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14th Year   No. 50
PRINCETON, B.C., FRIDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1913.
PER YEAR : $2 Cash,
Single Copy sc.
Coal, iron, copper, lead, zinc, silver, gold, platinum
SIMILKAMEEN A VAST
MINERAL FIELD OF
VARIED ORES
GEOLOGIST   CAMSELL'S  REPORT
The preliminary report by Charles
Camsell, Domnion geologist on this part
cf the Similkameen district has just been
received from the government printing
bureau at Ottawa from which the following extrac s are made :
Summary of Operations
' My instructions for the season were, to
commence a topographical and geological
survey of the Similkameen district of
southern British Columbia, the object
heing to carry out for this district what
has already been done for West Kootenay
by Messrs. Brock and Boyd of this Department, namely the publication of a
map on a scale of lour miles to the inch
with a contour interval of two hundred
feet. This sheet, which will be called the
Similkameen sheet will cover an aiea of
about 3,500 square miles, and will embrace the mining camps of Bear creek,
Granite creek. Copper mounUin, Roche
river, Hedley, Ollala and Fairview, including the country from the Okanagan
valley to the Hope mountains, and from
the International Boundary northward
for a distance ot abont forty five miles.'
Extensive Work
' A work of this magnitude must of
necessity occupy the attention of any field
Darty for several seasons, but as certain
sections of this area are economically of
frfr greater importance than others I was
instructed to confine the work ofthe first
seasons to the more accessible and more
developed portions of the district, leaving
the remainder for a later date.'
' Princeton, the most central point for
the region selected, was chosen as the
headquarters for |he season, and except
for a hurried reconnaissance at the end oj
ths season, ofthe important camp of Bear
creek on the Tulameen river, all the work
was confined to a belt about eight miles
wide lying between this place and the
international    boundaiy. This    belt,
which covers an area of about 250 square
miles, is the subject of this report and
will be referred to as tne South Similkameen district '
Topography and Geology
' The topographical work consisted of a
skeleton transit triangulation begun on
the infe; national boundary line, where
it cro^ses the Pasa\ton river, and carried
down the Similkameen river to Princeton,
taking in a belt about eight miles wide.
Two monuments on the boundary line
furnished an excellent base for the commencement of the triangulation. As the
whole belt south of Whipsaw creek is
only traversed by one main trail, and the
bordering country is very rough and
heavily timbered, many traverses and
stations necessary for a more complete
survey had to be abandoned. An area of
about 120 square miles, embracing the
mineralized areas of Copper mountain,
Kennedy mountain and the Princeton
coal basin, was surveyed in greater detail,
and the position of this sheet was fixed on
the skeleton triangulation. A map ofthe
surveyed mineral claims and land preemptions compiled by the lands and works
department in Victoria was used as a base
on which to plot ;the contour lines and
other features of the topography. Eleva
tions were obtained by aneroid, and referred to the levels carried through from
Spence Bridge by the Canadian Pacific
Railway Company in their survey of a
location line down the Similkameen river.
The elevation of the bridge across One-
mile creek near its mouth was taken as
the datum, and is reckoned at 2,000 feet
above sea level. A geological and topographical map of this area on a scale of
half a mile to the inch, with a contour
interval of 100 feet, has been compiled.' I
' By far the greater part of the geological work is confined to the mineralized
sections of the belt, viz : the Roche river
camp, Copper and Kennedy mountains
and the tertiary coal-basin. These were
done in s.-uie detail, while the work on
the remainder of the country was only
such as could be done in connexion with
Continued on page 5 •
MINES   AND  MINING
The Golden Gate Placer Mining Co.,
R. A. Lambert, manager, let a big tunnel
contract to O. Oleson of Merritt last week
which has a time limit extending to the
15th AprfK Si^ men will be employed
all winter driving the tunnel at the north
fork of Grani e Creek. The Golden Gate
Co. have already expended $16,000 under
Mr. Lambert'ssupervision and the harvest
of gold and platinum on this placer lease
is expected lo begin before high water
next June.
OscarLachmund, superintendent; Fred
Keffer, consulting engineer am. R. A.
Brown, arrived Wednesday ana weal to
the B. C. Copper Co.'s camp, Copper
mountain.
The Princeton Coal and Land Co. are
shipping considerable quantities of coal
although the demand is curtailed by mildness of the winter.
The B. C. Copper Co. blew in a third
furnace recently at their smelter Greenwood, thus largely increasing the output
of copper. This company is showing
marked progress and enterprise in mining
and smelting. Prospecting on tneir bonded
properties on Copper mountain continues
with about one hundred men and four
diamond drills working full time.
Tr.icklaying has reached Osprey lake
the end of grade on the K. V.
TBE MOVING THRONG
AND EVENTS OF
THE WEEK M
TOWN AND DISTRICT
L. W. Shatford, M.P.P., and wife are
on their way Home from their extended
European tour, both being in excellent
health. Some days were spent in Nova
Scotia visiting the old home when the
journey was resumed, stops being made
at Ottawa, and other points. They expect
to reach Vancouver today.
Road Superintendent Turner and E. D.
Boeing of Hedley were iu town Monday.
Percy W. Gregory, P.L.S., and tami y
have gone to Salmon Arm for the winter.
H. H. Thomas went to the Okanagan
district last Monday and will be absent
about two weeks.
On Dec. ist tht Tulameen Hotel was
transferred to Kirkpatrick and Coulthard,
the new firm, Mr. Malone retiring.
Under the new arrangement Mr. Coulthard, who is well known throughout the
Similkameen, will have charge of the
books and Mr. Kirkpatrick, who is also
well known in the hotel business, will
have full charge of the liquor department. The house will be conducted in
its usual good manner and guests will
receive every attention toward their
comfort. The general public wish the
new firm every success.
A. D. Wilson, of Vancouver, is the new
manager for A. L. White's second hand
and furniture business. With his family,
Mr. Wilson will be a permanent resident.
The Orange ball tonight in the I O.O.F.
hall will be, no doubt, well attended.
Everything is being done to ensure a
good time.
The machinery ofthe cement, works at
E. Princeton is being tried out and it is
working efficiently. J. A. Osborne is in
charge ofthe manufacturing department.
A. Maxwell, restaurant owner, received
a message rn proceed to Cranbrook as his
little daughter is seriously ill from the
effect., of vaccination He leaves on
Monday.
A burglar enterea the bank of B. N. A.
at Hedley last Thursday night and made
a clean gataway with a whole carcase—
nothing more.
Engineer Burns of the K. V. is running
more lines in town. These lines are so
numerous now that a cobweb looks silly
in comparison.
The B. C. Cement works are running
short time due to slack supply of coal
from the United Empire Coal Co.
Mrs. B. Barlow and child arrived from
Keremeos last Friday and will reside here
during the winter.
Hughes & White are delivering a good
quality of dry wood which they are cutting on Parcy mountain. A trial order
will give satisfaction to all concerned.
Mrs. E. WiJliatns of Hedley was a
visitoi lasi week at the home of Mrs.
McCaffrey, Fenchurch' venue.
W. J. Budd, director ofthe B. C. Portland Cement Co., left last Tuesday for
Alberta, and will return in a iew days.
Swan lake, near the cement works,
affords good skating and the hockey club
held their first practice there last Sunday.
TULAMEEN TUMTUM 'K&p.
Tulameen, Dec. 10.—Railroad Construction on the V. V. & E. is progressing
at the usual rate—dead slow.
Ernest Rice & Lundin Bros, are making
good headway on their Treasure mountain
tunnel contract.
Austin Henderson, late manager of a
mail order business in Chicago, is now
manager of the Hotel Otter Flat for his
mother Mrs. E. J. Henderson.
Notices have been posted ordering residents on the public lands here to remove,
although no notice of the reservation of
the ground has ever been made. Some of
ofthe residents on this ground have been
occupying it for nearly ten years, and
have erected comfortable buildings thereon. It will be a hardship for these people
to be obliged to remove. The Government will, no doubt, respect the rights of
squatters within Tulameen limits.
THE WIDE WORLD.
The proposed naval holiday or cessation
from shipbuilding would save yearly
the United States $50,000,000, Britain
$60,000,000, Germany $30,000,000.
The tango will not ba tolerated at
Rideau hall, the Duchess of Connaught
having put it on the index expurgatorious.
It is a great blow to * society.'
The next session ofthe British Columbia legislature will open on January 15.
TheDominion house of commons meets
on January 15th.
The government is calling for tenders
for the building of the new court houses
for Merritt and Nicola: $15,000 will be
spent on the building in Merritt. Nicola
is apportioned $10,000. These two
amounts spent in the i uilding trade in
this district will give a nice little spurt to
business.
W. W. Fcsttr, conservative candidate
for the Islanas constituency was elected
by a majority of 202.
All Federal orde-s-in-council keeping
Hindus out of British Columbia have been
pronounced illegal by Chief Justice
Hunter of Vancouver.
An anti-German and anti-military outbreak prevails in soutnern Alsace as the
result of stupid military high-handedness
towards the French people of Zabern>and
intense feeling prevails.
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 THE     SIMILKAMEEN     STAR
December 12, 1913
THIRTEEN YEARS AGO.
(From The Star, 1900.)
Geo. Allison returned from the Ashnola
country where he had been as guide to a
hunting party. S. Neave, E. B Hall and
Walter Jamieson also as guide were in the
party and shot four fine big horn sheep
and two deer.
Jack Smith, an old timer here, says the
Grand Forks Miner, is back from the
Similkameen. In speaking of that country he says it is the coming mineral section and is destined to become one of the
richest mining districts on the globe.
Sam Spencer has taken charge of the
temporary school for the present month.
R L. Cawston end cowboys had quite
a little difficulty persuading the cattle to
leave the Piinceton ranges owing to the
exceptionelly mild fall and good feed.
W. S. Wilson has made a good strike
on the lion's head mineral claim on sterling creek. Assays show $13 in gold and
$13.86 in copper.
Invitations have been issued for a masquerade ball at Mrs. Allison's on new
years eve.
Look out for the grand Christmas tree
entertainment in the Harris-Mc.Inlosh
building. After the tree there will be a
hop.
Mrs. Voigt and her son Victor were
passengers on the out going stage last
week.
Jim Wallace has been making improvements on his hotel, including a wide sidewalk around the house.
The prospect;of a strike of the postal
employes in the Christmas season in Eng
land was increased by the announcement
today of the post-master-general, H. L.
Samuels, Uiat he would not concede the
the demand for 15 per cent, increase in
•wages.
PHILOSOPHY OF LIFE.
Truth lives forever. In spite of opposition and persecution its living exponents
thrive, are happy, inwardly at peace, and
like the meek, inherit the earth.
Only those who are guilty of lying,
misrepresentation and slander whine
under the lash of truth.
The person who builds on what his
forefathers were or depends for social
status' on relatives is neither fit nor
worthy of tne company of sensible people.
One bad deed beclouds the life of the
perpetrator and taints the lives of his or
her children. The correct life is the only
way, then retribution never follows.
The best sermon ever preached is truth
practised and demonstrated in the des.
truction of sin, disease and death.
The tattler and backbiter though
smooth or smiling in your presence will
not rest until the fangs of envy are fast
eued on you also.
Shoddy aristocracy and snobbery ate
the outgrowth of vain and weak intellects.
It you entertain some guests too wel'
they will outlast their welcome.
LIQUOR ACT, WO
(Section 49.)
NOTICE is hereby given that, on the
12th day of January next, application will
be made to the Superintendent of Provincial Police for the trausfer of the licence
for the sale of liquor by retail in and upon
the  premises known  as   the   Tulameen
hotel,  situate at Princeton,  British  Columbia, from  Kirkpatrick   &  Malone to
Kirkpatrick & Coulthard, of British Columbia.
Dated this 12th day of December, 1913.
KIRKPATRICK & MALONE,
Holders of Licence
KIRKPATRICK & COULTHARD
Applicants forTransfer
Astaila Townsite
Come and make your choice now.
Lots selling from $25.00 to $100.00
\ Fire    Life  and  Accident
Insurance
McLean and Russell
Real Estate
Princeton
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What would the Christmas Dinner be with=
out the help of the Butcher and Farmer ?
AH contribute to the feast.
Christmas Meats, Etc.
Besides the Staple Fresh Meats, Corned Beef. Mess Pork,
Ham, Bacon,   Canned Meals, Butter and Eggs, there are
Turkeys, Ducks, Chickens,   Oysters, Sardines,
Fresh Salmon and Halibut, Cured Fish
I p. burns & co.
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JUST ARRIVED
LARGE SHIPflENT OF
BLANKETS AND COMFORTERS
DROP IN AND
HAKE YOUR SELECTION
AT
A. L. WHITE'S
Djecembkr i2,  1913
THE     SIMILKAMEEN    STAR
BOOKS
' FOR   ALL   AGES
TOY  BOOKS
PICTURE BOOKS
RAQ  BOOKS
BOUND  BOOKS
ANNUALS
POETS
English    Illustrated    Xmas
numbers with usual
Supplements
PRINCETON DRUG
& BOOK STORE
I Princeton Carriage
And Iron Works
H. E. McGILLIVARY, Prop.
Horseshoeing, Etc*
General Blacksmithing.
Carriage Building and  Repairs
All Work Neatly & Promptly
Phone 28. Executed.
The Place to Meet
The Man You Know
AT
LEN HUSTON'S
Cipr & News stand
TOBACCOS, CIGARS   PIPES
Agent for Nelson Club and Kusko-
nook Cigars, made by
NELSON CLUB CIGAR CO.
Ice Cream, Sodas, Confectonery
IRWIN BLOCK
> J. L. HUSTON,   =    -    Prop. i
HOSPITAL BENEFIT
MASQUERADE BAIL
UNDER AUSPICES OF
Ladies' Hospital Auxiliary
IN THE
Oddfellows' New Hall
NEW YEARS' EVE
Wednesday, Dec. 31st
1013=14
ADMISSION, $1.00
LOCAL AND GENEBAL.
The thermometer averages about ten
degrees of frost these crisp nights but the
days are balmy and beautifully clear.
Excellent wheeling if a little slippery in
spots.
The meeting of taxpayers in the school-
house last Saturday decided to raise the
salaries of the principal, Miss Weir, and
the assistant, Miss Blake. Both now Ire
ceive the same pay, $85 per month.
The masquerade ball, new year's eve,
Wednesday, Dec. 31, is being reckoned
with by a large number of patrons of
charity. The proceeds are for the Prince
ton general hospital, an institution which
appeals to all generously inclined. Re.
serve that date and accept the invitation
ofthe ladies hospital auxiliary to be present.   Admission, One Dollar.
. Molson, Wash., had six millions added
to her population last week, Mrs. George
Million and family moving in town for
the winter.
If a man starts to pay his debts, it starts
a row of men a mile long in motion, each
one starting to pay his. It may be that
you are the man in the row that has
stopped the motion. If you owe any one
pay him.
H. B. Christie, of Ashcroft, has been
appointed official administrator for Yale
and Lillooet.
Perley Washburn and Arthur" Henson
are working in Princeton, B. C, this winter.—Chesaw News. '
The electric light poles are now being
placed along the streets and the juice will
not be long following.
Clifford Bell of Port Coquitlam, formerly of Bath, Eng., has accepted a first class
position on the Star and may yet make
Princeton his fnture home. He is in love
with the climate and is gaining avoirdupois every meal.
The item in last issue referring tc Zam-
buk as being lost while out hunting is not
correct. If the party who started that
yarn will take a dozen doses of Zambuk
daily he will have more regard for fact.
On sale at the Princeton Drug and Book
store.
BANK   OF   MONTREAL
ESTABLISHED     1817
Rt. Hon. Lord Strathcona aud Mount Royal, G.C.M.G.,G.C.V.O., Hon. Pres.
H. V. Meredith, Esq., President. Sir F. Williams-Taylor,  GenL Mgr '
Capital -
Reserve and Undivided Profits, Over
$16,000,000
$17,000,000
SAVINGS   BANK   DEPARTMENT
Deposits of $1 and npwards received.
BANKING BY MAIL; A SPECIALTY.
Drafts Issued available in different parts of the World.
The poor man's
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Nourishing,
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Satisfying,
The rich man's
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Strengthening
PRINCETON BREWING Co., "S*
Families supplied.      Hotel orders promptly delivered.
Patronize home make-
SPECIALS.
Every Sunday evening special dinner
from 5 to 8 p.m. at the Hotel Tulameen.
Princeton orchestra will play during
dinner.
FURNISHED ROOMS for rent.—Mrs.
M. Leighton.
Bread, Pies and Cakes for sale a* the
Miner's Restaurant.
LOST—Umbrella, black silk, lettered
'H. H.'   Please leave at Star office.
RESTAURANT — Three
on   Friday,   chicken   ou
PRINCETON   LODGE
I.O.O.F. No. 53.
j) Regular meetings. 8 p
^s^JJ       m., Thursdays,
Sojourning brethren welcome.     Hall situate in
Howse Bldgs cor. Bridge St. and Vermjlion Ave.
B."Wilcox "        S. R. Gibson
Noble Grand Secretary
MINER'S
kinds of  fish
Sunday.
WOOD FOR SALE: — Hughes &
White supply all kinds of firewood.
Shipments made to outside points along
the railway. Leave orders at Len
Huston's.
Xmas Cakes and Mince Pies made to
order at the Miner's Restaurant.
Try King & Gibson for paint oils,
lubricating oils, illuminating oils. Cutlery, rifles, sporting goods, general
hardware, builders supplies.
A man, active, sober and of good character, wants a position as caretaker or
night wachman.   Apply Star office.
Brass goods just received at Mr.
Wilson's, suitable for Xmas gifts.
FOR SALE—Ranch land, 160 acres,
five miles from town. Crown granted,
with coal rights. Surface rights, only,
$20 per acre, with coal rights, $30 per
acre.   Apply Star office.
FOR SALE—I have 40 shares of B. C.
Portland Cement Company's Stock of
Princeton, B. C, which I   will   sell   fot
$50 per share.   WM. H. EAVE, 421 Exchange Bank Bldg. Spokane, Wash.
Books for the million ! Interesting
and informing by standard authors. Call
and see them.   LEN Huston's.
RELIGIOUS SERVICES.
Church of England—Next Sunday ,
at Princeton, Holy Communion, 8 a.m.;
Matins and Sermon, 11 a.m. Rev. G. D.
Griffiths.
Presbyterian church—Services in the
court house at 7:30 p.m. Rev. J. A. Gillam pastor. Sunday school at 11 a.m.
All are cordially invited.
Christian Science lesson sermon sub-
ect next Sunday : ' God, the Preserver of
Man.'   Behold, God is mine helper.
. For he hath delivered me out of all
trouble.   Ps. 54:4, 7-t
PERCY W, GREGORY
Assoc. Mem. Can. Soc. CE.
CIVIL ENGINEER
AND BRITISH COLUMBIA
LAND SURVEYOR
Star Building, PRINCETON, B. C.
Hotel Princeton
SWANSON & BROOMFIELD, Props?
Now completed  on site of the old
Great  Northern.    Only  brick
hotel in Similkameen.    A
first class house.
First Class room and board
Wines, Liquors, Cigars
PRINCETON,
B.C.
K. C. BROWN
Barrister and Solicitor
Notary Public, Etc.
PRINCETON,   -    B.C.
BRITTON BLOCK
CARPENTER AND UNDERTAKER
The undersigned has followed the above lines of business for the past
dozen years in Princeton and
will continue the same.   I
will be glad to receive orders
and will give them prompt attention.   Residence and shop at foot of
BILLITER AV.on Tulameen River
W. S.   WILSON
DOMINION HOTEL
D. McRAE, Prprietor
TULAMEEN,  B.C.
LIVERY IN CONNECTION
Miners',   Prospectors'   and Travelers' Home
RATES : $1 to $2.50 per Day
THE) GATEWAY TO THE
Tulameen Gold and PJati-
num Mines.      f|
Similkameen Hotel
SUMMERS & WARDLE
PROPRIETORS
Large and New building, well Fur-
.   nished and Plastered; Comfortable ; Quietude.
Sample  Rooms, spacious, in hotel.
Hotel is situated near Great Northern Railway station.
Vermilion Avenue,MM
Princeton, B.C.
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 THE     SIMILKAMEEN     STAR
December 12, 1913
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THE SIMILKAMEEN STAR
(J. H. WRIGHT)
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Special rates for long term ads.
MAKE USE OF IDLE LAND
The remarks of J. J. Hill, who is
the brains of the Great Northern
railway company, ate always received with a certain respect and
appreciation. His long experience
in building up the west and a j great
railway system has given him an
insight into the progress of the
country that is at once authoritative
and enlightening. At Portland the
other day he told an assembly of
business men that the expansion
and further progress of their city is
contingent on the development of
the country surrounding the city.
E^jery.- inch of the soil available
must be brought into productiveness
and homes established thereon. He
lays particular stress on the encouragement of the homebuilder.
Had Mr. Hill spoken to an audience
at-Princeton he could not have
uttered words with more striking
appropriateness than those expressed at Portland. He not only
pointed out a way to further growth
and prosperity but he enunciated
a principle that strikes at the very
roots of all true progress. Without land to cultivate or without
people to cultivate known available
land in the vicinity of a town it
will-have a tremendous drag on its
growth no matter how rich the
adjacent country may be in mineral
or other resources. The soil and a
favorable climate are necessary for
homebuilders. L-ocal products of
the soil are essential for the market
demands of the city or town. With
very much of the land near Prince-'
ton locked up and in possession of
coal companies and individual
coal owners there is little hope at
present of encouragement being
given to homebuilders or settlers.
In former years and by former
governments the policy of alienating
as much ofthe public land as possibe
to railway and other companies was
then in vogue.__ Large tracts of
good land, then ^believed to be
worthless, weresgiven^awayto any
and all who asked. The provincial
government will now have to undo
much of the blundering of former
governments and make available
for homebuilders by legislative process the productive lands lying idle
and in the hands of big companies.
One such company owns 18,000
acres of timbered and agricultural
land bordering on Princeton on
which notices of trespass have been
placed debarring, anyo ne the privilege of taking firewood or of making a home thereon. All this land
could be brought to the producing
stage and a prosperous settlement
formed. The life of Princeton
largely depends on homebuilders
being given opportunity to'reclaim
the vacant land hereabouts. Under
present conditions the government
receives no revenue worth mentioning from these lands but which
would give handsome returns occupied by thriving settlers. Some
relief from present conditions is
imperative and the government is
urged to "find a remedy at the forthcoming session of the legislature.
NOTES AND COMMENTS
All intelligence and enlightenment of the age favors self gevern-
ment for states, cities, provinces and
towns. A people to whom the
privileges of self government are
not extended, cannot hope to advance. The progress of a free and
independent people under home'
rule is very marked when compared
with the semi-ctvilized and retrograde conditions under despotic and
aristocratic governments such as is
observed in some of the old countries. Liberty is the price of progress. That nation or people that
does not enJQy...the... fullest measure
of autonomous government is
doomed. Hence the necessity for
incorporation of towns and rural
municipalities. The principle of
self government is innate in every
free born subject.
The Greenwood Ledge always
up to the last second with news and
views rather regretfully states taat
its ad. patronage from outside
points exceeds that from its own
town. Surely our good brother
knows that old truism about a prophet being without honor in his
own town. . . A cold, listless people never appreciate home enterprise, worth or ability, and it is possible our revered, -brother will be
obliged to wait until the cemetery
at Greenwood' enlarges before he
receives his just reward and proportionate share of home ads. Be
patient, Col., a good man always
gets all that is coming to him in
this world and in the next, too.
From war scares, rebellions and
money stringency the subject of discussion has shifted to tango. In
some places tea and tango are served
together, reminding one of an ancient people bent on sensual pleasure, who sat down to eat and rose
up to play. Next season it may be
bango, and so on with the mazy
whirl of life.
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the mainland of B. C. The product can be
used as soon as made and is the best science,
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SIMILKAMEEN ^MINERALOGY
From    Page   i.
the topography on a hurried trip to and
from the boundary line. Tne pack trail
from Princeton to the boundary line follows the western side of the Similkameen
river nearly all tbe way, and as one can
only ford this stream in extremely low
water a long strip of several miles south
of Combination camp on the east side of
the river was .not examined at all, and is
only conjectured to be covered by recent
volcanic rocks.'
■ Fossils occur only at tbe north end of
the belt in the Tertiary sediments, and at
the south end in an area of Cretaceous
rocks, so that it Las been found impossible
to refer the rocks occurring in the central
portion to any definite period of time.
The greater part of this area is covered by
recent volcanic flows, which are later than
the Tertiary sediments.'
' In the Copper Mountain district,
where a large batholithic mass of monzonite has invaded a series of metamorphosed sedimentary rocks, the two varieties of rocks have been grouped on the
map under one geological color, though
the two are of widely different age. The
reason for doing this is tbat it has been
found impossible to separate them completely in the field. Except in the canon
of the Similkameen river', and where
some development work has been done
on the claims, outcrops of rock are no>
common and the igneous rock holds
many isolaied 'areas of the sedimentary
rocks as inclusions in its body, and their
boundaries were impossible to determine.
To add to the complexity the whole
mountain is cut by a great many dikes of
varying composition, besides being traversed by many slips and faults along
which alteration has taken place. These,
coupled with the widespread mineralization, have wrought such profound changes
in the rocks that it is now difficult in
many cases to say what their ^original
composition might have been.'
' The climate of the Similkameen district about Princeton is an exceedingly
pleasant one. Lying on the eastern side
of the Hope mountains, which catch much
of the moisture drifting eastward from the
Pacific, it occupies part ofthe interior dry
belt of southern British Columbia. The
rainfall is very light, and irrigation is
necessary in the latter part ofthe summer
wherever farming is carried on. The extreme upward limit of agriculture is
slightly over three thousand feet above
sea level, and as the greater proportion of
country lies above this level it will be
readily understood that the amount of
cultivable land is not very large, and is
confined to the lower benches of the valleys and to the Tetiary depression about
the town of Princeton. Above this level,
too, the plateau is subject to more or less
severe summer frosts, and even in the
lower levels of the district only the
months of Tuly and August can be counted
on with any degree of certainty to be free
from frosts. The soil is everywhere very
good and yields excellent crops. Some
wheat and other cereals are grown, but
the most of the farmers are content merely
with the production of vegetables for
their own and for local consumption.
Small fruits, such as strawberries, rasp
berries, currants and gooseberries are
easily cultivated.'
[To be continued.]
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MIMING, ENGINEERING AND ELECTRICAL RECORD
The October number of the Mining,
Engineering and Electrical Record to
hand contains an account of the Cas-
siar Goldfields, their history, past
production, and present\prospects; a
review of recent developments in the
metallurgy of zinc; a report of the
proceedings of the Pacific Coast Convention of the American Institute of
Electrical Engineers which recently
met at Vancouver, together with illustrated descriptions of the plants
of the Western Canada Power Company, Vancouver Power Company and
B. C. Electric Railway Co., inspected
by the visitors; notes on the most
recent development at the Slocan Star
Mine where a shoot of solid galena
3 ft. wide, and assaying 103 ozs. silver
and 81 per cent, lead as well as four
feet of milling ore has been developed
on No. 8 level;an estimate of the mineral production for the first three
quarters of the current year, from
which it appears the tonnage of ores
treated shows an increase of about
100,000 tons over the same period of
last year, with increases in production of gold, silver and lead, but a
falling off in copper due to the lower
copper values of the ore now treated
by the Granby Company; and a reduction of half a million tons in coal
due to the labor troubles on Vancouver Island.
Dissolution of Partnership
Notice is hereby given that the
partnership heretofore existing between
the undersigned is dissolved this day by
mutual consent. All accounts owing us
must be paid to our successors, Kirkpatrick & Coulthard, by whom all
accounts owing must be paid.
W. J. KIRKPATRICK
J. MALONE.
Princeton, Nov. 29, 1913.
SEALED TENDERS addressed to the
undersigned and endorsed 'Tender for
Immigration Detention Hospital Build-
iug, Vancouver, B. C.,' will be received
at this office until 4.00 p.m., on Monday,
December 29,1913, far the erection of the
above named building.
Plans, specification and form of contract can be seen and forms of tender
obtained at this Department, at the office
of W. Henderson, Esq.. Resident Architect, Victoria, B. C, and on application
to Mr. A. J. Chisholm, caretaker, Public
Building, Vancouver, B. C.
Persons tendering are notified that
tenders will not be considered unless
made on the printed forms supplied, and
signed with their actual signatures, stating their occupations and places of residence. Iu the case of firms, the actual
signature, the nature of the occupation,
and place of residence of each member of
the firm must be given.
Each teuder must be accompanied by
an accepted cheque on a chartered bank,
pavable to the or'der of the Honorable the
Minister of Public Works, equal to ten
per cent (10 p. c.) of the amount of the
tender, which will be forfeited if the person tendering decline to enter into a contract when called upon to do so, or fail
to complete the work contracted for. If
the tender be not accepted the cheque
-will be returned.
The Department does not bind itself to
accept the lowest or any tender.
By order,
R. C. DESROCHERS,
Secretary.
Department of Public Works,
Ottawa, November n, 1913.
Newspapers will not be paid for this advertise
ment if they insert it without authority from the
Department,—49438.
Try a Star Special.
RETURN WELL PLEASED
Speaking at a reception given by
the Victoria League to the members
of the parliamentary association who
had just returned from their empire
tour, Lord Emmott referred in the
highest terms to the imperial sentiment he had found in every one of
the dominions overseas. He did not
think the time had come for any great
change in the direction of imperial
federation or any such step as that.
The dominions were for the most oart,
not harboring anything of the kind,
yet he felt very hopeful of the future
of the empire.
The general trend was in the right
direction and when he looked to the
future he was forced to realize that
in some forty-five years a great proportion of the population in the overseas dominions would be made np
of those who had not seen the United
Kingdom or had any personal knowledge of it, and it would be, therefore,
wise if Englishmen visited the dominions more and encouraged the
people of the dominions to visit us
more. The dominions complained he
said, that we were ignorant of their
affairs and that we frequently betrayed that ignorance.
PIANOFORTE LESSONS
Miss Day is prepared to receive pupils
for the pianoforte. Terms on application.
Corner of Billiter Ave. and Lime St.
The Place to Meet
The Man You Know
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TOBACCOS, CIGARS   PIPES
Agent for Nelson Club and Kusko-
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Ice Cream, Sodas, Confectonery
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GUNS AND AMMUNITION
BUILDERS'
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PRINCETON PIONEER
HARDWARE STORE
KING   AND   GIBSON
General  Hardware
CEMENT,  LIME
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BLACKSMITH
COAL
Stables
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General Livery business car ried on
Horses for hire, single or doubJ Wood
or coal delivered on snortes.; notice.
Draying in all its branches. ; .ices right
Satisfaction guaranteed.
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Freight and Passenger
Transportation
AUTO SERVICE==TOURS
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STAGE MEETS  ALL  TRAINS
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Princeton & Tulameen
COUNTY   COURT==YALE
A sitting ofthe County Court of Yale will be
held at the Court House, Princeton, Tuesday,
9th day of December iqi3, at the hour of 2 o'clock
in the afternoon.   By command.
HUGH HUNTER,
OCI7 Registrar County Court.
The above  court  is postponed until Monday,
January 6th ,1914. 't y?S
By command,
HUGH HUNTER
Registrar County Court.
$20.00 REWARD
Tne above sum of money will be paid
for reliable information as to the whereabouts of or delivery of one black mare
and sucking colt, black. Brand on mare
U on right thigh. Wmm
*° GEO. W. ALDOUS.
Synopsis of Coal Mining Regulations.
fO A I, mining rights ofthe Dominion, in Mani-
*-' toba, Saskatchewan and Alberta, the Yukon
Territory, the North-west Territories and in a
portion ofthe Province of British Columbia, may
be leased for a term of twenty-one years at an
annual rental of Si. an acre. Not more than
2,56o acres will be leased to one applicant.
Application for a lease must be made by the
applitcant iu person to the Agent or Sub-Agent
of the district in which the rights . applied for
are situated.
In surveyed territory the land must be des->
crtbed by sections, or legal sub-division of
sections,and in unsurveyed territory the tract
applied for shall be staked out by the applicant
himself.
Each application must be accompanied by a
lee of $5. which wtll be refuuded if the rights
applied for are not available, but not otherwise.
A royalty, shall be paid on the merchautabfe
output ofthe mineat the rate of five per cent pen
ton.
The person operating tbe mint shall furnish
the Agent with sworn rerurns accounting for
the full quanity of merchantabl e coal mined
and piy the royalty thereon. If the coal
mining rights are not being operated, such
returns should be furnished at least once a
year.     J-flfSy
The lease will include the coal;ruining rights
only, but the lease may be permitted to purchase whatever available surface Tights may
be considered necessary for the working of the
mine at the rate of $10.00 an acre.
For full information application should be
made to the Secrstary of the Department of
the Interior, Ottawa, or to any Agent or Sub-
Agent of Dominion Lands.
W. W. CORY
Deputy Minister of the Interior.
N. B.—Unauthorized publication of this ac*
vertisruent will.not be paid^fo>£': ]
NOTICE
Yale Land District. District of Yale.
Take notice that I, James Campbell
MacDoaald, of Vancouver, B. C, Civil
Engineer, intend to apply for permission
to purchase the following described land :
Commencing at a post planted two
hundred and eighty feet west from the
north west corner of Lot 520 Yale district,
thence north forty chains, thence east-
forty chains, thence south forty chains,
thence west forty chains to the point of
commencement and containing one
hundred and sixty acres more or less.
JAMES CAMPBELL MACDONALD.
Dated November 12th, 1913.
Certificate of Improvements.
Fissure Maiden Fractional mineral
claim situate in the Similkameen Mining
Division of Yale District.
Where located : On Siwash Creek (Five
Mile Creek.)
Take notice tbat I, E. E. Coley, F. M. C.
No. 74379 B, acting as agent for the
Inland Development CovLtd.,. F. M. C.
No. 70927 B, intend at the end of sixty
days from the date thereof 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 85 of the Mineral Act must
be commenced before the issuance of
such Certificate of Improvements.
Dated this 23rd day of October, 1913.
THE INLAND DEVELOPMENT Co.,
Limited,
E. E. Coley, Agent.
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NOTICE.
In the matter of estate of Charles
Crisfield deceased.
All persons having claims against the
above estate are required to send
particulars thereof, duly verified, to the
undersigned on or before the 17th
November, 1913, after which date the
Executor will proceed to distribute the
estate according to law, having regard
only to such claims of which he shall
then have had notice.
Dated at Princeton, B. C, this 13th
day of October. 1913.
J. B. WOOD.
Executor of said Estate.
Boost for Industries.
SMILES
Small Urchin (to the owner ofthe horse
which onght to have been cat's meat)—
Does yer want me to 'old 'im, guv'nor?
The Owner—No, thanks. He won't
run away.
Small Urchin—I did'nt mean to hold
'm fast so's he won't run away. I meant
to hold him up so's he won't drop.
The Grocer—I think living's getting
cheaper. For instance two years ago. them
eggs would have cost you fifty per cent,
more.
The Customer—Two years ago, when
these eggs were fresh, they would have
been worth more.
Doris wa radiant over a recent addition
to the family, and rushed out of the house
to tell the news to a passing neighbor.
"Oh, you don't know what we've got
upstairs !"
"What is it?"
"It's a new baby brother !" and she settled back upon her heels and folded her
hands to watch the effect.
"You don't say so! Is he going to
stay ?"
" I    guess    so"-—  very   thoughtfully
"He's got his things off."
"I'm sorry to tell you, m'm, that I'll be
leaving you next week. I'm going to get
married."
" Is that so. Emma ? Who isj the lucky
man?"
"He's a policeman, m'm—on this beat,
too."
"I wish you joy. And what is his
name ?"
"I don't know 3'et, m'm ; but his number is 17."
A student in an'ophthalmic institution
was requested to examine and report upon
the condition of a man's eye. Having
ceremoniously adjusted the ophthaimo
scope he looked long and carefully into
the optic.
"Most remarkable !" he ejactulated in
a tone of surprise. Then, having re-adjusted the instrument, he made a further
careful examination. "Very extraordinary, indeed!" he exclaimed. "I have
never heard of such an eye. Have you
ever had professional opinion on it?"
" Once," was the laconic reply. " The
man who put it in said it was a fine bit of
glass !"
"I was speaking with your father last
last night," said the young man.
"Oh, were you? answered the sweet
young American, lowering her e3'es
" What were you talking about?"
"About the liklihood of war with Mexico. Your father said if there was war he
hoped it would be short."
"Oh, yes; I know papa is very much
opposed to long engagements."
"Now Tommy," said Mrs. Bull, "I
want you to be good while I'm out."
"I'll be good for a nickel,' replied
Tommy.
" Tommy," she said, "I want you to remember that you cannot be a son of mine
unless you are good for nothing."
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WATER NOTICE
Notice is hereby giveu that John Vaydo
and William Hamilton of Princeton,
B. C, will apply for a licence to take
and use three cubic feet per second of
water out of Hunter Creek, formerly One
Mile, which flows in a south easterly
direction through One Mile Section and
empties into the Similkameen River near
Princeton
The water will be diverted at or about
2300 feet from ifs mouth and will be used
for agricultural purposes, on the land
described as Lo't No. 2048 Gl.
This notice was posted on the ground
on the ist day of November 1913. The
application will be filed in the office of
the Water Recorder at  Princeton, B. C.
Objections may be filed with the said
Water Recorder or with the Comptroller
of Water Rights, Parliament Buildings,
Victoria, B. C.
JOHN VAYDO,
WILLIAM HAMILTON,
Applicant
WATER NOTICE
For a licence to take and use water.
Notice is hereby given that Harvey 3. Harris of
Redmond, Oregon, U.S.A.,will apply for a licence
to take and use 1 cubic foot per second of water
out of Harris Springs which flows in a northerly
direction through lot 966 and empties into and
loses itself on lot 966
The water will be diverted two hundred yards'
from the Spring and will be used for irrigation
and   domestic   purposes   on the land described
as lot 966 in Yale Land Division Yale District.
This notice was posted on the ground on the 12th
day of December, 1913. The application will be
filed in the office of the Water Recorder at Princeton.
Objections may be filed with the said Water Recorder or with the Comptroller of Water Rights,
Parliament Buildings, Victoria, B. C.
HARVEY J. HARKIS. (Applicant.)
THOMAS S. HUGHES. (Agent.)
SEALED TENDERS addressed to the
undersigned, and endorsed 'Tender for
Drill Hall. Victoria, B. C.,' will be
received until 4.00 P. M., on Thursday,
December 11, 1913, for the construction
of a Drill Hall   at Victoria, B. C.
Plans, specification and form of contract can be seen and forms of tender obtained on.application to the office of Wm.
Henderson, resident architect, Victoria,
B. C; on application to the Postmaster at
Vancouver, B. C. ,and at this Department.
Persons tendering are notified that
tenders will not be considered unless
made on the printed forms supplied, and
signed with their actual signatures, stating their occupations and places of residence. Iu the case of firms, the actual
signature, the nature of the occupation,
and place of residence of each member of
the firm must be given.
Each teuder must be accompanied by
an accepted cheque on a chartered bank,
pa\ able to the order of the Honorable the
Minister of Pnbhc Works, equal to ten
per cent (ro p. c.) of the amount of the
tender, which will be forfeited if the person tendering decline to enter into a- contract when called upon to do so, or fail
to complete the work contracted for. If
the tender be not accepted the cheque
will be returned.
The Department does not bind itself to
accept the lowest or any tender.
By order,
R. C. DESROCHERS,
Secretary.
Department of Public Works,
Ottawa, November 11, 1913.
Newspapers will not be paid for this advertise
ment if they insert it without authority from th
Department.—49438.
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THE     SIMILKAMEEN     STAR
December i?, 1913
MecM CM & Lill
Five Reasons, For You To Invest In Princeton
■&■&
Because Princeton is the
Genter of a Coal, Ore and
Placer Mining District*
*&*&
Because There are Splendid
Opportunities for Manufact=
uring Industries.
Because the Surrounding Country is Adapted For Cattle, Horse,
and Sheep Raising. Farm, Garden and Poultry Products Find a
Ready Market at High Prices, at Princeton. Climate and Water are
Excellent. School and Church Facilities are the Best in the Similka=
meen Valley.
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Unlimited
Water
Power*
Rivers and
Creeks
Afford
Millions   ot
Horse
Power*
Now Running Waste*
Two Railroads Building to
Coast. Great Transprovincial
Trunk road-Rivers and Roads
converge here*
Write or Consult, E. Waterman, Resident Mgrm
PRINCETON ! COAL! & LANS) t CO.
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