"fa416b48-3301-4fff-9f37-851ea270f5bc"@en . "CONTENTdm"@en . "BC Historical Newspapers"@en . "2015-11-27"@en . "1902-10-08"@en . "https://open.library.ubc.ca/collections/croftongaz/items/1.0068001/source.json"@en . "application/pdf"@en . " -\u00E2\u0080\u0094\u00E2\u0096\u00A0'-\u00E2\u0096\u00A0\u00E2\u0080\u00A2\u00E2\u0096\u00A0\u00E2\u0096\u00A0\u00C2\u00BB\u00E2\u0096\u00A0 .\nQUAMICHAN HOTEL\nDUNCANS\nNow Open. Re-built and\nRe-furnished. Heated by\nHot Air. Sample Room\nfor Commercial Travelers.\nBoats for Fishing.\nF. Nelson, Prop.\n\u00E2\u0080\u00A2 \u00E2\u0080\u00A2\u00E2\u0080\u00A2I IlCi\u00E2\u0080\u00A2\u00E2\u0080\u00A2\nJ. H. WHITTOME,\nAgent for London and\nLancashire Fire Insurance\nCo., Royal Insurance Co.\nDuncans, V. I.\nCrofton Gazette\nan* Cowichan flews\nDevoted to the Mining and Agricultural Interests of Vancouver Island, Texada\nIsland, and Coast Mainland Districts.\nVOL. 1.\nCROFTON, B.C., WEDNESDAY, OC10BER8, 1902.\nNo. 20\nTHE FALL FAIR.\nTHE Fall Fair held at Duncans his year on the 26th\nand 27th September was from every point of view\nan unqualified success. The attendance was good,\nthe exhibits in all classes of a high order of merit, the\narrangements well carried out by the officials and committee\nof the Cowichan Agricultural Association, and the weather\non Saturday all that could be desired. The morning trains\nbrought crowds of visitors from both Victoria and Nanaimo.\nFrom the city might be noted Mrs. H. Croft; from Ladysmith came Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Kiddie, and Mr. and Mrs.\nGeorge Williams; Mr. McKay from Victoria; Capt. and\nMrs. Gibson from Chemainus; and amongst local residents\npresent were Mr. and Mrs. Pimbury, C. H. Dickie, Esq.,\nM.P.P., and Mrs. Dickie; Major and Mrs. Mutter, and\nthe Misses Mutter, Mr and Mrs. H. de M. Mellin, Mr.\nand Mrs. R. E. Barkley, Mr. and Mrs. T. Jackson, and Mr.\nand Mrs. W. P. Jaynes, Mr. and Mrs. F. H. Maitland-\nDrugall. Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Blythe, Mr. and Mrs. H.\nKeast, and James Maitland Dougall. Esq.. stipendiary magistrate, and Mrs. Maitland-Dougall. Want of space indeed\nprecludes sufficient mention of the many distinguished persons present.\nSaturday was of course the great day of the show.\nFinn's band from Victoria was in attendance to provide\npleasing selections of music, and, during the afternoon, tea\nwas served under the trees in the park. Much of the enjoyment of the afternoon was due to the successful efforts of\nthe officials of the society, these including Jas. Robertson.\nEsq., president; Wm. Forrest. Esq., vice-president; Jas. Mac-\nPherson, Esq., second vice-president; and H. de M. Mellin.\nEsq., secretary-treasurer; togeteher with Major Mutter and\nMessrs. G. H. Hadwen, D. Alexander, R. E. Barkley, H.\nBonsall, W. C Duncan. W. R. Robertson, R. H. Whidden.\nA. Bell, P. Flett, and D. Evans, members of the committee.\nThe display of fruits and flowers, grains; vegetables, and\nhome handiwork and produce in the Agricultural Hall was\nremarkable, by consensus of opinion, not only for quality,\nbut for tasteful arrangement. The fruits and vegetables,\njudged by Mr. A. Campbell of Mt. Tolmie, were pronounced\nto be excellent, as also was the ladies' work judged by Mrs.\nHnxtable of Spencer & Co., Victoria. To. Mr. W. H. Price\nof Okell & Morris. Victoria, fell the duty of pronouncing\nupon the many merits of the bread and jams exhibited. The\nbutter, famous in this district, was allotted to Mr. King, of\nVictoria.\nMr. Hodgson and Mr. Cottrell adjudged a very fine\nshow of poultry, and made valuable suggestions on this\nprofitable branch of farming.\nTo Mr. D. C Anderson, of Ontario, in particular, who\nwith Dr. S. F. Tolmie, of Victoria, judged the stock, those\npresent are indebted for a wealth of practical information\nand suggestion conveyed conversationally as he drew attention to the various good and bad points of the animals led\nunder his experienced eye. Mr. D. Evans' short-horn prize\nbull he eulogized highly, and Mr. R. Barkley's red polled\ncattle as also Mr. Jayne's prize Jersey cow. expressing his\nastonishment at the fact that this animal is yielding as much\nseven per cent, of butter fat. He explained the importance\nof a prominent eye. thin neck and good underneath part in a\nmilch animal, as opposed to the broad back and full ribs\nrequired for beef. On the whole he seemed very olensed\nwith the quality of the stock. Amongst sheep Mr. H. Bon-\nsall's Shropshire ram was adjudged the best pedigree ram\nin the show. The horses same in for careful inspection, as\nalso the pigs and poultry hurdle jumping caused much am\nusement. Disappointment was expressed at the absence of\n? m ?>0dijmar?s-for which a sPecial Prize had bten offered\nj-Vi VV hidden. The miscellaneous section was very\ncreditably filled, and on the whole ihe exhibits taken all\nround were more than up to the average.\nThe following is a list of the prize winners:\u00E2\u0080\u0094\nDIVISION i-HORSES.\nLight brood mare, foal at foot\u00E2\u0080\u00941. H. Bonsall.\nSaddle horse\u00E2\u0080\u00941. J. Patterson; 2. F. Kingston.\nPony under 14.2\u00E2\u0080\u00941. W. H. Elkington; 2, C. F. Rivaz\nPony ridden by boy\u00E2\u0080\u00941. W. H. Elkington; 2. C. F. Rivaz\nand G. T. Corfield.\nThree-year-old colt\u00E2\u0080\u00941. G. T. Corfield; 2. W. Beaumont.\nOne-year-old colt\u00E2\u0080\u00941. Percy Edgson; 2. G. T. Corfield\nHurdle jumper\u00E2\u0080\u0094 1, Percy Jaynes; 2. E. H. Hicks-Beach.\nBest buggy horse\u00E2\u0080\u0094 1. N. W. Campbell; 2. C. Kingston;\ncommended. H. Keast.\nGeneral purpose horse\u00E2\u0080\u00941. F. L. Kingston; 2, W. Kingston.\nSingle turnout\u00E2\u0080\u0094I. N. W. Campbell.\nFarmers' team\u00E2\u0080\u00941, D. Evans; 2, G. T. Corfield.\nDIVISION 2-CATTLE.\nShorthorn bull\u00E2\u0080\u00941, D. Evans; 2. W. C. Brown.\nJersey bull\u00E2\u0080\u00941, G. T. Corfield; W. P. Jaynes.\nHolstein bull\u00E2\u0080\u00941. H. Bonsall; G. F. Corfield\nRed-polled bull\u00E2\u0080\u00941 and 2. R. E. Barklev.\nPure bred bull\u00E2\u0080\u0094W. H. Elkington.\nShorthorn cow\u00E2\u0080\u00941, David Evans; 2. W. C. Brown\nJersey cow\u00E2\u0080\u00941. W. P. Jaynes; 2. G. T. Corfield.\nPure bred cow (any other breed)\u00E2\u0080\u0094G. T. Corfield\nRed polled cow\u00E2\u0080\u00941 and 2, R. E. Barkley.\nPure bred Holstein cow\u00E2\u0080\u0094t. G. T. Corfield; 2. H. Bonsall.\nGrade milch cow\u00E2\u0080\u0094 1 and 2, A. R. Wilson.\nMilch cow (sweepstake)\u00E2\u0080\u00941. G. T. Corfield; 2. H.\nBonsall.\nTwo-year-old heifer \u00E2\u0080\u00941. W. P. Javnes; 2. H. Bonsall.\nYearling heifer\u00E2\u0080\u00941. W. C. Duncan:'2. G. T. Corfield.\nFat be-2f\u00E2\u0080\u0094I, W. C. Brown; 2. C. Kingston.\nDIVISION 3-SHEEP.\nPedigree ram\u00E2\u0080\u00941. H. Bonsall.\nSouthdown ram\u00E2\u0080\u00941. G. W. Lilly; 2. M. Edgson.\nShropshire ram\u00E2\u0080\u0094r and 2. H. Bon\u00C2\u00ABall.\nOxford ram\u00E2\u0080\u0094r. A. Bonsall.\nTwo fat wethers\u00E2\u0080\u0094r, M. Edgson.\nThree ewe lambs\u00E2\u0080\u00941, H. Bonsall.\nTwo ewe (grade larg^)\u00C2\u00BB~t, H. Bonsall.\nTwo ewes (grade small)\u00E2\u0080\u00941. D. Evans; 2. A. S. Drummond.\nThree lambs, grade\u00E2\u0080\u00941. H. Bonsall. 2. M. Edgson.\nTwo Southdown lambs from V. I. F. A. ram\u00E2\u0080\u00941. D.\nEvans.\nShropshire lambs rom V. I. F. A. ram\u00E2\u0080\u00941. H. Bonsall;\n2. A. S. Drummonds.\nSouthdown ewe lambs\u00E2\u0080\u00941. David Evans; 2. Peter Flett.\nTwo ewes, Shropshire\u00E2\u0080\u00941. A. S. Drummond.\nDIVISION 4\u00E2\u0080\u0094PIGS.\nBerkshire boare\u00E2\u0080\u0094r and 2. Peter Flett.\nTamworth boar\u00E2\u0080\u00941 and 2. W. Ford.\nPure bred sow\u00E2\u0080\u00941. W. C Duncan; 2. Peter Flett.\nGrade sow\u00E2\u0080\u00941. W. C. Duncan; 2, A. R. Wilson. THE CROFTON GAZETTE AND COWICHAN NEWS.\nDIVISION 5\u00E2\u0080\u0094POULTRY.\nTurkeys\u00E2\u0080\u0094[. Wm. Forrest.\nGeese\u00E2\u0080\u0094i, A Mackinnon; 2, G T Corlicld.\nPekin Ducks\u00E2\u0080\u00941, Win Forrest.\nLight Brahmas\u00E2\u0080\u0094 1, G T.Corfield;\nBuff Cochins\u00E2\u0080\u00941 and 2, R II Whidden.'\nBlack Langshans\u00E2\u0080\u00941 and 2, John S Jones.\nWhite Langshans\u00E2\u0080\u00941 and 2, John S Jones.\nPlymouth Rocks, barred\u00E2\u0080\u00941, J W White: 2, J W Flett\nPlymouth Rocks, white\u00E2\u0080\u00941 Mrs Stewart: _'. J S Jones.\nPlymouth Rocks, buff\u00E2\u0080\u00941. Mrs Stewart.\nWyandottes. white\u00E2\u0080\u0094K Mrs. Stewart; 2. J S Jones.\nWyandoitcs, silver\u00E2\u0080\u00941. G H Hadwen; 2. Mrs Roberts,\nBlack Minorcas\u00E2\u0080\u00941. Miss M Wilson; 2. A Mackinnon.\nBlack Spanish\u00E2\u0080\u0094i, A S Drummond.\nLeghorns, white\u00E2\u0080\u00941 and 2. J S Jones.\nLeghorns, brown\u00E2\u0080\u00941. Win Forrest; 2. G T Corfield.\nBantams, game\u00E2\u0080\u00941, Andrew Mellin.\nDisplay of thoroughbred poultry\u00E2\u0080\u0094I, J S Jones.\nPigeons\u00E2\u0080\u00941, II H Bazett.\nRabbits\u00E2\u0080\u00941, W A Woods.\nDIVISION 6\u00E2\u0080\u0094FIELD PRODUCE.\nBest bushel 0 spring wheat.\u00E2\u0080\u0094t, J McPhcrson.\nBest bushel o barley\u00E2\u0080\u00941, W Bazett.\nBest bushel of oats\u00E2\u0080\u0094 r, W C Duncan; 2, W IT Elkington\nBest bushel of field peas\u00E2\u0080\u00941. W C Brown; 2. W Ford.\nBest six ears of field corn or maize\u00E2\u0080\u00941. G 11 Hadwen; 2.\nW C Duncan.\nBest six stalks of ensilage corn\u00E2\u0080\u0094r. G T Corfield: 2.\n. G H Hadwen.\nDIVISION 7\u00E2\u0080\u0094ROOTS AND VEGETBLES.\nBest six Swedish turnips\u00E2\u0080\u00941, William Forrest: 2, David\nAlexander.\nBest six turnips, any other kind\u00E2\u0080\u0094T and 2. A J Bell.\nBest six mangolds, long\u00E2\u0080\u0094 1. G T Corfield; 2. David\nAlexander.\nBest six mangolds, globe or yellow\u00E2\u0080\u0094I, David Alexander; 2. William Forrest.\nBest six carrots, white or yellow\u00E2\u0080\u0094t. A R Wilson; 2. T\nW Flett.\nBest six carrots, long white\u00E2\u0080\u00941. C. Livingston; 2 F IT\nMaitland-Dougall.\nBest collection of roots grown from Messrs. Sutton &\nSon's seeds, viz.. Swedes, mangolds, turnips and carrots;\nfour speciments of each kind\u00E2\u0080\u0094r, A R WiLo.i.\nBest six early rose potatoes\u00E2\u0080\u00941. J McPhcrson; 2 J W\nFlett.\nBest six other kind, early potatoes\u00E2\u0080\u0094T, P. Flett; 2. J\nMcPhcrson.\nBest six Carman potatoes\u00E2\u0080\u0094r. P. Flett; 2. M. Edgson.\nBest six late rose potatoes\u00E2\u0080\u00941, W C Duncan; 2. P. Flett.\nBest six Dakota red potatoes\u00E2\u0080\u00941. P Flett; 2, J W Flett.\nBe t six Burbank seeding potatoes\u00E2\u0080\u0094r. Wm Forrest; 2.\nJ McPhcrson.\nBest six other kind, late potatoes\u00E2\u0080\u00941. J M Flett* 2. H\nE Donald.\nBest six onions, red\u00E2\u0080\u00941. James Alexander1 2. J S Jones.\nBest 6 onions, yellow\u00E2\u0080\u0094 r. James Alexander; 2. J S Jones.\nBest six onions, white\u00E2\u0080\u00941, David Alaxander; 2, A Mc-\nKinnon.\nBest quart eschalots\u00E2\u0080\u00941, David Evans; 2, A Robinson.\nBest two red cabbages\u00E2\u0080\u0094 1, William Forrest: 2, W C\nBrown. I \". ,\nBest two drumhoad cabbage\u00E2\u0080\u0094 I, W C Brown.\nBest two savoy cabbage\u00E2\u0080\u00941. W C Brown; 2. A Pimbury.\nBest two cabbage, any other kind\u00E2\u0080\u0094 1, A Dirom; 2, W C\nBrown.\nBest two cauliflowers\u00E2\u0080\u00941. A Pimbury; 2. LI de M Mellin.\nBest six table carrots\u00E2\u0080\u00941, A Dirom; 2, W C Duncan.\nBest six parsnips\u00E2\u0080\u00941, A Pimbiiry; 2, Mrs Geo Kier.\nBest six table beets, long\u00E2\u0080\u00941, G T Corfield; 2. W Forrest.\nBest six table beets, turnip\u00E2\u0080\u00941, H Bonsall; 2, C. Livingston.\nBest six salsify\u00E2\u0080\u0094I, A Pimbury.\nBest six ears sweet corn\u00E2\u0080\u00941, A Pimbury; 2, A R Wilson.\nBest two cucumbers\u00E2\u0080\u00941 and 2, A Pimbury.\nBest two vegetable marrow\u00E2\u0080\u00941, A Pimbury; 2 W C\nDuncan.\nBest two squash\u00E2\u0080\u00942, J J Hargraves.\nBest two Hubbard squash\u00E2\u0080\u00941, A Pimbury; 2, F H Maitland-Dougall.\nBest six tomatoes\u00E2\u0080\u00941.. P Flett; 2, H E Donald.\nBest collection of garden vegetables\u00E2\u0080\u00941, A R Wilson; 2,\nDavid Alexander.\nBest collection of vegetables grown from Messrs. Sutton & Sons' seeds; the collection to be limited to 12 varieties\u00E2\u0080\u0094 1, A R Wilson.\nDIVISION 8\u00E2\u0080\u0094FRUITS.\nBest collection of fruit\u00E2\u0080\u0094 l, G H Hadwen; 2, D Alexander\nBest winter apples, 5 kinds, 5 of each, varieties named\u00E2\u0080\u0094\n1, G T Corfield; 2, F H Maitland-Dougall; commended, H\nBonsall.\nBest autumn apples. 5 kinds, 5 of each, vaiieties named\n\u00E2\u0080\u00941, H Bonsall; 2, G H Hadwen.\nBest commercial apples, 5 plates\u00E2\u0080\u00941, G T Corfield; 2,\nF H Maitland-Dougall.\nBest packed box of apples\u00E2\u0080\u00941, Mrs.Harris; 2, Miss C\nE Robertson.\nBest apples, 5 Duchess of Oldenburg\u00E2\u0080\u00941, R. II. Whidden; 2, R E Barkley.\nBest apples. 5 any other variety, summer\u00E2\u0080\u00941, \u00E2\u0096\u00A0 G H\nHadwen.\nBest apples, 5 Wealthy\u00E2\u0080\u00941. David Ford; 2. RE Barkley.\nBest apples, 5-20 oz. Jippin\u00E2\u0080\u00941, James Norcross; 2, A\nPimbury\nBest apples, 5 Gloria Mundi\u00E2\u0080\u00941, G T Corfield; 2, F H\nMaitland-Dougall.\nBest apples, 5 Gravenstein\u00E2\u0080\u00941, H E Bonsall; 2, W C\nDuncan.\nBest apples, 5 Blenheim Orange\u00E2\u0080\u00941, H Bonsall; 2. G\nH. Hadwen.\nBest apples. 5 Ribston Pippin\u00E2\u0080\u00941, E M Forrest; 2, F'H\nMaitland-Dougall.\nBest apples. 5 any other variety, autumn\u00E2\u0080\u00941, Rev. R.\nRoberts; 2, J Alexander.\nBest apples, 5 Baldwins\u00E2\u0080\u0094t. G T Corfield; 2. R McLny\nBest apples, 5 Northern Spy\u00E2\u0080\u0094 I, G T Corlicld; 2. F H\nMaitland-Dougall.\n(Continued on page six.)\nNorthwestern Smelting and Refining Co\nPurchasers of GOLD, SILVER and COPPER ORES,\nMATTES, COPPER BULLION and FURNACE\nPRODUCTS. \u00C2\u00ABJtatt*t4t\u00C2\u00ABx<4t%)(t4tt*%\u00C2\u00AB%*\u00C2\u00AB9t<#t4tt*\u00C2\u00ABj the\nCopper Mountain-Minting Co.. and on several new claims is\nmaking Comstock a busy mining centre.\nTHE MOUNT SICKER DISTRICT.\n.Work goes on here so steadily that very little new of it'\ncan be said week by week. To detail the weekly developments that are taking place on the Lenora, Tyee. Tony, Key\nCity. Richard III., and other promising properties would\nrapidly exhaust our space. The fact that capitalists of experience from Europe and America, and the East are daily\nvisitors to the district .that many of them are quietly investing in properties, and all of them loud in appreciation of the\ncxceedinglv bright prospects of this .mining camp\u00E2\u0080\u0094already\nestablished on a sound basis\u00E2\u0080\u0094goes to bear out the view that\nMount Sicker aud Mount Brenton will prove perhaps the\nrichest region in the province.\nMr. Tom Grant, engine driver on the railway, had a\nnasty accident the other day. Slipping off the platform his\nfoot got caught in the side cog wheels, and a portion of it\nwas cut off.\nDOMINION HOTEL,\nVICTORIA, B.C.\nBETTER THAN THE ' RATES INDICATE\nBoard and Room $1.25 and up per day.\nRoom only 50 cents to $1.50 per day.\nTHE WESTSIDE\nTHE GREAT MAIL ORDER HOUSE\nSHOPPING BY MAIL ! !\nOut of town Customers can shop very easily by mail if they only care to\nuse the advantages of our Mail-order System. Ii you can't come in person\nwrite for anything you want, a post card will bring you samples and information. Experienced Clerks will execute order the same day as received.\nMONEY BACK IH NOT SATISFIED\nMAIL ORDER ADDRESS\u00E2\u0080\u0094\nTHE HUTCHESON CO., Ltd.\n80 Government Street VICTORIA, B. C.\nR. P. RITHET & CO., Ld.\nWHOLESALE MERCHANTS\nGROCERIEvS, WINES, LIQUORS, CEMENT,\nCUMBERLAND COAL\nVICTORIA, B. C.\nFurniture, Carpets\nWALL PAPER, CROCKERY,\nAND\nCOMPLETE HOUSEFURNISHINGS\nFor Hotel, Store or Home.\nWrite for Catalogue.\nWEILER BROS. VICTORIA, B.C.\nMEN'S CLOTHING STORE\nHATS AND UNDERWEAR\n\u00E2\u0096\u00A0AT-\nARTHUR HOLMES'\n78 Yates St., Corner Broad,\nVICTORIA, B.C.\nTHORPE'S\nTHORPE'S\nGinger Ale\nPrize Medal\nWorld's Fair\nVICTORIA VANCOUVER NEISO THE CROFTON GAZETTE AND COWICHAN NEWS.\nThe Crofton Gazette\nand COWICHAN NEWS\nPUBLISHED BY\nTHE CROFTON PUBLISHING CO.\nManaging Editor,\nHenry H. Newill\nRATES FOR ADVERTISEMENTS.\n75 cents per inch per insertion.\nLarger spaces and contracts by arrangement.\nSUBSCRIPTION, $2.00 PER ANNUM.\nAll communications lor the present to P.O. Duncans or Crofton\nWEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 8th. 1002.\nTHE COWICHAN FALL FAIR.\nTHE Fall Fair is always an event of considerable importance in the district. This year it was favoured\nwith perfect weather for the second day on which the\nlittle town looked its best and brightest for the\npleasure of the throngs of visitors who came from Victoria\nand Nanaimo in full train loads as well as from the surrounding district. On this day, men come into town who\nperhaps visit it but once or twice a year, arid the occasion is\none of friendly gathering and social moment. Its fuller significance lies, however, not only in the friendly rivalry ot\nskill in perfecting exhibits, but also in the opportunity it\naffords a farming community to exchange ideas and meet\nmen who have been chosen on account of their superior\nknowledge and experience to award the judgments. From\nmen like Mr. D. R. Anderson and his fellow judges every one\npresent had something to learn, and their opinions must\nnecessarily carry weight. Mr. Anderson expressed himself\nmost appreciatively of the quality of the stock exhibited\nthough he regretted that it was not in greater abundance.\nThe reason for this has been generally allowed to lie in the\ndifficulties of getting- stock to the exhibition in the short\ntime at present possible. Condition must necessarily suffer\nby long journeys, and a decided general opinion was expressed that arrangements should be made in future exhibitions whereby cattle and other stock may be properly\ncared for on the ground for several days before the judgments are awarded. The* arrangietnnts for 'le hencoops were\nfrequently animadverted upon. A correspondent suggests\nthat in future a prize should be given for cockerells and\npoulets. Another further asks why there should not be prizes\nfor cayoo3es and Indian animals, and teach the Indians\nsomething. All these suggestions have strong grounds for\nconsideration, which doubtless will not be overlooked by\nthe Society.\nThere is one matter, however, upon which we would like\nto speak strongly, and that is the fact that the Saanich\nShow was fixed for the same dates as the Cowichan one,\nthereby necessarily clashing with it and damaging both. It\nis an un ler.nood thing that the show at Duncans shall be\nheld annually on the last Friday and Saturday in September,\nand the fact that the Saanich Society should choose those\ndates evinces an amount of ill will which is hardly consistent\nwith methods tending toward the prosperity of the general\ni'gricultural community which is of siich moment to the\ncountry.\nCATTLE IN CROFTON STREETS.\nAn annoyance which has lately become a regular nuisance is the roaming of seemingly ownerless cattle about the\nstreets of Crofton during the night. They lie on the sidewalks to the danger of pedestrians on dark nights, and make\na noise and disturbance which is greatly complained of by\nhouseowners. Many persons have tried to clean up the\nground a little around their houses and to keep it clean\nbut the presence of the cattle makes this impossible. Others\nhave tried to cultivate small garden plots, but the cattle\ntrample down the place. Whether these nightly invaders\nIfloner to Indians or to farmers is not easy to find out. but.\nsome preventative ought to H* found tor their depredations.\nIndeed the simplest solution of the matter, it seems to us,\nwould be the institution of a pound, and a pound-keeper,\nand we would suggest this to the authorities.\nTHE MAITLAND CUP.\nWe wish to correct a printer's error which appeared in\nMr. H. de M Mellin's letter in our last, and which may mislead people. The paragraph read that the Maitland Cup was\nto be won \"thrice\" consecutively for possession. The reading should have been \"twice.\"\nMT. SICKER NOTES.\nThe burning of the Mt. Brenton Hotel. Mr. J. Bebeau's\nhouse, and Mr. Lmming's store across the road, has ot\ncourse been the excitement of late. The cause of the fire\nhas not been exactly discovered, but it was a great conflagration. As soon as the insurance has-been settled Mr.\nBcbeau proposes to rebuild a much larger house.\nMr. Lamming will probably not rebuild his store, at any\nrate for the present.\nVictoria Terminal & Sidney Railway\nFALL AND WINTER TIME CARD.\nOn and after September 15th, 1902, trains will run as follows:\nNORTH BOUND.\nMilec. STATIONS. A.M. P.M. P.M. P.M.\n0 Victoria Central Station (leave) 7.00 12.30 4.00 2.00\n17 Sidney (arrive 8.00 1.10 5.00 2.45\nSOUTH BOUND.\nMiles. STATIONS. A.M, P.M. P.M\n4 Saanichton 8.45 1.30 5.10\n17 Victoria Central Station (arrive) 9.30 2.00 61.5\nSidney and Nanaimo Transportation Company\nSteamer IROQUOIS leaves daily (Sundays excepted) on\narrival of 12.30 train for\nCROFTON, CHEMAINUS AND NANAIMO\nArriving at Crofton at 3.30 p.m., Chemainus 4.15 p.m.,\nNanaimo 6.30 p.m. Returning leaves Nanaimo every\nmorning (Sunday exceped) at 8 a.m., Chemainus 10.15\na.m., Crofton 11 a.m., arriving at Victoria 2 p.m.\nSTEAMER UNICAN\u00E2\u0080\u0094Mondays: Leaves Sidney on arrival of 7 a.m. train from Victoria for Fulford Harbor.\nBeaver Point, Ganges, Mayne Island, Fernwood. Gabriola, Nanaimo. Returning from Nanaimo Tuesday at\n7 a.m., calling at Gabriola, Thetis, Kuper, Chemainus,\nVesuvxius, Crofton.\nWEDNESDAYS AND SATURDAYS: \u00E2\u0080\u0094 Round Trips\nThrough the Gulf Islands. Leave Sidney on arrival of\n7 a.m. train for Moresby, Peir, Fulford. Ganges Harbor,\nMayne, Galiano, N. & S. Pender, Saturna. Returning,\narrives Victoria at 7 p.m.. (N.B.\u00E2\u0080\u0094This is the finest\ntourist trip on the Pacific Coast)\nTHURSDAY:\u00E2\u0080\u0094Leave Sidney on arrival of 7 a.m. train\nfrom Victoria for Cowichan, Burgoyne, Maple Bay,\nCrofton, Vesuvius, Chemainus, Kuper, Thetis, Gabriola,\nand Nanaimo. Returning Friday at 7 a.m. for Sidney\nand way ports.\nClose connections, efficient service and reasonable rates.\nFor all additional information apply to the Company'3\nOffices, Central Station, Market Building. Tel. 511.\nJ. ANDERSON, General Manager. \u00E2\u0096\u00A0\"M\nTHE CROFTON GAZETTE AND COWICHAN NEWS.\niMHNiMMitninMtiiHamHMliMiMMMHiM*\nCrofton inp to \u00C2\u00A9ate*\nMMHIHIIIIIIIIIIMNINIIIHIIIIIIIIII.\nTHE BLOW-IN OF THE SMELTER.\nThe smelter as originally planned, that is to say, the\nwater jacket and cupola furnaces, and converters will probably be blown in about a week hence. These two furnaces\nhave long been complete and ready for work, but the four\nconverters from Allis-Chalmers. overdue for months, have\nonly recently arrived, and are now being placed in position.\nWhen this work is completed the blow-in will take place, and\nthe furnaces kept going.\nMeanwhile Mr. H. C. Bellinger's experiments with the\nnew Garretson furnace are progressing satisfactorily. With\nregard to these experiments Mr. Bellinger speaks with the\nutmost frankness. He has a belief that the new furnace\nwill eventually do all that is expected of it; and he will be\nquite satisfied if he produces blister copper at the one operation within three months.\nAPPOINTMENT OF A SCHOOL TEACHER.\nThe School Trustees have appointd Mrs. Bertiaux to the\ncharge of the new school. Mrs. Bertiaux holds a second-\nclass certificate, and has been a teacher in the Normal\nSchools. Moreover she has already had charge of several\nschools in different parts of the country, recently at Wellington. Her appointment gives general satisfaction. School\nopens at once in the room below the church room.\nCHANGE IN THE V. T. & S. RY. MANAGEMENT.\nThe Victoria Terminal & Sidney Railway has been\nbought by agents of the Grelat Northern Railway, and this\nportion of the Crofton service will henceforth be managed\nby Capt. Mackenzie, an old friend of Croftonians. Mr. Jas.\nAnderson, however, who is so justly popular in Crofton and\nalong the route, will continue the management of the Sidney\nand Nanaimo Transportation Co., whose steamer \"Iroquois\"\nnow calls in twice daily with the utmost regularity.\nLOCAL NOTES.\nMr. and Mrs. H. C. Bellinger, Mr. James Breen a\"nd\nMr. Fred Young are among the many Croftonians who are\ndoing the exhibition at Victoria.\nWe are sorry to hear that Mrs. Rombauer has been not\nat all well.\nMr. Wm. Brewer is amongst recent visitors to the town.\nMr. and Mrs. A. W. McDonald, from Nanaimo, have\ntaken one of the Arthur street houses.\nMr. Walter Harvey is also occupying a house on Arthur\nstreet, and is building a large shed tat the back o'f it.\nMr. J. W. Priestly is building a house on the hill for Mr.\nC. W. Du.me.\nMr. and Mrs. Conlin and Mr and Mrs. Pearce have been\namongst recent visitors to Victoria.\nMr. and Mrs. Baker have left Crofton. Mr. Baker has\ngone on a long sealing trip to some new sealing grounds\nand will be away about 2 years.\nThe smelter company have chartered the steamer \"Mermaid.\"\nAmongst recent visitors at the Osborne Hotel have been\nMr. H. Croft, Sir Richard Musgrave, Miss Harvev, Miss Bry-\nden, Miss A. Mutter, and Messrs. Geo. Mutter, S. Mortimer\nLamb, W. Freeman of Somenos. and John S. Reid of\nSaanich; Mr. J. H. Franck of the firm of Simon Leiser. Victoria; Mr. H. L. Paynes, Cleveland, Ohio; Mr. J. L. Logan\nCincinnati; Mr. F. E. Toll. Lome Creek. Skeena; Messrs.\nChas. Evans and Walter Hall, Esquimalt; Mr H. L. Mills,\nButte. Mont.; Mr. Noah Shakespeare. Victoria: Mr. Louis\nLe Beau, Chemainus and Messrs. J. Duboy and John Franklin, of San Juan Rivr.\nRecently have registered at the Crofton Hotel: Dr. T. J.\nand Mrs. Jones, and Miss George of Victoria; Mr. Dave\nSpencer, Victoria; Mr Bernie Devitt. Spokane. Wash.; Mr.\nK. Staahlgrin. San Francisco; Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Collister,\nVictoria; Dr. and Mrs. Williams. Vancruvr; Mr. G. A.\nBroadford. Grand Forks; Mrs. McDougall. and Masters\nJoe and Elmerc McDougall; Mr. J. H. Good. Nanaimo; Mr.\nOwen Jones. Victoria; Mr. J. E. Paterson, Mount Sicker;\nMessrs. A. A. Laird, Geo. Burnete and Dan Peluse of Victoria; Messrs. J. E. Perkin and E. W A. Aubin of Vancouver, and Messrs. A. N. Byth. C. C. Smith. J. W. Lockhart,\nDan Kennedy and W. R. Russell, of Victoria.\nOUTLOOK FOR BUTTER.\nMr. R. M; Palmer, fruit commissioner of British Columbia,\nduring his recent visit to Winnipeg in connection with the\nexhibit of British Columbia fruit at the Western Horticultural Exhibition, delivered himself of some instructive remarks as to the outlook for butter in the province. \"A\ngood deal of Dominion Government N. W. Creamery butter,\" said Mr. Palmer, \"is going on the British Columbia\nmarket, chiefly for the Northern mining camp trade, and I\nunderstood from Mr. Marker, dairy superintendent at Calgary, that prices had been very satisfactory. Our own output of butter has greatly increased this seison, several new\ncreameries having been erected, and the season has been\nlonger, the pasturage having remained green and lush right\nthrough the summer, which is unusual. The price cutting\namong local creameries that was so disastrous to trade in the\nspring arose from a desire on the part of the various creameries to capture ithe Victoria market. The three creameries\non the Island practically captured their home market, and I\ndo not think it will happen again. But our local made will\nundoubtedly increase and. of course, fresh made brick creamery will always command first place for local consumption.\"\nThe Cowichan creamery is doing very well indeed with\na steadily increasing output, but there is no reason why,\nwith a wide market open to them, all three existing creameries on the Island should not largely extend their operations. The cry is, of course, for more dairy cows and better\nmethods of dairying, but a little more enterprise on the part\nof farmers would soon meet this demand. The Cowichan\ncreamery to-day is constantly refusing good orders which a\nbelter local supply would enable it to meet with accruing\nprofit to all concerned.\nEsquimalt and Nanaimo Ry\nTHROUGH TICKETS FROM CROFTON\nTO VICTORIA via WESTHOLME\nStage leaves Daily connecting with North and South bound\ntrains. Double train service Saturdays, Sundays, and Wednesdays, connecting with morning and afternoon trains.\nFare from Crofton to Victoria: Single $2.00\nReturn $3.00\nS.S. \"CITY OF NANAIMO\"\nSails from Victoria, Tuesdays at 6.co a. m., and on Saturdays\nat 7.00 a.m., calling at Crofton on both days, handling freight\nand passengers at reduced rates.\nGEO. L. COURTNEY,\nTraffic Manager\nCrofton and Westholme\nStage\nEstablished 1878.\nW. P. JAYNES\nWholesale importer and Dealer in all Kinds op Daily connecting with all E. & N. Railway Trains\nMerchandise,\nDepot for Giant Powder Co. 8. C. Pottery Co.\nDuncans, Quamichan. MALCOLM ELLIOTT,\nProprietor. THE CROFTON GAZETTE AND COWICHAN NEWS.\nDuncans aito Cowichan Xocal Mews\nTHE COWICHAN FARMERS' INSTITUTE.\nThe annual autumn meeting of the above will be held at\nthe Agricultural Hall. Duncans, on Wednesday and Thursday, the 29th and ,?oth insts.. when the usual interesting\ndiscussions and lectures or farming matters will tike place,\nami tlie business of the Institute will be atended to.\nTHE FALL FAIR.\nA COINCIDENCE OF LOGGING FATALITIES.\nA strange coincidence of fatal accidents befell two loggers working as far apart as Shawnigan Lake and Chemainus\n011 the 27th ult. Almost at the same moment John Friday,\nworking for the Shawnigan Lake Company and Wm. Mitchell, employed at the Chemainus logging camp, met their\ndeaths suddenly, the first named by a log which he was\nsawing rolling over upon him. and the last by a blow from\na heavy falling limb. Both men were young and capable at\ntheir work, and no negligence seems to be attributable to\neither of them or to the companies. Verdicts of accidental\ndeath were necessarily returned at both inquests. John\nFriday was from Victoria, where a mother and sisters will\nmourn his sudden and tragic fate. William Mitchell had\nonly lately arrived from the Vancouver Employment Agency.\nLOCAL NOTES.\nThe Governor-General has proclaimed October 16th as\nThanksgiving Day for Canada.\nMr. and Mrs. St. George Herbert Stepney and family,\nlate of Pineher Creek, Alberta, have arrived in Duncans to\ntake up their residence in the district which we hope will\nknow them long. Mr. Stepney has taken the place known\nas Elkington's Lodge.\nMrs. C. J. Eaton, we arc pleased to hear, is now, it is\nhoped, on a fair way to convalescence after her long illness.\nMr. L. Foot, son of Dr. Foot of Crofton, has been\nspending a holiday at Somenos with the Mutter family.\nThe Agricultural Society is making many improvements\nto the hall and grounds. The latest is the installation of a\nnew pump.\nMr. R. H. Whiddeii's farm gate was all right at the\nshow, but where was the brood mare?\nMessrs. G. Callander, J. Curry, T. Dodd, Thos. Powle\nand D. Frances, all from up the line, managed between them\nto catch T50 fine trout in Somenos Lake the Sunday before\nlast.\nA large number of farmers and residents from the Cowichan district are down in Victoria, cither visiting the exhibition there, or looking after their exhibits.\nThe success of Mr. R. E. Barkley of Somenos at the\ncity exhibition has been conspicuous; he having won, we\nbelieve, no less than eight first prizes at New Westminster,\nand seven in Victoria.\nMr. E. Price, of Lakeside Hotel. Cowichan Lake, was\ndown in Duncans at fair time, after a long absence. His\nfriends had never seen him look in better health. The climate of Cowichan Lake just at this Willie of year is one of the\nbest on the Island.\nMr. H. Keast has obtained the first rubber tyred buggy\nto be owned in Duncans.\nDog stealers were about on Fair Day. Capt. Gibson of\nChemainus and Mr. Harry Watson of Duncans both missed\ngood dogs.\nWe have received the \"Weslside.\" Victoria Fall and\nWinter Catalogue. In some 06 pages the Htltcheson Co.\nsets forth an almost bewildering variety of dry goods accompanied by cuts showing the latest styles. The work lis .well\nprinted and got up. and two illustrated advertisements in\nespecial are works of art in their way, viz.. the picture of the\n\"Westside's\" beautiful millinery display, and an inserted advertisement of the Dominion Hotel.\nFull reports of the Harvest Thanksgiving held on the\n5th inst., aud the baseball dance on the 2nd will appear in our\nnext.\n(Continued from page two.)\nBest apples. 5 Golden Russet\u00E2\u0080\u00941. G T Corfield; 2. Rev.\nR Roberts.\nBest apples, 5 R, I. Greening\u00E2\u0080\u00941. R McLay: 2. W Forrest.\nBest apples, 5 Ben Davis\u00E2\u0080\u00941. W C Duncan; J. Alexander\nBest apples, S Canada Reinette\u00E2\u0080\u00941, H Bonsall; 2, J J'\nBell.\nBest apples. 5 King of Thompkins Co.\u00E2\u0080\u00941. H de M Mellin; 2. F H Maitland Dougall.\nBest apples, 5 any other variety,.winter\u00E2\u0080\u0094 1, II Bonsall;\n2, F H Maitland-Dougall.\nBest 12 crab apples\u00E2\u0080\u0094I, G H Hadwen; 2. David Evans.\nBest S plates of pears, 5 kinds\u00E2\u0080\u00941, H D Wcllburn; 2, J\nS Jones.\nBest 5 Bartlett pears\u00E2\u0080\u00941, John Patterson; 2, R McLay.\n' Best 5 Beaurne d'Anjou\u00E2\u0080\u00941. A Pimbury. .\nBest S Louise Bonne de Jersey\u00E2\u0080\u00941, A R Wilson; 2, David\nAlexander.\nBest 5 pears, any other variety\u00E2\u0080\u0094 1, E FI Forrest; 2 G A\nCheeke.\nBest 12 plums, Pond's Seedling\u00E2\u0080\u0094 I, E H Forrest; 2 A\nT Bell.\nBest 12 plums, yellow egg\u00E2\u0080\u0094I, A Robinson; 2. J S Jones.\nBest 12 plums, Coc's Golden Drop\u00E2\u0080\u00941, R H Whidden;\n2, David Evans.\nBest plate of prunes\u00E2\u0080\u00941, F H Maitland-Dougall; 2, H\nde M Mellin.\nBest 5 peaches\u00E2\u0080\u00941, G H Hadwen; 2 David Ford.\nBest 5 quinces\u00E2\u0080\u00941, Rev R Roberts; 2, C Livingston.\nBest 2 muskmelons\u00E2\u0080\u00941 and 2. A Pimbury.\nBest 2 citron melons\u00E2\u0080\u00941. J J Hargrave; 2. Mrs. Prevost.\nBest bunch of grapes\u00E2\u0080\u00941. J Blair; 2, A Pimbury.\nBest quart blackberries\u00E2\u0080\u00941, J Blair; 2, A Pimbury.\nDIVISION 9\u00E2\u0080\u0094DAIRY.\nFive pounds printed butter\u00E2\u0080\u00941, Miss Chisholm; 2, Mrs\nNewhouse.\none pound fresh butter\u00E2\u0080\u00941, Mrs. Newhouse; 2, Mrs.\nChisholm.\nExhibit of honey\u00E2\u0080\u0094t. Miss C Duncan.\nDIVISION 10 (ENTERED FREE)-LADIES' PRIZES.\nBest piece of silk embroidery\u00E2\u0080\u00941 and 2, Miss E Cowie.\nBest child's frock\u00E2\u0080\u0094 1, Miss Hall; 2, Miss Hargraves.\n\"Best hand-made lace\u00E2\u0080\u00941, Mrs Dickie; 2 Miss Prevost.\nBest man's flannel or flannelette shirt, machine made\u00E2\u0080\u0094\n1, Mrs j H Whittome; 2 Miss Frumento.\nBest plain needlework\u00E2\u0080\u00941, Miss Wilson; 2, Miss M G\nSkinner.\nBest knitted stockings, fancy\u00E2\u0080\u00941, Miss Maitland-Dougall;\n2, Miss Wilson.\nKnitted stockings, plain\u00E2\u0080\u00941, Miss Harrison; 2, Miss\nWilson.\nBest knitted socks, men's\u00E2\u0080\u00941, Miss M C Maitland-Dougall; 2, Miss Bessie Evans.\nBest six buttonholes\u00E2\u0080\u00941, Miss Kingston; 2, Miss Hargraves.\nBest crochet work, cotton lace, not less than one yard\u00E2\u0080\u0094\n1, Miss Nahome; 2, Miss B Evans.\nBest child's fancy socks\u00E2\u0080\u00941, Miss Maitland-Dougall'..\nBest drawn work\u00E2\u0080\u0094it, Miss May Conway; 2. Miss Kingston-\nLoaf of bread\u00E2\u0080\u00941. Mrs. Drummond; 2. Mrs. Patcrson;\nvery highly commended. Mrs. E E Clark.\nHome-made wine\u00E2\u0080\u00941, Mr. D Evans.\nPot of icllv\u00E2\u0080\u0094t. Mrs. Newhouse; 2, Mrs. Drummond;\n3, Mrs. W A' Woods.\nPot of currant icily\u00E2\u0080\u00941. Mrs. Drummond.\nPlum jam\u00E2\u0080\u0094Mrs. Hadwen.\nStrawberry jam\u00E2\u0080\u00941. Mrs H dc M Mellin; 2, Mrs. Newhouse.\nRaspberry jam\u00E2\u0080\u0094I, Mrs. H de M Mellin.\nGooseberry jam\u00E2\u0080\u0094r, Mrs. H de M Mellin.\nAny other kind of jam\u00E2\u0080\u0094t. Miss Maude Wilson.\nBottle cherries\u00E2\u0080\u00941, Mrs. Bonsall.\nIn consequence of the Victoria exhibition which has\ntaxed the photo-engravers to the utmost, we have not been\naide to reproduce several photos taken at the Duncans Fair.\nbut we will do so next week,\nMr. Walter Ford, brother of Mr. David Ford, postmaster o\nBest collection of pot plants\u00E2\u0080\u00941. Mrs. Ventress.\nBest collection of cut flowers\u00E2\u0080\u0094 1. Mrs Elkington; 2. Miss\nMaitland-Dougall.\nBest collection of asters\u00E2\u0080\u0094I, Miss McHay; 2. Mrs.\nCloutier.\nBest collection of dahlias\u00E2\u0080\u0094 1. Mrs. J Maitland-Dougall;\n2. Miss Maitland-Dougall.\nBest collection of stocks\u00E2\u0080\u0094I, Miss Maitland-Dougall.\nBest collection of sweet peas\u00E2\u0080\u00941, Miss Maitland-Dougall; 2, Miss M Duncan.\nDIVISION 12\u00E2\u0080\u0094MISCELLANEOUS.\nGirls under 15 years of age.\nBest fancy needlework\u00E2\u0080\u0094I, Miss Vera Bonsall; 2, MisSj\nEffie Bonsall.\nBest plain needlework\u00E2\u0080\u00941, Miss Drummond; 2, Miss W.\nA Woods.\nPest piece of crochet work\u00E2\u0080\u00941, Miss Woods; 2, Miss\nEffie Ewans.\nBest six buttonholes worked in cotton\u00E2\u0080\u00941, Miss Fru-\nmento; 2, Miss Drummond.\nBest dressed doll, hand sewing\u00E2\u0080\u00941, Miss Frumento; 2,\nMiss Vera Bonsall.\nBest bunch of wild flowers\u00E2\u0080\u0094I, Miss Bonsall; 2, Miss M\nDuncan. -\nBest loaf of bread\u00E2\u0080\u00941, Miss Ruth Clarke; 2, Miss A\nMackinnon; commended, Miss Kier.\nBest plain cake\u00E2\u0080\u00941, Miss Ruth Clarke; 2, Miss A Mackinnon.\nDIVISION 13\u00E2\u0080\u0094MISCELLANEOUS.\nBoys or. Girls under 14 vears of ag'e.\nBest writing\u00E2\u0080\u0094I, Miss M L McPherson; 2. Elbert W\nEvans.' . .\nRest piece of fret work\u00E2\u0080\u00941, William Evans.\nBest pencil drawing\u00E2\u0080\u0094I, Jas Forrest; 2, Fraser Forrest.\nDIVISION 14\u00E2\u0080\u0094MISCELLANEOUS.\nBoys or Girls under 11 years of age.\nBest writing\u00E2\u0080\u0094I, Henry William.'; 2, Miss Jane McPherson.\nE. M. SKINNER\nCivil Engineer and Provincial Land Surveyor.\nDUNCANS\nKITTO & GOOCH\nSOLICITORS AND CONVEYANCERS.\nOffice, Oddfellows Bldg., LADYSMITH, B. C.\nP. O. Box 243\nTO LET\nTZOUHALEM HOTEL, ^__2z^\nDUNCANS,\nStage to Lakeside Hotel, Cowichan Lake, every Monday,\nWednesday and Friday.\nPRICE BROS, - - - Proprietors\nQUEEN'S MARKET\nCor. Govt. Johnson Sts., Victoria B.C. Tel. 32. P.O. Box 18.\nLAWRENCE GOODACRE & SONS,\nWholesale and Retail Butchers. Contractors by\nappointment to His Majesty's Royal Navy, the Dominion\nGovernment, etc. Shipping supplied at lowest rates.\nSeveral Stores at Crofton, B. C. Apply to\nTHE LENORA MOUNT SICKER\nCOPPER MINING COMPANY, LIMITED\nNon-Personal Liability\nMacGregor Block VICTORIA, B. C.\nTHE DOMINION HOUSE\nPRIVATE BOARDING ESTABLISHMENT\nHome Comforts. Moderate Rates.\nJoan Avenue, - - - CROFTON, B. C.\nProprietor, - A. B. WHITTINGHAM.\nA. HOWE\nBUTCHER,\nEstablished for six years at Chemainus. \u00E2\u0080\u00A2\nBest Meat at Most Liberal Prices.\nJoan Avenue,\nCROFTON, B. C.\nW. DYKE\nPIONEER MERCHANT.\nDRY GOODS. BOOTS AND SHOES.\nConfectionery a Specialty.\nAgent CROFTON GAZETTE\nJoan Avenue, CROFTON, B. C\nFELL & COMPANY, Limited Liability\nGROCERS,\nWINES, AND LIQUORS.\nVictoria, B. C.\nHOTEL CROFTON\nFIRST-CLASS WINES, LIQUORS AND CIGARS\nRates\u00E2\u0080\u0094$1.00 per Day and Up.\nFree Baths fcr Guests. Propr., M. J. Conlin\nHOTEL OSBORNE\nCROFTON, B. C.\nPRIVATE DINING ROOM BATH ROOM\nFirst-Class Accommodation\nRates\u00E2\u0080\u0094$1.00 and up per diem. Propr., T. J. Pearce 8\nTHE CROFTON GAZETTE AND COWICHAN NEWS.\nCROFTON\nThe New Smelting Centre of the Pacific Coast\nFOR LOTS\n\u00C2\u00AB\n-APPLY TO\u00E2\u0080\u0094\nReal Estate Brokers\n AND-\nThe Lenora Mt. Sicker Copper Mining\nCo., Ltd.\n(Non-Personal Liability.)\nVICTORIA, B.C.\nTO LET.\u00E2\u0080\u0094Several Stores at Crofton, B.C. Apply to Above.\nPRINTING \ Forms of every description for mining\nj and smelters made up in quick order.\nKULllNVa ( When you are ordering get only the best\nA _ , _^ ( They are to be had from\nAND \\nBINDING )Th0S' R* Cusack\u00C2\u00BB v'<*or|a.\nSPECIAL NOTICE.\nBy special arrangement with the B. C. 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