No. 34. PRINCETON, B. C, SATURDAY, NOV. 17th, 1900. Vail and Stage Service. L change has been made in the time ofj eing the mail and departure of the fee from Princeton. On and after to- ■... j the mail will close on Saturday even- IB at 9 P- m- instead of 9:30 a. m. Sunday morning, as formerly. All registered mail must be in the Post Office before 9 p. m. Saturday evening. Drop letters may be posted in the box on the outside door of the post office until 7 a m., Sunday morning. The stage will lea e Princeton every Sunday morning at Work on the Keremeos Road. The Government are evidently making up for lost time in the construction of the Keremeos road. Foreman Golds- bury and Bromley haWboth large gangs at work and are push\pg construction fa t as possible. Goldsbury'screw leached 5 Mile today, having completed tbe heaviest piece of work between Princeton and Bromley's. If the weather keeps fine, Bromley'8 crew should make connections with the other gang in about 10 days time as they have now passed TacoB.'s and there is only about three miles sep- erating the two gangs. On tbe lower end of the road the men expect to reach ao Mile creek by the end of the month, and it is reported will continue on towards Princeton. If the' weather remains fine there is no reason why the road should not be completed by the end of the year as there is not over five miles of work between Bromley's and Twent Mile creek, the balance of the road con 6isting of long level flats on which n work will be required. Surveyor Burn- yeat has been ordered by the government engineer to report on the disputed portion of the road at Twenty Mile creek and the matter will be settled at once. The Hope Trail. Travel over the Hope trail still continues, notwithstanding the near approach of winter. Joseph Goodfellow who has not been in the country since the days'of the Granite Creek excitement 15 years ago, arrived in Princeton yesterday, having walked from Hope in two days, leading his pack-horse. He reports little i the i : but i enough to stop traffic. We would like to point out to the government in connection with the proposed construction of the Hope road, that the trail has been in constant use since the 10th of May until the present date the 17th of November. over six months, and that during this period there has practically been no snow on the summit. If comparisons are drawn between other roads in the southern portion of the province it will be noticed that not only is there less snow on the Hope summit, but that it lies there a much shorter period. The building of the Hope road is not only essential to the welfare of the Similkameen; the entire southern portion of the pro- vine*, the Fraser river country and the coast cities will all reap a benefit in having a provincial highway from the coast to the interior. The building of about 35 miles of road will give connection to over 400 miles of roads running through Yale district. Fall Cattle Drive. The lower Similkameen cattle were taken below to their winter ranges this week. R. L. Cawston and the .cowboys had quite a little difficulty in persuading the cattle to leave the Princeton ranges, owing to the exceptionally mild fall and the excellent condition of the bunch grass. Cattle have thrived well this season all through the district, prices have ruled high and the cattlemen generally are contented and prosperous. Indian Survey Completed. Surveyor Devereaux, who has been surveying the Similkameen and Osooyos Indian Reserves for the Dominion Government completed the work last week. All the reserves on the Similkameen river have been carefully laid out and the lines of that much disputed portion on Twenty Mile creek have been established, so there need be no difficulty with prospectors staking clkix^s on ground which they cannot holdl/ The last issue of the British Columbia Gazette contained the following announcement: "Henry Alexander Whil- lans of Princeton, Esquire, M. P., to be resident physician at^J'ftnceton." Con' gratuTahohs Aocttirir Long may you oc- APPLICATION FOR R. R. CHARTER. Application will be made at the next session of the Provincial Parliament for a charter for a line of railway starting near the junction of Cold Water and the Nicola rivers, thence following the Cold Water to the Otter, thence along the Otter to the Tulameen, thence the Tulameen to Princeton, thence down the Similkameen to Greenwood and Grand Forks via Osooyos Lake. The line to be standard guage and the bill includes the power to build branch lines to Aspen Grove camp, Copper Mountain and all Tulameen river camps. The notice of the applicants will appear in tbe next issue of the Star. ELECTION DAY. Kamloops, Nov. 10.—(Special)—D. J. McDonald, returning officer for the electoral district of Yale-Cariboo-Kootenay, has fixed nomination day for Monday, Nov. 19th, and polling day for Thursday, Dec. 6th, the same day as that in Burrard. Steadily Going Ahead. Notwithstanding quiet times in the Similkameen at the present time, Princeton is still forging steadily ahead. Dur- the past two months several changes have been made in some of the older buildings. A large addition has been added to the Cook stable, and Summers and Richter the lesees are now in a position to take care of their increasing business. G. Murdoch has built himself a commodious private stable and barn adjoining his residence on Billiter avenue. Dr. Whillans has added a stable to his possessions and several other small buildings have been added by different property holders. Lots have been cleared, sidewalks and platforms built, fronts of stores finished and painted, giving the town a thoroughly established and creditable appearance. Blue Ribbon Extract of Vanilla is the best on the market. ' Death of a Nicola Lake Pioneer. Sam More, one of the mpstT prominent ranchers in the Nicohiydistriet, died at the Jubilee Hospital, Victoria on Friday the 9th inst. The remains were brought to Nicola Lake and were interred in the cemetery there on Monday last. Rev. Geo. Murray conducted the funeral services, the Rev. T. Neville delivering the sermon in the church. The pall bearers were: J. B. Graves of Douglas Lake, A. E. Howse, John Clapperton, 'W.JSSunro and E. Dalley of Nicola; and H. W. Woodward of Lower Nicola. The funeral was very largely attended, the population of the entire valley turning out to show respect to one who has been universally ^esteemed during his longresidence in their midst. •^K* Church Services. %ev. T. Neville df/Nicola arrived in Princeton today, aner will hold services in the Harris-Mcintosh Hall tomorrow at 11 a. m Everyone cordially invited. Personal ilention. W. J. Goepel was a passenger on Sunday's outgoing stage. Wm. Simpson leaves today for Falkland, B. C, where he will spend the Wm. Murray has accepted a position with W. B. Hine & Co., merchants of Keremeos. Sam Spencer ha* tak^fi charge of the temporary school ut Princeton for the present month. Archibald Irwin, Indian Agent at Kamloops, accompanied by Miss L. Irwin, arrived on a visit to Princeton today. Burt Goodison rode home to Nicola Lake this week after enjoying the balmy climate of Princeton for the past month. ' Jack Murray came in from Keremeos on Wednesday, the Dominion survey on which he was working being completed. Robt. Stinson has gone to Mount Pleasant for the winter. He went by the Hope trail taking with him Bob Stevenson's fine horse -'Paddy." Capt. Walter Holmes of Granite was a visitor in Princeton this week. He found the house on his • ranch at Five Mile broken into and a quantity of tool s and other material removed/Cap. has a good idea who the thaiyes^are and promises to make it interesting for them if the articles are not returned. A^hnnla "Uig T^pm''' will be well looked after next week. Mr. A. B. Slater's party left Princeton yesterday to procure a good head. Luke—Gibson is in charge of the camp and Bob Jamiesun acts as guide. Mr Slater killed a few deer on Trout Creek Summit and lost two fine bear on account of not having trained bear dogs with him. Luke's coolie followed the largest bear some distance, but returned with a badly swollen jaw and all the ambition to hunt bear taken out of him. ^ndrew Leydon, one of the oldest ners in the Similkameen left for pi; his old home Charlie Asp aci summit bf th fou ud_oae_af-ti this panj^d him over the trail. Andrew gett nuggets Granite creek produced and still retains several fine specimens of the yellow metal to show his friends across the sea. Charlie says Andrew has fallen heir to a "small" ranch in Sweden, consisting of a 74 room house and 10,000 acres of land. Surely, it cannot be a stoomp ronch, Charlie ! After the Tin. G. T. Kane of Kaslo, believes he has a tin mine in the Dayton group, situated about three miles from Mirror lake. Recent assays from the ore give high returns in tin, $4 in gold and eight per cent, copper. Specimens of the ore have been sent to the government assay office at Ottawa. The Dominion government has a standing offer of $50,000 to the man who discovers the first tin mine in Canada—and George is after the tin. I THE SIlVULKAMBLiN STAR. Mr. Gordon Hunter, who we "be ieve represented the Government of :British Columbia in a recent important inquiry at Rossland, made through the columns of the local press a truly marl vellous suggestion for the dcvelopi lcni of prospects through government assistance. He suggested, if he was not mis- reported, that the government should devote a fund of $500,000 to the development of prospects under the direct] ■killed experts retaining 10 or 15 per cent, of the property to repay the money so expended. The paid-up capital of tin first five companies taken at hazard fron an alphabetical list of those floated ii England alone is $9,975,000. T panies have as a rule retained 100 pe: cent, of the properties developed risk of loss. Yet in spite of Mr. 1 with' you in the Record about your for helping us poor tevils 'of prospectors on te hills. Bein'tullofte wit, Gordon, I would like'to hat some more of the details about lines. I suppose Gordon, you idea iss to have goot experts, which can lay their hands on te breast of a prospect and can say, "This will be a mine," and "This will'be no cost at all at all." Tell me, Gordon, will you be engagin' those experts, which tell by the cards, or them which goes into the trance and will tell you all about te futures of te mine in their sleep? I haf had experience, Gordon, with botl, the first with a Sweedish lady at Northport, who tell't me to sink 30 feet at a certain place on te Robert 'Bruce, where I should find rich ore. She done this with te cards, and explained that the Jack o' Spades signified "to sink," and ^spot, that w« My rithaferr s, Clare- fine lady in Spokai or other, who told me when awake to cross her palm with gold. After this she took a nap and told me to run a cross-cut near te side lines 100 feet and I should neffer haft" to work no more. Well, I done both, Gordon, and I haft? yet found no indications of anything but hard rocks which is goot only for the improvements of Columbia avenue, where there is much mud. lam told, Gordon, that the Chinese has means, which are highly spoken of by the timers of old, which is this: They haff sticks which are possessed of te Evil One. These they throw up in te air. If they come down one way, it iss a mine, and if contrary, it iss not. This seems to be a cheap and quick way of testin' the grounds. Then • there is the Div nin'. Rod, which has been found useful for. locatin' watter in dry places, and also for the bad boy. The goot book says that Aaron struck it vera rich with one those many years ago. The last meaJ would advise-you to employ, Gordon, the human agency. Kirg, I am told, has made some g Medical Discoveries, which have a large sale with te Druggist at $1.00 the bottle, and I pelieve is great on the.stand givin' evidence which wins the case before the Judges who only knows the they come from the Mints. Raymond makes a fine talk, would make a fine Moderator ral Assembly conveneAPby tin terians. Some say leal of GeolAgy, AnjjITiel asks big wage fortaki uy others which I could name, but they are al bcharitable deesposition. Gordon, the Mining Expert, will usu- ly say, "Spend here $50,000 and I will itne back then and. will tell you what is Any tamfool can do that, Lawyer, Gordon, you'll have the ;art for the prospector, and meb- bonnet may make you. Yet in guid the Gofferment at Victoria may adopt heme, but just now they be a wee bit short on the finance informed by a 'keen' man, to the low gradeness of the ores of Ben Rossland. Cunimurascham Dhu! Jack Fergusson, Frae 20 Mile. LATEST MINING MAP OF THE i LOWER SIM- ILKAMEEN WITH ASPECIALLY PREPARED REPORT OF ITS DIFFERENT MINING CAMPS; AND A COM- PLBTETRAVHI.I.ER'S GUIDE COMPILED AND DRAWN BY bv, bv, S^FRANK BAILEY. FOR SALE AT THE STAR OFFICE. PRICE $2.00 PER COPY. mm A. E. Howse PRINCETON aid NICOLA LAME, B.C. Specialties for Winter Wear at Low Prices. We handle the Largest and Best assorted Stock in the Similkameen of Winter Clothing Mackinaw Suits, Sweaters and Cardigans, Specially Imported Scotch Underclothing, Caps, German Socks, Etc. Rubber Goods Call and See Our Line of Ladies'and Gent's Rubber Gum Boots. Lumbermen's Rubbers. Examine Our Stock even if you don't care to buy. We are always willing to show goods. New Hardware Store Our Hardware and Paint Department Opens Today. New Stock al Lowest Prices Stores PRINCETON A F HAU/CF SAND NICOLA LAKE, B. C. ft* L« IIV W «JL <U*Hs cUtjfr TC^iAfUf /hut djdbsU-uA &14U &UfL, 44s AiSLUtU ACOyu 7LAAM.S Headquarters for all stage lines. Hotel Jackson J. H. JACKSN, Sole Proprietor. PRINCFTON, B. C. DINING ROOM UNDER PERSONAL SUPERI3IOM. ONLY THE FINEST BRANDS OF LIQUORS AND CIGARS AT THE BAR FIRST-CLASS STABLE IN CONNECTION. Jpsj^Patrons of the Hotel Jackson can keep posted on the mining Development of the entire Similkameen. i THE SIMILKAMEEN STAR. *&*" rf 1 /SIMILKAMEEN ORES. "W*. J. "Waterman, M. E., Discusses the Geology and Values of the Mineral Around Princeton* An excellent article Qn the economic geology of the Similkameen district appears in this months British Columbia Mining Record contributed by W. J. Waterman, M.E. of Princeton. A sketch map accompanies the article which is rather poorly reproduced, but which gives an excellent idea of the geological formation of the district. The article has evidently been curtailed as areas from 9 to 13 on the map have not been discussed and assays which are mentioned have not been given. We quote portion of the article which is of general interest locally. One thing appears to be certain, and that is that any operations carried on on these veins must be of such a magnitude as to eoabiejowand medium grade copper ores to be worked at a profit. Ore is undoubtedly here in immense quantities, but it is no use trying to blind the investor with fictitious reports as to the grade of these ores. Any mining operator will tell you that the best paying mine the narrow fissure where the workings are alternately in "Bonanzo" or "Borras- ca," but the large bodies of medium and low-grade ores whose continuity can be depended on. It then comes to a question of what can be worked at a profit. It seems that on these_giountaii mous deposits of what may be "roughly terme^yio rock are existeBL_and with proper railway transportation such it'would only be fair to presume, < be mined, concentrated (by fire) and refined at a good profit if worked on a iarge .enough scale. But unfortunately this cannot be done unless the claim owner will give the claim buyer a good run for his money. It may be fairly assumed that no minecould be made out of pros- pects such less rnsr th^n :t the investor should see his way clearly to finding such a sum he would naturally wish to be sure of one thing at least, viz.: the continuity both horizontally and in depth of his ore body. This takes time and if enough time is not given by the original owner in bonding his claim the prospective buyer naturally turns elsewhere. Incidentally it may be mentioned that in many cases these bonds are taken at a reasonable figure by an intermediary, but before reaching the hands of the capitalist the bonding figure has increased so enormously that wh^t.Bas^faii-jnin- ing proposition at ftso.ooo friymnps impossible at 1250,000. If the ciarar-owner is certain of the bona fide value of his prospect the fairest way to have a claim developed is to give "interest to the- capitalist for a certain amount of tha work to be done on the claim. But it is only natural that after what may be several seasons' hard work in the mountains that the prospector should wish to have on with till the next to the mining engineer many a claim is exceptionally interesting (like a doctor's "case" that has little or no economic vtene. KAMLOOPS, ASHCROFT, YALE AND SIMILKAMEEN MINING DIVISIONS OF YALE DISTRICT. KTOTICE is hereby given that all place: ■^ claims legally held in Kamloops. Ashcroft, Yale and Similkameen Mining Divisions of Yale District, will be laid over from the 1st day of November ensuing, to the ist day of May, 1901. G. C. TUNSTALL, Gold Commissioner. Kamloop. Oct. 28th, 1900. \ NOTICE. A Setting of the Board of Licensing Commissioners for the Nicola District will be held at the Government office, Princeton, December 15th, 1900, at ic a. 111., to consider the following applica- James Wallace of the Princeton Hotel for a renewal of his hotel license, J. H. Jackson of the Hotel Jacksor a renewal of his hotel license. Princeton, Nov. 15th. 1900. HUGH HUNTER, Chief License Inspector Nicola District. SMOKE Tucketts TOBACCOS, CIGARS and CIGARETTES. TPhey are the Purest J^ certainly the Oest in the market. Geo. E.Tuchcit s Son Co. HAMILTON, ONT. PRINCETON ASSAY OFFICE. C.B.HARRIS Assayer and Chemist* Accurate results Guaranteed. Re ports wil1 be returned on stage bringing samples. Correspondence Solicited. Regarding Mining Properties in the SlmHhamccQ District. Properties arefnlly Sampled and Assayed. 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. • HEAD OFFICE MONTREAL, QUE. Branches Toronto, St. John, V, THE JAMES ROBERTSON CO., LTD, d VANCOUVER. I 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 JALUE IN ! 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. o. e. Thomas, Prop. Prospectors Supply Store | §IMILKAMEEN BUTCHERING QO. WHOLESALE and RETAlb Dealers in Heats. Orders Filled for any Point in the Similkameen Valley. Cm Summers, PRINCETON BRANCH. flanager. WrVVW/* 'TRIM f» PATENT AUTOMATIC ORE CAR We are the Sole Manufacturers for Canada of the "TRUAX" which is the best Ore Car in the World. The Oar cannot be dumped withou matic door holding th ing the door gradually. The door does n angle of twelve degrees. By the aid of tl partially dumped, we are enabled to sei easier dump than the ordinary car, and dist P. O. BOX 51. TEr,. 250. VANCOUVER, B. C. ARHSTRONG & MORRISON, IRON AND STEEL WORKS. I'HE SIMlLKAMKfcN STAR. /If* '7 TIE SIMILKAMEEN STAR ihcd with a view to Promoting the wcllfurc rincctou and the Similkameen Country. JAMKS ANDKRSONj INSCRIPTION RATES ffiffi NOVEMBER SI M0|TK we Tl T frl T Sal J- 1 9 0 0. | 4 n 18 25 5 12 6 I 7 14 8 15 9 10 17 24 \9 26 20 27 21 28 22 29 23 30 ^ RAILWAY WANTED. Printing;. At the public meeting held in Victoria lately, to consider the railway bye-law which is now causing considerable disturbance among tbe citizens of the sleepy city, several speeches were made for and against the project. Victoria seems to be hard to stir, as Mr. Bodwells eloquent and progressive speech on the subject was harshly italicized by Messrs. Barnard and HjgjPn" Surely Victorians must be very dense if, after a study of the development of other Pacific coast cities, they cannot open their eyes to the fact that they are still dragging along in the rut and will soon be j^cTassed in that most pitiable of all positions for a western city to occupy—"a has been." Wake up Victoria, get rid of that element which is a curse to western civilization, the element which sits back and is content to allow the moss and fungus to collect in their brains, the element who are ready to oppose every progressive movement brought forward simply because "It will make the place so beastly busy, don't you know ! and cause a lot of trades people to come into our town." Imagine a stranger taking a trip through British Columbia, and after visiting progressive young cities like Rossland, Nelson, Grand Forks, Greenwood, then reaching Vancouver and hearing the history of its development, is bound to admire the magnificent blocks erected by a progressive people, what must be his opinion 6f Victoria when it is reached? A. city with which the history of British Columbia is connected, the oldest city in Western Canada, a] city which has exceptional natural advantages, which alas have never been developed. One can readily imagine the expression and the remark. "Is this your capital?" Mr. W. H. Ladner, an old Pic. neerrJn the PacificTcoast wound up the meeting with a short progres sive speech, which is well worth producing. "The pomoters of the railway asked that a special'meeting of the Delta council be called to consider the scheme as outlined in the by-law. Well, we called a special meeting and passed the resolution which you have heard MK Bod well read, and which explains itself. The meeting appointed three delegates to come to Victoria and urge the citizens to support the scheme, and we came over. The people in my section are decidedly in favor of the proposition to which you are giving consideration. I remember [lied ■ (Granyille) I Town' the ad built ui vent of the C. P. R. And Vancouver to-day. What that splendid city? Nothing but thi railway. And if a railway did that for Vancouver, what would it do for Victorii I spent many years on the Fraser rive nd little did I think I would ever ride along its banks on a railway. But I hav done so ; and I hope, to do so shortly right through to Victoria. The other day it took me 13J4 hours to come here- distanceofso miles. Victoria should get the railway by all means; it will be the forerunner of a road to the tap the Kootenay and Similkameen countries. Why should we not keep thi trade of those countries for ourselves We are all in favor of the railway ove way. Quite a number of the settler owning lands are so anxious to see i built that they will give the right-of-way, and some will give a bonus as well, hope to see the scheme go ahead." (Ap plause.) drifts in both values at every point is good, being all in ore." The value of this ore is not mentioned though it is pointed out that "other companies are paying tremendous profits on ore worth less than half | that of the Fairview Corporation.' If this is the' case, other considera tions being equal, why has not the Fairview Corporation ere this—an< it has surely had time enough make a beginning—paid moderate let alone "tremendous," profits? The above statement must be re garded as an admission of incom petency or it is misleading. I7-. • ~ The story of the C. P. R. bogus ticket transactions which are saic to have been carried on by a srral syndicate of trainmen between Rossland and the Boundary country was printed in the Record yesterday as it appeared in the Province. It made interesting reading, but few believe that the facts were not exaggerated. The .officials admit that frauds have been perpetrated, but it is very .evident that the detective who gave the story in detail tacked on a lot of fringe in order to adver tise himself.—Rossland Record. THE FAIRVIEW CO. IN TROUBLE Another local company, the Fair- view Corporation, has lately, through the familiar medium of a circular to shareholders, announcer! the fact that it is in serious trouble The Fairview. Corporation^Tias ex perienced a very checkered career as a more than usual number of unfortunates have reason to know An effort was recently made^to sel out to an English company, but for the~present at leasttne attempt has failed. Mr. W. A. D[er, of Vic toria, who appears by-the-way to have been more successful than the majority in securing the few plums the Fairview Corporation has af-| forded, has meantime brought an action against the company to cover^juTamount of ft.6so due, alleged to be duefiiST "Mr. Dier has been asked to stay proceedings for two months to enable the directors to call a meeting of shareholders to consider the situation. In the event of a refusal on this creditor's part, it is stated, that an as signment will be the only course open. On the other hand, it is proposed that an assessment of three centsjer share should be leyi^d on sha£§hald£i§, by which means funds would be provided sufficient to meet the liabilities, amounting to $21,000 and "furnish- air^acErBep^neces sary to make the mine a paying concern." The circular further- states that "there is ore enough sight to keep a forty-stamp mil running consiantly for three years, and the showing in the faces of the! The United States census returns show that the three cities in the State of Washington of Seattle, Ta- coma and Spokane have made the greatest advance in population ofl any three cities in the Union. No government will ever get rich by putting an inheritance tax on wisdom. Prospectors ....STOP I 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 JOHN LOVE £ CO. DRUGGISTS AND STATIONERS. F.iIRVIKW and CAMP MCKINNEY. A rail line of Drugs, Stationery, Drug-. ists Sundries. Presriptions j»Carefullyjp Compounded. Orders by 'mail or stage promptly Attended to. L.S.DELEPLAINE &CO* VANCOUVER, B. C. Mining and Electric &<* Machinery Of Every Description, also All Kinds of Aerial Appliances and AgCBtSlOr t^-way. FRASER, CHAMBER & CO., CHICAGO, U. S. E. P. ALUS CO., Ltd., Milwaukeb. Wis. JOHN W. PECK & CO. Wholesale Clothing AND Mens* Furnishings. VANCOUVER, B. C. Correspondence Solicited from the Trade. Careful and Prompt Atention to all LETTER ORDERS. LINDLEY & FOSTER, TAXIDERMISTS & FURRIERS 43& Johnson St. PARKINSON & FETHERSTONHAUGH Provincial Land Surveyors* CIVIL ENGINEER and NOTARY PUBLIC. lorveyson the Similkameen Promptly Attended to. PRINCETON & FAIRVIEW, B. C. J. CHARLES McINTOSH, BARRISTER, SOLICITOR and; .—NOTARY PUBLIC Mining and Real Estate Deeds and Transfers Ex cuted. Titles Examined. jt j» 1 PRINCETON, B. C. W. J. WATERflAN, M. E p. a. s. m. a, 1, n. b.. Etc. Examination, Development and Management of Prospects, Claims and Mines Undertaken. P. O. Address, PRINCETON, B. C JAMES HISLOP Mnraro and civil engineee. PROVINCIAL LAND SURVEYOR. . • 4 Princeton3> C \I M mi S*lt&*o6. /€** - /frTS^SlSllLKAMEEN STAR. THROUGH THE WEEK! time be and always position/(through life) to liquidate. / * * >£ A band of mighty hunters have been following the track of the B: Horn in Ashnola mountains this week. The party is composed ofl Messrs. Neaves, Hall and Allison, with Walter Jamieson as guide. MrL Neaves has been fortunate enough to secure a fine head, the horns measuring over 14 ^inyhes. A sad accident happened the party while negotiating a particularly steep mountaion trail. One of the pack mules lost its footing- and fell down the mountain side. A mule, at its best, is an 'ornery animal and very little sympathy was felt for this particular one, but the misguided animal happened to be loaded v«JiLJth£jiailid_pQrtiaa of the & outfit. A hurried examination of | the remains of the pack discovered Hgr> h/^tlgfi ynhrnh-an and without delay a messenger was sent to Princeton to replenish the most important part of the party's outfit. Several bands of sheep were seen and the prospects for securing a few good heads of these greatly prized animals are good. GVaphi ft-. SjxrVie London Taphip of Oct, Arrangements are now being made to give the children of the Similkameen a royal treat on Christmas Eve. A grand Christmas tree Will be erected in the centre of the Harris-Mcintosh hall and every child from Aspen Grove >w 20 Mile will be invited to attend and share in the festivities. Mrs. Haegerman is attending to the business part ot the celebration and is devoting all her time and energy towards making it an unqualified success. J. J. 'John Gilpins wild and memorable ride was almost duplicated by prominent young bachelor of Princeton last Sunday. The morning stage pulled .out at the usual hour, carrying with it Her Majesty's mail and one of the prettiest females w in West Yale. Whether our Romeo had designs on the mail or intended holding up the stage will never known, but on his return to town on Monday morning after riding 52 miles, a dejected look could be seen on his usual smiling face. jft jp The follqwing is a good specimen of a polite "dun" sent out by one of Princeton's leading hotelkeepers. My Dear Friend—You evidently, since arriving in civilization, have overlooked your old acquaintances in the interior, who are laboring up hill or pulling against odds upstream. My little crippled institution requires constant care, else it may fade and leave me to accompany my blankets to some congenial clime in the sunny south, unless my friends respond to my wants when requested. Your little account is still on the ledger of this hotel and many are the creditors daily reminding me of some obliga-ifeyw "V"^' , h j. tt • ^ °Mche 3rd 01 July 1899 and was indeed tion due. Hoping you may at this I - 13th appears a sketch drawn from actual photographs, of The Squaw Race at Princeton. The correspondent writes:— "A somewhat unique assemblage was seen lately at Princeton, British Columbia, the new mining town on the Similkameen river near the far- famed "Copper Mountain," occasion of the race meeting. Of the 1000 people assembled the great1 er portion were mounted, including some 400 Indians. The latter formed the chief feature cf the da) There were special races for them and the riding of the squaws in the Klootchmen's races was a sight not to be seen every day. The si wash lady, when on riding bent, entrusts her papoose to the elder women of | the tribe, fasten the brightest colored handkercheif in her possession around her head and the 1 m rtest blouse on her body, ties her skirt lightly round her knee and is ready to ride to victory or death. They all sit astride and many ride without saddles. The Siwash element was also represented in the Band from (not of) Hope; their playing in spite of the fact they had just marched sixty miles over the Hope mountain trail, being very creditable. The course which is quite flat and straight, is beautifully situated amidst tall pine trees." The sketch shows some wel - known dusky equestriennes prominent amongst them being Chin Chin, Princess Jule, Princess Ag- ness, Ah Kat, and others. The r historical race took plac the feature of the celebration. Palace Livery 1 STABLES <& KEREMEOS. 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 H Hotel Princeton JAMES WALLACE, Proprietor. PRINCETON'S PIONEER «# *& 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. LS.DELEPLAINE! & CO., VANCOUVER, B. G j AGENTS FOR LAFLIN & RAND POWDER AND MINE EXPLOSIVES, j THE } T "// ' BXPL03I E FOR LAND CLEARING j ATLAS DYNAMITE OR GELETINE WILL DO 4 I I Times the work of ANY OTHER EXPLOSIVE. j ABSOLUTELY GUARANTEED. Write For Catalogue and Further Information to 108 Holland Block, Vancouver, B. C The Nearest Point to the 10 Mile Creek Mines. Granite WOOdWard'S I \ Creek. ...hotel; LOWER NICOLA. ...Hotel The shortest route by 10 Miles to Princeton from Spences Bridge is Via Lower Nicola. The table is supplied with produce from onr own gardens. COMFORTABLE ROOMS. Headquarters for Smith's Stage \ MRS. JAMES, Proprietor. This Hotel has always been Famous For the Excellence of its table. The nearest point to the ' richest Silver L,ead mines i in B. C, 'Summit City.' j There is more gold in Granite Creek than has yet been taken out. 1 Stopping Point for 1 Princeton stages. THE SIMILKAMEEN STAR. | Mining News ] KAMLOOPS MINES. A Surprising Amount of Work Done en the Python and Other Claims. Mining development around Kamloops properties have showings, which if found tention as marketable mines. On the could be handled by a local .smelter. The mine is now being tested by a tun- jiel being run to tap the ore body at a depth of nearly 200 feet. In the drift the the NOTICE. uunoh iu purcnuse uie luuowingaesci idlu lanil. Starting from the post planted on the South bank of the Skagit River about 29 miles from Hope Landing, thence following the bank of the river westerly direction, thence 20 chai 1, th'ence 40 chains aoth day of Octobe NOTICB. ertlflcate of Improvement . GARDENER MTNHRA1 In the Omineca District. rope ed by Col. Wright in :e then $150,000 has been Besides a telephone ani system, a telegraph line ucted to connect with the ine. Col. Wright goes to lishment of the i resolution will through Mayor TENDERS WANTED. Tenders will be struction of a H feet in length ac ed for thee russ bridge pto The lilion Forks Mining 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. kable discovery of rich free : is reported from the Republic to Forty-nine creek near Ne ledge is reported to be 35 fej ying assay values of $27.00 ss. The great value of the :onsists of the immense width The fortunate owners and Arthur Powers. Certificate of Improvements. R FARM MINERAL CI,AIM,.slti Similkameen Mining Division of tl tion 37, or ust be commenced before th< • of such Certificate of Improvements. ' of October, A. D. 1900. CUVE PSINGIA : French ft Day] TINSMITHS 1 PLUiTBERS I GUNSiTITHS J ..PUMP DRIVING DONE- I Onr Camp Stove is the Boss for m Prospectors. X Repair work of Every Descrip- *j tion. k REPAIRING I Vv3.nt Promptly Executi I OUr We can save you Watch money Repairing A full line of Watches and the Latest Styles of Jewelery always on hand. W. J. KERR, ■<_ Kamloops, B. C. I G. L ALLAN WHOLESALE DEALERS IN Boots and I * SHOES .* VANCOUVER, B. C. Try Our Own Mining Boot. It is just right. HOTEL KEREMEOS JONH NEIL, Proprietor. Stables in Connetion. M This hotel is Situated at the Gateway to the Similkameen valley, j* Well Furnished Rooms. Bar and Dining Room Service First-Class. We Cater Specially to J Mining Men <• speotors \ ant! P Quick Returns PROM MAmers Drug Store We carry a full stock of Drugs Proprietory Medicines, Toilet Preparations, etc. In fact every thing that an Up-to-date Drug Store ' ough to have. Mail Orders from Princeton and district can be filled by return 1 Kamloops, B. C. GRAND PACIFIC HOTEL kamloops, B. C. The nearest hotel to the Railway Station. Headquarters for all people coming from Nicola and the Similkameen. Good Rooms. Good Table Good Liquors, P. A. BARNHART, Prop. Don't You Know? 2* PRINTING^ THAT a Neat Line of ■ Printed Stationery .. is one of.the Best Way. keep your name before the public. THAT we are prepared to turn out all kinds of Commercial Print-. M/AKE UP and let the good " people of Princeton and sur ing equal to any office in tbe Frounce. TH..T our Prices for rounding country know that you areas^w' a^cap* be are A LIE . An add in the Star Class Coast office with will do this. Advertise judicious express added. ly and according to your means, ■ is equipped with the and you will ever find it a paying ing material (.money investment. can buy. THE SIMILKAMEEN STAR. ■^"hat the Granby smelter is proving an enormous success is .amply evidenced by some facts and figures given a reporter of the Grand Forks Gazette by one of the smelter officials. These figures would seem to indicate that the plant is far exceeding the expectations of anyone who is interested in it. Qn th«. ^ist day of last, August the first furnace was blown in and since that time the works have —that is 660 tons. Each ton of this matte nets the Granby syndicate $160 in New York. This is at the rate of $4,800 per car or $105,600 to date. And this practically from one furnace with a supposed capacity of only 250 tons per day. With the second furnace running the shipments will be doubled, or at the rate of $211,200 every sixty days. This would give the smelter, a production of $1,267,200 per In the gold-copper camps of the Koot- enays and Yale there is that which is most alluring to the investor in mines, to-wit:' large deposits of ore of a medium grade. They attract because tne permanency of the veins is assured, and the size of the deposits is so great that profits can be made enormous when large plants for the extraction and reduction of the ore are put in and operations' are carried 011 in an extensive scale.—Rossland Miner. Blacksmithing 'and Horseshoeing Shop on Harold Avenue. PRINCETON, B. C Q. flurdoch Hotel Driard NICOLA LAKE. JOHN CLARK, Propr. Headquarters for Mining Men and Pros pectors. An Ideal Summer Resort. JOB RICHARDS, i Princeton Meat Market \ WARDLE & THOMAS Orders for Mining Camps promptly attended to and delivered. 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 boond Bast Bound 5:51 IMPERIAL LIMITED 20:16 10:45 KAMLOOPS LOCAL 17:4 Pamphlet furnished free. E. J. BOYLE, W. MAXWELL, A. G. P. A. AGENT VANCOUVER, B.C. SPENCES BRIDGE Canadian Pacific Navigation CO. Time Table No, 51 VANCOUVER ROUTE. TO VANCOUVE ill leave Victoria at mi 9. dally, except Tatgmldn°ghton' 0 VICTORIA dally, a LEAVE NEW WESTMIN8TER TORIA and way ports—Tuesday, I Steamer Beaver leaves NEW WES Cityw rday at 8 a.m., connecting at I. p. R. from Vancouver. I Chilliwack for New West- ' lay and Sunday at 7 a. m., connecting with boat for > NORTHERN ROUTE. Steamships of this Company leave ALASKA ROUTE. Steamships of th and Skagway. ipe Scott. The C ) ROUTE. ■es the right of time without eight Agent. me Sunset Copper Mining Co., in Owning and Operating The SUNSET Mine. 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 iline. It is an investment 1 No Speculation! Ore enough in sight to return 100 per cent, on amount invested. BUY TODAY before advance in price. APPLY TO Rm Am BROWN, President and Gen'l Manager Sunset Shares Will Make You Rich. pmnceton or Grand fonts. THE SIMILKAMEEN STAR. ■40% THE TOWNSITE OF PRINCETON BRITISH COLUMBIA. f.W3JHWwa Lots for • • • aZ^CvIC • • • Ira™ LOTS From $2.00 to $10. Per Front Foot.«£«^ Size of Lots 50x100 Ft. and 33xJ00Ft. One acre Residential Lots.«£ <£ <£> *& ** *& Terms: 1-3 Cash; Bal. 3 and 6 months, with interest at 6 per cent, per annum. «£ W 3 | ^g^g^^a&s^^^ey^.^-^ :^r.v^a^^a-^^^fe5 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. wwwww* w wmwwff Send for Map and Price List to <£ *£ *£ *& «£ W. J. WATERMAN, Resident Manager VERMILION FORKS MINING AND DEVEOPMENT CO.
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Title | Similkameen Star |
Contributor |
Anderson, James |
Publisher | Princeton : The Princeton Publishing Company |
Date Issued | 1900-11-17 |
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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_17 |
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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 | 10.14288/1.0365387 |
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Longitude | -120.507778 |
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