Wednesday,
December
2nd,
was
Victor
Day.
On
this
day
the
country
at
large
gained
a
newer
and
finer
conception
of.
the
beauties
to
which
reproduced
music
may
ascend.
It
was
the
day
upon
which
the
new
Orthophonic
Victor
made
its
first
public
appearance
and
astonished
all
who
heard
its
miraculous
musical
performance.
The
reception
accorded
this
remarkable
invention
exceeded
even
the
most
liberal
calculations.
It
Was
tremendous!
It
was
inspiring!
The
new
4sV
Machine
Company
llritisb
Columbia
bat.
steadily
Increased
with
but
few
yearly
setbacks.
Thirty
year
ugo,
in
l!l.i,
the
province
only
produced
mineral
to
the
value
of
S,-(11.1.012,
und
even
leiryear
ago
In
1915,
the!
prod
net
Ion
w
lest
than
half
Unit
of
the
pivseut
yctir,-,
being
only
29,
ll7.r.tw.
"Th
year
192S
hat,
however,
been
your
Order
As
a
result,
speed
ahead,
Orthophonic
onssess
one
The
date
Orthophonic
depends
upon
your
order
Dealer.
Do
it
today.
an
Important
one,
not
only
for
a
record
production,
but
also
for
the
large
amount
of
development,
exploration
and
prospecting,
that
ha
bent
carried
out.
Production
In
any
one
year
It
largely
Die
result
af
previous
development,
to
thai
to
have
u
healthy
Industry,
development
and
prosiiecllng
must
keep
pac
with
production.
It
Orthophonic
"True
InW
Sound"
Victor
our
manufactory
is
working
full
day
and
night,
to
provide
an
Victor,
as
soon
as
humanly
possiblefor
each
.eager
music
lover
impatient
to
at
once.
upen
which
you
may
have
your
Victor
beside
your
own
fireside,
the
date
upon
which
you
place
with
the
"His
Master's
Voice"
of
Canada,
may
be
conservatively
said
that
in
the
yrur
1923
a
greater
amount'of
real
development
lus
lieen
done
than
In
any
previous
year
In
the
history
of
the
province
and
much
of
this
development
has
been
satisfactory
In
adding
substantial
new
ore
reserve
lo
Hie
Industry.
A
large
number
of
prospect
have
been
bought
or
optioned
aud
uioro
or
7
PAOR
nv
year
of
1921
In
at
follow
:
YEAR'S
MINING
Production
Table
Quantity
Value
now,
riarcr,
nt
19.3.11
40fl.KKI
MAKES
RECORD
(iold.
mI
o,
m.iiw
4.i2.xnni
Total
Cold,
oz.
....
2:1.1,100
l23.031
Total
Value
of
Production.
Wa
$61,.
491.000
a
Again,!
S18.70l.60l
laat
Vrir
VICTOHIA.
,c.
30.
All
prcvlou
record
for
annual
mineral
production
In
Ihtf
Province
or
llritlth
Columbia
were
broken
during
1925.
accordlnc
In
Hie
preliminary
estimate
of
the
year'!
priMliifiion
jtioi
itttird
liy
Hie
Hon.
William
Sloun,
Minister
of
Ml
net
and
Provincial
Secretary,
ami
based
umn
figure
compiled
by
John
1).
fialtoway,
Provincial
Mliirralogitt.
It
I
ettimated
that
the
total
monetary
value
of
the
mineral
production
of
Hie
Province
for
Hie
calendar
year
1923
will
be
approximately
fil,l9,WKI.
Thlt
U
a
reconl
output
for
the
mln-lnX
Induttry
of
Hie
province
and
l
a
large
increase
over
Itie
prrvlou
year
of
1921
when
aggregate
production
m
valued
at
M,Tul.01.
The
actual
In-create
amount
to
12.7Wyi9fi,
or
21.2
kt
cent,
The
Increased
output
It
mainly
due
lo
increased
miaiitltlea
of
teveral
of
the
product!
of
Ihe
indut-lO.
ml
partly
due
lo
inrrriited
metal
pricet.
The
estimated
production
of
the
variout
mrlalt
and
mineral
for
1925
at
coni.arctl
llh
the
prrtlout
WATER
NOTICE.
Dlttrtlon
and
Uu,
TAVF.
Vm;i:
mat
Uoate
Mlllerd.
imiiiea,
n.
idrp
U
3t
How
:u-r."
tam-uter.
in:.,
will
apply
for
a
i
-'lire
i
take
and
u9
tna.nou
gallon
i
ila
..r
walrr
mil
of
I
nkn.mii,
alo
Linwii
at
l
nkiiovn.
wRirh
flow
norUo-Hr
nt
(-.
.Iuiiim,
tiH.ro
or
lev,
weMerty
uu
i
.nhn.1
n.rnrr
I.,
uu
(T.l
f
Tin-
water
will
be
diverted
from
11rva.1i
ai
ulli
f.
.in
thanmit
Hat
and
la
i-huiw
''-I''"''
fiolll
nartillMtl
I.
lilt
an.1
c
il
In
ii'.
it
f.,r
ni.fM-rs
nurtartet
uiHin
the
ir.
dw
ribed
a
I.
tit
twine
part
of
L.
i
n.
itr.tc,
nit
iwii.r
ikmimi
nti
ihe
troamt
0
thr
l"lh
day
of
..rtnilr.
Kit.
A
p-
f
lln
m.tire
and
an
ippliratlon
I
uninl
li
.
i..
and
In
Inr
"Water
Arl"
will
Iw
r
d
in
!m
..rrire
nt
ib
Water
--.riier
i-rmre
Hll(4-rl.
B..:
ll)Je
aAKSr.
'
i
impit-
iier
..r
Wter
IllihU,
I'trlUnieni
H
iMinic
V..
n.ru.
n.i:.,
likm
thlrir
in:
-
ri
'
lh
flrt
apiv-aranrr
.,f
thu
.lire
in
l-M-al
newnpawr.
The
dale
J
Ihe
n
i
puthraik4i
f
Ihia
noilee
l
.temtt
Hi.
Itfl.
OSE
viLirm
LIMITED.
Alrllrilit
wm
n
vtifhii.
Arem,
DEPARTMENT
Of
PUBLIC
WOREt.
Natlc
to
Contractor.
Bi..ii.i.i
ButMitMr.
I'riitre
Rupert.
;vt.
TIMiKH.
enw.1
-TeJr
r
r
n
i.-ii-
.1
Huiktinr.
rnnrw
H(ieri,
'
W'l
X
ir.
...inl
bv
the
HoMHiriU
IHi-
'
I-'
I
l-uhli
WtM-k
tip
lo
t
k
"'"
"r
Tueita
ihe
finh
day
nt
laiM.
I'..-',
r..r
iiu
rreelkm
itt
a
II
''!
-ut..
i
I'rinre
l(-rt
in
llw
i
......
ii-n-t-.i
t.Hvt...l
lutirvt.
i
ii
im-alii'ii,
OMitraei.
and
r..m.
f
Vender
nu)
!
wra
mi
and
after
lb
I
Till
Ua
'(
lierendr,
IVfk,
and
fnrthrr
.:ir
i-niaki
4umuhI
l
Ihe
Hi4ririi
(
I
'Mi-
W
'.rk.
Ptrllaioeni
nulldttie.
ami
ai
ibr
f..-
mar
trfftrea
itt
Hie
Oot-riuiMHit
At.ui
ai
Va.M-..urr
and
prlnrii
lu.fM.
..f
iun.
(nrieali-i.
etc..
ran
I
iaut
fnaii
Ihe
rpartiueai
a
par-Hwni
I
a
ilr..lt
..f
r
dollar
wMrb
w
it
l
r-n.mted
m
retttrn
of
the
plan.
Ill
$
imi
"rf!tll
'
h
tti
-i
any
lender
not
neeea
t!-
'"
a.
i-r.l
P.
PIIIIJP,
ftefiuly
Minller
and
1'iihlie
Worka
Fadneer.
pepartii.-iii
nf
I'uMIr
WMks
..ii.i.K-ni
BulMini.
v
,.
.
na
Br,.
LAND
ACT.
Nolle
f
Intantlon
I
Applf
I
La
Lan.
In
fnnre
nnprn
land
llerordint
Ilt
i
t
..f
i-.in.r
irnpeet,
atkl
annate
tl
'
r.annnn
Bay.
Utieen
Chariot
le
llanda,
n
TkK
rT1Ci:
U"l
Onafe
Mlllertl.
'
Initial.
'
if
Viaraajter.
B.C
mierel
la
-t'
f..r
a
lrae
nf
Ihe
fnllnnlnf
deteribeil
laud
aimieiMinf
al
a
po'l
planted
about
It
halm.
n.re
or
lew.
wet
from
north-al
n.rner
.f
11
III
(T.l
fttlPI:
Ihi-nre
north
tt
feett
throe
Malt)
dr
w.-i
two
feeL
moee
nt
le
'in
e
Miuth
na
feel
fa
the
tilth
water
fi
an,
in
a
tinrlh-eaierij
airerinoy
I
lnu
ta
iImi
nnlnt
of
rom-
.-I
mt.w
ttr
.
-
.
.
...
.
I
U.
:7m:n
:
"na
r,lE
Mlt.tlhll,
LIM1TIT).
At'ileanl,
Per
Wm.
0.
MIlehelL
Arenl
rtt4
fnvAtf,h
ili
LAND
ACT.
notice
f
InttAlton
la
Apply
to
Purchtta
Land.
In
i
ami
ttrroniinf
fllrrt
of
prince
IMP'
and
.iiiuile
on
the
iilh
.thore
f
apialn
r...-.
put
lOarxt.
Pmvinre
of
I.
'
h
.Inir.bi
kF,
.MiTIi
K
thai
William
iwrph
rfp
urn
if
I'rinre
Hilprri.
B.c
oeeiii
I
1
ann-
man.
hiienda
In
apply
I
-ni
-M-n
I"
nir
br
Ihe
following
IU.
il
lntt
-nimen,
mi
at
a
Pt
planted
on
to
h,
i-e
near
ine
nean
nr
.
aniam
I'm
l-ian.l.
Ma
n
re
I.
CuaM
Dulrlrl,
:
e
r
Brltuh
Cnlitmlla-.
Ihenee
.-Di
i-liaiaa;
Uietu-e
wel
twenty
Ihi-iH-r
north
twenty
elialn.
imire
-
ii.
huh
water
maiSi
lla-nre
et-ai
.lie
huh
water
mark
In
point
of
tirtiH-ni-einmt.
And
enntalnlnr
forty
l
more
'r
let.
wii.imm
jotKPii
jt:nrrtsoN.
Applleant.
Per
W.
J.
Thorn,
Airenl.
rt
riwml
Hh
ft
LAND
ACT
Nolle
of
Intantlon
la
Apply
lo
Ltaie
,(nlcni
nn,
tenting
of
low
grade
de-Lanal
.
1
..
...
.......
n..-
...i....
feci
rh"".ue
of
gravel.
An
lnlrrrain:
nr.
l-'MIt
.
In
ttu.
Queen
llan.l.
ni.lrlcl.
land
liei
urtlini
linirlei
of
Prlnre
Huperl,lnf
the
year
placer
mining
war
the
and
tliuali
on
Ihe
forethor
of
Yealalton
Ha;-.
Maortl
Inlet.
TAkt:
MITICK
that
ruirrtie
II.
linpon.
Of
Mattoit,
ni-.-upallou
rannery
manaxer,
Intend
In
apply
fnr
I
lrae
of
Ihe
follow
-Inr
itpi'rilml
lamia:
-
Ciimmenrlnr
at
a
pnat
planted
on
the
Mrti
water
mark
about
(n
rhatn
wet
from
Ihe
nnrlhea!
eorner
of
I.
hi
thence
north
Jno
feel
m
low
water
mar
Ihrnr
northwrtterlv
ton
feel
more
'
p.
iheure
mi
ion
feel
lo
ihe
north
wrt
eorner
nf
K.
II.
Ulinpton
uppllr
lion
tn
lease:
ilntir
oniiialerlv
fol
low
Ina
the
hlrh
water
mark
m
the
l"'inl
of
mnimenrriurnt,
ami
rnntatnltiE
t"o
arret,
mora
or
le.
EllOKNE
II.
MMrsilN,
Applicant
Per
Fred.
Nh.
Airnu
tVaiitH
twvml.
ih
tttf
LAND
ACT.
Form
of
Notlc.
Tlanr
1,
Coati
Land
l)trlrl,
nitrlcl
rif
11.111M
itioi.
.
TAkK
MITIlK
Ihtl
NVallare
Fltherlet
1
til.
nf
Vaiirouver.
ll.O.,
orriinatlon
ran-lierynien.
Iniend
in
apply
for
leaw
of
ine
rcillnwlii
ilrarrllied
land:
-
Cninincnrlnr
at
-a
poat
planliMl
about
111
rhain
oiitliprly
front
lit
imrthweM
rorner
of
lot
n,
Itanire
t,
f.o
HI,
trlrt;
t
hence
vvel
A
rlialua,
thence
touth
10
chain-.
Itirnre
eat
3
rhtln.
more
or
",
lo
hlih
watrr
mark
of
r'krnm
Hlveri
Hirnre
fnllnwlnx
Hie
hlrh
water
mark
of
Ckeena
Hirer
to
point
of
eoimnenreoieni,
WAI.I.ACK
ilIIUItr.!
I.TH..
Ailtratit.
Per
rtoy
I..
Itnrlo,
Atent
Dana
iiib
novetuber,
I9lt.
Silver,'
nz
l-cud,
lb.'
.
Copcr,lb
Zinc.
lb.
.1
7,1M55
r,0t
1,703.
....23fi,10.(MKI
1H,VH,C8
....
7Io:i,(nki
(.'.(.w,'2
....
97.722.IKMI
7,720,o:w
Total
meliilllfcroii
lfi.281.9f2
Coal,
tout
....
....
5W21MCI
fl,filJJ120
(.oke.
loot
MJtil
tttOJitH
llulldliig
lnalerialt
3,IMN,IMH1
Tola!
value
I'JMMHIl
mi
fiold,
I'larcr,
nr..
.3I,W
(mill,
hIc,
oz.
Total,
Cold
....
Silver,
ox
..
8,1I1,7M
I
6.W2.181
U-8.1,
lb.
...170JXI.181
12.IIWI7
Copier,
lb
....
a,llVWl
Zl.c.
lb
..
....
79.ll,97o
USUil
Tolal
mt-lalliferout
Coal,
lont
.
1,939,52(1
9,G97,80l
12210
ll.t.)
.
Coke,
ton,
dilln
..
.TO.!..
2ii,mi
lluildlng
Materials
etc.
WM.C72
Tolal
value
nf
production
IS.70l,t
All
Deduction.
Made
In
Hie
alHive
table
the
etlinulwl
uantltic
of
metal
for
1925
arr
(In
amount
of
refined
inetalt
recovered
by
treatment
procettea
of
Hie
various
ret,
whether
treated
in
llritlth
(l-umbia
or
oultiile
Ihe
province.
All
dednetli.il
for
treatment
and
slag
lottet
have
therefore
been
made.
The
prict-t
uted
In
calculating
the
varlou
metal
are-
fur
gokL
the
world
t
standard
i.iicr
of
m7
an
os.
ior
tinrr
aim
ro'er
irie
cmifiiairii
aerraxe
price
of
Ihete
metal
on
the
New
,York
market,
ami
for
It-ad
and
(inc.
Hie
averafe
price
im
the
londtv!
market
converted
to
rent
a
lb.
by
utinf
the
areraxe
rate
of
tterling
ex-rlunxe.
In
former
year
Ihe
New
York
metal
market
price
ha
been
uteit
In
''-J
.""Itirlton
fr
t
Hpti.luM.
a.lvplk.
fM
lni
IIm
axe
St.
lywit
price
lut
been
uted.
A
all
lead
ami
line
ore
ami
concriitratM
are
!mhi(Ii!
and
told
In
IlriliUi
O.lmn-iia
tin
the
I
.and
on
ricrt
of
tbec
metals
it
I
tonofdereti
Ittal
Hu-e
price
thiuild
be
utetl
in
order
to
..Main
a
correct
valuatlmi.
Price
of
Lead
Ttie
average
lead
Hire
in
Hie
New
York
market
it
nearly
alway.
cniiik.1-rrably
hither
I
ban
the
IowIh
price,
oln
to
the
fulled
Stale
tariff
on
bad
ami
zinc
ore.
The
ltmlon
price
it
the
rccnfiiiaed
world
market
price,
whereat
the
New
York
price
it
an
artificial
one
atplicable
only
to
the
1'ilitrd
State.
The
etintattl
Lead
prtv
ilueti.Hi
of
ZJ6,Ktfi(al.tHiiHlt
if
lAl
at
the
areraxe
New
York
price
for
the
rear
w-mild
have
a
TOloatVem
nf
P1r
I18,01,
or
an
inereate
of
MJkKJtM
aa
emniiared
with
the
valuation
liven
In
the
abotc
production
table.
The
areraxe
l.mlon
price
for
the
year
for
lac
(
December
ettlnutrd
l
It
tIKItUy
Idlher
than
the
SI.
IHii
price.
Ilie
iHfferrnec
beiiiE
apprntimatrly
a
quarter
cent
a
pound,
liy
utlnai
the
bmdon
price
far
the
prnvlnrttl
line
rlurtioa.
iiuteatl
of
the
St.
U.ui
price,
an
increaae
of
1'M78
It
obtained
In
Hit
wlMrtloti.
The
alxive
protlortlon
tlit
Mr.
Sbuin
pointt
nut,
thow
llut
Hie
ktrgett
Inereate
in
metaj
pnxluetton
wat
In
lead,
followril
by
line
and
then
copper.
The
larxe
increatet
in
Icwl
awl
(ie
priHiurtion
are
due
to
Ihe
inereate.
I
.Kit
put
of
the
tmeller
and
refinery
of
the
Omtolidalrd
Mining
and
Smelt
la
()iuuny
nf
tiiMla,
Ud,
at
Trail;
the
bulk
of
Ihe
production
routing
front
the
comiMiiy'
Sullivan
Mine
at
Kiirt-lierley,
ami
of
the
renvaliMter
from
I
lie
treatment
of
cuttnmt
ore
and
coa-crnlraie.
Inereate
at
An
jot
The
lnereaed
'prclDctloit
nf
cier
It
due
UWT
to
IU
III.
inereate
I
front
Hie
(iranby
0,miny,
mine,
mill
ami
stneltcr
at
Any
ox,
and
the
Hritaniiia
Ompany'
mine
at
llrilannia
Uracil,
and
to
the
commenccineiit
of
oH-ralion
in
Alt-gtitt
of
the
Alleuby
Oipper
(Uunnany
mine
and
mill
near
Princeton.
Offact-Hug
Ihete
iticrvate,
there
wat
a
large
dt-crrntr
in
copper
output
frwn
Hie
Kottlaitd
mine
of
the
C.onMiliiltl
tni)Niuy,
which
were
not
producing,
appreciably
during
the
year.
Hie
aa.
limaled
pnalucllou
in
1925
tlioV
an
Inereate
of
u.9.'i7.r.07
lb,
at
cfirniarfl
with
1921.
The
average
price
nf
rop-'
r
on
Ihe
New
York
market
for
the
year
1925
(December
rttlmatrd)
it
11.98
cent
n
lb,
which
It
nearly
a
rent
a
lb.
bighcr
Hun
the
average
of
Lliril
cent
a
lb.
for
1931.
During
the
year
1925
Hie
price
riuclualcd
considerably,
going
up
lo
II.
cenlt
a
Hi.
ami
then
"declining.
The
mil
look
It
foe
a
price
level
of
bImihI
IIH
eentt
fof
the
year
19215,
Mr.
Sloan
point
out
that
although
Ihe
production
of
placer
gold
In
I9J5
wat
slightly
let
Ih.iii
1931.
Ihe
yT
wat
a
very
active
one
in
placer
uevei
tucer-itrnl
operation
of
me
name
nc-
vrlopmcnl
CnmiunyN
drtdgc
nenr
Ilaikrrvillr.
whlrli
iii.Kie
an
output
oi
gold
Valued
at
IIMI,(Nn.
.mle
gold
thow
a
di-crcnte
of
f.9l,-904
ut
comiwred
wilb
1921.
Thlt
It
l0jiBi-OniiUetl
for
by
a
greatly
decreased
,rJTpnMlmiioii
from
the
Hotsland
mine.
WHICH
were
"on
pnniciiie
inn
i
iik
.
of
the
y?ar.
Mlnltter
Satlafled
Mr.
Sloan
Mprctted
blt
talltfacllon
at
Ihe
tnbstanllal
Inereate
In
coal
pro.
duclloii
In
1935.
nt
comiwred
with
1921,
Ihe
Incrrnte
amouuling
to
upproxlmnlr-y
3K9,38
long
loot.
The
large
lull
ic
In
mil
put
wat
from
lite
Crow
Nest
Tat
ditlrnl,
where
over
three
time
n
imifh
cnnl
wot
produced
nt
In
Ihe
preceding
year.
The
mine
In
Hilt
dltlrlct
were
closed
during
n
large
iwrf
rtf
I
Hit
nwlng
In
labor
troubles
ami
Ihe
output
wat
very
much
lean
limit
uorimil.
Amicable
arrangement
have
now
been
nuule
with
labor,
mt
mar-ktl
have
been
regained,
ami
Ihe
In-dutlry
is
now
In
n
healthy
condition
In
Ihe
Crow
Nest
district.
A
decwite
In
production
of
conl
occurred
In
1925
In
Ihe
Nlcola-l'rimelon
district,
and
a
very
tllRlit
decrease
In
the
Vancouver
Island
District.
Competition
Trout
foreign
crude
uil
It
tllll
keenly
Ml
by
the
ski
Victor
TalldnR
Vancouver
Island
mine.
A
slightly
Inert-used
output
of
building
material
I
estimated
for
192
at
compared
with
Ihe
precedlng-year,
owing
lo
frrt'utrr
nrtlvllj'
In
building
nud
constructional
work.
Steady
Inereate
"It
It
InteiesliiiK
In
note."
sold
Mr.
Sloan
"that
Hie
mineral
industry
of
lace
.
.
.
.
if
y
ou
wish
to
be
certain
of
securing
yourself
'the
delights
of
the
worlds
newest
greatest
musical
discovery.
-
t-
-
a.
for
'
and
.
4
'Limited
let
development
work
done
on
them.
Protprrting
hut'
been
fairly
active
ami
tome
new
ditcnverle
have
been
re-porti'd.
The
movement
which
ha
taken
place
In
acquiring
and
developing
prospect
which
have
lain
dormant
-for
years
will
be
a
great
Incentive
tn
tllll
further
prospecting
next
year,"
taitl
Mr.
Sloan.
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