I ne ADVANCE. L XVI, No. ie. MIDWAY, BRITISH COLUMBIA, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1902. $2.00 per Year. fcoi- * BROWK, mtisTBiw, BouoiTORB, Etc, Okkunwiiiiii, II. G. jlCHOLSON, —: Notary Punuu, [estate, | financial aoent and mining broker. HoKinnev. B.C. 11.0.811 AW, I Hallett & Shaw Uristers, solicitors, Nstartos Public. iddro*_:',H»l.i.BTT." oats: Bedford MqNoIll'i,Moreingk Seals, Ulber's. R WOOD, B.C. DR. SIMMONS, DENTIST, jiELL Block, Greenwood. Phone »6, V. * N. |l. KERBY, A. H. Can. Soo. C. E. liNciAL Land Surveyor AND CIVIL ENGINEER. |t and Okmnwood. |b. rickards & CO., I-£eal Estate and Insurance. STRKKT. MIDWAY, B.0 |t smith, TONSORIAL ARTIST. int-olaM Shave. Halt Out, Uw Ko»m Mhtmiwo, call al the nbove parlor. ■ baaed and ground. STIIKKT, * - ■ MIDWAY, B. C. W. DALRYtyPLE FAIRVIEW, B. 0. lind, of Repairing. Honeshoelng A apootaltv. Ik cheer hotel ... MOUTH Or ROOK t'RKKK I WAOOmxettasAm**, ■*__«•_.. [■CLAIM ACCOMMllllATInN FOR Hl'KSTH. GOOD STABLING -: AT COST :- Our entire stock of Dry Goods, and Clothing, Ladies and Childrens Shoes, commencing Jan. 15, we will sell at cost. You eannot afford to overtook these cash values. All 15c and 17c prints 11c " ioc Flanneletts 6c " $4.00 Ladies Shoes $2.50 " $2.75 do do $1.65 " $15.00 Mens Suits $10.00 " $12.00 do do $9.00 " $8.00 do do $6.00 " $S50 Boys Suits $3.50 aod see our $2.75 line of mensshoesat$1.75 THE MIDWAY TRAD1NGC0MPANY Ltd. tiorllert ttahliiK on Kettlo Itlvor.St JAS. H. BUSH, (neral blacksmith HORSE SHOEING A SPECIALTY. |klnds of work oxeouted to satlsfaotlon of customers. $ \W R. MCELMON. Practical Watch Maker, EHOLT. B. C. -0- llood Tool*, Plenty Material, •nd jo yaars ei-wrlence to io work correctly. . I ■ » )\*\ by All Newsdealers r?d. i ax nre Muilc ■Until ,. w.«H|ht| to nil lovers of Bong L ~^li i. "■*■ TOlUBtt of Row, Chair* ■y'WIt Compositions Irr the mint pop* I?™"; ,«4 f»t«of .lino Mude, IVocsl, hsli Imtrumintiil-*-, Cotnplets T." t?r fl.n.-Onco a Month lor ■■ tta. YearlySubscription,Ij.oo. lfyou J HM na the name and adrtmn ol Fivit R_M.°Wn W»Te", wo will seud you a for the Magadnt fraa. L.J_W. MffH, Publish*-, f •» • Laauat tta., l*hll«0.l»hl., Pa j Hotel Spokane, j^xxxfc«-»«*-n*-»*scoca[ L. E. SALTER, PROPRIETOR. CARIBOO* McKINNEY A new building, well furnished. Everything new and first-class. Only the choicest Wines, Liquors and Cigars kept in stock. Headquarters for Mining and Commercial Men. [No Chinese Employed.] ,*\S>*A*"**- THE PIONEER HOTEL B. C. One of the Best Equipped Hotels in the Boundary. Everything First Class. J. W. NELSON, Proprietor. GBEAT REDUCTION! LOWBB STILL In order to save labor we wish to dispose of as much of our stock as possible before stock-taking. Although prices have been cut before we are still coming down. Everything eot in all Departments. DRY GOODS, CLOTHING, NOTIONS, BOOTS AND SHOES, SHELF HARDWARE, LAMPS, GLASSWARE OUR MOTTO: , Quick Sales and Small Profits. A fresh stock or staple and fancy groceries arriving daily. jSDHSIl HAIN & CO. B.C. Directors Statement Presented by Robert Jaffray. The Officers all Re-elected- Sufficient ore In Sight to Keep 11111 Running for two years Surplus Earning to he Divided. At Mu* annual meet ing of the Carl* iKwi-MiKiiiiii'V Mining uml Milling Compuny, Limited, at Toronto recently, h report wiih presented hy the President, Holier! JnlTniy, telling how :— "At the beginning nf the year Geo. B. McAulay, managing director, submitted In the directors the neccessily for some extraordinary development of the mine with a view lo locating the ore bodies at various points, and as the financial condition uf the company did not warm nt the expenditure contemplated, in order to avoid the incurring of Indebtedness, Mr, McAuley very generously donated to the company the sunt of $m),0H0, tn be expended solely in the special development ahove referred to," Mr. Jalfiay then referred to a special report by II. McMnster, M, E., on the mine made in December, showing sufficient ore in sight in the various veins to keep the mill going two snd one- IihU years. Mr. Jaffray added : "At the last annual meeting of the shareholders it was announced that there would be a suspension of dividends for a period, and while there has heen no dividend declared during the last cal endar year, your directors are pleased to state that, tbey have found themselves able to diclai. a dividend of li percent, out of the surplur earnings of the property, and leave a reserve _nf Sclent to meet contingencies, While your directors are unable at the present time to see their way to the resumption of regular dividends, the sur plus earnings of the property, after provision for a proper reserve, will from lime to lime be divided among the shareholders." Mr. AlcAiiley's report said that thr yesr's milling nf 10,802 tons of ore yielded 9,4.10 ounces of gold, aud 428 Ions of concentrates. Unusual devel upineiit had heen done at a cost of 833,030 to locate t he breaks in the lower levels, as reported al the previous annual meeting. The vein had heen found and 320 feet of continuous ore, averaging four feut in width, on the third level of the Cariboo claim. This nrfc had lieen found also on the fourth level, On the Okanagan claim, 45 feel below (he fifth level, the vein had been again found, and in the sixty feet uf drifting it was found to lie from three to four feet in width, with high grade ore. The vein on the west end of the present workings had seemed continuous, bul on the east end it had re- mained unimproved. Mr. Mc Master thought that the west shoot would prove to lie the main hody and dividend payer of the mine, as, though not averaging high, ahoul. $6 mill run, it was more consistent and less broken so far as worked up to the present. ln the west ore body there Is ore enough iu sight to keep the mill going for two years, the hody being rontinu ous froni the third to the fifth level. In conclusion, he says : "I would advise woik being continued on the third level west, Ibis west shoot showing more regularity than either of the others, With four or Hve hundred feet more drifting and a raise put through from the end to the surface, the ore being found consistent in Width and value, yuu would be quite warranted iu doubling your stamp ca piicily, which would double your receipts." The following directors were re-elect ed i—President, Mr. Robert Jaffray ; Vice president, Lieut. Col, H. M. Pel- latt; Managing Director, O. B. McAuley i Treasurer. S. W. Michael j Messrs. Thomas Long, A, Ansley and C. B. Hmith, re t Canada's Chief Veterinary Adviser The Minister nf Agriculture for some time back has been finding considerable inconvenience in ihe administration oft he veteainary branch, owing to ihe fact that thc Chief Veterinary Adviser, Dr. McEacheren, resided In Montreal and was not required by hia appointment to give his whole time and attention to the work of Ihe department. Many incidents have oc curred nf a purely domestic character within the Dominion, which indicated dilllciiliies in this legard. Lately nne or two questions of greater importance in connection with outside matters hnve also arisen. Tho situation lie* cjiine so difficult that the minister took Ihe question up wilh Dr. Mc Hacberen, and came to the conclusion that il was absolutely necessary for the future efllcien' working of the branch that the Chief Veterinary should reside at head quarters, snd devote his whole time and attention to this woik, as nther government employees are required to do, In consequence of his connection with the Veterinary College of McHIII University and the many large enterprises, in whiclt he is engaged, Dr. McEacheren felt he could nnt fulfil these conditions. He therefore handed in his resignation. When accepting Ihis resignation, the minister felt that recognition was due Dr. McKaehren for services rendered in the past. He therefore appointed him Honorary Veterinary Advise! to 'he Dominion Department of Agriculture. Dr. J. C. Rutherford, of Portage la Prairie, who was In the employ of the Department during the last season, for the purpose of testing wiih tuberculin animals in the United Kingdom for export to Canada, has been appointed to succeed Dr. McEacheren, aa Chief Veterinary Inspector for the Dominion, it. lieing understood lhat he shall make Ottawa his head quarters, and devote his whole time and attention tn the work of thn Department. Dr. Rutherford's well known reputation as a veterinary, and his experience in all puhlic matters, are guarantees of the efficient working of the Departmeni under the new arrangement. NEW C. P. R. STOCK President Issues Circular to Shareholders. Management will Spend over Twenty Two Million* on the Improvment of the Syitem. IMPROVEMENTS COMPETED At the Canadian Smiting Work.. Plant d now In Flit Class Shape. The important programme of improvements at the Canadian Smelling Works in Trail is now complele, and the smelter is once more sampling ore. The copper and lead lurnaces will Mow in within the next few days, the exact hour of resuming depending in great measure on tbe arrival nf nre?. A con siderahle reseive of silver-lead ores is piled up at the works, but the arrival of gold-copper ores from the Centre Sl ar and War Eagle mines in Rosslnnd is awaited liefore the copper furnaces blow in The new sampler and crusher just installed ia prohahly the most complete machine of ihe kind in the province. It has a capacity of 150 tons per hour, and works on the automatic principle throughout. The ore is discharged into the receiving rhamUr at the top of tbe crusher from cars as il arrives from the mines. The pro duct leady for ihe furnaces and sampl ing tests emerges from lim machine at a laler stage in Ihe process. Thus equipped, Ibe plant is in a much more desirable shape, and it is practically impossible for operation, to be delayed by reason of delay in crushing. Since the plant waa shut down hand roasters have been in operation almost constantly, snd carpenters and surface crews have heen at work mating iin provementselsewhereabout the works In addition a system of eleciric tramway haa been installed to connect the mast heaps with the main works. This will substantially expedite the operation of the plant. The refinery proposition is fairly un- der way, although actual construction has yet ta he started, The plans for the plant and structures necessary tor its protection are completed, and the date of commencing building operations depends on the weather. The management is holding off for a time in anticipation of a change in Ihe weather conditions that will improve construction conditions. maa WIN Uie Diamond Drill. Prospecting with a diamond drill will Iw commenced this spring on the coal lands of the British Columbia Coinpaiiy, situated on the north fork of Ket lie river, HO miles nort h of Orand Forks. Il is the intention to bore al different points through tbe cod strata to a depth of 600 feet. The company, whieh was recently incorpoi ated, owns a tract of 15,000 acres, Besides several stringers, a three-foot and a six-foot vein of bituminous coal huve been ex posed. An analysis at the Oranhy smelter showed samples of the co*l lo contain an average of 73 per cent, fixed carbon, equal, it is said, to the product of the Crow's Nest. The di rectors include J. Fred. Hume, exmin isler of mines, W. A. Macdonald, K.C.. Robert Robertson and J. Laing Stocks, of Nelson, B. C and George A. Fraser of Orand Forks. Tbe capital of the conipany isIL500.000in shires nf the par value of $1 each, tbe treasury consisting of 500,000 shares. Toronto Is now Hand Ofllco. War Eagle Consolidated Mining and Development Company, Ltd, wiich has hitherto done husiness under a British Columbia charter, has been licensed to transact business and hnld meetings in Toronto. The Centre Star Mining Company, also has heen granted a similar license. Montreal, Feb. 10.— The following circular was issued hy Sir Thomas 0. Shaughnessy. president of the ('. P, R„ to the stock holders, after the hoard meeting to-day. To the Shareholders,—The extraordinary expansion of the company's business during the past six or seven years, and the apparent certainty that the volume will continue lo increase year hy year, renders it essential that the company shnuld, wilh the least possible delay provide such additional rolling stock ani other facilities as may be required for the prompt and efficient handling of its traffic, "The gradients and alignment nn ihe husy sections of the sysiem should he substantially improved, so that the large and increasing tonnage may be moved with lhe economy requisite for the best results. In view of ihe present and prospective net earnings of the companv, the directors feel justified in promising that the money required for these purposes lie secured liy an issue of ordinary capital shares, rather than hy other means,and therefore they recommend tbe ordinary share capital lie increased hy Ihe amount of $10,8001),UK). The direct on consider that it is due to the shareholders of the common stock tbat tbey should lie given Ihe privilege nf subscribing fur the new stock at par, in the proportion of thirty per cent, of iheir respective holdings of the outstanding common shares, nn the closing of the hooksin London on Tuesday, February 16lh and in New Yoi k and Montreal, Monday. March 3rd, 1002, and a resolution to ihut effect wiil be submitted to the shareholders fur tbeir approval. It is intended lhat the money Ihus raised shall be expended for the following purposes: Locomotives, cars and other equipment, $10,0110,0110; enlargement of construction and repair shops at Montreal and other points ou the system, $2,0110.0110; reduction of grades, improvement of alignment mid second truck where required, (6,500,0110 ; additional grain elevators, terminals, business and pasting sidings and nther facilities, such as are heing provided from month to month to meet the requirements of tbe company's business, $4,000,000. "These estimates overrun tbe amount nf the contemplated issue ot stork at par, and therefore, to make up the balance, and in order that ike company's property may he benefitted to as full an extent as if the shares had lieen sold at a premium on the open market, it is proposed that an amount, equivalent to ahout 15 per cent, of Uie issue, or $3,000,001) be appropriated from the surplus earnings funds, to be expended for the purpose above met. tinned, in addition to the proceeds nf the sale of capital stock. After appro, priating Ibis amount and providing for payment of the dividends just declared on the preference aud common shares there will still be $8,000,000 in the surplus earnings fund. "The subscription price of the new stock will lie payable at Ihe Bunk of Montreal, Loudon, New York and Montreal as follows, 20 per cent, or $20 per share on subscription ; 20 per cenl. or $20 per share on June 27, 1002: 20 percent, or$20 per share on August 27th, 1002 ; 20 per cent, or $20 per share on Oct. 27th, 1002 : 20 per cent, or $20 per share on December 27th, 1002. No interest or dividend will lie allowed un the the payments mode previous to July 1st or an advance payments but all shares fully paid as above stipulated will take rank for dividend with existing shares for the half ytovr ending December 31st, 1902. No fractional shares will be issued but rights may be assigned and for this purpose a blank form will be provided. Holder! having rights fnr fractions of shares should make such adjustment of thei" holdings by purchase or sale wit'j other shareholders direct or through brokers as will make whole shares." r*. Duty Reduced on Print Paper. Judge Trscliereau, who was appoir ed snine time ago to investigate thu charges made by the Canadian ne paper publishers to the effect that t ■ Canadian manufacturers of nowsp mt hud organized a combine, has mild - jj report which bears ont, the anertn i made. In consequence the gov v ment has, under a provision of tariff act. giving it power to retime duties when a combine is knowt exist, reduced the duty on rfewspui from 25 per cent, nil valorem to 15 | cenl. ■ iii JOHN W1TIIKI.I. 1'lmi'lilKTilll C. If. GR008K Maxaakii l'ubllsltud weekly at Midway, B, C. Subscription Prlco, $2.00 per anniiin, payablo In ndvanoc, olthor yearly or ball-yearly at the option of tlm subscriber. Advertising Hates sent on application. MONDAY. FKHRUAUY 1". Wl. The. (Ireenwood Times says : '.. "Tbe secretin y nf I he Board of Trade Is in receipt of a letter from I'ostOfHce Iii*|iecior Diiruinii saying thi".t the mutter of need for better mail facilities for Gituiy McKinney and other points wesl' of Greenwood had been fully laid be-- fine the depart ment." No doubt what is meant by the above is I but Inspector Dorinun has decided to allow mull between Camp McKinney and (ireenwood to go all Ihe way by stugu instead of being carried lietween here .and (ireenwnnd by train, wliieh caused some delay in the transfer. Surely thc Greenwood Board of Trade is nol taking upon itself any credit for bringing, the attention nf the Pu-lril Department to thu poor mail Service to and from points west of licru, During the week thecopperaitualion lias improved veiy materially and it gives every promise of a still greater improvement in the near future. Tlie recent demand for copper has heen simply enormous, notwithstanding that, the surplus on-hand a few weeks ngn has evidently heen sold and distributed among consumers. It is apparent, that consumers the world over luld off from buying copper until the present low price was reached. They then came iuto the market with an unprecedented rush to make up for the piijil deficiency and tn lay in u supply for the future. Millions of pounds more copper could have been sold during the past few weeks if it was to be had. The statement thut the Amalgu. muted has sold such an enormous iiinnuntnt copper that it has practi- ijiIlv filled up the consumers for Uie next six months to «nme, cannot he t rue iu view of the fact thut the de niaml still continues as it does. One peculiar feature of the market is thut lake, electrolytic and casting copper nre ail quoted at or very near the same price. So fur us easl ing copper is concerned, there is practically none on tlie market, for at tlm recent low prices the demand for it was sn enormous that it was all bought up by consilium's, Railroads, machinery manufacturers, and those who use casting, nbsnrbdd every pound they could Hnd, und would gladly get more if it was in existence. It is certain that the worst of the copper I rouble is over, and that t lie law Of supply and demand will now exert i's natOritl influence nn tbe market. We Inok for higher prices in copper in the Immediate future because of the great demandi—Western Mining World, The Minei-Guze.tle, of Grand Forks says: Anther seni-at.ionul immiucc- inenl haslieen made by'.I. II. Kennedy, chief engineer uf the V. V. k E. railway, Mr, Kennedy is authority forthe tstnteuient lhat I he conipany bus ahan- dnm d ull idea of building the proposed spur to the Grnnliy smelter, at least for the present. Asked the reasons for this decision, Mr.. Kennedy.declined to offer any. It will, however, he recalled that the application of thu, V„ V. k E. to build the. spur was opposed by lhe C. P. It, before the rail way comoiittee of the privy council ut Ottawa,, the committee having postponed its decision from time to time. Secondly, the V„ V. & E. hus thus fur been unable to secure permission to cross l he I rucks of the Repuhlic&Urahd Forks railway near Grand Forks, lbe injunction proceedings ut Victoria having been continued until April. The assumption is lhat thc V., V. k IU,, disgusted with opposition it is receiving, will cooperate wiih l he Great Northern in hauling liounilaiy und Republic oies to Noelhpoit, Wash., foi* treatment. Tho efforts of thu V., V. k E. lo secure u right of-w.-iy bej tween Grand Forks und Phoenix, where the big mines are located, huve been equally unsuccessful owing to the opposition from a rival corporation and the refusal of the Provincial government In entertain thu said application of the V„ V. A V,. railway. The fact that lhe V., V. k K. railway company lias announced its intentions lo abandon all idea of building he proposed spur from ils main line Grand Forks to thc Granby Hineltei ud also its branch from (irand Forks to Phoenix, need give no alarm to uny of us on llii-j side of lhe mountain, Iml Oil the contrary the aiiiiouncetiienl should be looked upon as fuvoruhlu to the poi tion of the dislrict this side of the iiiountnin, There is no doubt thut the V. V. k E. has met wiih many. Obstacles ill ai tempting to build the branch lines in question. Not only has the V., V. k E. been strongly opposed by l he C. P. R. but il hus also thus fnr been unable to secure permission lo cross the tracks of the Republic kit. V. railway near Grand Forks, the injunction proceedings ut Victoria having been continued until April, in d it is assumed by many that these difficulties have disgusted the V. V. & J3. company and caused it to uband- on the idea of building the spurs out of Grand Forks This ussutnplinn may be true to a certain extent but il. certainly (Iocs no( nppeur as thnuL'b tha' cojuputiy was very utiklouj lo go at least al present, nr It. woulil not so sn humbly .ul init to dcfuil in ils endeavors to tiring about satisfactory conditions for proceeding with tho work, Thc V., V. k E, is not n company lhat would allow its schemes to be balked without putting up a stronger light than it has already done if there were nol some reason for so doing. Rut there is u reason and it is generally supposed that it is because the company hns found that it would suit their present purposes hetter lo devote its attention to operations on this side of the mountain. The Granhy smell or, while a credit tothe Granhy company and of great benefit to tlie Boundary country, is not an industry nf such enormous proportions hut that it can easily he duplicated, or one built thai would far excel it in so fur ns capacity is concerned; so that there is no good reason why the ores from any particular mine should.be treated at that smeller olher lhan fiom the mines of tbe Granby compuny and that Is the Granhy company's business, not thn business of any railway company, so that the difficulties encountered hy the V., V.&E. in huilding around Grand Forks does not prevent operation being, tarried »n in nther portions of tlie dislrict. Ton much importance is attiich,ed-in . this country to tlie location of a smelter at a certain point. A smelter will he erected near u curtain town and lhe people of that town and surrounding district gut it iu their heads thut ull the ore in the country bas to go lo that particular smelter, when maylio it is only capable of treating Ihe output from one good mine. Such ideas are amusingly absurd when we take into consideration the increasing output of thc mines of this country. The V.,V. kE. lias ever since it proposed to commence operations in the Boundary country, been anxious to find out what point was likely lo become Ihe smelting centre of the district. It recognized the fact lhat much of ihe tonnage, for a lipie at least, would be from I he big mines at Phoenix, among which weie those of the Doniinion Copper Company, This conipany wascnntein- plating the building of a smelter and Ihe i ail way company was in no hurry about going ahead with any of its spurs until it was definitely.decided wliere ihe smelter uf the Dominion Copper Company was to be Joca'ed. For some time the Dominion Copper Company.hns been uegoiialing with the Hritish ColumbiuCopper Company for lhe disposal of either its entire holdings or a large block of slock, to the latter company.- This deal hung (ire foi a considerable length of time and lust.week il wins reported on what appears lo be reliable authority thut thedeul had gone- through. Almost simultaneously u'lih this iupon comes the information that Uie V. V. k K. has uluindoned its idea of building the Granby or Plioeni? spurs from Grand Forks,,wbich would naturally lead one to nrriyu.ul.the conclusion Ihal.lipid repoi'lsju ii true and that Ihe contrac tors will he put to work on this side of the. mountain instead of the other. The line is already located, hetween Midway and I'hoenix. Tlie company can build from lieie without being interfered with by injunctions placed upon tt- by an opposing company, or from auy other, cause. This side of the mounlain is.the proper place for the Phoenix spur to he built, and i' now .looks as if it will be built from here to Phoenix and' that additional smelthig facilities would he, provided at some poip't either here, or close by, to treat I he'ores of most of the Phoenix properties instead of them going lo the other side of the inountain. RniLVVni i^LJyytmj It is only a question ofa short time until that portion of the Coast-Kopten- ay Railway from Curlew to Midway will be constructed. This line would be now being built, but for the scarcity of laborers. When this road is built, I - ,'" , 4 most of the spur lines to the different mining camps will start from here, making this the railway centre of this district. With the advent of more railways into Midway the prices of real estate will advance, and the choice lots purchased and taken off the market. Show your good judgment by buying now. Midway property will make you rich. It is not a speculation, it is an investment. For prices and terms apply to THE MIDWAY COMPANY, Ltd. MINERAL ACT, 1896. Certiflciite of Improvements. STOTIOB Ai.etNK Minkiiai. Claim. . „ ■ Situate In the Osoyoos Mining Division of Yale District. Where located : Camp Hedley. TAKK NOTICK that I, Charles deWies -Grse.il, as agent for UiuIh O. Huiliiiiul. froo miiior'n coftFflep.le No. R.TWMI. snil for .Iniin liri'i'tiliill, freo miner'* iirrlitlr rite N'o. nl2tKi8, inteiul, sixty iluyn from Ilie date heroof, toapply to ihu Mining Jlceorilcr for a Certificate of Improvomonts, tor the purpose of oB-, taining a Crown Urant of Lho above cIbIiii. Ami further tako noliee that action, umlor section Ji". must lie commenced More tho issuance of such Cvrtillcatoof Improvements. listed this IHth day of Jan., l'.»ri. 13c C. null. GltKKN. Canadians in The Transvaal. A Vancouver despatch of lOlh inst. stales that the following letter was received that day from a Canadian soldier in the Transvaal, regarding the reported disbanding of the Canadian companies'. "It is cmrently leported that the. Canadian troups are to be disbanded, and apportioned in small batches among various imperial ti oops I hrouglioiit I he country. Nn. 17 troop, from Ilritish Columbia, under captain 0. C. Bennett, of Vancouver, is thu first lo full. I'hey have already received the order to disband ut once, Caplain Bennett lieing relieved of his command. The men huve refused to be scattered Ihrough the country among imperial troops,and interesting developments are expected. Thecuuse of the trouble is ulleged to be '.he glaring incompetency of tlie captain in command, or at least that, is lhe ten- mui given at. beud-quurlers. But lhe men an;'the sufferers, as Iheir action, though natural, is considered mutinous. The military uiilhorities have Inoken faith with the Canadians In several instances. They promised that thu Cnundiiins weie to he kept together, and I o he ofllcered by Canadians, They have broken faith with legard lopay, and also regarding the purchuso of discharges, refusing the Canadians this privilege. The Hrst and second Canadian cniilingctitx, and Stiarlieoiia Horse, did si., li brilliant •ynrk here that Ihey have aroused j'uloiisy among the Briiish officers. The result is that lhe Cuiuidiun con- tingeutof the South African Constabulary are getting (ho worst uf the deal in every institute. It is rumored that Colonel Steel has tendered his resignation, unless put in chu"ge of Canadians. Up lo thu present not a single Canadian troop hui been put into bis division, iilthongh lie was promised, so it is generally understood, that all Caniidiiii's weie to be in his charge. The feeling iiinoug Hoops is tunning bljfn, nnd lhe results i|i,iy be serious. C. F. COSTERTON VKItNON B.C NOTAHY PUBLIC. _V«at _. oa. «w Thk Royal Inhuhanck Cot. Thb London and Lancabuirk Fihk Insuiianck Coy. Thk Insurance Coy. op North Amkrica. Thk London and Canadian Fihk Insuranck Coy. Thk Sun Lick Ahhuhanck Coy ut Canada. Thb Dominion Buildino and Loan Association. Appraiser for the Canada Permanent Loan and Savings Coy NOTICE OF FORFEITURE. To 1). McKay, Knq„ of Koromoos, Ilritish Co- liimbln. Take notico that 1 havo done on tho "Valley View" mineral olalm sit unit on tho Wost side of KoromcoH Crock In tho Osoyoos Division of Yalo District, tho work roqulrod by soctlon 24 of tho Mlnernl Aot for tho two yenrs which expired on Out. 21, Who and loot respectively, and have duly recorded tho con ideate of work : And further lake nolleo that If, st tho expiration of til) days from tho dale of the first tmhil- cation of this notice in the Midway AtiVANCk, you, n oo-owiier, fail toeontritiiiloyonr proportion of lho expenditure roqulrod by said sen inn 21 in rcspoct of such work, namclv tWIMl to- f:cther with nil tho costs of advertising, your nloresi In said mlnorul claim shall Tiecomo vested In me u i filing with tho milling recorder of snid mining division thn notico nnd .illlilnv it required hy tho "Mlnoral Act Amendment Act law." Dated this Ist day of January. 1901, Oro MALCOLM 0, MoAULAY. Dr. R. Mathison, : DENTIST. NADEN-FLOOD BLOCK . OREENWOOD. Mineral Act, 1896. Certificate of Improvements Votioa. ItOI.LO AND KlXO MlSKIUI. CLAIMS. Situate ln tha Osoyoos Mining Division of Yale Ulstrict. Where Looated :~Camp Hedley. TAKK NOTICE Ilml I. Charles do Dlols Ureen. as agent fnrltohcrt It. Honor, freo miner's eertitlcate No. r_037! uml for I'liul Johnson, free miner's cerlillcate No. nlitt',1 nnd jtratlk Klelcher, tree miner's ccrl ideate No HidJrei nnd for I'oter Scott, free miner's ecrlitlentc No. niois, Intend stjity itsvs from the date hereof, to upply to the'Minion Rooordor for a Certificate of liiiprovmiemi*. for the purpose of obtaining a Crown Oranl of thc abovo claims. And further take notice lhat action, under soclion Tl. must ho commenced before iho Issuance of such certificate of improvements. Dated this 181 h dny rf Jan.,IMS, I'O C. DKB. OKKKN. MINERAL ACT, 1896, Certificate of Improvements, irOTIOB, Sii-VKr 8tah M ixkiiai. CIaim.' Situate In the Kettle River Mining Division o Yale District. Where located : Welling ton Camp. TAKK NOTICK that I, Korbos M. Kerby, <„ agentfor T. W. flunk. frcehilners' cert 111- onto No. nam. T. A. Howard freo miners certificate No, BtffltB, uml Chris. McDonell, froe minor» cortilicato No. iiiKIHH. intend.sixty dnys from the dale horeof, to apply to tlio MiniiiK Ito- enrdorfor n certltlenlc of Improvements, ftir the purpose of obtaining a Crown Urant of tho abovo claim. And furthor lako notico that notion, undor soctlon 87, must lm commenced before tho Issiuinoo of such cortlfloato of Improvomonts. Dated this 18th dny of November, 1901, •*> EOIlH_S M. KKHIIY NOTICE TOCREDITORS. In the Ooods of Ronald.T. Hodgson, late of Oreenwood, B, C, deceased Intestate. NOTICK is horoby irlven piirsnnnllo tho Ito- vised Htatntes of llrilisli Columbia, Chapter 187, I hm all persons liu vim* clninis avilnst I ho estate of the Into Itnuald T. Hodgson, nre required on or liefore tlio '.lllh dny of Jnmiary, Ituri, to send in the undersignjd Iheir mimes, ndilresses and descriptions, together with full niirlicitlar.Mif their respective claims verified liy stui ntory decliirulloii—And ull ner*ons indebted to the said estate urn required to p:iy tho amount nf their Indebtedness to tho undor. signed forthwith. And furlher lake notice that, afler Ilie said 2tll.li day of January Ilur.', Uio ndniliilslrnlrlx will proceed lo distribute ll") assets of the deceased nmong tho pnrllosentlllod thereto, having regard only to the o'ltitlin of which sho slinll then have notice nnd thai lho saidndmin- Istralrlx will nnl he liable fur Ilie mid ousels or any purl therunf to uny person or persons of whose claims notice shell nol have been received hy I Imm n I. lhc date of such *FTy^fy^*^^*'T^^^p^y^*»'~T^T* ^™ »i»^t^^t*^t^ »■» »'^ -"^ »tw t^t** ? if ft ■)■ Try a Bottle Syrup of 'White Pine and Tar The ihf that Coil i'l yours, It's pi Pharmacy BULL CREEK HOTEL Travellers up the West Fork of Kettle River will find this popular hotel the most convenient stopping place. Dining* room well supplied and fnannged. Best liquors and cigars at lhc bar. Stable in connection. F. H. CAREY Proprietor. Tne Riverside Hotell .. Is situated at Rock Crerjk, 13. C, on the main route of travel between Penticton and all Boundary Creek points. STOPPING PLACE FOR STAGES-! AAA _____________ _____________________ W9W VT V W WVWVW Good Hunting. Qood Fishing. Best of Accommodation. A_k_k__H_kA_k_k _____________ ________ "▼▼WW¥»tWW^V S. T. LARSEN, Proprietor. Spokane Falls Morton Railway Co. Nelson & Ft. Sheppard Railway Co. Bed Mountain j L 'Railwav Co. The only nil rail route between nil points KiiHt, Went and South to RoHilaixl, Nel ho 11 und all Intermediate point* ; eonnnet- Ini; at Spokane with thc Oreat Northern, Northern Puelflcand O. It. &N. Co. Conneots nt Rosslnnd with the Canadian Pacific Hallway for Boundary Creek points, Connects at Hoyer'i Palli with slate dally for Republfe. Biifl'et Servloe on Passenger Trains be twoen Spokane and Northport. EFFECTIVE NOVEMBER 10,1901 : DAY TKAIN. Leave Arrive. SI'OKANB 0.2U a,m. 7.t/ip.m. H08HI.ANI) 12.iMa.in. 1.30 -in. NKI.SON MO n.in. 0.45 p.m, XX. A. JACKIOV, Ocnoml I'iracimer Auont. Canadian PACIFIC RAILWAY. ROSSLAND WINTER CARNIVAL Feb. 20, 21, 22. WILL ISSUE RETURN TICKETS —AT— Feb. 20 and 21, Qood For Return Till Feb. 24. For time lahloi., rates nml full InformntWJ oa Inn or ndilren« A. W. IIAH.I'Y, Agent* Mlilwny, or j. s. (Airi un, k. j. wnm D.P.A., A. O.P.A.. Nelson, II. C. Twieenver, U.» mmmm ■ -tt*,'. _______■ a AND DISTRICT. J i hiiB returned from Alton, |fter an absence of uevernl wrence, traininneler on thu ii WeuU'rn, wav in Midway lay. iclmrdson, of This Advanck H. M. tiuaodnihe, returned needtty from an eitended leEost. leane, of Spokane, formerly indent of the Cariltoo mine al oKiuney, paid a visit lo the last week. , MeNamea has moved into his ildence which waa recently n the property obtained from Auley, across the river from n. .nderson, editor of the Himil- Star, has lieen appointed gen- superintendent of the Vic- initial railway in succession to VUersoo. ihon, of Oreenwood, has heen Medical Health Olllcer for Kiver Mining Division, in •.Jakes, who recently re- . position. in Sweeter, Wm. Hooper and r, of Rossland, arrived in Mid- t Tuesday, and the following ig went on to Sheridan camp, they will work on the Zala M. ge Cook relurned last week from Ito his old home at De Soto, Iri. His brother, .Tames Cook, fpanied hint on his return jour nd will remain for some time lo. P. H. offers a Blngle fare rate island on Feb. 20 nml 21, good for I till Feb, 21. This will afford bse desirous of attending the knd Carnival an opportunity of I these excellent winter sports at f|l expense. i Barnes, who a few. weeks ago Hitban accident while skating on • on Kettle, river at this place, is Iable lo be around on Crutches, [will be some time yet hefore Mr. ft can again take up his duties as I messenger on the Coliiniliia k ern railway. Wheatley has the contract for ng flfty tons of ore from the |. m. All Onnst. point* Pis. t'row'a Nad ||, n, Kaslorn Canada HlKiluini) Hmtliunl Nelsnn Kairview I'enlleliin ' Vernon, cite, Caseade (I mud Korku Pnoenlx Kholt Oroanwnod All pis. Kast tt Monti! Camp McKinney ,' Hook Creek All West Kork piiliils (.'iiir.il I 30 p. in. Tiitta,, Tlmm, « Saturdays Mil il in, UVUIll/^lHI VI\LJI IITILiiiu. Malls for points farther wesl of Midway lhan Camp McKinney go via. Ilcvclsltike. Money orders from 8 a, in, Ui 7 p. in. with "the exception of one half hour before departure and ufUir arrival of malls, Kl), A. HAIN. -ostitiaslor, The tonnage of ore shipped by the mines of the Boundary '-"■strict during i90i, is as unde :ler TONS Old Ironsides and Knob Hill group 233,424 Mother Lode .,,.;. 89|034 B, C, 47.405 Don't forget the social in McNicol's \l\ next Thursday evening, in aid of Presbyterian chuich. The com* lit tees in charge of the various affairs ^ connection with the entertainment going; to eonslderahle tumble to l»ke,|t a, success, and their efforts Inula be rewarded hy a large attend* ■tce. The proceeds arc being devoted > a good cause lhat should call forth assistance of every resident of lidway and vicinity, and it is hoped Ial a larger nninher will attend the nteriainnient given next Thursday A Social in aid of the IresbVteriah church will be held in McNICOL'S HALL — ON- Way Evening 20th inst., beginning at . eight o'clock. IN EXCELLENT PROGRAMME will be provided. REFRESHMENTS HH be served during the everting. ADMISSION, 50 cents. CHILDREN, 25 cents. evening than has ever been present: on any other occasion in Midway. In the county court at Oreenwood lust Wednesday in llm case of Wickwire against Warlman Judge Korin gave judgment for the plaintiff, awarding liim $& damages and costs, Plaintiff holds two crown granted mineral claims on land pre-empted by defendant, one located prior to the pre emp tion of the land and the other after, In regard to the latter lite jnd|*e held the plaintiff, having published the usual notice of intention to apply for a certificate of impioyetiients and obtained his crown grant, and the defendant not advertising, the latter lost all rights to land. An injunction was granted restraining the defendant from cutting or removing any more limber orcordwood from the mineral claims. Suit has been started in the superior court by F. J, lllsley against J, D. Mitchell and Ihe United States Bonding k Trust Conipany for $149.40, claimed to be due for services rendered. This suit brings up the peculiar situation which occurred in Judge Hanfurd's court snine time ago, when the whole lown of Molson, Wash., was put in the hands of a receiver, ()'*o. B. Meehem became financially involved and a receiver was appointed fnr his property, which included thu entire town of Molson. Tlie court appointed .1. D. Milchell receiver for the estate and he Hied his bond with the American Building & Trust Com pany as surely. On the 15th of February, 11)1)1, the day of his appointment, it is claimed Mitchell employed lllsley to assist in caring fur the estate and was to pay a re-unable compen Ballon. It is claimed that there is due for such services a balance of $140.40. The Wauconda. Dr, J. B. Chapman, secretary Ireas urer of the Waucnnda Hold Mining Company, visited.theproperly recently and found wurk progressing rapidly iu the big cross tunnel, At the time of his visit the tunnel had lieen driven 1010 feet. Two shifts are employed, and they are making an average of Hve feet per dny. No other work will la- carried oi» until the Rnssiimn mill is ready to receive ore, as the developments on the ledges tbat have been passed through are sufficient to enahle the mill to be run constantly at its fullest capacity. After the mill was so far completed as to lie 011 the point of starting crushing the cold weather set in, which interfered with the water supply and only a lest of a few tons was made. About that time experiments lhat had been in progress for some weeks demonstrated that ihe Wauconda ore could he concentrated to great advantage, and by so doing the capacity of the mill would lie increased to 100 ions daily. An order was placed for suitable machinery and workmen liegan at once to remodel tho mill huilding to make room for the new machinery. The necessary changes are almost com- pleled, and by the lime the machinery is on the ground everything will be in readinew for its prompt installation. Advices have been received from the manufacturers that thc machinery is all on the road and under contract to be delivered at Midway by the Mb of tbis month. Arrangements have been made to have il hauled from Midway to Wauconda, and if there be no unusual storms there Is no reason lo doubt Ihnt it will be on Ihe ground I.y the Hrsl day of March and be fully Installed within a few days thereafter. Thc management has had tbe fullest confidence In lbe property from the start, and for a period of more than four years has expended money freely in putting the properly in shape to lie a producer, They are imw lu''"' tho goal of our lmpes. The mine is looking well in all parts ami there is scarcely a doubt that our reward will be commensurate with lho large outlay of capital and lime. Mr. Chapman, Is more than ever convinced ihnt the company has one of tho finest gold mines in the northwest. the Population^riirltish Columbia. OTTAWA, Feb. 11.-llyacetisusbulletin Issoed today, the rural and urban i;Sot. of ^British Columbia is given as follows! Tntitf ll-trrarrt M.! Now Wostmlnsltir ,-•«-■? Vancouver rf."S, Victoria ■ S'fiS Yalo-Carilioo »jf^ Tolal I7''*'*! IMU , Tolal Durrani ■•■■•■•■• ri'ijj. Now Weslinlnslor Jo™ victor, S2. Total W" Sunset g02 Winnipeg li04O King Solomon 875 -Snowshoe * *»• No' 7 850 Jewel 350 .... Total... 375,5,, Shipments during 1900 totalled 97,741 tons, and during the year 1901, to December 31st, 375,511 tons, making an aggregate of 473,252 tons. *»»» »»» »»»»»»»» »»» »»»& The Central Hotel | j; Lancashire House, llth St., Midway, B. C. This is a new three-storey he tel, comfortably furnished throughout. ' The nearest house to the Railway Station. The most convenient hotel for railway travellers. The best of accommodation in every respect. *St*i>*^iH:j|_Woooooooo»»»»:»»» »»» »»» $»»& THE MIDWAY LIVERY FEED & SALE STABLE Seventh Street, Midway, Opposite Crowell's Hotel JOHN J. FLOOD, PROPRIETOR. This stable is equipped with a first class outfit of Single and Double Drivers Saddle and Paek Horses Hay and oats for sale. Biiii -meets all trains. Freight and express delivered to any part of the town. M trrnrnn THE MIDWAY NEWS DEPOT THOMAS WALKER, Proprietor. All the best brands ef Cigars and Tobaccos kept constantly en hand. Latest shades and patterns of Wall Paper now In stock. Seventh Street, Midway. ULJUUUUUUUUUtJUL mm Mm il ift m _W mt m* m _f_SC> Jfc If if il If g? » if m m if II Ii fl m fl ra If fi Ii II Wig) fl If 4' 1 *»» II fi_. « fi ii < -. ■ «> m \ie ziMe .'a -.rr--. •f ..I'i, Zfi'ttf Si} "in, zzi'i, ■■.'jilt Ma ra vi» .-.i xie .Ci 'f ■fJ'f'iiJtltiZi' MIDWAY, :=: B.C. Beautifully situated at the confluence of Boundary Creek and Kettle River. 3p W k A. M. WOVENDEN, Sec, 30 St John Street, Montreal, P. Q. ILL BE The most important railway town in the Kettle River Mining Division. 'The Wholesale Supply and Manufacturing centre of the Kettle River and Boundary Creek Districts. The distributing point for Upper Kettle River, West Fork and Camp McKinney mining camps. The nearest Railway town to Republic, Meyers Creek, Palmer Mountain and other Northern Washington mining camps. The leading residence town in the country, with an excellent climate, pure water supply and favorable sanitary conditions. Business, residence and garden lots at tow prices and on easy terms. Send for Maps, Prices, and full particulars to The MIDWAY COMPANY, Ltd. C. M. OKOUSE, Ageut tor Iltitiuli Coliiniliia, Midway, II. C. St. 7i&- i _!*, •JJ'S m 1 W I il m I I I I § i, pi 1 ^ mm mm, te-'i i Jf •ii ii $i ii SUM PASSINC OF THE COWBOY. G Glittering Attractions of his Career Gradually Disappear. There i* a gqnd deal of talk ahout tho "Passing of tho Oowhoy," and it is not allogethi'i'ii droam, savs a ootres- pondpnt writing from Tucson, Ari/.. Tho day of tin* cow hoy as he has heen is prautioiilly past. Civilization is gradually destroying the plnliirt*si|ue features of his life. Mile afler mile of grazing lands are heing font oil in, and with each advance in this direction the oowhoy becomes moro superfluous. Sonic of the largest ranches now are equipped with electric lights and telephone connections and t.his still more diminishes the demand for the cow- hoy's services. American literature and drama of lhe melodramatic order will lose one of their potent features when this unique character is effaced. Notwithstanding the fact lhat he still adheres In his monstrous methods of cost inning himself, the cowboy is no longer the tenor of the western plains that he used In be. The rough life of lhe wesl has simmered down until ii is little different to rough outdoor life anywhere, fbr poor I.o no longer raises his tomahawk to bar the cowpuncher's way wilh bis bonis across lbe wilderness. Wild animals are scarcer oven than Indians uow, and taken altogether the cowboy has to manufacture most of Ihe excitement which centers round his petsonalily. Tliis he manages to do occasionally when he goes to the small town neatest bis ranch and after tilling up with some Villainous rum , commences to enliven things wilh his revolVer, Even ihis elementary form of sport seems lo have fallen away considerably, for the faro bank proprietors are culling out bitterly about bad busi- less and Ibe sheriffs are literally with- uit business at nil. The cowboy's life, hi'.iught down to the prosaic lines of existence today, is not an exceptionally enviable one, although, to a stonily galled young man there aie chances of saving and opportunities for gelling ahead fully equal to those offered in densely einwded cities where a dollar is generally spent before ii is eat nod. On tbe plains it is literally impossible to spend monoy before it is earned. "Once a cowboy always a cowboy" is a well grounded axioms. Few cute to leave the fiedotiln like existence when once thoy have hecniiiA' accustomed lo it. True, iho life is aile ol lncossii.nl hardship, Wh» ever fob lowed lbe-i'i sllr-ss "l>ee()' iq a fall roundup of early snows and rajus without hnvintf nn experience ..lhat. would begynr desciiplioii? Up lo '.I o'clock in the morning, swallowing a hasty cup of coffee, if any happened to be ready, with an enormous herd of nervous cattle to hold in leash. Then comes the crash of thunder, some dazzling Hashes of lightning, and the maddened animals break away, two or thiee thousand strong. Wight in among the mad, onrtisbing horde is the cowboy, slashing, driving and dashing ahead of the mass to try to turn it in the direction.it should go, .Sometimes he succeeds—if nnt it is a long trail lo he covered till sun up before he will get bis bacon and bard tack breakfast, Then he is ready to face the elements or whatever else there la to he met until nightfall or after. The pay of the cowboy is about a dollar a day, or from $23 to $.10 per month, exclusive of food and lodging. Foremen receive as much as from $100 to ,$250 per month, according to the size of the ranches on which tbey are employed. Board and lodging is always included, and free medical aid, as a rule. The food is course, hut substantial, and when one is accustomed to it, not at all distasteful. It. includes Mexican beans, oatmeal, coffee, Hour, molasses, dried fruit and canned tomatoes and corn, with occasional variations. The ranch owners consider a dollar a week will feed a person satisfactorily, Unfortunately, the hardships of the cowboy's life make him a hard liver till arnniul. As a rule he drinks like a Hsh when the opportunity presents itself ; he gambles like a silver or copper king, und is very promiscuous in his loves. It generally takes him about three days to dispose of the earnings of the year. If he fails, as seldom is the case, to the door of Ihe general storekeeper when he enters the small town, lo whicli he hies as soon as he ends the fall roundup, he will have to wear his old, seedy and patched clothes to the end of the year, for he will surely spend every cent when he leaches ihe gambling den or other vicious haunt. If he only would defer these visits until some four or live years have elapsed, or would do without them altogether, tbe cowboy might have a good start In life. Five years of selt denial would be sufficient to give bim his beginning as a stockgrower, Tliere are proofs of what, can be done by those whn are thrifty scattered over the plains of i he northwest in the shape Lot. substantial ranches which have sprung from savings during the cowboy period of the owner's life which wore subsequently invested in the flrst. bunch of cuttle the cowboy ever owned. But the chances are not now so favor able for I bis or other progress'on the pail ul ibe oowhoy as ihey were in Ihu days of the golden days. THE CITY GKAl Al NEWS STAND Fiftlx Street, BflEld'vv-a-y. Handles the best Imported and Domestic Cigars, Cigarettes and Tobaccos of all kinds that can be procured. All Papers and Periodicals of the day at publishers' prices. H. P. LARGE, PROPRIETOR. yjARKINSON, Provincial Land **»urToyor. SUjt. Architect and _—__. Civil Engineer... Financial, I-Jeal Estate, Insurance and Mining Agent ttwwrABY pvm.icom* fail view Townalte Agent. ... Annum*.,. R. H. PARKINSON, fAIRVIKW, ».c norrmspondenoe Holli-lt*-il. MINERAL ACT, 1896. Oertiflcnte of Improvement!. NOTIOB. ItKinv Cash Kiiactionai. MikiraI Cun. Sltuatt In thc Owyooi lining Dlvlilon tl Yale District. Wher* located: Cimp Hedley. TAKK NOTICK that we. JtmM McOee, tm minor'! ™ nuti-me No. muiim. mil).. 0, During, freo minora rrrtilti-uti- No. !_»<, Intend aixty ,1 ty-. from thc dnte ht-rcof, lo apply tn thc Mining Itocoi-der for a t'rrliflriui nf Improvementa. forthe pnrpjw olotntlrinf s Crown Urant of tbo above claim. Anil further tako notice that anion, under nccllon 37, moat bo mmmem-eri before lb* laauuticc of such ('ertiflcate of Improvement! Hated thl* Hint da; }f Auiru»t, lieu. -AMKH McOKR, He k. ii. mu!ino, F0R8ALE. RANCH Of MO acrce, aituate one mllr from Midway, aw acres undor cultivation, f( acme nf which In good timothy meado-r. Ilonty of water In provided by three |[o«l apriiiga. Theie In alao a beautiful >">>"« orcliiird on tho place lu-glnnlng to bear. rom hnnw, UniH and ontbulfiilng*. For term, and purliftilara apply to A. HOPI'KIl, Midway. IU'. -MIDWAY- Riverside Addition. Just a Word! To those contemplating an investment in Midway real estate, the information is offered that on the Riverside Addition may be found 300 very choice residence sites. LOTS 50 x 125 FEET. For terms and all other information apply to W. H. NORRIS, or A. MEGRAW, Midway, B.C. Camp McKinney, B. C