THE OMINECA HERALD, FRIDAY, JULY 17, 1926

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| You Need A New BATHING CAP | This Season!

We have a wide assortment of colors and styles, some: prettily. to decorated, others quite plain. . The Submarine style js quite . : new, It has ear: pockets to take the pressure off the-ears and’ *” keeps the water out. The 2. 00. Other styles range Submarine sells for......+ from | Bie. to. $2. 00.

RUBBER BAGS, to carry bathing suit and towels, from $1.75 ta ea EAR STOPPLES to protect the ears when swimming,- per. pair....25¢, WATER WINGS, to give confidence while learning, per pair....- "B0c.

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Wholesale - and - Retail - Druggists - P.O. Box 1680 Prince Rupert . The Rexall Store

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‘Well, we have been t to Francois Lake and-the lakes.country. -We had heard a great deal about that country and we found it.to be just as pretty as anyone ever said it was, and at this season of the year it is extremely attrac- tive. ‘For the summer holidays: and for tourists. we do not think. any-section has much advantage over the Lakes country for . that particular kind of country. While we expected to find it quite won-.

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expected. They have wonderful roads, wonderful lakes, fine scen- ery, lots of bush land, many. ex-. cellent farms, ‘and other things too numerous to mention. We found a number. of our girlhood playmates from. the wilds of. old 4 Ontario all gathered together in the lakes country und for the most part wholly satisfied “with their lot and with the progress they are making.

We found that. the farmers, for most of the people living there| are farmers, do. not. devend en- tirely. upon the farm produce. for their livelihood, Fish—wonder-

ful char, rainbow trout, white-

| Coast Steamship and Train Service

A CANADIAN NATIONAL STEAMSHIPS sail from “4 PRINCE RUPERT for VANCOUVER, VICTORIA, a SDATTLE and intermediate pointa each MONDAY at fa 4.00 p.m. and WEDNESDAY and SATURDAY at af 6.00 p.m.

For + ANYOX and STEWART—Monday and Friday, 4 p. m.

For SKAGWAY and Alaske Porta Wednesday, 4.00 p. : 8.8, PRINCE JOHN leaves PRINCE RUPERT fortnightly ‘for Vancouver

via Queen Charlotte.Islands.

‘Passenger Trains Leave New Hazelton: -Bastbound—7.14 p.m. daily except Sunday. Westbound—7. 43 am. daily except Tuesday.

For Atlantic steamship sailings or further information apply to any Canadian: . National Agent or

. R . 7 McNaughton, District Passenger Arent; ‘Prince Rupert, B.C.

=|fish and ‘other kinds— trapping,

hunting, saw logs, tie timber, summer tourists, ete., all bring large sums of money into the district, and these things make up toa large extent, for the lack of a market for the farm’ pro- duce, owing to the distance from railway transportation. We found everyone with whom we came in contact very well fixed material- ly, and they are having about as good a time as they, ever had in their lives and a much better time than most people ‘dwelling, jin the towns or cities. Picnics, : |dances, parties, and the like,: make a round. of pleasure, and.

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_ BRITISH COLUMBIA .

THE MINERAL PROVINCE OF WESTERN CANADA ‘HAS PRODUCED MINERALS VALUED. AS FOLLOWS :—~

Placer Gold wcceceecccedanteueeerecsees § 77,882,953 © Lode Gold ......02e ee eseeceatateewecets 118,478,190

Silver ...csccsceeereeenes va neeenerereees 68,824,579

Lead .cccevcvcessseesccnees peeeereseeee 70,548,578

Copper peeececseeeenernene

Coal and Coke Building Stone, Bick Ganien’, ate... Miscellaneous Minerals’... .....sesees

Making mineral production to the ‘end of 1924 ssl ado

AN AGGREGATE: VALUE OF $859,427,386-

. The substantial progreds of the mining industry in this prov- ince is strikingly illustrated in the following figures, which

show: the ‘value of production for successive Beyer periods: , -- -For-all years to 1896, - ‘inclusive ...s..+ 4,547,241 "For five years, 1896-19001 ,......6 ciate, ET eOe OT - _ For five years, 1901-1905'........ . 96,507,968 ,. For five years, 1906-1910 .. 125,584,474 For five years, 1911-1015. . 142,072,608 veeing, For five years, 1916-1920) .. 189,922,725 cue: 7 EON fhe yon 1021 Lc cree serene ne neenes 28,066,641 ../: 7“ ' For the year 1928) ose buedesetes cose, 95,158,848 For the year 1928.......4.60+- Veenae yee 41,304,320 , For ! the year 1924...c..cpecceneeeseeees 48, "704,604

PRODUCTION. ‘DURING LAST TEN. YEARS, $372,604,725

. Loda mining has only been in progress ‘about 25 years, and only about one- half of the. Province haa been prosp ted; 200,000 savare-miles.of unexplored: “mineral heaving} lands are open for prospec eating. The mining laws of this Province are more liberal and the ‘fees lower then: “gny other Province iri’ the Dominipn ory or‘any Colony In the British Empire. Mineral locations ara granted yvérdre fornominal feed, Absolutetitles © are obtained | by. developing. such properties, aeourity of which ia aranteed by ao, row ss or a ajetleally all erie Colu phi 5 piineral properties upon which’ worl the Annual Reports of the Minister \d xefer’ to such reporta, ax tment. of. Mines, . my a, Pacific Buile ing. Mee i es ble rourced: of informatiin: vial obs e

a ~“Phe, ‘Honourable The :Ministér ‘of , Mines, ;

C. are recommended: as val

jevery season brings its own line: of fun. autos, boats, vachts, etc.

But what a place to eat! | My, oh, my! Three, four five, and even six meals a day, if we could eat them, and real meals spread out on. the table every -time, They are a great, big-hearted tot of people and glad to share their good fortune with all. We hada most enjoyable time and there was so. much to see, 50 many people. to meet, so many things to talk-about of the present day}: and of those good old days, now recorded in the ‘history. books, |:

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Most of the settlers have: ; \the Hopper-Davis - Mining: Co.,

when we were boys and- girls|' ; together i in that lakv,, rocky, and |

‘seventy miles... north of Peter-|! borough, Ont. .. and the sare, |fiddlers that. fiddled in those days’), are fiddling for the hoys and } [| gitls today’ and fiddling the same) ‘We are: ‘looking fore : ward to our ‘pext: ‘visit to’ ‘the |i ‘lakes country; when we will take the’ ‘rest of the : Aaniily,, ‘or send

\deal. of business: done at ‘Barng, ‘Lake, and. the people there don nob.

a Paradise and: | Settlers There ‘Are Salt of ‘the Barth

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peém.to be mn for the eed line- by anv-means.. Friend God. win, of -The Observer, .

and he says he is coming down to see The Omineca Herald garden. and some of the other gardens,’

the city, or engaging in the many other activities that editors get mixed apin in small communities. There are in Burns Lake and the Francois. Lake .many old-| timers from the Hazelton dix- trict, and while they will not admit .that their old stamping ground has any particular : advan- tage over the. Jakes country, they still refer to.their old-home with that longing affection which, is not mistakable. As soon as they hear of the gold-rush from, New Hazelton and Hazelton a lot of them will be sliding down, to get a pack and hit the trail—not a bit sorry for the opportunity.

tnt an a l 7 Terrace ‘ Serer

Mrs, Frank Lazelle, and three children arrived in Terrace last Friday from. San Diego, Calif., where they have been residing for. the past ‘three years, , They intend to make a protracted visit in their ald home town.

Miss Waldron, formerly of the teaching staff of the local schoo}, arriyed on Friday to visit friends

She.is the guest, of Mrs, Ww. A. King. ot ~ : J. Hoar and Mr: Hopver. of

Kitsumkalum Lake,: returned on |, Wednesday of last week from| Hazelton, where they purchased a number of pack-horses to aug-

highway. They left during the|) latter part of the week with the|

Send your subscription in today.

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‘who is associated with. the ‘Hop- per-Davis Co., in the ‘develop- ‘ment of the Bear and Black Wolf

Lake; Miss Alice McDougall arrived

ter to take up her residence dur- ling the summer in her cottage in town, She is accompanied ,. by ‘Misses Turnbull and Smith. -”

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He works at. his flowers when he|. is not printing his paper, running |:

ment their equipment.for hand-| ling ore from the: mine: to the|>

“New Cars i in stock

REPAIR rere containing He Me Wilgoh, com ination ° 7 . : pe-boring encklae pan ies ae

line yelding: outfit

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. Wer carry 3 complete re atock of Ford Parts and auto accessories

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Henry Motors’

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optimistic horticulturisty: rand ‘hey’ has shown many Of the old- timers " in that district that they ean have véryattfactive’ flower "patces|’ - there as well as in New Hazelton| “|

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Dealers i in Wallpapers "We carry the, Burlaps | _ lorgest and Paints ‘most varied Oils. |: atock in’ ‘Varnishes. Northern Glass) British Brushes, } Etc. a Columbia —

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mineral properties | at Kalam 3 | a Laren or SMALL QUANTITIES. |

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