■"> / O 7 isu £+\\ / /. <> % &~lrz*sLsts^*-^AJ -£isi^&S\ i^^y x- OBIA, J__3 Vol; 1. No. 31 NAKUSP, B. C, MAY 3, 1894. Price Ten Cents. T. * } Front Street, West, - Kaslo, B.C., The Largest? and Most Complete Stock in the Kootenay Country. DRY GOODS. GENTS' FURNISHINGS. HOUSE FURNISHINGS, CLOTHING, CARPETS, BOOTS & SHOES; COLUMBIA HOUSE NAKUSP, B. O, Corning & Rodd, Props. GOOD NEWS FOR ALL. Speedy Resumption of Work on the N. & S. Railway. The bar is stocked with the finest brands of wines, liquors and cigars. Hotel Naklisp. This hotel ,is''^iinia?elS^ife"ar~',"the water front and has every accommodation for the travelling public. U. si 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, ROBT. MADDEN, Prop. Beautifully situated on the Lake shore at the entrance to the 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 artiste. The bar is supplied with the best brands of wines iquors and cigars. The accommodations of the l .. -■■■■■'. Hotel are the best; In a brief interview with Dan McGillivray on Monday afternoon, a scribe gleaned sufficient information to make the hearts of local property holders and business men generally, to throb with heightened ' speed, because of gratification and confirmed hope. Asked the leading, question as to when track laying * would be resumed, Mr. McGillivray;. stated that work would be recommenced next Wednesday morning, and would not cease until such. time sLs- the whole road was completed. The boats of the C.& K.S.N.Co. would commence hauling the rails and other requisites without delay, as the, material was awaiting them at Revelstoke. At least 30 flat cars, a number of box and passenger cars, and another engine would be brought:down at once. The mogul now 'here would would have steam up on Wednesday next and take out the ti&ck layers, the first brigade^ of which will number 100. The locomotive to be brought down is a wood burner,; but of the same size and capacity""las"the'ohe now here, which Mr. McGillivray declared was ''hoodooed." A gang of men will be employed raising, strengthening, and replanking the wharf. The temporary siding in front of the wharf would be permitted to remain where it was for a time, to permit of the unloading of the rolling stock, while that on the south side of the engine house would be removed. Mr. McGillivra;/ said that he was going out oyer the road in the morning as far as Three Forks, and upon his return he would put 30 men at work grading the shunting yards. These will be to the west of the company's offices and overlooking the lake. There also would be erected the roundhouse and turntable,' the latter being of steel and of the most approved pattern. As for the depot, it is purposed to move the company's present quarters farther towards the lake, 'occupying the space now filled by a couple of shacks. On the ground thus made vacant will be erected the depot, which will place it right at the foot of Lake street. Mr. Clemmens, of Vancouver, who has the contract for the building, is now in town and would commence work on it shortly, as well as those at Summit City, Rose- bery, etc. Th e present offices would be turned into a freight shed. What damage had been caused to the roadbed by the spring freshets was no more than to be expected, but the workmen will soon have every- thing to rights again. It is the intention of the conipany to have the road completed and regular trains running by June. They did not purpose putting a spur into New Denver, unless requested to do so by the C.P. R. . A station placed on the main line at that point would, Mr. McGillivray thought, be sufficient for the needs of the place. A suit for $10,000 damages was,pending against the company for running through a certain party's property, but that would be successfully defended in the Courts at Nelson. Questioned why he had not visited the town oftener during the winter, Mr.'McGillivray stated that, as the express company - had not been opeiv- ating the office here, he had had no means -of forwarding money. Said he, 'kI am not the bravest man in the world. And if, in bringing in $10,- 000 in my pockets, some man should ask me for it, enforcing his demands with a gun, why I should hand the money over to him without hesitation, just to avoid trouble." Mr. McGillivray was very enthusiastic over this country, and was firmly of the opinion that with the steady rise in the price of silver an era of prosperity"wou_<f tie inaugurated in West Kootenay the like.of which would not be equalled anywhere on earth. He had implicit faith in the future of Nakusp, and he saw no reason why the . town should not become one of the most progressive in the, interior. Certain it was that this summer's operations on the railway will give the. town an impetus in the right direction. The large amount of money brought in by him on .this trip would settle all scores and make business brisker in every quar ter/ ;;av\ x-x'.d a':'■•• a";'a Replying to a query with reference to his enterprises in other parts of the province, Mr. McGillivray stated that he had 150 men at work on his ditching and piping contract in the Horsefly country, Cariboo, while 50 more were to have left Vancouver on Monday for the same job. That district was rapidly approaching another great boom, and the big sums of cash paid out by himself and other employers of labor there was but hastening on the inevitable. Then as to the Nicola Valley Rail - of the railway to but half the estimated cost of construction, yet arrangements had been made whereby the necessary capital could be obtained for carrying on the work. The first sod had already been turned, a true index of the certainty of the scheme. Postal Affairs. Inspector Fletcher, of the Postoffice Department, was a passenger up on the Lytton yesterday, on his way to Victoria. He has spent a week in the district examining such offices as he had time to , get at, but Watson, Three Forks and New Denver were not among the places favored with a visit. Mr. Fletcher intended spending a day or so straightening our affairs here, but could get no one to take the office so proceeded on his way, T. Abriel, though pressed to do so, declined to accept, as he considered it would interfere too much with his business. Until some one comes forward to accept the position, the office must remain where it. is, notwithstanding Mr. Thomas' resignation as postmaster. A Rich Property. way, the Inland Construction Company would commence operations in June, immediately after the comole- tion ofthe work here. The company's outfit would be transferred from Nakusp to Spence's Bridge, and the road gotten under way without delay. Though the Govern ment had guaranteed the interest on the bonds It is a decidedly small section of the mining community of the district that ever bestows a thought upon the resources of the Lardeau country, and yet within its confines are located just as promising claims as any to be found in the Slocan. Upon a number of the properties the owners have been engaged performing development work throughout the winter, and the result is that in, every instance the ledge has been fully proven, revealing. large quantities of high grade ore. At a few ore has been taken out on the dump ready for shipment/every ton of which will assay high in silver. Notably is this the case with the Silver Cup, owned by C. Holden, T. Down, P. M.Walker - and S. McDonald. '■ hey have just finished a season's work on the property, arid aie highly pleased with the showing made. The ledge is well defined, with every, indication of it widening as the tunnel is driven. About three carloads of ore is on the dump awaiting an opportunity to be shipped, which will,,assay from 300 to 1,100 oz. per .ton. in silver. The great drawback to the general development of the country is lack of wagon roads and other avenues of communication. Navigation is now open down to Northport, tlie Lytton having descended the river without difficulty on Tuesday. Mi _■_-«. «*.*• ,4. * »- - -** - % ^ -7 , ._- * r 4 >* _ 4i j •« . _. ■» ^ _*___=_ j___5__L **«*_* £*" OP THE WOODS MINES. * ** i *- x ^ ^ *. wa&»\ 1.1*- -r*. ■• A Great Bush of Prospectors Into q 'if-'" .•■» '. tr<f '-"t •* .A* j • * the If ew District. ' citisrcfertain"that the 'Lake of the m_ni^ril':%liifeict: Vill receive c and none bf the claims side, and none" bf the claims have reached that. state of development tliat thky'cimk %&U mines. No d^velop^e^Wii^^actically has been done yet, m far as can be learned?* IiTthe Lake of the Woods district, in Canadian terntoi*y? "there are mines which >haVe been working for years,, but noneh&ve given such fab- ulous returns "as has been reported 'from"alleged mines on the United States - side. ' It seems that the element of'e^g^gfeation' is' inseparable from .mining excitement. Rich the territory may be, but it will do! no good to overstate ?a'cts as' far "as they are known to exist. While referring to this subject, it' may be as well to give a warning to parties who may contemplate go-J ingiiito'this'territory in the spring., There is practically nothing about] there for poof"=Men. There are no large towns or cities where work can) be had; and the mineral' is all quartz and requires considerable' capital toj even.pegin,; development There isj nothing to eiicbiifage'a rush to the! districts. It willrequire considerable- labor to develop the mines, but cap-i ital will bef ■firstneeded to.ensuredej veiopment.' Tliere are 'probably a- sufficient number of men available! now to do'such'mechanical or labor: '» , - ~^~ . -:A ' •, as will be required for some time. J James Easton, of Kaslo, ~ has com-! pieted a new map of the, Slocan dis-! trict,; it being an, improvement upon! t he Perry article.; HOTEL SLOGAN, NEW DENVER. a dealdf attention duritig the present year. This district has feeeii known as a mineral region for many ious causes, has been slow, the greatest drawback having* been' the"dis* pute between the federal and Ontario governments as to the ownWsliijyof the lands and minerals. Owing to t le dispute capital was driven out and the developmentof che districtwas prevented at-a time when considerable interest had been taken in it. When the dispute was finally settled, interest in the district had died out, and progress has accordingly been slow "sinee."3.- Work, however^ has been going quietly on, and ^ some valuable properties have been acqutt-ed;" ahd^ are now in workable shape! ' '" The recent reports of rich discoveries in the Rainy Lake district have ■drawn'fresh attention to this region' and during the winter there has been quite a; rush into the country,, and; when spring fairly opens' a regular boom is expected. The Rainy Lake, discoveries are on the " United States side ofthe boundary," but by far the greater portion of tlie mineral belt,'including the Rainy lake, Rainy'riter: and Lake of the Woods" districts, are in Canadian territory. Moreover the only ea&t mode of access to the districts on either side of the boundary! is through Canadian territory. There are no railroads and no settlements to speak of on the United States side, and the only mode of reaching the country from that side is to tramp hundreds of miles through a dense pine forest. ' On this aide of the boundary" it is $iffererit.u Tto'm Winnipeg the Lake bf the Woods ban be reached in a few hours by railway, and as soon as1 navigation opens all points on the lake and Rainy river can be reached by steamers connecting'' with the railway at Rat Portage. Until the region is'dpeiiecfby railway on the United States side, Rat Portage will remain the headquarters for the district on either side of the boundary. Devel-; opment on the Uunited States side will contribute to' Rat" Portage, and to the whole territory on theCanadian side. Reduction works have been' established at Rat Portage, which will receive the ores from the United States as well as our own, if the present excitement leads to the opening «T/vnT«,j,. . . .. . ... .. ■ _.. , e . . __ . ■ _. r to ATOTICE is hereby given that^ on the 6th day of of any mines in United States terri- li tory in this district. No doubt a number of the reports recently published in St. Paul and other papers about discoveries on the United States side are very misleading. There are no mines on the other Accommodations for 100 guests.. , The; Finest Bar in the Kootenay .coun try. Headquarters for capital ists. speculators and miners GETHING & HENDERSON. Props.; NEELANDS ' BROS., NELSON, B.C., Landscape Photographers Keep a large quantity of Architypes and Steel Engravings in stock Pictures framed to order. ANNOUNCEMENT. Wm. Hunger. C^'H ^ ■c- i~~'i AC JV^C: I^C^I^^^ 9 HUNTER &MoKINNON, J -**, * t '/ OF A. New Denver and Silverton. DEALERS IN GENERAL MERCHANDISE. All, kin^s of Miners' supplies kept constantly^inj stock. >tMl 'WIH».» &Co, and mission Comer Post and Railroad Ave. Wash For Member of the Legislative Assembly West Kootenay Electoral District. rpHE undersigned announces himself as a eandi- 1 date for member of the Legislative Assembly from West Kootenay District, subject to the action of the convention to be held at Nelson on April 12th, 1894. J. FRED HUME. Nelson, January lOtfi 1894. NOTICE. FOSTER & WINTERS '■■■■ R.ESST.A.TTBi.A.N'T NEWDENVER, - - -.. - B.C., Is one of the best in the Slocaii district Call in.- IM'H-Mn lie CO., Dealers In Pianos, Organs, Musicians' Sup- plies, Sewing Machines, and % r Supplies. { SPOKANE, - - WASH. L*a He April, 1894, the Maps, or Plans, of the Lands required and intended to be passed over by the Nakusp & Slocan Railway Company,and the Book of Reference for the said Railway, were filed in the office of the Registrar General of Titles, Victoria, B.C. ; . ■ Dated this day of ,1894. E. E. WOOTTON, (of the firm of McPhillips,Wootton & Barnard,) Solicitor for the Nakusp & 29-4t. Slocan Railway Company. tOf Swansea ana wigan, Aha!3^tical Chemist and Assayer. The oldest and mbst experienced Assayer in the Province. REVELSTOKE, 8.0. UME&Co., REVELSTOKE STATION. GENERAL MERCHANTS, Wholesale and Retail. Dealers in a all kinds of Raw Furs. Branch Store at Trout Lake. Blue Ridge Hotel, 10 HIES FROM 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, MINERAL FLOAT. Picked up in Different Parts of West Kootenay. ;^he Slocan Star has 800' tons of ore stored at Three Forks. A diamond drill js to he placed in the Kootenay Bonanza. Placer miners are taking out on an average £3 of gold per day on Hall Creek. Close on to 1,200 mineral claims have been located in the Slocan country. Fifty-nine tons of ore valued at $7,080, were shipped from the Noble Five mine last week. : . , Geo. Hughes will erect a telephone line connecting 'the Mountain Chief mine with New. Denver. C. Kleinschmidt and M. Roster, of Nelson, contemplate going into placer mining on Salmon creek. '. The Alice is the name of a promising claim located by W. E. Ferrel on the north side of Seaton Creek. The Le Roi mine, on Trail' Creek, shipped 560 tons of .ore to the Tacoma smelter last week, valued at $28,000. N. F. McNaught "will build a wagon road from Silverton to the Grady group of mines so soon as the snow goes. A supposed extension of the Slocan Star property has been staked by S. Shaw and designated the Beaumont. One thousand tons from the Mount ain Chief is to be stored at New Denver, awaiting the completion of the N.&S.R. -..a ■■"■■'. The Hall Mines Co. are putting in an engine, boiler, air '.-compressor,, power drill, and ore crusher on their property. [pi a No less than 53 carloads of ore from the Le Roi mine; on Trail creek, left Spokane List week for the Tacoma smelter. The ore will run about S50 per ton in gold. In a week or so the Nelson Hydraulic Mining Co. will have their works in operation on Forty-Nine creek. Rich returns are expected from the gravel in the gulch. The plant was imported from San Francisco, and is of the most modern type. The size of the stream ^vvill be six inches, with a fall of 300 feet. Parties, having good Min= log Claims to dis= 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 travellers. Good beds and good meals Bar stocked with wines, liquors and cigars. :,., John Madden, Prop. If you have Money and want to meet Monied Men stop at tlie Newmarket, NEW DENVER, B. C. - mniissiiin s e <■ y Wholesale.Dealers, in Oranges, Lemons, Apples, Bananas, and all kinds of" Fresh Fruits, Vegetables, Butter, Eggs, Nuts, Candy, Cigars,? Etc. The largest Shippers in the 'Northwest. 518 and 520 First avenue, Spokane, Wash. The Kootenay Lake Saw Mill, . The proprietor has on hand THREE MILLION FEET OF LOGS s BEAR LAKE, B. C. Everything new about the house except the whisky and landlord. * Everybody gets a hearty ; welcome and. plenty to eat. Gorman West, Proprietor. o. *■*■ & i—<■ P x-i CD',. P■" P- Pu cd: CO CO c^ In lengths of from 12 to 50, feet. Any kind , of hill stuff can he cut at short notice. .' 000,000 FT. ROUGH LUMBER; 500,000 FT. DRESSED LUMBER » • • ' s. I, Shingles, Laths, Mouldings, Turned Posts and Ballasters, Brackets. Etc. Two Carloads Sash and Doors; Two Carloads Dry Fir Clear Flooring, 4in.; One Carload Dry Fir Clear Ceiling; 4 Carloads of Clear Cedar, for Finish.; One Carload Glass, Paints, Oils, etc., including Fancy Glass,Wood Stains, etc. ... '.G. O. BUCHANAN.' - ' © poseof at apply ore © S2{ © W. © Is issued at Nakusp, B.C., every Thursday. Wet weather, snow slides, hard times; or the sheriff* never hinders its publication. It conies out just the same. it a :, iW* lie Leasts Office NAKUSr, B.C. robrie Does not dream of making a million out of it, but he expects to getaa luxurious living. In order to do this it is necessary to have cashable material, and the world at large is cordially invited to dig up enough money to pay for an annual interest. To accommodate the public we do 9 At prices that do not discord with the despondent price of silver. * '. *.*'". **" ** >.= Published every Thursday. B. -T.-, LOWBRT, BDITOB AKD FINANCIER. SUBSCRIPTION RATES: j OKJt TEAK '..'. $3.00 _Si MONTHS 1.50 THREE MONTHS 1,00 Advertising rates furnished on application.! TO CONTRIBUTORS. \ Correspondence from every part of the Kootenay District and communications upon live topics always acceptable. Write- on both sides of the paper if you wish. Always send something good. no matter how crude., Get your copy in while it is hot, and we will do the rest. r jp ^W" ■- ■■.———■ I I.- .,— — . ... ■- . ■■!_,_. II— I . - ..—..» THURSDAY, MAY 3, 1894,. ; mm-——■■—- ip ■■ ■■ ■■■ ■ ■——.'.,...,. i hw-iihi _^i mm NAKUSP WANTS A SMELTEft. Since it has become the popular idea among the various camps in West Kootenay to advocate the very special advantages possessed by each place over its rivals for the location of a smelter for the district—or, at least, that portion of it designated as the Slocan country—we, too, desire to register a claim, in favor of Nakusp. We have here' not only every facility and advantage possessed by our sister towns, but, in addition, we have the enviable factor of speedy and unobstructed communication to and from the coal depots, deposits of fluxing ores, and the world's markets. At the foot of Slocan river there are large outcroppings of iron which, be operated jhere. ..Should any capitalist-of a speculative turn of mind desire to make good use of his money," we would beg of him to take into his serious consideration the facts as elucidated above. ■ Dr. Watt will again contest Cariboo in the interest of the present Government. __/ . j The pominion ..Government, .had a majority of 56 on the division follow-, ing the budget debate. Sir John Thompson,and .his colleagues .are safe enough, this session. t. _ ,.d\ v The Court of Revision for the north riding voter's list will, be held oh June 15th. There are over 480nanies on the list at/present, but these wjll be systematically culled out by the distributing collector. j Vancouver supporters of the Government have selected Messrs'. Home, Tatlow and Anderson as. their standard bearers at the next elections, while opposed to them ;are, Messrs. Greer, Macgowan and Cotton. A sad gap has been made in the Opposition ranks by the enforced retirement' of J. C. Brown, M.P.P. for New Westminster, by reason of a Federal command forbidding postal attaches to hold other public offices. J. B. Kennedy lias been chosen to, wear poor Brown's mantle. RE-OPENED. HAVING re-opened the H<>t Springs Hotel, in Banff, I will be pleased t • ^ee all my old Customers, and as many new ones as possible. Satisfaction Guaranteed. Our Rates will be found reasonable. f 30-5t.. FRANK BEATTT. TS7 The ♦ Sawmill. AVINGr placed some new Machinery in our Mill, we are prepared to furnish all kinds of Rough and Dressed Lumber and Shingles at greatly reduced Prices. PRICE LIST: Br; Williamson. PHISICIAK 4 SURGEON, NA&USP. B. 0 G. M. SPENCER, Barber and Hairdresser. SLOGAN AVE. - NAKUSP, B. C. Sir Matthew B. Begbie, Chief Justice of the Province, and G. W. Bur- bidge, Judge of the Exchequer Court, Roucrh Lumber, narrow, •"• . " wide. Joist and Scantling, sized up to 18 feet long, 18 ' to 24 ' . 21 'to 30' Flooring, T & G, 6 " »« •' 4 " $10'00 $11 00 to $12 00 V joint Ceiling, 4 811 00 812 00 813 00 820 00 822 00 <5oo 00 6 "Rustic, ~ 819 00 Shiplap, 814 00 Surfaced Dressed, $13 00 A liberal discount on large orders for Cash, PETER GENELLE & Co. though sti ^untenanted, will undoubt- wi]1 sit.asa Royal Commission in the edly be taken, up and developed ere long. This, with the presence of limestone in abundance in the neighboring hills, ■ .would provide the principal fluxing ingredients at but slight cost; while our accessibility to the various coal centres of the province gives Nakusp a. position, that the other camps, though aspiring to, cannot obtain. We have a-superfluous amount of land surrounding the town suitable for a smelter and other works- connected with the treatment of ores, and there^ is no question regarding our water facilities. We are also within reach of the dry and wet ore belts via t h e Na kusp & Slocan Rail way, and the rates that will be imposed'by." the company ought, in themselves, be a sufficient inducement to mine owners to ship their ore out to this place. Nakusp is the natural centre for all the camps in West Kootenay, and were a smelter erected here there would be no fear of a lack of ore to keep the furnaces in full blast. The quartz ledges of Trail creek, the lead and silver deposits of Lardeau and Trout lake, the dry ore veins of the Wilson creek region, and the unsurpassed galena mines of Carpenter and Four-Mile cree.ks, would all contribute their quota to the works, while the new discoveries of ore that are constantly being made closer to our own court house, Victoria, on May 9, to inquire into the alleged irregularities of the Government in connection with the Nakusp & Slocan Railway. There is no dearth of candidates to contest the north riding of West Kootenay both for and against the Davie administration. Among: the names suggested are Messrs. Howson, Tapping, Brown, Kellie and' Haskins, of Revelstoke; McKay, of Lardeau; and McDougald, of Nakusp. So tar Messrs. Tapping, and Haskins are the only ones who have declared themselves by the publication of their cards, but Mr. Kellie is an acknowledged aspirant. But neither of the two parties first named come out squarely on party principles, seeking rather to ride the independent horse. Independence is a cry that has been exceedingly distasteful to the settlers oi West Kootenay, but more particularly is it abhorred here. Mr. Tapping is: an unknown quantity and can command but little weight, while Mr. Haskins, though lie may poll a portion of the mining vote, is not looked upon with any degree of apprehension. In his platform, the latter has stolen two ofthe planks from that of our local man—an act of piratical impudence. The citizens of Nakusp will support no man who has not the courage of town, do but accentuate the certainty I his convictions and can take a decid- that a profitable establishment could ' ed stand in upholding them. AVINGr 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 aesiring. All goods guaranteed to be of the best quality. Prices extremely reiasonable. A perfect fit promised or ,no pay. See my Samples, which have just arrived. ;. HOUSE. cJ . -L • J_S| __£__. LJ , I j JL t Proprietor. The bar is stocked with the finest brands of wines liquors and cigars. LELAND HOUSE NAKUSP, B. C. D. A. McDougald 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. NAKUSP, B.C. The Dining- Room is supplied with all the delicacies of '. '-'the; season.;;.- ypxP'\ Charged Moderate. ... A Call Solicited. Slocan Ave. • a • GROCERIES and PROVISIONS at very low prices FRESH CANNED GOODS always in stock. A fuU assortment of Choice CIGARS and TOBACCOS, HITRRAH FOR THE 24TH. Nakusp Will Celebrate, tho Queen's ,, Birthday, a. . 1 In response to the announceinenr i ■, «.«j.iv"■wuo_u.._-_il» I j_u_ot_t5b.il (a.osent OV^r n t made last.week, calling for a public Muirhead, X_£_ett,' meeting oi the citizens for the purpose' hesketh. merit of the senior classes was, Kate McDougald; Lyland McDougald, F. Martin, Norman Thomas,. John McDougald, . and- James Kelly. The juveniles ranked thus, Dolly Boswell, Olive Vanderburg, Roy Risdale, H. Hesketh (absent over a week), Maud VANCOUVER, of taking steps towards the proper celebration of Her Majesty's birthday, quite a crowd gathered in the school- house on • Friday evening. F. G. Fauquier, P.O., was voted to the ' chair, and laid before the audience the object of the meeting. Ity unanimous vote it was decided to" celebrate the dav with as much pomp and enthusiasm as it was possible to scare up, it being understood that tlie Revelstoke people were very eager to participate ■ in .the fun provided, this place reciprocated with them on July 1st. Messrs. McDougald, Fauquier and Abriel were appointed a committee to .., solicit funds, they to report at a meet- [ing to be held next Saturday. A " committee of management, composed of the following, was elected bv bal- lot: Frank'[ Bourne, T. Abriel, G. M. Spencer, J. T. Nault, C. E. Smitheringale, B.C. Rodd and R. Madden. These committees are to meet and prepare a programme of sports in accordance with the amount of the subscriptions. As at present contemplated the programme will consist of various aquatic events, horse and mule races, pedestrian and general athletic performances for young and old, and Caledonian sports, together with speechifying by the various would-be M.P. P.'s of the north riding. A pavilion will be erected for dancing purposes, while several arches will be put up to tone down somewhat-the heightened color of the streets. Cheap rates will be obtained from the steamboat Col. Baker Coming. Commission Merchants esale Importers -OF- gars, Hon. Col. Baker went east by yesterday's express, says a recent issue ofthe Vancouver World. He intend- \\T* w o ed to remain over a day or so at Rev- W IflCS. LrlOUOrS Anil Ct elstoke, Donald and Golden.' From ■ • *-***__"yi^f CUlfJ Xsl ths latter place he will proceed up the Columbia to his home at Cran- brook. During., his' visit he will ad* dress meetings in East, North and South Kootenay. He will be absent, 'two or three weeks. The gallant Sy*r i^t a _K__2 GrocerieS, Provisions, Flour & Feed Stocked Regularly from the East. STOVES Tinware and Hardware by the Carload. STOVES! ofthe Government. His election is assured, no matter who or how many may enter the field against him. Special Assize Cases. Appended is. a list of cases to be taken up.at the. special Assizes to be held next month: ., ,.,; . " ., DONALD, .JUJTE 15. . , Regina vs. Devine, for uttering a counterfeit bill. - ........ ...... Regina vs. Olsen, uttering- a counterfeit bill. NELSON, JUNE 19. . Regina vs. Sandholm, assault. Regina vs. Kerlin, theft and shoot Regina vs. Tracey, theft. Regina vs. St. John, embezzlement. Regina vs. Thomas," indecent as sault. ' ^•"•- '--■ ■ - Dry Goods, Clothing, Rigby Waterproofs, Gents' Furnish- ings, Gentlemen's, Ladies' and Children's -Boots, Shoes, and Rubber ■ Goods. a,:TLcL In all the Latest Fashions. - c^ XT REVELSTOKE, B.C. R G- J^fluier^.p.,.(his week u lii_ sieamooat r~^:r^>n^->/T('"» weejc lines, so as to permit of a big attend- Sent Up a n^?^?^ wines to Reyel- ance from the outside. In fact, it is Stoke %Q- herV¥cP^ .on theater's j&t These will swell^he local" contingent determined-.tp make the event the most noted yet held in this section of Her Majesty's ever-increasing domains. NAKUSP -«£— More Capital For Slocan. 'vV4'." si- to 100. W. Murray, returned on Tuesday from a prospecting^tour up. the lake, bringing. wjth him spme A__ne speci- mens of gold quart? an4 what appears to be genuine cinnabar. inJhro^er ^^ °°nsolidated Mir,- The various hotels "and business ing company is a new corporation houses report a steady increase in the just reg1Stered. Its object is to deve- volume of their trade Zmw^t uin district, rhe-original stock is'°,vo/'1""]1" 1 * — - placed at §500,000 inXb shares, and GENERAL MEECHAHTS. o SEE OUR LIST DRY GOODS DEPT. the business headquarters are at Vic toria. The first trustees are George Rilev, Gustav Leiser, and Gordon Hunter. benooj. Jrleport. gradually becoming filled up once again. Chief Engineer Hathely of the Lytton has had a coat of arms designed, symbolic of the ideal lie led by him at his country seat at Salmon Ann. It is truly -a thing of beauty and a ioy forever." Miss f i* ^Mw n , *. _- 1 Messrs- Nellie and Haskins, candi- ni I e" f^ Xu ' eii fUr_ dat6S f0r P°Iitical h™°™ in the north Sc *ctJT7g TC]Hr > * X ridil]^ lmVe intimate(i their intention 2£S t £TiSr™rtdi^ to^ress the electorate in this vi- ^ ntt tJne?e contemplating taking up his resi- moietuan two days. The order of dence here. tjnderwear. 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. GROCERY DEPT. j HARDWARE DEPT. Hungarian Flour, Sugars, Bacon, Hams Coffees, Teas, Spices, Jams, Pickles, Oatmeal, Biscuits, Canned Vegetables, Canned Fruits, Dried Fruits, and Syrups, Fancy Toilet Soaps, J Cigars and Tobaccos, Grindstones & Fixtures Crosscut & Rip Saws, Axes and Handles, Nails, Screws, Bolts, Round, Flat, Square Iron Oils, Paints, Glass, Horse Shoes and Nails, Cutlery, Glassware, Crockery,' Stationery/ o Sfmers can get a complete outfit here. 9 $ n f9 tf_5£--*-A*w?a;2ir*:f *,"'PWJ*rr' "JW»s*w**k*« "WEST Iff • • • #A': /P' becoming ore will he the completion of brought to "Nakusp KeYelstoke. Nakusp & Slocan Railroad, Thousands of tons.«t the rich mines of the Slocan, and loaded on the Gold and Silver Ledges The a a Shop and town already contains ity of 30,000 feet per many other buildings. been discovered ix Hotels, Several Dwelling diem, a substantial Wharf, S 01 .ISSMS es, K?9 -ii THE DISTRICT LEDGS. Outcroppings of Varied a Sparkliiin: ure. ami Eight patients are undergoing treatment in the Nelson hospital. The court of revision for the south riding" will sit at Nelson on June 11. . Capt. McMorris is putting up a neat residence on Stanley street, Nelson. - R. J. Bealey will erect a two story office building on Baker street, Nelson. Hunter & McKinnon are erecting a large store on Bellevue avenue, New Denver. Over 100 cases await. adjudication, at the coming sitting of the County .Court-at Nelson. Kaslo is bidding heavily for the Grant-Omaha Works, with but slight chances of success. Attempts are being made m Kaslo to form a companv, to erect a small smelter at that point. , Constable Graham's place at Nelson has been filled up by the appointment of Special Officer Waterman. Kaslo will celebrate the 24th of May with great eclat, all Nelson -promising to join in the festivities with the aid of their brass band; Marked improvements are being made on the steamer Nelson, tape. cially with her "boiler and cabins.' It will be- another week before she will be in service againi a aa> X x: The portable sawmill oh the Dandy property, owned by the Nelson Sawmill Co. ,1 is- to be. put in operation for the purpose of getting out lumber for . the Toad Mountain mines. . Paul Savage, formerly owner of the New York restaurant - at Kaslo, has been committed for trial at the Assizes for aiding the escape" of Frank King, who is wanted for burglary. ' Work has been resumed by the Kootenay Reclamation Co." on their dykes on Kootenay Riyer. They have about 70 men at work, 40 of 1 ■ >■ whom are Chinese. The company expects to have 8,0C0 acres reclaimed by fall. The citizens of Kaslo affect faith in the statement made by A. Ewen of New Westminster, and one of the promoters of the Kaslo-Slocan Railway, that the road would be commenced within 30 days and pushed to completion without delay. The Kaslo delegates who went to Victoria to interview the Government respecting aid to the K.& S.R.;i were given a public reception on their return home. They were met at the wharf by the citizens en masse together with Holland's brass band. At the meeting which followed, a resolution was passed calling upon the Federal authorities to establish a mint at Kaslo. DOCTOR j, ^ . KASLO, B. C. " ' V A ■■■Xx.yx-'-' - ■ ■■. xZ-XA.. ••■:. - ) Graduate of Trinity University, To-: rqnto. Member of college Physi- : cians and Surgeons, Ontario. HORACE W. BUCKE LAW AND CONVEYANCING OFFICE; Bucltanan B^k,Kaslo.B.C. CAPTAIN, ARROW, C. H. VANDERBURG. .IT, '.«!• KASLO & NEW DENVER MAIL STAGE AND FREIGHT LINE. Stages leave Kaslo daily at 8 a.m. for New Denver. Returning will leave New Denver fur Kaslo at same hour. Satisfaction is Guaranteed., , a. j. .scott,, :f " " Manager.! R. STRATHERN, Jeweler, K£SLO CITY, .... - B.C.| .The only.practical Watchmaker in? the Kootenay District. Orders by; mail receive prompt attention. ALL WORK GUiRAITEEI). It WILL leave Nakusp every Monday and. Friday , at 6:30 a.m., forLardeauian&Reveistake. Returning:, will leave Revelstoke for Lardeau and Nakusp on Tuesdays and Saturdays, at 6:30 a.m. The Boat will call at the Hot Springs, Thomson's Landing, Hall's Landing-, and Green Slide, for passengers and coming and goin; Ample accommodation freight. VANDERBURG & TINGLING, .' Proprietors THE KASLO, B. C, Is open night and day and supplies its patrons with everything in the* market. Call in. GEO. PAQUIN, Proprietor- TAILOR, KASLO, AiCOOPER ABBS ATTORNEY SOLICITOR, CONVEYANCER, ETC., ETC; Arend & Kenward WHOLESALE & RETAIL. CYSTERS, FISH & POULTRY. CANADIAN t PACIFIC RAILWAY. REVELSTOKE TIME TABLE. Atlantic Express arrives at 10:00 Daily Pacific «• «« 16:55 " It SPOKANE, Howard, Street, WASH. ,THE... STEAMER Special Attention to Mining ."' Interests. , OFFICE:—, ..\- \; .*..-■ .. FRONT ST.^ EASLO, B.C> Over Bver's Hardware Store. G. L. ESTABROOKS, - ,, MASTER, , ".■ /■ ■ '•::•.•; . y ,c ■■ J"■"■ • " ■'.['" x) I EAVES New Denver every day except Sunday j for Silverton. at 7 a.m.; and for Bonanza Citv at 8 a.m.--' Returning,.the steam r;r- leaves Bonanza Citv'for New,.Denver at S p;m. the same day."';' V?-. '"""'"' '■' ';..■••.'■- A'—;---'A;fi ■ ■ Slogan -Trading & Navigation Co.. (Ltd.)' ; ■■ 'd- ■ XX - W.,C,:McKINNON. ■'•' Secretary Cheapest, most reliable and safe route to Montreal, Toronto, St. Paul, Chicago, - New York, and. Boston. Rates $3 to $10 lower than any oth9r 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.haviug their freight routed, via the C.P.R. <vEull and reliable information given by applying to GEO. McL. BROWN, I. T. BREWSTER, Asst Gen. Freight Agent, Local Agent, Vancouver. Revelstokt. COLUMBIA k KOOTENAI Steam Nav. Co., Ltd. TIlidEEI CARD 3>To. S. In Effect Tuesday,".April ltth, 1894. Is the Proprietor of the Great Northern Hotel nang KASLO, B.C., And serves Meals in anv Style you1 can desire. Call in and gaze at his ■Mejiu when you visit Kaslo. Nelson & Fort Sheppard RAILWAY. REVELSTOKE ROUTE-STR. LYTTON. (Connecting with the Canadian Pacific Railway for all Eastern and Coast Points.) Leaves Robson on Tuesdays and Fridays at 5 p.m. Leaves Revelstoke on Mondays and Thursdays at 4 a.m. Passengers. from Nelson should take the C.& K. trains.leaving'at 3 p.m., on Tuesdays and Fridays. ALL RAIL ROUTE TO SPOKANE. The only through route from Nelson, Kaslo, Kootenay Lake and all Slocan Points. Through Trains Semi-Weekly. KASLO ROUTE—STR. NELSON. (Connecting with the Nelson & Fort Sheppard Railway for all Eastern and Coast Points and for Spokane. LEAVES NELSON : Mondays, 9 a.m. Wednesdays,' 5:10 p.m. Thursdays, 5 p.m. Saturdays, 5:40 p.m. LEAVES KASLO: Tuesdays, 3 a.m. Thursdays, 8 a.m. Fridays, S a.m. Sundays, 8 a.m. Leave 7 a.m. NELSON. Arrive 5:40 p.m. Commencing January "8th, 1894. on Tuesdays and Fridays, trains will 'run through to'Spokane, 'arriving at 5:30 p.m., same day. Returning,.pas- pengerswill leave S]Okane.at.7a.m. on Wednesdays and Saturdays,"1 arriving at Nelson-at #5:40 p. m.,samedav, making close connection with the steamer Nelson Tor E?tslo and all Kootenay lake points. .A' ' ' ■ ; Passengers frc> a Kaslo for Spokane and all intermediate points i. .1 the N. & Ft. S. and S. F. &N. Rv's should take the steamer Nelson, leaving Kaslo on Tuesdays and Fridays at 3 a.m. BONNER'S FERRY ROUTE- STR. SPOKANE. (Connecting with the Great Northern Railway for all Eastern points, Spokane and : the Coast.) Leaves Kaslo at 3 a.m: and Nelson at 7:15 a.m. on , Tuesdays and Fridays. Leaves Bonner's Ferry at. 2 a.m. on Wednesdays ■ -; and' Saturdays.' ' ' ; ■ (• The company reserves the right to change this schedule at any time without notice. For full information as to' tickets, rates, etc., ap ply at the Company's offices, Nelson, B.C. . T. ALLAN, Seo'y. J. W. TROUP, Nelson, B. C. Manager. piMMwiaa^jS^ LEDGE CROPPINGS Harry Barnard is spending a few days in town. L. Dansereau returned from the Coast on Monday. When in Kaslo call on Billy Kellein and get a square meal for 25cts. f The various placer diggings on Lardeau creek are showing up well. F. Bibbach, who has been in Revelstoke all winter, returned to town on Monday. The waters ofthe lake are going up . at a rapid rate, having risen over four feet in a week. J. O'Leary and W. McLean railway contractors, .were passengers in on the Lytton, Monday. The settlers of Fire Valley are busily engaged putting in their season's crops, principally roo^s. Genelle Bros, started up their big saws on Monday, getting out timber required by the railway people. I). McGillivray departed on a tour of inspection of the grade of the N. & S.R. as far as Three Forks, on Tuesday. When in Kaslo stop at the Great r Northern Hotel. Rates reasonable. Headquarters for Hudson Bay Co.'s goods. t Eleven tons of Vernon beer arrived in on the Lytton Monday, destined to lubricate the vocal appendages of the masses. J. McMartin, contractor, who has I been on the Coast for some time past, accompanied D. McGillivray in on Monday. J. W. Haskins has negotiated the sale of the Sol Holden mine, in the Big Bend country, to a party of To- rontonians. Lane Gilliam has decided upon taking his pack train, at present rusticating at Lardo, into the Big Bend country a bout June 1. Hugh Mann was in town last week endeavoring to secure the contract to repair the washouts on McMartin s section of th© railway grade. Indications accumulate for a busy summer at Rosebery, several hundred men finding employment on the railway and other improvements. A free site and other inducements are held out to the Grant-Omaha Smelting Co. to locate their proposed sampling works at Roseberry. Thursday's boat brought down an exceedingly large cargo of wet groceries for the various hotels in town, New Denver and Three Forks. A company, headed by H. A. Brown, have made application for a mile of placer grounds on the South Fork, some distance from Trout lake. W. Parker is contemplating the erection of a restaurant on the corner of Lake street, immediately fronting the supposed site of the new depot. [ exist on the shore of the bay, at the An epidemic of some kind has been devastating the stock of the Fire Val- lev settlers of late, several fine horses having succumbed to the disease. J. Lebby, la-te overseer of the cuisine department of the Madden House has leased the dining room of the Columbia and will run it on the short order system. W. Hunter, of the firm cf Hunter & McKinnon, New Denver, was in town on Saturday purchasing new goods [from the representative of a Montreal house. Str. Illecillewaet came down from Cariboo bar on Friday, where she had lain since the accident last November. The barge will be hauled out of the water and repaired. ■ For a few weeks to come tho Lytton will be engaged transporting supplies for the railway here. She took her barge up to Revelstoks yesterday for her first load. Str. Marion arrived up from Fire Valley Siinday, departing for the same place next day with the pile driver, which will be used in extending the settlers' wharf at that point. Owing to the rising of the" lake, Genelle Bros, will be forced to take down their mill and rebuild it on piles out of reach of the water. The task will be undertaken at once. John 0. Piper, an employee in Bourne Bros', store, left for Revelstoke on Saturday. He intends going to Trout Lake City, where he has large interests, possessing among other property, a share in that promising town- site. '' Tug Nakusp brought.-in a small boom of Jogs Sunday for the mill from down the lake. Coming in she picked up two young men who narrowly escaped having their boat swamped in the heavy swells prevailing on the lake.' ;';'■;.'.._ ' °..: ; ■' The last heard of Captain Fitzstubbs, Gold Commissioner, was that he had arrived at Revelstoke safely, but very ill. He was taken to the Victoria hotel, and there was but little hope of his recovery. Disorder ofthe liver was the prime cause of his illness.; ■ .'.. . '■■'■. t_- J. Walsh disposed of his contract, for carrying the mails to and from Slocan lake and Nakusp, to William Saunders, last Friday. Mr. Walsh has gone to East Kootenay to bring over a pack train, which he will operate along the railway during the summer. M. Mclnnes, ofthe firm of Mclnnes & Burns, Calgary, has obtained the contract of supplying J. T. Nault's railway camps with beef during the summer. Mr. Mclnnes denied that Mr. Wilson had purchased his share in the butcher shops of his firm in West Kootenay. Mineral springs, .similar,- in quality to those in the neighborhood of Kaslo, The strength outlet of the meadow, of the water is lessened by \ he constant seepage of surface drainage. With little trouble the'springs couid be turned to some use. Track-laying on the Arrow Lake Railway has now reached a point 13 miles below Revelstoke, and two or more this side of the> Green Slide. Men are engaged clearing the land and arranging for terminal facilities at the head of the lake, almost two miles south of the Wigwam. A change has been made in the officers of the Lytton, Captain Gore, Purser Anderson and Steward Tompkins having been transferred to similar positions on the Columbia. Capt. Nesbitt now commands the Lvtton, with H. Walby as purser and F. G. Stapleton-Cotton as steward. At the meeting of the British Columbia Southern Railway Company, held last week at Victoria, the old hoard of directors were re-appointed. F.\B. Pemberton and H. E. Smith, were added. John Hyde, of Montreal, was appointed auditor, but the elec tion of officers was deferred. The Cariboo & Kootenay Prospecting Co. have taken up \\ miles of gravel on the Lardeau creek and close to Trout lake. Several thousand dollars will be expended in building a dam, putting in a flume, and doing other preliminary work. O. D.Hoar, manager, predicts rich returns. , The long-looked-for and eagerly expected D. McGillivray came in from Vancouver Monday, and the business horizon of Nakusp at once assumed a roseate hue. He brought with him considerable coin to redeem the numerous time checks held in the town, a fact that has greatly relieved the monetary stringency. Str. Arrow made a special trip to the lower Narrows on Sunday, having been chartered by D. A. fe who was thus enabled; to give his family a pleasant outing to his riverside ranch. Mr.McDougald is setting out an extensive orchard of mixed fruits on his property* He brought up a quantity of rhubarb grown this year, which is decidedly early. Go to the Ledge Office for Pttsters, --THE— PHILO & Co.'s "Leaders," uO.K.s," and "Terminals. "'■ Factory and Salesroom: .'■•■■' ■ i 522, CORDOVA ST., VANCOUVER. - - B.C. Will leave Nakusp at 7 a.m. every alternate day for NewDenver commencing on Monday, Dec. 18, Returning* the next day. J. E. WALSH, Proprietor. GENERAL MERCHANTS AN D REVEL DEALERS IN s Hardware s Powder ay, Feed ana so on.
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Title | Nakusp Ledge |
Publisher | Nakusp, B.C. : R.T. Lowery |
Date Issued | 1894-05-03 |
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 | 10.14288/1.0182241 |
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