THE CRANB v HERALD. VOLUME 2. CRANBROOK, BRITISH COLUMBIA*. THURSDAY, DEOEMBEB 21, 1890. M'MliKH I') EAST OF THE KOOTENAYIj&MtSX Many Properties. SIMPERS NUXT VliAR The Past Season Characterised hy Much Development Work. ; the intention j develope the property i still further '.o demotisttate its value. ' j There is now on the duuip about 250 tons of ore suitable for shipment and i B. Keeler Writes Interestingly of p«>habiy s™ >°«s of concentrating ore. Other Properties. During the summer, over lhe divide from * Boulder creek, C. M. Keep bus been doing considerable work on tbe Tontine group, This group has an immense showing of copper 011*, and in lhe apt lug work will be resumed on a large scale. Work win disioiilinnid on lhe property of the Hull River Mining compauy about three weeks ngo. The work so fur has been preliminary, to extensively develope nest season. There are big Ittdnos otLgalena and copper on the property. Thla group in also located over the divide from lloulder creek, higher up the mountain than the Tontine. It is owned principally iu Spokane, Up Wild Horse creek and its tributaries tbere hus been mort or less development going ou all summer, Imt the work for the uirst pari has been suspended1 for the winter, between Wild Horse and Murk creek there are a number of promising properties upon which but little work has been done, llut on Tracy and Lewis creeks development has been going on all summer. Among other claims in that section mny be mentioned tbe Minnie M and Tiger, John L. and Montana. On tbe Minnie M aud Tiger one tunnel of forty feet bas been driven, showing ore all of the way. Auother of twenty-five feet was run ou the ledge with ore the entire distance. Besides there are several open cuts showing ore. In all, there has been 200 feet of work done, but aside from that mentioned nothing has been done iu the development of the property. The John L- was being developed all summer but work was suspended a few weeka ago, hut will be resumed in a couple of weeks, the company operating it having Jio.uoo on hand to resume operations. The Montana is owned largely by Montana parties, A contract for about sixty feet of shaft and crosscut has just beeu completed but another contract will be let in a few days. This is a most promising claim and bids fair with development to equal any of the other properties in that section, Tbere are many other claims tributary to Fort Sleele upon which considerable work has been done the past summer, and many of them are showing up well. The coming year will witness great activity in the mines about Fort Steele, and many of the properties will be placed on the shipping list. The possibilities of this section cannot be overestimated, as the mountains are fill -il will: ore which only needs intelligent work to make it available. Hast Kootenay is, without question, as rich as any other section of the province and will, within the next year, attract attention wh ch lias been diverted lo other sections less remote than Kast Kootenay bus been in the past, fiom lhe commercial centers. Now the conditions are changed, ibe Crows Nest Pass railway traverses the district, another railway will be built north, nnd the country will thus become as easily access j hie as any other mining section. Arthur B. Keeler. The mineral development in the mines directly tributary to Fort Steele, during the past year, bus exceeded the expectations of the most sanguine. So rapid, Indeed, has been the development, that few people realize fully what has been done. Properties which were only prospects a year ago, can now be called ship, ping mines. Where then were uot to exceed fifty men employed, there are now over 200. ' To enter inlo details can hardly be possible iu the limits of an ar- dtiiaty newspaper article, therefore 1 will confine myself to a general outline of whut has been doue. Thc Chkkamonstone. This property oassed into the hands of the present compauy on June l, and on the 9II1 work was commenced and has continued without intermission, and up to the preseut time tbere has been done ncaily 600 feetofworkintunuels, shafts, winzes, cross-cut-* and open-cuts. Iu the process of development a large amount of shipping ore has been taken out, only waiting the lime il can be taken to the railroad. As the work proceeds the owners have increased, faith, in the value of the propei ty. At present sixteen men are employed, and the management hope lo increase the force to twenty-five men soou after January I. Thc Dupont. One year ago the Dupont; on "Boulder creek, was a prospect, but little work had been done. An immense dyke traverses the property aud in many places it was known to carry free gold. Tbe Ottawa and Montreal syndicate now operating it took hold of the property in the spring, since which time a large amount of work has been done in prospecting the ground. Thr- main tuunel is now in 137 leet, nt that point cross- cutting the big dyke was commenced and is now In twenty three feet. The ledge wus stripped at eight feet iu the cross-cut, but as yet the oilier wall haa not been encountered. Assays have been taken not only in the ctoss-cut but in'tbe tunnel, And the values will assay J30 to the ton. The Dupont will be equipped with compressor, concentrator and Stamp uni\. The compressor will probably be Installed this winter. A force often men la now employed in the work and this will be added to os soon nn room can be made Ior them. The syndicate are of the opinion lhat they huve it big Iree milling property. The »lg Chief. Across the gulch ftom lhe Dupont is tbe Big Chief group. This was a prospect a h yeur ago, but during the summer past, a tunnel was niu on the \eiti ami assays Irom some of the ore was puenuudual, picked specimens going us high as $11,000 to the ton, the average, however, running between fM.apd $30 to the Ion, A small force only has been employed during the past two months, but thi*-' will be- largely Increased iu a short time, when the propeity will be thoroughly and systematically developed. Machinery will also be inst idled in the Bin Chief, in fact, tenders for the compressor, slump mill -aud ebneentra- toi hnve been nsked for. 'i'he property Is owned chiefly In Montreal, The Eiirlla. This is ihe most prominent property in lhat section. A vast amount o( vvoiL Ims been it CCOMl pi tilled In the development oi the property, consisting of 1000 1,'it ni tunnels, shafts and cross cuts. This group was receutli taken over by C. Hunger ford Pollen in behalf of an Methodist Church Dedication. The handsome new Metlunlist church iu Ibis city was formally dedicated last Solidity moruiug by Rev. Wood, of Kaslo. The service was well attended and the music prepared for the occasion WOS a treat. Monday evening the ladies served 11 fine supper at Miner's old store loom, und In the evening gave h concert at the chinch. Tbe program consisted of music and tidks. The musical purt of the program was fully appreciated by those present, but when il comes to charging admission for the talks, or whatever they might be culled, **iven by preachers biuI newspaper men, that is nibbing it in pretty hind on the public, even for a church. A teport was read by Mr. Prest, of the bouid of trustees, showing thai the money subscribed and raised iu othei ways, was sufficient lo pay all Indebted* uess except $125. This showing reflects great credit on lhe pastor, Rev. Smith. The Canadian Bank of Commerce. Hon, Quo. A. Cox, President B. Et, Wai.kkk, Oen. Man PAID-UP CAPITAL, $6,000,000,00. A General Banking; Business Transacted. Deposits Received. London Agents—The Bank of Scotland. CRANBROOK BRANCH. (•OUT STEELE BRANCH. J. W. H. SMYTHE, Manager. i-®®- Cranbrook Hotel 3 3 Quests Comfort a Specialty Qood Stabling In Connection Nearest to railtoiul nud depot. Has accommodations for the public unequalled in Crnnbrook, RYAN & MORRISON Proprietors REVIEW OF THE DISTRICT A. W. McVittie Refers Briefly to Working Properties. MICH DEVELOPMENT WORK SHOWN And the Properties Worked Add to thc Mineral Wealth of This Country. The remarkable progress ofthe development of the mittttiK Intereatfl of South Gait Kootenay during the past year deserves the careful attention of all who are interested in mining investments. In all ditections from Cranbrook ure properties which during tbe year have been developed from mere prospects inlo promising mines. Begimiing with Perry creek, which had lost some of its popularity, there are now three active companies working there, The Perry Creek Gold Mining & Milling company is act- vely pushing -(development, with a considerable force of men, and a plant installed iu good substantial buildings. The British-American corporation is driving tunnel in on the Treasury Box, a good proposition of immense .size near the falls, which now begins to look'Hke a producing mine. The Mastodon Copper (Mining company, which has done some hundreds of feet of tunneling and drifting on an enormous ledge of copper- bearing quartz near the hnouth of Perry creek, is now arranging a contract to sink 500 feet, On the Upper St. Marys river a great number of properties have been advanced a stage. The Pyramid Miuing company has had a force of men at work all the year ou their numerous claims in Pyramid basin. Messrs. Pollen aud Thurstou have two fine looking groups of copper ledges in the same vicinity on which considerable work has been done^this year. I). W. Moore, of the Trail smelter, acting for a strong syndicate, has opened up a rich looking twenty-five ledge of copper rock on the west fork, and many other adjoining properties have been repiesented to the extent of tbe year's assessment work. Lower down the river the most notable property is the John Bull group, on which a tunnel shows a remarkably strong ledge of copper rock fit for shipment at once. Turning to Kimberley camp, substantial progress is observed. The North Star h is been turned over to u uew joint stock company, and tbe mine is ready for very large shipments as soon as the North Slur railway is in running order. The old ore bodies ate divided off und stopes arc ready for the methodical extraction of the ore. Galena has at last been found ou the Stem winder. The Sullivan Mining company has had a considerable force of men at work all the ar, nnd bus proved tbe existence of two distinct galena ore bodies, which places tbis property among the permanent mines of the province, The Kimberley Consolidated, the Headlight an 1 the Black Hear companies have all beeu formed on sound lines for the working of properties having first-class showings, the Black Jl.ear having a steam piuup ami hoist at their shall, which has reached a depth of over seventy feet iu galena and copper. Near Marysville the Kootenay St Al- -oma company has stripped a ledge on the Pedro for a distance of over two hundred feet, showing some three feet shipping ore. Several deals have been made in properties on Luke Creek prairie, but no development work of importance has been done, though operations are promised at an early period. Within four or five miles of Cranbrook lo the east- the work done on claims south of Isador canyon Juts shown the existence of rich copper ledges which arc likely to prove shippers wilhin a year, thc most notable being the lvxcess, With a sixty-five foot shaft, and the Horse Shoe, on which work is now being pushed wilh energy. The Skockum Chuck district has no transportation facilities aud little active mining bus beeu doue, but tlle year has Hen the discovery of several very large ledges of eopper rock on that stream, atul without doubt tuorc will he heard of these discoveries Inter en, In the Tracy creek camp the most promising properly is the ICstells. on which it grent deal of preliminary work has been done by the Polsen brothers, who have now bonded it to a syndicate ofciipitnlists represented by Mr. Pollen, and further work iB now under way, over five tons of supplies having been delivered on the ground for thia winter's operations. Iu the same vicinity a well- defined ledge carrying copper and galena is being developed on the Montana by a Spokane syndicate. On the Minnie M. work is beiug done by Messrs. Humphries and Wallinger, and on the Golden Fleece, Little John and the Stanley by John Kgun. The Swan has seventy feet ot tunneling and the Wasa has some 250 feet of tunneling and drifting and is destined eventually to become a mine. Traveling further south will be found several properties under development in the vicinity of Six Mile creek, and st 11 further south 011 Wild Horse creek are innumerable propositions awaiting transportation facilities. On Boulder caeek, a tributary of Wild Horse, three gold properties, lhe Big Chief, Little Chief am) Dupoul group, under the supervision of C l;. Untitling* ion, ure being energetical ly developed. These properties wilt shortly be supplied with compressor ..:.■■. and crushing machinery. Furtb i* tht Wild Uirse tbe Golden Five Ii ing operated by a Spokane rompauy ■.*..:■ ■-. has outfitted a camp for iii tfintor The usual placet mining has been cai . on ' - the large Chineae population 01 Wild Hon with fun results, but tli-* Jarge Btock coutpui - iea do not appear tn l ive operal year. South "of Wild tlorse there has been no work oi Importance ibis yeai until bull river (steadied, ll • the Chickamoustone 011 the north bank Ii being worked by a strong compauy aud about 700 feel of tunnel-., shafting and drifting haa proved • »■ existence "t a continuous body 01 rich copper ore. Purthei South the gtouud known ns tlie Major Bteep* propett* ia being worked by the Bmpiru Mn k company. This, uud the workings ol tliu- Bishop and i*lc- bain claims and adjs ent properties near Sand creek bid fair to bt* well known in the inline as copper producers. Omitting all mention ol tbe Immense ami important devel ■■ men! of ten coal mines at Fernie, which mnv support a population ut'aooo people, the opening up of the copper ledges near Tobacco Plains, l>y uumi rousoperators.is worthy ofioterest, tbe ledges there showing ii is reported, remarkfibly rich ore. Almost straight soulh of Cranbrook ibe group of mines at Movie boa been couholi aled and uuw i-. being worked liy one of thesttollge/t companies in British Columbia. A very large amount of actual development hud been done by the former owners, and the proper ty£iH now equipped with a compressor pluiit, concentrator of 150 tuns capacity, ami aerial tramway ami commodious permanent buildings. The Sooiijty Girl, an adjoining property, bus occupied the iilleniiun of Charles Farrell, who bus been systematically developing the ledge ull the summer. The ore In uiis vicinity te all galena of medium grade. Some slight workings on the opposite side of Moyie lake Indicate ihe existence of similar ore iu tbe ledges there. Nearer Crniibronk Is the Pay Roll group, showing some very rich ledges carrying gold-, associated with tellurium, and a large ledge showing galena nud copper, This ground is mnv being actively worked by lhe Pay Roll Gold Aiming company. * Between the Pay Roll and Cranhrook, and beyond tbe Pay K-.ll iu the Weaver creek division many prospects have beeu advanced 11 stage in development, but no work of momenlhas been done ou auy particular ptOperty. Taking It all through, the district bus shown up remarkably well during the past season. 111 every CU8C without exception thorpugh and earnest development work has icsuiiei hi Lbe Ina-ejfed value of properties, mul a few more years of such substantial progress will pluee South Bast Koote tiny in the lirst rank us a producer of wealth. A. W. MeViliie. FOURTEEN YEARS AGO In looking buck on some louiteen years of sojourn in South Kast Kootenay, Icanimt f.ni lu remark on the wonderful progress the district has made during that ".time, ami the difference lu the looks of the country now, and what il was then strikes me as very forcible. The people were few atul far between then, tbe while resident population of the whole diitilet numbering less than fifty- Charles Clark, who, with bis wife, were iti charge- of the sioie and ferry scow at "Galbraith's Ferry", ns Fort Steele was theu cnlled, were the two fust people one met on coming into Ihe country, as J did, hy boat from Canal Flat, which, by the way, was the first freight boat brought into the district, Mrs. Clark, who had evidently eaten bannocks" herself, presented our parly witb some delicious yeast bread, and I for one can say, (acknowledging thut "bannocks" for a month make one pine for a change), that Mrs, Clark's bread was the best 1 ever ate. Bread is not progiess, will be said, but I contend thnt the transition fiom '•bannocks" to Mrs. Clark's bread, Is, and that tbe day the bachelor Kooteualte began to nuke bis own yeast bred, ii showed u wish tu do belter nnd surely comes under lhe head of progress. The "olil crimp" ut Wild Horse, wilh David GriRUtt in charge, was Ibe town of the country, uud was our only market for produce of all sort-. Mr. Griffith was tlie only postmaster 111 the ds ri:t, ami many a time have the curses heen loud and deep when one had to travel up and down the bills on the old pack trail to Kootenay pusl office to g^t our monthly or hbwlnterly mail, Progress ^cattle to our rescue, and .Mr. Clarke was installed n« postmaster at Fort Steele, as "Galbraith's Ferry" bad then come to be railed, "Joseph's I'rairie," now the busy and thriving town of Cranbrook, was the only other place ofimportln the district, where Colonel Itaker made 11 home for himself and his sun iu 1885, Mr. French was in charge of the ranch nml John Guatavus Norrls, who lived in a house adjoining the old ranch bouse, was the officer appointed to look ufter the customs collections, nml n busy time he bad of it loo, duslng 1884.85, when the pack trail to Bonners Ferry was lined with horses and mules packed with alcohol, to he converted by crude methods Into very nasty whiskey and brandy, us the case might be, and .sold to the navies working on the C. P. iX, One would turn Up his nose at such liquor nowadays, when progress has given us tiie liquor we at present consume, All supplies were packed in over the Moyie trail, until thc government built Uu* wagon road irom Windermere to Fort Steele, Crnnbrook nml Wild Horse. Tins was ptogress in the rigbi ilin-clieii, which has been billowed by ;iu almost perfect system ol trunk roads and tmils throughout the district, riir next s!ep in the onward march was ibe building of the steamer An tier* ley at Jennings, Mont., by B.W.Jones, and which was the means of lowetlug the cost of the neressaries of life lo about one-half the price that had obtained up lo that time. Until tiie era of steamboats, the only question had been the one of bringing In cheap provisions, but uow arose that of j what we could ship out. Joe Bourgeois settled the matter by slaking tbe lanious North Slur mine, and which ftom the dale of staking has been the backbone ol the country. The shipment of ore to Jenuings was the opening ol a new era in South blast Kootenay. We were be- j ginning to be 11 self supporting people, [ Capital hecame interested, more steam- boats built, and large quantities ol ore. through the medium ofthe steamboats, were shipped to the smeller. Iu 1SS7 Mr. Fernie, having gotten the neceesary particulars as lo location from Michael Phillipps, of Tobacco Plains, began pros- pectlug ior coal iu the Crows Nesl Puss, ilu-tesuit of which hus been tbe building up in the henrt ofthe Rockies ofthe town of Fernie ami one of the biggest permanent imlustr es in Canada, The words, coal, coke and ore, seem to huve struck the right side ofthe C, P. K-, who ufter yeurs of holding back, at last built the railroad through South -East Kootenay, which now passes through our forms, near our mines, supplies our growing towns, and by cheap freight, (iu comparison with mules, wagons and steamboats) enables us to market om products at a good profit. The towns Cranbrook, Fort Steele, Steele, Moyie, Fernie and Kimberley are evidences ofthe progress we have made, looking back us I can over tbe pusl de cade, uud realizing what the virgin forests can be mude into by the progressive policy of government and people. Eveu the native Indians have been taught tu keep up wilh the times, Father Coc- cob, beloved by his Indians, and honored and respected by every right-thinking man, bus shown them what progress is. Looking back on what the Mission wus ten yeurs ago, a mere collection of huls, the church u plain hewed log building, Look at it today. Tbe best church in South East Kootenay, the largest hospital, uud the industrial schools second to none in ihe proviuce, and which ure so carefully superintended by tbut best of good sisters, Sister Conrad. The Indians surely are lucky iu having these two, Sister Conrad and Father Coccolo. to teach them tbe meaning and value of the word progress. Let us hope they will always have such good tutors wbo will leach tbem to keep up witb the times. In looking luck and remembering what the country was eveu ten years ago, one can hardly believe it is the same, and it it only progresses in the future as il has in the past, we should he proud to reflect lhat the country, so rich und prosperous, is ours, and it ouly rests with ourselves, with "progress" as our motto, to in,ike it still more so. C. M. Edwards. EVIDENCES OF QROWTH. Rapid Increase in Post Office, Collector's Office and Express Business. It is easy to talk, but figures furnish the best argument. The Herald has claimed that Cranbrook is tbe natural renter of South Kast Kootenay, and that results show her lo be the business cen- To substantiate this claim, and fur- It Indisputable evidence of the rapid iwth of the town, a few statistics are given for the benefit ofthe public. Collector's Ollice. \V. S. Keay, collector of customs, submits the following figures covering the period ofthe past six months : Collections for the outport of Cran brook for the half year euding December 2i, 1899: Imports, free $11,432 00 Imports, dutiable .... 21,25-100 Total $32,684 00 Duly collected $ 6,311 92 Inland revenue collections for year $ 6,630 00 Increase In Post Ofllce Receipts. The business in the post ollice of any town is n pretty f ir Indication of lhe growth of the place. A look at the figures for tbe Ctaubrook post office will surprise many, as they show beyond all question that Cranbrook bus gone ahead at a rapid rule. R. K, Seattle, Cranbrook's postmaster, has kindly furnished the following daia to The Herald ; Registered matter received in month of September, iSyS.. Registered mailer received for first nineteen days iu lie* [■ember, 1H99 Money order business in Sep tember, 1H9S Money order business in November, 1899,.., 9,87600 Stamp sales September, 1S9S 6741 Stamp sales November, 1899 71831, boxes rented September, 1898 21 boxes rented December, 1S99 85 Cranhrook the mail centfr for South East Kootenay, and distributes mail for Swansea. Moyie, Creston, Sirdar, Kitchener, Warduer, Fernie, Crows Nest, Si. Eugene, Elko, Kimberley and Marysville. I'.JIK 5I2 00 A Great Distributing Point. F, M. Medhurst, C. J'. R. agent for this city, staled to The Herald that the freight earnings for Cranbrook run from to $5000 per week, und express f2i*HJ per week, which wonderful [Increase over a year ago, and placed j Crnnbrook as one of the most important j j stations west of Winnipeg outside of the large cities. This la evidence of ihe fact j thnt Cranhrook today is the great distributing point of Soulh East Kootenay I ^^^^*%r^*^^^^^^L^^^ ; %&& -W^-i.^vH A MERRY CHRISTMAS To our many friends and patron?. Some Relishes. We also beg to cull your attention to the many things we hnve iu stock suitable for a Christmas dinner. Goods imported direct from California, such as Chili Sauce, Honey, Red Kot Relish Green Red Pepper Sauce, Stulfed Mangoes, Dewey Olives, Ripe Olives, Celery Salt, Salad Dressing, Sweet Pickles, Asparagus. A FEW POINTERS. We have n complete line of Seeded Raisins and Cleaned Currnts In Packages. Crosse & Blackwell's Peels. Pickles, flangoe Chutney, Capers, Jams. Morton's whole Pineapples, Spanish Olives, Kippered Herring, Herring in Tomatoe Sauce, Preserved Bloaters. VanCamp's Pork and Beans, Maccaroni and Cheese, flock Turtle, Ox Tai! and Bouillon soups. Alymer chicken soup, canned fruit and vegetables. Wagner's cherry stone lunch oysters. Delhi canned turkey, chicken and duck. Finest grades French peas, mushrooms and sardines. Keiller's marmalade and Seely's extracts. McLaren's Imperial cheese, Canadian Rock syrups. The finest range of bulk and package tea in the city. Patterson's graham wafers, ginger wafers, arrow root and cream soda's in packages. Chase and Sanborn's coffee. Sole agents at Cranbrook for Government butter in one pound bricks. FRESH CANDIES OF FINEST GRADES A very full and Fine line of Cigar s ALL KINDS OF WINES AND LIQUORS I ■■■■■■•'•'.^■■^■■■'■i'-^^Mw ■>••■■•■■ I Give us a trial. We will serve you I promptly and guarantee all our goods. I Fort Steele I Mercantile Co. I LIMITED. j Cranbrook Wardner Fort Steele I I •I CRANBROOK HERALD rUUR.SDA.Y, DEC. 21. 1390 )■". I-: SIMPS'in. KUitoi ti;i;ms nr st'i;*-n;n'HiiN i riu* ii-'i dlgtrluf. ii your initio o i'he proper place for the gov eminent offices of South East KootL-nuy is in some town on the railway. A VEAK'S GROWTH. Tbe conditions of today iu Cniiibrnolc and tbe conditions a year ago present a most strikinn coutrast. Tbeu tlie lown, although having a good start, consisted chiefly of hope in the future, Tlie permanency of tbe Institutions were not fully esteblisbed, and busiuess men. al- thuii] before nd ,.,.1 dowi ■ Vitus day. There are many things to bu thankful for Iu Crailbrook. dm* te th.it you are here It is not too lute fur the 511.111 whn 1)09 been rending The Herald ••year without paying a cent, to subscribe ittld he saved. The Herald Ims noeiicrny.-stocusligule 1 the eve of this happy Christmas. It isbes one nml nil u nierrj celebration uud many returns nf Uu* day. The Herald has gathered o few statistics that mny prove Interesting for this issue. Il print** uno copies this week no more or no less, but te bas not asked foran extra dollni I'mm the business men. They ure staunch ihe year around, The people of this district now look upon Crnnbrook ns tlie natural center ior the transaction of all kinds ofbusIuPRS pertaining to the 1 people of Port Steele (strict Even the uditnt this to be a fuel. The print about ■J2.1"" the Tribuni re merchants A WORD OF THANKS. The Herald takes this occasion to wish its patrons and readers u merry Christmas and happy aud prosperous New Yeur. The people ot CraiiDruok "I"'"1 right In have been slaunch and steadfast in their support of The Herald. They have recognized its work and shown their flppie- elation by giving this office iheir business. The Herald put in a first class plant, and devoted lis energies to the upbuilding of Cranbrook mid the district, and the people have not hesitated iu their response The editor of The Herald has beeu in the newspaper business ior twenty years, and he is free to say that he never saw 11 community of business men who were so 1 early to acknowledge the work of a newspaper for the benefit of the community, or more liberal in their patronage. Ami now, al the Vuletlde of the year, the editor de- sires to extend his thanks lo ull, with the hope that the efforts of The Herald in the future may be more productive of goud than in the past. jThe London & Liverpool Mercantile Company SS We have in stock a few Black, all wool Pilot cloth overcoats, $14.00 j Also, all wool pea jackets, same cloth, 9.00 1 •^MClothing at a big reduction.*^'! The Cranbrook Lumber Co. Saw and Planing Mills Stores at Ganbrook, Pincher Geek and Macleod C-fHcefi iu Nelson pny out 1 wages every liiotllll, and ivs 90 per cenl <>f ii h Nelson. And yet Ihere in that town wbo nsk the newspapers to fight ngniust Entonlsm In the west ami at the same time send to cheap printing houses 111 the east for ull their stationery. The people of Smith East Kootenay will have something to .-ay regarding the location of the government offices when the proper time comes. Cranhrook stands first and last in favor of one thing, i. e., the removal of the olhces lo some point on the railroad. Thul is where tbey belong, regardless of what town on the lint? secures ihem, and the people of Soulh East Kootenay will make nu emphatic demand in that direction. Get ready for our new skating rink. I have just received a large shipment of m* J* J| ^ Club and Hockey Skates OF AIL SIZES Also a Special Line of CHINAWARE ::AT t THE OFFICES SHOULD HE CHANdED Tlie meeting of the hotel men of thc distiict in this city last week wus u practical demonstration of the fact thai Cran* brook is the easiest town of access for the district as a whole. Every community iu the district large enough to have a licensed hotel, was represented by one or more persons. Aih result, they came from Moyie, Marysville, Kimberley, Warn, I'ort Steele, Wardner, Cranston, Elko and Fernie. Of all the towns represented, and that includes every one ill the district, allure on the railroad except Fort Steele and Wasa, nud iu direct communication with Cranhrook. If tbey had been compelled to come to Cranbrook, and then hire teams and drive twenty-four miles to transact their busiuess, it would hnve been different Jt is patent to any and all 'that the proper and only place for the government offices of this district is in some town ou the railroad. Sue It n change would conserve to the best interests of lhe district, nud do the greatest good to the greatest number. It is foolish for the -government to retain the oflices in a town twelve miles oil lhe railroad, when the great majority of the residents of the district live on the railroad. The plea that the prospectors of the district demand Iimt the offices remain at I'ort Steele is nonsense. Those who work in the district immediately tributary to l-'ort Steele would prefer Ihnt existing conditions are continued so far as they are concerned, uud when the change la made, their rights and privileges will he duly observed, for there will always be need of u recording oflice ut that point. Hut there are other mining men who have interests scattered over the district, in the St. Marys countiy, the Notth Star hill, Moyie, Hull river, Sand creek, Elk river. Boundary ami other districts whose 'rights and privileges should aho he maintained us they constitute the great majority, und they demand a recording office at some point on the railroad. But, the growth of the district the past two yeurs has changed the conditions materially. Two or three years ago the chief business, and about the only business, was the recording relative to mineral properties. Today, it is vastly different. Within this lime many towns huve spuing Into existence, Hie population has Increased twenty fold or more, and the volume of commerce greatly augmented. This bus given rise to much business in the courts, and u general increase of work In the govern inetit ollli AMONG THE BRETHERN. Editor Ileudersou, of the Fernie Free Press, is doing some good editorial work on his paper ihese days. Editor Carlev, of the Nelson Economist, has a political bee buzzing in his hontiet. Editor Houston has a whole hive. Editor Smyth, ofthe Moyie Reader, is publishing articles on matrimony, and is carrying around a smile that is seraphic iu the extreme. Editor I.owerv, of the Sew Denver I.edge, is moralizing now thut the end of the yenr draws near, over the fact that four jacks will beat four deuces. A. It. Keeler is making his individual* ilv known on the Fort Steele Prospector in his editorial work and mining articles, and what is more, personally he is a mighty good fellow. Editor Wood, of Macleod, was defeated as a candidate for mayor by a very small majority. Mr, Wood is an energetic citizen and bus done much for the advancement of Macleod. An electiou would have been a deserved compliment to him. Editor Grace, ol the Fort Steele Prospector, was in town Friday soliciting advertising from the merchants uf the town he has slandered ever since the first lot stakes were driven. The town that in the columns of his paper is nothing but a "potato patch," is a pretty good held to come to for dollars. If Grace is uot too old to learn he wil find that the policy he has pursued in his paper is a poor one, and that the growth of Cranbrook has nothing to do with the prosperty of Fort Steele, but that the growth of both is due to the fart that they are located in a grand and glorious mineral district. SALAD ana*.* dt DRESSING EDITORIAL NOTES. Merry Christmas nnd Year! Happy New Enjoy Christmas, privilege tbis year. Ii is your right and Jake Pink, manager of the Fori Steele Mercantile company in this city, is known to be a most energetic man, ami tf Ihere is one thing above another he doles on is to have everything about his store In apple pie order. As a result he is prone to make mnny changes in the arrangements, It la snid that one week he could find nothing else to change so he had the wire screen on the cheese box turned inside out, I.nfit week he was rearranging the stable and ft new door was put in. Some of the boys said it was hardly large enough for the big horse to pass through. Jake laughed at the idea, and had the horse taken In to show that he was all right. Well, he was, ns the ho'se went through without any trouble, lint tlie animal hnd jnst returned from a long drive and whs a little gaunt. After having a hearty feed the horse was turned around and started out the door, atul In a minute was stuck fast. A" a result a poitiou of the frame hnd to be taken off to permit ihe exit of the horse. Jake is not talking about the sue of horses very much just now. Skates China ware A Call Solicited S S G.H. Miner COSMOPOLITAN HOTEL a* J* ** ** J* SMALL & MUSGRAVE, Proprietors. Everything first class. Rooms newly furnished, well lighted, well ventilated, and heated by furnace. Conveniently located, and ranks with the best. First-class Dining room and best of Cigars and Liquors, Rates, $3.00 per day. _ , Short orders day and night. dranbrook, to. L. CRANBROOK, B. G -ALL KINtiS OF- Rough and Dressed Lumber, { Dimension Lumber, 5hingles and | flouldings. 5 IN STOCK OR "MADE TO ORDER. *************************M**********9********9******)I Commercial Hotel... ®mmmm*mmmm®ifmMtwm®'m.®m The,.. Refitted Throughout One ofthe Most Comfni table Hotels in East Kootenny. Newly Furnished VanDecar & Son, Props. Cranbrook, B. C. QGOQOi Royal ...Hotel wsmmooofj. The Herald Introduce! several new editors to the public this week. To be a resident aud property holder 11 Craubrook te to be i-niiuiu.ii*. Cranbrook, with h population of 1200, bus made progress lhat is commendable to the extreme degree. Cruubrook hus four preachers and one editor. There is no excuse, now for any resident not betiiK saved. The Herald publishes some data thai may prove Interesting, since it shows the growth nnd prosperity of Craubrook. .Mayor Neelands, of Nelson, says that he bin* hud enough, ami la willing to let his mantle full ou other shoulders next year 1 From the duy ihut tht* first building was constructed on Haker slreet. up to the present time, Cranbrook has continued more prosperous. If there is 0 cbibl in Craubrook whose parents are too poor to give him a happy Christmas, his name should be known, nud his case be given atteutiou. There ure very few towns in British Columbia the size ol Cruubrook with as many well dressed, happy nnd prosperous people as can be found in this cily. If there is a man who has located permanently iu Cranbrook and In not a sub- r$ Ht '(it Fred Pieper and Archie Currie invited a few friends to llieir shuck one day this week to partake of u Christmas dinner ahead of lime. The guesta were Willinm Doble, R. E, beattie, John iUclbiff, George Meyers and Matt Rockendorf. Currie is a celebrated chef, although he does not follow the culllnary line as .1 business, and he is not a sour-dough cook by any means. Pieper officiated as master of ceremonies, uml between the two they gave an entertainment fit for the gods. Their menu was artistic and served in courses, and tht* appreciation displayed hy the guests was of so marked a degree, that for a time it looked us if Dr. King or Dr. Green would be called in. It is said that Pieper was silent and tbut Currie did all the talking, but of course those who know Ihem cun Judge the best, There were oysters served iu all styles, a roost turkey that made the mouths of the guests water, cranberry jelly, mashed potatoes white us snow, French peas, plum pudding, mince pit*, tea, coffee, Cpcoa, fruits, wilh a dash of claret and gold neck here and there as appetizers Then followed cigars ami How of wit that left pleasing Impressions, Th dinner was a success, nnd those present ate so much that it was witb difficulty they rose from their chairs, and it will be a long time beforo ihey forget the enjoyment of the occasion, Mfltty people 111 South Bnsl Kootenay remember John I. Booge, who was for nu ily interested iu mining propositions in this district. Of late he has lived iu ihe Painter mountain district In Washington, nii'l has beeu lnteresle-1 in the publication <>l the Palmer Mountain Prospector John tells a good story relative to his first efforts in the newspaper line. He says lie wrote an editorial one week that he felt very proud of, and after the paper was out hurried to the barber shop, the genet al loafing pluee in the town, to heur what the |* pic thought of it. Taking a chnlr In one corner of the room, he held n paper iu bout of bim, and waited lor the praise that he knew must be forthcoming, in a few moments a man entered, and as the editorial bore directly on the mining interests ofthe district, he felt confident that his vanity wot M be amply satisfied. Thi man took his seal tu the barber'c choir, und the barber nsked us he adjusted the towels nrouud his neck; "Diil you read tint editorial In the Prospector this week ? " " Prospector li—I! I can ge(. more reading on n Hour sack thou I cau in that sheet." John saiil that he slipped quietly out of the room and hurried to llle oflice where he sut down and phllosopl ed to Fort Steele Beer Is the best. Patronize home industry dt dt McVittie & Hutchison Mines and Real Estate MINES AND LANDS SURVEYED. INSURANCE jl jl jl g 0 Cranbrook, B. C. Robinson & MeKenzie. Saw and Planing Mills All Kinds Of Rough and Dressed Lumber ; When in Kimberley Stop at the j KlHBERLEY HOTEL j Wellman & Hurcl, Proprietors. J New Building, New Furniture, and Every. ! thing first-class. Our object is to please our i patrons. Tlle court records sltow scrlber to Tue Herald, tie nlmuld ask tlie race. hlttiseiroii thi- ueculiRillieaol liic I nan T. A. Creighton, The Grocer. Have you seen his stock ? It includes the best of everything:, fresh and up to date. Notions, Furnishings, etc. Fruit, Flsh and Oysters. The housewife aad lhe bachelor should deal wilh bin, It will pay Ihem. a. ...... . (i) ...J. F. ft a. JOYCE, Proprietors Baker Street, Cranbrook, B. C. Conducted on the European Plan WELL APPOINTED CLUB ROOMS Best Wines and is Liquors at the Bar ri J. LEASK, S THE TAILOR The Best Slock, tbe Molt Satlaliclory Prices, aad Plrsl-Clnss Work. Repairing Neatly Executed. HI * MAKES SUITS THAT FIT fflMHBll B. C Furniture & Undertaking Ca Manufacturers f I atl Rial's tf m__Z Upholstered Furniture and Mattresses. We Sell Retail at Wholesale Prices. Undertakers S and S Embalmer■>. Perdue Block, Opposite Canadian Bank Commerce. tt.************************ tt************************* I East Kootenay 3 Hotel 3 T. T. Richards Proirlelir ::: This hotel lias been refitted and reiurnialieil. Tbe table ia the best. Satisfactory rates given regular boarders. t Baker Street Cranbrook, B. C. *******************9*****lt*************************** M. Mclnnes g Co. Wholesale and Retail... BUTCHERS Fernie, Wardner, Fort Steele, Cranbrook, Moyie. EL Central Hotel North Star Hotel ....FORT STEELE ...AIMBERLEY Harry .Drew, Prop. The Central Hotel is open hoth day and night. The har goods are Hrst class, and the dining room is in charge of Thos. McCarson, and is second to none in the Kootenays. Free sample moms nnd the best and quietest hedroouis in the town. Tbe North Star Hotel ia tbe large and magnificent hotel at Kimberley tbat is just finished and ia furnished new throughout. Everything in connection Is first-class. Wben yon visit Kimhcrley, don't forget Tbe North Star Hotel. J Certificate of Improvements British Columbia. Till! PAVMASTIUI .MI.S'KIIAI. II.AIM CRANBROOK, ************************************************ CPAIVRDOOI^ ls the divisional p°int of the Cr>ws Cranbrook Nest Pass Railroad. Has a io-stall round house, large machine shops, expensive railroad buildings and extensive railroad yards. Cranbrook 's the natural and commercial center of South East Kootenay. Cranbrook Is the headquarters for wholesale houses and corporations of South East Kootenay. Cranbrook Is the best starting point for all the mining districts in South East Kootenay. Cranbrook Is building rapidly and her population is increasing week after week. Cranbrook offers the best field today for business men, builders, contractors, manufacturers and investors. Por further information, maps and prices of lots, apply to L. A. HAMILTON, B. C. LAND INVESTHENT, AGENCY, VICTORIA AND VANCOUVER. BI WW ■" the ''■•" Steele Uinta] I)lvlsl»n ol h-miii taut Kuoteuay lUstriet, Whero lucn- oi mi Kluxer creek, about one inlle from |, Mllti*. IA, tB KOTICB tlmt i, Archibald W, McVlt* t:,*, iit. ■ miiK-rs certltloate No, nam, a tlnn as H|(enl ro.? <-*»' Pity Holl Hold Mi-nut- mul Millin.: t- -ini'tiiiv, UnUte»l, of Craubrook, B <'.. rrwtnln L,ra certifl n<*v So. i«wio, intend, sUlyilays from Llio itiito i. oeut, u> apply tn tin* iiuy recordei for a certn -wrta of lioprovcwenta, for the pur um ol obu inniK a crown grant of the above elaun, Ami fnrtli *r ''''■,' ""lice tlmt action, under lection ■■:. m wt t>«* eomroeneed before the issuance of sloIi certlflcaie of Imprwvetneiis. AKCHlliAl.li W, M'VIITIB Dated nils 2nd a V of December, WW, TWO YEARS OF GROWTH John Hnlchisoo Writes of the Man)' Clwogfs During Thai Time. Grtilicitc of Improvements I C. P. R. Land Commissioner, WINNIPEG, MANITOBA. V. HYDE BAKER, Local Agent. m -®-®~®-®-®-® <®-6s-&-®-mi Buy Lots In Kimberley, The Leadville of East Kootenay. Terminus ol North Star branch ol the Crows Nest Pass Railway OVER 200 MINERAL CLAIMS are situate within a radius of three miles. Supply point tor the rich upper St. Mary's River district. Ureat Water Power. Sullivan concentrator will be located here CHARLES ESTMERE, Sole Agent Get Your Freighting DONE PROMPTLY BV Sam Hitchell P. 0., KIMBEBLY, VI. Cra.breok Reid's SUITS AND OVERCOATS Are for those who know a good thing- when they see it. A Snap.... A man's Black, Heavy Weight, D. B. Wool Suit, $10.00 Don't 60 around shivering when you can buy a suit of Reld's warm, heavy underwear for $1.50. Christmas Neckwear, Handkerchiefs, Scarfs, Etc, at PPin £ f ft TORONTO KCIU G£ W., CLOTH INO STORE. "The** Emporium" .,. Wlasu AU . ... Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year •«<»•>*•• ********** Wt have a complete assortment of Choice Groceries, Peels, Cleaned Currants, Seeded Ralsiiu, Salad Dressings, Relishes, Sauces, Nuts, Table Rabins, Fancy Candles, Etc, Etc Just received a lot of Fancy Goods for Christmas Trade. See our Furs, Caps, Capes, Jackets, Collars and Collarette, Etc., new Gents' Furnishings, Suits, Ties, Collars, Etc. opened this week. Staple and Fancy Dry Goods. Yours for Best Goods al Right Prices Sherlock & Bremner. The Work Tells the Tale j* ** Greet & Co. THE CONTRACTORS Kstimatca given ou sll cLbks of work in 0111 line. If you Intend to build, mc ub. It may pay you, Cranbrook Jt Jt B.C. G. Johnson.... ^ Assayer *.*-<« * Metallurgist Cranbrook, B. C. G. R. LEASK ij-.ii*. or iitf.nK.1 Contractor •■< Builder PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS FURNISHED FKEB OF CliAltdE Those coulenplaUna; building will do wall to let nut (laura on tin. coutracli. Cranbrook, British Columbia QEOROE R. TAYLOR Freighting -* Teaming Wood and Ice For Sale Craabrook, Uriiisli Columbia P. 0. BOX is ..or.. MITCHELL'S RESTAURANT W. F. OURD, B.C. L. Barrister, Solicitor, Etc Cra.krwk, British Columbls W. B. ItOHS. ll. W. IIMROIIMBM ROSS & HERCHMER Barristers, Solicitors, Notaries ublic, Conveyancers. J. H. KINO Physician and Surgeon. CltfH-K-SIIKltl.lK'li IM.OTK, CRANBROOK, J. R. COSTIGAN, Q.C. Barrister Solicitor, Etc. URAKBItOOK House ud Lot in Cranbrook Vive rooms, pantry, collar and large ahed; for rent, fit per month, or for sale, 955". 1*5 cash, balance $15 per month. Advertiser will rent house* or atores in Cranbrook, Moyie, 1-Vrnie, Fort Sleele or Kimberley, for rent or purchase on eaay terms. Apply, P. O. box 115, Cranbrook, R. C. mik I have a regular milk route and deliver night and morning;. J. L. PATTON. Cranbrook Livery 3 GEARY & DOYLE, Proprietors ****** Regular Stage to Kimberley Teams .ud drivers furnished for any point iu tb. district. ROBERT SHAW Manager j, jt ********** ..a-.*-....*..... ...t,A..i.:.«.e,.-.t..,.,,.e.&.i.Aa.*.. 4.4.... ft,.....*.....A..*.. Q.......*,.A.*A.*,A........ Q i *0 m o I 1 I u o O' I i m, ® 1 i 9'99'9'999 99m-v+--r*9999~9ie99 WW't****'*';*'! •»» •J•j•»*^i•^',•jf'•#•i^, WWWW-WW V99999'I¥91'99^ ^99^999999VVVVV99isV9^'99if9 3* r& to tm*a 3 tl -t Chas. Estmere... Real Estate, Mining Broker •AY ROLL MIVBRAL OLATM (NO. 8S09 Situate in tin* Port Stoelo Mmlnfl Division nf Huulli Bnal Kootenay district, v. hen* in* cnteii Lying nortli ot umi adjoining the I'iiyiniistfi, mi Nigger creek, TAKK NOTICE tliat I, Archibald IV. MoVU- le, free miner's aorilfloute Na num. nolinn as Igt-ntroi Mu* I'ay Roll Oold Mining uml MlllUlg - liony. Iimltod, Zof Cranbraok, It. C, tree :iiliii*i\ certlllCHtQ NO. UW70, lutein! sixty (lays r»in iii*- Hiiti* lieraof, t<> apply in ilu* iiiIiiiiir re •order tor a oertlflettte c( Improvements, for ti o inirpose uf iiiitaiiiiiij* .i crowu mum or ih.* above rial III. And iiiiiiior tnko uotloo that action, noder wctlon 87 iiuisi he commenced before tin- Is* umnco of sticli certificate of iinpriiM'im'iiis. AHCHIllALU W, M'VITLtB Dated tbh and day nf December, in 'J. Certificate of Improvements \V.'S AHONfl lilt FIRST RESIDENTS IS TO BE A GREAT CAMP Kimberley, (be -eadrflfe of East Koote* a Hummer, GREAT PROPERTIES IN THAT SECTION And Has Seen Cranbrook Make Rapid Strides to the Front in a Brief Time, SDPRItlNTRNURNT MINIMAL CLAIM (NO. Sofia > Situate lu tbe port Steele Mining division of Smith Kant Kiiiiiuniiy district, Where locn- teil-Hllnatcd mi Nlfiuer creek ami JoIuIdr iin- I'aymiiiitor. TAKK NOTICE Hint 1, Arelllbald W. MoVIt* lie, Hi*" miner's I'lirlilli-ale No. imsrn, ai'tiii-* uh liKCld tur the 1'ny Roll Oold Mining and Milllnj* i*iiiii]iaiiy,*lliiilli*tl, til i i.iul'i■nirii. It. ('., ft00 Mini- cr'l corlllleiitu Nn, iiOUTO, lnli'iid, CO days from lln* iluitj liuitjof, in n|ipiy to iho mliiiiiu rocordor foi* a oerillleutiioriniprovL'iiiouta, for the pur- [nso ut obtnliiltij a ciown itniat Dftlionbovo ulaliii. Ami fiirtbor IAko|nntlco thai notion, under arotloii :it, musl be coinmonucd boforo llio Is* minnoe of stiub cerilllcftte or Improvements, AUI'lllllALI) W. M'VI'fTIK hiiinl iii|« n\,i dny or December, iroo, Certificate of Improvement Sl'itl'IMSi: M1NKKAL CLAIM (No. USCO.) Illiiuto in iho i'oit Htedc Mining Division of Itnst Kontcnay District Where located Nm Ui ufand adjoining iho • Woli'mno*' on tlio NOlltll Side of lhe WOKt fork of M. MltrjH rivor, about ihe mii-m from Sawyer's I'uss, TAKK NOTICK Unit I, \, W. MoVlltle, 1'ren iIiiier'B leiiiiii-aii" 110870, acting us agont for irllmr riillllps, Vie,- Minor's certinonle iua, ooo, lui I sixty days from the time boicof to apply to the mining rnenrtlcr for n eortlllcaie uf Impiovcmctii ror Uib purposu of obtaining n i rown i.rant of tiie above clfllin, a ml further lake notice thai notion under Rec Iimi "•' mil: t lie comtnoncod before the lasuuiic* nf miuIi cerllllenie ol bnproveinent, iiiui'ii Ihls loib dny of Novembor, 1809. A. W. M'VITTIE Certificate of Improvement FKAOTION HINKRAI. CLAIM. Dl- STOCKS Black Rear... ,i>jc Umpire 9' Klmherle*.' Consolidated, tot* Kimberley, B. C Vln Cranbrook Every Evening l:\a-pi Sustday Anil Tuesday, Our stiidio will be open (m taking Pictures and thc sale of views, to send to your frinrfs at Christmas. Always busy the Inst few weeks hefora Uie holiday season. We would cmplisize the wis- iloni of coming NOW. Yours, for a happy Xmas nud a prosperous New Year, PrestT,,c Photographer T. W. LEASK *-■> «••■ «•> II #»< atl. Mi Planing Mill ■«dSash and :: Door Factory ,„MflintfncUircra of... Sash m* Doors jf> Mouldings *js Frames *•* Band Sawing «* Turning Crnnbrook SlTIMTR IN TIIK POUT Stkf.1,1* MlMN' vision ov South East Koothxay DlDTttlCT. WllKKK I.OI'ATKD-O.V lltCK- l.RllKHItV llll.I.. TAKK NOTIOB, thnt wc, Walter Vnn Arsdi.l-.-tl, Free Miner's Cottlfl* into, Nn- v&jittil Itobcrl DeuRisey,; Freo Miner's Cortllloate, li 9,857. David Newell, Free Miner's Certificate, ii0,848. Ki-*!!! K, Jones, Free Miner's (,'ortlflcuto, a!»,"27, Intend, sixiy days from the date hereof, to apply lo thu Miiiim* ItooorderforuCerllllcetu «f Improvements fnr tiie inirpose of obtaining a crown Grant of the above claim, And further W!(e notice Unit nelion. under Hcelioii nr, must bu coimne. cud before the issiinuco of rmoli Ci-rtliieate of Improvements. , Dated Ibis 7tll day of November, 1890, 8|gnod WALTKR VAN AHSDALBN. ROIIKRT DKMl'SKV, l»AVIIi NKWKLL, ELGIN E, JUNKS. Certificate of Improvement KNTKlti'l.'ISK MINF.RAL 0LA1N, (No, 85S0.) Hltunte In the Fort Steele Mining Division of East Kontumy District, Where located— Smith of and adjoining Uie "Welcome" on Iho sitiitli -tide of tbo west folk nf Kt. Marys river, about live miles from Sawyer's 1'nss.i TAKK NOTici: that t, A. W. McVittle, Free Miner's OertHlcato uMTO, acting as agonl for Wm, Mllllcnn, Free .Miners Certlflcate iiio.no, and Hugh Mccool, Free Miner's Certificate as,* ito, intend sixty days from tho date hereof lo npidy in tin* m'nlng rocordor for a certlflcate of Improve nt fur tbe purpose of obtaining a crown grunt »r Die atmia olalm, And liitllicr ml*i> UOtlM (but lid Ion under- Section 87, must be comtneuced beforo the is snam f such ecrtlflcute of Itnprovetnent, Dated iins loth day of November, isw, A. W, M VITTIK. WAR Kiii-land vs. Transvaal. Rossland vs. Fori Steele. Jusi arrived, a carload nf Rossland Beer In hogsheads, bnrrels anil kegs. The Finest Lager Beer in Canada. JAMES KGRRI0AN, finst Koolcnay Agent, Cranbrook Drcwry's Ale, Stout and Lager in . pints and quarto. Bom's ale 1 !B.nn ll*}?: !?°_* ™. and (iuinnesse's stout. Wlmlcnalc only. Ftmlles supplied. Tliosr of the people ol Cranbrook who have tliu honor of befog old timers, can at this iimt*, lhe second Christinas in lln* history of Cranhrook as a town, look back up'iti two years of growth and development seldom equaled in Britisli Columbia. Two years ago this Christmas Craobrook consisted of the old Baker borne, the Craubrook hotel, a sawmill, and In addition about fifty people and any amount of hope. Today Crnnbrook is lhe acknowledged center of Hast Kootenay. and its leading towu, with a population Of I2uu people. Although Cranbrook has grown rapidly, there has been nothing iu lhe way of a boom in Iut growth. The best proof of this is, that at no time in her two years of existence have there been empty buildings; showing that the building of tbe towu lias been a simple matter of supply and demand, l'.aily iu tbe spring of 1898a few strag- n'.ing pioneers arrived In Cranbrook to find a beautiful townsite and llie few buildings above mentioned, and these SOOU CUUgllt the fever of hope that the people in Craubrook had, aud hail bad. Hence Craubrook's success. New build* iu»,s coin menced to spring up, one of the lirst being the Kast Kootenay hotel, built by Mrs, Donahue. Then Mr. Miner, the progressive hardware merchant, pul iu 11 Block of hardware iu a building erected for him b) V. H. Baker. George Leitch then built ihe siotes now occupied bj K K. Beattie, the postuias- Rcid Sl Co., the cloister, **,l|l l''est. the phptograpber. After that it was a matter of continuous building which has not yet stopped. Mr Crciehlon built a htorc and put in n Btock of geucral merchandise, Sherlock & Biemuer and tbe Fort Stce'e Mercantile company did Ihe smiie. Mr. Hanson built the Cosmopolitan block, Mr. VanDecar the Royal hotel. The Canadian Bank of Commerce, recognizing the future that ibe town bad before it, bnugbt a hal, finished building and moved ill. \V. T. Kaake hi.ill the Commercial hotel. Thos. Kennedy built a geiicrul store and put in a stock of goods. G, II. Gilpin came over from l-'ort Steele und Opened up in a store which ts part of the Cosmopolitan block. Hill & Co. did .the same. Mclnnes Jv. Co., the ureal Kco*enay butchers ami stock dealers, built oue of the Guest buildings io the town and to-Ja) make it their headquarter!.* for the whole district. And so the towu grew until today. Of business houses we have five (■eneral stores, four dry goods stores, three wholesale liquor stores, five hotels, one drug store, several reataurants, two Oakeries, a chartered bauk and an undertaking establishment. Add to lliese two saw mills, a planing mill and sash and door factory, a soda factory. two real estate and mining brokers' offices, and you have a pretty complete business lown. Of churches we have (our, Presbyterian, Rotfian Catholic, Methodisl ami Church of England, and the writer is informed tbat the Bdptisis are making arrangements for the building of a church early next spring. Of schools we have one, and it is a great deal too small, but no doubt tbis will be remedied next year. We have a lockup which, although Cronbrook is a law- abiding town, is also too small, bul no doubt next year tbe government will build government buildings iu keeping with the needs of the lown. As for residences there are many comfortable homes in almost all parts of towu. Haker hill probably shows the greatest growth in this respect during the past year, especially many homes have been built there until now tbere are about forty dwellings ou the hill. The value of real estate in Cranbrook has increased steadily. Lots on Haker street, which were quoted at $300 in 1898, are now held ut ^looj, and some have been sold at toat price. Residence lots have increased in value 50 per cent ou Baker hill and other parts of town, Rents range for dwellings from $10 per month for a two or three roomed house, to *25 and f.30 for a five and six roomed house. Stores rent from $50 to f80 and offices from $25 lo £50. With all this Cranbrook is only in its infancy. The great mining district lying at her door, so to (.peak, will iu the near future build up a city which will be the supply point, not for one or two mines, but for a large district containing a ureal number of the best mineral properties in the piovince. In speaking of Cranbrock's growth, ihe writer so far has made no mention ol llie railway buildings, Craubrook being the divisional point on the Crows Nest Pass railway and the starling point of ilie North Star branch, te of necessity railway center. The C. P. K. has recognized this fact and have built a number of COBtty buildings here, among which are a round house wilh rooui for ten locomotives, a large and well sup- plied machine shop, a depot second to me iu the Kootenays, freight sheds, ial bunkers, nud houses for employes, all of which lend to give the lo.vu a metropolitan air, The one thing above all others lhat shows the prosperity of Cranbiook is the fad that no resident of tlle town cares to sell any property which he owns 111 lhe town except at an enormous advance on the price he paid for it, Kusl Kootenay is coming to the front ns a mining country every day, (auij is all right) ami as Craubrook is the natural center of blast Koolcnay, Cranbrook we v ho have lived here since llie lown begat) have every 11 to know that tbis is a fact. John Huicbison. Few Words About the North •Star. Sullivan and Black Bear Mines. ul bj eckled ■tinman re- ' .(qua pnra. -cred with ibntptly in er the town destructive Kimberley, the terminus ofthe North Star branch railway, situated in the midst of operating mines, on a series of level terraces between the forks of Mark and Sullivan creeks, with new and substantial buildings dotting the ground, presents the appearance ot a typical, prosperous western mining camp. lis location as a townsite is unexcelled, Mark and Sullivan creeks, clear as a crystal and full 1 f heau trout, which make the s\ jolce, supply the town H 1 The mountain *•'.'*: i-, < beautiful tall timber, r -, the background as if to she ami its Inhabitants from il forces of the elements of nature. The grading ofthe North Star railway has beeu completed, with the exception of a few short gaps immediately'below towu, nud 011 the south side ol St. Marys river, and the inhabitants of Kim- berley look forward with pleasant expect at it us of bearing, in the near future, tbe iron horse labor under the weight of pulling the precious ft eight which mother earth, by the unceasing energy o[ man, is forced lo give Up In daily increased quantities, On the soulh side of Mark creek nnd southwest of Kimberley Is situated the famous North Star mine. Nowhere in British Columbia has there been found an ore body i-qnal in size and value lo that which has been expose 1 with intelligent development on this properly. And, as development work *s being prosecuted under lhe able management of Mr. H L. Parker, formerly ol Ross* land, greater ore bodies thau ever are being placed within easy reach of man. A walk through the underground workings ofthe mine, with 1, competent and instructive guide, is a sight never to be forgotten. After • nsstog in Bt the mouth of one of tbe tunnels, i*. is a continuous Kiiiter ol apparent diamonds, cause I by llie reflect! u ol the candle light on the bright galena ore. Wiih few exceptions ii is a continuous p isi age through an ore body, the extent of which appears unlimited. Drift after drift is passed with galena above, below, tn right and left. Passing down connect* g shafts to Ihe lower levels, and still the same sparkling walls in drifts and chambers a:e met with. Were it not that {the Arabian Nights were written prior to the [scovery of the North Star mine, one would feel inclined lo think tiiat it was here the author received his inspiration for tbe Ixx k. But enough of tbe beauty and novelty of the scene. The North Star company is employing abou; let men at present A number of cores have been drilled with a diamond drill, and this method of prospecting is still being continued. The tramway is uearing completion, ard is expected to be in **<-orking order ai soon as tbe railway is in position lo carry ore. There is little doubt hut lhat the North Star mine will employ between 400 and 500 men before another twelve months roll by, The Sullivan mine is situated on the north side of Mark cr-_ek, and northwest of Kimberley. The company has at lasp been successful in securing a competent and reliable man for manager. £*arge ore bodies have beer, uncovered on tbe property since Mr. Bordsatl look charge, A series of ihafts have l/ten sink on the property which show tbe vein to lay very flat and dipping to tbe eastward. All development is being doue in ore at present, large quantities of wbicli is being piled up ready for shipment. The character of the ore is practically tbe Bame as that of the North Star, being a ste .1 galena. About twenty men are being employed Ht the prtrent t:nie. The Black Hear mine is situated east of Mark creek, and southeast of Kimberley, This properly was. bonded by Mr. Chas. Estmere, the townsite agent, and after sinking to a depth of sixty feet by windlass Mr. Bslmere was compelled to shut down, owing to a heavy flow df water. Hut Mr. Msimere Ii well known In Kast Kooleiiay as a bustler and he certainly proved it on lhe Black Bear, A 15-horse powei hoist and boiler and a double cylinder 4 inch suction pump have been Installed. A -hilt bouse and buildings for Uie accommodation of tbe men have been erected, nud the mine is working a double ihift Bf ain, '<'i within the short period ol tweniy*fi da) The ore is a quarts carrying k";''. silver, copper ami lead. The shaft is now down seventy-two feci and hs 1 ; ■■ ■- did showing of ore In the bottom. The vein has straightened up and is now nearly vertical, ll has widened lo four feet between walis aud (a apparently still widening Tbis property consists of two claims, and a company is now being organized by Mr. Estmere. He expects to incorporate the company some time this month. Miner's Union Organized ct Mnyle. Moyie Leader: Moyie has a miners' uuion. Last Tuesday evening James Wllks organized ihe Western Federation and the following officers were elected : President—M, L. Holllsler, Vice President—William Mills. Treasurer—D, E, McDonald, Financial Sec'v—A. J. Cbisholin. Cor. Sec'y—W, It. Hocking. Conductor—Harry Dluitntek, Doorkeeper—W, H. Darby. D, J. Kliuer was appointed n delegate to Kossland to alteiid 11 j dnt meeting bit the purpose of foiiiiing a union foi Hut Ish Columbia, Tiie new organisation starts oul wiih a membership of veveuly-oiii<, and uiiuei must favorable conditions, OrgHni-rer Wilkes, In speaking lo n rcpreseutntlve ofthe Lender, said: "I nud n ninal happy conditiou <>f affairs existing m Moyie," 1 . 1 I , . I. I : : : ii i = : : I! . f i Merry s s Christmas To All s s lis '•-■ II. * 3 ■!- Chinaware, Ja •DODO :8 d GOOD .AND IS AT.. . . . With the Largest and Best Stock of . . • for**! •O* Talking Dolls Dancing Clowns aA Music Racks T§ Steam Engines Fine Pipes Shaviri!? Sets *&3> fL ^ Hampers BEATTIE'S*^ DRUG STORE Dolls, Etc. Carpenter Sets Mirrors Games Stationery 9 Xmas Cards Tea Sets Vases Stands • • • *r~*^ BEATTIE . ."■: P. 0. DRUG STORE S S 9 o9®- ooocy S S CRANBROOK, B. C. t • i : t • • • ■ 1 J i »*> •> ♦-*>-*> ■»■»•.*»»♦<*.).>.» .>■» ■> « _©eco o n o 0000 (iit.i i-'ellow v. p.. simps I.O.O.P. Key City Lodge No. 13, Meals overy i'i\- lit ul llielr ball on itrcet, Sojourning ]•'. C. lumklii 9*****4.******************* I LOCAL NOTES ! T--Y-*-*--*-V-999-999*9*V*t Picked Up Aboitf the City by Asking Quc-'lioits of Many People. A merry Christinas to all. Hungarian. Qleuora and Graham flour at Gilpin's. Fresh butter and Manitoba eggs at McConnells. If you want crockery or n nice dinner SGl, try Gilpin's. Evaporated raspberries, apples and apricots at Gilpin's. A nice lot of Christinas confectionery nt McConuell's. Try Gilpin's for [■rorerics. Always a lull ami choice stock on hand. The I n 0 ti. lodge will give Its first anniiiil ball on the lllgllt of January 1st ut Forrest's hall. For fini* bar and Uble Rlnssware see the i'ort Sleele Mercantile company's line. The finest in the city. For porridge yon can get rolled onis, groats, rolled wheal, whenttles, middlings nnd corn meal ot Gilpin's. Finest and largest rnnge of men's gloves, furnishings and blankets In Must Kootenay at tlle Fort Steele Mercantile company. Tin' Fort Steele Mercantile company hai n very beautiful line of toilet sels and lamps. Call and see them. A nice selection of winter apples, such as Spies, Baldwins Greenings, Kussels- Hen Davis, Sweels and SplUenuerg at P. McConuell's. A Well Known Contractor. James Greer, the well known contractor, hashed a busy year, nud his work haa been i f a character Hint it has established his reputation as a good niau with whom tu make a contract. Not only has he done a great deal of work in Cranbrook. but his services have been greal y iu demand in other towns in the district where liu litis had large contracts during the past so turner. It te a noticeable fad that when he completes a contract for a man lit* can always get work from that person again, and no contractor can hnve a better recommendation. CRANBROOK'S HOTELS. Boyle r-I.eask. On Monday evening of this week a (jiiiet wedding took place at the home of Mr. J. Leask, when li i.s brother. Mr. Thomas I.eask, manager ofthe sash nnd door factory, was married to Miss A boy ter. A' live o'clock the knot was tied which mndo the twq une hy Rev L. ti). Smith, nftei which » wedding feaft was provided and a Boclnble evening spent. Only their immediate friends ntul relatives were present, The Herald extends congratulations. Sbe Has Five and They Are (iood Ones And Run in Splendid Shape. Crnnbrook is peculiarly fortunate in her live hotels und proprietors. The hoits*-s nre good ones, they are well kept and the managers are men of standing in the community, James Ryan, the veteran hotel keeper of Cranbrook, is now sole proprietor of the Cranbrook hotel. Everybody in Bast Kootenay knows "UncleJim," as he is familiarly called, and a better man never turned the register around to a hungry guest. ti. ll. Small has purchased the interests of bis partner, L. R. Musgrave, in llie Cosmopolitan, and will operate tin- house alone iu the future, Mr. Small enjoys a good business aud is deservedly popular wilh the public. Thc Joyce Brothers have made a success ofthe Commercial, and are entitled to it, because they have worked early and late to please the public and give value received to their patrons, and are now reaping their reward. L. It, VanDecar St Son, proprietors of tlie Royal, are doing a good business. Since taking charge' they hnve newlv furnished the house throughout, and have a neat and comfortable place. T. T. ltlchards, lhe popular proprietor of Hie Kast Kootenay, has by his fair treatment of lhe people, secured a nice business for himself, und his house is always crowded. T, F. Forrest, of the Forrest House, has one of the best constructed hotel buildings in Kast Kootenay and is now in shape lo attend to lhe needs of the public, Doing a Big Business. James Kerrigan has branched nut in the general produce business aud now c irties a full line of butter, eggs, cheese, feed, etc., and lhe qunlity of his products are always the best, lie also wholesales liquors and cigars as usual. He cuts to the quick in his quotnlioui. Wanted, a Baker At onee. Apply lo the North Star Mining company, Christmas Chinaware. G. II. Miner has tust received u lnrge Consignment of chinaware of Into designs. See this stock before you make your Christmas purchases. China sits nre appropriate presents, und very acceptable. Skates! Skates! (io toG. H- Miner's for jour skates, He has just received a large Invoice, They are tbe best grades. howling Alley Opened. Al Browu has taken charge of the bowling alley nud put It lb good shape, and will have it opened hereafter for business, Mr. Hrown understands the work and will make u success of it, for he will endeavor io give the boys a run for their money. Cigars tor Christmas. Fine line of cigars, in ill a box, Ji.25, al II attie's. Just the tiling for a Christmas present. BUSINESS CONDITIONS. J. W. II. Smythe. Manager ol flic Bank of Commerce, Expresses Himself, J. \V. H, Smythe, manager .if the branches ofthe Canadian Bank of Commerce in Cranbrook und Fort Sleele was asked as to his opinion of business conditions in Soulh Knst Kootenay today. "A great change las taken place," paid Mr. Smythe. "The chief money ill circulation a year ngo was tlmt paid fur labor on the Crows Nest Pass railway Utlder construction, 111 Cranbiook there was little or no business that was not dependent vpon that. As tli.it decreased, business began to collie from other points, so Uiere was no* stoppage, "During the last four mouths it is estimated tliHi more money has come into lhe country for development than altogether previously. Until thc present year there has been comparatively little money brought In lor quiil/ mining. At llie present time bah of our Cranbrook and l-'ort Sieeie branches are witnessing a lurgu amount ol capital from New Vork, iMuniie.il, 'Joronlo, Spokane uml Weal Kootenay being iu this district. The business conditions iu Soulh Kast Kootenay nre the soundest I have ever seen ill my bnalnesB experience. There is euough competition tn protect the purchaser, while profits nre not pn- dulo cut, Tbe turnover in merchandise in Craubrook and Fort Steele would sur- piise a whole eastern county." 575,000 IN IMPROVEMENTS. Cranbrook's Record liic Past Veor tins Been n Qood One, Crnnbrook has every reason to feel thrnkful for lhe progress made last year. Both IU the business und icblctii--* portions then* bus been grent growth uud over $75,<*>i expended in improvements. There have been no large and expensive buildings, bui those buill have been pul Up lu a substantia! 111(1 Utier. Aside from tho railroad work and several thousand dollars iu a uenornl way, tha work was divided between Ciniibrunk's three woll known contrnctots, A, 1, Ornnt,Jnnies Greer and G. K. l.eisk, as follows: Grant, 513,610. Greer, $15,745. L,eask, ft 15,080. A Hi*; Meal Business, M. Mclnnes, manager of the M. limes Meat company, stilted lo Tile aid representative Lhat the inercn* their business showed llial there been n great increase iu ihe.distri Soulh K.i*t Kootenny. 'We are doing about double llie business were a year ago nud have tbo excb trade of this district, extending Wludermeie on thc north to Tol, l'.uius on the south, and from I'll) creek on (he east to Kootenny 1,ri on the west. We dispose of 140 1 beef cuttle a mouth, too sheep am hogs, besides Immense qtinnlltiei poultry, fish .ami salt incuts, It ii dent from our business that South Kooleiiay is malum* rapid progress Mc- Her- idier ding ; evi- linst MOYIE DISTRICT [ A town situated at the base of n monii- ! lain i.i which Ihere are enormous depos* 1 Its of high grade ore, on the main line of i u transcontinental railway and ou a body I of water which, in point of beauty, can- i uot be surpassed anywhere, is bound lo I flourish and to prosper. Iu looking lover Moyi-3 we bud all of these condi- ' tlons in her makeup. We also find that I Moyie is in the full enjoyment ofthe flowing tide of prosperity. Its hotels are crowded, and its merchants and traders wear that sunny, self-confident air which betokens abnormal profits. There is all the hustle and hurry thnt prevndes a frontier city ot the eve of a greal campaign. And, in truth, Moyie Is ou the eve of great things. The pre-emption upon which Moyie is located was takeu up by Gleucariaii Campbell five years ngo, At that time lhe now well-developed mines near here, were mere nrospects. nnd the building of the Crows Nest Pass railway was but n possibility of the future. About three years ago the townsite was surveyed and since that time Moyie has grown from one log shack to u town of over 300 inhabitants, with five hotels, as many gen end stores, saw mill, brewery, newspaper, chinch, school house, laundries, etc The future of Moyie is pledged by such crowning gems as the St. Eugene, Moyie nud (Jueen of the Hills, Lake Shore, r-Va Dlttvoln, Aurora, Cando ••ud other mining properties, The principal groups, the St. Eugene, Moyie and Queen, and the Lake Shore, were recent ly acquired by one strong syndicate, tin SI. Eugene Consolidated Mining com patty. The company's holdings consist of nine full claims ami five large fractions. Tho claims begin at the shore of Movie lake and extend back a distance of over 11 mile and a hull, nnd cover nearly tlie entire mountain immediately to the rear of lhe in-vn. The various claims are Havered by three strong and distinct ledges for lienrlv the entire dis lance. The St, Eugene is tin* most thoroughly developed of llm company's properties, close lo $100,000 having been expended in this woik. It has been developed hy UlUUelS and raises, and it is estimated that there are over $600,000 worth of ore blocked out. Besides this thero are about 311:10 tons of clean ore unit about 50a} tons of concenlrnting ore on tiie different dumps. Dur Iiir the past season a concentrator with a capacity of 2.sn tons per day was built near Moyie, besides a I0*drrlll air compressor being Installed und a tramway put iu to convey thc ore from lhe mine to the mill. These will be put in operation early next spring, at which time the working force of the mine will be. nt least doubled, There is also a 7-drill nir compressor plant in operation on the I, ike Shore claims nud the No. land No 3 tunnels are being driven in on the ledge. Il is the Intention of the company lo work nil the claims through which the ledge passes, through the No. 1 tunnel of ihls property. This tunnel can be driven in over 5000 feet without leaving the awning of the company. The Aurora group on the west side of the hike is conceded by the best authorities on mining to be on no extension of tbe same mineral vein upon which lhe properties on lhe east side are located. A deal is now on for this mine, uud all Indications point to its being actively worked in the spaing. The Cando group/ situated on St En- gene hill, was "recently bonded to J. T, Burgess, of Wardner, B, C, and as soon as the snow disappears in lhe spring a diamond drill will be put to work and the value und best uieaiis of working the property will be determined. Tbere are several olher promising properties surrounding Moyie, but there lias not beeu a sullicietil iimi-uni of development work done on them lo justify giving thein special attention. F. J. Smyth. COL. BAKER AT HOME. He Has Returucd Prom h-iubiiu! nnd Leaves lor Victoria Tomorrow. Col. Baker returned last evening from his sojourn in England, and will have tomorrow for Victoria to be ready for parliament which tdnvenes ou the 41I1 of January, The colonel was well pleased wilh the conditions in Cranbiook, anil says ihat a powerful financial syndicate in London i.s now interested iu a smelter proposition for Craubrook, and will have representatives here us soon as next spring opens, to look over lhe field. This syndicate lias unlimited capital, nud is ready to invest the money iu propositions ol this nature if conditions are favorable. Good Work Pays. "His prices aie a little high, but his work is always goud, and you can depend upon it." This'was the opinion expressed nf G. R. Ueask, the Jcontrnc-j tor, by n prominent resident uf Hast Kootenay n few days ago, ntjd LboS? who know Mr, I.eask and are acquainted with his work renlfou il. He has had some of the largest contracts in Soulh Esst Kootenay and he always gives satisfaction. lie insists 011 bis work being right, even if he loses mom y, and the people appreciate this fact. He never slights anything and any mini working for Shim, caught at such work, would be discharged immediately. Such n policy is always n winning one III lhe end, for people biiildifig 11101*0 expensive bouses want n man they.cm depend upon. And that is ibe kind of n contractor George l.ensk is ut all limes, Creditable Progress. R. E. Beattie, postmaster mid proprietor of lhe drug store ill lb is city, has. since coming to Crnnbrook, made most commendable progress. With confidence in the town, lie bas already pie- pared for the future by currying 1111 im Itieusc stock in his jiue of business, to that thc people were satisfied It bay taken nerve imd money to do this, but lie was always equal to the emergency and as n result, bas today i'he best slock oi goods iu his Hue io be found iu East Kooleiiay. Personally popular with the people. Mr. Beattie'has kept apace wilh the UuieB, and today is one of Cranbrook's leading mul most energetic business men. Xmas Gifts. Eight day c'oc'is with cathedral gongs » Elegant designs in silverware. "8 Cranbrook souvenir spoons, book it jjj marks and envelope openers. *:• A choice assortment of gem rings, jjj wedding rings, bracelets, ladies' JJ and gents' chains, brooches, etc. m Watches to suit everybody. * Official Watch w F TATF Inspector, C. P. R. Cranbrook, II. c. V, M. Meillmist wont lo Mncleoil Uii. week to accompany Mrs. Merihltrst back Home." 'lliifurliitmtet-y she Has taken ill while enn.lite In Crilgnryj an.I hail tn puHtnunc her visit. East Kootenay Is All Right 1 Any information will be freely given by mail or otherwise, on all matters relating to Mines, Mining, Mining; Stocks, Real Estate antl business generally, in the district of South East Kootenay, by Cranbrook's Pioneer Brokers, McVittie & Hutchison. HI[X THE CLOTHIER, 9. Can please you for Chrismas novelties. Never In the history of East Kootenay has there been such an array of Fancy Neckties, Gents' Collars, Cul I.i and Shirts, Ladies' Fans, Slippers, Silks, Trim mings, Etc. FINEST LINE OF SOAPS. XMAS IS NEXT You perhaps want some useful ar= tides for presents. If so see our fancy goods. All up to date. No fancy prices. Come and see. Upholstered Qoods of all kinds at Eastern Prices. Yours for a Merry Christmas and a Prosperous New Year, MAGGS & HUGHES, The B. C Clothiers.