Open Collections

 PERSONAL    AND
OTHERWISE.
Wm. Wilson returned from the Sttrl-
ing Creek mines this week.
I   R. Stevenson spent the week visiting
friends in the Keremeos valley.
Dan McKay of Granite    Creek   w
shaking hands with friends in Princeton
•this week.
Mr. S. Neave, who was here this fall
a hunting trip, has left Rossland for his
I home in England.
I Luke Gibson, Charles Richter, John
I Bromley, Jas. Steve and Bob Ji
I are hunting on the Ashnola.
I J. Charles Mcintosh, Princeton's legal
I light, leaves ngxt week for Victoria
I where he will spefid the Christmas holi-
day,        f'
I Angus Lament has been baling hay
for the last few days and as soon as the
sleighing becomes better will begin hauling to town.
Judge Murphy of Granite Creek came
I down yesterday.     He reports work  on
■ the Boston &  B. C. Co.'s pronjj&y  pro-
■ gressing steadily.
H James Pollock has been doing some
work on his claim on Kennedy mountain
Hand is very well pleased with the show-
Sling he has made. *
H H. S. Brown and brother have arrived
■from their home at Pavillion, and will
shortly begin work on the   Annie Eagle
I claim on Friday creek*
H    Angtjs  Stewart, late engineer at the
Sunset min£, is engaged in erecting ma-
Ichinery at the new  pyritic smelter at
■ Boundary Falls. He will return to
U Princeton in the spring.
■ Arthur Hickling, managing director of
■the Vermilion Forks Co. of London, Eng.
land Princeton, B. C. has returned to England. He expects to visit Princeton
k again early next summer.
II Bids for the constiuction of the new
v government buildings were accepted at
j ,the government offices up to 2 p. m. to-
j day. It is understood that ^aeseial^bids
j  were sent in by local contractors.
I The well known, Red Mountain claim,
ft at 20-Mile, has been jumped by C. Sim-
Imons. Chas. Ellacot, P. L. S., of Grand
I Forks, arrived there this week for hej[
I purpose of making a survey of the prop-
return here from Republic early in the
spring when he will establish a brick
The
Da
visited the Wolf Creek district on Coppei
mountain this week prospecting for coal.
Incidentally they took a few snap shots
at wandering deer that came into theii
way with the result that they brought
home three finely developed negativ*
Dr. Tunstall of Kamloops has gone to
New York to float several mining propei
ties in which he is interested. He i
taking with him a magnificent collection
of 'specimens of Cariboo nuggets with
which to dazzle eastern eyes. The total
value of the doctor's specimens is close'
to $500.
Look out for the Grand Christmas Tree
Entertainment which will be held it
Harris-Mcintosh hall on Christmas
Everybody invited to attend. Those
hayirig^families have had special i
lions sent them, but the bachelors
numerous that it was thought best tog ve
them a general invitation: After the
Christmas Tree
ill be held,
lqpivil'
respondent signing himself Pavillion is authority for the/following account of an attack on/One of our local
prospectors by a panther: M^_ Belgia
had a very exciting time with three large
panthers, on Kennedy mountain a
days ago. It appears that Mr. Belgia
hunting for—deer, and hearing
some strange crys coming from under a
bluff, looked over.and to his astonishment beheld the three large pan then
playing together just beneath1 him.n Fire-
ing into the bunch he succeeded in killing the largest, while the other two made
their escape.     ~
Work on the Road.
Great dissatisfaction is expressed by all
the settlers along the road at the action
of the   government in Stopping   work
while the weather still permitted good
t to be done.     After the appropriation was   made the ranchers   made arrangements to freight their supplies in
out this winter.     The road already
built has been only half completed, the
banks constantly sliding in  and filling?
up, and one of the ranchers at Five  Mile"
has been  clearing out the road  on  his
account so as to be able  to  freight
hay  this   fall.      The government have
[rtainly not made any  friends  t/y  the
iserably slow policy they have a<fop|$d
road building.
R. L.
Lawrence has leased thp^brick|<
Asp's ranch and the deposits of s
Fred  Oelrich's.     He\ Expects to I
NOflCE.
the     Chiei
{Works, of a. C" for a licenfce to prospect for cc
the following land: CotaAencing aEihe 1
il Post, thpnee-running west So chains: then
:hains north; thence 80 chains east; thence
lins south'.- Said land is situated on the nor
e of the north, fork of Granite creek.
 .MURPHY.
A PROMISING COMMUNITY.
A Resident of Ollala Expresses His
Unbounded Faith in the Future
^o       of Lower Similkameen.
W. C. McDougall, of Olalla, who ha
been visiting in Rossland    for  seven
weeks has returned home.   In speaking
of his own town and country to the Rossland Record, he gives the following interesting account  of the   new  mining
camp:   Said he, "Olalla—the new camp
—lies a few miles above  the confluence
of Keremeos creek with the Similkameei
river, in the Keremeos creek valley. The
valley at Olalla is about one-third of
mile in width   between   the  enclosing
ranges, on the east and west respectively,
tbe direction of the valley being north
and south.   Olalla is purely and simply
a mining town, and will beeome a
of great importance, as the great mineral
belt of the lower Similkameen region
:>ss7tojK$n/ deep valley
where^-^the     town
huge mineral bodies, which
[nder of all who have visited them,
crop out on the sides and precipitious
faces of tbe ranges on  each side   of the
"I dont know of another point o
continent'where similarly favorable
ditions exist for the rapid opening and
operation of a number bf mines, all
rounding one common center and from
which a dozen extensive properties, possessing wonderful ore bodies, can be
reached as easily as the Le Roi hoist can
be from the post-office in Rossland.
"I believe that Olalla cannot fail to become a great payroll mining center. Already a postoffice, minjfcg recorder's
officJ^assay_office, a good" Eojgf and a
building for storej!ttrposes__are ready for
occupation, besides a number of private
houses.
"The climatic conditions are perfect.
In this latitude snow never lies
ground beyond a few weeks, even in the
seasons. Down the valley
the fanners raise immense crops of vegetables, cereals^ and especially fruit, apples, plums, pears, peaches, apricots,
;herries grapes, etc., all yielding abund-
fctly."
A Utter from transvaal-
A Similkameen Volunteer Writes ofj
His Experience in South
Africa.
mprly    of  Pifrppti
ie<5, and  now  of
te Creek, B. C„ Dec; 8
C. A...C. Steward, ormerly.
Mile creek, snnilka'mei
Pagets Horse, South Africa, writes to
Tom Bradshaw of 15 Mile Creek Hotel a
mc&t interesting letter of his experience
fighting Boers on the Veldt. Trooper
Steward has seen a lot of fighting, having
had one horse shot under him, while one
shot went through his tunic, another
breaking his bandolier. "Fighting is
dreary work now," says Mr. Steward,
"if we only had a decent engagement to
keep our spirits up, but this gyfiallawar-
fajeis terribly hard, wearing work. 'A
number of our men are getting to tbe
Cape on furlow and are actually paying'
their own passage home. The climate is
horrible, if you scratch yourself eyen
slightly While shaving it will develop into a nasty sore which will bother yon for
two months. While out scouting lately,
three of us- were tiding in line when the '
two outside men spied a Boer gtgO&g
ready to drop our center man. Bu^re
on the outside pulled the trigger first.
Result, a  dead   Boer,   and  a^fine new
MantKHj^ihirri  T liave .inijpyprl.   Ourtwn
men arlSQead sick of fighting and so are
the Boers. De Wett is a wonder and
will give our troops lots0f hard  fighting
The sick are well attended at the hospitals. I can get any kind of cigars or
cigarettes I have a mind to ask for while
in the sick bay. As -soon as I can get
away I am coming right back to^he Similkameen, where I will be content to stay
in the future.
Kindly remember me to all my old
friends. issi
Holidgr Rates by the C. P. R.
In connection with the Christmas and
New Year's holidays the Canadian Pacific Railway will put into effect the usual
local holiday rates of single fare for the
round|jtrip. Passengers can purchase
tickets on the following dates: December 22nd7 23rd, 24th and 25th, good-£p~fe-
turn January 3rd., and on December 29th,
30th, 31st and January  ist, good to re-
m on January 3rd.
Galliher'8 Majority.
Returns are still coming in from outside distril|s. Up to date W. A. Galliher
has polled about 3000 votes, while McKane
and Foley are running about even with
[6oo each. Galliher is sifre of 400 majority, as he has a little the best of the
returns now coming in.
Fairview Corporation.
an extraordinary general meeting of
the Fairview Corporation held in the
office of the-cony^iy at Fairview yesterday, the sharehj^^rs decided to ratify
the agreement nRde between Richard
Russell, managing director and George
Gooderham of Toronto, whereby the
company borrow fafljOQO on a mortgage
'ie property for Vmne months, at the
: time giving—Mrr-Goocterham an
>n on a half interest in the holdings
of the company for the sum of $100,000.
The deal has been put through solely by
Mr. Russell's efforts and it is to be hoped
he has managed to end the trouble the
company has been in for the past year.
Jack Bate, tftfi^Copper King of the Aspen Grove "district, is in town. He is
still the "same old Jack."
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THE   SIMILKAMEEN   STAR.
A MODEL COUHTRY.
%
Prosperity. Peace and Progress Under
Benificent Laws.
In these days of unrestrained corpora.
itrikes as a result—from these unp easant
nerradicable features of our present sys-
em of government, one turns to far-off I
STL-w Zealand to contemplate with pleas-
ire a country which has unquestionably
lolved the great question of soc al democracy—of maintaining a successful and
prosperous government of, by and for the
>urg Journal has obtained some facts that
rill prove of interest for all readers.
"New Zealand is peopled, as you know,
rith English and Scotch and some Amer-
"The railroads, telephones and telegraph are owned by the governmen . In
the country districts, where the se tiers
are some distance from the schools the
railways carry the children to and from
the schools free of charge. The go 'eminent manages the express business also.
Through these enterprises the people are |
not only given cheap and uniform rates,
but the investment pays the government
The postal banks established by the government have grown so popular that it
was found necessary to limit the amount
tl at could be deposited to 52500. This
was done to protect private banks, which
were being crowded out of existence
"The government has established life
insurance, and does more business than
all the private companies comb ned.
There are government farms for th unemployed, but these are scarcely used for
the reason that there are few unen ployed persons in New Zealand. Strikes are
unknown. The rights and privileg s -of'
Labor are carefully looked after b the
government.    All disputes go to a board
fac
deals directly with the people in '1
all matters. The country, is very '
and the climate healthy and pie
Americans there are prosperous.','
L1NDLEY & FOSTER,
TAXIDERMISTS & FURRIERS
Fura and **!»•==::=::=;t- "''
£||b
«£? Blacksmithing
irs ago-1 'land ••'
m Horseshoeing
VICTORIA. ■•>
DIFFERENT WAYS
%TO SAVE MONEY
Blanket Sale
Great Slaughter
in Prices
For Two Weeks
Only.
CHRISTMAS
NOVELTIES
TOYS AND
GIFTS OF
EVERY DESCRIPTION.
MAKE YOURSE-
Yourself from* Disappointment,  is fcs is is is
NEW
HARDWARE
STORE.
NEW STOCK AT
Special Line
of Ladies
Winter and Spring;
Coats.
stores Princeton 1   f H A WF
^ AND NICOLA 1AM, B.C. ff«   L#  IBV Vf OL
■  •*++++.*+++** <%<a<
> *v»w>*v*/vvsf
.' • The government will M       Shop on Harold Avenue.   #*,
'enough'toTu^orfSr^(PRINCETON, B. C.
Princeton Meat Market
WARDLE  & THOMAS ^
Orders for Mining Camps promptly attended  to ;
and delivered. \
G.Clurdticlit
Headquarters f^r.|i|l stage lines.
I Hotel Jackson j
§f H. JACKSON, Sole Proprietor.
PRINCFTOISfcB. Cv |
DININGROOM UNDER PERSONAL SUPERISION.
ONLY THE FINEST BRANDS OF LIQUORS AND
CIGARS AT THE BAR FIRST-CLASS STABLE IN
CONNECTION.
fl9@T"Patrons.of the Hotel Jackson can keep posted on the'mining     ^'
Development ofthe entire Similkameen.
M A. HARTMAN,
,,;. Minos and
B^„'   Mining . . .
ROSSLAND   B. C.Jan. 4, 1900.
-»»We! have first class connections and can find the necessary
capita lto^work and develop meritorious copper proposition 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.
-a .aaalo i Respectfully,
^QMMdrf:\43 Columbia Ave! S. A. HARTMAN*-* »'«
♦TRIM
99    PATENT
AUTOMATIC
ORE CAR
We are the Sole Manufacturers for Canada
ofthe "TRU AX" which is the best Ore Car
in the World.      . hiSriB.*?^'
and closing door
way.with.-the lever in
ack and all its disad
ingle of twelve degrees.   By the aid of the auto
ARTIAI.I.Y dumped, we are enabled to set trucks
P.O. BOX 51.   TEL. 250.
VANCOUVER, B. C.
ARriSTRONQ & MORRISON,
IRON AND STEEL WORKS.
 THE   SIMILKAMEEN   STAR.
ABOUND KAMLOOPS.
Some splendid shipping ore of high
grade is being taken out of the Iron Mask
from the ioo-foot level, where a cross-cut
is being run. This property, which has
had a black eye thro ugh the country on
acconnt of its having been so inactive,
now bids fair to become one of the most
famous mines ofthe province.
John Redman and A. N. Gray, manag
ing director of the Kimberly Coppe:
Mines, paid a visit to the Copper King
yesterday, where work has been in
gress for the past week. The old shaft is
being properly timbered up and the
face squared out for a shaft house. The
first shots which had been put into
face of the drift showed up a magnificent
face of ore, there being two bands of solid
bornite 18 inches and 12 inches in width
respectively, besides three feet of good
medium grade ore. Six sacks ful
bornite were picked out from the
broken by the first round of shots,
number, of business men in town
probably pay a visit to this property
about the end of the week. Ore is sacked for shipment and it is expected that s
car of the highest grade ore ever shipped
j from this camp will be sent to the Trail
smelter about Christmas time—Sentinel,
DIVIDEND PROMISED.
I The Reco Mine Near Sandon Is Again
Proving a Wonder,
■    The ledge on the Reco min
Slocan district,  has again  been located
Bind a dividend promised this
The ore body has been encountered with
all its former richness, and will assay
about 2,000 ounces to the ton in silver.
^M The Reco. mine is one of the best known
mining properties in the Slocan country.
Three years ago the stock was selling for
$1.50 per share and dividends of 10 per
cent, were being paid to the shareholder!
Work was discontinued some time ago,
and it was presumed the lead
V from which so much rich ore had  been
Not long ago the company begai
upraise, and it was in that the lead
encountered. A letter was received the
other day from the mine by Will Harris,
F. T Kelly and S. M. Wharton, theprii
cipal owners of the mine, stating the rich
find. There is but little doubt now that
th ■ Reco will assume its old import!
and will again become a large dividend
payer
Th(
ore will be shipped from the n
nasjthesnow is solid enough
rawhiding down
ine will  then be a paying proposi-
THE LAWYER'S WA
$k'
Sale of an Orange Involves ManyUn-
necessay Words.
Documents filed with the county  re-
^-^corder frequently contain many unncees-
• sary words.    Discussing the subject Wed-
tjfcesday one of the gentlemen presently
remarked:    "If I were to give  vol
orange, I would simply say:  'I give you
this orange,' but should the  transaction
yj& entrusted to a lawyer to put in writ-
„ ing he would adopt this form :   'I hereby
give, grant, and convey to you all my in-
,'ftwest, right, title and advantage of and
in said orange, together with its rind,
skin, juice, pulp and pips; and all rights
and advantage therein, with full powe:
to bite, suck, or otherwise eat the same,
L j or give away with or without the rind,
1 - skin, juice, pulp or pips; anything here-
[   inbefore or in any other deed or deeds,
I    instruments of any nature or kind what-
J    soever to the contrary in any wise not-
1 -Iwthstanding."—Ex.
New Coal Company.
Notice has been given at Ottawa of application for letters patent to incorporate
the "Pacific Coal Company, Limited,"
as:colliery   proprietor,   coal and coke
etc.   The capit^Hs^4,ooo,ooo.    \/
Canadian Pacific
Navigation CO.
Time   Table  No. 35
Taking Effect, Nov. 15th.
VANCOUVER ROUTE.
S!
A  TO  VANCOUVER  daily,  excepi
rriOT
JVER TO VICTORIA daily, at 1, or on
:. P. Railway  No.   1-train. - Regular
nWedne
nd Thursday-and Vancouver at 12 p'.m
Ni
W WESTMINSTER ROUTE.
LEAVE
VICTORIA  FOR  NEW  WESTMIN
LEAVE NEW   WESTMINSTER   FOR   VIC-
I Steamer Beaver leaves NEW WESTMINSTER
for Chilliwack and way landings, Tuesday,
Thursday
:• ,forv
inday a
Steamships oft
Coleman & Evan
' wharfi weekly,  for Wrange
BARCL
\Y   SOUND ROUTE.
Steamers leave
Victoria for Alberni, Ahouset
changing this Th
notification.
' General" Freight Agent. %1
Passenger Agent.
CANADIAN
PACIFIC
----ABB	
SOO LINE.
DAILY TOURIST CARS
ST. PAUL
TUESDAY and SATURDAY.
TORONTO
 AND	
WEDNESDAY
Montreal and Boston.
Trains pass Spences Bridge as follows:
3:05 IMPERIAL LIMITED 22:03
E. J. BOYLE, W. MAXWELL,
A. G. P. A. AGENT
VANCOUVER, B.C. Spences Bridge
G. L. ALLAN
m PRINTING^
WAKE UP and let the good
people of Princeton and surrounding country know that you
are AUE . An add in the Star
will do this. Advertise judiciously and according to your means,
and you will ever find it a paying
investment.
Don't
You
Know ?
gour Bu
the publi
THAT w
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 T 11 Li   SIMILKAMEEN   STAR.
THE SIMILKAMEEN STAR
Published with a view to Promoting the
of Princeton and the Similkameen Cc
JAMES ANDERSON, MAKAOBS
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Subscribers will confer a favor on this
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The Similkameen country offers
today the most varied assortment
of mining enterprise to be found in
l/pY British   Columbia.     If Capital is
fct£ looking for high grade copper prop-
Ac/erties-^ye can supply  them.     We
prope
have also)free.millii
ties which will compare favorably j
■with any yet found in British Co-]
lumbia. For silver-lead the Summit camp in our section supplies the |
richest kind of that ore. Our
placer mines are still being worked
and with improved modern methods of working are capable of paying well. Last, but not least, we
have coal. And when we say coal,
we do not mean that we have just
discovered a coal prospect, with'
surface croppings which would indicate that a body of coal exists
somewhere in the vicinity. The
Similkameen country around Princeton is a huge coal basin where
numerous seams of coal, varying
from 5 to 8 feet in thickness, are
to be found. Give us railroad facilities and our coal fields will be
worthy competitors of the Crow's
Nest and the Nanaimo collieries.
The immense smelting industry
of the Boundary country will provide a splendid market for our fuel.
Already a scarcity of coke has been
noticed in the Kootenays, the Trail
smelter having had to close down
two of its furnaces lately on that
account.
Coal and coke for the Boundary smelters could be supplied
from the Similkameen with a
haulage of only 130 miles as against
nearly 400 miles from the Crow's
Nest collieries. The low grade
ores of the Boundary make it imperative that every possible effort
be made to reduce the cost of smelting and the heaviest item of smelting is that of fuel. With the advent of a railroad therefore, the
Similkameen is assured of a market
which will cause her coal mines tol
be a vertiable hive of industry.
A HELPFUL UNDERTAKING.
The formation of a Chamber .ofj
Mines in Rossland is a step in the!
right direction. Some years ago a
few mining men in Vancouver en-
deavored to establish such an insti -1
tution in the terminal city, but the I
venture was not a success. Rossland is perhaps the only city in the
province, able to support a well
conducted Chamber of Mines. Men
who are interested in almost every I
mining camp in British' Columbia
make that city their headquarters
and conduct their operations from
that point. Rossland is gradually
becoming the recognized mining
centre of the province, and as such
is tbe most desirable location for a
mining bureau. An incorporated
School of Mines will also be established in the city, the provincial
government have already made a
grant of $2500 for that purpose.
Everyone interested in the mining
industry of the province should do
their utmost to secure the success
of the new venture, by seeing that
reliable information is furnished all
official correspondents. New districts, like our own will be greatly
benefitted by having their resources
advertised under the auspices of
such an organization as its report
will be influential in inducing capital to develop promising prospects
in every mining camp in the pro-
WHAT THE EDITORS SAY.
Over 1,200 tons of ore will be going out of Phoenix camp daily some
time in January. If Rossland does
not increase, Phoenix will easily be
first in the province then.—Pioneer.
The local newspaper, says the
Fort Steele Prospector, is the best
friend any community can have,
does more to advance the material
interests of a town than any other
form of advertisement. Support
yonr home paper and you will come
out
The Minister of Mines, Hon.
Richard McBride, has a great opportunity in his present visit to
Kootenay. He enters the district
a stranger, not biased for or against
either of the contending interests',
and if his diplomacy can reconcile
the parties and win their confidence
he will have scored a great point
towards the successful administration of his department. — Columbian.
Many journals in Ontario, smarting under the pain of defeat, are
raising the race cry against the
FreHch^~^r^§~5^TJh--^€tiolIs that
breed rebellion, and~cause~i'hell to
breakToose7 where all should be
unity and harmony. Without
these ingredients the political pie in
Canada will become sour dough,
and the progress of the country
arrested because all cannot vote or
think alike.
Every newspaper in the mining
districts of the province contains
notices that go to show that the
amendment to the Mineral Act allowing the adyertising^mt-ef-delin-
quent co-owners is__w_orking satisfactorily. This is a piece of legislation that required twelve years tol
bring about, the first newspaper
published in Kootenay advocating
it in 1888. It took almost as long
to bring about legislation abolishing the five-dollar tax on men working in mines—Tribune.
Alex. Laurent, an Indian who
stopped a Chinaman on the street
and forcibly possessed himself of
some smoking tobacco, the property
of the aforesaid Chinaman, has been
committed for trial in Kamloops on
a charge ot highway robbery. According to the reports of the proceeding that have reached the coast;
the case is one of those trivialties
so roundly condemned by the grand
jury at New Westminster on the
occasion of the last assizes. The
value of the tobacco alleged to have
been appropriated would be possibly a few cents at the most, yet the
unlucky Indian prisoner must
main in jail for months before even
he can have a trial.—Province.
I ASSAY OFFICES AND \
7 Ore Testing Works... 3
W. PELLEVt-HARVEY, h
K.C.S..M...M.M. J
Assaying and Complete Mining T
pies up Ton Lots. T
Assayer in charge of the PROVINCIAL   W
GOVBRNMSNT ASSAY OFFCE. ^
Representing Vivian & Son, Sv
VANCOUVER, B. O.
THE CHAMBER OF MINES
Southern British Colombia
(Kootenay and Yale.)
The Chamber of Mines wants thoroughly reliable correspondents in
every Camp in the districts of East and
West Kootenay and Yale to whom
reasonable compensation will be paid
for their services.
Correspondents will be expected to
furnish the Chamber of Mines with all
development going on at the mines,
the installation of machinery, shipments of ore and value, and generally
such news as will attract the atten-
tention of capitalists and cause them to
investigate and invest.
Applications to be addressed to the
CHAMBER OF MINES,
Southern British Columbia,
(Yale and Kootenay)
P. O. Box 578. ROSSLAND, B. C
JOHN LOVE & CO.
DRUGGISTS AND
STATIONERS.
and CAMP MCKDTNBY.
Presriptkms ^Carefullyjp Compounded.
Orders by mail or stage promptly
Attended to.
J   W flirt Promptly Executed
lOtir We can save you
Watch money£iffiNG
Repairing
A full line of Watches and the
Latest Styles of Jewelery always
on hand.
W.J.KERR,
^_Kam»oops, B. C.
JOHN WJPECKTCO.
Wholesale Clothing
 AND	
Mens' Furnishings.
VANCOUVER, B. C.
Correspondence Solicited from the Trade.
Careful   and   Prompt   Atention  to all
LETTER ORDERS.
PARKINSON &'
FETHERSTONHAUGH
Provincial
Land Surveyors,
CIVIL ENGINEER
and NOTARY PUBLIC.
PRINCETON & FAIRVIEW, B. C.
J. CHARLES MclNTOSH,
BARRISTER, SOLICITOR
and;
 NOTARY PUBLIC	
Mining and Real Estate Deeds and Transfers
PRINCETON, B. C.   ^
W. J. WATERriAN, M. E
F. a. S. M. A, I, n. E., Etc.
Examination, Development and Mi
agement of Prospects, Claims
and Mines Undertaken.
P. O. Address, PRINCETON, B. C
 J AMES HISLOP...
MIHING AND CIVIL ENGINEEBf
PROVINCIAL LAND SURVEYOR.
 Princeton,B. C	
 THE   SIMILKAMEEN   STAR.        / J ~ ^
\ Mining  News \
■COUSIN JACK GROUP BONDED.
He   is , when   Charles Eack-er bonded
[ the Cousin Jack group of claims which
| regarded as one ofthe choicest properties
I in the gseat copper belt of the Uppe
» be floated in* England "to handle thi
property. The group is reported to bi
[the making of a remarkable rich mine
one of its strong fea
f thee
s the
■discovered in the district.
HJ The Cousin Jack group is located
short distance up Boulder creek, wh:
reiiter^the^^eTlaTcerTm^dischar!
Hrough them into the Tulameen riv
Ifwhich in turn joins the main Simill
meen river at Princeton. The prope
comprises the Cousinjack^ntwgation
Con
the west fork of Trail creek on the west
side of tbe Columbia river and about fivj
Bourjois, Joe Morris and a couple of part
land district and discovered Red Moun
for recording the
ting the Le Roi,
^b^e/andlsnoVlivir
-Nel^nTrTbune.
mtijeoppe
Is and Gold Hill. It is 5 fee
ridth, with three feet of solii
* average values of 13 pe
and $8 in gold.   The secom
on the Cousin Ji
claim and is 13 feet wide. It is clain
to average all across ^operc^nL^leac
per_cgjil^copp^r_and^jirgold. Froi
crosscut tunnel on this vein 100 tons of
ore has been taken and the dump sampli
JfiZjjer ton. These figures are obtained
froinAssay reports.
During the present year the C. P. R.
had an official in this section looking up
coal'jaiids! It was ascertained that the
deposits were enormous and tests demon'
statexTjhe average quality to even exceed
the Crow's Nest product. The di
has also obtained some notriety because
ofthe platinum finds. Within a com-
daratively short distance of the Cousin
Jack group is the St. George claims, including the London, Liverpool, 'Frisco,
St. Louis and St. George claims, owned
by Edwqrd Todd, well known about Nelson as £he locator of the Buck Horn at
Vmir, ~~and_jJharles La^-a^ prominent
trii«ipg
auxiliaries  ivawj^-a^prominent
iaiMlfC^a3fi553«£c,^_J\Ir^J^,^y is
Prospectors
....STOP 1
If you want to Outfit
cheaply and quickly,
do so at the	
KEREMEOS STORE
WM.HINE&Co., •
make money by b
your outfit at the
Mining Supplies
of Every
Hotel Princeton
gj JAMES  WALLACE, Proprietor. M
PRINCETON'S PIONEER
rf .# HOTEL <* ^
The Resort S
For Prospectors and Mining Men. jw|
First Class Dining Room and Bar. j
No  trouble to talk to guests.     Political B
matters laid over for the  present.     The
Chinese Question  the Important topic of
the day. W).
1
Mongolian Sympathisers Excluded.
The James Robertson Co. Ltd.
PRINCETON
ASSAY OFFICE.
 C. B. HARRIS
Assayer
and
Chemist,
Accurate results Guaranteed. Re
ports wil1 be returned on stage bringing samples.
Correspondence Solicited.
Regarding    Mining   Properties   in   the
Similkameen District.
VANCOUVER, B. C.
Manufacturers of lead Pipe, Shot, Traps, White
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erties   arefully   Sampled   and   Assayed
ie to secure your Winters Supply of WM
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dressed with the Best jffl
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*r Goods, Etc.      f|
We have a large and well assort- ilvfflj
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in Heats.
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SCIENCE AND MINING.
NOTICE OF   APPLICATION
FOR A PRIVATE
BILL.
temperatu
re of purifi
sulphate
salt cake a
nd "cullet
The largest coke plant in the world is
at the Standard Shaft mine, Mount Pleasant, Pennsylvania. There are 90S coke
ovens; the daily consumption of coal is
3,000 tons daily; the daily coke output is
results with the c
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
will be made to the Legislative .
Province of British Columbia at
i.r a Private Bill to iucorporat
build, equip, maintain and operate a
niily of the
rxt session
"W ti
ineorUnei
 i Water and Nicola
hence following the Cold Water river up
"" miles, thence easterly through
>m the Cold Water river to th,
L fork ofthe Otter river, theno
•k ofthe Otter river to the mail
uneen river to Otter Flat, theno
latter process.
At the the time of cessation of work at
Gr
the Rand, South African gold mines, the
f*
consumption of,dynamite was about 250,-
000 cases of fifty pounds each per annum;
the price of dynamite No. 1 was about 75
shillings ($18.25) per case.
t
Every   representative   body of metal
miners in convention  in the last four
K«
years have resolved in favor of the revision of the Americ in mining law; and
5
1 Princeton following
Utaft miners sa;
operating a silvt
silver at 63^ c
lead i
that
when
Improved and cheaper
Is, economic processes, reduced
ts, better transportation facili tics,
ed machinery,   utilization of all
APPLICATION FOE PURCHASE.
lief Con
ydays.
Kill
apply b
irpe
 lo purchase the following	
Starting from the post planted on the South bank
of the Skagit River about 20 miles from Hope
Landing, thence following the bank of the river
south, thence' 40 chains east, thence ao chains
north to point of commencement and containing
is 20th day of O
JAMES -vNDEK
NOTICE.
Sixty days aft: r cate, I intend to apply to the
Chief Commissioner of Lands and Works, for
permission to purchase 320 a^r^s of land as follows : Commnecing at a post 0.1 the northernmost bank of the Slmilkalneeii river; thence
north 40 chains to south boundary line of Indian
■fceverve, No. a PostChuchuv. at ua: thence along
said boundary line 80 chains east; thence south
40 Chains alotg west boundary line of Indian
Reserve; thence west So chains to place of com-
)tice was posted Nov;
R. O. HAWTREY,
CERTIFICATES   OF   IMPROVEMENTS.
COAL LICENSE APPLICATIONS.
the Chief Con	
a license to prospect for c<
described'land commenc
near the left tx\nk of the S
five miles above Princeton
vermilioiAfori
id this ist day oPBece
borough coal claim; thence running sou
chains; thence running east 80 chains; tl
running north 80 chains; thence running w
chains to the plac. >.f beginning, andconta
NOTICE TO CONTRACTOR'S.
GOVERNMENT OFFICES,   PRINCE-
is in Canadian curt
American bills ar
Garner, special ag
was Canadia]
gold dust.
COAL LICENSE APPLICATIONS.
NOTICE.
COURT OF REVISION AND
APPEAL.
NOTICE is hereby given that a Court of
Revision and Appeal for the purpose of
hearing complaints against assessments,
will be held for the Similkameen Division of the riding of West Yale on January 8th, 1901.
HUGH HUNTER,
Ass issor and Colector.
Dated this 10th day Dec, 1400.
west 80 ch
ins'to point 0" c^mn^ncMa?nt.0ienCe
Dated this
day of Dec. ist., 1900.
NOTICE.
Notice is
date, I, J
hn Harry Jackson, of the Town of
vince of Br
itish Columbia, Miner, intend to apply
to the Chie
F Commissioner of Lands and Works,
nd situate on the south side of the
Tulameen
river about three miles from the Town
of Princeb
n, in the Similkameen Mining Divis-
bed as follows:
ang at Initial post marked "Ja kson
niiSloShSghty chataflhenw "^IS-
ighty chains, thence running north
eighty chs
ns to place of beginning, exce rtingJ
sbourough Coal Claim," and co tain-
Dated th
is first day of December, A. D. 1966.
JOHN H. JACKSON,
Locator and applican .        I
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The Mica Mines.
ieswith whom Mr. J.
ity, says the Kamloops
associated for the past
| development of the
e Jaune Cache, have
ention to purchase the
| the sum of (6,000. Mr. Smith must be
congratulated on the success which has
attended his determined efforts to develop
what he has always maintained are valuable deposits of mica mineral, as notwithstanding the obstacles and drawbacks he
hM-'had to encounter, both in getting
capital interested and in getting in over
the miserable pack trail, he has stuck de-
termyiedly to the task with very gratify
ing.
tsults
s ago Mr. Smith succeeded
; ^■foresting Mr. Samuel Winter, of
Moncton, N. B., who sent in two prospecting parries, and visited the mine himself two years ago, and was favorably impressed with what he saw. He brought
out excellent samples of mica, some of
which were sent to the Paris Exposition
ind took a prize, This year Mr. Winter
nterested R. C. Weldon, of Halifx, N. S.
ivho fitted out a large expedition this
summer and visited the mines himself.
Dn his return preparations were immedi-
itely put on foot to continue development during the winter months. The
season being, however, an exceptionally
infavorable one, the fecond batch of sup-
ilies could not reach the mines in time
nd was therefore stored within 60 miles
Hotel Driard
NICOLA LAKE.
JOHN CLARK, Propr.
Headquarters for Mining Men and Pros
An Ideal Sumn
JOE RICHARDS,
a then
n early start next y
CLAIMS STAGE
Line.
Leaves Kamloops for Quilchena and
Nicola Lake every Monday.
Leaves Nicola Lake for Kamloop,
every Friday at 6 a. m.
PRINCETON ROUTE.
Leaves Spences Bridge for Nicolas
Coutlees, Nicola Lake, Granite
Creek and Princeton every
Thursday at 6 a. m.
Leaves Princeton for Spences Bridge
and intermediate points every
Sunday at 8 a. m.
Trench & Day
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KFREMEOS, B. C.
D J INNIS, Prop.
Saddle Hc.ses to All Points in the Si
kameen District.
Travellers from the Bouhdai
District can secure horsi
through to Princeton.
Carry flail and   Express. Run in Connection with Keremeos Ii
SMOKE
Tucketts
TOBACCOS, CIGARS and
CIGARETTES.
Tphey are the Purest
^certainly the
Dest in tbe market.
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HAMILTON, ONT.
GRAND PACIFIC
HOTEL  KAMLOOPS, B. C.
t hotel to the
Good Rooms.
Good Table
Good Liquors,
P. A. BAR1NHART, Prop.
me Sunset Copper lining Co., iw.
Owning and Operating
The SUNSET Mine.
On Copper Mountain, Similkameen Mining District.
■iveryone who has seen the property renders a unanimous verdict*
The Biggest and Best Mine in British Columbia*
Now is the TIME to BUY Stock in this Wonderful
fline. It is an investment! No Speculation ! Ore
enough in sight to return 100 per cent, on amount
invested.    BUY TODAY before advance in price.
APPLY TO
Rm Am BROWN,
President and Gen'l Manager
Sunset Shares Will Make You Rich.
Princeton op Grand fonts.
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PRINCETON
BRITISH   COLUMBIA.
- Fr aaatmitui f  i
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'ill 1
Lots for
• • • «w"£ILi w • • •
a
PRESENT PRICES OF
LOTS
From $2.00 to $10.
Per Front Foot..*.*
Size of Lots 50x100
Ft. and 33x100 Ft.
One acre Residential
Lots.** •* & *& %* <£
Terms: 1-3 Cash;
Bal. 3 and 6 months,,
with interest at 6 per
cent, per annum. *&
Government Head-
quarters for the Similkameen District.
BEAUTIFULLY SITUATED at the Forks of the Similkameen and Tulameen Rivers. The BUSINESS CENTRE for the following Mining Camps:— Copper Mountan,
Kennedy Mountain, Friday, Boulder and Granite Creeks,
Summit, Roche River, Upper Tulameen and Aspen Grove.
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