THE PROSPECTOR. Vol. 2 No. 13. LILLOOET, B. C, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 6, 1899. $2.00 a year. LOCAL NEWS. The Fraser is keeping unusually high [)r this Beaton of the year. Joseph Copeland is kept busy doing I.hreshiug for the farmers down river. Mr. D. Fraeer is .on a pleasure trip to he coast cities. Church of England service will be held lext Sunday evening at 7:30, by Ven. lrVrch.dea.on Small. I Most of the workmen engaged on the Lytton-Lillooet road ariived in town yesterday. Mr. Twi.s, who has heen doing assessment work for Vancouver parties, on .oine McGillivray cieek claims, returned to the coast Wednesday. The mines in the Bridge river section seem to be showing up better than ever. Late arrivals report new strikes being made by parties doing their assessment work. Lillooet needs a barber. Whether there is trade enouph to justify a good man starting in business here, is a matter of doubt with some, but a barber we need, nevertheless. Mr. Cobbledick, the prime mover in this great dredging scheme, has been at Lvtton for some time, hut, owing to ill- health, is at present making Vancouver his headquarters. There was a special gathering of the "Clams" at the Sign of the Ram's Horn, near Seaton lake, last night, at least we were so informed by the Secretary, a frisky little chap in mutton-chop whiskers, whose invitation we "Kind-er" declined. A full report of the proceedings will appear in our next issue. More interest is now being taken in the Fire Mountain mines. The recent sale of several groups of claims seems to ,have stimulated mining affairs in that vicinity. Parties in this town have lately been offered good figures for their properties near Skookvim-chuck. Owing to the absence of the pastor, Rev. J. E. Gardner, who has been compelled to go east for medical treatment, there will be no service in the Methodist Church for a few Sundays. Mr. Brandon will have charge of the Sunday School during Mr. Gardner's absence. With the Transvaal and Philippine (troubles, the Dewey reception at New York, the Niaruroi k and Columb'a yacht race, and last, but not least, the next ball team the Lillooets will tackle, our citizens have something to engross their attention since the wind-up of the Dreyfus trial. Kamloops wants to play Lillooet a 1 game of baseball at the former burg. It's usual for those looking for honors to tackle the champions on their own ground. If Kamloops ballists fear their absence would hurt their fair, let them ng it along with them as a side attrac- 'tion. From reliable reports we learn that the bonds on all the properties secured by the Bend' Or people, recently, will be accepted by the company in the course of a tew days. Through this deal the B -nd' Or people will have acquired some of the best free-milling claims in the country. t The construction of the big gold dredger at Lytton is now rapidly progi easing. Some delay was incurred through the tardiness of mills in furnishing lumber, but the builder, Mr. G.A. Draghan, now hopes to keep his men busy all winter. In reference to an item which appeared in these columns last week, on the feasibility of removing the present obstructions to navigation between Seaton and Anderson lakes, we would say that this same project was favorably reported upon by the Sappers and Miners during the days when the highway to Cariboo was through our town; and, but for the ultimate selection of the Yale route, the obstacles referred to would have been removed at that time. When our victorious baseball team arrived home last week, they met with an enthusiastic welcome by the entire popu- tion of this town. The old people seem to have taken as much interest in the game as the younger element. One old chap, who could not distinguish a bate- ball from a waterinellon, was observed listening to a detailed account cf how the game waB won, interjected with all the technical phraseology of the baseball fiend, not a syllable of which could he understand. But he knew that Lillooet won some kind of a contest, an t that was sufficient excuse for the celebration he inaugurated. ^^^H Col. -McCollum, host of the Sucker creek diepensary, favored Lillooet with a business visit during the early part of the week. When Jack comes to town, these days, he is invariably after good whisky and plenty of it, not for himself, but for the numerous and capacious gentlemen who occat-ionally celebrate in his vicinity. It can be safely asserted that, when Jack is observed in Lillooet, there is a scarcity of whisky on Sucker creek. This trip he took in a pack train of twenty animals, prettv well loaded, so we shall probably not see his tun- burned countenance again for at least three weeks. A numerously signed petition has been forwarded to the Indian Department, Ottawa, requesting the privilege of erecting suitable steamboat wharves on the shores of Seaton and Anderson lakes At present there is no steamboat accommodation whatever, and the rapidly increasing trade in that vicinity necessitates the erection of tome kind of landing and shed for the safe handling of freight. The sites desired are all on Indian reserves, but as the Indian will de- rive as much benefit from these landings as the white man, there should be no difficulty in obtaining permission from the Indian Department. It is proposed to erect a small shed and wharf at each of the following points: Mission, the foot of Anderson lake, and both head and foot of Seaton lake. We hope to see the early construction of these much- needed wharves. __^__ WAR THIS TIME! Seizure of a Gold Train by by the Boers. Westminster Defeats Shamrock Team in Both Games —Yacht Race is Declared Off—Sapperton Orphanage Burned. . On the outskirts of town, near the bridge, there is a system of hydraulic in full blast that, for general utility and force, is hard to beat. The almond-eyed gentlemen who are doubtless making a \small fortune out of this system of mining are as busy as bees, working both night and day shifts; but thev have an innocent way of evading any question asked them in regard to their mine, quite admirable, and peculiar to the Chinese. One crafty old duck volunteered the information that they sometimes made a« high as 90c. per day. We quite believed him. That they are making a good thing out of their hydraulic work there is little doubt, but the Chinese miner never did, and never will, let the public know his business. [Special to the Prospector] New Westminster, Oct. 6—Bncs made seizure of gold from train io Cape Town, i oting to £500,000. Boers have left laager at Volksrust, moving towards the frontier. The situation is extremely critical at piesent. An unconfirmed report from London is in circulation that the time given British troops by the Boers to withdraw from the Transvaal border expires tomorrow alternoon, and that failure to comply will be considered tantamount to a d.claration of war, New Westminster, O.-t 5—The yacht race is again declared off on account oi insufficient wind to allow them to complete the distant e within the time limit. The next attt nipt will be made on Satut- day. New Westminster, Oc. 5—Westminster again defeated Toronto iu lacrosse. Score: Westminster 7, Toronto 3. New Westminster,Oct. 5--The Sapper- ton Orphanage was burned to the ground yesteiday afternoon. No lives were lost. New Westminster, Oct. 4.—In the great international yacht race, todty, the Shamiock <*'oi, but ow.ng to the time limit having expired before the yachts finished, the race was declared off. New vVestminster, Sept. 4 — In the lacrosse game between New Westminster and Toronto, held on the Exhibition grounds in this city, today, Westminster won. Score, 7 against 2. Vancouver, B. C, Sept. 5.—The latest despatches received here indicates the certainty oi war between Great Britain and the Transvaal. The opening of hostilities is hourly expected. There is great activity among the Boers. Burghers aie gathering in larue numbers near the Natal frontier, where they expect the first engagement will be fought. Tne Transvaal government officials have requisitioned 700 horses, provisions and general equipment for the Burghers. Horses were even requisitioned from the streets and the stables, and the town was depleted. The first raad command of 6,000 men have started for the front, and the Johannesburg corps of 750 men is following. In the meantime business is stagnant and the exodus of the Out- landers continues. British forces are steadily moving nearer to the frontier. Hussar scouts have advanced to Danu- branse, beyond Glencoe, in the direction of Lang's Nek, on the main railroV. The British camp at Glencoe is situated on a stony koppje with strong breast' works of stones on top. We hear that the Kamloops baseball club have challenged our lads for a contest during the coming exhibition. As an inducement they promise a valuable silver cup and a side bet of any amount between $300 and $1,000. The Kamloops men propose to confine themselves entirely to the residents of that district for players, but will allow Lillooet to join Hands with Ashcroft in the selection of a team. This is liberal indeed, and would impress one with the idea that there must be some extraordinary baseball manipulators skipping around the sagebrush of the lake city. Ashcroft has some good men to pick from, but vfc think our Lillooet boys a match for Kamloops any day. However, that will be a matter for the lads to settle between themselves. LATE NEWS ITEMS. General Mercier, persecutor of Dreyfus, received from Liverpool a copper kettle, as a prize for being the biggest liar oh earth. He deserved it. The Dominion Government has perfected arrangements to send 1200 men to the Transvaal should their services be required. A detachment of Royal Artillery reached Victoria on the 30th ult. They are accompanied by a brass band of eighteen pieces. The highwayman has made his appearance iu Atlin. Last week a stage-load of passenuers were held up and made to contribute the usual fee. The steamer Dirigo, just arrived from the North, reports another earthquake in that vicinity. New strikes on Wolf and Fox creeks in Atlin are causing excitement, and a stampede is looked for. The steamer Scotsman, of the Dominion line, is a wreck off Belle Isle. In attempting to land, twelve ladies were drowned. The crew of the vessel behaved badly, in some cases looting the passengers' baggage. The Dominion Government telegraph line to Dawson is now open and ready for business. Through messages can now be forwarded from Skagway at the rate of $4 per ten Words, and 20c. for each additional word. Recent arrivals from Cape Nome confirm the reports of the richness of the plai-er mines in that country, but predict trouble there thiB winter if half the present population do not seek other climes. Already there is a scarcity if provisions and fuel. Rossland had a narrow escape from fire the other day, but the prompt action of the fire department confined the flames to a comparatively small area. A gale of wind was blowing, and, for a time, the city had a narrow shave. A dozen small buildings were consumed. Loss, about $5,000. G. W. Otterson, of Del Oro Co., Omin- eca, brings news of the suffering of two miners on Mansen creek trail in July. Their names are Constable, of Chilcoten, and Roncee, of Edmonton. They got on ihe wrong trail and were four days without food. They bad killed and ate their dogs and bad laid down to die when found. Officers and men of the Vancouver battalion are anxious to be drafted for South Africa. Few have expressed themselves as unwilling to be among the first draft of Canadian troops. Tbe officers, however, will not be interviewed, since Gen. Hutton's reminder to Col. Hughes that he is liable to a heavy fine for his announcement in this connection. The PrinceBS of Wales one day visited a butter fair in Yorkshire, and she said to the president of the fair: "I believe, sir, that the best butter comes from Denmark." "Oh, no, madam," replied the president, "the best butter comes from Yorkshire, but the best Princess comes from Denmark." Who says an Englishman doesn't know how to pay a compliment? No Roman conqueror or victorious king or prince coming home from a successful war, ever received such a magnificent ovation as overwhelmed Admiral Dewey when he reached New York on the 29th ult. It is estimated that over three million people reviewed the pageant from shore, and that a quarter of a million were afloat. The old steamer Boscowitz, one of the oldest vessels on the coast, was sunk off the mouth of the Skeena river the other day, with a heavy cargo of canned salmon on board. She surprised her owners last week when she steamed into Victoria harbor for repairs. The Boscowitz has had a long and most useful career, aud although several times wrecked, she has always resumed running shortly afterwards. The telephone system of Victoria, Vancouver and New Westminster has been acquired by a syndicate of eastern capitalists, who, besides improving the service, will establish a long-distance telephone between Victoria and the mainland. The syndicate, a short time ago, purchased the property of the New Westminster and Burrard Inlet Company, which includes the systems of tbe Terminal and Royal cities. Late and reliable reports point to the fact that the lower Yukon is so uncertain for travel, that banks in the interior will not depend upon that route any longer this year for bullion shipments, and that it is a settled fact that within a few days the final shipments of gold dust from Dawson will be made by way of Skagway. These will be unusually heavy— record breakers for this route—and be accompanied by a heavy guard. The lower river widens out so that tbe fall rains, which frequently prevail near the coast near its southerly course, affoct only the uppur river, and that portion is navigable for several weeks longer than the lower Yukon. „ ' ti:e j _ osrECToi., i.ii.lgof.t. f; _\. fi jpay. October o. i^n THE PROSPECTOR. Published .very Friday. BUB8CK--TION $2.00 Payable in advance. RIC. A. FRASER, Editor and Proprietor. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 6, 1899. LILLOOET. The old town of Lillooet has been the scene of many ups and dowi.s to the miner. In the days of old, and gold, when the mines of Cariboo we>e first being developed, this little town was the scene of great commercial activity, being at that time the trade centre of the interior; but, with the completion of the Yale wagon-road, a few years later on, we were practi ally switched off the commercial highway to the mines, and Lillooet was left to her own resources. For long years after, Lillooet was the rendezvous of the placer miner, and for a lone time the banks of the Fraser and its tributaries were made to yield the sole revenue oi this district. Placer mining in those days paid well, and was, even up to a very few years ago, almost the Bole occupation of men in this vicinity. Quartz mining was an unknown industry in these parts, and the few men who did venture in that occupation were looked on as harmless cranks. On Oayoosh creek and along the Bridge river, profitable mining was pursued; but with the continuous working of the same gravel, year after year, when the profits gradually diminished to ordinary wages, the placer miner began to look for other occupations. This lead to a search for quartz, with what result need hardly be recorded here. The discovery of the Golden Cache mine caused intense interest to be taken in the district of Lillooet, and the result was a great influx oi prospectors, capitalists, and would-be millionaires, who clustered around the discovery poet of the supposed bonanza like bees, _et up their little stakes wherever they discovered a piece of white stone, and—what else did they do? They ju.t awaited the development of the Golden Cache 1 True, tbe Cache had some rich rock, rich enough to excite the moat conservative miner, and, for all we know to the contrary, may even yet he a good property, despite the fact that it has met with financial collapse. However, Lillooet profited to some extent during the Cache boom, but in the end it did more harm than any calamity that coald have befallen the old town. Our mining industry was in the hands of stock speculators and a certain class of miners, some of whom could not distinguish a mine shaft from a gopher hole; and these were the first men to condemn the coun- K. try in general after the Cache had k failed to enrich them. Their initial experience with one mine was sufficient to call forth their most emphatic condemna- atiqp of a country hardly yet prospected, and;capital, always a timid bird, was soon frightened out of our mining camp.. Mining, at its best, is always speculation, pure and simple, and the man who 'lias not the heart to stand adversity .■should keep out of it; in any case he should at least understand something about tbe business in which he is investing his money. All prospects are not always mines, any more than do al mineB prove good investments; but, to to the man who understands his business there is as little risk taken in mining as in many other legitimate pursuits. However, the dark cloud of depression soon settled over our mining industry, owing to the Cache, and, for a time, this district felt the full weight of it. Men with promising claims felt discouraged, and, in many .cases, abandoned them. Capital could not be induced to take an interest in any kind of a mining proposition, however good it setmtd, and, as a rule, mining "experts" looked with bi s- picion on this district, and poor old Lillooet was thrown upon her own resources once more. Occasionally an "expert" would visit these part., take a squint at some rock, hut usually left with an adverse criticism in his pocket; the tide of public opinion being against this section as a mining field, it no doubt suited some of these gentlemen to ktep in the "swim." But it soon occurred to a few of our miners that some of these condemned properties were rich enough to work without tbe assistance of outside capital, and within the past few months a most decided change has taken place in the future outlook for this section. We have made dividend-paying mines out ci "condemned" properties,developed dozens of other claims showing free gold all through the rock, and demonstrated to the most skeptical miner that this district of ours is, notwithstanding all that has been said, one of the best fields for stamp mills, on the coaet. In the Bridge river section we undoubtedly have the nucleus of a great mining camp, a section in which, before the lapee < f another year, a d< zen stamp mills will be heard pounding rock both night and day, and already the noise of the mill and arrastra is heard in those parts. Today the business of Lillooet is a sun - ing a prosperous tone, and, small though it is at present, will keep pace with the development of our mines, the prosperous future of which there can be little doubt. We want no mining boom; of that business Lillooet has had enough. Our own mines are good enough for our own miners to operate, and the reappearance of the mining-shark in our midst will not be bailed with any degree of cordiality. We would also remind a certain class of prospectors that their services are no longer required to help us stake out this district. Tbis has already been attended to, on a grand scale, and irrespective of the proximity of ledge or "float." It is prospectors of this ilk who have hurt the district, and have, through their ignorant, of mining, helped to lighten the pockets of many well-meaning people. After making a "location" they generally succeed in finding a mineralized specimen upon it, which, after assay, is termed an average sample of some great ledge on the claim. Very often this kind of false representation is the means of thousands of dollars being squandered in search of that which nevtr existed. There is plain evidence of this kind of work already on view in this district of ours. No, we do not netd many more of this stamp of men; hut to the industrious, honest miner, Lillooet will give a glad welcome. If he cannot strike a good mine at the first attempt, he can at least make the rocker yield him as good results for his labor as he can obtain elsewhere. Although Lillooet has had her fair share of adversity, and all the ups and downs incidental to the inauguration and collapse of inflated mining booms, the citizens of this town have more faith in the future of their mineral diet ict than th' y ever had, and the day is not far distant when others will join in the same opinion who, when they left here, promised "never to return." As in the olden days, when the rich placer mine made Lillooet a prosperous town, so, in the future, will tbe quartz mil work the same change in our financial affairs. It will now be in order for the local government to put tbe Bridge river trail in such a condition that men can get material to their claims without going to the expense and ri_k they are now compelled to incur, and it will not be long before we have Ii el' times once more in Lillooet, as good as the days of old, forty years ago I J". STOBBY. Wholesale and Retail of L-lgh and Heavy Harness. Saddles, Vehicles, Saddlery Hardware, and Harness Leather. Quotations by mail forwarded on application. 412 HASTINGS ST., Vancouver, B.C. The war talk in the Transvaal is still the sole theme of discussion, b_*, up to t ie present, that is about the only hum of hostility yet i ia^layed by Oom Paul. R/.HI. BBETT. Post Office Store. Book, Stationery, Soaps, Fancy Goods, Tobacco, etc CANDIES, FRUITS, NUT? LILLOOET. B.C J B CHERRY, A. B.TRIN. COLL., DUBLIN. BARRISTER, SOLICITOR, NOTARY PUBLIC Lillooet. B. C SAHUEL GIBBS, Notary Public, Accountant and -V-inini£ Broker Reports on Mining Properties. LILLOOET and BRIDGE RIVER, B. C. Canadian Pacific Railway. Soo Pacific Line Days Across the Continent by the "IMPERIAL LIMITED." The fastest and best equipped train crossing the continent. Trains leaving the Pacific coast Tuesday, Thursdays and Saturdays connect at Fort William with the palatial lake steamers " Manitoba," " Alberta " and," Athabasca" across the.great lakes. For full information as to time, rates, etc. also copies Of Canadian Pacific Ry., publications apply to any agent 0, P. R., or to E. J. COYLE, Asst. Gen. Pass. Agent, Vancouver, B. C. SEATON LIKE Lillooet, B. C. Have in stock all kinds of Dried Lumber, Finishing Lumber and Mouldings. All orders will receive prompt attention. Write for prices or apply at the yard. Pioneer Hotel LLILOOEI,B. C. W. F. Allen Proprietor. _& ^k ^ *_♦ ^_* ^_» ;i_* tK tK tjr. 7®. y& tk tr First Class Hotel in e\»ery respect. Accommodation for Eighty Guests. ! .rge Annex comfortably furnished. Commercial travelers and others receive every attention by staying at the Pioneer Hotel. Large sample room. «*£ ^ ^ & i_» ^_* S&i 7^ ^ *^ 7K 7K /V\ 7*\ WELL 8TOCKC11 BAl_, EXCELLENT LUPINE. Headquarters tor the B. C- Express Stages. DANIEL HURLEY. Hotel Victoria. __I__T_003BT, 23. CM. This hotel being new and thoroughly fini.h.d througho.it is the only first] class hotel in Lillooet. Persons .all'ig at Lillooet will receive every attention by stopping at the Hotel Victoria. Good st,abl:ng in connection with ttie hotel. Headquarters for the Lillooet-Lytton stage. O © 0 S 9 O CHARGES MODERATE. 090999 D. HURLEY, Proprietoi EXCBLSIOB HZOTTSIE. 2D. _ei_R_A_S-E._Ea! JP_RO_?- LILLOOET, - B.C. The Bar is supplied with the best Wines, Liquors and Cigars. - LYTTON STAGE LINE. As soon as the Lillooet-Lytton road Is completed we will run a through stflfre] from Lytton to Lillooet. At present we have rigs at both endB of the road whiHr will take you as far an possible, and we supply saddle horse? for the rest of th* trip. By starting from Lytton over twenty miles is saved when going to Lillooe . J If you contemplate a trip into Lillooet district, write us for information. CAMERON & HURLEY -:- Lytton and Lillooet, B I R.&W. CUMMING Flour Milling Produce and General Merchandise., _p_a_"vii.io:_t, JB. c. PATRONIZE HOME INDUSTRY AND BUY PAVILION ROLLER FLOUR Flour and Offal sold at mill and delivered at reasonable rates. <*-<*-<*. c_-.i--3-T__i_a__:_. s_?o_=a__i. «*• «a* . ■s^- Post Office and Telegraph Office in connection. Freight teams plying once a week between Lillooet aud Ashcroft. W. CUMMING. Agent, Lillooet B. C. . . WM. B. BAILEY & CO. Storage & Forwarding: Agts ASHCROFT, B. C, Consign your goods to our care. We settle railway charges and forward to destination without delay. Correspondence solicited. W. B. BAILEY &( n THE PROSPECTOR, LTLLGOET. B. C, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 6, 1899. 3 Th. Bend'Or Mine. There is in the Bank of British North America, on Hastings street, a good- sized gold brick, says the News-Advertiser. It'represent, the (first mill run of the Bend'Or mine, Cadwallader creek. Mr. J.M. Mackinnon, President of the Bend'Or Mines, Limited, was present during tbe run. He submitted his report to a meeting of the Directors here Thursday evening. Mr. F.M.Robertson, Secretary of the Company, seen on Friday, gave the following account of the meeting: A meeting of the Directors of the Company was held ThuiBday to receive Mr. Mackinnon'B rei ort. It stated that the mill Btarttd running on August 23rd, at v> p. m., and ran until 9 a. m. on Sept. loth. After making deductions for unavoidable stops the actual running time . was 20 days. The ore crushed during that time was 400 tons. We were oblig' ed to only crush 20 tons per day in order to obtain better amalgamation, but from now on we will increase tbe amount largely. The actual result of the crushing was 383 28 ounces in gold, besides the amalgam refuse, the value of which is $176.13; the tailings are bet'.er being saved for future treatment. After testint; the valu-;. in the stopes, the company has no hesitation in claiming that the next run will average at least $30 per ton. The best thing of all in connection with the property is the striking of the lead in the lower tunnel, It was encountered at a distance of 236 feet in, and pioved to be 33 inches i width. An average sample assayed $66 per ton. This 100 feet below the pres ent working tunnel. CARGILE HOUSE, ashcroft. Is now under new management and has been thoroughly renovated. Culinar department unsurpassed. The Bar is stocked with choice liquors and cigars and will be in charge of experienced men. Every convenience for commercial men. FRED H. NELSON, - - - Proprietor. By Dog Sleighs. The Canadian Development Company are making special arrangements for the handling of passenger traffic in the north quickly this winter. Mr. Maitland Ker sey has just arranged for the immediate construction of a road from the Cariloo Crossing to Rink Rapids, to lead through the valley between tbe places named and avoid the circuitous route f Mowing the waterway to Dawson. The cut-off means the saving of 140 miles. Way houses will be built at places along the road at distances of 30 miles apart, and a first- class sleigh service will be operated with hirses during the winter. From Rink R ipids to Dawson, dog teams will make the necessary connection, at what at the outside is expected to be a ten-day trip from Dawson. Four or five new steamers will be built during the winter for next summer's traffic. They will be three times as large as the boats now in operation. Two Big Uold Bricks. The first clean-up has been made by the Okanogan Free Gold Fields, and Mr. S. Thornton Langley has returned to Rossland with two bricks of gold, which are the result of the clean-up, says a recent number of the Rossland Record. The brick were lying on the desk in Mr. J. S. C. Fra^er's office, in the Bank of M r_r t_a_.ii_o:r,. __s_a:c-Eao_B"r, _b. c. Tweeds, Trouserings, Serges, Winter Goods, etc Call and inspect our stock. Good workmanship and moderate charges. Repair ng and cleaning a specialty. Orders by mail or express punctually attended to. M. DUMOND —DEALER IN— STOVES, HARDWARE, TINWARE. MINERS' SUPPL1LS a specialty. Tin Shop in connection. Sold for Fortv Thousand Dollars. The well-known Lardeau property, the Towser, the next location to the famous Silver Cup mine, owned bv D. Ferguson, of Ferguson and J. Knowles of Revel- stoke, two prominent old-time Lardeau prospectors and mining men, was sola outright on Thursday to J. Skeaff, managing engineer of the French Creek Company, for a Chicago syndicate. The price paid was forty thousand dollar.-, making the deal the biggest mining transaction which has so far taken place in the Lardeau. The new owners will proceed at once with the erection of cabins on the property and extensive development work will be undertaken with a view of thoroughly testing the claim. Other important deals for Lardeau properties are now pending.— Gazette. Suspended Publication. The Victoria Glohe, after an eight months' struggle wiih adversity, ha* joined the long concour.e of journalistic aspirants already anchored in tbe literary boneyard of B. C. The Globe was a very well conducted paper, and just why it could not eke out an existence in a city like Victoria, seems qu.er. Possibly a complication of political roubles was more than the Globe's vitality could stand. Actual contact with the working of a mine and the extraction of ores does more for a man's mining education than reading stores of technical descriptions, and when the contact is aided by some previous knowledge of geology, miner- ology and chemistry, there is nothing in mining that cannot easily be understood. A few men of this stamp do more to le p demonstrate the value of a mining district than a score of those t heoretical gentlemen who have obtained their experience through books, whilst smoking their cigars. Wagon Road to Dawson. An order-in-ccuncil has been passed completing arrangements with the Yukon Overland Express and Transportation Company for the construction of a wagon and sleigh road from the head of Lake Bennett to Dawson City. Right of way and other privileges have been obtained from the government. Thej company will carry mails and will have \ stations fifteen miles apart. BAILEY HOTEL. Silverthorn Bros. Props. LYTTON, B. C. First-class in every respect. Choice Wines, Liquors and Cigars. Sample room free. H. SIEFFENS LYTTON, B. C. -DEALER IN Groceries, Drygoods, Confectionery, Tin Goods, Flour, Fruit. Butcher Shop in Connection. XjITT TO-NT. Anthony & Kobson, (Successors to A.Stevenson. Business established IHtKI. POST O-P-PIC-ES STOEE. General flerchandise and Miners Supplies. HALF-WAY IR Lillooet-Lytton Wagon Road. CHA8. McGILLIVRAY Proprietor. First-class accommoda tion for travelers. Choice liquors and cigars. Headquartersfor stage. Stable in connection. Mainland Cigar FACTORY. IF YOU WANT TO ENJOY A GOOD CIGAR ASK FOR THE British Lion on in Smallpox is getting- a good start the c ty of San Francisco. Already there I are several well-developed cases. ' Mainland And be sure that each Cigar is branded, otherwise they are not genuine. They are not only made of the Choicest Tobacco but are of home manufacture, and should be patronized by all good citizcnsi WM. TIBTJBN, MANUrACTUKEIt. 128 WatW Street, VANCOUVER, B C. W. HAMILTON MANUFACTURING CO. Ennmeers and Contractors MODERN MINING AND MILLING MACHINERY. Sole agents: M. Beatty i sons Dredging Machinery. Contractors for the design and construction of complete stamp mills, concentration, clornation, cyanide and smelter equipments Peterboro Ont., and Vancouver, B. C. J. M, Mackinnon Mininq Properties • Handled Properties Bondeo Vancouver 6.0 CARIBOO & LILLOOET STAGE TRAVEL. Clinton and way points—Monday, Wednesday and Friday. All points in Cariboo—Monday. LILLOOET DIRECT—Monday and Friday. Through and return tickets at reduced rates. Special conveyances furnished. BRITISH COLUMBIA EXPRESS COMPANY. Head Office: ASHCROFT, B. C. N. de Kevser,ASHCR0FT Manufacturing Jeweler, Watchmaker and Optician Watches, Clocks, Jewelry, Spectacles, Eyeglasses, Field and Magnifying Glasses, Compasses and Aneroids. All orders by mail and express promptly attended to. All work warranted or money refunded. If your eyesight is defective rail and have your eyes tested free in the most scientific way. Spectacles and eyeglasses sent on approval to rt»s« ponsihle parties. Tell distance you can read the smallest newspaper print and iige. We will guarantee satisfaction. Repairing department a specialty. Leland House Corner of Hastings and Granville Streets. VANCOUVEB B. (5 w_*_;. h_____i___?o_>t; prop. '{ \ THE PROSPECTOR, LILLOOET. B. 0., FRIDAY, OCTOBER 6, 1899. LOCAL ITEMS. Mrp. L. G. Burns is on a few weeks' visit with friends in Victoria. She left on the Lytton stage, Saturday. Mr. P. Sherwood started for the North Fork early this week, and Mr. Jas. Row- bottom is on a business trip to the Blaekwater district. Messrs. Robt. Hamilton, J. M. Mackinnon. and F. R. Robertson, came in on a special from Lytton, Monday. Next day they left for the Bend'Or mine. Rev. J. E. Gardiner is on a trip to Toronto. Ill health compelled him to seek medical advice in that city. We hope to see the rev. gentleman back home in the course of a few weeks. Monday afternoon we were favored with the arrival of three stage coaches and three freight teams. Business is certainly on the increase. Bridge river seems to be the objective point of more than half the traffic heading this way. Geo. Bell and W m. Downs, who have been basking in the sunshine of baseball hilarity in the vicinity of Ashcroft, for a few days, returned home Monday. Mr. Downs proceeded to Clinton, yesterday, to superintend sporting events in that lively little town. Chief Justice MeColl, in company with Attornev-General Henderson, arrived on an Ashcroft special Monday evening Under the guidance of our police force they inspected the various points of interest in our city. They left again next day. A dusky beauty, well under the influence of gin, made a street parade on her responsibility, the other evening, but unfortunately flopped into the willing arms of our police force. She regretted this very much and kicked accordingly, but ultimately reached the destination of the wayward. She contributed the usual assessment towards keeping up the dignity of our town. The wagon road between here and Lytton is at last completed. Although stages have been making through trips for a week, it was not until yesterday when the men quit work, and a first-class job they have made of it. Passengers and freight will now have speedy transit, and the saving of quite an item in. travel between here and the railroad. The completion of this much-sought highway will no doubt materially help the trade of this town and district. We hear that there is a scheme on foot whereby a steamboat service will be established on Bridge river. The proposed run will be from Jack's Landing to Sucker creek, about 40 miles. If this is done—and there is every reason to believe that it will be—the Bridge river miner will eternally pray, etc. A small stern-wheel steamer could find a profitable trade, even now; but with the coming of spring-time, the Bridge river trade will keep a steamboat quite busy. According to some of the coast paper?, a Chinaman has made his appearance in their midst, in company with a buckskin sack containing $5,000 in heavy placer gold, which he claims to have obtained somewhere in the vicinity of the Bridge river section. A little thing like this should not surprise Vancouver papers. Bridge river and most of its tributaries are gold-bearing stream s from which immense sums have been extracted. The country in that direction is, even at this late day, practically unexplored by the miner, Only the other day we saw a large sum of very heavy gold taken from the vicinity of Alexander creek. There is plenty of good placer ground in Lillooet district. Horrible Murder. The most atrocious murder committed in Victoria, for many years, was brought to light last Saturday morning on the Indian reserve, ju.t beyond the trestle, on the city side ot the engine house of the E. & N. Railway. The victim was Mrs. John Binge, who, with her brother, J. Jordan, kept a bakery opposite the E. & N railway depot. The body was found by Officer Walker, und on being viewed by the coroners, Dr. Hart and Dr. Fraser, was removed to the city morgue. The body was shockingly mutilated, stripped of every vestige of clothing, and resembled one of the victims of "Jack the Ripper," in Whitechapel. Finger-marks on the throat indicate that the woman was strangled. There are numerous bruises, but the chief injuries are of such nature impossible to publish, but, show the poor woman had been in the hands of an incarnate fiend, who literally tore her to pieces in executing his awful work. Near the remains, on the bank above the railway track, were the hat, shoes, and stockings of the deceased, while other portions of clothing lay beneath the body. All the indications point to a terrific ..niggle between the unfortunate woman and the murderer or murderers. She left home the previous night about eight o'clock, according to the recollection of her .brother, with whom she was in partnership in the bakery business. She carried a shopping bag, and her puree containing the day's receipts was found near the railroad track, empty. Two gold rings which she wore are also missing. One of the many theories is that the perpetrator of the crime intended at first to rob Mrs. Bing, and meeting with a stout resistance became maddened and murdered and mutilated the body. The deceased bore an excellent reputation, and came from Germany fifteen years ago. Her husband is an employee of the E. & N. Railwsy, and lived on Russell street, Victoria west. The police do not suspect the Indians, and believe the crime is the work of a madman, who must have done it with lightning speed. From Omlneca. Mr. R. H. Hall, of the Hudson Bay Co., and Mr. C. Tetley, of Vancouver, who is the agent for the Cottonwood Colonial Co., near Qnesnelle, registered at the Central on Tue.day night. Mr. Hall is on his way to the roast, after a tour of investigation through the western part of the province. In response to an inquiry as to the condition of the Ounin- eca mines, Mr. Hall stated that everything was looking well as far as he knew. The 43rd Milling and Mining Co. had everything ready for an early start with their elevators next season, but would not be able to make more than a very short run this seaton. Col. Wright would leave for Quesnelle about the 2nd or 3rd of Oct. The St. Anthony Co. had done good work, and their plans were well along for hydraulicing. Capt. Black was working on Black Jack gulch with a canvas hose and a force of ten men, and reported as doing well. The pipe for his company's claim was at Stuart's lake. When Mr. Hall came through, a new strike of coarse gold on Robertson creek, a tributary of the Nation river, was reported, but Mr. Hall did not know of its extent or value. Of the Cottonwood mine, Mr. Tetley says work has been rushed along as rapidly as possible, and that hydraulicing will commence in the spring. Mr. Bette, the engineer, has done good work, but has met with difficult engineering problems. Mr. Tetley is in hopes that tbe flume will now stand all right, and that the next season may see some returns for the large expenditures his company has made. Both of the gentlemen leit for t e cob a by Imperial Limited Wednesday morning.—Journal. ThdUolden Cache. Circular letters have been addressed to various citizens by Fox & Ross, the Toronto brokers, stating that with W. Chaplin, president of the Welland Vale Mfg. Co., J. Hawley, of Vancouver, and others, they have formed a syndicate to purchase the old assets of the Golden Cache, consisting of five claims, air compressor, plant, and eo on. Col. Rives' report was favorable, and that of Prof. Montgomery, who examined the property in August, was that there was about a million dollars' worth of ore in sight, the average value of which is from $12 to f 14 per ton. The plans of the new owners are to install an entirely new and separate plant, capable of Seating 50 tons of ore per day, to be increased later. The new capitalization of the company will be a million shares at a par value of $1 each, 500.000 of which are reserved by the syndic , OPTICIAN. VANCOUVER, - - - - B. C. Dealer in Watches, Diamonds, Jewelry and Optical goods. Our repair department is unex celled for line work. Leave your orders with the postmaster who will have it attended to as well as if you came personally. Established 1886. Incorporated 1895. Mclennan, mcfeeley & Co., Ltd. Wholesale and Retail Hardware. VANCOUVER, 15. C, Mining Supplies. Blacksmith Supplies Mill Supplies] Railroad Supplies. Contractors' and Lumber Supplies. Agents for The Giant Powder Co., San Francisco. Paul Santini GENERAL MERCHANT LILLOOET, B. V. Carries a full stock of all kinds of Groceries, Dry Good,] Boots and Shoes, Hardware, etc. MINERS' OUTFITS A SPECIALTY. LILLOOET AND BRIDGE RIVER STORES. J, DUNLOP. C3-_B_tsr_B_=^_A_.X_ Is&J&ttCtTIA'lXrr Miners Supplies. IiIXiX.00.e_T, -b. 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