Open Collections

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Vol. I.
YALE, MONDAY, MAY 28, 1866.
Ho. 8
THE STEAM SUBSIDY.
A favorite hobby for years with a little
knot of politicians at tiie capital has been
to havo a direct steamer running between that
place nnd San Francisco. -How much theaxL-.
vantages that would accrue from such an
undertaking have been magnified everyone
taking any interest in thc aff.'irs of the colony
well knows. The cost of a subsidy of course
was nothing'compared with the promised re-
«ults to New Westminster. The embryo city
was to be built up into a thriving commercial
emporium, and the local trade arising from
the influx of direct passengers would more
than connterbalance the"expense of the subsidy, especially as the capital p-iid so infinitesimal a part of the amount! It was in vain
that persons from the interior protested
against the squandering of the public money
on such an object, if not carried out properly.
It did not require much prescience to know
i hat the result, under the arrangement entered
into, would be more detrimental to the commercial interests of the colony than otherwise, but as matters stand, the result is even
CARIBOO MINING INTELLIGENCE.
Williams Creek.
I successful will inaugurate n new mode of minting on the lower part of Williams Creek;
I the Dead Broke Conipnny continues to tnke
Tlie Creek is beginning to resume its won- out good pay ; further down on the creek bui
ted appearance of summer activity, and In Httlo is being done. Tho Prairie Flower Com-
another week vrii^4he^mo-ftf-4fty4flg--ov^rjpWT1v pot ,0 work in-tftrtrntiffft this week and
expires, wo expect to see every old claim at are 'taking out an ounce ppr day to the man,
work in a fair way of taking out pay, with the tfioy have also si ruck a channel in their tun
exception of those in the neighbourhood of nel the richness of which they have not yet
Barkmille, which will have to wait for the ascertained, but thev get good prospects in
completion of the Bed Rock Drain. This has -
now reached the Lillooet ground and will be
W.    H.   SUTTON,
WEOLESALE AND RETAIL
DEALEI; IN
the top dirt, this promises to be a good and|
'asiing claim.   The Forest Rose Company nre|
WINES,   LIQUOES
AND    CIGARS,
carried on rapidly thence by the members of Utfll at work running their tunnel through the |fw<j  f,ri     ,,: j ,: ,s„.,   -,„ Top-np   tX
the companies above.    During the week  the|Pl.nil.ie  Flower ground,  and   are  also com- l0U Uli S1!tt ^0al  «« L«mpS, «&
weather has been cool, which having checked
the rise of the creek has been favorable to
mining, and several additional companies
have got fairly under way ; on the whole the
prospects for a good summers work we think
never looked brighter than at present.
Above the cation the companies which have
been at work all winter still continue taking
out pay, but the banks arc not yet sufficiently
thawed to allow hydraulic washing to commence nor is there water yet in the Bed Rock
Flume Company's ditch to enable them to do
worse7than the strongest opponents of the ar-so ; at the foot of the   canon  the  old  Burns
raiigement predicted.    The " direct" steamer I Tunnel Company which has been at great cx-
has been running now for three months and
vhatthti politicians impressed upon their dupes
in the capital as certaiu to occur, has been falsified by actual events. Business in every department of trade in New Westminster instead
of being augmented has really decreased
under the "direct" steamer arrangement,
and trades people who wcre formerly blind
to everything but the teaching of their political lenders, are now beginning to free that
they havo committed a gross error in listening
to i he sophistries of their false guides. If the
results of the expenditure that has been going
on only fell upon the authors of the arrangement iu question, we could afford to pass it
hy—without a-~woxd_ofjwmment, but when
those who have really to "pay the~pi]rer" are
the merchants of Yale and the interior gen
pense erecting a splendid aqueduct to bring
the water of Black Jacket Gulch across Williams Creek to the level of the top of the
hill, has commenced ground sluicing, but they
have not water enough yet to make much
progress. Below them we find the Foster
Campbell Company still hard at work building
a strong bulkhead to keep the creek off their
ground and running a drain round their shaft,
they expect to get to work again in a few days,
and having struck good pay in the high ground
just before they were drowned out, they have
great hopes of being quickly reimbursed for
the heavy outlay they have been at during
the winter. Below them none of the creek
claims above the Calidonia can work on ae-
mencing to work their front ground througi
•heir incline.
Conklin Gulch.
On Conklin Gulch the Ericcsnn and Sawmill
Companies are engaged pumping out water,
and the Rcid and New Zealand Companies are
getting ready to work; the United Company
have struck a large channel in the hill on the
north side which has raised the spirits ot the
owners of hill claims on that side.
Stout's Gulch.
On Stout's Gulch the several companies
which have struck pay expect io take out
large returns shortly as soon as they get pro-,
perly drained, a share in the Alturas Company
was sold a day or two since for we believe
$3,f)00.—[Cariboo Sentinel.
SOLE AGENT FOR
LYON & CO.'S CELEBRATED
CALIFORNIA   ALE!
IN BBLS,
Yale, April, 18(16.
AND HALF BBLS.
JOB   PRINTING!
Cards, Bill Heads, etc., etc.,!
Executed at the Tbjbuns Office al
MODERATE RATES.
FOR   SALE,
A FIRST CLAS3
erally, we cannot but denounce the Govern- about 20 ounces per day, and has this week
ment and its instigators for the wasteful and | struck a good prospect in the Bed Rock Drain
near their upper line.    The Aurora and Davis
(.'.xtravapcant expenditure of the public funds
in a manner that is highly injurious to the
legitimate trade of the colony. When we
state that two firms in this city alone contribute about $120,000 a year towards the
revenue of the country, we think that the
public money should not be laid out so as to
count of underground water; the Caledonia j BILLIARD      TABLE
WITH   SLATE   BED,
Made by Droillard of San Francisco,
continues to work in a top streak taking out1
J. P. BARRY'S SALOON,
FRONT   STREET,
YALE, B. C.
ALES,   WINES   AND
LIQUORS,
Of the best description that can be imported
c
s f
claims on the hill side commenced work this
week, the former washed up on Wednesday
135 ounces for three days work, the latter is
getting some very good prospects of coarse
gold, one piece we believe was picked up
weighing over 3 ounces.   The Watson Com
be positively injurious to the trade which they i pany, adjoining the Davis, continues to take
and the other merchants of the country are lout good pay ; in the opposite hill the Morning
carrying on.    Under the arrangements which Star Company continues running their tunnel,
have been made with the "direct" steamer
the amount, of subsidy paid is not less than
$4,000 a month. What do we get for that
outlay? Nothing but a competition in our
trade which the merchants here cannot meet.
The subsidized steamer brings her passengers
to Victoria where they are landed to roam
about for twenty-four hours, and that city
being a free port, as a matter of course the
miners are smart enough to understand they
can buy their supplies there cheaper than at
the head of navigation at Yale. The merchants here cannot bring a pound of goods in
without paying the duties, whilst the miner
can purchase everything he requires in Victoria and bring it in without paying a dollar
of either import duties or tonnage dues. Is
this fair to our merchants who are so heavily
taxed and vho are actually paying the subsidy
which the Government, at the bidding of a
few men who have nothing to lose, is squandering in such a gross manner? If the principal merchants of this place and the interior had been  consulted—and thev are the
and have got their sluices ready to commence!
washing; the Surprise Tunnel below the Morn-j
ing Star, is running in to strike the samej
channel through bed rock; the Grizzly Com-1
pany has just got to work and also the Moffat,
the latter struck a good prospect on Saturday
in the gravel overhead. It is now being demonstrated that the*e " top streaks" are to
be found all through the creek, and if the
miners can trace a continuous lead in the
gravel, it will take years yet to work out
claims which have hitherto been prospected
and worked only on the bed rock. The Bank
and Nevada Tunnels are getting ready to
wash; the Beauregard Company is prospecting, but has got nothing yet; the California
Tunnel Company has got to work with good
prospects, they are taking out now about 1
ounce per pay to the hand, this company in
view of a scarcity of water in the creek for |
hill claims  has applied for the   privilege of!
WITH BALLS AND CUES COMPLETE.
Apply to MR. BISSETT,
Hudson Biy Company's store,
n SEYMOUR.
T. DE NOUVION,
WHOLESALE   MERCHANT
IN
GROCERIES AND PROVISIONS,
LIQUORS,
Dry Goods, Clothing, &a,
LYTTON, B. C. 1
I G A R a
OE THE CHOICEST BRAKES.
The Proprietor will be bappy to nar» hi* friends plva
him a <aii on tkell Way to Big Bsud.        1
FOET   YALE  HOTEL
AMD   RESTAURANT,
FRONT STBEBT, YALE, B. C.
rpHIS HOUSE affords Excellent Aocommoda-
JL  lieu lor travelers.
GOOD BEDS, EXCELLENT FARE,
—AND—
CHOICE   LIQUORS   AT   THE   BAR,
! STABLING FOR ANIMALS.  HAT AND OATS
AT THE LOWEST RATES.
1 KBLLBY k LANE, Proprietor*.
PIONEER HOTEL,
SEYMOUR CITY,
At the  Head of Navigation.
THE   COLONIAL   HOTEL
AND
RESTAURANT,
Government Street,   Victoria,  Y. I.
rriKIS Flrnt'Olau Hotel and Restaurant is con-
.1.  (luttnl  iu  Hi.; moat approved m\ l> on the I'.uitlc
coast;   Attached to ii »v the Oinversiition, Dining and
Billiard Kooms of ibe " VANCOUVER CLUB."
8 S. DRIARD, Proprietor.
bringing a ditch of ahout six miles in length ; rjlHE undersigned beg to intimate to the travel-
n       r\     !•     r\    i     ^i    t    > m /■< '   i"K public tliat tliev have opened the above noi ■>.
from Canadian Creek ; the Last Chance Com-, ^re every thing will be suppPe I M the best deaurl i
pany commenced  washing this week from I Hon.   Tnere is a good Cook engaged, and the bcit tho
men who should alone have been consulted—j their old shaft and cleaned up on Saturdav la market affords wni be served ui> daily.
they would have pointed out to the Adminis-jthe neighborhood of 30 ounces, they  have!      '    " '    ' '    '      '"	
tralion the absurdity of paying for a vessel to \ also run an incline during the winter and will'
come to Victoria, for in reality that is what'commence washing from it in a few days; the
we get for our $4,000 a month.    New West-JNeversweat Company have been drowned out
minster with the passengers coming by the i of their new shaft, and will probably have to
Enterprise as in former years would have been i tap their ground from the Bed Rock Drain to
better off a great deal than it is now with a
" direct" steamer, and the revenue contributed
by the people of the interior aud lavished
away upon the subsidy would have enabled
the Government to abolish the tonnage dues
and road tolls altogether. If we are to be
burtbened any longer by the subsidy, we
must havo what the name implies, a " direct
steamer." It will not do to have our merchants going to Victoria to purchase their
goods, paying the duties upon their importation, and then having goods brought ill from
the same place free of every impost to compete with them in the colony. This is more
than we can stand, much less pay for, as we
are now doing to the tune of $4,000 a month.
WINES,  LIQUORS AND CIGARS.
ROBINSON ft BBANTON,
5 Proprietors.
enable them to work; the Cameron Company
commenced work on Saturday in their new
shaft on the west side of their ground where
they have a good prospect; the Ruby Company have also been prospecting on the west
side, and washed up 21 ounces on Saturday
from the gravel, with only too picks working,
this was got 150 feet across the creek from
where the Dead Broke Company got out. good
pay, and if it turns out bb expected, to be a
regular lead running through all their ground,
the Raby Company will probably take out as
much this summer as on aiiy previous season,
they are also making preparations to flume
the lower part of their ground, and wash the
top Ftroak from  the surface, an operation if    Tale, April 10, 1R66.
Livery and Sale  Stables.
for big bend and cariboo i
a. baiTlow,
Merchant and Forwarding Agent,
la now pr 'pnrod to
SHIP GOODS TO BIG DEM) & CARIBOO
i
ON THE MOOT REASONABLE TERMS.
Y.ile, il. C .April 10th, l?t)6. l
W. H.  SUTTON,
YALE, B. C,
STORAGE AND FORWARDING.
HAVING-  THE   BEST  AND   MOST   CON-
v.■ 111e;11. SuhieK in YWti, is prepared to accommo.
d.Uij the Traveling Public, T.amstere aud Packers, Willi',._. ._„,.__ ,-,    . ,
HAY and GRAIN  Of all[P.^
FIRE-PROOF,    WAREHOUSE !
Stabliue or Oorrall room
kmils iu quantities to suit.
Sn-r
matATUH Wl
'. .en
pping Freight WITH
Hod |l to Weir ttd-votilage by.
giving us u call before ouguglog elsuwhare.
Buggy and Saddle Horces at z noment's notice. I   'AW-Hivim; our own T urns, w ■ nr- t r uared to fon-
truoi to curry from 10CO to 2f0,CC0 lbs. for BIG
Horses Bought and Sold on Commission.      BEND or Ca.iboo.
aI/WAT k PA1LET.
T»l«, April 10th, 1866
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BRITISH COLUMBIA TRIBUNE.
YALE, MONDAY, MAY 28, 1866.
PAINFUL RUMOR.
A rumor nffecting the honor and credit of
our Government has been going the rounds
for some days past, and it has created a most
orieasy feeling among the public. When we
consider that the present Administration has
had no financial policy worthy of the name,
and that it has pursued a system of reckless
4-xtravngiince and wasteful expenditure that
eonld scarcely be paralleled, we are prone to
believe that there is some foundation for the
current rumor. We forbear from making
more particular allusion to the subject at
present, ss we feel that consequences which
*o drend to contemplate might be the result
io the colony.
BOW   THE
PUBLIC   INTERESTS   ^RE
PROTECTED.
Mr. Moberly, thc Assistant Surveyor-General, is laying ill with mountain fever near Wilson's Landing, Columbia river, totally incapacitated from attending to business. Thc Chief
Commissioner of Works is employed at his
desk at New Westminster in writing letters!
Most certainly our interests are well looked
after by the mammoth establishment known
as the Lands and Works.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
AUCTION.
Storage and Forwarding,
YALE, B.  C.
THE BIG BEND MINES.
MR.  B.  BAILEY
Has received instructions to Sell by Auction,
The space at our command in this issue for-1 —ok	
bide any lengthened review of the news re-j
«eived from the Big Bend.    During the past j MONDAY NEXT, 4th June,
week a number of men have returned, a few—
a very few—from the mines, the remainder
from various points on the route to the Colum
PARTIES SHIPPING BY THE
YALE-LYTTON route,
Are advised that
KIMBALL & GLADWIN
Havo erected an extensive
STOREHOUSE   AND   DOCK
At Yale, B. C., nnd arc prepared to
Receive, Store & Forward Goads.
The capacity of the Building Is about 400 tons, and it
is perfectly Isolated, offering security from Fire
seldom met with In inteilor towns.
bia river.    Al) a matter of course those who!
have never been within fifty miles of any of!
the new creeks give the most discouraging ac-j
COUBtl of the mines.    Just like  those whoi
went   as   far    as   the   Forks   of   Quesnel!
en route  to Cariboo in  1862, and then returned cursing the country  " thnt it did not
contain   an ounce of  gold,"  we have met
men who never got beyond Seymour, and who
declare that the Big Bend is a " bilk" to be
avoided by all sensible men.    We have not
met a single case of an experienced practical
miner who has been in tlie mines this season
who does not give it as his opinion that the
conntry is nuriferous, and when properly pros-i
pected likely to turn out most satisfactory.  So!
far the mines have not been properly tested,)
and we are in reality no farther forward now,!
except that preparations havn b^en  made to I
go to work, than we  were hist fall.    With I
enow on  the ground to the depth of ten or;
twelve feet, wo apprehend that few will dispute thc fact that no satisfactory mining could!
be done, yet up to the time of the partial:
exodus from the mines that was  the actual!
(•Sate  of the ground on thc creeks.    A number of the miners who were in Big Bend last
tear wintered in Yale, and by their represen-:
Cations induced all their friends here to ac-!
company  them this spring to  tho new El'
Dorado.    Up to the present time not one of
AT  TWELVE  O'CLOCK,  M.,
That well situated LOT in
FRONT   STREET,    YALE,
LARGE  STOCK  OF
Groceries,   Provisions,  &c,
On baud, which will be sold on reasonable te/ms.
GOODS RE-PACKED AND FREIGHTS ENGAGED AT
THE LOWEST RATE3.
Parties shipping Goods through us, will mark to the
care of
KIMPALL k GLADWIN.
Yale, B.C., 28th May, 1866. 8
-WITH-
LARGE   STORE
Erected thereon, next door to the Bank of
British Columbia. The premises were formerly
in possession of B. B. Sampson.
For particulars as to title, apply to the
Auctioneer, or at the Bank of British
Columbia.
Fellows, Roscoe & Co.
i Desire to inform the inhabitants of the upper
country that they have opened a
WHOLESALE AND  JOBBING
Iron and Hardware Store,
AT  YALE, B. C,     ''
And will keep on hand a full stock of Iron,
Steel, Blacksmiths' Materials, Tools, etc., and
a good assortment of General Hardware.
TERMS INVARIABLY CASH.
May 28lh,16fi(i. 8
HAUTIER'S HOTEL,
LYTTON CITY, B. C.
THIS HOTEL will be found Clean and Oom-
fort'iblo lor travellers, The Cooking. is of thu
best, and tho Table is supplied with everything la
season. T:nre is a Vit'.l stocked Bar with prime
Liquors.
BEDS! BEDS!! BEDS!!!
LIVRRY   STABLES.
7 HAUTIEB k CO., Propt'j.
BOSTON   BAR
INTERNATIONAL HOTEL.
THIS WELL KNOWN HOUSE is now open
for travellers. Tlu Table is supplied as formerly
with the best the market affords. and the Cooking cannot be excelled. Th" Bar Is stocked with the llnest
Liquors and Cigars.   GOOD PED^.
ALEXANDER COUTLEE,
7 Proprietor.
TERM
May 28th, 1866.
S     CASH
NOT ICE.
Steamer "ENTERPRISE."
HO!   FOR   BIG   BEND.
i   Ou und utter May 28th, 186B, the flf.og.mer will leavo
SODA   CREEK
MONDAY  AND THURSDAY  MORNINGS,
 AT    DAYLIGHT.
WILL   LEAVK
CACHE CREEK HOUSE.
THIS HOUSE is situated two miles from Bona- i
parte nuii iwemy irorn Savana's Forry,and has
beL-n filled up for tue accommodation of travellers
io the
BIG    BEND   MINES.
It affords tho best accommodation for man and beast.
Tm BAR is furnished with the best of
SPORBORG & RUEPP,
Commission Merchants,
Wholesale Dealers in
Groceries and Provisions,
Wharf street, Victoria, V. I.       7
BIG   BENDERS!
COMB TO THE   BONAPARTE HOUSE AT
the Junction ol the Cariboo and Big B nd roads.
SEMLEN k PARK.
7 Proprietors.
ALEXANDER COUTLEE,
BOSTON BAR, B. C,
Wholesale and Retail Merchant in'
Groceries and Provisions,
LIQUORS,
DRY GOODS, CLOTHING,
kc. kc. kc. 7
Wines, Liquors and Cigars, j STABLING FOR HORSES.
. ... „      „,     	
QUESNELMOUTH
these men has returned, and we think this is j WEDNESDAY & SATURDAY MORNINGS,
evidence  at least that they must have seen j AT  SIX   O'CLOCK
something sufficiently encouraging to induce
Freight from Soda Creek to Quesnelmouth, l^c per lb.
Steamer Enterprise, May 17,1868. 8
them to remain. We still pin our faith to
the new mines, and at no period have
we had more confidence than at present in
thoir turning out fully as well as they have
over been represented. Of one thing we are'
satisfied: a sufficiently large population will!
remaiu to test the country thoroughly this
seafcon. Our advice to all resolute miners,
men of iron will and strong muscle, with a
little money in their pockets, is to get their
packs ready and proceed now or within the
next two or three weeks to Big Bend. Remember the prizes lost by thc chicken-hearted
set who returned panic-stricken from Cariboo
in 186a and act accordingly. Thc mining
MMOll iii Big B<:nd has not really opened yet
A COMMISSION OF ENQUIRY.
GRELLEY & PITERRE,
Importers and Wholesale Dealers in
WINES,   SPIRITS,   &c,
4 Wharf street, opposite the Royal Hotel,
VICTORIA, V. I.,
INVITE attention to their large  and well assorted slock of Enclisb, French una American fine
WINES and LIQUORS.
Agents for Vancouver Island and British Columbia
for
Napoleon's Cabinet Champagne,
Jules Muram & Co.'s       do
Bouche Fils & Co.'s        do
Eugene Clicquot do
Boker's Bitters,
Bancroft's Cider,
Sainsevain's Wines and Wine Bitters,
Hostetter's Bitters, etc.
To dealers purchasing in large quantities a liberal
i ami the TABLE is supplied  with the best of vegeta
' bles, grown on this celebrated ranch.   The services of
la Brat-rate cook have been secured.
Good Saddle Horses for Hire
AT THE STABLES.
The STABLES are furnished with tho best of hay.
barley and oats, and •'Boston," the well-known proprietor, is always on hand to receive his guests.
8 W. H. SANFOHD.
The   universal    dissatisfaclion    prevailing
among the public regarding the laying out of
roads and trails to Kootenay and the Big!
Bend last vear, and the prodigal expenditure!
incurred, renders it incumbent upon tho Gov-!   ™ a?ler^purcTlng |D J»
»'., .  .       r,        •   ■        , i discount will be made for cash
ernment to appoint a Commission of compe-; „„„
tent men who will inspect what has been done
and make a report thereon.    The manner in
wbfob the Chief Commissioner of Works ha? irpTT-|ji     a CTTr,T?rnPT
scted in allowing huudreds of thousands of!        •"    -^'■"■^ttUJ? A
dollars of the public money to pass through
his department without his having exercised
any supervision over its outlav, beyond mere I   . T TWT- wt,TT „„„, „„„„„
DESK WORK, has entirely and justly shaken j ATJStS^JffZSS^^
*he  public  confidence   in his  management. Uuu Savana's Ferry, travelers will find good aooomroo-
Anything ehort of a full, searching and im-:aatiou'the bttto1' 1|VUJB> of LIQUORS and of WINES.
partial enquiry will not give satisfaction to the!        Fresh Butter, Milk and Vegetables.
people.   Does the Government feel itself in so
impregnable a position at present as to refused     GOOD STABLING AND CHEAP FEED.   8
to grant a Commission of Enquiry?
GRELLSV & FIIEP.RK,   ■
No. 4 Wharf Htreet. Victoria, V. I.
HOUSE.
MESSRS. CORNWALL'S.
BARNARD'S
BIG BEND EXPRESS
Connecting with Dietz & Nelson at Yale.
THE first Regular Express for Big Bend District
will be made up at Yale, on Monday, 30th inst.
Having completed arrangements, we will dispatch
an Express for Big Bend,
FROM    VICTORIA:.
TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS.
FROM  NEW  WESTMINSTER:
WEDNESDAYS AND SATURDAYS.
FROM   YALE:
MONDAYS AND FRIDAYS.
I Carrying Treasure, Packages and Parcels, Letters and
Newspapers.
Executing Commissions, making Collections and attend
ing to the business of an Express geuerally.
Rue ou Letters from Victoria to Big Bend $1 25
do do do        Sjymour  100
Rate on Newspapers Yale to Soymour or the Mines 1 00
do do   la packages of over 26, 00 cents each.
Packages of merchandise of all other kinds will be
taken at reasonable rales, according to size, bulk and
value.
8 F. J. BARNARD.
WILLIAM   McWHA,
LYTTON CITY, B. C,
B.'gs to inform the public generally that he has
Stable  Accommodation
On his premises for upwards of Two Hundred Horses.
Hay and Oats for Sale cheap.
GOOD SADDLE HORSES FOR HIRE.
TERMS MODERATE. 7
BOOTHROYD'S   HOTEL.
36 Mile House,
BETWEEN YALE AND LYTTON, B C.
TRAVELLERS will  And  every  accommodation at this Hotel.    Excellent Cooking.   GOOD
BKD8.
STABLING FOR HORSES.
HAY and OATS at Lowest Rates.
BOOTHROYD BRO'S,
t Proprietors.
PEED !  PEED !  PEED I
CORNWALL'S RANCH.
The Indian Liquor Law.—The House ofl
Assembly in Vancouver Island, by a large |_ '
majority, has repealed the Indian Liquor Law. FOUr Splendid Team HorSOS
If the bill passes the Council, licensed dealers j
will be permitted to 4ell liquor to Indians.
We hope the measure will get a fair trial, as i
we know that great evils—especially in Vic-:
tfiria—flxist in connection with the  existinf
]jh on the subject,
L E
FOR     S A
ALSO, A
Four-Horse Waggon.
Apply on the spot
Forwarding & Commission
Business,
SEYMOUR   CITY,
-    Head of Navigation on Lake Shuswap.
J.  A.  MARA,
BEGS to inform his friends and the pnblio that
he will attend lo any Forwardiug, Commission or
other busiuess iu connection with the mines that may
bo (ntru6led to him.
COLLECTIONS   MADE.
Seymour, 5th May, 18M. k
REECE   &   CO.,
Offer to the Trade
Oat-Haj, Barley, Oats and Wheat,
All Colonial Growth, from their Ranch at the Chiile-
whack.
OORRALL   ROOM   FREE   OF   CHARGE.
Apply at the BUTCHER SHOP,
6 Front street, Yale.
Opposition Line of Stages
—TO—
SAVANA'S   PERRY!
STAGES will leave Yale on the arrival of the
steamers for Savana's Ferry, carrying Passenger*
and Express Freight at REDUCED RATES.
1 JACOB DAVIS, Proprietor •
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BRITISH COLUMBIA TRIBUNE.
YALE, MONDAY, MAY 28, 18G6.
Terrible Catastrophe.
SEVENTEEN   MEN   DROWNED.
We received news by Express last evening
that a boat capsized in the Columbia river on
its way down from the Big Bend mines, one
day last week, when the seventeen men who
were in it were drowned.
Thk Steamer Marten.—Although it has
been predicted by many that the Hudson Biy
Company would not have their steamer in
running order on the lakes before the middle
of June next, yet the predictions have been
falsified by the events of the past week, as
the following telegram from Cache Creek,
dated the 24th inst. will show :
" I have the pleasure of informing you that
the steamer Marten will make her first trip on
this day at noon. She will commence her
regular trips on Saturduy next immediately on
receipt of the mail. W. A.'Mouat."
When we consider the short time that has
elapsed since the timber in the Marten was
growing in the forest, -and the difficulty of
getting men and material up to Shuswap at a
most inclement season of the year, it redounds
greatly to the credit of the company for public spirit and enterprise, to find their contract
carried out with such commendable promptitude. It has been the custom of some of the
high officials of the colony to pass sneering
remarks at the energy displayed by the company, but it would have been well for the
country if some of her servants, who are so
well paid for doing their duty were to imitate
the example of the company in regard to their
new steamer. To Mr. Moffat and Mr. Thompson great praise is due for the energy displayed in preparing the lumber and getting
the boat built in so short a time, and Mr.
Suffem nnd his assistant are deserving of the
highest commendation for the- marvellously
short time occupied iu getting the machinery
put together. We must not omit to give Mr.
McKay his due share of the honor attached
to the expediting of the work. He was one
•if the first, we believe, to go up with the men
in the depth of winter to inaugurate a work
that in its results is a credit to all concerned.
We trust that under Captain Mount the vessel
will be successfully and profitably employed
for ninny years to come.
From the Big Bend Mines.
During the past week a number of miners
arrived here from the interior. They give
conflicting accounts of the new mines. Some
think the country will turu out a rich mining
region, others are of a different opinion. The
following accounts are given as a fair sample
of the statements made:
From a Canadian who arrived hew on
Wednesday last direct from tho mines we
learn that the snow was still very deep on
French and McCullough's Creeks with the exception of near the entrance to the creeks,
where it was nearly all off. So far not much
prospecting had been done. In many places
encouraging prospects had been obtained.
Several claims ou both creeks were paying,
but nothing very " big" had so far been taken
out. Saw quartz cropping up on the creeks,
and in (he opinion of our informant and many
others with whom he conversed, the country
is auriferous. The. water in the creeks whs
rising very fast, and the belief among old
miners was that it would be a mouth or six
weeks before much successful mining could be
done. Our informant saw men stake off
claims which were covered with at least twelve
feet of snow. After remaining a few days
running round, these men left the diggings
cursing the country, " that there was nothing
in it." It was raining nearly all the time in
the mines and the men had to put up with
great discomfort in consequence. Thinks the
bars on the Columbia river are very rich and
that good pay will be got out of them in the
after part of the season. Our informant left
for the purpose of working at his ttade (a
shoemaker) in New Westminster for four or
five weeks, and then—if the water has fallen—
to return to the mines, of which he has a
successfully. He says that the mrjority of
men who are coming down country have never
been in the mines at all and know nothing
about them. He thinks the men all went up
too early, and the majority with very scanty
means. Provisions at the mines rated as follow: Flour, 60 cents; bacon, $1 75; tea, $3;
beans, $1. Our informant thinks that a
moderate outlay at present would make the
truil over the divide practicable. He also
gives it as his opinion that of those who are
now leaving the mines a large proportion will
be back again in the full, when he -'xpeets
there will be stirring news concerning rich
strikes.
LETTER FROM SAVANA'S FERRY.
May 18th, 1866..
I promised to keep you posted, so I thought
I would drop you a line or two before I go
over the lakes. 1 found it very hard to pari
with Boi)A-parte, but us I was short of cash
I thought it best to go to Cache Creek, but as
that .place belied its name I came on tu
Savana's Ferry, and a ferry nice place it is.
I stopped .at the Ferry Hotel, and I /bund Mr,
K. quite K-pable of keeping a gocd house.
Savana's Ferry is at the west end of Kamloops lake, on the north side of Thompson
river.     It was   called   Kamloops from   the
From Mr. J. L. Shappard of Victoria, who Camels residing there, and Shuswap was so
arrived here on Saturday, we have obtained called because the Hudson Bay Company used
the following intelligence: Mr. S. left French
Creek, where he has been for six weeks, only
ten days since. The Discovery Company were
getting a wheel built. Iu sluicing off some
surface gravel to change the course of the
creek the compauy took out from 1| to 8 oz.
a day of course gold. The Half-breed Company were preparing to get to work.    Ship
to swap shoes for furs and skins with the Indians. Seymour City is situated at the head
of Shuswap lake, and called Sey-mour because
there you see 7)iore long fates th»n you do
here. I write to cnution you against being
led away by false, bad and discouraging accounts of the Big  Bend  mines.    You  must
know that several men are returning, but re-
Bailey andMunro Companies were also makingImember two-fourths of those that return from
preparations to go to work properly. ThejSeymour never went into the mines: one-
hitter company had taken out pay this season, |fourth of them went there dead broke and
but they had got off the lead. Mr. 8. has no
doubt whatever that these are all good claims,
and that their merits have  not been exag
gerated. Miners have gone to work for, bed
rock pay in them, and there are not a few
persons who have money desirous of purchasing into them at a good price, but tho shareholders will not sell. James Oir is sinking a
shaft some distance up the creek, and there
aro other parties engaged in similar under-j
takings.    In one shaft bed rock was reached
came back the same—why should they grumble?—and the remaining fourth are disappointed miners who found no gold on the top
.of the snow, but waited in their tents
like the renouned Mr. Micawber for something to turn up. Captain Greenhorn,
has just returned, he gives me the fo'-
lowing pitiful account of our rich placer
mines. Ue sa\ s: Seymour Is awful misewable
place. I was there three days and nights at
the  Hotel de Fizzle, and never got a ptir of
New Steamer for the Columbi x.—A letter
has just been received in town from Wash
Eldrick, engineer of thc steamer Forty-Nine
which states that a new steamer is in progress
io run from the Little Dulles to the Big Bend
mines. The timber is being got out for her,
and thc machinery has been ordered from San
Francisco. The new boat will carry 125 tons.
She will be 25 feet beam, 6 feet in the hold,
and of the same power as the Lillooet. The
new steamer will be the property of the owners
of the Forty-Nine. There would seem to be
no diminution in the strong faith which our
American neighbors have always entertained
in regard to the richness of the new mining
region of Big Bend.
Sanitary Arrangements.—Now that small
pox has made its appearance among the
Indians, there should be an inspection of the
various Rancheries contiguous to towns in
order to have something like sanitary measures carried out in them at once. As a precaution against the cholera as well as smallpox, not a moment should be lost in having
instructions issued and properly carried out to
effect an object which must tend to preserve
the public health. We hope the chief constables of police throughout the country will
be instructed to look after this matter without
delay.
Right.—We copy the following item from
the Cariboo Sentinel of the 14th inst.: "We
deem it an act of justice to ourselves, to correct the error into which the editor of the
British Columbian has fallen, in stating in a
late number of his paper that Mr. Wallace
sold out his interest in the Cariboo Sentinel
for $600; the sum was far moro than that
mentioned which we can safely vouch for."
Comment is needless.
Thk Queen's Birth-Dat.—The citizens of
Yale celebrated the birth-day of our good and
gracious Queen by the hoistirg of flags of
" all nations," and the firing of anvils. A
number of ladies and gentlemen made an excursion down the Fraser river in- canoes and
spent a very pleasant time at a pic-nic at
Emery's bar.
The Waggon Road along Cache Creek is
submerged by tho Bonaparte river and is impassable for teams.
most favorable opinion.
A Californian, who got in here on Thursday, states that he was on French aud McCullough's Creeks. Saw nothing there to induce
him to believe that the country is very rich.
Worked a short time on a bench at the mouth
of French Creek, but did not find pay. The
snow was deep on the upper part of tliK
creeks and no prospecting<:ould be done there
in consequence. Thinks it probable that
modf rate pay will be found on McCullough's
Creek. Is returning to California disappointed
with the country.
A German who passed through Yale bound
for the mines, about two weeks since, returned
here on Friday. He is thoroughly disgusted
with the country. No gold to be found, mow
deep, water rising and provisions dear. Is
hastening out of the country. After giving ii
most pitiful detail of the mines and the road
into them, and exhausting his stock of broken
English in denunciations of thc d country,
we were induced to ask the gentleman how
far up the country he got on his journey ?
The reply was—" I ben to Sabana's Ferry."
This closed our interview.
A blacksmith from Victoria who returned
here also gave a most discouraging account of
the mines, and actually induced men to return
without going a step further than Yale. The
sturdy knight of the anvil, it appears from his
own admission, never got further than Seymour.
An American hailing from Port Gamble on
the Sound, got in here on Friday evening from
French and McCullough's Creeks. He is a
most intelligent young man, and gives the following account: He went up with a partner,
thinking he could get on surface diggings that
would pay right off. On arriving at the mines
he found the 6now very deep and not much
work going on. At the entrance of the creeks
the snow had disappeared altogether, but as
he ascended them it was from two feet to ten
feet deep. There were stakes on tho top of
the snow all up the creeks for miles. Went
over both creeks with his partner and made
strict enquiries as to what propects were obtained. Nearly every claim on French Creek
that was being worked was pay in-; less or
more, some an ounce a day to the hand and
others less. The Munro claim paid very
well until they found the bed rock pitching.
As high as ten ounces were washed up in a
day. On McCullough's Creek one shaft had
been bottomed and pay found on the bed
rock ; did not hear how much had been got,
hut the prospect was said to be encouraging.
The water in the creeks was beginning to rise,
and the snow being deep the men, who had
little means, were somewhat discouraged and
were leaving. All, however, who had money
to buy provisions were determined to stop, as
old miners generally like tho country exceedingly and think it will turn out to be all it
has been represented
the country is rich, and he says he saw coarse
gold in tho hands of miners that was taken
out this season. He is so well satisfied with
the prospects obtained that he left $250 worth
of provisions with his partner, who is going
to remain all season in the mines to prospect
and our informant returns to the Sound to his
business so that be may make money to en
but no pay found. The creek was risiiu|sheets or warming pan. It was impossible to
rapidly and the snow was fast disappearing, get a plate of strawberries and cream. Hot-
A number of good houses have been built on house grapes there were none. The people
the creek. On McCullough's Creek there is a|are ,onl.v kept fl-oni starving by eating such
good deal of prospecting going on. Six com- istuff iis beef- bread, bacon, beans and potatoes,
panics are taking out from §0 to §20 a day to There are no nice dwives or places to wide, aud
the hand from surface diggings. These are|not *ucn a thing as an omnibus or a cab in the
the only claims paying at present on the creek. wlloltJ town. And he assured mc for a fact
There was no hiring for wages on any of the!tQat on the creeks in the mines be panned
creeks, and men going in must turn to pros*
peoting. There was u trial going on before
Commissioner O'Reilly between McCullough
and Clements for the Discovery claim on McCullough's Creek. About five hundred men
were in the mines when Mr. S. left, and he
thinks they will remain this summer to
thoroughly test the mines. He is of opinion
that many claims will turn out well this season,
but  as  to  the extent of the  mines our in
on
out some two or three pans of snow and only
got one color, and that was white. He was
taken very seriously hill from the habsenee of
any bitter beer. You may just imagine what
a fearful place French Creek is. There is not
one stone building there, the Italian Opera
has refused to piay there, and it is positively
rumored that the Prince of Wales will not
make his annual visit to the Big Bend. But
what particularly disgusts tlie Captain is that
formant is not prepared to speak, as that oan|tne miners pay so little attention to their dress
only be ascertained bv experience. Hecon-|Hd says that, be walked a mile and a half
riders the rush from the creeks is now over.|witl,out seeing a stove-pipe hat or a silk urn-
Mr. Turnbull was about to cut a trail from jbrella, and one poor creature had descended
Kirbv's Lauding to French Creek. When it 8° low as to patch a pair of black trousers
is finished the distance will be greatly short-|with a wni'e P'eoe of dirty flour bag. So
ened, the saving will be at least fourteen miles. !inuch for tlie Captain. Of course you want
ilr. Moberly was laving ill near Wilson's land-!'» k.now a little about the steamer Marten,
ing with mountain fever. Provisions weiejShe is Wn& Imre at the Ferry, is progressing
rating in the stores at the mines as follow -rapidly, and will make her first trip in twelve
Flour, 60 cents; bacon, gl 25; tea, §3. The'0**-}'*- The.v RaT ,hat h>r f,ltu-rc captain is
steamer Forty-Nine had made her third tripiMr- Mouat, "so mouat it be." Great credit is
before Mr. S. passed Kirbv's Landing. |due t0 Captain Moffat, he has proved himself
—    .  ;no muff-at superintending the construction of
TVIoo-mnliip  Kurmniirv t,,e M"rr,'n> whk'h is "" " Enterprise': that is
leiegrapiUC   pUmmary. Lolng "Onward" with much skill and alacrity.
of large  firms  jnijt is_not true that_tha engineer,  Mr. Suffren,
up
England.—The failure
London has taken place in consequence of the
announcement of war between Austria audi
Prussia. The great bankii.g firm of Ovcrcnd,
Gurney k Co. has had to suspend. The
Bank of England is authorised by Order in
Council to issue £5,000,000 iu paper beyond
its legal circulation.
Peru.—The Spanish fleet bombarded Cal
has been "suffren" from rheumatism, but it is
j itrue that the Hudson Bay factor, Mr. Bissett.
is beset with many customers daily. Cnpiuin
jMoore is making mo(i.>)re improvements in his
; boats, and Big Jack still " e-jackulates" on
the swiftness of his celebrated northern
|canoes. The state of the market is as follows: Bears havn't been so cheap for some
Itimo, though bacon ham very high; coffee is
'"berry" cheap; j east powder is ou the "rise,"
rose" last week
lao, but having got the worst of the fight from
the shore batteries, was obliged to withdraw !flour ..,„,„•■ la8t week . j do not know |ho
without doing much damage. jcurrant price of raisins; candles are a s-can-
Califoknia.—Colonel Ross has been shotidalous price ; a pick is worth what you "axe"
by a man named Duane in San Francisco.,for it, and if you give four dollars for a shovel
The  cause is som-3  squatter  trouble.    The | the storekeeper s-pade for it.    I have nothing
unfortunate
wounded.
man  is said to be dangerously
more to say at present; I am sorry I can
give you no glowiug accounts of rich strikes
in the Big Bend, but will be able to do so
when I receive some Victoria papers.
E. M. W.
Censured.—Captain .Mouat has been en-
ilverlsured by the Commission appointed to enquire
First, for
Cherry Creek Silver Mine.—F. J. Mc-
Worthy, Esq., who has had great experience
in Nevada and California, returned here a few
days since from Cherry Creek, where he had
been   on a tour  of inspection to the
leads. He expresses, himself most favorably!into the loss of the Labouchere
regarding what he saw, and fully bears Majorjnol swinging his vessel to adjust the COmpaseS;
Robertson out in saying that wo have anotherjand, secondly, for suffloient cam not having
Washoe in this colony, in the district which been exercised in respect to H. M. mails,
he has lately visited. He will return to The loss of the ship is attributed to the error
California bearing with him specimens of the j in the coinpa.-c*. We regret our inability to
ore taken out  of the Cherry Crock Mining'make room for the report in full.
Company's lead, and we trust that it will havel	
the effect of directing the attention of capital-1    Sale of Town Lots.—The Government is
Our informant thinks jstB to this country. about to sell the town lots at Seymour.    We
  j don't expect that any one will be so foolish a»
Government has done aito buy.
instructions |     ^^_,_ , ~ *       '      ~ ,,       v, .
J^gTYale County Court was held on Wednesday last, aud two unimportant cases disposed of.
Road Tolls.—The
tardy act of justice in issuing
during the past week to have the toll gate at
Lytton  removed to  the Junction.   Tuis will
relieve the Big Bend trade.
{^* Yale road tolls for week ending 2f>th
able his partner to carry on the prospecting I May, 1866, $1041 04
The Varioloid.—This disease has made its
appearance among the Indians at New Westminster.    So far very ftJwCaBf* have ocnirredv
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ItBITISH COLUMBIA TRIBUNE.
YALE, MONDAY,  MAY 28, 1866,
LTJCX AND LABOH.
'Though luck and 1 lbor I. commences,
fiiey ftltfor much in QonBequeDOGs,
Luck sleeps and dreams of fame and treasure;
Win!? labor K'ifria both health and pleasure.
Look In sloth la ever whining;
Labor tolls without repining.
Luck relies on fortune's favor;
Hono-t labor prospers over.
Llick s!iios down with all Its chaDR'.'B;
Labor upward still advances.
Luck nesks r,n empty k.ud to (111
Pr wishes; but 'tig empty still;
^vhilf well-directed labor gains
A rich rewfii-J for cares and pains.
OPPENHEIMER & CO.,
FORWARDING  AND  dOMMSSION
MERCHANTS,
Yale, British Columbia,
URIAH NELSON & CO.,
Wholesale, Forwarding,
AND
AT THK
COMMISSION MERCHANTS,
YALE, BRITISH COLUMBIA,
Head of Steam Navigation
ON
AT THE
iHEAD OF NAVIGATION ON PHASER RIVER.
WIT AND HUMOR
FRASER   RIVER.
Men scratch ihtir heads for idetifl.    Hence
(speakers tire genorallv bald.
I iif. K.t'.M "       fwf?17 °   d-rCCt fdlSe" they are prepared to receive, store and for-
hoods, but they give things a coloring. I    £ {q ^/^ of British Columbia every
^ If a mat) can't argue without swearing, his j description  of merchandise,  on the  lowest
d;9cussions are two cursory ^^^^^^^^^
An eloquent speaker is like a river—greatest
OPPENHEIMER & CO. beg to intimate lhat
they are prep
ward to any
description of
possible terms.
• THE BANK OF
BRITISH COLUMBIA.
Incorporated by Royal Charter.
Paid up Capital, . $1,562,500
With Power to Increase.
at the mouth l a Fire-Proof Brick Warehouse
The sou) goefl highest when the bodr kneels'
lowest. For STORING GOODS, has been erected, and
Lovers generally woo their sweethearts in ]Consifinore may rely upon the safe and ex-
wretched verse, and this is, probably, thd|?edWpus transportation of goods to their
reason why so mnny are jilted.
Many writers have any quantity of sheet-'
lightning which thev never can condense in j
K thunde'boit-   A LARGE STOCK OF
i destination.       ^^^^^^^^^^^^^
ALWAYS  ON   HAND
Messrs. Culler & Parsons
Rjve now ready at
8AVAN A'S   FERRY,
A BOAT OF
Groceries, Provisions,
■
iLIQUORS,   CIGARS,   TOBACCO,!
DRY   GOODS,  CLOTHING,
TWENTY TONS BURDEN,!B00TS AWD sh°es, hardware, mining
I TOOLS, Etc., Etc.
And aro prepared to
! '
CONVEY FREIGHT OR PASSENGERS     Which we tire receiving by every arriva' from
| San  Francisco and  Victoria,  nnd which we
To the head of
8 M U S W A P    LAKE.
Storage, and n person to take charge at Sflvaaa'a.
For freight or passage apply to
Bl'IE BROTHERS, Lytton.
Or the Proprietors.       _ 	
Tirana's Ferry, Feb. 23d, 1S06. '
offer for sale at reasonable rates,
WHOLESALE  AND  RETAIL.  •
OPPENHEIMER & CO.
Yalc.B. C, April, 1866.
URIAH NELSON & Co. have on hand an
immense Stock of Goods, imported direct
from San Francisco and Victoria, comprising:
Groceries, Provisions,
Liquors, Cigars, Tobacco,
DRY  GOODS,  CLOTHING,
BOOTS,   SHOES,   HARDWARE,   MINING
TOOLS, ETC., ETC.,
j
Which will be 6old to Traders and Packers
OW.THE MOST REASONABLE TERMS.
We   are. forwarding  well   equipped   Trains
almost daily to
BIG    BEND!
AND CARIBOO MINES.
'Freight consigned to us will be forwarded at
the Lowest Rates and with the utmost expedition.
URIAH NELSON & CO.
Yale, April, 1806.
The Big Bend Mines.
From Savana's Perry io Seymour.
The undersigned has his line
SCHOONER "MONITOR,"
50 Ton* Burthen, and
SLOOP   "HENRY,*"
.12 Tonii Burthen,
the 'COLONIAL   BAKERY,
HUDSON'S   BAY!       front street,
COMPANY
Invite attention to their largo and well assorted Stock of
NEW    GOODS!!
AT YALE, B. C,
YALE, B. C.
SfcvariVo Ferry. May, 1856.
WILLIAM MOORE.
DR. J. E. BROUSE,
PHYSICIAN, SURGEON, &c,
CANADIAN   LICENTIATE,
GRADUATE   OF   MoOILL   UNIVERSITY,
MONTREAL,   0. E.,
C»n be consulted daily at hia office in Yale,
next to Oppenheimer k Co.'s store
DRUGS   AND   PATENT   MEDICINES
FOR  SALE. 1
Bread, Pies and Cakes,
CONSTANTLY OF HAND.
1 A. McLARDY.
M»kl3(? r«gul»r trips from Ravans'H F.irry'.ofl'yraour. JUST RECEIVED PER "PRINCESS ROYAL"
Both vonsels have excellent nccommoil.ition, arid have FROM LONDON
proved themselves Uct fallen, Passengers and froight'
carried at REDUCED KATES. .^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
And consisting in part of the following, viz
Dry Goods,
Clothing,
Provisions,
Hardware,
MINING    TOOLS,
WINES   AND  SPIRITS
I
IN WOOD AND BOTTLE, Etc., Etc,
These Goods are offered to the
MERCHANTS, TRADERS AND PACKERS
OF BR1TI3H COLUMBIA
A.   C.   WELLS,
Saddle and Harness Maker,
YALE, B. C.
§y A complete assortment of Stock constantly on hand. 2
In the matter of the Estate of Seligman
Elsasser, who has made an assignment for
the benefit of his Creditors.
NOTICE It heroby given that all persons having
claims against the above Estate, an) requested to
forward » statement of the name (duly verified) lo
the underpinned on or beforo the 20th day of May
next, or they may bo deprived of the first dividend. '
Dated at Victoria, tho 6th of April. 1868.
JOHN' WILKIE,
F. WE1SSENBURGER.
1 Assignees.
LIVERY   STABLES!
FOR   SALE,
THREE SLATE BED
MILLIARD   TABLES!
ALSO,
One Fine Wooden Bed,
PuiUMe for packing to BIG BEND.
i        Apply t« TV  n. SUTTON, Yali
IN   LOTS   TO   SUIT,
And on the most reasonable terms.
£3T" Every description of Country Produce
Bouajat, or taken in Exchange for Goods.
Yal^B C. April. MM l
The Stibles formerly known as
JIM    BLACK'S,
AT YALE, B. C,
Have recently boon purchased by me, thoroughly renovated aud plaood in the hands of a first-class Groom.
Tho Stables will bo so conducted an to allow of
Horses beiug loft ou Livery, or parties m.iy lake charge
of their own.
Ample corrall room for Trains of Animals Is provided.
Hay, Grain, and Feed of all kinds and of thc best
quality only, will be kept on hand.
1
DRAFTS   ISSUED   ON  THE   BANE'S
BRANCHES:
IN VANCOUVER ISLAND,
VICTORIA and NANAIMO.
IN BRITISH COLUMBIA.
NEW WESTMINSTER,    YALE,    MOUTH QOKSNEL
and CARIBOO.
IN THE UNITED STATES,
PAN FRANCISCO and PORTLAND, OREGON.
ON THE BANK OF MONTREAL IN
CANADA,
Montreal, Toronto, Qieboc, Himiltnn, London, Kingston, Cnbonrp, IMleville, B'-antfnrd. Brock-
ville. Whitby, Pawrboro, Otaw.i, Gmlph,
Goderi"ti. Stratford, Picton, Porth,
Slmcoe, St. Catherines.
ON NEW YORK,
Messrs. HELL k GUNDRY, [Agents for the Bank of
Montreal.]
ON SCOTLAND,
The British Linen Company's Bulk.
ON IRELAND,
The Union Bank of Ireland.
ON ENGLAND,
The Bink of British Columbia—Head Office, Lombard
Street, London.
CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened for any amount not
less thnn One Hundred Dollars.
Bills D'^eountid and Collected; and Bills of Exchange
on G'-eat Britain, San Francisco, und New York purchased.
Government and otbnr Securities received for safo
custody; Interests and Dividends collected.
Gold Dust and Bars Purchased,
Received on Deposit, or Advances made upon them.
Yale, April, 1806. 1
TIIE BANK OF
BRITISH NORTH AMERICA.
ESTABLISHEr   IN   1856.      iNCOF.r^ATEO   BT
Royal Chartku.
Paid up Capital,
Undivided Net FrofltB, -
$5,C00,COO
600,000
Hkad Ojtick: "7, St. Helen's Place, London.
DRAFTS ISSUED on London, New York, Sin FrflO-
ciBco. Canada, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and on «!!
the Branches of the National Bank of Scotland and
Provincial Bank of Ireland.
Bills of Exchange and Gold Purchased.
Interest on Specie] Deposits of Money allowed at tho
rate of a quartof of ono per cent, p'r month.
g3f"The Bmk receives Gold Dust and Bars for safrt
keeping without charge; undertakes tbe purchase and
sale of Stock; the Collection of Bills and other money
business In the United Slatea and British Provinces.
ASSAY~OFFICE.
Gold Dust Melted and Assayed, and returns made
within 24 hours in din or Birs.
Ores of every description carefully Assayed.
N. B.-»Auy instruciions ns to the d Fposol of the
proceeds of Gold Dust forwarded to the office in Victoria for Asiay will be carefully attended to.
Victoria, V.I.
J. G. SHEPHERD, Manager.
THE FINE
STEAMER "LILLOOET,"
WILL I.EAVB
NEW WESTMINSTER FOR YALR
—ON—
Wednesdays and Saturdays,
RETURNING FROM
TALE TO NEW WESTMINSTER
—ON—
Mondays and Fridays.
THE STEAMER,"
RELIANCE   or  ONWARD,
WILL LEAVE
NEW WESTMINSTER FOR YALE
On Wednesdays and Saturdays,
RETURNING FROM
YALE TO NEW WESTMINSTER
On   Mondays and  Fridays.
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OFFICE—YALE.
F J.BARNARD.     GEORGE WALLACE, Proprietor k Editor-