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'â '!â-, â ^-nih,;""-!., C. -MINING JGURN Â«T. WÂ«tf.J VOL.4., NO. 12. ASHCROFT, BRITISH COLUMBIA. JULY 23. 1898. $2.00 PER YEAR To make room for an entirely New Stack, 1 have decided to offer my whole stock of Dry Goods, Clothing, Hats anil Caps, and Boots anil Shoes Al ii great reduction on former prices FOR CASH A liberal discount will also lie allowed on Gr_i!eries and other lines. This is u genuine cheap sil... Call mnl Ire convinced, IF. W. FOSTER, ASHOBOPT, B.O. Wm. Lyne, Proprietor. Diroctlv opposite Depot, ..SlK'liO.T, B.C This Hotel hns heen lately refitted and refurnished. A new wing, 50 x 26 feet, containing nineteen rooms, including bath and sample rooms, will lie opened by Oct. Let. -rood table aud good service The only lirst-class Hotel in towu. CLINTON HOTEL, ci_i_srToisr3 _3-ct. MARSHALL & SMITH, 'Proprietors, : BOARD AND LODGING BY THE DAY, WEEK OR MONTH. Host Wines, Spirits nud Cigar*. Good stabling. Heatlquiirtcrs Inr llio Cnribo Ltllonci iiid Dili: Creek lines of stages. Hunting nud-flahlog in lho vicinity. MACKAY SADDLERY AND MAKES CO. UA-U-A-rOUK-S AMD ISI.0n.ER5 OV .Saddles, Harness, Bridles, Trunks, Whips, Spurs, and Harness Trimmings. REPAIRING DONE WITH NEATNESS AND DESPATCH All orde-s ly mail fromptty attended to and satis foci ion guaranteed ASHCROFT. : __j_ : : B. C. Trim & Haddock, LIVERY, SALE & FEED STABLE. ASHCROFT AND LILLOOET. Saddle, Pack and Driving Horses for sale and hire. Tiigs kept at both stables. Special trips made to Lillooet or points in Cariboo at any time. Wire at our expense for rigs. WHOLESALE AND BETAIL DEALERS IN HAY AMD Oli.UN. C. EL GIBSOIT, MEAT MARKET WHOLESALE AMD RETAIL. Attention and satisfaction guaranteed to customers. Mam Street, ASl/CFOET, B C. CARGILE HOUSE ASHCUOFT, 11. 0. Is now under new management'and lias been thoroughly renovated. Ordinary department unsurpassed. The liar is stocked with choice Heritors aud cigars and will be in charge of experienced men. Every convenience for commercial men. CARGILE & DEVERY, Proprietors. 'THE WELCOME' anÂ» CHOP 8TOUSE ALIJSON WOODS, Proprietor. Moiils ut nil llOUtS, dny mid oight, thresh oysters In nny stylo nlwnys on hand, PrivUto boxes fur ladies uud dining purtios. HOHSEPLY. A Thompson, now in Chileoten, tells n romarkable story ol n gruesome lind iu tho old Riskoy shaft on tho woll known Riskoy ground in tho Horsolly He states that whilo working iu tho shaft, nbout 100 foot, down, reopening tho old shaft tbat was sunk about 30 or moro years ago, ho enmo across ti pair of gum boots, with tbo soles little worn, sticking up. Aftor carefully uncovering them ho found a bono resembling tbat of a human leg bouo in one of tho boots, a smaller bono noar, and then a lot of old olotbing, ii lint, u quantity of bonos, hnir resembling I hul of a huiunii bolng's, oto. Mr. Thompsou is very muoh of tlio opinion that if the affair worn closely iuvosl.iitntod it would bo lound Unit a crime hud boou committed there vory many years ago and tlmt BUlUolont evidence could bo Count! to prove this to lu< tbe ease. Ilo dues uot slato (hul any skull bones or tooth, or otlior liuuiau bones that oould be Idoutillod Its Btloll, wore foiUKl. An old, unused shaft mnl.i's ii vory oouvoulont place to throw ii tleiul dog nr oilier aniiuiil into, ami it would seem more 1'litlOUIll to believo that this would llOOOUUt lor (Inbuilt;-., old Clothing, bones, oto, One pointthut Mr. Thompson omphast/.os is thut tbo boots woro but litllo worn ou tho bottom, and as gum boots were worth perhaps $-10 per pair in those early days, he does nol. seo why they were thrown away, lie also slates that sovoral heavy boulders wero found on llio lop of the littor such as wero not Eouud in tho shaft and which had evidently boon carried a distanco and rolled in. Ho thinks rich ground hud been found in tlio shaft, and quite a large amount worked. Wo publish tbo epoit as per request for what it is worth. Toral's Lame Army. Washington, July 10.âTho war department bas received adospatch dated yesterday from Gen. Shatter saying a roster of prisoners was handed iu yesterday afternoon by Gen. Toral and that tho total is 22,780 mou, Gon. Shatter's despatch added tbnt the prisoners turned over to him far exceeded iu numbers tbo strength of his own army. At the Vancouver Foundry. Armstrong & Morrison, of tho Vancouver foundry in the oust end, are doiug a largo business lately. Thoy ro* paired tho crankshaft of the steamer Lois the other day, only causing that bout to lose ono working day. They have just liuished tbo manufacture of 1,200 feot of hydraulic pipe for the Big Slide claim in Cnriboo, tho principal share in which is owned by T. W. Pat- ersou, of Victonu. A largo smokestack for tho Hustings mill is now being mndo. â -World. Copper In Alaska. Reports from tho north say thnt a great body of almost pure copper ore has beeu discovered in Alaska, Already Mr. Dalton, tho Klondiko explorer, has staked out a claim aud put men to work, aud Henry Bratnober, thc mining engineer of tbo London Exploration Co., wbo is now in tlio north, according to reports received is about to follow bis example. Tho copper is located betweon thu White aud Copper rivers, A fow months ugo an old prospector weut to Robert Duncan, jr., tho super Intondont of the Trendwoll mines at Juuoau, Alaska, and showed him a piece of wonderful richness, It was seut to Victoria aud on beiug assayed was fouud to contain 91 por cent, of copper, 630 in gold to tho ton, und a small amount of silver. The mnu told Mr. Duncan thnt tbo oro had beon taken from outoroppings of n veiu near tho Whito river. Mr, Bratnober aud Mr. Dnucau decided to make investigations, and work hus beon received confirming tho report. Tho prospector who brought in the sample said thoro wus enough of it ou the surfuce of tho grouud to load a ship.-- B.C. Review. Ashcrnlt Route All Ritflit, Under date of July 9th, Louis Wat- sou, of Telegraph crook, closes a letter as follows: "Two men huvo just come iu tired and hungry from Ashcroft. Tbey sny thero aro SOO horses and mules and 200 men within sixty miles. Somo of tho animals aro vory weak but .100 mules will bo here in throe days v. oil equipped. Tho others will bo straggling in at any time. Theso mon have boeu cutting tho trail in advance, I nm in hasto to catch tho govornmont trail purty (Pilio's) which is already moving ahead for Teslin to cut tho new trail ordered by tho British Columbia govornmont." Considering that tbo season bus been lho worst for many years on account of tbo unusual rainfall, uud tho fact that the loed was a month later thnn usual in starting, wo think it only fair to claim that tho reports given so extensively by tho Journal since last July of tbo fousibility of tbo Ashcroft routo havo proven truo. With tho improved condition of tho trail tbat Ib boing mako from Quesnollo to Tolograph crook this season, It will not bo I a bard thirty-day trip from Quosnollo to Glenora from now ou. It is the cheap way of reaching the northern gold Ileitis, aud it pusses through hundreds of miles of mining counlry. Men traveling there go llirough al almost no expense. The reports of good diggings being struck in Omenica, on the Nation river, on the north fork of thc Stickiuo, and again sixty miles uorth of Glonora, all seem to bo con- lli'iiiod, und whilo none of them may provo I'-lderndos, undoubtedly mines of value have boon found. Tho Ashcroft route is a success aud many thousands will travel it next season. A wagon road from Quesnelle north is now the crying need. When this ia built, na it must bo lu tho noar future, a groat inland empire will be opened up. Stock ranching and produce 1'iirms, as well as mines will be developed, aud tho province will reap such a harvest in increased rovenues wil bin a low yoars that the initial expense Will be as nothing, Build a wagon road from Quosuollo to Glonora. Let tho ropresoutativo from Cariboo, lho Lilloocl.. uud the Vales demand ll uud it will bo spoodlly dono. Cns-lnr Elections, J, L. Alexander, returning oflicer of tho Casslar district, was u passenger from Por. Simpson on the steamer Tees last niglil. Ilo brings news that iu accordance with tho powers vested iu him under the oloqtion uethorosted notices on tho Oth inst., fixing t-bo date of nomination for ropt'osontatives I'rom Casslar for Friday last, LOth inst., aud tbat in accordance therewith three candidates wore nominated, as follows: C. W. D. Clifford, of Port Simpson, proposed by William SkHling. John Irving, of Victoria, proposed by Robert Drntioy, George Archibald MoTavish, of the Windsor cannery, proposed by Dr. A. B, Bolton. Mr. Alexander, wheu seen this morning at tho Driard hotel, said that ull three Candidates churned to bo independent. Mr. MoTavish is, however, known to bo a pronounced opponent of tho Turner government. Mr. Alexander hus little to say beyond giving tho information quoted, mul thut owing to tho scattered nature of tho constituency tho polling day had been set for August 0th to give time for tho necessary preliminary work. -Times. Uot Eighteen Months. Gordon, the Omenica prospector arrested Ilrst in connection With the disappearance of bis partner Joues iu the wilds of the northern miuing couutry and afterwards charged with stealing tho missing man's effects, was fouud guilty ut Victoria ou Tuesday of tbo stealing and wus sentenced by Mr. Justico Walkom to IS months in goal, the sentence to date from the day of tho arrest, which was August 18tb of last year, uud consequently he will huvo to servo sovon months longer. Gordon still has a charge of horso stealing hanging ovor him und iu the meantime tho provincial police aro doiug everything possible to Uud tho body of Joues. To facilitate matters, too, Captain Black, the Oineuieu miniug mnu, left on Thursday to assist in tho search, Capt. Black is very familiar with tho Omonica district and his services will bo of great vuluo in the difficult tnsk of sonrcliing tho district for the body. He will mako a thorough search betweon Omonica aud Quesuolle over the route that Gordon uud Jones woro supposed to havo followed. It is hoped that long beforo Gordon's present term expires tbo body will havo been discovered. Spoiled Unit-.!*.. To the person of avorago intelligence it is almost beyond comprehension that any man otherwise qualified to vote could bo so stupid us to spoil tho new ballot und so render his timo and trouble abortive. The new secret ballot is simplicity itself. What a stato of darkness tho mind must bo in that wonders what tho round blank spueo at tho ond of each name is meant for. It is hardly too much to say that anyone who could bo so inconceivably stupid as to spoil one of thoso ballots should bo taken care of at tho public expense; Cor stupidity so dense and hopeless in so simple a mutter must bo dangerous- It would be an interesting study for a psychologist to take up tho caso of tho person who spoils n ballot for want of wit: most useful sidelights on many a curious byway of the lowercase of tho human bruin would bo tbo result. Take, for example, tho cases whoro voters marked with crosses tho spaces opposite tho names of tho candidates to whom they wore favorablo, aud made pencil circles iu tho blank spnees opposite tho names of tbo candidates to whom thoy woro opposed. Do thoso benighted peoplo over road a newspaper or huvo thoy tho least idea of what thoy aro doing whon thoy go j iuto tbo booth? One way to euro this' is to strike at tho roots--sduuato ovory child in the schools in this practical pieco of knowledge; teach every child how to voto, what a voto moans, and thc sacreduoss of the duty of votiug. Another and a moro immediately effective way is to make tho possession of bow to properly mark tlio ballot a part of tbo qualification of voters when thoy apply for registration.âViotorla Times. ClDLCOtEN, R. G. Bidwell leaves about August 1st for^Bngland to revisit his family uud friends. Mr. Bidwell expects to return within a fow mouths. Lurgo bauds of fat cattlo eau be fouud iu Chileoten, aud buyers of fat cattle will bo welcomed by tbo stock men. There seems to bo a lack of arrangements among buyers in the way of taking readily tho surplus cattle. Tho stock markets at tho coast should bo in shape to take promptly all surplus cattlo from British Columbia and at fair prices, â ' iJTJ-g r~ ";E3 , pupil of Mr. Bailiff, named Wright, seut on to learn ranching as an apprentice, bus left Chileoten nnd Is now on bis way out, Ho is going back to his home iu England, not boiug satisfied with ranch life. It is unusual for lliis to occur. As a rule young l_)ugltshmon tuko very kindly to life iu Chileoten, mid when once iicquaiutcd with tho country and familiar witb stock raising, thoy settle dowu and become permanent residents. Thoy mnko a good class of settlers, and, on account of tho most of thom, if not all, receiving assistauco from the old mutry. do well financially, Prof. Newton, privato tutor to tho family of II. P. N. Bailiff, leaves for England shortly aftor a three yours' residouco with Mr. Bailiff. Ho hus secured a stock ranch and announces bis purpose, ufter a visit home, of returning to take up his residence as a stockman iu the country. About 700 head of cattlo havo been driven out of tbe Chileoten country for tho uorthorn gold fields ovor the old telegraph trail; also a good many horses. It Is of much service to tbo couutry, the removul of so large a number of horses and cattle from the ranges. At present the feed is vory plentiful and crops of all kinds never looked so well as this season. Chileoten is cut off from tbe civilized world by tho Praser river. We have a wagou road "of its kind" by Chimney creek, some 225 miles from Ashcroft, not fit to be traveled upon the whole year round on account of the river. We bavo another road made by a settler over the mountain. By the Gang Ranch and crossing tho river at Churn creek, a road that would not cost over $2,600 or Â£1,000 for a first- class one, could bo built, making tbe distanco to Ashcroft about 137 miles, thus saving somo 88 miles of hard road. Now, Chileoten was a strong opposition country and looks to the new members for connection with the outside world by a road that will shorten the haul, make an all-of-the-year-round road, and by a way that has beeu demonstrated to be perfectly feasible to tuke loads over, as by freight wagons loads of 5,000 and 0,000 pounds have bees driven over, with 4-horso teams, even in its preseut unfinished condition. Lac La Hache. Election day passed off quietly, tho result hero as in many other places was a great surprise. A petition to the postmaster-general is being circulated to havo the post ollice removed from the 111-Mile House to tbo 115. E. Christie, carriage maker for the B. C. Express Co., at the 111-Mile Houso, had a narrow escape from drowning last week. The timely assistance of T, Mortimer saved bim from a watery grave. B. M, Verill arrived from the Nicola a fow days ago with a band of thoroughbred cattle for our enterprising ranchers, J. B. Quinu and C. H. Tiugley. Nover in the history of this section has tboro been a better appearance of crops, the most noticable one being J. R. Pelker's of tho 118*Mlle Houso. T. Mortimer's trotting mare, "Violet" strayed away last week and is still at large. A reward of fifty dollars is offered for bor return. The damp weather for the past week has put a damper on haymaking, flock of wild turkeys was seen recently noar the 111-Mile House. Utterly Impracticable. Tho Kamloops Standard bas a column or so of news regarding tbo Omenica country taken from the Journal of last weok, and endorses our views about a wagon road from Quesnello north. It has, unfortunately, not yet ecovered from its hallucination of months ago, and seems to think there is a trail lending up tho North Thompson to somewhere, und it wants Hewitt Bostock aud others to find it and make It into a wagon road by whioh the the mails and mounted pulico detachments can bo sent. Wo had strong hopes that tbo statement of facts regarding the condition of the 82,500 effort to make a trail from Littlo Port to Bridgo oreek.as given in tbe Journal by some of the men who wero deluded iuto tbo attempt to travel it lost spring, would have convinced even tbo editors of tbe Kamloops papers of tho utter Impracticability of anyone traveling up tbe North Thompson to reuoh Bridgo creek. If there were a road that was passable, which thoro is not, it would bo about 75 miles further tbau it Is from Asbcroft to tbo samo point, vix Bridge creek. In tho latter caso there Is a splendid macadamized wagon rood already built. Kamloops now has a good wagon rond via Savonas and Cache Creok to Bridge areek, us short, if not shorter than nny could bo built by way of Littlo Fort. What utter nonsense to talk about; n wagon road from Kamloops north along the Thompson. Twenty live huudred dollars was wasted iu the useless effort lo send prospectors over a rock ribbed trail without feed or water for several days, uud almost im passable for horses iu places, aud alt done on account of the cry mado to shut out travel over tbo only road through the northern country, the famous old Cariboo roud, which starts at Ashcroft and always Will, until a railroad from tho same point Is built, and it will within a year or two end al. Lake Tesliu, All Ihat is suid lu favor of this I'or Asbcroft applies with equal force in favor of Kamloops, for Kumloops now bus a good rond vlaSavouusaiid Cache Creok whero it joins the Cnrlboo road, and It is, wo believe, many miles shorter this wny than it would be by any road that could bo mado along tho North Thompson, to say nothing of tbo utter impossibility of building it road from the rivor to Bridgo orook, which 8100,000 would not do. Tor Similkiii-vvii. S. P. Scott, is leaving today for the Siinilkuiucen country, whero ho bus a j large numbor of men putting in a by-1 draulic pluuton tho adjoining proporty to the Anglo-American Go's, properly. When in Engluud last wintor Mi*. Scott formed u strong company now known ns tho Goldon Crook Mines, Liniileil. with bead ollice in Liverpool. Besides working on the property mentioned, tbo company uro also preparing to work tho bod of u creek whicli has been found to prospect woll. The boulders will be bundled by steam engine, this ongiuo being fitted with pumps to bo used whon needed and havo nlso a-.flinch saw i'or cutting lumber. The machinery has already arrived from Bug- land and will be put in operation at once,-âWorld, The Chileoten Murder. Editor Mining Journal-âSir: I am glad to see that in publishing two lot* tors in your issue of the Oth iust. you, iu doiug so, considered it us n "mattor of justice" to ii murdered white man who, youug as ho was, had gone into the "wilds" to "mako his fortune," and who was highly thought of by all who knew bim. But it is not so with tho two Kamloops "newspapers." What they do, in tho first pluce, is to publish tho unsupported statement of one of most notoriously bad savages iu the Chileoten couutry (I say "savages" because, until be was brought to Kamloops last January by tho provincial police, bo had never soeu a wagon) about a mau who is dead, and who is therefore unable no refuto such iu- fernal and scandalous lies, and in the second place, neither of tbe Kumloops publicntious lit goes against my grain to cull them "newspapers") havo sufficient respect for tho dead to muke amends for their disgusting and miserable want of decency. Perhaps the Kamloops papers cun find someone wbo can trauslate tbo following Latin proverb to thoir bouefft: "Do mortuis nil nisi bouum." P.T.O. BARKER VI LLU. Mosquito Crook mines nro reported as doing well this season and a good output will bo tho result of tho season's bydraulicking. Ou Summit Creek the rosultsof work- on Messrs. Hamshaw & Young's claims have shown up valuable proportios and a largo ditch will be made to convey wator to the ground for hydraulloklug, Tho Cnriboo Gold Fields' workings show tbat thore is a largo quantity of old timbers and debris in the pit but it is being gradually cleared nwny. The lift is working well except for the wearing of ono section, which will be remedied, and the gold is Bhowing up remarkably rich. Thero seems uo reason to question tho fact that a great mino is boing opened up ou Williams creok. At Hardscrubblo crook work is still progressing on tho drift running for bodrock. What tho prospects are your correspondent is unable to say, but some good results should bo attained from tho long uud arduous development work dono. Roports from Slough, Dragon, Keithly, Snowshoo nnd other creeks state tbat work ou a somewhat limited scale is boing carried on aud as a rule with fair success. Before very long wo look for roturus from somo of tho big companies operating in Cnriboo, tlinlwill show to tho world that Cariboo is a oountry whon capital joined with iu telligont management is one of tho best fields for miuing investments in tho world. LldllTNINU CKnt-K. Tho following is an extract from a letter describing the workings on tho /.'rounds of Lightning oreek: Tbo mdutll of tllO drain is located about one hundred yards ubove tho ooiifiuonco of Dauntless and Lightning creeks, ut I lie foot of what is popularly known as Wiugdum hill, and will ruu along the creek side of the wagon road as long us ihe present conditions favor operations, ouo thousand or more feot. Grouud was first broken on June 20th, .villi only two men at work. Tho forco was increased ou the 2!_lid, uud by tho iJOth elm-en men woro employed, nt which date Ihrco hundred feetof drain wassubstantlally timbered throughout, with mudsills, pout aud cap 4x0x8 in the clear, logged with split timbers oight foet long. Bach sill is imbedded iu tho gruvol oight inches and packed ou both sldos with spruce brush, and tho side:; lire also thoroughly packed with spruoo brush. Since the 1th inst. tho doptll of gravol has increased from lftj feot to 8 foet on Saturday, the 10th lust., when lho total completed work was .Kill foot, The ground now beiug worked in requires a "false set" to koop the sides up until the timbers ure put in place, which retards progress to a great extent. Iu tbo cut ubout ono huudred feet ahead are large boulders that employ two meu blasting them out, Theso conditions may continue one or two hundred feet more when we anticipate better grouud to ruu in. The gravol in tho upper portion ol'the drain prospects ou au avorago of from three to six colors to tbo pan. Cent of Thanks., Tho following circular wus issued thin week from the Journal office by Gonoral Kinohant and Hans Helgesen totbeirBupporterstbroughoutt-ariBoo: PROVINQIAL GENERAL ELECTION CARIBOO DISTRICT. j the Free ano Independent Electors Gentlemen: We bog to thank yon for the honor you have conferred upon us by returning us to represent the district in lho Provincial Legislative Assembly. Wo will endeavor to prove ourselves worthy of your confidence. We have, at public meetings, expressed our views ou provincial affairs, and thoy havo boeu endorsed by your voles. Wo desire to draw attention to the grout benefits of the Ballot Act, laflS, which enabled voters to record a. free and independent vote. Wo are, gentlemen, Your obedient servants, Hans Helqesen, J. C. Kischast. The initial number of the Prospector. issued by Rio. A. Prasor, at Lillooot, arrivod on Saturday last. It is u bright, newsy shoot, with a good description of Lillooot and Bridge river mines, and a lino sprinkling of local nows of Lillooot nud vicinity. Tho Prospector will do much for that section and should receive a good support from tho business and mining men of Lillooot district. We shall rend it with interest weekly, nud tho Minim*. Journal stall' wish Mr. Fruser, who was foreman on this paper for more than throo years, tbo best of success. Not Just Yet Awhile. The provincial elections being so ..lose many ure doubting whnt will ciomo next, a resignation of the Turner government, anew election or what. The following editorial appears in tbe Vancouver World of the "21st audglves the World's views ou the subject: That thore is u considerable oleavage in the opposition wigwam cannot any longer be concealed by the party managers and its wirepullers. It is well kuown that thore are a number who refuse point blank to be led by either Charles Augustus Semliu, Joseph Martin, P. L. Carter-Cotton, Thos. Forster, J. M, Kellle or Robert Mnopherson. This was indicated in nu unmistakable manner lhis forenoon, as well us in the afternoon, by the groups which were to be seen assembled ou tbe street corners and elsewhere throughout the city discussing tho situation with great earnestness. Our advice to theso ardent olllce seekers is to keep themselves perfectly .cool, as thore is not tho slightest doubt oE their being unable to attain to tho treasury benches for some tiuio to come. Supposing there is a lio in the number of representatives elected supporting the government and the opposition there is no possibility of this beiug definitely ascertained until the house meets aud atost vote is taken, uud this is the ouly nnd constitutional manner in which tbo matter can be decided-we* have the best reason for knowing that neither Mr. Turner nor uny of his colleagues have tho slightest intention of resigning their positions, as the constitutional advisers of Her Majesty's representative. Practice, as well as precedent, confirms tho government iu the courso it is tnkiug, nnd uo nbuso or protests, from either the opposition or its organs, will servo in the slightest dogreo to swerve the government from its determination to put sue tbe course wc huvo indicated, Our udvico to our opposition friends is Ihat tbey should retain their strength for futuro requiromonts, They are only making fools of themselves by those premature meetings. Their time has not arrived yet. Wo admit that wero gross vituperation, widely misleading statements and low billingsgate generally to count for niiything several of our Opposition confreres would certainly secure tho downfall of iho government. But it will be round that Premier Turner will continue to curry ou the business of the couutry just tho same. "â Robert Walker nod family, of Cacho Crook, spent u duy iu town tbis weok. - THEB.C. MINING JOURNAL. ISSUED EVERY SATURDAY. P. S. REYNOLDS, Editor and Proprietor. Advertisements will mil lie illucontiniicd unlil pnld. AdvurliHlngmlwunuiiiiUentlan. SATURDAY, JULY Sil, 1808. iii^toricai. li-.n.ij NuuQirrs try iuto pblotby Prom Thomas JoII'oi'bou Hurloy, troasuror of the Hsploral imi Syndicatool'New York, the following extracts arc mndo: The stories of tbo rich pans of gold that have been washed out on Bouuui-a aud Eldorado crooks in the Klondike. tbo extraordinary discovory of large UUggOtS iu North Carolina iu tbo United States, a larger number and of greater value being found in one mine in that Btato, located within twenty- four hours of New York city, than on auy spot in the world, and the very ra- ceut lind of 812,000, takou from a pocket iu a mine on Coffee Creek, Trinity county, California, aud the receipt at the United States mint iu New York of an 882,000 gold brick sent by u company operating in Iiritish Columbia. huvo sot the whole world talking of rich strikes aud big nuggets. The really big discoveries are of this century, however, beginning In Oalifor nininisr., in Australia in -Sol, and then in British Columbia, afterwards followed Iiy new discoveries in Queens laud and New South Wales, in the Transvaal iu 1868, iu Witwatorsrand in ISSti, followed by the building ol'.lohaii nesburg, and now thero are frequout discoveries of the metal, not only iu South Africa but in many of the western states of America. There have been uo great placer fluds however, such us thai, in Alaska, in recent years. und it is the multiplicity of these placer findings, and the ease with which tbo gold* is obtained that has sent so many prospectors to the Northwest Territory. In tho early days men found uuggi of the size of lien's eggs, nud n D washed-out, chunks even of the size apples, aud it was poor digglugs then where S20 or 825 worth of gold wns not panned or rocked out in tl duy. The bost avorago day's work of a common minor working alone in those days of gold mining yielded about "i1.* oz. of gold worth then aboul. S-I0. Toward lhe close of the summer of L850 tho richest diggings had boon worked over, und the average day's work fell lo l1,,* 0-/S. of gold worth about 820.00. Iu 1852 tho men who individually washed gold became scarce, and companies of miners to carry on miuing on a large scaleâto dam rivers, to make canals Tor draining rivors, uud for washing away great banks of earth by water power, and to construct "long toius" on a mammoth scale began to form with a oapital of hundreds of thousands of dollars, in many instances millions. I darosay that in tbe Northwest Territory and Alaska organized effort will produce tho best results. Gold mining is no longer a field for individual effort Mining nowadays is dependent upon system, science and the lino economy which makes profit possible. In tho above named territories, as in California, tho greatest profits will como from combined capital; tor n good company .is well organized, and will choose only picked men to represent it: tlieso men go iuto the Held prepared us no individual can be. Wo have records of thousands of golden nuggets tho size of beans, and worth about 81 each, and hundreds the size of gravel stones. No other discovery has beeu made on this continent that so closely resembles the Yukon diggings as the sandbars nlong the American, Yuba, Stanislaus and Trinity rivers in California, in the memorable years ot 18.8-10-50, But the most important nugget ever lound in the Uuited States, and around which most Interest centers for Americans, not bo. cause of its size, but. because its fludiug marked the dawn of a new era on tho Pucilicslope, is the one lound by Peter L.Winuerand James W. Marshal, iu the year IHIS. It was only the sizo of a lima bean, but it started tho enor mous emigration from the east to tho Pucilic slope uud I'ulil'orniu, caused tho opening up and development of her mineral industries, and was lho foro* runuor of moro than 82,000,000,000 worth of bullion '(.tint has since beon mined from tho golden area of tbo wost. Tho largest nugget of uold of which the world has any knowledge was fouud at Hill Mud, New South Wales, It was fouud by Messrs. Byer nnd llaltman. It measured four feet nine Inches in longth, three feet three inches in width, and averaged four inches in thickness, and was sold fur SHH.IHH). At the time of its fludiug M Byer and llaltmuu had exhausted tlieir entire' capital, and woro practically living on charity, lt is said thnt the discovery of the nugget so unnerved one of tbo purtnora that he was unfitted for work or business for a long period. Australia producod the (second largest nugget. Itwasnunied tlie 'Wei come." It was lound a lew feet from tho surfrco at Ballart, Victoria, and yielded 841,881 to its lucky owners. Another famous Australian nugget was "The Welcome Stranger," round on Mount Moitgel on February lith, 1800. It weighed 100 lbs. and sold for 8.5,000. Other famous Australian finds wero the "Empress," "Huron," "Tho Lady Hotham," and others ranging in value from 8!J,000 to 830,000. Tbe famous "Viscount Canterbury" nugget fouud fifteen feet below the surfaco ou May 18,1870, at John Pad-1 dock's, Berlin Viotorla, aud was worth 5,000. Tho largest nuggot yot found in Westorn Australia is named tho "Monarch," uud weighs 403 ozs. 10 dwts. Tho discovery was made at Luko Way by Robert and Percy Martin. The latter was ongagod in rooting about the soil below the roer during his brother's absence, and about two days before 1808 appeared his pick oamo into contact with the largest lump of gold ever uuoartbod in the colony. Ho kept tho mattor secret, though by a butcher's ho ascertained the floater, which loallappearauc.es was almost all of uold, weighed about Uii) ozs. His neighbor Curtis was alone cognizant of tho lind. It wus too solid to consign totho dolly pot and ou tlio Ilrst opportunity the finder cume into Cue and lodged tho lump in tho West Australian bank, where it turned the scale at tho weight glvon above. On the following Saturday, March 5 the wonderful specimen was ou oxbibi lion aud was inspected by hundreds of peoplo. Tho news wns Hushed all ovor the colony, and naturally created such a sensation as was scarcely to be credited iu these times. Though the lump turned tbe scale nt 403 ozs. it must uot bo accepted that when it reaches the mint it will remain at that bulk when treated by tho assay ors. Quart'/ cuu easily be perceived in mnny faces ot tho piece, yet the quantity of the quartz is so small that should it lto reduced lo a solid bur of gold, the piece will weigh littlo loss thnn it does in ils rough state. It measures some 13 inches in length and is about 27 inches in circumference, so that when thoroughly cleaned it will be a sight worth going n loug way to see. Siberia must not be overlooked, and uow commands additional interest ow ing to its proximity to Alaska. The greatest uuggetfound in thoKussian possession was the "Ural," found in the Ural mouutuius, and wns worth 824,000. Another grout nugget, tho "TzaiV'was found iu tho Tzar Alexan dor mine district on July 22,1882, and valued at 811,000. One nugget of 6-iiMKH) wns found by three convicts. The czar freed tho convicts but kopt the gold. It. may not be geuerally known but it is n fuel nevertheless Ihat Russia is tbo fourth gold-produc ing country in the world. A very large nugget of Siberian gold was found January 10, 180S, in the Spa- so-Preobajouski placer, which is on tho Ki/.ir river. This remarkable nugget was found by two workmen in a prospect iutr shaft which was bung sunk to bodrooli, at a depth of 51 feet below the surface, nnd weighs 075 Troy ounces. Tlie nugget consists almost entirely of uold: it has on its surfuce somo small indentations which are filled with small fragments of quartz uud iron oxide. The size uud weight of this nugget entitle it to be recorded us the largest ever found in Siberia, lis only rival is tho great nugget fouud in the Urals ncnrly forty years ago, u plnstor oust of which is preserved in the Museum oftho Miuing Institute nt St. Petersburg. To Sell Spanish Colonic*-). "It is not generally known thnt Spain mndo a desperate attempt iu 1830 to sell Cuba aud her other colonial possessions to Prance," snid a pi eminent South American recently, "Maria Christina wus then queeu re. gent, und through her extravagant and riotous living had involved hor country in financial difficulties. The scheme, therefore, proposod by Tacon. one of her ministers, to sell her colonies at oneo received hor heartiest approval. Tacon commissioned M. Agua- do a Spanish bunker in Paris, to interview Prince Talleyrand; the Preuch minister of foreign affairs, aud inform him of Spuiu's willingness to soil Cuba und the Philippines for30,000,000 roali und Porto Rico for u further 10,000,000 reals, Receiving u fuvorablo reply from Tulleyruud, Aguudo promptly communicated with Tacon, who delegated Souor Campuznno to go to Paris to negotiate tbo sale. Campuzauo, however, accepted tho dolicuto mission, with tho greatest reluctance, but fear ing thnt some courtier would uccept tho commission for bis own pecuniary advantage, should ho rofuso, be Uuuliy agreed to go to the Preuch capital, "Aguudo, in the meantime, hud mado all preparations to lay tho lottor beforo King Louis Philippe. He did his work in the most secret manner iu order not to arouse tho attention of England, "A few days after Campuzauo arrived in Paris ho met Louis Philippe and Talleyrand in the cabinet of tho king in tho Tuilorlcs, for tbo purposo of signing the Until contract. Campuzauo wus nervous beyond control. 'I'he articles respecting Cuba hud hardly provoked a discussion, but tho Philippines presented u greater difficulty. Louis Philippe, always awake to nn advantageous bargain, saw bis opportunity. Ho expressed the opiuiou that if Prance bought the Spanish possessions she would probably be involved in trouble with England. Ho thoroforo demanded a reduction of tho price asked for tho Philippines, Ho pushed tho contract across tho tablo to Campuzauo and demanded its acceptance. Talleyrand was about to speak and stretched forth his bund to tako tho contract, wheu Cunipunzano arose from his chair, leaned over tho table, seized the paper and looking straight ut tho king and his perplexed niiuistor snid: 'Your majesty is right, tho contract is worthless," and with theso words threw it into u grate flro near by. 'This act of tho Spanish representative put un end to all further negotiations, and tbe plan to soil the Spanish lolontes was finally abandoned by Spain." Casslar Rldlng- Unlcss the candidates for this riding huvo already boon oloctod by acclamation, us somo believe bas boen tho case, it will bo at least a month ur six weoks beforo tho result of tho voting can bo ascertained. Thoro aro no less than 10 polling divisions in tbe district, these being at Whonnook Cannery, Rivers Inlet; school house, Bella Coolu; Port Kssington; Lorno Creek, Skonu rivor; Metlukatlu; Port Simpson; Nuas Harbor; (ilouoru, Stikino rivor: Tolograph Creok, Stikino river; McDunio Creek; Dense Lake: Teslin Luko; Luke Bennett; Sltidegute, Queen Charlotte Islands, Tho foregoing covers un Immense urou nnd as tho places named o remote from each other tho collecting of tho ballot boxes will consume timo, und considerable money, I'orto Rico. Width, 37 miles. Area, 8,530 square miles. Trees aro always green. Evory man owns a horse. Principal sport is cock lighting. Ono mountain is 0,000 foot high. Evory roof has a roof garden. All Sun Juan people uro Catholics. Principal pastime is horseback rid iug. Population 1,000,000, loss than Philadelphia. Has moro and abler mosquitoes than Jersey City. Sun Juan, the capital, has 300,000 in habitants. Suu Juan hns the finest harbor in tbo West Iudics, Peoplo sleep in tho dny, and shop and visit at uight. Water supply is ono of the principal source, of revenue. 150 MILE HOUSE The distributing point for all the hydraulic mines at Horse Ply, Nortli and South Forks and main Quosnelle River, also the stock ranges of Chileoten and Beaver Lake Valley. p--.ns.il Wile's Sister. Tho Houso of Lords on the 8th inst.. by u vote or 120 to 4(1, passed tho second reading of tho bill of Lord Struthcoua aud Mount Royal (bettor known as Sir Donald Smith, tho former High Com missioner of Canada) making marriage with u deceased wifo's sistor lawfully contracted iu the colonies valid iu tbe Uuited Kingdom. The leading feature of the bill is that it allows tho children of those domiciled in tho colonies where such marriages uro lawful', to succeed to real proporty in tho United Kingdom. Lord Strathcona said tbo bill was introduced at the express desire of tho government of Canada, and ho added tbat nearly ovory colouy joined iu tbe request. Tbo Lord Chancellor, Baron Horesoholl, opposed tho bill. Tho minority iucluded the Marquis of Salisbury, tho Duko of Norfolk Viscount Cross and other members of tho Government, tbo Archbishop of York, tho Archbishop of Canterbury, aud the Bishops., while the majority included tho Prince of Wales, the Duko of Pife, the Duko of Westminster, tbe Duke of Devonshire, the Earl of Kim berly and the Marquis of Lunsddowne and all tbe Liberal Poors. Lite's Drudgeries. An "honor man" at Harvard a year or two ugo summed up bis college life ns "u study of the'rudiments of adozen kinds of knowledge. When I began to form these alphabets into sentence-, college life was over." Men and women who bavo won reputation by good work in the world havo given much tho samo summary of their lives. "Any mon," says Boudinot, "may be glad if out of all his work a half dozen brief sentences last for a generation or two. The rest of his time in the world went to fit him to speak those sentences." Gcorgo Eliot in a letter to a friend stated that tho five books by which she is known bore no proportion to the enormous amount of auonymous writ ings by which sho simply earned ber livelihood. An eminent American surgeon in an address to a medical school said: "Very fow successful men can expect to perform moro than ono or two great operations iu tbe courso of a long practice Tho bulk of work ought to be a training for these operations," Honest, intelligent lads often set out in lifo with the resolve to add something to the happiness or wisdom of tbo world. Old age comes, and tbey are forced to feel that thoy bavo done no work that is recognized, or, so far as they can see, that bas been of large benefit to their generation. Their labor bas boon given to support life, If any readers,- old or young, of these lines aro inclined to take this disheartening view of tbeir work, they should read Morrell's uccount of his journey through uppor Canada. "Our wuy lay across smail lakes aud through stretches of forest. Wo bad to carry the canoes over the hind in order to cross tho water, and so heavy wero tbey that I grumbled much at having to toil hard for two days in order to mako progress on tho third, until I remembered thnt the trudging under tho load brought mo to my journey's ond as much as the flouting on tho water.'* Thero aro u good many "carries" in each human lifo, days nnd yoars of henvy labor which go to earn tho means to live. But if our faces are turned towards homo, every stop undor tho burden brings us surely nearer to it, It is announced that tho body of Mrs. Qladstono Bhall repose, when tbe timo comes, beside that of her famous husband in Westminster Abbey, This rocalls the interesting fact that, outsido of the Percy of Northumberland family, wbo are entitled to be buried in thoir private vault in Westminster Abbey, only two othor ladies iu tho present century havo boon burled thoro, Thoso were Lady Palmorson and Lady Augusta Stanley. At tl is Point will be found a good assortment of GENERAL MERCHANDI SE& MINERS SUPPLIES 'Also one of ihe best Hotels on the route Information cheerfully given. VEITH & BORLAND Proprietors and Slock Raisers, Tbo Lo Roi Miuing Co., of Rossland' hus completed arrangements so us lo raise tho output of tbe mine on tho 1st of tho month from 200 tons, the present output, to U00 tons per day. Then; are now 1,000 men employed in the forty mines around Rossland, tho pay roll being 8100,000 per month or Â£11,200,000 per your. A wonderful feat in danolug i1* ro corded from Berlin, At a recent bull a prize of a gold ring was oil'orod to tbo lady who waltzed the longest without stopping, Twolvo couples competed. Thoy began waltzing at 12:!J0 ii. m., and it was 5:40 boforo the winner uud hor partner stopped waltzing. By 2;20 livo couples dropped out, and ul H:'10nnother lady fainted. Two more couples dropped out at 1 :!â¢'>, and al. 1 :u0 only two moro couples remained on the lloor. Attempted flurder The above reward will bo paid by tho Provincial Government for information tbnt will lend to the arrest nnd conviction of tho person or persons who shot Philip Gotan, at Savonas Ferry, on tho .10th Juno last. Communicate witb Constable Burr Ashcroft, B.C., or tbe undersigned. By order. P.S.HUSSEY, Superintendent Provincial Police. Provincial Police Department, Vic toria, B.C., July 8th, 1808. llt-J CTAIL0RIN6D We are Here to Stay And are giving good satisfaction to our patrons. Cull aud soo our New Stock of Summer Suitings beforo ordoring elsewhere. - â¢ W Satisfaction guaranteed. N.A.MIPHERSON MERCHANT TAILOR, ASHCROFT, .... B.C. NOTICE. The annual genernl meeting nf the mng Creek Gold Grnvela and Dntlnni Ltd., will bt* held at llu- n>nn>:tiiv'-. AshiTiift. HiiTm-siluv. llu- 'jnili day <â 18..H, nt 2 p.m. Ilushius-HâKlvctliin of nnd ailuuiion uf liy-laws, 11. W. MOOR 2 Seci l.i^l.i- â â Co,, uili.-i-, .{ .Inlv. ollim. E, NOTICE. Notice Is hm-liy nlvi'ii that al Uu- i-M-ii.iii.in nf tliirtv davs I shall iipldy In tlit' .lik-f i-iini- inis-.iihut 11( land, and .vmU. fnr inTmir-.-iun tn divert and use for IrrlRntion punn.si'sHfiv ir-nj liiclii-ftcf walir I'n mi thri'i-. mall Mivainr- hill i:i_: inlu tlit' Krasi-r river lu-lnw Wnt-un liar ir.-i-k fnr a term of ninety-nine years. JIM SIHHA1.DS. High Bur, July Bill, Iww. 10t5 I'ROVINCIAL SECRETARY'S OFFICE, HIS HONOR lhe Lleutoiiiuil-Oovcrnor tins beeu Ideasi-d (o niakt'tlie fnlluwiiip. appointment: mill Jutii'. i-us. Frederick Cn-m-land, uf .'i-Th-j riiit.-i ..-ii. Ksiliiin.', to he a Justice nf tlit- 1'eace within anil fur lliu county of Cariboo. 1112 ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE, Estato Malcolm Thompson, Deceased, VTOT1CE IS HEREBY GIVEN that tlit- IN tindun-lgilL'il iiilinlnistialnriif llu- estate (if Malcolm Thonipsun, deceased, will rcei-i.c and scttl. all U'K.il claims acainsl tile be in Jt-tr.il form and presented In-dire Sep* tetuburlbt, 1B08, All pen-nns Indebted In lhe -aid esiaic are hereby notified to al mio- settle Un- .ami.-. W. D. FKRN. Ad lid nisi rat or, 1117 A-hm-ft. I1.C. NOTICE. Is hereby given thnl sixty davs lend !â¢â make ai-phcalmn I.-tin' t :u '.urclinsc "Mn 'acics nl land i n'n-liase bv Thorns, Mel.wen.' th chains, wesl eighty chains, -.nut asisu chains In initial pi.itn. JOHN M< I.W1- .- Valley, June mu, l huh. NOTICE. lurehy (ilven liml I nlit.11 nl Hi idiivMiiakeaPtilii-aliiii Iiel ci nl Lands ami Wmk-. lm nicbasc'_si>acii.s<il land in M, K, litUiLKSON. ion, June Itith, 1808, 711 NOTICE. ce la hereby given Unit sixty dav-. nfti ilileudlo make api'lic-tinn ...the (.'lm .issiiincr.il Land** and Works hit -â-â¢ n to iJlirclniBe IHO acres nf land. cO'l tig at the northeast enrner of Lot IBi iiu.lli.iiii ham**, west sn chains, sniil NOTICE. Came Into mr enclosure nl Beaver valley lasi autumn, three burses described as follows; One small gray burst- nbout I yeara uld brand "j-a on right hip. One small Barrel mare; no brands; white face One bay horBe; four white feet; stripe iu face; .", un right shoulder; <L-* on right liii) Sim left side of neck. The owner is requested t<> claim property I'.iC chan-cr* and teinuve -.lielil. If this is nu dun,, iln- anii'.als will tie suid bv me mi Saint dav. .inly unth, at 10 (.'cluck, at mv ahuv. descnlrcd jin-uiisL-.*. at Heaver valk-v lancb (-aril.,.,,. Dated at Harper's Camp. June au. 1SHS. 015 KOUKKT ANl.KKSOX. NOTICE. Nolico is hereby givcri that sixtv davs dale 1 intend lu make application lu tlie Chief l-uniniissiâm-r.ii Lands ami Woiks (ur ir- missiun tu purchase >im ncres uf land ce nicncinj. at the nnrtheasl corner nf tbe appli tiimt-t purchase bv John McKweti, lliei north Ho cliains, west Â«u chains, .until sn chains, east su chain- lu initial point. ALEX AN DEI. McEWEN l-.mpire Valley, June Oth, 1808. et NOTICE. Noth â¢ I intei - Is lie veil that sixty days nttei V to tbe chief cominis ontr >.i limns and works for perinissioi i purchase one hundred and sixty ie acres uf land situate in Cariboo district .-scribed as fullow**: Co mm ene inir at a post ladled ahunt ao c' z frnti - miles (. oChii nd.li Dated June and, IHOH. Soda Creek, the... reuce south â !/ clialni. Ihence north Kl chains incut. K. A. COLLINS. 5110 TABLE. Showing the Dates nud Places of Courts ot Assize, Nisi Pritis, Oyer aud Terminer, und Geueral Gaol Delivery for tho Year 1898, FALL ASSIZES. Clinton Thursday, 23nd September. I* icbiield Monday, _30l.li September. Kamloops Monday, Brd Octobe Lytton Friday, ll tli October. Vernon Monday, 10th October. New Westminster., i.Tuesday, 1st November. Vancouver Monday, Hth November. Victoria Tuesday, ir.tli November. Nanaimo Tuesday, 28nd Novcntbe NOTICE. A SITTING OF THE COUNTY COURT nf Cariboo will bt-held at Ashcroft, tl. C. un Monday, ibe lsl day of August, A.M.. ISPS, at the hour uf 11 a.m. Hy Order, JOSEPH WM. BURR, Ashcroft, B.C., June 10, 1BUH. . uf Cariboo. i A. Rogers BARKERViLLE, B.C. General Merchant andâ Hotel Keeper. Ml kinds of Miu..-' âÂ«iijilies on Hand. THOS. DUNN&CoLte âisiroiiTERa oi-- Shelf and Heavy Hardware. Placer and Quartz Mining Supplies __-_?" White iron Quotations, 8 and 10 Cordova Street, Vauoouvor, B.C. J. J-VE- I%^oK!_L_Â£__^_LV*0__ , VA-JCOUVEH, â 11. 0. Mines and Real Estate. Only first eluss pi-opei'tie. kiuiclled. Telegraphic address: "Covtes," Vancouver, WHOLESALE GROCERS Vancouver, : : : li. C. PITHER J. LEISER. Importers and Wholesale Dealers in WINES LIQUORS and CIGAR? VICTORIA, 11. t. CHARLES HACK, (Snoaossor to The Selil-IOrskiue Furniture Co., Ltd.) MAXUFAOTUHEn ov â¢-.nitiirc, Upholstery, Mattresses, Window Blinds, etc. Aud direct importer of Carpets, Linoleums, Oilolotlis, Cliildrens' Carriages, Crockery. Glassware, etc. id, ol and 59 Cordova St., â¢ â â¢ â Vancouver, B.C. Johnston 81 Gill, âPROPRIETORS NORTH THOMPSON BRICKYARD. KAMLOOPS, B. C. _v___so_srs, _?___<_st-_---:__:_-S __ coitteaotoes. Eros. -TOB-Is. _VCCE,_-_,-E! .1 HOTEL & GENERAL STORE. QTTES3SrEL_Li_B FOR.::., 13. C W /../.' assortment of Drygoods, Boots and Shoes,Ltqitois and Cigar, Hardware, Miners Supplies, liny, Grain and Stubtin__. JtrtUIS right. NORTH B.C.NAÂ¥1GATI0N COMPANY, Ltd SODA CREEK - - - QUESNELLE. Tlie stcriim-r "Charlotte" will commence Ii.t regular trips on the opening of navigation on the upper Fraser river, maldug close connections with the 11. C. E.Njrnjss company's stages carrying her Majesty's Royal Jliiils. Freight left at Soda Creel; for the steamer will lie stored free of charge, also freight by steamer for poinis beyond Quosnelle. will be forwarded free of charge for such forwarding. Fare each wav .-I.."r0. Freight per ion .10. Qu.__n_.le, '1!. C, JAMES REID, February 15th, 1S98. Manager. EAGLE & PAXTON GENERAL MERCHANTS. Dealers in Groceries, Hardware, Drygoods, Boots and Shoes, Crockery, Drugs and Farm Produce. ,- â . THE CHEAPEST CfiSH STORE IN THE CARIBOO DISTRICT. ONWARD RANCH, CARIBOO, B. C. BOVRIL Is the greatest of all preparations for the COUNTRY OR SEASIDE HOME. BOVRIL as a beverage is the most perfect form of CONCENTRATED NOURISHMENT. All yon .ei-nive to make it is HOT WATER. BOVRIL Spread pn bread ami butter forms a savory anil sustaining sandwich. When used in thr1 preparation of Soups, Gravies, Slews, Hashes, Entrees, etc., the perfection of economical cookery is achieved. TRY IT AND BE CONVINCED. To he had from all Grocers and Druggists. _oo"v_E:?.i:i--i5, ^i-~*riTi-__-., 10 Fa.ritigdon street, 2f) aud 'J7 St. Peter street, London, England. Montreal, Canada. I** FOI i. TALES OF GATS. rHE ORIGIN OF TAE1BY IS TRACED RACK TO THE EGYPTIANS, Hr Henry WyatM Politic, Friend nml How ItSnvtia Hlm From Death l>y Stnr?i.tIoa nu UooroQd by llio Wicked King lllch- anl III, Somo scholarly onthuslas. should writo ti volume on tins ftlltloyo of cuts. So long ns wu liolloroil tintb tlio ilomostlo cut do* Bcantloil from thu wild Europoon apooloa its iippearanoo in lcgonda and fairy tales wns In no wuy moro juixzlfng thnn Hint o( tho fox or tho wolf, but GOioiioo has wrecked tlmt comfortnblo theory, nnd it Booms to follow timt nil tho folklore of cat., has arisen lit historic timoâa, conclusion well worth tho study of thoso who tako interest ln suoh subjoets. Onr cats aro ft horltugo from onelout Egypt, Mas Mullor pronounces thnt oven tho Sanskrit word is "coinpurntivoly recent," India received Ui..- iiiiiimi! probably from tho Greeks, who themsulvos hml only lately bocomo ne* qunlntcd with It. Thc liitulligoiit sqhoolhoy will joor n* Ihls tisEortlou. Does not ArlBtoplinuos ro- for to Ijho g.ilo, nml is not gnla ti cat. Tho hu sin mini a n In "Tho Poaoo" suspects ib of steeling t;;imi! frum h$ larder. "Any- how," lio says, "I heard tho galo making n great noise thoro hist night." What could this liotiBolwld pot bo unless n cat. L'rutouor llolloston litis.loiiioiiatrntoil tlmb it could bo ilm whito in-.-nstt.ii mnrton nml was, in fact, a delightful littlo oranturo fur Uiu.'o who could hour its small, nud onu nut tu bu Bui-pciBCQtl nt mousing, It; would scorn that tho lloinnua woro not familiar with wits, uvnn In Pliny's day, for lio evidently thlulmtlmt tlioy similluil llknti unhv HU nllugod tbnt Lho wholo l.onmti lll'uratui-o oontiilim lues tlmn Imlf a doJHin nllUHlutis lo cuts boforo tbo Ohriatlun Upon tlm oil iml, â nt Ih H'tlt- Tu I rlitgn, I- prui id nppnrontljr nlik'Hb i.tniHCnn tmnliH. It him it n mouse ami In.liis it. NÂ» u was In lemon rsu hotweon tho iiltlioKgypltnuH, Hut in north- ilogy lliu olmrlotof ITwygn, or ilniwn liy two Sllu wns porly lis- Bueltttod with n orenturo wiiloli hi gontlu mnl louder nt Um duinoallo henrtli, buboii- lurprlsltig In courtship umi .onrluss in nmutlnu n i-Unl. Is it to bo credited Mint i.-. y:-:i ,i euta woro Ihn wild variety. Tho uuitU'i'Is not so unimportant na It looks, bin decidedly thla la not tho plnoo for an oseiii'sun upon the dnto of tho Asa goda. Inn very enrly sngnwo liml a wlokod man, TlioroH Slcggjii, defying tlio vongo* unco of his nolghhora undor protootlon of SUcnts. At luitgtb thoohlef of tho district mustered 18 men nud nssnilod tho bouse, Thorolf pustcd lilit cats ut tho door, "nml they luokud vory Quroe, mewing nml roll* Ing tholr eyes." When lhe chief approached, "thoy oriod out nud began tu net hlduotisly." So hu remarked, J'Thia Ie n winked company," nnd withdrew to tho fonco, whoro his men pitched firebrands on tho roof and set It biasing. Thorolf burst out presently witb n chest ot silver under each nnu, oaugbtonoof his enemies nnd Jumped Into iho neighboring bug, holding him tight. Neither, bodies nor treasure could be recovered. Tlio site of hia houso ai haunted by eata ever nfter- wurd, "and evil was thought to dwell there." A volumo Is needed for thla subject, bo- cause nuiQiig other reasons it must bo illustrated by stork*?, or ihu publlo will ho bored, and stories llll up. A muro string of fucts "goes in nt olio car and out at tho olher." In situh n volumo the legend of Hick Whlttingtou would rofltilro sovoral seurcs of p.i^Lri for proportreatment. Hero we say nothing nbout It. But thoro is nnotbor folklore tale of tho snuie class not nearly so familiar tu the publlo. Sir Henry Wynt was committed in iho tower by Richard III and pitifully .rented, Ilo had noithcr bed nor clothes and only food enough to keep him just allvo. Winter set in, and ho w.is liko tu p.rlsh.with oold. Ono night n eat slid down the chimney* came to him purring ond confident, as to its master, curled itself upon his chest nud kopt him warm till morning, Then it passed up the chimney ngnin, to ronppoar presently with a pigeon, which It put Into Sic Henry's hand nnd vanished (or tho day. Whon the jailer came, ho bogged for moro food, hut lho man replied thnt ho durst not, "Then wilt thou dress any I ji rov Hie:-" asked Sir H_nry. Very willingly llio jailer promised, and ho kept lira word, though startled and alarmed ut sight of tiio pigeon. So things wont on for n tlmo. But wlokcd Hiohnrd determined to starve his enemy to death anil gavo order.- to that effect, Thon the cut paid soveral visits during iho day, bringing a pigeon each time, mid tha jailor, rightly concluding that "thei'o ivcro niiraek'sabout," rovcrently cooked them. Su Henry outlived his persecutor, and tho story is ox- taut to tliis day among lho muniments of that ancient family, but not tiaascrlbod hy ihe hero, ns wu understand, nor In his gcncmtlum Tho aocount states, however, that Â» picture of Sir Henry, with tho cut nnd the pigeon, was to ho seen. Liko ovi* denco is put forward in Whlttington's Sincu all things nro possible, it must not bo snid that cHlmr wondroua narrative Is untrue. But lueautlmo wo class thom both among folk tales.âfall Mall Gazette M-lism. Won't Tall- Iuto n I'liouograph. "Air. Edison has persistently refused to register his voice upon a phonograph cylinder for repetition," according to an anecdotal biography of Inventor Edison in The Ladles' Homo Journal. "To some friends who urged him to talk Into ono ot these ma-bines ho gnvo his reason: 'It would liiako mo sick with disgust to sea placarded on phonographs everywhere I turn, "Drop u nickel in tho slot nud henr Edison talk." No, no; nunc of thnt for ino ' The t .mo of voice In whioh ho stated his objection mndo Itolbni'ly apparent that -hoci-'Uhl neither be coaxed nor drugged Inlo grunting iho request, oven though ho hns had an oll'er of $10,000 for a iho min- ' talk. In perfecting lho phonograph course, been obliged to talk into ad frequently, bnt tlio cylinder scraped su Unit ids vuluo cannot iced, Tijonoclusoirloiul.huw- luotfliitly gnvo a cylinder record* of Ills words, ami to n young particularly Interested him lio bet-on which is recorded his fairy Thtsu nro tho only two In ho I in the n hi ab Ul wldewl-l;.. In lamps at oil stoves -lily Ntsrclt, dry ami 'ion the wlek, will slip in easily 'iout Interior- iili ils duty ni* pen., .-.tor of oil. iimel's milk la said tu bo not only very in! le, but also extremely strengthen* iiiitl nourls/ilnit- ACQUIRE BRAVERY. Uld Rnldlci' Telia Uow to Overcome. In- 11 ore tit Oowurdlbo*. "I would liko to lot young men know," -aid an old soldier, "that bravury, liko nl- most, any othor attribute, enn bo nbquh'cd. I would like to lot them know this bo- oatiso thoro nro somo poor fellows whu nro brought Into tlio world with ft timid im- Hue timt ctUISOfl th Olll much sitlferlng. While having un admiration for bravo men, they feel thnt thoy nro cownrdu, nnd, Hociiatonilng tliuinsclvoa to thla belief, limy never ntlempt to light ugulnst their weakuutis. Ho von Know I roall? believo Hint most ot tlio noted brave men of the world hnvo beoomo bravo simply by sya- tomntloally bvoroomlng oowardieo, Did not Lnnnoa, Nnpoloon'smost dashing gen* oral, sny, 'Tho man who nays ho nover folt four is n poltroon and n liar.' But, whilo Liinnos thus neknowlodgad totho seusn- llouof fear, ho nover allowed hliusoK to show It, nnd that is thu point. Moreover, by practice such things become easy, Now, If there is any young mill) who Is a coward and wishes to bocomo brave, let mo say this lohini: Mako up your mind flrst of all tlmt it Is much preferable to Btlffor death than to lie trampled upon or liuinit- â iatud. From what you hnvo experienced you know thu disgust, the Buffbringj:ncu.o und degrading, that results when you back down in an unmanly fashion. Hay this, thonâI muoli prefer to die than to export- oneo such feelings again. Impress it upon your mind, anil then, as a tost to your spirit, force yourself to face thoHp things that you havu been avoiding from fright. If .-*. man has boon overawing you, hi idling you, In plain terms lay for him deliberately, bluff him back double, nnd if ho wishes to light throw yourself upon hlm with a vim and punch hard. Ho cannot do more than kill you, nnd, as you hnvo mado up your mind thnt it is bolter to die than to submit to humiliation, your ilea lb, ns it were, iii n thing already programmed. And if yen whip hlm ihu soniiilioii is very agraonblo and frees you from nny further fears of falling n victim to cowardice."âNow Orleans TiMe.i-l)enioei.it. The Poa.iim'*. Trick. thought US for tlio gift Lheinsulve Tho linings of u Now York Stato Slmt out, to u grent extent, from ou posBum ure feellpgly ohronloiod bytho aide intoroste, ono npproolutos suoh Now York Sun. A farnjot nained John Woltsh, living noar Lhotownof OhoBter, so it appears, luul lately tukon n 1(1- ycnr-old boy from u city ohui-iUiblo institution. Naturally, tlio boy knew considerations from one's friends and relatives. When visiting a sick person nlway sit in such a position tlmt tho invalid oan soo you without making au olfort littlo about country mattori, and ono \u00C2° (1(J so- V'llkr imy dlT'umstilIU!L's-il day, toward evening, liu oamo running into tlio houso to say, "Oh, Mr, Wolyh, there sn monkey iu tlio chicken coop sottlu' right by tho sido of our big rooster," is more satis l'tiu to iy to see thu person to whom ono hi talking and nothing more fatiguing or irritating for an valid tliun to bo obliged to twist into uu uncomfortable position in order to Fanner Welch wont out to seo what scti llis visitor. Don't talk on depress tbo boy had discovered, and reached ing subjects -oortaiuly not of Blmilur lho coop iu timo to soo a big possum cases you Imvo knowu, unless by so making off with tho rbbstor. Ho made doing you can make tho patient more a rush i'or tbo thief, wlilcli, on seeing it hopoEul. Speak clearly and distinctly, couldn't escape, dropped the rooster neither raising yotu-volae to loo high a und tumbled over, pretending, nfter tbo woll known manner of its kind, bo dead. Farmer Welch picked the animal up by tho tail, curried it into tho house, aud threw it by no means gentlyou the kitchen floor. Tbo possum nover gavo ;i sign- that it hnd lifo enough to know key nor lowering it in a manner which [0 may suggest to tbo patient that you regard his case as next to hopeless. Above all, never whisper outsido lho door. The patiout will fancy you nro talking about him, whether you aro really doing so or not. Au exceedingly nervous person who what was going ou. ll, was tossed und omuot sleep may oftou be quieted nud FLOW El. VIEWING IN JAPAN. Fun. II j Tlmo. A Nut lo mil Oi ciiriio llOlll tO Mull i in Ul oil) oui Ex Miss lilaTU 1 .li; l.i Jnpanoi .Miss lloduutt 11. h ono of nor Hod <al lion lhe until lett writes of' o"in Ht. iS'loli mil customs t Tho las 1 go , iii parties - Ilie of two ng tr. .-.iiMi 11,1.vl.iiiiill..- ami plants In tholr sensou. Tho.to] lovu llll Howun, but thoy look tipâtho lloworaot twos. Thoy visit the plum blosKfliml In Kubrimry or unity March; tho cherry, espuolnlly bu* lovril, in April! llu. lotus In .Inly, a/alenn during tho KiiiinniT, i-lii-v-anllieiiiiiiim In the autumn mnl o-iiuclllni. In Dgoenibor, In Mm pleasure grounds connected with ovory tomplo thoro nro always miignlllcont collections oniuwo.a, An oxnodltlon ospo- olallytoKeo tho (lowers la called nliiummli UP llower view. '1'ho biink of the Sunilda river, which ero.Hh.-H tho city of Tokyo, in rovored with ohorry trooa. These give a plcnsnut shado, and the spot Uafavoi-ito promonmlo for the cl-.tons all Um year round, hut in tlmo of "ohorry bloom" lha crowds that throng tho avenue nro larger ihnn over, lt is crowded on moonlight nights and also when the snow lies freshly fallen. Being fully allvo to tho bonilty of their country, whorovor thero is a point from whioh n picturesque view may bu obtained tho .Tnpniioso will build a pavilion, or n teahouse, or some similar placo ot repose, from whieh tho oyos mny fonst on tbo lovely landscape. In the family pionlcs or excursions, which nro frequent, some plnoo of beautiful situation irom which tliero is a good view either of land or seals always selected. Those expeditions nro not discontinued even when theeold uf wintcrconies. Snow Scenes are greatly enjoyed, aud when tho freshly fallen suow is lying on tho ground Humorous parties nro seen at points commanding n flno view. Tho children aro novor excluded, but nocompany their old- ors on all such occasions. Au Egyptian Village. "An Artist Among tho Fellaheen" hi tho tltloot mi article in Tho Century by H. Talbot Kelly, lho English artist. Mr. Kelly soys: Tho country about Knhboo__hls, I think, tho most beautiful lu Egypt. Being tho center of tliu dato growing industry, largo groves of palms aro so numerous as to bo almost one eontlnuous forest, broken hero and there by small open patches of bercinio nud vegetables, principally beans, the fragrnucoot which In tho early spring 1- ileMelons and, under tho hot sun and with tbo drowsy ham of tho wild bees, makes ono long m lio in tho shade of tho trees and dream forever. The town itself iu buried in tiio midst of n particularly dense grove, atid on one sido is iho usual blrkoh, or pool of Infiltrated water, common to nit Villages, and meaning su much illness nndepkleinio among tho peoplo. Theso blrkoh am form, d by tho excavation of the mud with which tho houses aro built, and, lllling with wator, they usually bocomo open cesspools into whieh nil lho filth of the village percolates, breading miliionsof juosquitoes as well as malaria, As if this wero not enough, tho village cemetery was placed on tho brink* of lho pool, tho graves boiug below tiio water lovi-l, and I actually saw women drawing wnter from the pool for domestic usol Needless to pay, 1 touched nowaloi1 In this village, except (hut which my own men brought from n distanco, pushed uud tumbled about bydlfl'orout members nf the family for somo time, but it staved dead, Farmer Welch knew, nf courso, that ii. wasn't deml, nud by and by tosnod it luto u box, and by wny or expeiiinenl, throw n piece ol' inw meal, near its snout, 11 was evident from tho Eliot that tho pOBHUm had come to Hie farm yard In cold weather ami lieforo dark lhal it musl lio vory hungry, hut with ihe tompttug morsel lying ngahiHl its voiy nostrils It novor moved a muscle. DI Â» Al'ler awhile the big family cat enme AS],\ into tho Itilclion. Sho got scent of tho 1 will li ment uud strode up to the box. The vVo*llv sight of the possum caused her to Stop When and sniff for a moment. &lioevidently wns fooled inlo thinking tllO possum was dead for sho jumped into the box and grabbed tho meat. Sho hud no sooner done so, though, limn lho possum camo to lifo with u Buddonnoss and velocity llmt startled tho family. If a buvizsaw bad run ngalnst tho ont tho fur oould hardly have beon scattered iu n moro lively manner than that possum scattered it. Tho tumbling and caterwauling lasted hut a brief space of time, for tho cat escaped uud circusod around tbo kltohon SO wild eyed and big tailed that somebody opened the door and let her out. She hasn't been seeu since. Having put tlie cat to Uight and seeing tlie oxcitod family grouped ubout, the possum promptly tumbled over und died again. After awhile, finding that no ono made n move toward doing it iujury, it camo to life, got into the box, and ate tho meat as coolly ns if it had beon dining at hoiuo iu tlie hollow of a tree. Tho possum hns remained iu the f.i-uily ever since, and has developed a particular fonduess for tho boy put lo sleep by being rubbed with a towel wiling out of hot sailed wator. EYoquoully a olmngo from a warm bed to a cool one will tend to quiotou a nervous person and liiako him drowsy. Porfool health is impossible without free perspiration, Perspiration is ono of the inelhoiln mlopted by naturo to get rid of superlluous or waste material. CHILD AND MOTHER, !,-.. my lovu, if you'll give SIDNEY WILLIAMS, P.L,S.lV.A.S.l.,Lond Uud Surveyor, Civil Engineer ami Draughtsman, QUESNEI-LK MOUTH, U. C. Engineering uud Survey woik. IteportR on mining properties. .Maps and pltnif. pre* pared of uny portion of Cnrlboo district. LAND NOTICE! Notice h hereby given Unit I slmll. at the 111I--I..11 l.. i.'ircl.iH.* I'lri i,r. - ..f l.iii.l n, ll,. iMslriit nl l.illniKt, comiin-ndiig at tin- mmiIIi- wrsl i-t.rner of l,nt-J lf>..llieme-oath lo chain-*, went in cliains. norlli in clmins. easl 10 eluiins lo niilul ol conioii'iici'iiu'iit. y. T. CREELMAN. .â |intnoT-_l.t Jinn-, IHUH. NOTICE! 1, tho undersigned, representing -Ins. Ullmaiin, of St. Paul,at Winnipeg, wish to inform my shippers that I will re* ooivo shipments of raw furs up to August 15th, Those who have somo good average lots of Marten should ship them at oneo while 1 can givo good prices for them, It all is well I will return to Winnipeg next full. G. W. BALDWIN, 10 Om Winnipeg, Mau. nir iiii- frngrnHeo nml ti f dvenmltiR. v in uudro-8, And im uiiu'sliidl know of our In .uuit.il drenin But you mul your own litllo d-tiry. And when I tun tired I'll nc-tle my head in the hogoiii Hint's southed mo bo ofttm, And tlm wide awake atnra .slmll sin:,* i" "i? at end A fiÂ«ng whii-Ii my dieiimi:i-â' slmll sofion. So, mother, my love, lut me take your dear linad, And H-...1V through lhe Hlarlight we'll wan. der, Awny Uu-tmuh Um mist lo iliftlicintiful landâ The tl ream land thiii'-i waiting out yondiirl âEugoiio field. THE YOUNG RECRUIT. Pctlietlo Story of it Boy Who Never Showed tliu "I)(nniidck-T.*f Judge Fnlllgant enn toll awnrstory hotter than any living num. Hero Is a pathetic ono in his own words: "Whilont home recruiting Iiiscoiunmnd In men und !ior*-es an old farmer friend omno to gallant Colonel Bill Dolonoy ami said:'BUI, my hoy here 1ms got tho war fever. Ill- mother anil I havo tried to get who it out of hlm, bnt it's no uso. Ilo swears discovered it aud mistook it for a he'll run awayÂ« I don't lot Mm go, so I've mounted him on the best racing colt monkey. I had, and here he Is. Take him with you, but I've this much to say: If ho over shows the doininickei-, kill him right then nnd there. Don't let him como homo.1 Tlio estorduy old fanner raised gamo chickens and fought tiieiu too. He had a contempt for dom in loiter roosters because ho didn't think thoy would fight, tin:1 Hint was hia blunt way of (..(.scribing a coward. Moloney turned and sawn fair haired oountry Itid of 17, standing perfectly orcnt, his liiis opmprosFod, but n vivid lire Hushing from his stool blue eyes. The boy never snid a word, but parted tenderly from ibo old man and went lo Virginia to join lho cavalry. "Delonoy watched with prido tho rapid Improvement of tha young recruit, hut had forgotten the Inolilont until the grent cavalry light nt Brandy Station. When erpindrons were eharghig and countercharging with the intrepid ehish and dnsh of tliu Light hrigiitK-, fierce Young sml- Tlie Inquest. An old Gorman, being drawn to servo on ti coroner's jury, But stupidly and stolidly listening to tho ovidenco for an hour or bo. Then ho became woary In his attention. Suddenly he Dscd his eyes on tho corpse, advanced to it und raised tho corner of the sheet.. "Moill Got., shentln* mens," hu exclaimed, starting hack in surprise nnd fright, "dot man Uhdeadl" âSim Francisco Argonaut. Reassuring Her, "I got so downhearted sometimes, doe- tor, that I nm almost on tho point of despairing of being cured by medicines ut ull and going to the faith healers." "Humbug, my dear madam 1 Transparent bunibugl Hero l.-i something thnt wiil do you more good than all the faith doctors ln ihe world enn do you." And ho gavo hern broad pill.â Nllggots. The wearing of hats in parliament by tho member- may bo traced back to tho time wlion thoso who wero summoned to legislate, or rather to authorize tho king to make lovtoB, enmo in wearing helmets, which were not easily removed. In London one polloomau is roqtilrod for ovory 818 of iho population, in tho boroughs one for every 007 and in tho rural districts ono for every 1,150. A Thrilling Experience. A. R. Miicdounld returned from a visit to tlio Boundary couutry nnd was making the hair of his friends stand on end with the recital of tho experience of a surveyor who had an exciting timo in a den of rattlesnakes, says tho Rossland Miner. The surveyor is employed by tho C. it W., and was alono on a big roek slide at lhe lower eud of Christina lake. The knight of thu transit and level was taking a sight through tho level when tho ominous sound of the rattle of a rattlesnake was heard. Thon other rattlers wore heard until it seemed to him that there were regiments of tlio donly ordered hlm to attack a Federal bti orotnlidte family around. 5ao look gado that was forming ontho llnnk. ,..â¢..-'; , '"tiet right among them, Bill, and showed him that mauy snakes wero beoak tliem mi with cold stool IÂ» was tho advancing upon him hi all directions, order. 'Bun'fc givo thoin'tlmo to form.' With a yell he ran from the spot, leav- "The words wero hardly spoken when iusllisiârâ,out. So.ivo.y-id Lo "JâJ,?Â«Â£> -rVL^SToS move that ho lost his hat and pistol iu ,l0 W;|H wi,b*m joo feet of the ohomy somo- his flight. Iu a short time ho returned thing went hy Iiim like n cyclone's breath, with several of his companions, armed The Georgia boy was standing on tiptoe . , , , . . * , ,, in bis stirrups, luneheadul, his gohliin with poles, and in ii few moments thoy ^ Srcmiiiii. with saber high in air, hud despatched thirty of the rattlers. nm| as j,u ji!U-Sed, with tbo light of buttle Thc rest glided away into tho rooks In his faco nnd eyes Hushing defiance, ho and so escaped the hunters. â *"Â»Â»â â¢-â -"'hiH, -"""Boimd shouted, 'Colonel, hero's your iloniinleher! â â -â â â¢ "A 1110111001; more, and ho struck the enemy's line like a cannon shot, his saber fb.--h.-ig on every lumd until hu was literally bnokod down by the startled foonion. V'hen tho fight was over, fleloney looked inr bim, nnd Ihere lm lay in tboenlniof eo â ;lylng thought,'They'll tell pa I never showed the doininiel.er!' "âAtlunta Constitution. Sho Knew tho Symptoms. "Si," said the farmer's wife ns her noodles wero deftly rounding tlio heel of a stock ing, "Rube's in love." Nnthinof lho kind!" exclaimed the old n ns ho jammed his spectacles to the top of his bald bend, "llubn's only n big, nwk'ard, ovorgrtiwod hoy. What ara you tnlkln 'bout, Hannah? Don't stum mor'n n year SOIICO ho began wetirlll 'spenders. Ho hain't no moro'n lovo than 1 mn âthut is, I mean, he hain't doln no moro -.nui-llnorthinkin 'bout glttin married." know In man 'botif A Word With the Doctor. When a patient is vory ill, as a rule ho desires, abovo all things, to bo lot alone and not worried. Itis an easy don tii"/ Ji Is" bWi-ifi"fuco glorified with "tho matter to bo"over zealous in one's attentions to tho sick, and to forco one's preseuco upou them, in season aud out of season, may display a sympathetic nature, but is displays nlso vory poor judgment. Indeed, it sometimes happens that over zealous peoplo actually render by gentles their want of tact, the discomfort of illness moro grievous thuu it need bo. Tho well meant attentions are a source of annoyance to tho physician and of worry to tho patient; yot thoir efforts nro so obviously prompted by hiudly I fl P T AsilCHOl'T Lodor No I. U. U. I. I. O. (i. T. Meet-, every Tliorr-luv evening In Oddfellows Hull 7[80 u'cliii-k. Vi-itine member:! cinlinlly Invited toattend. J.H.BKYHUN.Sbc. W. H. Miicklnnon. M.K. J. Denson, M.A. MININCENCINEERS.MINERALOCISTS&ASSAYERS Miicklnnon Block, Vancouver; and Lillooet. (istclasscettltlcntcslSchool o( Mines, Cninhorne, i-uginml.) Slim pleas nssayed mid mining inom-rlies re ported on, CHICAGO, MILWAUKEE & ST. PAUL R'Y is lhe best line io and from Chicago, Milwaukee nud nil poinis East. 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Read up. dally REVELSTOKE daily arrive lÂ«.ao NAKUSP TRAIL ROSSLAND â J'-.llO e NELSON leave 1B.40 THRKl. .-'ORKS 8.20 e SANDON leave 7.4D 18.10 SLOCAN CITY The elegantly litted passenger steamer TARTAR and ATHENIAN ââTO WRANGEL and SKAGUAY Will sail at 1 p,m., Tlmrsdiiy July 14, & Tliiirs-lay Jnly 21 And every Thursday tberealte.-. Accommodation unequalled on nnv Alaska sle;ime!*;. Seeinul caltin acrnmuiod.-Ulon eiiual to other steamera* Hrst-claBS. Meals equal to firel class hotel. For full information as to rates, time &c, apply to the neatest ticket agent to 6 A. L. CLEMENTS, or to Agent, ABhcroft, E. J. Coylk, Distviot Passenger agent, Vaneouver. B. C, t'oidiiuf- I'nii'.y For Clillilritn, "Baked npplon miiy bo used where they agree with oillldroh, nml a raw Hcrapcd applu may bii ylvon," writes Mih. H. T. Jtiu-er oii '.PrdporOookiny Por thoNun.- ery" In The Ladlon' llonie.Ioui'niil. "J3a- namni should nhVflyn bo coukod unlufid thoy are very ripe and tho fil-hifl quito blaolc, To bnlte a banana nlooly yon should have n porcolnln ov grniiltu halting dish. Strip thu elfins from tlio bniinims, plnoo tlioiii In ti tllflli, sprinltlo over a ta- blospaonful oE sugar, add fourorflvotablo- fipuiiii'.uhi of t.atoi'autl billto in a qiliek oven (or BOn.lmitoH, basting oneo orfi.vloo. Serve warm, lllnebberiy jnni, 1( properly mtldo, la quite rln important nursery loofl. ImiB Tlmo Hetw-i'li. "Now- my son," began tho fathor tho next mornlnn, "Never mind the lecture, pop. Didn't; you ever ptllut tllO town:-" "Well, my hoy, It's n groat mafly years SI, you alius was a motives that ovory ono shuns tho uu- polerties, uirmlii, judgln of stoek,-plokin HracioUB task of pointinR out how far out a good schoolteacher fur the^dlstrlok they fall short of thoir aim. â¢Â« M Blch- bllfe >'mi m"at "â¢'Â«Â«PuJn No ono should think for a, moment of euterliij- tho siok room tiuloss partlou- larly requeatod to do no, and usually tho exorcise of one's judgment, wheu so admitted, will quickly determine whether or not tho visit shall ho out short. No one likes to inform a visitor llmt his ov her prcsenco is harmful to Uie plitieilt, Nevertheless, it itt sometimes, fov the patient's suite, absolutely necessary to do this. Persons suffering from chronic diseases, or who aro only partially dis* dono fur hnowin when young people's In love. Kltbo'B hntl the signs fur sever'l months. He goes round not sooln nutliln, don't Ollt good, looks sleepy 111 the iiiorn- tn's, furglls wlinbhe wns goln to do lies' nnd don't take Interest In things 'bouttho place. Don't you notice that he's alius tonkin .onu) excuse fur goin down to tho village, and thnt threo miles away." "Ho alius hnsji erran'. lie wept for some papers an onv'lopoa this tlmo. That'i hlm eoinin In now." "ltubo," snid tho mother Innooontlyi "could you lot mo hnvo n couple of BheotS of that paper fur to write somo roclpei on*" ltubo blushed und tried to put on qgo- lei si f 'Klfcy years, pup! Don't you think tho town neutlcd another coat'.''â Ypnkei'B Statesman. -Aim Huron rrr l,Mlr J-rnir, In Jr.-, lu!: a 11.null Islumls. 1, Ims em Tl;cl.lllr ct tho Tliatimul li ofilhu Ht. I.nwt'uli.- *llrolrIj.|llluai,:ili.lin r-lvoPUlrtl Imn l.lrril. posed, may gouorally receive an almost not guilty look ns lie declarod that ho hnd, unlimited amount of uttoutlonwithout fÂ°^^^^V^^t:'"lÂ«,ortotl the old gentle- harm, To suoh indeed a pleasant call ||1!U1_ "Walk sis miles a purpose to git from a friend, involving harmless and squiotliln yuu forgot? Don'tthlnk youktu ...orfu.g._Slp oftou moan. - porlod â¢*â¢^^^'S'^ogooa ot soil foPHOttolno-s oud a buoynw up _,. ,_dy hm.hal |i,ira,Uy, wltliout ovon of spirits tbat 13 uot only onjoyoblo but cuying, "1 loltl you t.ul"âUotrolt Froo bcultb giving. lJroB8. 13ool<Â», flowers uud fruit uro nearly -,.â |onv-Si ]t Miilloroil dvor w-oloun always welcomed by uu Invalid, as .,7111 proyonb tbo luuuvoluu uf niiitliB. muob lor tbo suko ot tbo kindly THE IMPERIAL BRtWERf M SOD-l. WTATBIl T7t7-C_.-=____l_Â» 00. Lager Beer and Porter The Best duality only Brewed from choice Malt nnd Hope -X AMLOOP5, B. C. SODA WATER WORKS. In connection with our Her tit.ru ire hiioa ml-lt-l a i, Cimufor thr manufacture ,,f Hmla. Wnler. t!inner Alt Mineral Water oj ttllkiwU. All orde.ru from ciluaml voimlni will rc-eire m patroniific nolieitetl. S/irrinl t.ttt iilim, tn alt or t.-rn â Olltpneas Will make it an olucci togtVn Â».. noiir order â a aivl complete plant from San Friiii- Snri/itu-t'llit, flitinijittiiinr (,'idtr anil Occidenta QUESNELLE, - li. 0. New ruuiurjjorrrr'in. tl.'ti'l llOHrlquirr era fo U.X. < litres. lb lIljUllllL'l _ for mining men, .veil furnlBiicd rooms. 'I'bI.I. oupplie 1 wiih ry thing in season. Most ournpltllo Ir.ir in Cariboo K. HOE'EltOAMf & A.. JOHNSON, COSMC KAMLOOPS, Bâ Cood Stablina J. H. RUSSELL, â¢ is. connection. Proprietor. _jEa:o;r2iii-j. GLOBE LYTTOPJ, - - In consequence of tli- lato fire, llic (li removed opposite the pusl office aud hus the siiine datiens ns usual. Ooniinercinl traveler-' trunks and from station free of charge. A B.C. Hotel lias beeu .irmuio- 11 led to HAUTIER, Prop IIARPETS, Oil. 1 LOT 11* etc.. etc. Cheapest house on earth, write for prices M. P. CORDOS*., - K.AML.OOP8, B.C Agricultural Implements of all kinds lui'KCst simile Iii Ilie province mid best ussormentt American Bain wagons also Oanadian Bain snitalilc I'or frelglilliiK ami lariu purpose-. Buggies Carts, Spring Wagons. nil ill prides iu suit the times. Orders filled Dromotlv. Armstrong & Morrison,. MASUPACTUREHS 01* RIVETED STEEL PIPE, ORE CARS, ORE BUCKETS, MONITORS & ELEVATORS. Contractors for Complete Hydraulic Mining Plants. 15 Heatley Avenue VAXCOL'VER, B. C. Hotel Cariboo, QUESNELLE, B.C. The only First-class Board and Lodging in Quesnelle. Stable in connection. Every attention to guests. J. A. fl-JclSAAC, Prop. GISCOMB PORTAGE We are now prepared to transport freight across Gis- comb Portage at reasonable rates. Parties goiug nortli should not fail to make preparations for this portage. DALE & BANP1ET-D, Giscomb Portage, B.C. D. C. McLaren KAMLOOPS B.O. Carries tho -lamest and Most Completo Stock of HARNESS and SADDLERY IN TUB INTERIOR. Hen-ti-arterefor > ki_>x-<-iii*-o owmttoi*_Â» . ruck Sndrlleaiiairrrciulty. |Â«- Hall -nlen wonrnlly altea-er! lo. Distances from Ashcroft to 0 j McDonald's.. . 11 20-MIIO 1101186. aa.Mliu LIouhc . .'lint.m SO-Mllu House, IL'MIc House 70-Mllu loUHU. â a-Mllol OUHO., .7.MIU- Mouse 100.Mile lloiin in.-,.Mile Iloâ â *-'â¢ (10 108-MllC -01180 u:i LU-Mlelloirfe, nu Llfi.MlieMouBe L ].?. Mllii House 1-jti-MiU* H..-..-1* ia7-Mlle oubo 181-MUu House .110 107.M110 Houso Ul-Mile House l-t-l.'MUu louse IGO-Milu U01186 Sntla Creek..... Alcxnu-lrln ... .1811 AiistMilInn*. .... till* Uolinnou'a ,-Jiln Quesnello Cotl'inwiitui. .. Benvcrl'osR...., Stn.il.v Hiukt'rvilU' IllflLnke* Hen ver Lnke' Quesnellu Korke I.erry'B. . M:.rlk-yV .. 37 1'iivlllont O'llniiomn's. . .. -HI . f>0 r.n I.IIU.l.L-I* .. OS â¢Hmnciolt m ir-o. Hlfnnc|i off nl I ;u Creek. 3- THE MINING JOURNAL, $2 A YEAR .' ^^* M THE B. C. MINING JOURNAL, SATURDAY, JULY 23,1808, LOCAL AND DISTRICT NEWS. Bavrlstors Murphy and Henderson attended ooiuity court at Cliutoti this wook, Tin*- liny ui'op lU'omid Aaboroft is Lhe tost Cor uiiiuy years, both in qunutlty ml cumllty. David McKay, woll kuown lu Cariboo s roportod us lying very sin!, witli ourvy ul. Dawson Cily hospital, Tho n Iiiul a ui mborfl nf tho opposition party oting in Vancouver tills week. I nl" lhe latoly oleotod mom oro i'i ut. Sovoral partios Interested iu dredging huvo Intoly none up into Uie (^ues- uollo oountry, One or two parties uro still in Ashoroft waiting fnr freight. Mr. Hall, of Boston, is spending u fow wool's in town looking over the country hi gonoral, witli un idea of engaging in mining iu British Col- unibia, A. W. l.oss, Iuapeetor for tho B. C. Fire Uudorwritors Association, is in town. C. Crnwhurst loft on Friday for Cliilcoton with about 10,00-) pounds of freight, W. W. Clark, representing tho Vnncouver World, spont a day In town this weok. A. M. Laurie, of Ashcroft, is sojourning at the Leluud in Vaucouver lor ii few days. Jamos McClurity died on Hunker creok ou Muy_!<'li'd. Uo was au old Curiboo man, August Baker, of Quesnelle, was down this week aftor another loud of freight for tho Hudson's Bay Co., Quosnelle. Miss Katie Nowlaud, who lias boon attending Miss Boattio's school during tho past term, left for Ducks ou Friday. - Standard. Tho Doininiou Gold Dredging Compauy havo about -i"i,000 pounds of freight to forward to Lillooet, whoro thoy aro preparing to drodgo the bars of tho Frasor abovo tbat placo. Mr. MoLolluu, of lho Seattle Post- Intolligoucor, was in lown this week, and is mnv making a trip up to Clinton, lie may .,"-*â up the road further in the interest nl' tlio piper lie represents. W. E. I.aney, of the well known llrm of Dormouut A Hanoy, barristers Toronto, toft on Monday lor a trip to Lillooot Co inspect the property of tho Dominion Gold Dredging Co., in which Mv. I.iiiie.v is interestedlluanoially. The editor of an exchange, says the Jeromo Reporter, announces the marriage of William Williams to Miss Willie Willis. Thu editor missed tlie chauco of his life by not adding to tho announcement; "For particulars see small Bills." rt Is a littlo straugo that nil of tho coast papers insist on sending Captain Blaok iuto tho Omonioa via Hazlotou. As a matter of fact the Ashcroft-Ques* nolle routo is the oue he and all othor travelers to Omouion take at least they do if thoy know their business, Sidney Opponhoimor, sou of 1. Op- pouhoiinor, of Vauoouvor, who loft nov.-nil yoars ugo to attend MuGill college at Montreal, has returned home. Ho lately graduated with all Uio honors of a medical doctor. His many frionds will bo glad lo welcome him bnok, Thomas Harvoy, a pioneer of California in Is in ami of the Fraser river aud Cariboo in 1858 I), died at tho hospital at Dawson, ou May Hth. Mr, Harvey worked on a windlass on Bonanza orook last winter aftor lio arrived from tho Stickine. Ho was S7 years old and a native of Ireland. Four miners who arrived at Vaucouver from Port Simpson by the Cutcli last week, claim to havo fouud a rich alluvial bed of gold on thc Skeena rivor. They wont north several mouths ago and since have been prospecting iu tlio inferior. Tlie gold, according to tholr story, is in an outirely new district. Letters of enquiry about the northorn gold Holds are again beginning to como iu. and we anticipate quite a rush of pooplo for tho Peace river und Omenica country yot this season. To all such enquiries as to supplies, places to outllt, prices, otc, a copy of the Journal is sent and with it a letter advising tint partios to write our advertisers iu each lino thoy require Information about. In marked contrast to tho reports of the success of the Ashcroft route uro tho conditions at Edmonton, whore hundreds of prospectors woro led to believe that tlio route to Klondike was feasible via Edmonton, but who have found to their sorrow that it is not utid arc now returning, many giving up tlie attempt and others to try somo other route. Several parties havo como down from Calgary to Asbcroft and will go the overland routo via Ashcroft and Quesnollo to Luke Teslin. Considerable freight is moving out this week, but a large part of tho freight received by tho merchants of tho uppor country is boiug hold for orders from nbovo to be shipped by somo especial team. Among tho uow wheels this season, we notice Walter Laugloy's, who often rides iuto town. Mr. Johnson's, Alox. Hall's and several others. A track should bo made, which could bo mado of cinders at a small expense. Cuptaiu Black, of Victoria, has again started oa a trip to tho Omiueca country, which is no trifling undertaking but the captain makes it quito often and easier than most mon would. He has made the trip in winter as well as summer. A l73,7fio STAlUi-LOAl) OF HOLD. Tuesday.s stago brought down in all 87.'t,700iu gold of which $02,500 was from Uie Cariboo Hydraulic mino, tho result of the lirst run this season at thut famous mine. Tlio result whs better by some thousands than was expected. The next wash-up, if the water holds out, wiil bo vory largo; iu any caso thoro will be good ro- turns for there is water enough to justify theso predictions, But for the groat results we must wait until next yoar, when the Moorhoad ditch will bo completed anil tho immense reservoirs (Hied al, Moorhoad lake, two sets of giants working a milo apart on different parts of the great miuo, and the returns will assuredly convince any nnd all Unit the greatest gravol mine on earth iatho oue at Quesnello Forks uud known as tho Cariboo Hydraulic. Of the balance of the gold brought down one lot was 88,300, one 81,000 and ono 81,000. These lots were from Horsefly and Bnrkerville, tho results of tho mill run on cement. At the Horsefly all is said to be ver satisfactory and that tho cemented gravel has yielded on an average more than twico as higli as last year. This is only rumor but itis now generally believed that the property is on a paying basis aud that work will bo con tinned from now on. Mr. Ward brought dowu also8o,IHKt iu dustas the result of three day's run in one part ol' the mine whero they had to wash up on account. of moving boxes Mr. Ward states that tho ground is showing up well. Mr. Ward's boy, a lad of fourteen, who has spent some weeks at Horsolly, panned four pans one night after supper and the next evening four more pans, from a six-inch streak of gravel iu which you cun plainly see the gold. Tho result iu each case was about 820, or 85,00 per pan. The showing is, all iu all, vory satisfactory, and all goes lo show that with depth coarse gold will bo found, Mr. Ward having pieces weighing from 82.00 to 84.00. tho heaviest ever fouud in tiie Horsefly because taken out from a deeper part of the channel. Miss A. B. Ward, of Nelson, who is so well aud favorably knowu iu Ashcroft from her long residence bore, is visit- iug frionds in town and will, boforo her return homo visit relatives In Vancou- , Miss Ward is pleased with her present homo in Nolson. Tho Indian Con, who was under arrest last winter for cattlo stealing, but who escaped from tbe jail at the 150- Mile House, has given himself up to thc authorities at Clinton, and will stand his trial there beforo Judge Cornwall at tho next term of tho county court. Gouoral Klnohant and H. Helgesen, Cariboo's lately elected representatives, arrivod down by Tuesday's stage, and Mr. Helgeson weut on down to thc coast. General Kinchaut is spending a fow days iu Ashcroft, and will soon return to tho 150-Mile Houso, whoro ho intends making his home in tho future. Mr. Brown arrived in towu lnst Sunday with Mrs. Chas. Armstrong and son. Mrs. Armstrong stood tho journey better than was expected but is a very sick woman. She left for Seattle on Mouday night's train and will go to hor relatives in Yakima county, Washington. Mr. Brown has returned to Quesuolle. In California ground bas beon worked at a profit by improved hydraulic methods which yielded only :i cents por ton, and in British Columbingravel is handled nt a prollt which yields l> cents per cubic yard. With tho im proved chain-bucket dredge,gravel has been handled ul u cost, of from ' cents to 5 cents per cubic yard. A dredge of this type is calculated to handle from (JO to 100 cubic yards per hour, aud requires only enough water to llout it and wash the gravel. These deposits show water action, ami necessarily of a much larger body than now existing. B.C. Kov iow. Samion, the Indian convicted at tlio Clinton assizes on JunoHOtll, of tlie Blkins murder and sentenced to lie hanged at Kumloops on July 20th has boon respited until October 20th, This has been done in response lo petitions sent on alleging that facts favorable to Uio prisoner were not shown at tlie trial. Breaking a neck Is n most serious business auditsliould not be dono except after a clear case has been mndo out against ono accused of a capital crime. In tliiscusea delay will do uo harm as Mr. Hlkin's friends will show beyond all question tlmt thero is not a shadow of truth in tho miserable story conjured tip by someone against the murdered man. A now compauy to bo kuowu as the Thompson Valley Powor Company, has beeu organized in this oity. The promoters aro Messrs. J. H, Morrison, Alex. D. Mclutyro, A, S. McArthur and J. H. Vicars. The objects of the new company are to utilize tho motive power of Lowis aud Jamieson creeks. Standard. Kelowna is going to hold her fair on Sopt. 20th and 21st, undor the auspices of the Agricultural and Trades Association of Okanagan Mission. There is a big list of prizes and nothing seems to bo loft out that can be produced in tlio interior. It will be worth some of our farmers' whilo to writo to Mr. H. G. Watsou, Kelowna, for particulars, Standard. Archie Knight,of tho 150-Mile House, spent a fow days in Ashcroft this week and has uow gone ou down to the coast, from whero he will soou leave for Glonora to meet tbe band of 200 cattlo owned by himself and John Harris, now on their way over the old telegraph trail. Mr. Knight accompanied the cattle train up to about lOOmilesabovo Quesnelle. All wore going on well aud makiug fair time. Mr. Knight states tbat if thc market is not found as good us expected ho shall mako arrangements for wintering the baud on tho Stickine and have them whoro they cuu be gotten into market early in the senson next yoar. Genuine Bargains! We lm iv,. 1 laced mi our ee ntrc tables a lot of- PRINTS, MUSLINS, etc. to lie cleared out at greatly reduced prices Regular lOo. and _,l.ic. Print for 8c. Regular 15c. Print for 10c. Come aud see thom aud wo will show you other goods at corrospoudiugly low prices. GENERAL MERCHANTS. __s_a:c_30-ra-.. M'A-THU- & HARPER, BABMB BLOCK, HUDSON'S BAY COMPANY, QUESNELLE CARIBOO, MOUTH, B.C Seasonable Goods PABST HALT EXTliACT--- 850, por botâ or :l for 81. OtrDMBN'-S1 IKON PILLS for tbo Bloodâ---, per box or II for .1. MON-SEli-A. LIME JU1CH. SHITH'S PLY PADS-5a|iorpao-OR-, TANGLEFOOT FLY PAPER- ;t shoots for lilo. J. H. CLiE.IklEi.NrTS, -Dzrixsg'i-st iixxcl Stntionor. Cariboo Â§ Lillooet Stage Travel _â Clinton and Al" wuy -Monday, Wednesday and Friday. jonuectiug poiuts n CaribooâMonday and Friday, .earner Charlotte at Soda Creek. Lillooet directâMonday and Friday. Throupb aud return tloltots at reduced rntes. Special conveyances furuisliod. points with British Columbia Express Company HEAD OFFICE, ASHCROFT, B.C. Mr ike on Ruby Creek. J. Grculieh, who wus ono of a pnrty of four that left Ashcroft with n pack trjin curly in Muy, is now here after a long, but to him sutisfuctory, prospect* iug trip. Mr. C-i'Oiilich uud purty left Quesnollo ou the 1st of Mny, thero being three iu ihe party. They made the trip to Fort St. Juaies without dilllculty aud from there took theOmenioa trail. At Horseshoo lako they turned olf and struck out for Robertson creek aud Nation river. Thoy wero particularly well ploasod with Ruby creek, it being the second creek abovo Robertson nud comes iuto tho Nation from tho south. Here, ufter some weeks prospecting, Mr. Grculieh locuted ground. A Scotchman, who wus also prospecting on tho same creek, bad coarse gold about tho size of kernels of wheat and somo like shot. Knva- uaugh, of Barkervlllo, hud good prospects found on Munson creek. Bodrock is from four to twelve feet on Ruby creek, uud it is pay gravel all tho way down. Mr. Greulich, utter satisfying himself of tho vuluo of tbo sectiou and not being supplied with sulllcieut food to last him for the season, camo out to Fort St. James, sold his horses und hired Indians with canoes to bring them dowu tho river to Quosnelle. They inude the trip down Stuart, Nechaco aud Frasor rivers, a distance of over ,'100 miles, in '.'id hours to Quosnelle. Mr. Groulich will leave Ashcroft about tho 1st of Muy next your, and will spend the season in opening up his ground ou Ruby creek, lie is much impressed with the prospects on Ruby croek, aud on several other creeks, notably oue emptying into tho north ond of Stuart's Lake where ho got as high as 100 colors to tho pan. Tho tele graph trail Mr. Greuliou suys it is a wagon roud almost. It is, ho suys, much better thau has been represented, His party had no trouble iu crossing streams and all in all ho is moro thuu satisfied with tho upper couutry. Near Robertson creek ho saw tho Mooro party and they were reported us well and uearly ready to begiu work. R. B. Lister, chief constable of Wost minster district, is in town. Catalino reached Quesnollo lust Fri. day from Stuart's lake, having mude the trip down in six days. Messrs. Stuart Henderson und Wm, Lyne havo secured by location 12 chums on Lost croek, in Omenica, aud a good wator right in connection with tbe same. Tho ground is described aa being good. Dr. Kolly, the St. Louis mau who sent a party overlaud witb horsos, leaving hero ubout Juno 1st, and who himself weut by boat up to Glonora, writes that it is very dull at Glenora, but roports of strikes thoro aro plentiful. Ho thinks with the building of tho rond now boing constructed tbnt tho couutry will bo till right. Hundreds of mon and thousands of horsos from over the Ashcroft routo aro now ut Glenora. With tho completion of tho road across, on which liVO mon aro now working, freight wagons can tnko goods across to Lake Teslin at vory reasonable rates. Many prospectors have got discouraged by reason of tho long delay in road building, and havo sold tholr outfits at a sacrifice and left the sectiou entirely. With tho pack trains uow thero freight will be moved at reasonable rates, - Mr, Southard of Bi-antfoi-d, who has beon stopping at the Cargilo for tbo past few days, bas gone over to Big Bar to examine tho dredging plant at tbat place. He will return to Ashcroft in about a week. The last roports brought down from William's creek this week stuto that tho water for running tho Cariboo Gold Pleldtf elevators has run out but it is oxpocted that thoy will have a fow wooks' work in tho full whon tiio suow first begins to fall. It is not expected that tho wash-up will show lurgo ro suits us ouly top gravol has boon worked and tho ground is not yet properly opened up. Arrangements for working ou a moro extensive scalo w be made for noxt seasou, â¢ DIRECT IMPORTERS AND DEALERS IN WINES, LIQUORS AND CIGARS, DRY GOODS, GBOCEKIES, Hardware, Boots and Shoes, Miners' Supplies. Bed-Rock Prices. Goods Guaranteed. G.-CJ-A-I-IT-S'. .IVnilsr.B.E^'S TOOLS. Wo mako a special lino of Picks for prospectors. They aro light and strong aud onu bo dc- bnudlod for packing. BOATS FOR S-A_L_B. Wo aro nlso making a numbor of boats specially mado for river traffic. Partios going north should communicate with us. -HO-RSI-D SHO-EH-STO. And repairing of all kinds a specialty. Prices reasonable. General Blacksmith aud Woodworkers 01<-t__r_____e db Rogers, _-.r__iS-sr__i-_i._-i -vroTTTi-:, _3. c. ! UMIB-I-L HOTEL, The best 82 a day bouse in Vancouver, bas been added a first-class Turkish Baths. _b. cr. â ti_co:m:-a_s, pbop. QUESNELLE TO KLONDIKE. Tlm undersigned having twonty-llvo years oxporioueo in outfitting survey, mining, hunting ami trailing parties going in all directions trom Quesnello Mouth in now pre-mrcil with till' requisite sU|i|llir'r .â¢llll. Remember (liis is tlio 1 dike. No overcrowded passes. Nn duties to pay to comply with. An opei afford to ride, ynu eau go treatment. 111lit nil who may Envoi- Iiim " itli a -Inn's I!.rule to the Klon- teamovs. No blocking in difficult -.0 voxatious customs regulations (.iul over wlilcli if you cannot u .oot. Good goods and fair -T__-._y_EiS IR-EIID. HARDY BROS. FLY RODS showing n full liue of tliese world- renowned green heart rods. Most romp ete liue of fisliing tackle in the Province. D. Nevin & Peterson, (Formerly Campbell Brothers) GENERAL BLACKSMITHS, WOODWORKERS and MACHINISTS. Blacksmitbing of all classes and woodwork, Horseshoeing a. specialty. Engines, Threshing and Mowing Machines, Binders, Plows, and all kinds of Farming Machinery repaired. Wagons and Buggies built to order. CHASE. TISDALL, The Opposition Party. In accordauco with au invitation from C. 'A, Semliu, the leader of tho purty, tlio newly elected members, the defouted candidates und delegations from the election comuiitees in both the island aud mainland constituencies met iu Vancouver lust Wednesduy to confer on matters conueoted with the interests of tho party. All tho members elected by the oppositsou to tho legislature wero preseut except Messrs. Green, Macpborsou and Kin- chant, wbo were unavoidably absent. Before the commencement of business in the ovoniug, tho committee room was crowded by local friends of tbo opposition aud brief addre3ses woro delivered by Messrs, Brown, Munro, Martin (Rossland) Graham, Yates, Deane, Forster, Higglus, Brod- well, Sword, Neill, Kellle, Kidd und Murtiu, the chair being occupied by Mr. Semliu. Tho addresses wero all similar in tbeir tone of satisfaction at the results of the election and of confidence iu the prospects of the party, it beiug manifest from tho utterauces of tho speakors that tbo island aud the mainland are now united in tho effort for good government for the province at large. After tho adjournment of tho meeting, a further meeting was held by tbo members and the committees from the dilfcrout constitueucies when all matters undor consideration wore fully discussed and arranged und it was nearly midnight when ouo oftho most import- nut political gatherings ever hold In Vnncouver enmo to a close.- News Advertiser. Tho present vuluo of lho British Hoot in money is about Â£52,000,000 (8200,000,000). According to recently issued papers, the proportion of ships of lurgo dimensions to tbo total number built is not nearly so groat as is often asserted. All but two of thoso uro battleships, tho exceptions boing the Powerful aud Terrible, cruisers. Of botwoou 12,000 nnd 13,000 tons thero aro 11 ships, 7 battleships aud -1 cruisers; betwoou 10,000 nnd 12,000 tons there uro 10 ships, 2 boing battleships. Twolvo cruisers nro of from 0,500 to 0,100 tons, 21 between 4,000 and 5,800 tons, 10 botwoou 2,000 and -1,000 tons. Of betwoou 1,000 and 2,000 tons thoro are 22 vcssols, aud ill aro less than 1,000 tons, Little moro than one-fifth of tho total number are ovor 0,000 tons. Tenders Wanted! up to and Including Aiir. 12th nexl, for...... .'-mi. nt my -iliuft lunise nn Willow river, near Ba.Kervill-, about 15,000 pound-, of frciclil, consisting almost entirely of machinery heaviest piece, boiler, 0,000 pounds. Further Particulars inny be bail of V. It. Bnllev *e Co. Also, for cutting hnd delivering at my shaft house noo cords of mixed dry and green wood, tn either case tliu lowest or nny tender not neccHHarily received. Address hauling tenders to Aslieroft and wood tenders to Barkcrvllle, l'Jtl M, A. LAIRD. West Riding of Yale I, William Dodd, Returning Officer of West Yalo Riding for the Electoral District of Yalo, hereby certify that at an election held on the Oth day of July, 1808, within tho West Yale Riding, for one member to serve in the Legislative Assembly of this Province, the following vote was recorded: JOHN JAMES MACKAY. CHARLES AUGUSTUS SEMLIN. Jons. James Mackay, 88 Votes. Charles Auih.stusSemun,203 Votes. Spoiled Ballots, 15. I, therefore, in my capacity as the said Returning Officer for said electoral district, declare Charles Auqds* Trs Semlin to bo duly elected, ho having received the larger number of votes cast. Dated at Yale, B.C., this 18th day of July, A.D. 1808. WM. DODD, lltO Returning Officer, NOTICE Clihtn-ij on Thursday, 87th Oct,, 1808, at ten o'clock In tlie forenoon. By order F* SOUES, Kctfl-tmr of the County Court uf Caribou at VANCOUVER, B.C. PRACTICAL WATCHMAKER, OPTICIAN, MANUFACTURING JEWELER, AND N. deKeyser, Prop'r. ASHCROFT, - - - B.C. I beg to notify tlio public tbat I am now iu a position to receive orders lor repairing and manufacturing all kinds of jewelry, watches, clocks, etc., und carry a well selected stock of jewelry, wutches aud optical goods. Also supply mining appliances, such us quicksilver, cyanide, acids, magnifying glasses, aneroids, compasses, magnets, oto. E_f" All orders by mail aud express promptly attended to. Blacksmith, Wheelwright and Wagon Builder HORSE SHOEING A SPECIALTY. Iron, Steel nml Timber kopt In stoek, nml a Block or Eastern nnule Carriages, Buggies aud Road Carts kepi on Ininil nt reilue-ii iiriees, umi ulso uiudu lo order. Muiiii.uetu.cr of " TllO Lehman Tire Setter " which nil Blacksmiths should 1160. All work warranted, nnd prices lowor than over, Au u-.-ortuie.it of OuiHus und Caskets always ou liiuid. ASHCUOFT, - - - * - - B. O. IM. JDTJT^nO_^T_0:3 DEALER 1N- Hardware, Stoves and Tinware, ASHCUOFT, B.C. SJ-VdCITIT db BRYSON General Blacksmiths, Horseshoeing. Steel, Iron and Hardwood Lumber kept in stock, also wagnso suitable for freighting and ranching. Shop ou lliirhvriy Avenuo, ASHC-Ol'T, D.C. KLONDIKE. Obtain our quotations on niNERS' & PROSPECTORS' SUPPLIES Picks, Shovels, Gold Pans, Gold Scales, Pack Saddles, Dog Sleighs, River Boats, Tents, Sheet Steel Stoves, Camp Utensils, etc., ete. MCLENm,McFEELY&CO.,LTÂ® Vancouver, B.C. - graphed Kloudiko map nud pt ing routes, trails aud full informatiou Sond for litliourupbod Kloudiko map nud pamphlet contain- " **â,âPRBB, tr1 O l M -*i
Title changes in chronological order: The British Columbia Mining Journal (1895-05-09 to 1896-05-02), The B.C. Mining Journal (1896-05-09 to 1899-04-29), and Ashcroft Journal (1899-05-06 to 1967).
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