"CONTENTdm"@en . "BC Historical Newspapers"@en . "Wright, J.M"@en . "2019-11-20"@en . "1909-02-10"@en . "vol. X no. 07"@en . ""@en . "https://open.library.ubc.ca/collections/similkameen/items/1.0386083/source.json"@en . "6 pages; 26.5 cm x 39.5 cm"@en . "application/pdf"@en . " 1\nCoking Coal for Smelting Purposes near Granite.\nLKAMbn\n* Religion is Reclamation of Man from Savagery/\u00E2\u0080\u0094 bbaconsfield.\nPrinceton is beautifully situated at the Junction of two rivers, trie Similkameen and Tulameen, has good drainage, is notoriously healthy\nand the resort of persons in search of fine climate: It is the center of Coal, Lode and Placer mining; and will be railroad town this year.\nVol.X. No. 7.\nPRINCETON, B.C., WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1909. $2 a Year in Advance\nPLATINUM IN PUCE\nDiscovery Made by Old Miner\non Landers Creek on\nWest Slope.\nPlacer Platinum Mined Since Early\nDays\u00E2\u0080\u0094Known as 'White Gold'\nby Goldhnnters.\nCOAL DUTY MUST GO\nSpokane Looks to B. C. Coal\nFields for Its Supply\nof Fuel.\nRemoval of Duty Urged by Influential\nParties\u00E2\u0080\u0094Our Coal Superior\nto Washington.\nIn view of the interest taken in the\n\u00E2\u0096\u00A0platinum belt of this district and its\ngeological investigation by Chas. Cam-\nsell, ot the Department of Mines, Ottawa,\nthe following from the Victoria Coloni.it\nwill be of general concern. Placer platlr:\nnuui has been washed with the gold since\nthe earlie-t discoveries here but its source\nhas never been traced. Platinum in\nplace is a luring field for prospectors and\nit is hoped Mr Camsell will be able to\ntjirow some light on its mysterious hiding place :\nWilliam M. Williams, familiarly known\namong the miners as \" Blacj; Billy,\" one\nof the pioneer gold seekers of British\nColumbia, claims to have discovered lode\nveim of platinum ore and gold bearing\nfissure veins of quartz rock in his property in the Teaguegroup of claims some\nthirty miles south of Hope, which, when\ndeveltJperr\"will siarile the world/*^\nThe mineral claims, which were discovered by 'Capt.' Wui. Teague. for 28\nyears government agent at Yale., and his\npartner Williams, are situated on Ladner\ncreek, about a mile upstream from the\nHope-Nicola trail, and about half a mile\nforr The tailway survey line from the\nSimilkameen to the city of Vancouver.\nLadjie\u00C2\u00A3_\u00C2\u00A3lree_k flows in an easterly direction through the claims and empties into\nthe Soquahalla, a river about a mile distant from the Teague gtoup.\nThe geological formation of-these\nclaims is of the pale/ perscTh j^th'fiiiweaKr'cause to defend employ's much talk .and.sometimes\nanger to make the' argument, good.\nDress a hobo in-fine clothes and he will\nstill remain a hobo. ,/ \u00E2\u0080\u00A2.\nHe-is not-.a friend who only recognizes\nyotjih your prosperity.\nDishonesty- cannot be hidden, for the\nhand will tremble, the cheek blanch, the\neye rove and the brow, knit when faced\nby the wronged person.\nIt is impossible for a dishonest person\nto simulate honesty\u00E2\u0080\u0094the rogue always\ncondemns himself by sneakish look and\nact.\nEven the whelp of a wolf may be\ntrained into decent behavior.\nPreaching that does not convert is\nlike medicine that does not heal.\nNobody will throw a stone at a tree\nthat bears no fruit\u00E2\u0080\u0094the people who\n'make good' are targets for the knocker.\nOxen and asses that pull heavy burdens are preferable to human beings who\nare smooth in your presence and behind\nyour back rough as a blacksmith's rasp.\nft\nMODEL\n99\nuvm\nPRINCETON, B. C.\nVariety of Rigs\u00E2\u0080\u0094Good Roadsters\u00E2\u0080\u0094\nBig Stables\u00E2\u0080\u0094Courteous Attention\nto all Customers.\n FOR\t\nit$\ Caities, Nuis\nHUGH MAGUIRE\n'iliccis \u00C2\u00A3 Ciprs\nentails\n-AT-\nTSJCKOTS\nLargest Sale in Canada\nNOTICE.\nSIXTY DaYS AFTER DATE I hirend to\napply to the Chief Comtnissioner of Lands and\nWorks for permission to \"purchase.the following\ndescribed property, situated on the Tulameen\nStiver, one mile below Granite Creek.\n^'.Commencing at a postmarked S, W. Corner,\nand at the S. E- Corner of Lot No. 281 ; thence\nnorth 10 chains along the H. line of Lot No. 281;\nthence H.'20\"chains ; thence S. 10 chains ; thence\n\"W. 20 chains to place of commencement, containing 40 acres more or less.\nR. LAWRENCE.\nGranite Creek, December 8th, iqo8.\nPRINCETON DIRECTORY..\nInformation Designed for the Benefit\nof Readers Abroad.\nPassenger Agent Atlantic Steamship\nDines\u00E2\u0080\u0094American, Deyland, White Star,\nDominion, Red Star, Atlantic Transport.\nH. H. Avery.\nMember of Parliament\u00E2\u0080\u0094Martin Burrell, Grand Forks, P.O.\nMember Provincial Assembly\u00E2\u0080\u0094L. W.\nShatford, Penticton, P.O. j\nBoard of Trade\u00E2\u0080\u0094W. C. McDougall\nPresident; A. J. Marlow, Secretary.\nJustices of the Peace\u00E2\u0080\u0094E. Waterman\nC. E. Thomas, Thos. Murphy. Granite]\nCreek.\nMining Recorder, Assessor and Collec-|\ntor, Clerk County Court, Issuer of Marriage Licenses\u00E2\u0080\u0094H. Hunter.\nConstable, Deputy Game Warden, Sanitary Inspector, License Inspector and\nAssistaut Mining Recorder \u00E2\u0080\u0094 Ronald\nHewat,\nPostmaster, Telephone Agent, Inland\nRevenue Inspector\u00E2\u0080\u0094A, Bell.\nCoroner, Medical Health Officer\u00E2\u0080\u0094J. E.\nSchon, M.D\". '\nI Public School\u00E2\u0080\u0094Donald Cochrane,B.A.\nTeacher ; Trustees : J. O. Coulthajd, W.\nC. McDougall, C E. Thomas.\nNotaries Publie\u00E2\u0080\u0094C E. TLomas, A. E.\nThomas, H. H. Avery, A. Bell.\nFenceviewers\u00E2\u0080\u0094L. Gibson,.C. Schisler,\nT. Murphy.\nPresbyterian Church\u00E2\u0080\u0094Rev. J. Thurburn-Conn.\nHedley-Princeton stage crnnicting\nwith the V.,V. & E. at Keremeos\u00E2\u0080\u0094Stasje I\narrives at 12, no6n, departs at 2 p.m.,\ndaily, except Sunday,. F. Revely, Prop. I\nPrinceton-Nicola stage, arrives each\nWednesday about noon, departs Thursday niorning. M. P. Stewart, Prop.\nDaily mail, except Snnday, yili Keremeos. Weekly mail to points intervening between Nicola and Princeton.\nFRESH FIGS AND DATES\nI have recently leased the shop run by\nG. Murdoch. By strict attention to business and good workmanship hope to receive your patronage.\nHorse Shoeing a Specialty\nRepairing Promptly Done\nPrices Right\u00E2\u0080\u0094Terms Cash\nNOTICE.\nCertificate of Improvements.\nFrieda, Cabin, Colorado Fr., Edward 7th, Fr.,\nNo's 6, Fr.; 7 Fr.; 26, Fr. and 27 Fr., mineral\nclaims, situate in the Similkameen mining division of Yale. Where located: On Copper\nMountain.\nTake notice that I, G. Evert Baker, Free Miner's\nCertificate No. B20055, acting- for self and as agent\nfor T. T. Burkhart, F.M.C. No. B20053 and Frieda\nE. Baker, F.M.C. No. B20054, intend, 60 days from\ndate hereof, to a'pply to the Mining Recorder for a\nCertificate of Improvements for the purpose o\nobtaining a Crown Grant of the above claim.\nAnd further take notice that action, under section 37. must be commenced before the issuance of\nsuch Certificate of Improvements.\nDated this 19th of September. A.D. 1908. 39-48\nNOTICE is hereby given that I am applying\nfor a license to prospect for coal on the following\ndescribed land, viz.;- Commencing at a post\nplaced io chains East of the nor*h east corner of\nhot 933, Kamloops Division of Yale District,\nthence North 50 chains ; thence West 80 chains ;\nthence South 50 chaius ; thence i\u00C2\u00A3ast 80 chains\nto point of commencement.\nWM..S. WILSON.\nDecember 28th, 1908.\nTRANSFER OF LICENSE.\nFIRE ALARMS, &c.\nFour sharp taps on the bell, with slight\npause between each four, will indicate\nthat the fire is in Ward I. Two sharp\ntaps, with pause between each two, will\nlocate the fire in Ward 2.\nContinuous moderate ringing of the\nbell will be used for meetings of any\nkind, for public demonstrations or for\ngiving the correct time daily. Tolling\nfor the dead will he one stroke of the\nbell with measured intervals of ten seel\n.ouds. ad.\nNOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that I intend\nto apply to the Supt ol Provincial Police.\nVictoria, s.'C.'for a transfer of the license held\nby me for the Tulameen Hotel, Princeton, B. C,\nto W. C. Fry.\nSAMUEr, MCCOSKERY.\nPrinceton, Dec. 12, 1908.\nSLEiG\nIf you are in the market for Sleighs,\n2)4 and 3-inch ; also Cutters and Punts,\ncome and inspect my stock, or send for\nquotations. Prices right.\nF. PAIGE,\nMerritt, B.C.\nMINERAL WATER\nmake a\nSold bv all Dealers.\nIt Pays to Advertise.\nHANDBOOK\n(New Edition issued March, 1908.)\nSIZE: Octavo.\nPAGES: 1228.\nCHAPTERS: 25.\nSCOPE : The copper industry of the\nworld.\nCOVERING: Copper history, geology, geography, chemistry, mineralogv,\nmining, milling, leaching, smelting, refining, brands, grades, impurities, alloys,\nuses, substitutes, terminology, deposits by\ndistricts, states, countries and continents,\nmines in detail, statistics of production,\nconsumption, imports, exports, finances,\ndividends, etc.\nThe Copper Handbook is concededly\nthe\nWorld's Standard Reference\nThe miner needs the book for the facts\nit gives him regarding geology, mining,\ncopper deposits and copper mines\nThe metallurgist needs the book for\nthe facts it gives him regarding copper\nmilling, leaching, smelting md refining.\nThe copper consumer needs the book\nfor every chapter it contains It tells\nwhat, and explains how and why.\nThe investor in copper shares cannot\nafford to be without it. The Copper\nHandbook gives statistics and general in-\normation on one hand, with thousands\nof detailed mine descriptions on the\nother, covering the copper mines of the\nentire world, and the 40 pages of condensed statistical tables alone are worth\nmore than the price of the book to each\nand every owner of copper miuing shares.\nPRICE : $5 in buokram with gilt top,\nor $7-5\u00C2\u00B0 if full library morocco.\nTERMS: The most liberal. Send no\nmoney, but order the book sent you, all\ncarriage charges prepaid, on one \u00E2\u0096\u00A0 week's\napproval, to be returned if unsatisfactory,\nor paid for if it suits. Can yon afford\nnot to see the book and iudge for yourself of its value to you ?\nWRITE NOW to the editor and publisher,\nRACE 1 STEVENS,\n550 SHELDEN BLDG., HOUGHTON\nMICH., U. S. A.\nPRINCETON LODGE\nI.O.O.F. No. 52.\nRegular meetings, 8 p\nm., Thursdays.\nSojourning brethren welcome. Hall situated in\nThomas Block. \u00E2\u0096\u00A0' Oddfellows Hall \"\n\u00E2\u0080\u00A2 j l. Huston, H. Cowan,- .\n6 Noble Grand. Secretary.\n*>++\nUjJfe\nl^V\nA.\nI\n-V--\n1 -\u00E2\u0080\u00A2-'\u00E2\u0096\u00A0\u00E2\u0096\u00A0\nEXPOSITION NOTES.\nThe government of Canada will have\none of the largest, exhibit buildings at\nthe Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition.\nCanada's building at the Exposition\nwill be ready to receive exhibits by the\nfirst of May.\nThe mineral resources of British Columbia will be fully shown at the great\nExposition.\nCanada's exhibit at the A.-Y.-P. Exposition will be the most comprehensive\never undertaken by the Canadian government in connection with a World's\nFair.\nOne of the finest views on the grounds\nof the A.-Y.-P. Exposition will be from\nthe veranda of' the Canada building,\nwhich overlooks two lakes and three\n' mountain ranges.\nThe Yukon territory will have a dis-\niplay at the A.-Y.-P. typical of the north-\n; land.\nCanadian breeders of blooded stock\n:will have a big part in the live stock\n:show at the A.-Y.-P. Exposition.\nAn exhibit of platinum from Prince^\n!ton distiict would be most interesting.\nYon I\nneed to eat meat if you want to\nenjoy life. We have the best.\nF1SH-5ALH0N,\nHALIBUT\nFresh from the Sea.\nSUMMERS & WARDLE\nBUTCHERS\nPRINCETON\nSis Cm\nGold, Silver & Copper, $1.\nG. G. WEST, Provincial Assayer, 530\n:.,f\u00C2\u00A7 Richards St., Vancouver, B.C.\nNOTICE.\nTo all whom it may< concern:\nTAKE NOTICE that I will not be responsible for any debts contracted against the Find-\nlay Estate unless authorized by me.\n1.UC1E C. 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HOWSe CO.. imm\nNicola\nPrinceton\nStocktaking.\nWe are now Taking Stock and find that\nwe are oversfocked in some lines which must\ncleared out to make room for Spring Goods\nArriving.\nCall and Secure Bargains\nClose Inspection of Stock Invited.\nThe A. I 1IWSE CO. 1MM\nNicola\n\u00E2\u0080\u00A29\nPrinceton\n**\nThe Best of Everything.\"\nto\nto\nto\nto\nto\nto\nM\nM\nM\nto\nto\nk\n\u00E2\u0096\u00A0<%\n*<%\n<<%\n-<\u00E2\u0096\u00A0\u00C2\u00BB\n*r\u00C2\u00BB\n\u00E2\u0080\u00A2o\n-o\n "Title changes in chronological order: Similkameen Star (1900-03-31 to 1900-07-28), The Similkameen Star (1900-08-04 to 1900-10-20), Similkameen Star (1900-10-27 to 1918-05-10), Princeton Star (1918-05-17 to 1918-10-25)."@en . "Newspapers"@en . "Princeton, B.C."@en . "Princeton"@en . "Similkameen_Star_1909_02_10"@en . "10.14288/1.0386083"@en . "English"@en . "49.460278"@en . "-120.507778"@en . "Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library"@en . 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