E ADVANCE. Vol. VII, No. 4. MIDWAY, BRITISH COLUMBIA, MONDAY, MAY 24, 1897. $2.00 per Year. *D W. JAKE8,-M.D„0,M. HV AlTOINTMBNT RESIDENT PHYSICIAN TO KETTIE RIVER DISTRICT. OFFICE : : : BOUNDARY FALIS. pERALD WILLIAMS, M. D„ CM. | vkiixon', 11. i'. | Latkof St. Thomas Hospital, ixmooNi i-iNii. D •M»**i.3**.*w» * ei—wr? MM. R. OSBORNE MORRIS, Vernon, B. C. Graduate ol MoGiU University. Late Physician and Surgeon Canadian Pacific Ry. Coroner for East Yale. T P. McLHOU, Barrister, Bomoitok, Etc. Anaconda, li. e. ALLAN MACDONALD, BARRISTER AND SOLIOIlOn Of the Supreme Coiirl of B. C. N OT A HY 1' U 11 1, t (', I-'.'I'l - VHRNI.N, II. II. GROCERIES, f i Large Shipments Arriving Weekly. We buy the llu-Very Besl. Brands, mul sell nl Wonderfully Low l'l-iees. (live lis a cull anil be eolivinei.il Ibnl our prices me tin- lowest in this seelion of country. i MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS, balance sheet, the Midline remarked red out during the wliilcl'have lieces< i you will ohseive there have been iss I sarily heentonlai'geexieiil preliminary Report of Directors of it. C. M. and f""" ""' 700'000 "'"i,s,"'>' slw"'s' i,:''' w,,|k- ""'>''""' Ivsetvcdloiiu-rense r n n a ■ 183shares. Tllelinardingboiiseaecouiil my coniidelu-e iu Ibe value nf lbe M.Co. Other Business. would probably, if closed show a small severulelahns li| which wo|-k bus i A special general ineeling of share- margin of priifll. The expense ai'c ii been done, I have therefore to iigaid holders In the Boundary Creek Mining ; bus I u carefully made up nnd wilh assure shareholders that ilu- ulli,,,me [und .Milling Company, Limited, wns Lbe exception uf 2000 shares issued In success of the conipatiy is. i y held in Uu- c pany's office, (Ir ■ ml urn for professional servii-ea ron< opinion, beyond all reasonaiile doubt." wood Friday iiflernoon, 14th inst. dered lo the company, in Ihe ..ay ..I' Mr. J. U, Haas, M. E, hi his rapm-i, The presidenl ofllie (-010111111)-. Mr. (I., legal and tiudll fees other amounts after referring al length to lhe work Vrlhiir Rendell, was In llie chair, and bnve been paid 10 any official of the do m live of the t-laiins, expressed losts and Shoes, Ciothing, Etc. ^ Wi- carry a large nnd well-se|ected slock of ubove and ns wi* piircllnse'd our goods for SPOT ('.ANI I we are enabled to give our elistoiueis llie bet,,.Ill, of the Discount. Give us a Trial Order. "W. T1. Sla.a-fc£oi»aa. £*,xxdl Oo. U S. CAYLEY, Barrister and Solicitor. llll.VM, KiiltKs, II. I-, P ADRIAN MEYER, JliMNii Broker, Motauy Piini.ic, Etc llAllSAItl. AVB., VKItNON, 11. c. pHAS. i:. COSTERTON, S VKHNON, 11. c Commission and Insurance Ag't NOTAHY PUBLIC. I K. JOHNSOi-I, .lcacr.it llollcctiiia nml Insumiici) Agonl. Milli'.l-iil flniliK llnilglil nml Sold, Nnlin-.v I'nlili,-. . ClIiANl) l-'DKKlS 11. ('. pOlllil-IS Mi KEHBY. p'.-ua, A. M.C.S.C. K,„ ENGINEER AND SURVEYOR. NOTAItY 1't'lll.lc. Mllivv.vv, Il.e. l-'nlr.T ew, ('anip UlcKiiiiicy und Vci-iion. — .- I W. C. Haywood. . y . . . AV. l,.'l,i-:i)NAiin. m flTEL PENTICTON J Haywood & Leonard, Penticton, B. C. Sf, Pleasantly Situated atthe Foot of Okanagan Lake Stage CoRneBtions at Penticton JOHN A. COItYELL, A.M.. H.C.A. Givil Engineer, -tOVINCIAL LAND SURVEYOR AND DRAUGHTSMAN. 'rrinntlon Projects, Engineering und Survey Work, with Plans and Estimates In any Portion of the Province Immediately Attended to. Maps and Plans of Any Portion of Osoyoos District and Mining Camps of Kottle River Mining Division. BOUNDARY FALLS, MIDWAY and VERNON. Willi Steamer Abeiib-en foi l',ii4i-vi('V,-.*l)soyuos, and Oi'i'i'villo, Wifsb. Also Ciinip McKiuuey. Hock lli-eek, Midway,. Boundary Kails, Anaconda, Grtcnwuod City, Carson, Grand,Kinks .and points iu'Wushingtun. Ample Accommodation for Hunting Partips. . Guides Furnished Good Boating,and Fishing. there-wore also present Messrs, W. 0, Adams, S. Bennerman, II. II. Bergman, A. s. Black, (i. K. Furness, r. B, Hal- lowiiy, ('. D'B.Qr , I). II. Holbrook, A. Loamy, T. McDonnell, K. M. Mc- Lniue, T. I,. Milligull, W. H. Pulon, C. M. .Slum, (', E., A. K. Stuart mul otbers. Messrs. ,1, H. Blown, W. (i. McMynn, and liandnlph Siuurl were represented by proxy. 'I'be notice convening the ineeling hnving heen read, lhe minutes of the ordinary general meeting of shareholders, hahl January 21si, were read nud continued, An interimrejairl and a balance sheet, as al April 30th, were submitted by the directors. Tin- report was us follows;— "Tbe Directors of the Boundary Creek Mining mul .Milling C puny, Liu,ited .Liability, herewith presenl llieir interim report and balaut-u sheet luHOlll Illl. "The work of developing the company's mineral chums bus been steadily proceeded .villi Bineu tbo last iiioelhigo' eoiopiiiiy." himself ns "pi,,hi,holy pleased v.illl Tin- mining uianngei repoi-led ns Hi" milling ipim!-/, vein mi Un- O. B, full(iws!-"Ili pri'SUIilllig villi wilh mv elulm," anil advised fiiilher develop- repurl for tin--Inn, period that has '"rut wink uu il, "us also on Ihe Q. A. iiiier.eiiedbeiuecii iin- .lule uf your '■•• Big Ledge claims, provided always lusi ordinary meeting, nnd ihi* dale, I huve lirsi io sinie ilmi lhe unusually long winier. exl,,nliug us il did liglil inlo April, liniiii hiiiil"ieil ilu- wnrk of developing ,vour claims. A continuance of flue weather during Ihe pasl four or live weeks lius, however, caused llnil work i*. bi-iil ,111 average assay rabies and site nf veins," Mia Huns concluded ns fulltiwst -| think ynil have every rciisun in feel satislii-d with Ilia wnrk rnnied on during ilm past winter iiiiilni the uuuingcmcnl of Mr, ii. A. Holbrunk. li ba- 1 11 exeenled th,. ,-muvt ell,- ai I'i «' mi iii'ilhnrnughly wurkniaiillke uianner. lhrough Ihe season il will bepraclleable nnd In passing jndg 1 lhe adverse lo sink deeper several -balls in cirrunndunces under which ll was be- which work was pusslbl del- lhe «""" '""I'*''1 "llh "»' disadvantage of cunililiiins prevailing earlier in Ilia commencingnuw work iu lin- whiter _eiu, season when Ibo ground v.us ,-iv. I , . , wilh snow, must be laken into con- "I be most iiupiii'iaiil work carried ., „ sllll'lallloil. ■nil during the ciiiaeiil year is llu-i ,,,. , . I be adoption of the directors und driving of the luniu-l on llu- II. A. claim, This tunnel is now iu 75 feel, for inure Ihnn hull' of whicli distance llu- vein of pay on-, referred tn io my lust report,wiisl'iilloivi'd. I,utterly lhe shnrchnlders, held on January ijlsl, ["'I"1"1 was kepi straight ahead, but il 18117. I'iii-lieiiliirs of ilu- |,rogress made are given in llle accompanying report of tlie company's mining uianager, Mr. D. A. Ilulbrook. It ..ill lii-noii-il ibnl besides doing a lot. of development work, llu- company bus iicquiicd nd- cittioiial luiiu-i'iil claims, Lliese hnving liei'ii trtinsferred to the cuuipany by lhe lluiliiiger, Twelve (12) claims in iiiiiiii. now owned by lhe company. A rcpoi-i on tin- [aiipei'iy, by Mr. .1. ti. Huns, M, E,, alsoiiccoii,panics this. "Tlieru has been, during lhe periial is now being driven-to tin* rlghl in whiib diri clion it is expected the. vein will again be inul .villi. The men's buiikhuuse being situated right over this 11,1,ncl, it luis linen found lu-ccssniy !„ Illke oil' lbe lliglll shift linlil a lll'W hunk-house is Iniill further away, Thereafter wurk will be 1-1,111iiuious in Ibis I ill,1,el, since It will uol III,n Idler- fere with ibe rest of Iheday-shifi nu-,,, wbu were much disiurbeil whilst uauk was being i-iirricd on lhrough I In* lliglll, The oilier develoi ul ..oil, under review, a satisfactory ilciuiiu.l done (hi Ihisclaim is as ii was when for tin- company's treasury stuck, mul j repelled on lusi Juniiin-y. applications I'm- shares continue to be "The shnfl on lhe (i. A. I!., cluim h 1 received, It is eonlldeiitly nnllcipnluil that the more extended npei-ulions practicuble, now that line weaiberhiie set in, will, ere long, be at tended Willi such favotiible resi,lls us will lead Imlil iiiereasi-.l deiiuiud for shni-es. (Should VERNON' -SAWMILL t^::,:::^::::. SMITH ,V Mi'LROO, I 'ttiKTons; ' Sash, Doors, Muukl-ins/s, Tiiriiin.'s, etc. All kinds offactorv price of iii-ii-iu-y stock u'lllbucarefiilly coiiSidered by the directors, "A provisional agreement, entered inlo liy lhe eiiinpauy's niaiiiigei- with work kept in stock ami made to order. Coast Cedar worked Mr,Th.,ninsMcDoiinull,wherebv,upou ■ . 1* . ■ , • ,. -1, ,\i, i-i ,- 1 i 1 .1 1 payment ofa'ciish oeposit uf$827, mi into I'lilnisiino-sa Sticcia tv. All kinds *o Lumber, Lath and ' ;. , , , ,, . , , ,, ° I • oplioulo purchase lbe hitlers runeb Shingles kept in stock. Best material always in stock lieen sunk ion depth of 15 lent 1.\o Iniil vein of ore heavily min •r.ili/."il witb iion nud copper pyrites*, galeiui, blende, unil sHverghiiiee. The deepen; ing of thi- sb-ifl will lm undcrlnkcn shortly, when nccol billon', foi- ineii bave been provided, Assays fi-oni oro froii. the veili, which shows well iu tin. bill llllll,of ill,, sh.ll'l, have given, ill all values, fi'oui ftiiitl.l.liuiillUH?. "The I Uliuul 011 thi' Dig L.'dge cliiiiu inanJiger's rt put I- mul ihe biilmiee -heel, wus veil by I Ina rli,111 iiii,,, nnil seconded by Mi. S. It ia,11,11, A discussion ensued, and ii number nf questions were asked mul leplied toielulivi' lo lhe ticculiuls, llu- work nlrenilydone mul thnl intended 10 l.e uuderlnken, unil e-pi-ciiilly wilh reference lb the proposed lami purchase. Mc. Slnnv and Mr. Iliilbiiiok -poke of ibe advantages lhe lund iu tpleslimi possesses finin tht* c.niip-iiiv's point of vie,,, among whicli iti-e excellent sites for mill nud snielter pin-poses, mi uhuudniHiC und nevec- falliljg supply of wn!ei' for power aud general uses, from bolh Boiiiuliirv nod l-jbiill i-ieeks, vvbii-li jimcliou on llu' properly, mul ,1 cmsidi-i-uble aicu suitable rur ,1 luwiisiie. Stirfnee rights lo those p.iiliinis.il' Iwo of Ilm claims, whicli luke io pai't of llie land, would also be secured by this purchase, s>. Ihnt dillicully iu iiii- iiiiii...(-lion would be avoided, ll was also pointed out ,hn, as Mi. Mali no,..,I bad lately received oili!'!' idlers in purchase lliu laud, il wns certain s nne oil else would secure ii should Ihe company mil tin so nml nt lhe close of Ibis discussion it. wn- (liliilli sly iva il.eil up.111 the motion of Mr. Shaw,-ei-oudad by Mr, Li'iiiny, "lhat tin- pur'cbiise of the McDonnell r.1,1,-I, bo earned out on (lnr plionio 1 was ublained, has been ralillcd liy the directors nnd llu- depnsil pavilion I iiinile. Tin- lei'ins upon which this Sawmill on. Okanaoan Lakh, IIanhy to Suii'MENT. Sash ani, Doon I valuable pruperty is tube acquirednre Factory on f. P. H„ Vebson, 'thai Mr; MuDonnell shall receive $6,000 was nxleiiileil linlil a ili-liiin-i-..I'ir.l'i--i hennsiueiilioned in lhe tepiri ol llle wus reached, wlieii \ynrk was slopped j,-*,.,.,.,, ,., •■ .nil, ,,.,,,,,.1, ,,|- ,|„. ,]„,,,.. for the tune being. I, i- lulended ib J--„,sl„'„i (igerundlliebihiiieuslieet pul ineii 011 witbiti a I',-,. w.*eks lo le.l i „,,,.,. ,,„,„ -u|„|)k,(|| „]w„ wilhoul u Ihe higipiarl/. ledge iii-eilrlng un Ihr claim, su Ihul ils size nnd value under g,'llllllli uiny In' uscerltiliied, "Tbe sbull on lbe ipinrfz ledgu on dlssenling vote. Other mailers were alsu dealt with. Including thelilternHon of seal ion 12 of llie Company's by-laws, so ns make il ipiilauleai' Ihul ti-easiiry llu-11. II. ..Iaiui is down Is fuel, Willi aiuck ludtl by lbe coiiipiny shull uol, iu cash mul KM.lKKl shares of lhe coin- innsl enctiiiraglug results, nml work carry any voting power ■isTAHi.isu i-;i) i..-im:i. T II. FEATHHUSTON, B, A., Se. Mining Engineer and Assayer. K1VBB8IDI* Ave., (Iiiani, Forks, 11.0. I pany's treasury stuck, the cash pay- vviil be resuuiedbi'reiiissiiuii iis possible intent, to lie mndu out of priu-eeds uf willi 1 Il'.leul iissiirance thai ih-velup- MAINLAND NURSE-RY COMPANYH'l'u"flill"11,!'ll"!1;ol"i"m5',("'"""'''-' ,,iswiiii.,.-„ii-f,o,o,v'. i imve n ' wise, us in the opinion of the directors reporl tin ' ' 111 disci of ililii G. A. Itl'Kss, M. A. 11. A. UUB8S, Jl. A. GUESS BROS. Chsmists and Assayers Thoroughly fninilinv with Knirvicw ami Boundary Ci'ook .Miiit-nil Pi-opBi'tlbH, I'ropiT- ticH Kxuiniiinil, Aaflay.s unci Aniilynes of Oiw. FimlH, KtO. Mtinv.w, n.c. OREUNWOOU. It. (' M. BARHKTT, O.Tl UODQSON Itdl'N DAIIV CRE3KK Ennjneering and Assaying Co. (iei-oowu.nl 1 'Ky. 11. l'.' Assaying' and Analyses of Ore Mines Examined and Reported on Thorough A.aiunlntuucc ..'till tin* Kettle River and iloiimlnry Orooii Mining District**. LADNERS, cnl ions of lho exisleili f iinotliec vein—ndillllniial lo that already ineii- tinned, .ind llu- larger mn- ,,-l'ered lo in During Ihc meeting attention was called liy lin- manager lo lhe very favorable position the company 01111- pled, At lllllell biidii ctlsll credit of liver $1,11X1, fuur hundred dolluis I,living Iieeu received for stock Ihul morning, Willi in lo e,une in, il is pi-uc- —, —?r |,slinll seem besl, in tin-inleresls of flu- BRITISH - COLUMBIA •■•M"* A verbal repnrl mi ibis Innil will he made to the nu-eiing liy 2 •^gmuytnfiyM****.*** Mi-. C. .]■:. Sh.iw, C. I'„ D.L.S, The my last reporl but I hnv yet bml l.tlntlly mil id debt 1 stills holds 031,617 Oil' Sl'WT.SLTIKS -Varieties' 'Erolitalile ill British Columbia; lUmpleiipn of this purchase awaits llie I be uppurluiiily to folluw up this shares iif Its treasury slock 1 bos iW .. ; slnffeholtlers' approval mul euuflrtn-1 discovery, twelve.cluiius all paid fur and surveys . Trees 1' fee from Pests. atltm, which are now asked for. "Men ure now-engugod in.openlug nearly cuinpleled *, \yill shortly iw en- KH1UT AXI) OUXAJIKXTAL lltHES, PLANTS AND VINES,!, "^™f-«'- -v" shiiu ,iu,dJ-s' Ml- »P "';' <>'^ I'l;'"'" "'"' "I die ledges locrown grants for lhe wbtileof llonnell bnve lieen appointed (lireeiius crossing ilu* S. II. II, chum. I bey are iis mineral property 1 and may reason- Send for Fr.ee' 'CafllloiMie. '"'| li-. HljT.CIlKRSON, Manager. litlbe iiuujiauy In lbe pineenf Mesars, dt.wuul I eight f.-e 1. iiiiiI 1 besl ringers Inbly hci-xpi-olcil linniikeii good profit ^ ' iC. W. 11. Sanson mul II. Wood, who I of g lino Ibuyare following me iu-1,101 of Ihu sale of pari of lite McDonnell huve voluntarily retired limn tlle creiislug In iblrkuess ns Ibey go down, Iriinch, Cin-ilial voti's of-thanks In ibe h \p /^TTQ AM THl^f ?T111,7 A ^J <v,m'UmU'- Mr. (;- W. II. Sniisoni, lu the cniiiw ut n rewduysl .-ball be mining uianager for his llheralilv In sd 4**\ V/'ll* W'^* r~< iLvX 1. l-J W £a Jl iiaving resigned llu. office of sucretaj-y- in a heller pusilioii hi decide. wIiiii-Iihi- tri'iisurcr, his i-i-siginilion bus been uc j or not it will be advisable lo sink copied nnd Mr. I'!. Jiicubs bus been deeper, x_xm__t iippiiinli-il leinporlly in his stead. "The tiniiut'hll posilloii of llu* conipiiny shows Improvement, the wish Sigmiuid iiil-bi-iiner of Mnreiis re* Leaves Marcus.,-».. ,,-r,.,, Mondays anil Thursdays al i r. M Arrives (ireeiiwOfjd.*...'.-..■ .-'i'liHesdavs and Fridavs at 5 I'. M ... . \ I, 1U. ,:,.',',. *• "r . i'vii,'.■ I.!,. .,„,! Q,,„,1.',„ , ,', , ., Ilalance at credit, uf lhe cuinptiiiy on "During the winter-ihc 1 i,,,,. 0f pons ,1 iugsiriki in tneaiinony cuuip Arrves Marcus :. ,".»l liitts.lav and isundav at 0 a, m . .,.,,, , . ,,,, .. ,,,, 7 .....I .'. ,. ' •' Api'ilbllih hiiviiig In-i'ii $1,11.^.(1). lln-i men enipovei on In- s,.v, "There is a big ipiart/. showing on Uio C. S, uinl II. claim, whicli will have mv iilteillioll shortly. /,.,'iloiisly looking lifter the ,nni,pany's inleresls wil bout charge, and lo Ilur i-hiiii'innn fur presiding ill llu- int-eiing, concluded the proceedings, I claim's "P '"■'"' 'die Buck Cul, up Kellle river, olilciitlmuliloi'-liiiliiiiie sheet, is nuw | |m8' varied i10.11 six. "lu twelve, and |'1V ,,!,*'» dinw s 4 „*/,. of gnld, 9 S IOths in silver nnil enough in copper lo make SPECIAL ^TOTj^lilVKX-'fl^Aiir^KihliT AND EXPHESS L , lL ,, „,, E. i>. liioimisOKi;, pkopbiietob. ..|„ ,.„m,.|„m„i, tl„. direeloi-s have tended'In pi u* ijien on when ibo HP" lolul of $112.00 per Inn, s,g. sny^ I'J.,-I'i"",—-j-*"*-; pleasure In cnugraluhil ing shiii-ulioldersliniidings, now being creeled for theii ""'> vvl gin llieshipiueiilof al I upun ibeincruiisiugpioiiilse of event- «m,uuidntluu, urn cnulplcled. Th, -e -'-""I'l"! It will I* Hn- lii-l ship- inni success attending tin- eompatiy's buildings include u boaiding bouse :;u lirrft'iniihereserviilliin, Wecnngrnt- opornlliiiis, mul Ibey hope Ihul this| fl,(,[ i,y 18 feel and a hunk hnuse, \ nl"1" die boys ou llieir g I forliilie, -., ■.„ ANACONDA, B. C success will uu lunger I ,»- y|m.w blticksinltb - will al M',v " l"'"u' '\ "," ' ta '""' '"'sl *|, .^| -.-. -'-■'-. . . doubt when llie next ordinary general built aniiin The generul work dime on w'h|1, l'"1'111'' |j"1''1"1' Visiliu's'lo lbi-'lli-iinidiil'y.ii|'eel^Miu'H!-r Ciunps, Slop ai tlm Aiiaennd 11 ling of sliiirebulders shall In- held, tbeclaliiis Includes Ibeiinpriu- -nl uf (M ,;,,.,, nn( ,,,' \,\ ,^ l„ ,-i,ni i.uii.,,,1 „ , 11. Ali'l'lli'u lllaMiiai.i,. roads mill trulls lliese irivinir on-ieri ,, ■ i i ., ■,.,,, '" ■ ' l"'-'1"1 I thul ill llloeloi-k on llli-lliglll id On,-en *\ nacqndah6tel ♦♦♦♦♦ ♦ • ♦ -t ♦ ♦ I .' Good Table - Good Beds -, Good Liquors - Good Stabling- N. ThollJ Proprietor F. B. JACQUES, Watches, Clocks and Jewelry. Spectaoles and Silverware. hEPAIRINO A SPECIALTY. VKHNON. H. C 1). McDUPF General Blacksmith, MIDWAY, B. C. All lliiuls nf Work Hxooiitod to Um Satle acluili of.Cusluiiicrs. GENOWAYS & McAVINEY Wholesale and Retail Dealers in and Growers oi CHOICE NURSERY STOCK. All Stock Grown Without Irrigation. All Trees Inspected Before Leaving' the Nursery i ^"^inl^nlli'i'io... wco s i* o K an E P A l. I. s, l'. ( ). llox- oIW. VViisliiimtoi. Iresident. Lnm ,„ Hin diUi'leiil parts uf lliu v Ictotia'a Jubilee day beneuu flies ehall Sutniuni-ised, Hi.- mbinee "J1*-'"1-1 c-lnliiui.it.1 which nilnlng work has i.-.-n,,, lh „„ „,.,,.,, n',,!,,,,.,,,,,,,,.,, Sl, which covered lhe whole period i,l I m _„,. is being,!,,,,,-. ](l K„ ijmien-l'mvell suggests Ihul. '' y'sexistanee.accuunledforthe ('T|K! survey uf illalllis was no|.L,,, „,„„ ,,„„,,,, ,,„ ,^.mM |(, lh„ proceeds ol lbe lUIHII lleiislll-y shines j,-,..npl.-H-.l ,.;,i*li.-i* in lhe year, as was w|m|u Plll|,|r(, •.(•,,„,„( H„. great disposed "I' ill len ,-enls per - e. ,xp,„,,,| || „„„l,| I.e. but it is now ! .„„ ,, •. sil. 0l,m .lsks< ..,,,„„. fl.„„t equals $11,518,30, as followsi - being energetically push with .-, ,,„. limmm\ b|8ioilc'heights of lhe Siiinlr,- clml'ftW iiiicui'|ninilniii, ml ver- iii-iiMhuH nf iu ln.iiiir tlnKtu'il m il liin I In* r <i« i i . • ! i •< ti-iiiu i.,-.,lii.'(i«i' (imi i.ilii-i-ni'cli.iiiiiiu'y ,l„,'|,(lolils inglliii-i.iluiin, ,„,., ,,,„„ ,,,,,,, ,,,,„ ,,,„,,,„. ,„„l 7ft ne iixpciisi-s «l.eS0 -to »«*' lvv'""' ""rl' "''"'ks s"m'' |M-lnp.is.fr Mniuil Macedoniindlhit sini.try iiiiii,;!'- iininiTiii I'lniiiis i.i-i-.i.. ail im develoi nl wnrk will shorlly luive |pm, „, ||,||„S| •.„,„ Adam's Peak iillln- fni'iiii nn. ti i»: lmen mi ompli.-bid Iii eiililli'llu1 com* nliilSiilllii.fr Mi.nire.il mul Minint T.i'-i- I"--*1 puny lo't-rowii grants for nil llselaiins. P1'' tinnniA, imu tii. Helena, Fiji uml \vai-i- •.'.I.'i.'i 'J'' ,..|. ,.,,,i iii-, K ., l|u* real d hut ut,ut iu lli CIK-lllur . ' I wo mo e ll l-.-l/i'il i-l.'illii-. ailiill- , ,, , ,, ,.,, -i, , . Isoay charges,(six iiiinitlis) J"1" .,,.,-,,, - leller lie addsi "I, will l-e n grmul Hoarding linn-.' M 70[Ing the D. A., via., ihu Prospeeljve mi Uymlml of onlled eui|ilre tuknmv that llie wesl,und llle 15.0. Hon lhe so,ill,- 'mi 0110 p.ii-iii-ul-u- night eoiniuoi'.itive west. hnv,. been , hnd bv um nml bonfires ure blitzing nil iiroiiiul Ibe iriiitsf.-rreil.otbec I yfr fcosl i"'1"'1'1, li«lllil"*' "!',''',,!!"''' I?™ "' 1 ■' ; signalize peine, inospi'i'llviiiufprngresa tolhoi puny. [„| „|| „|„, ,,U]„y mul pn,|p t,y n„. "Whilsl ihe..lining iipet'aliniw ..(it- bein-llii'iu sway of VkUil-bUlwUi's-U." llnln fetish I'M *■', Tnllll «(1,',1S»I li, this reporl, accompanying Ihe THE ADVANCE. V. II. MiltlllS. ..I'KOCUIKTOU Published weekly (.1 Midway, B. C. Subscription I'licc. **3.00 por annum, payable ui (i-lvioi.-, eitlicr yciirlj ur half-yearly at tin- njili'iti of tho sohs-oril,.-,.. Advertising [Into* soul on Application, Though tlie ((iliiiini- of th* Auvakc* are always open for tho dlgomslon "f matters ut pniilii' Intorest nnil import-Mice, wo (to mil uec- ccssurily endorse any of .lie opinions expressed. Cotreapondenco nf a porsoual uaturo .vill nut be published, MONDAY, MAY 21, 18117. EDITORIAL NOTES. Tin: lalesl brilliant idea of the Provincial government—i.o create a new county out of I he southern portions of the counties of Kootenay and Yale- seems nol to have attracted the attention ils Importance merits in either of the districts nlfcolcil. The real object und practical elicit nf Ibis measure Would be lo place llu- Kellle river disirici iu Kootenny instead of Yule, It septus strange, such being the cuse, Hint thi' residents of 'Kellle river were never cm,suited ns lo theii* opinions und ideas in the mutter cither liy Ihe ulloiiii-y general nr by Ml'.]Graham M. P. P., iln-ii- represenlallve, us n mailer nf tact direcl eiiuiiuuiiicalinn nf any kind bet ween Ihe'soiillieru pot-lions of Yale und Kniileiiiiv without crossing inlo Unil,'dSlnlos.l.criiliny, is uut lo lie had exeepl hy means of the old Dewdney trull which is Impassable dill-lug six in nitlis in Ilm year. This stale iif affairs will lasl until n railway • is luiijl between Ketlle rivet nud Kootenay, anil for Ibis reason, if fur no oilier, il is lo be hoped llnil .iio.niilei-iii council will In* passed Jo-ruling any new coitnly on.lh" llnesiutended, until such direct, connection is established, What is needed for .south Yale is a separate governtuenl agency nml separate represenliitiun iu the pen* vmcial legislnl ure, Tu bulb of these Koulh Y/ileis entitled nnd Hie govern, uieub should be well n warn of il, Fewer orders in (-(uiiicil (such as the one proposed) and more'cnininnu souse would tend to raise Ihe goveriiinenl in llle estiuialioii of llie people of this section of tlie interior. Re arrangements of counties is (as fnr iis llie yinterior of liiilish ('obunliia goes)'n ni.itIer uf very secondary iinpiirliince in cniupai'ison with the pis-ing of a ra distribution bill which will give I lie interior uti equitable represent.ition iu the legislature, No political joggle, y m-j gerrymander of uuy kind slibuld prevent) tbe milling population nf ilu. Interior (who are making Brilish Colin,,bin what she is) from obtaining llieir fair 1-igbls, before lhe nexl provincial elecl ion, all sections ol lhe "ulterior should aland well lo- gel her on lllis issue. «- Now Hull llie.ne.v land act is law il. wiil be interest iug lo nolo whether sectiun III will be pul inlo force or not, It Is very eummunly staled that it is uneonslltutloillll .-uul never wns intended lu be pul it, praclice, If the legislnl,ire were sliil sitting il. would lle pertinent to enquire from the chief commissioner a number of questions iu cnnncclioils therewith such as : "Huve no crown grants been already grunted I'm- hinds llle right In whicli wns acquired since 17lb of April 1890, nnd, if so, hns the provision ns In re* conveying toy>'ti hits in the crnwn been always inserted:' "What consl It tiles n town lot '<" "Is an acre block or n hull'acre block a town lot ?" "Hoes I be tut apply lo subdivisions of mineral cliiiins?" etc. elc. Uniler the present net, ns it slmuls, a man might preempt n piece of hind, Improve it, pny tuxes on il foryeuis, uud when owing to the naHii-.il growlb in population of the surrounding llislricl ho might be practically forced to subdivide il, the goveriiinenl would bine the right lo swoop down nnd sei/.o one quarler of and, offering no compensation whatever, On lbe oilier bund whal is there lo prevent, an i,lien Iron, acquiring surface rlghl. In any mineral claim ami Subdividing Ihu same into town hits without uny sn.-h forfeiture in his case '" II. seems quite impossible fin-the legislature lo meet without tinkering with the laud net nud lhe mineral ncl und tin- govern in nut. cnu be eongl-iitllluted ou having I In*,,-liy caused already a greul deal of needless legislnl ion. Thnl iiioio legi-liilion will follow if seetioit llloflh.. new I,nnl a,'I Is pul into force, goesjwilhoiil saying, ROSSLAND* ITEMS. S| ini CorrQspoiidonon, The ciiy uinini'll nf Rosslnnd bnve niilared foi' llie use of llie lire deparlineiil of ihe ciiy, n chemical engine, imXI iuldlliiui.il feel of hose, iniotber hose curl nml reel, nnd lhey nre going lo In, vi- li yd I'll ll Is pul iu nt inicb Klrcel corner. Tlle cimneil nre nnw busy grading Coin,niilii avenue unil Washington streets uml aru pulling down nil Ihe houses ou whal wus ktiow-n us "sour dough," They nre now looking for u site for the new cily hull ami lire slal Inn. Prospectors now seem lo be enming inlo Rosslnnd und using it us their headquarters mul then flocking oul lo Fort Steele, Quarlz creek, Sulo,on anil Hiiiuuhuy creek puinls, Quile n rush nf Amerieuns ul lhe government ollh-e Ihe other duy renewing llieir licenses. They were afraid they would Hot be able to do so if tin- Alien Acl passed. HUDSON'S BIT SHOES! SHOES! Wo Handle Hardware and Hardware Only. ESTABLISHED C gQ I W I ,rr-niTaC?IG£(:CG. 1670. WHOLESALE AND Retail Dealers in dry fronds, boots and shoes, groceries and provisions, wines, liquors and cigars. .dies I- Shoes I i .'uiii. i ■ Ranc ei's. shoes for everybody itft Tinware ■ ami - bisviis ial Attention Paid to Mail Orders. Nothing but reliable goods kept on hand.. A. TBIAI, SOI.ICITBD. Hudson's Bay Co., Vernon, B. C. Xs, O. ttox, 04. „..,.,..-- .,„„ ■_._.■,-. ... ,.*_ ■ OF DRY GOODS. GROCERIES, HARDWARE. BUILDING, EIG. UNDKII AM) HV VIRTUE ol tlio poivors iaiiiiniiii.il iii ii curtain Chattel Morlgagu, tearing dato llio Uritdnyof. November,!, I). islll. nnu iiiiiilc liy William Tinnier Thompson nf l-'dii-viinv merchant, us mortgagor, lo inn, tin. uudorslgiieil,ni unirl ogee, Itioro will lm iilloraii (ur sale, by Pnblio Aiiollon, mi Wednesday, 16th June, 1897, At KnirviiMv, im tlie promises herclitiift-cr pnr- Uoulurly UcKcribed, nil tho Hook uf Dry Uootls, Grocorics, Hartlttavo, Drug*, Patent Medicines, Bnddlorj'i NotloiiB. btinoy (Jumls, und all other llu.* biUiUico of ilm stork in tnidu which ihu snid mortgagor hnd nt lho time of tlio making of tlio aiid mortgiigu, Bituato io mid upon his store and promises iit Riirview Mining camp, in the Osoyoos Division uf Yalo Districl, in ihe Province of British Colmnbifl, together with nil the rlghl title nnd inleresi uf Ihe said mortgagor t<> MiOBai I Btore nnil premises, wliieli mny he moro particularly described hk u plot of ground, being 500 fool in lengih hy fvu (eot in orcadth, Bituato abovo lhe llattlor millsiie proporty of tlio Strathyre Mining Company, together with tho Bald Btoro nnd nil buildings iiii.l oilier thing-*; in and upon said plot oi' ground. The above slock of goods -vill he sold cn bloc iitii rato on tlio dollar as por inventory. The inventory uml g mils cnn be seen by intending purchasorsai l: -suiil store nl uny ti mo prior to ihe tlmo of sale, The furlhcr Icnns and conditions of sale will be made known at, lhe lime of snle, and mny tic hnd in the meantime on application to D. A. CARiVJICHAEL, Fairview, May 15,18117. Fairview, It. ('. MINERAL ACT, 1896. Certificate of Improvements. WOTICB. Wi.uito.v MiNEtiAL Claim. Situate In Camp McKinney, in the Osoyoos Mining Division of Yale District, Adjoining the Okanagan Mineral Claim. TAKK NOTICK that I.Qoorgo M.Uonnctt, freo miner's cortiflcato No. 773311, acting us agont for ilu- Uamp .McKinney Development Company, Limited IJablllty. froo miner b cor* lilleute No. 1^(75,intond,BixtV days from llie. dato hereof, toapplv to the .Mining Kecordor lor a certificate ot Improvements for the purposo of obtaining a Cruwii grant of Ihoibovo eluiin. Ami further luke notico thai action, under seelion 37, nnis! be commenced before llie issuance of Ruch, certificate of improvements. /&> \ | Our stock' is now complete unci is guaranteed for style and durability. You are respectfully requested to call and examine goods and get quotations. J. McNICOL, Midway and Anaconda, B C. YOU Can order goods from i\§____. And get just the same service as if you were here in person. Pay particular attention to Mail Orders. & P. B. NELSON Nelson, Wash., and Carson, B. C. ANACONDA, B. C. Oiu< StoeJs: oif Crockery, Glassware, Shelf and Heavy Hardware, Bellows. Anvils, Beating und Cook Stoves, Wooden ware, Sash and Doors, Puinls and (liis, has lipen selected to meet the requirements of the country, and will he found most couiplitu. Specialties Jessop's Steel (any size); San Francisco Powder, Caps and Fuse; Miners' Outfits. Jo'fo'bii-i.g' S!h.o;p Any order in the 'Jin or Iron Line will secure our Prompt and Careful Attention al a Reasonaiile Figure. W. J. Armstrong k Co,, tbe Hardware, Tin and Stove Men, Anaconda. CARSON j The trade centre of the Grand ffl Prairie, Kettle river and ^| Boundary creek mining and ^ agricultural country. vM Situated at the junction of jjjfe the Boundary creek, Marcus ffl and Reservation wagon roads, ffl Nearest point to the Colville W reservation mines. ltrai iiveiy, fee Good Single and Double Drivers, andj Gentle Saddle Horses. LOTS AS GOOD AS GOLD M PACK HO»Sa*:!3 ANO GfJSBES FUSNJSIIjrB HUNTING PAHTfES I '...': AND JONES, PROPS. anm Pur prices unil all iitlli'l'ii)fiiriil:Uloii apply to KUiM H C. E. STUART - - - AGENT ffl ffl' C1ARS0N, GRAND PRAllIIE, B.0. ffl " " "- "'' 83$PJ*S '-202 Notice to Joint Stock Companies. THE following eootlon, luunlicccil 161, nl tho ''CotnpantoB' Act, 161)7," rolittlvo in tho issue (,fu froo'ulnor'a cci-lidcalc is publisliotl for the hiforiiiattou cf .loiNTSTOCK Comi-anius JAMKS HAKEfl, Minister uf .Minus. Provincial Secretary's Olllco, Uth May, 1807. .^ HOTEL MID\VA\", KETTLE RIVER, First I'lass Accoinnioiliiliim. (lood Stabling, Terniiims of (Suige Liu, from (Mni-cus, Washington, McAULEY & McCUAIG, Proprietors. .-"•-•-■-•■v -*t r*a*fl * i-s* a: i -hrd.* m ,Vft-, GREENWOOD r*\ lill. Notwithstanding anything to tlie con- Irary liiBOctlon lot Uio "Aunoral -Act, 1800," or Boction lot ilu* "Placor Mining Aot, 18B1," ovI olsowhorotnllioflaldiiclaor otlioc tho uilnlu-j law*1 df tbo provinco, no tvoo minora cortiticnlo Hlmll lie issued in ii Joint Stock Company rur n' longorporiotl tlinn ono your, ami snuli ocrtill* cntoshalldnt1 fnnn llio itntli day nf Juno in omili ycnr; uinl overy froo minor's corlillcale In-Ill i,yit,imiii Slock Company al Lliopiwsiiifj of Lliis acl ^imll in- valid nml existing unlil una shall cxpirit on tboBOtl) ilny of June, lis IT.! U pon applying to renew any micii cortiflcato on ' tn- botorotnoiwthday of Juno-the Joint Slock i Company shall bu oni 11 led to arobatool a pro*; porlionato amomil of Iho fee paid foracerilfl-, cotohovototoro Issued according lo the furthor (inn- for which li would imt lnr thin section havo Imiin valid. MINERAL ACT, 189^ Oertiflcato of Improvements. WOTIOB. Till-: Col.l-Mllt.v MlMtu.u, I'l.u.M. Situate at Cnmp tuiirvlow, In the OsoyooG Minim; Division ol' Vale Dlitrlcl. TAKK NOTIOE llml I, llharloi llcllol) QroUII. nr ilk.'I.I fm- l-iviii, Muri-is, I■-,.,-1 minor'H eortllloalo Nn. num. Inioiul, slxly iluvs fnnn ilia ilalo horoof, lo niilii, lo lie,. Mining ltoonrdur fm rttlloalo nl Iniiii-ovo* iii'-iiia. fm- llu- piiriKiHo nf obuitnlng aUiwii Kilt,,, af I III-uliu,,. i'lniiii. Ami furlhor tako notico tlmt action, under -.(.(..tii,,, ill, iiui-jl In- ootninoncod boforo llu-1 lsaiiiiin-i' or siu-li corllllcnto of iiiijiro.-onioi.le, I Iiiiint llili Itith day of March, irai. CITY^- is I lieCeutriil Town ami Supply Point of the Boundary (heck (Mining (Jumps, From Ihis New Town roads lend to tlle Greenwood, Deadwood, Copper, Summit, Long Lake, Skylark, White and Atwood, Wellington and Smith Camps. Lots aru Selling Freely nnd a a Good Investment. For I'liii- nf Lots uinl Olher Information, Address ROBERT WOOD, Greenwood City, Buund-.ry Creek, B. C. Or Apply lo Agenls, C, F, Costerton, V<*rnon, B. C. NOTICE. SITTINGS nf the Licensing I'otirt f,„- tin, southern portion of tin- O^oyooi Division nl Vulc llislricl will lie holllotl nl Oan.vi (nil Mid way on Tuesday, Juno 15th, 1807, at olovon o'clock in ilm foronoon, l-Sil.l 0. A. II. I.AMIII.Y, H. M. iihv.ti I iillli-e. Osoyoos, May I:1,1807, NOTICE. \TIITICK IS IIKIIKIIV GIVEN llllll (Villi JN llu, ivrlttcn cotuonl nl shnroholilors. roprosriitlng iwn-tliii'ilsof tin nlinl Hlock nf Tin- ii nli..a Minimi nml Miliiiiar noianauy HJlnltod l.llllillll.vl. tin- Ill-nil i.Illn: iif tali com' liniiy will lm remove-! frnrn Groomvooil, in Iho fllstrlol nf Vide, li, Mlll.vnv. ill Ilm -niil Distriet, on ,1„- 21st ilny nf Jim xt, in accordance ,.ltli siviimi il nf tho "Companies' Art. 1800," Urcimwol, II. ('.. MnvKlli. ISH7. .1. ('. HAAS. IIANIItll.PIl STIAIIT I'l'i-.l'lcut. Scerotnry. A. K. Stuakt, Vancouver, B. C. e Golden Gate Hotel FAIRVIEW, B, Ci *P. XBlliotb - - - I*3?oi>i?io-tox». HOOD AOOOMMODATION. OOOD STABLING, Stopping" riace for Stages to and from Penticton and Oro, Wash, THE FASHION bl.VE.fty - jp - S^Ek , SJ/16 ES GREENWOOD CITY. Always on hand Good Single and Double Drivers, Ladies' and Gentlemen's Gentle Saddle Horses. Pack Horses for Hire. Heavy Teaming at Reasonable Rates. BROOKLYN - HOUSE (JllEENWOOD OAMP, BOUNDARY CHEEK, B. C. Good Accommodation for Travelers. Flrnt-clims Meals Served Good Livery Stable in Connection. FRED GRAF, PROP. GRAND FORKS HOTEL, i ■*t**>*t-*fc-fc-*i*fcA-4AA'*^AAs¥M (§) if) GEO. P. MIMS, Proprietor. Grrand Fov^cs, tt. C. OTRICTLY piRST (^LASS. (t) JERMS $ I *50 AND $2*00 PER DAY. • uiuim luinu) M. F. FOI.G-HB, PBOPBIBTOB. B. 0. Good Accommodation and Moderate Charges. Xo ClxixLese Help Finest brands of Wines. Liquors and Cigars. Livery and Feed Stable in Connection. Saddle Horses a Specialty. Grand Prairie Hotel CARSON, KETTLE) RIVI-IH. It. C. Situate in tbe Immediate Vicinity of tbe Boundary Creek Mines. First-class accommodation for the Traveling: Public Stage Linns to Midway and Marcus, Wash. Blacksmith shop in connection. mclaren bros. .... proprietors LOCAL A;\D 1)1,TRIG 1. The (irand Furks scliuul hus been closed Indefinitely, C. D. Fraser, of Portland, Ore,, wus ii visitor in town lhe pust week. Mr. H. Cameron lefl OaniuMcKinmy on Wednesday lusi to pay a visit to Vernon, May, 21ih lieln*" u public holiday, ihe Advance is issued on Saturday this week. Constable Deiismnre, of Grand Forks, wus iu Midi.uv Thursday on official liiisiness. I'.uisliihle Dean's left for Osoyoos lake ■ eduesday evening, on u generul '■rtituul-up." Mi--s McLaren, of Carson, has been vlfiitliig her sister, Mrs. .1. McNicol, the past week. F. ,1. Mead, of Seattle, spent llie past two weeks in the disirici looking over mineral claims, W. 11, Non-U lefl. on Tuesdny for Vernon. While away he will visil the principal mining camps north of here Mr. M. Barrett, of (Ireeuwooil, returned Die pust week from England, after a sojourn of several months there, W. 11. Spencer, of (jalcwiiiid, und Spencer, dental .surgeons, Vancouver, was in lown Wednesday uud Thursday. Arthur [Milthoi-p, of Rosslaud, was town Tuesday, on his way lo Long Lake where he owns a half inleiest in a ranch. Thos. Elliot lefl Ihe past week on trip to England, whicli is expected to extend over a period/.f live or six months. 3. A. Uiiswurlh's slock of drugs, etc., have arrived, and he i. now prepared lo serve customers ut his place nf liusiness, in .1. McNIcol's store. Mr. ,1. MeC.ntnell returned from the coast the past week and will spend a short time in Boundary, looking after his mining und oilier Interests. Will llufstel.ler, of (it-ecuwood, who lias has been working on the t'linndiuii for some lime past, was in lown Thursday, und reports work having been shui down on (hat claim, Forbes M. Kerby, P. L. ti., returned to,Midway ou Friday from Central cainp wheie he bus been engaged surveying lbe Sl, Maurice iiu.l til. Joseph mineral rlaiiiis. Preparations are now helllg made for the erection of u bridge over Hock i-i-eek near ils iiiiiiii li, a structure the wunl of uliicli has been badly fell for Ncveial yeais past, F. II, McOarler, of the (Irand Forks Miner, ..as iu luivii Tuesday uud IVi-lllli'-nl.iy on liusiness. He expect business tulle brisk Ibis season, und lias ordered a new plant In meet tlle nni easing trade, lie.-. Mr. Ir.iti (Father Put) iicrnm- •jiaui.d liy Rev. Mr. Aki-hursl autl Mrs. Alai-liuisl, nf Nelson, B. (J., will linlil se,-vices al Boundary creek points on llu- .'Ullli insl., in aid of ihc Jubilee Uospii-il workers. Mr. W. Lewis foi-iiicrly foreman under Mr. Leslie Hill in Long Lake ra i n p, has accepted a situation under ilu- Vancouver Prospecting uinl Developing company, and left this lust ,vi ■. lor Silverton in Kootenay. Jam Atwood, nf Midway, while j> ;. .ng near Vrrnun, had the mis- ..i nine io lie thrown from liis horse, oul dragged a considerable dlsiiiuce, ..•-ui. ing iu two of his rili being broken. lie is now ulllie Vieloria llolel Vernon. The foiindiitiuu is laid and Hie structure Weil under way fnr a good-sized liuililing which is lieing erected on Mr. Malcolm McCuuig's pre-emption, jusl east of lhe inoulii of Rock creek .ind whicli is intended fur a hotel as soon as il. eoinplel ed. At a ineeling of the Cariboo Mining uud Smelting company, held iu Spokane on the llith instil it dividend of 2 cents per share ($IO,(KK>) was declared payable May 251 h, to stockholders of record May 23rd, on which date transfer hooks will be closed, uud opened nu May 27. C. Burns, of Fairview, was brought before C. A, R, Liimly, S. M., lasl week on a charge of damaging personal property over the value of $20 nnd eiimitli'd fur trial. This Is Burns! third attempt at reducing residences to kindling wood. Fnr each of his previous alletups lie wns lined $,10 nndcosts, and he pmiiui il; came to the conclusion that damaging property was. as cheap a form of recreation ns he could procure iu a mining town. ► . 4 — MINING NOTES. dump Mc Kinney luui llle hi.nur of eutei'tuliiliigu distinguished visitor the past week, in Ihe person of Hun (Use ilie German consul at Tncoinn, who with his mining expert Mr. Fenrhtif, cainf in In look at some of the properties of llieciiinp. More particularly were these genlleiiii'ii struck .villi Ihu merits nf the Fnnleliny and its sister claim, lliese properties receiving a thorough cxiiuiiniilinn, us fnr us the surface showing* ivere concerned, As the shnfl on lhe Fontenoy Is down a depth of8(1 I'.-l mil luis considerable water Ip li, lhey could not remain a sullicii-iii line in allow i. in Iit- balled oni. Iuu iiii i. .- .Inn... and Hi.ui u furthereXiiiiilniiiuui will tie given the mine, by His suine parties who nre expected lo return to lhe camp in alioiil twu weeks time, On thcAlma claim situated jus) 'th nf the Eureka in dump McKinney, Mr. James nnd his partner are busy nt wnrk stripping the ledge, which is now uncovered for nlioul 101 feet, As the, work of stripping is lieing carried on, niuch ft ce gold is being found ill the quartz .vliich is nt limes being broken from the ledge. This Is an exceedingly promising property and uodoubl when sinking is indulged in ils true merit will be disclosed, Mr. E. A. Bielenberg hus met witli grent success in the development of the Anaconda claim, ns liy open crosscuts nnd shallow sliufls, be hns proven the ore body to he nearly 11*1 fed wide and to run clear through the cluim. I1' i variety of ore tlle Anaconda is lined to equal, ns in the enormous body is to be found nil kinds of ore from n copper sulphide with n quartz gangue, to ft heavy copper oxyde. Recent work on tin- lielamiirlii Summit camp, bus disclosed snine very nice looking ore. The ore body was heavily capped bul, the work just done bus ncnrly penetrated it anil Hie resull is us sliiled. The development work wns curried out iiiuler llic direction of Mr. .1. Kehoe the former owner of the claim ami Mr. Kehoe referring to it was very enthusiastic ns to the future prospects of the lleluninr, The Falcon deal having gone through llu- purchaser is preparing to put men to work on his property, The Falcon Is situated in Central oanip near the No. 7, and was recently bonded by Mr. I-'. Gome to Air. Cowan. Messrs. Hans, Mclntyre and Stevens, left Sunday for the Golcnnda group of claims, in Smith's nunp, where they will spend a couple of llionlhs ill developing the properties. On Tuesday last I men were put to work on the Crown Point in drown Point cainp. FOR SALE, ('heap. Two good saddle liurscs. Quiet. Apply to J. A. UNSWORTH, Druggist, Midway. A CARD. THE BOUNDARY FALLS HOTEL BOUNDARY FALLS II. 0., XXcttt Clia-Tti-s-oei XXtisi.cl.Ei. Under the new management, many ivnovnliiins will be effected, lending lo ilie com fort und con veil ieuce uf guests. Meals will be served nl nil hours, lbe tables lieing furnished with the best Ihe country affords, A great variety of the best, brands of goods will he found nt Ihe bar. From Its central position on Boundary creek, tlle hotel is closely iu touch with the sin rounding camps, To deserve public patronage will be lbe chief -lliu of Yours respectfully, THOS. WAKE. Proprietor, CERTIFICATE OF THE REGISTRATION -OF A- POREIGN COM-PASTT-. "Companies' Act," Part IV, and Amending Acts, Highland Queen Consolidated Mining Company (Foreign,) Rnoisi'i nun 1st Day or Mav, 1697. T IIKISKIIV CI-IITIKV Hint I luu-i. tins ilny 1 roglslorod tlm "Highland Qiio'on Consoll- iliiliid Milling Cop.pany Uforolgnl, under tliu "I' 1'iinioi Act, i'iii-1 IV. '■ iiiuWratlon of borclgn Companion,' nnd amending Ads. Tlm iicml olllee nf I lie suiil Company is siiu- nicil nl Hie City of Spokane, St-ito of Wnaliiii-j. ton. V. S. A. The objects for .vliicti llic Company is iwiiili- llsliod are: 1st. To piirolioso, locale, own, ami oporaio minus nnil -iiiiihiK claims, nml lo sell Utnsnmo, iind gotiorally in carry on llio buslnesa of inln* ing in Hie smie nf Washington nml in tlio Province of liiiiisli c -.,| in,,. 2nd. To locale piimltuso, own, oporaio, nnd sell walor rutlils in tlm state uf Washington nml tin- Province of IIrltli.il t'oliunbln. 3rd. To puroltiiso, coiiHtruot, build ami operate quart* milk conccnlmUm., sine tors and nny ollior mnolilnerv in tttrlvanco for tlio iitiriioso of mining or the reduction of ores in Die plaotu nforoiaftl. llli. Tn borrow money fm- the purpose of • niil corporation upon lunula, miles, lulls, nc* ooptnncoa, oc other,vino,nl mich rule of Inleresi, inni iiiiiiii Midi tonus iu HmiriiBli.es of llio Cor* linrnlhiii shull deem Insl fnr the Interests nf the snid corporation, ami In BOCiirn the pny. ini'iil nf Ilm snine hy nwrlKiigi. ,,|„,„ the prim. ('J'1'' ,"t ll"- I' Iii.li.l-. or olliorivtao as lho Hoard nf Trustees niny ilcteniiliiii. The eiiiiitn! slnek of Ilm wild Cniannny Is one mini Inllai's. .hn.!.-] imi, mm nillliuii slmrcH nf Hn- par valuo of o Inllm- audi. Iilviai undor my luinil nml until nf „llli-„ ,u Victoria, Province ul Hriilsh Columbia, this Isl (Iny uf Mny, 1607. |i„ s.| 8. V. W00TT0N, lli'Kisii-nr nf .iiiini Stock Companies COUNTY COURT NOTICE A silling of lli<! County Court uf Yulo will be liolilmi ni Osoyoos on Friday, the i4th of May, 1897. At tint Iiou* of 10 o'olook in tho forenoon. By 001 ami, <'. A. It. LAMBLY, Govornmont Ofllco, OftoyooB, H. c. ('. April 12th, 1897. Tlio nbovo court Is'postponed until tbo 81st May, 1867, GBEENWOOD CITY MEHCANTILECO. GREENWOOD CITY, U. 0. --AND- ! Liquor Dealers (eductions io Out of Town Trade, VERNON, B.C. PADMORIi 4 PEERS, Proprietors. The Leading Hotel Id FURNITURE! CHEAPER THAN EVER AT CAMPBELL BROS. TWO CARLOADS JUST ARRIVED ^UPHOLSTERING*^ ROSSLAND, B. C. VERNON, B. C. Rossland, Greenwood. THE BEALEY INVESTMENT AND TRUST GO. LIMITED LIABILITY. Real Estate and Mining Brokers. .... FINANCIAL AND INSURANCE AGENTS.... Fire Insurance a Specialty. W0'0tZaTaiyTc0ER Practical House and Carriage PAINTING Paper Hanging, Graining and Sign Painting. Also Kalsomining and all kinds of Decorative Work executed by E. Nash - - Midway and Greenwood City. NOTICE. Tlm flilliin*. ill iiii! ('iiiinty Court nl Vnlo, iiilvi-rtiseil to be lioldon (il Midway on llio 17tli insl. iiiul ul Grand Korku cn Ilm Ullli hint,, t-iu-li nt 10 o'olook In ilm foronooli, hnvo boon pout- punuil until Hit- 'Ulli uinl 28tli Inst,, respectively, nl tlie ci.iiiii Iiiiiiii. mul nlncon, lly nominnnil, WM. ll.Mi-MYNX. II. 11.(1.1'. MINERAL ACT, 1896. Certificate of Improvements. HTOTIOJ3. Mai*!.]! 1,i:..i- MlNBHAI, Claim. Situate In Camp McKinney In the Osoyoos Mining Division ol Yale District.. TAKIi NOTICK tlnil I, Jilllli-a Lyiicli. fi-nc minor'H eellllli-nlc Nn. 70IBH, Intond, slxly ilava from lia' ili.lu lioroof, In apply In Ilm Milling Hocortlor fol* n cortlflo-ito nf tmiirovo. nmnls. fnt- Hn- pnrpoio nf obtaining aCruwn (li-mit In Mm i.liii.a-iliiiin. Anil furthor take" notico thai -lotion, iiihIit aootlon ll", mum lm coininonoed boforo Ilm laauniioo of auoh oorllltcato nl improvoinenta, Iiaic-d thl.i 88rd day of March, issi. TABLB showlnii the Dates and Placet, of Courts of Assize, Nisi Prius, Oyer and Terminer and General Gaol Delivery for tho 1 ear 1897. sl'lllMi ..ssi/.l-H. N'liiiiillnn Tutu-day, lih May Nnw Woatmliiator Tuosdoy. lltli Mny Vancouver I'lmmlny, IKIli May Vlotorla Tuesday, illh Mny Cliiilnii Mnnilay, IIIkI May Ktlllllojpa Mnnilay, '111 June Vornon Monday, uth Juno 'Ni'ldnii I. ■ ■ ■ Monday, 21m! June "Donald Mnnilay 23lh Jillm Special Asidzn. KA1.L AWI/.KH. Clinton Thursday, 33rd Heplcmticr lili'liili-lii Monday, 2? tli September Kiiiiilnn|ia Monday, Ith Ootobor l.yttim Friday, 8th October Vornon Monday, llth October Now Wostmlnstor . .Tuesday, *nd Novombor Valiooover Mnndny, 81 li Nm-dinlmr Vlnlnrlii Tuesday, Kith November Nnniiiliin Tuesday, :13rd November MIDWAY ^i*>i^ii4*«*Ww*>**»»*>*^*>^~>»iV\>«v>^ rajm m THE FUTURE ml m m RAILWAY, MINING AND W m ABBICPLTURAL CENTER OF | The Kettle Biver Countpy I Lots on liasy Tortus to Actual Residents, For Particulars Applv to tv^r, J^— ml ^ A. K. STUART, <"< to R. C. ADAMS, M(iyriii-:.\i„ I'. Q. FLOURS 41-FLOUR We have commencecl the manufacture of Flour and are in the business to stay, and we now offer the following brands for sale: Hungarian, X X X X, Strong Bakers and Superfine. Also Bran, Shorts and Chopped Feed. Patronize Home Industry and keep the money in the district. Our Hour has been pronounced the superior of any now manufactured in British Columbia. Okanagan Flour Mills Company, Ltd. Armstrong, B, C. Cheap! Cheap! Cheap! THE ONLY PtltFECT FENCE. WOVE* WIRE FENCING WIRE ROPE SELVAGE. Manufactured and Sold by THE ONTARIO W.RJ FENCING CO., LTD. THESE FENCINGS AS WELL As l-iciuu, Ontario. McMullen's Choice Steel Wire Nettings fm- licllis, |iiiuili-y yards, lawn fencitlRS, etc. Are sold nmt'h lower this year than ever In-fore. Thev ark tiik Bkht. Ask your lli.t-diviire Merchant for ilium, Prospectors' Livery, Feed and Sale Stables Grand Forks, II. ('., Below the lliiil-,*.'. Livery Teams, Saddle and Pack Horses and Ladies' Saddle Horses Hay, Crain and Wood for Sale. Teaming of All Kinds a Specialty. THE. PIONEER - HOTEL Grkknwooii Cm, Boundary Creek, B. C. We have jusl opened Ihc nliove hotel lit Greenwood (lily, and nie |irc|ii.rc(l In welcome Kin-sis and provido Rood accommodation. Good Catering, I'tt-st. class Livery Stable. NELSON & TYNAN - - PROPRIETORS. OKANAGAN SAWMILL KELOWNA, B. C. Vnu mn now imn-lianc foilnr imiml doQ-fs, beaut if nllj IMidfl -uul (Jlitehod ; wlniluw kiwIi, UHih, rthinglcH nnd all iitlior kindh fif house fiinilnliiriK*-, at UlO OkailOgftll Sjiwinill. ItiniKti and ilri'Ksi-il lumber oonRtantly on huidi Ordon fnnn Kottlo Itivor dlrtrlcl aoUotlod nud priooa furnlahod upon application <•> N. Ui—Suh ami Doowal Cimil PrtflflU, uilb SUkIiI Afhaiirc U) 0OV0T006t of frcifftil. S. XiXSQUXBEXI, PBOP. VERNON LIVERY, FEED AND SALE STAELES iW*4i-*t>*<tMraM-ir Good single and double drivers and saddle horses. Ladies' gentle double and single drivers and saddle horses. Horses hoarded by the n-eek or month. Box stalls if desired, Horses broken to harness, and horses and cattle sold on commission Dealer in hay and grain ; wholesale and retail. All kind., of heavy teaming attended to, Corner Mission and Tronson sts. W. Gardner, Pkomuetor. JfuiWAT, B. C, May 21, I8HT. TIIK ADVANCE, BOUNDARY CREEK MINING AND MILLING COMPANY, Ltd. Ly. Incorporated 21st October, 1896. HEAD OFFICE, Gr tt tt tt XS "WOO tt CITT, 33. C, ***** t**** V-A^- •A/W" OFFICERS OFCOMPANY i (). ARTHUR RENDEM, - - - - I'liKsini-iNT 11. A. IIOLUl'OOK ------ MANA08R C. W. Hi SAN8QM - .SKCIIKIAllY-TllKAKlUlKU BANKERS: BANK OF MONTREAL - - Vkkniin. ti. C. •**-»*v* ^c>r» I VIEW SIIOWSCRKKNWOOII CITY AM) LOCATION OF COAII'ANY'S CLAIMS. V\A- -*s~4 This company is resist; ed tinder the Companies Act, i8yo, ancl amending acts, in the office of the Registrar in Victoria, B, C„ for 1,500,000 shares at $i.oo, non- assessable, of which a portion of the Treasury stocK i.s now offered at to cents a share on applies* cation to the company. •v*v- I I -w*A Ms* i-'KoHici^riES. Tlm properties, which me ahsolutelr wwned hy (lie t'oiupany, consist of right claims lying in a group and named »» follows: "Tbe Fred. I)„" "S. II. S.,""ffig l*dge," "D. A.," "0. B„" "ti. P.," "fi. A. K."and "J. A. 0.," Iieiiigfally stiowriand exptniiieil in the Map Plan annexed. DESCK1PTIO N. On the **D. A." ia a vein about 20 inches wide, wilh a pay-streak of 4 Iw 12 inches; from this 8,63! His. of ore ivas shipped tie tiie smelter, giving $1011.15gold per lop, silver Tl 7-1007s., and i per rciit. lead. A tunnel is lieing driven on Ihis vein from wbich ore is lieing laken. On the snine property is a larger vein (qiiiirlv,) currying galena mil pyrites. The "0. A. K." has a SO-foot sdiaft lunk on a 2-foot rein, lieavilj mineral- feed with an intimate mixture nf iron and copper pyrites, galena, Wende and lilveiglauce, Thefliiesl piecesi.f wiresil- »erfo.mdonHoiiii(lnry('i'eekw.'i'etakeii li-oin lliis shaft, Avnnge assays from different plnces across the rein gave (H.IX1 gold, VI 11'/... silver-, also HH.it) ■{old ami 1(0 OZS. silver and "die, lhe latest return-816.06 gold and UKli-ii w.s, silver per tm. On the "Dig Is-tlgr" is n lO-foof. quarlz vein, miiirrolfec.l wilh iron pyriles. This vein ban lieen opened lip hycnm-ciitsi.n lbe surface for800 feet. A nnrmiier vein has been r/j^=- N. R-8CAU- ON THIS MAP 1*300 FEET TO THE INCH, <M!k opened up, heing nun foot wide, curry* iii|i coiisiileralilc copper pyriles, and runs into lhe main ledge as a spill', on which ll tunnel of 10 feet, has lieen driven. Average assays gave $38gold and 11-10 ozs, silver, and $40,35 gold, 171 OZS, silver, 2 \mr cent, copper. The "O. ti." has two distinct veins; one 21 feel wide which, from ils strike and generul character would seem In lie llie same vein as Ihal on lhe liin Ledge, nil hough snlliiacn' has not heen done to make lliis conclusive, Tlie second vein bus at present n width of nearly three feet. Assays have shown values in gold frum $1.(111 to $170.3!, while a conservative sampling hy Jlr. 8. S. Fowler, M. E. gave $20.00 in gold, On the "S. H. B." are two converging veins of copper and iron pyrites, nn which work la now lieing dune.* An average assay gave, gold $1.80, silver KIJ ozs„ copper 11,110 per cent., or $10.41 fnr all values. The " Fred Di" was located in December, IMS, more as ground for ii luisis for milling operations for'the1 ulher cliiiins Ihnn for ils presenl value, although there is little doubt lhat. the large vein on lhe 0. 6, runs lhrough it. There is a small vein of galena tin lliis claim. The " S, F." lies lei weed I lie 0, A. li, anil I). A., in llie direcl ion of lhe strike no Ihi- (I. A. It. vein. This liiralion has lieen made on a vein of pyrrhotile. The ",l. A, C." has a large troll- capping running through It from the Anaconda, at a depth of n few feet, 1 he ore carries a considerable percentage nf of copper ami $10 in gold. =55p*= Capitalization 1,500,000, Treasury Stock 700,000 Shares. *l
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