Library ol L��f Ail v - ^ 'OR1A. ��� w Voi. 12. PORT STPBLB, B. C, S^LTZ7J?��>.A Y, APRIL 15, 1905. No 15. BIG SALE OF LUMBER y Winnipeg Dealer Buys Nearly ��� 2,000,000 Feet at Moyie. One of the largest lumber deals ever made in Southeast Kootenay was put. through last week by H. Cameron, manager of the Moyie Lumber & Milling company, when ho sold to ii. ''. Graham of Winnipeg, 1,800,000 feet.of lumber. The lumber will b" shipped" out of the yards as fa,st as the cars can be loaded aud taken away. This practically disposes of the stock of lumber on hand. The sawmill and timber limits of the L. '& M. Co., have been taken over by ETPCameron and A. P. Stephenson, and they* are in a position to make a deal ���for the disposal of the entire holdings of the company. -If a sale is not made within a reasonable length of time they intend to operate the mill themselves. Bids on Scout Ships. ' closed to- the free coinage of ���silver on April 10th. President Diaz has issued a decree for the reform of the monetary system authorized by congress in December lasi. Thedecree establishes tho "'peso," or "silver dollar at a value of .71 cents gold, and the theoretical unit of the Mexican currency ' is defined to be tho dollar or -'peso" of 7.r> cents gold An' important feature of the decree is a provision for a reserve exchange fund which ut. first will consist of si0,000.000' or 15,000.000 and may be increased! The original plan did not provide for the immediate establishment of this fund, but it, is now deemed wise to start with one , simultaneously with the beginning of the new mono- j tary system. GUGGENHEIM'S IN THE NEW COMBINE- American- Smelters' Exploration Co. Elects Its First Board -���= of Directors =^- DISTRICT MINING NEWS. Washington, D.C.. April 15.��� Bids were open at the navy department, today for the construe tion of the three scout ships which congress authorized., last year. Considerable interest is manifested in the construction of these'ships as they are designed 3to possess greater speed than any other vessels' in the navy, save the little torpedo boat de .stroyers.�� The cofct is limited to. (Ji 1,800.000'each. , ��� President Diaz Attends. Of Interest to Those Engaged in the Development of the Mining Industry. t City of Mexico, April 15.���The formal' opening and' dedication today of the new building erect-- ed in the Mexican capital by the Mutual Life Insurance Company of New York was dignified by the presence' of President Diaz and a .number of0other leading men of the republic. Others in attendance included Charles R. Henderson, Dr. G M. Grant, Robert A. Grannis; Jr., and a number of other general officers of the company who came from New York. The"new"building cost Si,000,- 000 in gold and adjoins the magnificent postoffice, erected of steel and stone and constructed ou American methods. And Why? Nowadays the people of South- oast Kootenay talk about the Kootenay Central Railway, the , Corbin road, and a road into the Flathead. En a casual manner old timers note the past, present and future conditions of tho K. C.R. What's the mattei; with the Provincial government. and what are the promoters of the K.C.R. going to do, and why? Because it could not give any assistance, a number of members not being in line with the future progress and development of this district. Build the.road,��� because it is needed to develop the great Fort Steele mining district. ' Build the road���because the promoters always wanted to���always expected to��� always planned on doing it- sometime--and it has'now. been made so easy, and so enticing, by a bonus of &3.200 per mile. ��� that-the promoters cannot afford to iose the sum of ��595,200. with a possibility of getting 40% additional, of a cost of over 815,000 per--utile of construction. Placer gold is not the only attraction that Wild Hors<_ creek has to offer. Several silver-lead properties are being developed.- The outlook is favorable for the Bull River company to start operations about May 1st. ' The Sullivan group of mines has reduced its working force owing oto the large amount of ore oil hand. As soon as the smelter is in operation, work at the mine will be resumed. ' ' ' ' St. Eugene���cThe groati "showing of silver-lead ore in this mine continues to be the chief topic of conversation among mining men Its production; wiU'earn for the owners this month ��25,000, fully one-third of the Dominion lead bounty. The' Bull, river group of iron mines has been developed to an extent that enables its owners to crown grant. 30 locations. 'Quite a bit of work will be done on .several properties on the east fork of Wild Horse creek this year. The immediate constraction of the Kootouay Central railway, and the development of a,largo number of rich prospects in the vicinity of the town, of Fort Steele, will turn, the attention of mining people of British Columbia this way by the thousands. James Nelson and Kris Kohle are. now engaged in doing the annual assessment work on a copper property near St. Mary's Lake, p !" ��� ,. , Frank .Tracy with, a .small working force has commenced, development;work on a group of copper claims near the head of Whitefish crecjk. John .!?. Larsen is running a tunnel several hundred feet; to. reach an old channel on Wild Horse creek. The - gravel coming out of the tunnel is rich enough to pay all.expenses. From present indications the Sulliya,n group of .mines,, near Kimberley,* will soon develop into a, producer of great value. The work of preparing for beginning operations, this season, on Wild Morse creek is going.on actively in all the placer mines. New York���The American Smelters' Exploration company, organized and incorporated ��� in New Jersey a few weeks ago, elected a board of. directors and other officers today. The board is composed of men connected with the American Smelting &, Refining company and with the United Lead company. E. \V. Nash, president of the smelters company, is presidenfof the new company, and Barton Sewell, president of the United Lead company, which is largely controlled by the smelters company, is vice president. The directors elected consist of Daniel Guggenheim, E. W. Nash, Barton Sewell. Murray Guggenheim. A. R. Eilers, E. R. Guggenheim, Simon Guggenheim. Edward Bush,' E. L. Newhouso, Karl Eilers, S. W Eccles,, M. R. Guggenheim, J. B. Grant, Dennis Sheedy, F. Guiterman aud \V. S. Morse. William Reaches Corfu. locate claims and to secure -samples. ���No development has ever been clone on the property owing to the opposition of the '"- Canadian Pacific railway, which for a long time made most strenuous efforts to,get,possession of this territory as a land grant. After a long struggle the government decided lo recognize the rights of the prospectors and the way is now open for the full development of the resources of the country and T have no doubt that the result will justify the expectations of those who have in the past visited the district aud have made examinations. The country is easy of access, being only forty miles from Melton, Montana, on the Great Northern, and the same, distance from Eor.nie on the CP.lv. KOOTENAY CENTRAL RAILWAY Announcement to Build or Not to BWd^hiiTeaFv^irbrMade Shortly. Telegraphic Items. ' Corfu. Ionian Island, Greece, April 11.���The Gorman imperial yacht Hohenzollern, with; Km- peror William.on board, arrived here today. The British squadron now in these waters dressed and manned ship, and the usual salutes were exchanged. ��� The king of Greece started out on the royal yacht^Amphitrite to meet the emperor, .but took fhe wrong direction and missed the Hohenzollern. Torpedo boat do- stroyers were dispatched to apprise King George of Emperor Williams arrival here. Jim Loves the Irish. Irishmen make great, miners. Jim Cronin, of the St. Eugene and War Eagle seems to know this, and gathers aroundohim all the Irish that he can find. Up at Rossland he has the finest bunch of ������chaws" that ever drank mountain dew at a Donny- brook fair,1 and ivery man av thim swears that Jim is the bhoy wid the big white hat.���Ledge. Flathead Oil., Specie Movement. At New York last week: Silver imports $18,111,. exports 8527,200: gold impons'8779,551. exports $728.1 (HI. Since January ��� , .. ,1st: Silver imports $(5(i6,837, Mpxico will go on a gold basis exports $9.433.96-1: gold imports e�� May 1st and the mint* will be ,83,975,211, exports ��31.935.847. Mexican Silver. An oil expert by the name of Win, Forrest from Petrolea has this to say about the oil regions near Fernie, says tho Ledge: When 1 was in,the Flathead about five years ago I met a party of Amoncans under Professor Hermann, who had just returned from the oi! fields of -Russia. Professor Hermann said then '.hat Canada was not aware how valuable a region she possessed and that Pennsylvania never presented as promising indications of oil as the Flathead valley did. When I tirst went into- the oil country I found it difficult, to locate the exact region described by Dr. Selw.\n. After searching the district for a few days 1 detected the smell of the oil and following up the scent came fo the oil springs-two miles a.way from'my, starring point. Tlii* oil which i. found was on Sage, creek and Kis.h e-ria crock and on another unnamed creek between them, and soon Phillips creek, ten miles away', all these streams being branches of the Flathead river. ' '��� ��� I have been iu close touch with the oil regions ever since, making constant trips into the country, going in repeatedly to The Russian fleet, including seven battleships were steaming north on April 12. Frank Morse, of the Grand Trunk Pacific, only wanted 15.00,0 acres" per. 'mile of construction , and exeinptiou, from taxation for 30 years as the price of commencing work on the western und of his Grit Gift rail way. , 'Russians have six submarine vessels at Vladivosloek, and aro conducting" experiments with boats of foreign make. , ��� The British steamer Henry Bolickow was seized by, the Japanese off the island of-Hokkaido .on April 11th. If'is presumed that the steamer was bound for -Vladivosloek. Tho Russian .and Japanese fleets are now within1 striking distance, and it is generally believed that the fighting can not be delayed much longer.' . President Roosevelt. leaps from his horse and captures alive ii full grown coyote without a scratch. The yellow peril .menaces white labor at Salmo. Chinese and Japs are protected by the Dominion Government and white labor is turned out of sawmills. The Russian minister to China has demanded that a harbor be placed at tho disposal of the Russian fleet. The demand was peremtorily denied. The Japanese will have more than 1,000,000 men in the field by Autumn.'with a proportionate increase in artillery and cavalry. Much railway talk has been going on in town during the past week, and but little information is obtainable. For the information of its readers Tuk Prosp^ctou pre- sen is the presem condition ot the Kootenay Central-railway, under which ils charter is held, , The Dominion Charter was assented 1o on May23rd, 1901, and sect ion'7 reads, as follows:��� The Company may lay out. construct and operate a railway of .the; gnagc of four feel eight and one half inches/as follows: ��� (hi Emm Fort Steele to Elko or some, other convenient'poiut on the Crow's Nest Railway be^ tween Elko and Wardner, thence on either .the "oast or west side of Wigwam River, or by the most convenient route, to the international boundary line. lb) Prom For\ Steele to Windermere, by either the east or, wesl side of .the Kootenay River.' thence to' the town of Golden on the main line of the Canadian Pacific Railway, and may build aiid operate ;-such tramways in connection therewith, noi exceeding in any one case ten miles in length, as are from time to time authorized by the Governor in Council. . not to exceed four years from the said first day of August. From the reading of the above Act, ii will be seen that the" K. C.R. to save".�� their [.'.subsidy, granted in 1903, must .commence construction before August 1st, 1905. " ��� K.C.K. Final Deoision. Section The Smelter Bluff. As has been expected for some time, the smelters at Trail aud Nelson havo closed down their five lead stacks, because of their inability to secure ores. The smelter people state that tho Slocan mine-owners are not living up to their agreements for supply made when fhe lead bounty was granted; bin there is another side to the story, and that is the feeling aroused by the iniquiious .sliding scale ot charges for treatment inflicted by the local smelters, which bear so hardly upon the Slocan ores It is strange, too. that the St. Eugene mine should have been .allowed to. send 2,100- tons of lead concentrates to Europe, last month instead of being'"kept at home for local treatment. -There is something wrong somewhere. and l lie. .truth will oiif one ,of t'iose days. , In the meantime, what a condition for the mining industry'to .be in!���Slocan Drill. and Mrs. Lucas were visit- I tlic residence of Mr. a,'rid . .1. Cauii this week. M I- ling a Mrs : The owners of the Badger and Red Muuntaingold quartz claims are preparing to develop. 12 o! this Charter reads'as follows:-���If the construction , of 'the railway is not commenced; and. fifteen per com of the -amount, of the capital stock is not expended thereon, within two years from the pass- o ing of this Acl, or if the railway is not finished and put in operation wilhin five years from the passing of I his Act, the powers conferred upon tho Company by Parliament shall cease and be null and void as respects so much of the railway as then remains uncompleted. In 1904. the above section was repealed and Ihe following substituted therefore:���(1) Section 12 of chapter 71 of the statutes of 1901 is,repealed, and the following substituted therefor:��� :'12 Tf the construction' of the railway is not commenced, and fifteen per cent ol the amount of the capital stock is not expended there, within three years from the passing of this Act, or if the railway is not finished and put in operation within six years from tho passing, 'of this Act, the powers conferred upon the Company by Parliament shall cease and be null and void as respects so much of tho railway as then remains uncompleted. From the above net it will be seen that the Company has until June I'5th. 1900 to commence operation.-. towards construct ion In an Act assented lo on 2-lth ol August l!!.t;, ;i -,uu.--iuiy of $3,2D0 per mile was granted to the K.C R. suction 00 of said Act rcad.-s a~> follows. To the Kootenay Central Ra.ilway Company, lor a Inn' ol railway from Golden to I he Interiiafioiia.l Boundary Line: via VVinderniere and Fort Steele, and crossing ihe Crow's Ncsl,; Kail way at. or near Elko, i.iot'uxceedin'g' 180 miles. The condition of" this subsidy is explicit arid a-portion 'of .section (5) reads as follows: ��� All the .lines and bridges--lor the construct of which subsidies are granli.:d. unless they are already commenced, shall be commenced 'Ottawa���Col. Otter has been w'niiiii two-years from the first raised to the title of brigadier day .of Aligns:, 1903. and com- general, and placed, in command plctcd within a reasonable t'mp. | of the Ontario militia. l-'ioin tin- Wiliner Outcrop. Much railway talk has been indulged in throughout the past A"L-ek and . speculations as to when construction, will-'be com- ���nonced .are rife. Some have even offered to bet hard cash aud one man is said to have offered ,23 to *] that the contracts will be let and construction, started by June 1st next. And so the talk runs, yet very lii tie new information has been gleaned on ' the subject. However, The Outcrop learns, on , what we consider good authority, that the final decision of. the C.P. R. willj.be reached- early next week, when it will be fully determined' whether, or not construction on thejr;Kootenay Central Railway through this .j valley will start this year, at a meeting to be held in Montreal. So after all'there is good reason for the people here to talk and ���" speculate on this interesting, subject, for have we not been O ' . '0 waiting long years for this one thing to happen���yes, some have waited more' than 20 fyears���aud , in a week we should know, whether ii is to come this year or next. . < In looking up the provisions,, under which the. Dominion Government has granted the bonus for the building of the Kootenay Central if is found that the road must, be ^completed, within two '��� years Iroin August 1st, 1905." And as the bonus is a substantial one there is no doubt but that the provisions will be complied ' with, even should the road not be .started immediately. The very latest news from Golden is that Chief Grant of the survey party , has been hurriedly summoned east, and here if is thought be has gone to lay his report of his survey bo- fore the meeting iu Montreal next week. Erom the last issue of the Golden Star the- following is culled: A representative of The Star this week' had an interview on this all-important .matter with parties known to be able to speak with authority and from what transpired in the course of conversation we gathered that it is, after all. the intention of the Canadian Pacific Railway Co. to begin the construction of the Kootenay (.'mitral Railway in the immediate future, notwithstanding all reports to the contrary, and carry it to completion, if possible, before the snow flies again. Our informant also says the estimates, of'the company for the curreni year include an item sufficient to cover the cost of construction of the entire line from Golden lo Fort Steele. Couple this with the present activity openly displayed around the C, P. R. yards hoi e .and it would seem'to convince anyone that tlie assertion contains more truth fha.ii poetry. However, we have every reason to believe (hat, tilings will shortly- assume definite shape. Col. Otter is a General. the riaisj'ECTOi; fort steulb, i; c, ait*:;l l'or, fcSTAHM1-"'-'* '-ps A. B. 6race, PUBI.lSHIiK" AND EDITOR. THE PROSPECTOR, '- ptihli-licil ��� ��crj" 'Snturdnj, "d I'"- �� ��unrantcctl olrciilution larger thiui im> otlici p.-ips'i In Kast Kooteimj. '* '- " IK'"-- l'riiitc.l and contains UouMe tin.- news of anv Mher pnperin tlic district. ' i-f fl Km ���> eel tain tew oi ii ��� i" ,nj.,i\.. -s, wmild not allow him ;o, cliscriTninate ,ibe- , tweon, V'oin panics thai were i formed for business, and ihoso jwho.-s.' formation wn-s confined to I the pa pyr applying for assistance for ir,e iiurpose of giving a com morrpiai value to thai paper. P. was far batter for the Premier, more stato.-nmnlike, to Fnrf-wel! Dinner to Ev^'is. as an advertising ruednnu it i iticells-d. ftistrici.bui��um��tieiiuwii^u.ui pabin-.iin.H j Th^ ni.0stMlt condition ulthe1 London. April 1-1. ��� The dinner ! \' to'bo given this evening in honor, of 11. Clay Evans, the retiring' American consul general, prom ' ises to be a. notable affair. 11 will lake place at the Savoy under the auspices of the Pilgrim,-" society. Mr. Kvniis. who; has done everything to promote ' cordiality between the two1 nations,' has made a ho^t ol friends here. -> ssikz- ^ $& ^ v M-y 7 -mc ??f\ M w '-&1& if You Arc Not Particular. FORT STEELE , BREWING CO, r i _j withdraw his. railway programme and. vissume sole responsibility for tiot bringing lor ward a, rail ljavoiedto the upbuilding of Port -*r',��l'* il��'I ,. ' , , .. , J^SS^��ofievfl.��mi.trUi ,.v.ui.^n*:way policy, than be forced to rte East Kootenay inininu di,tri<.i 'sacrifice public interests by subscriptions, . .. *s.ou Pfi >-..r giving subsidies to railways that. ,, . were not so urgentlv needed as! ,v, ,. . Ailvenlsilnp ratos made i.:in.>--i m-:ippllL*i��tiiii. . ~ | it illll LIH,f Contributions are s-olli'ited frnm all parts of Hit- . tllOSCiSUbalitled by him. , I iJ C 'f Who will j province fully justifies the action ' ... a 'of the premiei' in reward to rail '' \,ri,���,, ,, , '. ��� ,. 1 ' \\ I'fl 1 11 'eel-. 11 K( FERIMIE, B.C. MANUEACTUWERS ami HIlEvVEIlS o EXTIiA FJNK U. m PORTKE must have tlic wnwji s Mu'iiniuro flDJte :$X0&p��Cl0X They aro Wondering. 0 T P Th nks ol i make tort nut's I his be' ;, Lib l *W wav mn tier* SATURDAY. AHU1L l-'��. \'M)o I The people ol Souliieast ! Kootenay, while much regretting thai the governuijeul could not. see. its way, clear to irive.llio, Liluoli needed' a^isuuici' H> the) Kootenay Central, lully appro,-j Should legislators cease their !ckue -h^-'stand laken- by l.hej personal 'quarrels for a short , ,>;���,,,lU01-. and wil'l lake, "the will I ,v, ��� -,. , -, iti i . . ,i,, l , i \\ n\ it s I'JieaptM time and settle down to the fur the deed; kiiowiij*; full well ,.���,,-, P., j- . i t * r " ���( llnlJi II litwn di'ios.ii t m ledge^o^ Parliamentary law at .tlmt .;��� catni-rh. LiallV Catu.-rh Cure should'have a common^interest ; t.|1fl MVjiPti!sP of rhp Header o;' the j'- l"no onI>" positivo uiu-o now known to I the uic-diijal fi-aiernity. Caiarrli being ' 'a. ooiinliiulioiiid treatmont. .LJall's , Ciliai-i-h Cui'O is taken iuKirnally. aol- intr fliroctly upomlio blood and lmifou.-i ei'nl- \Vh\ tli porater Wrh.v liiII lite train iiis voit-e;- Why lite "solid seven s:o way 'back? Why so many yotbroke tlie, day breaks': to mu a chip:" How much Lardcau Kiiropatkiu carries iu his rear'r Wlr, Capita I dt^osii'l lake the Great Northorn Mountain en bloc and quarry out the ore'r ��� Kxchange. ' , * ' ��� SliDO Reward. $100 ��� the expense of the 'leader o; The people expected that the '6ppOSuioa. ��� McBride government, the first . . . Conservative, and the best government that British Columbia has ever had, would formulate'a , railway policy that would meet with the 'approbation of the entire province. When the present government wont into power it was with an unflinching determination to set the government house to rights. There were many abuses fo be swept away. 'the evils of a system that had grown up under a weak coalition administration, needed a , strong hand to eradicate. The McBrido government,, with a strong hand, promptly tackled fhe work and prosecuted il thoroughly. lu duo course things have taken a I A foi.oia.UOI. (.,anuol hoid olr"CC, turn for the better in this pro-. ,��� Lanad.1- h is too bad that viuoc. Meanwhile it is very ' son)(1 (lf.l}u, pl.0,ni(!l,s .lIld ,nillis. satisfactory to note the stable jtcrs h.,d nm boon ,0Ivi���,101.Si ' condition of affairs in thisj . �� �� i .province. pi The bnildimr <-.{ tho Koo'.onny tSo lai" as a' railway policy is concerned Premier McBride has certainly showed himself to be a statesman, one fully couver- SOLD BY THE BARREL, KEG OR BOTTLED l>oti!cd beer for family use :t specialty Outside OrniGrs ' (IIVKN STIilCT AND I'h'O.VlPT ATTRNTION SATlSFACTiUN GUARANTEED I'. O. HOX 812 TKLKl'UONli NO. 1 V: Port Steele Brewing 'Co., IL,td. i ��� ' - ,V ���<��� -+;?> ;Sk~��- ^ o- :*> �������� .>i: v^; ��':V>:p>'l:> ,^. '$?��g6&Df>������~~~ $; o.^': ���<> 'ftCocty, .�����:>��; v^$cV-'. -^ ^'i^-^Lfi-^i ��r.v^.-;_': ty ..��� *!- ,<*-, % j I'uDi Liavt'! over tlic I llinois Central, is- any old '-ead will do you and we dont v.-ani. your p.iiroiiiiui*: but if you are Uitnii-iil.il-iind u.iDt llie best, and moan lo lmvi* il. ask- the i U-lrct, ai/onl, to i-oillo win via llio ILLIXOIS CKXTHAb, Iiie road tb.-it runs lliroiiMb solid vosti- biili* ii'iiin.-, bciuccii Si. I'aul, Omalia, f ;liic;i!io. St. Loiii-,. M..|ii|ibis and New Orlcaiib. So additiolial charge is nia'dc for a si;ai iu oiu- x-oc'liniris cliair cai-a which ure fined with liivatnrics and smoking- rooms, and hfivu a. rjortei-in uctenda.no*. Jtatfcs vialhfi ILLINOIS CENTRAL ure llie lowfc^t and we will be glad io quou.- r.lieuj in (.-onneeiion with any . transcontinental line. B. LI.Tku.Muui.l. Conimerchil A��oni. M'i Third Si.. Portland. 0*-��on. J. (J. I.INOSHY. T.I'\ A- P.A. H2 Tliird S^., Portland. Oregon. P. H. TllOMI'Sp.V. F. ,*c P.A., llooin 1. Coiniiin Lid j., touaulo, W'aoli. r SAVE TIME ALL THE TIME BY USING -7m: GARLI1M . & DIJRICK GHNl'KAL MERCHANTS Fort Steele, B.C. The shortest way out ro[ r.he j surfaces oftlw;system, thurcby dcii-ny- railway difticultv is for. the pro- j "'!{.'"o foundation of tho d|s(.a,e and i ��� j'.vinLr tne patifsnt strent!in bv bunding rnotcrs of ,llie Kootenay Oentral | U1, iiu. ei>i'Siiiution andaahisiinj; natifru to ��-o straight to headquarters ij" doilW its ?'m'}\ , Tlioju-dprietoi-ri i iinvo -so iiiuoli faith in u.-j cui-auvu for iniormatiou a.~ to wuen- con- i'pow.-i-.s thai they oirci* On.- Hundrwl .struction will commence. J Dollui-ri tor any" ca^c. that it,, fails to . i cure, send tor Utit of te.siiniomala. . . . . , m. r. ,' ,, , ,. I 'F. .1. CHRXKY &Co.', Toledo. O. The Czar should roalisse there J sold by all Dnm��ists, 7r.c is not much hope in changing; ,,, ,0 ,, ,,. . s ., ,',.,. i �� ,o ) i'clke Hall * Faiiulv Pills lor eon- pitchers iu the ninth innin.S' with ��� otipation'. " '" the score this wav. ���r-^ AGKXTS for ' Giant Powder Co., Con's: i i ' , Massey Harris Co., Ltd. TO SEATTLE, TACOMA" < i i f ( AND ALL Pacific Coast Points g|ST. PAUL, CHICAGO, NEW YORK, I all; points.;east 9& ���"The riurisian .soldiers arc pinched by hunger",'says a Mukden cable. There is evidence, j also, tliat they are pinched by \ tin* .laoanesi; . Shaying st'Hair Dressing Parlor Vutl lo SUttllioonrt llot-l FORT STEELE, B, C. Kinds ol Hair Work a Specialty c' liave just received two ��� p Carloads ol" ��� ~" ~< FARM-' WAGONS,' LOGGING-TRUCKS "--A-ND DEMOCRATS. , -���,'��� ��� Plows, Harrows, Haying and Harvesting Tools. Implements of alllcinds. . , , Alining Supplies and Hardware. ; ',-Q-U ��� >: ��� a! -Sc? i |: & i H Palace and Tourist Sleepers. Buffott" Xiibrary Cars, Modorfl , Day Coaches. Dining- Oars, MEALS A t'A CARTE." Best fi/leals - on Wheels 2 FAST TKArXS' ' /-�� , KAST AN'U \V1'".ST DAIJCY dL All Boots A .r. GUKZ, IJl{OPUIKTul!. Centra! railway will have, a direct stimulating influence on prospecting and exploration in the whole oi' Ea^t Kootetiav. ' ��� o The St. Kugon<->. North S,t;u h^s'and Sullivan mines aro simply sunt with every detail in railway) niatters. According to promise,^ tho Premier, submitted to party, in caucus, a railway pro-j au earnest of tho possibilities o'' gramme that would have met j the Kootenay valley, and of the with the earnest, ar.d sincere ap j Wii.dormoro district, when the probation of a larse majority of ' K.C.R. is constructed? bha people of this province. Lt, * * ��� was a programme'which lully These must be trying days foi intended, to help railways. in'Laurier. Om* cla&s of peoph various'portions of the province, pulling his coat tails and auothci that were financially able, with ; haiurina on to his vest, while ih>���| some slight. a.ssistanc^ trom the balnnco of thr* pcoplp are shaK government to commence imine- inn their' fist.- and predietiiij-' ctiate construction. That this, dire calamities Seyms' io n.-- railway programme was noi that Lauriur would be happ.\ placed before the Logi.*��lative it he came out west and weir Assembly. w;i- c]v.o to a policy ' ti.shiiig - - Fernie Lediio. advocated by a, numbor of gov eniment supporters which wib. distinctly at variance with that | of the Premiers, and not for th*.- j immediate herie.tit ol .-. t.ii��. province. , Due credit should be given' to the Premier for assuming the .iud, May Shut Down. p ng 'from reports .receiv.Ofi at Fernie all the BC. coast coiii mines v.il] shut'down oii the* 1st .furio-. owing to .ihe "��� owners'- iibt wishing to recognizo, the eight *��������������������������������������������������������������� I WANTED I A Local Salesman for Fort Steele and Surrounding" Country to Represent , ;Canada's' Greatest Nurseries" s~ Nc��(.",l vurietk:-.. and spocialtio.- in Kaidy Fruit;-, Small l-'rnitM, Shrub'?.. Oi-niimcntals. and Urine.-.. A pormunont sitiiutiun. und lui-ri- lory ro^cl'v^!d for tlic riyht in.-iti. I'iiy weekly. Handsome Outfit I roe. \Vi-iti* lor ijartiriihii-h, mid ^ond 25 oontss lor our poi-kot niirrosropo. ju--t Uio thiny to upo in exiuniniiu; 1 roe;- und jihuit.-. tor iiihL'cis. STONli .V W'KLLlXci'l'ON. Konthill Nur*.��-i-ii'ft ���Over H00 iii'i'ii-i TOKONTO - - OXTAItlOl ����������������������������������������������������������� ���, LANDS AND WORKS., CANCELI.A'I'ION' OP. KKSKRViO. 4?. -<>'^4::$' 0"..V.>' .<9-'."<> BCats ' and Claps ���+ \ and Slioesr ��� " ft i '.��� ' ^! V| v <> '<^'j-" ��?��� $ i General Merchandise. For lull particuliirs, rate.s. folders etc., cull on or address -K. O. VRKKKri, g.w.I'.a.. Su; t, io, Wash. LI. lU'A.YDT. o.J'. .v T.A., Spokane. &��#f>oe��������ffi������������9��������0Si����������#��������������������������s��t: ��I GEARY &, DOYLE. Livenj. Feed S: Sale Stable. l-'ort Sleolo R.C ' In our big" Tunnel. Miniiiif Exports say il will ft'i'ow richer anfr_lVetler. MaillJ laP(]6 Gold VcillS im- ,iu-st- nln^arl and will bo cut. in rapid succession WG 0WI1 tlie 200 acres WITHOUT, DEBT. The ciin.p of Quick FOi'llIllfiS. Wo own 100 ���acres, with rich (Polil Strike^ all around. Gold Veins Discovered. JOIN NOW and I lobular Daily Stage meet,* all trams at Fort, Steele Junction. SADOLKA PACK HORSES II AMIVO (>!���' VI I KIVI1S \ ^PKOIAI.'-* NOTICE. �� responsibility of not/ brincrini.' forward railway legislation He. according, to his programme wa.s -willing to give suCh i'i,.s.sistanc It is repurted, that 11;��* l-.r- in ;-o,w. and tha; ,��j.-.,-, >. in���������.-;'��� ' '���': ��� -.- i;P.i-:i' om: . l'.iiiil re.-'u h- Sb.ilt. O'k is li;iv is 'aTO'I'ICI.; is In.Ti.-by K'ivcn (Ilia t li.- r.-si-i v:if.ioi- ;\! cHf��ililishi.:il in p'li-^natic,. oi' i.lu- provisinii' - ' (if I'lic. ������( 'ol'uinMii-' -iiiKl Wi.-stfi-ii Uiiiluii-. Sulwldy Art. IS'.M",.'- iiciiii'i'sHi wliH-li'vvi.n. |inl. itshi'ih in tin:,,. ii.rhi'sli Oi'liiinlilii'OiiZfi.ii-'-.ii,. (tiilcil Till Mny, ISliii. un.I '-.,li .hiiio l.miii..ri>s|n-, t ivrlv. nr.' Iii'i'i'liy iclli'il. ' ''. (.Irnvv.M ' ImikIk simii-fil wiililn tlii> urcii on. f-r:u;rll hy t lit. slli.l IVS'TVI linn will I,,- <.),rll.n. -".lie Ki,'Ulfin(Mll.^ li-IISf mill I'lIlT ill |i ...Itlrl.i 'iiikIiM'Uii-iii-uvlsii>ns nl'Lint ' l.-.i.iul i\i-l. ' ihr, i Mioiiiliv iiili'i- tlii. ilii.ic ,-if, (In- lirst |iiililii>iii|. ii . i MiIh iiMiirr in tlm Itriiiidi *'ciliiuil.i.i t;n/cPtr!: pi-iivldi'i'l, liutvi-viT. Ih mi In nil cm .��� ,- v.l i i.'i-i-1 i i.i I ��� ;M-.' .Ml s.illl. 'j,IT lllll'pllll.' |(I.'1..S'-.I IM' . ,1 li-'l u I ... ������lii'iiiiii'il hy tli.- i Itiv. i iiin.'iit nml iii-i-subs, i wi-nt]v i'muiii! . up,ui Mic sin-vi'V i.i' un-1', .liinil.i. hihI .U'l'sii-rn ifsilluMy CiiniimityN IiLm-I..'.. i. i1!-: wlmllv in-In iiiiri: Lvlililii mi-li lil.ii-l.s. 111.��� j i hi*, pi-i-.-iitm hi,, ju'ipiii'lnj'. siii'Ii l:iinU' s'li;i! I ��� i''i'ii i" I ���������-it- Mill- i.lti.|-i!ti.i fi-niii Mil', Hiiilu,,. I.' 'om|i,inv. ..vim ii,, v,. iu;|.|.,.il iii i'i'.-iI .v i i: 1 S. 111 I j I'll I i.-ll.i .fl.'., J.li -iMiipliirs' li'ssr,-- I''.'.. i).,t]i,' j -. i ni1*: ..'rms ar.il .-i��:.- i i i'.... iv u -- ' l'i: . . ������ v-'-i-iiiiiim j .w i n'li I ii mi... i ,,���,. p', nvlhiiiii-. nl' tin-'- i ..'ii i i ,\.-.t . | -\|.|.|i: in i'1-.-.ii.-i--. i.i tin,In/1- I:,ml ', m. -tin. , - 11P l.ii.iiiys iilin-k',: v.-lm-li. kIuMI In- mi!i) it-ti.lii ' ��� (-" III I K.li-, |.;.|||.,l l.v i li.. i. 'intipiiny i-.'liili.v.. Id , -.:!���-- -<;lln ttij_- ii.' HiiiIii-i- i',n Mi'i I miillliii.i nl.il I iVi'sP in i;n,l-,\:iv I.mill i;i-;mi ��� iv. s (.:oi;;-.. pi-ji-tll <.' GH $15 ��� Buys- 10.ao ��� Sliares' 8l"i bnys'/i.I'PHi sh."i)"'.'s.. ���Si') buys (pOOO shares IUJ V l'.'iilly oa'i.d; P- n-:?-���-���'(������.y �����..o..��..��..��..��..i,..��..o..��*.*..��..d��*..��..��..��.. I ;;-..i'N-.Mv,l-. , Tii i'i '! 'Iv,.i.;i^' (hie iMPVNbJKS. 500 ��� PER CEN ���T-T PORTY-FSFTH YEAR. 30 PAGES :, WEEKLY : ILLUSTRATED. ������e��*��0"e������ DISPENSABLE TO MINING MEN ORDER' AT" ON^ti 'l'<: GIlWlDCSL-i'-i'd b(5ftl 'cash in I he t reas.nry irioney will be ("eturiH.'d '11 ighest ('oiiinieri'.i I mil I', i nk i..e..*..��-*..*..*-M��..��..*..a..��..��..������. ���I. I . .. ... L.' ., , it I 1 I .1 ,:\., ... willi oreiiii lb' ...If over-sl.hl-'.i mines and i'ibi (I your l'i PEBYEAfl POSTPAID. HKNll ITOU SAMPM5 COPY. lining-id Scientific Press o.10 MARKET ST., SAN FRANCISCO. "0A1. '/." nii'iii i.l\ /���'���(>. �����(/���'/. 'liiiifi.. ���s, ihe Golden Sun Mininq & Milling Co. & �� ,204 Kitt-re'age Building DENVER, COLO. 4 } -i ' " " �� i&ov. S \TUUDAY, A PHIL !���">. UUlo WILL EMPLOY 240 MEN A Large Lumber Camp Established at Hosirter. The Elk L l'i-r iv Mamil'ac- I uriiijr Co. ai'ter spi-ndiMic -.oine- i.hing like SlOO.OOU oh its now' plant this year; are rapidly getting things iirshupd for manufacturing lumber. Some or tbo people of Fi.'f-nie may have a lair concoption oi' tho magnitude of company's mill plant but few know anything of the preparations that have boon tnado to establish a first class lumber camp on tho company's lar��"c limits, a,!, llosiner on the west side of the hllk. The' worl of o constructing camp buildings under teuuent F. G. Waters is completed and 10 men are ready at work in the, woods i - i there'. This number will be in-j creased shortly to UK) men. - The buildings are ' as- ,follows: i A larjie cook house 40 x R0. an office 20 x '���'>('}, two hunk houses icach 30 x HO. a blacksmith shop 26 x 40, and a barn with capacity for 40 horses. A' complete water, system has been put in. connecting with'all'tho buildings. The camp is situated on what is known as the Jackson limit on S.W. corner, about, two miles this side of Hosiner and half a i i , mile west of the river. A temporary bridge has been built over the Elk al this point. A steel railway track,from the camp to the river has been constructed. Logs will bo hauled to the, river on. logging cars drawn by horses. As the woods are. encroached upon two m.o'ro, miles of track will be added, and ,an engine put in lo haul t.ho( logs. ' ��� , ', ���A consignment of 40 horses ' was .received, from, St. Paul on Monday to equip the -stables. These animals are the finest to - be had, weighing from 1400 to ,1800 lbs., each. /-.,,��. THK MILL. The new mill of this enterprising company will be about ready to commence cutting ou May' 1st and the planer will require two or three weeks longer to get in shupe. .An endless amount of w irk has been done in building j dams, 'waterways and p-uuis, and | in filling in along the. river, and ' the whole landscape for several' hundred yards along the, river front has been greatly altered. ! Tho _ material for the new1 burner is on the ground but its! construction is not being hurried| as t.)i> refuse for tho firs', year will be used for filling purposes. ' Tho mill will easily cut 100,000; feet per day of'ten hours. This output will be doubled ��� at any ti.ne by running double- shift when the conditions of the market justitie.-. il. The supply of lo_rs will bo kept up regularly 'from Hosmer during the open months the rivor being in fail- condition for ihe floating of logs In the winter the camp ne'ir Pernio will stipp'y the logs. The company owns its own electric liyht pi a it and is installing its own 'phone system connecting the null, offices, camps and stations along the river. The mill will employ SO men single shift,; making a. total pay list, of 240 men. The staff 'of local officers for this company are, 6. L Boy n ton general manager; F. G. Water-, bush superintendent; .- A. D. Ki it in ill. accountant, iind ��� R. L. Firestone.''inill superintendent.��� Fernie' Free Pr< ss. ' ed il after ihe fall of Mukden. The reasi'ti is as follows: About I.six weeks ago M Denichinski, a i ^ I Russian of high standing and a i great personal favorite of the , Czar, wrote a long memorandum from Manchuria, addressed through M. Souvorin, tho'editor of the Novoe Vnunya'. to the , liiis-, a ii press -nd pi'nple. I.n * his MU-iu jra'ulu n \J D-*m- i chinsky ���charged General Kuro-i parkin with many offences, and ���accused bun of heina entirely, responsible for ihe disasters to the Russian aru\f> A detailed : account wa> given of tho cojj- dition of Hifair* in Manchuria. , and opinion was expressed That J if Geoeral Kuropatkin was I allowed to conlimie in tlie posi-j tion of commander-in-chief ! i Russia, would never win a victory , The most popular person in the! [ Far Kast, continued,M. Demonin-j j ski, avus ppapasha" ("D'*ar little superin lf,lther..j Limivitch. and "ho was; military man with i .' i S^SS^sSc^^S^s^^S Hi' i�� ^mm mm mm m m ft The Miniiig Center of Soutii East Kootenay "i-^Ualso the only al" ("sufficient skill the' to retrieve Russian fortunes. This communication created a great sensation in ^t. Petersburg, and copies of it were circulated all over Russia after the editor of the Novoe Vrema had first' forwarded il to the Czar. | The latter had received another communication from tlie front to the effect that Ktiropatkin's plans were to make a grand stand, at Mukden, and -that he had la ken':iu oath on his sword not to inoye an - inchi fiom that place. The C/.ar decided to let Kuropatkin stand'or fall" by the oath he had taken. So when the news of the loss of Mukden was received .he' without any delay summoned tho Grand Dukes by telephone to an 'extraordinary council, drew Ihoir "attqution to M. Demchinski's charges and announced Ktiropatkin's dismissal. ' The Largest Mineral Areas, and the Most Extensive Coal Fields on the American Continent are Situated in South East Kootenay ' S2Z ^ Agriculture I 'o ' G-raxing and the Lumber Industry are Prominent F&atures of the District. Capt. H. T. JMunu, of Wilmer, will st��nc] This S(-u.son the 4-YEAR-OLD Giode StallioiL TRiNGE RF?T The proposed Crow's Nest and Golden Railway �� will pass through Fort Steele and Tap the Greatest Mineral Belt of the 1 ' ' ' District. ��� ,��� Choice Business and Residence lots for Sale T-�� Apply to ' t * ' C t r R. L. T. Galbra Towiisite Office. (By Imp'. -'A'.ildmuirV'Uiiii Imp. . ;iL hio ranch at ' Leila'j ILMER, B C to a! limited number of'mai-o.-: n��49HR*ftg^^ m m m\ Headauarters for Mining and Commercial Men Why Kuropatkin was Dismissed. A Russian correspondent sends a. curious >tory oDiiccrniiiu- ii e "dismiss.tl (.)!���( !<:iiera.i Kur.'Nation a ml voiicln-s Uir its .;i ul lip:.! n-i v. H - says il is not stirju-isiiiy. ibal tin; recall ol" General Kuropatkin 'Ims i.'xciied little co :nn--ii in St. Putefsbui i; Kvorybody oxpuct- Yout- attention in called to tliu "Pionoci- Limiiod" ti-iiiii> of tho "Milwaukee i-V' St Paul Itnihvay." "Tho onl.\ I crfeet irains in the world." You will Iind it doMriible lo ride on thoiie train-, wlion ��oinjr to any point in tho Kiiiiui-i! Stiitoi or (JhikkIil. They connect with till Ti-uiihcoiitincntitl Trainy and pill Tieket Aji"i:ntri soli tieket ri. ���-.���...- 1 For��� further information, pamphlets. ..'to, ask any Ticket Agent or > ri-.pL. FOKD, H.' S, HOW IS,! ' ��������� Pass,'Agent. (.'enera! A��ent ^POK'ANF.P ��� rOHTLAND 60 YEARS* EXPERIENCE Trade Marks Designs Copyrights iiilil'ciii.liil. HANDBOOK on I'iiIim.-i mini. fruo. <>lii"..Ht nuctioy lorwicunnu piunnis. ��� l'liLun'ts I..-.I11M1 t.hrmiBli M111111 & Co. .ri'i.'i-li sjnr.ial nuliu-, *vil limit cln. :ita. lu the :' Scietilffic Mnmitm. A liiiiiclnfmii'lv tllnslrnlflil wnnlilv. Lnrcost ?lr- cnliilion ol iinv imlunillli; J.nirniil. '1 ctiiim, *i :���- vciir: four iimiiiliB. *1. Soldbynll tionoiloalnm. PNiUOo.36,Broa^WeiivYor[{ The All- Modern Conveniences FORT STEELE, B. C. Large Sample Rooms for Commercial Men. Hooks and Periodicals Billiard Room Fort Steele Cigar Store ��� ��������� .1. TAENrlAUSER, Puoi'. -- ���H~H-r*W~J~H-4~l-J-H~H~i~I~H-4- ' ���''. ; A I-'itie Line of "���..'��� Cigars, Pipes a'm.1 Tobacco> r-T.-,. 1 4 $��� ����REPEv\TfNG RIF '<&&:.$': |f?��'^ No m;Jttcr \/ha!; you'r ideas or ;i;tP:j --ucc: i^ ' ��� PISHING jrACKLE - ���I"l-I"I"I-!-l-l-?~H-I~H--;-W-^HH~H- P To^-s, Bodies and Stationery IP /,4'"-.fe:i 'km ,' 'j*-. i "���.<'ft'',' -1 are.aljoi.it a��� riflu; s'oinc; one o! ci^l-.l dii'Vci'- cr.t Vv''incht titer inodclu v.-ill :;ct:c!/ suit you. WinchcLp.'.r Rilies arc ::i;..P.o if\ ai! calibers, style:-; and weights; and whichever model vou select,, you can count on it3 being well made and finished, reliable in action and a strong, accurate shooter. l:RHE Sen I your immc and address on a postal card for ' imr 164 page illustrated catalogue.- WINCHESTER REPEATING ARMS CO NEW HAVEN. CONN. i THR PROSPECTOR. FORT STEEiJv. K. f Will ,"i ��� ifKS ���*���������:�� j I ,-=-=-��� ��� fe Imperial Bank of Canada �� ��-( ' IB iSATintinv *.i'i!ii.i-. Km-. c; *T *- -, r ���- ?���*.*���-.!.-?- * - v- - '-."(���*"��-.'!'i'i-.-'T*/-i:-, 0-.-*-!'���>;* <*��<..���' Soft, White, Fragrant SKin, Use BABY'S OWN SOAP N'o other Soau -- ju-t 15 jjood osi -.BERT TOltCT SC.P CO ,V-i ���"OMREAL. "^-ATUKKAV. U'JIIL l'i. H'0"> il LOCALNEWS. 1 \\ : r. - rj j -MiiiUiiiUiiiiiiJiijiiiiiUUmiUUiiUUUUv j Gooi'pro Scott was at his To- oacco Plains ranch Fridav The Jmnes Nelson was in town Tuesdav. M 1 IE MASTEK .Ml.CtiA .1- W ^W t 1 - Iinil rOfirni tin* "kill vl [|. proilijfU* l1 1 M t it; x -rtt-"* ol m-t, ' it. Iniii'^'h'. i - rn 11 jiK 1 1 /1-- -r-n-t-nuti l'rcc -n " -: t * j ���.j..*tf. -Albert Toili't Sui]J <.o . Mc -v. M j'.'.fttti. -i North Star Lodge. Springlike Sunday.-* bririi*; joy to the hearts oi local tishermon. A .slight '.now .storm occurred at Steele Thursda.*, inorning. CAPITAL AUTHORIZED $4,000,000 CAPITAL (paid up) - $3,000,000 REST ACCOUNT $3,000,000 Canadian Bank of commerce I ��t *l". 11. MMI1KITT. President D. It W ILK" IK, Vic-IYi ,. .inci (l.-n. Mini n'brul Iiiiiikiiiu liufiucb-4 ri-iiiisiioicd. Savings Eiank Depttrrrcu-nt ���Interest allowed on deposits; 15 + '<��� HEAD OFFlCE--TOnONTO. ' i'ii nl .ip ( .ijiua1 W>.7U0 HOD Koj.ci vu Kund W.oOO.OOO: Total P.i-sourocs *'li,000.000 Nov. ,'tOlh, 1901. r iiiulou Olllcc; t',0 lointiaid Street, i:. f\ New \ i.rl, Ol'Ciee: HI CxclimiKC 1'lni.c. Vn.'l ll^-i lirntiehe. in C'uimdn ui>��nj-uiIrui>iJum J [I Wesley. Nelson, -aid F Jewell were quests at the Windsor Hotel Thursday rMrs T. T. McVittie lett on Wednesday, to .spend a lew days with friends at Movie. A. ii. and Tom Ken wick wen at Cranbrook Thursdav 011 hnsi ness K L. T Calbraith 1.- 'Vobai'co Plains. ;|M ollicial business SO. 3t>. A. F. AND A. M. G. K. B. C. FORT STKKL.K. H. C. Uefe'uljr mct-tmss���l��i 'TuesJaj 111 umo inoDih ut eiaht o'clot-k V"lsHlair'nri..thfrr. art cordially invited. Elk River Lod*;e. Ki-rniu. retrulai nuM-tlnx.- teld flr^t Friday of each muiuli Cm ,lutfi hel i-i w n.. .... ...1 1 iv 1 (. Mi's. T. T M<-\riuii* relumed U. U. Uivw and Jamus. Kind-),, ,P1 ��� -, ,. ,, , . ... ley, Kiniberlev, were in town ' "\\Uuv^��v t,<>"1 :t ^h,,n V1SU Tuesday on bullies,. ��� .l^^loyiv. 1 ,1 H. '\\J.��� Btu-row '' ' I I ."l'i-Tool, roll, 4 foot liij;l�� <*J 7fl For poultry ami gurden. Jiolter llinti old stylo. Of local dealer onw. Freight paid. j ir.O-foiii pull, S fo��t hiKii 5.50 THE PAGE WIRE FENCE CO. LIMITED' 2.��� I trvO-fuot roll, 0 foot Jil^'U ��.."il�� , 1 ��� 1 Uavid BrocUeiifidye returned r-h.,,���i���o^ , . ,. , iV -JOnil I fr0I11 ,(,, Cherrv creek liimhei-. Oham.ua*, were at Cranbrook j t..imp 0��� Frid;iv ' Monday on busiues>. R. 1). Mather, wil.li a lorce of Walkorvlllo, ."Houtreul, Toronto, Winnipeg, St. John. ID. G. PRIOR (SI CO. Limited, Agents, VANCOUVER, VICTORIA "and KAMLOOPS flr,t Friday of each month , \i.. .... 1 n |lwl,.,. I.-.,,...),.,,,. "��� u- -^auioi, wii.ua ioii.:e 01 nbrook l.odse, Cranbrook. r..%-uia, weei-1 ���,.'." ;' '" ' lunl.> ^t'Ml.JW, S0V(,n Q]fin ]ofl y,^,!,. 0M L^ridilV l.eld or. t���.. third Thursday of c.wh al0���h ^--'etU lied tl om a short V.Slt j f(. , -,, , , ft-> 0 Ji >. ci-ufK.. secretarv. P 10 .\Jorrissey on Monday. ic'iinn ^^^>V^-iWtY(VV>Yri>'i(VViVfVrV��V��'>V��Vim��^! rvopert l.it.tle aud A. Bale i D , ,r ��� ,-, :: visited the Bah'' ranch on Mon- "S Kocky Mountain Cnapter s; Kobert Little aud si: dav NO. Ii5. li. A. M. c FOKT SiTKKI.fv. H. C. licsruhu- meetino^:���2nd Tu T. T. McVittie. PL.S.p and Geo.- Watson who lor the past .weekHiave been enyaired in sur I CM TH 5: \ m,.m-i ,., /->..���i 1- vev'tii1 mineral claims an the j. A. .McMillan, Cranbrook, was' *-.*.." ,. >, - ,- , , ��� , ti.. .nm.r.,. .i,,im !.,i ti ��� viciuitvol .i ovie La it' returned ^Id^V Imperial on Puos- ; s ^6 Thu;sd;l if-- ;:|>-'d\ , ' i day in each,' month ;���. M o'clock. ii '?'.��rnt 5>ojournin;j (Join pan ion* are t cordially invitctl. ' '. �� S H. M. ButiROiv. "doi-ilx; K. ^ 3*' i ' ^J Much freiirht is. uow comintr! ��' in, and has"been dunus the pjist \ Silver-lead Quotations 'grofessiona I. HARVEY & McCARTER . BARRISTERS AND SOLICITORS .QKAMilt'OOK. - M.l". New Vork. April J )' HnrSilvei- Parents owe to their chiidreu ! r-eat< week ���M -t.50 above , all else, except moral | Copper.- . .... .: 15.50 training, sunshine and air. .Spelter. .. .".. tj.00 ���;��� - * London. April 1-1.���Silver. i!t> I���id: I R ^Nicholson'. Sheep creek, , copper ,��(i(5 is.-. ��d: load, .eii' l(>- ::ci: ; and E. Campbell. Wardner, were . spelter. e-J3 i-jB6d. ��� . registered at the Windsor Thurs- ' ' T J day. i i Market Conditions. ies H G. W. P. GARTER, B.G.L A'nlartj Public of British Columbia . - Collection ol ."iccounU .-ii.tundod loJ , Auditing and koi>pini> of books done with dispatch. Oo'rro.sponilouot' solicii.- ed. h '��� " ' , ' " (i. W. F. UAli'l'KK, l-'ori. Sli-.-li'. IJ.C. C. H. DUNBAR LSAIiltJSTKIi, .SOLIOI'l'Oi: and N'OTAIIN' IM'ULIC. ��� (Jranbrook' H.C). ' - ��� Trout fishing In the vicinity'oi' Steele is good.' Nearly every day tine strings of rilslr are brought, into town. , Water mains on Kiversidel A venuo ��� were .being' j-epa'ired during-, tho past: week, and .-ice now in fine condition. Copper trading was light, the only feature, being, a- little improvement ��� in. the export, demand. " ' During the past week speller was weak and lead dulT. !<. GENERAL IVlEReHANT. Duitdouald, the foreigner,' could not possibly bo aUowed to meddle in Canadian politics like Sbarrolti. the Native."Rorn. WRITE-. FqR T H OMAR M o V 1 T 'J' I K P.U.S. & C.E, L^orl Steele B.C. f-'DIIT STKIll.l, ljr,VI,l.lll',MKM SYMMCMh lj \T 138 Loadenlinll Sircci. London. Knjflaiul N. K. WALLINGER, FORT STEELE. COST OFKICK llOX (.. j. G. CUMMINGS c ' CIVIL. ENGINEER Provincial Land Surveyor PORT STEELE, 13. U. . His sacrifice���What ure you going lo irivu up this Lent? Abiniit. J-rloO lor lishing ta-ckle, aud live plunks to bny m.y wife a new J'Jaster bonncM. j Men ry Kershaw. iSr., left, on Wednesday's train for Morrissey j where he will spend, a few days i.visiting his daughter Mrs. R. \V. I Rosrers. CIRCULAR FOR RAW FURS ToMcMILLAN FUR & WOOL CO. UEl'T.ao . MINM ANDREW NEIDIG GONTRftGTOR 'and BUILDER HOUSK AND SIGN PAINTING CALCIMlNING and PAi'lOU HANGING FOKI1 STEELE. B. C. J^*" /\li work promptly done I'ALMCDERMOTjL/. " WHOLKSALK PEAliRR IN > -'VV^. 'WINES, liquors and cigars P* SE SE v The u TELEPHONE 17 Importers of FOREIGN LIQUORS. Cranbrook, 13. C ���<- 3^ H H x X-j. T % M. A. Bea.le, H. C. Pettit, V. >' Parke. W. T.' Tate. A. Moffin aud ..J. H.,Pentou of Cranbrook' were regisl/ered at. r.he rmperial Tuesday. FORT,STEELE, B.C. ! Robert Little, an old timer in j ���$��� ��� this district, who has been visit - j ;-^:- ' ing in the "Old Country" re i ���';' .turned to Steele on Sa'turdav IJ4 *! ^ last. MIN'EHAL ACT i foum y. i A. B .. Fen wick and Tom Fen i wick \t -ho have been engaged in ���doing the assessment work on a 'number ot claims at Bull river, retur ned to Steele Mondav. s v��< ��b I ti/ i ���^^^^^^^^^^'-^^^^^ *^s\ f^jW '^'^'<^'^'^'^'^'^'^'��?'^^'tiZT'Wk' WE.CAN INTEREST YOU IN H^, Drugs and Fancy Goods YOUR WANTS OUR AIM '# -*w ��� i ! 7 & OH.KTI>'lLA ft, Of DIFH'iVKVCM- "i -olden V.'uiLo* likely the chronic croak- > mi- w ill continue to say that the notice. ' K'.C.R. will not be built this year l.-.*i-.-"imd 'Sou;!i'P -.Ihht.-lI | rIc. wilJ riod himself om of a job i "laini.i V' B. W. WERDEN. Prop. ���VN" insi-de of sixty dav*. * " " A -V- Bar Purnished With the Best -^ >X f'.KNTTi:ALLSr r.OCA'l'F.D l'F.lM''HOTLY APPOIXTKO ROOMS ^ .sliuuio iii tho fort Steel..-.Mm.u^ I.i. vi.-,hj!, <_c ��� ��� ��� .. ���. , ��� ... , ' K��st Kootenay Dl.si.i-Ii-:t. : IJJ--- Osllil' Will Cluillge lllS fUlll' ."' '"Where loc.n ted-;-'On l.i-H-:.. Crui:ii." '. ��� | abo.U t ' - bt'i Il'g U "'dead OIIC" ill -I':tke notice thai I. .lames A. Hr.rvc-.-. '"K^ri-.j forty if he will -Visit. Steele cXllCt : ^^r^^iZT^Sj-1^^ fq.aiated with the^ old s ir,:a��. Gtioi-iffl-'u. Scott, f.m.c. ' I'T-jaft'P^Aiberi j tinif- placer miners -in- this' Miitz, P.M.C' 'HTMSI. Nils Hmisoc. K, .>!. C. j Vlchlity. ' '���' . . .- It.'Uo. Tb omits .K. Rea. PP*.!.C. lirws. Wil'hiri ! ' ' , , ii. liono, F.M.C. HTSIKjO and I'i.-riihjjr^, i.undin. |- ,-, , .,,- -, . ... . ., F!-.;eMinei-"sf.'ei-llJlcau*No.Fl.r:l7ls:i.vi��.-Hl.;,l.u.v- Rocky M( jUlll.aill. *(:/hapter. ...lv. . ilays from tbt;ii:itu hereol-,.'loii|>plj:ti3 tlii; Mlii-j-. A.M. ,, I'lOld' it.S reglT lill" ITlOlltllly. inif rtecorderforn Cerlltlcitli; of Tinpr ov.-iaei.tf. j tnOf'tih" Oil Tuesday CVOnillg. r.,i,hepurpoHe-oIolm,.inf���^ti;1^, rinial of j ^^ f ��. , ^ siHhdnni^ in <^;>.-h of.tin* aliovu claims. . ; ^i Ami further tiike nou..,.-t>.:v-. ..inriw,. ���.���i',..- 'i at.tondance. - among wliic.li, wen.* .(���i-i.Ioii :i7. muMl. tic commeuceil iieion; thr i,s.i- j ll'iiUiy C.OII! pail ions from (ll'a.Il- nun: of such Certiliciitu of Imiiixivimieui.-. bt'fVok' H11I.01I this l-'lrst ilny of Febcimry. A.O. |'ii>.',. ! ' '-��� .IA.MKS A. (1AHVKV. P -' , .._-.'. '..,'��� , l.t is a. long' la.ne tlial-has no <-. ������ 'turn, tbi- ri'.siriontk of 'the. Kool.c- Excellent Table and Good Sample Booms c^^^i^^G^x^:^. .^M^W-^P^^^M WIO liiivo .jusi i-uix'ivc.rt t,ho Ini-oiibl, uoiisiynini'iii of li'iincy. tioods ovi.*r linni.o-ht iiil.<> this ili.-trk-l, und u't*, i*an suit tlii: ino.st fasiiiliuus. Onr linos iiro ooinplotc ii ml i�� without doubt tin- mo-it sulucl in Souihonst, lvoDrcniiv. J. HIGH WARDEN. I nay vadl-ey are wi:a.ry with, tin* Ptrials, . ti-ibulation.s, ��� worry . and ''"���''��� ��� ant,a{^ouJKm i.-h��-y have had to I overcome, ��uul now so.o. Llie rain- :'I0NEER BARBER SH0P(bcw "'' .Promise .wi.-hnpreiu-.l,. .���-���-.��� j' i the construction ol tin- svootunay j ~^z '.'..' !' Central ra.itwav.. General Merchant AND L>iQ��4or��� Dealer. ���ii-.^ We have everyihin�� in ino way of Dolls, Books, Toss, Leather Goods, Dressing Cases, Pictures and Toilet 'Articles. -���' Everything" that you or Ihe children may want. When in Town Call in and See Us. The Druggists, GRANBROO r\?.�� v., B. O. f \ I a, r ire. 'a.ssort -��� Ma,nuracl,tirer of all Kinds ol' Liiinbor. uVont. of seasoned Lumber and Shingles always .- . ". on ha-nd lAiMHKR a Specialty. 3 ���\' ^^^s.-^s,*%����� "^s- i-^^'^>-'^*^*^^^: 2; ';,i^^i m MENS ION Wverythinpr Strictly First Class. ifect door to the Prospector. Mi-uh iinics, .1 nrincis, .sp(�� Ismcn . 'I'o lical hikI HH'tuii lii..- KUin jimi. rtiioovc KT��jii.sl:, oi'/ .mil rti-t stains-, irn-iiu unci curth ctcuit'The "Mii.mnr Mi;cn.li'.i.��� -" 'l'tn- >.'<.-i;i A).Vioit Tul l