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V, No 9.\nFerguson, B. C, JUNE 17, 1904.\n$2 a Year\nA Fruitful\nField for the\nProspector\n.*4**4*-*< 4***4*-4* \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd*,\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd!\nAod toe District\n****-.-. 44t..444 .****< . .4 4**** 4-4 4-4 44-4-4* 4 4 . . .**\nReport of F. C. Campbell, Mining Recorder.\nMr. F. C. Campbell, mining recorder for the Trout Lake Mining\nDivision, in his annual report to the\nMinister of Mines for tho year ending\n31st Deeemhor, 1903, just issued, opens\nhis report with the following sanguinary statement:\n\"In thc past this Division has\nbeen considered purely & silver-lead\ncamp, but I am pleased to say that\nthe development of the past year indicates that, within the near future\nit'will prove to be a gold-producing\ndistrict of some Importance.\"\nThe following is the full text of the\nreport, dealing with the property in\ntho district, and showing as it does the\nresources and development of the division, it will prove very interesting\nreading ;\nSilver Cup and Nettio L.\nOn the Silvor Cup and Nettio L.,\nwhich are being worked by different\ncompanies under one management, ore\nbodies of sufficient size have be\ufffd\ufffdn encountered at a depth to warrant the installation of a combination concentrating and chloridislng plant, of a capacity of 30 tons per day, for the treatment of their low-grade base ores. In\naddition, aerial tramways havo been\nconstructed, connecting tho mines with\nthe reduction plant. About 80 men\nhave been employed on these mines\nduring the summer.\nThe Silver Oup, which is owned by\nthe Silver Cup Mines, Ltd., is situated\non the South Fork of Lardeau Creek,\nabout eight miles from Ferguson. On\nthis property 1,800 feet of development\nwork has been done during the year,\nconsisting chiefly of a long tunnel from\nthe Sunshine claim, which will cut\nthe oro chute worked on the Silvor Cup\nat a depth of 375 feet bolow tbo old\nworkings. Tbe output of smelting ore\nfor the year has been 070 tons, which\nhas given returns from the smelters of\n$82,212.87. In addition to tliis a large\ntonnage of second class oro has been\nbrokon down, which has been reserved\nfor future treatment. The average\nnumber ot meu employed underground\nhas been 110, and above ground 10.\nOn tho Nettie L., owod by the Great\nWeBtcrn Mines, Ltd., and situated on\na mountain bearing the same name,\n2,000 feet of development-work had\nboen done during tho year. The output of smelting oro has been about\n1,040 tons, giving a net return of\n;.57,078.54 A largo tonnage of lowor\ngrade ore bas also beeu broken down\nop this property and reserved for future\ntreatment.. The average numbor. of\nmon employed underground has been\n25, and abovo ground 10 \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd'\nOn the Union Jack, Bltuated near\n\"\ufffd\ufffd\ufffdMile creek, and owned by J. C. Kirkpatrick et nl., tho cross-cut tunnol has\nbeen continued 100 feet, cutting tho\nlead at a depth of 250>feet. At this\npoint the vein consists of about eight\nIeet of concentrating ore, carrying $10\nIn gold and 30 ozs. silver per ton.\nOn the Triune, owing to the destruction of the tramway during the past\nwinler by Bnowslides, tho work performed has been very limited. Sufficient\nsloping, however, has beon done to\nenable the company to ship about\nioo tons of ore, of a value of about 250\nozs. silver and 33 per cent. lead. Eight\nmen wero employed during the summer. This proporty is Bltuated on\nTriune mountain, and is operated by\nthe Metropolitan Gold and Silver Mining Co., Ltd.\nThe Black Prince, situated at tho\nhead of Gainer Creek, was acquired\nlato last full by Mr. Anthony Becker\nand associates, who Immediately proceeded to work of a prospecting uuturo,\nuncovering \ufffd\ufffd ohule of high-grade\nsilver-lead ore, in which a tunnol of\nabout 40 feet was driven. Owing, however to the lateness of the season, they\nwere unable to equip the property for\nwinter work, but it is their intention\nto resume operations in tho early\nspring and thoroughly exploit their\nholdings.\nTbe Mohican, adjoining ths Black\nPrince, has been purchased by tho\nCariboo Creek Development Syndicate,\nwhioh has driven about 400 foet of\ntunnel during the yoar. In the work*\nings a large body of concentrating ore\nhas been encountered, and which can\nbe reduced to give value of about 200\nozs. silver per ton. Nine tons of sorted\nore wore ebipped, whioh gave values\nof about 60 ozs. silver and 30 per cent,\nlead. As soon as transportation facilities are afforded, it is the Intention of\nthe company to erect a concentrating\nplant.\nOn the Luoky Boy, situatod on\nTrout Creek, and owned bv C. D. Stan-\nwood, et al., the main shaft has been\nsunk to a depth of 110 feet. At the 50\nfoot level drifts have been extended to\nthe left for a distance of 110 feot, and to\ntho right for a distance of 75 feot.\nFrom the left drift a raise has been\nmade to tbe surface. Nearly all the\nore shipped haB been taken from the\nright drift. A second level has been\nstarted at a depth of 104 feet, and\ndriven for a distance of 100 feet to the\nleft and a raise made to connect with\nthe upper level. Another drift bas\nbeen run to the right 30 feet. Numerous open cuts have been made, exposing the vein on tho surface for a distance of 000 feet, and ore Is now being\nstoped out between the two levels. The\nore in the shaft continues for the whole\ndistance down and runs from three inches to one foot in clean ore. In the\nsecond level both drifts are in ore, running in width about the same as in the\nshaft. Tbe oro is a high-grade galena\nand grey copper, and averages from\n250 to 300 ozs. In Bllver, and from 20 to\n35 per cent, lead per ton. Two hundred tons of ore have been shipped\nduring'tljp year; 17 mon are employed\non thin property.\nOn the Ethel which is situated on\nGlacier creek and owned by tbo same\nparties as the last mentioned property,\nabout 500 foet of development work has\nbeen done during tho year. Twenty\ntons of ore were shipped, which gave a\nvaluo of 200 oz. of silvor per ton.\nThe Oromwell is situatod about nine\nmiles north-east of Trout Lake. On\nthis property considerable surface\nwork has been done, exposing a lead of\nan average width of about 4 feet for a\ndistanco of 1,500 feet. Assay values\nare $80 in gold and 70 oz. silver por\nton. A cross-cut tunnel bas been\ndriven a distance of 200 feet; it is estimated that this tunnel continued 400\nfeet will cut the lead at a depth of 800\nfeet below the surface. The property\nIs owned by S. J. Graham et al.\nThe I.X.L., situated about one and a\nhalf miles south-east of the last-mentioned property, and owned by Dr.\nMllloy, of Kossland, has been under\nlease during the year. The leaseholders have driven cbout 300 foet of\ncross cut tunnel, cutting the lead at a\ndepth of 200 feet, at which point a good\nbody of concentrating ore was encountered. About 8 tons of sorted ore were\nshipped.\nThe No. 3, adjoining tbe last-mentioned property, has been purchased by\nthe Gold Belt Development Syndicate,\nwhich bas driven about 75 feet of crosscut tunnel. Tbo surface showings on\nthis property give assay values of $00\nin gold per ton.\nOn the Amerloan, owned by the\nMountain Lion Mining Co., and situated on Haskins creek, about 1,500 feot\nof development work has been done\nduring the year, and 15 tons of ore wore\nshipped1. Seven men woro employed\non this property.\nThe Handy is situated about one\nand a half milos south of Gerrard, and\nis owned by Col. Brayton and associates. On this property is a lead about\n4 feet wide, carrying gold, silver and\ncopper values, and 150 feet of development work havo been dono during the\nyear. \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\nOn the Golunibia, situated near the\nmouth of Tenderfoot creek, and owned\nby P. F. Huffman et al., a cross-cut\ntunnel has been driven for a distanco\nof about 100 feot. Gold valuos are obtained from this property.\nOn the John L., owned by the Lardeau Valley Mines, Ltd., and situatod\nnear tho last-mentioned property, a\ntunnel has been driven 100 feet on a\nvein averaging from 3 to 12 feet in\nwidth, and carrying excellent gold\nvalues.\nAbout 110 feet of worlc was done on\nthe North Star, owned by Harry\nRogers, et al., and is situated on\nRapid creek. Thero is a quartz lead 4\nfeet wide on the claim, carrying free\ngold.\nThe Luoky Jack, situated on Poplar\ncreek, was located on the 9th of July,\n1903. Phenomenal surface showings of\nfree gold wore discovered, whieh resulted In the acquiring of the property\nby the Groat Northern Mines, Ltd.,\nwhioh immediately . rooeeded with development work. About 300 feet of\ntunneling have been done, as well as\nconsiderable surface work.\nOn tho Swede Group, which is\nalso situated on Poplar oreek, and\nowned by tho last-mentioned company,\na tunnel has been driven about 70 ft. as\nwell aseonsiderable work of a prospecting nature done. A tost shipment of\n9 tons was also made from this property\nto the company's mill, from which\ngood gold values were obtained.\nThe Gold Park Group consists of\nthroe claims, situated on Poplar creek\nand owned by Messrs. Marquis & Gilbert. On this property thore aro a\nnumber of lends carrying good gold\nvaluos. The work dono consists mostly\nof stripping and open cuts. A small\nshipment was made to the Trail smelter, from whieh very satisfactory ro-\nsults were obtained.\nThe Broken Hill, a gold property on\nRapid crook has been acquired by Mr.\nC. T. Porter, of Spokane, who will proceed with development (n the early\nspring.\nThe Home Run, on Poplar oreek,\nanothor gold property, has been purchased by Mr. J. L. Whitney, of Rossland, who has let contracts for considerable development work.\nTbe Spyglass, also on Poplar creek,\nand wh'ioh has one of the best surface\nshowings ot high-grade ore In the division, has been bonded by Mr. R. G.\nMcLeod, of Nelson, who has mado a\nsubstantial payment, and will proceed\nwith development in the oarly spring.\nThe Golden West nnd Crown King\nhave passed into the hands of Mr. W.\nF. Teetzel, of Nelson, These are good\ngold properties situated on Poplar\ncreek.\nWork of a prospecting nature haa\nbeen done, with good results, on a\ngreat many of the claims located during the year, and the outlook for 1904\nli very favorable.\nomel.il Statlstlos\ufffd\ufffd\ufffdTroul Luke Milling\nDivision.\nFroe miners' certificates -issued to\nindividuals 358\n\\-'i-Qo miners' certificates issued to\ncompanios 4\nSpecial freo miners' certificates is\nsued to individuals 1\nMineral claims recorded 083\nPlacer claims recorded 24\nCnrtillca.es of work issued 550\nGush paid in lieu of assessment .\nwork 1\nCertificates of improvements recorded 26\nBills of sale, agreements, etc., recorded 170\nGold Commissioner's permissions\nrecorded 2\nWater grants recorded 5\n\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd THEY SEEK AND FIND.\nAftor Throe Months' UullasRln-j; Energy\nTliey Buooeed in Limiting lho \" Cup\"\nMain Vein on the Union Jack Claim.\nThere was a smile as extended as the\nsidewalk on the respoctivo dials of Lou\nThompson and Will Waller when\nthoy reached town on Wednesday\nmorning. For threo months they have\nbeen away up at the Union Jack mine,\nand the fact of their onee moro shaking\nhands with civilization did not alone\naccount for that smile. Asked for an\nexplanation\ufffd\ufffd\ufffdsaid Lou ; \" We've got\nwhat we were after, aud it's ull there.\"\nPressed for moro lucid information it\ntranspired tbat Waller and Thompson\nhave succeeded in locating the rich\nSilver Cup main voin, whieh as\nevents prove, they rightly conjectured\nran through the Union Jack property.\nThey struck tho blind vein some two\nmonths ago, but raised up on it as the\nwater beat them out, but being on the\nright lay they persevered and ran\nthrough about 85 foet of hard rook, and\neventually ran into the vein. They\nreport having encountered au unlimited\nsupply of concentrating quartz, and did\nnot intend quitting their exertions until\nthoy had reached the sacking ore, but\nbusiness of a personal nuturo and a\nprolongod exilo Irom the haunts of men\nand matters diverted their attention to\na temporary spell of relaxation.\nThis rich strike will enhance tho intrinsic value of the group to such an\nextent that tho syndicate owning the\nproperty can command their own\nfigures.. Looking too far forward is at\nall titnes a risky and occasionally a\ndisappointing 'proceeding, but in conversation on the live topic with a prominent disinterested citizen on Wednesday night, ho remarked ho would\nbe guided by the opinion of Waller in\nthe matter, who as a miner and an expert had averred it was tho richest\nthing he had seen, and prophesied that\nFerguson was in for a good time, as\nho llrmly bolleved this would prove\nthe largest ore-producing camp in the\ncountry.\nFire Insurance Rates Take a Jump\nA big Increase ln firo Insurance ratos\nin Vancouver has boon announced by\ntho board ot Ore underwriters. The\nnew rates show increases us follows;\nOn all frame buildings and tbeir contents, 15 per cent; on ull brick buildings, 25 per cent; on nil stock in brick\nbuildings, 50 per cent.\nDuty on Lumber\nThe British Columbia lumbermen\nwaited on the government last week\nand asked for a customs duty of $2 on\nrough lumber, which is now admitted\nfree, and 30 cents on shinglos. An\nelaborate statement of the esse was\nhanded to the government. Messrs.\nScott, Hendry and Wells addressed tho\nministers on tho necessity of moro protection to tho industry on account of\ncompetition from the United Statos.\nSir Wilfrid Laurier said tho government would consider the representation. \t\nThe number of shipping mines In\nB. C. In 1*903, was a hundred and twenty\nUre, employing 2,475 men, and producing 1,28-9,176 tons of ore,\nGREAT NAVAL BATTLE.\nItttmnr that Tin, I.tiLliti, uud Pour\nJapanese Battleships Iniva\nUocn Sunk.\n\ufffd\ufffd-\".. I-tersburg. June 12. \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd Rumors\nare iu circulation hore that n groat\nnaval battle has taken place oil Port\nArthur, iu which two Russian and four\nJapanese battleships were sunk. No\nconfirmation uf the rumor can be obtained.\nA iTiipuuese Kevorso.\nllaieheng, Manchuria, June II (Delayed in transmission). \ufffd\ufffd\ufffdA flanking\nmovement of the Japanese around tlie\nRussian leftfrotn Fengwancheng, Juno\nfl, was repulsed with tlie loss of two\nwhole battalions.\nA largo Japanese force moved out\nin the morning along' tho Fengwan-\ncheng and Haicheng road. The Russians had a force strongly posted in a\nravine 30 milos southeast of llaieheng.\nThe Japanese were proceeded by two\nbattalions, who walked into tho Russian ambuscade. They received a murderous rllle and artillery lire at close\nrange, and were wiped out, only one or\ntwo escaping. Tho main Japanese\nforce, which was greatly superior to\nthe Russian force, tried to outflank thc\nRussians, who drew off without losing\na man. The Japanese, closing in,\nfound tho ravine vacant save for their\nown dead.\nAs Others See Ue.\nFred. Fraser, Gold Commisloner for\nNorth-West Kootenay district says *.\n\"The Lardean Division is fast coming\nto the front, and is proving to lie rich in\nmineral. Fish River Camp at the present time is emerging from the prospecting stage to that of a recognized\nproducer, The Calomet and B. C.\nmines, tho Great Northern Minos, and\ntlie Northwestern Development Syndi\ncate have beun and aro still working\ntheir properties with encouraging results to their shareholders; the first\ntwo companies are running their stamp\nmills steadily, and aro reported to I e\ndoing exceedingly woll.\"\nCripple Croek is Quieter.\nTho mineownsrs and employers o.'\nlabor are now considering tlieir position in regard to organized labor. A\ndespatch says order was restored on\nthe closing down of tho saloons. A\nresolution was forwarded hy the miners\nof the. district to President Roosevelt\non Juno 12, begging him to semi federal\ntroops, as tllGir lives were iu danger.\nThe miners wlio wero in the skirmish\nat Dunvillo when ono man was killed,\ndeny the published reports that they\nwere first to firo. They deny having\nlired a shot.\nAn Estimate from Australia.\nThe total gold produotion of Australia is very great, 'and has been estimated lo lie, up to the end of 1003,\n(1,315,756,145, Of courso it is to bu\ntaken lor granted this is purely an estimate, and thc production may have\nbeen much greater or considerably\nA fakir with a brand new graft, is\nworking eastern Ontario. He strikes\na town aud locates tho host attended\nchurch services, and as soon as tlie\npastor has pronounced benediction, ho\nfalls over in a fit. This enlists the\nsympathies of thc peoplo. On tho in-\nlide of his coat is pinned his uamo and\ntho homo of his relatives, with the injunction that if ho should dlo iu ono of\nthe fits the pooplo should havo his\nbody sent home. He finally recovers\nand pulls the leg of tho congregation\nfor enough money to get back homo.\nIt takes about thirty dollars. He\nnearly always gets that much overy\nSunday. Then he pulls out to anothor\ntown to repeat the agonising contortion aot the next Sunday. Truly, this\nIs an ago ot graft. Lardeau Eagle\n-\n\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\n\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ni -. ited aud Published evi rv PIUDA^ al\nFerguson, i;. C, 1 y\n,'. J. ATHERTON, Prop.\ntowliotn all corrosponileii e sliynl.1 be mailed,\nBllbscrl plli i, listen: i. \"i pi r nnnum, l\"\n,,*;\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd H.Hr-r.i \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd.merlon!*!.'*., for I'll monllis;\n\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd* \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd ,. .ai- in toiotgu addresses. No pay, no\npaper.\nAdvertising limes: lllsplii-,* ails.,tl.0Q por\nrlnffle colnmn Inch por month. Legal ftds., l.'\ncorns per (nonfiarien tine ftif 'lim*1u*.eftlotii 8\ni mts per line tor each additional Insortlon.\nheading potloes 10 penis tier Hue each Issuo.\nNinety Say legal notices, J10.; sixty days, ?7.50;\niniriy ihuys, ,.,. .-.,, mis. accepted at fess than\nthose rues. .So mum fi.i*,,tnick tills.\nronr v\/eehly Insertions constitutes one\nmonth's advertising.\nFRIDAY. JUNB 17, 1904.\nSocial Temper of Mining Camps.\nThe history of mining camps from\nthe'date of discovery to the time of\nmaturity is an entertaining study\nwithout reference to the prosaic industrial aspects of their growth.\nThe sociological side ot their development (urnishes food for reflection\nfrom which certain generalization\ncan be derived not wholly without\nvalue lo the hard-headed, single-\nminded business man. The success\nor failure ot inveslments in mines,\nor at least their highest fruitfulness,\nhave too often been bound up wilh\nthe public temper of the mining\ncommunity rot to compel attention\nlo these social phenomena, though\nit is not the more serious aspects of\nthe mailer, as for example the restlessness of labor, politics or possible\nollieial insolence, to which reference\nis here made.\nMany a new mining camp has\nbecome notorious at the outset for\nlhe rough 'character of its population, taken at an average, and the\nreckless forms of entertainment in\nwhich it indulges. There is nothing surprising about this, for af\nsuch a period the camp is in its adventuresome stage, and it encourages such a mental attitude on the\npart of itirfirst citizens. Ultimately\nthe camp will settle down to a more\nserious understanding of its mission\nnml its relationship to the rest ot\nthc world, the community will cry-\nstalize and social order will steadily\nImprove to lhe level of the standards prevailing in older settlements.\nThe development of such a camp\nfrom the adventuresome period to\nIhe period of soberness, it may be\nnoted, is measured by the development ol flie mines from the stage of\niinc'ertuirily to that of certainly.\nThe feelings of suspense, the sud-\nden'Surptisrs, and all the sensations\nthat, attend the discovery and early\ndevelopment of a rich mineral belt\nnaturally contribute to a reckless\nmanner .if life. Alter a time these\nconditions disappear, and there is a\nchange,\nAnother symptom of the adventuresome spirit is louncl in the speculative excitement lhat usually\nspreads beyond ths borders of the\ncamp into the oulside world. At\nsuch a time practically all the properly in lhe camp is in its prospective stage, nnd speculation thrives\nupon uncertainty. While the reckless home spirit is at its height, the\nspeculative spirit is rampant without, and although lhe two phenomena are not necessarily concomitant, they arc at least traceable to\nsimilar causes. , It is remarkable\nthat when the camp is producing\nlittle, investments 'move less conservatively than when it is produc\ning much. u the \" height ot a\nboom \" * verythirig in the way of a\n\" flyer \" is in order ; when the so-;\ncalled boom has subsided, the'\nsprings ol investment freeze up.\nWhy is this so ?\nStrange, but true, it is because\nihe uncertainty has disappeared.\nThe impression gels abroad that\niii, re ars i o morenelvopportunities\nloll. Tii: camp is no longer virgin.\nAnd so the district enters upon\nthe lustrum of sedate activity. Its\nworks arc greater than ever, and\nils fruitfulness larger, but its age* is\nagainst it in the minds ol many.\nAs there has bceii a change in\nthe predominating spirit of the mining camp, so there will come a\nchange in tlie predominating spirit\nofthe investment world. The solid\nfoundations of the well established\nmining community will be found\nmore inviting, and a reaction in the\nright direction will surely overtake\nthe mind ot the investor.\ufffd\ufffd\ufffdRossland\nMiner.\nThere is one tiling the people of\nthis town should do, lirst, last and\nall the time, and that is lo support\nthe school trustees in tlieir efforts to\nrun our school successfully. By\nthe irony ot late we are not in the\nposition to supply the average attendance which would warrant us\ndemanding ol the government their\nfull control of the education ol\nour rising generation. With even\nthe present grant the trustees do\nsuccessfully pilot the school, but\nthere are limes .when the grave\ndanger exists of this grant being\ndeleted by reason of the average\nattendance noi being up to standard. |\nIn a small town the population owe I\na duty lo each other, and by a com-\nbiped effort, the great danger of the\nteacher's salary and grant being sus-i\nbended, will cease to exist. There\nis a small item due on the lumber!\nfor the erection of the building,\nwhich should be cleared, and as the\nannual meeting for the election ol\na school trustee takes place on Saturday, June cjth, the occasion is an\nopportune one for any suggestions\nto clear the debt.\n13DITOFJAT. NOTES.\nWe have heard it remarked llint if *'\nnewspaper u.an knew how mi .i_ knocks\nho ieceivottbehind his back, So would\nadopt another calling. That found*\nrough on tim scribbler. Tin: newspaper man wbo expects to go through\nlife wilh being misunderstood, misrepresented and unjustly censured Bhould\nmake arrangements to die young.\nRead on\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\nThat ovorduo subscription to tho\nIU iglo 1 We take subs. In gold, nuggets,\nquartz (providing thoro is not too much\nrook mixed with il , .u* any old coin,\nGood American silver i3 also a handy\narticle to have lying around.\nTEN'JIIIUS Fill! TIMIil'It LIMITS.\nrul.'I.lcii it.viiKHN will Im received by tlio\n, i understood up i\" noon nf Wednesday tlie\n\ufffd\ufffd\ufffdjf.li Juno, I'.'iil. from uuy person who muy ilo-\nsire in obtain u lease, undor tho provisions nf\nsection \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd!\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd! nl tin* *' 1,'Ui'l Ant,\" fur the purpose.\nof cutting tlmbor (herefrom, of n tlinbor limit\nLuis u.lT'i, f'vtS'.; ti.tsl, i;.*i.m, ii.tsil,,;,!.'..\", i-inl ii.'S'i.\nWest ICootellay District, containing in ihe\nflggregiito2,r,9G acres.\nill,' competitor offering lln* highest Dash\nbonus will be\" entitled lu n lessen!' lln; limits\nlln* tlie term of it! years.\nKnell lender must be accompanied by a certified clienae, made paviiblo tn On* under*\nslut,,'il. tn cover Uv: amount nt' lhe first year's\nrental (HOS-IOi. ft] 'I tho amount ol iiinnis ten-\ndorod, snd also u corlllleil cheijuo tor Rl,DUO.l)l),\nbeing lln: t'nst ni cruising nml surveying tin'\nlimits. Tho cheques will boat onoe returned\nin unsuccessful competitors,\nV.'. K. G01US,\nDeputy Commissioner nf Lands ,t Works.\nLands ittt'i works iiojinruiK'nt,\nVictoria, II. C.,2wl June, HOI.\nNOTICE,\nIX llicmnttorof an application fnra duplicate nf\ufffd\ufffd cortUloato at title le LoM, Illocli It\nLots J.and 12, Bloek 2 ; Lots7andS,Block0,\nnml Lol in. Itlock -9, nil in lhe Town of l\"ei-\nguson\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd Maps (171 nml 0.71 A.\nNOTICK is hereby given thai it Is my intention m Issue ntiln* expiration ot ono month\nIrom tin* tir.il publication hereor u duplicate\nnf the Certillcate nf Title to the above mentioned tots in Uie innun uf Alexander La-forty,\nwhicli certificate is dated Hie 26th day nf\nMarch, 11HJ., aud numbered 101A.\n11. J*. MACLEOD,\ny District Registrar,\nLnml Rcgleti*** Office, Kelson, B.C.\nml lie, 't't;i \"M\nUtl ;.f-.y. IBM.\nMR, HARPF.R, ono of the I. C. S.\nRepresentatives for this district, will\nbe in l-'ergUGon in a few days. Anybody wishing an Interview re tiny nf\nthu fnllowing courses, will Und liim at\nthe Ferguson Hotel:\nMechanical Engineer,\nMachine Designer.\nMechanical Draftsman.\nForeman Machinist.\nForeman Toolmaltor.\nForeman Patternmaker.\nFoi unan blacksmith.\nFore i Mulder,\nHss Buglnoor.\nUofrlf-eratlou ISngtnoer.\nTraction linginucr,\ntlli'i'trii'iii Engineer,\nKluctrlc Machine Ooslgno-*,\nElectrician.\nElootrlo-Llghtlng Supt,\nKki'liit'-ltnilwnv Supt,\nT,*l 'i hone Engineer,\nTelegraph Engineer.\nWili'iimn.\nllyniom, Ti'inli't'.\nMutiirnnri.\nSU'iuii linglncor.\nEngine Itiuinor.\nMarine Engineer.\nCivil Engineer,\nItydraulToEngtneor,\nMuululpal linglncor,\nliridgo Knilneor,\nli,.ilriiinl Englnoor.\nSurveyor.\nMining Englnoor.\nMine surveyor.\nMini; Fori',nan.\nOnltnii-MlllSliiil.\nWoollon-Jlill Supt.\nTextile Designer.\nArchitect.\nContractor and Butfdor.\nArchitectural Draftsman.\nSign 1'iiinlcr.\nBhotf-Card IVrilei.\nChemist.\nWioot-Metal Draftsman;\nOrnamental Designer.\nForSPOOtlvo Draftsman,\nNavlgato-r.\nBookkeeper,\nBlonogrnphor,\nTeacher,\nAd Writer,\nCommercial Law.\nLANGUAGES\nTaught witli Phonograph,\nFrench. German. Spanish.\nStart now on tiio road to success over\nwhich (300,00(1 Students havo travelled\nand arc travelling. What it has done\nfor others it will do for you.\n_F\nTJ\nFor\n1\nm\nTJ\nGo To\nJ. O. PIPB'R,\nTrout Lake.\nS. H. KRUGER, Rep.,\nBox 415,iNeisou,\nLADIES'\nQUADRILLE\nCLUB\nOF FERGUSON, B.C.\nHolds regular dunces evory Snd and 4th Thursday\nof each month, in Alexander hall. Kxeullent music\nand good door management provided.\nTickets may bcobtained\nfrom tiny of tlie committee\nas follows;\nMrs. A. C. CUMMINS\nMiss K, EDWARDS\nMIbs C. THOMPSON\n| Tonsorial * &\nI Parlors..\nMAIN STREET,\nFERGUSON, B. C.\nShavinir. Shampooing,\nHali-dressiug, Singeing.\nDyeing, Baths, hot and\ncold water.\nJj Ihave (lie bust appointed shop In the\n% Lardeau. Open from 8 a. m. to o p. in,\n\ufffd\ufffd\ufffdj:\n\ufffd\ufffd\ufffdJ Schnell & Hooker,\nL Ferguson and Trout Lake.\n3\/jy I ntQ '\" Fer\ufffd\ufffduson> the Pay-Roil\nUJ lUUlO Centre of the Rich Lardeau.\nOfthe\nDistrict.\nSOUTH of Ferguson lie the\nphenominally rich\nFREE MILLING GOLD\ncamps of Poplar and\nRapid creeks, and\nNORTH ol Ferguson lies Fish\ncreek, where free mill-\ngold ore abounds.\n3^- - _\nBusiness Lots $150 up.\nResidence Lots $75 up.\n***\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd.\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd**......\nFor Further Information Apply to\nENRY FLOYD,\nGeneral Agent,\nRevelstoke. B. C.\n*}\n\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd> ii**->^*-> jx4>.*-.\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd-'*\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd:\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd r.-i-f:-:; *&\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ni\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd5''S4\nWatch\nRopairing\nTs Our\nForte\n~\\ Send Orders To\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\nINI*\nWutcb.\nInspector\nFor The\nC.P.R.\nr\ufffd\ufffd\ufffdT\nLi\nI Handle\nOnly The\nBest Quality\nOf Goods.\nJ. GUY BARBER\nU REVELSTOKE, B.C.\n^Jewelry, Silver\nNote the Address\nREVELSTOKE, B.C.\n