(J tz j��^f^ tt^v-C ��� : o) THE CASCADE RECORD Published In the Interests of the Boundary and Christina Lake Mining Districts Vol. II. CASCADE, B. C, NOVEMBER 25, 1899. No. 3. KRUGER AND THE BOERS An Interesting Letter Depicting the Old Man's Characteristics. WRITER SPEAKS FROM EXPERIENCE Kruger a Shrewd Manipulator of the Poor Boor Farmers, Whom He Keeps Subject to Ills Will by False Information. While tlie following letter is published in the London Times without signature, the writer is undoubtedly Edgar P. Rathbone, one of the directors of the British Columbia Mining & Merchantile Syndicate, Ltd., of Cascade, whose long experience in the Transvaal qualifies him to write authoritatively and interestingly in regard to the Boers. The letter is as follows: "Will you permit one of President Kruger's late staff of officials at Pretoria (now that war has actually been declared) to relate from personal observations how I believe in reality all our trouble in the transvaal has arisen ? I believe I am the only Englishman that whs ever in charge of one of the Boer government departments, appointed to such by President Kruger, and naturally, so long as the two countries were not actually antagonistic, I felt a little delicate in speaking out. Seven years' continuous residence in the Transvaal, mostly in Johannesburg and Pretoria, during two rf which I occupied the posi- t'on of chief government inspector of mines, receiving a salary of ��1,- 200 a year, may be sufficient excuse for an expression of opinion as to the cause which I believe to be at the root of the present unfortunate position of affairs. Probably few people in England realize that, although the 'Boer' population amounts to some 150,- 000, which is, I believe, numerically about equal to the 'Uitlander,' a mere handful of men���certainly not more than five per cent of the whole 'Boer' population���consist of newly imported Hollanders, such as Dr. Leyds, who, because they speak Dutch and are fairly well educated, have been put into and now fill nearly all the offices, high and low at Pretoria. I want to make this distinction as to the interpretation of what a 'Hollander' is as opposed to the 'Boer' farmer element, and the 'Afrikander' who is colonial born and descended from the Dutch, as the conspiracy is among these 'Hollanders,' who, in order to keep in office keep out the 'Afrikander,' whilst working in with a few intelligent and cunning 'Boers,' such as President Kruger, with a salary cf ��7,000 a year. Of late years a few 'Afrikanders' have also been admitted into this charmed circle of goverment con spirators, because, had they been left out they would have made it too hot for the rest, such as Mr. Esselen. Our present disagreement is therefore, not with the poor, unsophisticated 'Boer' farmer, but with the intelligent 'Hollander' official monkey, who uses him as a catspaw to take the chestnuts, in the shape of magnificent salaries and pickings from dynamite, and other concessions, out of the 'Uit- lunder' fire An enormous sum of money, accounted for to the poor 'Boer' under the head of 'Secret Service Fund,' vanishes annually out of the Transvaal treasury, being paid out largely for subsidizing the press���not only that which circulates amongst the Dutch-speaking races all over South Africa, but that of other nationalities whose sentiments, it is thought, may be usefully worked up against the grasping Britishers, such as Germany or the United States. The fund is also employed in sending cunning agents amongst the 'Boer' farmers, who 'just drop in for a chat,' to poison their minds against the hated Britisher and make the poor fellow believe that if he had not his rifle handy he might soon find himself kicked out of his homestead and left with a starving family, his more intelligent 'Uitlander' brother not only having seized the gold mines, but now also preparing to seize everything else, if once enfranchised. President Kruger, who can make these poor Boer farmers do almost anything he desires, and can, indeed, by threatening to resign, also get his whole parliament to follow him, always keeps up this feeling of bitter hostility against the 'Uitlander,' especially when he harangues them whilst stumping the country on his annual presidential tours. On several occasions I have stood in the crowd amongst the Boer fanners and heard how they intended to go for the 'Old Man,' but on the president's arrival their wrath soon vanished into thin air, being pacified by a present of a handful of tobacco and kind inquiries as to family and farm. This handful of 'Hollanders' thus virtually controls the whole expenditure of the state, amounting in 1897 to over four millions sterling, and so legislates that neither the people nor indeed tne high courts of justice shall in any way interfere. Nobody more clearly realizes than they do that just as soon as any intellegent set of another nation, such as the present 'Uitlanders,' gets into this charmed circle, their gang of national bloodsuckers, who live on high salaries, amounting in 1897 to nearly a whole quarter of the expenditure of the country, corruption and the commission, etc.. on monopolies granted by the government to the detriment of the mining industry, will quickly have to go." A. W. Dalgleish, while out gunning one day this week, shot an owl that measured over five feet from tip to tip of the wings. Mr. Dalgleish says he followed an Arctic (white) owl for nearly two hours, trying to get a shot at him, but the foxy bird was cunning enoughto keep outside of the firing line and a safe distance from his would-be captor. THROlHiH TO GREENWOOD C. P. R. Gives Regular Daily Passenger and Mail Service BETWEEN ROBSON AND GREENWOOD Arrangement of Time Schedule Generally Satisfactory���Notes of the Construction Work-Narrow Escape. On Monday of this week the construction department of the C. P. R. took over that part of the railway from Grand Forks to Greenwood, and nince then the C. P. R. has been operating daily passenger trains each way. It is thus ail but settled that, on account of shortage of rails, the road will be operated this winter only as far as Greenwood. The remaining eight miles to Midway will be left till spring, or until steel is more plentiful. A new schedule haB been put in force to accommodate the new order of things. No. 1 passenger train now reaches Cascade at 1:02 p. m., Grand Forks at 1:35, p. m., and Greenwood at 3:15 p. m. Returning the train leaves Greenwood at 1:10, p. m., Grand Forks 2:35, and Cascade at 3:32 p. m. To accomplish this there are now two complete train equipments���engine, baggage and first class coach each ���in use, where formerly one did the entire work for the passenger service. This will doubtless be more satisfactory to the traveling public, and will be much easier on the employees. Permission was given by Colling- wood Schreiber, deputy minister of railways for the Dominion government, on his recent trip over the new line, to operate to Greenwood, and Mr. Smith, for the Provincial government, went over the new part to be operated this week. It is more than likely that this service will be maintained for some time, possibly all winter, as it makes a very satisfactory schedule all around. Tracklaylug on the Spurs. Lack of steel has delayed the putting down of the iron on the Greenwood camp spur, to some extent, but the rails have reached both the B. C. and Oro Denoro mines and an initial all-rail shipment of ore has already been made to the Trail smelter from the latter property. Jack Stewart returned from a trip to Eholt and Greenwood on Tuesday, and states that sufficent steel is now in sight to get into Phoenix, a distance of 13 miles by the grade from Eholt on the main line. This is eight miles beyond where the track is now laid. One trestle, 75 feet high and 300 feet long, will have to be constructed, which will necessitate a delay of about a week. It would be a reasonable estimate to figure that the rails will reach Phoenix and the Old Ironsides, Knob Hill, Brooklyn and Stemwinder mines in the course of two or three weeks. The C. P. R. is determined to get the steel into that camp at the earliest possible date and begin hauling out ore to the smelterB. Rumbles. Peter Huckerby agent at Cascade, went to Grand Forks Tuesday, to take up the duties of Agent Clements temporarily, while the latter is on the sick list. F. E. Tebo takes Mr. Huckerby's place in Cascade until the latter returns. Conductor Lee has charge of the additional train put on the Boundary branch, Conductor Chessley continuing with the old one. The railway span over the Kettle river at McCool's had just been swung last Sunday, when the broken log boom came ru��hing down that swollen stream. It would have cost the contractors a cool $22,000 if the swinging of the span had been postponed one more day, as the false work and partially completed span would undoubtedly have gone out before that terrible onslaught of rampaging saw logs. Only 350 feet between the headings remain in Bull Dog tunnel, near Brooklyn. Daylight is certainly expected through this 3000 foot bore in another month, and hy the end of January trains can utilize it, doing away with the switchbacks and saving considerable time. A contract has been let for the depot at Grand Forks. Work has also commenced on the Greenwood station house. There seems to be no let-up to tbe amount of passenger and freight traffic now crossing into tbe Boundary country. What Is Tanglefoot ? If the reader has seen a person, cat or dog sit down on a sheet of flypaper (tangle-foot) he has witnessed actions undoubtedly amusing. Speaking of tanglefoot it may be remarked there are several varieties. When a person is walking the street late at night wondering, possibly, how he will find the keyhole in the only door of his shack when, without a moment's warning, the sidewalk springs up and deals him a terriffic biff on the end of his probosis, which peels it clean to the eyebrows, that fellow is suffering from an over-dose of tanglefoot Again, if you observe that same party in mid-day whirling around, kicking frantically right and left and assaying to stop over, under or away from something in the air or somewhere else, and apparently attached to something from which he cannot part himself, he again is suffering fro��n tanglefoot, but of another variety Of the three varietis of tanglefoot here referred to the latterr baling wire, is tbe most harassing and vexatious of all, and is the cause of much ill-temper and profanity. As a step in the direction of moral reform, we suggest its removal Probably there is more of that sort of tanglefoot to be found on the streets of Cascade than in any other city in the world. In this respect, at least, we excel. THE CASCADE RECORD November 26,1899 MEANS ANOTHER RAILWAY The Kettle River Valley Railway :Pro. ject to be Renewed. The Official Gazette Announces that it will Come Before the Next Session of the Dominion Parliament The Kettle River Valley railway scheme, it happily appears, is not yet dead, but liveth, and will knock again at the legislative door, and ask for privileges that its promoters should be granted, if they ask only for franchise rights. Railway monopoly is the most aggravating, distressing monopoly extant. The Kootenay Mining Standard says : ''The Kettle River Valley Railway project, over which there was so much angry discussion a year or so ago, will be renewed again at the next session of the Dominion parliament. The Official Gazette contains notice that a charter will be applied for. There will probably be considerable opposition, as the O. P. R. is opposed to any other line getting into the Boundary country at present." Here is the scheme, and a good one, not only for this country, but for Spokane. President Hill has suddenly fallen in love with the falls city He has secured rights of way there that give him vantage position over all competitors. He will expend over a million dollars there in the erection of a magnificent depot building, freight and warehouses, etc. The Spokane capitalists will build a smelter in the meatime, and when the charter for the Kettle River Valley railway is obtained, as it surely will be, a railway line starting at some point on the Spokane Falls & Northern and running up the Kettle river to Grand Forks, to Republic and thence to the coast line at a point at or near Wilber, will be constructed. Such an additional railway facility would prove an incalculable benefit to the whole Boundary country. California Quartz Mining In Paris. The gold specimens in the min ing exhibit which Califosnia intends making at the coming world's exposition, will represent a value of $100,000, California was always a liberal advertiser, and she is now preparing to cut a wide swath in Paris next year. All branches of California methods in mining will be in actual operation on the exposition grounds. Two of the principal features will be a model quartz mill, and a model of quartz mining underground; also a model of gravel mining. The Almaden quicksilver mine in Santa Clara county has been selected as a type for a miniature of that variety of mine. A novel part of the exhibit will be a huge bowl three feet fn diameter, which will be filled with quicksilver. In this liquid will be floated a sledge ha.nmer. The bonds required of the commissioners for the safety of the specimens of gold will force them to give this exhibit special attention. Will Prohibit Card-playing. Vancouvor is in the throes of a moral reform movement and will prohibit card-playing of whatsoever character in public or private circles. The First Couple Wedded in Phoenix. Mr. and Mrs. W. Twist enjoy the prominence of having been the first couple united in marriage iu that wonderfully prosperous little city of Phoenix The ceremony was performed by Rev. B. H. Balderson of Greenwood, on Sunday evening, Nov. 5th. The bride was formerly MisB Florence Schuber, of Oregon City, and the groom is a young business man of Phoenix. In future historical write ups of that town Mr. and Mrs. Twi#t will receive honorable mention. HIS LONO-EARED RELATIONS Flocked About the Front Door and Spoiled His Entertainment. Clifford Halle, son of Sir Charles Halle, one of England's most famous musicians, relates the following somewhat amusing story of which he had been more or less the hero : "I recollect a funny thing," he said, "that occurred in Port Elizabeth, South Africa, when I was traveling through that country as a baritone singer. The town iB rather provincial, and the pound- master never considers that he has any duties to perform. The hall where I sang was in a portion of the village where donkeys, goats and other domestic animals held considerable of the available space. The night was warm and the main entrance was left open for the purpose of permitting fresh air to enter. I had already sung two or three numbers and was announced to render a ballad well known in that part of the world entitled, 'Thou Art Passing Hence, My Brother,' It is full of sympathy and feeling, and as the audience seemed to be alive to my work I did my very best. The orchestra was reasonably good and I had the audience pretty well under control. The conclusion of the song contains these words, 'Brother, Brother,' and just as I had reached them, and my voice was dying away, and everyone seemed spellbound, <i full-grown donkey stuck his head in at the door and brayed, 'Ye haw-w-w I ye haw-w-w 1' seemingly in answer to my words. The audience went into convulsions and the applause I anticipated was turned into howls of mirth. We bad to stop right there and conclude the programme. The violinist was all broken upover the incident, and walking up to me with his bow in his hand said : 'Say, Halle, if you expect to make a success of this South African tour you have got to keep your relatives away from the front door.' " Mr. A. K. Francis, of Kalgary, Alberta, was in town Wednesday and Thursday of this week. He is the father of Walter Francis, formerly in business here, and burned out at the time of the big fire. Mr. Francis says he has been traveling three month, looking for a suitable location. The Record is opening up a constantly improving paystieak of Fine Job Printing. You are cordially invited to assay it. Notice. Notice is hereby given that the partnership heretofore existing between the undersigned, doing business under the firm name of Nelson, Olson & Bergman, as lintel keepers, at Cascade, B. Ci is hereby dissolved by mutual consent. ( JOHN E. NELSON, Signed, ) UNO OLSON, ( ANDREW BERGMAN. Dated at Cascade, B. C, November S, 1899. 4 flontana Hotel . C. H. MAY, Proprietor. For the Thirsty and Weary Traveller no More Satisfactory House can be found in the entire Boundary country. At our Bar you Will Find the Choicest Wines, Liquors and Cigars. . . . Dining Room first class in every particular, and supplied with the best in the market. First Avenue, CASCADE, B. C. -���- 9 9 9 f 1 �� f w f Y.MOMIER&CO. WHOLESALE ��iquors, pities anb (j��aT8s- A specialty made of Imported Goods. Glassware and bar Supplies Always on Hand. Sole Agents for Pabst's Milwaukee Beer. MAIN STREET, CASCADE, B. C. B. C. Livery Stable Good Saddle Horses for Hire. Teaming on the Shortest Notice. Good Turnouts Ready at all hours to go to any part of the Boundary country. Careful drivers. rmm I A. BERTOIS, Prop. Stables on Second Avenue, - CASCADE, B. C. BLACK'S HOTEL... BLACK BROS., Props. Cor. of Main Street and First Avenue [centre of town] ... European Plan. CASCADE, B. C. The Most Popular Hotel in the Entire Boundary District. Favorite Stopping Place for Mining Men and Commercial Travellers. Splendidly Stocked Bar in connection. i HOTEL GLADSTONE Situated at the new town of Gladstone, near the Burnt Basin Mining Region and only 18 miles from Cascade; 10 miles from Christina Lake. One of the hest hotel buildings between Cascade and Brooklyn. Good Livery Stable in connection. FINE WINES, LIQUORS AND CIGARS.^v ALBERT W. J. BELGROVE, Prop. November 85.1899 THE CASCADE RECORD tf CASCADE, The coming Commercial, Industrial and Mining Centre of East Yale. The Gateway City Of the Kettle River, Boundary Creek and Christina Lake Countries. A Magnificent Water Power of 20,000 Horse Power. WA S H I N 0 TON The center of a marvellously RICH MINERAL DISTRICT. A most promising opportunity for business locations and re- Y A alty investments. A most advan* tageous smelter location and railroad center. One mile from Christina Lake, the Great Pleasure t For further information, price of lotsr etc., address, GEO. K. STOCKER, Townsite Agent, Cascade, B. C. Or L. A. HAMILTON, Land Com. C. P. R., Winnipeg, Man. THE CASOADE RECORD November 25,189�� THE CASCADE RECORD Published on Saturdays at Cascade, li. C, li}' W. Boach Willcox. .NllllSOltll'TIONN. Per Year K.oo Six Montha 1.85 To Foreign Countries 8,b0 Advertising Ratoa Furnished on Application. The Uncord It oil sals At (he following places: Simpson's Newatiuid Uossland Linton Bros Rossland Thompson Stationery Co Nelson H, A. King & Co Greenwood It. F. Petrie. Grand Forks John VV. Graham & Co Spokane, Wash. Casoade Drug Co Cascade Wm. Meadows Cascade If there is a blue mark in this square, your subscription is due, and you are invited to remit. {������������1 ���������������< When the German reichstag enters upon the work of suppressing labor strikes, it may discover the undertaking of much greater magnatude than at first sight. When gold becomes scarce and appreciates so that it takes more corn, potatoes, wheat or any other marketable commodity, to buy a gold dollar, why do they say prices have declined ? -%. Many of the richest mining properties in Republic camp have passed into the possession of a powerful Montreal syndicate, of which Clarence J. McCuaig is a leading spirit. ���%. Garret A. Hobert, vice-president of the United States, died at his home in Paterson, N. J. last Tuesday, at 8:30 in the morning. He was bom in the state in which his demise occurred, in 1844. ���^ The Nelson Tribune says that municipal ownership of public utilities will be the issue in the approaching municipal election in that city. The time is not far distant when it will be the issue in all the municipalities of the Dominion. The settlement, for the time being at least, of the differences heretofore existing between the mine owners in the Slocan district and their employes, in favor of the latter, is an important and gratifying event. -^. Two of the prominent events in England this week were the death of Lady Salisbury, wife of the premier on the 20th instant. Another notable event was the Windsor banquet given by our beloved Queen to Emperor William of Germany, which took place on the 21st instant. The Transvaal war news of any degree of authentencity, has been meagre the past week. The latest report of importance which is to be well founded, is that the Boers have raised the siege of Ladysmith, and retired therefrom. The authenticated occurrences, so far as heard from, are recorded in the War Diary on another page of this issue. Speaking of the election contest now on in Manitoba the Nelson Economist says: "From private sources it is learned that the election was brought on at this time in response to a peremptory demand from Ottawa, and that if Mr, Greenway wins the day, the Dominion election will follow in January, otherwise there will be another session. The Manitoba election will be regarded as a straw which will determine the direction of the wind. The bitter is beginning to trickle into the sweets of Admiral Dewey's recent enjoyments. He has been criticised for conveying the title to the Washington home given to him by the American people to his newly married wife. Apparently the Admiral had been so idolized and worshiped by his fellow-citizens for the past two months that ho came to imagine himself a perfect being, incapable of wrong doing, and right because he did it. The severity of some of the criticisms caused him to shed tears, and to threaten to quit his country and go abroad. That the Admiral did a foolish thing in accepting the gift many claim, but it was far greater folly and even disrespectful for him to so soon convey the gift memorial to the possession of another for whom the donors had no especial regard, before her marriage to Dewey. The Phoenix Pioneer, the first and only newspaper printed in the new town of Phoenix, has made its appearance. It is neat typographically, and newsy, and its advertising columns evince the fact that the citizens of that wide-awake camp appreciate the efforts of the publisher, W. B. Willcox. From the Ennismore mine in the Burnt Basin comes the news this week of further rich developments. Frank Hutchinson, one of the owners of the Elmore mine on Shamrock mountain, was in town this week. The shaft is now in polid ore, assaying all the way from $15 to .$50. Arrangements have now been perfected for obtaining the necessary means to develop the claim, and work to be continued throughout the winter will be inaugurated immediately. Elmer D. Hall, formerly on the staff of the Record, but who was attacked by typhoid fever some weeks since and removed to the Rossland hospital, is now at Bossburg. Having the best of care he is regaining his strength and it is hoped by hiB many friends here and elsewhere that he may soon have completely recovered his wonted good health. The opening and dedicatory services will be held in the new church on Sabbath Dec. 3rd, at 11 o'clock in the forenoon, and at 7:30 in the evening. The public is cordially invited to be present. Mr. C. H Thomas of the Hotel Cascade has this week made quite an addition to his stabling. He can now afford shelter fm both man and beast fur a large share of the traveling public. This genial host extends a hearty welcome to all guests. The new school building is now complete, and presents a very neat and attractive appearance. There will be abundance of light and air, so that the room should be quite healthful. There will be ample accommodation for all the children of the place for some time to come. All that remains to be done is to finish the inside decorations and place the furniture where it is needed. Don't forget the Record Job Department when needing fine stationery. Church Service Divine service will be conducted by liev. Joseph McCoy, M. A. tomorrow (Sunday) at 11 a.m. and 8:00 p.m., Standard Time, in the school-house, Sabbath school at S:8>) p.m. in the same place. All art cordiallv invited to attend. Smoke Good Cigars! Royal Seal, Manuel Garcia, President's and other choice brands. Pipes, Tobaccos, and Smokers' articles. AT Meadow's Fruit Store, FIRST AVE., CASCADE, B.C. Table of Distances From CASCADE. (Distances figured on wagon roads.) MILKS Bossburg 28 Marcus 83 Itossland 41 MINING CAMPS MII.KS Sutherland creek.... S Baker creek 6 McRae creek 8 Burnt Basin 16 Central camp 20 FiBlierman creek....21 Summit oamp 26 Peattle camp 23 Brown's camp 26 VolcanicMt.. ....25 Pnthflnder Mt 28 Knight's camp 33 Wellington camp ...24 Skylark camp 80 Providence camp.... 84 Deadwood camp 35 Smith's camp 35 Long Lake camp....89 Copper camp 87 Graham camp ... .45 Kimberly Camp 88 SOUTHBOUND Halls Ferry 7 Rock Cut 10 NORTHBOUND Christina Lake . 2 Gtaham's Ferry 8 Grand Forks 13 Columbia (Up.G F.) 14 Carson It Niagara 21 Greenwood 81 Anaconda 82 Boundary Pulls 86 Midway 80 Rock Creek 52 Camp McKinney....70 Okanagan Falls. ...112 Penticton 125 RESERVATION POINTS Nelson, Wash. 19 Curlew, Wash 29 Toroda ck., Wash...41 Republic 50 Gladstone 18 Brooklyn 40 Latest Arrivals at English Store: Winter Gloves and Mitts Socks and Slippers Rubber Boots aud Overshoes for men Fine Shoes,Rubbers,Winter Boots, Gloves aud Mitts for ladies Another Car of Flour, Potatoes,Canued Vegetables Dried Fruits, Stoves, etc, All procured at carload rates, will arrive before this notice appears. THE B. O. Main Street and First and Second Aves., CASCADE, B. C. Branchas at McRae Landing, Gladstone, and Eagle City, on North Forks. NEW MAP . . . OF THE Christina Lake Mining Camps. Price, $1.25, post paid. Compiled by JOHN A. CORYELL, P. L. S. This map contains the latest locations on Shamrock and Castle Mountains, on Baker, Sutherland and McRae Creeks, and in the Burnt Basin. For sale by THE CASCADE RECORD, Cascade, B. C. THE 1 c��rfflr VANCOUVER, B.C. rr\HE only place in British Columbia where the genuine Keeley Treatment can be obtained Fine building, good board, pleasant and healthful surroundings, and tho arrangements admit of the strictest privacy for path-tits, either ludies or gentlemen. The Keeley Treatment affords the only safe and sure cure for the liquor, opium, morphine, coconlne, chloral, and other drugs, and al.-o for tobacco poisoning Parties interested are invited to call at the institute and Investigate for themselves. All correspondence confidential. C. H. Nixon, Mgr. At the Cascade Drug Co. Yon can get anything and everything you may need in the line of DBUGS, MEDICINES, Stationery, Wall Paper, Paints, Etc. JOSEPH SCHAICH, Mgr. <<> November 25,1H99 THE CASCADE RECORD BKSXSXSXSXSXSXSXS.^^ Just get in line, follow the crowd and subscribe to .. pe Cascade Record. ^_�� MERE'S A POINTER. If You Wish To keep thoroughly posted on the fast moving events in the growing Boundary and Christina Lake sctions, there is only one way to accomplish it, viz: It costs only Two Dollars to get in out of the wet, and receive 52 copies of the Record. Printed on good paper with good type and good ink. BOUNDARY RAILWAY EXTENSION. Preparations Making for More Construction Next Year. It lias been generally supposed for months that tlie C. P. R. would rest for a year or two, after building the Boundary branch to Midway before continuing on to a connection with the main line. Lately however, the trend of events shows* almost conclusively that by early spring construction will be resumed once more, and rushed as fast as that now practically finished has been. Oscar Englund, stationed at Cascade for a year as division engineer of the C. P. R. during construction, was in the Similkameen during the summer and fall, and came out recently to take a trip to the old country. At the request of Chief Engineer Tye, however, Mr. Englund has returned post haste to the Similkameen, and with a force of about twenty assistants, will make permanent locations for the extension, and remain in the mountains must of the winter. It was the original intention to run the line to Penticton and thence west to Hope on the main line, hut owing to the sudden drop required to get down to the Okanagan lake, this route has been abandoned. After leaving Rock Creek, the line, as now virtually decided on, will run on to Keremeos and Princeton, through the Similkameen valley, and thence on to Spence's Bridge- not following the route to Hope. By the new survey it is claimed that satisfactory gradeB can be oh tained. It is to establish these grades that Englund and other engineers are now in the field, with instructions to complete the work as soon as possible. Chief Engineer Tye himself has just been over the proposed route. It has also been virtually decided that, when construction begins again it will be from Spence's Bridge, and probably the first contract will be for 150 miles of grading. As Mann, Foley Bros. & Larson have given much satisfaction on the Robson-Midway line those in a position to know, assert that thai firm is likely to get the new contract, which is to be let late this winter or early in the spring. His Larder Was Short. There is complaint of sneak thievery in town. Last Friday some person or persons entered the residence of Mr. S. Mavall and lavishly appropriated to their own use various stores in the edible line. Saturday night the same party entered the Cosmopolitan hotel, and freely helped himself to such food and provisions as came within hiB reach, seemingly desiring only food supplies. Sunday night a C. P. R. freight car containing articles of food was entered and several of such articls taken. Whoever the thief is, he intended to make the best of his opportunity to lay in as much of the needed stomach- nourishments as he ould handle conveniently. 1,500,000 FEET OF SAW-LOQS FLOAT AWAY. A Boom Breaks and the Qranby Smelter Co. Lose $6,000 Worth oi Property. A dispatch from Grand Forks, dated last Sunday, says : At 6 o'clock this evening a boom across the north fork of the Kettle river about two miles above the city,containing from one million and a quarter to one million and a half of saw logs, the property of the Granby Smelter company, gave way. A swirling mass of grinding timbers swept down the stream, swollen by recent rains to spring high water mark, carrying destruction in its path. Half a mile below the starting point, the river at the site of the smelter dam, already half finished, is compressed into a canyon scarcely eighty feet across, whose walls rise vertically for hundreds of feet. Through this tortuous channel the logs, piled twenty feet high, came with a deafening crash, tearing out portions of the false work and coffer dams, after having swept away a temporary bridge a quarter of a mile above. Gathering momentum in its downward descent, the huge pile carried away anothor temporary bridge opposite the smelter site as though it had been made of pasteboard. In the meantime the news had been telephoned to the city, and soon a large crowd gathered on the banks opposite the Yale hotel. Within a few minutes the logs struck the city bridge at the foot of Bridge street, and piled ten feet high. The bridge remained intact and thousands of logs floated down the river. Huge bonfires lighted up the strange ppectacle. The boom consisted of three cables and one chain. Jay P. Graves estimates the loss at $6,000. The construction of the smelter dam will be delayed a month. Jeffries' aud Corbett to Fight. The two prize ring bruisers, Jeffries and Corbett, are to have a go for the heavy weight championship of the world about September 15, 1900. Each hopes the other will be struck by lightning in the mean time. WILLI AH MEADOWS mm IN Fresh Fruits iw Confectionery AND- CHOICE IMPORTED AND DOMESTIC CIGRAS, STATIONERY, PERIODICLLS AND TOBACCOS. FIRST AVENUE, : : : CASCADE, B. C. f HOTEL CASCADE v .... C. H. Thomas, Prop. ... The Original and Oldest Hotel in this part of the district. Headquarters for Contractors, Mining Men and Travellers. Well Stocked Bar in Connection. Second Avenue, Cascade City. British Columbia. $ossbwg-ColUTTibia 5^Se ��inc' BROCKMAN & LAY, Props. Runs daily from Grand Forks to Bossburg and return, meet trains both ways on the Spokane Falls & Northern Railway. Careful and experienced drivers, safe and comfortable vehicles, good stock and good time. Carrying Her Majesty's and American mails. P. BURNS & CO.'S RABAT K^ARKET. fisi) anb Oysters, giue anb ftresseb Poultry WEINERWURST AND SAUER KRAUT. F. GRIBI, r\gr. Second Avenue, CASCADE CITY. SMITH CURTIS J. S. H. MORRISON Curtis &lMoirison, Barristers. Solicitors, Etc. Grand Forks, B.C. A. D. MORRISON, UP-TO-DATE Watchmaker, Jeweller and Optician. Eyes Scientifically Tested Free of Charge Dominion Hall Block, - COLUMBIA, B.C 6 THE CASCADE RECORD November 85,18M WAR DIARY. Owing to the incoherent and fragmentary character of the accounts of the progress of the struggle in the Transvaal, which is said to have been due mainly to the enormous demand on the part of the press, a diary of the principal events up to date, so far as they have come to hand, is herewith given, for the compilation of whieh credit is due the Victoria Colonist: TUESDAY, OCT. 10��� Kruger issues his ultimatum. Troops from India arrive at Ladysmith. Laing's Neck occupied by Boers. WEDNESDAY, OCT. 11��� Orange Free State troops enter Natal. THURSDAY, OCT. 12��� War formally declared by the Transvaal. FRIDAY, OCT. 13- Gen. Heoch with Boer force occupies Bothas Pass. Capt. Nesbitt'd armored train captured by the Boers. Col. Fitz Clarence checks Boer advance near Mafeking. SATURDAY, OCT. 14��� Mafeking invested by the Boers. Fighting near Mafeking and Spitzfontein. Boers occupy Spitzkop, near Newcastle. Kimberly invested by Boers. Boers occupy Newcastle. SUNDAY, OCT. 15��� Boers repulsed at Spruitfontein. Vryburg occupied by the Boers. Boers repulsed near Mafeking. MONDAY, OCT. 16��� Boers advance on Glencoe. Boer repulse at Mafeking reported. Boers invade Rodasia. TUESDAY, OCT. 17��� Armored train repulses Boers near Kimberly. Desnltory outpost skirmishes near Glencoe. WEDNESDAY, OCT. 18��� Engagement at Acton Holmes and Leicester THURSDAY, OCT. 19��� Boers blow up bridges at Fourteen Streams and Modder river Natal Carbineers and Border Mounted Rifles engage the Boers near Ladysmith. FRIDAY, OCT. 20��� Battle of Talana Hill (Glencoe)���Boers defeated. SATURDAY, OCT. 21��� Engagement near Mafeking���British successful. Outposts at Glencoe engaged. Armored train engages the Boers near Kimberly. TUESDAY, OCT. 24��� British artillery engages the Boers on Newcastle road. Bombardment of Mafeking began. Col. Turner defeats the Boers near Kimberly. WEDNESDAY, OCT. 25��� Gen. White disperses the Boers at Rietzfontein. Gen. Symons died from his wound. THURSDAY, OCT. 26��� Gen. Yule effects junction with Gen. White. MONDAY, OCT. 30��� Gen. White has indecisive engagement at Ladysmith. Surrender of Royal Irish Fuilliers, the Gloucestershire Begi- ment and a mountain battery to the Boers. THURSDAY, NOV. 2��� Gen. White defeats Orange Free State forces at Bester's Hill. A Boer force enters Cape Colony at Bethulie. Colenso evacuated by the British, who retire to Estcourt. FRIDAY, NOV. 3- Britieh defeated Boers in engagement near Ladysmith. Heavy Boer losses reported. TUESDAY, NOV. 14��� Gen. White made a successful sortie and drove Boer guns from position. WEDNESDAY, NOV. 15��� Armored train affair near Escourt. Winston Churchill missing. SINCE LAST REPORT���British troops holding Ladysmith, Kimberly, Burghersdorp and Estcourt ��� reinforcements now marching from the coast to relieve Gen. White. ��, Is the ONE firm in the Boundary country which is .i J; so equipped as to give the PROSPECTOR or the ;f ^* MINE OWNER everything he needs at bed rock *�� A, prices. ^ J; We expect daily a Car Load of Dynamite, 1T 7* a Car Load of Flour, a Car Load of Coal Oil, *�� 2ft and part cars of Meat, Steel and Canned Goods. .A J) No one can buy cheaper. No one can sell �� ^* cheaper. *�� ��j We can help the prospector right through from ^ jf the start���give him reliable assays, bond or buy his �� ^* claim, and if sufficiently worthy place it on the *f Aj London market. A j; We carry everything in Groceries, Hardware, �� ^ Dry Goods, Boots and Mining Supplies���everything *�� 1$ififififififif\if\ifififififitif% I The English Store* * * * * * * * riv B O. &' MINING Syndicate, Ltd., .MAIN ST., CASCADE, * * * * A. from Dolls to Dynamite. J; Long distance 'Phone and Assay Office in con- ^* nection. Nearest store to railway station. Mine 2* Owners, Hotel Keepers or Private Families out of j�� town should write for our quotations. V g ^* BRANCHES ON <�� FIRST and SECOND AVENUES, ^* GLADSTONE, and at ^ McRAE'S LANDING. Christina Lake. * * * * Hartford Hotel, -Hartford Junction, B. & This hotel, which is new, is located at the junction of the Phoenix and Winnipeg branches of the C. P. R. All the railway traffic for these camps must pass through Hartford. Give us a call. JOHN DORSEY, Prop. (Late MacFarlane & Co.) VANCOUVER, B. C. We are manufacturer! and direct Importers, and carry a large stock of Balaneei, Furnace, Fire Clay goods, Scientific and Practical Books, Glassware, Platinum goods, Acids, Chemicals, and all other Assayers' and Miners' requirements. ... SOLE AGKNTS (or Morgan Crucible Co., Batteriea, Becker's Son's Balances, Etc Catalogues and particulurs en application. rWVWWWWWWWWVVwWVWVWW* ' The Cascade Sawmill. A large stock of Rough, and Dressed Lumber. Laths, Shingles. Mouldings, Etc I Estimates Furnished and Prompt Delivery Made. Correspondence Solicited. JOHN EARLE, Prop, * November 25,1890 THE CASOADE RECORD The Centre of the Far- famed Similkameen District. A Mining and Agricultural Centre. Lots Now on the flarket. �� THE BUSINESS STREET. Third Avenue, 100 Feet Wide. Lots, 30x150. Corner Lots, $150. Inside Lots, $100. OTHER STREETS. Corner Lots, $100. Inside Lots, Terms, 1-3 Cash; Balance, Three and Six Months. For Further Particulars, Apply to_ BEALBT INVESTMENT & TRUST CO., Ltd., General Agents, 1 R- H. PARKINSON, Fairview. GREENWOOD, B. C. E. BULLOCK-WEBSTER, Keremeos. i'-1 ������"n-���*2S IADER PYRIIIC SYSTEM to be Treated by a New and Novel Process GRAND FORKS PUCE OF LOCATION Harry (lager, a United States Mining Bog), neer will Build a Smelter to Treat Low. grade Ores. Harry T. Oager is much in evidence in mining news columns of nearly all the papers published in the north wept and many eastern publications, mainly on account of his appearance in Grand Forks with a statement that he was going to put in a new-process smelter there that would enable him to treat ore at as low a rate as $1.50 per ton. Mr. Gager is a U. S. mining engineer, and the system he proposes to work from is known as the Lader pyritic. The Canadian Mining Gazette, in noting Gager's proposition, says that this system is designed to obtain the values in ores consisting of quartz, iron copper pyrites carrying gold and silver and other minerals in less quantity into concentrated form, as copper matte, high-grade in gold and silver. It differs from other systems in smelting in three important respects, the first being that the burning of the sulphur in the blast furnace adds to the heat of the furnace to such a degree that it he- comes possible to get along with 5 per cent or less coke, as against the 15 per cent used in other smelting works, as well as the roasting or removal of the sulphur being done in the blast furnace instead of being a separate or expensive operation. The second is the use of a hot blast, which in this case is heated by the waste heat of the furnace itself. The third point is the natural sequence of the first two, being the production of a higher degree of heat than is usual in other smelting works extracting the precious metals, and consequently the use of a charge or slag running higher in silica than could be readily fused by ordinary furnaces. The system is in operation at Ward and Leadville, Col., and at Atlanta, Ga., and, it is said, gives the utmost satisfaction. The merit claimed for it is that the very lowest grades of ore can be treated at a profit. Three-dollar ore is not the (Minimum by any means. The dimensions of the furnace are 36x146 inches. It is proclaimed that this Grand Forks smelter will be enlarged to a capacity of 1,000 tons daily after the successful treatment of boundary ores has been demonstrated. SOME FAMOUS, OTHERS NOTORIOUS. American Women Cannot be Hidden Under a Bushel. American women are bound to be heard from wherever their lot- may be cast Many become famous and some notorious. As Petroleum V. Nasby once said : "Some are born great, some git great and others have greatness thrust upon them." Just now the American women of Loudon, England, are spreading their fame world-wide by most commendable enterprise in eqipping and dispatching a hospital ship to South Africa, for the relief of suffering soldiers in that far distant clime. The ship has been named the Maine. The fitting out of the vessel has attracted much attention, not only in England, hut in Canada and the United State. The shaft on the Idaho, in Greenwood district is in good ore at 40 ft. Royal Rifle Corps Americans. There is one regiment fighting Grent Briton's battles in Natal that may with some reason be called Americans. The Royal Rifle Corps, which did such good work in the Glencoe fight, was originally recruited in New York city. It may be well to explain, says the historian, that this took place in 1775. The regiment was then numbered the Sixty-second, and named the Royal American. The woods are full of Government grandees now-a-days, and when they greet you are exceedingly cordial. What's in the wind ? Have you got one yet ? What ? Why, one of those new maps .>f the Christina hike mining camps. If you have an interest there, you should have a map. Sent post paid by the Cascade Record on receipt of $1.25. We do not keep "everything under the sun," but we have in stock just what you want when you start out in the hills or "up the line." J. LYNGHOLM. Clothing, Boots, Shoes, Etc., CASCADE, B. C. ASSAYERS. SELBY BRO'S of san Francisco, California, Assurers and Mining Experts. To the Mining Public of the Pacific Northwest: We bee to advise vou that we have opened a branch of our business at No. 20B4 Washington St., Portland, Oregon, to accommodate our numerous clients In the Northwest. As onr name for prompt and reliable work in the past is known in every mining camp west of the Rockies. It will guarantee our future success. Onr certificates are Invariably accepted by banks and mining corporations as final. Numerous Investors waiting for sound mining property. We are now ready for work. Send in your samples with letter of instructions and charges, and we will give yon prompt returns. Our charges are--Gold and silver, $1.50: Gold, Copper and Silver, 18.00. Coal, Soil and other minerals. fcS.OO each. &T Check assavs a specialty. SELBY BROTHERS, Assayers und Mining Experts, No. 2054 Washington St., Portland, Oregon. Hand Power Stamp Mills for sale-ISO complete. 8 THE CASCADE RECORD November 25,18M Dominion, Supply ��� Co., ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������"^-^. Main Street, Cascade, B. C. B. WILCOX, flgr. We Make a Specialty :: OF :: FOE GROCERIES, Giant Powder, Blacksmith's Coal, Hay and Grain. Let TJs Make You .... Quotations. If You Want a NOBBY SUIT Cut in the Latest Style, Trimmed With the Best of Materials, and Made Right Here in Cascade, Call on I. LANGLEY, ^ftJlercljant ^Jailor, First Avenue, Cascade, B. C. Commercial Hotel QUINLIVAN & JOHNSON, Props. The Largest and Most Popular Hotel in the city Choice Wines, Liquors and Cigars. First Ave. and Main St., - CASCADE, B. C. D. D. FERGUSON, Plans Drawn and | Estimates Furnished Doors, Sash and all Kinds of Glass. CASCADE CITY, BRITISH COLUMBIA Tire Insurance Agency PHOENIX ASSURANCE COMPANY, of London, Eng., BRIT- 1SH AMERICAN ASSURANCE CO. of Toronto; WESTERN ASSURANCE CO. George K. Stocker, Agent. Sing Kee Expert Laundryman. Bundle? called for and delivered. Work done on Short Notice. Give me a trial. laundry at tbe rear ol the Commercial Hotel CASCADE. B. C. Hutchins & Wingard Are now located in Bonehurg with ten four-horse teams, and are prepared to deliver freight in Cascade, Grand Forks und Greenwood on SHORT NOTICE. Orders received by Telephone-, and prompt delivery guaranteed. WOOD! ��^FOR SALE. Delivered free to any part of the city BOWEN & VANCLEVE CASCADE, B. C. general fining Jjetos A New Denver, B. C , dispatch, dated Nov. 21st, says: Asa result of a joint meeting held last night between representatives of the Mine Managers' Association and the miners' union, an order was given today to the union to furnish the Payne mine with a full force of men. This is the initial step to resume operations hy all mines in the Silver-Lead Mines Association district, and means an end in the lockout existing in the Slocan for the past four months. The regular union scale of wages is to be paid��� $3.50���for eight hour shifts. The Review Gold Mining company of Meyer's Creek, has completed its organization. The control of the Company is held by McEntire, McDonnell & Co., F. J. Finucanc, G. H. Collins, Duncan Mcintosh. Greenwood, and J. McNicol of Midway, the company being registered in Washington, the officers are now principally residents of Spokane. James Fitz- patrick, Spokane, is president; Geo. Leyson, Greenwood, vice-president; P. C, Shinne, Spokane, is secretary; R. M. McEntire is treasurer and general manager; all these and Stuart Armour constitute the board of trustees. The Beview stock is now on the market and is selling rapidly. The property will be vigorously developed. A Rossland B. C, dispatch gives out the following: The Rossland Miners' Union, which is the strongest subordinate lodge of the Western Federation of Miners existing anywhere outside of the United States, is preparing to go into politics and to use its influence with Rossland's organized labor. To further its position the union has taken over the Industrial World, a weekly paper started there two months ago, and will employ the publication in defending the eight- hour law when that much disputed piece of law-making comes before the British Columbia legislature, as it doubtless will at the next session in January. At the present time all the Rossland mine owners are paying the old scale for an eight-hour shift, but they are credited with doing so under duress and it is expected that they will join with the Silver-Lead Mine Owners Association in trying to secure the repeal of the law at the next session. Maps of the Boundary Creek district, showing all claims, sent post paid on receipt of price. $1.50, by the Record, Cascade, B. C. Spokane Falls & Northern System. Nelson and Fort Sheppard Ry. Co. Red Mountain Railway Co. The direct and only All-Rail Route between the Kootenay District ���AND all��� British Columbia Points, Pacific Coast Points, Puget Sound Points, Eastern Canada and United States. ���Connects at Spokane with��� GREAT NORTHERN RY. NORTHERN PACIFIC RY. 0. R. R. & NAV. CO. Maps furniihed, tickets told snd information given by local and connecting line ticket agents. Passengers for Kettle River and Boundary creek connect at Marcus and Bossburg with stages daily. H. A. JACKSON, G. P. & T. A., Spokane, Wash. canadian <\ ^Pacific Ky. AND SOO LINE. CANADA'S National HIGHWAY America's Great Transcontinental Line and World's Pictorial Route. The Direct Koute From Kootenay Country- Kettle River and Boundary Creek Districts to all points East and West First-class Sleepers on all trains from Revelstoke and Kootenay Landing. TOURIST CARS HT^uf'fo? St. Paul, Sundays and Wednesdays for Toronto, Fridays for Montreal and Boston. Same cars pass Revelstoke one day earlier. Direct Connection via Robson for all principal points. Leavo CASCADE Arrive lft.:�� Daily ex. Sun. 13.05 For rates and fullest information address mar- est local agent or, P. Huckeuby, Agt., Cascade, B. C. W.F. Anderson, E.J.Coyle, Trav. Pass. Agent, A.G.P.Agt. Nelson, B.C. Vancouver,B C. 0. K. Liverv Stable, V MAY & HANDY, Props. Teaming, Packing, Freighting. Saddle Horses for Hire. Near Montana Hotel, Cascadi.
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