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Princeton coal gives good resultsjin stove or furnace.
Time is a great adjuster of wrongs and misunderstandings.
This year cpV.s op with a new era of development, for Princeton and district; it Is the most important year in the history of the
Similkameen—The transforming: power of the railway is already apparent—Coal, ore and coke produced—Invest in time.
Vol. XI. No. 8.
PRINCETON, B.C., WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1910.
$2 a Year in Advance
THE BOX SOCIAL.
Ladies' Aid Net Handsome Sum, $100
for Church Purposes.
Not having time to extend Star's notes
of the box social given by the Ladies'
Aid Monday night they will read as follows :
' Big turnout; everybody happy and
in generous humor; bidding lively;
H. Hunter huge success as auctioneer ;
songs by Mrs. Waterman, Mr. Conn, Mr.
Groffman ; reading Mr. Avery ; Mr. Forsyth in splendid Highland costume, bagpipes ; music by Mr. and Mrs. Coulthard;
Auld Lang Syne at 11.30; games; refreshments.'
The proceeds, $.00. will be applied to
church fund. Ladies Aid thank all who
contributed by splendid bidding, those
who kindly assisted 011-program, Mr
Hunter for his able services and all present.
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
Large Numbers of Railway Builders
Arriving Daily.
W. C. McDougall is rapidly recovering
from the tunnel accident reported iast
week and will soon be 'on deck' again
with bis usual activity and energy.
Avery & Avery will sell by auction at
their office, Fenchurch Ave., at 2 o'clock,
tomorrow, lot 7, block 11, in satisfaction
ot a certain mortgage.
G. L. Fraser, manager for the Columbia Coal & Coke Co., operating ou the
North Fork of Granite Creek, leaves/this
week for Lethbridge to bring his family
and will reside'on Kenley Avft, ir/ Bert
Irwin's cottage. \f
The Eastern Townships Bank will open
a branch in Princeton sometime in March
or April.
E. Waterman, manager for the Vermillion Forks Coal Co., went to Spokane
last week, and is expected to return today.
E, P. Galliac of the United Empire,
returned from Spokane yesterday..
The Executive Committee of the Board
of Trade, consisting of the officials of the
Board and C. E. Thomas, J. R. Campbell,
W. C. Brown, A.J. Marlaw, C. Graham,
A. Bell, Geo. Wardle, E..Waterman ani'
G. Murdoch will meet a 7:30 next Morp
day night in Avery & Avery's office.
Hospital and other business.
J. R. Campbell, city drug store, has
received the contract for supplyiug drugs
for patients during construction from
here to Otter Flat. Dr. Russell is the
medical superintendent and Drs. Lazier
and McEwen will give medical attendance.
The latest triumph of surgery took
place in Chicago the other day when a
man was restored to life by hypodermic
injections after the heart had ceased beating for ten minutes.
WHIPSAW WHISPERS
Silver-Lead  Camp   Gradually
Opening up   its Rich
Treasure Vaults.
Whipsaw is Attractive for Prospectors
Who. in Complete Isolation
Run Tunnel.
Charlie Day was in town Monday from
Whipsaw getting mail and supplies, the
first time in six weeks he had broke
camp. He reports beautiful weather in
that high altitude and snow about four
feet deep.
The Lucky' Pair, on which Day &
Knight are at work has a tunnel now run
85 feet, 35 of which has been completed
since Xmas. Thev have met chloride of
silver and lead sulphides and other indications which lead them to believe that
they are in the vicinity of a ledge.
Iron stains and indurated talc are found
in seams running driftwise and this
lends much probability to the existence
of a secondary lead, distinct from, yet
tending toward the main lead.
The whole of Whipsaw is mineralized
aud values are present outside of ledge
matter.
Dav & Knight are doing a great work
which will bring its own reward in establishing what has all the earmarks, at
least, of a big silver-lead camp In another six weeks they hope to have reached
the lead.
TOWN AND DISTRICT.
F. A Rose, of the Similkameen Lands
and Mines Office, arrived in town on
today's stage from Nicola.
Before C. E. Thomas, J. P., yesterday,
C. A. Lovell, a lumberjack, was sent up
for trial for stealing money belonging to
Ed. Tingley. Constabla-^Kewat took the
prisoner to Kamloops yesterday.
Mrs. J. G. Macdonell is visiting relatives in Toronto.
Messrs. Thynne, Todd, Murphy, Mac-
phgff^fos., Spearing, Riddle and Mar-
txite have sold out their mining claims
in tbe Tulameen district for $27,000.
These consist of gold and copper ore and
are situated belween the Swede group
and Charlie Law's claims.
That was a noble boy who, among a
large comoany of gamester youths and
elders had to pay a forfeit which consisted of kneeling before the prettiest, bowing to the wittiest, and kissing the one
he loved best; choosing his mother before all others. A boy's best iriend is his
mother, but do they all appreciate that
fact?
As a sign of the impending boom every
hotel is full of guests. Enlaree and build
greater is necessary now.
COAL MARKET GOOD
Notes on Coal Mining in East
Kootenay and Province
of Alberta.
Shipping Rates Suhject of Grievance
and Matter is Referred to the
Railway Commission-
The mining and fuel situation has not
been at all favourable during the winter.
While the mines are not able to get cars,
the ptarie country has been practically
out of fuel. It is learned from the Coleman Miner that this is largely due to the
fact that the carrying company, the_C_.P.
r.iilwav is also in the coal tradf nii'1 "111)
supplies cars to others when in excess of
ifg»nwn wants
Both mines at Lundbreck are shipping
daily. A new seam has been opened in
the Breckenridge Lund mine which is
between seven and ten feet thick of high-
grade coal. Shipments are being made
from this seam. Prospecting is also
going ou south of the railroad on the
same property, where the seam will be
opened. Galbraith coal is finding ready
sale, and screens have now been put in
at the leading tipple Complaint has
been made by this company to the railroad commission about the spipping
rates, and a reduction order is soon expected.
Carbon Hill—Owning three sections of
coal land near the southern end of the
bituminous fields, this company has spent
considerable in developing the mine.
There are eleven veins already opened,
which lie flat and vary in thickness from
four to twenty feet. Analyses made from
coal taken at the face of a 500-foot entry is shown below:
Selected—Moisture, 1.2 per cent; volatile matter, 37.3 per cent; fixed carbon,
58.5 per cent; ash, 3.0 per cent.
Mine Run—Moisture, 0.9 per cent;
votatile matter, 25.5 per cent; fixed carbon, 60.1 per cent; ash 13 3 per cent.
The former yields 61.5 per cent coke,
while the latter runs 73.4 in coke upon
test. A railroad is to be constructed to
the mine in the spring from Burmis.
The Davenport Coal company, which
was recently organized by Spokane people to take over the holdings of the East
Crows Nest Coal and Coke company, will
erect a tipple at the mine at once, and
the president, F. H. Mason, announces
that the mine will begin producing soon
after March 1, 1910.
Durham Collieries, Ltd—This company
was organized by W. A. Nichols and associates of the state of Washington to
take over 2000 acres of coal lands 30 miles
north of Lethbridge.
North Kootenay Pass Co.—With 2500
acres of land adjoining that of the Carbon
Hill company this company has developed the extension of the Blairmore Frank
series of coal seams. No 1 seam shows
12 feet of semi-anthracite, and it is upon
this where the greatest development has
been done. The company will produce
both domestic and steaming coal.
Consolidation of the West Canadian
and Canadian American company is-
denied.
Montreal and Ottawa Capitalists have
taken over charters and will now construct railroads from Edmonton south to-
the international line and northwestward
to Dawson. Another line will be con
st ucted from Winnipeg to Tidewater,
via Lethbridge.
Crows Nest Pass Coal Co.—Under date
of December 15 General Manager Ash-
worth reported that the mines were producing 4000 tons daily at Coal Creek and
Mitchell, about 1600 tons of which was
being converted into coke at Feinie and
Michel. The Morrissey mines are idle at
present.
Quoting the MicljeL-Reporter of December 24, 1909, is the following: "The
output from the mines here is steadily
increasing. Last July the number of
men employed was 700, today the number exceeds 1000. The coal company is
starting up about ioo more ovens. Only
about one-lhird of the ovens here have
been in operation all summer, and from
what we can learn every oven will shortly be in commission.
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THE LOCAL GRISTM|
The need of a hospital here was further
emphasized by the impossibility of getting a suitable building for railway
patients the other day. Dr. McEwen
will have his patients taken to Hedley
hospital.^ A^^-^y^y <$7^u., yfc/
Capt. Holmes, of Granite Creek was in
town recently. As road supervisor he
has sent in his estimates to the Government, part of which will be for a wagon
road from/Granite Creek camp to the
North F*rk coal mines.
Huston Bros, have moved into their
new stables on Bridge St., which are
thoroughly up-to date in every particular.
Everything in the livery line is kept by
these enterprising owners and their increased accommodation denotes an expanding patronage.
J.F. Waddell, Manager of Similkameen
Lumber Co., will move into town Monday next and occupy the Cox dwelling
on Fenchurch Ave. His company will
keep everything in stock that enters into
a building.
Travellers leaving Princeton Thursday
each week via Marquart~sstage line will
arrive in Vancouver tne following Saturday evening. This route is one of great
scenic beauty from Princeton to Nicola.
Beautiful lakes, fishing an&game. Tourists summer route. The beautiful Otter
Valley seen from an open coach is a picture never to be forgotten.
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THE     SIMILKAMEEN     STAR
February 16, 1910
The Similkameen Star.
J. M. Wright,
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Four weekly insertions constitute one month
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No transient advertisement inserted unless
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NOTES AND COMMENTS.
One of the most encouraging features on the horizon of advancement and progress in Princeton and
vicinity is the snapping up of all
coal land not already held by the
larger owners. Since the coal has
had rail transportation to outside
markets, about two months, there
has been a growing demand for
the fuel and coal ground. With
.the pioneer company, the V.F.M.
Co. already operating, there are
some five or six companies either
preparing to produce coal or purposing to do so at no distant date.
Taking into, consideration the infancy of the coal mining industry
in these parts it is most gratifying
and hopeful for tbe future to have
these evidences of present and prospective expansion.. When the
failway is completed to the coast
an impetus will be given to the
coal mining industry which will
assure large population. Then the
manufacture of coke will be a
standing invitation to smelter promoters to establish in this vicinity.
All of which makes it certain that
a great commercial career awaits
Princeton as the center of the ore
and coal mining sections..^
One amendment to the Liquor
Act by Attorney-General Bowser
will have very general approval—
it relates to the habitual drunkard.
This class of unfortunate is now
placed under tbe special care of the
police, who may upon their own
responsibility interdict him from
obtaining 'booze' from any vendor
of liquors.
Now it's the crow, old black crow.
Some farmers around Victoria want
tbe government to levy a [bounty
on poor old crow, Jim crow. They
want to choke off his caw becaws
he eats a few kernels of corn or
bites a cherry. No bounty 011 crow
say 'we,' for he is the most familiar
bird in the air and a comical cuss
if rightly understood. If Mr.
Farmer would make a few scarecrows that make a noise with the
wind instead of making a scarecrow of himself he would have no
occasion to crow on this subject
any more.
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Some  of the   planks in the Progressive Liberal platform adopted at
Fort    George   on   Jan.   22nd  are
weather  beaten   and  sappy,  while
others  are   of   fairly   good quality
and would add   stability to any political  structure.    The proposal to
submit all  questions involving the
credit of the  Province  to the people for their decision is a mild lorm
of referendum and is not new.   Premier McBride  referred  his railway
policy to the people  in the abstract
thus  acknowledging  the  principle
of rferendum.    The aim of all free
governments  is to get as   near   as
possible to the people ; to interpret
their wishes and know their minds.
Any government that is not democratic enough  to  voice the will of
the   people   is  not representative.
And herein lies the  success of the
McBride  government.     The Premier   has   the happy knack of discovering   the  wants   of the people
and    then    legislates   accordingly.
Former premiers of B.C. legislated
for  themselves  and    their    parties
and they were signal failures.    The
Progressive  Liberal  Party  is in a
field all by itself since the old Liberal  party    has    been   practically
wiped out.
To build up a town it is absolutely necessary that citizens should
stand shoulder to shoulder when
any public question of improvements or subject of general-interest
is before them. All side issues and
sectional differences, all personal
ambitions and selfish aspirations for
the mere purpose of victory must
be sacrificed for the paramount good
of the whole. Many visitors and
prospective investors , will come to
Princeton this year. Their first
impressions will be lasting and if
favorable they will be of great
service in inducing capital and more
visitors to come this way. If a
spirit of cheerful optimism pervades
citizens it will inspire the stranger.
And, if an investor is seeking information it is good policy to at all
times.tell the truth about your own
or your neighbor's property. To
decry or underrate a neighbor or
his property disgusts an investor
and gfves him the impression that
you are 'small potatoes' anyway.
Boost all the time.
Drink and Enjoy     I
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R. P. Rithet & Co.
^Limited, Victoria.
1      SOLE AGENTS ||
We carry the largest stock
in Princeton of       -       -
FLOUR, FEED,
GRAIN, COAL OIL
and   GASOLINE.
We have a large list of
FARM LANDS
FRUIT LANDS
STOCK RANCHES
TIMBER LIMITS
Also Residence and Business Lots for Sale
The Princeton
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HUSTON BROS. PFOpr'S
List your property   with   us.     We
don't keep it on our list, we sell it
—if the price is right.
Money to loan on Approved Security
Avery & Avery
Auctioners Notary. Public
The Dominion government did a
gracious deed in sending $50,000
for the relief of flood stricken Parisians. Disaster makes the whole
world akin and it is such deeds referred to that hastens the day of
the universal brotherhood of man
and the dawn of peace evermore.
It is noticeable that much of the
talk for a direct gift of money to
Britain for building a dreadnought
navy emanates from those in political opposition to Sir Wilfrid Lau-
rier. They wonld stop at nothing
so long as they could make it embarrassing for him. Canadian loyalty ought never to be questioned
after the red stained veldt spoke so
eloquently. A Canadian navy,
if built at all, ought to be constructed where the money comes
from—in Canada.
GEO. H. BROUGHTON
, j B.C. & U.L.8., Qrad. S.P.S.
Civil Engineer & Land Surveyor
Princeton and Penticton, B.C.
G 1 CUMMINGS
Horseshoeing
a Specialty
GENERAL BLACKSMITH
Hand Made Sleighs
For Sale.
All Work Neatly  and  Promptly
Done
"MOBEL"
LIVELY STABLE
PRINCETON, B. C.
General Livery business carried on.
Horses for hire, single or double. Wood
or coal delivered on. shortest notice.
Draying in all its branches. Prices,',tight
Satisfaction guaranteed.   S
H. MASSONAT
Bridge St., Princeton
Jeweler
Engraver
Optician JJ
Fifteen   Years   of   Experience  in
London, Paris and Switzerland.
Diploma at the Horological School
in .Paris, 1896..
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LOCAL AND GENEKAL.
The City Drug Store is being enlarged
with a dispensing room.
R. A. Lambert, the well known placer
mining man on Granite Creek, was in
towtt last week on mining business.
Revely,s stage line js now in daily
communication j witb/^0tter Flat and
Princeton.
L.O.L. meets next%Tuesday in I.O.O.F
, 'C Hall.
Divine service  (Presbyterian) Sunday
1 r a.m. and 7:30 p.m.
Card of Thanks—Mr. and  Mrs.  D.  A.
Archabald wish to thank the kind friends
for the help and sympathy extended  to
them at the loss of their baby boy,  and
. also for tbe beautiful flowers sent them.
P.F.IJ.—All   above   r4  years   of age
heartily welcome at the Manse to spend
a pleasant evening Friday first, 7 till  10.
1  Arthur Claughton of Princeton,  B.C.,
and Miss Maud Wheeler, of Kaledon, B.
C , were married at the  M. E. parsonage
Thursday..—Republic Miner.
F.  Dollemore,    of   the  Similkameen
.. hotel, Hedley, was in town recently and
took in the boxing match at the smoker.
A  brutal   assault   Saturday night  in
which a man bad his face badly smashed
with a hobnailed  boot, resulted in the
flight and capture of parties committing
assault, at Nighthawk.    More details at
police court.
Meeting of Ladies' Aid at the borne of
Mrs. Wright, Thursday at 3 p.m.
Funny how some courting couples
bunch up even at a public gathering" and
look very frigid. Does the real Simon
pure love make a person seclusive and
exclusive? A question for the psychologist and socialist to invesigate,  .
Recently in the legislatrv'6'chamber J.
H. Hawthornthwaite, M. L. A., made
statements reflecting on the Nanaimo
Citizens' league, ' and the league has
passed a resolution characterizing those
statements as untruthful, uncalled for,
having no foundation in fact and being
deterimental to the hect Snt—
THE    SIMILKAMEEN
A. E. IRWIN
CONTRACTOR AND BUILDER
Estimates Given
Workmanship Guaranteed
Jobbing Work Promptly Attended to
Nicola-Princeton Stage Line.
TOURISTS ROUTE—Travellers leaving Vancouver Monday morning arrive
I at Nicola Monday night, leave Nicola
Tuesday morning for Princeton, arrive in
Princeton. Return on Thursday, arrive
in Nicola on Friday, leave Saturday
I morning for Vancouver.
From Nicola to Vancouver and   j
Eeturn $15.00
PETER HARPUART
THE
OF COMMENCE
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BANK
HEAD  OFFICE, TOROXTO
ESTABUSUED  1887
NOTICE.
Take notice that I, Thomas Rabbitt of Tulameen River; B.C. occupation, farmer, intend to
apply for permission to purchase the following
described lands.
Commencing at the north west corner of lot
i5i, Yale division of Yale district thence north 20
chains, thence east 20 chains, thence south  20
chairjs> thence west 20 chains to point of com
mencement, containing 40 acres.
THOMAS RABBITT
Jan. 17th, 1910
Take notice that Euphemia Rabbitt of Tulameen kiver, B.C.. occupation, farmers wife, intends 10 apply fpjr permission to purchase the
following described lands.
Know as lot 1867. Yale division of Yale district,
contains some 27 acres and bounded on the west
and south by the Tulameen River, on the north
by lot 151 and partially on the east by lot 1865.
KUPHKMIA RABBIrT
By her agent Thomas Rabbiit
Jan. 29th 1410.
I b. e. walker, President f Paid-up Capital, $1 0,000,000
1  ALEXANDER LAIRD, General Manager j Reserve FlHld,    -     6,000,000
Branched throughout Canada, and in the United States and England
COUNTRY BUSINESS Eve7fac?ty forded to farmT ?n.d
others for the transaction of their
banking- business.    Sales notes will be cashed or taken for collection.
BANKING   BY   MAIL   Accounts maY be opened by mail  and
monies deposited or withdrawn in this
way with equal facility.
A. J. MARLOW, Manager, PRINCETON BRANCH
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NOTICE.
- "Thirty days after uate, 1, Wesley C. Gibson, of
Princeton, intend to appty for a licence to prospect for coal and petroleum on the following de*
scribed lands
Commencing at a post planted  on  south  east
corner oflot 1039, thence west 80 chains,  thence
north; 40 chains, thence east 80 chains, thence
south 40 chains to point of commencement.
WESLKY C. GIBSON
per Samuel R. Gibson, agent
Princeton, B-C. Jan. 28th, 1910.
NOTICE.
.„ .uu.iuauon in fact and being
deterimental to tbe best interests of tbe
city.
TaKe notice that I, Perley Russell of Pr'nceton,
occupation clerk, intend to apply for per.nission
to purchase the following' described lands, situate
in itamloops Division of Yale District.
I Commencing: at a post placed at the N.W. corner of lot 151, thence easterly to the corner of lot
361, thence, northerly 20 chains, thence westerly
20 chains, thence southerly to lot 181, thence along
i aid lot to point of commencement. Containing
4U acies more or less. IBMPlft     //^
PEELEYRUgSKLL
Take notice that I, J. Oswald Coulthard,  of
Princeton-, intend to apply for a licence to pros
pect for coal and petroleum uuder the following
described lands.
situate near P.inceton, Yale division. Yale district, commenciug at a post planted about 20
chains east of the N.W. corner of lot 119 G.I,
thence north 80 chains, thence west 80 chains,
thence south 80 chains, thence cast 80 chains to
point of commencement.
J. OSWALD COULTHARD, Locator.
Located Feb. 8th, 1010.
Dated 24th Jan.. 1910.
PRINCETON   LODGE j
I.O.O.F. No. 52.
j. Regular meetings, 8 p
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Sojourning brethren welcome.    Hall situated in
Thomas Block.   •' Oddfellows Hall."
D. M. French, P. E. Rowlands,
6 Noble Grand. Secretary.
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► Agents for the following reliable Insurance Cos.
£ Royal Insurance Co., Fire and Life
► London and Lancashire Fire Insurance Co.
>»       London & Lancashire Guarantee & Accident Co.
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► British American Live Stock Association Co. Ltd.
► Insures all kinds of Live Stock against death from any cause
► We have inquiries for timber lands.    See u|p|
Call and List Your Property
Town,Property and Farm lands for Sale
We are particularly interested in
Metalliferous and Coal Mines
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 THE     SIMILKAMEEN     STAR
February 16, 19io
MINES AND MINING.
Joseph Parrault, a yeteran prospector,
has bonded the O.K. Fraction in Portland Canal district, to a Victoria Syndicate for #>75,ooo. The property adjoins
the group of the Portland Canal Mining
Company. It is said to have several
large ledges of silver-lead ore. The Victoria syndicate will start development
work early next month.
Canada may have an entirely new industry as a result of a visit now being
paid to East Kootenay by Eduardo
Riondel, an,eminent financier of France,
whoispresident of the Canadian—Metal
Company, which operates the Blue Bell
mine alTKiondel, B.C. The new industry
if it/materializes, will be the establish-
probably at Riondel, of works for the re-
dngtiojn of zinc ores into zinc oxide, which
bias-properties similar to white lead and
is usedin the manufacture of paint.
It is stated that Mann  & MacKenzie
.haye_secu.red and option upo
muir, coal,  mining- and  re.
terests on  Vancouver  Isla"
million dollars. .        /
PRINCETON BAKERY
and CONFECTIONERY
FRESH BREAD DAILY—ALL KINDS
OF PASTRY, PIES, &C.
RESTAURANT
C. V. Semerad & Co.
Dry and Green wood
For sale, Delivered
TO ANY PART OF TCWN.
Leave your orders at Coulthard's stables.
HANS LOF.
Great Northern
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F. W. GROVES
Civil and Hining Engineer
B.C. Land Surveyor
Examinations   and   Reports.
12 percent interest charged  on all accounts 30 days overdue.
MANLY  &   SWANSON, Props.
First Class room and board
Wines, Liqucnre, Cigars
Princeton* ?B;?fe
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NOTICE.
Take notice that I, F. A- Rose, of New Westminster, B.C., intend to apply for a licence to
prospect for coal and petroleum under the following described lan^s situate in the Similkameen
division of Yale districtnear Princeton, B.C-
Commencing at a post planted on the north line
of lot 815, 20 chains west of the N.E. corner of
said lot 815, and marked F. A- Rose's S.E. corner,
thence north 80 chains, west 80 chains, south 80
chains, and east 80 chains to point of commencement: F. A. ROSE, Locator.
By F, E. Groffman, Agent.
Located 26th January, 1910.
Take notice that I, Clara Groffman, of Barnet,
England, intend to apply for a licence to prospect
for coal and petroleum under the following described lands, situate in the Similkameen division
of Yale district, near Princeton, B.C:
Commencing at a post planted on the north line
of lot 815, 20 chains west of the N.E. corner of
said lot 8I5 and marked Clara Groffman's N.W.
corner, thence south 80 chains, east 80 chains,
north 80 chains and west 80 chains to point of
commencement: CLARA GROFFMAN, Locator-
By F. E. Groffman, Agent.
Located 26th Jan. 1910.
Take notice that I, Blanche A: Groffman, of
Barnet, Kngland, intend to apply for a licence to
prospect for coal-and petroleum under the following described lands, situate in the Similka"
meen division of Yale district^ near Princeton. B.C.
Commencing at a post planted on the north line
of lot 815, 20 chains west of the N.E. corner of
said lot 815, and marked Blanche A. Groffman's
N, E. corner, thence south 80 chains, west- 80
chains, north 80 chains and east 80 chains to
point of commencement.
BLANCHE A. GROFFMAN, Locator.
By F. E- Groffman, Agent-
' Located 26th Jan. 1910.
Take notice that I, J. D. Lumsden, of Princeton,
intend to apply for a licence to prospect for coal
and petroleum under the following described
lands, situate in the Similkameen division of Yale
district, near Princeton, B.C:
[1 Commencing at a post planted on the north line
oflot 815, 20 chains west of the N.E. corner of
said lot 815, and marked J- D. Lumsden's S- W.
corner thence north 80 chains, ■ east 80 chains,
south 80 chains and west 80 ehains to point of
commencement. J. D. LUMSDEN,
Locator.
By F. E. Groffman, Agent.
Located 26th Jan. 1910
NOTICE.
J. 8. CAMPBELL J
Druggist and Stationer
PRINCETON - - B.C.
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..Thirty days after4a,tel intend to apply to the
Chief'Commissioner*To£ .Lands and Works for a
licence ttf'^»rospect'-for coal on the following described land.
Commencing at the north east corner of lot-1828>:
'group. 1, thence west 80 chains along the. south
boundary line of lot 43, to the south west corner of
lot 969, thence south 80 chains, thence east down
the Tulameen river to the south east corner of lot
1823, thence north 34 chains more or less to point
of commencement. '" ' ■   '   "■	
W. WILSON, Locator
Princeton, Jan. 17th, 1910.
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Take notice that I, Clara Brown of Vancouver,
intend to apply for a licence to prospect for coal
and petroleum under "the following' described
lands, situate near Princeton.
r>;;Qomhieheinjr at a post planted at the south
west Corner of lot 1510 and marked 'Clara Brown's
N.W. corner, and running 80 chains south, SO
chains east, 80 north and 80 chains west to point
of commencement,
CLARA BROWN
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Located January 10th, 1910 Agent
Take notice that I, G. M. Allison of Keremeos
intendgtaapply for a licence to prospect for coal
SnirTfStroieum under the following described
lands, situate near Princeton.
Commencing at. a post planted at the south;
west corner of lot 1510-and marked G. M. Allison's]
S.W--■ corner, and running" 80 chains north. 80
east. 80 chains south and 8Q,chains west to point
of commencement.
G.M.ALLISON
per H. H.'Thomas
Located January 10th, 1910 Agent
. Take notice that I, J. R, Hunter of Princeton
intend to apply for a licence to prospect for coal
and petroleum under the following described
lands, situate near Princeton.
Commencing at a post planted at the!s6uth west
corner of lot 1510, marked J. R. Hunter's S.E. corner, and running 80 chains north, 80 chains west,
80 chains south and 80 chains east to point of
commencement.
J. R. HUNTER
per H. H. Thomas
Located January 10th. 1910      aviaii    ■■!    Agent
Take notice that I, H- S- Hardman of Vancouver
intend to apply for a licence to prospect for coal
and petroleum under the following described
lands, situate near Princeton.
Commencing at a post planted at the north west
corner of lot 1510 and marked H. S. Hardman's S.
•E. corner, and running 80 chains north, 8o chains
west, 80 chains south and 80 chains east to point
foi commencement. ^^*^&
H. S. HARDMAN
per H. H. Thomas
Located January 10th, 1910 Agent
Take notice that I, Roy Brown of Vancouver intend to apply for a licence to prospect for coal
and petroleum under the following described
•14nd situate near Princeton,
, 'Commencing at a post planted * at the south
•west corner of lot 1510 and marked Roy Brown's
N.E. comer, and running 80 chains south, 80
west, 80 chains north and 80 chains, east to point
of commencement.
ROY BROWN
per H. H. Thomas
Located January 10th, 1910 Agent
Take notice that I, George A. Davidson of Vancouver intend to apply for a licence to prospect
.for coal and petroleum under the following described lands, situate near Princeton.
Commencing at a post planted at the north west
corner of lot 1510 and marked George A. Davidson's S.W. corner, and running 80 chains north, 8C
chains east, 80 chains south and 80 chains west to
point of commenceinent.
[WBGEORGE A. DAVIDSON
per H. H- Thomas
Located January 10th, 1909 Agent
NOTICE.
Take notice that I, Frank E. Groffman, of
Princeton, intend to apply for a licence to prospect
for coal aad petroleum under the fpllowing described lands, situate near Princeton.
Commencing at the N.E. corner of lot 361, thence
south to S.E. corner of iot 361, thence west to S.
W. corner of lot 361, thence following Tulameer
Riyer to point of commencement.
FRANK E. GROFFMAN
Xocated Jan. 22,1910 W. Martin, Agent
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February 16, 19 io.
GENERAL NEWS.
The Waterworks company in Oroville
has declared a dividend of 10 per cent.
Tbere,must be money in Hedley, For
the hospital benefit ball in that camp 211
tickets Were sold, netting over $600.
Tbuijgflay will be payday at the St.
EugenjSinine, and the sum of $31,5000
will befglistributed. ' This is an increase
of obojs $500 over the amount paid out
by thefcompany last month.
RicKFraser, formerly editor and propri
etor ojPthe~"Hicola Heili^d. and at one time
a newspaper man of NeMfon andRossland
died &w days since in ^iciforia, after a
short rallness.
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He leavdifc JKJ widow and
two djHildren. i}0        /
Thiffiron mines at Kitchener, 20 miles
east df Kootenay lake, are attracting considerable attention just now. These
twenfe hematite claims are the property
of trig C.P.R. About $50,000 has been
expanded iu development. A steel industry for British Columbia would be a
great boon and would help the coal and
other mining industries as well.
NOTICE.
Notice is hereby given that thirty days from
date I Intend to apply to the chief commissioner
of lands for a license to prospect for coal on the
following described land, viz : Commencing at
a ptfet placed 20 chains west ot C. Harris' south
west corner of fhis pre-emption, thence north 80
chafes, thence east 80 chains, thence south 80
cha&s, thence west 80 chains to point of commencement. !
Located this 4th day of January, 1910.
3 3- B. WILSON, Locator
W. S.Wilson, Agent,
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NOTICE.
Take notice tbat I, C. O. French, of Princeton,
intend to apnl^adr a licence to prospect for coal
arid petroleiinT' under the following1 described
lands, near Princeton.
^Commencing; at a post planted at the S. H. corner of lot 243. and marked C.O.French's N.E
corner and running south 100 chains, .west 80
chains, north ;1£ chains to the south boundary of
1<K 157, thenceforth easterly following the north
east boundar&of lot 157, to the N-E. corner of lot
1§7, thence west 26 chains, thence north 40 chains,
thence east 40 chains to point of commencement*
If CO. FRENCH,
ISocated 13thwanuary, 1910 Locator.
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NOTICE.
Take notice that I, J. B. Wood, of Princeton,
Intend to apply for a licence to prospect for coal
Jand   petroleum   under   the  following   described
•lands near Princeton.
e   CommencS-g at a post planted at the south east
^corner of l^r2049 and marked J. B. Wood's N. E.
(corner,  ana  running 80 chains west, 80 chains
[south, 80 chains east and 80 chains north to point
[of commerfcement.
J. B. WOOD,
Located iSth January, 1910. Locator.
NOTICE.
Take notice that I, L. L- French, of Evanston,
111., intend to apply for a licence to prospect for
coal and petroleum under the following: described
lands, near Princeton.
Commencing: at a post planted at the S. E- corner of ldt 2049 and marked L. L. French's N.W.
corner, and running* east 80 chains, south 80 chains
chains to point of
west 80' chains and north
c ommeacemen t.
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Located 13th Jannary, 1910.
L. L. FRENCH,
Locator.
By C. O. French.
Agent.
MORTGAGE SALE
Under and by virtue of the powers contained in a certain mortgage which will
be produced at the time of sale, there will
be offered for sale by PUBLIC AUCTION
bv Henry H. Avery, Auctioneer, at Avery
& Avery's office, in the town of Princeton, British Columbia, on
Thursday, the 17th day of
February, 1910,
At the hour of 2 o'clock in the afternoon,
the following property :
LOT 7, IN BLOCK 11, in the town of
Princeton, B.C.
For terms and conditions of sale apply
to the Auctioneer,, or to Bowser, Reid &
Wallbridge, Solicitors, Vancouver, B.C.
Dated this 4th day of Jannary, 1910.
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