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Copper Crown, situated near Esadores Canyon. has been bonded to Spokane parties for I Steele still continues to giAx* the i most encouraging results, and i assessment work is being\" per- i formed on 'a largo number of claims on AViM Horse creek and lis tributaries. $400,000 IS THE PRICE. $27,, 000. Bill Nye. hart been on Wild llor.vo creek bonded to Spokane parties. ' .- c .It is becoming more and more -tvfriani that tho mining proper- ties siluated in the Fort Steele \ufffd\ufffd -jfistricl, are attracting the atlCn- l'i\ufffd\ufffdn of capital. All the above named properties haA-e been .secured by .Spokane Syndicates. Tfiere are several large deals -under consideration \\\\- Spokane parties, involving the -transfer- imr of a group of fourteen claims '\ufffd\ufffd\ufffdwinch are,situated near the head 'of Wild Horse creek. A group of. claims near Luke creek has also been secured. ' , Sullivan Group: Sullivan stock us quoted at l(U cents at Spokane with ,'but few shares .on 'the. ',market. A n Paris Exhibition Group.' ^ \/This property was worked steadily all last, summer, and will fa*j operated again in the spring; it. is owned by a Victoria syndicate, and locally handled by Geo. G. BushbyA The. group is situated on a branch of Six-Mile creek, and is on cthe same lead as the Lady Ann group. The ore is galena,, carrying from $40 to SOO'ih silver raid load. Owing'to the difficulty of. securing a good site oivtho < l*vad where it appears on the surface, 'it Avas found necessary1 to cross cut at ,a considerable distance below, then tap the lead, a funnel ISO feet in ,lenglh was driven, and the owners'expect to reaelrthe main ore body atQa depth of 2o0 feet\/ beloAv, tho surface shoAviugs.- Very little difficulty* Ayill- ,'be experienced, in getting' out ore, ,a-s !*\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd can 1)C taken doArn the mountain Neither by road or aericl trauiAvay. In a j St. Eugene Groux> Bonded to a ! Scotch Syndicate Moyie, Queen | of the Hills, and Lake Shore to i Follow in Line. [' ft is reported that a Scolch I syndicate has bonded the St. Eu- Igcne \ufffd\ufffdroup of mini's. The figures jure wH 10,000. The syndicate are i trying to. and possible will, se- icure the' Moyie. Queen of the Hills, aiid Lake Shore claims.. Leslie Uill and A. P\\ Schnei- jder. mining exports for ihe'syndicate, finished their oxumina- tion of ihe above named claims,, and ,lett on Tuesday, Mr. Hill for London, England,' and , Mr. Schneider for Ncav York city. The St. Eugene group of njines situated on Moyie lake wosl of Fort .Steele, is undoubtedly 'one of the greatest silver-lead properties in British Columbia. The St. Eugene group consists of the St. Eugene aud St. Peter, Iavo full claims, and the Rose and Loretto fractions: both fractions having an area of about one-half of one claim. On the ^'St'. Eugene and St. Peter the vein is exposed by mauy openings on tho -surface for a distance of 900 'feet. In one place on the hillside the vein \ufffd\ufffd\ufffdis stripped for a distance of IfiO feet, showing a continuous body of sralena with an average width of six feet. Development work consists of 1,200 feet of tunnels and shafts. About 000 feet of this work has beenlr in\" ore, and has yielded '5po0 tons. On'the.dump there is about I '200 toiis of first ,'chiss clean ore. and 800 tons of second class. The clean ore Avill average 7)2 ozs.in silver and (W per cent lead., ' The present OAvners,are John A. Finch, James Groniu, R. O'- Ncil and others of Spokane. 0 : pleased with the outlook of Kimberley. H. W. Drew has finished putting, up 200 tons of ice. The furniture for the neAV North Star hotel is expected here in a very short time as it is on the road between Winnipeg and Port, Steele. A grand opening Avill be given on or about the 1st of April. * , BOSTOCK AT FOE.T STEELE. '.Atraight line the mine is only :\"> miles from the river, and S miles from Fort Steele. The company have erected a large building, and have everything necessary for the immediate resumption of \ufffd\ufffd\ufffdwork as soon as1 the season Avill permit. , ' ; There are several good properties situated on Six-Mile,' among \".tho most important is tlie Lady Ami and' Copper Maid groups, r-uuive work Avill be commenced .oa both of these properties during the coming spring. A Big' Deal, i' We learn that the property lo- '''hated by. Wfn. Violet, .1. \\V. Wheeler, and several other par- lies: consisting ,ol\" a block of t'oorteen . claims, situated on Quartz creek, near the head of4 Moulder creek, has been .secured Jbv a Spokane syndicate, and Mfocked for $:j, 000,000. \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd The contact on Avhich the locations 'hitA'o beeu made runs through the district from Rlk I'ivo.r north, and varies from a mile to two miles in width. The formation is slate, granite, porphyry, quartz and lime, and large veins are found traversing this .contact in every direction. Large bodies of copper ore covered by a heavy iron cap have be.en found, and many locations made. The surface indications on \ufffd\ufffd\ufffdQuartz creek are very promising the ore carries copper, gold and rfilver: and there are at least .eight different leads running through these claims having a, width of from six to forty feet- There is no doubt but that this portion of the district is destined to be a great, copper camp in the near future, as the remarkable ledges, of groat width, carrying high values in copper, gold and .-silver, many of them under various stages of development, jill land to show that the mines iu this vicinity are sure to ba- fMmti producers and shippers in \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd.the near futur\ufffd\ufffd. Wild Hor\ufffd\ufffde Creole. The development, of the Imlges in the copper bolt; east of Fort \" . Camp Kimberley. Since^tho branch, railway, to Kimberley is practically an assured fact the camp is experiencing considerable activity both in real estate and mining deals. SeA'eral promising properties are getting in shape for extensive development.; among them being the Gem and Stoney. and \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd the Goody fraction: the Noonday,' the Big Dipper group, and the Hidden Hand, on the Sullivan mountain: the Selkirk, Ophir and Gem. oh\" the North Star hill. The double compartment shaft on the North Star is down about IKj feet, and shows indications of the close proxiinity^of an ore body. Considerable , development. Avork is being done on the Buckhorn by driving a tunnel in or'.1. A winze Avill be started in a feAv days aUthe end of the funnel. Work' is pushed Avith vigor on the Sleimvindor.' The ore is of a hard character, but with a double shift of six men headway is made in the tunnel as fast as can be expected. The funnel is in about (i.'i feet and shows a material change in the character of the ore. Copper values are beginning to predominate. The Sullivan company are hoav working full blast on the Hamlet with a day and nighi shift, and are sinking in the No. 1 shaft which 1'oIIoavs the foot Aval I of the load. The shaft continues in ore and is doAvn .\"2 feet. The management expects to start, work again in the No. \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd! shaft, which is about -100 feet north of the No. 1 shaft, in a fe.Av days. A large ore body Avas encountered here at a depth of 28 feet, and Avork Avas lemporariiy suspended in order to erect the hoisting plant. In the town of Kimberley considerable building activity is beginning to show itself. Mr. Esl- mere's office and residence on the corner of Spokane and Deer Park avenue, is completed. Mr. J. M. Carroll has started on hi*, uoav store, and expects to be in with a complete stock on the first of April. Mr. M. A. Beale is erect ing a dwelling house, and several others arc under consideration. The manager of the North Star mine. Mr. N. M. Curran, and Sii]\ufffd\ufffdt. Kellogg, have pur- chaKed .three lots; and are well S. D: Puinpellj' has completed arrangements at Spokane for the slocking of his mineral properly situated on Luke creek for \ufffd\ufffd1,- 000,00(1. The Sunbeam mineral claim, situated on Phillipps creek, has. been sold to a West Kootenay syndicate. ^ :\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd Q The Railway Situation. Messrs. Macleod, Mackenzie and Ericson. of the C. P. R.'wero in Steele on Thursday. 'Mr. Macleod and Mackenzie walked in from Fort Steele junction, looking over the proposed route to Steele. A Pkospkctou ask-' ed the question: '\"When av ill the Fort Steele Bi-anch be constructed T The reply avus: \"T can't say what the company's plans .maybe, but the policy no doubt Avill bo to provide facilities for any and all business the country may haA'e to offer.\" \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd V < The gentlemen A-vo.re very reticent, and nothing could be obtained as to the actual facts in regard to.this important factor. There is no doubt but that it is the intention of the raihvay com- pany.-to commence the construction of the .branch, line into Steele as soon as Ihe season Avill permit.' The Montreal Star has in its issue of Feb. 7th, the following article: ' \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffdTheCanadian Pacific Railway has at last announced its intention regarding the raihvay connection to be given1 to Fort Steele. \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd ' \" A branch J i no Avill leave main the line at a point near Fort Steele junction.' following the meandering of the .Kootenay river to Fort Steele. , Thence by the direct route' to \"Windermere, making connections with,\ufffd\ufffd\ufffdlhc proposed route from Arrow Lake to Windermere. BRITISH COLUMBIA HIBIT. ORE EX- Miniug- Men and Corporative Bodies Unite in Urging the Government to Assist in tlie Matter The Govern men t has never had the opportunity of doing so much good for the mining interests of the province, aud at such a comparatively small expense. A determined effort is being made all- over the Dominion, to induce the Dominion and Provincial governments, to pay tho cost of having a mineral exhibit of Canadian ores at London this year,' and at Ihe Paris Exposition next year. The Provincial' mineralogist. Mr. Robertson, has already the nucleus of a tine hibit, and the mining men of province are ready to assist giving all the samples of necessary, and the benefits pected Avould be hundreds A Resume of the Actions and Objects of Himself and Party. There was a large 'attendance of citizens at the opera house on Saturday evening Avhen Hewitt Bostock. M. P., made an address reviewing the policy and administration of the Liberal party during LIiq past two years. \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd .a. I'. Nelson, president of the Liberal Association of this district, occupied' the chair. He introduced the member for this constituency in felitious terms, and on rising to speak Mr! Bostock was greeted Avith loud applause. He began by sayinir, tnat he Avas gratified to see the great progress that Fort, .Steele had iiiade\ufffd\ufffdduriug the past two years, and that, tliis he was certain was only \"the beginning of'that greater prosperity that was to take place in the immediate future, (applause). , , He complimented the Board of Trade on the breadth of vieAv that they manifested o in 4 all matters of public concern which they had brought before him, they were looking at the general benefit of'tins whole district. He was naturally proud, he said, of the progress that' Liberal, political principals had made iiv-this part of his constituency. c In regard to the improvement of the'Kootenay river, he recognized the necessity of keeping this most important factor of commerce open, and the necessity of lengthening the period,of navigation as much as possible each year. In concluding Mr.\"' Bostock said that in Canada the Canadians'had a splendid heritage,'and he advised those Americans who had come here tp'livc to become citizens of the country so that they would be able to\" exercise the right of franchise'and take a part in the\" direction , of the affairs'of the nation, (loud applause). He then stated that he was ready-to, reply to'any questions on;topics o^interest'to 'the, dis-' trict. ' . ' Messrs.: Harvey, Ede,\" Ross, Watt'and Elton, jnade'a. fe.Av and appropriate suggestions as to the needs of the district, tendering a cordial invitation1 to the member to again visit F^ort Steele on his return from Ottawa. . Dr. Watt, moved a A.-ote_ of thanks to Mr'. Bostock. (loud applause). Mr. Bostock moved a vote of thanks be tendered to the'' chairman. Mr. Nelson. Vhich was carried, (applause). . \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd '' After singing \"God Save the Queen\" the meeting closed. \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd On Sunday Mr Bostock, left for Cranbrook. where he Avill address the citizens of that' town on Monday evening. eminent, to secure the exchange with the utmost dispatch in order that there can be no question of the sovereignty of the United States over the Philippines. It Avill 'be necessary for ihe Spanish government to send a minister to Washington to effect Iho exchange and it,is understood tha't. the minister from the United Slates Avill be selected and on his way'lo Madrid to assume his new duties about the samo time. It is said that up to this time the president has given no consideration to the question of a successor to General Woodford. ll may be positively stated that Mr. Woodford Avill not again be tendered the mission. Immediately after the exchange of ratifications the president will issue a proclamation embodying the treaty. c This proclamation'Avill be the final act of thu drama in which tlie United Sfates and Spain have played the leading roles since Iho destruction of the Maine. It Avill be an announcement to ihe world of the close of the Avar, the independence of Cuba and the acquisition of Puerto Rico and the Philippines by this government. MORE li-IGHTHfG AT MANILA. Marriage.' At the residence of the Rev. ,G. Duncan, Fort Steele, on ex- the oro ex- or thousands of times as great as tho cost. ACTION l!Y Till-.; TOUT KTKKI.K nOAItl) OF TILVDK, At the regular mooting of the Fort Steele Board of Trade, held on Wednesday evening. Dr. Walt moved, seconded by Chas. Est- mere, \"that tho secretary be instructed to Avritu the Minister of Mines, urging the Government to make an adequate appropriation to coA'er expeiisosconnected with having a Provincial Mineral IDx hibit of London tho evening of Thursday 10th Knudt'.J. Higbby. prospector, Fort Steele'aud Ada Sliger, Fort Steele Avere duly united in marriage. Mr. Highby is a native of Noi'Avay and Mrs. Highby. of Highland, AViscousin. Paris British Columbia, ores at this year, and at the Exposition next year. And that the Provincial Mineralogist be instructed to receive and prepare for exhibition all such, ore received. Upon motion of,Dr. AVatt. seconded by Chas. Estmere, the following gentlemen were appointed to assist in collecting suitable ore specimens from the Fori district lor said exhibit: AV. VanArsdalen. AVild Hor.M* creek: Messrs. Kimpton and AVashbnrn, AVind<*rmor\ufffd\ufffd: Steve Young. Perry creek: AV. H. Bishop, Cranston and Sand creelc: E. Small. Moyie. E. A. Elton, secretary. Nelson Bye-Election. Nelson. Feb. 14.\ufffd\ufffd\ufffdJ. Fred Hume, Avas elected today by over L}00 majority. It was a complete Avalk oA'er. and expresses the ap proval by this constituency of the administration and policy of the Government. Spain Notified. Ncav York.---A dispatch to Ihe l-larald from Washington says: Secretary Hay will formally notify the Spanish government tomorrow through the Spanish *i German Consul Concerned. NeAV York.\ufffd\ufffd\ufffdA special to the Herald from AVashinglon says: Rear Admiral Dewey has notified the navy department, that he has captured another, schooner loaded with arms and ammunition intended for Aguiiialdo and, his followers. Information in possession of the authorities is to ,the effect th'atjthe German consul at Hong was concerned in the sale of arms to the Filipinos and this fact may account for their action in keeping the matter \"secret. There is reason to believe, boAveveiv that the matter has been brought unofficially at least, to the attention of the German authorities and that a report .of the, Berlin government, has' declared tlie conviction that it was wholly unaware vof the conduct of,its rep: resehtative. The ^ authorities, feel satisfied'the' German consul Avill not be permitted to.cpntinue his unfriendly coAirsei, This is not the first evidence the authorities shave'1'' obtained showing the unfriendliness, of the Germanconsul.for the_ United States. The state department recently received information that this officer had been instrumental in the purchase by agents of Aguinaldo, from,, a German firm in Hong Kong, of something like .'JO,000 stands of arms and ammunition. Avhich were safely delivered in ,tho Philippines. It scon is. therefore, that through German .agencies the Filipinos are avoII armed. \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd Lf is expected that Great.Britain will take steps to prevent the shipment of arms and ammunition to tho Filipinos from Hong- Kong and it may bo that their prevention will cause the traders in ,Houg Kong to move their wares to Chinese territory, and then ship to the archipelago. It Avill also \"be practicable for the Filipinos to send supplies from Cochin, China. Iloilo Captured. The Americans Repulse the Filipinos at Every Point. TUESDAY XTfJUT'S FIGHT. Manila.\ufffd\ufffd\ufffdLast evening as'the Filipinos at Caloocan were'evidently massing for a night attack upon the American left \ufffd\ufffd\ufffdAving, companies B. C. aud ] of the 2(>th Kansas infantry were ordered to aliaolqan'i drive the sharpshooters \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd from a bamboo jungle in front of tho firing line, where they had caused considerable annoyance all the afternoon. The battalion charged brilliantly driving tho enemy like chaff and lionet rat ing lo the very heart of | Caloocan. j First Lieutenant A. C. Alford, 'us cabled last night, was Killed Avhile leading liis company. He was shot in the forehead Sorgt.,, .lay Sheldon. Company 1, Avas seriously wounded. ' Privates Daniel lioAvitt, Ernest, Fritz. ih John Cillilan and two others, members of Company I J. Avoru slightly Avounded. . Manila, Feb. 10.\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd[loilo is hoav, being bombarded by a portion' of Dewey's- ileet.;' A demand was madoAiy General Miller for i,ts surrender: if\" this demand Avas not complied Avith hiimodiately the instruction^ were Xo begin bombardment. The. Baltimore, Boston -and Petrel are now at Iloilo, and if the'rebels are indiscreet' enough to refuse \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd to lay 'down their urms. the heaA'y.gun.-. of the Jleet'will be turned upon \" them,- and d'olloAved \"up by\ufffd\ufffd\ufffdthe troops who hiiA'e been lying in the harbor for some time. Manila, Feb. lo.\ufffd\ufffd\ufffdThe situation at Iloilo has reached a climax. It is reported that'Ihe American troops have landed , and captured the city. Manila, Fob. lfi.\ufffd\ufffd\ufffdAnother battle took place on \"Thursday night and Friday morning between Americans and insurgents. American loss, f> killed- and i'f) wounded. IifsTirgent' Iosa\" A'tTrV '. heavy. Another batllc'1cxpected. to takcplace in a low days nn* less insurgents .surrender. to, Saxe- embassy of Pari by flu! that s hn.s United Upon receipt of the treaty been ratified States senate. this Announce ment the Madrid government will, it is expected, convoke the Gorton and that body will immediately ratify the instrument. It will then be incumbent upon tho two governments to exchange ratifications, and this under the termi of treaty, must be performed in Washington within six month* from the date hereof (December 10. 1H08) or earlier if possible. It will be the aim of this gov- North East' Kootenay Bye-Election. AV. C. AVclls, GoA'ornment candidate for North East Kootenayf was elected by acclamation. The Opposition made a desperate atfort to find a candidate but it was a hopeless effort, no one Atanted the nomination\" As the returning officer was late in arriving owing to have to drive through deep snow, an attemipt was made lo nominate him. but he emphatically declined. Tom Forrest, of Donald, a hotel keeper, was then put in for nomination, but it was past the hour of closing and was refused by the returning officer. Mr. Wells, the member elect, is a valuable acquisition to the Government, and will represent his constituency' iu an able manner, and North Kast Kootenay is to he congratulated on coming into line Avith the Government. It Was Baker's Ftiult. The election of Mr. Wells by acclamation in North East Kootenay fairly broke the heart of the Opposition, and they have probably with some justice, ! sought to throw the blame on Col. Baker, to whom it Avas left to run Opposition affairs in North East Kootenay. Duke1-of Connaught Heir ' \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd Coburg-. \ufffd\ufffd Ncav York.\ufffd\ufffd\ufffdA dispatch to the Times from London s,nys: The deal IT of young Prince Alfred, only son of the duke and duchess \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd of Saxo-Coburg. and Queen A'ictoria's grandson.' carries Avith it consequences which may.not be immediately appreciated in America. m \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd Through this death the \"duke of \"Connaught becomes heir to the reigning dukedom of Sa'xe- Coburg. Not only by heredity is this so, but also by a special. succession act arranged during the lifetimecof the late Duke' Ernest of Saxe-Coburg. It is avoII kuoAvn-that the duke of Connaught's ambition is to become cotnmandei\\-iu-chiof of the1 British army. Noav he Avill have to choose betAveen this and reigning as a German sovereign. If he elects to remain an Englishman he Avill renounce the Saxe- Coburg succession in 1'aA'or of his eldest son Prince Arthur.' It is possible, however, that the duchess ol Connaught. Avho is a daughter of Prince Frederick Charles, the Red Prince.may find the ambition of becoming a reigning sovereign in her own country irrosistiblo. The present Duke Alfred of Saxe-Coburg is knoAvn to he in v^ry bad health. Therefore the necessitv for a choice laved. may not be lonir de- Eastem Papers Aftei B. C. Members. Eastern Conservative papers are making use of the statements which Mr. Aulay Morrison, M. P., is alleged to have made to tin1 Midnight Sun at DaAvson, relative to tho Government':1. Yukon policy. Mr. Morrison in the most emphatic manner denies over making such statements. It is the same old political game, a lie pure and. simple. It is .said that the C. P. li. is after Mr. Mostoclv'sM-alp. There is a small army in British Columbia that will attend totheC.P.K. and see that Mr. Bostock''s scalp remains where if. belongs, in the Ottawa house, and not in the C. P. R..tepee. -'.\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd. PROSPECTOR. KORT STEFLE. R C . FEBRUARY H. 18\ufffd\ufffd..fl. e l\/f M, Certificate of Improvements. NOTICE. Cnnbuo Mursli M1ikt.i1 Cl.nni ^iiuau- in the1 Kort Steele Milliner [liiii.loii of Kasl .KoMutiaj District ,-, \\\\ here' liu-atoil. Aliout one mile from Ills,- Creel; running into Upper Movie Lake ami shout foui miles north ucstof said hike. Take notice ihiii I. J. A. ^Jjivey agent lor ihe Alberta, and Kootenay Development Company r.iunton Liability. Flee Miner's Certitl- ente So -70sl * and rmlerirk .1. Ila\/un. Free Miners Oettuic.iu- Xo \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd lbKii A\" inline! suciy days from the d.ite hereof to apply to the Aiiu- ln\ufffd\ufffd Heeorder for ,i Certilleate of Improvements for tlie purpose of obtaining a Crown Orant of llie abene claim Ami fnrthiT tlike mpuci- that action under \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffdceiion .11. must be commenced before the issuance of such Ctrtificiite of Improvonients \ufffd\ufffd-\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd> .1 A IIAKVKY. Dated this l!