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G. McQUADE,\t\nC. F. TODD,     .\t\n.      .      President\nVice-President\nF. ELWORTHY,        \t\nCOUNCIL\nG. H. Burns,                    D. R. Ker,\nJ. G. Cox,                          S. Leiser,\nL. Crease,                        C. H. Lugri.v,\nH. Croft,                           J. A. Mara,\nF. Elworthy,                    A. G. McCandless,\nH. M. Grahame,              L. G. McQuade,\nW. T. Oliver,\nT. W. Paterson,\nS. J. Pitts,   '\nR. Seabrook,\nJas. Thomson,\nC. F. Todd.\nBOARD OF ARBITRATION.\nJ. G. Cox,                           A. B. Fraser,\nL. Crease,                         H. M. Grahame,\nH. Croft,                          D. R. Ker,\nT. Earle,                           C. H. Lugrin,\nJ. A. Mara,\nT. W. Paterson,\nS. J. Pitts,\nR. Seabrook.\nSTANDING COMMITTEES\nFISHERIES.\nG. A. Kirk (Chairman*,             Beaumont Boggs,\nA. G. McCandless,                                    B\nJ. Kingham,\nC. Mess.\nMANUFACTURES.\nH. J. Scott (Chairman),             J. A. Hall,\nW. J. Pendray,                                    J. A.\nD. R. Ker,\nSayward.\nHARBOURS AND  NAVIGATION.\nJ. G. Cox (Chairman),                Chas. E. Clarke,\nC. J. V. Spratt,                                         J.\nWm. Grant,\nW. Troup.\nPUBLIC WORKS AND RAILWAYS\nT. W. Paterson (Chairman),     H. P. Bell,\nF. C. Davidge,                                              J.\nH. F. Bullen,\nA. Mara.\nFINANCE COMMITTEE.\nGeo. Gillespie (Chairman),       W. T. Oliver,\nG. A. Taylor.\nMINING COMMITTEE.\nHenry Croft (Chairman),          Lindley Crease,\nT.   LUBBE.\nAGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY.\nM. Baker (Chairman),                 R. Seabrook,\nWm. Templeman.\nCOWICHAN COMMITTEE.\nLindley Crease (Chairman),      Henry Croft,               C. H. Dickie,\nC. Livingston,                                          Harry Smith.\nAUDITORS.\nNorman Hardie,               William Christie,\nJ. L. Forrester. Officers of the Chamber of Commerce of Victoria, Vancouver Island,\nFROM 1863 TO DATE OF INCORPORATION, OCT. 28th, 1878.\n1863     R. Burnaby\t\nJules David   A. F. Main\n1864     C. W. Wallace\t\nJules David\t\nA. F. Main\n1865    Jules David\t\nJames Lowe\t\nA. F. Main\n1866    James Lowe\t\nHenry Rhodes\t\nA. F. Maih\nRobert Plummer.\n1868    Henry Rhodes   Gustav Sutro   Robert Plummer.\n1869     Henry Rhodes   Gustav Sutro   Robert Plummer.\n1870    Henry Rhodes   Gustav Sutro    Robert Plummer.\n1871     Henry Rhodes   Gustav Sutro   Robert Plummer.\n1872    Henry Rhodes     E. Grancini   Robert Plummer.\n1873    Henry Rhodes  T. L. Stahlschmidt. Robert Plummer.\n1874    Henry Rhodes\t\n1875    Henry Rhodes\t\nT. L. Stahlschmidt. Robert Plummer.\n1876    Henry Rhodes\t\nT. L. Stahlschmidt. Robert Plummer.\n1877    Henry Rhodes\t\nT. L. Stahlschmidt. Robert Plummer.\n1878    Henry Rhodes\t\nT. L. Stahlschmidt. Robert Plummer.\nOfficers of tlie Victoria, British Columbia, Board of Trade.\nFROM DATE OF INCORPORATION, OCTOBER 28th, 1878, TO JUNE, 1902.\nOct. 28th, 1\n1878, to'}\nJuly 3,'80 J\n1880-1. ..\nPR\".\nR. P. Rithet, J.P.\nWilliam Charles ....\nE. Crow Baker.\nR. P. Rithet, J.P.\nWilliam Charles ....\nE. Crow Baker.\n1881-2. ..\nR. P. Rithet, J.P.\nE. Crow Baker.\n1882-3. ..\nR. P. Rithet, J.P.\nRoderick Finlavson..  E. Crow Baker.\n1883-4. ..\nR. P. Rithet, J.P..  Roderick Finlayson..  E. Crow Baker.\n1884-5. ..\nR. P. Rithet, J.P..  Mat. T. Johnston....  E. Crow Baker.\n1885-6. ..\nJacob H. Todd, J.P. Edgar Crow Baker ..  Wm. Monteith.\n1886-7. ..\nJacob H. Todd, J.P. Thos. Earle   Wm. Monteith.\n1887-8. ..\nRobert Ward, J.P..  T. R. Smith   Wm. Monteith.\n1888-9. ..\nRobert Ward, J.P.. Thos. Earle \t\nWm. Monteith.\n1889-90 ..\nRobert Ward, J.P.. Thomas B. Hall\t\nF. Elworthy.\n1890-1. ..\nRobert Ward, J.P..  Thomas B. Hall\t\nF. Elworthy.\n1891-2. ..\nThomas B. Hall.   .  A. C. Flumerfelt ....\nF. Elworthy.\n1892-3. ..\nThomas B. Hall. ..  A. C. Flumerfelt....\nF. Elworthy.\n1893-4. ..\n1894-5. ..\nA. C. Flumerfelt..\nA. C. Flumerfelt..\nC. E. Renouf\t\nF. Elworthy.\nC. E. Renouf\t\nF. Elworthy.\n1895-6. ..\nD. R. Ker   Gus Leiser\t\nF. Elworthv.\n1896-7. ..\nD. R. Ker   G. Leiser, G. A. Kirk F. Elworthy.\n1897-8. ..\nG. A. Kirk   AV. A. Ward   F. Elworthy.\n1898-9. ..\nG. A. Kirk     W. A. Ward   F. Elworthy.\n1899-1900\nW. A. Ward   L. G. McQuade   F. Elworthv.\n1900-01 ..  W. A. Ward   L. G. McQuade   F. Elworthy.\n\u2022   1901-02 .. J L. G. McQuade.... C. F. Todd    F. Elworthy. MEMBERSHIP ROLL.\nAikman, H. B. W    Drake, Jackson & H    Barrister-at-Law.\nAnderson, W.J    Builder.\nAndrews, W. T    Paints and Varnishes    Manufacturer.\nBaker, M\t\nBarnard, F. S.\nBarnard, G.  H..\nBaxter, C. S....\nBeckwith, J. L..\nBeeton, H. C...\nB\nR. Baker & Son  Hay and Grain.\nB. C. Elec. Ry. Co., Ld.. Managing Direc\nMcPhillips, Wootton & B. Barrister-at-Law\n :  Customs Broker\nCom\n3 Finsbury Circ\nBell, H. P  Civil Engineer.\nBillinghurst, E. E    B. C. Development Co.... Agent.\nBlackwood, E. E    Alaska Steamship Co  Agent.\nBodwell, Ernest V    Bodwell & Duff  Barrister-at-Law.\nBoggs, Beaumont  Insur. & General Agent.\nBone, W. H    T. N. Hibben & Co  Bookseller &  Stationer.\nBrenchley, A    F. R. Stewart & Co  Manager.\nBrown, Geo.  McL    Canadian Pacific Ry  Executive Agent.\nBrown, P. R    The Colonist.   Manager.\nBryce, James    Victoria Truck J Dray Co. Managing Director.\nBryden, John\t\nBullen, H. F    B. C. Marine Ry. Co .... Ship Builder.\nEsquimalt Marine Ry  Manager.\nBu\nis, Gavin H..\nCassidy, Robert    Barrister-a\nChalloner, W. L    Challoner, Mitchell & Co.   Jeweler.\nChristie, William    C. P. R. Telegraph Co....   Manager. ,   BRITISH   C0LUMB1\nClarke, Chas. E  Harbour Master.\nCohen, H. Hirschell    Cassiar Central Ry  Man. Director.\nCoigdarripe, J  Retired.\nCourtney, Geo. L    Esq. & Nanaimo Ry  Traffic Manager.\nCox, Capt. J. C    E. B. Marvin & Co  Ship Chandler.\nCrease, Lindley    Crease & Crease  Barrister-at-Law.\nCroft, Henry, J.P  Consulting Engineer.\nCusack, Thos. R  Printer and Publisher\nDavidge, F. C    Davidge & Co., Ltd  Shipping Ager\nDay, Robert S  Architect.\nDuff, L. P     Bodwell & Duff.  Barrister-at-La\nDunsmuir, Hon. James, M.P.P., Union Collieries .... President.\nEarle, Thos., M.P  Merchant.\nEberts, Hon. D.M.,M.P.P  Eberts & Taylor  Barrister-at\nElworthy, F    B. C. Board of Trade  Secretary.\nErskine, R    Erskine, Wall & Co  Grocer.\nEwen, Alexander    Ewen & Co. (Westminster) Canner.\nFlumerfelt, A. C, J.P....   Granby Smelter (Greenwood)\nForrester, J. L    Paints, etc.\nFraser, A. B ;    Walter S. Fraser Co., Ld.   Merchant.\nGalletly, A. J. C  Bank of Montreal, ..,\nGibb, J. S  Imperial Bank\t\nGiffen, J. B  R. G. Dun & Co., (V\nGillespie, George  Can. B.ank of Comme\nGoodapre, Lawrence  Queen's Market (Meal\nlell, R.\nuver) Manager.\nSup. of B. C. Branches\nProprietor.\nGoward, AlbertT..\nGowen, C. N\t\nGrahame, H. M...\nGrant, Capt. Wm..\n..<   Real Estate.\n...   Shipowner. VICTORIA,   BRITISH   COLUMBIA\nOARD   OF   TRADE.\nHall, Richard M. P. P ....   Hall & Goepel  General Agent.\nHall, John A    Victoria Chem. Works.... Managing Director.\nHardie, Norman    Dodwell, Carlill & Co  Agent.\nHayward, Charles  Contractor and Buitder.\nHeisterman, B. S    Heisterman & Co  Insurance and Finance.\nHelmcken, H. D., M.P.P.   Drake, Jackson & H  Barrister-at-Law;\nHenderson, A.'    Victoria Transfer Co. Ld . Superintendent.\nHenderson, T. M    Henderson Bros  Druggist.\nHiggins, D. W\t\nHinton, John. A    Hinton Electric Co., Ld . Electrician.\nHolland, C. A    B. C. Land & In. Agcy... Managing Director.\nHunter, Joseph, M.P.P. ^.   E. & N. Railway  Gen. Supt.\nI\nJamieson, Robert\t\nJohnson, E. M    Financial Agent.\nJohnston, M. T    Findlay, Durham & B....   Merchant.\nJones, Stephen    Dominion Hotel    Proprietor.\ning, Chas. R...\nJngham, Joshua\nIrk, G. A\t\nr Mill Co., Ltd., Mar\ni & Co....   Merchant.\nLeiser, Simon    S. Leiser & Co  Wholesale Grocer.\nLenz, M    Lenz & Leiser  Wholesale Dry Goods.\nLindsay, Jas. A    R. Dunsmuir & Son  Auditor.\nLoewen, Joseph   Vic. Brew. & Ice Co. Ld.. Director.\n\u2022Lubbe.T  Furs and Skins.\nLugrin, C. H  Barrister-at-Law.\nLuxton, A. P    Davie, Pooley & Luxton.. Barrister-at-Law. I BRITISH COLUM\nBOARD OF TRADE.\nMachin, Rowland    Wm. Bennett Sons Co.... Agent.\nMaclure, J. C    Robert Ward & Co  Joint Manager.\nMara, J. A  Merchant.\nMarvin, E. B    E. B. Marvin & Co  Ship Chandler.\nMason, D. Dubois    Mason & Bradburn  Barrister-at-Law.\nMcAlister, John    (San Jose, Cal)\t\nMcCandless, A. G    McCandless Bros  Clothier.\nMcQuade, L. G    P. McQuade & Sons  Ship Chandler.\nMess, Bernhard C     Findlay, D. & Brodie.,... Assistant Manager.\nMilne, G. L  Physician and Surgeon.\nMitchell, James  Manufacturers' Agent.\nMore, A. W    A. W. More & Co  Ins. and Mining Broker.\nMunn, D. J    (New Westminster)  Cannery Proprietor.\nMunsie, W    Shawnigan L. Lum. Co.. Manager.\nNicholles, Major-John....   Nicholles & Renouf, Ld..   H'ware and Ag. Imps.\nNorris,Fredk    Saddler & Harn.  Mkr.\n, W. T    Bank of B. N. A..\ng Director.\nPalmer, E.J\t\nPaterson, James...\nPaterson, T. W\t\nPayne, Robert Home    Sperling & Co., 8 Austin Friars, London.\nPearson. Ed., J. P    Clarke & Pearson    Hardware.\nPemberton, F. B    Pemberton & Son    Financial Agent.\nPendray, Wm. J    Pendray & Co    Soap Manufacturer.\nPeters, Fred  Tupper & Peters    Barrister-at-Law.\nPiercy, J  J. Piercy & Co    Wholesale Dry Goods.\nPike,  M. Warburton    Explorer.\nPither, Luke  Pither & Leiser    Wine Merchants.\nPitts, S.J    Merchant.\nPooley, Hon. C. E., K.C., M.P.P    Barrister-at-Law.\nPrentice, Hon. J. D  Western Can. Ranching Co., Manager.\nPrior, Lt.-Col. Hon. E. G., M.P.P., E. G. Prior&Co., Ltd., Hardware, etc. VICTORIA,   BRITIS\nBOARD   OF   TRADE.\nRedfern, Chas. E .\nGlobe Can. & Mill Co. .. .   Manager.\nVan. Coal Co. (Nanaimo)..   Superintende\n.  DixiH. Ross &Co    Grocer.\nSayward, J. A  Lumber Merchant.\nScott, H. J   Hamilton Powder Works.. Manager.\nSeabrook, R   R. P. Riihet & Co  Vice-President.\nSehl, Jacob  B. C. Furniture Co  Manager.\nShallcross, J. J   Shallcross, Macaulay & Co. Merchant.\nShotbolt, Thomas, J. P  Druggist.\nSimon, James  Can. Bank of Commerce.. Manager.\nSmith, H   M. R. Smith & Co  Biscuit Manufacturer.\nSmith, Thos. R  Robt. Ward & Co., Ltd.. Merchant and Shipper.\nSpencer, C    David Spencer  Dry Goods.\nSpratt, C. J. V   Vic. Machinery Depot. . . . Proprietor.\nStemler, Louis    Pioneer Coffee and Spice Mills, Proprietor.\nSwinerton, R. H  Swinerton & Oddy  Land Agent.\nRoyal Bank of Canada.,\n..   Manager\nHickman Tye Co., Ltd.\n..   Manager\nTimes P'tg. Co., Ltd...\n. .   Managin\nHudson's Bay Co\t\n!.   Manager\nJ. H. Todd & Son\t\n..   Wholesa\nCan.   Pac. Nav. Co\t\n. .   Manager\nTurner, Beeton & Co...\n..   London.\nV\nVincent, F. W   C.P.N. Co  Asst. Manager.\nw\nWalker, Walter  Coal Merchant.\nWard, W. A  Merchant and Sh\nWard, Robert   70 Basinghall Street  London, E. C. VICTORIA,   BRITISH   COLUMBIA,   BOARD   OF   TRADE.\nWarren, Jas. D., Capt\t\nWeiler,\" Otto   Weiler  Bros..,\nWelsh, E. E   B. C. Market..\nWey, G. A..\nGeneral Agent.\nFurniture Manufactu\nManager.\nSuperintendent\nWilkinson.lC. H  9, New Broad Street  London.\nWilliams, Robert T    Publisher.\nWilson, William   W. & J. Wilson  Clothier.\nWootton, E. E   McPhillips, Wooton & B.. Barrister-at-Law. TWENTY-THIRD ANNUAL REPORT\nVictoria, British Columbia, Board of Trade\nJULY 1st, 1901, TO JUNE 30th, 1902.\nTo the Members of the Victoria, British Columbia, Board of Trade:\nBefore  submitting  the   information   usually\ntained  in the  Board's  Annual Report, attention is directed\n!  in   designation.     It was  in  the year  1863,   when\nIsland was a crown colony, that the necessity of this\nresulted in organization, under the name of \" The\nif  Commerce   of Victoria,   Vancouver   Island.\"    In\nwas about seven years after the union of Vancouver\nthe  Mainland   of  British  Columbia\u2014incorporation\nunder the name of \"The  British  Columbia Board\nAt  that  time   the designation,  although compre-\nChamber   of\n1878\u2014that v\nIsland  and\nwas effected\nof Trade.\"\nhensive, was strictly correct, for there was no other Board of\nTrade in the Province. But happily the partial development of\nthe vast resources of British Columbia has been followed by the\nbuilding of many towns and cities, and there are now probably\na dozen Boards of Trade watching the commercial interests of\ntheir respective localities. For this reason it was decided to\nagain change the designation of this institution, and by an\norder-in-council it will hereafter be known as \" The Victoria,\nBritish Columbia, Board of Trade.\" It must be added that\nthere is no further change ; the personnel and the aims of this\nBoard of Trade remain undisturbed. 12 VICTORIA,    BRITISH   COLUMBIA,   BOARD   OF  TRADE.\nMining. It is gratifying to note that the mining industry\nis steadily growing in importance. The value of\nthe gold, silver, copper and lead produced in 1901 amounted to\nabout $13,500,000, an increase of approximately 35 per cent,\ncompared with that of the previous year. It should be remembered that ten years ago the mines produced only $4,000 worth\nof these metals. Last year's increased production resulted\nprincipally from larger outputs from the older mines, but shipments were made from 20 new properties. This is an indication\nof the permanence of the ore bodies, and serves to confirm the\nforecast that the mineral development of British Columbia is yet\nin its initial stage. The Provincial Government mining returns\nare published annually, and the latest is brought down to 31st\nDecember, 1901, consequently the exact figures for the first six\nmonths of the current year are not available. But reports\ngathered from other sources show that the  mineral  production\nVancouver Mount Sicker has now producing mines.    The\nIsland. principal shipments so far have been from the\nLenora mine, and the owners are entitled to the\nhighest commendation for the masterly way in which they have\nshown its possibilities. Capital being limited, progress has\nbeen dependent on ore production. Another disadvantage was\nthe high cost of transportation, due to frequent handling of the\nore en route to the smelter, on Puget Sound. However, 26,000\ntons were shipped there, for which the returns amounted to\n$468,000. This gave an average of $18 per ton, from which\n$10 must be deducted for cost of mining, freight, smelting, etc.,\nleaving a profit of $208,000 for improvements. The ore being\nbrought out of the mine through tunnels, very costly machinery\nis not necessary. Twelve miles of narrow-gauge railway have\nbeen built and equipped with rolling stock, to connect the mine\nwith salt water, where a smelter is in course of erection,\nplanned to treat 500 tons of ore daily. It will be \"blown in \"\nnext month. At the present time there are about 40,000 tons\nof ore on the Lenora dump, worth about $10 per ton.\nBelo\nthe Lenora mine lies the  Key Cit\nproperty ; then, between the Key City and the Victoria claims, belonging to the\nCopper Canyon group. Owing to the very encouraging prospects in the properties named, the whole country side has been\nstaked off into mineral claims, many of which are being developed. Well-known and responsible mining men have asserted\nthat this is the most promising copper belt that they have seen\nin British Columbia. Several members of the Board visited the\nLenora mine on the 7th of June. They left Victoria at 9 o'clock\nin the morning and returned about the same hour in the evening, with ample time to inspect the mine and partly constructed\nsmelter. Upon arrival at Crofton, where the smelter is, train\nwas taken for the mine. Some idea of the engineering difficulties of the line will be better understood when it is considered\nthat the first ascent is 600 feet, and then down again into a\nvalley dotted with farms not much above the sea level. Then\nthe ascent of Mount Sicker commences, the mine being 1,400\nfeet above the sea level. The railway passes through some\ngood forest land. A visitor is consequently afforded an excellent\nopportunity\u2014and that within a few hours\u2014-of forming some\nidea of the character of three of the natural resources of British\nColumbia\u2014namely, agriculture, timber and mining. Immediately adjoining the Lenora property, but higher up the mountain,\nis the Tyee mine. The ore body is in a continuation of the\nLenora belt. So far the company have confined their energies\nto \"blocking out\" the ore. The ore from the Tyee will be\ntransported by an aerial tramway, four miles in length, to the\nEsquimalt and Nanaimo railway, near Somenos, from which\npoint the ore will be taken in railway cars to the smelter now in\ncourse of erection at Ladysmith.\nTwelve miles from Victoria, on Mount Skirt, in sight of the\nEsquimalt and Nanaimo railway, work is being steadily prosecuted on a copper-gold property, and a few carloads, of good\nore have been already shipped.\nTwenty miles from Victoria, due west, there\nmineral belt, in the Sooke district, where an immen\nof copper pyrites has been discovered. The ore is n\ntensive in amount, but is rich in quality, and its dev<\nbeing watched with great interest.\nanothei BRITISH   COLUMBIA\nARD   OF  TRADE.\nThe region about Barkley Sound and the Alberni Canal\nholds many important copper areas. In the Nahmint mine\nthere are some 5,000 feet of underground workings, about one-\nfourth having been performed during 1901. A new plant was\nalso installed, consisting of an aerial tramway for the conveyance of the ore to salt water, an air compressor, and large loading bunkers. Many other valuable copper and iron properties\nare being developed in the district.\nThe magnetite deposits are of vast extent and of great importance, and ore from these mines is now being shipped to\nsteel works recently established near Port Townsend, Washington, LT. S. A. This has been the means of directing more attention to the possibility of successfully establishing iron and\nsteel works on Vancouver Island. It is not within the scope of\nthis summary report to enter fully into detail, but attention\nshould be drawn to the natural advantages of cheap transportation, water power, timber, cheap mining, readily available fuel,\nand fluxes. As nearly as can be ascertained at present, pig\niron should be produced on Vancouver Island at $10.65 per ton,\nfrom which the Dominion Government bounty of $1.80 should\nbe deducted for the purpose of striking the margin between the\ncost and sale price. Immense benefits would accrue to British .\nColumbia from the successful operation of iron and steel works.\nNo class of mining development equals such an industry in building up a good wage-earning population. It therefore behooves\nevery member of the community to assist this Board of Trade in\nobtaining full and reliable information to place before capitalists,\nof whom there are always plenty awaiting proposals which after\nstrict investigation will show probable returns on capital to be\ninvested.\nWest Coast, On many of the  inlets to the  north of the Al-\nY. I. berni Canal, the development of mineral claims is\nprogressing. In a few cases shipments of ore\nhave been made. At Wreck Bay there are some black sand\nplacer gold deposits. These have been worked,, and the gold\nsaved is important in showing that Vancouver Island's metals\nare not confined to the mountain sides. his sc\niei\ntific\nyears\nof\npers\nF\nvey\nof Va\nDuve\nmight\nPr\nove\nThe Board is indebted to the kindness and courtesy of Dr.\nT. R. Marshall, D. Sc. (Edin.), for the following remarks on\nthe mineral resources of Vancouver Island. Dr. Marshall is\nspecially qualified to speak upon the subject, as in addition to\nknowledge he  has had the advantages  of some\nears ago the few settlers living on the Coast fringe\nr Island realized that the mountains held what\nfuture wealth to them. The farmers and woodmen became prospectors and soon demonstrated that the Island\nfrom north to south was traversed by numerous copper belts,\neach readily traceable by the innumerable outcroppings of ore.\nIf surface indications count for anything, even in a virgin mining camp, one is justified in assuming that the Island must soon\ntake an important place as a copper producer. Already in the\nshort period of five years is crowded the experience and fortune\nof most mining camps. First came a period of excitement,\nwhen claims were staked by the hundreds and every indication\nof ore was deemed a glowing possibility. Properties of merit\nwere held at prohibitive prices, and the merest wildcat sold\nfrom $50 to $100 per claim. Amateur miners with a few\nthousand dollars cut trails, built shacks and scratched the surface ofthe ground, only to find that Nature did not yield up her\ntreasures readily. The boom was naturally followed by a*\nperiod of depression, which in many a deserving camp has\nlasted for many years. The richness of the copper-bearing areas\nof Vancouver Island was, however, too apparent to permit of\nany prolonged period of depression, and now the third stage,\nwhich is that of serious and productive mining, has commenced,\nwhich has entirely displaced the wild excitement and crude\nspeculation of boom times. The best of the copper lands are\nbeing acquired by those who know about copper mining and\nhave the means to make it a success. Copper smelters are\nbeing erected by men of wide experience who would certainly\nnot make the venture unless they accurately estimated the mineral resources of the Island. Every month now shows some\nfurther improvement, more ore blocked out, and added proof\nthat the ore 'goes down.' !   BRITISH   COLUMBIA,   BOARD   OF  TRADE.\n;rhaps the great natural advantages of cheap  i\nnulated a quick revival.\n\"A glance at the char\nindented by navigable ch\ncarriage of the ore to the s\nwill show that the Island i\ntnnels which permit of th<\nlelters.\ndeepiy\nThe\nabov\nrecent\ndevi\n*lopm\nCoast.\nNc\ni  mat\nvelopr\nnent\nwork\n\" The outcrops of ore occur on the steep mountain slopes,\nwhich means cheap exploitation ; and the mountains are clothed\nto the very tops with a dense forest growth, affording valuable\nmining timber and fuel at every point. The red cedars at varying altitudes provide, by simple splitting, boards and shakes for\nthe construction of houses.\n\"There are no water problems, as the rainfall is abundant.\n\"Everywhere cheap water power is available, and all that\nis wanted is a pipe line and Pelton wheel.\nteral remarks are happily supported by\nvork at various points along the West\now extreme the points at which the de-\nng conducted, there is the pleasing tale of\nsuccess. At the north end of the Island, at Quatsino Sound,\nan energetic company of Americans have proved the existence\nof extensive ore bodies and have made a trial shipment to prove\nvalue. At Nootka immense outcroppings of magnetite carrying\nsecondary copper sulphides have been discovered. The possibility that these outcrops may be simply the cappings to copper\nore is rendered likely by the work done on the Prince group,\nSidney Inlet, which lies at the other end of this mineral belt.\nThe magnetite outcrops on the Prince group show but few indications of copper\u2014sometimes a little bornite and copper\nglance, often merely green stain of copper carbonate. At\ndepth, however (from 40 to 80 feet), the magnetite gives place\nto rich copper ore. The result of the work on the Prince group\nis invaluable, as it shows what may be expected of the numerous\nand extensive magnetite outcrops. This magnetite and copper\nassociation is certainly an important one and deserves the\nclosest attention of mining men. \"The property belonging to the Dewdney Canadian syndicate, and adjoining the Prince group, affords an additional\nproof of the value of the copper and magnetite association. An\nextensive body of very rich copper ore has been explored which\nis capped by magnetite. Further south there are numerous\npromising prospects awaiting further development.\"\nThe development of the west coast of Vancouver Island has\nbeen retarded in consequence of the difficulties and slowness of\ncommunication between Victoria and the various camps along\nthe Coast. The matter was brought to the notice of both the\nProvincial and Dominion Governments, and although the latter\nhas increased its subsidy, it proved insufficient to insure marked\nimprovement in the service.\nCoal. The coal output of Vancouver Island during\n1901 was 1,261,744 tons. The exports to California were 710,330 tons, or about 30 per cent, of the total consumption in that state. The fact that it can compete with the\ncoal produced in Washington, which is not liable for duty,\nspeaks volumes for its excellent quality. The use of oil in California is lessening the demand for coal there, as fuel oil is\ntaking the place of coal in many large e'stablishments where\nsteam power is used. During the year 1901 the consumption\nof Vancouver Island coal in California was the second largest\non record, but there is now a falling off in the demand, and\nprices are lower. It should be mentioned that Vancouver Island\ncoal is used by the United States navy in preference to the coal\nproduced in the Pacific Coast states. The coal deposits of Vancouver Island are not confined to those now being worked ,*\nother fields will doubtless be opened up when the demand\nwarrants.\nIslands and The islands on the east coast of Vancouver\nWest Coast of Island, Queen Charlotte Islands, on the north and\nst coast of the Mainland, abound in minerals\nlilar to those already described. At Texada\nIsland some of the mines are shipping ore, copper-gold, and\niron. The iron ore is shipped to the blast furnaces near Port\nTownsend.    During   the   year   1901   there were  located  and\nMainland. UM\nVICTORIA,   BRITISH   COLUMBIA\nARD   OF  TRADE.\nrecorded on Texada Island 124 mineral   claims.    Many others\nwere recorded on the other islands, inlets, bays, etc.\nBoundary. Mining in the Boundary country is advancing\nvery rapidly. In the year 1899 the value of the\nore mined there amounted to about a quarter of a million\ndollars. In 1901 the increase was three million dollars, and\nsince then there has been a further increase in the output of the\nmines compared with the corresponding months of last year.\nThe ore contains copper and gold principally, and although low-\ngrade, the ease with which\nsmelters admits profitable\nned  and the proximity of the\norkir\nNelson.\nlead i.\nies near Rosslai\nvalue of yield.\n1 the Nelson mining division, which contains\na number of mines of differing characteristics, unfavorable developments in some properities have been offset by\nimprovement  in   others, and   the   division  continues   to   show\nsteady improvement in the number of developed and productive\nSlocan. In the Slocan division the mines produce silver\nand lead, and although the ores are rich in those\nmetals, conditions prevail which effectually retard production.\nThe owners have been depending on the United States for a\nmarket, and ores have gone there for treatment. Transportation charges are necessarily high in consequence of the great\ndistance to the smelters. Present low prices of these metals\nadmit the profitable shipment of only the highest grade ores.\nThe situation would be much improved if the Dominion Government would further protect the home market for lead, and this\nBoard has received the assurance of the Honorable the Minister\nof Trade and Commerce that the question shall receive due consideration, but no action can be taken until parliament\nre-assembles.\nIt has been suggested that foreign lead entering Canada\nshall pay a duty of 25 per cent. When this is done, mining in\nthe Slocan district will again become active. The Dominion\nGovernment agreed to grant a bonus on the manufacture of ANNUAL   REPORT. ig\npig-lead in Canada from Canadian lead ore as follows : $5 per\nton.for every ton of refined lead produced during 1902, $4 during 1903, $3 during 1904, $2 during 1905, and $1 per ton during\n1906. Experiments have been made at Trail for producing pig-\nlead by electricity. These have proved successful, and it is reported that plans are being prepared for the erection of a\nrefinery.    A shipment of refined lead has already been made.\nEast Kootenay. The mines of East Kootenay, producing silver\nand lead principally, are also suffering from the\nlow prices of these metals. The output of the Crow's Nest collieries, 198,587 tons of coal, sold at.such, and 111,683 tons of\ncoke, or a gross output of 379,355 tons of coal, greatly\nexceeds the output of previous years, but did not meet the demands. This was solely due to the undeveloped condition of\nthe collieries and insufficient transportation facilities, which disabilities are being overcome as speedily as possible. It has\nbeen stated in previous reports that there is no better fuel found\non the Pacific Coast, and the above facts substantiate those\nstatements.\nCariboo. There is not much change to report  in connec\ntion with Cariboo. The recovery of gold from the\ncreeks by ordinary placer methods, the hydraulicing of gold-\nbearing gravels, and the exploitation of the old channels of\nformer rivers by means of shafts and tunnels embrace the principal mining works. There was a scarcity of water in some of\nthe hydraulic camps during part of the season of 1901, and a\nconsequent falling off in the gold output, but the Cariboo district is nevertheless looked upon as a future gold-producing\ncountry of greater importance than when the placers were well\nknown throughout the world. In the fall, reports reached the\nCoast of new \" placer \" strikes on the Horsefly river. It was\ntoo late then to verify them, but their extent will doubtless be\nascertained this season.\nCassiar. There is much territory north and west of Cari\nboo which is receiving the attention of prospectors.\nAs far as can be judged, it is as rich in minerals as other\nportions of British Columbia, but in consequence of the great distance from  settlements   and   the   cost  of getting in food and BRITISH   COLUMBIA\n>ARD   OF  TRADE.\nmachinery, operations are confined chiefly to placers. It was expected that Atlin would furnish large placer camps, but the\nYukon has proved more attractive. Experience has shown that\nthe gold-bearing grounds of Atlin can be more advantageously\nworked by hydraulicing than by the usual placer process. As\nsoon as the northern portion of British Columbia is opened up\nby railways, there can be no question of very important mining\ndeveloi\n5 folio*\nIn the appendices will be found full statistical information\nregarding the minerals produced during the year 1901. This has\nbeen copied from the annual report of the Minister of Mines,\njust published. The total value amounts to approximately\ntwenty million dollars, which is certainly not large when the extent of the mineralized area and quantity of ore and coal in\nsight are considered. But, as before stated, compared with the\nprevious year the increase in output of minerals other than coal\nwas 35 per cent., and good reasons can be given to show why\nit was not much larger. A very hopeful view of the future is\nfound in the exceedingly low price at which it has been found\npossible to treat low-grade copper ores. In the Boundary\ncountry, such ore has been smelted at $1.35 to $1.50 per ton.\nThis would have been considered impossible only a few years\nago, and with such rapid and wonderful improvements in the\nmethods of extracting the base and precious metals and the immense area within the Province of British Columbia which is\nknown to be highly mineralized, no one can predict with any\ncertainty what the output of minerals will be in the short period\nof the next five years. There are now two smelters under\nconstruction on Vancouver Island.\nThere has been complaint that the two per cent, mineral\ntax bears too heavily on the mines. This Board is not prepared to offer an opinion, but it may be stated that although\nthere are important mines being opened up on Vancouver\nIsland, no such complaint has reached this Board from that\nsource. However, the attention of the Minister of Mines has\nbeen directed to the matter, and this Board has received his\npromise that it will be enquired into, with the object \" of doing\neverything   possible   to   assist   the   mining   industry   of   the unt of taxation therefron\n. Any free miner (a pers\nThen\nng a proper and eqi\n? laws are certs\nholding a license costing $5)\ntake a claim 1,500 by 1,500 feet, about 50 acres, and hold\nimproving to the value of only $100 per annum-. After\nuch annual improvements, the survey being reckoned an\npvement worth $100, a crown grant can be obtained. After\nwn grant is given, there is a tax of 25 cents per acre per\nrn, which it is understood has not been paid in very many\n. It is hoped that the Government will insist on the\npt payment of all such arrears. It would be impossible\nn the limit of these few pages to do justice to the mineral\n:h of British Columbia and its development. Those who\n; further information are referred to the report of the Hon.\nlinister of Mines, which will be furnished on application at\nProvincial   Department  of   Mines,   Parliament   Buildings,\nt this offic\nSmelters.\nofitable\nere are many factors upon whic\nmining is dependent and the cost of smelting the\nre is one of importance. To illustrate what has been done in\nlis direction, the experience of one of the pioneer mines of\n[ossland may be cited. In the year 1897 the total smelting\nharge, direct and indirect, amounted to $19.13 per ton of ore.\n.ast year those charges were reduced to $11.07 Per ton of ore.\n'hose figures are instructive in showing the reduction in cost\nf treating ore from the same mine within five years. The ore\n\u25a0om.the Lenora, on Vancouver Island, has cost much less to\nmelt, and $10 per ton has covered smelting, mining and 100\nliles of transportation by rail and water, exclusive of indirect\nmelting charges.\nIn the Boundary\n>per ore is but $1\".\nhe cost of first ;\n1  of ore.    Impro\nnelti\nr of 1\n1.50 per\nints and the advantage of much available water power and\neap fuel may be expected to afford further reductions. The\nmagemeftt of the Granby smelter is to be congratulated upon\nsuccess in showing the low cost at which the low-grade cop-\nr ores of the Boundary country can be handled. The result\n11 doubtless be far reaching and beneficial to the Province 22 VICTORIA,   BRITISH   COLUMBIA,   BOARD   OF  TRADE.\ngenerally. There are smelters at the following places, namely :\nGranby, Greenwood, Trail, Nelson and Texada Island. Others\nare being constructed at Crofton and Ladysmith, Vancouver\nIsland. This Board recently received an inquiry from a United\nStates smelting company as to what openings there are for\nestablishing such works in British Columbia. It would therefore\nappear probable that the erection of smelters will keep pace with\nthe opening up of the mines.\nSalmon. The  salmon  pack in 1901\u20141,236,156 cases\u2014\nwas much larger than ever before put up in British\nColumbia in one season, and it is satisfactory to note that the\nrun of fish in the Fraser river was fully up to expectations.\nThere has been a decline in prices realized, and the stocks on\nhand are unusually large. Demand is limited to requirements\nfor immediate consumption, and it is not likely to improve until\nan estimate can be formed of this year's pack. This industry is\nsuffering from the competition of canners in the state of Washington, who put up fish of equally good quality, and by cheaper\nmethods of catching them are able to undersell the British Columbia product. In the year 1897 the British Columbia pack\nwas 1,015,477 cases, while that of the Puget Sound canneries\nwas only 350,000 cases. In 1901 the Puget Sound pack was\n1,363,297 cases, that is, 127,141 cases in excess of British Columbia's largest pack. On Puget Sound the fish are taken in\ntraps. These traps furnish steady employment for a number of\nmen all the year round, in repairs, improvements, etc. On this\nside of the boundary the fish are caught in nets, and the season\nbeing short, fishermen of all nationalities must be assembled for\nthat purpose. For some years the British Columbia canning\nindustry has been threatened with ruin by the fishermen on the\nFraser river demanding exhorbitant prices for the fish at the\ncommencement of the season, and the canners having laid in\nmany tens of thousands of dollars worth of supplies, cans, etc.,\nhave had to choose between having such supplies thrown on\ntheir hands or paying high prices for the fish. The cost of the\nfish on the Fraser river is now practically double that paid in\nthe early years of the canning industry, and the price paid last\nyear represented an excess of fully $1 per case compared with\nsimilar fish caught in traps in  Puget Sound.   There is another ANNUAL   REPORT. 23\nphase of the question. The fish taken in Puget Sound are mostly\non their way to the spawning grounds in the Fraser river. It\nhas been observed that the salmon, on returning .to those\ngrounds from the ocean, head for the south coast of Vancouver\nIsland, which they follow some miles and then scatter through\nvarious channels almost exclusively through United States\nwaters, before finally making for the Fraser river. The remedy\nfor the British Columbia situation is obvious, namely, the establishment of traps on the south of Vancouver Island. The\nfish could then be intercepted and canned as cheaply as on the\nUnited States side. It is most important that a proper understanding between the Dominion and Provincial Governments\nfor the control of these fisheries should be arrived at immediately, and the present conditions of the salmon industry relieved\nbefore it becomes irretrievably too late.\nDeep Sea The\nFisheries,     tention latel\nof the vessel:\nothers being put in that se\nbut fisheries have received more at-\nand it is probable that the success\now engaged in them will lead to\nice.    The  fish  are  reported to be\nplentiful and of excellent quality.    Upon  ;\nare packed in ice and sent to Eastern Canadia\npoi\nport, they\nits for sale.\nSealing. The sealing operations for   1901   resulted in a\ncatch of 24,160 skins. This was much below the\naverage, and it was fortunate that the schooners were economically operated or loss would have resulted. The prices realized\nshow a slight decline compared with the previous year.\nLumber. The lumber cut during the  year   1901\u2014184,-\n079,980 feet\u2014was less than the previous year.\nThe prices obtainable in foreign markets not being remunerative, those mills which rely on export business did not run to\ntheir full capacity. During the past six months, however,\nprices have improved, freights have become lower, and the mills\nare now fully employed.\nThe forests of British Columbia are an asset of great importance, and the value of which it would be impossible to\ncorrectly estimate. The lumber cut does not appreciably\ndiminish them.    Care must be taken to prevent the ravages of 24\nVICTO\nRIA,   BRITISH\nCOLUR\nIBIA,   BO\nARD\nOF\nTRADE.\nfire w\n-hich occ\nur every year\n.    Re\nforestrat\nion\nand\ndivers\nification\nhave\nbeen rec\nommended b\ny this\nBoard\nfor s\n: years\n, but so\nfar a:\ni known,\nno steps hav\ne beer\n1 taken i\nn that d;\nirection\nShipb\nuilding.\nThe imprc\n,veme.\n-it in bi\n.sine\nssh\ni the st\n.ipyards\nis very encouraging. At Lsquimalt there is a\nlarge drydock which is open to the merchant service when not\nrequired by the admiralty. It was with the object of providing\nfor the merchantmen at all times that the Esquimalt marine\nrailway plant was constructed in 1895. That plant has since\nbeen enlarged and otherwise improved, and the same company\nhas provided another plant in Victoria harbor and one at Vancouver. The Victoria Machinery Depot is now equipped for\nshipbuilding, and has just launched and supplied machinery to\nits first vessel, of 460 tons. The shipyards previously established in Victoria are keeping pace with the improvements demanded in modern shipbuilding.\nThe business of these establishments cannot be judged by\nthe tonnage of new vessels, for there is considerable repairs\nalways on hand. This is more satisfactory when it is considered\nthat many ofthe vessels repaired at Esquimalt and Victoria are\nof foreign register, and that the work is obtained in open competition with larger works established on Puget Sound.\nIt is regretted that the Dominion Government, although\nasked to do so, does not assist shipbuilding. It has been suggested that a bonus of $10 per ton be given on vessels of 450\ntons and upwards built in British Columbia during the next five\nyears, and a bonus of $5 per ton on such vessels built during\nthe next following five years. Such a bonus would probably\nafford sufficient encouragement to build the necessary vessels\nfor carrying on the lumber trade, and the freights derived from\nthat source would then be paid to Canadians instead of the\nowners of foreign   vessels, as is now done.    This is a matter\nAgriculture.        The  Board  is  indebted  to  the  kindness and\ncourtesy   of   the   Hon.   J.   D.   Prentice   for   the\nfollowing information on agriculture and immigration : ANNUAL   RPE0RT.      | 25\n\"At no previous time in the history of British Columbia\nhave the agricultural interests of the Province generally been in\nsuch a favorable condition. The demand for all kinds of farm\nproduce has increased faster than production, while the trend\nof prices has been uniformly upwards. In the case of beef cattle and oats, both staples of prime importance, prices have been\nhigher than for years, and prospects are good for their continuance. The future is most promising for farmers having cleared\nlands, who can devote their time to the production of either\nstaple crops or finished farm products.\n\"Very largely as a result of the educational work conducted through the medium of Farmers' Institutes throughout\nthe Province, both the theory and practice of modern farming\nhave been well exploited of late, in regard to stock raising and\nfeeding, crop-raising, and soil cultivation, so that the true\neconomy of farming is better understood, both crops and soil\nhave benefitted, and the status of farming has been raised.\n\"In dairying, a notable development has taken place\u2014the\nestablishment of co-operative and private creamery plants for\nthe manufacture of butter has gone steadily forward in all the\nfarming districts, the butter production of the older factories\nhas increased so that the total output of fresh creamery butter,\ncommanding the highest market figures, has nearly doubled\nduring the past season.\n\"An indirect result of great value in this connection has\nbeen the gradual improvement in the quality of the dairy herds,\nas a result of systematic milk-testing, and the keeping of accurate records of production made possible through the creamery system. Condensed milk is also now manufactured at\nMission City, on the Fraser river, and a first class product\nturned out. Hog raising has naturally kept pace with the development of the dairy industry as an adjunct. The demand is\nfor light hogs, suitable for consumption as fresh meat, and the\nprices paid have been very remunerative to the careful feeder.\n\" In sheep raising, while it cannot be claimed that the industry is growing fast, yet the business is more profitable than\nformerly, owing  to  the  larger  size and  better  quality of the 26 VICTORIA,   BRITISH   COLUMBIA,   BOARD   OF  TRADE.\nsheep raised, and the   higher prices paid  for mutton.    The use   -\nof pure-bred  rams is now  general, largely  through the agency\nofthe Flockmasters' Association, and a few prominent breeders,\nwho have made yearly importations of well-bred stock.\n\"Poultry raising has of late commanded attention more in\nharmony with the possibilities of the business, notably so in the\nfarming districts contiguous to the principal towns. Egg production has, so far, proven the most profitable branch of the\nindustry, more particularly where small flocks of laying birds\nare in movable houses.\n\" Horse breeding is in a very healthy condition, the demand for horse flesh of all kinds has been good, and the prices\npaid for animals of any quality have been constantly on the upward. Heavy draft horses have given largest returns to breeders, and as the demand for such is likely to be constant, it has\ninduced special efforts in feeding and breeding to meet it. This\nis true of both farming and ranching districts.\n\" Wheat raising for milling purposes in interior districts is\nan exception to the general upward trend of farming interests,\nowing chiefly to the method of continuous cropping of the area\ndevoted to this crop usually followed, and consequent lower\nacreage production than formerly. This season's crop, however, promises well, and the output should be much greater\nthan in the preceding year. Diversified farming is, to some extent, displacing the order of things here referred to, and will\neventually become general in these districts, and far more\nprofitable.\n\" Fruit growing, particularly in the southern portion of the\nOkanagan valley, and on Vancouver and the adjacent Islands,\nhas been very successful. Okanagan apples have now an established reputation in the markets of the Kootenays and\nNorthwest Territories, while the prices received for last season's\ncrop were better than those of any previous year since fruitgrowing has been of commercial importance in the Province.\n\"A most satisfactory improvement has been brought about\nin the methods of packing  and shipping fruit, and commercial it, further   resu)\ncted.\nImmigratior\nANNUAL   REPORT. 27\nfruit growing has now reached a stage where its expansion can\nbe carried forward on safe lines to any reasonable extent, as the\noutside markets available are growing at an unprecedented\nrate, and the Province is free from the most troublesome insect\npests common to the United States and Eastern Canada.\n\" Freight rates on fruit and farm produce.\u2014Considerable\nreductions have been made in these by the Canadian Pacific\nRailway Company, largely through the work of the special commissioner appointed by the Provincial Government in 1901, and\n-* office of Freight Rate Commissioner has been made per-\nof  value   in   this   connection  may   be\n\"J.  D.  PRENTICE,\n\" Minister of Agriculture.\"\n\" Since the issue of the last report of your\nBoard, the Agent-General's office in London has\nbeen re-organized with Mr. J. H. Turner, late Minister of\nFinance, at its head. The office has been provided with an\nabundance of maps and literature concerning the various resources and attractions of the Province, together with a large\nnumber of photographs picturing its industries in operation,\nfarming scenes, its general physical features, seeriic views, etc.\nExhibits of its agricultural, horticultural, mineral, timber and\nfish products were also furnished the Agent-General. Mr.\nTurner's thorough acquaintance with the business of the\nProvince, its resources, climatic conditions, etc., has made it\npossible for him to present its attractions to home-seeker, investor, sportsman and tourist, in a practical and truthful light,\nand the excellent results of his efforts are apparent, from the\nnumerous enquiries from all parts of Great Britain and Europe,\nI both to the London office and to that in Victoria.\n\" There is a constant enquiry personally and by letter at\nVictoria from persons desirous of settling in British Columbia.\nThe absence of surveyed areas suitable for settlement, such as\nare available in the Northwest Territories, renders it difficult to\ndirect settlers to suitable locations. As pointed out last year, it\nis necessary that definite locations should be arranged for, on\nwhich settlers could   be at once   placed.    An  excellent method 28 VICTORIA,   BRITISH   COLUMBIA,   BOARD   OF  TRADE.\nfor this purpose was devised and incorporated in a bill, which,\n, however, was not presented to the House for consideration, but\nwas deferred until the next meeting of the Legislature.\n\"An agreement was entered into in November last with the\nKalevan Kansa Colonization Co., Ltd., its object being the settlement of Malcolm Island with a colony of Finlanders. This\nisland comprises 28,000 acres of land. The terms of the agreement provide that the company shall place a settler or head of\nfamily on each 80 acres ; that improvements to the aggregate\nvalue of $2.50 per acre must be made before a Crown grant to\nthe 28,000 acres is issued ; that in lieu of taxes for a term of\nseven years the company must construct all public improve-\n, ments required by the settlers, other than schools ; that a Crown\ngrant shall not be issued until after the expiration of seven years\nfrom the time the Chief Commissioner is satisfied that the required number of settlers has been placed on the Island, and all\nother terms and conditions complied with. Among other provisions incorporated in the agreement are those stipulating that\nsettlers are to sign an agreement that they shall immediately\ntake steps to become British subjects, that they will conform to\nall requirements of the law without reference to any \" conscience\nclauses \" or religious or political doctrines they may hold ; that\nthey consent to bear arms in defence of the country, and that\ntheir children shall be educated in the public schools in the\nEnglish language.\n\" During  the   present summer the   Company has placed a\n.  number of settlers   on   Malcolm   Island, which number will be\nincreased as rapidly as circumstances will  permit.    Should the\nplan of settlement work out successfully, the company will  be\ngranted a similar area under like terms and conditions,\n\" Reports from explorations of Bulkley valley go to prove\nthat-this section of the Province will provide homes for a considerable agricultural population, soil and climate being excellent for farming purposes. It will, however, first be necessary\nto provide a wagon road or railway to render settlement of the\ndistrict possible. The subject is receiving the attention of the\nGovernment. ANNUAL   REPORT.\ni  large amount of lit\nlu of Information to all\n\" During the year\ndistributed by the Bure\nand Europe, including a number of\n\"The subject of immigration i:\nearnest consideration of the Govern)\npart will be lacking to induce a de\nlocate on the lands of the Province.\n\u2022nt, and no effort on th.\n\"J. D.  PRENTICE,\n\" Acting Provincial Secretary.\"\nRailways. The  Canadian  Pacific  Railway Company\nmade some important improvements to its sy\nin British Columbia during the past twelve months, of w\nthe following are notable :\nThe Vancouver and Lulu Island section has been completed\nand opened for traffic, 17 miles, across the North Arm of the\nFraser river and Lulu Island, to Steveston.\nThe Arrowhead and Kootenay Railway, connecting Kootenay lake with Trout lake, is opened a*s far as Gerrard, on Trout\nlake, 34 miles from Lardo. A steamer has been placed on Trout\nlake for the conveyance of passengers and freight to Trout Lake\ncity, distance 17 miles additional.\nThe bridge across the Columbia river, near Robson, is completed, and a connection is thus formed between the Columbia\nand Kootenay Railway and the Columbia and Western Railway,\nby which the trains now run between Nelson to Rossland or\nMidway without change. Before the opening of this bridge a\ntransfer was necessary at Robson.\nThe Great Northern has also completed its system from\nMarcus, Washington, up Kettle river valley to Cascade, and\nthence through Grand Forks, British Columbia, to Republic,\nWashington. The ores from Republic are expected very shortly\nto be available to British Columbia smelters.\nThis same company will control a line now under construction between Jennings, Montana, and Fernie, British Columbia,\nwhere the Crow's Nest collieries are situated.    The line is RIA,   BRITISH   COLUMBIA,   BOARD   OF  TRADE.\noperated by the contractors between Jennings and Gateway,\nin British Columbia, distance 51 miles, and it is expected to\nreach Fernie within three months.\n: remarks made in the previous report of this Board,\nwhen referring to the provincial legislation in aid of railways\npassed during the session of 1901, it was doubtless inferred that\nconstruction would probably not be proceeded with under that\nAct. Such, unfortunately, has proved to be the case. The\nimportance of the lines then provided for has not been lost sight\nof, as demonstrated by the acts which have been passed at the\nsession recently closed, covering the same ground.\nThe \" Coast-Kootenay Railway Aid Act, 1902,\" provides\nfor 330 miles at the same rate of $4,500 per mile. This line is\nto traverse the southern portion of British Columbia, from Midway, in the Boundary Creek district, via Chilliwack, to a point\nnear New Westminster, but south of the Fraser river, where\none branch is to continue through New Westminster and on to\nVancouver, and the other is to proceed through Surrey and\nDelta to a point at or near the mouth of the Fraser river, and\nconnect with a suitable ferry \" to give direct and speedy communication with the city of Victoria.\"\nAnother Act,  \"The  Midway & Vernon  Railway Aid Act,\nles a subsidy  of $5,000 per mile for 150 miles of\ny between Midway and Vernon.\nBy the \"Pacific, Northern & Omineca Railway Aid Act,\"\nmiles of railway between Kitimat Inlet and Hazelton, on\nSkeena  river,   can  be subsidized at the rate of $5,000 per\nIf these three lines had been constructed under the Act of\nparliament passed in 1901, only $4,000 per mile would have\nbeen paid by the Provincial Government.\n\" Victoria & Yellowhead Pass Railway Aid Act, 1902,\"\naids the construction of a railway from Yellowhead Pass to Bute\nInlet, by a grant of $5,000 for each mile of railway (not exceeding 480 miles) between Yellowhead Pass and Bute Inlet, conditional upon an agreement for the simultaneous construction (or within the same time limit) of a railway from Victoria or\nWellington to Seymour Narrows, via Alberni, \"it being the true\nmeaning and intent of the Act to provide for the construction of\na continuous line of transportation from the eastern boundary\nof British Columbia, at or near Yellowhead Pass, to a point on\nthe seaboard at or near Bute Inlet, thence by ferry to Vancouver\nIsland, thence by the Victoria & Seymour Narrows or the Esquimalt & Nanaimo Railway to Victoria, via Alberni and\nNanaimo.\"\nSuch a railway has been under consideration for many years\npast. The route was surveyed by the Dominion Government,\nand originally intended for the Canadian Pacific Railway. Subsequently its construction was again contemplated, and a charter\ngranted known as the Canadian Western Central, which afterwards merged into the British Pacific. Mr. R. P. Rithet\ninterested himself in the project last named, and spent a large\nsum of money upon it, but, unfortunately for the Province, just\nat the moment when it appeared probable that the scheme could\nbe financed, further legislation was brought down by the Provincial Government which rendered further proceedings impossible. That was in 1899. It is a year since the Hon. J. H.\nTurner, who, by reason of the provincial revenue, was not a,\nwarm advocate of the project, in defending the same before this\nBoard, urged \" the people of Vancouver and Victoria to wake\nup, and they can insure the building of this line, which will\nsecure the development of Vancouver Island and the Mainland\nnorth of the Canadian Pacific Railway.\"\nIt was always conceded that a railway between Bute Inlet and\nYellowhead Pass would open up a country rich in minerals and\ncontaining much agricultural land, but there is now another and\nequally strong reason  why the railroad should  be built.    Very\nsoon the Canadian Northi\ncontinuous line from the ea\nadvancing westward ver\nthe eastern boundary of Br\nsidered probable that an outlet\nsome hundreds of miles further\nwould make the northern portior\nway wil\n:aboard t\nha\nrapidly,\nntrol of a\nhe Pacific. It is\nfvill    soon   reach\nin this coast will be sought\nlorth than Bute Inlet, which\nof British Columbia tributary 7ICTORU\nRITIS\n[ COLUMBIA, BOARD OF TRADE.\nto Eastern Canada, much the same as Kootenay is to-day. It\nthus becomes evident that if the coast cities are to share in the\nenormous trade of Northern British Columbia, which is certain\nto develop when it is opened up by railways, that the outlet of\nany transcontinental railway must be as far south as practicable.\nIt is gratifying to find that the Provincial Government is fully\nalive to the situation, and also that a company has been found\nsufficiently impressed with the prospects of business on Vancouver Island to seriously consider the advisability of adopting the\nroute originally intended for the Canadian Pacific Railway.\nBefore construction of the line may be expected, it is essential\nthat additional aid be received from the Dominion Government.\nBtitish Columbia is entitled to such aid, for it was shown in the\nBoard's previous report that the Province had paid 'into the\nDominion treasury, between the year 1872 and 30th June last\nyear, $42,375,349, and that the Dominion Government had\nexpended in British Columbia during that period only $28,968,-\n091. There was, consequently, a balance in favor of the\nProvince at that date of $13,500,000, which sum has since been\nconsiderably increased.\nThe Board has urged upon the Provincial Government the\nnecessity of a railway to Alberni, on the west coast of Vancouver\nIsland. A branch line from Nanaimo has been proposed, but,\nin the opinion of this Board, a line through the Cowichan valley\nwould be of more general benefit. Some members of the Board,\nwho are acquainted with the Cowichan valley portion of the\nroute, state that such a line would open up good agricultural\nand forest lands, also that mines could be opened up if provided\nwith this proposed railway. A deputation which waited upon\nthe Government received a promise that the portion of the Cowichan valley route, upon which no one appears to be quite familiar\nwith, shall be surveyed this summer.\nAttention has already been called to the time occupied in\ncommunicating with the west coast of Vancouver Island. By\nthe construction of a railway to Alberni, a saving of from 24 to\n36 hours could be effected, besides avoiding the discomfort of\ntraveling on a small steamer when the weather is rough. ANNUAL  REPORT. 33\nInter-Imperial The available information as to the progress of\nTrade. the conference between the Imperial authorities\n\"\" \" ' and the Premiers of the Colonies is very limited,\nfurther than the fact that a break in the proceedings was necessitated by the unfortunate disability of the Right Hon. Joseph\nChamberlain to be present. The right honorable gentleman has\nthe deepest sympathy of this Board, for apart from concern for\nhis sufferings, he is looked upon as one of the chief advocates\nof a perfected arrangement whereby the Mother Country and\nher Colonies may enjoy a preference in inter-Imperial trade,\nmutually advantageous. The many difficulties which beset the\nconsummation of such a scheme are fully appreciated, and there\nis no desire to jeopardize it by too hasty action. There is a\nfeeling that the various interests are safeguarded by the eminence of the representatives now discussing them, and Canada\nviews with the highest satisfaction the prominent place accorded\nto its Premier, Sir Wilfrid Laurier. In February last a special\ncommittee reported to this Board upon some of the direct\nadvantages to British Columbia which may be expected from\npreferential inter-Imperial trade, and as that report is appended\nthe matter is not here enlarged upon.\nPacific Cable. The arrangement between Great Britain, Canada and Australia for the construction of the\nPacific cable may be considered a step towards a closer union.\nThe cable is now operating as far as Fiji, and the contract calls\nfor its completion before the close of this year. The Canadian\nstation is being built at Bamfield Creek, entrance to Barkley\nSound, Vancouver Island.    Bamfield   Creek  will   be connected\nwith Cape Canso\nNova  Scotia,\nby  direct t\nelegr\naph,\nwhi\nh,\nlike the cable bet\nwee\nn Fanning\nIsla\nnd and\nBan\nifield Cre\n2k, f\n\u2022ill\nbe the longest in\nthe\nworld.\nTelegraphs.\nThe\ntelegraph s\nerv\nce to\nDav\\\nson\nand\nYukon\npoi\nnts 1\nas been wc\nrki\nng sat\nsfac\norily\nand\non\nSt\nJune the rates w\n;re r\neduced 30\nper\ncent.\nBr\ntish\nColu\nmbia\nis\nwell served by tv\n*o strong telegr\napr\ncompanies\nNr\ncon\nplai\nits\nhave reached the\nBo\nard regardi\nig\nhe go*,\nernn\nlent\nteleg\nraph\nto\nCape   Beale,   bu\nt   it\nis  stated\nthat-  the\ntrail\nreq\nuires\nto\nbe\nimproved.    The\nwea\nther reports\nare publi\nshed\ndai 34              VICTORIA,   BRITISH   COLUMBIA,   BOARD   OF  TRADE.\n.   Long-distance telephones are being extended on Vancouver\nIsland, and also on the Mainland.\nEducation.          British  Columbia affords excellent educational\nopportunities, the schools   being  free   and   unde\nnominational.    They   are   under  the  supervision   of   trustees\nelected by the ratepayers, and cost the   Provincial   Government\nin 1901, $312,187.17.    New school   districts can   be created by\nthe   Lieutenant-Governor-in-Council   as   soon   as  there  are  15\nchildren between six and sixteen years of age within the limits\nprescribed.    For  outlying   agricultural   districts   and   mining-\ncamps this arrangement is very advantageous.\nTrade and The foregoing remarks show steady growth of\nOutlook. th-3 mineral output in the face of low prices of\ncopper, lead and silver; a larger salmon pack\nthan ever before put up in one season ; a good demand for\nlumber at remunerative prices, and considerable improvement\nin agriculture. It is often stated, however\u2014and not without\nsome truth\u2014that British Columbia is not enjoying that measure\nof prosperity which might be expected. It will be profitable,\ntherefore, to consider some of the conditions which account for\nthe anomalous local conditions.\nIt was stated in the Board's last report\u2014and the statement\nstands unchallenged\u2014that British Columbia's per capita contribution to the federal treasury is $25.67, against a per capita\ncontribution for all Canada of only $8.93. This contribution is\nmostly made up of duties on imported goods. Owing to a\nchange in the system of keeping the customs returns at Ottawa\nthe imports for the last year cannot be given, but the following\nimports for the year ending 30th June, 1900, nevertheless serve\nto illustrate the point desired. In that year the Province paid\nduties as follows :\nSheep $19,278 80\nBacon and ham    63,149 59\nMutton     8,472 98\nPoultry      3.239 05\nWheat flour    12,923 30\nButter    20,522 96\nCondensed milk    40,799 71 NUAL   REPORT.\nwhich\nthe list might be\n1 products to the \\\nover three hundrec\nillion and a h\nollars duty v\n5 paid.\nIn a Province like this, which does not feed itself, it naturally follows that woollen goods, boots, shoes, farrn implements,\nmachinery, etc., are either imported from foreign countries or\npurchased in Eastern Canada, and it will be found that the total\nimports into British Columbia for the year ending 30th June,\n1901, amounted to over $11,000,000, and that the Dominion\nGovernment received in revenue through the customs department\n$2,362,072.14.\nIt would be difficult to estimate approximately the value of\nthe goods received from Eastern Canada, but it is safe to assert\nthat  it  is   greater  than   the   value   of   imports   from  foreign\nThe Coast cities are not deriving the full benefits of the\nYukon trade. During the first year of the gold excitement a\ngreat number of small traders were in the. field and drew supplies from this Coast. But the situation has changed, and\ngradually the trade of the Yukon has fallen into the hands of\nfinancially strong companies which own steamers, and by carrying their own goods are able, in consequence of the difference\nbetween the freight rates of the White Pass & Yukon railway\nand the all-water route via St. Michael, which the trading companies control, to undersell all competitors. These companies\ndraw supplies direct from the Eastern manufacturers in Canada\nand the United States, who have all along supplied the Yukon,\nbut previously made their sales to Coast city jobbers, who in\nturn sold to numerous small traders.\nTo make matters still worse, the trade of the Kootenay\ncountry, in which there is a large mining population, has become tributary to Eastern Canada by the operations of the\nCrow's Nest Pass railway. A glance at the map shows this\nto be quite natural, for the principal goods required in the\nKootenay do not originate on the coast side of British\nColumbia. 36\nBRITISH   COLUMBIA,   BOARD   OF  TRADE.\nid for\nlands\nThe situation could be relieved by a full development\nagricultural resources. It has been shown that a demai\nall such products exists, and that there are ample suitable\navailable. The successful consummation of this policy would\ngreatly increase the population ; large sums of money now sent\nout of the country for food supplies would be retained, and very\nsoon the local demand for manufactured articles would be such\nthat factories established in our midst would be able to do a\nprofitable business. For several years past this Board has been\ndirecting attention to the openings in British Columbia for\nprofitable farming.\nIn some parts of the Province there are large unbroken\ntracts of suitable lands, but generally the lands are adapted to\nsmall mixed farms, and such are obtainable near all the mining\ncamps and settled portions of the Province. It must be stated\nthat the progress made in some lines of agriculture\u2014notably\ndairying and fruit-growing\u2014-is most gratifying, and should afford encouragement for further and more vigorous development\nalong that line. The Province of Manitoba and the Northwest\nTerritories are now filling up very rapidly, and it is believed\nthat by circulating reliable, concise and specific information as\nto the lands available in different parts of the Province, their\ncost unimproved, cost when ready for crops, and products likely\nto be most profitable, the tide of immigration can be turned\ntowards British Columbia. It is hoped that the incoming\nCouncil will take the matter up, and should the work prove too\nlarge for this Board, the Provincial Government can be appealed to, and it is believed will be found ready and willing to\ngive all necessary assistance. A suitable motto would be,\n\" What we have we'll hold.\" Continue to draw upon the wealth\ncontained in the vast natural resources of the Province, but instead of sending abroad for so much food, clothing and general\nsupplies, build   up   the   necessary   industries   in our midst, and\nVictoria. The trade  of Victoria   has   been   maintained.\nThe foreign imports for the twelve months ending\n30th ultimo amounted to $3,284,568, and the total custom house\nrevenue  for   the   same  period  was  $937,204.16.    The   inland :EPORT.\non Go<\n$191,640.82. The outlook for a greater volume of business at\nthe capital was never better, for the development of mines\nwithin a few miles of Victoria cannot fail to have a beneficial\neffect. The establishment of fish traps is an immediate necessity if the salmon fishing industry is to continue in British Columbia. Many of such traps, with the necessary canneries, will\nhave to be built in the vicinity of Victoria.\nThe merchants have been greatly assisted in their efforts to\nsecure business by the operations of the Victoria & Sidney Railway Company. The capital for the construction of that line\nwas secured by the corporation of Victoria guaranteeing interest upon it. For a few years the guarantee has been paid\nand there was not much benefit derived, but in the fall of 1900\nthe citizens agreed to subsidize a car ferry service between Sidney and the Mainland, to connect with the Great Northern railway, one of the United States transcontinental systems. The\ncars of that system, as well as those of other transcontinental\nrailways, now arrive in Victoria over the Victoria & Sidney\nrailway, and the earnings of the line will very soon relieve the\ncitizens of the payment of any guaranteed interest. The railway company has recently improved its steamer connections\nwith the islands in the Straits of Georgia, and the towns of\nCrofton, Ladysmith and Nanaimo, on Vancouver Island. This\nservice has secured the merchants of Victoria considerable\nbusiness. About the time of the negotiations for the subsidizing\nof the railway car ferry service via Sidney, the Canadian Pacific\nRailway Company arranged with the Esquimalt & Nanaimo\nRailway Company for the delivery in Victoria of its freight cars.\nThis last improvement was accomplished without any cost to\nthe citizens. Generally, the improved facilities and increased\nvolume of business resulting from the above guarantees are\nmost encouraging. Reference to the Canadian Northern, a\nproposed transcontinental line north of the Canadian Pacific\nrailway, heading for Victoria, having been made under the remarks on railways generally, further comment is not necessary.\nThe geographical position of Victoria as a shipping point\nis unique.    In addition to the  coasting   steamers   which call at $mmm\n38 VICTORIA,   BRITISH   COLUMBIA,   BOARD   OF   TRADE.\nthe docks two, three, and some days as many as four large\nsteamers engaged in Australian and Oriental trade may be seen\ndischarging or loading freight at the same time. The present\ntrade represents only a small percentage of the cargoes carried\nby these steamers, but such facilities for foreign business are\nworthy of comment.\nWithin the past few months the citizens of Victoria have\norganized a Tourist Association, for the purpose of making\nbetter known the attractions of the city and surroundings from\na visitor's standpoint. The natural advantages of Victoria have\nalways been regarded as without equal on the Pacific Coast.\nThe equable climate throughout the year and the lovely scenery\nare strong points, but there are excellent roads for driving for\nmany miles in the country, with good shooting and fishing. The\nwaters furnish good boating and yachting. In the summer the\nbays in the vicinity of Victoria may be seen dotted with the\ntents of campers. In the city the attractions are many and\nvaried. At the Parliament Buildings will be found an excellent\nmuseum, exhibits of fruits, minerals, agricultural products, and\nspecimens of timber, all the products of British Columbia. The\nbuildings are the admiration of all who have seen them. There\nis also a large park, golf links and other recreation grounds.\nThanks to the generosity of Mr. Andrew Carnegie, whose offer\nof $50,000 has been accepted, the city library, now located in\nthe city hall, will soon be greatly improved and moved to a new\nsite.    The   sum   of   $5,000   per   annum   has   been   voted   for\nElectric cars run at short intervals into the suburbs and to\nEsquimalt, where His Majesty's warships, torpedo-boat destroyers and torpedo-boats may be seen. There is also a dockyard\nand a dry-dock at Esquimalt. The barracks are about mid-way\nbetween Victoria and Esquimalt, and near the electric car line.\nIt is not the purport of this review to detail the many ways\nand means in which a visitor can profitably and with pleasure\nspend a vacation in Victoria. Transportation companies are\nbecoming alive to the importance of the conditions and have\ncommenced to profit by the increase of travel. The citizens reflect the hopeful view in the future of Victoria in the permanent ANNUAL  REPORT. 39\ncharacter of the public works now in hand. The main streets\nare being paved with wooden blocks. Concrete sidewalks are\nbeing laid. Some acres of the harbor are in the course of\nreclamation. The handsome stone embankment is almost completed, and the low lands behind are being filled in. The cost\nof this work will amount to about $150,000.\nA wooden bridge connecting Victoria with the naval station\nat Esquimalt is to be replaced by a' modern structure of steel,\nestimated to cost $100,000. It may be stated again that the\noutlook in Victoria for material advancement in keeping with\nits position as the capital of British Columbia and one of the\nchief commercial cities, was  never  better than at the present\nThe statistical information appended hereto, as far as\npossible has been brought down to date.\nThe Board is to be congratulated upon the increasing interest its members are taking in general commercial affairs.\nUntil recently meetings of the full Board were held quarterly,\nbut such meetings are now held every month, and it augurs\nwell for the future usefulness of the institution that members\ncan be found who will leave their offices at a particular hour,\nand some times at considerable inconvenience, to attend to matters in which they have no direct personal interest. The business transacted by the Council, too, has been as voluminous\nand varied as in any previous year. The present is no time for\nrelaxation if the set standard of usefulness of the Board is to\nbe maintained.\nAll of which is respectfully submitted.\nL. G. McQUADE, President.\nC. F. TODD, Vice-President.\nF.  ELWORTHY,  Secretary.\nVictoria, B. C,\nJuly 18th  APPENDIGES,\nAddress in Reply to the Foregoing Report.\nMines\nt the request of the President, the Hon. E. G. Prior, Minister of\nthen addressed the meeting.    He said that he thought the report\nthoug\nbadw\nInfac\nM?|iil|S\u00a7'   ||\nidle in\n^g^j^-^^^^^SS \u25a0\nTl\ne total output of minerals in the Province during the year ending\ncrease of about $4,000,000 over the output of the year before.\nHe wa\nplacer\nBgotrbarSt^-lda^-&SlJ SSd.inTheS output of\nbig ma\nwhere\nnd coke had increased very materially during the past year,\nrket for the coke at the Kootenay smelters in Montana and else-\nTt\n$20 on\ne per capita output during the year was $134, an increase of over\nthat of the previous year. \/ICTORIA, BRITISH COLUMBIA, BOARD OF TRADE.\nhad been a good deal of money invested in gold dredging,\nnations had not yet proved as successful as had been expected,\nson had expressed the opinion that more successful results\nbtained if the dredges worked down stream instead of up\n[e had also been informed thatgold dredging in New Zealand\n3n so generally successful as was popularly supposed.\nhad been a decrease of 20 per cent, in the output of lead, but\nines were, he believed, just as rich as ever, the shortage in\nbeing due to the fall in the price of the mineral. The elec-\nicess of refining lead had recently been installed at the Trail\nid was working satisfactorily, and would assist the lead min-\nthe previous ye\nprobably lead t\npounds during\n1 the estimates for a special commissic\ned to go to the different coal mining ce\nvailable, with the object of endeavori\natie to make coal mining safer for the\nhe output of the Trail Creek\nil'of work was being done by\nfound the cheapest and best\ncity, who was going to Ross-\noil process, which he believed The process worked by -j\nwas a great\nto the oil, which, when taken out, ranawav.leav\nMr. McKenzie, of the Le Roi, was going to give i\nbelieved this process might prove a big thing for\nThe Ymir had, he believed, three years' 01\nthe last three months had made $45,000 profit.\n, the mineral sticking\ng the mineral behind,\ne process a trial.   He\nIn the 1\nOn the\ne output of ore had also increased c\nthe Mt. Sicker camp was turning out splendidly, and\nwould, no doubt, prove one of the best camps in the Province. Altogether, the outlook for the mining industry was decidedly good,\nespecially as it was improbable that the price of copper would remain\nat the present low figure.\nTui\nsay thi\nandth\nning to the fishing industry, Hon. Mr. Prior said that the Gov-\nt firmly believed that the only salvation lay in the direction of\nling. The question did not rest entirely with them, as the\non Government also had a say in the matter. The foreshore\n3 was going to be a very serious question for the Government,\nlecessary to treat everyone fairly in the matter, and the Fraser\nnneries insisted that as they had expended a great deal of money\nould be given first right to the foreshores. But he thought that\nms should have just as good a show as anyone else. He would\n, that no foreshore rights had been given or promised as yet,\nCanners' Association have been told that before anything was\nthe matter, the Government would meet and discuss it with\nOn his way back from England, Mr. Eberts would interview the\non Government in regard to the trap-fishing.\nregard to settlement, he thought that the Government should\n;tter information to lay before immigrants. Many farmers in\noa and elsewhere were anxious to settle here, but the Governed not the exact information they required.\nregard to railways, he still believed that Mackenzie & Mann\nd to make Victoria the terminus of a transcontinental railway,\njther the line could be built without a land subsidy he could not (. VICTORIA,   BRITISH   COLUMBIA,   BOARD   OF   TRADE.\nReport of Special Committee on inter-Imperial Trade.\ne Board of Trade rels\ni transportation centre. If\nnstructions, a large number\nich are not touched upon in\nrade returns of the British\nlucts of British Columbia\nbeen impressed by the fact\nof the Empire, from British Coluii\nthis aspect of the case came withi:\nof matters would have to be dealt\nthis report. In our investigations\ncolonies, made for ascertaining -J\nwould be likely to find sale there, v\nthat a very large business is carried on between the Australian and\nother colonies and the United States, much of which might, under a\nsystem.of inter-Imperial trade, be diverted to Canada, whereby an extensive commerce would be developed on the Pacific coast of the\nDominion. But your committee considered this branch of the subject\nto be one with which they are not expected to deal. To do so properly\nwould require more time and access to a greater variety of data than\nare at present at the disposal of your committee.\nThe population c\nexpected that this t\nis not\npresent it does not seem i\nes can be greatly extendec\nZealand and some parts of Austr\nbecause of the shortness of the do APPENDICES.\n45\nbia possesses what is prob-\nountry, and also that most\nOur principal commercial\nI would d\nmany years to come. A\nlies named comes from the\nuish the same goods at as\n. that country, so that in\ni the whole trade in timber\nme to British Columbia.\ne have been unable to secure data as to the imports\nsh Colonies, and are therefore not in a position to\n;rade might be developed within the Empire in the\nial tariff being adopted, but they desire to point out\n)ly of salmon and halib\nlexhaustible.   British Col\nhis Pp\n\u2022able\ne are unable to do more than direct attention to the\np sea fisheries off the coast of the Province remain\ned.\nittee note that the Australasian Colonies and South\nlines were valued at upwards of $20,100,000.  We desire\nexpress the hope that\nChas. H. Lugrin,\nP. R. Ker,\nEdw. G. Prior,\nA. G. McCandless,\nR. Seabrook.\ngin ally intended to furnish a\nuse at the meeting of Colonial 40 VICTORIA, BRITISH COLUMBIA, BOARD OF TRADE.\nPremiers in London, but in view of the meeting of the Dominion Board\nof Trade early next month, it was deemed advisable to prepare the\nreport submitted, for the use of the Board's representative at that\nmeeting.\nIt was then resolved,\u2014\"That in the opinion of this meeting, a\npreferential tariff should be established within the Empire.\"\nIron Industry.\nBritish Columbia naturally divides itself into two parts, first, the character and availability of our resources of ore flux and fuel, and second,\nthe cost of production and possibility of competing with other sources\nof supply for the control of the Pacific Ocean market. As to the first, considerable investigation is being carried out by private individuals, and the\nGovernment is about to publish a descriptive bulletin giving the results\nof its researches. But the information as yet available is meagre in the\nextreme. Still the interest displayed in the discovery and location of\niron deposits on Vancouver Island by private individuals and companies\nin suitable localities to form the basis of an iron and steel industry.\nThe economic side of the question is ably discussed in the following\narticle printed by the Mining and Scientific Press of San Francisco.\nIts analysis of the subject, as applied to British Columbia, must be\nsituated as San Francisco through tariff discrimination, but that so far\nas the Oriental and Australian markets are concerned, British Columbia\nis more favourably situated than any point in the United States :\u2014\n\" The possibilities for profit from iron and steel manufacture on the\nPacific coast seem now to be sufficiently close to realization to make\ntheir discussion timely and pertinent. The old conditions, which made\nthe early attempts in the industry failures, have given place to new\nconditions which would tend to make the business successful. Consumers of iron and steel will buy where they can buy cheapest. The\nproblem on the Pacific coast for local iron and steel manufacture is\nsolety the supply to the consumers on the Pacific coast and points\nreached by water routes from it of these metals 'cheaper than their\nmanufacture elsewhere can supply the consumers. This, then, involves\na comparison of costs. APPENDICES.\ni $12.50\nI $14.00\ne $20.90 ai\nded to rai\nese figures\n0 a ton, m\nid $22.50 a\n3m can be\nmd steel are manufactured in Pittsburg at a flat operative\ndoes not include any profits or earnings on capital, of $7.50\ni ton, respectively. These are the lowest figures, and $8.50\nivould be closer ordinary practice. Taking the lowest figures\nadding freight by rail to the Pacific coast, which amounts to\n, the present flat costs at point of delivery to the consumer\nnd $25.90 a ton, respectively. Sea freights via Cape Horn\nil freights from Pittsburg to the Atlantic could not lessen\n;s much. It is possible that rail freights could be reduced to\naaking the respective costs per ton for iron and steel $17.50\nat the point of delivery to consumers. These last it would\nconsidered the figures of flat costs which Pacific coast man-\nl rise to and still be on even terms with Pittsburg manufac-\n\" For the trans-Pacific markets in China, Japan, Siberia and the\nPhilipines, the present sea freight charges for transportation from\nPittsburg via New York and Suez can average $12.50 a ton. Reducing\nthe charges, which pay profits, to the flat costs, which the ownership\nof the steamship Unes by the iron and steel manufacturing businesses\nwould bring, the transportation per ton from Pittsburg would cost by\nrail to New York $2.40, by water no less than $6.50\u2014a total of $8.90.\nThis last figure added to the Pittsburg costs makes the costs at the\npoints of consumption in the Orient $16.40 and $21.40 a ton, respectively. Present freight charges from the Pacific coast to the countries\nacross the Pacific average about $10 a ton. These charges reduced to\nflat costs can be reduced to $3, provided a return freight business is\ndeveloped. A return freight \"Business already exists by the Suez route.\nHere it has to be made. This return freight business can be made by\nthe transportation of coke for use in the manufacture of the iron and\nsteel. Coke can be made in China and Siberia, possibly in Korea as\nwell, to cost on board ship $1.50 a ton or less. Adding to this $3 for\nfreight and 76 cents for import duty, the cost of coke at the blast furnaces would be $5.25 a ton. With the freight on iron and steel from\nthe Pacific Coast to the eastern Asia countries. costing $3 a ton, the\ncost of manufacture here to be even with Pittsburg would be $13.30 for\niron and $18.40 for steel. These last figures, it would seem, can safely\nbe taken as an upper limit of cost of manufacture on the Pacific coast\nto successfully compete with manufacture at Pittsburg. They are $5.90\na ton higher than the Pittsburg costs. The Pacific coast has iron\nore deposits of enormous extent and superior quality. They can be\nlaid down at the blast furnace as cheap as at Pittsburg. The same\nmechanical economies that have reduced costs at Pittsburg are equally\npracticable here. The difference in the end then comes down to the\ndifference in the cost of labor and fuel. With coke from China or\nSiberia at $5.25 a ton, the difference in fuel cost would be per ton of VICTORIA, BRITISH  I\nSIA BOARD OF TRADE.\niron between $3.50 and $4. The differ\nhave a constant tendency to disappear,\nDeducting these two from the $5.90 !\nmargin in flat competitive costs\n3 in labor cost, which would\nld not exceed 75 cents a ton.\ngin, there is still a possible\nOriental market of $1.25\nto $1.50 a ton.   In the Pacific coast market the possible margin ii\n$2.85 to $2.60 a ton.\nfrom\nand\n'' The preceding has considered the entire propositior\nsteel manufacture on this coast from the safe standpoint of the known.\nIt is possible and probable that Alaska may be able to supply coke at a\nlower cost than the Chinese estimated on. It is possible that California\npetroleum may be successfully used as a substitute for coke and at a\nlower cost. In either case the Pacific coast industry would not have to\ntake into account the Asiatic market, but could be developed for the\nhome market. British Columbia coke from Crow's Nest Pass could\nhardly be delivered on the Pacific coast cheap enough to keep the cost\nof iron and steel production within the limits noted above.\"\u2014Mining\nand Scientific Press, Oct. 19, 1901. Mining Statistics.\notal Production for a\nLL Years UP Tl\nding 190\nGold, lode\t\nLead \t\nj'622'fi89\nCopper\t\nCoal and Coke.\t\nBuilding stone, bricks,\netc\t\n>*--    5\n1,157,315\n2,350,000\n1    .\nTota\n $17\n2,241,988\no 1889\ninclusi*-\nTAB\nr,E\nII\n1890 t\nYear\n0   1901   (INCLUSIVE\n1890..\n       2,608,803\n1895\nISQfi\n1897                                                            10.455.268\n1SQR\nTc\ntal\t\n$172 241 988 VICTORIA,  BRITISH COLUMBIA, BOARD OF TRADE.\nTABLE   III.\nnt and Value of Mineral Products for 1900- and 1901.\n63,936!$ 1,278,724\nL67,153l 3,453,381\n358,1751   2,309,200\n........ 63)358*621    2^69L887\n2,240 lbs.   1,439,595    4,318,785\n2,240 lbs.       85,149       425,745\n48,505\n210,384\n5,151,333\n27,603,746\n51,582,906\n1,460,331\n127,081\n970,100\n4,348,603\n2,884,745\n4,446,963\n2,002,733\n4,380,993\n635,405\n417,238\n$20,086,780\nProduction of Mine\nral bv Districts a\nND Divisio\n*s.\nDivisions.\nDistricts.\n1900.\n1901.\n1900.\n1801.\n$    684,527\n$ 162,000\n510,000\n12,527\n$ 279,600\n240,000\n19,100\n467,479\n2,855,851\n6,020,783\n322,949\nKootenay East District\n8,159,662\nAinsworth Division\n349,465\n787,082\n2,063,908\n2,739,300\n81,028\n331,011\n1,244,568\n1,865,752\n4,621,299\n97,032\nNelson            \"      \t\nTrail Creek    \"      \t\nOther parts    \"       \t\n88,493\n1,422,465\n48,383\nOsoyoos (Grand Forks-Kettle River) Division\t\n1,358,383\n4,800\n59,282\n3,250,986\n4,680\n62,020\nSimilkameen Division\t\nYale Division\t\nCoast  Districts   (Nanaimo,\nAlberni,   W, Coast   V. I.,\nVictoria)\t\n4,805,153\n4,952,561\n$16,344,751\n$20,086,780 dns from 10 to 25 per cent, silver, but the\nseparated from the totals, as it would be in-\nTABLE V.\n:er Gold per Year to Date.\nTotal.. $63,554,543\nthe \" Mineral S\nTABLE VI.\ns to production in the earlier yes\ns and Mines \" for 1896, Geological\nProduction of Lode Mines.\n- A\nGOLO.\nSn,-ER.\nLead.\nCopper.\nTotal\nf\nOz.       Value.\nJKpL *'\n11\nPounds.    Value.\nPounds.\nValue.\n\\l%\n165,'lSol     2M98\n||\nl\n||| an\nVICTORIA, BRITISH COLUMBIA, BOARD OF TRADE.\nProduction in Dei\nTABLE VII.\n\u25a0 the Metalliferous\n\u00a3\nTons.\nGold-Placer.\nGOLD-LODE.\nOunces.\nOunces.\nValue.\n5\n_   \\fj0SKJ1\n:e\nil\n11\nOmineca     \"        \t\n15\nA 1*   L k   D- * *on\n1901\n'::::::\n\":S\n\"_.;&-\n.\u00bb\nAll Cher Divisions\t\n ;OJ\n:^\nIl:lff\n63-\nI2'g\nOther Divisions\t\nn\n8\n'901!   5.93*\n3\u00b0\n600\n679.340\n2,306',^\nSlocan                \"        \t\n'\".'.845\n\"\"36.905\nAll other            \"        \t\n(Revelstoke, Trout Lake, Lar-\n.900\nfjgg\n(Grand Forks, Kettle River and\nOsoyoos Divisions.)\n5\nfcg\ni\n68\ns\n4.800\n772,810\n(Ashcroft, Kamloops.)\n.8\n370\nvIl) Victoria.\")\u2122''       '     \"^\nMiscellaneous\t\n'\u00a3?\n\t\n\u00ae\np\n6!?5:\nm\nTotals\t\n920,4,6\n:____.\n63.936\n48.50s\n1.278,724\n\"67.I53\n210.384\n$43.34^fc3 APPENDICES.\nMines i\nor 1893\n1900, a\nND  1901\nSlL\n,E,\nCopper.                        Lead.              Totals for Divisions. (Totals for District.\n? Ounces.\nValue.\nPounds.\nValue.\nPounds.\nValue.    |     ,900.\nl9o,\n,90,.\n$\n$\n?                $\n8_php\nM\n538,000\n,62,000\n279,600\n         Si\u00b0,ooo\n240,000\n12,527\nilNi\n\"467:479\n322,949\n300,000\n-5.000\n560.303\n\"22;949\n2.2.S.560\n960.4.-\nIPI\n1,639,848\n..592.663\n32.'272\n  348\n.,541.969\n3\u00b0.\"6\t\n50.694\n6.020,783\nm 352.-67\ni8\\,Q5i\n64,098\n3.366.962\nM85I&99\n\u25a09.565^74.!\n\"363.439\n391.844\ni_,S   ,,.!\n\"\"36.929\n1,599,449\n257i67i\ni,34\u00bb:_iS\n.47.748\n96.3M\n'..244:568\nI w&\n...78.7:083\n.,865.752\nIP\n88\nIS.282\n48,383\n88,493\n48.383\n.,420.725\n3.307.948\n,..6^6\n42S5\n918.32,\n2,337.849\n,397\n93\n,250,986\n4,800\n4,680\n'-ei\n.7.542\n39.920\n6.43.\n52.282\n450,9.4\n682,839\n1   74,483\nI'^ltll\n5C96\n,.450,9:4\n\t\n\"'682:839\nul\n4.7.238\n\t\n\u00ab5\n.5.070:382\nSgi\n51*582:906\ng\n\t\n^5^333\n$4,,44I6:963\n'15,070,382 1836-52..\n1852-59..\n1859 (2 m\nORIA,\nBRITISH   COLUMBIA,\nBOARD   OF\ntra\nDE.\nTABLE VIII.\nAL   AN\nd Coke Produciion 11\ni Year to\nDat\nCOAL.\nTons (2,240 lbs).\n        10,000  ...\n$      40,000\nS)\".'.'..\n        25,396\t\n          1,989....\n         14,246  ...\n101,592\n        13,774 . ..\n55,096\n        18,118....\n        21,345....\neee   32)819. e\n85)380\n115;528\n131,276\n        25,115\t\n        31,239....\n100,460\n124,956\n        44,005\t\n176,020\neee 148)549 e)\n        81,547....\n       110,145....\n      139,192....\n143,208\n119,372\n      170,'846\t\n512)538\n      241,301....\n723)903\n802,785\n685,071\n.........     282,139....\n846,417\n'.'.'.'.'..           394)070\"'.\n1,182',210\neee 489)301'.e\n1)467)903\n      579,830....\n      678,140....\n2,034,420\n    1,029,097\t\n3,087,291\n2,479,005\n2,934,882\n  1,012,953'e\n3,038,859\n.eee 1,135)866!.\"!.'\n3)407)596\n   1,306,324....\n   1,439,595\t\n   1,460,331\t\n3,918,972\n4,318,785\n4,380,993\notal.\n 17,423,802 ton\nCOKE.\n          1,565....\n1(52,652,930\n$         7,825\ned)'.'.\"\n        34)251\t\n        85,149....\n       127,081....\n175)000\n171,255\n425,745\notal..\n      300,877 ton\n$ 1,504,385 APPENDICES.\n$ 4 5   a 4  \u2022*. f      4\na !>   |     :     :     :'   w   1\nD   <   <   >5   u   o   o 56 VICTORIA,   BRITISH   COLUMBIA,   BOARD   OF  TRADE.\n|||   !   ;   j       :     |||   :       \\[ [\n% S o   -1      o g\n\u00a3 ,1*1     I    jfi\nIll  VICTORIA,   BRITISH   COLUMBIA,   BOARD   OF  TRADE.\n-o-Sg B_   : ft : \u00a7 I\n\"\"\"IP    \u00b0s * ;\nFS-fJ\n*?s ?? :s^?^\n:\u00bb   :8.t-?     | \"   F??\"   :\ni SH'i?? Eiri .\n_r ? - _    5-\n5 \u00a3 \u2022\u00a3 8\" 1\"\n:   :   :   ; I  ; j\nj   e:   Iifg   : >  6o VICTORIA,   BRITISH  COLUMBIA,   BOARD   OF   TRADE.\n\u00a3\n1\n|   8   |   S   *\n154,115.46\n97,054.29\n1,136,288.23\n937,204.16\n1\n-11 S11111\n1\n6\n1\n9\ns s %\n1\nA 1\nI 1 I 5 | j s \u00a7 1\n\"-\n1\n1\ng \u00a3  .  \u201e  \u201e s  s^\n* f s~ 1 1 1 1 s \u00a71\n1\n\u00a3\n- 1 1 1 | I 1 | 3\n1\nQ\n^ i s 11 s & 11\n1\np-\nM    \u00bb\ni-i\n|\n> APPENDICES.\nBj\n- \u00a3 i\n1,800,996\n5,276,619\n2,609,224\n3,597,559\n1,184,495\n1\n6\n- j\nS*\nI\n0?\nH\ns\n\u00ab \u00abl\nsi\n1 \u2022-1 j 11111\n1\n<**\"*''  \"\u00b0\n| 1\n\u00a7\n1\n1   *\u00a7^1\n1 | s\nI I 3 1 1\n1\n1    \"S\nJ-  s   j-       |  |\n1\ni\nIPS!\n?       |\n1 1\n1\n,J!SJ_\nC0(M05t^-OlCO(N\nm\n(S\no   \u00a3\ng\n&\n& &\n>\ni\nfr COLUMBIA,  BOARD OF 1\no the Province of British Columbia for Thirtyvone  Years ending\nJune 30th, 1902.\nValue of |\t\nfor Home Consu*\nTo 30th Tun\nFrom C\nTo3othJun\nFrom C\nTo joth Jur,\nFrom C\nFrom C\n377,544 2,048,336\n..346,059 <\n.,308,63. \\ Exports the Produce of Canada, from the Province of British Columbia for\nThirtyvone Years ending June 30th, 1902.\n3,366      268,271\n58,804     339.2.8\n643.052      194,488     329,248\n27,631 85,826     3.928,077 VICTORIA,   BRITISH   COLUMBIA,   BOARD   OF  TRADE.\nShipping;.\nThis Board is indebted to the courtesy and kindness of the Customs\nDepartment at Ottawa for the following information:\nStatement of vessels employed in the coasting trade of the Dominion of Canada, arrived at and departed from the undermentioned Ports\nduring the year ending 30th June, 1902:\nNo. No. No. No.\nLadysmith      640     163,609      5,835        631     154,301       5,751\nNanaimo  1,172     297,130    14,925     1,170     296,351      14,911\nVictoria    1,930 567,401 39,166 1,947 588,033 39,542\nVancouver  3,456 924,421 42,666 3,484 921,916 42,775\nChemainus      160         8,898 902 159 8,799 888\nComox      553 127,775 6,571 541 118,173 6,329\nNew Westminster..        4 242 23\nVictoria      972     526,412     35,423\nSteveston      124 6,002 783\nChemainus  3 300 13\nComox\t\nDouglas\t\nLadner   9 415 28\nVancouver      420     367,005     20,116 APPENDICES.\nentered   outwards   for  sea\ning  year  ending  Jun<\nNanaimo      158     198,171 4,768\nNew Westminster..      31       15,478 374\nVictoria      660     387,388 27,379\nVancouver      471     454,196 23,896\nSteveston       16        8,120 99\nChemainus        25       30,915 422\nComox      103     111,088 3,164\nDouglas       41            528 156\nLadner          1              67 37\nNumber and tonnage of vessels built, B\nyear ending June 30th, 1902:\nBuilt. .    Reoi\nNo.\nNo.\"\nVessels\nTonnage.\nCrew.\n19\n1,480\nu\n14\n376\n48\n709\n556,417\n29,322\n300\n80,749\n8,390\n132\n6,474\n867\n52\n3,806\n465\n11\n4,045\n152\n6\n50\n22\n12\n308\n31\nigistered and sold duri\nNew Westminster.\nVictoria\t\nVessels. Tonnage.   Vessels. Tonnage.\n14 665 \t\n7 3,346 3        2,326\nClimate.\nNo general description will serve the purpose in speaking of the\nclimate of British Columbia. On the coast it varies considerably, while\nin the interior the variations are yet more plainly marked.\nDr. Bryce, in \" The Climate and Health Resorts of Canada,'' says:\n\" In all this country,\" from the south of Vancouver Island to the Queen\nCharlotte Islands, \"the fruits of temperate climates grow well, and\nfarm animals live out of doors the year round. The rich bottoms of the\nFraser delta have long been famous for their great hay crops and pasture\nlands; but here the extreme of rainfall is met, the mean for six years\nbeing 59.66 inches at New Westminster. The climate of the great Island\nof Vancouver, running north-west across two degrees of longitude and\ntwo degrees of latitude, presents every variety from that at the sea\ncoast, with as at Esquimalt, a very low daily range, and no annual extremes\u2014the lowest temperature in two years being 8 degrees P., the\nlowest monthly average being 20 degrees F., and the highest in summer\nbeing 82 degrees F.\u2014to that as above Alberni on the west coast, where\nthe Vancouver range rises first into a plateau to 4,000 feet, and even to\n7,500 feet in Victoria Peak.\"\n\" Apart, from the mineral wealth of Vancouver Island, its climate,\nwith every variation possible, becomes most attractive. Its seashore\nclimate is milder than many parts of England, with less rain and less\nseasonal variations.\"\nAttention is directed to the following tables: VICTORIA,   BRITISH   COLUMBIA,   BOARD   OF  TRADE.\nAVERAGE MONTHLY AND ANNUAL RAINFALL\nIn inches at ten principal s\ni British Columbia, derived\n\u00ab\nH\nQ\nO\nm\nffl\n<\n<!\nUpper Mainland       A\n_\n\u25a0i\na\nNorth- \\\\\\-,\"r,'n!;f' C\n4\n\u2022B\ns\na\n1\n,r\"=\n0-3\n3\nI\nI\nw\n\u00a3\n\u00a7\n3\n\u00a7\nra\n1896\n\u20222\n\u00a3\ni Rahifall\niii1\nllo0\nils1\n?:.3\n%\n0.20\n0.38\n0^0\n0.66\n9.7\n0.05\n5.4\n0:17\n24.3\nT,   B\nl\nlS\n0.80\n4.56\n2:1\"\n4:38\n3.96\n1.29\n5.16\n3.1\n0^\n4.85\n3.97\n1.35\n0.89\n1.10\n0.36\n0.50\n3i0\n0.94\n2.1\n1.64\n1.32\n1.02\n0.08\n18.1\n0.51\n23\no:.s\n2.76\n0.17\n0.44\n1.33\n1.62\n0.40\n0.51\n1.05\n3.02\nSeptember !^\u00ab<*-U\nl'.'_3\n2.76\n10.02\n5.12\n5.25\n0.88\n0.15\n1.92\n3.18\nOctober.... {gSSSSSSl\n2.46\n5.50\n0.68\n0.65\n0.62\nSS*\nDecember, {ggfc\n31.07\nif\n\u00a3\nlr\ns\u00b0w\n595f\nI\nllf\nCOMPARATIVE TABLE OF  THE  AVERAGE RAINFALL\ninches at ten principal stations in British Columbia in the months APPENDICES.\n| a   -pireisTjacm-a:\np -,-\u00bb\n3-a ? I s-g -s li | i 1 fi\nI    Vj||\nS-g f 3 a-S -a lj i 1 Je\n1-^.Aa.\u2122\nHMMte-fit\n!g        -9J3nnaz-_H\nO ^ g | ^\n. s s \u00a7 \u00a7\u00a7 s .\nMiff\nMSKStltli\n1        \u2122oqqv\n^WtSli\na\nlHI__fMJflit\nlO      -3(30^0 H0U9J.I\ntsfppmri.\n5#\nL \u2014-\niHM^HH\n; e e\n1 ii\nilili\nIliMfiijj\n\u25a0Wlllli;\nII tSH   COLUMBIA,   BOARD   OF  TRADE.\nCLIMATE OF VICTORIA, B.C.\nlions throughout the\n.3 delightful climate, stands\novince and the seat of its\ny of Vancouver Island,   its\nility it is Torquay\nal snow, an early\nThe situation of Vict!\nrainfall to be much less th:\non the adjacent Mainland\nsecond heavy precipitation\nthe highlands of the oppo;\nThe foUowing table, <\npitation (rain and snow) it\nfor the year 1901 :\nf the moisture from the ocean\nie of the Island ranges and a\n: moisture giving; winds strike\nMonth.\nVictoria\nIn Inches.\nIn Inches.\nIn Inches.\nm\nSnow.\nTotal.\nRain\nSnow.\nTotal.\nRain\nSnow.\nTotal.\nJanuary.  ..\nJuly\"\nAugust\t\nSeptember.\nOctober....\nNovember..\nDecember..\nTotal...\n3-19\no-93\n098\n1.06\n0.90\n6.44\n3-46\n25-S3\n4-30\n1.S2\n6.12\n4. is\n3-37\n\u00b0-93\n0.98\n1.06\n0.19\nL65\n6.44\n3-46\n26.14\n7-43\n5-94\n3\u00b04\n5.27\n4.38\n5.01\n0.27\n5.20\n14.06\n8.09\n62.17\n38.50\n11.28\n5-94\n304\n5.27,\n4.38\n5\u00b0<\n0.27\n2.65\n14.06\n8.09\n6602\n4.64\n7-38\n3-7'\n4.09\n3-79\n5 52\n2^76\nS6.82\n42.50\n9.80\nolSo\n65.50\n8.89\n8.62\n3-71\n5.07\n<  3-79\n5 52\n1.41\n276\n4-33\n11.98\n7.09\n63 37 .PPENDICES.\nI\nJ\nisisssi*\n1\n|g|\nUrttES**\n|||\nS2&S\n\u2022-\/eua^oog;\n|S5||g :'l :\nS\n\u2022\u2022laooun\nSSggj   ;    |   j\nI\n: '     :\n\u2022soo^oso\n|2||m i |\n\u00ab\n\u2022sdoo^\n\u20228g*S      1\n. ,\n1\n'^A\nCONI>CO<M    j|    :\ni\n\u2022jasmin\n!O0C;OHffl n :\nI\n-^saM. ^N\n<N       \u00abOU=<N     ,           \u2022\nd\n\u2022-fsuoo\n<N       ~^r-,     ;CO    ;\n^r|\"\n-\u2122\nj***\n\u2022ireqoiAioo\nnNN2\n\u2022_UOiOIA\nSSS?^\" :rf :\nj :\n::::M\n\u2022 go      Jjo   \u25a0\n*\u00a7 \u00a3*_ '\u25a0 S \u00a7-2 :\n8   P   2      -.rl^   j-     \u25a0\nJ^-??!\u2122\nrtoof-S.S-\u00a7|\n2|||5r3g-|\nP.\u00ab dO'-'O gj\n& \"ET'So'g's'S'S\nsT\n1\nI1SI||\n1\n1\nis^n\n1\nI\nI\n1\nmill\n1\nssssll\n1\n1||||1 [ COLUMBIA, BOARD OF TRADE.\n'j    '  ; '   '  \u2022 . j \\  ' . Inland Revenue, Canada, Divisions No. 37 and 38.\nLicenses\nMalt\t\nRaw Lea\nCigars,  e\nCigars, e\nMethylat\n\"wa!ehouse'''}    \t\nTotal  \t\nhand, on cost and charges\t\n11. On purchase and shipment of merchandise, without fund:\n12. For collecting and remitting delayed or litigated accounts.\n13. For collecting freight by vessels from foreign ports, on am\ncollected\t VICTORIA,   BRITISH   COLUMBIA,   BOARD   OF  TRADE.\nFor collecting general average,  on the first $20,000, or any\nsmaller amount   5\nFor collecting general average on any excess over $20,000.00. 2 J*-        '\nOn purchase and sale of vessels   5 '\nFor \" Port Agency \" to vessels with cargo or passengers from\nforeign ports, as under :\nOn vessels under 200 tons register $ 50 00\n\"      of 300 to 500        \"     15000\nFor disbursements of vessels by consignees with funds on hand 2>\u00a3\nhand   5\nFor procuring freight or passengers .5\nFor receiving and\" forwarding goods on invoice amount 2y2\nFor effecting marine insurance, on the amount insured      %        '\nThe foregoing commissions to be exclusive of brokerage, and\nN. B.\u2014Auctioneer's commission and brokerage to be charged\nestaie   5\nInterest on advances- for duty, freight and lighterage, add on\noverdraft rates. APPENDICES.\nRATES ON STORAGE OF MERCH\nf forty cubic feet (40 c. ft.)    On\nWhen no express stipulation exists per bill of lading, goods are to be considered\n(6) Freight on all goods to be paid, or secured to the satisfaction of the\ncaptain or consignee of the vessel, prior to the delivery of the goods.\n(c) After delivery to the purchaser of the goods sold, no claims for damage,\ndeficiency or other cause shall be admissible after goods sold and delivered have\n(_) When foreign bills of lading expressly stipulate that the freights shall be\nlent given, the rate to be determined by the current value at the time at the\nThe foregoing scale of Commercial Charges and Rules and Regulations were\napproved at the Quarterly General Meeting of the Victoria, British Columbia,\nBoard of Trade, held October 21st, 1898.\nMining Regulations.\nBRITISH COLUMBIA.\nThe mining laws of British Columbia provide, with respect to coal mining,\nthat a prospector for coal or petroleum on leased Crown lands in which the minerals are reserved, before obtaining a license, shall place a post at one angle of\nthe land with his name and the initials of the angle, and shall post a notice of his\napplication on the land and on the  government office of the district for thirty\npaper for thirty days.\nSecurity for damages must be given if the Cro\nl lands i\nion hav BOARD   OF  TRADE.\ns from the appli\nnd a fee of $50\nOn proving that he has bona\nsion for a third year may be gr\nexceeding ten, may work in parti\nprovided the Chief Commissione\nland of one of them.\nof any Crown lands, c\nblic highway. Minerals\nconsent of the grantor.\n(Cons. Acts, 1888, chap. APPENDICES. 75\nBoys from thirteen to fourteen shall only be employed under ground in excep-\naal circumstances to be allowed by the Minister of Mines.\nThere are various other regulations as to the employment of young persons.\nNo wages shall be paid to employees of a coal mine in a public house or con-\nlious office or place.\nCoal getters must be paid by weight, unless exception is allowed by the\nnister of Mines ; and a check weigher may be appointed by them.\nThere are a number of regulations to secure safety. (Cons. Acts, 1888, chap.\n; amending Acts, 1890, chap. 33; 1894, chap. 5 ; 1S95, chap. 38; and in\n)7, chap. 138.)\nMining, other than coal.\u2014Persons over 18 years of age and joint stock com-\nlies may become \" Free Miners \" on taking out certificates (which are not\nnsferable) for one or more years.\nEvery person or joint stock company mining (except for coal) must take out\nee miner's certificate under a penalty of $25.\nNo person, unless he has an unexpired free miner's certificate, can hold any\nleral claim, minerals or mining property.\nFree miners may prospect and mine (except for coal) upon any Crown lands\nlands where minerals are reserved to the Crown, provided they may not locate\nmine on land uncovered by hydraulic mining works for six months, and pro-\ned they must give security for damages to any occupier.\nFEES.\nFor every free miner's certificate issued to an individual... .$    5 00\n(a.) Having a nominal capital of $100,000 <\n(b.) Having a nominal capital exceeding $rc\nssary for their mining upon Crown 1:\nfed, and they may kill game for theii\nminer may locale a mineral claim measuring 1,500 feet square as nearly\nas possible, marking it by two posts, 1 and 2, on the line of the vein\nSo. I post of a mineral claim shall be written the names ofthe locator\niim, the date, the compass bearing of No. 2 post and the number of\n: 1,500) lying to the right and left respectively of this line ; these parti-\no be furnished also to the Mining Recorder. He must mark the line\ntrees or post planting,  and place a post where he found rock \" in BOARD   OF   TRADE.\ndavit that mineral has been found \" in pi\nand posts have been put up, that ground i;\nSunday or a holiday is not invalid.    Whi\ndirection and distance recorded. The fre\nMining Recorder within 15 days, if his ol\ntional day for every additional 10 miles. J\ndistrict may be recorded anew in the right <\nthe Recorder's absence, the applicant is e\nclaim may be held from year to year on a\nor Mining Recorder, that work has be\nAssessment work to be counted in certifi\nadjoining claims, not exceeding 8 in numl\nobtain certificates for all the claimsifor suit\nmay, in lieu of work, pay $100 to the Min\ndetermined by priority of location.\nminer can hold (except by purchase) 1\nlode, but he may hold by location a c\nay abandon his claim by notice in wrilir\nlachinery and extracted ore ; he cannot\neral claim and recorded by the owner.    The interest of a free\nis deemed a chattel interest.\nThe lawful owner of a mineral claim is entitled to a Crow\nof $500 to the Government in lieu of expenditure (assessment\nered a part of $500) and after having obtained a certificate of :\nthe Gold Commissioner. With a certificate of improvement I\nwork on the claim to hold it.\nWith a\nrtificate of ii\ne of the\nonveyance\ns, mortgages,\ngood agai\nnst third pari\nshall not t\nie open for lo APPENDICES. 77\nA mill site may be located by a free miner, not over five acres in extent, no\nobtain a lease for one year, during its continuance, on proof of having expended\n$500 on machinery, and shall be entitled to a Crown grant for $5 an acre. This\napplies to former leases also.    Minerals are not included in the grant.\nTunnels or drains, may be run for a free miner to work his claim by license\nfrom the Gold Commissioner.    Water rights may be granted to him by the Gold\n,  Commissioner, and must be recorded, rights of miners working on the streams\nwaste of water, and an outlet must be provided for superfluous water.\nompanies are regulated b\nlining Recorders and Gold Commissioners are fully 1\nlay elect by a two-thirds vote a Recorder, where the\u00ab\nCounty Courts hav\nAny person contra'\nGold Commissioner or\n; mining jurisdiction which is fully provided for.\nening the Act or refusing to obey the lawful order of a\nJudge is liable to a fine of $250 or three months' im-\n25 cents an acre is payable on every claim held under\nshall be remitted on proof that the sum of $200 has been\nwithin the year.\nThe Lieute\nit-Gove\nt the\n(Cons. Act, 1888, chap. 82, and amending Acts, 1889, chap. 16 (repealed) ;\n1890, chap. 31 (repealed); 1S91, chap. 25 \u2022 1S92, chap. 32; 1S93, chap. 29 \u2022\n1894, chap. 32, and 1895, chap. 39 ; 1896, chap. 34; 1897, chap. 45 ; and Acts\nof 1898.)\neryfree\n,e for gold\nIndian r<\nurity for damaj\nHe may locale a placer claim on each separate creek, ravine or hill, but not\nmore than two in the same locality, and only one a creek claim, but he may hold\nany number for purchase.    In bar diggings a claim shall be:    (a.) A piece of\n(b) A strip of land 250 feet long at high water mark, and in width extending from\nhigh water mark to extreme low water mark.    A creek claim shall be 250 feet  1898, there have be.\nAPPENDICES. 79\nActs of 1SS8 and  subsequent amending Acts to\n>. 34, as amended by 1897, chap. 29, has been\nsen also consolidated.\nshed in  1895, \"\"der the Minister of Min\ntents may be made for giving instructions\nof arts and other societies may affiliate w\n1 and examination of students.\nProvincial Government Lands.\nCrown lands in  British Columbia are classified as either surveyed or unsur-\nted lands, and may be acquired by entry at the Government Lands Office, pre-\nThe following persons may pre-empt Crown lands :    Any person being the\npied, or unreserved, and unrecorded (that is unreserved for'Indians or others,\nunrecorded in the name of any other applicant.\nAliens may also record such surveyed or unsurveyed land on making a declar-\non of intention to become a British subject.\nThe quantity of land' that  may be recorded or pre-empted is not to exceed\n0 acres northward and  eastward ofthe Cascade or Coast Mountains, or 160\nNo person can hold more than one pre-emption claim at a time.    Prior record\nLand recorded  or pre-empted cannot be transferred or conveyed till after a 80 VICTORIA,   BRITISH   COLUMBIA,   BOARD   OF  TRADE.\nThe settler must enter into occupation of the land within thirty days after\nrecording, and must continue to occupy it.\nContinuous  absence for a longer period  than two monlhs consecutively of\nthe settler or family is deemed cessation of occupation ; but leave of absence may\nabsence.\nLand is considered abandoned if unoccupied for more than two months con-\nIf so abandoned the land becomes waste lands of the Crown.\nThe fee on recording is two dollars (8s).\nThe settler shall have the land surveyed at his own instance (subject to the\nrectification of the boundaries) within five years from dale of record.\nt and paying for the land the\nHe pays ten dollars iherefor.\nCrown lands may be purchased to the extent of 640 acres.    Minimum price\nof first-class land, $5 per acre ; 'second class, $2.50 per acre ; third class, $i per se the first purchase mus\n>t-class ; $2.50, second class\neases are also granted for hay lands for\n<f purpose whatsoever, except cutting  f\nicturesque\nI   Uictoria, B- 0.\nThe Tourist and Commercial\nCity of the Canadian\nFar West\naw anything anywhere to equal the view of the approach to Victoria\n: evening of one of the most perfect days in my memory,\"\nmber of British Editors' Delegation.    Interview Winnipeg Free Press.\n\"The British Colui\nibians have rich m\nand fruit growing.\nAnother member of the same party in the same newspaper.\n\" In Victoria is reached the real outlet to the Orient.\"\nFrank Leigh in Montreal Herald.\n\" One would fain have stayed longer, for of all the cities that have been visited\n,e course of this long Royal progress the fair capital of British Columbia seems to\nhe one which the Englishman would most gladly make his home. * * * It\nis combination of rich wild country and old-fashioned English homes that makes\niurroundings of Victoria so wholly delightful. * * * Never in the environs of\nother city have I seen such a glory of flowers as surrounded each of these lovely\nE. F, Knight, Correspondent London Morning Post.\nFOURTEENTH THOUSAND (WITH MAP).   PRICE 25 CENTS.\npiled for the Tourist Association and the Vic\nTrade, by Herbert Cuthbert, Manager Tourist\n1902. Picturesque Victoria\nTHE   MOST  INTERESTING CITY\nON THE  PACIFIC COAST.\nf      Empire  itself,   it is the  one  city   that   becomes   -\n\\_^ esting to all tourists who visit the Pacific Coa:\nCHARMINGLY   SITUATED.  e expei\nThe s\nthe service between the Mainland, connecting with the C. P. R..\nthe C. P. N. Co. are building a palatial steamship of 20 knots-\nI of half a million dollars' that will materially enhance the plea-\nrienced in taking this superb trip to Victoria.\n; forgott*\ns you approach this queen or summer resorts is-\nThe eye of the Tourist, enchanted, as he maybe,   with  the marvelous scenery throughout   which  he  passes   along the-\nlines of railway leading to Victoria, always rests with wonder and delight I\nupon this panorama of emerald-like ocean, usually as smooth as polished,\nglass,   verdure   clad   isles   and snow-capped mountains,   spread   beneath-|\na canopy of azure blue sky, fringed   with fleecy clouds,   as the steamer'$\nglides noiselessly towards this city of the golden West.\nNaturally there is no hardship in living in a city in such a situation-\nThere are few places where life is more enjoyable.\nft A CITY OF HOMES.\nil'^^^^^^^^^fe:, The combination of bold and ri\npicturesque country with old- -j\nfashioned English homes, their\nbeautiful   gardens   and  air  of\ncomfort   and   contentment,\nmakes   Victoria   a   delightfulS\nresidential city.    The fact that\nthe Lieutenant-Governor, of the- \u00a3 j*      and much similar to that of\n\u25a0\u25a0 the south of England.    There\nare practically but two seasons, spring and fall; zero weather,\nsunstrokes and prostrations from\nthe heat are afflictions only known\nto Victorians through newspaper\nreports from other parts of the\nworld.\nThe moderate  temperature of the\nsummer  season   makes   Victoria the\nideal place for holiday seekers.    Her\nand the Japan  current flowing past her ;hores, keep thi\npassing ove\nde Fuca, ar\nnter abov\ntemperature 'of the\nthe   prevailing   winds   are\nsnow-capped Olympic Moun\nfortably tempered before rea\nVictoria has the least rainfall and the mo\nPacific coast north of San Francisco. The rainfall in summ\nlarly light as shown by the following table supplied by the Di\nernment Meteorological Office :\nfreezing. Durin\nthe southwest, which,\nnd the Straits of Juan-\nthe City of Victoria.\nline of Sny\nty on the.'l\n; particu-\nMEMORANDA  OF RAINFALL\n:r, Seattle and Tai\nand 1902 inclusive :\nVictoria, -\nVancouver,\nNew Westminste\nSeattle, Wash.,\nTacoma,     \"\nNo day is\n\u25a0arrant discai\n1 the hottest\n)hota\nVancouver, New We:\n, August and September,  for the years  1\n12.10 inches\t\n42.25      I     \t\n42.18      \u00a7\t\n25.79      \"     \t\ns to be uncomfortable, and no night so w\n: blanket. The thermometer rarely regis\n75.    To those who de- Idle and eastern states, Victoria's\nisant summer days, soft sun-\nle, and bracing breezes offer\nIth to the body and repose to the\n5t moderate in Canada, the\nrage lowest temperature\nthe last three years being 40\u00b0.\nSCENIC   ATTRACTIONS.\nThe Prince and Princess of Wales said of Victoria in 1901: \"It is the\nmost beautiful city we have seen in our trip around the world.\" The thousands of visitors, who\nigree, that Victoria's\n,nnot be equalled in tl\nn enchanting panorarr\nshore line a\nic attractions are unex-\n;st. Her situation is an\nchanging beauty, rocky\nndy bay,  snow-covered\naceful   lakes\n1 Bea\ncon Hill Park can be seen on\none hand the rugged, snow-\nclad Olympians, and on the\nother, rising proudly away in\nthe distance beyond the island-\nstudded Straits  of Juan\nde   Fi\nhe   lordl} mit   an   adequate J\ndescription   of   the f\ngorgeous    sunsets, '\nthe   radiance  of   a\nmoonlight night on\ntutions,    buildings,   clubs,   homes,\nmanners   and   customs,   are   of\nEnglish   character.   The   city   has\nnot the hustling, business methods .\nof Chicago, nor the nerve-destroying    habits  of   New   York.      Cons\nhappiness   and   contentment,   are   t\nCitizens of the  United  States  visiting  Victoria,  wit     while the Victoria Lawn Tennis Club has most excellent courts, club\nhouse, etc., in the centre of the city. This club is open to visitors upon\nterms that are as liberal and as reasonable as could well be made with a\ndue regard to the welfare of its members.\nThe Coif Links at Oak Bay are considered as fine and are as beautifully situated as any links on the continent. They are leased by the\nVictoria Golf Club and, like the tennis club, visitors are allowed to use\n: also some fine lir\ny point, so that Victoria is a centre\nof a large circle of golf enthusiasts.    The\nlinks at Oak Bay are open summer and winter with the exception of the\nmonth of August.\nCricket being the national game of England, and Victoria being essentially English in its tastes and tendencies, several cricket clubs are maintained, who play in the spacious public park.     The officers of the Garrison plendid c\nre  indulged  in  ve\n, and it is safe to say that i\nwhere on the continent are there  greater facilities foi\nperfect enjoyment of this pastime than in and\nVictoria.    At the present time the senior four-oared\ncrew of the James Bay Athletic Association of Victoria\nchampionship for the Pacific Northwest.     Every\ni the occasion of the celebration of Victoria Day or\nkept in honor of that great and good woman, Qu>\nwhom the city is named, a monster regatta is held\n\/al and Military Forces and the citizens generally, take p;\nhe 24th of -J\n1 Victoria,\nVICTORIA'S  SEA   BEACHES.\nWith a frontage of about fifteen miles upon the waters- .\nof the Pacific it is not surprising that there should be many\nlovely beaches  around   the city.    One of these  is at  Oak\nBay,  a delightful spot overlooking broad waters,  sinuously      straits, timbered islands and headlands.    The links of the\nkS2j<.  Victoria Golf Club are at Oak Bay and some fine Athletic-\nrounds and Bicycle Race Track.   The Bay is reached\neasily   by   electric   cars.      Space   prevents a description   of   Cadboro   Bay   an\n(charming spots with  fine sand\nbeloved by campers and bathers),  Gordon  He;\nand McNeal's beaches all within easy distan\nie city.     Foul Bay is also a delightful resort and is\n*>re frequented by bathers than any other beach.\nious for its beautiful\nplendid  country roads.\nns of Victoria, E. F.\nf the London Morn-\ng Post,   said\nVictoria's the Bri\ni full explanatic\n\" The country immediately outside the town is singularly beautiful, the\nundulating promontory upon which the city stands being covered with\nwoods of pine and fir and a lovely wild jungle of arbutus, roses, flowering\nbushes of many varieties, and English broom, which, since it was imported\nhere, has spread all over the more\nopen country, so that it is ablaze\nwith golden blossom for a great\nportion of the year. In the spring\nand summer there is an\nnary abundance of beautiful wild\nflowers, and in the autumn all the\nvegetation is aglow with tints vivid\nor mellow, and amid this pleasant\nbocage, skirt-\nlittle bays and\nofthe pro-\ndelight-\n\" the for-\nThe Parliament Building\nis acknowledged to be one of\nthe handsomest and most ir\nposing structures  on the co\nnent.    It is one of the first sights to\ncatch the visitor's eye as he\" enter\namid spacious and beautifully kept\nto the mildness of the climate.\nH.\n. H. the Pi\n'ince of Wales, speaking\nThe  splendid   Parliamer\nat the Royal Academ\nBuildings of  Ottaw;    il Department, the Mines Department, and in a wing solely\nlis purpose, what is known as the Provincial Museum, this latter\nlost interesting collection of British Columbia fossils, Indian\nspecimens of  natural history, said by experts  to be the most\nTHE EMPIRE'S NAVAL STATION AND WARSHIPS.\nThe North Pacific depot of His Majesty's navy is situated withir\nfour\nmiles of Victoria and connected by electric cars. This is Great Britain's\nGibraltar of the Pacific. The harbour is, of course, a magnificent one, and\nthe scenery around it,  is  exceptionally bold and interesting.    There are\nalways some of the fast cruisers     ^\t\nand torpedo boat destroyers of\nGreat Britain's navy in port and\nsituated the strongest Fort on the\nFacific.    Behind these innocent-      SALMON   AND TROUT  FISHING.\nThe lover of sport is rarely disappointed with his visit to Victoria.\nFew places on the continent afford a chance to land a 70-pound salmon\nwith hook and line, and Victoria is one of those few places.\nThe many beautiful lakes and streams referred to in this book, reached,\non the wheel, or after a short but charm-\n=T\u00bbM\nover good\nroads, which\nadds much to the enjoyment of the outing,\nor   by   taking   the\nmorning train, afford\nery opportunity for the angler\nto indulge in this favorite sport;\nithin an hour or two after\nleaving the city he will be\nable to make his \"cast\"\nat one \"of the numerous\nthat\neld\nhe\nlis excellent fishing for all ki\nck bass is absolutely free to a\n1   troui\nboat.    One gentleman,\nwho does not claim to\nbe  an expert,   landed\nwith a fly 255 pounds\nof trout on Cowichan\nLake in three days,\nwhile another had a\ncatch with a spoon of\n89 pounds in one day.\nSalmon trolling is to\nbe had for those who\nof brook and lake trout,\no try their luck.\nwho Information as to where tl\nbest kind of fishing is to be obtained during each month of the\nyear, and the kind of fly\nwill   be   cheerful!'\nood society and the .people are prosperous.    The\nable to-day were not so very long ago purchased 4\u00a3vfe_ ilway Company at from $1.00\nonly  one of the industries tha\n1 $5.00 per acre,\nire to be found\nThe Lumber Mills and Logging Camp at Chemainus comprise one of the big-\nit plants of this kind in the world. The lumber is exported to all parts,\n1 in many countries is the standard that must be reached by all compet-\nCopper and Gold Mining at Mount Sicker has, within the past three years\nome of the utmost importance to this district and also to the city of\nAs an ei\nidence of\nthe mar-     -V-    veloi\ns change that can takfl\nhis   rich\nrough tl\nand unde\ne judiciou\nveloped      -%,   wes\nsem-        ^|fc.plo\ntern country, in a year\n-ment of capital, there is\nno better example than\nwhat has been done\n^     at Mount Sicker.\nHenry Croft commenced develA-\nopment on the\nLenoraclaim,at\nprospect, on the?\nand  other\nssult an excellent hi\nMount Sicker had sprung into;\nmushroom like, almost' in a\nThe Tyee, another rich prop-\nactively developed, and ;\nfor all the farm produce, f  mous islands of the Gulf of  .\nif   Victoria,   the   connecting I\ns, returning the same day is'-':\n| and sea in the -world.    This\nong the Thousand Islands\nho take it never regret or\nd in summer by the V. T.\nR'y, on their comfortable I\nAN   IMPORTANT SEA  PORT.\nVictoria is not only a tourist city but one of the\n\u2022ominion of  Canada.    The\nentering the harbour last\near was  1,557,007, making the city the third I\nport in Canada.    Naturally this has a considerable effect upon the nature of the business done in Victoria.     It is the first and last  I\nport of call for the steamers for China, Japan,\nAustralia,  Honolulu,   and  all  U.  S.  ports;\nPassengers for China should wait for their\nsteamer at Victoria.     Shipbuilding is one of I\nthe most important industries.    There are no\nless than six ship yards in and around the\ncity,  in addition to some large  iron works J\nand engineering shops.    Several of these are I\nputting   in   extensive bridge building plants, %\none of them having just secured a contract at\n$100,000 to erect a handsome steel and concrete bridge at Point Ellice\nin   the AN INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL CENTRE.\nSpace will not pei\nutary to Victoria.    C\nconsiderable business\nmost of the\nSome\nuate description of the industries trib-\nd mining on Vancouver Island bring\nit is the natural base of supplies,  and\nowners of the mines reside here.\nof   the   largest   firms   in\n.     British Columbia hand-\nK     ling mining supplies\n.      and farm imple-\nhave their\nFor upwards of half a century Victoria has been the leadin\ncial centre of the province, and her history has largelv been th(\nBritish Columbia. THE  FOUNDATIONS OF THE CITY\nwere laid in the forties when the Hudson's Bay Co. established a fort first\ncalled Fort Comosum, then  Fort Albert and afterwards Fort Victoria.    It I\nwas at Victoria that the miners camped when bound-for the Fraser river in .\nthe '50s.     It was here that the terms of Confederation were approved and I\nthe great undertaking of building the C. P. R.  through to the coast first I\nmooted.     It was  from   here that the first Canadian  ships  sailed for the\nKlondike, a few years ago, and to-day most of the trade is done from here.  .\nThe stores of Victoria are as large as those of oities three times its size,\nand it is the cheapest place on the coast in which to  \"shop.\"\nCHURCHES,  SOCIETIES AND CLUBS.\nVictoria\nchurch of almost <\nFraternal and Friendly Socie\nvery good social clubs, and\nwest. The public schools a\nthe confidence of the people.\nThose desiring a high class r\nes are represented,\nne of the finest ami\ne a credit to this 01\nThere are also sev\nusical training can ;\n>mination, while all the\nThere are three or four\nteur athletic clubs in the\nany other city and enjoy\n:ral fine private colleges,\necure it in Victoria.\nHOTEL ACCOMMODATION.\nVictoria has as good hotel accommodation as any other city of its size\nin Canada.    There are also a large number of excellent private boarding I\nhouses.     Hotel  rates range from $1.50 to $5.00 per day,  American plan.  .\nBoarding houses from $1.00 to $2.50 per day.\nVISITORS ARE WELCOMED\nBy the Tourist Association at their offices and Free Bureau of Information,\n34 Fort St., where mail can be addressed.     Every visitor is invited to call.\nThis Association is a voluntary organization of business men, supported by their own subscriptions, for the purpose of making the attractions\nof Victoria known to those in search of health and pleasure, and also for\nthe purpose of making all strangers feel at home in the city.\nThe Bureau of Information is established for the benefit of visitors and is\nabsolutely free in every respect. Its conveniences include large reading\nand writing room, with all time tables, etc., ladies and men's cloakrooms.\nOFFICERS OF THE ASSOCIATION.\nsHa\n, Ma-\nClarke.","type":"literal","lang":"en"},{"value":"Other Copies: http:\/\/www.worldcat.org\/oclc\/162118513","type":"literal","lang":"en"}],"http:\/\/www.europeana.eu\/schemas\/edm\/hasType":[{"value":"Annual reports","type":"literal","lang":"en"}],"http:\/\/purl.org\/dc\/terms\/identifier":[{"value":"HF298 .V5","type":"literal","lang":"en"},{"value":"I-0603-V23","type":"literal","lang":"en"}],"http:\/\/www.europeana.eu\/schemas\/edm\/isShownAt":[{"value":"10.14288\/1.0222251","type":"literal","lang":"en"}],"http:\/\/purl.org\/dc\/terms\/language":[{"value":"English","type":"literal","lang":"en"}],"http:\/\/www.europeana.eu\/schemas\/edm\/provider":[{"value":"Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library","type":"literal","lang":"en"}],"http:\/\/purl.org\/dc\/terms\/publisher":[{"value":"Victoria : Colonist Printing and Publishing Co.","type":"literal","lang":"en"}],"http:\/\/purl.org\/dc\/terms\/rights":[{"value":"Images provided for research and reference use only. 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