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Coal is mined and Sold in Princeton at $3 per ton.
Restrain Selfish and Indulge Benevolent Affections.
Mails arrive at Princeton Wednesdays, Saturdays; Depart Sundays, Thursdays; Telephone Connection at Kamloops with C.P.R. Telegraphs.
Three Thousand Square Miles of Mineral Area in the Similkameen, not One-Tenth of which has been Prospected—Fine Climate, Good Grass*
Vol. vi.   No. 9.
PRINCETON, B.C., SATURDAY, MAY 27, 1905.
$2 a Year, in Advance
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Sunset is Pioneer Mine.
Good progress is being made under
foreman Morrison in the work of developing the Sunset on Copper mountain.
This property, now controlled by the B.C.
Copper Co., will undergo thorough exploration and proving before the bond
matures. Some very fine ore has been
taken from the bottom of the shaft, now
at a depth of about 200 feet. Mineralization seems to increase with depth as noted
by the larger flakes of bornite. In the
bottom of the shaft native copper in a
fissure vein of talc is exposed. Everything is working smoothly for machinery
which has been so long idle and quarters
for employees are comfortable. The Sunset is the best developed property on Copper mountain and its progress is sure to
be of interest to mining men It has
already, in a large measure, solved the
future of Copper mountain as a mining
camp and other companies may now take
heart and follow their leader and pioneer
mine. 	
Developing Red Star.
Pouwels & Bonniver have gone to
Roche River to work on the Red Star, j
From this claim a stream of sulphides of]
copper in solution flows, samples of which j
have been tested and prove it to contain I
a large percentage of copper. Even the 1
trees in this vicinity are charged with
copper which the sap has conveyed in its
coursings and which may be readily detected by the blue stain in the kerf of a
tree. The Red Star is one of the
most promising properties in the Similkameen district and is ready'to ship as
soon as there are facilities. The tunnel,
about 50 feet, is all in ore, along the
hanging wall are found clusters of yellow copper. Assays giving $55 in copper
and gold have been made. The country
rock is a mica schist impregnated with
iron pyrites. Experts pronounce the
Red Star a most inviting property.
FIGHT OF MONOPOLY
Commons Committee Room is
Battle Ground of Two
Mighty Railways.
Is C.P.R. Making a Feint at Spence's
Bridge ?—Great Northern has
Begun Work.
From a correspondent at Ottawa it is
learned that the C.P.R. is putting up a W
vicious fight against the V.V. & E. legislation. John Hendry, President Hill's
agent in B.C., is at Ottawa with eminent
legal counsel'. President Hill is expected
in Ottawa today and the report of the
railway committee will be submitted on
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LOCAL NEWS ITEMS
Caught on the Fly and Put into
Type on the Spur of
the Moment.
Farmers Rejoice in Prospect of Good
Crops—Visitors Amazed with
Mineral Besources.
.Sir*
Dentist and Compositor.
Dr. Mathison has secured dental parlor iV*h"e Silverson block and may be
consulted at any reasonable hour during
the week he will be in town. Read his
pamphlet "Concerning the Teeth," to be
had on application. Besides dentistry
the Dr. is an artistic craftsman of the
Fourth Estate being a loyal member of
the International Typographical Union.
He was a pioneer typo in Vancouver and
owned a large printery there after the
big fire. Whether it be 'pulling proofs'
or pulling teeth he is equally expert and
is the first registered dentist to visit the
Similkameen. In all probability he will
make Princeton his future home, the attractions of climate, scene and outlook
proving too strong to withstand. With
his family he has resided at Greenwood
for some years. The Dr. and the Star
leader man held cases on Vancouver's
pioneer newspaper, The Herald, when
that city was about the size of Princeton.
V Ailing .banker.
W. Spier, manager of the Eastern
Townships bank at Grand Forks was in
Princeton Thursday taking stock of the
resources of the country and noting the
opportunities for business. He was very
pleased with all he saw and predicts a
great future for this section. He made
exhaustive enquiry as to the quality of
the coal here and its cost. He was of the
opinion that fruit growing would yet be
large and profitable industry in this val-
Ly. Mr. Spier was recently elected president of the Sunset company whose property is now being developed on Copper
mountain.. The Eastern Townships bank
handles all of the Granby Mine and
Smelter Co's banking business at the
Forks and recent rumors of a Gianby
smelter in this section and Mr. Spier's
visit is a coincidence of more than ordinary significance.
This is Progressive Age.
The Nicola Herald first saw the light
at Nicola Lake, on Thursday, 18th inst.,
No. 1 of which is on the Star's exchange
table. Mechanically it shows some traces^
of haste in production, otherwise it is a!
bright and healthy newspaper. To the*
practised eye advertisements are the key-J
stones in the building of a newspaper;
and of these the Herald seems well supplied. In politics it stands on neutral
ground. It will be interesting to note
how long   it  will  preserve its political
equilibrium. Brother, we wish you a
soul full of lofty inspiration and a pocket
ever full of coin*
W. Y. Williams, mining expert of Spokane and formerly superintendent of the
Granby mines, arrived in town yesterday
and will go to Copper mountain to inspect the bonded properties of the Granby
Mining Co.
Recent rains and glowing sunshine has
caused a broad smile to illume the face
of "Hodge" who has quite finished seeding and planting. Range cattle are up to
their hocks in grass and fattening rapidly.
Pigs are doing splendidly on the wild
potato which i^ now at its best. This
succulent vegetable is good for man or
beast and with the wild onion makes a
portion of the Indian's daily muck-amuck.
Andria Bjerkness of Nelson was in
town this week making an investigating
trip through the country hereabouts. He
has made some land purchases already
and may invest in mineral. He is presi
dent of an extensive fruit shipping and
growing company in Kootenay, manager
of the Nelson Ice Co. and president of
the Electric Light and Power Co. He is
amazed at the wonderful resources of this
country.
R. Fitzgerald is working on his claim,
the Maple Leaf, near Granite creek, and
is down 12 feet in ore on a j)4-foot ledge.
The ore is quartz in a schist formation.
Some float assayed $224 per ton.
J. Cook, of Portland, Ore., passed
through on Monday on his way home,
having been at Voigt's camp for the past
ten days. He is one of the largest individual holders of mining property on
Copper mountain on portions of which
considerable development and good mineral showings have been made.
John Long of Loomis, Wash., was in
Princeton this week on his first visit.
He is the best known cattleman in the
state of Washington and has made a large
fortune in that vocation. He came to
that state in early days, when the woods
were full of Indian and bear, and there
carved out the foundation of his future
fortune. Mr. Long has some mineral
interests here and is not averse to further
investment. He left on Thursday and
will return again in a couple of months
Geo. E. Winkler left Thursday for Penticton and will return in about a week.
He is a contributor to the Mining Record
in a descriptive article of the West Fork
of Kettle river which will be read with
interest by mining men generally.
Road to Bear Creek.
C. F. Law of Vancouver arrived in
town from Bear creek camp and reports
good progress being made on the tote
road now being constructed to the camp.
When finished it will be the best road in
the country with not more than a 7 per
cent grade and wide enough to permit of
two wagons going abreast. The first use.
of the road will be to convey supplies
and machinery to his mine after which
it will be used for ore hauling. As soon
as the railway reaches Princeton shipping
will begin by wagons, but Mr. Law hopes
to have rail connection up the Tuiameen
and thus save some 25 miles of haul and
consequent toll on the ore which assays
$56 a ton.
Spokane to Princeton.
^Koyer & Galliac have inaugurated a
stage line which, with connections, puts
Princeton about 40 hours of travel from
Spokane. The stage line begins at Che-
saw, Wash., where it makes connection
with the Great Northern stage line for
Phoenix. Between Phoenix and Che-
saw there is a daily stage. It is possible
by this route to leave Spokane on the
morning train and reach'' Princeton at
noon on the third dayout, a distance of
325 miles, about half of which is by
stage. As compared with the roundabout
routes there is an appreciable saving in
distance. Fred. Revely will attend to
this end of the route and that ensures
punctuality and comfort for passengers.
^~y ^Kindly Remembrancers.
^**rior to leaving Greenwood for Princeton Mrs. (Dr.) Schon was presented with
a set of valuable solid silver tea spoons
and some very pretty China tea ware by
the ladies of St. Jude's guild of which
she had long been an active member.
The Times of that place says: "Mrs.
Schon, in acknowledging, said that it had
always been a pleasure to her to cooperate with the members of the guild in all
church work, and that she should often
think of them on their regular meeting
days and hoped they would sometimes
think of her."
" Seeing is Believing."
J. J. Bennett, of Loomis, Wash., arrived in town Tuesday and is looking
over the country with a view to investment. Mr. Bennett is particularly interested in coal, since the major portion
of his life occupation has been in connection with that important mineral. He
is a native of Jackson county, Ohio, the
centre of coal mining in that wealthy
state, and is in touch with many capitalists who acquired their riches in coal
ground. He is couvinced of the great
mineral capabilities of the country and
accumulated a lot of data regarding these.
Mr Bennett proceeds from here to Columbus, Ohio, and will return at an early
date to Princeton.
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THE    SIMILKAMEEN    STAR
May 27, 1905
The Similkameen Star
■i£a Published Weekly at
PRINCETON,  B.C.
—BY—
The Princeton Publishing Co.
A.  E.  Howse,  Manager.
One Year,
SUBSCRIPTION RATE:
Payable in Advance.
$3.00
Subscribers will confer a favor on this office by
promptly reporting any change in address or
irregularity in receipt of their paper.
Advertising rates furnished on application.
Legal notices 10 and 5 cents per line.
Four weekly insertions constitute one month
advertising.
All cheques to be made payable to
A. E. HOWSE.
NOTES AND COMMENTS.
It is announced that the Dominion government will add Yukon to
British Columbia and increase the
number of senators from this province to six. The increased responsibility accompanying such a
large acquisition of territory will
tax the governing powers of the
local government. As it is now
composed the premier would require to annex, not more territory,
but some person who is capable of
conducting the ordinary routine
business of the country without
unnecessary delay. The senators
will not do the province any harm
if they do not benefit it much.
The senate chamber is only a resting place for a lot of broken-winded
"old women." Why not turn it
into a chloroformatory ? The whole
country groans under the burden
of too many lawgivers.
ment of a mining school—it is self-
evident to any intelligent man.
Hence, there ought to be no hesitation oh the part of a live government in making provision for one
and Princeton offers unequalled conditions in the presence of almost
every variety of mineral for practical demonstration and teaching
generally. The managers of the
exhibition are to be congratulated
for their forethought and enterprise.
The serious  need  of   a   mining
school  in  this  province   has been
often  pointed  out and emphasized
by some of the leading newspapers
and mining journals  of this  country  as  well  as by  tbe Mining Reporter   of   Denver,    Colorado.    It
now appears  that  the managers of
the Dominion Exhibition to be held
in New  Westminster from Sept. 27
to Oct. 27  appreciate  the efforts of
the press in behalf of the establishment  of a  mining  school and the
dissemination  of  a   knowledge  of
this,  the  leading  industry  of the
province, and  will give  an exhibit
of mining and smelting operations.
This miniature  mining school with
the  explanatory   remarks of those
in charge  cannot fail  in being interesting  and  instructive  to those
even who have never had an opportunity   of seeing  the processes  of
reclaiming  valuable  minerals from
mother    earth.      If   a   suggestion
might be offered  to further the admirable intentions of the managers
it would be  to  provide a daily lecture by an able man on prospecting
and  other    rudiments  of   mining.
By this means  there may be awakened in some retentive minds a desire to make mining their life work
' and study.    There  is  such  a vast
field for discovery and scientific research  in  the   mineral kingdom of
British Columbia that it seems unnecessary to argue for the establish-
The Star is in receipt of many
letters enquiring about the Similkameen. It would be impossible to
answer all these letters with that
courtesy and attention which they
deserve as the editor is making
some inquiries himself. For instance: " When will Mr. Shatford
have the road between here and
Hedley made fairly passable?"
"How long will the Five-Mile
ranchers have to wait for their long
promised road?" "When is the
government going to put the road
between here and Hope in safe condition for travel?" "When are the
grades to be cut down on the trunk
road in answer to the prayers and
petitions of residents?" "When
will the McBride administration
'tumble to itself and resign?"
With these questions unanswered
and others incubating neither the
editor nor the "devil" are in mental frame to enlighten correspondents. In lieu thereof the suggestion is made that anyone desirous
of information regarding the Simil
kameen could not invest $2 to bet
ter advantage than by subscribing
to the Star. Now send along your
checks before this advice gets stale.
Everything is ripe for a great
stride forward in the prosperity of
the Similkameen. There never was
such coni unction of opportunities
and conditions whereby men could
with judicious investment hope to
profit with greater certainty. The
possibilities of the country will be
increased many thousand fold by
the railway and any man with a
cool head and a few dollars can become possessor of a competency in
a short while. Experience shows
that in a country of such varied and
inexhaustible mineral resources the
man who is fortunate enough to
gain a holding will almost irresistibly be borne on the high tide of
prosperity. Begin on the ground
floor and the time to do so is now.
papers. Supporting a local newspaper does not simply mean paying
a subscription, but also by givinglit
the news. In less than a month
items which originally emanated
from the local paper will have appeared in scores of other papers,
reaching the eyes of many thousands of readers elsewhere. Let
such information be reliable, and
good must eventually be derived by
the locality to which reference is
made."
NOTICE.
Sailor Jack mineral claim. Situate in the Similkameen mining division of Yale district.
Where 16cated: On Roche river.
Take notice that I, F. W. Groves, acting as
agent for J. B. Wood, free miner's certificate No.
B80546, 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 I otice that action, under section 37, must be commenced before the issuance
of such Certificate of Improvements.
Dated this 6th day of May, A.D. 1905.
NOTICE.
Sixty days after date I intend to apply to the
Chief Commissioner of Lands and Works for
permission to purchase 640 acres of mountain
pasture land, situated in the Fifer 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 BJERKNESS,
S. Spencer, Agent.
NOTICE.
Notice is hereby give n 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 dis
trict, 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.
NOTICE.
Notice is hereby given that sixtj days after
date I intend to apply to the Hon. the Chief commissioner of Lands and Works for permission to
purchase 80 acres of mountain pasture land described as follows: CommBncing at a point 40
chains north of the south-east corner of James
D'Arcy's preemption, lot No. 3527, thence 40
chains south, 20 chains east, 40 chains north, 20
chains west to point of commencement, in all
80 acres. J.-4.MF.S D'ARCY.
May 8, 1905.
NOTICE.
Sixty days after date I intend to apply to the
Chief Commissioner of Lands and Works for permission to purchase 240 acres mountain pasture
land, described as follows: Commencing at'S.W.
corner of lot 1825 thence south 80 chains, east 20
chains, north 40 chains, east 20 chains, north 40
chains to the S.E. corner of lot 1825, and west 40
chains to point of commencement. Situate in
Osoyoos division at Wolf creek.   W. D.YOUNG.
May 5, 1905.
NOTICE.
l^OTICE is hereby given that sixty days after
* ' date I intend to apply to the Chief Commissioner of Lands and Works for permission to
purchase 200 acres of land situated in the Kamloops division of Yale district and descrit ed as
follows : Commencing at the southwest corner
of lot 1 iq2, 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 wi st along
the south line of lot 249, 43 chains more or less
to the point of commencement.
April 18, 1905. JAMES SNOWDEN.
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 40chains to
initial post and adjoining my preemption on
south side.
Otter Valley, March 24, 1905.        A.McPHATJL.
NOTICE.
NOTICE.
Sixty days after date I intend ^o apply to the
Chief Commissioner of Lands and Works for
permission to purchase 320 acres of mountain
pasture land situated on One-Mile creek north of
lot 819: Commencing at S.W. corner and running 80 chains east, 40 chains north. 80 chains
west, 40 chains south to point of commencement.
JENS TANGEN,
Located May 9, 1905. S. Spencer, agent.
'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 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.
And east of Hagerman's location, commencing at S.W. corner and running 80 chains east,
40 chains north, 80 chains west, 40 chains south
to point of commencement, in all 320 acres.
T. K. CHRISTOFFERSON,
Located May 9, 1905. S. Spencer, agent.
NOTICE.
The Denver Mining Reporter is
an eminently practical and sound
journal and may be taken as an
authority on any subject it may
comment upon. It says : "On the
question of publicity it might be
well to point out that tbe most practical plan for spreading about knowledge of the mineral wealth of mining districts is to support clean,
honest anafbwell edited local news-
Diamond Dot mineral claim, situate in the Similkameen   mining division  of   Yale   district.
Where located : On Copper mountain.
Take notice that I, H. H. Thomas, free miner's
certificate   No. B72190, intend  sixty  days from
the   date   hereof,   to apply to  the Mining Recorder   for Certificate of Improvements, for the
purpose of obtaining a Crown Grant of the above
claim.
And further take notiee that action, under section 37, must be commenced before the issuance
ofsuch certificate of improvements.
Dated this'ioth day of May, A.D. 1905.
H.H.THOMAS.
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 section 37, must be commenced before' the issuance
of such certificates of improvements.
Dated this 20th day of April. 1905.	
NOTICE.
Happy Jack and Little: Lottie mineral claims,
situate in the Similkameen mining division
of Yale district. Where 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 676921, 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.
NOMCE.
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, free 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.
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
minerai claims, situate in the Similkameen
mining division of Yale district.   Where located:   In Voigt's camp.
Take    notice   that I,   C.   JB.   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.
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May 27, 1905
THE    SIMILKAMEEN    STAR
LOCAL NEWS NOTES.
F. M. McLeod, barrister, &c, has begun
practice of his profession here.
R. G. Shier, of Campbell & Shier, clothing and cigars, Hedley, is in town.
C. Revely and Willerson & Johnson
are at Kennedy mountain doing assessment work, on their respective claims.
At the assizes in Kamloops in the mining cases Voigt vs. Groves, et al., and
Wright et al., judgment in both was for
plaintiff, costs being allowed Mr. Groves.
Voigt vs. Wallace, retention of luggage
for storage charges, judgment for defendant—case appealed.
Miss Elsie Hagerman will be at home
with her parents this summer.
Messrs. Gillan & Brown are about to
start a bottling and soda water works in
Princeton. They will install machinery
to the value of $4,000.
The Commercial hotel, Hedley, has
been sold to E. A. Studd.
J. McFarlane left on Thursday's stage
for the new mining camps of Nevada
where he will join a former partner. Mr.
McFarlane has large mining interests
here. He was popular in social circles
and will be much missed.
Public worship tomorrow at 7:30 p.m.
A dairy outfit from- the Boundary
passed up to Copper mountain Thursday
and will serve the mining camps with
milk.
F. R. Whitwell of Grand Forks was in
town Thursday.
Now the music of birds and of the carpenter's saw and hammer is heard.
Winkler & Mohr, real estate and mining brokers, have opened an office in the
Silverson block and are now ready for
business. Parties having town or farm
property for sale should call and list.    *
Born—On the nth inst., at Greenwood,
the wife of Homer Wells, nee Hagerman,
of a daughter.
WINKLER
Guides for the Similkameen.
For competent guides to  any part of
the Similkameen call at the
HOTEL JACKSON, Princeton.
A General Banking Business
A general banking business transacted
by the Bank of Hamilton. Capital
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.
R W. GROVES
A. R. COLL., SC. D.,
Civil and Mining Engineer
PROVINCIAL 1AND SURVEYOR.
Map of Surveyed Claims on Copper
and Kennedy Mts.: Price, $2.
PRINCETON.
B. C.
NOTICE.
Sixty days from date I intend to apply to the
Chief Commissioner of Lands and Works for
permission to purchase twenty actes of mountain land situate in the Osoyoos division of Yale
district and described as follows : Commencing
at the northwest corner of Lot No. 1973, thence
north 10 chains, east 20 chains, south 10 chains,
west 20 chains to point of commencement.
May 9,1905. M. K. BROMLEY.
NOTICE.
NOTICE is hereby given that sixty days aftei
date ^"intend to apply to the Chief Commissioner*
of Lands and Works for permission to purchase
i5o acres of mountain land, situate and adjoining J. M. Wright's purchase on the east, and running east 40 chains, north 40 chains, west 40
chains, south 40chains to post. Tuiameen river
meandering line on the south. About ten miles
west of Princeton.
J. C. S. CHENHALL, locator,
C. O. French, agent.
Located May 18, 1905.
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May 27, 1905
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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 iq68; thence 40 chains to point of commencement, and containing 80 acres more or less.
Dated March gth, 1905.
aplis FRANK BaILEY, Applicant.
NOTICE.
Sixty days after date I intend to apply to the
Chief Commissioner of Lands and Worki to purchase 160 acres of mountain land situate in Yale
district and Yale division about 1% miles north of
Tuiameen river, 14 miles north west of Prince-,
ton, described as follows : Commencing at a post I
and running 20 chains north. 80 chains east, 20
chains south, 80 chains west to point of commencement. W. J. GUINEY, Locator.
May 5,1905.
NOTICE.
Sixty days after date I intend to apply to the
Chief Commissioner of Lands and Works to purchase 100 acres of mouutain pasture land situate
in the Yale division of Yale, district and described as follows : Commencing at a post marked
N.E. corner of Lot 257 and running 50 chains
south to N.W. corner of Asp's pre-emption,
thence 50 chains east, 50 chains northwest to
point of commencement, containing 100 acres
more or less.      W. J. MACGREGOR, Locator.
May 10, IQ05.  .'-MR ^^
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NOTICE.
NOTICe7
NOTICE is hereby given that, 60 days after
date, I intend to apply to the Hon. Chief
Commissioner of Lands aud Works to purchase
320 acres of mountain laud, situate on Wolf lake
njountaiu, t'A miles northwest of Voigt's camp:
Commencing at M. A. Voigt's initial or S. E.
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, 1005.
apl-8 M. A. VOIGT.
NOTICE is hereby given that sixty days after
date I intend to apply to the Chief Commissioner
I of Lands and Works for permission to purchase
80 acres of land 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, 20 chains 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. •m^'^ a22
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NOTICE.
Sixty days after date I intend to apply to the
Chief Commissioner of Lands and Works to
purchase 160 acres of mountain land, situate 1
mile north of the Tuiameen river, 14 miles north
west of Princeton, in Yale dsstrict and Yale division, described as follows: Commencing at a
post and running 20 chains south, 80 chains east,
20 chains north, 80 chains west, back to post.
May 5, 1905. C. O. FRENCH, Locator.
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 Wines, Liquors and Cigars.
TELEPHONE'        |T BATH.        Jf|
Headquarters for Princeton, Spence's Bridge and Kamloops
Stage Lines.
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SMILES.
Lunatic (looking-.over the.wall .of. an
asylum at a laborer working)—This is a
fine day, sir. LaborelC^I^Jls^JS&^eed.
Lunatic—Are you married ? Laborer—
Yes. Lunatic—Have you any family ?
Laborer—I have eight. Lunatic—How
much a week have you ? Laborer—Only
12s., and I have to support my wife and
family on that. Lunatic—Well, all I can
say is that you are on the wrong side of
the wall.
Verona—What did papa say? Adonis
—He showed me the door. Verona—And
what did you say ! Adonis—I said it was
certainly a very handsome door, but not
what I had come to talk about. That
made him laugh, and a minute later you
were mine.
As my wife and I at the window one day
Stood watching a man with a monkey.
A cart came by with a "broth of a boy"
: Who was driving a stout little donkey.
To my wife I spoke by way of a joke,
' There's a relation  of yours in  that
5        carriage,"
To which she replied, as the donkey she
spied,
I   Ah, yes, a relation by marriage."
j A sign, "Hot Egg Sandw ich," appealed
to the pompous young lawyer, and brisk-
lyfhe entered the restaurant. "An egg
sandwich," addressing the courteous
waiter and looking about the crowded
dining room imperiously. No sooner had
tnte sandwich received a cursory exami
nation from the particular lawyer than
he shouted indignantly : "Here, waiter,
tins is not what I ordered !" "You ordered an egg sandwich, sir," humbly re
joined the servant. "And is this egg.
you drivelling dunce?" sputtered the
patron as he disclosed a portion of chicken lodged between the slices of bread.
"My dear sir," expostulated the waiter
most generously, "you are, evidently,
not able to appreciate the possibilities 01
a hot egg."
"If this municipal-ownership idea goet
through," said one ward politician
"there won't be any use in being an al
derman." "You can't tell what may
happen," answered the other. "Mayb;
we can get more out of running the railroad' than we could by handling franchises."
Synopsis  of Regulations   Governing
the Disposal of Dominion Lands
I within the Railway Beltin |
the Province of British Columbia.
Fori; CONNOISSEURS Only.
Can be had at all first-class hotels throughout the province.
R.P.RITHET&CO.,Ld.
VICTORIA, B. C,
Sole Agents*
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. Railway ties, eight and nine feet long, x]4
and 1% cents each. Shingle bolts, 25
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 timber
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 are
$1.50 per thousand feet B.M., for square
timber and saw logs of any wood except
oak; from l/2 to i}4 cents per lineal foot
""or building logs ; from 12^ to 25 centf
per cord for wood; 1 cent for fence post?;
3 cents for railway ties; and 50 cents per
cord on shingle bolts.
Leases for grazing purposes are issuer
for a term of twenty one years at a rental
of two cents an acre per annum.
Coal lands may be purchased at jjSio pei
acre for soft coal and $20 for anthracite
Not more than 320 acres may be acquired
by one individual or company.
Royalty at the rate of 10 cents per toi
of 2,000 pounds is collected on the gros:
output.
Entries for land for agricultural pur
poses may be marie per.-onally at the Ioch
land office for the district in which th<
land to be taken is situated, or if th
homesteader desires, he may, on applica
tion to the minister of the interior |
Ottawa, the commissioner of itnm'gra
tion at Winnipeg, or the local agent fo
the district within which the land is situ
ated, receive authority for some one t<
make entry lor him.
A fee of #10 is charged for for a home
stead entry.
A settler who has received an entry foi
a homestead is required to perform the
conditions connected therewith undei
one of the following plans :
1. At least six months' residence upor
and cultivation of the land in each yeai
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 foi
itEeir; occupation, will be accepted instead
of the cultivation.
2. If the father (or mother, if the fa
ther is deceased) of any person who h
eligible to make a homestead entry under
the provisions of the act, resides upon s
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 of 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 inspector.
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 intention to do so.
W. W. CORY,
Deputy of the Minister of the Interior.
Ottawa, Feb. 4,1905.
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BEAUTIFULLY SITUATED at the Forks of the Similkameen and Tuiameen Rivers.   The BUSINESS CENTRE for the following Mining Camps:—   Copper Mountain,
Kennedy   Mountain,   Friday,  Boulder and Granite Creeks,
> Summit, Roche River,  Upper Tuiameen and Aspen Grove.
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PRESENT PRICES OF LOTS===From $3.00 to $10 Per Front Foot. Size of Lots
50 x 100 Feet and 33 x 100 Feet. Terms===One=Third Cash; Balance Three and Six flonths
with Interest at Six Per Cent Per Annum.
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