5 Wh ] ���>��� Devoted to tbe ping Interests and Development of the District of EAST HOOTEff AY. fr'TJ No. 24. Golden, B. C, Thursdsfy January 6th, 1898. $2.00 Per Year A. P. PATRICK, P.L.S. -BOX 40 GOLDKN, B.C. G. S. McCARTER, I "%f" '' KOTARV, KTC. 1 ' Ai.axtVaaa Block, - Gowns*, B.C ELLIS & GROGAN, Fire, Ufe, Real Kalattf, House Agents, Anctloiiecrs and Custorhn Broker* Fire Agoaciei": QRaiin, Lancashire, Union, Hartford. Kuropean Stram^hip Ticket Ofllee. The Huu S,lte Insurance Company. Tho Ontario Accident Insurance Co'y. 'i , Thu BIrbeCk investment and Loan Co. CALQARY, ALTA. H. L. Cummins, P.L.S., And Civil Engineer. Fort Steele, B.C. Thos. McNaught, Mala. Broker, Flaaacla! Ape.t, Conveyancer aid K.ujy Pnlillc. t-iMI e��eo .ddrOM : GOLDEN or FORT STEELE, W. PELLEW HARVEY, (F.C.8.) Aim? Ofllootf and Chemical Laboratory, ' TAKCOOVER, B.C. ��� (Katabllihed ItWO-J Far tfverai years with Vivian A Son*, Swan- Ma, and local repremintatlvc fur them. Far �� years manager for the Maayorc to the BU Timo Co., Loudon. Wanadlan ruureaentatlro of the Cased Gold Extracting Co. L'td, Glasgow {Cyanide proetiM.) 5.B.���All work personally nuperintended. Only tompatent wen employea. Ho pupils re wived. Jas. Henderson, CONTRACTOR and BUILDER, M.iui Prepared. Pifsipt atit"ltlon plTen to order.. A -itipply of Building Lime for .��!.. GOLDEN, B.C. The Golden MEAT MARKET *��� "-v��-**.*. Freah and Halt Meats. Fiah and (iMDs in season. Dealers ln Cattle, Sheep and Horses, Mall orders recolve prompt attention. HULL BROS. & CO. Livery and Peed Stables ���Haedfcadrile Horses and Rig* of All Kinds for ���Ira at Reasonable Rates. ttamlngef All KlndaaHpechlty. Hafeiilton and Skelton, Golden, B. C. Good Time Wanted By every man who has a watch. ��� W. ALEXANDER, <��> C.P.R. Watch Inspector will b�� atTHK MINER OFFICE from ^r.iWarln*r to Frldny __^ ��aoh week. Satisfaction Guar;, antned. Work can ho left at McDKRMOT'K STOKE. k H. Be ���WATCHMAKER ���*"Vand-**- ... JEWELLER. Wedding Hinjs il Specialty. Calgary, - Alberta. (e)Colden(5) V****. *.-- I��� ��� ���I'-Hl * T0J4S0RIAL PflHltOHS Newly Hclitted k Uefurnislied. The la-st ol the kind went of Winnipeg. Everything Complete. All Modern Conveniences. J. Lamontagne, Prop. undertaking! & Embalming Telcjraph order*receive prompt attention ��� d. SMART, ��� CALQARY, A..TA. ��� ��� .��������������������*��.��*>��..����*�� �����*��������������? The Providence par Go Providcnoe, R.I. wants all kinds of raw furs, skins, ginseng, seneca, etc. Trices for next sixty days are as follows *. Silver Fox (15.00 to (150.00. Bear if 5.00 to ( 25.00. Otter ( 4.00 to ( 9.00. Martin ,..( 2.00 to If 9.00. Beaver (per pound)...( 3.00 to ( 3.50. Wolf ( 1.00 to ( 2.00. Red Fox * 1.00 to $ 2.00. Mink ( .75 to ( 2.00. Skunk ( .25 to ( 1.00. Gray Fox ( .50 to $ .75. Kat". $ .20 to $ .25. Price list on all other furs and skinB furnished upon application. Full prices guaranteed, careful selection, courteous treatment, and Immediate remittance on all consignments. GEO. GEARYS Livery, feed & Sate Stables, Fort Steele, S. E. Kootenay. I'ack Trains for mines supplied. Freighting of all kinds undertaken. Our_ G^ISTPS OTPEH* IilStS aro very interesting. Send us a post card and wc will mail one to you. *���%���%��� Hudson's Bay Stores, CALGARY, ALTA. Wong See, Watchmaker, Jeweller, Optician nnd Mechanic. Watches cleaned, .Ibwolloiiy mounted, dln-mca tmMiiU'ft .m.l (iiiiih r.-prtiri'.l. Firm .'las. unrk In every department. A trialtiallelteo,SO eomu W,ong See, Golden. Tom Lee, BRITISH COLUMBIA. The province of British Columbia is desirous of attracting attention in the groat markets of the world in order to obtain capital and to increase its population. It has certain valuable commodities to offer in exchange���such ns minerals of different kinds, valuable Hinder, extensive fisheries, and fruitful fanning lauds. The owners of this natural wealth have in tlieir wisdom seen tit to offer their goods in London���the greatest market ill the world. It is, we lielieve, usually considered prudent when endeavoring to obtain a looting iu anew market in which there is keen competition to send tlie best samples. Western enterprise, however, bus proved the fallacy of these old-world business maxiniB we presume, for tlie samples of British Columbian mineral properties which have been offered in this market have in a large number ol cases been mere shoddy, and among those few whicli have been sold how many have been honestly worth the money paid for them? tn this mart, where the nations of the world are clamoring to sell their warts, sentiment hae been permitted to influence business and our colonies have been favored sometimes unduly. Tho confidence of the British investor was rudely shaken in regard to Westralia, and tliis lesson has not been forgotten. British Columbia had nearly everything in its favor when it came on tlie market; it possessed a few shipping mines developed with local capital; fortune hud favored it with great natural advantages as regards climate, water communication, size uud extent of ore bodies, timber, game, etc.; it had found favour in tlie eyes of shrewd American investors; and tho purse strings of Europe were inclined to loosen. A little money was invested, moro or less tentatively, and of tlie results practically nothing is known. Directors indulge in Utopian forecasts, as usual, hut the public waits in vain to ascertain facts. Wind is lieing done on those properties���are thore no mine managers? If there is no return on an investment it is at least some satisfaction to know the money has been spent. The Government ollicials havc.done little or nothing lo make known the resources of tlieir province, and yet they hope to compete in this great market with established goidliehls whicli spare no time or trouble to give the public the most complete and reliable information concerning tlieir progress. This selfish and shortsighted policy would almost lead one to believe that thos. in whose hands the fortunes of the province mainly rest have no belief in its future and arc too busy lining their own pockets at the expense of an ill-infornicd public���Tho London City Leader. has the best restaurant in Gold-, en. It is open nt nil hours. Every delicacy and fruit in its! Season. A pood selection of I Chinese Lily llower roots apply I at once for the Choicest ere they go to Tom Lee, Bakery, (��) Heal�� Divy and Xlght. ' Keep Away From Klondike. Will Luhn, of tho Cole-Luhn Klondike expedition, has written an entertaining letter to J. M. Murpbey respecting his adventures in tlio frozen north. The letter is dated at Dawson City, Oct. 4th, and the writer says iu part: We arc,now encamped at Lousetown, ono mile above Dawson City, on the banks of the Klondike. Dawson is a lively mining town and they say it is tlie richest mining town of its size in the world. Raw gold is the money and everyone seems to have a Buck of it. Everything near here ia taken und wc will be unable to get a claim this winter. Thore aro a lot of rich claims on the Klondike, Eldorado aud Bonanza, ami there are plenty that do not pay to work them. The country in general is not as rich as represented ane there are men who have been in the country from one to 10 or 15 years aud have not yet struck anything rich. If any uf my friends contemplate coming hore, my advice would bo, don't come. The river boats have not all been able to get here, aud there is a great scarcity of food.' Flour was sold here a few days ago at $150 per hundred pounds. Flour and bacon can not now bo bought at any price and many who are short arc striking for Circle City or Fort Yukon to keep from starving to death. Beef sells hero at (7.50 a pound. Hay went from (300 to (400 per ton*the last few days, nnd horses are worth (1500 per span. 1 have not heard from the world since leaving Skaguay anil do not know when I will. We paid (230 to get from Lake Bennett here, as we could not pack our boat over White Puss, Boats are selling |" at Lako Bennett at from (3115 to (700. | There are many poor fellows who will not be able to get here and will hare to winter on tlie hikes or upper rivers.��� ... .. .*���! ���..-: ..I��� THE FIELD BALL. A Groat Success���Over Seventy Couples Present. The annual ball given by the C. P. It. employees of Field to their Iriends was held in the hotel there on Monday last, when a large number of guests from outside point, was entertained in u royal manner. " The best was none too good for us" was the niotto adopted by the ball committee, and tlie best of everything was there���good music, perfect floor, pleasant guests, dainty supper and attentive service, all combined to form the most succ.ssful ol the Field balls. When the orchestra played the open ing pieco at 21.30 over thirty couple, took the floor, which number wss augmented by later arrivals to about seventy collides, that being the number thut partook of the supper served at midnight, and ol this number the following were from outside points: G. Evans, Medicine Hat; Jas. Fitlkuer, Geo. Holding und Mrs. Whitehead, Calgary; Mr. and Miss Carded, M. Curdell, Mr. and Mrs. C. Carey* T, Carey, Miss Clarke, Miss M. Clarke, Mrfund Mrs. W. Alexander and Canniore; Mr. G. Mc.Manus, Mr. H. Lang, Mrs. and Miss Turnbull, Anthracite; Mr. G. Wilson, Laggan; Mr.Currie, i'alllscr's Mr. and Mrs. Wells, Miss Wells, Mrs. Cameron, Miss Tolinie, Mrs. Burrie, Miss Doyle, MissBrownrigg, Miss Harrison, Mr. Aylmer, Mr. V. Lang and Mr. E. A. Haggen, Golden; Mrs. T. Dunn, Donald. To ask one to.describe the dresses aud name the belle of tlie hall is putting a heavy burden on your correspondent, but after asking quite a number of ladies present the name palm was awarded to Mi.-* Cardell, whose dress was strictly up-to-date snd whose dancing left nothing to he desired. I know that in thus venturing to single out any name for special mention that 1 am treading on very thin ice, but in doing this I am in no way disparaging tho many tasteful dresses which were to be seen. All of the younger of tlie young ladies present looked bewitching, and it was no easy task to make the choice. _l 1 gleaned the following partic'nlars as to the costumes worn by some of the Indies present, but I cannot be expected (being merely a man) to give a satisfactory deseri ption of the varied toilettes; so if any mistakes have" been made I am willing to acknowledge rny mistake's and crave the pardon of " ye hulye faire." Mrs. Carey was very trim and neat in a walking costume of tray with'military braid trimming j Mrs. Dunn, in a black silk dress with red chiffon sleeves, made a bright spot of color againBt the more sombre color of her partner's edit; Mrs. Wells was tastefully gowned in a black brocaded silk with jet trimming; Mrs. Whitehead woro a black lustre trimmed with pale blue cashmere, which was very becoming; Mrs. Turnbull had ou a quiet costume of black silk with jet trimmings; Mrs. Hanson bad n lovely pale blue silk trimmed with blue satin ribbons nnd chiffon Ince; Mrs. Cameron wore a dainty skirt of pink silk, a muslin bodice trimmed with lace and having satin sleeves; Mrs. Erieson.s dress was of pink silk with an overdress of lace trimmed with pink silk ribbon and jet; Mrs. .lones was gowned in* cream cashmere trimmed witli silk and luce; Mrs. Alexander's gown was of pale blue cashmere trimmed with pale blue silk and white luce; Mrs. Killeen wore a mauve silk trimmed with black lace *, Miss Oardell'a gown, which suited hor to perfection, was of cream satin with an overdress of | cream chiffon ; Miss Clark wore a brown brocaded satin with silk trimming and Miss M. Clark n cream China silk trimmed with heliotrope suttn ribbon'; Miss MeDohald in a simple muslin dress was a centre of attraction, as was also Misa Brownrlgg, who was attired in a pink nun's veiling trimmed with black lace and jet; Miss Harrison won thu hearts oi the masculine element not only by her fairvlike dancing, hut also hy the becoming costume of pale blue China silk witli nn overdress of blue cbiffou white muslin with pink flbbons (they jT*HE golden ^hospital ball. both curried feather funs and were never I wallflowers); Miss Carmen also wore, The Event of tho 9e*t-*on--Youth white muslin villi blue nillt sash; Missj Tolmie had a lovely niauvesilk trimmed j with lace and pearls; Miss McKay had a splendid dress of mauve silk with cream ribbons; Miss Johnson wore a pale blue cashmere trimmed with white lace and blue chiffon, wliich wus very becoming; Miss Lattice hud a gown of white crdpon trimmed with lnco. Many other costumes wure on the floor, hut ] '-wry direction came from a distnnco of your correspondent can straggle no two and three Hundred miles In order to longer with tho details, if woman's dress. | attein I this annual event, It was the and Beauty of Goldon and tho Columbia Valley and Vlolnlty Woll Ropt'OBontod���-Grand Affair The Golden animal hospital ball held On Wednesday evening last was a grand 'affair in every respect, Visitors from The music was of the gilt-edge variety, being furnished by Monsieur Augade's orchestra, who were brought up from Calgary for the occasion. The extras event of the season. Good music combined witli the efforts of the committee upon whom the success of the nflalr were played by Misses Curdell, McKay | depended tonded to make things appear and Wells, tlie playing of the latter j bright and lively. Everyone appeared young lady calling forth applause. l() ,mvc, hnM pu3* remembrances and The supper was served about midnight , , , , . , ������������,*,, .,, , , ,.,..,,,*. ,,* sorrows for tho time being and sougtiuo and as previously* Indicated left nothing to be desired. Dancing was kept up on-*'-"-* things nnd enjoy themselves on until *1 o'clock, when a ring was formed ( and Mr. Aylmer. on behalf of the visitors thanked the Field people. this occasion ; everyone seemed happy in the extreme; and at the call of every dance everyone was ready and willing lo participate. Judicious Investments In tho Mlnin-r1 , ,,'!', -,-,,. i .. , . _ I Long before tho arrlvnl of M.AugRde'a Industry. , , I orchestra the hall wfts well filled with When the purse strings oi British , ,, , capitalists are loosened there can be no tl,�� >'"ulh Bnrt hnni? '" ,"'UI"" ft"(1 doubt but that the various mining dis vicinity. Several of tlltfyounger of tho tricts throughout Britisli Columbia will fair sex took this occasion to make their feel an impetus that will send the life- (!l,i,.,t a���.i tllt.ir presence was realized blood rapidly coursing tlirough manv a , ,, , ,. ��� , ., , . . ' ' . . * s' " ,,., * bv all and tueir compai.v eagerly sought legitimate mining venture. What we ' need and anxiously hope for is capital to aftor* Tho*v 1"oked d��-dedly charming develop promising prospects in the J in their respective colors and were most Kootenny districts. It will surely come, beautiful and graceful while nn the floor. The pr.ju.lico against investing in mines j ���������������. tlOCorutioiis of the hall were some- is graduailv passing away. It is true.,,, , , , , ,-, , ,. ' _, ' * , * ��� , ,. Hung to he proud of. I lags, bunting there was a time, not so far distant either, when mining, whether of gold, anu ovorgreons wen- tastefully arid silver, copper or iron, was hardly cm- artistically ai'raAgcd-in every nook and sidered a legitimate Held for investment, corner, while rosy corners wore another and when mining men, | articularly the j ,-lntul.,, for tho'.cony��lifeupe,of thoso wlio promoters of largo enterprises, were in i ,., . , ,, '. .. .. ., ' ... , , , .did not dance: so that-altogether the the eves of investors too often classlned with'tliogrwi, goods in*.,, and the gold ���tlecotaUona.toHect credit oil t.l��se wh.. brick manufacturer. Now, however, had tliis branch of the proceedings In that there have been so many failures iu charge. the Industrials, the investor is compelled Th��� _���,,*.,���, wm -,,���n��-tl.ing. excellent. perforce to seek some new field ior the ,. ., . .. ,' ,,, , . , . ., ' ; .. , , -*, .. . . Evorytmug that could be desired in the legitimate einplovnient of yis capital. But where can he find such a-fioUl in' way of refresliment was heaped up.'o:i these days? Them Ijas been no class of a long t��le which fairly groaned from securities in which capital has been I feeing overloaded aud begged to' he' placed whieh furnished safer and sounder | r(,iio..e,j ���; its imi,'(,n,. Everyone did investments and have returned a .larger! and more continuous ratfe of interest on | justice to it, ami aiterwanls ���.resumed Ilia second half of the prcgi-aine with as much vigor as they had started the firtt part. Dancing was kept up until 3 a.m. on Thursday morning, when. " God Save the Queen " brought the dance to au the capital invested in mining stocks. Through the experiAice of the.recent, years of depression the investor has at last awoke to the fact and discovered that there is such a thing as legitimate mining, asdthaticgitimale mining offers to-day most exceptional attritions to|end mi wefyone went home happy and contented. The mpsic was supplied by M. Albert Augade's orchestra of Calgary, consisting of coronet,-violin and piano, and every selection was well rendored, M. Augado capital. There is no dftubt that the coming veur wiil Bee a great interest taken, not alone iu mining --peculation, hut iu legitimate mining���a branch of industry which has gradually come to he regarded as among tlie safest investments j the country has got now. Some of the':, too well known in musical circles to ifcs.t eastern and llritisli investors are al! I require comment hero and we can only the time on the lookout for good, gold or Lmgmtu*;.t*_ t)ie committee on lieing copper properties, and some of the] best people aro going into Jheji). East. | fortunate enough lo secure his services. Kootcna'v should ciinii* well lo tlie front; The programme was very complclo next year with bur copper properties. |an(, _,^. ������,,,��������� vM 6,.u.,.(.,*, It w����� "" '0('*^ '. ��� -,. .j arranged in the following' Older," With A man named Julius Tunte has )��sl * flv0 ���,raa during internii.sion: been sentenced to eighty years' imprisonment by Judge Baker in Chicago. I cuoiiuammi:: He will undoubtedly ho an old ni.au and will command tlio respect of everbody. when lie Is turned out in tlie street again. A letter received from Insp. Constat!- trimmed with blue satin ribbon and white lace; Miss Doyle attracted a grent i incuts, he has discovered the deal of attention in her go'wn ol old gold J exercising an influence over tine of the mounted police detachment in the Klondike regions denies all the reports to the effect that starvation Is staring tlie people in the face, lie adds that there is enough food in the country to keep the population until tlio lirst oi line next. E. tiallaway of Vancouver sent some homing pigeons to the Klondike aliout three months ago, cue of whicli lias just returned. A message had been attached to the bird's leg by a brass ring. The I ring was still on but the message was gone. The bird is very much the worse for wear, but has the distinction of mak- ] iug the first trip from Klondike by tho air routo. According to tho Vienna corresponiUp t of the Daily Chronicle, Dr. Bohonk, pro* lessor at the University of Vienna M>a I Gr6bjI0 ,0. ,!i0 delicious icecream, and president of tneKmbrvoloBlcnUrifltituto, ������ olftims that fitter twetit> y��ars of experi- . * "' secret ol j House for numerous tusty etikos, They uiim.ai.rt | also bo�� to thank tho ladies wlio sou- 1. Lancers. i!. Waltz. S. Military Schottlscho, .1. Jersey. 5. Lancers. , II, Waltz. 7. Ripple. R. Waltz Quadrille, I). Jersey. 10. Two-step, 1.CNCU. 11. Quadrille, 12. Walts. 13. Jersey. !*!. Two-step. 15. Lancers, 111. Walts, 17. Military Schotlische, IS. Ripple. ��� . 111. Wsilz. 20. Lancers. The i .'oimuitteo of management beg to tender tlieir hearty thanks lo Mrs. J, C, Miner tt Electrieiao. trimmed with blue velvet andl aud men so as to fix.the sex ef their off-I'tribn tod towards the refreshments. chiffon; Miss Wells was most tastefully spring. Dr.Schenk declines to reveal it J Too nmtfv tl,���ntB .amiul be tendered dressed In a dark skirt and cream nun's until he has placed his discovery before veiling uodicoHl'lhilVii-d with liytow vel- i the Academy of Science and he says tho vet ribbon, while her friend, Miss Turn-1 influence depends upon the nature oil.'"- giving up bis room the food consumed by the female, ��� ^notice {pt use i\�� a rcfrcdimi-.u rtmui. the Hon. K. W. Aylmer for his courtcay a momeiit'a hull, was sweetly pretty in her drcjs o. - VheWth ��� i .j��u iiHMni��>iii BWiir'.vwr��.--*-m //?��?/% A Watkly Journal, published cvwrv Thursday 1b thelutercatof tho Ka��i Kootenay District umkiuK clou-eat 00autH.tlo11.-1 with ull IfUltlJ uiul tui.ll rnutn. &L'I.8CELIPTI0!*I RATB8: lly mall or carrier, gl.'JO per y����r iu a��Jruiivv. advicktihini; RATKH: Dliplayada, 11.60 per toluuiu tnub, |JsUO pt>r column luuli when In- ���Brte.i on tli-? title pauc : legul ad*. 10 mint* per (nonpareil) Hue for Hrat Insertion, fi cent* per line (or each additional Insertion; roadiug BOtlOe* ! J cents per Hue each llUcrttoU. C lunge* u( ads. tumi tie I unfiles nut Inter than Wednesday. Birth, marriage, and dtiaili untie** Inserted free. j them to drop into hoppers, whence it is convoyed through pipes to u recuptuclej Iwhind tho separator. Eueh separator, : ur section of three magnets, iH 7 feet high, 3 feiit wido mul IS inches deep, [l..s.] ; and can bo built for $75. Ono lmmlre.il; [tons of sand in 24 hours can be passed through n Boparator, Front 7 to 83 per (cent, of the sand is iron ore. At an ! average of 10 per cent, each separator I will yield 10 tnnn of ore daily. The coat is almost nothing as compared with thn cost of mining, and tlie resulting product from tlie mines ia not to bo compared with that of the sand an produced by Ur. A I'd en's separator, as tho sand U absolutely clean and free mmt -mKM i n.inn ��� mmmw j UCKXCK AUTHORISING AN* KXTItA-1'UO- YIXCMl COMPANY TO CAUHY ON BUSI1CEBS. i from earthy matter. At weldin; liavlng heat it to go JOB DEPARTMKNTi "ur Jub Department I liUCOliiOfi iron without la tlie beat equipped prtutlug ulDcu in East I., , , . . ,,,. Kootenay and U prepared tu do neat. urtlstle| through a beat furnace or a puddling ftmo^^ MHl vm tIu'n bo worked into 1 Htool by the usual processes at a cost of COURKHP'iNltBXTH: We Invite COmtSttOn- . ,, *- . donee ou auy subject ol Interesl io th-; general i less than fi a ton. public uti-U Ufiiro ti rugular cum'spouuuiu at Tlio imnoHnnofl ���mrypolutlu the District, ln all cases tint! Im ""|M��nomw boua a>.ii* tiuinl* of writer iniisi accompany tin' manuscript, not Ht'ueMprlly i��>r publication , , . , , ,, , _���.. butftiK guarantee of good faith, i known that along ihe snores ol the groat CorrtaponilencowltbrWurencetoanymMU-r 1,lkufl thuro ur,) ����muTO��a depwlti of that has appeared In another paper luuat llttt Irou-hcai'lns sand, any one of which is " ufftirmi to tiui papuMtir ji--*-*"-**""-' i.��f..��- of Mr. Ardon'a Invention is readily appreciated when it if boo hlieeliuu In-fur.*.' it VaU appear In Thk MlNKIt." Address all communications THE EAST KOOTENAY PUB. CO. Gulden, IS. <-. I pahlo of supplying tho world's deuinud for Iron and steel for hundreds of years This wonderful invention is controlled I by the l/nited States Malleable Iron and THURSDAY, .IAN.C, 1898. KOOTENAY VS. YUKON. During the present Klondike gold fever excitement the mines nf the Kootenays are apt to bo temporarily lost ��i.,dit of, Hut in tho course of a little time theru is sure to be a reaction that will prove most beneliciul toottr mining interests. .Many capitalists have ideas of investing in the Yukon; but their attention will be diverted to u surer mean!) of acquiring wealth. An examination of the mine." that we have in our district should be sufficient to satisfy the most skeptical thut the liberal investment of capital if ull that is necessary to create Kl Doradoi- from whioh rich pickings could be made without the uuceitaiiitiesaml hardships of an experience in tht* frozen north. Karly in the season mining progress and development were retarded by the enormous values placed upon properties in certain districts of the Kootenays. Hut that objection is now removed, and capital is no longer barred out by exorbitant prices for ground to operate upon. Tlie genuine prospector is seldom guilty of this breach of business sagacity. More often by far it is the small investor who grubstakea the prospector or buys his finding* fur a song, that seeks to realize au abnormal price front thu capitalist and fcuivwds in driving money into ,h more congenial atmosphere. The average price of mining claims; based upon locution, surface showings u��d prospective values, in not too high. It is only when capital is attracted to a locality by strong Incentives to^uivest, that advantage is taken of the smiatiou until high prices for raw ground (lis- courages thu investor and the reaction sets in. Unfortunately a collapse of this kind invariably discredits the value of ,undeveloped properties, aud claims of undoubted merit find no market, notwithstanding the permanency and value of the mines developed. North Kast Kootenay bast passed through this experience. Lower price! for undeveloped claims, and more money put into actual Steel Co., of whicli Charles Hrandes, formerly of the Hank of Kewaunee, Wis., is president and treasurer, and II. It. An'eit, son of tho invontoi, is vice- president and secretary. The company is capitalized at $100,000. The company leased 280 acres of lake sand at Wlluke- gan and owns the only Siemens rot tin regenerative furnace in Chicago, from which tho lirst stwl is now being produced by tlie use of iron now being obtained from sand by the Ardon process. Experts who have made n close examination of the process and the reluctant product are convinced that Mr Ardou has revolutionized the iron Industry of tlio world. THOS. K. McINNKS; CANADA, PROVINCE OP UUlTiqil COLUMBIA. VICTORIA, by tlio Grace ot God .ofthe United Kingdom oi tireftt HriUiu itn.l Ireland Queen Defender of tha K.iitu ,dai., &o,, Aa To our fnithfnl the Member] elected to servt* li the Legislative Assembly uf Our Province ol l!riii-.ii Coluiulj.a at Our City ut* Vft toria- IlltKKTlMJ A PROCLAMATION (U.MIKItEAS WI 1 ��' nre il.'sirou A. O. Smith, Deputy Attornej-ueuernl. mm resolved, us mjou an muy he,to meet On |it'ii|>k m our I'rovint'o of British Coltimbln cu'i io liuve their ad vice In Our LecUlbiurc: Nmv know yk, that for tllveraeausi'S an ponhiilerationa, nnd hikUig Into (.'ooslderutloi the eitsu and eonveuioucu oi our lovlny sub Juets, Wc have thoujiht fit brand With thu u< vice oi Our Kxeiiuilvo Council ol the Provlno in llritisli Coltiiubiii- do hereby eoavoke,Hiul i/. theae (ireseiits etijotu you, iiud eauh of you.tba1 on Tliuntday( the Tenth day oi the month o iviiiutiiy. one tiiousiiuil ottflit band red am uluuiy-eitflit,you meet L's InOur said Leglata lure or I'arlliinu'iit of Our aitld Province a cinr t-iiv ��>i Victoria, FOR THK DKHPATCH Ol BLHINKS8, to treat, do, iwl uml con.-luuti u[>�� iboae tliin^n whli.li in our Lotflslrtluro ut th. Province of HritUh Columbia; by the Cum mon council of i iur viiM Province may, by tlu favour nf Utnl, be ordained, IN TUSTIJIUNY WllKIIKiH', Wc llftVO QAI1RCI these Our Lunvrs to be niade Patent, un the Ureitt Haul ot th? mh.i Province to b luieiiiili) itllixi'd: WltKHas, the Honoiii Hide Thomas It. McIn.vks, Lleutenant*(Joi enter ol our said Province of Britisli Col iiiudIa, Our City of VlctorU In Our Hub Province. this thirtieth day of Pwembei In the year oi Our Lui'd uun thousam eight hundred and ninety-seven uud ii un- slstjdlral yeurol our ltel��u. liy Coinmaittl, JAMKSBAKEU dtiHO Provluelfil Seeratarj Investments tn Mining Stocks. In these days of stock selling and hopeful expectancy, it is well to look at facts and conditions in a common sense way. Thero should be absolutely no deception practiced either by the seller, or by the purchaser upon himself. When one makes up his mind to invest in cheap mining Blocks, and by cheap it is hero meant those selling forafew cents on the dollar, he should investigate the character of tbe men who are handling the proposition. And that is about nil that is necessary for bim to investigate Treasury stock is sold for the purpose of developing a prospect. This stock when the proceeds from its sale have been judiciously aud honestly expended, is either worth' many times what it cost oi else it is worth nothing at all. The prospective investor should therefore satisf; himself that the money which he pays into the company treasury will bu expended on development work; that the men who own the property are honest and tltat thoso whir have charge of the i work to be done understand their business. One comparatively safe guarantee as to the former condition, is a provision in the company charter, or a contract between tbe owners rendering their individual sfcck non-negotiable���or, in other words, thatthe large owners have pooled their Interests, In* this ciiso, it is u pretty sure thing that tho company was not organjfced for the purpose of selling: stock for the benefit of the owners. If PROVINCIAL fUtCRKTAKY'B OFFICE, rr IM HO NO fit the Lloutennnt-Qovcrnor hfc ** been pluosetl to make the following a] Liuintuu'iii : 13th November, 1807. ��� Krakk Houghton of.Moyie Lake, East Koote nny, Esquire, c.E.,to be h Justice of the Peaei within ami lor the County oi Kouteiuy. NOTICE. nWXIRS of Placer Claims are invited to urn yj a tew ounces of the black or grey sand, oi Ulned lu wiiihliig the gravi-l for gold, tu "Tin Provincial Mineralogist, Bureau oi Utiles, VI. torla," stating tlie n.ltiie of tiin creek fron whicli the Bjtml is taken, ami iti locality. It is believed that PI.ATINTU, and la-rhsp. IRIDIUM, are frequently paused over and lo* by the prospector, as tuey bure much tbeai. (jeniv.i-.i'i' oi iron iu tlie sand. These inliierid nre ak valuable us gold, the latter more so, uu If tbe placer claim uwuem will send tnc blael or gray hand as aforest.li! il will be aisayeO am the- rciulta given to tbe owner. JAMES RAKER, Minister of Minei. NOTICE. dlt-41 \ SPECIAL MEKTIN0 of thtfahft'reholdewd) ���l tlie (Iolden Lumber Company, Llmltm Llul.ilitv, will Ih> held nt (he fifth-. o( the r.iiii|i'iuy nt (Iolden, Hrltisi Columbia,on FIUI)AY,2W JANUARY,ltHW. a IU o'clock a.m., for ihu purpose oi sanetlonliii a sale of property of I he ('iiiupauy, i<. UARJIER, Secretary. tiotden, It.Ci Pec. 20th, 1S97. tU��Jfl4iP20 development work, insuring more pav L,. . . . , i this were not the purpose then there uiines, a arger output of ore iyid sub-' ! ' etailtial and well established camps add wonderfully to the inining industry. We are having ibiiow and the time will come when the shrewd capitalist will tako advantage of the low prhVs for first class mining claims in a-district which has proved its mineral qualities m the rich prospects discovered. In proportion to 'the outlay required valuable undeveloped |! itn be but one other, to got the profits out of the claim legitimately. To do this, either ithe ore must bo dug from the ground, smelted and sold; or else the development must "show up" a mine, to he sold. In cither caio the, buyer of treasury stock gets a square deal, nnd if the oro does not exist in paying quantities, he has lost bis money ******************************_ , . , , ��� legitimate business enterprise. kd��i cm. In- Mcnnd lilimiiiymliicnil Tlier8i| m m , , llDhlrnil|w di.tri.it8 that will prov- more iittntctlvo (or mMu Mm ,������ ,���������,, or ,,mft to tl.�� mplu lit than the fully ilovoloiiei ! ,,���, hl!ta ,u||k wl���1|l(,r ur n���t tW> mine, wliou he eomM to o know edge of tf i:ontains , , ,,0l|v o( ore tlmlr poNlbtllllw. The mining imliutry'*.; ^_ly ||np0_,lbl(! ,��� u t0 buy ���,������,, fu|. jfoinpnnitivi.lv notliins in it I'liiiipuny ] uwniu*,- n mini! in wliii.li un ore body ol freati'Ht oncniy in the linoiner, nim lirat i ��tti-iii|.tHtu get the eiirlli and tlion trlci to li'iin- it iii before Ue in tvilling lu give eapllul un opportunity. Yukon nr no Yukon wu expeol to aes grout develop- In llu't lCouteiniy noxt-|iiminer. Iron From Sand. Hy itii-aiiH ol a siinplu conibinution of electro uiii'.'iii'ta aolin*; on a ahower ol fiillini; aaml a Cl.iriuio inventor lia> Hiu:oe..iIi..l in extracting iron ore from the ��uiidu of Lake Mlolilgun and will revolutlonlte tlio iron indaatry of the world. The machine referred to is thu invention oi Mr. Henry Arden of Chicago, and in shape and vizc ia not unlike an ordinary kitchen dish-iiijiboard. On top U u bill to bold the sand. The front of the box, or cupboard, is covered witli brass plates. Behind theso plutos are three powerful electro magnota, I'.xlU' inches In aize, and placed out* above another 22 inches apart. The ends of the magnets come in contact with the brass plates. The sand falls in a stream in front of the brans blates and us it docs so the particlea of iron ore are drawn out, adhering to the plates. Tlie upper ' inagiu'l catches tho greater portion ol the ore, the last particle, remaining in the ��nnU being caught by the lower uiazm-t. An ordinary electric light- current ia used. A commutator breaks the current at abort .intervals, thus demagnetising the brass plates and allowing the accumulated ore sticking to richness or any great extent has been uncovered, There is this clement oi chance in the business, which ull who engage in it mult take. .When any promoter promises both a sum thing aud large prollls he is trying to sell a "gold brick;" but is himsulf playing " a sure thing " game. Now Inventions Wanted. A brace���for tho use of ���' weak-kneed" persons in the hour of danger. A stump-puller���for people wno suddenly become " rooted to the spot." A grindstone���.lor persons who "grind their teeth" in a moment of anger. An anchor���for holding people who are frequently " transported with delight." Duplicate heads���for tho people'who " lose their heads " at critical moments. Insulators���for the use of prudish peo pie who are frequently "shocked"-by the language nf their friends. Thunder roils���for the licnellt of persons who are " thunder-struck " when they receive unexpected news. It seems quite paradoxiral And hard to understand, The more debts are contracted The more they wlliexpand, NOTICE. voici; is lierehy gtveii Unit f shall apply fo A' a siieulnl timber licence lo cut tlmlier tu tin-ffilliiwhig described latitl�� :-i*oinmi-ncln- nt ti [Kist ou Mid-Ik- Fork of Flnley OrcekjiiM id tun I ml 1.1)00 Hot to thu iiorlh of Uir.llo' i.'orral, N. K.; tlioitcu ruunluglflOt liulnnsouth thunue 70chains wosti theneu i*!'** fiuiins north theni.e "ii chains usst tu the |ioul of comiuonet incut {containing 1,000 acres ti!io<il. M. CARLIN. (iolden. It. (.'., OctoherJHh, 1H07- NOTICE. Im^cLxo Piesli Primers at vTOTicKi�� lierphy given Hint I shall apply f<�� ** aspeelal timnur llconeu to cut Unifier oi thu following iiii!'tii.cd lands: -Uonimuttelui ut h linst ��'u [lie North Fork of Fflltey Creek, ������ I'romi tlio creek from Die head nf llrstly's Oh' 1- iiurth-oftst post; thence running south 10 ehrtlus ; thence iv'esl TOehalUN; thence uortl liWch'diis! thunue east 70 chains to post of com meiAuiiivnt. .- R. If. MILLUIAN. Fort Bteelc, October iMtlT,lH07, NOTICE. MOTtCBlH li'-p-liy Klvrnthni'I shell ftppl) �� for aspeelal tlmlwr llcuiU'O to cm iltulwi ���ni tliuVtotlowingduscrilitfu hnitls t��� Com mu tic- lag Ht a poliii on Fiuley Creek, at the head <u itiu can j on, imrih-ensi corner pout) rnuninc \tfsl ���-iuili'liiiiu'i ;il.. mt' (liciiiiiie ,-onlli ; thT'tiii ���.tmi-littiiv- can ; Iliuncu40elinlns norihin|,olut of <oiu)ii"1|H-iui*ut ; cotituiiillig i:l,mil l,(4Hi tllTi'S. J. C. IlfltlCK. Fort Btoote.Octrtbor Stst. iso7. NOTICE. VOTICK IB BKRr.BYGlVIXtfattappPeMlon ������* will Ij�� Wide to tho Farliamtrtit ui Canndt and lo th* L^inlniiv** Awn-jiut-ily c*f theI'ruvinct of Ifriilsii CtdiuuldAit their rcspvetivu-i'ihaiu.ii. to Incorporate a Company to construct u ruilwny to lie operated by steam oroleutrlelty frbm a point nl or liei.rCriilit)iook,iii Evt Kooli-imy, BritUll (lolnmula���the most northerly point on th-.- Cne.v'i Sent Hallway.���tlieuua running in t northerly direction up the Kootenny Rlvor to Cm ml Flat; Jlieu.'c to tim Columbia I.ftke und iu a uortlul-lv dlreetlon down the Columbia Itlver to the Canoe River; thence up Hie Canoe River and serosa tiie Porlago to the headwaters uf tin* Fraser Kiver; thence down the Frusor River to Cllscome Portage] thenee ner6Ha the Portage to Parsnip River; thence down the Parsnip Kiver io Findlay liiver, nnd up tm. Findlay River nnd across tht- divide to Frances Lake, mid tiienci' tu the' Yukon, witli power to divert the route of iin- line north of OUeome Portagd either by way ot Duase Lftltc or it.i may In* found uiosi ���uiitiibl-on lurther explorutiou, with power to build and operute lirauch tlni-f not exceeding sixty miles in lungHi and all neuesiary l*rttT>-i��s ana roads, Also, to construct end operate telegraph nod telephone lines lor thn tntiiNinisMimi of ineuagcs for tjiu piiblie; to build, Hfqiiire Hiui opi'r.'.te Ntcuiii uiul Other remieU and all neecmary ferries, wharves and doi)k��: to take and uie water for generating oleetrlcity, and to trnnxintt and tilNpose of the power therefrom for llitlitlnu, heating und motive hurposoBj with power also to carry on thp bustitflBS of a general trailing company, ol an ('X'.rt'sseoinpiiiiv; also to own, manure mul, lease .toteln, to aci|ulrc, to acipilre timber | limits H.id operate saw mills, f^rttieprotlnelloii and hh1�� of lumber- and to mine, explore and develop mineral lands and tocarrv on a general mining and ore smelting business, im 'hiding the ereotloti and operation nf-mnctter* ami "COVP-IXIBI ACT. 1897," Canada: | i'hoviscK ov uutTisa Columbia, ) No.ll/D7. PIUS IS TO CERTIFY that the "Golden Bii- ' ish ColumuU, Limited," In autliomuii and |i���nirted tu carry on buatiiess within the Prov- nee uf Rritlsh Coluiubtu, and to carry out or (feet all or unv ui the objeutsiiereiiialterset orth to which Uie legislative authority uf the ���jCglsluture oi Urttish t'uluuibiu extends. The head ofllee of the Company ts sltuutoat ���fo.��, Queen Street Place, City oi LOudou, Kug- J1IO. Tiie amount uf the cupiMl uf thu Cumpnuy is ;fl,000| divided into six thousand shares ni ��1 ach. 'I'nu hftitl ofllee of the Company in this Pro- .iuri' is diluate ul tloIUOIl, hum William tiilbert ���litciiell-inues, whoae address U-Uoldeu, Brit- di Columbia, is tiie Attorney for the Company. Theobjeets ior wnieli tlie Cum]ianv hud bct-u dtubtlshed and so licensed arei - [a,] To purchase, take on leas1.*, ur otherwise i quire, mines, mining rights, umi metultifer- ���us laud ami any interest therein, and to ex- lore, work, exercise, develop and luin to ciouiil HlUSttlUOi [iij To crush, win, get, quarry, smeli, calcine, ctine,dreiw,iui)iitjittmiiiei manipulate,puroharie ifi prepare for markut, ore, metal, un.i miner- i KiibstuitueH' oi all kinds, and to carry on, .iiii'i-tipiui or lu cotiuectlon wiiii tlie premises r elsewhere, tiie business of miners, milters, Iters, a'iu \iiii'ki-!Mji uu inaction, reduction and making murvbai) t iniiieials.uieialsaud metallic product: Golden Mfiife t, Manufaot'-irere of and Deal���In m�� Uoutflas Fir, Spruce nud Cedar I.uuiber, Siding and Oorlnj, Diiuvnalou Timber, Cedar Sisinjflos, Fence Pot, Telegraph, Telephone and Electric Light Poles, Lath, Etc. Contractors to the C.P.R. RyJ The Golden Lumber Co.,/ (Limited Liability.) S. BARBER, SICKETARY. upplfesof water, merchants, and mauufautur* rs, and workers oi anv minerals, metals, aril- leu and things used In ortu counei tiou witn iiliilng, milling, smelting, aud other procusswa ifortsunl, or any oi them: P'j To nearch tor mi lies and minerals either u laud known (ocotitulu audi mines aiut littorals or oiberwlsci and w buy and self, lease r take up tlie ri;rlits ut >. well or Other mi:nr>' [gilts or claims unuev ntiy niluliig statutes or iMiiinions of anyplace where ibe Com pan) l arrius on operations, and uuy other rights ri- pectlng thesituiut pi] Tu acquire options, or enter into contracU ur tlie purchase ot uny grants; eoneeislous, uases or suits, eaaenieuifl or Interests Iu lauds raters, mlllsites, townsiics, mines, niii.eru^, nd other hercuitainents, una any plant, mn- ninery, linpleiueuts, cunveiilences, prorlsIoiiH ml things, and any other property, real or lorsonal, movable or Immovithlu, for purposes uetdentul thereto or to uuy othurobjeets ol tlit totnpau)', or capable of being used incojiuee- iuii witu metallurgical uperutiunsur required iy work men or ouurs employed by the Com* -any, and to wort:, transier, let ur sublet tht rtii;��: [ej Toacqttfro any Inventions, letters patent irliuensus, capable uf being used for the pur* lUKeaol tue Company, or any uf them, ami to .oik, transfer, let, or sublet me name: l. 'i'u t.cquiri- iu.u undertake the whole or any ���an of the busiucss, property uud liabilities, oi .n> person or company carrying uu any bind- .ess which this Cumpauy is authorised toearr) in; uud to acquire and nold any shares, stocks, Ullds, Obligations, itebei.tun.-s, hi'i'i.riiu-,., no- otuii'lj or otherwise, ot or other Interests in ii:y Llnglhdi, t oloulal or otuer companies, asso* iatioilior iin-iertrikii!,;.-! capaldcol UUlug mait- ,ged or uomltieted sj as directly or lituirectl) o benctlt the bttxluesioi lite Company. Ainu o advance money ou any sueh shares, stuuks, onds, obligations, debentures, securities of oi ither Interest In such companies, associations r utiuertakings, and to accept such shares oi docks, bonds, obligations, debentures orsecur- testis partial ur mil security iur payments due u ii.l Company 1 C. To acquire, construct or hire, or join with itliers in acquiring, euustruetiug ur luring an) iillts, canals, waterworks, mucliliiery, roads, ���ridges, tramways, railways, engines, pluut, -tucks, bulluliigSi worga, mutters ur iniugr .iihli may ue necessary or convvtileut tor ti.t .< rp.jst's ut the Compaliyi ur any uf then), alii. -.. in ��� working of tin- same or any part tneteoli li. I'd Improve, niMlugv, develop, let uuueriei if sell, or utheralse dispone of, charge or deal .itn, in any manner whatsoever, the under- ���.alllg ur any pari ur parts ui tlie property oi ue Company, ur any rights, way-leuves or ���uneinettt�� in or over tlie same, and to accept as payment therefor either cash or shares, or ..tiriiy cash ami partly shares, in any uthtr oiupany purchasing tlie samej i. To establish anu maintain agencies of the .uiupniiy lu any colony, duiniuioii, iorelvn uuniry ur state, and tu procure the Company u tn? registered or iueorpurated iu any sucl uluuy, uomlulon, torelgu country or state: j. Tu amalgamate with any oilier companv .aving objects uitugetuer or in part siuiiur tu ueobp:eiHof this Company, and tu enter lutu -artuershtp, Joint adventure, reciprocal con- i-sifon ur otherwise, with any comprfiiyor person or lirm engaged oi' abuut loengaKeln oy business or transaction which tins com- jaiiv is authorised tu engage ln, or capable ol leiugcoiKlucteasu as directly or Indirectly to ueuelit tliisCouipany: k. Tu hold, iu the uanmsof others, any pro. ierty which ihe (Company is autuortsud to v'nuire, and lu curry un or do any ol the vUslUCtMCS and actsauu thingsnforesaiti, citiitr .: principal or ugent, auo eitncr by tiie ugeucy u wr i.s agents or trustees for oiuun: 1. To make, purchase, sell, accept or indorse ^llls of exchange aud other Instruments, ue^o- Utile or oilierwisc,aud to burrow money cdtuur Mill ur witiiout bseurlty, anu either upon ue< .vtiable instruments or otherwise, Inuludlug ...- Issue ot debentures charged upon all or any il the Company's properly (iiuth present mi utureli Including iu uucailcu capftult in. Topromute anu lorm other uiinpiinles for .nyottue uujects mentioned iu tins Mcuior .nuuin: u. Tu Invest and deal with the rnoneyn of thr .'umpauy not immediately requlreu upou such ecuriiiesund hi sueh maoutr un from time U ,iue be determined enaY * Hease, S. ADLER, Proprietor. GOLDEN, - - �� B. C. Firsi-curs la erery particular. Convmiefat to Railway Depot and StMubtat Ua*ila#. Rates Reasonable. Free Sample Rooms. The Tram Car leaves Kootonay Houne, connecting with Steamer for Fort Steal* aT-aey Monday and Friday after arrival of tralu from the w*hi. Headquarters for Commercial and Mining Men. TRAVELLERS ��� For Home Comforts ��� ��� Modem Couvcuiencea ��� ��� lii'st Cuisine in the West a I 'oininodiotts Sample Koonia e First-Class Brands of Liquors and Cigars Go to the Columbia JfousOj WM. McNEISH. Prop. Headquarters for Mining Men. RUSSELL HOUSE, jzzz* Golden, B.C. GEORGE MEADE, Prop. ���*���*���*. Hfiauiiuiirti-r* For**^, Miners, Prospectors and Lumbermen. 3=3ates $1.00 Fer IDa3T. Board & Lodgino $5 Pkr Wkkk. First Class Bab. o. To distribute any of the property of the pMiy among thu members in spei-h : p. To carry ou busluesa lit nny part of tho ?orld aud lu do all such things aa ara lueldeu- ��� I or conducive to the attainment uf tbe above ibleets. uivfj under my hand aod seal of office at .'I. turiu. Province oi ilriii.ih Columbia, thii .viiitn.yol October, ouu thousand eight bun- .rtA and uiiibly-ntveu. , [M.| ilMt I. T. WOOTTOS, E.llstrar ol Joint Sto-il* (.'ompanlea. NOTICE, OKMMIi.I.A MAY, Solicitors lor Applicants, Datod at Ottawa ftth November, \w. lln-'Jt VOTICK is homby ulven that iipplfcatlon will " be luaiie to the T.e;islative A>��Aeiiiblyof th�� 1'roviucuol Ilritinli Cuiuuibia,at lis next HCI* ��� Mm, ior a Private litU to tneurpnrsle a i'oui- .-rtiiy (u builii, IqUlp, maintain mid operate a dneor llliei) 01 railway irom a point at or near Cranbrook.In Kust Kuuicuuy, tlmues iv th* .ti'.m It-asilde route lo the at. Mnry's Itlver; thence lu n westerly direettun to the head- f.att'rsuf St.Mary's Kiver: uml ah.o lu au caster- .y K.ud utirth-riy dlreciion irom suinr point ou .tie as id lint1 a iH'uui'h linu up tlie Kast Koote. tisv V.ill-.-v lo the uelghliourhtiiMl of Horse I'ljief and No. 2 creeks ami tho ininesln that rlutUltyi With power to 1)k> said Company lo 'ouMvit* ia Hue from ihe Hull Itlver Oroilp of MlnuH, iu &>it Kouldiiay, to the most convenient point on |ha main line uf the Crtw'l Neiit Pass Hallway; uud aUn ���..-) atithmize ant empower the Company, to ���.mild, Hum time to time, branch lines to s'lonpsoi mlhes and concentrator* from auy of '.lie three ubuve-meiitloucd lines of railway*, .��uch branch lines not lo exceed twenty {:��) mites in length; with power to tniild telegraph and telepliouu lines, uiul io ciutp and operate tin: Hii!*l lail.vay and Its liraucliai, and to orcct and maintain ��11 ueecsssry works foBthe generation' and transmission Of electricity or ptttver within the area of the operations of the said Company! llll,t power to build, maintain and operate wharves, doeka and Htiumboiita, ���ciw-miils, ami acquire water privileges toeon- itruet dams. fluiu<.-s, etc.- for Improving and increasing the water privileges, and to make traffic or other amiiti;emeiiu witli railways, ���.li-1'.niboi.i or oilier companies, and for all id tier usual and necessary powers, rights or ijrivliegfii, UOmvEI.L, IRVINtl A i*cpr, i'oliciters for tliu Applicant*. Victoria, II.C, 'ioih Octu'ucr, H)I7. 4n It APPPICATIOH TO UAIlLIA.MKMT. pUBMtt NOT1CKU hereby given that appll- 1 cutiou will he mude to the Parliament nf Canada, at tlio naxt sevslon thereof, ior an Act chaimlug tlie name of The Dominion Hulldiim Mid Loan An-sociriiii.il to that of Tlie Pomlutuu furiuanenl Loan Compauy. Dated at Toronto, thia I7tli day of Novembur, A.D..18W. an & Co. Dry Goods, Carpets, . Gents' Furnishings, ���Hats and Caps. Mail Orders Receive Prompt Attention. CALGARY, Alta. MACDONALD, POUND A THOMPSON, nlUMK 2 Toronto fltreet, Toronto. Botlcltora for Applicant*. East Kootenay Supply Store, WINDERMERE, B.C.. ���tmUmS Groceries, Dry Goods A General Merchandist. If intra' Supplies a Specialty. Windermere Hotel, -m ���l- James A. Stoddart, Prop. Choice IVinM, Liquors and Cigar*.. First ul-ua Ki'omraod.tiM. WINDERMERE, B.C. East Kootenay^.a^^ Mining Stock List. Nam* or Company, The Gold Hllli 0. A D. Co Kootenny, Cariboo M, & I. Co Goldon A Fort Steelo I). Co Alberta A Kouteuay I). Co Kast Kootenny llnl Klk Hiver Development A Exploration Co CAPITAL. U',000,000 |'J,SOO,000 % 750,000 ( 500,000 I 75,000 11.00 11.00 HOB I1J�� 11.00 ��� ILL. Mill. II.. Il.�� **. THOMAS McNAUQHT, MINING 1JBOKKE, OOUWII, \\\,9. CAI^EHSUC Go's.. 0-0ld.��30- ft MAKING OOLD By the Tran^mutat.lin ofthe Baser Metals,. Id a modest factory bir'ldingunTliirty- iiintli atreut iu Chicago a man is at work in laborer's garb who Inui revolutionized tho preconceived notiona ol the world in regard to the precious in .tail, and who is even now demonstrating daily that he can manufacture gold aiiil Bilver at will. Thia is K. 0. Brice, the famous metallur* glut and chemist, who for seventeen years haa been experimenting for the production ot gold from base metals. Years ago, in Colorado, Mr. llrice conceived the idea that the gold found in the fissures of the rucks had bean placed there by volcanic action. Ho reasoned that only through the intense lieat of a volcano f-uuld the gold be fused as to ran uiolteii into the rocks, and from this iu cash, thus proventing the purchasing ol influential mimes with no cash at stake behind them, the effect would bo beneficial. Companies should also be obliged to own their proporty and place not less than one-third of the capital stock in the treasury unless it is to be u close corporation and " treasury stock " should he stamped legibly and printed in different coloured ink ou script so as to prevent the unloading of promoters' stock. I think if such conditions were embodied in our laws sn as to protect investors in stocks, confidence in legitimate mining would soon be restored, ns the public could then see by glancing at the certificate the amount available for development, aud whether it was treasury or promoters' stock, There is still available in Canada hundreds' of thousands of dollars for bona (We milling in British Columbia Canadian j. F. PUGH'S i Pacific Ry J Idea he concluded that gold was an but not for companies witli empty oxide, formed by the fining al a great I treasuries and with nine-tenths of their heat of some other metals. These metals lie determined to discover, if possible, and for many long, weary years he has been in search of them. At last he hits hit upon antimony iu combination with some other ingredients. Mr. llrice now makes gold and silver. For the purpose of creating the intense heat necessary to fuse the ingredients for gold milking, Mr. Brie, visited Italy and spent months at Mt. Vesuvius studying volcanic action. Uo secured the temperature of molten lava and returning invented special furnaces, capable of I generating 5,000 degrees of heat, With his experimental furnace he finally succeeded in turning out a product which when refined yielded a large percentage ��� of gold and silver. The process was a I success, and needed only the finishing touches to make it highly profitable. The gentleman backing Mr. llrice were satisfied that ho had made the most marvelous discovery of tlio century, and they resolved to erect a complete plant for the " manufacture of gold." This plant was only recently finished , and is now in operation on Thirty-ninth street in Chicago. Kvery furnace is in full blast, and bullion by the ton is being turned daily and shipped to the smelt ing works for the final process of refilling. Tlie yield is 1511 ounces of pure gold to the ton of oxide, worth over ��1,200, and the product iu aliout three weeks ���amounted to over $50,000. When the plant is worked to its full capacity it will produce millions of dollars' worth of gold annually. Mr. Brice with his Midas' wand will enrich th. world. With singular perversity the public, have remained somewhat indifferent to this great discovery und have allowed the opportunities to profit by it to pass unheeded. Only 7,500 shares of stock ware issued, and these are practically all held by aliout a half dozen men. One thousand shares of treasury stock have been sold only out of 1,500 placed in the treasury. The sale waa stopped us no further money was needed. A chauco share here and there, held by some timorous purchaser who expected a dividend within thirty days, can be occasionally picked up.���The Banker, Merchant and Manufacturer. Canadian Mining Investor.. That the expression nf Oarniuu " a dicker is born every minute" is not applicable to Canada is becoming more evident every day. Canadians have bought and paid for the experience gained from unscrupulous American promoters of mining companies and they are likely to profit by it, by leaving mining companies and stocks severely alone, until such time as laws are enacted affording a greater Increase of protection to investors. That mining in British Columbia, under honest and capable management, I. ��legitimate and profitable investment, either for companies or individuals, is beyond doubt. Never in tlie history of mining was there such opportunities as are to bo had at present (for those who really mean business and have available capital) in the district of West Kootenay. Since the recent slump in silver properties that will no doubt make mines, and whicli were formerly held at fabulously high figures, can now lu bad on very reasonable terms. A fortune now awaits those who have available capital and have net lost their heads over Klondike, where climate aud travelling are ���0 unfavorable and results uncertain. The richness and extent of the miner, al deposits in Britisli Columbia arc attracting the attention of tbe civilized world and shrewd business men ar. beginning to realise that there is no more risk in legitimate mining than there le in any ordinary commercial enterprise and If the same business privilege, were adopted tlio failures would be fewer than in auy other Hue of business. The majority of failures among raining companies wer. due to want of capital to explore their properties, tlieir stocks being issued paid up, leaving no funds in Ihe treasury. The other failures were merely stocking acheme��,tlie main object being to dispose ol promoters' share.. If the Campanula Act wu3 amended, on the lines of th. Banking Act, requiring a certain portion of thu capital, say ten per cent.,to be paid to the Uegietrar, to be bunded bock to the company with their charter, as their working capital; aud if directors were required to own a reasonable amount of stock, upon which Ihp iqjuIkS too per cent, had boon paid' ammunition. stock divided among promoters.���Geo. II. Scott in the B.C. Mining Record. Small Courtouloo. We tiro all burn but once. Most of us marry but once. And if we look at life " as a small bundle of great things," wc shall certainly not thiuk it worth while to practice iinall courtesies. But if we regard it, far more truly, its a big bundle of small things, we shall us certainlv feel that few things in life are worth doing, It may never be in our power to Bitve anybody's life, make for anybody a fortune, shed lustre upon the family name, die for our country, or act the smallest river on fire in any way whatever. But if we conscientiously and sweetly give ourselves to practicing of small courtesies, only the recording angel can cvor set down tlie good wc shall do in our day and gene utimi to hundreds and thousands of our fellow creatures in tlie course of a lifetime. Most people despise them as not worth doing. Few people perform them with any degree of consistency or loving kindness. Fewer still are content to do them in tlie best way, unnoticed, utiro- inembered, really feeling it to be emphatically a virtuo that is its own reward. Yet it is a wonder preachers do not urge it upon their congregations from a thousand pulpits���on off Sundays, say. when they are not pitching into the l'ope, if they be Protestants, if they bo lloman Catholics, uud havo lime for the marrow of all creeds, and can be content to let the bones take care of themselves. Write for pamphlet descriptive of tlie routes lo the Yukon country and sailing dates, rate**:, etc. Cheap Rates to California and to the Hawaiian Islands. Quickest route to the East and to the Old Country, via St. Jolin, Portland or New York. - V d F. PUGH, TAILOR, Situated on Perry Creek, 25 Miles From Fort Steele, East Kootenay* ttmmtmtm GOLDEN, B.C. KAST KOOTENAY OFFICIALS Minister ol Mines nnd Provincial Secretary��� Hon. Col. JamC*. linker. Provincial Mineralogist���W. a. Carlyle, Public Assayer--U. ('urinlrlinul. GOLD COXMlSHIOlfltltl, / For the Province���W. a. Gore Victoria Suutti District comprising Fort Steele and To- banco I'luins Mining Divisions���J. V. Arm- strung Cranbrook North District coninrlsinK Donald, Goldon and Windermere Mining Dlvlslom-J. K. umiiths Donald MINING RltCOltDBRS J.fltirret Donald F. C. Larig Guillen ii, Gnl tile Windermere ('. M. Edwards ..Fort Steele M. PliiUlps Tobacco l'lains $75 to $150 Each according to location. wmmst ��������������*> Tez:ms One-third down, balance In three and rix months, without interest. Deputy Chirk of the Fence Iur North Kast Kootonay Jostali Slirrett Donald Deputy Clerk of tho Pence for Smith Kast Koot- enay���Charles Massey Kdwards... l'ort Bteole Tempest & Co., Agents, CALGARY. LgW-UlB, Finish Your Work. Always linish work that you begin. One thing finished is worth a hundred half done. The completion of an undertaking yields more pleasure and prolits than dozens of plans. The. man who is always planning and scheming is rarely if ever, successful. He often furnishes idea for others, who go persistently to work and linish what his ideas suggested " That was my idea���my plan," v.e frequently here some one say; but the man who carried it out was the one whe benefitted himself and others, Do not begin what you cannot liiiisb. What you undertake to do, do, and reap the reward of your own ideas and skill. Fidelity. Sever forsake a friend. When enemies gather round���when sickness falls on the heart���when the world is dark and cheerless���is tlie lime to try true friendship. They who I urn from the cry of distress betray their hypocracy, and prove that interest only moves thorn. If you have a friend who loves you and studies your luippiucss, bo sure to sustain bim in nduersity. Let him feel that his former kindness is appreciated, and that his love was not thrown away. WHICH ROAD? If you could go back to the forks of the road- Hack the long miles you havo carried tlio load; Back to the placo where yon had to decide, By this way or that through your life to abide; Hack of the sorrow nnd back of the care; Hack to tho place where the future was fair- If you were there now a decision to make O, pilgrim of sorrow, which road would yon take'.' Thou after you'd trodden the other long track, Supiiose that again to the forks you went back, After you found that its promises fair Were but a delusion that led to n snare, That the road you first travelled witli sighs and unrest, Though dreary and rough, was most graciously blest With balm for eacli bruise and a charm for each ache��� O, pilgrim of sorrow, which road would you take? " Shall we shoot or hang him ?" naitcd the vigilantca. The methodical man of business paused to think. " 1,-ot us not lie hasty," ho said, " for hurry begets criminal wiwte and extravagance. The Hrst thing to 'lo is to learn the price of rope and compare it with the cost of For full particulars, information and apply to your nearest agent or address Robert Kerr, Traffic Manager, Winnipeg, Man. Subscribe for "THE MINER" for 1898. Kootenay House, WARDNER, B.C. The most comfortablo hotel in South Kast Kootenay. Good Tallin. Good Wines. Good Attendance, Terms Moderate. Wm. Eschwig, Prop. Wardner Transfer Co'y. Wardner, S.E. Kootenay. LI VERY 4 TEED STABLES. PACK TRAINS SUPPLIED. Tho best (topping place for freighters in Columbia Valley is at Tom Martin's Hotel Windermere. Good accommodation & Moderate Terms First elui Feed Stabler FREE MINERS. Extracts From British Columbia Statute* Explaining Fully th Value und Necoiwity of a *' Fro Minors " Certificate���No Person Should Attempt Mining Without Que. Any person over 18 years of nje, may be come a iree miner \.v paying |5 to any gold I commissioner or mintlM recorder and ubl&in- Ing a certilieate good for one year. A (rue miner ni*y nbtaiu u new certificate lor one lout un paying 11. A free miner's certificate in not transferable. Any person or company working u mineral rliiiui, in.-id iw r"*il e*ute without lictnuc, raav be lined |2fi. Mines become real cutnto nfter crown grant Inu been liiueil. Should eo-ntt ner fall to pay np his free miner's certificate bis Interest goes iu US co-owner! pro nun niTordinj; in tlieir former inn-rest*. A Nliareliol'i.T in <i joii:t stuck company need not be a free miner. A free miner may claim lfiOOxlCOO feet. Hut all unfiles must lie rutin angles and all uieanur- meiit must be horizontally. A frue miner may cut timber on crown lands. A free miner muy kill game ior bib own use at all seasons. A free miner muy obtain tivo acre mlllslteupon crown lands in the form ol n square. A claim may be held from year lo yonr by wurk being done to Um vnluu of one hundred dollars. Lodes discovered In tunnel may bo held If recorded iu Ifi daya, A free miner may on payment of (,"-00. in lieu of expenditure on claim, otitaiu a crown grant. Any miner muy. nt the discretion of tho gold commissioner, obtain necessary wator rights. Ko transfer of any mineral claim or interest shall be enforceable unless in writing, signed aud recorded. No minor shall suffer from any act ot omission or commission, or delays on tin* part of tlu government officials. No claim Bball ho open to locution during last lllncsBS of holder, nor within 12 months alter bis death, unless hy permission of gold commissioner. A mineral claim must be recorded within is days after location, if within 10 miles of office of mining recorder. Otto additional day ii al- owed fur er��ry additional 10 mites or fraction hun of. AXKUAL LABOR. Work on each mining claim to tbe value nf |loo must he done each yeur Irom dale uf record of mineral claim. Affidavit made by ths holder, or his agent, selling out a detailed statement of iho work done must bo (lied with the gold commissioner or mining recorder, and a certilieate <>f work obtained, and recorded before the expiration of eauh year from thu data of record of said claim, A tree mi hit holding adjoining claims, may subject to filing notice of lilt Intention with the gold commissioner or mining recorder perform on any one or more of such claims, all the work required lo entitle bim to acorlificnte of work tor er.ch claim. Tho same provision applies to two or more free miners holding adjuliilp;; claims lu partnership. In lieu of above work ihe miner must pay (100 aud get receipt and record the saute. Upper Columbia Navigation & uramway Co., Limited, and International Transportation Company. ��, >�� Connecting with tho C. P. R. at Golden, B. C, and Great Northern Railway at Jennings, Montana. The Only Quick and Comfortablo Route. Address all express care of U. 0. Co'y, Golden. F. P. ARMSTRONG,"": MANAGER CARLIN & DURICK General Merchants FORT STEELE, B. C. Miners Supplies a Specialty. Agent for the California Gi*nt Powder Compay. LEADING HOU E tel Wo wish to inform tho public that wo are prepared to do Neat, Artistic, Up To Date Printing in all its branches, Our Specialties: Slalom:-rn* Memorandums Circulars Envelopes Note Heads Letter Meads Hill Heads Hand Bills Calling Curds HlUltlCSS Cards l.;iw briefs (.limber Iti inks Hank Work I'romisorv Note* Receipt Forms Slot re CerilflcatM Assay Forma Druggists babels No Job too LARGE No Job too Small FOR US Fort Steele, S. C. Choice Wi.vks, Liciuohs anu Ckiaus, R. D. MATHER, Proprietor Halcyon (lot Springs Sanitarium TV Finest Health Reiiort_on the Continent. PrWute Hospital iinil-T medical __i|____l_t____* dl'licn wjtli_ a Trained Stuff nf Knrses. Complete Syntem of Paths, of eTery Hw*l ���-.I'd description. Medical Director���UK. K. O, BHETT, Baiw. Reildwit, Eliyslclan A Surgeon-l>k. SPA3KIB. UPPER ARROW LAKE, WEST KOOTENAY, East Kootenay Pub. Co. gubscribe for ��� THE MINER."' .A-ds-vertl���� In "Tans EAST SCOOTED A"ST MXITE-S-V mm Th�� Klck��r. KU'kiiii*; in llio morning. picking ull tht�� day; Kicking if lie's busy, Kicking at delay; 'riniH tlie chronic kick or Fills his life with woej,* frowning, grhmblintfi wmnjllugj Everywhere ho goes, Nothinu ever stiitrj 1iim, A i way a finding fault; Kvery kind uf pltnlBiira He IS sure to hult. Scowling tit tiid children, Growling at hia wife Turning peace-mid comfort Into congtunt strife kicking if tin! weather Happens to he dry; Kicking when the ruin ia Tumbling from the sky, Kicking in the nunmnir. Heat huf then no charm; Kicking iu t Im* winter, Then he'd have it warm. Kicking every meul time, Glaring ut the meat; Often lie is Haying; ".Nothing fit to eat." Kicking when he's rending, Grumbling at the light; Now and then denouncing Everything in light. Kicking in the morning, Kicking nil the day; Kicking in the evening, Kicking should he pray. Kicking while he's thinking, Kicking wltcn in bed; Wonder if De'll keep un Kicking when he's dead. LOCAL AND GENERAL The Provincial Legislature will meet for the despatch of business on Feb. 10th. Mr. Manuel IMlnard loft this week for the Benulsun (iroup in the McMurdo disrtict. Mayor Shaw of Toronto was elected by over 4,000 of a majority over 1C. A. Macdonald. The steamers sailing from Vancouver for Alaskan ports are already crowded with Yukon gold seekers. London, Out., city hall collapsed during a municipal election meeting last Monday. Thirty people were killed. The ladies who supplied the cakes lor the hospital ball may procure their plates by calling at Mr. ('. A. Warren's ' store. \ The remains of Mr. J. P, Doran, who was frozen to death near Palliser last week, will be taken to Ottawa for interment. Wo regret to announce tlnft Mr. Prank Michentjr, local manager for Hull Bros., is laid up in tho hospital with a severe attack of quinsy. Miss Katie Scott anil Mr. Fred Healey, both of (iolden, wero married at llevelstoke on Ileo. SOth.'by the ltev. J. A. Woods. Tiie Mi.vi-iijoius in congratulations. The Points game on Thursday evening for the Ogilvie Buttons resulted as follows:���J. Henderson 1st, gold button; T. Todd 2nd, siWer button; ti. II. itrock 3rd, bronze button. I*. (I. Healey and W. A. Skelton have taken over the Russell House. Fred's experience in the hotel business, iu addition to his own anil hi�� partner's popularity ought to ensure the success ul the enterprise. ln future there will ba no service held in the'Presbyterian Church on Sunday mornings, Mr. Harcoun having made arrangements to hold service everv Sunday morning |��� the different lumber camps in the neighborhood. Service as usual iu the evening. Mr. Alos McIlerniot.ofThe Big Store, left on Tuesday's stage for Fort Steelo' to take charge of Mr. II, (I. l.ar,an'_ branch store in that town. Alex will be greatly missed among Iho boys witli whom he was a general favorite. (Iold en's loss however will bo Fort Steele's gain. The postmasters throughout the Dominion have boen instructed to make up the deficiency on letters insufficiently paid for, from places within the empiro, under Postmaster General Mulock's three cents per ounce proposal lest some people should misunderstand that his new plan was cancelled. Tho Klondike Transportation Corpor- ntion, of whicli Sir Charles Tupper is the head, has wired to Washington an offer to transport the supplies of the government relief expedition via the Stickine route, The companv will have about 100 teams engagsd in hauling supplies over this route, starting next week, ��nd il quite confident of being in Dawson ahead of the relief party. Tho Alberta Bnd British Columbia ������saying institute has been opened nt Calgary under the management of W. Crewdson Howard, Ph.D., B.C., M.K. The recent rapid, strides in mining work necessitates tlio existence of an usBny office near horn*., and in the capable bunds of Mr. Howard the new Venture should prove a succcss.-Cal- gary Herald, ��� [ A-Presbyterlap minister was called on ��� CURUANA. i once at short notice to officiate at the [ ��� ! parish church at Cratbie iu the presence . , * !of the Queen. Transported hy this! A-.moeting.of the Golden curhug club unexpected honor, he hum forth in | waa held in the Columbia House on rhetorical supplication', "Grant that as Tuesday evening, President Warren in she grows up to he nn old woman she the chair. The principal business of the maybe nutdea new man, Mul that In mw��ng w��w to fa^tiuto for the Cal- ! all righteous causoa she may gn forth be- ^ ^ iol( Thirtoen mnu]m of | for, her people like a he goat on t^ thu ,hlb hamkHi in thpir u:Vmi., aM bein, jmount'ims- I willing to go. From theso two rinks Tho freight rate on agricultural im- were chosen and it Is expected before i plements, household furniture and cer- the time arrives Unit two additional i tain building materials, according to llio! rinks will he organized, Great interest new 0. P. It. tariff, is lowered 10 per is being taken in the approaching hm cent; on coal oil 20 per cent, and on spiel and the Golden boys will make fruits of all kinds 88 1-8 per cent. The latter reduction is a considerable one. . The reduction affects all freight from 1 Montreal and eastern points shipped to ��� Manitoba, tlu-Territories and Kootenay, | On Tuesday of this week four men , who had been employed for somo time ' in Kgan's camp on the Crow's Nest Railway made application to the Gov- i eminent Agent hero for food and lodging I They stated that thoy were destitute. j They had been working on the railway | for somo time hut found from month to nuiuth that they were getting deeper iuto debt with the contractor. Questioned as to bow that could bu, they said that though they were being paid $1.50 a day they lnul to pay $4.50 per week for board and tliis with tlio charges for necessary articles of wearing apparel, and the number of days they wero idle during tho montht they could not get square with their employer. The men were fed and lodged over night in the jail. The following morning they were given break- fust, and took the road for Goat river, hoping tints to reach West Kootenay, where they thought thoy might obtain -,i employment. Thuue men were all stout j fellows who looked capable und willing big effort to retain the Visitors' Trophy which they won last year, A communication from .1. P. Robert son,secretary of the Manitoba Branch of the K.C.C.C, was read,with instructions as to playing for the District Medal Fight badges accompanied the com munication, which will be presented to the winners in the primary stage, ofthe Tti'.'kett competition, being a double rink competition. The caretaker reported that the ico was in good condition and had been laid out for points. There being no further business tho meeting adjourned. to do a full day's work. The fact ii coming apparent that when the press of work on tlie Crow's Nost Railway begins to slacken somo thousands of men without means of subsistence will be thrown upon thu charity of Southern llritisli Columbia.���Fort Steele Prospector. The committee of management held n meeting immediately at the close of the ehib meeting ami made the following arrangements in regard to competitions: Points Competition for the Ogilvie Buttons to be played every Thursday evening. The winners of the buttons each Thursday to wear the same for one week. The competition 'to start on Thursday evening, Jan. 0th. A draw Inr the week commencing Jan. was then made in the Bryan & Lee competition and the Upper Columbia j Co.'s competition s m:nino association. A mectingof the North Kast Kootenay Mining Association waa held in the Columbia House on Tuesday evening. In the absence of the President,M. Dainnrd occupied the chair. The secretary read a communication from the Gold Commissioner stating that the extra-appropriations which had been applied for, for wagon roads, would receive every attention at the next meeting of the Legislature. As the association had been informed that so far as British Columbia was concerned the mineral exhibit at the Imperial Institute, London, England, was very poor, it waa moved, seconded and carried that tho attention of the Minister of Mines bo drawn to this fact, with a view to having the exhibit made a credit to the Province. ln regard to procuring a reading room for the association, Mr. \V. McNeish stated that he was prepared to supply a room suitable for the purposes of the association, which would contain a cabinet for holding mineral specimens. Kent of said room to he $10 per mouth. The opinion of the meeting was that the terms were very very reasonable and a discussion took place as to how this increase in the expenditure was to be met. It was finally decided to leave the matter over till tho next regular meeting of the association, Feb. 1st, hy which time it was hoped that the opinion of the non-resident members could be obtained, A resolution was passed to the effect that the attention of tho Provincial Government lie drawn to the advisability of sending a mineral exhibit to tlie Paris Exposition iu 1900. ThequOfltion of re-location of claims was brought up and an animated discussion took place, the general opinion being that the law in this respect was tho best that could be had. A motion which had been made at the last mooting of tlie association was again brought Up to the effect that: " When a claim runs out, no assessment, work having been done, the locator has no right to it, and for a period of (��0 days no one can re-locate said claim unless by obtaining a permit from the Gold Commissioner and by making an affidavit that tho original locator will have no interest in it whatever; after 00 days the claim should ho open .to relocation by any one" It was moved in amendment by II. G. Lowe, seconded by F, Bethune that the law remain aa at present. The amendment was carried. The expiration of claims was then discussed and the chairman expressed his opinion that all claims should expire at the end of the year, and further that any ono staking a claim previous to tho 1st July of each year, must do their assessment work tiiat year; claims located after July 1st should not expire until Dec, 31st of the following year. The chairman's views wero then put in the form of ft motion and carried, and it was resolved .that the Minister oi Minos be advised of the opinion of this association and asked to do his best to havo the law changed accordingly, Thero being no further business the meeting was brought to a close. Friday, Jan. 7th. 1 :S0 p.m. Hae vs. McNeish It.AL. Henderson " Parson " 8 p.m. Houston vs. Warren " McNeish " Parson " Saturday, Jan. Sth��� 1 :H0 p.m. liae y��, Parson ti Houston " Henderson '��� 8 p.m. Warren vs. McNeish " Parson " Houston " Monday, Jan. 10th��� 1:30 p.m. Warren vs. Parson " McNeish " Henderson " 3 p.m. Rae vs. Houston " Henderson " McNeish " Tuesday, Jan. lltli��� Henderson vs. Rae o Houston " McXeish U. 0. 8 p.m. Rao vs. Warren B.6L. Parson " Houston U, 0. Wednesday, Jan. 12th��� 1 :,10 p.m. Houston vs. Warren B.AI*. Rao " Henderson 1'. C. 8 p.m. Parson vs. McNeish " Houston " Warren " Tharalay, Jan. Pith- Parson vs. Warren " Henderson " Houston " 8 p.m. Points Competition. It waa decided to make Calgary Brew ing Co.'s competition a 13 point game. Warning to British Capitalists. During tbe past thirty years English capital has been Invested to a large extent in mining ventures in tho Pacilie states of the American union, and notwithstanding the fact that quite ninety per cent of these investments have turned out badly, owing chiefly to dishonest representation on the part of vendors or promoters the llritisli investor will not accept the warning, There arc undoubtedly a portion of valuable mines California, iu Idaho, in Nevada, but the Americans are knowing enough to be aware that it is just as easy and very much more profitable not to say patriotic, to palm off a wild-cat property on tiie gullible Britisher as to sell him a proved mine or even a genuinely promising prospect. A correspondent writing from San Francisco to a London mining journal on tliis question advisee Englishmen lo think twice before investing in American mines���at least in California, Nevada or Idaho. The feeling, he says, in the first named state is intensely anti-Knglisli, and Englishmen are regarded as the natural prey of tho mining Bliarpers. When some years ago a Bill waa before Congress to prevent aliens purchasing land in the UnitodStaton a leading San Francisco mining paper recommending that an exception be inado in favor of mines, " us we had so few good ones selling wild-eats to the Britishers would be only spoiling tin; Egyptian!!," The writer concludes his letter with a highly commendatory reference to British Columbia as a field for investment not only on account ofuhe unquestionably great mineral resources of the country,and the fnvorublo prevailing economic conditions "but above all,"the advantage of enjoying in the province "the protection of British law, so that thero is uo danger of tho purchaser of a mine boing legally swindled out of his property should it prove valuable-"���Mining Record. At the next general meeting of the club Capt, Bacon will give a discourse on " The attention due a first player from his skip." President stock went up three points on New Year's Day, and tho president retains his chair. Twenty visiting rinks are expected to take part in tlie Calgary bonspiol, comprising rinks from Lethbridge, Sandon, Edmonton, Innisfail, I.acombe, Moose Jaw, Ucgiiiaand Goldon. Ci.lileiiites will have to get a move on if they wish to rotaiu the Visitors' Trophy. The farmers from Fish creek will be at Calgary on the 27th, to do Up the dub rinks from (iolden. Tommy Todd has nerve enough to offer his services for the bonspiel after letting thu farmers gut away with him last year. C. P, R. Klondike Service. The London manager of the Canadian Pacific Railroad confirms the report that the Company has bought from the Union Steamship line the steamers Tartar and Athenian, formerly the favorite liners in the South African Mnil Service. It is believed they havo been picked up cheap, and it is certain that they are well adapted for their work, whicli is the establishment of regular freight and passenger communication between Vancouver and Fort Wrangel, at the mouth of tho Stickine river. Each will do the trip in three days. They will start for Vancouver, via the Cape oi Good Hope, in February, and in all probability will tako out a fair number of passengers, aB the company is arranging to boom them as the safest and cheapest means of getting to the Klondike, THE EAST KOOTENAY MINER, TWO DOLLARS PER YEAR. THE BEST ADVERTISING MEDIUM IN EAST KOXTENAY. Cheapness. This camp is destined to become one of the greatest- and probably the greatest���mining centres on earth. Its mines are unparalleled in extent and richness. It is a rich camp���an expensive camp, and cheap people with cheap methods are wasting time here. Tho foundation of all our hopes rests in our mines. While possessing vast ore deposits, a large expenditure of money is necessary for their development. High freight rates, rents and duties, help, hire, etc., in ail businesses keep pace with tho general high priced tone of the camp. The cheap shack affairs are giving way to substantial houses and tho "shoe string " adventurer is making way for the legitimate business man. The curbstone broker is supplanted by bona fide financial agents���the "wildcatter" is rapidly becoming extinct, and tho genuine mining operator is multiplying like the thistle. Tho very mountains proclaim " wc arc not cheap." An Old Timer Gono. It is with regret that Tun Minkr recordB the death of one of East Kootenay's oldest residents, Mr. J. P. Doran, better known in this vicinity as "Casey." The deceased was an Ottawa man and at the time of his death was chief clerk in Mr. W. C. Wells' lumbering establishment nt Palliser. Doran left Palliser on the 30th lilt, for one of Mr. Wells' lumbering camps about 8 miles from Leanchoil station. He was found frozen to death on the trail on Saturday morning about half a mile from the camp. It is presumed that tho deceased's death was caused by being insufficiently clad, and had been advised not to attempt to walk to the camp on the night in question, as it was bittorly cold. He had a dog with him, which stayed with the body for two days and nights, protecting it from the wild animals of the mountains. - is the next tiling on my programme. In order to REDUCE PRESENlf STOCK ami to make ROOM FOR SPRING GOODS will be given on many articles, particularly on Glassware & Crockery, Furniture & Drugs. We can. k\\ 1ml * �� �� Our motto is : Best Material Perfect Fit Latest Stylo Reasonable Price." �� �� �� j�� C Uomj Merchant Ta- oi. CALGARY, ALTA. BEER! ��-*v*^0 Tho Rest Beer Iii Canada In made by tho Calgary Brewing & Malting Co., Lt'd. These Goods must be Cleared, SON Seneral 9/ferohant ALEXANDER BLOCK. Suitable for young and old. Ladies and Gentlemen's articles of toilet, beautiful Albums, handsome Bijou Oases, magnificent Silter Plate, choicest Perfumery. Dolls, Toys and Picture Books in every form and variety. Do you wish toObtain Silverware Free then try Warren's Coupon System. Every cash purchaser obtains a coupon, value 10 per cent, of the cash purchase, and these coupons will be exchanged for Silverware of the full value of tho coupons. Come, See and Buy at Charles A. Warren's G-old.en., B-C . ^W!!rnfw^f^?mw^WiTfwwf^f^PW.w^wnfi Mn mi torturers of BOW, Alo and Soda Water 'IT *uviiry time. Thoy ornptiiiy'H agent Ior Euut IiiHi.it on KoitiWt Calgary heer every time. They all have It. The Company' - - ��� - ������ - Kootonay ia H. O. PARSON, Golden, B.C.1 1 Mil .^MM4M4M^.UMMM.MiUR We have just received a large consignment of superior stationery and are prepared tp do all kinds of .first class job printing at living prices.. Call and*get,our prices before ordering your supplies for :1898. '.. Wo guarantee satisfaction. Mail orders receive prompt attention. ' East Kootenay Publishing Co., -3-oia.e.n., B.G.
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Title | East Kootenay Miner |
Publisher | Golden, B.C. : East Kootenay Publishing Co. |
Date Issued | 1898-01-06 |
Description | Devoted to the mining interests and development of the district of East Kootenay |
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Golden (B.C.)--Newspapers. Golden |
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Language | English |
Identifier | East_Kootenay_Miner_1898-01-06 |
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Date Available | 2015-11-30 |
Provider | Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library |
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DOI | 10.14288/1.0226371 |
Latitude | 51.2977778 |
Longitude | -116.964722 |
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