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Princeton First, Last and Always.
Published in the interest of Princeton and Similkameen district.
Vol. viii. No. 23.
PRINCETON, B.C.,  WEDNESDAY, JUNE 5, 1907.
$2 a Year, in Advance
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COAL TONNAfiE FORVJ.SE.
Vermilion Forks Co* Construct Incline Tunnel and Develop Mine in Readiness
tor Shipping CoaL
Excellent Results from Analyses and Practical Tests of Princeton Coal—Permanent Plant to be Installed and
the Production^HZoal will Meet
A11 "Probable Demands.
Adaptability of Princeton Goal
One of the many varied mineral resources which helps to form the hack-
bone of Princeton district cannot well be
over-estimated in its bearing on the future
development and importance of this
camp and section generally. Coal is referred to and in giving it the prominence
suggested facts alone enter into consideration and these have been corroborated
time and again. As to the quality of the
coal, it has evoked general commendation from all who have used'it either for
steaming or domestic purposes. It is an
ideal cooking fuel, being qnicklv kindled into a blazing heat, is clean and
free from clinker when burned on proper
grat'ng and regulated feed and draught.
It is exclusively used on the town forge
for blacksmithing, but of course it is not
pretended to classify it with the better
grades of cannel coal for smithy purposes. It is these practical tests and the
very general satisfaction following its
use which, after all, are the final and heft
analyses, that has made it famous. But
it has also been subjected to scientific
analytical treatment in expert laboratories with satisfactory results. Its economic value has been established beyond
all doubt for domestic and power generating purposes, it remains to be seen
on increasing depth whether it can be
manufactured into coke for commercial
, use. By a recently discovered process in
England it is believed that the problem
of making coke from Princeton coal has
been solved. The process is* similar to
'briquetting,' which, by the addition of
pitch equal to 10 per cent, a coke fully as
good as that produced in the usual way is
made. Producer gas, so much in vogue
in the east and in Europe, is another of
the uses for which the sub-bituminous
coal of Princeton is eminently adapted.
Enough has been said in this paragraph,
which does not claim to be technical and
is naturally circumscribed, to indicate
the possibilities of this coal; its market
is assured when railway transportation is
, Wavailable.
Analyses and Area.
Analyses have been made of Princeton
coal with varying results, as follows ;
Fixed Carbon 151, 54, 62. 74
Ash 4. 5. 6. 7
Volatile Matter 22, 34, 40
A recent analysis of coal taken from
the Vermilion Forks Co's mine at a depth
of 50 feet below the surface was as follows :
Fixed Carbon 48
Ash  6
Volatile Matter 34
Moisture 12
Considerable prospecting has been done
with steam drills, the greatest depth,
1000 feet, being attained by a Toronto
company, piercing at 680 feet a fine 10-
f iot seam of coal. Other seams varying
in thickness from 1 ft. 6 in. to 18 ft. 5^
in. have been penetrated. The area of
the basin is about 24 sq. miles, containing, as estimated. 800,000,000 tons of
coal. It is believed that coal will be
mined at about $1.00 per ton when it is
produced on a large scale. Coal is now
taken from a seam 24 feet in thickness
only 8 feet of it being mined. This space
of 8 feet extending over the seam could
vield 400 tons daily for a hundred years
and still leave the remaining 16 feet untouched.
Preparatory and Development Work.
The Vermilion Forks Co. are at present
engaged in developing their mine and
have planned extensive operations as
soon as shipping facilities are afforded.
The Company, through the resident manager, E. Waterman, are making ready to
ship on a large scale, the intention being
to install a permanent producing plant
as soon as the preliminary work is completed. Coal bunkers, tipple, weigh
scales and automatic loading appliance
have all been planned and estimated for.
The location of the shaft and tunnel was
suggested by engineers of the V., V. &
E railway, who have located the yards
and switches with a view to convenience
and facility of shipping. With the present portable hoisting gear 50 tons of coal
oau be produced daily and as the mine is
self ventilating and self-draining there is
nothing to prevent delivery of that
amount when the tunnel is driven.
Work in Progress.
Construction of the incline tunnel is
under contract to Messrs. Campbell and
Ciowley who are practical men and are
pushing the work with double shifts, the
whole being supervised by E. B. Hall.
The tunnel has a pitch of 18 deg., its
dimensions being 10 feet on bottom, 9
feet on top and 7 feet high. The timber
in the sets is of fir, 9x9, a large quantity
of which is required and is supplied from
Waddell Bros', saw mill. About four
feet of headway is made each day at
which rate it is expected to finish in
about six weeks. The tunnel is now in
about 80 feet. It is expected to tap the
coal seam at about 140 feet. A self-
dumping car, devised by Mr. Hall is giving good results in removing the material
from the tunnel.
Market is Assured.
The market for Princeton coal will extend all over the Similkameen and Boundary districts, reaching to Spokane and
other points in Washington. With the
completion of the V.,V. & E. to the
coast there can be no doubt of an active
demand springing up for it in preference
to the foul coals of Vancouver island,
which, nevertheless, are excellent steam
producers The almost smokeless character of Princeton coal makes it partiru-
larl}' desirable for naval purposes in warfare and is not deleterious to the atmosphere of crowded cities. These and other
considerations previously noted are very
likely to create a market for it anywhere
within a radius of 300 miles. Inquiries
from Spokane and other points as to the
expected time of delivery of coal along
the railway have been received but all
hinges upon the V., V. & E. which is
vexatiously slow creeping up the Similkameen valley.
Present and Future.
Demand for real estate in Princeton
has always been steady and healthy.
Considering the number of years invest
ors have had to wait for the turn of the
tide and the railway it is remarkable
that there should be any demand for
real estate and farm lands. Faith in the
coal and vast ore deposits of Princeton
district has kept up a continuous flow of
capital, however small, and it is a matter
of surprise where the mouev comes from
as there is no large payroll. Nobody
having interests here wants to permanently leave the district. Princeton has
six well stocked stores, three large hotels
and a bank, besides the other usual business occupations and accessories of a
promising frontier mining town. No
time like the present for investment, the
future is rosy with prosperity. It may
not come in a cyclonic boom but there
is everything to indicate rapid rise in all
values when the railway is within hailing distance. While there is still room
on the 'ground floor' that opportunity
will not linger many months—then follows remorse and regret of procrastinator.
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
Angus Lamont has gone to Harrison
Hot Springs where he will partake of
the health giving waters of this famous,
health and pleasure r sort.
The Board of Trade meets to-night for
the transaction of business.
The Nicola Herald of May 31 announces the death of Mrs. William How-
arth on Thursday previous. A few weeks
ago the deceased gave birth to a son and
daughter, and seemed to be progressing
favorably, when the sudden news of her
death was announced. The late Mrs.
Howarth was well known in Princeton
and at the time of death was 37 years of
age.
The Tulameen Hotel was opened for
business on Friday la-.t. A few finishing
touches still remain to be put on in the
way of painting, etc.
Dr. Schon returned on Wednesday
from a visit to Vernon.
G. A. Bigelow, known throughout the
Similkameen and at Nelson, recently
died at Fort Simpson, B.C.
Camp McKinney, in the  lower Similkameen   section,  is    passing  through  a
j mining  revival  after  being desetted for
a few years.
Cut worms are making havoc of gardens in some localities, field crops are in
fine coudition and range grass is abundant. On the whole good crops are predicted and even assured.
Work on the incline tunnel at the V.
F. M. Co's coal mine has been temporarily delayed by water.
ON TO PRINCETON.
Our latest advices, and deemed reliable, says the Boundary Creek Times,
are to the effect that the V.V. & E will
be rushed through from Keremeos to
Princeton this summer.
SENTENCED TO DEATH.
James A. Dale, who a few months ago
shot and killed a man by name of Celle
at Carmi, was found guilty and sentenced
last week by Mr. Justice Clement to be
hanged, the sentence to be carried out
at Kamloops on July 18th.
SIMILKAMEEN THE BEST.
A. K. Anderson, of Hedley, returned
from Nevada last week where he had
been all last winter on mining business.
He reports great activity in mining there
and estimates thousands of prospectors
are on the ground in search of the yellow metal. The country is difficult to
prospect in as water has to be carried
in wagons and the heat intense. A prospecting outfit of mules, wagon and tools
costs $1,000; which does not compare very
favorably with the Similkameen either
in facility for prospecting or cost. Mr.
Anderson had many inquiries about the
Similkameen but people generally will
put off investing and visiting here until
the railway is in operation.
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THE     SIMILKAMEEN     STAR
June 5, 1907
The Similkameen Star
B.   STONE  KENNEDY
Editor and Proprietor.
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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 5, 1907.
premier. How foolish this forecast appears in the light of the
past 11 years' record of the Liberal
party ? Each succeeding general
election has returned the Laurier
government with increased majorities, nntil it now has the largest
in the history of the country. Liberalism and progress are synono-
mous terms and the people now
realize it.
J. DANAHER & CO.
FOR MEN'S
NOTES AND COMMENTS.
Prof. Adam  Shortt,  noted political  economist,   of Queen's Univer-'
sity,   Kingston,    was  appointed  a
member of the  conciliation   board
under   the  Labor   Disputes Act to
settle the trouble between the Grand
Trunk Railway Co. and employees,
writes as follows of the working of
Hon.   R.   Lemieux's   Act :   "After
considerable   discussion,   chiefly as
to how   the   advances   proposed by
the  Grand  Trunk  railway  would
apply to   individuals, the  men,   on
tbe  advice of Messrs.   O'Donohue
and Lee agreed to accept the offers
of the railway and everything was
settled.     Mutual   concessions were
then   in  order, and it seemed difficult to  determine which party was
the better satisfied with the character of the   proceedings and the efficiency  of  the    new   Labor    Act,
which all   recognized   to have been
on trial,   and   which all parties admitted to have  proved entirely sue
cessful.     All   important   and   complex labor feuds  of more than two
years' standing  and  not imprcving
with   age   had   been   settled to the
satisfaction of both  parties without
the loss of a day's work to the tr;en
or  a   dollar   to   the  company, and
above   all   without   disturbance   to
the public service.    Thus was every
object of the   Lemieux Labor Disputes Act secured."
The Dominion Conservative party
are buckling on armor for the approaching general elections The
life of the present House does not
expire until 1909, but the Liberal
part j' and government favor an
appeal to the people every fourth
year .which, would irake it fall in
the year of grace 1908. Whilethe
Conservative party is mixing war
paint for the big chief, Mr. Borden,
who starts on the warpath th's
summer, the Libenil party is rely
ing for its main defence and support on the superb showing of every
department of government. Nothing succeeds like success—the
good ship Canada is rising to the
crest of the wave of prosperity
that is sweeping over tbe broad
Dominion; the party at the helm is
responsible for and is credited- with
this success. If there had been
failure or bad times the party in
power would h.ive been blamed.
Some of the Tory newspapers are
predicting a great victory for their
party with Mr.   Borden as the next
J. A. Macdonald,   leader  of   the
Liberal Opposition,   is in  Ottawa,
and on being   asked  about  British
Columbia's claim for a larger  Federal subsidy, replied that  the  two
Provincial political parties had some
views in  common   on   that   issue.
"The Premier," said Mr. Macdonald, "is now  in   England pressing
the claim of British  Columbia  for
more liberal financial aid  from   the
Dominion.     Both   parties   in   the
Province have always strongly contended for larger subsidies.    Whatever I may think  of the wisdom of
the course pursued and the methods
employed 03' the  Premier, I do not
wish to say  anything  that   would
hamper, him in his present mission
in London.    What  success   he   is
meeting with  I   have   not   heard."
Neither has anyone else.   Mr. Macdonald   spoke   of   the   prosperous
times as surpassing that of any previous period in   the   historj' of   the
Province.    "We attribute the good
times," he added, "to the big price
of copper and the other metals, and
to the demand for   lumber   in   the
Northwest provinces and other parts
of the world.    The   fruit   growing
industry has received a   wonderful
impetus recently, and  it   has   been
demonstrated   that   the   quality of
fruit and the large revenue obtained, particularly from   apples,  more
than justifies  the   high   prices   for
which land is being sold."
High Class TaHop-made Garments
Suits to Order or Ready=to=Wear
SUITS—$12, 15. 18, 20, 22, 25, up to 35
TROUSERS—$3, 3.50, 4. 4.50, 5- UP to 7
OVERCOATS and RAINCOATS—$10 to 25
Samples and Self Measurement Blanks on Application
ST^T^? Vancouver, B. C.
NOTICE.
Notice is hereby given that sixty days
after date I intend to apply to the Hon.
ChiefCommissioner of Lands and Works
to purchase 80 acres of pasture land, situ
ate in the Nicola division of Yale district
and described as follows: Commencing
atthe S.W.corner of lot 1194, thence
south 40 chains; east 20 chains; north 40
chains; west 20 chains, to point of commencement.
ROBERT DICKSON,
Applicant.
June 5, 1907. 23-31
LODWICK, GUTHRIE and
HOLMES   §§|
LIVERY and FEED STABLES
Driving   Rigs,   Pack  and
Saddle Horses for Hire
Synopsis of Canadian Northwest
Homestead Regulations.
Horses   astured and Delivered
Apply   to    LODWICK    &   GUTHRIE,
Tulameen,  or 10 HOLMES,
Granite Creek.
Piles get quick and certain relief from
Dr. Shoop's Magic Ointment. Please
note it is made alone for Piles, and its
action is positive and certain. Itching,
p linful, protruding or blind piles disap
pear like magic by its use. Large nickel-
capped' gla.-s jars 50 cents. Sold by J. R.
Campbell.
Let tne mail you free, to prove merit,
simples of my Dr. Shoop's Restorative,
and my book on either dyspepsia, the
heart, or the kidneys. Address me, Dr.
Shoop, Racine, Wis. Troubles of the
stomach, heart or kidneys, are merely
symptoms of a deeper ailment. Dont
make the common error of treating symptoms only. Symptom treatment is treating the result of your ailment and not
tbe cause. Weak stomach nerves—the
inside nerves—mean- stomach weakness,
always. And the heart and kidneys as
well, have their controlling or inside
nerves. Weaken these nerves and }'ou
inevitably have weak vital organs. Here
is where Dr. Shoop's Restorative has
made its fame. No other remedy ever
claims to treat the "inside nerves." Also
for bloating, biliousness, bad breath or
complexion, use Dr. Shoop's Restorative.
Write for my free book now. Dr, Shoop's
Restorative sold by J. R. Campbell.
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X Saturday, returning on altern-
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W. E. WELBY, Prop.
Any even numbered section of Dominion lands in Manitoba, Saskatchewan and
Alberta, excepting 8 aud 26 not reserved,
may be homesteaded 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
the 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 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 per
son 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 as to residence mav.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 the Interior.
N.B.—Unauthorized publication of this
advertisement will not be paid for
NOTICE.
NOTICE is hereby given that sn:ty Jays aftei
date I intend to apply to Chief Commissionei
of Lands and Works for permission to purchase
320 acres of land situate in the Yale division of
Yale district, commencing at a post marked No.
1 on Pike mountain; thence running east Ho
chains; south 80 chains; \vest40 chains; north 80
chains, to point of commencement, containing
320 acres more or less, for.pasture purposes
G. P. MYREN.
Otter Valley, May ist, 1907. 18-26
NOTICE.
j THIRTY DAYS afterdate I intend to apply to
the ChiefCommissioner of Lauds and Works for
a license to prospect for coal on the following
lands, commencing at the S E corner oflot 364;
thence west 80 chains; thence south 80 chains;
thence east 80 chains; thence north 86 chains,
back to post; in all, 640 asres
C. I.. French, Locator.
C. O. French,Agent.
Located March. 25 1907.
Spring Suits
In the Latest Makes and Nobbiest
Shades in all sizes. Hats, Caps,
and Neckties in abundance.
ALEX.
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CERTIFICATE OF  THE REGISTRATION OF AN EXTRA-PROVINCIAL COMPANY.
Companies Act, 1897."
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I HEREBY CERTIFY that the "Copper jloumain Mining Company" has
tliis day been registered as an Extra-Provincial C-mipany under the "Companies
Act, 1897," to carry out or effect all or
any of the objects of the company to
which the legislative authority of the
Legislature of British Columbia extends.
Tne head office of the company is situate in the city of Phoenix, territory of
Arizona.  U. S. A
The amount of the capital of the com
pany is five hundred thousand dollars,
divided into five hundred thousand
shares of one dollar each.
The head office t.f the company in this
Province is situate in the city of Vancouver, and Edgar Bloomfield, barrister and
solicitor whose address is the same, is
the attorney for the company. (Not em
powered to issue and transfer stock).
The time of the existence of the  com
pany is twenty years, from the 7th day of
August, 1906.
The company is specially limited uu
der 56 of above Act.
Given under my hand and seal of office
at Victoria, Province of British Columbia
this 21st day of May, one thousand nine
hundred and seven.
[l.s ] S. Y. WOOTTON.
Registrar of Joint Stock Companies.
The objects for which the company has
been established and registered are restricted to:
Acquiring, managing, developing,
working and selling mines, mineral
claims and mining properties, and the
winning, getting, treating, refining and
marketing of mineral therefrom.      23-27
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wm. J. Henderson
PRORIETOR
NOTICE  TO  CONTRACTORS.
Chas. Camsell, ofthe geological survey
department at Ottawa, has arrived at
Hedley at pitched tent on Twenty Mile.
The party will spend the season in the
Similkameen on geological work.
A movement is on foot to have a grand
celebration in Princeton   on   the   ;st   of
July-
When in Vernon stay at the Coldstream
Hotel, just opposite the railway station.
First class service; rates right. *tc
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
Eemedy—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 vitalprinciple.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 Liquid—and see for yourself what it can and will do. We sell and cheerfully recommend
Dr. Shoop's
Restorati
SEALED TENDERS, superscribed
"Tender for School house,'' will be received by the undersigned up to noon of
Monday., the 3rd June. 1907, for the erection and completion of a two-room frame
school house a'. Princeton, Similkameen
Electoral District.
Plans, specifications, contract aud forms
of tender may be seen on and after the
22st May, 1907, at the offices of the Gov
eminent Agent, Fairview ; of F. W.
Groves, Esq , Secretary of the School
Board, Priiueton, and at the Lands and
Works Department, Victoria, B C.
Each proposal must be accompanied
by cash or an accepted bank check or
certificate of deposit on a chaatered bank
of Canada, made payable to the undersigned, in the sum of $100. which shall
be forfeited if the party tendering de
clines to enter into contract when called
upon to do so. The cash, checks or certificate of deposit of unsuccessfnl tenderers will be returned to them upon the
execution of the contract The successful tenderer will be required to furnish a
bond, himself and two sureties in the
sum of $750 each, for the due fulfilment
of the work contracted for to the satisfac
tion of the Honorable, the Chief Commissioner. Upon the execution of the
bond the cash, check or certificate of deposit above mentioned will be returned
to the contractor.
Tenders will not be considered unless
made out on the forms supplied and
signed with the actual signature of the
tenderer.
The lowest or any tender not necessarily accepted.
ROBT. A. REN WICK
Deputy  Commissioner of Lands and
Works.
Lands and Works Department,
. Victoria, B C , 15th May. 1907.
P. S.—The date for receiving above
tenders has been extended to June 10.
NOTICE.
SIXTY DAYS afterdate I intend to appU to the
ChiefCommissioner of Lands and Works for
1 licence to prospect for coal on the following
described lands, situate in the Kamloops division
of Yale district :
Commencing at a post planted at theN. E. cor.
of lot 933, group 1, thence west 50 chains; thence
north 50 chains; thence east 113 chains; thence
south 63 chains; thence west 63 chains; thence
north 13 chains, to point of commencement,
containing 640 acres.
Located 27th April, 1907.
M. S. Wilson, locator.
W. S. Wilson, agent.
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THE PIONEER SWORE.
CAIRN'S FINEST SCOTCH
JAMS   AND   JELLIES
w^f4fcrSr\A
€£        Stores at Princeton and Granite
\ Creek
by reason of its
purity and flavor
IS
WATSON':
Celebrated Scotch
WHISKEY
SOLD BY ALL DEALERS
ASK FOR IT
's Bay Company
SOLE AGENTS
THOMAS   BROTHERS
General   Merchants
>   Other merchants get their own private  butter
from us.     It will pay you to do the same
Lots of Schisler's  Choice   Butter now on hand
Princeton, B. C.
Great iwtsiern
—Hotel 111
MANLEY & 5WANS0N, Props.
First Class Room and
Board
Wines,   Liquors   and
Cigars
Princeton, B. C.
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.
CLAUDET & WYNNE
■ASSAYERS
MINING ENGINEERS and
PRINCETON  and ROSSLAND. B.C.
NOTICE.
NOTICE is hereby given that sixty days after
date I intend to apply to the ChiefCommissioner
of 1 ands and Works for permission to purchase
320 acres of land situated in Yale division of Yale
district, commencing at a post marked No. 2 on
Pike mountain; thence running west 40 chains;
north 80 chains; east 40 chains; south 80 chains,
to point of commencement, containing 320 acres
more or less, for pasture purposes.
F. P. COOK.
G. P. MYREN, Agent.
Otter Valley, May ist, 1007. 18-26
NOTICE.
SIXTY DAYS after date I intend to apply to
the Chief Commissioner of Lands and Works
for permission to purchase 160 acres of mountain
pasture land situate in the Nicola division of Yale
district and described as follows:
Commencing at N. E. corner oflot 1508, thence
north 40 chains: thence east 40 chains; thence
south 40 chains; thence west 40 chains, to point
of c ommencement.
A. M. PHELAN, Locator.
JHO. LINDELL, Agerj*.
April 27, 1907.
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THE Hotel has been thoroughly
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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 <* <*
Headquarters   for Princeton, Spence's   Bridge
and Kamloops Stage Lines
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Notice is hereby given that thirty days
after date I intend to apply to the Chief
Commissioner of L,ands and Works for
a special license to cut and carry away
timber from the following described
lands in the Yale district of British Columbia.
1. Commencing at a post planted <>n
the west fork of the Otter river on its
west bank, about three miles above the
fork and marked J. A. Mohr's southwest
corner post; thence north 80 chains;
thence east 80 chaius; thence south 80
chains; thence west 80 chains, to the
point ofcommencement.
2. Commencing at a post planted on
the south side of the Otter river about 1)4
miles McKay's ranch; thence east 160
•chains; thence north 40 chains; thence
west 160 chains; thence south 40 chains;
to the point ofcommencement.
Dated March 20th, 1907.
3. Commencing at a post planted on
east side of the west fork of the Otter
tiver and about 2 miles from McKay's
ranch and marked J. A. Mohr's southwest corner post; thence ea^t 160 chains-",
thence north 40 chain.-; thence west 160
chains; thence south 40 chains; to the
point of commencement.
4. Commencing at a post planted on
the east side of the we^t fork of ihe Otter
river, near the west boundary i.f McKay s
ranch and marked J. A. Mohr's southwest corner post; thence east 160 chains;
thence north 40 chains; thence west 160 i
chains; thence west 40 chains to the
place of eominencvment.
D.:.ted March 20.h, 1907.
5. Commencing at a post planted on
west side of the wagon road and about
one mile south of Shrimp's ranch and
marked J. A. Mohr's s 'Ulh-east comer
post; thence west 80 chains; thence north
chains; thence east 80 chain?
then
south 80 chains;    to   the  point   of  commencement.
March 21st, 1907.
6. Commencing at a post planted on
the east side of the wagon road about one
mile south of Granite creek bridge and
marked J. A. Mohr's southwest corner
post; thence east 40 chains; theuce north
160 chains; thence west 40 chains; theuce
south 160 chains, to the poiut of- commencement.
Dated March 22nd, 1907.
7. Commencing at a pos.t planted on
the south side of the wagon road, north
of the Tulameen river  about  two   miles
. from Granite bridge and marked J. A.
Mohr's southwest corner post; thence
east 80 chains; thence north 80 chains;
thence west 80 chains; thence south 80
chaius, to the point of commencement.
8. Commencing at a post planted on
south side of the wagon road, about 20
etiains north of Tulameen anil 7 miles
from Princeton, and marked J. A. Mohr's
east boundary; thence north 20 chains;
thence west 160 chains; thence south 40
chains; thence east 160 chains; thence
north 20 chains, to the point of com
mencement.
Dated March 22nd   1907.
9. Commencing at a post planted on
the southwest side of wagon road about
40 chains from Tulameen river and seven
miles from Princeton, marked J. A.
Mohr's S.W. corner post; thence nortl
20 chains; thence east 160 chains; thence
south 40 chains; thence west 160 chains,
to point ofcommencement.
10. Commencing at a post planted on
the west side of the wagon road, about
three miles from Princeton and marked
J. A. Mohr's southwest corner post
thence north 80 chains; east 80 chains;
youth 80 chains; west 80 chains, to the
point of commencement.
Dated March 22nd. 1907.
11. Commencing at a post planted
about 300 yaids east of China creek, 2*4
miles from its mouth, marked" J. A.
Mohr's north1 boundary, thence east 40
chains; thence south 80 chains; theuce
west 80 chains; thence north 80 chaius.
to point ofcommencement.
12. Commencing at a post planted
about 50 yards north of China creek aud
marked J. A. Mohr's southeast cornel
post, thence north 80 chains; thence west
80 chains; south 80 chaius; east 80 chains,
to point ofcommencement.
Dated March 23rd, 1907.
13. Commencing at a post pi an led at
lot 3027, south boundary, and marked J.
A. Mohr's northwest corner post, thence
east 40 chains; south 20 chains; theuce
west 40 chains; thence north 20 chains,
to point of commence,  cut.
14. Commencing at a post planted
about 30 chains east ol the east boundary
oflot 1026 and about }4 mile from Dewd
ney's mill, marked J A. Mohr's southwest corner, thence north 80 chains; east
So chains; south 80 chains; west 80
chains, co point of commencement.
15. Commencing at a post planted at
J. A. Mohi's southwest corner and east
boundary of lot 1026, thence south 80
chains; east 80 chains'; noith 80 c ains;
west 80 chaius, to point of commencement.
Dated March 261b, 1907.
16. Commencing at a post planted at
the northeast comer of lot 1514 and
marked J. H. Mohr's southwest corner
thence east 80 chains; thence north 80
chains; west 80 chains; thence south 80
chains, to point ofcommencement.
Dated March 27th. 1907.
17. Commencing at a post planted at
the northeast co.ner of lot 1508 and
marked j':. A: Mohr's southeast corner,
thence west 80 chains; north 80 chains;
east 80 chains; south 80 chains, to point
01 commencement.
Dated March 27, 1907.
18. Commencing at a post planted at
the southeast comer of lot 1511 and marked J. A. Mohr's southwest corner, thence
east 80 chaius; thence north 80 chains;
west 80 chains; south So chains, to point
of commencement.
Dated March 27th, 1907.
19. Commencing at a post planted at
the northeast corner of lot 1506. about
200 yards from Five-Mile creek and
marked J. A. Mohr's southwest corner
post, thence east 40 chains; north 160
chains; thence west 40 chains; thence
south 160 chains, to point of commence
ment.
20. Commencing at a post planted at
the northeast corner of lot 1506 and
marked J. A. Mohr's southeast corner
post, thence wist 40 chains; north 160
chains; east 40 chains; south 160 chains
to point ofcommencement.
D.ted March 281I1, 1907.
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SOME STRAIGHT TALK.
Editor   Hedley  "Gazoot"   Weighed
and Found Shy Some Pounds.
I Editor Star—-Sir:    In  the   Hedl.e^j^M
llmm
iii^ss*;,|jp|^ for vvildoSUmineral claims,
1 1. iji i'bSiVthat  Megraw knows
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til
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merits  o
-^lynothhigabol
eral claims owned by t|»^^|tp|^^;
of, as,he never examined any of them.
Nor do I think that he-would recognize
the geological conditions which would
indicate the probable chances of the
making ofa mine out of a prospect if he
siw them, which his own failure in mining a few years ago at Camp McKinney
shows. Willi a very few exceptions
mines are'rmade, not found and those
that make!'it their business to develop
mining claims know what chances they
have of making it into a mine, and do
their work towards proving the value of
the property • before parting with very
much money. The more mining properties that change owners in a mining dis
trict the better for the district, as it
means new blood and new energy and
more money, with the better prospect
fov mines and prosperity. Those people
who purchase a claim only for speculation and because they think it is cheap
and with no intention of developing or
prospecting their property, ought to
lose their money aud they usually do.
I heard one man complain of being wild-
catted not long ago. He bought from a
prospector who was • having a jamboree
and wanted more money for boose, and
thinking that a drunken man would not
know what he did, he bought and got
the worst of the deal Now he is com
plaining because he did not succeed in
robbing, him of something valuable. Had
he been offered the best prospect in the
world for a four bit piece by a sober man
he would not have bought. Let everyone do his best towards building up the
Similkameen district and do no knocking. If Megraw would begin by going
up on the Nickle Plate mine and see
what is being done and what is expected
to be done during the year, he would
find sufficient material to have his paper
bristling with mining news for several
months. During the year beginning
May 31st, 1906, something like #56,000
worth of work was recorded as being
done by prospectors near Hedley, and
still we never see anything said about it
in the Gazette. Mr. D. D. Cairns in a
paper read at the meeting of the Canadian Mining Institute, 1905, (Vol. VIII,
p. 302, Jour. C.M.I., 1905) describes the
prospector as being the pionear of devel
opment aud enterprise. And Mr. Geo.
R. Smith, M.L.A., states that the government does not do enough towards helping the prospector. And still there are
those in this town who would enjoy seeing the remaining prospectors walk away
from Hedley without a dollar. These
prospectors were the ones that cut the
trails into this country and discovered
the mining possibilities and brought
tnonied men in and interested them in
their properties. But what have those
others done to deserve the right to judge
the doings of those who came before
them. Should Megraw wish to put his
humanitarian principles to use he could
do so by seeing to the enforcement of the
law in relation to gambling in Hedley.
Gambling will do about as much towards
development ofa community as barnacles on a ship's bottom will increase the
speed of the ship. Yours truly,
Hedley, May 28. Prospkctor.
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