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THE B.C. MINI
JOURNAL.
VOL. 3.,NO. 41
ASHCROFT, BRITISH COLUMBIA. FEBRUARY 12.1898.
$2.00 PER YEAR
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KLONDIKE
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CARIBOO.
OMINICA.
CASSIAR.
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The ninny letters of inquiry received , rugged mouutaius, which continues un-
of lato by tho residentsof Ashoroftuud broken for hundreds of miles to the
those residing along the Cariboo road,'north. Thoro is an interesting bit of
at Clinton, the 150, Soda Creek and romance about your road after leaving
Quesnelle, shows that a knowledge of Quesnello.   It follows what is known as
■-.the actual condition of the overland
route to the gold fields of British Columbia, tbe Northwest Territories uud
the Yukon, is being eagerly sought for
by the public. To meet these inquiries
this issue is published.
The Xew York World sent a special
correspondent, Mr. W. M. Pindell, to
investigate tbis route, aud he ''ad this
to sny in nn article published iu the
World, October 24th.
Put in a nutshell, the routo iu question beuius at Ashcroft ou the Canadian Pacific railroad; follows the Cariboo stage route to Quosnelle; from
Quesnelle follows tho trail of the old
Great Western overland telegraph line
to Hazleton; from Hazleton to Telegraph creek on the Stickiuo river, and
from the Stickine river to Lake Teslin.
Lako Tesliu is the very headwaters of
the Yukon river, and from its extreme
upper end, where the travelers will
land, it will be au easy mutter to transport themselves, thoir horses aud their
suppltos by flatbout to Dawson city or
to auy other point along the Yukon
whero thoy may think there is a better
chance of finding uold.
All this wii bout the aid of a map, and
without information concerning tho
wide stretch of country U) bo traversed,
is very vague aud meaningless. It requires, however, only a glancj at the
map to grasp tho general features of
the route, and as I have just returned
from ti journey over a part of it. and as
I have talked with peoplo who havo
traversed much more of it, I am able
to supply information which will be
common enough no doubt n year bonce
but whicli at present is comparatively
littlo known.
Starting at Asbcroft, which is a litllo
trading town ou tho Canadian Pacific
railroad, 201 miles east of Vaucouver. I
weut to Soda Creok, 105 milos duo
north, in the old-fashioned six-horse
stage coach which makes the journey
twice each week. The road is in excellent condition, aud thero aro capital
inns ut intervals of thirty miles all
along the routo. It is over this road,
of course, that the Klondiko caravans
of tbo near future will be passing, aud
although it runs for miles along the
sides of high mountains, it is nowhere
dangerous to a rider or driver of auy
ordinary degree of skill or caution. At
Soda Creek you have au option of two
routes. You may continue on the stage
coach, or you may take the comfort*
ablo littlo steamer Charlotte down the
Prasor river to Quesnello. Tho distance
is sixty miles.
Now nil of this an old and well-known
road, aud in that section of the oountry
—a road ovor which commercial and
othor travellers think no moro of going
than they tlo over any of the beaten
tracks of Ibo eastern States. But it is
at the end of this 220 mile journey that
the real trip to tho Klondike begins.
Quesnollo is in reality "the jumping-
oil'placo"—tho last white settlement
until you roach tho Skeena rivor at
Huzloton, 800 miles away.
You cross the Fruser river nl, Ques-
uello by a steam forry-lmat, and then,
ouly u few hundred yards from I he
river's brink, you plunge into the great
silent wllderuoas of  lofty pines  and
the old "Tolegraph Trail "--a great
swath 120 feet wide cut straight
through the forest, and intended originally to roach to Bohring StraitSj opposite tho continent of Asia. It is tho
lofl by a great commercial failure,
this old Telegraph trail.     It is at oneo
scar and a memorial to the persistence and gonitis of Cyrus W. Field.
People who jeered nt Mr. Field's idea
that electric signals could be transmitted by wire luid under the Atlantic
ocean, set nbout building a telegraphic
Hue to Europe, while Mr. Field was
tinkering with what tbey regarded as
lay dreams. So they plunged into tho
jreat uarthwost woods to build a lino
to Behring Straits and so to Asia, and
so on again to the civilization of western Europe. But while they were still
cutting timber. Mr. Field got to sending
telegraph messages between New York
and London, so tbey shouldered their
axes and came out of tho woods leaving the tolegraph trail behind them as
i monument to tha hundreds of thous-
mds of dollars they had sunk iu the
enterprise.
The great 120 foot wide swath i3 now
much overgrown, of course, hut
through the center of it there runs a
wide smooth path, over which I myself
rode u great many miles; and whou J
say that it is not an uncommon thing
for a man to ride a bicycle from Ashcroft to Quesnelle, uud that the tolo-
graph trail Irom Quosnelle northward
would make a smoother and better bicycle path thau tho singe road from
Quesnelle southward, 1 do uot know
that anytbiug further need bo said
about this particular stretch of the
Poor Man's road to the Klondike.
Furthermore, 1 can say, as bearing
upon the condition of this part of tho
road, that Mr. J. D. Devereaux, u young
surveyor, loft Quosnollo on September
Tth last, ami made the trip alone to
Hazleton over .'Ml) miles in thirtoeu
days. He had two horses, nnd bo writes
mo thnt. bi; wns dolayod a good deal by
fallen timber.
After leaving Hazleton, which is a
Hudson's Buy company's trading post,
thc first stago of the journey north
ward is fifty mile.-; to Nnsso river,
whicli you cross by an Indian ferry.
Thou you nrc ouly 150 miles from Tele-
graph creek and the Stijkluo river,
wilh a good trail nil the way, and In
diau ferries for all the streams of auy
size or tlilliculty. From Tolegraph
creek there is u line government trail
over tho routo surveyed fora railroad
by tho Canadian Pacific Company, n
distance of 120 miles, to tho bond-
of Lake Teslin. Here the worst part
of tlie journey ends, for getting down
the lake and from the lako down tho
Yukon river lo Dawson city, is ouly a
mailer of plain boating, If is not un*
llltoly that a stoninboat will be plying
on Teslin ltika by uext spring, und,
ovou if Ibnl; is not. the 0080, (he construction ol' Ho i limits capable of currying travelers with iheir horses and
supplies is n. simplo mattor, with all
the line timber thoro is nt hand for tho
purpose.
From Llu*-:,general outline il, will bo
seen tlmt -horo is here upon a perfectly
safe nntl comparatively eusy routo to
tbe Klondike ,_-olil Holds whicli heretofore hus noi, been in any of the columns
of matter which have beon printed in
newspapers aud books since tho excitement over tho gold discoveries began. It is not to bo understood, however, that tho peoplo along the route—
tbo peoplo who Inhabit tho region botween Ashoroft and Quesuolle—are not
alive to tbe fact that at no vory distant day their oountry is destined to
bo on the line of a muoh traversed
route to the north. But tho Canadians
aro nothing if not a conservative race,
and tho Canadians of British Columbia
aro no exception to tho rule. Had such
an opening to n country which so many
thousands desire to reach boon through
any part of the United States, it is perfectly safo to say that steam and electric railways, as well as steamboats for
tho navigable waters, would already
have been far advanced iu construction. Tbo trail from Quosuollo to
Hazleton and Tolegraph crook him
been traversed for years by carriors nf
the Hudson Bay company, and tho
route from thero on to Lako Tesliu
aud tho headwaters of tho Yukon, Is
equally familial' to hundreds of surveyors nud adventurous spirits who havo
traversed it timo and again. That It is
a perfectly clour, opon route to the
Klondike has boou generally common
ted upon by tbo peoplo up thoro, bnt
(hero has boon what In the United
States would bo considered a curious
apathy iu turning tbo fact to profitable
account; not, however, that thoro aro
wanting men up thero with a keen appreciation of thn situation. Or. F. S.
Reynolds, publisher of tho British Co-
u'miua Mining Journal, was uu early
advocate of this overlaud route, aud
has dono much work in connection
with it. Senator James Reid and Wm,
Adams, M.P.P., of Quesnello, two of the
leading men In tho province, have also
taken muoh interest in the matter. It
is obvious that people on the coast nro
not going to exert themselves to point
out how tho argonauts may give them
a wido berth on the way to the gold
fields. So with this, and the languid
attitude of the Fraser river people, this
excellent overland route to the Klon
dike has been totally overlooked by all
who thus far have gone or talked of
going to the gold fields.
The general plan to be followed by
those who may contemplate experimenting on this routo is very simple.
They should be in Ashcroft about the
middle of April, and then buy their
supplies. A party of four or five would
probably get along best. Each person
will need two cayuses, and cayuses are
tough little Canadian horses. They
are very cheap in Ashcroft. Two good
ones may ba had for 950. One would
be used, of course, as a beast of burden
nud the other to be ridden. By starting
in the early spring, good grass aud
feed for the animals will be found all
aloug tbe route from the starting point
to tho Yukon.
Supplies, likewise, cun be bought to
advantage at Ashcroft, although they
muy be renewed ot Quesnelle, Hazlotou
nud Telegraph Creek, As for tho timo
occupied in the journey, it may be
roughly estimated, as tho conditions
now are, at about six weeks. As the
route becomes knowu, aud us the British Columbia people awaken to the
situation, the trails and tho river crossings, and the steamboat facilities will
bo so improved that this timo limit
from Ashoroft at Dawson City will bo
much diminished.
And right hero In this connection it
muy be said that a very important feature of this routo lies In the fact that
tho travelers will arrive at their destl-
nntion with a Tory valuable property in
tho horses which have carried htm
thero, and whioh will bo sold readily,
up where means of transportation aro
in such demand, for many times their
original cost.
And a further very important point
is that tho oountry, all tho way up, will
not only supply the horses with fodder
but will give all tho food in tho wny of
game that is wanted for tho travelers
themselves. Wild fowl and fish are in
bewildering abundance all along the
route. Furthermore, plenty of Indians
will be met with, and, if thoy are properly treated, thoy will bo found obliging and very useful. Thore are several
Indians villages between Quesnelle and
Tolegraph Creok; and, in fact, all the
way ovor to tbo headwaters of tho
Yukou.
But tho most Important feature of
all lies in tlio facl, tlmt there is gold nil
tho way up from Fruser river north.
Tho routo lies right along the great
gold and silver belt •whieh oxtouds
from Mexico to Alaska. Chinamen
manage lo make a profit by gold washing right in the vicinity of Quosnolli
streams wns by far longer thau It now is.
As many persons intend to go to Alaska in lhe spring, starting from Washington and going vin Ashcroft, a description of the route may provo of interest. 1 will sny nothing of tho Ilrst
part of the road us Ashcroft may bo
reached either by rail or overland from
Washington.
There is n lirst class wagon road 220
milos in length, from Asbcroft to Ques-
although that region was protty woll  nolle.   This rond is  In perfect order,
Cleaned up by the forty-niners who foi-] nnd a stago lino, ns regular iu its lime
lowed tlio gold thus  far up
north.   But  vory valuable   duds lm
recently been reported from thoSkooi
river, nud   tho  argonauts  would Hi
i card us any railway, mukes the round
-' trip evory week. The land is fnirly
i sottlod along the whole distuueo, and
I (farm houses and regular stopping
l   places are met at short intervals.   For
- thoso who travol willi their own puck
1 horses, f.'oo food is plentiful all along.
I    Quosnollo   Is  it   small towu ou the
■ bunks of  tho   Prasor  rivor.   It has a
■ Unit class grist, mill, where Hour is
I nearly as cheap as iu Spokane. For
i m:tny tilings needed on a long trip to
. the north, such us fur robes for bod*
i ding, moccasins, and duffel (ll thick
i* woolen cloth, muilo especially for In-
i   diau trading) no   other   place   equals
that littlo town,
i     Tho   Fraser bus to bo crossed bore,
nml tliero is a good  ferry.    Ouo  has
- j now reached   tho gold   country of tho
Cariboo excitement, aud at Quesnello
loslin Iiako Is about 150 milos long the bunks of tho Fraser havo been
autl nvernges about threo miles in -. washed and re-wnshod. This, too, Is
width. A huge but sluggish river the boginulugof the old telegraph trail
empties into it at its  upper  ond, and aud in many places tbo wire cuu still
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horo lbe Indians bnve tholr cauoo
cache, whore they leave tlieir bouts
during thoir absence while going to
und coming Trom Juneau ou Iheir annual trips to dispose of their furs.
Horo, at tbe head  of  the hike, we
bc seen strung up   or   lying along the
wayside.
Tbo country from Quesnello to tho
Nechaco valley mid Fraser lako, a distance of 150 miles, may bo generally
described as a rolling country, with no
built  our  bouts  uud   started on our high  mountains, aud  covered  with a
prospecting. There are three streams
emptying into the lake from the north.
Two of these, tho Oklohone aud the
Netticeue, are quite large and very
swift. There is ouly oue river running
in from tho south. Thero is no part of
the lake that is uot navigable for light
draught steamers, and the greater part
otitis extremely deep. The shores
are for tbe most part rocky uud pre-
cipitious, but beautiful camping places
can bo found aloug the norlli shore.
As you approach the lower end of the
lako the banks ure of cluy, quite high,
and coming dowu iuto deep wuter.
"Tho lake gradually grows narrow,
and beforo you are aware of its proximity you are entering the Hootllnqua
iver, which is the outlet, of mis large
body of water. We expected lo find a
narrow river, but instead of Hint there
was no curreut to speak of for some
miles. As wo proceeded down the river
which is 180 miles long, the speed of
tho curreut iucreused until it was running at the rate of ubout live miles uu
hour. Tho Hootllnqua is perfectly
snfe for auy rowboat, nud navigable for
light draught stenmers through its on-
tire length. The sume can be said of
the rest of the route to Forty Mile with
ono exception. This exception is the
Fivo-Finger rapids, which any bout cun
run with ordinary caution without unloading.
Whilo ou the lake, we met Mr. J.
Oallbreath, who has just come through
from Telegraph Creel: with his pack
train of thirteen iiorses. lie informed
mo that the trail was in good condition
POUDKIEK'S  WBI'ORT.
Tho following deseriptivo letter is
from A. L. Poudrier, Dominion land
surveyor of Kobson, U C, uudor dato
of October 0th, ISO" : Tlie government
of British Columbia hns spout mnny
thousands of dollars during the lust
oight or nine years in exploring und
surveying tho northern portiou of tho
province, uud ullhoiigh the work is not
quito completed, the portion more
uearly related to thc Yukon country is
fairly well known.
Having been employed during several yoars at that work, it has been my
good fortuue to travel mnny times
through that great valloy which begins
at tho Frasor river and reaches the
source of tbo Yukon, that is, Tesliu
lako. Tho valley of the Yukou is
simply u continuation of that cut. und,
no doubt, in the fur ages, this king of
growth of small populurs, birch and
black pine, uearly all of tho second
growth: only a few tall tiees of tho old
original forest aro to bo soon.
The trail crosses mauy small streams
and follows the banks of numerous
lakes, where rich meadows and open
glades givo tho richest of food for
animals at nearly all parts of tho trail.
When tbe water Is high, one stream,
which is called the Chillucco or Maud
river, gives trouble. That is, at the end
of June or early iu July. Only ouo
othor stream of cousequeuce Is met;
that is the Bluckwnter, and it is crossed
on a good bridge.
On reaching the Nechaco valley, rich
meadows -which will bo tbe farms of
the futuro -are traversed by the trail
along beautiful lakes, whore many
Indians nre liviug. Tho Nechaco is
is crossed to reach Fort Fraser, a
Hudson Bay post and a large Indian
village.
From Fort Frasor tho trail follows
the south bauk of lake Fraser for 12
miles, through a rich, rolling park-like
country; and tho stream emptying Lake
Franculs into Luko Fruser is crossed
near the village of Nadina. The ford
is eusy, the Indians in this part ure
culled ■' Carriors," and are good, hospitable uud honest.
From Nadina tho trail follows the
valley of tho Eudako, which empties
into the Stellaco. It is a wide valley
with much open laud aud bunchgrass,
good for farming and grazing.
The distance from Stella to Hazleton
on tho Skeena, is 150 miles. After
reaching tho source of tho Eudako the
trail enters tho valley at Busleyor
Hagwilgct river, fulling into tho Skeena.
This valley is similar to the Eudako,
with broad meadows, beautiful open
grassy slopes, light park-like woods
fullof small fruit in season, the streams
and ninny hikes are full of fish—salmon,
trout, char and two or threo other
kinds. Small game is plentiful all tho
way from Quesuolle.
This road is not far from tho Omenica
gold fields, aud gold is found on almost
every creek along the trail from Lake
Frasor, though no very rich grouud has
been struck. It is quito possible, how-
over, that sonic of the small streams
might give good results to tho prospector.
Hazleton wus tho last placo where
tho wire was stretched for tho telegraph company.
I he country uorth of tbo Stickine is
perhaps u little wooded  than  further
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SKETCH SHOWING OVERLAND   HOUTE,
south, but, nevertheless, food for horsos
Is very abundant Gold Is found on
nearly every stream, and ou the Tbul-
ton and Dodedonto rich prospects have
been located.
Two noted gold fields are known lu
New Caledonia—tbe Omenica, tbe uorth
of Lake Fraser, and the Cassiar, which
begins at Telegraph oreek. Largo
amounts have been taken from this locality. In Omenica powerful companies
have started hydraulic mining ou a
large scale, and, no doubt, the same
will soon be done in Cassiar, People
with experience in that line and with
sufficient capital do not need to go as
far the Yukon. Casslar offers as rich
a prize as Klondike to the hydraulic
miner.
Large tracts are not yet prospected
at all, even for placers, and nothing
whatever has been done in the line of
quartz mining. It Is known that rich
deposits of galena ore occur on tbe
Skeena, and rich copper ore Is to be
found on the Stickine aud on Lake
Tesliu. Native copper has been mined
for ages by the Indians from this locality and has hammered into shields
used for currency, whioh can yet be
obtained.
There is no doubt that the roai from
the sea to Telegraph creek, by the
Stickine, will be largely used next
spring; and as the great field for prospecting will be the upper Yukou, Luke
Teslin should be a busy spot next rear.
For those who wish to take horses or
cattle, the way I have described from
Quesnelle offers no dangers of any sort,
no difficulties, Far from It; it is one
of the most pleasant trails to travel,
and I havo remembrance of many
happy days employed riding daily
along and camping at night loaded
with small game. With suoh a climate
during spring, summer and autumn, it
is easy to forgive a few weeks of cold
weather.
TELHURAPH TRAIL.
to the preseut state of crossing facilities, Thi. may be avoided by cutting
u roud further west, ami by bridging
the Mud river canyon, whiuh is very
narrow. Ou tbe other side the trail in
good with exception of a. f*w mad holes
neur Lost Horse Meadows, 10 miles
from Mud river. Weut ou to the -touch
end of Nathelby's lake when; gaodfeed
abounds, aud camped, covering 30 miles
for the day.
10th. Trail very rough for 1 miles
along Nathelby's lake, but as icon aa
tbe trail leaves the lake and strikes
high ground it becomes good again to
the uorth end of Bobtail lake, where
good feed is found. Coatiuuing. for
the first two miles a few mud boles are
found, but can be easily avoided. The
balance of the day's travel to Tsin-Cnt
lake was over a good trail with a few
exceptions, where it was found very
brushy. There is an abundance of
feed here, principally peavine. The
distance traveled for the day was 34
miles, most of the way being quite
suitable for a road bed.
llth. Traveled all day over a very
good trail [patches of prairie land in
tervening every three or four miles, to
the crossing of the Nechaco. 'IT miles
fromTsiu-Cut lake, where swimming
must be resorted to in order to cross.
This can easily be avoided by hr.di_in_-
the cauyou l1, miles below. The can
yon is narrow, and further, has an Island iu tbe center very suitable for a
road.
13th. Traveled through partly open
country until 2 o'clock, then through
■1 miles heavy timber to prairie again,
Camped ou the south end of Barn's
lake or tho head of the Endako river.
Covered 28 miles.
14th. Traveled through comparatively open couutry all day. Feed very
plentiful; camped on tbe extreme head
of the Fraser river water shed. Covered 20 milos.
15th. One mile's travel brought me
to the divide, where feed begius to aet
scarco, but plentiful enough for grazing purposes until I reached Elwyn
luko, where I made camp for the dny.
having covered 22 miles.
I would advise that a uew rond be
cut on the north sido of (ho divide. By
doing so more feed eau be taken in.
and also avoid the two crossings of the
Buokley river, which aro very troublesome in the spring,
10th. Made a late start, traveled all
day through    partly   open  country,
The following is tbe report of the
old telegraph trail from Quesnelle to
Hazel ton by J. D. Dnvereaux, representative of the B. C. Misiso JoriiNAL-
Mr. Devereaux left Quesnelle Septom
ber Tth und arrived at Hazel ton Sep
tember 10th, making tbe trip in good
time,
Hazelton, B. C, September 22.
Sir: Complying with your instructions dated September 2nd, I immediately made arrangements for tbo trip
from Quesnelle to Teslin lake viatho|camped^on a large  prairie at night
old telegraph trail.
I submit my report of tho condition
1MBTV LEAVING TELEOIIAl'll CREBK I.OH THE
of the trail between Quesnelle and Ha
zeltou, tho feed thereon and tho feasibility of a road being opened up to tho
aforesaid place.
On tho Tth lnst,, I startel and truv-
olcd ou a splendid trail totho 12 Milo
camp, whtre feed was in abundance.
Pushing on I arrived at Goose luko (or
'-."» Mile Camp,) where a halt was made
for tho day. Foed very plentiful aud
trail iu good condition.
8th. Started early, passed 30 Mile
camp at 9:15; feed good. Arrivod at
Blackwater at 2.50, whero camp was
made for the day. The present locality cauuot be improved upon for a road
(with exception of tho descent to tbe
Blackwater.)
Otli. Traveled ovor a good trail for
IT miles to Mud rivor, feed plentiful
hut a dreaded camp to puckers owing
Traveled 18 miles.
17th. Traveled along side hill until
10:20; opeu country with good feed.
A gradual descent for two milos into
level couutry where a better place for
a road cannot bo found. Camped on a
small prairio with peavine nntl bluo
joint growing ns high as the horses.
Covered 28 miles.
18th. Traveled all day through level
country uud splendid feed; crossed
tbo Muurlcetowu at 12:15, Camped at
night ou what tho Mnuricetown Indians coll the Halfway prairio. Traveled 23 miles.
19th. Made an eurly slurt aud arrived atHazletf.n at 10.30, after traveling 1*2 miles over u good trnil. Here
wo oneo more find u Hudson's Bay
Company's store, where the greulest
kindness is shown to travelers by the
genial manager, R. S. Sargent.
Tho approximate distance between
) Hazleton aud Quesuolle is 32T miles.
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 The British Columbia Mining Jonniai.   '
Issued every Sulurday.
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Editor autl Proprietor,
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nryiluiir.
Thu take 11 am
waters deep
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Antl uii! what spuri! wlmt lish nrccaiiglit wil
hook anil line nr seine.
A Brunt variety of llf.li, but troiil though III tli
How eft m night, by Kliunbcnu's light, men
tilled wiili murderous glue,
Will pull ihe net mill lish will gel lis Irnm llu
dm. blue sen.
Now comes ttie mid unit frosty mom,  The lo
Isclenr.   Look out!
Kor now iiiiotber kind of spurt, they're skatini
idler trout.
And aonn n monsler lish is gcun.tlic lunde
a shorn
ry skat
n the i
<s for tlmt luck
strife nf even
Then'
less trout.
To ke-i> him slmreward is th
skater there,
If they succeed In this, tliuj-'r
him tn the air.
Well might the llshernien nf old leek tl>
with envious eyes
Anil wish they were mice mure nn earth, uud
claiming such n prize.
I've tisheil a !_-nod deal since iihny (imtl hid m
hooks and sliltus)
Hut ne'er enjoyed such ^*>ort. as dinning trim
on skates.
.1. UHKIX.
I;ncroach merit Not I'ermltt-J.
Ottawa, Jan.31, American encroachment upon Canadian territory along
tho Alaskan boundary will not be per
mittod, although the States have pre
forred a olalm to tbe territory from
Dyoa aud Sknguay to Lake Bennett.
The instructions which woro sent for
ward from Ottawa to tbe mounted po
lice, at tho latter place, are tti collect
duty upon all American goods passing
the summit of Whito Pass or Cbilcoot
Pass. In so doing, tho government are
taking a step which will commend itself to Canadian const interests.
The submarine cable direct from
Halifax to .lunuiica has been successfully luid, and is now open for business.
This announcement was duly cabled
by the Royal Jamaica Society of Agriculture to the principal hoards uf
trade throughout Canada, aud formed
the subject of reciprocal congratulations between tho two countries. The
strategic and commercial importance
of direct telegraphic communication
with tho British West Indies cun
scarcely bo overestimated.
HOPE,  YALE,   LYTTON   AND CACI11
CREEK DIVISION'S OK YALE
DISTRICT.
NOTICE is hereby given, in iirairdiuiee
uilblbeSlaliile.-.. lliat I'iuvn,,-la1 l.evc-
llll> Tax ami all l.t\esl.-»i.-diiiiil.-i Uie Asse-i-
mml Acl aienm. due Inr the v..u 1RUH.    All
Assessed taxes arc cnlkvlihle al  lhe
nil rate-, viz:
ll [i;inl <m in In-fine ISHlli June. 1MW
.O.C.T.
Asuenoi'T Lodok No. ar.,
"~    i. u. (i. T.    Meets every
nine  in Oddfellows Hall 7(UO
in...  nieinhcis cnrdiallv invited
J. H. I.I.YSON.Ski'.
NOTICE.
it li   SO  chains  anil   lliem*
litial i.nst
IIIN S, TW..N.
nf wild land,
tm- Imlf nf one lw
citv.
in so much of ihc
.on assessed value
il.illais. .
-and   dnl
Tin.
ml.
i tlie
fcmrtlis nf one
l.r.ii>ciiy.
n sii much nf the in.
eMceilsiinellioll-al
rales, namely, i
one niul one-m
tha
the fallowing
ess. when the
iisandilnlliirs,
I'M Chilli   llll'
lllll
lioiin.'iti
epen
ivincial l.evciiiie  Tax Sil fnr
iicrsun nver thc ace nl is. velirs.
iii- WM. DODD.
Assessor nntl Collui
Yaie, January -iUlli. 1H»H.
Mineral Act, 1896,
tK01.M l-'-i
Certificate of tiiipriiiriiieiits.
NOTICE.
17.0RTY THIEVES MINERAL CLAIM
Situate in lhe  I.UIuui.   Minim;   Hlvisini
«>f Llllooet Dislrict.
Where Incalcd   Smith F.'iU nl Undue River
Take notice lhal w, . N,,licit I!.   Skumei   an.
Jnhn Marshall,   free   miner's  ccrlilicatcs   No
iifiil.taiiiinir_i_-r.iwii prailt of lhe above . laiui.
Anil further take  notice that  an,on. mulct
s-.vti.in UT. must he ciiuiineiicc! l„-i,,u- I In- ,-.
" "i)aic.i'l'l,i-'jot'li diiV'i.'f Nnveiiiher, 180?!'
\l. II. SKINXEK.
32tO JOHN MARSHALL.
Mineral Act, 1896.
Certificate of Improvements.
NOTICE.
DlBtrlct,
Where hicated   South I<ork of Ii.i.lire River.
Take nolicc that I. C*. ... I'liair. free
miner*-, eeililieale Xo. ....(Hi., intend sixtv
tavs frum the date hereof, tn ap|.lv lo lhe min-
iii|_ reennler for a certilicate nf iniiirnvcinetils.
for the imriioscot olitaiiiiiin a crown finuil of
' ' ' further take notice Ihat action
"  lief(i
.111. Ii.i'.. I'V
NOTICE.
studebake;
"WAQOlsrS.
•i   !'';unous  Si
JAMES VAIR,        -        Kamloops, B.C,
MoOorniiolta  Binders mul  Mownra, MoOlnry's  .''unions Stoves,  Km in
Tools and Gonoral Hardware.
Importers ond  Wholesale Dealers in
WINES   LIQUORS   and   CIGAR?
VICTORIA, B. c.
R. P.RITHET & CO., Ltd
Wharf Street.
Notice is herehy H
date I Intend tn npjil
Hloncr of lands ami v
Icusu eighty ticrcs of n
Lot 2_!8, (JroiliJ I, in i
couiniencing at a slake
nf lbe said  lol and i
veil Ihat :m daysaftei
•to the chief conimls.
ork- fnr twrmlnlou tt
endow lam! ndinlniin.
m district nf Lllloout
til the north-enal corne
larked "C. R. Doxilt'i
lortli-wesl comer, Uiencu 10 chains oust, thenci
to eluiins south, ihence 10 chains west, thenci
10 clinius north to Initial post.
10-48 C. R. DOXAT,
peril. C.Ruvson.
Clinton, H. C. Jnniiiiry an, 1808.
NOTICE.
i 111
no i
lease ei(
Lot   *J 21
lu a|.ply In the chief 1*011111
- ami works for iieiniission
■l'B ol meadow laud tnljolnl
li I in ihe district ol Lllloi
a stake marked "C. R. Dosi
Mill!
f he
iM c
C. U. DOXAT
iH'rll.CM.nj
NOTICE.
Not it
is he
en that
lierctolnre existtne between
anilJoseiihl., Keeler. under *
Woods & Kecler. doing hi
Welcnine" Restiummt, Ashcr.
day dissolved In* mutual i
Woods will continue the hit.
all debts are to l.e paid and who will settle nil
accountsngalnst tbe snid firm.
Dated this the  17th day of January. A.D,
.81)8.
ALLISON WOODS.
Witness: JOSEPH L. KEELER.
A.CLAWSON,
A. MOONEY. 8815
seut;   Allison
ITS,
VICTORIA, il. C.
'*_
.S.DUNN-ScCoLt,
-IMPOBTBRS or-
Shelf and Heavy Hardware.
Placer and Quartz Mining Supplies.
_-'" Whiti; ion Quotations.
8 und 10 Col-ovn Sti-ot, Vimc-iivcr, B.C.
C'nlilt. uililrcBB"Curl..," Vnncouver.
P.O. Bui No. 101.
MacKinnon, Debeck & Company,
-./ Hastings sireet, VANCOUVER, B.C.
MINING  BROKERS   AND   AGENTS.
Inin;; companies orantii--] ami floater).  Properties bohtletl arril reported on for foreign o
lural. vn.lu'ai...     Having I._i-.i r.-.-i.I_-!\.. nf th.' pi.v.juri- fur Ilii' pa.t tw.-my :.ix vi'ais. wi-
an' thiTi'fu].. in a la.-iliim lu limit—i llu- must relinlili' infonmnitin tn ..- tilitniii—1 —is-
I'li'lini: tin- valaal.l. iiiiiiiTiil ri^mitii's uf tin- [.roviuc-   C<irri'K]iiimk'iK'e .oliclli'il.
Office, nj Ilie " O'li/ilen Cache Mines Company, Ita-.," of Lillooel, B. C.
AIV1>    JlVSUR_fl_.IVCI-':.
Agents for:
Wells Fargo,  Ciiliniiliiii Plouriug  .'iiill> I«., nr Kllilorby.
l'lii'iiic (oust,Stoniiisliiii ('»'.- Min' nt'steamersMir.cn Vicloi'ln umi
Sim I'l'iiiicist'ii.
CARIBOO!
HORSEFLY! - FORKS QUESNELLE!
W.B.BAILEY I GO,
STORAGE   AND   FORWARDING    AGENTS.
Goods received, Stored and Forwarded
with dipatch lo any point in tho Interior
reached by wagon or pack train. Consign
yon goods to onr care and we will settle
railway charges and ship onto destination
with least possible delay.
ippenheimer Bros.
WHOLESALE  GROCERS
Vancouver,
B.C.
DOERING & MARSTRAND
B^E-^ATIlsra-  CO.
Celebrated Alexandri Layer and Porter
Speciailv Recommended.
VANCOUVER, ■ • • ll.C.
TNE IMPERIAL BREWERY AND
SO_0__V -W_-__T-_-l_-l -WOXIK-- oo.
Lager Boor and Porter   Tho Bost duality only Browed
Irom choice Malt and Hops
it A.X-r:L,oo_?s, b. o.
SODA WATER WORKS.
/.i rn,inrc..oii with our Itremry <i>,- haoe n I.I.-.I a nen andeomnteleplatll from Umi Fran ■
ohm for the man\0 in tu i-i m' So.hi U'.tti-r.tluiutr Ale.Stirniittrillu.fhtiiHiwwne Cider and
Mhm-tti u:tt.,-iii'.tiii.-i„,i.i.
.Ill onler* fnun titiinti.l cuiuitiy tritt m.t'rv nnr tn-rntninl and liml nil nil ion. four
,itilr,.ti.i„i' si.li.ih'.l, S).,ti.il ,01, niton I..,ill av.lt-ri -'rom I'.irilioo nml iray. I'oit will find
•Hn-f.nV.--.sio7/ nn./..   I/..H „l,i„'lt„,,it:   u.< ,i-iii- nr,l,-rs.     	
\V. II. BAILEY & COMPANV.
ASHCROFT,
i. ii -.ttiii
■'.Mltlldil?
iciils.
Mineral Act, 1896.
(FORM F.)
Certificate of Improvements.
"Overland to Klondike."
The pamphlet recently gotten out by
the Mining Journal has been mailed to
alt enquirers, and to our exchanges and
the leading newspapers of Canada and
the United States. Several hundred
copies have already been furnished
to the stores and business houses in Asheroft, and try them sent out fo enquirers.
Arrangements were made iu the east
with different railroad aimpauies that
are interested, and that have already sent
out several thousand copies, whereby
they 'will from now on send them to all
enquiring about the mute. Arrangements
are also being made to have a Baltimore
house publish the pamphlet at that city
in large numbers, so a large circulation
is assured. From this time on the
pamphlet, containing in all yo pages,
including ten full page views of points
and objects of interest along the route,
a good and accurate full page map
showing the overland route, advertisements, etc., will he sent out by J, II.
Clements, Druggist and Stationer,
postpaid on receipt of liaerity*five
cents. Any advertiser who has
nol received a copy or copies will b.
svppll'ed with thc same gratuitously on
application. Address—J. II. Clements,
Druggist aud Stationer, Ashcrojt, B.C.
How to expose a humbug— money-back it.
How to establish such
things  as  Schilling's Best
,e» baking pnwder
coiiec flavoring cilrncti
-firlu nn)* splr,-.
—money-back them.
Sfi
For side by
Harvey, Bailey & Co,
RAW FMNOTICE.
I, tho undorsigiiecl representing Joseph Ullmonn or St. Paul, Now York mid
London, England, wish to inform my
friends und tbe public genorally llmt I
do not intend to travel ns heretofore.
Those favoring mo with shipments of
Raw Furs uun rely on fair treutmout,
and prompt returns assured, Write
for price list. G. W. BALDWIN,
JO <lm Winnipeg, Man.
NOTICE.
URAL MINBI-AL-CLAiai. Sltunti! In
tlit- l.illiniL-1 Mining Division... UIUkiuI
District.
Wlu-re lunili'tt   South I'm', nf llri.ltfi- Kiver.
I .iki* milii-f Ihul wc, l.ulicil 11. Skinner nml
John K. Williuiiis, free miner's ■vrlitir;il--s Nn.
uinu.. iiiiilTr.Hil, iiiienil.si-.iv il.-ivs from tin
ilule liiTcnf. ti>ii[»|)lv tn Ilie mining reninlei
fnr n rcrlilii-nle u( ini|in>veini-nts, inr lhe imi
linsenf i.htiiinint. nrruwii (.runt uf llic ulinvi
Ami further ttiku notice that action, unilci
seiii.ui 1(7. musl   he   n.inmeiired   l.efnre  tht
l»»ii:ill.',   ..( -ii. 1. . .-till.-.,I.- ,.|  inii'ti.-F.-iiii'liI"
lliiiiil Ilii. ■-iitlnlnvuf Nuvcnil.iT. I sir;.
R. It. SKINNKR,
autl) JOHN K. WILLIAMS.
NOTICE.
MINERAL   POINT    MINERAL CLAIM.
sitinite ill I.illnnel Miiuni; Divisinn nf Ltllnnel
District.
Where lueateil. -t .iviinuli Creek.
'r.ikenuli.-.- lli.it w,-, K. II, Vvriiv jind Will.
Wilkiiisi.ii. free miner's ecrlilieutc'Xn. -111.0)11
ank ■HI.IH7. inlcnil^Mixt;* iluys frnm Ilicilnte
n.i,
if i.l.t;
Anil
cetinii 117 must he eommeiiceil held
mime nf sueh eerlilicale nf ini|iriivenieiil_.
«.H, VLKITY.
WM. WILKINSON
Dntuil tills lllli tiny of October A. D. 1807,
ai-:ir>.
NOTICE.
Instruction given   on the   hlundolln   nml
(iiiitnr.   Miindolins furnished for SIS.
lm PRELL He LOZOTT.
Ashcroft Holel:
Q15PARATR TENDERS will he received by
O llu* nnili'i-si;:iieii tniiil tiie *->iih ihiv nl
l-i'l.n.iiry next /nr the fnllnwin^ ].;inels nt
lirnperlv heloiiniim in the Hurli'V estate.
A |rl<- .'.MI linllCjn  ;„',rs   „V   l.iiul. hrifiu-tl
as||„. I.nk.-i.l.'fiinii.-ituateilnii I .r;ij-;..|i l:i!,.-,
willi   .ill   iiiiinn-.r-iNi'ii!-,   111,1,l.-m.-nl-    1 -.-
ami tm.N lirlonu.n-ll,.. 1 -in. alsiMiieludnu: liis
Knriinv further |>artiiulais .ipnlviu ihc undersigned.
The liu-lil is reserved m.eieet auv.nr llll lads.
I»l-13 JOHN A. l-KASKU.
Ollicial Ailminislriilnr.
Klondike. Cariboo.
The inidorsignod ofl'or Cor sale tholr
well-known paok train consisting or
the following!
60 head of paok mules with complete
outfit of packing rigging with euch
mule.
r> head of riding mules with saddles,
etc., otc.
8 head of 4 year old mules with or
without packing outfit. Tlieso latter
ure only batter broke. '
1 only bell maro witli saddle, etc.
goes with train,
Tliis i,-, without doubt tho most complete puuklnu outfits in B.C.and is
for sale " en bloc." For tonus, etc.,
apply to
VIETH & BORLAND,
150-Milo House, B.O.
A SITTING OF TIIE COUNTY COURT
nf Caril  will 1 .-h.-M ai   A-luinfl.    H.C. nn
M.milav.tlie   l-lili -laVnf .Maivli,  A.I),  is'.i.s.
:it the hour of J On. m.
Hv Order.
JOSEPH WM. BURR,
Deputy KcfflBtmr,
C.C.of Carihon,
Ashernft. H.C. .Ian. HO. 1808. JO-5
FOR SALE Utt TO KENT.
Tlmt (arm known as the Molllt's ranch at
Alexandria, JJ, C, ccinslalinp of two pn!*einp.
lions of 080 acres more or less, 150 of whieh
have heen 'lailiallv cleared and cultivated. A
good lurge dwelling house with hnrn, stiihlo,
trrainery and other oillbtllklillgs and sheds.
There is a never falling spring of water, 1.6 to
30 Inches, less thnn LOO yards from buildings,
also a grant of 400 Inches of water nut of ■_.
Mile creek for Irrigation.
A good dairy could be established. The soil
is well adapted (or raising first-class wheat and
oilier (.'rain and vegClablcs. Tlie whole wii
he sold on reasonable terms and lime given for
part payment. It will he leased Willi a vlewto
ul ti mule purchase tlie rent to lie taken as pay-
ments by way of Installment!). When pay-
ment is made in full a title will be transferred.
For further Information apply to
■10-18 ROBERT McLEESE,
Soda Creek. H. C
:'8.
KPARATE
underslgm
ary next fnr lhe followiiu.- i.areels nf properiv
l.el..miiii^ I., the 1 Male nf A. MeAliiuleit.
Q ERA KATE lenders will he received hv Hi,
O undersi-iiivl miiil iht- ■■nth davnf ]-',-hni-
'    'he following j.arcels nf
hell
alualed nn linni-e .'nek. ;
iU..vc MeAhmk'iis -f.n.-.
■,'. The Mary Ann claim, a
■laimnn :MclVairsllat..\ti!*<-|
he Na.<m claim nn theea-l.
H. Siv interests in thc Veil.
I.'jnnfoi.i ,-laitn nf iwel
nterests on
ami one-half Interests in the
Antler creek.
Cascade Minin-J claim, a ulaee
if 000
0. The Short Hi
aim, 11 noo fool hydrau-
ek. fully ciiiilpiiL'd, and
ilU.'.withalllnnls.slllice
onitor lielonglng to the
30-48
Uuesnel
lure, dishes, wood ami a  larye
 tii I..md inlninu tools.
rpartlciilai- apnh* to Ihe Un-
.HiUN A. KKASI.lt,
Ollicial Administral
ll. C. .lannaiv 'Jlsi. isns.
CLINTON HOTEL, ciintoh. bc
BOARD HND LODGING BY THE DAV, WEEK OR MONTH.
Best Wines, Spirits nml Clgnrgs.    Good slnhlhiK.    Ilcnclfitiailcts for tho Caiihoo.
Lillooel utul Dog Creek lines: of slagcs.    Htltimig antl flslilng in thc vicinity.
CHARLES HACH,
(SucoBssor to Tho SalH-Erskluo Puralturo Co., Ltd.)    *
 MANUFAOTOSGR  OF-
iirnitiire, Upholstery, Mattresses, Window Blinds, etc.
Ami direct importer of Carpets, Linoleums, Oilcloths, Childreiis'
Currini.es. Crockery. Glassware, etc.
57 nml 59 Cordova St.,
Vancouver, I.. C.
MARSHALL & SMITH,
Proprietors.
F.W. FOSTER
ASHOROFT, : : CM N TON.
. DIItECT  IMl'OU'l'I-lt  OF
General   WjerchaIIsl
Headquarters for Miners ami Ranchers Supplies, Flour, Rice, Sugar, Rock ami Fine
Salt, Coal Oil, Ulacksmlllis and House Coal, and all heavy goods purchased
In carload lots and prices light.      Riding i'ii.! Pack Saddles
Hunters Outfits, ltitles, Shot (inns, Ammunition, etc.
Sole Agent fir Giant Powder Company iif San Francisco, full stock on hand in
their new lliagasitle, Fuse, Ca/>s, etc., etc,    Geo. Gage cf Sons celebrated
Dominion  Hire Bed Springs, Mattratses,  Pillows, &-c.
ROUGH & DRESSED LUMBER, SHINGLES, LATHS, PICKET.
MILL1NRHY  AND   DKIiSSMAKING   dopnrtmonl   under  oompelont
iiintirrgeineiit ill eoilliootlon with stonr lit Aslicrofl.
GOODS BE0E1VED nml fnrwiirdod  lo nil  purls of llio upper counlry
at reduced rates.
o and special facilities for handling fioods
150 MILE HOUSE
The distributing point for all the hydraulic
mines at Horse Fly, North and South
Forks   and main Quesnelle   River,
also the stock ranges of Cliilcoten
and Beaver Lake Valley.
U. I3. R. SIDING to warehouse an
Orders and enquiries by mail imvo
orompt attention.
V. W. FOSTER,
F.G.INNES
ing Broker
VANCOUVER, li. C.
AM ik'scrijitiiriis of milling
pi-oporties lnriiglit uiul soltl.
Corre-poudenoe soliciteil.
MACKAY BADDLEEY AID HARNESS U.
MANUKACTUHKlts AMI tHPOUTUltS OF
iaddles, Harness, Bridles, Trunks, Whips,
Spurs, and Harness Trimmings.
REPAIRING DONE   WITH NEATNESS UNO DESPATCH
/'// ank ■ l>y mail promptly attended lo and satisfaction guaranteed
ASHCROFT.
Ba   C
CARIBOO
EXCHANG
HOTEL.
A. H. Walters Proprietor.
Board and Lodging at reasonable rates.
Corner uf itailroiul Avutiuo und Third titfoct.
At 11 ib Point will be found a good assortment of
GENERAL MERCH AND ISE&MI NERS SUPPLIES
Also one of ihe best Hotels on the route    Information cheerfully given.
VEITH & BORLAND Proprielors and Stock Raisers.
SMITH & BRYSON,
General Blacksmiths.
Carriage builders.    Horseshoeing a specially.    A sutply of iron and wagon
inalcirialalways on hand.
Shop on Railway Annul. - - ASHCROFT, B. C
IST ANOES
S_-F---J"_-r
Ashcroft
5_arT0*i_C-
Placea Mtlct
, ache Oreek -     ■              <
('. McDonald's •      •           «
Hat Creek    ■ *      -      -        U
.'■'■Mil.: Il.llt.tC  ■ .       ■            -*•
:.'.Milr IIou.ic .      *-"-(
CI.IXTOX •      •      •        33
-■■Milt-JIiuiKi- ■      ■           M
' Mil. iiouxv .     ■       l,r.
•-Mil, lloit.tr .                  55
Mih- lions,- ■      .               IIS
V limine ■      ■           '!
l'-i-Mil,- IIoiihc
Ill-Mile House
li.-.Mile Iltntm-
tt:-.\tilc House
I :■ Mile I louse
l-:-Mile limine
li'.-Mile House ■
I ■'■-■Mile House
v.i-MiU- House. ,
I'.'.-Mile House.
i.-".Miu-: iitfi's}-:
Stulii ('reek
.7 I..rn ml ria
.Vnff-at'H
.1 ustrii!itvn*Ilanch
li.ih.tlion's "       .
l,luis„,lle      .
I'tiUonu'iiad
ll.tif.'i- I'tiss
Slttnleii
i:.trl;tn-illc
rittccslicliiw.Jliimlsln-iiiiclifroin
K-o.vu'tti House li-nt Ilie
distances are 1*1-0111
A alieraft,
nta Lake     ... «»
Hearer Luke. .     .      ,   Kl
Qiiesnellt: Forks .      101
S
j**
o
s
i
THE -1INING JOURNAL, $2A YEAR
---------------------
 If
W.T. SLAVIN
V uiul Inincii OtmiU
1>. 0, BOX fl, KtimlttoiiH, II. 0,
SIDNEY WILUAMS,PtL.SMP.A,S.I„Lond
I.nmi     Surveyor,    Civil     EtiRtnear   uud
I-raUL-lit-tnim,
QUESNELLE   MOUTH, ii. 0.
Engineering nml Burvoy work, ltoports on
l-Jiitnj- -inipertli.-s. Mii|)_ mul pinna pre-
pared of Buy poriloh of Cnrlboo ilia'rict.
Do you want Ink .
Do you want typo?
Do you wnnt Stereo piutes .
Do you want to trado Pi'ossos ?
Do you want to trade Papor Cutters?
Do you want anything iu tbo way of
PriutiiiK Material ¥
Correafjond wilh tliu
TOIIIIiVTO TU'- I'OU-DItl Co. llil.
PACK HORSES
For   Sale.
Tho uutlerslgiied is prepared to furnish to uny onu roqiilrlug tlm saint'
pad; animals iu any numbor up to GOO,
woll bl'okou and for saddlt.i and
pnttltB for $28 oiioli. Corrospoudouoo
solicited. II. I?. I_t-.cii.i_iu.
Ashoroft, B.C.
S.A.Rogers
t*
BARKERViLLE,  B.C.
General Merchant
—--ash—
Hotel Keeper.
All kimls of Minors' Supplies mi llmid,
—TIM'.—
CHICAGO,        ♦
MILWAUKEE &
ST. PAUL RV
is tho bosl Ime io nnd from Cliicaijo, Mil-
waukeo nnd nil polnta Enst. Willi i■**•
8,155 miles ol llioroufehly equipped rond
it roaches nil principal business centers In
Northern minis;      Wis on sin,
Iowa, Minnesota, Soutn Dakota,
North   Dakota   and   Mh
Michigan
THE ONLY LINE
Running  Electric   Lighted uud Sleam
Heated Venlbttled Train-.
Stocktaking Sale
Previous to taking stock we will clear out odds aud uiul*.
and many lines of goods we uro overstocked in at  -
OOST     _F»_FlIOE-i
If you imvo a few dollars Lo spend in Dry Goods, Clothing or Boots and Shoos,
uow is your chance to get good vuluos.
McArthur  &  Harper.
ASHCROFT    HOTEL,
Wm. Lyne, Proprietor.
Directly opposite Depot,        -       ■        ASHOROFT, B.C,
Tlmo tables, maps and information regarding routes, rates nnd othor details
relating to tho rond will ho furnished oa
application lo any coupon ticket agoal, or
by addrcssinc. C.J. Knnv. General Agent,
Portland, Oro.     *
CANADIAN >S
Pacific Ky.
SOO-PACIFIC LINE.
The Best
and Cheaoest
ROUTE TO ALL EASTERN TOUTS,
TOURIST  CAR   SERVICE.
To Si. Paul (tally,        Toronto every Sunday,
Mooi-cnl nnd Boston every Wednesday.
Montreal nnd Portland, Me., every Thursday
Tlie I-ininu Car M-rvk-t: clonic  the  line nf
the C.P.R. is unequalled anywhere.
Connection- at Vuncouver with   steamer
lines for Cliina. Jaimii. Hawaiian  Islands and
Australia.
KOOTENAY  SERVICE.
Going ea.it
Mild south.
Read down.
daily
8.81!  leave
1(5,16
10.55      urriv,
18.40
33.00
88.00
38.80     arrlv
I.KS
i     SANDON     leave
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ROSSLAND
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For full information as to rates,
time 6-v., apply fo the nearest ticket
agent to
... h. CLEMENTS,
or to Agent, Ashoroft.
E. J. Ooylr,
District Passenger agent,
Vancouver, 13. C.
Tliis Hotel has been lately refitted and refurnished. A
new wing, 50 x 26 feet, containing nineteen rooms, including bath and sample rooms, will bc opened by Oct. 1st,
Good table and good service.
The only first-class Hotel in town.
CAMPBELL  BROS.
Blacksmiths and Wagon Makers.
flagons and /tuggics made to order with the best of material.    Horseshoe
ug a specialty.   Shop next fo   Trim fir1 Haddock's stables
KLONDIKE,
Ol.-iin ..ur quotations ou
TUNERS' & PROSPECTORS' SUPPLIES
1'i.ks, Shovels, Gold Pans, Gold Scales, Pack
Snilillcs, Dog Sleiglis, Rivor Boats, Tents, Sheet
Stool Strives, Camp Utensils, etc, etc.
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hI Vancouver, B.C.
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' iug routes, trails aud full information—FREE.
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DAN'I-I,   Ill'lil.-Y.
.TOHif   A.   J1UKHAV.
Hotel Victoria
This hotel being new and thoroughly furnished throughout, is the only
Ilrst class hotel in the town of Lillooet. Persons calling at Lillooet will resolve every attention by staying at the Hotel Victoriu.
Good stabling iu connection with tho Hotel, nlso the headquarters for the
Ashcroft nnd Lillooet Stage.   Charges moderate.
HURLEY ct MURRAY,
Proprietors.
M.   DUMOND'S
-IS THE TLAOE   TO BUY—
MoCleary's Famous Cooking Stoves, Beaters, etc.,
Tinware and Graniteware. Ti n and Sheet Metal-
a-are Made lo Order for tha Klondike trade.
Bank of British North America
ESTABLISHED 1830,    INCORPORATED BY KOYAL CHARTER 1810.
PAID-UP CAPITAL     ■       ■       ■     $4,866,666.67 COLO
RESERVE FUND     -     -     ■     ■       1,338,338.33
Head Office, London, England, No. 3 Clement's Lane.
B-Rj?_.-_<ro-=-:_ES
In the Principal Towns of the Dominion of Canada; aud
Agents in New Youk 52 Wall street; San F-ax.isco, 121
Sausoiue street. Branches in Iiritish Columbia—Va-NOOUVBH,
Victoria,Rossla-To, Thau,, Sanson, Kaslo, Slogan City.
OOLD DUST AND AMALGAM PURCHASED.
Ami Banking Facilities given to travelers forthe Klondike.
W. GODFREY, Nanager Vancouver Branch.
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JASM1LLAMC0.,
EXPMTERS AND IMPORTERS.
ZOO-212 FIRST AVE. NORTH- I
M INNEAPOLIS,   VII IMN. I
Branch: ss wimrf st., VICTORIA, B. G. I
J.  A.  BROWNE, man-.-*-.!. j
fcg-"Shi|)m.nU Solicitor.. Write lor Clrcnlar.cC*___^|
"The Welcome"
RESTAURANT & CHOP HOUSE.
-lenls at all hours, day and night.     Fresh Oysters in any
style always on hand.    Private boxes for ladies
aud dining parties.
RA.L_.OAD AVENUE, .... ASH-ROUT, D. C.
ALLISON WOODS, Proprietor.
J".   H.   CLEMENTS,
Drug-gist and Stationer,
.SHCROF1' BRITISH  COLUMBIA.
A well-assorted stock at right prices.
Agent for Stephenson, llic Kamloops Watch Specialist.
British Columbia Express Company
GENERAL OFFICE,       •       ASHCROFT, B.C.
ST_A.C_V__±_     IL.IJX-ESS
Carrying Royal Mail, Passengers, Express aud Fast
Freight, operating from Ashernft, on the Canadian
Pacific Railway, into Cariboo, Lillooet, and the Interior
of Northern British Columbia, uud along the routes
leading to Omenica, Cassiar, Peace River and the Yukon,
Quesnelle - Quesnelle
-QT-TE-USIVEIILjILiE-I-
The undersigned having just laid  in  a largo and well
seleeted stock of '
Groceries, Clothing, Hoots and Shoes Mining Outfits, and a General assortment
of Hardware.
is prepared to give good satisfaction in prices and quality of
grinds as the following will show:
No. 1 Rico , $8 per 100 pounds.
Extra "      9       " «
Granulated sugar  9. .5   " "
Granulated sugar in 10 lb sacks   1.00
Paeon, clear sides smoked    Hi J cents lb.
Beans     m"     "
Flour Hungarian and X X X X ijitlo
Other goods equally low.
_r_---V[:-__S  RBIID.
HUDSON'S  BAY
COMPANY.
QUESNELLE     MOUTH,
CARIBOO - -        - B.C
Direct
IMPORTERS AND DEALERS
IN
WINES,  LIQUORS AND  CIGARS
Dry    Goods,   Groceries, Hardware, Boots
and Shoes, Miners' Supplies.
Bed Ruck Prices.      Goods Guaranteed.
Quality.
OCCIDENTAL   HOTEL
QUESNELLE, 13. C.
New management. Hutu! headquarters for 15. X. stages. Hemlquatteri.
for mining men, well furnished rooms. Table supplied with everything in
season.    Most complele bar in Cariboo.
Stables in connection, Iluv and Oats in qi_an ity.
IT. HOFffiROAMP & A, JOHNSON, - - Proprietors.
Harvey, Mey k Co.
General Merchants,
ASHCROFT,
BRITISH COLUMBIA
We keep constantly on  hand a Large and Well-assorted
Stock of General Merchandise.
Trim *& Haddock,
LIVERY, SALE &  FEED STABLE.
ASHCROFT AND LILLOOET.
Saddle, Pack and Driving Horses for sale and hire.   Rigs
kept at both stables.
Special trips made to Lillooet or points in Cariboo at any
ime.    Wire at our expense for rigs.
WIIOI.-HA-B  AND   RE'-AIL   DEAIEISS   lit  HAY  AND GHAUT.
Commercial Hotel,
THE  BUST  %-l  A  DAY  HOUSE  IN VANCOUVER.
6. THOMAS, Fronrietor-
Prospectors and Miners going in via
ASHCROFT
To Cariboo, Omenica, Cassiar,
Lake Teslin, or through to • •
is_i-_.0--sriDi_K.-e3
Will do well to examine our Stock and Prices.
%g° Correspondence solicited and information given to
parties contemplating a trip to the gold mines of British
Columbia and the Yukon district.
EAGLE & PAXTON
GENERAL MERCHANTS.
Dealers in Groceries, Hardware, Drygoods,
Boots and Shoes, Crockery, Drugs and
Farm Produce.
THE CHEAPEST CASH STORE IN THE CARIBOO DISTRICT.
ONWARD RANOH, CARIBOO, D. 0.
83 MILE -EIOTTS-H!-
Stages Each Way Stop Over Night.
First Class Accommodation for duals.     Good liar in Connection,     Uood
Slali/itlg and Feed fir Horses.
AIcTA I'ISII and S 'PRO! T
Proprietors.
COLONIAL HOTEL AND GENERAL STORE.
,  „        SODA CREEK, B. C,
R. McLEESE, i        : ■        .- Proprietor.
A pull assortment of Dry Cools,  Hoots, and Shoes, Lienors, Cigars, Hard
ware, Hay, Drain, and Miners Supplies, at reasonable rales.
WJIOLESAlli and  lit'.TMl..
HOTEL & GENERAL
STORE.
GiXJES-ZSTELLB   FOB^ 33. €.'
A full assortment of Drygoods, Boots and Shoes, Lt'qw>s and Cigar, Hardware, Miners Supplies.    Hay, Grain and Slab/in^,   l-ricss right.
HofEl
5-J
Newly furnished and refitted,      A quiet boarding and lodging house.      Rates
reasonable      Home woking        '/'able supplied with the best in
the market, ami properly served.
AIRS. C. ARMSTRONG'* - - QUESNELLE, B.C
cos
KAMLOOPS, B. G
HOTEL.
Cood Stab Sin a in connection.
J. H. RUSSELL,    -     -    -    Proprietor.
GLOBE  HOTI
i-L-J,
LYTTON,
B.C.
In consequence of the late (ire, the Globe Hotel has been
removed opposite the post ofllce aud lias the same accommodations as usual. Commercial travelers' trunks hauled to
and from station free of charge.       A. P. HAUTIEB, Prop.
fur:
■q   i Alt I'F. tv
\4'   Oil. CIOT-M
■■  etcjetc.
Cheapest house on earth, write for prices
M. P. CORDON,   -   KAMLOOPS, B.C
i. iL,E-£3:_M:jLisr,
Blacksmith, \\ heehvright and Wagon Builder
110KSI-:   SHOEING   A   SPECIALTY.
Irou, aturrl rrriil Tllllbor kojit lu stock, nntl rr >i,k\i „i Eastern made CarruMra., Bnrnrfesand
Road Carts kq:l tin liantl al iTiiuri'.l l'l '„-,-.. anil alao m-iilu I" order.    Manufacturer
of " The Lehman Tire Seller " whieh all -laek.mltlra ahould uae.    All work
warralileil. and [iriee. lower Ihan ever.     All   assortment of Cjdln.
and Caek-tB always on hand.
ASHCUOFT, - - . ■       -        - - B. c.
E.C.
Victoria,
Vancouver,
Co Ltd
Kamloops.
•DUALRlia  IN-
Agricultural Implements of all kinds
largest stock In iln- province nml best assormentt
American Bain wagons also Canadian Bain
sultalilo I'ur rrelghtiiiK nml runn purpose-.
Buggies Carts, Spring Wagons.
llll ul prices In suit the times.
Orders filled nromutlv,
m:
C. H.  OSBSON.
IMt
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Wilt) I ES. ILIC AND BET, IIL,
Attention ami atisfactiongitaraiileed lo customers.
Mam heel, ■ AHCROFT, B C.
Armstrong k Morrison,
MAS L'fACTU HERS OV
RIVETED STEEL PIPE,
ORE CARS, ORE BUCKETS,
MONITORS & ELEVATORS.
Contractors for Complete Hydraulic Mining Plants.
15 Heatley Avenue V A NCOUVER, B. C.
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STEAMER  CALEDONIA OS STli'lUNi:   RIVE
PIOM3EI.5   OPINIONS.
Thomas Hamliton, to whom wo nro
under obligations lor muoh valuable
information, says ho wus for seventeen
years an employee o[ tho Hudson Buy
Company in that section, viz.. Stuart's
Luko, for four yours at Nnchaco rivor,
and for some years a trader at Fort.
Connolly. During Mr. Hamilton's
time many bauds of cuttle woro successfully driven Into Tolograph Creok
and tho Cassiar mines, The routo, Mr.
Hamilton snys, is through a country
abounding in feed, imd tiio trail is easy
for packing or herding cattle. From
Telegraph Croek the new trail to Teslin
Lake will put interior British Columbia
within easy drive of tho Yukon markets.
No other route offers the inducement
for overland travel to the Klondike
that tho Cariboo-Cassiar-Toslin Luke
routo does. Thousands will travel it
next season. Thoy will buy their paok
animals in Ashcrofi, uud begin tho
journey here. All along the route
they can 10-stock, und re-supply if they
wish at Telegraph Crook, and further
they can spend their time profitably
in prospecting the creeks und rivers on
their way, and muy strike another
Klondike before going many hundred
miles, und Teslin Luke, 760 miles from
Quosuollo by trail, is bound to be u
groat mining section, so say nit authorities.
Tho followinir nre extracts from a
letter by Senator .lames Rold, of Quob-
nello, received by tho .Ioikxal: I Imvo
yours of tho llth, uud will comply
with request us correctly as 1 .enow
how. The charge by steamer us far as
sho can go at present, viz., Sodu Creek
to Cottonwood canyon, is ouo cent por
pound, but In 100 ton lots could make
some reduction. From thenco it can
bo tnkon by boats or ennoes up to the
head of North Tatlah lako, say about
.100 miles from Cottonwood canyon.
This lutter would cost ubout eight
cents per pound. This will leave you
iu the middle of the Omenica country,
and Trom thence via Fort Conchy by
land to the Cassiar mines is about 200
miles. I may sny that the Dominion
government has un engineer now up
examining the Fruser, Nechaco and
Stuart rivers, with a view to thoir
being made navigable for steamers,
there being only three or lour points
which need clearing out in the whole
J100 miles to Buckley House, at the
head of North Tatlah Lake, and as
soon as theso places   aro   made   navi
gable, tho North British Navigation
Company intend plaoiug steamers
suitable for the trade of that route.
Meantime, my idea of going into the
Yukon, whioh is, 1 presume, tho objective point, would bo to bring goods
to Soda Creek by team or train (frolght
this season "iy, cents per pound), thence
by steamer, which would land freight
on either side of the river at Quosuollo
fnr hall'a cent per pound (distance 60
miles), and frum thenco by puck animals by the telegraph trail to Tele-
Creok and Teslin Lako. The cost,
distance and time would ho about as
follows:
HAYS I'LACKS MILES   COST
l'j Ashcroft iii Snila Creek ins      3-,jc
1 Sodu Creek to Uni-sni-lk'    (10 '..c
It*, ijiu-sii.-Il-- !.. Ua-l.-t.it! 'Jin .i-iviir
1*1 l[n.li-lun tiiTi-krraiphl'n-i-k.aiMl   ''  5c
io   Telegraph C'k to Teslin lnkc.130   " 8c
83 78S      17
This would he about the ordinary
timo for a puck train to travel, of
course going light better time could he
mnde. Another route to go north is
directly up the Fraser to Giscomb
Portage, distanco from Cottonwood
canyon about 115 miles, thence across
a portage to Summit. Lake, seven miles,
thenco by small boats or canoes via
McLcod Lake down the Parsnip river
to its junction with thc Pence river,
thence up the Findlay brunch to near
the Liard river tributaries, which lies
between the Omonica country und
tributaries of the Yukou. Any of the
routes mentioned are within tho gold-
bearing zone lying in u direct northwest lint*- from Cariboo to Klondike.
The ouly obstructions to navigation
on the Fraser river arc Cottonwood
canyon aud Fort George canyon, aud I
think if tho latter wore improved somewhat the former could be managed as
it is, so that steamers could run from
Soda Creek to Qisoomb portago,sayl95
miles, at u cost for freight of say not
ever ^ cents a pound.
l-nnii 1*.<_',- Dunlevy. Sodu Creek, ll.C.i ln
answer to yours of lhe Llth ult. will Bay: There
are but two places In ibe Fraser river where
boats heavily laden should lie lightened of wu*
nr their hinds, Ilrst tit Cottonwood canyon, nt
certain sensons, If unsafe to tako a bout very
benvlly laden through, About one-half of the
loiul should be Inken out anil packed around
the canyon hnlf a mile; ihere isa good wagon
road around. Second. Fort (ieorgc ciinyotl,
where tbe snme should be done. Then yon
have plain milling to the bead ofTatlulilakcby
going up the Nechaco nud Stuart Rivers Into
Sln-irls's lake, thence ap Ttitchle river a dis-
Inn-oof lilleen miles Into Lake Tromhlev,
thence up Mule Kiver u distance of twelve
tittles into l.nke Tallnh wbicb is nboul seventy
miles long.
Should yon desire to follow tlio Fraser thuro
STEAMEH •■N..W.OT.T OS  Tllli  FllASJ.il HIVEIt,
From John King, Spokune, Wash:
John King, a minor well known in Spo
kane, who has prospected and explored
in tho Hlack Hills, Arizona. Novnda
und was tdontilted wiih tho oarly his
tory of tho Coeur d'Alonos, sponl two
mouths this year on the headwaters or
the Yukon, iu thu Casslar aud othor
districts. Ho wus within 200 miles of
Klondike aud among other things says:
"1 was within 250miles of the Klondike
diggins, ou Teslin lake, which is the
chief source of the Yukon river. The
chances of getting to Klondiko down
that lake and the Hootaliuqua are
most excellent. From Telegraph creek
tho route is by pack train and horses
across table lands, teeming with grass
and well wooded uud watered, to Tesliu lake, which is a largo body of wator, There ure no high mountains by
this route. Down Teslin lake the journey of 200 miles totho Hootliliucptu
river is mnde iu Indian canoes or bouts
built by the passengers themselves.
From there the journey is mudo in the
samo canoes dowu the Hootalinqnn
rivor into the Yukon uud thence to
Klondike, a distance from tho lake of
150 miles.
"There aro few white men in tlie
Cassiar diggings now. but those there
heard of.tuo Klondike excitement boforo I left. The abandoned plucer
mines in that district have fallen into
tho bunds of Chinamen, as hus been
the case in other districts on this continent. I landed iuthe Cassiar country tho 10th of Muy of-this year, and
work was then progressing ou placer
diggings. The season does not end
thereuntil the 1st of November, Thc
climate is not half us bud ns painted.
The cold is intense in the winter, of
course, hut. it isa dry cold uud there
are no wiuds to cut and bite, The
Hudson's Bay Company turns oul its
cayousos all winter, uud in tho spring
thoy ure fat und strong. There is grass
in plenty for the unimals, which paw
and root the thin covering of suow
away and net ut the food. The Diamond
S. company hus mules nnd is obliged
to cut hay for its auimals in the winter lime. Trading posts are established along the trail from Telegraph
Creok to Teslin lake. Tho government
built tho trail und it is u good one you
may be sure. Horses are not plentiful
osagood cayous" sells for 8150. Tliis
is becauso the two trading companies
have a monopoly of the furnishing of
suppliesuudown nearly all tho nuiimils.
They ure the freighters and packer:!
for nil the inhabitants, In that country there are plenty of cariboo, moose
und black bear. Fish abound In my
riuds. lu Teslin lako salmon weighing as much as forty pounds uro eup-
turod, aud most of tho mountain
streams have trout iu abundance, A
fow grouse aud pheasant are occasion
ally shot, but the great gamo bird of
that country is the ptarmigan of which
there nre countless thousands at times.
"I know of whUo men who have lived
thirty years in thai section and huvo
grown children. It is a mistake lobe
llovo that tho country is not iuhabilu
ble. The Diamond S. company hits ti
trading post at the head of Tesliu luko.
All Its goods aro brought ovor thn gov- i
eminent Irail from tho head of thn
navigation on tho Stickiuo. Karly this
Spring the company tried tho expori-'
ment or sending threo barges ludm
with freight and provisions down tho
lake uud rivers to the Klondike post,
Indians wero placed iuoharyo. Tho
barges wore safely landed at their des I
-.nation und tho Indians roturnod,
When asked if tho wnter route was safe
they told the post traders thai thero
was no more danger than on llio Siic-
kine, and that steamers oould run us
Woll as barges.
"The man who goes to tho Klondiko
by this route is exposed lo tew more
hardships thnn in any now country.
Ho will not be obliged to walk at all.
Ho cun go nearly ovory foot of the way
on train, steamer, horse und small
boat.   Once at the head of navigation
line
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prospector or voyager
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(10LU13N   CARIBOO.
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From Ashcroft through it is only a littlo over 1,200 milos. of whioh lho Ilrst
22(1 miles Is by a first-class wagon roud,
tho next 500 by trail, und lho balauoo
by a splendid water courso down Teslin lake and tho Hootaliuqua river
lint within ouu year the excitement
will very likely bo centered iu the Cassiar range of mountains, from which
watersheds tho sources of tho Yukon
largely spring. For prospectors who
wish to go in cheap wo say, start from
Ashcroft in April, leave Quosuollo in
early Muy and you can spend the season most profitably in prospecting
through to Telegraph creek. If you
should wish you can then sell your pack
animals, for which there Is always a
demand at that point, and build about
uud in a week from tho time you leave
Luke Teslin you can bo at that now
much lalkedof: spot on earth, Klondike,
THE  STICKINE-  ROUTE.
of Vancouver:   Of
henrd Captaiu J,  D. Tackubory, muster of
niii  the last few the steamer Alaskan, tho ouly steamer
The mines on the Stickiuo river, spoaks from ex
I produced so richly boforo aud porience, having navigated the riv
dale were about workod out. for yours.   In his opinion tho Stickine
extreme  cost of   liviug with Toslhi-Iuko  route is lho one route to
ftvot that it the Yukon,   and   his opinion is being
i   keep tlio borne oul by tho fuel that huudrods of
was neces- men  aro   Hocking  to   Wraugel  from
i work to advan- Skaguay und Dyoa, to await the opou*
-'ds. and tbe I'ur ing of the river iu tho spring.   Some
the   minors be- yours tho rivor   is opon   by the latter
disposition hud pari of April, or between the lirst nnd
*a   anil   Cassiar sixteenth of May.    lie  hus never seen
golydo- il later llr,n Ilie hitter date. It remnins
et untold mil navigable until October, when fhe Ico
one at all fa eonitnenoi_s to comedown.   Oil Ihe last
nn doubt, nud trip of  the Alaskan   some ice   wus on
H'omlso of   nil countered, hilt  since then the weather
old mining of has boon wanner, which might again
clour the river. The Ahisknn is it rather
experience of  Mr. ,1ns. deep draft boat for river trnlllc, so she
iboo'a old timers, is well cannot run as long us could light
Landing al  Williams draught steamers,
■.hen  llio famous croek      Captain Tackabory advises  men nol
as a producer.   Gold, to attempt   to   go up   tho river on fl
ry whero,    Mr.   Orr was ice. It is, he says, a very hard and hu:
ira in llio Caledonia and unions trip, aud thoro is not much to
- for the company.    In be gained by it.    Men arc still ut work
Ihey look out ovor hnlf on lho trail from   Telegraph creek t
sorte
1 ('ill
.   Tl
lm
ill
II
lions
n   Hi
il
milin
witli
Ul
. ,
onoli
•our r
ild
old  li
ll<<    IS
vi\
id
io  oosl at
nil is, tin
pillillis
lo li
iirlclraopi
i mouths
iondollll
Tlioy took out 811,500 Tuslin   luko.   Thoro   nro  :«XI  mon nt
us ot Krnvol, tlio prlzo puu Tolograph orook waiting (or the suow
This  wns in 18(13.   Out to fall so thnt they onu got thoir goods
min. wliinli wns sixty sovcu ovor ou slods.   Prniik Yorko is tuking
lok, llio best paying dirt his goods to tho top of tho knoll, four
At the   .junction   ol'   lho Thon
ISOU
with the Frasor river, is a thriviu
,' vii-
luge surrounded    with   good qi
urt/.
ledges, und is a good Held for pro
pee-
tors. It is distant from Aslicrolt a
-out
50 miles  west.   Kamloops being
tbe
same distanco east   ol!  Ashcroft.
All
places being ou the Canadian 1'
cillc
railroad.
Ml/- OOGT,
Tlie prominence of this secli
ill is
owing to its Immensely valuubl  i
miues   that have within   tho pa
months      been      moro     proinlii
utly
brought   boforo   tbe p il lie    ;■ ,;
i vei
bofore.   Tho Golden Caclm miu ■
Bon D"Or group an.l  numon
show  groat  values,   Tho entiret
01111*
try will, noxlsou.o'i, boulivo witli
irus
poclors,   aud   thoro   in   an   imlii
liter:
Held.   To reach Lillooel, a good v
agoi
roud from Ashcroft, distance uu i
liie-;
Thore isalsou trail up tli" Fi i ■■:
Iron
Lyttou.
S0MB  PINE RANCHI-S.
or ihu country north from Ash
roll, to Quosuollo it is sufliciont to
ay that no liner farms or, as
_jj™ I thoy aro called, runches, can bo fouud
in tho world than tho Williams Lake
ranch, lho Onward ranch, Vieth & Borland's, Duulovy'a, the Australian's, Bo-
hanon's, W A. Johnson's, the Adams A
Morrison's, and scores of others found
along the Cariboo road or ou tho Fru-
sontntl Thompson rivors, Along tho
tho lako stream luscious fruits, splendid vegetables and anything grown in
uhnosl any country, and the dry air of
the Thompson valley,health giving and
pure, the mild wintor with rarely any
snow all goes to make this section a
most desirable one fora homo.
Kamloops i
littlo city al 1!
aud South Tie
head of Kan
about 2,000 pei
a railroad di'
growing, tlirh
.ud oi
rood1
niNlNQ LICENSEiS.
inn
fall i
tending
o go to the
Mil
'Id- i-
idled to the fact that ii
at. is l
ollecled
in all goods
iL'h
adu, o
nny i>;irt
il It, tlltit tbe
re |t
iueipn
llbl as
. Ku in
v in Can
cheaply i
oops or
iln. and tbat
id or tu good
'an cou ver n_
mt
e Stati
serin 11
ti-b-Colum-
are
lihei.il
law- (or
miner-.   All
.till
il tillkt
.   'there
are no large
pay,
mil in
ru-crviitli
nufalternnte
.•I'Ci
a obtain
licenses for
ill) Eh
lull Colin
ihin mul lhe
Ashcroft
aim om
,iiK* witli
The former
yeur. Direct
Ash-roft hy
HO, M
IlieCi
wnu kt'e
i.iihiin Pi
U'.iiml ll
nil Si, Plllll,
tli.* Railway.
rtmiih tickets
irolinri
I'l'p pii
iw,>
Old.ii,
or HP
Ill-ill
I, lillli
ussi-.l
,1' llin
-nllllll
ni lurgo.   I-iiii
nlixivm vnluu
hiirliniiil, prim'
ill-., .'.ml llird i
A liwiul Iill
on-torn Wash
roiulsillid I mils
Spokuuo to  Asl
r.isliiiu,'
olli.blo inr,
ling III.'
irvorluml
lull   In   1
min, Tonll.
.  Mini.'  1
y   ri'inlttii
.1.   II.    t'lei
DlltS
druggist
gto
-tut loner, at Ashoroft, Tor a |
of "Ovorland to Klondiko," j
ugh "Cariboo, Omonioa and Oas-- 0
" Ten lull page illustrations;
II iinrroot map of tllfl roads und '
a, Issuod by lbe B.C. MlNlNa J
iSATj, and contains ils special §
spoudeuf's roport of the actual |
.ui condition of tho trail, Sur-S
i,l.li. Dovorous having been;,
ovor tho routo by tho JoURNAI*
'amino and report on the same. |
hook contains Iu all 70 pages.     .
iSSWSa.-i_i«
was about t
ruu wusoft
Sweat wa-.
every day from U0 to 200 ounces: Beau-
raguan! ils high   as SOO   ounces a day:
New   York   from   150 to   200   ounces;
Moffat's over 8300,000 taken out of 100
feet square, which was iho size of the
Uariboo   claim!
was next but in
wiih Hi Hi  feet of  ground   paid iu divi- good oue for either a wagou road or n
ileiul;   over   8700,U00.   Tbe  Watty, a railway.   Thoro is a vory slight grade
small claim  next,   paid   SSO,000.   Tho from'Tolograph creok to what is known
Cameron claims cleaned up over 81,000- as tho top oftho hill, a distance of four
000;   tho Rabby 3300,000;   Dead Broke miles,   Prom thereto tho lake is four
870,000,   lielow were some  short  but miles.
rich claims. Prince of Wales paid eight j Thero are a number of men coming
luterests   half  a  million.   Above the np tho river in small boats, but they,
Caledonia, tho Lillooet and Cariboo
were very rich. The Aurora, with its
fourteen interests, paid iu dividends
after all expenses wore paid, about 8,19,-
000 per interest. On the Diller, two
men working on the windlass and two
umlei ground took out iu ten hours 102
pounds of gold. In all over 8300,000
wits paid in dividends lo tho three interests in this elulm, Above the Black
Jack, which was rich, the Witidup wus
a rich fraction. From Canyon to Prince
of Wales, on up to tho sawmill, tho
Brioson, Nigger und others paid rrom
82r>,fHH) to 850,000 to tho interest. Do*
ens of other claims along old Williams
creek paid enormously and the croek
never received, says Mr. Orr, credit for
nearly nil of its enormous output, it
bolus gen-rally said that tho sum of
825,000,000 wns taken out of 1'.-miles.
' Mr. Orr says it was twice that amount,
• 1 ii any case It wns suoh a creek us was
novoi' boforo strmdr, and so fur the
; Klondike is not in the race for record
output. Other creeks in tho neighborhood, filr. Orr says, will yet provo as
rich povhaps as Williams creek was.
Lightning Creek, Swift river, Slough
orook, Willow rivor and dozens of othor
crooks which havo never been bottomed
will yet give up their hoard of gold.
Of Omouicu, Mr, Orr, who spent two
years there, says it was barely scratched
and the wholo of lbe Cussiur country
is.yel. comparatlvoly virgin ground. The
enormous cost of provisions, dilllculty
of access and cost of labor all combined to mako tbo gold hunters drop
uny work that would not quickly and
enormously repay. Today thoro is no
better gold country to prospect than
from Cariboo  through  to Klondike.
milos from Telegraph creek, so that [ will congregate iuSpoki
spring to make that lii
forthosolivlngiu that v
aud oust of thoro. The i
a big stock uiul more i
will be take:: from th
hind travelers, An im
is that horses are plem
The Spokesman Revlev
called tho attention of
dike travelers to the fa
a safe and easily travole
to tho land of gold, Tf
roud connection from £
croft viu  Revolstoko,   '
lllld board  Of trade   ni' I
titled to muoh   conaidt
work they   have done
tho merits of tho overlu
vo feet on bedrock and the
n 150 feet wide. Tbe Never j when   the  snow  falls ho will   huvo a
adjoining und   washed up   down   grade  ruu to  the lake.   Thero
will ho  considerable   traffic ovor the
trail this winter, so that tho snow road
should be a good one.
Before leaving Telegraph crook Captain  Tackabory  had   a  conversation
be   McLean  claim   with Mr. St. Cyr, tho government enrich.   Tho Tinker  gineer,   Mr. St. Cyr says the route is a
Captain Tackabery says, will never got
through to Telegraph creek, unless the
ice is very lute in forming. Thoy will
have to camp along the river.
leiu the early I
starling point, j
dnity ur south
-r.b-.ts.a-.*,!>
KISKAliASH.
ASHCROFT.
On the Canadian Pacific Railroad, 205
milos oast of Vaucouver, aud in thc
valley formed by the Thompson rivor,
a hoalthy pleasant village of about 400
people, good stores nud good hotels.
The mild and pleasant winters mako
tho towns of Ashcroft and Kamloops
desirable places in which to puss tho
winter, from tho fact that 1,000 horses
uro continually freighting goods from
Ashcroft to difForout points along the
Cariboo road uud to the different mining camps of tho interior it is a lively
town, and rapidly putting ou metropolitan airs, Water works and electric
lights will bo put in yot this season,
It is uow thoroughly uudorstood that
tho overland telegraph Hue will bo extended from Quesnelle to Dawson City
noxt seasou. This will make Ashcroft
tho distributing point for the Klondike
news, and a telographio coutro. Of
fruits aud potatoes Ashcroft can beat
tho world, for stock tho surrounding
ranches eau givo a good account of
thomsolvos. The western Canadian
Ranching company owns not loss than
10,000 heud of cattlo. John Wilson, of
Ashcroft, is known tho provinco
through as tho oattlo king. He owns
or controls soveral ranches ami muny
thousund head of cattle,
British Columbia on the whole is
prosperous, uud good settlors, thoso
that will make desirable citlzeus, are
in demand, none others need apply,
Tho Kislmgush district, situated ou
tho routo from Asheroft to tin- Yukon,
ubout sixty miles from llu/.elloii. sends
out reports of good strikes. ,1. ]>. Ivv
ereaux, representative of the Minino
JouitNAU, writing I'rom Llazeltou about
tho Kisgagash country says: "1 have
soon ore from thirteen claims in tho
Kisgagash district which all looked to
bo very highly mineralized. Some of
it is known In run as high as 8200 to
SHOOto the ton in gold alone, and. by
iuformatiou given me by tiie miners,
theei-eumof theeountry is not touched
yot.   All the old   experienced  hands
offodde:
meadow
been made -About tlie
consemieutly all the
s been obtained trom
i ^ikkI summer stock
. ami from all accounts
reason to believe that
nil lie  iiroduceil  :
i to
.inter
Ita
say that tho Kisgagash country will hi
a better camj;
over expect to
silver, copporni)
euay is mostly
in value every
is known about t
try by the out:
past livo years
8250,IHH)   has 1
couutry by im
Chinese."
Intending parlies bonding ror tin
Klondike, and wbo lake lbe ovi rland
route, would do well to
part of the country. As
and is verified by all who have beeu ii
the northern districts by going ovoi
tho old tolograph trail good minora!
can bo found almost unywher
isltion nnd its altitude, probably
00 and 3,000 feet above tbe sen
naturally rendur It somewhat un-
ic growing of grain crops. Still,
Ion mid lira hinge it mav lie sus*
rent improvement hi the matte
rests, which lias been the exporl-
i places with Blmllarcharactcristlcs!
slttinteil as it is. ii is evidently not
Unble fur it man witli n family and
, and unless a settler Is willing to
ilnted condition, without any itn-
:t_ tif rends, bridges, schools,
ind other adjuncts of ordinary
ot advised to attempt it r.t
ilony of fifty or moac were to
would be somewhat different, aa conditions would be altered and
the lack of facilities referred to would naturally
soon bo obviated. The present isolated eon-
ditioa is undoubtedly the reason that so few
.ettlers have thus fur laken up laud- there.
Wiih railway communication, however, and
access to Hie mines of Cariboo, many of tile
real or alleged dtflicultics in existence there
would no doubt soon disappear, and a very
large urea nf pastoral and agricultural lands
would lie added to lbe wealth producing power
ofllie province.
KLONDIKE   SUPPLIES.
ve iii an isi
a-dlate pros
ostal fncllltl
ettlo then
llrirn   Ihr Kr
oteniiy oui
bo, ns I l.i->
huvo Rold
iml loud, wiia
ollioKool
silvor, wiil.
r is f-lllug
any.   Uttlr
or nothlnt
1, o wealth o
' lliis ooiiu
sldo world.
Willrill Ilii.
.   1   V Ill'O 1
> Buy Hu
101 !.,:    1
nt, or iiris
iividllul inin
il'S, mostly
For heavy supplies to be guaranteed
delivered to you at Hazleton and Glenora when you call I'or thom on tho
overland routo write the undersigned,
Wo can givo you the Hudson's Buy
Company's guarantee that the goods
-j-1 ordered through us shall bc packed aud
await .inn your arrival aud at the same
rates that tho company sell thom for.
Write for particulars.
Reynolds it Roberts.
Ashcroft, 13, O.
ospoot that
well known
RELIABLE KLONDIKE MAP.
.\ reliable map of the Ovorlund routo
to the Klondiko via Ashcroft, Quesnello and Tolegraph crook, showing
river crossings, distances camping"
Tho grounds, otc, otc, will bo out shortly,
groat influx of people next spring will All persons socking information asto
open up these districts adjacent to Our-! Ihis route should see this map. Send
iboo, und il la quito probable that somo, CO oenta or St nud gee ouo by return
will strike a nice Klondiko nearer i mail. Addro'ss Fraser & Roberts, Ash*
homo, ' croft, B. C,