;- -*( tif VOL. 2. ATLIN, B?0:, SATURDAY, , DECEMBER/ 9. i?99-' NO.- 33- McLennan, McFcely and Co. (LOIITKI). ) < ' ' 1 i ' Paints, Oils, Varnishes, ,V|'" (���'.''��� Builders' Hardware,, Sash and Boors, ' Tinware; fxr&nitew are, -G rockery, ' ��� < ��� - ������' . '. ��� * ��� i All kinds oi" Tinsmith work done. _ , - -7 - , x - - - ��� , , . ' /Corner of First and Peari Street. BLAGSX8MITWS GOAL. \ ' . ... FRESH NEW GOODS JUST IN... . ._,��.., s J. St. Clair Blackett and Co. Largkst a.vp Bust SklkcthI)' Stock of >~" - ���"' Groceries, Shelf Hardware, Paints and Oils, Boots and Shoes, Rubber floods and Miners' Supplies. :; IRON STORE - v -1, t / - , - ' -"' -' "cOR-V-iST" AND TRAYNOR. PEN PICTURES Of ithe BritishFighteXs .the Transvaal.; in "lord,. But f tios�� fiermari .vi- '. Gunners Did Good Work. �� .{-'London, .-Nov.*, 20.-=-Today, - -for th&'first time,' the .truest story of the. --. war is being"' told! $ It <is.nibrev thair > threfe.-^weeks^old, "and, romes4' 5y mailjBut'loses none of its" thrilling . interest" th'ereb\\ The ^Times cor-' respondent thus describes-the affair: ,-A's ^sbbn'-as- the B6er'guiisL were "' silenced by our artillery,-. Gen. Sy^ tn'ons gave the order for an assault- on Talana Hill. ,-uThe hill rises 806 feet and the distance to the t'?p is mojre than a mile. The first�� por-. tiou of. the ascent is gentle and o\-er open ground to a ' homdstead sur- . rounded by broken woods. Above the woods, the ground is rough arid rocky with the ascent steep, and half way up, a thick stone wall runs around the hill, as , the fringe of a wide, terrace of open ground. Above the terrace tlie ascent is almost perpendicular and the end of this was the Boer position, at a to;) so characteristic of African hills. Altogether, the position , seemed impregnable, even if held by a small body,' against large forces, and Gen. Symons ,muj;t have had extraordinary confidence in his men when he ordered 2,000 oi' them to take it in the teeth of tbp terrible and well sustained tir^fjrora superior numbers'of skilled rifj^en. His confidence was full}1 justified. "To find a parallel for the endurance, tenacity and heroic determination to press forward over all objects aud st all hazards, one has got to go back to Wellington's infantry of the Peninsula. The men had to go through eight hours of fi ghting j without breakfast. The wood was j the' 'first cover available ujid ���in the rush ��� for this position the Dublin JFusiliers led the way, though afterwards the three regiments, /wen*' side by side. The advance of the infantry,.was ..covered by a \igorous cannonade,,but the appearance of our men in the open was, the signal for;'4'Storm of'rifle ,fire from the Boers.-' T-hough our losses at this stage ,were extraordinarily small, in the wood, wliich for some time marked the limit- of the ad\ance they were considerable, and here, about 9:30 o'clock, .Gen. Symons, who'had-galloped? up .to tell the iiieirthat the hill must be taken, fell .mortally wounded. Throughout-the morning' he? had "exposed himself, perhaps unnecessarily, his position was always marked by a red bag, carried"by,his orderly. By ,10 o'clock, our'-���men, creeping up inch b}- - inch," and taking advantage of every -avail ible cover, had gained-1 the shelter of the stone wall, but for a long time further advance seemed impossible. As often as a man became visible the Boers poured a deadly - fire in that direction,' while, whatever their losses from artillery fire, they rarely afforded a mark /or the rifle. About 12 o'clock, however, a lull in the fire afforded our men an opportunity for scaling the wall and d'ishing across the open ground beyond. Then the almost sheer ascent of the hill began. Here our losses were greatest. As our men ueared the top of the hill, our guns were\compelled to stop their fire, and the Boers, of course, were enabled to strengthen their fire accordingly. ' The last portion of the ascent was rushed with the bayonet, but the Boers did 'not wait the charge, and could be seen flying precipitately across the top of the hill when our men reached the crest STEEVEN'S ACCOUNT. o'clock in'the afternoon. He says: "Our guns ,moved to a position toward the,right and the Boer gun's opened,"fire? 'Lord tbut those,German .gunners 'knew their business. The third'or fourth shell'was pitch- ed into-a wagon full of shells? with a team of eight horses hitched?to it. We held-our breath for the explosion, but.when the smoke cleared ivvav only the near wheeler lay on his "side," and' the wagon' had*its wheels'in the air. Our*" batteries banged again Aand the- Boer "guns were silent) , .The attack was to be made on the ,fi"ont and' left flank. The DevonShires-yformed".. at the trout attack" and Manche'sters" on the fight.-/"Then the Gordon Highlanders, edged to'the extreme right with - a long bowlder-flecked, hill above them. The guns^ threw shrapnel������ across 'the.-valley;,- the' cavalry was in leash' stiaiuing' to": wards < the.erhemies'' flanks.~- -It was about a"quafter'"to five, and it seem: 'ed'curiously dark; ho. wonder, for \as the men ( moved' forward 'th'e heavens opened aiid from'the east efn-skies swept a-sheet of'rain. With the first .stabbing drops the horses turned their heads and no whip or spur could'bring ,theni up firing line. Half "the officers' were down. The men "puffed and stumbled on. Another ridg'^ taken. God, would tiiis.-cursed -hill never endi :It-',wa.sY-sown <with' bleeding ' and dead-behind; -it ;'wa? edgevd' with stinging .fire before. - Oii again? and 'now it wassureh- the end. The bagles rang like the cockcrow on a. fine morning,"'*- "'Fix bayonets!". Staff-officers rushed"shouting "from the rear/imploring,' cajoling? cursing, slamming every "' 'man who could' move' into line? but it'was no louger order. It was a surging 'of cmen. The 'Devonshire:?;1 'tlie CiOr- dons,1'' 'Manchestefs' and". Light Horse \vere-all mixed. 'Subalterns weie commanding, regiments; sol- diers\were yielding advice; officers 'were' firing "carbines," stumbling, -leaping, killing,' falling,, all' drunk with battle, and there beneath our feet was the Boer-' camp;"- and the last of the'Boers" were "'galloping out; of it. . 'There* also, thank heaven,, werecsqiiadrouS*of the Lancers *and Dragoon ���'Guards,' stormiug ��� iu among'' them, shouting, "stamping* them into the ground. ~" Cease Fire!" " It was over. to it. ' It/throve-, through mackintoshes as it- 'they were ' blotting paper. The air was filled with a hissing sound and under" foot you could see*, the solid earth riielting into -mud and the mud flowing 1 0 away in the water. ,,The rain blotted oui hill, dale and enemy in one great curtain of - swooping water. Through it -the gu*is,still thundered aud the khaki columns pushed doggedly on. The infantry .came among the' bowlders 'and began to open out; the supports and-- reserves followed. Then in a twinkling the stone-pitted hill's, face burst loose with anothet storm-*-a ,'storm' of le.id, blood and death. In the first line, down behind the rocks, the men were firing fast and the* bul lets came flirting among them. The. . , men stopped and started, staggered, and dropped limply, as if a string j , A _ , . t, . , ,, ., ��� , . . j . tor on the game, Australian, fashion. ��� that held them upright, had been | & ' BILLIARD TOUNAMENT. :,The?~raany .handsome? prizes" (of which" we give a-list below) hung" up by mine host Byron of the Koo- tenay, has had the effect of inducing every man in town who can handle a cue, and a good many who only thiuk .they'can. to have a try. The , entries number, about^70,,. aud pin pool is the game. Matches Jiave. beeu played every night this week and quite^.a,j number, are hors de combat. On Thursday evening?the. drawing for,-the'second- shoot-off took place in 'the parlors before a large number of enthusiasts. In our next we will give a list of the winners. Mr. Byron shows commendable enterprise, in getting the tournament up aud will probably follow it with others for the various of billiard games. Mr. Gregory is running a totalisa- cut. The line pushed on aud a colonel fell, shot through the arm. The regiment pushed on and they came to a rocky ridge, 20 feet high. They clung to the cover, firing, then rose and among the bullets again. A major was left at the bottom of the ridge with a pipe in his mouth and a Mauser bullet The following is the prize list: Lirst"~Lady\s watch', 1 bottle champagne, 1 turkey; value, iter.50. Second ���Four-nugget scarf pin and can of eastern oysters; value, $r r. Third���Silk ' shirt, necktie and pair of gloves; value, $g. Fourth-r-Sflyef-plated. soap dish, mirror, scisj-or?, ' comb, perfume, through his leg. His company Letc; volue, $8. pushed on. Down again, fire again. ' Fifth Pair military hair bru shes up again and on. Another ridge _ln c:iSe> value, $7.50. won aud passed and only a more Sixth���.Pair'felt boots; value, $6. hellish lot of bullets. Beyond more,1 Seventh ^Elegant briar pipe and men down, more men put into the ; one pound navy cut; value, $5. firing line, more death-piping bul- i Eighth���Razor . and case, one ' pocket knife;' value,-$4. lets than ever���the air was a sieve - i. , of them. They beat on the howl- 1 ders like a million hammers, they It is a much more vivid account j tore the turf like harrows. Another which Geo. W. Steeyens gives of 1 ridge crowned, another welcoming, the strange battle at Elandslaagte, | whistling dust of perdition ���mere I which did not begin until nearly 5! men down, more pushed into the 1 Ninth���-Photographic \io\s; va" hi e $3. Total value of prizes, #75. ' K ' ��� . ,, 'l The Manitoba ilace on Thursdav elections took to- ATLIN, ].'..��� C, SATURDAY, DECEMBER o. r-Y- Thi<: Atmn Claim. iu- PuliUsheil every Sat unlay niorniiiu This Atmn Claim Pimimhiiinii Co. Utflcc of publication: ��� Skli.iI 1 ( Mm t n Ti iii i, or ami I'tarl Streets. AdvertlHiiiKli'iit<>s made Known on iipplieu- t ion. Our subscription priue is ?1 a year, payable in advance. No paper will be delivered unless these conditions are complied with. ' The Atlin Lake 'billing and Lumber Co. "are busy, completing their preparations in anticipation of ,- a-busy season. The planer and all the rest of the machinery is in ex- . cellent order,and a start is expected to be made on permanent work about the 15th of January. .The mill is rated at 20,000 feet per diem, with timber such as is handled down the coast, but witli the size and quality, obtainable here 7,000 teet - is reckoned a fair day.'s production. 'CUnder Capt. Westcott's vable management, all classes of lumber will be turned out next season with the exception ot doors aud sashes. The .concern will give employment to eleven men in the mill itself, whilst those employed in cutting; hauling and rafting logs will .number many more. Many logs are being hauled in at present and \of a very si. peri or quality to .the ordinary run of-, last year. - There' is about 2^6,000 feet' of logs 'already on hand, and Capt. Westcott estimates he will receive 220 000 more feet before the middle of February. The company have already many orders for hydraulic lumber and several'very heavy,>,contracts are in abeyance." ' Slioiild these be secured the mill will be taxed to the utmost limit of its capacity. At all events 'there is already enough work in sight to ensure a busy an'd profitable season even should the larger'contracts fair to materialize. Outside the benefits, received by the city from the' mill .through the employment of many men and the regular disbursement of cash, there is no surer index to the prosperity or'otherwise of the district'than the amount of work it turns out. A busy mill means a busy spring and summer for all, with general good times. tiou has been commenced by the police licensing wliat are known as the tin-horn gamblers of the town. Twelve of them were brought into the police court recently and ��� fined #20 each. The city treasury was enriched by that amount, as each one came , prepared to pay the fine. . It is reported the vacancy on the bench for the Yukon Territory' will likely be filled in the course of a week or .two. " Hon. D. C. Fraser, of Guysbbro, N. S., will have- the first offer of the position. Provision 'for an additional judge was made by statute at the last session of Parliament. * . ��� titled to the claim. , Judgment had been reserved when the mail left. INGERSOLp ON. CLOVER-: '' The late .Colonel Ingersoll once sent the following letter of regret in answer to an invitation to dinner by the Clover Club: ' "'���,'' "I regret that it is-impossible' for me to be in "clover" with you tomorrow, first ''anniversary dinner, 1883. ' ,A wonderful" thing is 'cloYer.". It means honey and cream���rthat is to,say, industry and contentment,, that, is to say,- the happy bees in perfumed fields���and at the cottage gate "Old,Boss," the bountiful, serenely chewing satisfaction's 'cud in that blessed twilight pause that, like a.benediction, falls between all toil and sleep. This clover makes me dream of happy Jhours,- of childhood's rosy cheeks, of dimpled babes, of [wholesome, loving wives, of honest men, of springs and - brooks aud violets, and all, there is of stainless ioy in peaceful human life. * A wonderful word is v clover! Drop the.'c' 'and you have the happiest .of mankind. Take away the i 'c' and 'r' and you have left the only thing that makes , a heaven of this dull and barren earth. Cut off the 'ir' alone, and there remains a very deceitful bud that sweetens the breath and keeps peace iu countless homes whose masters frequent clubs. After all,'Bottom .was right, 'Good , .FREIGHT',RATES. The ��� Red " Line Transportation Co. will inaugurate a sled or wagon overland stage- and freighting 'service between, Bennett and Lower LaBarge as'soon as the ice freezes on the lakes. . f ' ~ The projected rates from Bennett! are as follows: Passenger Rates;' Bennett to Caribou? $5; to Lower LaBarge, $40. Baggage, aud Express���-Bennett to Caribou, 2 1-2 cents per pound; to Closeleigh, 7 1-2 cents per pound; to Lower LaBarge, 12 1-2 cents per pound.' Freight���Bennett 'to Caribou,- 1 1-2 cent per pound; to Closeleigh, 5 cents per pound;'to" Lower La Barge, :o,cents personnel. , , GATS $400 A TON. - Two weeks, ago oats were selling for $400 a .ton in Dawson. Meat, was worth 70 cents a pound by the carcass,- meaning-wholesale, -so the juicy porterhouse in th'e Klondike capital must* be far up the scale. At Bennett meat is worth only t 5 cents- a pound, but the long intervening distance and the impassible condition of the trail' make it im- possible 'to send' beef to the interior capital now. ' , It is ventured by local men, says a Dawson exchange, that-oats will go to 40 cents in Dawson. much pains to erect. .Still no sign of sympathy from the Admiral. lie dilated., on the indignities they had suffered at .the hands of the,- king and his minions. The Admiral listened calmy and carelessly. He made a grand peroration in which he declared the missionaries had been "ostracised" by the king, and moreover that he had caused their sacerdotal functions to be cut off., "What!" roared the Admiral, "he- has cut off your, your, what do you call(e,ms, has, he?" "Yes, sir, lie has cut off? our sacerdotal fund ions , entirely.!', ?"Ftrst'Ueulciiant," bellowed the Admiral, "beat to quar- lers and clear the ship for .action immediately."' Turning lo4he now astounded missionaries,-he exclaimed, ,"I never did like, your -black breed ofxattle, but all the same you are' American citizens, and I'll be " damned'' if; Admiral Walker's the man to stand bye and see American citizens mutilated. Count'' Von Moltke ' has been granted, 'a_ft 'divorce.- ,yThe decree places the guilt ou the wife. The Jacques Cartier Bank;-Montreal, which suspended payment in J illy, last,' Has resumed- business. hay, sweet'hay, hath no fellow.' ROBERT G. INGERSOLL". ���Philadelphia Times. The manager at Dawson of the ��� Canadian Bank of Commerce, who is visiting the coast, when asked as to the amount of the- season's output of gold from the Yukon, stated that his bank had shipped out, including a million now at Skagway, S4,400,000, and that, he calculated, was about one-fourth of the output, which he estimates at $iS,000,000. "Of course," he added, "the royalty returns do not indicate such an amount. Many dollais' worth of native gold conies out of the Klondyke on which no royalty is paid. Much is stolen by the men w orking in the mines, by I ivmen aud day laborers, and none of this gold pays a, royalty. It is smuggled out ��f the country." The Bank of Commerce is said to be considering the advisabiiirv of establishing a branch at Cape Nome.. ON THE MAIN LINE. - f It is stated that the Canadian Pacific Railway .contemplates .making a change in their entrance to Vancouver, the road's Pacific terminus.- Instead of proceeding .direct to Vancouver from Westmin: ster Junction, as at present, it is understood that the road , will be diverted' to New Westminster,. and j thence to Vancouver, "making New j Westminster a station ou the. main j line. . Direct- *��� to. .Vancouver,^ in. - - -i*:; I'--~. ',���.-,.���.,'- /Three, Days t- ' s>& ctTcn 5TH, 16TH AND "26TH EACH MONTH. OF A. Ii. BAKER, Agent, G. R. R. Office, Skagway A moral wave has struck Ross^ ���land. The scarlet women have been notified that they must move an: and another sweeping iunova- RACE FOR A CLAIM. - The details of a race for a rich Dominion claim came to light in evidence before the Gold Commissioner, Mr. Seukler, in a contest for possession of a hillside claim opposite the lower half of No. 36 below lower left limit" ou Dominion creek. The facts were that the claim, because of non-representation, became subject to relocation in June last. One man staked it at 12:1 o'clock, and was followed one minute later by another; three minutes afterwards a third man joined in and added his stakes to the others; within another ten minutes he was followed by a fourth and at 12:30 the'final staking was done by a fifth man. A peculiar feature of the affair was the fact that only two of the men saw one another at the claim. After staking came the race roj spokesman narrated how they had HONI SOIT QUI MAL Y PENSE. , Iu the early days of -the present century, Admiral Walker was one of the best known and best liked of all the officers of the United States navy. He was a typical old-time sailor, bluff and hearty, would fight for the fun of it and give his last dollar to an antagonist after he had licked him, and withal had a contempt for Webster's Unabridged and such like shore rubbish. It happened once that the Admiral's duty called him to that Pa.- . * ' * cine paradise, Honolulu, a'nd the anchor had hardly dropped before his ship was boarded by a- delegation of American Methodist 'missionaries who came to complain of the harsh and 'arbitrary methods adopted by the king, Kamehame- ha. ��� The old Admiral had no particular liking for missionaries, iu fact, was rather opposed to them as a class, and listened to their tale of woe very unsympathetieally. The BROWNLEE & LOWRY J. H. Brownlee, P. I. S., D. L. S. R. C. Lowry, A. M. I. C. E. Civil and Hydraulic Engineers,. Xand'Surveyors. , . Peart - Strket, .Atlin, B. C. . the Recorder's office at Dawson, 45 miles'away. The last man who staked arrived first in Dawson at 11 o'clock the same day. Of course each man considered he was en- been hooted and jeered at. No response from the Admiral. He went 011 to describe how the Honolulu mob had proceeded to demolish the mi?sion church tliev had l>een at so THE'NORTHERN HOTEL. ��� " FIRST STREET. The biggest house in Atlin. ���Everything first-class. Thagard & Turney," Proprietors. & Shot-Gunsn Rifles, Revolvers and every description of Sporting Goods ' at TISDALjL'S fiUN STORE VANCOUVER. & Catalogue mailed on application. X ' LIST YOUR LOTS'AT ' ���Ranf'a Joiies)' : OLDEST KSTABUSHKD BROKERS��� OF ATLIN. Agents for the John Irving Na- gation Company. Pearl St., Atuv, B. C. -F-' . - -f<! V * " If, M n SATURDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1899. GRFAT WASTE OF COLD. "I don't believe the men who were rocking on'the beach/saved Inoie then one-third of the gold the gra\ el they handled actualh carried. In other'words, I mean to say that I beli\e,there'is twice as much gold in Cape Nome beach tailings as was taken out." '_ - ��� T. ' B. St'raveiv a mechanical engineer, resident of Portland, made these observations 'recently. He came on the Aloha from Cape Nome, where he was highly successful. His holdings are valued'-by some of Cape Nome pioneers at #250,000. They include twenty-three claim0, fourteen of which are tundra claims. ' ''Late in the fall of 1808 Straven sought , to reach Dawson ou Pat no farther , through a grindstone (unless it has a1 hole thiough it)v than anyone else, but w.e hope his recoid as a Zadkiel will be kept up. The steamer -Alpha, Capt. Bu- chol/., airi\cd at Nome fiom Vancouver, on' Oct. 20. One' ,hundred ,,and^ :twenty-fiv'c dollars were raised at Nome recently, in four minutes by 'the watch, for hospital purposes. -=" ...THE KOOTENAY... '' ��� BAR ELEG AN TLY FURNISED" BACHJvLOR , APARTMENTS. . Rooms with Brussels carpets, ' a' stove in each, aud all accessories. Billiard and Pool .Table's. - JACK BYRON,- Prop. - J -. lit ' ' PINE TREE MOTEL. DISCOVERY, B. C. shelter under .the 1 r^e Finest of liquors. Good stabling. Galvin's liver steamer Yukon, of which he was chief engineei. The Yukon leached Russian mission, where she was compelled on account of the ice to go into winter quarters. Iu February Straven heaid of the j Cape Nome strike. - He abau- . doned his position, hired two Indian 1 guides ai d,started for Cape Nome, j about 500 miles bv the com se taken, 'When you come.to Discmery take ���" where he arrived in March.- Since 'then he has aquired by location and 'purchase over a score of claims. Straven deft the district to purchase -mining- machinery with which to operate his tundra properties. ,Dur- ��� ingi ,vthe . winter ,, he .hopes - to evolve.from iiis mechanical brain a device that will save'all the gold, 110- matter how fine, containd in the beach sands. He says he is confident such an appliance can be perfected, and that with it-a- man -can make the mony he wants simply by working refuse dirt. > ' , Straven reports that the little steam tug Nattie Farfington which he formerly owned, was driven ashore and wrecked near Cape Nome a few days before the < Aloha sailed. 'It'was only eight days priorito her -loss that hersold.the vessel. J PRINCIPAL BATH HOUSE AND .LAUNDRY. Best Equipped Establishment ��� in Atlin. ' - Lake Street, near Sawmill. - TULES EGGERT Swiss Watchmaker. TO ATLIN. ��� - '- ' ' T Editor Claim: Sir, ���Will > ou kindly allow the members of Harmony Club space to insert t,he ,following invitation: ' 1 Pine City, Dec. 5, 1899. I "Harmony Club extends to the , citizens of .Atlin an invitation to j their social to be given on the even-' ing of-Dec. 12th, at 8:30, at McDonald's Hall. Everything free. Has charge of government instruments. First street, Atlin. "In' A. ��>. Crov>' Store. THE -ALASKA FLYER '65 hoiirs'to Seattle. "S.S. HUMBOLDT" Due at" Skagway Tuesday, Dec. < 26, 1899. "Leaves Skagway every Ten Days for Seattle ,and British Columbia ports. Buy your tickets at the office of Pacific Clipper Line,.Skagway. W. H. TRIGGS, Agent. Comfortably furnished rooms and excellent board at reduced rates for the wintei. Call and investigate. BRITISH HOTEL, Corner First and Discoverv. METEOROLOGIC AL. The district has been favored with an exceptionally mild winter, so far as it has go,ne. The air keeps mild, and even occasionally balmy, and overcoats still hang, on the peg. The coldest, snap yet recorded was on tlie 25th October, when the thermometer registered 5 above.-, During ,the entire month of November it never fell below 10 and ranged very steadily from -��, t,o 30. Even in the piesent .month it showrs no signs of retrograding, M) far, and the lake presents no traces of freezing. Perhaps we are in for one of those mild winters which aie traditional amongst the Indians, \\ hen the lake keeps "'open, -Taku Jack thinks this'is going td be the case this season, bit Taku Jack can see Iv�� *-*��� Funeral Director and Em balm er Third and Discover\-, Atliii B. C. Bodies Klnbiiliued for Shipment a Specialty I Orders on tdiort notice. All kinds of Funeral Supplies nt reason- i nlile rutes. ��� ' When iii Atlin stop . . at the . . OLYMPIC HOTEL *' First Street. Headquarters for Lemp's St. Louis-Lager Beer. First class Restaurant in'connection. A. BU-RKE, Manager. ���> - ,' . r '- Fine Job Printing at The Claim .���'>. ���- > rrmt jtj^jjV-AJt-f i���1 ~ ivi- k. J"-"- J ATLIN, B. C, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 9. PICKED UP HERE AND THERE. St. Andrew's Pronto terltm ohiin-h hold hci- \i<-(."i in the Arctic Brotherhood Hull, Second street between'I'minor and Puurl, on Snn- 1 day ut 10:80 n. m.und 7:150 p.m. Suncluy school i��t 2:30 p.m. Kcv..lohii I'l'iiifjlc, H. A., minister. Church of Kn^hind scr\ ices will he held nt corner Ti-uinor mid Third stroets ou Suu- il.ty at II it. ni. ami 7:1(0 p. m. , , The many friends of Mr. I). S. Norton, late of Spruce, will learn ' with, regret that he received twef telegrams on Monday last announc- . ing the dangerous illness of his wife at Los Angeles, Cal. Mr. Norton started for home on Wed- ~ nesday morning, and we trust he will have a safe and speedy trip and find upon his arrival that things are brighter than at present seeming. ' ��� Pilgrims from Atlin to the outer world are having a pretty hard time of it lately. The Japanese ' party got lost for three days on the north side of the hike, suffering great privations, in fact, _ a cold s11tip would have been the end of them. Now comes Mr. Young, who on his way out with Messrs. ��� Vickers and'Heal, tumbles overboard into the icy watcis of Taku Lake, was rescued by his" comrades and reaches Byron's hostelry more dead than alive. Then'Mr. Baker, the well-known prospector, takes his turn and goes plump through the new ice up to his neck somewhere near Golden Gate, is also 'rescued, contracts rheumatism, aud has to hirple into Log Cabin with the aid of >a stick and a blessing from on high. ' It behooves all - travellers to exercise the utmost ���caution'until the cold weather sets in for good and the ice gets into a safe condition. x Fresh fish at Parsons Produce Co. One of the best articles for good health is a wholesome loaf of bread at 12 cents, and'a first class meal at 50 cents at the Pioneer Bakery. ��� Fresh fish at Parsons Produce Co. By reference to another colunn it will be seen that the people of Pine have extended an invitation to ��� the residents of Atlin'to join them in their entertainment and dance to be held at Pine City Tuesday evening next. A large number have ���signified their intention of going. Talk about hard times! Why, we could tell our readers 'of .a certain, unpretentious little shack not ���"steen" blocks from Discovery ������street, where no less,, than five lioble plum puddings are dangling h\ all their saccharine glory from the ridge pole. We think it would be unwise to designate the locality .nuore clearly until we have had ���ehance at them ourselves. J. D. Thagard aud D. Hastie Ipntineight'days on their recent trip E. F. McFeely, manager of the well-known house of McLennan & McFeely, intends to take a trip out to the coast next week., Well, Ed. deserves a holiday, and it is useless to say that he will overlook vantage giound when the current is turned on. Some, say there will be two tickets punched on the return trip; others that he has heard of a new figure in the cake walk and will bring it back with him in time for the spring appearance of the mastodons. -'-'He will make Vancouver the ^objective point, and re'; main away about six weeks. ' . Fresh fish at Parsons Produce Co. An exceedingly beautiful album was presented to Gold Commission; er Graham 'by the Government staff" ou the eve of his departure for the coast. The book, which contains 73 views and a panoramic' of Atliii, ,~ is 8x10, and artistically mounted. ICvery local view of 'interest is herein represented, from Channel mountain-'across the," lake to the Government staff in winder apparel in front of -the Government office, Atlin. The work, the production of Mr. S.'A. Smythe, photographer and manufacturer, is indeed something that has - not been equaled in Atliii so far. It is understood the album will accompany a prominent personage to the Paris exposition next year. . -\'jr. Freslr fish at Parsons Produce Co. P. BURNS & CO., Wholesale��� ��' Cor x i-:r and - Retail - Butchers. First and" Pearl Streets. Builders' Hardware, Miners' Supplies, Tinware, Graniteware, Etc., Etc. '��� ��� -' / "TINSHO'P f-N CONNECTION. ���' > 1 BIOS. DUNN & CO. (Limited.) FIRST STREET ' ATLIN, B. C. , THE GRAND HOTEL "D" SHOULD BE LOOKED INTO. Editor Claim:. Sir,���Our fire inspectors would do well to make note of the stovepipes which protrude from the"roofs of certain > residences iu the town and nightly belch forth millions of sparks and lighted cinders, which are borne on the wind and deposited on their neighbors' buildings. This is particularly noticeable along the lake front of Block 17. Although complaints have beeu made repeatedly by the neighbors,. the owners of those fire distributors have paid no attention to the matter. The remedy is so simple that they should be compelled to adopt it. Their pipes evidently run | straight up from the stove and the back damper is either kept drawn out or has been burnt out of the stove, and so their neighbors' property lies at the mercy of their carelessness. Citizen. Atliu, Dec. 7, 1899. FINEST EQUIPPED HOTEL ,IN THJ�� NORTH.- < EVERYTHING '. ' CONDUCTED'IN FIRST-CLASS MANNER. * '* \ Rice & Hastie, Proprietors;- David Hastie, Manager. . ��� [''���'��� ''i. 'Corner of-First and'Discovery Streets. .".".. Donavan���"No, I was a police officer once for two weeks "and I didn',t get,any." . ��� ' a piano solo by Mr. -Pilling, followed by- Franz Abt's famous "Treue i Liebe,'' sung - as a/ quartette, and Yon weren't ou to vour * Pan ��� job.'' ' ' ": * Donavan���" Maybe not." This " incident closed," the ^salaries were reduced and" >" then the mavor stated that "Mr. Wirt ofthe 1 hospital wanted the city, council -to give assurance that'he should have the city patients at $5 per,day,"-but the mayor had told Dr. Wirt that if the other hospital could take care of the patients for a less sum he would not get them. ..The council then adjourned. , Nome should be 'like Atlin' and' have no police NO TIPS The following, THERE, taken from "SANDYV ON-THE TRAIL. ,' Archie W. Shiels," of the .B. A. C.,-has had two telegrams from the pilgrims who intercepte'd St. Andrew's at the,Gate,' Thursday* week. The first said grave fears were entertained as to "Sandy's" mind,' for, on their departure from the Gate the following morning, while "Sandy" was pulling himself across the , lake om his all-fours, he was heard mumbliug: So young, so sweet, so frail and so fair; Handle, oh handle, "with the greatest 'of care; Let hunger or cold come not near his person, is "Saudv" ���from here to Log Cabin. fi, ^.^v... .x~... the I., . , . 0 ., i hor a superior being 1 Cape Nome iNews council report' .. ���, , ' . 1 McPherson. of a late date, shows that Nome is 1 away behind the age in tHie matter of tipping . its police. They pay their men $180 a month, and the C. D. Newton, the popular me'Nj hitter complain that as they receive eliaut of Pine City, was in Aflin|��o rake-off they are unable to live <Ou Tuesday, showing around some jon ^h'ls figure; taken from The second telegrawa came from Rosselli, and reads: "What remains of Sandy comes on later on the mail cart; Expect his- funeral at sea. Easy three and a half day trip to Bennett." 9 ifine nuggets that were Wilknv creek last week,- He left 'one al this office, a veritable beauty, :as n reminder of mining in Decem- Iber in lhe district. We have had :a score or two of nuggets presented 'to us during the summer months"; Ibut this early "winter variety possesses untold charm, since it fills up the incomplete circle around our ifrightly-polished 'horseshoe da'i'jles h:'-r<">t'c our cabin door.. "Then came the matter ot I reducing salaries of police offiicers. ; THE SCHOOL CONCERT., Lowe moved, seconded by Pen-i . The concert iu aid of the. School ningtou that the salaries be fixed I Fund came off last evening iu the temporarily at .$180 a month. Dam j A. B. Hall and was patronized thought $180 a liberal salary at this {with a liberality commensurate time. Donavan said a man could ! with the worthiness of the object, not live on #180 a month when he | The hall was well filled, the con- had to pay $2 a meal. Policemen | cert quite up to the mark, aud, get $r j.<5 outside, besides a rake-off; best of all, the School Fund will be that j which they didn't get heir. I.'am ��� "I >on'l Ihev:'" 'well sung too,-- by .Messrs.' Lumsden, Wollaston; Pringle and Stephenson. Dr. Lewis'gave a -recitation," <"The picture on"the'floor, V "as. only Dr.," Lewis can.v. Mr. Stables' "Mary of Argyle," was encored aud he gave" "Roy's wife," in response.0 Mr. ������ Stables', 'forte, is - humorous Scottish song. Let" him "make a note onJt" ��� "Larboard ' Watch," .by Messrs. fLumsden.:jand^Wollas- "to'ri was"'"finely rendered? as was also Miss -Eva Brownlee's. lullaby . song with baby accompaniment. Rev. Pringle recited, the..deeds of that doughty, old Elizabethan, hero, .Sir Richard Grenville,, "and, how he .fought his ship. against, a Spanish fleet in a way .to make a. Briton's blood "' tingle. "Mrs., . Stephenson- ended the first.part .with the "Kentucky Baby'' sweetly and naturally and had to respond to an encore. 1 The second,part was' opened by .Mr. Lumsden in a grand rendering of "The"Lost Chord,'" and Mr. No- yes''whistling solo brought-forth an unanimous encore. Mr. Wollaston sung "Pull Away" with "Will o7 the Wisp" for an encore iu his verj' best manner. "Matrimony," a recitation by Miss Violet Molyneux was'reallj- funny and' that young.lady did it full justice. "Scenes That are Brightest," the ever popular song from ' 'Mari- tana," "was Mrs. Gregory's contri- , bntion. 'She was followed by Mr. Wells, the "Dominie," in "A-countryman's experience of Paderews- ki,". which .'was. the ,gem of" the evening aud brought forth unstinted applause and an encore. -Rev. ��� Pringle wound up the concert with the ' basso ��� song, - "The Queen's Highway,'1 butdecjined an encore, remarking that it was a, good plaA to leave well enough alone. Asocial dance followed. augmented about <.i 15. Tin- prnvruminc commenced with Mr. J. S. Harvey, late of the W. P. ,& Y. R.,' and a former resident of Atlin, was married to Miss Mabel Gaudin, at Victoria last week. S ���
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Title | The Atlin Claim |
Publisher | Atlin, B.C. : Atlin Claim Publishing Co. |
Date Issued | 1899-12-09 |
Description | The Atlin Claim was published in Atlin, a remote community located in northwestern British Columbia, close to the Yukon border. The Claim was published by the Atlin Claim Publishing Company, and ran from April 1899 to April 1908. Although a number of different editors worked on the Claim, the two longest-serving editors were Alfred C. Hirschfield and William Pollard Grant. |
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Language | English |
Notes | Print Run: 1899-1908 Frequency: Weekly |
Identifier | Atlin_Claim_1899_12_09 |
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Source | Original Format: Royal British Columbia Museum. British Columbia Archives. |
Date Available | 2011-09-07 |
Provider | Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library |
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AIPUUID | 64812906-d5df-44a4-a577-00c1929c23c6 |
DOI | 10.14288/1.0169374 |
Latitude | 59.566667 |
Longitude | -133.7 |
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