0 EAGLE. VOL III .^NO. 1. FERGUSON, BRITISH COLUMBIA, FEBRUARY 15, 1901. $2.00 A YEAR. n A Qood Pointer to the Man Who Contemplates Buying Stock. LEGITIMA TE BUSINESS Too Muoh Stock Manipulating and Hot Enough Judgment Used in Purchasing Properties is Disastrous to All Concerned in the End. The Spokesman-Review has said before, but It will bear repetition, that "the safety of the individual, the standing of mining as an Industry, and the prosperity of the mining camps themselves should call for constant warning against loose and careless methods ot investment." With many who dip Into mines, one question seems to suffice���"What will it assay?" The assay Value of a piece of ore Is but one of the many Important considerations ln determining the value of a prospect, and often the least important. One of the greatest gold mines ln the world���the Treadweil, In Alaska���yields millions from ore that return.) less than $4 per ton. Other properties that give legitimate assays of thousands of dollars per ton tre worse than valueless, because they would never pay, no matter how they were developed. Before the prudent man Invests In a mine, he will study every polntof bearing, the location, the width of the vein, the width and length of the pay ehute, character of the ore, the character of the formation, the topography of the claim, the title, and above all, the amount that will probably have to be expended before tho property can be called a mine. Men guided by these precautions have always a chance of finding fair rewards at mining. Men who disregard them have hardly one chance In a latter element, the wild-catter thrives and the swindler profits. In a general way, It may be said that no man of limited means and grave responsibilities should plunge Into a business of which he knows nothing. Before he-parts with his money, the man of limited means and duties to others should nsk himself whether he can afford to lose the amount required in the undertaking���whether the loss would deprive his family of the necessaries and comforts of life, and his children ot a fair education. The mining resources of-this section must be developed by sound Judgment and prudent expenditure. Money thrown away.or wasted will benefit.no one, and will not advance the mining Interests of tbe country. In truth, "wild-catting" and ore "salting" are detrimental to reputable mining. The Mining Industry is Not a Gamble. Business Methods Must be Adopted. Mining Investments. For some time past a great deal has been said about the surplus of money throughout the country, about the low rates ot interest which money is bringing, and, particularly in the east, about foreign Investment of American capital. The opportunities for making profitable mining Investments were never better than at the present time. Mining is now being prosecuted upon a muoh higher plane than It was ten years ago, and although it cannot be said to bave yet reached the position of an exact science, It is a business, whioh, if properly carried on, can be counted upon to bring good returns for the money Invested ln it. Are They Too Bulky? Why, then, is not more of this surplus wealth put into the ground for Bate keeping? The answer almost Invar! ably given Is tbat mining investments are too risky. There Is an element of uncertainty about every Investment, and mining, of course, shares this uncertainty with all other kinds of business; but, as we have frequently pointed out, the trouble is not nearly so often with the investment as with the investor, who tn very many cases has himself to blame for the foolish and unbusinesslike way in which he has disposed of his money. The best of judgment and business sense, and years of experience, cannot fathom the secrets In the bosom of mother earth with any degree of certainty, although science has done a great deal In recent years to assist tbe real seeker for knowledge. On account of this necessary uncertainty, tbe profits from mining should be larger than from some other forms of Investment where the results can be predicted. Price of Shares, FERGUSON WILL BE A "BUTTE." Butte's Payroll is $1,250,000 Per Month and Still Growing. George Plunder returned to Rossland recently from a trip to Butte, Mont., where he has been looking after some mining business. He says Butte is a great camp and the output Instead of decreasing Is growing larger. He reports that the snow has all gone there and the weather is bo pleasant that there is no need of wearing overcoats. The pay roll at present is ��1,250,000 por month. There 1b a shortage of water for the smelters and concentrators and a supply Is being brought from the Big Hole river, a distance of 36 miles. This will Insure an ample quantity of water for all purposes. The people of Butte feel that the eamp will last for a century at least. Mr. Plunder says he saw one train loaded by the Amalgamated Copper company, going from Butte to Anaconda which had 73 oars of about 60 tons each. This train was drawn by a single Hawk engine, said to be the largest of its kind ln the west. Many men owe the grandeur of their lives to their tremendous difficulties. ���Spurgeon. - A thing Is usually worth about what it Bells for, and a share of mining stock that sells for 6 cents is generally worth 5 cents, where its par value is quoted at tl or SS. This brings up the question so often asked. Why are mining companies so often overcapitalized? and why, for instance, does a company issue 1,000,000 at par value of $1 per share, and which are sold at 1 oent per Share, instead of 1,000 shares to be sold at their value of 810, thus giving the Bame working capital aB tbe million shares at 1 cent per share? Two reasons can probably be assigned for this. In the first place, 1,000,000 shares sounds better than 1,000, and 1,000 shares at 10 cents per share are much more easily sold than 1 share at $100, In the second place, It Is undoubtedly true tbat a mine may bo worth $1,000,- 000 after development which before development is not worth $1 Oil or $1,000; and If the money raised by selling these low-priced shares is put into honest development work the chances are that the true value of the mine and tbe par value of the stock will be realized, assuming, of course, that the property has been well selected and carefully managed. Gambling In "Fylers." A mining investment Is no more a gamble than in any other investment, excepting when the investor Is a gambler, who attempts to get something for nothing. There Is a vast amount of unmlned gold In the earth, but there Is even a greater amount of "fools" gold. Mining should not be blamed, as lt usually ia, for tho lack of foresight and ordinary business sense, wbtch are no less fatal to mining than to any other business. It is not fair to charge up against legitimate mining the losses that have undoubtedly been suffered by Investors, but whioh are due very largely to sheer stupidity and in some | cues laziness of the Investor, who does not take the trouble to exorcise any personal oversight over the Investment. As fair would it be to charge up against the farming industry all tbe Iosbos of the stock exchange. A distinction must be made between bona fida investments and "flyers," as they are sometimes called. No one should attempt the latter unless he can afford to lose what he puts Into it, and in case of that loss the less he says about it the better wisdom does the loser display. Two Classes of Hen Causing Loss. There is two classes of persons through whose Influence money Is being constantly lost in mining investments. First, the uninformed, well- intentioned, honest man, who Induces his friends to invest money in properties solely upon his judgement upon a Bubject of which he is perfectly ignorant. Second, the Informed, dishonest man, who is either a "shark" or a "sharper." Although it may seem unfair to place these two classes of men in suqh close connection, their Influence on the good name of mining is the Bame, and if anything the Influence of the former is* much greater than the latter. The friends of the honest man who have lost money In a mining venture, since they know him to be perfectly sincere and honest, conclude tbat all mining must be dishonest, and fcoerolOrO giving everything ot a mining character a wide berth, and in general use all their influence to keep others from making similar investments. On the other hand, tbe man who has been fooled by a sharper, and linds that he has bought a gold brick, is not apt to lay it up against mining, and is usually only too willing to keep quiet about It. Men-fooling sharks will exist until very near the time of the millennium, and mining must expect to support its share of tbe general family. Mr. Bur- num knew mankind very thoroughly when he said that they liked to be fooled. Nothing evidences this mnie strongly than that there are still concerns whioh apparently are doing a flourishing business In the sale of diving rods, electrical mineral indicators, etc., etc. No one section seems to have a monopoly in the use of these charmed mineral finders, for in Pennsylvania wo, find tt concern advertising and sellingaparatus costing from $,i tu soveral hundred, warranted to find tiny known mineral, the aparutus being provided with different forms of hooks which are attached to the same line. Whenever tho interesting public can be induced to use ordinary common sense and business prudenco in making Its mining investments tbe cry that such investments are a natural and legitimate way of losing money will coase. depth. It iB now in about 210 feet. Mr. Horn expects to reach the ore chute in about 70 feet more, drifting and crosscuttlng. There has been ore coming in on the last 15 feet of work and indications look encouraging. PROFITS DERIVED IN MINING. DIVIDENDS IN M, Of the 38 Mines That Have Paid Dividends 21 are in the Slocan. LARDEAU'S TORN TBIS YEAR No Longer a Gamble, But a Business Investment. There waB a time when the people of the eastern parts .of Canada and the United States considered a mining man on a par with a gambler, and if a merchant or .business man invested in mines be endeavored to conceal the fact from his contemporaries, for the reason that if it were generally known it would Injure his credit. The citizens of the larger eastern cities are commencing to realize tbat it is a legitimate industry that yields large profits, and this opinion is being reflected In tho leading journals. The following from the New York Tribune shows bow the sentiment towards mining is changing: 'The mining industry has paid more, dividends, compared with other industries, than any other business known. Compare the profits of mining with 150,000 odd miles of railway, with the aggregated liabilities ofneariyJIO.OOO,- 000,000, then vou will see which pays the best. Under tbe wing of mining there exists some of the safest and most profitable of businesses. Take for Instance the twelve great smelting companies���the mineral pawnbroakers. The smelting companies that do a strictly custom business sho��v absolutely and unquestionably larger profits than any other industry in America. I know of Instances where capital capital invested in smelting companies has been turned over five times a year, and each time the margin of profit has been over 20 per cent, of the entire amount handled; they take no risk; simply buy the raw gold and silver in ore, nt a reduced price, extract their cost of treatment and pay tho miner a residue. It Is a business where the principal Is absolutely safe." THE BLACK WARRIOR GROUP People Will Soon Have to Admit That the Mining Industry ln This Province is Yielding Some Big Profits.���The Lardeau Will Lead. Of tbe 28 British Columbia mine*, tbat have paid dividends all but seven are Slocan properties. Of the $6,392,- 000 paid to date, considerable more than half, $3,975,000, has been paid by Slocan proper. There are a few properties owned by close corporations or private individuals front whom tbe profits of tbeir mines can not be learned but otherwise the following is almost a complete list of the dividends paid by the mines of this province since mining commenced: ���LeRol $1,400,000 Payne 1,400,000 ���War Eagle 545,000 Slocan Star 450,000 Ruth 350,000 Reco 350,000 ���Cariboo 312,000 Idaho 300,000 Last Chanse 275,000 Whitewater 250.000 ���Hall Mines 120,000 Rambler-Cariboo 90,000 Noble Five 50,006 ���Athabasca 50.000 Rest 50,000 Dardanelles 50 000 Monitor 40.000 lackson 4n,000 Goodenough 36.000 Bosun 35,000 Slnean Boy 35.000 Queen Bess 35.000 Ymir 30,000 Washington 30.000 Two Friends 20,000 Surprise 20,000 Antolne 20,000 ���Fernie 10,000 DOES MINING PAY? READ ON. One of the Most Promising Prop erties in the Camp. The Black Warrior group is Bltuated on the head of McDonald creek and Is reached by a good puck trail at a distance of about nine miles from Ferguson to Black Warrior cabin. There are tour claims in this group, with a fine showing of ore on three of them. Tbere is also abundance of timber on the fourth for mining purposes. The ledge lies in a wide belt of slate about sevenity-five feet from one of the strata of lime which run through the country. A considerable portion of the ledge has been stripped and a chute of ore has beon uncovered of from sixty to seveuty feet ln length and two and a half to three feet Inwldth, lying along the contact. The ore consists of galena and runs 150 ozs. in silver, $8 in gold and 50 per cent. lead. Thos. Horn, the owner and locator, has started a tunnel to Up the oreohute at considerable Enormous Dividends Paid By Mines Last Year. Tho Engineering and Mining Journal which makes a specialty of compiling the dividends of mining corporations In tho United States, stated in its Inst issue Unit tho total dividends paid in 1900 by 210 companies allied with the mineral Industry of the United States Is $30,041,000. Theso enormous dividend disbursements, plaeo tho mining industry among tlio' most profitable of tho nation's industries. The copper mines paid $3,1,433,000, or more than one-fourth of the total dividend disbursements forthe yoar, which puts our copper production first in importance. . This list of dividend payers, however, does not include many metallurgical industries that disbursed large dividends during tho year, and which should he added to tho disbursements of the mining companies proper. The Journal predicts that dividends will be materially increased during the current year. Total $6,392,000 Tho mines marked with an asterisk are those outside of the Slocan. The placer mines are not of courso InoLtdoi* in tho list. It is expected that in a short time there will be added to this list many others among which will pro'^'ly be the Nettie L., (Lardeau), Arlington, American boy nnd Enterprise. Such u showing as this speaks much for tho profits in silver nnd lead mining nnd causes some wonder at the seeming preference ot investors for gold properties. "BIG REVENUE IS TO BE CREATED Good Showing on the Cheyenne. Frank Treanor and Ole Peterson wete down frotn the Choyenne, up the soqth fork, on Tuesday evening for more supplies. They brought down some fine looking specimens of galena and Iron pyrites ore, much rosotnbling that found on the Towser mine, which they took out of thc opon cut they are now driving. They are so well pleased with results that it is altogether likely they will do more than assessment work, aa first intended. If This Progressive Policy Is Put in Vogue. It ma*y lie that a wrong impression tins gained ground with regard to tbe position of Hon. W. O. Wells, if the following from the Kootonay Mail is backed up by action on the part of Mr. Wells. The Mail says: "The policy of the chief commissioner of lands and works is a progressive policy such as is eminently suited to the requirements of tho provinco at tho present time. Hon. Mr. Wolls hns taken the stand that if capital is to be Interested in this provinco the people and the government must first do something to open up the country so tbat its resources may become available. With that end in view an elaborate plan of public works is proposed. The government Intend to obtain reliable information as to the resources of the different sections of tho province, and where theso will warrant the expenditure of opening them up, it is proposed to raise the necessary money to put in substantial roads and trails, or to subsidise steamers, so that these resources may becomo available and form remunerative Holds for the investment of capital and tho employment ol labor." Lardeau Eagle. Published overy Friday moraine at thc uttico of publication, Ferguson, B.C.,by It. V. I'KTTIPIKOE. Advertising llstes: Display ads., 11.50 per column ineh per month. Legal litis. 12 cents per (noiipariel) line for lirst insertion ; Scents lor i'iu'Ii additional Insertion. Heading notices 1G cents per line each Issue. No ads. accepted at less than full rates. Subscription Itates: By mail or earrior, 12.00 per annum ; ��1.00 for six mouths. To foreign addresses (2,60. Stopped at expiration. *ob Printing: The Eagle Job department is ���aoll equipped, and is prepared lo execute all hinds ot printing at honest prices. gar-So chccpics accepted. Address all communications to the LAKUKAU EAOLK, KEROUSON, B.C. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1901. WINOLETS. SCREAMLETS. NOTICE TO SUBSCRIBERS. Twin babies are truo companions in Do not be annoyed if at the expiration of your subscription the Hagle ceases to fly vour way. Duo notice will be sent you and if there is no response your name will be cut off. It saves ns time and money, and "business is business." Don't run if you want to catch your breath. He who makes no mistakes makes nothing else. A woman is u fact���and facts are stubborn things.. NOTICE TO CO-OWNER. A n old bachelor says that a marri' age certificate is a noose-paper. A pessimist is a man who preferi artificial light to genuine sunshine. "Mining" operations in the eastern money centres have been very brisk this winter and it is to be hoped that the money will be expended ln actual development work this spring. The great difficulty Is that there is too much "mining" done above ground, ^t will be In order for all the mining companies In this district who are still selling stock on tbe grounds that they are "just waiting for a railway to commence shipping ore," to get in and do something. By the time many of these Bame properties are ready for a rail- waythe railway will be here for years. And with others this is just the right time to begin work, as there is an absolute certainty of cheaper transportation facilities by this time next year. In the province of Ontario there are about 250 cities, towns and incorporated and of these uearly 50 per cent, are supplied with water works. Rxcludlng Beven cities and four towns, all these works have been constructed in the past 20 years; and tho. majority have been constructed in the past 10 years. Of these works the munlci palities own and operate 110, while eight are owned by private companies. The electric light plants are more recent, and as a result the proportions as regards public ownership are reversed. There are 110 electric plants in Ontario, of which only fourteen are owned by the municipalities and 126 by private companies. Many a would-be actor seems to have made the mistake of his life by being born. Some fools put on more airs than a wise man could grind out of a barrel organ/ The expectation of the impossible is tbe main thing that lends interest to existence. The man who knows nothing and wants nothing ought to be comparatively happy. It doesn't pay to be obstinate. Neither is it wise to attempt to take all the advise offered. Some men never have any respect for grey hairs until after they have acquired a few of their own. Keep your eye on a broker who puts up a good story about the wlldcattlng features used by other brokers. To (J. O, BENNETT : Take notice that I the undersigned Co-owner with you of the "Brer Fox" mineral claim situ- ated on the northwest side of Haskins creek and Hbont three mtles from Its mouth and being a sotlth-casterlv extension of tne Fayal mineral claim in the Trout Lako Mining Division, of west Kootenav, in the province of British Columbia, bave performed and recorded the assessment work and made the ex pendlture required to be done and recorded on ihe above mentioned claim tor the year 1890 under section 24 of thc Mineral act and the year for which such work was performed and expenditure made having expired I do hereby give you notice pursuant to section 4 of the .Mineral Act Amendment Act 1000, to contribute your proportion ol such expenditure for : the year hereinbefore mentioned within 00 days of the first publication hereof, Dated at Trout Lake this Sth day of November, A. D. 1000. 87-48 PETER MCVEIGH, Co-owner, THE EMPIRE TYPEWRITER Price $60.00 Visible Writing; From Start to Finish. Permanent Alignment. Durable and Simple. Thousands in use in Canada, Great Britain, Pranoe, Italy, JJnited States, Mexico, etc, giving; entire satisfaction. The Williams Manufacturing Co., Limited, Montreal. B. C. AOBNTS: The Thomson Stationery Co., Vancouver, B.C. NOTICE TO CO-OWNERS. TO ARTHUR EDWARD STANFORD: Take notice that The Double Eagle Mining and Development Company, Limited Liability, co-owner with you of thc "May Bee" mineral claim, situated on thc Nettle L. mountain near Ferguson, ln tho Trout Lake mining division of west Kootonay, British Columbia, have performed and recorded the assessment work and made the expenditure required to be done and recorded on tho above mentioned claim for the year 1900 under see- tion 24 of the Mineral Aot and the year for whieh work was done and expenditure made having expired, we hereby glvo I you notice pursuant fo section four of tho Mineral Aet Amendment Aot 1900, to contribute your proportion of such expenditure for the year 1900, within 90 days of the first publication hereof. Dated this 16th day ol January, A. D. 1901. THE DOUBLE EAGLE MINING AND DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, LIMITED LIABILITY, 'er A. H. Holdich, Secretary. A large number of the mining brokers doing business in this province would't know a tunnel from a rain barrel. When the Eagle editor picks up the provincial exchanges���or even takes a look at his own production from week to week���and reads column after column of the glowing prospects in store for the long-waiting Lardeaultes during the coming year, he naturally becomes filled to overflowiug with enthusastn; butalasl it is but enthusiasm. The future may be, and the RAGLE still believes it is, very bright;, but a careful scrutiny of our Inside pocket reveals the fact that we are still living on "hope." Unceasingly we strive to place the unbounded mineral resources of tbe Lardeau before the outside world, and patiently we await for enough collateral to "pay tho printer."' A year haB come and gone, and with this issue we enter upon another term. The future may be all right, but wo are living in the present. From a newspaper point of view it is therefore necessary that something of a sheriff-proof nature drop in this way. As Mr. Lowcry would say, "verily are wo full of prunes and lake water." Too many mining properties are. purchased before they are over seen by tbo purchaser, in this camp, to war rant a safe investment for some shareholders. Those who doubt the early advent of socialism would be surprised how quickly It would come if they voted for it. Ti'UBts help those who are on the inside. Whon the whole people stand on the inside, the whole people will receive benefit. Be such a man, live such a life, that if every man were such as you, and every lifelike yours, this earth would be God's Paradise.���Phillip Brooks. NOTICE TO CO-OWNER. Let the Eagle print Your Printing . . . The Eagle has now enroute from Toronto one of the most complete stocks of stationery, etc, ever imported in North Kootenay. Several Fonts of new type will also be added to our already up- to-date plant, which wilt enable us to successfully cater for the Lardeau printing trade. <��? t @ Our Printing Is neat, clean and attractive Hotel Ferguson TO NAPOLEON WELLS: Take notice that we tbe undersigned co< ownors with you of the Little Kobert and Little Robert No. 2, mineral claims situated at the extreme head of the north fork of Lardeau creek lu the Trout Lake mining division of West Kootenay in the province of British Columbia, have performed and record*, ed tbe assessment work and made tbe expenditure required to be done and recorded on the ' above mentioned claims for the year 1900, j under section 24 of the Mineral Aet and the year for which work whs performed and ex* Ecnditurc made having expired we do ereby give you notice pursuant to section 4 of the Mineral Act Amendment Act 1900, to contribute your proportion of such expenditure for the yenr hereinbefore mentioned within 90 '��� days of the first publication hereof. OatcI at Trout Lake this *J8th day of Januarv A. I). 1901. UISO.T. LUNDY, J. O. KIRKPATRICK, co-owners. THE PIONEER HOTEL OP THE LARDE AU The Bar is supplied with the best brands of: /Pines, Liquors and Cigars. Headquarters for Mining and Commercial Men. Tenderfeet comforted. Rates $3.()0"*t day and upward*. Ferguson Bros., Proprietors. NOTICE. A larco number of the EAGLE'S subscribers are paid up to Fobruary 14,1901. Duo notice Is hereby given, and each and evory paper will bo stopped at expiration. This may cause annoyance to reatiiwh' who are "good,rfor the small amount of *J, but this Is simply our way of doing business, so none need bo offended, ns all are used alike. To avoid missing u single issue send In your Jr at once. We need lt in our business, Hnd the EAGLE will endeavor to give a better (2 worth this year than last. The Trout Lake Topic insists on having a smelter located in its town. All right, friend Topic. Trail has a smelter, but Rossland Is good enough for us. The trust Is the natural growth of industry; it Is here to Btay, and ought to stay for ourely none but the unwise would advocate going back to tho days of the stage and freight teams. Tho nows whioh comes from tho Hast, says tho Nelson Tribune, to the effect that the federal gove-nmont contemplates the purchase of the telegraph systems of tho Dominion is almost too good to be truo. Such a reform would be welcomed from ono and of Canada to tbe other, and would be in line with the Improved means of communication whioh the present government has inaugurated iu the postal system. Government ownership of the telegraph service is no new idea. It Is a service which can only flourish under a comparative monopoly and the tendency of tbe times is toward the administration of all monopolistic services by the state. In Great Britain the telegraph linos are owned and operated by the state in connection with the postal service, and with highly satisfactory results both from tbe standpoint of efficiency and eoonoray. There Is noTOason to suppose that equally satisfactory results could not be secured in Canada. The dominion has the credit necessary to put suoh a deal through, and Its poople Btand ready to applaud and support the statosman who is sufficiently progressive to carry such a programme through to completion. What the nation will be thirty years hence, depends chiefly on what tho children of the present decade are. The world makes its progress on the little feet ol childhood.���Heslm Streton. The trusts savo tho wnsteof competition by destroying competition. They mean maximum production at iiiinlmun cost. The fight against them is as foolish ns was tho battle against labor saving machinery, Down with competition say tho railway magnates of tho United States, and a combination of the railway trusts is to bo the result. Co-operation is the coming Issue. Tho next stage in socialism���or all the people becoming shareholders instead of a few. If You Have a lot in Ferguson you wish to sell, send particulars to the Eagle office. Sale guaranteed, if the location and price is right. W BEST WINES, UQUORS.AND CIGARS. BEST CUISINE SERVICE. IS" FINELY EQUIPPED BAtt. REFITTED AND REFURNISHED. Jit BEST 12.00 A' DAY HOUSE IN THE LARDEAU DISTRICT. ..Hotel Lardeau.. /. Laughton, Proprietor. Ferguson, B.C. HEADQUARTERS FOR MIXERS AND MINING MEN Weary Willie-"Say, pard whet's all dis talk about socialism, a feller hears now adays?" Pard���"Its some kind of a new fangled deal, wot makes everybody work. "Den," replied Weary Willie, positively and with a determined look in his eye, "I'm agin It." Time and again tbe Eagle has asked property owners to come in or write us public particulars concerning tbeir properties.' Some have responded, but many have not. How are people on the outside going to known you exist unless you tell them so. Trot along information: concerning your holdlngB and the Eagle is at your service, lt will help you, help the other fellow and It helps us. For all the difference in the cost Everyone should use printed stationery. You ' buy canned goods by the caBe to save money. Why not buy your Letter Heads and Envf.lopes In 500 or 1000 lots; then you have printed stationery at the same price as If you bought blank paper by the pad. To secure the best quality of paper, neat, clean and attractive printing and prompt attention to your order, call on or write The Lardeau Eagle, FERGUSON, B. C. CASH NEATLY FURNISHED, ��� ' WELL L OHTED AND HEATED ROOMS. CONVENIENTLY ���fS' SITUATED OX VICTORIA AVE. ^����W*i! $ s$kjh$hS*$���&-$-& $ SK'K? m -&4 H. G. PARSON Wlioh-Hiiltri II oi lev In ... Wines, Liquors and Cigars... The Heit Goods Only. Ntonik I.iuki' ��'"��� ���"I'ntj'l.'.p. REVELSTOKE, B.C. t j FERGUSON I Is tlie.... r Will gut you anything you % want from A. G. PRASEB, ^ General Dealer, Thomson's ��� Landing, B. C. * frs*-mt����mM*M*��t>Mij The place where the Mines are. f # COMK AND 1NVKNT1UATK KOK VOl'ltSEI.t'. . . : j*L |[^'*|r>��$?-^ * 'Jk 1 ,V y< 4 r Will Do Well to Peruse the Facts Herein Contained. NO TIME LIKE TI PRESENT Ferguson Townsite T.A. Wilson, M.D., CM. L. R. C. P. & S. [Queen's University,] Provincial Coroner, Etc. PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON, Ferguson, B. C. The Man Who Can See the Length of His Nose Will Not Hesitate to Invest His Money in the Lardeau, the doming damp of B. 0. That the Lardeau district has unbounded mineral resources no well informed person will deny. The Lardeau district is entering upon a new era, brought about by wonderful developments, finds and strikes already made; along with the fact that the construction of a railway by the C. P. R. is absolutely certain for early next season, in fact the company are now building the wharf at the head of Kootenay lake, and the contract for 80,000 ties has been let. The large ore shipments being made this winter in spite the fact that transportation and treatment costs $35 to $50 per ton, indicates the high grade nature of our ores. With cheap transportation next season, when Lardeau's low and medium grade ores can be treated profitably the possibilities are astounding. The attention of outside investors has already been arrested and hundreds nre now making arrangements to, operate in this district- in fact some of them are here now, securing bonds, looking for and finding ground-floor propositions. No district in Canada to-day offers better ' inducements for the investor than this one. The mining industry is no monopoly. The poor man has even chances, at least more so than in other lines. When he finds a "Triune" he doesn't need to sell. What other occupation in life can a man follow where his chances with a wealthy competitor are less diminished than in prospecting and mining? "There is a tide in the affairs of men,which, taken at the flood leads on to fortune." It may not be your lot to make a fortune, but if ever there was an opportunity in a min ing camp, the Lardeau offers it to-day. Don't wait until the rail way comes; for then the prospector is not in the same need of money to hang on. If you have money to invest now is the time to investigate. - Come straight to Ferguson j you will find men here who have properties to sell j in fact Ferguson is the home, the meeting place for prospectors and investors. The owners, as a rule, will be found most reasonable and always ready to give you infor niation, cheerfully escort you to their properties, and otherwise interest you in their interests. We have the mineral resources and no money to develop them. Will you come in and help us and thus help yourself ? NOTICE Fred C. Elliott, BARRISTER, NOTARY PUBLIC, ETC., TROUT LAKE CITY B. C, AND Ferguson, B. C. Purchasers of lots are hereby notified that all payments from this, date must le made to the undersigned, whose receipt only is valid. Final Payments may le sent to the Imperial Bank of Canada, Revelstoke, P.C., to le held till delivery of deeds. Henry Floyd, Sole Agent Ferguson Townsite. Harvey, McCarter $ Pinkham BARRISTERS, SOLICITORS,^iTC. OFFICES; REVELSTOKE AND GOLDEN. Solicitors for Imperial Bank of .Canada. Oeo. S. McCarter. J. A. Harvey. A. H. Pinkham. J.M.Scott, B.A.,L.L.B. BARRISTER, SOLICITOR, ETC OFFICES: McKENZIE AVENUE, Revelstoke, B. C. A. E. Holdich, M.C.M.I., ASSAYER AND ANALYTICAL CHEMIST, Revelstoke, B. C. POSTAL ADDRESS: January Sth, 1900. REVELSTOKE, II. C. Methodist Church Ferguson : Service* in school house every Sunday at 3 p.m junday scboolat2 p.m. Trout Lake Cit" . Services In Forrester's hall every Sunday at 7:30 p.m. Sunday school at '2:ifOp.m. ) -' REV. S. J. OREEN, Pastor. Showing tho position of the streams, mountains and pusses, waterways, every claim in the Trout lake mining district, the trails and wagon roads, location of surveyed railways, and everything which will assist an outsider tn acquaint himself with our district. The production of this map has been taken hold of by two of the best fitted men for tho purpose in thc province, Messrs. A. P. Cummins, P.L.S., and S. Shannon, B. A., both having personal and practical know- lodge of the district. The map is to be beautifully lithographed in five colors anil entirely free from advertising matter of any kind. The urgent necessity for such a complete map, probably 40 x 40 has long been felt by all persons interested in this district; and it is a pleasure to note that two such able mon havo decided to 111 I the bill. The Prioe, the same to all, has been placed at the sum of $1.00, prepaid to any Address. If You Want one or More Send your address at once to The Lardeau Eagle Forguson, B. C. Canadian Pacific AND SOO LINK. A Reliable Timepiece Is a Jewel. If your watch is nut of order, needs cleaning or rejjulatibg bring it to me at once and I'll guarantiee its repair. My shop la in the Eagle bldg. S. F. W. Gainer. MINING PROPERTIES In thc Lardeau For Sale Working Bond or Lease S. THORNTON LANGLEY & CO. ROSSLAND, B. C. I'l'Oftiotet'S uf Legitimate Mining Kntcrprisos. c On nil trains from Kevolstoae and Kootenay bantling. Also Tourist Cars paBS Duumore Junction for St. Paul on Sundays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays. Toronto on Mondays and Wednesdays. Montreal and Boston on Saturdays. Same cars pass Rov- elstuke ono day earlier. ��0I8TEB' THIS iS'THK UN'ON LABEL ofthe United Hatters of North America. ��� When you are bnvfng a FUR HAT, either soft or stiff, see to it that thCRcnutac UNION LABEL Issowcain it. If a retailer hns loose labels In his possession'and offers to put one In a hat for you do not patronize him. He gl lnbels in retftilstores are counterfeits. Do nol Listen tetany exnlatiatlon as to why the hat lues no label. The Genuine Union Label is perforated ou the four edges exactly the same ns a pOBtage stamp. C'outerfeits arc sometime!' icrforntcd on three of the edges, nnd sometime! inly on two. Keep a sharp lookout for the counterfeits. Unprlnctpledmanufactureisarc using them ln order to get rid of their scab- made bats. The John B. Stetson Co and Henry Itoelofs, both of Philadelphia, Pa., are nonunion concerns. JOHN A. MOFFITT, President, Orange, N. J. JOHN PHILLIPS, Secretary, 477 Park Ave., Brooklyn, N. Y. Smoke Cigars And at all times insist on the box hearing the blue label. It helps manufacturers to see the force of paying fair and honest wages. The Label Committee, C. M. I. U. The Union Label On everything you buy li a guarantee that the producers thereof receive a lair rate of wages for Its production. Insist on having the label. See that this Label is on all Clothing you buy. Halcyon Hot Springs Sanitarium . . , ARROW LAKES, B.C. Tlio most complete resort on the continent of North America. Situated midst Bcoiiery unrivalled for grandeur. Iioating, tbliing and excursion!.. Resident physician mid nurse. In telegraphic communication with all parts of the world. Two mails tirrlve and departevery day. Its baths cure all norvoiu* and musoular diseases Its waters heal all kidney, liver and stomai-h ailments. Its baths and waters arc a sure remedy against all argentiferous poisons. TERMS : f 10 to |18 per week, according to residence in bote, or villas. For time tables ind full information call on or Address nearest focal agent- J. MeCRKKRV, Agent Arrowhead, J. S. CARTER, T. V, A., Nelson. e.j covus, ami. kmi,Aft., Vancouver, 11.0. S, DANEY> Proprietor. ALL WORK GUARANTEED. Ferguson Packing and Transfer Outfit. HEADQUARTERS AT FERGUSON, B. O. Contracts entered into for packing of Mining- Supplies, etc., tp any point in the district. Good, prompt service, and any work undertaken guaranteed. Freighting- from Thomson's Landing to Fi rguaon a bpecialty. Real Estate in Ferguson IS PROBABLY THK 8APE8T INVESTMENT IN THIS COUNTRY AS CAN BE READILY SEEN PROM THE ACTUAL RECORDS OF ASSESSMENT, CERTIFICATES OF IMPROVEMENTS, DEVELOPMENT, NEW STRIKES ��� IN VARIOUS MINING PROPERTIES SURROUNDING FERGUSON AND THE FACT THAT A RAILWAY WILL REACH HERE NEXT YEAR. THE , DEMAMD FOR FERGUSON REAL ESTATE WILL BE TOO BRISK BY SPRING TO SECURE THE SAME VALU ES AS NOW. CHOICE LOT8 ALREADY DISPOSED OF ARE CHANGING HANDS AMONG PRIVATE OWNERS AT DOUBLE AND MORE THAN OUR PRICES. AND IT IS QUITE REASONABLE TO SUPPOSE THAT THE TOWNSITE PRICES WILL BE ADVANCED AS THE DEMAND FOR LOTS INCREASES. Ferguson is the Coming Town The Place Where the Mines Are 1 FERGUSON IS RECOGNIZED BY ALL TO BE THE BEST LOCATED AND LAID OUT TOWNSITE IN THE LARDEAU DISTRICT. ITS UNIQUE POSITION. AT THE BASE AND GATEWAY TO THE GREAT NORTHERN, NETTIE !.. AND SILVER CUP HILLS, ENTITLES IT TO "HE WKI.l KNOWN LOCAL MAME-THE PAY ROLL CENTRE. FERGUSON IS THE HEADQUARTERS AND OUTFITTING POINT FOR ALL THE MINING MEN NOW OPERATING IN THE DISTRICT. ACCEPT A POINTER, MAKE ENQUIRIES, COME IN AND SEE FOR YOURSELF AND YOU WILL AGREE WITH US THAT FERGUSON RB'.AL ESTATE IS THE BEST THING NOW OFFERED AS .A RAFtE INVESTMENT IN THIS COUNTRY. FOR PRICES OF LOTS, ETC., APPLY TOi Henry Floyd, Sole Ageni, Revels teke, B.C. ON THE WING ITEMS Andy Cummings went to Revelstoke yesterday. What has become of all the Eagle's correspondents. The local saw mill will likely commence cutting lumber to-day. Concert and re-opening dance at the Balmoral hotel next Thursday evening, the 21st. Do you intend to do any work on ynur properties this season? If to let thc Eaole know of it. Twelve thousand nine hundred and eighty-nine soldiers have been killed since the war commenced in South Africa. 11. G. Parson, wholesale liquor . dealer at Revelstoke and Golden will pay the Lardeau a business visit shortly. R. L. Borden, (Halifax), has been unanimously chosen as the leader of the Conservative party in the house of commons. '.- \'v When you smoke a cigar insist on lt having the blue union label. See the Revelstoke Clear Mfg. Co.'a advt. elsewhere in this issue. To harden a steel tool for a special purpose, heat It to a cherry red, drive the point into a cake of lead, and leave it there until lt is cold. It will prove to be hard and tough. The Revelstoke public school trustees are endeavoring to Induce the government to establish a much-needed high school in that town. Why doesn't the city itself tackle the proposition ? ., "The time Is undoubtedly ripe for judicious investment. Men who have invested carefully In the.Lardeau have made money, and there never was a better time than now."���A. E. Welch, London, Ont. During the year 1900 the Eugene mine at Moyle shipped over 17,000 tons of ore, of a total value of over $1,000,- 000. The pay roll in tbe town during the year averaged nearly $30,000 per month, or $360,000 for the 12 months. tt Is Btated on good authority that the output of the ore from the Le Roi mine, Rossland, Is to be increased. The intention is to send to the smelter during this month about 35,000 tons and thereafter to maintain a minimum monthly shipment of about 30,000 tons. The B, C. mine, one of the largest properties in tho Boundary district, has been sold to an American syndi- cate for one million dollars. During - the past six months this mine has shipped $50,000 worth of ore to the Trail smelter. The mine waB bought for $400 only a few years ago. The net returns from ore shipments at the American Boy mine, Sandon district, not including the cost of mining or packing, to date have been $19,731.32. The total money handled by the tranagement in 17 months has been $26,153. The manager estimates that there ir, $100,000 worth of ore blocked out. At Cripple Creek, Colorado, the miner may go up to his work from the town on an electric car, go down in the mine by an electric hoist, operated by electric signals, the shaft being kept 3ry by an electric pump, do his work hy an electric light, talk to the town and thence to tho world by an electric telephone, run a drill electrically operated, and fire his Bhots by an electric blast. The Cranbrook Herald says that Indian Agent Galbralth is authorized to pay $500 each for a pair ol'mountain sheep oi goats, or $1,000 for a pair of each. Tho animals must be delivered alive to the Indian agent. This Is the largbst offer yet made for the animals. Some of Lardeau's enterprising hunters may make a special effort to fill tho order, as It is well known that shoop are to bo found in the district. P, McVeigh returned yesterday from Lardo, whither ho accompanied John G. Sullivan, district C. P. R. construc- ,, tion engineer who laid out the work for the construction of the new wharf. Tho firm of Ponporo & McVeigh will be identified with James McDonald in tlie enterprise,. A contract for 10,000 I "���!. nf piling has been let tn Potman .'.' '.Viijlier ol Lardo, whose instructions !, e in got out the piles ns rairidly ns l"i.-'.ib!e.- Nelson Miner. The Myrtle gifiip. ut, the head of 'iV(,!i'e Mile, owned by Fred. JUmos ..".', William 'l'ii!f.'i's;ill i, ti rl Thos V.'eHng. I'.fl/. ii'-i'ded :l few (lava ago ! ��� r..,'.','"!i c.'l'iwii by .1. W.'Wlrlinlni'. ';;,. i.tiee ".tilled i�� ftffi.UOJ, and the i ;.ii i i.e.. tf> i��iiii:'liw. Vile Sitiiio (HU ty i :.* iiiso itiken a lio'id on the Ottawa ��� '���il'tii ��i fclillOOO. This property In Himiled nit Springer ereok, and is ��� 1 liy \V. K Clement; ('. I'. Wich- maun and W. E. Worden. BUSINESS LOCALS. * If you want all the mining news of the Lardeau you must become a paid-up reader of the Eagle. * Fine new line of type and station' ery just received at the Eagle printing palace. Let the Eagle print your printing. Our work is our solicitor. * If you want to cure la grippe send to tbe Canada Drug and Book Co., Revelstoke, B. C. Mail orders promptly filled. * If you have a lot in Ferguson you desire to sell, write, giving full particulars, to this office. A buyer guar anteed, if tbe location is suitable. * When you reach Trout Lake City register at the Queen's Hotel, Abrahamson Bros., proprietors. Good accomodation ; best service ; choice wines, liquors and cigars; fire proof safe; rates reasonable. HARD BUT HONEST. The introductory number of The Okotoks Times, published by M. Hodg- kin, is to hand. Okotoks is a growing town on Sheep creek, between Calgary and Macleod. M. Hodgkin, popularly known as the "Dook," held cases on the Calgar,' Herald when the writer was "printer's devil." On leaving that institution to work on the Tribune, someone got off the following on the "Dook": After years of toil the peg leg gent bas quit. Out towards the ancient Tribune he has Ut, Where neath Bernard's kindly eye He will wallow in the "pi," And the "quacks" to set won't bother him a bit. No "print" can laugh at the peg leg gent at all, For he's never yet been driven to the wall. And he's always had a "rule," Held a job and owned a stool, Which is'ntbad for 'Booklets'after all. The Eagle wishes you all kind, of success Mark, THE KIGHT-HOUR DAY IN SPAIN. A'recente dspatch from Madrid says: The strike on the railway to the Por- tuguse frontier, is causing a great dislocation of traffic. Only a few trains are running, and they are worked by military engineers. The engines and cars are lying deserted on the traoks. A goneral strike of all the trades at Gijon, growing out of the eight hour question, has assumed large propor- ortious. Over 150,000 men are out. The strikers thus far have been quiet. But Martial Law has been proclaimed throughout the provinces, and the government has drafted there a sufficient force ot troops to cope with any emergency. Take a look at the label on this issue ofyourpaper. $ & This space is reserved for A. G. Fraser, Thomson's Landing, B. C. S. Shannon, Assayer and Analytical Chemist. OFFICE: VICTORIA AVE., FERGUSON, H. C. General Blacksmithing and Repair Work Promptly attended to at moderate rates. Horse shoeing a specialty. - PKB1). DIS.IARDINE. Frank Appicosto Manufacturer of all kinds of leather flatted goods -FERGUSON, B. O. Take a look at the label on this issue of your paper R. S. Wilson- HIGH CUSS TAILORING and (IENTS' FURNISHER. -REVELSTOKE, B. C. SMOKE "Our Special" and "Union" CIGARS. Revelstoke Cigar Mfg. Co. ''** Imperial Bank *������ of Canada. CAPITAL IVOO.MO.OO. REST ���.1,700,000.00. General Banking Business Transacted Interest allowed on deposits In Savings Department at current rates. A. R. bThBARN, MANAGER REVELSTOKE BRANCH. WC WILL ESTABLISH A FURNITURE STORB at an early date in Ferguson, butln the meantime do not overlook us. Give us an opportunity to quote you prices. Our stock will be in Ferguson by Mar. 15. R. HOWSON, Furniture Denier nnd Vuiertnker, REVELSTOKE. .FIELD <? BEITS, ��� Druggists Chemists <g) Stationers IftlSffij: REVELSTOKE.: To Lardeau Patrons The CIGAR and STATIONERY business wlilch I have been conducting in Rovelstoke opposite the station, has been sold to J. w. BENNETT. Thanking you all tor your Jiast patronage and soliciting acontlnuance. or my successor, I remain, yours, Chas. J. Aman, Job Printing You need lt in your business, but you want It done neatly and in an up to-date style, and ol courso at a moderate price. We can furniHh you with anything you need ln the printing line, but to Jog your memory will mention Bill Heads, Statements, Receipts, Envelopes, Letter Heads, Business Cards, etc., any of which you may be in Immediate need of. Telephone or write The Lardeau Eagle WW . Mam* Dms.NI COPVRIOHTl Ae. Anyone sending a sketch and description mat qulokly ascertain onr opinion tn. whether ao Invention la probably patentable. Commnntca- tlonsstrlotlroonadentlal. Handbook on Patent! sent tree. Oldest atenoy tor���atarbupatents. Patents taken tlrongh Munn A Co. receive special noHM, without charge, In the Scientific American. A handsomely Urastrated weekly. Lanrestclr. culatlon of any eclentisc lonrnel. Terms, ti a year i four months, ��L Boldbrannew��� ~ " | SIISroMany, rauw�� ,w: tear month.. IU Bold trail newsdealers. When luying a suit of clothes, a hat or anything in the line of wearing appdrrel, one naturally looks for quality and style. Our first aim is to see that every article is sulstan- tial and duralle. Next we see that it is thoroughly artistic in design. Our experience enalles us to do this. Our stock of Miners cothing is the best in the Lardeau and we carry the most complete line of loots and shoes in North Kootenay. No matter What your taste may be in these lines we can satisy it Before Receiving Our Spring Stock We desire to turn our present stock into ready cash, as we need the money and room for our large new stock. Extra good values will be offered In "clearing out" lines. Drop In and let us give you quotations ii BATHO tf CO. k Pioneer Store Cummins& Co Ferguson and Ten-Mile Before buying Hardware (or building Purposes drop a line for quotations to ... . BODRNE BEOS., Revelstoke, B. C. More than freight saved by buying your requirements from the Departmental Store. Q. B. Hume & Co., Wholesale and Ketail ���� General Merchants.... Heaviest Buyers in North Kootenay. Revelstoke. Branch at Trout lake City. THE PK0SPECT0R8' EXCHANGE NO. 4 K. W. C. BLOCK, NELSON, B. C. FHEH Gold. Silver-Lead and Copper Mines wanted at the EXCHANGE, nun MILLING GOLD properties wanted at once for Eastern inventors. Parties having mining property For Sale aro requested to send samples of their ore to tbe EXCHANGE for exhibition. All samples should be sent by express prepaid. solicited. Address all communication to Correspondence v ANDREW P. ROSENBERG*}!*. P. O. Box 700, NKL80N, B. W. Lumberl Lumber! The Lardeau Saw Mill carries constantly a large quantity of Seasoned Lumber, and is now running night and day to keep ahead of ihe coming rush. Yards in Ferguson and in Trout Lake. January, 1901. D. L. Clink, Proprietor.
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Title | Lardeau Eagle |
Publisher | Ferguson, B.C. : R.P. Pettipiece |
Date Issued | 1901-02-15 |
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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 | 10.14288/1.0082215 |
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