Open Collections

 THE ADVANCE.
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Vol. XIV, No. 18.
■IDWAY, BRITISH COLUMBIA, MONDAY, MARCH 4,  1901.
$2.00 per Year.
[IP. McLEOD,
Barrister, Solicitor, Etc.
OREKNWOOD, b, c.
NICHOLSON,
—: Notary Pcblio,
_.h ESTATE,
FINANCIAL AOENT
AND MINING BROKER.
MP MOKINNEY, B.C.
Iballett.
Hallett & Shaw
Barristers, solicitors,
NaUrta Public.
|le Address: "Hallett."
Cones: Bedford McNeill'!, Moreing k
Seal's. Lather's.
RWD»D.B.C.
\&. SUTHERLAND,
.  . .  MIDWAY, B.C.
HOT ART  PtJHLIC,
CUSTOMS BROK.KH,
COMMISSION AGENT.
J tCmtoms tntrlei paiied. Mineral Aot
[ and Land Aet papers drawn up. AA-
I davlti taken. Abitraeti made.
trnimunlciitloni by mall or telephone
[ promptly attended to.
DR. SIMMONS,
DENTIST,
Jendell Block, Greenwood.
1_MmM, V.-K.
M. KERBY,
A.tt.Cat.ttt. C.S.
bviNciAL Land   Surveyor
AND
CIVIL   ENOINEER.
knwAV anu OHRKKwnoa
B. RICKARDS & CO.,
I<eal Estate
and
lriaurance.
IFTH   RTItKKT.
MIDWAY, B.(
IERT SMITH,
Tonsorial Artist.
r a flnt'Olaw Shave. Hair Cut, Boa Foam
or Shauii-oo, call at tbe above parlor.
Itazora boned and ground.
llKTH  STUllBT,  • •   •  MIDWAY, B. C.
Our low prices in BRY GOODS have,
made them sell.
We are giving big bargains in CLOTHING, BOOTS and SHOES.
We have made the prices to suit the
times.
MIDWAY TRADING CO.. LTD.
J. R. JACOBS, MANAGER.
| Hotel Spokane,]
tXZX*™* st- • t* -CCC3
L. E. SALTER, PROPRIETOR.
A new building, well furnished. Everything new
and first-class. -Only the choicest Wines, Liquors
and Cigars kept in stock. Headquarters for Mining
and Commercial Men.
W. DALRYMPLE
«•__    BlKclra
KAIRVIEW, B. C.
Ml Kindt of Repairing.   Morseihoelng
A nwolaltr.
10CK CHEEK HOTEL .
MOUTH OF ROOK OREEK
PmnT-OLABe  Accommodation  roa Gukstb,
GOOD .STABLING
KxcoUorl KlHhiim on Kettle llivor.jm
JAS. H. BUSH,
IENERAL BLACKSMITH
HORSE SHOEING
A SPECIALTY.
Ml kind* of work oxMiittd to
lhe •atlsfaotlwi of customers.
|CITY BAKERY,
Wm. St. Quintin, Prop.
PLAIN AND FANCY
MEAD, PASTRY, CAKES, ETC.
JCverytliiug   First-olium.
iRMSTROl HOTEL.
II. KEYES, Prop.
1'nid Accommodation,
Beei. Liquors and Cigars.
Fira(*CluM Stabling,
ARMSTRONG B.C.
FAIRVIEW - HOTEL
Commercial and Mining men should put up
at the Fairview Hotel when in camp.
GOOD ACCOMMODATION. EVERYMING EXCELLENT-
Qeo J, Sheekar*      -      -      -     f roprietor.
J1MI»»»»»»i>»»Ml»M»»SSI»»i»»>»m*»MS»S»—Hl>m»>»l>l|k
- Midway Meat Market
K.-V MATTHES, Proprietor.   ,
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At this establishment customers can get choicest cuts ol
BEEF, MUTTON. PORK Md VEAL.
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Great Reduction
— IN ALL LINES .OF
SURVEYORS
Are Now in the Field—Mann
& Mackenzie's Outfit at
Midway.
TWO   LINES   OF   RAILWAY
$*_***Z*****999*******(9l
n | M-ELMON.
Prwllnl Wiltl liktr,
OOPPKB 8T
GREENWOOD B.C.
Oood Tooli, Plenty Material,
and 30 ytan experience to da
work correctly.  .  .  .
Dry Goods, Notions,
Ladies' and Gents'
Furs, Jackets and Capes
FOR CASH
Clothing <if all kinds .at manufacturers' prices plus
freight,  for thirty clays, to make room for
Spring and  Summer Wear.
We need the cash, and are willing to sacrifice profits.
FDB COATS from $12.50 to $20, former pries $17.50 and $25
FUR GAPS worth $5 and $6, now selling at from $1.50 to $8.50
Now is the time to buy,  as no such bargains will
be offered again.
Rubber goods at greatly reduced prices, as we do
not intend to carry them over for next season.
Come and inquire about our cash grocery prices,
K very-thing cut clown for cash.
HAIN & CO., General Merchants
POSTOFFICE STORE, MIDWAY.
Will Shortly Commence Construction
From Mere to the Coast-Dirt
Will be Flylnit by the
First af flay.
It now seems more certain lhan ever
thai, dirt will hi* flying by Mny 1st for
thn I'onatruollon of two linns nf railway from Midway to the coast.
Among the passengers on Friday's
train was .las. H. Kennedy, of St.
Thulium, Ont.,and a party of surveyors,
whn will lie engaged for some time in
running the preliminary line of the V.
V. _ E. railway from Midway west.
Tht; party left on Saturday for a point
about, 15 miles west of here and will
work towards Midway,
It is .now the intention of Mann h
Mackenzie to huild the V. V. & E,
whether the government, subsidy he
granted or not and il. is a sure thing
that, if they do, the C. P. R. will not
he lung behind them in commending
operations.
The western terminal of lbe Coast-
Koolenay railway will he Vancouver.
Thu route will extend through the valley of the Fraser river, scale the Hope
mountains, traverse thu Siniilkameen
and Okanagan districts and a portion
of the. Boundary district. Considerable
speculation is being indulged in respecting the eastern terminus of the road.
Both Cascade and Midway, points in
the Boundary district on the international frontier, have been mentioned
as lbe pi obable terminal, Hisohviims
lhat the proposed railway will be useless unless it forms a connection with
some other line in order lo handle
through truffle ; that Jim Hill of the
Great Northern has an understanding
with Mann _ Mackenzie is also apparent. Th** .simple circumstances that
the surveyors travelled west an passes
issued by ihe (ireat Northern tells its
own story ; moreover Howard Hill, a
inemher of the outllt is stated to he a
relative of the president of the company.
Jim Hill's surveyors Lave already
surveyed a line from Marcus, a point
on the Spokane Falls k Northern, up
tbe water grade of the Kettle river
through the Colville reservation lo
Nelson, Wash., a point foui and one
half miles from Grand Forks, The
survey also touches a point on the
frontier, twelve miles east, at Cascade,
II. C. If Jim Hill does noi build further wbbI. lhan Casende or Nelson the
Mann k Mackenzie people will have to
cross the divide hetween Boundary
creek and Fourth of July creek, a feat
that can not be accomplished without
the expenditure of a large sum of
money. Hill, however, would have no
difficulty in extending his line further
west, from Nelson by following lhe
water grade of the main Kettle river
entirely Ihrough American territory
to Midway, B. C. If Hill comes as far
ae Nelson, a point west of Cascade,-il
is evident lhat he will also extend
south to Republic and other camps on
the Reservation, The best engineering talent has expressed the opinion
that the alternative route via tbe San
Poil valley .is impracticable owing to
the cost.
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Monument to Canadian Soldiers.
A Montreal press dlspalch states
that it bus been decided to erect a
monument in Montreal to cost. $;{(),0(I0
in nii'iniiiy nl' the Canadian soldiers,
wbo went In fight for the empire in
Smith Africa. Fifteen thousand dollars has been collected towards a
monument to commemorate Lord
Strathcona's patriotic action. His
lordship, however, has writ len lo
Principal Peterson, of McUill, declining to bave a monument elected to
himself in bis lifetime. He advises
thai the subscriptions be turned over to
lbe Soldiers' Monument fund and this
lias been done,
raised Whether that would affect lhe
rates in British Oolumhla, and in reference to the milter a prominent insurance man, whn is considered au authority, has given the following information for the benefit of those who are
interested in insuranee rates in this
province :
* "The recent increase of Are insurance
rates in the east will not he extended
to British Columbia. On account of
the greatly increased Are waste of recent years, this action nf tbe companies has become necessary. It has also
heen made evident to them that the
cause of these fires must he removed
so far as possible and greater protection
supplied. To accomplish the former a
system of specific ratings has been
adopted hy them for the eastern cities,
similar to tbat at present, in use in British Columbia. Specific ratings are
separate rates, ptihlished for each
building, and made by an inspector
after a personal and thorough inspection of each building, taking into con
sideration construction, occupancy,
surroundings and condition of the
building. The advantages in this system to the owners and companies alike
can readily he seen. A well conditioned, constructed and protected building
will enjoy a low rate of insurance,
while one adjoining il, which is poorly
constructed and in alittered and untidy
condition, must pay for such deticicn
cies and neglect. The owner of the
latter will want to know why bis rale
is so much higher than that of his
neighbor, and unon learning the company's reasons will recognize the consistency of the difference and willingly
correct the limits, so far as it mny lie
possible, in order to obtain a lowof
rate, Thus much of the fire hazard is
eliminated. The system formerly in
use in the east has lieen to establish n
rate for each of four classes of buildings
in a city and apply such rale, regardless of the many deficiencies and causes
from accumulation of combustible litter and rubbish frequently found iu
huildings."
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TWO  DAYS' SESSION
ra mm placers
A Company Has Been Formed to
Search for the Yellow Metal.
UN   MILES OF ROCK  CREEK
Have Been Acquired for Their Operations-Work Has Already
Commenced.
Date of Prince's Visit.
It is learned froni an official source
that the visil to Ottawa of His Knyal
Highness, the Duke of Cornwall and
York, will lake place in the'middle of
Septemher, An intimation to this
effect, has, il, is understood, been received at the vice-regal residence,
Ottawa. The Duke and Duchess will
visit Canada nn their ret urn from the
ceremonies of the Australian confederation, and, after I om iiigtbe Doniinion,
will go to Newfoundland, sailing from
there for England about the middle of
October.
Insurance Rates.
On account nf the big fires in the
east the insurance rates have been increased for the country as far west ns
Winnipeg,    Thc question  has  been
Of the Associated Boards of Trade
Held In Oreenwood on Friday
and Saturday.
The third annual convenlion of the
Associated Boards of Trade of Eastern
British Columbia opened Friday morning at Greenwood,
After the report of committee on credentials was received, C. Scott Galloway, of Oreenwood, was elected presi
dent, and H. W. C, Jackson, of Rossland, was re-elected secretary. An adjournment was then made to allow the
delegates an opportunity of visiting
the Greenwood smeller.     <
Friday afternoon was taken up with
business relating to the mining indus
try of the interior of British Columbia.
The recommend ition .if the association, asking the Dominion governiuenl.
to bonus a lead refinery, received the
unanimous support of the members,
The question of recommending a
railway charter to tap the Fernie coal
mining district by the Great, Northern
system was fully discussed. The priu
cipal speakers in favor of the charter
were Messrs. Ross, Curl Is and Bently,
and Messrs. .Goodeve, O'iver and Topping against. The delegates finally
passed a resolution favoring the Hill
chart er hy a vote of 31 io 5.
The following resolutions passed at
tlie second annual convention weie reaffirmed, viz: Placing the words
"Boundary district" on government
maps, platting city additions, government maps of occupied lands, a Supreme court judge for the interior.min
ing roads, city limits, lead industry re
distribution of provint ial repri sentation
immediately after the completion of
the census, wagon roads and hails for
the development of mining sections,
the "open dour" policy regarding railways, freight rates on farm products,
and amendments to the Companies
Ad and Rivers and Streams Act.
In the evening the delegates were
entertained by the local hoard to a
banquet at the Windsor hotel,
Saturday Me. Koas introduced a r
nlution recommending the gianting of
a charter to Robert. Wood and other
fora railway connecting the Columbia
k Western with ihe Shuswap k Okanagan, which met the favor of the asso
elation and was endorsed. The pro
posed line will nun from the present
terminus of thc V. k W. at Midway
through the rich milling districts of
the Wesl Fork and main Kettle river
and lhe agricultural region ou tlkaua
gan lake, tapping the Shuswap &■
Okanagan railway al Vernon. This
■line will prove beneficial to both the
mining camps of Boundary and the
agricultural districts along Ihe Okana
gan lako, as well as opening up the
great mining regions of the West Fork
and -Kettle river, and also give the
people of this dislrict more direct rail
communication with the const centers
of commerce,
The 'historic .Rock creek placers are
again being exploited. Tbis time not
In lhe manner of the early sixties when
the first feverish prospectors cradled
Its sands in their search for t be yellow
metal, hut hy a system known as
"booming." H. M. Keefer, mining
broker, of this city, and C. W. V'uhba;
of Spokane, have formed the Ruck
creek Consolidated Placer Mining
conipany, limited. The undertaking
is capitalized for $7,500 in 3011 shares of
the par value of DBK per share. Tbe
first hoard of directors has tbenames
nf Mayor It. W. .lakes, M.jD„ex-Miiynr
Robert Wood, P. P. Sliaipe. A. ,E.
Ashcroft, O.E., C. W. Vcdder, H, M.
Keefer and H. 0. Shan. Wiibin a
week over UX) shares were subscribed
for locally and a force of men bus
started operations.
The company has acquired ten mill s
nf creek digging leases ulnng.thc course
of Rock creek, from'"Unljy Jink's
bridge" to within a mile and a quart v
of Rock Creek posliiflice, at Ihejuoc-
tion of that stream with the Kettle
river. Albert E. Ashetoft, C. E„ Wbo
thoroughly examined the creek jiikI
knows its conditions says I bat the only
previous attempt to reach bedrock was
made at the nioiiih of the creek a il
aliout a mile up, here the ground wot
worked liy a hydraulic plant. Since,
its discovery all the other bins ami
benches have been prospected by shafts
and wooden pumps worked by waler
win-els. During tlie early sixties a
large floating population of miners
was supporti-d by its gold, and since
then many Chinamen and a few whiles
have made wages. Willie Mil estii'jjti.e
is obtainable bearing wilh accural;)' on
Ihe amount of yellow metal secured
since ils discovery Rock creek is-gem r-
ally credited wiih from ilSIMHJO up.
wards. Millers are apparently well
satisfied that if bedrock could lie rem,lied and worked, coarse gold in nhun*
dance wnuld lie obtained. With this
end in view it Is proposed liy the company lo work the ground by "boom*
ing." Briefly this consists of cons: i n t-
ing a dam at a suitable point in the
canyon, having a gate so built, tha
when Ihe reservoir is full, thecal i is
automatically opened and closed itgi.in
when the subsequent rnrh of-watHrttiiM
passed. This process is com innetlf ir
days or weeks, so long as ii is necessary, the object being Ioc plelely scour
the stream bed for some cniisiif cable
distance below ihe dam, thus exposing
bediock which can then be cleaned as
in ordinary placer mining, 'JDbissys*
tem is in vogue in the placer mines of
New Zealand and Iris been proved an
unqualified success under conditions
similar to those obtaining at Ruck
creek. Where thc wash overlaying
the bedrock is in the nature ofa Kind
cement and the gold is flaky aud fine,
ihe system does not answer, tint itis
believed that Whal gold is on the bedrock is coarse, and the wash, even if
deep, is such a character as to he moved hy the process mentioned.
Aneroid readings show that the rise
in the bed of Rock creek along tlte
course of tbe proposed operation-,
averages rather more than 1(H)feet io
lhe mile, Ihe rise being less Inward the
mouth of ibe stream, nnd ut the tipper
end of the property, being as much as
three feel per 100 feet, or 151) feet per
mile. The sides of t he gorge nr ruin on
are steep for the whole disiance and in
most places extremely precipitins.
The channel varies in width from 411 lo
Ullt) feet. Tbe ground lobe operated,
comprising 10 miles of fi
divided into half mile leal
At a point about, six am} a half mil, s
above the cnminenceineni istheonly
existent placer elaini, owned by
Andy Donohue, a pioneer placer miner
of California and Australia, ll>- has
worked for years practically the whole
of While's bar, 700x101) feet, Il has
afforded him in his old age,.for In-n,
Hearing the 7l)'s, a means of livelihood
suitable to bis tastes. The company
may acquire this claim,
The scheme seems to be iiruclic.iblo
when sueli well know n milling men as
Frederick Keffer, M. E„ Paul Johitsmu '
E. M,, George II. Collins and others
were mil s'ow to appreciate the possb
bilities of tecovrriiu; the gold of Rock
creek by the method proposed and
which is now lining can ii ll iui.fi encfllf
tion.—Greenwood Times.
nil the
Twenty mon are now at work i
Nickel Plate, in the ainltlkummin,
country. New muehinni') is also being
installed for butler development ul lbe
mine. «,. .ni unuuoK	
Published   wookljr  at MMway,
.MAWiUUI
D. C.
Subscription Price, fltt) per annum, payable
hi advance, either yearly or half-yearly at the
option of the subscriber.
Adrertisliw Rates sent on application.
MONDAY. MARCH 4. IflOl.
The Dominion Government proposes
to guarantee five-eighteenths on Sfl,
000,000 towards the cost of. laying a
cable lietween Canada and Australia.
It is very satisfactory to know that
in the course of a few days lhe members of the Chinese Commission will
leave Ottawa for the coast to begin
the investigations, wbich has been
entrusted to them,
Mining men will be interested in the
announcement which has just been
made lhat the Provincial Government
has determined to increase tbe size of
placer claims lo 250 feet square. A
great deal of lhe provisions of theold
net emanated from Atlin mid oilier
northern districts and this will now be
removed.
The Provincial Government has
pledged itself to support the Coast
Kootenay Kailway and a party of
surveyors are already iu the field for
the purpose of making the survey for
this line. Tbis certainly looks as if
the V, V, „ K. would he built, at no
late date for Mann k Mackenzie have
promised lhat, if the Dominion and
Provincial subsidy be granted, 100
miles of Ihe mad will he built Lefoie
the end of the year, It is almost a
certainty that if the V. V. k E, coin
niences to huild tbat tbe C. P. It. will
be forced to extend its line from here
to the coast, because Ibat corporation
will never allow any other road to
have a monopoly of ali the traffic between here and the coast.
Veidi'p will contains one curious
item. The residuary legatee is his
niece, Maria Verdi, who Is married to
Siguor Carrara. To the infant asylums
and tbe hospital for the blind at Genoa
he bequeaths £4,000. Large sums are
also lefl to the charitable institutions
and lo the poor of his native village,
Roncole, and also to those of Hussein,
where he lived for many years. Then
comes the following uncomfortable re
quest,: "In the dining room of my
villa. St. Again, will he found two large
wooden lioxes of great antiquity. I de-
sire that neither shall be opened, hut
that both he burned immediately aft*
my obsequies." What these mysterious
boxen contained can be mailer only for
wildest conjecture. .M.8.S. of unpublished operas is what the majority nf
the guessers are pronouncing.
The Federal Government afler making a diligent enquiry into matters nf
establishing a branch of the Royal
Mint of Canada, has, il is understood,
decided to begin operations in connection therewith, so soon as the necessary preliminaries ace arranged. Of
course it will take some lime to com
plete all Ihe preliminaries, but nevei
theless the tact remains that Canada
is to have a mint, * It will not, how
ever, be located iu the west as was at
first supposed, Imt in all probability at
Ottawa, ii being the capital, where the
paper money, postage stamps, inland
revenue stamps, etc., are. printed.
People in this Province would like to
have seen it established in British
Columbia, hut would much rather see
it established at Ottawa than not to
have it all, us a branch of the Imperial Mint will greatly benefit the
entire Dominion.
A Oovernnient assay office is to he
established at Vancouver, and it is
most likely that W. Pellew-Hai vey
will be placed in charge. The Dominion assay office will lie a distinct und
entirely separate institution from the
Provincial assay office now conducted
by Mr. Harvey at Vancouver. This
action of the Dominion Government is
looked upon with satisfaction by ull
Interested in Ihe welfare of the Piovince, and had the Government taken
this mutter in hand u few years ago
and established nn assay oflice of the
kind that is now going to I* built,
much of the gold that has been taken
inM-u  _,w,vn DHim
the Kootenay country it will result in
the building up of the city of Spokane,
and the national spirit is appealed to
prevent the c nisyuiioatlon of a project fraught with so much injury to
Canada. In the east we are told that
the interests of one railway company
imperatively require a change which
will result ih the building up of the
city of Portland, in tbe state of Maine,
and hy another company that its policy
may require it to assist in adding lo
the prosperity tif the city of Boston,
We think i he railway companies shnuld
be told that they cannot play fust and
loose with policy and logic in that way.
and that they cannot trade on national
sentiment to prevent access to tlie
United States in one locality und train
pie on tbe same sentiment in order tu
reach United States territory in another locality. The Parliament of Canada must decide, on broad lines of pol
icy, whether the trade and commerce
of tbis country is to lie built up hy
running a Chinese wall hei ween us ami
the United Stul.es or by having free
access to that territory and that market so far as'railway communication is
concei ned. There cannot he one policy
for the east aud another for the wesl
By what logic can it he shown to be
proper that Portland should be mad.*
the Atlantic port of the city of Mon
treal and one great railway, that could
not mak" the olher Portland tbe Pacific port for another great railway in
the west ?"
We notice in Eastern despatches
that Dr. Horsey M. P. for North Gray,
bus mt induced a hill at Ottawa wilh
the object of making May 24th an
annual public holiday in Canada. This
is a good idea from several points of
view—it being a very fitting tribute to
ber late Majesty to commemorate her
glorious reign in this manner, and
again from a practical side, a holiday
at this time of Ibe year is most desirable lieing conveniently situated between Easter holidays and Dominion
Day. In speaking of this matter a
correspondent to ihe Toronto Ololie
says :—"I think the most beneficent,
ihe most enduring, memorial Canada
ran make to our Queen is to keep the
24th of May as her birthday it will
always he, and what so calculated to
inculcitte and foster loyalty and im
perinlisui in out nation from generation lo general inn than continuing to
connect the life nf Victoria with what
has heen to our furthest memory a day
of rejoicing? After a long winter,
which brings restrictions to all, privations to some, spring surrounds us
with her genial influences *. green
woods, sunny fields and sparkling
waters invite us lo enjoyment. Whal
a cold chill will (all upon our hearts if
the next 24th of May brings us no
holiday, no pouring fourth of young
and old for Ihe first day in the year of
universal, honest, outdoor pleasure I
For the flrst time in our lives no
Queen's Birtbduy 1 In a long experience I have felt that morality and re
ligion are more injured by the ever-
increasing rush of work (bun t
realized. Few comparatively now n
days misuse a holiday. If tbe employ
ees of lahor object, let those employed
and those who purchase the products
of lahor claim, not a new privilege.
but one sanctioned by 03 years posses
sinn, nearly one-third of the period oi
our colonial history and half as long
again as the duration of our confederated Dominion.
Ask our French brethren jf Ihey do
not want the boon of a holiday on the
'Hi h of May, ask Ontario, ask the wvst.
Let them speak through tbeir mouthpiece, the ubiquitous press; let tbe
Provincial Legislature declare their
wishes, and then surely our wise and
patriotic Oovernnient will see its way
to make what il is haul to bring our-
solves to believe was only a transient
good, a permanent blessing.
The Pacific Cable.
Hon. Win. Mu lock gives notice of the
following resolution with respect to
the Pacific cable : That whereas hy
thu Pacific cahle act of 1889 His Excellency in Council is authorized to guar
antee payment of five eighteenths nf
the principal sum of £1,700,000 sterling,
to he applied in establishing direct
submarine telegraphic communication
between Canada and Australia; and
._,_.-■ . whereas, in iieu of said sum of £1.700.
loSmitruncscoandSeulllebymiuers ooo, it ls estimated that for he pur-
returning from the north would have af*,*es„id thw _*„ M
been kept in the country. Miners who In not exceeding £2 WOW which
T"S T 11 «"ld,l<-"d"P«»d Lm the Government oTT UnK
^.!?rir^.°_fthWr,,!:in^in,hB Kingdom is willing to advance ; thVt
the Governor in Council is au.' irized
places where they cun sell their gold
dust to advantage, so Vancouvei
should come in for a good share of the
patronage of the miners, and lhe assay
office should be an important factor in
the building up of lhat ciiy.
Discussing the methods and policies
of Canadian railways, the Winnipeg
Five Press says :   "The methods ot intimidation adopted  by the railway
companies are not always the same.
In the far east one compuny threatens
to take its business lo a port in the
United States if the Government does
not, agree to do whut the compuny
wants.   The same conipany in the far
wejjt sets up u cry of danger to Canadian interests if any communication
With the iJnited States is opened up.
These two positions are utterly inconsistent, except from the poinl of view
of a raliway company, whioh cares
fevy little for consistency so long us
tJ guarantee payment of five-eighteenths uf the principal and interest of
and upon the securities to be issued hy
the Government of the United Kingdom for raising the said sum, namely,
$2,000,000, to he advanced.
of London, Bug., with a view lo bringing British capital into touch with investments in Canada, undertakes lo
publish, free of charge, the leading
points of information concerning mining properties, farms, ranches, house
property, concessions, water rights", or
any kind of industrial venture intended
ror su le, and which offers u suitable
opportunity for such investment. The
move is one that should he of considerable advantage to Canada, Inforinatioii on the lines suggested should be
sent tothe editor of The British Colunihia Review, 05 New Broad street,
London, E. C, England.
—-*-—
An Appeal.
• [The editor of the South African
News has been nriested al Cape Town
fnr quoting a London paper containing
a false and seditious libel against Lord
Kitchener.)
Oh, Little England gentlemen,
Who sit at houie at ease,
I'm writing wilh a painful pen,
From South Africa across the seas.
Our soldiers (as you hinted It)
Are steeped in every sin ;
Yet when I went and printed it
They promptly ran me iti.
I fancied I was pretty smart
In fabricating tales
That would distress Ihe Irish heart
And raise Ihe wrath of Wales.
But, friends, I must apologize ;
The papers that you run,
For really quite stupendous lies,
Deserve—and take —the bun.
Ah, you can guess, dear friends, how
much
• We chortled when tbey came;
How all the dear, die loyal Dutch
Rejoiced to read the same
It's quite impossible to tell
Why peaceful ihey abide,
Wiih sueli incentives to rebel
As weekly you provide.
Spare Briiish Boers, a l bought for me,
When sitting o'er your u ine ;
I gniHn beneath a tyranny ; •
A dreadful fate is mine.
For Kitchener—lhat man of blood-
Has shouted in my ear :
"Look here, young man, stop slinging
mud ; ,
1 wnn'l have libels here."
Yel I was quoting things lhat are
Tbe "faeis" you daily tell;
How we've ('let loose in Africu"
Considerable hell.
Like you, I've only scattered mud,
And sworn a lie wis true ;
But, then, you have no man of blood
To play the deuce with you.
Ah, friends nf Boers (as friends; of
Greece.) ,,
You have a glorious past.
Although you're hound to keep the
peace,
Your sympathies are vast,
And if yon hale a lance nr gun,
And loath the cannon's roar,
You yet can hetler any one
In faking np a war.
—B, Fletcher Robinson, in London Express.
DENTIST.
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SLEEPERS
On all trains running from Rovelstoke and
K,ioteiiiiy landing.
TOURIST CARS
Piu» liunmoro Junction for St. Paul on Sunday*, Tuesdays, Thursdays ami Fridays.
For Toronto on Mondays and
WodiuwdayH.  For Mini*
I treat and HiikIiiii
Saturdays,
Karnes earn pass Itovolntoko one day earlier.
For time lablim, rams ami full Informal Inn
call nn oraddnw A. F. McCl'I.I.V, Agent,
Midwuy. or
-I. S. CARTER. E. J. COTLE,
D.P.A., A.-. P. A.,
Nelson. B. G.      Vancouver, II. C.
NOTICE.
REWARD will bo paid br tho an
_ __- - signed to anyone furnishing* Information tlMt will lead lo tlie conviction of lho
party or partlcH who polnoiiwl my Gordon Sel-
tt      ' r. W. MoLAWK.
Midway. Fob. II, Wl.
FORR£NT.
SNKtMNCHMlacre*.good bnlMlnm and
fonctiH, ritna*«d lu Tnwnnhlp Of S. Vf. }
fe. 7 known as the Wilder Hunch. For
terms write.
JAMES I). DAVIDSON,
Mother Lode-Mine,
Uu Greenwood, H.C.
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1 SYRUP OF WHITE PINE
{      TAR COMPOUND
$   For that Cough of yours.   ,
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•  Agent for Stuart's
I Map of the Boundary
I District.
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I J. A.
f   Unsworth,
|       Druggist,
flidway. \
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This is a first-class building, being hard
finished throughout.   The dining room
@   (§|   is run under the personal supervision   <jg}  @§
^   <§§   of Mrs. Crowell, and is supplied with   §}  {g
§}   i}   ®   ^e ^st on t'le mAr^et-   Choice stock   (g, $
__ M   #   of Wines, Liquors and Cigars at the   $
®   ©   @   $)   bar-     Lar£e   Stable   in  connection.   $
The Patronage of the Publlo ie Solicited and
•atlifaetlon Guaranteed.
S. A. CROWELL, PROPRIETOR.
C. F. COSTERTON
VKHNON B.C
NOTARY PUBLIC.
The Royai. Insurance Coy.
Tub London and Lancashire Fihk
Insurance Coy.
The Insurance Coy. op North
America.
The London and Canadian Fihe
Insurance Coy.
The Sun Life Assurance Coy <n-
Canada.
The Dominion Building and Loan
Association.
Appraiser for thb Canada Permanent Loan and Savings Coy
FOR 8ALE.
rtnn ACRRB adjoining Midway writable
_,OU   for smelter nrtownrtt*.  Apply
mu
B. H. HURST k CO,
Victoria.
MIDWAY HORSE PASTURE
J. H. TYRRELL, Proprietor.
HORSES TAKEN TO PASTURE ON APRIL 1
TERMS FOR PASTURING.
$3.00 per month.   .Single Horses, delivered in Midway, $5.00
per month.   Two or more, delivered in Midway,
each $4.00 per month.
Paek and Saile Horses for Sale or Hire
If you have lost a Horse send me the brand, and if it is
in the country it will be found.
R, MEYERHOEFS
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Carrying: His majesty's flails
Will leave MIDWAY oh Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays, at 8.30 a. m., arriving at
CAMP McKINNEY at 5 p. irt.
Returning will leave CAMP McKINNEY on
Sundays, Wednesdays and Fridays at 9 a. m„
reaching MIDWAY at 1.30 p. m.,and making connection with the train going east at 2 o'clock.
Uw best of aooommodatlon for
the convenience of the
travelling publlo.
R. MEYERH0FF, PROPRIETOR.
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MAINLAND  NURSERY COMPANY
LADNERS,   -   BRITISH   -   COLUMBIA
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Our   Si'EciALTiES—Varieiies Profitable in British CoIuiuIji
Trees Free from Pests.
FRUIT   AND ORNAMENTAL TREKS,  PLANTS AND V1NK!*<
Send for Free Catalogue,   j   E, Hi'TCiitusoN, Manager.
Lancashire House,
: : MIDWAY, B.C. : :
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The undersigned having taken this well-
known and comfortable hotel invites the
patronage of all old customers and fhe public
generally.
BEST BRANDS OF LIQUORS & CIGARS.
Furnace-heated and comfortably
fnrnlihed rooms.
FIRST CLASS meals well served.
Thos. D. Banbury, Proprietor.
The Riverside Hotel
Is situated at Rock Cre.k, B. C, on the main
route of travel between Penticton and all Boundary Creek points.
STOPPING    PLACE   FOR   STAGES.
Recruit*) tor South Africa.
The steamer Montford of the Elder*
Dempster lino has been chartered lo
convey the Canadian recruits for the
South African constabulary to Cape
Town, nnd will leave Halifax on March
15. Mr. Chamberlain has informed thi*
Military Department thnt Oapt. Ogil-
vy of the Canadian Infantry has been
appointed to assist in recruiting the
fone. As in the case of Capt, Kail, the
Dominion Government will advance
his salary and travelling expenses
whllo in the Dominion, to be afterwards refunded by the Imperial
authorities.
The Boundary Hotel
...JM1DWAY, B. G...
Strictly first-class Throughout, Excellent Accommodation.
targe Sample Room for Commercial Men.
THOS. McAULEY,, ■      Proprietor.
Good Hunting;. Qood  Fishing.
Best of Accommodation.
S. T. LARSEN, Proprietor.
1 ADVANCE
The Pioneer Newspaper of the
Boundary District—only
$3.00 per year.
Is prepared to
fill all orders
for Job Printing at lowest
rates consistent with good
work.
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;,«j..*j;.j CAL AND DISTRICT.   I
cher is down from Beaverton.
i Dale was down from Carmi
Page, United Slates customs
j is in town to-day.
file Ingrim, of Myers creek, was
one day last week.
I. V. McCully left on Friday fnr
i's visit witb friends at Nakusp,
i Taylor, of Boundary Falls,
Visit to friends in Midway un
i wai a large crowd at Terry's
i Tuesday evening of Inst week
• King Kennedy, ,
P. B. Bonne went out to Nelson
esday'a train,  wheie she will
i few weeks with her daughnr,
, I,. Hawyer.
day and Friday's trains were
I hours late. The delays were
I hy land slides on the line of the
[hia k Western.
H. Kennedy, who is in charge
[V.V.kE. survey party from
|y west, came in on  Friday's
Ind registered at Ihe Ci dwell
J
i I va .lakes left to-day for Van*
_, where she will train for a
Ial St. Luke's Home and Hos
In that city. Her many friends
■way wish her every success.
Ld Vaughan and W. E. McBoyle
ped Saturday from Toroda creek,
i they have been looking over
... their mining properties pre*
ory to doing development work
lem so soon as spring opens,
letter was received list week at
hwood from W. 8. Keith stating
iaii the applicants from that town,
Be .South African mounted police
passed and lhat. F. B. Smith had
the most successful in the riding
shooting examinations,
Friday a telegram  was received
hos. McDonnell, from .Ihs. Kerr,
ng thnl he and C. ._. Shaw had
__   safely   in   Vernon.     Much
liy bad   been  felt, for the past
, about,  ihese gentlemen.   Hum-;
= )they stalled frnui Beaverton
ate  a  route fur a  railway lie
l that point nnd Vernon,   One nf
irty returned to Beuverion ten
ngo and  as  nothii g   lunl  heen
pi fmni Kerr nod  Shaw, a search
whs  sent  oul on Tuesday to
Ite tbem.
ie third semiannual meeting nf the
eers nf the BiHiniliii y country wns
nt H. Uitiiiernn'i hotel, ('itnip Mc-
ey,   Insl   Fiiday  evening,    Al
ligh the members of the association
fiber about i*) only half Ihatnnni-
were present, owing In iniltiy nf
Jin being out of the district nt lhe
e, while olhers   were   prevented
in   attending   ihrough    sickness,
en new members joined the as.<o-
ion.   Some discussion took place
lo where the next meeting was lo
Jheld, but it wat Anally decided tn
td it at Oreenwood, as the last two
Ive heen held in the western part of
I district.   The old officers were all
[elected.    After   the  business had
i'n disposed of a banquet whs held
d several hours were spent very en*
,'ably tn conversation.
ft *.
1 Violins, Mandolins and Uuitnrs from
.00 up.   Oreenwoisl Music Store,
1275 will by a good Upright Piano
fiirlv new.   Oreenwood Music Store.
To Make Improvements.
pi view of the application for acluir-
r fnr a line frnm the Great Northern
lo British Ooiumbia, the Oanadiau
tciftc Hallway Company have deled to carry out a number of Im-
rliint improvements on the Crow's
•st Pass branch of their system dur-
! the coming summer. Fifteen new
fcomotives have lieen ordered fnr use
rlnsively on this line, and a large
fount of mlliiii* stock which has
n ordered is expected to lie ready
i with the traffic ahout the 1st
Aiirch. It is to meet the rapidly
landing output from Ihe mines lhat
i new equipment is being obtained
I the improvements on the systems
i lieing made.
Ordered To South Africa.
[Japtain Bertie H. 0. Armstrong, B.
|, a son  of Mr. 0. N. Armstrong of
pronto,   who has for a number of
ar* been in charge of the fortiltca-
|ns at Sierra Leone, on the west
t of Africa, has just heen ordered
lout h Africa and plnci'd  in charge
ie work of construction of four
forts, designed for the hetter pro-
lion of Cnpe Town.   His brother,
ptain  Ohas.   J,   Armstrong, wbo
lit out to South Africa as a solial*
n iu lhe Montieal company of the
ysl Canadian Regiment, is also iu
ulh Africa on the staff of Lieut-Col.
rouard,  Director ot loiiieiial Mill-
Railways.    Lieut.-Cnl. Gordon,
liuei'l) D. 0, C. al. Montreal, is refining in South   Africa,   General
llrhener   having  required  his scries, giving   him  command nf an
luge River Oniony  dislrict.   The
Vinel was in Cape Town, ready to
Ive for England with Strut heona's
fise, when bis new appointment—
> sought after by Imperial officers—
I given him,
The Whole Town In the Hand* Of
a Receiver.
The entire town nf Molson, Okanoganicounly, Wash., is at present enjoying Ihe unique distinction nf heing
in the hands of a receiver. Molson is
a small town in the Okanogan mining
district which is owned or claimed to
be owned by one Geo. Mecham, And
"there's the rub," for there are a number of people who do not believe that
Mnlsun is tlie lawful property of
Mecham.
The occupancy of the town hy J, f).
Mitchell, as receiver, and a numher nf
deputies Under his orders is the sequel
to the proceediiiKN begun in Spokane
on Ilie lilt.h of this month. Happy ft,
Hindman of Spokane and A. G. Neill
of Chesaw represent the creditors of
George Mechnin. These attorneys in
behalf of theft'clients on the liiih day
of February, 1001, Hied a petition of
involuntary bankruptcy against George
B. Mecham in the United Slates circuit
court situated in Spokane.
The petition was granted hy Judge
Hanford, and J. D. Mitchell was subsequently appointed receiver. Upon
receipt of the order from Judge Hanford appointing a receiver I he Spokane
attorneys telephoned word of the
court's aclion lo Mr. Mitchell, who
proceeded to act out bin part iu the
little drama, The affair has caused no
end of excitement in Mnlsun, us well
as in Ihe surrounding towns, nnd every
detail is being paid the closest attention.
Thc Tuesday issue uf the Seattle
Post-Intelligencer snys :
"Monday night, acting under an
order of the court, which was telephoned in from Spokane, J. I), Milchell, as receiver, accompanied .hy a
host of deputies, swarmed down upon
the unsuspecting town of Molson and
proceeded tu take charge of aff iirs ann^j
make ao inventory of Ihe liquors in
saloons, lhc furniture nf the buildings
and closed up the Colville 'Reservation
syndicate's offices. ' They also took
charge of the Hotel Tnnavket, one of
the finest hotels in Okanogan country.
"The affair which precipitated the
action is recited in the fact that George
B. Mecham Ave months ago left fir
New York to nrgnnize'a company for
the purpose of raising money to develop the Poland Cliinn mine and also
to greasy the wheels for the further
growth of Molson and its tributary
mines. Whetr Mr. Mecham left he
was considerably in debt, and the
petitioned set forth thnt it is their belief thai Meibnin iloi's not intend to
return, in spite of lhe aulhoiitativ,
statements given out hy hN agents at
MiiNoll that he hart been successful iu
financial unit ters in the east nnd that
his return would he n matter of bul a
short time.
"Ernest Peck, counsel for the On!-
ville Reservation syndicate, of which
Mr. Mecham Is the controlling spirit,
stated to-day to the Post-Intelligencer
correspondent that, he had imt been
officially informed of the proceedings
yet, hut Ihnt the case would be fought
ont in Spokane al an early date. The
company intends lo resist Ihe charges
made, and il is hinted thnl proceedings
have l>ecn irregular on lhe part of the
receiver so there is a prospect of a big
legal fight Id determine the equity of
Ihe case. Mr. Mecham is now on his
way from New York to Molson."
W. W. Hindman, of the firm nf
Happy k Hindman, Spokane, when
asked about the mailer snid : "We
telephoned the inforinatioii concerning
lhe order of lhe court, np to Mr. Mitchell, and I guess, he did the rest. We
have not heard from Molson directly,
but from what, we hear in a roundabout way everything seems to las
going all right. Our lino, working in
conjunction with A. G. Neill of Chesaw, represents three of lhe creditors.
As this is a rase of involuntary bankruptcy I do not know how many uioie
creditors there are and I can't tell how
long it will he before we will be ready
for trial, as Mecham is not here and
we don't know where he is."
me*
Columbia River Bridge.
The work of construction on the tl.
P. R, bridge across the Columbia
river below Robson, is progressing
satisfactorily. The east and west
abutments have lieen completed and
piers No. I and 8, which adjoin Ihese,
have also heen finished. The foiinda
Won for lhe pier upon which the pivot
will be placed, being No, 4, has been
completed to the level nf tne water.
The caissons for piers Nns. 2 and H have
l«en constructed and will he sunk into
place witli concrete within a few days.
The masonry work Ih also gel ting
along well. All the piles that will he
required Jo complele the work
have been delivered. These will be
used chiefly in the construction of pier
No. 5, and also for dolphin, to which a
schooner will he anchored, from which
the masonry of the deep water piers
will he done, A new consignment of
cement to bu, used nt the bridge Is
now on the way from Vancouver.
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
TliH MIDWAY COMPANY,  Ltd.
KAIL WAY,   NEWS
| The Central Hotel |
llth St., Midway, B. C.
ja This is a-new three-storey he tel, comfortably  **K
rV furnished rhrouijiiout.
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jjA The nearest house to the Railway Station.    The  \j/
w most convenient hotel for railway travellers.   .
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fo The best of accommodation in every respect.
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I      S. DAHL, Proprietor.
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MIDWAY    SAWMILL
Lequime & Powers, Proprietors.
Manufacturers of all kinds of.
BOUGH AND DRESSED LUMBER
UTH and SHINGLES, SASHES and
Band Sawingand Job Work done to order
Telephone No. 12.   Telephone orders receive prompt
attention.
iTf-frrrrnrr
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To Let.
Thn   Lancashire   House,   Midway.
This is a pn^alar hoM, and Is a good
opening for a Hist, oliws hotel man.
The furniture can lie puirhiised i-'asnii-
ahly.   Possession given at onoft
For terms, ete„ apply ln
The Midway Uompany, Ltd..
Midway, B. C.
Books
midway news
depot]
THOMAS WALKER, Proprietor. 1     Canned
Candies
E   and
® ®
All tha best brand* of
Cigar* and Tobacco* kept
constantly on hand.
Latest shade* and pat* <
tern* of Wall Paper now In
stook.
Biscuits
Seventh Street, Midway.
vJUUUUllJUUUUUlfc!
THE
T. M.Qulley&Co.
Furniture,
Carpets,
_.
Linoleums.
♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦
FUNERAL DIRECTORS and EMBALMEBS.
Large Slock.    Low Prices.
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T.   AX. GTTZ-X-XS^Sr Ss   CO.,
COPPER STREET. GREENWOOD. [^
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The Travellers Insurance Co.,,
. Of Hartford* Conn. $
Ohnrtercd 18«:».
Stock Lire und
Accident Insurance.
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\ *188UKS the best life insurance
> li contracts In Ihe world. No
disappointment as lo dividends.
Everything guaranteed in advance, Premium rales 15 lo 2f>
per cent less than those of old
line Mutual companies.
ASSETS, ....
January ist, 1897,
$20,884.53  W
LIABILITIES. . . 17,920,260.29 $
. 2,976,424.36  j»
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SURPLUS
mam^ma^o
The Travellers Coinhlliation Accident Policy guaranteed foi 'accidental  m
mma___miB
under ordinary conditions
Iloatli Benefit     .     ,     ,     . f.ii«*i      Loss of It Mil Hum!     .     .       (WW
Loss of Sight of Both Hyon     . ,M) 1    Low of Ley: at nr nliove Knee  .    S.SOO
Loss of Both Foot or Bolh Hands 5,1100 j    Loss of Lefl llnnil     .    .     ,   *"|,00<I
Loss of Ono Hand and One Koot 6.IKI0 .. Loss of Blther loot
Pormanent Tolal rilsaUl t}- im) |    Loss of hIkIU of Ono J jro
ti
Lirriita of   Weekly Iriderrmity $1,300.
1 o 11   0:
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AND, if such injuries are sustained while riding jus 11 piissengcr iu is
any passenger conveyance using steam   cable,   or   elocWicity as a m
motive power Uie amount to be paid   shall lie DOUBLE  the sum $
specified in the clause under which the claim i.s made, tf,
Cost $52 a year   to Professional   and   Business %
Men,and Commercial Travelers. ij
Other sums at proportionate rates *
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AGENT FOR SOUTHERN BRITISH tfOTitJMBIA, MIDWAY B, 0.  ♦
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ST. QUINTIN & McBOYLE, Props.
Good assortnient of Fresh Bread, Cakes, Con
• fectioriery and Fruit alwaV8"in stock.
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ilia  First-class Meals served at all hours,   Give us a wt\3
call and be convinced.
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HONEER  HOTEL
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Greenwood, Boundary Creek, B. C.
We have opened the above hotel at Greenwood and
are prepared to welcome guests and provide good accom-
)]\ modation.   Good catering.    First-class Livery Stable.
J. W. NELSON, PROPRIETOR.
Livery and Feed Stable |
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In the premises formerly occupied  by ib
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Special attention given to all kiml's of transfer work,   (ft
s A rig will meet ij.ll trains. jj'
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Thc patronauc of the public is solicited, i.'f
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Rates moderate.
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Oold, Sllvor-Load nnd ('"iipiir MlilOd vvnnieil ul lho BX0HAJ10K.
41IKK MIl.l.INd H0I.1) proportion wmileil itl onoe for Kiwtofii luvoKtom.
Purtli's linvliiK mlnlni,* pmiioi'ty for aide aro roqtioatod le sonfl nallipl04 of tlielf ore
lo Ihu KXCIIANliK foroxblbltton,
AllwunpliwKliniil'l bosonl '.))' exprowj, I'lIKI'AII).
Cort'O-iiKiiiiloiioo Kollbltoil.   Aililross all ooiiiiiiiiiiiciitjiniH to
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Hioiiund Qvy.ns Minjkk.*i. Claim.
Iltuata In tht Kettle River Mining Divisten of
Vail District.  Where Located : --Dead-
wood Camp.
J AKK NOTICK Mutt I, Korbrai M. Korbv. us
agent tor I lio IliKlilaml (jtioun flnnsolldiil-
Minliig and Milling Co., Umlted Miiblllly,
freo miner's cortilicato No. !ij9*!l_, intend,
aixty day* from llio date hereof, to apply
to the ■lninyr Roconlor for a eertlBnale of
imiirnvemonlij, for llio purpose of obtaining
a Crown gram of the -tbovoouiui.
And furihor take notioo that, action, under
section XI. uuxrl bti oonimonec'd boforo 'lie issuance of snob ijj'I'Illloalo of improvements.
Dated thin _!h day rf January, 19(11.
Ho 1TOKBBS M. KKKBY.
MINERAL ACT HM.
Certificate of Improvements.
XtmAXom.
Dominion Minehal Cum.
Situate In the Osoyoos Mining Division of
Yale dlstriot.   Where located :-Camp
Falrvlow.
XAKK NOTICE that I, Chaa, do II. Oroon.
aa agent for Ihe Dominion Consolidated
mines Co., freo minor's oertlfloato No. HMS,
intend, sixty dayH froni  tbo date hereof, to
NOTICE
Bin Hi ii Minkkab Claim.
Situate In the Kettle River Mining Division ol
Yale District. Where located : - Camp
McKinney,
TAKK NOTICK that I, W. II. Norris. for
nwaolf, free minor's certificate No. .118115,
and na agent for A, Megrim', free miller's colli-
flomo No. OHKI, and Mrs. I. M. Maodoualil. froo
raiuer's cortllluale No. ISJ.1H51, intend,sixty days
from tlio (Into horoof, toapply lotbc Mining lte*
oordor for a cert Mail o ef Improvements, 'or llio
pitrpwo of obtaining a Crown grant of lbe
ahove claim.
And further take notico that action, wider
section 37, musl be commenced  before lho
issuance of such cortlllcale of improvements.
Dated this Mb day of August, MOO.
10o W. H. NOMtlS,
MINEHAL ACT, 1896*
Oortiflcate   of  lmprtvretiit-ls.
apply l« tho Mining Heoordor for a Oertlfloato
nl Improvements, for the purpose
a Crown Ornnt of tho above claim.
And further lake nolleo that action, under
■eotlon 37, must bo commenced before the
issuance of suoh Certificate of Impro- emonts.
Dated this 90th day of September, 1000.
23c OHAS. DEB. (IKKKN.
Mineral Act. 1896.
Certificate of Improvements.
NOTIOB,
Cahmi and B. A,  (Kmaotional), Minehal
Claims.
Situate   In the Kettle Diver Mining Division
of Yale District   Whore locaied t'Cai'inl
Camp.
TAKK NOTIOK Unit I, Forbes M. Kerby,
as agent.for K. II. Thruston; fruo iniuurs
cerLiikuje No. 'AAiili, intond, sixty days
from too dale hott'Of, to apply to the Mining
Heoorder for Certificates of luiprnvoinuui- for
the purpose oi obtaining Orown Oi'dnls of the
abovo I'lrtliii-. ,
Amli'iii'llici  iai.' notice that action, under
section 37, musl bc euinniencod hefore Uw
lssuanoe of such Crriifloaco of ImproveiMito.
Haled this 27th day of Deconiber,**A. i>. Ml
10c KOKHKS M. KKRBY.
MINERAL ACT, 1896.
Certificate of Improvements.
Wo tioa
St. .Tons Minehal Claim.
Situate in the Kettle River Mining Division of
Yale District.   Where  located:  About
scvoj. miles above Beaverton on the west
side of Beaver creek.
-pAKE NOTICE Uiutl. Portaa M. Korby. nt
i    t\gent for Klinoro Collier, free minor's our*
tllloato No. B2MI8, .lolm O. Thompson, free
minor's.cortlficalo No. iil'MibA, uml Wiiller sur.
ling, froo miner's (joi'litlcale No. BflOiil, intend,'
six) y days from tho date hereof, Lu apply to i M
Mining Rooordor for ft .Certificate of Improvements for lho purpose of nbluining a Uroffii
Oranl of the nliove claim.
And further tako notice that action, under
section 37, must bo commenced hefore lbe
.issuance of such Certificate of Improvements.
Dated this 20th duy of November, IU00.    ,
fin. FOHBKS M. KKRBY.
No-ion.
Occidental Minkkai, Claim.
Situate In the Osoyoos  Mining Division of
Yale Dlstriot.   Where located: Camp
Fairview.
TAKK NOTICE tbat I,M. E. Sadler,asagem
for II. T. Sholton, free minor's otrnfionio
No. n20337, intend, 00daya from the dato horoof,
lo apply to llm Mining Kocorder forn Certificate
of Improvements, for tho purposo of obtaining
a (.'rown Orant of Ihu above elnlm.
And furlher lake notice that ael ion. under
section 37, must be nominunoed before the
issuance of such Oortiflcate of Improvements.
Dulod this 31st day ot August, IWO.
7c M. K. SADLER.
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MINERAL ACT, 1896-
Certificate of  Improvements.
STOTIOB.
HousiJFt.v Minehal Claim.
Situate in the Osoyoos Mining Division of
Ynlo  District.   Where looated:   Camp
Medley.
T-A KE NOTICE that I, Ohas. deBlols Uroon,
I ns auenl for K. II. VVoilaatoii, froe miners
cei'tiflonle No. B3&893, and C. H, Arundell, free
• er i.ou, xinttmi 1No. nAWAi, intend, sixty days
from llio dale hereof, lo apply to lbe Mining
H-jror.: n for a Certiflen.ro of luiproveineuts.
•lor ilm purpose of oblaining a Crown Omul of
(ke above claim.
Aud further take notice chat action, under
•ection TIT, must in commenced before the issuance of suoh x Jcrtiticii _ of Improrements.
Dated this 1th day of November, 1900.
Se OHAS.ilcHLOISOREK.N.
W. H. WEBB,
«■■__-,
Practical
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MINERAL ACT, 1896,
Certlflcate  of   Improvements.
woviou,
Idaho anii Washington Mineral Claimb.
Situate in the Kettle River lining Divlilon of
Yale District.   Where loeated s .Beaver
Creek Camp.
3"AKK NOTICE that I, Forboa If. Korby, na
ngont for Tho Rvuudary and Beaverton
in ing Co., Limited, non personal liability, free
miners certiiicate No. n4_uu, intend sixty dnvs
from the dale hereof, to apply to thc Mining ito-
jjordcrfor a certificate ot Improvements, for tho
purposo of obtaining a Crown Orant of the
above elnim.
And furthor tako notioo that nclion, under
section   37, must bc commenced beforo the
issuance of such certificate ef improvements.
Dated this 29th day of November, 1900.
7o FORBES M. BKRUY.
vYAGON HND CARRIAGE
BUILDER.
Midway,. B. C.
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Beautifully stated at Uie confluence of Boundary Greek and Kettle River,
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The Wholesale Supply and. Manufacturing centre of the Kettle River and Boundary
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The distributing point for   Upper  Kettle River,  West. Fork  and Camp McKinney
•nining camps.
The nearest Railway town to Republic,  Meyers  Creek,   Palmer Mountain and   other
Northern  Washington mining camps.
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Agent fur Brltiih Oulutnhin,
Midway, B. C.
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NOTICE OF FOHFEITUBE.
To C. A. Peterson, late of Eholt Creek in Yale
district:
Sir: You are hereby notified Unit we have
expended $1I"2.jVi in labor and iinimivemonts
upon thc "Hig Windy'' Mineral Claim, situate
In Providence Camp, in Mie Kettle River Mining Division o( Yale Districl In llriilah Columbia, in order to hold _ lid elaini under the provisions of Section 54 of the Mineral Act, such
'xi'luxt the amount, required to hold the said
claim for the yenr ending April 5,1901.
And if at the expiration of nlnoly (90) days of
publication nf this notice vou fail or refuse to
oonli'ibiitc your proportion of the expuiuiituvo
required under said section 11, together with
..I'oos'sof ndvorilsim*, yonr interests in ssid
j.'l*iiin shall heroine vesle 1 in the subscribers
(yoifeco-owners) under Suction 1 of the "Minor-
nl Act. Amendment Ael. I!W0."
!>Htcd at .Midway, B.C., this Wth day of
December, igoo.
IIIUIILANH QUEEN* CONSOLIDATED
MINING AND MILLING CO.
('. I„ TnoMCT. Manager,
fli'o ,1. A. Unswoktii, Seorotary.
R. H. PARKINSON,
l'rovincitil Land Surveyor.
xMg  Architect and
_-__ Civil Engineer...
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