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 PRINCETON, JUNE 14,  1902.
FERNIE    DISASTER.
Serious Defects in Coal Mining I
Laws—Alexander  Sharp,    J
M. E., Discusses Necessary Changes.
The terrible catastrophe by whichTjy
miners lost My-jr lives in the Crow's Nest
Pass Coal Co's No. 2 mine at Fernie has
shocked the people of Canada from the
Atlantic to the Pacific, and a rigid inquiry should be instituted to determine
upon whose shoulders the responsibility
for the awful fatality must icst. The accident was caused by some defect in the
laws regulating such mines, or else the
disregarding.pf the;laws  in existence by
the operations of the ' diamond drill
now working on the coal lands of the T.
G. Holt Syndicate about 5 miles from
Princeton, was interviewed by a Star
representative for the purpose of getting
his views on the regulations now in forci
in this province for the governing of coa
mining.
Mr. Sharp was for nearly six years sup
erintendent and manager of the Welling
ton Collieries on Vancouver Island, and
is a certificated colliery manager for
> Great Britain and the Province of British
Columbia, and shonld therefore be well
qualified to speak on the subject.
Mr. Sharp suggests that
be appointed by the gov
. certain in what manner such accidents as
those at Fernie and Extension could be
reduced.
There are a number of weak points in
our present laws that ought to be looked
into. For instance the working with
naked lights in mines where gas lias
been discovered ; the using of electricity
for lighting purposes or the hauling of
coal in a gaseous mine, and the using of
powder that gives off a flame in a mine
where locked safety lamps are used.
The British Coal Mines Regulation
Act of 1887 says that in a mine where explosive, gas has been found for three con-
secutive~ days only locked safety lamps
shall be used for twelve months after,
and if at any time during that period gas
should again be observed, the miners are
compelled to use safety lamps for one
year from the time the gas was last noticed.
An amendment was added to this Act
in 18^7, which was called the " Explosive of Coal Mines Order," which states
that no explosives other than " permitt-
-ed explosives " may be used in certain
classes of mines or parts of mines where
it has been found necessary to work with
rs that may be u
Before the pass
>een left to mine
LOCAL AND   PERSONAL.
°/££J[lPn
]]   Mrs. W. H. Haegerman and Miss Min-
t Britain
Act, with the result that
jtoday there are 225 million tons of coal
mined at a loss per annum of from 100c
to 1200 lives, which is the lowest percent-
of fat
It costs the United States nearly three
times as many lives to produce about the
same quantity of coal as Great Bi
According to the report of the Minister]
of Mines for the 1900, 105 lives w
during the preceeding ro years in British
Columbia coal mines, and the total oul
put of coal during that time was10.447
193 tons, making just about Io lives lo-*
for every million tons of coal mined
The accidents of the last two years wil
tage,
vhich   is  i
rablc
idopted to lay the dust, not
of
aly ii
roads, but  also ii
s great <
the side   roads
plosions seldom
and galleri*
take place i
tar that   should   receive very careful £
tentlon.     Ventilating  curtains 1 can 1
made fire   proof   by saturating   them
liquid asbestos.
At the conclusion of the interview M
Sharp hacled the Star man a   ten dollar
note   for the   Fernie   relief  fund.   The
Star will be pleased to forward any fur-
NUGGETS OF NATIVE COPPER.
W. Chisholm of Aspen
Princeton this week.
He has just finished e
on a group of claims he located last
mer east of  the  Big   Sioux, and reports^
striking good ore.
Mr. Chisholm-says that Bat
doing work on one of the cla
Big Dutchman group found a
nugget weighing nearly 80 pouuds, of almost pure copper. Smaller specimens oi
copper in this form-were met with quite
.frequently on this claim.
Wm. Allison has   finished   assessment [ rods a
work   011   the   Rob   Roy claim   located^ 1
bout six miles from Princeton down the Ifa,
Similkameen
o improve with  1
y foot   of work
loops   Thursday, bringing  \i
load of agricultural impleme
A. Frazer*has taken   the
the driving of a   50-foot   tu
Copper   Cliff  for   the A«=hn(
>-Mri
. McAlliste:
ford &   Co., clothing  tnanufa
Hamilton, Ont., drove in from F
on Thursday last.
T. £loan and W. A. Dav
day for Wolf Creek,
1 belonging 1
the
Mr. T. J. Swi
left   Thurs-
iunk
THE DIAMOND B.
ough.
Mr. J. Chas. Mcintosh come in c
stage last Saturday from Victoria
has again opened  his   law office, *
\now prepared to' dispose of  your   legal
[\tronbles at so much per.
On the program of events for July ist,
a # mile pony race is announced for
ponies 14 hands and under. This is a
slight error ; the program should read
i4!< hands and under.
Don't miss the Dominion-Coi»lfc?g-jn
Celebration at Princeton on July ist and
2nd. More money will be distributed in
prizes than at any former celebration
here, and all who come are   assured of a'
Messrs. Pou*a\ls and Bonnevier are do-
g assessment work on the Gladstone
claim on Friday Qreek for the owner,
Mr. E. P. Wheeler of Conconully, Wash.
This claim has long been famed for its
high grade copper ore, a specimen of
hich secured a   prize at   the   Spokane
The Davis-Co)yx drill, belonging to
the Vermilion Forks Minining & Development Co., \^as moved on Wednesday
ni Jiear Mr. Ernest 'Wjrtermau 's
house. -Owing to a shortage of drill reds,
vhiclTwere delayed in shipment from
■4ew York, it was impossible to go any
deeper on the townsite. The casing has
however been left in the first hole drill-
it is the intention of the Comp-
eturn to it. after the  extra drill
Newark, N. J., got good platinu
Mr. Beaver is taking out   some
quantities. A shot or two pi
what appeared to be the footws
th<? lead to be much wider  thai
THE LA REINE.
Messrs. Gibson and Snowden have finished doing assessment work on the La
I Reine and Tempest claims on Kennedy
j Mountain, belonging to the Vermilion-
Forks Mining & Development Company.
I The upper tunnel was driven 16 feet
further, making a total length of 40 feet.
The last 8 feet was in excellent ore. This
work proves the existence of two distinct
leads on the La Reine, as the lower tunnel cuts a 6-foot ore body about 30 feet
from the entrance.
The values are in copper and gold, the
copper occurring as bornite and chalco-
pyrite.
umored that Premier   Dunsmuir
ited  Judge   Murphy of Granite
accompany him   as a   special
body   guard  to  the   Coronation.     The
Judge   is   now on   his way   to Victoi
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ciiificatcs of Iinprovcmeii
legal life of notice.
THE GREAT NORTHERN COMING.
According to the editor of the
Palmer Mountain Prospector, who
claims to have accurate information
on the subject, the Great Northern
will start within the coming year to
extend its system from Grand
Forks to Midway, and from that
point to the Coast. The road will
strike the Similkameen river near
its junction with the Okanagon and
will follow the former stream to
Princeton, and from here go up the
Tulameen and across the Hope
range. It has been evident for
some time that Hill intended building through this rich section, and
the coming of his road will be eagerly welcomed by the people of the
district who are thoroughly sick
and weary of having the country's
progress hindered, and its development retarded until it suits the
pleasure of the C. P. R. to give
us a line.
COAL MINING LAWS.
On the front page of this issue
appears an interview with Alexander Sharp, M. E., in which he discusses at some length the laws
having in view the protection ofl
the men engaged in the mining of
coal in this province. Mr. Sharp
has had a wide experience, and has
made a special study of such matters. This coupled with the fact
that he has been a keen observer of
the results of such regulations as he
speaks of, should entitle his views
to more   than  ordinary  consider-
We trust this expression of opinion on his part will start a discussion that will not end until some
better methods are found for safeguarding the lives of British Columbia's 4000 coal miners.
EXCHANGE  COMMENTS.
Tbe opposition lead by Mr. McBride have forced the government
to drop their land grants to railway
corporations in British Columbia.
On Tuesday the government introduced the modified railway bill.
The land grant is entirely eliminated, the money bonus being fixed at
$5,000 per mile, in tbe case of the
Canada Northern, and $4,500 per
mile for the Coast-Kootenay road.
—Revelstoke Herald.
MacKenzie & Mann have recovered $327,000 from the Dominion
government because they asked for
and the senate refused to let them
have it. This opens up a new line
of possibilities for financial operations. We may next hear Bill and
Dan asking for everything west of
Lake Superior, and then suing the
Dominion for everything on earth
except the old flag if the request is
refused.—Paystreak.
To the Public,
e   now located i
, B. C, and are j
SOME COLO FACTS.
The Northwest Magazine says
that the following symposium on
" Liars " is worth reading, eveu if
it fails to do the subject complete
justice:—
The liar whom the   editor hates
rst of all is the man who, when
dunned for a year's subscription,
» he only received two or three
copies during the year, and refuses
to pay.—Clarksville Graphic.
Next to, if not above, this one,
the editor hates a liar who takes
the paper seven or eight years, and
hen finally cornered for settlement, says he never ordered the
paper at all.—Pike County Post.
But the worst liar of the whole
outfit is the man who takes the paper several years, then moves away
without paying or saying anything
about it, and yet says he is an hon-
t man.—Elsbery Advance.
Brethren, you all fall short of the
truth. The biggest liar of the lot
is the editor who publishes the obituary of these aforesaid liars and intimates that they have gone to
heaven.—Plymouth    Independent.
Editor Simii,kameen Star.
With reference to your obituary notice
of Col. Grant, R. B., in a recent issue, I
notice that you quote tne as stating that
•as with the Sappers' survey party
throughout this country. I did not mean
that Col. Grant himself was in command,
I have no information on this subject.
As the files of your valuable paper will
> doubt be drawn on when the history
of this valley comes to be written, I shall
be obliged if you will  kindly insert this
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ance, in fact to transact a General Real
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Don't Blame the Cook
If the Bread is Bad	
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JAS. J. LOUTIT,   Agent,
Princeton Coat
The Vermilion  Forks
Mining Company
ARE NOW PREPARED TO SELL
COAL AT
$6 per Ton at the Pit,
or 50c. per Sack
Prospectors
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cheaply and quickly,
do so at the	
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your outfit at the point
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F. W. GROVES,
A. R. COLL., SC.  D.,
Civil and Mining Engineer   "7
PROVINCIAL LAND SURVEYOR. /|HH
UNDERGROUND SURVEYS.
PRINCETON,     -    -     B. C.
A. R. BARROW,
A. M. I., C. E.,
PROVINCIAL LAND SURVEYOR.
a  Plants Indicated and  Fuel
Consumption Tested.
PRINCETON, B. C.
C. OUTHETX A. R. C, Sc,
Provincial Assayer,
Analytical Chcmisi.
Control Assays;   Complete Analysis of
Ores, Coal, &c; Concentration and
Amalgamation   Tests.
EesBlts el Assays by rctan ol Stage.
Correspondence solicited.
Inland Assay  Office,
KAMLOOPS, B. C
W. J. WATERHAN, M. E.   m
f, a. s. m. a, i, n. e., etc.
Examination, Development and Management of Prospects, Claims
and Mines Undertaken.
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T
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PROVINCIAL LAND SURVEYOR.
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ELMORE PROCESS.
Satisfactory Result of an Experiment With a Boundary Mine.
The new Elmore   process   of oil
ie   Colonist, judging from recent
uruerous   tests, to   promise great
to tbe country the greater the atrocity of the deal which gave six-
sevenths of the coal areas to political favorites. Canada paid the
price which British Columbia demanded for the whole property,
one-seventh of which conies to the
country and six-sevenths of which
goes to people who never paid any-
Borrowing Trouble.
Tests made on the low-grade ore
of one of the Rossland mines gave I
the following results : The concentrates by the oil process contained
6.08 per cent, of copper, while concentration by water gave only 2.6
per cent., the silver and gold contents being proportionately higher
and the tailings showing much
higher recovery in the case of the
oil than by the water concentration.
Preliminary tests by this process
of ore from the Snowshoe mine,
Boundary districts, have also proved satisfactory, and it is very probable that several Elmore plants will
ere long be in operation in the low
grade camps of the province.
Crow's Nest Atrocity.
The Globe would have the public understand that Hon. Clifford
Sifton, says the Toronto Telegram
is a "dreffle smart man," inasmuch
as he has secured 50,000 acres of
Crow's Nest Pass coal land for the
country.
These coal lands may be roughly
divided into the 50,000 acres which
are now vested in the country and
the 300,000 acres which wer
bed by private hands.
All these coal lands belong to
V British Columbia. British Colum
' bia put its coal fields under option
to the British Columbia Southern
Railway Company, afterwards
known as the Crow's Nest Pass
Brigadiers.
British Columbia offered these
lands, subject to a royalty of five
cents per ton on the coal mined
therein, as the price of a railway.
The Crow's Nest Pass Brigadiers
undertook to build the railway and
e3rn the coal lands. The Globe-
Sifton variety of statesmanship induced the Liberal party to force
Canada into the position of building the railway and earning the
coal land for politicians who never
built anything.
' If it be a triumph of statesmanship for Hon. Clifford Sifton to se-
V cure 50,000 acres of coal land for
Canada whose money built the railway, how much greater is the statesmanship of the Crow's Nest Pass
people who secured 300,006 acres of
coal laud without doing anything ?
The   greater   the value   of  the
" When I grow up," said little
Ethel, with a "-streamy, imaginative
look, "I'm going to be a school
teacher."
' Well, I'm going to be a mamma and have six children," said
tiny Edn?.
" Well, when they come to school
to me I'm going to whip 'em, whip
em, whip 'em."
" You mean thing ! " exclaimed
Edna, as the tears cane into her
eyes. " What have my poor children ever done to you ? "
RICH STRIKE ON WATERLOO-
A rich strike has been made on
150 foot level of the Waterloo miri
Camp McKinney. A drift on this level
ran into a vein of rich ore iu which the
free gold can be plainly seen. The
is fully three feet wide where first struck
and is steadily widening.   Thestrikehas
camp, as il is the best  showing  yet
covered in the Waterloo.
" Can't you stop your little brother
from crying?"
" No. I've been er punchin' him fer
der last five minutes, and he won't stop."
Mrs. Stubb—The partnership of marriage is just like any other business   part
Mr. Stubb—Yes, excepting that man
never gets a silent jjjmner.
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EXCHANGE COMMENTS.
The opposition lead by Mr. McBride have forced the government
to drop their land grants to railway
corporations tn British Columbia.
On Tuesday the government introduced tbe modified railway bill.
Tbe land grant is entirely eliminated, the money bonus being fixed at
$5,000 per mile, in tbe case of the
Canada Northern, and $4,500 per
mile for the Coast-Kootenay road.
—Revelstoke Herald.
THE GREAT NORTHERN COMING.
According to the editor of the
Palmer Mountain Prospector, who
claims to have accurate information
on tbe subject, the Great Northern
will start within the coming yeaf to
extend its system from Grand
Forks to Midway, and from that
point to the Coast. The road will
strike the Similkameen river near
its junction with the Okanagon and
will follow the former stream to
Princeton, and from here go up the
Tulameen and across the Hope
range. It has been evident for
some time that Hill intended building through this rich section, and
the coming of his road will be eagerly welcomed by the people of the
district who are thoroughly sick
and weary of having the country's
progress hindered, and its development retarded until it suits the
pleasure of the C. P. R. to give
us a line.
COAL MINING LAWS.
On the front page of this issue
appears an interview with Alexander Sharp, M. E., in which he discusses at some length the laws
having in view the protection of
the men engaged in the mining of
coal in this province. Mr. Sharp
has had a wide experience, and has
made a special study of such matters. This coupled with the fact
that he has been a keen observer of
the results of such regulations as he
speaks of, should entitle his views
to more than ordinary consideration.
We trust this expression of opinion on his part will start a discussion that will not end until some
better methods are found for safeguarding the lives of British Columbia's 4000 coal miners.
MacKenzie & Mann have ret
ered $327,000 from the Dominion
government because they asked for
a twenty million acre land grant
and tbe senate refused to let them
have it. This opens up a new line
of possibilities for financial operations. We may next hear Bill and
Dan asking for everything west of
Lake Superior, and then suing the
Dominion for everything on earth
except the old flag if the request is
refused.—Paystreak.
To the Public.
We are now located in our office at
Ashnola, B. C, and are prepared to sell
lots in Ashnola ; Company's stock ; to
buy or sell mineral claims or write insurance, in fact to transact a General Real
Estate and Brokerage Business.
Official Brokers for the Similkameen
Valley Coal Co., Ltd.
Don't Blame the Cook
If the Bread is Bad	
SOME COLD FACTS.
The Northwest Magazine says
that the following symposium on
" Liars" is worth reading, eveu if
it fails to do the subject complete
justice:—
The liar whom the editor hates
worst of all is the man who, when
dunned for a year's subscription,
lays he only received two or three
:opies during the year, and refuses
to pay.—Clarksville Graphic.
Next to, if not above, this one,
the editor hates a liar who takes
the paper seven or eight years, and
hen finally cornered for settlement, says he never ordered the
paper at all.—Pike County Post.
But the worst   liar of  the whole
tfit is the man who takes the paper several years, then moves away
rithout paying or saying anything
bout it, and yet says he is an honest man.—Elsbery Advance.
Brethren, you all fall short of the
truth. The biggest liar of the lot
is the editor who publishes the obituary of these aforesaid liars and intimates that they have gone to
heaven.—Plymouth    Independent.
Editor Similkameen Star.
With reference to your obituary notice
of Col. Grant, R. E., in a recent issue, I
ce that you quote me as stating that
■as with   the   Sappers'survey   party
throughout this country. I did not mean
that Col. Grant himself was in command.
I have no information on this subject.
As the files of your valuable paper will
) doubt be drawn on when  the history
of this valley comes to be written, I shall
F. W. GROVES,
A. R. COLL., SC.  D.,
Civil and Mining Engineer
PROVINCIAL LAND SURVEYOR.
UNDERGROUND SURVEYS.
ent Brand made of  Manitoba
Wheat.   b>   the   Lake   of
Woods    Milling   Compas
Remarkable lor sirenglh aid Purity
A. R. BARROW,
A. M. I., C. E.,
PROVINCIAL LAND SURVEYOR.
Steam  Plants Indicated and Fuel
Consumption Tested.
PRINCETON, B. C.
Princeton Coat
The Vermilion  Forks
Mining Company
$6 per Ton at the Pit,
or 50c. per Sack
Prospectors
...KSTOPF
If you want to Outfit
cheaply and quickly,
do so at the	
KEREMEOS STORE
WM. HINE & Co.,
e money by buying
• outfit at the point
start prospecting.
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of Every
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Control Assays;   Complete Analysis of
Ores, Coal, &c; Concentration and
Amalgamation   Tests.
Results el Assays Dg reton ol Stage.
Correspondence solicited.
Inland Assay Office,
KAMLOOPS, B. C
W. J. WATERflAN, M. E.
Examination, Development and Management of Prospects, Claims
and Mines Undertaken.
P. O. Address, PRINCETON, B. C
 JAMES HISLOP....
MINING AND CIVIL ENGINEER
PROVINCIAI. I.AND SURVEYOR.
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1    W tin   t PrompUy Executed
Your        We can save you money
Watch   on your Repairing.
Repairing.
W. J. KERR. KAMtoops. B. C.
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ELMORE PROCESS.
Satisfactory Result of an Experiment With a Boundary Mine.
The new Elmore process of oil
concentration of ores appears, says
the Colonist, judging from receut
numerous   tests, to   promise great
land which
the
the i
Te
ade
! the low-grade
: of the Rossland
the following results : The'concentrates by tbe oil process contained
6.08 per cent, of copper, while concentration by water gave only 2.6
per cent., the silver and gold contents being proportionately higher
and the tailings showing much
higher recovery in the case of the
oil than   by the water   conccntrat-
Preliminary tests by this process
of ore from the Snowshoe mine,
Boundary districts, have also proved satisfactory, and it is very probable that several Elmore plants will
ere long be in operation in the low
grade camps of the province.
Crow's Nest Atrocity.
The Globe would have the public understand that Hon. Clifford
Sifton, says the Toronto Telegram,
is a "dreffle smart man," inasmuch
as he has secured 50,000
Crow's Nest Pass coal land for tbe
country.
These coal lands may be roughly
divided into the 50,000 acres which
are now vested in the country and
the 300,000 acres which were grabbed by private hands.
All these coal lands belong to
firitish Columbia. British Colum-
I bia put its coal fields under option
to the British Columbia Southern
Railway Company, afterwards
known as the Crow's Nest Pass
Brigadiers.
British Columbia offered these
lands, subject to a royalty of fi
cents per ton on the coal mined
therein, as the price of a railway
The Crow's Nest Pass Brigadiers
undertook to build the railway and
e3rn the coal lands. The Globe-
Sifton variety of statesmanship induced the Liberal party to force
Canada into the position of building the railway and earning the
coal land for politicians who never
built anything.
' If it be a triumph of statesmanship for Hon. Clifford Sifton to secure 50,000 acres of coal land for
Canada whose money built the railway, how much greater is the statesmanship of the Crow's Nest Pass
people who secured 300,006 acres of
coal land without doing anything ?
The   greater   the value   of   the
city of the deal which gave six-
sevenths of the coal areas to political favorites. Canada paid the
price which British Columbia demanded for the whole property,
one-seventh of which comes to the
country and six-sevenths of which
goes to people who never paid anything.
Borrowing Trouble.
" When I grow up," said little
Ethel, with a -wrearay, imaginative
look, "I'm going to be a school
teacher." P|jffiii<iil
Well, I'm going to  be a niam-
and   have six   children," said
tiny Edm>.
" Well, when they come to school
to me I'm going to whip 'em, whip
'em, whip 'em."
" You mean thing ! " exclaimed
Edna, as the tears came into her
eyes. " What have my poor children ever done to you ? "
BICH STRIKE ON WATERLOO-
A rich strike has been made on
150 foot level of the Waterloo miri
Camp McKinney. A drift on this level
ran into a vein of rich ore in which the
free gold can be plainly seen. The
is fully three feet wide where first struck
and is steadily widening. The strike ha*
caused considerable excitement in the
camp, as il is the best showing yet
•covered in the Waterloo.
"Can't   you   stop 3
our little
brother
from crying?"
" No.   I've been er
punchin
' him fer
der last five minutes,
ndhewo
i't stop.'
Mrs. Stubb—The partnership of marriage is just like any other business part
nership.
Mr. Stubb—Yes,  excepting   th
never gets a silent
$50.00
For a
Name.
The Vancouver Breweries, Ltd.
of Vancouver. 8- C»vant a namL
for their new Beer which will be
put on the market about the 15th
The company will send their
cheque for #50.00 10 the person
supplying such a name.
This is no scheme, no lottery, no
coupon proposition.
You simply write down as many
names as yon like and address
them as below.
If the name we choose has been
sent in by more than one person,
the first one received will be entitled to the money, and will get our
cheque by return mail.
Address:
THE VANCOUVER BREWERIES, Ltd.,
VANCOUVER, B. C.
Note—The   contest will remain open
throughout June.
Subscribe for the Star and get
the latest mining news—only $2.00
per annum.
For^Connoisseurs Only.
Gin be had at the
Hotel
Tulameen
and all other first-class  hotels
throughout the province.
R.P.RITHET&CO.,
LIMITED,
VICTORIA, B. C,
Sole Agents*
wwwwwwwwww
Hotel Tulameen
The Largest and Most Homelike Hotel in Princeton is now
open for the travelling public.
Our bar is stocked with the
Best of Wines, Liquors and
Cigars. Special efforts will be
made in the Cullinary Department, and tables will be furnished with the best the market
affords.
PRINCETON,  Bv C
GEO. W. ALDOUS, Prop.
W FOR :-
i
i
1
C GO TO
I  J.A.Schubert's Cash Store,
Vegetables, Fruit, Groceries, Provisions, Hay, Oats, Flour and Feed.
Lumber of all kinds.     Windows, Doors, Shingles.
Furniture, Wool and Wire Mattresses, Pillows, Chairs, Lonnges.
Weber Wagons, Buggies, Spring Wagons, Plows and Harrows. •
Hardware, Stoves and Fittings. Barbed Wire and Fence Wire, Harness,
Saddlery,   Etc., Etc.
DRY GOODS, BOOTS & SHOES,
OVERSHOES AND RUBBERS IN ALL SIZES.
Penticton, B. C,
•S-C^OO*
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THE    SIMILKAMEEN    STAR
June 14,1902.
THROUGH TO COAST.&"*&."«
Columbia   to   Green wo
paralleling   the   C. P. ]
Washington   & Great North- Anaconda   and to   Mid
ern to be Extended to       other is from
Vancouver,B.C. \oas the Kettle
From Midway t
m   be   tuilt   by
rn  and work   on
two whose perfection is obtained by kill-
vial ing the buds around it." Recently,
pod, thence in a sermon, he said the church of
R. through J God was like unto a trust, and ex
dway. The boiled his hearers to become stock
, Wash., al- holders rather than try to do busi
.0 Midway, ness individually. A number of|
but one sur- prominent clergymen declare that
lich is southwest through this is blasphemy. Mr. Carnegie,
, Wash., to Oroville, Wash., however, sticks up for   Mr. Rocke-
nd     Siniilkaiueen     rivers   discreet, but he means well."
the second ' largest   in   silver, and
turns out more gold   than any except the largest gold   mines.    The
gross receipts for 1900 and 1901 exceeded $18,000,000, annually.   The
new reduction   plant the largest in    Q
the world, handles 5,000 tons daily.       *
It is estimated that the   tailings of
this great property's treating plant   <
contain $10,000,000 in values. ♦ .
/ill star
luch.Ls t
ii lam of   Loomis, Wash.,
Mo
, B. C, and over the divide
gh Hope pass to Coquihalla
which will   be followed to its
ience with   the   Fraser   river
The Largest Copper Mine in the
World.
1 fei
days with his family. " While I
am not at liberty to give the source
of my knowledge," said   Mr. Dal-
ternnnus of the
esman-Review.
to Va
-Spok-
•OPP
reputed the largest
the world. What)
An
t Northe
ed upon a del
The sui
irks, B. C.     I 1
Washington & C
ine is to form the ea*
of  the V., V.  & E
id-
west A New York dispatch says that
not the son of Mr. John I). Rockefeller,
but the Standard Oil king, has aroused
one au indignant protest by his novel
lade methods of inculcating religion.
He conducts a Bible class in Fifth
Mr. Avenue Baptist church, and neither
The j smokes, drinks or swears. Recent-
addressing the students of
>wu University, he said: "Trusts
products of the divine law, and
property
now, comprises ten great mines, all
connected underground. Values
secured there with depth are from
3 to 6 per cent, copper. While
values have increased, the veins
have widened until the quantity of
ore available is almost illimitable.
This property is the largest producer of  copper   in all   the world, 1
WHETTS
MAR
GliER
lit!
CIGARS
Largest Sale in Canada \
ndard   Oil
the Ameria
teclyrcJ-W
Similkameen Meat Market, tteHtsM&.
Wholesale and Retail Dealers in Heats.
Livery, Feed Stable & Pasture.
Saddle Horses to All Points in the Similkameen.
WjfjyftWWfoCT
Now is the time to
PAINT.
We carry a full line of
Paints,
Stains,
Varnishes,
Oils,
Brushes,
Etc.,    Etc.
The Right Goods at the Lowest
Prices.
A. E. HOWSE,
PRINCETON.
Lake of the Woods Flour Always in Stock.
,Wt&&AM&4[w^
 SCALE OF PRICES ON LEGAL NOTICES.
'or ioo word* and under, per notice...
>ver ioo words and under 150 words	
(Above for coal, mineral and land nc
THE    SIMILKAMEEN    STAR
NOTICE.
"   date I intend to apply to the Cl
purchase 40 acrea of mountain pacta
scriptioi. of boundaries: -Cominenc
Coal  Location   Notices.
NOTICE.
NOTICE.
for a license tc prospect for coal o
described lands:—
"" '  |d one mile up One Mile I
DRIARD HOTEL,
NICOLA LAKE,
NOTICE.
"escribed as folio
GEORGE BEAVER, Agen
NOTICE.
Land Notices.
NOTICE.
NOTICE is hereby given that.
. £ date I intend to apply to tl
sioner of Lands and Works Ii
purchase 640 aces of mountain
li. corner post of Lot 969, and ri
jning 80 c
Creek in   I
NOTICE.
NOTICE is hereby given that sixty days after
-    date I intend to apply to the Chief Commis-
purchase 160 acres of mountain pasture lain
CHRISTOPHER SUMMERS.
Notice   of Forfeiture.
1  THOMAS GRAHA
in order to hold said claim under provisions of
ction 24 of the  Mineral  Act, such  being the
ie subscriber.
Keremeos this ;nd day of June, 1902.
By HALLIBURTON TWEDDLB,
G.H URDOCH
Blachsmlthlng & Horseshoeing
Shop on cor. Bridge and Angelia
Avenue.
PRINCETON,    B. C.
THE CANADIAN BANK OF COMMERCE
WITH WHICH IS AMALGAMATED
THE BANK OF BRITISH COLUMBIA.
HEAD OFFICE—TORONTO.
PAID UP CAPITAL,    -      -      -      -      $8,200,000
RESERVE FUND, 2,000,000
Aggregate Resources over $65,000,000.
t HON. GEO. A.  COX—President.
t B. E. WALK&R, General Man
J. H. PLUMMER, Asst.Gen. Mana
3L0ND0N 0FFICE-60 LOMBARD STREET, E. C.
The Bank has 68 Branches extending  throughout Canada and  elsewhei
eluding the following in British Columbia and the Yukon District:
Atlin, Greenwoo
Cranbrook, Kamloops.
Nelson,
New Westminster,
Rossland,
White Horse.
K BRANCHES IN THE UNITED STATES:
New York,   San Francisco,   Seattle,   Portland,   Skagway.
Savings Bank Department. Interest at 3 per cent, per annum will be allowed from August 1st, 1901. Gold dust purchased, and every descriptitrti of
banking business transacted.
C. W. HAUvAMORE,    -     Manager Kamloops Branch.
At the foot of Nicola Lake.    Best Summer Resort
in the Province.
Good Rooms,
Good  Tabic,
Good  Liquors*
Headquarters for Princeton, Spence's Bridge and Kamloops
Stage Lines.
Pcilcten Store
ALFRED H. WADE,
Post Master. Notary POTe.
YOU CAN SAVE MONEY BY BUYING
Groceries, Hardware, Boots and Shoes,
Clothing, Feed and Oats,
AT LOWEST PRICES FOR CASH.
Agent for Okanagan Flour mils Co.
Nothing but the Best on hand. Estimates Furnished.
MURALO WALL FINISH.
This finish is more popular this year than
ever, and has won its popularity by its durability, pretty^tints, and the easy mode of mixing and applying. Put up in 23 beautiful
shades and white. As your dealer for a
color card or send direct to
McLENNAN, McFEELY & Co., Ltd.,
Wholesale and Retail Hardware Merchants,
VANCOUVER, B. C
 THE    SIMILKAMEEN    STAR
JUNK  14, 1902.
y
Flie Town of
-:Pi5INCtT0IN I>
British Columbia.
Lots for
• 0 9-^dl^V •••
PRESENT PRICES OF
LOTS
From $2.00 to $10.
Per Front Foot.*£*£
Size of Lots50x100
Ft. and 33x100 Ft.
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 toe Similkameen and Tulameen Rivers. The BUSINESS CENTRE for the following Mining Camps:— Copper Mountain
Kennedy Mourit&in, Friday, Boulder and Granite Creeks,
Summit, Roche River, ^Upper Tulameen and Aspen  GroveJ
FINE CLIMATE
and pure WATER
ENORMOUS AGRICULTURAL AREA TO DRAW FROM
ww:
Send for Map and Price List to *£ *£ *& *& <£>
ERNEST  WATERMAN,
Resident Manager VERMILION  FORKS
MINING AND DEVELOPMENT CO.
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