y-i Nature has Endowed Similkameen with Vast Riches. None So Blind to Reason as those who Stubbornly Resist It. Having all the Natural Resources for Making: the People Prosperous it is almost Criminal for Governments to Passively Witness the Similkameen Made the Plaything: of Rival and Procrastinating: Railway Corporations—United Effort of the People and Legislators Can End it. Vol. v. No. 35. PRINCETON, B.C., SATURDAY, DECEMBER JO, J904. $2 a Year, in Advance. MINING PARAGRAPHS Water Shortage in Twenty- Mile Curtails Mine and Mill Output. The Boundary is Prosperous and the Mining Industry in Flourishing Condition. Owing to the shortage of water in Twenty-Mile creek, the Daly Reduction Co. of Hedley, may be obliged to tempo- ■rarily stop the stamp mill and cease work in the Nickel Plate mine. It would be a misfortune if the stoppage were prolonged as this company gives employment to a lot of men and is today the backbone of the Similkameen. The Mountain Lion, Republic, is send-* ing out 90 tons daily. The capacity of the lead refinery at Trail has been doubled. A new era in mining in the Boundary has begun by the digging out of the ground from.the grass roots sufficient product to meet the payroll. That is what is happening in a dozen high grade properties around Greenwood today. Immense capital was necessary to put the Granby and B.C. Copper Co. and Montreal & Boston in their present paying positions, but nerve, faith and good management are a kind of capital which bring success. The new vein on the Providence in the Boundary is growing into a wonder. The lead has been exposed for 400 feet. The vein in one place reached a width of 7 feet. It runs about $80. Good reports are continually coming from the Strathmore property in the Greenwood high grade belt. The Lucille Dreyfus mine near Danville has resumed operations with a force of some twelve men and is now shipping ore to the Granby smelter. Prof. R. D. Brock, of the Dominion geological survey, who has already spent several weeks examining and sampling the Snowshoe will shortly proceed to Rossland to examine the Le Roi, War Eagle and Centre Star mines. It is reported that the Maggie mineral claim near Ashcroft owned by Messrs. Smith, Bryson, Hocking and Henderson residents of that place, has been sold to M. K. Rodgers, of the Daly Reduction Co., Hedley, for the sum of $75,000. For the week ending Nov. 30 the mines in Rossland camp shipped 5.985 tons of ore. Bad roads around Rossland affect the ore output of the camp. : Skylark camp, Greenwood, though long neglected, gives evidence of becoming the banner one of the district. The Bay is the finest producer of gold specimens yet exposed. The E.P.U. is a producing mine and the Skylark and Silver Cloud have been yielding some high grade ore. Larger smelters on Boundary creek are the order of the day. The Montreal & Boston will have their second furnace running shortly and the B.C. Copper Co. will soon install two more furnaces. Work is progressing on the prospect tunnel of tbe Spallumcheen coal deposits near Enderby. The contiactors, Messrs. Swallow and Johnston, have a 6x7 drift in about 35 feet and at present are working through a stratum of sandstone overlying a sort of fire clay with a well defined seam of coal in the face of the tunnel. lv$4- ^ The Revelstoke Liberal association has sent a resolution to Ottawa urging the appointment of W. A. Galliher, M.P. for, Kootenay, to the portfolio of minister of mines. Mr. Galliher has given proof of his ability in behalf of the mining indus try by having a lead bounty established.! No better appointment could be made. A bunk house is being erected for miners on the Granite Creek Gold Group tunnel. Supplies for the winter's work are being packed to it. Misplaced Confidence. Jetson W. Beaver, prospector, and a former resident near Princeton, whose wife died over a year ago and was buried near his cabin on the Diamond B mineral claim, has gone crazy. His first wife had only fairly set out on her eternal journey when Beaver began courtship with a businesslike woman in Spokane. By the way, Spokane is said to have a lot of women whose capacity for business is exceptionally well developed. Beaver represented to the woman that he had mineral claims near Princeton which would make him a millionaire as soon as Jim Hill had his railway running up the Similkameen—all of which is correct enough—whereupon she fell deeply in love with him. They were married. Mrs. Beaver, with that womanly instinct for self preservation which takes no chances, persuaded the 'old. man' to give her an interest in his mines and ranch. While his ranch would scarcely grow bananas it is favorably situated for the goat industry, and the rock on it contains the right proportion of grit for "billy" to sharpen his toe nails with. The Diamond B is good property. With Mr. Beaver there was associated as co- owner one Winkler who disappeared from here in the summer of '03. The charge of insanity now resting against, Beaver while he is a prisoner in SpoKane could hardly be substantiated by his con-< duct here. His temper was irascible and on one occasion is said to have levelled a Winchester at someone, but that is neither here nor there as the sanest of men do that sometimes. The only thing in Beaver's conduct that looks like insanity is his giving anything to his wife, for she had no sooner got her clutches on his valuable mine than she told him to go to a place where snow cannot exist. LOCAL AND GENERAL Topics in Brief of Local and General Interest to the Moving Throng. The Telephone Line Receiving Finishing Touches—Wire is Now Being Strung. Tom Hunter, superintendent of telephone line construction, was'in town last Saturday and reports everything on his division as well on towards completion. The wiremen are making good time and it is believed that they will be in Princeton for their turkey dinner on Christmas day. Born—On the 7th inst., the wife of Ernest Waterman of a daughter. F. W. Groves, P.L.S., surveyed Tom Arnold's ranch on the west side of China creek this week. Mr. Arnold has got a good location with plenty of water which with its proximity to Princeton will make it a valuable homestead. An interesting event to some particular friends of the happy pair in Princeton occurred at Silverton, B. C, on November 24, when J. W. M. Tinl.ing was united in marriage to Miss Jennie A. Brandon. Both are very popular in social and musical circles and enjoyed the good will of everybody. The Star joins with other friends here in wishing them an unruffled passage over the sea of life and good-anchorage in;the harbor beyojid. "*Rev. A. J. Fowlie will conduct divine service Sunday in the court house at 7 p.m., to which everybody is welcome. Mr. Fowlie made a trip extending to Fairview recently as the result of which he will likely locate at Princeton. He will visit surrounding camps occasionally and endeavor to establish public worship in as many places as possible. Service will be held tomorrow at 3 p.m. in Cook & Co's store, Granite creek. The deal for the Ellis ranch at Penticton has been so far advanced as to be tpractically a bargain. The amount to be 'paid for the land is $300,000 and $100,- 000 for the stock. The company organized to acquire the property has a capitalization of $500,000. The shareholders are made up of men in all parts of the jDominion. It will be one of the greatest blessings that ever happened the lower Okanagan valley when this estate is subdivided into small fruit holdings and cultivated by progressive owners. The deal is being promoted by L. W. )Shatford, M.P.P. It sends a shiver up one's spinal column to read of the rigorous weather they are having in the east. In the Similkameen no storms, nor stress of weather of any kind has been felt; only balmy at mosphere and Italian skies the whole livelong autumn. Ah ! the blessings of a glorious climate; how it rejuvenates as one takes in a lungful of the circumambient air. Only the peaks and the higher divides are clothed in winter array. Mo witch, sheep and goat are all in the higher altitudes and are pot likely to descend until the snow deepens. Over at Summerland they have-'a* saw mill which has baffled the ingenuity of mill experts. As a last resort the owners sent to the makers in Alabama, U.S., for help to set it aright. On examination it* was found the mill had been set up backwards and was throwing sawdust in the eyes of workmen so bad that they had to wear specially constructed goggles. ' Mrs. Arthur Reith and daughter were guests of Mrs. Gordon Murdock this week. Billy Summers sailed into town the 1 other evening on shank's mare from Hed- ; ley to take an important position in the I sausage department of his brother Kit's / butchery. Billy and Tommy Day have quite abandoned the idea of going to the ) assistance of the Japs since Port Arthur I seems likely to fall most any day. Dr. Whillans of Hedley was in town this week. Born—On the 3rd inst., at Hedley, the wife of Rev. Mr. Docksteader, of a son. As will be observed by the recherche programme printed in this column the Christmas tree entertainment by the •children is varied and well arranged. It will be presented in the court house thus affording comfort to the large audience sure to be present. A wireless message from Father Christmas states that he is anxious to have all the children of this section present on the occasion. He will have a lot of nice things to give them and will have a cheery word for all. Jack Way came up from Hedley on j Wednesday's stage to take in the sights I and size up the town. Mr. Wjsy isama- chinst by trade but recently was running a drug store and now has a paperhanging job on hand after which he will go trapping and prospect in the spring. . Xmas Entertainment. The children of Princeton invite one and all to their Xmas entertainment at the Court House on the evening of Friday, Dec. 23rd, 1904, at 7 o'clock. The programme is as follows: 1. Carol—The Starry Portals. 2. Drill and Tableau—Joan of Arc. 3. Carol—Oh So Sweetly they are Ringing. 4. Baby Polka—The Wee 'Uns. 5. Motion Song—Rock-a-Bye Babv. 6. Tableau. INTERMISSION. 7. Carol—What Do They Say, Those Bells to Me. 8. Recitation. 9. Christmas Cantata. 10 Tableau. [■<# ii Song—Kris Kringle. 12 Distribution of presents from Tree. 13 Chorus—Hark the Herald Angels Sing. —Com. £sl yC THE SIMILKAMEEN STAR December io, 1904 The Similkameen Star Published Weekly at PRINCETON, B.C. —BV— The Princeton Publishing Co. A. E. Howse, Manager. One Year, :SUBSCRIPTION RATE: Payable in' Advance. $2.00 Subscribers will confer'a favor on this office by promptly reporting any change in address or irregularity ip. receipt of their paper. ~ Advertising-rates furnished on application. Legal notices io^ands cents per line. Four weekly'fnsertions constitute one month advertisiaar All cheques to be made-payable to . A. E. HOWSE. HEART BREAKING DELAY. The application for extension of time wherein to build the Vancouver & Coast Kootenay railway addsanother to an already long list ot legal notices regarding railways to .the Siinilkameen and the Kootenay; Why all this sparring for time is required or granted is a question no fellow seems able to answer and how long this temporizing with the fortunes of the people will be permitted to continue depends entirely on the attitude of the governments. Certain it is that there is no justification for the delay when the dire need for a railway is so painfully manifest to all acquainted with the unlimited mineral and other resources of the Similkameen and Kootenay. If the Vancouverites were sincere in their alleged desire for a coast to Kootenay railway they -should apply the: leverage necessary to boost it. With five representatives in the local legislature, two of whom have all the rank and authority of cabinet ministers, the citizens of that unambitious city could accentuate railway building with, an irresistible roar. But they are callous to the importunities of the people here and they halt arid stammer at a proposition that will add fifty per cent, to the wealth and population of their city. The province is loser by so much revenue and development from the delay. The prospector, miner, merchant, investor, capitalist, farmer and wage earner are all on tenter-hooks as to the probability of construction. It is the duty, therefore, of the governments and representa^ tives of this district to allay all anxiety by breaking the deadlock and building this road as a government enterprise if not immediately undertaken by those having charters for it. . ,.,- r.-iri Dr. George T. Moore has been conducting- experiments for the U.S. government with a view to discovery of a preventative of typhoid in water. Boiling of water is a well known safeguard but impracticable in reservoirs. It is now known that the sulphides of copper will destroy the fever germs as demonstrated by the. experiments. There is abundance of copper sulphides on. Roche river".: NOTES AND COMMENTS. John Morley, the "great English writer and publicist, in a speech at a New York club applied the newly invented name "Usonia" to the United States. The people Jdo not take kindly to the invention, claiming they.have a distinctive right to be called Americans. Their argument,; however, lacks confirmation from the fact .that the Patagonians or the Eskimo are as much American as the citizen of New York. " America" is continental, not provincial. Single names are much to be preferred for the names of countries, cities and districts both for ease of expression, and brevity, to say nothing of the tedium and waste of time which the printer experiences in setting a long name in type. How much handier it would be if this province had but one name, "Columbia." The trade journal, Hardware and Metal, publishes an important article by Jos. Warton, the millionaire metallurgist of Philadelphia, reporting tbe discovery of palladium, a product that is more valuable than gold, in the nickel ores at Sudbury, Ontario. He says that out of 300,000 -tons of nickel copper ore treated he obtained 3,000 ounces of palladium. '".The "color of palladium is steel gray, inclining to silver white. It occurs in Brazil with gold, and is distinguished from platinum, with which it is associated, by the divergent structure of its' grains. As there is platinum in the Similkameen it follows there is also;palladium-.""•'•■■ --r&tt %? W^s^M The demand for copper is extraordinary. There has been no attempt made to corner copper for the simple reason that there is no copper to cofner. Stocks on hand amount to practically nothing and the price is rising. All the copper taken out of the ground now is being rapidly put.onto market. NOTICED Shamrock and Billy'Goat''nKn'eaal claims, situate iu the Osoyoos mining division of Yale district. Where located : On Riordan mountain! ' Take notice that I, R. H. Rogers, as agent for Robert Gaede, free.miller's certificate No. B78828, ar.d James Riordan, free miner's certificate No. B78824, 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 37J rr/list be commenced bj[|ore the issuance of such oestificates of improvements. Dated-this 1st day. of December, 1904, Reginald H. Rogbrs. NOTICE of FORFEITURE To STEVE" MANj5p.T or whomsoever he may have transferred his .interest in.the Gold- PlaUaufii,mineral claim, situate on Champion cieek^Sr tributary of the Tuiameen ~river, in the Similkameen mining division ofJYjale district. -- Take n6tic®£hatjafter the publication hereof once^Jeach-week-for .ninety days, j pu fail or refuse to contribute your portion of the expenditure required by section 24 of the ".Mineral Act," being ehat>ter\ i3S^Levised Statutes of-British Columbia,-1897,- in.'respect of fire Gold-Platinum minerat/jB^^g^git^tg on Champion creek, in the Similkameen Mining Division of Yale District, British-iG&umbia', together with all costs of advertising, your interest iri said, cl.ajm. shall become vested in -your co-owner,1 Daniel Coute- nay, free miner, who has made the r^gjiired expenditure. . The amount due by you" in respep£j>9rohe said mineral claim, not including,.costs, is $33-33- I ''""" „ ----- ; '-'• ' • Dated this 24th day of October., 1904 •; ..' • DANIEL COUTENAY.' NOTICE. I.XX. mineral claim, situate in the Similkameen mining division of Yale district. Where located: On Copper mountain. Take notice ihat I, H,H. Thomas, free miner's certificate No. B72190, for myself and as agent for W. H. Thomas, free miner's certificate No. B72189and S. h- Allison, free miner's certificate No. B79914, intend, sixty days from the date hereof to apply to the Mining Recorder for a certificate of improvements, for the purpose of obtaining a 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 28th day of November, A.D. 1904. NOTICE. Princeton mineral claim, situate in the Similkameen mining division of Yale district. Where located : Kennedy mountain. Take notice that I, Ernest Waterman, agent for the Vermilion Forks Mining and Development Company, Limited, free miner's certificaie No. B72174, 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 1 otice that action, under section 37, must be commenced before the issuance of such Certificate of Improvements. Dated this 21st day of November, A.D. 1904. 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 follow-, ing described lands: Commencing at a.point on the west line of lot 300, 20 chains south of the north-west corner of lot 300. ■■'. And running north 80 chains, west 80 chains, south 80 chains, east 80 chains to poiut of commencement, containing 640 acres. F. W. GROVES, Locator. Princeton, 7th Nov. 1004. Commencing at a point on the west line of lot 300, 20 chains south of the north-west corner of lot 300, And running south 80 chains, west -8o chains, north 80 chains, east 80 chains to point of commencement, containing 640 acres. : . T. H. PARR, Locator,'- \ Per F. W. Grovef. Princeton, 7th Nov. 1904. ^S-i? NOTICE. St. Lawrence, St. George and St. Helen mineral claims, situate in'the Similkameen mining division of Yale district. Wnere located : On Bear creek. Take notice that I, F. W. Groves. Acting as agent for William: Henry Armstrong, free miner's certificate No. B78498, and.Charles F. Law, free miner's certificate No. B72rig' 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 claimsCX^ And further take uotifpSsthat action, under-see- tion 37 must be .comttiencjed before trie issuance of such certificates of improvements. Dated this 29th day of August^. 1004. NOTICE. TAKE NOTICE that sixty days after date I intend to apply to the Hon. the Chief Commissioner, of Lands and Works for permission to purchase 100 acres of Crown lands for pasturing purposes : Bounded on the north by lot No( 969, on the west by lot No. 257. on south by Chas, Asp's preemption on east by China creek',, in all 100 acres more or less. ' E. E.TlURR, Locator. Dated this 25th day of September,igo4. NOTICE. Nc OTICE is hereby given that sixty days after date I intend to apply to the Chief Commis- sioner.ofi-Xands and Works for permission to jSuficjiiKe 160 acres .-.of. mountain pasture land situated in the Nicola division of Yale district, north of and adjoining Boulter's preemption; lot No. 1155, starting from his N.E; corner, the'ne'e west 80 chains, north 20'chains, east 80 chains-, south 20 chains to point of commencement,, and containing 160 aeres. '■*Siat;-i*f<i i5f&S3K'?,t,T^ LUKE GIBSON. : Dated.this 17th day of September, 1904. -.' ' NOTICE; Silvei sides and Ironsides mineral claims,'situate in the Osoyoos mitting: division of Yale dis- . .;. trict. , Where located : Camp Hedley. [ ijg»j3 Take notice that I, j. Eraser Campbell, agent fdrSydney M. JdhfiSorJ; 'free miner's certificate No B4i75i;H. W. Yates free miner's certificate" No. B78808 and J.. Fraser Campbell, free miner's certificate ..No. .•'378807,:' 4ntend$rtSixty ,'■ days from the date hereof, to apply to the Mining recorder for a certificate of improvements for the purpose of obtaining a crown grant of the-^b_6ye; claim. • Aud further, take notice.that action, under section 37, must be commenced before the issuance ;of such Certificate of Improvements. bated this first day of November. A.D. 1904. NOTICE, NOTICE. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Vancouver and Coast-Kootenay Railway Company will apply to the parliament oi Canada, at its next session, for an Acf to increase its capital stock, build branch lines, and to extend thetime in which it may construct its works. D. G. MACDONELL, Solicitor for Applicants. Dated at Vancouver, B.C , this 19th day of November, 1904. NOTICE. HpHIRTY 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: Commencing at a point south of B. White's claim, - And running north 80 chains, west 80 chains, south 80 chains, east 80 chains to point of commencement, containing 640 acres. W. J. WILSON, Locator. Princeton, 28th Nov., 1904. Commencing at a post near W. J. Wilson's cliim, And funning 80 chains south, 80 chains west, 80 chains north, 80 chains east, to point of commencement, containing 640 acres. P. BURNS, Locator. W. j. Wilson, Agent. Princeton, 28th Nov., 1904. Commencing at a point near west end of Wilson's claim. And running 80 chains north, 80 chains west, 80 chains souffi78o chains east, to point of commencement, containing 040 acres. — GEORGE URQUHART, Locator. W..J. Wilson, Agent. Princeton, 28th Nov,, 1904. ' NOTICE is hereby given that sixty days after date I intend to apply, to the Chief Comraissioner of Lands and Works for permissiajutoej<fuirchase 8o'acres 'of mourifein pasture land, 'described as follows ■ Commencing at a post marked W. D. Y. and running 20 chains north. 40 chains east 20 chains sbufhi,. 40' chains, west,"back to point of :Conjmencement,cpjitainiiig8o a.cres,n:oreor less Srraated about St-rffires dTroffi^P'rihcetSri'bii Wolf creek. ■■}*•■.:'?X.'-r-H .." :. W; D..YOUNG. Princeton, Nov. ir,:Tqd4. Commencing at a point near George Urqu- hart's claim, . And running 80 chains south, 80 chains west, 80 chains north, 80 chains east, to point of commencement, containing 640 acres. ALEX; SHARP, Locator, W. J. Wilson, Agent. Princeton, 28th Nov., 1504. NOTICE. THIRTY days from date I intend to apply to the Chief Commissioner of Lands and Wcrks for. a^icense to prospect for coal on the following described lands :— ., . • '. Commencing, at the S.W. corner of lot 300, thence.east 40;chains, so.uth 80 chains, west 2.0 chains north 40 chains, west no chains along the. north line lot 230, north 52 chains along the east line lot 71, west 20. chains to the S.E- corner of lot 75, north 125chains along the east line of Jots 75 and 74, east 19 chains along south line of lot 246, south 160, Chains along the west line of F. W. Groves' and T. H. Parr's coal claims, east 80 chains along the south line of T. H. Parr's coal claim, north-2o chains to'"point of commencement and containing 640 acres i ■-•-■fr'^fS'^iSi C. H. TY3, Locator. SZZiffi per F.-.W. Groves,- - .- 7th November, 1904. NOTICE. THIRTY days after date I "iiitend to apply, fo the Chief Commissioner of Lands and Works for a license to prospect for coal on the following described lands :— .-;' *,'C' ■ • .-. Commencing at. a pp'sPmarked E.SVN's southwest Qorn-ef;.;-. ' : ■ 'IzZsj&jUBSi S^SfHJfe And running 80 chains north, So chains east, 80; chains south, 80 chains west,- -to.point .'of commencement, containing .640 acres, and ad- Jdirfiag J. Lang's locations ou the "east boundary. E- S. NEAVE, Locator. Ernest Waterman, Agent. Princeton, October 10,1904. NOTICE. Cousin Jack, Ymir, Morning, Oshkosh, Winnebago, Blacklird and,Berlin.mineral claims, situate in the Similkameen mining division of Yale district. Where located: Boulder creek Mountain. Take notice that Alexander Gailinger,.acting as agent for the Boulder Mining'C6 Limited, free miner's certificate No. B72141, intend 60 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 of such-,Gertiflcates of Improvements. •£$ ■ 1 Dated this 3rd day of October, A.D. 1904. NOTICE. Take notice, that sixty days after date I intend to apply'fe the Chief Commissioner of Lands and Works- for permission to purchase 320 acres of crown lands for pasturing purposes : Commencing at a-post marked F.L-H's S.W. corner: Thence running 80 chains west, 40 chains north, 80 chains east 40 chains south, back to point of commencement, in all 320 acres. Situate about 12-miles west of Princeton and is boundedt>n the south side by the meandering line of the Tuiameen river. ■?•'£&. '■ I'", s£(?fcJ2 •'. • ' F. L.HAMMOND, $0h-v{'•'.•■ c- 9- FRENCH. Agent. Dated 7th September, 1964. NOTICE. Northern mineral claim, situate in the Similkameen mining division of Yale district. Where located : On Copper rnountain. Take notice that I, F. W. Groves acting as agent for J. S. C. Fraser, free miner's certificate No. B42433. Joseph.Wright, free. miner's oertifi- .cate^Nb. 875373, and L. G. Barron, free miner's .certificate No. 657500, intend sixty days from the date hereof, to apply to the mining^r'er.. cofder for a certificate of improvements, fo£-jtr&.: purpose of obtaining a crown grant of the atioye^ claim.- And further take notice that action, under section 37, must be commenced before the issuance of such certificate cf improvements. Dated this 13th day of October, 1904. v A I w. December io 1904 THE SIMILKAMEEN STAR A prominent English clergyman orce congratulated an old lady on her bravery in fighting her way to church against a terrible tempest, but received the disconcerting reply: "My husband gets so cross grained after meals that I have to get out of his way, so I might as well go to church." The weekly shooting matches on Thursdays" are well attended. Try your aim -for a turkey. Baled Hay For Sale—Apply at Central stables. * A General Banking Business A general banking business transacted by the Bank of Hamilton. Capital all paid up, $2,229,280.00. Reserve fund and surplus profits, $2,067,080.95. 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. STRAYED. Came to my ranch on the Similkameen river in the winter of 1903 4, One Soan Yearling Steer, no brand. The owner of the above anVmal may obtain the same by paying expense of keep and cost of advertisement. If not claimed within 30 days from this date and charges paid, the animal will be sold. E. BULLOCK-WEBSTER, J.P. Keremeos, 1st Dec., 1904. NOTICE. William A. McLean, of the Commercial Hotel, Hedley, intends to apply to the License Commis signers for the Nicola district for permission to transfer his hotel license to William J. Henderson. Signed, WILLIAM A. MCLEAN. Dated at Hedley, Dec. 6th, 1904. 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 pastuiieTiand, situated and commencing at the southwest corner of lot number 1937 and running south 40 chains, tast 20 chains to lot No. 1037, thence north 40 chains, west 20 chains to point of commencement. THOS. J. MCALPIN. December 6,1904. NOTICE. A Sitting of the Board of License Commis- sioners for the Nicola district will be held at the Government office, PrincetSn, on THTOSDAY, DECEMBER 15th, 1904, AT 1 o'clock, p.m. to consider the following applications for renewal of hotel licenses: James Wallace, Princeton hotel, Princeton. John H Jackson, hotel Jaxon. Goldsbrough & Worgan, Similkameen hotel, Allison. Mrs. Alice James, Granite creek hotel, Granite creek. Charles Debarro, Otter Flat hotel, Tuiameen. H. S. Cleasby of the Coutlee house, Nicola valley. W. a. McLean, Commercial hotel, Hedley. Thos. Bradshaw, of the Bradshaw hotel, 16- mile creek, Similkameen.! j £}+!££ Ambrose McDermott, Similkameen hotel, Hedley. David Hackney. Hotel Hedley, Hedley. Herring & Winkler, Grand Union hotel, Hedley. HUGH HU3STER, Chief License Inspector. Nicola Distncjir?j Princeton, Dec. 1st, 1904. Court of Revision and g AppeaMorth Yale -NOTICE is hereby given that Courts of Revision and Appeal for North Yale will be held at the Court House, Kamloops, on Thursday, December 15th, 1904, at 11 a.m.; Court.House, Nicola Lake, on Monday, December 19th, 1904. at 11 a.m.; Court House, Princeton, on Wednesday, December 21st, 1904, at 2 p.m. Dated at Kamloops, this 19th day of November, 1904. ' ALEC. D. MACINTYRE, Judge of said Court. 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. - - B. C. 17. Ha ROGERS M.A., B.C.L. SOLICITOR CONVEYANCER NOTARY PUBLIC, Etc. OLALLA P.O. Simikameen, B.C. f fcWf >W 1 JOHN LOVE Druggist and Stationer !§ HEDLEY, B.C. ; Drugs, Medicittes, Books, Stationery and Fancy Goods, Cigars, Pipes and Confectionery. Mail Orders Promptly Attended to. Also at FAIRVIEW, B.C PELLEW-HARVEY, BRYANT & GILMAN, PROVINCIAL ASSAYERS ^ TIC VANCOUVER ASSAY OFFICE, ESTABLISHED 1890. Analysis of Coal and Fireclay a Specialty* Complete Coking Quality Tests. Reliable PLATINUM Assays. VANCOUVER, B. C. ROCBUSSEN & COLLIS Yates St., Victoria, B.C. MANUFACTURER'S agents for Mining Machinery and supplies Tenders on Engineering Contracts MINING BROKERS Quotations on all kinds of machinery WRITE US FOR PRICES The Vancouver Breweries, ul BREWERS OF THE FAMOUS Cascade Beer M Alexandra Stout Queen Beer *& Alexandra Ale For sale throughout British Columbia in all the first- class Hotels, Liquor Stores and Saloons. The Amalgamated DOERING & MARSTRAND & RED CROSS BREWERIES, VANCOUVEP, B. C Wood| Vallance & Leggat,! HEADQUARTERS FOR Sherwin-Williams' Paints Limited. MURALO'S 1st quality Cold Water Sanitary Calcimo VANCOUVER, B. C. EC COOPER Harness, Saddles, ^^^B MANUFACTURER AND DEALER IN ALL KINDS OF Harness of any Description and any Price Made to Order—Send for Prices. [Established 12 years in Vernon.] KELOWNA, B.C. | M ^aW Freight Prepaid to Penticton on all Orders from Princeton and Vicinity. NICOLA is situated at the foot of Nicola Lake, which is one of the most beautiful lakes in the Province, and from which flows the Nicola River, which is noted for its excellent trout fishing. NICOLA is also the key to the great Similkameen, Granite Creek, and Aspen Grove Mining Camps, and is the nearest point to 1~I1G ^aSa ML m *V* *^ fS^ 6^ tfi* ftp* t5* t^* 'V* 6^* fi£* fi5* tfi& 50 YEARS' EXPERIENCE Trade Marks Designs Copyrights Ac. Anyone sending a sketch and description may quickly ascertain our opinion free whether an invention is probably patentable. Communications strictly conudential. HANDBOOK on Patents sent free. Oldest agency for securing patents. Patents taken through Munn & Co. receive special notice, without charge, in the ■•-'■; Scientific American. A handsomely Illustrated weekly. Largest circulation of any snientlHc jonrnal.«pTerms, $3 a year; four months, tU Sold by all newsdealers. MUNN & Co.36lBwadway« New York I Branch Office. 625. F St.. Washington, D. C. Five f|t Flour^ Whitest Strongest LAKE OF TBE WOODS Milling Company JAS. I. L0TJTIT. Agent. Box IBB Vancouver, B.C. P.O. PRINCETON BOARD OF TRADE—Rooms * centrally located. Membership solicited; I F. W. Groves, E. Waterman, President. Secretary. H. Cowan, Treasurer. THE SIMILKAMEEN STAR, December io, 1904 December io 1904 THE SIMILKAMEEN STAR Humorous. One day in Shanghai, when feeling ill, I called a Chinaman to me and said: "John, do you have good doctors in China?" "Good doctels!" he exclaimed, China hab best doctels in the wo'ld!" "Mr. Eudon, over there," I said, pointing to a house covered with doctor signs, "do you call him a good doctor?" "Eudon good doctel!" he exclaimed. "He great! He best:aoctel in China. He save my life lonce." "You don't say so," I said. "How was it?" "Me tellee," he said, very confidentially. "Me velly'Uck. Me callee Doctel Han Kour He givee me some medicine. Me get velly, velly sick ! Thenjae.cajl Doctel Sam'Sing. He givee more medicine. Then me get worse. Me go die ! Bime- by me call Doctel Eudon—an' he no got time an' no come. He savee my life !" Charitable Old Lady—But why do you go tramping through the counrry like this, my poor man ? The Vagrant—Well, mum, the truth is, I've heard that these 'ere Pullman cars is rather stuffy. Miss Greatheart—I gave you that quarter because you said you hadn't had anything to eat since yesterday morning, and here I catch you going into a saloon. Weary Willie—Lady, I said I h'adn't'had anything to eat, but I didn't say I wanted anything to eat, did I? Binks—The Russian fleet hasn't scored a victory for a good while. Jinks—No, the weatherJbas_been so bad j lately that all the fishing fleets have had to stay in the-harbor. Tom Fogarty, the illustrato:, was talking about modern fashions in dress. "It is hard to keep up with the fashions, he said. "They are certainly confusing. I remember one night in my.boyhood at the theatre a man in a rear seat all of a sudden jumped up excitedly. " 'Down with that red umbrella in front!' " "But his wife pulled him back into his chair." " 'For mercy's sake, hush !' she whispered. 'That isn't an umbrella; it's a new winter hat!' " Edith—The idea of calling marriage a "lottery!" Olivia—What's the matter with that ? Edith—There's a law against using the males for a lotteijyr*' 'Squire Terwilliger, the village oracle, had returned from his first trip abroad. "How did you like London ?" they asked him. as he sat on his old seat, the vinegar barrel, in the corner grocery store. "It's a mighty fine town," he said, "but hang it, the people over there can't talk their own language so's an ejjicated man kirr understand it." Jaspar^-I often wonder why Jenkins is not more popular, for he is the most polite man I know. Jumpuppe—THat* is just the trouble. He is so confoundfiettg? polite he leaves the impression that he wants to borrow money. Susan B. Anthony, on her return from Europe, talked in an engaging way about the things she had seen over there. Of a certain slum she said : "The children in this slum are dirty, xe,ry. d.i|jty\ I hardly know how I may make clear- to you the superlative degree of dirtines&that marks them. I was told, for one thing, that a mother in this slum often goes ont on the street and washes half a dozen Siildren's faces before she is able to find her own child." Little Johnnie—When Miss Nextdoor got married^ her mother threw an old slipper after her. What, was that for? Little Ethel—Oh, they always do that. That means that her mamma isnVt never going to spank her any more. "You cannot eat your cake," They say. "and have it, too," And since I took an ocean trip I believe the saying's true. Just Opened COMMERCIAL "5 HOTEL * First Class Dining Room Newlj HIM Hedley City Good Beds V No Chinese Employed. BEST BRANDS LIQUORS AND CIGARS ALWAYS IN STOCK * SPECIAL ATTENTION PAID TO TRAVELLERS.^! HUSTON & McLEAN, Proprietors For CONNOISSEURS Only. | Can be had at all first-class hotels throughout the province. R. P. RITHET & CO., L'fl! VICTORIA, B. M Sole Agents* Straight Party Lines WE ARE EXCLUSIVELY I SHOEMAKERS AND CAN GUARANTEE Style, Comfort and Durability | IN FOOTWEAR MANUFACTURED BY US. —I I |§| HOLD EM Jl Company OF MONTREAL, LTD. VANCOUVER B.C. TDCMTFS piyrfie j tNavg i ITODOCCO Largest Sale in Canada DRfARD HOTEL SI NICOLA LAKE &"3flr 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 Wilies, Liquors and Cigars. * Y^jHJ TELEPHONE- BATH. || Headquarters for Princeton, Spence's Bridge and Kamloops ,.••..•-..:& Stage Lines. Items of Interest. ' A good boiler coal. should not contain % ■ more than from 8 to io per cent, of ash. ^ An increase in the amount of ash areans •fh'at the fireman has to more frequently ""^f* handle the fire to break up clink.ers, thereby letting in a large volume of cold air and throwing more unburned coal ^m into the ash pit. Princeton coal ■ gives off from 3 to 5 per cent, ash aud therefore has little clinker. -' One thousand feet, board measure, of .well seasoned mountain lumber - will weigh from 1,200 to i,8oo pounds, according to the proportion of resin in it. The'' yellower and browner the pine, the more i;esin it contains. Freshly cut green lum- ■j:ber from the hills will weigh nearly twice as much. -The whiter the pine boardrs when produced, the more water it will give off during the process of seasoning. The timber in the Similkameen is a deep • yellow* / Most productive nickel mines are located on New Caledonia,'an "island in the Southern Pacific ocean situated about r,20o miles from Australia. It is roughly 250 miles in length by thirty in width, it was : discovered in 1774 and appropriated by the French, who still hold it as a penal colony. The' island is mountainous with peaks rising 5,000 feet above sea level. The nickel deposits' are near the coast and extend along'^t^pme. fifty or sixty miles. 'Linseed oil, when of A-i quality, has a pale yellow color, with1 no brown or gfreen tints in it; is clear and litnpiSj'has a pleasant, nutty taste without any bitterness, dries well, and when dried shows a rich lustre. For good work, better buy the raw oil and boil ic yourself, stopping when the oil is hot enough to scorch a feather. •fe:' Subscribe For the STAR For tfe STAR Eiilul %> ^ SSs ©J nHK ^HlRSCHSoMsiO To keep iron piper from rusting it is recommended tq coat them, with coal tar. and then fill them with light wood shav. ings, then set the latter on fire Provided the heat is not^too intense or prolonged, the tar will be "absorbed hy the pores of the iron and rusting will be prevented for a long time. Although the total mileage of the railroads of the United States exceeds, 200,- 000 miles, the building of new roads shows no signs of abatement. The total j length of new road constructed last year was 4,774 miles. The cost of the rail-1 roads- and equipment amounted to | fri,000,000,000. On this huge system there were carried over 696,000,000. passengers and about 1,300,000,000 tons of freight. Passenger earnings were $429,- 000,000, while freight brought in revenue of 11,338,000,000. The operation required the services of 44.529 locomotives, 28,648 passenger cars, 10,000 baggage and mail cars, and no less than 1,524,154 freight cars. NOTICE. The O.I.C. fractional and Crackerjack mineral rdaims situated in the Osoyoos mining division of Yale district. Where located: Camp Hedley. Take notice that I, Louis O. HedluiiJl,.F.M.C, No. 878963, for myself and agent for John Green- hill, F M.C. No. B78964 and H. P. Nelson, F.M.C. No. B62074, intend, sixty days from date hereof to apply to the mjLniiiJf'(recorder for certificates of improvements,, for the purpose of obtaining crown grants of the above claims. And further take notice that action, under section 37, must be commenced before the issuance of such certificate of improvements. Louis O. Hedlund, Hedley. B.C. e ficicni Hccnon is over m H Everybody is satisfied mi Will Supply them with the samejhigh class goods in the future as in the past at prices simply srile the Purchaser |f But they see the cause—good || »\ times—plenty of ready money and buy- fj\ _.,'. ing in large quantities fr .-Ifo '-§•■ Smiwes the Problem -:o:- NOTICE. NOTICS is hereby given that thirty days after date'I intend to apply to the Chief Commissioner of- Lands and Works for a license to cut and carry awa-y timber from the following described lands, situated on the east side'of^tfreTiiram^fegygKgtn commencing at a post by the Nfw. corner post of lot 252, running- east 20 chains, north 126 chains, west 140 chains more or less, to a point on river, thence following the line of river to point of commencement. ANGUS STEWART. Princeton, Nov. 19,1904. utt in now and get your winter's supply* We guair- tv^^Ai antee prices and quality *:jfp|. -, jf||§ T H E: NICOLA LAKE, & PRINCETON, LIMITED MMa%- sM&&M$£M$lk WaW^ Decbubbr io, 1904 •<* CJIiJ* «^!>'<**>'t>'<JI<*<*<* ^^J^JM^^J^^^^X^^OCJ'*^*^*^^^ *^>sfiief c 'St &msr is«aa «, x : ; ..„.., British Columbia* TT^AM^h'^ R*ir- Lots for •'•• PRESENT PRICES OF 8Hpii From $2.00 to $10. Per Front 1*00^^^ Size of Lots 50x100 Ft. and 33x100 Ft* /Tej$ri&,, m ^-G^gbgS BaL3 and 6 montniSj with interest at 6 per cent* per annum* pi I It III ln &.j&fa&*&-i%* parters jor ie Jiiiiiiieen^isfrlct BEAUTIFULLY SITUATED at the Forfe^ the' Simii- Jameen and Tuiameen Rivers. ^^befBUSINESS^ CEN- |;fI>ffi|B?kJie t^I^^gif^|!^ng;.Ca&&^ Cbpper 'Mountain Kennedy Mountain, Friday, Boulder' and Granite "Creeks, Summit, Roche River, Upper Tuiameen ;|^d As^ei^^^e^ FINE CLIMATE MrWkE WATER ENdSRJlte^g^GRICULTURAL AREA-«fTO---DRA'W - FROM^ 1 ti.-. m\¥ Send tor Map and Price List to d^*& *& <&-&*p I^siden^anager VERMILICpC^P^ ^INEf^AND DEVELOPRffi^TP^pO^ " Agents for the %*& CANADIAN ORE ^^C^IpATION, LIMITiBT" (ElinWe Oil Process.)%&£L \ \ 1 vg§ $m V
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Title | Similkameen Star |
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Howse, A.E. |
Publisher | Princeton : The Princeton Publishing Company |
Date Issued | 1904-12-10 |
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DOI | 10.14288/1.0373264 |
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