Progress and Prosperity: Handmaids of the Railway. u Be courteous to all but intimate with few."—Washington. Two Railways, the V., V. & E. and the C.P.R., are now Building: to the Similkameen, each striving; for the Ore and Coal tonnagfe available here. The next great wave of development in British Columbia will sweep over the Similkameen; the greatest Copper-Gold field in America. Vol. vi. No. 20. PRINCETON, B.C., SATURDAY, OCTOBER 14, J905. $2 a Year, in Advance SMELTER OSES COAL Inventors Sanguine that New Process will Prove a Great Success. Owners of Rising Sun Waiting for Railway—Tungsten Ore is Worth Finding. Ore carrying 73 per cent, of tungsten has been discovered near Loomis, Wash., in two strong ledges. Tungsten is used in making a steel harder than the ordinary kind and is valuable for that pur pose... No doubt there is tungsten in the Similkameen but few prospectors have given it any attention. Its color is dark grayish black. Its present value is from 75 to 90 cents per pound. Tuck French is prospecting on the Rising Sun with a view to tapping the pay chute about 300 feet below the tunnel j made last winter. The owners of the, Rising Sun are patiently waiting for tbe railway to reach Granite creek when tonnage will be produced from this promising property.. ..... The Dolphin group of claims situated on Keremeos creek have been bonded for $75,000. The property is owned by L. S. Brown, Chas. Jordan and J. M. Pitman. Tbe ore averages 7 per cent, copper and carries values in gold and silver. At copper smelters 20 lbs. of copper in ore or matte is called a unit, or 1 per cent of the ore or matte by weight. The gross value of a unit is 20 pounds times the market price of 1 pound of metal. Thus a 20 per cent ore contains 20 units, or 400 pounds of copper in 1 ton of 2,000 pounds. With copper at r5 cents per pound, a unit is worth $3 and the ore is worth $60 per ton. This is gross or assay value from which the smelters deduct cost of shipment. Frank Bailey and Hugh Campbell have been prospecting near Granite creek and have located a gold bearing ledge. A COAL SHELTER. A. Hickling returned from the Portland fair last Sunday and speaks in terms of high praise of it. While in Portland he had'an interview with the promoter of the new Blanchard & Williams double blast furnace, an invention for smelting ore with coal. The inventors have every confidence in the final and complete success of the process. At present they are confronted with the difficulty of procuring a furnace lining of sufficient heat- resisting quality. Fire clay becomes fusible in contact with the great heat developed by the double blast. Smelter experts are watching the experimental tests with a keen interest, which, if wholly successful will supplant the use of coke. One smelter company has signified its readiness to install the Blanchard & Williams instead of their coke furnaces as soon as it is pronounced a success. Princeton offers unique advantages for a coal consuming smelter as the ore and coal are present in abundance and in some places almost in contacts Mr. Hickling returns much improved in health and may remain two or three weeks before going to London, England. LOCAL AND GENERAL. Making Pies with Machinery—Fruit Prize goes to Kelowna. Trafalgar Day, Oct. 21; Thanksgiving Day, Oct. 26. R. B. Lamb is the new manager of the Daly Reduction Co., W. P. Rodgers is (superintendent of the Yale Mining Co. and M. K. Rodgers resumes his former ^position of commissioner and purchasing agent in all parts of the world. C. E. Thomas, Geo. Kirby and' others' ^returned from the Westminster fair this week and were very pleased with the exhibition.^. The weather was rather, "dewy" on some days which kept the crowds within doors. T. W. Stirling of Kelowna captured first prize for the finest commercial display of fruit in the hor-; ticultural exhibit. The second prize went to R. F. Palmer, while the third went to T. G. Earl of Lytton. 1 A young man in the V.,V. & E. survey party on the west slope of Hope mountains recently cut his foot which necessitated surgical treatment. A doctor was sent for at Vancouver who stitched and Idressed tbe simple wound, making the [modest charge therefor of $400, or about $75 a stitch. That doctor would hardly do for a tailor y^ut they never do things; l by halves in the weeping city by the sea. What will prove a welcome boon to; housewives and chefs generally is the' pie-making machine recently invented; in Philadelphia. It turns out 18 pies a minute, all perfect and ready for the oven. Would it not be a pious move to send a few of these machines to over, populated China ? LONG TELEPHONE LINE. The telephone exchange has been installed at Hedley which relieves the main line of the congestion that debarred, would-be subscribers from having an instrument. The government office and C. E. Thomas are supplied with phones now and others will be installed along the main line. With the completion of the gap between Penticton and Kelowna there will be a circuit from Vernon to Kamloops. The Dominion government has under consideration a scheme for the public ownership of all telephone lines in Canada. The telephone commission appointed last winter will present a report at the next session of parliament regarding the project. DELAY THE V., V. & E. C.P.R. Plays Desperate Game to Prevent Building of Railway. Gasping Monopoly May Cause Bloodshed at Midway—Government Should Intercede. The C.P.R. has again barricaded the right of-way of the V., V. & E. at Midway and has a squad of men encamped on the property with instructions to allow no interference. More camps are being established and manned. It is reported that the men are armed and will resist any encroachment upon the land which is owned by the C.P.R., through which the V., V. & E. right-of-way runs. Johnson & Welsh, sub contractors, will be arrested ! if they make an attempt to tear down the' fences. The latter is a son of Pat Welsh, who has the contract for building the V.', V. & E. Lawyers for both sides are oh the ground advising. : It is riot improbable that bloodshed and loss of life may follow the action of the C.P.R., which assumes a very grave responsibility in thus holding, up the V.,V. & E.. The former will hot make friends of the people generally by its' picayune policy- of obstructing railroad construction into the Similkameen—if it will not build itself in all common sense and decency it should not hinder a com: pany that will. The Dominion government will, no doubt, give military protection to the graders if armed molestation should be offered. As to the legality of the right: of-way through C.P.R. land that can be determined by the courts or railway com mission, but on no account should construction be delayed one hour. Rails on - the Great Northern between Curlew and Ferry are laid within a quar-. ter of a mile of the latter place. In about six weeks tracklaying from Spence's Bridge will begin. The switch to connect the main line with the Nicola branch is already in position. ther information about the coal of this section. It is evident that Mr. Hill will require coal for his engines here, as at Fernie and Great Falls. Recent purchases of ranches near Princeton by Hill agents is an indication of the buying mood of the master railway financier and no one would be surprised to learn that a great coal deal was in progress here. Messrs. McEvoy and Spencer will inspect the Collins Gulch coal area. THOUGHTS OF A VISITOR. EXAMINE COAL MEASURES. On Wednesday's stage J. McEvoy and O. Spencer arrived in Princeton from Fernie Mr. McEvoy was here some sixteen years ago and has been employed in the geological department of the Dominion. At present he is consulting geologist and coal expert for the Ctow's Nest Pass Coal Co.,the stock of which is largely owned by President Hill of the Great Northern. A year ago Messrs. Stockett and Reisinger were here for Mr. Hill and took the dimensions of the Princeton coal basin. Now, Messrs. McEvoy and Spencer, as envoys of the same interests, are here for the purpose of acquiring fur- Ore for a Smelter at Princeton—Predicts Great Progress. Editor Star—Sir: Will there be ore to smelt in and around Princeton ? First—A gold'copper property of 100 acres. A tunnel is run in on the ore at'a depth of 300 feet. The vein at the mouth of the tunnel is 10 feet wide. The tunnel is 60 feet long, showing ore in face, floor, roof and walls. Twenty tons of ore, assaying $50 per ton in gold and copper, with most values in copper, now lies at the mouth of the tunnel. A shaft 55 feet deep is sunk alongside of a high grade chute of ore and a crosscut at the bottom is made showing the ore at that depth. . Second—Copper and Kennedy mountains—The great copper and gold bearing zone of this section is proven to be not less than four miles in length and one and one half miles in width. The Similkatheen river, which flows north at this point, completely cuts this belt, or zone, in two in its course, exposing immense bodies of ore on both sides of the river. The surnmit of the mountain is not less than 1500 feet above the surface of the river. ' Great bodies of pay ore are exposed on the summit of the mountains and on both banks of the river. Two lots of ore of 500 lbs. each treated at the Trail smelter, gave an average of $15 per ton in gold and copper. The gold values were $2 per ton. Third—A free milling gold property within twelve miles of Princeton shoves 18 inches of quartz running #100 per ton and 10 cars of the same grade of ore now lies on the dump. The vein is about 4 feet wide. • Fourth—In a large quartz vein within 10 miles of Princeton is a pay streak of ten-dollar ore, three feet wide. Thfc same pay streak is found at intervals of 500 feet. Fifth—Within 5 miles of Princeton are 200 acres, where some stripping and crosscutting have been done, showing a large body of ore. Values as high as $37 have been obtained from this property. Sixth—This contains about 300 acres and the surface is so crosscut as to show that the body of copper-gold ore extends over 3,000 feet. Indications" show that it extends much farther. At the main workings on this property you can see over 100 feet of ore. Seven samples taken by the shovelfull ran from 3 to [Continued on page 3,] *H ,?-^..,-.„,..,..^- „■■, -: '-- ', . /.--- THE SIMILKAMEEN STAR OCTO'JER 14, I905 The Similkameen Star Published Weekly at PRINCETON, B.C. —by— m The Princeton Publishing Co. A. E. Howse, Manager. One Year, SUBSCRIPTION RATE: Payable in Advance. $2.00 Subscribers will co'nfer'a favor on this office by promptly reporting any- change in address or irregularity in receipt of their paper. Advertising rates furnished on application. Legal notices 10 and 5 cents per line. Four weekly insertions constitute one month advertising. All cheques to be made payable to A. E. HOWSE.' THE TARIFF COMMISSION. It is in line with the" liberal.policy of progress that commissions are • appointed" to. take:e.vidence.for the purpose of remedying or improving - anything which militates against the prosperity of the people. Thus it is that the . government fulfills its purpose and promised effort to benefit the people as a whole rather than any particular class or industry. A. government of that kind is wholly democratic—for the peo- pie, by the ipeoplei To know how to legislate for the people the government must know what they want;':;?££o; that end there are now several commissions at work taking evidence from anyone interested. This evidence is then sifted into a report and presented to parliament. It is not possible . to get nearer the expressed will of the people than by a commission ; their every word and need is put into print for careful study ■.and discussion of the re- presentati;ve-s,r , With these facts in •- full viewand• ft.hte great value of commissions acknowledged by indei pendent- /writers and thinkers, it I matters little what such Opposition papers as the Victoria Colonist say in' their attempt to minimize and. disparage' the work of these com- : m.issionsV The only purposes served i ?in replying to;i the partizan attacks' of'su'th' papers is' to still further emphasize the good work of, the ,,! .cQmmis'slpns ^nd-explodevthe::ijia;Un- f;: diced criticismsiof an irreconcMk'hjle y,..' i^h6r^f-a5re>1/§?2? ■ commissions at -Wor|^'%viz\<„?r|ie<, .tariff, zinc,, trans- *v;J$xt$$£$&d'ira^way;,,? fisheries.-;;, and ....^Jotageif, .th%"ia*ter7-being, a 'local j: investigation -into some_ devious doings at Victojiial The tariff commission is; the/' rno.st important"., in its personnel and scopeio Jtv.is composed of three caMriete'amiMisters | Messrs. Fielding?'3•Patterson and Brodeur. The doctrine enunciated' by Sir Wilfrid Laurier in tlje memorable campaign of 1896, when triumphant Liberalism received such a hearty encore from the'-people,'! was progressive free trade, trie, ultimate end and desti^^pLit^eing free trade pure ar^'^ip^eegjjjjiir. Wilfrid made itpiaj&i^afo&dwoialdi not make any suddeii^ff^v'o^u'tion- ary departure. .fr^3;,.ft^|^|a|gJQ3j^:|0^ tection | tariff1^"iffiis 'Gonsetvattve predecessors at the helm of state. He would gradually lower the wall without giving a jolt to the sensitive, manufacturer, who always sees rtiin in competition or free trade. In furtherance of his pronounced policy of tariff reform he has instituted a preferential tariff with the Mother country, which, both from a business and sentimental point of view is very popular. The tariff commission is now collecting information firsthand for farther reform and the cheapening of articles for-the consumer^' t-yt In the mass of evidence produced already before the tariff commission the manufactures want the tariff raised while the consumer wantsjt lowered. Between these two opinions the government will have to decide which . is to be of the most benefit to the many as against the few. The Manufacturer's Association and the tory press are clamoring for higher protection. The Association is distributing tons of literature in which the gospel of a high protective tariff is preached with unending words. * The few manufacturerswant to benefit at the expense of the many consumers and the ...consumer wants to be relieved of high 'prices' by a lower tariff. If protection creates fictitious values and fosters huge trusts and combines as is observed in the neighboring republic and which puzzles the brain of the president to control, it would be a good thing for Canada to lean rather to free trade—out of it there are no pernicious growths as with protection. It is hoped the tariff commission will find ground on which to base a report favorable to the reduction of tariff rates and ttjus hasten the day when the goal of. entire tree trade shall have been reached. Of all'the Other commissions probably the one dealing with zinc will rfiefrpf more..immediate interest" to the,, ..people of the1 Similkameen. The presence of zinc in this district, will add to the information sought by the commission and be a further incentive to the government.to, enact such legislation as will promote the production of this metal. If the conditions warrant after a'full investigation the government will giyea bounty as is now being done1 ,wit.h„ lead. ^The zinc commission was created on the request of the mining nien of" this province and is cdmmended by those who foresee the good results to. accrue fro.T\ the assistance .proffered by the Domin- i©.n:;gpverhrheriti\^ ■■,-. The railway commission is a per- "manent/ one and is ' a most useful ?;&id satisfactory means of dealing witli questions, into swhich political §£ntiment was, hitherto, needlessly ■esfotruded.^ow, happily, the cdm- •mission'"'"removes"''all: suspicion of plifrtical' interference.;^ The other Voijnmiss^pns are d.omg a good work. f ^ 1 Steady Flow" Fountain Pen Our $1.00 Fountain Pen is a popularly favored specialty at Diamond Hall's (enlarged Stationery Department. The point is of finely finished solid 14k gold with iridium tip. The name "Steady Flow" is accurately descriptive, and the pen is guaranteed for a year. Larger sizes $2.00 and $2.50.- ;< --:/; Samples of note paper, embossing and engraving are gladly sent on request. RYR1E BROS. LIMITED Ht? 134-138 YONQE ST. XfllBONTO - ONT. NOTICE. October 14, 1905 NOTICE. l^OTICE is hereby given that sixty days after 1" date I intend to apply to the Chief Commissioner of Lands and "Works for permission to purchase 640 acres of mountain pasture land de- scril ed as follows: Commencing- at ,,the N. K^ corner lot No. 3532 and running 80 chains west. 80 chains north, 80 chains east to the soufhw. st corner of lot 1825, thenc<£ 80 chains south to point of commencement. ,."'-'?H.' A. KNIGHT. Sept. 26, 1005. W. D. Young, ag't. nKUHMWilEaAW NOTICE. Sixty days after date I intend to apply fo the Chief Commissioner of Lands and .TOcirks for permission to purchase 640 acres, more or less, ofjpasture laud in the' Nicoja divSsiiqn of Yale district and described as follows : Commencing at a post at S.W. corner of lot I2j4;thence east So chains, north 80 chains, west 80 chains, south 80 chains to point of commencement. . . A. E. HQWSE. May 25, 1905. #Also 320 acres more or less of pasture land in the Nicola division Of Yale district, described as follows: Commencing at a post at the S.E. corner of lot 1232 thence north 40 chains east 80 chains, south 40 chains west 80 chains.io point of comme'ncement. FRED. A. HOWSE. May 25 1905.. •> •"»,,£!, ■ NOTICE. Big Kid mineral claim, situate in the Similkameen mining division of Yale district. Where located, Aspen Grove camp. Take notice that 1, F. W. Groves, acting as agent for Frank Mansfield, free miner's certificate No. B87508, and William Smith, free miner's certificate No. B87515 intend sixty days from the date hereof, to apply to the Mining Re corder 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 18th day of September, A.D. 1905. NOTICE. Roberta, Robert Bryant, Garden City, Mary V. Victor, Falum, No. 28, No. 31, No. 32, No. 50 Fr., No. 51 Fr., No. 52, No. 53. No. 66 Fr,, No. I 67; No. 68, No. 69, No. 70, No. 71 and No. 73 Fr. mineral claims, situate in ttie Similkameen mining division of Yale district, Where located: In Voigt's camp, '^•'i- Take notice that I, C. JB..: 'Shaw,' acting as agent for M. A. Voigt, free miner'afecea f. tificate No. B79944, 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 23rd day of August"; A'.t>. 1905. 11-4 CJB. SHAW-, P.L.S. NOTICE? Two Brothers Victoria and Orlando Marguerite mineral claims. Situate in the Similkameen mining division of Yale district. Where locat- - ed : On Sixteen-Mile creek, .. , .. gag • Take notice that I, F..W. Groves, acting as agent for A. Scrapellij free miner's certificate No. B86157, intend sixty days from date hereof, to apply to the mining recorder for 'certificates of improvements, for the purpose of obtaining crown grants of the above claims. -iud further take notice that action, under section 37 must be . commenced' before the issuance of such certificates of improvements. Dated this 26th day of July', 1905.3+3 ;j;; -'.'.' WkW am Royal Banner mineral claim situate in the Ostjy- 00s mining division of Similkameen district. Where located : A mile and a half soutn-'east of Olalla. Take notice that,I, ReginaldJH. Rogers, agent for Robert Gaejjljp,' free miner's certificate No. B22579;J|}tend sJjJKty days from the datst|iereof, to applyijpj, the Mining Recorder for a^Sgfftificate 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 befqaiSPttae issuance of sucjLcertificate c f improvements. • Datea this 23rd day of September. 1905. •**)$ R-. H.. Rogers. FEED&XIVERY GOOD RIGS Horses 'on fiflll Thos. Hunter, Prop<, at Hotel Jackson. THE VANCOUVER ASSAY OFFICE, ESTABLISHED 1890'. Analysis of Goal and" Fireclay a Specialty. Complete Coking Quality Tests. Reliable PLATINUM Assays. fafe. VANCOUVER,... B,. C. The only Reliable Standard Brand made from the highest grade of Manitoba hard' wheat, s^^f^ KE OF THE WOODS MILLING CO. guarantee that > no -bleach'ing ,^'vi either bv CHEMICALS o£, . ELECTRICITY, is used in its manufacture. Accept no Substitute. jf Synopsis of Canadian Northwest Homestead Regulations. ANY EVEN NUMBERED section of Dominion Lands'"'in' Manitoba or. the Northwest provinces, excepting 8 and 26, not reserved, Jtnay be biomesteaded by any person who is the sole head ot a family, or any male over 18 years of age, to the extent-of one-quarter section of 160 acres more or less. iJi-x Entry may, be made personalty at the local land office for the district in which the land is situate, or if the homesteader desires, he- may, on application to the Minister of the Interior, Ottawa.;-..the Commissioner of .Immigration, .Winni peg, or the local agent, receive authority for some one to make entry for him. The homesteader is required to perform the conditions connected therewith •un'der one of the following plans :; . j (1) At least six month's residence upon ■and cultivation of- the land in each" year for three yeaTS. - , • t \ '.•'•<■'-\- ,; (2) If the father (or mother, if the father is deceased), of the homesteader resides upon a farm in the, vicinity of the land entered for the •requirements as to residence may be satisfied by such person u|xaai'ng with the father or mother. '(3) If the settler has h's permanent residence upon farming land owned by him in the vicinity of his homestead, the requirements as to residence may be satisfied by residence upon the said land. '• Six months' notice'in writing should be given to the Commissioner of Dominion Lands at.Ottawa of intention to apply for patent.; W.-W..CORY., Deputy of the Minister of Interior. N.B.: Newspapers inserting this advertisement without authority will not be paid■ therefor! - ■%-0i, ':?/$ 1 * m * THE SIMILKAMEEN STAR THOUGHTS OF A VISITOR. [Concluded from page 1.] 7 per cent, copper and about .-$1 in gold per ton. You can stand on tne townsite, at Princeton, and with a modern rifle kill a deer on this claim. Now, my dear sir, I could keep agoing, but is not the above enough to prove my statement that Princeton is a most desirable place to live in, even for a business man. I remember visiting Phoenix, B.C., in 1897 and the manager of the Knob Hill then said there was an acre of ore in sight. The Mother Lode was then said to have made a "speed away" at the 200 foot level by running a drift around the ore body at that level. People at that time looked very much like a man after he has heard a good fish story. The scene is changed. Today those magnificent ore bodies are feeding 12 furnaces and millions in gold and copper are flowing from their fierv mouths. British Columbia points with pride to the Granby and the B.C. Copper companies. I have now with me a report on which several of those large. properties in the Boundary were amalgamated and it might be of interest to you to know the values mentioned in the report: Dominion Copper Co.—copper, 1.66 per cent.; gold, $1 25; silver, 25 cents. Brooklyn—copper, 1.48 per cent; gold, $1.32; silver, 25 cents. Montreal & Boston Co.—copper, 1.62 per cent.; gold, fi.81; silver, 25 cents. When eight years roll around kindly turn up this letter. Yes, I own that I believe I am a prophet. Information and experience make the prophet. There is no other kind in history, sacred or profane. As a prophet I wish to say that in eight years you will see 24 furnaces assisting to run the millions out of the hills around Princeton. The whistle of the locomotive, the rattle of the train of ore cars, the black smoK- and bright flame of the furnace, the blasting in the great glory holes will all awaken the sleep in which this great Similkameen has reposed for ages. Yours truly, ALEXANDER. Spokane, Sept. 30, 1905. F. W. GROVES A. R. COLL., SC. D., Civil and Mining Engineer PROVINCIAL IAND SURVEYOR. Map of Surveyed Claims on Copper and Kennedy Mts.: Price, $2. PRINCETON. - - B. C. TENDERS WANTED. Tenders will be received up to September 30th for hauling 500 tons of coal from Princeton to Hedley. The lowest or any tender not necessarily accepted. VERMILION FORKS MINING COMPANY, E. Waterman, Princeton, Sept. 7. Manager. Corbould & Grant Barristers, Solicitors, &c. NcwWestminster, B.C. G. E. CORBOUI,D*K.C. J. R. GRANT. WATSON'S Whiskies 1 XXX Glenlivet V.O. Black Label 1 V.F.O. Liqueur 1815 Liqueur In the realms of Supremacy you will find Watson's Whiskies always in the lead. J& AA /^/ WIMLER Offices: Penticton and Princeton. Correspondence Solicited REAL ESTATE and MINES Bought &Sold S MOHR m (T^ mm <&° p _p f.. O -1 w Mm \ Hudson'sf - I Sole Agents for British Columbia 1 THE r NOTICE. Maple Leaf, Pine Knot Martin, Daisy ar.d Minnehaha mineral claims, situate in the Similkameen mining division of Yale district Where located : On Henry creek. Take notice that I, H. S. Cayley. acting as agent for John Gladden, free miner's certificate No. B79071 : Edward A. C. Studd, free miner's certificate No. B7qoi6 and Chas. E. Oliver F.M.C No. B7Q072, 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 totice that action, under section 37,- must be commenced before the issuance of such Certificates of Improvements. Dated this 2nd day of October, A.D. 1905. • JOHN LOVE Druggist and Stationer U HEDLEY, B.C. m Drugs, Medicines, Books, Stationery and Fancy Goods, Cigars, Pipes and Confectionery. Mail Orders Promptly Attended to. Also at FAIRVIEW, B.C Bank of Montreal Capital all paid up, $14,000,000.Rest, $10,000,000. Balance to Profit and Loss Account, $373,988. Total Assets, $135,624,452. PRESIDENT, Rt. Hon. Lord Strathcona and Mount Roval. G'G'M O VICE-PRESIDENT Sir Geo. A. Drummond, K C M G ' GENERAL MANAGER, E. S Clouston HEAD OFFICE—MONTREAL. Savings Bank Dep^rtmenTp^;;lv.ed H credited twice a year. Withdrawals without delay. Banking business of every description undertaken. Banking by Mail »S^^^^^^S out of town ac counts receive*every attention. The Nicola Branch la now Open. A. W. STRICKLAND, - Manager. BANK OF Hie Canadian Bank of Commerce PRINCETON' B.C. CAPITAL==$8,7oo,ooo REST==$3,5oo,ooo Total Resources (Nov. 30, 1904) $91,000,000 Saviniis BamkInterest a,Iowed on dep°sits of 1and *^ upwards. Depositors subject to no unnecessary delay in withdrawing funds. Rfiflkiflir hv lWflil DeP°sits may he made and withdrawn uauiuiig vy mail by maiL SpedaI attention given to fe class of business. Drafts and Money Orders issued on all points. A General Banking Business transacted. W. H. SWITZER, - - Acting Manager. PENTICTON BRANCH—A Branch of this Bank is now open at Penticton,B.C. BRITISH NORTH AMERICA CAPITAL—$4,866,666 1 | RESERVE—$2 043,99 7 HEAD OFFICE IN CANADA - - MONTREAL* Banking by Mali™ Accounts of parties living at a distance receive our special attention. Deposits, can be made through the mail, and sums added thereto and withdrawn at any time. Drafts issued payable at all points in Caqada and abroad. HEDLEY BRANCH L. G. MacHAFFIE, Acting Manager. Ra H. ROGERS M.A., B.CI,. SOLICITOR NOTARY PUBLIC, Etc. VERNON, B.C. P.O. box 44. Otter Flat Hotel CHARLES DEBARRO, Prop. TULAMEEN CITY, B. C Headquarters for Summit, Rabbitt mountain, Tuiameen river, Boulder, Bear and I Kelly creek camps. Good Fishing and Boating P. O. Address, ASPEN GROVE. THE SIMILKAMEEN STAR OCTOHER 14, I905 Has now in stock and is constantly receiving large shipments of and is prepared to supply all kinds of goods at lowest prices nil m tDuply niied STORES AT PENTICTON and HEDLEY $>&£&*> ance& HEADQUARTERS FOR SlerwSi-Wlllliias' to •J MURALO'S 1st quality Water Sanitary Calcimo m VANCOUVER, B. C. 7" I H ill spiS 'iiciwcp wmm mmmM 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. f Fine Winest Liquors and Cigars. IJPII: TELEPHONE- ; BATH.; f ' Headquarters for Princeton, Spence's Bridge and Kamloops Stage Lines. BREWERS OF THE FAMOUS Cascade Beer <& Alexandra Stout Queen Beer £ Alexandra Ale ^; |g For sale throug hout British Columbiasin all thefirst= class Hotels, Liquor Stores and Saloons. The Amalgamated D0ERM& MARSTRAND & RED CROSS BREWERIES, VANCOUVEP, B. C. IF YOU GET §g A CIGAR ONE HALF AS GOOD AS THE £ons 61 / \0NTPxEAL 4» October 14, 1905 THE SIMILKAMEEN STAR SMILES. "Jinks always, ran his business like clockwork." "Yes, and today the sheriff is winding it up." A case was being tried on the charge of selling impure whiskey. The whiskey was offered in evidence. Jury retired to try the evidence. Judge (presently)—What is the verdict ? Foreman of the thirsty jury—Your honor, we want more evidence. Doctor—My friend, you must profit by advice. Patient—I would if I got five dollars a visit for giving it, like you do. "I feel as if I could eat a little of everything on the bill of fare." "All right, order vegetable soup, hash and mince pie. Can't miss anything that way." "Whom do your two little boys resemble, Mrs. Flitter? "Well, the homely boy looks like his father and acts like me; and the pretty one looks like me and acts like his father." NOTICE—I hereby give notice that from and after this date I will not be responsible for any debts contracted by my wife, Mollie Wrong.—Signed, J.Wrong. NOTICE—I didn't know that J. Wrong had any credit, except at saloons and breweries.—Signed, Mollie Wrong. Deacon Jones—I have been losing lots o' sleep during the past two months. Friend—Yes: I noticed you hain't been attending church much lately. Largest Sale in Canada For CONNOISSEURS Only. Can be had at all first-class hotels through- A out the province. ** R.P.RfflIET&CO.,Ld. VICTORIA, B. C, Sole Agents* 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. Railway ties, eight and nine feet long, \y2 and 12^ 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 permits to cut up to 100 cords of wood for 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 lA to \yi cents per lineal foot for building logs; from 12^ to 25 cents per cord for wood; 1 cent for fence posts; 3 cents for 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 rental of two cents an acre per annum. Coal lands may be purchased at $10 per 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 ton of 2,000 pounds is collected on the gross output. Entries for land for agricultural purposes may be made personally at the local land office for the district in which the land to be taken is situated, or if the homesteader desires, he may, on application to the minister of the interior at Ottawa, the commissioner of immigration at Winnipeg, or the local agent for the district within which the land is situated, receive authority for some one to make entry for him. A fee of $10 is charged for for a homestead 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 cultivation, but if he prefers he may substitute stock; and 20 head of cattle, to be actually his own property, with buildings for their occupation, will be accepted instead of the cultivation. 2. If the father (or mother, if the father is deceased) of any person who is eligible to make a homestead entry 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 of his homestead, the requirements 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. ORINCETON BOARD OF TRADE—Rooms ~ centrally located. Membership solicited. F. W. Groves E. WSterman, President. Secretary.' H. Cowan, Treasurer. THE I1SC CO LIMITED NICOLA and PRINCETON Just arrived one car U&99 To arrive shortly one car COAL Oil a Iso one car THE iwse c#, :LIMITED NICOLA and PRINCETON 6 THE SIMILKAMEEN STAR October 14, 1905 .EAUTIFULLY SITUATED at the Forks of the Similkameen and Tuiameen Rivers. The BUSINESS CENTRE for the following Mining Camps:— Copper Mountain , Kennedy Mountain, Friday, Bottlder and Granite Creeks, Summit, Roche River, Upper Tuiameen and Aspen Grove. Similkameen.' Oisiriet $■«&.$& IWfr PRESENT PRICES OF LOTS===From $3.00 to $10 Per [Front Foot. Size of Lots 50x100 Feet and 33x100 Feet. Terms===One=Third Cash; Balance Three and Six flonths with Interest at Six Per Cent Per Atarium. esgsn iii'iiwa |3 Send for Map and Price List to t£# ATERMAN, s ** Resident Manager BltB%*tf';&tf$tt VERMILION fQRKS MINING AND DEVELOPMENT CO'Y Agents for the CANADIAN ORB CONCENTRATION, LIMITED (Elmore Oil Process.) ftffi&W15r* Jr. 1
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Title | Similkameen Star |
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Howse, A.E. |
Publisher | Princeton : The Princeton Publishing Company |
Date Issued | 1905-10-14 |
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Princeton (B.C.) Princeton |
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Language | English |
Identifier | Similkameen_Star_1905_10_14 |
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BC Historical Newspapers |
Source | Original Format: Princeton and District Museum and Archives |
Date Available | 2018-10-31 |
Provider | Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library |
Rights | Images provided for research and reference use only. Permission to publish, copy, or otherwise use these images must be obtained from the Digitization Centre: http://digitize.library.ubc.ca/ |
DOI | 10.14288/1.0373283 |
Latitude | 49.460278 |
Longitude | -120.507778 |
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