'-•'■ - -^iL^Vv i_ ■ ii'Wif^'-- ■ ' '' :.^\^V,PV*:^W*f D™4<$tXX' dsypcimhp^d^x / S"\ ?■ > u.. / 'ft: Vol, 1. No. 24. NAKUSP, B. C.> MARCH 15, 1894. Price Ten Cents. T. A. GARLAND, Front Street, West, Kaslo, B.C., The Largest and Most Com- glete Stock in the Kootenay ountry. ; ;; DRY GOODS, GENTS'FURNISHINGS, HOUSE FURNISHINGS, CLOTHING, CARPETS, BOOTS & SHOES. KASLO'S GREAT; BLAZE. The Downs and Ups of a Travelling: Editor's Life. COLUMBIA HOUSE , NAKUSP, B. G x'xr'xp_ Corning & Rodd, 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. U. S. THOMAS, Prop, SUMMIT LAKE, B. C. Good accommodations for travellers. The bar is supplied with a good stock of Wines. Liquors and Cigars. RISDALE & McKAY, Proprietors. -MADDEN HOUSE NAKUSP, B. C. - a HUGH MADDEN, Prop. Beautifully situated on the Lake shore at the entrance to tlie best and shortest road to the Slocan mines and New Denver. The best fishing and hunting in the district, with grand boating and sketching facilities for tourists and artists. The bar is supplied with the best bi-ands of wine? liquors and cigars. The accommodations of the Hotel are the best. We saw Kaslo's great illumination. It was an American fire. It would have been more so, if it had occurred three days sooner., We knew it was an American fire from th e rapidity with which it wiped Front street off of the face of the earth. We were asleep at the time-the alarm was given,, but our faith was so st; ong in Kaslo's Fire Brigade that we merely felt the wall do see that it was not hoi-, and then went to sleep again. When- the noise became loud enough to awaken the dead, and the flames ht up the forward rigging of the hotel we concluded; that unless we wanted to go where everybody has wings that wre would ?*etreat gracefully as possible: Gathering up our garmen\s we retired in a hurried manner, not even stopping to settle our bill, and in the broad, exoansive back-yai'd we dressed ourselves and- then went forth to view the greatest .disaster that has yet befallen Kaslo. It was light as dav. The only dark place was under a man's eyes, who had been fighting. He looked like Chas. Mitchell.' ; .....-.-.i^w-A. The lurid flames shot upward, seeming anxious to kiss the stars, the j smoke rolled in dense clouds towards the mountains, the firemen and citizens worked like heroes, and when Byer's store was blown up we thought Hades had split open, and let the inhabitants out for a holiday. During the excitement we saved 19 lives. We had a keg of Kansas cider on tap in a secluded s; )t—in the store ot a man who did not a dver- tise. It was reported that 10 '3 bed bugs left town the next day for Three Forks singing, Driven From Home. This is a false rumor, as we have never yet seen a bed bug in the city, and have often felt lonesome because we could not wrestle wiih them before breakfast. ", Quite a number of people took things that did not belong to them, The only thing we took was our time. It is wrong for people to take pork, ham, bacon and other articles that the owners save from a fire. When a man saves his bacon, he ought to have it. Teamsters had a harvest in moving 5 goods. Some of them charged pi 'ces at the ashes of your building -.with.a sweet complacency of counienance. But most of Kaslo's people 'have more sand than the city has railroad iron, and they will live through all their troubles and wear a crown of gold some day. Silver must advance in price, and when it gels along about $10 a pound the fire will seem like a dream ofthe past with more dynamite in it. In the meantime if the worst SUDDEN DEATH. James Phillips Succumbs to an Attack of Heart Disease. About. 11. o'clock last Thursday, morning James Phillips, who resided with a companion named Welsh in a cabin on the lake front in the east end of the town, expired very suddenly comes to the worst, you can all come [of an acute attack of heart disease. to Nakusp. Our latch string is on the outside of the door,", and inside you will find roast turkey that will make you think of home'and mother. We sympathize with Kaslo in her troubles. They have had a great deal to contend wioh in the past year and if we had a million dollars we would have a new deal and; stake everybody who lost in the recent calamity. We will quit now and go and look for the million. Distinguished Men Coming. ■ It is rumored in financial circles on the coast that the Dulce of; Montrose and a party of British capitalists will visit -British Columbia during, the summer. The object of their trip is to thoroughly investigate some mining properties in the Slocan and Al- berni. . The Duke is interested in a promising gold claim in the latter district, but he and his friends will also endeavor to get a substantial foothold in the silver properties of the Slocan. But a few minutes before he had been down to the lake for a pail of water, and bad seated himself in front of his place of abode to recover his breath when the attack came on. He fell over on his side, frothing excessively at the mouth. His companion called an acquaintance and together they carried Phillips' into the cabin and laid him on a bed, immediately going for assistance, but ere they returned the patient was dead. ; Provincial Officer Fauquier was notified and he took charge of the remains, deeming it, however, unnecessary to hold an inquest. Deceased was 66 years of ag-e. , For a long tim e past he had been in a weak condition because of his ailm en t. Previous to coming to Nakusp he had.worked on the Nelson & Fort Sheppard Railway, spending a few wreeksin tlie hospital at Say ward, as -a certificate from, Dr. Titus, the physician in charge, testified. Dr. Titus had given Phillips a letter of introduction to Contractor O'Leary, reconimending him for some light task on the Nakusp & Slocan Railway. He was given the job of carrying water for the surfacing gang which work he continued in till the snow put a stop to track-laying. During the fall he had been under the care of Dr. Williamson. Only the day before he died, deceased had. stated, that he was convinced that he had not much longer to live. Officer Fauquier had made all arrangements to. give the remains a decent burial at the Government's ex- been recommended for tiie Pense> but tipon removing the clothes position, which everyone hopes he troln the body, a suin of money was Local Postmastership. By Saturday's mail T. Abriel received a surprise in the shape of a formal request from Deputy Postmaster General White and Inspector Fletcher for him to assume the post mastership of Nakusp. Accompanying the letters were the necessary documents to be filled out and attested. That was the first intimation that Mr. Abriel had received of his having will accept. Just what .answer .he lias made to the authorities will not be learned for a few weeks. Should Mr. Abriel accept the position he would fit up an office in _rood style, putting in boxes and drawers, and otherwise suit matters for the accommodation of the general public. that would make a Niagara Falls hackman blush two or three times. The'.fire hit the city in a hard time. With silver below 60 cents it requires nerve to stand up and smile, and look J. D. Devlin, he of musical fame, arrived down irom Revelstoke on Monday. At a concert given recently at that place, he favored the audience with numerous selections, enhancing the glory which was alread3r his portion. found stitched up on the inside ofthe shirt sufficient to meet the outlay incurred. The funeral on Saturday was attended by upwards of a hundred persons. Word has been sent to ■tlie postmaster at Umatilla, Oregon, where wealthy friends ofthe deceased are supposed to reside, acquainting him with the facts and asking him to transmit the same to the friends of the dead man. Inspector Fletcher is calling for tenders' for carrying the mails tri weekly between New Denver and Kaslo for a period of four years. ~uH NAKUSP-SLOCAN RAILWAY. Bill Eespecting the Guarantee of Interest on Its Bonds, Appended is the copy of a, bill in trbduced into the Local Legislature by Attorney-General Davie respecting the Nakusp & Slocan Railway: ;""} Whereas authority was conferred upon the Lieutenant-Governor in Council by the ;■;''Railway Aid. Act, 1893," to give a guarantee of interest upon the bonds of (amongst other railways) the Nakusp and Slocan Railway Company, hereinafter called the "Company," to the extent, at the rate, and upon the conditions in said Act specified, and power was also conferred to arrange all details, and to enter into all agreements which might be necessary for carrying out the provisions of the said act: And whereas under and in pursuance of the authority conferred by the said act, the Lieutenant-Governor in Council duly authorized the execution of the several agreements, copies whereof are set out in the schedule hereto purporting to be executed by the Minister of Finance, or the Chief Commissioner of Lands and Works, as the case may be, viz.: (li) Agreement dated 9th day of August, 1893, between the Nakusp and Slocan Railway Company and the Chief Commissioner of Lands and Works; (2.) Agreement dated the 29th day of August, 1893, between the Nakusp and Slocan Railway Company, the Bank Of British Columbia, Messrs. Wuiffsohn & Bewicke, Limited, and the Minister of Finance: And whereas pursuant to agreements the Company has by instrument, dated the 16th day of August, 1893, duly assigned to the Chief Commissioner of Lands and Works all benefits and advantages under the agreement with the Canadian Pacific Railway Company, as provided by the first Clause ofthe said agreement of the 9th of August, 1893- And whereas the said railway is now in course of construction, under and by virtue of the said agreements: And whereas the Company has in further performance of the said agreement deposited to the credit of the Government at the Bank of British Columbia the sum of one hundred and eighteen thousand four hundred dollars: And whereas it advisable to confirm the said agreements, and to make due provision for carrying the same into effect: Therefore, Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly ot the Province of British Columbia, enacts as follows:— 1. This act may be cited as the "Nakusp and glocan Railway Aid Act, 1894" 2. The two agreements, dated re spectively the 9th and 29th days of August, 1893, recited in the preamble hereto, and copies of which are set out in the schedule to -this act, are hereby confirmed^ ratified and validated for all intents and purposes whatsoever.. < r 3. It shall be lawful for the Lieutenant-Governor in Council,, subject to the provisions of this>ct,^ to author* ize the Minister of Finance to guarantee the payment ofthe bonds of the Company to a-sum not exceeding the amount of seventeen thousand five hundred dollars ($17,500) per mile of railway, and of the interest thereupon at a rate of not exceeding four, per centum per annum; for a period hot longer. than twenty-five years from the date of issue. 4. This act shall be read with and form part of the "Railway Aid Act, 1893," which act so far as it relates to; ' - .1 A-- '-I the Nakusp and Slocan ^Railway Company, shall be construed as modified by this act .and by the Agreements hereby confirmed. - Following the act is a very long1 schedule spoken of above and signed by the yarious partiesanterested. sWmy:HxmTm. —-_ W C. McKinnon. 1 ■'., <»£*. OF- New and Silverton. DEALERS IN GENERAL MERCHANDISE. AU kinds of Miners' supplies kept constantly in stock. Improving Navigation. The Washington authorities have made a grant;of ,.$1,000 for blasting out Box canyon, oh the Pend d'Oreille j river, and the work is to be done before high water comes this spring. There are only a few boulders to be taken out to make the river navigable from Albany Falls almost to: the international boundary line. Then the big steamer Josephine, now frozen up in Lake Pend d'OreiHe^;is to be run over the falls and starred on regular trips from Newport to Metaline. This enterprise will make all north- east Stevens county tributary to the Great Northern Railway.; ANNOUNCEMENT. For Member of the Legislative Assembly . West Kooteuay Electoral District. THE undersigned announces himself as a candidate for member of the Legislative Assembly from West Kootenay District, subject to the action oi the convention to be held at Nelson on April 12th, 1894. J. FRED HUME. Nelson, January 10th, 189 L Parties having good Min= ing Claims to dis^= pose of should apply 'at ■. -. i'. ■ e Lei coast f&r a sample ^opy r 0 T„- . i.n:L a. .0 and ? i^l^i'.':fi'igi%fn1iM;'u",'tf^^"-' (?.: GUARDING THE BORDER. '~r ..*':* >":'> American Government Will Suppress Opium Smugg^'ii:,. ;.. It is understood that so-soOiias the warmer season sets in, so that the snow melts along the Columbia, river, the American Government, according to the Spokane Chronicle, will take vigorous steps in the way of putting a stop to the simigglmg of opium. ....'.It is not believed that' any opium has been brought across the border since the.heavy falls of snow, as the trails across the mountains are filled up to a depth of several feet. The officials think, that the smuggling agents are^ making use of this5 state of affairs to bring in the.opium aiidc store it on the other aide of the lifre, ancT"that^an-'sobh'as the trails; are opened, the business, will start up brisker than ever. :; There are many: who believe that there are tons of opium ready for shipment, and Uncle Sam is ^determined- that it shall not come in here. Arrangements are being made to establish twenty men along the line, and this will give each one just the distance he can:cover thoroughly. An effort is to be made to put a stop to the business, absolutely, and to break up the large smuggling rings which are known-to exist,\ It does "not seem to be any trouble ■ to get all • the.; hieh^heeded to assist; in theAWOi*:, fbr^rnany ,will put in their time .onxtiBe- border hoping to make a /big . seizure once in a while, and in this way get very large wages. ..Deputy .Collector-. Hugh McCool, w^ho; is stalio^edjatiNortlrpor^t, wasih Spokane the other evenihg and stated that "the heavy snow made it very quiet on the border. There can not be much done by the smugglers now; in fact it would be impossible for them : fo,:do ahythihg at present, and by the time the snow goes off we will probably have a large force on. We need twenty men along the line to make it safe, and I think some- big hauls will be made." It is said that the Government purposes stopping this traffic, for, the officials say, it is ridiculous to have so much expense and no return from the opium. They say that there should either be sufficient force to stop the traffic and bring in a revenue to the government or opium should be admitted free of duty and the expense stopped. The smugglers, who are undoubtedly keeping watch of everything, fear some such moves, and one would be nearly as bad as the other for them. Because of this feeling the officials believe that there will be a great rush so soon as spring- opens up. . When in Kaslo stop at the Great Northern Hotel. Rates reasonable. Headquarters for Hudson Bay Co.'s goods. t 4'\*~r .* . -J ,^--. . "■■ ■ -.»J L' A. ' al Asreiit w it*.ml REAL ESTATE, INSURANCE. ECIAL ATTENTION GIVEN TO THE SALE OF MINES. 0 _nfrymvc^ERi!S9nsi?w n^niauv trwrr-zr*^ »■:«■/» _rt»v k^jw •ifs/ffi '"''VI M M' .9 V t* V ' '»''.» ■ LK *'\"i V "^ '• ""■!''-^.«_ "-.""■ _T ,/r?"xfx^. wm . kjvji. '<y .'A..,'1 ■r *$ 'a. (121 tn.A 111 '_^« "^oles&iQ Dealers., in.',X)ranges> Lemons; Apples, Banana, and all -kinds of Fresh Fto^ Nutsr Gandj^,/ Cigars, Etc. . Tlie largest Shippers in the. ■: .<>.;*y<r\'-:-;' .•■■■P •* ■ ; ■'- Northwest. .:.'" ■ ;,,'.",.-.;. -■pdp^:4i$. and':520 firs! ;ayenae; Spokane, Was'ii. 55f --Jtfift Y ■ A ' !?■.•,, naf a :-__aJ_e fcjSt i' ;l ^<_M>^ p,.**r-c% *,tB nr--«.'i ^»tt___>( 7 nctSuuonV >5 i !"■'' The proprietor/ has on;' hand '§"1 § '- _■ : ^/""V fc B fT1*3F™'" i";^i:"T^: ■a"'-X^"".' i". A"\ A'vt «T\ : \ In lengths of from. j2 to. 50 feet. ..Anv kind ,..-. ..;■■ <r-. of billstuif can be cut -at ,.s]:ioi;t notice. 1,000,000 FT.J0lieil'iyiBE8; 500,080•'■&'Jr'ESSED LOiBER . 'ShmgIes{',Lath and Eallasters, Brackets., Etc.;: Two Carloads ;.'';/.'•■''■''...& Fir \pp Clear flooring, 4in.■•; One Carload Dry Fir •Clear 'Ceiling'; '4,Carloads of Clear Cledar, "for Finish.; One Carload Glass, Paints, Oils, a etc., including Fancy;Gla.Bs,Wood Stains, etc. ■G.-.' O, £ If you have Monev and want to meet Monied Men stop at the PESBEgl NBW: DENVER, B. C. AWhen yon come to New Denver stop at J-90 <& K.- =s O' Meals, 50 cents. Meals at all hours. Dinner f- 4 to 8.p.m. Rooms warm, clean . and comfortable. Corner of Slocan and Eldorado avenues. . '! & I I- X ®J*e ^La^xx^p §e&0&9 Published every Thursday. R. T. LOWERY. EDITOR AND FINANCIER. SUBSCRIPTION RATES: ONK VKAJl '..... :'..............'... .$3.00 S}X MONTHS ...... ......... .......... . i.r>o XTJRKK MONTHS A. ... 1.00 Advertising rates furnished on ai/plication. TO CONTRIBUTORS. Correspondence, from every part of the Kootenay Disfriet and eonimunieationsupon live 'topics Always acceptable.'' Write on both'sides of tiie paper if you. wis.h'... Always send something; .g-odd, no matter liow crude. Get .your copy in while it s hot, and wo will do the rest. , ' THUESDAY, MAKCH 15, 1894. HISTORY OF THE KOOTENAY. A complete 'ilistory of tlie Kootenay country, from tiie eai'liest'days to the present time, is being-compiled "by R. T. Lowery. Exi>erienced'' men with; valuable information would"confer ■ a favor by sending tlieir address, to this olKce. CENSUS HETURNS. Hon. Col. Baker has handed down to the House, a- return; showing'the ex&ct number of inhabitants in the. province—a matter greatly debated and tlie cause of much bitter feeling among the rival papers on the coast. Vancouver Island is credited with 27,997 whites,."-5.440 Indians, 3,299 Chinese and 29 half breeds;, while the Mainland shows 37,293 whites, 17,283 Indians, 6,038 Chinese, and 201 half- breeds—making a total population of 98,170 A. Campbell Eedclie, Deputy Clerk of the Executive Council, asserts, however,: that whereas the enumerators did not penetrate into the Yukon country, there has been an omission of 11,939 persons, chiefly Indians. This conclusion is arrived at by estimates furnished by the Indian De_ partment. It would have incurr ed a great deal of expense and hardship upon the enumerators to have covered the extreme northern .portion Of the province, and several months must have elapsed ere tlie work could have been completed. Section 3 of the' terms under which British Columbia entered tlie Confederacy stipulates that until the population reaches 400,000, a per capita grant of 80 cents shall be paid annually to the Local Government. Were tlie omission permitted to stand the Provincial Treasury would be mulcted out of a considerable sum every year, but the Committee of the Executive Council 'will insist that the grant be paid also upon those not enumerated by the census takers For this meritorious action on the part of the Committee, the Finance Minister will no doubt be duly thankful. Accompanying the return is an explanatory letter to Hon. Mr. Davie from E. E.,Gosnell, the chief enumerator, who insists that the Dominion authorities are at fault, and that instead of a total population of 110,112, the figures should show 109,969 persons. If the Federal authorities feel disposed to make a grant above what is exactly due the province, surely the Victoria officials are not so Puritanical in their scruples as to refuse the generous donation! If such be the case then Messrs. Kitchen, Cotton, and others of that ilk,' must be greatly at fault. FOSTER & WINTER'S XEZ, S S T.__. XJ TZ, J±1X re NEW DENVER, - - '"- - U. q., Is one of the best in the Slocan district. Call in. OTAI IT. M U fft'l The Bland Bill for the coinage of silver seigniorage and silver bullion in the Treasury has passed the American House ■ of Eepresentatives • by a vote of 167^0 130. " Our temperance friends will not relish the treatment accorded a certain resolution introduced into the Legislature last week by Messrs. Keifch and Kiteb en. for the absolute prohibition of intoxicating liquors within the sacred precincts of the Parliament'' buildings. The resolution was negatived by a vote of 17 to 14. .-■■■ a ■ Hon. Mr. Davie has s'ated to the Legislature that a proposition is about to be made to the Government, and which will undoubtedly be accepted, for the building of a railway' into Cariboo, for a subsidy of 130,000 per year for 30 years, and (», 000 acres of land per mile in alternate sections, the land to be given with guarantees to protect public interests. " • Messrs. Connolly and McGreevy, the celebrated boodlers, have been released from prison by order of the Governor General, acting upon the suggestion of the Dominion Cabinet. This step wras prompted by the verdict of a committee of physicians, who j eported thefc the health of the prisoners would be endangered by further coo linemen t. The worthy couplet had been in jail just 1C 3 days. The Prov:ncial Government has abandoned the Labor Bureau Act Amendment Bill for the session, because of tlie receipt from the British au ■ lioi''1 tiers-- of a mass of negative ev1- dence. It is purposed to issue a com mission at the conclusion ofthe present session ofthe LegVatir.e to gather information on tlie subject f hroughout tnc province, which will be laid before Parliament when it re-assemble?. It now appears •'hat wre sorJl have a f:,;angu]ar light in tiie north riding for the Local House, Messrs. Biown, Ke.Hie and Has kins being mentioned as the probable cantruates. The same Mo made a stand at the last ■election.for the then undivided district, ' 'Let 'er Fl ickcr" bei ng re .urn- ed by a very narrow majoritv. To make a selection between the three is not at all palatable to the electors at this end. The general belief is that it will not be a quesf.on of fitness, but, who can get the most tangible recognition at the hands of the Davie administration— provided that august) body shouid be successful at the polls ? I 0 \JQ A. H /% NAKUSP B;C. -THE- Ieaye:. Nakiisp 7 a.m. every '.alter ing1 on day. riling j.E. walsh; Proprietor. ill. '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. Rices extremely reasonable. A perfect fit promised or no pay. Samples expected in next week. Willi a iraamson, s,: iiiTigrni mm i wm NAKUSP. B. 0. G. M. SPENCER, , aiiwesser. SLOGAN AVE. - NAKUSP. B. C. ii**** J.T.NAULT Proprietor. The bar is stocked with the finest brands of wines liquors and cigars; MOV 3 •NAKUSP, B. C. ■; A.\ McBong-aild Proprietor. Choice location and commands a beautiful view of the surrounding country. The Bar is supplied 'witn- 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. ttfcm GROCERIES and PROVISIONS at very low prices. FRESH CANNED GOODS always in stock. ,^^f*TiffirrT'BfB'if",gwji™'gn'jw"*1 A fall assortment of Choice CIGARS and TOBACCOS. C j LOCAL ASSAYS. site. .- .''■'■ . .' ; , .":■ Win. Roberts-' has purchased the Kaslo Hotel, in 'tlie infantile city, from George Williams lor £2,100.. The Galena Trading1 Co. is considering the advisability of opening a branch store at New Denver. r All being well Key. James Turner will hold divine services in the •..-«■ ■■■■ ■ schoolhouse next Sabbath evening. J About 18 men -"are.' working on the I* Grady group at Four Mile. Quite a number of prospectors have _ already gone into the St. Mary country.. '.. The returns from the last '-shipment from the Alamo scored 200 oz. in the white metal. Ore is still being shipped from the Noble Five, about ICO tons having yet to be sent out. Sixteen men have been discharged from tlie Washington, reducing the force to 10 hands. *?. aifij gtcsaq^ U. YEll, B.C, ! S*9 The Balfour Trading Co. has closed its store'at Three' Forks and moved the stock, together with that saved ' V.'- ■ , ■ ■ from the Kaslo fire, to New: Denver. missio Contractors McMartin; and Cameron ex pect to get 500 tons of ore ra winded down.; from the ..Alpha to Silverton ere the snow goes. Paul Savage, arrested at Nelson, j : The Bfe Behd is attracting atten- on a charge of mcendiarismat Kaslo, jtion this sprin^. aM n0 doubt som(, has been honorably discharged by ,valuable d fecoVeries ''will be made Police Magistrate Wright of tlie latter city. '■■ '■"-.. ■''.■'.■/'■ The wrecked steamer Idaho, to be known henceforth as the Alherta.has there before the summer is over. The Idaho has ceased shipping.'-ore. At tli e present tim e tlie. output -would iSi,.~^t$ liierehamtSx ■ *• '■Wholesale- 'i__.__.OF— ..' . moo iters CI "ars 9 yy■ h I # li. rv^v " ffvtjj? i__, m Tinware and Hardware..-.by the Carload. ,j v .. . ,,, ■, , .ATr -,-■ i-yield-a net profit.'of-^-50 per-ton,-ac- been put .in first-class order at kaslo. a,. , rT Tr H T ,- , d, 1;11-', , % • ■'" +*•■ cording io B. H. St. John's own She will be ready to run again m the ^.J. ° ■ statement.. The" Surprise is, employing 12 men at • present'..- The'owners will build an Groceries, Provisions, Mo?ir & Feed ■ Stocked 'Regularly'' from the East. Dry Goods, Clothings Eigby Waterproofs, Grentsr Furnish- iady „„ _ _.«...vto 'spring. ■.■■■'." t;, ■';-, There is every indication at present that the number of business firms in :town wall be next month by Kaslo There will be a gay time, at the Leland House to-morrow evening. . A dance will be given i n honor of St. Patrick and an enjoyable time is pro-1 Work on' the Revelstoke & Arrow mised all who attend. Lake Railway, affirms the . Star, is D. McGillivray had reached- the bein& lushed on to completion in spite Green Slide last Friday on his way of the cleep snow. About 400men are tO Nakusp when a telegram reached J employed between the Wigwam and -■•■■'-■■■■■ -- "the end of the track at the mouth of! 1 \ • -r v K '~: ings, Gentlemen's, Ladies' and Children's Boots, Shoes, and Rubber Goods. iliner-v*. ^ In all tlxe^TmteHt Fashions. ;-^ E. ..& A. "L. Railway. .-asv ~1 K' as TO rows a_ flt&BrxstU EEap'Be^jpanQwsw'i ten him demanding his immediate return to Vancouver on important business. The firm of Cummings &Co, geii- the northeast arm. The rock cuttings i M eral dealers in groceries and dry- goods, has been dissolved. The business will' -now' be -run. under the firm name of Cummings & Richardson. ■ ■" ' ■■■; ' below the Green Slide are progressing very rapidly, and it is said will be ready for tlie rails-as soon as any other portion south of it. The Kevelstoke Lumber Co. is 'getting out 30, -, 000 additional ties, and grading con-' | tracts have been let to Messrs. liancy, TheLeland House suffered a trifi- O'Leary and Welsh, with orders to ing loss on Monday'night by reason rllsh the work with all speed. The of a fire in the ceiling of the barroom-. road will be in operation from'Rev- due to an; overheated stovepipe. Aj el stoke to the head of Arrow Lake by pail or two of water quenched the j the first week in June, flames. H. Tracy was on trial at New Den ver last'week, charged with: the burglary of Lane C. Gilliam's warehouse at Bear Lake.. It is thought he will be committed. A nuin named Bellam, believed to have been an accomplice, was discharived. . o. acajc<t!f>e_i r^ 3a_nttrj_tB5_3_:73 lii. 1j : MJbJit.i?±i-ia,jS k &-, ■: 0 tntra^jv *£ a&vcmn-U t"~*t S a .- .. v . .. After nearly two months' absence R. T. Lowery, iinancier oi the only paper-published 'in Nakusp, returned to town for the express purpose of replenishing the sadly-depleted exchequer of Friday. Next week R. T. will strike out for Spokane. k V ^L "KS JL-tf ItJ 1 Of Swansea ana vV'igan,, nafytica) Chemist and Assayer. The oldesu and most experienced Assayer in the Province. 5 REVELSTOKE 5 O. \J>. THE STEAMER l$$ $' EBxrrarai vxusa G. L. ESTABEOOKS, MASTER, MINERAL FLOAT. Work has been stopped at the Reco for a short time. . LEAVES New Deliver every day except Sunday for Four Mile City, at 7 a.m., and iov Bonanza (Jitv-at 8 a.m. Returning-, the steamer leaves Bonanza City for Tsew Denver at 3 p.m. tlie sail e day. Slocan Trading & Navigation Co., (Ltd.) W; C. MCK1XXON. Secretary. DRY Underwear. Hosiery, Mens' Furnishings, Mens' Ready 'Made Clothing, Gloves, Ribbons, Silks, Satins, 'Cashmeres, Melton ■& Serge Cloths, Carpets, Blinds, Cottons, Hats and Caps, House & Table Linens, Boots and Shoes. -1.— —•»_. I I GROCERY- DEPT Hungarian Flour, Sugars, Bacon, Ham s Coffees, Tens, .Spices, Jams, Pickles,- Oat- meal, Biscuits, . Can nod Vegetables, Canned Fruits,. Dried Fruit?, and- Syrups, Fancy Toilet Soap*, CiH'ars and 'Tobaccos, II VJBmvji » Si » ..HARDWARE'DEPT. Grindstones & Fixtures Crosscuz &. Rip Saws, Axes and .'Handles, . . Nails, Screws, Bolts, Round, Flat, Square Iron Oils,' Paints,, Glass, Horse'tthoes and Nails, .Cutlery, Glassware, Cr.vekery, i Stationery. • o Miners can get .a complete outfit here MM il 9 ^s .- „— „ .-*»_^^a-.^,.»i«*.^fcn^i'«^ it fa&i? ■ *&*''■ v £) ,r--W. <-r .a ■fe <$*< ©a m d t' V-, n!&|_\ t-fl* &„ is* _ •ji"^*»I!!**xi,''*ai:'"'A^ ••' rrsxasx&s- jKjjftSBBBCS: "**w«_: '"SWWBaj a*tKx "•aa»n«»-»«M,; v^1^^----. Atf_ . AS>~^ I, N2_H -^N aa -?>■*>- %. %xf% ^ ' ■ S%^\':- <A.S^ vy% so*. *?v ' g I I ■„ His^ 0_y^ _J tmP UK,. ...:..liK Jan li _^la_V 3 Ti © if i 1 '8 • &1 ' J ^ . '■ *M'■if?'® Iio :■.Jtf'amous lor. its : J&isluiig ifew miles' of-.the-' Hot Sprim J 2 •■■■■'■ A' ' « jlbecoiniiig'.'noted fe ■3 ® © «•/ © 4 r«rir.-!.:sssni_t=S2aiac3i.-: Witli the -'completion off tlie-'Nafeiisp■ & Slocan Raiilroad,- ThoiiSMids of tons ore vrm fee broiigiit to Makusp from the rich ■ mines of the-Slocaii,-.'.and. loaded'.on steamer for• Bevelstoke. _.- ' '. \ - ....-; G-old Bxxa' Siii^er. tefiges ha.Ye been -discovered within three mile's, of - W^kusp. . 'Tlie' town already . cositsiiis Six Motels, Several Dwelling'. Houses, Stores? -Sawmill wiih-&-e&?pQeity of 30,000 ..feet"per diem,.-a substantial Wharf? Wajpebouses^Blacfesii Sfeo"© and ms&iT otlaer biiiidin^TBo s p THE DALLES RAPIDS, The pifficulty to he Overcome by a Railway. Washington advices state that P. P. Mohrhas placed the bonds of his railway around the Dalles and will leave for Spokane to let the contract for construction. The proposition to build ten iriiles okroad, round The Dalles of the Columbia and thus connect the "boat traffic on each side of it has been a pet scheme of Mr. Mohr's for sonie time. He has endeavored several times to float the necessary bonds lor its construction and equip- ~ ment, but each time something' turned ■;.. up to prevent it, and the matter was o thought to; have been dropped. Mr. • Mohr, however, it seems, never gave up,the scheme, and he will soon have the road under construction. The Dalles are the greatest impediment to navigation on the Columbia. Boats ascend to them and also run from The Dalles to the Cascades locks, but the difficulty of making the portage at the former place was always a drawback to traffic. When the proposed road is completed it will-open navigation on the river as far as the Cascade, locks. GET YOUR WASHING DONE -AT- FREDERICK & MATTHEWS' When you come in from the mountains of the Slocan country. .". A ... .Wardner'sVNew Scheme. VXXX:'-'- 'd";y7A-x yyy.u. :■...; s j - ".; James F. Wardner, whose letters from Africa and descriptiohs of the ; journey; ^th ither have ;■ .in ter estect so - many, is orice more in America. He has a new scheme and as. usual it is a big one. It -is .to /supply -the South African mines' witlr timber from Puget Soundf Jim is nothing if not .enterprising. '..,- X 7x~y: 7-> g-._ , ..,,.... .^.^ ./ : ■ - . - . .'■; Victoria Bank Suspends. Victoria had its biggest sensation in some time last week in the fact ol the doors of the private bank of Green, .: Worlock.&; Co-r being ;closed,.and a J-notice'' posted'' stating that' payment had stopped. It is stated that tlie ^ilure^was, largelv .due to the with^ "dfawal, by one of the partners, of $250,000/ The itatenaent^,shows, ah excess of assets'over?liabilities ai\d expresses confidence that the' full amount of the assets will be realized, if the firm be given time The posted notice reads as follows : Owing to the reflecting action of the late financial depression in the United States, followed by the steady reduction of deposits, together with ^he refusal of the local chartered banks to render us any assistance regardless of the security offered,,we ^nd ourselves ;.unable.to Realize 'upon our securities and in lehough'to meet ^he"'calls made upon' us by our depositors. Our assets are |)610,510 and our liabilities are £444, - 900. J^e ^beireve'^liat purKsse^s, if- got iii%itli:edare and ^tfhotit'uhdue1 HORACE W. BUCKE ; LAW AND CONVEYANCING OFFICE, ''■-«■ , ' Buchanan Brk,Kas!o,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, liquorsandcigars. LOUIS LEVESQUE. NEELANBS BROS., NELSON, B.C., Landscape Photographers Keep a. large quantity of Architypes and Steel Engravings in stock. Pictures framed to order; ;BONMZAv:eiTYJ0TEI, SLOCAN LAKE. Plenty ol accommodations for trav-. ellers. Good beds and good meals Bar stocked with wines, liquors and cigars. John Madden, Prop. eeix .■■v HOTJSE._ This hotel is five miles from Watson and has good accommodations for man and beast. The bar goods are excellent and the table first class. WILLIS & SPROULE, , Proprietors. DOCTOR KASLO, B. C. Graduate of Trinity University, Toronto. Member of college Physicians and Surgeons, Ontario. Jeweler., KASLO CITY, '■■.''■-■ - - B.C. The only practical Watchmaker in the Kootenay District. Orders by mail receive prompt attention. ALL WORK 6U1MNTEED. (LIMITED.) WINTER SCHEDULE, (KOOTENAY LAKE,) Going into effect on January 8th, 188-1. LEAVES NELBON : LEAVES KASLO : Mondays, 9 a.m. Tuesdays, 3 a.m. Wedne'sdays, 5:10 p.m. Thursdays, 8 a.m. Thursdays, 5 p.m. Fridays, 3 a.m. Saturdays, 5:40 pirn. Sundays, 8 a.m. KASLO, B. C, Is open night and day and supplies its patrons, with everything in the market. Call in. GEO. PAQUIN, Proprietor. KASLO & NEW DENVER c ''■'■■: -i '" MAIL STAGE AND FREIGHT LfNE. Passengers from Kaslo, to make close connection with the Nelson & Fort Sheppard Railway, for points south, should take the steamer Nelson, leaving Kaslo at 3 a.m. on Tuesdays and Fridays. The 'company reserves the right to change, tliis schedule at any time without notice. Due notice will be given of the resumption of service on the Columbia river. J. W. TROUP, Manager. Suokaiie Falls & Norttern RAiLWAY. Nelson & Fort Sheppard RAILWAY. ALL RAIL ROUTE TO SPOKANE. Stages leave Kaslo daily at 8 a.m. for New:Denver. Returning-'will leave New Denver for Kaslo at same hour. Satisfaction is Guaranteed. ,..' A. J. SCOTT, Manager. The only through route from Nelson, Kaslo,' Kootenay Lake and all Slocan ■•."'-■ Points. Through Trains Semi-Weekly. Leave 7 a.m. NELSON. Arrive 5:-10p ni. E Commencing January 8th, 1894. on Tuesdays and Fridays; trains will run through to Spokane, arriving a't 5:30 p.m., same day. Returning, passengers will leave Spokane at 7 a.m. on Wednesdays and Saturdays, arriving at Nelson at 5:40 p. m., same day, making close connection with the .steamer Nelson for K.vslo and all Kootenay lake points. Hote BEAR LAKE, B. C. Everything, new .about the house: except the whisky and landlord. ■ ■ ■ ,. : Everybody gets a hearty welcome and plenty to eat. Gorman Y^est, - - Proprietor. TAILOR, quest our jcr.editors an$ friends' not to .__>,*_ cmy.yAA.n ^-^ttignign^ Of iJOu:r' af fairs by taking legal action. (Signed) Green, Worlock & Co. 10 MILES FEGM KASLO. Accommodations for travellers. Good stables.; The bar is stocked with '.choice' liquors and cigars. Pack train in connection with the house. Goods taken to any part of the mountains, Mcdonald bros., Props. B.C. PACIFIC RAILWAY. ATTORNEY SOLICITOR, .OONVEYANCER, ETO., ETC. REVELSTOKE TIME TABLE. Atlantic Express arrives at I0:0O Daily Pacific ' . • " " 16:55 .«• Special Attention to Mining Interests. OFFICE:— FRONT ST., KASLO, B.C. Over Byer's Hardware Store. Cheapest, most reliable and safe route to Montreal a 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 holding second-class tickets. | Passengers booked to and from all European points at lowest rates. Low freight rates. Quick despatch. Merchants will save money by having their freight routed via. the C.P.R. Full and reliable information given by applying to GEO. McL. BROWN, I. T. BREWSTER, Asst Gen. Freight Agent, Local Agent. Vancouver. Revelstoke. MK~K9UM)Mt0*3Ua_lUB if LEDGE CROPPINGS Captain Fitzstubbs is in New Denver this week on official business. Messrs. Lemon, Seeley and Rich- ardson, of Nelson, were in town this week. Several parcels of local realty have changed hands recently at pretty stiff figures. Misses Julia and Lyda Corning* departed to join their mother in Kaslo yesterday morning. Geo. Jordan, of Fire Valley, came up on Saturday to spend a few days with his -brother, F. W. Jordan, J. P. J. Martin went over to New Denver at the end of last week to assume charge of the engine room of the str. W. Hunter. ) A Washington miner had a golid' watch and $280 in money stolen from him while asleep in a Kaslo hotel a few nights ago. J. T. Nault, W. C. Muirhead, and a party of 16 men, left last week for "Wilson Creek, where they will erect an hotel, store and other buildings for the first-named party. , S. M. Wharton arrived in New Denver on Monday. He brought in in a planer for his mill, and his enthusiasm relative to the future of N«w ' Denver is as great as ever. Tne Province is the name of anew weekly paper published at Victoria. It treats upon a variety of subjects, all the articles showing more or less ability, but decidedly apart from the standard of a newspaper. Of course it has come to stay. Jack Walsh makes fast time with his stage to Slocan Lake., He frequently drives through in four hours, and he goes so fast in some places that you have to hold your feair on. He gets passengers through on time and never meets with an accident. New Denver will have a grand time Friday evening. An entertainment in honor of St. Patrick will be given in Ayl win's hall, and as the best local talent has been secured for the occasion, the event will be one that will not be forgotten for some time. C. W. Vanderberg and F. M. Ying- ling, proprietors of the Arrow, have taken up land on Trout Creek, at the Narrows, which they purpose clearing at once. They will go in for the raising of hops and frftit on an extensive scale, their example to be followed by a number of others. F. W. Jordan, J.P., returned on Sunday night from SicamoRS, whither he had accompanied his wife on her way to Mara. They had a successful trip out, making Ricamous the same day the.7, left here. Returning Mr. Jordan experienced a pleasant tramp of 18 miles before he reached the steamer. Curly Robinson is on the night shift in the Globe Cate, Kaslo. After mid night he gives a recitation with every meal free of charge. His latest tragedy is The Iron Gall Club of Nakusp. Every time he recites it he puts in $42 worth of pathos. This much pathos generally makes the audience shed big, juicy tears. Curly should be an actor, and allow the world to appreciate his delineations of life as it is in this glorious Kootenay of ours. —OF— : S; AND EXPENDITURES -FOR THE- UP TO DECEMBER 31st, 1893. PHILO & Cods "Leaders," u O.K.s," and LL Terminals." RECEIPTS. By Government cheque for Stationery, etc......... .;... $40 00 Xotal...................i. «jjv4Q 00 EXPENDITURES. F. W. Jordan & Co., stat'n'y$13 20 J.R.Campbell, 4 cords wood. 12 00 M. Butler, teacher's desk... 4 20 J: McGee, lumber fgr blfkb'd 1 00 Janitor's salary to^ec^l, '93 2-r 50 Balanceon |^nd.,". .^.. ^>. 7 10 Xotal........y,.....,,i.'....%.. ;$40 00 Factory and Salesroom:: 522, CORDOVA ST., VANCOUVER; - - B.C. D. A McDOUGALD, Chairman. W, C. MUIRHEAD, Secretary. Audited this 1st day of January, 1894, and found correct:" THOS. ABRIEL. Auditor. i±= STATEMENT GENERAL MERCHANTS -OF— -OF THE- NEW DENVER AND REVELSTOKE. DEALERS IN RECEIPTS. ry rocenes s Local subscriptions. Proceeds of concert... " ofball.,..,.';. Return of lumber, etc. By balance still owing Total. $165 25 46 00 51 15 1 25 11 69 • • • « .. $275 34 EXPENDITURES. Genelle Bros., lumber J. T. Nault, contract..... ..; ;■" niakingdoOr:.. • " . sawdust....... stove pipe & cap window sash... ;T'V- glass, putty, etc. desks & benches hauling lumber F. W. Jordan & Co., hardware Bourne Bros., lamp glass.... Cummings & Co.,; stove pipe. Expenses to concert.......... a u le ti f( $140 70 48 00 2 50 2 50 :■■■■ 75. 10 00 7 15 29 25: 12 15 12 99 ..•>■' 60 ;.■'■ 6 75 2 00 .$275 34 D. A McDOUGALD, Chairman. W. C. MUIRHEAD, Secretarv. Audited this 27th day of February, 1894, and found correct. THOS. ABRIEL, Auditor. •ffi*5-! > and so on, UHE&Oo., HOTEL SLOCAN, HEW DENVER. REVELSTOKE STATION, GENERAL MERCHANTS, Wholesale and Retail. Dealers in a all kinds of Raw Furs. Branch , Store at Trout Lake. I Accommodations for 100 guests. The Finest Bar in the Kootenay country. ''Headquarters for capitalists, speculators and miners. GETHING & HENDERSON. 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Title | Nakusp Ledge |
Publisher | Nakusp, B.C. : R.T. Lowery |
Date Issued | 1894-03-15 |
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 |
Identifier | Nakusp_Ledge_1894-03-15 |
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Date Available | 2016-07-25 |
Provider | Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library |
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DOI | 10.14288/1.0182205 |
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