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METAL QUOTATIONS.
New Vork Market.
Silver���Bar     .$5".
I.EAD-10O lbs       4.35
Copper     12.50
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THR EAOLE IS MORE WIDELY
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NEWSPAPER IN NORTH KOOTENAY��� IT WILL DE FOUND AN EXCELLENT   ADVERTISING]    MEDIUM,
Vol. V, No 22
Ferguson, B. C, SEPTEMBER 16. 1904.
$2 a Year In advance
NO. 1. WESTBOUND EXPBESS
STOPPED NEAR MISSION
JUNCTION.
The  C.P.Ri   west-bound   transcontinental express, known as No. I
was  held up by three masked men
last Saturday night,  ut 6.30, a few
miles   west   of   Mission   Junction.
The train was lale and was travelling   at  rapid   speed   to make  up
time when engineer Scott was stir-
prised   by   a   masked   man,   who
pointing a gun at him commanded
him to stop tbe train.  The engineer
at the same time  noticed two other
armed  men  climbing  into the cab
from the tender.    Seeing, resistance
useless, he complied wilh lhe command and stopped the train.   While
one man  remained on  the locomotive  lo   guard   lhe   engineer,   the
other two  lock   the   fireman  and
made him cut  off Ihe mail and express car from  other  part of train.
Conductor  Ward  noticing that Ihe
train   had  stopped, looked out, but
was promptly told to keep inside or
be would be shot.   Heat once saw
that the train Was held up,   and the
btake.y was told to warn passengers
to hide their valuables,  while Ihe
other  brakeman   was  sent back to
Mission Junction to notify the operator  there  to  send  word to Vancouver for assistance.      As soon as
the  train  bad  been uncoupled lhe
engineer was  ordered  to draw llic
express car ahead a short distance.
Then    lie   and   the   fireman   were
forced to get off the engine and accompany the robbers to express car
under threat of  blowing thc car up
.  with dynamite,   when  expressman
Mitchell  opened  Ihe door and was
promptly  disarmed.    From the express   car   the   robbers secured  a
package containing $4,000 in gold
dust,   consigned to the U.S. Assay
Office  at  Seattle, another package
containing 62,000 in gold dust consigned to the bank of Hrilish North
America  at Vancouver, and about
$1,000   in currency.     They   next
visited   lhe   mail  car  and  secured
registered  mail  bags,  contents of
which   arc    at   present   unknown.
Having secured   thc booly lhe men
retired into hush and  slrtick   oft in
thc  direction ol'  Fraser river, their
intention evidently being to cross It
,and make lor Ihe American side.    .
After thc  robbers'  departure the
engineer  ran back lo lhe main portion of the train and coupled up and
proceeded lo Vancouver.    A special
'rain   was  made  up   there,  and  a
posse bf C.P.R:, city and provincial
police lefl in pursuit ol lhe robbers.
Passengers   vVcro   not   molested
and  nunc  ut'  lho  train   crew were
robbed of any personal effects,    li
is thought    ihe  robbers  imagined
lhat  the  clean   up of  Ihe Cariboo
Consolidated   Hydraulic   Company
would   be   on   lhe   train   as  they
seethed   surprised    at    the   small
amount of gold dual obtained.
The train crew slate lhat the robbers did liiiie talking. Fieni the
prompt manner it which they did
their work, they think the uffair
must have been carefully planned.
Prospects are being converted into
Shippers. High values are being
obtained from Trial Shipments.
The Lardeau is the most falkocl-
Of Mining Country in B. C.
ni
glass at Poplar has  been purchased
outright, and  the company  operating there  arc bent  on business ol
the right kind, last month's pay-roll
at this mine was  $1,2110.     lt must
be  remembered  lhat Poplar is but
fifteen  months   old,   and  that lhe
camp has had  lo buck up against
litigation,   claim-jumpers,   and   an
army of knockers. Poplar is alright,
and two years hence will be a great
city.    Of other properties-and mines
which have  recently added fame to
the Lardeau, and from whence local
enterprise  is  about  lo reap its reward, may be mentioned the Win-
slow, a free-milling property located
last fall which is yielding enormous
gold values and  improves wiiit development ; tho  Silver  Dollar,   on
which   a  fine  lead.- of steel galena
some  20  inches  in width was uncovered a  few  day:;  ago,   and  at
which   mine a ten-dliM compressor
has been"inslailed ;  the Mammoth,
where rich ore is being sacked  and
the  lead   is  improving  with every
shot ; the Jumbo  and Union Jack,
two wonderful concentrating proportions ;   thc    Rambler,    a   recent
rass-root  shipper;   the   Raven, a
properly   in   which   we   have  unbounded    confidence ;    the   Tonawanda, Equitable, and Mountaineer,
on   which  properlics we  lately reported rich strikes;   the Invincible,
As you like it, Rosy P., Horn Silver
King!, and Golden Kagle group
Thcsl; and a few olhers arc being
conjSinuqusly developed by local men.
Td-jtlo justice to most of the last
named properties capital is required,
hut the outlook is exceedingly
bright. Ferguson will become lhe
most important mining town in the
province, because we have the mine
We are in for a prosperous time.
Throughout the world there has
been alistlesness in matters mining
for the past year. Several reasons
are given, lhe main cause being
the prolongation of hostilities in the
cast, and thc near approach of the
U.S. Presidential elections. Again,
rumors of a Dominion election fill
the air, and this tends to keep
capital dormant. Local enterprise
has not been found wanting during
the past few weeks, and syndicates
have been formed for the purpose
of obtaining leases and bonds on
many excellent shippers. This is a
very praiseworthy procedure, and
capitalists will find in it an opportunity to watch smelter returns.
Our unfair critics will also receive
an answer to their assertion lhat
we show a decided apathy to continue working at depth. Prospectors are not financiers, and locai
enterprise is filling the gap to no
small degree. Our large mines,
chiefly the Silver Cup, Nettie L,
Triune, Eva, Oyster Criterion, Goldfinch and Beatrice are being worked
Vvi.h financial success. The lormer
has now resumed all its old-time
activity ; the tramway which was
wrecked by the snowslide of early
|. spring has been repaired, and is
now running like clockwork ; the
Silver Cup with recent development
is showing up splendidly, and values
at depth are increasing, The Nettie
L and Silver Cup are yet in their in-
lancy, but still the output tosmellcr
for 1903 realized $1313,891.41, and
the recent heavy shipments of bullion from lhe same company's mill
derived from the treatment of low-
grade base ores, will have reached
high up six figures. With tho advent of capital, similar mills will be
constructed, and the illimitable low-
grade properties in the Lardeau will
11c yicklers, to the lasting benefit of
lhe country. Success is bound lo
come. A country such as ours will
stand any test ; even lack of capital
and troublesome litigation cannot
prevent its progress.
Better transports ion facilities
tire promised us, and in the interval
the primitive modes ol transport
will go merrily on, Tl,*; Old Gold|
shipping high-grade ore as last as
a pack-train can bring it down, the
Mohican is being mined by a large
lorco of men, and shipments arc
about to be made ; the company
controlling'the Surprise group are I
determined on pushing for a winter j
campaign, and every available man 1    A rich six-loot lead of pay quartz
will be employed; the  Badshot i.i was encountered on  the Nelson a
i'.iliiiloii
A Smart Pieco of Engineering to
Supply Power for tho Silver
Cup Mill.
The scarcity 0!' rain this summer
has been a serious matter for mills
throughout the Kootenays, and in
several instances lhe drought has
necessitated the laying oil for a
time a large number of men. The
Silver Cup mill at Ferguson has
had ils troubles in this respect, and
the lack of water has been responsible for the mill not doing justice
to itself and the management. This
week a smart engineering feat has
been attempted, and every available
man from 5-Mile, Nettie L and
Silver Cup mines has been put on
lhe scheme. From the summit of
Nettie L to the mill at the loot is a
distance of a mile and a halt, and
the course of the creek whieh flows
due north past the Nettie L lower
tunnel has been altered to a southwesterly direction, and brought
down to the mill by a series of dams,
Humes and ditches. As we go lo
press we learn that although hardly
completed, the scheme is an assured
success.
Some Prominent Canadian Pacific
Officials in the Camp
Last Saturday.
Traffic Managers Visit the Mill
at 5-Mile and are Surprised
at its Capabilities.
Bond ui
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Lease uu
Wc are glad to be able to record
that the deal which has been pending for some time between Frank
Landriau and Messrs. Edge, West-
fall and   Parisian was satisfactorily
and the wealth of our hills to back P"1 through last Monday. Work
us up. Trout Lake will not give 'vi!l ue immediately proceeded wilh.
way to despondency because just | Supplies were shipped to lhe min
one of her many resources has been
temporarily crippled ; at Camborne
the increased output of qu'artz warrants the immediate installation of a
hundred slumps, and a move is on
foot to augment the present number;
at Beaton everything points to prosperity, and the recent fire will yet
prove n blessing in disguise. The
lumber Industry throughout the
Lardeau was never in a more flour-
is],ing condition, it is to be deeply
deplored that the line mill at Troul
Luke should be in trouble, but that
is a coincidence, and does not iu
ihe least Indicate that thc country is
in any way responsible, Wc have
the men, tho mineral, and the timber
right hero, and there is no better
country under Ibe canopy of heaven
lor tiie careful investor to cast his
lot in wl'.'a.
Wednesday and Thursday, and
,s it is known there is a tremendous
imount of ore on the properly a
urge number of men will he em-
iloyed. The exact terms of the
ontract are yet to be learned.
Gold and Sil verBrieks
A party of C.P.R. officials, consisting of Robert Kerr, passenger
traffic manager, Montreal; VV. R.
Mclnnes, freight traffic manager,
Montreal ; F. W, Peters, assistant
freight traffic manager western
lines, Winnipeg ; E. J. Coyle, assistant general passenger agent, Vancouver, H. E. Macdonnell, general
freight agent, Nelson, J. S. Carter,
Nelson, and C. Gowan, Montreal, arrived in town iast Saturday evening.
Thc party are investigating traffic
conditions in the west, and have
lately visited Nelson, Rossland,
Revelstoke, etc., for the purpose of
eceiving deputations an;! hearing
their grievances.
Immediately upon arrival here thc
party were driven lo the Silver Clip
mill at Ihe 5-mile point, where they
were met by Mr. A. J. G. Swinney,
he courteous manager ol lhe company, who piloted Ihe visitors
through the various departments.
1'luv were shown tlie low grade
ore which was being tilled into tiie
'ins by thc buckets as they retched
this point from lhe Nettie L mine,
and the various pro.:.- ses required
tor the reduction, concentrating and
chlorination were watched witli keen
interest. Proceeding to the ground
llooi* the party witnessed the prevails molten metal spurting like
ivater from llic ejectors into p.ia-
likins, and much favorable com-
nent was forthcoming from '.he
railway magnates.
The parly returned lo town, where
1 sumptuous banquet at the Hotel
Windsor awaited them, Mr. A. J.
Swinney presided al the table. The
'arty le ft town oa Sunday morning,
���n route lor the coast.
From tho Oyster-Criterion a Huge
Gold Brick; from tbo SilverOup
Mill seven immense Bars.
Last Saturday was pay-day at
i mo.it of the local mines, and the
I Pay-roll centre is in (-.''flourishing
lertnditiofl in consequence.
being financed, by a syndicate of
local gentlemen, and several car lots
of ore have been forwarded to llic
smeller; the Black Prince is continuing tu ship clean ore, another
tribute to local enterprise ; the Spy-
w days ago. Gold can be horned
freo'y from thc quartz, and the
owners are highly pleased with tliis
latesl find, Camborne Miner.
If you see it in the Eagle���it's so.
Tho August clean-up at the
Oyster-Criterion mill at 'Camborne
owned by the Great Northern Mines
Lid. resulted in a 86,500 brick.
Mr, Barney Crilley recently informed
us the main body ot ore now being
worked is exceptionally rich in gold,
and Mr. II. J. Baron, staff representative of the Mining Reporter,
who visited tho mill and mine recently, remarked that the quantity
of ore warranted thc installation ol
20 or 30 more stamps. About two
dozen men arc employed at the
mine under thc superintendence of
A. 1'. Garrett, whilst the milling
operations are in charge of A. G.
Street.
From the Silver Cup mill there
were shipped last Saturday seven
bars of gold and silver bullion to the
Trail refinery, This was the result
of a scratch clean-up.
Arthur G inn, who h 1 - he in visiting Nelson, slruck the nail square
when he told the New- representa-
Ive thai " the Kootena; s throughout is Ihe greatest mineral country
in thc west." Mr. Gunn has minjd
in Nova Scotia, the Rainy River
district, and iu various parts of lhe
S ales, an.I lie says he has seen
nothing to equal tiie surface showings  of  the  Lardeau.    "Wc have
jiylhiug from coal and iron to
gold and silver. All you want to do
is to keep everlastingly hammering
it into the people of the outside
world that you have a good (hint;,
and by and by, in spite of everything, capital is hound to come in."
Three pointers : Love your neighbor in spite ot his pistol. J Fly high
and don't worry about where you
are likely 10 fall. Help " the bird "
to get rich.
Keep your eye on Ferguson, Lardeau Bagle
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"riiitc.l  iiti'l  I'lilillslu'd   every  FRIDAY   at
Forguson, B, 0��� by
���J. J.  ATHERTON,   Prop.
luwliom nil correspondence slimiM bo miilloil.
NubHerlptlon Hates: ,2.00 por luiiiuiu, to
nny iiililresslu AmoricHl.1.23 lor six montlm;
12,00 a your to forcli*n uddru���seH. No pay, uo
paper.
Daily News   devotes a good deal of! political ta.tlcs, and we observe that |
Its valuable .pace to articles which
aro written ostensibly to the advantage of our glorious country. In color
we cutler, but our alius are Identical.
Hats oil', Lardoaultos, to the " News."
niHpluy ads., 11.00 por
  .. uouth.    l__gal ada.,IH
oentsper (nonpartol) Muo lor first insertion; s
-ills per lino lor curt, additional insertion.
Advertising Kates
���ingle oolumnlnon per month.
Heading notices 10 rents per lino each issue.
y day.legaUnoticos.llO.; sixty days, .7.60;
thirty days, .j.   No uds, accepted at fess tban
Ninety il
thirty du.    - -  ... .
these rates.  No loom for quack ads.
Four weekly Insertions constitutes one
month's advertising.
FRIDAY,  SEPTEMBER 16, 19(4.
The report that the C.l'.R. westbound transcontinental express had
been held up came as a great surprise.
We had schooled ourselves to believe
that such an event was extremely unlikely. Canada holds a splendid record
in this respect, as but one instance is
known of a similar hold-up, that, oecti-
being twenty-live yoars a��0 whon a
passenger train running between Hamilton and Toronto wus boarded by bandit- who succeeded in getting away
���with 9100,000. It is passing strange
that the west, which Is supposed to be
muc i wilder, should compare so favor-
with the east. Our mounted police are
responsible in no small measure for tho
clean sheet of the west, and thoir
watchful eyes ever directed towards
the International boundary lino ba;
influenced for the common good by
keeping the undesirable element on
the other side. Train-robbing in
Canada will never become a popular
pastime with the thugs of America, as
scant courtesy is extended them when
run to earth. Their selection of .Mission junction which is but a few miles
from the boundary line, and their
modus operandi lead to the conclusion
that thoy are old hands at the game.
It is up to us to thank the Nelson
Dally News for the consistent manner
in whieh they stand by the Lardeau.
Scarcely a  day  passes but that, tiie
Says tho Daily Nows-Advertlser
under ths heading " A Contemptible
Action " : An opposition newspaper In
tho Kootenay district recently resorted
to a contemptible course with a view to
prejudice Mr. Green, the Chief Commissioner of Lands and Works, with
tho people In that part of the province.
Using an Item that appeared In somo
of the Coast newspapers that a Mr.
Green (with different initials from
those of the Chief Commissioner) was
building a line residence In Vancouver,
the newspaper in question quoted the
item to the effect that Mr. R. P. Green
was building himself an $8,000 residence In Victoria, winding up with a
query aB to " where the money came
Irom 'i"   Those who know Mr. R. F.
Green will feel only disgust at sueh
1
moro than One' newspaper has lost no
timo in condemning such contemptible
attempts to injure a political opponent
and expressing their opinion of a journalist who would resort to them.
And Yawcob, observing his dog
Schnitzel, spake unto bim ns follows ���
" You vns only a tog, but I vish I vas
you. Von you go mit your bod ln, you
Hlni.it dum round dree dimes and lay
down. Von 1 go mit my bed, I hat to
luck up dor place, and vim! dor clock
und put der cat out and undress mine-
seluf, und ray vrow vakesupund-scolds,
den dor baby vakes up und cries und I
hot to vttlk inlt der house around; den
maybe ven I gets myselluf to bed it is
dime to get up vonce more again. Ven
you gets up mil your bed you shust
stroteh yourselluf, dig your neck a
leedle und you vas up, I uaf to light
der fire und put on der kittle, scrap
some mit my vile alretty und git my
selluf breakfast. You play mit der
day all round und hat plentys of fun,
I hit! to go to vork all day round und
hal plenties of drabble. Von you die
you vas dead. Ven I die I haf to go to
hell yet."���x.
NELSON
FAIR
Second Annual Exhibition of the
Nelson Agricultural and
Industrial Exhibition.
September 28 & 29
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NEW BUILDINGS.   FINE GROUNDS
BIG PREMIUM LIST.
NOVEL  OPENrAIR ATTRACTIONS.
Buy Lots
in   Fertguson, the Pay-Roll
Centre of the Rich Lardeau.
FBROUSON
Is the HUB
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Write for Prize list,    ]7,
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Sec, Nelson, B.C.
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SOUTH of Ferguson lie the
pheho'minally rich
FREE MILLING GOLD
camps   of  Poplar  and
Rapid creeks, and
NORTH ot. Ferguson lies Fish
creek, where free mill-
gold ore abounds.
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Business Lots $150 up,
Residence Lots $75 up.
For Further Information Apply to
HENRY ITLOYD,
General Agent,
-Revelstoke, B. (J.
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OHCE is hereby .given that the METRO-
_ . VOLITAN COLD AND SILVER MINING
COMPANY OF LARDEAU B.C., LIMITED, intends to apply to the Assistant Commissioner
nf I.andH and Works, under provisions of
Chapter 11"., known as the Land Aot. Ior permission to purchase tho following ^described
unreserved, unsurveyert and unoccupied Crown
lands.
Commencing at a post on Silver Cup Maun*
lain situated about WO fuet from TrjnnoCreek,
nnd near tho lo\w_r terminal of the HaUtdll)
Tramline-built..to the Triunu Mine in 11W..,
said prist being marked as "The Metropolitan
(told and Silver Mining Company of Lardoau,
B.C. Limited'! 8.W1 Comer I'oat," thonoe east 40
chuiiirtoii to Triune .Mountain, thenee north
along Triune Monntuin HM Chains, thenee
west 40 eliafiiH, thenee soutii HH) chains to the
point ot comtueneement, the stum ntniulni.
nbout 400 acres. Said laud wan staked for lliu
above named purpose on tlncjiird day of July,
1-.HM, at 2 o'clock, p.m.,
Tho Metropolitan Cold'and SUrt-r
Mining Company of Lardeau.
B.C, Limited.
By RICHARD H. BATTEY,
President ami Managing Director.
Ferguson. B.C..
July 28, WW.
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Trout Lake City Hotel
When  you
are at the
Luke, call
on Jack Simpson. A smiling face and
good liquors, wines, etc. nro found behind the bar.   Tbe Eagle is taken here
Certificate of Improvements,
NOTICE.
(iold Illll and Goldsmith Mineral claims, situate In the Tfbnt Lake Mining Division of Wost
Kootenay District.
Whero located���on Poplar Creek about one
milo from the railway.
Take Notice that I Robert Hodge, acting as
���cent for w. B. pool, Free Miners Certificate
No: B. 71717, intend, sixty days from the date
hereof, to apply to the Mining Keeorder for
Certificates of Improvements, for the purpose
of obtaining Crown (treats of the above claims.
And further tako notice that action, under
section 37, must be commenced before the issu*
ance of such Certificates of Improvements.
hated this tith dayof January, A'.D.lWH.
ROBT. HODUE,
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Two Bargains.
For price, terms, etc., apply to J, Edward
llfrd, barrister, Viuieouver, or to K.G. Wood,
ward, Furguson.
riMI-.Toointortablo little Dwelling llotim, or.
JL cupleil bjf 0. M. Nesbltt, and tu-o well enl-
tivated lots, nicely fenced, Nftllated In the best
residence part "
'I'lils is a snap.
���|'IIK Eaglo Hloek. occupied by the Lardeau
L Kagle newspaper and tbo Methodist
Church. Tbo building draws a good rental
and the sale price and terms will surprise you,
uy
ol Ferguson.  For sale cheap.
Local, with a FayitrMk.
It pays to use the telephone. A trip
can often be saved to Trout Lake, Bea
ton, Arrowhead or Comaplix by using
the 'phone. OfHce in Cummins & Co.'.
store.
D.J. Robertson, the Nelaon furnitue
dealers aro funeral directors and em-
balmers.
The Canada Drug & Book Co., Ltd.,
of Revelstoko, carry an Immense stock
of stationery, fancy goods, games of all
kinds, the latest books ahd magazines,
rubber goods and mountain and mining
views.   Give them a mail order.
* Smokers : If you want the genuine "Union" and "Our Speoial"
cigar see that "Union Cigar'Factory"
1*3 stamped In gilt letters on every box'.
���,-H. A. Frown, Rovelstoke.
Smith cfc Co.
45 Bleury St,
*�� Montreal
Will be represented in
Forguson three or four
days each month. Any
orders for clothing will
receive closo attention
and wo
GUARANTEE  A   FIT.
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Our representative
S. A. Scott is a
practical tailor and
will make clothes
fit. Hold your
orders for him.
Halcyon Hot Springs
Sanitarium   ,
ARROW 1AKES, B.C.
sitnn teil;mi<lst scenery unrivalled for
grandeur. Tho most comploto health
resort on tha .continent pf North America.
Its ba'ibo -c_Yro'-|U1 Nervous and Muscular . diseases. Its waters heal all
Kidney, Liver nnd Stomach aliments,
They aro a never (ailing remedy Ior
all metallic poisons, completely purifying tho system. '      *
TKRMS-I1S to ��1S per week, accord-
ing to residence in Hotel or Villas.
'^ISTEB^
I^HIS IS THE
,--rr__-*��7^-\ I'NION LABEL ol
W��iraj\ the United HattorB
__ _~~__. ax j\ f [forth America.
- . hen you are buy-
>J a FUR HAT,
��� her soft or stiff,
���Jo to it lhat the
er.uine UNION
���USel is sawed ln lt.
If a retailer;'has
loose labels lu his
wtgsesslon and I offers to put one in a
hat for you, do not
patronize him. He
has not anyrignttonave loose labels. Loose
labels in retallstores are counterfeits. Do not
listen to any explanation as to why the hat
has no label. The Genuine Union Lahel is
perforated on the four edges exactly tlio same
as a postage stamp. Counterfeits ar�� sometimes perforated on three of the edtrcs, and
sometimes only on two. Keep a sharp lookout
for tho counterfeits. Unprincipled manufacturers are using them iu order to get rid oi
their scab-made hats. The John li. Stetson
Vo. ot Philadelphia, Pa., is non-union concern,
JOHN A. HOFFITT, President,
Orange, N.J
JOHN PHILLIPS.Secretary,
11 Waverly Place, Boom 15. New York City,
60 YEARS*
EXPERIENCE
Trade Marks
Designs
... . Copyrights Ac.
Anyone sending a skotch and description mar
quickly ascertain our opinion free whether an
Invention lu prohnhly patentable. Commanloa-
tlo-ns strictly cniiildcntla). Handbook on Patents
���eut fi-oe. ouicst nKcncy for semiring[patents.
I'ntoiitfi taken tlirontth Muiin A Co. receive
tpectal notice, without charge, la the
Scientific American.
A handsomely Illustrated weekly. Largest circulation of any ielenuUd Journal. Terms; |8 a
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Time Table.
8. 3. ARCHER OR S.S. LARDEAU
Running between Arrowhead, Beaton and Comaplix, commencing October 14th, moil, will Ball as follows,
weather permitting.
Leaving Arrowhead (or Beaton and
Comaplix, twice daily���10k and 5k.
Leaving Beaton and Comaplix for
Arrowhead, twice dally ��� '7:15k and
12;45k. Making close connections
with all C. P. 11. Steamers and trains.
Tho owners reserve the right to
change times of Ballings without
notlco.
The Empire Lumber Company., Ltd
THE NEW AND ONLY
MAP
OFTHIS DISTRICT
Including the Fish Creek camp
and Upper Duncan Kiver seetion, com*
Siled by A. P. Cummins, P. L. S., and 3
hannon.B.A., Is now on sale at this
office. The ready sale ofethe map is
proving all we have said for it. i'hc
Trout Lake division In lithographed in
black, the Lardeau in red,and the Ainsworth In blue. Even a tenderfoot could
take a cop\ of this map and lind any
claim recorded in the three divisions.
Tho mountains, lakes, crcekB, wagon
roads, trails, surveyed railway routes,
and tlie locution aud name (by ft unique
index) of every mineral claim in tho
district is shown.
Next   to   'Visiting   the   Country   In
Person This Map Takes First Place.
In fact every geographical
" fcaturo is so well defined tlmt one can
see at a glance the nature of our country
and the trend of thc claim locations
gives nn intelligible Idea of the mineral
belts running through the camp. It is
certainly
The   Best   Worth   For   One  Dollar
ever offered in the map line of a mining
camp. It is thc first complete map ot
the district and is selling well; It is fust
what vou are looking Tor. \VK ALSO
HAVK A PEW MAI'S MOUNTED ON
LINEN', WITH A 0001) COVER, FOR
TRAVELLERS OU PROSPECTORS,
WHICH SELL AT .-Jl.r.0. THESE ARE
THE BEST VALUE, AS THEY WILL
LAST FOR YEARS.'
Addross yoiir order, with an
enclosure of n, one dolmr -1:111, Ino
cheques,'-orders, etc,] to
THE LARDEAU EAGLE,
Ferguson, B.C.
Mining companies or others ordering
lots of 20 or more, maps .will be supplied at 50 cents each.
For Sale
There 'w///
be a big
Rush
t
for Lots.
Buy NOW in Ferguson.
f(eal Estate
Ihavosoino of tho Ilncst blocks
and lots in Ferguson on my books.
Buy at onco belore tho crowd gols
In.
This week's special:
A Lot on Victoria Ave.
100x33 feet.
adjoining the  Post-Office- in
Block 1.
$160
This is the finest location in town
and will be worth treble shortly.
Do yen wish to buy or sell anything ? Drop me a line and I'll
worry you.
Apply to
JNO.  J.   ATHERTON
Lardeau Eagle, Ferguson, BX.
CERTIFICATE OF IMPROVEMENTS.
NOTICE.
Triune, Silver chief., Enterprise, Kamloops
and KlWtoops Fractional mineral elaftnST
situate in tlio Trout Lake Mining Division of
Went Kootenay District. F
Where located :���On Triuno Mountain.
TAKE NOTICK Mint I, QeorgO S. McCarter,
(toting  a* agent tor Andrew Ferguson, Free
Minora' Certlllcato- No, 118-4552, intend, sixty
days from tbe dato hereof, to apply to the
Mining Keeorder for a Certificate ot Improve-
ments,for the purpose of obtaining'*.thrown
Grant of the above claims,
And further take notice that ar.tfou, undor
section 37, must in' commoncod before the issuance of Mich Certillcate of Improvements.
Dated this Isiii dny uf June. A.D. 11)01.
(iKO. S- MOOARTKR.
ASSAYING.
(InM or Silver 11.60
Oolil mid silver 12.00
Silver and I.eail ,12,60
Copper 11.00
Zinc ,1.50
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FBROUSON, B.C.
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Capital (paid up)    -    3,000,000 ,
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Savings Department���Deposits received and intorest allowed.
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Special attention given to collections and "��� '<*��� BOULTBEE
Mining Honda. Manager
Are You
A Union
Man
The
Union Cigar Factory
Manufactures only Union goods, and besides, they are the best on the market.
They are madeot the best Havana tobacco,
and their excellonco is undisputed. Insist
on getting
"OUR SPECIAL" & "THK UNION"
H. A. BROWN,
L'nion Cigar Factory,
Propieto
RBYBLSTOKB, li.C.
When Visiting
Ferguson &
|
I Lardeau
The best place
���$���     to stay is the
f
-.*���
I
a
We try to  give satisfac-  ', \
tion to our   guests. Jj|
Laughton Bros.
V
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vi. Proprietors,
House and Lot For Sale, if
Without a doubt
Jlcsiilenco in the
Situate in. Ferg
property contains
newly   plastered
out.    verandah
Water laid on.
desirable   proper
make a first-class
house.
tho finest.
Lardeau.
uson, the
0 rooms-,
through-
in front,
This very
ty would
boarditii;
$4oo down ea,,;sdytJ0��.n;rton VOTy
-^r^--  easy
Apply -'no- J�� Atherton, ' Eaffle* Office
The B.C. ASSAY A CHEMICAL SUPPLY CO. ua.
VANCOUVBR, B, 0.
Headquarters for Aiiajera, MimiiK
A Mill   Supi'llfK.   i-'olc HCi'iit.'   Ill   I'..
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England; K. w. Braun & co.'a Patent
Caty.i'iunaees.BurnorBfOtc.! Win. Ainsworth AOo.'fiFlno BalancoSiOtCiOto,
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It hat, & larger, circulation than any two other
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beit. It in the largest, best Illustrated and
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Local and General.
A. P. Gart'ottj foreman at tho Oyster
Criterion at Camborne, vlalted his
family in Ferguson last woek.
Work will bo continued all winter on
the Winslow.
Phil Fortine, of Kaslo, is visiting
his little brother Frank at 5-feile.
E. Curts, Revelstoko, visited town
on Saturday,
M. D. Wood, St. Louis, was a visitor
on Monday.
Arthur Gunn,  returned to Ferguson
from Nelson yesterday.
Knto the ohange of proprietorship at
thu barbel1 shop.   See ad.
Andrew Forffuson of " ours " was tin
arrival oa Tuesday's Btuffe. !   Huehie   Maodouftld  returned from
Am Hillman, who bas been repairing | u}? ia����l' *? Halcyon Hot Spring and
tho damaged rout, at half-way ortek ?**>er pointB on MondAy, Hu^h is now
was in town Wednesday. I deling good,
While journeying   from    Ferguson
O.H.N. Wilkie took two men witb
him to| Canyon creek on Wednesday
to mako u survey thoro.
Mr. and Mrs. W. Gunterthan and son,
of Beaton, paid a visit to Mrs. II.
Needliam at the Hospital on Sundny.
Scotty O'Neil is buck in town.
The front gardens of Mrs. J. Kirkpatrick nnd Mrs. S. Shannon are uow
bedecked with bloom, and tho taste
displayed reflects the highest credit
upon both ladies.
Mrs. Anderson, late of tho Prospector's Exchange, Beaton, accompanied
by Mrs. .T. Maillioxj wus visiting in
town on Sunday.
H. Sehofeeld; representing a Now
Westminster aiffar manufactory, was
bi town on Tuesday night creating a
local connection.
We would suggest that Pete Sennett
has no rival in thc country handling
tbe ribbons. Pete's finesse in takingj
a four-horse team round corners at tbe
double is littlo abort of remarkable.
Sam Cavenaugrh is In town.
The recent firearm episode at Trout
Lake goes to prove that the old*timo'
mode of argument stilbnas its adherents. Tho culprit was let down very
lightly, and he must consider himself
a fortunate man.
A colored barber struck town Inst
night, but finding no opening loft this
morniug to operate at Circle City.
Sum, Will and Ilubo Shannon arc
doing development, work on the Sharon
po Silver Cup slopo. It is the Intention
of our locul assayor to drive a tunnel
in -'10 feet, whon it is conjectured shipping oro will be reached.
Tourists v, ill find the present time
most opportune for sport among the
bear, Prospectors .report thoir presence in largo numbers, and several
local men havo been treed.
The C.P.R. officials who visited us
last Saturday bad ample illustration of
the pressing need of a railway. During
thei:-drive front Trout Lake to Ferguson, they passed over 50 pedestrians
and horsemen.
Messrs'. J- Cameron and C. H. .Little
visited the Triune mine last Saturday.
"Both now lay claim to the title of
mountaineers.
Developing work is proceeding briskly on tbe Mohican group. A, L. Houston has :i large force of men employed.
A tunnel Is being driven some 000 feet
which will tap tho main ore chute at
from 260 to 350 feet. Mr. Houston believes the Mohican will prove one of
the finest shippers in the country.
The King Lumber Co's. Xo. 1 mill
on Nlggor Doc crock, Cranbrook, was
totally destroyed by .lire last Sunday
morning, Thc mill h.xd a capacity per
day of 50,000 feot, and. is valued about
825,000. It la snld to carry .some insurance. About GO men aro thrown out of
employment.
List Tucfday'a "Province " contained the "Topic* write-up of the
recem football match at Ferguson* li
is guzzled to know uluit tho mix-up ou
tbe way borne amounted to, nr-.d evidently doeB not cot "V to the burial of
the wearing apparel, for the heading
reads : " Football. What does thit-
mean in the Trout Lake Topic V" [It
just moans, dear Province, a Skunk that
knew iu business.]
Mrs. R. 11. Battey ami M|t. J. Kirkpatrick visited thn Triune on Wednesday. Aftor driving to tho lower terminal and partaking of luncheon, tlie
ladies climbed the Triune mountain to
who Wu rUfn* a rc'vyfu^l^^^-^^^^"^^^
Tonsorial
the bunk-houses. Both ladies arc io
be oougrat-datod upon their performance of this feat.
'I ;ah for tho Lako. Ferguson wont
down to got trim mod to the extent of
]_0. Extra time wj-B need d before
tho result was obtained. Trout Lake
woro the bost tea *- ��� Praps uot. Ferguson did tho gallery play and the
Lake did the fcor'.ng. Who's afraid ?
Hoth teams mix asain tomorrow night.
Pull description crowded out. Trout
Lake ball���S-H-TT-R-E- The trimmed
team arrived home without adventu>-o
en pasBant; " worry 'umblt���but worry
'appy."
after the recent match here, tbo Trout
Lake footers had an experience. Frank
liurbcr
ahead of the rig containing the t
unconsciously rodo over a littlo animal
which wots not of eau do cologne,
Tho retaliatory aftermath necessitated
tho burial of soveral garments of somo
of tho footers.
A salvation lassie plus the poke bonnet and tho belle of New York expression struck this benighted burg on
Friday night. Old-timers looked on
the fair damsel in tbo red sweater with
amazement as she s-pi uug lightly from
the stage. Dud Dubay fell through his
overalls and Chummic Johnson sat
down on tho oold oold ground. Jim
Orahame gat a move towards tho summit, and Sandy Laughton put up the
shutters. Dave Morgan's cayooso just
looked and smiled. Charlis Little's
terrier hid under tho sidewalk, and
found a nail, The street was dosei-
ted until tho fair figure had vanished.
There was no big-drum-tamhourine arrangement forthcoming, aud it was
gratifying to see that ra'amselle was
shortly afterwards raking off from the
boys towards a-rescue work scheme.
With Revelstoko, Nelson, and one or
two other points scrapping for the
wholesale trade of tho Lardeau, we are
wondering whero wo get ofT at. Our
local tradesmen are somewhat surprised that tlie wholesalers who have
this field to themselves do not expend
even tbo fringe of tho rake-off with tlVe
local advertising medium, Thc printer
Is a jolly good fellow, and all that sort
ot thing when he advises his readers
lo patronize western enterprise. The
wholesalers would have a very poor
show woro it not for the press and
its continued appeals to the loyalty of
of the peoplo. The advertising patronage bestowed upon the Lardeau | apers
in this respect would starve a mouse.
'Tis the simplest thing in tho world
for a western journal to carry fyg fal
ads. of eastern mail-order houses, but
tho average western journals too loyal
to local interests, and at tiie samo time
a heavy loBer in many respects. Kelson
and Revolstoke houses should tako
note that the Kagle is loyal, and an
ad. helps us to play tbe game straight
At tbo criminal court held at Camborne on Thursday of last week, Join
Madison, the Camborne barber, wa:
tried for alleged burglary committee
some weeks ago. Tho ovidenee was
Insu-tticlent to warrant a conviction
and Madison was discharged. Fred C
BlHott, barrister, of Trout Lake,
acted for tho defence. We understand
that Madison is opening up a barber
stand at tho Kva Hotel, Camborne.
Inventors and manufacturers ure frequently puzzled to know just how to
proceed to proteot their invention}., and
much valuable timo is lost in acquiring
information required. There is pro-
ably no profession in which technical
quOStlOHB are of such frequent occur*
renco as in puteut soliciting, and tbere
Is no Hold, of speculation In which
greater care should be exercised beforo
tleeiding upon a courso of action.
A valuable invention, whon properly
protected by Letters Patent, procured
by (jualilled technical experts, means
a fortune to its lucky owner, hut tbe
samo invention putented by unskilful
persons may be practically of no value
because of failure to properly protect
tlio essential features of novelty which
aro of most value.
Tho reason for patent monopoly; possibility of secret use of an invention:
nature and policy of patents; time
required to procure a patent nnd tlie
course and treatment of an application
in the patent office are Interestingly
discussed in a recent publication issued
by Messrs Marion & Marion, Patent
Solicitors of Montreal, and called
1 The Inventor's Adviser."
In addition to giving a summary of
tho law and practice relating to patent
matters, the book contains a large
number of court decisions relating to
patent law both in Canada, tbe United
States-and other countries, and much
interesting matter not to ho found elsewhere. Tho book is issued to answer
questions of frequent occurrence relating to patents and inventions, and
will be of great servico to manufacturers and inventors.
The price of tho book is ono dollar,
but we havo mado arrangements so
that our subscribers will be supplied
with copies at 25 cents each provided
the/ name this paper when writing to
Marion & Marion of Montreal for
copies,
i A stranger lately visiting 5-Mile
noticed that the cockney dialect was
rather provaleut iu tho camp there,
and in conversation with a, resident of
Ferguson tlio samo evening, the stran
ger related of his visits to mills in
other places, mentioning tlio Slates,
Australia and England, bnt ho hinted
that 5-Mile aud tbo latter placo wero
synonymous. Tbo local wight concurred, but was slightly under tlio impression that 5-Mile was the moro
synonymous of the two.
Mr. and   Mrs. C. Foote arrived   in
town last night.
Parlors
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MAIN STIJEl.T,
FERGUSON, B. C.
Shaving.     Shampooing,
Hairdresslng,      Singeing.
Dyeing,      Baths, hot and
cold wa:or.
I havo the best Appointed shop in tljo [f
Lardeau.  open from 8 a. m. to 8 p *"-  ���'-
3 ART. DESJORDY.   I
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O   Vu
iiiiv   !-
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nt Laki
Works Dopartmoti
Tend era will nnl
pontile printed
utrivet
ptcinbQ
rdoi ""
" Tender for
rwcived by  lhe  utint Wednesday, ttic 28tli
tor the oroetlon tuul com-
��� ��� vu'ili i:i ("-inniM'tioii witli
flee, Trout Lako City, K:i-i<>
��� ms, forma of tender and
���cen ��n !iml after the 1-wh
Lhoofflooof tha Mining lie-
t.lly, and at. tlio Lands h
(���Kin
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aud'tli
xL-il .
ill to
up]
ecu to
[.loss trtadc
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m
;.f,250 fin* 111
I'CEt   01*
accopted.
i of lender fHduly _
msolf nnil t��u responsible
of ihe Province, tn the i<**nul
[atthlul performance ol the
nny lender not necessarily
That your Stock of Winter Apparel
is complete before the biting cold
weather is upon us. We have
EVERYTHING you neod at our
store,   and we  have some bargains.
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Feeguso
B. C.
Groceries, Provisions, etc.
l'Ye*ili Fruits in Season.
Smokers1 supplies.
Canned goods.
Agent for
Giant Powder
Fuse and Caps
I Manager Alexandria Hall, P.O.
Block,
F>
^^^^^M W. 8. GOR15,
Deputy Corairiisslonor'of Lands ,v Works
Lands nod u'ml.s Department,
Victoria, u. L'��� lOUi September, latH."   Hair,
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I I GAUDS. I |
I O   B- N. WILKIE,
t  K-^' p.l, a.
=
Provincial
Land   .
Surveyor
Ferguson aiul Trout Lake.
Surveys mittlo and Crown Grants
Obtnlneil.
Ollico:   _^_|^_X Trout Lake.
w
ll.UAM A. BADEB,
DOMINION AND PROVINCIAL LAND SURVEYORS.
Burvoyio Hlnon,Mineral Claim; nntl
Vi,. l.niid". Grown QraiiU Obtained and AmoMinOUll! Miiii��l!'d
[orAbBsnlcos.
olllees*. camborno and Vanoonvor
_a-^^^**^*^-*^L^*^*^-^*^*^4*^*j
AJ.EX. CRAWFORD, Propr.
lias Stables at Ferguson, Trout Lake and Beaton,
Wliero he keeps light nud heavy vehicles, single and
double dflv.i'Si saddle and puck horses for hire,
Also proprietor or tho stujro route  running between
lhe above points, making throe trips weekly.
'-_. ._:r_. _--,..sATISFACTION GUARAKTHBD������'.���'���	
ffl^^^^^^^^^^^^f'f1
When you reaeli Trout Lake City put
up at the Queens,Good accommodation
..Best ot service .. Choicest wines,
liquors and cigars. .Fire proof safe.
Abrahamson Brothers, Proprietors.
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tii.
E. DEVEREUX,
p. i.. s.,
CIVIL and
MINING
ENGINEER.
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II. c   j
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AIlVKY.McCAHTKIl 4PINKUAM,
Barrtot.i'S, Solicitors, etc.
Offices*. Rcvelsto'io, Ooldon, ��nd Feriiij-
son. Snlleltors for Imporial Lank
of Canada
tico.8.MeCarter. J. A. ltarvcy.
A. M.,I'llikliain.
M
ABED C. lai.IOTT,
Barrister,  Notary rulilic etc.
TKOUT LAKE CITY B. O..AND
FERGUSON,   B.   C.
"Packing and
ITreiglifcing
Fereuson Packllicf
and
Transfer Outfit.
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Contracts  otitered into for piickingof .Mining Supplies,
etc., to nny point In the district.
(lend, prompt service, and un;
teed satisfactory.
Headquarters at
''erguson.
work utidertakon guaran-
13. C.      S. Daney,Prop.
JOB
P!?iNT!l
v.'V..'
v*, * /
9.<
Is our
ingonuiiy neuRi
execuiii ai'tislic
. Wo
ef nnd
���in y lo
work.
nytlilng In our Line Turned nut Promptly.
Legal, Survey ami Mineral Claim
alwi
ys in
stock..
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The LaMcan Bagle
��� Ferguson, B. C. ���
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