'■ *\ ■ ' .' ;</Ufi~t/ ^ '4. *^7 ;,/f IL/x^LSm^f ( '.;&. Vol. i. No. 28. NAKUSP, B. C, APRIL 12, 1894. Price Ten Cents- , Front- Stavct.,: West, "■ - Kaslo, B.C.,.: The Largest and Most Coni- ' plete 'Stock- in the Kootenay Country. 4 DRY GOODS, ' GENTS' FE3KNISHINGS. HOUSE FURNISHINGS, CLOTHING, CARPETS k?, BOOT'S & SHOES. ALBERT POINT MYSTERY Cleared up After the Lapse of Several Months. COLUMBIA HOUSE NAKUSP, B. C. Coming & Rbdd, Prop. The bar is stocked with the finest brands of wines, liquors and cigars. Hotel NakLisp This hotel is situated near the ■water front and has every accommodation, for;;the. 'travelling, public. '■:■■ . Sv THOMAS, Prop, SUMMIT LAKE, B. C. Good accommodations for travellers. 'The bar is supplied with a good stock of Wines, Liquors and Cigars. KISDALE &..; McKAY, Proprietors. It will be remembered that shortly before the str. Lytton tied up for the winter, her officers brought down word that t he body of a man haci been discovered at Albert Point, a few miles distant from t he head of the lake. Provincial Officer Fauquier at the time chartered the Arrow and ^raised' along the shore in the neighborhood of the point, but his search was unavailing, because of the snow. Last Saturday, however, word was again received that the melting snovf had uncovered the body, which could be easily discerned from the water; Officer Fauquier at once organized'a search party and early Sunday morning departed for Albert Point on the Arrow. A short stop was made at the Hot Springs to secure a person said to have spoken to deceased a short time before his death, but the party could not be found: As the boat approached the point, the body was observed, with the back towards -the water, reclining cprits -right -side,, and close up to a large" rock, not above 50 feet from the extremity of the land. A landing was speedily effected, but the sight that awaited the searchers was ghastly beyond der scription, and proved almost too much for some, ■■who then wished themselves far from the spot. The body was in a forward stage of decomposition, but tlie odor arising therefrom, fortunately, was but slight. The skull was entirely devoid of flesh or hair, while the throat was equally as back One-hand had rotted away, and, thelfingers of \ tli$'; other dropped off as the remains were' tu)*ned ovef;: Beneath the; clothing; the "fleshgap- ten thereon, in pencil; and,.some figures. In the coat pockets were a spool of cotton, some buttons, string,-' and a couple of pieces of rag. It was in the hip pocket of the pants were the means of identification were found. A small red pocket book *was| emptied out, and upon being dried two papers were discovered: Both of these bore the name of P. Johnson, One was a poll tax receipt and the other a hospital receipt, from the Nelson & Fort Sheppard Railway, clearly showing that deceased had been employed on that road during construction. The receipts bore the dates of Oct. 23rd and Oct. 3lst, 1893, Respectively. From the position of the body, Johnson had evidently'..lain'- down in an exhausted condition, and had expired, without a struggle. ., His coat was folded up beneath him,, presumably to soften his hard couch. No food or money were found on him, and it. is thought he had attempted to walk to the head of the lakerbut the difficulties had proven too great for him. To reach the spot where found hemust have clambered over,a series of.precipitous and ragged bluffs, while before him remained a weary tramp of many miles before assistance could obtained: On the return ge tlie following document was drawn up and* attested by six witnes: ■': WILSON CREEK. •Q . " ' ' ' ' „^ .' Various Improvements Effected in That Hustling Burg. have been voyas Hessrs. Nault and Muirhead departed for Wilson Creek early Saturday morning, the latter having come in On Wednesday. At the townsite a great deal of work has been accomplished, but much yet remains to be done. Mr. Nault's store has been erected and the goods put into shape. The first consignment consisted of seven tons, conveyed to the townsite '■■■'..-■-■' ' '''■ ■ .!'■ .'.from.,; the head of the lake on a scow. The store building is large and well built, having living apa'itm.ents' overhead, while the stock carried is varied and extensive., he hotel which is of two stories rn MADBBN-; HOUSE NAKUSP, B. C. EOBT. MADDEK", Prop. 7i,.-:uitifulty >'-it:'>«f.ca on Mi'! Lidco slwe at the en- tr *nti tli tiic ');*< ?u.J>hortest rond to -the. Slocan uunc:5'diKt..-iusv Denver. Tlie bc-t-.fishing and hunting in the district, with gniud-bcatiag and sketching facilities for tourists and artiste. The bar is supplied with the best brands of wines iquors and cigars. The accommodations of the Hotel are the best. peared natural, though sadly emaciated. As stated above, the body'was resting on fit's right side, with the right leg and arm bent beneath. The clothes consisted of rough hob-nailed lace shoes, grey woolen socks pulled up oyer blue overalls, dark grey tweed suit and common wool underclothing. The shirt was of dark material, with a white stripe, and lying about a foot farther up the ruck was deceased's black felt hat. ses: '' We, tlie undersigned, having viewed the remains of one supposed (by poll tax receipt and hospital receipt found on body) to have been P. Johnson, are unable to form any conclusion from the decomposed state of the body as to the cause of death.n Upon arriving here the boat was met by a large concourse of people, who followed the remains in respectful silence to the cemetery. There a decentburial was accorded the body, in accordance with the beautiful lit-.' urgyof the Episcopalian Church. Many enquiries; have since bee ii j made as to the identity of the deceased, not a few claiming acquaintanceship with him. All were baiiied, however, with the descr'ption of the clothes, excepting one man, who established his claim by means of. v-lie knife and shirt. 'From him it was learned that Johnson was a Swede, about 28 or 30 years of age, and of an erratic disposition. He had worked on j the N elson & Fort Shepberd i uad, aud An old sail was procured and the the]': came up to the Nakusp & Slocan remains stretched thereon, prepara- Railway, working l on the McLean 'tory-to an examination of the clothes | contract till the end of December, being made ere the remains were en- He then stopped at the Prospect House closed hi the coffin. In the pockets of for a short time, afterwards leaving the overalls and vest were found a I for the Hot Springs on the Lytton. quantity of tobacco, matches, a white (There his actions end. so far as the bone-handled clasp knife, and a slip j clues.go. Deceased had relatives on of paper with the word "Peter' writ- ithe American side. and. 50, feet in length, apart from the kitchen, is almost ready for the roof. . It i/ to be fixed up in first class condition, each room being tastefully .paper- ed and decorated, while all the fixtures will be substantial and good. An office is to be erected at the side of the, hotel. i/ No clearing has yet been attempt. on the townsite, because of the snow which is still on the ground. So soon as practicable aforce'of men will be;; employed and the work rushed through. The steamboat wharf was completed over a week ago, to deep water. ' This will permit of any boat tying up thereto at any season, while its capacity is sufficient for all the requirements of the ploce. Mr. Nault has received the contract for putting in a Y switch at that point for the N. & S. R., necessitating upwards of 1,000 feet of grading. This will give employment to a small gang of men. It has been decided to give the townsite some definite name, but just what it will be has not been full y resolved on. Fish in the neighborhood of the creek are abundant, whole shoals of them being noticeable frequently. The trout run as high as 20 pounds in weight. The mineral resources of the country within five miles of the place are rapidly coming to the front. During the past week another strike of paying ore was discovered not two miles distant. The ledge is well defined and traceable for some distance. Cuiiey Robinson is once more in the restaurant arena. He has leased the Great Northern Hotel dining room,in Kaslo, and is serving meals that will tickle the palate of any ordinary individual. -'••3& TO THE PEOPLE OF NAKUSP. A Voice From Among tlie Denizens of Trout Creek. Editor of Nakusp Ledge: Sir,—Perhaps a few lines from the', neighborhood of Trout cree k fca <j he citiceEs of Nakusp would not come, amiss on this occasion. For a short time then. 0 ye people, forget the price of silver and cease to speculate as to the possibilities or probabilities of the continuation of the ever-present and all-impOrtant Nakusp & Slocan Railway, and, in the spring time of tlie year, turn your thoughts to another of our many Tesources; to the Arcadia of ■ West Kootenay—Trout creek and its environments. '<: All the, way from the foot of the Upper Aitow Lake to the head of the Lower Arrow Lake the river's banks are parcelled out in protoplasmic ranches, waiting but for the touch of the magician -man—to convert their seeming sterility into the full-grown fruit-bearing tree of horticulture—to sa y nofehing of agriculture. About 30 half sections have been pre-empted during the past six months and considerable more than half the owners have been in residence during tlie winter: Tracts of timber-covered country,r,and_prairies, with wild hay luxuriantly covering their virgin soil, which,1 until lately, knew only the simple tepee of our-dusky fore- loopers—the Siwash and liis family— are now besprinkled plentifully with the log cabin of the settler. In no place within" this mountain- begirt province has nature scattered her gifts with so lavish a hand. In most places the timber, although superlative in quality, is not so thick as to discourage the intending settler; and on a great many ranches cultivation can be commenced at once with little or no preliminary clearing. Deer and grouse are pi en thai, and the magnificent fish which abound in the river form no insignificant quota to the larder of the embryonic rancher. Here, at least, one can hold aloof from the ghastly struggle for "Government appropriations'- for wagon roads, and stand calmly by, and with a superior smile let the votaries of red tape and boodleism stalk round like a lewd spectre with unwholesome breath, making all things it comes in contact with infected with its own sickly and phthysical organization. Trout creek is almost perihelion in this respect. Situated on one of the finest waterways in North America, the facilities for import and export are almost incalculable. The land is extremely well suited for the cultivation of garden produce and fruits, but it is doubtful whether an attempt to raise cereals in any quantity would be attended with success. From the nature of the soil and the situation a.id climate, hops should be grown to "perfeelioi?. and of a superior quality to the American article. For those who sneer at 19th century pastoral idyls; it may be of interest to state that gold has been found in more or less' paying quantities in most of the creeks which water this fertile tract. Yes! the dusky-hued Siwash has retired in favor of the product of latter day civilization; the tomahawk has given place to the axe; the birch bark canoe is superceded by the three-cornered cracker- box of the- white man; arid the ranch- erie fades into the mysterious, eyer^ vanishing past before the Comfortable house which rewards the active sinews of British muscle. ; No more, O ye people of Nakusp, will you be dependent on the coast for the luscious cabbage or the succulent turnip; no lpngervwill you import your beef from the North-West; no longer will youbuy your hay and pota- in Okanagan ahd! Palouse; no longer will the mil k you use be extracted from the genus ;'Tin;" no longer will the velvet -skinned peach, the toothsome pear, and the! crisp, sweet apple have to be brought from California and Oregon. No 1 All will be produced within 30 miles of the threshold of your future city; and Nakusp is certain, to be the brightest jewel in the crown of fair British Columbia— a self- j > i u. 1 iicing, self-consuming community: in fact, the Utopia of; the moral'north. ; A SETTLER. Trout Creek, Aprik6, 1894. Wm. Hunter. W C. McKinxon. Mineral Act Amendment. Col. Baker, Minister of Mines, has given notice Of motion to amend section 50 Of the mineral act by inserting the following in its stead: — "50. Every conveyance, bill of sale, mortgage, or mining interest, should be re-, corded within the time prescribed.for1 recording mineral laiins: Provided the same be signed and executed within the mining district within which the mineral claim is situate, and should the sanie be signed and executed without the district in which the mineral claim is situate, that the conveyance, bill of sale, mortgage, or other documents of title shall be recorded within three calendar months from the date of signing and execution thereof: Provided, always, that the failure to so record any sach document shall not invalidate the same as between the parties thereto, but such documents as to third parties shall take effect from the date of record, and not from the date of such document." ~~~ - ANNOUNCEMENT.. . For Member of tlie Legislative Assembly West Kootenay Electoral District. THE undersigned announces himself as a candidate for member, of the Legislative Assembly fromaWe>t Kjooteuay District, subject to the action of the convention to be • held'3at Nelson on April 12th, 1894. •J. FRED HUME. Nelson, January 10th 1S9 L 'A -OF- New Denver a: liver ton. DEALERS M GENERAL .'MERCHAHDiSL 'AH" Kinds' of Miners' supplies kept constantly in stock. V I E "fl'P The San Fra,iici$co_C&ll9 daily and we« exactly. S coast/ Send for a sample copy :L|t 'hi O iVS^H-^Sii^ '■ £ >\ ;"JC: j" KASLO ASSAYED. What the People of the Baby City are Doing. The Times has removed into Green's building" on West Front; street. When in Kaslo call on Billy Kellem and get a square meal for 25cts. t The Hotel Slocan is now under the guidance of E. E. Phair, of Nelson. The Palace Hotel was robbed of a quantity of liquors and cigars the other night. Lake Woolford reports a rich strike of high grade in one of the workings of the Dardanelles. J. W. Barker has secured possession of the Kaslo brewery and will commence operations at once. The Times thinks there are too many Hobos in town and wants them to seek new towns to loaf in. O. G. Dennis has been appointed mining recorder here. The office at Ainswoi'th will be abandoned. When in Kaslo stop at the Great Northern Hotel. Rates reasonable. Headquarters for Hudson Bay Co.'s goods. , . t A Portland man proposes toli^ht the city by electricity. His proposal wiil be taken into consideration by the Council. The steamer Nelson will soon be placed on the Bonner's Ferry run, and the Spokane will ply between Kaslo and Nelson. T. W. Gray has succeeded A. Bishop as manager of the wharf; The latter still retains his express and steamboat agencies. ; The Government has given f 250 to Kaslo's fire brigade. When thev pay the $1,754 rebate on licenses George Kane's smile will be a yard wide. An agitation has been inaugurated here to confine the demi-mondes to a certain section of the city. As it is now they are scattered in every direction. In the contest for the most popular young lady in the district, Miss M. Ediams of this citv, defeated Miss McDonald, of Nelson, securing for herself a fine watch. At the primary election here for delegates to the convention at Nel- son, 171 votes were cast and the following gentlemen elected: A. Came- eron, A Goodenough, R. F. Green, S. J. Henderson, A. McKay, P. McDonald, and S. P. Tuck. At. Watson if, vom- were cast and M. Flag-en elected drte-srate.-. The Times ad vocatc^51 ynch 1 aw for the miscreants who per] etrated tho dynamite outrage at Northfield a few weeks ago. The editor is fresh from Montana and he forgets that in Canada every man cets a fair trial, and it is time enough to hang him when a judge and jury have found a-verdict of guilty. HOTEL SLOCAN, NEW DENVER. Accommodations for 100 guests. The Finest Bar in the Kootenay country. Headquarters for capitalists, speculators and miners. GETHING & HENDERSON. Props. If yori have Money and want to meet Monied ^ M at the NEW DENVER, B. G. ILJL© mi hi -n - ,«■ ,'*.'*•&» uu 0 Wholesale X)ealers in Oranges, Lemons, Apples, Bananas, arid all kinds of Fresh Fruited Batteiy Egga, Nuts, Candy, Cigars, Etc. -The largest Shippers in tlie ';'■..-"■';:; :,:-:^:>-^/-\:l Northwest. .-.'.'.■"';:'" 518 and 52a Mill ±^Q;.;:;^iB;Oi WANTED, Parties having; good Min= ing Claims to dis= pose of should apply at sage ve NAKUSP, B.C. o ■ O go- GO CD CP > r1 o \c*td O TOMS' o rx ■o; The proprietor has on hand THREEMIlLfOM FEET OF -LOGS In lengths of from 12 to 50 feet. Any kind of bill stuff can lie cut at short notice. ! ,000,000 FT. ROUGH LUMBER -500,000 FT. DRESSED LUMBER > - -■ "-.•■"•.'.-'' '•'.*-. - ■' ■'■,!-■."" -,' ■'.-^ ■■.. ■-.-.. ■■.- ■ ° ■■ ■",.-. Shingles, Baths, Mouldings, Turned Posts and Ballasters,■:.. Brackets. Etc. Two Carloads 'Hash and Doors; Two CarloMis Dry Fir Clear-Flooring, 4in.; One Carload Dry Fir Clear Ceiling; 4 Carloads of Clear Cedar, foi Finish.; One Carload Glass, Paints, Oils, etc., including Fancy Glass,Wood Stains, etc. '■■^■■K-y^-te. ^b;:.'.:BTJGHANAN. ■: IS THE■ :■ BrlsrMest and Newsiest after I y THE p m \p Published every Thursday. R. T. LOWERI, EDITOR AND ,:,., ^piN^NCIBB;: ■;,-;■: SUBSCRIPTION RATES: SIX MONTHS .*.......-.».,...*»..,.,,.»,....•.• 1*50 THREX MONTHS ..................'........ ... 1.00 Advertising: rates furnished on application. TO CONTRIBUTORS. Correspondence from every part of the Kootenay District and comniunications upon live topics always acceptable. v Write on both sides of the paper if you >rish. Always send somethingr good, no matter how crude. Get your copy inwhile it is hot, and we will do the rest. , THURSDAY, APRIL 12, 1894. ■/■''■ ■ "■--"■' ■'•'.-■-•■■■ ■■• "■'-,■. HISTORY OF THE KOOTEJSTAYv Fred Hum« gets the coveted that J. plum.'< . "•■ " '■"■. '■ , • .'., The Legislature has been dealing of late with a Government -measure, entitled the Fraser River Bridge Bill. This piecei of leffislati6W:'cklls* for :a provincial bonus of $18,000 • peranum, extended over :seven years, towards the -cost ;of* erecting- a *teel bridge^over tlli«vFr«iser at New West- mihsteiM-ah-ufidertaking of the great- etet moment to-the citizens of tihe.Royal and Terminal Cities. ' A complete history of tlie Kootenay country-, from tlie earliest days to tile present tiine, is beiiigr compiled by R. T^ IiOwery. Experienced men with, valuable information would confer a favor by sondin g their address to this office. A bill has been introduced into the British Parliament providing for the execution o f the international agreement relative to the Behririg Sea fisheries.-"- :;...-":.- ■.,::.-' .■'■''■"'"; . ;X','-:;'v. _/■.,'' Supplementary estimates, to the amount of $24,510, have been brought down in the Local House. Of this Kaslo's Fire Brigade gets $250, and the Kaslo wagon road $3,000. There is a row brewing in the Dominion'Parliament over the management of the New Westminster penitentiary, boodling being charged. Messrs. Mara and Mulock want a thorough investigation. An extra of the B. C. Gazette contains a list of collectors appointed under the Elections Act for the province. W. J. Goepel and N. Fitzstubbs are named as the collector and distributing collector respectively for West Kootenay. British Columbia and the North- West are receiving numerous additions to ? their respective populations of late, chiefly from England and the United States. A special train of 28 cars, containing settlers and their effects, recently left Kansas City for Edmonton. Hon. J. H. Turner, R. P. Rithet, H. D. Helmcken and J. Braden have been nominated to contest the quadruple constituency of Victoria City in the interests of the present Government at the approaching provincial elections. The oppositionists will find it difficult to overcome the phalanx. On Saturday the sympathizers of Houstonian doctrine will assemble, by duly elected delegates, at Nelson, for the purpose of selecting a candidate to contest the South Riding of the district in opposition to Hon. Mr. Davie's Government. It is nuts to doubloons According to the Dominion estimates, this province fares but sadly at the hands of the Federal financiers, and as a result the entire provincial press isiri re volt. Less than $200,000 has been appropriated for; public works of alt ; descriptions, 'half of which is to be applied "to Victoria harbor and fortifications at -Ekquiraalt. $6,500 has been set apart for^improving navigation on the Columbia river.'.'-'/y-; ■ .". >/.'.'V.'-'-y :-^'r"., ■'.'■' 'O. BE YELSTOKjE, STATION, 2: general; merchants, Wholesale and Retail. Dealers in a "all kiods of Raw Furs. Branch Store "at Treuft'Lake. PRQVINCIAt. SECBETAP.y'S Ojj'KJOK, , ^••- , ; \ -v.- ■Vypifo March, l&M, THE following' definition of the Mining Divisions' •1 estahlished in the W&st. Kootenay District is substituted for the description of the said divisions published in the British .Columbia Gazette of the .lith of December, 1893:— * WEST KOOTENAY DISTRICT. NAKUSP. B. C. Mining Divisions! 1. Wedding Bells. The Vancouver Weekly World of March 22, remarks that in addition to the host of weddings that have taken place in that cioy tb.'s season, may be * mentioned that of Fred. C. Allen, well known in connection with Dip- lock's stationery establishment, and Miss Alice Smitheringale, of the Terminal City. The knot was Med last Saturday,>at Christ Church, by Rev; Mr. Tucker, in the presence of a few friends. The happy couple have ta ken up their residence on Hamilton street—The lady in question is the youngest sister of C. E.Smitheringale, of The Ledge. FOSTER & WINTERS RESTAURANT NEW DENVER, - ■ .' - .; -' ; : - -- B. C, \ Is one of the best in the Slocan district. Call in. r A VING- been appointed agent for a large wholesale tailoring establishment in Eastern Canada,! beg leave to state that I am prepared to take orders for clothing from all persons, so desiring. All goods guaranteed to be of the best quality. Prices extremely reasonable. A perfect fit promised or no pay. See my Samples, which have just arrived. NAKUSP B.C. Revelstoke Mining Division.—Commencing ,<; the-intersection, of. the.Sl'sfc-.pai'allcl with the •west boundary of the district;'.'thence' northerly, following said boundary of said district to Canoe River: thence southerly along the east boundary of saiddisiTicttci the; watershed between CarneV Qreek and. IlleciUewaet River; thence following the westerly watershed* of the North Fork of the Iile- cilieAyaet River, South River,;: and'- Msli Creek, to the 51st parallel; thence along; the southerly watershed :;.-of. Akolplex River to the-Columbia River; thence south-west to tlie west'.boundary of the district; thence northerly along said boundary to the place of beginnincr. •^2. IllecillbwaetMining Division.—Bounded on the west by the Revelstoke Mining Division; on the-north'and east by tlie eastern 'boundary of the:district;, oh the south: by, the following- fine: Commencing at a,'point on the eastern boundary of the district, on tlie watershed between Fish Creek and Lardo River; thence westerly along the south watershed of Battle Creek to F: ish Creek; then ce north-west to east boundary of. Revelstoke Mining- Division.',-" ■-, .'.'■',; ..■■';.'- f; 3.--:".Trout Lake Mining Division.—To include 'all the country on 'the,:river*,, streams, and tributaries: thereof flowing into Trout Lake and Lardo River south to a point halfway between Kootenay Lakeland Trout Lake.: ..-; 4; Laiideau-Mining Division;— Bounded on tlie east by Trout Lake Mining^Diyisior^^orrthe north by Revelstoke and Illecillewaet Mining Division; on the west by the west boundai-y of the district; dti the south' by a line commencing- on the west boundary of the district,-.on the .watershed"be-, tweeh Mosquito and Fost Hill Greek; thence following the south watershed of Fost Hill'Creek to Upper Arrow Lake and the north'watershed of Koos- ka-nax River to the south-west corner of Trout LakeMining Division, , ; 5. SiiOCAN Mining Division.—Bounded on the north by Lai-deau Mining Division; on the west by the west boundary of the district; on the south by a line-forming the south -watersheds of Bowman Creek, the West Fork of Slocan Lake, and the north watersheds of all streams flowing into Kootenay River between Slocan: River and Balfour; thence northerly, following the watershed between Slocan Lake and Kootenay Lake and Lardo River to south-west corner of'Trout Lake Mining-Division. ■ 6. TrailCreer Mining Division.—To include all the. Country." on the rivers, streams, and tributaries thereof which empty into the Columbia River between the International boundary and the mouth of the Kootenay river, excepting the country on Salmon River and the streams and tributaries thereof. 7. G-oat River Mining Division.—To include all the country on the rivers, -streams "and tributaries thereof flowhle into the Kootenay River between the International boundary and Kootenay Lake. -:- ,,;.''-. ,.'.'; ■- ■ ;',■•„■ ';■ 8. Ainsworth Mining Division.—To include all the country on the rivers, streams si)d tributaries thereof flowing into Kootenay La's:?, north of Goat River Mining Division, except that portion of the Lardo River included in Trout Lake Mining Division.) / 9. Nelson Mining Division.—To include all the remaining portion of the. West Kootenay .District. By Command, JAMES BAKER, Provincial Secretary and Minister of Mines- G. M..."SPENOEJS« and i A SLOCAN AVE. NAKUSP. B.C IUmB eJ . rT™i Proprietor, v The bar is stocked with the finest brands of wines liquors and cigars. NAKUSP, B: C. ,0._A; or ■ er-- • '■ j-'- ...-■■ -; v- - . •»••.• '••>■■■.,-. Qhoice location and com mands a 'beautiful, view v - of the surrdrindin^ country. The Bah is supplied witJi the best brands of all kinds of wines, liquors and cigars. The Dining Room is supplied with all the delicacies of the season. Charges Moderate. A Call Solicited. . Slocan Ave. OOTS AND GROCERIES and PROVISIONS at very low prices. FRESH CANNED GOODS always in stock. A full assortment of Choice CIGARS and TOBACCOS H. &iXf**tr:xij +? v^-'r^^wrr,^^. Tduan towns; Contributed' -by the Traveling Editor - i^:..:..'" and Financier. In Kaslo. not long ago, we were seated bvth^ lire in the"cabin of ah' ; old prbspeeloiv when the conversation drifted train spy e£,,to cemeteries. We- had just stated^haf-wc had abandon ed.thc idea of buying the townsite of Nashville tor a pyiyate cemetery, as we had coine.'to ,tlie concliiyioiithat in such a peaceable'" country .an editor's cemetery would : only; be, filled with weeds instead of mil .grown corpses, "' when the old:prospe:ct6r: spoke'up and ■ 'said:; .'--,;',; .';,;,..;■.., .;";W* ;-■-".'... . : : ,....: "I have ■. been vip .hiany.;' a mining camp on this continent, but this one takes tbe;hbt cross: :hun. for being', the :.. most peaceable I have ever struck. The first man -has. yet forb;e shot in '.Kaslo, and no''man has climbed the, . golden stairs;'with;'-'.bis .boots on...,^Ifr; was diSerent' downin Arizdna.; Here is- a bundle of letters; that once, belonged to my .partner.;. He... was' a riative; of German, and we had:;been together quite a bit. One morning a party of us started out from camp on horseback,and my partner was about, ■v. 100 yarasahead of me. • Suddenly -a.' ; rifle shot ratfg out on Dhe morning air j maiehps in\ one day, it is time; for a and John fell-from his horse, mortally j peaceable man to pack ■ his' blankets sters. It was about dark when I reached Arenbuj'g on my first trip and stopped at the leading hotel. The clerk advised me to put everything I had valuable in the safe. <,He intimated that the to wn wasn't Tough, but that it might be at any moment. I took his advice and went to bed. About 2 a.m. I heard a great noise on :the street and several shots fired. I did not get lip: to, investigate the racket, but did not sleep much more that night. Before breakfast I strolled about the town, and in a beautiful willow grove saw two men hanging •from a, tree. They were very dead, having been lynched the previous night.-,. - "■• ',".- "■'■'■■.■ '■■::■■':■■: ' "The sight did not improve my appetite, and when I told tlie landlord about it he laughed,-and said it was iiothing—only a couple of horsethieves strung up by; cow-punchers. After dinner I .,-was watching a game of faro;in tlie saloon, when one of .the players yh ot the dealer deapk' . I; began to, think:the town was tough;;and: B.C» ommi&smit ^'vcus-M Jtt'is^J rcnan X.S oJesale Im rs -OF- 0 O lauors. an /^f © 9 uigars. m K ' Tinware arid Hardware by the Carload. isioiiSj Flour &Feed .Stocked. Regularly from the East. I was sure of it: after 'supper,::fcan. Dry Goods, Clothing, Eigby Waterproofs, Gents' Fur other man was shot dead in a fight in ings, Gentlemen's, Ladies' and Children's nish- the barroom. That was enough for me, and I left town the; next; da v. I. don't ■ mind a little excitement. ;but. when a small,town has two lynching bees and "■',- two successful shooting Boots, Shoes, and Rubber Goods. In all the Latest Fashions. wounded.- X jumped behind a rock and:get awav.: If he doesn't he k and laid low, so .the 'Indian's -to not: see me. m : party Came up, Fwentto. where John ! ' . :^:::r--~~rr—: :-w was lying on-the grass,.: with. his: life's, : The ice .is .commencing, to'jam on blood oozing frpmauMtyholeln his ' the upper river, and is Qxpected\td chest. . '' [drift out in;a few days. / ;" ,; "Kneeling beside him, I took his | , S, Lane: has been the most success- hand in mine and asked him how he j fui fiohemian: so far this spring, he felfc. He said; 'Partner, I'm a goner !jhaving a string of II trout registered; When you go back to the cabin, you to his credit for one day's work, will find two bundles of letters. Send CMef El)g.ineer Hathel y? of the stiv! the^one tied with a piece of bucksiiin Lvtfon/ returned from his winter's' to my niother-you Ichow her aadress | qilarters - at, Salmon Arm,y on the Ar- -and tell her^God;bIess her!--that. :r0W Monday. 'He is now engaged I died like a; man. The other pack- puttillcr the; Lytton's engines hi shape age, tied with a blue ribbon, .you 'can fQY ^Qr sea,s'on's work burn. They are from. the; woman 11 ^_—— ' . ■'• '■"■[■ ^_—.-^_ „ :.' ■"'.;■. loved, long, long ago.' .'..W.a.buried -/^Y him where he' fell, and like many | w. le flowers of tar-on Arizona. I did. f, ^ tj>, ^ „ ^ -_ . v ofburndiisswee'tiiearfi's-det gjj p ,^| |' |%f.^k |[|'Py ereds one; of "them -that was saved■ j |,\%j JL^ili 1 k3 xPL% another brave maniie',sleeps.'beneath') the flowers of far-off Arizona. I did |- not her trom the Kasio fire."•-. • I yie looked'-, at it: . It was .written j in a beaufii-rul liana., ■-evidently by a lady of-refhiejiient; And as we glanced j ove.1 the contents,, we ibit a sort of] pity for tlie ]/uor girl, who skill waits, ] perhaps,, ibr th..e' lover that will never j return. ' -. • ■ .1- ;; -n. \J:Aj X HI ^ ■w^'v;T': Is toe'; Proprietor of the Great Northern Hotel urning 3 ' 'But, ■t,i-,:e l-:-id- ";-I-0S;';t:"C!;01', "I j tha^ KASLO, e you can aesire. ^';ar tect to - ten you a Oout a to wn was aboht af-..tou5ch as. anything this j ■■ude- or±m,- Texan.-' is w;lscalled |And serves Meals in anv Arenburg arid was .situated'.'On the j q^ Colorado.river.; In tho*edavs every- j K,° bodv. was .armed. „ A man ^ould have two big slx-shouters' in his belt,' and the expert would siioot a man .dead/ without takiuir them trom the. hoi-1 [I.EY GOODS DEP Underwear. Hosiery, Men s' Furnish ings, Mens' Ready Made .-..''.. Clothing, Gloves, Ribbons, Silks, Satins, Cashmeres, Melton & Serge Cloths, , Carpets, filinds, Cottons, Hats and Caps, House & Table Linens, Boots and Shoes.. *. «=w" <sJxr" ■*y"™*i 'r,|« ™p" fr--"-^K taw*** Hungarian-Flour, Sugai'% Bacoi i, Hams Conees, Teas. Spices, .'■' Jams, '\Piekles, Cat- meal, Biscuit?., . ;■■ ' Canned Vegetables, Canned Fruits,' Dried Fruit?, and Syrups, Fancy Toilet Soaps, Cigars and Tobaccos',.. HARDWARE-. DE? Grindstones & Fixtures Crosscui;& Rip Saws, Axes and Handles, Na i Is,. So rows,: Pol ts, Round,Flat,Scpiare Iron Oils, Paints, Glass, Hoi'se Shoes and Nails, : Cutlery, Glassware, Crockery, Stationerv/ : o : - iners''Ca>n get-'a. couiplete-outfit here. Call in and o^azeat his!' Menu wheii Kaslo. von visit t IT f AB $\ k M ® Cr\ V • Ife 1 h iIA m .&r I Is t**^ rpnm ea&!» or? €3 it X .^i"? \ Kttn Kis»H © 9 m ^..t^""**"""*" ... ,i-SII, '-f* ..-.^ f*-:r»o-«=--" M ^^^^^'----•«-"OT,B3aBnOTrnww*Bnw v -"^i^ ! "Si.-,; a ,,,, "*»■«, ••""■«-*a^.<„W(m «*«»», ""WWlmano '«««ara«»«y>-j^^BOW3.lU(>.BaBjHinBtBe DE\OEl aH0fTEE5HB»SJ[ »-• si y 8 5 A "i?^ **/ sis w "W.*^ '^-Se1 1^ ■/f^ & K £4* &- 1€i '.& .e D F o? '& '4 .-^ Arro 0-1 Ale * he ^ '|^?« S €M f\ 1 MT ■^x >r C*2 1 e t»l©S fnffl^.^.flnWL'UJLja » • » • mines of me hree s-.'of ■■'.'".. With: the completion 'of. .,the Nakusp & .Slbc^;'Itoilroad, "-Thousands, of: tons 'of ore '.'will be. brought- to Nakiisp from steamer for-Revelstoke.-: ." : Gold- and Silver Ledge© "have ... Tlie town Already; contains Si witli -a, capacity, of. 80,000 feet per die Shop asid inaay other -buildings. O* *s, »a a substantial Wharf, Warehouses, Blacksmith - -;........,~ ^-^jrrftBicr'-r',r;T^r"^ir:' NUGGETS OF NEWS That Pan Out itich in Interest to the General Public. Work lias been resumed on the Wellington. F. S. Barnard has purchased the Sarah Jane claim for $1,500. Upwards of 300 men are yet employed among the mines in the Slocan country. A considerable quantity of new machinery has arrived at New Denver for Wharton's sawmill. Fifty-five tons of ore were shipped from the Idaho and Eeco mines last week, valued at f6j 600. .A. new townsite, in the neighborhood of the Trail creek mines, is to be placed oh the market. New Denver people are agitating for a bridge over Carpenter creek canyon, to be built by the Government. ■'.■; ■ Capt. Moore, of St. Paul, Minn., has bonded the Lincoln claim, situated about'.lj miles from Sproule's, for one . year, for $36,boa A syndicate of American capitalists represented by Gy 3. Atkins, is negotiating for the purchase of the Noble pRye grpup ot niihesV ; ( ; ~"' Many of. tlie mine owners are ar ranging for the shipment of ore over the-'N. & Si'R.^ so soon; as tha t road is completed to Three; Forks. George Hughes has secured a controlling interest iif the Best mine at a stiff figure. He- has also, it is said, purchased a share in the Idaho. ■;"*The! ^sTelsori' Tribune is conducting^ a'oitfer "onslaught on Gold Commissioner Fitzstubbs. asserting that he has outlived his usefulness and calling upon him to resign. The*?. Nelson Hydraulic Company .,has a bonanza' -in its placer ground on Forty-Nine creek. Experiments by fanning -promise pay dirt to the: amdurif bT $600 "per day; when- everything is in order. :^ R. E. Lemon arid" C.''.&*■ Sealey have purchased the Richmond property, in the Slocan, and a half interest in the White Elephant. They adjoin the Northern Bell and both claims show large bodies of clean ore. New Denver will virtually be the headquarters for a large proportion of the mining men this season, a number of whom lwiving signified their intention of taking up their residence in the place. With strong prospects •of aHiMh^^ehihg^prthe^e the^er- manciicy of that hurg is assured. HORACE W. BUCKE LAW AND CONVEYANCING OFFICE, Buchanan Brk,Kaslo.B.C. GET YOUR WASHING DONE —AT— FEDERICK & MATTHEWS' When you come in from the mountains of the Slocan country. DOCTOR in J. F. B. ROGERS, KASLO, B. C. A. H. HOLDICH, Of Swansea ana vv fgan, Analytical Chemist and Assayer. The oldesu and most experienced Assayer in the Province; , REVELSTOKE, B.C. ROBSON HOTEL, ROBSON, B. C. This hotel is the best in town, and has ample accommodation for travellers. The bar is supplied with wines, liquors and cigars. LOUIS LEVESQUE. BONANZA CITY HOTEL, SLOCAN LAKE. Plenty of accommodations for trav- ellers. Good beds and good meals Bar stocked with wines, liquors and cigars. John Madden, Prop. est's BEAR LAKE, BIG. Everything new about the house except the whisky and landlord. Everybody gets a hearty welcome and plentv^ '■"■ J^ ■-';."■■ tO-eatr''1 '""■l::'"'' •■' : Gorman West, - - Proprietor. ■ THE': STEAMER w Graduate of Trinity University, Toronto. Member of college Physicians and Surgeons, Ontario. . .to E .■*' i'. <i (LIMITED.) WINTER SCHEDULE, {KOOTENAY LAKE,) Going into effect on January 8th, 186-J. R. STRATHERN, Jeweler, KASLO CITY, B.C. The only practical Watchmaker in the Kootenay District, Orders by mail receive prompt attention. ALL "'-WORK GUARANTEED; STEAMIER, ISTBLiSOlSr. LEAVES NELSON : LEAVKS KASLO : Mondays, 9 a.m. Tue^lays, 3 a.m. Wednesdays, 5:40 p.m. Thursdays, 8 a.m. Thursdays, 5 p.m. Fridays* 3 a.m. Saturdays, ;5:40 p.m. Sundays, 8 a.m. E KASLO, B. C.; Is open night and day and supplies its patrens with everything in the market. Call in. GEO. PAQUIN, Proprietor- KASLO & NEW DENVER MAIL STAGE AND FREIGHT LINE. Stages leave Kaslo daily at 8 a.m. for New Denver. Returning will "leave New Denver for Kaslo at same hour. Satisfaction is Guaranteed. Manager. Passengers from Kaslo, to make clo?e connection with the Nelson & Fort Sheppard Railway, for point? south, should take the steamer Nelson, leaving Kaslo at S a.m. on Tuesdays and Fridays. c The cempanj- reserves the right to change this schedule at any time without notice. Due notice will be given of the resumption of service on the Columbia river. J. W. TROUP. Manager. Spta Fails k loii RAILWAY. Nelson & Fort Sheppard RAILWAY. ALL RAIL ROUTE TO SPOKANE. The only through route from Nelson, Kaslo, Kootenay Lake and all Slocan Points. Through Trains Semi-Weekly. Leave 7 a.m. NELSON. Arrive 5:40 p.m. G. L. EST A BROOKS, master;, NEELANDS - BROS.,: ■,.-^u^-'-*NEli)OHrr*B.G.,-■■*■■?■■.'■■■{• ,-i '»-■■■ ,LaricI.scage -Jghjatographers , &&&' a^ lafg& guuntity^of-Arehi^ypes and Steel Engravings in stock. Pictures framed to order. I EAVES New Denver every day except Sunday j for Four Mile. City, at 7 a.m., and for Bonanza Oitv at 8'a.m. .•'Returning, the steamer leave0 Bonanza City fur New, Demrer at 3 p.m. the.sanu- day. ',.-:■.;;.;:i;r .r*;n--.\%.u,v. :-..i-.i,fi,ipi..■;'.;;• i„v-i'.■.••!;■ .*'!• Slogan TiilpiNG . $.Nav.igation. Co., (Ltd.).; ...,. W. C, McKINNON; Secretary- KASLO, - B.O. Commencing January 8th, 1894. on Tuesdays and Fridays, .trains will run through to Spokane, arriving at 5:30 p.m., same day. Returning,-passengers'will' leave Spokane at 7 a.m. on Wednes; days and Saturdays, arriving at Nelson at 5:40 p.! m., same day, making close connection with the steamer. Nelson-for" Kaslo and all. Kootenay lake points. Passengers from Kaslo for Spokane and all inter- mediate points on the N. & Ft. S. and S. F. & N. Ry's ■ should take the steamer Nelson, leaving Kaslo on Tuesdays and Fridays at 3 a.m. CANADIAN '■/;;;■ '■':'/ PACIFIC: RAILWAY. '"101 ge :es:fkutiislo. ■K Accommodations for travellers. Good stables. The bar is stocked with choice liquors and cigars/ Pack" !> train in connection with^the house;. -;■. Goods taken to w part of the mountains, Mcdonald biios., Props A.COOPER ABB5 ATT*GRMEY\ SOLICITOR, CONVEYANCER, ' ."'i ETC.,1 ETC. Special Attention to Mining Interests. OFFICE: — FRONT ST.', KASLO, B.C. Over Bver's Hard Ware Store. , REVELSTOKE TIME TABLE. Atlantic Express arrives at IOjOO Dal.y Pacific " *•.- 16:55 " Cheapest, most reliable and safe route to Montreal, Toronto, St. Paul, Chicago,;New York, and Boston. Rates $3 to $10 lower than any other route. Specially fitted Colonist Cars, in charge of a porter, for the accommodation of passengers hold ing second-class tickets. • Passengers hooked to and from all European points at lowest rates. Low freight rates. Quick despatch. Merchants will save money by haviug their freight routed via theC.KR. Full aaid reliable information given by applying to ■-. GEO: McL. BROWN, I. T. BREWSTER, Asst Gen. Freight Agent, Local Agent, Vancouver. Revelstoke. 1 LEDGE GROPPINGS Baseball is all the rage here at pres •lit-';-"; ' The water in the lake has risen a good foot during the past week. New Denver has an expert watchmaker; send your work there. f Gennelle Bros', sawmill was started up Saturday. A good season's work is in prospect. A flock of wild fowl, consisting of seven swans and 21 geese, were observed on the bay Friday. Once more a fresh meat famine prevails in town, while the supply of other necessaries is decidedly low. Paddock, of New Denver, is an expert watchmaker, of over .20 years' experience. Send him your watch, t What remained of the ice on the bay completely vanished before the warm rays of the sun and the stiff breeze of Sunday last. Mrs. Vail and child departed last Saturday to join her husband in Fire Valley. The la&y was a guest at the Nakusp House all winter. The Union Sabbath school are indebted to R. Glendenning for two attractive looking racks for holding the Bibles and hymn books. - J. Ehrmanntraut and C. Ayl win returned from the Hot Springs Monday, per str. Arrow, feeling much better for their treatment thereat. , D. A. McDougald is receiving much benefit from his course of treatment at the Hot Springs, the medicinal qualities of which cannot be too highly spoken of. J. Walsh did not arrive in with the mail until yesterday noon, because of the wretched condition of the roads. He was obliged to leave a sack, containing 110 pounds, at the head of Slocan lake, bemg too heavy to pack on bis back. An effort is to be made to get a Church of England clergyman stationed here during the summer^ so as; to permit of attention being paid to New Denver, Three Forks, Fire Valley, etc. Substantial financial assist- ance is promised at this point. The steamer Marion came down from her winter quarters at the Hot Springs on Thursday evening last, having in tow the pile driver and scow. Next day her crew commenced driving piles on the extension to the railway wharf, a work that will keep them engaged for some time. C. Holden arrived down from Trout Lake on Thursday evening on business, returning next day. He and his partners are making good headway with development work on the Black Prince and other properties which they own in that district. The showing of ore improves as they drift in. More people are stopping at the Hot Springs than ever before, the ,,AWrnTnn3i> tents of the visitors being scattered VATlLUUvrJK all over the place. With the completion of Capt. Sanderson's hotel, the conveyance of the water thereto, the establishment Of baths, and the laying out of a fine park, a resort for invalids will provided, the superior to which will not be found. Painful Accident. A painful accident befel'j. W. 01 e- sori last Saturday afternoon. He^ with a number of others, was engaged cutting cord wood at the point for the steamboats, under J. T. Nault's contract. In an unguarded moment he slipped on a log, and his descending axe, gliding past the wood, struck his right foot with full force, sinking through the b'jot and severing the bone connecting the big tee about half way up the instep. The wound was immediately bound up and Oleson conveyed to the Prospect House on a litter, where, in the absence of skilled assistance, the patient received as practical attention as possible. The wound is an exceedingly painful one, but whether the bone will knit together again is difficult to say. Improvements to the Arrow. Messrs. Vanderberg and Yinerling, proprietors of the little steamer Arrow, contemplate making many improvements to the boat, in order to suit her for the passenger traffic. With her present screw,33 in. stroke, she can make 10 knots per hour, with but half her steam pressure in play; but they purpose putting on a 40-inch wheel, which will enable her to cover 11 knots in the same time. The fore part of the steamer is to be partitioned off into a cabin and nicely fitted up for passengers, while the remainder wM be put in better shape for the handling of freight. It is the intention of the owners to make the round trip between Nakusp and Eevelstoke twice a week during the summer, calling each way * at Lardeau and Thomson's Landing. An office will be established in town, where tickets, at low rates, will be sold, and arrange ments made for extra trips, towing, ■etc. '. ■■ . - .. PHILO & Co.'s "Leaders," "O.K.s," and "Terminals." Factory and Salesroom: 522, CORDOVA ST., -D«i_/< sees Go to tlie Ledge Office for Posters;':';::' —THE— Will leave Nakusp at 7 a.m. every alter- * nate day for n eaeral bss&rI JOT commencing on Monday, Dec. 1,8, Returning the next day. J. E. WALSH, Proprietor. GENERAL MERCHANTS NEW DENVER AN D REVELSTOK pxoaG '•Wwo " DEALERS IN SLXld REAL: ESTATE, INSURANCE.-' FECIAL iNTION Hay, Feed na so on, GIVEN TO THE SALE OF MINES. &>,.->', . .^nxiyi.T.-w.-j.'iaa.. r^-i^iw^s ~&rzz. - - =v:«r~Ta=;.'jt(£r^yriTc-rir'.'
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Title | Nakusp Ledge |
Publisher | Nakusp, B.C. : R.T. Lowery |
Date Issued | 1894-04-12 |
Description | The Nakusp Ledge was published in Nakusp, in the Central Kootenay region of southeastern British Columbia, from October 1893 to December 1894. The paper was subsequently published as the Ledge both in New Denver, from December 1894 to December 1904, and in Fernie, from January to August 1905. The Ledge was published by Robert Thornton Lowery, a prolific newspaper publisher, editor, and printer who was also widely acclaimed for his skill as a writer. After moving to Fernie, the paper continued to be published under variant titles, including the Fernie Ledger and the District Ledger, from August 1905 to August 1919. |
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Notes | Succeeding Title: The Nakusp Ledge Frequency: Weekly |
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Date Available | 2016-07-25 |
Provider | Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library |
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DOI | 10.14288/1.0182008 |
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