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 THE SIMILKAMEEN STAR.
Devoted to the Interests of Princeton and the Similkameen Country.
Vol. i.   No. 28.
PRINCETON, B. C, SATURDAY, OCT., 6th, 1900.
$2.00 Per Year
fSTlLLFORGING AHEAD
Different Districts Showing Progress.
WORK ON GRANITE CREEK PLACERS
New Machinery Being Pat In—News
From the Different Quartz Camps
Around Princeton.
Aspen drove District.
Messrs. Van Trills and Ben Baker hav
just returned from a trip to the Aspe:
Grove district. They report quite a little
work being done in the camp. Several
of the properties are showing up well
with development. Aspen Grove has
probably larger bodies of high grade ore
than any other camp in the country.
The Bate boys are completing the assessment work on the Boomerang group,
which has one of the best surface showings in the camp. They have uncovered
a strong lead of grey copper ore which
assays well.
Messrs. Bushill and Popham are doing
exploration work on their claims. H,
Schmidt is expected to arrive in camp
next week to start work on the Big Sioux
claim. Assessment work is being done
."•on the claims owned by Allen, Murphy
and Low. Messrs. Silverthorne and Osen
of the Monte Mira Mining Co. are
paring winter quarters in the expectation
of working the company's properties this
winter. Mr. T. A. Rogers, the general
manager of the company is now in Chicago making preparations for active development.
So far the properties in the Aspen
Grove district have been developed
largely bp the prospectors, but there is
no doubt that when capital once discovers the merits of the camp, it will quickly
come to the front.
In the Roche River District.
Supt. Lougheed of the Sunset Mil
Angus Stewart and Chas. Powell have
turned to town from a trip to the Roche
River district where they own several
promising prospects. Supt. Lougheed is
- greatly pleased with the properties he examined. The Powalls-Boniviere group
is looking remarkably well. The boys
have fully 5 feet of a ledge showing 3 feet
of solid ore which will average close to
$60.00 per ton. The ore in the Roche
River district is very high grade, showing
copper glance, free gold and in some
stances, tellurium, A trail will be cut
early next year from Roche river to Cedar
flat where connection will be made with
Hope road. Supt. Lougheed claims that
the natural route to the camp is through
a low pass which follows the north fork
of Roche river, giving easy grade all the
way to the Hope road.
,       Progress on Copper Mountain.
Davis and Rolland have completed the''
theitrail to the Podunk claim owned by
Jack Swansborough. Development work
on the property will be commenced
shortly. R. Stevenson is doing assessment work on the Victoria group situated
near Wolf creek. The claims are looking well. W. M. Brewer has made a favorable report on the Lost Horse mine.
Assays from his own sampling surpassed
a\S%pectations. Sec. Campbell is now
mliKing arrangements for thoroughly exploring the ore body. The company expect to let contracts for the work about
the beginning of next month.
Chas. Powell, of the Princess j May,
leaves for Curlew,',;Wash., tomorrow and
will be gone about two months. By that
time he expects to have word from England regarding the development of the
mine. Mr. J. Locke, who is arranging
the deal with the English syndicate expects to actively work the Princess May
this winter.
Kennedy   Hountain
Burr and Revely are working on the
Red Buck and other claims on Kennedy
mountain.   The Red Buck is turning out
some very good sulphide ore. r
dranlte  Creek Placers,
The Boston and British Columbia Mining Co. of Granite Creek are preparing to
work their properties this winter. Four
wagon loads of pipe and other fittings
were delivered at the property on Thursday, the teams coming on to Princeton
to load lumber for ^he mine. The company own the ground/situated at the
mouth of Granite ^yeek. A new system
of hoisting the gravel by means of powerful suction pumps is being installed and
as the ground to be worked has already
been proved valuable, good returns may
be expected.
KEEP AN EYE ON HEDLEY CITY
Happenings in the New Promising
Neighboring Village.
This important townsite is situated
halfway between Princeton and Keremeos on the banks of the now famous
Twenty-mile creek. The new wagon
road to be built this fall runs through
the centre of the town. Hedley City will
be the supply point for the rich district
which surrounds 20 Mile creek and the
Nickle Plate mine. The company owning the townsite is composed of well-
known mining men who are fully alive
to the importance of the mining district
they will cater to and will loose no opportunity of pushing the place ahead.
Dave Hackney has a force of men busy
constructing a large hotel. An assay
office is also being built and will be occupied when completed by Messrs. Oliver
(t Fetherstonhaugh. Several other build-
ngs will be started in the course of a few
ays, and as soon as the Work on the road
iegins, application will be made for a
post office and mail service. Mr. R. H.
Parkinson, P. L. S., will be manager for
the townsite company and will be glad
furnish to information regarding prices of
lots, etc. 1
fe In Memoriam.
On October 6th, 1900, at Allison, B. C.
The Allison School.   Requiescat in Pace.
COAL IN ABUNDANCE
Fields Now Being Examined
by Experts.
A TELEPHONE LINE FOR PRfflCETON
To Be Built from Camp McKinney to
the Coast—Well - known Mining
Engineer in Town.
One of the most valuable assets the
Similkameen country possesses, is her
enormous deposits of coal. Starting at
Princeton the coal seams owned by the
Vermilion Forks Co. are within a stones
throw of the town. Development shows
about eight feet wide of solid, clean coal.
Travelling up the Similkameen river for
10 miles, strong croppings are met with
on either bank. The same showings are
found on the Tulameen. Leaving Princeton, about three miles up the river, the
fields now being prospected by George
McCoskery's syndicate are showing some
good seams. Ten miles further on some
of the best coal in the country is found.
A strong syndicate of Vancouver gentlemen have located 3840 acres and Mr.
George De Wolf, F. #. S., of Vancouver,
made a thorough examination of the
property this week. He was very enthusiastic about the showings and claims
there is enough coal in sight to warrant
the early construction of a railroad to the
district, even if the coal was the only inducement offering. Several coking tests
are now being made from samples taken
from different properties. From an analysis of several samples the coal has been
found to contain from 54,to 72 per cent,
carbon. The coal fields of the Similkameen will yet rival the celebrated Crow's
Nest Pass collieries.
Telephonic Communication for the SMHkat
"J. B. Donald is in the city, says the
Grand Forks Gazette, from the coast,
where he has been for some time looking
after the passing of a bill for the incorporation of the Western Telephone and
Telegraph, company, witn a charter to
build lines all over the province of British Columbia.
He was successful in his endeavors and
the company, which is composed of practically the same people controlling the
Columbia Telephone company' is preparing to begin operations by running a line
from Camp McKinney, west to the coast."
The building of this telephone line
will be watched with great interest by
the people of Princeton and the Similkameen country, as it will give them telephonic communication with the Pacific
coast, the Boundary and the Rossland
districts, and with Spokane. Eighty
miles of new line will connect Princeton
with Camp McKinney and points east,
while 145 miles of line will enable us to
say Hello there!   Vancouver.     Mr. Don
ald will have the support of the entire
population' of the Similkameen in his
new enterprise. Telephonic communication will greatly assist the mining development in every camp in the country.
Well Known Mining Engineer In Town.
Mr. Jas. Penaluna, Engineer for the
Tharsus Copper and SulphurCo_y_2f.Glas-
gow, scotlana, owning the famous Rio
Tinto Copper mines in Spain, arrived in
thexity yesterday and is registered at the
Hotel Jackson. Mr. Penaluna is here for
the purpose of making a thorough examination of the copper deposits in the district, and brings a complete assay outfit
with him. He will probably remain in
the vicinity for three weeks. If Mr. Penaluna can find properties to suit him his
company will be heavy investors in the
camp. While in Rossland a few weeks
ago Mr. Penaluna examined the Le Roi
mine and is of the opinion that it is*<5ne
of the great mines of the world.
Personal Mention.
Charles Richter has gone out to the
coast via the Hope trail.
Charlie Stirling brought in a load of
freight, for Princeton merchants, yester-
D. J. Innis. proprietor of the Palace
Livery Stable, Keremeos, was in the city
yesterday on a business trip.        ^k^SeIIP
R. L. Cawston and Manuel Barcello
took a fine drove of beef cattle from the
Similkameen ranges to the Boundary
Ci;«e"k country on Thursday.
Mr. Hilton Keith and the Allison boys
returned from Hope early this week
where they had gone to meet Ex-Gov.
Dewdney.   The Gov. did not come.
Frank Lambert is renewing acquaintance with his old friends in Princeton
this week. Frank is the lucky owner of
one of the best properties in Summit
camp.
J. A. Fitzsimmons and Jack Cunningham came in from the Otter Flat coal
fields on Tuesday. They left for Vancouver via the Hope trail on Wednesday
morning.
Alex. Gordon, Dell King, Ed. Richard-^
son and   Ernest   Woodward had their
freighting teamslfTtOwn-yesterday loading lumber for the  Boston and  British
Columbia Mining Co. at Granite Creek.
Mr. Thos. Miller, a well-known real
estate and mining man of Greenwood, .
B. C, is in the city. He is paying his second visit to Princeton, having been here
about this time last year. Mr. Miller is
well-known as a keen speculator and has
long had an eye on the development of
Princeton and the surrounding mines.
A quiet wedding took place in the
Methodist parsonage at Vernon last week,
when "Jack" Neil, the popular proprietor of the Hotel Keremeos was united for
life to Mrs. Minnie Sproule of Fairview.
The Star sends Mr. and Mrs. Neil hearty
congratulations and wishes them a long
and happy voyage o'er lifes tempestuous
W. J. Bryan Beported Shot.
A late report via Fairview brings the
news that W. J. Bryan, the Democratic
candidate for President of the. United
States has been shot.   No particulars are
 a^THE   SIMILKAMEEN   STAR.
INTO MINERAL HILL
Work Will Start at Once on y
VERY
E. P. Wheeler, Mineral Hill's Mana- .
ger, Finds Rich Ledge After
Many Years. !
irotHiSe of equal
future.    Associa
fG DEMAND FOB COPPER. I
[and Greater by Far than the |
New General
Store
We carry a well assorted'stock of Clothing,  Gents'   Furnish-
GROCERIES
Try Our "HONDI CEYLON"  and RAM LAL'S
 Indian   Teas	
Just Received
Bridge St.
Renme & Bell
PRINCETON  LUflBER,
^HiNQLE and PLANING MILLS
;;§sMILKAB¥IEEN
BUTCHERING QO.
WHOLESALE and RETAIL
Dealers in Heats.
Orders Filled for any Point in the Similkameen Valley.
Cm Summers,
PRINCETON BRANCH. flanager.
ost the least money is wh;
people look for but seldoi
; Footwear ScHi
i||fif? obtain.  |
 FOR GOOD HONEST V
! BOOTS # AND ,* SHOES 1
i
[st a visit  to  the  Prospec- >M)
be made.     Wehave a large pg
that are'bound to please.
spectors Supply Store
That will Wear and Last a visit to the Prospectors Supply Store should be made. "W5§*have a large
assortment with Prices that are'bound'to please.
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 THE   SIMILKAMEEN   STAR.
pfPI
SURVEY COMPLETED
On the Keremeos - Princeton
Wagon Road.
HOPE SURVEY NEARLY COMPLETED*
Keremeos Road Now Ready for the
Contractor—Easy Grade Obtained
on Both Roads.
i
ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE
1
is***
Sfcatt
lost in getting to work as the seasoi
now well advanced and it will take c
iiderable hustle to do the work necessary I
to open the road for the winter traffic. |
Messrs. Fetherstonhaugh and Pari
the work by the end of next week.
At one time it looked as if the appropriation of #1500 would fall short of the
amount required for the work, but Mr.
Hislop has succeeded, by careful management and close calculation, in making
the sum granted complete the survey.
That the road is a most necessary one has
been amply pioved this summer by the
immense amount of traffic which has gone
over the trail. It has been the popular
route to and from the Similkameen
country for the past five months and is
still in constant use. The croakers who]
claimed the trail was only passable three
months in the year have been prevaricating prodigously, as during the past two
years the trail has been used thrpugh the
J. D. ANDERSON,
tTZSIMMONS.
J. P. CUNNINGHAM.
PETER GUNDERS
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 PEACE 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 buying at A. E. Howse's
Big Store
Investigate !
Some there are still guided by  the
old ruts and false ideas.     To these
we say earnestly  .'
turn   ELm
GENERa
investigate !
Howse,
'MTmERCHANT.
PRINCETON and NICOEA.
HI . Headquarters for all stage lines.
Mel Jicisti
J. H. JACK50N, Sole Proprietor.
■
PRINCETON 1
. -DINING ROOM UNDER PERSONAL SUPERVISION. M
ONEY THE FINEST BRANDS  OF EIQUORS AND M
CIGARS AT THE BAR FIRST-CEASS STABEE IN m
CONNECTION. jf
1 keep posted on the mining Pin
JpBTTatrons of the Hotel Jackson c
Development of the entire Similkam
vmmm^m
 THE   SIMILKAMEEN  STAR.
THE SIMILKAMEEN STAR
PRINCETON,  B. O.
THE PRINCETON   PUBLISHING CO.
bound to every person who has in
vested a dollar in your townsite, to
assist in the growth of the town, to
show public spiritedness and enter
prise in the management of its
affairs, to get out and'hustle for its
future and altogether to show
1 th
corn-
sure re]
ustoi
gin
us towns in the differ-
tions of the province
ilate the spirit of en
placed them in thi
UST OPEN L
PRINCETJ
of affairs in Princeton is largely
to your inability to handle the
fairs of a typical western town
ELECTION  COnnENT.
A Scotsman against an Irishman,
a Rossland man against a Nelson
man, a Grit against a Tory, a law-
efoi
—the
>retty
uld
ish to
;ch
ies of the
tie to choose as between
1 the result should reflect
ely the judgment of the
1 the records and poli-
wo parties.—Kootenain.
arpnse
I the past
identtow:
hbonng townsite,
nceton would have
it road to hoe.
ar there has been
wnsite agent in Prince-
lerous intending pui-
.1 estate, yes, and prob-
g settlers have  gone
rith a community suffering such disadvantage. When
a rival townsite sprang up you put
forth a spasmodic effort and started
to build a much needed bridge to
connect the town with Copper
mountain. When the rival, through
want of attention, withered away
and died, you fell back into the old
bly
themsel
stal
now existing.
Gentlemen,
illow me to tell you
that you cannot be founders of a
western city if you do not put your
shoulders to the wheel. You can
not expect to receive large sums for
real estate unless you do something
to make that real estate valuable.
You cannot expect assistance from
the government unless you can
show that you are first of all, assisting yourselves.     You  are  morally
The rank and file of the Liberal
party would not have Smith-Curtis
as their candidate, and they gave
the nomination to Big "Bill" Galli-
her of Nelson. The rank and file
of the Conservative party wculd not
have Charles H. Mcintosh as their
candidate, and they gave the nomination to A. H. MacNeill of Rossland. Both men are party men of
more than average independence.
Either would do honor to the constituency. Neither can be classed
as an enemy of the men who work
for "wages, The interests of the
men who work for wages are identical with those who carry on the
business enterprises of the constituency, and no good reason can be
given why the constituency should
be represented at Ottawa by a man
who is not sufficiently broad-minded
to look after the interests of all the
people.—Nelson Tribune.
IflPORTANT.
A Dominion general election is at hand. Every male
British subject, 21 years of
age, who has been in the Province six months, is entitled
to have his name enrolled on
the voters' list. Is your name
on the list? If not fill out a
registration form at once.
The last day for registration is October 20th and all
forms must leave Princeton
by the mail going out Sunday
Oct. 15th. Be sure you register.
!G. LALLAN
WHOLESALE
DEALERS IN
Boots and
** SHOES dr
? VANCOUVER, B. C. 3
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£    Try Our Own Mining Boot.    J
t It is just right. y
Blacksmithing
and
Horseshoeing
Shop on Harold Avenue.
PRINCETON, B. C
G. flurdoch
PP0SPCCI0P8
....STOP!
If you want to Outfit
cheaply and quickly,
do so at the	
KEREMEOS STORE
WM. HINE & Co.,
make money by buying
your outfit at the point
you start prospecting.
Mining Supplies
of Every
SMOKE
Tucketts
TOBACCOS, CIGARS  and
CIGARETTES.
'"phey are the Purest
j^ certainly the
Dest in the market.
Geo.LTucftett&sonco.
HAMILTON, ONT.
JOHN LOVE & CO.
DRUGGISTS AND
STATIONERS.
A full line of Drugs, Stationery,  Drug-
ists Sundries.
Presriptions^CarefuIIy.^ Compounded.
Orders by mail or stage promptly
L, S* DELEPLAINE
&CO* VANCOUVER, B. C.
Mining and Electric
*£ ^Machinery
Of Every   Description, also All
Kinds of Aerial Appliances and
Agents for  tramway»
JOHN W. PECK SCO.
Wholesale Clothing
 and	
Mens'  Furnishings.
VANCOUVER, B. C.
Correspondence Solicited from the Trade.  !
Careful   and   Prompt   Atention  to all
LETTER ORDERS.
Parkinson &
Fehersfonhauih
FAIRVIEW, B. C.
PRINCETON, B. C.
PROVINCIAL LAND SURVEYORS
CIVIL ENGINEER
and NOTARY PUBLIC.
Surveys on the Similkameen Promptly
Attended to.
W. J. WATERflAN, M. E
Examination, Development and Man- .
agement of Prospects, Claims
and Mines Undertaken.
P. O. Address, PRINCETON, B. C
J. CHARLES McINTOShL
BARRISTER, SOLICITOR
and;
 NOTARY PUBLIC	
PRINCETON, B. C
 JAMES HISLOP	
MINING AND CIVIL ENGINEEB
PROVTNCIAI, WND SURVEYOR. J
taSi
 THE   5IMILKAMEEN  STAR.
A SOUTHERN.OUTLET
Republic the Objective Point for
Several Railroads.
THREE COMPANIES PERFECTING PLANS
Many People Waiting for the Colville
Reservation to be Opened Up.
—Neighborly Notes.
ailroad boom is on says
ioneer,     The air is full of
eedif, out of these
insertions and pos-
id at least did not
ing a route foi
and Grand Fo
Forks.
The
land of Gr
ding this
-apidl
sibl
It is the plan of the Canadian syndicate
to come up the west side of the Curie
Trout creek, then survey west and c
in via the Tom Thumb and Mountain
Lion.   This company has yet no right-
way and no charter from the state
build a road, but they are making thi
plans just the same.
It is said that this company, which i.
a charter to build from Grand Forks to
Carson, and also to construct branches,
is working in hormony with Jim Hill;
that they propose to build to Cascade,
where the ^r?rlt N^-H'f" Mpfrw*. wiu
connect wi$h a branch from Marcus oi
Northport. A reliable Spokane railroad
man says this plan will be carried
and that, too, this winter.
Then there is the American Investment
company of Minneapolis, who are developing mining property at Curlew. That
company is also getting ready to build a
railroad from the bundary line to Curlew
thence to Republic. This company's
plans are not yet completed, but the
managers at Curlew say the company
mean business and has money to do the
paiyy recently or-
witETVarner Mill-
ganized in Republic
er, Major Leckie and others as trustees
and backers, is not idle. The officers are
at work on details—perfecting an organization and doing necessary detail work.
As soon as the details are matured sur
veying will commence. No matter wh al
other companies may do or what their
plans may be, the Republic company is
going to have a road of its own and it is
to connect "with the C. P. R. at Giand
Forks.
So the railroad problem is about to be
solved to the complete satisfaction of Republic. Connection by rail is on the
program, and strictly so.
A RACE FOR A HOME.
Many People Waiting for the Opening
of the Colville Reservation.
There will evidently be lively times
soon in the north half consequent upon
its opening to settlement, says the Kellei
Miner. Teams with families, furniture
and supplies are daily passing Keller
headed that way, and by the ioth of
October there will be land seekers there
insufficient number to take up every
available foot of agricultural land. Persons who have lived there for many years
and who are
the natural
tell us that t
idtha
srfully
oth(
They are of the opinion, hdw|
all, or nearly all, of the choice land has
been allotted to the Indians. But it may
be that the bench lands, or a portion of
them at least, may be found to possess
agricultural value heretofore unknown.
At one time a greater part of the wheat
producing land in Eastern Washington
and Eastern Oregon, now noted for its
wonderful fertility, was classed as barren
plains. If, however, these bench lands
in the north half should prove valueless
for agricultural purposes, there remains a
wide opening for those who wish to turn
to the mining industry.
! News of the Province
in clearing the land for the buildjftgs of
the Standard Pyritic Smelter qpmpany
Boundary Falls, says the Phoenix Pi
neer. Some 20 acres will be cleared.
The work is in charge of Sam Young,
who comes from the Northport smelter.
Andrew Laidlaw-the managing director
of the company, expects the plans for the
building to arrive in the course of the
next week. They are being prepared in
Denver. A practical smelter man will
also be sent up from Denver to superintend the construction of the buildings
and the installation of the machinery.
The pyritic smelter will have a guaranteed capacity of 200 tons daily, the machinery being built by the Denver Engineering Works company.
Col. Dudley, United States consul at
Vancouver, visited Grand Forks recently
for the purpose of obtaining a record of
the proceedings in the preliminary hearing of the case of Everett, an American
citizen, for highway robbery.    Everett
now serving a term at Kamloops.     He
renewing his efforts to obtain his release
on the ground of the alleged illegality of
of his surrender by an  American officer
to the Canadian authorities.     Everet
will be remembered, fled across the line
to Republic where he w^s arrested for
alleged offense committe'cl in the United
States.   He was never brought to trial
this charge, but instead it is alleged he
was hustled   across the boundary into
Canada, without the formality of extradition  proceedings.     The incident has
been the subject of communications
tween the Dominion and United States
Governments.
Probably /io individual took such
deep inlfciMt in the Transvaal war as
quite unassuming gentleman at present
in the city who registers R.E.L.Brown,
but who is more popularlyEfttrwn as
"Barbarian," says the Greenwood Times.
Mr. Brown is yet a young man but has
some-thrilling experiences to his credit
not the least of which was his mining
venture in the Transvaal. He "earned his
sotmuquet in the Coeurd'Alenes in 189:
when he published a lively little papei
^Mfd fV"* rlflr^"*""" Afterwards he
went to South Africa. There he became
famous because of his connectionn j
the Witfontein case in which Brown
secured a judgment of $1,812,000 against
Oom Paul's government. This amount
Oom Paul refused to pay and Mr. Br
was about to request the intervention of
the United States government to sei
payment of the claim when the war broke
out. He now has assurances from the
Colonial office that as soon as the war is
over his claim will be honored.
GRAND PACIFIC
• ...HOTEL....
HAML00P8, B. C.
The nearest hotel to the Railway Station. Headquarters for
all people coming from Nicola
and the Similkameen.
Good Rooms. Good Tabic
Good Liquors, Good Sta-
j* blingin Connection. J*
P. A. BARNHART, Prop.
fpencil &Dag
\ TINSMITHS
J PLUflBERS
I GUNSJTITHS
I      ...PUMP DRIVING DONE...
I
T  Our Camp  Stove is the Boss for
J Prospectors.
J Repair work of Every Descrip-
7 Hon.
Your
Watcl
Repairing
A full line of Watches and the
Latest Styles of Jewelery always
on hand.
W. J. KERR,
-K^Kamloops, B. C.
PRINCETON
ASSAY OFFICE.
 C. B. HARRIS
Assayer
and
Chemist*
Accurate results Guaranteed. Re
ports wil1 be returned on stage bring-
ing samples.
Correspondence Solicited.
Regarding    Mining   Properties  in   the
Similkameen District.
Properties   Carefully  Sampled and  Assayed.
l Granite       \
Creekmm       \
Hotel
MRS. JAMES, Proprietor.
This Hotel has always been ,
Famous For the Excellence 1
of its table. j
The nearest point to the <
richest Silver Lead mines j
in B. C, 'Summit City.'  ;
There is more gold in 1
Granite Creek than has \
yet been taken out. (
Stopping Point for
Princeton stages.
woodward's
I     ...HOTEL j
\    LOWER NICOLA,     f
1  The shortest route by 10 Miles to
1  Princeton from Spences Bridge is
Via Lower Nicola.     ,
The table is supplied   with pro-  1
duce from our own gardens. j
COMFORTABLE ROOMS.
{ Headquarters for Smith's Stage k
 THE   SIMILKAMEEN   STAR.
WAS NONE TO GOOD FOR HIM.   . him in his trip across the continent
Th     ' tt • 1'ttle  to v beintr told  P^*8 him to average   fifteen mile
fho   Private Brookintr traveled home M10Ur-   The motive power is a gasoline
the lu urv of a Pullman's oillows   en£Jne.so well hidden in the automobile
..   .,  . .     -i,-..!,!  i . '  that only an expert mechanic could find
icinselves very remiss in looking after A BIT OF HUMOR.
:ck, Brooking was magnanimously pre-
mted with $3.00 in money wherewith to
jiy his meals on the four or five days'
real, and just about the same time big,
bluff, jolly Harry Helmcken had stepped
said, as he   looked   knowingly at
gentleman across the table.
"All right," replied the other.
And he dealt him four kings, but bad
uting to the cam pa
declared he'd gladl
But I think
I—Philadel-
MOTEL
;1«»S..
A MECHANICAL MARVEL.
JONH NEIL.
Proprietor.
Stables  in Connetion.
to
Similkameen valley, jt
Well Furnished Rooms.
Bar and Dining Room
Service First-Class.
ice   We Gater Specially to
3nnt;       Mining Men
mi i       and Prospectors.
fp+p+p*
Hotel Princeton
JAMES WALLACE, Proprietor.
PRINCETON'S PIONEER
& *& HOTEL *£ <£
The Resort
For Prospectors and Mining Men.
First Class Dicing Room and Bar.
No .trouble to* talk to j
matters laid over fc
Chinese Question t
the day.
nests.     Political
Riveted Steel Pipe.
All size of Steal Water,Pipe for City aucj
AmSTRoSfG'&MORRISON,
Manufacturers H-s
; Machinery, Ore Cars, Ore
VANCOUVER, B. C
The James Robertson Co. Ltd.
VANCOUVER, B. C.
Manufacturers of Lead Pipe, Shot, Traps, White
 LEAD  PAINTS,   Etc	
Jobbers in Wrought, Cast or Steel Pipe   and Fittings, Metals  and Steam
Fittings.   Write for Quotations.
THE JAMES ROBERTSON CO., LTD,
L.S.DELEPLAINE|
j & CO.,  VANCOUVER, E. C. 1
AGENTS FOR LAFLIN & RAND
|POWDER AND MINE EXPLOSIVES.!
THE ONLY   EXPLOSIVE FOR IS
LAND CLEARING
ATLAS DYNAMITE OR GELETINE WILL DO 4 M
Times the work of ANY OTHER EXPLOSIVE. ■
ABSOLUTELY GUARANTEED. |J
|  Write For Catalogue and Further Information to ^Jj
108 Holland Block, Vancouver, B.C §
nipeg and VANCOUVER.
Princeton Meat Market \
WARDLE  & THOMAS >
Orders for Mining Camps promptly attended   to |
and delivered. S
S. A. HARTMAN
ROSSLAND, B. C.
MINING 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 Similkameen
country. If you have a good claim with a fine showing we will find
you a buyer.    We cordially invite your correspondence.
Respectfully, a
Office: 43 Columbia Ave. S. A. HARTMAN.
't«
 THE   SIMILKAMEEN  STAR.
Personal riention.
illy Knight is busy completing his
ience. Some of his friends tried to
luade him that the building was out
lumb, but Billy says if it is "a little
nothii
ohurt
Judge Mel
appeal
In is rather dull at present, he
ting his palatial suite of offices
rs of the rainbow.    Incident-
i The proprietor of the Hotel Jackson is
f building a comfortable stable in the rear
> of the hotel. The stable when completed
I will furnish accomodation for six horses
( and will be furnished with all the modern
\ improvements.      "Dad"   Irwin   is  the
\      Road For,
the |
last fall. Several slides
which if not attended to
:ost quite a little money
the season.    When the
The citizens of Princeton were certain
a circus had struck town the other afternoon, but on examination found it was
Hamiltonians in the new two wheeled
English driving cart he has just built.
Charley and the Judge had a narrow
escape near the Star office, owing to the
box seat breaking, both occupants being
thrown to the ground from their high
CANADIAN
PACIFIC
"Imperial
Limited"
DA«|Y TOURIST CARS
ST. PAUL
TUESDAY and SATURDAY.
TORONTO
WEDNESDAY
Montreal and Boston.
Trains pass Spences Bridge as follows:
5:51 IMPERIAL LIMITED 20:16
to: 45 KAMLOOPS   LOCAL 17:4
E. J. BOYLE, W. MAXWELL,
A. G. P. A. AGENT
VANCOUVER, B.C. Spences Bridge
Canadian Pacific
Navigation CO.
Time   Table   No.   51
SOUND ROUTE.
Passenger Agent.
Palace Livery
# STABLES &
KEREMEOS, B. C.
DJINNIS,Prop.
Saddle Horses to All Points in the Similkameen District.
Travellers from the Boundary
District can secure horses
through to Princeton.
Run in Connection with Keremeos Hotel
CLAIMS STAGE
UNE
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 7 a. m.
Carry flail and   Express.
*D
The Sunset Copper lining Co
Owning and Operating
The SUNSET Minem
On Copper Mountain, Similkameen Mining District.
Everyone 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
nine. It is an investment! No Speculation ! Ore
enough in sight to return ioo per cent, on amount
invested.   BUY TODAY before advance in price.
APPLY TO
Rm Am BROWNm
President and Gen'l Manager
Sunset Shares Will Make You Rich.
PRINCETON or Grand Fonts.
i
 THE   SIMILKAMEEN  STAR.
THE VEilUON FillS MINING
AND DEVELOPMENT COm9 Ltd.
OWNERS OF THE TOWNSITE OF
PRINCETON
...Lots for Sale...
BEAUTIFULLY SITUATED at the Forks of the Similkameen and Tulameen Rivers. The business centre for the
following mining camps:- Copper Mi, Kennedy Mt, Friday, Boulder, Granite and 20 Mile Creeks, Summit,
Roche River, Upper Tulameen and Aspen Grove*
Splendid Climate and Pure wafer
Enormous Agricultural Area to Drawfroi
Government Headquarters for Similkameen District
^=^==^^^^ Prices of Lots*^^^**^^^^
From $2.00 i© $10. per iron) fool,
*£ & *&    Size of Lots 50 x 100 Feet and 33 x 100 Feet*    *£ ** &
Send for map to
W. J. WATERMAN,
Resident Manager V. F. M. & D. Co.