& Water power, coal, cement, here at lowest cost 'There is nothing, either good or bad, that thinkng does not make it so.' 14th Year No. 38 PRINCETON, B.C., FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 1913. PER YEAR : $a Cash, Single Copy 5c. GOOD REASONS FOR INVESTMENT NOW: LAST BEST WEST CEMENT WORKS TURN Hj POWER, ELK BRAND BEST MINES AND MEVESG Nels Larsen is down from the Red Star at Roche river where he has been proving this valuable property. ' C. Bonniver brought in some finelook- ing silver-lead ore discovered on Muddy creek. Superintendent Glover is increasing the mining force for the Princeton Coal and Land Co. caused by the usual increased demand for coal during fall and winter. W. A. McDonald, new manager for the Columbia Coal & Coke Co., at Coalmont is expected to arrive from the coast early next week J. W. Bartlett left last week for his former home at Incheleum, Wash., returning here shortly to locate and engage in mining operations. W C. Fry, of Vancouver, is in town in connection with placer ground on the Tulameen river. He is considered an authority on placer .mining and in early days operated in Cariboo. G. L- Fraser, manager of the late Co"- umbia Coal & Coke Co , has removed with his family to the Fraser Valle3». During his official term ot three years he ' made many friends and brought to the ••work in charge a wide repuation of abil ity besides being popular with all ac quaintances. Personally magnetic and efficient his loss' to the community is strong It is to be hoped that he will again be found active in mining in this dis rict. The welcome sound of the big whistle at the cement works was heard last Monday promptly at 6 a.m. after a close down of about thies weeks. Just now half cap acity will be the order owing to certain repairs The quality and demand for Elk brand cement, made by the B. C. Portland Cement Co of E. Princeton, as sures an immense output, ^s an industry it will mightly affect the immediate ^districts of Similkameen, Okanagan, Kimloops and Nicola. Engineer Glover, ofthe staff of Cleve. land & Cameron, Vancouver, is surveying rightofway for the tramway and tipple to be used by the Columbia Coal. & Coke Co., at Coalmont " The tipple will le near the railwayr It is expected that a large number of workingmen will he required on preliminary work and Coalmont gives promise of decided revival. jjW^duesday was pay-day in Phoenix, and in consequence the town was more than usually lively. About $81,000 was paid out to the miners. It is estimated that there are upwards of 800 men working in and around Phoenix at the present time. Of this number 500 are at the Granby, 200 at the Rawhide and between 150 and 200 at the Gold Drop. Three trainloads of ore are taken every day from the mines at Phcenix and shipped to the smelter at Grand Forks to be treated. The steam placer drill pulled out of town towatd Coalmont on Wednesda; and wil begin testing along that sectio. E P. Whaler, the Conconully Wash., mining man, went up to his Friday creek properties yesterday morning, leaving at 6. a. m. in a four horse turnout with two led horses. W. J. Towers, mining engineer, and assistants are getting into shape for placer prospecting on the rivers. COLUMBIA COAL & COKE CO. A large mining deal was announced in the sale by the Winnipeg owners to a Vancouver syndicate of the Columbia Coal & Coke Co.'s mines and townsite al Coalmont. B. C, for approximately $1, 750,000. The property has been under development for the past three years, and has depended on shipping facilities for connections with the Greajr Northern railway,' which' has run a sn/fr 15 miles in length from Princeton tcyrtie mine. The property includes pyaeucally all the known coal in the'Tulameen basin, which has an area according to Charles Camsell of the geological survey of 3,700 acres of "which 3,254 acres carry coal. Mr. Camsell estimated the thickness of coal at 20 feet, included in several seams, and gave an estimated amount of 65,000, 000 tons that could be extracted by min ing. I.O.O.F. HALL FINELY 1 SITUATED FOR PUBLIC USES GOLD-PLATINUM The Similkameen and Tulameen rivers have been for many years famous for the remarkable qualities of black sands con tained in their gravels, which all, more or less contain gold and platinum. Mr. C. F. Law, who knows the district, places the produbtion of platinum from the Tulameen and its tributaries at 20*000 ozs. Whilst this amonnt was saved and rnark eted, how much more was probably lost? The black platiniferous sands held in the riffles and sluice boxes were regarded as of no value in those days and were thrown away. For instance, according to the 'Mineral Industry', platinum was selling in Russia in 1898 at $7.75 to $8.75 per oz. Today it is quoted in New York at $45 5° Per °z- for refined metal and $48 for hard metal. This represents an average increase in price of over fifty per cent per annum, or 600 per cent, in ten years. The Tulameen platinums are classed as hard metals.—Frank Bailey, M. E in 'The Valley of Sunshine.' NEW I. 0. 0. F. HALL A. E. Irwin has received the contract for building the I. O O. F. hall to be erected on the corner of Bridge street and Fenchurch avenue. The plans call for a two storey structure eventually but for the present only one will be erected. Dimensions are 50 x 70, partitions -being made for ladies' and gentlemen's dressing rooms, regalia rooms and so on. The hall will be awulable for public uses and it will be comp\@i£d in time for the festive season. As this is an 'off' building year everywhere the Oddfellows are to be congratulated for their enterprise and public spirit. THE WIDE WORLD. Ashmead Bartlett sends to the London Daily Telegraph a story of Bulgarian atrocities that seems almost incredible. There is uot a crime that he does not charge against these people and the magnitude of their offences seems almost past belief. Men, women and children, old and young, Mussalmans and 'Christians, were alike the victims. The de struction of property was enormous. The whole territory occupied by them west of the Maritza River has been laid waste. A member of the brotherhood of railway trainmen is killed every seven hours and every nine minutes a man is maimed This was the testimony of President Lee before the railway commission in the controversy between 42 railroads and their conductors and trainmen over the employes' demands for more pay and shorter hours. The report on June 30, gave 36,365 railroad employee killed in the United States during the year. Surplus $657,289.48 and reserve funds and profits bring the total cash and investment resources of the International Coal & Coke company, operating in the Crows Nest district, to $921,443.77accord- to the annual financial statement which has just been issued. Thsre are a number of shareholders in this district. The preliminary report of the Granby Consolidated Mining, Smelting & Power company for the fiscal year ended June 30 last indicate that the profits from operation at Grand Forks and Phcenix am ounted to $1,207,661, of which there was disbursed in dividends $449,955. ' Business men at Nanaimo expect that mines will soon reopen. :. Sir Oliver Lodge says he has no doubt the origen of life will be discovered in the molecule. A Nuttall, in charge of the bridge con struction, Kettle Valley Railway left Summerland by the Okanagan on Wednesday for Montreal having completed his work in the district. A building boom is on at Hope. The K. V. R. rightofway is now cleared for more than a mile on A. F. McDonald's property at Hope. Dockers st Liverpool will soon go on strike. The Duke of Connaught, governor-general, is expected buck on Oct. 24. Rancher near Nelson sells piggfeS six weeks old at $5 per head—fine mortgage lifterA. • The Hedley Gold Mining Co. has declared September dividends of $6o,ooo, making total for the year to date of $180,000. Continued on page 6. VANCOUVER 1915 EXHIBITION Preparations are well under way for a great mining exhibition to be held' in Vancouver in 1915 on a far more ambitious scale than ever attempted in >this country before, and already support promised to the scheme is gratifying* A capable committee has the matter in hand and is working to map out details ofthe scheme in order to attract men! interested in mining from all quarters of the globe. One of the features of the proposed exhibition, which will last for three months, will be a practical illustration of the evolution of the process of treating gold ores. An old mill",-operated by horsepower, will be set in motiou beside a modern stamp mill. Present-day mining machinery and modern methods of treating the mineral products of British Columbia will be demonstrated. It is planned to send a collector to gather samples of various mines and prospects so that every property of worth may be represented. SUGGESTION FROM NELSON Realizing that additional provincial revenue must be provided-for, a joint meeting of lumber manufacturers, timber owners and Nelson business men have prepared a resolution which was later submitted to Hon. W. R. Ross, minister of lands, urging the go-^rnment to re establish the poll-tax, increasing it to <, $5 per annum, but making it apply only to such persons as do not contribute to the provincial funds. This resolution, with other recommendations, was presented to Mr. Ross, who as a commissioner enquiring into the condition of theindusjry with a view to possible changes in the royalty charges and the scaling methods, held a session in the court house recently- _^____ Go to Miners' Restaurant for meals and lunches at all hours. * Bread, pies and cakes for sale at the Miners' Restaurant. * :■ xj THE >&M MILKAMEEN S T£A R September 19, 191 LOCAL AND GENERAL. Superintendent Robinson of the cement plant is turning out a first •'{'lass article as is proveu by scientific tests • made in the laboratory. From set samples seen there is no doubt that it is excellent; in any case repeat orders are frequent and these, more than all, are the best proof of quality. Again it is reported that the Kettle Valley railway will come down Fivemile creek to its mouth on the Similkameen river. Whether it comes this or that way, over the hills or down the gulch, matters not if they will only come. The bridge at Trout creek is finished so the dirt should soon fly at Osprey lake, J. D. Andras, manager of the Canadian Bank of Commerce, is taking his an Ej nual vacation now and is> relieved by J. A. Forster pro tem. Born—On the irth inst., the wife of • Geo. Unsoeld, of a son. - W. Wilson, building contractor, is making additions to and improving the cottages owned by the Rev. J. A. Osborne on Kenley Ave. - Indian summer is here in all its glory and promises a prolonged stay. In the final summing up for the season £•£ will be found that prosperity is still in tbe lead iu the Similkameen district. .. Robert Strachan, of Merritt, the mine JMsjJSCtQr for this district paid Princeton an official-visit during the week. your town and intend to build on it but your people seem so slow that I must wait. What is the use of kicking though when you have bunch of fellows who won't do anything only look wise and don't amount to anything. Wake' up, young fellows, now, if you have any wake in you and start a business club or some such a thing. WORKINGMAN Greenwood, Sept. 17. RELIGIOUS SERVICES. PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Sunday next. Sunday School at 10 a.m. Evening Service at 7.30 p.m. in the Court-house, Princeton. Rev. J. A. Gillam, M. A. Pastor. All are cordially invited. the canadian bank I&fI Commerce SIR EDMMB WALKER, C.V.O., LL.D., D.C.L., President ^Alexander laird 1 JOHn aird GeneJ&I' Manager £sAs&Siifcit Genfe&l Manager 'mm Christian Science lesson sermon subject next Sunday : 'If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him. And the world passeth away and the lust thereof: but he that doeth the will of God abideth for ever. I John 2: 15, 17. | WAKE UP! Editor Star.—Sir: What is the matter gSiOryour people? I bonght a lot in PERCY W, GREGORY Assoc. Mem. Can. Soc. CE. CIVIL ENGINEER AND BRITISH COLUMBIA LAND SURVEYOR Star Building, PRINCETON, B.C. HKIINCETON LODGE J.O.O.F. No. 52. Regular meetings. 8 p m., Thursd ays, I Sojourning brethren welcome. Hall situaXe'ifl Howse Bldgs cor. Bridge St. and Vermilion Ave\ B. Wilcox s. R. Gibson Noble Grand Secretary; < AUTO STA MERRITT TO COALMONT THE WINTON-SIX SEVEN PASSENGER CAR, LEAVES MERRITT FOR COALMONT, MONDAY, WEDNESDAY & FRIDAY. LEAVES COALMONT MONDAY, THURSDAY & FRIDAY. OUR MOTTO IS> "LUXURY & SAFETY" THE OLDEST DRIVER ON THE ROAD FOR RATES APPLY TO THE DRIVER III O. D. BARNETT, COLDWATER HOTEL, MERRITT, B. C. OHIO ■ €eme sand make your choice^Qy^* Lots selling from $25.00 to Jjtoo.oo %fe£$ Fire, Life and Accident p&ix Insurance >■•■-'■ HWcLean SL\ Russell if Princeton CAPITAL, $15,000,000 REST, $12,500,000 SAVINGS BANK ACCOUNTS Interest at the current rate is allowed on all deposits of $1 and upwards. Careful attention is given to every account Small accounts are welcomed. Accounts may be opened and operated by mail. Accounts may be opened in the names of two or more persons, withdrawals to be made by any one of them or by tbe survivor. J. P. ANDRAS, Manager, PRINCETON BRANCH. THE OYAL BAN CANADA Incorporated in 1869 Head Office—Montreal, Que. CAPITAL PAID UP-$ii,50o,ooo. Reserve-! 12,500,000 Total Assets-$ 175,000,000 A General Banking business Transacted Savings Departments in Connection. Accounts of Oat of Town Customers Receive Careful Attention. J. C. ROBERTSON, Manager Princeton Branch Qt*>*****/, <<<*r*tr*i*4iX^*>:*<***<**>*:<*'^^^^ The Brains, Brawn and Muscle of any people or nation are largely sustained and developed by the nutrient qualities of the BESEF con= sumed. The Meat=eaters outclass vegetarians in endurance, strength and athletic agility. P. Burns & Fleshers, Purveyors Similkameen Beef cattle feed upon the tender Bunch Grass and the juicy Alfalfa; the best beefmakers in the vegetable kingdom. Steaks and Roasts are the best produced, flutton, Pork, Butter, Eggs, Ham, Bacon, Fish, &c. * v 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 t i -A^iftAJ^ t^B4i*B4**BB*B**BB*B**BB*BB*BB*BB*B4**B4*BB*BB*B4**BB*B4?BB* *B******r*4i' *%^4>^******4>********************4t**& HavelYOU Seen our new line of ROCKING CHAIRS? We have some very nice ones on our floor at present, neat in design, well finished and a good variety of patterns to select from. Prices Range from $3.50 to $15 A. 1 While's Furniture Store ^rS« 'September 19, 1913 THE SIMILKAMEEN STAR BANK OF MONTREAL ESTABLISHED 1817 Rt. He*. Lord Strathcona aud MountRoyal, G.C.M.G..G.C.V.O., Hon. Pres. R. B: Angus, President. H. V. Meredith, Genl. Mgr. CAPITAL RESERVE $16,000,000 $16,000,000 -Q SAVINGS BANK DEPARTMENT Deposits of $1. and npwards receiyed. BANKING BY MAIL A SPECIALTY. Drafts Issued on the Principal Cities of the World. PRINCETON BRANCH R. M. MANSFIELD, MANAGER House Cleaning Time YOU WANT ROOMS PAPERED AND PAINTED ? Call and Examine qur New Stock of Artistic wall Papers, Burlaps, Etc 1 CHURCH'S ALABAST1NE The only Permanent Wall Finish The most complete line of Paints, Oils, Brushes and Painting Supplies in the Simil= kameen. Estimates Furnished. max s. wilsoin, Decorator 9 g-asgfrv-asKfflfe-* ■1m*^.m^^^*3^^y>^tm*?^t <s The poor man's ry T^ rl T"J The rich man's beverage £• j* [5 *-j 1""^ 1^ tonic ** *#■ Nourishing, Satisfying, Strengthening I PRINCETON BREWING Co.,p™' j§ Families supplied. Hotel orders promptly delivered. If ': -■ \ Patronize home make- Subscription for Star $2 a Year LOCAL AND GENEBAL. W. A. Pavis has been working steadily on Wqispaw creek road and has .about three miles of work done the grade being finished for nearly all that distance. There were heavy cuts to be made which made progress difficult, Next year should see this important branch of the transprovincial all completed. A newspaperman and a representative of the Austin Automobile Works of England, in one of their cars, passed through Princeton last week on a transcontinental journeys beginning at Montreal. They went on to Merritt and Spences Bridge on their way to Vancouver having cover ed 5200 miles. The car and its occupants were in good shape passing here. Const. Pritchard returned from Kamloops Monday having taken two prisoners'J. Riley and Frank Lartlett to the provincial jail. The constable engaged the Voigt-Garrison automobile to convey prisoners and in this way saved the government a considerable sum as compared with the train, water and auto route via Pentictdn: Attentiou is called to the fnct that it is now necessary to have a permit from a magistrate or the superintendant of provincial police before it is legal to purchase a gun in this province. There is a penalty of from $25 to $200 for breaking this new law and the same is applicable to anyone wno sells firearms to a person without a permit.—Merritt Herald. Hotel Princetofl SWANSON & BROOMFIELD, Props: Now completed on site of the old Great Northern. Only brick hotel in Similkameen. A first class house. WOOD FOR SALE. Dry or green wood in cord or carload lots. Orders left at Len Huston's. Perkins & Alison. Princeton Carriage And Iron Works ,H. E. McQILLIVARY, Prop. Horseshoeing, Etc. General Blacksmithing. Carriage Building and Repairs '' Aiftj Work Neatxy & Promptly Phone 28. Executed. D. Q. McGURDY REAL ESTATE Fire and Life Insurance Specialty EAST PRINCETON LOTS EAST PRINCETON B.C. •■^^^^^^^V^V^^^^i^^^/^VS^/W^WWW* Similkameen Hotel SUMMERS fi WARDLE PROPRIETORS Large and New building, well Furnished and Plastered; Comfortable ; Quietude. Sample Rooms, spacious, in hotel. Hotel is situated near Great Northern Railway station. Vermilion Avenue, Princeton, B.C. First Class room and board *££ Wines, Liquors, Cigars PRINCETON, B. C The Place to Meet The Man You Know AT LEN HUSTON'S Cigar & News Stand TOBACCOS, CIGARS PIPES Agent for Nelson Club and Kusko- nook Cigars, made by NELSON CLUB CIGAR CO. Ice Cream, Sodas, Confectionery IRWIN BLOCK 9 -° ' J. L. HUSTON, - - Prop. * ^M^^^^^^^^MA^AAAAA^^^^^^^^ Princeton Picture Show Dignan Bros. Complete change of program Tfron- day, Wednesday, Friday. Good, Clean Entertainment. Nothing to offend. If onr show pleases you,,te^ll others; If not, quietly tell us. , Cor. Bridge and Angela Sfreet,.: *WBtSjj£ , Prices:'-, ...,-, .., . Children 15c. Adults ^59 Princeton coffin Land Co. The above company hereby gives notice that on and after October 1st, 1913, the prices on coal from their mine will be as-follows:- -;-^g LUMP No. i grade $5 at the mine LUMP No. 2 grade<.$4 at the mine «■*******************************pH*-t"" 1, .[ill. 111.11.1, j, WATER NOTICE. - f •/ffoT a licencej;to ta;ke apd use I ,. . I , watery ,.,., ._ Notice.is thereby giflen/th.at The British Columbia Copper Co Ltd. of Greenwood, B. C, will apply for 'a' licence to^tSke and use ten miners inches (10,) .of water out of Lost Horse Creek, which flows in an easterly direction through^Lbs't-'Borse Gulch and empties into Wolf Creek, near the Frisco Mineral Claims. The water will be diverted at or near this notice" and will be used for mining purposes, on the land described as Frisco and other mineral claims in which '-the applicant has interests. '$£•**& This notice was posted on the grourid on the 19th day of August 1913. The; application will be filed in the office ofj.the Water Recorder at Ashcroft, B. C. " Objections may be filed with the said" Water Recorder or with the. Comptroller of Water Rights, Parliament Buildings, Victoria, B. C. THE BRITISH COLUMBIA COPPER COMPANY, LTD., Applicant. by E. BERRYMAN Agent. ■an .i . MtttiUHU THE SIMILKAMEEN STAR September i9» i9*3 THE SIMILKAMEEN STAR (J. n. WRIGHT) PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY At PRINCETON, B.C., by Princeton Printing and Publishing Co. SUBSCRIPTION RATES British Empire. One Year, - $2.00 Foreign, One Year - - - $2.50 Payable in Advance. Copy for publication as reading matter exclusively or for advertising* should be delivered not ater than Wednesday. r THE MINER'S INCH _ jOn the Pacific coast, the unit for raeasu/ing water in mining is known as the miner's inch., This varies greatly in different localities and is now generally defined by legislative enactment.^;'-The statute ~5nch of Colorado, for example, is defined as'an inch square orifice, which shall be under a five-inch pressure measured from the top of the orifice to the surface of tbe ; water, in a box set in the banks of the ditch. This orifice shall in all cases be six inches perpendicular, inside measurement, and all sides closing the same shall move horizontally, while from the water in the ditch the water shall have a descent greater than one eighth of an inch lo the foot.' In British Columbia, iinder the Water Clauses Consolidation .Act, 1879, Section 143, a miner's inch is declared to be a ffow of water equal to 1.68 cubic feet per minute. Therefore a miner's inch is equal to .028 cubic feet per second and 1 cubic foot per second is equal t0 35-71 miner's inches per second, Approximately- One cubic foot per second'would be equal to 38,4 Colorado miner's inches. — Conservation. ' PUBLIC SWIMMING BATHS It is an admitted fact that in Canadian cities and towns civic money is often expended in ways which bring no adequate return for the expenditure. A very small portion of the money thus spent would serve to establish public swimming baths. The advantage vand popularity of such baths are -undoubted, and, where they, have been established in Canadian cities, they have almost invariably been successful. In many places where there are no civic baths, the Y. M, C. A.'s throw their tanks open for free public use during the hot months of summer, and every week hundreds of people take advantage of tbe opportunity thus offered. Surely the citizens of Canadian cities should not be forced to depend upon the charity of the Y. M. C. A. particularly as the establishment of public swimming baths is such- a simple matter.—Conservation. CARELESSNESS IN ACCIDENTS Train accidents are practically tbe only accidents brought to tbe attention of the public at large. Although only 15 per cent, of the railway employees killed and 5 per cent, of those injured suffer from this cause, yet these accidents are blazoned forth on the pages of the public press and attract attention which they scarcely merit, when compared to those other accidents to which the great loss of life and efficiency is due. Carelessness on the part of employees is, in almost every case, responsible for the train accidents as well as for a large percentage of the other accidents incident to railway operation, but it is difficult to point to any manner in which such carelessness can be done away with by regulation alone. The railroad brotherhoods should rerlize their responsibility in this matter. It is incumbent upon them to make 'safety first' a cardinal principle of their doctrines.—Conservation. ALUMINIUM COOKING VESSELS An investigation has been carried on by the laboratory of the London Lancet into the extent and way in which various aluminium cooking vessels were affected by the usual articles of food and flavoring materials used in cooking. The only case in which a derogatory result worthy of consideration wasobtain- ed was in the use of baking soda and this should therefore be avoided. However, a warning to this ef- ecfis frequently issued when aluminium cooking vessels are sold, it appears therefore that the use of pure aluminium cooking vessels need occasion no misgiving as to possible evil effects.—Conservation. TO KEEP MILK SWEET That light is detrimental to the conservation of milk is well known; lately, however it has been discovered that the violet rays are the mott detrimental, while the red rays are beneficial. Sterilized and unsterilized milk, if in plain glass bottles, 'turn' equally quickly when exposed to sunlight. The claim that the use of ged glass or red paper wrappings is of advantage in conserving milk can be very easily investigated by Canadian dairy companies, experimental farms and agricultural colleges. In future it may be found desirable to deliver milk in the colored bottles which are now generally used for buttermilk. Investigation along these lines would be neither difficult nor expensive to carry on and might prove of advantage.—Conservation. WATER NOTICE For a licence to take and use water. Notice is hereby given that Thomas P. White of Princeton, B. C, will apply for a^licence to take and use 3 cubic feet per second of water out of Findley Creek, which flows in a southerly direction through lot 387 and empties into Bromley Creek near lot 387. The water will be diverted a mile and a half .from mouth and will be used for irrigation purposes on the land described as lot 387 in Yale Land Division Yale District. ' This notice was posted on the ground on the 18th day of Sept. 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. THOMAS P. WHITE Applicant. ^^W^^^^^^^^^^WWWWWW^^WWW^WWWWW^^MWW^W*^ EAST PRINCETON »-B. 1 Portland Cement Co. ltd. ■ United Empire Mining Co.lt Mining and Manufacture, Foundations Of The Town Of EAST PRINCETON The recent opening and operation of this large industry will be followed by rapid! development. It is the only cement factory on the mainland of B. C. The product can be used as soon as made and is the best science, skill and mechanical invention can produce. il At At Ai Ai The beginning of an ever expanding payroll. Your opportunity to invest in EAST PRINCETON real estate is right now. Delay and procrastination never made any person independent in this world's goods. At At At At Ai Homeseekers and Investors May Obtain All Information \ FROM H " '- C. R. BRIGGS, 615 Hastings St., W VANCOUVER or D. (L McCurdy, East Princeton. W^^N^^N^«^^^*^M»^*^^A^^^»*^^^^*^^^*MM^M*MM^^*^**^*^^**^^*^*^^* September i9» 1913 THE SIMILKAMEEN STAR ' " : -'•■*.'- The ; ; ;.. * " Fruit Season is now on and we are prepared |o supply you FRUIT for CANNING- WE CARRY THE FAHOUS BOYD=MASON FRUIT JAR THOMAS BROS. Plumbing and Heating, Sheet Metal Work, Tinsmithlng j Shop corner Angela Av. ancTiBridge St., in 'Murdock's blacksmith shop' I ■:■:''■'■. T. DpNAN W- PRACTICAL WORKMAN—PROPRIETOR Work Guaranteed Consult us about your work North west Home fi Loan company ♦£ CAPITAL - - $100,000.00 A Head Office, Winnipeg, Man. 9 9 X LOANS FROM $500 to $10,000 TO i* BUY OR BUILD A HOME 9 V Do you own a home? If no:, con- X sider our plan and STOP RENT V Money Loaned at 5 p.c. yearly A Interest. Write or consult X j. F. WADDELl, Agent, Princeton, B.C. y K. C.BROWN Barrister and Solicitor Notary Public, Etc. PRINCETON, • B.C. BRITTON BLOCK 60 YEARS' EXPERIENCE Trade Marks Designs Copyrights &c. Anyone sending a sketch and description may quickly ascertain our opinion free whether an invention is probably patentable. Communica. tions strictly confidential. HANDBOOK on Patent* ftent free. Oldest agency for securing patents. Patentp taken through Munn & Co. receive special noiice, without charge, in the Scientific Uttwicam A handsomely illustrated weekly. Largest circulation of any scientific journal. Terms, $3 I year; four months, $1. Sold by all newsdealers. SHINM-ftCo.8"*-** New York Branch Office. 625 F St., Washington. O. C FRANK BAILEY, M.C.M.I. Mining Engineer Seventeen years' experience in British Columbia. THE WIDE WORLD From Page i. It is claimed by the Negro National Business League of Philadelphia that the race has during its fifty years of freedom accumulated property to the value of $700,000,000 exceeding the possessions ofthe white peasants of Russia. The race has increased from 5,600,000 to 10, 000,000, illiteracy has been reduced until now only 10 per cent, are illiterate, and the negroes now own 20,000,000 acres of land. At the opening of the Congress of the International Co-operative .Alliance in London on Aug. 25th Earl Grey, former Governor General of Canada, in his address, spoke of co operation as the ftasis of the ideal state of the future. It would put a barrier against the tyranny of the trusts, and would reconcile the warring forces of labor and capital. Six hundred delegates were present, representing 2, 000,000 members of co-operative societies in "Europe and America and warmly applauded the speaker's views. The remark of Mrs. May Sewall Wright, of Indianapolis, jnd , at the fourth plenary sitting of the twentieth Universal Peace'Congress at Tue Hague on Aug. 22 that 'two millions of women in America protest against the fortification of the Panama Canal' drew a round of applause from the assembly. The speaker added 'the canal ought to be free for the whole world and should be adorned by a statue of peace at its entrances.' The interparliamentary council at the Hague peace conference unanimously approved the acceptance of Richard^Bar- tholdt's invitation on behalf of the city of New York, asking the members of the council to be the guests of the city du'r ing its meetings in America in 1915. Resolutions were also adopted inviting the next peace conference to provide for the closing of neutral money markets to be- ligerents ane in favor of a universal 2- cent postage. The movement of wheat toward the head of the lakes is setting in with every indication that it will be turther advanced by October the first than for many years at that time of year. The railroads are distributing plenty of cars all along their lines where grain in abundance is raised, and plenty of activity is mani fested. At a meeting of the Manchester chamber of commerce attention was called to the enormous increase that had recentty taken place in freight rates to Canada. In some instances advances are said to be as high as 100 per cent, and the chamber decided to seek a conference on the subject with the board of trade and H. L. Draytdn, chairman ofthe Dominion rait- way fcommission, who i now in London. Sir Tohn Courtiss, a Cardiff, Wales, financier, who at the invitation of tbe Dominion government is enquiring into the financial conditions of western Canadian municipalities, stated that he had formed a conclusion that the need for capital was real, but that development had been going on too rapidly for the old conntry- man to understand unless he came out to see for himself. BOX ioa PRINCETON, B.C. SPECIALS. BRICKS FOR SALE—Good quality. Apply Max Wilson. FOR SALE—I have 40 shares of B. C. Portland Cement Company's Stock of Princeton, B. C, which I will sell for $50 per share. WM. H. KAYE, 421 Exchange Bank Bldg. Spokane, Wash. FOR SALE—Lot 3, block 25, Vermilion Ave., with 6-roomed house and barn, etc. Apply on premises. BREAD—Good homemade bread suppned at J. Knudson's, Tapton avenue. Try it and be convinced. HEADQUARTERS for SCHOOL SUPPLIES^ TEXT BOOKS ^ SCRIBBLERS j* EXERCISE BOOKS PENS <* PENCILS j» etc. PRINCETON DRUG & BOOK STORE DOMINION HOTEL D. McRAE, Proprietor 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 Platinum Mines. MAIL CONTRACT Sealed Tenders, addressed to the Postmaster Gener.l, will be ieceived at Ottawa until Noon, on Friday tht iqth day of Septembef, 1913, for the conveyance of His Majesty's Mails on a proposed Contract for four years twice per week each way, between Granite Creek and Great Northejn Railway Station at Coalmont from the Postmaster General's pleasure. Printed notices containing further information as tl conditions of proposed Contract may be seen and blank forms of tender may be obtaiued at the Post "Offices of Granite Creek and Coalmont and at the offie of the Post Oflice Inspector. JoHir*R;GREENFtEr,D Post Oflice Iuspector. Post Office Inspector's Oflice. Vancouver, B. C, 8th August, 16I3. NOTICE In the matter ofilhe Estate of Henry Nash Rogers, deceased, 'ate of Princeton. All persons having claims against the above estate are required to send particu lars thereof, duly verified, to the undersigned on or before the 2otb day of Oct- tember, 1913, after which date the administrator 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 8th day of Septenii er, 1913. J. B. WOOD. Administrator of said Estate. Priest Photographer Princeton SEPTEMBER 19, I913 THE S1M*LKAMEEN STAR GUNS AND AMMUNITION BUILDERS' SUPPLIES PRINCETON PIONEER HARDWARE STORE KING AND I GIBSON General Hardware CEMENT, LIME AND PLASTER BLACKSMITH COAL X I I 9 9 1 '4 9 4 1 4 t COALMONT HOTEL \ COALMONT", B.C. First-class accommodation for all guests Hotel is new and well furnished. Near station Excellent cuisine and bar supplied with the bast The, Coalmont Jlotel Co., Ltd. - NOTICE My wife having left my bed and board without just cause and contrary to my wishes this is to notify the public that I will not be responsible for any debts contracted by her. Fred. H. Oei,k.ich. Princeton, August 22, 1913. LIQUOR LICENCE ACT . Section 48 Notice is hereby given that on the 28th day of August next application will be made to the Superintendent of Provincial Police for the transfer of the licence for the sale of liquor by retail in and upon the premises known as the Granite Creek Hotel situate at Granite Creek, British Columbia, from Herbert Goodisson to Foxcrowle P. Cook of Granite Creek. British Columbia. HERBERT GOODISSON. Holder of Lacenee, FOXCROWLE P. COOK, Applicant for Liceuce. 28th July, 1913 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 BlLLITER AV. on Tulameen River W. S. WILSON MODEL r'-§XIVERY;|- V # STABLE & AUTO GARAGE PRINCETON, B. C. Freight and Passenger Transportation AUTO SERVICE—TOURS & TRIPS ARRANGED TO ALL PARTS STAGE MEETS AU, TRAINS W. S. GARRISON Princeton & Tulameen HOTEL TULAMEEN KIRKPATRICK & MALONE PROPRIETORS Modern in Equipment and In All Its Appointments!! BATH ROOflS, ETC. Commercials Sampled Room - GOOD ATTENTIVE SERVICE Headquarters for Mining Men Try a Star Special. L. T. JOUDRY EXPERT Watchmaker Watch, Clock and Jewelry repairing promptly and neatly executed. All Work Guaranteed. Satisfaction given or money refunded, jjij f, Careful attention given to all Mail Orders. . aises T General Livery business carried on Horses for hire, single or double. Wood or coal delivered on shortest notice. Draying in all its branches. Prices right. Satisfaction guaranteed, v^sa D. M. FRENCH Undertaker and | Funeral Director All kinds of Coffins and Caskets on hand Vermilion Av. op. Similkmeen Hotel LIFE AFTER DEATH , Birmingham, Eng., Sept. io—Speaking on the subject of'Continuity,' tonight before the British Association for the Advancement of Seience, Sir Oliver Lodge, president of the association, touched upon the question of life after death. Published forecasts of the address intimated startling statements. Sir Oliver summarized his address and in his own words his argument was: 'A. marked feature ofthe present scientific era is the tendency toward comprehensive negative generalizations from a limited point of view. Another is to take refuge in the vague form of statement. Another is to deny the existence of anything which makes an appeal to organs of sense and no ready response to laboratory experiment.' Against;these tendendencies the author contends. He urges a belief in ultimate continuity as essential to science; he regards scientific concentration as an inad-, equate basis for philosophic generalization; he believes that obscure phenomena may be expressed, if properly faced, | and he points out that the non-appear- i ance of anything perfectly uniform and J omnipresent is only what should be ex pected and is.no argument against its real I substantial existence. Inconclusion hetouchedon the question of life after death- He declared his cou- victon that 'occurences now regarded as occult may be examined and reduced to order by the methods of science persistently applied,' and that; 'already, the facts so examined have convinced me that memory and affection are not limited to that association with matter by which they can .manifest themselves here and now, and that personality -persists-beyond bodily death.' Sir Oliver further declared that 'we may hope to attain some understanding ofthe nature of a larger, perhaps ethereal existence, and of the conditions regulating intercourse across the chasm.' In the course of his remarks leading up to these interesting declarations Sir Oliver said: 'Eliminating from our view as is al-' ways necessary, a great mass of human activity and limiting ourselve^to a scrutiny on the side of pure science alone, let us ask what, iu the main, is the characteristic of the promising, though perturbing period, in which we live. Different persons would give different answers, but the answer I venture to give is—rapid progress combined with fundamental skepticism.' 'Wiih the realization of predicted ether waves in 1888, the discovery of X-rays in i895;spontaneous radio activity in 1896, and the isolation of the electronVn 1898, execution of further achievement became vivid, and novelties, experimental, theoretical aud speculative, have been showered upon us ever since this century be gan. That is why I speak of rapid progress.'. ■jgfS?? Sir Oliver explained by fundamental skepticism that he did not mean the 'well-worn and almost antique, theme of theological skepticism. That controversy was practically in abeyance now ' F. P. COOK General Merchant ; Miners' Outfitter | Princeton, Granite Creek, Coalmont OLDEST ESTABLISHED COUNTY COURT==YALE A sitting ofthe County Court of Yale will be „ held at the Court House, Princeton, Wednesday 8th day of October iqi3,ai the hour of 2 o'clock in the-afternoon. By command. HUGH HUNTER, aui5 • Registrar County Court. WATER NOTICE For a licence to take and use water. Notice is hereby given that The Tulameen Gold and Platinum Ltd. of 536 Hastings St., W. Vancouver will apply for a licence to take and use 300 cubic feet per se.cond of water out of Similkameen River which flows in a northerly direction through the Similkameen division of Yale and empties into Okanagan River near Oroville. Tho water will be diverted about half a mile south of the mouth of Copper Creek and will be used for power purp6ses on the land described within a radius of 100 miles of Princeton. This notice was posted on the ground on the 30th day of July, 1913. The application will be filed in the oflice of the Water Recorder at Ashcroft. Objections may be filed with the said Water Recorder or with the Comptroller of Water Righfij" Parliament Buildings, Victoria, B. C. THE TULAMEEN GOLD & PLATINUM LTD — Applicant. By E. E. Emmons, Agent, ROYAL BANK PRESIDENT H. S. Holt president of the Royal Bank of Canada, says: 'I have never had greater faith in the future of Canada than at the present moment. Business conditions are absolutely sound from coast to coast. The only trouble it that we have been going too fast and the present steadying down will serve a very good purpose. The so-called'set-back—if lean designate the financial conditions for the past six months by that word—will enable the people to get their wind and shape up matters for another period of in Synopsis of Coal Mining Regulations. /""OAT, mining rights ofthe Dominion, in Mani- v-1 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 $1. an acre. Not more than 2,56o acres will be leased to one applicant. Application for a lease must be made by the applitcant in person lo the Agent or Sub-Agent ofthe district in whiehjtie rights applied for are situated. In surveyed territory the land must be des crlbed by sections, or legal sub-division o sections,and in unsurveyed territory the trac applied for shall be staked out by the applican himself. Each application must be accompanied by a lee of $5. whjch wtll be refuuded if the rights applied for are not available, but not otherwise. A royalty shall be paid on the merchantabfc output ofthe mineat the rate of five per cent per ton. The person operating the mine shall furnish the Agent with sworn rerurns accounting for the full quanity of merchantabl e coal mined and pay ttie..'royalty thereon. If the coal, mining rights are not being operated, such returns should be furnished at least once a year. The lease will include the coal mining rights only, but ttie lease may be permitted to purchase whatever available surface rights 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 Departmeut of the Interior, Ottawa, or to any Agent or Sub- Agent of Dominion Lands. W. W. CORY Deputy Minister of ttie Interior. N. B.—Unauthorized publication of this ac* vertisment will not be paid fo*- NOTICE TO DELINQUENT CO-OWNER TO GEORGE B. COWAN—Take notice that unless you do pay, within 91 da3 s from the date hereof, the sum of $1300 being your proportion of the expenditure required for the years 1901, 1902,1903,1904,1905,1906, 1907, I908, 1909, IQIO, 1911,1912, by Section 34 of the Mineral Act, upon tbe Celtic Chief and Empress mineral claims, situate at Summitt Camp in the Similkameen mining division, Yale District, B. C, together with interest and all costs of this notice, to the undersigned, your co-partner in the said mineral claims, your interest in the said claims shall become vested in the undersigned who has made the required expenditure. CHARLES CONNELL Dated this 16th day of July, 1913. VIENNA BOARDING HOUSE. Rooms and firstclass board by the dav, creased confidence and general prosper-) week or month. Street in rear of court ity.' house. I Miss Schotzko. "Y You are MOT obliged" to send away for your winter cloaks this season, for we just received fa [large shipment of up-to-date fall garments, replete with latest styles, j* Our assortment comprises such popular cloths as fancy Astrachans, Diagonal Boncles, Reversible Blanket Cloths, Imported Beavers, Chinchillas, Zibelines and so on. j* In our range of Ladies' Coats there are no two models alike. The prices range from $9.50 to $22.50 with an excellent showing at $12.50, 13.50 and $15.00. «* Our lime of Childrens' Coats is exceptionally strong, and we invite comparison with any competition. The sizes run from 2 to 16 years of age and prices run from $2.50 to $13.50 per garment. & In order to appreciate the excellent values we are showing this fall in these goods —you should call and examine them. We are only too pleased-to show them to you. J> THE A. E.-B0WSE CO. LTD. PRINCETON, B. C. I .1 SMILES 'Henry, it says here that Mr. Jackson pelted the pill for three sacks. What does that mean?' Good heavens, Mary, can't you uudetstand plain English? It means he slugged the sphere safe and landed on the third pillow. "'You want to get married on fifteen dollars a week. What are you thinking of?' 'The girl.' Old Lady—Does your horse ever shy at motors? Cabby.—Lor' bless yer, no, lady; he didn't even shy when railway, trains fust come in,' He—The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world, don't forget that. She—Th en you come in and rule the world awhile. I'm tired. t'Now, Johnnie,'said the teacher, 'if you had six pennies and Charlie had four and you took his and put them to yours, what would that make?' 'Trouble!' -,- Small Boy (handing druggist a half dollar)—Five five cent cigars and give me the change. Druggist—But, Bob, your father always smokes ten-cent cigars 'Well, he isn't going to this time:'' GAME LAW TYRRANY To hear some of the Complaints in re gard to the enforcement of the .\flew game law one would think that all c^W- j mon sense had been pushed to the back- . ground and tyrrany substituted. No man without a licence to carry a gun can according to the construction of some of our game'w'ardens.-ciefend himself w\th a gun against tbe destruction of his. property or personal safety on the roads, bjyH any animal that roams the wilds. [ItFthjs j .... , ■ » j 1 is true it is time some horse sense1 were ' hammered into the heads of the nieni eft- forcing the law.—Enderby Press. HORSEMEN!. Inspector—Any abnormal children in your class, Mis Pedagogue? School Teacher—Yes, one erf them has good manners. 'Success will come to dSycPne who jB%t? severes,' 'I don't know about that. I,ve been married for ten years now, and my husband hasn't liked anything I've had for dinner yet.' 'Officer,' said the New York householder, 'there's a burglar in my house.' 'I ain't got nothing to do with burglars,' responded the policeman. 'I'm on the traffic squad.' Mrs. W. Thomson of Keremeos, has a prizewinning beautiful imported Perch- eron stallion for sale, cheap for cash now. Works like a gelding- ...^/. *?************************************************************************,\ ^%w,^tfiwvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvyi f . ...unci... oner! Hal TULAMEEN, B.C. Good Fishing, Boating )' Mining Center Mrs. L J. Henderson ?:: 1 :*: PRORIETOR V t V VVf V > i V V v y v y v y v y 7: V V V 7 y 7 -J V -j v V V yV V V : ex *T>* J* SIMILKAMEEN STAR J> Subscription $2.00 Cash ex O. ex o- ex ex o- ex ex Vt •oooooooooobooooooooopoooooooj The Instructive Idea I o ex *T>* ex o. ex o» o. ex o ex o- ex ex o- ex o. ex o. ex o- ex o- ex o» ex o» ex ex & COMMERCIAL PRINTING of Advertising | 'Where shall I go?' 'What shall I do?' 'What shall I wear?' 'What shall I eat?' 'Where shall I live? And so on down the long list of Q human every-day a.uestions. You © will find them aU answered in the © pages of the modern progressive © newspaper. o People read advertising now for § instruciion and information, as well § as for its 'bargain' possibilities. 2 New ideas new thoughts, inspir- © ations and suggestions constantly © come to you if you take advantage g of the advertising columns of this newspaper. Don't neglect your ad. reading. •oooooqoqqoqqqqoooooqqoooqqqq* y \ lip ESTABLISHED 14 YEARS] ^^ ■Y*f i Best for Advertising 1/J35 ' Wm l -o -o ^r* -0 «o •<* •o •o *<% -o ■<** **r» •<* *<% g I i : hS * :\m\ '"* 7r*f» Hi ex o ex o. ex o. T*t Patronize Home Industry i '#? §3| W, -Ol ?§H 2§W ; -o - -£*', SEJH 3gffl "<* \ is*' "ft* Em NEWS OF DISTRICT 3 Princeton is Center 3 sga mm WJIJLUIWIU! 8 THE SIMILKAMEEN STAR September 19, 19x3 Princeton coal & Land Co. Five Reasons, For You To Invest in Princeton Because Princeton is the Center 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. mm Unlimited Water Power, Rivers and Creeks Afford Millions of Horse Power, Now Running Waste. Two Railroads Building to Coast. Great Transprovincial Trunk road-Rivers and Roads converge here* Write or Consult, En Waterman, Resident ilgr. PRINCETON COAL fi LAND CO. a ■1 1
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Title | Similkameen Star |
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Wright, J.M |
Publisher | Princeton : The Princeton Publishing Company |
Date Issued | 1913-09-19 |
Description | 14th Year no. 38 |
Extent | 8 pages; 26.5 cm x 39.5 cm |
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DOI | 10.14288/1.0386165 |
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Longitude | -120.507778 |
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