres may be leased
by any one person or company. oo

So GRAZING. os
“Under "the Grazing , “Act. the’ - Province
ja cdivided » Into. “erazing ‘districts, “and. the,
.[ range, administered “lunder’ the... Grazing
Commissioner... Annual grating ..permits, ‘are

| being: aivon "to established’, owners.“ “Stook-

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A full line of

Shelf and. Heavy
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Farm Machinery

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Miners ‘Supplies, etc.

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GAS AND OIL

City Transfer
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SMITHERS, B.C. ; §
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B. C. LAND SURVEYOR
J. Allan Rutherford

All deseriptions of surveys
promptly executed.

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Gredit Foncler Bldg., VANCOUVER, B.C.

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IN THE SUPREME. COURT OF
' BRITISH COLUMBIA

In the maiter.of the “Administration
Act” and in the Matter of the Estate
of Louis Hanson, Deceased, Intestate °

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Tnke notice, by un order of His Hon-
or Judge Young, “dated 21st of January
1928,'I was appothted ndministrator of

.|the estate of Louis: Hanson, deceased:

intestate. | All.. persons : having claims
against. the. sald éstate are hereby re-

{quired to forward -same properly vert:
_:}fied,: to: me on ‘or’ before’ the 3lst of
: | May, 1928; and‘all persong . indebted

to the Bald estate are ‘redulred : to pay
heir indebtedness to me

forthwith. Sa ee
“"UMSINSPHEN Hy HOSKINS :
ees Official Administrator ;

management,’

‘owners may’ “fori ewoelations . for . range
“Free, or’ partially” free, per-

Dated at Sinithers,B. 0, 0!
this 11th ‘day of May,.192B, 0)’

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