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JANUARY 20. 1900.\n1.00 PER YEAR\n\"  &_, 4*riP i&t\/'ifis UtiasiUs,\nvtiru, \/_, ytsuo\/hLqt\/ If-\ntoduUt*\nOajL-OhAtrrvr''faAx\/\nI\njT. \"W. FOaTBB.S Ab.-iiI for Allicrall niul llic c-.iib.m.\n\"CARIBOO!\"\nVieth & Borland\nISTARLI8HE0   1800.\nQUESNELLE FORKS and KEITHLEY CREEK.\nHaving disposed of all our interests at the 150-Mile\nHouse to the Cariboo Trading Company, we purpose carrying\non our business as formerly at Quesnelle Forks and Keithley\nCreek, with full stocks of\nGeneral Merchandise\nand MINERS' SUPPLIES.\nBeing identified with Mining and its requirements, as\nPioneers and Prospectors for the past 37 years, we are in a\nposition to furnish Proper Supplies and give Straight\nInformation to all who ask for it.\nYIETH & BORLAND.\nHUDSON'S BAY COMPANY\nQUESNELLE     MOUTH,\nCARIBOO, - -        -        'B.C.\nDIRECT IMPORTERS\nANO DEALERS   IN\nWINES,  LIQUORS UNO  CIGARS.\nDRY OOODS, OBOCEBIES,\nHardware, Boots and Shoes,\nMiners' Supplies.\nBed-Rock Prices. Goods Guaranteed.\nQTTAX.IT'Sr.\t\nGeneral Merchants,\nASHCROFT,\nBRITISH COLUMBIA\nWe keep constantly on hand a large and\nwell assorted stock of  General  .\nMerchandise.\niar Call and examine our stock and prices.\nA  0L0RI0U3  CLiriATD.\nVolume... have been written ubout\ntho climates and health resorts of various countries, somo of wbioli, doubtless, are worthy tbo praise so lavishly\nbestowed upon them by the ever present reporter. In no mercenary spirit\nis the following written. It doos not\nrequire an imaginative mind to relate\nfacts, therefore a few paragraphs descriptive of the glorious climato of\nthis portiou of tho Province will, tt is\nhopod, bo accepted as truth by readers,\nmany of whom, probably, novor bavo\nhad tbe pleasuro of an extoudod visit\nto Aslieroft.\nSituate about two hundred miles\neast of Vnnoouvor on tho <!iui.Kli.iii\nPimill.. railway, iu tho heart of tho\nCascades, at mi olevution of about\n1,000 foot abovo son level, Ashoroft\nstands as a sort, of halfway hostolry\nbetwoou tho Puollla ocean and tho\ngroat prairie to tho oHst of the Kooky\nmountains, Thus, It will bo obsorvod,\nits position is noiii-ly midway betwoou\nthe two extremes of cold aud wot of\nwinter. To this advantageous location\nmay bo attributed its mild, dry and\ne<|liable climate.\nAs a hoalth resort it is comparatively\nlittle known outsido of British Columbia, Indeed,oven within tho Provinco\nthis information is vory limitod. Only\nthose who havo hud experimental proof\nof its health-giving proportios are\naware or the unsurpassed climatic conditions that exist horo.\nFor want of fuller information touching the rejuvenating propensities of\nour atmosphere thoso in deolining\nhealth have sought other resorts and\ndimes afar. Thus it is as truo of the\nhealth soeker as of the gold hunter\nwho wanders into unknown regions in\nsearch of that which, through ignorance he failed to disoover, yet in close\nproximity to well beaten trails and\neasy of access. Right at the doors of\nour large cities on tbo coast people\nhave assuredly stumbled over a magnificent climate, unappreciative of its\nbeauty and health restoring qualities.\nTbe fact is tbat sufficient publicity\nbas never been given of tbe unique\nscenery and abounding wealth of soil\nand olimato tbat pertains to this section of the Province. Many thousands\nof dollars would be retained in the\ncountry and those aunual migrations\nof climate hunters to foreign places of\nresort would cease if the large daily\nnewspapers would devote a small portiou of their columns to the dissemination of our own climatic resources.\nIn tbis they would do well to imitate\nour more enterprising American cousins of tbe press.\nThere is an exodus of many British\nColumbians every winter to California\nthat tbey may avoid the excessive\nrains of the coast, wbo oould at muoh\nless expense and half tbe inconvenience find tbe object of tbeir search in\nAshcroft and vicinity. That this district is so easy of access to citizens of\nVancouver, Victoria, Now Westminster,\nNanaimo and otber places, seems to\nhave blinded tbem as to tbe pleasure\nand recuperative properties which this\ndry, clear and sunny climate afford.\nln every man's life there oomes a\ntime when the worn frame squeaks and\nwheezes, wben a premonitory feeling\nof approaching dissolution seizes one,\nthen it is he longs for a change of air\nand scene, and these, if rightly chosen,\nwill benefit bim moro than all the pills\nand squills usually prescribed. To\nknow whero to go and how to get tbore\naro paramount questions for bim to\ndecide. Time and means are reduced\nto a minimum if he should make Asbcroft the Mecca of his health seeking\npilgrimage.\nA thousand hills and lordly peaks\ninvite the tourist, the invalid and tho\nexplorer to participate in Nature's\nsplendid endowment. The mountains\nare all easy of ascent as timber does\nnot grow on them. What could be\nmore exbbilarating than to bo seated\non the baok of the nimble oayuso aud\nscamper away over mountain and vate\nto the reverberating music of many\nwaters leaping cascade and rapid?\nSpeaking non-professionally it is believed there Is no climate in tbe world\nbetter adapted for pulmonic and catarrhal diseases, also for rheumatism,\nchronic dysentery, Uver and intestinal\nderangements. A number of peoplo\nhere bear testimony of health restored\nthrough climatic efficacy, and at present several persons arc here from distant parts of the earth for thc benefit\nof health. All speak in terms of warm\nadmiration of tbe climate and country,\nTbe rapidity with whioh persons acquire flesh is instanced by ono man,\nwho, out of sheer gratitude has now\nbecome a philanthropist, having increased his avoirdupois ten pounds in\nfour days\u2014in homely phrase, this climate Inclines, or leans, to fatten.\nThe botols aro well conducted and\nthe tables are provided witb tbo best\nof borne produced meats, vegetables\nand fruit. No finer potato is grown in\nany part of the globe, not even excepting the far fumed Irish \"murphies.\"\nNo fair minded disoiplo of St, Patrick\ncould make a derogatory comparison of\nour floury tubers with those of tbe\nEmerald Isle.\nOno of the popular sports of winter\nis skating, but up to the present there\nbas not been enough frost to make\ngood ioe, A curling club is one of tbe\ninstitutions of the towu and devotees\nofthe \" roarin' game \" aro numbered\nwitb tbo moro staid and prosperous\nof citizens. Somo objection may ho\nmade to tbe oold here but assurance\ncan be given that it is most invigorating and enjoyable, owing to its extreme dryness. No biting boreas to\nchill and shiver. Anyone unable to\nendure tho fow degrees of frost is\novor ripe for his ancestral bonoyard.\nAs au abodo for thoso who desiro a\nhealthy and ngrooablo climate tbo Inducements aro without rival in the\nDominion. Electric light and an oil)\noieut wator works leavo nothing to be\ndouirod in these essential., of an up-to-\ndate town. With water and air absolutely pure fevers cannot long exist;\ntho subtlo mfurobo has no homo horo\nand deadly bacteria aro, as yet, au on\nknown quantity.\nHeat estate is now within the roach\nof the humblest purse though itis\nsteadily advancing, and will continue\nto do so with tho development of\nadjacent miues, building of tho Cariboo railroad and tho progress of agriculture Social conditions arc thoso\nof poaoo and good will -tho prevailing\ncharacteristics thoso of friendship\nand equality. Tho least upprohonsivo\nmortal cannot fall to obsorvo tho rare\nconjunction of man's opportunity nnd\ntho natural elements to make this au\nidoal winter resort. Whothor sick or\nwell, rioh or poor, nature invites all to\nthis foast of scenic grandeur and\nclimatic beauty. Those who have beou\nin tbo dripping moisture at tho coast\nfor tbe past two or throe months tho\ninducement is standing for them to\n\"come up out of tho rain.\" A month's\nsojourn here would prolong tho lease\nof life to all who may give it a trial.\nSODA   CRREK   BALL.\nSoda Creek presented a very gala\nappearance on the evening of the 12th,\nit being the occasion of the Bachelor's\nBall, As tbe sleighs drove in, loaded\nwith the invited guests from tbo 150-\nMile House, Quesnelle and outlying\npoints, they were greeted with loud\ncheers.\nThe feeling of chilliness due to tbe\nlong drive was soon dispelled by tbe\nwarm and hospitable welcome given to\neach and all by the bachelors, Messrs.\nBowran, Hodge, Power, Dunlovy, Dupont andResbaoh and tbe patronesses,\nMrs, Adams and Miss McLoese.\nShortly aftor 8 p.m. the gentlemen\nescorted the fair daughters of Eve to\nthe danoing rooms. These rooms were\nvery prettily decorated with evergreens,\nbunting and flags and lighted up with\nChinese lanterns. By 3.30 p.m. the enlivening strains of tbo violin floated\nout and danoing began under the able\nmanagement of Mr. E. Bowran, The\ndances followed each other with no\ntiresome pauses, and tbey tripped the\nlight fantastic until midnight when supper was served in the dining room by\nMiss McLeese, Too much oannot be\nsaid in praise of the dainty repast\nwhiob was served on small tables in\nperfect bowers of green, Appetites,\nquickened by healthful frolic did justice to tbo tempting dishes, while\nmerry talk and charming laugbtor\nmade it one scene of happiness. Supper over, dancing was continued until\nthe wee stna' hours.\nBp Saturday eve all parties had become well acquainted and another very\njoyous evening was spent until midnight when lunch was served, Toasts\nwere drunk to tbo Queen, tbo bachelors\nof Soda Creek, tbe ladles etc. A hearty\nrendering of \"They are jolly good fellows\" and \"God Save The Queen\"\nclosed one of the most pleasant gatherings ever held in Oarlboo. A feeling\nof joviality and good fellowship pervaded the place throughout and wo\nhope tbat the bachelors of Soda Creek\nwill open their hearts to entertain\nagain at some future date, for they are\nvory jolly good fellows.\nThe Inland Cigar Factory at Kamloops is a busy plaoe. About 2.\") hands\nare employed in all, 16 of these boing\ncigar makers and tbe rest strippers and\nhelpers. At the Kamloops factory all\nemployees receive their pay every Saturday night and as it is thon past banking hours the results are thut on Monday very few of tbe boys swell tbelr\naccounts muoh, It is ono of tho very\nbost factories in the Province and\ntbe earnings of tbe factory nearly all\nbeing spent in tbe city adds consider\nably to its prosperity. Tho men employed aro a well informed lot, they\nwork hy the piece and are about as independent as printers, often changing\nlocations on short notice or perhaps\nnone at all.\nIt is reported that tbe creditors of\ntbe well known Arm of Eaglo k Paxton, of the Onward ranch, Cariboo,\nhave forced an assignment of tbeir\nproperty forthoir benefit, It, is believed tbat with proper handling thero is\nmuoh more than enough property\nowned by the firm to pay ofl all obligations in full.\nMr, E. Carew Gibson, of the Cariboo\nTrading Co., is doing good work in\nstrongly urging personally in Victoria\nupon our legislators tbe necessity for\nabridge across tbe Fraser river at\nChimney oreek. It is muoh neodod\nand will accommodate several hundreds\nof ranchors and settlers In the Chileoten oountry.\nSTUART'S LAKG ROAD.\nJ. 0. Knight, Esq., Secretary Stuart's\nLake Road Committeo, Ashcroft.\nVaucouver, 12th Jan,, 11)00,\nDear Sir,\u2014With further roforonco to\nyour favor of 25th Decembor, which\nwas laid beforo tho regular monthly\nmeeting of this board held on the Oth\nlust., I enclose excerpt from the minutes dealing with tho matter,\nYours truly,\nWilliam Stein,\nSecretary Vaucouver Board of Trade.\nVANCOUVER BOARD OV TRADE\nExcerpt from minutes of meeting\nhold on tho llth of January. 11)00.\nKesolvod, that this board, having\nhoard tho roport of tho standing com\niniLi.ee on trado and commerce, do\nhereby adopt tho same, und that tho\nsecretary bo instructed to forward u\njopy of the report to tho Provincial\nGovet umout officials at Victoria and to\ntho members for tbis city.\n\"Your committoo, having carefully\nconsidered tho question of building a\nwagon roud into tbo Omineca country,\nrespectfully beg to roport that in their\nopinion it would be desirable for fhe\nProvincial Government to have both\ntbo routes in question, viz: Via Quesnollo and via Hazeltou carefully gono\nover aud surveyed before committing\nitself to either routo.\nFrom tho evidonce laid before your\ncommitteo, it is quite apparent that\neach road has certain specific advan\ntages over the other.\nTbe advantage of the Hazelton routo\nis, tbat tbo loug water carriago from\nVancouver to Hazelton reduces vory\nmaterially tbe cost cf getting supplies\ninto the Ominecacountry, the distance\nover which tho goods require to bc\npacked from Hazelton lo Omineca\nbeing much shorter than by the other\nroute, Tbo disadvantage of this routo\nas reported to your committeo is tho\nimpossibility of getting up tho Skeena\nriver to Hazelton during tho winter\nmonths.\nThe advantages of the Ashcroft route\nare that the road opens up rich grazing and mineral country for the whole\nlength of its construction, any part of\nthe road which is built opening up\nthat section of the country for settlement, while the Hazelton route is\nmerely the means of reaching the objective point \u2014 Omineca, Another\nadvantage the Asboroft route bas, is\nthat goods ordered in the fall can bo\npacked in during the winter months,\nso that they are at the mines in time\nto commence work whenever tho season opens, which is not possible by tbe\nHazelton routo. The disadvantage of\nthis route is tbe greater expense as\ncompared witb the otber, owing to the\nlong distance for which goods havo to\nbe pneked.\"\nACKNOWLEDGMENT.\nEditor Journal\u2014Sir: Since last\nissue of the Journal I have received\nfor the Stuart's Lake road fund 85\nfrom McMaster k Bever and 85 from\nHofercamp k Johnston, making total\nreceived 840. J. E. Knight,\nSecretary.\nF. W. Foster appeared beforo the\nVictoria Board of Trade last week and\nably presented to the board the necessity of tho Stuart's lake road, also\nurging it to give tbis road support.\nVictoria appears to hare the mistaken\nidea tbat tbe building of tbis road will\ndivert tbe trade to eastern cities,\nThis is hardly the case. Eastern Canada will do no moro of the Omineca\ntrado when the road is built than it is\nnow doing, but if tbe proposed road\nfrom Edmonton into Omineca is constructed, it is reasonable to suppose\nthat will be the case. Coast cities are\nnow doing and will continue to do the\nCariboo and Omineca trade, and it will\nbe their fault if thoy loso it. Miners,\nhotelkeepers and dealers generally in\nCariboo prefer to buy ou the coast, and\nhave always been good customers of\nVictoria and Vancouver, and now that\nthere Is an opportunity to bavo something done to advance the interests of\nthe northern interior the coast cities\nshould rise to tbe occasion aud help us\nout,\nThe evidence of Col, Wright, manager, of tbo -l.trd Mining and Milling Co.,\ntbat the route via Stuart's Lake is the\nbest to tbe Omineca, offers tbe best of\nreasons why tbis road should be built\nin preference to the Hazelton route.\nCol. Wright has operated in Omineca\nfor tbo last three years and after test\niug both routes unmistakably favors\ntho Stuart's Lako road and has taken\nall his supplies In tbis way, in spite of\nthe fact that tho Hazelton route is the\ncheapest, Wuter carriage is muoh\ncheaper than teams; but of what earthly use is it in the Omineca oountry if\nby waiting for tho season when tbe\nwater carriage is available muoh valuable time is wasted at the mines?\nProbably tho greatest drawback to operating in Omineca is tbo short season\nand to Btill further shorten it by failure to build tho roud thut gives the\nlongest possible seuson, is to defeat\ntho end in view.\nWe do not know what detailed knowledge of tho different routes tbo Government is possessed of, but as we buvo\nalready mentioned, no greater proof of\ntbe advantage of the Stuart's Lake\nroute can be given than that instanced\nby the 43rd Mining and Milling Co.\nTheir aim is to get into the oountry in\nthe most profitable manner possible\nand did tho Hazelton routo do this\nthey would advocate the building of\ntbo road that way.\nAlready tho material for the Dawson-\nQuesnelle telegraph liue is on tho way\nto Ashoroft nnd, wo understand, negotiations are going on botween tho\nDominion and Provincial Governments\nto build tho line lu connection with\ntho road as fur as practicable.\nTho lato decision by tho Vancouver\nBoard of Trado does not touch upon\ntho difficulties of navigating tbe Skeena\nrivor during tho summer season, yot\nwe believe two trips u your is all that\noan bo mnde undor tlio most favorable\ncircumstances. What position would\na mining company bo in that was waiting at Ominooa for supplies shipped hy\nthis route? They would know whou\nthoy left Vauaouvor or Victoria but\nLhut is tho last trace they could bavo\nof thom uutil thoy arrivod at Ominooa,\ntoo lato for tbat season's use. It is\nnot a question of which routo can bo\nopened tho cheapest, but a question\nof which affords tho most practicable\nroute to carry ou tho trado, and tho\noponingup of tbe country.\nWe respectfully submit the Vancouvor Board of Trado sbould have given\nits unqualified support to tho Stuart's\nLuko road,\nA, W. Smith's, ri.P.P,, Sn_e.li.\nExtract from tho speech of A. W.\nSmith, of West Lillooet, in reply to\nthe address from the throne:\nThe government had indicated nn\nintention to provido a road through tbo\nKitimaat valloy, and as ho was always\nin favor of and in accord with any\ngovernment policy that aimed to give\naccess to the country to miners and\nsettlors, and thus promote the settlement aud tbe development of tho country, he would probably support tho\ngovornmont in this measure. He might\nsay that he did not know very muoh of\ntho particular section of the country\nwhich it was proposed to benefit, but\nho presumed that tho government hud\nsecured and would lay boforo the\nhouse such information as to tho extent and resources of that couutry as\nwould justify tbo step they hud indicated un intention of asking tbe houso\nto take.\nOf the road to Omineca, ho was\naware that the oharaoter of the country to bo penetrated was such as to\njustify the expectation of large and\nimportant development aud a considerable Increase of industrial population. Largo amounts of money wero\ninvolved in tbo construction of those\ntwo roads, and whilo ho was not prepared to say that they woro not roads\nbat sbould be built, ho hoped that iu\nconsideration of the necessities of tbo\ncountry the government would be\nprepared to make the necessary appropriations to permit of short lines of\ncommunication being opened up\nthroughout tbe interior, to facilitate\nthe opening up of tbo mines by giving\ningress to minors und machinery, and\nalso the taking up of land by agricultural settlers who in tho absence of\nthose most necessary short lines woro\nprevented to a very appreciable extont\nfrom opening up tho country, (Hear,\nhear.)\nIf while providing for suoh roads as\nthose referred to in His Honor's speech,\ninvolving large expenditures of public\nmoney, the government would not neglect the less expensive bnt equally, if\nnot more important, short lines to\nwhioh he bad referred, tboy would\nshow themselves alive to tho best interests of the country, and in so doiug\nwould have his sympathy aud active\nsupport. (Applause.) It was only by\nintelligent appreciation of tho small\nwants of tbe country, as well as tho\nlargo, that a govornmont showed itself\nalive in thc fullest and best sense to\nthe responsibilities and duties of its\nposition.\n* * * *        *\nStill dealing with the subjectof mining, tbe member directed the attention\nof tho house to tbo offeet of tbe repeal\nlast session of seotion 8 of tho Placer\nMining Act; nothing being substituted.\nTbis section had provided explicit\npoualties for miniug without first taking out a free miner's cortilicato, and\nthe result had boeu as he had anticipated, that a very large number of\nChinese and otber aliens hud done\nmining all through the past season\nwithout the contribution of one cent\nof revenue to tbe proviuco, The government could not plead ignorance of\nthe probable effect of this repeal of\nseotion 8, for wben tbe matter was\nuudor considoration by tho houso last\nsession, he bad crossed tbe lloor of the\nbouse and explained to tho Minister of\nFinance and the Minister of Mines tbe\neffect that the cancellation would\nnecessarily have unless a portion at\nleast was re-enacted,\nIlARKIiKVlLLIi.\nAt the present time, Jan. 12th, there\nonly about 18 Inches of snow in tbis vi-\ncinity and more suow is one of our de-\nuauds.\nMr. Hamshaw is sinkingand drifting\nfor tho old channel on Summit Creek\nand bas good hopesof strlkingrich gravel within  the season.\nOn Coffee Croek, Cochran and Co.\nare drifting up stream from the bottom of a 40 foot shaft and are in good\ngravel, a six Toot deposit that is said to\naverage 10 oents per pau having been\nstruok on tbo rim of tho oreek. It is\noxpeoted that the bedrock will be rich\nin gold.\nOn Stowart, Creok Messrs. Cookel,\nMnlaacs and Johnson did woll last season and have good ground tbat they are\ndrifting ou, besides having a large\namount of gravel in sight. Jack JPink-\nertou Is at work on a bench between\ntbe two oreeks.\nAt Mr. Laird's, on Willow River, work\nhas been started pumping out tbe old\nworkings audit is sincerely hoped in\nthis seotion that the work may be successful in opening the old bed of Willow River, which is well known, from\nMr. Laird's prospecting, to be rich.\nOn the China claim, owned by the\noompany represented by Mr. Thompson, aoross tbe creek and a mile below\nStanley, a drift bas been run by J.\nWendlo and men, 145 feet at last report\naud no bodrock yet. The claim will be\nworked hydraulically and Is beyond\nquestion a valuablo one.\nTho Pleasant Valley Discovery claim\nowned by Messrs. Tagart, Campbell\nand Kelly, had trouble with a sliding\nditch lust season and returned between\nthirty and forty ounces. There is,\nhowever, believed to be a good future\nfor this property when opened up properly.\nOn Lightning Creek, near tbe Wing\nDam, Harry Jones is now drifting for\nthe old channel, Water is causing\ntroublo owing to defective machinery\nbut work is steadily progressing and it\nis strongly hoped tbat good gravel will\nbe encountered hefore many more\nweeks. The oompany have done; a\ngreat deal of work and if they are ___.\nsuccessful as it is hoped they will be,\nthey will have a large tract of very valuable ground.\nThere Ib talk of Peters Creek being\nopened up next season. Good results\nwere obtained from Dragon Creek. On\nAntler much work will be done next\nseason and several otber producing\nproperties will be worked on a larger\nscale than ever before. The\u2122 are\nmany properties in this section that\nwould, without doubt, prove valuable\nif proper capital were forthcoming to\nopen tbem up in good shape.\nJames Smith, R. D. Moan, Angus Mcpherson and S. C. Weeks have, through\ntbo efforts of Mr. Weeks, who has just\nreturned from a three months' trip to\nLancaster, Out., succeeded in organizing a company to do development\nwork on Two-Bit Creek and other\nproperties near Barkerville. The\nleading man in the eastern syndicate\nis Mr. D. M. McPberson. the cheese\nking of Lancaster, and he has associated with him some Montreal capitalists that will furnish all necessary capital to properly develop the properties\nabove mentioned, The properties are\nvery favorably spoken of by Cariboo miners and the adding of a company to operate in tbe above section is\na fortunate thing for Cariboo in general. ______________\nOne On W.jtglna.\nTo Tue Editor.\u2014The prophecies\nabout the weather reminds one of a\nstory about a weather prophet in the\nlower provinces.\nProfessor Wiggins was about leaving\nby stage coach for another point, when\na man loading about with bis bands in\nbis pockets casually remarked, \"We're\ngoing to have rain today!\" The sky\nwas clear and there were no indications\nof any change and the party quickly\nlaughed at tbe idea. Before night\ncame sure enough it did rain, Mr,\nWiggins saw he must go back and find\nout bow the fellow knew it was going\nto rain. He went back and found the\nman next day in the same place and\nattitude. \"I would like to know\" said\nWiggins, \"how you knew it was going\nto rain yesterday,\" ' \"That's my business,\" replied tbe loafer. Wiggins said\nhe would make it worth his while to\ntoll him, and handed bim a to bill.\nThe man examined lt carefully, put it\nin his pookot and suid: \"There's a galoot of a fellow called Wiggins down to\nHalifax tbat publishes an almanac,\nwhen he says Its going to be fine weather you may be sure its going to rain.\"\nOtjtfTOX,\nE. G. Prior k Co., of Kamloops, are\nfilling mauy orders for farm machinery\nalong tbe Cariboo road, iu Chileoten\nand around Ashoroft. Thoir prompt\nrespouso to all orders sent them is one\nof tho pleasant features iu dealing with\nthem,\nTho proudest man in town Is 0. B\nDeans, He is not attentive to busiuess\nthis week as a little son has arrived\nat his home.\nA song service will bo held in tbe\nPresbyterian ohuroh tomorrow evening.\nThe Imperial Brewery, under the\nthe management of E. W, Pearse, is\nmaking a decided success, The beer\nmanufactured is said by judges of the\nproduct to be equal to any mads in the\nProvince. There should be a good sale\nof Kamloops beer in tbo sections tributary to Ashoroft as the freight rate\nis somewhat less than from the coast\nand more prompt shipments can be\nmade.\nTbe Rev. Laidley was taken to Vanoouver tbis morning in care of his devoted wife and Mr. J. B. Bryson, Mr.\nLaidley is a very sick man and It Is\nsupposed a serious operation most be\nperformed before relief oan be expeot-\ned.\n THE ASHCROFT JOURNAL.\nISSUED EVERY SATURDAY.\nF. S. REYNOLDS\nEditor and Proprietor\nAdvertisements will not bu (Itsconlimtcd until\niniid,   Advertlsl'ig rates on Hi-pllcation.\nSATURDAY, JANUARY 20,1000.\nI'he  Arr_n.tru  Ami   Ila Use.\nIn small mines, or in opening now\nmlnos, whoro it is not advisable to put\nin expensive machinery, thoro is often\nneed of some cheap and simple device\nwbioh can be employed in working the\noro until its values are thoroughly\ntested, or until astuge of development\nhas been reaohod which will warrant\nthe exploitation or tho deposit ou a\nmore extensive scale. Ono of tho\nmost efficient devices of this kind\nwhioh has been employed iu our Western mines is tho old Spanish arrastra,\nwhicli bus been for many generations\niu use in Moxlco, nud South America,\nand which the early California miners\nadopted rrom tbeir Mexican neighbors,\nTho arrastra is a simple device and in\nmost cases can bo constructed from\nmaterial which can bo obtained on tbo\nspot or without greatdifllculty; it Is a\nvery close savor of gold; it can be operated by animal powor if no other is\nat band; and it involves only a vory\nsmall expenditure for construction and\noperation. Itis truo thut it is somewhat slow in working, but whore tho\nquantities to be handled aro oompara-\nfively small this is only a minor dolt'ect,\nand is fully compensated for by its\nother advantages. Its uso is and\nshould bo generally confined to freo-\nmilling ores or those, containing only\nsmall proportions of pyrites. For outcrop or decomposed surface ores it ii\ngenerally a most appropriate aud convenient device.\nIn ils simpler form which is also\ngenerally tho best -tbo arrastra con\nsists of a shallow circular bed wbioli is\npared with very closely set blocks of\nbard stone. A post is sot in tho cou\nter, usually upon a raised block, and is\nsupported at tho top by a rough timber frame In suoh a way thut it is freo\nto revolve. This post carries ono or\nmore arms to which drays are connected by chains. Ono oftho arms extends\nbeyond tho outer circle of tbo bod, and\nto this the motive power can bo attached. This powor is most usually iu\nthe Southwest u mulo or burro\nMexico and Central America one or\nmoro peons or Indians aro often substituted for tho four-legged engine.\nThc stono bed of the arrastra is usually laid upon a foundation compos\ntd of a layer of cl ay or soil beaten\ndowu as hard as possible; where it can\nbo bad concrete can bo advantageously\nused for tho bed. It should project\nfeet or so outsido of tbe arrastra floor\nall around iu order to prevent any\nquicksilver which may escape from\nsoaking into the soft earth. Around\ntlio bed there must boa curb or wall\nto proven': tbo pulp from escaping;\nthis may ba of stono or wood as is\nmost convenient. Sometimes the bud\nof tbo arrastra is sunk below tbo stir\nface, and in that caso the curb may be\nsimply earth rammed hard. Probably\ntbe most satisfactory curb is made of\nwooden staves. Tbo height will vary\nfrom 18 in. to 4 ft., or perhaps more,\nabcot'diug to the size and the quantity\nwhioh it is proposed to treat. Tho\nbed should bo mado of blocks oF hard\nstono fitted together as carefully as\npossible and evenly laid, Tho larger\nthe stones tlio better, as thoro will bo\nless joints to make. The joints should\nho filled in witb cement whero it can\nbo had, or with good hard sand well\nrammed in. The choico of stono will\nin most cases bo determined by tho\nneighborhood. Granite and quartzito\nnro generally considered good. If pos\nsible it is better to havo a stono tbat\nwill not wear smooth by friction but\nwill retain its roughuess of surface, as\ntho efficiency of tho grinding is les\nwhen the stones aro worn smooth.\nIn tho moro elaborate machines tin\ncentral post is shod at tho bottom witb\niron and carries au iron pin. A cast-\nIron shoo may bo used nsa.support anil\nan iron bearing also at tbo top. Whilo\nthoso aro to ba preferred, of course,\nthoy uro not Indispensable aud good\nwork has been done with wooden shoes\nand hearings, which cun bo workod out\nvory fairly with ordinary tools, The\nnumbor of arms carried by tho post will\ndepend upon the size of tho arrastra\nand the power usod. Whero a mulo Is\ntho operator a plain arm to tho oud or\nwhich bu can be attached is all that is\nrequired, In more elaborate constructions the central p.st may oarry a\nbevel gear at tho top which will mesh\nwitb a pinion carried on a shaft driven\neither bo a water wheel or by a steam\nengine.\nThe drag-stones or grinders are attached lo lho arms wliich project from\ntho post.Tbcy aro usually stones as largo\nas can be procured, and are of tho samo\nmaterials as the bed stone. The faco\nmust bo Hat und tho stone itssolf\nshould bo nearly flat also and n little\nwider on tlio face than on the back, so\nas to avoid any tondenoy to turn ovor\nwhile running. Two eye-bolts uro secured in tho top of tho dragstonos,\neither leaded iu orscrowod iiuo wooden plugs driven into holes made in tbo\nstono. Cliains or rawhide ropes oxtond\nfrom these eyo-bolts to tho arms, nnd\nshould bo so arrangod that thoir length\ncan be vnriod as found necessary.\nTho general custom is to mako one of\nthe ropes or obaius a little longer than\nthe other, so that the front of tbe drag-\nstone forms an anglo with a radius\ndrawn from the center of tbe arrastra.\nTbo object of this is to secure a better\nturning ovor and mixing of the pulp.\nTho stono is bo bung that tho front end\nis raised a littlo from tho bottom; if it\nrested Hat it would havo n tendency to\npuBh usido tho particles of quartz in-\nstotid of drawing them underneath and\ngrinding them. Tho numbor of drag-\nstones yaries; in u small machine only\ntwo may bo usod, and sometimes tbo\nnumber is as high as oight, but four Is\nprobably tho most usual number. A\ndrag-stone 200 lbs. in weight is nbout\nthe smallest that should be used, and\nstones of 1100 or 700 lbs, oach nro not\nuncommon. Tho diamotor of tho arrastra, of courso varies, 8 feet boing\nubout tbe smallest, while 12 ft, is quito\ncommon, and thoy aro sometimes\nbuilt up to 20 ft, iu diamotor. For a\n12-ft. arrastra tho width of tlio pavement or grinding hod would bo -I ft. or\na littlo over. Tbo number or revolutions wbero mulo power is used is\nabout six per minute; whoro water\npower or steam is available thoy may\nbo run up to about 12 a minute.\nAfter an arrastra has been built it\nshould be run for several days on bar\nreu quartz or saud until tho running is\ncomparatively smooth, nnd tho cracks\nIn tho floor havo boen well filled up,\nAftor it is ready for use tho ore is\ncharged io, tho quantity varying with\nthe size of tbo machine, the hardness\nof tho oro, und tho fineness to which\nit bas already boon broken. Whore u\nrook-breaker is available it will, of\ncourso, bo used, but where the stone\nmust be broken up by tho hammer it\nwill naturally bo turned ovor to the\nmachine iu larger pieces, Iu Mexico\ntho oro for tbo arrastra is usually picked over very carefully by\nhand before breaking, iu ordor\nllmt as littlo barren rock as possiblo\nmay bo charged. A usual churge is\nbrokeu ore sufficient to form a bad\nono and a hnlf or two inches deep nil\nover tho floor. This is spread uni\nformly ovor tho bed, damped down\nwith water, aud tho dings started.\nAfter tbo oro has been ground fairly\nfine, water enough is added to make it\nrather a stiff paste. When it Ijtis been\nwell mixed quicksilver is thrown in;\ngenerally sprinkled ovor the surface of\ntbo pulp as uniformly us possible.\nOue accepted way of doing this is to\nsqueeze tho quicksilver through\npieco of flno canvas, breaking it up\ninto globules. Tbe quantity usod is\ngenerally about threo times thnt of\ntho gold or silver supposed to bo in\nthe ore- It is a very common practice\nto put it iu gradually in small quantities, taking out samples of tho pulp\nfrom time to time, and panning thom\nout in order to ascertain whether any\namalgam is forming. The experienced\nminor will readily seo from tbe result\nof this panning whether it is best to\nadd any more quicksilver. Tho consistency of tho pulp is an important\npoint; it should bo thin onough to\nallow ',ho drags to work through it\neasily and smoothly, but uot so thin\nthat tho quicksilver will sink to tho\nbottom und collect in tho depressions\nof the bed, whoro it would do little or\nuo good.\nTho arrastra is a tine grinder and\namalgamator, und does its work well\nif allowed sufficient time, but it eau-\nnot bo pushed or hurried. For this\nreason ft is uot adapted for lnrgo\nplants whoro groat quantifies of ore\nare to bo worked, nor is it suitable for\nvery low grado ores, as Its operations\nare too slow to make such ores yield n\nprofit.\nWheu tbo amalgamation is considered complete tho pulp is drawn olf.\nArrangements aro usually made for\nthis hy making gates or openings in\ntho curb; generally thero aro soveral\nut different levels, all discharging Into\na sluice-box. Wnter is run in to thin\ntho pulp and wash out lho ground ore.\nAs a rulo most of tho amalgam remains on the bottom of tho arrastra;\nbut if tbo gold is flue the sluice-box\nshould bo provided with amalgamated\ncoppor plates, or with riffles, Whoro\nthere are sulphurets in tho oro which\nit is dcsirablo to save, blankots may be\nused. Wheu tho pulp has all been\ndrawn olf a now chargo is introduced,\nand tbo operation begun again. The\ntime required for working ono charge\nvaries very much nccordiug to the\nnature of tho ore and other considerations; probably from six to twelve\nhours will bo tho limit, nnd the quantity of oro worked will also vary from\ntho same causes.\nA partial clean-up is mado every\nwoek or two, whon tho arrastra is\ncleaned out, Its contents beiug ro-\nmoved as closely as possiblo by scoops\nand stiff brushes; no attempt, how\nover, Is mado to scrapo mil amalgam\nwhich may havo worked its wny down\ninto tho cracks, this boing loft for n\ngonoral cleanup. Tho material collected is washed out ir: pans or a\ncradle iu tho usual wuy to separate\nI.lm amalgam, and also to recover any\nsulphurets or other material which it\nmay bo thought best to save.\nA gonoral clean up is usually mado\nonly when tho stones of tho bod or\nfloor are bo far worn out that they\nhavo to bo replaced. When this is\ndono tho stones uro taken up, carefully\nscraped and cleaned to save any particles of amalgam which inny adhere to\nthom. Tho sand on which tho stones\nwere laid is carefully pannod out, nud\nfrequently the hard earth or clay bed\nis scraped olf. and the upper part\nwashed. A now pavement is then put\ndown if work is to bo continued, The\nlength of timo which a pavement will\nlast is vory variable, U3 may bo supposed. It dspends on tbo nature of\ntbo stono of which the bed nud tbo\ndrags aro made, tho nature of the ore\nground, nnd somo minor considerations. It may happen sometimes that\nwhore a prospector has boeu engaged\niu tho work tbo muohiuo may bo abandoned altogether.   In that case thero\nis at least the satisfaction of knowing\nthat no very heavy oxponso has been\nincurred in setting np the machine.\nTime und labor huvo boen lost, of\ncourse, but no considerable amount of\nmonoy,\nMany attempts have beou mado to\nImprove upon the nrrastra to increase\nits speed and to mnko it a more modern machine in appoarauco. If old\nminors uro to bo believed, theso nt-\ntempts lo modernize tho muchino have\nnot beon Improvements, and more efficient work can bo dono with tho old\ntylo stone bed than willi any of the\nso-called improvements, Possibly this\nis true, for although many of the prln\nolples of lho arrastra havo boon ora\nbodied in improved machines, tho\noriginal device was specially adapted\nto tho condition under whioh it was\nused, lt has been improved somewhat\nby tlio oxpcriouoo of centuries, whilo\nretaining tho same general character\nand form wliich it originally had, nnd\nin all probability it will alwuys bnve a\nplace in mining which onu be tilled iu\nno othor way.\nBritish Columbia OoltlJIihls,\nTiio Colonial Gold Fields Gazette\nsays:-With regard to tbo British Columhia mining industry, a retrospect of\nthe year's progress is far from encouraging. Tho prospect of a revival of\niuterost iu this industry among English investors has beon completely\nspoiled by tho mischievous legislation\nof tho Somlin Government which camo\ninto office last year. The Eight Hours\nLabor Law has stirred up discord between employers and employed, aud iu\nsomo districts, notably tho Slocan, mining operations havoboon suspoudod ns\na result of tho Aot. Tbo motives\nwhich prompted tho introduction of\nthis measure are best known to Mr.\nSemlin and bis colleagues, but it is a\nnotorious fact that thero was no domaud for legislative interference between the miners and tho mining companies, aud that the law has worked\nuntold harm to llio mining industry.\nLocally itB effects on trade have been\ndisastrous, and it is impossible to estimate tbo lasting mischief It bas made\nhy shaking the conlldencoof American,\nCanadian mnl English investors. It is\nto be hoped thut the law will soon be\nrepealed, nud that capital aud labor\nwill once more bo nble to work in hnr-\nmony. The Alien Law was conceived\niu a dog-in-the-manger spirit, aud bas\nuot only initiated a severe blow to the\ntrade of Victoria and Vaucouver, but\nhas greatly retarded the development\nof lbe Atliu goldfields, Incidontly,\ntoo, tho measure, aimed as it was\nagainst Americans, wus responsible in\nsome degree for tho unbending attitude\nof tho United Stales on tho Alaska\nboundary question. Tho policy embodied in tho popular phrase, \"Let 'em\nall como,\" is that best suited to the development of a new miuing country,\nprovided that tho \"aliens\" are law-abiding uud industrious. No exception\ncould bo taken totho American miner's\niu either of theso respects, and their\nexclusion from Brilish Columbian soil\nhas dono thn Province more harm than\ngood.\nAlthough tho mining industry has\nbut littlo lo thank tbo British Columbia Government for, private enterprise\nhas uot boon idle. Additional railways\nand smelters havo been provided in the\nmoro promising districts, und tho cost\nof shipping aud smelting tbo ore has\nthereby been considerably reduced.\nTho opeuing of tho Crow's Nest Pass\nRailway eurly in tho year was the most\nimportant event in 1809, and smelting\ncharges bavo beon reduced to a minimum as a result ot the cheapness witb\nwhich coke cun now bo conveyed from\nFernie and other poiuts to tho principal smelting works. Ore, which formerly could only bo treated at a loss,\ncan uow, thanks to tho opening of the\nrailway, bo made to yield a handsome\nprofit. Another railway whiob will\ngreatly facilitate mining operations is\nthat which is being built in the Boundary country. Tbis district is ono of\ntbo most promising iu the Province-\nnnd its immenso.bodies of fuir grade\nore will sensibly swell the gold output\niu tbo near future. Although no statistics nro us yet available concerning\nlbe output of tbo precious metal for\ntbo year, it is at least gratifying to note\nthat, so far ns Rossland is concerned\ngreat activity is boing employed in opening up mines. Ilnppily tho labor\ntroubles, rampant in otber camps,\nhavo uot spread to Rossland and\nwo Uud that tho total quantity\nof oro shipped from the mines around\ntbat town for tho eleven months and\ntwenty days ending November 20th,\nwas 165,000 tons, valued at about\n82,635,000. Of tbis output the Le Roi\nhas shipped about 81,000 tons, tbe War\nEaglo r.f.,0.i0 tons, tho Center Star\n12,000 tous, aud tho Iron Mask r.,000\ntons. Tbo total shipments for the\nyear wilt probably amount to about\n185,000 tons. The official roturn for\n1808 was 111,282 tons, so tbat the output from the Rosslaud mines for tho\ncurrent year will oxoeed by 73,700 tons,\nor over 80 por cont., tho output from\ntbe samo mines in tho previous yeur.\nSo far as oro tonnago Is concerned,\nthis is a satisfactory record of progress,\nbut it remains to bo soon whnt the\nsmoltor returns will show as to value.\nTho Atliu district, despite tbe extraordinary muddle over mining titles,\nis fully maintaining its early promise.\nAs a result of the year's operations,\nduty bas been paid on 20,500 ounces of\ngold, a result whiob is mur.) than satisfactory for a youug goldfleld which has\nhad to combat official blundering. Tho\nvisit of tho Liout.-Govornor to tho\nAtlin goldfields, and his favorable roport on thoir prospects, did much to\nrestore confidence in the district, and\nas tbo climate is healthy aud miuiug\nconditions nro not arduous, Atliu seems\ndestined to tnko a permanent placo us\na contributor to tbe gold output of tbe\nProvince.     The Yukon goldflolds nro\nnot within  British Columbian territory, but it is permissible horo to say a\npassing word ou tho prospects of tbis\nfield.    Tho  Yukon  has survived tho\nprejudico oreatod by the exaggerated\nstories with which it was introduced\nto tbo investing publio, and hns now\nsettlod down  into a sober, well regulated, nnd industrious miniug camp.\nOt tho  numorous  couipunios   floated\nwith Euglisb capital but few havo beon\nsuccessful, but those which havo survived nro operating successfully, and,\nalthough it is too early tc predict tho\npermanence of these northern fields,\nit is now kuown tbat tho gold exists in\nsitu as woll as iu tbo form of alluvial,\naud it is within tho range of probability that tho Yukon Territory has a\nfuture bofore it as a quartz miuiug dis\ntriot.   Meanwbilo, howovor, improved\nmethods of winning tbo gold from tho\nfrozen gravel are boing brought iuto\nuse, and  steam thawing has beon ro\nsortod to witb successful results.   Tbe\ndiscovery of large copper lodes in tbo\nuolgbborhood   of   tho   Whito  Horso\nrapids is \u00abn important event of tbo\nyear.   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N. A.\nSADDLERY.\nL Mackay\nTAILORING.\nThos McCosh\nDan Stowart\nClubb k Stewart\nLAND SURVEYOR,\nSidney Williams Quosnelle\nRAILROADS.\nC P R, H K Les io, agent Ashcroft\nO M k St P, C J Eddy, agent   Portland\nJEWELERS.\nN deKeyser\nDavidson Bros\nKamloops\nKamloops\nVictoria\nAshcroft\nAsbcroft\nAshoroft\nVancouver\nAshcroft\nVancouver\nINSURANCE.\nMutual Lifo New York\nGREENHOUSE,\nM J Henry Vancouvor\nASSAY SUPPLIES.\nBC Assay k Chemical Co    Vanoouver\nRUBBER   GOODS.\nHenry Doylo k Co Vancouver\nJ Leckle \"\nMISCELLANEOUS.\nBrackman & Ker Milling Co _V_iotoria\nIOGT\nJ B Bryson\nLaundry\nThom Chong Lung\nGreat Opportunity\nA Martley\nFor Sale\nA S Ulrich\nPianos\nHeintzman k Co\nFor Sale\nThis otlico\nFor Sale\nG F Mundorf\nLand Notice\nJohn McRao\nNotico\nC W Eaglo\nRaw Furs\nG W Baldwin\nNotico\nWilson k Sonklor\nNotice\nBodwell k Duff\nFor Salo\nFred Rogers\nNotico\nVieth k Borland\nWhar! Sireet,\nVictoria. B.C.\nPowell Street,\nVancouver, B.C.\nHATCREEK\nBlacksmith Shop.\nI clj'sire lo give notice to\nteamsters and others wishing\nblacksmithing done, thnt I\nhave leased the Hat Creek\nBlacksmith Shop ami have ou\nhand a full liuo of steel, iron,\netc., for the general black-\nsmithing busiuess. All work\nentrusted to.me will be done\nthoroughly and with neatness\nand despatch.   D. NEVIN.\nWhen in Vancouver\nIT WILL PAY YOU TO VISIT\nClubb & Stewart,\nTHE   LEADING\nCLOTHIERS  AND  FURNISHERS\n03_T   X_E_C_B   COAST.\nWe carry an immense stock of Men's,\nYouths'and Boys' Clothing and Furnishings, Waterproof Coats, Trunks,\nValises, eto.\nWe always carry the celebrated\nStetson Huts; also tho Levi Strauss\noveralls. (Justom Tailoring on the\npremises.\nMail Orders Promptly Attended To,\nClubb k Stewart,\n100 CORDOVA STREET,\nVancouver* -  B.O.\nP.O. Box 447. Telephone las.\nStanley Park\nSale and Feed Stables\nHacks, Carriages, Buggies,\nDouble and Single Drivers,\nand Saddle Horses.    -   -\nMcRAE BROS.,\nProprietors,\nCorner Georgia and Seymour Streets,\nVANCOUVER,      \u25a0       B.C.\nA. II. WALTERS, Proprietor.\nSTURT  BAY,  B.C.\nGood  accommodations for\nthe travelling public.\nKAMLOOPS HOUSE,\nP. HEROD, Proprietor,\n:kj^:m:i.oo:fs,   -   -  s.c.\nla Ihe place where you can\nalways be sure of (felting the\nChoicest Wines and Liquors\nAnil tlie H-si llrands of\nForeign and Domestic Cigars.\nOyster Cocktails and Tom and Jerry\nare specialties.\nCanadian ^_\nPacific Iv\nSOO-PACIHC UNE.\nTickets to and from all United\nStates,     Canadian    and\nEuropean   points\nATLOWEST RATES\nEMPRESS and\nCANADA-AUSTRALIAN\nSteamship lines to\nChina, Japan, Honolulu k Australia.\nFor full particulars as to\ntime, rates, and for copies of\nC.P.R. publications apply to\nII. E. LESLIE,\nor to Agent, Ashcroft.\nE. J. COYLE,\nAsst. Gen. Pass. Agent,\nVancouver, B.C.\nCHICAGO,\nMILWAUKEE &\nST. PAUL rV\nis the besi lino to and from Chicago, Ml.-\nwankee aud all points East. With itB\n0,155 miles ol thoroughly equipped road\nit reaphea all principal business centers ia\nNorthern Illinois, Wisconsin,\nIowa, Minnesota, South Dakota, North Dakota and\nNorth Michigan,\nTHE ONLY LINE\nRunning   Electric   Lighted und  Steam\nHeated Vestibuled Trains.\nTimo tallies, iimpa and information regarding routes, rates, and other detail*\nrelating to the rond wilt Ikj furnished on\napplication to nny coupon ticket agent, or\nby addressing C. J. Eddy General Agent,,\nW\ninland. Ore.\nFOR SALE.\nAn Al Dairy Slock Ranch for mile. A central place for a Creamery. For particular!\napply to ttie undersigned.-\nA. S. ULRICH,\n88tc    189-Mile House, Lac La Hache, B.C.\nA GREAT OPPORTUNITY.\nThe (iranne, Pavilion, West Lillooet. Tills\nfertile and lovely valley, containing nearly\n1,000 ncres, with Improvements, stock, crops,\netc., to the value of upwards of 90,000, Is now\noffered for stale nt a low figure. A good investment. Come nnd see ft, or, write for full\ndescription und particular!, to\nARTHUR MARTLEY,\n: The Grange, Ashcroft.\n ^\u2014\n6\nAlnn.hil.iin ftlooU llitm.*.\n\"One of tlii' I'.ni'st nnd lightest ma-\nturltiln ilitit nro now largely used Cor\nmn til UK oluclt Uuuiln Is aluminium,\"\nsuid a leniUii^ clock lnnniifticttiror re-\nuiAlly. \"Until rocoutly tlio pointers\nof lrig clocks, whon uot mndo of wood,\nworo composed of Iwo lliln strips uf\ncopper, which wero capped or hollowed nnd then brought together, edgo to\nedge, with tho rounded sides out, thus\ngiving strength ns well ns lightness.\nThe aluminium clock pointers are\nmade just In tho samo way aa the\ncopper ones, but thoy possess tho merit of being twico ns light and are far\neasier to balance.\n\"It Isn't unusual on largo clocks to\nsec projecting from tbe base of tbo\nlong pointer and In line with It a rod\nwith a ball at tho end, this rod be*\nIng perhaps a third as long as the big\npointer. This rod nnd ball act as a\ncounterweight for tha big pointer,\nwhich, without a counterweight, would\nln Its movement around the dial bear\nunevenly upon tbe arbor or shaft wbltb\ncarries lt On great clocks aud often\non big tlmoplcces Indoors tbis counter*\npoise Is placed Inside the dial out of\nsight on the arbor.\n\"Tbe heavier the pointer tbe greater\ntbo weight required In tbo counterpoise; tho greater the weight the more\nfriction on tho arbor, nud tho more\nfriction tho greater tbo power required to drive the clock. By the use of\naluminium pointers these drawbacks\nare reduced to a minimum.\"\u2014Washington Star.\nIt Shrank.\nThere Is a lei.rn.xl man In Michigan\nwbo would rather have a raro sped-\nmen from the animal, Tegctnbtu or\nmineral kingdom thnn a high polltlcnl\nofllco. Working for bim Is n sympathetic son of Mr in who professes as\n, omrli Interest as though ho knew nil\nnbont those .things, a bit of shrewdness that uets hlm ninny favors. Tho\nother dny he went mailing to his employer with a loitor Muting that It whs\nfrom his brother Mike, a coal miner\nlu Ohio, telling how they had dug out\na serpent turned to slouo GO feet loug\nand ns thick us a barrel.\nThe savant never stopped to rend.\nlie took tho Ilrst tntlu nud reached tho\nlittlo mining towu by tho shortest\nroute. Tho noxt evening ho was bnck\nnnd only grunted wheu his eager employee greeted hlm.\n\"Did yen flud tho schnakc?\" ventured his man.\n\"Yea. The suako In the caso Is that\nbrother of yours. He's tho greatest\nliar unhung. Ills serpent GO feet long\nand as thick as a barrel was tbo\npetrified root of a free 13 Inches In\nlength nnd half au inch In diameter.\"\n\"There's uo loirs nv our name, so.*.\nIt must bo the thing shrunk, sor, after\ntbey put It In tho sun.\"\u2014Detroit Free\nTress.\nLincoln's II lit orr of Htmaelf,\n\"In tbe papers of tbe late Charles\nLnnman,\" . ays the Washington correspondent of tho Chicago Record, \"tbero\nIs nn autobiography of Mr. Lincoln\nwritten ln bis own hand. Mr. Lan-\nman was editor of The Congressional\nDirectory at tbe time Mr. Lincoln was\nelected to congress aad, according to\nthe regular custom, forwarded to him\nas well as to all otber member* elect\na blank to be filled out witb facts and\ndates wbicb might be made the basis\nfor a biographical sketch ln Tbe Directory. Mr. Lincoln's blank was returned promptly, filled up In bis own\nhandwriting witb tbe following Information:\n'\"Born Feb. 12, 1800, in Hardin\ncounty, Ky.\n\" 'Education defective.\n\"'Profession, lawyer.\n\" 'Military service, captain of volunteers In the Black Hawk war.\n\" 'Offices held: FoBtmaster at a very\nsmall office, four times a member of\nthe Illinois legislature and elected to\nthe lower bouse of tbo next con*\ngress.'\"\nlie Needed __, Share.\nIlo bad been out so late the night\nbefore that ho did not know at wbat\nbour ho bad come borne. When be\nawoke, ho was curious to learn just\nbow \"rocky\" be looked. Ho accordingly reached out for the silver backed\nhand mirror tbat lay oa the tame be*\nside bis bed.\nInstead of tho mirror he sot hold of\ntbo silver backed hairbrush. Not recognizing his mistake, bo took tho brush\nup and gazed nt the bristles for a\nmoment. Then bo felt of tbo silver\nbnck and then stared back at tho bristles.\n. \"Good heavens,\" ho murmured at\nlast, \"but I need a sbave!\"\u2014San Francisco Argonaut.\nSouth American Revolutions.\nWhenever tho South Americans desiro n change of administration tbey\nhoist a flag on a polo and march into\ntbo main street of tho city. If tbo\ncrowd becomes too formidable to be\novercomo by a military demonstration,\nthe administration capitulates, and the\nouts take tbo place of tho Ins. It Is\noften tbe only way of changing tho\nadministration, because tho Ins have\nthc military and can carry elections to\nsuit themselves.\u2014Baltimore American.\nthe Old Man'* Itetort,\n\"Vou dou't have any ruins ln this\nblawstcd country,\" said tbo British\nscion to bis future father-in-law.\n\"No,\" said tho old man, \"wo don't\nAnd you won't have any loft In England If your noble army of titled pau*\npcrB can marry enough rich Yankee\n\\ .girls to put new roofs on your old cas-\nHtles.\"\u2014Clovoland Plain Dealer.\n\\\\\nHer Wny of Getting It.\n' Wife (onmostly)\u2014Gcorgo, dear, I\n\"have prayed so fervently of lato for a\ntailor made gown that I feel lt would\nl)o flying In tho face of Providence not\nto go and get measured at once,-*\nBrooklyn Llfo.\nAlnn Anxious About It.\n\"1 would liko to know,\" snid the grulT\nold father to tho youug mnn who had\nbeen calling witb considerable frequency, \"whether you aro going to\nmarry my daughter.\"\n\"So would I,\" answered tbe diffident\nyoung mnn. \"Would you mind asking\nher?\"\u2014Chicago Post\nAce on ii tins; For the Shortage.\n\"Brlmblo seems to have a good deal\nmore money than brains.\"\n\"Yea. All he inherited from bis father was tho money.\"-Cloveland Plain\nDealer.\nQuicksands Hidden Under Clay-\nCurious but dangerous freaks of nature frequently found in tho deserts of\nArizona aro culled sumldcros by tho\nMexicans, aud Indians. Tboy aro masked pitfalls of quicksand that occur In\nthe dry plains and arc covered with a\ntreacherous crust of clay that has been\nspread ovor them In flno particles by\ntho wlud and baked dry by tho sun.\nTlie peculiar properties of the soil\nretain all tbe molsturo drained into\nthem after tho infrequent rains and allow It to bo filtered to unknown depths,\nso that a man or n horso or a cow or a\nsheep tlmt once steps upon that dc-\ncepllvo crust Instantly sinks out of\nsight beyond hope of rescue. The\nBiiuiidcros nrc on a level with tlie surface of the desert. Thore is no danger signal to mark them, and their\nsurface cannot bo distinguished by tbe\nordinary eye from the hard clay that\nsurrounds them. Tbey occur most frequently ln tho alkali covered flats and\narc often 15 or 20 feet In diameter.\nSometimes they are only littlo pockets\nor wells that a mnn can leap across,\nbut tho longest polo bas never found\ntheir bottom. A stone thrown through\ntho crust sinks to unknown depths,\nnnd no man who ever fell Into one of\nthem wns rescued. They account for\nthe mysterious disappearance of mnny\nmen aud cattle.\nFonr Conrtstalp Bandar*.\nTiio four Sundays of November nro\nobserved ns fete days ln Holland. They\nnrc known by tho curious names He-\nview, Decision, Purchase and Possession ond nil refer to matrimonii nf*\nfairs, November In Holland being tho\nmonth par excellence devoted to courtship and marriage, probably because\nthe agricultural occupations of tlio\nyear aro over ond possibly because tho\nlords of creation from quite remote\nantiquity havo recognized tho pleasantness of huviug wives to cook and\ncater for thein during tho long winter.\nOn ItoylQW Sunday everybody goes\nto church, and ufter son. Ico there Is a\nchurch parade In every village, when\ntho youths and maidens gnzo upon each\nother, but forbear to speak.\nOn Decision Suuday each bachelor\nwho Is seeking a wifo approaches the\nmaiden of bis choice with a ceremonious bow nud from ber manner of responding Judges whether his advances\nnro acceptable. Purchase Sunday the\nconsent of the parents Is sought If the\nsuit has prospered during the week.\nNot until Possession Suuday, however, do tbo twain appear before the\nworld as actual or prospective brides\nand grooms,\nEu it llth Secret Service Money.\nTho term \"secret service money\" Is\nusually applied to a fuud placed at tba\ndisposal of ministers to be expended\nat their discretion in promoting or pro*\ntectlng tho interests of this country.\nTheso moneys consist of a sum of \u00a335,-\n000 annually Included in the estimates,\nIn respect of which ministers aro only\nrequired to mako a declaration that\ntbe moneys spent bavo licen expended\n\"In accordance with the Intentions of\nparliament.\"\nAs ministers are required to give no\naccount of tbelr stewardship, It Is obvious wc bare no means of knowing\nhow these moneys are expended. Tho\nreader, however, who carries bis mind\nback to episodes within his knowledge,\nsuch as tbe collapse of the Fenian conspirators or of their later development, the \"Irish Invinclbles,\" will have\nlittle difficulty In realizing bow Indispensable n fuud of this kind Is to the\nprotection of n state and of understanding thc Infinite variety of uses to\nwhich it may be applied.\u2014Chambers'\nJournal.\nSllKl.tm.tf the Walter.\nIt was at n railway refreshment\nroom. The passenger was hungry and\nIn n hurry.\n\"Please pass mo tbem pertaters, mister,\" he said, addressing an elegant\ngentleman who sat next him.\nThe latter slowly focused his gold\neyeglasses on tbo speaker. \"Did you\nthink that I was ono of tho waiters!\"\nbe asked Icily.\nTho others held their knives and\nforks suspended ln midair, expecting\nto sec tbe man shrivel up, but no such\nphenomenon took place. He turned\nand beckoned to tbe nearest waiter.\n\"George, come bore, please.\"\n\"What Is It, sir?\" asked George.\n\"I wanted to apologize to you\u2014that\nIs nil. You bcc, I mistook this party\nhere for you, but I bopo you won't bo\noffended at it Now pass mo them\npertaters, and we'll go on with the\nrest of the meal.\"\u2014London Tit-Bits.\nA Question of Decree.\nJudgo A.\u2014Well, Undo Zeb, where\naro you going?\nThe Benedict\u2014I wna jls' going to do\ncote, suh, to see you, sub, and get a\nremorse from dnt ycller limb dat I\nmarried the yarder day.\nJudgo A.\u2014Why, sco here, that won't\ndot Didn't you promise me that you\nwould take her for hotter or worso and\nall that?\nTho Benedict\u2014Yns, sub, but den she\nam a sight wuss dan I took ber fun-\nHarper's Bazar.\nIftTOii\nNodd\u2014Blinker had a hard time tho\notber day. His bead clerk Is in the\nhabit of giving him checks to sign, nnd\nBlinker, wbo bas every confidence in\nhim, always docs so without question.\nThis dny his wife filled out one, and\nthe clerk took It In,  Blinker signed tt\nTodd-Ituln him?\nNodd\u2014No. It was for such n large\namount tho bank wouldn't cash It-\nDetroit Freo Press.\nIn Lack.\n\"You think you know all nbout women, don't you?\" nsked the nowly married boarder.\n\"No,\" replied tbe savage bachelor,\n\"and 1 nm mighty glad I don't.\"\u2014In-\ndlauapolls Journal.\nFOR SALE.\nKancn. lately caned tne la-Mile House, Wil\nbe sold cheap lit the umierHltHX.... Apply to\n24tc _ GEO. F. MUNDORF.\nFRUIT AND ORNAMENTAL TREES\nRhododendron-, Roses, I'micy l.vcrKrcetis,\nMagnolias, Bulbs, new crop Lawn GrUBB Seed\n(or present or Bprlnff planting. The largest\nnnd most complete stock in Western Canada,\nCall nntl make vour selections or send (or catalogues.   Address at Nurnery and Ureenhi)ij..e.\n-MT.     J.     3E_C_E33Xr.IFl.-K-,\n8000 Westminster road, VANCOUVER, B.C.\nFOR SALE\nHotel and Store in Cariboo.\nThe owner Is selling on account of ill-health.\nValue of stock on hand, 819,0001 yearly proilts\n(rom 85,000 to S7.0UO. Suitable terms will he\nmade to right party.   Applyto\nASHCROFT JOURNAL.\nS4tc Aslieroft. H.C.\njjiyo Yer Jjaun [Joys\nCome and inspect my u' oo'\nSCOTCH  GOODS!\nMy first shipmcutdlrcct.   They nro\na oredit to tho namo tbey bear.\nTweeds, Serges, Worsteds, Vlclmns,\nPantlngs, Broechlngs, VeBtlngs.\nOhargos modornto.\nFirst olnss workmanship.\nTOMMcOOSH\nTHE MERCHANT TAILOR,\nAsuoiioirr     \u25a0 -li.c\nB.C. ASSAY AND CHEMICAL\nSUPPLY COMPANY, Ltd.\n \u2014-jJBALEnS IK\u2014'\t\nAcids,   Chemicals,   Chemical Glassware,   Furnaces,   Plre  Clay\nOoods, Platinum, etc.\nSole Agents for- .\nMORGAN CRUCIBLE CO., Batlersea, England.\nF. W. BRAUN & CO.'S GASOLINE FURNACES.\nAINSWOHTH'S   and   BECKER'S   BALANCES.\n733 Ponder st\u201e   VANCOUVER, B.C.\nHENRY DOYLE&CO.\nWe carry a full stock of ,\nMaltese Gross Brand\nEUBBER -   -\nFOOTWEAR !\n435 Granville street,\nVANCOUVER,    \u25a0     -     BC\nFor Prices of\nWATCHES,\nOR ANYTHING   IN   THE\nJEWELRY LINE\nWe manufacture anything you wish:\nDavidson Bros.\n146 Cordova st\u201e Vancouver, B.C.\nDan Stewart\nMerchant\nTailor,\nVancouver,  -  B.C.\nTheDenn In Hli Nlt-litnMrt.\nHugh Coarsen always sjioUe of Dean\nStanley its the most absent i_.-iu.od\nman lu the world, lie wns driving\noneo with him Into Pnlmoro. Ho complained of rot'liilit oold, nml ns Ktiinli'.v\nhad his traveling bag Willi hiui In' advised Iiim to put soinutlilng extra on,\nHo did so, and both resumed tholr papers. A loud .uush' from some hoys\nsuddenly roused Pearson lo the iv.xlh\/.a-\ntion thnt Stanley was driving llirough\ntho streets In liis nlgliisliirt, which he\nhad put on over his eonl lu pure absence of mind.\nFine Tailoring a specialty.\nPerfeot (U guaranteed:\t\nNOTICE.\nNotice Is hereby Riven that an application\nwiujie given to the Legislative Assembly of\nthe Province of Urillsli Columbia, at its next\nsession, for nn act to Incorporate a company\nwith power to construct, equip, operate and\nmaintain tt railway for the conveying of passengers ami freight from some point at or near\nthe outlet of Kamloops lake: thence by the\nmost direct and feasible route lo the plateau of\nthe Bonaparte river] thence to a point on lhe\nCariboo Wilgon road near the 100.Mile House;\nthence followinc jrenerally the route of the\nCariboo wagoti road to the mouth of Quesnelle\nriver; and to build and operate tramways in\nconnection therewith with power to construct,\noperate anil maintain branch lines and all\nnecessary bridges, roads, ways and ferries, and\nto hnild. own and iiuiinUin wharves and docks\nIn connection therewith; and with power to\nbuild. OWn EQUIP and niainiain fttcahl and other\nvessels and boats, and tu operate the same ot]\nnnv navigable waters within the Province; and\nwith power to build, equip, operate and maintain telegraph and telephone lines In connection with such railway and branches, nnd to\ntransmit thereon messages for the pnblle and\ncharge tolls for the same, and to generate electricity for the supply of light, heat and power;\nand wilh power to expropriate lands for the\neUrpDKB of the company, and to acquire lands,\nonuses, privileges aud other aids from any\ngovernment, municipal corporation or olher\nfiersonsor bodies; and to levy ami collect tolls\nrom all parties using, and on nil freight passing over, any of such roads, railways, tramways nnd ferries, wharves and vessels built by\nthe company; and with power to make trallic\nand other arrangements with railway, steamboat, telegraph, telephone or other companies,\nand to have all otber necessary or incidental\nrights, powers and privileges In that behalf. __\nBated at the City of Victoria, this 4th dny of\nDecember. A.D, ffiOO.\nBUDWELL & DUFF,\n331U Agents for the Applicants.\nAshcroft Livery\nSALE &   FEED  STABLES.\nBuggies,  Double and   Single   Drivers,\nand Saddle Horses.\nSpecial trips made to Lillooot ami Cariboo.\nWholesale aud retail dealers in Hay and Grain.\nM. P. STEWART. W. CROZIER,\nSSt\u00a9\"W\u00a3t_rt db Crozier,\nP. O. Box 8, ASHCROFT, B.C.\nBRITISH COLUMBIA EXPRESS CO.\nHEAD OFFICE,\nASHCROFT, B.C.\nCariboo and   Lillooet\nSTAGl'J   TRAVEL,\nClinton and way points\u2014Monday, Wednesday aud Friday\nAll points in  Cariboo\u2014Monday.\nLillooet direct\u2014Monday and Friday.\nForks of Qucsnelle, and way points, Monday.\nThrough uml roturn tiokols nt roiliuiod i-ntes.   S_i_o.nl aou.o_-t.oca furnished.\nCi Vi-\n(EST..HUSHED 18r.il.)\nDEALERS IN-\nHardware, Iron, Steel, Nais, &c.\nMill and Mining Sunplies,\nWaggons, Buggies, Cut*\ntors Farm Implements,&c.\nVictoria.\nVancouver,\nKamloops.\nR. P. RITHET k CO., LTD\nVICTORIA,\n\u2014Whclesale-\ni\n.B.O.\nLIQUOES and GROCERIES.\nAC-'ENTS COLUMBIA FLOURING MILLS.\nEuderby and Vernon.\nFor that persistent Cough use\t\nLAMBERT'S SYRUP OF DOUGLAS PINE\nNatures own remedy for Coughs, Colds, and\nall affections of  the   Throat  aud Lungs.\nSold by dealers everywhere.        Large bottle for 25 cents,\nwrholoealo   Only   at\nHENDERSON BROS., Wholesale Druggists, VICTORIA and VANCOUVER.\nMACKAY SADDLERY AND HARNESS CO.\nMANUFACTURERS AND IMPORTERS OF\nSaddles, Harness, Bridles, Trunks, Whips,\nSpurs, and Harness Trimmings.\nREPAIRING DONE  WlfOEATNESS AND DESPATCH\nAll prdes by mail promptly attended to and satisfaction guaranteed\nASHCROFT.     :     :      :      :     B.C.\njrO-HHEsr :m:c:r\/_a.:e!\nHOTEL & GENERAL\nSTORE.\nQT_r_3S:_STE-_.--.E   POH_s., 13. C.\nA lull assortment of Drygoods, Boots and Shoes, tsjuols and Cigar, Hatd-\nware, Miners Supplies.   Hay, Gram and Slat\/in,,   trues right.\nAsk Tour Grocer for the Celebrated\nB.&K. Rolled Oats\nThey are tbe best in the land.   A full lino ft Grata, Hay and Feed Stuffs\nalways on hand,     Write us for prioes.\nBRACKMAN & KER MILLING CO. LD.\nVancouver. Victoria. New Westminster.  Nelson. Edmonton, Alta\nASHCROFT    HOTEL,\nWm. Lyne, Proprietor.\nDirectly opposite Depot,        .       .        ASHCROFT, B.C.\nIhis Hotol has beon lately rentted and refurnished. A\nnow wing, 50 x 20 feet, containing nineteen rooms, including bath and sample rooms, has been added.\nGood table and good service\nThe only first-class Hotel in town.\nFree Sample Room in Connection\nCOSMOPOLITAN     HOTEL.\nKAMIiOOFS, B.O.\nThis woll known houso lias  boon reopened by its new proprietor\nand has beon thoroughly renovated und fitted up\nP. A. BARN HART, Prop.\nTHE IMPERIAL BREWINC CO. LTD.\nIK- AMLOOPS, IB. O.\n-[ANO-'ACTURERS OF\t\nLACER  BEER  AND  PORTER.    Also\nGINGER BEER, SODA WATER,\nLEMONADE,   and    other\nAerated   Drinks.\nUnder pur new management we have permanently secured the services of a first-ctaii\nnr<.\\yer,\\vhnhusili()r<iii\u00abhty ov(-ih;uili.'il()i.rct.lar.s..ii]cl wc are now prepared to furnish th*\n\".urket wilh our new l.et.., whirl, is \u2022 ivoml to hoik* and sure to cive cooil satisfaction.\nAil ordera by mail or otherwise l_romptly Attended to,   (live us a trial.\nE. T- W FEABSE, Manager.\nOccidental Hotel,\nQUESNELLE,\nB C.\nNew management. Hotel headquarters for B. X. stages. Headquarteis\nor mining men, well furnished rooms. Table supplied witb everything in\nseason.    Most complete bar iti Curiboo.\nStabtes in connection, Hav a'.id Oats in quantity.\nP, HOFEROAMP & A. JOHNSON, - - Proprietor!.\nCLINTON HOTEL,\nOLIJ^TTO-ST-   B.C. J\n: MARSHALL   &    SMITH,    Proprietors. :\nBOARD AND LODGING BY THE DAY. WEEK OR MONTH.\nBest Wines, Spirits and Cigars.      Gond stabling.    HcndquRrters for lhe Cariboo,\nLillooet and Dog CrccU hues of stages,   lluntingand li..liIng ta the vicinity.\nBeaver Lake House,\nC. W. EAGLE, Proprietor.\nOn the Main Road from the   150-Mile\nHouse to Quesnelle Forks.\nGood accommodations for travelers nnd good stabling, feed, etc., for teams.\nA well stocked bar in oonneotion\nI deal largely in hay, grain, and farm produce generally.\nMcLennan, McFeely & Cn LUL\nVANCOUVER,   B.C.\nHaidware, Stoves, etc.\nMill and Mine Supplies.\nAgents for the Giant Powder Company.\nAgents for tne Majestic Steel Bang*\n__-Xc.il Orders Solicited.\nBlacksmith, Wheelwright and Wagon Builder\nHORSE   SHOEING   A   SPECIALTY.\nIron, Steel and Timber kept iu stock, nnd a stock of Eastern mado Carriage*. Baggies tad\nlioiui Carta kopt on baud nt reduced prices, and also made to order.   Manufacturer\nof \" The Lehman Tire Setter \" which all Blacksmiths should use.   AU work\nwarranted, and prlcoB lower than ever.     An assortment of Cofflna\nand Caskets always on hand.\nABHCROFT, - - - - - B.O.\nTurner, Beeton & Co.,\nWholesale Liquors and Dry -roods,\nVictoria,   Vancouver   antl   Nelson,  B. C,\nand H.C. Beeton & Co., London.\nsiv_cit_e_c db BnYsonw\nGeneral Blacksmiths, Horseshoeing,\nSteel, Iron and Hardwood Lumber kept in stock, also wagoni\nsuitable for freighting and ranching.\nShop on Hallway Avenue. - - - ASHOROFT, B.O.\nC.     -H-    Ghl-BSOIN\",\nMEAT MARKET,\nWHOLESALE AND RETAIL.\nAtten'ton and satisfaction guarantee, to customers.\nMam Street, ASHCROFT, B C.\nPITHER & LEISER.\nImporters and Wholesale Dealers in\nWINES    LIQUORS   and    CIGARS\nVICTORIA, B. C.\nOppenheimer Eros.\nWHOLESALE  GROCERS\nVancouver, : : : B. C.\nThe Mutual Life Insurance Company\nOIF IsTEW YOBK.\n_&,xc33:jl_&,jd .a.. _r>-i'Cxr_Rr\u00bbv   __?_r,____\\st__d_eij!Ttj:.\nPresent Assets exceeds 8277,017,325.30; surplus over nil liabilities, 137,728,194.50.\nTbe company issues tbo most liberal contracts tbat are sold. The oompany pays out an average of 850,000 a day in death claims, endowments and\nannuities. Tbe compauy is universal, doing business throughout the world,\nand tbe Mutual Life is tbo largest, strongest and best company.   Insure in It.\nSTANLEY HENDERSON,\nManager for Mainland,\nVANCOUVER, B.C.\nH. P. HORAN,\nDistriot Agent,\n15Q.MIE.E HOUSE B.C\n THE ASHCROFT JOURNAL\nSATURDAY, JANUARY 20,1000.\nA pleasant party was givou on Thursday evening at N. DeKejscr's residence\nLOCAL AND ^STRICT NEWS.\nAnd still no ico for skating or curling.\t\nFred. Foster of Clinton, mado a call\nnt Asbcroft this week.\nH, I.. Leslie,  C.lVlt.  ngent,  visited\nNorth Houd Thursduy.\nW, C. lilaglo, of Beavor Lake, spent a\nfow days In town this weok.\nAs will bo seen iu tbo legal notice\npublished iu auothor column George\nVeith is tho assignee in tho Eaglo-\nPaxton cose at tho Onward llimche.\nWo aro requested by Dr. Curry, don\ntist at Kamloops, to say tbat ho will\nvisit Ashcroft soon professionally.\nPurthor notice of tho date will bo glv\nen In the Journal.\nIll, Dumoud mado  a  short visit lit\nLillooot this week on business.\nMrs. 0. H. Deans'mother, Mrs.Short\nreed, is visiting her daughter,\nMr. C. R, Doxnt  is ngnin out, aftor\nhaving a sorious throat trouble.\nMr,  Weeks will leavo Ashoroft ou\nMonday for his homo at Barkerville.\nMiss Eva Crook of Victoria, a sister\nof Mrs. H. L. Roberts of Ashcroft, is\nvisiting her sister.\nRlo A, Praser, editor of tho Lillooet\nProspector, was in Ashoroft tbe first of\ntho week.\nTbe new houses of Messrs. BHiot and\nKnight add much to tho appeurance of\nBancroft street.\nTho second annual dinner of the\nSons of Scotland will bo held at tbo\nAshcroft Hotel on tlio 25th inst. Tickets can bo bad from any member of\nthe committee.\nThe Cosmopolitan FIouso, P, Bernhardt proprietor, is doiug a largo business; tbo tables nro well furnished with\neatables and nro neatly and tastily\nkopt. Tho \"Cos.\" has u largo number\nof resident boarders which of itself,\nspeaks woll for tbe bouso.\n\\V, P. Allen, the wholesale hoot aud\nshoo merchant, uf Vancouver, returned\nlust uight from a business trip tbrougb\nCariboo. Ue traveled by team from\nStewart k Orozler's stables ^driven by\nMr. Croj-ier.\nThoro is liable to bo trouble for some\none if a little less uo_30 is not mado on\nthe arrival of No. 2 train from tho west.\nDetective Jones, of the C P. R., says it\nis not tbe regular hotol runners that\naro to blame.\nTho Journal is iu reooipt of a calendar trom McRao Bros., of the Stanley\nPark stables, Vancouver.\nTho Westorn Canadian Ranching\nCo. shippod two carloads of primo beef\ncattle to the coast Thursday.\nA. W.Smith, M.L. A. for West Lillooet, In a speech beforo the House,\nspoko iu favor of the Stuart's Lake\nRoad.\nA carload of insulators for tho Quesnollo-Dawson telegraph liue, mentioned in another item, arrived this morn\ning.\t\nPeter Ryan.City Registrar of Toronto\nwho is largly interested financially in\nin this section, arrived iu town this\nmorniug.\nA number of town people joined iu\na surprise party at Mr. O. H. Evans'\nWednesday night aud had a verypleas-\nant evening.\nTho Federal Life lusuraucoCo, have\na notioo in another column of this issue. Tbey are doiug a largo business\nin this Province.\nA large number of insulators for tbe\nyuesnelle Dawson telograph lino are\nnow in transit to Ashcroft aud it is expected tlmt tho wire will soou bo here,\n.). B. Hobsou, mautigor of the Cariboo Hydraulic, has so far improved\nfrom his late injury that it is expected\nhe will be down hy the first of tbo\nmonth.\nJohn Sbiolds is reported lo havogono\nou east to Winnipeg to meet -Mr. Peter\nRyan, the president of tho Ashoroft\nWater and Light Co., and both will\nshortly be iu town,\nW. B. Bailey k Co., tho Cariboo\nI'or ward ing agents, havo loaded,\nduriug tho last week, a good\nmany teams witb machinery and supplies for different Cariboo points.\nA. C. Poster, formerly instructor in\nIho saddlery department at tho Williams Lake Mission, has opened a harness shop at tho 150-MUo Houso under\ntho firm namo of Poster k t'o. H. P.\nHoran takos his place at  tho mission.\nVisitors from Ashcroft always oall to\nspend a pleasant hour at the Kamloops\nHouse, uo matter whnt tho subject may\nbe, weather or mines, vou will always\nllud sumo oue to discuss ths subject.\nMr. Herod s place is always doing\nsomething whenever thero is anything\ndoing in tho city.\nStuart Henderson mado a quick trip\nto Onward Ranch, near tho 150-Milo\nHouse, this week. By Special B. C.\nExpress Co's. team ho left Ashcroft\nlast Sunday uight at 7.30, reaohod tbo\n150-Mile House at 1.30 Monday aftornoon and arrived bacK at Ashoroft on\nThursday. To travel 270 miles in four\ndays and transact importnut legal business is pretty good work.\nPriends of C. Ponuio will hear with\nregret that ho is seriously ill. Dr.\nWilliams has beeu iu attendance upon\nbim nearly all of tbo woek. On Mouday he was somewhut improved aad\nhis medical attendant cumo borne, but\ntbo noxt day ho wus taken worso aud\nDr. Williams has beou witb him most\nof the ttmo siuoe. Ho has a serious\nheart trouble witb other complications.\nPl*5CtiK\u00abr List\nTho following is the list of passengers arriving at and departing from\nAshcroft.\nUKIMRTIRKS.\nMiss Pocook, Puttier Chappanl, Sis-\ntor Johannis, Mrs. Mundorf, Miss Mo-\nQuarrie, Hop Wo.\nARB.VAL3.\n\u25a0I Morrison, W Taggart, T Hunter,\nSister Felix, Sister Prances.\nByspeciiil stago. Taaffe, Allico and\nSandellB.\nA lottor from Stanley, Cariboo, states\nthat tho proprietor of one oftho hotels\nisevidontly preparing liiipself for the\nRough Rider Brigade for South Africa\nand to get into proper practice is doing\ngood work shooting strungo dogs that\naro very annoying around tho   village.\nTlie lio-. Wur.\nEditok Journal\u2014Sir. Mr. Spencer\nWilkinson iu a contribution to tho Na-\ntiouul Review upon tbo moral faotors\nin the Transvaal war, draws nu apt\ncontrast between the meaning and purposo of Great Britain and tho moaning\nand purposo of tho two Republics.\n\"Tho Boors are fighting,\" he snys, \"for\nthoir right to oxoludo British settlors\nfrom their body politic, which Great\nBritain, with iufluite pains, has for a\ncentury boon building up around\nthem, a struoturo under tho shol ter of\nwhich their states bavo grown up.\nGroat Britain is fighting to maintain\ntho structure, and to assert tho right\nof hor peoplo to u place in tho Boer\nStates corresponding to that givon to\nthe Boer or Dutch inhabitants of tho\nBritish colonies. That tho Boers were\nnovor in earnest wit h their negotiations\nttboi)ttho franchise was dear boforo\nMr. Chamberlain and aftor him Sir\nKdwnrd Grey --declared tholr bollof on\ntho subject.\" Then having glanced nt\nthe wrongness ami the wickedness of\ntho Boor policy in attempting to iu-\nyolvo the Basutos, Mr. Wilkinson continues: \"Tho historian will ask, not\nonly what wero the rights and wrongs\nof the movement, but what eaoh of the\ntwo states stood for lu tho world. The\nanswer will be tbat the Boor stood for\nignorance, fnr prejudice, for raco hatred\nand for mis-governmont, and that\nGreat Britain stood for fair play, for\nfroodom and for justico, Thoso aro\ntbo broad Issues and if, as 1 boliove,\nthey are horo truly stated, our peoplo\nmay, in all sincerity, go to buttle with\nthe old cry, 'God defend the right.' \"\nA. Anstey DortitBU..\nSt. Albau's Vionrngo, Ashcroft.\nJ.   H.   CLEMENTS, PHM.G,,\nThe Ashcroft   Druggist and Stationer,\nIs bettor prepared than over\nto servo your wauts during\n1900.\n(37\" Spooinl Mail Ordor Servlci\nRESTAURANT!\nNEXT DOOB TO   OAKQiLE   HOTEL\nOpen Day and Night.    Meals 25c.\nJ. D. KIRKPATRICK.\nOUR SEMI-ANNUAL {\nThe B. 0. Assay and Chemical Sup\nply Co., of Vancouver, nro malting a\nspecial effort to in trod uo tho colobr.it-\ntod Ralston Stills, for distilling water.\nTboy aro vory simple and not oxpou\nslvo and will quickly and easily purify\nwator. Writo tbem for u circular if in\nany need of sucb a still aud you will\nsoon be using absolutely pure water at\ntrifling oxponso.\nThe ten stamp mill from tho Hamilton Manufacturing Co., ordered by R.\nT, Ward for the Brett Brothers' pro\nper ties on McGiIlivray Creek, is on Hs\nway, or a portion of it, to Lillooet.\nThe mill building for twenty stamps is\nboing erected by tho Brett Bros, by\ncontract. Teu moro stamps aro, it is\nreported, to be added to the mill, making twenty stamps that will be at work\nby Juno 1st.\nWe nro iu receipt of a letter from\nMr. Currie wrlton from Clinton regnrJ\ning thc communication published last\nweek re the new freight organization and requesting us to publish\ntbe constitution etc., and stutiug that\ntho name of oue of the committee, Mr.\nSmith, was omitted from our report.\nWo will very willingly publish any\ninformation of this kind that Is furnished us by the society. Tho report\nof last woek was furnished us by tbo\nsecretary and if any names wero omit-\ned from the committee lust furnished\nit wus no doubt a mistake that be will\ncorrect later.\nAlien Exclusion  ftaili An Issue.\nVictoria, Jan. 17. -Although it had\nboen hoped aud anticipated that the\ndebate upou the Speech from Ihe\nThrono would bo disposed of by tho\nmiddle of this weok iu the local legislature, the passage of that interesting\ndocument seems ns far away as ever\naudit is now altogether improbable\nthat its consideration will terminate iu\na division of tbo parties much beforo\nSaturday. Yesterday tho government\nadhered to tho tactics pursued by\nthoir side of the house ou Tuesday,\ndeclining (with the single exception of\nMr. ilelgesen) to contribute to tho de-\nbate, or to attempt a refutation of tho\nopposition statements and arguments.\nTho speakers of yestorday, iu consequence of this policy of silence initiated by tho government, wero almost\nwholly drawn from the opposition\nranks, und included Mr. McBride, who\nhad tho floor at the opening; Mr. Rich\nard Hall, of Viotoria; Mr. Clifford, of\nCassiar, and Col. linker, of Southeast\nKootenay, who moved the debate's adjournment. In closing his remarks,\ntbo senior member for Cassiar presented as an amendment to tho amend\nmont, a second waut of confidence roso\nlution, basod upou a condemnation of\ntho alien exolusion law (which it wilt\nbe remembered Mr. Clifford was tho\nonly member to actively oppose at its\npassage). Tho othor notoworthy features of yesterday wero the prcsouta\ntion of a petition from tho mino owners of tho Rossland camp, urging tho\nrepeal of tne eight-hour law as having\nboou proven ill-advised by tho test of\nexperience, and tho declaration by the\nAttorney-General (in response to an\nInterrogation by Mr. Joseph Martin)\nthat he would be prepared lu tho course\nof a day or two co disclose the nature\nof the proceedings that will be initiated against tho Kamloops Standard for\nits gross attack upon His Honor tho\nLieutenant-Governor.\nA petition was presented by Mr. J.\nM. Martin, from tho War Eaglo, Lo\nRoi, uud twenty-one othor mining companies of West Kootenay, urging the\nrepeal of the eight-hour clause in the\nmining net, aud stating that It had operated injuriously to both miners and\nowners, had not beon asked for by tho\npersons most interested (viz.. tbe min\nerB), had operated to the exclusion of\ncapital, was unconstitutional iu its interference with contracts between employers and employed, and discriminat\ned unjustly ngninst tho mining Industry particularly concerned.\nWILL COMMENCE\nCash Clearing Sale\nWILL comm:\n{MONDAY,  JANUARY   15th,  1900\nI ON ALL\n| Dry Goods, Cents' Furiiisliings\nPioneer Socl-tv's Dinner-\nEditor .Tqi.itNAi. - Sir: In tho Inland\nSentinel of tho 1-t h inst. was n paragraph whicli, purporting to bo a report\nof tho Pioneer dinner, was really a\ncowardly attack on the chairman. I\nwrote to tho odltor a lottor, whiuh I\nasked him to publish in Tuesday's\nissuo, but as ho did not do so, I shall\nbo much obliged if yon will Insert a\ncopy iu Saturday's paper, for evory\npioneer whom I have heard mention\ntbe matter has said that such an unjustifiable attack ghonld uot be allowed\nto remain unanswered.\nYours truly,\nJno. R. William;\n[copy.]\nThe Editor of the Sentinel\u2014Sir: I\nam sure that your notico of the nbovo\nevout In Friday's issuo, whero you say\nthat the small atfendanoo was due to\nMr. Cornwall having \" gratuitously in-\nBulled\" Senator Templeman and Col,\nGrogory two years ago, was read with\nastonishment und disgust by every\nmember of the sooiety.\nI was present at the dinner two years\nago nud can assure you that Mr, Corn\nwall did not insult, either of the geu\ntlemen named,\nSenator Templeman on that occasion was making n strong political\nspeeoh, n thing I huvo nover heard\nanyone else attempt to do on tho six\noccasious I buvo attended those din\nners. Mr, Cornwall, as president, rose\nand reminded Mr. Templeman that, as\ntho sooiety contained members of both\npolitical parties, politics were nlways\nbarred at their meetings, Mr. Templeman received the information with\nvery bad grace and muttering something about uot being aware of the\nrule, brought his speech to an abrupt\nconclusion. That Mr. Cornwall was\nperfectly justified in interfering and\nthat ho did it very mildly, is shown by\ntho following extract from the Victoria\nlimes, Mr. Templemun's own paper.\nTho extract ocours iu a leader writ\nten iu consequence of the disturbance\nof tho Rossland banquet by Mr. Joseph Murtiu aid othors, and is as foi-\nlows:\"Lynchiug would not bo loo severe\npunishment for Ibc miscreant who dures\nlo introduce iho inflammatory subject of\npolitics at a social function. Il is prima\nfacie evidence of wnnl of sense and of\na total abseuco of good mate.\"\nCol. Gregory not being destitute of\nsense or good tnste did not havo lobe\ncalled to ordar.\nOf the members of ihe Pioneer Society who wero iu iho habit of attend'\ning but wore not ihero on this occasion,\nMr. Semlin, W. Wilson nnd Mr. Arthur\nMar1 ley, wero dolained by business,\nothers wore preveuted by illness or\nabseuco from the district; and ongoing\nthrough tho list of members who usually attend, Mr. J. B. Lcightou is tho\nonly one of ihe absentees whose ab\nseuc.e wus uol, io my knowledge, caused\nby one of lhe abovo reasons.\nIu conclusion 1 can assure you that\nif anything would seouro a full atten\ndance of tho pioneers it would be lbe\nknowledge thut  Air.  Cornwall  would\npreside; for ihere is   no  man in lhe\ncounlry more respected and liked by\nthose who know him as well us do lhe\nmembers of iho Pioneer Society.\nYours Iruly,\nJno, R. Williams,\nPhysician lo tbo Yale-Llllooet\nPioneer Sooiety.\nTho following extract is the portion\nof tho Kamloops Standard's article\nthnt Is so soverely consured: \"Aftor\nthe weary waiting a covered rebiole\ndrawn by two remarkable specimens of\nequine architecture, came floundering\nthrough the mud. Tho thing in gold\nInco Lord Aberdeen's hideous legacy\nto a Province that sold bim a ranch at\nabout sevout-two times its market\nvalue -climbed cumberously down,and\nthe overstrained springs of the car\nriago twilled themselves with a grunting squenk of content that was almost\nhumau. The guard did u proper 'present arms' which same was imperfectly\nacknowledged by tho gold laced and\nbewhiskerod monstrosity; after whiob\ntho oboso nnd shining form clambered\nup tho steep stairway lo tho spot\nwhere it is supposed <o perform wiih\ndigniiy iho duties of ils ofllce,\"\ndb oi^OT:Eix:_xrc_a-\nWe will givo n Discount ot 30 HICK CENT. OFF llio rntular\nHi-ire nn all purchases of $0.00 antl ovet 10 FES,\nCAW..', an smaller sales.\nTHE ASHCROFT TRADING COMPANY.\n***#**#jjt*****iy*****ft*#*************..A**V******* ***\u00ab*\nIgPapertapgs! \u2022\nA FULL CARLOAD\nOF LATEST PRODUCTIONS now on the wuy,\nComprising\nBlanks, Gilts and Ingrains\nElegant Friezes and\nCeilings to Match.\nIf interested write for samples,\nFree.\nWEILER   BROS.,\nVICTORIA, -B.O.\nHeintzman k Co, Pianos...\nRomarkable record of the Heintzman k Co. Piano eaoh season add*\nto the wonderful sucooss that has como to these Pianos, made in\nCanada, Thoir fume is world wide; the choice of tho world's greatest artists. Tho following from Lieut. Dan Godfrey, Bandmaster\nof tbo Grenadier Guards Band, nnd Professor of the Royal College\nof Music, London, Eug.\u2014\"I had tbe pleasure of trying your Pianos,\nand I must say they nstonished me, being full and powerful, and\nhaving a flno tone quality. The singing quality, especially In the\ntreble part, is beuutiful, and tho instrument is well balanced\nthroughout tbo whole scale. As regards your Upright Grands, they\nare beautifully toned instruments, I am specially oharmod with\nthem. I must say I nm uot surprised nt tho success you have met\nwith your Instruments,\"\nDYKE & EVANS, Vancouver,\nFederal  Life Assurance Co'y\nHAMILTON', ONT.\nWE GIVE YGTT GOOD RETURNS\nand CERTAIN PROTECTION\nWM. UOI-DJfiN, Innpooto\nVnnco.h\nTHOMAS WhcAOAAI\nI'l'minnal  Mnnii'i\nBUSINESS LOCALS,\nThe Blue Ribbon tea, sold by l'\\ \\V.\nFoster, is ouly ono quality iho bost\u2014\nand sold nt only ono price -50 cents a\npound\u2014very low, quality considered.\n'lho Ashcroft Trading Co. aro giving\nliberal discounts iu certain Hues in\norder to make more room for now goods.\nThoy carry a very flue line of fancy\nbiscuits,\nA into order from the post ofllce department permits of a limited quantity\nof newspapers being sent to Dawson\nCity. Mail matter of auy kind ctin\nnow be sent to Bennett City.\nFor Sale or Rent.\nknown   us  thu \" CAROILK\ni   Ihr |irirn-||ial   st.i'ct   in   Ash-\n<>( Uu* hi.it lintels iii lown.\nminiululiiui   for llu-  locttl   and\nArr.iii^tim-iii- . <ii\n,t nny time.\napi>1y in the inulfoiuiifil.\nli. .-...IDHNSOX,\nGrand Central lluXi-l\nABhcroft.\nW. J. Massoy, wholesale liquors, and\nFred. Roth, traveller for the Iuland\noi(tar factory, registered at tho Cargilo\nHouso on Wednesday. They left tho\nfollowing duy by team from Stewart &\nCrozier's stable for a trip through\nCariboo,\nNOTICE.\nIn the matter of the Estates of John Wil! .....\nEagle and Thomas Paxton, both of Onward\nKancliL', near l&u-Mik* House. Hisirul of\nCariboo, in tho Province of British Columbia;\ncarry inn on bnsiiu'ss tojjfilu-r under the lirni\nname of Eagle & Paxton, ranchers and pen-\ncral merchantBi debtors.\nTake notice that the above nntiicd John\nWilliam Eagle and Thomas Paxton hv deed\nof assignment for the benefit of creditors,\nbearing date the liitli dav of January, A.M.\n1000, made in pursuance of the \"Creditors\"\nTrust Deeds Act,\" have (minted and assigned\nunto lieorirc A. Veith of tlie said 1 Tin-Mile\nHouse, nierch.ml, all jjci-nnal er-tale, credits\nnnd effects of the said debtors, and of each of\nthem (both partnership and private) which\nmay be seized and sold under execution, and\nall the real estate ofthe said debtors, and of\neach of them, for the purpose of distribution\namongst the said creditors, as piovided hv law.\nSaid deed of assignment wns executed liy Ihe\nsaid John William Knglc, Thomas Paxton and\nGeorge A. Veith on lhe said 16th day of January. 1000.\nAll persons buying claims against thv said\nJohn Eagle A: Thomas Paxton are required mi\nor before Uie 8th day of February, 1000, to\ndeliver to the trustee, or the undersigned, his\nsolicitor, vouchers and particulars uf the >.uw,\nduly verified hy statutory declaration, together\nwith particulars of anv security which mav be\nheld by them, and all persons indebted to the\nsaid Eagle & Paxton are run.Hired to pay the\namounts to the said assignee forthwith. Anil\nnotice is hereby given lliat after the said Slh\nday of February, 1000. the trustees will proceed tu \"liMnMii- Hit .1\u2014elf .iin..iag ll\u00bbo\u00bb.\npartics who are entitled thereto, hnviii- tcgaul\nonly to the claims of which he shall have had\ndue notice.\nAnd further take notice lliat a meeting of\nlhe said creditors will be held at the ollice of\nTurner. Hrctun * Co., uu U'hatf *\\:vvX, Victoria, on the Hth dav of February,'A.D, 1000,\nat lhe hour of 10 o'clock in the forenoon.\nDated at Ashcroft. this lmii day of Januarv,\n1000.\nSTUART HENDERSON,\nAshcroft,\n.iStil Assignee's Solicitor.\nNOTICE.\nHarkerville, S'-i cents per pound.\nStanley. B.\nBeaver Pass and Wing Dam, \u25a0!${.\nCottonwood, \u2022!'\u25a0\u2022.\nQuesnelle, I.\nUncsneUe Forks, 1,\nHeaver Lake, nVj.\nAlexandra, !\"...\nHorselty. iV.,.\nSoda Creek,-!,\nllli-Mile House aud 160-Mile House, 2'...\nAbove the H)0, 3W.\n100-Mile House, a.\n83 and 87-Mile Houses, l:li.\nfin.Mile House. 1'-.\nClinton, ft.\nHalf cent extra rale for furniture, M cent for\nany lot of freight under 500 pounds, '..cent\nfor machinery in single pieces i-\\cecdiiitt\nil.UOO pounds.\nCARIHOO PROTECTIVE ASSOCIATION\nM. P.Stewart,     S. Hi-:n'i>krson.\nPresident. Secretary.\nSIDNEY WILLIAMS,  P.L.S.,\nP.A.S.I.,  London.\nLand Surveyor, Civil Engineer,Draughtsman.\nQUE8NELLE  MOUTH, B. 0.\nEngineering antl Survey work.   Reports on\nmining properties.     Maps and plans   prepared of any itortfon of Carlhoo district.\nI  fl p T Ashcroft LonaK No. a.\nI. U. U. I. I. O. G. T.    Meets  ever;\nThursday evening hi Oddfellows Hall 7:3\nAgents Wanted.\n   _  J. A,\nCooper, Managing: Editor of the \"Canadian\nMagazine,\" Toronto, and J. II. Aiken,of London* Ont,, who his returned tlilBweek from ia\nyears'traveling in South Africa for us, We\nare the only Canadian publishers wbo have\nhad a branch in South Arrica for 10 years, giving us an immense advantage In procuring\nphotographs ana material. Our authorship\nletterpress and engravings nre superior, and\nCanadian contingents belter illustrated Hum in\nany rival work. So sure are wc of this that w.\nwill\nmail free for comparison our prospectus to\n...... une possessing a rival prospectus, Circulars and tcrma free.  Apply to world Publish\nNOTICE.\nAfter January 10th. 1000.  we will  charge\nten i UU percent, on all accounts ..liu i,s \u00abt lhL-\n150-Mile House.\nU5tp       (Signed)   VIETH & BORLAND.\nNOTICE.\nIo tbe Matter of tho Estate of Hugh\nMcDougall, Doueased.\n;ebl>\nveil lliat by an order made\n..e Cornwall. Judge of the\nof Cariboo, nn the -ltli day of\nNotic\nby His\nCounty  ,\t\nJanuary, H'on, letters of administration were\ngranted to John A. Fraser. ol i jn.-.nHle tiiuiiih,\nH.C. ollicial administrator of the County ot\nCariboo.to the personal estate of Hugh .McDougall. deceased intestate, late of Asbcroft. H.C.\nAll persons indebted to the said estate are\nrequired to pay the amount due by ihem to\nlhe said John A. Kraser or the undersigned\nforthwith. All persons having claims against\nthe said Htiuh McDougall are required to .n-ini\nfull particulars ihereof fullv verified and of\nlhe nature of the securities (if nnv! held by\nthem to the said John A. Kraser or the under-\nHlgnedon or before the nth dav of April,\nluuo. After the lith dav of April, luou.\ntlie Administrator will proceed to distribute\nlbe rivets of the said estate among the panic-\nentitled \" '-'    '     '    \u25a0-\u25a0'-- -\nclaims\nnotice.\nDated the Oth dav HJanuary. Ifm.i.\n\"   DENIS Ml'RPHY,\nUdt5 Solicitor for Administrator.\nNOTICE.\nNotice is herehy given tbat lbe -i:ird Mining\nand   Milling Cunp.iuy   of Carihoo,   Limited\nLiability, will afier Ihe   expiration   of   thirty\ndays after the publication of this notice change\nil;. ollicor principal  place of business from\nNinth Hetid. in the Provmceof Hrili-h Columbia, to the City of Vancouver, in -aid Province.\nthe l.ompaiiv havinu obtained  the   necessan\nconsent ol the Shareholders to Mich change. \"\nD,ited this until dav of December. 18110.\n(Signed)\nJOSHUA WRIGHT, )\n5J. A. JAMIESON. [-Trustees.\nWM. C, Mc:(.ILUVl.AY.) SOU\n__v_CI.ISr_EI_Ee,_A.Ij\nAOT, 1896.\n(POHM P.)\nCertificate   of   Improvements.\nN OT ICK-Empress No.  l, Emprcsa No. 2.\nI'.nipiv-js No. It, l-.mprcj-s No. ... Kmpress No.\nti and I'.m.press fraciional. siturte in (be Vale\nMining Division, of  . ale district.\nWhere located-Near Asasslz,\nTake Notice, that I William A. Mailer, act-\nin.; as auent lor The llntish Columbia Agencv\n't'm,,,L;'1- 1',ri'1' M\"\"'^ '\u25a0'\u25a0'tib'-aic No. -Ml M H'..\nlhe itritish Columbia (fold Trust Limited\nI'.M.cerliflcak. No. yon,. U.\nKree Miner's Certilicate No. , intend\nsmy days from the date hereof, torpplvto\nthe Milling Recorder for a certiticate of'improvements, for the purpose of obtaining a\nCrown dram of the above claim.\nAnd further take notice that action, under\nsection :t7. must be cnmnienc-d before the\nissuance o   such Cerlilicate of Improvements.\nDated this llth day ol .lanuarv   Mino.\n87Um WILLIAM A. HAl-ER.P.L.S.'\nCOMMERCIAL\nHOTEL\nHAYWOOD k PRESCOTT, Props.,\nCor. Hastings and Cambie sis.,\nVANCOUVER,   -   B.C.\nNEW, MODERN and\nSTRICTLY FIRST CLASS.\nRates $2 to $2.50 per day.\nflood Sample Rooms.\n\"._fiU UML ..MUIL COLLEGE,\"\nDcBeck Block, Hastings st,, Vancouver.\nGENERAL AGENTS FOR VANCOUVER, CARIBOO AND THE LIUOOETS\nTHE ALBION IRON WORKS CO., LTD.\nEngineers, Founders and Boilermakers,\nll J'lmtliiim _Ii_a_, utul Tl Sloru stroqt,\nVICTORIA, B.O.\nCunning Machinery. Steel-Riveted Pipe. Marine and Land\nEnginos and Boilors built for Govornmont Inspection.\nTubular Boilors Thawing Points. Derricks and Hjr\ndruulic Pipe    Specialties in complete Miners Outfits.\nCoiitluu-s wivoii for nil kinds of work.    Kopnirs meoiltnl with despatch..\n Crt-UiiKS of nil dosurlptiona,     A^onta for WortbliiRtoti Pumps.\nJi.S~\u00a3Q\u2014^C)\u2014,T,\nB.O.\nLarge Airy Rooms.\nOnly First-Class Hotel in Town.\nSample Rooms Free.\nC E. JOHNSON.\nProprietor.\nBANK OF BRITISH NORTH AMERICA\nIncorporated   1836.\nPAID-UP CAPITAL\nRESERVE FUND\n$4,866,668\n1,460,000\nBranches in alt the principal towns ot Canada from Dawson to Sydney,\nCapo Breton.\nDrafts granted on all points in Canada and the United States and on\nGreat Britain.\nGold dust purohased or sent for assay witb prompt returns.\nJ-A.IMC-EUB  0_trt-___k_B>_r,  MauaRor.\n  _A.S__3-C-RO_F,T-\nCARGILE HOUSE\nUnder New Management.\nMr. Fred. Nelson now has entire charge of the\nHotel, and has thoroughly renovated and refitted it.\nDining rooms well supplied, neat and orderly.\nThe bar is well supplied with the best grade of\nWines, Liquors and Cigars.\nThe house solicits a fair share of the public patronage.\nFree Sample Roomr for Commercial Travelers.\nCariboo.       Horsefly.\nQUESNELLE FORKS.\nW.B. Bailey cl Co.,\nStorage and Forwarding Agents.\nGoods received, stored and forwarded\nwith despatch ta any point in Cariboo\nreached by wagon or pack train. Consign\nyour goods to our care and we will settle\nrailway charges and ship to destination\nwith least possible delay.\n","type":"literal","lang":"en"},{"value":"Title changes in chronological order: The British Columbia Mining Journal (1895-05-09 to 1896-05-02), The B.C. 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