"480a5c4e-279c-4519-8edb-dac3c8cc7f34"@en . "CONTENTdm"@en . "BC Historical Newspapers"@en . "2011-09-29"@en . "1903-02-12"@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/1.0306974/source.json"@en . "application/pdf"@en . " Volume X. No, 20.\nNEW DENVER, B. C, FEBRUARY 12, 1903.\nPrice, $2.00 Year ADVa\u00C2\u00BBo\u00C2\u00BB\nss\n \u00E2\u0080\u0094 SS\nand About the Slocan and Neighboring Camps 83\nthat are Talked About. \u00C2\u00AB8\nS^H^**aT NfcWs FToat\nTHK VALUATION OF MINKS.\nNEW DENVER BIRTHS.\nCroft\u00E2\u0080\u0094On 'Feb. 5th, 1903, to the wife of\nJas. Croft, a daughter.\nLOCAL NEWS FLOAT.\nThe Blue iBird is shipping some ore\nto Trail.\nThe Idaho grows richer as development progresses.\nE. M. Sandilands ia the police magistrate of Sandon.\nColonel Irvine .has been elected an\nalderman in Kaslo.\nPalraa Angrignon harvested the ice\ncrop on Harris Lake this week.\nBrinsley Walton has gone to the home\nof Seagram for the balance of the winter.\nThe C. P. R.., through its greed, has\nhelped to put Kootenay on the hog\ntram.\nWhen that blue feeling overtakes\nyou, buy a cigar at Williams' store and\nall will be well.\nHarry Thorburn had a bad gash on\nthe forearm dressed at the hospital\n__Tuesday_.mor.ning. __ \u00E2\u0080\u009E\u00E2\u0080\u0094\u00E2\u0080\u0094\nAny one with a cheap horse for sale\ncan find a customer by applying to R.\nN. Cook, Rosebery.\nGeo. Williamson received the sad\nnews of the death of his infant son, last\nweek at Ingersoll, Ont.\nTho Now York Brewery at Sandon is\nprepared to ship tbeer to any part of the\ncountry. Write for prices.\nBetween the fear of snowslides and a\ndespondent lead market it requires\nnervo to stay in Sandon these days.\nTho Hewett mine will remain closed\nnntil tho concentrator plans, now under consideration, are settled upon.\nTho Filbert hotel in Sandon ib close\nto Ihe depot and just tho placo for a\nlast drink before tho train pulls out.\nNow Denver is going to have an olec\ntrie light plant, a hocky team, a curling\nteam and a first-class skating rink next\nwinter.\nWanted,\u00E2\u0080\u0094Agents wanted everywhere to handle Lowery's Claim. For\nparticulars address R. T. Lowery, Now\nDenver, B. C\nTho dancing public will not miss the\naoclal hop to bo given in Pythian Hall,\nClever Block, by the Knights, next\nThursday evening.\nZinc ore la again moving freely from\ntho Slocan to Kansas. There aro about\nfortv carloads of Slocan lore in the bina\nat tho Iola smelter.\nD. J. Robertson and Co. aro still do\nIng business in Nelson. Thoy ship fur.\nnlturotoall points, and Invito inspection of their goods at all times.\nTho Co-Operative storo at Slocan city\nhaa gono tho way of most of the present\nday co-operative institutions. R. 8.\nBradshaw will dispose of tho stock on\nhand.\nThe Hartney is working a small force.\nThe property has experienced somo\ndoubtful periods, but the present man-\nAgar Is greatly encouraged by recent\ndevelopments.\nWeekly shipment* aro being made\nfrom the Fither Maiden, and the prop\narty la dovoloplng satisfactory to tho\nmanagement. The ore body Is large,\nand of high grade.\nNow Denver will not celebrate the\nQueen's Birthday, nor Labor Day, nor\nJubilee Day, nor July Four or Twetve,\nnor Paddy's Delight, nor\u00E2\u0080\u0094. Silverton\nand Rosebery papers please copy.\nRev. Mr. Powell, four years ago pastor of the Methodist church in New\nDenver, has received a call to the Princess street church, Vancouver, one of\nthe largest and wealthiest parishes In\nB. C.\nine uxes anoum tie increased on\nm!lie*rn In CiuumSm. TJ.'.\v vL'Uuii'y in\nvery foolish In Its policy towards rail-\nroads. It gives money to build then,\nand then demands scarcely anything in\nreturn.\nIfOW It ffttir New Hwwf wrtttnw\nmaterial holding otitis Want tome\nmore 1\" Others do, and we want several\norders to ran with one \"make ready.\"\nWe can make a small profit then at\n\u00E2\u0096\u00A0 It \u00E2\u0080\u00A2 set ol 60 envelopes and 100 letter\nbeads.\nThree more valuable doga pained to\nglory last week on \u00C2\u00BB ticket ot beet\n\u00E2\u0096\u00A0pecked with green. A reward ot ISO\nbAi been offered fur lufurtutului-t Uutllttg\nto the conviction of the poisoner, and\nhe will be given the felt penalty of the\nlaw it captured.\nSZSGS\nThe \"Six Months in New York\" lecture and social given last Thursday\nevening in Clever's Hall was a very successful affair, socially and financially.\nThe Canadian smelters are now making it optional to shippers in the Slocan to take cash or wait ninety days for\na settlement. This is an indication of\na rising silver market.\nIn Sandon the Paystreak cat haa been\nkidnapped The editor is offering a reward to have the feline kept away. As\nthe Paystreak is not a rat office this is\njust aB well. Even a cat cannot live on\nsour paste and perforated meal tickets.\nRev. Mr. Robb, of Sandon, will occupy\nthe pulpit in the Presbyterian church\nhere Sunday evening. Mr. Robb has\nbeen appointed for missionary work in\nChina, leaving for one of the inland\nstations in the Celestial kingdom in\nApril or May.\nC. F. Nelson left on a week's visit to\nCalgary last Saturday. He was mar-\nriea there yesterday to Miss Isabel Cud-\ndie, a popular young ladv of the progressive prairie town. Mr. Nelson is\none of our most energetic businessmen,\nand he will be royally welcomed by the\n\u00E2\u0096\u00A0townspeople-on-his-^eturn^^TBxrtloTF\ndav with his bride.\nIn London those interested in silver\nand silver securities do not look favorably upon the movement started by\nChina and Mexico for tho purpose of\nbringing about an amelioration of exchange in silver-using countries. Many\nbrokers say that it will no a bad thing\nfor silver if the lines indicated in Roosevelt's message to congress are carried\nout.\nWhat of the future? Just ask yourself this question\u00E2\u0080\u0094have you made provision for vour family? If not, where\nwhere can I invest a few dollars annually ? Right hero. The Mutual Life\nof Canada will sell you a 5 per cent,\ngold bond policy on the installment\nplan, becoming your property in 10,15\nor 20 years, or should your death occur,\nit becomes the property of your wife or\nother beneficiary. If you desire to get\nfull detailed particulars how these gold\nbonds aro offered, drop a postal with\nyour ago to W. J. Twiss, general agent,\nKaslo Delays aro dangerous.\nZINC OHKS.\nTho prlco of spelter hat been litems\ning steadily In tho United States for the\npast threo weeks and has jumped from\n4 44 to 4.821. Tho Lead and Zinc News\nof St. Louis says thero Is good reason\nfor believing that spelter wiil reach 5\ncents by tho middle of this month if not\nsooner.\nTho shortage In the spelter market\nand not tho exportation of zinc ore is\nsaid to be the real cause nf the rise in\nprice,\nAbout 20 per cent, of the output Is\nnow being exported and the stock on\nhand now amounts to about 8,000 tons\nin pinto of about 8,000 on anticipated at\ntho commencement of tho year.\nThe News asserts that recently whon\nIt was ascertained that tho shortage of\ncoal was likely to affect the Joplln district, the Lanyon Zinc company, who\nare purchasing British Columhia zinc\nores, entered the southern market and\npicked up abaut '2,000 tons of the chofc*\nest available ore unsold, resulting In\nprices taking a further leap upwards.\nThoaituationin tho States explain*\nin a measure why Slocan men havo re-\ncently refused to make contracts for the\nsale of sine ores Thev are doubtless\nwall posted and believe that still higher\nprices can be obtained than those\nnow effeted by Americai* tine oie buyers, tandon and New York quotation*\nremain firm with an upward tendency\nand the outlook for higher prices l\u00C2\u00AB\ngood.\nHl.OCAS tmK Mltl'MICMTS\nIn discussing the question of mine\nfailures, the Engineering and Mining\nJournal of New York, presents arguments that are particularly applicable\nto British Columbia. .\n\"The principal source of trouble\narises,''it save, \"from over-valuation.\nA mine may'be said to be worth a given\nsum when it can return that sum as\nprofit from operations covering a term\nof years plus the. interest on the investment during tlio period consumed in\nthe return of the stated price. When\nthia is translated into a share capital\nthe conditions are the same, although\nthe amount of interest which should hQ\nreturned in the form of dividends will\nvary in percentage according to the\nhazard of the different kinds of mining.\n\"Apart from specific causes, there\nare several general influences which\nmilitate against true values. There is\nthat expectation of better things, that\nresolute hopefulness which is necessary\nto all exploratory work. We cannot do\nwithout it, but it should be so restrained\nas to regard the rules of arithmetic. It\nis natural to the owner, to the manager,\nto the intending purchaser, to all persons to whom the success ot the mine\nministers, directly or indirectly; therefore, all the more reason for taking\ncare that the valuation of the mine be\nintrusted to those whose judgment is in\nno wise vitiated either by sanguine\nsentiment or that disturbing influence\nwhich is covered by the term participation. To summarize, mines are often\nover-valued because the valuation is\nusually done by people who are interested in getting a maximum appraisement.\n\"There isanother far-reaching factor:\nmines are frequently bought to sell. It\nis-a-eynieal-truth-tisat-more-tnoney-is\nmade bv selling mines than by buying\nthent\u00E2\u0080\u0094because they are so often sold\nfor more than they are worth. Therefore it happens that although a property may be recognized as worth a\nstated sum, nevertheless shrewd persons will be willing to pay a larger\namount because they havo a reasonable\nexpectation of selling it subsequently\nfor still more- If this is brought about\nby further intelligent development, by\nsolving knotty problems of ore treatment, by a now equipment which minimizes working coBts, that is. bv engineering talent of the best kind, then assuredly the enhancement in price is both\nwarranted and deserved; but when it\nmerely presumes upon tho ignorance of\nindividuals or of shareholders it partakes of the practices which slide imperceptibly into acts that are dishonest.\nThe result of theso tendencies is that\nit is hard to purchase mines at a fair\nvaluation\u00E2\u0080\u0094that is, wo repeat, a valuation such as is likely to give a return of\ntho purchase price plus a reasonable\ninterest on the capital invested. The\nsupply of good mines is far below the\ndemand; in addition to those who are\nsl.rewd enough tn recognize that gold\ninining, if properly safo-guardod, Is thu\nsafest Industry extant there aro a Inrgo\nnumber who sou the advantage of trad*\ning upon tho sanguine temperament of\nhuman kind, and there is also another\nclass of people who rush tn where experienced men fear to commit themselves, Thus, if a mine is worth a certain sum, as nearly as tho fact can bo\ndetermined by skilful and trained\nspecialists, then the first group doner Ibcd will pay that much for it, while\nthe second will nay more according to\ntho popularity of the locality and the\nattractiveness of tho scheme, and the\nthird group, of innocents, will lie de\nhided into parting with ft price which,\nhumanly speaking, promises a loss with\ndreary certainty.\n\"These aro some of the reasons why\nmining ventures prove unpiofltable;\nthey are such as time alone can remove\u00E2\u0080\u0094time and the education of the\npublic to a realisation of the fact that\nwhile no industry affords such rapid\nand remunerative returns as legitimate\nmining, none affords to readily the\nfacili* decetnus Avernl which awaits\nthe greedy or the foolish in thu (Inanclal\narena \"\nTHK LUMBER CUT. '\nLumbering operations throughout\nCanada will be large this year. In\nsome districts it is expected to be a\nrecord year, the chief fear being the\nscarcity of laborers. Weather conditions thus far have been excellent.\nThe season's cut in Nova Scotia will\nbe 500,000,000 feet. Fifty per cent, of\nthis amount will be moved to the waterside by rail.\nIn the Miramichi district, the operations of about fifteen firms are estimated\nat 117,000,000 feet.\nOn the territory held' in Ontario under license from the crown, a cut of\n881,500,000 feet of pine logs and square\ntimber is expected In addition there\nwill be 1.500,000 railway ties, telegraph\npoles, fence posts, etc., also a quantity\nof hemlock and hardwood. The total\ncut of pino in 1901 was 658,000,000 feet.\nThe saws are busy at Booth's mill\nthese days, says the Hu'l City Advance.\nLogs are now arriving from thcMada-\nwaska limits by train, three or four\ntrains of sixteen cars each, or thereabouts, being handled daily over the C.\nA. iraiiway. By this arrangement a\nconstant supply of logs from the mill is\nprovided, whereas, by means of water\ntransportation alone it would be only\npossible to operate the mill during the\nsummer and fall. Iu some instances\nlogs reach the saw within twenty-four\nhours after the tree trunk falls free\nfrom the stump.\nA large rock excavation is being\nmade on the Chaudiere bv Booth & Co.\nFully 1,200,000 cubic feet of stone were\nremoved. The site ia being covered in\nand the machinery will be installed this\nwinter. Although Mr. Booth remains\nreticent regarding his intentionsj_U_is_\n\u00E2\u0096\u00A0understood*by\"othws-inT~a position To\nknow that a pulp mill will bo built. Ui>\non his limits in the Teraiskaming country Mr. Booth is taking out a large\nquantity of small spruce, evidently intended for ihe pulp-making industry.\nOwing to the shortage of good men in\nManitoba, but few if any of those who\nhave made contracts with tho railroad\ncompanies and others for ties, logs and\ncordwood will bo able to fill them. A\nprominent contractor said that something should be done at tho present\njuncture to get some of the starving\nSwedes to come out to this country.\nThe Swedes, ho said, had few equals in\nthe logging and tie camps. Next to\nthe Canadians he preferred them to men\nof all other nationalities.\nIn the Revelstoke district the cut this\nyear will bo little short of 100,000,000\nfeet, Involving a payroll lof over $500,-\n000 a year.\nLumbering operations In Newfoundland and Labrador by a Nova Scotia\nsyndicate, have proved so satisfactory\nthat fourteen areas, amounting to 0,000\nsquare miles, havo recently been taken\ntip in addition to territory already held.\nThis area includes 1,000 miles on the\nLabrador coast, and the yearly rental to\nbe paid will amount to about 912,000.\nit is the intention to send a \"cruiser\"\ninto the difforont properties, and sh uld\nthe report be favorable mills and K*ugs\nof men will bo put on tho land at onco.\nPayne strike MEWie\nDeveloping into- a Larger Ore Body than First\nfe Reported\u00E2\u0080\u0094 400 Feet of Stoping Ground.\nTEACHING MINERS HOW TO MINK.\nFurther details of the recent strike at\nthe Payne mine prove it'.to be the most\nimportant that has been made in the\ncamp for the past year. It was made\nin No. 8 tunnel, which was' started in\nFebruary, three years ago, by Manager\nHand, from the McGuigan side of tlie\nmountain.\nIt has been driven 1,600 feet during\nthat time, under the most adverse conditions that any Slocan mining company ever had to encounter. After Mr.\nHand withdrew from tho management\nW. E. Zwickey took charge, and following Mr. Zwickey, A. C. Garde took the\nmanagement and has since carried on\ntbe operations.\nDuring the first year's operations,\nand well on into the second year, one\ndiscouragement followed another, and\nfinally the company abandoned the tunnel. For a period of six months no\nwork was done in tho tunnel, and the\ncompany installed a concentrator to\nwork over the old dumps and to treat\nthe large bodies of low-grade ore that\nwere being worked out.\nWhen Mr. Garde took hold of the\nmine he thoroughly investigated the\nNo. 8 workings and was convinced that\na body of ore would be encountered in\nthe^einT\"Ho~aWu\"rwThe com pany of\nthe fact, and on the strength of his belief the work was resumed, and has\nsince been pushed with vigor.\nThe oro body encountered is over\nthree fee1; in thickness, and is as high-\ngrade as any that has come from tlio\nPayne. As work has advanced on it\nthe showing has increased in width and\ngives every assurance that it will be a\nrecord maker for the property. '\nThere is 400 feet of stoping ground\nbetween the No. 8 tunnel and the upper\nworkings. If this ground is as rfcli in\nore ns that above, the Payne will soon\nbe able to equal the record days when\nthe property was attracting the attention of tho mining world nnd when dividends were as common as big oro\nbodies,\nTho work in the No. 8 tunnel has\nbeen tho most tedious and costly of any\nput on the property, and tho management deserves the richest reward for\ntheir untiring and fearless expenditure\nof largo sums of money to accomplish\ntheir object.\nIt means a great ileal for the Payne\nbut a groat deal more for the district\nthk rKorr.K auk ykt to bk iikarij\nThe following sarcastic article appeared in the Farmer and Miner, published at Fort Jones, California:\n\"A local enterprise that is receiving\nenthusiastic local support and ono that\nbut for the extreme modesty of the\nmembers of the organization which has\nuntil now kept it in comparative seclusion, would have its name emblazoned\non the rolls of fame, is the Hot Air Consolidated Mining company (unlimited)\nwith headquarters at a local hotel. The\nvarious members of thc company are\ncarrying on mining in all its branches\nwithout vacating their chairs, and the\nlearned dissertations on tbe proper\nway to mine aro instructive and entertaining. The demand for hot air foruse\nas a motive power in operating drills to\ndrive tunnels, has been so great that\nthe local supply has been exhausted,\nand several members have in the past\nfew days relapsed into a state of inocu-\nous disuetude awaiting a new consignment. When that arrives not one of\nthe everlasting hills surrounding our\nbeautiful valley will escape having its\nnethermost depths penetrated as a result of tJuLJM8filMS_Jndustr.y_joi-ihis-\nTJaiid~ofl)rave men who aro thus sacrificing their valuable time trying, under \u00E2\u0080\u00A2\nadverse circumstances, to teach miners\nhow to mine.\"\nWHY IS THIS 5\nThe bright little paper from New\nDenver is said to bo prohibited tho use\nof the mails. Why ig this? No one\nseems to know, and tho reason will\nprobably bo buried profoundly in tho\ngray matter of a sapient P. 0. department. We hope to see Lowery in full\nenjoyment of his rights as a British subject, and not bo mado to suffer under a\nruling which appears to bo of the most\napproved brand of Russian intolerance.\nWo hope that every newspaper in tho\nprovince will raise its protest against\nsuch old womanish asininity.\u00E2\u0080\u0094Cumberland News.\nTHK BIO 1IBND.\nT*hf> tf*tft firt*l\**T\1 ^tr.9 9.1.1,.. . 1 I. \u00E2\u0096\u00A0\nthe Slocan and ftlocnn City' mining\nUmmoue ior tn* year teoi waa, approximately, 2\u00C2\u00AB,0u0 tons. Since January 1\nto February 7F1909, the shipment* have\nbeen aa follows:\nWmk\nAmttit** B*r ti\n.v..*iij.\u00C2\u00BB.\u00C2\u00AB. , \u00E2\u0080\u0094\nAriinftoa\t\nBitch Prine* ....\nIi\u00C2\u00ABrMtho!4\u00C2\u00ABr\t\nHewn... SO\nKftWfffft-M..........................\ntltA*t*l*Um .-\u00E2\u0096\u00A0- ttt\nIdaho it\nmnlMfi.. **\nMonitor ( ia*.).. 1**\nOlU'\u00C2\u00BB*A. *v\nayn*. *\u00E2\u0080\u00A2\n--\u00E2\u0080\u0094 -\u00C2\u00A3\u00E2\u0080\u0094 , t*\nThe value and size of the ore bodies\nin tho Big Bend are not so well known\nas those of the famous Lardeau, but the\nfact remains that in tho Big Bend dis-\ntrict there aro some very large show,\nings of Gold, silver and copper ore. In\nStandard Basin there is posslbln thn\nlargest showing of copper ore In tho\nprovince, and development work now\nbeimr pushed through by the I'rluce\nMining company have proven their\npcrmauency.and a steady Increase in\nvalue as depth te attained. From\nGround Hog basin have come some of\nthe very richest specimen* of tree gold\non; that has ever been exhibited in\nBritish Columbia, and them sample*\nhave not hten equalled even by the\nrich gold oro of Ffih creek On'Key.\nstoiiu mountain and up Downie creek\nthere are some exceedingly large show\nlt>*'* of high -grade galena, turning y^\nvalue* in gold, that Home day will startle\nth<> mining men of the world On La-\nforme creek, where the A lair Mining\nand Development toinpsiiv lmve been\noperating for the past two or three\nyear* oo the Adair group, there is a big\nshowing ol jfalena and arxenical iron\nore carrying good values iu gold, silver\nand copper. The McCaIIum group, al\u00C2\u00ABv\non thia creek, have tome splendid\n... .\u00C2\u00BB.<- \u00C2\u00BBuMile Thwti *\u00C2\u00BBJ\nTatal turn*.\t\nId\nttt\nare not familiar enoogh to apeak, ont { La forme creek, la\nfor the west we wish to register an em- j Urn* and Knb Rov\npintle protect an\ntheso claims there is possibly one of the\nlargest showings of galena fn the province. There le one hundred feet of a\nlead carrying high valuet a HAVK PANTS.\nIn prohibiting lAiwery'* Claim ttana-\nmiwiot through the mails, it may be inferred that the no\u00C2\u00ABt\u00C2\u00BBl anlhrtrlne* at**\nai I am ot the nakett truth, l-owery\n-,W.v?d\n,'-i;.w...i,.v.\nId.\nHftlllMO THK AOR.\nTn* Thnniatul IHI Welti.\nf.ftwervVf'Wtm l'*\u00C2\u00AB \u00C2\u00BB...**\u00E2\u0096\u00A0\u00E2\u0096\u00A0\u00E2\u0080\u00A2\u00E2\u0096\u00A0 t- -\'- .i >tjki\nthe use, ul tho Canadian uial!*, which\nabow* that the pottmatter geeerai te\naway behind the times.\u00E2\u0080\u0094Tront Lake\nTopic\ncam ii or T\u00C2\u00ABa*ns.\n* wset. wit, m v./uihu-H xotihy nearly\nten thousand operatinr oil w\u00C2\u00BBltt. Pe-\ntrv.ii* has H,**Jj well*, Dutton 'j'\u00C2\u00BB, Both,\nwell 205, Norihwood 17. and Oil Spring*,\nKuphetnia, and Hmith'a Falls approii-\nmately i,ooo well*. These produce\nabout 42 to) barrel* of oil a month, and\n*ome of the** well* Mr* been producing in imall quantities for considerably | We take thit meant to acknowledge\nover thirty yean. Tbe oil folds injihn m*f\u00C2\u00BBv *rt*nt\inAo*ni to unndl tn\u00C2\u00AB\n**>m* place* are tn a vein limits are*, departed, Tbo*. Todd, by all frieedau\nThe beat wells in Bothwell are within and to tender onr heartfelt thanks to\n\u00C2\u00AB0 a*ree. and more than Ibre* qxurt*\u00E2\u0096\u00A0tt all who a**Wt*d os is t*r btsreavcaest*\nof Ike production there i* within iw Ma ash Mm. Eo Shaxww.\necrea I Mk. atn Ma*. A. I*. M\u00C2\u00BB<*rtJ.tTtAT. THE LEDGE, NEW.bjOIVEtt, B.C., FEBRUARY 12, 1903.\nTenth Year\nTmJLedobU two dollars a year in advance When not bo paid it is $2.50 to parties worthy of credit. Lewi advertising 10 cents a\nnonp\u00C2\u00BBrlel line ftrsfciusortion, and 5 cents a line each subsequent insertion. Reading notices 25 cents a line, and commercial advertising\ntraded in prices according to circumstances. \"\nFELLOW PILGRIMS: TUB LEDGK is located at KewDenver.B. C;, and can be traced to many parts ot the earth. It .comes to the front\npa\nth\nIt works for the trail\nJ PL, ... r\t\nA chute of job work is worked occasionally;for the benefit\n\u00E2\u0080\u009E,\u00E2\u0080\u009E\u00E2\u0080\u009E\u00E2\u0080\u009E\u00E2\u0080\u009E\u00E2\u0080\u009E\u00E2\u0080\u009E\u00E2\u0080\u009E,; on the cranium, or chase the black cow from our water\nbarrel: \"one iVkaVHRe'and the other a victim of thlrBt. One of the noblest works of orea.tion is the man who always pays the printer; he Is\nbetter totell tlTe truth,\"even if the heavens do occasionally hit our, smokestaok. .. -. ,-- \u00E2\u0080\u0094..-\u00E2\u0080\u0094... . ..*._\norhnmanltyandtheliCnoicr. 0>me in and see us, but do not pat the bull dog on the cranium,, or chase the black cowfromour water\n ' \" \u00E2\u0096\u00A0-*\u00E2\u0096\u00A0\"\u00E2\u0096\u00A0 \u00E2\u0096\u00A0 \"-- of tn\nsure of a bunk in paradise, with thornless roses for a pillow by night, and nothing but gold to look at by-day\nR.T. LOWERY, Editor and Financier.\nThe Ledqe.\nA pencil cross in this square\nIndicates that your subscrip\ntion is due, and that the editor\nwants once again to look at\nyour collateral.\nTHDHSDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1903.\nFROM THE EDITOR'S OPPI5B STOPE.\nThe perfect remedy for trusts is\nfree competition.\nSpring is in the door and behind\nit hope for the Slocan.\nIu the east the wise men sift\ntheir ashes this winter.\nA knocker is an individual who\ncondemns what you approve.\nA man who will\nprinter is either a\ndeadbeat.\nnot pay the\npauper or a\nTo give a man of merit a title is\nlike tacking a tin sign onto a\ncathedral.\t\nIrrigation companies are now\n-coming-forward\u00E2\u0080\u0094with\u00E2\u0080\u0094their-mit-in.\nthis easy Canada of ours.\nThree months from now the coal\nfamine will be dead, but the ice\nman will be just climbing out bf\nthe grave. ________\nSwedes make the best kind of\nsettlers. With a little effort Canada should be able to secure about a\nmillion of them this year.\nThe Lord's Day Alliance will endeavor to get Sunday laws passed\nat the next meeting of the B. C.\nlegislature. Such laws are not\nnecessary for the Slocan. Low silver has got ahead of the Sabbath\nworshippers.\nBritish Columbia, by its mouth,\ncries against the Chinese, and by\nits votes supports the government\nthat saddles repulsive legislation\nupon us. Evidently voters in this\nprovince are short on sense and\nlong on ozone.\nThe Toronto Telegram should be\nshut out of the mails. It is printing ads iu which appear pictures\nof ladies showing their hosiery.\n\"We suggest that tho name of\nToronto be changed to Heaven, although some think that its Sunday\nname slionld bo just the reverse.\nProliting by experience wo have\njoined a coal company. We may\nmay beablo next winter to give\ncoal prizes to all new subscriber*.\nA free people should never forget\nthat the vice of arbitrary power in\ngovernment is a greater euil than\nall other vices and criniescombined,\nTlie mayor of Kaslo is not proud,\neven if he did have his picture in\nthe paper. He still shovels snow\naway from the front of his own\nHtore. \t\nScientists havo discovered the\nmicrobe that catnics laziness, but\nthere te no hope of finding the\n(rerm that causes delinquent sub\nncriber\u00C2\u00BB\u00C2\u00AB. Tt is too small.\nIt is reported that in the Slocan\nlast week the thermometer kissed\nzero, but tho fact cannot bo proven\nby uh. Wo were in bed when the\ncollision iswiid to have taken place.\nIn West Yale ite. Hint win shows\ngreat nerve or a craving for notoriety. In entitestlng tin* -tent lu*\nhtin al>oitt an much show to win ns\na yellow hen lias to roost in Para-\ndine. \t\nDelicate people should inako\nballoon ascensions every few day*.\nA\u00C2\u00AB a tonic mul blood maker nnth-\ninp; surpasses I hem.\nshould bt\u00C2\u00AB used more for\nof disease.\nIn London, not long ago, Sir\nJohn Colonm, speaking on Imperial\ndefenses, accused Canada of being\ngreedy and penurious. John is\nmistaken, for subsidy hunters will\ntell you that our great Dominion\nis just the reverse.\nFaith is a great bracer. We are\nprincipally living upon it inthe\nSlocan. If we had no faith in the\nfuture of this camp we would all\nbe pushing each other on the trail\nto some land where the old, sad\nsong of blue ruin is dead music.\nIn Minneapolis a negro by the\nname of O'Brien drank a quart of\nWisk^^ora~WSpr\"ana\"3iear\nMust be powerful bbozerine when\na quart would kill a coon with an\nIrish cognomen. Some people in\nthe Slocan can take that much as\na chaser aiid never lose a step.\nand have our charms advertised.\nIn a tourist sense the light of\nKootenay has been kept under a\nbushel long enough, and the time\nhas arrived when it should be set\non a mountain peak where all the\nworld can see the beauty of its rays.\nLowery's Claim has never printed\nanything wbrso than can be found\nin the Bible, and yet the Laurier\ngovernment refuses it mail privileges. Its editor can pt-oye that\nupon the whole the literature contained in his journal is equal or\nsuperior to that great book which\nall Christians worship, even if they\ndp not read it. No country on\nearth, except Canada, htis closed\nthe mails to New Denver's monthly\npublication.\t\nMontana must be a queer state.\nOver there charges of |agification\nagainst a superibr court judge have\nrecently been investigated. And yet\nthe United States boasts of its freedom. It isn't in it with British Columbia. In this glorious province\na judge,can, drink a barrel of boozerino a day if he wishes and no one\nraises the red flag. Mbntana should\nwatch our smoke if they want to\nget the proper curl in judicial\n;\u00E2\u0080\u009E\u00C2\u00AB..:.\u00E2\u0080\u009E,__:._._ : *_ L_\t\nTho reptile press of Canada is\nconstantly defending political\ntrickery, and crawling on its belly\nto the pap trough. Honest opinions\ncan never bo obtained from a gang\nof editors who think they must lie\nin order to eat. Never look for\ntruth in party papers. You will\nbe more apt to find it in some that\nthe gang will not allow through\nthe mails. \t\nAt a Chicago banquet the other\nnight General McArthur said that\n\"no gun was ever fired in war without contributing to the happiness\nof mankind.\" As a long after result this is sometimes tho cose, but\nalways in the present every gun\nfired in war that hits anybody contributes to the misery of mankind.\nA peoplo that denies freedom to\nothers cann6t long itself bo free.\nLincoln said this aud his words are\njust as true in Canada as anywhere\nelse. Thc very peoplo who are\nchuckling over the blow to\nLowery's Claim are only tying tho\nropcH of slavery around themselves\nand are to be pitied in tlieir ignorance. \t\nTho C. P. II. and the Laurier\ngovernment are not consistent.\nBoth of them havo boycotted\nLowery's Claim, the most progressiva and fearless journal in Canada,\nbut still allow the sale and trans*\nmission of literature that, compared\nto tho aforesaid journal, is like\nmud to polished marble. Can you\nguess the reason V\nA bill tins been introduced at\nWashington prohibiting anyone\nfrom holding a fortune greater than\n810,0000,000. We are perfectly in\nneoord with this law, but it might\nbe improved by prohibiting everyone from having less than ten million*. Such n law might help homo.\nHnllrvmiui \u00C2\u00B0' ,,ar IN THK liAUOKAU.\n\u00E2\u0080\u00A2'The outlook for'tho Lardeau\ndistrict for the present year is exceedingly bright,\" said J. W.\"West-\nfall, of Trout Lake City. \"The\nnumber of properties now being\ndeveloped is greater than at any\nprevious juncture in the history of\ntho Lardeau, and good results aro\nbeing obtained in many sections.\n\"The advent of the Canadian\nPacific railroad was an important\nfactor in the upbuilding of thu Lav-\nRUBBERS\nOf ovcry size, style and\nshape; for pretty feet,\nand ugly feet, and just\nbig feet. Storm rubbers,\nMoccasln-top rubbers,\nOvershoes, Rubber boots\nFor all feet\nDon't have wet leet when\nyou can keep them dry\nnnd comfortable with\nour rubber goods.\n.I.R.SMITH &CO.\nMcmv Denver, P., C.\nMORTGAGE SALE BY TENDER.\nImportant\nDesiring to reduce my stock in\nDress Goods and Drv Goods, I will\noffer, FOR ONE MONTH, my entire\nstock in these lines at\n25 \u00C2\u00B0/o below regular price\nA tew odd lengths of Dress Goods at\n25 PER CENT. BELOW COST.\nLadies' Shoes and Slippers at same reduction\nMRS. W. W. MERKLEY, New Denver\nHOTEL TO RENT.\nHotel to rent, containing fixtures\nand furniture, For further particulars address\u00E2\u0080\u0094\nJ. T. NAULT, Rosebery.\nWHEN IN THE\nLUCERNE\nTRY\nED ANGRIGNON'S\nTONSORIAL PARLORS\nBrick Block New Denver\nManager of BOSUN HALL.\nJ. K. CLARK,\nMINES\nand MINING\nReports, Examinations and Management.\nNEW DENVER, - B.C.\nSMOKE\nMAINLAND\nHBRITISH LION\nCIGARS\nFOR SALE.\nFIVE HUNDRED SHARES MONITOR & AJAX MINING CO., Ltd.\nAT PAK.\nAddress: E. HARROP, Nelson, B. 0.\nWM. TIETJEN,\nMANUFACTURER\niAGENTS=WifcNT\u00C2\u00A3D7\nEITHER ON FULL OR PART TIMfc.\nAre you satisfied with your Income? Is your\ntime fully occupied? It not-, write us.\nWecanglvoyon employment by the mon tli\non t?ood terms, or contract to pay you well for\nsuch business as you secure for us at odd times.\nWe employ both male and female representative\". The noxt three months Is the very best\ntime to toll our Roods. No deposit la required;\noutllt is absolutely free.\nWe have tho largest nurseries lu Canada\u00E2\u0080\u0094over\nR(io acres\u00E2\u0080\u0094a large raine of valuable new specialties, and all our stock Isguarnntced ns represented\nIf you want to represent tho largest. m'Mlt-popular and best known nursery, wrlto us. It will\nlie worth your while.\nSTONE & WELLINGTON,\nCanada's Greatest Nurseries,\n. TORONTO. ONT.\nYou're going\naway?\nDon't you think\nwill be the right\nhind vou?\na good photograph\nthing to leave bo-\nmake a feature ot\nWe\nMemory\nBrightening\nPhotographs\nThey'll remind those who remain at\nhome that you nre an individual\nworth missing,\nQueen Studio\nBaker St. Nelson\nThe Lake Shore Laundry\nIn New Denver\nIh still knocking tho 8|x)ts off of\nclothing that Ik willed.\nH. C. THOMLINSON.\nBSgXSXPagXgKSXXIS\n'.\u00E2\u0080\u00A2'-\u00E2\u0096\u00A0 Newmarket HoielK\nIt HCW DCftVCr, offers a pleasant .substitute for\nhomo to those who travel. It te situated on the\nBhoro of Lake Slocan, the most beautiful lake in\nall America. From its balconies and windows\ncan be seen the grandest scenery upon this continent.\nThe internal arrangements of the hotel are the reverse\nto telephone, all the rooms being plastered, and electric\nbells at tho head of every bed make it easy for the dry\nmoments in the inorning.4^\u00C2\u00AB^v^csi^s\u00C2\u00AB^i-5i^3i-s>4^s)\n^w Tho best and cheapest meals iu the country are\n\u00E2\u0096\u00A0^w^ to be found in the dining room. The house is run up-\nL'J on cosmopolitan principles, and the prospector with his\n^^ pack is just as welcome as the millionaire with his roll.\nEvery guest receives the best of care and protection.\nThe liquors nre the best in the Slocan, and the\nhotel has long been noted for its llsh and game dinners.\nThis is thc only fiwt-class house in tho Lucerne of,\nNorth America. Ono look at the landlord will con*\nviiico any stranger that the viands aro of the best quality. Rooms reserved by telegraph.\u00C2\u00ABJ\u00C2\u00ABJ5CSi-\u00C2\u00BB\u00C2\u00AB^t-in^\nHENRY STBOE. Proprletorirv^irN^^N^fiNj) ($A\na\n8\nfco^k^\nlUJrai it il ii^\\nOn\nAVRvvj/iiitiiii ^cauu\nTon ri \u00C2\u00BBt travel to tho ennui prom-\nIftfw to l*\u00C2\u00BB v<\u00C2\u00BBry heavy thin year. If\ntlio Kootenay dodrcs a tthnre of it\nnow i* tlio time to fn\u00C2\u00BB tho printer\nt\nt\u00C2\u00BBti*UW'\u00C2\u00BB 4t',44,l'i *\u00C2\u00BB*.* *.'*** **.*-.. .'.-A* \u00E2\u0080\u00A2iVltl.rf lit ,-,titt-\n1'OiiuiiKtil in \u00E2\u0080\u00A2 (trUut tnurtiritiKp, which\nmav I*m*ii \u00C2\u00BBt iho ttftlrr of the utxIfnlirtM*),\ntlirre will l>o olT\u00C2\u00ABrcKR Oo I*\ni.iM-iinl at tlie Iaw nfllo.* ol M*iilon\u00C2\u00BBlil, Mr-\nMs'tiri Orary. M Vonp* strwl, Toronto, tm\nittt mil tl\u00C2\u00BBv of March, U'O.i lh\u00C2\u00AB followluir prop>\nt-rfy, ntnwly:\nl.ot\u00C2\u00AB On# (1) arid Two to. lllock Hfttniitn (IT)\nMH5lill*r\u00C2\u00BBif\u00C2\u00AB.nMltlnntoil*Town of S>w Han*\ni*'i. UA' 't'lw nviivw.ily l\.\"jtltv U'vftu fr.A uu\nthe*a-m<\u00C2\u00AB!\u00C2\u00AB * frsnw tw\u00C2\u00BB\u00C2\u00BBt.,ry dmllint.\nTEHM* OK HAW.\n'IV,, j\u00C2\u00AB-r etui of the ^uh-Imsi* ntMifv lo I* f*H\nit lli.- tlm* \"t ulc.iml th*im*\u00C2\u00ABm-* within thirty\n.1 \u00C2\u00BB> \u00E2\u0080\u00A2 iltrr<-ari.-v K\u00C2\u00BBl<**.u!-)rt-l to a Kwrvt' Bid.\nTwdJiTt* wOlmimf-i-tt\u00C2\u00BB!# j\u00C2\u00AB-\"ifd jiot tour than\ntbt* Mh tint of Murrli. H*\u00C2\u00AB, aA.lit-.'Hln* follows-\n\u00E2\u0080\u00A2 MACOOXF.tX. WcMAMTr.R * OKAllY,\nM Voium- Sit* t. Toronto, Ont.\nKtlHblUlifil 1H17.\nCapital (all paid ap) $12,0OQOOO.OO\nReserved fund : : 7,000,000.00\nUndivided profits : : 510,084.01\nIUUI> OITICJC, MOMT1IKA1*.\nKt. Hon. Loud Stratiicoka and Mount Hotau O.C.M.U. President*\nHon. G. A. Drummond, Vice President,\nE. a Clouhton, General Manager,\n' Branches in all parts ot Canada, Newfoundland, Great Britain, and\nthe United States.\nNew Denver branch\nUE B, D VEBEtt, Manager Tekeb Yeih.\nTHE LEDG-JS, NEW DENVER, B. 0., FEBRUARY 12. 1903.\n\\nJ\nfier Crooked Shadow\n;\nThere is an ancient Danish legend\nstill whispered by the old wives as\nthey gather in the twilight around\ntheir cottage hearths. They tell\nhow the maiden who steps aside\nfrom the straight and narrow path\nof virtue is followed ever after by\na crooked shadow. She may be as\nstraight as a young poplar tree,\nbut her shadow will be bowed as if\ncarrying a heavy load.\nMarian Dare's years barely\nnumbered twenty when she turned\nher back upon Eden, like her great\nforemother, Eve, and went out\ninto the desert, alone\u00E2\u0080\u0094no; not\nalone, for with her went the\nCrooked Shadow.\nShe had poured her all at the\nfeet of a beautiful image, only to\nfind, too late, the feet of clay. But\na dauntless spirit was hers, and\npain iB the rarest of teachers.\nPartly from necessity, partly from\nchoice, she took up her pen. Like\nthe Lady of Shalott, sho sat in hor\nroom and let the world go by,\nweaving the ever changing scenes\ninto many a fantastic shape; content to dwell apart if she might\npicture the life she could never\nagain hope to share.\nShe had been a contributor to\nThe Vanguard for several years\nbefore meeting its editor. But circumstances arose making an interview imperative, and, sorely against\nher inclination, she found herself\nbefore a door, the gilt lettering of\nwhich proclaimed the home of The\nVanguard.\nPreconceived ideas of people are\nseldom realized, and Marian's\nproved as fallible as the majority.\nOn being ushered into his private\noffice, she looked in vain for the\nrotund personage with the bald\nhead and benevolent spectacles\u00E2\u0080\u0094\nher mental picture of the editor.\nThe figure bending over the desk\nwas neither stout, bald nor elderly;\nand the head lifted at her approach\nwore the face of a dreamer, sensitive and high-strung, yet with a\ncertain latent strength and decision.\n. As he arose, Marian received a\nsecond shock, for the crooked misshapen body harmonized but ill\nwith the handsome head and the\ngray eyes which met hers so\n\"ffankiy\"Avere~beiow~th^e~ievei\"Of her\nown.\nGordon Kent had often speculated as to the personality of his\nfavorite contributor, but he mentally decided that her pseudonym\nwas less an enigma than the beautiful woman seated opposite him.\nHe found himself wondering what\nmemories had darkened her somber\neyes and graven lines around the\nperfect mouth.\n\"Why have you hidden yourself\nso long?\" he demanded, \"after an\nexchange of commonplaces. \"Now\nthat you have emerged from your\nseclusion, I shall see that you do\nnot return to it!''\n\"I cannot write unless in seclusion,\" she replied, coldly, adding\nwith a touch of malice, \"as you\nhavo asked for this series of articles, perhaps you would better\nleave me in solitude.\"\n\"It is unfair to appeal to my selfishness,\" cried Kent.\n\"Suppose wo call it your business instinct; it sounds bettor.\"\nIn spito of her indifferent manner,\nthere was a peculiar cadence in hor\nvoice that Kent waited for as for\nhidden music.\n\"You arc a cynic, Miss Dare,\"\nhe said.\n'No; merely a student of human\nnature.\"\nArc you as hard on yourself as\nyou aro on the balance of poor humanity? '\nA faint indeliuable expression\ncrossed Marian's face, as if tho\ncareless words had touched somo\nhidden wound. She was silent,\nand Kent, quick tonoto tho change\non her face, hastened to turn the\nconversation into less jicrsonal\nchannels.\nThc editor proved exacting; unreasonably so, Marian thought,\nwltPii he requested a second, nnd\noven a third interview. Hut when\nshe Intimated thi-. ho explained\ntho necessity, and suggested with\nsome temerity that he come to her\ninstead.\nSo he braved and conquered tho\ngrim-visnged maid, who guarded\nthe entrance to Marian's apart-\niiit'tu. .ii ai inn \u00C2\u00BB ntni **,%.** out ptuKil I\nii^iliitJ-.l iiiifi nuici., tmuijit iitiilt;\nfriendliness. His deformity helped\ndisarm her, anisSejUSmg n\u00C2\u00BB it did\nto her sympathies, and then, too.\nhe yatisfled uu unacknowledged\n-craving ol her/mart Joroouipajiion-\nship. It was Kent who brought\nher the choicest bits culled from\nthc new books, and who opened\nher eye* to new heauties in the\nworld of art and literature. To\nKent the hours spent in Marian's\nco*>y jiarlor were oases in the Sahara of existence; and neither\ndreamed that the bonne comora-\nderie might load to toracUiing\nwarmer.\nKent had long ago decided that\nhe could never hope to share the\nsweet burdens borne by other men.\nHitherto his magazine had taken\nthe place of wife and child, and his\njoy and pride were in its prosperity\nand growth.\nIn a secret recess of his desk lay\na small wooden box enclosing a\nshining toy, mounted in pearl and\nsilver. Sometimes, when the stress\nof life lay heavy upon him, he\nwould take it from its hiding place\nand examine it, meditatively.\nSometime, when he was tired of it\nall, he meant to use it. But it was\nsignificant of the change that had\ncome into his life that he had not\ntouched that drawer since meeting\nMarian Dare.\nHe had dropped in late one November afternoon, weary and depressed, and while Marian busied\nherself with the teacups, he picked\nup a volume of Omar Kayyam. He\ndipped at random into the melodious quartrains aud finally began to\nread:\n\"Why, if tho soul can (ling the dust\naside,\nAnd free upoi; tho air of heaven rido,\nWer'fnota shame, wer't not \u00C2\u00AB shame\nfor him\nIn this clay carcass crippled to abide?\"\n\"Really, Mr. Kent, the day is\nquite dreary enough without such\nphilosophy as that! Surely you\nare not in earnest ?'' Marian paused\nwith the teapot midway.\n\"Never more so,\" was the quiet\nreply. \"When a man suffers, he\nseeks relief; why, then, if he finds\nlife unbearable, should he not seek\nsupreme relief ?\"\nNeither the logical nor the ethical bearings of the argument concerned Marian. Intuitively she\ngrasped the closer, more personal\napplication, and she looked at Kent\nwith troubled eyes.\n\"Marian, would you care?\"\nHe had never called her Marian\nbefore, and some new quality had\ncrept into his voice. She turned\nto him in swift enquiry, and the\nstartled look on her faee deepened\ninto one of terror, for the floodgates were down and Kent was\npouring out his love in a torren of\nwords.\nHe saw her changed expression\nand ceased abruptly. \"Lam worse\nthan a fool!\" he cried, bitterly.\n\"Forgive me ! I will never distress you again !\"\nMarian sat at her window looking out into the night, with soft,\nshining eyes. Lost for a moment\nto the sense of her unworthiness,\nthe thought of Kent's love was\nsweet. Her heart urged her to accept it. Why not take what was\nalready hers, trusting the future to\nkeep the secret of the past 1 Ah,\nthe Crooked Shadow! No, the\nstory must be told ! She tortured\nherself picturing the lovelight in\nKent's eyes changing to a half-\ncontemptuous pity. She sprang to\nher feet with a half-inarticulate\ncry. Anything but that! Sho\ncould not bear it; rather than that\nshe would go away and never see\nhis face again.\nKent paused at the door in dismay. The pretty litter of books\naud trilies had vanished, and the\nlittle parlor looked bare and dismantled. The maid explained in\ncontented tones that her mistress\nwas going away.\nKent's heart sank, but he turned\nas Marian entered, and, and replied to her constrained greeting\nin a cheerful manner:\n\"And so you arc going away\nhe said, inquiringly, breaking in\non Marian's commonplaces.\n\"Yes, I am going to England,\"\nshe replied, somewhat breathlessly.\n\"To England!\" echoed Kent,\nblankly.\n\"You know I havo often spoken\nof it, and I havo a good chance--\"\nThe explanation, begun so\nbravely, ended ignoininioiif.lv at\nthe sight of his pained face.\nKent had himself well in hand,\nhowever. He inquired quietly, almost indiferontly, of her plans,\nand the coming voyage; but ih ho\nlooked around tlie familim- room,\nnow so strangely unfamiliar, he\nwas bidding farewell to nil that\nmade life dear.\nThe dusk of the short winter day\nwas falling as ho rose to go. He\niiCIW UUi ills tMillt.\n''UvViVi'MJ'C, \u00C2\u00BBi\u00E2\u0082\u00AC Siiiit,\npleasant voyage,\"\n\"Shall I not usee you\nshe faltered, iu hurt surprise,\n\"Perhaps not\u00E2\u0080\u0094it Is quite uueer*!\nself in it, burying her face inthe\nvelvet where his head had rested.\nSuddenly from some dim recess\nof her brain came the lines she had\nheard Kent read. In her own\nwrought state, they seemed a revelation. \"For the last time,\" was\nthat the key to it ?\nSomehow, she never knew just\nshe found her wraps and descended\nto the street. The rain had come\nwith the night, and the swaying\narc lights were reflected on the wet\npavement in glittering segments.\nShe looked around, helplessly shivering with cold and apprehension.\nShe managed at last to attract the\ndriver of a passing cab. She gave\nhim Kent's office address, confident of finding him there.\n\"As fast as you can,\" she added\ntensely. One idea alone possessed\nher\u00E2\u0080\u0094to find Kent, ere it was too\nlate. After that\u00E2\u0080\u0094it did not matter; she could go away.\nThe carriage stopped. Almost\nbefore its wheels had ceased to\nturn, she had reached the pavement, and with a word to the driver\nover her shoulder, was hurrying up\nthe dark stairway.\nThe outer room was dark, but a\nbright light shone through the\nground glass door of the inner office. Sho crossed the darkened\nspace and knocked. There was no\nresponse. She tried the door, but\nit was locked. In sheer desperation, she raised her clenched band\nand struck tho glass fiercely, shivering it to atoms.\nAt the sound of the Crash, Kent\nturned an angry, startled face to\nthe door.\n\"Gordon!\" she cried, \"Gordon!\"\nForgetting all at the sound of\nher voice, he sprang to the door\nand threw it open. Her eyes traveled past him to the desk, where\nlay something that glittered in the\ngaslight. She raised her hand\nfrom which the blood was streaming and pointed to it.\n\"You have hurt your hand 1\" he\ncried, drawing her into the room.\nShe seated herself mechanically,\nher eyes still fixed on the shining\npistol.\n\"That is why I came,\" she said,\nindicating it with a shudder.\n\"Indeed, you are kind, but was\nit worth while?\"\nThe indifferent tones hurt her.\n\"How cruel you are!\" she sobbed.\n\u00E2\u0080\u0094\"jx.fciiu~~iuoik*ou~\u00C2\u00BBjj~iiui-~\vi.uuou impassive curiosity that was maddening. >\n\"Do you really care so much?\"\nhe asked.\n\"Care 1\" She tried to calm herself, to gather strength and courage\nfor what she had to say. She looked\nup imploringly into the face bending over her.\n\"I have something to tell you,\"\nshe said, breathlessly, \"something\nyou should have known long ago;\nbut I did not know\u00E2\u0080\u0094till too late\u00E2\u0080\u0094\nand your friendship was so sweet\u00E2\u0080\u0094\nbut now I have come to tell you\nhow unworthy I am of a good\nman's love.\"\nShe was down on tho floor on\nher knees, her face hidden in the\narm thrown across the desk, her\nloosened hair brushing the shining\npistol.\nKent laughed in joyous incredulity. \"As if anything could\nchange my love for you,\" he cried.\nHo tried to draw her lo him, but\nsho shrank away.\n\"Wait,\" sho said, \"wait.\"\nSlowly, painfully, in low, disjointed sentences, she faltered out\nher story, and as she proceeded,\nthe hand that held hers tightened\nits grip till it almost crushed the\nslender lingers. It was a crucial\ntest; love, pride, an hundred emotions contended for the mastery;\nbut when she ceased (o speak, he\nput his arms around her, nnd drew\nher to his breast.\u00E2\u0080\u0094X. L. Pritchard\niu the Valley Magazine.\nNINETEEN BACK NUMBERS of LOWERY'S CLAIM\n(each one different) are sent to any address in\nAmerica, carriage paid, on receipt of TWO DOLLARS.\nLOWERY'S CLAIM attacks all the evils in church,\nstate and society. It is the most fearless journal in\nCanada, and has been denied the use of the mails.\nAddress all orders to\u00E2\u0080\u0094\nR. T. Lowery, New Denver, B. C.\nTWO DOLLARS\nhands with him aud gave him a\nwarm welcome. Thc bookkeeper\nwas puzzled and put out, but only\nfor a moment. Then the proprietor explained:\n\"James, wo have had an expert\non your books during your absence.\"\n\"Y-yes, sir.\"\n\"He has discovered that you\nhave embezzled 8330,000 from us\nduring the last two vears.\"\n\"But, sir,\"\n\"Don't deny it, James. Figures\nwon't lie. Yes you have embezzled\n8350,000\"\u00E2\u0080\u0094\n\"But, I\u00E2\u0080\u0094I\"-\n\u00E2\u0080\u0094\"and I am glad to see you back.\nWo happen to be hard up just at\npresent, and if you could lend us\n$2f),000 we'd take it as a great\nfavor and remember it at the first\nof the year. There's a check,\nJames, and please lil I it out and\ngo on with your work as usual,\nglad you had a good time, and I\nhope it won't inconvenience you iu\nthe least to pull us ont of the hole.\nThat's all, and thank you very\nmuch.\" _____\nThe grave-digger was taking a\nnip from a black bottle. \"Are you\nyou not afraid you will fill a\ndrunkard's grave?\" asked the\npreacher. \"There's nothing to be\nafraid of,\" replied thogravedigger.\n\"I've filled too manv <\u00C2\u00ABrin\u00C2\u00ABterit\nheadache-* by our\n\u00E2\u0080\u00A2 ilentlrtcully titled\nUlrtisn-i.\nWhen we undrrtllhu\ntu iuri* lu-nduchi: w\u00C2\u00BB\nCo It or refund tho\nmoney.\nszacrrj\"-:\nRELIABLE ASSAYS\nGold ;\u00E2\u0096\u00A0...\u00C2\u00BB .7ft I -Gold and Silver. .$1.00\nLead 75 | Gold.ollv'r.copp'r 1.50\nSamples by mall receive prompt attention.\nGold and Silver Refined and Bought\nOGDENASSAYCO.\n17'.T> An<- St., l>*niivt>r, Colo.\nNOTICE.\nTo DKMXQUKNT CO.OWNKK.\nTi. OKOKIJK T. McKKN/.H:. inteof New Denver, UiitiKh t'oliimlilii. ml tn whniniwcver lie\nuny have trnt inferred In-- Interest In the\n\u00E2\u0080\u00A2'Slntri-lioldii\" inlr eral el\u00C2\u00AB im. situated north\ni.f Hear l.ald'.ai il iiilji.lnlni; tin- \"Lakevim1'\nin AinMU'iili IMvMnii,\nyi'U ARK HK11KBV XOTIKIKt- that I have\nI evpeiuleil Wtt.ii*i In lalinriiiid improvement!\nupon tlie nlmve iiienti.iin -I mineral claim under\ntin' provlninii- ul tin- Mineral Act. ami If within\nninety days (mm ilit- dale nl thl< imtlee you\nfull or ruliHe tn ft.iitiil.iile jmir proportinlinl tlie\nabove mentioned kiiim, wliich in now due, to-\ntwtlier with all ci>m* nf adverti*.hi*i;,yiiui'interest\nIII the -aid claim will heciine I lie |i)'< .|-eitv of the\nnnili'i'slifueil, undi-v Sctl.m \u00C2\u00BB 'it an Ait en-\ntltli'il'An Ael tn Atneiiil the Mineral Act y.mi.\"\nI Mil i| at New Denver, II. C, tllU Hlli dav of\nNnveiiilier.p.ioi. WOHT. WILLIAMS.\nWitnccs flunk** S, Itashdiill.\nNOTICE.\nLondon Tit-Bitu says that-\ncountry parflon lately went\nItOllltV HAD IIKNT OF IT.\ntWta\nEdwin and Angelina had just re-\nreturned from a long walk, hot\nand thirsty, when Angelina asked\nKdwln to come into the drawing\nroom and havo some lemonade.\nHe assented; hut when they arrived at tho house Angelina found\nto her dismay that there was hut\none lemon left. She i in mediate})\ntold her brother Boh to squeeze the\nwhole of the lemon into Edwin's\nglass and bring her a glass of witter.\nEdwin also became aware of the\nfact that there was only one lemon,\n\u00C2\u00AB.nd told Huh in unnee/o the whole I ttv'nta\nThe Filbert Hotel\n.\u00E2\u0080\u00A2.ni\nagain*\nof the lemon into Angelina'* (\u00C2\u00BBla\u00C2\u00AB* ' u.\u00C2\u00AB^\nanil bring him a glass of water.\nThe result was that a few minute\"\nlater the (wo lovers might have\nlieen seen daintily sipping their\n,,i,.,.,.,.. ,-,t .,\". ,i ,.,.i.;.*.\u00E2\u0080\u009E n.,1.1,\nIN SANDON\nIs tho house to stop al whon\nin tho Silvery <'ity. The\nrooms nre airy and the heels\neonihieive to slumber, while\nthe eallhells hesjdo every\ndoor will put you in mind of\nmodern civilization. The\ni the dmin**\" mom\nwil uiM*1: a jiui,)i ni>,'2i Y'Aiy\ntaste and change your siom-\naeh into an internal heavon.\nThe FUlwi'i is eosmotHiHtuii.\nO. W. (iWMMKTT,\n.'.\". I it. I line Itmiwetor,\nSAND \u00C2\u00BBN\". li.\u00C2\u00AB:\n|oth*r tawran nips if it wm strong and is nut upon the Canadian\nenough; while naughty brother American and European\nconvulsed with laughter, wnn p|Ht> 'pju. |m|. jH iv|>|<>te\nwith all kindHolbraeersfrom\nBob,\nstanding outside the door kicking\nthat lemon.\u00E2\u0080\u0094New Yorker.\ntain\u00E2\u0080\u0094let ine my good-bye now.\n'\u00E2\u0080\u00A2Good-bye,\" \u00C2\u00ABhc repeated, mechanically, laying her hand in hte.\nIio heaitoted a moment, then earned it to his lipn.\n\"It is tbe last time,*' he murmured.\nLong after hehad gone, the witA \u00E2\u0080\u0094_\nin the gathering gloom, with only; He had returned from hte liu>\nher own aad thoughts for company, f weokH off looking much the better\ns.\nWm. Bennett\nProprietor\n.Joli Printing i> an art.\nIt is luday uiie oi th\u00C2\u00AB'\nmoM advanced of arts,\nand greater \u00E2\u0080\u00A2\u00E2\u0096\u00A0U'ui'ts ate\nl^'inn- *m\u00C2\u00ABiTi IJKI.INQIi'KST CO-oWXKK.\nTo SASKOIU) DAIta.l-:, ir tn ulnim-n-cn r he\nmay have trinifi-rreil hl\u00C2\u00BB inti te\u00C2\u00ABt in the\n\"l'.t\u00C2\u00BBif(t: Nn. V,\" \"|lrlnt.,i ).,,-,: iuul,\ntilde hundred and \u00C2\u00ABet.-n ilidlni* nod lillv rrnt*;\niniuiiiv. \"tie limnled mid t\n> id ll.ii-.iiiii llfty\nei'liUtur null i.t tl'i- villi rhiinin In nitler t\u00C2\u00BB\nhold the tulil i linn- uiul. r the I nnl-Piii* \u00E2\u0080\u00A2\u00E2\u0096\u00A0! the\nMini nil Ael: .mil if. within '\u00C2\u00AB\u00E2\u0080\u00A2 iln\u00C2\u00AB In-in Ihe\nditte nf t|il\u00C2\u00AB inaire, *,,\u00C2\u00BB full i t left,..- i.ii-'.iitrllf\nut.- ,>-ri|i.n f mi. h \u00E2\u0080\u00A2\u00E2\u0080\u00A2*!\u00E2\u0096\u00A0\u00C2\u00AB n liliirt*\u00C2\u00BB, in*\n.-\u00E2\u0080\u00A2\u00E2\u0080\u00A2Iln t-\\u00C2\u00BBith :ill i \u00E2\u0096\u00A0 M y .niu ttl'iiii; * urli.Jmst\ntn Mild i Iii hu Ml'.'. In -i ti i- (lie jo.| it iv nf the mile\n\u00E2\u0080\u00A2filler iiedi:f \u00E2\u0080\u00A2GB\nR. T. Lowery\nNew Denver, B.C.\nATLANTIC STEAMSHIP TICKETS\nT\u00C2\u00AB atiO frntn V.ui..\*-ttti i\u00C2\u00BB-ii.t\u00C2\u00AB via r.-imllmn\n\u00C2\u00BB\u00C2\u00BB\u00E2\u0080\u00A2<) tinrrtrm !!\u00E2\u0080\u00A2 ,* \)rv \u00E2\u0080\u00A2\u00E2\u0096\u00A0*\u00E2\u0096\u00A0 *t.l'U t* *\u00C2\u00BBtn\nn\i*, llt-klil lil.rt *i.': ti'. \u00C2\u00BB:i ill *t, 1*. i.-.^V,\nUy itMitef-\n\u00C2\u00BB\u00C2\u00BB K.i.AHHKlT.\nr. I*. If. Aurnt. Xe* IHnvtr.\nW !'. #\", t'nmwiit.t*. O. \u00C2\u00AB. \u00C2\u00AB. Apt , W *\u00E2\u0096\u00A0 t i|\u00C2\u00BBr THE LEDGE, NEW DENVEffc, B. C, FEBRUARY 12, 1903.\nTenth Yeab\nNotary Fu.lolio.\nElai\nMVSANBII.ANOS SANDON, B. C.\nNotary Public, Insurance Agent and\nlalng Broker. Mining Stock? bought and sold.\nGeneral agent for Slocan properties. Small\nDebts Court held lst and 3rd Mondays in every\nmonth. Established 1895.\nHOTELS.\nTJtEBtONT HOUSE, NELSON European\nand American plan. Meals, J5cents. Rooms\nfrom tic up to il. Only white help employed.\nNothing yellow about the place except the sold\nIn the safe. MALONE & TREGILLUS.\nMADDEN HOUSK, NELSON, is eontrally\nlocated and lit by electricity It is headquarters for tourists and old timers. Miners or\nmillionaires are equally welcome. THOS.\nMADDEN. Proprietor. '\nrpHB ROYAL HOTEL, Nelson, is noted for\nA.- the excellence of itseuistnii, SOL JOHNS,\nproprietor.\nBARTLETT HOUSK, formerly the Clark\nis the best tl a day hotel in Nelson. Only\nwhite help employed. G. W. BAKTLETT\nproprietor,\nTHE EXCHANGE, In KASLO, has plenty\nof airy rooms, and a bar replete with tonics\nand bracers of many kinds.\nI'ALMRK & ALLEN.\nrpHE MAZE, in KASLO, \\u00C2\u00BB just thc place\nX for Sloean iwople to timl when dry or In\nsearch of a downy couch.\nREUTKK& LATHAM.\n'WATOH1S.\nT G. MIJI.V.IN, MitmifaeliirliiK- Jeweller.\nfj . Kxpevl Wliteh Repairer, Diamond Setter,\nand KtiRrnver. Maiitifnettiivs Chains. Lockets\nand Hlnw. Workmanship (.'immuteed equal to\nnny in Cniiail.'i. Orders bv mall solicited. Box\n240, Sandon.\nCIGARS,\nTHK CABINET OIOAII STOItK Sells\npure Latukla Student's' Mixture, Pace's\nTwist, Craven's Mixture, Uuotjaek, Niitunil\nLeaf, and mnnv other klndsnf Tobacco.\nG; 13. MA'TTHEW, Nelson, P.O. Hox in.\nHJ. PIIAIlt, Dealer iu l-'orcifjn and Do-\n. mestic Cigars and Tobaccoes. lUkcr St.,\nNelson.\nKootenay Candy \"Works.\nT A. MCDONALD, Manurneturinj* and\nV \u00E2\u0080\u00A2 Wholesale Confectioner. Nelson, li. 0\n\"Wholesale Meroliants.\nSTABKBY & CO\ners in Butter. Eggs, Cheese,\nFruit,Nelson, B.C.\nWHOLESALE DEAL-\nProduce and\nLiEGKAXi.\nFL, CHKISTIE, L. L. 1!., Barrister, So-\n. Hcltor, Notary Public. ~ '\"\nEvery Friday at Silverton.\nSandon, B. 0.\ntf\nML. GRIMMETT, L. I,,\n. . Solicitor, Notary Public.\nB., Barrister,\n try Pudiic. Sandon, B, C.\nBranch Office at New Denver overy Saturday.\n# .yorri the suit's Kennet 5\n1 HANK REKLAW _ _ \\n-i^'%ASAA**'%Wm*9**%'9r*9\nDo not measure a man by his faults\nso much as by the faults \"he finds in\nothers.\nThe man, or woman, who can see\nnothing but faults, in an individual\nor an institution, can be put down as\na person of faulty conceptions.\nFault* in ourselves are not to be\nexcused;\nW e cannot be too bitter in our de-\nnounciation ot our own faults\u00E2\u0080\u0094to our\nselves\u00E2\u0080\u0094but the faults of another are\nclearly out of our jurisdiction.\n. There is more good than evil in\nevery well-balanced person, or institution;\nIt we cannot see it we ourselves are\nto blame.\nA corrupt mind can sec only corruption\u00E2\u0080\u0094it measures everything by\nits conception of goodness.\nIl that conception consists ia faultfinding; if its highest aim is to put\npeople on parade and point out their\ndetects\u00E2\u0080\u0094or what they consider defects\n\u00E2\u0080\u0094as they pass, then their conception\nis shadowed by a darkened disk, and\nis of a low standard of purity.\nAny fool can tako a hammer and\nknock down a dilapidated building,\nbut it takes a genius to build a* better\none.\nAny fool can find fault, and with\nthe hammer of prejudice knockdown\na wasted'character, but it requires\nthe best that is in a man to rise above\nfaults and find the good.\nThere is no merit in fault finding.\nIt used to be thc caper, but the\nworld has advanced beyond that.\nFault-finding is misdirected energy;\nThe world doesn't want it-\nIt is tired of hearing about people's\nfaults, and wants to hear about their\ngoodness.\nNobody is so good but what flaws\ncould be picked in their character;\nAnd nobody is so bad but what\nsome goodness can be found in them.\nOur ability to find the good is the\nmeasure of our character.\nAs it is with individuals, so it is\nwith communities and organizations\nand institutions of whatever nature.\nNo man can build himself up by\ntearing another down;\nNo man can dwell upon the goodness of others without developing his\nown.\nMINING RB&OR'Dg.\nMining Properties.\n>ARTIE8 WISHING TO BUY OB SELL\nNew Denver, B. C.\nMinini? properties should address Box SO.\nInsurance & R,eal Estate\n-IIHOMPSON, MITCHEr.Ii \u00C2\u00ABfc CO.\n=JL=Tj\giit,ance=A,,'ents**==-Deai6rs*-iu*.H(Ml*-EstatG\nMining Properties'\nLots for Sale.\nFire\n.late\nHouses to rent and Town\nNOTAR/Y PUBLIC\n1 8. RASHDALL, NewDenver, B. O.\n*J*\nNOT AUY PUBLIC,\nGENERAL AGENT\nReal Estate and Mineral Claims for Sale. Cl-'lms\nrepresented and Crown Granted,\n LUMBER,\t\nftfKLSOX SAW * PLANING MILLS Ltd.\nLumber, Door*. Windows. Store FronU-Show\nCases, Storo and Bar Fixtures. Counters, Fancy\nGlass. H. HOUSTON, Manajrer.\nNelson, B.C.\nSLOCAN DIVISION.]\nLOCATIONS.\nDec IC-Surplas fraction, Fidelity hill. S- T\nWalker.\n17\u00E2\u0080\u0094Coineskev Fraction !No 2, Galena Farm, S\nCMcClure.\n27\u00E2\u0080\u0094Redress Fraction, Payne mountain, GH\nWright.\n80\u00E2\u0080\u0094Windey. Wilson ereek, N F McNaught.\nJan 14\u00E2\u0080\u0094Redress Fraction No 2, Payne mountain, V Nelson.\nASSESSMENTS.\nNov. 20\u00E2\u0080\u0094Bellevue Fraction, Dec. 8\u00E2\u0080\u0094Evenin\nStar Fraction. Black Eagle, Ara'i.' ll\u00E2\u0080\u0094Jehoval\nFraction, in\u00E2\u0080\u0094Ontario, Glengarry. 29\u00E2\u0080\u0094Christina. 30\u00E2\u0080\u0094Edna Kate. 31-Suow Bird, Fitz, IX\nL. Jan. fl\u00E2\u0080\u0094Diamond Fraction, Orient Fraction,\n12\u00E2\u0080\u0094Dominion No a. 15\u00E2\u0080\u0094G, H.\nTRANSFERS.\nDec. S\u00E2\u0080\u0094St- Joe, L M Knowles to C Brand, 1;\nto A R Fiugland, I Deo. 4\n12\u00E2\u0080\u0094J H Moran and C W Greenlee to F E\nKingsburg. 16 each, Home Run, Mowieh fr,\nGrand Stand and Ronald fractions. Dec, 13,1901\nPolo, W J Pasmore aud C Banting ito H Williams. Dec 4, '\n10\u00E2\u0080\u0094Jenny, Lake View, Royal fi, J, T McIJae. D\nMatheson and E Hnnt to D McDonald. July 30.\nJenny, Lake View, Royal Five, D Matheson to\nE Hunt. May 25.\nJenny, Lake View, Royal Five, quit Claim, D.\nMcDonald to r. McRae, D Matheson and E-\nHunt. July 7.\nl!--La Belle. {. B F McNaught to A York,\nDec 12.\n20\u00E2\u0080\u0094Reliance and Reliance Fraction, lende.J\nFostor and J 11 Cory to .1 F Foley & Co Oct 25.\nJan 7\u00E2\u0080\u0094Redrew Fraction. ',, G IT Wright to A\nC Garde. Dec.2!>.\nRedress Frae ion, 1,0 11 Wright lo J K Jones.\nDee i'.l.\nRedress Fraction, J, G. II Wright to (J F\nHansom. Dee 21).\nll-HedressFraction Xo 2, J, P. Nelson toG.\nF Hanson. Jan 14.\nRi'tlres-s Fraction No 2. 5, 1' Nelson to A Q\nGarde. Jan 11,\nRedress Fraction No. 2. \, V Nelson so ,1 E\nJones. Jan 14.\n22\u00E2\u0080\u0094Dardanelles Fraction, Helen W Xeweomb\nto Dardanelles Oo. Dec 8.\n34\u00E2\u0080\u0094Stanley Mineral Claim, notice re delinquent\nco-owner notice Ity 11 T Lowery. Jan 2D-\n2-s-Penobscot. I, MR W Rathhorue to FCulver. Sept :),\nFelt. 7\u00E2\u0080\u0094Shareholder .Mineral Claim, notice re\ndelinquent co-owner, hy It. T Lowery. Feb 0.\nMascot No. 2, Notice of sheriff's sale. Feb 5.\nCliltTll-'ICATK 01' IMl'ItOVEMKSIS.\n0ct2!)-C B. Dec 4 Cross Roads. 20\u00E2\u0080\u0094Baltimore, Lc Hoi, Silver Wedge Fraction.\nFeb I\u00E2\u0080\u0094Miller Creek Fraction. !)\u00E2\u0080\u0094Keewatis.\ngBSSJPffl KSgjpasj ES2S3KXS353B!\nFads and Philosophy\nFR0M JACOB DOVER\nMy stock of watches and diamonds is\nenormous. I have the resources, talents\nTUC ICU/CI CD andexperienceforsupplylugthese goods\nlilt utWtLtn iu a manner that admits of neither loss\nnor dissatisfaction to our customers. I buy largely because I sell largely.n Large\nbuying makes low selling possible and economy In expenses makes it still more\npossible while still preserving a high standard of quality.\nHere are some Specialties:\nDiamonds and all kinds of precious stones.\nLadies' Rings, Brooches and Bracelets, Watches, Links,\nLockets and Neck Chains,\nManicure and Toilet Sets to suit everybody. Sterling Silver Novelties of all kinds.\nSterling Hollow Ware. My stook is complete and I want you all to call and inspect it.\nEngraving not exceeding three letters will be done free of charge.\nTHE JEWELER\nNELSON, B.C.\nOrders by mail receive our prompt attention. Send your watch repairs to me and I will do tne rest.\nJACOB DOVER,\nA CONSCIENTIOUS MAN.\nA man whj would \"doctor\" a piece\not meat and under cover of darkness\nthrow it to a dog, is no better than a\nblack-hearted murderer, and would\npoison the milk of an infant child if\nhe were not afraid of having his neck\nstretched.\nI don't care what kind of a dog he\nis or it is;\nTfiepn:\nDBNTISTBY.\nBE. MILLOY,\nHasnad 15 years experience ini\nROSSLAND,\n\u00E2\u0080\u00A2 U.C,\n , n dental work, and\nmakos a specialty of Gold Bridge Work. Most\ncomplet.) dental ofUce In B 0,\nQeneral Store.\na. ..\u00E2\u0080\u009E,\u00E2\u0080\u00A2,... ......... FORKS, dealer in\n_ . Groceries, Dry Goods, Etc., Goods Ship-\npod all over the Slocan.\nT T. KKXT.Y, THREK\nVi Or\nSANITARIUM,\nTTALOYOX HOT SPRINGS SANITARIA 1VM. The moat complete ll r * I TU\non tho Continent ol North Ameri'(I CAL I II\noa. Situated nildit acunery un- D C C fl D T\nrivalled (or Grandeur. IkmtliiK, n CO U II I\nKUhlnir and Excursions lo tlio many |iolnu of\nInterest. 'Me-graphlc communication with *U\nparts ot thu world; (wo mails arrive nnd depart\neveryday. It* bathed cure nil ticrvoue and\nmusculardiseases; lu waters Ileal all Kidney.\nLiver and Stomach Ailment* or every name.\nThe pries of a round-trip ticket between\nNew Denver and Halcyon, obUinahle all the\nyear round and uood for*) dny*, U \u00C2\u00BB3.sl Halcyon Sprliif-i, Arrow l,ak*\u00C2\u00BB. II C,\nSURVaYOR,\nronjf Mel.ATI IIIK.\nI vlucUl Land Hurveyor.\nDominion and\nKi'Uon.X.O.\nI'ro-\nAlt HEYLAND, Rninnaorand Provincial\n, l.au.l Surveyor. KASl.O\nDRtras,\nVANSTOSK'H IMtiru NTOUK, Svlmm.\nMull imh'ti pro njttlv atti'inlisl lo,\nTAILORS.\nI It. IMMIIItOX, Hind-Mi, M\u00C2\u00BBimf\u00C2\u00ABetHW-\ntl, C'loililiii/loonier; iuul i-tllelM Uatritnut\n\u00C2\u00AB-m alleli\u00C2\u00AB..'\u00C2\u00BB.\nSilver King Hotel\nIn Nolnon, I have secured a\nit\u00C2\u00AB*V U.A/K l,U} lllHA-tUil, itlltl\ni.,\u00C2\u00BBiC Aluiltn,*.*! (llU IIAU1U (U\nwhin it waa y\u00C2\u00AB'\u00C2\u00BBrs ago:\nIhe Wver Jfinir Rntpl\nThis name U famllUr to all\nwho Waxed the trails In early\nttnyi, nnd the newcomer*\nwill nr\u00C2\u00BBt forfet it If they drop\nio and tee me.\nA. KLEIN5CHWIDT.\nirthe same.\nThe poisoner is always the same,\nbe it male or female;\nBut the poisoned brute may be\nwell-bred and valuable for his intelligence, or -low.bred and valuable\nonly for his ugliness.\nLife is the same to one as the other,\nand our editor might think as much\nof his mongrel bull pup as you do of\nyour fancy-bred pointer.\nHeal dog value has nothing to do\nwith it.\nI never saw a dog poisoner caught,\nbut I'd like to just once.\nI would break my chain or pull my\nkennel out to the deepest hole in Slocan lake to see him dropped overboard.\n+\nThe Burrard election is over and\nChris Foley was defeated by a very\nnarrow margin.\nChris Foley was the workingman's\ncandidate and was trying a straight\nshoot for the Commons hole.\nIf his electon would have helped\nlabor and tho country generally it\nwould be better had he not missed\nthe hole.\nBut Cbris' political efforts have\nbeen somewhat of a \"jolly\" from the\nfirst.\nHe has managed to get into the\nrace at every opportunity, and lm\ncome out second best every time.\nThis is no disgrace.\nBetter politicians than Chris Foley\nwill ever be, have suffered defeat\noltener than he will ever have a\nchance.\nBut Mr. Foley can blnmo himself\nfor many things.\nHe has been a demagogue.\nTlmts a bad failing for any poli>\nticlan.\nUe Iiub talked too much for votoa\u00E2\u0080\u0094\ntoo much to tickle the cam of working\npeoplc~~and has failed to applv his\nplatform arguments to his actual life.\nIn the recent campaign only, his\nopponents brought up a charge against\nhim tlmt wliiltt lie was making his\nrabid speeches against fhe Chinese, a\nChiiiHiniin was employed on his\nwonriplle.\n'When tho charge was made tlio\nresponsibility of the offense was\n\u00E2\u0096\u00A0Hflilleil uron Mr*, Foicv, who published a letter over her signature,\nstating that sho was running the\nhou*c independent of Mr. Foley and\nthat she had employed the Chinaman\nand paid him out of her own pocket.\n.,,, A. itiiivu \u00C2\u00AB*>\u00C2\u00ABu,j uii itij uuc, aliil\nthe. very hei thnt it Ir true, .ly j.Vt\nworst loature about it.\nThe cause of the working man can\nnot be helped by electing, or attempting to elect men to Influence tlie\nOnvprnTTiPnt whn ^nnnnt Inflnnnn*\ntheir own homes.\nSLOCAN OITY DIVISION.\nLOCATIONS\nDee 15\u00E2\u0080\u0094New Dodworth, on Tamarak ek, C M\nGethinp.\n17-Silver Star, lst n fk Lemon ck, Mike Mlllan\nASSESSMENTS.\nDec 10\u00E2\u0080\u0094MoonllRht and Starlight, each for 3\nyears. IS\u00E2\u0080\u0094Oro No 2, Katy fr. *2\u00E2\u0080\u0094Southern\nUhlef, Ciuh. 29-Redwood, South Exchange,\nMountain Con, Two Brothers. Jan 5\u00E2\u0080\u0094Quien\nSahe. 2*J-Eust3ide No 2, Portia, Bcltina fr.\nTRANSFERS.\nDec 18\u00E2\u0080\u0094Publisher's notice re Slug Ten.\n18\u00E2\u0080\u0094Spokane, W limes to Sidney Norman,\nSummerseith J, J Doiron to P Schomberjr.\nBlack Prince fr J, Con Murphy to PSchombcrg\nDoirest l, tl Doiron to P Schomberg.\nSlocan Prince and Dundee J, L Doiron and R\nE Allen to P SchoinberR.\nFour Friends \, W E Bole to P Schomberff.\nSlocan Prince and Dundee \, Plack Prlnc\u00C2\u00AB fr,\nSummerseith, Four Friends and Doirest i, P\nSchoinbcrg to Robt A Bradshaw.\n29\u00E2\u0080\u0094Publisher's notice re delinquent interests\nin Chilkat and Delphlun\nPort Hope i, T J Baty to Julia Baty.\nJan 3\u00E2\u0080\u0094Silver Prince, MMellan to Geo Bulko.\n7-Slocan Prince and Black Prince fr, Leo\nDoiron and Frank Sherry to Robt A: Bradshaw\nmortgage on I Interest in each claim for ?400.\n2-t\u00E2\u0080\u0094Four Friends J, WE Boie to Leo Doiron\nSommerselth J, Joseph Doiron to Con Murphy.\nSloean Prince and Dorest, 1, Leo Doiron to\nCon Murphy.\nDundee 1, R E Allen to Con Murphy.\nFour Friends, J. W E Bole lo Con Murphy.\nBlack\u00C2\u00A3rlnca,fr.A,,CouJiinrnhv,toJa,eoJ3olrQ!!\u00E2\u0080\u0094\n31\u00E2\u0080\u0094Young Bear\" 1-6, Murlllo' fr 1-6, Bright\nLight 1-8, Lark {, Linnet J, D G McCuaig o\nJohn Welsh.\nMontreal 1, J C Gwlllim lo A M Johnson.\nMontreal and Two Friends, all interest, A M\nJohnson to Pioneer Mining Co, Ltd.\nCERTIFICATES OF IMPROVEMENT.\nJan 8\u00E2\u0080\u0094Port Hope, Slug Ten, Exchange, Silver\nPlate.\nThere is nothing noble in being\nsuperior to some other man; the\ntrue nobility is in being superior\nto your former self.\u00E2\u0080\u0094Hindoo saying*.\nThe ballot is the dynamite that\ncapitalism fears.\u00E2\u0080\u0094Miners' Magazine.\nThe bad are powerful men mainly\nbecause the good are sound sleepers.\nThe noblest worker is\ndoes the lowliest service\nloftiest spirit.\nhe who\nin the\nWhy yoo should buy\nFAIR PLAY\nCHEWING\nTOBACCO\nBeCaUSO it 1h the best quality.\nBeCaUSO it l\u00C2\u00BB the mam lasting\nchew. <\u00E2\u0096\u00A0\u00E2\u0080\u0094\u00E2\u0096\u00A0\u00E2\u0080\u0094\u00E2\u0096\u00A0*\nBeCaUSO it 1\u00C2\u00AB the largwt high\ngrade 5 or 10c plug.\nBeCaUSO the tagH are vnluablo for\npremium!) until January\nUt, 1001.\nBeCaUSe w\u00C2\u00AB guarantee every\nl\u00C2\u00BBhi^,\u00C2\u00ABTmr\u00E2\u0084\u00A2\"\u00E2\u0080\u0094\u00E2\u0084\u00A2\"\nBeCaUSO your diwlor Ih author*\n\"I am still without a father-in-\nlaw,\" said the drummer, \"and I\nguess a Long Island farmer is more\nto blame for it than anybody else.\nI met one of his daughters while I\nwas on my summer vacation and\nfell in love with her, aud after six\nmonths' correspondence I went\ndown to tackle the old man about\nit. I drove up to the house with a\nhorse and buggy and went in, but\nbefore I could get around to the\nsubject nearest my heart, he said:\n\" 'As a deputy sheriff of this\ncounty I'll have to arrest you, sir.'\n\"Whafsup?\" I asked.\n\"Driving faster than eight miles\nan hour.\"\n\"But I was in a hurry to see\nyour daughter. I wanted to ask\nher hand of you.\"\n\u00E2\u0080\u00A2'Wanter marry Sarah, eh\u00E2\u0096\u00A0?\"\n\"I do,\"\n\"Wall, that's kind of you, but I\nmust do my duty as an officer and\nmake six shillings in fees. You'll\nhave to go along.\"\n\"I went along with him,\" said\nthe drummer, \"and was fined \u00C2\u00A75\nand costs, and, though I am not a\nthin-skinned man, my feelings were\nhurt, and I left Sara to find a better man. She was a nice girl, but\nher-old-dad-was-too-conscientioiis\nforme.\"\nThe worship of wealth is an evidence of demoralization and disintegration in any nation.\nHOTEL SLOGAN\nTHREE FORKS\nThis old'tlmohotel has recently\nbeen bought by the undersigned\nand renovated into an up-to-\ndate hostelry. Miners, tourists\nand all classes of this world's\npeople can always get a equnre\nmeal and an easy bod within\nthe portals of my doors. The\nbar contains many kinds of\nnerve bracers, ranging from\ntho brow of Cody to the sweet\ncordials of sunny France. If\nyou aro dry, hungry, weary or\nsad when passing through the\nForks, lift the latch and drop in.\nHUGH NIVEN\nP. BURNS & CO,\nMEAT KINGS OF THE KOOTENAYS.\nShops in all the principle camps. Excellent service always.\nP. BURNS & CO.\nJob Printing\nThat assays high in artistic merit, quickly-\ndone at New Denver's printing emporium-\nAdd reSS =====\nTHE LEDQE\nH. GIEGERICH\nStaple and Fancy\nGROCERIES\nAgent for\nGIANT POWDER\nAINSWORTH\nSANDON\ni/.ml to rflfuml vour\nmoney \t you are not\nMtUlldl.\nTHE EMPIRE TOBACCO CO\u00E2\u0080\u009E Ltd.\nWhy prosecute tho man or wom\u00C2\u00BBn\nWho Ntealn a goose from off the\ncommon ?\nAnd let the greater felon loose\nWho ateiblti the common from Ihe\ngooti.\nEvil is rm), but temporal. Good\nin also real, but eternal.\nSmoke\nTuckett\nUnion\nLabel\nCigars\nWADDS BROS\nPHOTOGRAPHERS\nVANCOUVER **\u00E2\u0080\u00A2 NELSON, B.C.\nTea Tips\n25 cts\n25 cts\nPALMA ANGRIGNON\nGeneral Draying: Mining Supplies and Heavy Transportation a Specialty.\nCoal & Wood for Sale\nSaddle-Horses and Pack \"AiiKnsisr\nFeed Stables at New Denver.\nWill buy ONE I'OUND\nof i)ure,oIcan,flne-flivvored\nCEYLON-INDIAN TEA.\nWill buy ONE POUND\nStandard BREAKFAST\nBLACK TEA. Purchasers of ten pounds or moro, will receive ono pound\nextra for each ten pounds purchased.\nPrices onour regular linos of CHOICE TEA,\n30c. 35c, 40c, 45c, Me. and (Wo per pound for\nBlack, Green and Blended.\nKASLO\nHOTEL\n&\nW\nKootenay Coffee Company\nP. O. Box 18\u00C2\u00BB. Wat Bakor St.\nNELSON. B. 0.\nHENRY'S NURSERIES\nROSES, BULBS,\nRHODODENDRONS,\nFRUIT & ORNAMENTAL TREES\nORRRNHODRE And HARDY PLANTS.\nHOME OaOWN ft IMPORTED GARDEN,\nFIELD AND FLOWER SEEDS.\nBEE HIVES AND SUPPLIES\nNOT tha \"largest nurserloi, BroenhsuMi, and\nseed house* In tits world,\" but wa hava better\nttuuk than ever, aud you will save money by\nbuying direct. My new Catalogue will tefl\nyou all about It. Mailed free.\nM. J. HENRY,\n3\u00C2\u00AB)u Westminster Road. Vancouver! II. 0.\nWHITE LAIIOR ONLY\nTHE LEADING\nSUMMER RESORT\nIN THE KOOTENAYS\nCOCKLE & PAPWORTH\nKASLO, B. C.\nKOOTENAY RAILWAY & NAVIGATION COMPANY, LIMITED.\nOPERATING\nINTERNATIONAL NAVIGATION A\nTRADING COMPANY, LIMITED,\nKASLO & SLOCAN RAILWAY,\n0:00 a m. Lv. KASLO Au. 8:15 p. ra.\n11:25 a. ni, An. SANDON Lv. 1:00 p. m.\nINTERNATIONAL NAVIGATION &\nTRADING COMPANY, LIMITED.\n1 KASLO-NEISON ROUTE.\n5:00 a. m. Lv. NELSON Ah. 7:15 p. ra.\n8:40 a. m, An. KASLO Lv. 0:35 p. m.\nTickets sold to all parts of tho United\nStates and Canada via Great Northern\nand O, R. ft N. Company's linos.\nFor further particulars call on or ad*\ndress\nROBERT IRVING, Manager, Kailo,\nOUR CORSET DEPART-\nMriNT IS UP-TO-DATE\nIN ALL STYLES AND\nPRICES.\nI\nFred. Irvine & Co.\nNELSON. B. C.\nLATEST NOVELTIES IN\nALL DEPARTMENTS\nALWAYS IN STOCK\n\u00E2\u0096\u00A0\u00E2\u0096\u00A0\u00E2\u0096\u00A0\u00E2\u0096\u00A0 \"1 1\nforpHeesapi>lyt*-\nW. i. MCMILLAN * CO,\nWlnlnsto AftttU for B.C.\nt*mtmtm, B.C.\nBrands:\nMonogram\nMarguerite\nBouquet\nOur Special\nEl Condor\nSchiller\nWinter Apparel\nWo are showing in our new premises ono of the finest stocks of Udlm' W\u00C2\u00AB*r ever HtunitiyeA In Nrirtw. I*\nthn Udlft*'Department you will find a vory lar^c assortment of up-to-date and natty styles in Ladies' Silk\nCthmere and French Flannel Shirt and Blouse Wsi.u. A very pretty and natty lot of Ladles' Silk Ties\nScarfs and Nock Ties-Just received, special for tho holldty trade. Udini' and Children'* IUndksrchlef*'\niiu\u00C2\u00BB noo v*|*-. t ot bo*\u00C2\u00BB, i,w, hums, Mutts and So.1 Jackets. In the Gent's Department we can show\nyou Men's Smoking Jackets, Dressing Gowns, Bath Robes, and Traveling Rugs: Silk Umbrellas: Ties Silk\nWraps, Scarfs, Mufflers. Kid Gloves, Mitts and Fancy Half How, and Underwear.\nMAIL ORDKRA RECEIVI BTOCUL ATTIVTION\nSOLE AGENTS FOR\nlUTTTF.ntnC PATF.ItNR,\n1\nFred. Irvine & Co,\nNELSON, B. C\ni THE ONLY RELIABLE.\n\u00E2\u0080\u0094\u00E2\u0080\u00A2\u00E2\u0080\u0094\u00E2\u0080\u0094t\u00E2\u0080\u0094\u00E2\u0080\u0094\u00E2\u0080\u0094\u00E2\u0080\u00A2\u00E2\u0096\u00A0!\u00E2\u0096\u00A0\u00E2\u0096\u00A0 \u00E2\u0096\u00A0\u00E2\u0096\u00A0\u00E2\u0096\u00A0\u00E2\u0096\u00A0\u00E2\u0096\u00A0\u00E2\u0096\u00A0\u00E2\u0096\u00A0\u00E2\u0096\u00A0\u00E2\u0080\u0094\u00E2\u0080\u0094\u00E2\u0080\u0094\u00E2\u0080\u0094\u00E2\u0080\u0094\u00E2\u0080\u0094\nr\u00C2\u00ABUNK8 axd VALISES OP!\nALL SIZES atoSTYLES\n\u00C2\u00BB*VEBTL0WPMCE8\nI S"@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_1903_02_12"@en . "10.14288/1.0306974"@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 .