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.. { HE B.C. MINING JOURN VOL. 1,, NO. 10 ASHCROFT, BRITISH COLUMBIA, JULY 0. 1898. $2.00 PER YEAR Trr make room _ov an entirely New Stoek, I have decided t<> offer my whole stock of Dry Goods, Clothing*, Hats nnd Caps, and Boots and Shoes At n great reduction on former pi-ices FOR CASH A liberal discount will nlso bo allowed on Groceries mnl other lilies. This is ti genuine cheap sale. Cull nud Ire convinced. jT. W. FOSTEB, A.S-HCC_S,0_=.T, B.C!. ASHCROFT HOTEL, Wm. Lyne, Proprietor. I_ireu.lv opposite Depot, ASHCUOFT, B.C. This lintel has been lately refitted and refurnished. A new wing, 50 x 20 feet, containing nineteen rooms, including bath nud sample rooms, will be opened by Oct. 1st. Good table nnd good service Tin: only lirst-class Hotel in town. CLINTON HOTEL, CLINTON. B.O. : MARSHALL & SMITH, Proprietors. • BOARD AND tODGING BY THE DAY, WEEK OR MONTH. Besi Wines, SjiiriU nnd Cigars. Good Slnblipg, HcnilijuiirterB for tlio Carihoo, LUIohot 'tud Dos Creek lines or stages. Hunting and llshlng In thc vicinity. MACKAY SADDLERY AND HARNESS CO. MAM1-ACTCKK1IS ASD IM.OUTE113 Of ..addles, Harness, Bridles, Trunks, Whips, Spurs, and Harness Trimmings. REPAIRING DONE WITH NEATNESS UND DESPATCH All orders by mail promptly attended to and satisfaction guaranteed ASHCROFT. : : : : B. C. Trim k Haddock, LIVERY, SALE & FEED STABLE. ASHCROFT AND LILLOOET. Saddle, Pack and Driving Horses for sale and hire. Rigs kept at both stables. Special trips made to Lillooet or points in Cariboo at any time. "Wire at our expense for rigs. WHOLESALE AND KKTAII. DEALERS IN HAY AND Cl-AIN. MEAT MARKET WHOLESALE AMD RETAIL. Atlen'ion and satisfaction guaranteed to customers. Main Street, . ASHCROFT, B C. CARGILE HOUSE ASIKT.O.T, I.. 0. Is now under new management, and has been thoroughly renovated. Culinary department unsurpassed. The liar is stocked witli choice liquors and cigars and will lie in charge of experienced men. Kvery convenience for commercial men. GUS BETTMAN, Proprietor. 'THE WELCOME < RESTAURANT -CHOP HOUSE ALLISON WOODS, Proprietor. > Meals ut nil hours, tiny uud plght. Fresh oysters iu uny alylo always on hand. Private boxtls lur ladios and dining parties, THI; CHILCOTBN MURDBR. Wo publish tho following letters us n mutter of justico to tho memory of Lewis Q, Elkins, of Chilootou, who was so brutally murdered lust December by the Iudian Satuieu, now iu tho Kamloops jail uuder sentence of death by hanging on tbe 2.1th of this mouth. The letters from Mr. Blkius' relatives aud neighbors published below are written iu cousequonse of the statements appearing iu Kumloops pupers muking the charges referred to below against the reputation of themurdct-ed man, aud suoh charges givou publicity ou tho unsupported word of tho brutal wretch who committed tho murder, It will bo remombered thut tho papers roferrod to stated that there should be an exumlnation iuto cite- truth or fills!ty of the Indian's stories, for, if true, mitigutiug circumstances woro not us thoy should huvo buon shown at the trial. Hanuovlllo.Juno 111,1808. HpiTOR Minino Jih.unai.- Sir: In justico to uiy brother, Lewis G. Kll. ins: who met with nucli an untimely cud al the hands of an Indian, lust wintor, ut Tutlu luko, Upper Chllcoton, 1 wish you to publish this letter hi your noxt Issuo, mul I trust yuu will give it as1 prominent a placo us possible. It wns only yestorday on arriving back at Hancevllle from attending tho trial of Iudian Satuiou at Clinton that I wus informed of tho slanderous aud infamous statemeuts which tlie Kam loops papers state they received from Samiou through their reporters who interviewed him at tho Kamloops jail. To anyone at all who has tho least knowledgo of the facts of tho cose it will bo seon thnt the statemeuts are ridiculous und irrelevant. Tho Kumloops Standard of the 2nd Juno suys that "Sanilen lived within eight miles of deceased's house, that he went to his house and was given whiskey uud got drunk. After that he did not know what he did. Also that deceased used to go to his placo and got him drunk and then outrage his little stepsister." . ,, Now, Mr. Editor, tbis is a most "horrible aud dreadful staiuon my brother's character, and it makes my blood run cold to think of it. The Standard seems to think tbat Samien is the incarnation of innocence and seems to take a delight in suoh -a slanderous statement, and the Sentinel is not fur behind it. The report of the ciroumstances connected with the trial by the Standard is also most erroneous. May 1 take up your space aud make another statement of the cause which led to the murder.• I wus living at Cbilco lako somo (K) miles from my brother's place aud I gave one Iudiau a commission to go to my brother's to exchaugo some harness und also to bring back a fow other little things. This Indian gave the job to Samieu, who wished to go. Sumieu reached my brother's house iu a day aud a half from Chilco aud soon after ho arrived he rode uu unbroken horso for my brother. According to my brother's latter which he was writing to mo und which I found on the tuble unfinished, they appeared to be on the bost of terms. It appears that my brother refused to allow Samien to sleep in tho house uud this alone is tho cause of his death. I'he siwash slept outside all uight und was probably very cold, and being in a bud temper when he weut into tho house in the morning at daybreak took my brother's riflo off the wall and shot him when ho wasn't looking. After arresting Samien and taking him to my brother's house ou the way to Mr. Franklin's ho told us why be had killed my brother. He showed us where ho had slept and where he had mado a fire outside. Why my brother would uot allow him to sleep inside 1 cannot say for he generally allowed Indians to do so, especially in the winter. My brother was always kind to the good Indians, but for Samieu and a few others up here he had uo uso as they are "cultus" from their heads to their heels. Samien told us himself thut he shot my brother early in the moruing, aud if he was so drunk that he did not kuow what he was doing, how wus it ho could go and help himself tu uu outfit of clothes, rifle, etc., und carefully lock up tho houso and storo, putting tho keys in his pockot, aud thou riding a wild horse from my brother's till it played out, and catching two othor horses ou tho road to Chilco, a distune.' of 00 miles, arriving at Chilco iu fourteen hours aud tho snow deep on the ground? This Samien lived steadily in the same place as myself, viz., Namiuh valley, Chilco lake, aud I kuow that beforo that lust fatal timo that it was mouths siuco my brother hud seen him. As for the othor slanderous statement ro the Indian's sister, I wish to say that he hus uo youug sister or step sister up here, and yesterday I board he has a step-sister who is supposed to be about twenty yeurs of ugo, and who has resldod for several years past at the Annabnm raucheree,whioh istibout (Kl miles from my brother's residence. My brother, although I say it myself, was an honorable boy, and 1 can't do more than say that tho statements mado by Samien are infernal lies. Neither did my brother over give or sell him or any othor Indian whiskey, although my brother had whiskey In his house and I think somo of tho Indians know it. Now, Mr. Editor, 1 trust that you will publish tho full couturtts of tliis letter. There lias been a fearful stain cast upon my brother's namo uud who. to my knowledge, hus novor dono u dishonorable deed, and he and 1 have boou in close companionship up to within live weeks of tlio time of ids death. Moro than this 1 cuuuotsayalthough J feel thut 1 havo uot worded this letter strongly enough, blit still 1 havo done tho best I can to presorvo the good namo my brother loft bohiud him in tho wholeof Ohiicotou, Hoping you will make allcotaucos for my taking up so much of your splice, 1 remain, sir, Yours obediently, ti.DMi.Ni_ Elkins, Aloxia Orook, Juno 21,18118, l.i i itu ii Minimi Journal Sir: As I notice a column iu the Kamloops papers lu regard to a story that Iiidluu Siimiou'is telling, thut Klkins gave him whiskpy und outraged his lO-j'but-old sister und afterwards changed It to a half sister, I will say right horo that I have lived the nearest white man to this Indian for the last threo yours and that his story is posi- Jy untrue. Ho has uo sister nor half-siBter who has ever been in this country, uud if the government wish to sent a man on hereto investigate tlio mattor I can prove this statement, 1 huvo known tho murdered man for three years aud was his nearest neighbor, and I do not believe ho ever gavo that Indian, or uny othor Indian, whiskey. Wo would bo very glad to have u government muu come iu uud iuvestigato the Iudhin,,trouble. Yours very truly, CHARLES E. StUNNEJl. Lac La Haclie SchoolCIosIuk- Prior to tbo closiug of the Luc La Hacho public school, an examination took place iu tiio presence of a goodly number of spectators, when tho following wore awarded Ilrst uud second prizes, respectively: Arithmetic, Allio E. Wright, Gordon Forbes; arithmetic, 2nd class, Burton J. Wright; general improvement iu ;trd reader, C, J. Wright, Lizzie V. Wright; history and anatomy, Allio F.Wright: geography, Wm. J. Forbes: greatest diligence, Wm. J. Forbes: writing, Ernest Wright; reading, Hurry Wright: spelling, Gilbert Forbes; general pro- (Icieucy. Geo. Forbes: composition, Allie F. Wright; good behavior, Burton S. Wright. Honor Roll—Deportment, Wm. 3- Forbes: regularity and punctuality, Geo. Forbes: deportment, \llio F. Wright. Vuknn News. The Yukon river opened at Dawson on May Hth. A party of 18 men left PROVINCIAL I* LECTION RETURNS, Following are tho returns for tbe provincial oloctions so fur as obtainable up to 8 o'clock this (Saturday) oveniug: Yale, West Itiliug- Mackay, Govt., 62; Semliu., Opp., 154, Ashcroft- Semlin, f..; Mokay, 22. Savonu Semliu, U; Mackay, 0. Lytton—Mackay, It: Semliu, 27. Agassis Mackay, II: Semliu, 11. Spnuoe'a Bridge-Semliu, 15; Mac- It ay, 1. Yulo Semlin, 7; Mackay, 2, North Bend Semliu, 20; Muukay, i Lillooet, Hast Hiding Stoddart Govt., r>8: Prentice, Opp., 111. Clinton Proutice, a!); Stoddart, 44. Hat Crook- Prontloe, 22; Stoddard, 14. Cariboo Rogers 111), Hunter 112, Govt,; Kiuchant 141, Helgeson 117,0pp. Quesnollo- Hunter, 20; Rogers, 211; Kiuchant, 28; Helgeson, 30. Soda Crook -Hunter, 10; Rogers, 8; Kiuchant, 1; Helgeson, 4. Bnrkerville Hunter, 44; Kiuchant, 55; Helgeson, (18; Rogers, 07. Stanley Hunter, 8; Rogors, 21; Kiuchant, 27; Helgeson, 15. Yule, North Riding Martin, Govt., 1112; Doane, Opp., 383, Tappeu Siding-Martin, Id: Deane, .. Grilliu Lake—Martin,!; Deane, li*. Notch Hill- Martin, 9; Deane, 17. Sieamous- Dean, 2; Martin, 5. Salmon Arm- Dean, ,14; Martin, 30. Kamloops- Martin, 237; Deane, 212. Craiglomursh Murtiu 4 Deane, 5. Grand Fralrlo Deaue, 25; Martin^! North Rivor East, no poll reported yot. claimed 8 maj. for Martin. Notoh Hill—Martin, 0; Deane, 7. Shuswup—Martin, 13; Deane, 10. Grilliu Lake—Martin, 1 Deane, 10. Duetts- Martin, 13: Deane, 14, Lillooot, West Riding-Smith, Govt, 07; Peters, Opp., 36. Lillooet -Smith, 86; Peters, 31. Pavilion-Smith, 11; Peters, 5. Five places to hear from. Victoria City Helmckeu, .103; Turner, 223; Hall, 249: McPhillips, 23SiGovt, Gregary, 233: Stewurt,'205; Belyea, 135; Beaveu, 108; Opp. South Victoria- by 18 majority. Eberts, Govt., wins New Westminster City Henderson Govt., elected by 23 majority, Alberni Huff, Govt, 58: Neill, Opp,, ij. Three places to hear from. 8U, Dawson on June 1st in small boats and reached St. Michael's on June 15th, a distance of 1,800 miles in U days aud Hi hours. Tho Yukon is eight feet higher than ever kuown. At Dawson it Hooded. Thero was a great deal of sickness at Dhvsou, tho death rate being three to lour daily. Typhoid, pnoumouia and scurvy aro tho prevailing ailments. Tho hospital and church at Dawson woro burned down on Juue 4th. lt is reported that there are 10,000 claims recorded aud only about 200 aro on a paying basis. Tho miners ure vory much put out and angered at tho exaggerated reports in tho American papers regarding tho amount of monoy takou out of tho country. Thero will bo a great many people :oming out of the Klondike this spring. It is estimated that from 810,000,000 to 840.000,000 will come out of the country this spring. A good part of this will bo composed of last year's output. Outcomiug miners say that newcomers will havo to go to entirely new ground for diggings. At Fort Yukou, ou June Oth, there was 23 hours uud 15 minutes sun. On uccount of high wator the river steamers woro driven high and dry at Circle City on tho banks of tho Yukou. Tho Margaret, Bella, Weare aud Victoria were high and dry about -100 yards from tho wator. Tho steamer Scuttle, which left lust full for Dawson, with 180 passengers, is high and dry about 25 miles above Circle City. Tho Governor Stonoham, with 100 passengers, is on u bur at Fort Yukon. The Hattio B. is ashoro 10 miles below Fort Yukon. Tho May West and tho St. Michael will bo tho Ilrst bouts to arrive at Duwsou. Many claims uro obtainable at $20. The poll tax at Dawson is 815, tlie dog tux is 85, and a miner's license costs 610, All sick pooplo will huvo the lirst chance to como down on the Ilrst bout for Ht Michael's. Vaucouver -Tisdall; 417; Maopher- sou. 422; Martin, 384, Cotton, 370: Gordon, 283; Carrol, 242, Bowser, 236; Macdonald, 190. Westminster, Dewdney - Whethnm, Opp,, 140; McBrlde, Ind., 175. Hammond—MoBride, 26; Whetham 14 Wharnook Whetham 58; McBride, 5 Coqultlam-McBrlde,!TO, Whetlom 15 Dewdney - McBride, 12; Whetbam.ll. Port Moody—MoBride, 27; Whet- bam, 8. Westminster Junction -MoBride, 30; Whetham, 15. , Harrison—McBride. 0 majority. Haney- MoBride. 45; Whetham 25, Cowioban Robertson, Govt., 208; Herd, Opp., 127. Cobble Hill-Robertson 34; Herd, 14. Cowichnn-Robertson, 174; Herd, 113. Kootenay West, Slocau Riding— Retullick, Govt., 242; Green, Opp., 339. Suudon -Green, 81; RetalHck, 80. Wni to water-Green, 43; RetalHck, 23 Silrerton,—Green 40; Retallaak, 19, Kaslo Green, ISO; Hetalluck, 110. Three Forks—Green, 25: Retallaok 10. Kootenay EastTNorth Riding-Neil- sen, Govt., 78; Wells, Opp., 61. Donald—Neilson, 47: Wells, 12. Field Wells, 12: Neilson, 11. PullIser- Wells, 17: Neilson, 1. Goldon -Wells majority 23, Rogors Pass-Neilson, 17; Wells, 9. Westminster, Delta Forster, Opp., 210 Benson, Ind., 152. places to hear from. Wosthum Island -Forster, 11; Benson, 3. Alder Grove -Forster, 22; Beusou, 0, Olovordu.e--E-orstf.r- 44, Benson, 28. Luugley Forster, 34; Benson, 15, Lungley Prairie -Forster, 40: Benson, 28, Ludner Forster, 80; Benson, 00, Kootenay West, Revelstoke Riding White, Govt., 222: Kelllo, Opp., 308. Kevelstoke -Kellle, 107: White, 107 Nukusp Keltic 23: Whito, 21. Halcyon Springs Keltic, 2: White, 2. _ Comaplix -Kellle, 10: White, 5. Thompsons Lauding Kellle, 0: White, 17. Trout Luke - Kellle, 25; White. 10. Albert Canyon -Kelllo, 33: White, 8, Ulloillewuot Kellle, 20; White, 3. Arrowhoao -White, 10; Kellle, 13, Yalo, East Hiding Bllisou,Govt„'20i Graham, Opp., 243. Comox Duusmuir, 72: MoAlluu, 11. Euderby Ellison, 20; Graham, 38, Armstrong Ellison, 37; Graham, 70, Vernon- Ellison, 180; Graham, 93. North Nanaimo Bryden, Govt., IS; Heilior, Opp., 13. Parksville Bryden, 18; Heilior, 13, Nanaimo City- -McGregor, Govt., 078 MoKechuie, Opp., 170. Nanaimo- MoKockuie, 078; McGregor, 170. Kootenay West, Rossland Riding Murtiu, Opp., 329: McKuue, ind., 232. Rossland- Martin, 320: McKuue, 232. Westminster, Chilliwuok Turner, Govt., 127; Munro, Opp., 151, Abbottosford Munroe, 28: Turner 12. Upper Sumas—Munroe, H: Turner, ■") Chilliwack- Munroe, 115; Turner, 110 Westminster, Richmond Kldd, Opp. 316; McQueen, Ind., 117. Town Hall Kldd, 102; MoQueeu, 11 Stevestou Kidd 110; McQueen, UP Cedur Cottnge-Kldd, 08: McQueen, ;w. Burnuby Kidd, 30; McQueen. 12. Frank Calhoun, u nephew of Dr. F. S. Reynolds, arrived iu Aslieroft tho fore, part of this woek for a visit with his relatives. His homo is at Juneau, Alaska, and ho is just recovering from a sovoro attack of pneumonia. Tho clear, bracing air oi this section will wo tru.it, soon make him strong and woll. South Nauaimo Walkem.Govt., [,,, Smith, Opp., 100. South Nanaimo Smith elected by ubout 100 majority. Esquimau Pooley, 213, elected. OMENICA. Captain Black, of Munson creek, came iu on Thursduy's stago from Cariboo, and from him we learn thut Inspector Moody, with a force or 13 men, is now engaged in cutting a frail through trom Mauson crook to Fori Graham, on the Findlay river, and from thero will continue it ou through to Dease lake. Tho mounted police will then reach tbe northorn section via Ashcroft, Quosuelio, Omenica aud Fort Graham, The route thoy truvcled to reach Fort Gruham from Edmonton is condemned by thom as impracticable. Captaiu Black states thut a ucw creek about 12 tulles from Gormuusen oreek hus beeu fouud thut prospects well and it bus beon all located. A single pan from a sectiou of bedrock that was exposed gavo returns of over 83. The parties located had not sulllcieut supplies to do much work us yet. but will soon be sinking in severnl places and from the prospects already obtained there is no doubt thut those are diggings of valuable grouud. A good report bus also come out from Nation river. There is room, Captain Black states, for thousands of men in that country, if roads are built, to work at ground that will pay from 84 to 85 per day, but the difficulties of getting iu there now are so great that supplies aro very high. A wagon road from Quesnelle through via the old telegraph trail to Glenora would, with branches to Findlay, Omenica and Nation rivers, opou up tho country so that thousands of men could do well in that section. He bas located for himself uud company Toy's bar, at tbe mouth of the Findlay, fora hydraulic king pioposi- tton, expecting next year to work the same, taking water from Germauscn creek. It may bo found most feasible to work tbe same with a steam shovel. Amongotbers interested with Captain Black are Sir Charles Tupper uud Barrister Peters, uow of Victoria. Nothing hud been heard from Sir Arthur Curtis, who was lately lost the woods near Mud river, uud no doubt he hus perished. Meu aloug the truil aro us a rule getting along very well. Mauy parties have lost horses owing to their not knowing how to care for them on the trail, and they bavo wandered away. The season was a mouth lute and the rains unusually heavy this spring. Feed is lu great abundance all through the northern oountry. Col. Wright expected to bo in and ut work ou his company's grounds by the lib inst. Work is progressing favorably ou the Victoria company's mines iu Omonioa. We are informed by Mr. Millikeu that during the spring season of three mouths he crossed, from actual record of Kloudikers, uo local travel or 1 ndiau horses being counted, ovor 2,000 horses at Savonas Ferry alone, uud that fully as many moro camo dowu tho south sido of the river towards Ashcroft, Many do not appreciate the immeuse number of horses that loft this section this year. It will do tho range grout good by relieving it of so mauy cay ouses. clam- QUO-NELL T IO Will tiior ilii., » ook liiia b-.li -liu vor y in .! llu crops 1 lllll 1 oil. Griuw l.|l ou il'u . Tl O -OHSO rr ll ns liii- litis biro 1 vc ry -mil llll... . KOC rl spo,ll of dry wot HlQ r nrt ir tills will rolp tu so orrro tli i trny or ip nr b 10.1 ouutliU-ii, Till gouen 1 on look is Boor I'or tliusu Kootenay West, Nelson Killing Humo, Opp., 91: Furwell, Iud., 5J. Waterloo Farowell, 2; Hume,!. Nelson- Hume 18 majority. Two places lo hear from. who till the soil. Tbe miniug news is cheering iu some respects. The most pleasiug news somes from West creel., run by that Indefatigable engineer ami prospector, Mr.Soyinour Bailor, lu a very-small ctonn-up between iwnii.v and thirty ounces of gold bavo beeu taken out, The uold looks Hue, pieces of u «ouil size being found throughout. Iu the full wo expect Mr. Baker to make such a showing lis wilt give encouragement to bydruullekiug all over Lho couutry. It would seom to assure success. Nothing Is wanted but capacity and capital Fortho li LL lu work done on West creek then: is every reason to expect good results. Nothing Is doneat present oh the Cottonwood alluvial claims but after a re port of thy condition of the olaims ihiug Loudon tho work is expected to be vigorously curried ou under Mr. Betts. The tunnel in theLaw claim is stead ily Hearing completion and probably in a few weeks the theory so (irmly up* held by Dr. Selwyn and Dr, Dawson will be continued. Quite a sum has heen spent on this claim. Much will depend on its success. If the old channel of ebo Fraser will be traced hen. the gold deposits may be exceedingly rich and u great remuneration to those who so nobly expended so targe a sum to usoortain tho fact, The North Slur has set over a year tud may never appear ou the horizon .gain. A fow other mining propertie-, are promising well. Until tha high water is over, the Pittsburg Irodgo at the Cottonwood is idle. As tho river Is receding and expected to lie low, In H few weeks the dredge will be busy al work again, Dr, Craig head is in charge and will curry ou thn work willi all the euergy of biscouu- trymeu. Olson aud Braun will have their din-Igor under weigh iu about a week. This new system they are confident of sue ■tiding. If lhi*s will prove so it will voliilioni/.o ull the dredging ou thc rivors. The original attempt by Col Underwood has beeu evidently a t'ail- tho pumpingsystem. Tlw bucket system is the latest ou the QuesnullD uud us Lbe prospects iu the river ary exceedingly good, there i.s no reosun why uieaus such as this could uot be lev-Bed to take it out at reason-ibhi es pouse. Col, Black is down from Manson crock and-reports that work is pro. grossing favorably on the claim he ia iu chargo oi'. No trice of Sir Arthur Curtis reported. It would seem that tho n n for Innate baronet has miserably perished. Mrs. Stone aud family and Miss Nettie Houso aro dowu from Barkerville spending a week here. Mrs. Dunlevy, Miss Dunlevy and Master Dunlevy or Soda Creek are guests at Mrs. Reid's, spending a. few days at Quesuolle. An Early Bird. Editor Minimi Jocrxal -Sir: What bas become of "Orison" and the man with lhe long Latin name, who were iting some time ago about early closing. Wo, as tho coming husiness men, did uot expect much at that timR as trade was rushing and everyone, of n-oessity had to work early and lato to fill orders. But, at present business has stukeiied, the store keepers have a very good opportunity to show some consideration for tlieir employees, and 1. appeal to some influential member of the community Lo Luke Lhe matter up aud see what cun be done iu tbe way of gaining a little breathing time for tbe clerks. As an instance of "mossbacfc- ism" of the merchants of this towu I refer you to tho 1st. This was Dominion day and in utl pails of Cauada the day was kept as a public holiday. Celebrations were held iu town and couutry. oven Quesuellci aud Lillooel had Iheir sports, but in Ashcroft the day, I am sorry to say, was ouly partially observed, and then only by some of Lhe stores closiug lato in Lhe afternoon. I think, Mr. Editor, vou will agree with me, tbat for a town claiming to bo a thrivlug, go abend, up-to- date community that this state of things is, to sny the least, not to its credit. Now, m a starter, I would suggest that a town picnic be hold shortly, during the llshlng season, and that one of the chief attractions be a mammoth "llsli chowder". Trusting some more weighty pen tlmn mine will take up tho matter; I am, Mr. Editor, One Of The Ci.kh'iVm. Ashoroft, July 8th, 1898, "g The tluy littlo ants, how thoy ber up your pants, As you gather at tho picnic at tho glen; How they make you cuss and swear, pull your whiskers, tear your hair, And row to picnic never more again. NOTICE. 'tin- tint ninn Croc Uil., will Ar-lll-lnfl. ISiiH, :il 'd infJRiwral tin-elinc Hf tlm Llftli. ; Ouid Qravvli nml Dtalnue Co. De held at the cotfipmiy'H "Hin* in Tuesday, tin- istti dny nf Julv ■un. HuatoeBa-Electton ol officer? !,,, nf IIV-I.I-.V. II, \V. .MOOR... S..ictiiry, 01 '4 THE B.C. MINING JOURNAL. ISSUED EVERY SATURDAY, F. S. REYNOLDS, Editor and Proprietor, Suli-criplion price, pern Advertisements will net in paid. AdvertlBing ratea 1 $2,00, discontinued until n application. SATURDAY, JULY It, 1898. War Risks. A much usodbut somewhat imperfectly comprehended institution is that of Llooyd's. Insuranco risks of ovory kind aud description uro constantly being effected through that channel, and. although primarily such risks may bo connected with murine enterprise, llro And life risks are ulso well within the ordinary courso of business. Liko tho Stock __j9Tcbange, tho underwriters of Lloyd's are of u somewhat sporting temperament, aud risks aro known to bavo been taken by them so extraordi nary as to partake more of tho nature of betting thuu of ordinary insurance. Some dotails of tho "war risks" concerning which so muoh has lately been written mny bo interesting to our readers. Suoh insurance exists ouly in Great Britain, and Ih this ease Great Britain means London practically. To go so far back as tbe war of secession in the sixties,there was a large amount of such insurance at stake ou this side. Premiums on goods even iu neutral vessels across tho Atlantic went up to high rates (.here wero comparatively few steamers then) aud '-j of 1 por oent. was regarded us a minimum figure. For the risk of running the blockade at Charleston or Savannah, as muoh as forty guineas per hundred pounds, and even more, was paid at Lloyd's, Tbis covered the run iu and out, and although some vessels wero captured, many also escaped, and showed a good profit to the underwriters. Iu that business somo firms and individuals in British provincial cities undertook, by exception, their share in the risk with the underwriters of Lloyd's of London, as the speculative temptation was sulllcieut to attract even people outside the regular business, In this way immense umouuts were insured, with what net result it is impossible now to say. Coming to a later date—tho war be tweeu France and Prussia in 1870- there was not a very great amount of business done, as the conflict was really a land fight. Rates for protection against war risks at sea were, however, paid even then, raugiug from 12s (id per cent, to 20s per cent. Referring to still lutor times, rates were paid by prudent traders during tbe Russo-Turkish wa-1, but theso, of course, were mainly confined to European areas and ranged low. During the China -Japanese struggle of 1805 rates against war risks were paid in Loudon by mnny merchants trading with the Far Bast, but these were on a small scale, varying from lis fid per illOO (1-8 ofl per cent) to 5s per £100 (& of 1 per cent,) and in exceptional coses as much as i per oent. In the preseut conflict, of course, rates against the risk of loss by reason of war or warlike operations vary much according to the voyage or area affected, and from day to day, according to the news received as to the result of such operations. Some two months ago there were thoso willing to give and others to take tou guineas per C100 against the risk of a declaration or out break ,of war between tbo Uuited States aud Spain, and a fair amount was insured at this rato by those who had reason to protect themselves against such risk on account of the probable fall in the value of tbe securities tbey hold or were interested in. But the rate on tbis same risk later on rose successively to 15, to 25 to 50, and finally to 75 guineas per cent: uud on the outbreak of wnr n large amount was paid by underwriters of London Lloyds under such policies of insurance. There have beeu also insurance effected at Lloyds, London, within the last few weeks—times of excitement- against the risk of the outbreak of war between two greut nations iu Europe within twelve months, aud as much as 15 guineas per £100 has been paid for suoh Insurance. Ou neutral vessels bouud across tho Atlantios 1_s fid to lis per cent, is beiug paid, and on other voyages 2s fid per cent.; on Spanish bottoms bound on various voyages from 5 to 8 guinons per cent, and on United States vessels the same rates. Against tbe risk of damage by bombardment, various rates have been paid, according to circumstances. A few weeks ago -Is por £100 was asked for and paid, in relation to Galveston, 5 guineas as to the Canary Islands, aud- unfortunately for tho underwriters insurances wero effected for Manila at 2s per £100. Tho usual clause burring such risks as are referred to runs os follows: "Warranted free to capture, seizure and detention, and the consequence thereof, or of any attempt thereat, piracy excepted, and nlso from all consequences of hostilities or wurliko operations, whether beforo or after declaration of war." Tbe method of covering the war risk is generally to stipulate to cover evory risk excluded by this clause. One curious phase of tbis recent business in war insurance risks is the part played in tho matter by Stock Exchange operators. To a considerable extent these Individuals may be said te have started the business as far back as the latter part of last year, when policies were takeu out by them against tbe declaration of war at the rate of about 5 guineas per cent. This was done as u protective measure against "bull'' declarations in American railroad stocks. Usually it has been tho custom for speculators of this description to hedge" uguinst possible loss through outbrouk of war by soiling consols; but this year two factors tended to mako this operation inadvisable. In the Ilrst place, it was folt that inasmuch as tho neutrality of Grout Britain and tho othor European powers wus u foregone conclusion, tho olFeet upon consols would probably bo not sufficiently appreciable to warrant tho operation, und, iu tho second pluce, owing to tho over-Increasing investment demand for "gilt-edged" securities, consols are no longer the safe thing to "bear" that, they woro three years ngo. ABOUT GIANTS, HIM- In ihe Civil W.r. A practical Western newspaper writer says that "statistics gathered from religious periodicals and women's mag uzincs show that fully half tho bullets fired in tlie lato war wero turned aside from tho heart of tho man shot at by a pocket Bible given him by his weeping sweetheart or his mother." Mn. Cleveland and tier Little Qlrls, A close friend of Mrs. Cleveland's tolls this story of her lu an anecdotal biography of lbe former mistress of the white houso iu the Ladies Homo Journal: Mrs. Cleveland used to be somewhat sensitive over tho general regret so freely expressed boforo the birth of the last child that thoro wus no boy in the family. It seemed to hor to imply a lack of appreciation of hor three little girls. A friend who is married uud hus u sou visited tbo whito house one duy, und when thochildren wore brought u she exclaimed, 'Whut a pity thoy are all girls!' "Quick as a Hash Mrs. Clevolund knelt, put ber arms about the children aud retorted: 'That shows thut you do uot kuow how nice littlo girls nro,'" Under Sealed Order.*. The custom of having warships sail under sealed orders has arisen from the desire of maritime powers to pro- vent thoir plans from becoming known to tho enemy. In tho American navy such orders como from tho president and aro delivered to the commander of u ship or squndrou by a confidential messenger who knows nothing of thoir coutonts. Sometimes they ure incipher, but tbey are always sealed with the ollicial seal of tbo navy department, und thc puckiiL'o cannot be opened until tho time marked on it, which is usually several hours after tho hour of leaving port. By this precaution the newspapers are prevented from disclosing premuturely movements which may bo of the greatest importance, and the spies of the euomy aro rendered useless so far as their ability to discover the secret of such movements Is concern ed. Sailing under sealed orders is uow tho common naval practice in timo of war. Theso instructions are found iu the packet or "sealed orders" which are oponod when well out to sou. Love Among the Laplanders. When a young Laplander is in love with n girl ho aud sho ruu a race. He is heavily bandicuppedso thut she may win if slie chooses, und if she out run bimbo cannot propose again. Of course sho suffers herself to be overtaken if she cir-u for him, but the consent of her parents must bo obtained before sho can marry bim. Tho law of the land is very strict on this point, and in oldeu times the mun was subject to capital puuisbmeutif he married without the consent of the girl's parents. After a Laplauder hus ohosen a bride he sends her a present of a girdle, a ring uud a quantity of brandy; he goes so far us tho door of her hut, and remains outside until invited to enter when a bumper of brandy is offered to tho girl's father; If he drinks it it is a sign tie consents to the marriugo, uud the young lover thon promises to givo the girl some clothes, aud pays a sum of money, generally 100 copper dollars, on the spot. This, of courso, is a rem mint of marriage by purchase, which, in primitive times, succeeded marriage by capture. Bunus ure published once In Lapland and tho marriage ceremony is very short. The bride wears hor hair loose and has a gold baud around hor hoad. Her dowry is generally reindeer uud sho und her bridegroom remain with ber parents for a year after marriage. From a recont run of 20 days by the Joe Daudy mill, which is owned by the Fairview Gold Mining company, and which mill has a capacity of 10 stamps, it is said $5,000 was tho result of tho clean up. A well-known scientist furnishes seme information in regard to tho ages of trees. He assigns to the piuo treo 500 to 700 years as tho maximum, -l__.il years to tho silver ftr, 275 years to tlio lurch, 246 years to the red beech, 201 to the aspen, 209 to tho birch, 170 to fhe ash, 1-15 to the elder aud 220 to the elm. That tho Americans havo uot forgotten how to fight after 03 yours of peuco is evidenced by their advanco on Santiago de Cuba. Although tho ordeal ot being shot by an unseen enemy in the thick underbrush must have been n terrible strain on tho nerves of the young initiates In tho art of war yet never a man flinched from his duty, but pushed ahead to more open ground where the retreating Spauinrds wero seen making for the fortifications around tho city. The sumo spirit that prevailed at Gettysburg uud Antietum is still discernible among tho Yankee boys in Cuba. Dr. Thomas Wilson, curator of tho department of prehistoric anthropology of tho Smithsonian institute, lias ubout completed a very interesting investigation of the causes that produce giants, aud is writing a paper ou lho subject of giants, ancient nud modern. This study was brought about by continual Inquiries of pooplo in different parts of the country iu regurd to giants. There is very littlo precise information on the subject, and not until within tho last few years has it boon looked iuto at all by ethnologists or physiologists. Prof. Wilson says the giants of nursery tales excite the admiration and fear oi the infantile population, for Ihey ure described as strong, bold, cruel and voracious. A_ u mattor of fact, giants arc weak physi- siottlly, good-natured personally, and not over-intelligent. They are often Inactive und feeble, but rarely evil- minded. There has for a loug timo existed in many quarters tho belief, fostered chiefly by tho tales of Sir Walter Scott and other writers ubout the timo of the Crusaders, that the mon of the tenth and eleventh centuries wero gigantic in stature, and must have been so to carry thoir heavy armor uud accoutrements. Tliis idea has also boen hold in regard to prehistoric man, chiefly ou account of early myths. Nevertheless, tho notion that prehistoric man was taller or larger than modern man lias been entirely exploded. Tho bronze swords of prehistoric times have smaller handles than thoso of today; iu fact, the grip is too small for tho liund of our average uiun. The bible uses tho word "giant" many times, but Prof. Wilson says thai upon an investigation of the use of the word it is fouud that it has been used ambiguously. Tho Greek word which has como Lo signify giant, mount originally the races of men who were earth-born, in distinction from thoso who wero born of God, who hud the divine nature. This statement of the modern scientist disagrees with previous investigations on the subject. Thus, in 1718, Henriot, u member of tho French Academy, published a work on the great decrease in stature and physical conformation of the humau race between tho creation aud tho christian ora. According to his calculations at thut time, various personages of tbe bible woro of the following heights: Adum, 123 feet 0 Inches; Eve, 118 feet 0 inches !) Hues: Noah, 127 -feet: Abraham, 20 feot, and Moses, 13 feot. It wus not until the investigations of Dr. Brintou, of Philadelphia, nud Dr. Churlos L. Dana, of Now York, thut auy precise knowledge was had in regard to the cause of gigantism, which was stated by Dr. Duua to be a disease, a nervous disorder having its seut in the pituitary gland.. The gland appears to furnish some material necessary to the proper growth and action of tho nerve tissues aud separates from the blood some substance having an important uso iu the human ecouomy. In healthy persons, when the pituitary gland is not considered, thore is ouo rule whicli seems to be borne out by experience, and thut is a tendency toward mediocrity of average stature. Tall parents havo children shorter than themselves, and short parents children tailor than themselves. This rule does not, perhaps, extend in its application to the entire human race, but it appears to npply to each race, tribe or group. Tho average stature iu Patagouia will tend toward 0,07 foet: in England, to 5 feot 81,. inches; in France, to 5 feet 5 inches; among the Bushmen aud Papuans, as races, I foot 1 inches aud -1 feet 5 iuchos. Prof. Wilson speaks of tho mythical giauts of thogoldeu ago and the accounts of thom given by Homer aud Hesiod. .Homer wrote about 000 B.C., aud Hesiod about 000 B.C. Thoy concerned themselves in thut duy, ns many .brilliant theorists do at the present time, iu imagining tho birth of the world and tho origiu of man, They described tho ginnt gods aud goddesses engaged iu tlio laudable occupation of starting tho world nnd peopling it with beings of great strength and stature nud bouuty of form, wbo were the representatives, if not tho progenitors, of all tho virtues und somo of the vices that belong to mankind. It is not, however, uutil we como to tho giauts of medieval times that there is nny in formation which has a semblance of verity, und.oveu hero there nro large discrepancies. Diligent search of the literature relating to giants loads to the conclusion thut there havo boen about 100 ginnts known whoso measure* incuts havo been reported. Of theso ubout twenty huvo been advertised as moro than 0 feot in height, but when the measurements havo been mado by scientists of repute, such as Topinnrd, Rankc, Virchow, and Lunghuo, the number is greatly reduced. The two tallest men over subjected to scientific measurements wero an Austrian, measured by Topinnrd, whoso height was stated to bo H foot 4J^ inches, and Win* klomeyor, measured by Doubes, and said to ho 8 feet 0 iuchos tall. Tho largest woman known is Marianne Wohdo, born in Germany In thepresent century., Sho measured, at tho ago of lli'i. years, 8 feet 41.*; inches. The number of authentic eight-footers does not exceed four, Chang, tho Chinese giant who traveled with Barnum, wns massive as well asgigautic, but ho was only 8 foot in height, Professor Wilson has u very interesting diagram showing tbe average height of tho different peoples. At -1 feot :t inches ho marked tho raco of Papuans; at _. feet 0 tho Bushmen; at 5 foet tho Laps; at 5 feet 5 tho average height, of the huuiun species: at 5 feot 8 .the uv-. erago Englishman; at 5 feet lOJi., the Patngonian. Professor Wilson snys thnt it is nu extremely difficult thing to give tho correct avorago height of tho classes and endeavor to arrange the races of meu iu groups. According to ono scale tho tailor peoplo aro as follows: Quoon Charlotto Island, 1.82 metres; Comauches und Plums (Ban croft) 1.80 metres; tho Scotch of High Galloway, 1,79; tho Polynesians, 1.70; Murtiesans 1.75; Scandinavians, 1.71; Fiuns, 1.71 j Zulus, Eskimos, Ohippewas and Oranhas, 1.70, Tho "French at 1.05 uro tho average height of lho human race. Sun. THOS. DUNN&CoL.cl Tho current issue of lhe Gazette contains lhe aunouueomont that the appointment of gold commissioner at New Denver aud stipendiary niagis Irate und deputy registrar of tho county court for Kootenay county, has bcou given to Mr. Alexander Sprout of New Denver. Mr. John Kirkup receives tho appointment of gold commissioner at Rossland and also that of stipendiary magistrate for Kootenay. NOTICE Notice Is herebyalven Hint n Bitting of the i-iunily nivirt nf Carll««i will be lield nt Unitiin. nn T-u'silay, Huh July. IHUH. ,u tea "clock in the forenoon. Uv order Resl8_ri.ro. the County Court of Carihoo nt Clinton. ato l'UOVlNCIAl. Sl.Ci.I.TAl-YM OKl-lCIv Sill June, 1808. IT IS HONOUR the Lieutenant-Governor I-1 lm., bi'iii i>1i'ii-i-d tu ii!>|>uiiii and ik'ciil- thai Ilii' .ullmviiij- pliii-f- shall hi- tin* [iI:hts fur On- iiiiiiuiiaiiiiii nf can iii (lutes (or electlm* in tin* l-rir-lmiv.- ii.**t-mlilv In tlie respecliv- iU-rtuiaIili-irii-|>.llH-iKiim*s (if which art' set opposite audi places, timl Is to say: ELECTOHAL PLACE OF D1ST1.ICT. NOMINATION. CarilnHi Court I louse. KiHiIU-M ].iili.lift, I.ar-l l.iilim....Court llniiw. Clinton. l.itliM'fl. UV-1 Killing Court 11.iiim-. Lillooet. Vali*. West f-klini-r..Government Ollice. _ ale. -IMPORTERS OF- Shelf and Heavy Hardware. Placer and Quartz Mining Supplies ' Write von Quotations. 8 and 10 Cordova Street, Vancouver, B.C. j. -tV-H. __*vj:cij_:i_c\r3xro_i>_r, VANCOUVER, Mines and Real Only first class properties handled. Telegraphic address: 13. O. Estate. 'Cortes," Vancouver. NOTICE. Notice is herelivniven lliat sixty tlays aller dale 1 intend to make apjilii-aliiui unlit- Cluel Cniiiiiit-r-iiiiii-rnf Lands and Works for per- mission to I'ureliast- ii-io ncres of land ruin* nit-nrm;- al tlie mi.lli.-i.-t corner of Ilie aiiplicii- lionlo pinrhase l-v John aid.wen. thenec norlli hu .-liains, wesl SO cliains. soulli Kl) cliains, cast So cliains io initial point. AM-XANOKK M.*_..V__K. Empire Valley, June oth, 18118. OUO NOTICE. sixty days utlci chief nmiii.ii.- for p_ntli--_t.il NOTICE. Oppenheimer Bros. ; WHOLESALE GROCERS Vancouver, : : : £. C. A SITTING OV THE COUNTY COURT i.fCaiil.m will In- held al Ashcroft. U. C. on Muu.lav. llu- lsl day of Annus!, A.I... IB0H. at lhe hour of 11 a. in. " * Order. JOSEPH WM. BURR, Denutv Kculslrnr C,C, of Cnrlboo Aslicrolt, B.C., June 10, 1808, (JIB Dated June 2nd, lKI'H. [L.S.] THOS. li. MclNNES. CANADA. PKOVINOBOP BRITISH COLUMBIA VICTORIA, by tlio 'Gruao of God, of the United KlnRdom of Groat Britain and Ireland, Queen, Defender of tbe Faith, etc., oto., oto. To all to whom theso presents shall cnni'.. Greeting, A PROCLAMATION. D. M. I-ni*i*rs. ITaTHEREAS we nre Altorncy-tietieraM VV desirous and re- solved, as soon as may lie. lo meet our people of our province of Iiritish Columhia. and lo have ilicir advice in our Lcf-'i slain re. we do make known our royal will and pleasure tticall a new Lewi-dative Assenihly uf our .aid province; and do fuilhcr declare that, liy the advice of our .Executive Council of British Columbia, we have this day given orders for isr-uiti'' our writs in due form, for calling a ucw Legislative Assenihly for our said province, which wriis are lo hear date on Ihe seventh day ui June, m-lalit. and lo he letuntaMc nn ov ' fore the thirty-first day of August next. In testimony whereof we liave caused these our letters to bc made patent, and the public seal of the said province to he heieunto atlixed* witness, the lltini.rahle Thos. K. Mclnnes. Lieutenant-tiovernor of our said province of British Columhia, in uur city of of Victoria, in onr said province, thii seventh dr.v nt June, iu the year of (Jul Lord one thousand eight hundred and nineiv-eitrht. and In the sixty-first year of our reign. By command. B. II. TYRWHITT DRAKE, 7t-l Registrar of the Supreme Court [L.S.1 THOS. R. MclNNES. CANADA, PROVINCE OP BRITISH COLUMBIA VICTORIA, by the Grace of God. of the United Kingdom of Groat Britain and Ireland, Queen, Defender of tho Faith, etc, etc., etc. To all to whom these presents shall come, Greeting, A PROCLAMATION. 1). M. EBBttTS, Attorney-Gen era lish lhe following and respective electoral distrids herinaflt named. Now Know Yk thnt, by virtue of the au tlmritv coniaini-d in the "I'rovincial Klectious Act," the Lieulenant-iiovernor in council declares that the following j>--_!in_- place- --hall he. and thev are herebv. established for the several elecioral districts, the names of which are set opposite such polling places, respectively, that is to say! POLLING PLACES. ELECTORAL DISTRICT irnmetll ofllce, Harkerville A. I). Mclnnes' house. Ale: nnd rln -dcLcese's store. Soda creek... Veith & Borland's, lBO-Mlle lioveriiiucnt ollice, (Juesne'le Forks Willi's store. Keithlev creek.. II. L. Walters' bouse. Harper's I'ostfdiieeiY.i.key^veek'.'Chii- cotln T Malice's house. Hancevllle, Chilcotin Post ollice, Alexis creek, Cliil- cotiii.. Little,- ., Sriowshoeui Big Court house, Clinton School house, Bonaparte. 1'liilip Grinder's house, Bar J. S, Place's store,Dog creek... John Wright's house, 127-Mile post II, (). Bowes' house, Alkali lake W. Abel's house, Ill-Mile post. Villi, Dtlgald McDonald's holme, Watson Barcreek Thos. Mel-wen's bouse, Umpire volley flice, Cadwal- Lill.im.t- West Riding. lade ollir sslore, Agassi/.... ce, St. Elmo ce. Hope ollice, Yale.. Ynle- West Riding. ra'uile Bortli Bend Station bouse. Keefer Government nlliee. Lytton.... Post ollice, Spence's Bridge.... Government ollice, Aslicrofl... Lake View hotel, Savona Blair ,»_ Co.'s store, Coutlee, Lower Nicola MeCullough's, Otter Valley. Government ollice, V-""" creek Webb's store, Princeton In testimony whereof wo linve caused these uur letter-, tu he made patent and lhe -.'real seal of British Columbia tit In- heieunto ii.lixi.il: Witness, the Honorable Tho.--. K, Mclnnes. l.ieutcnani I 'overnur of our said Province uf British Columbia, in ourcilvof Vu-luria, in our said province, tliis llfteeiilli dav of June, in Ihe vear uf Our Lord one Ihoiisand eiirhl hundred and nlncly-ei-jlil, and in Ihe .■sixty, first year of our reltfii. By command. A. CAMPIIi.LI-Kl.DDIK, Deputy Provincial Secreuiryi Westminster Electoral District Yale West Riding. I'O WIT: Public notice Is herehy jjlveii tu ...(■electors of the elci lornl district of Vale, Wesl l.i.lliii*. Ihat, lu obedience to Her Mau-stv's writ, to me directed, and bearing date tin- seventh day of June, In the year of Our Lord one thousand eijihl hundred am' mnelveii-hl, I require the presence of tin _.iid elector-.-.! the Government ollice, Vale. be'-.-.lii ■ lav of June, IKUH, at 12 o'clock ll, for the purpose ut elect inn one person to represent them in the legislature of this ,prov* Thc mode of nomination of candidates shall be as follows: The candidates shall he nominated I" writ injj. The writinn shall he subscribed by twu registered voters of the dislrict, as proposer and seconder, and liy three other registered voters of lhe said district, as assenting tu the Humiliation, and shall be delivered lo the returning oflicer nt any time between the date of proclamation and 1 o'clock p.m. of lhe day of Humiliation; and in tlie event of n poll being necessary, such pull will In' open on Miinnlav, the ninth dav of Julv, eighteen hundred and ninety-eight, at Ink man's store, Agassi/. Post ollice, St. Elmo. i I'M oim e, .-.(PU..-.1 Gaol. North Bend. Station house. Keeier. Government olllce. Lytton. Post ollice, Spence's Bridge. Government ofllce, Ashcroft. Lake View hotel. Savona. Blair A- Co.'s --tore, Coutlee, Lower Nicola. Mr. Cullougli's. Utter Valley. Government ollice, Granite creek. Webb's Store, Princeton, of which every person is hereby required li take notice, and govern himself accordingly. Given under my hand and seal nt Yale the eleventh dav of June, one thousand eight hundred and nlnety-elght. WILLIAM DODD. 8i? Returning Oflicer ■ ' t A/HERE AS WT .... . bi VV IhuugbtljlJiyaiid [US.] THOS. R. MclNNES. CANADA. PROVINCE OP BRITISH COLUMBIA VICTORIA, by tho Grace of God, of the Uuited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Queen, Defeu der of tho Faith, etc, etc., oto. To Our faithful tho Members olected to serve in tho Legislative Assembly of Our Provinco of British Columbia, and to nil whom it may concern, Greeting. A PROCLAMATION. D. M. E-IBBTS, Attorney-General with the advice and consent of our Executive Council of uur province of British Columbia, lo dissolve Ihe present Legislative Assembly of our said province, which stands prorogued until summoned for dispatch of hush Now know ye that we do, fur this end, publish this uur in val pioclainatiou. and do hereby dissolve llu- Legislative Asseiiihlvaccordinglv and the members Ihereof are discharged from further attendance on same. In testimony whereof we have caused these our li-tu-rr- to be made patent, and the great seal of British Columhia tu he hereunto allixed; witness, lhe Honorable Thos. R. Mclnnes, Lieutenant-Governor of our said province of British Columbia, in our city of Victoria, in our said province, this seventh day of June, in the year of Oui Lord une thousand eight hundred ani ninety-eight, and in the sixty-first year our reign. By command. IJ. H. TYRWHITT DRAKE, 7t-l Registrar of the Supreme Court. [US,] THOS. R. MclNNES. VICTORIA, by tho Grace of God, of tho United Kingdom of Great Britain nud Ireland, Queen, Dofen dor of tho Faith, etc., otc, eto. To the Returning Oflicer of the West Riding of Yalo Electoral District: ne, 18UH, been pleased to dissolve Ihe Legislative Assembly of the said province; and wl ereas it is necessary lo hold elections Ihrnughoiit Ihe said province lu llll the vacancies caused bv sucli dissolution, we -.'omnium! you tbat, notice of the time and pluce of election being duly given, you da cause election to be made, according lo law of One Member to serve in the Legislatlue Assembly of the province of British Columbia, fur the Weal I. iding of Yale Ivlectoral District, and that you do cause lhe nomination of candidates at siub election lo he held on [lie *J5th day of June, IHUH, and du cause lhe inline uf Htieli Member, when so elected, whether he he present or absent, lo he cerlilled to our supreme court, at the city of Victoria, oner before the nisi day of August next, the election su made, dis- tincilv and ujieiily under our seal dulv Indorsed upon this uur writ. In testimony whereof, we have caused these our letters tn be made palent under Ihe great seal nl our said province nf British Columhia: Witness, the Honorable Thos. It. Melnnes,al uur government bouse, nt Victoria, this seventh day of June, In the year uf Onr Lord une thousand eight hundred and ninety-eight. By Command, B. II. TYRWHITT DRAKE, 7.4 Registrar of thu Huiiremc Court. PITHER & LEISER. Importers and Wholesale Dealers in WINES LIQUORS AND CIGARS VICTORIA, It. C. _rO-__:3SI _^_:0-_2,_--.___ HOTEL & GENERAL STORE. (SiTJ.ElS-SrEIjI.E FOEr: JS. C. A pull assortment of Drygoods, Bool, and Shoes, Ltauoi s and Cigar, llatd- ware, Miners Supplies. Hay, Grain and Slahiin^. knees right. CHARLES HACK (Successor to Tho Solil-Erskine Furniture Co., Ltd.) -MANUFACTURER OF- Furniture, Upholstery, Mattresses, Window Blinds, etc. And direct importer of Carpets, Liuoleums, Oilcloths, ChildrenB* Carriages, Crockery, Glassware, otc. 55, 57 and 59 Cordova St., Vaucouver, B. C. R. P.RITHET & CO., Ltd. Wharf Sireet. ■ . VICTORIA, B. C. WHOLESALE MERCHANTS, SHIPPING AND INSUHANCE. Agents for: Wells Farm, Columbia -'lonriiig Mills Go... or Entlerby. Pacific Const Sieaiuslii-i ro's line of steamers between Victoria and Sau Francisco. NORTH B.C.NAV1GATI0N COMPANY, Lhi SODA CREEK - - - QUESNELLE. Tin. steamer "Charlotte" will commence her regular trips on the opening of navigation on the upper Fraser river, making close connections with tlie B. 0. Express company's stages carrying her Majesty's Royal Hails. Freight left at Soda Creek for the steamer will, be stored free of charge, also freight by steamer for points beyond Quesnelle will be forwarded free of charge for such forwarding. Fare each way $4.50. Freight per ton §10. Q-Esnelle, B. C, JAMBS r.'EID, February 15th, 1898. Manager. EAGLE & PAXTON GENERAL MERCHANTS. Dealers in Groceries, Hardware, Drygoods, Boots and Shoes, Crockery, Drugs and Farm Produce. THE CHEAPEST CASH STORE IN THE CARIBOO DISTRICT. - ONWARD RANCH, CARIBOO, B. C. sa — BOVRIL Is the greatest of all preparations for the COUNTRY OR SEASIDE HOME. BOVRIL as a beverage is tlie most perfect form of CONCENTRATED NOURISHMENT. All you require to make it is HOT WATER. BOVRIL Spread on bread and butter forms a savory and sustaining sandwich. When used in the preparation of Soups, Gravies, Stews, Hashes, Entrees, etc., tlie perfection of economical cookery is achieved. TRY IT AND BE CONVINCED. To be had from all Grocers and Druggists. T-^fyT'T'I*****! TT ,_ x_xiv.x_.zi-_>, TO Farringdon street, 25 and .7 St. Peter street, London, England. Montreal, Canada, 5 £ PERISHED IN FLAMES. SO THE ROPE OF THE LYNCHER8 WAS NOT NEEDED. A YELLOW FEVER FIQHT. A Spectacle So Tcrrlbl* Thi* Ik |fo<U one WltntH of tho Tragedy »#cl<_t Thot He WoBld x«T«r Aftla P*t\lt\- putts In ft Han Hunt. "Thoro wu only ono official hanging lo my county, said tht ex-boomer from Oregon, "ana It turned ont afterword tbat an innooont man was executed In that In- stonoo. This precedent mado evon lynoh- Ing very uncommon, bo that when a icore of ub Btartod out to hang Abraham Samuel! to tho nearest tree It was only aftor a careful consideration of tho crime he bad committed, Samuels was a man of about 40, small, wiry aud nglle. Ho had nddlib hair and a heavy beard, tbo out of wbicb ho wns continually altering, and bt was always neatly, rather flashily dressed. Ht wns mnrrlod to a woman some ten jtmn liis junior and lived with her and theii two children ou a ranch an the divide be* twoon Tin Pot and Shoestring valleys. ''In spite of his gonerally quiet behavior Samuels was vory unpopular, partly, I suppose, because tJt his natty appearance nnd partly because he waa known at a wifo bentcf. Kirs. Samuels woe not directly responsible for thla knowledge, for she know no ono In the neighborhood and wsi rarely seen off tho olenring. Sho was thin antl tlrctl looking, and her big gray eyes had that cowod look tbnt always arouses sympathy. Thore was the samo look In tho nyt'N ot her two sons, who, paasorsby iisitln-.il, always plnyod quietly and with* out nmdi nppnront enjoymont. It Wns tlio talcs those two little follows told tbelr mates at tho district school at Tin 1'rtt tli iit Ilrst brought tu tho notice of thf community tho condition ot affairs In ths homo of tho Sntmiols family. "Whether It was becauso of the know). i-sIkii tlmt fslm hnd tho sympathy of ths com m nn Ity or simply becatlsa sho bad borne nil she i-otild I nuvur knew, hut one dny Alli-n ..nmiiiiln ttirnoil on hor hushnud nud drove hlm from tho house. A drummer for n dry goods houso In Frisco ro* ported ono night tlmt as he was driving ".ivor tlm divide lm saw Samuels In front of his house door, parloylng with his wife, who ittoott at the open window with a shotgun. Thnt nti-lit Samuels enmo to town nml got Tory drank* Ho was taciturn and sullen, whieh was unusual aud was not lend. Ho started out ln the dlreo- t Imi of his homo at nbout midnight "Ahout daylight tho noxt morning tbe -.tunnels cnhln wns Imrned down. Mrs. Samuels escnped with the children, but thuro was no tlmo for her to snvo any ol her belongings, oven clothes. It was found afterward that pitchy chips and stove wood had been carried from a pile back of tho oabln to n heap of dry brushwood and had boen kindled. Tho flames had been blown across tho corner of the olenring ln which tho cabin stood, totting It afire and also tho woods beyond. With no other «vi- denco thnn this thoro waa a strong suspicion thnt Samuels had set the Are, and Ms Bi)hseqi)eut actions tended to confirm It. Feeling against him waa Intensified by the fact that tho flro had gained a good start nlong tho divide and was menacing Valuable property on ovory side. "Within a woek from the time tho fire started tho town had grown too hot for .Samuels, and ln threo days more, during which tho fires bad done moro damage, a lynching boo wns proposed, with Samuels as Its object of attention. As I had been Injured by tho fires to a greater extent than nny othor Individual In the vicinity I was asked to organize the bee. I declined to do that, but I went along with the party, moro from curiosity than from any dcslro to wreak personal vengeance. Samuels had hoard of our Intention and hnd-tolen a horso nnd started along thi Smith river trail, Intending, X suppose, to proceed down tho river to its mouth and tnko a steamer for 'Frisco. "Tho pursuing party rodt bard, and we Hlghted Samuels just at daybreak the next morning as ho crossed the rldgo Into the Smith river valley about six miles ahead of us. Ho would surely have escaped us lind it not been that ono arm of tbe forest lires Intercepted him soon after he started down tho valley. Tho fire had crossed thc rldgo nm*? miles bolow, nnd as lt traveled up thevhTloy it presented a solid wall of lluino which lt wns Impossible to pats. From this wall Samuels was forced to turn hack threo miles below, when bo entered tho valloy, and there was no way out oxcopt tho back trail. On this we Intercepted bim soon after, and lt teemed at though ho oould not possibly escape thc ropo wo wero carrying for htm. He did, though, for ha was finally cantumtd In tho Uro ho htmsolf had started. Ht took tho dosperato chance of trying to swim down tbo shallow stream, whoee flame wrapped banks wore not more than 90 feet npnrt. It was an Impossible feat. The intense hent from tho biasing fit trees thai lined tho stream had overcome him before ho got fairly started. An eddy stranded hlm on a small bur, where he made ono or two ineffectual efforts to got under water again and thon lay still. He waa enveloped for n fow moments In the steam that roso from his wot clothes, which burst into Jinnies as soon as thoy were dry. Then tho linked body lying thero on tbe sand could lie seen to shrivel up and char over, and boforo wo woro forced book by tbo advancing wall of flro nothing was left but a heap of glowing cindors. I shall never forget that speataolo, and, Incidentally, never participate In a mnn hunt again."— New York Sun. The Baflhlo and tbe BaflMo Bird. Some two miles to my right X detected a whito Rtronk. Turning to Hahoney, 1 snid, "Buffalo." Through my field glass the white streak resolved Itself lntoa flock of buffalo birds. Thoy aro about the also of Bon gulls and always travol with the African buffalo, tomotlmas covering a solid herd of 400 or 600 at If with a white cloak. Tho buffalo hat another friend In tbe littlo alarm bird, whlob It woll known to hunters. It Is about the site of a sparrow and warm hlm of approaohlng danger by flying down on his book, peeking at bit tough hido and Bonding forth a shrill note, which Immediately stampedes n whok) herd. I havo often Inquired of oxparleneod hunters whether tho bird doca not sometimes mnko a mistake and put those huge brutos to flight -innscetMtlly, but I waa told that tho buffnlo have Implicit confidence In them. A rlflt thot would not scatter thom more qutokly. While I bad beon stalking buffalo ■ few daye before, well hidden In tho gross, tho herd auddon* ly stmnpodod. This puttied tte greatly, but tho watchful oye of my au tat detected tho cause. Ono of theso blFdt had flown down and glvon tbe alarm. Though Oil* appointed ln myttalk, I bad tbtiatUfac- tiots of acquiring some lutannaUon that proved of value tome later. --X-rtBWU. Humbert In Harper's UaaiuTiiia. Itaten Island Ono* Ia a Stato of RebelUen Over tbe Disease. Tho first "packet" running between Now York and Staten Island began Iti voyages temtweokly ln 1765, and tho for* rynion aummoned the passengort by tho blast of a horn. For a number of yean afterward communication botween the olty and Stnton Island was generally Intermit* tent, nnd tho attempt made officially 40 yoars ago to utilize a portion of Staten Island, now the most tranquil, law abiding, buoollo, sylvan and placid subdivision of tho city of Now Vork, for quarantine purposes created a disturbance so romnrknblo In character, so clearly at vnrlnnco with tho pnolfio nnturo uf tbo Inhabitants and so dangerous to the stato thnt the record of It seems almost to bo exaggerated. Tho old provincial council years bo* foro tho breaking outof the Revolutionary war established a quarantine, especially for vessels coming from tho West Indies, many ot thom Dutch possessions at that timo, on Bodloa's Island. Aftor the close of tho Revolutionary war the quarantine establish mont was romovcil to Governors Island, but that was objected to on tho ground of Its proximity ta Now York. Nevertheless it continued lu uso until the state purchased SO acres of land within tho township of Castleton for quarantine purposes. In tbe summer of 1800 thore was an outbreak of yellow fovor, and the Inhabitants of Oastloton organized Into a mob and armod with nticRVi, stones, guns and torches, attacked a quarantine building, which thoy set on fire and destroyed, despite tho reslstnnco of tho local authorities and calls for soldiers from other states. Tho state authorities began to erect now quarantine buildings, but theso In turn were burned by nnother mob of violent Stnton Islandon*, all efforts to plncnta whom failed utterly. It .emits even were sent to aid the Stnton Islanders from New Jersey. Tha hostility to the establishment of a quarnntlnu Increased In Btrength. The (..nutletsin board of himltli doolnrod It n nuisance, nnd on the nlghtof Sept. 1, infill, the plui'si vrns attacked hy n mob, tlio slok were curried from tlio hospitals and laid upon mnttresMon ln thu Holds, the officers nnd physicians wore driven off, and all the buildings, ihiyu tho women's hospital, wore destroyed by llro. Tiio next night tho remaining hospital wits burned down. The governor doolured tlio Island In rebellion nud sent troops agnlnst tbo Staten Islanders, but without uffeiit. John A. King, n resident of I-ong Island, wiih at thi.ttlma governor. Ho proclaimed St-itou Island under martini law, but tho Inhabitants remained obdurate, Tlioy refused to reeugiil-o King and after destroying Wi buildings declared that tlioy would novor lay down their arms until tho "yellow jack" was removed. Ultimately Richmond oounty wus compelled to pay for all tho lassos occn si lined, but tba stato receded from its position and nImnilmn-d its elulm to tho right of n quii. amino on Staten Island, a llontlng hospital being established Instead by n commission appointed by tha loglslnturo for thnt purpose. Horatio Seymour was otthe hoad of it—New York Sun. CRUCIFIXION OF CHRIST. Death on tbe Cross Was a Host Terrible Form of Torture. "Crucifixion wns a terrible death," writes tho Rov. Amory H. Bradford, D. D., In Tho Ladios1 Home Journal. "It was reserved for offendors of a sorvlle cluss and novor used for a Roman citizen. The hands nnd feet of tho victim wore nailed to tho wood, nnd a kind of rude aeat was provided—just enough to prevent tbo weight of the body from tearing, through tho flesh. Tho exact spot where Jesus was crucified cannot now be ldentl-. fled. Golgotha was probably some skull- ■hoped hill 'outsido tho olty wnll.' Thither a strango procession wended Ita why— tho condemned with their crosses on their backs, tho hard hearted rouble making fun of them as they pnsscd. Tho strength of Jesus failed before tho destination waa readied, and auothor was compelled to carry tho cross for him. The crucifixion, liko all others, was oruol and barbarous In the extreme. The executioners were Roman soldier-, but a host of Jews feasted tholr oyos on tho hideous sight "Such agony was no protection against the gibes of tbe crowd. With but ono of his disciples In sight, nnd only two or threo friendly women near—one of thom his mother—Jesus passed the lnst hours of Mb earthly llfo. Thoso who suffered by crucifixion sometimes lingered threo or four days—Jesus lived about five hours. While hanging on the cross ho spoke seven times. Soon after tho cross was raised, looking over tho coarse nnd brutal soldiery and the mistaken fanatics who had hounded hlm to that hour, ho uttered a prayer, whieh has probably made a deeper impression on the world than any othor single prnyorovor o.Torod—'Fathor, forgive thorn, for thoy know not whnt thoy do.' " Mysterious Conduct. "Robinson lt worried about hit U6W wifo." "What'« tha troublo." "Sho bas brought bor fimt husband's picture down out of the attlo end ixma 16 In tbe parlor."—Detroit Free Vren. Not Yet Sure ot Ut Beak "Do von rldo a wheel." sbo asked. "Well, I don't know that 1 would be exactly Justified in claiming that," hare* pliod, "but now and thon 1 have a wrestling match WitihWi 0! thflfc ?V-CMcaga •sYtylft p. wk Knob. From the moment of my arrival In Pulaski, says lirad.'-ord Torroy in Tho At* Inntic, I had had ni.T oyo upon nn eminence, tho highest, uf tiio hills roundabout, looking to bo, an I viis told it wns, 1,000 feet abovo the valley level «r somo 8,000 foet nbovo tide wnter. t call it Peak Knob, but thnt wns not tlio namo I first hoard for It. On the second aftornoon of my stay 1 hnd gone through tlio town nnd ovor somo aliodoloss Holds beyond, when I was Interrupted by tho approach of n cart in whieh sat a man driving i. pair of oxen by iii-anna of n single ropo line. Uo stopped nt oneo on being accosted, and wt talked of this nnd tbnt, tho inquisitive traveler -taking suoh questions as esiuo Into hia head tnul tho wood carter answer- 1 ng them ono by ono in a nulgbborly, na- hiurted spirit /Jong with tho rost of my lnterrogn- torisW I inquired tho name of tho high mou.ltaln yonder beyond tho valloy. "ThntlsPeaoh Knob," hb replied* or sol understood hlm. "Peach Knob •"' said I. "Why Is that? Becauso of tho peaches raised thorC?" "No; thoy just «ll It thnt," ho nnsworod. But ho added, as tn afterthought,'that thoro woro somo p«ch orchards, ho ix-Heved, on tho southern slope. PorL.ips he hnd sold "Peak Knob nnd wns too poll to to correct a stronger a hardness of hearing. NOTICE. N'lttliie Is hereby given thnt 1 Slinll nt thi Vf.*: pirn tion ot no days muke application to thoC ,mi CohimlBSfOherpfLand- and Worku for i,.1*!- minn Ion lo iiincliuse D80 acres of lnnd In L "' looet district, ciimmenelug nt the noiithwe. " conn .r of Lot 37-1, tbenee enst 90 cliains, soulli to corner of Lot '275, an clmins, cunt 80 cliains, south <l() chains, west loelialns, north HU chains ,„„„lr.t„fCnm„,-„c.m™..>|.A(.ii.9oN Cllnlon, June lrnh, inns. . 7tltl NOTICE. Notice Is hereby given thnt sixty day* after date 1 Intend to make application to the Cli.ei CiimuilHi-ioner of I,;iinls :.nil Works for por- mlsslon to purchase 040 acres of land, co-n- .menclng at thO northeast corner of IaA -l'»»- llu'ni--mirth ho chains, west no chains, south 80 chains, east fn«-'^gffi«fe|^ ■ L' "4re Vnlley, Oth June, 18118. »tl» NOTICE. „ ,»«&*#■!„"_ _ifc.|-; l id., will he held at the ciiinpiiny,s office, A fcrft, nn Tuesday, the 13th day of July, 150 MILE HOUSE The distributing point for all the hydraulic mines at Horse Fly, North and South Forks and main Quesnelle River, also the stock ranges of Chileoten and Beaver Lake Valley. I n ft T _ AsjrcHor.. -ono- No. as I.U. U. I. I. O. Ii. T. Moijli every Tl.uiMliiv ivciiiiir.' in Oililfdnms ll.ill 7::n. u'cluik. v.siriiH' iiurni„T> corulnlty Invited to nttoml. J. H. HHYSON. SEC. \V. II. Mackinnon, M.E. J. llcnaon. M-A. MININCENGINEERS. MINERAL0CIST8&ASSAVERS Miu.1-. in mm lllock, Vancouver, and Lillooet. (lsl classc.-llllnitesHi-liool of Alines, Cnmtiome, ..upland.) Samples*!assayed and minion properties reported on. Attl is Point will be found a good assortment of GENERAL MERCH AND ISE&MI NERS SUPPLI ES Also one of ihe best Hotels on Ihe route Information cheerfully given VEITH & BORLAND Proprietors and Stock Raisers. DAN1K- llt'lt-KY. .IOI1N A. MIIKUAV. Hotel Victoria This hotol boiug uow utul thoroughly furnishod throughout, Ih tho only tlmt oliiss hotot hi Clio town of Lillooot. Persons culling ut Lillooet will ro* oolvo ovory uttontlou liy staying nt tho Hotol Victoria. Good stabling in aonuoetion witb tho Hotel, also tho lioadqiiurters for tht To Ashoroft uud Lillooot Stago. Cburges moderate, HURLEY & MURRAY Proprietors. Johnston & Gill, -PROPRIETORS- NORTH THOMPSON BRICK YARD.' KAMLOOPS, B.C. -vUVSO-STS, _?Ii_VS_.__II.__IBS -- OO.TTEACTOE8. Plann and Estlmatea f-t_-.be-. -rlckB. Lime, Cement, Hair and Laths for sale !n large or small quantities, Send for prices. CTAILORINGD We are Hero to Stay And are giving good satisfaction lo our patrons. Call und soe our New Stock of Summer Suitings before ordering elsewhere. - - ____?" Satisfaction guaranteed. N.A.M.PHERSON MERCHANT TAILOR, NOTICE. Notice is hereby Riven that si jty days nfter date 1 intend to make application to the Chief Commissioner Of Lands and Works for tier- mis-iion to purchase 040 acres of land commencing at the northeast corner of the application to purchase hyThomsa McEwen, thence north 80 cliains, west eighty chains, south 80 chains, east 80 chains to Initial point. JOHN McEWEN. Empire Valley. June Oth, 1808. OtlO S.A.Rogers BARKERViLLE, B.C. ASHCROFT, FOR SALE. A Dairy and Stock Ranch, wilh or without Stock, on the Cariboo road, lior particulars ■P,">,"> A. S. .-RICH. i;t2*Mlle House, I ' LacLii Hache. IJ. C. [L.S.] THOS. K. MclNNES. VICTORIA, by the Grace of God, of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Queen, Defender of tbe Faith, etc., etc., etc. To the Returning Officer of the East Riding of Lillooet Electoral Dis triot: I' WHEREAS His Honor the Lieutenant- liwimor of Iiritish Colu.nl. a has, by a procUmatlon hearing <late the 7th day of June, lSlis, been pleased to dissolve tlio Legislative Assembly of,the Mid JW*n=&522 whereaa it Is necessary to bo Ul elections throughout the said province to All the vacancies caused by such dissolution, we. command you that, notice-of-the time and place of election being duly Riven, you do cause election to b« made, according to law, of One Member to serve in the Legislative Assembl. .f the province of British Columbia, for the East Riding of Lillooet Electoral District, and that you do cause the nomination of. candidates at such election to be held on the 25th day of June. 1888, and do cause the name of such Member, when so elected, whether he be present or absent, to be certified to our su- preme court, at tho city of Victoria, on or before the 31st day of August next, the election so mads, distinctly and openly under our seal duly endorsed upon this our writ. In testimony whereof, we have caused these our letters to bo made patent "nder the great seal.of our said province of British Columbia: Witness, the Honorable Thos. R. Mclnnes, at our government house, at Victoria, this seventh day of June. In the year of Our Lord one thousand eight hundred and ninety-eight. "'^M. TYRWHITT DRAKE, -. Registrar of the Supreme Court. [L.S.] THOS. B. M-INSES. VICTORIA, by tbe Graoe Of God, ol the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. Quoon, Defender of tho Faith, etc., eto., eto. To the Returning Officer of the Wost Riding of lilllooot Electoral District: WIIKIKAS Ills Honor'lire Lieutenant- -Trvemorof Hrlttalr'Columbia Ml, l.v a proclamation ocarina .late tiro "Ht rlrrv J Jirnc, 1898, been plcai-d .to dh-olve tl.e nt 0. 18BH, rtccrr incased no ...bb....c ... rt-atlve AS-emblV of tire -al. province. ,7„ . whernw It « nccc.-lry to hold election,. Iff, «twrtroiit the mUl province to fill the vacan- HeTSSalebyauch ilunolrrtlon. «.command ere. "»-f v. .:........ -. ,h. .,..,.. n.i, yorr elect elect! Mcml of the Went that y date day. Hlicll made t.y aiich aiMO-nron, .. -uiiu.i.im tftjtt. notice of the time nml .place of ,-km helliff duly Riven, you do cause l^»o-cma.lc,ac?or(lloit to Inw, of One WU serve 111 lire Lcnlslat ve Assem .ly wWlnce of BHItah..Colomhta._ for the . .mKlnceof Hrlllsri rairrrrn. or ... tl lillw'nf Ullooet lilectoral District, and ._„ docausc the nominal on of cnndl- ,,, arch election lo be held on lite -ml of Ju ne, 18118, and do cnuae the name of Sell Men "ber. when so elected, whether he l>e oSentor absent,to 1.0 ccrtllled to our Sn- SI Cou A at 'the city of Victoria, on ot -cf3ctl.c"l'l"t.layof Atwllal next, lire vice ULIUI<- **'■»- '.' . .tr__il-...tl.r.,ml nun 11U' IIni LT nil General Merchant AND Hotel Keeper. All kinds of Miners' Supplies on Hand. GISCOMB PORTAGE We are now prepared to transport freight across Gis- eoml) Portage at reasonable rates. Parties going north should not fail to make preparations for this portage. DALE & BANP1ELD, Giscomb Portage, B.C. CERTIFICATE OF IMPROVEMENT-. Empress No, 1, Empress No. 2, Em- Sress No. 3, Empress No. 4, Empress o. 5, Empress No. 6 Mineral Claims, and Empress Fractional Mineral Claim, situate in Yale Minin« Division of Yale Distriot, about 4 miles N.E. of AgASsiz, Tako notice that William Bntier, actlnff ns agent for W.Gordon Ross, free minere' -certificate No. 20.7I.DA, Intend sixty days fnun -lute-it-ren. Ui-i[>i>lyto tlie Minimi Recorder for u Certiticate of Improvements for the purpose of obtaining crown grants of the above claims. ,. , And further take notice that action under section 87 iniiBt be commenced before the Issuance of such Certilicate of Improvements. Dated this tlftli dny of May, 1898. WILLIAM A. BAUER. P.L.S. SIDNBV WILLIAMS, IU..S,. P. A.S.I.tLond Laud Surveyor, Ulvll Eiinliiu_r ami Di.iii|r| its mini, QUE8NI.L1.1_ MOUTH, IJ. U. ■ Eujjliicerl.iK bihI Survey work. Hoporle on inhiliiK liroportti'8. Maps and iilmis pre. unr-rl of nny portion of Cariboo district LAND NOTICE! i-xriirulfini nl 'Hi (1,-ivm. m;iki: ;i|i]ilirnlimi lo tlie s-liief i-oiiimlNnlsuier o linuls aud worku for per* iiii.-*iiiii tn iniri-lin.i1 iui neres nf lnnd in the slj*.tij(-t ol Lilloiii-L. oHiniienclngat the soulli- west i-nnier n' I.n. IMS, llience south ■loi-liiiins. \..--*t -Ht oliiiins. mirih-M) t-hultis, east *1() chains tn point orcouiiiieiicement. H. T. CREELMAN. Clinton, aist June, mnn. NOTICE! 1, tlio uudersiguo-1, representing Jus, Uilnmuu, of St. Paul, iit Winnipeg, wish to inform my shippers that I will re* oeivo shipwonts of raw furs up to Auifiist. 15th. Thoso who huvo somo Kood iivorngo lots of Murton should ship thom at onoo whilo I cuu wive good prioos for tlicm. If nil is woll 1 will return to Winnipeg uext fall, G, W. BALDWIN, 40 lim Winnipeg, Mau. IjiriiUKc Aiitlioi-iziiigiiii Kxlra-I'rovin- ciiil ta|iaii)' tu Carry On Itusincss. 'COMPANIES ACT, 1897." CANAIIAl i Province of I-iutisii Columbia.) No. 81. This is to certify thai "The Dominion Gold Pr.-ili.uii_ nml riiieiT Mining Uniii|iany, Lllll- lted,,Tis authorized and licensed to carry on business within the Province of British Columbia, and to carry out or effect all or any of Hit- iihj.-'t-- heti-inafler set forth lo which lhe legislative auilioriiy nf the Legislature of British Cnlnmliiii i-xk-iiils, The head ollice of the company I.s situate in the cily of Toronto, Province of Ontario. The umoiiiit nf the .apitiil nf liii* iiunininy Is S Ui.iiiin, divided into _uu shares nf SliiO each. The head ollice of the company In this Province i_ situate ;it l.ilinuet. Kli-ctnral Dislrict of Vide and Carilmo, ami Samuel liiliiis, aci-nunt- ant, whose address Is Llllooet aforesaid, is the attorney fnr ihe company. The objects for which lhe company has been established are: (al To carry on mining works and operations. (h) For lhe said purposes toacipiire liy Krant, IJiirchase. lease or other legal title, and to hold alienate, sell, lease nr exchange, and develop or otherwise deal In mines or minerals and mining and other necessary lands anil claims, limits, properties, real and personal, and all easements, riiilits, and franchises, privileges, estates, In- teres!., and benefits thereto necessary or convenient, the operations of the company to he carried on throughout thc Dominion of L'anada. Given under mv hand and seal nf ollice at Victoria, Province nf Iiritish Columbia; this 7th day of April, one thousand eight hundred .*j,,i„i„,.s-.,iBi,.. sy.,v-0-0Ni 2-11 Registrar of Joint Stock Companies. CHICAGO, MILWAUKEE & ST. PAUL R'Y ._ llic bcsl line to aud from Chicago, Milwaukee and all points East. With ils 0,155 miles of thoroughly equipped rond it reaches nil principal business centers iti Northern llllnls; Wtsonsln, Iowa, Minnesota, Soutn Dakota, North Dakcia ere? tit Michigan THE ONLY LINE Running Electric Lighted nod Sleatn Heated Vestibuleil Trains. Time tables, maps and information regarding roiiiea. rates nnd olher details relating to the roud will be furnished on application to any coupon ticket agent, or by addressing C.J. Eddy General Agent, Portland. Ore. COSMOPOLITAN KAMLOOPS, B. C. HOTEL. Good Stabling in connection. J. H. RUSSELL, - - - Proprietor. LYTTON, - - - B.C. In consequence ol the lato fire, the Globe Hotel bus been removed opposite the post ollice and hns tlie same accommodations as usual. Commercial travelers' trunks hauled to and from station free of charge. A. F. HAUTIER, Prop D. C. McLaren KA-TuEXiOO-FS B.C. Carries the Largest aud Most Complete Stock of HARNESS and SADDLERY IN THE INTERIOR. Canadian *r> ^Pacific rv SOO-PACIFIC LINE. The Best and Cheaoest HOUTE TO ALL EASTERN 1'01-TS, T0URI8T CAR SERVICE. Tourist ears run dally except Tuesdays to Montreal and eastern Canada. The Dining Cnr service along the line of the C.I'.K. is unequalled anywhere. Connections at Vnncouver with steamer lines (or China. Japan. Hawaiian Islands and Australia. No, 1, westbound due at Ashcroft at 3.12 a..... No. a, eastbound, aa.**7 p.m. KOOTENAY SERVICE. (iolng east Going north and South. •»•"> we* Read down. Read Ul dallv tlal1*' 8.00 leave REVELSTOKE arrive 16.80 ia.80 NAKUSP 11.15 2200 TRAIL 10.00 28.00 ROSSLAND 18.00 22B0 arrive NELSON leave 18.40 theirlHfdny'of August next, the elec- . ina-li.- ill-tim-tly anil openly under our i..u>.>... , ... __,,. nir Hit mml.'.. urr.rirrr-riy.nii ui>-< m! "inly liw-»«l "1">" ",l" ""' .. In-Crvi-.k (ir.lil Grt-*.la nnrl Dram 1 iiC will In Mil, « !_- fi rmpriny' A Rli-rtlil. mi Trri-mlay. the 13th day ,-,,,.. ft, Ba it 2 |..in. B_3ln_M—Me-lloti nl onict-i an dS-tiDtlon ill By-law* curly hi.■-..__ ...'» * I., testimony whereof; we have cain-il thene olrrlette'irto I"-' "Inde pntent llfl-Ct.tlip -re-tiealiif -It »ali pnrelnce ol Iiritish -Sfil.10 Wltnem.tlie Honorable Thnn. 5?McIl!n-r"»t0Ul pnvernment h-llte. al Vlctnrla lrlr> nevenlli rlay of June. In the Vear of Our IJinl one thoiuntid cl«lit 1_-ndrcil nnd -lnety-elBht. ByCWnnrarrilj TYRW„1TT DRAKK. 7,1 RMlltrat «f Uwammnn Court. Uenrltnrnrters for 1 xs:io_i_ii_K.o outfitters ' Pack Saddles n specialty. (_*■' Mull orders prornl.tly attended to. NOTICE. Re Robert McLecse Estate. All persons having claims against the Estate ofKobert MeLeew. .ler.-ased. lute of hoila Creek, n.c*., are hereby notified to send their full names alio add re sues, anil lliu full nartini- lars of llieir claims and accounts ami tlio nature oftliesecuritii-silfanyt belli by Hem. duly veriiieii. to itu- undersigned on pr before the lilthdayof July, HMW. after which date the Executors will prut-ted to ili-Urilmte tlie .iMset*- of the saltl deceased amongst the imrtles entitled thereto, having regaril only o lhe cla ms of which tin-said Executors then have notice, Dntedlli, 111.1, d,KfAjrll..»™..s„ Victoria, B.C., BO. 11 Sollcllon Ior Uie ExecutorB. THE IMPERIAL BREWERY AND SODA WATIIR WORKS OO. Lager Beer and Porter- The Best duality only Brewed from choice Halt and Hops- IE AMLOOPS, B. O. SODA WATER WORKS. ,„,/™!!„?,''''"r '/'",'" -''"
@en, "Title changes in chronological order: The British Columbia Mining Journal (1895-05-09 to 1896-05-02), The B.C. Mining Journal (1896-05-09 to 1899-04-29), and Ashcroft Journal (1899-05-06 to 1967)."@en ; edm:hasType "Newspapers"@en ; dcterms:spatial "Ashcroft (B.C.)"@en ; dcterms:identifier "BC_Mining_Journal_1898_07_09"@en ; edm:isShownAt "10.14288/1.0441693"@en ; dcterms:language "English"@en ; geo:lat "50.721389"@en ; geo:long "-121.283611"@en ; edm:provider "Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library"@en ; dcterms:publisher "Ashcroft, B.C. : F. S. Reynolds"@en ; dcterms:rights "Copies provided by the Royal BC Museum and Archives ( https://royalbcmuseum.bc.ca ) may only be used for the purpose of research or private study, and any use of the copy for a purpose other than research or private study may require you to obtain the authorization of the copyright owner of the work in question."@en ; dcterms:source "Original Format: Royal British Columbia Museum. British Columbia Archives."@en ; dcterms:title "The B.C. Mining Journal"@en ; dcterms:type "Text"@en ; dcterms:description ""@en .