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 Published in the Interest of Princeton and Similkameen District.
PRINCETON,   MAR. 22,  1902.
THE LATEST BY WIRE, i PLATINUM  DISCOVERED
4SS£I^r„l.ri IN SIMILKAMEEN ORES.
Halifax, n. s., Mar. 15—There is still The Diamond B. Claim Near- Princeton and   the   Olympia
tut wnnl nr<lo:,lllt-i- Hnrmii.-iii    f.,r   wiiii-h I '       r
On  Kennedy   Mountain   Have    It   In
^raying   Quantities.
LOCAL AND PERSONAL.
1 is going'slow but sine.
t Irwin came up from Kereme-
ursday.   Bert   reports a   good
ikTbeen're-
ngs   in   the
ted by Mr. W.
,ost—A black ci
i/hite front feet and small
511 breast. Finder will please
'. S. Wilson, Princeton.
of A. E. Ho
home at Si
The decease
rARY.       -7y
•wse.awell Wwn
ra  Peninsula, lather
on March 13,
probable amount of this mat
ble, and whether the ore is t
ir to gain the required  informa-
THOMAS-ALLISON.     J^ Satoan^thrLrexLTne^nd2^^-
1     In the fashion   honored "by tintylLd ed.    Mr. Beaver has sunk.a shaft 25  feet
I example, Mr. W. Thomas   and   Miss C. deep on his property besides open-cutting
Allison made a trip down   the   river   on in a number   of   places.    He   started to
I horseback, and returned Thursday even- sink on a 4 inch stringer of ore  assaying
;. ing as one.    The knot was tied at £entic *l8o° j$ g°w. silver* and copper.      This
lartmg   and   prosperous   voyage   on the   is now over 5 feet wide, and average ass-
I matrimonial sea. ays give {38,00 in   gold, silver and   cop
per, which would make'it an  extremely
Divine service will be 1 eld on  Sunday | desirable property aside from the  platiri-
ed in the ore.
n filling appears to  be  a wl
ANOTHER DRILL TO START.
Alexander Sharp, M. E., has arrived
frotfrTtosshrtMWcacJJie purpose of exploring the coal lands belonging-to the Holt
Interviewed by a Star reporter, Mr.
Sharp was very reticent and stated that
he had nothing to say for publication,
but it is generally understood that he intends starting the drill inside of a week
with a full complement of men.
The drill is said to be first-class in every respect, and intended particularly for
deep drilling.
The machinery for the drill is  now on
body.
. Mr. W. McLean   wc
j during the week, on
i where he is selecting
mill.    The teamsters 1
i to   Midway for   the 1
vill be held in the
All children in-
through   tov
way to Ashnol
>w on the road
eof the mill
quartz, and there is also present a consid
erable percentage of lime.
It will be necessary to get  further assay returns before making public the plat-
11 the c
We hope next v
body and the v
on the Olympic
the size of the ore
1  platinum  found
nda
Sharp every
ns, and tl
ited with
ill join in wishing Mr
his season's oper
cf his work will be
An Eastern woman found a nugget of
gold in the pan of potatoes she was peel
ing. We publish this item for the gen
eral encouragement of ladies who an
disinclined to do domestic duties.
RICH STRIKE IN JOSIE MINE.
Probably the most important strike in
the history of Rossland camp is reported
by the manager of the Le Roi No. 2
mine, in the following cable to London
directors:
In the Josie mine 700 foot level cross-
we have cut the vein on the hanging
I side. An average assay of the vein
erial shows $25 per ton. The width
he vein is not yet determined. The
1 has every appearance of being equal
he Annie oershoot on the 500 foot
:1 in width, 01 e body and values."
INDICATES G
T ORE B
Heretofore the principal ore bodies in
the camp have been located on the east
side of the enormous dike crossing the
Josie ground. To the west considerable
work has been done, but little results
heretofore have been attained. The
strike in the Annie ground indicates that
values prevailing on the east continue
west of the dike mentioned, therefore the
ore bodies are much greater than had
been supposed up to the present time. -
The newly discovered ore body undoubtedly exists on Le Roi ground, and
probably in the Centre Star as well, and
the location of such a high grade ore
body will tide the camp over the period
of low metal values, high freight and
treatment charges, until the period of
cheap freight and treatment charges renders possible the utilization of the unbounded supply of low grade ores.
 THE    SIMILKAMEEN    STAR
NOTICE.
tities are said to be
i the nickel-copper
ares of the Sudbury district, and
more recent finds have been report-
*d in Wyoming and Oregon. In
Wyoming the platinum was found
in a vein carrying values iu gold,
silver, and copper, the platinum appearing to increase with the in-
brease of the copper contents of the
ore. It will be noted that the platinum in this country is found in
:ombination with the same minerals as that of the Wyoming platin-
side to elect its candidate. As a result the election was
one of the hardest fought in the
history of the city.       <►<;
The Government was quite evidently afraid to appeal to the electors on its record, and had recourse
to a scheme for a railway to the
northern part of Vancouver Island,
which would connect by ferry with
Bute Inlet, the mainland terminus
of the proposed Canadian Northern.
The bait thrown the Victoria
people was successful in landing
Col. Prior in the legislature, but
his majority was so narrow that it
should awaken the government to
the slight hold it has on popular
esteem.
MIDWAY-VERNON.
Likelihood of a Connecting Railroad
This Summer.
THE CANADIAN NORTHERN I    There | every reason to believe
The agreement between McKen- that   the   proposed   railway   from
zie &  Mann   ai
:
id the Dunsmuir
Government for the building of a
railway from Bute Inlet to the Yel-
lowhead Pass, is another instance
of the people building a railroad for
the benefit of a private corporation.
The giving of a cash subsidy, to be
repaid by a tv o per cent, tax en
the gross ear-lings of the railway
company, should be a sufficient
help without adding 30,000 acres of
land per mile in the Westminster, |
Lillooet, and Cariboo districts.
It is this reckless throwing away
of the public domain to all kinds of
grafters and exploiters that brings
a government into contempt and
the people  it governs to sorrow-
Midway to Vernon will be constructed during the coming summer. A fund of $30,000 has been
appropriated for the purpose ofl
making the surveys, and it is said
that this part of the work is now
being done under the direction of |
Engineer Coyle.
August F. Heinze, the millionaire mine owner of Butte, Mont.,
has a charter fcr this road which
carries a government bonus of |
$4000 per mile. This road wil!
open up the rich mining and agricultural country of the west fork of |
Kettle river, and will greatly shorten the distance by rail between the
Boundary country and the coast.
THIRTY days
1NW 1 11
jggg
from date
I intend to apply to
of Lands and Works
prospect for
coal on the following
inc Mile  Cl
eek,   north   and ad-
>e Trail, run
boundary 1
ine 'of the   Laidlaw
STANLE
;Y MUIR, Applicant.
NOTICE.
;nd to apply to
n the following
FRANK BAIL!
MINING ANDJ CIVIL ENGINEER
PROVINCIAL LAND SURVEYOR.
..Princeton.B. C...
JOHN W.   PECK & CO.,
Wholesale Clothing
Mens'   Furnishings.
VANCOUVER.ilB.! C.J
Correspondence Solicited from the Trade.
Careful   and   Prompt   Attention to all
LETTER ORDERS.
I  Wfln't ALL WORK
1    W U.I1   l Promptly Executed
Your        We can save you monejL
Watch   on your Repairing.
Repairing:.
W. J. KERR. Kamloops. B. C.
B. C. POTTERY CO.
CHIMNEYI PIPES, SEWER PIPES, ETq
VICTORIA, B. C.
 Mar. 22nd, 1902.
THE    SIMILKAMEEN    STAR
GRANBY   IS  AWAV  UP.
•jay P. Graves Says Prospects
of    Company  Were
Never Better.
ed to increase
plant to. abot
That   aunounc
either this  yea
ed better   than   they ai
right now.    The   outlo*
Granby Company   has
better.    We are well  sa
a mentswillgo
ndit
J&eraarkel
period of
pression i;
result of a
market.
hsta:
purely tempo
sent de-
Lry, as a
he stock
of our business ma
om the fact that di
:ar we paid $38o,cx
FROM THUNDER MOUNTAIN.
J. C. Ralston h
ed to Spokane fi
Mountain   Distri
'J. W. Pa<
cently return
:he   Thundei
In   an  inter
Spokesman
superintend.
point as effect!
ever, I may p<
a shortage in I
per all over
world's produ.
metal is not gi
the demand,
a prospect for
tRei
blic
ut that there is mjn f0
roduction of cop- in akin]
world, and   the el Dew
be
:vel
PKODUCTK
INCREASE
"During   the   January past, for
vinstance, the production  of copper
in this country was   16.4 per cent,
below the production for January of
1901.    The exports, on the   other I This
hand, showed a gain of 50 per cent. fore, very
over those of the same month a year to mining
The
Mr. Pack informed me that on th
property they have 400,000 tons of
debris, broken down from the ore
I bodies and accumulated at the foot
of the hill, and that lhis*reat mass
will assay on an average $6 per ton,
and is almost entirely free milling.
In other words, there is $2,400,000
in sight.
" The ore is not ordinarily quartz.
unusual, and there-
ing and  interesting
The ore is  really
previous.    1 he fagures were po*
ly affected  by the   decline   in
'" a country rock. As I understand
e it, it is a dyke or overflow of this
price of copper, which may have 1 rock. The country is very well
curtailed production and certainly 1 watered and fairly well timbered."
furthered the export business. Republic News.
Nevertheless the figures but '"
trate a condition which copper is
not increasing as rapidly as the de-
maud.
DEPRESSION  IS TEMPORARY.
^4v"e are satisfied that the Ipres-
ent temporary depression will be
full}' made up when the market re-
covers its normal standard. The
* mand is such that copper should be
^yworth fully 16yi or 17 cents.
" We have started the third blast
furnace in our smelter at Grand
Fofrks, and the fourth one of the
series will probably be running
froni the 15th to the 20th of the
month. The reverberatory furnace
will be blown in about the same
time. Our present smelting capacity is 1125   tons, and we shall be
White lead in Montreal is worth
$5.00 a hundred. Raw lead in the
Slocan brings $1.18. Will some
one please step forward and explain
to us how the government could
fail in the refining and railroad
business —Paystreak.
C. OUTHETT, A. R. C, 5c,
Proviiiciol Assagcr,
impcil Chemist.
Control  Assays;   Complete Analvsis  of
Ores, Coal, &c; Concentration and
-"     Amalgamation   Tests.
Results ol Assags Dg refers of stage.
Correspondence solicited.
Inland Assay  Office,
KAMLOOPS, B. C
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 AT—
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Prices «£ S <&
Call and see our Samples of Suitings
and Pantings. They are the Very
Latest from the   <& <& *£> *£ *& <&
Twentieth Century Clothing company,
the highest class Eastern Clothiers.
Fit and Style Guaranteed. & &   &
Homespun Pants a Specially.
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m
7 Furniture^
W Weber Wa*
I      Hardware, Sto,
-: F&m s-
roceries, Provisions, Hay, Oat
all kinds. Windows, Doors,
nd Wire Mattresses, Pillows,
uggies, Spring Wagons, Plow
LFit
1 Wii
Saddlery,   Etc., Etc.
DRY GOODS, BOOTS & SH
OVERSHOES AND RUBBERS IN i
J GO TO
I JmAmSchubert'sGashStorem
I
Penticton, B. C.•■$
E.G.PRIOR&CO.,
LiniTED LIABILITY.
A FULL STOCK OF
Farming Implements
SOLD BY US.     Evei
always get MACHINE EXTRAS for any MACHINE
d of Vehicle in stock from
Bain Wagon a
TO THE   LATEST
THING IN
Light Road Wagons
WRITE US FOR PRICES,
YOU WILL FIND THEM RIGHT.
WE CARRY THE FAMOUS
rtassey=Harris Binders, Mowers, Rakes, Ploughs, &c.
KAMLOOPS,       =       B. C.
 THE    SI MTLTK AMEEN    STAR
Mar. 22nd, 1902.
ANOTHER REFINERY.
Proposed  Increased   Plant at
the Granby—Electrolytic   Works.
isked as to proposed huts at Phoenix, Mr. Graves
ply to a representative of
nix   Pioneer, they would
east this winter, they took occasion
to visit various electrolytic works
and are gathering data and infor
ination on the subject constantly.
MODERN POLICY IN MINING.
Large Plants Make Low Grade Ores
Profitable.
Thee
Vail
: mine in
of Grass
:   modern
cork
itybeincreas- with   its
■more This is th
plant
spo
•apa
rills i:
breaking down ore, and aire:
Superintendent Williams is pla
ing for a new and larger hoist
the No. 2 shaft of the Old Ironsi
The   large   plant   talked of 1
WF
odern method of mak-
i ores yield a profit,
ell Mining Company,
Island, Alaska, was
ie discoverer of the
the first to put into
1 on a large scale. The
property contains
[ grade ore, averaging
er ton. But the mass
l   facilities for   minin
are so   good that the
te   to   make   it pay t
large enough  plant t
olutne ol rock that ma
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.
O. A.  COX—President,
ager.    j. H. PLUMMER,
i just what the inc
s were on their Ph
outcdme of the copper market, and a good margin of profit comes
Just as soon as tbe big fellows back out of the daily reduction of 1,500
east get done  quarrelling, it would or 2,000 tons of less than  $3 rock.
of  prices   than   has   prevailed  in
the
the
Granby Co., when it gets to the
proper stage, to erect and operate
its own refinery, and Mr. Graves
had not the least doubt but that
this would be carried out. While
he and Mr. Flumerfelt were in the
Q. HURDOCH
Blacksmithing
and Horseshoeing
Shop on cor. Bridge and Angelia
Avenue.
PRI NCETON,    B. C.
SimilkameenButcheringCo.rpj;sf.e™''rs
Wholesale and Retail Dealers in Heats.
Livery, Feed Stable & Pasture.
Saddle Horses to All Points in the Similkameen.
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BLACKSMITH SUPPLIES.
We carry the Largest and Best Stock in B. C, including
Bar Iron, Cast Steel, Spring Steel, Tire Steel, S. S.
Steel, Toe Cork Steel.
Gautier Toe Calks, Horse Nails,
Pender Toe Calks, Carriage and Tire Bolts,
Horse Shoes in Iron and Steel,   Square Nuts in Blank & Tapped,
Horse Rasps, &c, &c.
Sole Agents for Valautine's high grade Carriage Varnish.
Mail orders receive our prompt attention.
McLENNAN, McFEELY & Co., Ltd.,
Wholesale and Retail Hardware Merchants,
VANCOUVER, B. C.
ILONDON 0FFICE-60 LOMBARD STREET, E. C.
BRANCHES IN
Savings Bank Department. Interest at 3 per cent, per
lowed from August 1st, 1901. Gold dust purchased, and ev
banking business transacted.
C. W. HALLAMORE.
i Kamloops Branch.
I FRENCH & DAY I
7    Tinsmiths, Gunsmiths, and Plumbers 2
Boot and Shoe Repairing. a
7 Repair work  of    Every   Description. X
i
CHASm  Em  THOMAS,
General Merchant, Princeton.
Complete Stock of  Groceries,  Dry   Goods,
Boots and Shoes, Hardware.
Large Assortment of Rubber* and Overshoes.
Post Office. Notary Public.
WHOLESALE DEALER  IN  CIGARS.
Hotel Tulameen
|    The Largest and Most Home-    •
like Hotel in Princeton is now
open for the travelling public,    j
Our  bar  is stocked with the    i
\    Best of Wines,   Liquors   and    j
|    Cigars.    Special efforts will be
made in the Cullinary Depart-    j
ment, and tables will be furnished with the best the market    j
affords.
PRINCETON,  B. C.
GEO. W. ALDOUS, Prop.
 Mar. 22nd, 1902.
THE    SIMILKAMEEN    STAR
Coal  Location   Notices.
NOTICE^
NOTICE.
iPal&cel    ,;
Livery '&
Stable.
KEREMEOS, B. C.
NOTICE.
NOTICE.
T"K£
. nTHIRTY days after date I intend to apply to   ,
c. summe:
Located this 2SII1 day of Feb. 1902.
NOTICE.
THgSoZSSS!i^rft^^,ywcK
Notices of Forfeiture.
NOTICE.
WW
NOTICE.
npHIRTYdays from date I  intei
/jgfk, G. E. WINKLER, Locator.
NOTICE.
Located Feb. 15, 1902.
NOTICE.
*-pHIRTY days after date I intend to apply to
NOTICE.
npiIRTY days after date I intend to apply to
t. C REVELY, 1
NOTICE.
Improvement Certificates.
NOTICE.
Copper Reef, Copper Bench and
Copper King Mineral Claims,
GRAND PACIFIC
HOTEL ttAMl00P8>B-c-
wwwwwwwwww
The nearest hotel to the
Railway Station. Headquarters for all people
coming from Nicola and
the Similkameen.
Good Rooms.
Good Table
Good Liquors,
I P. A. BARNHART, Prop.
Princetonians^c-M
When in Phoenix
The Victoria Hotel
B. TOMKINS,
Run in Connection with
the Keremeos Hotel
Princeton €oat
The Vermilion  Forks
Mining  Company
$6 per Ton at the Pit,
or 50c. per Sack
Deliveredat the Townsite Office.
PRINCETON ASSAY
OFFICE,       C.  B.  HARRIS
Assayer and Chemist.
" G'Sy"n SCtag™CByrinngingeSamplerP°r
Bridge Street.,    PRINCETON, B. C.
Canadian
Pacific
Railway
Daily Service to and from
VANCOUVER,
VICTORIA,
MONTREAL,'
TORONTO,
ST. PAUL,
And all points East and West.
Fast Steamer Service frc
coover to
AUSTRALIA,
ALASKA,
HAWAIIAN ISLANDS.
gers booked to and from
all points
'or full information and illustrated pain
phtets, &c, apply to any C.P.R. Agent
E. J. COYLE,
KHTH   tf  TOWNLY
REAL ESTATE AND MiisK'.G VMM
COMMISSION   AGENTS.
Price Wanted and We Will Try
Property.     fTWe have Spe-
SIMILKAMEEN PROPERTY. J&
Correspondence Invited.
305 CAMBIE ST.      .       .      VANCOUVER.
HOTEL
KEREMEOS
JONH NEIL,
Proprietor.
Stables in Connetion.
■'    jj
This hotel is Situated at
the Gateway to the
Similkameen valley, a*
Well Furnished Rooms.
Bar and Dining Room
Service First-CIkss.
We Cater Specially to
Mining Men
and Prospectors
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
Byour outfit at the point
*ycu start prospecting.
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of Every
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Lots for
• • • aZ-^cII tr • • •
PRESENT PRICES OF
LOTS
From $2.00 to $ JO.
Per Front Foot.^-jj*
Size of Lots 50x100
Ft. and 33x100 Ft.
Terms: 1-3 Cash;
Bal. 3 and 6 months,
with interest at 6 per
cent, per annum. <£
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quarters for the Similkameen District.
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(TRE for the following Mining Camps:— Copper Mountain
Kennedy Mountain, Friday, Boulder and Granite Creeks,
Summit, Roche River, Upper Tulameen and Aspen Grove]
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