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\\*a   SFR24 1894.   i^h
OfifA, B. 5
Vol. I. No  51.
NAKUSP, B. C, SEPTEMBER 20, 1804
Price Ten Cents.
Prospect
House    .
Nakusp,   B. C      , '   "
J. T. NAULT,
PROPRIETOR.
The Bar is stocked with the finest brands of
Wines, Liquors, and Cigars.
^COLUMBIA HOUSE
NAKUSP, B. C,
NELSON ASSIZES.
Epitomized- Account^ of ~tke* Court
Proceedings.
Corning & Rodd, Props.
The bar is stocked with the finest
"Brands of wines, liquors
and cigars.
-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 artists. The
bar is supplied with the best brands of wines
liquors and cigars. The accommodations of the
Hotel are the best.
LELAND
HOUSE
NAKUSP, B. C.
D. A. McDougald
Proprietor.
Choice , location and   commands a beautiful view
of the surrounding
country.
Tbe Bar is supplied witn the
best brands of all kinds of
wines, liquors and cigars.
Tegs Dining Room is supplied
with all the delicacies of
the season.
Charges Moderate.
A Call Solicited.
Slocan Ave.
Nelson showed more than its wonted activity last week, by reason of
the holdinir of the autumn assizes,
before Mr. Justice Crease, necessitating the attendance of innumerable
legal luminaries, witnesses, clients,
etc. The docket was a light one, yet
the time consumed in the disposal of
the cases'was so extended, that a redistribution of the tabulated sittings
of the court in other places is incumbent. Among those present' at the
assizes were: Mr. Justice Crease and
wife; Hon. Theodore and Mrs. Davie;
Messrs. McAnn & McArthur, Kaslo;
li. D. Kerr, New Denver; atnd C. Wilson, Vancouver.
The following grand jurors answered the roll-.call: Messrs. Selous (foreman), Robson, Holt, Lemon, Fletcher,
Farley, Houston, Hodgins, Neelands,
Rolfe,    McGregor,    McKenzie,    A.
Fletcher.    Henderson, .  West,    and
Proctor.    These were duly charged
by His Lordship as. to their duties,
and,- after finding a true bill in the-
case of Regina vs. Thomas, for indecent assault, made their presentments
In this attention was called'to. the absence of crime in the district during
the past year; impossibility of procuring evidence in the case of Regina
vs. Kerlin; dangerous location of a
powder magazine near Nelson; inad:
equacy and poor management of the
county gaol; pressing need of a Court
Judicial District, owing to increased
mining interests, and a registrar's office; necessity  of a Petty. Debtor's
Act; the urgent need of a Land Registry office for West Kootenay; requisite amendment to the' Mineral Act
regarding- annual  assessment work
on claims; unsanitary condition of the
city of Kaslo; and lack of proper police protection in the Slocan.
The case of Regina vs, Ediams, for
alleged stealth of ore from the Bon
Ton mine was, at the suggestion of
the Attorney General, thrown out,
because of "the absence of incriminating evidence.
Croasdaile vs, Hall, a suit for commission for arranging the sale of the
Silver King property to English capitalists, resulted in a verdict of $5,750
in favor of the plaintiff.
Regina vs, Thomas, for indecent
assault on Mrs. Hesketh, the principals hailing from Nakusp, came to
an unexpected end. Attorney General Davie, for the Crown, proved
that the accused had committed the
assault, but R.B. Kerr, of New Denver,   who  defended,   succeeded   in
nailing the date of the assault down
to the 18th of last January, and on
tlut day he proved a perfect and
clear alibi. ' Under tlie circumstances
the accused was advised to plead
guilty to common assault, which he
did, and was dismissed with a few
cautionary remarks frqua the Bench, to
appear for sentence when called on.
Mr. Kerr was warmly congratulated
upon the able manner in which he
handled the defence.
Hendryx vs. Hennessey, for an interest in the Noble Fh e group «..f
mines/ in which the former alleges
he grub-staked tlie latter when the
property -was discovered, was still
occupying the attention of the court
when last heard of.
WANT SLOCAN ORE.
Various Smelting Comr antes Negotiating for Supplies.
Capt. Fitzstubbs Exonerated.
Just now a keen competition is existing between the rival smelting
companies to control the output of the
Slocan mines. So' far, however, the
Grant-Oma ha Smelting Co., of Omaha,
Neb., represented by E. J. Matthews,
formerly of Kaslo, has the inside
track. They have contracted'with
the McNaughts for'800 tons ofthe Al-
p a ore, from Four-mile creek, and
this is being rapidly handled by way
of Roseberry and the Nakusp & Slocan Railway. The first shipment
psssed up to Revelstoke last Thurs-,
day, amounting to CO*tons, while 90
more followed on Monday. There is
a strong possibility ©f this contract
negotiating
, Mr. Justice Crease, who. sat on the
recent investigation into tho charges j being enlarged to over 1,000 tons
of alleged malfeasance in office, made
against Gold Commissioner Fitzstubbs
by John Sanderson, intimated last
week that he had forwarded his report to Lieut. -Governor Dewdney, and
that he had reported strongly in favor of the Captain,, and' exonerating
him entirely from . ,all suspicion of
wrong-doing. " Capt.. Fitzstubbs has
resumfii^hi&^dtttefis?*. as, -gold commissioner, which he was?, compelled ..to
relinquish some months;ago owing,to
ill health.
Ore Shipments.
Ore is coming into town at a lively
rate, several carloads each day being
billed. ( The first shipment out was
made on Thursday, via" Revelstbke,
followed by still heavier shipments
this week. The ore is from the Alpha
mine on Four-mile creek, and is pon-
signed to the Omaha smelter, E. J.
Matthews being the representative
bu;f er. Each week a tabulated account will be kept • in these columns
of thev amount shipped, as below;
DATE. MINE. WEIGHT. VAX.UE.
Sept 18 Alpha 120,000 lbs. § G,000
Sept. 17               " 189.000 P,000
Sept. 19              ". 220,0)0 11,000
The value is reckoned on the basis of
the release manifest of $100 per ton,
but this will  be found  to be <>elow
rather than above the actual worth
of the ore.
Nakusp sent a numberof representatives to the Hot Springs on Monday
to attend the grand ball, given by
Bruce Craddock, at the opening of
his'palatial sanitarium.
A most enjoyable social hop took
place at the Leland House on Monday
evening. Upwards of 30 persons
were present, and they had a huge
time. Open-handed hospitality was
shown to all by mine Host and Hostess McDougald.
There is some sham
for the handling of the Slocan Sta •
output, to the extent of 2,600 tons, and
it is believed that Mr. Matthews will
capture   that  for   his   firm.t   Other
buyers are treating for supplies from
different   mines,   on   behalf of the
smelters at Tacoma, Great Falls, San
Francisco, etc.-  It is known also that
.Mi*;   Young, -owEer*. of: the,* Golden-
smelter, is in the Slocan, seeking to
contract   for    about    2,000   tons  of
second class ore for  his works, to bo
shipped out via this town and Revelstoke.    The rate quoted for shipment
is $6 per ton to Nakusp, fience >}lb' to
Omaha; $8 per ton to Great Falls or
Tacoma, and $10.50 to San Francisco.
Shippers are somewhat dubious of
the Revelstoke route during the winter, owing to the uncertain transfer
from the head of the lake to the Wigwam, a point on the R.& A.L.R. some
15 miles below Revelstoke. The C.
P.R. have undertaken to build th!-*
sleigh road and maintain commu; -
cation nil winter, and will accept all
ore proffered. If they fail, Kaslo will
again experience the benefit of the
ore traffic. In any case it will get a
share, but as it costs more to haul it
that way, the odds* are in favor of
the Nakusp route.
Mr. Matthews-states that the American'' tariff changes have benefited
Slocan mine owners to about $12 per
ton on all ore exported to the other
side. Relative to the Pilot Bay
smelter, he failed to see how its operation could be made a financial success, owing to the lack of proper
fluxes, the-cost pf. importing .fuel, and
the similarity of the ores to be offered
for treatment.
A number of small capital ists, from
Puget Sound, have gone into the Big'
Bend in the past two weeks.
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that empties
from^Las  Minn--? creek,
into the straits there.
There was? nothing novel about the
diggings.en Las Minas creek. They
were rather-iearf and' like the diggings on some of the streams in the
ix of California.    But when the
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their roughest da vs affor. led t he di.
&. .nor  ,dul ,thev both   towcthor --F-i}^' of ^o steamer Arctic at
C:-jpe Virgin  drew  a motley crew of
'wreckers fromvPnnta Arenas, tlie old
stories' of gold" discoveries there were
thov* talked and smoked
make   the.,,showings  of  gold- real
placer gold for the j cor n-an to di*i' —
that are to he found
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writes Jonn B, Spears in iho ;Wiv/! r ^in^ler. They then went
YorjvSun/. Noris.'tV VoM too fi;i4li^)1:^!ld found something more
to be saved bv tlie orrlm;^- rxide\^lM'l>}? a™1 l[mi\ the silk^ttmgs,
slu:ccs3 fbr'vnu^grts as bh-*»* kor- i'^-iometers, cordage and-anchors
nels of corn," the^ ideal <-r.!d of the! v.-hicli-ibey had .taken from'the Arc--
n'acer' mine-, "have been frurd bv j.-ic- ' pne 1'Vcd* Otten cleaned up 17
the hand ul, and may st.ill he hrA if|ki!(S '",7-4 Founds) of gold m the
the reader is'willing ana M>Jc to eii-|conr*° of two. .weeks, they say, and
dure the hardships and run the risks'1-- 'i0rt ofluck" was cnou§'h t0 rouse
incident to the search. °'ven thc Phlegmatic wreckers of the
. l>ut because of the
w»;"i*iiV ...wi iSlrairs of Magellan.
- dangers it is a regular Xrd-Xsi l*.,,j.
There are many nxr-.e AA-ded x: of
dead., ro ihers tha n - a ut! ;en tic records
of"-wealth*   acunhr.d   in   Terr
the su
.Fuego, wljiie those who have low
and again 'stiuck it rich and gotten
clean off with the dnst usually set no
In tJTose days Punta Arenas Avas
ppiy depot of a flce^of sealing
schooners'that eventuallyr destroyed
the'rookeries ofthe region to the
'jqiith. The sealing sailers took a
hand in with the _rpld.washers. They
did more than that.    They  had,   as.
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Accommodations for, travellers. Good
stables.     The bar is stocked with
' Qhoicc  liquors- and cigars.    Pack
train 'in connection with the house.
Goods   taken to any part of the
mountains.
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invther with it than Pnnta Arena., in  the>r woulcl have sa^> * seyerplpok,
, Uie ' Straits ~or%Magellan,   for J'nnta"' ^ the ST.^nd -.round, about.as^well as
Arenas is to. this district what San
Sen4 - to US; for; the Newest l:
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Parties havins: a:ood
at the laver of sand in which the gold
Francisco was.,to California and Vir-  was found.    Thelpftybanks-in fact,
cvervthinsr ih sightj'rom the beach—
was what ■ geoiogy'sha'rps would call
an alluvial formation: .The whole
earth had been- deposited-.under water and then thrown up gradually by-
r,he,.forces -familiar tb:*the students of
ginia'Qity to the deserts of
"' .Tn/*-I8T6'' Don" Gregorio Ibanez, a
noted Argentine sailor, was stranded
'near Cape Virgin, the extreme southeast corner of Patagonia: - P?. ta gon'a
is a deseriA region,   very  much !ik
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certain parts of'the .United States |-eoIo^v' The lofty Precipices were-
One may travel hundreds of miles! composed of layers of clay, sand, peb-
wLhou.t seeing a drop of fresh water. 1 bles> shclls« the debris of prehistoric
andl.vet with a shovel water a,»ren«-.v lssas and lioocls- Jn one of tllese hlJ'
, may be had by him who iaiov: J ^---a layer that crops out under the
where to dig. Don Gregorio, having j tide waters-was gold galor;e.: Jack
landed-Ms provisions, put a man at, j couldn't explain it, and he'didn't
work digging in the sand not, vcr- « want t;0; but when he had ^elPed t0
faraway from the surf for water. iskin the Sold Marino-.] ay er from the
Whether he found water or not tradi-1 c)ay beneath as far as he could reach,
tion does not tell. The «tory tellers j he remembered that he had seen just
forget all about thc water as they re- Is1111}1 Caches with banks behind
late how, when the digger had gotten Ithem elsewhere-on Terra del Fuego,
down ahput- three feet, he bosran fo!on Now Tsland' on Le™ox, oil Nava-
throw out a layer of black sand such i "ia»l ^ • Wollas^on, on   Hermite, T'on
Cape Horn itself.    He had seen those
lofty banks from the deck ofthe seal-
as no one of the  crew had ever ,spr^
before—a black sojid that was d rA-y '
all over with little i«nd'laro-e vcllow iin^ schooniii-s,   and  he was game to
particles,    That  .was • such   an  odd j»° t0 fchom t0 St'e if thore "was &°ld in
io9kin^5apl fhatpVon Grefforio nrd;the sand along shore there as there
trie dY^e?an?a_1_ "liancis had to tn -e J W1S al; C-1)S Vi^in-    Why shouldn't
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a proper look at it.    Ancl when thev |
had taken this look thev almost went I    K1   ^-^ Tas the firs' niining
c-azy with excitement, because tlnve '. oamP es(ab!.dhed on the east shore of
yellow particles w_re'almost   pure|TolTa   f]cl   ]'uo-a      The   di^i"gs
g0ld jwereinf'ie beach  right in front of
But it was not until the^wi%<^of |tlie hou^ TIlG black sand lay ex-
the steamer Arciicon Micsa.iYie'Tfeci-, liJ03cd CHi c^e beach at low water when
in 1SS!, when the ffold there was re-'t;*e ]-'v> ^roal: was (irst discovered,
discovered, that, any development of-.
WerespeStMlly solicit yioui'
tradedtWrite taxis about
anytbi3% iin^   the
Book Line.
Orders for^ Blank.*Boek«?fc_fre-
fully filled. Prices. g,u;ut^d
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a mining craze was apparent
Now the miner* sit down and
Indeed, to make thc story of gold |smoke tlic'ir pipos t'U a storm comes
discoveries complete for the entire \or goes ArierUic surf of the storm
region it should be said that as early 'is gone and i,he tide runs out, a fresh'
as 18G6 the people ofthe little convict layer of Mack s.ind is found with gold
settlement of JPuntfi, Arenas, in the hi-it. Thc miners say the sand is
straits, had been making day wages, washed up from a streak that crops [
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think this layer could be reached by
sinking a shaft near the buildings,
but they can't sink a shaft profitably
on account of the water coming in.
The black sand lays on clay, and all
the layer, and the other layers above
it, are, so to speak, afloat with water.
So they work only after a storm or
after a heavy surf, because rollers
from' distant storms sometimes do the
work for them when no wind is blowing there. The weather on the average keeps them busy about half tl e
line.
The men work the sand on shares,
and do so well that, paradoxical as it
inay seem, there is difficulty in keep-
. , ing a full gang of "men at work. The
trouble is that so soon as the men get
a few ounces of gold dust to their
credit they must take it and go away
to Punta Arenas and swap.it for such
joys as may be. had in that tiny metropolis.
• Of the product of the diggings no
definite statement is made. Julius
■- Popper in his pamphlet"says that his
statement that he had found gold at
Paramo was derided as an effort to
sell mine stock until he had made
two1 shipments' of dust, the first
weighing 17_- pounds and the other
but little.short of 30. pounds. After
that he had to fight to hold his claims,
. while a camp that he had started oh
vthe south side of San Sabastian bay,
at an expense of several thousand
dollars, was wholly destroyed by a
troop of Chilean, soldiers, who made:
an unwarranted . raid into-Argentine
territory, hoping in that way to create a disturbance that would end "in
Chile's acquiring the new gold diggings.
• All the wonderful stories that have
been told of other bonanza districts
are told" in Terra del Fuego. The
tale.of the party that abandoned his
mine, which after digging a foot
deeper paid his companion a fortune,
and the yarn of the tenderfoot who
started a mine in the most unlikely
spot in the district and got rich are
all there.
Five or ten dollars a day are scoffed at by the bold prospectors, and
those who remain at the old diggings
to pan out this pitiful sum are regarded with contempt.
There is not a mining camp in all
the region such as Cripple Creek,
Colo., or Calico, Cal. The placers,
though found in "almost every sandy
beach in the region, are all soon
worked over and thereafter pay only
day wages. So no camp or village
springs up, as \-?ould were a rich true
fissure vein discovered. But Ushuaia,
in the Beagle1 channel, the capital of
Argentine Terra del Fuego, has three
stores and a small mixed population,
besides the troops that maintain Ar-}
gentine dignity, and, with its occasional Indian visitors, its happy-go-
lucky architecture, and its heaps of
empty bottles, is not unlike a North
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GOVERNMENT HOUSE, VICTORIA.
Tue day, the 14th day of August, 1891
I jesent:      ... ;. i
HIS HONOUR THE LIE*fr$_£N*&i$T GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL.
r)N A MEMORANDUM from (lie Honorable the
" duel'Commissioner of Land* aid Work",
dated 2nd August, 1891, recommending that the
provisions of the "Official 'Sealers' Act, 18.94," l>=»
put into force, aud that a proclamation to that
efl< c be published in the British Columbia Gazette as required by the Act.
The Minister also recommends that for the purposes of this Act the Province be divided into three
districts, as follows, viz. :—
Diptkict No. 1.
All tliat portion of the Province comprised within the I ■•land of Vancouver, for which there shall
be appointed one Oilicial Scaler.
District No, 2.
AH that portion of the Province except Vancouver Island which lies to the Avest of the Cascade
Range of Mountains, for which there shall be appointed twj .Oftieid Scalers.
Distkici'No. 3.
All that portion bf the Province not included in
Districts 1 and 2, for which there shall be appointed one Official Scaler.
The Minister further recommends that the following named gentlemen be appointed a Board of
Examiners to examine and test the ability and
knowledge" of all applicant* desiring to be appointed Official Scalers, and tliat their remuneration be
rive dollars per day■ whihfactually employed as
such Examiners, viz,:—R. 11. H. Alexander, W.
H. 'Chiife,"Win. EcPherson.
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THEODORE DAVIE,
Clerk. Executive Council.
[L. S.[      , J. H. TURNER,
CANADA.
PROVINCE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA.
VICTORIA, by the Grace of Go'd, of the United
Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Queen,
Defender of thc Faith ,&e., &c, &c.
A PROCLAMATION.
Theodore Davie,   ) \1/HERAS it is provided
Attorney-General. / ▼ ▼       by section 22 of an
Act passed by the Legislature of British Columbia
in the fifty-seventh year of - Our Reign, intituled
"An Act to provide for the appointment of Official
Scalers of saw-logs and other cut timber," that the
said Act shall not come into force until proclaimed
by the Lieutenant-Governor iu Council:
And whereas Our said Lieutenant-Governor, by
and with the advice of his Executive Council, has
by an Order in Council been pleased to direct that
tlie'said Act shall come into operation from the
date hereof,
And whereas section 2 of the said Act decrees
that it shall be lawful for the Lieutenant-Governor
iu Council, for tlie purposes of the said Act, by Or
der in Council, to divide the- Province into districts :
And whereas Our said Lieutenant-Governor, by
and with the advice of his Executive Council, has,
by an Order in Council in that behalf, been pleased
to divide the Province into three districts namely:-
All that portion of the Province comprised within the Island of Vancouver to be known as District-
No. 1;
All that portion of the Province, excluding Vancouver Island, which is situated to the west of the
Cascade Range of Mountains, to be known as District No. 2:
All that portion of the Province not included
within Districts Nos. 1 and 2, to be known as District No. 3 :
NOW KNOW YE, therefore, that in pursuance
thereof, We do hereby proclaim the said "Official
Sealers'Act, I8f)4," to come and be in force from
the date hereof :
And the- Districts thereunder to be as is hereinbefore recited.
In Testimony Whereof, We have caused
these Our Letters to be made Patent and the
Great Seal of the said Province to be hereunto affixed: Witness, thc Honourable John
Herbert Turner, the Deputy of Our Lieutenant-Governor of Our said Province of
British Columbia, in Our City of Victoria, in
Our said Province, this fourteenth day of
August, in the year of Our Lord one thousand eight hundred and ninety-four, and in
the fifty-eight year of Our Reign.
By Command,
JAMES BAKER,
"a   'a ~A. XProvhieidS^vctxry.
Z^ln^ ^6fllf Vn ,0i:Ws, Lemons, Apples, Bananas,
and all kinds of Fresh Fruits, Vegetables, Butter, Eggs
Nuts, Candy, Cigars, Etc.   The largest Shippers in t_«
Northwest.
518 and 520 First avenue, Spokane, Wash,
The   Kootenay   Lake    Saw   Mill,
:k:_£js:l_o, s.o.
The proprietor has on hand
THREE MILLION FEET OF LOGS
In lengths of from A 2 to 50 feet.   Any kind
of bill, stuff can be cut at short notice.
1,000,000 FT. ROUGH LUMBER; 500,000 FT. DRESSED LUMBER
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SKingles, 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.
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Is issued at Nakusp, B.C., every Thursday ■
Wet weather, snow slides, hard times, or the
sheriff never hinders its publication. It
comes out just the same.
rojprietor
Does not dream of making a million out of it,
but he expects to get a luxurious living. In
order to do this it is necessary to have cash-
able 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
At prices that do  not  discord with the despondent price of silver. /
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Published every Thursday.
R.    T.    LOWERY,    EDITOR    AXD
FINANCIER.
SUBSCRIPTION RATES :
OXK YEAR     ?2.0C
Transient Adv'-rti-'ing. 2~> e<-ntA per line fir>t insertion. 10 tv;it* !»cr line PU!>.-c<nw.'iit  insertion.-!,
nonpareil inca-uj'«*iiwn1.
TO CON Tii IH UT( )RS.
O^rn^pondencc from every j art of the Kootciia\r
District  find  coinnnuiK-'itions   upon   live  topics
always acceptable.     Wriio on both sides of ihe j
\t.iLHiV if you wish.   Always fcvnd?oinething good, j
no nutter lion'crude.   (?eL your copy in while it]
fii.t, and we will do the rc.-i..
TlIUKSOAl',  SEPT. :,'0,   1894.
LSlH-iLATu&B TO MEET.
Coast papers announce the fact that
an early session ofthe Local Legislature has been ■.decided on, tlie probable date of assembly ' being fixed for
" the-second week in November. -This
confirms general opinion, as"'it had
been looked upon,-in the light ofthe
past season's experiences, that such
Among the articles declared contraband in the present war in Corea
is the piano. It is a strange fact th?/fc
this instrument is ofcen used to harass
an cnemv in time of war. We have
even seen it used for that purpose in
this country during the piping times
of peace.
The harvest is past and the summer
is gone and still the new schoolhouse
lias not been built.    And  who is at
fault ? Certain! v not the Government.
as the appropriation and plans have
I been   waiting   for   several   months
j The School Board assert the townsite
company does not see eye to eye with
them in the matter of a site, and
there the matter hangs.    It is a great
pitv that it should be so, for the town
is sadly in need of_ a properly equipped school.    Besides there is a possibility of the grant beJng withdrawn
if the question hangs fire any longer.
■"c '
on the property, but failed to show
ore in paying quantities.
"Pro£ "Ferguson, a violin specialist, succeeded in enticing about $15
in hard coin from a number of citizens, who attended a fiasco in the
schoolhouse on Saturday evening.
Some of his imitations were.fair, particularly that of the euphonium, in
which his throttle organs played a
prominent part.'
A well-known contractor of Revelstoke made a statement in that place
last week that he was ready to erect
a false embankment;Jong the river's
edge, to protect the townsite from the
ravages of the current, for the sum
of $11,000. He stated he would guarantee the work for five years and
give ample security. He has been
asked to place his offer in writing.
B. H. COCHRANE,
NOTARY PUBLIC
and
GENERAL AGENT,
Revelstoke,
B.C
GUY BAEBEE,
Watchmaker and Jeweller.
Repairing  Neatly and Promptly .Executed.
REVELSTOKE, B.C.
A.   Semlin,   M..P.P.  for  West
Yale, has been chosen leader of. the
Opposition forces in the Local Parliament.    A caucus of the party wasl
a step was imperative.    The reason j held, in Vancouver last week and the
for tlie session extraordinary is sum- J selection was the result.   Mr. Semlin
■I
B7
A.  H. HOLDICH,
Of Swansea ana wigan,
Analytical, Chemist and Assayer.
.  The oldest and .most experienced
Assayer in the Province.
REVELSTOKE,        B.C.
G. M.-SPENCER,'
med up in  brief—a depleted exchequer.   It is to meet tliis grave emergency that the recen ly elected members  will   be summoned   together.
Dae in the main to the unprecedented
and destructive floods of early summer, the Government has been called
upon to   make heavy expenditures
for need ail public works.    In many
cases new bridges have to be erected,
'.roads and trails repaired,,and   tlie
. wants of the flood-stricken communities attended to; and;there is nothing
wherewith to pay the piper.    Ways
and means must  be devised to tide
over tiie crisis, but it will necessitate,
undoubtedly, another provincial loan
of half a million dollars.    And won't
the newly constructed Opposition do
some tall kicking!    Legislation must
also be forthcoming to meet the necessities   of  the    proposed    dyking
scheme,, to ■ be   undertaken' bv   the
Government,an exped ieney* rendered
the more urgent by tire wholesale destruction  of farming   lands   in   the
Fraser valley.    It is not altogether
unlikely but that Dominion assistance
may  be obtained  in this desirable
public ^ork.   The session will not bo
I-rotracted, but it will  be important:
and full of interest.
PHYSICIAN
and SUBGEON,
. G.. Mn 1
is endowed with parliamentary ex
perience,  and a certain  degree- of,
-tact, foresight* and oratorical ability,
qualities that are decidedly important I Pianos,   Organs,   Musicians'   Sup-
airdresser,
Dealers in
for his exalted position. While the
new leader is to be congratulated on
his' elevation, still one cannot but feel
for the chagrined "man from Chilli-
wack," Mr. Kitchen, who has had his
ambitious hopes :ih that direction
so unmistakeably thwarted.
The importance Of the discoveries
of numerous quartz propositions, all
showing the presence of gold in paying quantities, in and around-the
head waters of Cariboo and Mineral
creeks durine: the month ought not
to be lightly estimated by thecitizens.
There is every promise of the new
camp rivalling that of Trail creek,
and the business men should see to it.
that Vakusp gets the plums, in the
way of supplies. No one should become weak-hearted or discouraged
as to the prospects of the town, for we
are not the only place that is experiencing the effects of the general de
pression. Every cloud has its silver
lining, but in this case we trust it is
decplv tinged with gold, for as the
new camp dcvelopes even so must
plies, Sewing Machines, ana
, Supplies.
SPOKANE,    ' '   - - * WASH.
ROBT.  H0WS0N,
■Revelstoke  Sta/tion.,   13.
SLOGAN AVE.
NAKUSP, B.C
uy      - a ■ -
Your Goods
FROM :
Dealer  in Household, Furniture.
,W Agent for Singer Sewing Machines.
Assaying and
Wholesale
Dealer
«y
IN
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a k usp.
Elder R. S. Donnell, a Seventh
D^iy Adventist, recently preached
than the world, was nearly at an end,
Ti'that be' the case we ..want -all our
subscribers to: settle 'at once, so that
there, will, be no hard' feelings when
wo-climb the golden stairs.    '
LOCAL ASSAYS.
W. PELLEW-HARVEY, M, E. F. C. S.
Assay <fr Mining Offices:
717-719 Fender Street, Vancouver, B.C.
WINES,
Revelstoke,
LIQUORS,.
AND CIGARS,
-        BC.
A LL  kinds of Analytical, Assay and Mining
IJl   Work undertaken.
Superintendent of the Cassel Gold Extracting
Co., Ltd., of Glasgow, whose Experimental Works
are at Vancouver, B.C.
All kinds of Ores purchased on a Cash Payment
basis. -•  .
TABLE
Showing the Dates and Places ot Courts
of Assize, Nisi I'rius, and Oyer and
Terminer, and Ganeral Gaol Delivery for the Year 1894,
awmi
Spokane, according to its press, is
t'le healthiest city in the world. -We
do- -not.- wonder at tiie death rate being
so low in that city. Times have been
s> hard .people could Hot afford the
ecpenseof a funeral, and have defer-
r d their demise till things pick up a
bit.   .'"'■'''
Gold seekers have .been.sSrikiiig.it
rich on the Lardea-i ol late.
Business having shown a decided
improvement of late, the navigation
company has re-commissioned the s^r.
Kootenai, to run between this port
and the Wigwam.    She took out 110
tons of ore  yesterday morning with
the aid of the scow.
J.   A. Finch  has thrown   up   his
bond on the Reid & Robertson group,
on  Four mile  creek.    He   had   ex...
pended $15,COO in development woii
*Nclsqn....
*DonakL.7
Clinton...
Richliield.
Kamloops.
Vernon...
Lytton.'...
Faix Assizks.
..Monday.'../...... 1 Oth  September.
...717th September.
.... .-Monday..
 '.'.Thursday
...;.'Monday.
... ...Monday.
.... .Monday.
....Friday...
.2()th September.
.24th September.
.......1st October.
.....8th October..
... 12th October.
we
AVING- placed some new
Machinery in our Mill,
are prepared to furnish
all kinds of Rough and Dressed .Lumber andf Shingles at
greatly reduced Prices.
New Westminster..Tuesday..
.12th. November.
■; 20th ■November.
.27th November.
t_
Vancouver........ Monday.,
Victoria......:'....Tuesday.. >
Nanaimo........ Tuesday^ ..
^Special Assizes adjourned from the'.'Spring- by
Mr. Justice Walkem and now fixed for these
.dates. ■'.    . ., ■•_■■.•   A 7 ■■   .
■Rough Lumber, narrow,
"      7 "   ..   wide,
Joist and Scantling, sized up to
IS feet long, ■ ;
18 'to 24 ' '
..Gth November7 -tV^030-'
Flooring, T & G. 6 "A
" '■ ■' • .4 "
V joint Ceiling, 4 "
6 "Rustic,
Shiolap,    '
Surfaced Dressed,
7       $10'no■
§11 00 to $12 00
- §11 00
§12'£0
813 00
820 00
•- §22 00'
$22 00
§19 00
§14 00
§13 00
A liberal di count on large orders for Cash,
PETER GENELLE & Co.
^ammmtaammmaaizGi^^
nwren-TCT—srJr wM**1" tt-ip
MIHEEAL VS. PLACER.
Cariboo  Creek Miners Developing a
liiew Feature.
Since the inception of the placer
fever on Cariboo creek, prospectors
have been scouring the neighboring,
hills, seeking to ^discover the quartz
lead from whence come the coarse
tailings found in the bed of the
strea n 1. Th at tl leir efforts ha ve been
successful is amply attested by the
official' records here, and, for the
time «being, the placer fever has
given place to the quartz craze. So
far the discoveries are centred round
Cariboo creek and its tributaries, and
.the ledges range in width from a few
inches to' several feet. In many
small streaks of galena appear, with
an abundance of copper stains and
white iron. Barren ledges are not
infrequently met with, but in the
main those staked out assay high in
the yellow stuff.
■ The first claim staked out was t*c
Golden Eagle, by George Hardie.
This is located on the Government
trail, on tFe west side of Cariboo
creek, one and a half miles above
Mineral creek. The ledge in tNs is
well defined, several feet in width
and of white quartz; An assay on
this went as high as #481 in gold and
6 oz. in silver . per ton. D. A-., McDougald and P.M. Yingling purchased shares in this for several thousand
dollars,, and it is their intention to
prosecute development work in a
vigorous manner. '"Since then ■ 19,
other claims :have "been recorded,
quite a number coming in this week.
S. Walker and D. J. Darraugh
"last week located-a mineral claim to
.the foot of their placer property, and
from the contour of the ground it is
believed to be an extension of the
Ora Grand a, owned by C. Vader and
A. Taisior, assays from which have'
shown over $70 in gold. The former
couple have disposed of a third interest in their claim for a tidv sum, upon"
the strength-of the surface showings.
A test sample, of 12 pounds of rock
will be forwarded to Vancouver next
week for assay.
These discoveries are not above 1G
miles from town' and could be easily
reached were a trail built in from the
foot of the lake, affording a quicker
route than bv wav of Burton Citv.
Below is a list of the mineral clarns
recorded up to Sept. IS:
Golden Eagle —
Geo. Hardie.
Arrow Lake —-    -
T. R. Saunders.
Scotland Yet—
J. G. Devlin.
Lancaster—•
H. Dansereao.
Oregon Boy—
I. Coquette.
Harvest Queen—
H. P. Ball.
Montreal—
La W. Bragg.
Hard Climb-
 •
Tl
r. Hopkins.
Nakusp-
_     ;
- E<
Sampson,
Ora Grai
ida-
c:
Vader,
A.
Taisior. -
Promestora—
A.
Taisior,
C.
Vader.
Basm—
■*
A.
McLean.
Surprise-
•
B.
Burton.
Perhaps-
H.
L. Arnold.
Hidden Treasure—
a
J.-'Schhef,
J.
Y. Brown.
Jupiter—
■ ■
J.
F. Officer.
Tiger—
-
1
, •
M.
J. Conway.
Cariboo—
r-
1   '
s.
Walker.
D.
J. Darraugh
Lucky Jack-
t
*
J.
O'Leary.
Trio—
-
B.
Burton.
Cariboo Creek Nuggets. *
' The Scayner Company have a car
arid track to haul out boulders.   *
Sluicing has begun on the Lytton
claim and good, results are being obtained.,      , -
Free-miliing quartz ledges are being discovered so rapidly that one
cannot keep cases on all.   '
The Rising Sun people are putting
in a wheel and powerful pump, and
will soon be scooping-, the nuggets off
of bedrock.
Foui* feet of pay dirt has been
struck on the • Discovery, but water
interferes a great deal. A power
pump will soon be in.
5 The Goat Canyon Co. are takmg
out pay on their claim. , The bedrock
slopes'towards the falls. They expect
to strike a dip soon and get a round
million.
A party of Swedes, away up the-
stream, are quietly sluicing.    They
have a few ounces of coarse gold—
sufficient to show" the skeptics .that
the camp is not a failure.
Thc Tottenham, better- known as.
tlie Bridge * boys' "claim, have in a
large current wheel and force pump,
with capacity sufficient to keep their
works clear of water. They are
down 13 feet, and will sink three
feet per day till they reach bedrock
-^-or China.
H. ii. Arnold has gone  out with a
party Of experienced men to do development work on the Perhaps, a quai lz
ledge that he recently discovered;
| An' assay from the outcroppings went
I $5,3.20 in gold and one ounce of silver
| per ton.    He expects to get out a ton
- or two for a mill test.
*
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Comoilssloo Merchants
Wholesale Importers
-OT'
TV
•
I2*ars
DRY GOO
TS
SH
nioe»
■iARDWAi
A3MH«
GROCERIES and PROVISIONS at very low price j
FRESH CANNED. GOODS always in .stock.      ;
ffBaBJ^aw_B3kac_ah__asat3
zsvryT'rsrzvnrrrm rn?*'j*urr~7Tr7,za
A.full assortment of Choice'CIGARS and TOBACCOS,
~«E*r
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■_ #>•» jw v, £*■«•*
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[DRY GOODS  DEPT.
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:
Hungarian Flour,
Sugars, Bacon, Hams
Coffees, 7Vas; Spice.'.*,
fi La r»r r pm _i •«% *    f;? v* r
s r i~l r ft _•■ l V /*t f a L.    &.%. J    i •
Grindstones A Fixtnies
Crosscu z oz li i j > Sa ws.
Axes and Handles.
fams,   Pickles, Oat-        Nails, Screws, Bolts.
meal. Biscuits,
(turned Vegetables,
Canned Fruits,
.Dried bruits, and
Syrups, ■;.''•.
Fancy Toilet Soaps,
Round, Flat,Square Iron
Oils,   Fa inf.,-.   Glass,
Horse Sh«.'Cs and Nails,
Cutlery, .
Glassware. ■
Crockery,
Cigars and Tobaccos,-   j Stationery
w
O
Miners can g'et:'& complete outfit here.
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th
ines!
the Nakusp
[and the
Famous for its
[few miles of the
§r
becoming noted for^|i^|ii
idinal
ore ^l^^ol^^
steamer for Kevetatoto. <*e-™1' mtees <* *h° Slocan, and loaded on the
wi* a capacity „f ^OO^^^^^ ^"f ^ «««-. <"»■
*3hop and many other building* substantial Wharf, Warehouses, Blacksmith ^■s-^rrpBKavrg-ja^aj;
»♦ ■
American mining town,   whi 'te the*
sheep  ranch  of the  Rev.  Th om&s
Bridges, a missionary * living a   few
miles iarther east along the chann, ^ J - - - ~t,—  Vi  W11. 10 ^^    uoma-r,
sells a lot of meat and vegetables k ">{and WiU5 moreover, Bt him to   make
the prospectors who haunt the region, /his way there better  than he could
,—..„. .-J^iv,r.1..!|-J-'|.|1.
steamer-but he will have load an
experience that will make- him contented to live thereafter in the milder region of Un _e Sam's-   doma-r,
-Mfi 'ft!  _ m'jjf, ,,   j*
The headquarters ofthe Case Horn
miners will be found at Punta Arenas.
The peculiarities which make Pmita
Arenas .at once one ofthe most interesting and one of the most disappointing towns in the world will he described at another time; but it may
be said now that it is a free port—\e'..
no tariff duties are levied pn imports,
and it is a port of call for, three great
lines of steamers running  between
Europe and .thewest ^oast of South
America.
It has about thirty steamers a month
in port. Consequently supplies—picks
pans, clothing and food—are cheaper
here than at any other miners'supply
town in the world.    But while a man
may get these at a low price here he
lias to buy a boat instead of the bur-,
ros he would buy in the States to carry
Jiis outfit.    A couple of burros   cost
say ^-35, in Colorado, but here he must
buy a sloop or a catboat, and he ouirht
to buy a schooner fifty feet long instead. . Now any kind of a .boat"fit
to carry' even the amphibious prospector, of the Cape Horn region costs
at least $100 in gold,  and must be
fitted out at a,cost of from $25 to $103
pore, not to mention the' mining out
fit proper. ■""       *   :
Having an outfit to suit, the prospectors' sail away south, feeling quite
certain they' wilh come back with
their hooker ballasted with dust and
nuggets. Every year some sail away
and the sail disappears beneath the
white peak of Mount Sarmiento, that
is plainly seen from the water front
pf Punta Arenas. After three or four
months the ' 'White Wings outfit" or
the   "Mary G.   outfit"   is   casually I
/lave been prepared in other wav.
BimNZFaTOOTEL,
SLOCAN  LAKE.
Plenty of accommodations for travellers. Good beds and good meals.
Bar stocked.with wines, liquors and
cigars.   •
JOHN MADDEN, Prop.
neelawds   brosTI'
kelson; b.c,
Landscape Photographers
Keep* a large quantity of Architypes
and    Steel  Engravings    in    stock
Pictures framed to order.
rem &Kenward
WHOLESALE & RETAIL,
OYSTERS,
FfSH &
POULTRY.
XI   Howard   Street,
SPOKANE,
Wash.
FOSTER    &   WINTER'S
KBSTAUH.ANT
NEWDENVER,      -      .      .      .      B-c
Is one ofthe besiin the Sloean dis-
Callin.
[ CANADIAN" ■        r.
PACIFIC
RAILWAY.
trict.
THE   STEAMER
F
DOCTOR
. B. ROGERS,
KASLO, B. 0. .
Graduate pf Trinity University, Toronto,    Memfecr .of college PlVysi-
  cians and Surgeons, Ontario.
O. L. ESTABROOKS,      -      MASTER,
Leave New Denver at 7 a.m. for Silverton.
c Leave New Denver at 8:30 a.m. for Bonanza
Leave Bonanza City at 12 noon for New Denver.
Slocan Tkadixg & Navigation Co., (Ltd.)    '
W. C. JtfcKINNGN,
Secretary
WELSTOKE TIME TABLE.
Atlantic Express arrives at 10:10 Dally
Pacific ♦* .< I7s_0     ♦•
KASLO CITY/1
B.C.
The only practical-Watchmaker in
the   Kootenay   District.    Orders by]
mail receive prompt attention.
ALL WORK GUARANTEED.
CANADIAN-
PACIFIC
JRAILWAX.
Pacific division,    ~
COLUMBIA k KOOTENAY BRANCH.
TIME t'ABLE NO* 3,
To take effect on Saturday, May 19th, 1894.
Trains West.'* Station.     '        Trains Ea^t
V> SO      Depart NELSON Arrive      _0 45    '
■   ;JS '£ Kootenay Crossing S?0 2fir:
<i< >>Q Slocan Crossing ■    1.9 40;
13 15.      -Arrive EOJ3SON Depart      19 00'
Trains froni Nelson w'dl wait arrival of boat
from Bonners ferry and kaks Points on Wcd-
ne-daysandSaturdays/ .
$ Flag Stations/'
■ JTSTAboye Trains wrtr .rim Tuesdays, Wednes
days, Fndays and Sati^rday' " ^ ''
Cheapest, most  reliable and safe route to Montreal,  Toronto,   St.  Paul, Chicago,  NewYoik,
, ana Boston.   Rates *3 to $10 lower than an v oil cr
I onto.
Specially titled Colonist Cars, in charge < of a
l>orter. for the accommodation of passengers hold-''
'»8' seeond-elass tickets.-
Passengers booked to and from lall European"
points at Iu--.ve.st rates.
Low freight rates.   Quick despatch.   Mcrchan; -a
will save money by ha viugtbeir freight routed via
tne vj.J; .R,
Full and reliable information given by applying
to"
GEO. MoL. BROWN,      I. T
Asst G!on. Freight Agent,
A
Vancouver.
BREWSTER,
Local Agent,
. ,Revclst<' ^
il
KASLO'& NEW DENVER
IIL STAGE AND FREIGHT
wait k looBifAi
Steam Nav. Co., Ltd.
TIME 0^_r_r> 3STo. 5.
jays, jtf-naays and Saturdays'. "V- "  "  ' -       '
rffi&^ffiJJJticS? rl8'ht ^ ^hau«e» ^-Effect Wednesday, Aug". 29, 1894.
Pacific Standard and 2-1 hnur «wffnm n,i.™^,-t
Paciiic Standard and 24 hour system adopted.
H. ABBOTT,
. General. Snv-t.,
Vatfp )uver
J. HAMILTON,
Trainmaster & Ageu.t,
Nelson.
Stages leave Kaslo daily at 8 a.m.
'for New Denver.  'Keturning will
leave New Denver for Kaslo at
same hour.
Satisfaction  is   Guaranteed.
A. J. SCOTT,
Manager.
mentioned by the barroom groups as
one that should be heard from before
long.    Two or three months later the
outfit is mentioned frequently   and
with ominous looks and shakings of
fhe head, , while an   anxious-faced
wife or mother is seen hurrying to
the beach whenever a sail appears in
the south,  to  return with   sinking
. heart and a dry throat a& she   learns
that it is neither the White Wings nor
the Mary G.
The region seems but a narrow
space as one looks at the maps, but it
is a wide one with labrinthian chaiir
nels and hidden bays,   the ports of
many a missing sloop and catboat  of
which never a trace will be found to
tell the tale Of disaster.   It is a region where no man with a wife or
other person depending on him should
enter, but for the young and independent fellow who can gain vigor and
courage in facing the mad freaks of
an Antarctic gale there is no place
better than that beyond the Straits of
Magellan.   He may not get rich—the. OFFI0E..
chances are that he'll be glad to work j
'iis'-Vray'^ KASLO, B.C.
RAILWAY.
Nelson & Fort Sheppard
RAILWAY.
-ftEvm-STOK-TE ROUT 13-
STR.. L-YTTON.
(Ooimecting with the Canadian Pacific Rail-
u«i_ lor all Eastern and Coast Points.)
Leaves Robson on Wednesdays and Sundays at
Leay?f.m^VpISt0keOn  Tue^*Vsand  Fridays  at
AIA      RAIL-[ROUTE;   TO    SPOKANE.
NORTIIPORT ROUTE-
STR. LYTTON.
(Coiiiieoting at Northport for poiiits north and
south on the aj.okanc Fall's & Northern
Railway.)
Leaves Robson on Saturdays at 4 a.m.
Leaves Nor Ihportpn Saturdays »it 1:30 p.m.
ER ABBS
ATTORNEY-
SOLICITOR,
CONVEYANCER,
EL I *Ly. j   £_» | *v_/.,".
Special Attention to Mining
Interests.
The only through'route from Nelson, Kaslo,:
Kootenay Lake and all Slocan
Points. :
Through Trains Semi-Weekly.
Leave 7 a.m.
NELSON. Arrive 5:<10 p.m.
i:axa. : rqu'1"     tr. nelson.
LeaVes Nelson Mond«iysnt4 ]).rn.: Wedne d :. s,
at ft:I0)).m.; T!)insdays,al-] •'.)ii.:Sainrdays, t ": *
p.m. Connect:n.if on Saturt ays and \\ edne.-t*.,, -
with Nelson & Fort Shei)pard R.-.ilway for Kaslo
and Lake ljoim^.
Leaves Kaslo for Nelson,   Sundays a    3   r.ntr
Tuesdays r.t H a.m.: rriiur.-days at <S a.m.;  Fi i-iivs
jatJJa.m.   Conuet'liiig on  Tuesdays and  Firjay^
| with Nelsou & Fort Sheppard Railway, for.-Sj.-t-
» fcahe and points '.south.. 7.   '. sa
On Tuesdays find Fv.C.ays, trains will run
through to Sp6kane,arriving same,day. Returning
passengei*! will leave Spokane at 7 a.m.on Wednesdays and Saturdays, arriving; at Nelson at :>:10 it.
m., same day, making* close connection with the
'■ steamer Nelson for Kaslo and all Kootenay lake
points. .
Commencing Aug. 25 passengers for Trail
Creek, Nakusp, New Denver, Revelstoke, and all
points on the Canadian Pacific Railway, will
leave Spokane   on Saturdays at
7 a.m., connecting at  Northport  with .steamer
(same day) at 1 p.m.
Passengers.by steamer from above points arrive
in Spokane same evening.
Passengers for Kettle River and Boundary.-
Creole connect at Marcus with stage on Mondays
and Tuesdays, Thursday.", and Fridays,
■'.\'' BONNER'S FERRY ROUTE- •.
■   STil.  NELSON.,    .
■'(Connecting with the Great Nortliern. Raihv«y
for all Eastern  points, Spokane and.
the Coa*t.)
Leaves Nelson on Tuesdays and Fridays at 7 a.
in. A    ...
Leaves Kaslo on Tuesdays and Fridays at 3 a.m.
Leaves -Bonner's. Ferry for  Nelson and Kaslo at
2.a.m. on Wednesdays aim Saturdays. .
The company reserves the right to* chant e.this
schedule at any time without notice.
For full information as to tickets, rates, etc., apply at the Company "s offices, Nelson, B.C.
T, ALLAN, Sec'y. J'.;\V. TROUP,
7 Ne_80N,_B, C. Manager.
■I..TA-."* LEDGE CROPPINGS
Maps of British Columbia for sale at
this office. t
The Lytton is expeGted t© take out
45 tons of ore on her next trip.
Considerable quantities of" supplies
are still going into the Cariboo creek
camp.
The telegraph office at Roseberry
has been declared open for general
business. ■
General traffic on the railway is
brisk, and it will be increased when
the rails tap Three Forks.
The water in the river is falling
rapidly, and another four weeks will
close the upper end to traffic.
There is a window thief in town.
As he is known he w;*i be prosecuted
, unless the matter is immediately settled.
When in Kaslo stop at'the Great
Northern Hotel. Rate? reasonable
Headquarters for cool and delicious
beer. t
Major Shelton, of Vancouver, came
in on Tuesday's boat, for the purpose
of disposing of his stock of furniture
at this place.
Sti*. W. Hunter is doing a big business on Slocan lake at present, due
1 riacipally to ore shipments from Silverton to Roseberry.
The tracklayers are now within  a
*■ «•
cou1. le miles of Three Forks. They
have been retarded a great deal
through lack of supplies.
Kaslo is more lively at present than
for tome time past, owing to the
large quantities of supplies being forwarded to Three Forks.
The first transfer of freight for the
season at the Wigwam was made on
Monday, the Lytton landing two car.
loads of ore at that point.
Freighters charge from one cent to
a cent and three-quarters per pound
for hauling goods between New Denver and Three Forks.    They earn it
Finishing touches are being put on
the new dejot, and the local officials
of the company are gradually taking
possession of the quarters allotted
them.
After this week it is expected that
the steamers will ply only as far up
the river as the Wigwam, whence
connection will be :iad with Revelstoke by the R.& A.L.R.
R. B Keir, New Denver's leading
barrister, led the van of thc contingent of Nakuspites who were in attendance a" the Nelson assizes, on their
return Monday morning. ■
Mountain fever has prostrated a
number of railway employees, who
lave been brought into town for
treatment. Dr. Brouse has his hands
full attending to their wants.
The Great Northern Railway has
placed in effect, via Bonner's Ferry,
rates from West Kootenay to Vancou-
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The Terminus of  the Nakusp & Slocan Railway.
THE SUPPLY POIWT AND CENTRE OF THE SLOCAN.        :
WITHIN EASY DISTANCE OF ALL THE MINES.
SITUATED AT THE FORKS OF CARPENTER CREEK
FOR PRICES ANp PARTICULARS APPLY TO :
J.   LOBWEN
Real Estate and Mining Broker,
605 HASTINGS STREET,      -      -      VANCOUVER,  B.  0.
7
ver,  Victoria and  all Puget Sound
points in competition with the C.P.R.
Some New Denver people are very
clever. One of them the other day
telegraphed a man in Nakusp to pay
his bill by return mail, and this, too,
before the man had received his account.
Mr. Justice Walkem, revising barrister for this distr'ct under the Dominion Elections statutes, is billed
for Nelson on October 18, to superintend the revision of the Federal
voters' list-
There are but few supplies yet t0
be. brought in for the j-ailway. Almost sufficient material is on hand,
so that the road to the Forks should
be in running condition by the end of
the month.
Three Forks is booming, more
buildings going up there than at any
other' interior point. In fact, the
local sawmill cannot supply the de
mand. Realty also is rapidly changing hands.
It is stated the C.P.R. has let a
contract for the erection of a large
temporary freight shed at the present
terminus of the R.& A.L.R., near the
Wigwam. This will be used for the
wint. r traffic.
Tlie menu,cards at the local hos-
telries have been supplemented dur
ing the week by such toothsome delicacies as mountain goat steaks, roast
cariboo, and venison pie. Sue i is
mountain life.
The new combination passenger
and baggage car brought down last
week is proving of gHat service on
the railway. By a readjustment of
the trucks, it is now less likely to
jump the curves.■■'■.'
S. S. Fowler, who has been visiting
in the Slocan, has return d to Golden.
He does not think that anything will
be done with the Golden smelter this
winter, but says the tie camps will
make  business  good   in   his   little
town.
R. H., Alexander, of Calgary, president of the Kootenay Reclamation
Company, was a passenger down • on
Tuesday's boat. He was en route to
Cariboo creek, to inspect some extensive placer grounds, in which he has
an interest.
D, C. Corbin, president of the iN. &
Ft.S~R., was inspecting the Slocan
country during the week, looking
after prospective ore shipments during the approaching winter on. behalf
of his road. The ore would go out by
' way of Kaslo.
It is quite probable that the.Presbyterian" Mission. Board of Canada
will station a missionary in this section of the district , this 'fall. The attention of Dr. Robertson, superintendent of that body, who is now in the
province has been called to t^e matter.
But few nersons from this section of
the country availed themselves of the
cheap rate to Revelstoke for Tuesday
to hear Hon. Wilfred Laurier, leader
of the Liberal party, expatiate on the
iniquitous National Policy and the
general shortcomings of the wicked
Tories.
Str. Illecillewaet, having been
thoroughly overhauled, will shortly
be placed on the run between Trail
and Waneta. She will be engaged
taking in supplies for the Trail creek
mines and conveying out the ore.
Capt. Nesbitt will probably be in
command.
J. Curran, who was picked upon
the Lower Columbia by the steamer
Lytton and forwarded to the Nelson
hospital, has been adjudged insane
and sent to the county gaol for safekeeping. Tlie unfortunate fellow
had been lost in the mountains, and
his mind became unbalanced because
of the great privations he underwent.
1Ur    ■      ■am    vb
PHOTOGRAPHER,
Revelstoke Station,
B. C.
A RTISTIC Work executed on shortest possible
notiee.
JOHN W. GRAHAM &  Co.,
WHOLESALE
Books, Stationery, Office Supplies,
and Wall Paper.
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Great Eastern Block.
SPOKANE, WASH.
Lots Now for Sale.
PRICES TO SUIT EVERYONE
$100   TO   $1,000,
50 PER CENT. REBATE TO BUILDERS.
E.  C. CARPENTER,
Resident Agent, Three Forks.
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"Leaders,"
uO.K.s,"and
"Terminals."
Factory and Salesroom:
522, CORDOVA ST.,
VANCOUVER.    -    -    BX.
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