^LiA>A^ ^ly&^f. ? r vt THE CASCADE RECORD Published in the Interests of the Boundary and Christina Lake Mining Districts Vol. III. CASCADE, B. C, MARCH 16, 1901. t No. 19. We do Business in Grand Forks, White Bros., Jewelers and Opticians Bridge Strekt, GRAND FORKS WATCHES, CLOCKS, JEWELRY. Watch repairing a specialty. mm %W Leave your repairing orders at this office Drugs and Stationery. We cany an up-to-date and complete stock. H.B. Woodland & Co. GRAND FORKS. When Shopping* In Orand Forks don't forget FRASER k CO.'S DIG STORE. Druggists and Stationers. W. E. Megaw, General Merchant Muk��� a Specialty Finn DRY GOODS, CLOTHING, BOOTS AND SHOES, AND GROCERIES, Fisher Block, GRAND PORKS. City Barbershop AND BATHROOMS. Everything neat, clean and convenient, and workmanship the best. Robert Prebilsky, GRAND FORKS. Mrs. . F. Cross, Proprietress JOHNSON BLOCK LODGING: HOUSE, First Ave., Grand Forks. Rooms 50c and up. Or rather, your old boots and shoes, do they need repairing; or would you prefer something new- made to order? Anyhow, call on Wm. Dinsmore, BRIDGE STREET, ORAND FORKS. The Old Reliable Store, W. M. WOLVERTON, Manager. The Store for Best Goods Lowest Prices' Staple and Fancy Groceries, Canned Goods a Specialty. Gents Furnishing Goods, And everything else usually found in a well-stocked store. Fresh Supplies Constantly Arriving. Complete Line of STANDARD Patent Medicines THE GOVERNMENT WILL STOCK CHRISTINA LAKE WITH BLACK BASS. A Statement Relative Thereto Prom the Deputy Minister ol Marine ud Fisheries ���Fills to he Deposited lo September. For the past year or bo efforts- have been made by nome of our citizens, principally by Mr. D. D. Ferguson as the president of our Liberal association, to get the matter of stocking Christina lake with a variety of fish suitable to the conditions properly before the Ottawa authorities. Mr. Ferguson had been in correspondence with the Marine and Fisheries department, and Tuesday he received the following letter from Ottawa : Ottawa, 7th March, 1901. D. D. Ferguson, Cascade, B. C. Sir���In reply to your letter of the 25th ultimo, I have much pleasure in stating that arrangements are being completed for Bending a supply of Black Bass to be planted in Christina Lake, B. C, as requested by yoa. They will be young fish two or three inches long, and will not be in a fit condition to ship until August or September, but when Mr. Stuart discussed the matter with Professor Prince recently, the decision was reached that September would be the beBt month to cross the prairies with the Black Bass from Ontario. I am sir, yoiir obedient servant, F. Gourdeau, Deputy Minister of Marine and Fisheries. The Mr. Stuart here spoken of is our ever-alert Angus who represented this province at the recent Paris exposition and is now performing a like valuable service at Glasgow. While not much thought may at this time be given this matter of stocking Christina lake with desirable fish, by the general publio, it will proye a most important event to this community, and those who have been instrumental in bring this work bo far toward consummation are entitled to much credit for their persistent efforts in public behalf. siderable activity in railway movements thereabouts and consequent liveliness in the towns. It is impossible, as yet, to say just what this activity portends for the Reservation district, but there is now no doubt the long-looked-for railway into Republic will be an accomplished fact this summer. It is also stated the Great Northern will Boon commence building the southern end of its Republic line, crossing the Columbia river near Kettle Falls and following the survey made up the Kettle river some time ago. As a matter of fact, the exact routes will* not be known with certainty until the graders are set to work. All else iB mere speculation, even now.���Boasburg Journal. Alien Labor. Sir Wilfrid Laurier haB given notice of a bill to amend the alien labor act. It is understood that the bill ib largely on the lines laid down in the bill of Ralph Smith M. P. in the first place. Instead of leaving the bill in the hands of the attorney-general of the Dominion, as at present, it oan be put in operation by the attorney-general of any province or the county court judge of the district. The part of the existing bill which permits of friends being brought into the country will be dropped. The new bill will apply against residents of the United States. BRITISH COLUMBIA TO HAVE THREE MORE SMELTERS THIS YEAR- NOTICE OF FORFEITURE. TO REUBEN WELLS, Late of Greenwood, in Yale District, Sis: You an hereby notified that I have expended 1100.00 In the survey ot tbe "Undine" Mineral Claim, .Itnate In Summit Camp, In the Grand Fork. Mining Division ot Yale District, Brttl.h Columbia to oount a. an assessment on said claim, a. will appear by a Certllloate of Work recorded October 10th, 1000, in tbe oft.ee ot the Mining Recorder lor the .aid Orand Fork. Mining Division, in order to hold .aid claim under the provision, ot Section 84 of "The Mineral Art:" .nob being the amount required to bold ���aid olalm tor the year ending Oct. S8th, 1900. And If, at the expiration of ninety (00) day. of publication ot tbli notloe, you fail or refuse to I. B. HALLETT. H. O. SHAW Hallett & Shaw BARRISTERS, 80LIOITOR8, NOTARIES PUBLIO, Etc GREENWOOD, B. C. contribute your proportion of the expenditure __ ! (yo! nnder Reotlon 4 of the "Mineral Aot Amendment required nnder Section 24, together with all costs of ��<lvi'-Uslni(, your Interest tu become vested In the subscriber i .aid olalm shall (your co-owner) Act 1000. Dated at Rossland, B. O., thl. 18th day of November, 1800. ROSS THOMPSON. Hallett & Shaw, Solicitors tor Ross Thompson. 14W-2 NOTICE. The Columbia & Western Bail- way Company WILL APPLY TO TUB PARLIAMENT OP Canada at ita next Session for an Aot uslmllat- lug it. bonding power. In respect of It. railway and branoh line. We.t of Midway to the power, already given In re.pect of it. lines constructed East of that point, extending tbe time Within whioh it may complete Its railway., and author* Iziyu It to construct such branches from any of Its line, not exceeding in any one cue thlny miles In length as are from time to time authorized by the Government in Council, and for other purpose.. H. CAMPBELL OSWALD, ���te Secretary. The application made to the government for aid to clear the Kettle river so that logs may be floated down that stream seems to be a reasonable proposition. So was that for aid to build the West Fork wagon road, but how was that liberal appropriation expended I And if the (3,000 asked for is granted will it b9 squandered in the manner it is asserted the wagon-road appropriation was ? A (1,000 reward has been offered for the apprehension and conviction of the miscreant who broke the plate-glass window in Mayor White's jewelry store at Grand Forks and decamped with (1,000 worth of valuables. THB PATRIOTISM OP THB C. P. R. It is itated on good authority the C. & W.'s income at Grand Forks alone is (1,000 and over per day; a neat little sum, despite the efforts ol the C. P. R. to destroy that town. Harry Bell, who has made several trips recently to Cascade and j Grand Forks country, reports con- Notwithstanding the plain language of an act of Parliament on the 15th day of February, 1881, ratifying the contract between the Dominion government and the C. P. R., relative to the exemption of property of that corporation from taxation for twenty years from the date of such ratification, it appears that the railway company now claims continuous exemption under the contract, and that Parliament has so far recognized the claim as as to make it necessary to pass the following bill, in order that the courts may thresh the legal techni-. calilies out of the original agreement. Following is the bill referred to: "1. Clause 16 of the contract mentioned injthe preamble, between Her Majesty and the Canadian Pacific Railway Company, is hereby interpreted to mean that the period of exemption from taxation of the said land grant terminated twenty years after tbe date of the ratification of the said contract." After the munificent donations, which comprise nearly all the C. P. R. poBBesseB to-day, made that corporation by the people, it now ungratefully seeks to dodge the payment of taxes. Is this the sort of patriotish to which the organs of that corporation are now appealing. Mr. F. E. Tebo left last Saturday afternoon for a visit to the home of his parents, near Barrie, Ontario. It is expected he will be absent about six weeks. Kailo Bidding For One el Tntm-WIIl Tke Oreit Northers Bills Osr, ut Will It Be Located Is Cascade r Mr. Jaffrey of the Crow's Nest Coal company stated a tew days ago that three large smelters, for custom work were sure to be either completed or well under way in construction in British Colombia this year. To secure one of these, here is what Kaslo is prepared to do: "The property owners of Kaslo Monday last voted on two by-laws, one to grant (50,000 bonus and th* other to grant exemption from taxation for ten years for a proposed smelter. The company is now organised to construct and operate the smelter. These municipal privileges are open to the first one who fulfills the conditions, the work to commence on construction by Oct. let next. Kaslo as the center of �� great prpducing silver-lead district in British Columbia is destined to shortly become a great smelting point. The construction of a smelter there will relieve the difficulty under which silver-lead mining labors. Monday's meeting was unanimous in favor of the bonus and only two votes were recorded against the exemption." Since the C. P. R. smelter promises have all proven to be "moonshine," isn't it about time that Cascade should be looking in other directions for a smelter plant ? Our board of trade should discuss this matter at this opportune time. Mr. A. C. Flummer-felt elated in his recent sortie to the Kootenays. As a prominent official of that big concern he numerously stated to the press tbat the Miner-Graves syndicate had been offered and had refused (15,000,000 for its interests in the Boundary. We hope this is a statement of fact, but it most be borne in mind that Mr. Flumerfelt has been inhaling the bombastic atmosphere of Grand Forks tor quite a period. That the syndicate's Boundary interests are valuable there cannot be the shadow of a doubt, as a tramp through the two milen or more of tunneling���all in ore, so they tell us���in the Knob Hill mountain of mineral, will convince the most hardened speculative sinner.but when that gentleman lifts us to the altitude of (15,000,- 000, it makes our head swim, and we descend from the dirty heights clutching onr shriveled-up purse with both hands. The "open season" for trout fishing begins to-day. It is a great gift to learn to enjoy the present���to get all there is out of it, and to think of today as a piece of eternity. Begin now to teach this great art, if yon have not thought of it before. To be able to enjoy heaven,, one must learn first to enjoy earth.���Ella Wheeler Wilcox. Premier Dunsmuir is charged with being a pro-C. P. R. Conservative. Whoean prove this charge to be a fact or a falsehood ? Keep your eye on Cascade, and your ear on the ground. The hearse or th* band wagon is approaching. THE CASOADE RECORD March U, itKU THE CASCADE RECORD Pnbllslu'tl on Saturdays at Cnttcatlo, it. C. BY li. S. TURNER. M lUHUKIITIllNS. Per Year K.00 Six Moutlis 1.25 Xo Forelmt Cotintri-va 2.M) Advertising Rates Purulslied on Application, // there is a blue mark in *���' this square, your subserip- ��� tion is due, and you are in-2 tited to remit, ��� Railway Surveyors at Work This Week. Tlie surveying (party mentioned by The Record us having beet) cnmped near the Gilpin siding, and engaged in surveying for a ruilway route between Cascade and Nelson,, Wash., haB been active again this week alimg the same line. The fore part of this week the surveyors were at work from the international boundary line through town set- ting the location stakes. We will now have to "possess our souls in peace" while awaiting the action of our provincial and Dominion legislators, who t-eeni to be guided more by political expediency titan a de' t��irp to heed fhn c'rv of 'he people. A full investigation of the West Fork wagon road matter should he made by the government. If a tithe of the stories told about the way the large government appropriation for that road was squandered, the guilty parties should be unearthed and severely dealt with. John Houston is making a notorious record. As a remnant of the Cotton-Semlin-C. P. It. government he, like ex-Mayor Goodeve of Rossland, is plainly demonstrating his faith in the power of Mammon as against principle. The first development contract on the Ida May group, near the First Thought, in the Pierre lake district, has been completed, and the showing is so favorable that the owners will let another at once. BRIEF LOCAL MENTION. Mr. 1). O'Connor, of Nelson, is occupying the position here of local agent for the C. P. It. in the absence of Mr. F. E. Tebo. If you are thinking of going into the Similkameen country, come into this ollice and get a good map and guide, then you'll know what's what. Mrs. V. Monnier came down from Phoenix Wednesday and has been the guest of Mrs. Wm. Anderson. Mr. Monnier is expected here to-day. Mrs. Wm. Anderson entertained a few of her lady friends last Wednesday afternoon and it social time was enjoyed by all present. Mr. R. Kelman gave a party Wednesday evening, some fifteen being present. The Presbyterian church was fairly well filled last night by an appreciative audiance which had assembled upon invitation to enjoy an evening of song given by Miss Queenie McCoy. The Kootenay papers have spoken in high praise of the lady's attainments and rare natural gifts in this direction, and last night she more than confirmed all the encomiums bestowed, greatly pleasing all who were fortunate enough to be present. During her stay here Miss McCoy has been a guest at Laurel Ridge. At social gatherings during the week the young lady haB delighted her hearers with Bkillful rendition of vocal and instrumental music. CARNEGIE HAS A HOBBY. Donating lor Public Library Purposes His Delight. Andrew Carnegie the multi-millionaire, who has amassed a huge fortune in the manipulation of the manufactured Bteel market, is doing the right thing at the right time with his millions. Education means better health, better morals, a better Christianity, a better civilization and a greater capacity for the enjoyment of these betterments. Education is a more valuable wealth than wealth in dollars. And who knows this to be a fact better than Mr. Carnegie, though he may be possessed of both wealth in dollars and wealth in education. In redistributing the weitlth he has accumulated Mr. Carnegie has chosen a most wise and commendable course, that of endowing public libraries. He has choBcn, too, to preform this philanthropic work while yet in the flesh, in order that he may know that his -bestowals are not misappropriated by scheming administrators of his estate after his demise. From present indications it is manifestly Mr. Carnegie's intention to give substantial aid in public library matters to all the principal towns und cities in Canada nnd the United States and will dispose of many millions of dollars in that manner. All honor to Andrew Carnegie, from whom no more can be asked thun he is voluntarily dicing. One hundred thousand dollars devo.ed to the establishment of a public library is a greater monument than one of marble costing as many millions of dollars. Since the foregoing was written comes the news that Mr. Carnegie has set apart the enormous sum of (5,000,000 donated for tho endowment of a fund for superantinted and disabled employees of the Car*, negie company. This benefaction iB by far tbe largest of the many created by Mr. Carnegie und is probably without a parallel anywhere in the world. The Leland Stanford endowment of the Palo Alto university in California, directly and indirectly amounted to $20,000,000, but that institution wan established to commemorate the name of Leland Stanford Jr., and the conditions which surround it make its benefits available only to the well-to-do. To-morrow will be St. Patrick's Day. "Roast Nigger" was tbe principal dish rt a banquet at Corsicana, Texas, lust Wednesday. Ex-President Benjamin Harrison, one of the most prominent men in the modem hisiory of the United States, died last Thursday. NOTICE TO TAYPAYERS. W*?AWiC Ky. Direct Route���Low Rates���Quick Time TO ALL POINTS EAST AND WEST Dining Cars Tourist Cars First-Class Sleepers THROUGH TICKETS TO AND FROM ENGLAND THE CONTINENT AUSTRALIA CHINA and JAPAN For time tables and full information call on or address nearest local agent. I). O'CONNOR, Agent, Cascade, B. C, J. S. CARTER, D, P. A. Nelson, B. C. E. J. COYLE. A. G. P. Agt, Vancouver, B. C. Assessment Act and Provincial Revenue Tax Act. NOTICE is hereby Ktvoti, iu accordance with ilif statutes, thut ptovlticiul revomte tux, Bmlull taxt.r levied wider lint Assessment Act, arenow due furilioyetir 1001. All or the ttbovo Htiuifd tuxes, collectable within the Smith Division of Ktiht Vale, tnid purt of Kosaltuitl riding, are payable at my oillci1, Fairview. Assessed taxes are collectable ut tlie lullowhig rules, viz.: If paid on or before the with of June, 1901��� Three-Hl'ths of one per cent on real properly. Two and one-half per cent on ttSBessed value of wild laud, One-half of one per cent oil personal property. On so much of the Income of any person its exceeds oils thousand dollar.* in accordance with the following classifications, upon such excess the rute shall be, namely: Class A���On one thousand dollars iniU not exceeding tt'ii Hums!..... dollars| one per cent up lo live thonsaud dollurx, and two per ceut on the remainder. Class B���On leu thousand dollars and not exceeding tWQiity thousand dollars,one und nue-hulf per cent, up to in. tlmutmnd dollars, and two and one-half per cent ou the remainder. Class C���On twenty thousand dollars and not exceeding forty thousand dollars, two und one-half pur oent Up to twenty thousand dollars, and three per cent on the remainder. Class D-On all others in oxuuss of forty thousand dollars, three per cent up to forty thousand dollars, and three and one-hull' per cent on tlie remainder. If paid on or after the first of July, 1901���Fum*- flfihsot one per ceutou real property; three per oent on the assessed value of wild land; three-. fourths of one per cent on personal property. On so much of the Income of any person as exceeds one thousand dollars In accordance with the fol- lowlngoltissllluatloU; upon such excess the rates shall be namely: Class A���On one thousand dollars and not exceeding ten thousand dollars, one und one- half per cent up to five thousand dollars, am) two ami one-half per cent on the remainder. Class U���on ten thousand dollars and not exceeding twenty thousand dollars, two per cent up to ten thousand dollars, and three per cent on the remainder, Class C���On twenty thousand dollars and not exceeding forty thousand dollars, three per cent up to twenty thousand dollars, and three nnd one-half per cent on the remainder. Class D���Oil all others in excess of forty thousand dollars, three aud one-half per cent up to forty thousand dollars, and Tour per ffiii ou the remainder. Provincial revenue tux 93.00 per capita. Two per cent on the assessed value of ore or mineral bearing sula-tmices. payable quarterly, on the last day of the months of March, June, September und December of each year. Fairview, B.O.. Feb. 11, 1001. C. A. Ii. LAMJiLY, 10-21 Assessor and Collector. AMD OREGON SHOiplilNE Uhmin Pacific ONLY LINE EAST VIA Salt - take - and = Denver TWO TRAINS DAILY. Steamship Tickets to Europe and Other Foreign Countries. Drill}- Dfl-llHs. 7185 if. In 4:00 p.m spukane Tune Solii-duli! I Uiilly UltMltlvo Miiy al. Arrl AsT MAIL ��� lor ti* Coottrtl'AIf-if.-H. KiinmiiK- ton, (larlli'lil, Colfax, Pom- nroy, Wnitslmiy, Uiivton, Wnllii WiiIIii. IVii.lk't.in. linker l itv, und nil points HA -VI'. PAST MAIL - Prom nil points KAST, linker City, Pendleton. Wullu Willis, Dayton, W'Hllsbitri.'. Pome- rny, Moscow, IMiiliiinn.i!ol fax, llarllidd, Kiiritiliiglon, nml I'uur d'Alenes 8:15 p. m. ISXPItKsS - for Piirmlni!- ton, (lurlnilil.Colfux, Pull- ninn. Mojcow, Lewlston, I'nrtlnnd, Sun Prunelsen. linker i itv und nil point. EAST. KXl'UI'SS*���Prom -ill points HAST. Baker City, Shu PmiicIbco, Portland, Colfax, (isrtlled nnd Knrininn ton STEAMER LINES San Francisco-Portland Route. STEAMER SAILS PROM AINSWORTH DOCK, Portland, at 8 p. in., und Spear Street Wlmrf. Sun l-'raiiolsco nt 10 n. m. every five days. Willamette and Columbia Riven. Dnlly Uoni Sorvloo between Portlnnd, Astoria, Orotcon Clly, Dnyton, Salem, Independence, Cor- viillls und nil Ooiuinliln nml Willamette rlv.r points. Snake River Route. Steamer, between Klpurln nnd Lewlston lonvo Iti pitrirt tin i ly n i :i: tn u. m., rettirnliii- leave Lew- iaton dnlly al 7:00 a. tu. II. M. ADAMS, General Aitnnt, ���I.in Riverside Ave., Spokane, Wash. a THE ENGLISH STORE. WE CARRY The most complete Hue of Hardware and Dry Goods in town. SPECIAL CUT from now on in Winter Goods. Mackinaw Suits, Rubbers, Heavy Wool and Cloth Overshirts; Underwear in all qualities; Blankets, Overals, Hats, Caps, Gloves, Mitts, Heavy and Light Shoes, etc., etc., Below Cost. Ladies' Suitings, Shoes, Flannellettes, and House-furnishings, etc., Half-price and Less. If you need anything call and see what we have and get satisfaction. We save you 6oc in the $. The remaining supply of Groceries Will be cleared out at any reasonable price. Amongst other articles we offer Canned Vegetables and Fruits, Dried Peaches, Apricots, Apples, Blackberries, etc.; Currants and Raisins, Tapioca and all kinds of Extracts and Spices, on which you can save money by buying at The English Store, CASCADE, B. C. Crockery, Lamps and Furniture, in addition. Ik THE ENGLISH STORE. iv MARCH 16, 1M1 THE CASCADE RECORD \ PROVINCIAL LANDS & WORKS DEPARTMENT. By "Tblstle". Poor old Recording Angel up stairs! I feel so sorry for him at times, that is, for the one who hue the especial task of jotting down the swear words used in British Columbia. How his hand must ache, and how he must often wish that a short shrift might he given tn those sinners, who give him so much trouble, by means of a shower of "hot stuff" or the wonderful composition of stinks that destroyed Sodom of old. Had I a chance to whisper iu the old gentleman's ear, I would intercede fir the sinners (including myself,) hy telling him it was largely on account of the Department of Lands & Works, at which possibly the venerable saint would knowingly put his linger to his nose and remark: "Co on I" But, as the Irishman said: "There's more truth nor poethry in it," and I think the old gentleman's doubts would be largely removed were he to descend to this portion of the globe. There has always been a lack of system in the departments of government in British Columbia, but in none has there been shown such utter inefficiency as in the most important of them all. Government after government has been content lo tread in the footsteps of its predecessors, and the antiquated methods have been suffered to prevail that were inadequate even in the early days of the province. Much country yet remains unexplored, many maps yet remain absolutely incorrect in their details, and no attempt is made to verify them. Choice lands are with little consideration reserved for settlement, and then for. no substantial reason thrown freely open���and immediately gobbled by friends of the government in power who have been given the ''straight tip" in advance. The best timber and the richest lands are recklessly given away in huge grants to railway.companies without any preliminary enquiry into the value of thot-e possessions of the people. And in all this one government seems little better or worse than that formed by its political opponents. I remember six or seven years ago a strong agitation was made to induce the government of that day to supply the land offices throughout the province with up-to date maps showing the areas settled and the vacant Crown lands suitable for agriculture, and to instruct every government agent that he must display such maps in a public place and keep them in accord with the lands recorded in hie books. But it came to naught, and the same vicious system, or lack of system exists now as it did then. In the whole of this enormous district, extending from the main line of the C. P. R. at Sicamous to the international boundary line-and from Christina lake to the Similkameen, there is only one land office. Records are issued in some cases with the utmost indifference as to the present tenure of the land, and ip others endless restrictions are made for no apparent reason. It is not reasonable. that one official can have perfect knowledge of such a vast territory when he has no accurate maps to guide him, and the blame of the present unsatisfactory state of affairs lies at the door of several generations of Provincial Governments. He can only guess from the description given by an applicant where the desired land lies, and small blame to him if sometimes he grants records to two or more people for the same piece of land. The most absurd regulation at present is that which requires a pre-emptor to make nn affidavit to the effect that there are no existing mineral claims on the 'land covered by his application. As every one knows, only along the creekB in this rocky, rugged district of ours is there any quantity of good land to be found, while the mineral claittiB are generally on the heights above. Now a miner certainly does not want agricultural land on bis claim (capitalists do not buy farms when they want mines,) and be is nencrnlly overjoyed when some "mossback" goes in for growing vegetables as near to him as possible. There is no conflict of interests between the two classes. The rancher does not want rocky hillside, so he has no desire to en- ii'onch tin the miner's portion of Dnme Nature. Yet, here the Land Department in its wisdom steps in and says to the would-be pre-emptor: "Because you have two or three mineral claims cornering on your land, and because on that account you cannot take the affidavit we require of you, you cannot have any of the ground, even that which the mineral claims do not include!" What absolute nonsense this is I We will suppose a reasonable man to arrive in a mineral district. He says to himself "The market here is of the best; I will take up a preemption. I see some mineral claims running down on this flat which I wish to stake, but there will be plenty left for me after they are surveyed, and I have not the least objection to their taking what belongs to them by priority." He would apply to the government, stating the facts, that out of his application for 160 or 320 acres approximately so many acres were cut out by prior mineral claims, but there was so much land left BUitable for agricultural purposes; and an equally reasonable government would issue a record for him, expressly reserving the surface rights enjoyed by the claim-holders until such time as the claims were crown-granted or abandoned, in which latter case they would give the rancher the option of including their area in his pre-emption. How much better this would be than the present-system by which small tracts of choice land are isolated by mineral claims and rendered unavailable for farming purposes. And the Recording Angel would have less to do I | Again, in the districts where there are no mineral claims, the laud-seeker is confronted with the difficulty of telling what land is vacant. Some of our cattle barons own thousands of acres, hut not content with their possessions they often seek to hold adjacent Crown lands by means of "bluff" which often enough deceives the would-be pre-emptor. I know of several cases in the Okanagan valley where large tracts of land were held from settlement because every one thought they belonged to certain cattle kings, a belief which those monarchs were not backward in fostering. The land office could 'throw no light on the matter, their maps being antiquated and useless, and the only course open to enquirers was to make a long and expensive trip to Victoria and perhaps spend weeks pouring over maps and records there. The evil haB not yet been removed and will not be until some fresh and business-like ideas are infused into that ancient mummy entitled the Department of Lands and Works. The Province maintains at Victo- toria an immigratioli agent, whose duties must be it sinecure, seeing that the present, methods of tbe land department are calculated to scare away settlers. Other provinces are spending large sums of money in the importation of Douk- hobors, Mehnonites, Galicians nnd other unwashed persons from central European countries, and it is to be presumed the land laws of those provinces are liberal and curried out in such a way as to induce settlement. Why then, should British Columbia be 80 backward when she can oiititin the cream nf the immigrants from the Old Country and the United States ? Surely our need of tillers of the soil is us great as that of other provinces. We want vegetables, fruits and beef for our miners, and everyone will agree that it is better tn prod lice those things within our own borders and retain the money paid for them, than send our hard-earned dollars away to the East or Northwest. Our province may be a sea of mountains, but there are many little oases in the sea that are capable of supplying all our wants if brought under cultivation, and all that is needed to bring about this end is to encourage people to seek farms by giving them all. possible information, and by the construction of exploratory roads and trails, by Burveys of little-known partB of the province, and by monetary aid to deserving settlers. Our land laws are liberal enough and need only to be thoroughly administered. Of all the means of development I have stated nothing could surpass that of exploratory trails and roads. When we consider what the Dewdney trail has done to open up our mineral resources we must wonder that thirty long years have gone by since its construction and yet no government has had the courage to follow the noble example of the pioneers. Through mile after mtte of the densest forest and scrub those dauntless men cut their way, carrying the trails over the highest summits with easy sweeping grades that are yet the admiration of engineers; often hundreds The Yale-Columbia Lumber Co., LIMITED. MANUFACTURERS OF ALL KINDS OF Rough and Dressed Lumber, Lath, Shingles, Mouldings and Turnings. Principal Hills at CASCADE, B. C te Wife tary ^�� EXTRA FINE Lager Beer! Brewed Especially for Export. Warranted to Keep in Any Climate. H*Hi ���* THE SPACE BELOW of miles from their base of supplies; often amongst a half-tamed Indian population, yet carrying on the work with unflagging perseverance until it was completed, a boon unspeakable to the prospectors of the past and present. Why is it that such a noble example has not been followed in subsequent years? I fear there is only one answer. In the old days British Columbia once had provincial autonomy apart from Vancouver Island, and then Victoria did not rule the roost. Even when the two colonies were united, two or three years before Confederation, Vjctoria did not as- Bert herself as the predominant factor for several years. Her influence gradually grew as she outdistanced New Westminister, the old capital of British Columbia, in population, and by the end of the eighties the people of Victoria imagined they were the whole province. Correspondingly, the development of the interior was neglected and Vancouver island received the lion's share of the expenditures of public money. But those times are gone, a new age is upon us, and it is time for the government of the day to recognize the fact. Kootenay'nod Yale are gradually acquiring the preponderance of voting strength, and when the interior people become conscious of their strength, the days of government by Victoria will soon be over. What we need in British Columbia is men of progressive ideas, who will not he content to tread in the way their fathers trod, hut will inaugurate a vigorous policy of development which will fill our valleys with a thriving agricultural population, and people our hills with thousands of miners. Our present government is as sadly deficient in the "go" that is needed as any of its predecessors. Let our public men have a sublime faith in our future such as has animated New Zealand and Australia, and let them put their hand to the plough nor look back upon the furrow they have made, and all will be well. "Advance British Columbia!' 53* Hi m K* 1 8 Hi It S* fi* h 81* S| Is too small in which to tell you what a complete line of Groceries, Patent Medicines. Miners' Supplies, of all kinds; Also, Hay and Oats, That is always on hand at k ii If SlB M %;*$* 4* 4* 4* $ 4* *t*|4* $ 4* 4& 4* 4* 4* # Buy from them and Save Money THB CASCADE RECORD March IS, 1*01 DREW THE LINE AT THE CHEESE. Sim Thought It About the Worst He had Ever Eaten. "Recently I visited a small town in the southern part of Kentucky," eays a correspondent of the Denver News, "and called on the only merchant of the place. I found him -opening a case of axle grease. He took off the lid of one of the small boxes of yellow grease and left it uncovered. Soon an old colored man came in, and noticing the axle grease, eaid: "Good mornin', Massa Johnson, what am dem little cheeses worf ?" "About 15 cents, I reckon, Sam,'' said the merchant. "S'pose if I buys one you'll frow in de crackers ?" "Yes- Sam." Sam put his hand in his pocket and fished out 15 cents and Mr. Johnson took his scoop and dipped up some crackers. "Sam picked up the uncovered box and the crackers and went to the back part of the store. Then he took out his knife and fell to ���eating. Another customer came in and Mr. Johnson lost sight of his colored friend for a moment. Presently Mr. Johnson went to the rear of the store and eaid: "Well, Sam, how goes it?" " Say, Massa Johnson, dem crackers is all right, hut dat am the ransomest cheese I ebber et." C. A. Raught, president of the Easter Sunday mining company; Arthur E. Stripe, one of the directors; Joseph Petrie, another interested gentleman, and Master Charles Stripe, son of Mr. Stripe, arrived here last Sunday from Waukegan and Ivanhoe, Illinois. The party, which represents a large amount of capital and any quantity of genuine "push," will remain all summer actively developing ' their property, which, as is well known, is one of the best in the Pierre Lake district.���Bossburg Journal. Three Dally Trains Between Ogden and Denver. The increase of transcontinental travel by way of Salt Lake City in consequence of the scenic and other attractions nf the route, has recently justified the Rio Grande Western Railway���in connection with the Denver.& Rio Grande and Colorado Midland Railroads���says the Salt Lake Tribune, in establishing a triple daily fast passenger service between Ogden and Denver. All of these trains are equipped with the latest appliances, improvements and cars. This road now operates through sleepers between Chicago, Ogden and San Francisco, also a perfect dining service. Send 2c postage for literature, rates or other information to J. D. Mansfield, 253 Washington street, Portland, Ore.; or to Geo. W. Heintz, General Passenger Agent, Salt Lake City. Tmn Marks DCSIONS .... Copyrights Ac. Anyone sending�� sketch and description may quickly ..certain our opinion free whether an BrentM Is prohably patentable. Communlca. tlons strictly confidential. Handbook on Patent. ���ent free, oldest aaency for .ecorlni[Patents. Patent, taken throuuh Mann i Co. recelye tpecial notice, without charge. In the Scientific American. A handsomoly Illustrated weekly. Lareest clr- ni atlon of any .olentluo Journal. Terms, 13 ��� par- four month., IL Sold byall newsdealers. CASCADE, a a ��� q ��� a ! Hirst U-.ddit ifcrlj to chAsCADp: AvCNliC 1 Sccond Ave. " iBralSSilli fip [DIED nffib [Dill! EP DM] HEED HfttU IM1J ffilffi VVwrui "jS1?, V.'CVr.MTM -<We. SOUT The coming Commercial, Industrial and Mining Centre ot Bast Yale. The Gateway City Of the Kettle River, Boundary Creek and Christina Lake Countries. A Magnificent Water Power of 20,000 Horse Power. The center of a marvellously RICH MINERAL DISTRICT. A most promising opportunity for business locations and realty investments. A most advantageous smelter location and railroad center. One mile from Christina Lake, the Great Pleasure Resort. For further information, price of lots, etc., address, GEO. 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Title | Cascade Record |
Publisher | Cascade, B.C. : H.S. Turner |
Date Issued | 1901-03-16 |
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Language | English |
Identifier | Cascade_Record_1901-03-16 |
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Source | Original Format: Royal British Columbia Museum. British Columbia Archives. |
Date Available | 2015-11-26 |
Provider | Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library |
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DOI | 10.14288/1.0067530 |
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