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NOVEMBER 26. 1898.\n$2.00 PER YEAR\nWhat About Your\nWinter Clothing?\nWIE   -HA.VIE   IUST   STOCK\nFamous Carss'\nMackinaw Shirts,\nMackinaw Jackets,\nMackinaw Pants.\nWhich we will sell AT COST.\nll will pay ynu to will nnd sec them.\nAlso full lim-\nof mi'iliuni nnd heavy\nWool Underwear and Socks,\nCloth and Fur Caps,  -  -  -\nCloves and Mitts.   -   -  -  -\n_f\\   w.   foster,\nGeneral Merchant and Storage\nand F rwarding Agent,\nA.S-H.C-S.O_rT   A-STD    CI-iIlSTTO-Sr,    B. O.\nASHCROFT    HOTEL,\nWm. Lyne, Proprietor.\nDirectly opposite Depot,        \u2022       \u2022        ASHCROFT, B.C.\nThis Hotel has been lately i-entted and refurnished. A\nnew wing, 50 x 26 feet, containing nineteen rooms, including bath and sample rooms, will be opened by Oct. 1st.\nGood table and good service\nThe only first-class Hotel in town.\nCLINTON HOTEL,\nMARSHALL   &   SMITH,\nB.O.\nProprietors.\n\u2022r\nI BOARD AND LODGING BY THE DAY, WEEK OR MONTH.\nBest Wiiii'., Spirits nnd Cigars,      Good singling.    Headquarters for the Cariboo,\nLillooet and Dog Creek Tines ofatagOB,    Hunting aod fishing In the vicinity.\nTrim & Haddock,\nLIVERY, SALE &   FEED STABLE.\nASHCROFT, B.C.\nSaddle, Pack and Driving Horses for sale and hire.   Rigs\nkept at both stables.\nSpecial trips made to Lillooet or points in Cariboo at any\ntime.   Wire at our expense for rigs.\nWHOLESALE  AND  RETAIL  DEALERS  IN  HAY  AND  GRAIN,\nTlie H. B. A, Yogel Commercial College\nDEBBCK  BIOOK,  H-A-STI-STQ-S  ST.,\np.o.box.47.    Vancouver. B.C.\nthos-otjoh:  i_st sT:_--rc_.io:-rr i_sr\nBOOKKEEPIN-   (pr-Ctiml methods, no text books),   BUSINESS   nETHODS,\nCORRESPONDENCE,    PENllANSHlP,    SHORTHAND,    TYPE-\nWR1TIN-,  and the (icncral English Bl-fnches.\nIf.\"    S__UXr_->    FOH.    FROSFSOITUS.\nP. S. Lack, an Amol-icnn miniiiK  en-\nBinoor,    who    lias  been  prospectitiK\nCARGILE HOUSE\nUnder New Management.\nMr. and Mrs. tr. Elkins have entire charge of the\nHotel, and have thoroughly renovaled and refitted it.\nDining rooms well supplied, neat and orderly.\nThe bar, under the management of Cargile & Collins,\nis well supplied with the best grade of Avines, Liquors\nand Cigars.\nThe house solicits a fair share of the public patronage,\nAsheroft, B.C., August 25th, 1898.\n'THE WELCOME'\nRESTAURANT\nCHOP HOUSE\nMRS. -EO. KNAPPETT,  Proprietress.\nMeals iil\/ull hours, duy and iiitrlif...   l-'resh oysters in any stylo always on hand.\nPrivate boxes for ladles and dining parties.\nPITHEFI & LEISER.\nImporters and Wholesale Dealers in\nWINES    LIQUORS   and    CIGARS\nVICTORIA, Ii. C.\nthrough tbe Casslm* country for tlio\nCassiar Central Railway Company, lias\nreturned. As a result of his examination, Mr. Lack is satisfied tlmt mineral\nexists, though as to its richness bo is\nyet in doubt. Tbo couutry ho fouud\nseamed with largo veins of ore, possibly\nof great value, but of tbia ho cannot bo\ncertain until assays havo beeu mnde of\nthe large number of samples brought\nout from tho wildornoss. No free\nmilling gold ores wero found. Most of\nthem appear to bo concentrating, but\nin all probabilities many of the samples are of smolting urea. Mr. Laid' in\nthoroughly familiar witli tbo mines nr\ntbo Uuited States, Mexico, aud Canada,\nand thinks the ores of Casslar country\napproximate those of tlie RoBslaud,\nH.C, distriot morn nearly tliuu nny\nother within his knowledge But in no\nsaying Mr. Laok does not wish it understood tlmt, tho two districts are in\ntlio Hume mineral bolt, Inasmuch as\nthere nre many dissimilarities in tho\nores, and the two are ut least 1,000\nmiles apart.\nThe best prospects found liy Mr.\nLack wore over tlia great divide of the\nRookies and near tho boundary lino\nbotween British Columbia ami tbe\nNorthwest -Territories, at loast 1,000\nmilos north ot Seattle. It will tako,\nperhaps, sovon years, Mr. Luck thinks,\nto thoroughly prospect the Cassiar\nmining country. In tlie meantime lio\nbelieves the English company will go\nahoad and build tbe railway as pro\njeotod, in ordor to facilitate tho prospecting. To aid tho compauy the\nBritish Columbia legislature has made\nto it a concession of 750,000 acres of\nmlnernl lands, to bo selected iu one\nblock from tho territory between\nGlenora and the Northwest 128th and\nl!t'2nd meridians cast aud west. All\nthe mines to be developed will bo\nquartz propositions; it Is well knowu\nthat the Cassiar placers, which once\nalmost equalled the Klondike iu richness, are now almost wholly worked\nout. His expedition encountered\nmany hardships, and men less accustomed to the trials of the frontier\nwould have failed entirely in tho tusk,\nbut Mr. Lack's party camo through\nwithout accident of any kind. Not\nonly were the twenty-five men safe aud\nsound when they returned to civilization, but tbe twenty-five mules aud fivo\nsaddle horses belonging to tbe expedition also came back in good condition. Most of the country traveled\nover was a vast bog, covered with\nheavy underbrush and timber. Iu\nsome places the bogs and underbrush\nmade laud travel impossible aud the\nmen and animals made their way along\nby wading up and dowu the streams,\nsometimes almost swimming them.\nThe Lack expedition left Victoria ou\nMay 13th and proceeded to Port Wraugel and up tbe Stickine river. There\ntbe expedition was divided into five\nparties of five meu each. At Cariboo\ncamp the flrst party was separated and\nsent to prospect the Touvoo river distriot. The second party was sent iuto\nthe country at tho head of Dease lake.\nParty No. 3 left the maiu expedition at\nTibbett's creek to prospect around that\nstream and Dease creek. Partiesdand\n5 proceeded down Dease river, the outlet of the lake. At Sylvester's landing,\n100 miles down, party No. J went oil\ninto the Walker creek country, '10 miles\nto the eastward. Party No. 5, consisting of Mr. Laok, Mr. Houston, J. C,\nPrawley, Win. See, and W. D. Sprunt,\nwent on northwest, leaving Deuso river\nand going up McDatnes creek 110 miles\nto Quartz creek, up that stream 15\nmiles to its headwaters, then over tho\ndivide to the headwaters of thc Little\nGlycerine rivor. Down this stream the\nBig Glycerine was reached. Prom tho\nBig Glycerine the party went to State\ncreek, north to French creek, over to\nRosalia creek, next to Poormau aud\nSnow creeks, and finally south again\nto Spring oreek. Prom this creek the\nparty struck for the third fork of tho\nMcDames oreek, and proceeded down\nto the main stream, end tbenee back to\ntbe starting point. To tell all this\ntakes but little space, and the distance\nwas about 150 miles for tho round trip;\nyet to make it occupied from June 25th\nto September Oth. Every inch of the\ngrouud within the big loop was thoroughly prospeoted. Camps were mado\nevery ten miles or so and the surrounding oountry thoroughly examined. On\nMcDames, Suow, Quartz and Rosullu\ncreeks more or toss placer mining was\nbeing carried on by a fow white men,\nmoro Indians, nnd still moro Chinese.\nNone of the miners wero making more\nthan a living, Pood and supplies of\nall kinds were scarce and costly, and\nthe season hardly moro thau Uvo\nmonths loug. Most of tho white I\nminers hud boen in the country from\nfifteen to twenty years, and were still\npoor men,\nNear tho mouth of Quartz creek Mr\nLaok found oue of tho most wonderful\nplacer mines, iu some rospcots, whicli\never came undor his observation. The\nowners were Dan McQuuig and Jack\nMitcholl, who had been workiug it for\ntwenty and fourteen years respectively.\nIn that time tbe claim had produced,\nlt was estimated, fully 950,000 iu gold\ndust, yot both owners wero in exactly\nthe same financial position as when\nthey began working it, with hardly\nenough abend to pay for a winter's\nsupply of provisions. Following an\nold river channel a tunnel 1,000 feet\nlong, 00 foot wido, and 62 foot high in\nmost places, hud boon driven down 110\nfoet iuto the earth. Tbo pay gravel\nwas about IK) feot wide, aud not more\nthan 0 inches or 8 iuchos in thickness,\nAll tho gravol was carried to tiio surface and washed out. In ordor to uu-\ncover it more that 5 foot of lnoso bou!\ndere had to bo moved, and thoso as the\ntunnel progressed had been piled buck\nalong tho wails, almost filling it wilh\nsolid masonry, leaving but a narrow\ntrack for tho tramway. At a point\n1,250 foot from the surfaoo tbo tunnel\nwus ventllatod by a Bhaft and wator\nblast from tho surfuce, a shaft utul\nupraise having boon mado to meet almost porfootly without the aid of au\nongluoor oriustruraonts ot Mii-Voylng,\nAt UlO tlmo or Mr. Lack's visit tlio\ngravol was paying about H poi day to\nouoh of tho mou, Somotiiuos it has\npaid us high us 810, and at othors\nnothing. MoQunlg hud alroady gone\nto tho Klondike, and Mitchell wus\nthinking of following in the spring*,\nIn fourtoon years Mitchell hud beon\nout to civilization but throo times.\nYot lio sooinod contented, and passed\nlightly ovor tho fact that tlie tbortuo-\ninotor got down as low us 70 degrees\nbolow zero, uud Mint for more than two\nmonths the sun never appeared abovo\nthe borlsou. The tunnel claim could\nbo worked ull tho year round, but on\nSuow crook Mr. Luck found au old\niniiior named John Alien, who hud\nmined for twenty years on a claim\nwhich could bo worked but soveu\nmonths. Thc rest of tho year ho spent\nin liis cabin alone and without reading\nmattor, watting the return of a short\nsummer. The geological formation of\ntho McDames district, in which Mr.\nLack's division prospected, was sedimentary. The veins wero all large and\nwoll 'filled. Considerable iron pyrites\nwere fouud, iudicnting a possibility of\nfreo gold. Several deposits of galeua\nlend oro was discoveied. Tho other\nparties seemed, in Mr. Lack's opinion,\nto have passed through a vory similar\ncouutry so far as minerals wero concerned.\u2014B.C. Review.\nThe Cariboo Hydraulic Mine.\nTbo Consolidated Cariboo Hydraulic\nMining Company, at Quesnelle Forks,\n.1. B, Hobsou manager, has closed down\nfor tbo season, duriug which a vast\namount of development work was done\nin completing tbe equipmeut of tho\nmine; two lines of sluices, 7 feet w)de,\nworo placed in the bed of Dancing Bill\ngulch for tho recovery of gold from\ntbo lowor or bed rock bench of high\ngrade gravel. These sluices are paved\nwith improved steel riffles, weighing iu\nthe aggregate seventy-nine tons.\nA canal 7 by 111 feet deep and ten\nmiles iu length was commenced early\nin Juuo aud completed on November\n15.\nA dam .85 feot long on top and 50\nfeet high was constructed across tbe\noutlet of Morohead lake at the head of\nthe caual, for the purpose of making a\nreservoir for the storage of about 550,\n000,000 cubic foet of water. This groat\nstorage reservoir will double tho company's water supply, and tho product\nof tho mine will be increased in proportion. Tho construction of More\nhead dam and the canal furnished\nemployment for 850 men and 120 head\nof horses and cost \u00a7125,000.\nDuring tho progress of tho opening\nup of tho lower or bed rock bench of\ngravel very rich ground was encountered. One stratum ou bed rock prospected from 25 cents to $3 per pau in\ncoarse gold. A number of lino nuggets\nwero fouud, ono of which weighs _i-;\\|'\nounces and is worth about 8115. With\nthe increased water supply the output\nfor uoxt season will fully -double that\nof any season since the equipment\naud opening of tho mine. About 75,-\n000 pounds of dynamite, 75,000 pounds\nof black blasting powdor aud 100,000\npounds of other miscellaneous mining\nsupplies are used aunually at this\ngreut miuo, which bas now completed\nthirty-three miles of canals, three storage reservoirs, having a total area of\n2,18-1 acres, and a storage capacity of\n1,010,000,000 cubic foet of wator, aud\ntho largest hydraulic plant of uny mine\nIn tho world, About81.000,000husboou\nexpended in equipment of this pro-\npuny since 1801 and about 8500,000 In\ngold has been recovered duriug tho\nprogress of development work. It is\nestimated that the company's leases\ncontain about JOO.OO0 cubic yards of\nhigh grade gold bearing gravel. It is\nproposod to extoud aud increase aud\nto open up tho proporty in ouo or\nmore otlior places. There is but little\ndoubt that shareholders of the great\nenterprise will in tho noar future,\nprobably noxt seasou, bo favored with\nu remunerative dividend. J, B. Hobson, tho manager, successfully worked\nhydraulic claims iu California which\nonly gavo returns of a fow cents por\nyard, while  tbo  avorago   returns   in\nCariboo proporty go at  least ifO or 10\ncouts and often much higher.\nCARIBOO,\nThore has been au unusual amount\nof activity displayed in the Curiboo\ndistrict the past season, principally\naround the old mining camps, Williams and Lightning creeks, whoso former richness and present favorable\ncondition combined for acquiring suitable locations  for  development,  has\nnduced conservative mining men to\nvisit Cariboo, and who have enlisted\ncapital In their enterprise for opening\nup many of the old claims that woro\nabandoned In the early sixties for tho\nwant of proper machinery to moot tho\ndlflloull los common to deep miuiug.\nOn Williams orook tho Cariboo Gold\nFields < o, possess   ono   of   tlio   most\n'iiluablo properties in the Cariboo district . 11, embrnoos many of tho old locations noted for their marvelous richness, such as tllO Ruby,  Watty Tinker\nand Oamorou claims, aud it is to bo\nhoped that next, season tliis company\nwill lie rewarded Tor their enterprise\nin establishing such a complete and\ncost ly plant by duplicating tho output\nor either of tho abovo mentioned\nclaims. Senator Campbell, of California undor whoso direction tho plant\nwas put In operation lale in tho bou-\ni is a practical mining man whose\nexperience in alluvial deposits qiiali-\nties him to express his views on sucli\nmatters, is of opinion that this is one\nof tho most, promising properties in tho\nCariboo district,\nMr. Laird has resumed work on Willow river after un absence in the east\nof about six months. Ho intends to\novercome the difficulties experienced\nlast full by putting iu a pump or sufficient capacity to take all tho water\ntbat may be encountered. This property has considerable merit from tho\nfact that Mosquito creek, a small tributary iu tho immediate vicinity, bus\nproduced over 810,000,000. Mr. Laird\nlias worked hard aud spout considerable money In tho development of this\nproporty, uud deserves to succeed for\nliis porsevereuoo iu trying to overcome\nthe difficulties that have presented\nthemselves iu his endeavor to reach\nbedrock, whoro tho treasure is presumed to bo.\nOn Slough creok, besides tho Slough\nCreole Mining Company, wbo have\nboeu boring again to find tho deepest\ngrouud, there are other enterprises iu\ncontemplation.\nAround Burns creek, a numbor of\ncabins have been erected, apd Mr.\nMedlecot is actively pushing work on\nhis line of ditch to commence bydrau-\nlicing uext season.\nTho Chinese eluiins below Devils\ncrook mado good cleauups for tho sea-\nsou's work, and autioipate doing better uext summer.\nOn Lightning creek, a syndicate\nrepresented by Mr. Bromner, has\nbonded tho Eleven of England grouud\nand adjoining claims, aud it is reported will commence operations at au\nearly date. Tho Lightning Creek Gold\nGravels uud Drainage Company, under\ntlie direction of Mr. Charles Ramos,\nhus beeu doing good work about Wing\nDam Flat. The drain lias boen completed for a distance of 1,220 foet and\nabout 130 feot of opon cut not yet timbered. Mr. Ramos put in a dam and\nturned tho crook just boforo tlio cold\nsnap set in, which will not only protect tho drain, but tho wagou road\nalso.\nTho weather has beon very mild for\nthis season of tho year and very littlo\nsnow for good sleighing.\nTho party ought to havo had enough experience among Indians too know what\nthoir ovidenco is worth.\nWhut do theso ignorant Indians\nknow or euro about the value\nof an oath? Thoy havo got away witb\nwhito mon so often in theso local\ncourts by perjuring themselves that\nthoy think it is a smart thing to do\nand thoy certainly would not soruplo\nto perjure themselves whero tho lifo of\na friend or relation is in danger.\nI aud my brother's friends havo not\ntlio slightest idea whnt statements\ntheso Indians mado to this party, nor\nhave wu been given an opportunity to\ndisprove tbom and to oloar my\nbrother's name, whioh was without\nreproach. I havo good reasons to\nbelievo that thoso Indians wore told by\nwhile men residing in Chilootou thut\nif thoy sworo to certain statements\nSainton would bo speedily released. I\nhavo written to tho Minister of Justico\nat Ottawa for a copy of tho ovidenco\nfurnished by thoso Indians and if they\nbavo committed perjury I shall most\ncertainly prosecute them. Tbo way\njustice hus beeu administered in this\npart of tho Cariboo district in tho past\nis disgraceful, Thoro are certain partios here who aro entirely responsible\nfor thoso foul charges mado by tho\nIndians against my brother, tho result\nof which is that .in Indian who committed a cold blooded murder in tho\nfirst degree, is only to be imprisoned\niustead of being hung. \"A life for a\nlife,\" I say, and justice demands it,\nWhy did not tho Indian make those\nstatements when first tnken to Kamloops, and when he acknowledged killing my brother but said ho did It in a\ntit of anger because he had been made\nto sleep outsido tho house? It was\nouly aftor the trial and he had. been\nposted by a Chilootin Indian, who was\nusod ns interpreter, tbat he mado those\nstatements, Thoy were not brought\nup at tbe trial because he was advised\nto plead not guilty.\nIu justico to my brother I hopo you\nwill publish tbis letter, so tbat the\npooplo of Cariboo will know that I intend to do tho utmost in my power to\nre-establish my brother's good name\nand that they haven't heard the lost of\nthis caso if I oan obtain justice against\nthose responsible for tbo present stato\nof affairs.\nHoping you will forgive me for taking\nup so much space, I romain,\nYours obediently,\nEdmund Elkins\nAlexis Creek, Chilcotin, Nov. 11.\n[We bavo omitted some sentences\ndealing in personalities in the above\nletter. As it was written us we oould\nnot publish it. The signed original is\niu tbis office and may be seen by anyone interested.\u2014-Ed.]\nTHI- CHILCOTIN MUHDEH.\nA Suuffe-tlon.\nTbe following letter to the editor of\ntbe Province,  signed  \"Progress,\"\nplains itself:\nAs the new provincial government\nwill soon meet, it is to be hoped something will bo done to protect white\nlabo \u2022in British Columbia.\nThe excessive employment of Asiatio\nlabor in Vancouver and other cities of\nBritish Columbia is a sad state of\naffairs, as almost all the money paid\nout is lost to the country forever. To\ncucournge tbo employment of white\nlabor, a law should be passed taxing\nthe employers of Asiatio labor, say 8200\na year, for each and every Asiatic employed. Such a law If enforced would\nstrike at the root of the evil, and white\nlabor would surely flow freely from\nthe cast und other parts.\nSKATINO KINK.\nEveryone should attend a meeting to\nbo held in tho court house, on Monday\nevening noxt, to make arrangements\nfor tho management of the skating\nrink for tho coming winter. The committeo of last winter will report and a\nnew one will bo appointed.\nIt Is rumored thut somo wish to\nmake strict rules in tho matter of\nohildron being allowed on tbo rink at\nall times\u2014so pleaso turn out in crowds\nComsiittee OF Last Year,\nNews Prom the North.\nE. A. Dixon, of tbo mounted police,\nwbo has beeu stationed at Whito Horse\nRapids, is i u Vancouver from the north.\nHe says tbat just prior to bis leaving\nho learned from u policeman from Lake\nBennett that a proclamation had been\nIssued suspending prospecting, but for\njust what reason ho could not say, beyond that it was alleged tbat much\nconfusion bas beon caused in the recorder's ofllco, Some thinking that\nthe Atliu district was in tbe Northwest\nTerritories, took up claims in accordance with tbo mining regulations of\nthat regiou, while uther. recorded according to the mining laws of British\nColumbia. Hence tho confusion as to\nthe extent of olaims. Mr. Dixon ulso\nsays tbat the winter posts of the\nmounted police on the route to Dawson havo been established. They aro\n30 miles apart and 21 are now in operation along tho line of tho winter march.\nTbey will tako in mail from now on by\ndog teams, traveling between two posts\neach day, so that with allowances the\ntime consumed will be about 20 days\nfor mail between Dawson and thecoast.\nEngland'. Power.\nThoro is vory little doubt that the\nthing for which England is now pro-\nparing ber armument Is an alliance of\nmore or less closeness witb tbe dear\nold Sultun, through which France and\nGermany aro to briug up tbe whole\nEgyptian question, and call England\nto account for beiug so prosperous,\npeaceful, and useful to civilization.\nThere sooms ovory .likelihood tbat this\nis the trouble that is still bunging over\nEuropean diplomacy, und that leaves\nsome quostions betweon England and\nPrance still unsettled. England cannot be permitted to go on any longer\n'grubbing' territory and establishing\ncolonics. What is carrying England\nalong, as we have more than once\npointed, is her institutions, not ber\nfleet or her arrogance, or her mean\ntricks. Sho is great and powerful,\nand a successful grabber and ruler,\nbecause she is free and well administered, because her laws are executed,\nbecauso ber justice is well administered, because her offices are filled by\ncompetent men, because an Englishman may speak tbe thing he wills, because there is no lese majeste in E*g-\nland, because no man can strut about\nthe country, and give himself airs, the\ntbe law being the only ruler\u2014these are\nthe things which make a nation great,\nnot fleets or armies or Rough Riders\nor flags or noisy \"patriotism.\" Jingoes,\ntake notice.\u2014New York Evening Post.\nPred P. Wilson, representing tho\nwholesale hardware firm of McLennan\nMcFooly & Co., of Vancouver, visited\nAshoroft a day or two ago, and is now\nin Lillooot. Mr. Wilson is a good\nsalesman and represents a first-class\nfirm.\nEditor Mining Journal--Sir: Iu\nustico to my brother the lato Lowis G,\nElkins, of Chilcotin, who was mur\ndered last winter by an Indian, I can-\nuot allow the statements published by\nsome of the B.C. papers, to tho olfect\nthat tbo authorities at Ottawa hud\ncommuted tho death sentence ou the\nIndian to lifo imprisonment \"wing to\ntho facts thut tbe Indiau was only 10\nyears old and that he hud beon given\ngreat provocation my brother having\nruined his sister, to pass unrofuted.\nMy brother did not maltreat, at any\ntime, any Indian woman, old or young;\nneither bus this Samien any sister.\nI havo only just returned from a\nprospecting trip and hnvo previously\nnot hud au opportunity of seeing tho\npapers, und so considerable timo has\nelapsed since tho date of tho publications.\nA party at Clinton, was, I\nbelieve, instructed by tho authorities to make an investigation iuto\nthe charges made by the Indian after\ntlio triui.us lio Interviewed throe Indians\non the subject. 1 do not know what\nwas tlio ovidenco givon by these Indians to this party, but I do know thnt\nthoy must bavo committed perjury. Of\nthese throe Indians, ouo was a brother\nof the murderer, auother was one who\nbad committed u serious indictable\noffonce against mysolf last your and\nho was afterwards discharged by\na magistrate. Canadians pride thomsolvos ou tlio way justico is administered in Canada, but thoro hus been au I ing pushed forward and everything so\nunfortunato mistake made by tbo au-' far fortells of a most pleasant time to\nthoritiosat Ottawa: und I sny that it bo enjoyed by all who attend. Tbe\nis disgraceful thut iu such an im* j programme will contain- many new\nportunt case, whero cold blooded mur-, features which have novor been before\nSharkey Wins on a Foul.\nNow York, Nov. 22.\u2014The Corbett-\nSharkcy fight, which was witnessed by\ntho largest and most representative\ngathering of sporting mon that ever\ncongregated to see a ring contest, ended in a most disgraceful fiasco tonight,\nat the Lenox Athletic club. Honors\nwere about oven in tbe encounter,\nwhen, in tbe ninth round, Connie\nMcVey, one of Corbett's seoonds,\ncurried away by enthusiasm, jumped\niuto tbe ring appealing to the referee,\nthus violating the rules. Tbe referee,\n\"Honest\" John Kelly, bad no alternative but to disqualify Corbett and\naward tbo bout to Sharkey. McVey's\nintrepidity was absolutely inexcusable\nand tbe referee, believing that there\nwas a job in McVey's uction, took upon\nhimself to declare all bets olf.\nTho necessary list of money for the\ncarrying on of the cbildrens' Xmas\ntreo aro nearly ull In hand, some $70\nhaving been collected. As it was found\nnecessary to havo the sum or $100 for\nthe successful carrying on of the good\nwork it is to bo hoped that those who\nhavo uot as yet subscribed will make\nthoir subscriptions as liberal as pos\nsiblo, to make up the necessary amount, when wnited upon. Tho other\nwork in connection with tho treo is bo-\ndor has been committed, the one-sided\nevidence of theso Indians was taken In\nsuch a manner by auyouo and thou\nforwarded to Ottawa for gospel truth.\ntho public of this district, amongst\nwhich will be fancy drill by the girls\nuud boys aud tho sluging of Xmas\ncarols and songs by the school children,\nTtianksglvlnft Concert.\nOn Thursday ovening a Thanksgiving\nand praise service was held in Zion\nPresbyterian church, by the combined\nchoirs of the Methodist, English and\nPresbyterian churches, under the direction of Rev. Sir. Muir, B. A. The\nchair was occupied by Rev. R. B.\nLaidley, who in a few well chosen\nwords opened tbe service, when hymn\n158 \u2022*. us sung, and was followed with\nprayer by tbe Rev. Thos. Muir, after\nwhioh another hymn was sung. An\nintermission of fivo minutes followed,\nafter whioh tho following programme\nwus rendered in a manner which reflects the greatest of credit upon those\ntaking part:\nChorus, \"Every good gift and every\nperfect gift is from above,\" combined\nchoirs; solo, Mr. Calbick; quartette,\nMiss Roberts, Miss Munroe, Mr. Gordon and Mr. Muir; chorus, \"We plough\nthe fields and scatter,\" combined\nohoirs; solo, Mrs. Lehman; trio, Mrs.\nLaidley, Mr. Calbick and Rev. R. B.\nLaidley; anthem, \"Praise yet he Lord,\"\ncombined choir; solo, Mr. J. Burr;\nchorus, \"Come ye thankful people,\nhome,\" combined choirs; solo Rev. P.\nD. Muir. The service was brought to\na close with an address from Rev. T.\nMuir, which was followed by tho singing of the Doxology and prayer.\nTbe programme was most artistically rendered and showed careful\ntraining and consoientious observance\nof details whioh reflected munch credit\nupon Rev. Mr. Muir, wbo had it in\ncharge.\nThe want of a piano for such occasions as tbis is very much folt, as n\nnumber of tho songs ut tbis service\nhad their beauty and sweetuess wasted\nby not having tho brilliant accompaniment tbat is more than half of the\nbeauty of the sacred songs  of to-day.\nTho accompanists for tho ovening\nwore Misses Abernathy, Sbaw, Lehman\nand Mrs. Muir, and Mr.  J. H. Hinton.\nIt is to bo hoped that this musioal\ntrout Is but tho forerunner of many\nmore to come.\nTbe Cargile House, under its new\nmanagement, is doing a good business.\n THE B.C. MINING JOURNAL.\nissued i:vi-:i(Y baturday.\nF. S. REYNOLDS,\nEditor aud Proprietor.\nSubscription price, per annum  -  -   \u25a0  S'J.oe.\nAdvertisements will not be discontinued\npnld. Advertising rules on nppllcntloni\nmil\nSATURDAY,   NOVEMBER 20, 1808,\nALASKA'S HAIL WAY.\n.1. H. Qroor, who hiiB boon appointed\nto act as agent in this city for tbo\nWhito Pass and Skagway railway, has\ngono to Portland on a visit. Ho will\nreturn in a fow days to resume his\nduties horo, Iniiii interview givon to\ntho Seattlo Times Ur. Groorsald:\n\"We are having just the forerunner\nof a good substantial and Bteady business. Tlm pooplo most interested iu\nAlaska now are the business men of a\nyear's experience. They are sutisllod\nthat tlie country will yield wonderful\nresults when properly developed; und\nure willing to pluce the long experience wliich must of thom have hud in\ndeveloping the mining interests of that\ncouutry.\n\"I huvo talked wiih many representatives of eastern mining men, and\nfrom lho conversations with them tind\nthat much eastern capital will be ready\nfor investment iu that country in the\nBpring. In tact, tlio movement ha.\nalready started, and tho interest is also\nturning towards tiio'muny good quartz\npropositions which huvo as yot been\nundeveloped, as well as coal properties,\nand all tho varied and rich mineral doposits which are to bo fouud in that\ncouutry.\n\"I havo seen specimens which wero\ntaken lately from quartz veins dis-\ncoverd-in that country, consisting almost of solid gold. Tho undeveloped\nmining interests aloug the coast aro\nalso coming in for their share of investigation and ure beginning to bo\nproperly appreciated. Alaska seems\nto bo u perfect bed oE minerals of all\ndescriptions, and taking iuto consideration thc almost unlimited area of\nterritory, nothing is moro natural than\nthe assertion thut tho couutry will bo\na rich field for investment for many\nyears to come.\n\"Regarding the Atlin discoveries,\nfrom all reports which I have had concerning them, both from our representatives there aud from personal friends\nit is certain that tho district bus only\nbeguu to show up in its true light,\nOuly tho other day I was called upon\nby n friend of mine, who had gone into\nthat country in the early spring witli\nanother companion, to prospect for\nplacor diggings, Thoy wont into tlio\nTeslin Luko counlry, about '200 mile\nfrom whero tho new Ailin district is\nsituated, aud from tho beach sands of\nof a littlo lako in tho vicinity of Luko\nTesliu took from thc surface pans an\navorago amount of from 55c. to (10c.\n\"Tlio above is absolutely true, as I\nkhow tho man personally. As yot only\ntho creeks running directly into or\nnear the Atlin rivor have been prospected, and thoy hnvo boen only given\na surfuce examination, 1 look, as every\nono else does who is acquainted with\ntho country's prospects, for a large\nrush iu thero in tho earlv spring, and\nthere is no doubt thut the country will\nin the eud outdo thofuniousKloudike.\"\npossiblo will be done to usmsi in opening up tlie roglon iu which he is interested ou behalf of his company.\nCaptain Black, of tho Omenica Consolidated, was seen by a Times\nreporter nud expressed himself as well\npleased with llio result, of the negotiations closed with Air, Richards, and\nsuys that tlio ell'ect will bo tho extension of miuiug operations ton vory\nconsiderable degree. II murks in his\nopinion tho commencement of an era\nol'great prosperity for the Omouica\ndistrict indicating tho investment of\na largo amount, ul' oapltal at a lime\nwhen il, is much needed. The rurtbor\noperations uf lho St. Ambon's company\nwill be watched wilh interest by British Columbians, lu whom the dovelop-\nment ul'tho northorn districts means\nso much,   Times.\nOf journalistic bulls thoro aro many,\nThc London Times, in its eulogy of the\nlale itaroii Dowse, the Irish judge,\nsaid: \"A great. Irishman has passed\naway. God grant thut mauy of tho\nureal, men who wisely love their country may follow him.\"\nTAKE NOTICE.\nA boy was eating au apple In school\noue day when the teachor took it from\nhiui. Soon aftor tho toucher began\nto cat it. Thereupon the boy began\ncoughing as if ho \"wero choking.\n\"What's the matter, my lad?\" askod\n(he toucher. \"Ploaso, sir, my apple\nbus gono down tho wrong throat,\"\nCuoldvH- In PuiiK-r.\nTake notice tli\ncroft, hotel prop\nlu. and depositd\n , Anlicr-id. .mm im.\nd( Asia-roll, nini-lier.\nDated lliis l--.th.i-iv uf\n__8t-_\nLICENSE ACT.\nWhen Lieutenant Hondorsou was\nlupturod by the natives oftho Hold\nCoast hinterland, they got into a wordy\ndiscussion as tu how they would kill\nhim. Tho victim listened awhile till\nbc wus weary ul' it, \"Oh, well,\" he said\n\"1 can't lie bulhored willi your urgu\nments! I'm very sleepy. Let me know\nwhen you Imve made up your minds.\"\nAnd oil' to sloop ho wont. Tho unexpected performance saved bis life, His\naim indifference persuaded Snuiory's\nmen lliat lliey had tu do with seme\noue of immense Importance. Unwilling to take ou Ihemselves lho responsibility for his death, thoy sent him\nunharmed to Samory's court in tlie\ndiniini country.\nOneo again Lieutenant Henderson\nsaved himself by a like exhibition of\ncourage. Ho found Snmory on a\nthrone, surrounded by '.1,000 warriors,\nyet when motioned to do homage on\nhis hands und knees ho did nothing of\nthe sort. He simply sal, ou the tlirono\nbeside Samory, shaking ihat monarch\nwarmly by the hand. Thanks lo this.\nand to nothing else, he was accept ed as\nthe representative ol' a groat sovereign,\ninstead of a captive doomed lu death.\nHe'tulked to Samory ot'tbe quoon,\nund Samory talked to him. Thus a\nmission wliich might have ended, as\nmany African missions have ended, iu\na terrible silence und u suspicion ul'\nunspeukublo horrors, did, in t'acl, end\nIn a valuable basis of futuro relations\nbetween Grout Britain and a Mohammedan power.\nAppllcal iuu will be made at the next\nsession of the Dominion Parliament for\nan acl, lo incorporate a company to\nconstruct u railway from Dawson,\nalong the Klondiko river to tho con-\n(luouce of Hunker creek, along Hunker\ncrook to Indian river, and nlong its\ncourso to its junction with tho Yukon\nriver, thence along tho Yukon river to\nDawson, with power to construct aud\noperate a branch up Hunaii\/u and\nEldorado creeks to Dominion creok.\nThe application is mado from Vauoouvor.        \t\nThe Ottawa Citizen views wilh alarm\nthut the startling discovery has been\nmade that the  members of   tho   Yale\nthill team huvo tatton   to   weuriu\narmor.   They have lined their padded\numeutionnblos with aluminum armor\n[date. Tlio other fellows protested,\nImt it did not avail, lt may uow bo\nanticipated that Harvard will go ouo\nbetter and adopt casques and cuirasses\nof steel or boiler plate. Thon Yulo will\ncome af (hem with muro paraphernalia\ndefensive und offensive, and the contest between armor plate aud projectiles aL present existing among\ntho navies of the world won't bo iu it.\nFinally, the forwards will develop into\nlightly armored cruisers of tho human\nspecies, and the backs and half-bucks\ninto Impregnable heaps uf slow moving\nscrap iron, and the din of the scrim\nniiigo will be as u boiler factory working overtime,\nNotice is lien\nnuxl sittings of\niit Asia-roll on i\nto npply for all\nIheretiill Hqiiu\npremises Bltiuil\nTliis\ns th.\n Until-. _..\nFoster, Esq. and Knmc\noftho pence.\nDnted Aligns! mih, i\n.\u25a0v.'.:,\nSOTICE.\nNOTICE\nPenny   I'ostni:-.\nWill Aid Development.\nJarrolL T. Riohurds, of Santa Barbara. Cal., yesterday closed an important deal with tho Omenica Con-\nsolidaled Mining Co,, of Victoria, by\nwhich tbo California syndicate becomes\ntho possessor of some very valuable\nproperties on Germansen cieek, Omenica. Tho proporty includes 25 bench\naud creok claims, 0,000 miners inches\nof water, four miles of ditching and\nsome valuable timber cutting privileges.\nThis sale, while in itself Important, is\nconsidered by those interested iu tlio\nOmonica district as still more so by\nreason uf the assurance it gives that\nother properties wilt now in ull likelihood be opened up, whicli means tho\ncommencement nt'a period of groat\nactivity in this woll known mining roglon. Tho property purchased by tlio\nSt. Anthony's Company does not Include all the holdings of tbo Omonica\nConsolidated, and the last named compnny. by disposing of tliis portion, will\nbo enabled to prosecute development\nwork already commenced on other\nportions of tlieir property. On tlio\nclaims sold no work hns yot beou dono,\nso that with tbo California syndicate\nworking on it and tlio Omonica Consolidated proceeding with tho work\nthey havo already inuiiguratod there\nwill bo employment for a large number\nof men, lu addition to this, tho St,\nAnthony's Exploration Company are\nnegotiating I'ur other larger and valuable properties, and although perhaps\ntho deals will nut tie coiistimated until\nspring, there is (-very Indication that\nnoxt season's work nn tho gold bearing\ncrooks of omenica wiil excol in impor-\ntance and results anything attempted\nthero for many yours.\nThe nocoBsury pipes will bo purchased Immediately, Mr. W. A. Thompson having already left fur California\non that business, immediately Mint\npart of the work is arranged for .Mr.\nThompson will accompany Mr. C. H.\nPerry to the Omenica to make all\npossiblo preparations for the commencement, of work in the spiing,\nMr. Richards has luul an interview\nwith somo of tho members of tho provincial government regarding tho construction of a wagon road frum Tatla\nlake to Omenica river, a distance of\nabout 70 miles, aud rcceivod tho most\nW. PELLEW-HARVEY, F.C.S\nMINING ENGINEER AND ASSAYER.\nVANCOUVER, -      -       B. C.\nTho London Times of October '-21st\ncontains tho following letter, which\nexplains itself:\nSir: Tho important telegram whicl\nyou publish tliis morning, stating the\ndesiro of the American government to\nInaugurate penny postage with Ktig-\nland, will bo rend with general satisfaction. It is only right thut Ihis\ngrout branch of tbo English Bpeakiug\nrace of the world should not delay in\njoining us in this now departure, as\nyou predicted in your loading article a\nfew weeks ago.\nIt frees mo rrom considerable em\nbarrassmont, because for some linn\nto como New York must bo the port\nTor Canada, and our enemies did no!\nfail to point out tho dilllculty, and\neven absurdity, of establishing penny\npostage with Canada und two-penny-\nhalf-penny' postage witb the United\nStates -through wliich country our\nEnglish letters would have to pass to\nCanada. Those of our friends who\nsaid they would only support me if I\nconfined my efforts to obtaining imperial ponny postage were noL aware\nthat (m my opinion) there nre more\nBritish burn subjects in tho United\nStates than iu Canada, Australia uud\nA f rica.\nAt all events these figures are worthy\nof consideration;\nTotal numbor of letters sent from\nthe United Kingdom to the United\nStates last year, 11,500,000; total number of letters sent to the colonies or\nAustralasia, Canada and Africa last\nyear from tho United Kingdom was\n10,880,000.\nIt is curious too, to nolico Lhat the\nestimated loss to the British government by tbo eslublisluiieiif of penny\npostage to America will amount to\nexactly the same sum ns thai, Lo lie incurred by tho establishment of Imperial penny postage, viz,; ubout ,1.75,000\nfor tho lirst year. I have calculated a\nloss of 1 l-2d. por letter un 12,000,001\nletters.\nThe whole of lhis money could be\nsaved if the postal authorities would\nhuvo the courage to put on u sensible\nfoundation the question ur the oost\ncarriage of the mails to America. We\npaid last year .(.108,000 for (ho sorvlot\nThirty thousand pouuds would hav\nboon ample. *\nTho cost of a lirst-class passage to\nAmerica, including cabin accommodation and food, is E20, The charge fur\nconveying the samo weight of letters\nas the passenger weighs in \u00a337 10;\nThe oust or convoying an equal weight\nof newspapers is about Ci. 1 commend\nthis problem to tho attention of our\nexcellent man of business, tho postmaster gonoral,\nI am your obcdieni servant,\nJ. HENNIKKK HJ3ATOK.\nEaton Square, Oct. 20,1808.\nAgent for\nVIVIAN -i SONS. Swansea.\n\u25a0fHf-. l-.l.UuTTS MI-.TAI.CO.. Wales.\n(.WSSKL (kll.D  KXTl.ACTlNli   CO.   LD.\n         Glasgow.\nAll kinds of ores bought.\nKvery appliance lur complete sampling\nmill tests-\nNOTICE.\nAU account- ngalnst Hi\n.lntneallnllidiii'iiiiistbe.\nslRnerl on or before the at\nami all debts due tlie mild\nto lliu undersigned on\nDecember, .hum.\nClinton. ir-.Ui Oct. 1808.\nit- estate of the late\nenl iu to the under-\n'!h November, 1SH8,\nestate muat be paid\nor before the 81st\nF. SOUES,\nExecutor.\n25tC\nNOTICE.\n.,'.;_.\". r.;-v\nsatisfactory assurance that everything' uu inquiry.\nA fow days ago there woro dropped\nInto the Skagway postoflico a number\nof letters bearing Canadian stumps,\ntho letters having been carefully\nopened before being posted, Tho let-\ntors wero addressed from Dawson, and\nibe presumption is that they were entrusted to the cure of some mini wh..\nwas coming out to pusl, und that before posting them he opened each letter, took wbut wns valuable and put\ntbo rest in tho postotiloo. The loiters\nhave been forwarded to Inspector\nFletcher of Victoria, wbo will institute\ni. hereby cm-n that an \u25a0iipplu.itiim\nudeto tin- UuN.lative Ar-senihly of\nm i-ni Ittiiisli Columbia, at ils next\noi :tn act to inrorpornte a company\n'wvr a to coiiMniel. ei|Uip. operate\ni.un a >!aiiil-i.il nr narrow sauce rail-\n'\u25a0'\u2022\"\"' 1 il \"ii or near tlie   Canadian\n\u25a0ithvav near Lytton at the junction     '\nt-trul Itinmoson  rivers; thence fi\nii- \\;tlli-yi.! tiu- I- rn. it riv,-r up strea....\n\"-I l>-:i-!!.],-p.ute. nn cilhetsiileof the\ni r river, to a  |ioim  at   or  near the\nlie ijue. nelle river;  with   power  to\n-r-mcli lines, ami also power tn build\nne branch lines from lime Hi time tn\nmines ami lo farming lands Irom\nt iiii lbe mam line or any of its\n; wit11 tlie power in operatim. the\ninl   n-   lirniiclies   to  use  steam,  eler-\n'\u25a0'-!'\u25a0!\u25a0 nioti.e [i.iwer; wnb power '<'\n\u25a0:-\u25a0!.ipii :>ml  telephone   lines   for  till\n\u25a0 a Uie companv and [or the transit inc-.-.i-estiirthe public and coin-\nliurijo-e-:   wnb   power   to   build   ;,1]\n\u25a0 bn.Ii-.--md roadways, and to build,\n\u25a0nl ei-Lint.nii wharves, dorks and saw\n1 own and operate ferries; and wit!\nequip ami maintain steam and otla-\n\"I \"i male llu- same ia connection\nailw.iv ;iml a- branches ou auv navi-\n'eralon-: or near ilie line of railwav\naiulie-; and with   power  to  acmiir'e\n ' '\u25a0\u2022  -.'Tistniu   -hm*.   iliinu-j.,\niii-sovin:. ami   uirrcasmj.   the   wale\n :enerate electricity for nper-\n.    nd anv nf its brandies, ami\n:i'l maintain all   necessary works  for\nicraiiun and transmission t,f eleetneilv\n\u25a0r within Ilie area of the operation-.  ,if\nI company, and lor the supply   of  lipht\nii mn  oilier power; and with   power to\nnalc lands for tlie purpose of the coinedin acquire land-, bonuses, privileges\nraid- liniuniiy i-overmiient,  municipal\nu-.ii. ,,r persons,   or   bodies  corporate.\n. \\> .nni oiler  lolls  (rom   aM   persons\nmil on all frm-lu   passing over any     '\n:jd-., it-rner- and wharves and carried ,\ndie vessels used, built   or  operated\nq.iin; and with power in  lease,  ma\nor  olher  arram-cnients   with   railw;\n\u25a0 \u25a0nt or other companies, and tor all oth\n.rrer-ary  or incidental  rights,  jjowl\ni.-'-VntVie  .fn'   V'm   V\",\".\"'1'1\"*-'   \u25a0\"   -1'1*\n'-i.il-n.l-.^-^\\vi:i_-Alr-,'8\"R\nSolicitors for applicants.\nNOTICE.\nml pers\nereln* given thnt an  application\n\u25a0to the Legislative Assembly of\nof Iiritish Columbia at the  next\nof for an act to incorporate a r\npurpose of acquiring the proi......\nmat, and lolls, rights, privileges\ni of the -Ashcroft Waterworks\nnjiioanv, i.united,\" and the \"Ashcroft Water,\n.It-lit and Power Company, Limited,\" lo\n\\erci-je tlie powers and carry on the business\nf said companies, to issue preference stock,\ni sell fullv paid up slock al u discount, and\niih power to sell or nitirtg.ige all sucli ac-\niiired properties, and for all other powers\nccrssirv, usual, incidental or conducive lo\nie foregoing purpose., or any of thorns\niih power to appropriate ami use so\ninch of the water of the Bonn parte and\n'houipsun rivers, in lhe dislrict nf West Yale,\ns mav be necessary fur the purpose of Ihe\nnnipaiiv lo supply water, power, light and\neai tnrdniiiestic, mining and ma nu facta rintr\nurposcs hvcnmi'ii-r-i-d air and electricity to\nie inliabilanls ot Ashcrofi, Itrilish Columhi;\nnd lo tlio In habitants, cities, towns, mine.-\nnellers, railways and tramways in tile din-\nlets of North Vale, Wesl Vale, Kafit Llllooet\nml Cariboo, in lhe province of Iiritish Colum-\n... i laii-imillei called \"the said area\") and to\niruish waler for irr.jrntlotl purposes  within\nit  - ,i,I .in i    imll-Tall    I   anv   olbvr   pur.\novrs mem Killed in seclioiis Ho. Bl, 83 ami 88\nf Ihe \"Waier Clauses Consolidation Act,\nsii7.\" and to do evervihing necessary or iu-\nidenialtn the carrvinc nil! of all or any of the\nliiects referred In in said sections; with powe\ni eniistrui-l. operate and maintain a dam or.\nie Honaparte river ahout three miles from the\nii mill therei\/; ami tn coast met and maintain\nuildiims. erections or other works, and lo\nHerupon and expropriate land for a site for\nuwer-lioiises, reservoirs and lailks; and to\nHMniri ami maintain all works, building*,\nipes, ditches, poles, wires, appliances or con-\n\u25a0nieiices iiecessarv or \u25a0 roper for the generat-\nig and transmitting compressedalr.ulectriclty\nid water as aforesaid; and also to construct,\niuiii<ain and operate sawmills, sash and door\nri \u25a0 nics : i \u25a0. -1 other man ufactories in said area,\nid in acquire limber limits and agricultural\nml. And also to construct, maintain and\nicrate single or double lines of tramways and\nreet railways in and between the cities and\n.wits in said area ami lo carry freight and pa_-\n\u25a0ngers over said tramways- and levy tolls\ni ure for.\nDated at Ashcroft this Hth day of Novum-\nPer, 1808.\nDENIS MURPHY,\nSDt? Solicitor fur applicants.\nIn tho Mutter of the Estate of Stephen\nDowues, Deceased.\nin the'J 1st dav of June. IK'.iH. are lequirei\nml fall particulars ol iheir claims, duly \u25a0\n:d. and of the iialiue ol lhe scciirilic-*. i if i\nheld by ihem. to .1. A. I-'ra-er. of tjuesn\nH.C, m loth, uii.lrish-.ncit, oil nr before\n\u25a0-Uthdavol Jaimarv. IM*.'. All pei-mis\n:lepled lo the said eslale ate requited to\nthe n 111 Oil tits duo bv them lo the said J\nI-taser ortotla- innlemij-iic-! loitbiMlb. .\\::ei\nlhe said -JiHii dav ot JamiLirV. ISiin. lbe execii-\ninrs will pinceed lo ibslrilnite I lie assets of Ibe\nsaid estate aniotn: the |-:i.tu-~ entitled therein.\nliavanif recao 1 oiilv In ilie , !.ui-i-nl u hi.-b tb.-y\nI is hereby given that 00 days after\nintend   lo   make   application   to  the\nunnissionei uf land.; and works for per-\nto purchase luu acres of pastoral land\nLAND NOTICE.\n.\u2022Ull thai at the expiration\nAUGUSTINE H01TANO.\nie,Sepl, !-(l.tBtl8. 33-8J\nB. C. Mining Journal\nPER YEAR.\nTAKE  NOTICE\nThai l\nV.'.v-i!!-'\n\u25a0i h.o\n.1,1 II\nMackinnon Uloctc, Viincutivur.nntl Lllloi\nSXO.OO\nWill buy a IT-jewe\nWllltllllltl I'S Haiti.\nOpen l-'acc U'utch,\nl-nlly Warranted. '\nif not salisfactorv.\nH.C. Charges pupa\n.Vl\nVANCOUVER,\nJ__T\" Repairing a specialty.\nCHICAGO,\nMILWAUKEE &\nST. PAUL RY\nis lhe hest line to tind from Uliicajjd.Mll\nwaiikee mid ull point.. Enst. Willi its\n0,185 miles ol thoroughly equipped roud\nit reaches till principal business centers ia\nNorthern lllinis;     Wlsonsln,\nIowa, Minnesota, Soutn Dakota\nNorth   Dtkeia  and   I ii\nMichigan\nTHE ONI\nRunning;  Eleolrtc   Lighted notl  Steam\nHeated VosUbuled Trains.\nTime tables, inaps uud inforinntiou re-\n(jflrdiog   mules, rules mill oilier   itolnlli\nrelating to tbe roud will bo funiiahedon\nupplication to any coupon ticket ageul\nhy addressing C.J. 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Covlk,\nDistrict Passenger agent,\nVancouver, 13, C,\n1 of Carcile & Devery heretofore\ne hotel uiiNine. s of liotelkeeper-i\n. ilii. ilavdissolveil All delus\nlo [lie new litm heteiuuler nun\nill  meet  all olilipations  ot  the\nicroft tins 7th day of November,\noverllie lai-in,-\"\n\u25a0lils^iiel.vlhelirin\npaid hy Carj-ile \\\n1 j-mont ot all due\nThe Only Newspaper\nPublished in Cariboo.\nat ABhcroft this 7lh day of No\nNOTICE.\nXs-\nrthe 1st day of Novo\nNOTICE.\napplication\niidly of the\n\u25a0orporaiea company v\nequip, operate and mt\n- - niL'el\n\u00ab__( ft\nnil frelcf-t froi\ni-.Mile'Yl'n'\n. 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Parties going nortli\nshould nut fail to iliake preparations for this portage.\nDALE & BANP1ELD,\nGiscomb Portage, B.C.\nBOVRIL\nA teaspoonful to a\ncup of hot water\nBOVRIL\nonly   reli.abli\nTin\nFluid\nBeef.\nBOVRIL\nGives Strength.\nBOVRIL\nIs relished by Invalids. . \u2022    \u2022    \u2022    \u25a0\nBOVRIL\nEnriches   Soujis,\nGravies, etc.\nflpVERnsiNG Rates Qn Application.\nThe best advertising medium\nin the Upper Country.\nAll the mining news of Cariboo, Omenica,\nCassiar, Peace river, etc.\nSince 1859 over $60,000,000\nin Placer Cold has been Taken\nOut of the Mines of Cariboo.\n0    0    o    0    o\nJOB PRINTING!\nOur Job Printing Plant is one\nofthe Best in British Columbia.\nPatronize Home Industry\nAnd have your Letterheads, Statements, Billheads, Envelopes, etc.\nprinted in your own country.\nWorkmanship Unexcelled!\nPrices Moderate!\nSend us vour orders and we will\ndo the right thing with vou both\nin Neatness and Despatch.\n__3LdLcLx'e-SiS:\nThe British Columbia\nnitiing Journal,\nF. S. REYNOLDS, Editor and Proprietor.\nASECCZR-OIErT,      \u2022     \u2022      \u25a0      B. O.\n ^\u25a0\u25a0^r\n<f\nTO A YOUNG PHYSICIAN.\nTho paths of pain nro thlno; go forth\nWith healing and with hopo;\nTho HiifforinB of n sin Mel. earth\nBhall givo tliea nmplo scojtu.\nBin!to down tho dragons foil and -Irons.\nWhoso breath is fever flro;\nNo knight of inblo or of turns\nEncountered foc3 moro diro.\nTlio holiest task by heaven docreod,\nAn errand nil divine,\nTho burden of our mortal need\nTo render less i- thine.\nNo crusndo thlno for cross or grave\nBnt for tho living man;\nGo forth to succor and lo bavo\nAll that thy skilled hands cun.\nBefore tlio unveiled mysteries\nOf lifo and death go stand,\nWith Kuarded lips and reverent eyes\nAnd puro of heart nnd hand.\nSo ahnlt thou bo \".villi power endued\nFor him wbo went nbout\nTho Syrian bill pntha, doing good\nAnd casting davits out.\nTho Holy Helper llvcth yet,\nThy friend nnd guide to be:\nTho Healer by Gcnnesarct\nBhall wall, the rounds with tbcol\n\u2014John Grc-iilenf Wliittler.\nJOE AND POLLY.\n\"When Joo Petenimn nml Folly Mny get\nmarried,\" was n standing jest InPhiovllla\nJoo nnd Folly lived on adjoining livo\nnow lots, with only it fence- between tliom,\nIt wiih not u very lillli foiico nor n atroilg\nono either, for It wna almost rolled down\nIn many plncon.\nItwiiHRiii-i that yeara ngo Joo and Polly\nlind been swootlionrts, but tlint Ihey Imd\nquatrolod about mino trifling mutter, nnd\ntlmt they luul nob spoken to onoh otlior\ndlnoo tlmt day.\nJoni'Hsy had Just boon olootcd justico of\n1'lneville nml wnu   looking a.outlll lo NO\nwliero thu foe* of iliii oflloo woro to oomo\nfrom.\nAs thoto wasnottihiff foe hlm lodo in\nllio oflloo, \\m tliotifilit tlmt lb win Ills duty\nIn (\u2022.-. unl.-iihu.f 11. uud liiint iipsoiiietbliiK.\nindei..itin(. tlio quoatlon with lilnisolf IIS\ntowliotwotiltl lio ment Ukolyto lirhitf him\nlu i, fee, hi,- mind of ooiirso turned lo\nmarrlagofl,\n\"When  Joo Polonium nnd Polly  Muy\ngot marrlod,\" ho roitonto-l to lilttiBolf, omtl-\nIiik. \"Well, it iri n duty l owu to this community to ond tlmt quarrel of tholes tlio\nfirst thing, nnd lb Is a duty 1 owu toniy-\nmlftoBoo Hint, thoy got warrlod ns muin\nafterward nn possiblo.\nHo Jonas-ay took n walk out to Joo Po-\ntorman'fl plaoo nnd found tho lutter nt\nhomo.\n\"Joe,\" lio said, after minio talk on eub-\nJeeta ln general; \"Jne, Icniiio out to seo\nyou on ofllolnl buslnoss,\"\nJoo's eyes ilew wide open.\n\"I Imvon't been doing anything wrong,\nhave li\" he nsked, with trembling voice.\nTho truth wns tbnt Joo hud thrown n\nbrlokbnt at Polly's cat tho night before\nand without really intending to do so hnd\nhit her und knocked her out of his favor! to\npeach treo, nnd had folt rntlier mean nbout\nIt over fiinco.\n\"Well, I don't know,'1 Jonessy replied\ncautiously, for ho could eeo tlmt Joo lind\nsomething on his mind nnd thought to\ndrnw hlm out. \"You seo, Joe, the right\nnnd tho wrong gonernlly depends on tho\nolrcumstnnces attending tho enso.\"\n\"That's whnt 1 reckoned,\" said Joo.\n\"You sco I snw her coming through tho\nfence nnd tried to mnko her go back.\"\n\"Aud sho wouldn't go.\"\n\"Xo.\"\n\u25a0_.    \"What did you do noxt.\"\n\"Soon ns I spoko she ran up that peach\ntreo and went to clawing utul scratching\ntho bark.\"\n\"Sho did, chF\"\n\"Sho did. Then I got mad, liko a fool,\"\nsaid Joo, hanging his head. \"I picked\nupn brickbat nud throw it at her, nnd\ndown sho enme, kicking Iter legs liko\ndrumsticks.\"\n\"Didn't sho sny anything.\"\n\"Who.\"\n\"Why, Polly May, of courso.\"\n\"You didn't think thnt It wns Polly I\ntreated that way, did you.\" nsked Joo.\n\"Xo, hardly.   But who was it.\"\n\"It wns Folly's cat, Jonessy. I though,\nthnt perhaps Folly had scon it and gono\nto you nnd entered a complaint ngninst\nmo.\"\n\"Xo, she hasn't dono It yet, Joe, but\nthero Is no telling how gooii sho may da\nso,\" said Jonessy. Thou lie added confidentially, \"K I wero you, I'd go over and\nsco her and settle tho wholo thing out ol\ncourt.\"\nAfter Jonessy loft him Joo stood nnd\nscratched his head for somo timo. The\nwhole thing was n puzzlo to hlm. Had\nJonessy known more thnn ho protondod.\nIf so, had Polly told him. And if Folly\nhml, wns It at her suggestion thnt Jonessy\nhnd come nnd told hlm to go und seo hcrf\n\"It ia ten years siuco wo spoko,\" ho\nmused, with n snd smile, whilo __ mocking bird was singing blithloy tn n treo\ncloso by.\nThen suddenly ho burst out laughing.\n\u2022'Tho idenof Polly climbing a tree,\" lis\ncried. \"And mo throwing a brickbat nt\nhor, mid bIio fulling\u2014-hu-hn-ha!\"\nBut Jonessy walked homuwnrd ln quito\na different mood. Somehow ho felt thnt\nhis mission hnd been rather A failure. Still\n\u25a0\"-H;ry oneo in nwhllo it gleam of hope dart*\neii upward, nnd lio thought that ho could\nBOO ii fee of olllco afar off.\nAh lie walked along, musing nnd dreaming, he found himself suddenly fneo to fac.\nwith a woman carrying a hugo basket on\nher nnu.\n'How do you do, judge.\" sho cried\n-nccrily, letting her basket down to ths\nground. -'I was real glad to hear that you\nwns elected,\"\n\"Tlinnk you, Folly. I was Just thinking nbout you when you bobbed up,\" said\nJonessy. \"Hnvo just been over to seo your\nneighbor, Joo Fetcrmnn, nud wns on my\nway homo with my thoughts full of both\nof you.\"\nPolly frowned.\n\"Joo isn't going to have mo to court, Is\nbo.\" she nsked.\n\"Can't say, Polly. 1 reckon that do-\nponds ns much on you ns on him.\"\n\"Well, ho hud no businees coming in\nthrough tho window liko ho did,\" Polly\ncried. \"It served him only right thnt tho\nwindow fell down on him liko It did and\ncaught him by tho log. Of courso whon I\ngrabbed iiim by the throat to keep him\nfrom sauullliig, and ho cut mo on tho\nwrist, I wns mud enough to kill him, but\nI kept my temper, and I didn't hurt him\nuny moro thnn I could help,\" sho protested.\n\"But Joo didn't\"\u2014 Jonessy began.\n\"Of courso Joo didn't. Joo novor would\nlisten to ronson,\" cried Folly.\n\"But Polly, Joo\" \u2014 Jonessy began\nagain,\n\"That's nil right, Jim Jonessy. You\nhave Joo's sido of tlio story, nnd I am go-\nlug to toll mine,\" cried Polly. \"Aft,\u00ab I\ngot him loose I bothered with hlm nil di>7\nand duotored him, and tbnt night nf I of\ndark I -tarried him inmynrmsto tho fence\nand sot him down on tho other sido.\"\n\"Goodness, Folly, you don't menu to\ntell nm tlmt you curried him in your\narms!\" Jonessy exclaimed,\n\"Woll, I just did, nml I'll swoar to lt before Joo or anybody.\"\n\"I wouldn't do It if I wns you,\" salo.\nJonessy cnrtiostly. \"Why, thoro isn't n\nmml In Plnovlllo would believo you oould\ndo It. \"\n\"Could do what.\"\n\"Why, carry Joo Potorman in your anas,\nof course,\"\n\"Jlni Jo-inspy, von uro n Pool I\" bJjo orlufl.\nvory rea in tno raco. \"it is Joo'goia uom-\nIniek rooster I havo beon talking about.\"\n\"Why, yes, of course,\" stammered\nJonossy ln confusion, trying to smile. \"I\nwns just tensing you, Polly, knowing you\nand Jao woro such old frionds.\"\n\"But did Joe sny he was going to take\nmo to court.\" sho asked.\n\"Xo* exactly, but I advised bim to go\nand talk the matter over with you. Bay,\nPolly, you two ought to mako up. You\ntako my advloo,\" said Jonossy.\nThon Jonessy wont ono way, and Polly\nwent the other, oaoh one busy with many\nthoughts.\nThat ovoning Mrs. Jonessy askod her\nhusband how many foes tho now ofllce had\nbrought him.\n\"This Is tho flrst day, you know,\" ha\nsmiled faintly. \"I have just boen setting\ntho wheels in motion today, and the foes\nwill como In nfter nwhllo,\"\n\"Yes, whon Joe Poterraan and Polly\nMny got married,\" Bhe said, laughing.\nJonessy had accomplished something\nthat dny. Ho bad set Joe nnd Polly think-\nIng about each other. Joe's long, lantern\njawed fneo, usually sober and solemn, hod\nrola-ced into smiles soveral times, and once\nho hnd actually caught himself humming\nau old song that Imd lain forgotten for\nyoars within hlm. On the other hand,\nPolly's round and rosy faco, that was supposed to wear a smile even In sleep, was\nvery thoughtful and sad, andwhlta bending ulmvo tho steam from the fragrant teapot nt tho supper tablo her eyes seemed\nlilted with unshed tears.\n\"Poor Joo,\" sho sighed ns she sat down\nto her lonely meal. \"I thought sure thnt\nha would got ovor It nnd mniry some ono\nelse, Imt. It seems that he doesn't onre any\nmora than I do for nnybody, nnd both of\nus just persist in boing wrong, when only\nn word from either of us would mako\ntilings bo dllToront.\"\nJust then n ent camo In at tho open\ndoor, and when Folly saw that lt limped\nslightly un ouo log sho sprang up from the\ntiililo and enught lt la hor nrmn.\n\"Poor Kitty |\" sho murmured, \"I won*\nder who hurt her. You onn't toll, oan\nyoul-\"\n\"I run,\" snid \u00bb manly voice In thedoor-\nWay, und a moment Inter Joo entered the\nroom, M Jonossy told mo today that you\niul ended to suu mo for throwing a brlokbat fit your ent,\" ha said.\nPolly eyed her visitor closely for a moment, uiul, seeing that his eyes woro upon\nhor supper tablo Instonduf upon herself,\ntho liard Hues thnt hnd como around her\nlips relaxed into n smile.\n\"t'oino in, Joo,\" slio said gontly. \"Will\nyou (nku a cup of tea with mo.\"\n\" Then you ain't mad beonuso Z crippled\nyour oat?\"\n\" Joo,\" sho cried, trying to look severe,\n\"will you taku a aup of ten witb mo?\"\n\" Yes.    You nln't mnd, Polly?\"\nPolly did nut reply, but busied herself\nrofiltlng the tenpot and making room for\nhim nt tlia tablo.\nWhon Joe wns seated nt the table, Polly\nsat down opposite to hlm and watched\nhim in sllenco for sovoral minutes.\n\"So Jim Jonessy hns boon telling you\ntbnt I wns nbout to tnko you to court for\ncrippling my cat, hns he.\" said she at last\n\"I met him when he oamo from your\nhouse, nnd ho hinted that you might have\nino prosecuted becauso your old Domlnick\nrooster came ovor here and got himself\ncrippled the other day.\"\n\"I nover Bald no such thing, Polly I\"\ncried Joe.\n\"Nor did I,\" said Polly.\n\"I never mentioned rooster to hlm\/\n\"And I nover said cat\"\n1 'I wonder how ho found out.\" cried\nJoo.\n\"Iguca- our consciences gave It away.\nWhen I think of lt now, he nover said\nrooster to mo until I had told him all\nabout it myself,\" said Polly, smiling.\n\"I remember now thnt It was tho same\nwith me nnd tho cat,\" said Joe. \"I know\nI wanted to tell you how sorry I was, and\nit was all I could think of when Jonossy\nenmo to seo mo.\"\n'-I am sorry, too, Joo,\" said Polly, \"and\nI hopo you won't think that I have done It\non purpose\"\nSomehow tho summer dusk gathered\naround thom and neither seemed to notlco\nit, ns they talked on and on across the ta*\nbio bet we\u00bbn them. After awhile, however,\nFolly roso and went to tho open door,\nwliero Joo followed her.\n\"Say, Folly,\" he suid, taking her unresisting hand, \"I havo beon sorry for ovory thing nil thoso years. Won't you say\nthat yon will forgive ino.\"\nPally looked up Into his faco.\n\"I hnvo been sorry, too, Joe\u2014oh, so\nsorry I\"\nJust then Polly's cat, purring softly,\nrubbed herself against Joo's leg, and at\nthe same moment old Domlnick crowed\nlustily on his own side of tho fence,\n\"Now, In Plnovlllo a good many things\naro dated from tho timo \"when Joe Potor-\nmnii nnd Polly Mny got married.\"\u2014Buffalo Express.\nChaplain,\nTho term \"chaplain\" (capellauus) was\noriginally employed to describe a person\nwho served it chapel. Later on the name\nwns applied to clergy who lived In the\nhouso of n noblomnti, being engaged to\nconduct daily services and to minister to\nthe household. The chaplain Was not Infrequently n mnn of letters, who combined\nwitli his spiritual duties the privilege of\nusing nnd being responsible for tho magnificent private library whioh his patron\nluul inherited or nequlred. Sometimes,\nhowever, tho chaplain was looked upon as\nholding a position inferior to that of the\nsteward or butler. The estimate of his\nst>us wns not Infrequently, in former\ndays, on it par with thnt of the ordination\ncandidates as illustrated by the following\nstory, wliich Is told of ono of the prince\nbishops of Durhnin:\n- It is stated thnt his lordship, while condescending to entertain the candidates for\nthu ministry In his palaco at Bishop Auckland, made lt a rule that they should have\ntheir meals in tho servants' hall He did\nnot troublo himself muoh with any personal intercourse with them, the meager\norninlnutlou into their qualifications for\ntheir future calling boing conducted by his\nohnplnln. But on the Saturday night preceding tho ordination ho usually sont for\nhis im tier nnd Instructed him lo see whether tin*\u2122 wns n gontloman among the\n-guosts, nnd If so to bring him up to tho\n.lining hull to drink a glass of wine with\ntiro bishop 1\u2014Quiver.\nTHE LISTENER.\nOenernl Maximo Gomez, tho Cuban, hns\ngrown a board, whioh lio nowwoars in tbo\nstyle of Napoleon III.\nGovernor James II. Budd of California,\nno longer bears so striking a resemblance\nto Georgo du Maurlor. Ho has had his\nbeard shaved off.\nA Protestant monastery Is to bo erected\nby the Duko of Newcastle, who is a strong\nHigh Churchman, at Enst Marklmm, in\nNottinghamshire.\nTho Rev, H. A, Brown, tbo ohnphiin of\nthe rough riders, will nt oneo rosumo his\nduties as rector of tho Episcopal Church\nof tho Advent In Proscott, A, T,\nJustice David J. Brewer has roturnod to\nWashington after a vacation spent on tlio\nIhores of Lake Champlnlu, six miles from\na railroad, postoflloo or telegraph station.\nHoraoe H, Hobnrt, who has just retired\nafter SU years of service from his position\naa editor of Tho Railwav Age, has been\nconnected with Chicago journalism since\n1800.\nltobcrt Planquotto, tho composer of\n\"Rip Van Winkle\" and \"Tho Chimes of\nNormandy,\" has boen made n chevalier of\ntho Legion of Honor by tho French president.\nFrederick W. Lincoln, tho war mayor of\nBoston, who died recently, wns a descendant ot Amos Lincoln, son-in-law of Paul\nBevere and a member of tho famous \"ten\npnrty.\"\nSenator Thurston suys thnt from tliu\ntime ho wns 13 yoars old his desiro wns to\nbocomo n United Stntcs senator nnd tbnt\nnow, his ambition having boou gratified,\nho Will not lw a candidate for m-clcctlon.\nPundit J. 0, Chnttorjl, tho high cuslo\nBrahman who hns nrrlved In Now York,\nhas oast aside his \"thread,\" the distinctive Brahmanlont casta mnrk, to bocomo a\nthoosophlst and disciple of Annie llesnul.\nLloutuuant Colouol Sir Henry Edward\nMcCnllum,tho now governor of Newfoundland, Is knowu fur his project for the defense of Singapore, which lio carried out\nlu 1H7H, nud tho fortifications constructed\nthore ln lH8fi. In 181M hn noted as special\ncommissioner In Pa-Hang during tho disturbances and Was officially thanked for\nhis services.\nLord Aihburnhniu, tlio English ngoub\nof Don Carlos, nmnngos also tho affairs of\ntho Princess Falnlulogo, claimant totho\nthrones nf Greece ami Turkey] Prlnooss\nMario of Bnvnrin, Who contests that uf\nNaples; Princess Ludwlg of Bnvnrin, who\nthinks herself entitled tu that of England,\nand Queen t-urola of Saxony, who claims\nlha right to tho crown of Sweden.\nJEWELRY JOTTINGS.\nStool and malocliito afford n now combination for buckles.\nBlack enamel and gold aro used to so-\ncure striking and original effects in a new\nline of brooches.\nEarrings thus far made by n jeweler\nwhose patrons are of tho most exclusive\n\u25a0ort consist mostly of singlo pearls and\ndiamonds.\nGolf score books aro dainty things ns\nlately made tn Russia leather, with an ornament of crossed golf sticks in gold or\nsilver upou tho cover.\nGun metal grows In popularity. An object attracting much admiration In a\nBroadway (Now York) window Is n chatelaine with watch, boRbonniore and half\na dozen other trinkets foi this metal.\nAlgrota are a noticeable feature in the\nfall stock of tho best establishments, and\na now point about them Is that the largest\natones aro frequently mounted highest,\n-reversing tho usunl order of largo .-itonos\nbelow and small ones -above.\nThe \"American pig\" promises to bo tm\nsuccessful In jewelry ofl In war. Pig*.7\nhas figured for some time as a popular\neharm, but now various ether ornaments\naro taking on porcine -outlines. Fig\nbrooches, bangles, stickpins, paperweights,\netc., seem destined to bo a ffld.\u2014Jewelers'\nCircular.   \t\nBEAUTY SPOTS.\nCream faco powdor should alway.. bo\nused by brunettes, white oud pink aro only\nsultablo for fair people\u2014-NfiW York Tribune.\nA little borax sprinkled on n cloth and\nrubbed lightly on tho face Is a go.od remedy for blackheads. Care should bo taken\nto rub lightly or it will mako tho fikiu\nsmart.\nToo muoh core cannot bo taken to get\ntho soap that suits tho skin, nnd, whon it\nIs found, to use no othor. A dry skin requires an entirely different kind of soap*\nfrom that used for tho oily skin.\nThe use of anything that tends to dry\nthe skin ehould bo avoided, such as bay\nrum, alcohol, camphor and ammonia. If\nused ln great moderation, they aro all\ngood, but thoy will ruin the best of skins\nIf used lavishly.\nA mixture of one ounce of hydrate of\nchloral and ono pint of water Is said to be\nuseful In preventing tho unpleasant effects\nof profuse porsplratloni. A soft linen oloth\nshould bo used ln applying tho mixture,\nand lt should ne allowed to dry on the\n\u2022kin. \t\nTHE COOKBOOK.\nTo servo stowed figs with whipped\ncieani put each fig on n small square of\nsponge cake neatly out and pllo whipped\noream on tho top.\nTo preserve vegetables keep tho stalks\nIn water until ready to cook. Eggs may\nbe kept by burying thom in Bait and carrots and turnips by burying ln layors In n\nbox of sand.\nIf, ln using sour milk with soda for\ngriddle cakes or muffins tho milk does not\nfoam as It should to produce the desired\nlightness, a teaspoonful of vinegar added\nto the milk will givo tho desired ro suit.\nHousekeepers sometimes think nothing\n\u2022an be done with cold baked potatoosi Unless overdono, they warm up quito i is satisfactorily ob tho boiled, nnd Del nionl-\nco's recipe for corned beef hash calls for\n\"an oqual quantity of chopped cold baked\npotatoos.\"\t\nANIMAL ODDITIES.\nTOWN TOPICS.\nA New Vork policeman has boen held\nup nud robbed. They either havo pretty\ngood thieves or protty bad oops' In tbnt\ncity.\u2014\u2022Philadelphia North American.\nNot only Chicngo, but all othor cities,\nmust yield tho palm to New York for the\nnumber of school children kept out of\nschool as tho result of municipal miimnn-\nogoiuont.\u2014 Now York World.\nNew Yorkors nre still gazing with wonder ut thu great bronw statue of Paula\nCentral park. Thoir wonderment seems to\nha enhanced by tho discovery thnt a statue\nuf Pan Isn't mado of tin.*\u2014Boston Herald.\nTho acceptance of President McKinley\nlias settled ono thing. That Is, that the\nbig tint lonal poaoo jubilee will be hold In\nChicago. The town that gets ahead of\nChicago has not yot boen located,\u2014Peoria\n(XllB,) Herald;\nHer Hen til, Wouldn't Hatter.\n1'\/ it worn not for spoiling her shoes, any\nwotUan would rather have wot feet than\nto wear rubbers.\u2014Lowell Citizen.\nAfrican elephants can climb mountains\nWith romnrkablo caso.\nA nowly born glrnffo measures nbout si x\nfeet from his hoof to tho top of his head.\nIt Is the habit of arctic dogs to burrow\nundor tho snow, curl up into the smallest\npossiblo bulk, nnd thus sloop.\nThe oyo of tho vulture is so constructed\nthat it ia a high powered telescope, enabling tho bird to sco objects nt nn almost\nIncredible distance.\nA Mnssnohusotts family has fivo cats\nwith varying tastes. Ono Is ravenous for\nbeet root, nnother oats only cucumbers,\nanother tomatoes, another lish, and the\nfifth will taste nothing but broad and\nmilk.\nHUDSON'S BAY COMPANY,\nQUESNELLE     MOUTH,\nCARIBOO, - -        - B.C.\nDIRECT IMPORTERS\nAND  DEALERS   IN\nWINES,   LIQUORS  AND  CIGARS,\nDRY GOODS, GROCERIES,\nHardware, Boots and Shoes,\nMiners' Supplies.\nNOTICE.\nA Better Gift.\nAh, wad somo power\nTho glftlo gl'e us\nTne sco our creditors\nBefore they seo us!\n-Kbw Tork -toureel\nNotice Is hereby (riven thut I 'intend to tipt>}y\nto the chief commlsloncr nf hinds and works\nfor uenniBslnn to pnrelinse 100 acres of ano In\nCuriboo district and shunted on the Unicoi en\nriver, commencing nta post at. the iimiti c;isi\ncorner of W. W. Cupclniid'sprc-cuiiiiion.riiii-\nning thence south 40 chains, tlu-nce enst\nclinius. llience north 10 chaln.B, the nee west 40\nchains to the point of c0Sl\"jynl\u00a3ffflpLAND\nChileoten. Oct. 17,1808.   ' MU1\nL0.C.T,\n-mir-iav fi\n ,,... evening In Oddfellows Hall I'M\no'clock.   Vlaltlna members cordially. Invited\nJ.B.BKY-ON.-B-\nBed-Rock Prices.\nGoods Guaranteed.\n<_4TT-*----.XT\"-r.\nMACKAY SADDLERY AND HARNESS CO.\nMAKUFAlTUUKHa AND .MPO.-TBUB OV\nSaddles, Harness, Bridles, Trunks, Whips,\nSpurs, and Harness Trimmings.\nREPAIRING DONE   WITH NEATNESS AND DESPATCH\nAll ortle s liy mail promptly attended to and satisfaction guaranteed\nASHCROFT. B. C.\nHOTEL & GENERAL\nSTORE.\n(_jttes--Te:l----e fob__, _3. c.\nA lli\/l assortment of Drygoods, Bonis and Shoes, Ltouoi s and Cigar, llaid\nware, Miners Supplies.   Hay, Crain and Slablin_    In-.es riglit.\nW. II. ROBEUTSON\nV. M. -ODER-SON.\nROBERTSON BROS.\n-B_ro_e_:ei-Rs,\nOffices\u2014MacKinnon Bldg., VANCOUVER, B.C.\nTHE IMPERIAL BREWERY AND\n\"30__>-__ WATEH VPOniiS GO.\nLager Beer and Porter-   The Best Quality only Brewed\nfrom choice Malt and Hops\nIt AZV-LOO-PS, 33. O.\nSODA WATER  WORKS.\nIn connection with our Urciceru me have added a itcu and complete plant from San Fran-\nciscojort tc m.tnuja.'htrcaf Soda li'tita; flintier Alt; Snr^tirilla, I'liuiiiptiit\/ne Cider and\nMineral Water af all kinds.\nAll orders from ciliiand vaunt ru will receive, onr personal and best attention. Your\npat fanatic solicited. Special iitl.n\/i.in to all urd.ri -'rom Carihoo ami way. You will find\nourpnam will make, it an olurct (a nice us uonr orders.\nOccidental Hotel,\nQUESNELLE,\nB C\nNow mwiii|foinent, lintel heatlfjuiirlora for B.X, stttgou. iJt-*i_l(]iiatter_\nfor mining men, woll Juitnslieil rooms. Tablo supplied witli everything in\narrnson.    Most oompleln bur in UnHboo-\nStablos in connection. Huv n;id Outs in quni'**Uy,\nP. HOFEROAMP & A. JOHNSON, - - Proprietors.\nCOSMOPOLITAN\nKAMLOOPS, B. C.      HOTEL.\nCood Stabling in connection.\nRUSSELL & HEROD, -   - Proprietors.\nJohnston & Gill,\n PROPRIETORS\t\nNORTH THOMPSON BRICK YARD.-^P**^\nKAMLOOPS, B. C.\n3-r-A-SO-STS,  -PI_-_BT'_-l-S._-i-3S  &  CO-TTEACTOBS.\nPlans and EMlrantes furnished.    Bricks, Lime, Cement, Hair and Lallis tor sale In large 01\nsmall quantities,   -end fnr prices.\nMcLennan, MUFiM & CE I\u2122\nVA.IVCOT..VER,   B.C.\n\u25a0W\"-HOX--_i]S^IJ-ED--____i>\nHaidware, Stoves, etc.\nMill and Mine Supplies.\nAge ts for the Giant I^^X^ajestio Steel Eange\nMail Oxr-ie-re  SolJl->\"o<*. \t\nFUMlfURE\nCheapest house on earth, write for prices\nM. P. CORDON,   -   KAMLOOPS, B.C\n0ARPKT8,\nOII. I LOTUS\netc., etc.\nE. C. PRIOR & Co Ltd\nVictoria, Vancouver, Kamloops.\n D----U8 IN\t\nAgricultural Implements of all kinds\nInriri'Nl. stuck In Ilii' province mnl best assorraentt\nAmerican Bain wagons also Canadian Baiu\nsultablo I'm- ri'-lKlilliii; ami farm purposes.\nBuggies Carts, Spring Wagons.\nall at prices In suit the times\nOrders filled promutlv.\nArmstrong & Morrison\nMANOFAOTOnERS OP\nSteel and jron pjpi; and MIng Machinery.\nVANCODVBB, - B- 0.\nMines and   Real  Estate.\nOnly lirst class properties handled.\nTelegrapliic address: \"Cortes,\" Vancouver.\nTHOS. DUNN&CoLtd\n IMPORTE1.3  OF\t\nShelf a.nd Heavy Hardware.\nPlacer andQuariZ Mining Supplies\nr v..... iro. q\u00abo\u00abt.o\u00bbs.    ^ w Coraova gtrMt| \u201e-_\u201e--_.. B.c,\n_-\nS\nA\nDl8t_nce-\u00bb'*<\"\"*\u00bbhcro,,t!:\nc. -.it-ijiiiiiii.r-i.. \"\"\nHat o.i-k \u2022\nao-Mili-llmiM-\t\naU-Mlk-llousi.-\t\n... :.-\nfili-Mili-\n...  .4\n1)1.Mile\n... 06\nKit-Mill-\n... UH\n87-Mile\n...  7U\ni.'-. ft\t\nLI6-MII0\n..100\nl.-J-MiK-\n.107\n1-JT-Mili-\n..na\ni:<.  M;!,.\n...123\nlit. Mile House\t\n..13U\nM..MIli-House\t\n..1211\n...155\n...1(1B\n.\\:.-X:iii.Iti;i....\t\n...IBB\nMoffnll'-\n8\n...10H\n...200\nQue.nell-\t\n...220\nCottonwood\t\n...2J1\n...3115\n,270\nH.ik,-.i]l_\t\n.280\nMiu l.-iki-*\t\n...1611\n...1(17\n...101\nH-rry'r-t- \t\n...   33\nf-.Jnny.rt .\nM.i.rl.v*.\n...  \u00bb7\nPnvlllont\t\n...  -JO\n...  41\nCplu'st\t\n...42'-\nt'Uitks.\t\n...  -10\nK\u25a0\u2022uhl. J--...\t\n...  60\n\u2022Hun l-.mriii 150.\ntllnuicli\noff nt Hat Creek.\nI\ni\n-,  ,'   Cll u   llllll\\ I 11^    LI1U   ui'll   \u00bbU1*   1.\n\/~\\T~\\ T\"\"\"*\\ f\"\\   A    T\\ r\\     vicoable Mining Ore Gars fi\nI    I \\J   Ij I        \/\\    L\/ V      \"scoop\" oars) for salo in the\n1    I |\\    P I        \/-\\    |\\   , A Theso Oars uro all  lilted  wi\nV71V-L> \\J L IIVU    steel  Wheals und  nre\nWe uro making the_best_and most ser-\n[inclnding\ni market,\nith  Cast\n,,,,..    ,, \u201e,    made  in\ndiiriMi'titsizoH. Write for particulars.\nOtflce and works\u2014Foot of Heutley avo.   P.O. Box 51.\nVancouver, t-_t-C_.\u00bb\nHotel Cariboo,\nQUESNELLE,   B.C.\nThe only First-class Board and  Lodging   in   Quesnelle.\nStable in connection.    Every attention  to guests.\nJ. A. MclSAAC, Prop-\n150 MILE HOUSE\nThe distributing point for all the hydraulic\nmines at Horse Ely, North and South\niioi-ks   and  main Quesnelle   River,\nalso the stock ranges of Chileoten\nand Beaver Lake Valley.\nP\nI\n1\n1\n1\n%     If\nV- 'l||\nAtt) *\u00ab Joint will be found a good assortment of\nGENEBAL^ERCHANDISE&MINERSSUPPLIES\nAlso one of ilie ,, \u00ab* \u00ab* \u00bb\" * \"**    \/\"^''\"'\"\"'\"\" \"\"\"S\"'\" ^\nVEITH & B0R1 -AND Proprietors and Stock Baisers.\nTHE MINING JOURNAL, $2 JV YEAR\nOppenheimerBros\n\u25a0I      --,-..   r   r-     nO\/^rXC'Q^,\nWHOI -ESALE  GROCERS\nVancouver,\nB.C.\n\\\n111\n ^\nTHE B.C. MINING JOURNAL.\nSATURDAY,   NOVEMBER  20, 1808.\nLOCAL AND DISTRICT NEWS.\nRepairs are going on ut tho Asbcroft\nHotol.\nToday Barristers Murphy and Hondorsou uro in Lytton on IorrI business.\nWo undoratatid tbat a sitting of the\nCounty Court will bo hold ut Ashoroft\non tho 20th of Dooembor,\nH. h. Roberts, nooountanfc at V. W,\nPoster's, is BpondtaR a fow days at thu\nClinton branch this weok.\n,1. 0. Woodrow, of Vanemivor, is in\nABhcroft Intoi'vlowhiR slockmou of tbo\nvicinity aud purchasing oattlo for tho\nconst markots,\nJohn WyuoBs loft on Thursday for\nBootland for u two months trip. Everybody joins in wishing him a pleasant\nvoyage und safo return.\nThe party of (ioniums who have been\nstaying iu Ashoroft for somo days, on\nthoir way to Stanley, decided to no to\nVancouver for tlie winter and left on\nThursduy.\nB. J. Prell mourns  tho loss of bis\nlittlo black and tan  doff,   wliich 1ms\nbeen missing  for  ovor a  woek. Ho\nwould bo very pleased to learn of the\ndog's whereabouts.\nTho Cariboo mine has so far pro\nduoed about half a million dollars\nsince work began on it four years ago.\nA million n year will.be its record with\niu the uext four years.\nThe cold weather of the past fen-\ndays indicates tho approach of winter,\nbut uo extremely cold weather is to\nbe expected iu tho Thompsou valley.\nIt is only occasionally a winter that it\ngets very cold.\nA Chinaman near tlio l\"il) Mile House\ncommitted suicide last  week   by stab-\nbicg himself.\nEomombor the ball givon by Mr. and\nMrs. M.l.. Eaglosou ontholGth of next\nmouth at Hat Crook.\nC. H. Ramos and wifo oamo dowu on\nlust stago from their six months residence nt Lightning croek.\nThe committoo on ihu Improvement\nof Intorior Urillsli Columbia are Bonding out documents for signature this\nwook.\nIDliquiriOB about the sltallllK rink nre\nbeing mado every duy nud no doubl\nUu-rink will soon bo fixed up and\nflooded.\nDaniol Toomoy of Doadman'a orook\ndiod very suddenly, last week, at Kamloops, An account of tbo inquest appears in anothor column.\nPhilip Parko, of Cacho creok, speut a\ndny in town this weok,\nJ. T, Wilkinson of tlio Province paid\nAshcroft a cull tliis week.\nD. ,T. McLaughlin, of Vancouver, was\nin town ou business, this weok.\nTho total output of tboOariboo mino\nthis .soason has beon about $110,000.\nA. Ifooault with a party of oight men\naro at work logging about 10 miles\nabovo Kamloops on the North Thomp\nYou May Say\nFor Us\n3W_E-VU-  3?\u00ab._&._C_X-   j&J3STX}jz\nCliristmas\nStocks\nSEND POIl\nQUOTATIONS.\nThat wo aro located in our now building\u2014-SUO\nHastings Street with u comploao stock of\nShelf uutl Heavy Hardware. Paints, Oils, Glass,\nGranitoware, Tinware, Woodeuwaro, -.fee. Also\ncomplete linos in Builders', Mill and Blacksmith\nsupplies. Bettor thau ovor prepared to fill\norders from tho Intorior entrusted to our euro.\nThe weatlier is roportod us severe iu\nsome points of Cariboo. At (lie 83-\nMilo Houso it was LO degrees below\nzero Llio foro part of the weok.\nR. S. Baiubrldgo, ei.gii.eer in charge\nOf this division of tho C.P.R. witli hi\nquarters at North Bond, visited tbis\nsectiou ou a tour of inspection tliis\nweek.\nAnd now tlio ladies havo old fashioned quillings. Just liko old times,\nonly thon tlioy used to actually quilt\nwhen they met to talk ovor their\nfriends.\nRov. Laidley will soon bo ublo to\nmove into tho now rectory, lt will bo\na great chauco for tho bettor in the\nmatter o\u00a3convenience to Mr. und Mrs.\nLaidley.\nSeo the advertisement of Mrs. C. 1_*\nBrowne in this issue. Anyone desiring\nrooms with or without board can be\naccommodated. Tho location is good\nand building new.\nBy a change in tho C.P.R. adv., which\narrivod too late to alter tbis weok but\nwhich will appear next wook, it will be\nseen that tho tourist car service has\nbeen diminished to suit the travel of\ntho winter mouths.\nEruest Pratt, of Victoria, was a\ncaller at Ashcroft tliis week. He received tbo hearty congratulations of\nhis many friends in this vicinity for\nhis matrimonial journey through life\nwitb modesty and decorum.\nA branch or tho Vancouver olllco of\nW. Pollen-Harvey, F.C.S., has boon\nopened at Victoria, with Atholl P.\nMoEwan, P.C.S., in charge, under the\nllrm name of W. Pellew-Harvoy & Co..\nassurors, milling engineers, metallurgist;, eto.\nWo only know of one turkey tbat\nhad the misfortune to be eaten on\nThursday in tlie town. That one solitary turkey wandered around tho Ashcroft Hotel for some days before\nThanksgiving looking for someone to\ntako bim in, and someone did, so says\ntbo owner.\nMr. James McKon, of Barkerville,\noue of tho most reliable provincial\nofllcors in tho province, cume down\nthis weok with a prisoner consigned to\nKamloops, also as tlio escort of Mr.\nSamuel Hausor, of Harkerville, who\nboou sent down to tho hospital for tho\ntreatment of the insane, at Westminster.\nMiss Ada Higgonbottom will, accompanied by her father, visit Seattle tho\nforo part of noxt mouth und will thero\nbo united iu marriage to Mr. John\nLozott of that city. Miss Higginbottom\nbas resided in Ashcroft since a child\nand has many warm friends who alt\nunite in wishing here a pleasant journey through ber matrimonial life.\nAn inquiry is to bo held by Attorney\nGeneral Martin, iu regard to the death\nat Kamloops on Saturday, of Daniel\nToomey, a rancher of Deudman creek,\nnear Savonas. The story of the case\nhas been laid beforo tho Attorney-\nGeneral by Mr. Deane, membor-olect\nfor North Yalo. Toomoy, it is said,\norrived at Kamloops very ill on Saturday morning, and took refuifo ut C'os-\ntiey's livery stable, whero ho was visited\nby Dr. Wade, wlio gavo bim somo\nmedicine to ease thc pain. An attempt\nwas made to get him into tho hospital,\nbut during tho delay caused by tho\nformalities required, tlio man died unattended, iu tliu lock-up to whicli he\nhad been removed.   Nows-Advertiser.\nA wagon road uorth from Quesnello\nis one of tlio great improvements\nneeded to open up interior British\nColumbia. Wo want tho mines of\nOmeuica to bo worked and wo want tho\ntravel through Cariboo, Everyone\nshould see thut tbe petitions -.out\nnortli by tjext week's mail aro signed\nby all in tlieir section. Tho petitions\nshould bo kept in as neat a shape as\npossible as they will bo joined together\nwheu tho committoo have received\nthom back, uud will then bo Bent ou to\ntbo Government, vory likely by a committeo in person. Tliero should be\nsovorul tbousaud names ou the list.\nLet us by all means look after the\nmatter. Think what it moans to havo\na thousand men working on tbe wagon\nroad aud thousands moro pushing\nalong in to the intorior to prospect for\ngold or to mako homes in northern\nBritiBt* Columbia.\nA. H. Walters informs us that he lias\nbdught tlio Brewster Hotol in Okanogan\ncounty, Washington. It is a good\nsection and with railroads now projected will advance rapidly.\nTho Clinton annual ball, for whicli\nposters are out, will tako place on the\nnights of Dec. 20th aud 30th, and that\nit will be a sucoess goes without saying.\nGo yourself and tako your friends.\nWe learn with regret of tho death of\nMrs. Isaac Ogden, of Luc La Hache,\nwhich occurred at hor home this week.\nMrs. Ogden was ti daughter of Charles\nEurIo of Williams' lnke and a sister of\nWm. Eacle of Beaver Pass.\nOn tho Wednesday evenings during\nAdvent, a course of lectures on the\n\"Parable of the Prodigal Son\" will be\ngiven in S. Albau's Church, by tlio\nvicar. The ilrst of the series will be\ndelivered on the 30th instant.\nTlio Jouiinai- ofliee  is prepared to\nturu out job work as good   as tho bost\nand at   fair   rates,    Any orders sent\ndown the road   will bo  lllled  and r\nturned by the noxt mail or express.\nAlex, line who was brought down\nfrom Quosnollo by officer McKen has\nboon taken lo Kumloops to serve a six\nmonths'sentonco for selling liquor to\nIndians.\nStock throughout this section should\nwinter well. As a rule cattlo and\nrange horsos nro in good coudition and\n(tie food on the winter ranges is reported bettor thau for somo years\npast.\nTliero were five tenders submitted to\nthe committee for the securing of the\ntown hall for the ensuing yoar. Tenders being from i?S0 to $150, Wm. Lyne\nbeing tho bidder nt tho last named\nllguro.\nArchie Clements received this wook\ntbo glad tidings of a little daughter\nhaving arrived at Vancouver whoro\nMrs. Clements has been staying for tho\npast few weeks. Alany friends extoud\ncoiiijratulatious.\nSomo partios in town would liko\nmuch to hnvo a lecture on theosophy\nby a capablo exponent of tbat belief,\nat some time during tho winter. Tho\nlecture is commendable, aud will we\ntrust be carried out.\nPouporo & McVeigh, contractors,\ncomo down tho fore part of tho week\nfrom Quesuolle Porks, having Huisbed\ntheir contract with tlio Cariboo Miuing\nv'o\u201e for tho large ditch described in\nnnother column, wbicb has cost thc\nompany, witb the dam, moro thau\n8100,000. They brought down their\nmen and teams and shipped them to\nBoundary creek, whore they will engage in railroad work,\nCapt. S. P. Scott, returnod tho other\nday from Similkameou. \"Wo have bad\na very successful summer\" he said,\nhave had about 30 men woTkiog, but we\ndid not get a chauco to clean up our\nwork on account of the winter closing\ndown so suddenly so that everything\nfroze up. I will go back iu the spring,\nhowever, aud I expect wo will have a\ngood clean up in tho early part of tho\nseasou. Other properties are looking\nwell.\"\u2014Vancouver World.\nVANCOUVER HARDWARE CO., LTD.\nWholesale Hardware.\n339 HASTINGS STREET \u00bb - VANCOUVER, B.C.\nThe Joornal office is now tlio possessor of a stray kitten, which lias been\nnamed \"Rubber.\" When a little larger\n\"Rubber\" will bo quite bandy for cleaning tho presses and will replace tbo\nofllco towel which fell down the other\nday and was brokeu.\nProf. Odium wont up to Barkervlllo by last Monday's stage to take\novor in tho name of himself and associates a controlling interest in the\nShepherd property on Pleasant Valley\ncreok. This property is generally be-\nUovod to bo a remarkably good one\nbut requires money to properly open it\nup. In its present hands there seems\novory reason to believo that it will bo\nspeedily mado a prosperous and divi\ndoud payer.\nIt is reported from tho Cariboo\ncountry that two or more of tlie up\ncouutry physicians will uot remain\nwhoro thoy uow are, thoy having rocoivod notice that a Government subsidy would no longer bo paid them\nafter Jan, 1st. It is further stated\nthat this does not meet witli tlio approval of tbo peoplo in general, as at\nsome points it is necessary to havo\ndoctor whero he can be called In case\nof need, and that without Govornmont\nassistance no man can afford to remain at Quesnelle or the IBO Mile\nHouso. Tho mattor should, in tho\ninterests of all tho people, be carefully\nconsidered. *\nThe Golden River Quosnelle, whicli\nhas beon working a few men until\nlately, is reported by some workingraen\nas being now shut down, and tho\nHumes aro being removed so tho gates\ncan bo raised and the water drawn off.\nTwo large derricks wore in place, but\nouo was only worked a few hours and\ntho other some two weeks. Much\nvaluable timo was lost to tho company\nby reason of the teamster, who had\nsomo of tho machinery for early do-\nlivery, leaving the same on tho road\nfor nearly two weeks, Trouble is anticipated by somo parties acquainted\nwith tho situation at the Porks, on account of the slides tiiat Imvo taken\nplace just above tho bridge, und fears\nare expressed that tho first high water\nwill bring down large quantities of\ngravel into tho stream abovo tho\nbridgo and endanger that structure\nand even the town itself. As a rule\nmen who have boon working in tho\nriver bod since the water lias been shut\nolf speak woll of the richness of tbe\ngravel, but it will require another soason yot to bo ablo to judge thoroughly\nof the property as a valuable mining\nproposition,\n4 Only Ladies' Jackets, worth $10.00 fov $10.00.\n4 Only Ladies' Jackets, worth    13.00 for     S.00.\n2 .Only Ladies' Jackets, worth     11.00 for     0.50.\n8 Only Ladies' Capes, worth     S.50 for     5.00.\n-A.rc__a   .A.H.-EIIVINC..\nCall   raiti    -EJgnrn-i \u25a0\u25a0-.\u00ab\u2022.-\n-3*.   .OL.   OXai_l\u00b1J__MC3E3_IXrTS,\n-Oriif-.sist   -.ixicl   Stationor.\nCariboo \u00a7 Lillooet Stage Travel\nClinton ami way points\u2014Mouday, Wednesday and Friday.\nAll  points iu  Cariboo\u2014Monday.\nLillooet direct\u2014Monday and Friday.\nThrough nnd roturn tickets ut l'e__0-_ nitos.   -peciiil couvoyuncos furnished.\nBritish Columbia Express Company\nHEAD OFFICE,\nASHCROFT, B.C.\nflcArthur  &  Harper.\nThe Small-*- Inhabited Island.\nIt has been reckoned that tbe island\non which tbo Eddystonc lighthouse\nstands is tUc smallest inhabited one in\ntiie world, beinn only thirty feet in\ndiameter. The lighthouse itself is\n28.84 feet in diameter at the base so\nthat at high tide the island cannot be\nscon, it is situated about fourteen\nmiles southwest of Plymouth and about\nnine miles off tha coast of Cornwall.\nPUSH ALONU THE LITTLE WAOON.\nPush along the little wagon,\nWo will train noxt year in squads;\nSomo benedict may say \"All nonsense,\"\nBet them on it any odds.\nBet iiim that he'll push a wagon,\nBet Iiim that he'll walk the lloor\nWhile a dimpled, dark-eyed darling\nWhoops it up and beats the score.\nLord! but what a tribulation\nAre tlio babies sent each year;\nYot we would not do without them,\nFov they add zest to life while here,\nCHURCH SERVICES,\nTho following is a list of the services\nhold in the several churches each\nwook:\nSt. Albau's, Church of England.\nSunday\u2014Morniug at 11; evening at 7;\nSunday school nt 2 p. m. Holy Communion, .'Jed and \">ih Sunday in each\nweek at a a.m.: 1st Sunday in each\nmouth at 11 a.m. Litany on Wednesday and Friday at 10 a.m. Evening\nBcrvlco on Wednesday at 7:30. Rev. A.\nAnatey Dorrell, vicar.\nMethodist Church. Suuday\u2014Morning at 11; evening at 7; Suuday school\nat 2 p.m. Prayer mooting on Wednesday evening at 7:30. Rev. R. B. Laid-\nley, pastor,\nZion Presbyterlau Church.   Sunday\nMorning at 11; ovening at 7; Sunday\nschool and biblo class at 2 p.m. Prayer\nmooting on Wednesday ovening at 7:30.\nRev. P. D. Muir, B.A., pastor.\nWEST END HOUSE\nCOR. RAILWAY AVE. AND SIXTH ST.\nPRIVATE BOARDINC HOUSE.\nWell furnishod rooms to rent, with\nor without board.\nBath room and all modern conveniences.\nEverything new and Ilrst class,\nRates reasonable.\nSMITH \u00abSs BRYSON\nGeneral Blacksmiths, Horseshoeing.\nStool, [ron mid -Iarilwood Lumber kept in Btook, also wagnsi\nsuitalili' Eor freiglitiug imcl ranching,\nShop on Railway Avenue. - ASIl-llO-T, H.C.\nClarke & Stuart,\nBooksellers, Stationers\nand   Printers,\/-^6___-=-\n28 Cordova street,     VATSfCO'DVEK,   B.O.\nWALL PAPER TYPEWRITERS\nTOTS  and   FANCY GOODS ENGINEERS SUPPLIES\nPIANOS and ORGANS WRAPPING PAPER\nMUSICAL INSTRUMENTS   PAPER BAGS, TWINE etc\ngf*Special attention U) mail orders.\nMRS. BROWNE, Prop.\nHATT CREEK\nBlacksmith Shop.\nI desire to give notice to\nteamsters and others wishing\nblacksmithing done, thnt I\nhave leased the Hat Creek\nBlacksmith Shop and have on\nhand a full liue of steel, irou,\netc., for the general black-\nsmithing business. All work\nentrusted to me will be done\nthoroughly and with neatness\nand despatch.   D. NBVIN.\n*\nxcuange\nSleeping Rooms\nand Parlors,   \u25a0\nAre now under tho Manage\nment oE thc undersigned.\nGuests and patrons will receive every consideration.\nBoard by the day, week or month, with\nor without room.   Rates reasonable.\nALLISON WOODS\nTHOM  CH0NG   LUNG,\nEni|iliijiiH'iil   Office,   Store\nanil Fiist-CIass Laiimliy.\nWhere work is dune cleaner;iintl cheaper Hum\nat any other place in town.\nAshcroft,   -    -   British Columbia.\nEnst end of town, near wagon bridge.\nTHOS.   M_G\nTHE MERCHANT TAILOR,\nASHCROFT,      - -      -      B.C.\nWishes to notify bis patrons and tho\npublic generally that ho has moved\ninto his new store, noxt to tho B.C.\nExpress Company's ofllce, ou Railway avenue, where ho is prepared\nto show all the latest stylos iu\nTweeds, Pantings, Serges, etc.\nAlso patterns of tho latest\nWinter Goods, Overcoatings\nSerges. Worsteds, etc\nCall and soo them before ordering\nelaewiiere. By strict attention to\nbusiness, good workmanship nnd\nmoderate charges, I solicit a share of\nthe public patronage.\n_3?\"Repairing and cleaning a specialty,\nAll orders by mall or express punctually attended to.\nLIST OF ADVERTISERS\nMEBOnAKDISE.\nP \\V Foster Ashcroft\nMoA'rthurtS; Harper\nVieth vc Itorland loO Milo House\nHudsons Bay Co Quesnelle\nJnmos Roid\nhotels,\nAshcroft Hotel\nCariboo exchange\nCargile Houso\nWalcomo Restaurant\n\\\\ est End Houso\nOlinlon Hotol Cliutou\nJohu McRae Quesnelle Forks\nCosmopolitan Hotol Kamloops\nOccidental Hotel Quosnollo\nHotel Cariboo\nQARDWAREi\nM Dumond\nThos Dunn & Co\nMcLennan, MoFeoly & Co\nVancouver Hardware Co\nAshcroft\nVaucouver\nJEWELRY.\nN do Koysor\nG B Troroy\nBLACKSMITHING.\nI Lehman\nSmith & Bryson\nD Nov in\nAshcroft\nVancouver\nAshcroft\nHat Creok\nWHOLESALE MERCHANDISE.\nOpponheimer Bros Vancouver\nPithcr & Leiser Victoria\nSTABLES AND STAGES.\nTrim & Haddock Ashoroft\n11 0 Express Co\nMEATS.\nC H Gibson Ashcroft\nSTATIONERY.\nJ H -dements (drugs) Ashcroft\nClarke & Stuart Vancouver\nBROKERS.\nRobertson Bros Vancouver\n,T M McKinuon\nVV I'cllew-Hurvey\nMackinuon & Benson\nBREWERY.\nImperial Brewery Kamloops\nFURNITURE.\nM P Gordon Kamloops\nMINING  MACHINERY\nArmstrong & Morrison        Vancouver\nCONTRACTORS,\nJohustou & Gill Kamloops\nEDUCATIONAL.\nVogol Commercial Collego   Vancouver\nAGRICULTURAL   IMPLEMENTS.\nE G Prior & Co\nKamloops\nSADDLERY.\nL Mackay Ashci\nTAILORING.\nThos McCosh Ashci\nDENTIST.\nR Mathisou Kamloops\nLAND SURVEYOR.\nSidney'Wil Hams Quesnollo\nRAILROADS.\nCPU, AL Clements, agent    Ashcroft\n0 M & St P, 0 3 Eddy, agont   Portland\nMISCELLANEOUS.\nGisoomb Portage\nLO G T\nLand Notico\nLaud Notice\nLand Notice\nNotico\nNotice\nLaundry\nNotlco\nLici.ii.io Act\nTako Notice\nNotico\nNotico\nNotico\nNotice\nDale .V Banflold\nJ B Bryson\nH Howe\nA Boitano\nF C Copoland\nUrease & Oroaso\nF Sou es\nThom Chung Lung\nCargilo &, Collins\nA H Walters\nGus B Johnson\nD Murphy\nBodwoll & Duff\nWilson & Sonkler\nMoPhillipB & Willrams\nQUESNELLE\n TO\t\nKLONDIKE.\nThe -litl-i'signo- having twenty, five y_i\\i\u201e oxpot'ioiico in\noutfitting sui'vey, mining, limiting nnd trading piit'ti-8 going\nin nil di reel inns frnni Quesii-llu Mould is now pi-opiu-od willi\nIlm requisite siiii|ilii's to outlll nil wlio mny favor him with a\ncall.\n-toin-inb-t- tliis is ihr Poor Man's Route lu the Klondike. Nn ovorerojvdod steamers. No blocking in difficult\npusses. No duties le pay. No vexations customs regulations\nto comply with. An open vend over which if you ennnoc\nafford to ride, you enn go on foot. Good goods and fair\ntreatment.\ntjl:m.:h_s reid.\nHERE WE ARE FOREVER!\n.N\".   _DEJ KEYSER,\nThe Ashcroft Jeweler,\nASHOROFT,\nB.O.\nA full line of Jewelry, Watches and Optical goods always on huud.\nPrices tho lowest, and all articles and work warranted.\nSend Orders by mail or express direct and save agents' commission of\nfrom 20 to 30 per ceut.\nCariboo Exchange Hotel.\nThis wi'll known house lias baen reopened by it?* new proprietor\nind has biVn thoroughly rr novated and fitted up.\nThe bar is woll slocked witli wines, liquors nnd cigars\n1' tho patronage of the traveling public and\nWe invite a fair s]\\\nof the local business,\nG  E JOHNSON.\n-JVC   TDTJlSft.OJSnD,\nDEALER IN ,\nHardware, Stoves and Tinware,\nASHCROFT, B.C.\nBlacksmith, Wheelwright and Wagon Builder\nHORSE   SHOEING   A   SPECIALTY,\nIron, Steel and Timber kept i'i stock, niul u -tuck of Eastern innde Cari-lnncs, BuiiRles nnd\nRoud (Jails kepi mi liund nt reduced prices, anil nlso mndo to order.    Miniii'nctiiror\nnf \" 'I'liu Lehman Tiro Sottbr \" which nil Biacken-lUis Bhould use.   All work\nwnrnuil-d, und prices lower Uinu ever.     An   assort ment of Collins\nnnd Caskets always on liaiui.\nASHOROFT, - - - - - - B.O.\nC.  ZE3L Gt-TJBBON,\nMARKET\nWHOLESALE AMD RETAIL.\nAtlcn'ion and satisfaction guaranteed to customers.\nMain Sheet, ASHCROFT, B C.\nNOTICE.\nNoiice is hereby given tlmt no days after\n.Into I Intentl \\u make oppltcatiiyi to Uie chief\ncommissioner of 1nii-.B nnd works fur normls*\nBlon to ptirchnsc oio ncres of imslurc land situ-\ntltO-1 imtl ilcs. nlu-il as follows: Coin I noticing\nat Hie northciiBt corner of lol 820, thenco east\nao clmins, thenco north so cliains, thenco\nwest Ht) clmins, llience soulli Hi) eluiins, tliencc\neast 00 cliains tu jiolnl of commencement.\nU1.N1.Y BOW1-.\nAlkali Lnko, ll.C., Sept. 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