THE OMINECA HERALD, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 928

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For every line of business

Typewriters

- Legal Forms

Fancy Stationery School Supples
Christmas Novelties, all of.the Better Grades |

Rose, Cowan
STATIONERS - |

& Latta, Ltd.
PRINCE RUPERT, B.C.

tion to. the end of 1926 show

. The ‘substantial. pro

show the value of production |

PRODUCTION DURING LAST

crown &

; work has been dono are described
Victoria, B.C.

valuable sources of information.

BRITISH COLUMBIA

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

Placer Gold, $78,018,548; Lode Gold, $126,972,318; Silver,

$80,787,002; Lead, $106, 576, 442: Copper, $209, 967, 068; Zine,

$50,512, B57: Coal and Coke, $284, 699, 133; Structural Materials
and Miscellaneous Minerals,$50, 175, 407; Making mineral | produc.

AN AGGREGATE VALUE OF $988, 108 410)

ess of the mining industry in this prov-
ince is strikingly illustrated in the following figures, which

For all years to 1895, inclusive caveceeed 94,547,241
For five years, 1896-1900 ..,...

For five yeare, 1901-1905 ............ 96,507,968
a For five years, 1906-1910 .............. 125,681,474
For five years, 1911-1915 .............. ’ 142,072,608
-For five years, 1916-1920) ........... .. 189,922, 725
For five years 1921 to VO2B  erererereserees . 214,726,650 ©
- FOr 1926... 0c. gceneeedeeeeereuerestseneeneees 67, 188, 842

Lode mining 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
mineral bearing lands art open for prospecting.

The mining laws of this Province are more liberal and the fees lower than
any other Province in the Dominion or any Colony in the British Empire. ~

Mineral locations are granted to discoverers for nominal fees. Absolutetitles |
are obtained a by developing such properties, security of which is guaranteed by

Practeally all British Columbia mineral properties on which davelepment
dn 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,
Reports covering each of the six Mineral Survey Districts are
published separately, and sre available on application,
cal Survey of Canada, Winch Building, Vancouver, B.C., are recommended as

Full information, together with mining reports and. maps,
may be obtained gratis by addressing

The Honourable The Minister or Mines
VICTORIA, BRITISH COLUMBIA

CANADA

for successive 5-year periods:

51, 607, 967 ©

peseenee

TEN YEARS, $49,547,755

Reports of the Geologi- -

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Autos and horses for hire |

Teaming, freighting and transfering,
Night or Day Calls promptly Answered a |

The Falconer Transfer

HAZELTON, B.C.

OIL

“GAS,

Telkwa Tales

Mrs. W. w. “Noonan ts spending n
few daya with friends in Prince Rupert

'. M. Dockrilt’ fett’ ihinrsiag 1 nat fort:
Nanaimo to attend’ tle! Dairynién’s
Convention in that city. He will iso
visit if Victoria and Prager © Naley .polnte

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On ‘Saturday. February. 18th at ‘the
Nursing Home,. 2 daughter was.:bort
to Mr. and Mrs. Glarence, Bussinger,

neds : .
an reg

"James ugeotty” ‘Metina came up from
New Hazelton). Saturday to purchasé

draft horses. - This. 4g. “the.” third: “toting | E :

he has disposed. of ‘there, and the.de::
mand for food: general: purpose ‘horsex
fs at. the’ “present brisk’; with good
prices: being. realized by. the vendors. °

Tie contractors are making goud pro-|
gress hauling out’ ties, Under present
ideal weather conditions ‘most of them

' expect to be cleaned up within. the nex!

couple of weeks. - a an

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Phe. Vilentine ange’ “in: ald: of. the
Nursing: ‘homie WAK 2. decided ‘success,
There: was au. good crowd, including a
{good many from Smithers cand up
| country points. Me ops we

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A théeting’ was’ held here on ‘Siitur-
day. ‘last ‘by. the timothy’ ‘seed: growei.
to: ninké’ -pormne arrangement: for: dispor- |

‘| ingot Inst: fears: érop. * There‘Ia very

ilttle demand for this product and ‘ar-
rangerients are to be:made ‘for: loca)
are’ ‘1G: tons “be on’ the “growers
hands.: Demand. for. hay. feisioa lite
better, : ‘three’: cary ‘being : shipped the
past. week to western points.

Men Marooned

Continued from “Page 3
maimed face of the man on the box.
The deep blue of his eyes blackened—
then flamed, Slowly. he straightened
his long body until his russet head
touched the deck above: “A ‘huge fist
trembled in the bearded face of the
man whose small eyes shifted in sec-
ret fear, “You drop another word like
that to nie, you slacker, and I'll -ham-
mer you into jelly.”

Stiff in his seat Skene stoleally puf-
fed at his pipe, watching through the
corners of half-closed eyes ‘the groping
right hand of the Frenchman.

The master of the Ghost swallowed
hard—choked, .His eyes . wavered—-
then fell before the flaming mask, gro-
tesque, terrible in its fury, of the man
who bent toward him, The moving
hand of Breault stopped—limp.

‘Slowly © McDonald gained his seat,
the sweet standing in beads on his
wide, bronzed forehead. Refilling his
pipe, he lighted it, and ignoring the re-
buked Brenult, turned to Skene.

“Where were we? Oh, yes! Now,
when does Joe start for the other end
of the island? I’m curious to imow
what that old Souci is up to.”

“Now that he's got a dog-team he
intends to start— i
The voices of men on deck evidently
cnt off

hailing someone on the ice,
Skene, |

MeDonald called, “!NVhat's the fuss
about on deck?”

“Dog team on the ice,” came the re-
ply.

‘The three men got ‘into Eskimo pac-
kas and went on deck. Halfway front
the shore a dog tenm-was making tis
way over the lumpy ice of the’ cove.

“Who is it? Recognize him? osked
Skene of ,the east coast Cree interpre-
ter, who was wintering on the Ghost .
“Tts not Joe?”

The Indian shook his head.

Presently the hooded driver of the
huskies calle “Kequay!” and shortly
reached the rail of the schooner, where
a curious knot of men watched.

Making his dogs fast the‘ stranger
clambered aboard, and “with a grave
“Kequay,” shook the hand of: each of
the group—then spoke in Oree to the
interpreter.

“Who is he?” asked McDonald.
“He's got o cut to his jib that’s differ-
ent from most of these Crees. Shrewd
looking old party. .
“He gays he's. Souci, Treaty Chief
of the Elkwan Crees.”. replied the in-
terpreter. “He cum mak’ talk with
MeDonall Ha! Ha!” |’

Skene and McDonald exchanged sur-
prized looks. -

“What's this?” said the latter in an’
undertone. “Why its the bird Guthrie
put ashore with Joe to work. against
us.”

“Here’s our chance to put one over
on Mr. Company man,” chuckled Skene

“He inust have a proposition to make }’

or he would have kept away from us,
He’s got nerve, ’'LI-say.. Joe told me
he'd shot’ him if he met hihi on the ie
Inna, ”

“Bhortly the old Indian, the. fur hood

Jot. his -carlbou cnpote, pushed bacic
‘/from a shock of raven -hair,-sat in the’

warm cabin with McDunnld and Skene.
His story, told through the interpiretor
for ‘he said’ he spoke no‘ Wnglish; was
brief;. Yes, as ‘they had been told, he

[was Treaty Chief of the Eilnwin Crees.|

and had heen sent. by Guthrie to -try- to
hold ‘the trade “until the strait: closed. |"
‘But‘the old company had a cold heart.
They: had always ‘given the ‘hunter: lit-
tle for their furs; and! now when‘ oth-
ers had come - ‘to “trade: ‘had .threnteneil
to take the. fur from ‘the company, its
heart was’ “still- cold, and it: offered: less
than the: new: traderd: * He," Soudl,- oh,
chief, ‘had. been offered - reward ‘if he
saved part of the trade and’ brought. il

was tlie. pay of a) squaw. SAls two 1
sons “alrendy? hind : ‘two: ‘black: fox ' peltt)
‘and’ elght, ‘silyers—wworth “double «what
thetfactér: at Blkwan’ proviised: ‘for’ “hie
winter’ 8‘ Work: Now, he bad vent: ‘dr
* fluence: ‘with thd: Crea! huiitéra—wae

vast _ Continued. ‘Next ‘Week...

_fmay he pre-empted ©

regarding .

to the Hlkwan, but what ‘reward?.. Whe

The: Hazelton Hospital

The Hazelton’ Hospital tienes: tie- .
kets for any period at $1.50 per
month in advance. This rate in-
eludes office consultations, meédi-
.cines, a8 well as all costs while
in the hospital. ‘Tickets are ob-
tathable in Hazlton at the drug
store or by mall from the medi-
cal superintendant at the hospital

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SYNOPSISOF
LAND ACT AMENDMENTS

PRE-EMPTIONS
- Vaeant, unreserved, surveyed Crown ‘lands

over 18 yeara of age, and by aliens
‘on declaring intention to’ bécome’ “British
subjects, conditional upon residence, aceu-
pation, and improvement for agricultural
purposes. . :

Full information — concerning‘ regulations
regarding pre-emptions is. given in Bulletin
No. 1, Land Series, ‘How to Pre-empt Land,"
copies of which ean be obtained, frea of charge
by addreasing’ the ‘Department of Lands,
Victoria, B.C., or to any Government Agent,

Records, will . be Branted covering only
land suitable’ for agricultural purposes, and
which is not. timberland, ie. carrying over
5,090 bonnt feet per acre west of the
Coast Range and 8,000 feet per rere east
of that Range. —

Applications for pre-emptions are to be

Jaddressed to the Land Commissioner of. the

Land Recording ‘Division in ‘which the land
applied for is situated, and are made on printed

;by British subjects | .

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Prince | Rapert

‘A Roa Goopo Hot Li”
Prince Rupert
B. C.

-H. B. Rocuesrer, Manager

. Rates $1.50 per day up.

EBY’S HARDWARE
Smithers, B. C.
~ Shelf and Heavy

Hardware

Roofing, Tar Paper and
Building Paper

— Gilbert’s
Blacksmith Coal
The best on the Market

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Oliver Plows

LAND ACT

Hazelton Land District

Take uotice that sixty’ days atter
date I, George Ralph Hodgins, of New
Haxelion, by occupation prospector, in-
tend to apply for, permission to pur-

chase the following. described lands :— . d
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south east corner of Lot 18838, thence

Commencing at a post planted at ‘the

north 20 chains, theuce east 20 chains
thence south 20 chains, thence west 2f

taining 40 acres more or less.
Dated, January 23, 1928
George Holph Hodgins

forms, copies of which can be obtained from the |’ —

Land Coramissioner. ;

Pre-emptions, must’ be oveupied for five years
end .improvements made. to the value of
$10 per acre, including clearing and cultivat-
ing at least: five acres, before a Crown Grant
ean be received.

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

PURCHASE

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Applications. are received for purchase
of vacant and “unreserved Crown Janda,
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
purchase. or «lease of Crown
ja given in Bulletin No, 10, Land

“Purchase _ and. Lease, of Crown

lands
Series,
Lands."

- Mill, ‘factory, or ‘industrinl sites on timber
land, not exceeding 40 acres,‘ may be purehased or
leased, © the “conditions . including payment of
atumpage. ae .

HOMESITE LEASES ,

°Unsurveyed-” ‘srens,~. not" “exeeodingt’ 20° néres,
may bo" ‘leased’. as’ “homesites, conditional
upon ~ a dwelling -bolng ::crected| in” “the
firat year, title: ‘being: ‘ obtainable’: after,
filed improvement conditions “ara
fulfilled a ©: the land: hop . been. aur
veyed. : "y "

pe LEASES

For” grazing. , and’ Industrial * - purpose |
areas not -excecding: 640 aexes may be eared
by: any. one peraon or company.

. oar GRAZING.”
Dey “ity wd

‘Onder, "the | srazing, ‘de Province |:
ts’ divided ° “ite” ttazing" ‘dlatricte, and’ tha
cages! Vadininlatersa )!) whder thé | > Ghaxing
Commissioner... |, Annual : | meaving - permits:; ara’

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: issued,’ chased,” ‘on, snuinbers. ranked, priority |
‘| bebtig given’. to established, ‘owners,
OW ners “may "form: ' “dagodlattonin * tor” range
nandigement, (Beem, or. “partially ° freq - Bere:

(Stoak-.

Skeena Electoral
District

NOTICE | RE
EXTRAORDINARY TRAFFIC.

AN provided for in Section 82 of thr

*ighway Act’, Chapter 108, R. 8. B,
Go. 124, it will‘probably be -found nee-
essary for thelr protection to close. dur-
ing the spring thaw. all,.Highways In
the Skeena Electorn! District. to’ Motor

Vehicle and all Heavy Horse Drawn J

Traftic.. Dye. notice of. any . genera’

- elosing..will be. given, but in the menu in
tine yehiele: owners and operators’ wil }
: please | Fovs ern’ themselves - accordingly.

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ned,
e Cc. 'MacKAY.

Distiiet” Bhghiedrs’ Office, ~
Court: House, Prince reunert, B 0.
Dated January 8. 1928. 4

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tive tables ‘at ‘bridge ¢ on. Friday evening
in honor. of Mra, Mclawen who ig the fi
m7 ituest: of Mrs, - Gao, ‘Little. The ladies "
prizes averé: won. by -Mrg,. A ‘Hi Barker, ;

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il, a tow friends, ata six, ofelogk: diner ong
Triday evening. ie ae

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