PRINCETON, B. C, SATURDAY, MAY 5th, 1900. $2.00 Per Year. MING DEVELOP'MT Kennedy and Copper Mountain Properties. Work at Aspen Grove Camp—The Vermilion Forks Co. at Work on the Princeton. The Vermilion Forks Co., have started work on the Princeton claim on Kennedy mountain. Supt. Hall has a force of men driving a tunnel which will tap the ledge at a depth of 500 feet. The rock in the face is heavily mineralized, native copper being found scattered through the rock in several places. The richest ore found on Copper mountain comes from the Copper Bluff claim. Solid kidneys of pure bornite have been taken out in the late development done by Messrs. Van Mil Is and Al- Development on the Lost Horse is being pushed. The property is improving rapidly with depth. » The Princess May has one of the richest copper showings in the Similkameen. The Hidden Mystery group is looking well. The shaft is down about 30 feet the bottom of it being in solid ore. .development of the east slope of copper" mountain is showing that Sunset peal has not the only mine by quite a few. TheJVfcRae, Beaver, Morgan and other properties are turning out some of the finest ore yet found on the mountain, ^ ASPEN GROVEfCAMP is now-one of the busiest camps in district. Wells and Poullinere, Burr and Jones, R. Cramer and several others ai harcLat work developing their propertie! On the "Cincinnati" the Bate boys are i 115 feet with the tunnel. This property >s looking very well. H. Schmidt is developing his numerous claims, but ex- Iff peers to concentrate his work on the banner showing of the district "The Big I 1 LATE ARRIVALS. F. A. Devering, of Indian Reservation Surveying department, arrived on today Chas. Barker, representing Oppenheim- er Bros., of Vancouver, registered at Hotel Jackson today. A. E. Howse arrived from Nicola ' .ays stage and reports- all well in "ley. Harry Fook, returning officer for West :ale, came in by todays stage. He i selecting polling stations for the riding. PURELY PERSONAL. David Black left for Keremeos Thurs- Chas. Harris made a round trip 1 this week. Kei Herr Johann Keeffer, chef of the Hotel Jackson, arrived on the stage. The Hon. Premier Martin and the Hon, Smith Curtis are expected in Princeton early next week. Mr. Harry Cleasby, of Nicola, drove to Princeton this week accompanied by Mrs. Pooley, of Nicola, and Mrs. H. Hunter, of Granite Creek. Mr. J, D. Anderson, P. L. S., of Trail, has completed the surveying of the Similkameen Copper Co's property on Copper mountain and left for home Thurs- Wm. Allan and W. L. Lawry, of Rossland have spent the week in making a thorough examination of Copper mountain. Both gentlemen express astonishment at the wonderfully rich showings they visited. Mr. Robt. Wood, ex-mayor of Greenwood, returned home via Keremeos yesterday,. He is greatly impressed with the wonderful resources of the Similkameen country and has implicit confidence in Princeton being its mining and commercial centre. W. C. McDougall, Supt. of the Kere- Syndicate with headquarters at is at the Hotel Princeton. While he intends visiting his ranch on Wolf creek and will probably make a trip to the Pacific coast via: Spencer's Bridge before returning to Olalla. A. Francis, representing the Vancouver News Advertiser, was a welcome visitor at the Star office this week. Mr. Francis wh ile here will take the opportunity of visiting the Copper and Kennedy mountain mines, about which Van- couverites have heard many good reports lately. British Columbia Acts Disallowed. OTTAWA, April 25.—The Dominion government has disallowed the following bills, passed by the B. C. Legislature in 1899: An Act relating to Liquor Licence: An Act relatingto__tbe^Mid- way and Penticton Railway, and an acl Act. The Placer Mining (Alien) Act, which it was 'claimetf was aimed tfirectlv at United States citizens, has been vetoed, because it is ultxaTvires. There are some ten bills effecting private companies in them preventing the employment of Japanese which the government has allowed to pass because they do not wish to interfere with the organization of the companies affected. PRESS NEWS IS EXCLUDED. Conjectures as to the Losses of the Boer Retreat by the War Correspondents Do Not Agree. A late London dispatch says: The rigorous censorship has excluded press news from the Free State for twenty four hours. The war correspondents, owing to the extensive dewelopment of five divisions and two cavalry brigades, have with one or two exceptions, returned to headquarters at Bloemfontein, and their conjectures respecting the direction of the lines of the Boer retreat and British operations have not been in accord. Gen. Roberts in a midnight dispatch presented a brief summary of the situation as he understood it at 3 o'clock Friday afternoon, but left several points in doubt. General Hamilton, with the mounted infantry and one brigade of the North division, had reached Thaba N'Ch where Gen. French joined him with his cavalry brigades yesterday morning, Rundle's division being a few miles south. The Boers were still holding the eastern outlet of the town, and French and Hamilton were preparing to them out. Both Hamilton and French had made fine forced marches, but it not clear whether the main body of the Boers had retired to Thaba N'Chu from Dewetsdorp or had gone acroi try toward Constia to effect with Olivier's forces retreating from Wepener. The former theory was more probable, but even in that case certain the Boers had remained in force or had left a rear guard in the town. Gen. Roberts reported that Gen. bazon, with the yeomanry cavalry, had gone as far as Wepener and returned Dewetsdorp, where Chermside's division was still halting. Pole-Carew's division was either at Dewetsdorp or was marching toward Thaba N'Chu. There was nothing from Wepner, and no official news except a few causualties and a report of an outpost affair near Bethulle. Gen. Roberts' operations are now conducted on so large a scale that the public here is dazed by them, and requires some definite result, like another Paardeburg, in order to be convinced that he is making progress. The experts regard his masterly. Freight House and Depot Wrecked. Spokane, April 23.—Japs accidentally set fire to the powder house at Lind, a small station on the Northern Pacific, sixty miles west of here, tonight, causing 5,000 pounds of dynamite to explode. The freight house and depot were blown into the air and the drug store was badly shattered, Telegraph poles and line were leveled for some distance. Fortunately the few inhabitants of the place had time to flee to a safe place. No one was injured. JOE'S NEW MINISTER Mr. J. C, Brown of Westminister Selected. Terrible Explosion in Utah—400 Rilled-War News Scarce—Ottawa in Distress, SCOFIEI.D, Utah, May 3.—A terrible explosion in a mine took place here yesterday. There were between 300 and 400 men in the mine at the time the explosion took place and it is supposed all are Later—Three hundred bodies have been recovered. The cause of the explosion was a keg of powder in the mine. The Martin candidates in Vancouver are Joe Martin. McPherson, Gjlmore and McQueen. London, May 3.—No war news of importance from the front today. Victoria, May 3.—[Latest]—J. C. Brown, of Westminister, was^sworri in as finance minister in the Martin ' cSJirew ^ today. This, in the populous centers of B. C, is. looked upon as placing the Mar- tinites largely in the ascendency. Maniixa, May 3.—A reconoitering party of Americans at Leansbano were surrounded by Phillipinos. Four Americans killed and 16 wounded were left on the field. The remainder of the party escaped. The Ottawa Eire. About 20,000 people are left homeless by the Ottawa fire. There was $20.000,- 000 worth of property destroyed. 2000 buildings went up in smoke. The Eddy paper factory, match factory and wood yard was burned. There was four lives lost. Lord Strathconna has given $25,- 000 to a relief fund and donations are »*fCounty Court in Princeton. ix Mr. H. Hunter, mining recorder, has A received a letter from Mr. G. Tunstall, gold commissioner, informing him that Judge Spinks will hold a session of the county court at Princeton, and will inform as to day and date when he arrives in Nicola to hold court there. <^Te cattle drive from the lower J*- country takes place next week. Mr. C. Richter, of Keremeos, is now busily engaged in fencing in 700 acres of grazing land on the hill opposite Princeton. About 3,000 head will be turned loose on the upper Similkameen range this year. mJ THE SIMILKAMEEN STAR. h^\ The World's Copper Supply. Written for Mines and Minerals, by H. J. Sc* All-rail shipments of copper heavier now ..than .at the begins ng ofl the winter season, and the opening of] navigation on.the .great lakes, ibout May ist, will find the docks nearly as . bare of copper as was. the case last spring. The Calumet and Hecla is accumulating the usual winter store of "mineral," or the eastern smelters at Black Rock, | Buffalo,ybut beyond this reserve of un- r, the« ttle ipn nd so did copper, rill prob- d the "unfavorable collapse of the near ture" are devoting more time and ldy to Wall street and the methods of : tha to per mining shares but there is anoticable lack of evidence of like effort in the actual mining or marketing of the metal. There are no large surplus stocks of metal piling up at any point in the world. There is no evidence that large interests have bought copper,at any time to sus- : tain prices, and the production of the metal is being absorbed by manufactures as rapidly as produced. In view of these . facts which are incoutestible and could be easily ascertained by anyone wishing to learn the truth, talk of manipulation is ridiculous. There is merely the ■usual skirmish between the buyer and •seller, each desirous of obtaining the . best possible terms. Neither is re"K>rt- ing to unusual tactics or the employment of vast sums of money in order to force water uphill or make the laws of trade! controvert themselves. Copper is standing on its-merits and the price is made by a strong and legitimate demand which is crowding the mines, of the world to fully meet. That the present price cannot be permanently held is not only possible but altogether probable, but the break will not come until production begins gaining materially on consumptij^&. When this will happen no man can foretell, but present conditions and prospects indicate that it will be several years before the many new mines will add so materially to the worlds copper supply as to disturb the nice balance now existing between the mining and the use of the metal. Of all the new mines of the Lake Superior district, into which raft* . lions of money have been poured in the past three years, the entire number will not produce 2 per cent, of the copper mined in the district during the present ] year. It will be three to five years before the production of the new mines collectively will add very appreciably to the tonnage of the district. The opening of new native copper mines in the Lake Superior district is a nutter of years of time and millions of dollars. To a somewhat similar .extent, -.though perhaps less time and money .is required elsewhere, copper ore mines in other American fields are slow and costly in development In the aggregate the supply from the world's new mines is of importance, but relatively the increase from both old and new mines is smaller than the most of the other metals. According to the most reliable figures at hand, which are fair approximations, though not final and au- thoritave, the world's copper production last year was 475,000 tons as compared with 424,000 tons in 1898, while the output of the United States was 265,000 tons in 1889 as compared with 254,000 tons for the preceeding year. This gives an increase of 13 per cent, in the output of the United States and of 12 per cent, for the entire world, while the increase outside of the United States was only 5 per cent., the United States making over 55 per cent, of the copper of the world. The increase of 13 per cent, in American copper production was less than the increase in consumption of this country, while the increase of 5 per cent, for the balance of the world was absorbed by Europe, despite the higher range ofl prices, which necessarily restricted consumption in many lines of industry. An effort has been made by the European trade and financial press to prove the charge of manipulation of the metal because of the importation of copper from England and Wales to this country at the same time that America was exporting half her own copper production to the various European markets. The currents and cross-currents of finance and commerce are most puzzling, and the theorist who navigates such dangerous seas in the security of his snug office in England or New York, by the aid of charts and logarithms, necessarily makes some strange blunders—errors which would send his craft to the bottom of] the sea, were he not doing his naviga-] tion in theory only. The simultaneous ] exportation and importation of copper] from this country would apparently sup- j port the theory of a manipulated market, I yet the facts discredit such an opinion. The exports of American copper, both native from the lake and electrolytic from Montana, as well as the. blister copper and mattes from other western fields which go to Swansea for smelting are permanent exports, and the copper so sent abroad does not come back. The imports of copper brought to New York from Great Britain are all, or practically all, in the shape of Chile bars. These are supposed to be refined copper and for all practical uses are "G. M. B.," as "good merchantable brands" of refined copper are known to the trade. Industrially, the Chilean bars are good copper but metallurgically they are impure, containing a considerable quantity of silver, which the smelter of Swansea cannot extract from the baser metal. Blacksmithing and Horseshoeing Wagon Repairing a Specialty. Shop on Harold Avenue. PRINCETON, B. C Q. flurdoch TAX NOTICES. XKAMHKN DIVISION j Octal Revenue Tax and all u»*es leviea unaer ihe Assessment Act, are due for the year 1900, All .the above-named collectible within the Similkajnceu Divisi Yale District are payable Three-8fths of. Two and one hi (wild land." before June 30th, 1900: In assessed value'of j ureal property. ine-half of one percent on personal property. in so much of the income, of any person as exceeds one thousand dollars, the following rates, viz: Upon such excess of income, when the same cent; when such excess Is over tea thousand dol- exce'ss'isovertwenty thousand dollars', one a If paid on or after ist July, 1900. Pour-fifths of one per cent on real property. Three per cent, on assessed value of wild lai ceeds one thousand dollars, the following rates, viz,; Upon such excess, when the same is no more than ten thousand dollars, one and oik twenty thousand dollars, one and one-half of on and dollars, one and three-quarters of one pe Provincial Revenue Tax, $3.00 percapita NOTICE. rs Certificate Number 7767I nd as agent for J. B. McA ertificate number 79777A, \ I days from the date hereof to a] g Recorder for a Certificate of im : the purpose of obtaining a ince of such Certificate of Imp CLIVE A April 17th, 1900. CLAIMS STAGE UNE Leaves Kamloops for Quilchena and Nicola I<ake every Monday. Leaves Nicola Lake for Kamloops every Friday at 6 a. m. PRINCETON ROUTE. | 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 7 a. m. Carry flail and Express. SMOKE Tucketts TOBACCOS, CIGARS and CIGARETTES. Tphey are the Purest £» certainly the Oest in the market. Geo.tTuckeitasoi.co. HAMILTON, ONT. A. L HOWSE, General Merchandise The Largest and Best Stock of. General Merchandise in the Similkameen. Agent For The Sherwin William's Co., PAINTS, OILS and LEADS. There are none better. Mining Supplies a Specialty A Complete Line of Hardware Builders' Supplies and Tools of Every Description. Just Arrived A Carload of Nails. Mining Outfits can be furnished on the shortest notice. , A SI Parties coming to Princeton... having Baggage, H. H,. Goods, or Freight of any description CAN ADDRESS same in my care to Spences Bridge on the Canadian Pacific Railway, where my Freight teams load regularly for Princeton. Freight of this description is always given the preference and will be rushed through to destination. Stores at Princeton and Nicola;] THE 8IMILXAMEEN STAB. Hudson Bag Co. MEW GOODS. Up-to-date and Great Values in Ladies Blouses, Printed Cambrics, Printed Muslins. Costume Lengths in Dress Goods. Orders promptly filled, for any part of the Similkameen Country. Hudson Bay Stores., Kamloops, B. Cm ( MVVW^^^^^^^^^^^r^^^r^^^^^V^I SIMILKAMEEN BUTCHERING QO. WHOLESALE and RETAIL Dealers in Heats. Orders Filled for any Point in the Similkameen Valley. Princeton Branch Cm Summers, Manager, jr. Queens Birthay Sports. A mass meeting of the citi Princeton was held in the Harris-Mcli tosh building on Tuesday evening to arrange for the celebration of her Majesty's Birthday on the 24th of May. A large and enthusiastic crowd attended. J. C Mclntc<sh was appointed chairman and J. Anderson, secretary. It was mov- j ed and seconded that the sports be held a Vermilion avenue and Messrs. Hislop Hunters9 and Parian e appointed, as oitte to clear and gradi e purpose, with power to levy interested for assistance. The following mmittees were appointed. Finance;— essrs. Anderson, Adams, Harris; sports, § Messrs. Mcintosh, Heath, Budd, Dr. Whillans and Fred Howse; advertising, [ Messrs. Anderson, Hill and Day; gen- It eral business and managing committee, f Messrs. Thomas, Webb, Jackson, Wallace, Bell, Howse and E. Waterman. James Anderson was appointed Secre- The general committee will meet on Monday afternoon, the 7th inst. at 4 o'clock, to consult with and receive the report of the finance committee. Every member is urgently requested to attend. The Townsite Co. have given a donation of $50.00 and other liberal contributions are promised. All that is required to make a most successful celebration possible, is a concentrated effort on the j part of everyone interested to further the o^work of the committee as far as lies in slbheir power. Keremeos, Twenty Mile, Hixranite Ceeek and Otter Valley have /been notified and a large crowd pected to visit Princeton for the The sports will commence on Friday afternoon and continue on Saturday forenoon until the arrival of the mail stage. OTTER FIAT HOra THYNNE & DEBARRO. PROPRIETORS. Sawand Planing ~ww MILL Located 3 Miles from Princeton. A full stock..... Of Rough and Dressed Lumber. The Driest and Clearest in the country. POST OFFICE ....STORE C. E. THOHAS, Prop. A full line of Groceries Hardware Clothing Boots and Shoes. Post Office boxes for rent, Blue Ribbon Tet Most Delicious in the Market When a prospector returns to camp after a Ufflg day in the mountains, there is nothing he teifes forward to more than a cup of <£<£*& BLUE RIBBOK TEA, THE. HOTEL JACKSON, j PRINCETON, B. C. JOHN HA^RRY JACKSON, Proprietor. All stage lines arrive at, and start from, the Hotel JacJcson. Everyone recommends the HOTEL JACKSON as Headquarters when visiting the Similkameen Mining District. The Hotel Jackson is the place to start from for Copper and Kennedy Mountain, Friday Creek, Roach River, Summit, Boulder Creek, Big: Sue, 20 Mile, and all other mining camps. If you want Good Meals, Good Liquors and Good Beds, You can be Supplied at the Hotel Jackson Hotel Princeton JAMES WALLACE, Proprietor. PRINCETONS PIONEER <& m HOTEL «# «**. The Resort For Prospectors and Mining Men. first Class Dining Room and Bar. No trouble to talk to guests. The Boer War and Fighting Joe's campaign discussed every evening. Come and hear the Phonograph* Seeds and Drugs FRESH, NEW and GOOD. The Largest Garden Seed Dealers in the PROVINCE. 3taS£L The Nelson Drag and seed Co. 100 Cordova St., VANCOUVER, i h^i^ THE SIMILKAMEEN STAR. THE SIMILKAMEEN STAR Published Weekly at PRINCETON, B. O. THE PRINCETON PUBLISHING CO. to build a strong substantial bridge from plans which will be furnished by a competent engineer. Construction work will be started at once and before long Princeton will have a short and easy route to Copper mountain. The building of a bridge i thegove ton delef in Febri iate ., early ;overn- um of build i "idge across the Similkemeen river, his promise was confirmed by a tier from the Hon. F. Carter-Cot- n dated February 2 2d, in which 1 stated, "The Government will ace in the estimates a sum suffic- the Sim lilda •e VRead nection to Copper mountain. Plans will be forwarded to Mr. W. J. Waterman as soon as possible so that the townsite company and the citizens will be able to complete th< construction of the bridge before high water. The plans promised tnat did not arrive and it was fully a month later when Mr. A. E. Howse made a special trip to Victoria to secure them. Unfortunately, however, for the immediate construction of the bridge, the directions furnished by the government engineer were impossible to follow. It is hard to understand why the late government, and the present one, retain the service of an official who evidently is not in sympathy with the administration. When a public works engineer does everything in his power to retard neces- /sary improvements in a new min- i ig district, b/ issiing directions for construction of a bridge which are impossible to follow, and when asked for certain particulars, to answer in such an evasive manner as to make it an impossibilify to carry on the work, he is evidently not in touch with the government, or is unfit for the position which he occupies. After careful inquiry into the facts we find that the principal cause for the delay in the building of the bridge across the Similkameen river, was the want of a government engineer who could issue practical plans and help, instead of retarding, construction. The Vermilion Townsite Company have now been forced to throw aside the > EDITORIAL COMMENT. J It is too bad that Murphy's nami is Denis. Princeton's first political pow wow was a success and candidate Murphy expresses himself as being perfectly satisfied with his recep tion. It is most unfortunate that Hon. G. W. Beebe did not find it convenient to join Mr. Murphy in his trip through the Similkameen, as a political meeting is a very tame affair when only one side of the question is presented. 'Charlie the Critic' was-the most attentive listener in the audience and some of his remarks about points in Mr. Murphy's address were very amusing. Judge Mcintosh is confident that Mr. Murphy is a strong Martin supporter, with a few little predju- dices which he hopes his legal friend will soon discard and become of the elect. iders of the Star will notice th this issue it has been enlarged to ten pages. A general increase of business and the present political campaign is responsible for the addition. We would also call attention to our late telegrams published every week, and we take this opportunity of publicly conveying our thanks to Mr. Harry Duncan of Nicoja, who makes a special effort to get us latetelegrjjjgbic_Jaews/f oyer the telephone line every P^jf- day morning; Snabling^tts' to give Princetonitestwo to three days later news than can be obtained from the outside papers which arrive on Saturdays mail. The owners of the townsite of | Greenwood spent over $40,000 in making the town of Greenwood what it is today. The townsite company of Grand Forks have al- read spent $50,000 in improving the city and are still expending large sums in securing for the city the honor of being the metropolis of the Boundary creek district. Princeton requires the judicious expenditure of about $10,000 in building a bridge, grading streets and other very necessary improvements. It is a small sum for the townsite company to spend on property which will return a fortune if properly fostered. An English company may be a little slow to realize government plans and will proceed J conditions in a western mining, town but who knows what will happen when they finally wake up and grasp the situation. G. L ALLAN, Wholesale Dealers in BOOTS AND SHOES VANCOUVER, B. C. Try Our Own Mining Boot. It is just right. Palace Livery & STABLES .* **W*WVV*V*A**WVW*WVV KEREMEOS, B. C. D.J.INNIS,Prop. Travellers from the Boundary District can secure horses through to Princeton. Run in Connection with Keremeos Hotel. City Baths Shaving Parlor P. V. HEATH, Prop. SHAVING, HAIRCTJTTING, SHAMPOOING, SINGEING... IF YOU WANT GOOD BATH CALL AND SEE US. PRINCETON, B. C Special Stage. A Special Stage will leave Spences Bridge for Princeton and way points every Monday morning at 6 a. m. arriving at Princeton Wednesday at noon. Returning: Leaves Princeton Friday morning at 6 a. m., arriving at Spences Bridge on Sunday. JAS. SMITH, Propr. J. CIARLES MCINTOSH, BARRISTER, SOLICITOR AND NOTARY PUBLIC PRINCETON, B. C W.J. WATERMAN, M. I p. a. s. m. a. 1, n. e., Examination, Development and Management of Prospects, Claims and Mines Undertaken. P. O. Address, PRINCETON, B. C. H. A. WMLLANS, M. D. PHYSICIAN and SURGEON. mcGill Graduate. Princeton, B. O. . JAMES HISLOP MINING AND CIVIL ENGINEER. PROVINCIAI, I.AND SURVEYOR. Princeton, B. C PRINCETON ASSAY OFFICE. C. B. HARRIS. Assayer and Chemist* Accurate results Guaranteed. Reports will be returned on stage bringing samples. Correspondence Solicited. Regarding Mining Properties in the Simllhamcen District. Properties Carefully Sampled and Assayed. R.H.PARKINSON FAIRVIEW, B. C. PRINCETON, B. C. PROVINCIAL LAND SURVEYOR, CIVIL ENGINEER and NOTARY PUBLIC. Surveys on the Similkameen Promptly Attended to. THE SIMILKAMEEN STAB. M. MIS MRPflY Addresses Princeton's . First "Lf Political Meeting. a Electors have had their first opportunity of hearing an address by one of the candidates for political honors in West Vale. Mr. Denis Murphy of Ash- croft, independentJopposTtfon candidate, arrived in the city on Sunday afternoon, and on Monday evening spoke crowded meeting in the Harris-Mcintosh block. One hundred and fifty were present !when Mr. Jas. Anderson called the meeting to order and asked Mr. Harry Richardson to take the chair. Mr. Richardson in a few appropriate words introduced Mr. Murphy, askin, the meeting to give him a careful heai ing. Mr. Murphy commenced his address by stating that he had invited Hon. G.W Beebe to be present at the meeting. H« read a letter which he received from Mr. Beebe before leaving Ashcroft, in which the Martin candidate stated that he unable to attend owing to press of mi terial duties. Taking up the actions of Mr. Martin from the beginning of his political a in the province, he gave a brief re1 of the Premier's history as a cabinet i ister, stating that while he gave Mr. Martin credit for being one of the ablest men who had ever entered the legislature, part of the legislation enacted while he was attorney general was bad and he could not be depended upon to control the affairs of the province. Taking Mr. Martin's address he proceeded to outline his own views on each plank as follows: Upholds the abolition of the #200 de- Opposes the Torrens registry system as being too expensive, claiming that the province did not require its introduction. Is strongly in favor of Redistribution. Favors the reading and writing test ii the labor regulation act and believes ii f the exclusion of oriental labor if possible. Believes in oflicial inspection of build- £ ings, machinery, etc.. Stands by the 8 hour law as it stands a the statute books. Would support the re-establishing of •ji the London Agency on new lines, but k does not believe in appointing worn out i politicians to the position. f Believes in the exploration of the Ji province and in the construction of roads, I trails and bridges. Strongly in favor of I competent supervising engineer, and & holds that money should only be paid out for public works done under corns' petent supervision. I Condemns the government ownership Kof railways in the province at the present I time, and does not believe the province would stand increased taxation. B-( Upholds the curtailing of Lieutenent- governor in council power. ||i%' The Alien Exclusion act should be re- Ifpealed. qm The Deadman's Island was a local Hgiiestion and need not be dealt with out- side of Vancouver. Refering briefly to the composition cf Mr. Martin's cabinet he allowed that Mr. .Martin and Mr. Curtis were strong, able men, but taking them away the balance HraHe believed, in the importance of Princeton as a mining centre and as a most important factor in the riding. He would have visited the city sooner but had been waiting for Mr. Martin. If Hlcted he would carry out his pledges or never appear before the people again. Mr. Murphy was accorded a good hearing, and his quiet easy manner of speaking made a good impression on his audi- Mr. W. J. Waterman made a short speech in favor of the government struction of a railroad as outlined by the administration. He beleived that if private company could borrow the money for such a scheme the government should certainly be able to do so. Mr. Anderson asked Mr. Murphy if he would support the granting of a subsidy for the construction of a railroad from the coast to the interior via Hope and the Similkameen. Mr. Murphy replied that he would strongly support a subsidy for a railway on these lines. Hislop asked if Mr. Murphy would support the construction of the Hope wagon road. In reply Mr. Murphy stated that if at all feasible, it was a most necessary road and he thought it should be built Mr. J. C Mcintosh being called c claimed that Mr. Murphy was a good Martin man as his policy was almost identical with that of the Premiers, then explained the Torrens registry system, claiming that it had been found to work satisfactorily in Ontario and would be a great benefit to British Columbia. A vote of thanks was then tendered Mr. Murphy for his address and a hearty invitation was extended to him to return to Princeton when Mr. Beebe held a meeting, so that the electors might be able to hear both sides of the question. Mr. Harry Richardson also received the thanks of the meeting for the acceptable manner in which he filled the chair, Princeton limber... SfllJVGlE and PUMNGMUS A. E. HOWSE, Prop. niJI and Office Bridge Street, PRINCETON.. frencMDagf TINSMITHS ^EUTIBERS GUNSHITHS Our Camp Stove is the Boss for Prospectors. Repair work of Every Description. Mb PrfoMflfl Of Every Description at the STAR office, ON YOUR WAY TO PRINCETON You will Find a Comfortable Resting Place at tjj 15 Mile House 'BRADSHAWS' Well Stocked Bar and Excellent Dining Room J HEADQUARTERS FOR 20 MILE CREEK. MINING CAMP. <&<& Stable in Connection Princeton feed SfaWes BUDD & CO., Proprietors. Cayuses or High Priced Race Horses Equally Well Oared for. Opposite Hotel Jackson. THE MOST COMMODIOUS HORSE HOTEL IN THE SIMILKAMEEN «* j* New General mmmStOre We have fust opened our new store and have received a large cons||nment of Clothing, Gents' Furnishings, Blankets, Stationery, etc* We Have a well assorted stock of NEW GOODS and are in a position to attend to your wants. We shall also carry a full line of Ffrst-Cfass Groceries TRY OUR "HONDI CEYLON" TEA. Bridge St. Ronnie & Bell Princeton Meat Market WARDLE & TH0MA5 Orders for Mining Camps promptly attended to and delivered. THE 8IMILKAMEEN 8TAE. BOM THE RECORDS. MININO LOCATIONS. IffWm. Knight, Copper moun- —P. Gilmore and D. McDonald, hilkameen river. hCBRY—Copper mountain Perley ■ssell. —Iron mountain, Gilmore and |c Donald. —Hamilton mountain G. A. Tiumons. [ick—Hamilton mountain, G. A. tmmons. ftNTo—Hamilton mountain, Frank Inerio—Hamilton mountain, F. Bken. b Alto, Hamilton mountain, £. N. Northrop. Jrprisk—One Mile Creek, A. F. (bond Hitch—Otter Creek, James] fenowden, DeLorne Cairns. Kland—Otter Creek, DeLorne Cairns. M-hKR-go--Gai.lagher—One Mile Creek, J- Cameron. ASSESSMENTS, f JlRVISGTON—J. B. Wood. 1 LkRoi—D. O. Day. I1 Honeysuckle—T. M. Day. J Red Eagle—A. E. Thomas. M Copper King—C. Bonnevier. t Rambler—P. Johnson. Moogul—P. Johnson. krLuAND—S. L. Allison. LELA—H. L. Jones. |>KaY West—H. L. Jones. Noonday—Similkameen Copper Co, Alabama—J. L. Parker. Frisco—D. A. Stewart. Virgina—J. L. Parker. Costillion Fraction—Hugh Ken- NEDY. Friday—Hugh Kennedy. TuiiK^Perrey\lkus3ell. Myra—J. B. Wood. -• San Jose—F. W. Sharpe. D. C. (3 years)—James Snowdon, ■Copper Bluff—Van MfllB^i-* J Copper Cliff—C. Van Mills. Orphan—L. Gibson. rEY Fraction—D. McRae. Tincup ) transfers. \ June Bug Fraction and Irish King- interest, E. P. Wampole to F. W. Groves. Butte, Camp Bird, Anaconda, Bullfrog, Calumet, Copper Boy, Molly Watson, Mary Ann, Copper King, Delamere, Grand View, Big Hump, Big Hump No. 2, Jumbo, Jumbo No. 2, Henderson, George—X interest in each, Jas. Alexander McDonald to Walter L. Lawry. Petrel and Blackbird—% interest in each from W. Sullivan to Geo. B. Connor and Perley ^Russell. Costillion Fraction—% interest Hugh Kennedy to J. B. Silverthorne. Kent—^ interest, Wm. Sullivan to J. C. Mcintosh. Labor Day—H. S. O'Connell to P. B. O' Connell. Bullion—Thomas McHugh to P. B. O' Connell. Bob Evans—}i interest; Golden Eaglt Combination, Ruby Day, Coppei World, 15th of July, Copper Wondei X interest in each, A. E. Hitchcock to A. F. McDonald. QULCHENA HOTEL EDWARD O'ROURKE, Prop. The most renowned Up Country Hotel in British Columbia. GRAND PACIFIC .•..HOTEL.... KAMLOOPS, B. C. The nearest hotel to the Railway Station. Headquarters for all people ccming from Nicola and the Similkameen. Good Rooms. Good Table Good Liquors, Good Sta- J* blingin Connection. d* P. A. BARN11AKT, Prop. Granite Creek Hotel D. McKAY This Hotel has always been Famous For the Excellence of its table. The nearest point to the richest Silver Lead mines in B. C, '.Summit City." There is more gold in Granite Creek than has yet been taken out. ""fc PRINCETONS New saw Martin, Harris £ Hardwlok Alt NOW Ready to Supply Lumber at the Lowest Prides* E. HARDWICK, Manager. 1 ^Ssaagaaaa^jL i^feH^ I THE SIMILKAMEEN STAR. PLATFORM OF THE JI MARTIN^OVERNMENt. The abolition of the $200 deposit for candidates for the legislature. 2. The bringing into force, as soon as arrangements can be completed, of the Torren's registry system. I The redistribution of the constitu- ' encies on the basis of population, allowing to sparsely populated districts a pro- , wtofirtionately larger representation than /jjtSvpopulous districts and cities. i'Mj/t- The enactment of an accurate system of government scaling of logs and fJtvStk rigid enforcement. 5. The re-enactment of the disallowed labor regulation act, 1898 and also on all the statutes of 1899, containing anti-Mongolian clanses if disallowed as proposed by the dominion government. 'figTo take a firm stand in every other possible way with a view of discouraging the spread of Oriental cheap labor in this .MflMg,.' To provide for the official inspection of all buildings, machinery and works,. with a view of compelling the adoption of proper safeguards to life and health. 8. With regard to the eight hour law the government will continue to enforce the law as it stands. An immediate enquiry will be made by the minister oi mines into all grievances put forward., in connection with its operation, with a view of bringing about an amicable set- ', tlement. I If no settlement is reached 1 ;he principal of the referendum will be ipplied and a vote taken at the general slection as to whether the law shall be repealed. If the law is sustained by the vote it will be retained on the statute books with its penalty clause. If modifications can be made removing • any of the friction brought about, without pairing the principle of the law, they will be adopted. If the vote is against it the law will be repealed. 9. To re-establish the London agency of British Columbia, and to take every effective means of bringing before the British' public the advantages of this province as a place for the profitabh vestment of capital. 10. The retaining of the resourc* the province as an asset for the benefit of the people, and taking effective measures to prevent the alienation of the public domain, except to actual settlers or for actual bona fide business, or I industrial purposes, putting an end to the practice of speculating with the same. n. The taking of active measures for the systematic exploration of the prov- 112. The borrowing of money for the purpose of providing roads, trails and bridges, provided that in every case the money necessary to pay the interest and sinking fund in connection with the loan shall be provided by additional taxation so as not to impair the credit of the province. 13. In connection with the construc- s.ttcmW government roads and trails, to provide by the employment of competent civil engineers and otherwise that the government money is expended upon some system which will be advantageous to the general public, so that the old system of providing roads as a special favor to the supporters of the government may be entirely discontinued. 14. To keep the ordinary annual expenditure within the ordinary annual revenue, in order to preserve intact the credit of the province, which is its best 15. To adopt a system of government construction and operation of railways, and immediately to proceed with the construction of a railway on the south side of the Fraser river, connecting the coast with the Kootenay district, with the understanding that unless the other railways now constructed in the province give fair connections, and make equitable joint freight and passenger arrangements, the province will continue this line to the eastern boundary of the province. Proper connection with such Kootenay railway to be given to the island of Vancouver. With respect to other parts of the province, to proceed to give to every portion of it railway connections at as early a date as possible, .the railway when constructed to be operated by the government through a commission. 16. A railway bridge to be constructed in connection with the Kootenay railway across the Fraser river, at or near New Westminster, and running powers given over it to any railroad company applying for same, under proper conditions. 17. In case it is thought at any time advisable to give a bonus to any railway company, the same to be in cash, and not by way of a land grant; and no such bonus to be granted except upon the condition that a fair amount of the bonds or the shares of the company be transferred to the province, and effective means taken to give the province control of the freight and passenger rates, and provision made against such railway having any liabilities against it except actual cost. 18. To take away from the lieutenant- governor-in-council any power to make substantive changes in the law, confining the jurisdiction entirely to matters of detail in working out the laws enacted by the legislature. 19. The establishment of an institution within the province for the education of the deaf and dumb. 20. To repeal the alien exclusion act, as the reasons justifying its enactment no longer obtain. 21. An amicable settlement of the dispute with the dominion. government as to Deadman's Island/Stanley Park and other lands, and an agreement with Mr. Ludgate, by which, if possible, a sawmill industry may be established and carried on on Deadman's Island, under satisfactory conditions, protecting the interests of the public. 22. Proper means of giving technical instruction to miners and prospectors. Joseph Martin. COOK & CO. Princeton's Pioneer Store. STORES AT PRINCETON GRANITE CREEK. Princeton Express *£ and Pack Train* *& BAGGAGE, FREIGHT, AND EXPRESS CARRIED FROM KEREMEOS TO TWENTY MILE AND PRINCETON. saddle Horses to any Point in (he Similhameen. Pack Train Leaves Keremeos every Monday and Friday on arrival of stage from Fairview. For rates apply to HIND & MURRAY, KEREMEOS PRINCETON fl. P. GORDON, Manufacturer of and Dealer in all Kinds of ~\ Furniture, Carpets, Oilcloths, Window Shades, Curtains, & Beds, Cornice Poles, Picture Framing. Estimates for Hotel, Office and all other Furniture Furnished on Application. ....Kamloops, B. C. jt^ THE SIMILKAMEEN STAR. TOWN TOPICS. a light bannock. ; If you want a good mixei tue Hotel Jackson. Use Blue Ribbon Bakin A new supply of Jessop st cd at the Howse store. Blue Ribbon Baking Pov in Canada by Canadians. [ For the best Paint, Oils a ket go to the Howse For reliable information in regan the Similkameen country subscribe for the Star. For Sale.—Five tons of good potato< at $30 per ton delivered in Princetot Apply to Jack Thynne, Otter Valley. . Mm 1 Billiti the Avenue is now under way. It is a handsome two-story building and will be quite an ornament to the city. Mr. Wilson has charge of the work. After a short delay the construction of the Aldous-Bcvans hotel is in full swing. Col. Joe Adams has six men at work and it will not be long before Princeton's third hotel will be ready to receive guests. The Princeton dai early next week. M his way from Nicola :fc Km,| P. ] ' will be running Wood is no? nth six fine c e creek has been ass barn and 1 >f accommodation left for 20 lesday, where he will igaged in running the boundry lines of a new townsite, located by Mr. F. Bailey. The land lies exactly half way between Keremoes and Princeton and will be the nearest possible point 1 - a town-from the 20 Mile Creek mines. The townsite company have given' Mr. C. Barber a contract to clean the principal streets in the city. A great improvement is already noticable in the appearance of several cross streets and if the company will only continue the good work by grading them an increased sale of residential lots will be the result. Provincial Electors of WEST RIDING OF YALE * Gentlemen:—I come before the people of this constituency as a member of the government in perfect harmony with and having the full confidence of my colleagues, approving fully of the government platform as the ablest that has ever been presented to the people of this province. I am a liberal out and out and have no interest with any person or party that is willing to steer the province inot the bands of,the old clique and factions of conservatives that have for so many years been controlling the govern- I solicit the support of the people at the forthcoming election on a clean, clearcut statement of policy to be purused so that people can readily understand my position. I do not intend to impose upon the public as an independent or oppositionist, as I know that the wishes of the people are to be considered rather than allowing my personal motives or ambitions to overide their wills. It is my intention to see as many voters of this riding as soon as possible. I consider myself a worker rather than a talk- yet I will at some time during the present campaign state my views more fully to the people at public meetings to be held at such places as will be convenient for them. I have the honor to be gentlemen, most obedient servant, GEO. W. BEEBE. OTTER FLAT HOTEL THYNNE & DEBARRO.1 proprietors. 1 j Pinn^i* [MUM MMM Rn #• hut* iH Shop! =PHJHH§HbB11 HUGH COWAN, Prop. The First Barber Shop Established in the Similkameen. ,aTEST STYLES IN Opposite Post Office. Princeton, B. C Hotel Driard NICOLA LAKE. JOHN CLARK, Propr. Headquarters for Mining Men and Prospectors. An Ideal Summer Resort. Dining Room Service Unsurpassed. Only the JOB RICHARDS, The Sunset copper Mining Co., Ltd. Owning and Operating The SUNSET Mane. On Copper Mountain, Similkameen Mining District. Everyone who has seen the property renders a unanimous verdict* The Biggest and Best Mine in British Columbia* Now is the TIME to BUY Stock in this Wonderful nine. It is an investment! No Speculation! Ore enough in sight to return ioo per cent, on amount invested. BUY TODAY before advance in price. * 1 if ■, ■■] APPLY TO 17. Am BROWN, President and Gen'l Manager Sunset Shares Will Make You Rich. PRINCETON or Grand Forits. THE SIMILKAMEEN STAB. ^fifrftifrifrifrMMAr^^ ■*■ KEREMEOSI The Centre of the Similkameen District. A Mining and Agricultural Centre. . . . ...L0TSN0W ON THE MARKET... BUSINESS STREET THIRD AVE., ioo Feet Wide, Lots 30x120: CORNER LOTS $150; Inside Lots $100. rYTTLIClD CT*DniTT*C corner lots $100.00. \J 1 flEJX k> 1 1\X1C 1 D INSIDE LOTS $7500. TERMS: 1-3 Cash, Balance in Three and Six Months. 1 BEALEY INVESTMENT & TRUST CO. For Further Information Apply to: R. H. PARKINSON, Fairview. jjujjE. BULLOCK WEBSTER, Keremeos. LIMITED. Genor.iABonts Greenwood, B. O. Local Agems: Tj,e ppfnceton Real Esfale, Mining and Assaying Office.. 1 KEBEMEOS MINING NOTES. Buchan and Lyons have a large body of fine ore on the Black Diamond claim. The shaft down about 60 feet and a c cut 12 feet is all in ore, carrying rich copper pyrites. R. Wells has just secured a corne in Olalla and will build a good hotel. The lumber has been ordered and is being shipped. Ed. Bullock-Webster will move Dominion Meteorological Station, which has been located at his ranch for the 1 eight years, to the Townsite office Keremeos. A careful record of ma mum and minimum temperature, t rainfall and the barometer will be kept Sforjfefference. j. New Strike on the Flagstaff. Jas. Riordan, original locator and part owner of the Flagstaff group, made s - most-important discovery on the Flagstaff claim. The ore is garnetite. carrying rich bornite and copper sulphides. A butte rising about 150 feet high, feet wide, and running several hundred feet back to the mountain constitutes the ore body; being stratified with layers of I rich mineralized rock which dip to' the I principal ledge. An open cut is being I run on the main ledge and some very ■♦""■ugh grade bornite has been uncovered. Eossland Ore Shipments. ^JmRossxand. B. C, April 28.—The ore |1 hipments for the week ending today |vere 2436 tons, namely 2,405 from the ,«*veRoi andHjhirty-one from the Evening ■ Star, all going to the Northport smelter. 7 This makeS!j| total shipment for the year ' fofiaffiteof 37,591 tons. We can save you money on your REP airing I Want Your Watch Repairing A full line of Watches and L-atest Styles of Jewelery always on hand. W. J. KERR, -<_Kamloops, B. C KEREMEOS LIVERY ...STABLE. W. HINE & CO., Props. vr?i^tTplass Saddle and Pack Horses. Feed and Livery Stables. Stage Line to Fairview. We take the Best of Care of-Transient Trade. Bring your horses to Us. We guarantee prompt attention. ..Branch at Fairview... j Prospectors ....STOP! If you want to Outfit cheaply and quickly, do so at the ...KEREMEOS STORE.. WM. HINE & Co., You can save time and make money by buying your outfit at the point you start prospecting. Mining Supplies of Every DESCRIPTION KEPT IN STOCK. JOHN LOVE & CO. DRUGGISTS AND STATIONERS. I F.ilRVIEW and CAMP McKINNEY. Preoptions ^Carefully^ Compounded. HOTEL jjEBEMEOS. JONH NEIL, Proprietor. Stables in Connection. 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 Mining Men and Prospectors. WM. OUTTRIDGE PROSPECTOR and GUIDE.... Has a thorough knowledge of the entire Similkameen Country. Address Princeton. B, C. •ooLots for Sale... BEAUTIFULLY SITUATED at the Forks of the Similka- 'meen and Tulameen Rivers* The business centre for the 1 following mining camps:- Copper Mt, Kennedy Mt, Fri- I day, Boulder, Granite and 20 Mile Creeks, Summit, Roche River, Upper Tulameen and Aspen Grove, Enormous Agricultural Area to Dra^iroffl. S|»« Ciiiaie pire ifsstr Government Headquarters for ^ Simiikameen District J» PRESENT PRICES OF LOTS FROM $2.00 TO $tO.OO PER FRONT FOOT. SIZE OF LOTS 50x100 FEET AND 33-100 FEET. Prices Will be Mdlwancedl 1st May* ™ond for map to W. J. WATERMAN; V Resident Manager V. 11 D. Co. '/-
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Title | Similkameen Star |
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Anderson, James |
Publisher | Princeton : The Princeton Publishing Company |
Date Issued | 1900-05-05 |
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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). |
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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 | 10.14288/1.0365422 |
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