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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. *
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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; <
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MERRITT   TO   COALMONT
THE     WINTON-SIX     SEVEN    PASSENGER    CAR,
LEAVES   MERRITT   FOR   COALMONT,   MONDAY,
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MONDAY, THURSDAY & FRIDAY.
OUR    MOTTO    IS>
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FOR RATES APPLY TO THE DRIVER
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■ €eme sand make your choice^Qy^*
Lots selling from $25.00 to Jjtoo.oo
%fe£$
Fire,   Life  and  Accident
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Insurance
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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
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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.
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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
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'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
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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
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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
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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.
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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.  *
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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<.$4 at the mine
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WATER NOTICE. -  f
•/ffoT a licencej;to ta;ke apd use
I   ,. .   I  , watery ,.,., ._
Notice.is thereby giflen/th.at The British
Columbia Copper Co Ltd. of Greenwood,
B. C, will apply for 'a' licence to^tSke
and use ten miners inches (10,) .of water
out of Lost Horse Creek, which flows in
an easterly direction through^Lbs't-'Borse
Gulch and empties into Wolf Creek, near
the Frisco Mineral Claims.
The water will be diverted at or near
this notice" and will be used for mining
purposes, on the land described as Frisco
and other mineral claims in which '-the
applicant has interests. '$£•**&
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.
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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.
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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.
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Delay and procrastination never made any
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Freight and Passenger
Transportation
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BATH ROOflS, ETC.
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Watchmaker
Watch, Clock and   Jewelry repairing
promptly and neatly executed.
All Work Guaranteed.
Satisfaction given or money
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Careful attention given to  all
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Horses for hire, single or double. Wood
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Draying in all its branches. Prices right.
Satisfaction guaranteed, v^sa
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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.
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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.
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'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
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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.
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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=
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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*
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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*
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