SIMILKAmbm Voi,. I. No. 50. PRINCETON, MARCH, 9th, J90I. New Mail Service People in the Similkameen Alive to the Needs of Better Mail Service with the Boundary and Kootenay Countries. Considerable agitation has been going on for some time in both the upper and lower Similkameen country, for a mail service connecting the two districts. It is believed the proper route—the route accommodating the greatest number of people—would be from Fairview to Keremeos and on up the Similkameen to Princeton, thereby connecting this district in the closest possible way with the Boundary and Kootenay country. We understand that endeavors have been made to secure a service from Penticton to the Nickle Plate mine, but as this would five accommodation to a few only, it is hardly feasible. There are others who desire the mail to come by way of Penticton to Hedley, and to Princeton via. Keremoes. However, a glance at a map of Southern B. C, giving the different mining divisions, will show plainly why the route from Fairview to Princeton is the most favorable. One of the principal reasons for this southern mail service is to bring this part of the country as near as possible to the mining centers of the Boundary and the Kootenay. This could not possibly be obtained by meandering up the Arrow lakes and back down Okanogan lake. Nor by going from Camp McKinney to Penticton and back to Keremeos. Mail could be received from Midway or Greenwood at Keremeos, in two days and at Princeton in three days. At present it takes three days to come from Greenwood to Keremeos via Penticton, showing the absurdity of this northern route. - Mr. Darman, P. O. Inspector, is having considerable correspondence on the matter, and we understand he is asking for special tenders from Keremeos to Hedley, a once-a-week service. The matter of a tri-weekly service from Fairview to Princeton should be settled on the completion of the Keremeos road, thereby giving the whole of the Similkameen better service. ROADWAY TO COPPEB MT. Work to Commence on the Road Leading to the Mines. Now that the Similkameen bridge finished it is expected that torbmpt s tention will be given to the building of the wagon road to Copper mountain. Various obstacles and delays have happened in the building of the bridge, but now that it is finlshffl it is one in which the people of Princeton have ever reason to be proud of. The structure has a complete length r>f ">\t *»•», including a Howe Truss span of 108 feet long. Its width will comfortably allow the passing oftwo_yehicles—a fact, which is not* ably absent in other bridges in this section of the country. McAlpine Bjsa_—afatt-»Mr. Swan, the superintendent, deserve great credit fo: their work, which we hope will long re* main an example of their thorough work. manship. Tenders will shortly be called for the grading .of the approaches to the bridge, which will cause no small ami of work and expense. A large amount of logs have been hauled for the north approach which will be covered with gravel. On the south end of the bridge a steep hill will have to be graded, down, the surplus dirt being used to grade up Bridge street. On the' completion of this work, attention will be given proposed road to Copper mountain. This much needed road will furnish a short and easy" outlet for the mines, and its early completion is absolutely necessary if mnch work is done on the mountain. Several property owners have indicated their intention of putting in machinery the coming season and no cause for delay should be given by not having the road built. "SUNSET" BROWN. His Eastern Trip on Mining Business Fairly Successful. R. A. Brown (Sunset), of Grand Forks, was in-town yesterday, en route for home after a three months' visit to New York, Boston and eastern Canadian cities. Mr, Brown, who is general manager of the Sunset Copper company, owning the Sunset property on Copper mountain, Similkameen district, made a lengthy stay in New York. The primary object of his trip was to place treasury' stock of the Sunset. He said yesterday that he had met with fair success. Investors as a rule are plunging in industrial stocks and little attention is at present being devoted to the mineral recources of British Columbia. Mr. Brown, however, did no little pioneer work in Boston and New York, and expects that good results will be forthcoming later. Mr. Brown indignantly denies the report that he had been the victim of a "con" game on the New York bowery.—Rossland Miner. UNTBUE REPORTS SENT OUT. Mysterious Telegrams Sent Ont About C. S. Morris of Olalla. The question is why and by whom the rhe report was caused to be put in circulation and the reasons therefor. President Tietjens of the New York bank, which Morris is accused of embezzled the funds from, says he received a telegram from a town in Washington stating that Morris was under arrest there. The bank recently began a suit against Morris in this province to racnvor the—amtmTil he is alleged to have stolen and it is possible that the report of his arrest was put in circulation for the purpose of affecting this suit Another explanation is that a plot actually existed to lure Morris across those in the attempt were prematurely made public. It is a most mysterious affair throughout. Tulameen Bridge. Now that the waters in the Tulameen have subsided, the extent of damage done to the bridge by the recent ice flow is easily ascertained. The nose of the middle pier is completely demolished, and if it were not for the heavy cross pieces nothing would have saved it from breaking to pieces. The south abutment is also shattered so that it is useless as a substantial support. The question now is not whether the bridge can be repaired —but whether it will hold together until a new one is put in. However, word was immediately sent out to the government official, and it is to be hoped prompt attention will be paid to the matter. NIGOLA NEWS. The entertainment given Wednesday evening under the auspices of tbe Nicola Methodist church was a financial success. During the entertainment Rev. Thos. Neville presented Bro. Calip Woodward on behalf of the Nicola Good Templars, with an address and a well filled purse.' The floods of last week done great havoc to the roads in all directions. The bridge at the Forks of the Nicola and Covjf^iater, known as Chapman's Bridge, was washed away last Sunday. , Messrs. Arthur Stevenson, road superintendent, and Steve Tingley, of Ash- croft, arrived in town this evening by special rig. They are on their way to Princeton. Mrs. Sutton presented^e'aoctor with a daughter on the wp>mslC All doing well. Half Interest Sold. A mining deal was consumated the first of the week in which Mr. Matt Fin- lay sold a half interest in Jthelngersoll Bell mineral claimV sitpafed on Kennedy mountain to Mr. H^f Jones, of Ogdens- burg, N. Y. Tbe terms were cash, and it is understood for no tn Railway News Big Citizens Meeting at Vancouver in the Interest of Coast-Kootenay Charter. Vancouver, Mar. 6.—Citizen's Committee of Vancouver held a meeting here tonight on R. R. question and endorsed V. V. & E. railway. They are working hard for a direct route through the Hope pass. J. Anderson of Princeton on request addressed the committe on behalf of the Sim ilkameen. A delegation from the committees will go to Victoria to urge the government to grant the usual subsidy. Every indication points to the passing of the bill and the immediate construction ofthe railway. Similkameen Appropriations. /\ The government will be asked to vow the following appropriations for Princeton and the Similkameeft district during the present session of the Legislature: Road from Princeton to Copper Mountain, $50oq-/Trail from Princeton to Roche river, $1000; Completion of Princeton-Keremeos road, $5000; Trail from Otter Flat to Summit City, $750; Slate creek to, Bear creek, $1000; Extension of One-Mile creek road, $500; Repairing Tulameen bridge at Prtnceton, Jiooo. Denis Murphy, M. L. A., for West Yble, is urgently pressing-upon the government the necessity of the appropriations being made and he isconfident that the above sums will be voted in the estimates. The Coast to Kootenay R. R. is being strongly agitated in Victoria and Vancouver. The regranting ofthe old V. V. & E. subsidy would be a most popular move by the government, as public opinion on the Pacific Coast is strongly in favour of an independent line. A mass meeting was held in Vancouver on Wednesday night by the Citizens Association when strong resolutions were passed in favour of the V. V. & E. railway. PURELY PERSONAL. Hugh Kennedy will return to Princeton, from Vancouver, in two week's time. J. C. Mcintosh, Princeton's legal light, is expected to arrive on next Saturday's stage. Mr. Chas. Revely, who has been spending several weeks with his parents, at Vancouver, returned on today's stage. Hilton' Keith, late of Allison, has bought out a wholesale and retail tobac- coist's business in Vancouver. He will operate in Similkameen mines and real estate. His address in Vancouver is 301 Cambia street: THE SIMILKAMEEN STAR. March 9th, 1901 TELEPHONE FOR PRINCETON BIO TELEPHONE COMBINATION COMING THIS WAT. Will Extend line From Camp McKinney to Princeton Early in the Spring. Manager Griswold oKhe Colt ia Telepbene Co., is report line will remove its headquarters into the office of the Spokane & Northern Telegraph company in the Bank of Montreal building, and the city service will be extended and remodelled by the installation of about three hundred new telephones. "Early in the spring our telephone system will be extended west from its present- terminus at Camp McKinney into the , Similkameen district as far as PrincetonT' All the important intermediate towns and camps will be tapped, and before fall it will be possible for a Rossland mining man to transact business over the 'phone with parties 200 miles away as readily as though the •s the Pi ?d out the the Columbia Telephone Co. ha\ made a combination with the Co: powers conferred in our Western Company's charter. Late last fall see finished our line into tbe Okan- agan district in the state of Washington. The system extends south from the international boundary as far as Brewster on the Columbia river, thus opening up an entirely lew territory." Will Have Charge of Brick Yards. Richard Truswell, says the Trail tfews, has left to take chare of the jrick yards of E. L. Steves at Princetoi .'ill first s Ehc ffhe fected are the Spokane & No and Kootenay and Yale teleg and the Columbia, the Spokai British Columbia, theNorthw and Western telephone conii -ell :cts iab- The it I! ill New lines Planed. W. B. Davey, of Grand Forks, ho is the president of the various It was he who made brick used in the Trail ng the past few months, led two large kilns on t last fall. Mr. Trus- f the pioneers of Trail, red here in November, his way home say the Rossland Miner. Asked as to the correctness of the reported deal he said: "Yes, your information is substantially correct. Negotiations have been in progress for some time the final papers having only been signed yesterday in Spokane. The combination will enable us to affect economies in management as well allc He pu improved service. Our first step will be to extend into new territory. As soon as the weather moderates we will build a new line from Rossland to Nelson, B. C, via Trail, and all the intermediate towns, including Ymir. This proposed extension will provide a much needed service for a new and important district that has hitherto not enjoyed these facilities, "The work will be done under the charter of the Western company. About the same time our telephone Prospectors ....STOP! If you want to Outfit cheaply and quickly, do so at the KEREMEOS STORE WM. HINE & Co., make money by buying your outfit at the point you start prospecting. Mining Supplies of Every LEADING HOTEL IN PRINCETON J. H. JACKSON, Sole Proprietor. The James Robertson Co. Ltd. VANCOUVER, B. C. Manufacturers of Lead Pipe, Shot, Traps, White -LEAD PAINTS, Etc- Jobbers in Wrought, Cast or Steel Pipe and Fittings, Metals and Steam Fittings. Write for Quotations. THE JAMES ROBERTSON CO., LTD, t. John, Winnipeg and VANCOUVER. BOOtS AND Shoes Now is the time to secure your Winters Supply of Foot Apparel. Avoid sickness by having your Feet properly dressed with the Best Boot and Shoes, Rubber Goods, Etc. In the Market. We have a large and well a ed stock which we are selling as Cheaply as you would have to pay for an Inferior Article. PROSPECTOR'S SUPPLY STORE. B. E. THOMAS, Prop. Similkameen Butcher- ing1 Co., Princeton, B. C. WHOLESALE and RETAIL Dealers in Heats. Orders Filled for any point in the Similkameen 2a^ey-' C. SUMMERS, Manager Princeton Branch March 9th, 1901 THE SIMILKAMEEN STAR. •DENIS MURPHY M.L.A. HAKES A MAGNIFICENT SPEECH IN-MOVING THE ADOPTION OF THE ADDRESS. West Yale's Member Makes a Record for Himself—-Princeton and the Similkameen Brought Prominently to the Front. On moving the adoption of the address in reply to the throne Mr. Denis Murphy, the member for West Yale, delivered a magnificent, speech which was well received not only by the members, but frequent bursts of applause from the galleries testified the appreciation of his listeners. The following extract is taken from the portion of his speech which dealt with the R. R. policy and proves forcibly that Mr. Murphy is watching closely the interests of the Similkameen coTjhiry. i "The construction of the proposed railway from the Boundary to the Coast, is the most crying need of the province today. When built it will open up in the eastern portion of West Yale a mining camp which I venture to prophesy -will shortly after its completion be second to none in the province, if, indeed it does not surpass in importance any now in existence. In the vicinity of PRINCETON, notably on Copper mountain and Kennedy mountain, are immense deposits of ore, principally copper, Which experts unite in declaring can be converted into 'sources of enormous wealth, and the same may be said of the deposits in the Nicola valley. The work of the hardy prospector has already been done in these distii&s with that thoroughness which everywhere characterize it in British Columbia. A great number of claims have been staked, and under the most discouraging conditions development work has been pushed forward to a stage where capital can be readily invested—in fact is eager to invest—and yet the camp is in a state of stagnation. Why? Simply because mining cannot be carried on there without a railroad. In addition, as the house is well aware, immense de- I posits of coal have recently been < discovered, both in the Similka- ! meen and Nicola valleys. So valuable are these considered that capitalists have hastened to obtain options on a portion of them for enormous sums, despite the fact that they must remain practically valueless until rendered accessible by a railway. The proposed road will run over these coal beds, and by these great mineral deposits. It will change what is now almost a wilderness into a hive of industry ; the population of the province will be largely increased and its revenue greatly expanded. The result of | the building ot this road will be equally beneficial to the farmers of the Fraser valley, and the merchants of the Coast cities. It will give them accessjto this rich, new region,and to the Boundary country, and will enable them to secure the trade which is legitimately theirs, but which is now diverted to the East, owing to the lack of a direct Coast-Kootenay line. So important do I regard the building of this road to the province that had the goverment given no sign this session of an intention to promote its construction, I would have felt bound in justice to my constituents to withdraw my support from it on this question, no matter how much I might agree with its general policy. I am well pleased, therefore, to see that the government realizes its importance, and intend to aid its construction. As to the extension of | the Island railway, I am not so familiar with the facts bearing upon it, but doubtless when these are fully laid before the house by some one who is, the necessity for building it will be equally apparent. I feel certain also that in granting aid to either or both of these roads, the government will take every precaution compatable with not hampering the enterprises to safe guard the interests of the people in the matter of freight and passengerrates. (Ap- plause.) The Nearest Point to the 10 Mile Creek Mines: Woodward's ...HOTEL LOWER NICOLA. The shortest route by 10 Mile to Princeton from Spence's Bridge is Via Lower Nicola. The table is supplied with produce from our own gardens. COMFORTABLE ROOMS. Headquarters for Smith's Stage Granite Creekmm mmmHotel ^ MRS. JAMES, Proprietor. 3 * \ P This Hotel has always been j\ 1 Famous For the Excellence T of its table. J i The nearest point to the jf richest Silver Lead mines w V in B. C, 'Summit City.' J i There is more gold in T V Granite Creek than has • V yet been taken out. 4 s 5 C Stopping Point for 3 V Princeton stages. $ spring Offerings NEXT WEEK we will have something to tell you about our line of Spring Goods. It will pay you to watch our advertising space. A. E. Howse ^General Merchants What You Want To Know Office and Works, foot of Heatly Avenue, TEL 25°- P. O. BOX 51. Vancouver, B.C. —When you are figuring on a HYDRAULIC MINING OUTFIT is—where can you do the BEST? BEST includes all the conditions—price, quality of materials, and workmanship, knowledge of mining requirements, closest proximity to seat of mining, promptness and absolute reliability manufacturers. There are other conditio Think these over carefully, If y r them-all. :t order for Riveted Steel Pipe ARriSTRONG & MORRISON, IRON AND STEEL WORKS. S. A. HARTMAN, Mines and Mining. .. ROSSLAND B. C.Jan. 4, 1901. 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 invyte your correspondence. Respectfully, Office: 43 Columbia Ave. S. A. HARTMAN. THE DRIARD HOTEL JOE RICHARDS, Manager NICOLA LAKE. Headquarters for Mining Men and Prospectors. An Ideal Summer Resort. ing Room Service Unsurpassed. Only the Choicest Brands of Liquors at the Bar THE SIMILKAMEEN STAR. March 9T11,1901 THE.* SIMILKAMEEN^ STAR published la tbe Merest ol Princeton and the PRINCETON PUBLISHING COMPANY. PRINCETON, BRITISH COLUMBIA. MARCH 9TH, 1901. rertising II EDITORIAL The following suming up of the fuel situation in B. C, by the Phoenix Pioneer, covers the question so well that we give it in full: No one topic is more absorbing in this province today than the question of coal supply, especially as the new smelters now starting up will call for no small amount, and the needs of the old smelters are steadily growing large* with the constantly increasing capacity. It is indeed serious if, as - widely stated, the only available supply is in the Crow's Nest, and the output of that locality is practically contracted to American smelting interests, to the exclusion of the needs of the British Columbia smelting works. * * But there are severaL view points to every question, and this is no exception. To begin with, it is stated that J. T. Hill, hacked by the StandardJiiLHionopoly and American smelting trust, has practically secured control of the Crow's Nest output, contingent upon his securing a charter to build a railway line from Montana to connect with those fields. Therefore the hue and cry is raised to refuse Mr. Hill the charter, and the old patriotic song is sung in many keys. * * But Robsrt Jaffray, president of the Crow's Nest Coal Co., asserts^hatMr^HUl has not se- cured the controL-in-jiuestion. ancTthat the American demand will not be supplied to the detriment of the needs of British Columbia smelters. Whatever axes Mr. Jaffray may be attempting to grind with the C. P. R., on account of high freight rates, it is only fair to credit his word in this matter. * * But for the sake of argument, let us suppose Jim Hill does get his charter, builds his road across the line, and secures some of the coal aud coke. An estimate of the capacity ofthe Crow's Nest coal fields, in this connection, is interesting. The facts are worthy of perusal by every fair minded man: "It is true, says the Kamloops Sentinel, that up to the present the Crow's Nest Coal Co., has been unable to adequately and promptly fill all the orders of coal and coke from the smelters and from power and transportation companies of Southern British Columbia. But this is not due to any lack of coal, but simply to the undeveloped state of the coal mines. In the course ot a few months the Crow's Nest Pass Coal Co. will be able to turn out 10,000 tons of coal per diem, their output today being barely 1,500 tons per diem. "The coal fields are practically inexhaustible and it would be no dificult matter to increase the daily output from 10,000 tons to 20,000 tons if the demand justified the increase. Now the present coke requirements of the smelters of Southern British Columbia do not exceed io,j 000 per month. There are new smelters in course of erection and that demand in the near future may reach 15,000 ton per month, but even were it to increase to double that quantity, the Crow's Nest fields could easily meet the demand, and still be in a position to export thousands of tons of coke per month to United States points." It would appear from this that the Crow's Nest Coal mines can easily supply the needs of of the province for many years to come, and export many thousand tons monthly besides. Some 900 men are now employed at Fernie and Michel, in getting out coal, and this number would be and will be increased many fold to mine the increasing output. This would mean prosperity for a large part of the province. But this does not take into account the immense areas of coal already discovered in the Similkameen, Okanogan, Nicola and other districts, now about to be exploited by strong corporations in many cases. It is stated, for instance, by a reliable authority, that on the Tulameen river near Otter Plat there is a large deposit of coal, which has been proved for a distance of over four miles, and which contains two veins of coal, 16 feet and 20 feet thick respectively. It is estimated that this deposit contains over 150 million tons of workable coal, which gives a good firm clean coke (as per report of the Geological Survey Department, Ottawa.) In addition to this coal field there is a large deposit of equally good coking coal in the Nicola Valley, which contains two seams oi.8 and 7 feet in thickness respectively, and which underlie many thousands of acres. It is esti- lated that from 3,000 to 4,000 tons per day could easily to mined and shipped from these fields. There can be no two minds as to whether the local smelters should be supplied before the export of coal in any quantity is begun. But the point is whether the immediate available supply will meet local needs and admit of foreign shipments also. As a rule, generally speaking, competing railways are welcomed everywhere, but in this thus far the preponderance of editorial opinion has been against the construction of this proposed Jim Hill line to the coal fields— whether justly or unjustly. Therefore, the next step, at Ottawa, is being narrowly watched all over the dominion. • • • The Similkameen still has a few wants which the provincial and dominion government have it in their power to grant. One of them is the immediate building of a bridge across the Tulameen river, as the present structure in its pres- wrecked state is liable to go out the next high water. Another matter is the necessity of a mail service between Keremeos and Princeton. A route should be established as far as Hedley immediately, and continued on to Princeton as soon as the road is completed. We have other needs but the foregoing ones are the most urgent. These two questions are treated more fully in another column of the Star. BUSINESS and PROFESSIONAL CARDS W. J. WATERHAN, M. E. P. 0. S. M. A. I, n. E., Etc. 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. PARKINSON & FETHER- STONHAUGH, '"EES^b.c. Provincial Land Surveyor, Civil Engineers and Notary Publics.- JAMES HISLOP MINING AND CIVIL ENGINEER PROVINCIAL LAND SURVEYOR. •Princeton^. C... PRINCETON AS5AY OFFICE, C B. HARRIS, Assayer and Chemist. Will Guarantee Accuracy and. Return Report of Assay on Stage Bringing Sample. Bridge Street., PRINCETON, B. C. LINDLEY & FOSTER, Taxidermists and Furriers. 43K Johnson St. VICTORIA, B. C. ASSAY OFFICE AND ORE TESTING WORKS W. PELLEW-HARVEY, Assaying and Complete Mining Smelting Tests Made from Small Samples up to Ton Lots. Repre St Son VANCOUVER, B. C. JOHN W. PECK & CO., Mens' Furnishings. VANCOUVER, B. C. Correspondence Solicited from the Trajle. Careful and Prompt Attention to all LETTER ORDERS. I Wan't AU- work 1 W AH L Promptly Executed Your We can save you money Watch on your Repairing. Repairing. W. J. KERR, Kamloops, B. C. March 9TH, 1901 THE SIMILKAMEEN STAR. 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. B. C. POTTERY CO. Manufacturer* of CHIMNEY PIPES, SEWER PIPES, ETC. "WeInvite Correspondence." VICTORIA, B. C. ®0P TMH that we v/Ul GlVC-YoU-jH^^ VALUE TO BE HAD IN Groceries, Dry Goods Boots and Shoes. Stock always fresh. Prices will suit ou Rennie s Ben's PURELY PERSONAL. A man is like unto a deck of cards. He starts out at night feeling like a king, and in the morning wakes up feeling like the deuce. Mr. O. S. Stevens of Kamloops was through the Nicola district lately installing new telephones. There are now fifteen 'plonejson the line from I/wer Nicola to Kamloops. Mr. Adams, of Nelson, B. C. arrived in town the middle of the week and expects to make it his headquarters for the summer. He reports that a great number of prospectors and mining men are only waiting for spring to open up to come to this district. Murdoch Mclntyre, of Mclntyre & McDonald, Liverymen of Phoenix, has, according to Pioneer, started for the Similkameen with the intention of acquiring coal land. Mr. Mclntyre who was prospecting through here last summer, has terested various Phoenixites in the proposition, which is situated in the Aspen Grove district. Characteristic of its management the Hotel Jackson banqueted the bridge contractors and mechanics right royally Wednesday evening, on the completion ol the Howe truss bridge across the Similkameen river, connecting Copper mountain with Princeton. This is the first permanent improvement leading to and bringing the mines closer the metropolis of the Similkameen, True appreciation of the Jackson hospitality was shown till the wee sma' hours, when every one retired praying for more bridges and banquets. Just a little paper, Justa little ink, Jolly's up tl e editor, Makes the buyer think. R. A. Brown brought back from the east with him a silk quilt made by his mother who is now 82 years of age, says the Grand Forks Miner. This quilt is one of the most beautiful things in this line we have ever seen. It is composed of hundreds of blocks all beautifully worked with fancy stitching and designs, more than $10 worth of silk thread being used in this work alone. A number of pictures of flowers, birds, etc., are so realistic as to be readily mistaken for paintings. Owing to failing health his mother was unable to finish the work, it being the last of her work in this line, giving it an additional value in Mr. Brown's eyes. WANTED to purchase farming land in Keremeos Valley Similkameen Valley or thereabouts. Apply to B. H. Hurst & Co., 35 Fort Street. Victoria, B. C. TENDERS will be received between the 13th and 17th inst. for tbe excavation of a grade between the end ofthe Similkameen river bridge and the bench above. Specifications can be obtained from W.J. Waterman after the 12th inst. Vermii,ion Forks Mining Co. THE SUNSET COPPER MINING COMPANY LIMITED. 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 Mine. \ It is an investment ! No Speculation ! Ore enough in sight to return 100 per cent, on amount invested. BUY TO-DAY before advance in price. Sunset Shares Will Make You Rich. FOR FURTHER IMFORMATION APPLY TO R. A. BROWN, PRINCETON or Grand Forks, B. C. THE SIMILKAMEEN STAR. March 9TB, 1901 Canadian Pacific Navigation Co. Time Table No. 35 VANCOUVER ROUTE. VICTORIA TO VANCOUVER' daily, excep1 Monday, at i o'clock a. in. Regular freigh — "'-toria at midnight on Tues VANCOUVER TO VICTORIA daily, a Tuesday and Thursday and on Wednesday aud Friday. Steamer Beaver leaves NBW WESTMINSTER r Chilliwack and way landings, Tuesday, uirsday and Saturday at 8 a. in., connecting at ission City with C. P. R. from Vancouver. Returning, leaves Chilliwack for New West- mster, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday at 7 a. , connecting with boat for Victoria. aud way port* on ist,' 7th, 14th and 20th ofeaclj month; extending later trips to Quatsino and Cape Scott. .The Company reserves the righto changing this Time Table at any time withou notification. CANADIAN PACIFIC ABB SOO LINE. DAILY TOURIST CARS ST. PAUL TUESDAY and SATURDAY. TO TORONTO WEDNESDAY Montreal and Boston. 'rains pass Spences Bridge as follows: Test Bound East Bound (■,•05 22:03 W. MAXWELL, AGENT CLAIMS STAGE LINE Leaves Kamloops for Quilchena and ■ Nicola Lake every Monday. L/eaves Nicola Lake for Kamloops every Friday at 6 a. m. Carry flail and Express. Leaves Spences Bridge for Nicola, Coutlees, Nicola Lake, Granite Creek and Princeton every Thursday at 6 a. m. Leaves Princeton for Spences Bridge and intermediate points every Sunday at 8 a. m. Princeton Meat Market WARDLE & THOMAS Orders for Mining Camps promptly attended to and delivered. FRENCH A DAY Tinsmiths, Gunsmiths, and Plumbers Boot and Shoo Repairing. Repair work of Every Description. IT IS QUITE APPARENT THAT: "The Government" has adjourned sine die. Peanuts have gone up since high water went down. There is considerable irony in the fate of the Similkameen bridge. The government is underpaying their road men in this part of the country. .■; Our business merchants are progressing, as the click of the typewriter testifies. Princeton has a highly efficient and pleasing school system. Long may it continue so. What some Princetonites don't know about putting up ice would fili a good sized book. Princeton is in need of fire protection. Here is a chance to invest in a profitable undertaking. The report of the Similkameen boom has not arrived from Victoria yet. Expected in on this stage though. The new cross-walk on Bridge street is highly appreciated by our citizens, and due credit is given to the source from whence it came. The Cook & Co. building changes the appearence of that end of town—and for the better. With other promised improvements that portion of town will assume a very natty appearance. The Similkameen bridge is bu It at last. As the Star has dwelt e or less on this subject since its first issue, we will now give oui attention wholly to the Tulameen bridge and Copper mountain road. A little more energy on the part of the townsite owners would not come amiss, and it would give some encouragement to those who have spent their last dollar in trying to build the town up. A few practical business methods and more hustle is what is needed. pa M (A The need of good side-walks qj-e*] recognized by some of our citizens. The one built this week by French Day and A. E. Howse, in front of their buisness property is a much needed improvement. Other parties interested in Princeton would do well to follow their example. t t We need a new bridge across the Tulameen, and need it bad. Rome was'nt built in a day, neither are bridges—but sometimes they are destroyed in less time. It is to be hoped that the necessity for this bridge will be seen by the proper authorities—and something be done toward its immediate attainment, m FOR SALE. 3 20 acres Nicola Valley. Crown Gra Price $1350. Apply B. A. Harris, 35 Fort Street Victorif Or a r Office, Princeton. New York Stocks. E. GARDINER-JONES STOCK AND SHARE BROKER Hackinnon Building VANCOUVER, B. C JOHN LOVE <S CO. DRUGGISTS AND STATIONERS. . F.URVIEW and CAMP McKINNEY. Presriptiofls ^Carefully .* Compounded. SMOKE Tucketts TOBACCOS, CIGARS and CIGARETTES. 'T'hey are the Purest C» certainly the Dest in the market. Geo.LTuchcn&sonco. HAMILTON, ONT. G. L. ALLAN WHOLESALE DEALERS IN Boots and #SHOES^ VANCOUVER, B. C Try Our Own Mining Boot. It is just right. *?*' March 9TH, 1901 THE SIMILKAMEEN STAR. CULLED. THERE ARE OTHERS. Not a yellow Chinaman has be left in Moyie.—Ledge. TO ARMS, YE FORESTER. The Foresters should get out their axes. The Simcoe Reformer calls Dr. Oronhytekha "Mr. Iron- teakettle." Wouldn't that make you boil?—Belleville Intelligencer. LOWERY LUMINOSITIES. The local legislature meets next week. The mineral act is already shaking with fear. The newspaper correspondents on the coast have not sold the Britannia mine for several days The army canteen has been abolished in the United States army. Must have seen Mrs. Nation coming.—New Denver Ledge. PANTS WERE WELL MADE Two Grand Forks girls recently visited a photographer and hac themselves photographed with their faces stuck coquettishly through a torn newspaper. When the pictures were finished and delivered they were horrified to find that the newspaper they had used was a Chicago sheet, and below theii smiling faces was a big display ad vertisement of a Chicago firm which announced: "Our pants are linec in the seats."—Cascade Record. ONE WINNER ANYWAY. This amusing -incident is said to have happened a few days ago at Lincoln, Nebraska: The'fifteen year old daughter of Mr. Bryan - started from home to go down town. She hailed a street car half a block away and failing to attract the attention of the conductor, she sprinted down the street, and after a lively chase caught the car. All out of breath, she dropped into a seat and exclaimed: "Thank goodness. there is one member of the Bryan family who can run for something and get it." SHOULD PASS THEM UP. It is sincerely to be hoped that the members of the Provincial Assembly will have sufficient nerve to pass the C. P. R. up for one deal f and allow one of the other companies applying for charter to builc a railway 1 -ough the Similkameen to get what it is after. A great share of the future of this section depends upon obtaining a competing railway to the coast. There is an enormous trade here which should be handled by Coast merchants, but the monopolistic tendencies of the C. P. R. will preclude any such trade unless a charter is granted some company which wil: come into competition with the great Canadian octupus. Granc Forks Gazette. COAL LICENCE APPLICATIONS. >. P. TUNSTALL- Commencing at a post marked J. R. Hunter S.W-C. placed alongside of 8. J. TunataU'a 8.W.c running nonn 80 chains, theme east 80 chains mmencing at a post marked T. H. Murphy C. placed along side of S. J. Tunstall's S.E.C Irunning south 80 chains, thence west 80 tted Feb.uaiy Zand, 1901. tend to apply within 30 days to the lissioner of Lands and Works for a Lii npect for coal on the following describee situated on the north side of Sunilkamee- startiug point. In all ojoacrei H.'j. CAMBIE, 8. Spencer, Act. hsid. South bank opposite Scotston, joining Wampole' ~ J being one of Spencer-WampoU Commencing at notice post north side crossing ver and running 80 chains south, 80 chain! ast, 80 chains north and 80 chains west, back j starting point. In all 640 a Located February 5th, 1901. E. M. S. Spencer, agt. Within 30 days I intend to apply to Chief Cora- lissioner of Lands and Works tor a licence to rospect for coal on following described lands the Spencer-Wain pole gi :e post and running north M. SPENCER. Palacel Livery & Stablem D. J. INNIS KEREMEOS, B. C. Saddle Horses to all Points in the Similkameen District. b^S?-Travellers from the Boundary District can secure horses through to Princeton. WW Run in Connection with the Keremeos Hotel. Q. 1TURDOCH Blacksmithing nd Horseshoeing Shop on Harold Avenue. PRINCETON,. B. C. Dated this 18th day of December, 1900. Notice is hereby given tl to the Chief Commissioner for a license to prospect foi ing described lands: bank ofthe Similkameen Princeton, running thence east 80 chains, thence noi VERMILION FORKS Dated this 19th. day of Jan >ply tot! -irks, fed sense to prospect for coal in and on the lai ■re described: On the north bank ofthe Sii cameen river, on the north side Spencer's cation and running thence north 80 chains: 80 lains east; 80 chains south; 80 chains west f irting point. In all 640 acres. F. W. WAMPOLE. Dated this 16th day of January 1901. LAND LEASE. NOTICE is hereby given that 30 days after date 1 ~ I intend to apply to the Chief Commissioner of Lands and Works at Victoria, B. C. for permission to lease the following described land as hay lands: 'ebruary 9th, 1901. CERTIFICATES OF IMPROVEMENTS. ROANY MINERAL CLA] Where 1 Yale District. Tub ilkameen river. Take Notice that I, F. W, Groves, actini agent for J. O. Coulthard, Free Miner's Certifi No. B3970, intend, sixty days from the date tl of, to apply to the Mining Recorder for a Cei cate of improvements, for the purpose of obi ing a Crown Grant of the above claim. And further take notice that action, under tion 37, must be commenced before the issui of such Certificate of Improvements. Dated this 21st day of January, 1901. F. W. GROVES. RED E^GLE MINERAL CLAIM. Situate Copper M< TPAKE days from the date hereof, to apply to the Gold And further take notic s 9th day of Fein NOTICE OF FORFEITURE. i in .ispen Grove district. •e thre i thirt 1 dollar Mou Thei nd seventy-four cents is your proportion ofthe xpense necessary, in order to hold the said [aims under the provisions of the Mineral Act, nd if within ninety days from the date of this otice you fail or refuse to contribute the above mentioned sum which is now due, with all costs come the property of the subscriber, un- tion Four of an act entitled, "An Act to the Mineral Act 1900. ROBERT O. CRAMER, Dated at Princeton this 19th day of January, 1901. TAX NOTICE. ASSESSMENT ACT AND PROVINCIAL REVENUE TAX. Notice is hereby given tha m uch ofthe income, 0: houiand dollars, the iot e thanten dollars, 01 ousand dollars, one and one laid on or after ist July, 1901. Upon. quarter of one per cent.; when such excess is over ten thousand, and not more than twenty thousand dollars, one and one-half of one per cent.; when such excess is over twenty thousand dollars, one and three-quarters of one per cent. Provincial Revenue Tax, $3.00 per capita. HUGH HUNTER, Assessor and Collector. Princeton, January 12th, 1901. 1-5 UNDER authority of Order in Council, passed December 30th, 1890, the Honourable tbe Minister of Mines has been pleased to sanction, and I do hereby give notice that I have appointed George Murray, of Nicola, a Deputy Mining Recorder of and for the District known as the, niighborhood of Nicola in the Kamloops and Similkameen Mining Division, with Sub-Recording Office at Nicola. G. C. TUNSTALL, Gold Commissioner for District. KAMLOOPS, ASHCROFT, YALE AND SIMILKAMEEN MINING DIVISIONS OF YALE DISTRICT. T^OTICE is hereby given that all placer ■*■ ^ claims legally held in Kamloops, Ashcroft, Yale and Similkameen Mining Divisions of Yale District, will be laid from the ist day of November ensuing, to the ist day of May, 1901. G. C. TUNSTALL, Gold Commissioner. Kamloop. Oct. 28th, 1900. THE SIMILKAMEEN STAR. The Townsite of PRINCETON British Columbia. Lots for • • • 4?dlw • • • PRESENT PRICES OF LOTS From $2.00 to $ JO, Per Front Foot..* .* Size of Lots 50xJ00 Ft. and 33x100 Ft One acre Residential Lots..* <£<£*.<<**£ Terms: 1-3 Cash; Bal. 3 and 6 months, with interest at 6 per cent* per annum. «* Government Head- quarters m Ut Slnlikuicci llstriei. BEAUTIFULLY SITUATED at the Forks of the Similkameen and Tulameen Rivers! The BUSINESS CENTRE for the following Mining Gimps:— Copper Mountain, 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. *####* W ##*### 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 |
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Anderson, James |
Publisher | Princeton : The Princeton Publishing Company |
Date Issued | 1901-03-09 |
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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_1901_03_09 |
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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 |
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DOI | 10.14288/1.0365397 |
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Longitude | -120.507778 |
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