Array Only Paper Printed in the I������ootenay Lake Mining I>istriets. For Kates of Subscription and Advertising See Fourth Page, FUMBEE 11 KELSOK, BEITISH COLUMBIA, SATUEDAY, SEPTEMBEE 20, 1890. $4 A YEAE, WHAT IS BEING OONE ON TOAD MOUNTAIN. The tunnel on the Silver King is in over 200 feetj and is being driven at the rate of 12 to 13 feet a week. Some 250 feet have yet to be run. A contract was let last week for the erection of '.''riew buildings, 'and:the work is now under way. Ore sorters are at work, and shipments averaging 4 tons a day are made to the landing at Nelson. Joe Wilson has the contract for packing the ore, the train of 24 packs making a round trij} a day. The price paid is said to be $10atori. At present the trail is in fair condition, but it is just as sleep as it ever was���������part of the ^distance raising over 1000 feet to the mile. At the Dandy, the west extension of the Silver King, work is suspended pending the erection of a. boarding-house near the shaft, so as to allow work to be carried oh during the witer. The , shaft is down some 20 feet on the ledge, and is in ore carrying grey copper, that is improving as depth is attained. - The ledge is well defined, and is uncovered sufficiently to prove its continuity for the whole length of the claim. The shaft will be sunk to a depth of 100 feet this winter. A. H. Kelly, one of the owners, is now doing- assessment work on an adjoining parallel claim to the south. He reports striking a ledge that looks promising. Assessment, work has been done on Lay & Topping's Giyeout, a claim that is'-.the west extension of the Dandy. "Si" Johns and "Billy" Hansen own the Last Chance, the second extension. They are doing the assessment work, a.nd expect to uncover a ledge that will make them both capitalists. Mike Kealy's Yankee Girl is the next claim; on which work is now being done. On the Iroquois ledge, the Union Jack, the eastern extension of the Iroquois, shows over 2 feet of ore, carrying galena and gray copper. The ground is owned by James Durkin and Harry Young of Colville. No work is being done on the Iroquois. The Gypsy and Hidden Treasure, first and second western extensions of the Iroquois, are owned by'John,.R. Cook and C. H. Randall, respectively. The latter ha,s done about $400 worth of work on the Hidden Treasure this summer. Next to the Hidden Treasure is the "Vineta Boy, owned by Charles Malley and Frank Goodman. It shows a strong ledge of oxidized iron, on which a shaft has been sunk 30 feet. The impression is that if sunk on to a depth of 75 to 100 feet, the ore would turn into lead and be a paying proposition. Bruce Crad- dock owns the next claim. The assessment work has been done on it this season. Adjoining the Vineta Boy and Craddock's claim to the south is the Jim Crow, on which a short tunnel has been run and an open cut made. While apparently there is no well-defined ledge, 8 to 10 feet of the country rock is seamed with stringers ��������� of ore and strongly mineralized throughout. The ground is owned by Ben Thomas, Charley Lundberg, Charley Town send, John Johnson, and Pat Grace, who also own the Iroquois. ! Taking into consideration the known richness ; of the Silver King and Kootenay Bonanza, but I little headway is being made on the other claims j on Toad Mountain. Everyone is looking for- j ward to the time when the Hall properties will ! pass into the hands of a~strong company, then it ��������� is expected that capitalists will be more eager ; to take hold of and open up other ground believed to be rich. i Unused to Modern Furniture. One of Nelson's hustling business men'paid i Spokane Falls a visit last week, and, of course, | put up at the Hotel Spokane, the toniest tavern i in the village. He says he was given an | elegantly-appointed room on the first floor, and ! treated as if he was the owner of Nelson's great- j est mine, the Silver King, instead of only being j the possessor of a Trail Creek wild cat. He is one of the "boys" when away from home, and had to take in the town. Returning to his room in the early hours after midnight, he undressed, then looked around for a bed on which to dream of houries uncaressed, but could not see anything except his own reflection in the mirrors that seemed to stand and hang everywhere. Not wishing to show that his knowledge of inodern furniture was confined to a shake-down and a candle-box, he swore to, himself that he would sleep standing before he would go down to the night-clerk and ask for assistance to find the bed. After pulling out all the drawers in the bureau and the wash-stand, he overturned half a dozen chairs and stumbled up against a mirror that seemed to reach to the ceiling. The jar caused it to swing back to the carpeted floor, revealing; to his great astonishment, a luxurious couch. Satisfied that he had fouud what he had been looking for, he next attempted to blow out the incandescent light, mistaking it for an ordinary suspended lamp. After several fruitless, attempts he gave it up in disgust, saying to himself as he crawled into bed, that he; was either drunk or too far, away from home. NEWS NOTES FROM BIOT V SPSfcffNCiS. ��������� The Skyline is reported closed to outsiders, but the ore output continues, and of a character fully as rich as previous shipments. . . .'.... . . Men are at work on the No. 1, under the superintendence of John Thompson. That property and the United were inspected this week by dr. Campbell, manager��������� of the mining and smelting company at Revelstoke. . . .. ... It looks as if high-grade pre was at last struck on the east side "of the lake, as dr. Hendryx is taking some good-appearing ore from the great Blue Bell. McLeod & Franklin are sinking on the Glengary, the second claim south of the United, and are reported in ore that promises good returns. .... ' . . The Tenderfoot, the south extension of the United, has been purchased by W. W. Sprague. from Frank Ernest and Ralph Watson, the men who recently sold the Fourth for $9000 cash. The Tenderfoot was also a cash sale. .. .... .. An expert named Milligan was in the district for several days, looking the ground over, it is said, in the interest of the Northern Pacific. If the showings justify it, that road will at once commence work on the Kootenay branch. .. .. .. Development work on the Fourth is being pushed under the foremanship of mr. Trevarthen. . . . . .. W. W. Sprague has been appointed George J. Ainsworth's agent at Ainsworth, vice G. B. vVright resigned. Finds Fault with a Trail. C. 0. McKay of the Columbia Lakes country' states that he intends bringiug in a bunch of beef steers to Crawford's bay, so as to help supply the demand for beef in the camps on Kootenay lake. He says that the trail up the St. Mary's "river from Cranbrodk, and for which colonel Baker secured an appropriation of $1000, ends nowhere, and that he is compelled to drive his cattle to Rykert's custom-house, and there ship them aboard a barge and have them towed to the bay. He thinks the appropriation was frittered away, as the amount was ample to have made a good trail from the upper Kootenay country to the lake. Petitioning for Postal Facilities. An effort is being made by the people of Bonner's Ferry and of the valley between that place and the boundary line to get the mail route extended from the Ferry to the international line, there to connect with one from Nelson, via Ainsworth, to Rykert's custom-house. It remains to be seen whether the officials at Washington are as dilatory as those at Ottawa. Ore to -lie Snipped from the Skyline. E. S. Wilson has taken a contract to pack ore from the Skyline mine to the landing at Ainsworth, and will send all his pack animals up by the next boat. Fifty tons of ore are already sacked, and the output of shipping ore is about 2 tons a day. The ore will be sent to Montana for reduction. ' ���������' ' TO THE SLOCAN AT LAST. The track of the Columbia & Kootenay branch of the Canadian Pacific Was to have reached the west bank of the Slocan this afternoon. This brings it within 16 miles of Nelson. The square timbers for the bridge cribs will be in place next week, ana the truss the week following, the timber for the latter being framed at Sproat, By that time the 2| miles between the Slocan and the" west end of Reefer's work will be graded, which will give the tracklayers clear sailing for a stretch of 7 to 8 miles, the only thing likely to delay them being the trestle work, which seems to be lagging because of the small force employed. On completion- of the 2������ miles east of the Slocan, Whitehead, McLean &; McKay will rnove their outfit to Sproat and be- < gin work on the extension from that place to the new terminus, which has been located up the Columbia about 2'miles. Keefer..& Co. have all their work on the north side of the Kootenay well under way, and part of their force were moved to the soutji side this week, mr. Keefer making his headquarters at the place known as Davenport, 4 miles down the river from Nelson. The work on the south side is heavier than that on the north side, because of the .difference in the character of the rock���������-that on the north side being rotten and seamy, while that on the south side is solid granite. Two carloads of giant powder froni Victoria are already on the ground, and another will probably be needed before the work is completed. It is stated that contractor Campbell will be furnished a number more men, to enable him to maJte better headway with the trestle work, and that a portion of Whitehead, McLean & McKay's force will be transferred to Keefer & Co. One thing was clearly demonstrated on the work this summer, that is, that Chinese are far inferior to whites as laborers. No one of the contractors on the Columbia & Kootenay will again employ Chinese if white labor is obtainable. The timbers for the Kootenay bridge will be procured on the lake, the 54-foot sticks being obtained at the coast.i fioat River Ifei.st.rict Promises Well. Ten locations have been made in the Goat river district, several of them with good surface indications. About a mile northeast of "Jap" King's claim, Thomas Shearer and his partner have made 2 locations on a ledge fully 8 feet wide. The croppings, he says, are similar to those on Toad Mountain, showing copper pyrites, peacock copper, and galena. "Jap" King has 2 feet of solid galena in his 4-foot ledge. Dr. LaBau is running an open cut on an extension of King's claim. Ten men are now in the camp. "Sandy" Divine and mr. Hall, the assayer, are at work further"up the lake, the Goat river camp being located nearly due east from the lower end of Kootenay^ lake and reached by a trail that leaves Kootenay river a, mile below Davis's-ranch. Preparations are being made to -work the claims all winter, and hopes.are entertained that a shipment of ore will be made before navigation closes. Mr. Shearer states that miners -making locations there are put to considerable inconvenience and expense by not knowing where to record their claims, and believes that a commission recorder should be appointed for the district. Sure Indications of Placer Hoggings. The old-time traveler on the government trail between Nelson and Ward's ferry would, by seeing the muddy water running in 49 and Bird creeks, imagine himself back in the placer districts of northern California. Quite a number of Chinese are at work on the latter creek, one of the railway gangs deserting almost in a body, preferring the more congenial labor of washing- out gold to that of shoveling gravel on a side- hill cut. The hydraulic company on 49 creek are at work, and their first clean-up will be a surprise to doubters who claim there is nothing in placer mining. .ea ���������fc.������" THE MDTEE: NELSON, B.V 0., SATURDAY, SEPTEMBEB 20, 1890. Goods and Supplies Delivered at any Prospect, Olaim, or Mine in the Hot Springs Mining District. j PP LI TAPLE G CARRTr FULL LI3STES OIF1 ���������AND STEEL, '.. -��������� FLOUR AND F BOOTS A USLDERS' HARDWARE, : DRY GdODS,- ; Drugs and Cigars in stock at Ainsworth. AINSWOETH, B. C, and REVELSTOKE, B. C. c PREFERRED. .'SPIRITUAL REPOSE TO INTELLECT- 'UAL- UNREST. '"-v.'.. After all that has been written and may be written about the great Roman Catholic prelate who has just passed away, the life of John Henry Newman will remain a mystery, except to the few who may be specially qualified by nature to enter into sympathy with the experiences of a spiritual personality so nearly unique. We say "spiritual" rather than "mental" because we are convinced that the key to dr. Newman's career is to be found in his spiritual as distinguishable from his mental characteristics. We have no wish to enter the field of polemical theology, but we shallnot, we think, unduly disparage any claim to a rational basis which may be made on behalf of the religious system to which he became so influential a convert, when we express the opinion that dr. Newman was driven to the Roman Catholic fold by the force of religious rather than local considerations. In the exercise of that free agency, which, in later years, he described as man's special endowment, he found himself constrained to choose between two divergent courses, the one leading to an arena of constant intellectual unrest, the other to a haven of permanent spiritual repose. The emphasis must at every point, it seems to us, be placed upon the word "spiritual," for, though dr. Newman did not shrink from the most vigorous exercise of his subtle and powerful intellect, his nature was so constituted that he could never stop short in the religious sphere of what stood to him as infallible certainty. The devout mind which resolves at all cost and hazard to maintain the right of private judgment must accept, as one consequence, the possibility of being from time to time tossed hither and thither on a sea of uncertainty. On a thousand occasions and in reference to a thousand obtrusive questionings, it is obliged to take refuge in the limitations'.of the human faculties and the imperfection of human knowledge, and to console itself with the assurance, "What thou knowest not now, thou shalt know hereafter." But there are certain natures which can never endure the thought of resting in, still less of contending for that which may, after all, prove to be a half truth, or but one side of a many sided truth, or even no truth at all. The soul cries out for certainty, and in the anguish of its unrest and longing persuades itself that because uncertainty is so painful and unsatisfying, certainty must be attainable. For natures of this type such ideas as those of discipline and development through struggle have no affinity. They cannot understand or accept life as a school for development or an evolutionary stage. One does not need to go to the Roman Catholic communion for examples of the facility with which even strong minds can bring themselves ultimately to believe that which they wish to believe or are persuaded it is duty to believe. Dr. Newman's frank declar- taion "in his later years that he had found the rest and peace for which he sought, his emphatic denials that his mind was still subject to doubts or misgivings on theological questions show how complete was his success in attaining the place and attitude., we have almost said the spiritual Nirvana, for which his soul had longed. To what extent such peace, attainable through mental surrender rather than mental conquest, is either desirable in itself or conducive "to true spiritual growth and influence is a question into which we need not enter. Should not he Ashamed of the Old Ifeays. Mrs. Mackey, wife of John W. Mackey, the oneTtime Nevada mining man, but now of the Postal Telegraph Company, seems to be having a good deal of trouble in getting her social position fixed on a secure basis. For the past 3 or 4 years there haye been suits from time to time against newspapers and individuals who, it was charged, had libelled mrs. Mackey by referring to her as having been a washerwoman before her marriage with her present husband. One editor in England, who had either originated or published the report, was mulcted in damages, which mrs. Mackey promptly promised to turn in to some charity. Still other suits have been either begun or threatened, until the prospect has been good that mrs. Mackey would end her days in litigation for the purpose^of establishing her social position. Recently^ the rumors nave been put afloat again, and mrs. Mackey or her husband has offered rewards for the detection of the persons who have started them. It seems that they have their origin, so far as this side of the water is concerned, with a woman suffrage agitator in Washington; and mrs. Mackey has been advised by friends and counsel here that it will be futile to make any attempt to punish the supposed, offender. It is, therefore, probable that no suits will be brought in this country for the purpose of fixing mrs. Mackey's social status in Europe. All this will seem very amusing to the average American. Everybody knows that in this country there is no such thing as social position, except that which persons may make for themselves; and the question of their birth or employment does not enter at all into the matter, except that the latter shall be honorable. Mrs. Mackey should not be ashamed of, or wish to forget, the days when she assisted, her mother to run a boarding- house in Virginia City, Nevada; for there it was that she "caught"*the man that placed her in a position to gratify her inordinate vanity to become a leader in society in European.capitals. Get Scared at the Approaeh of an Investor. The disposition to place fancy values on properties a,s soon as a prospective investor makes his appearance is not confined to the mining camps on Kootenay lake. The owners of undeveloped claims in California, Nevada, Arizona, Montana., and Idaho districts also become scared as soon as a buyer approaches. The thing works about this way: Claims for which negotiations have been conducted have enhanced in value (to the owners) every day succeeding that on which the subject has been broached. Today a claim can be bonded for $3000, and all is lovely. Tomorrow "my partner refuses to sell for less than $4000." The latter figure is no sooner agreed upon than "we have been thinking it over and have concluded that we can't give the claim away ��������� our bonding price is $6000." And so they talk day after day, backing and filling, until negotiations are broken off in disgust. Claims that could be had for $1000 before the prospective investor puts in an appearance, are held at 5 times that figure within a week afterwards. THE PRINCE OF WALES NOT ������OF A RAO SORT. If the chivalrous and knightly character of the Austrian emperor reminds one of ancient rather than of modern times, that of the prince of Wales, on the other hand, must be regarded as thoroughly in keeping with the present age. England's future king is exceedingly what the French describe as "fin du siecle" (end of the century), whereas Francis Joseph of Austria would be set down by many as "vieux jeu" (old fashioned). The one is the knight of the round- table epoch, the other the gentleman of the last quarter of the nineteenth century, and possessing all the merits and a few of the vices oi the English club man of today. That the prince is quite as fully imbued with the sacred character of royalty is clearly to be seen from the harsh and cutting manner in which he has resented his siste.7' Louise's marriage to lord Lome and that of princess Beatrice to the Hebrew-descended Henry of Batten berg? While, however, he loses no opportunity of making these 2 bro thers-in-law of hisfeel the Impassable gulf which separates his ra,nk and station from theirs, he is most careful to conceal from the general public his opinions as to the divinity which hedges kings and their offspring from the common herd. lie possesses in a most marked degree that principal ingredient of power, influence, and success, namely, tact, and it is to this influence in j>articular that he owes his widespread popularity. Good-natured almost to a fault, his otherwise sound judgment and common sense become sometimes warped by the insidious influences of unworthy friends. When his record comes to be written in the Great Book, it will be found that the chief ancl almost only wrong doings of this most happy and pleasure-loving prince will be on the score of bad companionship. It is, however, impossible to retain any notions as to the divine or sacred character of his royalty after hearing him bandy witticisms of a rather risque nature with a sprightly French actress, or when watching him absorb a hearty midnight supper in some boulevard restaurant with a few boon companions. Moreover, it seems rather incongrous that light reverend fathers in God, such as the archbishops of Canterbury and York, should ever be called upon to kiss the hand which has a moment before clasped that of some frail queen of the opera bouft'e; and rather than to attempt to force one's self to.regard his jovial royal highness with the-awe-arid veneration due to an anointed of the Lord, if not in esse, at any rate in futuro, it is preferable to continue to consider him in the light of a warm-hearted and ever- obliging comrade, as an honorable and kindly gentleman in every sense of the word, and as a man whom, either as prince or peasant, anyone would be proud and happy to possess as friend. __ Silver-Lead Mines Worftted Refore Christ. Talk about the silver-lead mines of this,country lacking permaney brings to notice the famous silver-lead mine of Laurium in Attica, Greece, that was being worked over 400 years before Christ, and was then probably several hundred years old. It has been worked more or less ever since, yet it is still being mined so successfully as to pay regular dividends. ���������tj,i-. THE MINEE; NELSON, B. 0., SATUEDAY, SEPTEMBEE 20, 1890. EAST RAKER STREET. A. J. MARKS, C. VAN NESS, PROPRIETORS. LARGEST HOTEL IN NELSON AFFORDS SPLENDID VIEWS OF BOTH TOAD MOUNTAIN AMD KOOTENAY RIVER Best brands of liquors and cigars' always in stock. The table furnished with the best in the market. Vernon Street, near Josephine, NELSON,,, B.-'C. : PROPRIETORS. THE HOTEL OVERLOOKS THE KOOTENAY its guests thus obtaining splendid views of both mountain and river. THE ROOMS THE TABLE are comfortable in size and is acknowledged the best- newly furnished, in the mountains. is stocked with the best liquors and cigars procurable. No whiskies sold, except Hiram Walker & Sons' - celebrated brands. Steam Navigation Co., Ltd. LBAVJ3S KKYELSTOKE on Mondays and Thursdays at i a. m. LEAVES SPBfcOAT FOR I.ITTI,E I&ALLKS on Tuesdays and Fridays at 4 a. m.; returning the same day to Sproat. LEAVES SPROAT FOR RKYELSTOK.B on Tuesdays and Fridays, half an hour after arrival from Little Dalles. Revelstoke, August 31st. J. A. MARA, Manager. NOTARY PUBLIC, Mining Broker, Conveyancer, Etc. Agent for mineral claims ; crown grants obtained for mineral claims, and abstracts of title for same furnished. Office at Ainsworth (Hot Springs), B. C. BUDGET OF NEWS FROM BONNER'S ''.FERRY-. Judge W. H. Chambers is having a petition signed by the citizens of this place and the valley, asking the board of county, commissioners,, at their first meeting, to appoint 3 viewers to look out a public road, starting at the Catliolic church, 2������ miles west of Bonner's Ferry and on the liorth side of the river; thence running to Second creek, 2 miles along the course of the river. The country along the proposed road is thickly settled, and there is not even a good trail now. The road is a public necessity. Judge Chambers is also alive to the needs of Bonner's Ferry people (who would appreciate and enjoy a good daily mail service), and is having a. petition circulated and signed to have the present semi-weekly mail increased to a daily service. Bonner's Ferry will not long be behind in the .comforts and enjoyments of life; it is being tilled up by. en-" terprising, progressive people. A petition is also being circulated for the establishment of a postofnee with semi- weekly service at Thompson's ranch, 35 miles down the, Kootenay, and in the center of the stock-ranch country; and an office and like service at the international boundary line,'55 miles down the river. The miners and settlers at these points demand that-these offices be established, as they are entitled to adequate mail facilities. George Irvine and Patsey Clark have bonded the Cabinet and Heron claims on Callahan creek, up the Kootenay 35 miles from the Ferry, the amount of the bond being $00,000. Already they have employed men and are making preparations for the winter's work. George! R. Trask, a United States mineral surveyor from the Coeur d'Alenes, issurvey- tng ihe Boulder Creek Mining Company's property for a patent. Boulder Creek district is 15 miles above Bonner's Ferry, and this is the first official survey ever made in the Kootenay valley. Mrs. Martin Fry of Spokane Falls has arrived at Bonner's Ferry, and will spend the winter on the 'ranch with her sons Alva and Adelbert. Mrs. O. D. McTaggart of Sacramento, California, joined her husband on the 10th. Mr. McTaggart is the contractor for building the new ferry-boat. Agent Van Doorn of the Northern Pacific at Kootenay, accompanied by nirs. Markley, miss Kittie Markley, and mrs. McFarland, all of Cedar Falls, Iowa, took a view .of the Ferry and surrounding country last Sunday. S. B. Wright, president of the townsite company, ' was elected school director at the election held on the 1st. Bonner's Ferry will pay a good salary to a first-class lady teacher, to take charge of the public school for the ensuing term. '.'���������'���������'. V .. ' . >./ NEIGHBORHOOD GOSSIP. Fred Dubois is having a boom in Bonner's Ferry precinct. Judge Sweet for congress will get a large majority here. Robert S. Bragaw is getting more popular here every day; but is slow about returning records. M. C. Athey of Shoshone is not known here. Charles W. O'JSTeil, candidate for district attorney, was a pioneer of Eagle City. George Ellis is a popular commissioner; Frank D. Hill need not fear. The electors of this precinct would like to gaze on H.' M. Casey. James E. Dolan of Kootenay station is mistaken when he says that lie carries the votes of Bonner's Ferry in his vest pocket. Captain Haj^ ward of the Galena will carry voters on election day from the boundary line to the polls at Bonner's Ferry. Sheriff Martin paid us a visit on the 8th. He was well received by his old-time friends. Come again, uncle Billy. Mr. McClure, Democratic nominee for sheriff, was with us on the 8th. Mac is an old-timer in Idaho, and made a good impression among the boys. Tim Callahan and D. D. Lancaster of Spokane Falls recently returned from the Upper Kootenay and have located a ranch near the Bonner's Ferry townsite. Khmee & Kennedy's new concert hall will be opened to the public about October 28th. Mr. Kennedy leaves for the east tomorrow to engage female artistes. A Northern Pacific surveying party arc in camp at Bonner's Ferry, and a Great Northern party near the falls of the upper Kootenay. Dick Fry will give a ball in his hotel on the evening of election day. Everybody is invited. The new ferryboat, building under the supervision af mr. McTaggart, for the Bonner's Ferry Townsite Company, will be the best boat in the new state of Idaho. Arthur B. Baines, business manager for mr. Fry, has purchased the McChesney ranch, adjoining the townsite. William Eaton, the well- known merchant of Bonner's Ferry, has about recovered from his recent illness. c A. THOMPSON. Bonner's Ferry, Idaho, September 15th. No Need for Blneasiwcss. Considerable uneasiness is expressed in certain quarters because silver does not at once go up to 1.29, the maximum amount allowed bylaw. The reasons for the delay are obvious and consistent with the expected operations of the bill. In anticipation of the enactment of the law and the increased value of silver a great amount was withheld from market and stored away for higher prices. The amounts taken by the government for the first few months will gradually reduce this reserve silver and before the close of the year the surplus will have been consumed and the demand and supply resume their normal conditions. Meanwhile the existence of this surplus gives a field for speculation which Wall street is not slow to avail itself of. The needs of the holders who have carried their bullion for some time also affects prices and it will not be until competition from this source declines that silver will arise to its proper level. All fears of foreign competition have been dissipated and it is only a disposition of the present home supply that controls the market. The continued purchase of 4,500,000 ounces monthly by the government will soon settle the domestic question and the parity of supply and demand sustain the highest price fixed by "law. Cor. Baker and Ward Sts. NELSON, B. C. H. & T. MADDEN Proprietors. The Madden is Centrally Located, with a frontage towards Kootenay river, and is newly furnished throughout. THE; T -A- BL.E..-,; is supplied with every thing in the market, the kitchen being under the immediate supervision of Hugh Madden, a caterer of large experience. THE BAR IS STOCKED VVSTH THE BEST brands of beer, ale, wine, whisky, and cigars. Corner West Vernon and Stanley Streets, NELSON, B. C. ONLY TW0-ST0EY HOTEL IN NELSON. The International has a comfortably furnished parlor for ladies, and the rooms arc large and furnished newly throughout. THE TABLE IS NOT SURPASSED by any hotel in the Kootenay Lake country. A share of transient trade solicited. THE SAMPLE-ROOM IS STOCKED WITH CHOICE CIGARS AND THE FINEST BRANDS OF LIQUORS. J AS. DAWSON PROPRIETORS "The Pioneer Hotel of Toad Mountain District." Corner of Vernon and Ward Streets, SOSS8 & AHOISSEY, PROPRIETORS. Tlie reputation made for this house by its former proprietor, J. F. WARD, will be maintained by the present management. Headquarters for Miners and Mining Men. $& m SfflV Vjj !;; '". r ���������! i: I] If ' w ��������� ������������������������������������ ;p' at e, !- PC;' " i- ��������� I ��������� ;:-P "i ��������� M J: ft. ���������'jtiS jJ'i III Ill |s?'V *?��������� 4 THE MINEE: NELSON, B. 0., SATUEDAY, SEPTEMBEE 20, 1890, The Miner is printed on Saturdays, and will be mailed to subscribers at the following cash-in-advance rates: Three months $1.50, six months $2.50, one year $4. Contract Advertisements will be inserted at the rate of $3 an inch (dov^n the column) per month. A special rate for advertisements of over 2 inches. Transient Advertisements will be inserted for 15 cents a line for the first insertion and 7 cents a line .' for each additional insertion. Twelve lines of 9 words each make ah inch. All advertisements printed for a less period than 3 months considered transient and naust be paid for in advance. Advertisements of less V than 12 lines will be counted as 12 lines. READING OR LOCAL NOTICES 25 CENTS A LINE EACH insertion. Contracts made. ��������������� Birth Notices free if weight of child is given; if a weight is not given.'$1 will be charged. Marriage announcements will be charged from $1 to $10-���������according to the social standing of the bridegroom. Job Printing in good style at fair rates. Cards, envelopes, and letter, note, and account papers kept in stock. Letters to,the Editor will" only appear over the writer's name., Communications with such signatures as "Old Subscriber," "Veritas," "Citizen," etc.; etc., will hot be printed on any consideration. Address all Letters : The Miner, Nelson, B. C, (with "via Kootenai, Idaho," added if mailed in the United States.) ____ Authorized Agents : Henry Anderson, Ainsworth; James Delaney and James Gibson, Spokane Falls; J. H. Matheson, Donald; E. S. Topping, Trail Creek; F; B. Wells, Revelstoke. ������I>ITORIAIi REMARKS. Intending investors in prospects or mines in the Kootenay Lake country need not fear the 5 per cent royalty clause inserted in the act aiding certain railways in British Columbia. Neither of the roads mentioned in the act have begun actual work, and until they do they have no right to ah acre of public land. All claims now recorded in Kootenay district are free from railway interference. The above statement is nriade because the impression prevails among outsiders that all mines, or prospective mines, in British Columbia are not only subject to a royalty tax, but to interference from railways. The British Columbia mining law, although ambiguous in several of its clauses, is just as liberal to the prospector and mine-owner as is the law of the United States. The provincial government, by appropriations, aids in building wagon roads to mines and trails to new districts. Taxation is lighter than in the neighboring states of Washington, Idaho, and Montana. If mine development is more backward than in the United States, it is because of lack of capital and transportation facilities. The latter are in a fair way to be realized, and the former will, no doubt, follow in the wake. So far as surface indications go, there is no better country in America fer the prospector, miner, and mine-investor than right here in the camps around Kootenav lake. In Hot Springs and Toad Mountain districts are found free and refractory gold ores, placer gold, peacock and grey copper ores running high in silver, low-grade copper ores, nickle, lead ores high in silver, low-grade galena ores, ores carrying zinc and antimony along with gold and silver; in fact ores containing the precious metals in all sorts of combinations. Backing up this great mineral wealth is an unlimited water- power, only awaiting the income of capital to ��������� makeit useful'in turning our ores into bullion or matte. Less than 200 miles distant is the most promising undeveloped coal field in the northwest���������that of the Crow's Nest pass���������which only awaits the advent of a railway to become the center of a great industry, and from which future reduction-works and smelters onJKoote- nay lake will draw their supply of coal and coke. These are facts, easily proved by any intelligent man who will take the trouble to look the country over for himself. In commenting on the report made by the Nelson grand jury to chief-justice Begbie, last month, the Victoria Times says; "Small com- '���������' miseration, however, is due the Kpotenayites. " For all that they have been neglected, and ���������'for all that the beneficent designs of colonel "Baker must have been apparent a year or two " ago, enough of them voted for him to insure "his misrepresenting them for another period. "Had the chief-justice in replying to the pre- " sentment recited the story of Actaeon eaten " by his hounds, he would have instituted a "parallel between Kootenay and the govern- " ment, perfect in all its parts. The story of " Actaeon typifies perfectly Kootenay's condi- " tion. She is being devoured by public ser- " vants of her own choosing." Probably the editor of the Times is not aware that the Kootenay district that returned colonel Baker over his opposition opponent Brown, in 1887, is now divided into East and West Kootenay districts. The grand jury that criticised the provincial government for its unwise land policy was made up solely of residents of the southern half of West Kootenay district, not one of whom in any way aided the return of colonel Baker to the legislative assembly from East Kootenay district. The people of West Kootenay are in opposition to the land policy of the present government, and are not backward in expressing their disapproval. They claim it is clearly not the meaning of the law to allow the Canadian Pacific to float 4-mile-square blocks, granted in aid of the Columbia & Kootenay branch, over townsites, pre-emptiors, timber limits, and recorded mineral claims; that these blocks should be taken from the waste and unoccupied lands of the province, and shall include no former claim of any kind whatever within their limits. The Times makes a mistake: West Kootenay is not devoured by public servants of her own choosing. She has chosen J. M. Kellie as her public servant, not colonel James Baker. As yet mr. Kellie has not been guilty of devouring any public lands or public moneys; and the men who elected him are not at all alarmed that he will be guilty of an offence that seems habitual to too many of British Columbia's assemblymen and public servants. The following extract from a speech delivered in the United States senate by mr. Sanders of Montana should be carefully pondered by colonel Baker, who is supposed to represent the interests of the miners of East Kootenay in the legislative assembly: "The miners of the United States fulfill in our social and political economy a mission as complete and perfect and isolated and courageous in itself as do the soldiers who fight your battles or as do the sailors wrho carry your commerce on every sea. They do it under circumstances of greater discouragement than either of these two classes I have named. I am satisfied it is no exaggeration, it has been put down in figures as true, that a hundred cents of the precious metals have cost on an average throughout the United States at least a dollar and a quarter. I have not a particle of doubt but that is an underestimate of its value. The perils that surround this industry, the disappointments that characterize its pursuit, the courage with which it is followed, all entitle miners to respectful, to careful consideration whenever it comes to legislate in their behalf." << u a a ������( a i. t< n tt n ti it a it a tt a a That the Chinese are industrious is not disputed by the people who oppose their ingress into Canada; their admission is opposed because of the fact that they are industrious. They industriously underbid the wrhites at all labor in which they engage, and undersell them in the open market with the product Of their industry. That the friends of these industrious Asiatics will make an effort at Ottawa this winter to repeal the restriction act is beginning to be a belief among those who are opposed to the Chinese invasion that would surely follow the repeal. Last week a deputation, including 3 gentlemen from British Columbia, waited on sir John A. Macdonaid with the hope of obtaining his aid in securing legislation similar to that passed by the congress of the United States. In replying to their statements, sir John admitted that Europeans were far preferable to Chinese as emigrants, but the Dominion parliament had not the power to exclude them. Personally, he believed it would be a mistake to prohibit their coming. Evidently, Canada's premier believes any measure to be a bad one that tends to restrict trade between Canada and China. The people of British Columbia are toc be sacrificed to the greedy traders of the eastern provinces, who would make prostitutes of their kindred on the Pacific coast as long as they profit by the prostitution. J. M. Kellie, member-elect to the provincial legislative assembly, is now on a visit to the camps in this section of West Kootenay district. He comes to see the country for himselJf, and learn its needs directly from the people who are upbuilding it. Mr. Kellie does not pose as the representative of any party or faction, and does not claim the power of forcing large appropriations or concessions from the present government Or any future government. He claims that he will try and obtain what the people of the district are entitled to, and that their interests will be carefully looked after. Mr. Kellie will remain 4 to 6 weeks, and in that time expects to visit every claim or mine of importance in Hot Springs, Toad Mountain, Goat River, and Trail Creek districts. - - There is one thing the people of the eastern provinces can learn from the people of the Pacific coast province of the Dominion, and that is, tolerance and good feeling. During our provincial exhibitions, to ewhich our neighbors to the south are invited, the flag of the United States is not only displayed from exhibition buildings, but from private residences and business houses as well. This is not because the people of British Columbia are less loyal to Great Britain than the people of the eastern provinces, but beause they are broader-minded and more hospitable. Toronto is called the .most American of Canadian cities. To its annual exhibition are sent products and manufactures of every state in the union. Thousands of Americans visit it, and necessarily spend a large amount of money in Canada. As a graceful compliment to these visitors and exhibitors, a handsome United States flag was displayed from the grand-stand on the opening day of the exhibition last week. The sight of this emblem of liberty seems to have been distasteful to the ultra loyalists of Toronto, and one of them named Gray, a colonel of militia, ordered the flag taken down. This was done amid a good deal of hissing by those who witnessed the act. The flag was again hoisted by the manager of the exhibition, who defied the "loyal" colonel to again remove it. That "loyal" colonel should migrate to New York or Boston, the only cities in the United States whose people are so intolerant that a display of a British flag makes them en- 1 7> " ���������> 1 ,������=,. THE MffiEB: IJELSOff, B. 0., SATURDAY, SEFTEMBEE 20, 1890. Dealers in Dry Goods, Groceries, Provisions, Canned Goods, Hardware, Etc. Miners' Supplies a Specialty. The stock is full and complete in every Department, and the public will find it to their advantage to call and inspect Goods ;.���������.:������������������'���������..������������������������������������.' and compare Prices. Main Street, REVELSTOKE. ���������9. and 11 East Vernon Street, NELSON. raged. He is out of place in the premier province of Canada, whovse people should be as tolerant as they are progressive. They should gi ve Gray the bounce from that militia colonelcy. Incomparable -.Fishing and Hunting. Colonel Anderson put in 2 days last week fishing in the Kootenay at Ward's ferry, 14 miles below Nelson. The colonel physically is the largest officer in the British army, standing 6 feet 6 inches in his stockings and weighing 305 pounds. He is on his way from active service in India to his old home in Scotland. In talking with Tom Ward, who, by the way, is a native of India, and can converse in Hindustanee as fluently as in English, colonel Anderson said that he had never visited a; more delightful- country than the seetiop of British Columbia* through which he had ;just passed; that the scenery was grand, the climate splendid, and the fishing and hunting incomparable. He said there was a tendency to underestimate the need of the virile, masterful qualities which have built up and alone can maintain and defend the civilization, of which English-speaking people are recognized leading representatives; that there was no better way of counteracting this tendency than by encouraging bodily exercise, and especially the sports which develop such qualities as courage, resolution, and endurance. The best of all sports for this purpose was big-game hunting, mountaineering, and wildness life with all its keen, hardy pleasures. In replying, Tom said he had pretty near all the wilderness life he wanted, as he had put in several summers in the Big Bend country and at the crossing, and the only solace he had, after.3 years of solitude, was to know that every sucker "that came along didn't know as much a,bout draw poker as he did. Mica Discovered tsi British"''Columbia. Kamloops Sentinel, 13th: On the 30th of July Alexander McLean, Alexander McArthur, Frank Savon a, and Fred Griffin started from Kamloops on a northern journey, with Tete .Tua-ne Cache as their objective point. After 29 days hard traveling, during which time they had many thrilling adventures and experiences and endured many hardships, they reached the end of their journey. The history of their tough trip was carefully chronicled in a diary kept by mr. McArthur, but it was lost 2 days before the party reached home. Eight rivers, besides innumerable creeks and sloughs were crossed, and many mountains climbed. The first 100 miles was comparatively easy, but after that the party had tremendous difficulties to contend with. The trail was covered to a great extent with a woody growth of 10 to 15 years that-had to be chopped away, while in other places the country had been devastated by fire, and covered with the fallen and charred remains of a once dense forest. In such places game was scarce and the men went on short rations. Just before the Tete Juane Cache was reached the party made the ascent of a high mountain, taking 8 hours hard climbing to reach the sum mit. From their elevated position they could see to the southeast the snow-crowhed,heads of the mouarchs of the Rockies, mounts Brown and Hooker, both of which are credited with being over 16,500 feet above the level of the sea. All around as far as the eye could see rose the sparkling minarets of mountain peaks, clad in the purity of everlasting snow, a scene of sublime grandeur and matchless magnificence, once seen never to be forgotten. In making the ascent of the mountain,mr. McJLean came near ending his career in a fissure, 2^ feet wide and apparently bottomless, in the rocky canyon up the side of which they proceeded. He slipped on a piece of icy moss, tumbling into the fissure unnoticed by his companions. He managed to catch on to a projecting piece of rock and with the assistance of his rifle, placed across the ^fissure, crawled out. A camp was������������������'made at the Tete Juane Cache, and after prospecting around in that vicinity, a number of mica claims were located and staked out. They brought home some fine samples of mica, and expect to make millions out of the find. Mr. McLean states that the trip was the hardest he ever experienced, although 17 years ago he passed over the same ground on a trip from Cariboo to Montana. In those days the trail was in a much better condition than "at the present time. Saw Signs, but CJot no &amc. Tom Collins and Charley Ink, 2 of Nelson's noted sportsmen, returned on Monday from a hunting trip up in the neighborhood of the Texas Steer mineral claim, on the east fork of Cottonwood Smith creek. The only game they killed was a chipmunk and a wood rat���������the latter with a club in the cabin in which the hunters camped over night. Tom reports seeing fresh deer tracks and bear signs, but that Charley scared the deer by firing at chipmunks and squirrels, mistaking these little animals for the larger game. Charley says the only signs of game Tom saw were those seen in his dreams, he having recounted numberless bear stories before "turning in" of a- night. The two are planning another hunting trip; this time back to Illinois, the game to be captured by the in snaring charms of love's soft talk. ���������Tlie Decay of Delicacy. The difference between the truly modest young woman of the preceding generation and the conventional young woman of today is pointed out with many illustrations, some of them of a most striking nature, by Elizabeth Stuart Phelps in the Forum for August. A study of modern society has convinced her that we have suffered a great loss of delicacy; and that in society delicacy is strength. This change, which the building of great fortunes has brought into our social life, she traces through all our thought and activity; finding that there is a lack of delicacy in our art, and in our literature, and throughout the whole range of American activity. The article is an arraignment of the indelicate tendencies of society, by a woman. Especial emphasis is laid upon the evil of low-necked dress. . No better real estate in- -, vestment! Beautifully .and centrally located at . the head of the west arm . of Kootenay Lake,nnsur- . passed for fishing, boat- . ing, and hunting! All .steamboats to and from . Nelson and Bonner's .Ferry call there! Lots ..'��������� 50x120; streets 60 feet . wide! Prices, $25 and , $30; terms, to suit pur- .chasers! Lots selling . like hot cakes 1 Buy . early! Maps and further . particulars from H. An- . derson, Ainsworth; H. . Selous, Nelson; or 0. W. . Busk, on the ground. W-AJN"TED I Tenders for the Delivery of Wood. Tenders will be received at The Miner office until the 23rd instant for 40 cords of 24-inch stove-wood, to be cut from dry tamcrack or fir; the wood to be delivered and measured in Nelson. Nelson, B.C., September 13th, 1890. a portable engine and complete sawmill outfit. The whole in good order. For particulars apply to GENELLE BROTHERS, Sproat Landing, B. C. I 6 3HE MXHSJt;:. $ELSO#, JB. 0.f MTTJEPAY, tSSPTEMBEE ^0, 1690. KELSON and SPEOAT. Will contract to deliver fresh meat at any mine in the district. Orders from lake points promptly filled. T running between Nelson and Sproat, and between Nelson and adjacent mines. Wiil con tracts to deliver mining machinery on any mine in the district. All Freight Shipped, via Canadian Pacific to Sproat promptly forwarded to destination. CORRAL AND STABLING at both Nelson arid Sproat,.where saddle animals can be hired and job wagons engaged. NELSON OPPIOE AND MAEKET: NO. I! EAST BAKER S Member of Society of Chemical Industry; Author of "Practical Organic Analysis,"'.of "The Iron Ores of the World," Etc., Ktc. Expert in the "ISlnehird" /Mining Suit. NELSON, B. C. REVISED ASSAY CHARGES, Silver, Gold or Lead -.. ������������������ ; . $1 50 Copper........... ,................... ; 2 50 Silver and Lead...... ........". ;. 2 00 Silver, Gold and Lead. 3 00 -.Silver and Copper.......... ?-,...... .'���������... 3 00 Silver, Gold and Copper ........ 4 00 ���������Silver and Gold................... y. .. 2 00 ���������Three samples for Silver or for Lead..���������-.........-........ 3 50 Mineral properties managed and reported upon. Interests of non-residents attended to. er, Ph. Dr. (Late partner of John McVicker's, Salt Lake City) ^Mining Engineer, and Provincial and U. S. Surveyor. AGENT FOR HAND'S FJREWORKS. Masonic Temple Block, Vancouver, B. C. RATES FOR ASSAYING. Silver, Lead, or Gold.. ..$2 00 [,Copper,SilverandGold.������2 50 Zinc or Arsenic 5 00 j Silver or Gold bullion;. 3 00 Silver and Lead or Silver and Gold. 2 00 Iron, Lime, Silica or Manganese.. ......... 5 00 Sealed sample for Lead, Silver and Gold.......:....... 4 00 Sealed sample for Copper, Silver and Gold. 5 00 Lead bullion, for Silver and Gold 2 00 Assays from Kootenay district promptly attended to. Makes reports on and surveys and maps of mines. Thirty years experience; speaks 10 languages. Terms, cash. Ainsworth, Hot Springs District, B. C. Miners' Supplies, Provisions, Tools, Crockery, Clothing, Stationery, Etc., Etc. Persons buying from us will avoid the necessity of paying duty on goods at Canadian custom-house on the river. Baker Street, near Josephine, All Work Turned Out Promptly and in First-Class Style. Rone hut White Help EinjoJoyed. ALICE IFOSTIE^., II^^IISr^G-IEIE^ ]_ SIEECIEIK/Iir t H! ^r"^ PIONEER BARBER SHOP. Shaying, Hair Cutting, Shampooing. East Baker street, next door to Postoffice, Nelson. MAIX CHUNKS ������F.NEWS FKOM ������������]*AO������. There are on exhibition at Manuel & Ruttan's store as fine samples of grain and hay as can he-found anywhere in '.Canada. They were grown on mr. Manuel's ranch near Golden. .������������������ . J. C. Steen.has lot^a- contract to lath and plaster the Selkirk house, the best hotel in the mountains barring one thing, that is, offensive little bugs that infest beds. The court-house and jail is undergoing repairs. Boards and tarpaper are being placed on the roof and mud thrown against the sides. The total expenditure for all this will not exceed $75. What has become of the $3000 promised for a new court-house? Was it merely an election-dodge promise? There is talk here of colonel Baker being called on by premier Robson to take a seat in the government as minister of railways, a new portfolio. If a new,election is the result of this talk, colonel Baker will never be returned, as his unpopularity increases just as the measures he ''fathered" last winter are becoming better understood. Jim Bailey returned from the upper Kootenay country the other day with a matched team of fine horses. When at Golden he endeavored to get one of the many vvOuld-be cowboys of that town to ride them. In declining they said v they wore leggings, wide-brimmed hats with leather bands, big jingling-spurs, and other cowboy accoutrements for show, and not because they knew how to ride a horse. "Cassiar" is down the Columbia, in the Bush River country, hunting' for an old companion (Kimpton's burro) that strayed away from him oh a recent trip. No doubt, the donkey got tired hearing "Cassiar" oft-repeating that musical gem, "The Protestant Boys." It is whispered among the boys that "Shan" Ruttan is seriously thinking of going and doing what many of our young men have gone and done���������take to himself a partner for better or for worse. Mr. and mrs. Van Antwerp will give a reception and dance on their return from their honeymoon tirp to the coast. ,. The late Canadian Pacific picnic to the old "Summit" of the Selkirks was a success in every way, and perfectly enjoyable to everyone who attended except those who strayed off in the bush. They, no doubt, thought themselves a little better than the railroad boys and girls and got a good wetting for their "upishness," as doing their wanderings in the woods a heavy rainstorm set in. On the return home trip, a sharp spurt down the steep grade by the engineer caused a number of the weak-nerved maidens to faint, they believing-that the train had got beyond the control of the crew. ('���������- - ,. " Our leading jeweler intends to take in a partner and branch out in a new business as soon as he has perfected himself in the new calling. \That he is making rapid improvements was evidenced by his graceful waltzing at the late C. P. R. picnic. A dancing academy, with mr. Hunt as night dancing-master, would not only be a great addition to Donald's places of amusement, but be a good thing as a business venture. A CJold Mine tliat Pays J>ivi<lcnci$. The gold ledges on Eagle and 49 creeks, west of Nelson, may not be as large or as rich as those of Nevada county, California; and their permanency can only be guessed at, for the deepest shaft on any one of them is down but little over 100 feet. As an indication, however, of what may result in the future, the following in regard to the famous Idaho mine, near Grass Valley, California, will be interesting to our prospectors and intending investors in Kootenay mines: "The ledge upon which the Idaho is located was formerly known as the Eureka, and was opened first in 1865. It is situated about 2 miles east of Grass Valley, on the east bank of Wolf creek. At first the stockholders used steam power for mining and milling purposes,: and during the last year that this was true the enormous quantity of 8500 cords of wood were consumed. About this time 2* enterprising Englishmen, Edward and John Coleman, brothers, who had before been the principal stockholders, became also the managers of the mine and the running expenses were reduced materially. First water power was substituted for steam power, and finally the most approved machinery was introduced, until it can be said without question that this is the best managed mine in the whole world. At present there are betweem 200 and 300 men employed in the mine. The yield to the end of the fiscal year 1888, according to official reports, was $9,207,227.25 worth of gold. It has probably now reached nearly $11,- 000,000. The running expenses per week average $5100. APPLICATIONS FOR CROWN GRANTS For MINERAL CLAIMS require to be published nine weeks in a newspaper other than the British Columbia Gazette; their publication in THE MINER will cost the applicant FIFTY-FIVE CENTS a line. Notice is hereby given that A. D. Wheeler, in behalf of himself and partners, has filed the necessary papers and made application for a crown grant in favor of the mineral claim known as the Ayesha, situated at the Hot Springs, Kootenay lake. Adverse claimants, if any, are notified to send their objections to me within sixty days from date of publication. G. C. TUNSTALL, goyeminent agent. Revelstoke, September 1st, 1890. Will Contract for the Erection of Stores, Dwellings, Wharves* Mills, Bridges, Etc. SEASON ED LUMBER on hand, with which to manufacture Store Fittings, Tables, Desks, Etc. Skop: Oor. Baker and Josephine Sts^ HAISEI & HILTON, AND BUILDERS. Will contract for the erection of any size wood building. Plans and estimates furnished and bills for material made. Job carpentering attended to promptly. Leave orders ^at Kootenay hotel, East Vernon street. Horse-Shoeing a Specialty All kinds of Jobbing and Repairing Executed Neatly ancl Promptly. Ward Street, opp. Government Office, Nelson. is running full time. Plenty logs! Plenty lumber! Plenty shingles! Get your buildings erected and finished while the weather is line. Low prices! Prompt delivery ! Nelson, August 15th. G. O. BUCHANAN. TEDI Tenders for the Delivery of Logs. Tenders will be received at The Miner office in Nelson or at the sawmill at Pilot Bay, until OCTOBER 13th for the delivery of half a million feet of logs in 1890 and three million feet in 1891. Logs must be cut according to specification, and delivered and measured at the mill. Nelson, B. C, September 5th, 1890. THE MINEK: xTELSOK, B. 0., SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 1890. CREAM OF THE WORWS NEWS. George B. Ghiselin, a well-known mining man, died at the Gilsey house, New York on the 11th. In 1861, when Mason and Slidell were dispatched to Great Britain by the ��������� Southern Confederacy, Ghiselin was sent after them by way of Canada as an emergency man. He was the only ambassador to reach the English shores, and he was the first agent of the Confederacy to warn Davis that his contest was a hopeless one. Returning to the United States ',. he was one of the first to develop the mining resources of the south. He opened up mines south of Louisville, Ken- ��������� tucky, and afterwards joined Henry Meigsin j^eru, where they were associated in mining,and railroad enterprises. Until 1885 Ghiselin operated in Pacific coast mines. His will, it is understood, transfers his interests to his two children, Hope "Vernon Ghiselin of Arizona and his son ''Dixie" of St. Louis. W. W. Wihole of the Berkley Athletic Club of New Vork ran a half mile in l:i0:|- at Peoria, Illinois, 'on the 11th, breaking the world's record for that distance. He made the quarter in 36 2-5 seconds. .' Dunn ell of Minnesota, chairman of the committee on the eleventh census, has introduced an apportionment bill in congress on the basis of 1 representative for each 178,871 of V population. < This would provide for a total representation of 354. Under this apportionment Alabama, California, ,.'. Colorado, Michigan, Missouri, New Jersey, Oregon, 'iexas, Washington, and Wisconsin would each gain 1; Arkansas, Illinois, Kansas, and Pennsylvania each 2, aud Minnesota and Nebraska each 3, while Ohio and Virginia would lose 1. Trouble with the Cheyennes has, again broken out in ' eastern Montana, and this time promises to be more serious .'than before. Oh Saturday last Hugh Boyle, a young cattleman near the Cheyenne reservation, started out to hunt stray cattle, and not returning, search was made and 'his..horse", found without saddle or bridle. Thoroughly alarmed, his relatives obtained the hell) of a detachment of Soldiers quartered near thorn, and started on an organized hunt. His body was found, and hehad been killed by Cheyennes. .��������������� , ��������� ������ A great deal of ill feeling has been stirred up by Andrew Carnegie's recent speech at Dundee, Scotland, wherein he indulged in an attack upon the upper classes of England,-' while eulogizing the corresponding classes of America as little short of angels. 'Lhe prevailing tone of the criticisms upon the speech is, that while it is appropriate for mr. Carnegie to speak highly of the country and people whence he derives his great wealth, it is very base of him to go out of his way-to. assail the people arnbng'whom he chooses to live, and whose society he eagerly solicits. Among the remarks made by mr. Carnegie, and which has caused tlie greatest offense, was the declaration that "were it not for the fact that-the property of the aristocracy is emailed, so that they can use only the income, they would drink and gamble themselves into poverty within 5 years." A committee-of 5 of the ex-employees of the New York Central railroad, called on president Ciiau-iicey M. Depew, at his office at the Grand Central-depot, on trie lltiv. Mr. Depew refused to reopen the issues of the strike, stating that the.strike is now over, and there is nothing left for them to do; also that vice-president VV ebb's action had been endorsed by the directors, and there, was nothing left to settle.; T. IT. Harper of Burke, Id alio, has discovered what is believed to be a continuation, of the great Sunset ledge. The discovery was made at a point near the trail from Burke to Murray, and is a 12-foot cropping of white quartz and carbonized iron carrying galena. C. H..Reeves and Henry Day are interested in the discovery, and many believe it will develop into another big mine for tlie Coeu'r d'Alene country. ! The French-Canadians are put out by an incident which occurred at the reception to prince George of Wales at Montreal on the evening of the 11th. The mayor proceeded to read an address, first in French, when the prince remarked: "In English first, please, mr. mayor." The prince in his reply, spoke in French and Englisn. Professor Huxley has a son-in-law who is something of an artist and still more of a wag. A recent picture from Ms studio represents his young wife, the professor's beautiful daughter, fast asleep in an arm-chair. At her feet, its pages tumbled by the fall, is a book, of whicii the title, "Lay Sermons by Huxley," may be plainly discerned. The distance between th e ends of the Fair haven Southern tracks, the end from New Westminster so'utn and the one from Fairhaven north, is 4-i- miles. McCoy & O'Brien have a train consisting of a locomotive and 20 cars and a large number of men working from New Westminster south to meet the forces working -north from Fairhaven. The American Powder Company. was. incorporated at Springfield, Illinois, last week. It is learned that it is to be a trust, which will close up a number of small works in the United States. All crops in Oregon are reported extra good this year, the yield of wheat, oats, barley, and hay being exceptionally large. Charles A."Girdlcr, one of the best known practical mining men in Arizona, died at Prescott on the 20th of last month. A cloudburst at the head of Eureka gulch, at Bullion, Idaho, came near demolishing that lively Wood River mining camp. On top of the divide between Bullion and Bear creeks, the cloud opened and torrents of water fell. An immense body of water rushed down the narrow defile of Eureka gulch, sweeping everything before it. The town of Bullion lies on both sides of the narrow canyon, and down through it swept tlie floods. Women and children ran screaming up the hillsides for safety. The., streets were filled with mud, tailings and all kinds of debris. After the waters subsided many dwellings had to be shoveled out. Luckily no lives were lost. Patrick Boland, a miner and at one time president of the Butte miners' union, is the nominee of the Republicans for state senator from Silver Bow county, Montana. The union miners of Wellington who were locked out by the Dunmuirs, now that the works of the latter are in danger of 'destruction from a fire raging in pit No. 3, tendered their services, free of charge, to aid in putting out the fire. The offer was not accepted. There is considerable talk in New York city about a race between Salvator and Kingston. Kingston has been troubled by rheumatism most of the year, but is all right now. A..few. days ago he made a run of a mile and an eighth over the Gravers:eyi"'couTseH'ahd is said to have done' It In a wonderfully short time. Phil Dwyer said: "I will bet $20,000 he can beat any horse in the world a mile and an eighth or a mile and a quarter." This leaves no room for doubt that it is only necessary:for J. B. Haggin of San Francisco to, express a willingness to back, Salvator against last year's champion to get a match. /Tlie Pedigree of" a Strange Article of l>rcss. Taking advantage of the fact 'that the bustle is likely to make its appearance again, after a protracted retirement, a newspaper man reviews the pedigree of this strange article of dress. It is literally as old as the hills, and, although caricaturists here ridiculed it, theologians thundered at it, and lawmakers assailed it with slat- utory1 enactment, yet it still lives, and will so long as women exist on the face of the planet.' In the days of Pericles and Aspasia, the Athenian women built out their hips by some sort of a bustle, and this fashion must have been kept alive during the dark ages, for with the renaissance came the vertugado from Spain���������a sort of pad which served to puff out the skirt. In a very''short time this primitive bustle was supplanted by the farthingale, or hooped petticoat. The gallant king Henry of Navarre issued an edict against the farthingale. In 1719an eminent French woman was cited to appear in court and answer for her contempt. She did so, apparently, wearing the offensive;:, bustle and glorying in her owd audacity. But fancy the feelings of the judges when informed by the accused that her hips and circumambient roundity were all her own. They took her word for it and discharged the fair prisoner. In 1718 it was bigger than ever and took tlie name of panier or basket. This was the grandmother of our wooden crinoline.-��������� In order to accommodate the queen, cardinal Fleury ordered that a seat should always be left vacant -each'' side of her. Before the advent of, the panier, actresses had been accustomed to wear a short skirt, reaching only to the knee, made of coarse stiffened linen, but the crackling noise was so great that they had been abandoned'.' But the bustle is coming back again next season. It will be a modest, re- tirino- "little bustle, and it will not offend- the most fastidious. ������������������.. ��������� John Houston. Charles H. Ink. W. Gesner Allan (a Notary Public). Houston, Ink & Allan. Will purchase and sell mining claims and town lots; collect rents; write bills of sale, bonds, agreements, mortgages, deeds, certificates of incorporation; etc, etc. Aid in procuring crown deeds for lands, Nelson town lots, and mineral claims. , Ollice in The Miner building, Baker Street, Nelson. APPL5CATSOMS FOR TiEViBER LEASES Require to bo published nine weeks in a newspaper other than the British Columbia Gazette; their publication in THli MINER will cost the applicant FIFTY-FIVE CENTS a line. ___, Notice is hereby given that sixty days after date we intend to apply to the chief commissioner of lands and works for permission to lease the following1 described tract of land, situated in the West Kootenay district, for timber purposes: ,. Commencing at a post, marked M. S. D. and J. L. R., situated at the foot of the east slope of Iron mountain, near Trail crock, thence south 40 chains, thence west 100 chains, thence north 40 chains, thence east 100 chains to the initial post; the whole containing 400 acres more or less. M.'S. DAVYS. JOHN L. RETALLACK. Nelson, B. C, August 19, 1800. Notice is hereby given that sixty days after date I intend to apply to the chief commissioner of lands and works for i Kootenay lake, at the southwest corner of .1. C. Rykert's ! timber limit, thence east 280 chains, thence north 80 chains, ! thence Avest 280 chains, thence south 80 chains to initial ; post; containing 2040 acres more or less. j _Aiiijwo_rthLJulyJi0^LJ.S9(l J. C. RYKERT JR. ��������� Notice is hereby given that sixty days afterdate wo in- j tend to apply to the chief commissioner of lands and works ; for .permission to lease the following described tracts of | land, situate in West Kootenay district, for timber j purposes: j 1. Commencing at a post situated about one-half mile i northwest of the northerly end of Crawford's bay, at the ! southwest corner of G. O. Buchanan's timber limit on. the i. east side of Kootenay lake, thence west 80 chains ; tlience : north 80 chains ; thence east chains; thence south 80 chains J to initial post; containing (140 acres more or less. 2. Commencing at a post situated at the southeast corner of the above described tract of land, thence east 80 chains; thence south-30 chains; thence west 80 chains; thence north 30 chains to initial post; containing 240 acres more or less. JOSHUA DAVIES, W. P. SAY WARD, Per Geo. T. Kane. Kootenay Lake, B. C, August 11th, 1S90. carry large lines of plain, medium, and high-grade furniture. Parlor and bed-room sets ranging in price from $6.50 to ������500. ... Hotels furnished throughout. Ollice and barroom chairs. Spring mattresses made to order, and woven wire, hair, and wool mattresses in stock. Mail orders from Kootenay Lake points will receive early and careful attention. Agents for Evans Bros., pianos and Doherty organs. MAIN STREET, REVELSTOKE, B.C. p & Co. STOVES AND TINWARE, (HfcANITEWAEE AND LAMP GOODS. Tin, Copper, and Sheet-Iron Ware Made to Order. First-class work guaranted. Particular attention paid ��������� to mail orders from, mining camps. B H ggSBB E&2S3 a tfassaa 882SBB EHEBljl Main Street, Revelstoke, B. C. DRUGS, PATENT MEDICINES, and everything usually kept in first-class drug stores. CIGARS AT WHOLESALE AMD RETAIL. Mail orders receive prompt attention. Prescriptions carefully compounded, from pure drugs, by a graduate in pharmacy. A full line of patent medi- . cin.es and toilet articles carried. (*>u3y Brug SCore iu Lower Kootenay.) '. Sl'ROAT, U. ���������. "The Columbia Mining Company, Limited, (Foreign). Registered the 7th day of August, 1890. CERTIFICATE OF REGISTRATION. This is to certify that I have this day registered the "Columbia Mining Company, Limited," (Foreign), under ; the "Companies Act," Part IV., "Registration of Foreign Companies." The objects for which this company is established are: To buy, own, sell, lease, work, and develop mines and mining claims; to mine, buy, sell, ship, and treat ores and minerals; build, own, lease, and operate concentators, stamp mills, and all machinery and apparatus which may be used in treating and" reducing ores; buy, own, sell; and lease real estate, mill sites, water rights, water fronts and wharves; to build and operate railroads, vessels, tramways, and wagon roads; to deal in all kinds of merchandise and engage in all such other things as are conducive to the attainment of the objects and purposes of the said company. lhe capital of the said company is five hundred thousand (500,000) dollars, divided into five thousand shares of one hundred (100) dollars each. The time of the existence of the said company is fifty years. The place of business of the said company is located at Ainsworth, West, Kootenay district, province of British Columbia. In testimony whereof I have hereto set my hand and affixed my seal of ollice this 7th day of August, 1890, at the, city of Victoria, province of British Columbia. . C.'J. LEGGATT, Registrar of joint stock companies. The Empire Consolidated Mining Company, (Poreign), Registered on the 11th day of August, 1890. CERTIFICATE OF REGISTRATION. This is to certify that I have this day registered the "Empire Consolidated Mining Company," (Foreign), under the "Companies Act," Part IV., "Registration of Foreign Companies." The objects for which this company is established arc: To buy, own, sell, lease, work, and develop mines and mining claims; to mine, buy, sell, ship, and treat ores and minerals: build, own, lease, and operate conccnti-ators, stamp-mills, and all machinery and apparatus which may be used in treating and reducing ores; buy, own, lease, and sell real estate, mill sites, water rights, water fronts, and wharves; to build, and operate, and equip railroads, vessels, tramways, and wagon roads; to deal in all kinds of merchandise and engage in all such other things as aro incidental and conducive to the attainment of the objects and purposes of the said company. The capital of the said company, is five hundred thousand (500,000) dollars, divided into fifty thousand shares of ten (10) dollars each. The time of the existence of the said company is fifty years. The place of business of the said company is located at Hot Springs (or Ainsworth) in the province of British Columbia. In witness whereof I have hereto set my hand and affixed my seal of office this 11th day of August, 1890, at the city of Victoria, province of British Columbia. C. J. LEGGATT. Registrar of joint stock companies. WMMMMIBMlMMBMMBMMi^^ 8 THE MMEE: STELSOrJ, B. 0., SATUEDAY, SEPTEMBEK 20, 1890. Main Street, REVELSTOKE Railroad Avenue, SPROAT; -w^exozlssaiiliei azestId retaijl , i Agent for the Hamilton Powder Company and Hh'am Walker '&. Sons' Whiskies. i-u epnme streets Small nuggets .of news. A joint stock company is talked of for the purpose of building a large hotel at Ainsworth. The building will be something after the style of the C. P. R. hotel at Banff, but smaller. The hot water from the springs will be introduced throughout the building, and invalids visiting the place for their health can thus get the benefit of the medical waters without leaving their rooms. The capital stock of the company will not be less than $100,000, and they believe that after the completion of the Kootenajr & Columbia railway the place will become a fashiona.ble summer resort, especially for the citizens of Spokane Falls and the Puget sound and coast cities. Revelstoke Star, 13th: William M. Glover came in last Saturday from the Big Bend. After 25 years steady work at placer mining he will give it up for the present and go down the river to look around among the quartz camps of Kootenay lake. He reports the Last; Chance people in 950 feet without reaching the bed-rock. The near approach of the railway to the Slocan is manifested by the daily whistling of the work-train engine. Tom Ward says the whistling is the death-knell of the "Rustle house." Tom surely does not expect to have a "soft snap" all his life. '.-���������'������������������ , The time for putting in tenders for the delivery of logs at the Davies-Sayward mill on Pilot Bay has been extended to October 13th. Tenders should be in duplicate, and one copy -forwarded to Joshua Da vies, Victoria, the other to George T.Kane, Pilot Bay. It is<claimed that the stage of water on the Columbia below Sproat will prevent the steamer Lytton making many more trips this season, aud that she will even be compelled to lay up altogether, as the stage of water in the river below Revelstoke is lower than at this time last year. This news, if true, ends all hopes of getting Kootenay Lake ore to the Revelstoke smelter this fall. A kiln of 40,000 bricks was fired this afternoon by the Nelson Brick Company. They expect to be able to furnish bricks for���������chimneys in about 14 days. A cabbage weighing IS pounds, a half bushel of potatoes ���������the largest of which weighed one pound���������and a peck of well-flavored tomatoes were part of the cargo of the Galena last Thursday. The vegetables were grown on J. C. Rykert's farm at the boundary line, and are on exhibition at The Miner office, merely to show the capacity of the soil of the Kootenay valley. Minister of customs Bowell," accompanied by J. S. Clute, collector of customs at New Westminster, passed through Nelson this week, on a tour of frontier customs-house inspection. They came by way of Crow's Nest pass from Fort McLeod, Alberta, and intended taking in the customs-houses at Fort Shepard aud Osoyoqs Lake. A. L. Davenport and Thomas Barker started this week on a hunting trip through the mountains lying to the north of the Kootenay. They expect to find cariboo and bear, and as they are both hunters of renown, the Poor man mill and office will, ho doubt, be littered with trophies on their return. We arc informed that mr. Corbin has expressed his intention of putting on one or more steamboats on the Columbia river next season, larger and with better accommodations than those now plying upon that river. He said to our informant that the. wants of his railway required a daily steamer to accommodate the1 travel. 'lhe Columbia &��������� Kootenay Steam Navigation Company have also contracted with a Portland firm of shipbuilders to construct a large boat at Revelstoke, with lS-inch cylinders and about 30 feet longer-than the Lytton. The latter boat is found to be totally until ted for the lower river, having too little power to'steam'the Kootenay rapids, and having too few staterooms for the tourist travel. It is to be hoped that in building new boats the traditions of tlie past will be abandoned, and something capable of keeping up with modern improvements adopted. Personals: James Delancy, a former resident of Revelstoke and Ainsworth, but now of Spokane Falls, came in tin's week to take a look at his 30-foot lots on Baker street. Jim found everything to his liking: even the big boulder on one of the lots. Dr. Campbell returned from Hot Springs district on Thursday, and left early the next morning for Revelstoke. Henry Jacoby, having satisfactorily settled all outstanding claims against the Nelson City Improvement Company, left for Victoria on Monday morning, going out by way of Sproat and Spokane Falls. R. E. Lemon came in on Sunday, and reports having received good returns from samples of Trail Creek ore sent out to Spokane for assay. He left on Tuesday morning for Revelstoke, hoping to! get needed rest in the quiet repose of that slumbering smelting center. Mr; Robinson of the Revelstoke smelter is taking a look at the mines and prospects of the lake district, and expects to size up the country before returning northward. Donald Dunn, the railroad man, was in Nelson on Sunday for the first time. He brought along samples of rock from the Gilt Edge, a claim that he 'expects to make a "killing" out of. Tom Allen came in today from Vancouver, having left that.village on Saturday last. He will remain around here for a few days. John McLeod came hi Thursday and took over the land cleared on the Hoover preemption. It is rumored that D. C.cCorbin will'.put a boat on the Columbia, to run between Little Dalles and a landing on the Kootenay, 2 miles east of Sproat. By making a landing on the Kootenay the obstructions and rapids in the Columbia above the mouth of that river will be avoided. Daniel P. Kane has taken up a preemption on Crawford's bay, adjoining the land taken up the Cockle boys. A number of "fore-runners" and "adA'anee guards" of capitalists seeking investments in mines have, been in Nelson during the week. If the capitalists get as badly tangled up in mines as the "fore-runners" did with. tangle-foot whisky, the outlook for this camp is a sad one to contemplate. Today J. W. Cockle and his brother covered the distance between thePilot Bay saw-mill and Nelson (25 miles), in a row-boat, in 5 hours. From Buchanan's mill to Nelson they had E. S. Wilson, C. C. Sproule, and E. A. Morris aboard, and made the run up in 3{: hours. This fast time was made with a boat of their own make. . C. W. Busk of Balfour states that as soon as the hotel now being erected in his town is completed, he will put men at work cutting out a trail from Balfour to Ainsworth. The distance is 8 to 10 miles. ' For sale���������-16 Al dairy cows���������reducing stock for winter��������� price $40 per head on board steamer. For further particulars apply to Fred Fraser, Revelstoke, B. C. John Kirkup came in from Sproat this evening, and reports running across a bear, almost as big as a 2-year-old, in the trail on the zigzag a few hundred feet west of Wilson's slaughter-house. "Jack" hurried to town and the bear hurried on up Cottonwood Smith creek ravine. The government will sell lots in Nelson the latter part of this month. They will be sold at auction, with a building clause. Twenty per cent of the purchase price in cash, the balance in 12 months. lEoundary-Iiiiic Lawd OwucrsSup Ifrisputc. On liis outward trip last week, W. A. Baillie- Grohman, manager' of-the Kootenay Valleys Company, Limited, notified J. C. Rykert jr., customs officer at the boundary line, that he was trespassing on lands reserved for his company under the reclamation scheme. He, further, forbid mr, Rykert cutting hay on the land. Mr. Rykert claims that he preempted the land years ago, and that while his -preemption was not allowed, the commissioner of lands arid works gave him to understand that he should get title to the land at the proper time. Mr. Rykert, also, claims that he has expended over $8000 in improving the land, and that he has lived on and continuously worked it since settling there in 1S8L It is understood that mr. Grohinan's company wants the land for a town- site, and that a surveyor has already been ordered to plot it. Many people would like to learn in what way the Kootenay Valleys company have earned title to any land on the lower Kootenay. They certainly have not reclaimed an acre .from overflow, and mr. Rykert claims that his land is high and dry at all seasons of the year, and therefore.' does not come within the lands reserved for the reclaimers. HATS I HATS I AT J T C. S. F. Hamber, Notary Public, Nelson. A. G. TlIYNNE, Vancouver. AND X ������ ��������� mwgg '���������^fc AND % & CONVEYANCERS have moved Into their new office, 105 West Baker street, where they are now ready to transact business. OFFICES: NELSON, B. C, i VANCOUVER, No. 105 West Baker Street. J Water Street. NOTARY PUBLIC. Town lots, lands, and mining claims handled on commission. Conveyancing documents drawn up. Collections made txnd returns promptly remitted. Correspondence solicited. Office: No. 5 East, Baker Street, NELSON, B. 0. DEALERS IN GENTS' FURSSS5SHSMGS, Fancy and toilet goods, patent medicines, fruits, tobaccos, cigars, stationery, etc. Postoffice Store, Nelson, B. 0.
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Title | The Miner |
Publisher | Nelson, B.C. : John Houston |
Date Issued | 1890-09-20 |
Description | The Miner was published in Nelson, in the Central Kootenay region of southeastern British Columbia. The Miner was established by John Houston, an outspoken journalist who would later embark on a successful political career, which included four terms as the mayor of Nelson and two terms in the provincial legislature. After leaving the Miner in the summer of 1892, Houston established the Tribune to compete with his former paper. The Miner was published by The Miner Printing and Publishing Company, and the paper's longest-serving editor was D. J. Beaton. The Miner was published under two variant titles, the Nelson Weekly Miner and the Weekly Miner. In 1902, the paper was sold to F. J. Deane, who changed the title to the Weekly News. |
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Notes | Print Run: 1890-1898 ; Frequency: Weekly |
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Date Available | 2016-07-29 |
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