I HlLKAMEn Published in the Interest of Princeton and Similkameen District. PRINCETON, B. C.( SATURDAY, NOV., 3rd, 1900. $2.00 Per Year ON ALL-HALLOWE'EN I The good old English holiday ■ All-Hallowe'en or what is familiar ly known as Hallowe'en night was befittingly celebrated by the younger generation of Princeton on Wednesday evening. This is the night when the Goblins are let loose and fairly out do themselves in their in- deavor to turn the world upside down. On Allhallowmas morning evidences were on every hand that they had not been remiss in their I duties on this occasion, and signs, buildings, plows, chimneys, key holes, and etc. had been in a heap ' of trouble. From what we could learn several parties were out, and that while one party was hunting up new victims, others were in the act of causing defective ventilation in the formers stove pipes, etc. While some of the pranks may perhaps have caused a little inconvenience we hardly think anyone begrudges the sport which the participants derived from their labors. We are of a too mature age to take a hand in the fun ourselves^ but we can surely condone any offense which caused us inconvenience, as we can remember the time in our younger days when we could originate unaccountable pranks as well as the next one. Some of these antics afford excellent object lessons, as they are in many instances simply expressions of public sentiment and he who cries out against it, only shows a weakness of brain. TENDERS FOR BRIDGE.fN In this issue we publish tenders for the Howe truss span across the Similkameen river by the townsite company. Mr. Stevenson, road supervisor passed on the sub-structure of the bridge the first of the week, and as soon as the contract is let, work will be commence and hurried to completion. Too much energy cannot be displayed in securing an avenue to Copper mountain mines, so that by the time the Keremoes road is finished, miners can bring in what machinery they want, as early in the spring as possible. A Productive Country. Mining and prospecting has taken up the time and minds of so many of our citizens that one of our most important industries we have has been somewhat overlooked the past. We have reference to our farming industry. In the way of hay, grain, and garden products we need not take a back seat for no one. It is surprising what some of these farms can grow when properly cultivated in the way of garden truck and small fruits. One of these ranches which was taken up late this spring raised some of the finest potatoes we have seen anywhere right off from the sod. Our neighbors up north at Ashcroft profess to be world beaters in tubers, but we doubt very much if they can show any better ones than those raised right around here this season. weeks past hunting along Five- J Mile, and news comes to town that they had bagged three large cougar: besides other game. Mr. S. Neav who accompanied Mr. Slater from England, and Mr. Barr Hall were outfitting here yesterday preparatory to joining him in the sport. From the stock of provisions they were laying in they evidently intend to make quite a stay, and spend some time in the Ashnola country hunting big-horn. Personal flention. An Example of Ignorance. One would think that a place sit uated so close to Vancouver a Princeton is would be well known to every wholesaler in that city and that there would be no necessity for specific direction when ordering goods, but such is not the case. Recently our government agent ordered some stationery supplies an< i had been wondering why they did not come, when he received a notice from the C. P. R. station agent at Midway, that they were there a waiting his orders. When will the coast people begin to study their near vicinity, instead of running off to the north pole for trade. . Mr. Hunter, to secure the goods, will be compelled to have them sent some 500 miles to Spence's Bridge, where they ought to have been sent in the first place. And Princeton is not the only town in .south B. C. which have had this trouble. PfC Slew the Cougars. A. B. Slater, of London, Eng., who came out to hunt big gam*!, is having a right royal good time at the head of Five-Mile. He, in company with Mr. Luke Gibson as guide have been for a couple of | Road Building. /<* &(>- Work on this much needed thoro fare has now commenced in earnest and it is to be hoped the weather will continue to be clear so that a good share of the shovel and pick work can be done before cold weath er sets in. The rock work can be continued on through the winter, and if properly managed very little work will be left to finish up in the spring. There are now 30 men on this end of the road from 20-Mile, and they are divided into two gangs, under the superintendency of Messrs. Goldsbury and BrAmley. Some considerable delay was caused by not being able to secure tools which makes it impossible to puton as many men as would be desired Similkameen City. Mr^-Frank Bailey, who is interestedm the Similkameen City townsite, was in Princeton this week on business. He is very enthusiastic over the future of Hedley camp and his townsite, and expects to see things boom as soon as the new wagon road is built. W. Bailey has published quite complete map of all the country around~5o-Mileincluding a pamph let describing the~re5DiKses__of-the Similkameen country. The book and map contains some valuable information and are well worth the price, which is two dollars. Copies can be obtained at the Star office. Mr. Wells, Commissioner of Lands and Works, has inspected the site for a new bridge across the Thomson river near Kamloops, and has' examined the piles for the same. Tenders will be called for, for the immediate construction of | the bridge. James Anderson, of the Star, made a trip to Kamloops this week. Ernest Waterman expects to start to California for the winter on tomorrow's stage. Mr. Lawrence, commenced work on the rock foundation under the Hotel Princeton on Friday. Sam Pierce has been making a road to connect with the one leading up from Charley Asp's place this week. Considerable work has been done on the One-Mile road, bridges being built and the grades changed in many places. Dave Day, was renewing his acquaintance with the "case," on the Star a few days this week, in the absence of the proprietor. Mr. Penaluna, after having spent some days in the Aspen Grove mining district examining the various properties there, is well pleased with the showings and thinks the district has a very bright future. W. B. Kennedy, who spent a portion of the summer in Princeton, is now temporary editor of the Kamloops Sentinel. F. J. Dean having gone to the coast to arrange about the Chinese commission of which he is secretary. The turkey shoot last Sunday passed off very successful and was enjoyed by all those who participated. The successful ones were : E. Waterman, secured four birds; J. Jamieson, three; Barr Hall, one; Chas. Richter, one; D. M. French, A petition was being circulated this week praying for the change- ing of the line of survey oh the Keremoes road near 20-Mile creek. We are not conversant with the merits or demerits of the question but anything which adds to the cost of the road without benefiting the public should be inquired into. TENDERS WANTED. Tenders will be received for the' strnction of a Howe Truss bridge 120 feet in length across the Similkameen river at Princeton. These wilPBe- received up to November 17th. Lowest or any tenders not necessarily accepted. Plans and specifications may be seen at the office of the Vermilion Forks Mining and Development Company, Ltd. Tenders will be received for the supply of bridge material, lumber, hewn or whip-sawed timbers and iror, for tie above bridge. Plans of specincations as VV. J. WaTBRMAN, Mgr. V. F.iJD.'Cqj:j|i THE SIMILKAMEEN STAR. with a edo river, which empties into the Thompson river near Spence's Bridge station, on the C. P. R. main line, and about 180 miles from Vancouver. The following are the hnnnrliirig.) OjC lJl' r.iinill«nn»i»»i " mining; division as readjusted by the De- during 1899 : at present', the location for base possessed very little value, but Mr. j had so much faith in the Sunsc was so sanguine that the district would have a future, that he kept the lj alive, and a few years back he organized the Sunset Copper Company, and sold the property to that corporation, retaining for himself a large.interest. The following description of the Similkameen district, or rather that portion of it whicn has recently been visited by the writer, will include the mineral zones occurring from Lower Nicola, located Lake, milkameen river; thence northerly along height of land separating the drainage area of Skagit and Coquhalla prospects promised the present time only a lount of work has been efficient to warrant an ex- the pr< ed ing in below this point to a point of land where such height of land is intersected by international boundary; thence west along such international boundary to point of commencement." Nicola river on the north, and the tribu- on the south, the altitude is .V500 ft.; town in the division, the altitude is about 2,200 ft; at the summit of Copper mountain, on which has been done the most extensive development work, the altitude is 4,000 ft. The history of the division is most in teresting, because it is the only district in British Columbia which has produced k£A Discoveries of placer gold were first made on the Toulameen river and Granite 'ttf creek, one of its tributaries, several years i%* back and after the Cariboo district had been worked. For several years no attention was paid to this mining district, except as a producer of placer gold and platinum. In 1884 a man named Jamie- son discovered copper ore float on the summit of Copper mountain while* on a hunting expedition. Through the information he imparted to R. A. Brown, at present at Grand Forks, and better known as "Volcanic Brown," the Sunset mineral claim was made. As the district was more inaccessable at that time than Ten-Mile creek, Mammet Lake, Si wash and "MTTHcraaliOr-tug laUefeinptying into the Nicola river at the town of Nicola Lake. The country surrounding these points is an ideal one for the prospector, because it is easily accessible to pack or saddle horses, while the feed on the range is amply sufficient to support a large number of horses and cattle. Passing from Nicola Lake over the summit, one travels through a section which for about 20 miles is probably barren of minerals, but_near the head_of Otter valley several mineral locationsTjiave been rnarle during the past two years, the most prominent of these being the-Bjg These chain of of a comparatively low altitude, which forms a portion of the range along the southern side of Otter creek and the northeastern side of the Tulameen river, and extends from the head of Otter valley to the forks of the Tulameen and Similkameen. An old trail cnt some years back permits the prospector to explore this range. On the opposite side of Otter valley another low chain of mountains extends, which are traversed by the Tulameen river and its tributaries above the mouth of Otter creek, and from ^^tp 40 miles southwesterly from the hegcl {of Otter valley. In this chain of mountains several camps, each one comprising several mineral locations, have been prospected during the past two years and especially during the past season. These are__£o.ul- der creek, Tulameen Summit. Kelly creek and Otter Flat. The last mentioned has been principally prospected for coal, a seam of which is reported to have been discovered. The measures in which this seam occurs lie westerly from the Tulameen river; the full extent o the field is not yet known, but one. syn| dicate has during the past summer loca ted claims 6 miles in length and report i seam of coal jQ^t^in thickness, analysis of which show volatile matter 37.2 ; fixed carbon and ash combined, 62.8; ash,' 4. this coal is reported as possessing good steam qualities and adaptable for coki In the vicinity of this coal-field extensive iron ore have been discovered ; the by the Geo- a yielded^} alysis of a specimen mac graphical survey of Cai ind of course, the work pei of quite limited extent. PRINCETON SSAY OFFICE. "jfl C. B. HAEEIS Assayer and Chemist* Accurate results Guaranteed. Re ports wil1 be returned on stage bringing samples. jyM orresoondence Solicited. '$11 Regarding Mining Properties in the Slmllhameen District. Properties artfully Sampled and Assayed. yA^'i^WWWS <\<a*a<%<a<a<%<a<%<a<%<a<a PP+P++P+P++A* I Princeton Meat Market \ J WARDLE & THOMAS > > Orders for Mining Camps promptly attended to ; I and delivered. ! Footwear That will Last and at the same time cost the least money is what most people look for but seldom obtain. FOR GOOD HONEST VALUE IN I BOOTS # AND # SHOES That will Wear and Last a visit to the Prospectors Supply Store should be made. We have a large assortment with Prices that are bound to please. '. E. THOMAS, Prop. Prospectors Supply Store ifcMMISSSiMSMilMl gIMILKAMEEN BUTCHERING QO. WHOLESALE and RETAIL Dealers in Heats. Orders Filled for any Point in the Similkameen Valley. Cm Summers, PRINCETON BRANCH. manager. 'TRDAX' PATENT AUTOMATIC ORE CAR We are the Sole Manufacturers for Canada of the "TRUAX" which is the best Ore Car in the World. f*HE a back an. door does :ver in the dofthecaris ad, affording t ing the door gradually. The door does not com- : angle of twelve degrees. By the aid of the auto IALLY dumped, we are enabled to set trucks •t dump than the ordinary car, and distributing P.O. BOX 5:. TEL. 250. VANCOUVER, B. C. ARHSTRONQ & MORRISON, IRON AND STEEL WORKS. 01 ■ -mr.,;...' -VltJBS:^- U^l Wf'^1 /Itv? THE SIMILKAMEEN STAR. A FAVORED COUNTRY II From the Tulameen Summit specimens of galena ore carrying very fair values, have been brought in by prospectors very frequently during the past season. So far as concerns Kelley creek, prospectors had at the time of the writer's visit, just commenced making exploitation in that section. In fact the district directly butary to Otter Flat has not even been scratched over by prospectors, Although quite a large number have been working during the past season. Proceeding southeasterly from Otter Flat towards Princeton the traveler passes the old placer camp at the mouth of Granite creek, where today stands the remains of what must have been a very prosperous placer mining camp. Tw° hydi companies installed plants tor working the creek after the placer miners had worked out their claims. Near Granite creek the traveler enters the range of mountains which extends from Otter valley to the Similkameen river. The predominant country rock is a felsite, with numerons dykes ofothe. ingenious rtcks, often having scEistose structure occuring as intrusions. Brown rust stains, produced from the oxidizing of'the iron in these ingenious rocks, is a marked feature, especially in the vicinity of the mouth of Granite creek and from there down the Tulameen river, for 2 or 3 miles. From the surface indications /this would appear to be a good field to /prospect for low-grade gold-bearing ores (of a tree milling character. The principal town or camp in the Similkameen district is Princeton, located at the junction of the Similkameen and Tulameen rivers. The topography of the immediate surrounding country is rolling rather than mountaneous, but within a few miles southwest mountains ascend to an altitude of from 800 to 2,000 ft. above the river valleys. The rocks in the immediate vicinity of Princeton are • sandstones, slates and shales in which 1 oflig- i thickness. In tie bank occur coal of tne simiiicameen^ opposite Princeton, a coal seam about 6 ft. in thickness has been opened with a_jtunnel of about iod feet ip length. This seam has a good slate rf»of and sandstone floor ; the djp is quite fiat fr? *hp Rn"thi t>ut *s the seatu occurs at the top of a local anticlinal fold it dips als oat about 30 degrees toward both the east and west. At the outcrop this lignite was of poor quality, but as the tunnel was run in the quality became much better,as is shown by the following analyses of samples made by the'Vermilion Forks Mining & Development Co., the owners of a considerable area: eMat 39 36 7.0 34-5 50-5 Copper mountain has been the thoroughly prospected section in the district, and is located 12 miles south of Princeton. The Similkameen river flows along the western base of the mountain and separates it from Kennedy mountain. On the eastern side flows Wolf creek, a tributary of the Similkameen. During the past two years | this mountain has been very thoroughly prospected, with havelEeen stakSa^atm in tact/ th< a-ea from the Similkameen river on one side fb and across Wolf creek on the othei side, has been located as mineral claims. Recently Kennedy mountain on the opposite side of the Similkameen, as well as Friday creek and Roach river, Tributaries emptying in some consider- a 1: di t n e above Copper mountain proper, have also been prospected to a considerable extent. The geological conditions of Copper mountain indicate that KfiA r»f an fpormouB dyke of ingenious rock, apparently diarite, Which has its trend nortnwesteily, iJHd is flanked on the northern side by IffiitlffiocaUy' termed porphyry, and qn^fHir"*eastern side by granije. The developir/ent work on therSunsetmine has^een of more extent than on any other claim. It consists of 200 ft. of an encline shaft, sunk at 57 degree angle towards the northeast, and about 80 ft. of cross-cut from 150 ft. level, driven through practically the same ground" as was proven by the inili|ir jjjuft,—WU attempt at drifting along the strike of ore body has been made. The conditions expose by this work shows no walls, except at the bottom of the incline^ shaft, where the contact between the felsite and diorite was encountered. The entire mass of diorite is mineralizejath Kfiywlre an3 some chal-l copyntei the cnalcopyrite usually occurring along the cleavage planes and the bornite has splotches and particles disseminated through the diorite. The following analyses of samples taken from the dumps of the Sunset and adjoining claims, which the writer was furnished by a reliable authority, will indicate the character of the ore which occurs on Copper mountain: Per Per Per Silica 42.5 75.00 66;oii Iron 12.5 0.36 5.84 Alumina 15.5 1.35 3.76 Lime ,.... 3.5 8.50 10.50 Sulphur „ 6.0 2.78 520 Magnetia 55 1-5° 8.00 Copper 10.5 400 8.90 Adjoining the Sunset claim of the west is the Sunrise. On this a vertical shaft cut started from the bottom towards the Sunset workings. This location is about 100 ft. lower than the Sunset ' The has the same characteristics, except that much less bornite occurs, and the chalco- pyrite is distributed veryevenly tnrough the diorite gahgue. Between the Sunset and the Sunrise shafts there is a distance of about 400 ft. and on the surface at intervals outcroppings occur, which indicate the occurance of ore below them of the same character as that exposed in the workings. As the incline shaft on the Sunset was sunk at an angle of 57 deg. toward the northeast and the cross-cuts on the Sunset and Sunrise are continued the ground between the two locations will be proven and the thickness of the mineralized zone determined. The locations along the trend of the mountain on which the most development has been done are the Helen H. Gardner, adjoining the Sunset on the southeast; the Oriole, in the same direction, and the Copper Farm, Vancouver and Triangle fraction to the northwest The last named is apparently at the contact be- ficienfc-woik hay hbt been performed on it to determine any material facts as to its future possibilities. . Other promising prospect? in the vicinity of Copper mountain are the Lost Horse, Virginia and Olympia, on Wolf creek ; Jubilee, about 3 miles in a southerly direction from the Sunset and at about 500 ft. higher altitude ; the Copper Reef and Copper Bench, on the northwestern flank of the mountain, with their western boundary lines extending almost to the Similkameen river. On the Kennedy mountan side-the principal locations are: Magnetic, Brooklyn, Princeton, Loraine and Red Buck. On all of these assessment work only has been done up to tnti present time, but the ore on the dumps and that exposed in the workings warrant the opinion that Kennedy mountain shows promising possibilities. The water power which can be developed along the Similkameen river, and ospecially the one which has already been developed'by the Anglo-American Co., for the purpose of hydraulicing,"will certainly prove of great value ^in the development cf the mineral resources in the surrounding mountains, because, owing to the scarcgity of water on jbx—sum- tnits, machinery driven by electrig^>ow- er^w4i4jave to be employed in Ihe mine workings for hoisting, etc. The Simil- of either Chopper or Kennedy consequently any idea' of is ojjfc-o£_qiiestion. Srrlall mountain streams and some springs will furnish a limited supply for domestic purposes. There is an abugdatifieof goodtimher. One of the most attrattrve"" features to both the prospector and mining operator where in this district. Ampl&ijeed grows on all the mountains. The only drawback to the district is the fact that the deposit of mnraitip frornthp^lflpial per- iodis"enormQUS and con&uueiuiy—outcroppings and country rock exposed by nature are not as plentiful as in other mining districts of the province, but, on the other hand, the natural resources of district, which include besides copper- gold ores and galena, coal, iron ore, limestone, agricultural land, ranges and very desirable climate, commend this district especially to attention. Store. PRINCETON ABO BIOOLA LAKE A. E. HOWSE, GENERAL MERCHANT Soto Amenta for static XbVtn$}kw$MW COMPLETE STOCK OF PROSPECTORS hand. HARDWARE, Etc BUILDING Material.... ROUGH AND DRESSED LUMBER SHINGLES BRICK, ETC. BUILDER'S HARDWARE fUflu dtiur tViLfid- JU-uT djubstinob A Hotel Jackson J. H. JACKSN, Sole Proprietor. PRINCFTON, B. C. DINING ROOM UNDER PERSONAL SUPERVISION. ONLY THE FINEST BRANDS OF LIQUORS AND CIGARS AT THE BAR FIRST-CLASS STABLE IN CONNECTION. ^HTPatrons of the Hotel Jackson can keep posted o Development of the entire Similkameen. the mining A/W*^vrrJ& THE SIMILKAMEEN STAR. NOVEMBER SO MOJTHt WC Th sr sat 19 0 0. T 11 5|6" 1213 y J4 1 y 15 22 29 2 9: 16 23 30 3 10 17 24 18 |25 1920 26|27 21 28 Qo to the OF or Fine Job Prin ting THE SIMILKAMEEN STAR JREWERS" VIEWS. F* for th column of this issue report of the Simil- Engineering and Mining Journal of New York, by W. H. Brewer their traveling correspondent. The good that will come from this thorough report of the district can hardly be over estimated, as it will undoubtedly bring the name "Similkameen," which is fast becoming famous, before the eyes of many an individual interested mining who has never heard the name, It fore and krews nothing ofl the vast amount of wealth about us that is only awaiting to be develop ed. The demand for copper at the present time is undoubtedly the cause of so much inquiry into the merits of different mining sections all over the northwest. The Similkameen has received as much attention this season as could be expected under the difficulties one has at present, to go through with to get into it. The outlook ahead far from discouraging and with the Keremeos road built, next season will see a greatly increased interest in this part of the country from the outside. We are at present as one man rightly said, "Bottled up," anc until the cork is pulled we cannot expect th'at interest to be manifested in our propositions which woulc be if we were iu close communication with the outside world. No one doubts that we have the' making of a great mining district, but the trouble is how to get into the bottle as well as to get out of it. So Mr. Roadmen hurry up anc "pull the cork." ting very stormy.. It is amusing ing to note the various attempts on the part of different papers on both sides of the "line" to "size" up the situation. Each has its opinion and its source of information from \vl it is positive victory for the side which they are on. As our point of vantage is rather blurred by distance, we prefer to hold our opinion as to the outcome. But one thing is certain, that with the material we have in the field to represent from the Yale-Cariboo-Kootenay are pretty evenly balanced, and it noticeable that very little criticism of a personal nature is mado in the present battle. This will bring the question down on purely party lines and makes the outcome extremely hard to guess. An exchange has it about right when it says:— 'The people must decide. When the speeches are all over and the froth is off the cup, the issue is in in their hands. They are the sov ereign power and if the facts of his tory go for anything, in the long run they, are about right. No one can drive or coerce them. The bs lot is secret. They are their ov masters at the polls and the verdict can be left in their hands, without a fear and without a regret. A few days more and the story will be told; the defeated candidates will go back into private life,, while the victor will continue on, or step into, the duties of making and unmaking laws for the people. THE POLITICAL SITUATION. While we can scarce hear the rumbling of the political battle which is being fought in our own dominion and the country to the south, to all appearances it is get- DID'NT HAVE RED PAINT. Our Bro. Sir Knight of the Quill on the Midway Advance appoli- gizes for his lack of courtesy to the C.P.R. officials on the advent of the first train into their town and gives its reasons. We can sympathise with our Bro. and will take the tip and secure enough red ink to last two or three years. We don't doubt but what we can use it all up in that time as we expect to see more than one railroad in here by that period. "We feel it our duty to apologize to the C. P. R. Company for not getting out a red ink edition in honor of the first daily train to Midway, as did a number of Boundary papers when a similar event occurred over a year ogb. It is not intended as an act of discourtesy on our part in doing so for our intentions were of the best. At the time the other papers were indulging in war paint we purchased a large supply of the highest grade ink that credit would buy, fully intending to celebrate the event by getting out one of the gaudiest little sheets ever published west of the red ink belt, but we have been using a little of it from time to time during the past year, trying to lend color, tp. the C.P.R. Company's promises to*nui daily trains to Midway, until the real thing took place we found our ""supply entirely 'exhausted. We trust that this explanation will be all that is necessary, especially to the higher officials, whose promises when assayed do not run sufficiently high to jus- Note and Comment! To be well informed, take a paper. Even a paper of pins will give you a point. 1 There's nothing much in a shirt waist when a man wears it, but when a [girl wears it—well, there' the girl. A United States circuit judge has forbidden the street-car men of Little Rock, Ark., to wear union badges. In the language of the street, "Don't that jar you ?" JOHN LOVE £ CO. DRUGGISTS AND STATIONERS. The Montreal Herald regards it as a sheer waste of good money to buy a balloon with which Abruzzi may kill himself in trying to drift to the north pole. Strychnine, revolver bullet, or a plunge in t! water would probably produce the same result and be much less -. Mr. Chris Foley, the Labor < jjidate in Yale-Cariboo, is a son ofl the late Michael Harrison Foley well remembered by the older Canadian . politicians as a brilliant and eloquent Irish-Catholic member of | the parliament of old Canada, and a member of the Brown-Dorion anc Sandfield-Macdonald governments of pre-confederation days. ....STOP! If you want to Outfit cheaply and quickly, do so at the KEREMEOS STORE WM. HINE & Co., You can save time 'and make money by buying your outfit at the point you start prospecting. Mining Supplies of Every LINDLEY & FOSTER, TAXIDERMISTS & FURRIERS Presriptions ^Carefullyjp 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 Ageitslor tr»mw«y FRASER, CHAMBER & CO., CHICAGO, U. S. B.P. ALUS CO., Ltd., Huwadxee, Wis.' JOHN W. PECK SCO. Wholesale Clothing and 1— 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. Surveys on the Similkameen Promptly Attended to. PRINCETON & FAIRVIEW, B. C. W. J. WATERMAN, M. E Examination, Development and Management of Prospects, Claims and Mines Undertaken. P. O. Address, PRINCETON, B. C J. CHARLES McINTOSH, BARRISTER, SOLICITOR and; NOTARY PUBLIC PRINCETON, B. C ... JAMES HISLOP MUSING AND CIVIL ENGINEER PROVINCIAL LAND S 11 = k.-.■;-■-.'+■•■• w^^^mim^ THE SIMILKAMEEN STAR. **"* r - left/as the first to Granite Our friend R. E. Morse lefLns of the week on ybusinessjjtp to and from all «vS**-,,'RarflpJi< will be there for soin/mne. ffia^two comrades H. E. D. and T. U. ^kee who accdmpan- The :ctt< jp jp i that a young Princetonite lolate one night recently t know at what hour he He according reached out for the sil backed hand- mirror which his best had made hin 1 a present of, which lay the table besi le his bed. Instead he recognizing h s mistake he took the bi up and gazed ll the bristles for a momc Then he felt c n the silver back and t at the bristh s. "Good heavens," murmured at last, "but I need a shave j* jp The head q nil pusher and holder the exchequer on this brilliantly ligh lamp of inforn nation made a raeotorlc this week, an 1 lighted plunk in the mi of that gaily a Uo-ted colony of provin shirt waist friends to cover up their loveliness ",with heavy, cumbersome and unsightly coats. Let them provide them- ith affect, or, better still, let them throw around their shoulders the enticing fluffy fascinator, with that degree of coquet- tishnessthat would immediately disarm all hostile criticism. It is our belief that cinator"would be too sweet for anything, and if he*could wear a pretty bow or a becoming rose in his hair he would be "simply grand," Then let us not dis- pair. Time will a avenge us. jp jp Questions and Suggestions: Did you feel a shooting 'pane' on Hallow'en night? From all "reports" we had a very fine turkey shoot last Sunday. There are some so unkind as to say that there was more "report" than turkey. If the Star sign had been turned around why would it have made the office unfair? :des was left to the tender mercies of his Satanic Majesty, who left his station among the ink pots in the regions below to take observations, eat 'pi' and grow 'phat.' In his observations he has been compelled to note some very unssemingly actions on the part of the feminine portion of the town, and from those who should be a shinning example to the professional and business representatives of the city. But the redeeming feature is the, strength of character displayed; indeed, it is one . which if properly cultivated, will not only cause meotoric movements of the Stars, buildings, signs, doors, but will make our delinquent fathers, who liveth in their castle on the hill, to shed tears of anguish for their sins of omission and induce him to renew their vows before the altar of our most lenient provincial rulers, and harken to the pleadings of their most unfortunate and long suffering servants. j* j* It is suggested that the young bachelors of Princeton form a Laddies Aid and Protective Society. We all need aid and from all appearances on Hallow'een night we need protection. We have some good material, and for neat house keeping and fancy cooking they simply put the fair sex to shame. As the long winter months are coming on it would be a good scheme ' to get together and exchange notes on cooking and the latest fashions. Being so far away from Gotham and Lon'un we are not quite up to 'snuff in knickers and shirt waists and if we desire to 'up- to-date we should investigate. Of course men's shirt-waists are a rather new wearing apparrel, but we should remember that only a few years ago the man in puffed knicker-bockers was even banished from a second rate restaurant, so inflexible is the law of custom. Now we th nk there is nothing that would nearly approach feminine loveliness as a nice little man with rosy cheeks and attactive locks in a pink shirt waist and duck trousers. Of, course, for the present, we must expect that prejudiced and uncultivated hotel proprietors will make the usual re mould i -Rats. Is the report true that we have only ■gobbler' left in town, and that he arly on Hallow'en night? own,like to play "old maid" so well? Has Billy Knights left handed piccolo edii nyel Where are school ma'ams supposed to be on Hallo night? Where was the Allison and the Princeton school houses when the cyclone struck them ? And where was you ? Is Farmer Harris's sauer kraut so strong that it has become a somnambulist ? As a rule the person who says he has no choice about the spring chicken never looks thoroughly satisfied with the piece Palace Livery A STABLES ^ KIREMEOS, B. C. DJINNIS,Prop. Saddle He .ses to All Points in the Similkameen District. Travellers from the Boundary District can secure horses through to Princeton. Run in Connection with Keremeos Hotel SMOKE Tucketts TOBACCOS, CIGARS and CIGARETTES. TThey are the Purest SU certainly the Dest in the market. Geo.tTuche.t&sonco. HAMILTON, ONT. 1 Hotel Princeton JAMES WALLACE, Proprietor. PRINCETON'S PIONEER I • «* ^ HOTEL ** <& The Resort For Prospectors and Mining Men. First Class Dining Room and Bar. No trouble to talk to guests. Political matters laid over for the present. The Chinese Question the Important topic of the day. Mongolian Sympathisers Excluded. m ILS.DELEPLAINE 1 & CO., VANCOUVER, B. C. \ M AGENTS FOR LAFLIN & RAND If 1 POWDER AND MINE EXPLOSIVES.! II THE ONLY EXPLOSIVE FOR II I LAND CLEARING 1 It ATLAS DYNAMITE OR GELETINE WILL DO 4 if B Times the work of ANY OTHER EXPLOSIVE, i U ABSOLUTELY GUARANTEED. f§ H) Write For Catalogue and Further Information to M 108 Holland Block, Vancouver, B.C 1 lile k | wmiirfs 1 i I LOWER NICOLA. Iff Granite (1 CreekBB , m Hotel MRS. JAMES, Proprietor. P The shortest route by 10 Miles to \ | a Princeton from Spences Bridge is ? | $ Via Lower Nicola. h i V The table is supplied with pro- J V duce from our own gardens. J ' P COMFORTABLE ROOMS. i 1 1 i i i i I I m This Hotel has always been\-^- Famous For the Excellence \* of its table. J The nearest point to the • richest Silver Lead mines J in B. C, 'Summit City.' h There is more gold in f Granite Creek than has J yet been taken out. ^ I Stopping Point for h { Headquarters for Smith's Stage 5 » Princeton stages THE SIMILKAMEEN STAR. Farm and Range* U* VrjREBEED LIVE STOCK. E. Bollock-Webster Makes Some Interesting Remarks on the Subject, conversation with E. Bullock-Web- f Kc said: a the country was awaken; jortance of the subject. And o be seen today in the wi i'ed condition of the fa purchai ■ tarip. Kn&wi to, I found eve selecting the st ting together some of the best families in the province, four oT which he^oi^r to'tlie famous Isabella st. aw. It was rather late in th« season when I went East last year, most of the suitable animals having been picked up by buyers from the Western State.'. '.'I intend spending the winter in England and expect to be back in Toronto about March next, which will be jus time to buy yearling. I shall bring car of stock home with me, \wi in event oFmy gefttrrg—sufficient orders, would make up a second, I do not care what kind of stock is wanted, including poultry, pigs or sheep, provided it is pure bred, nor do I expect to do more than cover expenses, since I realize that each addition* to the improved stock <>f the country means an advantage to us all. "My address will be Albany Club, Toronto, after December ist." Stock and the Hay Crop. We hear that in some sections farmers are planing to greatly reduce their stock this fall because of short hay crops, they have no other alternative but to do so, we cannot blame them for such action, but we regret that they did not earlier provide for growing crops that would kept the animals in good conditton when pastures were dry and crops that could have been substituted for hay when winter comes. Some made such provision, and now, istead of selling animals, they are ready to buy. They will find farming profitable this year because they will be so situated as to buy stock cheaply o less prudent farmers, who can keep it until there are better crops. The next worst thing to selliug stock at a time when it should be paying a profit is to sell it when it is not in the best condition toselL NOTICE. Thirty days after date I intend to apply to the Chief Commissioner of Lands and Works for pcr- Startiug- from the post planted on the South bank if tilt- Ska frit River about 20 miles from Hope Landing, thence following the bank of the river iced before the issuance CLIVE PRINGl/K. cate No. 135486, and Alexander Miller, Freee Min CLARKS 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 7 a. m. Carry flail and Express. French & Day TINSMITHS I PLUriBERS I QUNSfllTHS J ^PUMP DRIVING DONE- \ Our Camp Stove is the Boss for * Prospectors. £ Repair work of Every Descrlp- *) tion. * I Olli We can save you WVi+rh money on y°ur T Y CllV^H REPAIRIN Repairing REPAIRING A full line of Watches and the Latest Styles of Jewelery always on hand. W. J. KERR, ^_ Kamloops, B. C. G. L. ALLAN WHOLESALE DEALERS IN Boots and «£ SHOES ** VANCOUVER, B. C. Try Our Own Mining Boot. It is just right. HOTEL HERHEOS Stables in Connetion. This hotel is Situated at the Gateway to the Similkameen valley. jP Well Furnished Rooms. Bar and Dining Room Service First-Class. We Cater Specially to Mining Men and Prospectors IHALkWS Drug Store; We carry a full stock of Drugs Proprietory Medicines, Toilet Preparations, etc. In fact everything that an Up-to-date Drug Store ' igh to have. iil Orders from Princeton and district can be filled by rett stage. Kamloops, B. C. GRAND PACIFIC HOTEL kamoops, 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, 1 Con- P. A. BARNHART, Prop. 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, Office: 43 Columbia Ave. S. A. HARTMAN. 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., ITD, ches Toronto, St John, Winnipeg and VANCOUVBR. «— *j THE SIMILKA MEEN STAR. •^v-^. \ Mining: News | p.' The shipments of lead concentrates from the Coeur d'Alenes during Agugust is understood to have agregated 15,000 tons. The underlying fact in the present action of the American Smelting & Refin- ij .ing company is a guarantee of $4 for lead produced during 1900. Chemically pure zinc does not decompose water to any appreciable extent. 1. Commercial zinc is violently attacked by mji even slightly acidulated water. The Rand gold production nas all along been given in crude ounces, as the gold W comes from the plates or vats. United States gold production is given in ounces fine. One per cent, carbonic oxide in air is liable to occasion death if inhaled. Gunpowder explosion and underground ignition of fuel produces this gas with insufficient ventilation. Explosives are only comparatively safe so long as they are treated as dangerous. To put this into practice is to approximately insure immunity from accident; to neglect is to court disaster. It is not unlikely that resumption of work in the South African mines will see successful effort to put in practice the proposition to sink to a depth of 8,000 feet Relay winding stations.'electricity the ingenuity of the American mining engineer, the maker of American mining machinery will furnish successful solution to the problem, though it involve new questions in ventilation and hoist- JAMES HISLOP MINING AND CIVIL ENGINEER PROVINCIAL LAND SURVEYOR. -.Princeton.B. C... Blacksmithing and Horseshoeing Shop on Harold Avenue. PRINCETON, B. C G. flurdoch Hotel Driard NICOLA LAKE. JOHN CLARK, Propr. Headquarters for Mining Men and Pros pectors. An Ideal Summer Resort. JOB RICHARDS, CANADIAN PACIFIC "Imperial Limited" DAILY TOURIST CARS ST. PAUL . TUESDAY and SATURDAY. TO TORONTO WEDNESDAY Montreal and Boston. Trains pass Spences Bridge as follows: West Bound Bast Bound 5:51 IMPERIAL LIMITED 20:16 10:45 XAMLOOPS LOCAL 17:4 Pamphlet furnished free. E. J. OOYLE, W. MAXWELL, A. G. P. A. AGENT VANCOUVER, B.C. SPENCE8 BRIDGE Canadian Pacific Navigation CO. (LIMITED.) Time Table No. 51 Taking Effect, June 15th. al Freight Agent Passenger Agent me Sunset Copper Mining Co., uo Owning and Operating The SUNSET Mlnem 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 1 Ore enough in sight to return ioo per cent, on amount invested. BUV TODAY before advance in price. Sunset Shares Will Make You Rich. Wjjl APPLY TO O 9 R* Am BROWN, President and Gen'l Manager PRINCETON Or GPMForHS. THE SIMILKAMEEN STAR. 3^\ THE TOWNSITE OF PRINCETON BRITISH COLUMBIA. * Lots for • • e A^CllG • • • LOTS From $2*00 to $10- Per Front Foot^«^ She of Lots50xJ00 Ft* and 33x100 Ft. One acre Residential Lots«<£$ <& *£ <& <£ *£ Terms: 1-3 Cash; BaL 3 and 6 months, with interest at 6 per cent* per annum* <& W W 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. FINE CLIMATE and pure WATER ENORMOUS AGRICULTURAL AREA TO DRAW FROM. Send for Map and Price List to *£ <& <& <& <& W. J. WATERMAN, Resident Manager VERMILION FORKS MINING AND DEVELOPMENT CO.
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Title | Similkameen Star |
Contributor |
Anderson, James |
Publisher | Princeton : The Princeton Publishing Company |
Date Issued | 1900-11-03 |
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Princeton (B.C.) Princeton |
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Language | English |
Notes | Title changes in chronological order: Similkameen Star (1900-03-31 to 1900-07-28), The Similkameen Star (1900-08-04 to 1900-10-20), Similkameen Star (1900-10-27 to 1903-12-26). |
Identifier | Similkameen_Star_1900_11_03 |
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Source | Original Format: Princeton and District Museum and Archives |
Date Available | 2018-03-02 |
Provider | Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library |
Rights | Images provided for research and reference use only. Permission to publish, copy, or otherwise use these images must be obtained from the Digitization Centre: http://digitize.library.ubc.ca/ |
DOI | 10.14288/1.0365379 |
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Longitude | -120.507778 |
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