June, 1881.
THE WEST SHORE.
7,M7 60 Irani on eseding. Th Mm partial bad
but euon a 13-acr Held in brlejf which cropped
22 ton, equal to 1700. Twenty acre in uU
Tanked 18 bu.hel par aora, and lold at 830 par
t"n. Their Held of L'daian whit cmruU Jiu!ji4
10 ton to tha acta, and told at 1 11 per Um.
Climatically, tha country u a very deainblcon
to mak a hoina in. It ia not troubled with apt.
demio or endemic diieaae, and although imallpox
bate aeveral timet been brought her by fonugu
vaeaela, tlit-y have never ipread.
liritiah Columbia baa a population of 26,000, yet
wa ttiid only 134 death rKtatred lor tha paat
year, and only 104 lor tha year previous Thw lor
oouiitiy where minimi, with It almoet unavoid
abla fatal accident., u vignruualy proaecuted, I a
remarkably favorable allowing tor the healthful
Beat of the country.
The total expenditure of the government for
the year 1H80 waa t33,4y.V29. Ol thi the liberal
um of mi fur the maintaining ol
Mad ami badge, and 8I6.202.4.1, for educetioii.l
purpottw. The very beat v idinc that thta com
Dined natural dvantng, and the lilwral txpeti
diture of the government for the good 01 the
country are appn outed, and that liritiah Colum
bia la rapidly gaining a population ol home
maker, and ia not, a 111 it early hintory, com
poead of a floating claaa, can be even fioin tha tal
lowing table of children enrolled in th different
public mIiooIi in the Province;
YBAR 0. RNROLLRD
1872- 73 1.028
1873- '74 1,24.
l74-"74 1,403
i7-'7tt ,m
1S70-77 i.iws
W11 2.108
1878-'7U 2.3o
lSTa-'oO 2.402
The Cuatoia lluua tatiatio alao mak a favor
bl allowing for th Proviiio. Whilat In former
year th import war larger than th export.
lh latter xoeedd th former by over 8000,000
during isso.
The laud law of th Province are liberal. Every
actual Miller, tbe head of family, a widow, or
aingl man over 18 year of age, can bomeetead
120 acrre of land north aud Mat Ol th Caacadee,
or I'M) (ore iu any other portion of the 1'rovinoe
Additional land can be puich.eed on ait year time
at 82 60 per acr from the government or the Ca
nadian I'aoilto Railroad tyiidicate.
Th production ol th loreet era oak, aeveral
vanetiea of ttr, hemlock, pruce. red and yellow
cedar, yew, alder, plain and curly maple, ooltot
Wood, aapen. Birch ami larcn. several larg mm
mule are located in different aectioiia of th Pru
ritic, and manufacture principally Mr lumber fur
bom conaumption and lor export. 1 he Hilar
rained wood are uacetilibl ol a high poliah,
and are beli.g need to (otaeextaut la lb lurultur
manulactorlr at Victoria. '
Th water of th many bay, In lata, river and
lakea team with many variant of Bah. At pie,
ol Hi Mlmon only 1 oanned lor export, but be
fore many yran II auiiraoiacy will be diepuled by
theoolacbou, a imall nth fruenting thne water)
Properly Introduced, thouaeuda of eaake of Uiaae
deliottfualy flavo1 Utile nth would annually Bud
ready eal In the Uuited Htat and elaewhare
Th oil of oolaehon la equally aSloaeloui aud ol
plaaMBter Uate then cud liver oil. Halibut, aud,
not, roeR cod, aotnovy, Mruiuea, Bounder, oy.
ton, eraha aud prawn are plentiful in their
on, whllet herring, during the epawnlng aot,
raanrt la ianseoae Mhoole to the many lulela of Ue
Oulf of Georgia. A company ha Juat been Of
gaaiaed at Durrard Inlet to Manufacture Barring
oil and convert the refuM Into B-b gaaao. A Mm
tier MtoUiebmenl at fort aladlaoa kaa been doing
prubUbi Boain lor a auaioer 04 year
Oaea of all kind I abundant oa the Wanda a
wall a lb mainland, and a number of Bxa kav
aeroMulatod a auaipeteno I row banting, aluaa.
Aa eaaailnalUHi ol I ha baealilal oolleeUoo of Brit
lab Columbia mineral la th Meebanlca' Library,
at Kw W.UioeUr, will euvivtnca any one that
the country la rxh In Mineral, we took prtra
lar not lot of turn l tpaotnteM of gold, eUvvr,
sop per, irua. mvtI verwUea f anal, g.l-na, aoU
akato and emrbuaato ol Ilea, Mineral plUb, pleat.
baa-o. plallua, limeelo, iwiaaaj and 11 va
Miamg k vigoruoeiy prwMted Tbe total aaav
bar of at) enrird ia gold Mining la tha flu.
vino daring IM0 wee l4; of Um 741 wre
while. 1 be tlr yield lot tbe veer waa (I 0U
827 00. MmII mov the i2.ow,0Ui 00 la
gold have bee take oajt. The aU Miaa gav
MDkryaMat te) aJ Mate, avw a 1mm wattea. To.
Ul amt,unt af coal mined during 1880, atUt 000 ton.
Thi coal it of a auparior quality and Hud ready
Mia in Han Franci.co and other markel. China
and Japan are about to become ooneumer, and th
Ihliui uim ul Uu lUuuaaud ton will U thipp
to Hong Kong direct per tteamahlp Quint.
iron or i lound in aeveral part of lh Pro
vince; an ineihauatibl mine of mairnetlo Iron or
vxiaU on Texada ieland. The or U now exported
to Tort Townaend, U, H , and aftnr being there
malted i told 111 th California marked. It t
and to be good fur any iiurpia a lh beat
Scutch pig, and auperior to it In muuy rmpect.
A fortune await th man or company wro will
ervrt tnielttng wnrka and Mlling nulla on Texada.
The furnace could he run economically, a tinitier
atmiiud on th Inland anl limeaton and coal are
uear at hand, The foundrlee and maahin thopt
in th Province ute conaiilereble Iron, and thou
mla upon Ihouaand of torn of rail and imn fur
rolling 1'iK-k will b rvruired for the Canadian
Pacitlc railroad. Nearly the eutlie pnxtuot would,
therefore, Bud a home maiket. All thai it needed
ia eome good live man to organiiw a company.
We have in our piataewinn a piece of copier or,
taken from a claim a ehurt dia'ano from whei
the Texada linn ore 1 being taken oul It aaaaye
I7) per cent pure copwr, and eontaiii i0 per
ton III ailver. Th mm 1 aeay of aoreee and con
tain enough wealth to pay for a half down trail
coiilinaotai railroada: it wauta oapital and ntr
one to devi'lop It. The bt building atone on lh
I'aoiIlK la quarried at Niinaimo In th eonalructlun
ol th V. ft Mint at Han Kranol.ro, over 8,000 ton
ol It were uaed and it haa atood tha teat aeveral
veara Halt rould be profitably manufactured on
Salt Spring I lnnd. A nuintier of brine tprlngt
xiat there, wl.l h, by enaly.le, give 4.101 grain of
Mil to every gallon ol briue.
Crauberriea grow wild III marahy diatrinta, and
when picked and packed in water llwhl oaaka, find
a reaily mI In Portland and Man Pianclwo mar
kite. It doean't require over 81'W aapital to b
com a cranberry exporter, and a few year er
latent and liitaliigeut wolk at It will mak any
on independant
W have thua Indicated what th country I ca
pable ol doing lor lh Indualrloua, and whilat w
ad via bo on to emigrate to Uilllah Columbia
without mm capital, w claim that an liitelllirent
and Induatriona man can Hud enough In the fle'da,
Inrrat and water to lorm lh nuoleua fur an lude
p indent fortune.
Hrltlhh Columbia OHIrlal Dlrertorj.
Hon. A. N. Kiciiaxii. Ucul, Cuvcmor.
C'ArfAiN R. 0. Tati.ow ('rival hrcrelary.
EXKCUTIVK COUNCIL
Hon. G. A. Wai.km . . Pmldrnl.
" Koxkbt IImvkn
" T. IIavil II 11 nr 11 ., Clctk.
LKCISLATIVK ASSKMIlLY.
Hon. Fkm'K Wii.i.iamu, Hpcahtr.
Tiiointon Frit, Oct.
JUDICIAL KSTAIiLlSHMKNT.
Hon. Ht 1 M. II. Ilwikig, Crilcf Jualbr.
" II. I. P. CaeAtt, PuitiM JiMlge,
" J. II. CiAr " "
" J. F. MifkkiHHT, " "
" A. R. rUTON " "
DOMINION COVF.KNMENT.
Hon. J. W. TiUTCH, C. M. C, Agent.
II. S. Kokbuck Ktcrrtary.
C M. Itoviu.g, ..Pilvala Kctrrtary.
CUSTOMH.
Hon. W. o. llAMLir Colbxtov,
C. S. Fikiaix) Chief Clerk.
POST OFFICK.
K. W'ALUl'a, loctof aiMl Poalmaaler, Vkrtorl.
K. FLkUlltk Aat'l laapectiiT,
MARINE AND FISHF.KIF.S.
f. RtvKLV, Agmt.
A. C AHI'tltoM iHpCtuf taf Fetturrtt.
Term airl' Jaly b-lll be ma avaUbly
by lie C F. CWawalL
IN1-AND REVENUE.
C. T. Dopont Iiupcctor.
II. B. GiWIl. Collerlrti.
INDIAN DEPARTMENT.
I. IK0T. Cot. IVwki.i, M.I),,..Suiilnlrmlcnt.
Hamilton MorrArr Clctk.
PROVINCIAL DEPARTMENTS.
PKOFI.VCAL SKCI!KrAKi"S PHAHTMHST.
Hon. T. Haul Humhiimyii,
Provlniial Sccrclary tmt Miniiln of Mine.
T. EI.WVN Drpmy Prov'L Set.
R. W01 rxNliHN Sup't Priming lliamh,
TKKASUKY Dhl'AKTMkST
Hon, Rohknt IlKAVKN,
Mlni.tcr of Finance ami Agiiiultui.
J. Juimhin YoUNO Dvpuly Trra.urcr,
J. Mcll. Smit Audllor.
lA.sms asp wokks nftrAHTMK.vr.
Hon. ('., A. WaI KKM Chirf Coinmla.li.iirr.
W, S. CinkR Kutvryoi Crncral.
J. J. AunTIN Clnk of Reroiil.
F. 0. KiniAkiin, Jx, .....Drugliiinn.
a TTOKNKyr.KsmtAi:s Dt.rAxrMH.vr.
Hon. (i. A. Wai kim, (. C, . . Altoinry lirncral.
Ei.l Hakrimin, Jr., Holicliur.
KKUISTK A H-UKN URAL'S OHlir
II. It. W. AlKMAN,,, Rr,jl.lrr General uf Till.
R. ToLMIR Clerk.
surKMK cov nr.
. C. PRRVOXT, Krgitliar.
T. Harris Vkioiia.
J. Morrihon New Valn.lnler,
U. IIVRNtt,,.,, Carilwo,
UDUCAriON.
C. C. MtKkNKiH , . ,.,,Niiirlnien.liii.
KLHK
ClIARI.M Tolif), huerliilniUlil.
ASYLUM fOK THIt IN1ANK, NK WlttT.
MINX TIM.
J. PlIILl.ir,. , . , . Huarinlrn.lnL
AHSA V OH1 UK, CAKIIkH).
A. J. Moiiat Aaaayeraml Miller.
COAL MISK1, NAH A I MO.
A. Dick, ,.,,ti.
CASH AH,
A. W. VoWRI.L, Golil Crmimlaakmef.
GOVKKNMKfir A'.K.VTS
Cowithan, II. Fr.
Nanalrmi, ,,,, M. II V,
Curnot,,.. ,. W. DlNUWALU
New Wtalmlnlalef, , , J. C. HvOHRt,
VU, , W, Drwdnrv,
l ytloo V. II omr y,
IJIIooet C I'MAIR.
Clinton, , F. NotR.
Kamloupa, ,C. C. TUKVTALL.
Oltnagtn, ,,,, T. MtK, IjkMkiy.
Kootmay,...,,. W, Ftkaik.
Can U an. , J, IfarWBOM.
Fork of furaiMlUr River,. ... W. HmrNtnaoa),
Archibald Dm R. . Inpci'n 01 Mm, Nanaimo,
A very larjje area o( Urwi U urnlcr
cultivation in the Siwllunidcliccn di
triti, II, C, ami croim arc lixAinu; re
markdlily line. '
Salt Spring Ialaitt) I wtyxieil rt
gion, BlTurdino; excellent paaturage.