"beb7fbf2-5f16-4fdd-9e25-81dc75dfcc90"@en . "CONTENTdm"@en . "BC Historical Newspapers"@en . "2015-12-10"@en . "1900-04-27"@en . "https://open.library.ubc.ca/collections/proslill/items/1.0212051/source.json"@en . "application/pdf"@en . " ^\u00E2\u0096\u00A0^^^UJLa^J O^&TU.\nTHE\nPROSPECTOR.\nVol. 2, No. 42.\nLILLOOET, B. C, FRIDAY, APRIL 27, 1900\n$2.00 a year.\nTHE WAR IN AFRICA\nBioemfontein 23.\u00E2\u0080\u0094Colonel Anderson's\ncorps of the first and second Canadian\nregiments and the Strathcona Horse\nweie engaged in the operations of General Pole-Carew and French. Anderson\nundertook to drive the Boers from their\nline of defence south Leeuw Kop. The\nCanadians sustained a heavy fire.\nLondon 25.\u00E2\u0080\u0094Lord Roberts telegraphs\nthat DeWetsdorp was occupied without\nopposition. The Boers fled at night-\nbeing alarmed at the rapidity of General\nFrench's movements.\nGeneral Pole-Carew'e division reached\nRoode Kop yesterday. The enemy was\ndriven back with heavy loss, leaving\ntbeir dead on the ground.\nLord Roberts has begun the second\nact in his campaign. He has suddenly\ndeployed an army of 40,000 men and 150\nguns on the long front from Karra siding\nto Wepener, a distance of seventy miles.\nThe Boers have no army on the spot\nlarge enough to attack the British army\nso deployed and the enemy can only escape nortward to Lady brand. The roads\nare in a terrible condition, which accounts for the slow progress made by\nthe British columns.\nLondon 26.\u00E2\u0080\u0094It is officially announced\nthat Wepener has been relieved, the enemy retiring last night and this morning\nalong the Ladybrand road. They numbered between 4,000 and 5,000.\nConsiderable results have been attained in tbe relief of Wepener and in clearing the south eastern corner of the Free\nS' ate of Boers, but the Boer army, whatever its strength has still to be dealt\nwith.\nThe Boers have everywhere retired at\nthe first pressure of the British advance.\nNo attempt was made to pursue the\nBoers retiring from Wepener and everything now depends upon the'progress of\nGeneral French's cavalry. It is now a\nrace between the Boers and the forces of\nGenerals French and Hamilton. The\nrelief of Wepener was accomplished by\nGenera1 Brabant.\nA Ghastly Jlurder.\nA ghastly murder was perpetrated last\nweek, by Chinamen, on Chief of Police\nMain, of Steveston. The deceased officer, in course of his duties, was searching for some stolen property among Jthe\nChinese quarters of Steveston, and as\nthe officer did not return fears were entertained for his welfare, and a search\nwas made, resulting in the finding of the\nbody on Wednesday afternoon. One of\nthe searchers, while walking along a log,\nnoticed some freshly turned earth. Poking with his stick he felt some resistance,\nand calling to other members of the\nparty near, the earth was quickly removed, and there in a shallow grave,\ncovered with scarce six inches of loose\nearth, the body of the unfortunate Chief\nMain was discovered.\nA terrible sight with many gaping\nwounds in head and neck, evidently\nmade with some sharp and heavy instrument. Closer examination disclosed, too,\nthat the legs also had been hacked and\nmutilated. In the grave with his master\nwas the body of the little dog, killed too\nto destroy all trace. ,\nThe scene of the ghastly find is but\n100 yards from the Chinamen's shacks\nand about two miles from Steveston.\nThe arrest of two of the Chinamen on\nsuspicion and the disappearance of the\nof the third lent color to the suspicions\nwhich the finding of the chief's body\nverified.\nSearch of the shacks discovered some of\nthe stolen tools Chief Main was looking\nfor when he met his death, no doubt at\nthe hands of the thieves.\nEight Chinese are now in the provincial jail at Westminster, charged with\nthe murder of Alexander Main, chief of\npolice of Steveston, or with being accessory to the crime. So bitter is the feeling in the town of Steveston against the\nprisoners that during the night several\nhundred Japanese surrounded the Steveston police station, intent upon lynch\ning the Chinese prisoners but the officers\nmanaged to take the Chinese in safety to\nWestminster, a distance of eight miles.\nOne of the prisoners, Chan Yee Chung,\nhas confessed to the murder, stating that\nYip Leek, high binder, had ordered the\nassault upon Main, but that the murdered officer had first been struck on the\nhead from behind with a mattock wielded by a third Chinaman who fled, but\nwho has since been captured. The mattock, with its iron hook, was found near\nthe cabin, covered with blood, and a\nlong knife was also found, with traces of\nblood upon its blade. From Chung's\nconfession, aided by evidence developed\nby the detectives, it ie now believed that\nwhen Chief Main attempted to arrest\nthe Chinese for the theft of the stolen\ngoods found in their shack, he was killed with the mattock and knife, being\nrepeatedly stabbed and chopped with\nthe hooked tool.\nThe Jim Jam Order.\nWe must congratulate the Jim Jam\norder on tbe new addition to their ranks\nin the person of our ex-M. P. P. We un-.\nderstand that the initiation ceremony\nwas a most interesting one. After the\nusual opening ceremonies in the society's\nhall, a knock was heard at the door.\n\" Who seeks admittance? \" said the secretary. \u00E2\u0080\u00A2' A stranger,\" replied the Benes-\nehal. \" Hath he any token?\" asked the\nsecretary. \"These are his tokens,\"\nsaid the seneschal. The seneschal then\nproduced two bottles of \" Four Crown \"\nwhich having been opened and sampled\nwere pronounced satiafactory. The secretary then directed the admission of\nthe new member who was initiated.\nThe secretary made a most touching and\neloquent speech, in the course of which\nhe promised in the future.to abstain\nfrom referring to churchyards or Chinamen, he also mentioned that although\nliis yellow legs had been washed and repaired he had refrained from wearing\nthem. He wished not to revive the buried memories of the past in which the\nyellow-legs bore a most prominent part.\nAfter a speech by a venerable member\nwho hoped that in the present political\ncampaign, no mention should be made\nof loans, the new Jim Jam delivered his\nmaiden speech. He expressed his extreme gratification at the delicate feeling displayed by the secretary, as to the\nreference to loans, he felt that there\nwould be no necessity to mention them\nin this contest as all appeared willing to\ndo their duty. He referred in scathing\nterms to the rascally attempt which was\nbeing made to deprive him of his vested\nright to represent this district. The rest\nof the night was then devoted to the\nusual festivities;\nOTTAWA'S Bid FIRE.\nOttawa, April 26.\u00E2\u0080\u0094Fifteen thousand\npeople are homeless in Ottawa and Hull\ntonight, 3,000 dwellings and buildings\ndestroyed, twenty million dollars in\nproperty has gone up in smoke. The\nfire broke out in Hull and fanned by a\nsixty mile an hour gale made a clean\nsweep including Eddy's splendid works.\nThe fire then crossed to Booth's in Ottawa, wiped out the Ghaudiere district\naround the Canadian Pacific station and\ntravelled west and southeriv a mile and\nhalf. Montreal and Brockville sent fire\nfighters, while men from Peterboro, Toronto, Hamilton and other places were\nsent.\nAmong the buildings destroyed are\nEddy's paper mill, match factory, wood\nyard and other buildings of the company,\nMcKay milling company on Victoria island ; power house of the Ottawa Electric company; Victoria foundry; Canadian Pacific freight sheds at Ghaudiere;\nUnion station; J. R. Booth's residence;\nW. A. Duck's residence; a large amount\nof lumber at St. Louis dam belonging to\nBooth; Shepherd Morse & Go., and\nother firms was burneu. Rochesterville,\nMechanicsville and Hintonburgh were\nwiped out.\t\nLOCAL NEWS.\nCameron & Hurler's stage was in\ntown Thursday on a special trip.\nA political meeting will be held in Lil\nlooet on Monday evening, May 7th.\nChief Justice MeColl, Mrs. M^ Coll and\ntwo sons visited Lillooet Thursday. The\nchief justice is holding the spring assize\nthrough the interior.\nA novel \"A Woman in the VVild, Wild\nWest,\" by David Dalziel a local author,\narrived at The Prospector office this\nweek. It will be on sale shortly at the\nbookstore.\nThere are a few copies of Clive-Phillips\nWoolley's poem \" Our Testamen,\" in\nmemory of the dead at Modder river,\nare for sale at the post office store.\nPrice twenty-five cents. The proceeds\ngo to the Canadian patriotic fund.\nMr. R. T. Ward arrived in town yesterday afternoon from Ashcroft and the\nHorsefly. He is here finishing up the\nbusiness of taking the stamp mill to McGillivray creek. The Anderson Lake\nMining company will now complete all\nthe work of putting the plant in working shape, and the tramway will be completed at once. Mr. Ward will remain\nin town for a few days.\nMr. Archie McDonald returned from\nClinton this week and announces that he\nwill not be a candidate for East Lillooet\nat the coming elections. Having been\nnumerously requested to become a candidate he acceded to the request, on the\nunderstanding that no objections would\nbe offered to his being a non-resident,\nhaving no interests in the districts, &c.\nRecently such objections cropped up,\nand even if confident of tbe support of\nthe majority of the electors, has decided\nto leave the field to others.\nArthur F. Noel made a trip to Lytton\nWednesday and on his return left for\nthe Bend'or mines.\nTHE BEND'OR fllNES.\nWm. Halymore is at work prospecting\nplacer ground on the South Fork and\nwe learn that he has some good ground.\nW. J. Abercrombie has his residence\nfeuced in and will proceed to make nice\nsurroundings. The house will be enlarged shortly.\nThe Lorne mine is working away\nsteadily and cleanups of the arrastra are\nbeing made once a week, the results being very satisfactory,\nThe new blacksmith shop of Uren &\nMitchell, near the butcher shop, is being rapidly built and will be ready for\noccupancy in a very short time. The\nbuilding is 24 x 40 feet with basement.\nFred Richardson came down from\nCadwallader Monday evening and will\nremain in town several days. Work on\nthe Alhambra is going ahead and the\nproperty improving as work proceeds.\nIt is the intention to put a small stamp\nmill at work shortly.\nThe British Columbia Express company's stages leaving Ashcroft Mondays\nand Fridays will connect with steamer\nCharlotte at Soda creek, that steamer\nhaving commenced her regular runs for\nthe season. Service leaving Ashcroft\non Fridays will be run to Quesnelle, and\nway points only, until further notice.\nA very neat and correct sketch map of\ntl.e South Fork ot Bridge river and Cadwallader creek, showing the claims on\nwhich gold bearing ledges have been\ndiscovered, has been issued by Arthur\nF. Noel of Lillooet. Everyone should\nhave one of these maps showing the correct position of the mineral claims in\nthe rich Bridge river district. The price\nof the map is f 1. Mr. S. Gibbs was the\ndraughtsman oi this creditable work.\nHon. Joseph Martin held political\nmeetings at Lytton and Ashcroft last\nweek and occupied the platform until\nabout the arrival of the train each evening not giving the opposition speakers a\nchance to reply. Mr. D. Murphy, the\nindependent candidate for West Yale,\nheld the Mailing gang down easily when\nhe got at them. Mr. Murphy's election\nis certain. Hon. George Washington\nBeebe will after June 9th put in his time\nchasing potato bugs and meditating on\nthe government ownership of railways,\nat his cabin near Agassiz.\nThe sad news of the death by blood-\npoisoning of Mrs. Charles Haddock at\nAshcroft, was received in town this\nweek. She had been ill for some time\nand was taken serijusly last Siturday\nexpiring Sunday afternoon. Besides her\nhusband and two children, her parents\nMr. and Mrs. W. J. Glencross and two\nbrothers reside in Ashcroft to mourn her\ndemise. The deceased was about twenty-\ntwo years of age and had resided in British Columbia the greater p'ortion of her\nlife. The many friends of the deceased\nand bereaved family in Lillooet will regret to learn of her death.\nThe Bend'Or Mines Ltd., held an adjourned general annual meeting at Vancouver laBt week, when the following\nboard of directors for the ensuing year\nwas selected: Messrs. J. J. Lang, Robt.\nHamilton, R. B. Skinner, J. M. Mackinnon and W. R. R >bertson. Mr. W.\nT. Stein, O. A., was reappointed auditor\nfor the company. Of the 404,000 shares\nof the company's stock issued, 314,915\nshares were represented.\nThe annual report covering the operations of the company from its inceptioti,\nOctober 1st, 1898, to Jan. 31st, 1900, had\nbeen received at the last meeting. At\nthe meeting last week a report from the\nmine manager, Mr. George H. Gillespie,\nwas read causing general satisfaction\namong the shareholders of the company.\nF. M. Robertson, E3q., Vancouver B.C.,\n\" Dear Sir: I have pleasure in reporting as follows:\nRan 10 stamps 12 days, 17 hours, 55\nmins; crushed 19.5 tons of ore per day\n(24 hours); the ore crushed during run\nbeing as under\u00E2\u0080\u0094230 tons from lower\ntunnel, 20 tons from upper workings,\n250 tons total rock crushed, yielding 416\nounces avoirdupois.\nI consider that this result is especially\ngratifying when we take into consideration the fact that thiB ore waB derived\nmainly from development work, the\nwhole run being composed of rock which\nwas mined in ordinary course of operations, not specially selected ore, but a\nfair average of the largest part of ore in\nthis mine. The cleanup is certainly only\na protend of what we may expect for the\nfuture. The development work done in\nthe lower tunnel alone giving us a continuous chute of ore 200 feet in length,\nand is being continuously extended both\nin easterly and westerly directions. The\nwest breast alone shows 30 inches of\nquartz aud has every appearance that we\nare running into a good body of ore. I\nmight also point out that this run has\nbeen almost entirely composed of lower\ntunnel rock, thus clearly showing thai\nour richest ore is in our lower levels.\nThis in itself ought to be a pleasing feature of the run.\nA result as above taken with fact of\nthe large quantity of ore in sight of same\ncharacter as that put through the mill\nduring the run should give every person\nconcerned confidence in the future of the\nBend'Or Mines, Ltd.\"\nThe mill started up as soon as frost\nwas out and for the broken period of\nMarch, 12 days 17 hours and 55 minutes,\nthere were treated 250 ton ore, which it\nwill be noticed by the manager's report\nwas not picked rock, but juBt as it was\nraised in development work. The yield\nof 416 ounces avoirdupois from the amalgam plates, returned in retorted gold\n380.26 ounces troy, which when smelted\nreturned 372.17 ounces troy of refined\ngold, at $16.66 per ounce, amounting to\n$6,200.35 for the fractional run, making\nan average yield of $24.80 per ton for the\n250 tonB milled.\nThe tailings which are being saved for\nfuture treatment, when assayed showed\nan average value of $6.80 per ton, making the total return of $31.60 per ton of\nore. Of the values shown by the tailings\n$2.72 were in free gold, which amount\nwent over the amalgamating tables. The\npercentage will be greatly reduced by\nsubsequent runs as the amalgamator was\nnew to the ore. THE PROSPECTOR, LILLOOET, B. C, FRIDAY, APRIL 27,1900.\nTHE PROSPECTOR.\nPublished every Friday.\nSUBSCRIPTION |2.00\nPayable in advance.\nRIC. A. FRASER, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR.\nFRIDAY, APRIL 27, 1900.\nTo the Electors of the\nWest Biding of Lillooet Electoral District.\nGentlemen: At the request of a number of\nInfluential voters I have decided to seek the\nhonor of representing your important district\nin he Provincial Legislative Assembly.\nI am as many of you are doubtless aware,\ninterested to a largeexenl in mineral property\nin the district. I am therefore desirous that\nits resources should be developed, and consequently will be sure, if elected, to endeavor to\nobtain as large appropriations as possible for\nhe making of roads and trails. I am convinced\nthat in the immediate future there will be a\nlarge influx of capital into he tProvince, and\nI shall use every effor to encourage the investment of money here. I have shown my faith\nIn the district by investing my own money, and\nindirectly I have been largely the means of the\ndevelopment of some of the best properties. As\nthe future advancement of Lillooet and the\nfarming community in the surrounding country\nis solely dependent on the mining industry: it\nis to your interest to be represented by some\none who is directly interested in mining.\nThough not a permanent resident of the district, I am continually visiting the various mining camps and am therefore, well able to judge\nof the country's requirements. The fact that\nmy residence is more or less in Vancouver and\nVictoria should rather be in your favor than\notherwise as I am continually in touch with\nprominent business men from all parts of the\nProvince and capitalists who visit the coast\ncities.\nI am in favor of a very liberal expenditure of\nmoney for opening up the whole country so\nthat the world at large can see what great\nnatural resources we have and I will, if elected,\nadvocate the borrowing of money for this purpose to the fullest extent. I am of the opinion\nthat roads to open up Bridge River, the Empire\nValley, Pemberton Meadows and Anderson\nLake districts and the improvements of roads\nand trails generally, are an absolute necessity\nWith regard to the eight hour law: I consider\nthat for an honest eight hours work underground, any man is entitled' to a full days\nwage, but under certain circumstances and\nconditions I see no reason why men should not\nbe free to work extra time provided they were\ncompensated accordingly.\nWith regard to Alien Act: I may say that I\nhave always opposed it even before it was passed\nin the house, and from my personal observation\nin Atlin last fall my opinion is that it was a\ngrevious mistake.\nI am opposed to the employment of Oriental\nlabor in mines.\nI consider it was a mistake to withdraw the\nsubsidy given to physicians to induce them to\nreside in outlying districts in the province.\nThe improvement of the laws pertaining to\nquartz and placer mining shall always receive\nmy most careful consideration and attention.\nIt is my intention, if elected to visit every part\nof the riding at least once a year in order to as\ncertain the needs of my constituents so that I\nshall bein a position to urge their claims on\nthe government.\nIt is my intention, if possible, to call on each\nelector in order to explain my views more\nfully.\nTrusting that you /will show your confidence\nin me by placing me at the head of the poll.\nI have the honor to be, your obedient servant\nROBERT B. 8KINNER.\nThe date of the elections having now\nbeen definitely fixed, it is well for every,\none to carefully consider how he will\ncast his vote. So far as is known there\nwill only be two candidates in this con*\nstituency, Mr. A. W. Smith and Mr. R.\nB. Skinner. The platform of both candidates as published in tbeir addresses,\nare very niueh alike, neither of them\nare supporters of the Martin government, Mr. Skinner being a conservative\nand Mr. Smith claiming that party also.\nIn these cirJiimBtances what the electors\nhave to conaider is, which of these two\nmen is likely to do most for the interests\nof the diBtrict. Mr. Smith has been the\nrepresentative for a number of years,\nand during a great part of that time he\nwas a supporter of and had a large influence with the then government. Did\nhe when he had that influence, exert\nhimself to obtain roads to Bridge river,\nPemberton and Empire Valley? There\nis no question that he did not, in fact he\nalways threw cold water on the proposal\nto make a road to Bridge river section.\nHas Mr. Smith always expressed confidence in the future of quartz mining in\nthis section? He certainly has not. In\nfact the stagnation of the last two years\nhas been largely due to him. How can\nwe expect outsiders to invest in quartz\nproperties, when the representative of\nthe district does not believe in its future.\nMr. Smith would like Lillooet to continue the Chinese village it has been in\nthe past. He could then continue his\nbusiness of buying gold from the Chinese who extract the gold by rockers.\nCapitalists when they come from the\neast and elsewhere are very likely to\nseek introductions to the representatives\nof the various constituencies. The members representing the Kootenays, tbe\nBoundary country, will certainly say all\nthey can in favor of their section and\nall of them, no doubt if asked, will be\nmost eager to dispose of mining claims\nin which they have invested considerable sums in development work. How\nmuch can Mr. Smith show that he has\ninvested in developing claims? Mr.\nSmith's dealings in quartz claims have\nbeen limited to passing off \" wild cats \"\non too credulous purchasers, and he in\nthat way has done incalculable harm.\nHe cannot show a single case in which\nhe has made an attempt to open up a\nclaim.\nMr. Skinner on the contrary has not\nonly spent his own money in developing\nclaims, but has induced others to do so.\nIt was he that was the means of opening\nthe McGillivray creek property on Anderson lake. He is personally interested\nin the development of Bridge river and\nwill of course do all in his power to induce capital to come in. The objection\nthat he does not reside here is a puerile\none. Which of the two gentlemen is\nlikely to do most good to the district.\nMr. Skinner rustling round Vancouver\nand Victoria making mining deals or Mr.\nSmith playing solo for drinks and running to his office now and then to buy a\nlittle gold dust from a Chinaman. What\ngood does Mr. Smith's residence here do\nLillooet? He buys the bulk of his supplies at the coaet and does not patroniz\nthe local stores. Mr. Smith's sole\nachievement in the legislative line was\nto introduce some few clauses about\ngambling in saloons into one of the acts.\nHe was careful so to word them that hi*\nfavorite amusement of playing cards for\ndrinks should not be interfered with,\nthat is certainly a record for fifteen\nyears representation, it is time we send\nsome one to the local house who will be\nmore than a silent member.\nA bill ia pending at Washington to\nprovide for the coining of half-cent or\nfive-mill copper coins. It is asserted by\nthe representative who introduced the\nbill that there is a greatdetnand for such\ncoins, especially in cities where bargain\ncounters flourish. In some of the western citief, notably Chicago, some firms\nhave issued half-cents, which are advertisements and money at one and the\nsame time, and are said to have become\nvery numerous.\nIt is proposed to have a British Columbia building erected at the Winnipeg Industrial exhibition grounds, and to be\nentirely of British Columbia lumber,\nand filled with British Columbia exhibits. It is understood the dominion government will assist financially in the\nmatter, and the Canadian Pacific railway will carry material for the building\nfree of cost.\nLYTT03ST.\nAnthony & Robson,\n(Successors to A. Stevenson.\nBusiness established 1863.\nPOST OFFICE STORIES.\nGeneral Jlerchandise and\nMiners Supplies.\nFORWARDING AGENTS.\nUREN &\nMITCHELL\nGENERAL BLACKSMITHING\nAND HORSESHOEING.\nCLINTON, B. C. Branch at Lillooet.\nManufacturers of all kind of\nMINER'S SUPPLIES, PICKS, DRILLS, Etc.\nNone but the best material used. Miners or\nprospectors sending in orders will receive\nprompt attention and satisfaction guaranteed.\nA.. TJFJFOTblD,\nOPTICIAN.\nVANCOUVER,\n- B.C.\nDealer in Watches, Diamonds, Jewelry and\nOptical goods. Our repair department is unez\ncelled for fine work. Leave your orders with\nhe postmaster who will have it attended o as\nwell as if vou came nersonally.\nR.F.Anderson &C\u00C2\u00BB\nNEW WESTMINSTER, B. C.\nGeneral Hardware,\nPaints, Oils and Varnishes,\nStoves, Enameled Iron\nand Tinware.\nMiners Steel, Picks, Shovels, etc., Wire Cafcle\nand Russel Wire Fencing.\nMainland Cigar\nFACTORY.\nt\nIF YOU WANT TO ENJOY A GOOD\nCIGAR ASK FOR THE\nBritish Lion\nMainland\nPioneer\nHotel\nLLILOOET, B. C.\nOR\nAnd be sure that each Cigar is branded, other-/\nwise they are not genuine.\nThey are not.only made of the Choicest Tobacco but are of home manufacture, and\nshould be patronized by all good citizens.\nWM. TIETJEN,\nManufacture*.\n123 Water Street, VANCOUVER. B. C\nSEAM LAKE\nMILL\nLillooet, B. C.\nHave in stock all kinds of\nDried Lumber, Finishing\nLumber and Mouldings.\nAll orders will receive\nprompt attention. Write for\nprices or apply at the yard.\nW. F. Allen Proprietor.\nz ^\n^ ^ ^ ^ m\n7K tK 7k. 7k 7k\nFirst Class Hotel in every respect. Accommodation\nfor Eighty Guests. Large Annex comfortably furnished^ Commercial travelers and others\nreceive every attention by staying at the\nPioneer Hotel. Large sample room.\niJ\u00C2\u00A3 ^ ^ ^ iu >$\u00C2\u00BB ^\n7K 7k 7k 7K 7k\ 7k 7k\nWELL STOCKED BAR.' EXCELLENT iUlBINE,\nHeadquarters tor the B. Cr Express Stages\n-r>,\nHotel Victoria,\nriilliliOOBT, B. OS-\nThis hotel being new and thoroughly finished throughout U the only first\nclass hotel in Lillooet. Persons calling at Lillooet will receive every attention by\nstopping at the Hotel Victoria. Good stabling in connection with tbe hotel. Headquarters for the Lillooet-Lytton stage.\n0 9 9 9 9 9 CHARGES MODERATE. \u00E2\u0080\u00A2\u00E2\u0080\u00A2\u00E2\u0080\u00A2\u00E2\u0080\u00A2\u00E2\u0080\u00A2\u00E2\u0080\u00A2'\nalex. Mcdonald,\nProprietor.\nEXCELSIOR; HOUSE.\n2?2Z.Ji.&2G2il, & BEXili, PBOP8.\nLILLOOET, - ... B.C.\nThe Bar is supplied with the best Wines, Liquors and Cigars.\nLYTTON STAGE LINE.\nStage leaves Lytton every Monday and Friday morning\nfor Lillooet, returning next day. Special trips made.\nIf you contemplate a trip into Lillooet district, write ub for information.\nCAMERON & HURLEY -:- Lytton and Lillooet, B C.\nR.&W. CUMMING\nFlour Milling Produce and\nGeneral Merchandise.\nF-A-VXIiIOlSr, 13. G.\nATRONIZE HOME INDUSTRY AND BUY PAVILION ROLLER FLOUR\nFlour and Offal sold at mill and delivered at reasonable rates.\n**> -^ \"\u00C2\u00BB, GrJE25T:E3I&.A.Ij 8TOBB, -*- \"^ *\u00E2\u0096\u00A0*.'\",\nPost Oflice and Telegraph Office in connection. Freight teams plying one* a\nweek between Lillooet and Ashcroft.\nW. CUMMING, Agent, Lillooet B. C.\nWM. B. BAILEY & CO.\nStorage & Forwarding Agts\nASHCROFT, b. c.\nConsign your goods to our care. We settle railway charge* and forward to\ndestination without delay. Correspondence solicited. W. B. BAILEY A CO\n\u00E2\u0096\u00A0\ THE PROSPECTOR, LILLOOET, B. C, FRIDAY, APRIL 20,1900.\n3\nTHE BATTLE OF LIFE.\nIn infancy, in manhood, in secret or in ibow.\nWe take up arms in conflict, and Nature i\u00C2\u00AB our\nfoe.\nWe stand in battle order and wave our swords\non high,\nBut tbe Phanton strikes too deadly-his\nweapons are too nigh.\nThe epidemic passes\u00E2\u0080\u0094'tis the common dread of\nall.\nHer poisoned arrows strike us in an instant\nand we tall.\nWe 'shout a great hosanna as in battle, loud\nendlong,\nBut still the fiend advances with a mystery\ndeep and strong.\nThe battle rages loudly, tbe battle rages long-\nMan's story is recorded both in history and in\nsong.\nMow helpless were Our fathers, how deadly was\nthe foe!\nYet bravely fought those fathers in years of\ntong ago.\nJxiuder grows the battle, fiercer grows the\nfight;\nAs man grows wise in wisdom, he waxes wise\nIn might.\nDefiance strong and fearless is increasing by\ndegrees\u00E2\u0080\u0094\nBut man wants yet the genius to be master of\ndisease.\nThere is weeping, there is wailing, as we battle\nwith the foe;\nOur "Titles in chronological order: The Prospector ; The Lillooet Prospector ; The Prospector ; Lillooet Prospector."@en . 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