'sfV. -Ayx*k^~^i .... Devoted to the ping Interests and Development of tbe District of EAST KOOTEJUIY. Vol. 1, No. 5. Golden, B. C, Thursday August 26th, 1897. $2.00 Per Year H. G. PARSON, Seneral 9/ferchant -ALEXANDER BLOCK. Carries a complete stock of: Dry Goods Groceries Boots & Shoes Hardware Furniture Stoves, Paints, Oils and Window Glass. Flour and Feed, Hay and Oats. Miners Supplies including Ore Sacks. jfyent for * ~ <* Phoenix of London ��# other fire insurance C's ConfEderation Life Rssociation, Toronto, Canadian Railway .RccidBnt-InsurancByCoy. geliancE Loan "^ Savings Company, von^^mtamv Pastry, Cakes, Broad, Jams, Jellies, Ice Cream . -call on- H J. STARFORTH. -*���������%- ... fp All Kinds of Fruit III Season Value I* one tblug Satisfaction lh another You |el both hy buying your IUIY tinniis ���I THE HUD80N'8 BAY STORES. re lee Lists .lid Samples foriviiriled ml iipjillea - Hon. �� �� �� Mail Orders Receive Prompt Attention. ����-AT THE-*- Hudson's Bay J Stores, OALQARY, . ALTA. NOTICE Prospectors and Miners having claims or inter- est.-* in claims for Bale, could not do beuui' than coinmuukuiu with THOMAS McNAUGHT, Mining Broker and Financial Agent. (ioi.riKN and FortStbele. m* FREIGHTERS Mr. John Bullman, Winftuld Park, Thnnderlilll -, ill handle freight between Adoln, Mud Lake mill Furl Steele und return. Clouds minjlioiis- til ut both eiidn. Fur rulcN ti|i,.ly tu JOHN HULI.MAN, THVKDERHILL, Jas. Henderson, CONTRACTOK mid BUILDER, Plans Prepared. Prompt attention given to orders. A dii[��|ily oi UuildluK Ume for utile. GOLDEN, B.C. ������UNDERTAKING: *Eh,Wmln. ' ] | Telegraph orders receive prompt (mention j d.SMART, CALGARY, Alta. W. PELLEW HARVEY, (F.C.8.) Assay OfllceK ami Chemical Laboratory, VANCOt'VF.It, B.O. (RitaliiUheti mm.) Fur several years with Vivian A Bona, Bi-ran- sen, ami local repreNentntive for tlium. Fur "i years manager foi? tho fuwnyorii to llio itiu Tiiil<> ft... London. I'l'iiiiiiinii renrosotHatlvo of tlie Cuhno! Oold Extracting t'o. i,'td, Glasgow (Cyanide process.) X.H.���All wofk personally superintended, Only competent men. employed. No pupilsjjre eelvud. H. L. Cummins, P.L.S., And Civil Engineer, Fort Steele, B.C. Thos. McNaught, Mliilti-*..Brokcr, Flnaniial Agent, Conveyancer mill N'tilury l'lihlfe.. Tost offlee address: GOLDEN w FORT 8TEELE. A CHAT WITH SHAUGHNESSY GOLDEN A DIVISIONAL CENTER The Railway will ba Through the Crow's Nest Pass ere the Snow Falls. In the boginninj. of this week u ipcicitil passed through East Kootenay containing aeverul of the C.P.R. ofllciuls. These included Mr. T. G. Shaughnessy, vice- president; Mr. Whyte,general manager; Mr. Peterson, chief engineer; and Mr, Su'sinap, raining engineer, who had joined the party at Calgary; and Mr. Nelson, Mr. Shuughncssy's private secretary. The manager of the Central Railway of the State of Georgia was also along with the party. The party was on its way to visit several points in West Kootenay, going by Revclstoke to Arrowhead, thence to Rosslnnd, Kelson, Kaslo, Kakusp, back to Revclstoke, whence it proceeds to Vancouver and Victoria. From the latter point the party returns to the East. Their arrival is anxiously expected in Rossland where several matters of importance are to be considered. Mr. Shaughnessy had just come back from the Crow's Nest Pass where he hud been inspecting the construction ot thu railway there. It was his intention at one time to have gone on to Wardner on tlie Kootenay River and come up East Kootenay by Cranbrook, and down the Columbia River to Golden and joined the railway there, But the plans were changed and Mr. Shaughnessy and his party returned to Mncjeocl and came on by rail through Calgary. These [acts T/ib Miner ascertained while the special was waiting at Golden for orders. During its detention, Tail Mi.vkii had an affable chut with the Vice- President. " TfWl Mr. Shaughnessy is thero anything you can tell us that will be of interest to tlie outside world. Newspaper men you know are always anxious to get news from first sources." " What do you want to know?" " When is Golden to be made a divisional hkj 0)r?" "Oh is. 'know." he replied smilingly, " that ur iter is still under discussion and has Jict yet been finally settle'd." Iliivinjis^it this diplomatic reply that Golden wits to be a divisional center Tiie Mixer iljl not think it necessary to ask such details as wlien the additional accommodation was to be provided, as he knew tliis will not lie for some little time or when tho workshops at Donald were to be closed and removed, as he was aware these would be closed and removed in tlie course of the year and that the greater bulk of them goes to llevelstoke. TnB Miner's next enquiry was, " How is the Crow's Nest Pass railway progressing. "Will there be much of it completed before the winter sets in?" " Tlie '.-railing is proceeding rapidly and before the end of November there will be 190 miles completed. Tne contractors willbe through the passant! over the summit witli all their outfits and grading will lie going on down the Elk River." ��������� No," said ho, ill answer to our last enquiry, " there will be no bridge building over the Kootenay this winter. This will not start until next year." The signal " all nlxiard " came, our chat was interrupted and the special with its party proceeded on its way. . Home-Comlng at Field. (From our own correspondent.) There was grout merry-making at Field on the invasion of the return ol Mr. and Mrs. Illuinlt-u unci Mr. nnd Mrs. Gallagher from their honeymoon. The friends of both named couples, not only at Field, but from I'nlliscr, Golden and Donald, turned out and gave them a most, hearty welcome. Thereafter a most enjoyable evening was spent. A ilunco was improvised and twenty couples " tripped the light fantastic toe," until long after the approach of the small hours. Both Mr. and Mrs, Gallagher and Mr. and Mrs. lilunden were highly gratified by thiB kindly welcome of friend mid neighbor. Music was supplied to the ciiincu hy Messrs. Allan and Mullott. The "Miser" office for neat, artistic job printing. Mail orders promply attended to. MINING REMINISCENCES OF MR. JACK HENDERSON. Description of Properties now held By Him. Mr. Jack Henderson, who Ib well known in Golden Mining Division, and for that part iu the greater portion of East Kootenay, came to Golden about ten years ago. Ilis career has been one of variety. He came from the south and first touched East Kootenay in 1887. He went into tlie mining business and became a prospector as there was then considerable mining activity in Golden Division. He has been up and down the Columbia valley from tiie Big Bend to the Canal Flat. His first prospecting was done in Canyon Creek. For two years he worked placer ground on Porcupine Creek in Donald Division. During his prospecting he located The Flying Dutchman, gold quartz with white iron capping, in tlie McMurdo basin on the middle fork of the Spillimacheen. He has held an Interest in that property evet since then. Some of the claims on the Carbonate Mountain group ho located as fur back us 1889. Golden division was rapidly coming to the front an a grout mining country. So much so that In 1892 a charter was obtained to build a railway from Carbonate Landing into McMurdo basin. British capitalists hud all but completed negotiations to work several of the mines, when an unfortunate litigation broke out among some of the claim owners, which practically put back the mining industry for many years as tliis scared away all capitalists who ware not prepared to take such uncertain risks, us a good going litigation, in addition to their other risks inherent to the mineral properties. ��� & 1895 Mr. Henderson loft East KWtenny for West Kootenay, where he hWlwen very successful. The scene of his labor.-i has lieen in Trail Division, in and iirouii'.l Rossland. He has now returned to the place of his former triumphs. Since he came buck lie has located and staked out a group of claims in the McMurdo basin not far from the famous Bobbie Bums group. These are The Mogul, tho Heather Bell and The Princess. Although these properties have only been recently located by Mr. Henderson they were known to him us far back as 1891. He was then, to use his own colloquism " loaded up " and he could not work all the claims. If lie had staked them out, he could not have held them, as he would have lieen obliged to allow them to go as he had not the required capital to do tlie necessary assessment work on all his claims to hold them. In addition to these claims Mr. Henderson also holds the Tlie Bryan and The Lincoln mineral claims in tlie same district. These were located in August ot last year, assessment work bus been done and development work is now proceeding. There ure seven men employed in running in a tunnel 11 feet by 4 feet, for a length of 100 feet, so as to tap the lend 76 feet from the surface. The first group of claims is on the south side of the middle fork of the Spillimacheen. They ure about 211 miles from Carbonate Landing on the Columbia River. A good trail runs right to them, and in the winter a sleigh road can be constructed within 8 miles of the claims. The NO. 1 .iost of the Mogul claim is right on the trull. This claim runs 1500 feet south right up the mountain. Assessment work is being done on this claim sufficiently to hold the whole three claims. Since it has lieen commenced tlie lead which is 12 feet wide shews up very well. It runs through the whole three claims and can lie easily traced. Tlie rock is fine gold bearing quartz shewing traces of copper. Surface assays shew (12.-10 in gold. When these claims are properly developed they will lie very easily worked us a mine. There Is ample water and timber for till mining and milling purposes. The other group is on the north or opposite sido of tho middle fork and the claims adjoin the Flying Dutchman. The lead on tliis property averages about 5ft. hi width. Tlie property lies within one mile of the Bobbie Burns group. The character of the ore is similar and very easy to work. The quartz is more or less oxidised und there is a great quantity of sulphur in it. Tho assay for the adjoining claim, at a depth of about 40 feet gave a return of $40 in gold and 2oz. of silver. Mr. Henderson lias evidently got hold of good properties and The, Mi.vkii willies him every success In the develop uiont Of them. S. & Ttfc'Dermot, GENERAL MERCHANT!���. �� �� �� �� �� Don't Forget These Facts: MeDERMOT is shiwig the finest Mining Boot on earth. lUeDEHPT _ft5�� BICYCLES ff*% From $40 to $65 Spot Cash. �� �� �� �� �� fflptYEtoflVYT 'ias Jus* received a large consignment of the U4UV��i\U2Ul Kickapoo Remedies. If you feel down in the mouth purchase a bottle of Sagwa. It will make you a new man or woman (right up to date). Redpath's Granulated Sugar is the best for preserving Preserve Jars-all sizes at EflSTERjl PRICES. GflfllSTIE'S BISGUITS. au m, New Jams and Marmalades just received. OUR FANCY DRY GOODS Commencing to arrive. " Direct Import;" If you intend buying any Ljnnco Enffhichtfirtc it will pay you to inspect our JWUbtJ f UFUlblUDjJb stock. We can quote prices that will astonish even the closest buyer. General Dealer. A. P. PATRICK, P.L.S. Address !-BOX 49 GOLDEN", B.C. G. S. McCARTER, NOTARY, ETP. Alexander Block, - Golden, B.C. Repairing. Hoots, Shoes mid Harness Hvpaireil promptly. C. P. HUDON, The Columbia House CANAL FLAT. The Central Hotel of Eust Kootenay, midway between Hidden uiul Kort Steele. tlooil Oulslnei Choice Ltiiuorn & Ciooil Hiiiblliip. ACCOMMODATION AMPLE. TERMS MODERATE. E. H. Small, Proprietor. RELIABLE ASSAYS. -: Muile By :- ME8SRS Bott & Emdree CALGARY, ALLA. Fi'.km in Advance, Hold ��i no Sliver 1 .VI Gold nnd Bllvor ami Cornier 1 w Lend 1W Lend unci Silver , 2 IXI On;-. tented by Cyanide Process. oilier Pees on Application. Livery and Feed Stables Good Buddie Horses and Rig* of AU Kinds for Hire ut Reasonable Katw. Tvdifiiiig of AU Kiwis a Specialty. . ��� -Hamilton tin A HkWtmi, ELLIS & GKOGAN, Fire, Life, Rc��l Estate, House Agents, Auctioneers and Customs Brokers Plre Agcnolos: Queen, Lancashire, Union, Hartford. European Steamship Ticket Office. The Hmi Life Insurance CoinpBny. Tho Ontario Accident Insurance (Vy. Tlie Blrbeck Investment and Loan Co. CALGARY, LTA. W. Hamilton Merritt, P.G.S. Associate Royal School of Mine*1. Member Iron & Steel Institutes Eng. Membor American Inst, Mfu, Engineers, Mining Engineer and Metallurgist* ���j.', Toronto Street, TOROKTO. J. LAMONTAGNE, Tonsorial Artist. ���svece-sv Everything Strictly Int Olium. gmV" Oppnslft ibo Kootonay House, The Golden MEAT MARKET Fresh and Bali Meats, i'i>ii uiul flalnc iu season, Dealers in Cattle, Bheop tnui Horses, Mm! orders receive prompt attoDttoii, HULL BROS. & CO. WATCHMAKER -sVand-sV ji<.we>i.i.]!.ii. Wedding Rings A Speeialy. Calgary, - Alberta. How is your Printing? TRY "THE MINER" 0-MattgatWWM: n Mimn��mtm> -wt������ p" gad ��wwrw��-y SKta 9Jfiner. A Weekly Journal, published every Thursday lu llio int'-'rest oi tbe Kasl Kootenay l'lstriel, hiaVlllg elose.st connections with ail trains: und mall routes:. srHsi'Kli'TiON BATKSi By mall or carrier, I'j.ts, pot yeur iii advauco, ADVERTISING RATKS : Display ads. 51.00 nor colllluu Inch,fcliAl jut eoluinti ineli alien In- S,-rle,i oil tlie title pane ; log&l lids. 10 eelils pel' (tinnparell) line lor lirst insertion, i; cents nor line for eaeli additional Insertion; reading liutlees 15 cents per line oacll insertion, Clin nites Of ads, must UO lu Office not later than Wednesday, Mirth, marriage and death notices inserted free. Jon DKl'ARTMKXT! nor .lob Deportment !s tlie best utittlppod priutlng offlco in Must Kootouny aiicf Is prepared to do neat, artistic printing at n reasonable price. One pi ice toull. I.l-ill orders receive prompt attention, CORRESPONDENTS 1 We Invite correspon di'li.e oo tiny subject of Interest to the gulioru] ptiblluaud desire a regular correspondent at tvery point In thu District. In alt eases the buna hclo namo ot writer must accompany the Inuilliscripti not necessarily for publication but as i, guariinteu of aeod faith, Correspondohco with reference to any matter that lias appeared iu another paper must first tie offered lo that paper for publication before It can appear iu "t'ik Minks." Address all cominllnieatlous THE EAST KOOTENAY PUB. CO. Gulden, U. C. THURSDAY, AUGUST 20, 18117. AS OTHERS SEE US AND AS WE SEE OTHERS. The Must Kootenay Miner is the latest addition of Kooteiuiy journalism. It is published ut Golden, is well printed and intelligently edited,���Kootennin. Wo welcome this week to our exchange list The Kust Uiiiitenny Miner,it new advo- c-iitti for development of Canadian mineral wealth.���-The Algoinu Pioneer. The Kust Kootenay Miner is tlie name of n new paper printed at Golden. It is alily edited und well printed and should receive liberal support.--Nelson Economist. The first copy of The Eust Kootenay Miner, published at (Jolden, B.C. has just come to hand. It is a bright, newsy little sheet, and from the advertising patronage it lias, is bound to be a permanency. It makes a specialty of mill* ing hows.���Wellington Enterprise. Tlie initial nunilier of the East Koot- Miner, published at Golden, is to hand. In size it is a six- column quarto, and presents a decidedly ambitious appearance. It starts its career with an apparently encouraging patronage from tho advertising public. In politics it is to lie ". wholly independent of any political party." To tlie Miner we say, go ahead and prosper, ���Fort Steele Prospector. Tho East Kootenay Miner is tho name of a new weekly paper which has reached us from Golden, B.C. It is devoted to the development of the district of East Kootonay. Tlie Miner is bright and newsy. A specialty is made of mining news. The paper seems to be receiving very hearty local support to judge from the nutnlwr of advertisements. Special arrangements have been made to secure news from Eort Steele. The Miner makes its bow as an independent iu tlie matter of politics.���The Spectator, Muoseniiu, The East Kootenay Miner is the title of it new weekly paper just started at (joldtm,JlJ.C. Judging from the number of new publications starting up iu all parts of the l'fovinee, it would seem that there are plenty of people witli money to lose.���Kamloops Sentiliel, The Sentinel is all right. It is not its own money it is losing anyhow. Tlie trouble is that we cannot all of us have a Bostoek to milk.���llevelstoke Herald. Tun Miner is all right. It has got money mid it has got influence, and it has gotlthe right people to run it. Its ptitl-onsjnre the great many and not the select few. Its subscribers are numerous andintluentiul. No politician can secure an interest in its management, nor a patent medicine vendor an advertisement in its columns, at any price, and no gutterj_,gurbage will ever soil its pages. THE YUKON PERSONAL NARRATIVE BY ONE WHO HAS BEEN THERE. SAM JOIIXSOX RELATES HIS KXI'EItllilNCES TO "THE IWINElt." Cut This Out And Forward to_>> East Kootenay Pab. Go ���sVSD-sV ..Golden, B.C. Find enclosed $2.00, for which send me 1 TIIE EAST KOOTENAY MINER " for one year. Name. Address. Valuable Hints and Facts for Those Going Thero. Big, burly, honest Ham Johnson witli his bright smiling face is one of tho best known prospectors in Golden Mining Division of East Kootenay. He came here about four years ago and has made some of the best locations that havo been made iu East Kootenay, particularly in Prairie Mountain district and Beaver district. He is now prospecting around tho head waters of tho Blueberry, uf Sum generally knows where the best things are to bo found. Knowing his experience as a prospector and that lie had been in the far distant Yukon Tim Miner was anxious to have a talk with him and obtain some facts which would be useful to prospectors who intended to go to that country of cold and gold. He was successful mid us Mr. Johnson is obliging at all times it succeeded in having a most interesting conversation ��� tlie main features of which are now produced. Sam Johnson was one of a party of four who spent a season in prospecting in the Yukon. This was in the year 1S87. The party sailed from Seattle in tlie end of February and after a few- days sail arrived at Juneau. Here the monitors of tlie party completed tlicli outfit and started out in the end of March on their expedition. They had fixed upon no particular point but determined to try Stewart River a tributary of tho Yukon ltiver. The immense territory of tho Yukon which is drained hy this river and its alHiieiits is named after it. Juneau is at thu bottom of the Chilcut inlet at the head of which is now Dyea. But there was no Dyea in tliosi days. It was known as Heidy's store. Four days were spent in canoes in reaching the head of the inlet. Arriving at Heuly's store, who is now the manage! of the Yukon Trading Company, they disembarked and made up their goods into packs. Tbere were no animals in the country fur transport bo everything hud to lie pocked on back. They succeeded in engaging some Indians, about a dozen, to carry tlieir goods up tlie mountains on to tlie divide, where they could look down into the great basin ol tlie Yukon. The cost of this freight win 12 cents per pound. More than n week, was occupied in getting up the goods on to the divide. They then tobogganed their goods down the mountain side and reached Tahkhenna Lake, which is now marked on the maps us Luke Arkell, having thus crossed through the Chilcut Puss. The White Puss is further South and is also erofsed from Dyea and comes out on to Lindennunn Lake, which empties into Bonnet Lake. Titlikheiiua Lake being frost bound they crossed over on the ice, and followed tho river flowing from this lake into Lake Lebargc- Theso two lakes aro the feeders of the Lewis River which empties into tlie Yukon. Here at Luke Leburgo their further progress was arrested. Spring was approaching, thawing had set in and there was water on the ice which prevented travelling. By this lake-side the party encamped for a month, and waited until the ice broke up and there wits clear water. In the interval timber was felled, lumber whipsuwed unci ti boat built. The month of May was well advanced before the lake and river were clear of ice. They then embarked with all their belongings and started down the stream to the Yukon. They then descended this river and finally reached Stewart River, the goal of tlieir hopes, on the 10th of June. The partv hud supplies to lust its members for about seven months us they did not intend to winteo in the country, These supplies consisted mainly of Hour, beans, bacon and tea, which was their principal food, They had no canned goods. They were too heavy ti pack and would cost too much for trans* ���iort liesldes being luxuries. They hud abundance of fish to change their diet. On tlieir wuy down the river to their destination they prospected all the rivers and creeks running into it. They found lots of placer ground where they could have made fS or (10 a day per man but that was not good enough pay so they went on. They did not reach the Klon dyke River, as this river is further west and lies in between Stewart River aud Forty Mile River and nearer the Alaskan frontier. There was no Klondyke then nor Dawson City. ��� Almost a month was siient on Stewart River prospecting. It is on a creek of this river that some of the most recent big strikes have been made. They found lots of places where they could make (15 a day per man, but these places were not extensive und did not last long. One thing against them was the height of the water, so that they could not prospect the bed ot the stream thoroughly. Their diggings were princi- O :,i ill'il il III I frli .11 lS.|,.isn-WBisiSMlM..IIII..WS.M pally bar diggings and bench diggings. They went nlioitt 60 miles up Stewart River. Their expenses wore heavy costing them about (0 or 1(7 a day each. They were out more for prospecting to find out something about the lay of the country tha n for the purpose of working steadily in one place for remuneration that was scarcely adequate to the great toil and hardship they had to endure. They could have made their expenses and lost nothing by remaining and working on such diggings as they found, but they wanted something better than this. They saw several prospectors belonging to different outfits and some of them had a very varied success. There whs no mining town, no police und no administration. Tlie principal point witB Forty Mile Creek which had just lieen struck and was causing Borne excitement. Thoy however did not get there. They finally dccidetl to return aliout the end of July and go back by the same way. This they did and prospected all the way hack with the same results. Not finding any ground richer than (15 a day per man. They got back to Juneau aliout the middle of September. Winter lnul by this timo commenced. It was very cold and there was ice on the river. Mr, Johnson supplied Tun Mixr.it with thu following facts about the country and its climate. "The season" he says, " is a very short one, about 00 days. The summer commences about June and is over by tlie end of August. The climate is very nice. The atmosphere is dry. There are small timber all through thu country. Not much grass but plenty of moss. There are no high mountains like what /here aro in East Kootenay but numerous hills. There are lots of Bwuinpy ground along rivers and streams. There are a great many lakes throughout the country but none of them very big. Game is very scarce hut fish is plentiful. Salmon-trout and a kind of white lieh are the principal varieties. It was not very warm, at least they did not feel it over hot. There were lots of insects in the couutry. The blood-thirsty mosquito was in greut and also his ally the wicked fly." Sam and his friends came out wiser men but not wealthlor. " We were " as he said, " prospectors searching for wealthy diggings but did not find them. The high water was very much against tis. Hud it been low we could have got down to the bottom bur diggings when we might have made (40 a day per man. The favorite way of working diggings in that region where the season is short is to mine out the gravel, where that is practicable, when it is frozen hard like solid quartz and then in the summer season to treat it. That is one of tlie reasons why the cleanings up ure so large. The gravel has lieen wrought out in the winter time and is being washed up in the summer time." Sam considers the Yukon a good country. It is a good country for a poor man to go to. He has a good chance of making money." Sam is determinod to go back unci leaves for there in Spring. " I um," ho observed to Tun Miner. '* going out again in Spring. I am making up a party, 1 am going in tlie same way us 1 formerly went, but may take a different pass when 1 get to the heud of the inlet. I liuve not decided upon any particular place. I um going on a pros peeling tour and will build my boat us formerly." In answer to an enquiry he gave us his opinion that no outfit should start unless it hits between (1200 or (1500. I mean uu outfit for four. Things may be cheaper and tilings may lie dearer, but travelling should be cheaper. Tub Mixer wishes Sam every success in his future prospecting tour in the (ar Yukon, because he heartily deserves it. East Kootenay Mining Stock List. Namk op coy. The Hold Hill. t'.-t: D. Co. The Kooiciihv (!' boil Mill: Clohlcn ,(i Fori Steele II Co. Alberts,!: K'y D.C'y Capita!,. Par Vai.i-k skll I' W.OOO.OOO I |1 .OU I Liu (-2.SOO.000 I fl.H0 | 2.K' (700,000 I 11.00 I 10c I f.-.oo.iioo I (1.1X1 I Thou. Mi-Naught, Mining Ilroker, Kort Steele. Notice Of Removal. I'm just Rdlng nfrt.nn lli** river, only a few ytmls awiiy, To iin-iiitsi'it more convenient, When; I intend tontay. 1 must Um ni: Ihe people nf Gnlilcu Fur their patron aK" In the old alow, Ami MIUK) tliem that In tlie future, 1 Khali try and merit It mon'. My wain plea fur fall and winter, An- all of the ncwewt cIbhm, Anil aro mini to give naiUfaetfou, llecaiMU .-old at LOW CHICKS fur CASH. Stilts to MeiiHiire from $15 Up. Inspect my pat lerns and compare prices before placing your orders elsewhere. Cleaning:, Itepuirtng aud Altering Done* J. F. PUGH, TAILOR, GOLDEN, B.C. How is your Printing? TRY "THE MINER" Spillimacheen @ Hotel spilumaciieex, East Kootenay, B.C. Choice Wines, Liquors A Cigars. I'tiek Horses for Sale or Hire. Every attention paid to Guests. PRANK DEACON, Proprietor. Golden Restaurant, Mack Joe, Prop. itteals at All Hours. FRESH FRUIT DAILY. BEER! The liest Beer in Canada Is made by the I Calgary Brewing & Malting Co., Lt'd. Manufacturers of Beer, Ale and Soda Water [insist on petting f'ulKttry Heer every time. They ull have it. The Coin puny'* agent for Kaxl Kootenay iu H. G. PARSON, Golden, B.C. We can������> M Yea? �� �� �� Our motto is : Best Material Perfect Fit Latest Style Reasonable Price. �� �� �� fCZTc omt Merchant Tailor, CALGARY, ALTA. Canadian Pacific By Direct rail rotlto to Montreal & Toronto and all Eastern Points, Lake Route to tbe Eant-SalllngH from Kort William. Alberta Every Tuesday to Windsor. Athabasca... .Every Thursday to Owen Hound. 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ALEXANDER Watch Inspector for the C.P.R. guarantees the work done by him TRAVELLERS- For Home Comforts e e ��� Modern Conveniences e �� 0 Best Cuisine in the West 0 0 Commodious Sample Booms 0 0 First-Class Brands of Liquors and Cigars e Co to the _/3 1 �� �� y/�� ^ Columbia Jtouse, WM. McNEISH, Prop. Headquarters for Mining Men. .The Golden Sash and Door Faotory and Machine Shop*-** Manufacturers of: Suf-Ii, Doom, Moulding*, Turned Balusters, Newel Pontic, Hand Italia & Bucket!. Tlie Machine und Blacksmith Shop are prepared to do nil kinds of repairing. All sizes of pipe-fitting unci brass goods on hand. All sizes of gluss in stock. .... Wagon repairs, poles, shafts, axles, spokcB ami felloes. Hickory and Maple plank. HOUSTON & CO. RUSSELL HOUSE, /-^- Golden, B.C. GEORGE MEADE, Prop. ���*-��.Hi!ad��iiiartern For*---, Miners, Prospectors and Lumbermen. Kates $1.00 Per JDay. Board & Lodging $0 Pku Wkkk. First Class Bar. A. Man & Co. Dry Goods, Carpets, Gents' Furnishings, Hats and Caps. Mail Orders Receive Prompt Attention. CALGARY, Alta. aFu-ra Fxesli JDru.gvs at 3D. 3v��- 0-A-L3DBIS d5 Co'��,, 0-old.eaa, SLC IR! SffiHtE MINING DIVISION. From Our Own Correspondent. D. D. MANN TALKS ABOUT THE NORTHSTAR Development Work to Proceed but No More Mining; to be Done until East Kootenay has Its Own Smelters. The Miner liad a most interesting interview with Donald 1). Mann, Montreal, President of the North Star Mining Co., while on his way through Kust Koote- H".y to West Kootenay. The main features of this interview The Miner produces for the benefit of its readers. The capital stock of the company is (130,000 divided into 1300 shares of $100 each. The company owns the famous North Star mining property situated on a gently sloping mountain one mile south of Murk Creek in Fort Steele Mining Division. The property consists of four full- nized claims nil crown granted, The North Star, Dreadnought, The O.K. and Tlie Buckhorn. The North Star was discovered in June 1892 by Jos. Bourgeois, who located the War Eagle und Lily May at Rossland. Tlie existence of tiie mine was shown by the large amount of galena float lying on the surface. Considerable amount of development work was done before the great ore-body was discovered. This has now been proved to be the largest body of galena ore that lias yet been fouud in the whole of British Columbia. The curious thing is that it has now been found that the hitherto little regarded covering of this galena has been found to be the richer carbonate ore. Tlie solid oro is primarily a very clean, solid, argentiferous galena, rather finegrained, with only a small amount of sine blende, while underlying it along the foot-wall is tlie " iron-ore," or iron and maganese 'oxides, assaying about 20 ois. in silver per ton. The upper part of the ore shute or covering which has been decomposed is a mass of reddish- brown, black and yellow oxides and carbonates of iron and lead, with beautiful specimens of moss-like metallic silver and crystals of cerussite. There is n large amount of this ore. and unlike the "carbonate ore " in thoSlocan it carries a higher silver value than the crude or solid galena oro. The value from smelter rem rim in silver is from 62 to 60.8 oss. per ton. On The Mixer enquiring as to the development work done, Mr. Mann referred him to an article contributed to the Mining Renew hy Mr. Hugh Sutherland CX-M.P. for Winnipeg, where this work ie fully detailed. Briefly stated there are two shafts already sunk and more will be sunk. Thero ie any amount of tunnelling done, both hy drifts and cross cuts. Solid galena from 8 to 20 feet in thickness has been gone through and this has been overlaid by the decomposed or carbonate ore, in one place fully 15 feet thick. Tho width in some cases is from 40 to 80 foet. This great mass now stands ready to be mined out. One of the cross-cut tunnels 'M feet long, strikes one of tlie shafts at a depth of (10 feet. The princi-nl development work which is still proceeding will consist in sinking, drifting and cross-cutting unci fully opening up this great and valuable , property. , The ore Is very easily mined. By the 20th of January of tliis year, when mining ceased, there were 5000 tons of ore on the hanks of the Kootenay Itiver ready for shipment. The Company only ceased mining then owing to the lack of transportation. As it Is, not more than one-hull of this ore will be bundled this season. Tho unfortunate accident lo the Huth and Gwendoline in the month oi May whereby both woro wrecked in the canyon, seriously hampered shipping arrangements. The ore is brought down to a landing on the Kootenay Hiver culled the North Star binding some six miles above West Port, and this landing is practically tbe head of the navigation of the Kootenay Kiver. A wagon road 23 miles in length bus been constructed from tlie mine to this Inudiug. The construction of tliis road cost upwards of $11,000. There is stabling half-wuy between the mine and the river, where relays of horses are exchanged. Freighting from the mine -to tho landing can be done both during summer and winter. In Bummer by wagons aud in winter by sleighs. The ore Is placed in small sack's of jute, which are manufactured in Montreal, aud it is therefore easily handled. Sixteen of theso socks of oro weigh one ton. Tlie plan is adopted of mixing both kinds of oro together, the pure galena unci tho decomposed oxides uiul carbon* utes, so that the smelter returns which Mr, Mann shewed Tin: Mixwi did not Indicate that the ore was by any melius low grade. The ore is shipped to the Great Falls smelter, Montana, for smelting uiul re- lining purposes. It ifl carried by steam- or to Jenfiings Landing, Montana and there transported by rail to Grout Fulls. Here it is treated by the United Smelting and Iteflning Company, generally in live car loads averaging 20 tons each. 'Here are some of the returns," said Mr. Maim producing a number of returns from the Smelting Company and The Mineii selected one before the increase of duty was imposed by the United States Gov ernment, which shewed that live car loads weighing 107,0-1511)8. had lieen dealt with. The value of this ore was $60.16 per ton. The freight and treatment amounted to $16.50 per ton which left a clear return of $43.60, less the duty to be paid to Uncle Sum. " You will see," said Mr. Mann, "that the return on the l!l7,0451hs. at $43.66 should have given ns $1301.44, but out of thut $1457.55 went into the coffers of the United States treasury, leaving the net proceeds of $2843.44* Since then there has been a further increase in tin duty and further decrease in the value of silver, so we don't intend to ship any more. " Development work will be resumed and will lie continued all this winter. There is no intention of doing much mining as it does not pay to ship owing to the increased duty and the low price of silver. Mining will not be resumed on any great scale until there ure better means of transportation and until smelters are erected in Fast Kootenay. The bast place for smelters will be where the railway crosses the Kootenay Kiver. There is a down grade on both sides. From the west the ores can be easily hauled to meet tlie coke which will lie us easily hauled from the eust from the Crow's Nest Pass coal fields. FORT STEELE MINING DIVISION Written by Thos. T. McVittie. C.C.. P. L.S., for" Mining " the journal of the Northwest Mining Association. The first mineral claim that was recorded in the Fort Steele Mining Divi sion was located on Wild Horse Creek, in the fall of 1884, and was situated alioiit five miles up the creek from the old town, near the head of Victoria ditch but it was allowed to lapse, the ore not being of a sufficiently high grade to warrant the expenditure of any money on development work, owing to the backward state of tlie country at the time. For the next few years very little prospecting wue done, the next location on the creek* being in 1887, by Wm. Voss, who still retains possession of the property. This claim is situated at the head of Victoria Gulch, a branch of the Wild Horse. Tho ledge is aliout 60 feet in width, showing a tine body of ore, which curries gold, silver and lead. A tunnel has been run in on the lead for a considerable distance. But it was not until the summer of 1803 that the prospecting of Wild Horse began in earnest, it was during this summer that Messrs. Banks and Young discovered und staked off the Dardanelles group. Numerous other locations were made the same seuson by other parties, und tho number of claims have increased rapidly over since until at the present time they can be numbered by the hundreds, and are scattered over on both sides nf the main stream and its tributaries fur a distance of ten miles from its mouth, the character Q( the rock being principally gold quarts, Hut development work bus been necessarily confined to the actual assessment work, which bus to be done in order to retain possession of the property. Consequently, very little is as yet known as to the value nf this mineral licit. Prior to the discovericson Wild Horse, in the fall of 1KIHJ, Jas. Dibble and two other men located what has turned out to he a most vnluuble miucrnl deposit, which is now known ns the " Dibble Group," in u gulch of the Koekies about ten miles east from Fort Steele and the suino distance south from the Wild Horse. The ore is a pay copjier, carrying gold and antimonlal silver, some of it going very high in gold and silver. The property may now be ranked us an ore- producing mine, it being now sold to a syndicate. This mineral bolt has been traced for a considerable distance in a northerly direction over the divide to Shingle Crock, An which there arc quite a number of locations. The next dis covery of importance was the now celebrated North Star iniue, staked out and recorded by Joe Bourgeois and James Laiigfell in the summer of 1802. They immediately started in to develop the property and very soon hud a fine showing of galena and cut-Inmates. It soon passed into the hands of D. D. Mann of Montreal, who formed a company and commenced operations in the beginning of 1893. Work hnfi, been carried on almost continuously ever since, until now this mine is recognized us being one of the most valuablbin the Kootenays; and from the indications of the mineral bearing veins in the vicinity,there seems very little doubt but that there is an immeuse body of silver-lead ore awaiting development. The whole country for some miles surrounding tho original locutions have been staked off, on many of which considerable development work litis beon done, und several have lately passed at good figures into the hands of miningcomp'anies, who, no doubt, intend to commence work us soon us possible. Tlie next mineral group worthy of reference is situated on the Moyie Luke about 30 miles south from Fort Steele. This ore body wits discovered by an Indian while hunting in the summer of 1893. He stumbled across a large outcrop of galena where it was exposed to view on the precipitous side of u cliff about 1400 foot aliove tho lake. On reaching the mission he informed Father Coecola of his find, who making a satisfactory arrangement with the Indian immediately set out for the spot accompanied by Jas. Cronin, who was on a visit to the Mission. At the same time Messrs. Hogg and Houghton, engineers engaged in exploring the country in the interest of the C.P.R. being camped in the vicinity, got wind of tlie discovery and were soon on the ground. They nil located claims on which considerable work has since been done. The ore is galena and of the same character as that found in the North Star. On the " St. Eugeno " and " Peter, tbe original locations, 600 feet of tunneling has been run in, more than half of which being on tho lead with drifts and connecting shafts. So now this property may be ranked ns a working mine, and as soon as proper transportation facilities ure established will ship large quantities of ore. Numerous other mineral belts have lieen discovered in other parts of the country witnin the past four or five years, the one attracting the most attention nt present being the gold quartz leads on Perry Creek extending for some miles adjacent to and above the old placer diggings. The original claim was staked by a man named Sherwood in July, 1895. ��� There were so many locations being made all over the district that the value of the discovery escaped notice until tlie following year when interest was gradually awakened and men begnn to realize that the country in vicinity of Perry Creek was well worth prospecting; the consequence being that in a very short time the hillsides bordering the creek were staked off for a distance of seven or eight miles. There has boon little op|ior- tunity so far towards doing development work. Although a few companies were working lust winter with satisfactory results, it wus only surface work. Coil' sequcntly, the vulno of these properties still remain in abeyance, but it will not be long before not only Perry Creek, but nil the other mineral belts of the district will be in a process of active development brought on by tlie construction of the long talked of and hoped for Crow's Nest Pass Ituil way. It seems strange that this route has not lieen utilized liefore for railway purposes, for ever since 1S73 it has been known to uxist, for in that yeur M. Phillips, who is at present a stipendiary ���nngistJute for this district passed through it to the northwest with o companion named John Collins. In the same year Phillips and a man named Morrisey, while camped closo to the mouth of a tributary of Elk Kiver, noticed a large amount of what Morrissey supposed to be black sand in the creek, but which on examination proved to lie coal dust from tlie coal measures in the viciniry, now in possession of the Crow's Nest Coul Co. Mr. Phillips reported the discovery of this puss to lingers, the en- engineer in churge of the C.P.K, surveys, when he was exploring thu country, but at that time thu government objocted to the location of uny railway line within loo miles of the international boundaiy; consequently, it wus passed over mid no examination made of it, Alwtit the year 1879 or 1880 the government made a small appropriation towards cutting a trail through the pass, which was completed oil or ��� about the year 1882. It was not until the year 1884 or 1885 that the coal limits were staked off and applied for, the first portion being in the vicinity of Marten Creek, which now proves to lie near tlie eastern boundary of the known coal fields. The following year Wm. Fernie, who was looking after the interest of the company, became aware of tho existence of the coal measures on the main Elk Kiver, took steps so as to gain control of the whol-i coal field which now constitute the property of the Crow's Nest Coal Co. Somo few miles to the south within a short distance of the International boundary on branches of tho Flathead Kiver large conl oil springs were discovered shortly after thu coal measures hud been taken up. These springs uro supposed on reliable authority to indicate the presence of large quantities of oil inclose proximity to the surface, but all the lands in this section of the district have been reserved by the government for reasons best known to themselves. Before concluding this article it will not be out of place to give an account of how Fort Steele, the present distributing point for the district, came into existence The town is situated on a bench overlooking the Kootenay nt its confluence with the Wild Horse Creek and St. Mary's Kiver about five miles from the site of the old mining town which sprung up in tlie vicinity of the old placer grounds. A ferry and trading post wus established by John L. Gulbralth. Col. Keeler and Marion Nolan in the fall of 18(14. John L. (ialbraith having located the ground and buying out his two partners, carried on the business with the assistance of his brother, James Gal- bruith, who was succeeded by R. L. T. c-albraith, tlie present owner of the property. For a number of years it was known as Galbraith's Ferry, but on the arrival of the N, W. mounted police under the comniund of Major Steele in 1887, who established a fort at this point, the mime of the plttco wus changed to Fort'Steele. It has now become quite nn important center for the mining interests of the section, and will no doubt make a rapid progress during the next few years, for u change has conic over the spirit of the scene owing to the promised early construction of the railroad which will place this portion of British Columbia not only in touch with the sister district, but also with the sister districts, but also with the outside world. The Fort Steelo mining division may now look forward with confidence to an era ot great prosperity, and the old difficulty with regard to transportation facilities may be relegated to the paBt and looked upon us ancient history. FBKK MINERS." Extract** From British Columbia Statutes Explaining Fully the Value and Necessity of a " Free Miuci-H " Certificate���No Person Should Attempt Mining Without One. Any person ov*y 18 yesrs of apri1, or imv joint Steele niin'mny, or ion-lull c-oui)-mi**, may be- uoiiie ii free miner liy imving $5 to uny gold coiniiilssiniier ur mlm-riil rucorucr sail obtain, inn a t'ertlltcutu good lor on. yeur. A free miner nitty obtain ti new certificate for on. lost ou paying |1. A tree miner's eerlltiestc is not transferable. Any person or einnpmiy working s iiiiueml claim, held as real estate without fleense, may be lined f��i. Mines t-ecoiuu real estate after erown grain lias been issued. Should co-owner fall to pay up Ills free miner's c-urtilieale bis Interest goes to his en-owners pro rata according to their former Interests. A shareholder In t joint stuck company need not lie a free holder. A free miner may claim 1500x1501 feet. - llnl all angles must he right angles and all measur- meat must be horizontally. A free miner may cut timber on erown lands. A free miner may kill game for his own use at all soasons- A free miner may obtain live acre mlllslte upon eruwn lands in Ihe iurm of a square. A claim may be held from year lo year bv work being done to the value of one hundred dollars. 'Two claims In each mining division, not on the same vein or lode, may be held, uiul mere than em, ou the same vein If held by purchaser, Lodes dlseovered 111 tunnel may be held 11 recorded ill 15 days. A tree miner may on payment of ?5, fu lieu of expenditure oil claim, obtain u erown gram. Any miner niav, at Ihe illseretton of the gold commissioner, oblain a Muter right lor a term of 20 vears. No transfer of any mineral claim or interest shall be eliforeeabfe unless lu writing, signed and recorded. No miner shall suffer from any act of omission r commission, or delays on the part of the government officials. No claim siiall be open to loeatlon during last lllnesss ot holder, nor within ti months after his death, unless hy permission of guld commissioner. in A mineral claim must be recorded within 15 days after locution, If within 10 miles of ofllee of mining recorder. Oneuiblltloiial day Is allowed lor every additional!!) miles or fraction thereof. AXNtUI, LABOR. Work on each mining claim lo the value of 1110 must be done each year from date of record of mineral claim. Altldavit made by the holder, or litrr agent, setting out a detailed statcmeut of the work done must be filed with the gold eoinmissiunsr or milling recorder, und it eertilteate of work obtained, and recorded before the expiration of each year from tbe date of record of said claim. A tree miner holding adjoining claims, may subject to tiling notice of his intention with the gold commissioner or mining recorder perform uu any one or more of sllell cbiilus, nil the work required to entitle him to a eerlllleute of work for eueh claim. The same provision applies to two or more free miners luil,ling adjoining Halms lu partnership. In lieu of above work thu minor must pay flue and gel receipt and record the same. MINING OFFICIALS. Complete Directory of the Recorder*. Minister nf Mines���Hon. Col, James Raker, Provincial Mineralogist���W. A. llarlyle. 1'ublle Assayer II. I'armlchael. District. Olllee. MINIMI IIKroltliKHs IX It. C. NANAIHo���II. iiiia V Nttlilllme NKW WI'STMINSTKH��� fl. Itiibson New Weslmplster KAST KOOTKNAV���,f. SI Irrel Ilonulil P. C. fang Clolden CI. tloldle Wllidermrre C M. Kdwards Kurt Steele M. Phillips Tobacco Plains WKST KOOTKNAV��� .1. II. ilrahoni llevelstoke Cory Msnnonluk Urittnu A. sprout New Deliver John Keen Kuslo J. 11. Itashdall Nelson J. Klrkup Rossland J. C, Itykurt II* ken's Thomas Taylor Trout Ijike Walter Swill Illeeillewaet F. CI. Fauquier Naknsp CARIBOO��� IV, Stephenson. Quenelle Forks ,1, How run Uakorvf lie Va lk- W. Dodd ....Yale I.. Norrls Vi'cuon 0, A. H. l.aiulily Osoyoos W. McMyuu Midway 8. R. Almond Grand Forks II. Hunter Granite Creek O. C. Tunstnll Kamloops MI.LOOKT���C. A. Fhalr Ltllooct P. Soues,,... ..Clinton CAB81AR-- Er.r& Kvadr Maniton Creole Omlneca Jas. porter Lake-Ion alberni���T. Fletcher A Ibernl VICTOHIA���W. 8. Gore Victoria GOLD COMMISSION WW IN I). C. For tho Province��� \V. 8. Ooro Victoria Alberni���Tlioh. Fletvlmr Albernl Cariboo-John Bowron ttiuliflelu rn.tsbir Dlstrtot-Jiw. Porter...Laketon, Oaiwiar Llllooet Dl hi riot���Frederick Hoiten Clinton Niumi 1110--M. Bray Nitnafmo EoKt Kootenay Dlmrlct���J. F. AnuatruiiK, Fort Steele. J. E. Griffith Honald Went Kootenay District���N. Flutublw...Ni'lmjii J. P. Graham KuvoUtokO Vale Dfrtrfet���Chun. Lambly Onoyoiw Q. C. Tuutitall ! Kau.loop.-i PERRY Situated on Perry Creek, 25 Miles From Fort Steele, East Kootenay. tttxtxttxuttxx IiOTS foi, m $75 to $150 Each according to location. tmtmtmttn PPp-u-w/. __��, m One-third down, balance in three and six "���*��� S5��-i-A-iJ.K5�� . months, without intercut. MMBEIdi 5 lie,, Agents, CALGARY. Upper Columbia- ifavigation 6c TJramway Co., Limited, and International [Transportation Company. Connecting with tlie C. P. R.'at Golden, P. C, and GreatJNortbern Railway at Jennings, Montana. 48 Hours to Fort Steele. Steamers leave Golden J' Monday and Friday evening on arrival of East bound train. Connections at Canal Flat with stage for Fort Steele and Wardner. The Only Quick and Comfortable Route. Address all express care, of U. C. Co'y, Golden. F. P. ARMSTRONG, MANAGER. CARLIN & DURICK General Merchants -FORT STEELE, B. O. ��-*/V��\/*v>��-0 Miners Supplies a Specialty. Agent for the California Giant Powder Com pay. LEADING I HOUSE_ Salgardne * Hotel DTort Steele, S. G. Choice Winks, Liquors asm Cigars. R. D. MATHER, Proprietor. E^* TRAVELLERS HEADQUARTERS The Steele House. First Class Brands of Liquors and Cigars o Headquarters for Mining Men o o Commodious Sample Rooms o o Best Cuisine in the West, o o o Modern Conveniences o o o Home Comforts. D. McNEISH, Proprietor. POET STEELE, B. C. ���A.d.-vextie�� Ixi "TKE E-&.ST KOOTElTATr auCBbTEESs.' GOLDEN - TOWNSITE . - - ���'��� ., ���. ,, .. Real Estate in Golden now presents one of the best opportunities for investment Golden is sure to be the leading railway and mining town in East Kootenay. The owners of the Townsite are prepared to dispose fo the remaining lots at reasonable 1 prices and on reasonable terms. SPEGMIi IflDDGEMTS will be offered to purchasers erecting buildings. Prices Range From $75 according to location. For Maps, Prices, Terms and full particulars apply to j to. I Marter. ox 1&. teen, aOLDBJT, S, C- MIMING NEWS. Meesrs. Starke and Dtiinartl liave completed iiBneBsnicnt work on the Favorite mineral claim on the head of tlie middle fork of the Spillimacheen in Golden Milling Dinision. It ia tin extension of The International. Tlie work consisted mainly in an open cross cut and in tlie confrlsOTic-ewicnt of 'a tunnel. The rock is gold hearing quartz. Assays have gone as higli tis'from'fllll to $720 in gold. Mr. Manuel I'ainard who represents The Alberta and Kust Kootenay'Development Company has come into Golden from the McMurdo district where tliis Company holds some very promising claims. Development work is going on there and Mr. Diiinnril has come in to report progress and obtain additional supplies. He returns back in the beginning- ol the week; I .-,,-.' The Flying Dutchman which' is '^now under bond was located as far hack as 1801. Since then considerable development wot'k lins been done on it. It iB estimated that upwards of $40110 have been expended in opening up this property. A tunnel has been driven in 12(1 feet. The main lead has been cobs cut und -10 feet of it mined out. Con, ider- able surface work has been done in uncovering and exposing tlie lead. Tlie lead has also been fully opened up by deep cuts and crosa cuts. Tho quartz which The Minim lias seen is very line anil is heavily capped by white iron. Assays give upwards of If-lli in gold. ���\Yhen fully dcvi'lupi'd tiie niiite will be very elisily worked, us tlie incline of the hill in whloh it is Bituatod is very steep. Tin: MIXER hopoa that tliis deal will successfully go through. Sam Johnson bus come in from three week's prospootlhg, Tin1 principal thing that lie found was hardship, lie got plenty of it, but nothing I'lsu of any value. He struck out for Ottertail and went up Heaver Creek that empties into the Kicking Horse between Ottertail und Field. From the mouth of the creek to its source is 21 miles, Sam having traversed this distance crossed over the divide from Golden Division into Donald Division and struck the head ���waters of a creek for which he could not find any name. He followed this creek down for 12 miles until ho came to the lilaeberry into which it empties about 35 or 40 milcB from where this river joins the Columbia River. All the basins on the Blueberry side were thoroughly prospected but without success. There were plenty of signs indicating copper, but Sam did not deem anything that he saw worthy of staking out. The water was pretty high, and travelling was difficult. It was ft hard country to get through. It is so very rough, full of cliffs, small precipices and high walls. There iB an abundance of Bmall glaciers and the ice iB very troublesome to cross. Sam's chief gain waa experience. Mr. Frank Bethune, who is superintending the development work on the TimbaBket group of claims on tho Kin- basket Lake in the Donald Division has arrived in Golden to obtain additional supplies. Development work has buia going on there all summer. This group of claims. wliich is held' by the Golden & Fort Steele Development Company contains the largest body of argentiierouB galena thut has ever yet been discovered and uncovered in North Fast Kootenay. It has one ledge 80 feet wide. Upon tliia ledge u shaft haB been sunk which is now driven about 00ft. going through mineral all the way. Ab soon ns the foot wall ia reached a cross cut will lie made to tlie hanging wall, which will give a distance of iiboiit 300 foet in depth under ground. Assays have gone as high us Stiozs. in silver. Spokane Fruit Fair opens on Tuesday, October 6th and closes on Saturday, October 10th. In a seperute nnncx connected with the muin buildings, is to be a mineral exhibit. Last year's mineral exhibit was n great success. The specimens that came from East Kootenay did more in bringing this district to prominence than anything else. Here ut the exhibit, prospector, miner und investor ure brought tog.-ther, and have an opportunity of ascertaining tlie variety of mineral wealth of East Kootenay. It is to be hoped East Kootenay will get up nn exhibit worthy of her great mmeral resources. Tin: Minim will gladly take charge of the exhibit, forward it to Spokane and sec that it receives a proper place at llio exhibition. Tlie exhibit however must he completed and on its way not later than September 15th. Tim MINER will gladly furnish all information to intending exhibitors. Tlie Hrovince Publishing Co. has deservedly obtained a great reputation for its mining niups which it bus been lately publishing. Its reputation has Iran fully maintained if not enhanced by its recent publication of The Klondyko Mnp which is u map of a part of tlie Canadian and American territories in tho far Northwest. The map contains portions of British Columbia, Yukon and Alaska, and in addition to its apparent full geographical details, it shows tho various pusses, routes and trails to the Yukon us well us the disputed boundary between Canada and the United States in that far away region. Tho map which is well printed and well mounted on cloth contains some most useful reading appended on it and attached to different sheets. The reading is a perfect vade mectim of information for thoso who intend to go there. It contains a history of tho country, gives information as to climate, productions; routes to be taken, list oi supplies suitable for oHe man for one year and cost of the same arid where they can be obtained. It gives.��aluable hints as to the' kind of men who ehould go there, as to the diseases to be encountered and the best means of. preserving the health. It also contains $e Placer Mines Begulations, showing the size of claims-and how they can be transferred and gives forms for making applications for claims, obtaining grants, procuring transfers. The map and reading matter are a perfect encyclopedia of knowledge regarding the Yukon and the Clondyke. This can be obtained mounted on cloth and in neat, waterproof ease for 11.��� Cheap. A LITTLE TOO THlck. The Streets of Winnipeg Paved With Cold.-WIII It Pan Out. The Nor'-Wester, Winnipeg, has the following startling head-lined paragiaph in ft recent issuet������" Gold Paved Streets. A startling discovery made in tiie city. Gold bearing quarts in liberal quantities haB been found. The starting annoucement that the streets of Winnipeg have been paved with gold was made on good uutliorsty yester- duy. Mayor McCreuryiminediately went out to investigate and fouud that there wus some; truth in the report. He is now about tlie proudest chief magistrate of any city on the continent. The diBcovery was made by Mr. Henry, of the firm of Henry and Grout, mining aasayers and brokers. He wub Inspecting one of the streets on witch a mucaduni pavement litis recently dcen put down whonHlseyo happened to light on a small piece nf rock witch looked u little too rich to be used for pavement purposes. Investigation proved it tulni a piece of goldbouringquorts It wub not the only piece of rock of the samo kind on tho street. In fact It was tg lie found in liberal quantities on all the streets recently macadamized Mr. Henry will take some of the samples to Montreal mid Toronto and exhibit tbeni there. Tho ' rock wus shipped to Winnipeg from Keewatin and has been used as top dressing for macadamised streets. This appears to be just a little too "thick. The streets of Winnipeg were notorious for their muddy clay adhesiveness and consist mainly of real estate, but they have considerably improved. Teoy liuve now some stability and respectability. Keewatin ic famed for its flour; Its only othor products we know of are swamps and mosquitoes. These are not detrimental to the existence of quartz with gold carrying qualities. We know that gold exists wherever it is found, and ft considerable amount is being found in a region not fur distaat from Keewatin. We should like to ki-ave something more about this maca damized quarts with such rich metallic properties. Where it comes from,, and was the metal there at its departure. It is possible both may have come from different places and got mixed on the streets of Winnipeg. We are anxious to see how the whole matter pans out. Will Winnipeg rival and surpass Jerusalem in the days of Solomon, who made silver as plentiful as stones in her streets. Local and General News. There will be a general meeting in the Methodist Church on Tuesday evening August 81st ftt 8 p.n, to consider the advisability of fornitg a brunch of the Upper Canada Bible Society in Golden. As tlie society is undenominational it is expected that all people anxious for the propagation of the gospel will be present ftt this meeting, Thb Mimbk woule recommend all East Kotenay prospectors who are contemplating the Yukon to stick to East Kootenay and its assured prospects, and not incur the risk of being a few thousand years hence dug out of a glacier like a fossil rat out of an untcdeluvin dung-hill for tlie contemplation of archaeologists in a dime museum. Mr. A. W. Rosa . ox- M.P. for Lisgar, referring to the mining doom . says tlie prospects for tho future of British Columella are excellent, anb he expects it will at no distance day bo tlie most important province of the Federation. That is bo. There Is not the least possible doubt about that fact. Harvest operations have commenced in Golden district ut Sandy Campbell's furm a short distance westward from Golden. A line Held of grain, gold headed, ripe and strong, has beon laid low by the mower. The grain will soon be garnered and In a short time new oat meal will be on sale at the Btores. Rov. Dr. RobertBon of Winnipeg, Siipt. of Presbyterian Church missions, has been on ft tour among the various Presbyterian Churches and Missions in British Columbia. Last Sunday he conducted communion services in tho Presbyterian Church at Golden. He left on Monday's No. 2 for Winnipeg, but may be exyected back shortly to complete his tour of inspection. He has yet to visit the Upper Columbia Valley and South East Kootenay. The Rev. Dr. was accompanied on his visit by his wife and daughter. WARREN'S STORE '.! ' .*' ���: In Golden, is:��� , .... T��a.e Best Store In East ZZootexia^ Miners & Prospectors Outfits. "A, specialty is made of this line of business. A ��� ��������� ; complete list of goods always in stock; . ������������' ; WARREN'S other line of goods is unrivailed. ,.,. . t Provisions, Hardware, Hosiery, Etc. Every department is replete. A trial is only ' necessary to become a constant customer. WAR- ';' REN'S STORE is the foremost in the district.' , ,.''" C. A. WARREN, GOLDfeN. J A Muir____���____s_\ Sign Writer & House Painter ���*��**���������� Estimate, given ol >U work. GOLDEN, B. C. International Gold . . . Mines . . Development Oo. New York, Chicago, Spokane, Wusli. CAPITAL 8TOCK 810,000,000.00. Buy and Sell Mining Properties. Furnish Money for Development NOTICE Try "THE MINER 5J FOR Job Printing* PROVINCIAL SECRETARY'S OFFICE. ' His HONOUR the Lieutenant-Governor )ins been pleased to muk'- the lolluwlug appointments i��� 12th August, 16D7. Jqriaii Stirrett, Enquire, Mining Recorder, at Dnimlit, to be��� Recorder of Murks auc Brands under the "Cuttli' Act," tor the ICtiHl K,uoUMwy Electoral DlKtriet, ami Deputy (Merit of tho l'eme, for the Northern Division of the Mild District. Charles MAURY Edwards, Enquire,, Mining Recorder, lit Kort Steele, to bo- Deputy Clerk o( the l'eaee, and , , lti-itl-lrnr of the County Court of Kootenay hohli-uttt Kort Steele.- <��� NOTICE I East Kootenay Klisctoxal District. vtOTICE Ir hereby given that His Honour the ���" Lieutenant-Governor in CouneUJias been pleased to authorise the division of the East Kootenay Electoral District into a Northern and a Southern Division lor the convenience oi public bvuincHH, uaniely:��� - Northern Division To comprise the Donald,-Golden end Windermere Mining Divisions, Southern Djyision ���,. - To include the area contained within, the Fort Steele Mining Division. A. CAMPBELL REDDIE', ' Deputy Provincial Secretary. : Provincial Socrotttry^ Office, - * �� 16th July, WOT. ... ���. ,������ ��� S COMFORTABLE BOAR AND' LODGING, *"*\ In Private Houbo, Apply tp Mrs. Brownrlgg, S.. Alberta St.,, Golden, B.C.
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Title | East Kootenay Miner |
Publisher | Golden, B.C. : East Kootenay Publishing Co. |
Date Issued | 1897-08-26 |
Description | Devoted to the mining interests and development of the district of East Kootenay |
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Date Available | 2015-11-30 |
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DOI | 10.14288/1.0081418 |
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