THE ADVANCE! ( il. XIV, No. 19. MIDWAY, BRITISH COLUMBIA, MONDAY, MARCH ll, 1901. $2,00 per Year. Icl.KOI), KBiBTKit, Solicitor, Etc. UltlCKNWOOll. B, C. llCHOLSON, —: Notary Public, INSTATE, {.financial AGENT AND MINING BROKER. RoKlNNEY, B.C. [Hallett & Shaw RR1STERS, SOLICITORS, Notaries Public. fcdress:"HAI.kCTT." odks: Radford McNeill's, Moreing it Neiil's, Leibor's. J WOOD, II.C. SUTHERLAND, ; . . MIDWAY, B.C. TART PUBLIC, CUSTOMS HBOKEIt, COMMISSION AGENT. uitomi entries passed. Mineral Act Und Aet papers drawn up. Affi- tits taken. Abstracts made. nmunlMtlons by mall or telephone nptly attended to. DR. SIMMONS, DKNTl'sT, Idell Block, Greenwood. Phone 99, V. * N. I. KERBY, A.I.ten.Ioc. CE. ifiNciAL • Land Surveyor AND CIVIL ENGINCCR. y*V ANII ORIKNWUOD. B." RICKARDS & CO., IJeal Estate and Jri»_rt-£ic_. TH 9TUKKT. MIDWAY, H. C ■RT SMITH, Tonsorial Artist. | n Hrst-chuM Shnve, Hair Cut. Hen Kontn ior Sliniimoo, call at tbe above parlor. IKiuoi n honed and ground. ri'll STItKKT, • • • MIDWAY, U. C. W, DALRYMPLE mmamasmat _teo__mlt— FAIRVIEW, B. 0. Kinds of Repairing. Horseshoeing A specially. |0CK GREEK HOTEL . . . MOUTH OK ItOCK CRKKIC Z>A--«»mc_--Af-r_.. IWEk_*. Our low prices in DRY GOODS have made them sell. ^S We are giving big bargains in CLOTHING, BOOTS and SHOES. _osr_z___ We have made the prices to suit the times. MIDWAY TRADING G0..LTD J. R. JACOBS, MANAGER. I Hotel Spokane, L. E. SALTER, PROPRIETOR. A new building, well furnished. Everything new and first-clnss. Only the choicest Wines, Liquors and Cigars kept in stock. Headquarters for Mjning^ Itr . and Commercial" Men. FAIRVIEW - HOTEL Commercial and Mining men should put up at the Fairview Hotel when in camp. GOOD ACCOMODATION. £VERY,HING EXCELLENT Qeo J. Sheekar* - - •- proprietor. NEWS OF THE HINE5. Miner=Graves Syndicate WiU Double Their Force of Men in July. MORE HACHINERY ORDERED For the Dominion Copper Company's Properties—First Shipment of Matte from the Boundary Country. |lt»T-CUS8 ACCOMMODATION rOB 0UR8TS. GOOD STABLING Kxcclloi't Kishinu oil JCettle Iti ver. M JAS. H. BUSH, JENERAL BLACKSMITH HORSE SHOEING A SPECIALTY. tl kinds of work oxoouted to a Mtltfaotion of outtomer*. ITY BAKERY, Wm. St. Quintin, Prop. PLAIN AND FANCY 1EAO, PASTRY, CAKES, ETC. Everything Flrnt-oliwB, PiA-OtVMt,! IRMSTRDM HOTEL. H. KEYES, Prop. pod Accommodation, Besi, Liquors and Cigars. First-Class Stabling; ARMSTRONG B.C. Midway Meat Market K. tt. MATTHES, Proprietor. At thl* establishment customers can get choicest cuts of BEEF, MUTTON. POHK and VEAL. Therefore Moats are always fresh mid sweet for dinner to-day. TELEPHONE 311* >_>c*.*bo_* oj_k tHe premliaea - - ('all ntnl Ret a jrootl Joint P. 0. BOX 25. Great Reduction IN ALL LINKS OF 9i**** \**^*****r**~*lr**® P1MM, Praistieal Wateh Maker, COPPKH ST GREENWOOD B.C. Oood Tools, Plenty MSterUI, and 30 years experience to do work correctly. . . , Dry Goods, Notions, Ladies' and Gents' Furs, Jackets and Capes FOR CASH Clothing of all kinds • at manufacturers' prices plus freight, for thirty days, to make room for Spring and Summer Wear. We need the cash, and are willing to sacrifice profits, FUR COATS from $12.50 to $20, former price $17.50 and $25 FDR CAPS worth $5 and $6, now selling at from $1.50 to $9.50 Now is the time to buy, as no such bargains will 4 - be offered again. Rubber goods at greatly reduced prices, as we do not intend to carry them over for next season. ' Come am inquire about Everything cut our cash , grocery prices, down far cash. Kg))******** ***0O*******(9) HAIN & CO., General Merchants POSTOFFICE STORE, MIDWAY. Aj ('. Flutiierfelt, assistant general manager nf i be Granby smelter, Grand Forks, nnd lhe various minimi companies embraced in tlie so-called Miner Graves syndicate, in a recent interview with a representative nf the Rnssiand Miner, inave a graphic outline, ot tin scope nl tlie mining and smelling oper tions now lieing curried on hy bin principals in the Boundary,' and tin idea of the plans and enlargements contemplated in the near future, "The Granhy smelter," said he, "up to March 1 has treated a total tonnage of our own ores nf 100,000 Ions, lacking 17 tuns. It has a minimal tonnage of 600 tons daily. The plant began operations on August 21 last with one furnace, tlie second one not having heen "blown iu" until Octnlier 18. The ore received at flmiffl Forks from our mines, the Knob Hill, Old Ironsides, Grey Eagle and 'Victoria at Phoenix, has all heen mined since we commenced smelling, njne of tbir ore on the dumps represent ing from 15,000 to 18,000 Ions extracted during early developnienl, having yet heen removed. These latter reserves would he available immediately were our reduction plant j.lile to handle them, hut developnienl work was proseciilnd so rapidly ihnt we Werijvciinpelled to remove and ship Un olher ore as fast as it was mined. That we have not heen idle is evidenced by ihe fact that we have today sufHiMeiit ore blocked cut lo keep the smelter lit, its present; capacity fully engaged jfor the next, thirteen 5mars. . -, . 'fi '.tt i. "f'r>,,l"ir^l.,fc"<l li.^tvuouit.u.,1. in Hip reduction works ate being arranged for. Two new furnaces are now being ai rang* d for. Two new furnaces are how being sel, cbed by Mr. .1. 1'. Graves and Supt. Hodges. They are now iu New York, Mr, tjedges having just completed a time nf all the leading smelting centres in the west. We expect to have every modern device and improvement that, can be secured for the expediiioiis and economic handling of ibe ores, A converter, whirh will convert the matte into metallic copper, without extracting the gold and silver values, will he installed in July, when we will be able lo treat 1,200 tons daily. When Ihese fi air furnaces are installed and in operation it is our in- teuiion lo add Iwo additional furnaces if ibe present slack pet mils of such an addition, Tlie Grunby smelter is dally, receiving considerable quantities of ores from Republic and other camps on Ihe Colville reservation and is treating Ihem yoih unqualified success) it. seems a certainty Unit all the ores of that ilisiiicl are destined to be I rented in Canada, exactly reversing the relation of the Le Roi mine tii the smelter at Northport, Wash.; lhe only escape fnun Ibis logical fale will be secured if the reservation i an supply for Hexing put poses, ores similar io lbe sulphide mi's of tbe Boundary: under other conilitions ii would be difficult, in fact almost impossible to treat these siliceous ores by the smelling process. If we had a freighl rile fnun Republic, say of $1 or $1.50 per ton it would mean a great deal for Republic mine owners and no doubt tend to build np an important industry on the Canadian side. It seems to be generally and errone ously believed,"continued Mr. Fluiner- felt, "that the Granhy smeller does not care for outside ores; how this misconception ever originated I do not know, yet when tlie new plant is added we inlend lo devote one of the furnaces exclusively to Ihe Irealuient of custom, ores thus giving treatment facilities to mine owners pratically nt their own doors; and just io this extent will be given a preference to outside ores over our own ores the supply of which is pruriently unlimited." "Have you kept in view lhe possibility of other smelters being erected in the Keltic river valley?" "Certainly, our people have always entertained the belief that it will eon lain two or three plants within the next few years, a condition of. affairs we will heartily we'eome, and when the six furnaces are installed, and the circumstances warrant it, a duplicate smelter will lio-ercctcd on the adjoining ground. Then if oilier corporations arc out prepared to take care of Boundary ores we will go a step further. We hnve made provision for the future by inquiring mi alternative smeller site al Carson, B.C., on the boundary line nenr Grand Forks, and if the necessity wises, will be prepared to erect another smelter om selves. "On our Grand Forks and Phoenix payroll we now have ISO nnd 285 men respectively; nnd both these forces will be doubled in July, when the enlargement of the smelter is completed. "As soon as Ihe snow disappears we propose pulling large gangs at work quarrying ore from the nurture nf lhe Knob Hill ledge, and we hope to effect still greater economies by tunning .ore trains into the long tunnel of that mine. The workings nn our Phoenix properties exceed two utiles in length. The extent nf the development will be appreciated when it is realized thai they were mere prospects three years ago, the Knob Hill tunnel nnt having heen started until May, 1908; nor do we possess a monopoly of the activity that prevuils at Phoenix. The Brooklyn and Stemwinder group, employing 130 men, owned by the Dominion Cop- (Hir company, is being developed on an extensive scale, and I understand a 20 drill compressor plant has just been ordered. ' The development on the well known Snowshoe property also speaks for itself. 'The necessary authority to consolidate our mining and smelting interests is now heing sought from the Provincial Legislature. The capitalization will he fifteen million dollars and the basis of the allot ment of the new issue will be Knob Hill and Grey Eagle, each $1.00; Granhy smelter, $1,50, and Old Ironsides. $2 50 each per share, leaving four millions in (he treasury fur future operal ions. "Our relations with the Canadian Pacific railway," said Mr. Flutiierfelt ill conclusion, "are most harmonious. The company has done everything in its power lo co-operate wilh us and the service it. provides is all that we can desire." The Dominion Copper company, limited, of Toronto, owning the Brooklyn, Stemwinder, Idaho, Rawhide and other mineral claims near Phoenix, has closed a contract wilh the .lames Cooper Manufacturing company, limited, of Montreal, under which the latter hns undertaken to supply a Corliss cross compound lngersoll-Sergeunt air compressor, sleain cylinders 18 inch nnd ill inch dinmeter by SKI inch stroke; 10 I ngersoll-S'M'geaii t Sit hich drills with double screw columns, hose und fittings complete ; an air receiver 54 inch hy 12 feet, und feed water heater of a capacity for 200 horse power.! This constitutes a 20 drill plant and it is lo he shipped in about three months. For immediate shipment nunther plant bas been contracted for between Ihe same parties, including a Bullock diamond drill equal to drilling a 1.000 foot hole, anil 1,000 feet of rods ; a5 drill lngersoll-Sergeunt air compressor; a (10 horse power locomotive boiler ; nn air receiver 12 inch hy 8 feet; a boiler feed pump and a quantity of supplies.. This 1'ittei plant Is fntJtho Stem winder, there aire; dy being a pi int. of >imilnr capacity, excepting the diamonil drill, at work on the adjoining Brooklyn claim. The larger plant will be for the joint use of Brooklyn, Sicmwiniler and Idaho. Mr. .lames Ureen, the well known smelter man who Is now largely interested in tlie Dominion Copper conipany, is now at the company's mines. Thc B. V. Copper company last Toes; day made its Hrst shipment of copper matte produced at its smelter al Greenwood, This shipment consisted of twik| cars containing aboui 00 tons aud was consigned to New York, 'there aie still al the smelter more than UK) tons of high grade matte awaiting ears for shipment nnd more is being added daily. This is the first shipment of matte ever sent frntn Boundary creek, the Granby smelter not being initial part of the district thus named, it will bring in the Hrst returns the B.-C, Copper conipany has yet received from its Mother Lode mine, on which and the smelter the outlay to dale totals between $800,000 ami $1100,1100. The R. Bell initio, owned by,lay P, Graves and a separate syndicate, will soon lie counted among the Boundary shippers. This property is situated in Summil cainp. Tbe main shaft is Hearing the 200-foot level and cross cutting will be started as soon as that level is reached, ll is estimated that there will be 100 feet of crosscut!inu before tb" main ledge is reached. The general characteristics of tbe ore are similar to that of ibe B, ('. mine,which is less than 2,000 feet, distant. Il is a cbalcopyrite carrying vjilues ill copper anil silver nntl some gold. The silver values are probably lhe highest ever obtained froth any mine in the Boundary, The ledge at the sin face is aliout. ten feel wide anil, of course, is not nil in pay ore, Ou the same property there is ,a 200-foot tunnel, which connects with the shaft, and wbich extends 80 feet beyond, The plant consists of a drill operated hy si earn, Later on n plum, probably a ten drill compressor, will he installed. In the same camp a spur is being extended tn the Kinina, a properly in whicli Mt**>- •M's. Mann & Mackenzie are interested. Want Government Aid. A petition, largely citizens of Grand F river valley, has beei lion. W. Cl. Wells, ( er of Lands anil W signed hy Ihe li-ks and Keitle forwarded to Uie ii f (loiniuibsion- tks, asking ilie. provincial government io grant substantial aid toward- tie- pn jeel lor re-' moving the obsMiir-iiqid from the north fork of Kettle river,- thus making the stream nvuil'ihie."f.iv various purposes. The memorial is as follows! "The petition of the citizens of Ihe city of Grand Forks nrcl residents of the Kellie I(i>. r Valley, humbly show- eth; Ihat.ihen rih.fbrk.nfKettle ru- er for aditiance of sixty miles north of the city of Grand Forks traverses one of the richest limbered sections "I" country in the province; ihat thi" river throughout its course i.s obstructed by a great number of i,.gj in ; 'I: cumulation of yenrs of drill wood aie! tiers falling and thrown therein which completely boom the rlvei al many points and render the driving of Irigs down the river an impossibility; that if ihese log jams were removed so tli.'t lugs could ne driven down the river from the vast ilnrber limit) extending many miles on Imth '-'inks and npnn expert authority • -.ouated to contain over one hundt d million feel, to the sai.ini.issi'ou'j' n- ;ir the city iflimnd Forks,ibis vastumonnl of timber, nnw. useless could be rendered Immediately available for. mining, smelling and ag- riculiural and buildingpnrposi s, enterprises now being rapidly pushed forward throughout tbat section of the province known iip'Ihe Boundary district; that, if these vast timber limits could be made available it would not only add very materially to the provincial revenue iu tin- wav of stump- age fees but vvmild add materially to the husim ss activity snd general prosperity of the Bonndary dislrict in giving employment to a large number of laboring men and wnuld necessitate lhe erection and operation of many new sawmills and Wood working factories; that llu1 pn sent out put of lumber material is ii sufficient to-cirry on the mining, smelting, agricultural and building enterprises now being actively carried on in said district; that a private charier was applied for under the Rivers ami Streams AH for permission to i le. i- oul these log jam1!, which chioter wa* refused ; thai ynnr petitioners nre anxious 'h.-itu grant of at least $:|.IH)0 should be nnide for tbe purpose of removing these logjams in said river and putting tie same into such a condition lhat logs could be driven down it i oplar.es of manufacture. Your petitioners tlur fore pray that a sum of money may lie prpvid' d for in the estimates of the next session for the purpose above mentioned and they estimate ihal although the aniounl a*ked i- insiiMlrieiit for lbe purpose of clc-iriiig out lhe piesent obstructions it would do a great deal to- wards il." *. Enforcement of Alien Labor Law. A Rossl.ind press despatch of 2nd inst. slales thai Messrs, K. I'. Breinner of Vancouver, and Edward Williams, Dominion Labor Coiiimissioneis. have been here for ahoul ji week looking Into the matter of alien labor, and, as a result of Iheir labors, sixteen nf the men in the employ of Messrs. \V'ini,*rs, Parsons & Bloomer, who have a contract to do sine- work for the Red Mountain railway, were ordered deported. Tlie conivjo'tois wiil pay lhe way of ihe men buck in ilie United States, where, they were engaged.''This is the Hrst. lime a case of tbi- kind has come np in this Province, and the pen alty of $1,000 line for euch conn,irt laborer brought iu, wis noi enforced, Tbe Commissioners staled, however, that In the future lbe law would be enforced to lhe letter, as ihe munition of lhe Dominion niilhoiities is lo protect Canadian workmen from unfair competition. slati Toronto, M'tn-li be raised to th bill puPSed private the legislation loduy, Wi idshv k , cif I . ullt matWH u, if**--. By the way, it wonld he interesting to know if Mr. Nation proposed to Carrie or if Carrie "axed" him. A Western Kansas editor apolgizes for saying a bride appeared in her "shirt sleeves." "We wrote 'short sleeves'," says the editor, "as plain na we know how." It is announced that the landing of the Strathcona Horse, fully equipped, In South Africa, cost Lord Strathcona about $400,000, The out fitting alone cost upwards of $150,000. j less character of the coal deposits in the Crow's Nest district is a fact beyond dispute. Their rapid develop ment is simply dependent on the ex- tensiveness of the demand for the product, The greater the demand is, the greater will he the output. The argo. ment that if a large and increasing market in the United States Is secured tho supply needed in British Columbia will fall short is absurd. At Ihe present time, indeed, misleading reports are heing circulated, for interested reasons, that the smelters in this province 'are suffering from a dearth of coke, land tbat the Coal company is unable to supply the demand. Such statements, however, are without founda- Z,. .- tion, and the members of the Associa- Perhaps one of the most important ted Boards of Trade, during the lale matters with which our Provincial re* convention at Greenwood, were given Railway Co. ....«." uur irovincial re* convention at Greenwood, were given presentatives will have tb deal with at an unanswerable argument of their this session of tho L-gislatiire is the ffmnnHi»o*,»»»- ***■- * ■this session of the Legislature is the present tax on the output of all mines when they go beyond a certain point. That it is injurious in its effects is the opinion not only of Ihe majority of the residents of this province, hut outsiders, who have noticed the effect it has had upon the province in introducing capital, are of l he belief that it ia greatly retarding the development of Ihe ' country. Not only will the position taken by the government regarding this important mutter he of great concern to all people at home but to large circles abroad as well, Capitalists should be encouraged to come tn British Oolumhla and make investments and we sincerely hope that their investments may meet with great success. The benefits which Ihey reap themselves may he shared to some extent at least hy the country from which they draw their dividends. It is to he hoped that the government will not lose sight of the hitler feature in coming to a decision of so much importance to the community in a province in which the output of ore pro- Illises tn ttm en l» t * groundlessness. The delegates had heen led to believe that the Green KailWAy Co.L—«. The only nil mil route between all points Bust, West nnd South to Rossland, Nelson nnd nil Intermediate points; connecting at Spokane with.the Great Northern, Northern Pacific and O. K. & N. Oo. Conneots at Nelson with the stsamsr for Kaslo and all Kootenay Lake points. Connects at Mover's Falls with staff dally for Republic, and oonntets at Bossburt with stage daily for Grand Forks and Greenwood. DAV TRAIN. Lear CANADIAN PACIFIC »»<*SooUne SPOKANK... R0S8LAND.. NKLSON ■o. Arrive. ati0i.ni. (I.»p.in. Il.fi0a.-n. 3.lilpni. 7.00 a.m. 7,15 p.m. ^^___^JNI0nT TRAIN. SPOKANK 9.45 p. m, HOSSLAND 11.00 p. m. dr_-0_ci , Oonoral Passenger Agent, 7.00 a.m. 7.0O».m. ...... ... ounujt ior coKe owing to the inability of lhe Coal company lo All the orders which bad been placed, and that an appeal had fron sheer necessity been made to the smel ter at Trail, and the request had lieen complied with. The actual facts are | A -.., mm* ww ureen * wood smelter Was In straits for coke, ss rm /^/^QT,I?D*TY"\1_' VS'OVtlta X, n 11 VHiRNON B. C „,n VKKNON B. C °"' General Real Estate <fc Fioaoelal Age. wn NOTARY PUBLIC. r ....... ...m iwtuai racts art that on the day, February 27th, the re* ' quest was supposed to have been made, the Greenwood smelter had a surplus of 800 tons of coke ou hand. As only 135 tons daily are consumed, there was la sufficient supply for at least 15 days. The Trail smelter at the same date had a large supply on hand, and, having I a consignment of 20 cars, which they were unable to store, on the way, tbey asked (bat these cars be diverted' to Oreenwood, which was done, giving the smelter at Greenwood thereby a I surplus of about a thousand tons. | These tacts were established by the delegates and have not heen denied. If, then, the Crow's Nest Pass company cap meet all ihe growing demands of the province for all time to COIIie. out. hualA..~ - ' FIR5T CLASS SLEEPERS On all trains running from RevoUtoke and . Kjotunny I-andlHr. TOURIST GARS FMs Dunmora Junction fbr St. Paul on Sun days, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays. For Toronto on Mondays and ' Wednesdays. For Montreal and Boston Saturdays. Same can pass Rorehtoke one day earlier. For time tables, rams and full Information callonoraddma A. F. MeCUIXY, Agent, MMway, or ., 1. 9. OARTIUt. K. t. COTLK. D. P. A., A. O. P. A., Kelson, 8. C. Vanroavar. B. O. »»s*MMM* >*H>ti I A.mmbta-m*„ KMw«r, ^m One Block West of Customs Office. !.{§} : This is a first-class building, being hard <$} m' *> t$j finished throughout. The dining room (g i& * ® '$ is run under the personal supervision $ J~ '•.$) % of Mrs. Croyrell. pjid i$. supplied with $ u @. ® @-. .^e kst on:the market; Choice stock d' @ ® © of Wines, Liquors and Cigars at the h ® @ %'■©" bar.. Large Stable in connection, Th* Patronage 41 tki PuMio to Sollottad and •attafaotlon fluarantMd. L S. A. CROWELL PROPRIETOR mmmmmmmmmmimaaammaammaammaamimaamm i ._ n.unmg ue - ■""•*H'i>«• *>t* pr<>* inands of tlje province for all time t< wises to be so large before many years couiei cnn besides supply a large mar have elapsed. It. therefore devolves j„ the Uniled States and stilt make lit upon the Legislature to listen to a|l ar tie real inroad' upon the immeijt-e guments that have heen prepared, and measures which exist, and which wili after weighing all the facts op- continue to exist for thousands of The Royal Insuranck Cot. Thb London and Lancasrim*. Fibk INSITRANCB Coy. Thb lN8t;R{(NCK Coy. of North America. , Thr I.ONDON and Canadian Fihk I Insurance Coy. The Sun Life Assurance Coy us j Canada. Thb Dominion Building and Loan Association. Appraiser for the Canada Permanent Loan and'. 8a vino* Coy OQfl ACRES "adjoining Mid way mill«Ue (OU for Hinelter or townsite. Apply h. h. mntsr «; co., Vlctirla. ISu Try a Bottle of ! SYBUP OF WHITE P1NB j and I TAB COMPOUNfl Fop that Cough of j**vur**. ^Aj_U_H_l!_______ __ttl___rfl__-__l _-_____)_______! '• Agent for Stuart's Map of the Boundary District. .„ , ..,, mn tans op pnsed to their Contentions render a de ciidoii in the interests nf the community at large. A coast paper in speak ing of Ihis matter takes a different ....,_ .... luuiiNinas ol years, what valid excuse could possibly be advanced for refusing the operating company these facilities which are nee cessary to the development nf this ....... o nunjimre nee -■- ■",** " "'uerenl ceesary to the development of tbis view of the mineral tax and if all the great property ? The larger the mar- ores of tbe province were high grade ket and the greater the development no tlmf n>" * " ' ihe more -v.*-..*-*— * ■■' notice|_ RKWARI) will be mid bv the un- ^r__m\s fliitnod to anyone furiilxhiittf Information that will load lo tlie coiiriotioa of lho party or partial who poisonral my Uvrdo* Bet' cr Biteh. ; * P. W. McLAINK. Mldwnj-, Feb. 14, iai" ' J. A. Unsworth, Druggist, ilidway. at bo that the tax would be hut small on the value of the nre mined the argument might hold good, but where the ores are of a comparatively low grade such as the Boundary country, the ,'ugiiiiient is looted upon as lacking in strength. It says: We have gone vary deeply into debt for the purpose ri, uirB-..ioniio ui access io tne wealth stored up in our inountain fast* nesses. The people have home the taxes imposed fur tbis purpose with no more grumbling than their forefatheis have indulged in for generation under similar circumstances, because they had faith in Ihe future of their province and were convinced that the day would come when their confidence would receive justification. The question seems to be, has tbe day arrived when they should lie relieved of some part of tbe burden wbich they have so long borne, and should they be compelled lo continue in tbe old nay, preparing the path of > the. capitalist and receiving none of the benefits of the wealth which as long as it was inaccessible belonged to tbe people, but as soon as the latter bad provided railroads and all other modern transportation conveniences for its development passed intu the hands of private individuals ni"''"*"*■■"-*" ' " ihe more populous and thriving the district will liecome, and the more hen eflcial will be tbe influence on thi whole Dominion. The more speedilj the mines are opened up the more iin mediate will be tbe period of prosper ity thereby induced. Already the town* Jn >hc ''rmi'n N"~» ■»..»■» ••-« um* n— of industry drawing vigorous life from tbe mines, hut without incteased progress in the mineral development tin's natural growth will le retarded and the baneful effect will be felt not in that district alone hut throughout the Province, On the other hand, should development increase, as it will increase, if the company's plans are hot interfered witb, the communities which are now small will become large, and will add a great commercial, to the natural industrial, life of thecountiy Other towns, too, not yet thought of, will spring into existence and increase the population and wealth of tbe Province. To day 312 coke ovens are in opera tion in Fernie, and these give more than a sufficient supply of coke for the British Columbia smelters now in ex istence, but. if the charter for the rail way to the boundary is granted, immense additions to the plant, at Ihis mint. »IH "*~ — --*- kP|P^I Carrying; His ftajesty's Hails Will leave MIDWAY on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays, at 8.jo a. m., arriving a CAMP.McK!NNEYat5.prm. . Returning will leave CAMP McKINNEY oi Sundays, Wednesdays and Fridays at 9 a. m. reaching MIDWAY at 1.30 p. m„ and making con nection with the Wain, going east at 2 o'clock. . The batrt af a+oaanwad-tfcui for tm oanvaiitono* at tk* travailing puMie.' --«»»• private indi- mense additions to tb ddualB and upon dividends from which p,,-.,-, w(|| ■*, niade, and a great sum ol the said individuals will live suinptu money win ^ expended in opening up ""J,"!" the dennuli- .* **•-*■-' ' " «... nm nve suinptu ^uucti in opening uf onsly in foreign lands, leaving merely j,ne deposits at Michel and Morriss> the wages of the laborers for Britisli (ereek. The coal company has an ""' "' ' lt„ Inl—*' " Columbia lo wax strong upon. We are not preaching -socialism, hut are pleading for justice to the province. Are the capitalists who pay one or two percent, royalty o*> lhe product of Practical Wagonind Carriage Builder, ¥Kxsy^^^*%T,^. U --'.'J !'W. ; Repairing of all kinds promptly .and rtltly exetrutJd ^ Carnage Ralnting a specialty. vw». uumpany has' announced its intention of bmnedialely 'erecting at Fernie 130 more ovens and 60 additional houses, at a cost of 1(117, £00. At Michel 100 ovens will be erect ' ed at a cost of $9110,000 ,* 100 bouses at a enst nt »K* imn - - ■.,,...,, ut> ine product of ed at a cost of t»j»*u,uw s ww houses at« their properties more severely taxed cost of K»,.W0;'on plant and mine lm than the merchants and the farmers of ,)roveiiienl 180,000 will lie expended, British Columbiaf Iiit the Legists* -,nd $5,000on offlces and store htm*** * lure atik the real estate owner what h„ ,i'x, me Legislature ask the real estate owner what he thinks almut it. We are all anxious to see the mining industry flourish, as there is no doubt whatever that upon it largely depends the future of the province; hul none of us is prepared to add to the burden which he is al _._..,...^ -•„ *m expended, and (5,000 on offices and store houses ; making a total of 4420,000. At Mo - tissy oreek the following amounts will lie the outlay: 200 coke ovens ai $160,000: ISO houses al $82,800,•mine Improvement and plant, $40,000, and offices and store $5,000, or a total of ■Tr™.. „.ncii ne is al- $_r*,500. In all. tbe granting of the ready compelled to bear in order that cbalter wi„ ^ tbe signal for the ex the fat dividends of capitalists may lie* pend!,,,,, |„ these three places of $835, come more frequent. The railways nm iu ■■'• (which fni> ».!•• "■—* - ~..k. liviiu-. i i1Ul U J; H. tYRRELL, Proprietor. 'HORSES TAKEN TO PASTURE ON APRIL 1 y°***m - BRtTISH - OOLDMBU °« ^-^.'iU"; ?«»mbi Irccb Free from Pests PBUIT AND ORNAMENTAL TUuvo ■*.*. ■*- *i Pm Ca^ , e^^™ "" ™» -—— K ' ' *• Hutciiersow, Manager. lire i : : MltfWAV,B.C. • —H§)^--- - The undersigned having taken this well- known and comfortable hotel invites the patronage of ?ll old customers and the: public generally. ;. ; ':t :',,'' ' BEST BRANDS OF LIQUORS & CIGARS. ,/ Furnace-heated and comfortably furnished rooms. K flBST CLA88 MEAL8 WELL SERV£D. Thos. D. Banbury, Proprietor. ._/_.'—»- . rv..««. uit 1111.11 - "»i»»>' 'ne railways (jno. This will r..,,.,m.. (which for the most part were built at Lf hundreds of men and the inaiigura the expense of Ihe people) exact a | ••„„ ..# ■i .-# —*••-•* • - H_s_s_s^_^^^ MML.mm^^^maMm ~ -•■■IC K,BCes oi ttffli,' come more frequent. The railways |orj0. This will mean the employment utidreds of men and the inaiigura tion of a period of activity fn that din trict which will make itself felt nol in Ihe province only, but also in Eastern ! Canada. Tht argument insidiously advanced and industriously circulated that Mr. J. J. Hill of Ibe Oreat Northern railway possesses a controlling interest in the coal company has lieen proven to he without a shadow of truth. Seven-tenths of the stock <of the company is owned by resident Oanadians who absolutely control all ita operations, and whose interests are hound up in the development of tbis Doniln ion and nf ifci- »»—*-*■-- , ui me people) exact a heavy trilmte upon the ore they carry for the beneKt of their shareholders, the smelters take off another slice on nehalf of their owners, the proprietors of the mine take the rest, and the prov-1 hire, which was the original owner of all this wealth and went into debt to render lis exploitation possihle, comes in nowhere. We do not contend that this is an absolutely correct, statement of tbe case. But we bave stated the point of view from which the question is regarded by many people. It is the duty of the Legislature to make taxa- „,,,„ me development of this Domfn* tion as equitable as possihle. There- |on and of this Dominion exclusively. fore in view of the persistency of Ihe —Rouland Miner. demands which have been made upon mm^_^_<_— il. since the imposition of the tax lhc —~~~ fairness and inequalities of which are The Canadian Bank of Commerce now subjects for discussion by the has contributed $200 towards the tv* House, the importance which is likely 'id of tbe widows and orphans of min to bit attached toils conclusions will en who were killed In the Dunsmuir he understood. mines at Cumberland, _. 0, i TERMS FOR PASTURING Uco p, -™lh. sngle HorMSi ^JM ■permon-h. Two or m«re, delivered in Midway. ..... tuck $4.00 pa mcmlh. " . he le Hotel * _******^_^__^__i_^_________» fPaek and Saddle Aim fir Sale ir Hift If you have lost a Horse send me the brand, and if'if is in the country it will be found. ' wmmm—mmmmmmfmmi^mmmmmmmmm^^m~mmmmmmmmm~mmmmmmmmmmmmi The Boundary Hotel ...JvllDWAY, B..C._ ; Strictly First-class Throughout! Excellent Accommodation. Is situated at Rock Cre It Mr _. dary Creek points. ' STOPPING PLACE FOR STAGED Q«N .Hunting. Qood ... Best of Accommodation. s: T. LARSEN, Proprietor , tap. SjmpteJMiii for Commercial Men. ^""* 9 Proprietors) THOS. McAULEY, The Pioneer Newipiiper of the Bouimarjr.Dlstrtet-only per year. » ?s prepiare4 tp fiU all orders for Job printing at, lowest rates consistent with good WQtk. ; . "u"" " '• • j M LNelll, barrister, of Ohesaw, was |rn last week. .. . , ry Kerslake left Saturday with , V. _ E. survey party, enwood wsnts the proposed V, , extended to there. Of course I Hamilton, one of the owners Dayton claim, Oamp McKinney, i tOytn to-day. I'W-. Bigger, representing Oopp i'k Co,, stove manufacturers, of Ont., was in town over i Mi_weii, formerly of the Boun* [hotel, has taken a position at lhe side hotel. Rock oreek, replacing Abbott, who hii gone to her i in Spokane. i ranchers down tbe river are all just now putting in logs, some- [ like a million feet heing required i new Curlew sawmill. . Atwood' has disposed of his st in the Crown Point claim, fn sn Point, camp, tn outside parties, •al heing made through J. P. eod, barrister, of Ureen wood. Hulling season is near at band. local enthusiasts tried their t week, but found too much ice be river. Toroda creek resident* i plenty of mountain trout heing i now. ■rs. Atwood, Boone, Cunning* and Winters are engaged in put- in flume* and filing up a ditch, [ing everything in shape to go to at their placer claims on Boun* r creek. Hood luck to you, boys. net smelter returns from the gins of nre sent to tbe Trail smelter the Oold Bug mine, in Deadwood n, was |85 per ton. Ann! ber ship- will ha made to Boundary Palls on as the pyritie smelter is blown lix Shawr leaves this week lo as- '.Garrison Bros, in a logging con Jit the latter have taken at Carmi. I hope ynu have got over your spite cook him»e, Felix, nnd won't cany morenhnis at it with a twelve Wi&.'iiWdd'-left^iir the cosst on Irsday on .(natters connected with .application fora railway charter Veen Vernon and Kock Oreek. Kerf left (irt the same Inu-inem {'Saturday. Duncan Rons joined the nmitlee from tbe associated '-nards | trade who Mt for Victoria on Shi- Bay to'dist'iisii the resolutions Ith the Provincial Government I;. M. Shaw, C, E„ and James Kerr turned last Monday frtnin Vernon, (leir many friends, who were alarmed cause tbe explorers wese several fiys overdue before reporting at Ke* vna, were much gratified to Hnd 1st the trip was a most successful one nd Unaccompanied by My exciting leujentt. Ww paiiy Mlosred the Vest Fork to its head water* and und that the topography, of the ^untry VasdUtsrent ftom U«at shown the inaps.- After thoroughly ex* goring the section, they followed a attcb of the West Fork to the head Inters of Mission creek, and then the Itter to Kelowna. They report the puts) an exceptionally good one for ailwny construction. — Oreenwood Hnftk In an article on the railway question he Greenwood Miner says: J. H Kennedy, chief, engineer of the Victor a, Vancouver _ Eastern railway, was i the city the past week, and went on lo Midway yesterday with the intention of commencing' work on the sur ley of the line. Operations will he xiinnienced at the summit between lock Creek and Chesaw. and from pat point the survey will be run easl Cascade and west to Ihe Slmilka* |ieen, for the one hundred miles west Cascade. This branch will act as a teder of the extension of the Ot eat lorthern from Ihe 8. F. * N„ which |ill connect with the V. V. k E. at a >int near Cascade. If this road is i into, the Similkameen, it will en |iletlie Great Northern to handle all ores of tbat rich miniiTg region. ■tramway trom Midway to tht |mps of the Boundary will also ena* * the same system to handle the ores Oreenwood, Wellington, Skylark, hid-.rood and Copper camps. The evening shadows blanket all tbe town t Tbe weary husband homeward takes his way r In fear his waiting wife may call him down 1 Behind the billboards on tbe vacant InU The hold-up crouches with his bag of sand, And clustered 'round tbe corpulent jackpots Sit anxious men wilh pictured cards in hand. And lovers stroll beneath the starlit skies And feed each other's ears with honey .edlles. The are lights spit and sputter over head, The noisy tramcars roll ilnug Ihe street, The hig policeman of tbe funeral tread Swipes peanuts from the stands along bis beat: Within tbe washy bouse the snowy shirt. With Spray from puckered mouth Wuu Lungee wets; And prowlers pick cigar stumps from the dirl, Which, later, we will get in cigarettes. And o'er his fragrant, greasy, steaming can Of mystery stands the hot tamale man. In moisture joints where glasses clink we hear, - As ihrough the dimly lighted streets we walk. Men curse expansion o'er their lager beer, With tongues expanded till tfiey scarce can talk. - And heelers,, flush with cash of candidate, To drink with Ihem the red-nosed rounders press, And In their slangy eloquence dilate Upon the ballot's guarded eacrednesa. And ask the bummers to do all tbey can To land their pure, unspotted, honest man. The. night creeps on, the hackmen nt tht! call, Their sleep Iw.ked eyes with chilly fingers rub. Then speed away witb rattling wheels " to haul The men wiih tangled legs home from the club; The tired harkeeps close and lock tbeir doohi. Itie Hums themselves to ten-cent heds betake; The weary top* in darkened hallway •none* And dreams of nlues be sees pot when awake. Tbe wicked town relinquishes ils sins To take a nap before the day begins. —Denver Post, X 1 ▼>!'▼ maj There is now no doubt that one and probably two railways will be building out of Midway as soon as spring opens, and Midway is destined to become the commercial and railway centre of the Boundary country. Now is the time to buy lots in the town. They will make you rich. It is not a speculation, it is an investment. For prices and terms apply to THE MIDWAY COMPANY, Ltd. T.M.QULLEY&CO. aaaaaaa _. _._._._. W WW W W W V^^r^ Furniture, Carpets, Linoleums. FDNEBAL DIRECTORS and EMSALMERS. Large Stock. Low Prices. AAa/.aaaaaaaa wvww www t. soc. GHcrxAxnr ss co., COPPER STREET. GREENWOOD. POOOOOOOOOfrxa The Central Hotel llth St., Midway, B. C. This is a new three-storey he tel,. comfortably furnished throughout. •M_uk;_k-hA_____-ft_-______ The nearest house fo the Railway Station. The most convenient hotel for railway travellers. . The best of accpmmodati«i -jn every respect. v S. DAHL, Proprietor. * * l TrnrrrrrrnTToTTT t The Travellers Insuranee Co. .... Of Hartford. Conn. | rnrrmrir ~ » Chartered 1863. Stock Life and Accident Insurance. ISSUES the hest life insurance I contracts in tbe world. No disappointment as to dividends, Everything guaranteed in advance. Premium rates 15 In 25 per cent less than those of old iiue Mutual companies. ASSETS, . . . January ist, 1897, v* * 1 Mt * * LIABILITIES, SURPLUS . . $30,884.53 . 17,930,260.19 ,3,976,424.36 Tbe Travellers Combination Accident Policy guarantees foraccidentsl under ordinary conditions. 'iolins, Mandolins and Uuiiars from I up. Oreenwood MuhIc Store. Hm will by a good Upright Piano >arlv rtew. Oreenwood Music Store, Provlncisl /lining Output. Statist les obtained from the mines pw that the tnetaliferniis mines of Province during 1900 produced llal valued at 111,340.784. The lode lues produced IUMXB.082 and placer Ines $1,278,724. The values from the le mines were: Gold, $8,3it.(K», per, 12,205.000, copper, $1,015,280. $2,600,667. the tonnage of ore Ined Wns MUM j total number of Ines shipping, Wi .number of mine* lpping oWt 100 ion's, 601 number of In employed underground, 2,428; mlier above iground, 1,8051 total, Th(s Is ah Increase of oui put nf *0 pet cent over tbe year lHUO. value of the prodm-tsof the ens I nes was 15,880,880. This w*ki»tb* sl value of the output «l oil the tot tho Province MJOMp. The Bonus HaMt. A very interest ing phase of the Inter esting railway question has developed in the resolutions passed by tbe Liberal Association of Vancouver. Mackenzie ftMann hold the charter for the V., V. A K„ and are willing to proceed with the construction of the line without loss of time provided a subsidy he granted hy tbe Dominion government. It is understood that Ihe provincial au tboritles have pratically concluded an arrangement witb the C. P. H. to build a milway into tbe Kootena* country over the route covered hy tbe charter held by Mackeniie ft Mann. A short time ago sre were told Ibat the latter would not think of building unless Ihe subsidy which had been annulled by the previous government were revived. Sow we gather, al though we may be mistaken, that the Dominion suhsidy alone would be satisfactory to theib. Perhaps the G. P. R. will also be willing to abate the rigor of ils terms nnw that an active coin pel Itor has appeared upon the wene. There is nothing like competition after all. With patience we may yet reach the stage at which offers to huild rail ways without money and wil bout price will not, lie regarded with suspicion. Th** conditions produced by the bonus habit are abnormal.—Victoria Times. — » iln. Nation Criticised. Here 4s something taken from "The Owl" columns of the 81. Marys Journal i—"You bave all read something of the doings of that fanatical old hen. Mrs. Carrie Nation, who seeks to abolish intemperance hy smashing saloons with aa mo and thumping saloonkeeper's wives. When » woman so far forgets her womanhood she deserves nn bet(«r treatment 1 ban would he meled out to the vertett law breaking rowdy. 80 long w saloons are tolerated by law tbey should lie pin* tented hy law, and the playful Mrs. Nation and her little hatchet carefully detached from each other and locked up. A crasy woman and an axe is a more dangerous combination than qui nine and Whiskey." MIDWAY \. Lequime & Powers, Proprietors. Manufacturers of all kinds of BOUGH AND DRESSED LUMBER LATH anil SHINGLES, SASHES anil DOORS Band Sawing and Jqb Work done to order Telephone No. 12.' Telephone orders receive prompt Death Benefit . , , , $5000 lm of Sight ot Both Eyes . ,000 Um ot Both Veet or Both Hands 5,000 Loss ot One Hand and One Koot 5,000 Permanent Total Dlaabll tj- 25110 I/j-m of Kight Hand . . *«..W" I_w of Log at or above Knee , 2„M I.ohu of Left Hand . . . ),u»i Low of Kit her Foot . 1,000 Loss of sight of One Kye , , . (ISO Lirr|its of Weekly Iridenwity $ 1,300. AND, If such injuries are sustained while riding as a passenger in any passenger conveyance using steam cable, or electricity us n motive-power the amount to lie paid shall lie DOUBLE tlie sxini specified in the clause under which the claim is made. . Cost $52 a vear to Professional and Business Men.and Commercial Travelers. Other sums at proportionate rates J3E. Nozvis. AGENT FOR 80UTHERN BRITISH COLUMBIA, MIDWAY B, 0. To Let. The Lancashire House, Midway. This Is a popular hotel, and is a gnod opening fora 111* class hotel mall. The furniture can be purchased i-iiaon* «hlf,v'PiM»esslon given at once. . fit* terms* etc., apply tot' ' Tint Midway (Jo*PAirr. Wd- * Midway. B. C. attention. vil ♦ wm Bakery QUINTIN & McBOYLE, Props. Good assortment of Fresh Bread, Cakes, Confectionery and Fruit always in stock. I THE MIDWAY NEWS DEPOT THOMAS WALKER, Proprietor. All the beat Cigar* and Tobaoeoe eonstantly on hand. Latest shades and pat- tarns af Wall Paper now In •took. Seventh Street, Midway. JUUUUt Restaurant in Connection. First-class Meals served at all hours. Give us a call and be convinced. , BBSS mi -»R. WELLS K- I . ty Has opened up a W Livery and Feed Stable $ In the premises formerly occupied by ty SS THE ■YlONEBR HOTEL 3x Oreenwood, Boundary Creek* B. C. We have opened die above hotel at Greenwpod and Are prepared to -weldome guests and provide good accommodation. Good catering. First-class Livery Stable. 4^M^Ssft^«^^*M^S^M^^ft^ J. W. NELSON, PROPRlEf OR. Special attention given to all kinds of transfer work. A rig will meet all trains. The patronage of the public is solicited. e Rates moderate. aaaaa*.aaAAa aaaAaaa.a AAAAAAAA AAAAAAAA m a, m. a, Aax m.m. m _,_,_,_,_,_, _,._.A ' ' WWTWW m W WWW^ WW WW WW-*vvwvwwwwtww*~~t vacs ncoajp-icrx-o-ia*- uxohaxob, ? NO. 4 K.-W.-C. BLOOK, NEL80I, B.C. * (lold.fillvprl.rad nnd Copper Milieu niinlud nt tlio KXCHANOK, KltKK MII.MM) OOI.lt proportliw wanted at once for KiiHtorn iuvcitofn, ■ParUoflhnvIng mining proporty for nolo aro roquustotl lo wjiicI wuiiplo« of tlmir ore tothe KXCHANOK toroxhlbllton. All minpliw kIioiiI'I he senl by oxprnw, PIIKPAID, Corronpomlonco nollelted. Addroiw all oomimililcallonii to A_*__-• Mr XT. Roasiib-n'K't'i*, * Telephone No. IM, P. n. Box 70(1. NK1jS0N,H.0. X ammmaaaa ...... — .-..■■....-...-....._.....^ MIDWAY, :=: B.C. Beautifully situated at the confluence of Boundary Creek and Kettle River. X'l ff 1 M (JM w ILL BE The most important railway town in .the Kettle River Mining Division. The Wholesale Supply and Manufacturing centre of the Kettle River and Boundary Creek Districts. The distributing point for Upper Kettle River, West Fork and Camp McKinney iiining camps. The • nearest Railway town to Republic, Meyers Creek, Palmer Mountain and ofher Northern, Washington mining camps. The leading residence town _$ the country, with an excellent climate, pure water supply and favorable sanitary conditions. Business- residence and garden lots at low prices and oa easy terms. Send for Maps, prices, and full particulars to ml t„ ■- ml '- (,* i M 'llll: . M. WOVENDEN, Sec, 30 St. John Street, Montreal, P. Q, The MIDWAY COMPANY, Ltd. O. M. CHOUSE, Agent fnr British (,'iiliiinbia, ' Midway, J). 0. -tin m ml .V I' 1 m\ ['... xl, \ltt\ tt "i M ml CA vi I .i»l CZ<s> m m ( l,X i.'.f' At at: xli± 2 m m ta ni "if ,__, ■>','. w B. C. MINES I As Looked Upon by an Outsider. It is* unfortunately true tbat the politicians of British Coliiniliia—past and presenl—have done more to injure and retard the industry of mining than they have to encourage it. Not only is the mining industry of that province more heavily tux»d than nny of the newer mining states, or Oritur in, but numerous legislative blunders have dealt bad blows to the mines. The result has lieen tn seriously retard the development nf British Columbia's undoubted mining wealth. Tbe cap!-, Inl for which every mining camp has anxiously awaited has failed Income ia any consideralile quantity, and with a few notable exceptions the mines of the province are struggling manfully hut vainly under the heavy burdens imposed iii various >vays upon them. The Herald does not make these statements unmindful of their serious nature nor without having satisfied itself of their truth. They are simply the expression of opinions hold generally hy mining men throughout Ihe interior) men who know what they ure talking about and who have been foi'.ed tn their opinions by bitter experience. The miner, the prospector or the capitalist who goes into tbe mountain, aud gives his time and hard wnrk, undergoing hardships unheard of by the kid*glnve legislator ut the coast, and maybe risking his life, to discover and develop mines is entitled toagreat deal more than he gen<*rally get*. Ue is the man who is developing the dormant resources of ihe province, find ing employment for men, huilding tip towns and cities and furnishing husiness for railroads. Instead of getting encouragement and assistance he is burdened down witb taxes and royalties, and iv is told, ns was the wi iter a few days ago, by one of lhe kid gloved gentry at the coast: "Every ton of ore you take out of the ground makes the country that much poorer," Itis when we run np against such fool sentiments as these lhat we, realize the inadequacy of the English language. The first Ihing a man has tn do lie fore he can locate a mineral claim is tn pay a $5 annual license fee. If it is a eomp my the annual fee la 8IIX). The .next thing is a $H poll tax. Every time he records anything in euiinectinn with his claim he is molded $2SO. For all the timber he uses on his claim he has to pay 50 cents a cord royalty. Now, ull this would perhaps he reasonable enough if it slopped ihere. But It dues hot. After he bus spent pmhah'y thousands or tens of thousands of dol* Jars in opening up his mine, incidental Jy giving employment at flood wage* to a large a number of men; and start ing up a little town, he commences to ship ore, very probably over several miles of bad trails, and worse wagon roads, which means more expense, more men employed, and more money spent to help the development of the | country. And when he gets his returns from the smelter he has to give up two per cent of them us an uddi/im- al royalty or tax oyer and above all the others. The British Coliiniliia miner is the heaviest taxed man in Canada. The miners huild up towns and creale revenue for the Government and then have tn pay for the privilege of doing it. And yet the politicians wonder why capital prefers to go across the line into the states, wli-re tuxes are higher and the people offer premiums to the investors. Evidently the politicians of British Colombia have yet to learn tbat when thoy shackle mining they nre shackling the life of the country and killing thc fowl that lays the auriferous egg. The country itself is all right and ought to he the finest mining country on earth. All it wants is to be let alone.' If insured from periodical hlack eyes and set liacks from would-be statesmen It will look after itself. How long would Alberta's great cattle industry prosper if it hnd to contend with foul legislation such as nffrcis mining in British Columbia ? As an old Butte man said to the Herald recently : "When a man gm h into this howling wilderness, sleeps under a tree and lives on bacon and beans he feels hot when he sees tender foot politicians swooping dnwn on him and taking Ihe cream off his hard work." California, to-day one of the richest, states of the union, was not opened up that way. Every ounce of gold a man dug was his own and he paid no miner's license, And every other mining state was developed on the same principle-1 giving the miner all heco.ild make and getting revenue out of the growth of Ihe country created by his industry and enterprise. The miner does nol keep all he makes. It costs him on un average more thnn dollar for dollar for every ton of ore produced, and nil this money is spent in the country helping tn build up prosperous communities. The two per eent royalty is a tax on industry, a discniirager of enterprise and should be wiped out. If the Brit ish Columbia Oovernrnent is bound to tax mining let them adopt an equitu hie direct tax nn all mining properties and thus stimulate owners to inii'ie (heir claims producers instead of holding tbem year, after year for purely speculative ,purpotws.--Calgary Her aid. ' Mineral Act, 1896. Certificate of Improvements. retlo-s. Hiohunii Quuen Minkkai; Claim. Situate In ths Kettle River Mining Division of Yale Ulstrict. Where Located :-Dead- wood Camp. J* A* KB NOTICE that I, Forbes M. Kertiv. as atfentfor lhe Highland Queen ttinuolitint- *Hniiig and Milling Co., Limited Liability, free miner's certitlcato No. tttutfl, intend sixty days from tho dale horeof, lo apply to lho lining Itooordor for a certificate of Improvement.!, for tie purposo of obtaining a Crown grant of tlio above claim. And further lake notico that action, undor nclion 37, must bo commenced beforo 'ho issuance of such eertlfleato of improvements. Dated tbis 28th day tt January, I'JOI. Ho JfOUBES M. KKItllY. N0T1C£ OF FORFEITURE. To 0. A. I'olerson, lale of Kholl (reek in Yalo dislrict,: Sir: Yon sre hereby notified Ihnt no hove expended tlirizn in labor and improvements upon the "Hig Windy'' Mineral Claim, situate in Providence Camp, in tlm Kettle Hiver Mining Division nf Yale llislrli'l In British Culuill- bin, In ortler lo h'uld siid claim under Iho pro- visiii'iKuf Sec'jim2J of lho Mineral Ait. such being lhe amount required in hold'lhe said claim for lhe year ending April!,, IIKII. And if at tlio expiral iimof ninety (001 days of publication of this noliee vou fall or refuse to conlrlbiite your proportion of tho sxpentlltiiro required under said section S4, together with all costs of jidveriising, your InterestiL in said claim shall become vested in Ihe sunscrlbers (yonr co-owners) undor taction 4 ol tho "MJaSr* al Act. Amendment Act, IW)." Haled at Midivny, B. (!,, this loth day of December. IRIIO. HIUHLAND Ql'BEN ffOKHOLlDATED | MINING AND MILLING CO. C. L. TiniMKT, .Manager. 60 YEARS' EXPERIENCE Timdc MMNW Drsto.Ni COPVRMHTS AC Anyone sending aeket«h nd deecrtMlon — auleklr ascertain nor opinion free whether an Intention le prolwblr wwnuihle. Come-tuUc*- lions strictly conSdentlal. llnnitboo* on l-atenta ■ent free. Oldest iimi lur eecurimr iwtenti. I'aienta taken tbnwiih Munn a Co. receive tatdtl acute, mathm, teuse, to the Scientific America Ahwdiwmelrfltantmt**! wwklf. Unrest dr- mi Iiit (mi tit my ifientlfln jonrtmJ. Tcrmi, $8 » enr; four monthi, 91. roar; four montbi "HIE" Branch Oflice, I J by all newsdealers. CJ6 V BC Washington, D. ft Are J. A. Unbwoutii, Secretary. yLiiKINSON. ■Provincial Lund Surveyor. XU/ Architect and ;_ Civil Engineer... Finnriciul, I^enl K.slate, Iiisurai|<-<* unci • Mining Agvt)i •HWVOTAItV I'l'III.H',-Mhk- _ oir.vtow TowiiHiti* As*«fit. . . . JU1IIIK8H . . . K. H. PARKINSON, IMIIIVIIJIV, II. 0, rv*rrc*N)iot--lniioe Solloltetl. -MIDWAY- Riverside Addition. Just a* Word! To those contemplating an investment in Midway real estate, the information is offered that on the Riverside Addition may be found 300 very choice residence sites. LOTS 50 x 125 FEET. & PBB MSOMLE, For term* and all other information apply to / W. H. NORRIS, or A. MEGRAW, Midway, RC Camp McKinney, B. C. 0HBBHM_s«--H-i
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Date Issued | 1901-03-11 |
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FileFormat | application/pdf |
Language | English |
Notes | Title changes in chronological order: The Advance (1898-1902) ; The Midway Dispatch (1902-1904) |
Identifier | Advance_1901_03_11 |
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BC Historical Newspapers |
Source | Original Format: Royal British Columbia Museum. British Columbia Archives. |
Date Available | 2016-02-02 |
Provider | Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library |
Rights | Images provided for research and reference use only. Permission to publish, copy, or otherwise use these images must be obtained from the Digitization Centre: http://digitize.library.ubc.ca/ |
AIPUUID | d34f58c3-a402-487d-86ca-52bc87fe1435 |
DOI | 10.14288/1.0347819 |
Latitude | 49.008333 |
Longitude | -118.778333 |
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