k SATURDAY, MAY 8, 1897, n immumm imimnuwiii I H;Hallet.t S3., t QJ (Yftintng JJowrnai? PUBLISHED AT GREENWOOD CITY, B.C. u a. r*�� il *' ft ,i \i I ��������' ��*3 i S'l M li *S SB �� 'l'fi Pi <*��� fa 4J ��R j < l*|V.'* lawMBWMwmiiMffliMFaiiMiS^^ THE BOUNDARY CREEK TIMES. |* vh i *-' f ��� F- i.- . * Will in a few weeMs open of construction, and offer ,��� >- - for new Store* now in course sale a complete line of Hardware, Stoves Utensils, Prospectors' Outfits* Sash an$ Doors, etc,, etc, ^^Siisss^iMai^tiliili^^^ A\**Q\\,i? The Brackman Oer Milling Co., Ltd. Victoria. Vancouver. New Westni nster. Edmonton. W. J. Snodgrass & Sons, Prop's. Leaves Penticton at 7 a.m. on Tuesdays, Thursdays, arid Saturdays for Camp McKinney, Rock Creek,. Midway,- Anaconda, Greenwood, Carson an"d:Grand' Forxs. . Returning* leaves Grand Forks at 6 a.m. on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. Carries the Mails, Passengers and Express. J8��^ Will'sell through Tickets to Vancouver, Victoria, Seattle or Portland. *A. O. WGRGAN, GREENWOOD CITY. Views of Greenwood and the Mines for Sale. Robert Buckley* -Q^���s^9- Harness, Saddles, Boots and Shoes Repaired . with.neatness and dispatch, ' '��� ���, GREENWOOD I CITY, B.e. alls Hotel. Thos. Wake, Proprietor. -*'& $Sk *1fe V*? -sS? *f? -^^ Centrally Located. Stopping-place for Stage Lines. No trouble or expense spared to make Guests, comfortable. Strictly First-class and Charges Moderate. Best Brands of Liquors and Cigars. ������� GOOD STABLING. \ "v'.'V * W. D. PALMER :^s i Greenwood Gity, B.C. Office and Store Fixtures a specialty. Plans and Specifications furnished. t ?..:-���- V I /a VI A Weekly Paper published in the interests ot the Boundary Creefe Mining District. %*- 11 Vol. II. GREENWOOD CITY, B.C, SATURDAY, MAY 8, 1897. 35 No. 9. TOPICS TOR THE WEEK. <5"*"i OMPLAINTS have been again and again made of a \V»") lack of accommodation, and of discourtesy on the part "of tHe C.P.R. agent at Penticton, Mr. Scadding. A local firm have been much inconvenienced lately . in receiving by teams arriving here, contrary to their special instructions to the freighters, goods such as.stoves,, rubber boots, etc., for which there is obviously no demand at present, in place of dry goods and summer clothing which are immediately required and for which the teams had been specially /despatched. Moreover, the ,cost of : freighting these unnecessary" articles from Penticton is, while the rQad is in so bad' a condition, from 1 to 1)4 cents .above the regular charge. The freighters, when expostulated with for not following their instructions^ lay the responsibility upon Mr. Scadding who, they allege, absolutely compelled, them to take the goods he Himself had decided should.be removed. Mr. Scadding has, we are ready to admit, by no means a sinecure in his position as freight agent at Penticton, but if-this statement of affairs is correct of course he, as well as the railway company, must be given to understand that it will not be tolerated. :. -' Apropos of freight matters, the existing arrangements between the C.P.R. and Mr. Snodgrass for the, delivery of goods at Okanaga^FalJUs is anything but satisfactory to the general public^ and the consequence is that the company are defeating their own aims. When Mr. Snodgrass stated that he proposed to enter into arrangements with^th'e' C.P.R. to carry freight to Qkanagan Falls from Penticton, by steamer on Dog lake—thus decreasing the freight rates from the transportation company's terminus to Boundary by cutting off 14 miles of an execrably bad road—he was strongly backed up, and delegates were sent from G-reen-. wood to interview the officials regarding the matter. But it was all along understood that- the C.P.R. would be responsible for the safe delivery of the freight at what would practically be the new terminus, Okanagan Falls. Not only is this not the case, but .things are so . muddled up that the unlucky shipper never knows " where he are.'-* For instance, freight cannot be removed from Penticton until all charges have been paid ; consequently what is the benefit of Mr. Snodgrass' arrangement to us ? No ; the C.P.R. either want the trade of this district or they do not. If they do, then they must make Adequate concessions immediately; if not, then the present arrangements may „ continue and the traffic will as a matter of course follow its original channel—-via Marcus; Those who have the pluck and enterprise to engage in business in Boundary■ suffer under? many disadvantages. In most sections of the province, for example, the 30 days or 60.-days grace allowed by the wholesale houses to storekeepers has some significance ; here it has none. . For many weeks may frequently pass after the expiration of the.time-.:.ere.'.'the shipments^ doubtless much bedraggled, eventually turn up. $5% Our Midway contemporary philanthropically suggests, in its last issue, that application should be made for the es- tablishment of a money order** office; at Greenwood. As this ' * concomitant of civilization " was "graiited to Greenwood,/ and officially opened by P.O. Inspector Fletcher moire than six months ago, this suggestion /though doubtless well meant and quife%6rthy\"of^.'a''. Rip Van Winkle, 'is rather pointless. We have some recollection of hearing on a for-, mer occasion of the sad demise of Queen Anne. At the same time we opine our contemporary will quite agree with us: that the remuneration of postmasters in rural districts is ridiculously small in comparison with the amount of work they. are. called upon to perform and the extra labor entailed in attending to the money-order part of their d^uty is anything but trifling. In Greenwood it.often happens that the postmaster is occupied throughout the entire day with his multifarious duties of sorting and despatching mails^ registering letters, filling in money-order forms and selling stamps, not to mention- answering all kinds • of questions relevant or irrelevant as the case may be. And all .this,for the magnificent salary of $40., per quarter !,." Complaints" have been registered-, and in the majority of" cases certainly with reason, concerning the alleged carelessness—and occasionally the discourtesy—of postmasters in the rural districts. But when one considers that the pay is more kicks than ha'pence, it must be acknowledged that the efficiency of/the officials-is very muchr,higher: th,an the, public > have' a right to expect under the circumstances. If in the future a man feels a desire to grumble, let him pour out the vials pf - his wrath upon the Department at Ottawa. ., jMs. ^fe iSfe Jm Every prospector in the country will be.gratified to:hear that the extraordinary decision delivered by the Chief Jus- tice at Nelson regarding the Paris Belle case, has been re^' -■ versed by the f uif court. If the decision of the Chief Justice had been sustained, it is not exaggerating to say that the titles to fully 90 per cent, of the mineral locations in the ' province would have been invalidated. Chief Justice Davie maintained that the Paris Belle was not a valid location u because mineral was not found in place ; and he defined ■ " mineral in place " to be mineral " found between defined 'walls," Now some of the richest mines in the world contain deposits of ore which it cannot be said are bounded by- what may be technically called walls ; and again, certain minerals are rarely if ever found in regular ledges; Thus to interpret the reading of the Mineral Act in. this respect literally is as obviously absurd as it would be to say that, a, pine tree could not be called a tree because it had needles in the place of leaves. The law here, it is to be presumed, was made for the prospector, and not the prospector for the law, •and a prospector, naturally knows better what he means'by r the term " mineral in place" than men who-understand1 nothing about prospecting. For instance, if we have aid Act respecting (say) horses and a dispute arises anent the, ownership of what is known locally as a buckskin horse;: , The Act mentions nothing about buckskin horses, but it speaks of light bays. Am I to lose my claim to my horse ,• because I call it a buckskin and not a light bay ? Both Justice IVIcCreight arid Justice Drake evidently took this view. ' The former in reviewing the case said : "The Act provides1 that the discovery post be placed where there is ' rock in place.' This means sufficient valuable deposits of minerst! capable of being mined, the word ' valuable' being denned as ' capable of being mined.'" Justice McColl made the important statement that ".the ,/grantee^will riJeyer(i find it possible to successfully attack the certificate of improvements of a mineral: claim unless able to show fraud.'' It is understood that an appeal will be taken to the Privy Council. ;:»',:■# The first definite' step towards the incorporation -of Greenwood as a city has been taken, and it is to be hoped that within a month or/six weeks at the furthest the town will be governed by a local board. The first council must, however, adopt the motto " Festina lente," and stick to it. Another word of advice-—L/et the townspeople unite in advancing the common interests; a house divided against; itself cannot stand. m I m &■■ i m ill .1*1 s*J ii iter mil ? I * on the No. 7 have been temporarily abandoned the drifts being- full of water, and until the snow leaves the upper altitudes in the vicinity (which will probably not be for two weeks to come) no attempt will be made to keep the water out. Meantime the vein at the upper end of the claim is being- explored by means of a small shaft which is now down 25 feet. The Boundary Creek M. & M. Co. this week put a for.ce. of men on the S. H. B., which is situated within a stone's throw of Greenwood. The ore on this property is copper pyrites and . assays as hig-h as $40 from the surface. " Although the shaft has been barely, started, the ledge���for there are '.per- ��� fectly defined walls���has widened from . a few inches to 4 feet of solid andmag- nificent looking- ore, and the miners themselves are very much excited over the fact. Mr. C. M. Shaw, C.E., went up on Thursday to survey the company's claims. ^".������-s-r- A Blind Lead Struck. After running- an open cut on the Golden Crown for 35 feet, a blind lead was struck in the face of the hill; the ore, which is of quite a different character from that heretofore encountered . on the property, assays 6 per cent, copper, $5 in g*old, and, several ounces in silver. There is of course nothing at present to warrant the assumption ���'that the discovery is of any particular !value, yet the find is important in the sense that it bears out to a certain degree the belief that the whole of the hill, occupied by the Golden Crown claim is intersected with.mineral-bear-, ing- veins. -Anyone who has visited the property, will attest that wherever work has been prosecuted in every instance mineral Rearing- rock has been ���uncovered; In the course of a week of so the company will probably considerably increase their present force of miners.: -��������� ���'"- .: Mr. Cuppage on Road Improvements. Mr. C. V. Cuppage, the road inspector for this district, visited Greenwood on WednesdayJand was interviewed by our representative. ��� " Is it true,'' was asked, "that, as reported in the Vernon News, the appointment of another road superintendent has been made ?" "No ; the News was evidently misinformed. Yo see I have been tryirg to g-et men to work on the roads who would accept time checks payable next July ; at the same time I reserved the ROSSLAND. investment am LIMITED LIABILITY. Greenwood. (gedf Betatc dn& (gttntng; (grofters, Financial & Insurance Agents. GEO. R. NADEN, Manager. rig-lit to dismiss men when I thoug-ht fit. A good many whom Ip employed objected to this and demanded their wag-es when they were dismissed. But I succeeded in g-etting- three gang's to work and two foremen, arid I then r] ; ' went to Vernon and engaged Mr. Bates as foreman for the third gang-. He has eig-ht men under him." " What do you think of the old arrangement qf, waiting- until the revenue has been collected before the roads are repaired ?" " I think it al tog-ether absurd, and what I propose to do is this : I have asked for a pretty larg-e appropriation this year, and I mean to reserve an adequate sum (say three or four thousand dollars) for putting* the roads-in a decent state of repair in the spring-. That is decidedly the best time of the year for carrying-, out the work on the roads, for you can then see just where the bad and impassable spots' are. There has been a g-ood deal of kicking this year, and merely for- the sake of peace and quietness I have on one or two occasions advanced money out of my own pocket and paid men to improve parts of the, main road which were in. particularly bad. condition. -Really thoug-h, you know, the teamsters themselves are to blame to a certain extent for over-loading- wagons with from 50,000 to 60,000 lbs. cutting- up the roads fearfully. Then one wag-on will make one rut g-oing- through a mud hole, and the next that passes will make a new rut. If, however, as you remarked, the work of repairing was done early in the year and culverts were put in where needed, the roads in this section would be by no means bad for a new country; " LOCAL NOTES. Capt. Lamb, I.N., of Brighton, E}ng., arrived in Midway on Tuesday. Mr. Robt. Wood intends at once building- an addition to his house on IvongXake street. ~ Mr. W. R. Spencer, the well known Vancouver dentist, will visit Greenwood professionally between the 15th and 20th of the month. Mr. Egberts, Attorney-General, expresses through Mr. Graham his intention of personally visiting Boundary Creek in the near future, to ascertain the needs of the district. On Tuesday evening a farewell party was given in honor of Mrs. Seymour, who left to-day on a visit to England. Avery pleasant time was passed in dancing and merry-making. Two members were initiated into the Oddfellows' lodge at ^Greenwood at last Tuesday's meeting, and six members were advanced a degree. The lodge is in a flourishing condition f and invites members of other lodges io attend its meetings, McKague & James, SHAVING PARLOR. Government Street, Gseehwood. Hot and Cold Baths at all hours of the da3'. Ladies and Children's Hair-cutting aspecialty A�� B�� HART ���* Greenwood, B.C Office, Store, and Saloon Fixtures a special- Plans and Specifications' made and Estimates given. . . KAY & BL0UGH, Plans Prepared & Estimates Given Ji s, ��� u-midrens Boys* Boots add Shoes* of the celebrated Ames* Holden & Co* make. All sizes* shapes and prices? tan and j& $k #4 VlF *lf �����!? For Sale by !| Kfi& 9fi\*H $*"#��� ���M: ^caalwrom'wmr'ii) i*ii* niitTi rwriilii i ���a*r-i-��t,'-����'. THE BOUNDARY CREEK TIMES n / Ukrfn GREENWOOD NEWS AND GOSSIP. Messrs. Keady & Ratcliff are kept fully engaged in manufacturing ;win- ' dows and doors for the local trade. The* lumber supplied the firm by the Greenwood mill is of excellent quality. Mr. W. G. McMynn was last week committed for trial on the charge of assault, with intent to do grievous bodily harm, brought against him by Mr. Hood. Bail was allowed. Mr. Russell, of Russell & Co., arrived from Brandon on Saturday, accompanied by his wife and family. The first consignment of hardware for the firm is now on the road from Marcus and will probably be here this week. Mr. C. Shepuster has returned very much improved in health after a stay of several weeks' duration at the Arrow lakes hot springs, the medical properties of the mineral waters of the springs proving in his case very beneficial. - - ��� . Messrs. McCuaig and Larson are making arrangements for establishing a new hotel at Rock Creek. The material is also already on the ground for a hotel building-which is shortly to be erected on Mr. McDonnell's ranch : on Eholt-creek. Mr. Ainsley Megraw arrived from Toronto on Saturday last, passing through Greenwood en route for Camp McKinney, where he will assume the management of the Minnehaha mine. Mr. Curry, who acted as manager until Mr. Megraw's arrival, has left for Rossland. Mr. McKenzie, of Toronto, who ar- * rived in Greenwood last week, has purchased a lot on the east side of Copper street, next to Mr. Worgan's photographic studio, and is erecting thereon a two-storey building 45x24, which will either be rented or used as a men's furnishings store...^-..���. W.-Gornwallis-Batehas .received the appointment of road superintendent between Penticton and Kettle river, and left yesterday to assume his new duties. " Mr. Bate is a man of large experience in this work and we have no hesitation in predicting that he will give complete satisfaction.��� Vernon News. A Mr. Burnyeat, representing American capital, who visited Boundary Creek this week, was very favorably impressed with the great showiiigs of mineral which he saw on some of the principal claims of the camp ; admitting that while he had been in most of the mining camps of the province, the resources of Boundary alone are not only not exaggerated but under-stated on the "outside." The Queen's birthday celebration committee are. to be congratulated upon the excellence of the programme which has been prepared for the occasion, and the day should prove most enjoyable if the arrangements are properly conducted. All the athletic events will prove interesting, particularly the drilling contest which should attract a number of competitors. The committee, it is noted, have omitted to include an obstacle race in the list. This is a pity, for what an excellent natural course Government street would afford ! " Tommy " Wake, an old-time prospector on Boundary creek, an excellent cook���as the writer can testify���and withal a popular man throughout the district, has transcended to the dignity of a hotel proprietor, having* this week purchased the goodwill, building and grounds of the Boundary Falls Hotel from Messrs. White and Hardy. The ; Boundary Falls hotel has always been a well conducted hostelry, and under the management of its new proprietor its reputation, one may be satisfied, will not in any way suffer in this respect. Boundary Falls is one of the most picturesque spots in the district, and as a stopping place its attractions are multitudinous. ' Is not as large as our competitors'* but we have the most complete and best assorted stock of Staple and Fancy Gro< ceries north of Spokane i and don't forget that we can do better for you on Clothing and Furnishings ;' ���?$ , . ������ ���'.- \ "��� ' J? '?' ��� ��� . ^JF- ',.- ""* - �� than any mother place on Boundary creek A call will convince you/ \ *- ��� ; Respectfully yours, i-te Front OLSON & PHELAN. F.' 3 CONTRACTOR & BUILDER, B ���-������-�� ��^~ r^ Government Street, Greenwood, B.C. *��z *v* ��!r* $i* ���>if -tip ���jjt** --: Store Fronts and Fixtures a-Specialty ^d (GREENWOOD V.��� * �����-e-<-e>-e-4C'>-��4a'H*M��>��4Ma��>-��-��4a STAGE LWNE. ��� Leaves -Marcus Mondays and Thursdays ' at 1 p.m. Arrives* Greenwood Tuesdays and Fridays at 5 p.m. Leaves Greenwood Wednesday and Saturday at 7 a.m. Arrives Marcus Thursday and Sunday at 9 a.m. Special Attention Given to Mail, Preight and Express. E. D. MORRISON, PROPRIETOR. ROOKLYN OUSE GREENWOOD CA/nP, BOUNDARY CREEK. fZ*-- First-class Accommodation. Best of Wines, Liquors and Cigars. *��*���* LIVERY STAZLE IN CONNECTION. Saddle and Pack Horses provided. Rroprietor. HENRY NICHOLSON, - Qtcfdtg (|)u6ftc, (gtinittg Qgetii- Mining Negotiations Transacted. Office .���Camp McKinney. N.B.���Some valuable Mining* Properties in Cam p^McKin ney and vicinity for disposal. Jewellers and News Dealers, GREENWOOD CITY, B.C. t - Watch Repairing* a Specialty. I 'I "I, m'*-***"*'*"-**"WK*i**"-*^^ It-UBIWIUI IN-MM'JU THE BOUNDARY CREEK TIMES. Q&otmtorp ��m$ Citnes HAROLD M. LAMB W. y the undersigned up to Wednesda}--, the 12th" inst. Shaft to be 3 ft. 6 in. by 7ft. in the clear. Steel furnished if desired. Lowest or any tender not necessarily accepted. Greenwood, LESLIE HILL. May 7th, 1897. Dissolution of Partnership* NOTICE is hereby given that the partnership heretofore existing between the undersigned, under the firm Jname and st3*le of Greenwood & Nash, painters and paperhangers, has this da3* been dissolved by mutual consent. All accounts due said firm will be collected by E. Nash, who will pa>* all debts owing by said firm. FRANK GREENWOOD. Greenwood, E. NASH. May 6th, 1897. 35-4 OHN A. CORYELL, a.m., b.c.a. Citnf (Btujineer; Provincial Land Surveyor and Draughtsman. Irrigation Projects, Engineering and Survej* Work, with plans and Estimates in anj--portion of the province, immediately attended to. Maps and Plans of any portion of Oso3*oos district and mining camps of Kettle River Mining Division. Residence - - MIDWAY. B. CAMPBELL, ARCHITECT, Greenwood city, - B-C. N.B.���Plans and specifications prepared for evei*3' kind of Building. Contractors and Builders, Corner of Sjlyer and Greenwood Streets, GREBNWQOD, B.C. Manufacturers of Door��, Windows and Store Fronts. Store Furnishing a Specialty. ^���xt��a a ����a�� a <���� a a�� a-a��wfra-inci}^&ii'-3>^'3'?in ���Wj!| THE BOUNDARY CREEK TIMES. IMWUIaMllllllllllllllllllllllalalllallaHII HBEBmaBBB ���***.if .'U'm'j''**" JWI i��.'ifi 'j-r jr .*li��-'"jpi .-w �����. njm 0 GREENWOOD CITY is the central town and supply point of the Boundary Creek 'mihiiog camps, From this new town roads lead to the GREENWOOD, LONG LAKE, DEADWOOD, SUMMIT, SKYLARK, WELLINGTON and SMITH Lots are selling freely and are a good investment. For price of Lots and other information, address f fcJV Greenwood City, Boundary Creek, B.C. Or apply to the Agents s C. F. COSTERTON, Vernon, B.C . S 1.V--47 ��2*. is '/:; f' ���( i, ii"tf. mmmmmmmiimmmmiimmmm ANB �� ,,- !��*. ;. ;���-. OF" ALL KINDS. San Francisco 4m*-m*M+m<9*m4B*m<9*94a**<&-*~<**-Q<9*-9**e>oj. ineral Glasses and Prospecting Compasses. I have just imported, direct from Paris, a larg-e and well-assorted stock of the above goods. iV4 ^V* *V4 I DO YOU WANT A RIFLE? Have everything- in stock, from a 22 Marlin to a 30 cal. m. '95 Winchester CHAS. 'B. TISBAIJU Vancouver. A. Fisher ru in A. R. Tillman. IVI1I_.L.S AND YARDS AT Greenwood City % Anacoiida* B.C. Manufacturers of Roug-h and Dressed LU/A Shingles* Lath* Mouldings* Sash and Doors. 4*.*4 iV��- &V* ���iii? ���"?��,** lis* ALL KINDS OF. FACTORY WORK MALE TO ORDER ft" Lumber delivered to any place in the.City, or .to Mining Camps J. Kerr. J. P. FlyOOD. BUTCHERS GREENWOOD. GRAND EORKS, .& MIDWAY. ��� Meat delivered at Rock Creek and all Mining- Camps. TTi-Ti-^iTiFrrviiri,,rii"',TnrrTTrr-i B.CJ. ��Jk ^jfi &",{& -sis' tit? ii$ Patronize home industry and the only co-operative Flour Mill in. the 'Province by using- our x x x x Our Mill is fitted throughout with the latest improved machinery and is in charge of a thoroughly experienced miller. Ask for our Flour and keep the money in the district. ������4M9**0-4SI��6Ma>��-4 Tp Oianagan Flour Mills Co., Ltd. Armstrong, B.C. S. HARRISON, J��earc#e? of QRecotbs. Abstracts Promptly Furnished. Notary Public. ��� y MIDWAY, B.C. Anaconda Commercial Club. MEETS in Wilson's Hall, Anaconda, every Wednesday evening* at 7.30 o'clock. ^ Secretary will be g-lad to answer enquiries res pecting* the Boundarj* Creek district. Thos. J. Hardy, F. J. Miller, President. Secretary '''"���Jii'-'i ��*-�����' fc-i-.-.w** p-'*.::-v^: (��� "i'-w*.^ f -i i. v 'c '��� ��������� ������ - ��� .��. L ,V.' " " u.\ f V? THE BOUNDARY CREEK TIMES, THE DIAMOND JUBILEE. The committee appointed at last week's meeting/to arrange for the commemoration of Her Majesty's diamond jubilee, met on Monday and several projects, among others the endowment of a cot in the hospital and the establishment of a public library, were discussed. Regarding these two plans mentioned, which were the most approved of those proposed, it was feared that it would be out of the question to attempt to raise a sum sufficiently large to carry out either in a proper manner. Mr. Robt. Wood then very generously offered, with the consent of Mr. Galloway, a plot of land containing from five to ten acres on the Dillier addition to the townsite, to be devoted as a public park and recreation ground ; and after the coriimittee had viewed the ground they gratefully accepted Messrs. Wood & Galloway's offer, deciding to raise subscriptions for the purpose of clearing the road and laying. off the site as may be deemed best. In the meantime tenders will be called for, to find out what the expense of the work will be, but it is hoped that the ground will be in readiness by the 22nd of June, to admit of a cricket match being played thereon between elevens representing" Greenwood a^hd Midway.' The plot donated can without ques-' tion, under skilful management", be converted into a very beautiful- park which will be named after the Queen. Boundary creek winds through it, and the land being sub-irrigated vegetation is not affected by the summer heat and cottonwood, taniarac and spruce trees afford shade from the sun. It is con- t fidently expected that the people of Greenwood, who never yet have failed to respond heartily when asked to contribute towards an object calculated to benefit the community, will on this occasion���when in addition to this consideration the opportunity of proving their loyalty also occurs���further the efforts of the committee by donating handsomely to the fund. MINING NOTES. K. A. Bielenberg is surface cross- cutting to find the ledge :on the Anaconda. Charlie Davis is doing assessment on the Keystone, an extension of the Rambler on Pass creek. Dick Breslauer is employing men to develop the Granite, a promising prospect in Skylark camp. Tenders are being called by Mr. Iyes- lie Hill for a 50-ft. shaft, 3^x7, to be sunk on the Crown Point, James creek. J. W. Barker, foreman at the Skylark mine, has thrown up his job, he and old " Jerry " having found other employment. Tom McDonnell, went up this week to work on the Wolverine, at Rock Creek, a claim having an immense surface showing of quartz upon which he has an option. Work was started on the 250-foot cross-cut tunnel on the Sunsef-'Oii^Wed- nesday. The tunnel is being driven from the lime contact on the south to tap the ledge. Work was resumed this week on the Canadian, in Skylark camp. A tunnel is being driven to cut the formation and thereby determine the permanency of the two veins to a depth of 200 feet. - Work is to be started immediately on the Anchor and Enterprise claims" in:" /Long X a ��a��o a��at��a���� a xf a ���*������������� a��at�� a��s> a ���wt��e��t Hardware Granite ware Cook Stoves Wooden ware Parlor and Box Stoves , Miners' Camp Stoves Tinware Silverware Glassware Window Glass IronTipe and Fittings Cutlery Crockeryware and House Furnishings MINERS' SUPPLIES A SPECIALTY ~*> _ ^_ You will find the A. & B. brand of ^oods the best. The Hardware, Tin and Stove Men, ANACONDA. PIONEER MOTEL Greenwood City, Boundary Creek, B,C, *V& ���>ie We are prepared to welcome Guests and provide good accommodation Headquarters for Mining- Men. Best of Wines, Liquors and Cigars. - IvIvicry Stable in connection. NELSON & CO, ���sR5* ���*&**��� ^ *Tfe J f* Proprietors, STEPHEN TAYLOR GREENWOOD CITY, B.C. Chemist and Druggist (, BY EXAMINATION Beg*s to inform the inhabitants of Greenwood and district that he has boug-ht the business lately carried on by R. N. Taylor & Co., and hopes to have the confidence placed in him as in the old firm; and can assure his customers that he keeps only the best and purest Drug-s and Chemicals in stock. &sT Note the Address : , ��^TAYLOR'S PHARMACY, Greenwood, B.C. -All Country Orders punctually attended to. >-tff*y ���������/������'fcx^.?-- 'fl^er? s&�� ��L m^^^^^^^^^m^^mmmmm^^^^mm S*-!*"'*'*-'-^^ |irst-ci,ass Accommodation. Good Staging. Stopping iwb for Stages. McAULEY & McCUAIG, Proprietors. * ^_-r--.-rr;^-*i T" . '., .4 mmwmmm ��flwmmwA��WBMt��iimaiy^^ ma ���I- *sst # 1 M '���-' i*) i ��- u ft l II ���i i i:' '4 t��~ i 1 5* �����" }& is i" fa #| H ' ���P all THE BOUNDARY CREEK TIMES. Capital, $1,500,000. X HEAD OFFICE : ROSSLAND, B.O. 1,500,000 Shares, par value $1,00, Fully paid and Nonassessable, Treasury Stock, 500,000 Shares, Officers : President: HON. T. /V DALY, Ex-AVinister of Interior. Vice-President : ANDREW KELLY, of Alexander, Kelly & Co., Brandon, Man. Secretary-Treasurer : W. L. OftDE, Esq., Rossland, B.C. Board of Directors : ' ��� Hon. d. N. Kirchoffer, W. A. ,A\acdonald, Q.C., Tred. Nation, W. L. Lindsay, Wm. cJohnson, W. A. Puller, W. cJ. Porter, and G. H. Collins. Owns the " Golden Crown" mineral claim and has a bond on the " Calumet/* situated in Wellington camp, Yale District, RG ANACONDA NOTES. The secretary of the Commercial Club received a letter this week from a jeweller in Minneapolis, Minn., asking" for information respecting Anaconda as affording a likely opening for a jeweller. He particularly wished to know if there was any great demand in . Boundary for diamonds ! [Most certainly; the demand exceeds the supply. ] The approaches to the new bridge spanning Boundary creek and connecting Butte avenue with the Copper camp trail, were completed on Tuesday. At the meeting of the club on Wednesday the question of the advisability of building a roado from Anaconda.. to Copper camp was taken up. Messrs. Keffer and , Tholl were appointed a committee to interview Mr. Wood respecting the burning of brush on the land owned by him, known as the Porter pre-emption. Unless this brush is burnt off at once, the danger to the town would be considerable should a fire break out in the summer months. Dangers from Falling Trees. The shack occupied by Mr. A. H. Harrison, near Boundary creek, was much damaged by the falling across it of a tree blown down by the wind. The duty of felling, or seeing that it is, done, dead and rotten trees near inhabited buildings or the roadsides should devolve,one would imagine, upon some person. The other night, without any warning, a tree fell across the road between Anaconda and Greenwood, striking the ground within a few yards of a couple of passers-by, who were naturally not. a little startled. Black Stumps and " Blue" Devils. The townsite company and also a number of private householders are engaged and have been for the past two weeks, clearing lots by removing unsightly stumps and burning piles of brush in different parts of the town. The result is that Greenwood is beginning to assume the appearance of a place where a self-respecting man may live without suffering from chronic melancholia. . There are of Course, as there must be in every community, certain individuals so lymphatic or so utterly soulless.that sooner than spend a small sum or work a few hours to make their property look less like a howling wilderness, they would sit comfortably down under the shadow of a dusty brush heap for years. What this class of people want is a course of Ruskin knocked into them with a club of suit*- able knobbiness and bruising capability. Boundary Creek Mining Exchange SANSON & HOLBROOK, FINANCIAL AND MINING BROKERS. Groups of Claims bought for Stock Companies and Syndicates OF?lPlOE AT GREENWOOD OITV, B.O. t Jenckes Machine Co anadian Rand Drill �� o �� e SHERBROOKE, QUE, ���flfe ��% *V4 *& ���Sft* Boilers, Hoists, Pumps, Ore Cars and Buckets, Wire Rope, Air Compressors, Steam arid Air Drills, Saw Mills and Supplies. Prompt delivery from Rossland stock. ������ Send for Catalogues. ~��� P. R. MEN DEN HALL, Agent, Spokane and Rossland. - I beg to notify the public that I have taken over Mr. W. B. Paton's stock of Furniture, together with the Store. on Copper . street, and that the present stopk will be at once added to. attended to by a competent Cabinet-maker & Upholsterer. -^REPAIRING,�� t��&��so����je>^-��ffi��^e������ ���*���> m '������� Jkwioi ,- Dated this 22nd April, 1897. C. W. H. SANSOM, 33.3 Secretary and Treasurer. NOTICE. To Provincial Land Surveyors. HIS HONOUR the Lieutenant-Governor in Council has" been pleased to make the following- rules and reg-ulations with reference to the surve3T of Provincial lands and mineral .claims : ' 1.���All surveys shall be personally made by . duly qualified Provincial Land Survej-ors. l( 2.���All Survej-ors shall use the departmental field book and paper, and at the bottom of each pag-e of the field-notes shall be entered the date and signature of Surveyor. . * 3.���The original field notes shall be accompanied by an affidavit in the subjoined form. 4.���All Surveyors must prompt^- carry out the instructions of the Department in respect to the character and amount of information to be furnished in the field-notes, and at all times be ready ,to make such corrections and supply such additional data as seems expedient for the complete checking* of thejr work in the field. 5.���The Department will invariably exercise the rig-lit of refusing- to accept surveys not made fn accordance with the above reg-ulations, ��� aud also will refuse, to accept as satisfactory any and all surveys made by a Surveyor who has been g*uilty of repeated infractions of the .preceding* rules. G. B. MARTIN, Chief Com'r of Lands and Works. Lands and Works.Dep't, Victoria, B.C., 15th April,. 1897. Survey of Provincial Lands. Affidavit. . I, of a duly authorised Provincial Land Survej-or for the Province of British Columbia, make oath and say as follows : (1) I have surveyed -. the (2) I commenced the said survey on the.... day of 189 , and completed it on day of 189 . (3) I personally ran all the lines of the said survey on the dates set out in the annexed field- book marked A. , (4) The notes contained in the field-book are a correct representation of the work done on the ground by me. Sworn before 1 " 34-2 Provincial Land Surveyor. j**?.. '^>**?f> ��� tSS6"i"3?S A SITTING of the County Court of Yale will be holden at Osoyoos on Friday, May 14th, 1897, At the hour of 10 o'clock in the forenoon. By command. C. A. R. LAMBLY, Government Office, k. c. c. Osoyoos, B.C., April 9th, 1897. 31-4 The above County Court has been postponed until Friday, May the 21st. MERCHANT TAILOR ! GREENWOOD CITY, B.C. ������fi��" Perfect fit guaranteed. I *v Y 3 I , ft*'- II 1 J \1 *=*W^'*-SJ��$1SJ^^ ��� t i THE BOUNDARY CREEK TIMES. MINERAL, ACT, 1896. Certificate of; Improvements. HELEN mineral claini, situate in the Kettle ���wr, ^lver mining- division of Yale district. Where located : Skylark camp. Take notice that we, M. J. M. Wood, free miner's certificate, No. 87,573 ; G. T. Hodg-son, "free miner's certificate, No. 87,4S9 ; H. B. Merri- man, free miner's certificate, No. 80,439 ; W. J. , Lindsay, free miner's certificate, No. 74,655 ; J ^c ?A3aJricj5> free miner's certificate, No.' S>?i2 ; 1\]~- Dal3\ free miner's certificate, No. o'-T4'- and Robert Smyth, free miner's certificate, No. 79,399, intend; sixty "day's from the date hereof, to apply to the Mining- Recorder 1 or a certificate of improvements , for the purpose of obtaining-a crown grant of the above claim. And further take notice that action, under section 3/, mns- be commenced before the issuance of such certificate of improvements. Dated this 16th day of March, 1897. ��� 28 MINERAL, ACT, 1896. Certificate of_ Improvements. NOTICE. BULLION Mineral claim, situate in the i��n ��, O3roos mining* division of Yale district. Where located : Camp Fairview. Take notice that 1, Charles de Blois Green, as' A-P'rHn-k* L- Tate, free miner's certificate No. 66,60a, and A: B. Railton, free miner's certificate No. -9,535, and G. F. Lafrenz, free* miner's certificate No. 75,857, intend, sixty days from the date hereof, to apply to the Mining- Recorder for a certificate of improvements, for the purpose of obtaining* a Crown grant of the above claim. . And further take notice that action, under section 37, must be commenced befere the issuance of such certificate of improvements. Dated this 30th day of March, 1897. 30 TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN. ���. THE i-mdersig-ned hereby gives notice that he has withdrawn from the g-eneral mer- chauise business carried on under the firm name of Rendell & Co., and has now no interest therein. ATDalud,ol.Grec,nvood' B'C-' tllis IStli dav of March, 1S97. , j. POWELL. GRAND SCENERY. j^QW RA-r;ES. MODEL ACCOMMODATIONS. , q OOEAIM TO OCEAN Without chang-e of Cars, via CAHABIAH -s e RAILWAY. ���t'i* J?."*. *V4 1lF ���?/(*" 1l$ RAILWAY . And S00 PACIFIC LINE Solid vestibule trains, sleeping- cars, luxurious da>- coaches, mag-nificent colonist sleepers. *" The 01113-- line running* from the coast consisting- of palace dining- cars, eleg-aut tourist cars and free Solid Vestibuled Trains, Modeirn Equipment, THROUGH TICKETS ' - . ' ���:....to -j WITHOUT througii tourist cars WINNIPEG, . MINNEAPOLIS ST. PAUL, TORONTO,"^ MONTREAL, BOSTON, LoAvest rates to |} and from Via all Atlantic Steamship lines "irirnrmrnnnii in HUGH CAMERON, Proprietor. Best Brands of Wines, Liquors and Cig-ars. Good Stabling. Panadian Pacific Ry. Co.'s . Royal Mail SS. Line to Japan and China These twin-screw steamers are in every respect superior to any ships that have yet sailed the Pacific, ocean. The route is 300 miles shorter than via any other Trans-Palific line. ��!* &y& j' Canadian-Australian Steamer Line ���TO��� ,.' Honolulu, -Fiji and Australia. ;��� The shortest line to the Colonies. These steamers carry an experienced medical man ana a stewardess on every voyag*e. For time tables, pamphlets, or* any information, call on or address H. S. SCADDING, GEO. McL. BROWN, Agrenl, Dist. Pass. Ag-ent, . :' " PENTICTON. VANCOUVER.' 1 < 'i Tacoma, Seattle, Victoria, Van> couver, Portland, and California Points, St Paul, St Louis, Chicago, New York, Boston and all points East ��� .; ���-������ ��� ���' <_ ��� ... ,1 Also European SS, Tickets, Time Schedule- No: 1 West ....depart..'...- 10:55 p.m. .No. 2. East '...." ....: 7i00.a-.rn/ tiwu '^imawtaata��a��n��rTnnrrwhraun-..w..iMaJB ciaijiBSjaaiijanppF^-~i--'-'---,-7jii-,TrTB ^-ssgnsH^i"^^-^'-*) County Court Notice, * s * /^ t * ^ ��� * SITTINGS, of the County Court "of Ya'c will be holden as follows : At Midway, 011 Monday, the 17th of May, 1897. , ��� At Grand Forks, on Wednesday, the 19th of May, 1897. ��* ?f llour 6i 10'o'clock in the forenoon respec- . B3-'command,'.., ",,.-...- W. G. MCMYNN, Government Office, dk'cc' ' Midway, March 24th, 1897. " "09.4 ' . ��� MINERAL, ACT, .1896.. Certificate of Improvements.! ;' .. -���o _ ::'...���- NOTICE. JEWEL Mineral Claim, situate in the Kettle -I*-, R\ver mining- division of Yale dis,t-ic**. w here located : Long- Lake camp. Take notice that I, Leslie Hi 11, as ag-ent for J?. Dittmer, free miner's certificate No. 81118 L. Bosshart, free miner's .certificate No. S7'S97' M a ryGarland, free miner's certificate No. 70,289 intend, sixty .days from the date hereof, to apply ,to the Mining- Recorder for a -certificate of improvements, for the purpose'of obtaining-a crown grant to the above claim: ��� ��� - And further take notice \ha.% action, under section o/, must be commenced before the issuance of such certificate of improvement. Dated this 27th day" of March, 1897. 30 ������Afe *V* *"�� ��� < ���?tr -sjk' �����/? For information, time cards, maps and ' tickets, call on or write fv D. GIBBS, General Ag-ent," ." Spokane,. Wash. OR " * --. A. D;'CHARLTON, ���' ��� Northern Pacific Asst. Gen. Pass. Ag-ent-' 225 Morrison- St., Cor. of Third, ., Portland, Oregon.* tzzztcnznsjzbJsarisznzjEX l^-������*a*-1'^*3=Pgagf--'r7r'^T? aim tali to I- ENDERBY and VERNON. Trade Mark Red Stak. 1 - 1 Of all kinds and.lengths. '.'���''''��� 14;f+co^00,d---:.-----S2-25 per cord, delivered. 16 to 20 inch.... S3.00 per dbi: cord ��� FRITZ HAUSSENER. m~ Orders may be left at the Times office. Crown G-rants.���When applying- for crown grants, request that the advertising* thereof be published in. The Boundary Creek Times;���the rriining-":'i paper of the district. I MINERAL, ACT, 1896. . ertificatc of" Improvements.. NOTICE, DENERO GRANDE Mineral claini, situate . -1" :���*���&? Kettle River -mining- division of Yale district., Where located : Lone* Lake ���camp. ��� ' r* �� -i-'a-^c . Take notice that I, Leslie Hill, as' ag-ent for T. I i ��.li ���"���&�� -1. vtT'^J. ,,' ton 1. k 1 iiii. 1 K ' - - . f. ��� *.--���, '.V 1 , '���.;*������. "*.s ���*. .ft, o*i- '-j r" - - *i Is " '' ' I I f ������/ ^J'.�� ft-. '-��� -1 . ./<. ' l';:: - *����� \S-i 'i . '. s &\ i *>! -���lH!l!!ip-'-||ii'-||liiHiii|iiiiMiiiiipiiig||||i-'lii!lP!-|- G. ARTHUR RENDELL Z ..:.* , , President, P. A. HOLBROOK ,.,...,..y...,.���,,y - Manager. C. ^f. y��. SANSOM-- '���..= -Secretary and Treasurer. ,rBANK OF MONTREAL; [SERMON, B.C. Capitalisation, 1,500,000 Shares. treasury, 700,000 Shares, T$r value, $1.00. Fully paid and nonassessable. Incorporated October 21st, 1896, under the British Columbia " Companies Act" and amending Acts. ^ ��� The Companys properties., ara fully paid for, 1 , ll Pi V 1 IT I "I i, (���* Hags denote th<#Company's group of Twelve'Claims/ A. "���������""' ���'���"'���iiii���ni" ���:a ^JjOHEy PROP^RTIEJS of the Company consist of: Twelve claims lying in a group and named as follows : The ''Fred D.," "S.H. B.," <��Big L,edge5"'" D. 'A.",". "O. B.," "S. F.," "G. A. R.,�� v" J. A^��%^ -. " P.H.," ^G.'S.^& H.," "Prospective," and " B.C. B.," fully shown and explained in the Map Plan. They are, with the exception of two, all full claims, 1,500 feet by 1,500 feet in size, giving a surface area of about 400 acres. Ikying as they do oh a steep sloping hill, they offer unusually good facilities for drainage and for rapid and economical development by main working tunnels driven in from the base, of the hill. These are some of the first principal locations made on Boundary Creek. ���"'- Z\ ��� .; i .;..,-���.:*���, :'��� :,- y"i ztf-t-W '.^Vy. '"' ' '"���*>. ::<:,- ��� ''..-. ' Active .development work has been going on since the incorporation of the Company, October 21st, 1896. ' " '>�� Head Orncc GREENWOOD. CITY. B.C. -V| **��>-.������ jm^ Attention il particularly called to the large amount [700,000 shares] of stock put into the Treasury, and that all the properties are fully paid for. . *:,���-: Write 'for 'Prospectus and Plan, cr ���-'������'���" V ; ��!��� I- m Mil i i' IV ^^WSiiM^^WW^ M'"*fs m ^ft^*Ji^^rw^^^<^Y^'^w^lr~f'���:���^jl^fe^>a^rt^���^^���J;��� ��i.iM����. In Drab/ Brown and Black, An ancy Basket Straws Greenwood and Boundary Falls. fcsS a "Si!afflM?^^{aiaiB!^feM^jtft^^