"fdef1d07-1e45-4574-8435-2548ef1b1ba3"@en . "CONTENTdm"@en . "BC Historical Newspapers"@en . "2014-06-06"@en . "1899-12-21"@en . "https://open.library.ubc.ca/collections/cranherald/items/1.0070690/source.json"@en . "application/pdf"@en . " THE CRANB\nv HERALD.\nVOLUME 2.\nCRANBROOK, BRITISH COLUMBIA*. THURSDAY, DEOEMBEB 21, 1890.\nM'MliKH I')\nEAST OF THE KOOTENAYIj&MtSX\nMany Properties.\nSIMPERS NUXT VliAR\nThe Past Season Characterised\nhy Much Development\nWork.\n; the intention\nj develope the property\ni still further '.o demotisttate its value.\n ' j There is now on the duuip about 250\ntons of ore suitable for shipment and\ni B. Keeler Writes Interestingly of p\u00C2\u00AB>habiy s\u00E2\u0084\u00A2 >\u00C2\u00B0\u00C2\u00ABs of concentrating ore.\nOther Properties.\nDuring the summer, over lhe divide\nfrom * Boulder creek, C. M. Keep bus\nbeen doing considerable work on tbe\nTontine group, This group has an immense showing of copper 011*, and in lhe\napt lug work will be resumed on a large\nscale.\nWork win disioiilinnid on lhe property of the Hull River Mining compauy\nabout three weeks ngo. The work so fur\nhas been preliminary, to extensively develope nest season. There are big\nIttdnos otLgalena and copper on the property. Thla group in also located over\nthe divide from lloulder creek, higher\nup the mountain than the Tontine. It\nis owned principally iu Spokane,\nUp Wild Horse creek and its tributaries tbere hus been mort or less development going ou all summer, Imt the work\nfor the uirst pari has been suspended1 for\nthe winter, between Wild Horse and\nMurk creek there are a number of promising properties upon which but little\nwork has been done, llut on Tracy and\nLewis creeks development has been going on all summer.\nAmong other claims in that section\nmny be mentioned tbe Minnie M and\nTiger, John L. and Montana. On tbe\nMinnie M aud Tiger one tunnel of forty\nfeet bas been driven, showing ore all of\nthe way. Auother of twenty-five feet\nwas run ou the ledge with ore the entire distance. Besides there are several\nopen cuts showing ore. In all, there\nhas been 200 feet of work done, but aside\nfrom that mentioned nothing has been\ndone iu the development of the property.\nThe John L- was being developed all\nsummer but work was suspended a few\nweeka ago, hut will be resumed in a\ncouple of weeks, the company operating\nit having Jio.uoo on hand to resume\noperations.\nThe Montana is owned largely by Montana parties, A contract for about sixty\nfeet of shaft and crosscut has just beeu\ncompleted but another contract will be\nlet in a few days. This is a most promising claim and bids fair with development to equal any of the other properties in that section,\nTbere are many other claims tributary to Fort Sleele upon which considerable work has been done the past summer, and many of them are showing up\nwell.\nThe coming year will witness great\nactivity in the mines about Fort Steele,\nand many of the properties will be\nplaced on the shipping list. The possibilities of this section cannot be overestimated, as the mountains are fill -il will:\nore which only needs intelligent work to\nmake it available. Hast Kootenay is,\nwithout question, as rich as any other\nsection of the province and will, within\nthe next year, attract attention wh ch\nlias been diverted lo other sections less\nremote than Kast Kootenay bus been in\nthe past, fiom lhe commercial centers.\nNow the conditions are changed, ibe\nCrows Nest Pass railway traverses the\ndistrict, another railway will be built\nnorth, nnd the country will thus become\nas easily access j hie as any other mining\nsection. Arthur B. Keeler.\nThe mineral development in the mines\ndirectly tributary to Fort Steele, during\nthe past year, bus exceeded the expectations of the most sanguine. So rapid,\nIndeed, has been the development, that\nfew people realize fully what has been\ndone. Properties which were only prospects a year ago, can now be called ship,\nping mines. Where then were uot to\nexceed fifty men employed, there are\nnow over 200. ' To enter inlo details can\nhardly be possible iu the limits of an ar-\ndtiiaty newspaper article, therefore 1\nwill confine myself to a general outline\nof whut has been doue.\nThc Chkkamonstone.\nThis property oassed into the hands of\nthe present compauy on June l, and on\nthe 9II1 work was commenced and has\ncontinued without intermission, and up\nto the preseut time tbere has been done\nncaily 600 feetofworkintunuels, shafts,\nwinzes, cross-cut-* and open-cuts. Iu the\nprocess of development a large amount\nof shipping ore has been taken out, only\nwaiting the lime il can be taken to the\nrailroad. As the work proceeds the owners have increased, faith, in the value of\nthe propei ty. At present sixteen men\nare employed, and the management\nhope lo increase the force to twenty-five\nmen soou after January I.\nThc Dupont.\nOne year ago the Dupont; on \"Boulder\ncreek, was a prospect, but little work\nhad been done. An immense dyke\ntraverses the property aud in many\nplaces it was known to carry free gold.\nTbe Ottawa and Montreal syndicate now\noperating it took hold of the property in\nthe spring, since which time a large\namount of work has been done in prospecting the ground. Thr- main tuunel\nis now in 137 leet, nt that point cross-\ncutting the big dyke was commenced\nand is now In twenty three feet. The\nledge wus stripped at eight feet iu the\ncross-cut, but as yet the oilier wall haa\nnot been encountered. Assays have\nbeen taken not only in the ctoss-cut\nbut in'tbe tunnel, And the values will assay J30 to the ton. The Dupont will be\nequipped with compressor, concentrator\nand Stamp uni\. The compressor will\nprobably be Installed this winter. A\nforce often men la now employed in the\nwork and this will be added to os soon\nnn room can be made Ior them. The\nsyndicate are of the opinion lhat they\nhuve it big Iree milling property.\nThe \u00C2\u00BBlg Chief.\nAcross the gulch ftom lhe Dupont is\ntbe Big Chief group. This was a prospect a h yeur ago, but during the summer past, a tunnel was niu on the \eiti\nami assays Irom some of the ore was\npuenuudual, picked specimens going us\nhigh as $11,000 to the ton, the average,\nhowever, running between fM.apd $30\nto the Ion, A small force only has been\nemployed during the past two months,\nbut thi*-' will be- largely Increased iu a\nshort time, when the propeity will be\nthoroughly and systematically developed. Machinery will also be inst idled in\nthe Bin Chief, in fact, tenders for the\ncompressor, slump mill -aud ebneentra-\ntoi hnve been nsked for. 'i'he property\nIs owned chiefly In Montreal,\nThe Eiirlla.\nThis is ihe most prominent property\nin lhat section. A vast amount o( vvoiL\nIms been it CCOMl pi tilled In the development oi the property, consisting of 1000\n1,'it ni tunnels, shafts and cross cuts.\nThis group was receutli taken over by\nC. Hunger ford Pollen in behalf of an\nMethodist Church Dedication.\nThe handsome new Metlunlist church\niu Ibis city was formally dedicated last\nSolidity moruiug by Rev. Wood, of\nKaslo. The service was well attended\nand the music prepared for the occasion\nWOS a treat. Monday evening the ladies\nserved 11 fine supper at Miner's old store\nloom, und In the evening gave h concert\nat the chinch. Tbe program consisted\nof music and tidks. The musical purt of\nthe program was fully appreciated by\nthose present, but when il comes to\ncharging admission for the talks, or\nwhatever they might be culled, **iven by\npreachers biuI newspaper men, that is\nnibbing it in pretty hind on the public,\neven for a church.\nA teport was read by Mr. Prest, of the\nbouid of trustees, showing thai the\nmoney subscribed and raised iu othei\nways, was sufficient lo pay all Indebted*\nuess except $125. This showing reflects\ngreat credit on lhe pastor, Rev. Smith.\nThe Canadian Bank of Commerce.\nHon, Quo. A. Cox, President B. Et, Wai.kkk, Oen. Man\nPAID-UP CAPITAL, $6,000,000,00.\nA General Banking; Business Transacted.\nDeposits Received.\nLondon Agents\u00E2\u0080\u0094The Bank of Scotland.\nCRANBROOK BRANCH.\n(\u00E2\u0080\u00A2OUT STEELE BRANCH. J. W. H. SMYTHE, Manager.\ni-\u00C2\u00AE\u00C2\u00AE-\nCranbrook\nHotel 3 3\nQuests Comfort a Specialty\nQood Stabling In Connection\nNearest to railtoiul nud depot. Has accommodations for the public unequalled in Crnnbrook,\nRYAN & MORRISON\n Proprietors\nREVIEW OF THE DISTRICT\nA. W. McVittie Refers Briefly to\nWorking Properties.\nMICH DEVELOPMENT WORK SHOWN\nAnd the Properties Worked Add\nto thc Mineral Wealth of\nThis Country.\nThe remarkable progress ofthe development of the mittttiK Intereatfl of South\nGait Kootenay during the past year deserves the careful attention of all who\nare interested in mining investments.\nIn all ditections from Cranbrook ure\nproperties which during tbe year have\nbeen developed from mere prospects inlo\npromising mines. Begimiing with Perry creek, which had lost some of its popularity, there are now three active companies working there, The Perry Creek\nGold Mining & Milling company is act-\nvely pushing -(development, with a considerable force of men, and a plant installed iu good substantial buildings.\nThe British-American corporation is\ndriving tunnel in on the Treasury Box,\na good proposition of immense .size near\nthe falls, which now begins to look'Hke\na producing mine. The Mastodon Copper (Mining company, which has done\nsome hundreds of feet of tunneling and\ndrifting on an enormous ledge of copper-\nbearing quartz near the hnouth of Perry\ncreek, is now arranging a contract to\nsink 500 feet,\nOn the Upper St. Marys river a great\nnumber of properties have been advanced a stage. The Pyramid Miuing\ncompany has had a force of men at\nwork all the year ou their numerous\nclaims in Pyramid basin. Messrs. Pollen aud Thurstou have two fine looking\ngroups of copper ledges in the same\nvicinity on which considerable work has\nbeen done^this year. I). W. Moore, of\nthe Trail smelter, acting for a strong\nsyndicate, has opened up a rich looking\ntwenty-five ledge of copper rock on the\nwest fork, and many other adjoining\nproperties have been repiesented to the\nextent of tbe year's assessment work.\nLower down the river the most notable\nproperty is the John Bull group, on\nwhich a tunnel shows a remarkably\nstrong ledge of copper rock fit for shipment at once.\nTurning to Kimberley camp, substantial progress is observed. The North\nStar h is been turned over to u uew joint\nstock company, and tbe mine is ready\nfor very large shipments as soon as the\nNorth Slur railway is in running order.\nThe old ore bodies ate divided off und\nstopes arc ready for the methodical extraction of the ore. Galena has at last\nbeen found ou the Stem winder. The\nSullivan Mining company has had a considerable force of men at work all the\nar, nnd bus proved tbe existence of\ntwo distinct galena ore bodies, which\nplaces tbis property among the permanent mines of the province, The Kimberley Consolidated, the Headlight an 1\nthe Black Hear companies have all beeu\nformed on sound lines for the working\nof properties having first-class showings,\nthe Black Jl.ear having a steam piuup\nami hoist at their shall, which has\nreached a depth of over seventy feet iu\ngalena and copper.\nNear Marysville the Kootenay St Al-\n-oma company has stripped a ledge on\nthe Pedro for a distance of over two\nhundred feet, showing some three feet\nshipping ore.\nSeveral deals have been made in properties on Luke Creek prairie, but no\ndevelopment work of importance has\nbeen done, though operations are promised at an early period.\nWithin four or five miles of Cranbrook\nlo the east- the work done on claims\nsouth of Isador canyon Juts shown the\nexistence of rich copper ledges which\narc likely to prove shippers wilhin a\nyear, thc most notable being the lvxcess,\nWith a sixty-five foot shaft, and the\nHorse Shoe, on which work is now being\npushed wilh energy.\nThe Skockum Chuck district has no\ntransportation facilities aud little active\nmining bus beeu doue, but tlle year has\nHen the discovery of several very large\nledges of eopper rock on that stream,\natul without doubt tuorc will he heard of\nthese discoveries Inter en,\nIn the Tracy creek camp the most\npromising properly is the ICstells. on\nwhich it grent deal of preliminary work\nhas been done by the Polsen brothers,\nwho have now bonded it to a syndicate\nofciipitnlists represented by Mr. Pollen,\nand further work iB now under way, over\nfive tons of supplies having been delivered on the ground for thia winter's\noperations. Iu the same vicinity a well-\ndefined ledge carrying copper and galena is being developed on the Montana\nby a Spokane syndicate. On the Minnie M. work is beiug done by Messrs.\nHumphries and Wallinger, and on the\nGolden Fleece, Little John and the Stanley by John Kgun. The Swan has seventy feet ot tunneling and the Wasa has\nsome 250 feet of tunneling and drifting\nand is destined eventually to become a\nmine.\nTraveling further south will be found\nseveral properties under development in\nthe vicinity of Six Mile creek, and st 11\nfurther south 011 Wild Horse creek are\ninnumerable propositions awaiting transportation facilities.\nOn Boulder caeek, a tributary of Wild\nHorse, three gold properties, lhe Big\nChief, Little Chief am) Dupoul group,\nunder the supervision of C l;. Untitling*\nion, ure being energetical ly developed.\nThese properties wilt shortly be supplied\nwith compressor ..:.\u00E2\u0096\u00A0\u00E2\u0096\u00A0. and crushing\nmachinery. Furtb i* tht Wild Uirse\ntbe Golden Five Ii ing operated by a\nSpokane rompauy \u00E2\u0096\u00A0.*..:\u00E2\u0096\u00A0 \u00E2\u0096\u00A0-. has outfitted a\ncamp for iii tfintor The usual placet\nmining has been cai . on ' - the large\nChineae population 01 Wild Hon with\nfun results, but tli-* Jarge Btock coutpui -\niea do not appear tn l ive operal\nyear. South \"of Wild tlorse there has\nbeen no work oi Importance ibis yeai\nuntil bull river (steadied, ll \u00E2\u0080\u00A2 the\nChickamoustone 011 the north bank Ii\nbeing worked by a strong compauy aud\nabout 700 feel of tunnel-., shafting and\ndrifting haa proved \u00E2\u0080\u00A2 \u00C2\u00BB\u00E2\u0096\u00A0 existence \"t a\ncontinuous body 01 rich copper ore.\nPurthei South the gtouud known ns tlie\nMajor Bteep* propett* ia being worked\nby the Bmpiru Mn k company. This,\nuud the workings ol tliu- Bishop and i*lc-\nbain claims and adjs ent properties near\nSand creek bid fair to bt* well known in\nthe inline as copper producers.\nOmitting all mention ol tbe Immense\nami important devel \u00E2\u0096\u00A0\u00E2\u0096\u00A0 men! of ten coal\nmines at Fernie, which mnv support a\npopulation ut'aooo people, the opening\nup of the copper ledges near Tobacco\nPlains, l>y uumi rousoperators.is worthy\nofioterest, tbe ledges there showing ii\nis reported, remarkfibly rich ore.\nAlmost straight soulh of Cranbrook\nibe group of mines at Movie boa been\ncouholi aled and uuw i-. being worked liy\none of thesttollge/t companies in British\nColumbia. A very large amount of actual development hud been done by the\nformer owners, and the proper ty\u00C2\u00A3iH now\nequipped with a compressor pluiit, concentrator of 150 tuns capacity, ami aerial\ntramway ami commodious permanent\nbuildings. The Sooiijty Girl, an adjoining property, bus occupied the iilleniiun\nof Charles Farrell, who bus been systematically developing the ledge ull the\nsummer. The ore In uiis vicinity te all\ngalena of medium grade. Some slight\nworkings on the opposite side of Moyie\nlake Indicate ihe existence of similar\nore iu tbe ledges there.\nNearer Crniibronk Is the Pay Roll\ngroup, showing some very rich ledges\ncarrying gold-, associated with tellurium,\nand a large ledge showing galena nud\ncopper, This ground is mnv being actively worked by lhe Pay Roll Gold Aiming company. *\nBetween the Pay Roll and Cranhrook,\nand beyond tbe Pay K-.ll iu the Weaver\ncreek division many prospects have\nbeeu advanced 11 stage in development,\nbut no work of momenlhas been done ou\nauy particular ptOperty.\nTaking It all through, the district bus\nshown up remarkably well during the\npast season. 111 every CU8C without exception thorpugh and earnest development work has icsuiiei hi Lbe Ina-ejfed\nvalue of properties, mul a few more years\nof such substantial progress will pluee\nSouth Bast Koote tiny in the lirst rank us\na producer of wealth.\nA. W. MeViliie.\nFOURTEEN YEARS AGO\nIn looking buck on some louiteen\nyears of sojourn in South Kast Kootenay,\nIcanimt f.ni lu remark on the wonderful\nprogress the district has made during\nthat \".time, ami the difference lu the\nlooks of the country now, and what il\nwas then strikes me as very forcible.\nThe people were few atul far between\nthen, tbe while resident population of\nthe whole diitilet numbering less than\nfifty-\nCharles Clark, who, with bis wife,\nwere iti charge- of the sioie and ferry\nscow at \"Galbraith's Ferry\", ns Fort\nSteele was theu cnlled, were the two\nfust people one met on coming into Ihe\ncountry, as J did, hy boat from Canal\nFlat, which, by the way, was the first\nfreight boat brought into the district,\nMrs. Clark, who had evidently eaten\nbannocks\" herself, presented our parly\nwitb some delicious yeast bread, and I\nfor one can say, (acknowledging thut\n\"bannocks\" for a month make one pine\nfor a change), that Mrs, Clark's bread\nwas the best 1 ever ate. Bread is not\nprogiess, will be said, but I contend thnt\nthe transition fiom '\u00E2\u0080\u00A2bannocks\" to Mrs.\nClark's bread, Is, and that tbe day the\nbachelor Kooteualte began to nuke bis\nown yeast bred, ii showed u wish tu do\nbelter nnd surely comes under lhe head\nof progress. The \"olil crimp\" ut Wild\nHorse, wilh David GriRUtt in charge,\nwas Ibe town of the country, uud was\nour only market for produce of all sort-.\nMr. Griffith was tlie only postmaster 111\nthe ds ri:t, ami many a time have the\ncurses heen loud and deep when one had\nto travel up and down the bills on the\nold pack trail to Kootenay pusl office to\ng^t our monthly or hbwlnterly mail,\nProgress ^cattle to our rescue, and .Mr.\nClarke was installed n\u00C2\u00AB postmaster at\nFort Steele, as \"Galbraith's Ferry\" bad\nthen come to be railed,\n\"Joseph's I'rairie,\" now the busy and\nthriving town of Cranbrook, was the\nonly other place ofimportln the district,\nwhere Colonel Itaker made 11 home for\nhimself and his sun iu 1885, Mr. French\nwas in charge of the ranch nml John\nGuatavus Norrls, who lived in a house\nadjoining the old ranch bouse, was the\nofficer appointed to look ufter the customs collections, nml n busy time he bad\nof it loo, duslng 1884.85, when the pack\ntrail to Bonners Ferry was lined with\nhorses and mules packed with alcohol, to\nhe converted by crude methods Into very\nnasty whiskey and brandy, us the case\nmight be, and .sold to the navies working on the C. P. iX, One would turn Up\nhis nose at such liquor nowadays, when\nprogress has given us tiie liquor we at\npresent consume, All supplies were\npacked in over the Moyie trail, until thc\ngovernment built Uu* wagon road irom\nWindermere to Fort Steele, Crnnbrook\nnml Wild Horse. Tins was ptogress in\nthe rigbi ilin-clieii, which has been billowed by ;iu almost perfect system ol\ntrunk roads and tmils throughout the\ndistrict,\nriir next s!ep in the onward march\nwas ibe building of the steamer An tier*\nley at Jennings, Mont., by B.W.Jones,\nand which was the means of lowetlug\nthe cost of the neressaries of life lo\nabout one-half the price that had obtained up lo that time.\nUntil tiie era of steamboats, the only\nquestion had been the one of bringing In\ncheap provisions, but uow arose that of j\nwhat we could ship out. Joe Bourgeois\nsettled the matter by slaking tbe lanious\nNorth Slur mine, and which ftom the\ndale of staking has been the backbone ol\nthe country. The shipment of ore to\nJenuings was the opening ol a new era\nin South blast Kootenay. We were be- j\nginning to be 11 self supporting people, [\nCapital hecame interested, more steam-\nboats built, and large quantities ol ore.\nthrough the medium ofthe steamboats,\nwere shipped to the smeller. Iu 1SS7\nMr. Fernie, having gotten the neceesary\nparticulars as lo location from Michael\nPhillipps, of Tobacco Plains, began pros-\npectlug ior coal iu the Crows Nesl Puss,\nilu-tesuit of which hus been tbe building up in the henrt ofthe Rockies ofthe\ntown of Fernie ami one of the biggest\npermanent imlustr es in Canada, The\nwords, coal, coke and ore, seem to huve\nstruck the right side ofthe C, P. K-, who\nufter yeurs of holding back, at last built\nthe railroad through South -East Kootenay, which now passes through our\nforms, near our mines, supplies our\ngrowing towns, and by cheap freight,\n(iu comparison with mules, wagons and\nsteamboats) enables us to market om\nproducts at a good profit.\nThe towns Cranbrook, Fort Steele,\nSteele, Moyie, Fernie and Kimberley are\nevidences ofthe progress we have made,\nlooking back us I can over tbe pusl de\ncade, uud realizing what the virgin forests can be mude into by the progressive\npolicy of government and people. Eveu\nthe native Indians have been taught tu\nkeep up wilh the times, Father Coc-\ncob, beloved by his Indians, and honored and respected by every right-thinking man, bus shown them what progress\nis. Looking back on what the Mission\nwus ten yeurs ago, a mere collection of\nhuls, the church u plain hewed log building, Look at it today. Tbe best church\nin South East Kootenay, the largest\nhospital, uud the industrial schools second to none in ihe proviuce, and which\nure so carefully superintended by tbut\nbest of good sisters, Sister Conrad. The\nIndians surely are lucky iu having these\ntwo, Sister Conrad and Father Coccolo.\nto teach them tbe meaning and value of\nthe word progress. Let us hope they\nwill always have such good tutors wbo\nwill leach tbem to keep up witb the\ntimes.\nIn looking luck and remembering\nwhat the country was eveu ten years\nago, one can hardly believe it is the\nsame, and it it only progresses in the\nfuture as il has in the past, we should\nhe proud to reflect lhat the country, so\nrich und prosperous, is ours, and it ouly\nrests with ourselves, with \"progress\" as\nour motto, to in,ike it still more so.\nC. M. Edwards.\nEVIDENCES OF QROWTH.\nRapid Increase in Post Office, Collector's\nOffice and Express Business.\nIt is easy to talk, but figures furnish\nthe best argument. The Herald has\nclaimed that Cranbrook is tbe natural\nrenter of South Kast Kootenay, and that\nresults show her lo be the business cen-\nTo substantiate this claim, and fur-\nIt Indisputable evidence of the rapid\niwth of the town, a few statistics are\ngiven for the benefit ofthe public.\nCollector's Ollice.\n\V. S. Keay, collector of customs, submits the following figures covering the\nperiod ofthe past six months :\nCollections for the outport of Cran\nbrook for the half year euding December 2i, 1899:\nImports, free $11,432 00\nImports, dutiable .... 21,25-100\nTotal $32,684 00\nDuly collected $ 6,311 92\nInland revenue collections for year $ 6,630 00\nIncrease In Post Ofllce Receipts.\nThe business in the post ollice of any\ntown is n pretty f ir Indication of lhe\ngrowth of the place. A look at the figures for tbe Ctaubrook post office will\nsurprise many, as they show beyond all\nquestion that Cranbrook bus gone ahead\nat a rapid rule. R. K, Seattle, Cranbrook's postmaster, has kindly furnished the following daia to The Herald ;\nRegistered matter received in\nmonth of September, iSyS..\nRegistered mailer received for\nfirst nineteen days iu lie*\n[\u00E2\u0096\u00A0ember, 1H99\t\nMoney order business in Sep\ntember, 1H9S\t\nMoney order business in November, 1899,.., 9,87600\nStamp sales September, 1S9S 6741\nStamp sales November, 1899 71831,\nboxes rented September, 1898 21\nboxes rented December, 1S99 85\nCranhrook the mail centfr for South\nEast Kootenay, and distributes mail for\nSwansea. Moyie, Creston, Sirdar, Kitchener, Warduer, Fernie, Crows Nest, Si.\nEugene, Elko, Kimberley and Marysville.\nI'.JIK\n5I2 00\nA Great Distributing Point.\nF, M. Medhurst, C. J'. R. agent for\nthis city, staled to The Herald that the\nfreight earnings for Cranbrook run from\nto $5000 per week, und express\nf2i*HJ per week, which\nwonderful\n[Increase over a year ago, and placed\nj Crnnbrook as one of the most important j\nj stations west of Winnipeg outside of the\nlarge cities. This la evidence of ihe fact\nj thnt Cranhrook today is the great distributing point of Soulh East Kootenay I\n^^^^*%r^*^^^^^^L^^^ ; %&&\n-W^-i.^vH\nA MERRY\nCHRISTMAS\nTo our many friends and patron?.\nSome Relishes.\nWe also beg to cull your attention to the many\nthings we hnve iu stock suitable for a Christmas dinner. Goods imported direct from California, such as\nChili Sauce, Honey, Red Kot Relish\nGreen Red Pepper Sauce, Stulfed Mangoes,\nDewey Olives, Ripe Olives, Celery Salt,\nSalad Dressing, Sweet Pickles, Asparagus.\nA FEW POINTERS.\nWe have n complete line of\nSeeded Raisins and Cleaned Currnts In Packages.\nCrosse & Blackwell's Peels. Pickles, flangoe\nChutney, Capers, Jams.\nMorton's whole Pineapples, Spanish Olives,\nKippered Herring, Herring in Tomatoe\nSauce, Preserved Bloaters.\nVanCamp's Pork and Beans, Maccaroni and\nCheese, flock Turtle, Ox Tai! and Bouillon\nsoups.\nAlymer chicken soup, canned fruit and vegetables.\nWagner's cherry stone lunch oysters.\nDelhi canned turkey, chicken and duck.\nFinest grades French peas, mushrooms and\nsardines.\nKeiller's marmalade and Seely's extracts.\nMcLaren's Imperial cheese, Canadian Rock\nsyrups.\nThe finest range of bulk and package tea in\nthe city.\nPatterson's graham wafers, ginger wafers,\narrow root and cream soda's in packages.\nChase and Sanborn's coffee.\nSole agents at Cranbrook for Government butter in one pound bricks.\nFRESH CANDIES\nOF FINEST GRADES\nA very full and\nFine line of\nCigar\ns\nALL KINDS OF\nWINES AND\nLIQUORS I\n\u00E2\u0096\u00A0\u00E2\u0096\u00A0\u00E2\u0096\u00A0\u00E2\u0096\u00A0\u00E2\u0096\u00A0\u00E2\u0096\u00A0\u00E2\u0080\u00A2'\u00E2\u0080\u00A2'.^\u00E2\u0096\u00A0\u00E2\u0096\u00A0^\u00E2\u0096\u00A0\u00E2\u0096\u00A0\u00E2\u0096\u00A0'\u00E2\u0096\u00A0i'-^^Mw \u00E2\u0096\u00A0>\u00E2\u0080\u00A2\u00E2\u0080\u00A2\u00E2\u0096\u00A0\u00E2\u0096\u00A0\u00E2\u0080\u00A2\u00E2\u0096\u00A0\u00E2\u0096\u00A0 I\nGive us a trial. We will serve you I\npromptly and guarantee all our goods. I\nFort Steele I\nMercantile Co. I\nLIMITED. j\nCranbrook Wardner Fort Steele I\nI\n\u00E2\u0080\u00A2I CRANBROOK HERALD\nrUUR.SDA.Y,\nDEC. 21. 1390\n)\u00E2\u0096\u00A0\". I-: SIMPS'in. KUitoi\nti;i;ms nr st'i;*-n;n'HiiN i\nriu* ii-'i\ndlgtrluf. ii\nyour initio o\ni'he proper place for the gov\neminent offices of South East\nKootL-nuy is in some town on\nthe railway.\nA VEAK'S GROWTH.\nTbe conditions of today iu Cniiibrnolc\nand tbe conditions a year ago present a\nmost strikinn coutrast. Tbeu tlie lown,\nalthough having a good start, consisted\nchiefly of hope in the future, Tlie permanency of tbe Institutions were not\nfully esteblisbed, and busiuess men. al-\nthuii] before\nnd ,.,.1 dowi\n\u00E2\u0096\u00A0 Vitus day.\nThere are many things to bu thankful\nfor Iu Crailbrook. dm* te th.it you are\nhere\nIt is not too lute fur the 511.111 whn 1)09\nbeen rending The Herald \u00E2\u0080\u00A2\u00E2\u0080\u00A2year without\npaying a cent, to subscribe ittld he saved.\nThe Herald Ims noeiicrny.-stocusligule\n1 the eve of this happy Christmas. It\nisbes one nml nil u nierrj celebration\nuud many returns nf Uu* day.\nThe Herald has gathered o few statistics that mny prove Interesting for this\nissue. Il print** uno copies this week\nno more or no less, but te bas not asked\nforan extra dollni I'mm the business men.\nThey ure staunch ihe year around,\nThe people of this district now look\nupon Crnnbrook ns tlie natural center ior\nthe transaction of all kinds ofbusIuPRS\npertaining to the 1\npeople of Port Steele\n(strict Even the\nuditnt this to be a\nfuel.\nThe print\nabout \u00E2\u0096\u00A0J2.1\"\"\nthe Tribuni\nre merchants\nA WORD OF THANKS.\nThe Herald takes this occasion to\nwish its patrons and readers u merry\nChristmas and happy aud prosperous\nNew Yeur. The people ot CraiiDruok \"I\"'\"1 right In\nhave been slaunch and steadfast in their\nsupport of The Herald. They have recognized its work and shown their flppie-\nelation by giving this office iheir business. The Herald put in a first class\nplant, and devoted lis energies to the\nupbuilding of Cranbrook mid the district, and the people have not hesitated\niu their response The editor of The\nHerald has beeu in the newspaper business ior twenty years, and he is free to\nsay that he never saw 11 community of\nbusiness men who were so 1 early to acknowledge the work of a newspaper for\nthe benefit of the community, or more\nliberal in their patronage. Ami now, al\nthe Vuletlde of the year, the editor de-\nsires to extend his thanks lo ull, with\nthe hope that the efforts of The Herald\nin the future may be more productive of\ngoud than in the past.\njThe London & Liverpool\nMercantile Company SS\nWe have in stock a few\nBlack, all wool Pilot cloth overcoats, $14.00 j\nAlso, all wool pea jackets, same cloth, 9.00 1\n\u00E2\u0080\u00A2^MClothing at a big reduction.*^'!\nThe Cranbrook\nLumber Co.\nSaw and Planing Mills\nStores at Ganbrook, Pincher Geek and Macleod\nC-fHcefi iu Nelson pny out\n1 wages every liiotllll, and\nivs 90 per cenl <>f ii h\nNelson. And yet Ihere\nin that town wbo nsk the\nnewspapers to fight ngniust Entonlsm In\nthe west ami at the same time send to\ncheap printing houses 111 the east for ull\ntheir stationery.\nThe people of Smith East Kootenay\nwill have something to .-ay regarding\nthe location of the government offices\nwhen the proper time comes. Cranhrook stands first and last in favor of\none thing, i. e., the removal of the\nolhces lo some point on the railroad.\nThul is where tbey belong, regardless of\nwhat town on the lint? secures ihem, and\nthe people of Soulh East Kootenay will\nmake nu emphatic demand in that direction. \t\nGet ready for our new skating rink.\nI have just received a large shipment of m* J* J| ^\nClub and Hockey Skates\nOF AIL SIZES\nAlso a Special Line of\nCHINAWARE\n::AT\nt\nTHE OFFICES SHOULD HE CHANdED\nTlie meeting of the hotel men of thc\ndistiict in this city last week wus u practical demonstration of the fact thai Cran*\nbrook is the easiest town of access for\nthe district as a whole. Every community iu the district large enough to\nhave a licensed hotel, was represented\nby one or more persons. Aih result,\nthey came from Moyie, Marysville, Kimberley, Warn, I'ort Steele, Wardner,\nCranston, Elko and Fernie. Of all the\ntowns represented, and that includes\nevery one ill the district, allure on the\nrailroad except Fort Steele and Wasa,\nnud iu direct communication with Cranhrook. If tbey had been compelled to\ncome to Cranbrook, and then hire\nteams and drive twenty-four miles to\ntransact their busiuess, it would hnve\nbeen different Jt is patent to any and\nall 'that the proper and only place for\nthe government offices of this district is\nin some town ou the railroad. Sue It n\nchange would conserve to the best interests of lhe district, nud do the greatest good to the greatest number. It is\nfoolish for the -government to retain the\noflices in a town twelve miles oil lhe\nrailroad, when the great majority of\nthe residents of the district live on the\nrailroad.\nThe plea that the prospectors of the\ndistrict demand Iimt the offices remain\nat I'ort Steele is nonsense. Those who\nwork in the district immediately tributary to l-'ort Steele would prefer Ihnt existing conditions are continued so far as\nthey are concerned, uud when the change\nla made, their rights and privileges will\nhe duly observed, for there will always\nbe need of u recording oflice ut that\npoint. Hut there are other mining men\nwho have interests scattered over the\ndistrict, in the St. Marys countiy, the\nNotth Star hill, Moyie, Hull river, Sand\ncreek, Elk river. Boundary ami other\ndistricts whose 'rights and privileges\nshould aho he maintained us they constitute the great majority, und they demand a recording office at some point on\nthe railroad.\nBut, the growth of the district the\npast two yeurs has changed the conditions materially. Two or three years\nago the chief business, and about the\nonly business, was the recording relative\nto mineral properties. Today, it is\nvastly different. Within this lime many\ntowns huve spuing Into existence, Hie\npopulation has Increased twenty fold or\nmore, and the volume of commerce\ngreatly augmented. This bus given rise\nto much business in the courts, and u\ngeneral increase of work In the govern\ninetit ollli\nAMONG THE BRETHERN.\nEditor Ileudersou, of the Fernie Free\nPress, is doing some good editorial work\non his paper ihese days.\nEditor Carlev, of the Nelson Economist, has a political bee buzzing in his\nhontiet. Editor Houston has a whole\nhive.\nEditor Smyth, ofthe Moyie Reader, is\npublishing articles on matrimony, and is\ncarrying around a smile that is seraphic\niu the extreme.\nEditor I.owerv, of the Sew Denver\nI.edge, is moralizing now thut the end of\nthe yenr draws near, over the fact that\nfour jacks will beat four deuces.\nA. It. Keeler is making his individual*\nilv known on the Fort Steele Prospector\nin his editorial work and mining articles,\nand what is more, personally he is a\nmighty good fellow.\nEditor Wood, of Macleod, was defeated as a candidate for mayor by a very\nsmall majority. Mr, Wood is an energetic citizen and bus done much for the\nadvancement of Macleod. An electiou\nwould have been a deserved compliment\nto him.\nEditor Grace, ol the Fort Steele Prospector, was in town Friday soliciting advertising from the merchants uf the\ntown he has slandered ever since the\nfirst lot stakes were driven. The town\nthat in the columns of his paper is nothing but a \"potato patch,\" is a pretty\ngood held to come to for dollars. If\nGrace is uot too old to learn he wil find\nthat the policy he has pursued in his\npaper is a poor one, and that the growth\nof Cranbrook has nothing to do with the\nprosperty of Fort Steele, but that the\ngrowth of both is due to the fart that\nthey are located in a grand and glorious\nmineral district.\nSALAD ana*.*\ndt DRESSING\nEDITORIAL NOTES.\nMerry Christmas nnd\nYear!\nHappy New\nEnjoy Christmas,\nprivilege tbis year.\nIi is your right and\nJake Pink, manager of the Fori Steele\nMercantile company in this city, is\nknown to be a most energetic man, ami\ntf Ihere is one thing above another he\ndoles on is to have everything about his\nstore In apple pie order. As a result he\nis prone to make mnny changes in the\narrangements, It la snid that one week\nhe could find nothing else to change so\nhe had the wire screen on the cheese box\nturned inside out, I.nfit week he was rearranging the stable and ft new door was\nput in. Some of the boys said it was\nhardly large enough for the big horse to\npass through. Jake laughed at the idea,\nand had the horse taken In to show that\nhe was all right. Well, he was, ns the\nho'se went through without any trouble,\nlint tlie animal hnd jnst returned from a\nlong drive and whs a little gaunt. After\nhaving a hearty feed the horse was\nturned around and started out the door,\natul In a minute was stuck fast. A\" a\nresult a poitiou of the frame hnd to be\ntaken off to permit ihe exit of the horse.\nJake is not talking about the sue of\nhorses very much just now.\nSkates\nChina ware\nA Call Solicited\nS S G.H. Miner\nCOSMOPOLITAN\nHOTEL\na*\nJ*\n**\n**\nJ*\nSMALL & MUSGRAVE,\nProprietors.\nEverything first class. Rooms newly furnished, well\nlighted, well ventilated, and heated by furnace. Conveniently\nlocated, and ranks with the best.\nFirst-class Dining room and best of Cigars and Liquors,\nRates, $3.00 per day. _ ,\nShort orders day and night. dranbrook, to. L.\nCRANBROOK, B. G\n-ALL KINtiS OF-\nRough and\nDressed Lumber, {\nDimension Lumber,\n5hingles and\n| flouldings.\n5\nIN STOCK OR \"MADE TO ORDER.\n*************************M**********9********9******)I\nCommercial Hotel...\n\u00C2\u00AEmmmm*mmmm\u00C2\u00AEifmMtwm\u00C2\u00AE'm.\u00C2\u00AEm\nThe,..\nRefitted Throughout\nOne ofthe Most Comfni table\nHotels in East Kootenny.\nNewly Furnished\nVanDecar & Son, Props.\nCranbrook, B. C.\nQGOQOi\nRoyal\n...Hotel\nwsmmooofj.\nThe Herald Introduce! several new\neditors to the public this week.\nTo be a resident aud property holder\n11 Craubrook te to be i-niiuiu.ii*.\nCranbrook, with h population of 1200,\nbus made progress lhat is commendable\nto the extreme degree.\nCruubrook hus four preachers and one\neditor. There is no excuse, now for any\nresident not betiiK saved.\nThe Herald publishes some data thai\nmay prove Interesting, since it shows\nthe growth nnd prosperity of Craubrook.\n.Mayor Neelands, of Nelson, says that\nhe bin* hud enough, ami la willing to let\nhis mantle full ou other shoulders next\nyear 1\nFrom the duy ihut tht* first building\nwas constructed on Haker slreet. up to\nthe present time, Cranbrook has continued more prosperous.\nIf there is 0 cbibl in Craubrook whose\nparents are too poor to give him a happy\nChristmas, his name should be known,\nnud his case be given atteutiou.\nThere ure very few towns in British\nColumbia the size ol Cruubrook with as\nmany well dressed, happy nnd prosperous people as can be found in this cily.\nIf there is a man who has located permanently iu Cranbrook and In not a sub-\nr$ Ht '(it\nFred Pieper and Archie Currie invited\na few friends to llieir shuck one day this\nweek to partake of u Christmas dinner\nahead of lime. The guesta were Willinm\nDoble, R. E, beattie, John iUclbiff,\nGeorge Meyers and Matt Rockendorf.\nCurrie is a celebrated chef, although he\ndoes not follow the culllnary line as .1\nbusiness, and he is not a sour-dough\ncook by any means. Pieper officiated\nas master of ceremonies, uml between\nthe two they gave an entertainment fit\nfor the gods. Their menu was artistic\nand served in courses, and tht* appreciation displayed hy the guests was of so\nmarked a degree, that for a time it\nlooked us if Dr. King or Dr. Green\nwould be called in. It is said that Pieper was silent and tbut Currie did all\nthe talking, but of course those who\nknow Ihem cun Judge the best, There\nwere oysters served iu all styles, a roost\nturkey that made the mouths of the\nguests water, cranberry jelly, mashed\npotatoes white us snow, French peas,\nplum pudding, mince pit*, tea, coffee,\nCpcoa, fruits, wilh a dash of claret and\ngold neck here and there as appetizers\nThen followed cigars ami How of wit\nthat left pleasing Impressions, Th\ndinner was a success, nnd those present\nate so much that it was witb difficulty\nthey rose from their chairs, and it will\nbe a long time beforo ihey forget the\nenjoyment of the occasion,\nMfltty people 111 South Bnsl Kootenay\nremember John I. Booge, who was for\nnu ily interested iu mining propositions\nin this district. Of late he has lived iu\nihe Painter mountain district In Washington, nii'l has beeu lnteresle-1 in the\npublication <>l the Palmer Mountain\nProspector John tells a good story relative to his first efforts in the newspaper line. He says lie wrote an editorial one week that he felt very proud of,\nand after the paper was out hurried to\nthe barber shop, the genet al loafing\npluee in the town, to heur what the |*\npic thought of it. Taking a chnlr In\none corner of the room, he held n paper\niu bout of bim, and waited lor the praise\nthat he knew must be forthcoming, in\na few moments a man entered, and as\nthe editorial bore directly on the mining interests ofthe district, he felt confident that his vanity wot M be amply\nsatisfied. Thi man took his seal tu the\nbarber'c choir, und the barber nsked us\nhe adjusted the towels nrouud his neck;\n\"Diil you read tint editorial In the\nProspector this week ? \"\n\" Prospector li\u00E2\u0080\u0094I! I can ge(. more\nreading on n Hour sack thou I cau in\nthat sheet.\"\nJohn saiil that he slipped quietly out\nof the room and hurried to llle oflice\nwhere he sut down and phllosopl ed to\nFort Steele Beer\nIs the best. Patronize\nhome industry dt dt\nMcVittie & Hutchison\nMines and Real Estate\nMINES AND LANDS SURVEYED.\nINSURANCE jl jl jl\ng 0 Cranbrook, B. C.\nRobinson & MeKenzie.\nSaw and Planing Mills\nAll Kinds Of\nRough and Dressed Lumber\n; When in Kimberley\nStop at the\t\nj KlHBERLEY HOTEL\nj Wellman & Hurcl, Proprietors.\nJ New Building, New Furniture, and Every.\n! thing first-class. Our object is to please our\ni patrons.\nTlle court records sltow scrlber to Tue Herald, tie nlmuld ask tlie race.\nhlttiseiroii thi- ueculiRillieaol liic I nan\nT. A. Creighton,\nThe Grocer.\nHave you seen his stock ? It includes the best of everything:,\nfresh and up to date.\nNotions, Furnishings, etc.\nFruit, Flsh and Oysters.\nThe housewife aad lhe bachelor should deal wilh bin, It will pay Ihem.\na. ...... . (i)\n...J. F. ft a. JOYCE, Proprietors\nBaker Street, Cranbrook, B. C.\nConducted on the European Plan\nWELL APPOINTED CLUB ROOMS\nBest\nWines and\nis\nLiquors at the Bar\nri\nJ. LEASK, S THE TAILOR\nThe Best Slock, tbe Molt Satlaliclory Prices, aad\nPlrsl-Clnss Work. Repairing Neatly Executed.\nHI\n* MAKES SUITS THAT FIT\nfflMHBll\nB. C Furniture &\nUndertaking Ca\nManufacturers f I atl Rial's tf m__Z\nUpholstered Furniture and Mattresses.\nWe Sell Retail at Wholesale Prices.\nUndertakers S and S Embalmer\u00E2\u0096\u00A0>.\nPerdue Block, Opposite Canadian Bank Commerce.\ntt.************************ tt*************************\nI East Kootenay\n3 Hotel 3\nT. T. Richards\nProirlelir :::\nThis hotel lias been refitted and reiurnialieil. Tbe table\nia the best. Satisfactory rates given regular boarders.\nt Baker Street\nCranbrook, B. C.\n*******************9*****lt***************************\nM. Mclnnes g Co.\nWholesale and Retail...\nBUTCHERS\nFernie, Wardner, Fort Steele,\nCranbrook, Moyie.\nEL\nCentral Hotel North Star Hotel\n....FORT STEELE ...AIMBERLEY\nHarry .Drew, Prop.\nThe Central Hotel is open hoth day and\nnight. The har goods are Hrst class,\nand the dining room is in charge of\nThos. McCarson, and is second to none\nin the Kootenays. Free sample moms\nnnd the best and quietest hedroouis in\nthe town.\nTbe North Star Hotel ia tbe large and\nmagnificent hotel at Kimberley tbat\nis just finished and ia furnished new\nthroughout. Everything in connection Is first-class. Wben yon visit\nKimhcrley, don't forget Tbe North\nStar Hotel.\nJ Certificate of Improvements\nBritish Columbia.\nTill! PAVMASTIUI .MI.S'KIIAI. II.AIM\nCRANBROOK,\n************************************************\nCPAIVRDOOI^ ls the divisional p\u00C2\u00B0int of the Cr>ws\nCranbrook\nNest Pass Railroad.\nHas a io-stall round house, large machine\nshops, expensive railroad buildings and extensive railroad yards.\nCranbrook 's the natural and commercial center of South East\nKootenay.\nCranbrook Is the headquarters for wholesale houses and corporations of South East Kootenay.\nCranbrook Is the best starting point for all the mining districts in\nSouth East Kootenay.\nCranbrook Is building rapidly and her population is increasing week after\nweek.\nCranbrook offers the best field today for business men, builders, contractors,\nmanufacturers and investors.\nPor further information, maps and prices of lots, apply to\nL. A. HAMILTON,\nB. C. LAND INVESTHENT, AGENCY,\nVICTORIA AND VANCOUVER.\nBI WW \u00E2\u0096\u00A0\" the ''\u00E2\u0096\u00A0\u00E2\u0080\u00A2\" Steele Uinta] I)lvlsl\u00C2\u00BBn ol\nh-miii taut Kuoteuay lUstriet, Whero lucn-\noi mi Kluxer creek, about one inlle from\n|, Mllti*.\nIA, tB KOTICB tlmt i, Archibald W, McVlt*\nt:,*, iit. \u00E2\u0096\u00A0 miiK-rs certltloate No, nam, a tlnn as\nH|(enl ro.? <-*\u00C2\u00BB' Pity Holl Hold Mi-nut- mul Millin.:\nt- -ini'tiiiv, UnUte\u00C2\u00BBl, of Craubrook, B <'.. rrwtnln\nL,ra certifl n<*v So. i\u00C2\u00ABwio, intend, sUlyilays from\nLlio itiito i. oeut, u> apply tn tin* iiuy recordei\nfor a certn -wrta of lioprovcwenta, for the pur\num ol obu inniK a crown grant of the above\nelaun,\nAmi fnrtli *r ''''\u00E2\u0096\u00A0,' \"\"lice tlmt action, under\nlection \u00E2\u0096\u00A0\u00E2\u0096\u00A0:. m wt t>\u00C2\u00AB* eomroeneed before the issuance of sloIi certlflcaie of Imprwvetneiis.\nAKCHlliAl.li W, M'VIITIB\nDated nils 2nd a V of December, WW,\nTWO YEARS OF GROWTH\nJohn Hnlchisoo Writes of the Man)'\nClwogfs During Thai Time.\nGrtilicitc of Improvements\nI\nC. P. R. Land Commissioner,\nWINNIPEG, MANITOBA.\nV. HYDE BAKER, Local Agent.\nm\n-\u00C2\u00AE-\u00C2\u00AE~\u00C2\u00AE-\u00C2\u00AE-\u00C2\u00AE-\u00C2\u00AE <\u00C2\u00AE-6s-&-\u00C2\u00AE-mi\nBuy Lots\nIn Kimberley,\nThe Leadville of East Kootenay.\nTerminus ol North Star branch ol the Crows Nest Pass Railway\nOVER 200 MINERAL CLAIMS are situate within a radius of\nthree miles.\nSupply point tor the rich upper St. Mary's River district.\nUreat Water Power. Sullivan concentrator will be located here\nCHARLES ESTMERE,\nSole Agent\nGet Your Freighting\nDONE PROMPTLY BV\nSam Hitchell\nP. 0., KIMBEBLY,\nVI. Cra.breok\nReid's\nSUITS AND OVERCOATS\nAre for those who know a good thing- when they see it.\nA Snap....\nA man's Black, Heavy Weight, D. B. Wool Suit, $10.00\nDon't 60 around shivering when you can buy a suit of\nReld's warm, heavy underwear for $1.50.\nChristmas Neckwear, Handkerchiefs, Scarfs, Etc, at\nPPin \u00C2\u00A3 f ft TORONTO\nKCIU G\u00C2\u00A3 W., CLOTH INO STORE.\n\"The** Emporium\"\n.,. Wlasu AU . ...\nMerry Christmas and a Happy New Year\n\u00E2\u0080\u00A2\u00C2\u00AB<\u00C2\u00BB\u00E2\u0080\u00A2>*\u00E2\u0080\u00A2\u00E2\u0080\u00A2 **********\nWt have a complete assortment of Choice Groceries, Peels, Cleaned\nCurrants, Seeded Ralsiiu, Salad Dressings, Relishes, Sauces, Nuts, Table\nRabins, Fancy Candles, Etc, Etc\nJust received a lot of Fancy Goods for Christmas Trade. See our\nFurs, Caps, Capes, Jackets, Collars and Collarette, Etc., new Gents' Furnishings, Suits, Ties, Collars, Etc. opened this week. Staple and Fancy\nDry Goods.\nYours for Best Goods al Right Prices\nSherlock & Bremner.\nThe Work Tells\nthe Tale j* **\nGreet & Co.\nTHE CONTRACTORS\nKstimatca given ou sll cLbks of work\nin 0111 line. If you Intend to build, mc\nub. It may pay you,\nCranbrook\nJt Jt B.C.\nG. Johnson....\n^ Assayer *.*-<\u00C2\u00AB\n* Metallurgist\nCranbrook, B. C.\nG. R. LEASK\nij-.ii*. or iitf.nK.1\nContractor \u00E2\u0080\u00A2\u00E2\u0096\u00A0< Builder\nPLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS\nFURNISHED FKEB OF CliAltdE\nThose coulenplaUna; building will do wall to let\nnut (laura on tin. coutracli.\nCranbrook, British Columbia\nQEOROE R. TAYLOR\nFreighting\n-* Teaming\nWood and Ice For Sale\nCraabrook, Uriiisli Columbia\nP. 0. BOX is\n..or..\nMITCHELL'S RESTAURANT\nW. F. OURD, B.C. L.\nBarrister, Solicitor, Etc\nCra.krwk, British Columbls\nW. B. ItOHS. ll. W. IIMROIIMBM\nROSS & HERCHMER\nBarristers, Solicitors,\nNotaries ublic,\nConveyancers.\nJ. H. KINO\nPhysician and Surgeon.\nCltfH-K-SIIKltl.lK'li IM.OTK,\nCRANBROOK,\nJ. R. COSTIGAN, Q.C.\nBarrister\nSolicitor, Etc.\nURAKBItOOK\nHouse ud Lot in Cranbrook\nVive rooms, pantry, collar and large\nahed; for rent, fit per month, or for\nsale, 955\". 1*5 cash, balance $15 per\nmonth. Advertiser will rent house* or\natores in Cranbrook, Moyie, 1-Vrnie, Fort\nSleele or Kimberley, for rent or purchase\non eaay terms. Apply, P. O. box 115,\nCranbrook, R. C.\nmik\nI have a regular milk\nroute and deliver night\nand morning;.\nJ. L. PATTON.\nCranbrook\nLivery 3\nGEARY & DOYLE,\nProprietors ******\nRegular Stage to Kimberley\nTeams .ud drivers furnished for any\npoint iu tb. district.\nROBERT SHAW\nManager j, jt\n********** ..a-.*-....*.....\n...t,A..i.:.\u00C2\u00AB.e,.-.t..,.,,.e.&.i.Aa.*..\n4.4.... ft,.....*.....A..*..\nQ.......*,.A.*A.*,A........\nQ\ni\n*0\nm\no\nI\n1\nI\nu\no\nO'\nI\ni\nm,\n\u00C2\u00AE\n1\ni\n9'99'9'999 99m-v+--r*9999~9ie99\nWW't****'*';*'! \u00E2\u0080\u00A2\u00C2\u00BB\u00C2\u00BB \u00E2\u0080\u00A2J\u00E2\u0080\u00A2j\u00E2\u0080\u00A2\u00C2\u00BB*^i\u00E2\u0080\u00A2^',\u00E2\u0080\u00A2jf'\u00E2\u0080\u00A2#\u00E2\u0080\u00A2i^,\nWWWW-WW V99999'I\u00C2\u00A591'99^\n^99^999999VVVVV99isV9^'99if9\n3*\nr&\nto\ntm*a\n3\ntl\n-t\nChas. Estmere...\nReal Estate,\nMining Broker\n\u00E2\u0080\u00A2AY ROLL MIVBRAL OLATM (NO. 8S09\nSituate in tin* Port Stoelo Mmlnfl Division nf\nHuulli Bnal Kootenay district, v. hen* in*\ncnteii Lying nortli ot umi adjoining the\nI'iiyiniistfi, mi Nigger creek,\nTAKK NOTICE tliat I, Archibald IV. MoVU-\nle, free miner's aorilfloute Na num. nolinn as\nIgt-ntroi Mu* I'ay Roll Oold Mining uml MlllUlg\n- liony. Iimltod, Zof Cranbraok, It. C, tree\n:iiliii*i\ certlllCHtQ NO. UW70, lutein! sixty (lays\nr\u00C2\u00BBin iii*- Hiiti* lieraof, t<> apply in ilu* iiiIiiiiir re\n\u00E2\u0080\u00A2order tor a oertlflettte c( Improvements, for ti o\ninirpose uf iiiitaiiiiiij* .i crowu mum or ih.* above\nrial III.\nAnd iiiiiiior tnko uotloo that action, noder\nwctlon 87 iiuisi he commenced before tin- Is*\numnco of sticli certificate of iinpriiM'im'iiis.\nAHCHIllALU W, M'VITLtB\nDated tbh and day nf December, in 'J.\nCertificate of Improvements\n\V.'S AHONfl lilt FIRST RESIDENTS\nIS TO BE A GREAT CAMP\nKimberley, (be\n-eadrflfe of East Koote*\na Hummer,\nGREAT PROPERTIES IN THAT SECTION\nAnd Has Seen Cranbrook Make\nRapid Strides to the Front in\na Brief Time,\nSDPRItlNTRNURNT MINIMAL CLAIM\n(NO. Sofia >\nSituate lu tbe port Steele Mining division of\nSmith Kant Kiiiiiuniiy district, Where locn-\nteil-Hllnatcd mi Nlfiuer creek ami JoIuIdr\niin- I'aymiiiitor.\nTAKK NOTICE Hint 1, Arelllbald W. MoVIt*\nlie, Hi*\" miner's I'lirlilli-ale No. imsrn, ai'tiii-* uh\nliKCld tur the 1'ny Roll Oold Mining and Milllnj*\ni*iiiii]iaiiy,*lliiilli*tl, til i i.iul'i\u00E2\u0096\u00A0nirii. It. ('., ft00 Mini-\ncr'l corlllleiitu Nn, iiOUTO, lnli'iid, CO days from\nlln* iluitj liuitjof, in n|ipiy to iho mliiiiiu rocordor\nfoi* a oerillleutiioriniprovL'iiiouta, for the pur-\n[nso ut obtnliiltij a ciown itniat Dftlionbovo\nulaliii.\nAmi fiirtbor IAko|nntlco thai notion, under\narotloii :it, musl be coinmonucd boforo llio Is*\nminnoe of stiub cerilllcftte or Improvements,\nAUI'lllllALI) W. M'VI'fTIK\nhiiinl iii|\u00C2\u00AB n\,i dny or December, iroo,\nCertificate of Improvement\nSl'itl'IMSi: M1NKKAL CLAIM (No. USCO.)\nIlliiuto in iho i'oit Htedc Mining Division of\nItnst Kontcnay District Where located\nNm Ui ufand adjoining iho \u00E2\u0080\u00A2 Woli'mno*' on\ntlio NOlltll Side of lhe WOKt fork of M. MltrjH\nrivor, about ihe mii-m from Sawyer's I'uss,\nTAKK NOTICK Unit I, \, W. MoVlltle, 1'ren\niIiiier'B leiiiiii-aii\" 110870, acting us agont for\nirllmr riillllps, Vie,- Minor's certinonle iua,\nooo, lui I sixty days from the time boicof to\napply to the mining rnenrtlcr for n eortlllcaie uf\nImpiovcmctii ror Uib purposu of obtaining n\ni rown i.rant of tiie above clfllin,\na ml further lake notice thai notion under Rec\nIimi \"\u00E2\u0080\u00A2' mil: t lie comtnoncod before the lasuuiic*\nnf miuIi cerllllenie ol bnproveinent,\niiiui'ii Ihls loib dny of Novembor, 1809.\nA. W. M'VITTIE\nCertificate of Improvement\nFKAOTION HINKRAI.\nCLAIM.\nDl-\nSTOCKS\nBlack Rear... ,i>jc Umpire 9'\nKlmherle*.' Consolidated, tot*\nKimberley, B. C\nVln Cranbrook\nEvery Evening\nl:\a-pi Sustday Anil Tuesday,\nOur stiidio will be open (m taking\nPictures and thc sale of views, to\nsend to your frinrfs at Christmas.\nAlways busy\nthe Inst few weeks hefora Uie holiday\nseason. We would cmplisize the wis-\niloni of coming NOW.\nYours, for a happy Xmas nud a prosperous New Year,\nPrestT,,c\nPhotographer\nT. W. LEASK\n*-\u00E2\u0096\u00A0>\n\u00C2\u00AB\u00E2\u0080\u00A2\u00E2\u0080\u00A2\u00E2\u0096\u00A0\n\u00C2\u00AB\u00E2\u0080\u00A2>\nII\n#\u00C2\u00BB<\natl.\nMi\nPlaning Mill\n\u00E2\u0096\u00A0\u00C2\u00ABdSash and ::\nDoor Factory\n,\u00E2\u0080\u009EMflintfncUircra of...\nSash m* Doors jf> Mouldings\n*js Frames *\u00E2\u0080\u00A2*\nBand Sawing \u00C2\u00AB* Turning\nCrnnbrook\nSlTIMTR IN TIIK POUT Stkf.1,1* MlMN'\nvision ov South East Koothxay\nDlDTttlCT. WllKKK I.OI'ATKD-O.V lltCK-\nl.RllKHItV llll.I..\nTAKK NOTIOB, thnt wc,\nWalter Vnn Arsdi.l-.-tl, Free Miner's Cottlfl*\ninto, Nn- v&jittil\nItobcrl DeuRisey,; Freo Miner's Cortllloate,\nli 9,857.\nDavid Newell, Free Miner's Certificate, ii0,848.\nKi-*!!! K, Jones, Free Miner's (,'ortlflcuto,\na!\u00C2\u00BB,\"27, Intend, sixiy days from the date hereof,\nto apply lo thu Miiiim* ItooorderforuCerllllcetu\n\u00C2\u00ABf Improvements fnr tiie inirpose of obtaining a\ncrown Grant of the above claim,\nAnd further W!(e notice Unit nelion. under\nHcelioii nr, must bu coimne. cud before the\nissiinuco of rmoli Ci-rtliieate of Improvements.\n, Dated Ibis 7tll day of November, 1890,\n8|gnod WALTKR VAN AHSDALBN.\nROIIKRT DKMl'SKV,\nl\u00C2\u00BBAVIIi NKWKLL,\nELGIN E, JUNKS.\nCertificate of Improvement\nKNTKlti'l.'ISK MINF.RAL 0LA1N, (No, 85S0.)\nHltunte In the Fort Steele Mining Division of\nEast Kontumy District, Where located\u00E2\u0080\u0094\nSmith of and adjoining Uie \"Welcome\" on\nIho sitiitli -tide of tbo west folk nf Kt.\nMarys river, about live miles from Sawyer's\n1'nss.i\nTAKK NOTici: that t, A. W. McVittle, Free\nMiner's OertHlcato uMTO, acting as agonl for\nWm, Mllllcnn, Free .Miners Certlflcate iiio.no,\nand Hugh Mccool, Free Miner's Certificate as,*\nito, intend sixty days from tho date hereof lo\nnpidy in tin* m'nlng rocordor for a certlflcate of\nImprove nt fur tbe purpose of obtaining a\ncrown grunt \u00C2\u00BBr Die atmia olalm,\nAnd liitllicr ml*i> UOtlM (but lid Ion under-\nSection 87, must be comtneuced beforo the is\nsnam f such ecrtlflcute of Itnprovetnent,\nDated iins loth day of November, isw,\nA. W, M VITTIK.\nWAR\nKiii-land vs. Transvaal.\nRossland vs. Fori Steele.\nJusi arrived, a carload nf\nRossland\nBeer\nIn hogsheads, bnrrels anil kegs.\nThe Finest Lager Beer in\nCanada.\nJAMES KGRRI0AN,\nfinst Koolcnay Agent,\nCranbrook\nDrcwry's Ale, Stout and Lager in .\npints and quarto. Bom's ale 1 !B.nn ll*}?: !?\u00C2\u00B0_* \u00E2\u0084\u00A2.\nand (iuinnesse's stout.\nWlmlcnalc only. Ftmlles supplied.\nTliosr of the people ol Cranbrook who\nhave tliu honor of befog old timers, can\nat this iimt*, lhe second Christinas in\nlln* history of Cranhrook as a town, look\nback up'iti two years of growth and development seldom equaled in Britisli\nColumbia.\nTwo years ago this Christmas Craobrook consisted of the old Baker borne,\nthe Craubrook hotel, a sawmill, and In\naddition about fifty people and any\namount of hope. Today Crnnbrook is\nlhe acknowledged center of Hast Kootenay. and its leading towu, with a population Of I2uu people.\nAlthough Cranbrook has grown rapidly, there has been nothing iu lhe way of\na boom in Iut growth. The best proof\nof this is, that at no time in her two\nyears of existence have there been empty\nbuildings; showing that the building of\ntbe towu lias been a simple matter of\nsupply and demand,\nl'.aily iu tbe spring of 1898a few strag-\nn'.ing pioneers arrived In Cranbrook to\nfind a beautiful townsite and llie few\nbuildings above mentioned, and these\nSOOU CUUgllt the fever of hope that the\npeople in Craubrook had, aud hail bad.\nHence Craubrook's success. New build*\niu\u00C2\u00BB,s coin menced to spring up, one of\nthe lirst being the Kast Kootenay hotel,\nbuilt by Mrs, Donahue. Then Mr.\nMiner, the progressive hardware merchant, pul iu 11 Block of hardware iu a\nbuilding erected for him b) V. H. Baker.\nGeorge Leitch then built ihe siotes now\noccupied bj K K. Beattie, the postuias-\nRcid Sl Co., the cloister, **,l|l l''est.\nthe phptograpber. After that it was a\nmatter of continuous building which has\nnot yet stopped. Mr Crciehlon built a\nhtorc and put in n Btock of geucral merchandise, Sherlock & Biemuer and tbe\nFort Stce'e Mercantile company did Ihe\nsmiie. Mr. Hanson built the Cosmopolitan block, Mr. VanDecar the Royal\nhotel. The Canadian Bank of Commerce, recognizing the future that\nibe town bad before it, bnugbt\na hal, finished building and\nmoved ill. \V. T. Kaake hi.ill the Commercial hotel. Thos. Kennedy built a\ngeiicrul store and put in a stock of\ngoods. G, II. Gilpin came over from\nl-'ort Steele und Opened up in a store\nwhich ts part of the Cosmopolitan\nblock. Hill & Co. did .the same. Mclnnes Jv. Co., the ureal Kco*enay butchers ami stock dealers, built oue of the\nGuest buildings io the town and to-Ja)\nmake it their headquarter!.* for the whole\ndistrict. And so the towu grew until today. Of business houses we have five\n(\u00E2\u0096\u00A0eneral stores, four dry goods stores,\nthree wholesale liquor stores, five hotels,\none drug store, several reataurants, two\nOakeries, a chartered bauk and an\nundertaking establishment. Add to\nlliese two saw mills, a planing mill and\nsash and door factory, a soda factory.\ntwo real estate and mining brokers'\noffices, and you have a pretty complete\nbusiness lown. Of churches we have\n(our, Presbyterian, Rotfian Catholic,\nMethodisl ami Church of England, and\nthe writer is informed tbat the Bdptisis\nare making arrangements for the building of a church early next spring. Of\nschools we have one, and it is a great\ndeal too small, but no doubt tbis will be\nremedied next year. We have a lockup\nwhich, although Cronbrook is a law-\nabiding town, is also too small, bul no\ndoubt next year tbe government will\nbuild government buildings iu keeping\nwith the needs of the lown.\nAs for residences there are many comfortable homes in almost all parts of\ntowu. Haker hill probably shows the\ngreatest growth in this respect during\nthe past year, especially many homes\nhave been built there until now tbere\nare about forty dwellings ou the hill.\nThe value of real estate in Cranbrook\nhas increased steadily. Lots on Haker\nstreet, which were quoted at $300 in\n1898, are now held ut ^looj, and some\nhave been sold at toat price. Residence\nlots have increased in value 50 per cent\nou Baker hill and other parts of town,\nRents range for dwellings from $10 per\nmonth for a two or three roomed house,\nto *25 and f.30 for a five and six roomed\nhouse. Stores rent from $50 to f80 and\noffices from $25 lo \u00C2\u00A350.\nWith all this Cranbrook is only in its\ninfancy. The great mining district lying\nat her door, so to (.peak, will iu the near\nfuture build up a city which will be the\nsupply point, not for one or two mines,\nbut for a large district containing a ureal\nnumber of the best mineral properties in\nthe piovince.\nIn speaking of Cranbrock's growth,\nihe writer so far has made no mention\nol llie railway buildings, Craubrook\nbeing the divisional point on the Crows\nNest Pass railway and the starling point\nof ilie North Star branch, te of necessity\nrailway center. The C. P. K. has\nrecognized this fact and have built a\nnumber of COBtty buildings here, among\nwhich are a round house wilh rooui for\nten locomotives, a large and well sup-\nplied machine shop, a depot second to\nme iu the Kootenays, freight sheds,\nial bunkers, nud houses for employes,\nall of which lend to give the lo.vu a\nmetropolitan air,\nThe one thing above all others lhat\nshows the prosperity of Cranbiook is\nthe fad that no resident of tlle town\ncares to sell any property which he\nowns 111 lhe town except at an enormous\nadvance on the price he paid for it,\nKusl Kootenay is coming to the front\nns a mining country every day, (auij is\nall right) ami as Craubrook is the natural center of blast Koolcnay, Cranbrook\nwe v ho have lived\nhere since llie lown begat) have every\n11 to know that tbis is a fact.\nJohn Huicbison.\nFew Words About the North\n\u00E2\u0080\u00A2Star. Sullivan and Black\nBear Mines.\nul bj eckled\n\u00E2\u0096\u00A0tinman re-\n' .(qua pnra.\n-cred with\nibntptly in\ner the town\ndestructive\nKimberley, the terminus ofthe North\nStar branch railway, situated in the\nmidst of operating mines, on a series of\nlevel terraces between the forks of Mark\nand Sullivan creeks, with new and substantial buildings dotting the ground,\npresents the appearance ot a typical,\nprosperous western mining camp. lis\nlocation as a townsite is unexcelled,\nMark and Sullivan creeks, clear as a\ncrystal and full 1 f heau\ntrout, which make the s\\njolce, supply the town H 1\nThe mountain *\u00E2\u0080\u00A2'.'*: i-, <\nbeautiful tall timber, r -,\nthe background as if to she\nami its Inhabitants from il\nforces of the elements of nature.\nThe grading ofthe North Star railway\nhas beeu completed, with the exception\nof a few short gaps immediately'below\ntowu, nud 011 the south side ol St.\nMarys river, and the inhabitants of Kim-\nberley look forward with pleasant expect at it us of bearing, in the near future,\ntbe iron horse labor under the weight of\npulling the precious ft eight which\nmother earth, by the unceasing energy\no[ man, is forced lo give Up In daily increased quantities,\nOn the soulh side of Mark creek nnd\nsouthwest of Kimberley Is situated the\nfamous North Star mine. Nowhere in\nBritish Columbia has there been found\nan ore body i-qnal in size and value lo\nthat which has been expose 1 with intelligent development on this properly.\nAnd, as development work *s being\nprosecuted under lhe able management\nof Mr. H L. Parker, formerly ol Ross*\nland, greater ore bodies thau ever are\nbeing placed within easy reach of man.\nA walk through the underground workings ofthe mine, with 1, competent and\ninstructive guide, is a sight never to be\nforgotten. After \u00E2\u0080\u00A2 nsstog in Bt the\nmouth of one of tbe tunnels, i*. is a continuous Kiiiter ol apparent diamonds,\ncause I by llie reflect! u ol the candle\nlight on the bright galena ore. Wiih\nfew exceptions ii is a continuous p isi age\nthrough an ore body, the extent of which\nappears unlimited. Drift after drift is\npassed with galena above, below, tn\nright and left. Passing down connect*\ng shafts to Ihe lower levels, and still\nthe same sparkling walls in drifts and\nchambers a:e met with. Were it not\nthat {the Arabian Nights were written\nprior to the [scovery of the North Star\nmine, one would feel inclined lo think\ntiiat it was here the author received his\ninspiration for tbe Ixx k. But enough of\ntbe beauty and novelty of the scene.\nThe North Star company is employing\nabou; let men at present A number of\ncores have been drilled with a diamond\ndrill, and this method of prospecting is\nstill being continued. The tramway is\nuearing completion, ard is expected to\nbe in **<-orking order ai soon as tbe railway is in position lo carry ore. There\nis little doubt hut lhat the North Star\nmine will employ between 400 and 500\nmen before another twelve months roll\nby,\nThe Sullivan mine is situated on the\nnorth side of Mark cr-_ek, and northwest\nof Kimberley. The company has at lasp\nbeen successful in securing a competent\nand reliable man for manager. \u00C2\u00A3*arge\nore bodies have beer, uncovered on tbe\nproperty since Mr. Bordsatl look charge,\nA series of ihafts have l/ten sink on the\nproperty which show tbe vein to lay\nvery flat and dipping to tbe eastward.\nAll development is being doue in ore at\npresent, large quantities of wbicli is being piled up ready for shipment. The\ncharacter of the ore is practically tbe\nBame as that of the North Star, being a\nste .1 galena. About twenty men are being employed Ht the prtrent t:nie.\nThe Black Hear mine is situated east\nof Mark creek, and southeast of Kimberley, This properly was. bonded by Mr.\nChas. Estmere, the townsite agent, and\nafter sinking to a depth of sixty feet by\nwindlass Mr. Bslmere was compelled to\nshut down, owing to a heavy flow df\nwater. Hut Mr. Msimere Ii well known\nIn Kast Kooleiiay as a bustler and he\ncertainly proved it on lhe Black Bear,\nA 15-horse powei hoist and boiler and a\ndouble cylinder 4 inch suction pump\nhave been Installed. A -hilt bouse and\nbuildings for Uie accommodation of tbe\nmen have been erected, nud the mine is\nworking a double ihift Bf ain, '<'i within\nthe short period ol tweniy*fi da)\nThe ore is a quarts carrying k\";''. silver,\ncopper ami lead. The shaft is now\ndown seventy-two feci and hs 1 ; \u00E2\u0096\u00A0\u00E2\u0096\u00A0 \u00E2\u0096\u00A0-\ndid showing of ore In the bottom. The\nvein has straightened up and is now\nnearly vertical, ll has widened lo four\nfeet between walis aud (a apparently\nstill widening Tbis property consists\nof two claims, and a company is now being organized by Mr. Estmere. He expects to incorporate the company some\ntime this month.\nMiner's Union Organized ct Mnyle.\nMoyie Leader: Moyie has a miners'\nuuion. Last Tuesday evening James\nWllks organized ihe Western Federation\nand the following officers were elected :\nPresident\u00E2\u0080\u0094M, L. Holllsler,\nVice President\u00E2\u0080\u0094William Mills.\nTreasurer\u00E2\u0080\u0094D, E, McDonald,\nFinancial Sec'v\u00E2\u0080\u0094A. J. Cbisholin.\nCor. Sec'y\u00E2\u0080\u0094W, It. Hocking.\nConductor\u00E2\u0080\u0094Harry Dluitntek,\nDoorkeeper\u00E2\u0080\u0094W, H. Darby.\nD, J. Kliuer was appointed n delegate\nto Kossland to alteiid 11 j dnt meeting bit\nthe purpose of foiiiiing a union foi Hut\nIsh Columbia,\nTiie new organisation starts oul wiih\na membership of veveuly-oiii<, and uiiuei\nmust favorable conditions, OrgHni-rer\nWilkes, In speaking lo n rcpreseutntlve\nofthe Lender, said: \"I nud n ninal\nhappy conditiou <>f affairs existing m\nMoyie,\" 1 .\n1 I , .\nI.\nI\n: : :\nii\ni =\n: :\nI!\n. f i\nMerry s s\nChristmas\nTo All s s\nlis '\u00E2\u0080\u00A2-\u00E2\u0096\u00A0\nII. *\n3 \u00E2\u0096\u00A0!-\nChinaware, Ja\n\u00E2\u0080\u00A2DODO\n:8 d\nGOOD\n.AND IS AT..\n. . . With the Largest and Best Stock of . .\n\u00E2\u0080\u00A2 for**!\n\u00E2\u0080\u00A2O*\nTalking Dolls\nDancing Clowns aA\nMusic Racks T\u00C2\u00A7\nSteam Engines\nFine Pipes\nShaviri!? Sets *&3>\nfL ^\nHampers\nBEATTIE'S*^\nDRUG STORE\nDolls, Etc.\nCarpenter Sets\nMirrors\nGames\nStationery\n9\nXmas Cards\nTea Sets\nVases\nStands\n\u00E2\u0080\u00A2 \u00E2\u0080\u00A2 \u00E2\u0080\u00A2\n*r~*^\nBEATTIE . .\"\u00E2\u0096\u00A0:\nP. 0. DRUG STORE S S\n9 o9\u00C2\u00AE-\nooocy\nS S CRANBROOK, B. C.\nt\n\u00E2\u0080\u00A2 i\n: t\n\u00E2\u0080\u00A2 \u00E2\u0080\u00A2 \u00E2\u0080\u00A2\n\u00E2\u0096\u00A0\n1 J\ni\n\u00C2\u00BB*> \u00E2\u0080\u00A2> \u00E2\u0099\u00A6-*>-*> \u00E2\u0096\u00A0\u00C2\u00BB\u00E2\u0096\u00A0\u00C2\u00BB\u00E2\u0080\u00A2.*\u00C2\u00BB\u00C2\u00BB\u00E2\u0099\u00A6<*.).>.\u00C2\u00BB .>\u00E2\u0096\u00A0\u00C2\u00BB \u00E2\u0096\u00A0> \u00C2\u00AB\n_\u00C2\u00A9eco\no n o\n0000\n(iit.i i-'ellow\nv. p.. simps\nI.O.O.P. Key City Lodge\nNo. 13, Meals overy i'i\-\nlit ul llielr ball on\nitrcet, Sojourning\n]\u00E2\u0080\u00A2'. C. lumklii\n9*****4.*******************\nI LOCAL NOTES !\nT--Y-*-*--*-V-999-999*9*V*t\nPicked Up Aboitf the City by Asking\nQuc-'lioits of Many People.\nA merry Christinas to all.\nHungarian. Qleuora and Graham flour\nat Gilpin's.\nFresh butter and Manitoba eggs at\nMcConnells.\nIf you want crockery or n nice dinner\nSGl, try Gilpin's.\nEvaporated raspberries, apples and\napricots at Gilpin's.\nA nice lot of Christinas confectionery\nnt McConuell's.\nTry Gilpin's for [\u00E2\u0096\u00A0rorerics. Always a\nlull ami choice stock on hand.\nThe I n 0 ti. lodge will give Its first\nanniiiil ball on the lllgllt of January 1st\nut Forrest's hall.\nFor fini* bar and Uble Rlnssware see\nthe i'ort Sleele Mercantile company's\nline. The finest in the city.\nFor porridge yon can get rolled onis,\ngroats, rolled wheal, whenttles, middlings nnd corn meal ot Gilpin's.\nFinest and largest rnnge of men's\ngloves, furnishings and blankets In Must\nKootenay at tlle Fort Steele Mercantile\ncompany.\nTin' Fort Steele Mercantile company\nhai n very beautiful line of toilet sels\nand lamps. Call and see them.\nA nice selection of winter apples, such\nas Spies, Baldwins Greenings, Kussels-\nHen Davis, Sweels and SplUenuerg at\nP. McConuell's.\nA Well Known Contractor.\nJames Greer, the well known contractor, hashed a busy year, nud his work\nhaa been i f a character Hint it has established his reputation as a good niau with\nwhom tu make a contract. Not only has\nhe done a great deal of work in Cranbrook. but his services have been greal y\niu demand in other towns in the district\nwhere liu litis had large contracts during\nthe past so turner. It te a noticeable fad\nthat when he completes a contract for a\nman lit* can always get work from that\nperson again, and no contractor can hnve\na better recommendation.\nCRANBROOK'S HOTELS.\nBoyle r-I.eask.\nOn Monday evening of this week a\n(jiiiet wedding took place at the home of\nMr. J. Leask, when li i.s brother. Mr.\nThomas I.eask, manager ofthe sash nnd\ndoor factory, was married to Miss A\nboy ter. A' live o'clock the knot was\ntied which mndo the twq une hy Rev L.\nti). Smith, nftei which \u00C2\u00BB wedding feaft\nwas provided and a Boclnble evening\nspent. Only their immediate friends\nntul relatives were present, The Herald\nextends congratulations.\nSbe Has Five and They Are (iood Ones And\nRun in Splendid Shape.\nCrnnbrook is peculiarly fortunate in\nher live hotels und proprietors. The\nhoits*-s nre good ones, they are well kept\nand the managers are men of standing\nin the community,\nJames Ryan, the veteran hotel keeper\nof Cranbrook, is now sole proprietor of\nthe Cranbrook hotel. Everybody in Bast\nKootenay knows \"UncleJim,\" as he is\nfamiliarly called, and a better man never\nturned the register around to a hungry\nguest.\nti. ll. Small has purchased the interests of bis partner, L. R. Musgrave, in\nllie Cosmopolitan, and will operate tin-\nhouse alone iu the future, Mr. Small\nenjoys a good business aud is deservedly\npopular wilh the public.\nThc Joyce Brothers have made a success ofthe Commercial, and are entitled\nto it, because they have worked early\nand late to please the public and give\nvalue received to their patrons, and are\nnow reaping their reward.\nL. It, VanDecar St Son, proprietors of\ntlie Royal, are doing a good business.\nSince taking charge' they hnve newlv\nfurnished the house throughout, and\nhave a neat and comfortable place.\nT. T. ltlchards, lhe popular proprietor\nof Hie Kast Kootenay, has by his fair\ntreatment of lhe people, secured a nice\nbusiness for himself, und his house is\nalways crowded.\nT, F. Forrest, of the Forrest House,\nhas one of the best constructed hotel\nbuildings in Kast Kootenay and is now\nin shape lo attend to lhe needs of the\npublic,\t\nDoing a Big Business.\nJames Kerrigan has branched nut in\nthe general produce business aud now\nc irties a full line of butter, eggs, cheese,\nfeed, etc., and lhe qunlity of his products are always the best, lie also\nwholesales liquors and cigars as usual.\nHe cuts to the quick in his quotnlioui.\nWanted, a Baker\nAt onee. Apply lo the North Star\nMining company,\nChristmas Chinaware.\nG. II. Miner has tust received u lnrge\nConsignment of chinaware of Into designs. See this stock before you make\nyour Christmas purchases. China sits\nnre appropriate presents, und very acceptable.\nSkates! Skates!\n(io toG. H- Miner's for jour skates,\nHe has just received a large Invoice,\nThey are tbe best grades.\nhowling Alley Opened.\nAl Browu has taken charge of the\nbowling alley nud put It lb good shape,\nand will have it opened hereafter for\nbusiness, Mr. Hrown understands the\nwork and will make u success of it, for\nhe will endeavor io give the boys a run\nfor their money.\nCigars tor Christmas.\nFine line of cigars, in ill a box, Ji.25,\nal II attie's. Just the tiling for a Christmas present.\nBUSINESS CONDITIONS.\nJ. W. II. Smythe. Manager ol flic Bank of\nCommerce, Expresses Himself,\nJ. \V. H, Smythe, manager .if the\nbranches ofthe Canadian Bank of Commerce in Cranbrook und Fort Sleele\nwas asked as to his opinion of business\nconditions in Soulh Knst Kootenay today.\n\"A great change las taken place,\"\npaid Mr. Smythe. \"The chief money ill\ncirculation a year ngo was tlmt paid fur\nlabor on the Crows Nest Pass railway\nUtlder construction, 111 Cranbiook there\nwas little or no business that was not dependent vpon that. As tli.it decreased,\nbusiness began to collie from other\npoints, so Uiere was no* stoppage,\n\"During the last four mouths it is estimated tliHi more money has come into\nlhe country for development than altogether previously. Until thc present\nyear there has been comparatively little\nmoney brought In lor quiil/ mining.\nAt llie present time bah of our Cranbrook and l-'ort Sieeie branches are witnessing a lurgu amount ol capital from\nNew Vork, iMuniie.il, 'Joronlo, Spokane\numl Weal Kootenay being iu this district. The business conditions iu Soulh\nKast Kootenay nre the soundest I have\never seen ill my bnalnesB experience.\nThere is euough competition tn protect\nthe purchaser, while profits nre not pn-\ndulo cut, Tbe turnover in merchandise\nin Craubrook and Fort Steele would sur-\npiise a whole eastern county.\"\n575,000 IN IMPROVEMENTS.\nCranbrook's Record liic Past Veor tins\nBeen n Qood One,\nCrnnbrook has every reason to feel\nthrnkful for lhe progress made last year.\nBoth IU the business und icblctii--* portions then* bus been grent growth uud\nover $75,<*>i expended in improvements.\nThere have been no large and expensive\nbuildings, bui those buill have been pul\nUp lu a substantia! 111(1 Utier. Aside from\ntho railroad work and several thousand\ndollars iu a uenornl way, tha work was\ndivided between Ciniibrunk's three woll\nknown contrnctots, A, 1, Ornnt,Jnnies\nGreer and G. K. l.eisk, as follows:\nGrant, 513,610.\nGreer, $15,745.\nL,eask, ft 15,080.\nA Hi*; Meal Business,\nM. Mclnnes, manager of the M.\nlimes Meat company, stilted lo Tile\naid representative Lhat the inercn*\ntheir business showed llial there\nbeen n great increase iu ihe.distri\nSoulh K.i*t Kootenny. 'We are\ndoing about double llie business\nwere a year ago nud have tbo excb\ntrade of this district, extending\nWludermeie on thc north to Tol,\nl'.uius on the south, and from I'll)\ncreek on (he east to Kootenny 1,ri\non the west. We dispose of 140 1\nbeef cuttle a mouth, too sheep am\nhogs, besides Immense qtinnlltiei\npoultry, fish .ami salt incuts, It ii\ndent from our business that South\nKooleiiay is malum* rapid progress\nMc-\nHer-\nidier\nding\n; evi-\nlinst\nMOYIE DISTRICT\n[ A town situated at the base of n monii-\n! lain i.i which Ihere are enormous depos*\n1 Its of high grade ore, on the main line of\ni u transcontinental railway and ou a body\nI of water which, in point of beauty, can-\ni uot be surpassed anywhere, is bound lo\nI flourish and to prosper. Iu looking\nlover Moyi-3 we bud all of these condi-\n' tlons in her makeup. We also find that\nI Moyie is in the full enjoyment ofthe\nflowing tide of prosperity. Its hotels\nare crowded, and its merchants and\ntraders wear that sunny, self-confident\nair which betokens abnormal profits.\nThere is all the hustle and hurry thnt\nprevndes a frontier city ot the eve of a\ngreal campaign. And, in truth, Moyie\nIs ou the eve of great things.\nThe pre-emption upon which Moyie\nis located was takeu up by Gleucariaii\nCampbell five years ngo, At that time\nlhe now well-developed mines near here,\nwere mere nrospects. nnd the building of\nthe Crows Nest Pass railway was but n\npossibility of the future. About three\nyears ago the townsite was surveyed and\nsince that time Moyie has grown from\none log shack to u town of over 300 inhabitants, with five hotels, as many gen\nend stores, saw mill, brewery, newspaper, chinch, school house, laundries,\netc\nThe future of Moyie is pledged by\nsuch crowning gems as the St. Eugene,\nMoyie nud (Jueen of the Hills, Lake\nShore, r-Va Dlttvoln, Aurora, Cando \u00E2\u0080\u00A2\u00E2\u0080\u00A2ud\nother mining properties, The principal\ngroups, the St. Eugene, Moyie and\nQueen, and the Lake Shore, were recent\nly acquired by one strong syndicate, tin\nSI. Eugene Consolidated Mining com\npatty. The company's holdings consist\nof nine full claims ami five large fractions. Tho claims begin at the shore of\nMovie lake and extend back a distance\nof over 11 mile and a hull, nnd cover\nnearly tlie entire mountain immediately\nto the rear of lhe in-vn. The various\nclaims are Havered by three strong and\ndistinct ledges for lienrlv the entire dis\nlance. The St, Eugene is tin* most thoroughly developed of llm company's properties, close lo $100,000 having been\nexpended in this woik. It has been developed hy UlUUelS and raises, and it is\nestimated that there are over $600,000\nworth of ore blocked out. Besides this\nthero are about 311:10 tons of clean ore\nunit about 50a} tons of concenlrnting ore\non tiie different dumps. Dur Iiir the\npast season a concentrator with a capacity of 2.sn tons per day was built near\nMoyie, besides a I0*drrlll air compressor being Installed und a tramway put\niu to convey thc ore from lhe mine to\nthe mill. These will be put in operation\nearly next spring, at which time the\nworking force of the mine will be. nt\nleast doubled, There is also a 7-drill\nnir compressor plant in operation on the\nI, ike Shore claims nud the No. land\nNo 3 tunnels are being driven in on the\nledge. Il is the Intention of the company lo work nil the claims through\nwhich the ledge passes, through the No.\n1 tunnel of ihls property. This tunnel\ncan be driven in over 5000 feet without\nleaving the awning of the company.\nThe Aurora group on the west side of\nthe hike is conceded by the best authorities on mining to be on no extension of\ntbe same mineral vein upon which lhe\nproperties on lhe east side are located.\nA deal is now on for this mine, uud all\nIndications point to its being actively\nworked in the spaing.\nThe Cando group/ situated on St En-\ngene hill, was \"recently bonded to J. T,\nBurgess, of Wardner, B, C, and as soon\nas the snow disappears in lhe spring a\ndiamond drill will be put to work and\nthe value und best uieaiis of working the\nproperty will be determined.\nTbere are several olher promising\nproperties surrounding Moyie, but there\nlias not beeu a sullicietil iimi-uni of development work done on them lo justify\ngiving thein special attention.\nF. J. Smyth.\nCOL. BAKER AT HOME.\nHe Has Returucd Prom h-iubiiu! nnd Leaves\nlor Victoria Tomorrow.\nCol. Baker returned last evening from\nhis sojourn in England, and will have\ntomorrow for Victoria to be ready for\nparliament which tdnvenes ou the 41I1 of\nJanuary, The colonel was well pleased\nwilh the conditions in Cranbiook, anil\nsays ihat a powerful financial syndicate\nin London i.s now interested iu a smelter\nproposition for Craubrook, and will\nhave representatives here us soon as\nnext spring opens, to look over lhe\nfield. This syndicate lias unlimited capital, nud is ready to invest the money\niu propositions ol this nature if conditions are favorable.\nGood Work Pays.\n\"His prices aie a little high, but his\nwork is always goud, and you can depend upon it.\" This'was the opinion\nexpressed nf G. R. Ueask, the Jcontrnc-j\ntor, by n prominent resident uf Hast\nKootenay n few days ago, ntjd LboS?\nwho know Mr, I.eask and are acquainted\nwith his work renlfou il. He has\nhad some of the largest contracts in\nSoulh Esst Kootenay and he always\ngives satisfaction. lie insists 011 bis\nwork being right, even if he loses mom y,\nand the people appreciate this fact. He\nnever slights anything and any mini\nworking for Shim, caught at such work,\nwould be discharged immediately. Such\nn policy is always n winning one III lhe\nend, for people biiildifig 11101*0 expensive\nbouses want n man they.cm depend\nupon. And that is ibe kind of n contractor George l.ensk is ut all limes,\nCreditable Progress.\nR. E. Beattie, postmaster mid proprietor of lhe drug store ill lb is city, has.\nsince coming to Crnnbrook, made most\ncommendable progress. With confidence in the town, lie bas already pie-\npared for the future by currying 1111 im\nItieusc stock in his jiue of business, to\nthat thc people were satisfied It bay\ntaken nerve imd money to do this, but\nlie was always equal to the emergency\nand as n result, bas today i'he best slock\noi goods iu his Hue io be found iu East\nKooleiiay. Personally popular with the\npeople. Mr. Beattie'has kept apace wilh\nthe UuieB, and today is one of Cranbrook's leading mul most energetic business men.\nXmas\nGifts.\nEight day c'oc'is with cathedral gongs\n\u00C2\u00BB Elegant designs in silverware.\n\"8 Cranbrook souvenir spoons, book\nit\njjj marks and envelope openers.\n*:\u00E2\u0080\u00A2 A choice assortment of gem rings,\njjj wedding rings, bracelets, ladies'\nJJ and gents' chains, brooches, etc.\nm Watches to suit everybody.\n* Official Watch w F TATF\nInspector, C. P. R.\nCranbrook, II. c.\nV, M. Meillmist wont lo Mncleoil Uii.\nweek to accompany Mrs. Merihltrst back\nHome.\" 'lliifurliitmtet-y she Has taken ill\nwhile enn.lite In Crilgnryj an.I hail tn\npuHtnunc her visit.\nEast Kootenay\nIs All Right 1\nAny information will be freely given by mail\nor otherwise, on all matters relating to Mines,\nMining, Mining; Stocks, Real Estate antl\nbusiness generally, in the district of South\nEast Kootenay, by\nCranbrook's Pioneer Brokers,\nMcVittie & Hutchison.\nHI[X THE CLOTHIER,\n9.\nCan please you for Chrismas novelties. Never In\nthe history of East Kootenay has there been such\nan array of Fancy Neckties, Gents' Collars, Cul I.i\nand Shirts, Ladies' Fans, Slippers, Silks, Trim\nmings, Etc.\nFINEST LINE OF SOAPS.\nXMAS IS NEXT\nYou perhaps want some useful ar=\ntides for presents. If so see our fancy goods. All up to date. No fancy\nprices. Come and see.\nUpholstered Qoods of all kinds at Eastern Prices.\nYours for a Merry Christmas and a Prosperous New Year,\nMAGGS & HUGHES,\nThe B. C Clothiers."@en . "Newspapers"@en . "Cranbrook (B.C.)"@en . "Cranbrook"@en . "Cranbrook_Herald_1899-12-21"@en . "10.14288/1.0070690"@en . "English"@en . "49.5080556"@en . "-115.746944"@en . "Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library"@en . "Cranbrook, B.C. : Herald Publishing Co."@en . "Images provided for research and reference use only. Permission to publish, copy, or otherwise use these images must be obtained from the Digitization Centre: http://digitize.library.ubc.ca/"@en . "Original Format: Royal British Columbia Museum. British Columbia Archives."@en . "Cranbrook Herald"@en . "Text"@en . ""@en .