} 9J-.0, 'r^toi. THE TRIBUNE IS THE OLDEST NEWSPAPER PRINTED IN THE KOOTENAYS Saturday, November 7, 1903 NELSON IS THE TRADE CENTER OF SOUTHEASTERN BRITISH COLUMBIA THE POLITICAL SITUATION AND |HE TROUBLES OF MINE-OWNERS ; The McBride Government and Its Shrine and the M.P.Ps. Who Would Have Worshipped at the Shrine, Reviewed by a Practical Politician. Advices from Victoria during the week closing toda}- show , that the McBride government is trying to get itself in order so that it can successfully meet the house on the 26th instant. ���. The two defeated ministers, attorney-general McPhillips and provincial secretary Goodeve, finding that vacant seats could not \ be found for them, have sent iu their resignations, and the resignations have been accepted with regret, at least as to one, McPhillips. The premier has mustered up sufficient courage to t'^ask Charles Wilson, K.C, to become his attorney-general, and Mr. Wilson will now have hourly fits of fear for his re-election in Vancouver. Making due allowance for the prejudice and bias of The Tribune, the change places the control of the law" department of ' the province in the hands of a lawyer who is a safe counsellor coupled with no' little ability, and takes it from a lawyer who was a mere academic declaimer in the house. Now that Albert Edward McPhillips is no longer attorney-general, he will probably sink into obscurity as a political factor. The taking of a third lawyer into the government in the person of Fred J". Fulton of Kamloops as president of the council is a sop to the "interior." The position carries no salary, and as Kamloops is< far-distant from Victoria, Mr. Fulton will not be able to attend'many meetings of the cabinet when the ��� legislature is not in session. Therefore his advice will not embarrass the government. . No doubt, there will be other changes at no ��� distant date, but for the present premier:McBride will probably *^^6_____i_fchief commissioner ofclands: and" works and the rdual ~ role. of acting; as minister, of mines and provincial secretary will be preformed by Hon. 'Robert F. Green, who will not be satisfied until he is at the head of the lands and works department. . Mr. Green is ambitious, and has a political persistency that often is more potent than ability. . ��� . ��� . Since tha election a number of members-elect have made pilgrimages to the political shrine erected for the time being in a room' at the end of the lands and works corridor in the parliament buildings at Victoria. F. Carter-Cotton, M.P.P., came from Vancouver and went back home disappointed. John Houston came down from the mountains of Kootenay, but being an unholy M.P.P. was not allowed to touch the shrine. He went back to Nelson and swears he will kick the smug and holy ones -^who=have-charge^of^the"shrine=out^of"the^temple=on*-the^first-op-^ pbrtunity. Tom Taylor, M.P.P., who had a whole hatful of promises that were never meant to be kept, journeyed from Revelstoke and returned home with more promises. W. J. Bowser, M.P.P., an ambitious one from the city that elected the "Solid Five," crossed the straits and then re-crossed back again disgruntled because he was not made attorney-general. C. W. D. Clifford , M.P.P., hurried down from the north coast after having knocked out Peter Herman in Skeena. He was not allowed to view the shrine at other than long range. Tom Gifford, M. P. P., slowly meandered, via the mouth of Fraser river and Plumper's Pass, to the shrine, and was allowed to kneel beside it. He is now back iu New Westminster selling watches to fishermen from Japan. Price Ellison, M.P.P., came from the wheat-fields of the Okanagan.' He did not see the shrine; not even the corridor leading to the room in which it is placed, and now he is back at his home in Vernon saying John Houston of Nelson is a disgrace to the Liberal-Conservative party. George Fraser, M.P.P., who knocked out an Authority on the Constitution and a Socialist at one .blow, looked for the shrine, couldn't find it, and returned ,to Grand Forks. Harry Wright, M.P.P., rode all the way to Victoria on a Great Northern flyer, determined to fall down before the shrine or die. His supporters in Ymir are anxiously awaiting the news that he fell and got the coveted portfolio. ��� . And all the time the people of British. Columbia are wondering where they are going to get off. at so> as to view,-not a shrine, but A STABLE GOVERNMENT. Joeoph Martin lias addressed an open letter to the lieutenant-governor with re-' gord to the Houston incident, a copy of which has been issued to the press. The letter reads us follows: Sir,���I have read with a great deal of iu- torest the correspondence between Mr. John Ho-nstou, M. P. P. for Nelson, aud yourself,'recently published by your direction. As the matter in question raises constitutional questions of great importance to the people at large, I venture to write you this open letter with reference to it. I was present in the house when the incident to which you refer occurred. The conduct of Mr. Houston at the time was deserving of censure, but it appears to me that the real culprit was the leader of the government. When Mr. Houston declined to obey tho order of the speaker, it was the duty of tho leader of the house to at ouce propose a motion suspending Mr. Houston until he was prepared to obey the speaker's orders. This was not done, and the'failure to take this course it seems to me was a direct attack upon the dignity of the house. The point was raised by tho opposition, but nothing was done. The ouly person who was in a position to assert the dignity of the house was yourself. If you had suggested to the leader of the government that it was his duty to take the matter up, no doubt it would have been done at. once. Your letter to Mr. Houston shows that you were well aware of the incident, but it would seem to me that you have punished in a very severe manner the fault of Mr. Houston, which, after all, was only an indiscretion, and overlooked at the time the fault of the premier, whose conduct was inexcusable. "With regard to the incident itself, while not wishing to excuse it in any way, I must say that during the time I have been a member of the local house in British Columbia, I have been a spectator of many, much worse incidents, most of which have occurred since you occupied your present position. Mr. Houston's error arose from a failing which is common to very many of our best citizens. Time and again, I have witnessed worse conduct arising from the same cause, indulged in the house by members of the administration, and although your honor had the power of dismissal, nothing was done. I must also say that ou several occasions much more disgraceful in-:; cidents have- occurred without the excuse*' on the part of the perpetrator of the failing to whicli I refer, and.yet your honor; instead of punishing the offenders, did not hesitate to confer upon them the highest honors. With regard to the constitutional point involved I infer that Mr. McBride, the premier, assumes all responsibility for your action in refusing to accept Mr. Houston, otherwise I would look upon the incident as a grave attack tipon the con- stitutional liberties of. the people. I might point out to you* that on the 7th of' September last, I \yrpte to you protesting very vigorously agaiiistthe ���government .'being allowed, :after'- fixing- the:,da};e; 'bfrthe'elec.tipn^ change, the date to' the 3rd of. October/ leaving us less than two weeks between: the notice of the change and nomination day. . In response, to'this letter your honor informed me that the- matter had been laid before your responsible advisers. In other;words, you refused to interfere. At that time, as a matter of fact, you had no responsible advisers, and I have always understood that in case a government holding office without the approval of the people attempts to take an unfair advantage of its position, it is the constitutional right of the opposition party and the public ait large to look to the representative of the crown to protect them! In the case in question the unfairness of the action of the government was very plain, and, as "a matter of fact, lias resulted, as no doubt it was intended to, in retaining the present government in power. They have, as you are aware, a bare majority of one, and the election of their candidate in Lillooet by acclamation was brought about directly through the said change of date of the election. Just at that time our candidate retired, and the time was too short ^to^jeuabl^^ Judging from the result in Cariboo, which joins Lillooet, and in which the political conditions are practically the same, the Liberal candidate in Lillooet, if there had been one, would have been elected easily. Adverting again to the case of Mr. Houston it strikes pie us n very strange thing that such a severe punishment should be meted out for so comparatively trivial an offence, and if! $hi_ practice were to hold throughout, a great umny very prominent individuals would bito the dust. I might point ouptoVypp. that in the dominion parliament'uistauce after instance can be pointed out where politicians of much greater prominence than Mr. Houston have been guilty from the same cause of similar breaks, 'ijtnd yet 'no such punishment overtook theni. tn this list I could include as distinguished1 ajman as the late sir John A. Macdqpald and piany other prominent men on>;both the Liberal and Conservative sides'y l?y .��� Mr. Houston hag' I think,-in his letter to you pointed outjclearly^he grave injustice of the whole proceeding. It has been demonstrated, as he sj-ttes;��� that the people of Nelson haverconfidenee in him, and 110 doubt they areijully aware of his one failing. Three tiijies he lias been elected mayor of that thriving ci^y and twice as member, for the {provincial house. His last election to thg - house, took place of course after the incident ih question, and it would appear toybe contrary to justice that the .electors ;$f-��� the ���;city of Nelson should be denied vthe privilege of their, member taking liis'seat' in the executive council for so small'fin offence, especially as no law has ye't beeii pafesed that members of the executi'ye. j-puiibil must be total abstainers. Yourstruly. JOSEPH MARTIN. land, and he is quoted in the Rosslnnd Miner as saying that the mantle of tho groat sir John A. Macdonald had fallen on Richard McBride's shoulders. What fulsome rot. Goodeve, if he is reported correctly, is trying to make a cotton-tail rabbit a mountain lion. Playing at:Sc^^master. , Toronto Mail anjl Empirej.October 28th: "Political trouble** -is 1 again threatening British Columbia /rjving tp the action, it is said, of. the lie#enairt'-goyernpr. Mr. McBride has a ,ve*rjfnarrOTy majority, so small indeed that a couple of votes in the legislature would jiurn the scale against him. He invited Jphn Houston of Nelson to a seat in the cabinet. Sir Henry Joly has refused to accent Mr. Houston as a minister for reasops ���\vh}ch have not as yet been authoritiyely,' disclosed. From an unofficial source, it-appears that the 'chief objection of his honpr to Mr. Houston is that he was obstreperous in the late legislature, addressed' the speaker disrespectfully, and declined to submit to his ruling. Such conduct'has lately been rather common in #he British Columbia legislature because&overnments have not been strong, enougbXto control the assem- My, . We do not Suppose sir Henri would ���jev!-i^.-cure._--0m|i>fttft.c_ibinet4_- all-who' participated in legislativedisturbancesare to be debarred from .ministerial positions.' But these affairs, serious as they jmay appear at the moment, are mere passing trifles. It is absurd to suppose that the representative of the crown is to take note pf them and play .the angry schoolmaster \yhen the naughty boys are. sent up to ''him for promotion. Sir Henri, unless he has much more serious objections, errs on the side of punctiliousness. The effect of his refusal, to accept Mr. McBride's advice amounts to a dismissal of the government; * If the premier were to accept it as such it would put tlie lieutenant-governor in a very:embarrassing position. As it is, sir Henri appears to be simply playing into the hands of those who desire to prolong the political uncertainty in British Columbia in order that thoy may profit by the disturbances. "Comparisons Are Odious/' When Rossland is not fulsome in its praise, it is bitter in its vindictive hostility. The Rossland Miner throughout June and July last was most fulsome in its praise of premier McBride, calling him a "heaven-born statesman.'' Now it calls him a weakling and a coward. A.S. Goodeve, who played the part of provincial secretary in the McBride government for less than two mouths, is back in Ross- They Are Both Blameable. After a battle the slain are given burial. After an election, which is a political battle, the slain are not buried, but they are told to go way back and sit down. After the political battle that ended on October 3rd, had premier McBride told Albert Edward McPhillips and A. S. Goodeve, who were both among the slain, to go way back and sit down, and filled ,the positions they occupied with men who can win fights, he would today be looked 'oh as a successful leader. Instead of having Charles Wilson, K.C, sworn in as attorney-general on the Tuesday following the election, he has waited for a month, and then only had him sworn in when he found he could not get a constituency opened for the defeated attorney- general. Had Wilson been sworn in when he should have been in all fairness to himself and to -he Liberal-Conservative party, he would have been returned without opposition. Now he may be defeated, and with his defeat the McBride government will go out of office and the Liberal-Conservative party out of control of the provincial goyernment for a long time to come. If this should happen, who should the rank and file of the Liberal-Conservatives hold responsible? Mr. Wilson for not insisting oh the premier carrying out what was his plain duty? or Mr. McBride for not doing what was so obviously his duty to the Liberal-Conservative party? . The Tribune is of the opinion that both are to blaihe. The One was honored by the party, by being selected its leader in a duly called convention. The other has assumed to be the party's leader because of his being called on by the lieutenant-governor to form a government at a time when the ,party's elected leader was not a member of the legislature. It is the duty of the Liberal-Conservatives of Vancouver to return Charles Wilson; K.C, leaving the decapitation of the party's incapable leaders to a future convention, of the party. "Unanswerable Facts/' Victoria Times, October31st: "Wohave refrained hitherto from commenting upon the Nelson meeting, and the resolutions whicli were passed there, because we believe that the good people of that city will, -whenithe,"_rBt-;_cnp^s6of.-refiouto'o3Jt.rhas passed, iegret 'their attitude "to His-honor! the lieutenant-governor. It is some satisfaction to learn that the resolution did not pass, as represented in the Colonist, by an overwhelming, but by(a'-very bare majority. - Mr. Houston's speech, from, the extracts which we published yesterday, was evidently inflammatory in character, and misled some of his auditors, the sane and reasonable presentation of the whole posi- - tion by Messrs. Taylor and Deane, being naturally represented as a partisan sentiment, and not what it actually was, unanswerable fact." [Less than thirty stood up as opposed to the resolution referred to by The Times. Of those who stood up, less than a dozen were Liberals like Taylor and Deane; fhe others, with possibly three exceptions, were Liberal-Conservatives like W. A. Macdonald, K.C, who voted against Houston or refrained from voting at the last election.���Editok The Tribune.] * Gold Bricks. Gold bricks���not political gold bricks��� are on exhibition in the show window of Ah_e=CanadaJDrag^^Book^onipany, ^ at_ Nelson. The three bricks are a result of a 20-days run of the Eva mine mill, at Camborne. Their value is $6500. They look good to the eye of the passer-by, and they ought to help mako the owners of the Eva feel good. Annual Meeting of Members of a Successful Agricultural Mining, and Industrial Association The first annual mooting of tho Nelson Agricultural and Industrial Association was held iu tho board of trade room at Nelson on Thursday afternoon. Tlie members iu attendance wero: D. P. Jolly of Trail, James Tarry of Slocan Junction, J. W. Ford of Procter, C. W. Busk of Kokanee Creek, A. B. Shannon of Willow Point, aud W. J. Wilson, James McPhee, J. J. Malone, William Gosnell, F. B. Gibbs, J. W. Holmes, A. D. Emory, Fred Starkey, W. E. McCandlish, J. J. Chambers, William Walmsley, Jacob Dover, W. C. McLean, A. J. Marks, Dr. G. A. B. Hall, Eli Sutcliffe, G. W. Hale, P. E. Wilson, D. C. McMorris, J. L. Porter, J. B. Bliss, T. W. Lillie, J. F. Thompson, James Hughes, T. H. Rankin, W. S. Pearcy, J. A. Irving, J. F. Weir, A. H. Clements, Wesley Calbick, George F. Motion, E. C. Traves, J. E. Annable. and John Houston, all of Nelson. Vice-President Traves called the meeting to order, in the absence of president Johnston. On motion, John Houston was made chairman, and on taking the chair said: "The first exhibition of the association was a success and a surprise. It showed what could be done in the way of agriculture and horticulture in a section of country believed to be only fit for mining. The exhibits in the way of fruit and vegetables were, in both variety and quality, better than are often made iu sections of country devoted wholly to agriculture." The reports of officers for the year were read and adopted. The report of the secretary showed the receipts for the your to have been $-,071.90, and the expenditures S3,709.70, which leaves $862.20 cash on hand. The election of officers resulted in the re-election by acclamation of Janios Johnston, president; E. C. Traves, vice-president; J. E. .Annable, secretary, and J. J. Malone, treasurer. Twenty-five nominations were made for tho sixteen directors, and a ballot had to be taken. On motion of (J. VV. Busk, Article 8 of the Constitution was amended to permit of au honorary president, two honorary vice-presidents, and fifteen honorary directors, five of the honorary directors to be ladies, and that the honorary oilicers may be non-members. Mr. Busk in supporting his motion said it was necessary for tlie success of the association that out-, siders who took an interest in agricultural pursuits should be given a voice in its management, nnd the best way to do this was to. elect as honorary members men who lived iu towns and districts tributary to Nelson. He also said that the ladies of Nelson, who had done so jnuch to make tho first exhibition a success, should be recognized by giving ladies a place on the board of directors. While the scrutineers were counting the ballots for the sixteen directors, thc following-named were elected honorary officers: John Houston, M.P.P., honorary president; W. A. Galliher, M.P., and Harry Wright, M.P., vice-presidents; and Mrs. A. D. Kini/iy, Mrs. Harry Bird, Mrs. Dr. Rose, Mrs. D. C. McMorris-, Mrs. R. S. Hale, mayor I'urrell of Grand Forks, mayor Dean of Kossland, mayor Schofield of Trail, F. E. Simi'*'0" of Cranbrook, G. O. Buchanan of Kaslo, W. H. Covert of Grand Forks, K'���I'''1 Sheill of Fire Valley, and E. AV. Widdowson of Ymir, directors. The scrutineer.-' (Messrs. Starkey and Gibbs) reported H ballots cast for directors and the resnlt of their couut as elect ing : W. J. Wilson, James McPhee, Fred Starkey, J. A. Irving, J. A. Kirkpatriek, A. J. Marks, D. F. Jelly, C W. Busk, James Tarry, A. B. Shannon, Dr. G. A. B. Hall, P. E. Wilson, J. W. Holmes, A D. Emory, D. C. McMorris, and A. H. Clements, and on motion of William Gosnell their election was made unanimous. An article on the agricultural possibilities of Kootenay by F. W. Pettit received the eudorsation of thc association, so that it could be used by the C.P.R. in its printed literature. Mr. Gibbs said the Victoria Chemical Works would send their expert ou fertilizers to Nelsou to deliver a free lecture ou the use of fertilizers if the association would allow tlie lecture to be delivered under its auspices. Mr. Busk said that he had given the' fertilizers of the company a trial, and he was of opinion that they wero of good quality and gave good results. It was agreed to allow the lecture to be delivored under the auspices of the association. Dr. Hall moved that the celebration of Dominion Day iu Nelsou be merged with the exhibition of the association, so that the exhibition would bo the greater success through the use of the money so freely subscribed by the people for the Dominion Day celebration. The motiou ��� was opposed by Messrs. Malone, Irving, Dover, and others, and on its being put by the chairman, was voted down, four voting in favor. Mr. Ford, in a short speech, called the attention of tho members, to tho quality and price of the fruit trees delivered from Ontario nurseries. He said tlie trees were stock that could not bo sold iu the East, [Continue- on Fourth I'ugo.] Silver-Lead Mine-Owners Handicapped Through Lack of Capital���Dr. Hendryx Invents a Process for Treating Low- Grade Gold and Silver Ores* A week ago the Nelson Daily News placed itself on record by saying, the smelters and railw^s were retarding the mining in- dusty of Kootenay by their exorbitant charges for smelting and transportation. This statement of the Daily News was no more true than were most of its political statements during the cam-" paign that closed on October 3rd. The freight and treatment * rate on silver-lead ore is $15 a ton, which is a low rate. It is' not only a low< rate to the mine-owners, but it is so low a rate that th-e 1 smelters are not making money in operating their plants. The Hall1 Mines smelter at Nelsbn employs 150 men', at the smelter when both furnaces are in operation. For the.- ,* year ending June 30th, 1903, the operations of the smelter r��- ' suited in a loss after making reasonable deductions for depreci-*'"' ation of plant. Surely the owners of smelting works are"' fairly entitled to0 a return on their capital. The Hall Mines ; smelter at Nelson represents an outlay of $250,000, and it is one '������'���..'..���������.'. t r of the industrial enterprises that helps keep things moving at Nelson. Then why shouldn't its owners get a return on their , money? ' / There are two sides to all questions, and there are two sides . to the question of working the silver-lead mines of Kootenay at..' a profit. Were the mines owned by men or companies .with;'/v| sufficient capital to work them without "gutting", them,' lessv,^ would be heard of the excessive charges of smelters and rail-iSfi ways. Mine owners, like other men in business,1 lbdkitb .tnes^l banks for money to help them. .The banks-are wilUng^to;herp^v^|j hut they say-it is not business'to advance ���m6ney^o^b'$ia<��^�� work in a "gutted" mine. There are a number of such silver? . lead mines in the Kootenays. Then there are mines that are' ��� ..<)'���'��������� :���:������������:������ not "gutted," but are stopped by litigation from working as shippers. Then,-again, there are mines that may be sold at no ;- ***j , 4*- distant date to the American Smelter Trust. -So, these thre,e, - conditions have more to do with the present inactivity in silver-.*, lead mining than the charges for smelting and transportation.. Dr. Hendryx, principal owner in the Last Chance mine near Sandon, was at the Strathcona this week, accompanied by Mrs. Hendryx. The doctor, although his home is in Southern California, looks on Kootenay much as a man does on a township in which he once owned a good farm. He was in Kootenay in ,the-_.days^when-^the===Blue^-Bell=miue,^opposite=Ains-W-orth,=_vas= Kootenay's greatest showing for a mine. He was manager of, the property, and the money he spent in those days went a* lon_; way towards keeping things moving. Dr. Hendryx was feeing fairly good when in Nelson over two or three things. One-was:- that a nice streak of high-grade galena had been struck in a drift in No. 6 tunnel of the Last Chance mine, and ano^er was that his process for treating low-grade gold and silve^res was proving a success. In a general conversation on th' workings of the process, Dr. Hendryx said: / item of expense. I b(*Ae that in many cases it will be possitf to treat the ores aud pay a royalty of" ��ents total cost of *1.50 non: "Not only does the process cut down costs, but from tests already made, it is possible to treat ores in from three to eight hoars, that require as many days by tlie old process. R. K. Neill of the Kendall mine in Montana, has beeu making tests of my system, and is considering the installation of the process there. The tests have shown the recovery of 90 to 91 per cent of the gold iu Republic ores, aud from 00 to 80 per ceut of the gold aud silver. These are minimum savings. When the treatment is perfected, there should bo still better recoveries. The process is especially adapted to silver ores." Oue of its most important factors is the speed of the process. Dr. Hendryx, at the trials of his little plant erected in Spo- kaue, has recovered values in from three to eight hours where formerly it took three to eight days of leaching. That speed is of immense importance. It reduces the tanks to at least one-tenth the Hendrvx savs a/"*" proportion of copper is not fatal"*8 th,e wonk solution of cyanide exerc*?8 a selective function and takes out the0^1, and ,^0 gold before attacking t>lC0PPer' The essential feature of the���0688 ls tlle "gitator or spiral scrow in/*3 tan*, which raises the ore constaur?0 the t0P of tho Wttter and gives i^chawce to be attacked by the oxYKerhus Placing every portiou of it iii torf WIth the cyanide. The electrical disp'"on of the sllver an(l gold bullion 0u r> plates is also an important factor, aljugh it is not new. /Wo M.P.P.'s Pass Through Nelson. A. H. B. Macgowan, M.P.P., of Van- number uudcr old processes, and there is^ouver is in Nelson today. He is one of a corresponding reduction in the cost of tho leading insurance men at the Coast tanks aud of buildings to house them. '--j;-.- ._��� .. . ��� ' "One of the features is the weak sol- tion of cyanide," said Dr. Heudr' "The cost of the cyanide is not more t) ouo-third of the old processes, aud th/[ anide is constantly revivified by theatric current iu the tank. In most ov plants tho constant aim is to avoid/jou* With my process slimes arc no o!Ay ^ Tho ore is crushed to a fineness / .j, lao mesh. Probably Chilian ^ "��*} prove the best means of reducin'���"''���, fact, crushing the ore is tha_,-=b__hv=If���hencan^do no wrong, why did men who are now advisers of sir Henri Joly use force in Vancouver, in June, 1900, to cotapel James. Diiusnmir, premier of the province, to sign a document denouncing the then lieutenant-governor aud demaudiug that he bo removed from oflico? If tlie subject has no constitutional right to address tho representative, of tlio Crown, why did sir i feiiri Joly no later than hist May promptly.act on advice received by him by letter from Smith Curtis, a private member of the legislative assembly? If an "unfortunate inc:idont" debars one member of the legislature from high olliee, why should not," "unfortunate incidents" bur other members from holding high odlces? The "linfprtuniite incident" which debarred John Houston of Nelson from high oflice. was no -more glaring a breach of the privileges'bf'tlio house, or a greater insult to'.the^dighity of the speaker, than the. "uufoi*tu|iate-incident" of the same session, in which, captain Tatlow of Vuucou vo-'(whqm sir Plenri Joly has as an adviser .today) called the then premier, James .Dunsmuir, a boodlor and a plunderer of the. people, and who in turn was; denounced as a liar. The representative of the Crown, sir Henri Joly, overlooked that "unfortunate, incident" when premier McBride meekly led captain Tatldw of 'Vancouver before him for approval as a cabinet minister. There was- another "unfortunate incident" during the same session which "probably has not been������ brought to sir Henri Joly'S attention by. the society'leaders -vyho take part in the social7 functions at.Qpvermi-ent "Hojise. ���'. The -i'unfortunate ..incident" was one in whicli two members of the' present gov-" ei-iiliie'nt took .'part. The. ''unfortunate incident" occii'ired. when.. Albert. Eflward, McPhillips apdltichardMcBride.'attempt-; ed by force of arms to take from'ffesepli Martin his seat in tho assembly chamber. Thoy wore aided openly by that great reformer, Smith Curtis, who attempted by bruto force to strangle Mr. Martin. Sir Henri Joly did not lecture Mi*. McBride, as it should havo been his "painful duty" to do, when he sent for him to form a go\ eminent, after having summarily dismissed premier Prior on the advice of Smith Curtis; or did he caution Albert Edward McPhillips, that apostle of good form, to behave himself in future Avhen McBride made him his attorney-general. High officials, like sh' Henri Joly and his present advisers, should be consistent, and they should uot prate about prerogatives of the Crown, constitutional government, responsibility of ministers, and morality, for were the mantle that now covers them to be drawn aside, what inconsistency and irresponsibility and moral depravity would be disclosed! No invidious distinctions should be made by the king'"between the sinners and the sinner, and the people of Nelson in protesting against the action of the king's representative in British Columbia and deploring the want of. manliness in that representative's chief adviser shows that they are hot mere partisan time-servers. . ���'.. The Liberal-Conservative Club of Vancouver had a love feast on its first anniversary. The feast was attended by Hon. captain Tatlow, M.P.P., 'Hon'. Charles Wilson, M.P.P., J. F. Garden, M.P.P., A. H. B. Macgowan, M.P.P., and W. J. Bowser, M.P.P., five M.P.Ps. who like to be called the "SOLID FIVE." The "solid five" in their speeches congratulated the Club, on the result of the last election-in ���Vancouver, for, as one of the . 'solid five'' indiscretly said, "Vancouver is now in a position to make any demand it pleased on' the' government,;and McBride, like a coon, up a tree, would have to come down." Bowser, ���one of the "solid five," is reported as having demanded from McBride the attorney-generalship. Hon. Charles Wilson,' it is claimed, is disgruntled because he is not made attorney-general at once. Hon. captain Tatlow, seeing that he is the "it" in' McBride's government, does not want any more "its" from Vancouver in the government. Mr. Macgowan is satisfied because he is an M.P.P. after breaking "the slate" of the Tatlow-Bowser machine. ^Ex-mayor'Gardeirispatientlywaiting'his" time, believing that all things cOme to to the man who has tho patience to wait. F. Carter-Cotton, M.P.P., was not present. He lives in Vancouver, but was forced by the machine to run iu an outside riding for a seat. Cotton is by long odds the ablest M.P.P. Vancouver has. He has brains; probably more than all tho "solid five" put together. But it is argued that Cotton had Ids chance, nnd while ho was an exceptionally good head of a department, he was as weak as McBride i.s as a resourceful loader, After congratulating the club on its living for a year, the "solid fivo" talked on the "Alaskan Boundary Award" and "The Traditions of tho Liberal-ConRorvativo Party." Over in Victoria, tliere was another love feast. It wa.s given by the Young Liberal- Conservative Association. The one object of this love feast was apparently to counteract the effect of the publio meetiug held at Nelson, and resolutions of confidence in the McBride government were passed with hurrahs for McBride and Albert Edward McPhillips, tho attorney- general without a seat. McBride and Green and Goodeve ��� (another minister without a seat) timed their arrival at the love feast,' so as to bo the observed of observers. Harry Helmcken, the people's Harry, observed them, and shouted "The kings! Long live the kings!" What are the people saying? Are they saying: " John Houston, you havo had a rough " and dirty deal, but don't throw up the " sponge. Stay with your party as its " president and by Nelson as its represen- " tative, and the tide will yet conic, your " way. Unfaithfulness and .treachery " will get the reward so richly deserved." Or are they saying: "John Houston may " be a blackguard, as ninny say he is; wo " don't know him ipersonally, and can't "shy; but his record iu'public mattors, " with which alone we are concerned, " shows him to be a strong mau and an " honest man, and that sort of man is " badly needed in B.C." Or, are they saying: "This province would have es- " caped much unpleasant notoriety if " those who know what is right had had " the courage of their convictions, and " blots which are a scandal in our politi- " cal, social, and moral life would have " been avoided. May the turning down " of John Houston of Nelson be the begin- '��� ning cf better days, and may we follow " the example sot us by the representative "of the crown in this province." But, after all is said, tho people of British Columbia, and uot the representative of the crown in the person of sir Henri Joly, will have the last say in this matter, as in all matters that concern them, and they cau be trusted to do what is right, sooner or later. Thc man who disgraces himself will not remain long in public office, no more will the public man who refuses to obey the will of the people. And it can also be said, that the people havo no confidence in tho political trickster, the official incapable, the social backbiter and slanderer, or governments guided solely by bed-chamber gossip, and when the opportunity is given them, they will turn down all such men, no matter what may be their station in life. Two of the results of former adjustments of boundary disputes between Canada, and the United States aro to be found on maps that.show "Point Roberts," which is the tip end of a point of the mainland of British" Columbia that juts into the straits of Georgia below New Westminster, and an unnamed piece of land on the west side of the Lake of the Wooods, a short distance southeast of Rat Portage, Ontario. Both these small pieces of, land are wholly disconnected . from any territory of the United States, and can only be reached from the United States by water or through Canadian territory. Had the Canadian contention prevailed before the Alaskan Boundary Commission, a dozen or inore points of land like "Point Roberts" would be scattered along the coast of Britisli Columbia northwards from Portland canal. Common sense was against the Canadian contention, and notwithstanding all assertions to the contrary, common sense marks the decisions of the men who have the right to sit in in the privy council, which is the supreme court of Great Britain. For daring to make such a statement, The Triune will be denounced as anti-Canadian aud pro-English. Had The Tribune the power, Canada would be a. NATION, independent. ��� ���'- ��� ������' '��� "������ ��� W. C. Nichol, who for a time was a great editor of a Kaslo paper, but who of ���late lias had his name at the head of the hog wash editorials appearing in the Vancouver Province, the most unreliable newspaper on the Pacific Coast, says "lieuten- " ant-governor Joly perceived the evil ef- " feists upon the country of Mr. Houston's " success and blocked it." When Nichol penned the above he was evidently attempting to recover from one of his oft- recurring sprees. , A. E. Haggen of the Revelstoko Mail who failed in his attempt to "do" Tom Taylor out of the Liberal-Conservative election . for Revelstoke riding, ���writes knowingly, of the "unfortunate incident" that debarred the member for Nelson City from the job of administering a department of the provincial government. In attempting to get a cinch on government advertising, Haggen is willing to write himself down a lick- SP_t_!_____ .- '_.. -L , ��� Dr. Wade of Kamloops, who edits the Kamloops Sentinel and writes the scissored editorials that appear in tho Nelsou Daily News, was a Liboral-Conservative until the pangs of hunger drove him to forsake his life-long political principles. Ho is now doing his best to provo the old saying, "Turncoats can always bo depended oh. to do tho dirty-work; of the; porky that feeds them." Duncan Ross of Greenwood, tho Liberal organizer iu southeastern British Columbia, who before the election claimed his party would carry ten of tho twelve scats in his organization district, says the member for Nelson City has more lung power than brains. Well, it is a satisfaction for a politician to be able to claim something���even lung power. Ross has neither lung power not brains. The Spokane Spokesman-Review, which is one of the best newspapers, from tho news point of view, on the Pacific Coast, is laboring to provo that labor unions have not been a factor in raising wages. The Review might explain what the factor was that recently caused its publishers to sign aii increased scale of wages for the printers employed in its composing-room.' One way to strengthen a political party is to heap odium' on the heads of men who' lead the rank and file in battle. That is the McBride -Tatlo.w -Wilson - Green - McPhillips way. Another way is to be loyal to the party by ousting from its leadership men who are incapable and treacherous. Timothy Hay First-class Timothy Hay, baled, per ton in Nelson * *WWBv The Bar is the Finest Josephine St,, GEO.: V. BARTLETT, Nelson,'!!, c.- ��� ��� r' ������������ Proprietor' SALE OF LANDS Fo* Unpaid Delinquent Taxes in the Nelson Assessment District, Province of British Columbia. I hereb}-- give notice that on Monday,'the seventh day of December, A. D. 1903, at the hour of twelve o'clock noon at the Court House, Nelson, I shall sell at public auction the lauds hereinafter set out of the persons iu said list hereinafter set out, for the delinquent taxes unpaid b}*- said persons on the 31st day of December, 1902 and for interest, costs and expenses, including the cost of advertising said sale : ".'" " HUME ADDITIONlrO^NELSON. ^ ��� ��� ���-���-=^ NAM I'* OF l'lCHSON ASSESSKI) Bain, Mrs. Grace Paulson, P. A Crick-nay, K. .1 Margraves, George llreinner, II DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY Delinquent Taxes Taxes ick. Co. Co. Co. Colliert, John Parker, Hon. Sidney Seluilt!-, Samuel 1> Schnltz, Samuel I) Schult!-, Samuel I) Schnltz, Samuel D Murray, Thomas unci I'atr Jacoby, Henry Jaeoby, Henry Munsfiold Manufacturing Manstield .Manufacturing Mansfield Manufacturing Dunlevy, Peter C Mansfield Manufacturing Fell, James F... Colbert, John Jacoby, Henry Fell, James F.. SeluilU, Samuel D Schnltz, Sumuel D Smith, Henry B.... Schnltz, Samuel D Colbert, John Schnltz, Samuel D Hendratt, James Sehullz, Samuel D. Schnltz, Samuel D Fell, James F Jaeoby, Henry Ellis, Win.ll..: ;... Sehultz, Samuel I) Fleming, Sidney Alf Smith, Henry B Fell, James V Jaeoby, Henry Frame, Christina R . Driscoll, Mary R Mc Rue, John MeLtiuehlan, Herbert L Schnltz, John A Hardie, Mrs. Isabel... Doherlv, James Christie, O. D..1... Clarke, Annie and Edward. Christie, C. D. J , Criddle, Percy.... Criddle, Perc>; Ambrose, E. G Johnson, Emil ��� O'Kell, Arthur... Mallandalne, Edward Johnson, Herman O'Kell, Arthur..... Hunt, George A........ O'Kell, A,. Lynch, D..: Meagher, George Mallandalne, Edward Mallandaine, Edward Mallandalne, Edward ��� ��� Neelands, Hamilton .George. Smith, C. F... Benny, Glenn M Beadles, W. F. estate of Erickson, Andrew Feeny, William Gille," James M Rossland Great Western Mines, Limited. Ch isliolm, Abe Miller, Mary Ann Miller, Mary Ann Bell, J J Williamson, John F Ccrillion, A. F. and Sivier, Peter. Sivier, Peter.. Rogets, J. P Rogers, J. P Bassett it Lamb Parker, Robert II Rohal, Peter ; Klaveno.Mrs. Kate Bassett, A White, R Klass, Joseph Patterson & Sanderson Hudson, Mrs. Lizzie O Strandridge A Shaw Patterson it Sanderson _I'atterson A Sanderson Lots 2 and II, block II, lot Mil II till " 17 and F, ' lot IS, block 10, lot '.III 11 20 " 2 block 17, lot '.Hi li ID " 2 and it, block 211, lot'.Hi 2 111 Lots 1, Ti and ��, block :is, sub-division i.'.Hi :i 20 FAIRVIEW ADDITION TO NELSON. Lot 1, block 1, lot 58A " II, blockl, lolMU Lots 1 and 2, block 2, lot 58a " 1 and 2, block I, lot 58.1 " 12, block 7, lot 58a " 11 and 12, block IS, lot 5S.\...; " 3 and -1, block 15, lot 58a Lot 7, block, 15, lot 58a Lots 9,10, 11, and 12, block 15, lot 58a " 8 to 17, block 17, lot 58a " 3 and -1, block 111, lot 58a " (I to II, block 111, lot. 58a Lot 1, block 21, lot 58a Lots 2 and 3, block 21. lot 58a " 21 and 22, block 22, lot 58a " 23 and 21, block 22, lot 58a '��� 3 and -I, block 23, lot5SA Lois 13 and M, block 23, s'ib-divisioli 58a . " 1 too block 32, sub-division 58a " IS to 22 block 32, sub-division 58a... . Lot 3, block 33, sub-division 58a ' 15, block 3.1, sub-division 5SA Lois 1 and 2, block 31, sub-division 58a .. Lot 12, block 35, subdivision 5S.v 1 15, " 35, " " ' 8, " 37, ' 13, " 37, ������ " "' Lots 23 and 21, block 38, sub-division 58a. . Lot II, block 3!i, sub-division 5S.\ ' ' ��� 1, " -Hi, " . " ;..' 1 24, " 4(i, " " Lots 3 and I, block 17, sub-division 58a Lot 20, block 17, sub-division 58a Lots 13 aud II, block III, sub-division 58a. . Lot 12, block 51), sub-division 58A SUBDIVISIONS OP LOT 1S2, GROUP 1. Lot 11, block 5. sub-division 1.182 Lots 3, I, 5 and li, block 8, sub-division I.1S2 " . 7, 8,.!) and 10, " 8, Lot 2, block IS, sub-division 1.182 " 8, "IS, " " " 1, "20, " " Lots li, 7 and 8, block 21, sub-division 1.182 .. " 7, Sand H, ". 22, " " .. " 3 and 4, block 31, sub-division 1.18*2...... Block A, sub-division 1.182 TOWN OP CRESTON. Lot II, block 41, sub-division 1.525 " 8, " -45, " ��������. S 12 ft; lot8, block 19a, sub-clivision I/.25...... Lot 8, illock 49, sub-division 1.525 " 14, " 50, " "....- " 4, '��� 35, " . "....;....... 7 TOWN OF KITCHENER. Lot 7, block 1, sub-division 2540 " .8, " 1, " " Lots 11 and 12, block 1, sub-division 2510 Lot 0, block 3, sub-division 2510 ������'" 7, " 3, " " Lots 8 and il, block 3, sub-division 2540 SUBDIVISIONS OF LOT 812, GROUP 1 40 acres, block 27, sud-divtsion' 1.812 10 " " 2S, " " 10 " " 29, " . ���''.'��� 10 "; " 30, '��� �� ........ SUBDIVISIONS OF LOT 891, GROUP. 1. SO acres, block 21 and 22, sub-division 1.891..... .1 12100, SUBDIVISIONS OF LOT 892, GROUP 1. 10 acres, block 19, sub-division 892 Interest lllil I 3D 7D 3D ���15 Costs and 10.\- pciises Total 1-71)"*, ��� 115(1 ���inn !. Sin 9|Kl - Subdivision of Lot 4,70 I '.Hi, (I. I. 5 [55^ 1 'I1'0 I 20 o 00 ISO"! 320 .'���.-. .i (HI "i f>;"i . 1 00 20 ���> 00 ii.'so 280 311 ���> 00 510 1 00 20 >t 00 3 80 2180 itU ���> 00 10 280 3D 2 00 5 10 140 15 ���> 1)0 :i ���>;, 580 05 ���> 00 s 45 20 00 o 25 2 00 24 25 280 30 ��> 00 5 10 500 115 *�� IH) 8 25 140 15 2 00 3 ;>;> 240 3D ��> DO ���I 70 2*80 30 ���> 00 ;> 10 3lU0 3D ���i 00 ;> 35 280 30 ���> IK) 5 10 2 80 30 ���> 00 5 10 <; 40 70 2 00 il II) ;> 00 .).'} ���> 00 7 55 1 20 15 ����� DO 3 ���W 1 20 15 ���> 00 3 35 2 80 3D ���> IK) f, 10 T 00 10 ���> 00 3 11) 80 10 ���t DO ���i 90 i 20 15 ��� > 00 3 35 i 21) 15 ���> 01) 3 :i5 i SO 20 ���* 00 4 01) ��� 0(1 10 2 (HI 3 10 80 10 *> 00 ����� 9(1 i 00 10 o IMI ~\ 10 ., 00 25 2 00 I 25 i 00 10 2,00 3 10 i 00 20 200 3 SO 80 10 2 00 2 90J Subdivision of Lot 58a, (I, 1. /' I 20 15 o 00 3 :ita ;> 20 00 o (HI 7 m ;i 20 00 <> DO i HI) 3 20 35 ���> 00 ;) ?>?* 1 00 III ��> 00 3 10 1 00 20 2 00 3 80, 3 20 35 ���> 00 5 55 3 20 35 o 00 i *' 55 I 80 55 o 00 7 35 1 35j I 80 55 ,1 00 7 1!00 10 2 00 3 00 05 - ���> 00 0 00 05 ���) 00 ��� ���> .1 00 20 ���> 00 ���:.- 3 80 10 ���> 00 ') 4 00 45 . ���> 00 0 Subdivisions Lot 182 (!. 1. ��� lo-*, ' ' . - 05- , ���/-;. IK! ���('.Creston. Suliclivis- S0 1" ions Lot 525, G.I. 90 I 45 51) |" 32 03 ����� 00 "2 32 03 '} 00 2 80 10 2 00 0 SO 10 0 00 0 89 10 .;-. -2 00 2 1. 00 20 2 00 3 35 I 90 i 90 ( 90 !K)(/Kitt!liencr. Su'bd'Ir' ���10 i visions Lot 25111, G. t. (i 00 05 u 2 00 8 0 (Ml 05 ���j 00 8 0 00 05 0 00 8 0 00 05 2 00 8 1'35|| 210011 05 I Subdivisions of Lot IK I '812, CI. 1. 05J ��� . 151354 Subdivisions of Lot -| / 891, G. 1 35 acres in sec. 1, Tp. 15, 1.1237.. * (1 ��� 1, " 15, " .. 327 ��� "1 11 < 0 " 13, M_3l>.. 100 II " ��� 1, 5, 8, 9, Tp 15, I and 33, Tp. 17, 1237 113 " tt ' 28 1.1242 ... TOWN OF YMIR Lotf 1 mil 2 bloc ���k 7, Tp. 17, 1.12 12,110.... Lot 1, bloek 9,' 'p. 17, 1.1242, 11U It ���>t 11 9, " 17, " " " 13, " 11, " 17, " " " 1-1. 11 n, "' 1.7, '���: " " 10, 11 12, " 17, " " - (I 11, it 17, " 17, " ." ��� ". i;t, ��� _ 20, " 17, " " OjOO 651 2 001 8 ���- 132 IB1 0 oo1 3 1 12 13 0 00 3 5 24 00 ����� 00 1 15 00 1 70 . 0 00 18 10 9,5 1 90 0 00, 20 05 \ Subdivisions of Lot' / 892. Lots 10 and 17, block 20, Tp. 17, U242, nil... Lot 20, block 20, Tp. 17, 1.1242, nil " 10, " 21, " 17, " " .......:.. 8, ������ 23, "17, " " 15, block 24, 1.1242, 11O..., "Patterson it Sanderson Patterson it Sanderson.... Hudson, Lizzie O Latham, Arthur Bourgoine, Jos B Johnson, Douglas F Klaveno, Peter Borem.ll it Odair Welch, Thomas Smith, II. B :,.. Saudstcad, Chas Ritchter, August Watson, William Dow, John W..........���....., Selous, Harold Deer Bros Tolmie, R. F. ami Edwards, Copeland, D. A Wing, Ah Tu mer, Job n A Mclennan, Duncan Fennel, Mrs. Ml L Chambers, W. L Talt.it Paterson Chambers, W. L White, Mrs. Elizabeth Albano, J Klaveno.Mrs. Lizzie Olcson, Swan Strickland, Wm. K Henderson, Murdock A ��� I. W, 0, '9, " 25, " 25, 11, ' " 25, 12, " 25, ���I, " .20, U. " 2(1, 12, " 2(1, Lot LotsJ5_nndaO,ablock-2U,=I,1242,Jiri-v-vv=i-:=:-.-.-.=.'.=; " 1 " 2, " 27, " " " 15 " 1(1, " 27, " " " . !l " 2, " 28, " Lot 11, block 28, 1.1242, 110 ���' 12, " 29, "��� " ' 3, " G, " " Lot I.,.block, 3, Tp. 11, 1:8, r.1237 '' II, '��� I, " 14, " " ' 13, " 4, " 14, " " . ' 8, ' ���"��� -10, " 14, " " Lots 9 and 12, block 10, Tp. 14, 118 1.1237 Lot 0, block, 11, Tp 14,118,1.1237 '��� 1,1, " 11, " 14, " " ' 5.24.G1,100 acres ' 2512 GI, 145 acres ' 1315 (il, 18(1 acres ��� 873 (II, 420 acres ; Illock 1, Ia, 2 and 3, sub. lot 222, 15 acres N, IC. corner block II, sub-division 222, 5J ac Lot 229 Gl, 73 acres TOWN OP SALMO. Lot 20, block I, suli-dlvlslou I, 20I!a " 0, " 5, " " " LotsU'and 13, block 5, siib-divislon i.lIMIa. " 1 " 2, " 12, ��� , '* I' " I", " 12, Lot 23, block 13, suh-dlvlslon 1. 200a Lolsll 11111I 12, block 14, sub-division 1.200a. Lot 17, block.29, sub-dlvislon 1,200a " II, ' " C, ������ " " " 12, " C, " 13, " J), ;, ���is; ll'-'l 132 549 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 (HI, IX)! 00' 00, OO' 00 MX) 2 00 2 00 2 00 2 00 2 (HI 2 00 I 2 00 2 00 2 00 2 00 2 0(1 2 00 2(H) I 2 OO 2 1)0 2 0(1 -2 00 2 0U 2 00 2 00 i0 !5 80 80 SO Ymlr. Subdivisions Lot 1243, G. 1. 70/ 00*) 9:1 III III 1'5 111 (II \) Ymlr. 09 40 05 *> 00 it ���\ri\ tj 40 30 200 4 70 80 10 ��� '2 00 - ����� IK) 8(1 III 2 00 �� !>> so Hi 1 2 III) ���J !'(. 4(1 05 2 1)0 1' ���15 81 10 2 no 1* 00 ���1 ' 05 . ���* IMI ���> ���15 (ill 05 2 1111 ^ 05 00 05 ���> 00 ���) lM 40 05 ��� 2 00 - ���if,; Salmo. Siibdlvlsion Lot 2(i0a, (I. 1. Dated at Nelson, B. C, October 29th,'1903. ROBERT A. RENWICK, Assessor and Collector, Nelsoii District,' West' Kobtenay. REISTERER & G2 OF LAGER BEER AND PORTER Put up in Packages to Suit the Trade Brewery and Offlce: Latimer Street, Nelson, B C. ��������� TIMBER NOTICE. Notice is hereby given-that, thirty days from date I intend to apply to the.honorable the chief commissioner of lands and works ut Victoria, B.. C, for a special timber license to cut and carry away timber from the following described land: Commencing at a post marked M.E.K. southeast corner post, situated on the west side of Slocan lake, said post is planted on the line of Alex.' McKay's west boundary line, thence west 80 chains, thence north 80 chains, thenco east 80 chains,, thence south 80 chains to place of com-, niencement, containing 040 ucres. ; Dated, Bopt.:-2,1903. ��� M.-E. KOCH ^Certificate of Improvements. NOTICE. The Alhambra Fractional Mineral Claim, situate in the Nelson Mining Division of West Kootenay District. Whore located : On tho wdst slope of Gold Hill, on Eagle creek. i Take notice, thatl, Peter Edmond Wilson, Freo Miner's Certificate No. B80757, as agent for John F. Swedberg, Free Miner's Certificate No. 58282, intend, sixty days from the date hereof, to apply to the mining recorder for a certificate of improvement, for the purpose of obtaining a crown grant of the above claim. And further take notice that action, under sec-; tion 37, must be commenced before the issuance of such certificates of improvements. Dated this 19th day of September, A.D. 1903. | P. E. WILSON. Certificate of Improvements. NOTICE. ���' Rand Land Corinthian mineral claims, situate in thc Goat Kiver mining division of West Kootenav district. Where located : On the east side of Kootenay lake, at the mouth of Crawford ; Take Notice that I, John McLatchie, acting as ' agent for C. G. Major, official administrator llrustee of the estate of R. D. Munro), Luzetla Field, free miner's certificate'No. B48247, and Charles M. Field',' free' miner's certificate No.' BI824G, intend, sixty days from the date hereof,. ,to apply to thc mining-recorder for certificates of improvements, for the purpose of obtaining "crown grant's to the.above claims.'.". And further take notice that action, under section 37, must be commenced before the.issuance of such certificates bf improvement's. " Dated this 4th day of September, A.D. 1903. - ' ��� JOHN 'McLATCHIE. Certificate, of Improvements. NOTICE. "Agness" mineral claim, situate in the Nelson mining division of West Kootenay district. Where located : Near the Arlington Mine, Erie.- Take Notice that 1, John D. Anderson, P. L. S., of Trail, B.C., agent for William Connolly, free miner's certificate No.- ,��� B58512, and Edward Walshe, free miner's certificate No. B75499, Intend, sixty days from the date hereof, ,to apply to the mining recbrder for a certificate of improvements, for the purpose of obtaining a crown grant to the above claim. ������ ��� ' And further take notice that action, under section 37, must be commenced before the issu- . ance of such certificate of improvements. 'Dated this 2nd day of September, A.D. 1003. ��� J. D.ANDERSON. ��� '���_? ,.7 The Nelson Tribune 3>k ��&& ���IM!-5 :$-��- *"#\^ ���1M�� ^_>(^- ���IM? ���1M? ���IM? -&& ���IM!-- ���IM? :$& ���IM? -&& '���IM? =$#* ���1W-- =&&-* ������iW? 3M* ���IM? -JM* #)? '���1M?-1M?-1M?1M?-1M?-1M?-1M?-1M?-^ '������ ____w e Great Northern Mines, Ltd. A Consolidation of the Following Gold Properties: >_*���&������ ���1M?' ���W ���-1M?- =&<&������ ���1M?; ���w ���IM? ���1M?' ���1M?.. �����JMfc ���IM?- ���IM? 4Mk ,-1M? ������&&��� ���IM?' ���1M? <$& ���1M? 4M* ���IM? 3M��'' ���IM? 4M�� ���IN?' 4M�� ���IM? 4Mfc' ���5W?' ���4Mfc ���1M? 4V_t* ������JW- The Lucky Jack Group: Poplar Creek The Swede Group: Poplar Creek The Oyster-Criterion Group: Fish River and Pool Creek The Imperial Group: Fish River and Pool Creek The Lade Group: Gainer Creek The Strathcona Group: Silver Cup Mountain Twenty-One Claims of Valuable Gold Mining Property. CAPITAL*: 4l>500,000 i In Shares of tfce Par "Value of One Dollar DIRECTORS W. B. POOL, President of the Ophir-Lade'Mining.-Syndicate, Limited, Ferguson. W.'P. COCHRANE, The Cochrane Ranc he Co., Ld., Macleod, Alberta. P. W. GODSAL, Ranche Owner, Cowley, Alberta. ��� ,T. J. YOUNG, M.L.A., President, The Herald Co., Ld., Calgary, Alberta. T. KILPATRICK-, Superintendent, C. P. R., Revelstoke, B. C. E. M. MORGAN, Locator of the Lucky Jack Mine, Poplar, B. C. JAMES LADE, Mine Superintendent, Camborne, B. C. B. CRILLEY, Assitant Manager Ophir-L ade Mining Syndicate, Ld., Ferguson. HEAD OFFICE .'. BRANCH OFFICES BANKERS SOLICITOR AND SECRETARY FERGUSON, B. C. .Poplar Creek, B. C, Camborne, B. C. . Imperial Bank of Canada, Ferguson, Robert Hodge, Ferguson, B. C. '������ ' The promoters of the Great Nor the feel that they-are presenting a proposit of mining,"and'-one in which- the few w. ���-.allotted to them may well;feel that the ������"est .gold mines ever discovered'. ... y ".'"'Every man who reads has heard of of the Lucky Jack, at Poplar Creek. T should have lain for.years on a well-kn dreds of prospectors���even having a rai at last by the men from whom this Co It is a case of truth being stranger tha The Company's second acquisition, t smith and Gold .Hill claims, (oyer 100 a bigger and richer property. It is an accepted fact among minin . duce more than two or three great min 'three great gold properties, and the Gr '"of.them. '..",... rn Mines, Limited, have every reason to ion whicli stands unique in the history ho" are*-fortunate enough to have shares y have an interest in some of the rich- the sensation created by the discovery hat a claim of such unheard of richness- own line of travel,,passed over by hun-; lroad built through, it���to be discovered mpany- bought it, is almost incredible, n fiction, y. . ��� he Swede-Group, comprising the Gold- cres), is, in.the opinion of .many, an even g men that a camp does not usually pro- es. In .the Poplar Creek camp there are eat Northern Mines, Limited, owns two A tunnel 112 feet; long has been run of the ore shipped to the smelter gave Frequent assays of. ore- from 'other' par; firmed this high valued running from $ as high as $11,340 to the torn. '������--.-. The property is traversed by a mai several smaller veins; carrying high val to the rich ores of Cripple Creek, Color promoters were satisfied from assays, d gation, that they had a property as rich account of the distance from transport- they decided to let it'lie "until a'more co acquired other gold claims' from which and a'shaft sunk on the ore. Five tons returns of $1,100 to the ton; in free gold. ts .of thejclaims. have more'than cbn- 200 to!^,200, and Wm picked samples n ledge, eight to twelve feet wide, and ues in free gold and ^ telluride, similar ado. .In: the Lade Group the present evelopment work and thorough investi- as any in British Columbia;;-but on tation; and the'altitude '(over 8;000 feet) nvo'nient season', and in the meantime .'���quicker'returns.could.'be obtained. A eOINSOLvIDATIOIN '-���- -The promoters of this Company ha famous Nettie L. and Silver Cup mines experience of nearly, ten years mining a which time they have organized several able properties, in each case with marke Having acquired several of the mos British Columbia, the promoters decid organized company, and place on the m block of the stock at par. Hence this 7 The/consolidation includes the folio -'described'in another part'of this pros ve in the past successfully operated;the in the Lardeau. They can point to'ah. nd prospecting in this district, during" companies, and. developed many valu-.' d'success. ���'���'���'.'' t notable free milling gold groups in ed to consolidate them in one big, solidly arket, for a limited time only, a small prospectus. -, ' . ��� wing properties, which are more fully pectus: ' ' *_ Gaitier Creek: Property ��� No. 1.���OLIVE MABEL GOLDENVILLE -FOUNDATION ANNIE L. : OPHIR ' * TWO-AND-A3-IALF.' k ���^ -EAMOUS=^--^ul Crown granted; partially developed; contain rich, free-milling and telluride ore. ���> ���. '0~ =Sur-voyed-fO--Grown-Grant.-'--'"---J-^==r Pish0 Creek Properties No. 2���OYSTER ' ' ' ' CRITERION ' MASCOT GOLD BUG No. 3.���ROSSLAND . IMPERIAL ���'.'������ BALFOUR Claims all Crown Granted; developed, and stamp mill, etc., erected, ready to mine and pay dividends this year. Crown Granted and partially developed; adjoining above group and Eva mine. Ferguson Property No. No. -STRATHCONA. TRIUNE FRACTION Assessments completed to date, j. Poplar Creek Properties -LUCKY JACK 'LUCKY THREE LITTLE PHIL No,. (���.���GOLDSMITH: GOLD HILL ' Surveyed, and Crown Grants applied for. Will bo Crown Granted as soon as possible. THE COMPANY'S POLICY It is the intention of the Company to actively develop all these valuable properties and sell such of them.as they do not wish to mine: themselves, either to outside capitalists or to subsidiary companies to be formed by the parent Company, the proceeds going to the shareholders of the Great Northern'Mines., Limited. < ' . ' ' ' ... ..".���-���.'......��� Description of Property No. 1, embracing seven claims (a claim is about 52 acres) and well known throughout the province as Ihe Lade Group, is situated on Gainer'Creek, 14 miles above Ferguson. A Complete _Vline : *- ��� ��� . * , ��� ��� No. 2, consisting of seven claims,-has been purchased from the Ophir-Lade Mining Syndicate','anil is a gold mine in full working order. It is situated on Fish River and Pool Creek, 1500 feet above Camborne, and only six miles from a daily steamboat lapding at the head of Arrow Lake. On this property, the Ophir-Lade Syndicate has completed,'at a cost of about $24,000, 1500 feet of tunnels, cross cuts and other development work. It has also, at an approximate cost of $35,000, installed one of the most complete and best constructed outfits of machinery in the province, including a 10-stamp' Fraser & Chalmers' quartz mill, rock crusher, Frue vaiiners, air compressor and drills, aerial tramway, two Peiton water wheels (300-horse power), assay office, and all necessary buildings.' For a description^ of this property, the Directors have pleasure 'in; referring to the report of Mr. A.-H. -Gracey,'mining engineer; of Nelson, made in 1901. At that time Mr. Gradeywas Manager of the Evaymine7y Space does not allow the reproduction of liis report in full, butthe "following extracts will give a fair idea of this property: '���:..-. v ,. / ..-" ; '*-' '���-. I GEOLOGY. .; ..;"��� ������. !,-.. "The country;roc*k of the neighborhood is metamorphic in character,'"but" may be.called in general a talc schist, with probably some chlorite present. A belt of this formation' extends many mil es in an East and West direction, and, so far, the free gold 'discoveries in this district are mostly confined to this belt. - VEINS AND CHARACTERISTICS. The tramway and air pipe of the Oyster-Criterion run over the prop-rty, and the Eva tramway cuts across one corner. The whole of Lexington Mountain is a mass of ledges of free milling quartz, and the Great Northern Company have every reason to believe they own one of the richest portions of the hill. ��� ��� ., ��� A meeting of the shareholders of the Ophir-Lade Syndicate is being called to formally ratify the sale of that company's property to the Great Northern. Two Potential Claim*. No. 4 property consists of the Strathcona full claim, and the,Triune fraction, lying on Silver Cup-Mountain, near Ferguson, between the - Triune and the Cromwell, both of v'hich have been proved by extensive work to be rich in gold. The Triune has shipped a large amount of ore, averaging about $240 to the ton. The Cromwell has made-a shipment to ftie Trail smelter, reprer senting 13 days' work for two men, and yielding as follows: Gold, 5.76 oz per ton. Total value (after deducting 5 per cent.) $722.53 Silver, 18.1 oz. per ton. Total value, (after deducting 5 per cent) 71.24 . .. Exposed on-the property at the pre 'free gold bearing quartz,, which have 1) ;etc., forlconsiderabje distances. The Oy :N: 60 degree's W!.anci:pitches into the ni the horizontal; .-It has a width, where"e portion.of which is solid quartz. �� v ���-' "The Criterion* vein (on the Criter cuts f or a-'distance .of about 400 feet. T netic), and the surjace cuts show a wi vein is composed of solid quartz, .carry ated. at some points with a little iron assays are of samples carefully taken f "1. Average chipped across both en "2. Average ore from bottom of sha "3. Average chipped acro-sbig cu "4. Average chipped across cut No ton. There are in this cut some rich se included in sample. * "Selected samples from these cuts g $2,601.40 per ton. ' "A large amount of exceedingly ri point where the shaft is being sunk. ..- -"Intersecting this gold bearing__qu iron from 12 inches to 24 inches wide, and is particularly well defined and re give values as follows: sent time are two well defined veins of een opened up on the'surface by cuts, ster.vein (on the Oyster claim) strikes ountain at an angle of 57 degrees from xposed, of from 8 to 25 feet, a large ion claim) has been exposed by open he strike is due East and West (mag- dth of vein of from 3 to 17. feet.. The ing its chief values in free gold, associ- pyrites and galena. The following romthis vein by myself: ds at collar of shaft, $18 gold per ton. ft, $21.60, t, 17 feet wide, $4.50 per ton. . 3, 4 feet wide, solid quartz, $3,20. per ams showing free gold, which are not aye. assays . running from $478.20 to ch ore has been found, especially at the ai'tzyyeinJs'asmaller vein of galena and^ ���'���"'.This'has'.been stripped for over 60 feet gular. Average.-samples of this vein Gold $22.80 Silver......... .25.2.oz. :���-������- ���--��� Lead .;. 27.6 per cent. "Although these veins are not developed to any extent, they are all' exceptionally promising, especially the Criterion vein. They are all well defined and. witli'every appearance of permanency, and warrant a thorough development. "The facilities for cheap mining ami milling aire excellent. /The veins can be worked to depths of hundreds of feet from tunnel levels. There is an abundance of timber suitable for all mining purposes on the properly, while, for power purposes a record for 300 miners' inches of wafer has been secured In Pool Crock al. the foot of tho mountain." Imi-nediate Returns Expected In the course of a few days it is expected that Iho stamp mill at this mine will lie producing bullion in* nufficiont quantity lo pay Immediate dividends. Another Good Property No. 3. The Imperial, Balfour and Rossland claims, lying on Lexington' mountain, immediately between three working mines, Ihn Kva. the Cholla, the Oyster-Criterion. There arc on the property three well defined quartz ledges, showing free gold on tlio surface.��� A i"0-foot tunnei'bus been run on the Imperial. It is run on the ledge and free gold was encountered throughout tis entire length. / '.���'; . ������' . . ' The large amount of development work done both on the Eva and Oyster- Criterion had proved that, the rich gold values on this mountain continue and even improve with depth. At the 700-foot level on the Eva. close to the line of this group, some of the richest op; on the mountain has beet* struck. The workings of both of these well known mines'are close to the property of the Great Northern. The main ledges on the property.run into tho Oyster-Criterion ground. Smelting charges $798.97 79.22 Net Proceeds $714.55 The Great Lucky Jack No. 5. The Lucky Jack has been so has created such a sensation in mining ing mining journals, that the directors f further. The group comprises three cl Creek, and with the Lardeau branch of through it. --������ No-less-than seven ledges have bee The main ledge, containing the phe the world, cuts the mountain vertically, tunnel.is now being run at the lowest w ��bei- 12th it was in50 feet, and the ore h , values throughout. Timber, water power, tunnelling sit economical mining are at hand. It is interesting to note that the m placer gold in the sixties and from the a large quantity of gold was taken ou to locate the source of the gold. ������' ���' The company has already taken ste sary machinery for quickly mining out verting it into dividends for the share much talked of since its discovery, and circles, being described in alt the lead- eel it almost unnecessary to say much aims, situated at the mouth of Poplar the Canadian Pacific Railway running n discovered on it,'all carrying free gold, nomehal showing 'which has astonished and is from 18 inches-to 6 feet wide. A orkable point on the ledge. On Septem- as been found to retain its sensational es, and every natural advantage for outh of Poplar Creek was mined for amount of work done, it is evident that t, but it remained for the present owners ps to instal a stamp mill and all neces- the wealth of the Lucky Jack and con- holders. * Last But Best No. 6. Though enough has been said in the foregoing to satisfy even the most sceptical, there is still better to follow. Words,fail to describe the phenomenal richness of the "Swede" group. Briefly, however, it may be stated, that it consists of two full claims, the Goldsmith and Gold Hill, being a continuation' of the Lucky" Jack and lying higher up on the mountain, thus furnishing better tunnelling sites and enabling the ledges to be mined to a depth of nearly-2000 feet, without sinking. There are, as far as known to date, nearly a dozen ledges on the claims;, carrying from an ounce to over a hundred thousand dollars per ton in free gold and besides this, there are rich deposits of galena and telluride on the claims, as .indicated by the following certificate given by Mr. J. McLellan, assayer, of "Poplar1and-Ti'out-Lake"Gity7^after^test-ing"the"ore:^-^*;^- = Gold ozs. Silver, ozs. ' Total value per ton. Value. per ton. Value. per ton. Galena, etc 24.02 $180.40 90.70 $50.79 $531.19 ��� ��� Telluride ore from the Lucky J*ack and Swede groups, assayed by Mr. McKillop, assayer, of Nelson, gave ret urns of from $1700 to $fi.r)IO. Statements Accurate The promoters of this company are and occupying such positions that the with any other than legitimate mining Every statement In this prospectii ledge of their responsibility as direclo active and legitimate mining for many gone tomorrow. They expect to slay w tish Columbia what shft Is destined to tries of the world. In the expectation of making the G mining companies on the continent, th into this consolidation. Not. a single c The expense of operating and man especially as thc same economical melh ized the promoters of the Ophir-l-ade a them to achieve signal success in the men well known in Western Canada, y cannot afford to connect thoir names ventures, s is made advisedly, with a full know- i*b. The promoters have engaged in years. They are not here today and itli mining, and assist in making Iirl- be���one of the great est mining coun- reat Northern one of the strongest ey have thrown all their gold properties Ialm or Interest has been held back, agement will be comparatively sinaW, ods will prevail which havo character- nd Nellie 1^., and. which have enabled past. Strictly L_imitecl The company will under no consideration sell more than one hundred thousand shares, and the proceeds will be used strictly for development purposes and paying for plant and machinery. The shares are of the par value of one dollar, and aro offered for a limited time only at that figure. They are fully paid, non-assessable, and carry no further liability whatever. The directors reserve the. right, to allot shares according to priority of application, or in the event of thc sh ares being over subscribed, to allot them pro rata. APPLICATION Application for shares, accompanied by payment in fall, should be made to the Imperial Bank of Canada,! or the Secretary of the Company, Ferguson, B.C. ��� ; FERGUSON, .B:C.:, "September 21, -'11903. - i| ������^���?A*'-#N*?A^^ A The Nelson Tribune The J* JL Ashdown Hardware Co., Ltd* Importers and Dealers in Shelf and Heavy HARDWARE Tinware and Graniteware Stoves and Ranges BAKER ST. Fire Brick, Fire Clay, Portland Cement, T-Rails, Ore Cars, Sheet Steel, Crescent, Canton and Jessop's Drill Steel : : : : : -NEUSOIN Honey IPUREf CALIFORNIA Honey In J -lb Glass Jars 25c j. A. IRVING & CO. Groceries and Provisions Houston Block, Nelson. Preserving Peaches j We are now receiving regular -consignments of the J Crawford Freestone Peach direct from Wenatchee. Prices X have touched rock bottom for this season, so do not de- X lay in ordering your supply. X J. Y. Griffin & Co., Limited. \ ========== NELSON, B. C. ====== \ ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������^������������^������������'^������������������������^ MORLEY & CO. Wholesale and Reta.il Booksellers and Stationers (Artists' Materials Engineering and Mining Books Typewriters cMimeographs 'Photographic Supplies ^Musical Instruments ' We have just received two large consignments of Toilet Soaps Domestic and 1 .___{_ f ft 5_ft I Perfumed MOM V3& PER BOX and Unscented 5)0(0 0)0(0 . The best in assortment and quality ever brought into the Kootenays. We have a few.-sample cakes of "In- , fant's Delight" left, to be given away. The only soap ��� for the baby. SEE OUR WINDOW JL A* Kirkpatriek & Go., Od. Wholesale and Retail Groceries, Crockery and Glassware P.O. Box 495 Aberdeen Block, Nelson Telephone 8 ^ Kootenay Coffee Co. Dealers ln Coffee, Teas, Spices, 'Bating, Powder, and' Flavoring Extracts. OUR GOODS *re pttre anci selec^ed from the best in the various ._������-..��� : .. ,,--: lines. In order to get the best, please buy from us direct, and -fe*- guarantee satisfaction. cAddress, Kootenay Coffee Co. Nelson, -���. New and Second-Hand G^ods of every description bought and...sold..<,Sfje,our Crockery-and Glassware. ' - .'���' ���'*'"'���.* ';���'' ���.;'��� -.-'. -' - -w* ,<#'..���. .'��� WESTERN CANADIAK< EMPLOYMENT AGENCY ��� :���'.'.,' ���-'-������ '-"I ' .' Goods Ranted - First-Class Warehouse For Storage Baker Street/.West, Next to C.P.K. Ticket Office Phone'-BIA '���'���'������' P.O. Box 588 NEARING HIS FINISH Aguinaldo is right now. He has got enough I There arc many people in this town that know when (hey have hud enough of poor laundry work on llielr linjn, and they turn to us for relief. It Is a pleasure to a man to see the exquis- ilccolor nnd IInlull that wo have put ou his shirt collars and cuffs when sent out from this laundry. Kootenay Steam Laundry 820 Water St. Telephone 1-46 NELSON STEAM LAUNDRY Work done by hand or machine, and on short notice. Delivery wagon calls for and delivers work every day ln the week-. MEM-HAM' TAILOR FRONT STKEKT NELSON, _. c Blankets, Flannels, Curtains, etc., a specialty. Dyeing-and Cleaning also done. Outside orders promptly attended to. PAUL, iNIPOU, Proprietor. P.O. Box 48 Corporation of the City of Nelson. Electric Light Rates Electric light rates for the month of October are now due and payable at the City Office. If paid on or before tlie 15th instant, a rebate of 10 per cent will be allowed. By order, D. C. McMORRIS, October 3is(, hxj3. j . City Clerk, We have a La*ge Shipment of Center Tables and Leather Chairs in Oak Not Expensive and good Values. Tables at $*.50, $2.00, $2.50, $3.00, $3.50, $4.00 and up. Cobbler Seat Rockers Medium Prices. Pictute Framing a Specialty ONE OF OUK WARKROOMS ' D. J. Robertson & Co. F.vtniiute Dealers and Funeral Difectofs Baker Street, Nelson. �����-?(^-I*5_^-K^,^*p9*w v-?_&*P^&-PvA*Pv0 Job Printing We Use Gumption as well as the best papers and inks iu the execution of your orders-��� they will not be misunderstood. Quick dispatch given out-of-town work. W. H. JONES Madden Building NKI.SON, B.C. CTUfOlCP ���'���' Tackett Cigar Go's \ Monogram iJATJLV-/ __*..!__ �� ��� Union Label Cigars f Marguerite George E. Tcckett's Cigarettes -j Karnack Only Union-Made Clum-ette in Canuila ) T. & B. w. j. McMillan & co. WHOLESALE GROCERS Agents foi" British Columbia. Vancouver, B.C. WhoIesaIe Provisions ���^Produce and Fruits ( R. A. Rogers <& Co., Ld., Winnipeg Representing J iv. K. Fairbank Co., - Montreal ( Simcoe Canning Co., - Simcoe Office nnd Wnrehouse, ^Josephine Street -Nelson, B. C�� Cash Advanced on Consignments Jacob Green & Co* Auctioneers, Appraisers, Valuators General Commission Agents Corner of linker and Josephine Street. NELSON, B.C. Sewing Machines/Pianos FOR RENT and FOR SALE Old Curiosity Shop, Josephine Streel Nelson, B..C. P. Burns & Co Wholesale and Retail Meat Merchants NOTICE In the matter of an application for a duplicate of n certificate of title to lot H, block 8, in Kaslo City (map 3'J3- Notice is hereby given Unit it is my intention to issue at the expiration of one month from the first publication hereof a duplicate of the certifl - cate of title to the above mentioned lot (1, block 8, in Kaslo City (map 3113), in the names of Thomas Devlin and Adam Muckay. which certificate is dated the 2'lrd day of September, 18!-, and numbered 15404a. II. 1* MACLKOI), District Registrar. Land Registry Office, Nelson, _. C, 1st October, 100.. Head Office and Cold Storage Plant at IVelson. BRANCH MARKETS at Knslo, Ymir, Sandon, Silverton, Revelstoke, New Denver, Cascade, Trail, Grand Forks, Greenwood, Midway, Phoenix, Rossland. Slocan City, Moyie, Cranbrook, ���einc ���*IJs;ji;I^jJ0jjjtANCH j-ARKET, BURNS BLOCK, BAKER STREET Orders by mail to any Branch will receive promnt and careful attention. West Kootenay Butcher Company Fresh and Salted Heats. Fish and Poultry in Season. ORDERS BY MAIL lecelve prompt and careful attention. E. C TRAVES, Manager, K.W.C. Block, Nelson