1 THE B.C. MINING -JOURNAL. VOL. 4., NO. 41. ASHCROFT, BRITISH COLUMBIA. FEBRUARY 11. 1899. 1.00 PER YEAR Many of our customers nre perhaps unaware that we carry u large aud varied assortment of above goods. Before purchasing elsewhere get the full particulars aud prices from US on Dining Room Tables, Centre Tables, Rocking Chairs; Dining, Bed and Bar Room Chairs, Bedsteads, Carpets, Rugs, Glassware and Crockery. .Iusi in Slock a Full Line of C^IIX lilXBi?-^^S-^-!XH-i™!5§-^ .El "W". FOSTER, General Merchant, ASHOROPT AND CLI-STTO-ST, B. O. HOTEL BADMINTON, Ar-A.__NrCOTJ-V-E!_E^, _B.Q. Redecorated, refurnished and enlarged. Heating and lighting (electric) perfect. Le Comte (late of St. Charles Hotel, "New Orleans) iu charge of the kitchen. Headquarters for Miuing Men. W. H: MAWDSLEY, Manager. ASHCROFT HOTEL, Wm. Lyne, Proprietor. Directly opposite Depot, - - ASHCROFT, B.C. This Hotel has been lately refitted and refurnished. A new wiug, 50 x -111 feet, containing nineteen rooms, including bath aud sample rooms, will be opened by Oct. 1st. Good table and good service The only first-class Hotel iu town. Quesnelle Mouth, B. C. All Projected Railroads for Northern British Columbia point to Quesnelle Mouth as the centre and distributing depot for the various mining camps in the great gold bearing District of Cariboo. • The undersigned keeps a fine selected stock of the choicest goodt procurable, consisting of BACON, BEANS, BUTTER, FLOUR, AND MILL FEED, AND A GENERAL LINE OF GROCERIES. Mining, Prospecting; & Hunting Outfits. Hardware and Agricultural Implements. Clothing, Boots and Shoes, Hats, Caps, etc. Lumber, Rough and Dressed. Cedar Shingles. Hay and Grain. JAMES IRIEIID- The H. B. A. Vogel Commercial College __i__i_3_-ic--: block:, _-C_va_:i_src-rS st., ..0.B0-.117. "\7'£t__-lCO"ULT7'©_f- -B.C _?--CO_30'_r_._a: i_sTBTS-'-rc_?io_sr iisr BOOKKEEPINU (pmoli-ul methods, no loxt books), BUSINESS HETHODS, CORRESPONDENCE, PENHANSHIP, SHORTHAND, TYPE- WRITINH, nnd the General English Branches. ;,:- j_u_I\r__ 1*011 phospeotus. CARGILE HOUSE Under New Management. Mr. Fred. Nolson uow bns entiro charge of tlie Hotel, and hus thoroughly renovated and refitted it. Dining rooms well supplied, neat and orderly. The bay ia well supplied with the best grade of Wines, Liquors and Cigars. The house solicits a fair share of the public patronage. Ashcroft, B.C., February 1st, 1899. THE EXCLUSION ACT. Editoh GLuiii-j-Sh': Your plan of do- roving considerable space to tlio publishing of opinions regarding the exclusion act iH to bu highly commended, us a more thorough discussion and examination of tho question of tlio day is obtainable iii this way than in any other wny, or iu almost any other, because tlio opinions aro the result in most cases of deliberate thought and experience, unbiased by the excitement of public dpbiite und free from tlio magnetic influence, pro. or cou,, ot a popular speaker. It is of great interest to murk tlio diversity in tlio various opinions, to note bow Llio expressions throw not a littlolighl on Lho ehnruolors of tho Individuals, aud Anally to observe that resentment at the exclusive nud selfish policy of tbo United States government is ilie Inundation for most, if uot all, of llioso opinions favorable to llio continuance of the not in question. Your drab editorial sooms Lo argue (lint the bill was introduced and thrust through tho houso for tho purpose of orabarr.isaliig tlio Imperial or Domiuion govoi'Muont-i in thoir negotiations wiLli tho Unilod Stales government, ll. is just, possiblo that tills bill is a WOllpou in our commissioners' hands, Hiid to that extent may do gOOd| but weapon or no weapon, whether Lho bill was passed for purposes of privato ven- genuoo or to strengthen the hands of oui-diplomats, it is au instance of n poor kind of "snap" legislation. Tho bill, as lias beeu shown by you and tho Colonist, will in its operation work injustice to numbers of men who had filled tho requirements of tho law iu good faith, Theso men should bo fully protected, or our fair reputation for honest dealing will bo smirohod. It is to bo hoped that tho amendments introduced by Mr. Clifford will cover this poiut and others that could bo named. Tho main question nfter all is whether tho bill is right iu principle or not. If right in principle, tho arrangement of details is comparatively easy. The principle is as generally accepted, to keep the placer gold iu British Oolum* bia for British subjects, and in tbis it is in lino with bills passed in Eastern Canada tending to preserve Canadian logs for Canadian mills, and witb bills passed iu tho United States keeping United States heritages for Uuited States citizens. It may at oneo bo conceded that tho exclusion act is correct iu principle and that wo should uot give away our birthright without getting a return. Tho question of realizing on our property and getting a return is oue that immediately follows. Referring to Uuited States practice, it is tho avowed object of United States legislation to develop tho uatural resources of that couutry to tho greatest extent and iu tho shortest possible timo. To this end protective tariffs havo beou imposed on foreign produce, and aliens aro excluded from privileges of citiizenship iu order to induce them to throw in their lot with that of tbo natives. How well this has worked tho preseut couditiou of tho United States shows, and needs no comment; but it must bo noted that anyone arriving iu tho Uoited States and dcalar- iug Intentions of becoming a citizeu is immediately admitted to all rights of citizenship, with few exceptions of littlo importauce, saving tbo right to vote, so that it appears that auy British subject crossing tho lino aud dcclarlug his intention to bocomo a United States citizen has thereby acquired tho rights of a Unitod States citizen as to miuing, Our exclusion act bears heavily on the alien, and ns it uow roads debars all but full-Hedged Urifish subjects from our placer mines, aud the alien can only acquire such rights aftor tbroo years' rosidon«o iu tho country. No one desires tbat tho privileges of a British subjeot shall bo easily acquired by evory Tom, Dick and Harry that comos ulong aud chooses to "declare his intentions" for the purpose of gold mining iu British Columbia, but thero are large numbers of Unitod States citizens living among us who have boeu here-for many years, who havo helped by their energy and thrift to build up tho provinco, wbo aro desirable members of tho community aud who propose to stay, aud It seems that tho exclusion uct might easily bo amended aud with advantage to tho material interests of tho couutry, in suoh a way as to givo suoh Uuited States citizens, especially, and other alious an equivalent of tho rights which a British subject immediately acquires on his signifying his desiro to become a Unitod States citizen, Tho adoption of suoh a courso would go a long way towards achieving tho main object of tills legislation, which is tu conlluo as far us possiblo the busiuoss of outfitting aud supplyiug tho miners to Canadian firms. Business always goes whero tho bost and cheapest goods are to bo bought, and it will be generally admitted that with our protective legis Iatiou Iiritish Columbia firms must get tho trado of tho northorn goldllolds. If it oan bo managed that tho outfitting and supplying business is largely kopt in tho country, thoro can bo littlo ob joctiou to tho admission of aliens, under certain restrictions, to our mines, and it uoods no proof to bring home to every man that tho more rapidly this country is developed tho greater its power, riches and standing among tho nations. I would suggest, and trust that it will receive the favorable consideration of all liberal minded persons, that tho exclusion uct bo so amended as to admit to tho privileges of u Tree minor in British Columbia, under tho Placer .Mining Aot of 1807, all aliens who have resided in this couutry forsixconsocu- Livo mouths noxt preceding the application, ot which satisfactory and sworu proof must bo furnished Lho gold com missioner beforo tho issuing of a licouso to such alien; all miners' licenses issued up to the Lime uf Lho pas- sago of tlio act to remain in full forco, Under Lhis arrangement numbers of aliens would como in am1 work for wages until tlioy got limn* Hconaes. Thoy would undoubtedly buy thoir goods and supplies iu this country, being cheap, i- and nearer. Thoy would bo careful how Lhey slayed away whilo Iheir mining busiuoss lasted. This country would get the benefit of thoir work during Llieir probationary period, our gold fluids would be opened up quickly, and wo would bo relieved of the onus of drastic legislation, and, furthermore, this would allay lliat feeling wliich seems Lo bo growing amoiigsL minors that the present act is ouly a prelude to nn uct excluding aliens from our mineral veins aud lode ioposits, any interference with tho tovolopmcut of whicli would bo a public calamity. I. S. N. Williams. Victoria, B.C., Feb. 5th, 18W. -Victoria Globo. Canurcftatlanal Meeting. The annual congregational meeting of Ziou Presbyterian Cuurob was held Friday ovoning, Jan, 27th, about forty members, adherents and friends being presont. Tho fluaucial reports read wore most encouraging, each department of the church's work showing a balauce on hand at the eud of tho year. During the social part of tho meeting music was rendered by the choir, refreshments wero served and an enjoyable limo was spent. Clifford'*; New BUI. The full provisions of Mr, Cliffords bill to amend tho Placer Miniug Aot read as follows: The sizo of placer claims shall bo ns follows: A "creek claim" shall be200 foet long measured in tbe direction of the genoral courso of tbo stream, and shall extend in width from base to base of the hill or bench on each side, but when tbo bills or bonchs on each side, but when tho hills or benches aro less than 100 feet apart the claim shall be 200 feet long by 100 feet in width. In "bar diggings" a claim shall be a strip of laud 200 feet long at high water mark, and in width extending from high water mark into tho rivor to its lowest level. Iu '.'dry diggings" a claim shall be 200 feet loug by 100 feet in width. In "bench diggings" a claim shall be 200 feet long by 100 feet in width; provided that the Gold Commissioner shall havo authority, whoro tho bench is narrow, to extend tho limits of the bench, but uot to exceed 200 feet long by 100 feet in width. Iu "hill diggings" a claim shall haye a baso liue or frontage of 200 feet drawn parallel to the main direction of the stream or ravine on which it fronts. Parallel lines drawn from eaoh end of the base lino, at right auglos thereto, and running to tho summit of tbe bill, shall constitute tho sido linos thereof. Legal posts shall be placed 200 feet apart, on both tbe bnso line and Bide lines, and no claim shall extend beyond the posts so placed. If any freo minor or party of free miners discover a now mine, and such discovery be established to the satisfaction of'the Gold Commissioner, placer claims of tho following sizes, in dry, bar, bench, creok or hill diggings shall be allowed, viz: To oue discoverer one claim, 500 feet iu length. To a party of two discoverers two claims, amounting altogether to 1,000 feot iu length. To a party of threo discoverers three claims, amounting together to 1,400 feet iu leugth. And to oach member of n party beyond four in number a claim of ordinary sizo only. A creok discovery clnim shall extend ou each Bide of tho centre of tbe crook as far as Lho summit of tho hill, but not exceeding 1,000 feot. Provided that tho upper 50 feet of each ordinary claim, and tho upper one-fourth of each discovery claim shall be hold in trust for tho Government oftho Provinco, to be by them, upon tho expiration of two mouths from tho date of record of said claim, put up for salo at public auction by the Gold Commissioner of the district iu which said claim is situated, 10 por cout. of the proceeds of suoh salo to bo paid to tho legal owners of said claim: and, provided, tbat whero a group of adjoining claims uro recorded by a party of freo minors as one compauy, thou tho portion belonging to tbe government of tho province shall be one-fourth of tbo wholo, taken from tbe upper claim or claims, and com- 1 moncing at the upper line of suoh group of olaims, THAT ROARINd OAME. Editor Mining? Journal—Sin Since the roaring game was first played in Ashcroft I have been nearly a constant visitor at the games, and I must say that tho players from the oldest to the youngest have improved wonderfully both lu temper and skill. While passing N. de Keyser's jewelry store, I saw the photos of many of tbe players (which I must say were very accurate) aud the familiar expressions used by the different players were very good. I think Archie must have taken snap shots and he must havo been on his mettle to have caught suoh life liko pictures of Stan, Bill Hawthorne and others, nnd their familiar attitudes. Tho Ilrst schedule was won by J. H. GUIard's rink, nnd I understand that ho hus beeu presented witb* a hand-' somo cup as a trophy for tbe first schedule. It is on exhibition at tho jowelry store. Tlie single competition is down in tho finals with Geo, Ward or our "long friend" (as I heard him called the other ovoning by his skip) and T. McCosh, and last but not least, our old friend Josoph William Burr. Joe savs, "I'm uot afraid of any mau on the ioe, skip or green mau." The third schedule is down in the finals with J. Hawthorne's rink and Bill Hawthorne's to play off tho final Friday evening. This will no doubt bo a close and exciting game, as tbey don't spare eaoh other when it oomos to curling. Tbe gamo has taken a great hold on the people of Ashoroft and I don't think there will be any trouble in having a rink built and the real granites brought bere in good time for next winter. If Kamloops would do likewise, there would be many pleasant games played during the winter evenings. Yours truly, Soop 'En Up. New Strcami Pound. A number of new creeks were discovered in Atlin during January. Very coarse gold was taken out of one of the creeks, and as it was only about ten miles from Atlin townsite where the discovery was made, there was as usual a big stampede. Tlia Allen Act. The following extract is from a well- known mining man who has operated many yoars lu the Cariboo country, and is at present manager of a well-known mine operated by foreign capital and under foreign incorporation. Wo have not looked closely into the question brought forward by our correspondent. '* * * Tbe exclusion amendment to the mining bill is a serious matter if nllowed by the Minister of Justice at Ottawa—whioh I do not think it will be—for it certainly outs off all existing rights, now acquired, at the expiration of the present 'Free Miner's Certificate,' June 30th, held by foreign companies, whioh would certainly interfere witb treaty obligations. The amendment, section 6, does not help tu, for it deals with 'persons' only." cupid ao.. BcgKinj.. i-oauty combined with wealth in a woman are qualities rare enough, according to accepted opinions, to insure tbe happy possessor from looking far afield for the admiration, flattery and devotion of men. Indeed a beautiful woman of wealth is generally regarded as suoh a prize by the army of unattached bachelors and widowers that the wooing aud winning her becomes to them a hand to hand struggle in which the most persistent and courageous only succeeds after months of strategic manoeuvring and hair-breadth escapes by flood and field. Yet we find in a Port Townsend paper, the Horning Leader, the following: "Heiresses Would Marry — Three Americans, attractive, generous, healthy, accomplished, affectionate, worth 820,000, 830,000 and 835,000 respectively. Annual incomes 81,000 to 82.250, Send 50 cents for particulars and addresses. Communications confidential. No agents. , Box —, Seattle, Wash." Ye gentlemen of Victoria, who sit at home at easel What are yon thinking about? Wilt see beauty flouted and wealth soorned by those churlish Washingtonians? Perish the thought. Tomorrow's Kingston will sorely bear away the advance guard of the army of gallants who will find that pressing business calls them to Seattle.—Viotorla Globe. The Battle ot Manila. Tbe dead bodies of three or four thousand natives of tbe Philippine islands lay scattered around Manila as a rosult of their own foolishness. No ono who bas watched the courso of the United States military authorities siuco tho fall of Manila can attach any blamo to them for tbe conflict which has just taken place. The order to be tolerant was obeyed by tbe soldiers in the ranks iu spite of the most provoking incidents which occurred almost daily up to tho time of the battle. The ingratitude of the insurgents of Cuba and the Philippines has probably made mauy of those who were the most ardent advocates of the Hispano- American war sorry that the United States did not leave tbe colonial affairs of Spain alone, but to the people ot the United States the shout of "liberty" was so delightfully intoxicating that they swallowed it without examining the brand, and now they mutt Buf fer the headacho which follows Indls oretionsof that kind. It isa safo con elusion tbat if President McKinley ond his cabinet hud it all to do over again it would bo Spanish soldiers that would bo fighting Filipinos today. But what has beeu douo cannot bo undone aud tbo Americau government seems determined to mako the best of its predicament. It evidently intends to go on with the work of pacifying tho islands oven if it has to wipo ull tho natives off in ordor to accomplish its object. The troubles of tho United Statos have just begun;—Province, LILLOOET. The steamer Minnehaha, which is boing built at Soaton lako, is fast ussum lug shapo and will ply On> wutej-sof Lho lako in good time. In the neighborhood of fifteen tons of freight can bo carried; this will be able to supply the demand for awhile. T. A. Brett, who Is working on the Brett group of olaims on McGiIlivray oreek, reports the proporty as looking flne ond tho work is progressing. Thoy have run an upraise of thirty foot to surface, whioh is a groat convenience for working. The proporty is under bond to K. B. Skiunor, of Vancouver. LAC LA HACHE. Mr. E. J. Chrlstio, tbo local manager for the B.C.X. has returned to bis post of duty after an extended holiday to tbe Pacific coast. He expressed himself as satisfied with tho management of affairs during bis absence. Mr. John King was acting manager. The co-partnership heretofore existing between Mossrs, Herman Ilrowu and James McGraw, under tbo firm name of Brown & McGraw, gonoral contractors, has beeu dissolved, Mr. McGraw has sold bis interest to Mr, Brown, who will hereafter continue tho business. Mr. Browu contemplated opening a jewelry store, but siuco the business as contractor now requires his undivided attention, bo has abandoned the idea. Bills are up announcing a fistic encounter to take placo in tho near future. Mr. J. B. Lelghton passed down the road one day last wook aftor an ox- tended trip in the Cariboo in tho interests of his company. CH1LCOTEN. There was a heavy fall of rain Inst night taking nearly all the snow there was here, about two inches, and leaving the roads a shoot of ioe. Mr. Young is having tho inside of his house pulled to pieces and is laying the house out on a different plan, ssrs. Copeland and Carlisle aro doing the work. Mr. Bidwell is again settled down to Chileoten life after his visit to England. Mr. Bayliff is having a large fenco contract. He has evidently changed his mind about pastures aud be bas now become the land king of this part of the country. Mr. Henderson has returned from the Klondike. Mr, Franklin has nearly finished his new house on the Archio fiat. Mr, Piper, tho constable, has beon taken off of the patrol. He cau't find any more cases now around a cortain post-office. Mr. Crowhursh bas lost another of his big horses. Owing to the roads having do snow he is not hauling freight this winter but hopes to be at It as soon as the snow goes off, O. T. Hanoe has been taken off police duty, muoh to the sorrow of a great many of the settlers here, Tbe Poor flan's Fortune. M, De Keyser-Vorbeist is the inventor of a wonderful process for placer mining in all its branches. It consists of a portable amalgamator operating by the cyanide, amalgamation and electricity. There Is no more loss of gold or amalgam and gold ot 25 cents a cubic yard can be profitably worked by sluicing or with his interchangable rocker and sluloe amalgamator. It is light, compact and simple. After a day's trial with the proper instruction any oue can operato it. The rocker oan operate 20 cubio yards of gravel per two men and sluices from 50 to 3,000cubic yards per 2_ hours. In one word It is tbe finest tailing apparatus ever put on the market. Tho maohino will be placed on ground on a royalty or a percentage of the gold obtained with said machine after tho examination of the ground to be workod and proved to contain 10 cents and upward to the cubio yard and whore thoro is sufficient water to work a number of said machines, Air. De Keyser has demonstrated bis wonderful gold saving apparatus several times, and will again do so in the near future, Any person interested In miniug will do well to forward his address to M, Do Keyser-Verbelst, Ashoroft, wbo will invite said persons to examine tho operation on the Fraser river about tbe 15th of Maroh, at Yale and North Bend. —Com. See the notice of the Williams'. Official Directory iu another column. It la recognized by all asautbentio and up to date. ANNUAL ELECTION. Tho shareholders uf tlio Lightning Crook Gold Gravels aud Drainage Co., Ltd., met in annual mooting ut their office in Asbcroft on Monday tho 0th., inst. British Columbia shareholders present woro Dr. F, S. Reynolds, James Reid, Oliver Harvoy, W. B. Bailey, W. D. Burdls, H. L. Roberts, D. Murphy. Mr, C. H. Unvorzugt was present representing tho eastern shareholders. Reports of tho progress of work on Lightning croek were read and progress shown. The following trustees were duly elected. James Reid, representing British Columbia shareholders, Chas. H. Unvorzagt and H. W. Moore representing eastern shareholders. Senator Reid, succeeding Dr. Reynolds, was elected president; Chas. H. Unver- zugt vice-president: H. W. Moore secretary uud treasurer, and O. Harvey auditor. Tho roport of tbe work of constructing tho drain tunnel on Lightning crook shows some 1000 feet comploted and tbat the work was being pushed night and day with three shifts under efficient foremen, well timbered aud permauontly constructed. In addition to tbis a shaft is being sunk somo distauce nheud of and in fine with Lho tunnel on a former location which showed up good results and wbicb will drain tbo bench by the tunnel Tho shaft will assist also iu determining tbo depth of the old channel and its exact location by drifting from the bodrock. At dato of last report 30 feot of tho shaft was sunk and at this rate iu tbo course of a few weeks bedrock should bo reached. The report further showed tho company free from debt aud in condition to complete the preliminary work of drainage and prospecting, As is well kuowu "Cariboo" is a oamo conjured witb iu the past and is today almost as woll known as any geographical feature of any country anywhen.. Tho golden yield of Cariboo in tho pusC established tbe reputation of British Columbia in tbo mining world and in tho reputation of Cariboo, Williams and Lightning crooks were among the principal gems. A greut portion of Light; ning creek is still virgin ground, untouched by the gold hunter in its rich est dopths because itis primarily an operation for combined capital instead of individual enterprise, and nut until tho recent change of laws, and more particularly the special grant of I30*i to tbo Lightning Creek company, waa ic favorably situated as a large commercial proposition. The coarse gold time has been found throughout its whalt. length and the generally well received opinion that its old channel will bo found found rich iu gold, and Che largo extent of the holdings ofl the Lightuing Creek company, makes ic oue of the most important propoaitiona in Cariboo, and one advantaga ia thut; it can bo operated ail the year around We hope soon to see Lightning creek again become a great producer and a mine tbat owing to its magnitude will last for fifty years to come. Letter From Pro". Odium. I have frequently proposed writing you in relation to my trip into Cariboo aud more particulary because of my various visits along Lightning Creek. While there I learned that you had some financial connection with the big draining gold proposition, which I believo is managed by Major Moore. When the first work of survey was in progress I studied carefully the scheme and was then led to believe that it would, after large outlay, pay handsomely. On several occasions since I have bad opportunities of seeing something of the actual work done and bearing tbe opinions of tbe best informed, with the result of a firmer conviction that there are bound to be good results if your men are only able to go on far enough. In fact I am sure the scheme is the only feasible one by which success can be bad, Speaking generally, I may say the future of Cariboo wilt shortly far surpass tho splendid age of it's "golden millions." I trust tbat the present government will show itself wise and strong in relation to our railway system within our own borders. There is room for a good railway from Ashcroft nerth to Barkervlllo. It would bo of inestimable value to the whole country, and so far as I can judge, the road would be one of the easiest of construction, and would bo a very popular line to the north. Somo very short sighted people object to lines connecting with the C.P.R. forgetting that all the wealth ot that most enterprising railway is In turn used iu Cauada for making new lines, new bridges, railway systems, stations and other works, giving employmontto mon and business to merchants and factors. Our day of advancement, of bold ag- ressive advancement has come. The time is upon us and we must face our work or fail to meet our pressing responsibilities. If ever in the history of tho world thore was a time when men witb determined purposes were required to build a nation, that time is now. Let us go to and build for ourselves a great, a mighty nation such as bas not yet been, and it shall be as we say, E. Odli-m. F, W. Foster has a change of adv, in this Issue. THE B.C. MINING JOURNAL. ISSUED EVERT SATURDAY. F. S. REYNOLDS Editor and Proprietor, SabHcrlDllon inlce, lieriitiiuim - - - 83.00. Ad vert i-ic me nls will iml tit- tlibconlmui'd until paid. A-lvertlalng mtus on nppIlcaLlon. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1809, TWO Mll.l;'.; A niNUTB. Mr, L-\ ll. Bohr, Lhe advooato of tho "Mono" rail system, in a lecture at tho Liverpool chamber of Commerce recently, gavo some interesting details regarding the proposed "Lightning Express" railway between Liverpool uud ManohosLor, ovor which trains aro to ruu aL a minimum spoed of ninety miles an hour. Tho now line will differ from tho ordinary two-rail truck iu that it will consist of n single rail olevatod about four lootahovethe ground, and supported ou "A" shaped steol trestles. Tbo couches intended for tlio lino aro to be fitted with wheels in tho contro, and these will run on tbo olovated rail. The position of the couch on tbo railway mny bo likonod to tlio saddle- packs which hang on eacb sido of the camel's bnok. It is intended to placo the triangular supports about 3 ft. 9 apart, and at each side there will be fixed laterally two rails, ono about 18 iu. above tlio other. Tbo object of theso is to increase tho stability of tbo system and Lo engage tho tbirty-two horizontal guide wheels with which tbo car is fitted. Electricity will be tho motive power, and tbo curs, each of which contains four electric motors, will pick up current from an electrical conductor. Mr. Behr promises that tho journey from Liverpool to Manchester—a distance of somo thirty milos shall not tako moro than twenty minutes at tho out side. Similar lines (all worked by steam locomotive power) have been built in mauy parts of tho world, and Mr. l.ohr has arrived at the conclusion thnt tho system is the only ono suitable for speeds of 100 miles nn hour aud over. At the Brussol exhibition iu 1897 ho built a Mono line aud had a cur capablo of holding 100 persons propelled over iL by electric traction ut a speed of ninety milos an hour. Higher speeds, ho says, could doubtless have beon attained had moro curreut been available, lie is of opinion that when once ho has built Lho Liverpool and Manchester lino tho railway companies will como lo seo tbo advantages of tbo Mono rail system for express passenger traffic at 100 to 150 milos an hour. Ho proposes that shiglo rail Hues should bo built alongside tbo groat trunk Hues, aud Lhut these should bo kopt exclusively for express trains. The ordinary linos would then bo used for slow trains aud goods service, and all tbis would feiul greatly totho bene- lit of tbe public and tbo companies.— Times. "Which stylo of music do you prefer?" asked Willio Wellington who bad just boen reminded of tho subject by a street piano, "Lhe Indian or the German," "I prefer tho Italian," answered Miss Cayenne. "Tho orchestra doesn't wake ouo up so of tou." BRITISH CULUHBIA'S CRITIC5. Byron's woll knowu satire on tbo critics would certainly seem applicable to thoso young mon who pay ilying visit to tho goldfields of Western Australia, British Columbia, and elsewhere, uud then assume to write with a profound knowledge of thoir subject. Western Australia has suffered a great deal from iho hastily formed opinions and tbo superficial criticisms of "special miniug commissioners," and it would, indeed, bo safer to believo an epitaph than to accept tbo conclusions formed by somo of thoso correspondents. We recently quoted at si length tho remarks of tho Economist's special commissioner witb referenco to Lho British Columbian miuing industry, aud wo are glad to notico that tho observations of that gentleman, somo of which are obviously inaccurate, huvo beon challongod by such a well- known authority on British Columbian topics us Mr. A, J. McMillan. Our con- temporary's correspondent admits, with somo ambiguity, tbat "in tbo abstract" British Columbia has u greut futuro beforo it ns a mineral producer, but he is puzzled to know "how that futuro is in praotloo going to benefit tbo English financial oi mining world." Ho holds lliat English capital will nover benefit in British Columbia to tho samo extent as it did in South Africa, West Australia, and India, be cuuso "the great majority of the mines and prospects in Lbe country are owned and entirely controlled by Canadian and American shareholders." Tbo fallacy of this contention must be obvious to anyone with tho slightest acquaintance of tho Iiritish Columbian mining industry. Itis probably truo that Lho claims already located are owned largely by Canadians und Americans, but as Mr. McMillan reminds us, thc greut majority of theso aro in the bauds of men, or of local companies, without Lho necessary capital to develop them, und thoy must inevitably pass into tho hands of strong companies with plenty of working capital. Tho transition of tho best developed properties from Lho original owners to moro wealthy companies has been goiug on for some timo. Throo yoars ngo Lho best Rosslund mines belonged to Americans. Today tbey are owned, for tho most part, by British and Canadian capitalists. Tho Le Roi mine was bought by tho British America Corporation from Americans, and the Contro Star and War Eaglo mines, nlso at Rossland, woro sold by Americans Lo Canadians, Tho Columbla-Kootenay- the -fosio, and No. 1, threo other promising Rosslaud proportios, uro also owned by tho British America Corporation, lt must bo boruo in mind, too, that there ure Iminonso areas In British Columbia which aro known lo contain doposits of the precious motuls aud which have not yot boen staked out. Englishmen Imve the same o) portunlties as Canadians and Ainerl cans of sharing iu the latent wealth of theso regions, and, forsooth, Lho "mys Lory of how English capital Is going Lo henellL from tho exploit ntionoi' British Columbia's mineral wealth is ouo of the Economist's correspondent's owi weaving. Tho same authority is good enough lo docluro LhuL "Lho English- floated British Columbian compnuiof to ditto aro a poor selection." Tho British America Corporation, tli London and B.C. Goldfields, tho New Goldflolds of B.C., and the Canadian Pacific Exploration Compnny will doubtless fool grateful for the compliment. Wo thiuk it will be gouorally admitted,fihowever, thai llio Lo Hoi aud tho numerous other mines owned by Lho B.A.C., as well as Lho Yuiir, Ruth, tho Whitewater, uud Lho Porto Rico, constitute tho cream of tlio do developed mines of British Columbia Tbo statement by tho correspondent tbat "tbo Hall Mine, iloated'some years ago, paid a dividend or two, aud aro now shut down," is untrue, and has been officially dcuiod. Tho correspondent is equally wide of tho mark when, referring to the C»ri boo district, he asserts thnt "no doubt thore is still pleuty of alluvial and placer gold to bo fouud, hut iL lends itsolf more to tho operations of private individuals thau to those of a limited company." No ouo with lho ku ledge of the opportunities which exist for deep alluvial mining in Curibi could make such au observation as that. Goldfields are remarkable for tholr rapid growth, but Llioy cannot settlo down to solid mining business iu a day, and in tho process thero must necessarily bo failures as well us sue cesses. British Columbia, however, is rapidly getting rid of ihc disabilities which marred its progress in the ear days. Railways arc being constructed in every direction, smelting fnollitle! aro being provided, aud tho gold and silver miues aro boiug developed apace, to what extent can be seen whou it is stated that tho Rosslund miues alone sent to the smelters 1,10,000 tons of ore in 1898 as against 50,000 tons in 180: Britisli money bus already acquired many of tho bost mines, and London capitalists aro now fully alive Lo tli opportunities which the country affords for profitable investment. The prospects of an early revival in Lho promotion of sound British Columbia miuing enterprises is exceedingly promising, but this consummation, desirable alike in tbo interests of the Prov ince and of English investors, is not likely to bo assisted by such ill-digested opinions as thoso to which it has been our duty to take exception,—-Colonial Goldfields Gazette. Seveuteon cent copper is now one of tbo realities. A few months ago a man would havo boon considered insane that predicted that 17 cent copper could bo possible. Now thero aro ti number of well posted men who pre diet that copper will roach "J.0 cents. The actual cost of producing copper is from six to sovon cents, aud it will be seen tbat if the price koops up that there will be groat profits iu copper mining. As a consequence ull copper .shares have gouo up to astonishing prices. Tbo top ha. not been reached yot and it is safe to suy thnl, for at least a year copper will continue at good prices. Pictures nf Sound. To take a picture of your voice it is only necessary to tio a sheet of thin strong paperover tho flaring end of an old tiu horn. Hold tho born with tho sheet of paper upward, Tuko a little pinch of fine suud, and place it iu the centre of the paper. Then hold tho horn vertically abovo your face, and sing a uote inlo tho lower end of the instrument. Do not blow but sing lho note. Now lower tho born carefully and look at tho suud. You will find that the vibrations of your voice havo scattered tho sand into a beautiful sound picture. Every note iu the musical scale will produce u beautiful picture. So you may produce a great variety of tbom. Some of theso pictures look liko pansies, roses, aud oLherfli ers. Somo look liko snakes and oth liko flying bitds; iu fact, thero is uo limit to tho variation. The pictures of the notes of musical instruments ni made by holding the born as near us possible to them. As stated ubove- sand may be used, but lycopodium powdor will produce even botLor effects. Lycopodium pic tures may bo "fixed" by first dissolving tho powder in alcbohol and then placing the powder of Lhe fluid on the paper. But you must bo quick about it. Tho alchohol evaporates in a Tew seconds, so you must make the sound iu tbo horn as soon us you have deposited tho drop. Tbo small amount of liquid will not prevent lliu powder in it from spreading. When iL has spread however it will stick lhe picture iu its pluco on tho paper, which muy then lie taken off the horn aud preserved. You may thus obtain pictures of the voices of all your frionds. Common gum tragicantb with a littlo alchohol in it also makes a good picture. If you wish to see tho pictures while Lliey are boing made you may employ an old (lining bell-sbaped trumpet, or you may uso your old horn, with a short piece of rubber tubing on the moutbpiec:.- Exchange, Tiie M team gun Canal, Tho greatest saving in distance by Lho Km:/, canal is .1,000 miles, hy lho Nicaragua -mm\ 10,000. Tho traffic absolutely tributary to lho Nicaragua lanul undor pros! ut conditions nl'trade would bo about [.,f)G0,00Q Lous por an* num. This would give the canal u _*. yearly luooino of 80.000,1)00, or an income, afli'i- paying operating expenses, providing for a sinking fund, and paying iuLorost tit 3 por cent, on tlio 8100,000,000 Invested, of 811)00,000 por your, tn view oftho ftiot timl clic oannl would cranio unow commercial era in tlio Pacific and stimulate American trade with Australia nnd South Amorlcn, it is fair to assume that tho income would bo ovon larger Lliun thoso Ugtu'es hid Ion to, Chicago tutor Ocean. Mrs. Henpooli Do you daro to look mo In tho faco and say that? Mr. tlenpock Not on your life, 1 propose to always reserve the right to dodge whenever I mako a remark to you. The rolling pin sLruolt a corner of the mantel aud fell harmlessly to llu lloor. Shotguns aro n nuisance. Most of the game consists of squirrel, grouse. ptanungan and snow-shoe, or kangaroo rabbits. A22riflo is the lightest,ohoar est nntl bost. Tiie birds when Hushed take to a troo and one can pick thom off with a 32 ns thoy can lho squirrel. Tho rabbit is tho only thinff bosldo tl duck, of wliich thoro uro very fow, that ono onu use lhe gun for, and I li seen more rabblLS shot with a I'lflo than a shotgun. Then the weight of a shotgun, to say nothing of t lie prioo, is m euortuous consideration, not only or the trail, bul in t ho mountain climbing Ouo ought Lo have oroopors with Llipin and colored glasses for tho sprit If.vou have only ouo sizo moccasl Llioy shoulli hi- largo SO OS lo allow for wrappings inside tbom; which, acoor ing lo Lho thorniomotnr must ba i creased or decreased., U would bo well to have two sizes; one medium und on largo. Tho formoilfor above /.Ol'O, and the latter for below. Thou tho shrinks them a little and they wear out vory quickly. Rubber boots should be targe enough to allow two pair tit"socks for the winter ami by all means take in a parko tokoop tbo wind off tho body and tho suow out of one's neck going through Lho timber.—Alaska Mining Record. usually lino grade, worth 818.00 to IllO ouiico. On bed-rock it. was very rich. Tho Porcupine, according to Mr, Po* torsou, appears to bo lho richest, Thoy first prospected up to Lho houd of Littlo Salmon and crossed ovor Lho sum- mil nnd oamo down on tho oilier .side Lo the' source of McKinley orook on both forks. Thoy found an iminonso glacier on tlio right hand ..irk of tlio MoKinloy nud report iho country extremely rooky uud vory rugged. While on the summit thoy could soe Lho Por- cupiuo. hul. owing to iln' fm 'million of mountains and lhe great altitude they could not, got down to it but had to nmo buck down tho McKinley and round to Porcupine City, winch is Io* atod about a milo and a half from the creek, All these dlstrlols arc tributary lo tho Chiloal. Tho Porcupino embraces II its tributaries and llio Glacier rivor uud its tributaries. The Khihoutt river district embraces tho territory from the mouth of lho Porcupine to the mouth of tho Kluhona and takes in llotllder, Rock, Mallard nud several olher creeks or minor importance, uud not yet named. Tno Salmon rivor district takes in all its tributaries ami runs down to the coast. Whilo all tllO claims appear to be staked, Mr. Peterson says that but few bonch claims have us yot boon staked and there is n big territory till through that, country thai is sure lo givo results equally as rich as thoso hi thu Atlin. At prosout thoro uro uol many mon iu thai country. Thoy did notinoet more thnn twenty men all told. Thoro ure three men wintering ut lho mouth of the Porcupine. Tiio prospectors in there have two recorders, one nl Chiloal for tho Por uupine district, ami tlio second at Haines' Mission Lor the SuhiH Lho Klaheiia district^--. Messrs. Petoraou uud Bloiu Skagway for a fresh supply and now outfits, uftor which thoy will return in tliero and propuro for dovoli work.- Coloulst. '■I've called to toll you. sii-, that tli photographs you took of us tho other day are not at nil satisfactory; why, my husband looks like an ape." "Well, madam, you should havo thought of thnt before you hud him taken." Strange nun ut Large. '■Are you lho mayor of this city said a man willi roil whiskers on his faco ard a wild look in his eye, to Mayor Garden as ho entered his ofliee iu the city hall Saturday moruing. "I um," replied His Worship. "Then I wish to speak to you ou most important business." snid tin man with the whiskers. "I wish to speak to you* upon mutters which affect eternity aud all time," ho continued. "But wo only deal with earthly aud civil! affairs here.7' said the mayor. Nothing daunted Lhe stranger pushed his way into the mayor's ullice. Closing the door, ho commenced to sing a hymn, then offered up a prayer for the mayor's salvation. "1 am from Ash croft," ho said, "and huvo just boor converted to bho Lord. I tun young In Christianity but. will succeed. I gavo a lecture ou my theory at Ash croft, but it wus not a success fiuun dally or otherwise. Thoy laughed at me. My namo is Johnson and I am to become a saviour of our race. Moro people assembled at the Ashcroft di pot when 1 was leaving than attended lho lecture. Just as I was about to step on lo the car thoy produced eggs aud polled me. I did not mind, us I know [ wtis suffering for Lbe causo. Do you seo that scar. That is ouo of my wounds." But the mayor had hoard enough and the man with the mission was urged to depart. For several hours ho remained about tho City hall and the officials aro still wondering what he wanted;—Province. Mrs. Triggson—O, but I hato this w eat hei-. Mrs. Wakeford -Why? I think it's lovely. Mrs. Trigg.son -That's why I hato it. It rained the day I was married. You know Hue DalliugtOn's wedding is to take place at. high noon. I was ir hopes timl it would just storm. Another Rich District. Rich strikes tn the Porotlpllio ■ tricl uro reported by northern arrivals and from all accounts tho prospects are si fllei-..ni l.v encouraging ■„ warrant thoso who h-ive boon tliero in saying that tho Poroupluo, Kioharia and Sal- mon river districts will in timo be a strong rival totho now fumous Atlin districts. J.B.Petersou audB, Blom, partners and joint owners iu six claims in these three districts returned to Skagway Last week from an extensive prospecting tour of that country and moro especially the Porcupine couutry. Porcupine creok is all slaked Mr. Peterson says, but the bonch claims uro turning out rich results, Near discovery on Porcupine, Peterson out of ten pnus of dirt from a bench claim panned ouitwenly-livo couis' worth of gold. Tire ,'gold is courso and of un- TADLISllBD 181)0. W. paLEW-HftRVEV, F.C.S. MINING ENGINEER AND ASSAVER. VANCOUVER, - - - B.C. VIVIAN & SONS. Swansea. 'Iill-. IJ.MUTT'S Ml.TAl-CO., Wale-.. _*ASS.:i, Hill.I) l-XTUACTINU CO. l.D. Olnsgow. All kinds of ore* bought, Every appliance [nr complete sampling and litiii testa. .OO Will buy a 17-jewelcd WiiiUmni P S Martlet ftem Wind Open I1'.ice Watch, DiiBt Proof Cascn, Fully warranted. Your money refunded if nol tali -factory. Sunt to nny pluce In ll.C. ClmrgcB prepaid on receipt ol Sio. SJ3Vj;j:axd____i: «& bryison General Blacksmiths, Horseshoeing, Steel, [nm niul Ha.dv.oo- Lumlici- kepi in stock,also wagons suitable Cor freighting ana I'niioliing. Sliop on Rullway Avonuo. - ASHCROl'T, B.C, Blacksmith, Wheelwright and Wagon Builder HORSE SHOE/XG A SPECIALTY. Iron, Steol mill Timl RoadCniUkeri of "Thu Uii ii mink- Can.ii_.-_., Biiinjlu. ■ loonier M mm fnau ror plinuld u_. All work rliD-ni nf c-illhiB "Tlioy's roIur lo bo somolUitiR l.li matter witb my bii. brother Jim nox wool.," sutd u0-ye.tr.old child to hn toaolior. "Indeed," snid Uio toucher, "whut is Roinff t.i lio tlio mattor with Jim?" "He's going'to wot marriod; llin what's going to till him," wus tho si prising reply. (I.ttiii;: a l.epiitatiiil '•Nothing scooaodsin gottinq u follow ti reputation for scholarship dirt cheup lilte fnko statistics," suid a citizen tho other duy. "Statistics :\vo tho most impressive-thing in tho world, and lho beauty nhout thom is that, nobody (lures to contradict you. I've been working on Lho sohemo for sovoral months, uud my stock hus advunood about a thousand points a duy. Uow is it done. Oh. simply enough. Por instance 1 wus standing on the wator front tho other duy wutcliiug a big piio driver hammering down pieces for a wharf externum ov something of lliu kind. 'A whole lot of power thore,' remarked a mau ut my elbow.'us the weight camo down kerbitt." 'Imnienso, 1 replied, aud, by Hip way, I was, muking an interesting calculation in regard to it. 'Do you know, sir, that blow is exactly equal to 0,002 curpou- tors driving ten-pen ny nails iuto two- inch oak planks, with four pound steel hummers?' The man looked startli 'You don't say so, professor." ho replied respectfully, and presently I saw him whispering to tbo othors, who sized mo up with awe. The othor day when it wus ruining 1 joined a group under an awning, 'Uud day/ suid somebody, 'Yea,' I returned. 'I was amusing mysolf a few mluutes ago In figuring up the quantity of water timl has fallen in tho city limits between ti u, m. aud noon.' At that the other fellows got interested, 'Uow iniieh was it doctor'.' asked one of thom. 'Poured into rows of ordinary hair-pint tumblers,' I said impressively, ■■it would make a line once und two-lift hs around the globe: it would fill a 13-iuoh gun barrel reaohing from horo ton point about nine miles east of Copenhagen; it would quench tho matutinal thirst of0,508,9-_l Keutuoky colonels tho day after Christmas; it would barely go into a tank 4,502 kilometers long und 2,411 millimeters wide. By Jove! you ought to have seen those fellows'eyes stick out! When they see mo uow they all touch their hats, I squelched u smart Alec at our boarding houso by Informing bim at tlie table that tin pios consumed annually in Now Or leans would form a column piled one ubove the other, precisely 12,022 miles high. "Oh! I admit it leaves nbout 10 pies over,' I suid, when ho ventured a question, "but that's qnly three ami a half dokomoters, und too small to com puto.' That settled him. Now I'm the accepted authority of the establishment from hash to hydraulics. I've found it a good idea, liy tho way, to use tho decimal system v heuevor possible. It mixes them Up when you bo ■in to tulk about millimeters and hectometers, and givefi a lino fluvor of learning to you- remarks. I novel' ran across a fellow ;vol who dtil-ed to question a statement, in decimals. If I keep-up this statistician racket unlit summer I wouldn't be surprised il' Lliey offered mo a chair in one of the colleges."—World. TAKE -.©TIGS' I'hal tin* firm of I.iirVS-e & I .ixioii.eanyhid on business ;il I inward Kanrli. Cariboo 1 HMriet ;i j larmcr. . stnrk-raise is and ceoe-al trade.:- wa-. di-.olvcil im April Ist. |si!i.s. l.v mutual i'o;i- i.i-rit. (.'Jiarlcs William bai.h- n-iintur. The linsitu-. . will he carried mi l.v Tlionns i'nMou iil.lolin William l.aiile under 11 ■■ - sivle ami in name of jifiititS-I'ji-.toii. All delita nro he paid to llu- coutinulnj. partners who will iiMUMl.-iii-.-illlialiiliii-;. Bitted tlUBSOtliDecember, lstiH. 84.0 c. w. EAGLE, RORET, i Jeweler, VANCOUVER, - - B.C. IW Repairing a specialty. Ashcroft Water, Light & Power Company, Limited. Notice ie, licfi'liv j-iven llmt an exlranrdiiiur: ','i'n.il m.-.iin* ol (tu- t-hutelinl(Iits of Un 'I. ivc-.iniMliV will hr hclil al th.- rnmpam''- .ili,-i..il ..-lu-|.>ti. HA*., on Munilav the slMl I.i. ot Mui.li, lsiin. ul Ilie hour of cli-vm .' l,,.l. in Hit- l.i„.|i i. in aiitlioii/.c the sil n dis"' al nl all tin- anwK riclits, tolls mn nii.iU:;-..-:. iintl mul anil personal |>rnpeitv of D.iit'.l ;ii A. ill-roll lliis-iUrtlJamiaiv. IHUH. ,iAS. c. snn.i.ns. iMHU Km-laiv. t Waterworks Compai N'ollte Is lii'ri-liv iiiven lliitt an extraoulinaiv rm-ml meet iui; of Uie . Uamluilileis ol the Ii.wennmuii. will he 1,,-lit aula- et.ini.anv> lllce, ni Anlu-ii.fi, H.i* i Mon.liiy the sixili uv ol M.ueh. Ih.i'.i.ul iliet it tell o'eloek .illn-lniem.otl.li.uiltlli .i/i-lheriale Ot ollli i'.| 1 ol ;ill lhe avels, lit'hm.lollnunil |niv j- ,-...unheal an.l iiemonul property Of ll ' Uim11 tti Ashcroft UilflB-tal Jnnunry, 18B0. jas. u. snn.i.ns, nmn Secretary. WALE OR BENT ;ctin .Villi 111 wauon, mower, rake.'-' plows, 12 eultivu larruw, ami many small farm tools. Midi ut rakes, hoes. lurks, etc., also .t-vcr.-il if Iiav. Tin; farm is located H! mile: Aslii-iofi un the L'arihoo wnuoti roatl. Iiartii-ulais fall on ur v. tile lo MI.S. CATHERINE M- VEASEY. Ashcroft. H. C. GASH FOR FURS Highest market price paid for all kinds of Raw Furs. Ship to ine at once and bo convinced. I give ti fair and square assortment, aud make prompt returns on all consignments. Price lists aro misleading when market values aro changing. Keep posted by lhe returns you get from 11. W. BALDWIN, P.O. Box 90.. WhinipeB, Man. -land Cigar Manufacturing Co, of B.C, Ltd- MANUFACTURERS OF FINE HAVANA CIGARS. ->-ix* ;--j.-oc_»lt_©_.: PRIDE OF KAMLOOPS INTERIOR - - LA MORENA KAMLOOPS, Dominion Hotel. _^ c. KAriLOOPS, B.C. ivory Convenience for Commercial Men. first-class t'uisino (Preuch Chef). Well Stocked Bar. C J. ROBINSON, PROPRIETOR NOTICE. .Notice ir: hereby piveii thai an im plication •■■ ill I ■■ iii.i-k- t,.ilie l'.i-|l:iuu-nt ul C.jii.hIj! ut il. nt-M M.-sMini inr ;in acl authorizing tlm c< .'iiiriiou mi-l(i|'C...tk>n of urailway iintl lli._- nf ieh--!iai>li ami teleiiliiine from at or near Arliinitt, liriti.h Ciilumbia, hv Mime feasible route to Diiwsoti City, Yukon District. ; " thence Ki the liitenialioii.il boundary betw tlie Dominion of Ciiinula anil tlie l.'niteil r:: iir, of America,antl brunch lines of tele j.-rii|)h nml t.'lL'tjliime from tioinls on the mat line m other [joints iii Urillsli Columbia an the Vuknn District. Dated December 14th 18B8. BLAKE, DASH & CASSELS, ii-lto Solicitors for Applicants, Cariboo Exchange * Sleeping Rooms and Parlors, Aro now under the Manajjo ment of llio undersigned. Guests aud patrons will ro- ceivo every consideration. Board by tho duy, woek or mouth, with or without room. Kates reasonable, DEALER IN Hardware, Stoves and Tinware, ASHOROFT, B.C. HTVTh CLINTON, STO. " : MAUSIIA1.I, _ SMITH, Pmprii-iurs. : BOARD UNO LODGING BV THE DfiV, WEEK OR MONTH. Ural Win™, B|ilrlls nml Clgni.. Cnwl _tnli,iiiu. Ili-niliuinilorii Inr Mm Oarlboo, Llllooul nml Dog Crunk liniu of uiun™, limiting nml Hulling In Ihu vicinity. r_-\ • rim & Haddock, LIVERY, SALE & FEED STABLE. ASHCROFT, B.O. Sjulillr, l'ni'l; mnl Driving llorsc'8 for nalo and hivo. Iii_;s kopt ill Imlli stiiljlea. Special trips mado to Lillooel or points in Cnriboo at any timo. Wire ;il oui- expense for rigs, WIIOI.I'.-AI.K .VXD li-T-ii- DKA-KUS IX HAY AND IIIIA1N. -l.uruJiTur.s nr Shelf and Heavy Hardware. Placer and Quar.z Mining Supplies _5?* White ron Quotations, S mnl lu Cordovn Street, Vaucouver, ll.C. Meal Extract resembles Beef Tea made at home in the fact that il contains no nourishment at all. Hard doctrine this for the ladies who think that nothing call equal their own make. How is i 7T%V I Nourishing then? Because it is nol a Meat Extract only, li contains, in addition, the nourishing qualities of pure, lean, ox beef, highly concentrated and pulverized. Bovril is, therefore, superior to MentExtracts or Beef Tea. SIDNEY WILLIAMS, P.L.S.,P,A.S.l„l.oiid Lftuil Surveyor, Civil Euglncur nud Ili.H'.-lilsmnu, QUESNELLE MOUTH, ll.O. KniiLiH-rint; mul Survey wink. Ruporta on mining |.n»i'-rli--. Muus mill pinna pm- imral or nny portion of Cariboo district, NOTICE.. Notice Is ncre by g i vent Hat Duplication wi lie flKitli' tn tin- !';iii-;;iM-tn ,,f !_'.-.-r.v.V. at Hm next session, for nn Act to Incnrjjorale i*oiii puny, willi all necessary and tiautll \ owen fur tlit' ijuriio.e ut eiiii. ituclini- a line i rail Wii v irom a iniinl ItIwil-h .\>!h ■:■.■:'. an Kamloop., mi tlie lim- ot iln- Canadian l'acili Railway, in 1 _titi li (.•.ilinnliia, llience in iiortlierly.lirecliinHo the tjiu.-. nelle l-'ork.. t "*■•" 1"*"llllii-Uilr>ni'!ii' river in till- Ub rtli-weBte.l niter nolnt on the Quc*. rietnf L'ariliDii. thenc (lirecllnii.ciiissin- the -(illewinirai-pniMinate ie!!<- i v'l'he:. Nechaco river, tlicnc poinl if lhe .aiil Tele^i.il.li'l lear Ha/lelun. at the ft ;with power to vary ihu mint on ur near llu- Ne lie Neeliacci river ami t route of tltO Stuart river Stuart lake. IheneeweM I'fllegraph Trail, an.l .itnietu Hiizl-itoi) afore i line of railway frum Bl ■roft ami K;imhio|i., im mih: 11 ail 1. ..ii.i 'h hai-in .11,AM iiv 111 aali: i I.aihvav. iheiic tion ton point at or nea District ol Cariboo, then wav of Willow river anil Ihe .-.user liver, nnd tiler ilipruxiniaU-lv tlierellei-.il route ol il.e 'i ;<■ inaph Trail, or h\'olher. huiter or more eoi|. veiiietil roi He, to a point al or near 1 la.-.! el nil ;il the forks m the Skeena river; also Willi power to receive from anv iioveiiiiuent, con-oiaiiiiii, or persons, t-iaiiP-i.i lnnd ur nionev nr olhei asseis in aid of the coiisinirlicin ol the under, lakiii!. : loai-i|Uireoi eonslriiel, and lo onerale anil niainiain irh .-..apli a;-,il telephone lim1'. ahmu the route of said railwav or eiiiiiieeiiti;. SOO-PACIFIC LINE. The Best and Cheapest ItpilT? TO ALL EASTEp mm, TOURIST CAR SERVICE. Toiirist car leaves dally (or Hi. 1'anl; every Uidiiesday for Boston; every Sundiiv for lorunto. .1Ti,"',l),i!li!,llCiir icrv-ce e.loiiK the line cf tneCP.R. N iineiiuaJletl anywhere. Nn, 1, weal bound due al Ashcroft at 1.57 a.m. No, 3, eaatbound, au,84p,ii_. then (id n i,in. ALLISON WOODS mercial purposes, and to collect loll Hairnet, iiei|iiiie, niainiain ami operale w-ays, vessels, wharves. wau-houses.do< k:, iii ii I oilier wm!,-. and to conduct the business of iani.-i-.ol parsen;-el.-i and -.-. 1- Iiv v,.;i, ;. and of warehousemen nenerallv; to erect and miinaue ele. liii ;il winks lor the use and transmission of electoral power, and acquire ami make us,, of ualiiKil ami other water power- fov mich piupo.es: toeuler into Itallic and other arrniitfcnieiils will) other rallwn\- imn tians. poitalion cointiaiiieu; to issue iiuleteuce i-loik imd bonds; and wilh.ucli olhei iiowevs, rie.lif -,, and iirivilenena-wiiay he neec.savv or incidental lo ilie wotkili- ov In, M;, put-puses: ot tlieiinderlaliilin. LEWIS & SM 1.1.1.11., Snlicilotsfovtho Applicant. , »aled al Utlawa tlm. -J llh dav oi December. 18_H, U5n Empress Royal Mail Line Empress of India, Empress of Japan, Empress of China, For Japan uud Cliiim, ovory four weeks. Canadian-Australian Mail Line Miowora, Warrimoo and Aorangi, For Honolulu, Fiji, Australia; opera four weoks. For full information ns to rates time _.-.., apply to the ncaiest lichel agent to A. I.. CMCMKNTS, J"'t0 Agont. Ashoroft. M. J. Coyl.tr, District Passenger iiRont, Vonoouvor, B. O. /* A YELLOW FEVER FIGHT. StAtcu Iul mnl Oneo In u Stato of I'.ulnl l lo n Ovor tlia Dl-cnoo. 'JL'ho flrst "pnolsot" miming between New York anil Stuton Islnnil liei-im it j voyages eoml weekly In 1755, nnd tho fer- ryuum 6U1Dinoticil tlio pnBsongora by tlio blunt or n horn. For n number oC years afterward communication between lho city nnd St-itcn Island was generally Intorinltj* tent, nml tho ut tempt mado ntlieinlly -111 yeara ago to utlllzo a portion of Staten la- land, now tho most tranquil, law abiding, buoollo, sylvan and placid subdivision of tho olty of Now -fork, for quarantine pur- noses created a disturbance bo remarkable in character, so clearly nt variance with tho naolflb nature of tho Inhabitant.. and so dangerous to tho Btfito that the record of It seems almost to bo exaggerated. Tho old provincial council years be- foro tho breaking out of tho Revolutionary war establl-ihod a quarantine, especially for vessels coming from tlio West Indies, many ot thom Dutch possessions at that time, on Dodloo's island. After tho closo of tho Revolutionary war tho yunrantino establishment was removed to Governors island, but that wm objected to on the ground of Its proximity to Now York. KovorthcIcKs it continued Iu use until thu etato piirchiiEod UO ncres of land within tlio township of Cnstleton for quarantliio purposes. In tho summer of 1S_0 thero was nu outbreak of yellow fever, and tho lnbttbHnil.fl of Cnstleton organized into n mob and armed with utter**.-, stones, gtuiB ami torches, attacked n quaf-tnUno building, which thoy set on lire ami destroyed, do- spite tho rosl&tntia-i of tlio local authorities nnd calls for soldiers from otlior Male... The Htulu inithorit Iim ln-j-'in to orofit now quaraiiLllio liiiihlin/s. but theso lu turn wero burned by itnolhi-r mob of violent Staten Islanders, all offorts tn placate whom frilled ultorly. lleenills even wore _ent tn aid (ho Stllloil Islttlldorfl from New Jersey. Tim hostility to tlm establishment of tt quarantine Ineroasod In strength, Tim Oastletou bonrtt of health doolarod it n nulsaiicn, amloii tho night of Bant. 1,180D, Ihn pllien was nttaokoi) by tl mob, UioBlok Woro carried from thn liOHpltflta ItlUl laid t pull matlresse.. lu thn fields, Ihu olllccni i;ltd jlliyslolailS wemil.lvcn oil', und all the hullillugs, ruirii tho women's hospital, woro dMtroyed by lire. The noxt night tlio re- mttltllllg linsjiltiil wan burned down, Tho go.ornor deolnrotl tho island Int-o- bellioti nml sent ironpii ngnlnsti tho Stolon Islandars, bnt without ofltoob. -Tohn a. Kilt)', a roildeittof Long Island, was at that time govornor, Uo prooln lined Stnton Island under martini law, but the Inhabitants remained obdurate. They refused tu rocogntao King ami after destroying B8 btllldlliKS declared that they would never lay down their arms until lho "yellow jack" wna removed. Ultimately Btohmond county was eonipeUed to pay fot* all the lo.-.-es OCCtialOllod, but the slate receded from Its position nnd abandoned Its claim to the .Igbl of a quarantliio on .Staten Island, a llualinj; liospilal being established Instead by a commlssioti appointed by the legislature for Hint purpose. Horatio Seymour wns nttho head of It—Now York Sun. ___________ CRUCIFIXION OF CHRIST. Hull, belli-:* very imnl v. orKeil, wns '.met ro tako a littlo oxorolso whenever nml In whatever v.'ay ho could. Mr. U. happened to attend tho leotui'o that ovoning. In tho courso of tho leoturo Professor 'i'yndall was reading frnni a notebook, which hn rested on tho Iron railing in front of hlm, when, apparently by Occident, ho lot tho book drop, Without (i monient'i; hesitation the profossor placed ono hand on tho willing, lightly vaulted over, picked Up lho book jind then lightly vaulted bnok again, Tho audience greeted iho porfonunnoo with loud applause. Tlun Mi*. U, understood thnt in tho morning Professor I'-.* nil-ill hud been preparing tofiHH-i.li) thu popular reputation nsnn athlete which ho had acquired from his Alplno exploits and was not merely -matching what oxorolBQ ho could get during a raro fow minutes' leisure.—Todny D«Rtlk oa tlio Cross Waa a Most Tcrrlblo Form of Torture "CruclQxIon was a tcrrlblo death." writes tho Rev. Auiory II. Bradford, I). U., in Tho Ladies' Homo Journal. "It was reserved for offenders of n sarvilo class nnd never used for a Romnu citizen, Tho hands and feet of tho victim were nailed to tho wood, and n kind of tudo Beat was provided—just enough to prevent tho weight of tlio body from tearing through tho tlcsh. Tho oxaot spot whero Jesus was cruclUcd ennuot now bo Idciiti- licil. Ciolgotha wns probably some skull shaped hill 'outsido tho city wall.' Thither it strange procession wended Its way— tho condemned with their crosses on their books, tho hard hearted rubble ranking fun of them as they passed. Tho strength of Jesus failed beforo tho destination was ronclietl, and nnother was oompolled tif carry tho cross for him. Tbo crucillslon. liko nil others, was cruel nnd barbaiauo ln tho extreme. Tho executioners were Roman soldiers, but n host of Jews feasted their eyes on tho hideous sight. "St-Qh agony was no protection against tho gibes of tho crowd. With hut ono of Ills disciples in sight, and only two or throo frloudly women nenr—ono of thom his mother—Jc. us passed tho last hours of his earthly lifo. Thoso who suffered by crucifixion somotimes lingered threo or four dnys—Jesus lived about fivo hour_. Whilo hanging an tho cross ho spoko seven times. Soon after tho cross was raised, looking over tlio conrsonnd brutal soldiery nnd the mistaken fanatics who hnd hounded him to Hint hour, ho uttered n prayer, which has probably mndo n deeper Impression on tho world than nny other b1urI_ prayerover -offered—'Father, forgive them, for they know not whnt they do.' " Peak Knot). From tho momont of my arrival lo Pulaski, says Bradford Torroy ln Tlio Atlantic, I had had my oyo upon an eminence, tho highest of tho hills roundabout, looking to ho, ns I was told It was, 1,001) foet abovo the vnlley lovol or somo 3,000 feet nbovo tldo wnter. I cnll it Peak Knob, but thnt wns not tho namo I first henrd for It. On tho second afternoon of my stay I had gono through tho town and over somo Rhadoloss Holds beyond, when I was interrupted hy tlio npproaoh of a cart in which sat n man driving n pair of oxen by moons of n single ropo lino. Ho stop- pod at oiico on being accosted, and wo talked of this nnd that, tho Inquisitive traveler asking suoh questions ns camo iuto his head nnd tho wood carter answering them ono by ono In a neighborly, unhurried spirit. Along with tho rest of my Interrogatories I Inquired tho nmno of tho high mountain yonder beyond tho valloy. "That Is Peach Knob," ho replied, or so 1 understood him. "Peach Knob?" snid I. "Why is that? Boonuso of tho pouches raised there." "No; thoy just call it that," hu answered. But ho added, as an afterthought, that thoro wero somo peach orchards, ho believed, on tho southern slope. Perhaps ho had snid "Pcnk Knob" nnd wob too polite to correct n s.i.-.ng-trn hardness of bearing. TYNDALL'S GYMNASTICS. AFFECTED BY ILL HEALTH. Diamonds Aro Alive mill If Worn by Somo Person_ Loso Brilliance Profossor von Schroon of tho Naples univorslty dccluvci; that diamonds aro olive. Uo tliis ns It mny, there would appeal* to bo many reasons for believing that EQl-ia precioitH stones aro affoctod by tho health of tho wearer. A contribution to an English weekly journal says: "Ponrbl and opals nro both said to grow dull through tho ill health of her bywhomthoy nro worn, and tlio turquoise Is Raid to bocomo polo from tho saillO cause, while I havo heard, and on excellent authority, though It is n foot 1 can hardly credit, of in-uhy ring which on lho hand of nn Invalid wen . paler und paler unlil on ihn pntiont'a donth tlm stones losli tholr color entirely, "Pearls nro exirmmllnurily i-eiislllvo lo tlio condition of iim skin on whioh thoy rest. An -osamplo ot this fact is shown by oil cplsodo of whioh an nonuftlntiiuoo o( my own was lho heroine, Him gtenlly desired tn nonou n pearl nooklnoo, niid hei- hUBbouii bought n very beautiful ouo. A month or two nftorwnnl, however, Ihn peut-lH hogan to loso their luslor, and. miii'hanmived, lm look lluineeM back to Iho jeweler who ntild Itlo hlm. "Tho.-nlestnaii mUulttoil tho deterioration, 'You mo quit, right,' ho wild,'but thotruth i,i thai, your wlio eannol. wear peurhi next her skill, Let her maid wear thu necklace for i. few weeks, nnd the pearls will regain tholr brllllauoy.' Tho tui.piol.-j-, again, will ohaiign color. 1 know of ono which after having been worn foryonvs turned it vivid green when in wearer was -, awing through Iho Hud son. Positively it was nlTootod by tlio tomporn- tttro at hor skin, It N probnblo that tho turquolso has a form of llfo, as poarla undoubtedly do. A poor] dlOS n*i actually as a Ilowrr, though it3 llfo Is ii great deal longer, and all lis color anil brilliancy disappear. Ils nverago llfo is Impossible to ostiinnto, as BOiho pearls aro known to bo hundreds of ycais old, but, It is probable that'tho llfo of others Is far shorter." —Medical Record, POLE 8/)/ED HIM $30,000. i;t Cava Hint the Clumco tu Avoid tlia Slan Who liml Cheated Hlm, "Tho mont thrilling moment I over had," remarked n man In tho lobby.ol n hotel tho otlior ovening, "was during Ihu great western boom of 1888. Through my agent, Seymour Green, I had invested about $80,000 in ranches near San Diego. Tho returns on lho investment woro s-ent llio regularly, ami I supposed I had ihc IiUOlous of a fort une when something came up Ihat mndo mo suspicious. "I had placed entire conlldcnco In Green and decided to go out nnd sco if Iliad mado a mlstnko in eo doing. Ho took mo to visit tho ranches, nnd I found to my surprise thnt thero weren't half n dozen cattlo on cither of thom. " "They're all baoll In tho brush,' insisted Green pompously, 'but they aro nil in lino condition, and you havo tlio two best ranches In southern Cilifurnlu.' "However, I soon saw that my $00,000 was invested in a scoundrel, I knew that IC I showed tho least sign of suspecting bill) ho would skip over thu border Into Mexico, uud thut xtouW bo lho last of my money. So I pretended to believo him nml let him tako mo to tbo station, sup* posodly to go back home, ilo seemed par* tlcalnrly anxious to hnvo mo get out of town and novor left me for a moment until wo reuohed lho depot. I waited until ho was cut of sight and then took u cnrrlago to tbo hotel. "Tho next morning wo mado arrangements for his arrest In tho aftornnou, and about 1 o'clock I decided to tako a little Stroll, Thero was only one man in town that I knmviuu.t not seo me, nml that v/us Groon. The chances wero smull, as I was two miles frum his llOUGOj and 1 took litem. "I didn't meet a pedestrian, but nttho SOU till of wheels looked up, and lliem WAS tlreen driving right toward mol There Boomed no way of OBonpe, ami for tba moment 1 was pm-ulyml. Suddenly 1 noticed that tliero was n largo telegraph pole jit^t ahead of uio, ami 1 SAW ihat by retarding my sjieed and gauging It according (o bis i could movn in suoh relation to the pole Ihat It WQllkl Obstruct his lino of vision and hide mn. 1 never walked so earelully In my llfo, but it saved mo jt-0,000, for two hours utter wu arrested him and lie refunded lho money,"—Delroll Freo 1'iesii. PIN HOLES IN THE CHECKS. Tho I.etvnt-il of Hun-.Miiies:,. Tho other day a chemist waa awakened nbout 1 o'eloek in tho morning by n lad chunoriug nt his shop door, Opening his bedroom window, ho BnW u small boy, who was gcstloulatlug wildly. "What's tho matter." inu.uircd tho chemist. "I waut it penn'orth o' camphorated chloroform for t' toothneho," howled tho Ind. Tho chemi-fc wns not overjoyed when ho found how small tlio order wns for whieh ho had been so rudely awakened from his Slumber; but, taking pity on tho sufferer, ho dressod himself and went down Btalrs to supply tho much desired relief. Whilo measuring tho drug be could not help doing a growl at tho lad. "It's liko your chock," ho observed, "to wa'.:u mo up nt tbis tlmo of tho night for a paltry penn'orth of chloroform." "Oh, is It." snid tho boy resentfully. "Then I'll tel; ml custom somcwlieor clso. Ver can keep ycr chloroform. I weau't hev it ncaw for ycr blooming sauce." And ho didn't. Ilo went off quito Indignantly, nursing his jaw, to wnko up another chemist.—Pearson's Weekly. llio (inly One uf lliu Ci mill el's Proontltlolll 'lhut Was -> veil dulled liy the Forger. Ill tho courso of n leoturo delivered recently on chemical tests Mod in discovering by tho ink tho ago of documents and Whothor ihero hnvo beon Interpolations Profossor O. A. Doromus told of a curious dir'ei'cei-y In Ihn case of n raised check mado by his father, who is an expert in chemistry and in documents. The Interests involved In this case wero very large, and It wns uot practicable that tho original check should bo tampered with or ehemlc- hlly treated. For purposes of testimony nu enlarged photograph of tho cheek wns taken by llr. Doromus, who was called ns nn expert in tho case. Tho first trial resulted in no decision, and on tho second trial what purported lo bo tho original check was produced. It was handed to tho cashier of tho bank for identification. Ho -saniincd it nnd said: "This is not tho original check." "How do you kuow that?" demanded lho amnzed lawyer. "Becauso in tho heading of tho original check I picked a holo in tho center of each uf the 'o's' with n pin," was tho reply. "This eheck hns not thoso holes." In nil other respects tho cheek seemed to ho identical. Tlio court called for Dr. Doromus' photograph to ho produced. It plainly showed tho pin holes. Upon this tiie lawyer for tho defense throw up bis case, and tlio guilty substltUtor of tho false cheek lied tho country.-—Now York Sun. Tliiiiiiiff Clni» Walter*. "Who tips club waiters." Is tlio question put forth by a writer in tho London Sketch, who continue.*: "I hnvo been making some inquiries lately on this vexed quostlotfof members of certain clubs and hnvo heard strangostorloa, Tho prevalence of tho tip Is beyond dispute, despite the penalties that must needs accompany tho discovery of tho procedure, although it may not bo found, of courso, in tho very best club:--. I dined tho other ovening nt a big political club, and my host apologized for the Inordinate length of tho Intervals. "Truth to toll,'ho said,'I would rather oriduro any Interval than tip tho Walters, nnd many of my fellow members, who aro less scrupulous, get better Eqrvieo.' "A member of another club, noupolitl- cal, told mo that after trying tho two methods ho found that prompt servieo followed a tip and indifferent scvvlco wnu meted out to members who gavo tho wailers only trouble and a Christmas box. Beyond n doubt the man who mokos himself objoctiouftblo to tho olub waiters must onduro many n small annoyance, nud in tho desiro to lead a quiet lifo tho system of tipping has entered many n club of repute and Will tako hard work to uproot. Itis n vory unpleasant system, and yet, fiee'mg how deeply routed lt is in tho modern order of thing.-:, can one wonder if it extend to tho club?" A Chinese Feast, It may havo been the privilege of some ef you lo hnvo indulged ln all manner of gorgeous feasts, to hnvo supped with potentates, to havo eaten of tho rarest dnin- ties procurable, but I venture to state Ihw-- few hnvo partaken of viands tho liko of which wero laid beforo tho prosonf Witter at Peking. Thodinner lasted for threo hours. Thero wns no stiffness in tlio feast, It being quito courteous, after yon had taken tlio birds' nest soups nnd tlio shark Hns, lo toy with chopsticks, uffcctnn nppotUonnd smoko in direct, profuse British fashion while the nttendunts stood over you waving peacock fans. Vou began with eako, with apricot kernel? nnd watermelon seeds wnshed in salt lor.*, relish; then camo n group of courses —ham garnishei' wilh bamboo sprout.", Binokort duck ami cucumbers, pickled chiekon, shrimps with leeks, spiced siiu- sago wilh celery, lish with Ur two cones and sweet pickle. After this camo peaches in honey, pomegranates, witter chestnuts, fresh thorn apples nnd honey gold eako. In my list of tlio 70 courses I notice thut wo wero prolierud birds' nest soup, roast duck, shark fins, mushrooms with pigeon eggs, baked whilo pigeons, lotus seeds, ham in nonoy, a fat duck, perch, sweetmeats, tho stomachs of fat fish, pears in honey, wlmlo sinows, soles of pigeon feet, lotus seed soup-siloed Hag bulbs, salted shrimps, pruno juice and almonds with bean curd 1—Strand Magazine. DSl'S BAY COMPANY, QUESNELLE CARIBOO, MOUTH, B.O. RECTIMPORTERS DEALERS IN - ..---..„ AND CIGARS, Kl GOODS, .BOCEBIES, Hardware, Boots and Shoes, Miners' Supplies. Bed-itock Prices. Goods Guaranteed. G_xj---.3_irT"_r. AC1FIC HOTEL SiluiiU'il iicJir Dopot, KAMLOOPS, B.C. DUPONT & CORNING, Props )M1 SADDLERY AND HARNESS CO. ..ea-UI-'awuhi-Hs and i.tro.'ri-HB ok Saddles, Harness, Bridles, Trunks, Whips, Spurs, and Harness Trimmings. REPAIRING DONE WITH NEATNESS AND DESPATCH All ordt s by man promptly attended to and satisfaction guaranteed ASHGROFT. B. C. o"o_H_2sr _l_ecir,_a-.:e] HOTEL & GENERAL STORE. (-aXT--lS_MBLI-B _?b_S,jO-, -3. c. A full assortment of Drygoods, Boots and Shoes, Ziaieo s aid Cigar, I laid mare, Miners Supplies. Hay, Grain and Stdtlin_ tnxs right. COSMOPOLITAN HOTEL. IC-__._-v_CI_,00_PS, -B.O. Tluii woll known houso Ima boon reopened by itu now pronriotor unci Ims bom, thoroughly ronov-t-. and fitted up RA. BARN HART, Prop._ THE IMPERIAL BREWING CO. ITU -Kl 4MLOOPS, B. o. MANCl-'ACTl/flKHS Ol'- LASF-B»_PEER A^13 PORTER. Also GmPMr&KEJi> S0R,A WATER, LEMONADE, and other Aerated Drinks. -»-r'"wfif, I™ i-,T,,',',',Si. ''""''i" *V.L' l,'"vo I'l-r'iii'iii'Jilly smireil thc son-lew of a Iln*.chin ir!*.-'"i I, ,',,''; ;; ,"T ml1" ",'" '■'•|la"-»i"l »■'• ••"' ""«■ im. an- In furnish Hit- iSIln i.-lii:i>i™iiil l.i iicim-,-iml Mm. i„ ifivc-u-nilinuiilacll-n. All orilL-m liy lnnil nr otherwise imiminly iittentk'U to. Give ll-a Uiul. E. T- W- PEABSE, Manager. Occidental Hotel, QUESNELLE, B C. Now mntiaucment. Holol liondquiii-tors for U. X. stages. Headquarter for mining mou, well Inrnishoil moms. Table supplied with everything in soiisnn. Most completo bar in Cariboo. Stables in connection, Ha'v a.id Oats in quantity, li'. HOFEROAMP 4 A. JOHNSON, - - Proprietors. FURIirURE -ABPRT8, 011, CLOTHS etc., etc. Cheapest house on earth, write for prices M. P. CORDON, - KAMLOOPS, B.C. Beaver Lake House, C. W. EAGLE, Proprietor. On the Main Road from the 150-Mile House to Quesnelle Forks. Good nocommodations for travelers ami good stabling, feed, etc., for teams. A woll stocked bar iu connection. I deal largely in hay, Brain, aud furmprodueo itouerallv. !_[!_! Mm & to Lm VANCOUVER, B.C. How the Groat Scientist Kopt Up His Itopiitittiou si nn Atliloto. Sonio groat mon imvo a wookribsa for wliii. ono niifrliij mil btit[-o offc-ts, ami Boiiiotlmos lb Ih obvious thut Uio oiYccts Imvo ontnllod oatoful ptepiimtion boforo- hnml in ordor to bring thom olf. But I know ot vory fow InatnnoGfl whuro groot mou havo boon otiught at thole piopava* tloiiH. Howovor, at ono of tho -liMtlngB of tlio _tJt-itlt.Ii oaaoclotlon I hoard a ntory told In thi.. connoction about tho lato Profossor Tyudall whloli Is woll worth ro- pcatlng. Tho boouo of thn story Is hiid In tho leoturo room of tho Royal society oil tho morning of tho day for ouo of tlio pro- [dSBor'a laoturos, On tho morning in quosllou u certain Mr.-IJ., Avho was engaged unoi} sonui iheinleal analysis, wanted to seo Profossor r.vmlall alioti. it, aud, kuuwing tlmt, an ho wns lecturing that ovoning, lio would probably Hnd tho profoasor ongngod In arranging his oJ-porlmonta for tiio ov-iulngi ho wont Into tho looturo room to look for lillli. Professor Tyndnll was not pr. .paring oxporlliltijHfl when Mr, X). enmo lu. Ho was engaged In vaulting an ono bund buckwtml and forward over lho iron n filing from behind which tho lootlltor delivers his lectui*o. Mr. It, WpS rather su.v- prlBod, but Mipi-.i-M.-d that P-tjfossor Tyu> HISTORIC FLAG. In Ii: tlio j__»S_W3lll Booth CnucO-t Uio noo) Ariel- Shoot lug Lincoln. '■S'liy tho govern me nC has not taken liot- tot-onroof ihc silk Hag whioh hung ovor l'1-e..ldent Liucoln's box in l-'ord's theater thut fateful April night in 188fi—tbo Ilttg over whieh tho nssiis..iii tripped, causing hiui to spi-iiiu his anklc—ls an oillelal cnigntaji All tho Llndolu relics havo boon cured for iu a spcoln- museum lu Wnshlilg- ion, but this flng, while iu tho hands,of tlio govornmont, was given over to tho euro of ihu tronsuiy doiiiu'tmont. No spo* olnluttempt hns boon mndo toptbsorvb tho' t'lllt, nnd H is likely noon to decay lind disappear. Tho ling lias it history of Hs own. When .Tubal Knrly mndo his raid in 1804 tmiiuul Wa-shingtiJii, tlio mnlo employees of tlio tfonsury.flopartiUQUt organized to aid in defending thd onpltnl, Tho wamou omployeos could uobflglitii but tlioy mnda » Fllk flag ami gavo It to tho treasury gui.nl. April 13, 1813"), two nights beforo lho asr-'n'-slnation of President Llnoolt), the Uviisin-y Qiuihl gavo an enlc-rlaiiuncnt; at Ponl's theater for eliarlttible purposes, The -buntm.'v.-is bcnutifully tlooornteil. On lho hoses occupied two nlghl.. later by Ptoaldont Lincoln and the White House parly wero the two Hags mentioned. Thoy futvefr.o boxes sucli a prolly appeai-aiu-o I'reelnK n Captive. When Charles II was reigning, ho sout his wife, Katharine, lo Oxford, nnd forbade ber to roturn to tit. James for " full year. Tho warden of Morton ontertolnod tiio qucon during h.r stay, nnd tlio rooms oecupled by her in thoquadldnglo nro still Shown. Ono i\ay oa tho quoon sat working by tho opon window u bullfinch flow Into tho room, and sbo caught it and bold it until u oago could bo mado of hemp and rushes. Somo >YQ_olts later as showns leaving tho bird'escaped and (lew away. On horde* pnrturb from tho college guto hor majesty said: "Mv. Warden, in rcmcnibrauco of my hi'.ppy visit 1 pray you always liberate ItoroHftoc ii wild bullfinch ori this day.'' Ho it Is that on tho lid of Juno ovory year thc warden comes into Iho quudrunglo at ll o'clock holding a Httlbcngo of homp and rushes, In which n bullflnoh Is confined, Thq junior bursnr, who bas been nwultlllg bis acrlvid, then advance-*., sny- llig, "Air. Wardeii, is thla Quoon Katll- urine's bird." "Aye," tho warden replies, "thla is Queen Katharine's bird." Tho ImiVnr then opens tlio eago and claps his hands until iho bird fllbs awny l-tirlng tbo rest of iho year tho oago Is kept on a pedestal In tho'sonior common loom.—-New Vork Tribune ■WHOLESALB Oppenheimer Bros. WHOLESALE GROCERS Vancouver, : : : B. C. IHE MINING JOURNAL, $2 A YEAR THE B.C. MINING JOURNAL. SATURDAY, PBBRUAKV 11, 1800, LOCAL AND DISTRICT NEWS. Look over tlio adds iu tills issuo. Matt Stowart uow 1ms on baud bay, oats, wheat, etc., nntl can IUI all orders, Win. Boyd," the gonial proprietor of tho TO Milo Houso, is in town [or o day or two. Dick Burden, Winnipeg's well-known bill poster, tmd bis log broken in a railway wreck at Ituiay, Midi., recently. Mr. Doxat left on n buainosH trip to Toronto on Thursday, ilo is interested in tbo water works company ami tho saw mill plant. Tho Daily Viotorla Globo is among tbo arrivals this week. It is u woll gotteu up paper, newsy ami interesting. Wo shall read it wilh interest. J. W. Burr lel'L on Wednesday for tbe coast takiiiK dowu tiio prisoner to Westminster that burguliscod llio Asb croft hotol. Ho was sentenced lo two Mr. Chas. E. Brown desires us to say tbat tho report that there is u caso of scarlet fever iu liis family is a mistake, that thoro is not and has not beou such a trouble. Mr. Whito has tho contract for tho bridgo across tlio Bonaparte. There were four bids in, ranging from 8850 to 81,095. Work will be oomniencod as soon as tho timbers arrive. Hamshaw & Youngs havo about 20 tons of mining machinery at Ashoroft to bo taken in at once for tholr Oarlboo mines. They hope to accomplish a largo amount of work there this season. Mr. James Osburno, representing tho Thompsou Stationery Co., Vancouver spent a day in town this week. Tho Thompson Bros, have uow oue of tbo finest stores on tbo coast nud arc woll prepared to do business in tbeir line. Dr. Sibreo Clark aud partner, W. I_ Jauliuo have ren.ed tlio vacant store in the Hnrvoy-Bailey block and will shortly engage in tbo drug aud stationery business nud will also deal in somo other linos. Thoy will havo a flno storo building and a good location. Yosterday Mr. George Blair, manager of the Perry ranch, owned by lbe Western Canadian Ranching Co., shipped three carloads of cattle and of such a grade as tho provinco cannot, wo believo, oxcol. Tho ontito shipment averaged 1-120 pounds, weighed iu Ashcroft. It was a splendid looking bunch of ..cattle. John McRao ami Andrew Burrili, of Qucsuello Forks, left last Monday morning for home, after a few wooks at the coast. Mr. Burrili also paid a visit to relatives in tlio cast. Wo should be much pleased to see a telephone liue built from tbo Forks to tbe 150. It is a work that should bu douo and would, wo believe, well repay tbo enterprise. Mr. P, Hamshaw, of Barkerville, who with Mr. Youu-js is largely interested in miniug, is stopping at tiie Asbcroft and will leave ou Mouday for Barkerville. Ho is accompanied by Mrs, Hamshaw and will bo pleasantly situated thero in tho futuro. His partner, Mr. Youngs, and wife, wilt bo in British Columbia iu June, Armstrong it Morrison, whoso card appears lu another column, are manufacturers of all kinds of hydraulic mining machinery. By dealing witli them you havo no duties to pay and their terms are fair and machinery Hrst-olass. It would bo well for mining men to write to or visit them before buying outsido of tbe province. Somo smart idiot took away the lamp from the uorth end of the Ashcroft hotel porch a fow nights ago. Those lamps aro placed as they aro for the benefit ofthe public and taking one away or destroying it is both fool ish and a misdemeanor. No onu with a particle of sense will call it smart. If much of this kind of work is done somo ono will bo very likely to suffer for it beforo many days. Wo aro told by ono who is in a position to know that thc Cariboo Gold Fields Company's nntiro holdings hnvo been takou ovor by a very wealthy English syndicate and that a large amount of English capital has been and much more will bo invested in properties thore. Itis good news to all interei- estod in tho prosperity of Cariboo to havo such a company Inking hold at this timo. Of Lho value of tho holdings ofthe Uariboo Gold Fields thero has never beeu a question. It is conceded by ull that, outsido of Lhe new ground that can bo moved that tho millions of tons of old tailings from Williams crook will welt repay working on a largo scale. The ground bus never been handled but oneo, yet in all old placer mines where rich dirt waa handled in early days tlie tailings have made fortunes for thoso enterprising enough to work them on a largo scale after abandonment by tbo original owners. For instance, tho Caledonia claim, in Cassiar. was worked the secoud tlmo by white men, and Chinese afterwards again worked the tailings nnd extracted many thousands of dob lars. It is certainly a matter of congratulation tbat tbo transfers which have of late taken place in Cariboo en- i inr38 working on a largo scalo. Tlio "Skin Tyco" will bo pleased to receive your fur shipments. Messrs. Eagloson nnd West spont a iQupla of days in town tbis wook. Work will bo resumed at Keefers in tho early spriug by llio Ashcroft Gold Mining Company. Hoy McDonald, who lias boeu haul- ig bay at Ihn 83-Milo Houso for tho past month, camo dowu Thursday. ,Mrs..l. li. Lelghton was a passenger on last Wednesday's delayed express on her way to California to visit frionds id relatives I'm* a fow months. ,).C. Barnes, wbo hus uot been iu good health lot- somo weoks is much niproved. Wo hopo lo see bin? active nnd ablo, I'm- mnny years yet iu our midst, Seo tho advertisement of the Do Key- m* amalgamator in auothor column. 'hose who bavo seen it iu operation sny it is, when properly placed, a BUG- i as a gold savor. Ashcrolt'Oucsnclli: Railway, The Province of tho 8th iust. says: Arrangements aro being made in Van couvor for tho survey for the proposed Ashcroft-Quesnello railway, and it is probablo tbat a party of men uudor un engineer will sot out from hero beforo the oud of tho present mouth, Tho charter obtained by tho company makes it necoossary that tho work ho commenced by April 15th, so that the surveyors will hayo littlo Lime to spare. Upon tbo starting of tbo work hinges tho granting of 20,000 acres per milo for a broad gauge lino and 10,000 acres for a narrow gauge. The charter was bought Tor 850,000, of tliis sum 815,. 000 being cash. Tbo balance is Id be subscribed in railroad sloe!.-. Willi this proposod lino the little town of Ashoroft promises to bo a busy oootro tliis summer. Send for a catalogue descriptive of nursery stock, flowers, green houso plants etc., to M. J. Henry, Vaucouver, whose advertisement may bo fouud iu this issue. Tbo catalogue is very comploto and interesting. Senator R. H. Campbell is now at tho coast and will bc up next woek on his way to tlie Horsefly, where the ex- leusivowork of the Miocene compauy is being curried on. We look for a big boom iu tho Horsefly couutry within t year. John Stovonsou, of Barkervlllo, Shor ill'of Cariboo, spent a day or two in Ashoroft this week nud is now at tho coast ou business. Mr. Stevenson i_ ono'of tho old nud faithful public officials nud his actions are such that no orltloism over arises. Fow men iu Cariboo have as many friends as has Mr. Steveuson. Philip Parke contemplates living iu Ashcroft before very loug. Wo think ho .should build a neat little houso hero and help us to mako Ashcroft what it should be, a beautiful city. Wo havo wafer now and can set out trees and sow grass seed. A couple of years will witness a vast improvement in tho looks of the town. Mr. O, H. Brown lias routed for a term of live years tho Harper mill ranch nnd will ilx up and improve tho vineyard-and fruit orchard. Ho will have . grape cuttings to sell to anyone wishing to set thom out in tbeir yards iu town. Mr, and Mrs. Charles Moldrum have|rented Mv. Brown's house and will ruu a private boarding house. Mr. T. lt. More. Manager of tho St. Anthony Gold Mining Company, arrivod in tho city yesterday from San Fraucisco. The St. Anthony company owus nearly all of the Gormauson creel; properly in tlieOmiuecaDlstric^ and it was to purchase machinery for tlio operation of this for lho coming season that Mr. Moro lias boon in tho United States, lio has completed tho purchase thero, and in Victoria, of machinery lbe total value of which will be in tlio vicinity of 8100,000 and it will have to be takeu in this season.—-Nows Advertiser. Joseph W. Burr, acting as sheriff for Cariboo County, sold at the Court Houso a-? per advertisement in tho Joi un u., at 1 o'clock on Friday, the ranch and buildings known as tho 50- Milo House, formerly owned by Peter Eagan, Tho bidders for tho place were W. Boyd, of tlie 70, D. Stoddart, of Clinton, and J. R, Mitcholl, representing 13. G. Prior. The place wns finally sold to the last named for 81,700 the latter also assuming tho unpaid taxes for two years. It was sold for much less than it is worth. A good man could do well on the place as it is a favorably situated property. EMPLOYMENT WANTED. YoiniEM-.in-.uitl Wife (no children) want ■::;;.:,.■. !,:■ :;! in llu*..-] nr I'cjji-.iiii.uiI, or Ranch ,vork iii British Culnniliia. Ai present lloyeil Willi law ranch outfit in Alberta. Ue.tof references. Address J. L. AUUAMS, let: New Oxley, Alberta. HOPE, YALE, LYTTOU, AND CACHE CREEK DIVISIONS OF YALE DISTRICT. NOTICE IS III-NI-UY GIVEN, in ac i-tirdiince willi i!ie Snmites, thai Provln i-ial Revenue Tax. and all taxes levied under (he Assessment Art, are nmv due for the yew 1SSUI. All nl tin-nlinvc named liixi.. rullect iililt- wit!Jin lhe llu|.e. Vale, Lvllull.aiul Cache Creek llivisinns nl lhe Dislrict of Yale are [,!>,.:., Y ai :uv i ni'ne. Vale. As_e.s,.eil taxes are collectible nl Hn folluv-mj. rales,viz.: II pan! on ur before 'iUth .lime, .181)0- Tbree-llftlis of une pur cent, on real Tli wound one-half ner cent, on assessed value of-.villi land. ine-half of one per cent, on persona) property. *n !-n mtu-li of ihe int-nine of auv person as exceeds une lliiuisainl dollar., the follow- iim rales, vi/,.: I 'pun such excess of income, when tlie same is not more than lull tlioiisnnd dollar.--, one per cent.; when i-iich i'mtsi is over ten thousand dollars, and not mun' Ihan twenty thousand tlol- lai ■-. one and mie-iiuarlerof one percent. when sue!) e.eessi. m et I\.entvlhoiis;mi. dolinrs, une ami OtlCllUlf of one percent, mid on or after 1st July, lsoo- uur fifths of one per cent, oil real property. t hree percenl, (in the assessed value of wild land. fourths ol one percenl. on personal erty. the income of anv person as exceeds one tlioiisuiil dullais ihc fiilluw- iim rales, vi/.: Upon such excess, when when the same is not inure than than ten tliniiiani dollai.., uneandonc-<|liartcr of one per cent.; when such excess is over lea tlioiistum dollars and not more 11,1111 iweiisv th.iii-aml dollars, one and one-half of one tier cent.; when such CX- .v-:.,.-■-■■;- i.-i-iiiyiliuiisinil dollars,one and lliri-e-i|iiailers of one percent. Provincial revenue Tax, 98 fur every male person over the ace of in years. WM. DODD, Assessor and Collector. Yale, February 0th, I80D. 4114 ____ __-_ , ] _______ Chaps. Chaps. Chaps. ■ i ■ .i Use Clement's ALMOND AND WTCHjHAHEL CREAM (guaranteed) An exquisite Toilet LqtioB. /Largo bottlo, 25 cents. Barbs 4 and 6 in. apart. Best American Wire. J/rophred only by— * ' ' ' J. H. CLEUydkNtfS, Phm. B., Aslicrolt*. Need-. Tbo Colonist ol'tbe Titb snys: "Elso- where is reproduced an extract from the B. C. Mining JounsAL in the form of a petition to Hon. 0, A, Semlin sotting forth tho need of more school no- commodntion and bettor provisions for tbe caro of prisoners in tlio Aslicrofl gaol. Tho niggardly policy of Lho pro- sent govornmont may prevent, com plianco with tbe request of tho petitioners, for we are on tbe eve of a starvation polioy ns regards public works. It was because Mr. Turner's ministry was tlisposod to meet tho needs of all parts of tho province iu this respect that tbey wore decriod as extravagant. Yot every ono ought to know that il is not possiblo to do what n province liko British Columbia needs, without discounting the future". We nro extremely obliged to tbo Colonist for its favoring remarks nnd will not even criticise lbe fact tbat a year ago whou wo made tho samo effort to secure whnt Is our right thntitosoupod tbo Colonist's notice. Wo would at that timo havo accepted a school houso nnd gaol just as quickly from that govern mont as now from tho present government All wo ask is that wo iio given what wc aro justly entitled to and wo will thon overlook tho fact tbat wo should have bad these buildings years ago. If tho Colonist rightly Interprets tho inclinations or tho opposition, there can bo no question of our obtaining our rights iuthe way of appropriations, for tbe Premier being tlie representative! of this district knows that tho petition quoted is asking only for that which should bo givon, and bis thorough knowledge of this will uo doubt convince, if need be, any of bis colleagues that think we are asking too much. Asbcroft has asked only fortho smallest sum that it was thought thoso indispensable buildings could bo erected for and it is only :i little of what; our neighbors havo been given whoso rights or necessities were no greater than ours- If you waut to employ a young married couple without children, on a ranch or in a hotel, look over the adds. NOW READY Ultams* OfBcial B.C. Directory FOB 1899. PUBLISHED ANNUALLY. Tbe Largest and MuA C-.mnleie Director) yet published (or Hhti.1i Com ml) in. Contains over one thousand pages of ul! tin. latest Information. Price - 8&.00. To be obtained direel from the Director: OtVn.es, Vii.-tori.-i. the ngeuts: nr, Post (Jibe. Box 485, Victoria, B.C. -Ht5 Fruit and ■ ■ • Ornamental Trees! Bulbs, Roses, Mollies. bUiOilotluildroilH, Fancy Ev-'.sm-.ii-. etc. Tlioii--iinl-j -ruwiiiK on my »wn grounds. Mur. com |>!eie .lock i:i tlili Province. HeeM.mil bee fcti|»pliea, agricultural implements, spray pinups, em llmveis. New catalogue now ready. _M:.cr.-E3:_BisrE/"_-r «o-l Westminster Road, Vancouver; B.C. TAKE NOTICE. ..._. dissolved pu-ine.-.iui, N.s. Clarke retiring. Tbe business will lie rarrinl nn in IiiIiim- In in .. Rogers, All debts .-ire to lie paid tu tlie miller- signed, who will liquidate all Nubilities. FKlvD. I.Ol.I.l'H. Dated this -1th day of February, lHiil). -I ll-l WEST END HOUSE COB. RAILWAV AVE. AND SIXTH SI. PRIVATE BOARDING HOUSE. Woll furnishod rooms to rent, with or without board. Bath room and all modern conveniences. Everything now and flrst class. Kates reasonable. MRS. BROWNE, Prop. W. C. Ita Noxt door to T-legrnpli officio. Mattresses<5"""" Mado to ordor imd i-piiirocl. Desks-c*^ Built ut rensou-blo rutos. Furniture <^~ Manufactured or repaired, d_?" All binds of Upbblstortng dono witb neatness nnd dosputcb. Picture Framing a speolaity. W Semi fm Quotations. nn._l.__I 'J 33P HASTINGS STREET, VANCOUVER, B.C. Before Stock-taking we nro anxious to reduce llu1 stock ns much as possible ami haveimu-1.ee! the balance of our winter goods awny down to clear lliem nut tor casIi. \ri tur <& Harper, N.B.- -No I'oupous givou on Goods during Sul fr-JM y_- 1 §\\ c (ESTABtilBI-lDD IK..I.J DBA LICKS IN , Hardware, Iron, Steel, Nails, &c Mill and Alining Supplies, Waggons, Buggies, Cutters, Farm Implements, &c. Victoria. Vancouver Kamloops m THE MERCHANT TAILOR, ASHOROFT - - - B.C. Wishes to notify bla patrons and tho publlo generally that bo bas moved into liiri now store, next to tho B.C. Expross Company's oflico, ou Railway avouue, where ho is prepared to Bhow all the latest styles iu Tweeds, Pantlrigs, Serges, etc. Also patterns of the latest Winter Goods. Overcoatings Serges. Worsteds, etc Call and see them before ordering elsewhere. By strict attention to business, [.-oud workmanship aud moderate charges, I solicit a share of the public patronage. '.,'-§' -Repairing and.o.eautug aspooialty. All orders by mail 01* express punctually attended to. DEf-TIST. (t-rtidiitite Pennsylvania College of Dental -.uifjt-ry, Philadelphia.) OFFICE-MAIN ST.. KAMLOOPS, H.C LIST OF ADVERTISERS If you have a Cough or Cold use Lambert's - - - Syrup of Douglas Pine. Sold by .ill Druggists imtl General Stores. 33 cents per bottle. HENDERSON BROS., "Wholesale Druggists, VICTORIA and VANCOUVER* 13.0. Saie and Fee Stables Hacks, Carriages, Buggies, Double and Single Drivers, and Saddle Horses. - - McRAE BROS., Proprietors, Corner Georgia paid Seymour Streets, VANCOUVER, - B.C. Goldsworth Tea! Maple Leaf Coffee! TEA IMPORTERS AND WHOLESALE GROCERS, VANCOUVER, • • B.C, As-horoft MERC It AX 11 IS I-:. F W Poster MoArthur & Harper Vieth & Borland 150 Milo House Hudsons Buy Co Quesuolle James Keitl QOTELS, Ashcroft Hotel Ashoroft Cariboo Exchange Cargile Houso Welcome Rostaurant \\ est Hud House Clinton Hotel Cliutou Johu iMcJ-tie Quesnelle Forks Occidental Hotel Quesnollo Hotel Cariboo Beaver Luko House Beaver Lake Cosmopolitan Hotol Kumloops Grand Pacific Hotel Dominion Hotel Kamloops Houso Hotel Budmlogton Vancouver OIGA-t MANUFACTURERS, Inland Cigar Factory Kamloops HARDWARE. M Dumond Ashcroft Thos Dunn & Co Vancouver McLennan, McFeely & Co Vancouver Hardware Co JEWELRY. N do Keyser Ashcroft G K Trorey ■ Vancouver 1) LAC 1. SMITH INO. I Lehman Ashcroft Smith &. Bryson D Nevin Hat Cree__ WHOIiKSALE -MERCHANDISE. Oppenheimor Bros Vaucouver Plther it Leiser Victoria Brack man & Ker Milling Co Victoria E P Rithet & Vo . Victoria Luii'/.v Leisor Victoria Wm Braid ,t Co Vancouver Henderson Bros Vancouver STABLES AND STAGES. Trim & Haddock Ashcroft B C Express Co McRae Bros Vancouver 31 EATS, C I-I Gibson Ashcroft J D Gillis STATION ERV. J II Clements (drugs) Ashcroft BROKERS. VV I'cllew-Hurvey Vancouver HREWERY. Imperial Brewery Kamloops FURNITURE. M 1' Gordon Kamloops MINING MACHINERY. Armstrong & Morrison Vaucouver EDUCATIONAL, Vogel Commercial College Vinicouvor HANKS, Bunk of B. N. A. Ashcroft SADDLERY. L Mackay TAILORING. Thos McCosh Aslieroft UPHOLSTERlNO. YV C Morgan. Ashcroft DENTIST. II Mathison Kamloops LAND SURVEYOR. Sidney Williams Quosuollo RAILROADS, (J P R, A L Olomonts, agent Ashcroft C M .t St P, C J Eddy, agont Portland MISCELLANEOUS. IOOT J B Bryson Laundry Thom ('hong Lung To Be Sold U F Cornwall Raw Furs G W Baldwin I'ako Notico C W Eaglo Notico Blake, Lash & Cassels Notico S Tlngley Strayed G. P. Mundorf For Sate A. S. Ulrich Notico (2) Ashcroft Water Co For Salo Mrs Veasey Employment Wanted J L Alirunis Tako Nolico Fred Rogers Friii-audOrnamentulTroes MJ Henry Provincial Taxes Wm Dodd Williams Directory uf British Columbia 'ASHCBOFT, * N.B.—-Mail orders filled promptly. —TH-B— RACKMAN &KER MILLING CO.LD. Wholesale Dealers iu HAY, OATS, MILL FEED, Etc. Lowest Prices. Quick Shipment. Correspondence Solicited. Victoria. Vnncouver. Westminster. Edmonton. Cariboo § Lillooet Stage Travel Clinton and wny [mints—Mouday, Wednesday and .Yiilny. All points in Cariboo—Mouday, Lillooot direct- -Mouday and lfi'ldtiy, Tlirniii;li mul ri'luni tlukotalit i-iltini'i! I'lituH. S.Dotal _0_V0.tl!1009 funilnliiMl. British Columbia Express Company HEAD OFFICE, ASHCROFT, B.C. I P. RITHET k CO., LTD. •JIOTOH1A, Wholesale LIQUORS and GROCERIES. Agents Columbia Flouring Mills, Enderby and Vernon. Columbia Meat Market ASHCROFT, B.C. Havo constantly on hand a good supply of- di^(||@i]|si;ps.P-^x_Si -Good supplies at fair prices. WHOLESALE and RETAIL, J. D. GILLIS, Proprietor. Lenz & Leiser, Importers of-^ Foreign & Domestic Dry Goods, And Manufacturers of—, Overalls, Shirts, and all kinds of Clothing suitable for the Mining Trade. . and 11 Yates Street, Victoria, B.C. N. de Keyser, The Ashcroft Jeweler. "W"J_-TO_E3IES, BY-EC. L-A-SSES, s® SPBOTAOLBS Sent C.O.D., allowing examination before paying same. No express charges. Agent for Heintzman Pianos. C KL C-KLBSOILT- MEAT MARKET) WHOLESALE AMD RETAIL. Allen'ton and satisfaction guaraitteea to customers. Main Street, ASHCROFT, B C. BANK OF BRITISH NORTH AMERICA. PAID-UP CAPITAL ■ ■ ■ • $4,866,666.67 COLD RESERVE FUND - - - - 1,387,000.00 " Head Office. London. England, No. 3 Clement's Lane. Brunches In the principal towns of tbo Dominion of Canada. Agencies in New York and San Francisco. Brauohos in British Columbia—Viotorla, Vancouver, RoBslanil, Trail, Kaslo, Greenwood and Ashoroft. Japan. Drafts issued on tho above Branches and Agencies, and on Chlua 'and Oold Post and Amalgam purohiramJ.,