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NEW BONDING DEAL
New York Capitalists Anxious
to Invest.
A Trip to Friday Creek, Kennedy and
Copper Mountains Results in Far-
ties Returning Well Pleased.
Dr. Wells, of Nei
id Kennedy
loned   gentlemi
dispart   of 'thi
SniSLfSsrs:: FOREIGN   SHIFTINGS
bo'th Friday creek a:
tain, they returned to
day, well satisfied tha
ered a rich mineral b<j
On Wednesday mo:
by Messrs. French, A
nedy and Thomas, th
Copper   mountain.
clainisrairofwhich ai
with tl
Th
tying
ffer to
heht v
>ond
Copper a
Stevenson, this week, on what is kne
asffiejubilee claim, about two am
half miles from   the   Lost   Horse.   '
has a solid body of very rich look
ore, carrying copper and gold, which
Stevenson is confident will run $60. '
specimens brought down are certai
as fine looking as any seen from t
section.    Mr. Stevenson is highly eh
In the week had commenced
now flickering, and at the
ngnishment.   It  has  been
working on  the Rattler
est fork  of 20-mile creek
Ban- and Johnson are working on  |
lunrise slaim on Copper mountain.
PURELY  PERSONAL.
fortnight's visit to Copper mountair
Mr. F.   M.   Cryderman,   druggist,   of
Greenwood,  B.  C,  was   in   town   tl
them, Mr. Ft
properties, immediately accepting the I
proposition. There is very little doubt
that they will succeed in securing a bond
on the remainder of the six claims as
soon as  absent   parties   can   be   heard
frc
The bonding propo
vithi
6od
in four months, at which time a payment
of one-tenth will be due. The total of
the bond is understood to be $50,000.
The claims are so situated that a 3,coo-
tunnel can bet run without encroaching'
on outside property.
The party returned from Copper mountain on Wednesday evening. As the
New York party were anxiousjjo get
home as soon as possible "they started
Thursday morning for Rossland via
Keremeos and Greenwood.
They expressed themselves before leaving as highly pleaseirwith their visit,
and stated that we were not by any
means too sanguine as to the mineral
wealth of this section. Mr. Crawford, in
referring to the needs of the country,
stated that a smelter proposition would
be one of the first items on the programme in the development of Copper
1. and" Kennedy mountain properties, and
that the country in the immediate vicinity
of Princeton was well adapted to the
carrying out of such a   necessary under-
Mr. H. Jones c
ame over
from Spokane
this week, and
will   spenc
some   time
here, looking aft
:r his inter
ests on Cop-
Messrs. J. And
;rson and
J. H. Jackson
left for the capita
1 on Tues
lay night, via
th? Hope trail.
They will
ibly assist the
government the many needs of this
place, in the wayof roads, public buildings, etc.
Messrs. Crawford and Everett and Dr.
Wells, of New York, who arrived in town
last week, on a visit to this promising
mining camp, with s view to investing,
4eft on Thursday morning for Keremeos.
They will visit the Kootenay country before returning home.
Prof. Stramberg, of New Westminster,
arrived in the city on Wednesday, from
Nicola, where he has been visiting for a
couple of weeks, and returned home on
Friday's stage. While here the professor
visited Copper mountain, and expressed
himself as much pleased with the showing there. He thinks Princeton has a
great future.
Labor .day will be celebrated in Kamloops with the rather exceptional special
feature of military sports, as rtie Rocky
Mountain Rifles will then he insper-iWl
by the district officer commanding.
king. The latest story, originating in
other than Chinese sources, is a special
despateh from Che-Foo, dated July 27th,
according to which missionary w'ilders,
who started for Peking a lUlimgliL' ago,
found the Imperial Chinese forces com-
pletely surrounding the- Tartar city.    He
[Sign.
the Tribune, sends the followii
"Shanghai, July 27.—Tribu
York: Peking reports ministt
Safety assured. The allied fc
trance to Peking is nnnecessary
ed] Li Hung Chang."
London, July 28.—The Daily Mai
Shanghai correspondent telegraphs th
a Russian bajtfeer;-wh>a-4eft   Peking   <
Wednesday, the 33th, saW that when ]
left(peking the legatjjwrfs had been cl
stroy5d-and aHrtTierV'reigners murdere
The ministers, seeing that death was i
evitable, shot their families. Sir Robe
Hart, the banker added, committed   si
A telegram from Rome reports that
the organ of the Vatican, commenting
on the speech of the Emperor William,
says that it is the earnest wish of the
Pope and Cardinal Kampolla, that the
powers should not resort to a policy of
retaliation and vengeance, and that no
power should be permitted to do this.
The Pope issued a letter directing prayers
in all the churches for i&ie^a/cfcAof the
Christians, and instead M^pjotives of
revenge, the letter expresses the hope
that the Almighty will inspire thoughts
of concord and peace, which will prevent
further ruin and
General O'Grady Haly, C. B., D. S. O.,
he new commander of the Canadian
lilitia, accompanied by his family, has
rrived at Ottawa.
IN THE SIMILKAMEEN
W. D. McKinnon Return to
Greenwood.
What a Greenwood Visitor Thinks of
Princeton and the Similkameen
Country.
from the Similkameen district and reports properties in that section of the
country looking very well. He visited
the Copper mountain district where is
located the Sunset mine, also the Lost
Horse, owned by R. L. Brown and Rob-
ly. The Sunset
down   200   feet,
crosscut from the
in   about 65 feet
,ost Horse, which
t Stev<
:ctav
nder
>ne-ha
.fthel
country, the ledge measuring between
walls 80 feet, on which they are driving
a tunnel which will tap the ledge at
about 80 feet in depth. There is also a
shaft which is sunk on the edge of the
lead which is.down 80 feet, out of which
they have taken some splendid copper
and gold-bearing ore*.    Mr.   Stevenson
ifts
with his knowledge of mining is
make the Lost Horse one of the
mines of British Columbia.
back
EeTJ
Dking   propertie
hich the owners
ork.     Kennedy
on  the
are doing
mountain
=h   is just
across  the  Sin
ilkameen
r, has got
some splendid
er,  Granite  and
Rowings,
Boulder
ks.   The r
emeos to P
eedofawagonr
rinceton is the 0
oad- from
: to the de
velopment of the
Similka-
rallei
The people of the Boundary should
urge the government to speadily build
one, as the cost would be small and then
Boundary merchants would be able to
supply many of the articles needed in
the development of the country.
Mr. McKinnon met a number of Rossland and Boundary people during his
trip who are all enthusiastic of their new
home.    Mr. McKinnon intends returning
A  Sociable Time.
On Thursday evening last quite a number of Princetonites gathered at the home
of Mrs. Allison for a sociable time. The
entertainment was given as a farewell to
Mrs. P. Cook, of Granite, who has been
the guest of Mrs. Allison for a week.
The evening was pleasantly spent iu
games and dancing and everyone succeeded in passing a very enjoyable evening.
 ^A
THE   SIMILKAMEEN   STAR.
■J Mines 1 Mining \
rLode
camp, Greenwood, B. C, is reported sold
to the .Standard Oil Co. for {3,000,
The property is one of the largest and
best developed mines in the Boundary
district.
The Slocan and Lardeau districts are
very prosperous at the present time. A
number of deals have been made, new
strikes have been reported, and most
important of all owners are extensively.
About eight or ten cars of ore per week
are being sent out by the Golden Crown
mine, in Wellington camp, and the shipments are steadily growing in volume.
Up to date well over 1,000 tons of
ore have been stn. out from the property
and it is expected to send out nearly this
amount during the month of August-
Grand Forks Gazette.
il history:   Sold first   for $400, it
the useful metals are widely diffused
through the earth's crust. They exist in
small quantities almost everywhere, but
they only occur in large masses where
the conditions have been favorable for
their deposition. This may be near the
surface or deeper down.
Where the metals have been deposited
frqnTsolutioiis, it would  seem  that   the
tend.
for  them  to  seek
specific
i of their
things which may determine where the
deposition shall take place. The character
of thecountry rock. the form of crevasses
or fissure, the presence of different kind
of metals or acids, together with conditions of temperature leading to chemical
combinations,   all   have    their    effect.
:, ther
' regularity about it.
Where the deposit is in a   true   fissure
in, and it would seem as if uniformity.
should prevail, it   frpqiippriv, indeed  al-
1 variably, happens that portions of
the v "
barre
jrill be rich   and   other   parts
r nearly 551   This is equally true
New General
Store
We carry a well assorted stock of Clothing, Gents' Furnishings, Blankets, Boots and Shoes, Stationery, Tinware, etc.
We sell none but the Purest and Best
GROCERIES
Try Our "HONDI CEYLON"  and RAM LAL'S
 Indian   Teas	
Just Received
Another Consignment of Boots  and Shoes, Shirts and Underwear
CALL AND SEE THEM.
Bridge st.       Ren me & Bell
But within the range of their deposit
so far as man's explorations have gone,
the metals have been found to occur very
irregularly. The same ledge
PRINCETON  LUriBER,
SHINGLE and PLANiNG MILLS
A. E. HOWSE, Prop.
RICHNESS OF ORE VEINS.
The Irregularity of Values as Depth
is Attained.
lines growrichei
and definitely.   Some mine
s  get   richer
as depth is attained, others
get  poorer,
and others give out entirely
.   Many rich
surface "finds" have little c
r no   depth,
while in other cases   rathe
r  indifferent
surface showings   have   de
veloped   into
mines of great value.
.   As a broad generalization
observes the
Anaconda Standard, there s
eems to be no
reason whv there should be
any material
difference.   There can be 1
0 doubt that
I French & Day
i TINSMITHS
PLUHBERS
J QUNSHITHS
I       -PUMP DRIVING DONE-
i i\
J  Our Camp   Stove is-the Boss for  4 .
A  Repair work of Every Oescrip-  J
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GRAND PACIFIC
.... HOTEL....
KAMLOOPS, B. C.
The nearest hotel to the Railway Station. Headquarters for
all people coming from Nicola
and the Similkameen.
Good Rooms. Good Table
Good Liquors, Good Sta-
J- blingfin Connection. J>
P. A. BARNHAPJ, Prop.
ON  YOUR
j
1
PRINCETON I
You will find a Comfortable
Resting Place	
isniLE
HOUSE.
"Bradshaws"
Well Stocked Bar and Excellenl
Dining    ^oom.       Headquai
for Twenty Mile Miniug Camp.
Princeton   Meat   Market
WARDLE & THOMAS rg
Orders  for   Mining   Camps   promptly  attended   to
and delivered.
 THE   SIMILKAMEEN   STAR.
At the Ranch.
Bom every point they gayly
■     bronchos' unshod feet
Put at the green sod of the   1
I     quick emphatic beat.
free, uncultured tones
ride beside the pretty girls, like   gal
jolly gathered throng
Buzz like a swarm of hum
lade the air with song ;
The maidens tap their sweet
In efforts to entrap the boys
tion's chain.
The fiddler tunes the string
thumb and scrape of be
Finds one string keyed a nc
Then rosins up the tight drj
while the other is in operation. There is
an automatic cut-off attachment, which
cuts off immediately the gas from the in-
blow-off which relieves any over pressure
of gas, working on the same principle as
ranged purifyer is attached beneath the
main tank and all gas must pass through
this purifyer before it is generated for
lighting purposes. The chemicals used
are such that they thoroughly remove all
dangerous elements of an explosive na-
1 the
»rds.
Balance all
Swing yer
Right an Jt
Gents to rig
rpar
'Alia
uds<
be shy!
[•erhigh
Whack yer feet until they bound!
Form a basket!   Breakaway!
Swing and kiss and all git gay !
Al'man left and balance all!
Lift yer hoofs an let 'em fall!
Swing yer op'sites ! Swing agin !
Kiss the sage hens if ye kin !
Back to pardners, do-se-do!
All jine hands, an off ye go!
Gents salute yer little sweets!
Hitch an promenade to seats!
| And thus the merry dance goes  on   till
morning's struggling light
I In lengthening streaks  of gray breaks
down the barriers of night
| And- bronks are mounted in the glow   of
early morning skies
I By weary young revelers with drooping,
sleeping eyes.
I The cowboys  to  the   ranges  speed   to
1 •      "work" the lowing herds,
I The girls within their chambers hide to
sleep like weary birds,
I And for a week the young folks talk   of
what a jolly spree
■ They had that night at Jackson's  ranch
down on the Owyhee.
—Denver Post.
inks an
ade
Th
and soothing. The Sutton-Neun Co. sets
up all machines, and leaves them in good
working order. The present cost for ic
lights with this system is about 75 cents
per month.
J. B. Greaves, manager of the Douglas
LakeCatttgCo., is having  a   plant   in
eral merchants, of Nicola lake, are alsc
getting a plant. Messrs. Sutton anc
Neun's fame has reached Boston, Mass.
already, for an order for one of their ma
>f light
I     NICOLA LAKE INVENTORS.
Messrs. Sutton and Neon  Perfect an
Acetyline Gas Plant.
I Nicola lake has the honor of introducing to the public a new system of acety-
■line gas lighting, that bids fair to outrival
■any other system in vogue at the present
■time. Messrs. Sutton and Nenn are the
fortunate inventors and owners of the
v process.   The chief points   of  the
Sutton-Naun acetylei
as follows:
B Capacity from two
larger machines can
machine is supplied v
i gas machine
to thirty lights;
be ordered. The
ith two generators,
which generate all gas under water. One
generator is sufficient to supply all the
light that is necessary, the reason of the
extra generator is that in case of accident
the one can be taken to pieces and fixed,
SMOKE
Tucketts
TOBACCOS, CIGARS and
CIGARETTES.
TThey are the Purest
(^certainly the
Dest in the market.
Geo.tTucheit&sonc©.
HAMILTON, ONT.
CANADIAN
PACIFIC
"Imperial
Limited"
DAILY TOURIST CARS
ST. PAUL
TUESDAY and SATURDAY.
TORONTO
WEDNESDAY
Montreal and Boston.
I Trains pass Spences Bridge as follows:
West Bound East Bound
5:51 IMPERIAL LIMITED 20:16
10:45 KAMLOOPS   LOCAL 17:4
Pamphlet furnished free.
E. J. COYLE, W. MAXWELL,
A. G. P. A. AGENT
VANCOUVER, B.C. Spences Bridge
The World
May be Divided on the Questions of the
Day, but the People of Princeton are
UNITED in their Opinion as to the
BEST PLACE to do their TRADING.
The results obtained by buyers
over the entire Similkameen country have made people open their
eyes to the possibilities of increased
savings by buyingat A. E. Howse's
Big Store
Investigate I
Some there are still guide by the
old ruts and false ideas. To these
we say earnestly.
Investigate I
4* Em Hawse,
GENERAL MERCHANT.
PRINCETON and NICOLA. "
Otter Flat Hotel
DEBARRO & THYNNE.
PROPRIETORS.
FISHING AND HUNTING RESORT. BO 'Ts KEpr
bo.tskept FINE BOATING ON OTTER LAKE.
Nearest Stopping Place and Supply Point for'Boulde'ivjCreek, Kelly  Creek,  Slate
Creek, and Summit Mining Camps... ....Mining Men and Prospectors can outfit a
Store in connection with hotel.
Hotel Jackson
J. H. JACKSON, Sole Proprietor.
PRINCETON
DINING ROOM UNDER PERSONAL SUPERVISION.
ONLY THE FINEST BRANDS OF LIQUORS  AND
CIGARS AT THE BAR FIRST-CLASS STABLE IN
CONNECTION.
fP^T~Patrons of the Hotel Jackson can keep posted o
Development of the entire Similkameen.
the mining
1
 THE   SIMILKAMEEN  STAR.
THE SIMILKAMEEN STAR
PRINCETON,  B. O.
THE PRINCETON   PUBLISHING CO.
!s furnished on a
"Certificates of Improvement"! notices, $5.00 to
»lo.oo for lc«.l life of notice.
Four weekly insertions constitute one month
/   MR.
JUKiTE
R DI
SFENDE
!*
'Wfp
ublish, t
3-day
V
catiorTri
rom  Mr
W.
H. Holme
s, of
Granite
Creek,
lswer   to
the
letters a
ppearing
in t
his   pape
r   of
the 2 ist
ult., in
refei
ence   to
Mr.
Hunter
governt
lent
agent, mi
ning
recorder
, etc., w
bich
calls for some
coimnen
t.     To
beg
n   with,
our
worthy
correspo
nden
t   states
that
"he ech
oesthe
senti
nents   of
the
right th
inking n
iner.
of this
dis-
trict" w
hen he
decla
res "that
Mr.
Hunter
is a gooc
offic
er and a
most
obliging
one; th
to do a f
at he
will put
or  to fur
him-
nish
information to a
ny 0
tie, even
after
hours."
etc.    It
is to
be hoped
this
stateme
it is correct.
We wil
let
it passe
um grano sal is.
The second paragraph, however,
calls for special attention. The
reason Mr. Hunter does not arrest
men for being intoxicated and
using bad language, is excused because, "he would have to send every
man to Nicola, there 'being no jail
at Princeton, the government wisely
holding oil' building office and_Jail
until   thev;seejvhere   the   mining
[pek him up.
ent sitting back
jstTebody to give them
Irwhere the mining cen-
To use a vulgarism,
the cake. Can it be
possible that Mr. Hunter, mining
recorder, collector, assessor, etc.,
who is described as such an urbane
gentleman, is responsible for this
condition of affairs, in so far that
he has failed to acquaint the proper authorities with these facts.
If he is, he is guilty of a most grave
offence. Any man, unless blinded
by prejudice, should have very little difficulty in locating the mining
centre.
While at   it we might   ask
correspondent,   who   is    evidently
in close touch with Mr. Hunter's
thoughts, if he does not honestly
think the money spent on the road
to Allison (which receives but very
light travel) could have been used
to greater public advantage had it
been spent on the Spence's Bridge
highway. This road, particularly
thac portion between Princeton and
Granite Creek, is in a shockingly
dangerous condition. When the
road to Keremeos is built, which it
is sincerely hoped will be soon, and
people are tumbling over each other
to reach Princeton, then the road
to Allison might be repaired to ad-
\   EDITORIAL COMMENT,  j
British Columbia may be favored
will make the exclusion of the Chinese possible. But the Japanese
are now the cause of complaint on
the Pacific coast, and they are the
hope of the powers in grappling
with China.—Toronto Globe.
The need of good roads and trails
become more apparent every day.
There is scarcely a road in this district which in eastern Canada would
be tolerated. Here in British Columbia, however, the people are patient and long suffering, and have
put up with bad roads and trails
for many years, but now they are
demanding better facilities for reaching the mining sections, and the
public highways be improved. It
is certain that the demands will be
attended to in the near future, and
that money will be more equally
distributed than in the past.—Fort
Steele Prospector.
A mining claim is reality, and a
man has a legal right to hold as
many claims as he can do annual
required work on; yet it is not wise
to attempt to   grab or   hold   the
hole countryside. ^Tbatis a habit
eftid a bad one. A localit^vwhere
man or a few men hold neariv
all the claims is not sought by investors, and wholesale claim holders defeat their own purpose. "Just
doing assessment work will keep a
camp poor forever." It is development work that makes a camp, and
a man who holds his claims to sell
at a big profit, just as he would a
corner lot in a growing town, must
demonstrate intrinsic values or be
"claim poor."
Mr. Clifford, M. P. P. for Cas
sair, in the house the other day
asked the hon. minister of mines if
it was the intention of the gov*
ment to enforce the act, passed
1898, relating to the dismissal of
gold commissioners, recorders, government agents, etc., having directly or indirectly any interest in
mineral claims in the district under
their jurisdiction.    The minister of |
mines replied that it was the intention of the government to rigidly
enforce the law, and that any such
officer so interested would be dismissed forthwith. This is as it
should be, as grave mischief is
wrought by these officers holding
such interests.
Our local member, Mr. Dennis
Murphy, had the honor of moving
the address in reply to the speech
from the throne. Mr. Murphy did
himself and bis constituents credit,
and gives promise of becoming an
able and forcible debater.
President William McKinley's
continued success in life is clearly
defined and predicted by the stars,
so the astrologers say, observes an
exchange. This ought to settle
the Bryan party.
One of the chief features of the
Spokane fair, which will be held in
October, 2nd to 16th inclusive, will
be the mineral exhibit. The entire mining country is being organized by districts, and there will
probably not be a camp of prominence in the northwest unrepresented, says the Seattle P.-I. Princeton
should see to it that her mines are
properly represented. A better advertisement could not be had.
Your
We can save you
Repairing
A full line of Watches\ and the
Latest Styles of Jewelery always
on hand.
W. J. KERR,
«•<_ Kamloops, B. C.
Hotel Driard
NICOLA LAKE.
JOHN CLARK, Propr.
Headquarters for Mining Men and Pros
An Ideal Summer Resort.
Dining Room Service Unsurpassed.    Only the
JOE RICHARDS.
JOHN W. PECK & CO.
Wholesale Clothing
 AND	
Mens'  Furnishings.
VANCOUVER, JB. C.
J. CHARLES McINTOSH, i
BARRISTER, SOLICITOR
 NOTARY PUBLIC	
Mining and Real Estate Deeds and Transfers Ex-   j
cuted.   Titles Examined.
j»jl PRINCETON, B. C.
W. J. WATERHAN, M. E. i
p. a. s. m. a, 1, n. b., Etc.
Examination, Development and Management of Prospects, Claims
and Mines Undertaken.
P. O. Address, PRINCETON, B. C
PRINCETON
ASSAY OFFICE.
.C. B. HARRIS
Assayer
and
Chemist.
Accurate results   Guaranteed.     Re
ports will be returned on stage bring-
Correspondence Solicited.
Regarding    Mining   Properties   in   the
Similkameen District.
Properties   Carefully  Sampled  and  Assayed.
Parkinson &
Felhersioniiaugl.
FAIRVIEW, B. C.
PRINCETON, B. C.
PROVINCIAL LAND SURVEYORS
CIVIL ENGINEER
and NOTARY PUBLIC.
H. A. WHTLLANS, M. D.
PHYSICIAN
and
SURGEON.
Correspondence Solicited from the Trade
Careful    and    Prompt   Atention   to al
LETTER ORDERS.
 JAMES HISLOP	
MINING AND CIVIL ENGINEER.
PROVINCIAL LAND SURVEYOR.
 THE   SIMILKAMEEN   STAR..
AROUND PRINCETON.
Rival Townsite at Allison—The Mines
—The Coal Measure.
Mr. Arthur Hickling, who has just returned from the Similkameen country,
informs the Miner that in spite of the
^generally quiet times prevailing through-
Hit the province the town of Princeton
H progressing steadily. In the early
Hmng some little perturbation was caus-
ld by-tHe advent of a rival townsite call-
lonths.p
irspape
•published in Kamloops—a bridge and a
Bijou residence for the townsite agent,
■he pulse of the residents of Princeton
has commenced to beat once more.
Whilst there is land to be obtained in
Princeton Mr. Hickling thinks that Alli-
iis, ten in number, has made some
showings. Rock is constantly being
brought into town showing wonderful
outcroppings of native copper, grey copper, bornite and galena, specimens of
which he showed us, from Rock creek,
Boulder creek, and Aspen Grove. He
concluded by saying: "If you want all
the news of our district, read the excellent little paper, the Similkameen Star."
—Rossland Miner, July 18.
^ Pinner [MUte
MIDI] Rofh^t-IIIIIl
union    •    -
=Jsi|jBi1fGiflGijlEiffEi]
Shop|
app
■■idgeatPrir
lfonlyir>les,-w
[CoRpet' 'iniountain,
ed t
ad
the sit.
>e made, whilst
uld be 18 miles,
te of Allison claims to have
the mtare-depot of the Canadian Pacific railway, but Mr. Hinkling
thinks a study of the fifgh-wate* records
Blight .effect the;' decision^, presumed to
lave been arrived at by the C. P.R. authorities, and it.is hardly likelv.thaf the
S11Mroad will stop at Allison even' to   ob-
>utk't
t Allison has besi
the
and a drive to the Alison
the river bank, forms one <
If the Princeton residents'
Opposite Post Office.       Princeton, B. C
Prospectors
....STOP!
If you want to Outfit cheaply
iandqtlicklv, do so at the	
Jea
By' public subscriptions and grants!
il and the Bi
America" uuipofallon, whilst a private]
teacher conducts a successful assaying
■lass in the city. It is fiilany shown that
«ie Scranton International School for
technical Instruction by Correspondence,
has on its bi ks, 65 Rossland pupils iu
■lining and 1 •••-tricity. Probably Nelson
would be t jl- only serious competitor
with Rossland for the establishment of a
Kootenay school of mines, and ■ it remains to be seen what, if any, case is to
be set up for that city. Kootenay's representatives in the provincial legislature
are at any rate fairly certain to press for
the early grant for government aid to-
■ards the giving of technical institu-
■on in mining, at some point or points
■ The female population has—alteady
rfeachedjo^ and the number of children
already call for a large school house.
■ Mr. Hickling goes to . Victoria vtry
shortly to endeavor to get this -ahd.other
necessary works, undertaken by the government without delay. He explained
that his time had been so much taken up
With townsite work that he had had littli
to devote to the inspection of the various
■lining operations going on around, but
Slid that he was--g*eatlypleased at the
appearafrce-of the company's"Ci
She 60-foot tunnel was now in solid coal,
«ie face measuriug_sixjeetby eight. Th<
formation is so firm thaiLwDEni2|ring i
\quired.   The quality   has   much   im
[Broveo, and a coke oven test is shortl;
to be made. On all sides the work ii
the celebrated Sunset mine is spoken o
as showing up a   vast body of  ore.   The
Assessment work on the Vermillion Forks
.KEREMEOS STORE.,
WM.BINE&Co.,
make money by buying
your outfit at the  point
I'^rctt ijtart prospecting.
Mining Supplies of Every
DESCRIPTION NET IN STOCK.
\Granite
\ Greek* b
\  mm   m   Hotel
,    ...MRS. JAMES, Proprietor.
1 ~ '  "    This Hotel has"always been
.   Famous For the Excellence
1 of its table.'    -
The nearest point to the
' richest Silver Lead mines
! in B. C, 'Summit City.'
There  is more gold   in
' Granite Creek than has j
1 yet been taken out.
Stopping Point for
' Princeton stages.
Hotel Princeton
JAMES WALLACE, Proprietor.
PRINCETON'S PIONEER
ipfe tir *& HOTEL «* &
the Resort
For Prospectors and Mining Men**-.
First Class Dining Room and m.
No trouble to talk to guests. Political
matters laid oyer for the present. The
Chinese Question the Important topic of
the day.
Mongolian. Sympathisers Excluded.
Riveted Steel Pipe*
of Steel Water Plum f
ARMSTRONG=8e-MORRISeNr
ManufacturiMLs.Hydraui.ic Mining Mai
Steel. Whee&barrows, Boilers, E
w:vXNtouVBRr*^
t^COOK & III
Princeton's Mm
Pioneer Store.
mm      r— STORES  AT        ^Mffi
PRINCETQN   and GRANITE CREEK.
w^mmBWB\mamaMm
S. A. HARTMAN
ROSSLAND, B. C
MITING AND MINES    |§
PROMOTER OF STOCK COMPANIES.
We have, first. class connections and can find the necessary capital to
work and develop meritorious copper propositions in the ^milkameen
country. If you have a good claim with a fine showing-'we will find
you a buyer.    We cordially invite your correspondence.
Respectfully,     '^§$111^
Office: 43 Columbia Ave. S. A. HARTMAN.
 THE   SIMILKAMEEN  STAR.
THE SIMILKAMEEN STAR
PRINCETON,  B. O. .
THE PRINCETON   PUBLISHING CO.
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lines, of
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to
the
letters
appe
.aring
in
this
paper
of
the 21
st ul
ref
sren
ce
to
Mr.
Hunte
record
er. el
nVri
cal
mic
ing
in close touch with Mr. Hunter's
thoughts, if he does not honestly
think the money spent on the road
to Allison (which receives but very
light travel) could have been used
to greater public advantage had it
been spent on the Spence's Bridgj
highway. This road, particularly
that portion between Princeton and
Granite Creek, is in a shockingly
dangerous condition. When the
road to Keremeos is built, which it
is sincerely hoped will be soon, and
people are tumbling over each other
to reach Princeton, then the road
to Allison might be repaired to ad
■4
mbia may be favored
public opinion that
acclusion of the Chi-
But the Japanese
use of complaint on
it, and  they are the
worthy correspondent states that
"he echoes the sentiments of the
right thinking miners of this district0 when he declares "that Mr.
Hunter is a good officer and a most
obliging one; that he will put him
self out to do a favor or to furnish
information to any one, even after
hours." etc. It is to be hoped this
statement is correct. We will let
it pass cum grano salis.
The second paragraph, however,
calls for special attention. The
reason Mr. Hunter does not arrest
men for being intoxicated and
using bad language, is excused because "he would have to send every
man to Nicola, there being nojajl
at Princeton, the government wisely
homing off building office and jail
until   thev: seg^where   the   mining
Surely
ttffe
ail here in :which
And thf^foverwnent sitting
Afor somebody to give them
where the mining cen-
To use a vulgarism,
this takes the cake. Can it be
possible that Mr. Hunter, mining
recorder, collector, assessor, etc.,
who is described as such an urbane
gentleman, is responsible for this
condition of affairs, in so far that
he has failed to acquaint the proper authorities with these facts.
If he is, he is guilty of a most grave
offence. Any man, unless blinded
by prejudice, should have very little difficulty in locating the mining
centre.
While at   it we might   ask   our
correspondent,   who   is   evidently
rithCh
powers in   grappl:
-Toronto Globe.
The need of good roads and trails
become more apparent every day.
There is scarcely a road in this district which in eastern Canada would
be tolerated. Here in British Columbia, however, the people are patient and long suffering, and have
put up with bad roads and trails
for many years, but now they are
demanding better facilities for reaching the mining sections, and the
public highways be improved. It
is certain that the demands will be
attended to in the near future, and
that money will be more equally
distributed than in the past.—Fort
Steele Prospector.
A mining claim is reality, and a
man has a legal right to hold as
many claims as he can do annual
required work on; yet it is not wise
to attempt to grab or hold the
^xiiLtfnole countryside. ^Thatis a habit
\W™ zhd a bad one. A localit^-where
jrough one man or a few men hold nearly
all the claims is not sought by investors, and wholesale claim holders defeat their own purpose. "Just
doing assessment work will keep a
camp poor forever." It is development work that makes a camp, and
a man who holds his claims to sell
at a big profit, just as he would a
corner lot in a growing town, must
demonstrate intrinsic values or be
"claim poor."
Mr. Clifford, M. P. P. for Cas-
sair, in the house the other day,
asked the hon. minister of mines if
it was the intention of the govern
ment to enforce the act, passed it
1898, relating to the dismissal of
gold commissioners, recorders, government agents, etc., having directly or indirectly any interest in
mineral claims in the district under
their jurisdiction.    The minister of |
mines replied that it was the intention of the government to rigidly
enforce the law, and that any such
officer so interested would be dismissed forthwith. This is as it
should be, as grave mischief is
wrought by these officers holding
such interests.
Our local member, Mr. Dennis
Murphy, had the honor of moving
the address in reply to the speech
from the throne. Mr. Murphy did
himself and his constituents credit,
and gives promise of becoming an
able and forcible debater.
President William McKinley's
continued success in life is clearly
defined and predicted by the stars,
so the astrologers say, observes an
exchange. This ought to settle
the Bryan party.
One of the chief features of the
Spokane fair, which will be held in
October, 2nd to 16th inclusive, will
be the mineral exhibit. The entire mining country is being organized by districts, and there will
probably not be a camp of prominence in the northwest unrepresented, says the Seattle P.-I. Princeton
should see to it that her mines are
properly represented. A better advertisement could not be had.
I Want     -°
YOUr We cans
mone
Repairing
A full line of WatcheX and the
Latest Styles of Jewelery always
on hand.
W. J. KERR,
«k^ Kamloops, B. C.
Hotel Driard
NICOLA LAKE.
JOHN CLARK, Propr.
Headquarters for Mining Men and Pros
pectors.
An Ideal Summer Resort.
Dining Room Service Unsurpassed.    Only the
JOE RICHARDS.
JOHN W. PECK SCO.
Wholesale Clothing
 AND	
Mens'  Furnishings.
VANCOUVER, iB. C.
J. CHARLES McINTOSH,
BARRISTER, SOLICITOR
AND
 NOTARY PUBLIC	
PRINCETON, B. C.
W. J. WATERHAN, M. E.
», a. s. m. a, 1, n. e., etc.
Examination, Development and Management of Prospects, Claims
and Mines Undertaken.
P. O. Address, PRINCETON, B. C
PRINCETON
ASSAY OFFICE.
 C. B. HARRIS
Assayer
and
Chemist*
Accurate results Guaranteed. Re
ports will be returned on stage bringing samples.
Correspondence Solicited.
Regarding    Mining   Properties   in   the
Slmilhameen District.
Properties   Carefully  i
tied  and  Assayed.
Parkinson &
Fetherstonhaugh
FAIRVIEW, B. C.
PRINCETON, B. C.
PROVINCIAL LAND SURVEYORS
CIVIL ENGINEER
and NOTARY PUBLIC.
H. A. WMLLANS, M. D.
PHYSICIAN
and
SURGEON.
Princeton, B. I
Correspondence Solicited from the Trade.
Careful   and   Prompt   Atention   to all
LETTER ORDERS.
... JAMES HISLOP	
MINING AND CIVIL ENGINEER.
PROVINCIAL LAND SURVEYOR.
 THE   SIMILKAMEEN   STAR.
AROUND PRINCETON
Bival Townsite at Allison—The Mines
—The Coal Measure.
r Hickling, who ha;
just
ihtry,
H^fornis the Miner that in spite of the
generally quiet times prevailing throughout the province the town   of  Princeton
,j« progressing steadily. In the early
spring some little perturbation was caus-
^■bFTH^advent of a rival townsite call-
JRa Allison, promoted by one of Canada's
J^most experienced rustlers, but since, after months .of labor, it hasonly succeeded
in bringing forth a stillborn newspaper—
|  published in Kamloops—a bridge and   a
I 'bijou residence for the townsite agent,
the pulse of the residents   of  Princeton
i has  commenced   to   beat   once    more.
t Whilst there is land to be obtained in
Princeton Mr. Hickling thinks that Alli-
! son must be  content   to   wait,   for   the
claims, ten in nniiihcr, has made
fine showings. Rock is constantly being
brought into town showing wonderful
outcroppings of native copper, grey copper, bornite and galena, specimens of
which he showed ui
Boulder creek, and
concluded by.
the
sofoi
distrii
lent little paper, the Sim:
—Rossland Miner, July 1
1      CHtH0r=
Dill]   Rrifh^f-IMI
TlBflGil VJiXl UCI (eTM
appa
Wh
i the
bridge at Princeton is complete
.jflonly iKmiles.'with an easy grade to
'§>pj)er "Mountain, can be made, whilst
rae road from Allison would be 18 miles.
Xlie townsite of Allison claims to have
®e site fo..the fuWr*-depot of the Canadian Pacific railway, but Mr. Hinkling
| thinks a study of the high-water records
■igkfesffect the: decisions presumed to
■ive been arjived at by the C. P.R. authorities, and it.is hardly likely.that the
lige
theua
flbppe
of; all,
at I'rii
HUrhi
iC-govei
Allison has
when Princeton, .is
r all the mineral
:ek Kennedy and
d, m6st important
:posits are situated
;sides a .very pretty,
esque bridge;" is in
lture.   Meanwhile,
the womb   o
Mr. Hickling said it is an ill wind that
flows nowhere", as Mrs. Maiaprbp says,
■d a drive to the Alison " bridge, along
■e river bank, forms one of the features
fl the Prince
HUGH COWAN,. Prop,
rhe First Barber .Shop Established ii
«imilkameenr. '
Opposite Post Office.      Princeton, B. C
Prospectors
:,.,stbPi
If you want to Outfit cheaply
and qtJickly,' do so at the	
...KEREMEOS STORE..
WMHINE&Co.,
You can save time and
make money by buying
your outfit at the  point
{    you start prospecting.
Mining Supplies of Every
DESCRIPTION NET IN STOCK.
^■Hiefemale population has—already
reached2% and the number of children
already call for a large school house.
-Mr. Hickling goes to , Victoria vtry
shortly to endeavor to get this-ahd.other
yBcessary works, undertaken by the government without delay. He explained
fwit his time had been so much taken up
with townsite work that he had had littli
t£ devote to the inspection of the various
njjning operations going on around, but
said that he was^gteatly pleased at the
appearaftce-ef—the company 'sTroafc-mine.;
The 6o-foot tunnel was now in solid coal,
the face measurimjjix_feetby eight. The
■^quired. The quality has much im-
NEwed, and a coke oven test is shortly
to be made. On all sides the work in
tfie celebrated Sunset mine is spoken of
as showing up a vast body of ore. The
k on the Vermillion Forks
Granite
GreekiB *
mm   m" Hotel        '
.., MRS. JAMES, Proprietor.
This Hotel has" always been '
Famous  For the Excellence
"^'oTTO fable.'
The nearest point to the
richest Silver Lead mines
in B. C, 'Summit City.'
There is more gold in
Granite Creek than has
yet been taken out.
Stopping Point for
Princeton stages.
Hotel Princeton
JAMES  WALLACE, Proprietor.
PRINCETON'S PIONEER
feS§?ri.'«* «* HOTEL <& *&
ithe Resort
For Prospectors and Mining Men.
First Class Dining Room and Bar.
No trouble to talk to guests. Political
matters laid oyer for the present. The
Chinese Question the Important topic of
the day.
Mongolian. Sympathisers Excluded.
i^^^^^^^^^^^^**^^A*wv*^^^^^^^{*VM>iiiH
Riveted Steel Pipe.
AU size, of Steel Water Pipe for Cite aof
ARMSTRONG&^MORRISeNr
Hydraulic Mining Ma<
STEttfc. WHEH&RARROWS, BOILERS, E
Telephone 250* "^S^HaS OFFICE ANDW
P. O. BOX 51.
^VANtouyERrSi^s
^^OOK&eCfe;-
Princeton's -.'||3J
" Wonger Sto^py
^-&£0|p;   , . STORES AT        t%l^
;     PRINCETQN   and GRANITE CREEK.
S. A. HARTMAN
ROSSLAND, B. C.
MITING AND MINES   |f§
PROMOTER OF STOCK COMPANIES.
. We have,first. class connections and can find the necessary capital to
work and develop meritorious copper propositions in the Similkameen
country. If you have a good claim with a fine showing we will find
you a buyer.    We cordially invite your- correspondence.
Respectfully, -;^^^M
Office: 43 Columbia Ave. S. A. HARTMAN.
1
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IPS
^      THE   SIMILKAMEEN   STAR.
Home Pointers.
If a tablespoon ful of Kerosene be put
into four quarts of tepid water, and this
used in washing window
instead of pure water, there will remain
upon the cleaned   surface   a   polish
amount of friction can give.
To remove   panes   of glass—Lay soft
soap over the   putty which fij
and after a few hours the   hardest  putty
will be softened.
To keep ice cupboa
dish of charcoal place
i of
refrigerator
e diffei
Bd-i
Sufferers from nausea and dyspepsia
derive considerable benefit from drinking
a cup of hot water before meals.
'To restore colors to linens—Color taken
out of linens by careless washing or
otherwise may be restored by immersing
the articles in   a   solution   of one   part
of hot water to which ten drops of
have been added. Relief may
also be obtained by spraying the nostrils
with a solution of quinine (two grains to
When trimming a lamp, remove all t
charred part of the wick by pinching
off with a piece of paper.   Any fraying of
the wick may be removed with a sharp
pair of scissors, but  it should be   cut  as
little as possible.
A man went into an inn and asked for
a loaf of bread. When this was served
he said, "Now take this back, and give
me a glass of ale instead." When he
had drank the ale he turned to leave, but
was called back by the landlord.
"What is the matter?" urbanely asked
"Pay me f!
landlord.
"But I ga\
plied the stn
"Then pay
"Not I," v
still have it.'
del
the
thirst,
more palatable.
Cheerful amusement is the   best  cur
The stimulus of laughter quickens th
circulation and the action of the hear!
increases the appetite, and improves al
conditions of life.
Hay fever—A person   suffering  fron
hay fever should inhale  the vapor  of
r-X say, wait
er, thi
-That's true, s
wuss.   Then
ir; I'm
old, mixed d
rink   g
rchan
all
Hotel Jackson
Princeton   11
Ribbon Extracts.
Blue Ribbon Extract of Vanilla
best on the market.
Blue Ribbon Extract of Lemon is
from the natural fruit.
Palace Livery
& STABLES &
KEREMEOS, B. C.
D. J. INNIS, Prop.
Saddle Horses to All Points in the Similkameen District.
Travellers from the Boundary
District can secure horses
through to Princeton.
Ran in Connection with Keremeos Hotel
Special Stage
A Special Stage will leave
Spences Bridge for Princeton and way. points every
Monday morning at 6 a.m.
arriving at Princeton Wednesday at noon.
Returning: Leaves Princeton Friday morning at 6
a. m., arriving at Spences
Bridge on Sunday.
JAS. SMITH, Propr
JOHN LOVE & CO.
DRUGGISTS AND
STATIONERS.
Presriptions j* Carefully.* Compounded.
CLAIMS STAGE!
UNE
Leaves Kamloops for Quilchena and ]
Nicola Lake every Monday.
Leaves Nicola Lake for Kamloop, I
every Friday at 6 a. m.
PRINCETON ROUTE.
Leaves Spences Bridge for Nicolas I
Coutlees, Nicola Lake, Granite J
Creek and Princeton every I
Thursday at 6 a. m.
Leaves Princeton for Spences Bridge 1
and intermediate points every!
Sunday at 7 a. m.
Carry flail and   Express.!
me Sunset Copper Mining
Owning and Operating
The SUNSET Mine.
On Copper Mountain, Similkameen Mining Distr
Everyone who has seen the property renders a unanimous verdic
The Biggest and Best Mine in I
Now is the TIME to BUY Stock in this Wonderful
nine. It is an investment! No Speculation I Ore
enough in sight to return too per cent, on amount
invested.   BUY TODAY before advance in price.
APPLY TO
17. A. BROWN,
President and Gen'l Manager
Sunset Shares Will Make You Rich.
PRINCETON or Grand Fonts
 I
THE   SIMILKAMEEN  STAR.
I Mining  News I
les from Atlin that very rich
g lodes have been discovered
tig   preliminary  worked
r the
of
■e port of Atlin.
H W. J. Sutton, of Victoria, recently took
Hit $150 in gold in one day from the
Hack sands at Wreck Bay, on the west
coast of Vancouver island. Fifty men
*iwere there, some averaging takes of 17
cents to $1 to the pan.
! J; .The shipments from the Le Roi last
week exceeded the record for the camp,
totalling 5,633 tons. The total shipments
for the year to July 28th inst. foot up
924 tons.   The great
when 980 tons
Mr. S. H. C.
Banby and otj
Mit
11 Thursday,
President of the
ng in  the  Boundary
informed the writer
i to remain in the dis-
t until he shall have seen the Granby
n operation and the shipping of
1 thee
: Phoe-
Tie
a workable and satisfactory basis,
icipates, however, thiit he will be
leave Grand Forks on his return
dome in the east by August 20th,
which date he thinks everything
1th the regular operation of
will be running smoothly.
f which he was the head,
adozi
1 the
■ last week's visit to Phoenix, where
two or three days were spent in looking
into the several companies' mining and
Hwnsite affairs.—From a Boundary Ex.
■The Rossland board of trade has just
stated by notneans a bad prima facie
case for the establishment of a provincial
school of mines in that city at a first cost
of $5,000. It is stated that a school of
pupils,   has
been
Ros
sby
fron:
subscriptions and grants
Bri
America—corporation, whilst a private
teacher conducts a successful assaying
class in the city. It is finally shown thai
the Scranton International School foi
Technical Instruction by Correspondence
Ms on its b. <:s, 65 Rossland pupils in
Hning and electricity. Probably Nelson
would be t . : only serious competitor
with Rossland for the establishment of
Kootenay school of mines, and ■ it re
mains to be seen what, if any, case is t
be set up for that city. Kootenay's re
jRjsentatives in the provincial legislatur
are at any rate fairly certain to press fo
the early grant for government aid tc
Mfds the giving of technical institu
j tion in mining, at some point or points
in-the Kootenay country.
The contemplated^?ail smelter extension is understood to be mainly due to
i^Bacquisition of an interest in the smelter ,by the British America corporation
jHJtalists, and their intention to ship to
it in future large quantities of ore from
the various Rossland mines in which
they are more or less closely connected.
The Boundary ore at present shipped to
Trail, it seems, only keeps one of the
furnaces going, and the Slocan ore re-
ceipts will be met by the building of two
more lead stacks. Another furnace will
be fully utilized by the receipt of 150 tons
Hire per day from the Le Roi. The
ther present furnaces will supply the
eprly needs of the Iron Mask, Centre
Star and War Eagle. Hence, it is clear
that an enlargement of the Trail smelter
is under contemplation mainly to meet
the expected large early shipments from
the coming new Rossland producers
the Le Roi No. 2, No. 3, and No. 4 groups
respectively, the North port smelter being
unable to meet their needs. Meanwhile,
however, the exact extent of the Trail
smelter enlargement is seemingly not
decided, though it is gent nlly expected
that the extension will double the works'
present capacity.
As Others See Us.
The travelling correspondent   of  thi
Kamloops Sentinel noted a   few   of  thi
urgent needs of Princeton and district ii
his recent .trip to this  section.   His  re
port to his paper says: Business is rathe
quiet, owing to most of the   prospector
and miners being away developing thei
various  claims.      The Sunset, and Lost
Horse on Coppermountain   are i.i act
operation.   The Sunset has   many hi
dred tons of rich ore on the dnmp ready
for shipment.    Mr  Geo. McCoskery has
a free milling property, the   gold   b
easily seen in the quartz.   This property
is situated at One-Mile creek.   Princett
is simply bottled up for lack   of  prop
transportation, there being only onera
leading to any railway point.    Princeti
is also suffering from the   inconvenien
of  having only a   weekly mail   servic
With her present population and natui
resources, prospects that have reached
stage of high development, and are nc
considered mines, etc., her people think
they are entitled to better considerati
in the way of roads and mail service.
Miner's Certificate No. 1)58865) inte
rom the date hereof, to apply to tl
corder for a certificate of improver
purpose of obtaining a Crown gran
if such certificate of improvements.
Dated this 21st day of July, 1900.
NOTICE.
Certificate of Improvement.
U-i
:oppei
M,.!
_„. it for David	
art, Free Miner's Certificate No. ^7433. George
Gardiner, Free Miner's Certificate No. ^279205
John W. Nelson, Free Miner's Certificate No.
19740A, and Reuben R. Shuttleworth. Free Min-
er's Certificate No. 67446, intend, sixty days from
date hereof, to apply to the Mining Recorder for
a certificate of Improvements, for the purpose of
obtaining a Crown Grant of the above claim.
And further take notice that action, under section 37, must be commenced before the issuance
of such Certificate of Improvements.
'   .3NO. D- ANDERSON,
Dated this iSth day of May, A. D. 1900.
Where Located:—On Copper Mountaii
TAKE   NOTICE   that I, John D. Ande.	
P. L. S. of Trail, B. C, Free Miner's Certificate
No.'B39356, for myself and as agent for John "
:iute, Free Miner's Certificate No. 33677*. (Tri
:ees) intend, sixty-days from the date hereof,
ipply to the Mining Recorder for Certificates
r—   the   purpose of obtaini
ethat
 37, must be commenced before the
)f such Certificates of Improvements.
J. D.'ANDER!
For the Best
Table
Board
In Princeton try
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ys '
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Tulameen
PROPRIETOR.
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And secure Reliable Information in regard to the Mining
Developments in the Famous Similkameen country.
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£
MR. HUNTER  DEFENDED.
iident,
fron
cowardly and malicious attack
cording officer, Mr. Hunter. ]
state, and echo the sentiments
jority of the right thinking
this district, that Mr. Hunter i
officer and a most obliging one
both now and in the future.
As for the complaint laid, that he doj
Now, if he did this, he would have 1
send every man to Nicola, there being n
jail at Princeton, the government wisel
p. I judge
however, intimated that, if it would in
any way help the Liberal party of British
Columbia, he was willing to give up the
lieut.-governorship and to accept without
portfolio, a position in Sir Wilfrid's
cabinet.
Strange Trophies From the Wan.
Foremost among extraordinary trophies canpred by Tommy Atkins during
the present war in South Africa, says
Tit-Bits, is undoubtedly ' Mrs. Cronje's
black lftdp: In such haste was she to
leave the British camp, after the surrender of her husband, and reach Cape
Town, that she quite forgot her hirsute
adornment, which was found in her tent
by her captors, and by\hem divided into
is only natural that such impediments as
Cronje's green bell tent and ox-wagon
should fall into the enemy's hands, but
it is certainly astounding"that a gallant
major in General'French's command can
claim to be the lucky possessor of a pair
of corsets formerly the  property of the
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NOTE AND COM/1ENT.
tn
ins
terlacross.
e club are still
On  Saturday
ty
ver, they
defeated the
re  of 6 to  1.
Ci
boys   hav
1 not  lost  a
fry
ear
old   boy
Ernest  Che-
R
issl
tnd, who confessed   the
to
ur^lering
_his_jaolher's
srv
ant
Mah Li
1, by shooting
iee
eleased, the   magistrate
?ti
lei
oy's state!
nent untrust-
i
General Christian Dewet, the Boer
commander, has offered to surrender to
General Roberts on condition that his
followers be permitted to return to their
homes unmolested, but Bobs has refused
anything except unconditional surrender.
Dewet will likely do it.
At a meeting of the Vancouver T^ihcral
association on Friday evening last, Dr.
Mclnnes was elected a member. In a
brief speech made by the doctor, he
stated that now he was- a free man- he
would be able   to ttefenft-'EImself.    He
tire correspondence would show that he
had acted, all along the line, on the lines
of responsible government. If he had
failed at all it was an error of judgment.
Speaking of the allegation that he had
practically demanded a cabinet seat from
Sir Wilfrid Laurier, Dr. Mclnnes stated
thatit was an entire fabrication. He had,
JONH NEIL,
Proprietor.
Stables in Connection.
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the Gateway to the%
Similkameen valley: jp
Well Furnished Rooms.
Bar and Dining Room
Service First-Class.
We Cater Specially to
Mining Men
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j of any description
just call' and get
' prices and see Our
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Headquartersifor Smith's Stag? t
i
Stage Line
FAIRVIEW
 AND	
KEREflEOS
W. Hine & Co., are now running
Tri-weekly stage from Fairview t
Keremeos, connecting with th
Greenwood and Camp McKinnej
stage at the Sandhills.
Camp McKinney to
Keremeos in one day
Stages Leave Fairview Monda}
Wednesday and Friday, returning
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THE   SIMILKAMEEN   STAR.
ECHOES FROM THE WAR.
•eath of  Stevens, Famous War Cor-1
respondent—A Touching Scene.
How George
Whe
the
nd
learly approaching the doctor said he
liought he should be told of his condi-
ion. So W. T. Maud, who nursed him
light after night till he himself became
i wreck, broke the news: "I think, old
i nan," he said, "we had better send a
elegram to yonr wife. The doctor says
,-ou are not so well today."   Well," said
1 I'll censor
lot si
rell;
- .ook it in 1
"You mean
1 the   doctor
you'd better
write out a telegram and
Maud wrote:  "Husband
ondition serious." Stevens
hand.   After  a  pause—
ingoing to die?"    "Well,
you'i
if  I'rj
good
going to die,
Maud said it was
so. "Soon?" "Yes, not long." An-
ather pause, and then : "What a strange
by-path out of a besieged city," said
Stevens; and added later, "Send for a
bottle of champagne." Maud sent,
though he knew that a case of whiskey
had just fetched ^145 at a guinea raffle,
and poured out a glass for each of them.
Stevens drank: Maud, overcome, sat
before his glass. "Buck up, man, buck
up; drink," said Stevens, and he remained so bright that Maud began to
doubt the doctor's verdict and countermanded the telegrams. At 4:30 p. m. he
was "still cheerful. At 6, dead. They
buried him at midnight, for the Boers
shelled the cemetery during the day,
thinking they saw entrenchments be ng
dug; and dark and rainy as the night
proved, the Boer searchlights were on
them as they laid him in  the   ground.—
. Durban correspondent of the London
Outlook. #-   5£-
C     One of the most toucMng incidents of
ithe war in   Africa   occurred   this week,
when Captain. Towse   received   the fii
Victoria Cross bestowed   by  the   Queen
for valor  in   the veldt     Gapt.   Towse
i earned the distinction by attempting  to
carry off Col. Downman, who had  been
wounded, under a hail   of  bullets,
was unable to do so, and lay beside  him
and kept off the Boers all night till help
came.    By that time  Col. Downman
dead.   Capt. Towse was blinded in both
eyes by a bullet wound.   On Wednesday
Captain Towse was taken to Windsor
led into the royal presence   by his   wife,
where he knelt at the feet of  his   sovereign, who was so much overcome at   the
sight of the blind   hero   that   her   aged
hands could scarcely pin   on   the   1
prized of  all  British   decorations.    The
Queen's few words of  simple   praise  ofj
his gallantry and thanks for his devot o
were spoken so low as to be   almost   it
audible, and when   Queen Victoria   wa
led out   there   was   scarcely   a   dry ey
among the officials present.
The Marquis of Lansdowne, minister
of war, referring in the House of Lords
to Roberts's telegram announcing the
death of two young Canadians, Lieuts.
Borden and Birch, in defending the
British position in an engagement on
July 16th, paid a glowing tribute to the
Canadian volunteers, saying: "When
we think who writes that telegram and
with what feeliugs he must have written
it, I think we may say no more touching
tribute could be paid to the memory of
the brave young representatives of-
colonial forces."
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Wlime, aud dissolve in two gallons of
water. Pour this liquid on the weeds,
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to let the solution touch the hands or
clothing, for it will burn either.
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