^&L *�� THJi TRIBUNE IS THE OLDEST NEWSPAPER PKINTKI) IN THE KOOTENAYS Saturday, December 5, 1Q03 NELSON IS THE TRADE CENTER OF SOUTHEASTERN BRITISH COLUMBIA .-���"-���-"���J- THE LIBELAL-CONSERVATIVE NOMINATING Assessment Bill Not in Accordance With Pledges of Liberal-Conservative Association ���Amendments Introduced by John Houston. Tlie assessment bill introduced by the Joly-McBride government does not meet with the approval of any of the members. It is looked on as a measure that will, not attract people to the province however much it might do towards increasing the revenue. Increasing taxes is unpopular, and the government that is, required to do it must be strong on its feet, which the Joly-McBride government is not. The Liberal-Conservatives, \>y supporting the bill, are forced to admit the plank in their pl'atform re taxation of the output of mines was intended to deceive.;, Such an admission would readily be made by Conserva-- tive^Tike the Macdonald-Carle}'' coterie iu Nelson, but will not be made by Liberal-Conservatives who demand that the party's pledges shall be kept. As a matter of fact, the Joty-McBride government is uot a. Liberal-Conservative government; but is a government made up of "chums,".whose one principle is to hold office regardless of consequences. There is a strong feeling amoug business men that some pther method than that of the pawnbroker must be devised in order to put British Columbia iu a good condition financially. To meet interest and sinking fnud charges ou the public debt takes one-fourth of the total revenue, and to maintain public schools takes another quarter. Surely a method can be derived that would wipe out both these drains on the revenue. If not, ,.- then the outlook for the province is n!p||brigh.t. - ,;.���_'-.. :Therassessiiient:bill iiitrbduced by the ..government re-enacts, ; \' 'fliSr,2^^ changes;whatever iu the existing law. John Houston, the meih- ; ber for.; Nelson Cit}-, has put. himself on record by declaring that ; he stood for the principles enunciated in the platform of the ; Liberal-Conservative party, one of which is that the tax on the output of mines shall be on the net proceeds, and another is that home industries shall be protected and encouraged. He now goes on record by introducing amendments to the government's . assessment bill, which he will insist must be incorporated in the bill, which if adopted will be most effective in carrying out the pledges of the Liberal-Conservative party both iu letter and in spirit; The amendments introduced \>y Mr. Houston are as follows: GOVERNMENT LAND POLICY "10. (1.) AH mines and mining claims, JlotnJplacer__andaiacltin4)luce,i_cQiitaining= or bearing gold, silver, copper, lead or other valuable mineral deposits (except coal or petroleum), after purchase thereof from the Crown, shall be assessed at the price paid the Crown therefor, unless the surface ground, or some part thereof, of such mine or claim is used for other thau mining purposes, and hits a separate and independent value for such other purpose, in which case said surface ground or any part thereof, so used for other than mining purposes shall be assessed at its full value for such other purposes; and all machinery used in mining, and all property and surface improvements upon or appurtenant to mines and mining claims which havo a value separate and independent of such mines or miuiug claims, shall be assessed as other personal property. "(2.) There shall be assessed, levied and collected from every person owning, managing, leasing or working amino, and paid to His Majesty, His heirs and successors, two per cent on thc assessed value of oro or mineral bearing substances raised, gotten or gained from any lands in this province, and which have been sold or removed from, the mining premises. The assessed value shall be ascertained by thc assessor from the returns, to be .furnished him under section 14 of this,Act, or from such other information ris hemay be able to obtain. "(a.) Lands held under lease from the Crown for tlie purposes of placer dredging or hydraulic mining, upon which a royalty is payable, and the personal property anil plant which are assessable under the lease, shall not be subject to the tax imposed by this section-" "15. The return mentioned in section 11 must contain a true and correct account of the actual expenditures of money in and about extracting the ore or mineral from- the-mine and transporting the same to the mill or.reduction works, and the reduction of tlie ore and the conversion of the same into money, or its equivalent, during tho quarter or period for which it is made. In making the statement there must be allowed all monies expended for labor, machinery and supplies needed and used iu mining operations, for improvements nec.ossnry in and about Iho workings of the mine, for reducing tho ores, for the construction of mills aud reduction works used and operated in connection with the mine, for transporting the ore, and for extracting the metals and rmiiiornls^thevj6fi'onL;^b.n.t_iuojiey__iny.e-te.d_ in the mines or improvements during any quarter or period, except the quarter or period for whicli such return is made, must not be included therein. Such expenditures shall not include the salaries, or any portion thereof, of any persons or officers not actually engaged in the working of the mine, or personally superintending tho management thereof, or for any moneys expended for transportation or milling or smelting done outside the Province of Britisli Columbia." MINING NEWS. Charles P. Law, who is one of tho best known mining man in British Columbia, and who represented tlie province as commissioner at the World's Fair in 1893 at Chicago, lias had a lengthy trip through the Similkameen country. He says there is no other district so extensively mineralized as the Similkameen. Thero tire rich deposits of copper and gold everywhere and large areas of coal. Tho only thing required is a railway and Mr. Law does not see how railway construction can be deferred much longer. The sale of the Alpha group on the Great-Northern hill to Mr. Scheustcr of London, England, is said to be the wind- up of the business of the famous Horne- Payne in the Lardeau district. Tho Alpha group consists of eight claims on which considerable development work has beeu done. A plot of 1300 acres on the North Fork of the Lardo, suitable for a millsite is included in the sale. W. C. Koch, the lessee of thc Enterprise mine, is iu the city and reports steady development going on at the mine. Owing to the soft weather it is impossible to get the ore down from the mine at present. There are 65 men on the payroll aud a large number will be employed a.s soon as the ore now ready for shipment can be handled profitably. Thc stockholders of tho Republic Consolidated Gold Mining Company which owns the Republic mine have assigned nil the property for the bout-fit of the creditors. There is little hope that anything will be left for the stockholders after the debts are paid by the assignee. Victoria, B. C, December 3.���Both McBride and his attorney-general have placed, themselves on record by writing as follows're Lots 4593 and 4594, Group 1, East Koot-, enay : "The policy of the present' -government with regard to. the disposition of the lands is to secure to all present legal holders of any claims thereon,.their statutory rights. We deem it advisable not to take immediate action along these lines, as we wish to avoid any complications which might arise by alleged claims that may be made on behalf of the C.P.R., which we do not recognize. We do not anticipate that the Dominion government will attempt to disallow chapter:8, statutes 1903, but it is thought advisable to defer action until the disallowance period shall., have elapsed, which will be about Maj>* 1st, 1904. Immediately after this last mentioned: date we propose to deal with the lands in question as though the same hadalways been vacant crown lands and will then recognize all valid, legal locations according to Aheir priority, including these now in existence. We will not, however, assume the responsibility of deciding conflicting claims," . 'President G. O. Bmhanan '$ Address To The Assol^e0<Boards of %*ade The recollection of the generous hos- .pitality'extended, to us.by'the people of Rossland on occasions in the past makes us glad that this city has been selected as the place.of meeting of this our sixth convention;.';,"; "-. ��� Of tlie different subjects that were recommended, by the convention that met at'Fernie in,March last for presentation! to the provincial government,.d am not aware that any (except the pro-- vision for county ; court-facilities for Fernie) have been dealt with. '" -r--.\. ���i.iyariiwhappy .to^info.rm;tyou.;thatj:the.- lpri_-<''flght. for;:the-.recognition of the rights'.'. of our". lead' "miners , has atylast reached a definite result. The dominion government, in view of its large surplus of revenue over expenditure,: has been unable to see its way to grant the increased tariff protection upon lead products coming into Canada for which we have been asking, adding" as this would have done 'to the burdens of consumers. Recognizing, however, the justice of thc request of our producers that they be placed upon an equality with those engaged in similar lines of business, it has agreed to pay for a period of. five years.a bounty upon lead produced in Canada, said bounty not to exceed $15 per ton and not to exceed in any one year a. total of $500,000. Owing to the protracted sitting of the dominion parliament, 'the act pror viding for the. payment of this bounty did not become a law until the 24th day of October, and the regulations providing . for its operation have not yet been promulgated. On account of this delay, and also be- :Cause=the-price-of=lead-in-the-market_= of the world has gone to an exceptionally low, figure, we have not. seen that marked revival in lead mining that early in the season we were led to expect. In reply to our request for an expert-; mental orchard under the auspices of the dominion department of agriculture, to be established somewhere in the mountain region I have a communication from the minister stating that par liament is averseto the multiplication of experimental ��� stations. Since ftie --termination'of the coal miners' strike.'at Fernie in February last, no labor r troubles., of." any., consequence have been heard of in our territory. t : ;y. ���y;y7-;-:.y:'y.;"'';���"''.',; y -y .In the mining,situation the'encouraging factors are:- ���'-'-' First-���The development of the coal mines in'the Crjow's.Nest'pas's,.creating, as/this development has,* a series of busy-''communities,'and offering -at"rea-r .sonable prices an taniple supply of fuel for existing1 local industries. v:' *. 4 V; _^_Second-^.__a_r3^^^ in bothy'theS.eas-Tahd^ our territoryy 'of enormous additional .-���tores of coal lying ready to meet an*/ demand that; pan be -made upon theni by any industrial: conditions that can possibly be created in* a thousand "years to come,; a.:,'.A :: "A. >-'*"'���' ; ��� Third���The hopeful indications of the existence- in ����� the-extreme southeast corner of the ^province of vast petrof leum deposits.; .. ....,, >: ;. .-. The political complications that have arisen have;; completely, tied, up this region, even froin -the-prospector, but this state of;things cannot conceivably continue forya; long-time, and ,.i.t is a general ^opinion, that the- removal of ,<the embargo now resting upon it will be quickly followed by the ' development on our side of the line of a great central deposit , of y petroleum,. of which it is believed the flows that have been found, in Montana and Alberta are. but the offshoots. Fourth���The increased copper production and the demonstration that the copper ore bodies of the Boundary and =Rossland-camps-can-be-mined-and-treat~ ed profitably at a figure that a few years ago would have been considered ridiculously low. " ���: Fifth���The successful application of the Elmore and Hendryx processes of the treatment of low grade gold < ores suggesting the possibility that deposits of such, rock heretofore useless will, be brought within the zone- of profitable exploitation. Sixth���The probability that under the stimulus of the liberal bounty, now. paid by the government, the lead industry will revive, : and attain proportions greater than at any time in its history. The-unfavorable feature of the situation, may be stated as an extraordinary dearth of capital offering for the development of new properties. Not only is this'experienced in the older camps, in which it might be supposed that failures had made investors wary, but even in new. camps such., as Poplar creek, great- difficulty is experienced in selling properties' or raising money, for their ._deyelo_jii^nti__^v_..^.��:. y_y.Z���--.^i--^ - y;''The? :-lu__ber .'"industry, has attracted great'attention during the year, many ��� thousands of acres of timber land have been tak-en up by prospective lumbermen, a number of new mills have been established, and more are in contempla- ..tion, ��� -���' , . ���_'."��� '-,.'���"'.."���.":; - The admission; of rough lumber from the United States into Canada free of duty/ while our lumb'er is debarred from their market by a duty.of $2'per thousand, feet, is felt by our manufacturers of lumber as an. injustice, and in view of the fact that a tariff affording moder- - ate protection to all native industries seems 'to be permanently established as a trade policy of Canada, the attitude of our lumbermen's associations in asking/for. the imposition of a duty of $2 per thousand feet upon rough lumber coming into Canada seems justifiable. The very successful exhibition held in Nelson in. September last afforded an illustration of .the quiet progress that is being made in the development of new-sources of wealth. The culture of fruit and vegetables -has-already-become-anMndustryrand-the testimony of the , exhibitors from all parts -was to the effect that extraordinary success has attended the growth of hardy and semi-hardy fruits and berries and it seems assured that in a few years the production will entirely supply the home market, and will keep pace with the requirements of any outside market, such as that of the territories and Manitoba, that can profitably be reached. Assessment ^Bill Brought in by the Government T#e Two Per Cent Tax on Minerals is Retained The following is the government's plaii to increase the revenue: All former assessment acts nre repealed and a new act, practically consolidating tho repealed acts and containing a number of changes, is substituted for them. Under tho new act, as iu the old, income up to $1000 is exempted. Personal property exemption is fixed at ��1000 instead of $;i00 as before. Tlie assessment rolls of 1904, already prepared, are cancelled, and new assessment rolls are to be prepared and must be ready for revision not later than January S31st, 1904. . All taxes under the new rolls are payable on 1st April, 1904. - Some of the salient features of tlie new assessment and other acts are giveii below. The new schedule of general taxation is as follows: "On Real Estate���One per cent on the assessed value of real estate other than wild land. "Ou Wild Land���Three per cent on the assessed value of wild land. "On Personal Property���Ono per cent on the assessed value of all personal property. "On Income���On so much of the income of every person (subject to tlie deductions allowed in this act and in the schedule of forms to this act) as exceeds one thousand dollars within the following classifications; upon such excess the rates shall be a.s follows, namely: "Class A���On one thousand dollars nnd not exceeding teu thousand dollars, one and one-half per cent up to five thousand dollars, aud two and one-half per cent on the next five thousand dollars. "Class B���On ten thousand dollars and not exceeding nventy thousand dollars, two and one-h:ilf per cent up "*to twenty thousand doilnvs, and three per cent on the next ten thousand dollars. . "Class C���On twenty, thousand dollars aud upwards, three per cent tip to thirty thousand dollitis, and tliree and one-half per cent on thi' remainder. "Provided niways that if the abovo tnxes are paid on or before the 80th day of June in each year, but not otherwise, the assessor or collector is hereby authorized to allow to every taxpayer a discount at the rate of ten per centum upon the amount so piii'l by him for the current year's. taxes only- All arrears must be paid in full without discount. Corporations share in the taxation on the following scheme: When tho taxable income shown on said form is under ten thousand dolln-.v, 2J_ per cent; on $10,000 and under $20,000, 3 per cent; on $*20,000 aud upwards, is1... per cent. Included in this are banks, insurance companies of nil kinds, loan ahd guarantee companies, telegraph-, telephone, and express compiink-S gas and waterworks, and electric lighting mid power companies. In addition, cut lie and sheep pastured on crown lands ;iic taxed at 'in cents.per head on cattle nnd live cents per head on sheep as before. Mines and minerals are to p��y a two per cent levy ni"1 ^e assessed value of nil ore or product shipped from the mine promises. This is subject, to the reduc tion of tlio cost of transportation and treatment. Twenty-five cents an acre m default of at least $200 worth of work being done is to be levied on crown granted mineral claims. Permission is given to group nt least eight of these claims. Land and improvements used as a residence or enjoyment and not for tlie purpose of profit or gain will be assessed 5 per cent of the assessed value ns income. Yearly tax sales tire provided for as in last year's assessment act, subject to opportunity .being afforded of property-being redeemable within a specified time. Tlie coal mines act amending act ] ro vides for the collection of 15 cents an : ere yearly for five years from any leases for coal or petroleum mining. Any time during the continuance of the lease, or at its expiry, the land may be purchased together with coal aud petroleum, at the rate of $10 an acre. Tlio license is increased from $50 to i*. 100 to prospect for coal. Tho royalty on coal of 5 cents per ton is retained; royalty on crude petroleum is i1/, cents a ban-el. Municipalities are to be precluded from taxing railway companies. Railway companies are to be assessed at .*jil0,000 per mile including sidings*. The provisii us of tlie new assessment act are then upou made applicable to tho property of the railway companies. Electric railways are inclnded. The amendment to the hind net mnkes provision for granting to the highest bidder for a term of twenty-one years limber leases. The lessee is subject in addition to a royalty of 50 cents per thousand feet on the timber cut, and of a rental of 25 cents au acre. The rental is reduced to Parliament to Adjourn Next Saturday for Holiday Season���Government Relies on Socialists and Independent Labor Members. :^: Victoria, B. C, December 5.���It is announced that the leg-' islature will adjourn on Saturday next over the holidays, to meet again on January nth. Victoria, B.,C, December 4.���The million dollar "loan'bill -; was passed through committee yesterday without amendment aud several other bills were advanced a stage. John Houston, president of the Provincial Liberal-Conservative Association, ��� has fixed Wednesday, January 6th, as the date for holding a convention to nominate a candidate to contest Kootenay at the Dominion election. The convention is to be held at'Nelson*and -- each provincial riding will be entitled to five delegates,- to be , * chosen as delegates to the provincial nominating convention; Ji Committees have been struck. Vancouver gets the .chairman- '"�� ship of three and Kootenay the chairmanship of one, the- other " I two going to Price Ellison of Vernon, who is here but confined,^'/ to his room owing to injuries from a fall. ��� . - . ',��. In answer to questions asked by Houston of Nelson, premier ",, McBride said today that lieutenant-governor Joly had not intSr. - ) fered in any way with the issuance of licenses for prospecting!^ for coal or oil on blocks 4593 and 4594 in East Kootenay. ^/y ,*-*���*" I -I "_'/ Victoria, B. C, December 3.���(Special to The Tribune).���-^ The Joly -McBride government is evidently reiving on the" So-^ cialists and Independent Labor members to -keep'it ^n-^tH-iweri'^E Judging from the speeches on the address-made\by|tneisSociali��^p .0 * U��� -U-M . 1 ��� ��� i. i_ ��� j ��� -_J?" ___kll"Vij__^^_?____^_|__^_|^' members,~wff-_e"-cl_iining.to-be-ina-^eOT ly to the Liberals. Hawthornthwaite of Nanaimo was'_nbst-pfo#iS; nounced, saying he would never vote to place in power tlie panyS^S supported by "Billy" Mclnnes'. It is claimed by leadingA'Bib|S|| erals that Smith Curtis is here acting, as a go-t>etweeri 'and! whi*p1||K|| per-in for the Joly-McBrideites, and he is being' roundlyl^Jel;7:?! nounced for his double dealing, as he calls himself a.Liberal||i-37|jJ| The government passed an anxious hour on/.,^ednesd^;3i|^^||l the time Houston was speaking. The day" beior^^tfei^^g^ns^ eral Wilson made most uncalled for and cbarse^feferencepjtoysy the member for Nelson, which was resented.: by 'nearly '^every supporter of the government and by every fair-minded -Liberal- Conservative in Victoria. Houston's speech was impersonal, forcible and broad-guage, and dealt solely with the sound mat ter of the speech from the throne.' It was strongly in contrast with,that of attorney general Wilson and it is safe to say that Houston stands higher than Wilson in the estimation of the members of both sides of the house. Wilson, however, * is-the elected leader-of the Liberal-Conservative party, and as he has ., read the member for Nelson out of the party, Houston considers he has a free hand iu all matters political until Wilson is succeeded b}' a leader who has brains aiid tact, as he seems to be lacking in both. . ��� 10 cents an acre on condition a sawmill is equipped on tlie property and cuts one thousand feet per day for every four hundred acres for six months a yenr. A timber license for logging is confined to (110 acres and cannot extend over five years at tho rate of $100 a year. A royalty of 50 cents per thousand feet and 25 cents per cord of wood is collected from that on I imber leaseholds. Provision is also made for a sliding scale of royalties upou timber cut within thc province which is not- covered bv other sections. Meeting of Nelson Wholesalers. On Monday night at the Board of Trade rooms the Wholesalers' Association met to consider the tables of incoming and outgoing freight rates which have been prepared for the board by John Watson. These tables are very comprehensive and show the freight rates on all classes from Vancouver, Lethbridge aud Winnipeg to Nelson aud all points in the Kootenay aud Bouudary nnd also the local rates from Nelson to Kootenay aud Boundary points. The figures show a startling discrimination agaiust Nelson as a wholesale center on all classes of freight to all points. For instance, the average rate from Vancouver to Kootenay lake and Lardo is .il'i of 1 cent per 100 pounds per mile, the goods being handled five limes; from Nelsou to the same points the average is .08 of 1 cent per 100 pounds per mile, handled twice, and from Vancouver to Nelsou, with three haudliugs, the rate is .34 of 1 cent per 100 pounds per mile. This con stitutes a very heavy handicap ou Nelson wholesalers. Then, takiug the rate from Winnipeg, thure is a discriminatiou against Nelson on shipments to Fernie of $1.5U per 100 pounds, to Kaslo 24 cents, Poplar 24 cent-, Nakusp 09.cents, Grand Forks 35 cents, Eholt 31 cents, and Greou- wood 30 cents. These figures apply to first-class freight, but taking other classes tho discrimination is found to be equally great. On a car of- iron from Winnipeg to Graiid Forks the rate would be 91 cents per 100 pounds, but if the car came through Nelson the ordinary rate would be* 11 cents higher, or even taking into consideration the sp.cial commodity rate aUqiyed, it would be 7 cents higher per 100'-pot_u__, a heavy tax. y ay Up-to the present time the local men- have been able to hold their own and capture a good share of the trade because of \ the fact that the country was new * and goods were wanted quickly regardless of cost. The association now ^ says,; however, that as busiuess conditions settle down this nid will be removed and; unless Nelsou merchants can quote rates on an equality with the coast and. Winuip-g, tliey will be completely frozen, put. It is pointed out that to make Nelson a common point would be of great advantage to the mil ways as thoy would thus 'sret practically the same rate to Nelson as they nre now getting, to all points iu .the vicinit.- aud.in addition get the local rate out Of Nelson. ������������-.. Energetic action is being taken to improve the position of tho association, and a committee will be appointed to take up the matter.with the C.P.R. The Nelson Tribune Bank of Montreal Established 1817. Incorporated by Act of Parliament. CAPITAL (all paid up) $13,379,240.00 REST 9,000,000.00 UNDIVIDED PROFITS 724,807.75 Head Office, Montre-al HON RT. HON. LORD STRATHCONA AND MOUNT ROYAI,, G.C.M.G., President. G. A. DRUMMOND, Vice-President. K. S. CLOUSTON, General Manager. NELSON BRANCH Corner Baker und Kootenay Streets A. H. BUCHANAN, Muntiger. 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SATURDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1903 It is generally admitted that lieu tenant- governor Joly is the whole government. McBride is only a figurehead, afraid to assert himself. In June last, the lieutenant- governor directed McBride not to issue coal and oil prospecting licenses for lands s ��� in blocks 4598 and 4594 in East Kootenay until his government had the approval of the people. The people gave their verdict on October 3rd last, two months ago; yet no licenses have been granted, although ' applicants have been most insistent that they be granted their rights. The lieutenant-governor now says the licenses rnuBt not be issued until a full year has elapsed from the date on which he gave his assent to Bill 16. As this bill was as- , . sented to on May 4th, 1903, applicants for " licenses to prospect for coal and oil on ���blocks 4593 and 4594 will have to wait until May Sth next before they cau get action, unless McBride musters up cour- , age to hand in his resignation. This he will not do, as he and his colleagues like the sweets of office far too well to resign office even when repeatedly snubbed. If governor Mclnnes exceeded his constitutional rights, and was removed from office in 1900 for doing so, what can be said of Joly when he practically dictates to McBride what he shall do in matters of departmental routine! "When the governor ���was a resident of British Columbia, our -people would not stand for dictatorship. ���y Why stand for it now, seeing that the ���goyernof is -a resident of the province of .Quebec? . The Joly-McBride government has secured the dismissal bf David B. Bogle . from, his position of editorial writer on the_Colonist. The Colonist will-now, it ' is:said, be edited by P. Carter-Cotton, M.P.P., of Vancouver. As an organ of the Joly-McBride government, the Colonist must have the confidence of the individual members of the government. This the Colonist had not with Mr. Bogle as editor, and it.is strange if it was expected that he should have, seeing he had the entire confidence of the Dunsmuir and Prior governments, governments that were so violently and so bitterly opposed for two years by McBride, --I-i-O-V.-Gre?1?) aad Fulton, who are now members of the Joly-McBride govern- y-mjent.j.'ii seems small business for a gov- p-erament to sqek -to deprive editors of '������h-W-papers -of' the- means of -earning a ; liv&gl ibuti' then; the Joly-McBride gov- ���'. ,eiw^efl^isrpoKl-6ked-on.,'as 'a very big ;i outtE[fej-ither..mentally. or morally. ... 'ySoisitir vni.L) y .'i'':'."'..:. > { ���^ ..,;. ���. *-'*���____,t"*__e_nper "for'���'Y__i-/* made a most "������'"'J 'UV '~r,'-<'"' />������' :' )��� : j- .,: > ,. '.���s^H^g^SEf^ch. *-^?hen .r^e moved the-adop- **tion!-'of.:-lie a_t__ess: from the-throne. It '���'���>'.'>'-. Ci ���;lc'.' . .' I-aToj.t'-j , ;;. . ��� ���'-,Cheap -atad- Rapid' Gommanication. v,. . A^ndofl,coi^8pondent.of the Toronto :;MaU-.a__l-Empire..says: .'���(Within three j'in'otttii-rp-obably'befofe the /'New Year, ^'Qirect^'t^epiione commuhi-atibn, without . ,interm$toterepeating stations, will be ti established for the first time between New "York-and' -London, and telegrams will be exchanged 'it' a speed of more than four 'tunes, the-previous capacity of any cable. ���It is strongly expected that within a year it will be as feasible to converse by telephone between New York and London as it is across the city of New York. The feat of rapid communication between London and New York as a matter of fact has been greatly surpassed recently in actual practice, in other words, the problem of cheap and rapid long distance communication has been solved and the credit for this signal triumph of modern science belongs to England. I am compelled to await the permission of the inventors before making this general announcement. " Above Supply and Demand* There is a higher law than the law of supply and demand. Human labor cannot justly be bought as capital buys wheat and pork. Soul and heart should be considered and the need for general progress. It must have been this view, I think, which led Lincoln to say, "Labor is prior to and above capital and deserves a much higher consideration." For myself, I fully agree with James Lane Allen's finely expressed thought: "When the top decays, as it always does in the lapse of time, whence shall come regeneration if not from below? It is the plain people who are the eternal breeding grounds of higher destinies."���Congressman Liver- nash. ;, ' ' . ������������ ��� ' Nelson in 1889. The following letter was written by Randall H. Kemp, special correspondent of the Spokesman-Review in May, 1889. Warm Springs is now known as Ainsworth. Fourteen years has made a vast difference in both the means of transportation and appearance of the district mentioned. "At 5 o'clock a.m. of the 10th instant I again embarked on the steamer Galena at Warm Springs. We steamed along the lake southerly a distance of ten miles, then turned west into the outlet of the lake, or the continuation of the river to the Columbia, twenty miles down the river, and after passing through the narrows,, or what tho old-timers. in these mountains, called the Jaws of Death. At 9 o'clock in the morning we dropped anchor in front of the town of Nelson, which is really the seat of government for the West Kootenay mining district. Not much of the town can be seen from the deck of a steamboat, and after a walk is taken over the townsite not much is to be seen, but the expression is often heard, "If the mines surrounding, this place were only in the United States tliere would have been, a city of 5000 people here by this time." I am of the opinion that there is some- truth=4n -this,- at -least- everything- would have a livelier and more thrifty appearance and look more like a western mining center if it was beyond the 49th parallel. I visited the offlce of the mineral recorder and met Mr. Thomas Giflin, the incumbent of that office. He was seated in a shake shack, which a wealthy and enterprising (?) government furnishes hin* in which to do his writing and attend to the important duties of his oflice. Mr. G. M. Sproat, the gold commissioner for the district, had been on the outside during the winter but is on his way in over the trail leading from the Columbia river to this point. Nelsou is situated on the east side of the river about the mouth of Cottonwood creek. Navigation ends about two miles below the townsite, as from that point to the Columbia tbe river is a succespion of rapids and falls. Never until last year was a trail made along the bank of the river, but now a survey for a wagon road is being made and by the usual haste with which these Britishers move, probably in the course of a couple of centuries the road will be completed, unless a half a dozen or so American prospectors take the matter in hand and finish it in two or three weeks. Outside of the government business transacted here, J. Fred Hume has a well stocked general store and J. F. Ward, well-known to thousands of mining men, has a restaurant and lodging accommodations. The mines on Toad mountain are situated six miles back in the interior and are reached by trail. Tlie Cottonwood mine, owned by an English company who are bringing in two small Huntington mills, is located'on-Gold hill, five miles up Cot- tonwood'ereek, while the Poorman gold mine, the property ot* Ike Nail, aud Mr. McDougall, is on Eagle creek, seven miles down the river. On tho llth instant I took the trail and went down to Mr. Nail's BIG HORN BRAND Union Overalls, me Shirts^ Shirts Overalls Denim Pants Tweed Tan Is Cottonade Pants Junipers mouses WE MANUFACTURE. Cooks' Aprons and Caps Carpenters' Aprons Waiters' Aprons Painters' and Plasters' Overalls Mack inaw Coats Engineers' Jackets Mackinaw Pants Walters'Jaekets Tarpaulins Barbers' Jackets Gingham Jackets Mission Flannel Underwear Dunnage Hags Horso Blankets Tents Etc., Etc., Etc. Turner. Beeton & Co* LIMITED, Wholesale Merchants Warehouses, Wharf Street, Factory, Bastion Street VICTORIA, B.C *������������������������������������������������������������������������< place, where I.was royally entertained, remaining until the morning of the 14th, when we came up to Nelson to meet the Galena, whicli was due that morning. Among the first to step on shore was James F. Wardner. The arrival of this prominent mining man in camp was taken as a good omen by all old Coeur d'Alene miners and prospectors in this vicinity! Mr. Wardner was accompanied by John C. Davenport and sons, Horace, Line and Gus Reitli. These gentlemen visited the Nail property in the afternoon, Messrs. Wardner and Davenport, Si\, returning to town in the evening. After nightfall, when the pale moon had risen and the camp fires were brilliantly burning, there was much speculation aniong the groups LABOR UNIONS. NELSON MINERS' UNION, No. 96, W. F. M.��� Meets every Saturday evening at 7:30 o'clock, in Miners' Union Hall, northwest corner Baker aud Stanley'Btrcets. Wage scale for Nelson district: Machine miners, ?3.50; hammersmen, $3.25; mine laborers, $3. C. A. Barton, president; Frank Phillips, secretary. Visiting brethren cordially invited. FOR SALE Improved Ranch in Lardo Valley for sale. Address E. R. Vipond, Trout Lake, B. C. JOHN HEPBURN BUIUDBRAND CONTRACTOR Jobbing work done Estimates given SHOP RESIDENCE Behind new postoflicc Cor. Front and Willow NELSON =6eorMr6unn Maker of first-class hand-made Boots and Shoes. Repairing neatly and promptly done. Satisfaction guaranteed in all work Ward St. next ncwpostofllce bid Nelson Brydges. Blakemore & Cameron. Ltd, Real Estate and General Agents Houston Illock, Josephine Street, NELSON, B. C. Kootenay Wire Works Co* Manufacturers of Mattresses, Springs, Pillows, lied Lounges, Couches, Upholstering, Turning, Bandsawing, Grill Work and other novelties. Our No. 4 Spring i.s the best on the market. Ask for it and take no other. FRONT STREET , NELSON, M. C Fancy DINNER SETs China AND GLASSWARE Old Curiosity Shop, Josephine Street Nelson, B. C. PROSSER'S ��� Second Hand Store and China Hall New and Second Hand Goods of every description bought and sold. See our Crockery and Glassware. WESTERN CANADIAN EMPLOYMENT AGENCY Goods Rented H1! ��*ist- CI aaa Warehouse For Storage Phono 261A Baker Street, West, Next to C.P.R. Ticket Offlce I'.O. Box 8 around the fires as to what the visit of the gentlemen named portended. One party said, "I am not rich, but I can rustle, and I would willingly give .$1000 if Jim Wardner would take hold iu this camp." Another spoke up and said, "I am only a laboring man; I have uo means, hut I would willingly work "10 days and 10 hours a day, if Jim Wardner would decide to stay here." Such were the expressed opinions of a number. They appeared to look upon Mr. Wardner of a leader where life aud energy were required, and tho writer thought as he wended his way to the cabin on the river bank whore he slept���Jim Wnrduer may be a prince among his fellow-men, but he is a king among the miners. Yesterday, the 15th instant, I started at G o'clock a.m. and after four hours hard climbing readied the Hall brother's camp, at the Silver King, Kootenai Bonanza^ and American Flag mines. Messrs. Wardner and Davenport arrived soon after aud we liad a jolly time exploring tlie surface through about three feet of snow. The other gentlemen returned to Nelson tlie same evening and I remained all night coming down the-next morning. Tomorrow the Galena is again due, but it is probable that I shall not leave this point until Saturday or Sunday, when I will take passage on tho Idaho for Warm Springs and there remain for some time." The Sine tf athcona (formerly Hotel Phair) B- TOMKINS The Leading Hotel of the Kootenays - Good Sample Rooms Special Rates to Commercial Men Stanlev and Victoria Streets. NELSON Lakeview Hotel Corner Vernon and Hall Streets, NELSON, B. C. BEST DOLLAR-A-DAY HOUSE IN NKLSON NO CHINESE EMPLOYED Aagost Thomas, Proprietor Silver King Hotel BAKER STREET, NELSON-��� UNDER OLD MANAGEMENT BATES $1,00 PER DAY The Dining Room is unsurpassed and the Bedrooms are the best in Nelson. The Dar is stocked with good Wines, Liquors and Cigars; Queen's Hotel Baker Street, Nelson. B. C. '; Lighted by Electricity and Heated by Hot Air Large and Comfortable Bedrooms and First- class Dining Room. Sample Rooms-for Commercial Men. RATES ?2 PER DAY MRS.. E. C. CLARKE, Proprietress Madden Hot*se THOMAS MADDEN .KOPRIETOK Centrally Located Electric Lighte HEADQUARTERS FOR TOURISTS AND OLD TIMERS Baker and Ward Streets Nelson B. C, Tfemont House European and American Plan Meals 25 cts. Rooms from 25 cts. to |1. -Only White Help Employed. MALONE Baker St., Nelson & TREGILLUS Proprietors Bartlett House Josephine St., Nelson, B. C. White Help Only Employed The liest Dollar-a-Day House in Nelson The Bar is the Finest GEO. W. BARTLETT, Proprietor NOTICE. In the matter of an application for a duplicate of a Certificate of Title to thc South To feet of lot 10, block 38, in the town of Nelson and part (3 feet frontage on Latimer street) of lot 7, block U, Nelson city (map I8U.) Notice is liereby given that it Is my intention to issue at the expiration of one month from the first publication hereof a duplicate of the Certilicate of Title to the above mentioned land in the name of Annie Liester, whicli certilicate Is dated the 8th dav of September, 18DU, and numbered 2311K. H. F. MACLEOD, Land Registry O01ce, DistrietRegistrar Nelson, B.C., intli November, 1903. LANDS For Unpaid Delinquent Taxes in the Nelson Assessment District, Province of Britisli Columbia. hour here- I hereby give notice that on Honda}**, the seventh da}' of December, A. D. 1903, at the of twelve o'clock noon at the Court House, Nelson, I shall sell at public auction the lands inafter set out of the persons in said list hereinafter set out, for the delinquent taxes unpaid by said persons on the 31st day of December, 1902 and for interest, costs and expenses, including the cost of advertising said sale : HUME ADDITION TO NELSON. NAME Ol'* PERSON ASSESSED Bain, Mrs. Grace Paulson, P. A Crickmay, E. J I-I arg raves, George Bremner, I) Colbert, John Parker, Hon. Sidney Schultz, Samuel D Schultz, Samuel 1) Schultz, Samuel I) Schultz, Samuel 1) Murray, Thomas and Patrick Jacoby, Henry Jacoby, Henry Manslield Manufacturing Co Mansfield Manufacturing Co Manslield Manufacturing Co Dunlevy, Peter C Manslield Manufacturing Co Fell, James F Colbert, John Jaeoby, Henry Fell, James F Schultz, Samuel D Schultz, Samuel D Smith, Henry 11 Schultz, Samuel D Colbert, John Schultz, Samuel 1) Bcndratt, James Schultz, Samuel D Schultz, Samuel D Fell, James V Jacobv, Henrv Ellis, Wm. H ��� Schultz, Samuel D Fleming, Sidney Alf Smith, Henrv B Fell, James F Jacoby, Henry DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY Lots^ and 3, block 9, lot Wi " 17 and E .'. lot IS, block 111, lot '.Hi " 2 block 17, lolUli " 2 and :i, block 23, lot no Lois -1, Hand li, block .-IS, sub-division 1.9(1 TO NELSON. t;u 1 1-0 go so (10 so so 10 so 20]00 80 no: !���'��! 10 'MO Frame, Christina R Driscoll, Mary It McRae, John McLauehlan, Herbert L Schultz, John A Hardie, Mrs. Isabel Doherty, James Christie, C. D.J Clarke, Annie and Edward. Christie, 0. D. J Criddle, Percv Criddle, Percy Ambrose, E. G Job nson, Em il O'Kell, Arthur. Mallandaine, Edward... Johnson, Herman O'Kell, Arthur Hunt, George A. O'Kell, A Lynch, D. Meagher, George Mnl landaine, Edward Mallandaine, Edward Mai landaine, Edward Neelands, Hamilton George. Smith, C. F. Benny, Glenn M. Beadles, W. F. estate.of Erickson, Andrew Feeny, William :. Gille, James M Rossland Great Western Mines, Limited. FAIRVIEW ADDITION Lot I, block 1, lot 58a " 11, block 1, lot 58a Lots 1 and 2, block 2, lot 58a " 1 and 2, block -I, lot 5Ka " 12, block 7, lot 58a " Hand 12, block 111, lot 58a " 3 and 4, block .15, lot 58a Lot 7, block, 15, lot 58a Lots!*, 10, 11, and 12, block 15, lot 58a... " 8 to 17, block 17, lot 5Sa " 3 and I, block 1!>, lot 58a " (1 to '.I, block 111, lot 5S.v Lot 1, block 21, lot58a Lots 2 and 3, block 21, lot 58a " 21 and 22, block 22, hit 58a " 23 and 21, block 22, lot 5Sa 3 00| ��� " 3 and I, block 23, lot 58A 2'80 Lois 13 and 11, block 23, sub-division 58a 2 SO " 1 to 5 block 32, sub-division 58a (i 10 " 18 to 22 block 32, sub-division 58a 5 00 Lot 3, block 33, sub-division 58a 1 20 15, block 33, sub-division 58a 120 Lots 1 and 2, block 31, sub-division 5Sa 2 80 Lot 12, block 35, subdivision 58a 1 00 15, " 35, " " 80 8, " 37, " " 120 13, " 37, " " -; 120 Lots 23 and 2-1, block 38, sub-division 58a 1 80 Lot il, block 311, sub-division 58a...- 100 1, " -Iii, " " 80] 24, " 46, " " 100| Lots 3 and -I, block 47, sub-division 58a 2 00 Lot 20, block 47, sub-division 58a 1 00. Lots 13 and 14, block 49, sub-division 58a 1 GO Lot 12, block 50, sub-division 58a 80| SUBDIVISIONS OF LOT 182, GROUP 1 Lot 11, block 5f sub-division U82 1 1 Lots 3, 4, 5 and ti, block 8, sub-division 1.182... I 5 " 7,8,9 and 10, " 8, " Lot 2, block 18, sub-division 1.182 3| " 8, " 18, " " 1 " 1, " 20, " " 1 Lots (i, 7 and 8, block 21, sub-division U82 3 " 7,8 and II, " 22, " " 3 " 3 and I, block 31, sub-divisioii 1.182 I ISlock.A, sub-division 1.182 I TOWN OF CRESTON. Lot II, block 44, sub-division 1.525 " S, " 45, " " S12 ft. lots, block 40a, sub-division 1-525 Lot 8, block 49, sub-division I/-25 " 14, " 50, " " " 4, '��� 35, " " TOWN OF KITCHENER Lot 7, block 1, sub-division 2510 ~0$k Lots 11'and 12, block 1, sub-division 72-i��g^�� Lot (i, block :i, sub-division 251(1 .*;.'. " 7, " 3, " " Lots 8 and 9, block 3, sub-division 2510. SUBDIVISIONS OF LOT 812, GROUP 1. 10 acres, block 27, sud-division _S12 ... 40 " " 28, " ' "... 10 " " 29, " . "... '40 " " 30, '��� "... SUBDIVISIONS OF LOT 891, GROUP 1. 180 acres, block 21 and 22, sub-division J891 1 12I00M SUBDIVISIONS OF LOT. 892, GROUP 1. |40 acres, block 19, sub-division 892 | li|00 35 acres in sec. 1, Tp. 15, 1,1237 " 1, " li>. Delinnncnt Taxes Costs and Expenses Taxes Interest 9 00 1 10 o 00 11 20 1 30 '2 (HI (1 40 70 2!00 o 10 30 2|00 ii 20 35 2 00 Total I2;70*\ 14 50 I UilO *- Subdivision of Lot ���l!70 I 9(1, <i. I. 20 0 00 3 80* 35 2 00 5]55 20 2 00 3t80 30 2 00 5 10 20 2 00 3 80 30 0 00 5 10 30 2 00 5 10 15 2 00 3 55 115 2 00 8 45 2 25 2 00 21 25 30 2 00 f, 10 (15 2 00 8 25 15 2 00 3 55 30 2 00 I 70 30 2 00 5 10 30 2 00 5 35 30 2 00 5 HI 30 2 00 5 10 70 0 00 9 10 55 0 00 7 55 15 2 00 3 35 15 2 00 3 35 30 2 00 5 10 10 0 00 3 10 10 2 uo 2 90 15 0 00 3 35 15 2 00 3 '15 20 2 00 I 00 10 2 00 3 10 10 2 00 0 90 10 2 00 3 10 25 2 00 4 25 10 200 3 10 20 2|00 3 80 10 0 00 2 -��y Subdivision of Lot 58a, G, I. ,A 20 15 0 00 3 20 (10 2 00 7 20 (10 2 00 7 20 35 2 00 5 00 10 0 00 :. (i0 20 2 00 3 20 35 2 00 5 20 35 2 00 5 80 55 2 00 7 80 55 2 00 7 [80 10 I Subdivisions Lot 182' 80, G. 1. 1 00 10 0 00 3 (10 05 2 00 2 110 05 2 (X) 2 1 00 20 2 00 3 80 10 2 00 2 ���1 00 45 2 00 ti 10** 115 (_ Creston. Subdivis- 80 I ions Lot 52.5, G.l. 90 32 03 0 00 2 32 03 2 00 2 80 10 2 00 0 80 10 2 00 2 80 10 2 00 ���*) 1 OO 20 * 2 00 a 80 I 90 15,1 35**. *��! !"���" _ Kitchener. Subdi- 90 ( visions Lot 25411, G. 1. 90 soj (1 00 Go 2 00 8 0 oo (15 2 00 8 ti 00 t">5 2 00 8 0 00 05 2 00 8 11* Co | ,05J Subdivisions of Lot 812, G. 1. Chisholm, Abe Miller, Mary Ann Miller, Mary Ann Bell, J .1 ; Williamson, John F Cerillioii, A. F. und Sivier, Peter. Sivier, Peter Rogers, J. P Rogers, J. P Bassett & Lamb Parker, Robert H > Rohal, -Peter. Klaveno.Mrs. Kate Bassett, A White, R....... K lass, Joseph A : Patterson it Sanderson Hudson, Mrs. Lizzie O Strandridge it Shaw...- .Patterson. tt.Sanderson....._^.:i..i.i...i. Patterson A Sanderson Patterson & Sauderson Patterson A Sanderson Hudson, Lizzie 0 Latham, Arthur Bourgoine, Jos B Johnson, Douglas F .. Klaveno, I'eler Boremell it Odair Welch, Thomas Smith,!!. B Saudstead, Chas Ritehter, August Watson, William 327 100 113 Lots Lot 2, " 13, U:!3(i 4, 5, 8, II, Tp 15, 1.1237 28 and 33, Tp. 17, 1.1242 TOWN OF YMIR. 1,32| 12, 24 |00 95 ll'Sil 1 and 2, block 7, Tp. 17,1.1242, HO. 1, block 9, Tp. 17, 1.1242, lili 13, 14, 10, 11, 13, 9, 11, 11, 11*, 17, 20, Lots 10 and 17, block 20, Tp. 17, 1.1242, lid... Lot 20, block 20, Tp. 17, 1.1242, Mi " 10, " 21, " 17, " " " 8, " 23, "17, " " Lot 15, block 24, 1.1242, itli G, " 25, " " Dow, John W Selous, Harold Ueer Bros Tolmiot R. F. and Edwards, J. \V.. Copeland, D. A Wing, Ah Turner, John A 9, 11, ��� 12, ���I, 11, -12,,. -*', 2(1, 20, -�����>,- Lois 15 and 30, block 26,1.1242, HO " 1 " 2, " 27, " " " 15 " lti, " 27, " " " 1 " 2, " 28, " " Lot 11, block 28, 1.1242, nd 12, " 29, '��� " 3, " G, "' " Lot 9, block, 3, Tp. 11, l'.8, 1.1237 4, '��� 4, " II, " " 13, " I, ���'" II, " " 8, " 10, " 14, " " Lots 9 and 12, block 10, Tp. 11, n8 1.1237..., Lot (1, bloek,'ll,Tp 14, ��8, 1.1-37 11, " 11, " II, " " 524 Gl, 1(10 acres 2512 Gj, 1-15 acres li|15 Ol, IHO acres 873 G1, 420 acres Hloek 1, l.i, 2 and 3, sub. lot 222,15 acres.. N, E. corner block 11, sub-division 222, 51 Lot 229 Gl, 73 acres '. 12 Hill 1521 5]49| 2:00|| 151351 Subdivisions of Lot I f 891, G. 1 8JG51 Subdivisions of Lot / 892. 15 80 [80 25 25 [80 2 00 2 00 2 00 2 (HI 2 00 2 00 2 00 I 2 00 2 00 2 00 2 00 2(K 2 0(1 2 00 200 2 00 2 00 2 00 2 0(1 2(K)| 2 00| 80 JO 80 |80 80 80 80 0 0 [80- !oo 25 80 35 L'5 35 70y 00** 91) in 1(1 25 10 00^ Ymlr. Subdivisions Lot 1243, G. 1. .Ymlr. TOWN OF SALMO. McLennan, Duncan Lot 20, block 4, sub-dlvlslon 1. 2IMIA 111 05 2 00 2 ���IfA Fennel, Mrs. M. L " (1, " 5, " ��� " " 2 III 30 2 00 4 70 Chambers, W. L Lois 12 and 13, block 5, sub-division 1. 2011.1 8(1 10 2 00 2 90 Tait it Paterson " 1 " 2, " 12, " " " 81) 10 3 1x1 2 9.1 Chambers, W. 1, " 9 " 10, ���" 12, " " " 81) 111 2,0(1 2 90 White, Mrs. Elizabeth Lot 23, block 13, sub-division r. 2011a III 05 20(1 2 45 - Salmo. Subdivision Albano, J Lois 11 and 12, block 14, sub-division 1. 20f,A 811 1(1 2 (ID 2 90 1-ot 20tlA,G. 1. Klaveno, Mrs. Lizzie l.ol 17, block 29, sub-division 1. 20(Ia ���III 05 .* 00 2 45 Oleson, Swan " 11, " C, ' (K) (15 2 00 2 115 Strickland, Wm. E "12, " C, " " " (K) 1X5 .j 00 2 (15 Henderson, Murdock A " 13, ' " J), ��� 40 Oii 2 00 2 45; Dated at Nelson, B. C, October 29th, 1903. ROBERT A. RENWICK, Assessor and Collector, Nelson District, West Kootenay. REISTERER & C2 BREWERS OP LAGER BEER AND PORTER Put up in Packages to Suit the Trade Brewery and OBlce: Latimer Street, Nelson, B C. TIMBER NOTICE. Notice Is hereby given that thirty days from date I inlend to apply to the honorable the chief commissioner of lands and works at Victoria, B. C, for a special timber license to cut and carry away timber from the following described laud : Commencing at a post marked M.E.K southeast corner post, situated on the west side of Slocan lake, said post is planted on the line of Alex. McKuy's west boundary line, thence west 80 chains, thence north 80 ehains, thence east 80 chains, tlience south 80 chains to place of commencement, containing U40 acres. Dated, Sept. 22,1903. ��� M. E. KOCH Certificate of Improvements. NOTICE. The Alhambra Fractional Mineral Claim, situate in the Nelson Mining Division of West Kootenay District. Where located: On the west slope of Gold Hill, on Eagle creek. Take notice, that I, Peter Edmond Wilson, Free Miner's Certilicate No. B80757, as agent for John F. Swcdberg, Free Miner's Certilicate No. 58282, intend, sixty days from the date hereof, to apply to the mining recorder for a certificate of improvement, for the purpose of obtaining a crown grant of the above claim. And further take notice that action, under section 37, must be commenced before the issuance of such certificates of improvements. Dated this 19th day of September, A.D. 1903. P. E. WILSON. Certificate of Improvements. NOTICE. R and Land Corinthian mineral claims, situate in the Goat River mining division of West Kootenav district. Where located : On the east side of Kootenay,lake, at the mouth of Crawford Take Notieejthat I, John McLatchie, acting as agent for ('. G. Major, official administrator (trustee of the estate of R. D. Munro), Luzetta Field, free miner's certificate No. B48247, and Charles M. Field, free miner's certificate No. BI824G, intend, sixty days from the date hereof, to apply to the mining recorder for certificates of improvements, for the purpose of obtaining crown grants to the above claims. And further take notice that action, under section 37, must be commenced before the Issuance of such certificates of improvements. Dated this 4th day of September, A.D. 1903. JOHN McLATCHIE. Certificate of Improvements. NOTICE. "Agness" mineral claim, situate in the Nelson mining division of West Kootenay district. Where located: Near the Arlington Mine, Erie. Take Notice that 1, John D. Anderson, P. L. S., of Trail, B.C., agent for William Connolly, free miner's certilicate No. B58512, and Edward Walshc, free miner's certilicate No. B75499, intend, sixty days from the date hereof, to apply to the mining recorder for a certificate of improvements, for the purpose of obtaining a crown grant to the above claim. And further take notice that action, under section 37, must be commenced before the issuance of such certificate of improvements. Dated this 2nd day of September, A.D. 1903. J, D, ANDERSON. The Nelson Tribune ���IMS *-$&������ ���1MS ���$&��� ���IMS 4M* ���IMS 3M* ���IM? :$&��� -IM? vJM*- ���IM? -4M?-- -1MS 4MK- SMifc ���1M? 4M�� ���IM? ���$<&-��� ���IM? ���IMS ���IM? *-$&* ���IM? ���IM? ���IM? -IM? ���IM? 'IM? =���$&������ --$&- ������IM? 3M�� ���IM? :$&- ���IM?' ���JM*' ���-IMS =$& ���-1M? ���IM? ���IM? -���tM? ���*�� ���IM? ���1MS 4MsJ- :-1M? ���4S<_-- reat Northern Mines, Ltd. A Consolidation of the Following Gold Properties: The Lucky Jack Group: Poplar Creek The Swede Grotip : Poplar Creek The Oyster-Criterion Group: Fish River and Pool Creek The Imperial Group: Fish River and Pool Creek The Lade Group: Gainer Creek The Strathcona Group: Silver Cup Mountain Twenty-One Claims of Valuable Gold Mining Property* CAPITAL. : $1,500,000 In Shares of the Par Value of One Dollar DIRECTORS \V. B. POOL, President of the Ophir-Lad e Mining; Syndicate, Limited, Ferguson. W. F. COCHRANE, The Cochrane Ranc he Co., Ld., Macleod, Alberta. F. W. GODSAL, Ranche Owner, Cowley, Alberta. .1. J. YOUNG, M.L.A., President, The Herald Co., Ld., Calgary, Alberta. T. KILPATRICK, Superintendent, C. P. R., Revelstoke, B. C. E. M. MORGAN, Locator of the Lucky J ack Mine, Poplar, B. C. JAMES LADE, Mine Superintendent, C amborne, B. C. B. CRILLEY, Assitant Manager Ophir-L ade Mining Syndicate, Ld., Ferguson. HEAD OFFICE ..;........: FERGUSON, B. C. BRANCH OFFICES Poplar Creek, B. C, Camborne, B. C. BANKERS ... .'. Imperial Bank of Canada, Ferguson, SOLICITOR AND SECRETARY Robert Hodge, Ferguson, B. C. The promoters of the Great Northe feel that they are presenting a proposit of mining, and one in whicli the few w allotted to them may* well feel that the est gold mines ever discovered. Every man who reads has heard of of the Lucky Jack, at Poplar Creek. T should have lain for years on a well-kn dreds of prospectors���even having a rai at last by the men from whom this Co It is a case of truth being stranger tha The Company's second acquisition, t smith and Gold Hill claims, (over 100 a bigger and richer property. It is an accepted fact among minin tluco more than two or three great min three great gold properties, and the Gr of thehi. rn Mines, Limited, have every reason to ion which stands unique in the history ho are fortunate enough to have shares y have an interest in some of the rich- the sensation created by the discovery hat a claim of such unheard of richness own line of travel, passed over by hun- Iroad built through it���to be discovered mpany bought it, is almost incredible, n fiction. he Swede Group, comprising the Gold- cres), is, in the opinion of many, an even g men that a camp does not usually pro- es. In the Poplar Creek camp there are eat Northern Mines, Limited, owns two A. COIVSOLIDATIOINT The promoters of this Company ha famous Nettie L. and Silver Cup mines experience of nearly ten years mining a which" time they have organized several able properties, in each case with marke Having acquired several of the mos British Columbia, the promoters decid organized company, and place on the m block of the stock at par. Hence this The consolidation includes the folio described in another part of this pros ve in the past successfully operated the in the Lardeau. They can point to an nd prospecting in this district, during companies, and developed many valu- d success. t notable free milling gold groups in ed to consolidate them in one big, solidly arket, for a limited time only, a small prospectus. wing properties, which are more fully pectus: Gainer Creek Property No. 1.���OLIVE MABEL G OLDEN VILLE -FOUNDATION A.NNIE L. OPHIR Crown granted; partially developed; contain rich, free milling and telluride ore. FAMOUS Surveyed for Crown Grant. Pish Creek: Properties No. 2��� OYSTER CRITERION MASCOT GOLD BUG No. 3.���ROSSLAND IMPERIAL BALFOUR Claims all Crown Granted; developed, and stamp mill, etc., erected, ready to mine and pay dividends this year. Crown Granted and partially developed; adjoining above group and Eva mine. Ferguson Property No. 4; ���STRATHCONA. TRIUNE FRACTION Assessments completed to date. Poplar Creek Properties No. -LUCKY JACK LUCKY THREE LITTLE PHIL No. fi.���GOLDSMITH * GOLD HILL Surveyed, and Crown Grants applied for. Will be Crown Granted as isoon as possible. THB COMPANY'S POLICY It is the intention of the Company to actively develop all these valua'ble properties and sell such of them as they do not wish to mine themselves., either to outside capitalists or to subsidiary companies to be formed by the parent Company, the proceeds going to the shareholders of the Great Northern. Mines, Limited. i Description of Property No. 1, embracing seven claims (a claim is about 52 acres) and well! .known throughout the province as the Lade Group, is situated on Gainer Creek, 14 miles above Ferguson. A tunnel 112 feet long has been run and a shaft sunk on the ore. Five tons of the ore shipped to. the smelter gave returns of $1,100 to the ton, in free gold. Frequent assays of ore from other parts of the claims have more than confirmed this high value,' running from $200 to >-,200, and from picked samples as high as $11,340 to the ton. ������������-. The property is traversed by.a main ledge, eight to twelve feet wide, and several smaller veins carrying high values in free gold and telluride, similar to the rich ores of Cripple Creek, Colorado. In the Lade Group the present promoters were satisfied from assays, development work and thorough investigation, that they had a property as rich as any in British Columbia; but on account of the distance from transpor tation, and. the altitude (over 8,000 feet) they decided to let it lie until a more co nvenient season, and in the meantime acquired other gold claims from which quicker returns could be obtained. A Complete Aline No. 2, consisting of seven claims, has been purchased from the Ophir-Lade Mining Syndicate, and is a gold mine in full working order. It is situated on Fish River and Pool Creek, 1500 feet above Camborne, and only six miles from a daily steamboat landing at the head of Arrow Lake. On this property, the Ophir-Lade Syndicate has completed, at a cost of about $24,000, 1500 feet of tunnels, cross cuts and other development work. It has also, at an approximate cost of $35,000, installed one of the most complete and best constructed outfits of machinery in the province, including a 10-stamp Fraser & Chalmers' quartz mill, rock crusher, Frue vanners, air compressor and drills, aerial tramway, two Pelton water wheels (300 horse power), assay offlce, and all necessary buildings. For a description of this property, the Directors have pleasure in referring to the report of Mr. A. H. Gracey, mini ng engineer of Nelson, made in 1901. At that time Mr. Gracey was Manager of the Eva mine. Space does not allow the reproduction of his report in full, but the following extracts willgive a fair idea of this property: ���:���-...-.,-.'���' 1 ��� Oology.. .......'.,:, .. "The country rock of the neighborh ood is metamorphic in character, but may be called in general a talc schist, with probably some chlorite present. A belt of this formation extends many mil es in an East and West direction, and, so far, the free gold discoveries in this district are mostly confined to this belt. VEINS AND CHARACTERISTICS. Exposed on the property at the pre sent time are two well defined veins of free gold bearing quartz, which have been opened up on the surface by cuts, etc., for considerable distances. The Oy ster vein (on the Oyster claim) strikes N. GO degrees W. and pitches into the mountain at an angle of 57 degrees from the horizontal. It has a width, where exposed, of from 8 to 25 feet, a large portion of which is solid quartz. "The Criterion vein (on the Criterion claim) has been exposed by open cuts for a distance of about 400 feet. The strike is due East and West (magnetic), and the surface cuts show a width of vein of from 3 to 17 feet. The vein is composed of solid quartz, carrying its chief values in free gold, associated at some points with a little iron pyrites and galena. The following assays are of samples carefully taken from this vein by myself: "1. Average chipped across both ends at collar of shaft, $18 gold per ton. "2. Average ore from bottom of shaft, $21.60. ' "3. Average chipped across big cu t, 17 feet wide, $4.50 per ton. "4. Average chipped across cut No. 3, 4 feet wide, solid quartz, $3.20 per ton. There are in this cut some rich seams showing free gold, which are not included in sample. "Selected samples from these cuts gave assays running from $478.20 to $2,001.40 per ton. "A large amount of exceedingly rich ore has been found,^specially at the -point"where=theishafris=heing=rsunkr __==_ . "* ~ "Intersecting this gold bearing quartz vein is a smaller vein of galena and iron from 12 inches to 24 inches wide. This has been stripped for over 60 feet and is particularly well defined and regular. Average samples of this vein give values as follows: Gold $22.80 Silver 25.2 oz. Lead 27.6 per cent. "Although these veins are not developed to any extent, they are all exceptionally promising, especially the Criterion vein. They are all well defined and with every appearance of permanency, and warrant a thorough development. "The facilities for cheap mining and milling are excellent. The veins can be worked to depths of hundreds of feet from tunnel levels. There is an abundance of timber suitable for all mining purposes on the property, while for power purposes a record for 300 miners' inches of water has been secured in Pool Crock at the foot of the mountain." Immediate Returns Expected In the course of a few days it is expected that the stamp mill at this mine will be producing bullion in sufficient quantity to pay immediate dividends. Another Good Property No. 3. The Imperial, Balfour and Rossland claims, lying on Lexington mountain, immediately between tliree working mines, the Eva, the Cholla, the Oyster-Criterion. There are on tlie property three well defined quartz ledges, showing free gold on the surface. A 50-foot tunnel has been run on the Imperial. It is run on the ledge and free gold was encountered throughout tis entire length. The large amount of development work done both on the Eva and Oyster- Criterion had proved that the rich gold values on this mountain continue and even improve with depth. At tlie 700-foot level on the Eva, close to the line of this group, some of the riclH'-t ore on the mountain has been struck. The workings of both of these well known m ines are close to the property of the Great Northern. The main ledges on the property run into tha Oyster-Criterion ground. The tramway and air pipe of the Oyster-Criterion run over the property, and the Eva tramway cuts across one corner. The whole of Lexington Mountain i s a mass of ledges of free milling quartz, and the Great Northern Company hav e every reason to believe they own one of the richest portions of the hill. ' A meeting of the shareholders of the Ophir-Lade Syndicate is being called to formally ratify the sale of that company's property to the Great Northern. Two Potential Claims No. 4 property consists of the Strathcona full claim, and the Triune fraction, lying on Silver Cup Mountain, near Ferguson, between the Triune and the Cromwell, both of which have been proved by extensive work to be rich in gold. The Triune has shipped a large amount of ore, averaging about $240 to the ton. The Cromwell has made a shipment to the? Trail smelter, representing 13 days' work for two men, and yielding as follows: Gold, 5.76 oz per ton. Total value (after deducting 5 per cent.) ...... ..$722.53 Silver, 18.1 oz. per ton. Total value, (after deducting 5 per cent) ...... 71.24 $793.97 Smelting charges 79.22 Net Proceeds $714.55 The Gv&evt Lucky Jack No. 5. The Lucky Jack has been so much talked of since its discovery, and has created such a sensation in mining circles, being described in all the leading mining journals, that the directors feel it almost unnecessary to* say much further. The group comprises three claims, situated at the mouth of .Poplar Creek, and with, the Lardeau branch of the Canadian Pacific Railway .running through it. . . . _ .... .,, - J���__ .. No less than seven ledges have been discovered on it, all carrying free gold. The main ledge, containing the phenomenal showing which has astonished the world, cuts the mountain vertically, and is from 18 inches to 6 feet wide. A tunnel is now being run at the lowest workable point on the ledge. On September 12th it was in 50 feet, and the ore has been found to retain its sensational values throughout. ��� . Timber, water power, tunnelling sites, and every natural advantage for economical mining are at hand. It is interesting to note that the m outh -ot Poplar Creek was mined for placer gold in the sixties and from the amount of work done, it is evident that a large quantity of gold was taken ou t, but it remained for the present owners to locate the source of the gold. The company has already taken steps to instal a stamp mill and all necessary machinery for quickly mining out the wealth of the Lucky Jack and converting it into dividends for the shareholders. ' Last But Best No. 6. Though enough has been sai d in the foregoing to satisfy even the most sceptical, there is still better to follow. Words fail to describe the phenomenal richness of the "Swede" group. Briefly, however, it may be stated, that it consists of two full claims, the Goldsmith and Gold Hill, being a continuation of the Lucky Jack and lying higher up on the mountain, thus furnishing better tunnelling sites and enabling the ledges to be mined to a depth of nearly 2000 feet, without sinking. There are, as far as known to date, nearly a dozen ledges on the claims, carrying from an ounce'to over a hundred thousand dollars per ton in free gold and^besides-this.^there are-rich-(leposits-of-galeha=and=telluride=on=the-clainis,-as- indicated by the following certificate given by Mr. J. McLellan, assayer, of Poplar and Trout Lake City, after testing the ore: Gold ozs. Silver, ozs. Total value per ton. Value. per ton. Value. per ton. Galena, etc 24.02 $480.40 90.70 $50.79 $531.19 Telluride ore from the Lucky Jack and Swede groups, assayed by Mr. McKillop, assayer, of Nelson, gave returns of from $1700 to $6540. Statements Accurate The promoters of this company are men well known in Western Canada, and occupying such positions that they cannot afford to connect their names with any other than legitimate mining ventures. Every statement in this prospectu s is made advisedly, with a full knowledge of their responsibility as directors. The promoters have engaged in active and legitimate mining for many years. They are not here today and gone tomorrow. They expect to slay with mining, and assist in making British Columbia what she is destined to be���one of the greatest mining countries of the world. In the expectation of making the Great Northern one of the strongest mining companies on the continent, they have thrown all their gold properties into this consolidation. Not a single claim or interest has been held back. The expense of operating and management will be comparatively small, especially as the same economical methods will prevail which have characterized the promoters of the Ophir-Lade and Nettie L., and which have enabled them to achieve signal success in the past. Strictly Limited The company will under no consideration sell more than one hundred thousand shares, and the proceeds will be used strictly, for development purposes and paying for plant and machinery. The shares are of the par value of one dollar, and are offered for a limited time only at that figure. They are fully paid, non-assessable, and carry no further liability whatever. The directors reserve the right to allot shares according to priority of application, or in the event of the shares being over subscribed, to allot them pro rata. APPLICATION FOR SHARES Application for shares, acconipeinied by payment in full, should be made to the Imperial Bank of Canada, or the Secretary of the Company, Ferguson, B.C. FERGUSON, B.C., September 21, 1903. ���mm m* ���ims ���IMS -$&- ���IMS ���1MS --$&��� -IMS ���IMS *M? am- ���ims. -JMfc ���-1MS ���W ���7MS ���IMP The Nelson Tribune _ne, J. H. Ashdown Hardware Co., Ltd. Importers and Daalers in Shelf and Heavy HARDWARE Tinware and Graniteware Stoves and Ranges BAKER ST, Fire Brick, Fire Clay, Portland Cement, T-Rails, Ore Cars, Sheet Steel, Crescent, Canton and Jessop's Drill Steel : : : : : INELSOIN ���������������������������������� ��������������������������������������������������������*�������������������������������������������������������������������������� * ��� t <��� o K T S' Washington Navel Oranges and California Lemons, Jersey Cranberries, Figs, Dates, Nuts, Honey, Malaga Grapes, Spanish Onions ��� ��� ��� ��� ��� ��� ijj. Y. Griffin & Co., Limited. I il ��� = Wholesale Only - -y - ' -= J �������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� wora 0)0(0 received two large consignments of l5cto$f ptr'"s,T,dtear PER BOX assortment and quality ever brought into |p . We have a few sample cakes of "In- ��f�� ' left, to be given away. The only soap fp OUR WINDOW gora o?o(o P)_f-5 ick & Co., Ltd. enofo Wholesale and Ketail Crockery- and Glassware Aberdeen Block, Nelson . Telephone 8 g ee Dealers ln Coffee, Teas, Spices, ^Baking, Powder, and Flavoring Extracts. OUR GOODS *re ptfre &n(* elected from the best in the various - lines. In order to get the best, please buy from us ���direct, and -fe��- guarantee satisfaction. cAddress, Telephone 177 Coffee Co. 'Nelson, 'B.C. P. O. Box J82 ClUI-TMrC ��� ��� Tocfcett Cigar Co's \ Monogram &LVM,KJM\.Ei * Z Union Label Cigars ( Margaerite George E. Tttcfcett's Cigarettes j Karnack Only Union-Made Clararetto in Canada ( 1. & __������ w. j. McMillan & co. WHOLESALE GROCERS ��� .- �� Agents for British Columbia. Vancouver, B.C. Wc curry a very large Stix;k of ��j) The Latest Patterns. Come and make your cJiWce'"���' Before House Cleaning' "*"' Linoleums |SBB OUR QO.CARTS AU prices. We can suit you. D. Mc ARTHUR & CO. F-'ut-niture Dealers -anel Undertakers c/lrtbur Gee cMerchant Tailor HAS ON HAND HIS STOCK OF Fall and Winter Goods <As heretofore they are of the best quality and latest designs. Tremont Block. Baker Street JUST AKIUVKD New Fall Goods OF THE LATKST FASHIONS Scotch Tweeds, Landslide, Strath-Oiia uud Belwarp Series'. A flue liue of Pautiugs of the latest styles Prices to suit the times. Cull and see them. John Smaflwood MORLEY & CO. Wholesale and Retail Booksellers and Stationers cArtists' Materials Engineering and Mining Books Typewriters cMimeographs 'Photographic Supplies cMusical Instruments Ward Street Mi'-KCIIANT TAILOR Morley & Co, Nelson, B.C THE TOWN AND THE DISTRICT. W. G. Taylor and wife left this week for Honolulu, where they will spend the winter. The Camborne Miner has changed hands, and is now under the entire control of (Jr. Ii. Northey. Joseph Rochon aud Miss Lillie Radcliffe were married on Wednesday, tlie Rev. W. W. Buer officiating. Alfred Bush, brother of Mrs. J. A. Irving and Howard Bush, has arrived in Nelson and will reside here in future. The general impression of those likely to kuow seems to be that the Dominion elections will take place in February next. Jacob Dover of Nelson and W. B. Pool of Ferguson, who were in Victoria for a week on mining business have left for Seattle. Charles Jeffs, the well known hockey and lacrosse player, was married at Revelstoke to Miss Maud; Haney by Rev. C. A. Procuuier. Dr. Quinlan, who left Nelson last spring for California, is in Victoria, having decided to again take tip his residence in British Columbia. A. Taylor lately in charge of the C.P.R. land.office in Nelson \vas married in Winnipeg, and is now visiting Nelson with his bride on their wedding tour. Had the Joly-McBride government issued coal and oil prospecting licenses for land in East Kootenay, it would not now be at the mercy of pawnbrokers. The C.P.R. on Tuesday received a new heavy consolidated compound: eugine. This makes the seventh received in the last six months and more are still- required. The Spokane Falls -.Northern railway are giving special, rates from Nelson to Spokane on December 15th Jto loth. Ben Hur is to be performed ��� at the Spokane theatre. . ' ��� F. Carter-Cotton, who is editor of both the Vancouver News-Advertiser and the Victoria Colonist, is dubbed the "'consult-; ing engineer'' of the JolyrMcBride government. W. C. Bayly, has; returned from Gam- borne and reports prospects good in the Lardeau for the coming winter. The Eva mill and mine and, the Oyster-Criterion are running steadily. Edward Tanghe, confined in Nelson jail for not obeying the orders of gold commissioner Fraser of Revelstoke, was released on bail on Thursday, R. S. Lennie acting for the prisoner. Bishop Dart arrived in Nelson yesterday. He will bold a confirmation service in St. Saviour's cjiurcjj tomorrow evenr ing at 7 :b*0 and will probably hold an ordination service during the week, . The Rossland Miner is wrong in saying that the speech on the address from the throne delivered by the member for Ymir was typewritten, "it was graven on the memory of Yrnir's member and never will be effaced. The "Nugget," published at Poplar by R. T. Lowery, has made its appearance. In the future Poplar district will have a .suiunch-advocate.^lt-should-be-well-sup-" ported and given reliable information to disseminate. W. C. Wells, M.P.P., who was on his way to Victoria from Ottawa, was recalled owing to the death of his mother, Mrs. James P. Wells. Mrs. Wells, who was 95 years of age, died on Tuesday, December 1st. A dance wns given at the Success Club on Wednesday evening. The attendance was not large but a very enjoyable evening was spent by those present. Another dance will bo held on��Wedu-.sday evening next und thc committee report it will be well attended. II.M.S. Flora ran ashore on Thursday morning at Village point, Dpimian island, near Comox. No lives were lost but it is reported that the ship is a total wreck. Tlie Flora, a second-class cruise.r, wjis commanded by captain Baker. P. E. Wilson and J. H., F��x returned from Rossland where they had attended the meeting of the Kootenay Curling As? sociation. It was decided to hold t-bo bonspeil at Revelstoko this year. Tho oilicers of the association were duly elected. Thomas Gordon, a section man at Salmo, hanged himself in his shack on Thursday. He had been drinking heavily. Dr. Arthur held an inquest, the coroner's jury bringing in a verdict of death by hanging at his own hands. Returning on a handcar from the inquest,. "Scottie" Stewart of Beaver was killed. When near Beaver station, the S. F. & N. train came round a curve and ran into the handcar. Tliree men jumped and escaped serious injury, but Stewart was thrown against the rocks and his head smashed in. A reception in honor of archdeacon Pentreath was given by tho members of tlie congregation of St. Saviour's on Tuesday night last. There was a musical programme, in which Mrs. Bruce White, Mrs. Hnnuiugton, Miss Brymner aud Mr. P. DuMoulin took part. Refreshments were provided by the Ladies' Aid of tlie church. The rector and archdeacon Pentreath gave short addresses. This morning archdeacon and Mrs. Pentreath left for New Denver, theuce to the coast. The archdeacon's many friends in Nelson are sorry that his faithful services to tbe �������������������������������������������������������������������������������� * ��� :taao.pAlV[Tc! _Made .* AINU: AT IT. A.. Gilker'si ����������������������������������������������������������������������������������� church ��� in the Kootenay diocese are, for a time at auy rate, to be discontinued. Many hope, however, that- he will some day "in the near future guide the church as bishop of Kootenay. Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Walley of Inger- soll, Ont., who have been visiting in Nelson for several months with their son A. T. Walley and daughters Mrs. Emory and Mrs. Holme's, left this morning for Birtle and from there will go homo after spending Christmas. ",. Cyril J. Archibald and Miss Olive.-Irene Jackson were married on -Wednesday last at the,home'of the bride's parents, Victoria street, by the; Rer. F. H. Gra-: ham. The happy pair left for atrip to the East.aiid are expected back,'in Nelson about April 1st. ".."��� ���������[ ::A\-, ������"''"'��� ^ >' Householders and licensees have to feg^. ister annually or they' will not be able ��� to vote. Apply immediately at the city hall as the lists close 'on December 31st. Do riot think that because:-.you voted at the last election you are stiJl entitled to vote this'year, if a'householder or licensee you must register again. ,',-:'-::; ���' .'���������.���: On Tuesday last Julius Reisterer;of the Imperial Brewery, married Miss Johanna Opdalh,"the ceremony being performed at their future libiiie, corner Silica and Cedar. Mr. Reisterer' has been in Nelson since 1893 arid has "many friends in the community who wish him and his bride every happiness and prosperity. It is announced that tbe many friends of Mrs William Davis propose giving her a benefit entertainment before she ioaves Nelson. During,her residence hero. Mrs. Davis has given a number of successful dramatic entertainments fpr tlie benefit of the various athletic clubs- , ��� Dr. Watt of Fort Steele was in Nelson on Friday on bis way home from Rossland where he was attending the meeting of the Associated Boards of Trade. Dr. Watt has not been in Nelson since 1899 and was much impressed with the improved appearance of the city. A. C. Ewart, architect, a former resident of Nelson who left on account ofjll- "he(ilth=f6rCalif6i'fli_ralfou.t two years ago, ��� returned on Friday, ou his way to Cranbrook where his wife and family reside. Mr. Ewart's many friends in Nelson were glad to know that his health was greatly improved. Strange to say California was no improvement on Nelson for asthma, which is Mr. Ewart's complaint and he came north to Oregon where he got well rapidly. To old-timers in Nelson it is very interesting to occasionally read what was said by outsiders years ago. Tbe following is au extract from tlie Lardo Reporter of June J 7th. 1893. The town of Lardo at the head of the lake at that time boasted of a weekly paper, and was expected to havo a great future before it: "To the enterprise of the citizens of Nelson is due much of the niaterinl development of tlio mining districts of West Kootenay. They have readied deep in their pockets to aid in forwarding every project that would open tljo country and help show to the world what it possesses; they have shown a generous spirit in their treatment of struggling neighbors in the past and stand ready today to aid them in every way that is equitable and fair. Their boautiful city is a striking example of what combined effort and dauntless energy can do. Cradled in an xmdeveloped country she has progressed rapidly upwards, surmounted every adverse condition that existed during' her infancy and entered the broad road to municipal fame for which the e3*e can discern no end." $2,000.00 WANTED���To borrow "1-000 for two years on Nelson real estate as security. Addresser apply to John Houston, Nelson, B.C*. Timothy Hay First-class Timothv Huv, baled, ner ton djf A f.o.b. Colville -P'* F. BAI'MAN. Colville, Wash. FOR RENT Wi'll furnished room, comfortably heated and electric light, with private family. Apply P. o. box SI, Nelson. Christmas Necessities J. A. Irving & Co. have every necessary article that must be in a household in order that Christmas shall be a day of feasting and pleasant memories. Among other articles, they have Cleaned Currants, Seeded Eaisins, Orange Peel, Citron Peel, Lemon Peel, Figs, Dates, Walnuts, Almonds (sheiied and unsigned), and Filberts. J. A. IRVING & CO, Phone At6t Houston Block, Nelson Groceries and Provisions St. Andrew's Night in Nelson. The clans gathered around' the festive board at the Strathcona hotel about JO p.m., with the president, captain Duncan, in the chair. After eujoyiug the good things provided by host Tompkins, the toast list was reached, and speeches and songs enlivened the further proceedings. Amongst those who proposed or replied to toasts were A. L. McKillop, A. M. Brydges, E. A. Crease, J. Hamilton J. M. Lay, F. Starkey, G. Robertson, P. M. Black. Captain Robertson, T. G. Proctor and others contributed songs, while C. E. Warriner on the mandolin and H. S. Boduier on the piano greatly added to tho enjoyment of the evening. - Telegrams from the various Caledonian Societies throughout Canada were read, as were also the replies sent. Few understood them as they were mostly in Scotch or Chinook, but the applause came in at the right time. The haggis was pronounced a great success and the Scotch whisky .was satisfactory to those who drank it.- . ��� ; ���;'������" ��� A Warning. James M. Macouu, who was sent to the Peace River country by the geological survey last summer, is preparing his report on the agricultural and other resources of the district. In view of the fact that "no surveys have been made and that there is neither a market for the produce nor employment for those without means he will report that no man should go to Peace River now who lacks such means to maintain himself .until railway construction has actually begun there. SHERIFF'S SALE. By virtue of a writ of Fieri Facias issued out of the Supreme Court of hritish Columbia, at the snit of the Woodburyi Mines, Limited, non-personal liability, plaintiff against James A. l'oyutz, defendant, and to me directed-and delivered, against the goods and chattels of the said plaintiff, The Woodbury Mines, Limited, non-personal liability, I have seized and taken In execution all the right, title and interest of the said plaintiff in the mineral claims, "Mayflower," "Sunset," and "Number l'lve," situate on Woodbury Creek, and recorded in the ollice of the mining, recorder at ICaslo, 13. C, aad also in a ijuantily of mining tools and machinery all of which 1 shall sell to satisfy Said judgment debt and costs at my ollice, next to the Court liouse in the City of Nelson, on Tuesday, the 15th day of December, I'.'OS, at the hour of eleven o'clock in the forenoon. 9 An inventory of the mining tools and machinery may be seen at my ollice. Note���Intending purchasers will satisfy themselves as to tillcahd interest of thesaid plaintiff, Dated at Nelson, B. C, Sth December, i'JOH. S. P. TUCK, Sheriff of Soutli Kootcnav. NELSON LICENSE DISTRICT. Notice is liereby given that tho undermentioned persons have made application under thc provisions of the "Liquor License Act, HHK)" for iiotel licenses at the places set opposite their respective names: ^=JnsephiWnlkei'rRiiSsell-HotelrK-it(*l]"c*ierr= John Marshall, Marshall Hotel, Kitchener. Owen Boyer, Vancouver Hotel, Ymir. Mitchell Tnlt, Palace Hotel, Ymir. .1. W. Masterson, Ymir llotel, Ymir. C. B. Archibald, Ross House, Ymir. K. M. Peters, St. Charles Hotel, Ymir. Finlay McLeod, McLeod llotel, Ymir. John rlruim, Cosmopolitan llotel, Ymir. (I. S. Coleman, Waldorf Hotel,-Ymir. Fred Adic, Fori Sheppard llotel, Waneta. William Cray, Salmo Hotel, Salmo. Joseph Bhinoluird, Northern Hotel, Salmo. (ieorge McBean, Mersev Hotel, ICrie. Louis Noll, Port" Kleo llotel, Porto Klco. 1). McLaughlin, Ball Hotel, Hall. William Uobcrts, Florence Park Hotel, near Nelson. Joseph Boyer, Valley llotel, near Ymlr. I runs- fer lo (-'red Allaire. Hohcrt Wood, Thistle Hole), Woodsvillc, T. li. Procter, Outlet Hotel, Procter. Ceorge Hartlell, Hlrdnr llotel, Sirdar. tleorge Munro, Munro Hotel, Creston. A meeting of Ihe Hoard of License Commissioners of Hie Nelson License District will be held lo consider Mich applications al Ihe Court lloiisual IheCltv of Nelson ou Tuesday the fifteenth day of December, I'.Hl'l, at the hour of len o'clock in thc forenoon. W. I|. UI'LLOCK-WI'-BSTKIt, Chief License Inspector Chief Constable's Ollice, Nelson, B. C, 7th November, 1WI. AINSWORTH LICENSE DISTRICT Notice is horeby given that the undermentioned persons havo made application under Ihe provisions of Ihe "Liquor License Act, lll.Hl" for hotel licenses at the places set opposite their respective names: Ole Ulvin, Brlttania Holel, Lardo. J. J. Cameron, Commercial Hotel, Lardo. Leander'Hanna, Lardo Hotel, Lardo. J. A. Melsaac, Victoria Holel, Whitewater. C. F. Oleson, Hot Springs Hotel, Ainsworth. Ole Ulvin, Miners' Hotel, Goldhiil. Arthur Brunelle, Crawford Bay llotel, Crawford Bay. A. W. linodcnough, King iTotel, Ainsworth. A meeting of the Board of License Commissioners of the Ainsworth License District will be held to consider such applications at the Court House at the City of Kaslo on Tuesday, the liftecnlh dav of December, UK'S at the hour of eleven o'clock in the forenoon. ' W. 11. BULLOCK-WKBSTFK, Chief License Inspector. Chief Constables Oflice, Nelson, B. C, 7th November, I'.Kfl. Application to Transfer Liquor License. Notice Is hereby at the next sitting nilssioners of the transfer the retail for the Nelson II on lot ill, block 1, Ink A Boyd. Dated, Nelson, II, Witness: Ueohcjk Bacon. given that I intend to apply of the Hoard of License Coin- City of Xcl-on for leave to lii|iior license now held by mc Olel, situate on Baker street, Nelson, Britisli Columbia, to C., November 7th, 1WK. CilAKLKS A. UAI'ULAY, Starkey & Co, Wholesale Provisions Produce and Fruits ( R. jK. Rogers ��S_ Co., L,d., Win mi pee: Repi-esenting ; j>j. k. Fail-bank: Co., - Montreal (Simcoe Canning Co., * Simcoe Office ond Warehouse, Josephine Street Nelson, B.C. Cash Advanced on Consignments Jacob Green & Go, Auctioneers, Appraisers, Valaators General Commission Agents Corner of linker and Josephine Street. NELSOit, B.C. P.Burns& Wholesale and Retail Meat Merchants Head Office and Cold .Storage Plant at Nelson. BRANCH MARKETS at Kiislo, Ymir, Sandon, Silverton, Revelstoke, New Denver, Cascade,"Trail, Clrnnd Forks, Greenwood, Midway, Phoenix,. Kossland. -locau City, Moyie, Cranbrook. Fernie and Macleod. NBLSON BRANCH MARKET, BUKNS JJLOCK, BAKEK STREET Orders by mull to any Briuiuh will receive promot and careful attention. .-.���������������-!������>-.'��� West Kootenay Butcher Company Fresh and Salted Meats. Fish and Poultry in Season. ORDERS BY MAIL leeeive prompt , and careful attention. E. C. TRAVES, Manage^. K.W.C. Block, Nelson NEARING HIS FINISH Aguinaldo is right now. He hns got enough I Tliere nre many people iu this town that know when they have had enough of poor laundry work on llieir linen, and they (urn to us for relief. It is a pleasure to a man to see the cx>|iils- ltccoloraml llnlsh thai tve have put on his shirt collars and cuffs when sent out from this laundry. Kootenay Steam Laundry S20 Water St. Telephone 146 NELSON STEAM LAUNDRY Work done by hand or machine, and on short notice. Delivery wagon calls for and delivers work every day in the week. Job Printing; ��� < We Use Gumption as well as tlie best papers �� and inks in the execu- 4 ��� ���.. tion of your orders��� tliey will not be mis- ^ understood. Quick dis- 4. patch giveii out-of-town work. W. E JONES Madden Building NELSON, B.C. / Blankets, Flannels, Curtains, etc., a specialty. Dyeing anil Cleaning also done. Outside orders promptly attended to. PAUL. INIPOU, Proprietor. P.O. Box 48 Drink THORPES LITHIA WA1ER Every small bott contains five grains of Lithia Carbonate FOlrTsALE For Hale���Two teams of heavy draft horses. Apply 10 W. C. Mel-ean, northwest corner Ward nu -ilicii streets, Nebon. ����������������������������������������������������������������������������������� ! SUNDAY! ! HOURS ! x , I X Our store (corner of Baker X t and Josephine streets) will X X be open every Sunday for X X dispensing purposes:��� X 9:30 to 12 o'clock 2:00 to 5 o'clock 7:00 to 9 o'clock ��� ��� ��� I Canada Drag and Book* ��� Company, Limited f ���������������<������������������������������������������������������������������ I Qalt Coal | �� And Wood bf All Kinds �� C Terms Spot Cash J > W. F��. TIERNEY C _��� Telephone 205 Baker Street ^
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Title | The Nelson Tribune |
Publisher | Nelson, B.C. : Tribune Publishing Company |
Date Issued | 1903-12-05 |
Description | The Tribune was published in Nelson, in the Central Kootenay region of southeastern British Columbia, and ran from November 1892 to November 1905. The Tribune was published and edited 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. Houston had established the Miner in Nelson in 1890, and, after leaving the Miner in the summer of 1892, he established the Tribune to compete with his former paper. In August 1901, the title of the paper was changed to the Nelson Tribune. |
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Nelson (B.C.) |
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Newspapers |
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FileFormat | application/pdf |
Language | English |
Notes | No paper 1895-1896, 1897-1905 Frequency: Weekly Titled The Tribune from 1892-12-01 to 1901-08-14. Titled The Nelson Tribune from 1901-08-15 to 1903-12-19. Published by John Houston & Co. from 1892-12-01 to 1894-12-29; The Tribune Publishing Company from 1897-01-02 to 1898-12-31; an unidentified party from 1899-01-07 to 1901-08-31 and from 1902-08-30 to 1903-02-07; The Tribune Association from 1901-09-02 to 1902-02-25; and The Tribune Company from 1903-02-14 to 1903-12-19. |
Identifier | The_Tribune_1903_12_05 |
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BC Historical Newspapers Collection |
Source | Original Format: Royal British Columbia Museum. British Columbia Archives. |
Date Available | 2012-12-21 |
Provider | Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library |
Rights | Images provided for research and reference use only. Permission to publish, copy, or otherwise use these images must be obtained from the Digitization Centre: http://digitize.library.ubc.ca/ |
AIPUUID | 1f02f6c3-7544-4883-8bc9-2b02713b0417 |
DOI | 10.14288/1.0189311 |
Latitude | 49.5000000 |
Longitude | -117.2832999 |
AggregatedSourceRepository | CONTENTdm |
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