■yy. / MAY 2; 18^; **~/j HlAi i- ^ A^-#-t^2>^ &8 5SSI vyt: «8s r-^f * A. » ft ••<•' Vol. 1. No. 30. NAKUSP, B. C, APRIL 20, 1891. Price Ten Cents. I it /"in \J$*VJ Front Streef, West, S A Kaslo, B.C., The Largest and Most Com plete Stock Country. in the Kootenay DRY GOODS. GEKTS* PUKNISHINGS. HOUSE FURNISHINGS, . CLOTHING, CARP32TE, BOOTS & SHOES. COLUMBIA HOUSE NAKUSP. B. C, Corning: & Rodd, Props. IMPORTANT WORKS Tlie Voter's JL»xb u. UHJDEE THE STARRY FLACK To be Erected in the Slocan During the Ensuing Summer. L& LJ The bar is stocked with the finest brands of wines, liquors and cigars. aklisD. Ever since the Grant-Omaha Smelting Co., of Omaha, Neb., .secured railway rates on Slocan ore to their works, they have been seeking to devise means to secure an increased share of the Canadian product. The company has decided at length to erect extensive sampling works in close proximity to the principal mines of the camp. As at present considered the works would have a capacity of several hundred tons per dav, the machinery beina* not only powerful, but also of the most modern design. W. F. Teetzel, of Nelson, has offered the company a free site on i «. his portion of the townsite of New Denver for the works, but they incline more towards a location at Three Forks, at the terminus of the -j rn N. &S.R This will give them al- to- T. L. Haig, the collector of vote'? for the north riding, arrived in from- Reve]stoke, on Monday. Up to a late hour Tuesday night he with Provincial Officer Fauquier, was busilyen- g&ged revising the voter's list for the town. The result showed a total of (:>9 names for Nakusp, but, with tlie many applications to be dealt with; the number can easily be increased to 100. In addition to the Nakusp list, those for Fire Valley and Lar- dean, were also adjusted. Applications for the present list close on May 2, and as Mr. Fauquier is getting in a supply of the new forms, in rending, voters should lo^o no time in getting their names in. : ■T>, ??ib***> r-.^i'3~iiv~ • ^T&'SrWy* This hotel is situated near the water front and has every accommodation for the travelling public. most direct control of the entire output of the surrounding mines,' a': the same affording an easy and .quick outlet to their smelting; works;'at Gm&har.*^^-v~-~.--'--■-.. -^v--:^' . There is a well-defined report that one of the leading mining companies in the Slocan purpose establishing a | ^juldexpi.o in May, and he efpect ed that one; more visit to Nakusp would terminate his connection with West Kootenay. ■■'. Few inissionaries have.been more-, successful than Mr. Kootenay "'Will Miss E m. //.',:; tie v. James Turner arrived upon Saturday's boat from Nelson, and held divine service in the schoolhouse next day. Mr. Turner was on his way to the district 'meeting of the Methodist Church at Kamloops, after which he will attend the General Conference T./ be held at Vancouver a, few days later. ' In the course of his sormon on Sunday night'he annouhc- ea L:iat his ie-'*m of office in tlie districj | Ths Lfps and Downs of a Traveling Bditor's Life. We'-are still in one of Uncle Sam's youngest States,, and. have plenty of company from the Slocan. Most of them are not '-satisfied with the action | of the B. C; •'Government in not deferring assessment work until July, 1895.. ■>.■..'■.' >".;.;''■■ We still continue to hear stones about .John M. Burke. The latest is that he won $16,000 by shaking dice in-Washington the other day. He won the ."money in about an hour,, thus making more in GO minutes than we do in a month. ; Eggs are eight cent i a dozen in ane. They were once a £1 in cu>io. n What a difference? We are sorry.-they are,so''cheap. We dislike low prices, as it is an indication of hard times, arid onee.priccs for living and other things become very low SUMMIT LAKE, B. CJ Good accommodations' for travellers. The bar is supplied with a good stock of Wines, Liquors. arid Cigars. RISDALE ■■&■■ McKAY, Proprietors. MADDEN; HOUSE • NAKUSP, B. C., : ROB'T. MA33DEN, Prop. .:' large concentrator on their property for the treatment of their own output during the summer. But more of this will be heard anon. From A ins worth comes, the information that the Kootenay Minirig & Development |Cqmpahy, a Minneapolis concern of ample capital, are st> satisfied with .'the returns ir6m 'their properties' at that camp, that" they are negotiating for the erection of | smelting works close to the mines. Assays have shown the ore to run upwards of 50: per cent, in lead, be- sides carrying considerable gold and silver. Development work on the | Turner, and it will cause many •heartaches among the mining men 4nd settlers generally when betakes his leave." The Conference, will experience difficulty to acceptsably fill. his place. - ■ •■■ ■.■-..•-:' : Inspector Fletcher's Visiter ;.,; No less a personage' than Inspector Fletcher—the much-abused overseer of British Columbia's mail service- came in.at the beginning of the week, mines will be prosecuted with vigor j He expressed great surprise that a so soon as practicable, when a better Communication written by him at idea of the resources will be ob/, Victoria several weeks ago. to a party tained. jin town had not arrived, but when ■ Beautifully situated on tlie Lako shore at the entrance to the best and shortest road to the Slocan mines and New Denver. Tlie best fishing and hunting' in the ciHrief, vrilh ^t:tk! '••■ xi-irc* and sketching facilities ■ for touri ts and ;\t\'-'- .-' '.' ;..- bar is supplied with the be*! mi-vim';.-; ;..( ;>: ■! ±t iquors' and cigars. The accommodations oi the ; more quickly and satisfaCtO..' Hotel are the best. •'lop the Country; The concentrator erected at the Number One mine at Ainsworth diiiv ing the winter is well calculated to perform the work demanded of it,, as well as enhancing the pecuniary im portance of the camp. The establishment of these works must necessarily result in the employment of many men, while the effect of having direct returns from the ore without the tedious wait upon the smelting companies will benefit all •Gho'ininc-^wners, rich and poor alike. It will' also, have the tendency to deve- assured that that was nothing ouc of the way, as the citizens had enjoyed the rare blessing of speedy service all winter, he came to the conclusion that there was ground for complaint. Mr. Fletcher wras of the opinion thai | West'Kootenay contained the worst lot of kickers in the province; at all ] events, they had caused more trouble in,the past season than the ■remainder of Britinh Columbia put together. It has not yet been decided who will get the local postmastership,. the choice lying between T. Abriel and F. Bourne, with odds in favor of the nor. it is difficult to raise thorn. The day of high prices for labor and everything else is gone in the silvery west, and there is no, object for the young men of the east to take Horace Gree- ley'-S/adyice.. They,had better stay home with .their,, mothers Their .'mothers will like it better, and the bays will save their railroad fares, and run no chances of becoming hobos. The A. P. A. has a branch in Spokane. It is a society formed for the purpose of favoring everything Pro testant, and opposed to everything Roman Catholic. We do not like to see.these societies springing up. "We believe a man should think as he likes, but in business and social affairs; we should all bo brother?. If we h'acl fewer .fanatics and less narrow-minded'' religious agitation their would be more harmony in the world j and discord amongst neighbors wuald not be so. frequent; We 'will return .to Canada as soon as possible.' A revolution may break out at any time and we would be asked to wear the blue. Besides we-' might be drafted into Coxey's. Army and have to march to Wa.shington. We prefer;to'march to Nakusp and organize an army to interview Bro. j Fletclier in regard to the mail service in tlie Kootenay. In the meantime, in order to pro- | mote intelligence in the human family we will still continue to furnish this paper at the usual rate, and take our pay in anything, from money to a seat in Paradise. '■ .n) W. Cowan and Jno. Colletto of Revelstoke came down Monday. *! IMPORTANT MEASURES Introduced Towards the Close of the Legislature. Appended is a brief outline of several important pieces of legislation introduced into the Local Parliament shortly before it prorogued: The Railway Assessment bill, made necessary by; the recent Supreme Court decision in the C. P.R. assessment appeal, provides that the lands in use, the stations and buildings of railway companies, their personal property and rolling stock shall be assessed as a whole in the district in which the terminus or head office is situated at the sum of $3,000 per mile of track, including; sidings, of the company with in the province and without the limits of any incorporated municipality. The, vacant lands are to be assessed and taxed as wild lands The bill in aid^f the Kaslo:&' Slocan Railway amends the act of 1892 by authorizing that the land grant authorized for the broad eruage road may be given to the narrow guage road adopted in substitution-this ses- sion;;and also that where owing to the nature of the country or the overlapping of the sections it shall be found impracticable to locate the lands, as provided, the Lieutenant- Governor-in-Council may grant.other- lands-in'the. district of West Kootenay to be selected in blocks not less than two miles square. The amendment to the Railway Aid act is in the interest of tho Nicola Valley and* Chilliwack schemes, and authorizes a guarantee of both the principal and the interest; on their bonds to an amount not exceeding one half the amount of the contract for construction awarded after approved tenders have been publicly called for, but the guarantee not in any case to exceed $7,000 per mile. The companies in return are to pay into the Provincial Government one half of th e Dom in ion subsid y, and a percentage of the gross earnings, and the other half of the subsidy and a similar percentage are to be invested to form a sinking fund for the. payment of the principal of the bonds. The bill to amend the Coal Mines Regulations Act gives the inspector of mines authority to have excluded any person who, by reason of want of understanding*, or owing to mental or. physical incapacity-or. incompetency for.tlie performance of the particular task or duty upon which he is engaged, is a source of danger to his co-laborers or to others who may be in the mines, and whose presence and employment threaten or tend to the bodily injury of any person. The Provincial Royal Jubilee Hospital act amending bill provides that the board of directors shall consist of 15 member?, three to be aprointed by Lieut-Governor-in-council. five fc: ;'e corporation of Victoria, three by the French Benevolent Association and four to be elected by ballot by the members of the Hospital, as defined in the act. It is provided that all clergymen and ministers of every denominatio) i shall hav e free admittance to the patients in the hospital, but in no case shall any clergyman or minister of any religion of any denomination, or any member of the Victoria corporation, or any medical practitioner, be made a director. The act is not to come into force until proclamation after the by-law for the grant of 135,000 in aid of the hospital has been finally passed. c The charges against Government Agent Fitzstubbs, the subject of a return laid before the House, arose out of his refusal to certify to the correct- ness of a number of accounts for labor said to have been performed in building a trail. The men presenting the accounts were employed by John Sanderson, who makes the charges. Mr. Fitzstubbs says that he authorized Mr. Sanderson to have the work done but that becoming suspicious when he saw the pay roll presented, he inspected the work in company with an experienced engineer, and they valued the work at $269, and he certified for only that amount, though several hundred dollars more were charged. , He characterized the accounts sent in as attempts at fraud upon the Government. This report was made upon October 20, 1893. On Feb. 22, 1894, Mr, Sanderson I wrote to the Chief Commissioner of Lands and Works making the charge that Mr. Fitzstubbs added to the pay roll for August, 1892, the name of William Smith, when no such man had been employed, and issued a cheque for $70, payable to this name. The letter has been forwarded to Mr. Fitzstubbs for explanation. Dealers in Pianos, Organs, Ptfusicians' Supplies, Sewing' Machines, and Supplies. SPOKANE, ". '/ - . '".'■ - ' . ■ WASH. ANNOUNCEMENT. For Meniterof tlie Legislative Assembly West Kootenay Electoral District. thr 'PHE undersigned announces himself as a candi- I date for member of tlie Legislative Assembly irom/We?t Kootenay District, subject to the action of the''convention to be held at Nelson on April 12th, 1SD1. -. ■ . 1 J. FRED HUME. Nelson, January XOfch iffl'l. ©' I WHOLESALE & RETAIL. OYST 'ERS, F POULTRY. I Howard Street, SP'OKANE, WASH. Wm. Hcjnter. W C. McKinnon. i> -OF- New Deover and; 511 verfeoti.- 'DEALERS"IN^'GENEBAL MEflC HANI IUL. All kinds of Miners^ supplies kept I H7Jt5[V>tM , .'li- The San jFrancisco Call, daily and f^alii^^wlll o' fill; the bill exactly; It is the; brightest and spiciest journal on the Pacific coast. Send for a sample fcopy which will be promptly sent to yon. Ave. -■vetu-i;;^"™*'^*;^"*^ 5-r*^^-^-^»»nr^4.?r;?^o^V'?-"--''v^?.~''';: ~,*~---;^: «?- , ■x-j^srzaZ'.i^zm r W ~'-' ■■■%, THE DISTRICT LEDGE. Outcropping^ of a. Sparkling and Varied Nature. E. E. Coy has returned to Kaslo. Nelson wants a'resident health of ficer and a daily mail to Kaslo. A large amount of building' will be done in New Denver this season. The International Hotel at Nelson, destroyed by lire some time ago, is to be'rebuilt. Nelson's postoffice last year contributed |3,145.46 last year to the Dominion exchequer.; New Denver has stage connection with Kaslo every alternate day now, owing to the bad roads. E. Si son, recently employed on the N.&S.K.,. has been admitted to the Nelson hospital with a cut foot. Customs Officer McFarla.ne, of Nelson, had his left shoulder strained on Friday by being" thrown from a horse. Five hundred tons of ore were shipped from the Trail creek district for the week ending April (V valued at (25,501 -.'.'■ 51. McAndrews, who injured his hijr during tlie Kaslo lire, went out to Spokane last week, to procure professional treatment. *^;,';..'^.^^^^^^.■• In reply to a communication Premier Davie has assured the New Denver people that'a spur of the N. & S. R. will be built into that town. The right of way on the five mile gap .between Nelson.and the terminus of tlie N.& Kt.S.K. luio been cleared. Grading will soon be commenced. D. C. Cameron, ot Kaslo, received a rough shaking up -©lie-day recently by being thrown from his wagon on some stumps, the vehicle at the same time going over him. . Cutting in freight rates to Nelson is being done bv the American roads tlie la rest redaction having been made bytheGreat Northern Railway.' T h o C P. K. is e: 500,000 FT. DRESSED LUMBER Shingles, Laths, Mouldings, Turned Posts and Ballasters; Brackets. Etc. Two Carloads Sash and Doors; Two Carloads Dry Fir .' Clear Flooring, 4ih.; One Carload Dry Fir Clear Ceiling; 4 Carloads of Clear Cedar, for Finish.j Que Carload Glass, Paints, Oils, etc., including Fancy Class,Wood Stains, etc. ■ ■■ ■; G. O, .BUCHANAN. "<"V CO CO >, n M F1' 'Mi r ' p3 ^Z§ .'•3SE&: the Star, is mariage tare. tne new ven- FOSTER & WINTER'S -j.-;-.- -■--« cr~ » "i. 32 P >?3x Is issued at Nakusp, B.C., every Thursday. Wet weather, snow slides^ hard times, or the sheriff never hinders its publication. It comes out just the same. Ti g NEW'DSNVEE, •. - B. C., Is one of the best in the Slocan district. Call in. © Does not dream of. making "a million out of it, but he expects to get a luxurious living. In order to do this it is necessary to have cashable material, and .the-world- at large is cordially invited to dig up enough money to pay for an annual interest. To accommodate the public we do n rin © A i prices that do not discord with thB despondent price of silver. X'. ■ Published every Thursday. R. T. LOWERY, EDITOR AND " FINANCIER. ■ : SUBSCRIPTION RATES: ONE VKA.R . ;... ........ $3.00 SIX MONTHS 1.50 TilRUE MONTHS ... i.... . ..'..'...'. .........'. 1.00 Advertising rates furnished on application. TO CONTRIBUTORS. Correspondence from every partof theKootenay District and communications upon live topics always acceptable. Write on both sides of the been issued containing" the prod* -ration of a Royal Commission, demanded by Premier Davie, to enquire into the charges of corruption and dishonesty made against the Government by the Opposition in connection with the Nakusp & Slocan Railway. The traducers of the doughty. Czar will now have an excellent opportunity to make good their allegations of -wrong-doing. V NOTICE. •"&« "VTOTICE is hereby givWrthnt-on tf,:e «1h day oi JL\ April, 1801, the Maps, or i'lain- oi required and intended to be passed. uV Nakusp■& Slocan Railway,Company,and tlie Bu-jk of Reference for the said Railway, were tiled in the office of the Registrar General of Titles, Victoria,: B.C.-. ■ , ' ■ ■■ •■:. - . ' '- Dated this day of , 1894. E. E. "VyoOTTON, ; (of the firm of McPhiliips,Wootton & Barnard,) ; Solicitor for the Nakusp & ' ,,. 29-4t.'.;. " .'., Slocan Railway Company nih day oi -n-TFT? fl^HT k^l Oi NAKUSP. B. O. T. Kitchen, M.P.P. for Chilliwack, in a speech delivered at Nanaimo re- pa:,crifyou'wishT' Always^iidromet£/good\. cently made some rather bald state- no matter how crude. Get your copy in while it ments regarding the cost and niaii- i,hoL,anJwe win do the rest. . ner of construction of our railway to His erroneous and far- CAPTAIN, C. H. VANDERBURG. tv 'HURSDAY, APRIL 26,; 1894 1'HE W'EOHG- WAY. We are sorry that at the present advanced stage of the world's history 1 many people are' still imbued with the idea that none but those who believe as they do in religious matters should be recognized, in business or social affairs. The A. P. A. is a .society that is growing in power in the United States. Its members are required to swear that they will have nothing to do with people who profess the Roman Catholic faith, unless it is absolutely impossible to get along without their services in .business or otherwise. ■'"■ ' , We do not defend the Roman Catholic church, or any other religious denomination, but we do thing that it is high time that such societies were crashed out, and the bitter animosity that existed in former days between the two great churches; buried forever. In America, let there be no hatred amongst neighbors, because they both do not read the same prayer book. Let there be nothing but brotherly love and a disposition.to help everyone irrespective of their creed. Religion is tor the benefit of mankind, not for the breeding of ba the mines, fetched details have been emphatically refuted by E. Mohun, in a communication addressed to the Nanaimo Telegram: Mr. Mohun, having been connected with the road in the capacity of Government engineer, is in a position to speak by the book'. YX/TLL leave Nakusp every Monday and Friday YV at 6:30 a.m., for Lardeau and Revelstoke. Returning, will leave Revelstoke for Lardeau and Nakusp on Tuesdays and Saturdays, at 6:30 a-:'ni.;-.;.'."■.-,,., •■.- ■..".-■ ■■' ■■ ■ "■'-'.;" ■.;.:.' ;.;"; The Boat will call at the Hot Springs, Thomson's Landing, Hall's Landing, and Green Slidej coming, and; going. Ample accommodation for passengers and freight. v VANDERBURG &VING LING, ■-,.•;..■-...'' ■■;'■-■•• .• :Proprietors. G. M.SPEMCER, arber'■■-a&t ; • NAKUSP, B.C. SLOCAN AVE. The report of the Postmaster-General, just received, contains __much valuable information, statistical and otherwise, upon that most necessary adjunct of modern civilization—the mail service. British Columbia shows Up well, .as in other Dominion affairs. The : : report, referring to ". West Kootenay,^submitsthat "a satisfactory service has been inaugurated." Tak ing this in; connection wlih our: experience of the mail during \the past winter,.it strikes, os that the statement is .rather' amusing, to say the least. - . . . v. oi fflBIA .-4 B Willi 1] If r Steam Nkv. Co., Ltd; ;;,'V'^x3^jaa'.'o^^p.:3sro.-.a.;■; ,:. / In Effect Tuesday, April i?Xh, 1894. Proprietor. The bar is stocked with the: finest ij- brands of v wines; liquors and cigars. ;■■ RTSTSLSTOtvE ROUTE-STR. LYTTON". (Comfeeting with the Canadian Pacinc Railway for all Eastern and Goast Points.) ■■';;<■ ■ Le.iv'e^ Roi)Son, on Tuesdays and Fridays at 5 p.m. Leaves Revelstoke,. on Mondays and Thursdays at ■ • ■ 4a.m.; . : -". , "■' ;■:■': '' - Vas-'ongers. from Nelson should take the C.&.K. trains leading at, 3 p.m., on Tuesdays and ; Friday*. •,.. ■ ■'.'• '-..■•;• - ! NAKUSP. B. O. K In a letter to the chairman and secretary of the recent South Kootenay convention, .. J. Fred'- Plume accepts the proffered nomination, and pledges himself to abide by the .platform of principles subscribed on -that occasion. Strange to say the planks composin x the platform approximate tlie remarkablvVnum!)er of 13, which to the believers in omens, signifies disaster. , The principles are by no mean's weighty. They bear par tic- treel and ill-will, and the sooner nar. I^arly upon tl^iniquitous_(?): manner row-mindo-d fanatics of any religious stripe cease to organize bigoted as- ?dn which the. Nakusp & Slocan Railway has been hand led by, the Go v- sooiations the sooner will greater respect be shown the churches by those w!k> have a contempt, for anything that smacks ofcompuision in the way , _ _ , , the liamau race 'should £0 to Heaven. -Weat Kootenay. A is surprising: that .;.„■ "....■._■■.; _ "..._,_'- ; a gathering or acivnowledged talent- It; is semi omciari v'amiounced that ed i-^'sonages should have been so eminent, and the evils attendant upon railroad construction generally. One of i;he accompanying:' resolutions bewails the inadequate mail service in Ksi vv^t 4\V «iCi it ill uttAt/' short-sisr!it©d as to bind a candidate niace in Juh* Tlie •■ Dominion Government Iner; ;idvised ier M; ,']&sty nas for provincial h.onors to a grievance in which the Legislature has no.ac- h.-is I t;i°n- -However,-Mr. Hume's shoulders will not cK'he much with the carefully KASLO ROUTE—STR.. NEIvSOjN". (Gon viecting with the Nelson & Fort Sheppard ' Railway for: all Eastern and Coast . 'Points and for Spokane. leaves kelson: Mondays, 9 . a.m. Wednesdays! 5:10-,p.m. ' TJui'todays, 5 p.m. Saturday's, 5:40 p.m. LEAVF-S KASLO : Tuesdays, 3 a.m. Thursda3rs,: 8 a.m. ■•'■• Fridays, 3 a.m. Sundays, 8 a.m. CM dice location and com- mands a Jbeautiful yi^w of the snrroimdino; country. Li-5 BONNER'S -FERRY ROUTE— • ' . STB. SPOKANE.:, (Connecting Math the Great Northern Railway for all Eastern point3, Spokane, and , .theCoa»t.) Lsave-J Kaslo at 3 a.m. and Nelson at 7:15 a.m. on ■'■Tuesday and'Fridays.' ■■■'..'■ Leaver.Boviner's Ferry at '2 a.m. on Wedne^lays and Saturdays. The Bae is supplied wit n the best brands of all kinds of .wines,-- liquors and cigars. The eomnany'reserves' the ;right to change this schedule at-aiiy time without 'notice. - For full information as to tfckeK rates, etc'M\a■>;. ply at the. Gomoany's offices, Nelson, B.C. T. ALLAN, See'y. J.W.TROUP, Nelson, B. C. ^Eanager.. : Tee "Dining-;Eoqmis supplied with all the delicacies of the season. .;'.-. .■v':./.^,.:'::'/.r'!-: Charges Moderate. A Gall Solicited; • Slocan Aye. been pleased to. grant the title of- I'i'epared iairdeii thrust upon them. "Honorable" for life to Speakers of any Legislative Coancils or Assem- %* blies who-have held sac'h positions for three years. This will give the title among others, to Messrs. ilara and j Higgins. Hon. J. A. ilara! How imposing that looks ! Jo «**£ UMJli^SUO, k: STATION. A.n extra of the B. C. Gazette has Wholesale and'Retail. Dealers in a all kinds of Eaw Furs. Branch Store at Trout Lake. UHYi-iuijOB, w% '■7"K\ a n i "i- ^ \1 r,r^y t i £ \ ii -iM. i- v. y ?i & a ot ws««io««r.wncwj««st3arBi».'s.r'j i^':-*iv'« w «* n n.-*7zr^r*jtj<.*Kn.t^K i •*= *u*,-» " s GEOCERIES and PROVISIONS at v^ry low prices • ' .. m FRESH CANNED GOODS always', in stock. ' ttn6aiiygciraibaa vjitJOLy&xxz:* czzzzn A Ml assortment of Choice CIGARS and 'TOBACCOS, 4j ■o- $ KELSON FLOAT. Picked Up in the Streets of the County Town. Twenty-five cents is the minimum price for a meal in Nelson. A wagon road is being" built to the N. & P. S. railway station. James Anderson, of Vancouver is in town looking up freight for the . Q.'-.-x ."R.."'.'.''v. Nelson still has two papers. It does not support them, but they keep alive in hopes of better times. Nelson Aldous, formerly a merchant inthis burg, has left for the East, where he will reside in the future. ;:'■ H. G-. Neelandsr the scenic photographer is buckling on his armor and getting ready to bottle up some , of the delightful views in the Slocan. Over fifty men are employed at the Silver King, but it is reported tliat many of them will quit as they cannot make reasonable wages on the contract work they have they taken. - .' '. "*■/'■,'..:■■:'' Gilbert Stanley has doubled the size of his store on Baker street. He has added a cosy rear apartment in which he intends to dispense the festive ice, cream during the tropical season. Gib; is popular with the masses, and always wears an aristocratic pair of glasses. . —. -■ —«>; ';■ — LOCAL ASSAYS. W. F. Teetzel, of Nelson was in town yesterday. Frank Jordan came up from Fire Valley yesterday. Lane Gilliani passed through town this week on his way to the Big Bend. The passenger rate from Nakusp to Spokane is the same as from Kaslo to that city. A company has been formed iii Victoria to work .the Snowshoe claim at Bear Lake. Cummings & Richardson have been appointed agents for the Calgary Brewing Co. About 100 feet of the C. & K. By. was washed out this week, causing a slight delay to traffic. Superintendent of C. • P. R. Telegraphs Wilson made a short inspec. tiori of the local office on Monday. Eight more men have been put to work on the Mountain Chief. A very rich strike has recently been made in the lower tunnel of this mine. A small gang of men have been placed at work by Supt. Daly clearing: off the track of the N.' &-S. Ry.., and putting the road in shape for the construction train; Anyone desiring to tj^uu^ .C.-S"?, P"; 1V ^ *llA blue books and session papers of. %le Dominion House of Commons s.r.d ih& Senate may do so by calling at Tus Ledge office. The passengers on the Lytton had a slight scare on her down trip on Monday, the boat having run full force on a sand bar on the lower river. It took her three hours to get off. Rev. D. D. Birks, of Nelson/ was a passenger up on; yesterday's boat on His way to the Methodist district meeting at^amloops, as also t!he General Conference at Vancouver: A new time table has been issued by the C. &JL S.N^ Co. for their'fleet on inland waters. On the Revelstoke route the Lytton will leave Robson oil Tuesdays and Fridays at 5 p. m., and Revelstoke onMondaysand^Thursdays at 4 a. m. V'-'V.'/-/ RE-OPENED. HAVING re-opened the Hot Springs Hotel, in Banff, I will be pleased to see all my old Customers, and as many hew ones as possible. Satisfaction Guaranteed. Our Kates will be found reasonable. 30-5t. FRANK BEATTT. AVXNG placed some new Machinery in our Mill, we are prepared to furnish all Minds of Sough and Dressed Lumber and Shingles at greatly reduced Prices. PRICE LIST: .: Rouarh Lumber, narrow, .'"•■'■ " . wide, Joist and Scantling, sized up to 18 feet long, 18 ' to 24 ' 21'to 30 ' Flooring, T & G, 6 " " ....,' •' 4 " V joint Ceiling, 4 " 6 " Rustic, , .'■■'.-. Shiplap, sjl* uu Surfaced Dressed, $13 00 A liberal discount on large orders for Cash, PETER GENELLE & Co. ER BROS. & CO, VAJVCOUyER,/:^.-'- :>■■'; B.C. Commission Merchants & Wholesale Importers -OF- Wines, Liquors, and Cigars. STOVES I 5 STORES ! STOVES ! Tinware and Hardware by the Carload. Groceries, Provisions, Flour & Feed Stocked Reg-ularly from the East. Dry G-oods, Clothing, Eigby Waterproofs^ Gents' Furnishings, Gentlemen's, Ladies' and Children's _ Boots, Shoes, and Eubber Goods; • In all the Latest Fashions. eio oo $11 CO. to $vj oo kii on §12 oo $13 00 : &M) 00 ' $i!TW '819 00 0VEJLSTOKE, 8J. Of T & i IT 'AVING been appointed agent for a large wholesale tailoring establishment in Eastern Canada,! beg leave to state that I am prepared to take orders for clothing from all NAKUSP, B. 0. o : LIST : persons so desiring. All goods guaranteed to be of the best quality. Prices extremely reasonable. A perfect fit promised or no pay. See my Samples, which have just arrived,, ■t^zr'-zp i. %:-0 .':.^K 9 DRY GOODS DEPT. Underwear. Hosiery, Mens' Furnishings, Mens' Ready Made Clothing*, Gloves, Ribbons. Silks, Satins, Cashmeres, Melton & Serge Cloths, Carpets, Blinds, Cottons, Hats and Caps, House & Table Linens, Boots and Shoes. GROCERY DEPT. Hungarian Flour, Sugars, Bacon, JEams Coffees, Teas, Spices, Jams, Pickles, Oatmeal, Biscuits^ Canned Vegetables, Canned Fruits, Dried Fruits, and Syrups, Fancy Toilet Soaps, Cigars and Tobaccos, HARDWARE DEPT. Grindstones & Fixtures Crosscut & Rip Saws, Axes and Handles, Nails, Screws, Bolts, Round, Flat, Square Iron Oils, Paints, Glass, Horse Shoes and Nails, Cutlery, Glassware, Crockery, Stationery/ : o : Miners, cmi get a complete outfit here. m.\ <&jn *«.... '^,- ls^-,L» 0 , ^fjgflifnwifr'yss^ \^,:.\M-t:*i. ffgft.- X 3&. j&a ''■>. .7* © © © •i> .arun&z*^' i^^^^^T^^ .. .J:«.«....,--?rt».»-s-'-* .^-I^r^ujr^-y^-^'^>^iz:,':' •atr-jx s-**i'"m''l**rv°"T* ""-.•"wvaVT - -»*.*»;,-..4. ■"""'-'-^-.w. "■''*',Vi 'r*"** ■« o ,-/y. rtr-.w.«^rOT,vrawm,,.^^ v„ —j....jiipmi i ii mama 9 With tlie completion of the Nakusp & Slocan Railroad, Thousands of tons' \>f ore £9 rlcn mines- o steamer'for Revelstoke. s Gold and Silver Ledges have been discovered within three The town already contains Six Hote with a capacity of' 30,00O' feet per diem, a s,' fe»e subs. miles < jes, Stor rehouses. lug's. MINERAL FLOAT. / .-The Lucky Boy is preparing a 40- ton shipment of ore to American ■ 'smelters. - "/ "' ,/f.- ■■ A placer mine lias been located on Hall creek bv K Day, J. Fred.Hume, and H. E. Crosdaile. D. McLecd and D. McEea are developing pome claims owned by \Y. Thomlinson on Bigelow hay. Upwards of 50 men are now employed on the Silver King, and this number will soon be increased. S. Creston and T. Avison are working the Grey Eagle prospect near New Denver for S. M. Wharton. J. A. Turner and G-. P. O'Farrell have applied for a lease of 127 acres of placer ground on 49-Mile creek. John Davenport has bonded the Silverfcon and Fisher Maiden properties on Four-Mile creek for 827,000. Tlie Antelope mine shipped 25 tons of ore, per str. Spokane, to Tacoma, via Bonnet's Fei ry, last week. This was the first shipment of the season by that route. ' Extensive development work is to J |< be done on the Bud wise, Wakefield, and Amazon properties on Woodbury creek, near Ainsworth. They are owned by the Canadian Paciiic Mining & Milling Co." The ownership of the Bon Ton mining property in the Slocan will be determined at the approaching^Assizes to be.held at Nelson. J. W.,Dawson and J. W. Barker are the plaintiffs, arid Captain. , Adams, W. H. Brandon and M. P. Adams the defendants. Seven men are working in the Lucky Boy mine on Jackson creek. A tunnel has been driven in 300"'fee1f showing an average width of ledge of five feet, principally concentrating ore. The output assays 150 oz. of silver to. the ton, with 77 per cent, lead. be long before there would be.-10,000 men picking a living out of it. Tlie old claims on, creeks that were prospected in 1862 are still paying the workers and there is ample room for many more. O' T DOCTOR " o uE. LAW AXD CONVEYANCING OFFICE, Buchanan Bl'k,Kaslo.B.C. HUME ■& Co, J REVELSTOKE STATION, GENERAL MERCHANTS, Wholesale and Eetail. Dealers in a all kinds of Raw Furs. Branch Store at Trout Lake. KASLO, B. C. '/:'[ Graduate of Trinity University, Toronto. Member of college Physi-, ciaiis and Surgeons, Ontario. KASLO & NEW DENVER MIL STAGE AIIO FREIGHT LIME. Stages leave Kaslo daily at 8 a.m. for New Denver. , Returning will leave New Denver for Kaslo at same hour. Satisfaction is Guaranteed A.. J. SCQTT, Manager. •;?"& g J/ o f\0 y M W B .-.4 5{ (LIMITED.) WINTER SCHEDULE, * (KOOTENAY -LAKE,) Going1 into effect on January ?th, 1894. STEAMER 3STELSOJST. LEAVER SELSOX : LEAVES KASLO : Mondays, 0 a.m. Tuesdays, :i a.m. Wednesdays, f>:10 p.m. Thursdays, S a.m. Thursdays, f> jj.m. ' Fridays, 3 a.m. Saturdays. ^:-J0 'p.m. Sundays, S a.m. Of Swansea ana wigan, Analytical Chemist and Assayer. The oldest and most experienced Assayer in the Province. RFVF^- STOkTF R Q _ li uwmcA E svl £3/*^ fi JC <*' wJLm ■ KASLO CITY, ft B.C. -JAW' TA Passengers from Kaslo, to make close connection with"fhe Nelson & Fort Sheppard Railway, for points south, i-bonkl take the steamer Nelson, leaving- Kaslo atfl a.m. on Tuesdays and Fridays. The company reserves tlie right to change this schedule at any lime without notice. Due notice will be given of the resumption of service on the Cohunhia river. J. W. TROUP, Manager. lime Falls k Mm The only practical Watchmaker in the Kootenay District. Orders by mail receive prompt attention. ■......, AIjL ; W0RE: ' GUi KMTEEl). Mining in Cariboo. IIIL y iTii IfW"* :il I, .j reoai li «■■ too K if H ?& IY UMII if KTTQRUfDf-: , .SdLfCI.TOK: RAILWAY. Nelson & Fort Sheppard RAILWAY. AUD RAIL ROUTE TO SPOKANE. Tlie only through route from Nelson, Kaslo, Kootenay Lake; and all Slocan Points. Through Trains Semi-Weekly. KASLO, B. C, ■A-N'OE.R;,'" TG,, ETC. Leave 7 a.m. NELSON. Arrive 5:10 p.m. Is opemnight and day and supplies its patrons with everything1 in the market. Call in. ■"'... ,.'■>'' -"'GEO. paquin; ;: Proprietor- ■'■ ■ .••■■' THESTBAMEE J. Ferguson, ex-M.P.P., and a-re; sident of Barkerville and vicinity for quarter of a century, is visiting the coast for the first time in 1:2 years. 3 $* if Special Attention to Mining Interests. OFFICE:— ■:- v . ■-.;'/. ■. ' FEONT ST.,:-': KASLO, B.C. Over Byer's Hardware Store. V Commehcinff January Sth, 1S94. on Tue?days and Frida.ys, trains will ruri'throiifrh to Spokniie, arriving at'5:530 p.m., same day. Returninsr. pas- sen.crers will leaAre Spokane at 7 a.m. on Wednesdays and Saturdays, amy-ing^ai-■■ Nelson at 0.--10 p. m., same day, ma'kintf close connection -with the steamer Nelson for'Kaslo and'all Kootenay lake points.; Passengers from Kaslo for Spokane and all intermediate points on tlie N. &, Ft. S. and S. F. & N. Ry's should take the steamer Nelson, leaving Kaslo on Tuesdays and Fridays at 3 a.m. CANADIAN # G. L. EST A BROOKS, PIASTER, Mr. Ferguson has been engaged for j T EA VE8 2v*w De:lver evory;(ia.y except Sunday 1j for ' Silverfcm, at 7 a.m., and f;>r Bonanza 01 tv at 8 a.m. Refnrinn/,', the ste.'jiner leaves the last 20 years placer mining on ■'Conklin gulch, and being acquainted j ^'y'anza Cii->'for N(iW Denver at s p.m. the same thoroughlywith the ''subject is qualified to speak on mining-matters He says that very little real, effective prospecting has been done for many years. There are plenty of deep Slocan Teadixg & Navigation Co., (Ltd.) "Vv C. MoKINNON. Secret::-; ry J1> fl Fl>5 Ji diggings' on Slough creek, Willow river and the meadows of Williams creek that are certain to pay well. Most of *;he incomers'are now passing- on to Horsefly, but there is plenty of territory , surroundmg Barkerville that, has never yet been touched and which is certain to pay well. Beyond Stanley and Barkerville is territory that has every.condition suitable for .'mining, and if it were once opened up, Mr. rorg'uson is sure it would not 4-p.] blue Ri age 10 MILES M)M KASLO. Accoinmodations for. travellers. Good stables. The bar is stocked with choice liquors and cigars. Pack train iii connection with the house. Goods taken to any part of the mountains, Mcdonald bros., Props Is.tlie Proprietor of the Great Northern Hotel mng EEVELSIOJOE TIME TABLE. Atlantic Express arrives nt 10:00 Daily Pacific " " $0:55 " ; KASLG, B.C., And serves Meals in anv Style you can desire. Call in and gaze at his Menu when you visit Kaslo. Che;ipe?(, most roliaMo and fafc route to Mon- trefil.' Toronto. St. Paul, Cliio.igo, • New York, and Boston. Eatcs 63 to .^10 lower than any oth<.r I'oute. Specially fitted'.■Colonist Cars, in charge of a ].orier. for the acooniinodation of passengers hold- ni^'secoi:d-cl«i.ss tickets. ■"■//■' Passengers hookcld to and from aHEuroi>ean '.•-chits at.lowest rates. '... Low freight rates.- 'Quick despatch. -Merchants | w"! are money hy having their freight routed \ia theC.P.R. ■"•.-■■' . * Full and reliable information given by applying to GEO. McL. BROWN, I. T. BREWSTER, Aset Gen. Freight Agent, Local Agent. Vancouver. Revelstoke. LEDGE OROPPINGS at Revei^tok v for the next three Revebtoke people hare promised to J |||17Ei.. SS OG Wm. Cleary of Kaslo has gone to Mexico. When in Kaslo call on Billy Kellem and get a square meal for 25c's. t New Denver has an expert watchmaker; send your work there. t Tthe Fashion Chop House re-opened this week; after a period of idleness. P. Genelle arrived in Thursday from his winter's quarters at Tapping Siding. M, Mclnnes/ the., Calgary cattle man, came in Mondav with 30 head of stock. Quite a colony of Siwashes from the Colyille reservation are encamped round the lake. Rev. Fat her Bunoz* passed up on- Saturclay en route to New Westminster from Nelson. There are 22 settlers in Fire Val ley, and they should have a post office as soon as possible. Genelle Bros', horses for their logging camps came down' from Revel-' stoke on Thursday's boat. , W.-EL Brandon, a pioneer of New; Denver, f was* a passenger :■■"■ in from Guelph, Ont.,/ oh Monday's boat. Paddock, of New Denver, is an expert watqhmaker, of over 20 years' ex perience. Send him your watch, :.+ Str. Marion eame down from the Green Slide, Sunday with a quantity of freight, returning the same day. WVB. Shaw has been appointed local agent of the Dominion Express Co. The office was re-opened last week.,-.' When in Kaslo stop at the Great Northern Hotel. Rates reasonable. Headquarters for Hudson Bay Co. 's goods. •; ' . ■'.:'..•■■'/ t . Frank Beatfcy, who ran the Montana bar in Kaslo before the fire, Ms rc-opeiied the Hot Springs- hotel at '.anir. The Lytton had a large quantity of express matter aboard Thursday, which bad,been lying at Revelstoke all winter. •■'''■;■'., Capt. Smith, at present mate on the Lytton will leave in about three weeks to take charge of a ship at St. John, N.B. J. T. Nault, who returned to.town this week, has ordered a car-load of temperance drinks for his nopular 1 ostelry. . B. Rodd returned from -Revelstoke Monday, bringing with him a valuable and assorted stock of liquors for the Columbia House. The members of the Uulon Sabbath School have donated five ban.'nils' lamps to the schoolhouse, for church and other public purposes. The officers of the Lytton are: J. C, Gore, captain; J. Anderson. purser; B. Tom kins, steward; T. II. Ha: lie ly, engineer; M. Smith, mate. months, passed up on Saturday. It has been practically decided to designate the townsite at the mouth of Wilson Creek as Rosebery, " i honor of Great Britain's Premier. Rumor sa'tli Capt. Liiiquist -wi i last season commanded the Lvi/oii, -? to be appointed cuief officer on the steamer Aberdeen, on Okanagan lake. James Kerr, of Boundary creek; P. T. McCallum "and-' S. R. Almond, of Kettle river, have been appointed Justices of the Peace in arid for the east riding of Yale. The steamer Lytton burns 16 cords of wood on around trip. It; formerly took SOeords, but by the use of a cut-off a saving of 14 cords is effected. Wood costs At tlie river bank, $1.75 a cord. ,/'.'.■.".'■' An extra mail was taken to New Denver on Tuesday by J. Walsh, it having: come;. down on the Lyttuh. Such prompt action on the part of the authorities, is commendable, even at this late day. Timber has been gotten out foi' the extension to the . Fire; Valley whari^ appropriations for which were made by the Local Government. The Marion Teft yesterday to complete ,the improTemehts. Capt. Woolley; chief stocli holder in the Nelson Miner Publishing Co., passed down Monday. _ The paper is to be improved and put u; on a tinner bas>, fresh blood as well as capita.! beihg introduced, Capt. Fitzstubbs walked into town from New Denver on Saturday. He had a very rough trip, and as a result was confined -to ;-tiis ...'; room'.at the Leland House for several days, The Captain left yesterdav forr Vic- torla to obtain medical aid. Upwards of 300 men. will be employed on the N. & S R when track- laying commences.' It will take as many head of cattle to furnish'them with fresh meat during the summer. J. T. Nault, who has the contract to feed the men, is soliciting" tenders for the beef. The Spring Assize sittings have, been fixed as follows:—Nanaimo, May 1; New Westminster, May .8; Vancouver, May 15; Clinton, May 28; Victoria, May 29; Kamloops. June 4; Vernon. June 11; Donald, June 15; and Nelson, June IS. The two last are special Assizes.- . R. Hewett, accompanied by Miss Hewett, the father and sister, of Mrs. W. C. Muirhead, arrived in on Monday's boat, from England. They were met at Revel stoke by Mr Muirhead. Mr Hewett will become a permanent resident in Nakusp, and will prove a worthy citizen. All interested, in the proper celebration of Her Majesty's birthday.are requested to assemble in the school- house tomorrow evening, at 7-°* visit Nakusp on May 24th en masse. C. J. LoewcOj o. e (f tlie director ! of the LC.Co., and general agent uf \ Three Forks, came in Saturdav. He left in the afternoon for the Forks, to p^ace a portion of the lo's ofthat burg on the market. A 1 ocai party will uxidoub' edly get the resident agency Lois range in price from$100 to $800 The Lyt; on succeeded in forcing her way. up the river to Revelstoke oaSaturday, notwithstanding thelow water on some of the bars. jNo ice wvts ehcounte^ ed. Every berth was Med on h©r down trip Monday and ■site ca'Vied a very heavycargdof ... e'ght, express and. mails, much of which was for NakuiD. H: N. ,Coursier, one of the mercantile princes of Revelstoke, spent a few days in town this week.. Though ostensibly engaged^ in bus)ness while here,: he did his: level best to fathom the poI itical feelihgs of the citizens, especially towards J. M.Kellie. O. B. Hume was also another gleaner for political information from the same burg.: ; V Revelstoke was startled on Satur-, da v 1 ast to ascertain th at - H Sh aw, postmaster, had been-.privately msir- riedthat afternoon by Rev. Mr. Hard- wick, to Miss Lihquist, sister of Capt. Linguist,- late of the; steamer Lytton. Tlie iiappy couple went to Sicamous to--spend a short honeymoon, .after which, they wi 11 probably take up their residence,at La Porte, a town-; site newly laid out by the groom in the Big Bend country. IEW DENVER. Accommodations for 100 guests, The Kincsn^ir inthe Kootenay coun- ;ti'y. Headquarters for capital-, ists, speculators and miners. ,':"■ GETHING & HENDERSON. Props. Will-leave. Nateispat a.m.0very .coBiiiieiic- ■'■■'■. ins: oil,. Proprietor. Milliuei y and Brc -. ig'oad s GENERAL ^MERCHANTS .■:H. N. Courtier of Revelstoke, in-: tends making a trip to town at air early date with a splendid display of millinery :and fancy dress goods t . NAvr s HEW DENVER ■KtVt1 ■*- rVCTTO asxaa PHILO. & Co.'s uLeaders, u O. .i*v.S. "and DEALERS IN ' hi !.'«: ri "Terminals." Factory and Salesroom: 522,OdRDOV VANCOTJYER= -' jury broods:- -Oto.ee.ries TT & 3Ii- i 7:30 J. D. Graham. P. 0., who has been I o'clock, when the necessary arrange- ap]:o,:nted in Officer Kirkup's place ment for sports will be made. The NELSON, B.C., Landscape Photographers Keep a large quantity of Architypes and Steel Engravings in stock. Pictures framed to order. jfowcier 31 ■f i