The Mines in Koutcnu., arc. Among the Richest iii Aiiivrica. I ;^i IV F lift PT^ ' v. *"^ '1P0.A- tJwb- ;** DEC1.13 -W"*-; ^ T3ie Ores are .������lsh"<������rn!lc in (.old, Silver, ���������. j������|j������>r, anil Lc a.l. Whole Number 225. Nelson, British Columbia, Saturday, December 8 1894. Price Five Cents THE WEEK'S MINING NEWS PRICES OF METALS. Nov. 30th SiijVi.it 02] Lkao ��������� Dec. 1st 02 3rd Git 8.15 .th i)th (JO* 00:| 3.12.. 3.12. (1th 6U 3.12.. COPI'EK. From ������10 13s. 9d. per ton for cash on the 1st -November Good Merchantable Copper fell lo -C39 18s. 9d. on the 7th inst., but recovered next day to ������402s. (id., since fluctuating between ������10 and ������-10 2s. 6d., tbe closing value on the 16th being ������10 for cash and ������-10 7s. Gd. for ?bhree months' prompt.���������-James Lewis or' Sons' Circular. <-. take entire charge of the works, relieving Joe Moris, who with .7. Bourgeois is leaving for Spokane to receive the purchase money. The up raise at end of new tunnel has cut out into the shaft above it, affording perfect ventilation and showing a body of 10,000 tons of ore in sight. On the Le Roi; besides the usual work going on at the bottom of the shaft and in the drifts, a large area of ground on to supply two more iu the Spring, making four iu all. On the Cariboo mine at the South Forks everything i. now iu shape, all the ditching having been completed 3 weeks ago, and all is now ready to start work iu the Spring.���������News Advertiser. ��������� ORE SHIPMENTS. Nov. 20, Le Roi to United Smelting Co, " 27, " 30, Dec. 3, Fisher "Maiden to Smelter " J, Silver Iviuf- to Omaha " ' 0, Le Hoi to .'aroma Total shipments to date from June, 1891: Nelson..- ��������� Trail Creek (gold ore).., Ainsworth feloean via. Kaslo Slocan via Nakusp TONS. ATon. 20 18 15 9. 00 30 152. TONS. .. 5i_ .. 981 .. 70 ...151' ..1077 Total, 3,127 MINING TRANSFERS. NEW DENVER. ' Nov. 21���������Madison and Great Eastern,���������IL 13. Nicholls to E. Mann, bond ������7000, $500 cash balance 18 months. Nov. 28.���������Cariboo,���������John King to It. Shea, all the Cariboo claim contained within the Rambler . mineral claim. KASLO. Nov 15.���������Crown Point,���������Neil McDonald to J. ' D. Moore, A.Fletcher and J. F. Williamson 1-5 $1. Nov. 15.���������Little-Mamie,���������D. "VV. Clark, J. Van- Hook and Robt. Jackson, to D. Mc Vicar all ?3.000. " Nov. 20.��������� Oneida.���������tl. It. Armstrong,-, to D. B. Strobeck, A; D. Wesley, arid T. Lcndrum, all f 1. Nov. 23.���������Point 1-16, and San Berdiho i,-J. A. Finch, to V. D. Williamson, $1. . Nov. 23.���������Black Hawk i], and Iron Crown ',���������v. D. Williamson, to J. A. Finch $1. Nov. 21.���������ltookv- Boulder.���������A'. Goldstein, M. Flaherty, to J. G/Willinm . 3400. Nov. 20.���������Monte Christo,���������W. II. Taylor, to J. A. Finch | ������1000. - ��������� , Nov. 20.��������� Alleys and Hope,���������A. Zimmerman, to J. L. Pierce, all 81. NEW UOOAf IONS. KASLO. . Nov. 18.���������Itcubin Group,���������placer, Chas. Bohr man and Kato N. Place.- Nov. 21.���������Iroquois���������placer, Lane Gilliam. Nov. 21.���������Boulder���������placer, O. T. Stone. Nov. 21.���������Foxhall���������placer, J. L. Retallack. Nov. 22.���������Alka Nannitch���������placer. Mark Gilliam. " 22.���������Highland���������placer, L. II. Cresiniin. ��������� " 22 ���������Quanisum Skookum���������Placer, J. F. McTntosh. Nov. 21.���������Thoroughbred���������placer, E. .M. Pound. " 21.���������Alice���������placer, Clias. A. Wood. " 21.���������Hornets Newt���������placer,.H. Byers. " 21.���������Katie���������placer, W. Kellem. , " 21.���������Idaho-placer, Chas. A. Wood. " 21.���������Fraction���������placer, K. K. Lemon. "i 21.���������Mammoth���������placer, E. Bnuni. ��������� " 21.��������� Kdna Alice���������Quartz, 1*<1. Adair. " 24.���������Star���������Quartz, A. G. Bosworth.' " . 24.���������Emerald���������Quartz, A. G. Bosworth. " 21.���������Falls View���������Quartz, Eugene Eyl. the surface is being uncovered which is a mass of ore some .0 feet square. The amount of possible shipments seems to be only limited by the state of the roads and facilities for hauling. The continued soft weather and the absence of deep snow impede the work greatly, and the stage from Northport over the new road, which is getting worse eveiy day, occupies some seven hours in making the 14_ miles. Mr. Frank Loririg states there,is a probability of the work on the Josie starting up again. Hoisting gear is to be put in and is reported to be on the rails. One of the most likely looking claims in this camp is the Kootenay, owned by Phil Aspiriwall, who is working steadily' on it. We are getting a telephone line put in between here and .Trail Creek landing which will be completed in a fortnight's time arid give us communication with the outside world. Four months have now elapsed since the petition for a,post office,was.sent in. . The apathy; ahd delay oii. the,part of the authorities in supplying this need are the cause of much exasperation and tend to diparage the reputation of the government in power. AINSWORTH. The statement that the remainder of the lease of the No. 1 at Ainsworth had been sold to.Messrs.. McVicor &,Shaw is not quite, correct. They have "siib-leased the mine from Messrs. .Carter & Clarke for, one year. The work on the Mamie, upon whichaconsiderableforceofmenhasbeen constantly employed since its purchase, had reached a point from which it .could be no futher prosecuted without the aid of machinery. 'Mr. McVicor; for some reason with which we are, not acquainted, prefers to;wait until the Spring to import and fix up this machinery. ..in the meantime rather tKari serid'hiS'"m*eriVr whom he brought with him from the East, back to their homes he has found employment for them at No. 1. A gang of twenty men were sent there the morning after the arrangement was made and more will be put on directly. Mr. McVicor has made a contract to ship all the prime ore frond the No. 1, in bulk to the smelter at Pilot Bay. The concentrating ore will probably be stored up for a bit and await future treatment. are shipping Highland as Messrs. Carter & Clarke carloads of ore from the samples to.various.smelters.. Last week a carload went.to .Tacoma and.this week one goes,to Great Falls.. The latter . NEW DENVER. (From our own correspondent.) Mr.. Atkins has had vi_ry. h:M(l luck With nearly .all the properties he lins bad under bond at various times -iii this camp. ,-��������� Only a few days ago after doing considerable work on the Ross Group he gave up the bond which he held oh thi'.-e claims. Since then the ��������� owner's'Have gone,to, work on the Eureka,, one-1 of the gioup.-aiui within a very, few inches of Mr. Atkins work struck1 the ledge which we hear on good -authority measures four feet solid. The flout oh fchese'l'lainis C\. indicates a big rich vein and the Eureka will doubtless soon have to be added to the list of claims shipping ore. A small land slide (caused by the mild ���������\yeather of tbe past few day_) about one third of a mile from t he coiicf-nrntora at Howson Creek"prevented the train going up to Three Folks yesterday i A force of men was immediately set tolyork and it is hoped tlie obstruction will be , cleared today;. ,., The ,Huecceau has a carload,of;.exc'e'.,dr ingly rich ore ready for shipment. The value of this carload alone will almost equal-the amount this claim was at one time bonded for. . . ....The.first-.shipme.ii_ of. Fisher Maiden ore .was made by Str. Hunter this week. --'the strike, dr.". the Idaho sleigh road was caused firstly by poor camp accomodations and secondly by railroad bosses. No blame was attached to George Hughes, by the men, many of whom have since returned to work. " ��������� A- most .successful dance was given last night ab the Slocan Hotel in aid of the Denver,. Brass Band, which was .attended by a number of visitors from Silverton. name, is unfortunately.- suggestive ofthe E' resent state of,the silver.market,.which as taken a sudden dip to.60'' cents;-. ,Mr. Clarke says that .they cannot afford to ship at this price. KASLO. (From our own correspondent.) Messrs. ^eunedy & Porter- have bought out W. ��������� Harrison; the newsdealer and stationer, and .have.opened. up..in Archie Jardine's building on Front street. - They intend to keep iu :stock all, tb0.'leading papers, magazines and current literature, besides a complete line of blank books and office supplies arid all the accessories of a first-class news store. ,, The post ollice has been moved into Green Bros, store. . .... , A public meeting was. held. h'er_ Friday evening last in the Slocab ��������� Hotel., to discuss the advisability 6f .applying for .a,new charter.1'br a railroad to Cody Creek . oc ._te-e_.bou.t8-.:. A resolution was framed ahd carried to that effect, asking .tot tUe charter to,be extended to the city 6...,Ka-io;,..6..i._ trustees; arid a committee of tbre.r'-Messrs. Kane, Buchanan arid Byfefs'-rWer. appoihtr ed. .to :. perfect prelihiihary arr'ahgerneht-i arid, to report to a public meeting; next Wednesday. ... According to a telegram, at Idaho City a bore has been down tor 450 feet belo\y the false bed rock vrhich was ��������� reached by the old placer miners. The drill has discovered the existence of another bedrock which gives return on analysis of 18 ounces of gold aud some silver to the ton. The Hall Mines Co. is shipping 112 tons of ore to two different smelters this week, 56 tons to each. This is sent not to test the ore, there is no doubt about it, but to test the smelters. lie have an excellent servant-and thai it would be,extremely diffie.ilt to find a man to take his place. Long may he reign. CARIBOO. ROSSLAND, TRAIL, CREEK., (From our. own .correspondent.) , The deal for the. sale of the War Eagle "by Joe Bourgeois;.,and.. Joe Moris- to Messrp. Patsjr^CIa.ke.^Gampb'e.ll,. Jtthgs- bury & Co. will be carried through the last of this.month. Mr. Frank. Lucas has been sent up by the purchasers to Reliable information with regard io the partial clean-iip at the Horsefly mining claim has now been obtained. For a run of 13 days over $7000 was taken out of the sluices, which considering the fact that the "cuts" are frozen solid j. the. percentage taken from these: gold saving appliances is a very good one. The ''cuts" contain by far the larger portion of gold, and it is reckoned that���������for the 13 days run���������about three times .the amount alreadyr,taken out remains iri the "cats." The actual airiount, however, will not be known till Spring. . Work'was completely-stopped; on the claim oh November 3nL; , .altljqugh: the actual closing down was delayed for a few- days .waiting for, a. possible thaw.^ This has how..been abandoned arid nothing rnore will be dope,this-year. ,. The compahyso far have only used two rddhifd'rs, but it is uridersfood they intend LOCAL NEWS. Attention is drawn in our advertising columns to a lost time check. AValter Sully says he.will hold his second annual turkey shoot down on the flats oh the last "Saturday before Christmas. A. H. Buchanan of the Bank of Montreal came back to Nelson on Wednesday. His many friends will regret to see that he wears a band of(crape on his sleeve. A fine mule deer,head was. brought into town on Wednesday arid' secured - by Mr. Robson of, the Hudson's Bay Co. It measured 29 inches across. We are requested toremind. our. readers that the Court of Revision and Appeal will be held at? the Court House, Nelson, on Tuesday next, llth inst, at 10 a. ni. .A man.named.McA.rthur.was brought in.from Trail Creek on Wednesday evening arid, was taken;' to the. Hospital, where he is under thecare6i_i")r_LaBau; The unfortunate man is suffering from a severely ulcerated wound on the leg. A "Butterfly Social" will be held by.: the ladies of the Methodist Church at the residence of J. Fred Hiirhe on the evening of Tuesday, December llth.- This is-the third of the series of "plea-ant1; evenings-," which are being- .given fortnightly ;bys the ladies,, of this church. All are cordially invited. ' ., .. ., On the afternoon and evening of I*ew yfear'8.,day. the ladies Of.<;tlie Methodist Church pr6tw'se"h'6rdi'ug-a reception iri Hume's Hall. The ladies will attend at the hall to receive all who may feel disposed to avail themselves of their hospitality ;and no pains .will be spared to .afford visitors a royal welcome and a pleasant time. Further announcement later. The Wellington Enterprise is. an old journal in a new place. It is .the Steveston Enterprise revived across the water. We are glad to see that it supports the present government ot.this.-Province,.but its state- merit that in Dominion and Iri_pe'rial,.-poli- tics it is a Conservative is puzzling. Taken as it stauds it means that in Dominion politics it is a protectionist and in affairs of the empire a free trader. It will find it difficult to reconcile the two.parts. _._. The Christmas numbers are with us and soon the festive season itself .'will be here. Nat urally the children are looking forward to it." It is then that they "are monarchs and grown people have to pay tribute with toys, cards and peace offerings of all .kinds. ��������� ,Woe to theitrian who neglects the claims of; the little ones. And there is no excuse for hitii, because he will find aii assortment of things suitable to the occasion -at Turner Brothers; ..-..������������������ : Thfe report of the Nelson Public School for November, 18fl4, shows, the No. of boys enrolled.1 during: the..month to be 22 and girls. 19; making a total ot 41. Tlie total average attendance .'was 37. The following is the Honor Roll:.- Fourth Class: 1, Dick McFarhind; 2, Etta Miiir, Third Glass: 1, ��������� Ada Flemming; ��������� 2, Leo Buchanan. Second Class: 1, Nellie'Mar- shall; 2, Frances Saiisom. Primer 11: 1, Frankie Etter; 2, Mamie. McKinnon. Primer 1 (sh):' i, Chester. Hayward; 2, Victoria jHods'oi)..-. Priihbr I (jr.): 1, Percy Stuckey; 2; BertHa Miller. Spokane has a new paper; The Daily Times. In its. opening statement it-.says that no apology is required for its iip'peiir- arice. Why should there be ? * Is it goin^ to be indecent or. scurrilous?, No paper need apologizefor.coming.out; -If thepublic don't want it they wont read it, or apolo-' gize either. Judging by the string of.dis- j connected, remarks which occupy the place of a leading article we should say tliat this new papen was started in the interests'of some, individual who by its aid and .on . tlie return, tide .of Republicanism hopes to get himself floated to the Senate. -' We hope the rumor is not true that our popular Station Master, Mr." Hamiltcu, is to be moved to Nakusp. Mr. Hamilton himself knows-nothing of it..-No' one. can gauge the good teinper and'eourtesy of au officiallike a press mail. .; We-'a re continually asking.'questions arid- giving- no eud of trouble. Does anything go wrong the public; come to us aud -,we.stand, forth .as official fault finders arid grumblers. Be-: sides is it not .always a popular; and pleasaut thing to giid at the C. P. R. Therefore:*, know We:are right when we j assert, that, Mr..;-. Hamilton is the most ; courteous of officials, that in him' the pub- THE FIRST BALL OF THE SEASON. The hospital ball, which came, off last night, was an absolute and complete success. The Phaii' Hotel, with its large hall and dining room and general roominess is very well- suited for the purpose and never have its halls held so gay a company as asseinbled there last evening. A burglar would have had a rosy time'in Nelson, for nearly every one was at the dance' and that they enjoyed themselves was proved by the. frequent encores, and in spite ofthe unusual leugth of the programme it was carried through Avith a spirit which showed that it is impossible to have too much of a good thing. The floor was good and so was the music and Mr. Leitch made an excellent Master of Ceremonies, and if at first sight it appeared to be a mistake to serve the supper iu the ballroom that idea was quickly dispelled by the Aladdin-like celerity with which the supper rriade its appearance and disappeared, what-^ was left of it, after full justice liad been done to' the good things provided by the ladies, who supplied every- tliirig. Everybody ought to be thankful to the ladies and gentlemen who got the thiug up and it riaust have been pleasant,to them to see their efforts crowned with success.. The committees ,w"er'e: Ladies, Mesdarries Akehurst,, Fletcher, Goepel, Hudson, Muir, McFarlan'd, Blake Wilson and ��������� :Misses Irvine, Scott and Scanlan. Gentlemen, Messrs. La Bau, Fletcher and Neelands. Among the many pretty dresse_s we noticed-j-[bere our reporter wanders off into regions where he is evidently out of his depth, or else he has been:,dancing.the Rye.Waltz-we have not adjectives enough in the cases to .print .his rhapsodies.: Nor dare yjr'e incur th������ res'ponsijbilitythat would fail on lis if he has omitted any one, particular toilet, so we must -bring, this notice of a highly successful dance to a close.��������� Eb.] PROVINCIAL NEWS. .,". ATarge number of countefeit half dollars are. in circulation in Vancouver... , . _ . .' Ninety-six lots were sold at the tax sale at "Vancouver last week. i. The post- office > clerks at1: Victoria, who lately, struck, have been refused the-five months extra pay for which they struck for doing so.. '.:.... - Frank-Barnard M. VP., is negotiating at Vancouver for the, sale of the Electric Light & Tramway Co., to an.^English syndicate;... If the sale is effected Frank will manage the new company arid change his residence from Victoria to Vancouver for that purpose. . , Capt.Tom Lynn, brother.of HughLyini, hung for murder at-Savary Island; is suing the city. of; Vancouver for 850.000. After his brother's death, Capt. Lynn "got re- ligion"'and being very, ill was- treated by Christian scientists. In an argument with a street preacher, who was proclaiming tliat-Ghrist-was-ebming-bn-eai-bli'-in���������1900,- Lynn became violent and wasarrestedyand locked up,, ahd owing, to throat affliction Lynn was breathing through ii.silver tube in. his throat. . The .police iirrseizirig the sick tri'an inflicted a- gastiy..wound "ty the tiib'e being run into; his throat.'' His; condition is critical and lie is hurrying bn.,'th'e big damage, suit against the muncipality. CANADIAN NEWS.- Canada has been awarded- the .first- prize for her Postal display.at.the 'International Exhibition in Milan. The Loudon Morning Advertiser sliys that it has reliable information that Sir John Thompson and .his colleagues' have decided to order the Dominion election at the earliest possible opportunity. It asserts that a panic prevails at Ottawa because of the fact that a deficit of $5,000,- 000 has to be faced-when parliament meets, involving .large extra taxation on the country. Ministers it.says do riot care to meet the situation before the general elections. Clara .'ord, a mulatto, and a tailoress by trade,.hao.con.essed the .murder of Frank Westwood: -It appears that there had been too intimate relations between them, .and the" woman's jealousy-had been aroused. She went therefore to the murdered man's house,-.slipping off her woman a. clothes on the way ' disclosing a man's attire -below. Arrived at the house, she rang the 'bell. The door was* opened by,yburi'g Westwood. She fired at him and killed him, and' then went back again, donning her. female costume on the "way. Frank Ives, in a practice billiard game at Chicago, anchor barred, made a run of 531, and ran a game of 600 points out in three innings, breaking the world's record. Feuianism is again rife in. England and Messrs. Morley, Balfour and other prominent . politicians are carefully guarded by detectives. Princess Bismarck the wife of the Iron Chaucellor is dead. The Prince who is completely stricken down witb grief has received a long message of condolence from the Emperor. The trouble in Nicaragua is not quite at an end yet. Great. Britain has refuse'd to recognise the authority of Nicaragua over the Mosquito tribe. United States and British war ships are assembling at Bluefields. In prohibition.Alaska an enterprising manufacturer who has been forbidden to make '\Tunipei-ade Beer.", has how turned his attention to "'Malt Tea." They get there .-ill the same. Spokane is trying to get an Army Post established- in its neighborhood. Already arrangements are nearly complete by which 1000 acres will be: At' the disposal of the government for the purpose. The city will supply water free. It is estimated that, it will bring' air income to Spokane of half a million ddl- lars annually. The annual report of the secretary< of agriculture shows that great- Britain paid during the year 18U3 for American breadstuffs,,provisions, cotton and- tobacco "oyer $32_,COO,000. Including about $10,000,000 .worth,pf mineral oUs;.wit.h agricultural exports,. the United, Kingdom took-54.31 ;per cent,;.of..all., the exports of breadstuffs, provisions, mineral oils, cotton arid tobacco.' Of dressed beef Great Britain took duringi.the^ftr^t six months of the year of 1894 $9,000,003. A telegram from L(>n'don'_l'e-,ci;ibes trie at'rocities iii' Arineh jit .i_" jtii.ow's. '" ;.* - ; From- post and' ho'us'etbp sc'ores; of life������ less.' bodies dangle ihth'e chilly; and'.'pdU ferous itii'. CriVcitted; ''head'Va'owriwiard., youths murdered before- their "agonized Eareiits eyes,1 woihen compelled' to save ondi* ait the cost; of their would-'be ravisherV life: Men-burned alive and many other barbarous -d^edsoE murder and rapacity too numerous to detail'. A serious landslide has occured at:Tacoma by which.about 600..IVet of wharf have .been destroyed. .'Half: .a dozen steamers were tossed about, like" chips, arid-two were disabled.,- -At 1:40 a. m. the filled-iri portion ;of the ocean dock was still settling and tlie accident is beginning to assume the form of a calamity to the city.. . , ,. ,!' H. H. Alger's boathbuse, containing himself, wife arid six children, was turned upside down, spilling tlie children out cf their buriks into the icy water, and it is feared one of his daughters has been "drowned/ * . .... John H'aiisoin,. watchman at the Nortlierri Pacific hydraulic puirip,," went down in'the debris 'and .caiinot.be found. '^FdHijlistaiice-of ~5X>0"f ee't _the;, ot'ean'" dock had settled and it,, was feared the big elevators and coal .-bunkers.would pitch into tlie bay;. All the cattle peris of the Northern ��������� Pii'cinc, together, with t he offlceof the com'pauy's4(W-fp(_t fj-eigtij: holise, went dowri together, an'd fire ab 'once broke but where the pumji station disappeiirbd in the debris. Nearly all of tlie 'dock- which fell into'the Hay. is that portion of the vvater frdiifc which the city.has been trying to seciire iroui the railfoiid and tbe Tacdinii Land Company. NEWS 6F THE WbRLD. In New York a.crusade is being carried on against "living pictures." The. Czar, and Czarina are to. pay a visit to London in June.'. Edward-Lauglry the husband, of the celebrated beaut;* is going for a divorce. It was nearly time. Lord Swansea, the head of the great Welsh smelting fir*m . who ��������� was in British Columbia -only a��������� week or two ago is dead He was in his Totli vear. AN IMPORTANT CASE. , ,. : .Wasuington' Dec; 3'.--Tb'e action of- the United States supreme court in granting the.application ot the Last Chance 'Milling Company tor a writ of certiorari in thecal. of tlie Last Chance Mining Company vs. the Tyler Mining company- will have the effect of transferring to,this court a litigation which.has attracted much attention _in Idaho for the past five years.. The'ca_e is important; nob because large vallies*a'r^ involved; but because questions, of mining buy which it raises are most consequential; being as lo. rights ot mining claimants to follow their ledges beyond the lines.r,of their claims, into the claims of their neighbors.' , _ ' ��������� ���������..,*. ~ .'..**,.. The Tyler company, deiriarided the right to follow its ledge beyond 'the vertical lines into the Last Chance territory ' and brought suit eujoining-the latter- company from taking ont ore which, while withiri its .territory was in.-the ledge-having it_~ apex in the Tyler claim. The ipase has' been tried in .several states- and . federal courts and . the jast decision : was by the circuit court of appeals for the ninth cir- chit which sustained tlie contention of the Tyler company. Ordinarily, the decisions ot the circuit court of appeals are final, but the supreme coiirt has the option of - reviewing, which the circuit court has not decided to. do in this case.. The 'Tyler 'company claims -the ownership of 8*200,000 wbrth of ore extracted by the Last-Chance company- whiletbe latter states.that.it has expended 3700.000 in- developing the ore bodies now claiined bS-- the iyler ami, had expended 8400.000 'in their development before any claim was made. " BlttiXXMlEEZttTrttittGSXclZ^^ _f������3_MMU������'!._*l l__CKl J_W������U__nn. THE MINER, NELSON, B. C, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 8 1894. llUIUIIHIUJail-L CHURCH NOTICES. Ceukcii or England. Services to-morrow (Second Sunday iu Advent) iu the Missiou Room at 11 a. m. and 7.30 p. m. Holy Communion' at 8 a. m. -0 Presbyterian Church. Service tomorrow at 11 a. m. and 7.30 p. m., in the Church at tl*e corner of Victoria and Mills street. . Sunday School (union) 2.30 p. m. Prayer meeting,' Wednesday evening. 7.30 p. m. ��������� Methodist Church. Geo. II. Morden, Pastorv Services Sunday, ;,Dec. 9th, at 11 a. m. and 7.30 p. m. Morning subject: A Communion Sermon. Evening subject: "Gospel Physiology,���������Blinded Eyes." Sacrament of the Lord's Supper at close of morning service. Prayer meeting Friday evening at 8 o'clock. Waterproof velvet is something new. Chicago claims 206 millionaires. Aluminum violins are making themselves . heard. The gross value of the British maritime infests amounts to over ten thousand million dollars. A nick in time���������the new Czar of Russia- Men pay no attention to little things until they bite them. WESTERN LEAD SMELTING. Western lead-smelting works receive for treatment almost every known ore oi the precious melals, with the exception of low- grade gold quartz, says the Colorado Mining Review. A very common t> pe of ore treated by them coij.sists of mixed sulphides���������galeua, blende, pyrite. marcasite, arsenopyrite, stibnite, etc.,���������which, when present in largo quantities, are ��������� roasted before smelting, but also enter raw into the furnace charge iu smaller amounts. Metallurgists with the conditions prevailing in the far west are sometimes exercised over the loss of a uiuriber of possible byproducts iu the usual system of reduction, and especially ou account of the zinc. It is said, for. instance, that the smelters are saving lead, aud giving their main attention to that while letting zinc, which has a higher market value per unit, go to waste. This is quite true of the usual system, though the "bag" process arrests pare of the zinc oxide and other volatile products, and the ordinary flues catch other portions, which however are utilized very imperfectly. Now the facts are these: There are very few lead mines iu the far west which could be operated at a-profit for the sake j of the market value of the lead, as lead. There is always a demand at, the smelters for heavy lead ores, of which the Coeur d'Alene mines and a few others produce large quantities, but this demand again is not for the lead as such, that is, to turn out lead for the market, but- because it is the basis of the whole-smelting industry in which lead is used as a collector of the precious metals. Besides this, the lead of the far west always carries more or less silver and a little gold. Although called lead-smeltiug, aud rightly so from the technical standpoint, it is really, and from' the commeioial poi>.it of view, a process for the extraction,"of silver and gold iu which lead is used as the collector of these metals. The lead itself is by a by-product. It has a maiket value, ot course, and after being turned iuto base bullion aua subsequently refiued, the proceeds form a large item of income. Ou its own ace, unfc, however, very little lead would be produced west of the Joplin district of Missouri and Kansas. The base bullion, requiting not merely softening operation but a true refining process yields small quantities of other by-products, of Avhich little account is made. As to zinc, so far from yielding valuable by-products, itis regarded as a positive detriment in the lead-smelting process, andtores containing it are subject to deduction in price. The blende is also badly mixed with other volatile minerals, so that a distillation process would give an impure zinc. When the western couutry becomes more thickly settled, so that there is a larger local demand, and tthe long hauls to market are unnecessary,'it is probable that the whole system of ore reduction may be changed, and brought into smelting like that of Germany, where practically everything of value is worried out of the ore by an elaborate system of concentration and classification, followed by special processes for the difiereut classes of material. Under existing circumstances this would be impracticable, as would be also any general wet process, with electrolysis. The enormous costs for additional plant, the relatively high wages, the'cost of transportation of ores from mines to work and of products from works to markets, stand in the way. While it would be desirable to utilise all the numerous accessory metals and.substances ���������zinc, antimony, arsenic, sulphur, and many others in less amount present in the mixed ores, it must be remembered that the lead-smelting industry of the west has been developed to a very high degree of efficiency, regarded in connection with pecular conditions; and that even under obvious disadvantages it now leads the. metallurgical practice of the world in its own sphere. To have brought the cost of smelting to within ������4 per ton of neutral ore���������fuel,: flux, etc., has to be transported greater or less, distances, and where labor is by no means cheap���������is certainly a great achievement; and to do this with a technical success measured by a recovery of095 per cent of the silver and lead,, and more of- thegoldi is a still greater achievement. Those who find fault with present western methods do not realize either the intricacy of the conditions or the remarkable progress that has been made. '','���������- NELSON LOTS m A new Railway under Construction. Buy before the Market rises in the Railway Centre and Seat of Government of IVest Kootenay. Choice Building and Residence Property REBATE ALLOWED FOR THE ERECTION OF GOOD BUILDINGS Also Lots for Sale in NAKUSP DA IVSON and HOBSON. Applv tor Prices Maps, etc., to 'FRANK FLETCHER, Land CommissioncrC. & K. Ry. Co., Nelson, B.C. Tremaine Steam Stamp M5fc THE LATEST PRACTICAL MINING MACHINE NOW PERFECTED ------ (���������Ugliest Award at World's Fair Chicago.) , The machine consists of a Two Stamp Prospectiug Mill, and. is capable of nutting through Six Tons per diem. The entire plant consists of Boiler. Steam Pump and Copper Tables. Weight, 2,800 pounds. It is built in sections which can be taken apart and easily transported by pack animals. These Mills can be erected and placed iu running order at from 82,000 to ������2,500, according to locality. Full particulars from Spokane Falls & Northern R'y. Nelson & Fort M. S. DAVYS, Sole Agent, ���������JSTELSOISr, _3- C. : Among all the mining machines and appliances shown at the World's Columbian Exposition there was nothing which excited more interest and favorable comment than the Tremaine Steam Stamp Mill in the Mining Building. It was a positive novelty to the great majority of mining men** It commanded attention by reason of its simplicity and evident practibility. Experienced mining engineers were astonished to- learn that such a machine had been in successful operation for over two years in the extreme north-western part oi the United States. (9) NOTICE. "VTOTICE is hereby given that John Elliot, as _1_Y Agent for Joseph Moris and Joseph Bourgeois, has liled the necessary papers and made application for a Crown Grant in favor of the Mineral Claim "Virginia," situated in thc Trail Creek Mining Division of West Kootenay; Adverse Claimants must forward their objections, within CO days from tho date of this publication. N. FITZSTUBBS, Dated Nelson, B. C��������� Gov't Agent. 3rd December, 1801. 8dcc G3 NOTICE. OTICE is hereby given that John Elliot, as Agent for Joseph Moris and Joseph Bourgeois, has filed the necessary papers and made application for a Crown Grant in favor of the Mineral Claim ''War Eagle," situated in thc Trail Creek Mining Division of West Kootenay. Adverse claimants must forward their objections within 00 clays from the date of this publication. N. FITZSTUBBS, Dated Nelson, B. C, Gov't Agent. 3rd December, 1891. 8dec 61 ���������sich's Corner VANCOUVER, B. C. Buxton & Rodney ���������WHOLESALE AN1> RETAIL��������� ^TOBACCONISTS!* c# Agents for the celebrated Li & COa (Loewe & Co.) B; B. B., and other best English Briar Hoot Pipes. --^ NOTICE. ~ "������������������ "VTOTICE is hereby given that John Elliot, as _l3| Agent for E. S. Topping and J. N. Peyton, has liled the necessary papers and made application for a Crown Grant in favor of the "Mountain View" Mineral Claim, situated in the Trail Creek Mining Division of West Kootenay. Adverse claimants must forward their objections within CO days from thc date of this publication. N. FITZSTUBBS, Dated Nelson, B. C. Gov't Agent. 3rd December, 188.. 8dec 61 THE MINER, can be obtained from the following agents : - ; Victoria, The Province Publishing Co. Vancouver, The News Stand, Hotel Vancouver. ' . Kaslo, Mr. R. B. Atkins. New.Denver, Messrs. Arrnit & l.aslidall. Nelson. Turner Bros., Gilbert Stanley and the MINER PRINTING _. PUB. CO., Ltd. ARMIT '&��������� RASEDALL; Mining Brokers. Conveyancing, Notaries Public Minins: Abstracts. Complete lists of existing Mining locations NEW DENVER, B. C. W. A. JOWETT MINING & REAL ESTATE BROKER IXSUBAXCE and COMMISSION AGE>T. VICTORIA ST��������� NELSON, B. C. A large stock of " OWN MAKE " Pipes Tobaccos of all kinds and all smoker's requisites kept on hand. tOl'MBV OJlDt'KS III POST ���������-������������������.���������at-t eaTucw-To. ��������� ruo-wri/v THE TRADE SUPPLIED NOTICE. Notice oi' Application for Ccrlilicatc of Improvement I'or llie "Grand View," Mineral Claim, situated oh Toad Mountain. rpAKE NOTICE that I, Aaron II. Kelly, Free X Miner's Certilicate No. 52,095, intend sixty days from the date hereof to .apply to the Gold Commissioner for a Certilicate of Improvement for thc purpose of obtaining a Crown Grant of thc above claim. -������������������ And further take notice that adverse claims must be sent to tlie Mining Recorder and- action commenced before tlio issuance of such Certilicate of Improvement. Dated 8th Oct. 189:1. - (17) . Provincial Revenue Tax. ISTOTIQIE] Mr. Chas: B. Sansom is authorized to collect the above tax in my name for the year 1894," in the Town of Nelson: Nelson, B.C., W; J. GOEPEL, Nov.- 9th,, .1894 53 Collector. All placer claims in this District legally held may be laid over from the 15th October, 1894, to the 1st June, 1895. N. FITZSTUBBS. Gold Commissioner. Dated Nelson, B. C. 4th October 1894. (35) Sheppard R'y. All Rito Spto Jasl Leave 7-00 a.m. NELSON Arrive 5._0 p.ni Trains leave Nelson for Spokane every Tuesdai and Friday at 7 a. m., returning leave Spokane Wednesdays aud Saturdays at 7 p. m., and making close connection by S.S. Nelson with till Kootenay Lake points. Passengers for Kettle River and Boundary Creek, connect at Marcus -with stage on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays. " FIRE INSURANCE 1893." POLICY ACT, "^ OTICE is hereby given that His Honour, the ���������i-V; Lieutenant-Governor in Council has ther postponed tho.commencement of fur- "An Act to secure Uniform Conditions in Policies of Fire Insurance," from the 1st day of April, 1891, until the 1st day of April, 1895. JAMES BAKER, Provincial Secretary., Provincial Secretary's Oflice, 29th March, 1891. , (2) USTOTTOIEL A Time Check dated 30th November, issued lo the undersigned by the Hall Mines, Ltd, having been lost, notice is hereby Riven that payment of thc same has.been stopped. . AV. BOGLE. NOTICE. "XT01'1012 IS "KKKHY GIVEN* that at the __3I next session of the Legislature 'of-- Die Province of British- Columbia application will be made on ..behalf of tlie Red Mountain Railway Company for an Act authorizing Die Company (1) to construct or acquire by purchase, lease or otherwise any .other line or lines of telegraph connecting with the line along the line of the said railway and to undertake tlie transmission of messages for the public and'collect tolls for so doing and (2) also to construct oi' acquire by purchase, lease, or otherwise maintain and operate vessels, wharves and docks and to carry on the business of shipping and warehousemen, &c, and (3) to amend the Act of Incorporation so as to enable the Company to construct the raihvay as a narrow guage raihvay. - ��������� BODWELL & IRVING, \. -- Solicitors for the Red' Mountain Railway Company. Victoria B. C, 18th October,-1891. (16) West Kootenay Electoral District, A Court of Eevision and Appeal under "The Assessment Act, 1888," and amendments will be held at the Court House, Nelson, on Tuesday the llth day of December, 1894, at the hour of 10 in the forenoon. .-ST. FITZSTUBBS, , Judge of the Court of Revision Nelson, B. C, November 3rd, 1894 and AppeaL c ANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY The Cheapest and Most Direct Route, From NELSON, KASLO and all Kootenay To the PAOinO COAST and to the EAST. TRAIXS TO AXD .KUH KELSON DAILY. Direct Connection at Robson every Wednesday a mi Simony i:v������:iiin������, With Steamer for Wig-Wain Landing where con- 11������^!*!" 'I Vi1--"1?. wiu\ , ,Ct*"*dian Pacilic East- bound mid M estiiouiul through trains. I'uitoucH Tickets lssuisu. Baggage Chucked to Destination, No Customs Dii.'__cui/i_es.' " Equipment Unsurpassed, combining palatial Dining and Sleeping Curs, l.uxurious'Day Coaches, lourist Sleeping Cars and Free Colonist bleeping Cars. For information to nearest agent, ���������I. HA Ml MOV, Agent, Nlxson, Or to GEO. MeL. IJUOUX, - District Passenger, Agent, Vancouver. as lo rates, time,etc, apply COLUMBIA & KOOTENAY STEAM NAV. CO. (limited) TSMETABLENO.5. lu Effect Wednesday, August 2������>tli, ISM. 50 Revelst'oke Route, Steamer Lytton. Connecting with Canadian Pacific Railway (Main Line) for points l'ast and AVest. Leaves Revelstoke on Tuesdays and Fridays at -I a.m. Leaves Robson.oii "Wednesdays and Saturdays at 0 p. in. Kaslo Route, Steamer Nelson. Loaves Nelson: Tuesdays, at -1 p. in.; Wcdncs .ncsda\-_s,_(ib_.rKlO_P..���������ni.;.__r.luirsdnys_at_i._p.._m.j_. Saturday.j, at 5..0 p. m. Connecting on Saturdays and Wednesdays with Nelson & Fort Sheppard Ry. i'or Kaslo and Lake points. Leaves Kaslo for Nelson, Sundays at 8 a.m., Tuesdays at 3 a. in.. Thursdays at S a. m., Fridays at 3 a. m. Connecting on Tuesdays and Fridays with Nelson &Fort Sheppard Ry. for Spokane. Bonner's Fkrry Route, Steamer Nelson. Connecting with Great Northern Railway for .points J.ast and West. Leaves Nelson Tuesdays and Fridays ab 7 a. in. Leaves Kaslo Tuesdays and Fridays at 3 a. m. Leaves Bonner's Ferry for Nelson nnd Kaslo at 2 ' a. m. on Wednesdays and Saturdays. The Company reserves-the right to change .this - schedule at any time without notice. For full information as to tickets, rates etc. apply at tho Company's ollices, Nelson, B. C. T. Allan, - - J". W.-Tuouj', Secretary. ������ ������- Manager, THE SHORT r FAST - SCEM8C ROUTE Seattle, Victoria, Vancouver & Puget Sound, and all Pacific Coast Points, St. Paul Chicago and Points Beyond -: - Mortem Equipment. Kock-Ballast Koailbcd. Attractive, tours via DulutH and the Great Lakes in connection witl. exclusively passenger uoats of JVortUern S.S. Co. Direct Connection via "Nelson A- Fort Shcp* pard Hallway, at Spokane ; and via C. A K. S. X. C. at Bonner's Ferry. For maps, tickets, and complete information* call on Agents C. A K. S, Xav. Co., N. A F. S. Ky., or C. G. Dixon, Gen. Agent, Spokane, "Wash. F. I. Whitney, G. P. * T. A., St. Paul Min F. T. Abbott, Trailing Freight A" Passenger Agent, Spokane, Mash. To %/%> THE MINER, NELSON, -B.C.,' SATURDAY. DECEMBER 8 1894. _ __ _ . ��������� ________^������������������i_���������^_^���������_^���������_���������_���������_���������_���������__-__. ��������� Wxt JKiter. THE MINER is printed on Saturdays and will be mailed to any address iu Canada or . thc United Stales, for oue year on receipt of two dollars. Single copies five cents. CONTRACT AD VERTISEMENTS inserted at the rate of $j per column inch, per month. TRANSIENT AD VERTISEMENTS inserted at the rate of /j cents per nonpareil line first insertion and jo cents per line for each subsequent insertion. Advertisements running for shorter periods than three months ���������s are classed transient, ALL COMMUNICA TIONS to the Editor must be accompanied by the name and address of the writer. PRINTING turned out in first-rate style at the shortest ..notice. Address The Miner Printing & publishing Co. NELSON, B.C. WORKMEN'S FRIENDS. Two important divisions have taken place in the House, on the second readings of the Workmen's Wages and Mechanics' Lien Bills. We have previously explained the motive of these two Bills which may be considered as linked together, and we may recapitulate their object in a few words. They provide that working men shall receive their wages weekly in cash and supply them with a simple means of enforcing their claims if they are not so paid. Men who have suffered from the evils of long deferred payments and the robbery of the time check system will appreciate the benefits they will receive from'these Bills. The measures were introduced by the Attorney-General and were voted against by the entire opposition. After all the high talk about being working- men's candidates, after accusing the government of oppressing the poor man, the entire opposition with Mb. Hume among them, voted against the second reading. 3Ien who have had to wait months for their wages and then only got half of. them will remember that Mb. Hume voted against the Bills introduced to relieve them of all such troubles iu the future. A vote recorded against the second reading of a Bill means that the voter is opposed tp the spirit of the Bill. If he has any objection to its methods, but approves its objects, he has the opportunity of expressing himself in commit-^ tee. The opposition therefore, with Mr. -Hume among���������them,- yoted-against-the principle of paying weekly wages in cash. Since the above was written, news comes that by means of a bit of sharp parliamentary practice Mb. Semlin managed to throw out the" Workmens ���������Wages Bill in committee. MINING LAW. ,It is impossible to make mining laws in such a way that no disputes arise'out C'i them. At first sight it would appear that nothing could be. simpler, but as a matter of fact the mining laws in most countries with which we are acquainted are extremely complicated. This maybe attributed very largely to the newness of this class of legislation ������and to the inexperience as law makers of the men who frame them and to the continually recurring necessities for change which arise from the very eccentric character of the ores themselves. There can be no possible doubt that any amendment to the existing law should be in the direction of simplifying it. Mb. Hume's proposal to follow the vein in accordance .with the law of the United States is decidedly nob in the direction of simplification. A telegram *from Washington, D. C, which will be found in another column,, points to the litigation consequent on this law. COMING DOWN TO IT. The slackness of times has been attributed to the lowness of the price of silver, probably correctly. But there are signs that tbe state of the market will be looked upon as normal, anticipations of a rise regarded as "castles in the air and work prosecuted with vigor at present prices. Our Kootenay ore is of such high grade that it pays like a charm even -with silver at 62. The big mines are shipping vigorously and are nearly all enlarging their outputs. Mining properties are changing hands at good figures and there is a feeling of content everywhere. With increased facilities of transport such as that afforde:. by the Nakusp and Slocan Railway, work will be still brisker. As instances confirming oui remarks we may mention the recent Idaho purchase, the contract of the Slocan Star to ship 1,000 tons by the 1st of January, the continued shipments from the Alpha, the beginning of shipments from the Fisher Maiden. The prospect of an increased force of men at the Silver King and the continually increasing activity at Trail Creek, the purchase and re-opening of No. 1 by Mr. McVicor. AH capped by the blowing in of the smelter at Pilot Bay. THE WAR. Amid all the conflicting rumours that. have been flying about there seems no longer to be any room for doubt that China is desirous of peace and that the United States is prepared to act as a mediator. According to the latest telegrams Japan Is making her peace proposals with characteristic energy._ She demands the enormous sum of_CD,000,- C00 yen, a yen being worth'about a dollar. Nor does she sit down arid wait while these terms are being considered, but continues to worry the enemy at every point. If the roads will not suit to march to Pekin or Moukden there are plenty of other towns to capture. In short, having made her demand (which is to be increased by delay) she adopts every means in her power to force her antagonist to accept her terms on the spol. DRILLS. AVe have more1 than once directed attention to the enormous benefits which would accrue to this district if the government would supply one or two drills for public use at a nominal charge. We notice that the provincial government of Manitoba has provided drills for boring for wuter, and they are a decided success.. We do nob want them to bore for water with, but we believe they will be none the less useful nor will the demand for them be less because their use will be confined to exploring the hills for gold and silver. NOTES ANP COMMENTS. One hundred and eighty-six of the Thousand Islands have been sold by auction by the Dominion Government to Americans. In return for depriving Canadians of these beautiful spots, the pride of the country, the treasury has been enriched by the sum of $32,C.'J. At this rate they would probably sell the whole Dominion for a few millions���������if there was dough in it. :-^''All-good-Ainei'icans,-when-they-dier go to Paris." The method of performing the journey, however, is not stated. It is doubtless expeditious and safe. But whether the immaterialized Yankee will be able to enjoy the somewhat material pleasures of the gay capital is another question. For instance the great dressmaker, Worth, would find it somewhat difficult to make his creations "sit" well on the spook of the late Mrs. Washington. Manhattan. Male persons who know nothing of these things even say that the female form divine is not rigid enough properly to show off the fit of a modern dress, but lovely woman has firsl of all to be boxed up in a casket of steel and then the dress is made to fit the steel. But this has "nothing to do with the object of this note, which is to remark that however easily disembodied Americans may cross the Atlantic while they are in the flesh they find it a very disagreeable" experience. A proposal, however, is made to avoid the sea passage and to conduct the "luxurious traveller to Paris by rail. himself the preogativesof royalty or the heads of great states. He had the cheek to telegraph his condolences and congratulations to the Czar on his accession, marriage and loss in the death of his father. Probably the Czar was absolutely ignorant ol who "William Booth" was and conjectured him to be some Hy,u Muck-a-muck in his own country and actually wired back his thanks. On the death of the Pope William B. will solicit your vote and interest to.secure his election to the vacant papal chair, where he trusts, by strict attention to business and the introduction of.all the latest novelties, to merit a continuance of the custom so freely bestowed.on his predecessors. N.B.���������-A Great Reduction in Crucifixes and Poke Bonnets. ���������"������������������ The proclamation of the new Czar is good as far as it goes, but it will be useless in the direction of satisfying the nihilists. They will be satisfied " with nothing short of a constitution in the fullest sense of the word. And itis not unlikely that the chief movers among the nihilists belong to that class of persons who, getting what they profess to want, are only quiet until they think of something else to ask for. Serious outrages have,, recently been reported from Armenia. It is the old story. There never will be peace where Christians are ruled by Mahometans. A fearful massacre of Christians has taken place and all Europe is ringing with the news. Russia particularly is said to be enquiring into the matter, and our renders will remember that it. was a not unsimilar cause which led to the last Russo-Turkish war in 1877. The unspeakable Turk ought to know by this time that he is only endured in Europe as long as he behaves himself and it would not- take much to make United Christendom drive the Crescent across the Dardanelles. The main thing that has prevented this being done time and again, is the difficulty of deciding who is to occupy this splendid country which the Moslem would vacate. Already he can travel from New York to Vancouver on wheels, and in a meas- urable.space of time he will be able to ride from the opposite Coast of Asia to Paris in the same way. There only remains to connect these two loose ends, and to do this a tunnel under the Behring Straits is seriously considered. These straits are only a few miles wide and the construction of a tunnel under them is simply a question of money. The St. Gothard Tunnel is 9% miles long and the Mont Cenis about 7_. These two joined would probably reach under the straits. The completion of the railway on the Russian side is simply a matter of time. It is being builb by the Russian Government for strategic purposes. A railway- on this side to connect the existing, systems with the shores of the straits would have to be a corhmercial undertaking and it is at present a little difficult to see that there would be sufficient traffic in the freighting of millionaires to make it a profitable speculation. The Salvation Army is putting on frills. "General" Booth on his forthcoming visit to B. C. will be the guest of the Lieut.-Governor. We notice also that this fake general is assuming to In the southern part of Central America there is a nest of small republics. The land they occupy is inteusely tropical and almost uninhabitable to a white man. As the country is extremely rich in many of the most valuable products of the tropics it is probably for this reason that the ruffians who "run" these little states have been so long left in undisturbed possession of them. They are a truculent lot and deal largely in revolutions, knives and strange oaths, half Spanish,- half Indian. The natural destiny of these countries seems to be to fall into the lap of Mexico, the rulers of which are nearly all of pure Indian blood, lineal descendants of that splendid race of Aztecs from whom Cortes conquered the country. Under the rule of those highly civilized barbarians the country enjoyed a peaceful prosperity that was then probably only equalled in the world by Pern and probably Japan. The Spaniards scattered it to the winds and set up in its place the sovereignty of fire," sword and gallows. For many years the conquered race hid itself in odd corners of the country, but it gradually mixed with its conquerors and finally saw them out, and today the Aztec again rules the land of.his ances- Tors. To|| such people the rule of tlie country,comes naturally. There is some little danger of a Avar between Mexico and Guatemala and the absorption of the latter into. the Mexican Republic would be greatly to its own advantage and that of the world fit large as well. XMAS CARDS. ��������� Toys of all kinds, Toilet Sets, Albums, Workboxes, Sleighs, Toboggans, &c. Everything you want for the Holidays at- '^^^^^^���������^^'^^^^^'^^������������������'^^A^*'^^^*'^^^^^^'^^V^^^^*'^^*^^ TURNER BROS. THE USUAL LINE OF MUSIC, BOOKS and STATIONERY. _61 '- . - .. ��������� SHfP your RAW FURS, Hides, Tallow, Pelts and Wool Proprietor* of Minneapolis Sheepskin 'Tannery. Kx porters and lui|M������rl������:r.s ol' Fine Northern Furs. -TO��������� Jas. McMillan & Co. Incorporated. [MAIN HOUSE: 200 to 212 Erst Ave. N., MINNEAPOLIS, MINN. I'immIs liougltt right out; no commission; fair selection; Immediate returns. Shipping tugs furnished upon request. NO IH1TY on any- goods we handle. 43 Wl-ITI' I'OR CIKCILA1. (.IV-KC LATEST MAKKKT PRICES.***^ 60 and two little torpedo boats. These,- if they w;ere all concentrated, would scarcely be able to create a diversion for an enemy's fleet, and if scattered would not furnish a battleship.or even a torpedo boat for the defence of, each coast city. If we carried out such a programme during a war an enemy with a fleet of battle ships couid wreck cities while we are robbing schooners." AVe wonder if a model of Sir A. Caron's treatment of the post office clerks at Victoria formed a part of the display which gained a first prize in Milan. It surely should be rewarded as the greatest display of injustice, spite, stupidity and tyranny. It would, however, be an isolated exhibit as no other British dependency is so entirely under' the thumb of monopolist autocrats as to make such actions possible. NOTICE. They have worked- up quite, a little war scare in Washington over the Blue- fields" business, where Great Britain declines to remove her protection from a band of Indians and hand them over to the blood-thirsty Nicaraguans. There may be a canal through Nicaragua some day and the Unitcd.Stat.es may have something to do with it, and besides is there not the Mnnroe doctrine which gives to the United States authority over everything American, from the, manufacture of ice cream in Hudson's Bay to oyster fishing off Cape Horn. Therefore the United States is of course' interested in this Ni_aragua.n affair. But���������it is sad to reflect that there is a flaw in this beautiful, scheme���������the United States fleet is found" oti examination to be next to useless. The eagle is very good at screaming, but he cannot swim. ��������� This is how the U. S. Secretary of the Navy puts it������ in his annual report:. He recommends tliat congress be asked to, authorize the construction! of three battleships of about 10,COO tuns displacement, each to cost, exclusive of armaments, not exceeding -$4,OC0,('30 each, and twelve torpedo boats of from one hundred ro three hundred tons each, at the discretion of the Secretary of the JNavy to cost, not exceeding an average of$170,C'J0, or a total expenditure for naval increase of 813,040,000. The argument in favor of this increse is vigorous and succint. jT1i_ United States has an efficient fleet of cruisers and gunboats, which, while useful, are not properly speaking fighting vessels. "They can destroy merchant ships'^ says Secretary Herbert, they can fight vessels of their own class, but caunot meet armored vessels, with any reasonable hope of success, and in time of war, scattered abroad on the high seas as they would be if we sent them against an enemy's commerce, they would leave our unfortified seacoast, with all its cities absolutely without reliance, except upon our four first-class aqd two second-class ' battle ships, seven coast defence vessels, NOTICE is hereby given that the under-mentioned respective amounts will be paid as bounty for the head of every panther, wolf or coyote killed in "a settled district of the Province on the certilicate of a Justice of thc Peace that such animal was killed in a settlement, and that the head was produced to and destroyed by him, namely:��������� - . ' For each panther, seven dollars and fifty-cents (������7.50). ' ', ���������> For each wolf, two dollars (S2.00). For each'coyote, one dollar (.$1.00). ' By Command. JAMES BAKER' - Provi ncial Secretary Provincial Secretary's O/Ik-e, (20) - 22nd August, 1801. Hunting, Survey, Prospecting PARTIES AND OTHERS -THE NEW, EAST- STEAM LAUNCH "FLIRT " Cau be CHAIITE11ED by day or week on.reasonable terms. Oiders sent through the pursers of the steamboats Nelson or Ainsworth, with whom arrangements can be made, or by mail or telegraph to C. "W. Busk, Balfour, will receive prompt attention. ' (19) - .MEDICAL. " ��������� - E. C. ARTHUR, A.M., M.D., PHYSICIAN, * Etc. . Coroxeu fok West Kootenay, Office over Nelson Drug Store, West Baker street, Nelson, B.C. Calls at offiice promptly attended to day and night. CUSTOMS BLANKS - FOR SALE AT THE - MINER OFFICE Bank ol Montreal CAPITA], (nil pnl������l up), $13,000,000 RUST, . . . . C������ Sir DONALD A. SMITH, President Hon. GEO. A. DRUMMOND "Vico President! E. S. CLOUSTON .General Manager Ifeslon Branch: M". W- Corner Baker and Stanley Streets. Branches in London (England), New York and Chicago and in thc principal cities in Canada. Buy and sell Sterling Exchange and Cable Transfers. Grant comiiie.i cal and traveller's credits, av able in any part of the world; Drafts issued; Collections made; Etc. SAVINGS BANK BRANCH Rate of interest at present.' per cent,? BANK OF (Incorporated by Roy a Charter, 1862.) f'AI'ITAl <_iili������l lip), ������M>0,IM)O . $'>,9!.0>00 - {With power to ncrease. , U.'SEKVE _TM������, ������ Gtt,OIH������ i,'jtf'-,:w3 _5T*__]I_.SO__T BEANCH. Corner of Baker and Stanley streeta BRANCHES _ Canada���������Victoria, Vancouver, New "W'cstmi slur, Nanaimo and Kamloops. Unitkd States���������San Francisco, Portland, Taco-' ma, and Seattle. HEAD OFFICE: 00 Lombard street, LONDON England. '���������. AGENTS AND CORRESPONDENTS: CANADA���������Canadian Bank of Commerce and branches; Merchants' Bank'of..Canada and branches; Imperial Bank of Canada and bran- ches; Molson's Bank aud branches; Bank Nova Scotia UNITED STATES���������Agents Canadian Bank ot : Commerce, New Yonc; Bank of Nova Scotia, Chicago. ' Traders' National Bank, Spokane, - * o avings department- deposits received at ������1 and upwards, and interest allowed (present rate) at 3. per cent, per annum. - - GRANGE V. HOLT, _ Nelson, July 17,1893. Agent, mixim;. T*> C. CAMPBELL-JOHNSTON (of Swansea, India, and the United States * METALLURGIST, ASSAY'ER, AXD MIXING EXGIXEEB Properties reported on. All assays undertaken. Furnaces and concentrating plants planned and erected. Treatment for ores given. Orea; bought and sold. Box K),Vancouver. B. C������ ,THE J.INER,, .NELSON, B. ,G., SATURDAY, DECEMBER 8 1894. PARLIAMENT. Victoria, Nov:.2Gthand27lh.���������Second readings of Work mens Wages and Mechanics Bills agreed to 'on.division by majority of four, 10 for, 12 against. . r. Nov. 28th.���������Preniier laid. ..on ..table papers relating to Fiaser floods. Member for Cassiar moved that -government do what they-can to secure trade of Yukon. He estimated trade to amount to $750,000 annually. .-At present trade monopolized by American Company at an. advance of 45% on San Francisco prices, on all goods landed at St. Michaels from which freight to mines is $100 per ton. Cotton supported resolution, which was agreed to. House then went inlo Committee on Statutes Revision Bill. November 29.���������Williams moved that government legislate for residence of Supreme Court, judge in , Vancouver.. Premier thought the resolution out of order. Legislature had tried to do this for last fifteen years. (Must have been difficult job at first as Vancouver not borrt or thought of then.) It appealed ���������judges 'would not live in Vancouver, .snapped.th.eir.fingers.at Acts of -Parliament and lived where they liked. Suggested . withdrawal of resolution as government had surprise in store on this patter. Resolution held over, tn reply bo Sword Turner said that Province gets difference between selling,price and.face value of Nakusp and- Slocan Bonds'. Statutes Revision Bill reported and Supply granted. Small Debts Bill came up for report and amendment.by Premier in favor of the.."perfess" defeated by vote, of country members, who thought that justice could, be secured without the aid, of lawyers. Bill reported and third... reading-, deferred. Workmens Wages in committee. -,_Voy..29.���������In reply toKen.nedy "Land's and Works" said that out of 35 would be log scalers only six had scaled 50 per pent, .of standard marks., (235).. at examination. They were J. .Chase, 176; C... W. Murray, 142:.G^.W. DeBeck, 1^8; Perry _}. Roe, 1.3; J. Wa.reii Bell, 119; and J. 'B. Tiffin' 120. Appointment how under consideration ���������of government.,, Legal Professions ,-BHl- read, second -..time. WbrKhifehi.: Wages Bill-in committee, after .ohieicUsbussion aha amendments by opposition committee rose on Semite's motion, thus defeating bill. Mechanics Lien Bill in committee and reported; Hume gave notice of motion to prevent-incursions pf American Indians into Kootenay Valley.. -Nov. 30.���������Discussion on Speaker's ruling re Williams' Petition. Speaker ruled it out of.order.- -��������� Ruling upheld oh division, 20 to 10; -Hume. voting with government (fc_uite right Fred; to uphold authority of Speaker.) Smith presented first report of Mining Committee, recomr mending.-establishment, pf-Bureau, and School of Mines. : Long., discussion in committee ori resolution to give effect to report, motion finally reported. Hume favored Bureau; but not School of Mines. A NEW IDEA. Society women of San. Francisco have adopted a novel plan to raise money for the, support of a ward for incurables at the children's hospital. They are going to edit the, Christmas edition . of. the Examiner. W. R. Hearst, proprietor of the paper, has .agreed to turn over the whole newspaper plant to them and they are going to write every line of the paper, manage the busiuess .department, edit telegraph news, collect. local news, solicit advertisements aud in fact do everything in preparing the paper for., publication up to the time it goes to the.composing rooms. The entire proceeds of the Christmas edition of the Examiner will be turned over to the ladies to be "used f'or the support ot the children's hospital. Mrs. Frank Pixley will be managing editor; Mrs. J. Downey Harvey, city editor; Mrs. C. A. Spreckels, news editor; Mrs. W. H. Mills, telegraph editor; Mrs. George Lent, society editor; Mrs. Hall McAllister, musical critic; Mrs. Reunie ychweriu, Mrs. F. H. Noble aud Miss Laura McKinstry, editors of the supplement. Mrs. Louise Sloss will be the business manager. In addition to these there will be a large staff of young lady reporters. The ladies are very enthusiastic over the scheme and promise to issue a paper that will be a revelation to Mr. Hearst's regular corps of men editors. [They probably will and *ve hope we shall see a copy.���������Ed. Mixer.] 4'iU'ii'c.v ICIock, Nelson, li. ���������. WEEKLY PRICES, F.O.B., COLVILLE. Saturday, December 8th, 18tM. Hay, mixed, !?G to ������G,50 Per ton Hay, timothy, $7 to ������7.50 " Oats. 70 els Per cwt Potatoes, -15 cts..' " Turnips, 75 cts " Rutabaga,66 cts..' " Cabbage, ������1.; Carrots, 65 cts '" Beets, 75 cts ��������� -. " Onions. SI ." Chickens, ������2.50 Per doz Hens, ������1 r Ducks. ������(>....' '":. Turkeys, ������12 ' " Dressed Hogs, 5J- cts Per lb Dressed Beef 3. cts " (52) .HI Ml)!* Klll-I.K'I-, Manager. JOB PRINTING -AT- THE FRASER FLOODS. The Dominion government has offered, to share with the Provincial government the cost of a commission (not to exceed $50,(100) to enquire into the i'ol- lowing.points. . 1. ..Giving area.of country necessary to be.protected, .length .of dyking to be built,in each locality, extent of .country wherfe irrigation would be possible, and facilities for such protection and irrigation.-. 2. All physical data bearing on matters connected . .with,:, dyking, and irrigation in the, Fraser, Thompson and, other river basins, whei.e improvements are desirable. 3. Particulars of show and -rainfalls, temperature and meteorological data relating .to the rising and falling of the Fraser, especially during the freshet of 1894. 4. Ascertaining the highest flood level; rate of, rising of waters, and duration of maximum flood level; 5. -Notes, on character of lands affected, values; etc. '6. Approximate estimate of cost. 7. Plans and maps showing mechanical operations involved. .... BOOKS. , \Ve mentioned .in a recent .issue, that "My Lady Rotha," by Stanley W.eymau (Longman's Colonial, and Indian Library) had, by ,the : enterprise of our townsman Mr. Gilbert Stanley, been put into the hands of the people of Nelson within a month,of.its.being published in London. The reviews' which the book has received in the high places of literature give it the first rank among Wey- man's works, which. themselves are" coupled with books like Conan Doyle's "White Company"..'and are even compared with Scott's immortal "Quentin ' Durward." To ,onr .mind; "My Lady Rotha" does not equal" "A Gentleman ot France" or "Under the Red Robe." But it falls*short,of.theni by only one of the most*delicate stag^by which Art may rjetrieasuied. Of all of Stanley Wey- man's books it may be said that they are genre * works' They bring before the mind an accurate picture of the times of which they tell. The armies are not all plumed gallants, tlie flower- of chivalry riding richly caparisoned horses. Wey- man describes his armies as they probably wer������\ composed of rough, unkempt, brutal soldiery, badly armed, scarcely uniformed and in manners little better tlian the rough hordes of Chinese who today are marching against Japan. -. AVhen. reading Weyman's pages oue seems to see and feel all. the slovenly dis- . comfort of 250 years ago. As pictures of the times they, are niasterpeices. As stories thev are full of the, intensest,.interest. There is not a word tco much or too little, and the words themselves are short and English. In all of these respects "My Lady Rotha' campares.iavor- ablywith its _o������:egoers,..buts:.its hero, Mart in - Schwartz, f the steward. ot t he Countess of Heritzburgh, the teller of the tale, is a weak fool... He. does...not know his own mind for two minutes together and when he does make-.ir up, makes it up the.wrong way. He. endangers his life to accomplish purposes for which the simplest and surest means are at band/in short he is such a fool thai- he., does not appear to know enough to "get in out of the rain." The time of the story is the date ofthe great Thirty Years War, when Gusl-avus Adolphus carried his victorious armies ���������'. across Europe, aud although the scene , of the story is. laid in. that part ot Ger-, iiianv where most of the fighting took,. place and the-book U full ot "huot and . s-iddle" flashing sabres and jingling : bridles we are not bored with History. To the reader, however, who, is acquainted with tlie story of that stormy time the book will come like a series oi phoio- graphs of the principal events taken on thP^bot and he who is not acquainted iixiTl wffiread the book with none the less .uteres*. BIMETALLIC LEAGUE. St Louis, Mo., Nov. 28.���������At to-day's session of the Bimetallic League the ffollowing preamble was adopted; ,���������;..��������������������������� . >��������� \ - "Whereas, it is an undisputed fact that the monetary. revolution inaugurated in 1873 by .changing the money standard from gold and silver to gold alone has resulted, iii twenty year's, in doubling the value of mouey and reducing the general level of "process 5 per cent, therefore this conference calls upon the advocates of monetary reform everywhere to make monetary reform the paramount issue, aud to vote for no. candidate who is not in favor of the free coinage of both gold and silver at the ratio of 16 to 1, as it,existed,in this country from the foundation of- the government, and for indefinite ages throughout the civilized-worldT-until-1873-.-Americans must act. for Ameiica, independently, of what other nations may do, or may not do; and to this, end we urge the organization of silver leagues .throughout the entire country, the members.of which shall pledge-themselves to do all in their power to carry out these principles, and that the mining and agricultural states unite in close compact, and subordinating all other issn and all party considerations to this on purpose, work together io secure this all important reform. THE MINER NOTICE. VrOTIC]. IS HEREBY GIVEN that Aahon .j_\ H. Ki-I/LY tor himself and Aktiiuk H. Buchanan, has' filed the necessary papers and made application for a Crown Grant in favourof the Mineral Claim "Starlight,"-situate in the Nelson Mining Division of, West Kootenay. Adverse claimants, if any, must forward their objections to me within slxtv days from thc date of this publication. , . Nelson, B. C��������� N. FITZSTUBBS, October 24th, 1894, . Government Agent. (44)27 oct. FOR A FiR������f-SL.>*!5J_J .., SHAVES HAIR-CUT Go to A, McK. LEITCH, NEELAND BLOCK, - NELSbM, B. C. 49 AS we have our own capital invested we.cannot afford to cut prices or sell goods at cost, but as heretofore we shall remairi satisfied with a fair profit and continue to sell ������ ������ ������ ������ ������ Patent and Proprietory Medicines, Tooth, Nail, Flesh and Hair Brushes; English, French, Canadian and American Toilet Soaps; Face Preparations; Grosnell's, Atkinson's, RinlmeH's, Royal Crown, LiiT-in's, Roger & Gallet's, Seeley's, Rick- secker's and Colgate's Perfumes; Pure Drugs arid Chemicals at our former Cash Prices. PRESCRIPTIONS FILLED VVITHOUT SUBSTITUTION AT THE on Drug Store COR. WARD AND BAKER STREETS. 58 BRITISH COLUMBIA IRON WORKS General Founders, Engineers, Boiler Makers, and Manufacturers of All Classes of Machinery. Sawmill and Marine Work a Specialty. HEAD OFFICE AND WHARF: ���������V-_^3SrCOXJ*V-____=-- 33- c. . VAN.COUVl.lt TO NANA1MO.-S.S.' "Cutch" leaves C. P. R.,oV*rhai'f .daily (Sundays excepted) at 1:15 p.m. Cargo at Union S.S. Co.'s wharf until 11 a. ni: NANAIMO. TO VANCOUVER.���������S.S. "Cutch" leaves daily (Monday excepted} at 8 a.m; Vancouver and .Northern SistfleiiienlH. S.S. Comox leaves U. S.S. Wharf every Monday at 11 a.m., for Port "Neville, calling at ah way ports, returning Wednesday,'and oh Thursday at 11 a.m. for all points'as far as Shoal Bay, returning Saturday. Cargo at" Company's Wharf until 9 a.m. _|������M������I>1'YILT<������: FERRY. .. la SAVINGS BANK DEPARTMENT. NOTICE TO DEPOSITORS- From 1st January and till further notice the rate of interest allowed on Savings Bank deposits.by this Bank will be three per cent. (3%) per- annum. Bank of British Columbia, " ; Nelson, 28th November, 1894. 57 BANK of MONTREAL Leave Moodyvillc���������7, 9, 11:45 a. in., 2:30, 4:30 P-m- . -o.*' ' .. , ��������� :. Leave Vancouver���������8, 10:15 a.ni., 1:15, 3:30, 5:30 P-,n" ... . 83J' Steamers and Scows always . availablo for Excursion, Towing and Freighting Business. Storage Accommodation on Co.'s Wharf. i\. i\ JiiVViMi, Mniiaecr. Telephone 94. P. O. Box 771 "TOWN OF WATSON." rpiIE Crown Grant for this property having _|_ issued, theundersigiicd, on behalt of owners, is now prepared to issue registerable conveyances to parties holding agreements for purchase of lots, provided that ali payments due on account of purchase price arc made.. ������ All agreements on which payments arc still due after sixtv clays from the date of this notice will be declared null and. void and will not' entitle the holder to any consideration.. Kaslo, li C, JOHN* L. RETALLACK, Oct. 22nd, 1S01. (45) 27 oct. For owners. SOU' MAM I ACTIiUKKS OF TIIK E-Mail Band Mill, B. G. Shingle Machines, Steam Log Hauling Machines. We keep in stock a full supply of Engineer and Mill .Supplies, such as.Pipe and Fittings, Brass Goods, Sheet and other Packing Rubber Valves, Rubber and Leather Belting, Oils, and Lubricants, etc. HOISTING- ENGINES and SINKING PUMPS FOR MINES Comer Alexander Street and Westminster Ave., VANCOuTEK, B. G. D. CART MEL, J. W. CAMPION, J. JE. W. MACFARLANE Agent West .Kootenay. Secretary-Treasurer. Manager new Suitings. NEW TROUSERINGS. Fred. J; Squire, tlie Nelson Tailor, has just received. a large consignment of Call and inspect - the-new Patterns oand Styles. . Fred. J. Squire, Baker Street, Nelson. SAVINGS BANK DEPARTMENT. NOTICE TO DEPOSITORS. From 1st January, 1S95, until further (notice the rate of Interest allowed on i Savings Bank; Deposits by this Bank ; will be three per cent. (3%) per annuni. A. H. BUCHANAN, 1 59 . Manager1. Mot. CUUJS&- have been ef- -ecsed-by-my Trusses, with UPTURE ���������ner-rect ease to wearer-than- by all other ������le * .res eoni*ln������