/ 1 VOL.III.NO. 7. FERGUSON, BRITISH COLUMBIA, MARCH 27, 1902. 52.00 A YEAR. An Effort WIU Be Mado to Unite All B, O. Reform Foroes. TO TAKE POLIM ACT!' The Formation and Permanency of a Strowr Third Party is Now Almost a Certainty. TOE PLATFORtW SHOULD BEO. K. The most Important epoch ever recorded In the history of the labor movement in this province follows theee lines. Year after year such a line oi aciitui has oeen individually mootet and sought after; but not until now hu- auy real tanglblo step in the great pro gressive social reform movement beei takon. Truo, this province has evidenced Its readiness for the formation of mii.li a party, and already enjoj'f representation thru a couple of mem bei'S in the local house, but the convention here called in tho rettl beginning of what Is to come. We, repro* ilm'" the cull in full: ���Ymir, B. C, March 17th. 1902.- Greeling: Tlie question of political action being taken on the part of organized labor with a view to socio'* in.' ii mine substantial and satisfactory reiii'esentatldn of labor interests, in the legislature assembly of our province, awl in the parliament of Canada, is a principle thut bas received careful consideration and thorough discussion at (lie list ids of local unions affiliated with onr District Association. The derision has been arrived at. tbat beforo any such step so Important in iii nituiro, and so fat* reaching in its eflVjIt; can lie taken with any degree nf cdiilKiencu and propriety, it is ahso- lutnlyesMHtitial that the various Labor Dm i���ns und Reform Organizations thru- Oil', tlio province, should be by some rotans brought together in the closest pii.-si olo touch, both in sentiment and act ion- It, Is nelf evident that the only effective means ive can adopt, in order to ���SCO'mill the views of thoso interested, and in reach sound conclusions upon t! n subject, is thriugh the medium of a general provincial convention, at so in suitable and centrally located point. The executive officers of tbis assoela* ti n' have received Instructions from tin* focal unions affiliated therewith, to assume the Initiative in this matter, and ive therefore do hereby Issue a ca for a convention (for political purposes), of Delegates from all Trades and Labor Unions, Single Tax Associations, So- ci.ill-t bodies and other reform organizations In the province whoso aim Is to Improve the social condition of the people of Canada by the ballot. Said convention will bo held nt Kitm- looprt, II. C.| and will be called to order at Id a. tn. on Monday, April 1 Uh, 1002 Tne i.hhIo of representation will be ae follows: C.ntral bodies such as T, alius and Labor Councils, District or Provincial Associations nf Single Tax. Socialist, Labor, or other reform bodies, com posed of 100 delegates or less, . sh ii! bo entitled to two delegates, and oneai litional delegate for each additional majority fractional part thereof. Subordinate or Locul Trados and Labor Unions, Siugle Tax, Socialist or other reform organizations with membership of 100 members or less, shall be entitled to one delegate, and one additional delegate for each additional m tju.-lty fractional part thereof Each dnlr-mte. shall bo entitled to one vc.j to tbo convention, and in no case sball any delegate have the right, or he allowed to voto any proxy votes; Two dr moro organizations entitled to representation at tbis convention, whose aggregate membership does not exceed 1UJ members, may combine to- fe��lier aud have tbe right to be repre* 'anted by one delegato wbo shall bave but one vote. Delegates must exercise care and see that their credentials are properly drawn up, and In such a manner as ti show tbe membership of tbe organization or organizations tbey represent. Objects uf the convention are as foi- lows: 1. To unite and harmonize all organ- zations and reform bodies In the proi ��� nee together for purposes of political u'tlon. 2. To adopt a provincial platforn ind promulgate a policy for the gule- nice of organized labor and other reform bodies in future political campaigns. 3. To do any or all other things vhiuhln the judgment nf tbe eonven- .ion will in any way protect or promoti the interests of those represented. Reduced railway rates���By Bpecia ir'rangement with the C. P. R. Co , w> .are been able to secure tbe following educed rates forthe return trip., i ifteen delegates attend tbe convention me and one-third (It) fare will b, >narged fpr tbe round trip. If lift; delegates or more are in attendance h i ngle fare will be allowed for tbe round trip. Delegates must not fall tn take a receipt from the locul ticket agent of the C. P. R. Co, when leaving their homos to attend the convention at Kamloops. U. C. If delegates fail to present this receipt to tje secretary of tbe convention, they are liable to lose the benefits of the special rates. We have selected Kamloops on ac count of Its central location, in order Unit, all organizations might have to, **quul opportunity to be represented, and we trust that this will be uppre- "iated in a practical manner, I e; thai ill organizations will send the full quota uf delegates to wbieb tbey are entitled. It is unnecessary too for us to dwell ai any further length upoo thoimpor'anra* of this convention to organized labor, and othor reformers. We can only udu In conclusion, we trust tbat every organization will assist in every way possible to make this convention a sue cess in every particular, and that lis deliberations may result in tho adoption of a policy, which, wben carried into practical effect, will produce much benefit, and bring prosperity and happiness to tho working people of our beloved province. Fraternally yours. James 'Wilks, j Presidem, Nelson. ftuPERT BUL.Y-EK, Vice-President, Knsslaud, A'liFRED Pake; Sco'y-Treasuier, Yuiir, (All reform bodies who may not receive the foregoing circular-letter thru the mull will kindly consider this ns uo Invitation to. join in the movement, The addresses of all organizations entitled to recognition cannot be obtained.���Ed.) JJ This Camp in a Now Sphere as a Result of Redistribution. mS MAINLAND IS NOW ON TOF Hard to Say at Present What the Effect Will be Locally, But It Certainly Looks Fair. utation for the Lardeau, which also possesses many others of prospective richness. It Is a disagreeable illustration of tho clegs ou this province's progress us a minium Held that so rich a district should havo been left, so long without proper means of transportation. Its resources have for years been known to be remarkable, yet nellhor public nor private enterprise came to its aid, tho the temptation would seem to bave been si, great. It Is satis* factory to see that its disadvantages In this respect are now lo be largely removed and that it will have something like a chance to develop us it should. There is much room for speculation as to why the former owners of the Silver Cup were ready to sell at, a price up* parently below its proved valui, as is alleged, hut many circumstances might arise, apart from the mine altogether, to supply tbem with a motive. One fact that may well be noted is the reversal of the usual process involved In the transaction. In very few cases do local men buy mines from outsiders, and the circumstances of this purchase will in tho light of that fact be likely to furnish a good advertisement for tlie country, ' ��� TBI GARDEN CITY Colonization Scheme Inaugui- ated at Beaton. FREE HOMES TO FIRST FIFTY The Nucleus of What Promises tr Beooine a Farm Product Supply Point for Our Mines. OFFER ACCEPTED BY MANY Knllrou.il Men In Town. A party of railway construction men from the foot of Trout lake struck town yesterday, and made for tbe bank post baste to cash their cheques. They re port that something over one hundred men are still at work on the road, one grading station being lnu,ited.righl. a Gerrard. There is very little snow and at the present rale of progress tin road will lie ready lor Un' track layer in a few weeks. The long-deluyed redistribution bill ,ias at last been flashed upon the B. C. ���lectonite. Asa result there will be 12 members In the house instead of 38, aid of course the mainland is now the tiling power, in numerical strength at any rate. This camp, according to tbe ,ew arrangement of seats, is now in the Kaslo riding. The Kevelstoke clectoriul district is comprised of tbo following: Tbat tract of land contained within ihe following boundaries, viz: Commencing at a point in the Canoe river ten miles north of Bout Encampment; tbence southeasterly along the iinundarv line between Kurd and West Kootenay districts to its inlersietioo villi the olst parallel; theneo .vest.and -nuiherly following the .height of laud ��� ormiug the watershed between streams [lowing into Arrow lako nnd streams llowinif into Kootenay lake toll point in the height of land two miles north of Nukusp; thence due west to tlie .iestei'11 boundary of Kootenay district; ihenee north, 'following said western liuundary of Kootenay district, to tlie point of commencement, shall constitute one eleVloral district., to lie designated "Revelstoke Electoral District," aud shall return one member. Uur new sphere, the Kaslo electoral district, is made up as follows: Thut tract ul land conUfned within the following boundaries: Commencing at at u point In tho eastern boundary of West Kootenay district' where it intersects the 51st parallel: thence southerly following the t'ttelern boundary of Revelstoke and Slocan electoral districts i.m point one mile west of Balfour; ihenee east crossing Kootenay lako to the mouth of Louise creek; thence ctsLLuihe eastern t^&Ssstst developmb.\ton tiie uou roy Locals Willi n l-nyslreak. * F.U-anytblug i.i iio* book or sta tloriei-y line s.md to tlie Canada Drug ,V Hook Co.. Kevelstoke. II. V. Mall orders receive prompt attention. To get acquainted witb this districi you should have a copy o'f the new nun only map. .Send a .one dollar bill ti the Eagle and secure one at oucy. * Do you want to avoid lhat business trip? Well, jusl drop into any til tne offices of the Kevelstoke, Trnui Lake & Dig Bend Telephone Co. ami save time and money. ** The Ferguson quadrille club gives a dance every Thursday evening in Miners' Union hull. Secure a membership ticket f'-om the seereiary, B. U. Smith 82 a month, * Smoker?: If you want tbe GENU INK "Union" ami "Our Special" CIGAK See lhat ������Union Cigar Factory'' is stamped in gilt letters on every box. ���H. A. Hiohii, Kevelstoke, B. C. stitute one electoral district, to be designated "Kaslo Electoral District," aud shall return one member, R. H. Battey of Minneapolis, Thinks Tbere Will Be Lots of Minnesota and Iowa Money Spent HeieThis Season. R. H. Battey of Minneapolis arrived in the Lardeau capital oo Saturday last, and loft again on Tuesday's stage. Mr. Battey is Interested in the Metropolitan (Co., and also In the Vulcan furnace project, hero. Be says tha't at the former company's annual meeting of directors, which was to be held on Tuesday last, the Triune option will be taken up, and from 810,000 to $15,000 will be arranged for to commence and carry on development work on a large scalo. Mr. Battey Is of the_ ijginlon tbat a good deal of Minnesota aud Iowa money will be attracted to this camp during the coming season, as-the district's resources are just beginning to be made known to them. Of the Vulcan furnace Mr. Ilattey had little to say, and in answer to the Eagle's query as to his mission here, bo replied: "Ob, I'm just looking round a bit iu my own Interests, as I am interested In somo of the properties in these bills of youm." A Wormy Trlliule. Speaking of the Silver Cup deal tho Rossland Miner says editorially: The sulo of the Silver Cup mine, announced yesterday In a special dispatch to tlio Miner, is u transaction of somu importance in the mining world. It may be assumed that the new owners of this well known Lardeau property will pro need actively to its nun e extensive development and to tbe freo shipment of its high-grade ore. .Mr. l'oul has deservedly wou tlio reputation uf being a shrewd and energetic mine operator. With ample financial resources, With tbe improved facilities for shipment afforded by the new railway and with a mine of established higb value, It would be surprising if he did not make* a success of his new venture. The proviueo in genoral will in all probability benefit by the name which the Silver Cup will make for Itself under its new ownership. Lately it was announced that some S00 tons of ore from lhe mine, valued at *I 1(5,000, were stored at Trout Lake for shipment ou tho opening of the railway. In the past with only ihu moat awkward anil expensive means of forwarding its output, tbe mine has earned liuudsomo profits. Therefore its prospects, in the much improved circumstances, ought to be exiremcly good. Ihis pro|.ei'iy and the two oilier great mines of thc sumo district, the Nettio L. and the New Company Has Taken It Over and Will Extensively Develup tho Proporty This Season. The Rob Hoy Minus, Limited, is the uame of a new company which lia.- heeo organized by A. 10. Welch of London, Canada, for the purpose of taking over and further developing tho Hob Hoy gt'oOp of claims up thu north fork, recently operated by tbe Scottish Canadian Mining Co. Tho new company bus the moderate capitalization ol only $120,000 in ten-cent share*)*, the whole being treasury slock, with no promoters shares la oilering the shares on tlio market tbe comoany says: "Taese shares uro offered as a conservative investment to conservative investors, and not us a -get-rlch-quick' scheme. Tbo investment may prove a bad one���It is always impossible to tell wbat may happon in milling���but with a good property in a good district, good management aud a general desire on the pal t of tlie cotii- pany to handle tbe matter in a businesslike manner, we feel sure thai investors will seo that risk is tboreby minimized." Tbo formation of this new company will moan new aud increased activity up tbe north foi'K this season, and will assistmaterially In swelling Ferguson's grow ing pay roll and tbe sale of sup- Ileutou Is tho new name of Thomson's Landing, tbe gateway to the Lui- deau and Fish Creek camps. The owners of tho townsite, Messrs. Beaton and Thomson, are nothing if not progressive. Tbeir latest move is a splendid colonization scheme wbicb bas overy prospect of becoming a happy success. They have plaited out tu lots which u. o to bu given away to homeseekers wbo must only agree to build a house within a limited period. And to enable the acceptors to have i. good-sized garden they cau secure an option of purchase on tbeir adjoining lot ut the low prhe of $25. This offer wus luatle by B> ato.n's merchant prince, Mr. A. G. Fruser, ���vbo is tho energetic atrent, las: Sat utday. and 8 lots have hern selected already, wilh three dwellings now in course of erection. The others will follow suit within a month. Tln-anow is already, off tho ground at Btuton. nun gardening will he in ordor at. leas;. ii month uliettd of iho higher planes. There will he 4,> acres of grouud under cultivation this sea-.nu, and if indications pan out there will b�� over 1011 acres cleared and in use next sea- -on. At present there are MtfO acres .-lashed. Malcom Beaton bus order-d a Sn itli -tumping machine from, Vancouver, and will tako contracts, at moderate prices, of clearing the lots, The location of Beutim is such thai, this colonization scheme can souloely lie a failure. And wben it is considered that there has already been some. 19 0 acres of land bothesteaded right around Beaton the chances ure tho surrounding mining camps will hereafter be largely supplied with, farm produce from tllitt quarter, au item of expense which hitherto went out of tho iMuuiry . and became u constant drain upon tl is district. Not only will the freight bi' saved, bift it is claimed by those who should know that a suporior vegetable uan be raised in the northeast Arm valley. The liberal offer made by tho Beaton owners holds good until the lift, 1 la are disposed of. And tho iOAGLB has no doubt but a thriving and i r. s .erous community of homes will accrue as �� lesullof Ihis novel colonization scheme. Tho project is certainly a Htriking relief Irom tbe average "luwnsita" which has sprung up here and thuie tliruoui. the Kootenays, and the result will bo watched will) interest hy more thai those who avail themselves of such an opportunity to acquire a home iu a good fertile location, in close proximity to boat and rail transportation aud at the very door of tbo Fish creek and La. deau mining camps. piles, items which are now assuming Triuno, should build up u splendid rep-1 considerable magnitude iu tbis camp. i Why the Difference, If Any* Mr. Taylor has asked thn Hon. the chief commissioner of lands aud works the following questions: 1. What was the rate of wages paid to foremen, laborers and rockmen, respectively, on government roads and trails iu the Kevelstoke riding during last season? 2.' What was the rate of wages paid to foreman, laborers and rockmen, respectively on government roads and trails In the Slocan riding during last season? 3. If any difference in rate*, of wages in Slocan and Revelstoko ridings, why? I'uMished ewy Thorn-Jay at Ferguson, B.C., by *. r.rKTTIPJKCK, iiwhom nil correipondtnceshoullbc milled. AdTertfiiDK Rates: Dliplay ada.,il.00 pv\ --ingle eolumn inch ucr month. 1-crhI nd*., 12 '���tinu per (nonpuritl) lino for flnt Insertion; 8 '''-ntii per line (or each addition*! In-nrtitm. I'.i'ftdinjr notices 10 rents per linuc*rh i��nno. Ninety day li-gal notices. $1<M "Ixty days, I7.fi0i thirty dayi, |f>. Nn (ids. accepted at loss than ItiOSO ratec. No room for quack nds. BuMorlntloq Rntos: I2.M por annum, tn any fuldrci in America; (l.oo for ftlx months; UJjOa'yoar to foreign atldtcssL'S, No pay. no �����ipor. Job IWutinjr: The fCngta inb department h the bent equipped afflco, and the only nftice which can fnrmih the typnKraphieal union -abel In North Kootenay; a guarantee In Itself i��I good work and promptness. THURSDAY ANNOUNCEMENT. With this issue my connection with the Lardeau Eagle ceases. I have leased, with an option of purchase, the entire business to Mr. Alfred Pelkey of Montana, who will take possession on April ist, for a period of one year. Mr. Pel- key is an experienced printer and publisher and should receive every ���ticouraj;ement in this promising und growing- camp. I intend to lake up my residence in Vancouver, l>, C, where all personal correspondence should he addressed hereafter. All accounts up to April ist are payable to the undersigned; after that date to Mr. Pelkey. As I may he writing a salutatory in a newspaper sphere which appeals more to my personal convictions at no distant date the retiring bow feature can be dispensed with. Thanking Kagle patrons tor their liberal patronage in the past, and hoping that a hearty support will be tendered my successor in the future, I remain, Yours sincerely, R. P. Pettipiece. citizens of this province are placed in grave |eopardy, If lhe government operated its own industries there would be no "Mongolian Question." How many Chinamen or Japs are in the employ of ou> government to-day? It is reported that "Editor Jewell of the Danville (III.) News, had his safe robbed of $60 recently." This sounds incred'He. While the two columns ol the Eagle now devoted to the Socialist movement in B. C. may be discontinued with this issue, the retiring eddor hopes to soon provide a medium for the army of workers fullt devoted to the only solution of our present unjust economic system- Socialism. We can then deal with the "cause" ol the many evils we see on every hand to-day without being subjected to local boycotts, etc., by those interested in a rake- off on the "effects" of a flagrant swindle. For after all, it is our competitive system that is at the root of it all. Abolish a society which creates all this vice and makes men fall down and worship the almighty dollar, and there will be no need of exposing the methods of individuals who are after profit. Profit, profit, anything for profit. The collective ownership and operation ol the means of production and distribution will do the trick. And we certainly intend to do our little part in the bringing about of the n*xt inevitable stage of our natural ivjlution���Socialism. , Says the Creenwood Times: The Lardeau Eagle is a likely bird. It knows how to put both beak and talons into th'ngs that need tearing to pieces. It has been said that one man could see no further into the ground than another. But that was before McCrossan's time. That "divine haunch" he,Is her to befits the Slocan electrical ore finder all hollow The day when this province will enter into industrial pursuits, and thus provide work for its citizens, ���nay not be so far distant after all. Watch for the platform which will be adopted at Kamloops two weeks from now. The third issue ot Mr. McCrossan's B. C. Mining Bulletin is to hand. The space usually given to propagating the gospel and sale of mining stock is this time devoted to an unmanly and vicious personal attack upon the editor of the Eagle. It is such a tissue of falsehoods and bar-room hearsay that we refuse to stoop to the level of the dregs of the sewer to notice it. Not one word of what the Eagle has said is denied. The "poor" editor of the Eagle is merely plastered with foul personal abuse and baseless assertions. The Eagle editor has livct in the west for twelve years, and i- quite content to let His record hr compared with Rev. McCrossan's And what is more the Eagle editor will be earning an honest living lo his family in this province whei such brazen slock swindlers as the promoter in question will only he remembered by the bitter regrets ol his innocent dupes. But we have already said more than we intended to. Mr. McCrossan is an extensive stock promoter, and hence hat- money and influence. We have neither, but we have honor, truth and right on our side, and with this, our closing issue, we only ask our readers to remember what we have said, and if Father Time doe�� nol bear our every assertion out, we hereby agree to shuffle off this mortal coil, at our own hand. possesses, ^hru 'tlie riches of her Internal resources alone. But British Columbia chooses to do none ol these things. She prefers to nursi the vast estate which is the heritage of the people of the province, tr borrow freely and to expend freely, limiting the pressure ol taxation and the unproduclive alienation ol her resources as much as possible, lest her inhabitants ol to-day should pay too much towards securing the boundless wealth nnd prosperity ol to-morrow. British Columbia naturally objects to being n milch cow for the whole of the Dominion ol Canada, and to pour into these coffers such a huge percentage of the productive power of 177,000 people as she does at present. She does not plead for pity; it is justice which she demands. But if justice is relused and continued injustice must be borne, why then she can still take pride, that, under burdens she could not be made to carry, she can still hold up her head, pay one hundred cents upon the dollar, and show to all the world how rich, how honest, and how sell-respecting a province she is, and of how determined and aggressive a population her citizens are composed." The coming labor convention in Kamloops will be attended by delegates from every union a/id labor organization in British Columbia Extensive preparations are in pro gress, so that the true wishes of labor will be represented. As the convention will have behind it tbe vast majority of votes in the province its decisions will be awaited with some anxiety. ��� Rossland World. "The Mongolian Question," written especially forCitizen and Country hy a British Columbian, formed a leading feature of that live and progressive paper last week. The article was ably handled, and conclusively demonstrated to any fair- ihinded reader that as a result of the admission of Mongolians, the If ever there was a Socialistic argument produced by a capitalist newspaper, shewing how easy it would be for this province ta go into business, the following editorial from the Victoria Colonist fills the bill. Premier Dunsmuir's organ says "We absolutely refuse to be reck* oned amongst those malignants who are criticising the financial standing of. British Columbia. If British Columbia choose she could sell about one-fifth of her estate in unappropriated land at the low valuation of $1 an acre, pay off every dollar of her indebtedness at par, and have a comfortable balance ol from $10,000,000 to $15,000,000 to go on with. If she choose she could, without ruining anybody, al- tho many would be ' embarassed, raise by taxation enuf money to re. deem, not merely her present indebtedness, but all her present capiat expenditure, within a fairly short number of years purchase. 'j*lf Brit- lib Columbia choose, she c6uld isolate herself from the money markets, face the World upon a cash basis, and develop all the wealth she To look out upon the world in its hideous strife would make many a heart of us sick unto death, were not the ideal of a better way, a revolutionized social order, flung high in the clear ether of the soul'-, purview, says the Socialist Spirit. Contemplating human society as it now exists, squalid, suffering, starv- '������&. (forging, bribing, lying; every man seeking his good at the price of his brother's misery, one wonders how man ever conceived a hell more hatelul than we ourselves maintain. It would be easy to forsake the world as the old hermits did, leading one's own life in solitude. But the other way is the Socialist's way. It was the way of lhe Nazarene carpenter. Not to forsake men, but to rouse them from their sleep of d ?alh; to show them tbe vision of a social order from which foul things would flee, in which fierce things would grow tame, in which discord would be turned to harmony. Once let the soul of man catch the vision of the Socialist ideal, and there springs up in his heart the inspiration of a cause great enough to live for���and to die for. It is the light of this inspiration which burns in the face of him of the ragged coat and grimy hand as he stands on the city curb, jeered by the vulgar crowd, crying unto men to see the truth he sees. This is the pure Rime which quickens the heart of him who after days of toil bends thru half the night at the printer's ctse that his truth may shine in the cold letters of the printed page. This flame���the flame of flamfs��� has warmed the heart of every man or woman imprisoned for the cause of human liberty; it warmed the heart of Luther as he flung defiance at a churchly crew; it warmed the heart of John Ball as he defied the cohorts of the king; it quickened the steady pulse of Socrates the Olympian as he drank the cup of hemlock; it shone in the face of that matchless elder brother of the race as thc night fell on Calvary. It is the torch of the soul bidding us hope. It is the promise of a strile- less progress. It is the beacon of a better order shooting its brightening ray into the darkness of man's social morasses. Send for a copy of The Lardeau Map Mail $. to the Eagle. C. B. Hume & Co. Wholesale and Retail General Merchants The largest Importers In North Koojemy.. Stores at Revelstoke and Trout Lake City, B. C. If you are building or contemplate building we will be pleased to quote you estimates on anything made in our Sash and Door Factory and we feel confident that we can give you satisfaction in every particular. Write: Sawyer Bros., Revelstoke, B. C. SMOKE UNION- MAKE CIGARS. h. _____________________________________ _A smoke union- t There are Cheap and Good make cigars. J Urtion.Made Cigars, but the Enterprise and Selkirk SMOKE UNION' MAKE CIGARS, Brandt, tnanntactured by the Bnterpriic 1 Cljat Co., Rr * the province lllll t CI|M COm K.volitoke, ��r�� u.e.unlleJ in ^...t.......t >-! -* ��� I For lale by Perguion'i Loading Hoteli. ��� J Ask Ior thon. SMOKE UNION- MADE CIGARS. FURNITURE Carpets. Floor Oils, Linoleum, Wall *V> |. Paper, Blinds, Etc. Agents for Pianos, .1 Sewing Machines, Etc. j^J^^JC EMAIL ORDERS PROMPTLY ATTEMDED T0= R. HOWSON, FURNITURE DEALER AND UNDERTAKER, ..H^""-**-T������ REVELSTOKE, 8. I'. Everybody Our Special smokes __AND . a The Union CIGAR - c Thoy aro all Uulo*. made and ol the UNION *'|0*'* best Havana Tobacco money can r ACTORY, rl. A. boy. Try ono. and latli-y younell u ���, p���_ an to their quality. BROWN, Prop. You Can Always Depend Upon getting the Beit Work.nnn-.hip ant** the Best Materials for your money, when you Buy your clothes lioni P ���������*% Wlh-nn MERCHANT TAILOR, i\. J. rrl-t--.It//J) REVELSTOKE, B. 1 |EiTIii FORMERLY Thomson's Landing Tht SAo-rrest and Easiest Route to the FisA Creek Camp. A. O. FRASER * GENERAL MERCHANT, V If we haven't got it w-e can jtjet it ""���! a. When you reach Trout l_ak e City put up the Queens..G ood accommodation ..Best ol service ������ Choice-.*t wines, liquors and cigars, ..Fire proof safe.. Abrahamson Broti ibrs, Proprietors. |^$^^-$2!NiNN^$iNH^-$-}^iH *JSHSHJiHv*>* BEST WINES, LIQUORS AND CIGARS. ���������" ~*���**I��ED 1 ��� - FINELY SQUIFFED BAR. BEST 12.00 A DAY BOUSE IN THC LARDEAU DISTRICT. BIST CO IBINI SERVICE. BEFITTED AND REFURNISHES. Hotel Lardea u J. Laughton, Proprietor. FERGUSON, B. C. HEADQUARTERS FOR MINERS NEATLY FURNISHED, **>��"��*�� WELL LIGHTED AND HEATED BOOMS. IKNTLY /���hUrt-M IENTL1 8ITCATM OUTICTM. A AV1' ���^m fO*��-"H T 4A4_____t_|__L__A_________L__________,_t he Socialist Movement in British Columbia Contributed by Member* Af the Socialist Party 0/ B. C. Officii*! Lint of B. C. l.ocaU. Executive Sec: KrnQit Burns, 130 Powell St., Vancouver, B. C, Vancouver John tDodd, *>eo. Victoria O.Lee Charlton, 61 John St., Sec. Sanaimo Geo. Kirby.. Set-. PortMondy John Walton,Bee. KoTOlxtoke C. W, \Tiiehcll, Bee. IVrffiiRon It. P. Pettiplece, Sun Sloran J. V. I'urvfanre, Rec, .silverton Walter Smith, Nee. New Denver Duncan Wnir.Heo. Sandon ...JaintM JH-Dnnald,-Hcf. Kavlo tion. T. Kaw>, Sec. N'cNoii John Roberts, box-'Jiff, Sue. Holland w, fl, Flaker, Koe. Trail Alfred Henkett.sep. Urand Torks J. A. Mel-end, Him-., ilreen-vood J. c. Helm, Sec Phoeulx Ot W. Roger*, Sen. Yinir Andy Hurues joc. Oalgary, Alberta J. HoRurkejr, Mc. Maple Creek, Am M. Klllott, Hec. SCREAMLET8 Verily is Mammon tbo God of this world. j The love of nature leads to wisdom ! and goodness. on and bave these privileges. There would be no profits and no need for tbem."���Thomas McOrady. The plug hat on a man slgnlflei that the owner bat some way to plug labor and draw out part of tbe contents free of charge, Tbe Ferguson Socialist' League bad a warm sitting nt an adjourned meeting on Tuesday evening last. The Kam loot" convention was tbe subject under discussion. A Revelstoke Socialist writes: We nre pleased to see the lecture fund started. Tho movement in B. C. is sadly in need of a lining up. Spargo could stay six weeks and cover the province. Local Revelstoke will raise $15 for the lecture fund. In spite of a tyranny of those wbo control the world's wealth and thus the means of gaining a livelihood the numbor of thise who are brave enough to speak tbeir honest thought Is on the increase. The age of political liberty and'.ecunomle justice Is coming, and all the forces of selfishness cannot prevent it. J, V. Purviance, secretary of Slocan Local No. 28, writes that their orpanlz.iiion is flourishing. Rev. Mr. Pye of Sandon, was a recent speaki'T there, mid tho nrit an avowed Socialist is surely in a fstir way to become one. The Slocan camp is quiet nt present. The coining municipal election promises to be a lively one. Tbe Idett of tlnlng the bost one can for nnu'a s/jlf. hi* (loins: the other fellow. Is the ,1'iillng Idea nf the competitive system, So we Invve one filass of me*n dolus- the best tlmy can for tliemnelves hy ci'ih king su'e^; knottier hy cracking hotidH. ������'���other br wrerkintr trains; another by wrecking railroads; another by ivreeking banks; another hy wrecking religion; another by skinning Industry, und another by running the the government In the Interest of tbe beastly system thut breeds them all, You are a merchant; find yourself being "crowded nut!" tlie Joneses and Smiths can't pny iheir bllli us they used to; can't sleep as well us you used to; have a good dual mure worry than you used tn; find yourself oftener oo the feather edge at the hank than you used to. Well, there's a cause for It all, Why don't you think and find out what the cause Is? Then you will probably have mure sense than you uied to. Tbe refereaCum and Initiative are the principles of direct legislation. Greenwood furnishes an example of tbe referendum us all money by-laws have to be voted on by the rate payers. Direct legislation in British Columbia would mean that all laws passed by the legislature could be voted on by the people lf tbey (the people) wished It. South Dakota has direct legislation, and a law there does not go Into etfai't until sixty days after it Has been passed by tbe legislature. If to the meantime five per cent, of thti voter's sign a petition to have the bill voted on by tbe people, it is then put to referendum. This explains the,meaning of Initls, live���a certain porcentago of the voters petitioning tbat u bill be put to referendum, or vote of tbo people.���Mr. Kerr at Greenwood. The Shakespearean philosophy of the way to meet trouble Is exactly tbe reverse of the stole philosophy, and there is milch testimony that lt la a good deal better. Instead of pretending tbat you don't care, look around and see how sorrow is just as certain to all mon as life itself. Tbe man that gets really Interested In other people's sorrows Is pretty certain to forget his own. Shakespeare understood thoroughly that men aro buttered about by hopes and fears, sorrow and jay. He was able to look on tbe somber side of life and fate Without losing hiicheerfulnessor composure. He wrote things that fit into most of the troubles that men have, for he understood them all. That Is why bis works are so great. The average man takes more interest In what be suspects than In what be knows. Next, to a good woman, a good man Is tbe greaiest blessing that enriches human life. Whitakei* Wright must now go 'way up and como down. He bas boen out- clumed ln the Lardeau. bate's bis brother-man because be bap* pens to differ with him in opinion. Whenever a vital question is to be dodged the artful politician invariably suggests a commission to investigate it. The young man who takes no interest in politics has no moral right to vote.. He is a source of danger, a power of darkness. With the ac, vent of Socialism the day of the snide graft will cease, for will not the profit���the almighty dollar, as an "Incentive," be removed? nual meeting. Therefore tbe only chance you will bave to secure the stock of the Metropolitan company, at less than the par value, will be if you tske the offer 1 shall now make to you. Until March 31st, 1902, I will fill oi dors for tho metropolitan slock at 50c a share. This is POSITIVELY the uast the last time it will ever be sold by me for less than par value, namely ���1.00 a share. If you wish to secure any of this stock at 00c u share (romumlier this company now owns the Triune) let tno hear from you nt onco, ^^^^^^^^ One thousand shares will now cost you $500.00. We shall surely ship ut least 20 tons of ore a day. *_ , . Twenty tons at .255.00 a ton���15,100(0 no true, consistent scientific thinker j daily barmncis. A dozen preachers of the gospel selling mining stock will send more souls to hell in two months, than fifty of them can save in a life-time. The Grand Forks. Miner-Gazette summarizes thu sly: "The truth is a great thing, but In this, country It Is a poor business policy to tell it���at least in tbe newspap-er business," For the size, of Nelson no city in the world has as many politicians. In the majority of 'cases their influence is nil, but their cvn opinion of themselves is simply "prodigious."���Economist. A Chinaman recently stole three chickens froto Hon. James, Dunsmuir; He got two months bard. Mr. Dunsmuir has legally stolen millions of dollars from the people of E. C.i He wus made premier of tne province. Private monopoly of natural resources, of social functions, or of the indispensable utilities of production, is tbe enemy of freedom, and tlough inevitably the result nf competition, must not bo permitted to remain as a permanent form of society. Neither will It remain; It is as certain to go and bo succeeded hy the next great economic stage In human history���Socialism���as' individual production has -been destroyed by the capitalistic mastery over machln.s. ,.' ' Fifty years ago Switzerland was more under the heel nf class rule than any other country. Now they have the finest system of government In tho world. Direct legislation enables the voters to vote on evory question Intelligently. At elections at present, so many different questions are embodied ln one platform tbat they cannot be voted on intelligently. In the last election In this province a voter bad either to vote for Joo Martin and all his principles or against Joe Martin and all hii principles, and as a great many voters were In favor of a Coast- Kootenay railway but opposed to Martin, they could not vote as they wished. Direct legislation would effectually solve this difficulty.���Mr. Kerr in a recent Socialist address at Greenwood. "We do not want to do away vrtth machinery; tbat Is impossible and undesirable. Say, for instance, 1,000 men are employed in a factory. A machino is Introduced that permits 500 men to do the same work; competition compels the owner to discharge 500 men, and they aro turned upon the labor market to starve What Socialism wants to do is to employ that 1,000 man and shorten the hours ot labor. Tben all may bave time for study; they may improve their minds and have the enjoyment that makes life worth living. With no wa.te this wouldIbe ojslly done andthe gtll ,D.t., to organize a O^adiaT, j�� amount of wealth eaoh man would pro- ciallst League In Winnipeg. It takes dues would bring him enough lo live more than a sorehead to stop Car Heron- SM.lights From the Capital. Victoria, B. C, March 22.��� The redistribution bill has come d nvn. It Is faulty In one respect���In ureases expense. Why not cut it two? Twenty-one members instead of 42 and throw two constituencies into one. and save about $20,000 per year. Of course that would lessen the chances of some of our valuable countrymen in getting elected, l'rono'-ttonal representation with grouped constituencies would prevent tbe gerrymander element in the new act from having any effect. Messrs. Smith Curtis and Capt. Tatlow raised a commotion In the legislature this week over their charges of governmental corruption In Canada Northern and E. & N'matters, and It is a pity the house did not see fit to vote with Curtis and Hawthornthwaite for a committee of tho house instead of a royal commission which probably means a less searching enquiry and a bucket of whitewash, E. T. Klngsloy of Oakland, Cal., delivered two lectures In Labor Hall, bore, while on his way to Nanaimo to pour hot shot Into the enemy's ranks. He spoke forcibly and with good logic on Wednesday evening, but seemed to havo been holding his energy tn reserve, for on Thursday evening be gave the cleanest, clearest and fullest exposition of the relations of the capitalist and tbe laborer that Victorians bave ever heard. Tbe members of the legislature, tbe oity council and somo of the clergy were especially Invited. The aldermen had a speoial meeting the same evening and the mayor sunt regrets, but several of the legislators were present. Mr. Hawthornthwaite acted as chairman, introducing the speaker in a short speech full of friendly feeling. The lecturer is better posted on United States politics, but nevertheless be struck at existing conditions in British Columbia In a way that kep*. the audience attentive and Interested until a late hour. An effort will be made to secure bim for several leot ures on his return. There Is lots of labor legislation pr a- posed, but will the house evor g��*t to i ty Among the number is one for % "ml at- mum wage." It should have a cr m- panton limiting "the maximum ra fco- off." Tbe Voice states that J. {fl. Cam' iron would hold a meeting on Saturday the Canada with her spoils system, her machino politics, her huge monopolies, her sweat shops, and other kindred evils Is about, 50 years behind the other colonies nf tho Empire and tbere Is splendid scope for strong men und a strong party to demolish them.���Cal gury Herald. This will give the company a yearly NET income of fully $1,500,000,00. One thousand shares would yield thus $750 00 a year. Therefore any man wbo owns 2,000 shares Will have income enuf to make him independent. Thlscertainly sounds like a fairy tale, but the ore in there, tho VALUE is there, and the space v,e have dono all our figuring upon is hut a very small part of the Triune miie for it embraces six claims. The vein h as walls as smooth as a pane of glass, at.'d lies in the contact. I curtail, y consider that the amount of (-reclaimed us 1,0 sight at the present time Is a very cons, *>rvative estimate. Yours sincerely, Charles W. McCrossan, Restn ratlves would be more in oi'd r than co.-nment upon the above pipe* dream. A Ureatcr Clroular Thaji Has Been. Minntapolis, Minn. , March 15, 1902.���My dear friends: When I gave the combination offer a few weeks ngo, there were some who �� .��re unkind enuf to sav that it was sin ,t,ly a dodge tn "sluff" shares and r aissedthe opportunity. At the time I made the offer I had a deal in conto mplatlon wblch il carried thru would make the stock or Immense value vm -y quickly. That DEAL HAS SINCE B ,EEN COMPLETED. The Triune MIN -j, tho like of which would be bard to f ,nd any where In the world, Is NOW i .he property of the Metropolitan coi npany. The Tridnf, Bbip|.cd32o tons , of ore to the smelter at Trail, B. C, and the NET returns amounted to 82 25.00 a ton. This mine has NOW IN SIO HT, BLOCKED OUT, fully 15,000 tons of ore, of tho hioiifst grade. This amount of ore at $255.00 ton would amount to $3,825,000.00. Tbis Is tbe *��� /et value of tho ore, arter figuring out . tbe cost of tbe mining and smelting. Arrange ments have been made by which all this body of ore wilt be treatod b y our smeltor now at Ferguson. Th is gives to the smelter company a c ertainty ol clearing $150,000.00 during' (ho coming year on tho treatment o' * tho Triune oro alone, for tho contra ct has been signed setting tbe price of treatment at $15 00 a ton. The Metr' jpolitan company will clear $40.00 �� wr , more than tf they ahipped the ore' jo ono of tho largo smoltors and the ami titer company will not at least $11.00 at on on the treatment of the ore. Thin* yo ,u soe it makes the future of both of t.l je companies sure. At the first annual meeting of the smeltor company and at tho second annual meeting of the Metropolitan company, which are to be held at the same time and place, namely at tho Richmond Halls, "27, NIc. Avenue, Minneapolis, on March 25th at 2 p. m. sharp (a full account of wblch will be given In thc bulletin which will be published in a day or two) the stock of the Metropolitan company will be advanced to $1.00 a share. The' smelter stock is NOW at par. No Metropolitan stock will be offered gt less than 11,00 a share after tbo an- Socialist Party ot B. C. ��� .SNEIUL DEHAND8! 1. The pu bile ownership of nil Industrie-* controlled by monopolies, trusts, and combines, end ul tlniately ol til the means ot production, distribution, end exchange. No pan of the revenue** ol such Industries to be applied to the reductl- on of taxes on property, but to be applied wbo 'lly to the increase ol waves am* shortening- of the hours ol labor ol the employes, to the It sprovementof the service, anil to diminishing rates to the consumers. 2. The p rogre islve reduction of tho hours of labor and the in, urease of waves in order to d<* crease the share. af the capitalist and increase the share of tht- worker in the product of labor. a. The establish imant of a national currency ���lid government b; inking system; all fire anil Insurance to b ealso operated bv the go* eminent in the Intt 'rests of the whole people, 4. The inauguration of a system of public Industries; public r reilit to be used fur thai iiurlKise in order tha t tbe wo, kers be secure,. the full product of th-elr labor. Abolition of the seuate. establishment o the initiative and n derendum, proportion,! representation, and r Iglit of recall of repre seutatlvea by their con stltuents. PROVINCIAL, DEMANDS: 1, Abolition ot flnanc tal and property qualifications for candidates' and electors at provincial and municipal el ectlous. _. Tho education ol all children up to tin a*te of sixteen years io be fret', secular anil compulsory. Text books, meals, and i:loihln_ to be supplied out ol lire public mods wben necessary. 2. Municipalization an, l ^public control oi the liquor traffic, 4. A uinc.hour work laiv fixing wages at not less than 12 perday, thereby counteracting evil effects uf Oriental cmlgrrui, in Into thi.-, province. .1. Reduction of hours of* labor to 14 per week. fl. Scientific and practical management of fisheries, forests, and watcrwa ya lu best interest of the producers. 7. Government operation of real mines anil immodlato construction and on .ration of amel- ters. refineries, and saw mills fo r benctlt of the workers, 8. Abolition of poll and pers onal property- tax, the deficit to ee meet by an Increased tax on laud values. 9. No more bonuses of either la '-nd or money lo Individuals or private corporall ons. li). Uraduated land tax slniilti. r to law ln operation iu New Zealand. 11. Government hospitals lliroi ighout the province, and free medical altendt ince to all needing such DIRECT LINE - LOWEST RATES] EAST. Wfnnlpe*; Toronto Ottowa Montreal New York :. WKHT, Vancouver Victoria Beanie Portland Ban Francisco VIA. SOO LINE St. PhuI, Chicago aud all tl, 9. points. TOURIST 8LK.l-.PEIf. SKKVICI East-Leave Lcavo Duusmora Junction Daily. Leave Kootenay Landing Thur. idrrl.,Bt.P --' -* treal, lloston. y Lai l.To and Frl., Bt. Paul, Toronto, Mon- V-eet-Leavo Revelstoke Dully, Vancouver. Seattle. Coast sun,in- shin service. From Vancouver i,i Alaska, Hawaii, China, Japan and Australia. IIOXE8KEKEK8 RATES: j Wotbound-l March to 30 April Through llniklngs toEuropn via. all Atlantic Lines. Prepaid Tickets from nil Points at I J. S. CARTER, K. J. COYIsE, D. P. A., Nelson. A.U.P.A.. Vanoraru. J. DONOVAN, Agent, Arrowhead. united Hatters of North America m$. ^SisfERSsr THIS is THi�� UNION LABEL of tho United Hatteri of .North America. ""-��� you are bar FUR HAT, ���oft or stiff. i me to it that the UN I OH Whon you are bung a FUR BAT, iiber toft or stiff. me to it * *k j genuine 1 Lai Label in ir*wed in lt. If a retailer haa loose labels ln hie po.ssos-tion aoii of- fern to put one in a hat for you, do not -patronize hlzc. He han not any riant io oa-te Joom labels. Loose L'-' Tsf - . ex pis. . _, ak no label. Tbe tiemiine Union Label li itbels iu re'talf stores nre counterfeits- Do 001 .sten to any explanation as to why the bat ���erforated on tbe four c-Jk-**-" e*Hetly tbe same ���a a postage stamp. 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CAN YOU NELP?\ t ET us tako advi iltago of '-the present poll ileal tur- moli, ln 11. <:., and ahow tlio people thc l*nc Ata they would receive am ter an Industrial govcnime nt. MM A A K K B K I I T T II' nn uu nit DD Ull TT 1TY TT OO III! EE I. I. I'l' THE amount will be ao- 1 knowledge,! in these cnl umns. Send your contributions to U10 undcrsigucil without delay. WILL YOU HELP? Ernest Burns, Executi ve Secretary. ISO Pi ttYClI St., , VAm-oi'vun. C I- L -to.............. .'..�����.��.����� t * ��� I ��� On the Wing Items Capi. [Thos. R. Davey and Nat. Lay were in town yesterday. Mrs. R. V. Pettipiece and family left for Revelstoke on Tuesday's stage. ��� Bert Eckert has returned to the camp, after spending the winter in the cast.': School Inspector O. Wilson paid the Ferguson school an official visit last week. Ivan A. Edson, one of the proprietors of the Hotel Perpuson, arrived in town on Monday's stage from Nelsoa. Wm. Johnson and Mrs. John-w at Beaton,, intend to take up their residence in Ferguson next month, for the summer. A spelling match, with S. Shannon and A. J. Gordon as captains, is th* program for to-mOrrow (Frl- day) evening's Literary Society meeting. , Rev. F. W. Fraser of Jackson, Mich,, writes the Eagle : "Mi- Crossan is not a 'U. S. parson', hui a Canadian. His home is in Chatham, Ont." The Vancouver Trades and Labor Council have decided to send two delegates to the'Labor convention to be held at Kamloops on April 14 Other like organizations thruout the province are already getting into line.', ��. "������!��� Thw. Taylor M. P. P., is asking the chief Commis-jioner of lands and works some questions relating to the difference in wages paid to foremen, laborers arid workmen in the Revelstoke and Slocan ridings and the reason for a,���Herald. Anent the coming convention al Kamloops, for the purpose ol uniting all reform loices for political action in this province, James Wilks of Nelson, writes: "We are tnkinir every step tr> make the convention a success and, feel confident that we will .succeed, f , , It is reported ' here that Thos. Crnhame, proprietor of the Prospectors' Exchange at the Landing, has leased his Hotel to a Vancouver party ��*ho will take possession on May ist. Mr. (jrahame will devole the summer to his mineral properties up the nort h fork. F. T. Ahey of Trout Lake, has received a rare curiosity in the form of a letter Iron 1 KarrtloOps, making enquiries with regard to the truth of lhe allege d success ol McCrov san's sm.-liers. said to be now operating in this district. Bunuses are being sought at Kamloops. Next! "The veil 1 of ore on the Triune has been !��� jsted to a depth ol 850 feet at leas t and the vein iv lound to he vx.11: tly the same all the way, in fm'.t ev, tn across lhe entire mountain,, Ti ie Triune property consists of B,vi in ineral claims and a traction, atvJihere is also a timber limit of -yooo ac ,res that goes with ihe prop- ft-ty."���.MiCrossun's Bulletin. The proposed labor convention at Kamloops on Monday, April j-fth, is timely. Tho a considerable nuni- her of unions are barred by their rules and regulations from endorsing flic movement officially, all are in favor of the gathering. The meeting will be one of the most important in the history of labor in this province, being called for political purposes. All labor and other reform* bodies are entitled to repre- sental ion. ���Vancouver Independent. PATENTS IPROMPTLY 5ECUREDI Ite for our interesting books"Invent '���Help" an! 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T.i make men free lias been the dream Of every noble snill on earth- To brina a belter time tobiith; Tosco 1 lie future's hills agleatu With the rim hoi** light 01 11 newerabrlRht, From which thfe human might Of ages s|,eeils away. Its sublotnlds withdrawn Bi-foic thc j-'iildcli dawn, Where earlh goes rolling Into the grander day. To make men free from eourt and throne, Kioe from thc money changer's greed, Tree from hypocrisy and creed, Free '.ou thu dreaded lash of nood, . And freo to reap whore the havo sown; Free from earth's scourge, the conqueror; Free from the murderous lust of war, Free from the rubber's cry of more, Audfroetohavclliclrown; - Free voluntarily to share Their blessings for the common good; Free lo each other's bilrden's, In helpfulness and brotherhood; Free In security to live And seek tho blosstng of contc.nl; Freo ln the freedom lure can give, Tlie freedom of enlightenment! T.i make men freel tt Is with me Tbo dearest purpose of my heart That I may know and do my part T < holp tho cause of liberty; My energy and llfo to bo "ade oonseerate to the one theme, The single purpose and tho dream, In every land, to mako men free - To mske men froe, ���Denver News. Can We Believe Our Own Jtyoa ? Foi- a man, who we sweat* oa out* life netei* saw Ihe Triune mine, the follnw- ITiJjfj report from the pen of Mr. McCrossan Is enuf to cause palpataMon of the heart except to innocent unknowing ones: "Metropolitan share holders attention: The Triune mine, the richest. by all odds jn . the lardeau. is now the property op the Metropolitan Company and we shall imminence taltinir out ore as soon as the snow in off tbe ground. Tbe slock will he held at fifty cents 11 share just until tbe 25th nf March, and tl.en it Will go to pin* value ��1.0(i a share. This mine is ono which has a tremendously filtering history. The Lade Brothers bnnd- .ii it foi* a time and in seven weeks molt out ore euuf to net tliem 345,000 00. Tutm tbo Ferguson boys who owned lt worked lt at various times and have shipped in all 325 tons of ore to the -im-lter nt Trail. B. C, and' the ore netted them $255.00 a ton. Thero is nu silver mine like it lo B. C. to-day, and I very much doubt if there is nn- nthei- Buch a .. ine in tbe world. The ore is not as i-lrh as many of the assays of the Metropolitan shows its oro to be, but the Metropolitan Itself Is but a prospect, tho a most promising one. I'he Triune on the other hand Is a proved mine. It has already shipped ;i.r. tons and the smel ter returns showed ibis ���iiniiuni.of ore to be worth $83,- 000.00. Mr. A nd v Ferguson says he Is willing tosweai* to it that at a conserva- live estimate 'there are nt the present time, WITHALLDEAD WSMBK DONE THE ORE READY TO BE. STOPED OUT, AT least 15,000 TONS of ore iii sight practically, BLOCKED OUT. One tunnel has been drlveu iu on tbe ore 150 fee'and a second tunnel 150 foot lower, on tho samo vein of ore, has been run in 300 feet all the WAY ON ORE. The sides of tbis vein, which lies in tbo contact, aro us smooth as glass and at tho narrowest point tbe ore is two feet wide. Now you need not wonder that we put tho shines to par ut once for we have already INSIGHT enuf ore to pay full par value to every shareholder and then after that bus been dono bave enuf loft over to divide nmlllion dollarsiimon.st the shareholders as a dividend. As soon as the snow is gone.we intend tn place mil' second smeltor, which has been finished and ready for delivery for about three weeks, within fifteen hundred feet of tho Triune mino uiid ir.euat onco erect un aerial tram to carry the ore to thn smelttu'. There is a great abundance of Iron and lime for lluxing on the Triune properly so that we shall be able to run tbo smeltor to its fullest 1'iipucliy and db so economically as well. Tho price paid for tho rYiuno, which has never been offered f.ir less than $500,000.00, was of course, a vet-y large one. Suffice It to say that tbe former ownors, tbe Ferguson Brothers, besides receiving a large cash consideration running into eight figures are also the owners of one-half million shares of stock. I am euro that every member of tho Metropolitan Company will be delighted to lieu- those facts, especially since tbis wonderful property has been purchased entirely on my own responsibility, and not one member of the Metropolitan Company bus been obligated to raise ono cent of tlie: amount. Wo shall all reap the benefits und that very soon.!' ��� ! I.ARIIKAl ORE SHIPMENTS. The following is a list of Lardeau ore pro- durors, amount shipped and the gross returns, reports of which have to bo furnished monthly by mine owners to tho provincial government: Name. Pounds. Gross Val. Silver Ouii 2.4IHI.0U0 *J180.000.00 Nottie Ui. 1.700,1100 SS'ISU'JO Triune.. .... 049.77S 8..870..7 Pestriee itiM ttMM Great Northern WM0 l.sm.no Broadview ��!.���� 1,064.00 Kthel... .... 84.000 ���' l,59��lfl Cromwell.. '. 'Aaid l.��>S.7fl ��o,ihiM.adc... WW ��� l.iao.w Metro-iMltan 1'iffl ������������ 'M St. Ijliui. W.000.... 610.00 Hulled Grouse 11,170 .... S07,10 llnson View M8 .... (Ul �� Old Cold ( Ilmsoshoe. ��� t Blaek Warrior . Returns end rorrectlons isaod lor. S. Shannon, Assayer and Analytical Chemist. OFFICE: VICTORIATVE.; FERGUSON, 8. C, CUMMINS tf CO. Established 1896 T~T General Merchants Transfer Outfit. MINKRAL ACT. ! (Form T.) . OERTEPIOATE OF IMPROVEMENT. NOTICE. "Mrj- Tiee" mineral clr-im. Bituate In the Trout Lake Minim: Divi-ion nf Went Kootc- nn/ dUtrict. Where'located: On Nettle I.. Mountain, betweun the north and ��outu fcrki of Lnrdf.au neck. TAKE NOT!' E-Thflt I, A. P. Cummin* ai agent for the Double Eagle Mining and Development Company, Limited of Ferguson, H, Od Free Miners' reft (Urate No 3l8.-il respectively Intend, Hlxty (lays fnim thc hereof, to applj* to the Mining Hirt-onlor for ti c.ertitiimte uf im- nrovemeuta, fur the iiiriionc of obtaining a Crown Grant of thu above clalin. Aud further tulte notice Mutt action, undei .section 87, miift be commenced before the ifHuance of such Certificate of Improvement*. Dated this :17th day of November A. D., 1901. Maya* A. P. CUMMINS, P. L. 8. THE NEW AND ONLY MAP OFTHIS DISTRICT Including tbe Fish Creek camp and Upper Dnmrmi itiver section, compiled by A. P.Cuuiniinn, I'. L.a.,iind 8 wlmunon. U. A., in uow on sale at this office. * The ready Hale of the map li ���proving ilL wo have uatd for it. The Tcout Lalcu division in lithographed In black, the Lardeau lu red, and the Atnn- . worth in blue. Even a tenderfoot could taku a copv of this map nnd And any claim recorded In the three divisions. Tlie mountains, lakes, creeks, wagon roads, (mils, surveyed railway rout en, ini'i tlio locution and name (by a unique index) of every miueral claim In the district Ie shown. Next to Visiting, the Country In Person This nap Takes First Place. >' In faot every geographical ��� feature Ik tm well define that one can nee nt a glnnce the nature of our country and the trend rf the cluiin lm-ations gives aninteilisihle idea of the mineral bolu rtmuiiiB tluuugh thocaipp. It id certainly The Best Worth For One Dollar ever offered in the map line of a mining carni). lt in the first complete map of the district nnd is Helling well. It is just what you are looking tor. \VK Also HAVE A FEW MAI'S MOUNTED ON LINEN, WITH A GOOD COVER. FOR TRAVELLERS OK PROSPEOTORS, WHICH SELL AT IL50. THESE A KK THK REST VALUTAS THEY WILL L/^8T FOR YEARS. ' ' Address your order, with an enclosure of a one dollar bill, I no cheques, ordors, etc.) to THE LARDEAU EAGLE, ��� Ferguson, B.C. Packing and Sson Pwkinff aml Freighting Contraota entered Into (or packing ot Mining Supplies, etc., to any point In the district. Good, prompt service, and any work undertaken guaranteed, Freighting from Thomson's Landing to Ferguson a i-peciakvy. Headquarters at Fer-^iison, B.C. '^f( S. Daney, Proprietor. Drugs and Stationery Prescriptions Carefully and Accurately Compounded. A. R RANKINE , p. o. block: =FER()USO;*. B. C. Ferguson Meat Market E. G. WOODWARD. Fine slock of the best Albert.i ..tn ,..i,....... PKR8H BieeP, fOKK, TON, TOILTKY, Etc, ���A *>V Tice.,. Bhmf!KSyfeiL.���. Prompt Delivery ..BARBER SHOP.. All branch, s of the Tonsbrial Art executed i vltli r.mlililoxirou.s dc-xerlty. ... HOtOR COLD BATHS... "^"���''Wm. Schnell, Prop. Fred C. Elliott. BARUISTKR, NOTARY PUBLIC,ETC, TROUT LAKE CITY B. C, AND Ferguson, B, C. Harvey, McCarter q.Pinkham BARRISTER!-, BOMCI'fORS-. ETC. Offices. RevclMolB, (lolcleli, and Ferguson. Solicitors for Imperial Haul, of Canada. Oeo. 8. McCarter. J. A. Harvey. A.M. Pinkham. J.M.Scdtt,B.A.,L.L.B. uarribter, solicitor, etc. offices' Mckenzie avenue, Revelstoke, 3. C. B. C-. Assay & Chemical Supply Co. . . Lfci. VAN'COUVKU, B. C. Head quarlpra Ior i��fl��y��r��. Mining Si Mill Rtippli eg. i-olu tiKcnia in H. C. I<>r Morgni) Crucfb ie Co., IJattttrstfn, Engliml; K. W. L'niun & Co.'i . I'rttt-Jnt Caiv Kurnncflg, Hurnurs, etc.; Wm. A Insworth ACo.'.-'Fniu Hnlnnees.i'tc.at!. Hal cyon Hot Springs Sanitarium . . AltROW LAKES, B.C. Tlie most eri'iiij-leU' roport op thnuontinunt of N( Tih AicurlCH. Si mat""4) midst wenery - unri*. ailed Mr grandeur, w-oatlng, flfnlni and i 3xcun.itr.-iH. H��iilder.t physician aud nu-88 . Iu tel'cgmiihlc communicHtion with all pH rts of thi'i world. T-*i mails arrive nnd depar t everv il ly. Its bat li-* cine -ill tiervouti and n uiucumr AflueitMS ..;�� WRtem heal alt kidufl y, liver aud hinmiich ailmuuts. ltx builis und wain rsnrc a iuro remedy turn inst alt ui geiililuioiut pofiunF, TERMH : %YX tu llfipe r week, an mrding to rcsidanro In hotel or vil la* MAKK1K1). AJacdonaLD C'AMMRON���At Edmonton, Alta., on TuoscUy, March 18th, W. Mitcdoiiiil'i, manuyor of the Imperial, bank, Ferguson, - to Mabel, oldest daughter of Mr. John Cameron of Edmonton, i The Man who will risk the Purchase of a Lot c��r two in the n TOWNSITE 11 ��� Now has many good chances of making H. EASY MONEY Circle City is the future tormlnu, of the proposed railway, alroodiy tror-veyed via the I_ti.i-duD.il creek north fork to tout point. ' Circle City is bountifully located at tho baso of tbo-Lardeau Pa����, Galona and Surpi'lso t-i-oeke. Circle City in absolutely surrounded by mining properties no w under development. Circlo city affords splendid* water power which wlllbo utilisedW-xtaealwn for conccntt'iitlnif |)U**|*i>i��*b. Circle City will present, business opeuinsrs this eprlnr.. Send for tho new map just out (fnw), and full purtietilar-j, to 0.13. Bt|.th9,(fenor��l �� stt��� Porgusoi. Two humlrrtd lots on sale now���Present prices:. Cnrnor lots, tl) .5. Inside lotn ���WOO. .Terms: i cash, balanoo three and six mouths. G. R- BATHO, General Agent, Ferguw an. p. C. i -
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Title | Lardeau Eagle |
Publisher | Ferguson, B.C. : R.P. Pettipiece |
Date Issued | 1902-03-27 |
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Language | English |
Notes | Published by R.P. Pettipiece from 1900-02-14 to 1902-03-27; by Alfred Pelkey from 1902-04-03 to 1902-05-29; by E.G. Woodward from 1902-06-06 to 1904-03-04; and by J.J. Atherton from 1904-06-10 to 1904-10-14. |
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Date Available | 2015-11-26 |
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DOI | 10.14288/1.0082184 |
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Longitude | -117.4832999 |
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