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tBritish Columbia is the Richest in Minerals of any Province in British Dominions and the Similkameen is the Richest District in the W*6rl3
, mtVariety of Minerals: Gold Platinum, Sliver, Copper, Lead, Zinc. Iron, Coal and Flreclay-
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-Great Opportunities for gtound-fWat Investment.
Vol.^f.   No. 41.
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PRINCETON, B.C., SATURDAY, JANUARY 6, 1906.
$2 a Year, in Advance
A SCH(^K0F MINES
Should be Established now and
Grow Up with Increasing
Mining Inddprl ~.mj
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: Free Assays Urged as Encourt Jeemeiit
to Prospectors and Stimuk.%
Mineral Discovery.      *w
Editor Star—Sir : It is singular, and
|surprising to the whole mining fraternity,
hat a movement is not made for a school
f mines for this province. The trend of
flairs is toward great and rapid development of the mineral resources of the
j^vhole northwest from now on ; in fact it
as already begun.
The splendid results of the Granbyand
[other mines have made a deep and lasting impression in the financial and min-
ling wprld as to what can be actually
Accomplished cm the vast ore bodies of
iBritish Columbia. The depth, quantity
land character of ore, susceptible as it is
Jto ordinary methods of treatment, to
gether with an increasing output, is a
more impressive and effectual adver-fcisej
ment than all the spasmodic booms on
the continent. The field is vast, inter
Resting and instructive.
In all the mining centers scores of
oung men can be found who are gradu-
tes of the Colorado school of mines.
That state founded a school of mines at
SGolden long before it had produced the
irecord that the Similkameen has, and
Jthe status of that school ranks with the
ibest in the world.
One great advantage lies in the fact
that if a school were established now,
during the comparatively early stages of
development, the acquired knowledge of
[the students will naturally keep pace
I with the growth of the industry in all its
i branches and knowledge being of a natu-
'ral, gradual growth, will be more easily
I acquired and productive of far better re-
I suits than if deferred until the more
I later and complicated stages of mining
I progress. In this way the school will
lgrow with the industry. I
Much credit is due to the government
or the aid it has rendered to mining in
iiany ways, but there is much to be done
'et if the merits of the industry are to
ompete with other centers and become
ae power aud mighty factor in building
lp in all ways, that it should be. In the
bidst of all this the question forces itself
apon all observant mining men : Why is
aere not a school of mines here ? It is
jiday one of the most laudable utfder-
" kings that can possess the mind of some
nbitious statesman, a sure road to popu-
fity and a lasting monument for the
lure.
For a young man  who will put soul
p~ his work and adopt it because he
loves it, metallurgy, the study of-minerals, their deposition, characteristics and
the various processes for the extraction
of values is at once the most interesting,
instructive and remunerative of all the
professions. The scope for thought and
discovery is unlimited. Much has been
done but the possibilities of the future
are almost unthinkable.
The strides made in the past in the extraction of values compel our astonishment, but they are as nothing compared
with what will be done along the line of
low grade ores and tailings. Crude'ore
that will average only $2 per ton is being
treated at a profit in Australia. Money
is made from tailings that contain only
65 cents per ton. Ore is mined and
milled for 50 cents per ton in A nod or Co.
California. The Tread well pays dividends on ore that runs only/$2 65 per
ton. These are a few examples. Fifteen years ago good mining men would
have doubted this. Of course the character of the ore and the favorable.siirJ
rounding conditions have much to do
with this, but these results indicate what
we may expect in the future.
Associated with a school of mines nothing would bring greater returns than a
department where ores could be tested
free of charge. This is not only a reasonable request but an imperative need,
and would stimulate the search for "minerals in every district.
Farmers are aided in many ways by
the government. They get freer seeds
and have the soil analyzed. Why not
extend the same aid to the prospector?
Many find minerals of great value by accident who are not prospectors and who
are doubtful or cannot afford the expense of a test, which would often lead to
the discovery of a valuable mine. Untold benefits would come from the privilege. One good producing mine a year
would more than repay the cost. Assays
coming from these sources under such
conditions-would rarely affect the work
of a local assayer, because a lack of
means is what prevents aru'an from bringing a doubtful piece of rock to am
assayer.
(To be continued next week.)
The well known firm of Summers &
Wardle have recently had the "Princeton Meat Market" put into first class condition and have all the latest improved
methods and appliances for the service
of their customers. These young gen
tlemen are pioneers of the butcher bust
ness in the Similkameen and have been
practically identified with its expansion
in Princeton since it has been a town.
All their beeves are home grown and
grass fed and are all prime and juicy.
What promised to be a sensational case
was nipped j in the bud by Magistrate
Thomas this 'week. A man, a girl and
two horses figured in it but the magistrate decided there was no case.
SURVEY OF RAILWAY
Location of V.,V. & E. is being
Pushed Forward Rapidly
to Completion.
Steel  to Oroville in  Spring—C.P.E.
Co. Sues Great Northern for
$8,000 Damages.
Survey work on the V., V. & E- goes
rapidly on. The line' is now located
continuously from Midway to about three
miles west of Princeton. Mr. Cren
shaw's party will strike camp here Uext
Monday and move up the Tulameen;
Amburn's party is camped at Otter Flat
working down the river. When these
two parties meet near Welldo the locaf
tion will be complete to Hope in about
three weeks' time. Mr. Tracy is work-|
ing-westward from Hope and will meet
another party now working eastward from
Chilliwack completing this section in
a month. From Chilliwack to Clover-
dale on the Great Northern is easy survey
work and will soon be completed. At
no place along the whole line is the
grade two per cent.
Grading between Midway and Oroville
is well on toward completion and the
locomotive is expected to reach the latter place in mid-spring. Tunnel work is
the only source of any delay that may
occur.
The grading outfits working as far as
MoHon will bet put on the Greenwood
branch from Midway as they finish on
the main line.
Sims & Shield are removing some of
their unused plant from Midway to the
Columbia river extension to Portland.
The C.P.R. has entered an action for
$8,000 damages against the Great Northern for dispossessing them of a piece of
disputed right-of-way near Midway.
ENTERPRISE AND FAITH.
A. E. Howse, manager of the Simii,-
kameen Star and head of the mercantile company bearing his name with a
main and branch house at Nicola and
Princeton, respectively, came in from
his home last Friday. He reports the
weather as being very pleasant and mild
this winter, with scarcely enough frost
to make good skating on Nicola lake on
Christmas day. Mr. Howse is imbued
with that spirit of buoyancy which betokens prosperity and encouraging hope
of the future. He now sees the ripples
preceding that great wave of progress
and prosperity which all have with long
ing hearts and peering vision scanned
the horizon of recent years for. Being
an old resident of Nicola and familiar
with the Similkameen for many years
he notes well the evolution of both districts- from the chrysalis of their existence
to their present state of development and
progresst%ut the transformation he foresees with the railways here will eclipse
anything yet experienced in the great
west. Mr. Howse expects to be fully
abreast of the times in stock and equipment for the harvest days of trade which
all expect to see shortly. His well
known enterprise will be manifest in an
enlarged and improved STAR with linotype machines, latest presses and material, the whole making a most modern
newspaper office—a striking contrast to
its present one-man outfit.
WORKING ON BREWERY.
W. Gosnell, of the Nelson Brewing Co.,
Nelson, arrived in town last Saturday,
his visit being concerned with the building of the brewerv, ground for which
has already been purchased and cleared.
Work began last Monday morning on
the foundation with a gang of men blasting and excavating and as soon as lumber can be hauled on the ground the
building proper will be commenced.
The carpentry work will be in charge of
Harry Swan who, with a skilled staff of
workmen, will rush the.work to completion. The building-material will be supplied by the A. E. Howse Co., I/d, which
will bring into activity the saw and planing mills of this company and give a
gang of woodsmen work at logging.
The machinery and plant for the brewery
are all in readiness to be delivered as
soon as the building is in shape to receive
them. In a little more than three months
of time beer will be made in Princeton
sufficient for all demands.
LOCAL NEWS NOTES.
The school children were entertained
by Miss Schon, teacher, on Thursday
night in the court house, at which parents
and others were present. Prizes and gifts
were distributed and a very pleasant time
spent.
The dance at J. Thynne's home last
week was a very successful event, many
driving fifty miles to attend. Eighty-
three guests sat down to the much appreciated midnight supper. All agreed that'
it was the best time ever experienced in
Otter Valley and it was a common remark of those attending : "Oh, we always
have a good time at Jack's !"
Luke Gibson has just finished threshing his grain which was of excellent
yield and sample. The wheat averaged:
35 bushels to the acre.
The ice harvest has begun with a crop
which is much lighter than average.
Miss Lyall, sister of W. C. Lyall, will
arrive today by Hedley stage on a visit
to relatives. -m
Election of three school trustees will
be held next Thursday at 11 a.m. in the
school house in accordance with the
terms of the new education ^ct.
F. W. Groves, P.L.S., is surveying a
ranch for Max Akers.
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E    SIMILKAMEEN    STAR
January 6, 1906
The Simillslmeen Star
Published Weekly at
PRINCETON,  B.C.
—BY—
The Princeton Publish^ Co.
A.  E.  Howse,  ManajKPT
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One Year,
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Subscribe1-3 will confer a favor on this office by
promptJjwJBW^orting any change in address or
irrefiulajaJTy in receipt of their paper.
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Four weekly insertions constitute one month
advertising.
All cheques to b% made payable to
A. E. HOWSE. - -
THE OUTLOOK/IS BRIGHT.
The anchor has been weighed
and citizens of Princeton are now
sailing out upon the annual voyage
adowii the gull of time. As far as
human foresight can penetrate, the
present year will unfold a chapter
of Similkameen history of exciting
interestyand the most eventful yet
witnessed here. A battle-royal is
on between the arrayed forces' of
two, mighty railway corporations
anfl. the Similkameen is the chosen
battle ground. A third railway
company has. a charter which', if it
be subsidized by the provincial legislature, will also build. Thus,
there are three railway propositions
having all the statutory qualified
tions necessary for construction.
They are : The Vancouver, Victoria & Eastern, owned by the
Great Northern ; the Canadian
Pacific, and the Coast-Kootenay
the charter for which is owned by.
McLean Bros. The V., V. & E. is
building now on a stretch of about
ninety miles and the C.P.R. is constructing on about fifty miles from
Spence's Bridge and has made a
very small beginning from Midway
westward. Negotiations are now
being made for the Coast-Kootenay
'charter by a large American railway company, which, if reports be
true, is seeking an outlet to the
Pacific through the Similkameen
.'district.
President Hill is' building the
V.,V. & E. without a dollar of subsidy from either the Dominion government or the B.C. legislature.
That fact is enough to make his
road immensely^ popular ; beside
that he is first to relieve the people
here of that' 'splendid' isolation
which no entreaty nor petition
could prevail upon the local government or the C.P.R. to break.
It is the first known instance in
Canada of a railroad' being built
without a bonus of some' kind.
The bitterness with which the construction of, ffiis unsubsidized road
is and will be opposed has alrej&dj^
developed some stirring incidents-at
Midway. What may- ocqa-r4.when.
the race begins in earnest .through
the narrow portions of the Simifjpf*
rceen valley may we'I^fefy^a^f^g|
The negotiations .llaSiFifeH^ejfrway,
the acquisition o'3E*-.toWhsite interests
dC<<Tlison and the oft averred intention of the C.P.R. to build, coupled with the boasts of its chief
officials that it would be the first
constructed road into the district,
all these facts confirm the general
belief that two roads will be actually building this year in this
locality.
If Princeton is to reap the full
benefit of all that is her dne by reason of the choice position she occupies and if she is to get her full
share of the business generated by
railway construction there must be
sleepless care taken to secure it.
Above all, there must be united
effort on the part of citizens to
make the town especially inviting
from social and commercial considerations. Nature offers such attractions in mineral wealth, agriculture, and charming landscape
that no impressionable person will
resist the temptation to locate providing other favoring and important, conditions of making a livelihood are not lacking. Unity and
progress should, therefore, be the
motto of citizens of Princeton and
vicinity.
NOTES AND COMMENTS.
Frcn Ottawa it is learned that
the transcontinental railway commission has been able to say that
the greatest grade on the road
will be four-tenths of one per cent,
which is lower than any other trans-i
continental line in America. This
announcement finally disposes of
those political crjtics who predicted
dire failure in any attempt to discover a possible route.
By a recent invention telephony
will lose one of its most interesting
and sometimes, irritating, features
—the "hello girls." A Frenchman
has devised an automatic switchboard which has displaced many
thousands of girls in Paris and a
serious labor problem must be
solved and provision made for the
young women thus thrown out of
employment. Could they not be
induced to come to British Columbia where there istlack of domestic
help and where many bachelors are
minus a "better half" and helpmeet ?
The provincial legislature will
meet on January nth, next Thursday, for the dispatch of business.
The premier has had an interview
with the presidents of all the railways affecting this province. He
will meet the house with an up-to-
date railway^ policy up his sleeve.
He will cut- the session short and
with the consent of the Lieut.-
Governor announce general elections. He has lost control of the
majority he had last session and
his only hope of -life now lies in
succor from the bonus-seeking railway corhpanies for campaign purposes. ;.%&Mr\ -Hill can build with-'
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V-I*jli$> '-
out a bonus surely the C.P.R..and
G.T.P. can do so, too. Let every
voter oppose bonuses, for they are
a curse and only legalized  robbery.
Hall's
Service
Diamond Hall's recent
removal   to    much    larger,
premises   means   increased
opportunities for serving the
Canadian public.
East and West and
everywhere, the perfected
Mail Order System of
the ■ Dominion's largest
Jewelry store puts an end
to '' barriers of distance."
You can order with
assured satisfaction from
its illustrated catalogue of
Diamonds, Jewelry,
Watches, Silver, Cut
Glass, Stationery,   etc.
RYBIE BROS.
 LIMITED	
134-138   YONGE ST.
TOBOMTO    -     OMT.
NOTICE.
Highland, Bachelor, Nicola and Triangle Fi action mineral claims. Situate in the Similkaj-
meen; Mining Division of Vale district'.
Where located : In Aspen Grove camp
Take notice that I, F, W. Groves, acting as
assent for A. E. Howse, free miner's certificate*
No. B87544; F. Howse, free miner'scertifica.teji'JcY
B87545; and G. Philp free' minei 's ceitificate No.
88754") intend, sixty days from the date
hereof, to apply' to the mining recorder for
certificates of improvements, for the purpose t>f
obtaiiiiug crown grants of the above claims.
And* further take j otice that action, under sec:
tion 37j must be commenced before the issuance
of such Certificates of Improvements.
Date(\ this 28th day of December, A.D. T905.
MTER'Sp
FEED & UVERYCm.
Thos. Hunter, Proprietor.
GOOfi I JANtJARY 6, 1906.
THE    SIMILKAMEEN    STAR
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NOTICE.
LOCAL AND GENERAL
■ Tom McAlpin came np from Penticton
last week where he is engaged in building a flume for the Southern Okanagau
'Land  Co.
W.   A.   McLeaa   is making
food progress, with the irrigation ditches
NOTICE is hereby given that sixty days aftei Uf the land to be watered by them is
date I intend to apply to the Ctiief Commissioner iefficted by intending- nurrhawrol™^ ,-~
of Lands and  Works for permission to purchase  j* f S   ^""""dt>er!' iong 1»
400 acres of mountain pasture-land; delgnped as aBnce ot.survey.    C. deB. Green, P.I, S.
follows: Commencing at the north-eastftor'ner of as been pno-'no-orl i-~ o    • <- t?  tt
lot 1192 thence north 60 chains,  thence west 60 t W c,JSdgeu co assist t.ti. Latimer,
chains, thence south 80 chains to north liiie qgjKBfS.,   in   the   work   of  survevin?   intn
lot 1402, thence east 20 chains to.the east line, , -      s   lnl°
lot 1192, thence north 2p chains to the north:~jjjgj- e'»e.'°'s-
^School reopens Monday and all the
scholars are good and fit for duty after
their holidays and gifts from Sant Claus
A getff^e reminder is tendered those
subscribers*^ the Star who are in arrears for this\.paper and an invitation
Butler,  Colorado, Edwjgrd 7th, No. 6, No. 7,;  given them   tn   K0„;„   .v.„ -vr       -t-.
24, No. 26,   No. j/No. 43 Fr., No. 44 Fr , i.Wf l°   beSm   the New Year well
45 Fr. and No djfFr. mihSal'.claims, situ. P^quaring   accounts   with   the   "devil"
in the Sim'ilkarmeen  mrning division of Y) .f, „;c    •   •       , -
district.   Vj&fere located: On the north<     'iP giving nim his due.    There are some
slope of a^pper mountain. who  have   never   paid  a  'bean' for the
Take noti-fife that I, GTEvert Baker, free rnKgL   „; ., ,        , .
i„t,»„ri   fin HQx,= f    " nee  they  ordered  and   took it
corner of lot 1192, thence eas 140 chainsjktpJ
of commencement     Said  land  is  situ.'au.u
the Nicola division of Yale district. JE^Jr'
SSL-   L. GIBSON, Applicant,
per Luke Gibs/X'h. Ager
, 16th December,-1905.
Offices: Penticton
and Princeton.
Correspondence
Solicited
notick!
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er's certificifjb No. B80091, intend, 60 days ft™
date here; 3to;apply to the mining recorder apparently nothing but   a   iudemeut rlav
certincat-     of improvements, for the purpose      -i, juuguieuiaay
obtainin£w,crowu grants of the above'claimsE^ll ruake them "couch up."    Now come
And fu   'her take notice that action, under s nn       v,      , ,,        , ?, , '
tion 37,«Kist be commenced before the issua*" wun  lne      uough      and help the Star
of suchjffiertiflcates of Improvements. to twinkle briffhter than PTOr
Dateythlsi6thdayof November, A.D. 7905.H man ever.
G. EVERT BAKER
A. R. COI.I,., SC.  D.,
Civil and lining Engineer
PROVINCIAL lANto SURVEYOR.;
Map of Surveyed Claims on  Copper
and Kennedy Mts,: Price, $2.
PRINCETON,     -    -     "b. CJ
WANTED.
3,000   shares  Diamond   Vale   Coal   Stock
Write stating lowest price.
J. G. CHALMERS,
 Hub Clothing Store, Vancouver, B.C
NOTICE.
Notice is herel y given that sixty days fr<B
date I intend to apply to the'Honorable ChB
Commissioner of Lands and "Works for pfl
mission to purchase 160 acres of mountain laB
situated in the Similkameen land division I
Yale district. Commencing at a post 40 ch'afl
cast of C. C. Clay's S.W. corner, thence south*
chains, thenct west 40 chains, thence northH
chains, thence east 40 chains to point of ccH
mencenient. J  D. YOUNG, LocatorB
per W. D. Young.
na+f* ^h Nnvrrnber, too1;.
BUTCHERS
>ouid & Grant
Barristers, Solicitors, &c.
New Westminster, B.C.
G. E. CORBOUED, K.C.
J. R. GRANT.
NOTICE.
larkcf
are grown and packed
among the Quaker commu=
jmty of Prince Edward
Colony, Ontario,
The Garden
of the Bay of Quinte District
celebrated for growing
the finest flavored fruits
and vegetables
in the world.
.,,
NOTICE.
Duke of York and Blue Bird mineral claims.'
situate in the Similkameeu mining division,
of Yale district. Where loca'ed : On Copper,
mountain.
: Take notice that I, M. A. Voigt, free miner's
certificate No. B79944 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.
- And further take notice that action, under section 37, must be commenced before the issuance
of such certificates of improvements.
Dated this 1st day of December, 190s.
C. 1Q. SHaW, P.L.S.
NOTICE.
No. 38 Fr., No. 40 Fr., No  54. No. 55, No. 56,  No.
57, No. 58, No. 59, No. 61, No. 62, No. 63.  mineral claims, situate in the Similkameen mining division of Yale district.   Where located:
In Voigt's camifv
- Take notice that I* C. M. Shaw, agent for M. A.
Voigt      free   miner's    certificate    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.        t
And further take notice that action, under sec
tion 37, must be commenced before the issuance
of such certificates of improvements.
Dated this 30th day of November. Tgo.s.
F C^.SHAW, P.L.S.
NOTICE.
No. 2, J. W. Hill, United and Verde mineral
claims, situate in Similkameen mining division of Yale district. Where located : In Voigt's
camp
Take notice that I, C. JE. Shaw, acting
as agent for M. A. Voigt, free miner's certificate .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
of such Certificates of Improvements.
Dated this 15th day of November, A .D. T905.
'  36 C. JE. SHAW, P.L.S.
ORINCETON   BOARD    OF   TRADE—Rooms
\    centrally  located.    Membership   solicited.
E. Waterman, W  H. Switzer,
President. Secretary.'
H. Cowan Treasurer.
|The Standard Gift
notice is HEREBY given that Wholesale and Retail Dealers in all
application   will  be inade to the. LegislH TTi-n/lc ne tut    +
live Assembly of the Province of Britis. ■ ^"las 01 meat.
Columbia, at its  next session, for an A. -FISH AND GAME IN SEASON
to incorporate  a company with power "■"*"*
acquire, purchase, construct and operp™
the   undertakings  of the Vancouver a
Coast Kootenay  Railway Company ; tB
Alberni   and   Cowichan   Railway   CoiT
pany ; the  Kamloops and Atlin Railwl
Company, and   the Midway and Vernil
Railway   Com'pany ;   and   to  acquire M
the rights, powers and  privileges of tl
said companies; and with power to exJ
cise all the powers contained in the A<l
of Incorporation of the  said companiel
and   with   power   to   acquire,   purchafc
construct and operate the undertaking OU cannot miss it whensyou select
any other Railway  Companv or Comir,nl   rv,...   -c** a
mes; and   with  power to subscribe J Uur   *lne   Assortment.     We
and  purchase the stock,  bonds, deb(ive.?theoi in all styles  and sizes at
tures or other securities  of any  Railwif,, ,.„„„_-    ui
Companv ; and to exchange the stock '^ .reasonable prices.
other bonds, debentures  or other secu
ties of the  Company to  be incorporat i]|(fti
for the shares, stock,  debentures,  boi §1%,
,or other  securities of any other RailwBf
Company ; and   with  power  to increaH J. f£. CAMPBELL
the capital of the  Company  to be incap"
porated ; and with   power to issue sbar^^-^TON
as fully  paid  up ; and to borrow mon
on the Company's jassets  byanvformj TMO^BT^'P
security ; and with powir to promote atfl *?JJ*\J I H^H.
Railway   Company  or  Companies,  or Ciffldavs    ft      ^ "
amalgamate with  any Company or Coifig,mmissioner ofeLand«npnHa?1?ly,tothe
and'     with      all       the       oth^on to"purchase^>lcrll? more^lesT
conducive   ^jand .mjhe Nicola divi^on^fYafe
ft'-
reliable grocers sell"them,.- ask for them,
and take no substitute,
for there's none just as gooij
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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 ff&M a
VICE-PRESIDENT, Sir Geo. A. Drummond, K C M G  '
GENERAL MANAGER, E. S  Clouston
HEAD OFFICE—MONTREAL.
Javings Bank Department D„Tsits recejved frTom $I
° r •- and    upwards.      Interest
credited twice a year.    Withdrawals without delay.   ,
Banking business of every description undertaken.
Banking by Mail ?0e*£%™ve^r™aatdteeiftiwithdrawnh*mail- 1§1 townac.
£&
The Nicola Branch is now Open.
A. W. STRICKLAND, -        -
Manager.
BANK OF
paines
and     necessary
powers'
the  carrying out of the Company's uHTaf s w.'corner of?ot°ITf1\^ra'nre'ncii^
staking. is north 80 cha^s, west So^hains^so'nth l°o
Dated at  Victoria, B.C.,   this 22nd d1?to polnt of commencement.        ' b0
of November, 1905. > v.m-d 1905 A- E- HOWSE.
ROBERTSON & ROBERTSON,:
Solicitors for the Applicants.
NOTICE.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN thatl
application will  be made to the Legisr/f pyp a j        c
tive Assembly of the Province of Britilp** * ^L<-=4>IO, OOO, OOO      =      =     PFST= = <R^   c^k«. «.
Columbia at  its  next session for an M        TOTAL RFSflBPrric rw *?!      «P4»5«0,000
extending  the   time   within   which  '■      PBTWmiZ JX-n'OUUK(-^^ [Nov. 30, 1905] $98,000,000.
Vancouver and Coast Kootenay Railv;^      JrJtlflCETON BEANCH—W. H. SWITZER, Acting Ma
Vancouver and Coast Kootenay Kaiiwl
Company has to complete its line of ra
wav. and  empowering  the said Railwj
way, a.uu cuijjuwenng uie saiu r^auwi
Companv to build from som.e point on i
line of railway to Kamloops in the PJ
vince of British Columbia.
Dated at Victoria, B.C., this 22nd
of November, 1905.
ROBERTSON.& ROBERTSON
Solicitors for the Applicants.
Advertise in the Star
\vn§i%s Bank Mmst aI,owed on dep°si*§ of | ma
l!i§ , , "pwards.     Depositors subject to
no unnecessary delay in witbdrawipg funds.
|fe  fey. Mail PeP°sitfs ™Y bf made and withdrawn
E rtf k   • by ma"- Special attention eiven to thi^
tss of business.    Drafts and MnnPv Or^™ ,-=c., Ji J*Men l° Xtlls
""$2,043,997
HEAD OFFICE IN CANADA   -    -    MONTREAL
^Accounts    of   parties living   at   a
distance   receive our   special at-
through  the  mail, and sums added
Drafts issued payable at all points
tention. Deposits can be made
thereto and withdrawn at any time
in Canada and abroad.
HEDLEY BRANCH
L. Q. MacHAFFIE, Acting Manager.
JTSL
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MM business     Drafts aj^on^^rs"W«™on^iSs'
A General Banking Business transacted
a of this Bank is now open at Penticton.
MURCHIE
PHOTOGRAPHER ""SSK «c
Photos of Families taken at their
Homes—Views of Princeton
and Surrounding Camps.
Address   -    PRINCETON, B.C
Otter Flat Hotel
CHARLES  DEBARRO, Prop
; TULAMEEN CITY, B. C.
15?£d$U?rters for.Sl'n"Uit) Rabbitt moun-
Good   Fishing   and   Boating
P. O. Address, ASPEN GI&YE.
•ato*
ittmitiS^uimiiiitiiMsmitim^m
 January 6, 1906
THE    SIMILKAMEEN    STAR
TlM    SIMILKAMEEN    STAR
J. k SC
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
Wood,
Vallance &
Leggat,
Limited.'
SMILES.
like (on- the road)—How fur is  it to
JANUARY 6,  I906in|tnut   Hill, sir?    Native—About  five
fp"°     Whom .do >ou want to see there ?
Eke—Faith,   I'm  anxious to see mesel'
iere befoor night.
"Are you pleased with the educational
rogress your son is making?" 'Yes,"
aswered Farmer' ' Cofntossell, "after
him in the football game, mother
ows there won't be any trouble with
amps when he's livin' home."
^ffike—Say, Pat, why do you wear your
Bgs the wrong side out ? Pat—You
tol, there's a hole on the other side.
"Doctor," said the shrewd-looking
,^m "how many feet of gas does it take
kUlaruan?"    "That's  a queer ques-
nT
HEADQUARTERS FOR
Sherwin-Williams
Paints
MURALO'S 1st quality
Cold Water Sanitary Cdiciir
Nail orders Promptly Fined
STORES AT
PENTICTON and HEDLEY
VANCOUVER, B. C.
mm
BEST IN THE WO
NOTICE.
Notice is hereby given that sixt; days after
date I intend to apply to the Hon. the Chief commissioner of Lands and Works for permission to
purchase 120 acres more or less of pasture land,
described as follows: CommEncing at a post
marked "Angus Lamont's N.W corner," at the
S.W. corner of A. Tremblay's preemption and
running south 20 chains, thence 60 chains east,
thence 20 chains north, thence 60 chains west to
point of commencement.  - 5^"* ■ ■ • j
ANGUS LAMONT.
J. G. McDonald, Ajjent.
Dated Dec. 2nd, 1905.
NOTICE.
^
Sixty days after date I intend to apply to the
Chief Commissioner of Lands and Works to
purchase 160 acres of land, described as follows ; Commencing at a post on Skaist creek
about 1 mile from the Skagit and running south
40 chains, east 40 chains, north 40 chains, west
40 chains to point of commencement.
* N. J. LINDSAY,
J. G. McDonald, agt.
-Dated Oct. 35,1905.
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Anyone sending a sltetch and description may
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DRIARD HOTEL
I NICOLA LAKE
.replied the doctor. "Why do you
^■toNtnow?" "One of the guests at
I hotel used enough of it to kill him-
f, and I want to send in a correct bill
^g executors."
'James, I wish you would draw a cou-
of hund.ed out of the bank and take
for a  trip."    "My  dear, I'm saving
it money for a rainy day."    "Oh, how
nsh it would rain."
Vlr. Subbubs—What's the matter?
aere's the new servant girl ? Mrs.
bbubs—Oh, George, it was all a mis-
derstanding. I told her she had better
3t this morning and the first thing I
ew she had dusted.
'ornmy—Pop, what are hiccoughs?
mmy s Pop—Hiccoughs, my son, are
ssages from departed"spirits.
Synopsis   of Regulations   Governing
the Disposal of Dominion Lands
within the Railway Belt in
the Province of British Columbia.
THE;
IVE ROSES FLOUR
The only Reliable Standard Brand made from the
highest grade of Manitoba
hard wheat,
AKE OF THE WOODS
MILLING CO.
guarantee that no bleaching
either bv CHEMICALS or
ELECTRICITY is used in its
manufacture.
Accept no Substitute.
The Hotel has been thoroughly renovated and refitted.
Everything First Class.
No pains spared to please the public.
Table supplied with best the market affords.
Fine Wines, Liquors and Cigars.
TELEPHONE*    . BATH.
Headquarters for Princeton, Spence's Bridge and Kamloops
'Stage Lines.
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C. M. BRYANT & CO'V
PROVINCIAL
ASSAY! 1!S
THE  VANCOUVER  ASSAY   OFFICE,
ESTABLISHED 1890.
Analysis of Coal and Fireclay a Specialty.
Complete Coking Quality Tests.  ■
Reliable PLATINUM Assays.
(VANCOUVER, B. C.
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 addition 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, 1)4
and 1% cents each. Shingle bolts, 25
cents a cord. All other products, 5 per
cent on the sales.
A license is issued so soon as a berth is
granted, but in unsurveyed territory no
timber can be cut on a berth until the
licensee has made a survey thereof.
Permits to cut timber are also granted
at public competition, except in the case
of-actual settlers who require the timber
for their own use.
Settlers and others may also obtain 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 14. to i_% 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 $20 for anthracite.
Not more than 320 acres may be acquired
by one individual or company.
Royalty at the rate of 10 cents per ton
of 2,000 pounds is collected on the gross
output.
Entries for land for agricultural purposes may be made personally at the local
land office for the district in which the
land to be taken is situated, or if the
homesteader desires, he may, on application to the minister of the interior at
Ottawa, the commissioner of immigration at Winnipeg, or the local agent for
the district within vvhich the land is situated, receive authority for some one to
make entry tor him.
A fee of Jio is charged for for a homestead entry.
W. W. CORY,
Deputv of the Minister of the- Interior.
Ottawa, Feb. 4,1905.
a. 1 mmt ct
LIMITED
iNICOLA and PRINCETON
Prices are the   § §   f
Second Consideration *
in our Grocery Trade!
ill is First Always.
JOHN LOVE
uggist and Stationer
HEDLEY, B.C.
rugs, Medicines,
1  Books,
Stationery and
v#^!]Fancy Goods,
"-«^rs, Pipes and
iP<l|)nfectionery.
i   fail Orders Promptly Attended to.
£pl   Alsoat.FAIRVIEW.B.C
You miss many good things—you
don't have as much as you might-=
when you fail to send us your grocery order* ff  J|;
Just now we have lots of
good things coming* in for
Xmas trade. ■ - m- ~ #   llfcl¥
For  CONNOISSEURS Only.
Can be had at all first-class hotels throughout the province.
R.P.RITHET&GO.,U.
VICTORIA, B. C,
Sole Agents*
THE:
A. i n#wse CO,
LIMITED
NICOLA and PRINCETON
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.EAUTIFULLY SITUATED at the Forks of the Simil-
Kkmeen and Tulameenlliiyers. The BUSINESS CENTRE frame following Mining Camps:— Copper Mountain,
Kennedy^ Mountain, Friday, Boulder and Granite Creeks,
Summit, Roche River,  Upper Tulameen and Aspen G$fove.
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FINE   CLIMATE 1 AND i PUREST  OF   WATER
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Enormous Agricultural Area to^Draw from
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PRESENT PRICES OF LOTS—=From $3.00 to $10 PefifPront Foot. Size of Lots
50x100 Feet and 33x100 Feet. Terms===One=Third Cash; Balance Three and Six Months
with Interest at Six Per Cent Per Annum. fe
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