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Published in the interest of Princeton and Similkameen district.
ESp. viii. No. 13.
PRINCETON. B.C., SATURDAY.   MARCH 30, 1907.
$ 2 a Year, in Advance
ODDFELLOWS ORGANIZE.
Lodge cf this Benevolent. Order to lie
Instituted in Princeton.
The Oddfellows of Princeton arid district have^for some time past:had. in process of, organization'a' lodge of'that well
§ known and useful order. Application
to the Grand Master offS&ritish Columbia
has. been made fox a. dispensation to institute a lodge about the roiddle'of April
in the hall above the S.tar office, Bridge
street. The charter members are as follows :: D.>'M. French, S. McCoskery, P.
Y. Smith, J.'BurreH, H. S. Godsoe, N.
Huston, J! G.CainpbeH and D. Sketchley.
The  lodge  will  be  officially   known as
'o'Np. 52 of the Independent Order of Oddfellows of North America^'.^ip    v'p
Oddfellows were founded as a fraternal
society first in  1812 in.'"England at Man
Chester,   from    whence  the .designation
Manchester  Unity originated and'which
has a  membership  of  1,000,000.    It ..is
.more than  a half century  ago since the
separate  organization   of the  Independ
ent Order in the United States—its rami
flcations now extend over the two Americas and   the isl'e&^of.the/sea, numbering
■ 31,000,000 of members.   ..Oddfellowship is
h'ow,worldwide' in 'behevolence'and -brotherhood   haying.  ils.: lodges,   in  farther
« India, in Turkey,- Africa, Siberia and the
remote, portions of earth. In the Odd
fellow's Magazine 'an Oddfellow is'd'e-
scribed as "like a fox for cunning, a dove
for tameness, a* lamb for innocence, a
lion for boldness and a bee for industry .v4f*X>-<c,:-.«y-.■■■.'• - ''■•fit'-
The Oddfellows are^.the^first fraternal
organisation to;vbe: established in Prince
ton. their advent being especially welcome as tending to increase that brotherhood of man often wanting in the great
race for wealth or supremacy in.-.the last
west  of   the  continent.     No.   52 begins
'?W.th 3_".f<5lL bfVienthusiastic  Oddfellows
. -a.nd a nuttibe- will join in-djue" time.
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GREAT LANDSLIDE.
The comet did not. commit yesterd^y
and with the exceptipii of a biglandslide.
near the east side ofthe Tulam^erffiridge
this old World"Swags';tne same as ever.
The slide'bas- taken away about 300 feet
|L the Hedley, road, the wholfe'of ^whiob
\w$l need to be rebuilt before traffic can
pe resume.d../ While repair is being made:
a suitable ford over the river may be had
at Mrs. Allison's.;. 'Road foreman Golds-
bprough y^dpirig all in his power"toge.t
the road iti, condition but it will be a
week, even with a gPPd force of men,
before travel can be established. There is
a' probability that further slrJ4es iflay
occur before solid foundation is formed.
Freight and other vehicles may now
cross the abridge at Allison arid''corne>tp
Princeton via south side of Similkameen.
Bill Scruby, who has been studying
high finance in the Boundary last winter,
will shortly return te Princeton..
DEVELOP COAL MINE
Vermilion Forks  Co. Prepare
for  Shipping Coal  on :
'theV.,V.&E.
Larg^Tonnagekof Ore and Coal will
be in Readiness for the Road
Hi  ifflSl to Handle.
The ■•onviard.^sferide.of the V., V. &-E.
railway, though,-not as.'fast as clie inpatient ones, would like,-" is having the effect
of stimulating mine owners to be prepared for'.shipping as soon as the ore and
coal cars arrive. With the installation,, of
machinery and some light preliminary
work thete' are . several "mineral proper
ties iii-th:j's district which could produce
"Ore as soon as the railroad is ready to
handle it;, ■     fr.~-J?ffi
The VeTmiliori Forks Mining and De.
velonment Co/ begain wprk?iig. ; double
shifts 011 their coal mine in. townvUist'
Wednesday and will, push on the:, work
of opening up'their splendid property.
It is understood the Co'y intend to be in
readiness to satisfy all demands forcoal
that are sure to be made when transportation is available.": A powerful pump is
about to be set up;. at" the shaft to enable
development to, prPceed without interruption. In the old tunnel two shifts aie
f.ulfning toward the .shaft for air connec
tion . The mine is now>equip'ped;-with a
boiler, hoist and pump and nearby are
coal "bins.   '
Ilfjis estipiated'-'that the. railway, will
have abput a "thousand tons daily soon
after tapping- "the Princeton district for
transportation, made up or'tore, coaT«aud
general freight. -'This country affords
vast revenue prPducing tonnage which
the Great,Northern arid Canadian Pacific
railway'companies are. about to obtain.
In'any. eventthere'l's^both room and ton-
hag^ for two or more railways arid Princeton is'the objective point by. reason of its
coal aud ore deposits. , At no time in the
history, of the town has there been mole
hopeful outlook. *An increased payroll
at the' eoal mine, building of. a Maige
school honse and other structures'and
prPmised street improvetnents, aliconr-
biketp make this §pjtnnier ah ''exceptionally bright-arid h'ppeful one.1?^^
THE UNITED EMPIRE
Tunnel Cuts Two Seams of
Coal while Driving to
<$  H  Ore Body.
Dominion Department of Mines Now
Established—B.C. Mineral and
Timber Resources.
BIG LUMBER OPERATIONS.
J. A. Mohr, of ''J^ndetjbv, arrived in
Princeton about 3 > fortnight ago for the
purpose of repeating oji the general re-
spurcesx>f thtg^sectipn and particularly
of timber'.* He, represents Minneapolis
principaTs>Vjyb6 will erect two large saw
mills.,','one each at Tulameen city and
probably Princeton, if conditions ar£
favorable on investigation. The mills
are expected vtp start this fall and will
afford'i.a market for logs as well as employ a'i'St of men.
The woricing tunnel now being driven
at the United Empire on One-Mile is in a
distance of 260 . feet. This tunnel,, for
reasons peculiar to the property, is a
(diagonal crosscut, cutting the coal formation, which adjoins the igneous rocks
(which latter enclose the ore body) diagonally. In the.last 70 feet two seams of
coal have been cut in this tunnel,.each
Seam having about 4 feet of good, clean
coal.' The face of the tunnel is now approaching the contact, with the big ore
body, which it is' expected will be cut
into in kbput another 100 feet. Ore will
then be'extracted and stored.ih readjjrress
■for tfreatuient-or shipfaient when the'rail-
way reaches Princeton later in the season. The: United Empire is about two
miles from Princeton and is under the
energetic management of W. C. McDougall, who takes a just pride iii showing visitors over the property.
A; federal. departmenttofi mines with
Mr. Teniplemarias its-Vdmiriistrator has
been recently established at'Ottawa".' The
department will consist of two branches,
geological and rnines, over each of which
there will be a director and a, deputy
minister^       ife-V Ci
Nearly 5.000 tons of.ore daily are now
being reduced in the smelters of the
Boundary. -5^.'
The Ruby Eractioii, at Bptyidary. Falls,
continues with developtneqt now going
on, to give, promise of becoming/a' valuable high'grgde property.
Two smairfcrnaces, aggregating" about
700 tofts "daily, are in blast at Boundary
Falls. The big furnace that will double
the plant's capacity is nearing completion. ''•*"■ ■■       • :>ifo./^
The Diamond Vale Coal "company start-
ed'sl-nking its shaft at the/forks of the
Nicola and Coldwater rivers recently, and
is now working day and night shifts. It
has installed an, ele'Ctric light plant.
CHILD TOOK SULPHURIC ACID;;
Liquid Burns Lips and Tongue—Hopes
of no Permanent Disfigurement.
A very distressing accident happened
on Wednesday to the charming little
two-year old daughter of L- C. Wynne
while she was in her father's laboratory.
It appears the little one had, unnoticed,
laid hold of a small cup of sulphuric
acid, evidently intending to taste it. In
.doing so her lips and tongue were burnt
to a blister and spilling it on her coat
the powerful stuff ate its way through the
cloth, burning the skin in several places.
The child suffered intensely until Dr.
Schon gave her relief and in a few hours
ishe was pronounced out of. danger.
"Biddy" is a general favorite and all will
!be glad to hear of her complete recovery from tbe cruel burns. Sulphuric acid
is the chemical name'for.' 'oil of vitriol'
;and is very dangerous aud destructive of
^organic matter.
Apropos of the above accident it maybe stated that as a safeguard against like
occurences resulting from poisons or dangerous liquids of any kind a lock and
key bottle has been recently invented
'which is recommended by physicians,
druggists and toxicologists. The stopper
locks automatically and cannot be released, except by the key, which may be
carried in.' a. pocket or attached to the
bottle. .They ccst very little more than
a welhfinished ordinary bottle.
CANADIAN MINING INSTITUTE.
The following are the officers of the
Canadian Mining Institute who were
elected at the recent meeting in Toronto:
President, Frederick Keffer, Greenwood,
B. C; vice presidents, Dr. J. Bonsall
Porter, Montreal, W. G. Miller, Toronto,
'and W. Fleet Robertson, Victoria, B. C;
secretary, H. Mortimer Lamb, Montreal]
treasurer, J. Stevenson Brown, Montreal.
FISH ARE NOT PROTECTED.
The attention of residents of One-Mile
has been drawn to the serious depletion
of fish in that stream, which has led them
to make searching inquiry as to the probable or real cause. Their efforts have not
resulted in a thoroughly satisfactory solution of the question. It is now up to the
proper authorities to make investigation
and remedy the mischief complained of.
The settlers on One-Mile are not alone
in their grievance, for it seems that the
residents along the Similkameen have a
similar kick. The poisonous acids released from the reduction works at Hedley are having a deadly effect upon the
fish of the Similkameen river and unless
£his nuisance is removed there will be
very serious results to the piscatorial life
of this section. With the proposed gun
license, preserves and more stringent fish
and game regulations there is abundance
of law in. sight—whose duty is it to enforce the law ?
OUR GREAT RESOURCES.
At the meeting ofthe Associated Boards
of Trade, held in Greenwood last week,
President G. O. Buchanan added an appendix to his annual address, in which
he estimated the value of the mineral
and lumber produced in southern Kootenay and Yale, including the' Similkameen, during the year 1906 as follows:
Total value of minerals, $16,954,975;
Lumber, 147,000,000 ft, $2,044,000; or a
grand total of $18,998,975.
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THE     SIMILKAMEEN     STAR
March 30   1907.
The Similkameen Star
Published Weekly at
PRINCETON,  B.G
—BY—
The Princeton Publishing Co.
B. STONE KENNEDY, Editor,   y
One Year.
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Subscribers will confer a favor on this office by
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advertising. SSilSsi
SATURDAY. MARCH 30, 1907.
I RAILWAY IS COMING !"
Crossing divides, scaling mountain ranges, tunnelling the hills and
bridging the rivers and canyons a
path has ueen found for the 'iron
horse' through the Similkameen to
the Pacific coast. It has been a
long time since the first survey of
this district was made for a railway.
To those who have been waiting for
construction of the road the time
seems to have been unnecessarily
drawn out. Delays and disappointments due to political crises and
shuffling marked the early career of
the projected line. Finally, after
many rumors and mere guessing,
railway construction began from
Midway west about a year ago and
the V , V. & E. became a living,
moving actuality—its decade of
sleep was ended. The people of
Princeton and other parts of the
Similkameen had every reason to
think that the days of disappointment and procrastination were at
an end. They were told through
the usually veracious medium of
the press that construction would
be rushed to Princeton, where there
was abundance of fodder (coal) for
Uncle Jim's horses.' No less authorities than the vice-president and
chief engineer of the Great Northern stated that steel would be laid
to Oroville in September last and
to Princeton by February. How
far these anticipations were wide of
realization is too well known to
repeat.
So far as can be predicted within
the limits of accuracy, even with
less progress than was made last
year, the raiis should be at Princeton by September. The scarcity of
labor, war or financial stringency
are contingencies always to be reckoned with in building railways, but
any or all of these are so remote in
consideration with the V., V. & E.
that no anxiety is caused. Nearly
one hundred miles of grading was
done last year, which leaves a wide
margin for hope that the distance
of some forty miles from Keremeos
to Princeton will be built this season. While official announcements
are subject to errors of judgment
as with all humanity there is eminent reason for believing that the
latest statement from the engineer-
in-chief  will   be verified.    H; savs
that steel will be in Princeton in
August and has also given a standing order to the Vermilion Forks
Co. for the delivery of fifty tons,
daily, of coal to the Great Northern for its own use on arrival at
Princeton.        Iftj?;
Everything considered the prospects could not be much brighter
than at present. A more favorable
time for investment could not be
desired—when there is no.excitement and sensational prices unheard
of. Real estate, agricultural lands,
coal and copper claims.timber areas,
townsites, and mill and smelter sites
are all in the market now at first
cost. With vast possibilities and
immense known mineral resources
every inducement that a new and
rich country could offer to the investor is here. Two railways are
tapping at the door of the Similkameen and these with the quickened
pulsations of commerce which follow must induce capital and population to flow this way. The end of
doubt and despondency is at hand.
Tbe busiuess of the man with the
'hammer' is gone and the dyspeptic
pessimist will soon have to retreat
to the hills or the backwoods. Forward, Princeton !
NOTICE.
Homestead Fractional Mineral Claim, situate in
the   Similkameen   mining  division   of Yale.
Where located:   1  ■% miles  from   Hedley  on
Similkameen River.
Take notice that I, Amsley Megraw. agent for
George B. Lyon, Free Miner's Certificate No intend, s xty days from the date hereof, to apply to
the Mining Recorder for a Certiflcate-of Improve-
ments.'tfor 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
oi such Certificate of Improvements.
Dated this 1st dav of March, A..D..1907.   9-17
NOTICE.
NOTICE.
Klondyke mineral claim, situate iu the Similka
meen mining division of Yale district.   Where
located:   On Copper mountain.
Take notice that I, F. W. Groves, acting as agt.
fcr B. Baker, free miners certificate No. 3908B;
A. E. Howse, free miners certificate No. 93444B
and T. J. McAlpine free miners certificate No.
3842B, 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 21st day of February, 19^7.
NOTES  AND COMMENTS.
Among a number of resolutions
passed by the Associated Boards of
Trade at the convention held at
Greenwood recently was one urging
tbe Provincial government to make
an appropriation for the purpose of
exhibiting ore samples at the
Alaska-Yukon exposition to beheld
in Seattle this year. Regarding
the Sunday Observance Act the
Boards wish to restrict labor as
much as possible to six days a week
but submit that the government
should not enforce the measure till
all interests were consulted onthe
more difficult points involved. The
Dominion Labor Bill for the prevention of strikes and lockouts was
also considered and its early enforcement recommended. Resolutions regarding the export of coal
and coke ; the Kootenay Central
railway ; the lead bounty ; public
ownership of telephones and a "bet
ter Imperial news service from London " were adopted. The aid of
the Princeton board of trade could
well be extended to the furtheranc:
of some of these important resolutions.
With the Education bill, Home
Rule, the remodelling-of the House
of Lords, the conference of the colonial premiers and the New Theology there is plenty of food for
thought and talk in the 'tight little
isle' beyond the big pond.
These muddy days it is very consoling and helpful to have even the
promise of a sidewalk ! What
about Bridge Street ? Oh, it will
keep till next election campaign.
NOTICE is hereby given that sixty days after
date X intend to apply to Chief Commissionei
of Lands and Works for permission to purchase
320 acres of pasture land situate iu the Kamloops
division of Yale district and described as follows*
Commencing at a stake at the S.E. cor. of the
land 20 chains W. from the N.E. cor. of sec. 15
township 91, thence North 80 chains; thence West
40 chains; thence South 80 chains; thence East
40 chains to point ofcommencement.
A. E. HOWSE.
Located Jan. 31, 1907.
NOTICE.
SIXTY DAYS afterdate I intend to applv to the
ChiefCommissioner of Lands and Works for
permission to purchase 32-) acres of mountain
pasture land, situate in the Similkameen division
of Yale.district, and described as follows: Commencing at a post about 100 feet west ofthe N.W.
corner post of Lot 281, thence E 80 chains along
the N. line of Lot 281; thence N 40 chains; thence
W 80 chains; thence S. 40 chains, to place of
commencement.
E. E. TUCKER, locator..
T. H. Murphy, agt.
March 6,1607. n-19
Synopsis of Canadian Homestead
Regulations.
Any available Dominion Lands within
the Railway Belt in British Columbia,
ma\' be homestearied by any person who
is the sole head of a family, or any male
over 18 years of age, to the extent of one-
quarter section of 160 acres, more or less.
Entry must be made personally at the
local land office for the district in which
tbe land is situate.
The homesteader 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
for three years.
2 If the father (or mother, if the lather 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 per
son residing with Ihe 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 as to residence mav be satisfied hy 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.
Coal lands may be purchased at JSioper
acre for soft coal and $20 for anthracite.
Not more than 320 acres can be acquired
by one individual or com pany. Royalty
at the rate of ten cents per ton of 2 000
pounds shall be collected oh the gross
output. W. W. CORY,
Deputy of the Minister of the Interior
N.B.—Unauthorized publication of this
advertisement will not be paid for
NOTICE.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN to Peter Merck-
ley that if he does not pay for the keep of
his horse Joe, and lake him away, I will sell him
by public auction one month from date of this
notieer!* C. B. HARRIS.
Princeton, Feb. 16. 1007. 7-11
THE
COPPER
HANDBOOK
(New edition issued Nov. 15th, 1906.)
Is a dozen books in one, covering the
history, geographv, geology, chemistry,
mineralogy, metallurgy, terminology,
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necessary to most men engaged in any
branch of the copper industry
It lists and describes 4626 copper mines
and companies in all parts of the world,
descriptions running from two lines lo
sixteen pages, according to importance
of the property.
The Copper Handbook is conceded to
be the
World's Standard   Reference Book on Copper
The mining man needs the book for
the facts it gives him ' about mines, mining and the metal.
The investor needs the book for the
facts it gives him about mining, mining
investments and copper statistics. Hundreds of swindling companies are exposed in plain English.
Price is $5 in Buckram with gilt top;
$7.50 in full library morocco. Will be
sent, fully prepaid, on approval, to any
address' ordered, and may be returned
within a week of receipt if not found
fully satisfactory.
HORACE J. STEVENS
Editor and Publisher,
550  Postoffice Block, Houghton,
Michigan.
NOTICE.
Chicago mineral claim, situate iu the Similkameen Mining Division of Yale District. Where
located :. On Bear Creek.    iiS?;
Take notice that I, K. W. Groves, acting as
agent for William Henry Armstrong Free Miner's Certificate No. 62805, intend, sixty days from
the date hereof, to apply lo the Mining Recorder
for a cert ficate 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 20th day of Decemter, 1906.      2-10   gj
Spring Suits
In the Latest Makes and Nobbiest
Shades in all sizes. Hats, Caps,
aud Neckties in abundance.
ALEM^
GENERAL  MERCHANT,  Princeton
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THE    SIMILKAMEEN    STAR
LOCAL AND fiENFRAL
Board of Trade meets next Thuisday.
A largely signed petition for the ex-,
tension of the Five Mile wagon road to
Osprey lake, which is much needed.
Ask and receive—money or promises,
which.
Al Johnson came over from Summer-
land on Monday. He was accompanied
by J. Patterson who is looking over the
eountry with a view to investment.
Lower Nicola has been re-named
"Woodward" after one of the oldest and
most respectable residents in that section.
Two of the 600 ton furnaces of the B.
C. Copper Co.'s plant are in commission
doing very satisfactory work.
P. Y. Smith was in town Tuesday and
reports tardy vegetation this spring at
Granite Creek and Welldo.
W. G. Bangs of Spokane is in this section looking for a suitable place to engage in the hen fruit industry.
Good Friday was observed as a holiday
by government institutions, school and
bank, tomorrow being Easter the-lillies,
hot cross buns and eggs will serve as
pleasant reminders of the day.
Weather is typical of the season and
lots of snow on the hills.
B. S Kennedy, editor of the Star, has
gone to the coast on busines matters and
will be absent two or three weeks. A
former 'devil' will try to keep the editorial chair warm until B. Stone's return. Meantime coin, good collateral 01
government bonds will be taken at par
in payment of subscription arrears for
this great moral weekly and popular
magazine of information.
In new Ontario a judge recently fined
a storekeeper $,'*oo forgiving light weight
and short changing his customers. If
the statute would permit the judge said
he would gladly give 3 years in prison.
The very latest railway news locates
the steel gang at the international line.
F. W. Groves, P.L S., has been at Otter
Valley this week.
R.A.Lambert, of.Vancouver, arrived
last Saturday and will begin placering
for gold and platinum on Granite creek
as soon as the flume is constructed.
C. DeBarro has sold the Granite Creek
hotel to Mr. Mclntyre of Hedley for the
sum of $2,000.
Donald McKay, of Olalla, has gone to
Bear Creek to work for the Similkameen
'Smelting & Mining Co.
Geo. W. Cox, contractor, has recently
finished his house on Fenchurch Avenue
the architecture of which is certainly the
finest in the town and an ornament to
that fine residential quarter.
A. J. Bible was superintending the removal of ore from the dump on the Le
Roi at   Rossland   on   Saturday morning
last with four men under his charge
when he met with a fatal accident. A
small rock on thi surface was frozen so
that it overhung for a cousiderable distance the place where the men were
shovelling. Bible, after telling the men
to stand out of danger, took a pick and
tried to pry the frozen mass loose. More
was loosened than he thought, and
struck him, carrying him down the de
clivity. His neck was broken and a leg
fractured..
The attention of citizens is directed to
the sanitary regulations which will be
enforced the ist of May.
The Princeton Sunday School has received a fine gift of books and magazines
from kind friends in Toronto", which will
form the nucleus of a library.
J. Amberty was in town Monday, his
first visit in two years. He expressed
surprise at the growth in that time.
GEOLOGICAL   REPORT   ON  THE
SIMILKAMEEN.
[Continued from last issue.]
The second class contains larger ore
bodies, lying parallel to the strike of the
schists These may be either quartz veins
or mineralized bands in the schists. These
carry some gold, aud the copper and iron
sulphides; the highest values are in cop
per.
Only two claims have been Crown-
granted and surveyed, and the amount of
development work done on all of them is
not sufficient to prove the ore bodies, or
test their permanence. The surveyed
claims are the Pasayton and the Sailor
Jack. On both these are small fissures;
on the Pasayton a fissure four inches
wide, from which the samples were taken
to test for tellurides; and on the Sailor
Jack a fissure two feet wide cutting across
a hornblende schist.
The greatest ainoun': of work has  been
done on ihe Red Star and Anaconda dims
On these there is a belt of soft  talc  and
chloritic schist about 400 feet wide, striking 125 deg. dipping vertically, and lying
between mica schists.    It  appears to  be
traversed by a fault  plane,  along which
bunches and lenses of white feldspar and
quartz have been found, and  which were
firs" worked for their gold  content.     On
development the vein  ran  into the  talc
schist, which proved to be highly mineralized with copper carbonates and cuprite,
and which was  farther on   replaced  by
bornite and   chalcopyrite.     Along  with
these    were    pyrite    and    arsenopyrite,
siderite and some blende.     A  shaft  has
been sunk in the  tunnel   to  a  depth  of
sixty feet, but this had to be abandoned
on accunt ofthe gases.  Some native copper occurs  as sheets in  little slips and
fault planes in the schist.
Several other claims have been staked
in this district, and though there are
some indications of high grade ore occurring, the only work done on them has
just sufficient to enable the Copper Mountain owners to hold their claim.
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THE PIONEER STORE.
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Stomach trouble is .but a symptom of, and not
In itself a true disease. We think of Dyspepsia,
Heartburn, and Indigestion as real diseases, yet
they are symptoms' only of a certain specific
Nerve sickness—nothing else.
It was this fact that first correctly led Dr. Shoop
in the creation of that now very popular Stomach
Remedy—Dr. Shoop's Restorative. Going direct
to the stomach nerves, alone brought that success
and favor to Dr. Shoop and his Restorative. Without that original and highly vital principle, no
such lasting accomplishments were ever to be had.
For stomach distress, bloating, biliousness, bad
breath and sallow complexion, try Dr. Shoop's
Restorative—Tablets or Liauid—and see for yourself what it can and will do. We sell and cheerfully recommend
Dr. Shoop's
Restorative
For Sale by CAMPBELL, The Druggist
F. W. GROVES
CIVIL AND
MINING ENGINEER
EXAMINATIONS     AND.     REPORTS
MADE ON MINES AND  PROSPECTS
HAS  A  THOROUGH KNOWLEDGE  OF   THE   SIMILKAMEEN AND BOUNDARY DISTRICTS
Plans of all Surveyed Lands and Mineral Claims
in the District. PRINCETON, B.C.
TIMBER NOTICE.
Thirty days after date I intend to apply to the
Chief Commissioner of Lands and works'^bta
special licence to cut and carry away timber from
the following described lands situated in the
Similkameen District: Commencing at S. E. cor.
ner of lot 151, Yale division, Yale district, thence
running north 80 chains, east 80 chains, south 80
chains west 80 chains to point ofcommencement.
THOMAS RABBITT, Locater.
W. J. Henderson, Agent.
Located March 26, 1907.
The
Princeton
Feed   Stables
HUSTON   BROS.,  Props.
General Livery business carried on.
Horses for hire, single or double. Wood
or coal delivered on shortest notice.
Prices right.    Satisfaction guaranteed.
NOTICE.
STRaYED to my place in November, one sorrel
two-year-old mare, branded on neck F. Owner can recover same by paying expense3. If not
claimed within thirty days will be sold by public
auction. LUKE GIBSON.
Princeton, March q, 1907. 11-15
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Everything first-class. No pains
spared to please the public. Table
supplied with best the market <*
affords. Fine Wines, Liquors and
Cigars.   Telephone and Bath * *
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daily and a well edited, up-to-date
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We will send you the above two
excellent papers on a three months'
trial order for 75c, and prepay the
postage on both. A nominal price,
just to get you started; you will
not, we are satisfied, having once
read them, be content to do without
them. To take advantage of this
offer you must, however, be a resident of Alberta or B. C.
The following form filled out and
forwarded to the Star will receive
grateful acknowledgment and
prompt attention.
Star, Princeton :
Mail to undersigned address the Winnipeg Daily Free Press and the Princeton.
Star, postage prepaid for three months,
for which I enclose 75c.
J. A.) SCUD
Has now in stock and is constantly receiving large shipments of
General} Merchandise
and is prepared to supply all
kinds ot goods at lowest prices
Mail Orders Promptly Filled
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• . » . - • Copyrights &c.
Anyone sending a sketch and description may
quickly ascertain our opinion free whether an
invention is probably patentable. Cornmunica-■
tions strictly conlUlentfal. HANDBOOK On PatentB
sent free. Oldest ntrency for securlnffpatents.
Patents taken through Munn & Co. receive
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A handsomely Illustrated weekly. Largest circulation of any scientific journal. Terms. $3 a
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Princeton, B. C.
March 30, 1907
REMARKABLE STUNTS.
The wonderful Japanese athlete. Min-
oru Fujii, of Tokio university, Japan,
will compete either in the Olympic
world's championships in England or in
the American championships to be held
at Jamestown, Va., in September. This
swarthy athlete is credited with pole
vaulting the remarkable height of 12
feet 9 inches over a bar. In addition to
this the officials of the Tokio university
swear under oath that he ran 100 yards
in 9 2-5 seconds. Neither of the records
claimed for the Japanese athlete has been
approached in this country. Coaches ot
the American colleges held up their
hands in horror when the subject is
broached to them, and several confess
'that they would go miles to see this man
do these stunts so magnificently.
WELCOME INNOVATION.
There is coming over the water this
way from Paris a new fashion that will
be greeted with loud cries of joy by some
twenty millions of husband . Gowns,
shirt waists, lace waists, silk waists, and
tight-fitting jackets are going to button
up in front. The princess gown witR-its
two yards of studding bone is now
going out. We afe to return to the sane
method of hooking up, which is certainly
fine for all the great army of benedicts
who have been playing the role of lady's
maid. This was announced at the spring
exhibition of the Dressmakers' Association the other day in New York. "Yes"'
the speaker declared, "the heartily reviled, cussed and cussedly back buttoner
and spine hooker is no longer smart."
Able statisticians tell us that only oue
woman out of 5,000 is blessed with a
lady's mail. Therefore there is only one
husband in every 4,990 who may recline
at ease while the wife of his bosom is
being hooked up.
Dr. Alfred Stockton, M. P., St. John,
N. B., died at Ottawa last week. For a
quarter of a century Dr. Stockon had
been Identified with the political life of
his native province and ranked high as a
man and a politician.
CLAUDET i\ WYNNE
I ASSAYERS
MINING ENGINEERS and
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Photos of Families taken at their
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and Surrounding Camps
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ASSAYERS
THE  VANCOUVER ASSAY   OFFICE,
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WE'RE right here with the GOODS.
Having just received eight loads
our stock is in shape to fill your requirements. If we hav'nt got what you want
let us send out and get it.
j OUR MOTTO FOR 1907:
If we hav'nt got It, we
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Late Assayer LeRoi.
PRINCETON, B.C.
Mines and Mills Examined, Sampled
and Reported on.
Samples   by    Mail   Receive  Promp
Attention—Correspondence
Solicited.
PRINCETON  and ROSSLAND, B.C.
FIVE ROSES FLOUR
The only Reliable Standard Brand made from the
highest grade of Manitoba
hard wheat,
LAKE OF THE WOODS
MILLING CO.
guarantee that no bleaching
either bv CHEMICALS or
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manufacture.
Accept no Substitute.
THE CANADIAN BANK
OF COMMERCE
HEAD  OFFICE, TORONTO
B. E. WALKER, President
ALEX. LAIRD, General Manager
A. H. IRELAND, Superintendent of
Branches
ESTABLISHED  1867;
Paid-up Capital, $10,000,000
Rest, - - - 5.000,000
Total Assets, -  113,000,000
BANK MONEY ORDERS
ISSUED AT THE FOLLOWING RATES :
$5 and under     3 cents
Over $5 and not exceeding $10         6 cents
"    $10        " 1 $30 • 10 cents 87
jj    $30       " § $50    15 cents
These Orders are payable at par at any office iu Canada of a Chartered Bank
(Yukon excepted), and at the principal banking points in the United States.
They are negotiable at $4.90 to the £ sterling in Great Britain and Ireland.
They form an excellent method of remitting small sums of money with  safety
and at small cost, and may be obtained without delay at any office of the Bank
PRINCETON. BRANCH—A E. JACKSON, Acting Manager.
CALEDONIAN
WHISKEY
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CLEAR ROCK
MINERAL WATER
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kinds    of   Meats.
Keep warm by eating lots
of good Juicy Beef.
SUMMERS & WARDLE
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Lowney's Chocolates
Manicure Sets
Toilet Sets
Fancy Perfumes and
Children's Toys
Atomizers
Sold bv all Dealers.
The aty Drug store
J. R. CAMPBELL.
PRINCETON
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