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Princeton is the Converging Point—Watch it Grow.
Good Character will Vindicate Itself against the Slanderer.
The Dawn of Brighter Days and the Accruing Evidences of Vast Mineral "Wealth are Fingers which Point to a Prosperous Future for
the Similkameen; where now  are the Haunts of Deer, Goat, Coyote and Bear will soon be Transformed into Hives of Industry.
Vol. vi.   No. 6.
PRINCETON, B.C., SATURDAY, MAY 6, 1905.
$2 a Year, in Advance
WANT" IRON HORSE"
Railway Committee Meets on
Tuesday After which
Grading Begins.
Contractors are Ready the Only Delay
is Legislation—Starting Point
the Question.
A telegram from Duncan Ross, M.P.,
states that railway legislation will be on
next Tuesday in the house to enable the
V.V. & E. to deviate south of international boundary. While he anticipated
strong opposition he believed it would
pass. When this matter is settled it is
hoped the last straw will have been removed and the ever memorable struggle
and delay be ended. Midway or Republic will be the starting point, according
to legislation afforded. Send along the
iron horse !
A prominent Greenwood man in touch
with Great Northern officials says that
the line from Republic to Oroville would
not be built, but that the connection
would be made from Midway west to
Oroville, taking in Chesaw and Myers
creek district en route.
The Palmer Mountain Prospector of
Loomis, says: "Up in the Similkameen
the regular surveying corps is going over
the ground in a businesslike manner and
laying out a line tor the forthcoming
graders. Several reports are current that
contracts for construction have been let.
That the road is to be built, and built
right away, there is no question."
A special telegram to the Vancouver
World says: The memorable fight against
the Corbin railway charter in 1898 is
likely to be repeated in connection with
the application of the V.V. & E. for certain amendments to the charter, the bill
for which has been introduced by D.
Ross. Interested parties are getting up
opposition. Hill owns the V V. & E-
charter and has arranged to build 160
miles of railway from Phoenix to Princeton this year. The line will be continued
to the coast and the plans show the entire
line from Cascade to Vancouver in Canadian territory, excepting a short portion
around Sidley (Anarchist) mountain,
where a turn into the States is made to
secure a low grade. As there is a strong
feeling in parliament in favor of railway
completion the legislation asked for is
almost sure to pass."
L. E. Shields, of Shields & Sims, railroad contractors, who are in charge of
most of the railroad building for the
Great Northern, left last Saturday for St.
Paul to confer with the officials of the
road on the building of the V.V. & E.
in the Similkameen. He will return to
Spokane in a few days when the plans of
the company will be made known.
STUPID  OPPOSITION
Amendments to the V.V. & E.
Railway Charter to be
Stoutly Opposed.
Board of Trade Lends its Weight in
Strong Resolution to Combat
Evil Influences.
The inscrutable ways of certain members of parliament and editors should be
the subject of psychical research, for,
wherein is there either sense or reason in
their blind opposition to the construction
< f the V.V. and E. through the Similkameen. President Hill offers to build this
road without subsidy, without aid of any
kind, practically all-Canadian in route
and coast terminal, in doing which he
asks permission to deviate his line south
of the international boundary into Washington to obviate Anarchist mountain,
:which is very difficult to overcome. Yet
there are members of parliament and
editors so mulish as to buck such a rational proposition, even to the hurt or
ruin of a great mineral district. It seems
superfluous in this enlightened era to
send resolutions to a capable and trustworthy representative but he has leagued
against him the powers of monopoly and
great corporative influence which must be
combatted by every legitimate means.
A telegram received by A. E. Howse from
Duncan Ross, M P., stated that the bill
in his care would be warmly contested in
committee, upon which information the
boards of trade here and at Hedley sent
resolutions to the member.
An extraordinary meeting of the board
of trade was held on Thursday at which
the following members were present:
Messrs. Cowan, Webb, Thomas, Murdoch,
Jackson, Lyall, Summers, Waterman,
Hall, Bell and Wright. The special
object of the meeting was to introduce
a resolution giving expression to the
board's earnest desire to reinforce the
member for Yale Cariboo in his efforts to
secure amendments to the V.V. & E.
charter from the railway committee of
the house of commons. All the members expressed themselves in strong and
unequivocal terms upon the attitude
of opposition taken by rival charter
owners.
The following resolution was adopted
and wired to the member for Yale-
Cariboo at Ottawa, who has charge of the
bill before the committee : "The Princeton board of trade urges upon Duncan
Ross, M.P., the necessity of the railway
committee granting amendments to the
V.V. & E. charter, which will assure the
immediate construction of the road. Contractors are all ready to commence building and  surveys   nearly completed.    It'
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CHURCH OF ENfiUND
Parish Formed and Work Laid
Out  in Advance of
the Railway.
Guild Formed by Women Whose Good
Works Prove them to Belong to
Church Militant.
Ven. Archdeacon Pentreath arrived
from Vancouver on Saturday and held
services morning and pypning in the\
court house and in the afternoon baptized two children. On Monday evening
a meeting was held in the board of trade
rooms when a Church of England parish
was organized, to include the town site,
.arTdTobe known as St. Cuthbert's parish
—St. Cuthbert was a British bishop of
the 7th ceniiixju.
Ronald Hewat and Dr. ..Schr^n were
elected churchwardens and E. BTTBall
and A. Hewat sidesmen. E. Waterman
was elected delegate to the synod.
The archdeacon announced that a grant
had been made for a missionary to serve
at present, Princeton and Hedley and the
outlying districts, to be supplemented by
contributions from the people, and that
there was prospect of securing a good
man.
The parish owns a lot on Tapton ave
nue and it is probable a small building
will be erected in the near future. The
archdeacon has never been here before,
his first impressions being very favorable
both as to surroundings and people of
the town. His sermons were powerful
and highly instructive, the large audience following him intently throughout.
The venerable gentleman is a gifted
singer, his deep, sonorous voice being
very effective. He left on Thursday's
stage and will return soon after the regular minister arrives.
St. Cuthbert's ladies guild in connection with the church was organized on
Tuesday at the home of Mrs. Lyall. The
archdeacon presided and the following
officers were elected: President, Mrs.
Lyall; secretary, Mrs. Hewat; treasurer,
Mrs. Waterman. It was decided to meet
fortnightly on Fridays, from 2 to 5 p.m.
at the homes of the various members.
The present object is to work for the erection of a church. The ladies will take
orders for mending and making articles
and a supper and dance is contemplated on
June 30. Any member will be glad to
receive orders for work and during the
stirring times of railway construction the
guild may be expected to fill many orders in the goodly part it has chosen.
Subpoenas have been  issued  for the
court of assize to be held in Kamloops
Tuesday, 16th inst, Litigation involving
the Olympia mineral property on Copper
mountain will be commenced.
NICOU ALSO IN LINE
The  Fiat has Gone to Member to Make Fight for
Dear Life.
Railway Committee at Ottawa Object
of Intense Anxiety for Two Big
Railway Corporations.
The following resolution from Nicola
was sent to the member for Yale-Cariboo
at Ottawa as a protest against the opposition to railway legislation now required:
"The citizens of Nicola, both Liberals
and Conservatives, in mass meeting assembled, urge the immediate necessity of
adopting the V.V. & E. amendment introduced by you. This wonderfully rich
section depends wholly upon this bill to
relieve present stagnation. We want
competitive railways and do not fear
American competition. It is life or death
to us. Make this the fight of your
life."
The whole Similkameen and Nicola
districts are enthusiastic over Hill's approach notwithstanding the efforts of a
few insignificant knockers and two pro-
monopoly coast newspapers.
Jos. Marshall and Geo. Waldschmidt
will arrive on today's stage, the latter
being accountant for E. Voigt.
Bert Bryant, sister and neice arrived
from Spokane last Sunday and will permanently reside in Princeton. It is understood Mr. Bryant will conduct the
Princeton hotel in future, a transfer of
license being applied for. He needs no
introduction to the local public as he is
well known as a prospector and good citizen for years past.
Hewat Bros, have a contract for street
levelling from the V.F.M. Co. and also
one for filling on which C. E. Thomas
wiU erect a warehouse.
W. G. Tanner, a prominent mining man
from the coast is making examination of
this section with a view to investment.
He is pleased with the prospects
Thos. H. Murphy, Luke Gibson, R.
Hewat and C. Schisler, esquires, are gazetted fence viewers for this district.
Government agent Murray of Nicola
was in town last Saturday on official business.
One of the Great Northern contractors
recently in Princeton said : "That is a
fine country we drove thiough, and I
think it is certain a road - will be built at
once. The road to Princeton is about
140 or 145 miles long, either way, but I
think a little better grade can be had
from Republic."
Hughie Campbell is in town from Hedley and will camp hereabouts in readiness for the boom. Though well on to
the allotted span' he is as frisky as a colt.
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THE    SIMILKAMEEN    STAR
May 6, 1905.
The Similkameen Star
Published Weekly at
PRINCETON,  B.C.
—BY—
The Princeton Publishing Co.
A.  E.  Howse, Manager.
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Four weekly insertions constitute one month
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A. E. HOWSE.
THE V.V. & E. BILL.
The bill introduced by Duncan
Ross, M.P., in the house of commons, recently, to make certain
amendments to the V.V. & E. charter held by the Great Northern Co.,
is likely to meet with strenuous
opposition from the McLean Bros.,
who control a rival charter, known
as the "Coast-Kootenay." The
Coast-Kootenay scheme has never
been taken seriously into consideration inasmuch as its promoters are
lightweights in the railway arena
and have never given any evidence
of their ability to build the railway
proposed. They are believed to be
mere decoys and as such the railway committee of the house ought
not to allow them to hamper bona
fide owners of a charter who have
given every evidence of their intention to construct the railway.
President Hill has made public
announcement of his desire to build
direct to the coast, choice of two
routes being offered west of Princeton, to which point the permanent
survey has been made. A reconnaissance of the Similkameen and
Tuiameen routes is being made,
the latter having preference by explorers generally. For the mere
deviation from the all-Canadian
route at Anarchist mountain to
avoid costly structure and the acquisition of better grades, there can
be no sensible reason to withhold
legislation which will enable President Hill to accomplish those objects. Every individual and every
public body in tbe country not subject to the influence of monopoly
will endorse Mr. Ross in his fight
to secure the amendments desired.
The very fact of a competing line
of railway coming to the Similkameen ought to be incentive enough
for any legislator who aims at the
people's welfare to fight the battle
of his life in now overpowering the
monopoly masked by the McLean
Bros. Mr. Ross will, no doubt, be
again the stalwart he has always
shown himself to be in matters of
this kind and again win a victory
for the people.
The Vancouver World "believes
that the organization of a live mining exchange would do much for
the city and for the province and
would probably help to make Van
couver the recognized centre for
Similkameen investors. There is
sufficient enterprise in Vancouver
to ensure its success if once organized.    It but awaits a starter."
NOTES AND COMMENTS.
There ought to be some remedy
speedily applied to the slothful conduct of business in tbe government
departments at Victoria. Complaints
are continually made of vexatious
d lays in the transaction of busir
hess with that department. In the
issuance of mineral certificates of
improvement three months have
been known to elapse after all the
legal requirements have been complied with before the document
was in the hands of the applicant.
The mine owner and prospector
have enough of unavoidable obstacles in their rugged path without
thrusting" the altogether needless
one of careless delay before them.
Instead of being a positive hindrance to the mine owner and prospector in procuring their titles the
government ought by every means
accelerate and assist them in at
least the mere clerical part it has to
perform.
The recent exposure as the result of the investigation regarding
the disposal of land at Kitamaat,
disclosed very lax methods in the
Lands and Works department. In
fact, so careless was the supervision
of the chief and his deputy that
a minor official took advantage of
it and did departmental business on
his own account. If this sort of
thing is permitted under the very
eye of the government at Victoria
what must the discrepancies be in
some of the far removed offices in
various parts of the province where
there is no eye except that of the
occasional inspector. In a thousand ways an official may violate
his oath of office and make himself
injurious to the department he represents—only an investigation
can expose all this and it would be
well if there were more of them.
When the people pay for courteous,
honest and efficient service they
should have it or know the reason
why.
There appears to be a misinterpretation of the spirit and letter of
the law regarding the publication
of legal notices in the local paper.
Last fall an applicant for coal lands
in this vicinity advertised in a
Kamloops paper. There is a possibility of disputed title in regard
to these lands, in which case there
will be no difficulty in making out
a plea of non-compliance with the
statutes. The law is so explicit
that no one need err. It reads :
" And in a newspaper published
and circulating in the district wherein the land lies." If anyone would
hazard his application by ignoring the law he cannot complain of
not being advised.
NOTICE.
NOTICE is hereby given that sixty days after
date I intend to apply to the Chief Commissioner
of Lands and Works for permission to purchase
80 acres of laud situate in the Osoyoos division
of Yale district and more particularly described
as follows: Commencing at a post marked S.W.
corner of Burr's preemption and running 20
chains west 20 chains north, 20chains east and
20 chains south back to point of commencement,
and running 20 chains south, 20 chains east, 20
chains north, 20 chains west back to point of
commencement. E- E- BURR.
April 10,1905. 322
NOTICE.
NOTICE is hereby given that, 60 days after
date, I intend to apply to the Hon. Chief
Commissioner of Lands and Works to purchase
320 acres of mountain land, situate on Wolf lake
mountain, \% miles northwest of Voigt's camp:
Commencing at M. A. Voigt's initial or S. B.
corner; thence west 40 chains; thence north 80
chains; thence east 40 chains; thence south 80
chains to place of beginning.
Dated Voigt's Camp, Jan. 2nd, 1(305.
apl-8 M. A. VOIGT.
NOTICE.
Numbers 1, 4, 5,  18,  19,  23, and Yellow Jacket
mineral claims situate in the Similkameen
mining division of Yale district.   Where located:   On Copper mountain, Voigt's camp.
Take notice that I, C. JB- Shaw, agent for M.
A. Voigt,    free   miner's   certificate No. B72128.
intend,    sixty    days   from    the    date    hereof
to    apply    to   the    Mining     Recorder    for  a
certificate of improvements, for the purpose of
obtaining crown grants of the above claims.
And further take notice that action, under section 37, must be commenced before the issuance
of such certificate of improvements.
Dated this 15th day of February, a.d. 1905.
C. IB. Shaw. P.L.S.
NOTICE.
R. S. mineral claim,   situate  in   the   Similkameen   mining   division   of    Yale    district.
Where   located:   Copper  mountain, Voigt's
camp.
Take notice that I, C. JB- Shaw, agent for M.
A. Voigt, free   miner's certificaie   No.   B72128,
and J. W. Cook,   free    miner's    certificate No.
B72127,    intend,    sixty    days   from    the    date
hereof,   to  apply  to   the   mining recorder for
a certificate of improvements, for the purpose of
obtaining crown grant of the above claim.
And further take 1 otice that action, under section 37, must be commenced before the issuance
of such Certificate of Improvements.
Dated this 15th day of February, A.D. 1905.
C. JB. Shaw, P.L.S.
NOTICE.
Happy Jack and Little Lottie mineral claims
situate in the Similkameen mining division
of Yale district. Wheie located: In Aspen
Grove Camp.
Take notice that I, F. W. Groves, acting as
agent for A. E. Howse, free miner's certificate
No. B76940, E- P. Lowe, free miner's certificate
No B76921, and James Brown, free miner's certificate No. B76920 intend, sixty days from the
date hereof, to apply to the mining recorder for
certificates of improvements, for the purpose of
obtaining crown grants of the above claims
- And further take notice that action, under section 37, must be commenced before the issuance
ofsuch Certificates of Improvements.
Dated this 6th day of April, A.D. 1905.
NOTICE.
Notice is herery given that sixty days from
date I intend to apply to the Honorable Chiet
Commissioner of Lands and Works for permission to purchase the following described
lands,, situate in the Yale division of Yale dis
trict. Commencing at a point on the west fork
of the Similkameen river, about 20 chains south
of the mouth of Bromley creek, thence west 50
chains more or less to the east boundary of lot
299, thence north 40 chains, thence east 50 chains
more or less to the west fork of the Similkameen
river, thence south 40 chains along the west fork
of the Similkameen river to point of commencement and containing 200 acres more or less.
JAMES CAMPBELL.
February 10, 1905.
NOTICE.
Invincible mineral claim situate in the Similka
meen mining division of Yale district.
Where located : On Kennedy mountain.
Take notice that I, F. W. Groves, acting as
agent for William Knight, tree miner's certificate No. B78902 and Thomas H Reed, free miner's certificate No.B7578i,intend 60 days from date
hereof to apply to the mining recorder for certificates of improvements, for the purpose of obtaining crown grant of the above claim.
And further take notice that action, under section 37, must be commenced before the issuance
of such certificate of improvements.
Dated this 12th day of April, 1905.
NOTICE.
Verde, United, Number 2, New York, Oregon, J.
W. Hill, Smelter, No. 14, No. 21, No. 33, No.
35, No. 39, No. 37 fraction, No. 41 fraction, No.
47 fraction. No." 48 fraction, No. 49 fraction
mineral claims, situate in the Similkameen
mining division of Yale district.    Where located:   In Voigt's camp.
Take    notice   that  I,   C.   .SB.   Shaw,   acting
as  agent  for  M. A. Voigt,  free  miner's   certificate No. B72128, intend, sixty days from the
date hereof, to apply to the mining recorder for
certificates of improvements, for the purpose of
obtaining crown grants of the above claims.
And further take notice that action, under section 37, must be commenced before the issuance
ofsuch Certificates of Improvements.
Dated this 5th day of April, A.D. 1905.
C. JB. SHAW, P. L. S.
NOTICE.
"TpHIRTY days after date I intend to apply to
* the Chief Commissioner of Lands and Works
for a license to prospect for coal on the following
described lands situated on the One-Mile creek,
Pridceton, north of McDougall's location,
And running 80 chains north, 80 chains east,
80 chains south, 80 chains west, back to point of
commencement, in all 640 acres.
Located 5th April 1905. S. SPENCER.
And adjoining above running 80 chains south,
80 chains east, 80 chains north 80 chains west,
back to post, in all 640 acres.
Located 5th April, 1905. M. SPENCER.
NOTICE.
fMOTIOE is hereby given that sixty days aftor
1~ date I intend to apply to the Chief Commissioner of Lands and Works for permission to
purchase 200 acres of land situated in the Kam.
loops division of Yale disti ict and descril ed as
follows : Commencing at the southwest corner
of lot 1IQ2, thence 50 chains more or less to the
west line of lot 43, thence north 40 chains, thence
east 50 chains more or less to the north west corner of lot 1192 thence south 40 chains to the
point of commencement, and containing 200
acres more or less.
C. H. TYE,
March 30, 1905. per F. W. Groves.
NOTICE.
Sixty days after date I intend to apply to the
Chief Commissioner of Lands and Works for permission to purchase 200 acres more or less of
mountain land situate in the Yale division of
Yale district. Commencing at a point 20 chains
west of the south-west corner of lot 249, thence
south 80 chains, east 20 chains more or less to
west line of lot 125, thence following the west
and north boundaries of said lot 125, to its intersection with the west line of lot 136, to the west
bank of the Similkameen river, thence northerly
along the west bank of the Similkameen river to
the south east corner of lot 249, thenee w: st along
the south line of lot 249, 43 chains more or less
to the point of commencement.
April 18, 1905. JAMES SNOWDEN. ,
NOTICE.
In the matter op the Companies Winding
up act, 1898, and amending acts, and in
the matt eh of the sunset copper co.,
l'd non personal liability.
The Sunset Copper Company, Limited, non-
personal liability has gone into voluntary liquidation under the abcve act and has appointed
Will am B. Bower of the city of Grand Forks,
Coui ty of Yale, clerk, its liquidator, for the purposes cf such winding up.
The creditors of the above company, which has
its head office in said city of Grand Forks, and
all others having any claims against said ccm
pany, are required on or before the ist day of
June, 1905, to send to H. C. Hanington, solicitor
for said liquidator, at his offices, First street,
Grand Forks, B.C., their names and addresses
and descriptions, and the full particulars of their
debts or claims verified by oath, and the nature
and amount of the securities, if any, held by
them and the specified value of s,;ch securities,
and if so required by notice in writing from said
liquidator or his solicitor, to come in and prove
their said debts or claims in the usual way, at
such time and place as shall be specified in such
notice.
After the said first day of June, 1905, the said
liquidator will proceed to distribute the assets of
the company amongst the parties entitled thereto
having regard only to the claims of which he
then has had notice, and the liquidator will not
then be liable for the assets or any part thereof
so distributed to any person of whose claim he
had not notice at the time of the distribution
thereof
Dated this Seventeenth day of April. 1905, at
the city of Grand Forks, British Columbia,   j
WM. B. BOWER, Lipuidator.
NOTICE.
NOTICE is hereby given that 60 days after date
I intend to apply to the Chief Commissioner of
Lands and Works for permission to purchase 40
acres of mountain pasture land described as follows : Commencing at a post marked A. Mc-
Phaul's N.E. corner thence south 10 chains,
west 40 chains, north 10 chains, east 4ochainsto
initial post and adjoining my preemption on
south side.
Otter Valley, March 24, 1905.        A.McPHAUL.
NOTICE.
'"Thirty days after date I intend to apply to the
1 Chief Commissioner of Lands and Works for
a license to prospect for coal on the following
described lands situate in the Osoyoos division of
Yale district :'
Commencing at a post marked S.E. corner of
lot 2049 and running south 80 chains, east 80
chains, north 80 chains to point of commencement, containing 640 acres.     M. L- WRIGHT.
Located 3rd May, 1905. J. M. Wright, Ag't.
NOTICE.
Tinhorn Fractional mineral claim, situate in the
Similkameen mining division of Yale district.   Where located : On Copper mountain.
Take notice that I, F. W. Groves acting as
agent for E.E. Burr, free, miner's certificate No.
B75931, intend sixty days from the date hereof, to
apply to the Mining Recorder for certificates
of improvements, for the purpose of obtaining
Crown grant of the above claim.
And further take notice that action, under sec- *
tion 37, must be commenced before the issuance
of such certificates of improvements.
Dated this 20th day of April, 1905.
DISSOLUTION oTpARTNERSHIR
We, the undersigned do hereby mutually
agree that the partnership heretofore subsisting
between us be, and the same is, hereby dissolved In witness whereof we have hereunto
set our hands this 22nd day of April, p .D. 1905.
GEO. W. ALDOUS, j
Witness : J. C. BUDD.
H. Webb, Clerk.
Princeton, April 25, 1905.
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THE    SIMILKAMEEN    STAR
STUPID OPPOSITION.
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would be fatal to Similkameen if anyv
delay should occur." A copy of this
resolution was sent to the chief engineer
of the V.V. & E , Mr  Kennedy.
As an earnest of Princeton's good will
toward President Hill of the Great Northern and its long cherished wish to have
a railway the board sent the following
message : "To President Hill, Great
Northern, St. Paul—Princeton board of
trade urges D. Ross, M. P., to secure
amendments sought by V.V. & E "
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LOCAL NEWS NOTES.
I. Lougheed arrived in town Thursday
and will do some prospecting.
Miss Grace Lyall left for Nicola last
Sunday to accompany her sister, Mrs.
Parks on a visit to parents. Grandbaby
Parks will be a visitor also. Geddes
Lyall, a brother, is expected from Victoria shortly and will engage in business here.
The erection of a hotel at Similkameen
city has been commenced by J. Cosgrove
of Greenwood. Bill Scruby has a subcontract on it and will shortly leave for
the budding city.
C. O. French  returned from a Vancou
ver  hospital  last   Saturday  thoroughly
renovated and renewed.
W. Cook, of Portland, Ore., arrived
last Saturday and went to Copper mountain, where he has made large mining
investments in E. Voigt's camp.
Geo. Wardle now dexterously wields
the cleaver for the local flesher.
Public worship tomorrow at 7:30 p.m.
in court house by Rev. A. J. Fowlie.
Thos. Hunter, of Nicola, has leased
stables here and will conduct an up-to-
date livery and feed business. Rigs,
horses and hostlers will be the best to l.e
obtained.
A. F. McDonald, recently arrived
from Grand Forks, is back once more to
take advantage of the rising tide of prosperity. As an old railroad contractor he
sniffs the coming road and will, no
doubt, take a hand in its construction.
• The Granby Co in the Boundary will
shortly increase their producing capacity
by 50 per cent, which means that 72,800
pounds of copper will be turned out per
month.
V
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M.A., B.C.L.
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Confectionery.
Mail Orders Promptly Attended to.
Sold in neat leaden packets
of half and one pound each
or in bulk*
They're a choice India
and Ceylon blend.
Oue trial makes a lasting friend.
All Grocers Sell It.
Hudson's Bay Company
Sole Agents for British Columbia.
A General Banking Business
A general banking business transacted
bv the Bank of Hamilton. Capita
all paid up, $2,235,280.00. Reserve fund
and surplus profits, $2,140,176. Interest allowed on Savings bank deposits of
one dollar and upwards from date of deposit to date of withdrawal. A. H.
SKEY, Agent, Kamloops, B.C.
1   BANK OF
I11T1SI NMTI AMBMCA
Also at FAIRVIEW, B.C
HUNTER'S
FEED & LIVERY^ES
Thos. Hunter, Prop. Bridge Street.
GOOD
RIGS
Horses
NOTICE.
Sixty days after date I intend to appljjto the
Chief Commissioner of Lands and Works for
permission to purchase 640 acres of mountain
pasture land, situated in tbeFifer Valley, 2 miles
east of J. Burns' One-mile preemption, and running 80 chains north, 80 chains east, 80 chains
south and 80 chains west. J. J. TANGEN,
Located 24th April, 1905. S. Spencer  Ag't.
.also 640 acres, running 80 chains north, 80
chains west, 80 chains south and 80 chains east.
Located 24th April, 1905.
ANDRIA BJKRKNESS,
S. Spencer, Agent.
NOTICE.
CAPITAL—$4,886,666
RESERVE—$2043,99 7
HEAD OFFICE IN CANADA   -   -    MONTREAL
H. Stikeman, General Manager.    J. Elmsi,y, Superint'dt ot Branches.
A General Banking Business Transacted. Drafts
issued on New York, San Francisco and all points
in Canada.   Savings Department.
HEDLEY BRANCH    -    -    G. H. WINTER, Acting Manager.
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Notice is hereby given that 60 days from date
I intend making application to the chief commissioner of Lands and Works for permission to
purchase 160 acres, more or less, of mountain
pasture land in the Nicola division of Yale district, situated at Aspen Grove, as follows : Commencing at a stake at the northwest corner of
lot 1174, thence south 80 chains, thence west 20
chains to boundary of lots 907 and 720, thence
north 80 chains, thence east 20 chains to point of
commencement. M. DODDS.
Aspen Grove, April 28, 1905.
For CONNOISSEURS Only.
Can be had at all first-class hotels through
out the province.
R.P.RITHET&CO.,Ld.
VICTORIA, B. C,
Sole Agents*
Wood,
Vallance &
Leggat,
Limited.
HEADQUAKTEKS FOB
Sherwin-Williams9
PaSnts ■
MIRALO'S 1st quality
Cold Water Sanitary Calcimo
VANCOUVER, B. C.
$2  Subscribe for the  $IAi
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May 6, 1905.
C. M. BRYANT & CO'Y
PROVINCIAL
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ASSAYERS
THE VANCOUVER ASSAY   OFFICE,
ESTABLISHED 1890.
Analysis of Coal and Fireclay a Specialty.
Complete Coking Quality Tests.
Reliable PLATINUM Assa'
VANCOUVER, B. C.
NOTICE.
NOTICE.
"T'HIRTY days from date I intend to apply to
*■ the Chief Commissioner of Lands and Works
for a license to prospect for coal on the following
described lands, situated in the Kamloops division of Yale district:
Commencing at the north-east corner of lot 43
and running 80 chains east, 80 chains south,
8d chains west, 80 chains north, to point of commencement, containing 640 acres.
ERIC B. JACKSON,
March 30,1905 per F. W. Groves.
NOTICE.
TpHIRTY days from date I intend to apply to
* the Chief Commissioner of Lands and Works
for a license to prospect for coal on the following
described lands situated in the Kamloops division of Yale district: Commencing at the north
east corner of lot 43,
And running north 80 chains, west 80 chains
south 80 chains, east 80 chains to point of commencement, containing 640 acres.
JOHN GLADDEN,
March 30, 1905. per F. W Groves.
*T\HIRTY days from date I intend to apply to
* the Chief Commissioner of Lands and Works
for a license tc prospect for coal on the following
described lands situated on One-Mile creek west
of S.-and M. Spencer's location :
And running 80 chains north, 80 chains west,
80 chains south, 80 chains east, back to post, in
all 640 acres. F. WEBB,
April 17,1905. H. Webb, agent.
And running south 80 chains, west 80 chains,
north 80 chains, east 80 chains back to post, in
all 640 acres. ,H. WEBB.
April 17, 1905
NOTICE.
NOTICE is hereby given ,that sixty days after
date I intend to apply to the chief commissioner of lands and works for permission to purchase 80 acres of mountain land as follows:
Commencing at the W. P. of lot 1908, corner 1;
thence north 20 chains; thence east 40 chains:
thence south 20 chains to the southeast corner of
lot 1968; thence 40 chains to point of commence
ment. and containing 80 acres more or less.
Dated March 9th, 1905.
apli5 FRANK BaILEY, Applicant.
The Vancouver if eweries, lift
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$ Alexandra Ale
For sale throuj hout British Columbia in all the first -
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RJCMITS
F. W. GROVES
A. R. COLL., SC.  D.,
Civil and Mining Engineer
PROVINCIAL LAND SURVEYOR.
Map of Surveyed Claims on  Copper
and Kennedy Mts.: Price, $2.
PRINCETON.     -
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NOTICE.
Largest Sale in Canada
NOTICE is hereby given that sixty days after
date I intend to apply to the Chief Commissioner
of Lauds and Works for permission to purchase
640 acres of land situate in the Osoyoos division
of Yale district and described as follows j Commencing at a point 40 chains south of the northwest corner of lot 3176 and running 8o- chains
south, 80 chains east, 80 chains north, 8p chains
west, back to point of commencement.
F. W. GROVES.
March 24, 1905.
A
DRIARD HOTEL
NICOLA LAKE
The Hotel has been thoroughly renovated and refitted.
Everything First Class.
No pains spared to please the public.
Table supplied with best the market affords.
Fine Winest Liquors and Cigars.
TELEPHONE* ll BATH.
Headquarters for Princeton, Spence's Bridge and Kamloops
Stage Lines.
May 6, 1905
THE    SIMILKAMEEN    STAR
HUMOROUS.
Daisy—Did Henry kneel when he pro
posed to you ? Nelly—No, he made a
standingoffer.
Mrs. Enpeck—Here, such spelling as
those printers do! They have called
your shipping clerk, Mr. Brown, your
"skipping" \ clerk. Enpeck — Which
chanced to be right in this case, for I
learned this morning at the office that he
had skedaddled with all the money he
could get hold of.
Look here. "P. Burns" this meat is
half bone." "You are mistaken, sir,
that is good meat." "Botheration! Do
you suppose I don't know bone when I
see it ? I say this is bone!" "Yes, cer-
tiinly, that's bone. The bone is bone,
but the meat isn't. You said the meat
was half bone."
"There   is    no   resisting   that   fellow
Jones."      "What's    he    up   to   now?'
"Bought  bis   wife   an   automobile and
coaxed an. insurance company into issuing a policy on her life."
Some foxy ones who never work
Still make the greatest showing.
The rooster never lays an egg,
.But still does all the crowing.
Smart Lawyer—My boy, do you know
the nature of an oath ? Small Urchin—
Yessir. Smart Lawyer—You do, eh ?
Now, how does it happen that one so
young as you knows the nature of an
oath ? Small urchin—'Cause we've got a
furnace in our house, mister.
The elderly maiden had recently in
herited a 640-acre farm. Later a young
man from an adjoining village appeared
upjn the scene. "Will you be my wife?'
he asked. "I love you with all an
heart.." "For the land's sake!'' ex
claimed the giddy old girl.
"Mamma," remarked Dorsie, "if I get
married when I grow up will I have a
husband like papa?" "I suppose so,
dear," said mamma. "An' if I don't get
married I'll be a old maid, like cousin
Caarlotte, won't I ?" 'I guess you will,
pat. Why?" "O, nothin'—only I wis'
I was a boy !"
Auctioneer—This book, gentlemen,
which is now offered, is especially valuable, as it contains marginal notes in the
handwriting of the great Alexander von
Humboldt. A hundred marks offe:ed.
Going! going! gone. It is yours, sir."
Purchaser eagerly opens the volume.
The autograph marginal note by the renowned scholar reads as follows: "This
book is not worth the paper it is printed
on."
Proprietor—How is that new assistant
doing? Manager—Excellently. Why,
he could sell a box of writing paper to a
Synopsis  of Regulations   Governing
the Disposal of Dominion Lands
within the Railway Belt in
the Province of British Columbia.
A LICENSE to cut timber can be acquired only at public competition. A
rental of $5 per square mile is charged
for all timber berths excepting those situated west of Yale for which the rental is
at the rate of 5 cents per acre per annum.
In   additiou   to  the  rental dues at the
following rates  are charged : Sawn ium-
ber. 50 cents per thousand feet B.M. Rai
way   ties,   eight  and   nine feet long, 1
and   1^   cents  each.     Shingle   bolts, 25
- —   »"5 f*y
man who couldn't write his name.
Otter Flat Hotel
CHARLES DEBARRO,-Prop.
TULAMEEN CITY, B. C
Headquarters for Summit, Rabbitt moun-
tain;|Tulameen river, Boulder, Bear and
Kelly creek camps.
Good   Fishing   and   Boating
P. O. Address, ASPEN GROVE-
Five
I Flour.§'..
Whitest
Strongest
Best
LAKE OF THE WOODS Milling Company
JAS. I. LOUTIT. Agent.
P.O. Box 158 Vancouver, B.C.
cents  a  cord.    All other products, 5 per
cent on the sales.
A license is issued so soon as a berth is
granted, but in unsurveyed territory no
timber can be cut on a berth until the
licensee has made a survey thereof
Permits to cut timber are also granted
at public competition, except in the case
of actual settlers who require the timbei
for their own use.
Settlers and others may also obtain per
mits to cut up to 100 cords of wood foi
sale without competition.
The dues payable under a permit art
$1 50 per thousand feet B.M., for squart
timber and saw logs of any wood except
oak; from \4 to 1J4 cents per lineal foo'
.'or building logs ; from 12^ to 25 cent
per cord for wood; 1 cent for fence posb ;
3 centsfor railway ties; and 50 cents per
cord on shingle bolts.
Leases for grazing purposes are issued
for a term of twenty one years at a renta
of two cents an acre per annum.
Coal lands may be purchased at jjCio pei
acre for soft coal and $20 for anthracite.
Not more than 320 acres mav be acquired
by one individual or company.
Royalty at the rate of 10 cents per toi
of 2,000 pounds is collected on the glOs^
output.
Entries for land for agricultural purposes may be made personally at the Iocm'
land office for the district in which th<
land to be taken is situated, or if the
homesteader desires, he may, on applica
tion to the minister of the interior a1
Ottawa, the commissioner of immigra
tion at Winnipeg, or the local agent fo-
the district within vvhich the land is situ
ated, re< eLe authority for seme one ti
make entry for him.
A fee of #10 is charged for for a home
stead entry.
A settler who has received an entry for
a homestead is required to perform the
conditions connected therewith under
one of the following plans:
1   At least six months' residence upon
and cultivation of the  land  in each year
during the term of three years.    It is the
practice  of the  department to require a
settler  to  bring   15  acres under cultiva
tion, but if he prefers  he may substitute
stock; and 20 head of cattle, to   be actu
ally his own property, with buildings fo;
their occupation, will be accepted instead
of the cultivation.
\ 2. If the father (o mother, if the father is deceased) of any person who is
eligible to make a homestead entr\' under
the provisions of the act, resides upon a
farm in the vicinity of the land entered
for by such person as a homestead, the
requirements of the Act as to residence
prior to obtaining patent may be satisfied
by such person residing with the father
or mother.
3. If the settler has his permanent residence upon farming land owned by him
in the vicinity cf his homestead, the re
quirements of the Act as to residence
may be satisfied by residence upon the
said land.
Application for a patent should be made
at the end of three years before the local
agent, sub agent or a homestead inspect
tor.
Before  making   an   application   for a
patent the settler must give six months'
notice in writing to the commissioner of
Dominion lands at Ottawa, of his inten
tion to do so.
W. W. CORY,
. Deputv of the Minister of the Interior
Ottawa, Feb. 4, 1905.
ORINCETON BOARD OF TRADE-Room,
xt £^rally ,ocated- Membership *solicited
F. w. Groves e. Waterman
President. Secretary.
H, Cowan, Treasurer.
^LIMITED
NICOLA LAKE, & PRINCETON,
The A. E. HOWSE CO. L'd
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j||RE for the following Mining Camps:— Copper Mountain,
Kennedy iriWountain, Friday, Boulder and Granite Creeks,
>S|tmmit, Roche River,  l^per Tuiameen and Aspen Grove.
FINE   CLIMATE f AND   PUREST  OF   WATER
Enormous Agricultural Area to Draw from
I LOTS  FOR  SALE       ;|. |:
PRESENT PRICES OF LOTS===From $3.00 to $10 Per Front Foot. Size of Lots
50x100 Feet and 33x100 Feet. Terms=—One=Third Cash; Balance Three and Six fionths
with Interest at Six Per Cent Per Annum.
Send for Map and Price List  to
jf U * ERNESlfj WATERMAN, ^ ll
Resident Manager
VERMILION    FORKS   MINING   AND I DEVELOPMENT   CO'Y
Agents for the CANADIAN ORB CONCENTRATION, LIMITED (Elmore Oil Process.)
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