"17f50108-90cf-42fa-8386-a05c4f037eec"@en . "CONTENTdm"@en . "BC Historical Newspapers"@en . "2011-09-29"@en . "1899-01-05"@en . "The Nakusp Ledge was published in Nakusp, in the Central Kootenay region of southeastern British Columbia, from October 1893 to December 1894. The paper was subsequently published as the Ledge both in New Denver, from December 1894 to December 1904, and in Fernie, from January to August 1905. The Ledge was published by Robert Thornton Lowery, a prolific newspaper publisher, editor, and printer who was also widely acclaimed for his skill as a writer. After moving to Fernie, the paper continued to be published under variant titles, including the Fernie Ledger and the District Ledger, from August 1905 to August 1919."@en . ""@en . "https://open.library.ubc.ca/collections/xnakledge/items/1.0182145/source.json"@en . "application/pdf"@en . " i~\"7v \u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BDrrs Volume VI. No. 14. NEW DENVER, B.C., JANUARY 5, 1899. Price, $2 00 Yeas i' i \u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD SLOGAN GAMP NEWS LOCAL CHIT-CHAT. A social dance will be held in the Bosun hall to-night. School.re-opened on Tuesday, with a fair attendance of pupils. George Neelands is a candidate for the mayoralty of Nelson in opposition to Mayor Houston. The thermometer on Tuesday night registered five decrees below zero, the coldest of the season. Quite a number of the young- folk of the town drove to Silverton on Friday evening to attend a hall. H. T. Bragdon will remove his stock of hardware to Grand Forks, which place, he says, is booming. New Year's was duly celebrated on Monday, the supply of good intentions becoming limited at nightfall. Miss Reid, formerly of this town, but now living in Revelstoke, was visiting Mrs. W. Merkley during the week. The Kaslo & Slocan Railway experienced much trouble with the snow last week, delaying travel considerably. The usual services will be held in the Anglican Mission room, Sixth street, next Sabbath morning and evening. The officers of the steamer Mintp helfl a most enjoyable dance at the Arrowhead .hall, Arrowhead, on Saturday eveiiirigi Spokane and other financial centres are mad with the gold-copper fever, ailver propositions meeting-..with-little enthusiasm1; ' ''\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD'\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD'\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD No appointment has yet been made to fill,, the vacancy caused by Dr. Brouse's resignation\" of the cororiership of the Slocan. Alta Lodge, A. F. & A. M.,visv t-O'ibe Instituted at Sandon to-njght. Several members of the craft from here will be in attendance. A. D. Coplen, of Slocan Citv, is suffering from a badly ulcerated eye,\" the result of a splinter of rock getting into it while drilling^ Three candidates are enjoyihg rides upon the Knights of, Pythias goat here, en route to the hill rank of Knighthbod. Others are coining. The tug Sandon; which is being built at Rosebery, is all burnished. It only remains for the cabin to be set up, and the boat will be ready for launching. SI.OCAN MINKRAr, FLOAT. The down. Whitewater Deep lias closed Several men have been laid off at the Wakefield. The Slocan Star has.laid off a number of men till next May. Slides and had roads knocked out ore shipments last week. The Last Chance shipped 80 tons of ore during last week. Fear of snowslides has caused the Idaho Mines to reduce its force. Ore from tin- Marion is being brought down to the wharf for shipment. There is a foot of clean ore in the main workings of the Washington. G. H. Dawson has closed down the Edinburgh group, on Four Mile, for the winter. The C. P. R. is making new rates on Kootenay ore to Vancouver and Montreal, for shipment to England. For the six months ending December 31, the Slocan country shipped upwards of 18,000 tons of ore, Valued at close to \u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD$2,000,000'.. Sixtytons of ore was shipped from Silverton liastweek, 40 of which was from the Vancouver, and the remainder from the Wakefield. . The owners of the Anglo-Saxon ha-re resumed work on their property. More ore is appearing in the breast of the tunnel, mixed with spar.' The War Eagle 'Consolidated .Co., of Rossland, has purchased\" the Eureka*, Mineral Hill and Summit claims, in the vicinity of the'Slocati Star. Three Forkers expect great things to result from the sale of the Black'Grouse froup, crfthe^orthiork, made by Major urlong to British capitalists. * \u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD* - . - Geo. Petty has about' a dozen men working on the Monitor, at' Three Forks. A second car load of ore has been shipped during the week. Part of the Idaho Mines tramway has been carried away by a'slide. The road to the mine in also in bad shape, it having to be shovelled out for nearly two miles. \u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD] R.OUNI> THK HUB. Bread sells at Caacadefor live cents a loaf. There is not Moyie City. Gambling is to Greenwood. an empy residence in be stamped out at Steamer Rossland is tied up for the winter at Nakusp. / J. L. White, Slocanpity, is opening a drug store at Niagara! Work is to commen a at once on Cascade's new water system. Windermere lias petitioned the Government for medical ifisistance. Electric power frorrjF.onnington Falls will be used at the Tr-iil smelter. Three new townsite! have been staked out in the vicinity of Windermere. An English syndicate is purchasing the townsite of 6lads|one for $30,000 One million feet of jogs will be gotten out this season bv th?. Movie City sawmill. ' ; \" The big chimney;ai the Trail smelter will be finished in \"a few days. It ib 175 feet high. j \" \u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD r Six new Bruckner furnaces for rqast- KAST KOOTENAV. The North Star company are working Rumen. A. W. Bleasdell has purchased a three-quarter interest in the Babylon group The main lead on theEstella has been struck. The tunnel is now in about 570 feet. on will the Boyer be pushed of eight men claim,( on Major Furlong is doing good service to New Denver by writingup for British journals the various properties adjacent to the town. Silver mountain is becoming well known. The All Star English.Specialty Co. will hold the boards at the Bosun hall, on the evenings of January 19, 20 and 21. There are 15 artists in the company, and they are said to be good. A. E. Fauquier-has sent to a New York party an exceedingly attractive display of minerals obtained from vari- 'Ous Slocan properties. The specimens were very rich and most neatly arranged. Rev. Frank Dumoulin, of Cleveland, Ohio, son of Bishop Dumoulin. of Niagara diocese, and brother of P Dumoulin, accountant of the Bank of Montreal here, has received a call to . St Peter's church, Chicago. C Baker, of Walker & Baker, was l-ug^alled to Sandon on Sunday, to embalm corpM body of Miss Emily Joiies, who had W. C. E. Koch has one team hauling ore from the Enterprise, averaging four tons, per day. The ore is being mixed, so as to give an estimate of its weight in bulk. Li. Mr a ei v<: ve, fir OE 11! 'died the day previous of brain fever Deceased was but in her teens and \u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BDVJ. jJily esteemed. The body was sent fot.biirial to her home in Pennsylvania. One of the finest, specimens of map work ever seen iu the camp is that of the Conder group, on Four Mile creek, drafted by il. T Twigg. Apart from tlie general outline of the claims.ta a key, sho.ving the course of the-iwein from the Vancouver group and the contour of the surrounding hiils Arrowhead, B. C, on Mr Mcnzies, of Revel-' Married\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BDAt Dec. 27, by Kev stoko, John Fyfe, chief engineer of tlie steamer Rossland, to Miss Sibyle Anderson Johnston, of Arrowhead After the ceremony a reception and dance, was given at the Arrowhead hotel, and a pleasant time indulged in until the wee sttia' hours of morning. The presents given to the happv couple were numerous and costly. The Trail smelter is most anxious and desirous to obtain dry ores. One of the largest properties on the lake has been offered the advantageous rate of $10 per ton, freight and smelter treatment. Geo. Hughes has been appointed attorney for the Scottish Colonial Gold- fields vice J. Dixon Kendall. The office of the company has also been removed from Vancouver to the Idaho concentrator. ti \u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD Work is to be resumed on the Queen City group, one mile east of the town, before spring. P. W. Ellis, of Toronto, has purchased an interest in the property. There has been some good ore obtained from the main shaft. Supt. Seel ey, of the Alexandria mine, on Lemon creek, owned by D. K. Mae-, donald, of Spokane, reports,the cross- cutting of the ledge at a depth of fiO feet. It shows five feet of well mineralized quartz, with good gold and silver values. P. Lindquist is work ing single-handed on the V mug Dominion, on Ten Mile, \u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BDowned by himself, D. Weir and A Jaeobson. He has driven 85 feet and says the showing has greatly improved The lodge is six feet, wide, with a paystreak nf three feet of good ore The galena is over loOoz., with added values in copper and gold. Siu; I3 ing lead ores are being added to*,the Trail smelter. '. \ H. J. Bourne and F. McCarty are in the field as candidate?', for the mayoralty of Revelstoke. \u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD [ ' F. H. Hughes, a real estate dealer, has been arrested at Cascade for issuing worthless cheques. Grand Forks is to hare a brass band of 21 pieces. The board of trade is back of the scheme. > Ross Thompson has retired ffom the mayoralty; contest in Rossland. Aid Gobdeve takes his place. iG. Stobile, an Italian capitalist, is opening a private bank at Grand Forks, with branches at Niagara and Gladstone J. M.'Compton died at Rossland on Tuesday, from injuries received from a car of ore falling on him in the War Eagle mine. The C. P. R. will begin at once tha oonstructionof theR. & P., road through?1 Mjidway to Rock creek, -in-order to t\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BDp the mines in that locality. ,\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD> Alex. Lucas, of Kaslo, provincial'organizer of the Conservative party, has returned from the east, 'vrhfere he was in conference with the leading spirits of that party. \u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD \u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD \u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD '\"' r, THe commercial travelers of British Columbia met at Vancouver last week arid organized an association. T. Gray, of Nakusp, traveler for McMillan & Hamilton, was appointed director for Kootenay. ; Several East -Kootenay deals of the late Government are to be. aired in the Legislature, including the Upper Columbia lake canal concession, whereby 40,000 acres of land were given away for a useless ditch. Development work group, on Bull river, next season. E. J. Walsh has a force at work on the Magnificent Perry creek. On Tracy creek development work is being pushed on the Estella and several other properties. Development work on the Copper Crown is being pushed. The shaft is down 43 feet, with a good showing of copper ore. E.J.Walsh, of Ottawa, has bonded the Dupont group, on Boulder creek, for .$20,000. Five per cent, in cash was paiel to the owners on signing the bond. A big strike of copper ore is reported on the Swansea, at Windermere. The ore body struck in the shaft shows six inches of native copper and three feet of carbonates. On the Southern Cross the shaft is down 33 feet. Eight men are employed in developing the property, under a contract to sink 100 feet. It is a free gold proposition. E. C. Smith says that a test pit was sunk on the Sullivan group 150 feet north of the present workings, showing Up a large body of carbonates. The tnachinery lately ordered is now, on its way to the mine. \"'\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD'.. j Mr. Griffithy Gold Commissibne)r, has [received applications from'tlie\"manager of the French Creek' Hydraulic Company, operating in the Big Be'iid, for ;eight placer leases on the Coliithbia river, in the vicinity of Surprise Rapids, about 30 miles north of Donald. i The bin at the Lake Shore mine is full to the brim of clean ore, nearly 10 carloads. The chute of ore iri'the upraise is continually widening and the ire becoming of a higher gradeijAs soon as the siding istfhished the pinners Till \"begin shipping and adding to the vorking force. jC. A. Watt, Windermere,\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD has, on Ijehalf of himself andihisparShersLbond- ed the Red Line group, on Horse Thief ilreek, to Messrs. Sto4uart, Collins and Eobertson.on behalf oraSpokaqeeyndi-' date, for 850,000. The group consists of ^fp. 1 and No. 2 Red Line and another qlairu. It is situated six miles up.Mc.- Donald creek, a tributary which joins Horse Thief creek 13 miles' from the Columbia river There is a fine showing, the main ledge being 20 feet wide. It is a'copper property, carrying gold, ind has assayed $12* in gold, with 12 per cent, of copper. a\" a,. '\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD'\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD'\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\".\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD' Well, yer see. this's how she started\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BDover there in Bill Hick's placed -rv.' All the boys waspUyin' studhorse, clippin' off a, livily pace. \u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD \u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD \- ' Long \"bout twiilve in comes a strarger, never \"secii'hlni h'ere before';\" '-\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\".-, He war six feet tall er better, an* cou'd jest get in the door ' \"''.**''\"\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD, Without stoopin'. He walks over 'and sits down to play u, hand; .'\"'\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD>'' None the fellers liked him plnyin', but you bet thev all hud sand And staid with him. Dern the feller, he had won most all the checks ; All the luck just seemed like his'n, even though they changed the decks. Well, the stranger gits, two big kings turned up therein good plain (right; Budd. lie hud a pair of aces\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BDstranger thought lie had things right, An'he moves 'bout: all his chips iu : Budd, lie calls an' taps his pile ; Stranger puts in all his money with u darn .stir castie smile. Then he slowly reaches over, puts his hand around tho stud. An'he. turns his hole (turd o'er, \"Makes three kings; guc.ss that's enough.\" But Budd says: \"Jest hold on,.stranger, I've got aces an'you'r beat,' Then thu stranger pulls a gun out an' lit; jumps u|ion his feet, 'Hands up! all now,\" says the stranger; \"(lead's tliii t moves an iu-Mi;\" Well, the boyswas unsuspecthf an' the stranger had the cinch. He jest pockets all the money, slowly backin' towards the door\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD Dern inc. stranger, I'm not tender, never seen it. done before. Like a streak of.checkered lightiiin' Budd pulled out his gun an' iired; Course the stranger's gun weren't, idle\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BDI'll acknowledge I felt tired When I see the guns a barkin'. hut 'twas only once apiece; Bud, he got it in the shoulder, stranger got it iu the fleece, An'was deader l'n a dour nail'tore his body hit tlie floor. Budd was game an' kept his gun up, but he didn't shoot no more; So you see how Budd's a hummer, an' today the town's all his Dern nie, stranger, that one shot there war a dern good stroke of biz, \u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD-*\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD*\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD-\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD***\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD ~*-i r \"'hlto'ftilii 1 aek of Montreal Established 1817. Capital (all paid up) $12,000,000.00 Reserved fund : : 6,000,000.00 Undivided profits : : 981,328.04 HEAD OFFICE, MOXXKEAt. Rt. Hon. Lord Strathcona a.id Mount Royal, G.C.M.G. President. Hon. G. A. Drummond, Vice President, E. S. Clouston, General Manager, Branches in all parts of Canada, Newfoundland, Great Britain, and the United States^ New Denver branch E. PITT, Manager The Slocan still maintains its ascendancy as the banner camp of West Kootenay, having shipped ore dur ing 1898 of greater aggregate value than any of its neighbors. Rosslandj the great and muchly vaunted gold camp, comes in second with $2,804,- 756.12 as its total shipments for last year. Slocans figures are,about $3,500,000. Seoire one for silver. For Salk.\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BDThe following goods: (>00 feet 14 and 16 inch riveted pipe,.new; 2 elbows, 1 tap, 7 short pieces; will stand a pressure of \"tf20foot head. One 0-foot Pelton wheel as good as new with some extra buckets, new journals, etc. All in complete order. Outfit can be seen at my mill across the. lake from New Denver. Cost me, freight,, duty and goods, $1,350. Wheel cost new $1,200. f.o.b. factory. I will sell outfit for $1,200 cash. S. M. Wharton, East Spokane, Wash., or care The Lkdgu. ' An action has been commenced in the Supreme Court against D. A. Stoddart, formerly member for East Liliooet in the Legislative Assembly, for $250,000, being the penalty at $500 a day, to which he is liable, for having sat during the last tj-vrdj sessions without qualification. He lost, his qualification by supplying merchandise to the Governme^gfrpm his &tore at Liliooet. This is taken to be a bluff in opposition to the petition now being tried aarainst Mr. Prentice's election in Liliooet. The St. Eus'ene ore bin at tlie Movie City siding is well under way and will be'ready to receive ore by the time the siding will be in shape\" for the cars. The ore can be run into the cars through chutes without.extra handling*. IKON MASK WINS. Ai>|\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BDt>nl <>f tin- (('litre ^Sl.iir People OIm- iiwhmimI With <\"\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD<\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD. The I'rovinciil full court--..Saturday, gave judgment it the appeal in' the Iron Mask and CentreStar case, in which the Centre Star Com |any .claim that they have on their hi id .the apex of a vein which dips towarts and under the land of the Iron Mask. They claim the. right to follow this veindown to its termination. The Iron Misk Company on the other hand.deny tic existence of a vein, and say that if thev is one it has been cut off by a flat fault and terminated. Justice Walkem delivered the judgment of the court, ctncluding as follows: \"The parties here have equal rights, depending, however, on different titles, The Centre Star a light to follow a vein into the adjoining claim. The Iron Mask until that ven is proved, have a right to all the ore within the vertical lines of their claim; 1 think it should be left to the judgtient of the court to say whether or not tctual work should be done for the purpose, of elucidating any particular point with regard to the issue raised. The thief justice authorizes me to state that'in his opinion the Centre Star appeal ought to be dismissed.. The appeal wili, therefore, be dismissed with C'Sts \" Mr. Justice Martin delivered a dissenting judgment, holding that the Centre Star should have the inspection asked for. , Mr, Da vis asked for leave to appeal to the privy council, but Mr. Bod veil was not ready to deal with the matter, so it will come up again-before, the full court on January 9. F. Pyman has again commenced to do business in New Denver. Bring your watches to him when they are out of order. S. RASHDALL. Notary Public. A. E. FAUQUIER. RASHDALL & FAUQUIER MINES & REAL ESTATE. NEW DENVER, B.C. MINING INTERESTS NOUGHT, SOLD and BONDED. CORRESPONDENCE INVITED Abstracts of Title to mineral claim*. Niagara wants \u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BDhajdstrate. a postmaster and F.E. MORRISON, dds.' DENTIST Crown. [Mute and Bridge work.. Office. Broken Hill Blk. Nelson. The old year is past and gone, with all its disappointments and blighted, hopes, while the new year is ushered in with better-prospects and>more confidence. Let the citizens of New Detiver pull together and endeavor to bring the town to the front. Let them seize the many opportunities that will be presented, so that 1899 may go'down as the most prosperous year in the'history of the town. Set the ball in motion and life, bustle and stir will result. \u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD:;>\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD BKNKI''IC1AL DIVIDJONlJS. One by one the accessories for making New Denver the centre of the Slocan are oeing supplied. The appointment of Alex. Sproat, gold comiujssioner, as county court reg istrar is the latest evidence of this fact. To the legal fraternity this mears much, and with the holding of regular county court sessions here, .it OTEL SANDON, vA ^ft y\ vft vft vft Sandon, B.C. TTHIS NEW HOUSE, with the old name, is well equipped to accommodate a large number of Guests. The building is plastered and the rooms are unsurpassed for comfort in the .Slocan, while in the Dining Room can be Co und the best food in the market. ,. Robert Cunning, Proprietor. The Clifton House, Sandon. Has ample accommodations for a large number of people. The rooms arc large and airy, and the Dining Room is provided with everything in tlie market Sample Rooms for Commercial Travelers. John Buckley, Prop. First-class When I buy 'Irom' the manufacturers Staple and Fancy Groceries 1 make it a point to ^et the very best in alll'nes, My stock of Cured Meats is the, best iu the market;, Hams, sweet and juicy as can be bought; Bacon that is evenly stripped with fat and lean and just hits the finest taste. Will find the . -' *. \u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BDt Arlington Hotel n pleasant place to stop at when in SI eati City. G-ETHING & HENDERSON. Proprietors. F. LoCASTO, Th P Hair \V. S. Brkwky Kaslo, B.C. H. T. Twigg New Denver,B.C. DREWRY & TWIGG Dominion and Provincial Land Surveyors. Civil and Mining Engineers.' Bedford, McNeil Code. jt-jTRashdall & Fauquier, Agent.*. Provides Ladies or Gentlemen with Hot or Cold BSthS -Everything First-Class imported and Domestic Cigars, Etc. Newmarket Block, New Detiver. D R. A. S. MARS Dentist. Kaslo. B C Graduate of American College of Dental Surgery Ciiieajro -two G \u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD1 WILLrM & JOHNSON. fMcGiltr* Within the past week or so divi dends have been paid by two proper ties in this vicinity that will go a long \ will not only save litigants much ex- way towards reconciling the British j pense, but will bring to this town an investor to silver mines, and also give ! occasional dollar or two that will more confidence to the fortunate j prove most acceptable, shareholders. The properties referred \u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD ~~ to are the Bosun and the Idaho Mines,! A Island paper remarks that both of which are located close to New I\"a write-up of British Columbia with- Denver. With the exception of a out Rossland would be like a wedding quarter interest in the Idaho, these ! witbout a ^00in-\" Noti\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD fllis. ^ mines are owned exclusively^ Great j Nelson Miner begs that the Nelson Britain, and the dividends were so I district should not be overlooked as substantial as to make a decided im- j pression. In the case of the Bosun, j the shareholders receive 100 per cent' return upon a five months' invest-! ment, a truly remarkable circumstance. As for the Idaho, one of the most extensively equipped properties in the camp, the profits'divided amounted to $28,00$ three-quarters of which were cabled to the canny Scota who are a^ fortunate'-as.to be is done by the Rosslanders. vVest Kootenay. or even British Columbia for that matter, without the Slocan, would be mighty small potatoes. Silyer may be despised, but the Slocan keeps turning out its hundreds of thousands in dividends just the! same.. 1 Eostm aster-General, iMuLoOK I 'sprang a genuine surprise, upon the! .feountry by; the announcement of a'i -\"*\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD! \"\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD>\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD'\".\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD/\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD ' \":v\i I About the unavoidable things of life; grin nnd bear it. The future is much brighter than the past;- and with the opening of the new year the failures and sorrows of days that are gone should be forgotten in the radiance of the Star ol Hope of \"'99. The past year has carried with it its quota of ill for all; Father Time, feebly tottering from door to door, has gathered up the woe.-* of man and passed with his load into the land of Somewhere to enter up in the Ledger of Mercv and Love the good and bad. We start anew with a clean slate. We have won your patronage by an earnest effort to serve you well; we shall endeavor to hold it by continuing along these lines. WALKER & BAKER Mining Engineers & Analy-Chemists. .Slocan Citv. B ('. \u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BDWAiMTKD. Industrious insui of character to travel it ml appoint agents. Salary and expenses paid. BRADLEV-G-V RRftTSON COMPANY.Limitcd Toronto. shareholder* irfSJae Scdltish ColonialfeWo-cent rate .of postage $11 over iA T'have been appointed ao-ent/ foi- the Leth- bridge Coal Co., and will sell their products at reasonable prices. E. A. Cameron SANDON. J. M. M. -BENEDUM, A I'a.xeiiKitiiiK* .study of the International Sunday School Lessons for I8!tt), now ready. No Christian, especially a Clei'frymun or Teacher.shinild be. without it. Beautifully bound in cloth of two colors, with stiff boards. Price-only :t:i cents. Strongly recommended by leading Clergymen, un sale by all book- soliers.orsent postpaid on the price by, BRADLKY-GARRETSON CO.. Limited, Publishers, Toronto Canada. Silverton. [JOWARD WEST, Af.v-c. R S M, London. Kiifr MINING ENGINEER, ANALYTICAL CHEMIST, & ASSAYER. Properties examined and reported on f<;t in tending purchaser?. Assay office and Chemical Laboratory. Belle- vue avc. New Derwcer. B C. J. H. MILLWARD, NEW DENVER Dealer in HAY, GRAIN. ' ICE, WOOI>V Etc Livery and Feed Stables, General,,. Draying. Team* nieet all isoats and Trains. J\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD L. GRIMMET% L#.B. BARRISTER, Solicitor, Notary Public, Etc. Sandon, B. C. U G. FAUQUIER. NOTARY PUBLIC. Na.kuHp. B.C. THE MINERS EXCHANGE. Three Forks, E. C. Weaver Insurance 1111,1 General CoMiasssoN \"Agents. www p;KWv\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BDrK.:*:-\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD.- c. .\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD^ . ai titer and, Writer NEW DENVER. X C. HARRI General Drayman, Ice, 1 Hav and Grain for.Sale. lee Houses Filled. . Livery and Bait Stables. i lt.a;000 will be iu fully paid up shares of the company, \u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BDT0,00O in first mortgage debenture bonds, and the balance, in cash, the vendors making the requisite provision a a to guaranteo previously referred to. As to tlie manner in which the mine changed hands the story is as follows: Just about a' year ago two English mining engineers, A. Crover and G. Neustader, were sent out especially to examine the mine, and spent several days examining the property. The report which they made to their principals, the British Capital Corporation, Limited, i.s dated January 19th last, the result being that on the 7th of July the corporation acquired the property from Mr. Caldwell, but retained hi* services as mining director. The report of the mining engineers nays the property comprises aliout 70 acres. The'length of the vein northerly and southerly is about -J,20*0 feet, and [ a width of l,SO0 feet easterly and west- ' erly represents the area for parallel i veins. At the surface the width of the! vein matter is about 30 feet. After the j first level at (>0 feet is passed, it widens j out until at 180, the third level, it I measures 55 feet between the walls, and I at 352 feet, the fifth level it is about 30j Attached is the directors' report of the Northwest Mining Syndicate, who are operating the Bosun mine and whose headquarters are in New Denver. The report was presented to the shareholders at the first ordinary general meeting of the syndicate, which was held in London, on Dec. .21. It covers the time from June 18, 1897, the date of incorporation : . \"The directors have pleasure in presenting to the shareholders the first annual report with the auditing accounts of the company from the 19th June, 1897, the date of incorporation, up to the 30th of September last, oeing for a period of about 14 months. Shortly after the formation of the syndicate, and following upon a visit of the chairman to the British Columbia mining district, the directors arranged with W. H. Sandiford, M.I.M.M., a mining engineer, previously well known to the syndicate's managers, and upon whose knowledge and ability they place great reliance, to proceed to British Columbia, and to visit the different mining centres and to inspect and advise. Accordingly, and in pursuance with the objects of the syndicate, certain options, interests and properties have been acquired, some of which have not been proceeded with, some are keld with a view to re-sale or future development, and one property; of which the syndicate have acquired *the' entire rights, is being actively developed. This property, now named the Bosun by* Mr. Sandiford, and first called the Harris property, was secured by Sandiford for the syndicate on very favorable conditions. It wasat firstacquired upon a time option, during which preliminary work and investigation showed such excellent promise that it was decided to purchase the property. This was completed on the llth July last,when sinking upon the loJe was at once commenced, with the reaiilt thatalmost'immediately a rich chute of ore was met with, and 340 tons have already been shipped (up to 30th November) from this mine. The ore is an exceedingly rich galena, containing on an average about~60 per cent, of lead and upwards of. .100 ozs. of silver, and which has yielded net. smelter returns of about \u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD1'3 10s. per ton. Though such ore is extremely rich, the returns are not otherwise, than in keeping with what ie obtained from other neighboring mines in the district, where, in many cases, extraordinary' results have been, and are being obtained upon the capital invested. The Bosun property i6 of considerable extent, consisting of nearly two full claims of about 50 acres each, and Mr. Sandiford estimates that the lode within the property is 1,500 feet long, and that its height, above the Slocan lake to which it runs down, makes it probable that no sinking below water level will be necessary for years to come. Active work is being'proceeded with in order to properly develop the property, and it,is satisfactory to advise that ore has been met with in both of two tunnels which are being driven to intersect with the shaft at respectively 79 feet and 102 feet below the head of tlie first shaft, and advices are just to hand that in driving in No. 1 tunnel, the ore chute in the shaft above has been cut into. The situation, also, of the mine abutting on the Slocan lake (where a wharf has been built), gives the important element of the cheapest possible shipping facilities. Ore is being delivered from the Bosun mine to the wharf, where steamers call regularly, at under $1 per ton, and it is expected that this will be reduced in the future. Mining wages are somewhat high in British Columbia, butare being arranged for on the best terms possible, and Mr. ' Sandiford advises that rnininjj and shipping at Bosun can be carried on without experience in British Columbia, were commissioned to report fully, and in September, 1897, a very able, exhaustive, but disheartening, report was received from them. They recommended the continuance of operations; their advice has been followed, these operations being carried out by the then existing staff. I ' In the meantime the directors jtook '\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD active steps to place the management ' of the mine m able hands, andj they ! were very fortunate in obtaining the! services of E. B. Fraser, who has/since ; been in charge of the .'property,' Mr.; Fraser was m possession of Messrs. ! Hand and Griffiths' report, ana, his : views coinciding with theirs as lo the | advisability of continuing the develop- j ment work* developments were continu- j ed in the hope of recovering the lode. \ A great deal of practical work has been ; done ; unfortunately, the result* so far \u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD have been disappointing. Tt seems to j be the general opinion in the district i that a large body of good ore exists ;i within the boundaries of the property ; j the claims are strewn in many places! I with large blocks of galena, and there j is an outcrop of galena for some distance ; I along the surface. This ore. i.-ontain- ing silver, lead, and zinc, lives down to a depth of about lot) ft.;'below-this depth they have not been successful in finding it,' the country being very much broken and disturbed. The working capital of the company is exhausted; the question arises whether it is better to stop operations and await developments in the adjoining mines, or whether the'company should be wound up and efforts made to dispose of the property. The properties are practically freehold, and can therefore be retained by the Company at a comparatively small [annual expenditure. The position has been very carefully considered by both the board and the engineer in' charge, E. B. Fraser; expenses have been reduced to a minimum, aud work on the mine is now confined to crosscutting the conn* try at the 100-ft. level in the hope of finding payable ore. The directors are ! anxious to' have the position fully discussed at the coming' meeting, with the object of deciding upon the course of action to be taken. i m 'Wb&&&&&%'%w% s\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BDs&%/&m^m/%<&<\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD m The AND SOO LINE. For those who want the Hotel New Denver, Has been re-opened under new management. , The Dining Koom will always be up to the market, while the bar will contain liquors and cigars that cannot be surpassed for quality and flavor in the Slocan. Old and new patrons will find this hotel just like home. ' \u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD JACOBSON & CO. *\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD*0 I when going W EZLO I To any point in United States or Canada First-Clnss and Tourist Sleepers operated from Ocean to Ocean. Tickets issued and Baggage checked to destin ation. Xo Customs Difficulties. CONNECTIONS .Revelstoke and main line points. B:4i,k Daily: lv\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BDDenver C. Siding\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BDar: Daily 15 50k 8:35k ex.Sun:llv N. Denver Ldg: arex.Sun.XG:00k NELSON, TRAIL, KOSSLAXD, ETC. Ji:50kex. Sun: lv X. Denver Ldg: arex.Suri 14.00k hy ad- ' Ascertain rates and full information dressing nearest local agent or\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD G. B. GARRETT, Agent. New Denver. W. F. Anderson, Trav. Pass. Agt., Nelson. K. J. Coyle, Dist. Pass. Agt., Vancouver. How to get there is via O. P. Ry & Soo Line. 4' TO LETTER-WRITERS NOTICE. All accounts due the undersigned must I be paid by the 15th of January, other-j wise they will be placed in the hands of | an attorney for collection. H T. Bragdox. A week from Sunday, union services will be held in the Bosun opera house by the Presbyterians and Methodists, Revs. Cleland, of Sandon, and Powell officiating. The New Denver orchestra will assist in the music. Four men are working on the Pathfinder, on Pathfinder mountain; 13 miles up the -North Fork of Kettle river. It is a promising gold-copper property. CERTIFICATE OF IMPROVEMENTS Cornier, Sultana, Iron Mask, Iron Mask -Fraction, and Baltimore Fraction : Mineral Claims. Situate in the Slocnn Mining Division of West Kootenav District.\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD Where' located: On Four Mile Creek. TAKE NOTICE that I, HerberiT.Twigg.agent *'\"L :for the North-West Mining Syndicate. Limited, i\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD. M. Cert. No. 32(176 A, Charles A. Rashdall, F. M. Cert. No. 10022'; &., Arnold E. Fauquier. F.M. Cert. No. ;\">737 A, and Edward Stewart F. M. Cert. No. 33304* A intend, sixty davs from the date hereof to apply to the .Mining Recorder for certificates of improvements, for the purpose of obtaining a Crown grant of each of.tlie above claims. ' And further take notice that action under section 37 must be commenced before the issuance of such certiiicate of Improvements. Dated this 22nd day of December, 1898. ' HERBERT T. TWIGG. HE Postal Authority's advice to all who write letters is to have the name and address of the writer printed upon the envelope. This saves time ancl prevents letters going to the Dead Letter Office. In order to help out the public in this impjrtant matter we will print your name and address upon 100 No. 7 white envelopes and mail them to any part, of Canada upon receipt of 75 CENTS. THE LEDGE, New Denver. By using the New Denver envelope in your correspondence.' Printed with\" your name in the return corner, and sold by The Ledge at $1.00 FIRST HUNDRED, , FIFTY CENTS each sequent hundred. sub- Gall and see sample and leave your orders. We are printing now. W\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BDW\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BDWW\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BDWWM\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BDWWW'W''I'W & Nelson &Ft. Sheppard Red Mountain RAILWAYS The only all rail route without change of cars between Nelson and Rossland and Spokane and Rossland. Direct Route to the Mineral District of the Col- villo Reservation, Nelson, Kaslo, Kootenay Lake and Slocan Points. DAILY SERVICE. Lkavk. 6:20 a. rn 12:05 \u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD 8:30 a.m Arrive. 5:35 p.m 11:20a. m 3:10 p.m make close: NELSQN ROSSLAND SPOKANE Train leaving Nelson at 8:30 a. m. ._. connections at Spokane with trains for ail Pacific Coast Points. Close connection with Steamers for Kaslo and all Kootenay lake points. Passengers for Kettle . River and Boundary Creek connect, at. Marcus with stage dailv. C. G. DIXON, Spokane, Wash Slocan SovoreigrnSMlneral Claim. Situated in the Slocan Mining Division of West Kootenay District. Where located: One-half mile-north of Cody. 'PAKE NOTICE that I, Herbert T. Twigg, L agent for the Slocan Mines Exploration ancl Development Company. Limited, F. M. Cert. No. wood A. intend, sixty days from the date hereof, to apply to the Mining Recorder for a certificate of improvements, for the purpose of obtaining n crown grant of the above claim. And further take notice that action under Sec. .17 must be commenced before the issuance of such certilicate of improvements. Dated this 22nd dav of December. 1S)8. ' HERBERT T. TWIGG. Continental Mineral Claim. nPAKE NOTICE that I. William S. Dr 1 iiigns nOTit for the Scottish Gilo nite in the Sloean Mining Division of West Knot-eriay District. Where located: at th*. liend of Twin Lakes B.i-in. adjoining the Idaho, .Morning, Ivy Leal and Mazeppa mineral claim Drewry, act \"onial Gold Fields'. I im ite'd, free miner's certificate No. 33.''2r> A, and George W. Hughes, free miner's certilicate No. 'i!!'7o, intend, sixty days from the d'lte hereof, to ai'ply to the. Mining Recorder for a Certificate of Improvements, for the purnose of obtaining a Crown Grant of the above claim. \u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD* And further take notice that action, under section 37. must be commenced before the issuance of such certilicate of Improvements. Dated this :7(h day of November, 1898 W. S. DREWRY. United Mineral Claim. WHOLESALE GROCERS Agents for B. 0. Sugar Refinery and Royal ; City Planing Mills.\" INTERNATIONAL NAVIGATION & TRADINOGO., LTD. Summer Time Card effective June 20,1898. Subject to change without notice. SS. South Bound Read down. Train lvs Daily. reero INTERNATIONAL. North Bound Read up. SANDON \u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD \u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD l.ou pm Traiii ar daily 10.50 ant KASLO '* ar *' :S.4.\"> pm Traiii lv '' 8.00 am \"Boat Iv 3.80 am \u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BDKaslo\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD Boat ar S.30 pm >\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD> \u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD. \" 1.30 am Ainsworth \" 7.30 pm* CT \u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD* 5.00 am Pilot Bay \" 6.45 pm 5 re \" 5.3Q am Balfour '\" 6.10 pm^ J5Boat arG.-iO am, Five Mile I't \u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD 5.23 pm * .'\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD \" 7.15 am Nelson \" lv 4.45 pm =J = Train ar 10.05 am Northport. Train lvl.55 pm^. = ;i 1120 am Rossland \u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD 12.05 pm*~ < '* 3 10 pm Spokane \" 8.3ri aniQ Rend up. y train .nrio.50 am SS. ALBERTA Read down. Sandon Daily train lv i.oo pm Dai Kaslo :' ,ir 3.45 pm \u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD'\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD lv 8.00 am % Boat lv 5.00 pm Afo&T. Boat nr 1.00 pm ' 6.20 pm Ainsworth Boat ar 11.40 pm_ \u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BDo:i..i. \u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD... .i ii oopm 3 8.00 pm^ 6.00 pm^ 5.00 pm ^ 2.00 pm- u 7.00 pm Pilot Bay \u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD 10.00pm Kuskonook * 12.00 pm Goat River \u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD I.OOam Boundarv '\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD 5\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD '* .*u* 8.00 am Bonner's F'ry * iv \u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD> to Train lv 11.-10 am \" Train ar .\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\"*\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD* \" ar 2.45 prn Spokane \" Iv =a 1.15 pm; 7.50 ami Th6Lede:6 SPECIAL KOOTENAV LAKE SERVICE. Commencing June 20,18i)8. On Monday, Thursday and Friday ss Alberta will leave Kaslo 5 p. in. for Ainsworth, Pilot Bay, and Nelson. Leaving Nelson at 8 a. in., Tuesday, Friday and Saturday, calling at Pilot Bay. Ainsworth and Kaslo, and all way points. GEORGE A LEX ANDER, Gen'l Mg - V. O. Box 122, Kaslo, B.C. Situate in the Slocnn Mining Division of V, est Kootenay District. Where located: Adjacent to tbe Echo nnd Sunlight Mineral ! claims at the: head of Jackson Basin. j rpAKK NOTICE that I. fieoige Alexander, free'j L miner's certilicate No. 7-i.oou, ris agent for the \u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD Echo Mining and Milling Co. Ltd., free miner's certificate No. 11.904A. intend sixty days from the dale hereof to apply to the Mining Becorder for accrliticate of improvements for the purpose of obtaining a Crown grant of the above claim. And .further take notice that action under section 37 intist be commenced before the issuanci* of such certilicate of improvements. Dated this 28(h dav of October. 1808. nvM GEOR&E ALEXAN1 ER. Agent. Shiinia, I-ttirthford, ral Shoi-idnii, and Snowstorm Fraction Mineral Claims. rv.. 7, W. B. Dennison, F. M. C. No. GlOA. and Frederick Rowbottom. F. M. C. No. 029a, intend, sixty days fiom the date hereof, to applv to the Mining Recorder for it certificate of improvements for the purpose of obtaining a crown grant of the above claim. And further take notice that action under section 3Tmu3t be commenced before the issuance of such certificate of Improvement. Dared tbir* \u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BDJ-t day of October. 18W*. nc27 finer wo Kootenay, and can do Iv than, any print shop '.^ike Superior ices Mi at quote prices, but qua.l- Thi*: Lmixje is Xo Chinese or west of 1 Tliere are <> seernirmiv lowei Taking effect 1.00 o'clock a. m. Sept. 1, 1898, Pacific or 120fch Meridian time. Subject to change without notice ity considered, lower than any blaeksm ith s em ployed. dcrs by mail, express, pack train .... freigi or- \t or & vou are m : Slocan metropolis call in and see do not touch our bull pup's pup, or allow the cyclone iast cylinder press to blow your plug hat out of the Come in folks when you have any job printing to it k too heavy to ea>iTy, and we will give you a rofitable solution of your trouble. Come, gentle pilgrims, oome. Leave S .'id A.M. Kaslo Arrive, \" 8 nil ** South Fork \u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD a 4h \u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD Sproule's \" 10 oo \" WhitcwHl^j- \u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD 10 OS \u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD' Rear Lake \" io 'io \" McGnigan \" 10 3J \" Cody Junction \u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD Air. 10 Ai' '\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD Saiirlon Lcuve CODY LINE. Leave, ll.ooa.in \u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD Sandon \u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD Arrive, 11.1\" \" t.'mlv JiiiK-ti.-n Leave, Arrive. n.2i> \" ' C'*dv ROBT. IRVING, Traffic Mngr. GEO P.M .*! 30 3 05 \u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BDJ 10 2 Cti 1 .'(I 1 3fc J 2i II:. ll.fillu.ni 11..lo a.m n..Vin.m For ciieap railroad and and I'riiin all points, applv S. CAMPBELL, COPELAND, Stipcriiit-niidcii< steamship tickets tc to Ajsrent, Sandon. Tie Prospectors' Aw Office Brandon, B. C, Assay Price List Gold, Silver, or Lead,each Gold, Silver and Lead, combined. Gold and Silver. Silver and Lead Conner (by Electrolysis) Gold, Silver. Copper and Lead .. Gold and Copper Silver and Copper Gold. Silver and Copper Platinum Mercury Iron or Manganese Lime, Magnesium, Barium, Silica, Sulphur, each Bismuth, Tin, Cobalt, Nickel, Antimony, Zinc, and Arsenic, each. Coal (Fixed Carbon, Volatile Matter. Ash, and percentage of Coke, if Coking Coal) . -Term*: \Canh With .Sample. JmieJOth. ifV5. \u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BDl..Kl 3 (XI 2 00 2 00 if 00 4 00 2 50 2 50 3 00 .1 Of 2 2 0*1 2 00 4 (Ml FRANK DICK, A\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BDaj<>r au\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD Ann'Mftt. THE LEDGE, NEW DENVER, B.C., JANUARY 5, 1899. Sixth Year MINING RECORDS The following is a complete list of the mining transactions recorded during the week in the several mining divisions of the Slocan. Those of New Denve~ were as follows:\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD LOCATIONS. Dkc 27\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BDAzra Faction, re-location of 4th of July, by. H T Twigg. Dec 30\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD Holiday Fraction, north fork Carpenter. O W Eafuse. ABANDONMENTS. Dec 29\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BDEmpire, adjoining the Prescott, by J Brandon. ABSKSHfRMTS. Dec 27\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BDUnited, Dominion No *. Dkc 28- No 8. -Everett, Texas Boy Fraction, Bostock ckrtificatb or rUPKOYIMJCMT'S. \u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD; Die 29\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BDStarlight Fraction. TKANSFERS. Dae 27\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD Kingsley i, F Hansen to J R Cameron, Oct 15. Dominion No 2, bond, D McCuaig to A L McLean, Oct 26, \u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD200. Empire. Reco and Texas Boy Fraction J, J E Barrett to J Bandon, June 21. La Hoy and .Madie, same to same, June 21. Dkc 30\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BDCodv Fraction and Joker J, F H Lantz to W M Botsford, Dec ST. Kingsley i, W S M Cantler to J W Sweenay, Decl. Dkc 31\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BDSummlE i, E S Kinney toJWar Eagle Consolidated Mining_& Development Co, Oct 31 Mint Oct 29. slop Mineral Hill and Eureka. !,J A Finch to sam\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD, ct29. Same, J S 0 Fraser to same, Dec 29. AINSWORTH DIVISION. ASSESSMENTS. \u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD . Dec 22\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BDCanadian Chief, Paris 1900. Dec 25\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BDFair Play. Dec 27\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BDFraneetta, Tarn RaK 4 years. CERTIFICATE OF IMrKOVEMEKTS Dkc 22\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BDPanama to H Giegerlch and Mary MacKay. THANSFEHB. Dec 21\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BDFraction Fraction i, Arthur Asselin to Joseph lilanchard,S250. Hermina i, J Max Somprey to W fi Maroan, *50. ; , Dec 22\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BDIron Hand J, John Hastie to AD Hemer. Hermina i, J M Somjirey to Peter Dressell, $100. Dec 24\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BDJames McKian's declaration as to interest conveyed in Lucky Edd and Fairview. Dec 27\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BDRoyal, E J Warren to Slocan Mines, Limited. X Ray J, Stephen Brooks to Elmer Coy. SLOCAN OBK SHIPMENTS. The shinments of ore from .July 1st, 1898, to date: From Sandon. Tons. Payne 8,460 Ruth 1,739 Slocan Star 1,817 Last Chance 510 Sapphire 18$ Coin 13$ Wonderful Bird 1} Sovereign \u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD 80} Wonderful 8 CM Wilson... 2 Treasure Vault 40 Reco 59 \u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD Miller Creek 40 Blue Bird 45 Noble Five 20i From Concentrator Siding Idaho Mines ; 2,315 Queen Bess.. 1.038J Mauitor 20 From Whitewater. Whitewater 285 Jackson.. 65 Whitewater Deep 39 From McGuigan. Rambler 95 Antolne Ill Native Silver Bell 30 From New Denver. B*un 44T <\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD California 40 From Silverton. Comstock 6 Emily Edith 15 Fisher Maiden 6 Vancouver 40 Wakefiald 120 From Enterprise. Enterprise 393 Total.. 17,994} MODERN EXPERTS. An English Paper's Opinion of the Man With Yellow Leggings. The recent history of mining, says the Mining\" Werld and Engineering* Record, of London, Eng., has not advanced the reputation in which experts are held. Perhaps it would be more correct to say that it has done quite the reverse. It must be admitted that the task set them is extremely difficult. They are asked to describe the value of a property, sometimes partially developed, and sometimes not developed it all. In the majority of cases we would fain believe they do their duty conscientiously and well, but in too many instances they deceive their employers, and not unfrequently involve them in heavy loss. What has struck us about many of the experts we have seen has been the positive way in which they speak about what common sense ought to show them can only be surmised We have also been struck by the manner in which they take credit to themselves for whatever happens. If the mine is a success they are ready to declare that they said it would be\", and if the mine is a failure they were equally Eositivo in saying it would be. We ave scarcely known a manager to return from a property who was not sure \u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BDquite sure\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BDthat if his plan of operations had been carried out, dividends would have been paid and calls would have ceased- Even in a case quite recently, where a certain manager was discharged for drunkenness, lie had the assurai.c.j to say to us that, by his plan ol* operations\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BDwe suppose drinking at the nearest refreshment bar \u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BDlite initio would have been a greater success than it was. In justice to these experts, as 'distinguished from managers, it has to be admitted that the program they lay down as conditional to success very often i.s not carried out, and here, not.they, but the directors and shareholders are to blame. The money has either not been forthcoming, or it luis been spent in some other way. As to managers, we have rarely known one.to succeed another who did not proceed to make much' of the difficulties his predecessor left him, arid to totally alter the plan of operations. When he has lie en superseded the same tiling lias occurred again At the meetings of shareholders in mines that art? . not realising prospectus promises you will he, certain to hear this remark: \"We want an independent report upon the property '* Exactly, but that is very difficult to obtain. Your choice may fall upon the wrong man. He may be more, incompetent than the manager, whose work he is supposed to overhaul, or, worse still, he may have some private object of his own to serve.. At' the recent Shot-law's Gold meeting. Dr. Alexander told the story of how.he employed an expert to furnish an independent report upon a mine in which he was interested. The expert condemned the mine by bell, book and caudle, but at the same time he recommended another property which he was very anxious (of course, for disinterested motives !) that Dr. Alexander and his friends should buy. The result was that they lost the good mine which this man had condemned, but they were saved from purchasing the bad mine which he recommended. It is much easier to talk of an independent report than to get one, and most mining directors will say that this is so. There is a fashion in experts as in other things. There is a run after a certain man, and vhile the sun is shining on him he usual makes hay, not for those who employ him, but for himself. There was a so-called expert in the early days of Westralian mining, whose name appeared upon nearly all of the earlier prospectuses, who was feted at one of tne London hotels, and who carried great weight with investors until he was found out. At the present time the mere mention of this man's name upon a prospectus would be sufficient to render its issue abortive. How this man acquired his brief reputation no one knows, but that he could command a price for his scandalous reports is quite certain. Perhaps what bowled him out finally was his own extravagant language, doe*can only suppose that he was excited by liquor\" when some of his reports were penned. Each gold- field has produced his prototype, and sometimes several of them. \"There a: men walking about the city of London to-day who pose as ''experts,\" who talk with the utmost assurance of this property and of that, who speak as if they wefe the Great High Priests of mining, and who, yet, to our certain knowledge, were never associated with a single success, but always with failure. These are the men who will pull you up a gateway, buttonhole you in the street, keep pace with you on the pavement, and pour their predictions into your oars as long as you choose to listen to them. In fact,\" those apparently who know least about mining speak the most positively against some properties, and in favor of others. It is possible in the former case that their-connection with these properties has been terminated against their will, and in the latter you may be quite sure they have an axe to grind. If they think they are making any impression upon you, it will not be long ere they produce the inevitable prospectus, and ask you if are are willing to underwrite on terms, of course, that make the success of the company almost impossible, even if the property were passably ffood, which it most probably is not. What we most want in mining is a race of experts, that by dint of hard study and practical ex per fence are really entitled to give an opinion upon mining ventures. We do not want the uneducated, illiterate expert that has done duty too often in home mining, or the schoolmaster, the draper's assistant, or counter-jumper that has too often been in evidence in foreign mining, but persons of experience, such as, for example, are being trained in the mining schools of; Camborne and Redruth, who will value their reputation and who will seek advancement in life by honest' and reputable means, and not\" by the reports that give common sense the go-by, and slap truth in the face! CROW'S NKST COAIi. Extensive Improvement! to be Affected at the Fernie Mines. Robert Jaffray, who is a director of the Crow's Nest Pass Coal Company, has just returned to Toronto from the west, accompanied by W. Blackmore, the company's general manager. Mr* Jaffray's trip west was made for the purpose of another inspection of the corporation's mines at Fernie. From all accounts, the company's operations have so far been attended-with marked success, and it is understood to be the intention of the management to increase the scale of their undertaking as fast as possible. At present 50 ovens are at work near Fernie turning out coke ; materials are on th\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD grouna for 50 additional ovens, and Messrs. Jaffray and Blackmore will advise the board to erect another 100 ovens the coming year. The present plant turns out 80 tons of coke a day, audi with 200 ovens, the management would have a daily capacity of over 300 tons. At present the company is furnishing the Trail and Nelson smelters with fuel, but with the increased capacity it will- extend..its operations across the international boundary line and furnish coke to the Northport, Wash , and Great Falls, Mont., smelters. The company, moreover, anticipates supplying the Boundary country and other parts of British Columbia. Aside from its coke business, the company has a big field to supply with coal. Some 300 tons of coal are turned out at the mines every day, and all of this and much more will be required, as stove and steam fuel, in the various towns and camps of the Kootenays and other parts of southern British Columbia. As to the quality of the company's coal, it is described as being a very high-class bituminous coal, containing over 80 per cent of fixed carbon, 3 per cent, of ashes and about one-half of 1 per cent, of sulphur. Mr. Blackmore knows of only one place i-i the world where an equally good grade of soli coal is to be found, and that is North Durham, England.- Ordinary bituminous coal contains about 50 per cent, of fixed carbon, and as much as 25 per cent, of ash material, and very much j more sulphur than the Fernie coal. The valuable constituent in any coal is its fixed carbon, and of this the British Columbia coal contains very nearly as much as most of the hard coal sold in this country. As a soft coal its superiority is evident from the fact that its percentage of fixed carbon is greatly in excess of that of the ordinary soft coal, while, at the same time, its percentage of ash is very considerably less. The Prospect mine at Michel is in course of being developed, and before very long it is expected to have a yielding capacity of 100 tons per day. The coal of this mine is almost exactly similar to the Fernie coal, but for domestic puruosesit* is considered even better. The board of the company will shortly meet at Montreal to consider the extension of its'operations. The corporation now emplovs 200 men at the mines HALL MINES COMPANY. Heavy Mortgage to Silver King be Placed Property. on the The report for the year ended September 30th last states that the balance- sheet shows a gross profit amounting to \u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD28,861. The directors (on April 21st last) appropriated the sum of \u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD12,- 500 to the payment of an interim dividend of five per cent., being Is. per share on the ordinary shares and \u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD1,750 to the payment of a dividend of seven per cent, on the preference shares. After deducting these two amounts there remains a balance of \u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD14,659, from which the board has thought it advisable to write off the sum of \u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD6,052 for depreciation on buildings, plant, and machinery, and \u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD7,361 for cost of prospecting work prior to October 1st, 1897. and on a copper claim since abandoned, leaving a balance of \u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD1,345 to the current year. Although' the result of the year's business is disappointing, in view of the expectations entertained last year, the- board has reason to believe, from indications shown by the development work which has been in . progress for \u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BDome time past, and from the report of the mine superintendent, as also from the report of John E. Hardman, of the Canadian 'Mining Institute, who has recently inspected the company's property, that the output will shortly be increased in quantity and value, although temporarily diminished during the last few months. Hithorto, as the shareholders are aware, the object of the board has been to so work the mine that it should be practically self-supporting; that is to say, that development and output should be carried on concurrently, and so long as the ore continued of a fairly'Irish grade that course was possible, the j'ield being sufficient to meet the working expenses and pay dividends; but the loss of connection with the richer deposits in the mineral zone, temporary only though it is believed to be,\" has for the present made the continuance of that plan impracticable, and rendered it necessary to adopt the course which Mr. Hardman recommends, viz., to make the output for the time being subservient to a more extensive development of tho mine. To do this, however, more capital is needed, and in order to provide this the board have decided to issue first mortgage debentures to the amount of \u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD50,000, bearing interest at six per cent. The insufficiency of copper in the ore in the new south ore body has been a disappointment; but the board have reason to expect that in the property called the True Blue mineral claim, situated at Kaslo,and within easy reach of the company's smelting works, they have secured a property carrying a high percentage of copper which will serve as a useful flux to the Silver King ore. Owing to the difficulty of keeping up a full supply of ore from the mine while there was so much development work going on, the large blast furnace was in blast for 1261 days only; but its \u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BDworking continues to give great satisfaction. The second reverberatory furnace and roasting-oven, which were in course of construction at the date of the-last meetings were completed in January, and7 the refining works have continued to give satisfaction. With a view to still further econotnieisin the cos! of tramming ore from the- iriine to tlie smalter, the board' have' Adopted improvements which, when the mine is more extensively developed, and a full and continuous supply of ore obtainable, will reduce the cost to about 25c. per ton', as against the present cost of 44c; .\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\"\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD''\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD Store for the best obtainable in the Haberdasher line. Our stock of.... Gents'Furnishing Goods is not behind that of the big city stores.. . Ladies' Footwear as.dainty as the daintiest and as serviceable as the best. Mailorders. E.- R, Athertoim Co., Ltd, iamdomi Crow's \"Nest* Coal Company's stock, which a few weeks ago sold at $16 per $29 share, is now quoted at'828 to 830. .-'\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD :\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD': ..... \ CON8TBCOTIOK ITBKS. Happenings Along tbe Ida* of ike Rofc- ton;A Pentictoa Road. The.steam yacht Myrtle, on Christina lake, is tied up for the winter. Ice is forming on Christina lake, and a good harvest is already assured the residents of Cascade. John McDonald, formerly of Nakusp, Slocan City and Brooklyn^ has: established his boat-house at Itobson'., Want of show makes freighting and travelling difficult on theBossburg road, which at present consists chiefly of mud. Christmas passed quietly and pleasantly all along the line. Turkeys were in abundance, and each camp had its quota. Joe Lanamme, or \"French Joe\" as he was more familiarly known, the well-known fat cook, of \"Sandon, Silver- ton and Nakusp, has died at Cascade City. Cascade appears lively, but business is quiet. Two sawmillsare in operation there and a third is to be erected at the head of Christina lake, about two miles from town. Genelle's mill, at the framing yards, has been closed down during the past two weeks, to e.iable the owners to place new machinery iu the tug Fawn The mill will resume work at New Year's with increased energy. A cave-in at McLean's tunnel has caused an extra amount of work there. This tunnel is to be. about 3,000 feet long, and is expected to occupy the. space of nine or ten months to complete A large compressor plant is being p'a -ed in position, and the work will be pushed from both ends Gladstone boasts four hotels The Hotel Gladstone is a rather handsome, log structure, and the other three are built upon lines of shanty architecture Two general stores do business there.. Grant Bros and Mr. McOnn ind Thev carry a fair stock, considering tint freight charges from Rrooklvn are l|c per lb Some excitement exists in tlii- biirg, owing t^ the. discovery of supposedly rich ore up in the Burnt Basin, on top of the mountain facing the town Deal nt Ornpiiwoixl ('amp. Byron p]. Walker, general manager of the Bank of Commerce, Senator ('ox, Robert Jaffray, William Mackenzie ,;und Dan Mann, of Toronto, put through a deal by which they tret control of the Idaho, Brooklyn, Stemwinde.r and Rawhide mines in the Greenwood camp.. The. Presbyterians church at Cascade. will buill a $850 Jas. M. Patterson & Co. Dealers in Are selling the choicest Staple & Fancy Groceries that can be obtained anywhere. Mail your orders if you can't visit our store. SANDON\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD ROSSLAND Okanagan Lake, P. O. BRUCE'S LANDING For the convenience of the trade a stock is always kept on hand in the Jelland Building, SANDON. Mines supplied at wholesale rates. Cnra loaded with Produce, Fruits and Vegetables are run into the Slocan every TEN DAYS, and orders ean bo delivered en route. NEW DENVER, B. C. Stationery and a complete line of Eyes tested and glasses fitted for any vision Whitewater, BX. Provides ample and pleasant accommodation for the traveling1 public Telegrams for rooms promptly attended to. STEGE & AVISON, - - -\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\"\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD-.*. Proprietors. Dealers in Hardware, Tin and Graniteware, Miners' Supplies, Paints, Oils, Glass and Putty, Doors & Windows. SLOGAN CITY, B.C. H. H, Knox, Wholesale; Wine & Liquor Merchants ......of SANDON...... Carry the finest Stock of Liquors in the Kootenay Country. T*K ASLQ HOTEL Family & Commercial. Has removed to the Block and isf prepared^to repair every description of Orders by mail or wire promptly attended to. DR. MILLOY, DENTIST Rooms in Reco Hotel, Sandon. Watches. FRED J. satriEE Nelson. B. C. Merchant Tailor. Full Line of Suitings and Trouserings aWays on hand. Large ABd Comfortable Rooms Fitted with every modern convenience. Special protection against fire. Rates $2.50 and $3 per day. COCKLE & PAPWORTH, Proprietors. The 9 Nakusp, Is a comfortable hotel for travellers to stop at. ATLANTIC STEAMSHIP TICKETS. To ancl from European points via Canadian and American lines. Apply for sailing dates, rates, tickets and full information to any C P. Ry agent or\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD G. B. GARRETT. C. P. R. Agent, New Denver. WM. STITT, Sen. S. S. Agt., Winnipeg. Mrs. McDougald/ YARD BRICK FOR SALE. JOHN GOETTSCHE, NEW DENVER. You Can d By selecting yo nr BROOCHES . PENDANTS NECKLACES . BRACELET! From the immense stock of Watches in Solid Gold, G-old Filled, or SPver Cases, in all sizes from the smallest in Lady's to those suitable foi\" the most severe work. Set with Diamond* Emeralds, Opals, Pearls, Rubies and Olivines. , idT'Everything in clocks for either Office, Hall, Mantle or Bedroom. There is nothing in British Columbia as good in Jewelery and Silverware. The Well-Known and Reliable ' Merideii Britannia Hollow-ware and 1847 Rogers Bros. K,nives, Forks and Spoons. Goods bought in this'store will be ENGRAVED FREE. Orders by mail promptly attended to. JACOB t)0VERr Nelson, B. C."@en . "Preceding Title: The Nakusp Ledge

Succeeding Title: The Fernie Ledger

Frequency: Weekly"@en . "Newspapers"@en . "New Denver (B.C.)"@en . "The_Ledge_New_Denver_1899-01-05"@en . "10.14288/1.0182145"@en . "English"@en . "49.991389"@en . "-117.377222"@en . "Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library"@en . "New Denver, B.C. : R.T. Lowery"@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 . "The Ledge"@en . "Text"@en .