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"A Special Wows from Mines | of Cariboo and Lillooet- ASHCROFT JOURNAL. (*;;:,;.' >-^;; The Only Paper Published in the County of Cariboo. VOL. 5, NO. L5. ASHOROET, BRITISH COLUMBIA. AUGUST 12. 1899. $2.00 PER YEAR Olb jLJEjJt?;, nr.s.Odileii's Death. Mrs, Offdon, who died at tho homo IMPORTER OF Groceries, Flour, Feed, Hardware, Boots and Shoes, Hats and Caps, Cents'Furnishings, Glassware and Crockery, Dry Goods. Millinery and Clothing. Full Sfcks in all Lines. MINERS' SUPPLIES. ST-I-AGE AND FORWARDING AGENT- AGENT FOR GIANT POWDER COMPANY. R "W. .FOSTIEIR, ASHOBOPT -A.KTI3 GLUSTTOISI-, ZB. G FT of her daughter, Mrs. McKinley, at Lao La Hucbe on tho 27th July, ut tho ago of 72 years, was oue of the old pioneers, coming to this country iu 1810 from Winnipeg, and went to Stuart's luko with her husband to tnko oharge of tho Hudson's Bay post nt that plnoo. Bho loaves seven children to mourn lior loss, three daughters and four sons. All her children were at her bedside when she died oxcopt ono son, Charles Ogden, who is now iu charge of tho Hudson's Buy Company's storo at Fort George, and ono daughter who is in Viotorla, Mrs. R. II. Hull, wife of It. 11. Hull, wostorn mauager fortho Hudsons Buy Company. Mrs. Ogilon was loved and respected by ull who know hot'. Tho funeral wus very largely attended, Tlio pull bearer., wero Wm. Alton, Wm. Abut,.Joo Bothering- Ion, Johu Wright, A. Ulrich uud M. .T. McCarthy, nil old nolgbbors aud friends of the do..*.used, H3RSBFLV, LOST. 0 »N SUNDAY Nliill'l July miili. Imtwt'Q ii* nnu in.- xo\i of lhe lilli, on th n rubber buggy rbbo. Kindt BTbWaRT St CHOZIBR. Anlii-ti.il. ll.C. LOST. Win. Lyne, Proprietor. Direotlv opposite Depot, • ASHOROFT, ...i August ii la.iy-r. still iiIl-iim- milifv Tllli -IJJI'UNAU Aali.-i.itl, li.C B.C This Hotol lias been lately refltted ami refurnished; A new wing, 50 x _ti feet, containing nineteen rooms, including bath ami sample rooms, has been added. Good table and good service Tlie only first-class Hotel in towu. Free Sample Room in Connection The H.B.A. Vogel Commercial College, peBeoIc Block, Hustings st., Vnncouver, B C. TllOUOUCtlf INSTRUCTION IN BOOKKEEPING ( •) SIDNEY WILLIAMS, P.L.S., P.A.S.I., London, Laud Surveyor, Civil Engineer, Draughtsman- QUE9NELLE MOUTH, B. C. Biiiilti-criiifj anil Survey work. Heports ou mining properties. Mups mul plans 'p.i- pnrcd of nny portion of Cariboo district, IW Send for Prospectus. P.O. Box .117 HUDSON'S BAY COMPANY, QUESNELLE MOUTH, CARIBOO, B.C, PIRECT IMPORTERS AND DEALERS IN WINES, LIQUORS AND CIGARS, BEY GOODS, 6B0CERIES, Hardware, Boots and Shoes, Miners' Supplies. Bed-Bock Prices, G_T3A.X_XT-?r. Goods Guaranteed, Hotel ___3&,dixx\±xxtox_i •VA._LTOOTJV.E_II?,, B.O. ■Bedeoorated, reiurnislied and enlarged. Heating and lighting (electric) perfect. Le Cointe (lato of St. Charles Hotel, New Orleans) in charge of the kitchen. Headquarters for Jlining Men. W. H. MAWPSLEY, Manager. CARGILE HOUSE Ui.de.4 New Management. I Mr. Fred. Nelson now hm Hotel, and h.-is thoroughly renovated and relittod it Dining rooms well supplied, neat and orderly. The, bar is well supplied with the best grade ol Wines, Lictuors and Cigars. Tho house solicits a fair share of tlio public patronage. Free Sample Room-- for Commercial Travelers. T-_____E-_ fnland Agricultural Association BUSINESS METHODS, CORRESPOND ENGE, PENMANSHIP, SHORTHAND,, TYPEWRITING, and the cekeral enoush WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 27 BI"NI'NtS- ' And will continue for throo doj-s. GOOD RACING : ..„-..-,.__w tu men jji iiiiiLiv-. wuy umy a GOOD SPORTS ! feW ucres of surface and to a depth of ' but a fow feot as a rule. Combined with tho amounts takon off by earte ■ I with tho amounts takon off by oarlj FIRST CLASS ENTERTAINMENTS, time whito miqev.s.and the raot'tluit no — ' year lias passed since '59 but that moro Come and visit the Fair. We or Iess R°ld has been taktm out- !t promise you it shall be the best "om"!£™r to°on°!.,dB "f ™r° 1 ,,_:,_. , than 81,000,000, and perhaps twice that ever held in Ashcroft. I Horsetiy. -_. _u..ui' written to tue Good Prices aud good Purses for Races. Jot. un a l some threo years ago in reply For racing programme seo posters. Send for Prize List. ("has. P..NME, Joseph Wm. B.-i..., President. Secretary. Board qv Management—F. S. Reynolds (ohalrman), J. E. Knight, Honry Harvoy, J, 0. Barnes, Geo. I. Blair, 1899. PROVINCIAL 1899. EXHIBITION l-KIII-JH THE AUSPlpHS Or lhe Royal Agricultural mi Induslriai Society ol B.C, WILL BE IIULn AT New Westminster, B. C. ON October 3rd, 4th, sth & 6th $15,000-IN PRIZES-$15,000 OPEN TO THE WORLD. A Round of Pleasure for Four Whole Days. Horse Races. Bicycle Races. Championship Lacrosse. Naval and Military Sports. Aquatics. Gymkhana. Baseball. Football. Band Tournament. MAGNIFICENT ILLUMINATIONS. Grand Concort ouch evening, Special attraction at tlio Now Westminster Opora House. Monster Kxoursions from all poiuts, at greatly reduced rates, I Por special features soo small huiul* entire charge of the|wjj* No ontrauco foe charged for Exhibits. KXi.cuTiVi.~HiH Worship Mayor Ovens, \\iy, W. .1. Muihert*, (ii'ii-.l). Hryrnncr, T."r;l'ni'.., ...... 1..K. Anderson, Alclorimm J. 1 Aldurnuui M. Sinclair, For Prize Lltts; Entry Forms, nntl full [mi tlctilars, write to , J. TRAPP. ARTHUR MAL1NH, President. Secretary. \Y. II. KEAKV. Commissioner. Tho Horsolly dun try has long been kuown as ono of tho rich sections of British Columbia and gold was found and ground worked by the early miners, H, Ingraham, James Moore, Archie Rutherford and others haying discovered the then celebrated Bluo Lead in tho summer of '50 on Horaeily river and lho ground then staked is known as tbe Harper's lease. An old Cnriboo- ito iu recalling his experience of those days {in au interview held somo four years ago) says: "Thero have been quito a number of ciiangcs since I lirst saw this part of I tho world. In fact this is tlio j ilrst time 1 havo stun it rail-1 road iu forty-live years,'having como I out to tlio I'aoilio coast in V>1. In my timo in California there wero no railroads. Tliis is my Ilrst trip down from Cariboo in IT years. In tbe spring of 1W.(. I was with tho first pack train that; crossed tho Thompson at ils mouth, The pack train wo woro with belonged to ICIrkpatrlok, still a resident of this vicinity. Wo woro thon 011 our way to Horsolly, Hen Ingrain. Jamos Moore, aud Archie Rutherford, having thon discovered tho oolebratcrt Bluo Load iu tho summer or 'oil 011 Horsefly, now known as the Harpor lease. TLo lirst prospect obtained wus §1.(12 to tho pau. That aftoruoou wo made a rocker aud washed 80 buckets of gravel aud got $81. When wo struck Horsefly thoro were 18 in the company. S'-ine wont up tho river to prospect and somo went down. When thoy returned wo showed thom our prospects aud noxt day wo all started to work with Hen Ingram as our fftrQi man. Quito 11 nupibei1 of this company were well known to old timers. Dennis Crane was drowned on tbo steamer Pacific: Mike Keenan, familiarly known as "Old Dad Koenau," who died a fow 1 years ago I think ho was stopping at, I tho timo with bis pit! friend, johnny Wilson, Hsu Ingram died at Grand Prairie: John MoClolIand, afterward discoverer of McClelland gulch, Montana, was thrown from a horso and killed; I think Archie Rathe^rd tHfltj iu Victoria; uol, .Dixon died three year's ago iii Alaska; John McLean js lat the mouth of Quesnelle; Joseph Patterson, lcjiown as Indiana Jo, is now a resident of the stato of Illinois; T. S. Hill, Jim Waldon, Olo Lloyd, of Texas aud Jim i-iomothing, I uow torget what, I have lost track of those last four, and James Moore, a residout of Quesnollo Forks," Tho above thon briefly describes the flrst discoveries made in tho Horsefly enmp. It u suiil-jicnl to add that early timers worked the rich surfaoo highly dated over their magnificent odilico which reflects great credit on Messrs, Uibbonoy and .Mcintosh, the contractors. Miss M.J. Shannon has been asked, and has oouseutcd, to assume the duties of principal. R, M. Cornell, telegraph operator at tho 111-Mile House, hod a narrow escape from drowning a few days ago, Tho boat In whiuh ho Imd gone fishing upsot throwing him iuto the wator. His foet became entangled in tho cable from which all his efforts to extricate himself wt-n- futile. His cries for help brought I. Sheridan to his assistance, wlio, niter eonsidorublo tugging,landed him upou tho bench more dead than I alive. Sensational papers eould ill all'ord to lose so faithful a corresponded. Lao La Hacho is unable to furnish another reporter who oould concoct such villainous falsehoods as wo havo boon treated to about binning mountains, swollen rivers, prize fights, gobbler fights, drunken orgies, baochu- ualaiu danoes, etc., which are doubtless tho effusions of a diseased brain. A.J. MoKinloy left for tho Ifr) .Milo HniiHo tp assjst in nn'-aiigingraoes near Ihere this coming autumn. Professor Jas, .McC.il), lho world renowned jookoy, arrived in town from Walla with a catch. The Johnny GX\ being 1 anxious to arrange a match, Johnny Morrow, with his groy maro Queon was soon on hand tpaoyotuwodaiebiiu. tTbo result wjis that McQill took second iiiouoy, tlitro being no other contestants, Mr. Birch, better known as "Porkoy," has written up and mado an oiler for tho star runner, Blaok Danger, whioh ho proposes rnnpinc in 1 the coast rages ijiis Call, Meetlnjr This Hvcnlng. Notioj is hereby (jiven that a meeting will be bold this evening at tbo Town Hall at 8:1)0 p. m,, to hear there- port of tho special committeo appointed two weok-i sinco to aot for all interested in the proposition of a curling and seating link f.n- tho coming season. A fullattcn-lauceis requested to bear and act on report. i J. A. li_.EMN._l.. Committeo ■] H. L. Roberts, f J. H. GlLLAItO. Drowned ut Qucsnelle. Quosnollo Porks, Aug, II, 18!>t) Nows reaches hero that Hugh McDougall, whilo at work with D, S, Deans rafting lumber on the Quosnelle about twenty milos below boro for tbo Now England Company's drodgor, was swept off tho raft and drowned. Mr. Deans bad a narrow escape, but reached shore safely. Mr. McDougall was 11 native of Ontario. His body was not recovered. ._. „.v with a baseball team, who, by the way gravel, and gradually Cbipeso aoquired thoy took their defeat, proved them holdings and it is told as authentic pelves to bo truo sportsmen and gen that thoy alone took out over 8i>00,OOG tlemeu, Yours faithfully, working in tbeir primitive way only a Mold Dredger for the Thompson River. Interviewed by a representative of tbe Inland Sentinel yesterday, H. R-, Bellamy, of Nolson, statet. \l\ai it was the luetic,!- oi tha oompany which amount, has boen.^w'a^'l.'m I J? vOTr.e_.nt8 io put on theNottH Mofsotly. 'A'i.tte'rw.ltten to th6 Thompson river a gold wlag 4«di|.- t ni,...'. -.-..--- *-'- * '"* 'n1"Tn Tl""11"-1*"""1' tS"'" **"— to a request for tbo letter writer's views of the Horsetiy section, reads as follows: I nm very strongly of the opinion that Dr, Dawson expresses, viz: 'That there exists many ancient auriferous gravel channels that will in tho near future make Cariboo one of the largest gold producers on the continent.' Theso channels are something wonderful for extent and richness; comparatively little Is known of thom as yet. Beaver lake valley, I am quito suvo, was at one timo tho outlet for tho Horsefly basin, and that tho waters of the Clearwater, North Thompson, the Fraser, and possibly the Columbia, ran through hero j at ono time, nothing sbort of that could make suoh largo channels." The opinions of such eminent authorities as Drs. Dawson and Selwyn, backed up by the oxpprienqe 01 suoh practical men as Hobson, .Campbell, Brigham and others, cm not help but convince anyone that there is a wonderful futuro for the Horsefly country, as tvoU as othor parts of Cariboo, Largo capital judiciously expended oannot help but be productive of magnificent results in British Columbia. LAC LA HACHE, Tbo haying soason has arrived and stockmen nro busy providing fpdder for tbe winter. It is a grand sight to behold three or four mowing machines iu a largo meadow razing the gross to the grouud. Crops aro gonorally good aud somo of tho graiu, uotably that of Messrs. Hothoriugton and J. R. Folker, aro far advanced. Quito an exciting boat raco between milo and roturn, took placo last week Tho skillful manojuvring of tbe com modoro gained for him an easy victory Admiral Brown, of tho Sylph, has al ready challenged tho commodore for ., raco which promises to bo a closo one ... ._. ..v.-w-4j u« juai. |gU.IU U UUlllllllg beou completed and tbo trustees aro | of construction. a aeimenANLY match. Editor Journal—Sir: I was always uuder tho impressing tbat colonials were $9. §(tP!'t6mou i that they could not take a defeat; that their games wero always conducted In a rowdy fashion, tbo umpire's decision Invariably disputed, and the finale generally beiug a freo light and i\ dead umpire. Hidse ot my feelings of surprise, then, when last Saturday a baseball team front Aslieroft played our Lillooet team, the game all through was conducted in a most admirable and gentlemanly spirit on both sides, and though our excitement ran high as it was a closo gamo, I did uot bear one word of bad language, and the umpire's decisions were unquestioned. I cannot refrain, therefore, froti\ congratulating Ashcroft oji tbolr having a bp.spb.iilj teaui witb whom it is a pleasure to play. Nor can I deny myself tbe prido I feel to be associated DaMi al 130-Mllo Houte. A meeting was bold at tho 150-Milo House on tho evening of Aug. ">th to [arrange for a raco moetiug to tako ' place this fall immediately after Kamloopa, Ashoroft and Clinton raoes take place, Chairman of tho meeting Ma- jor-Renera! Kinohant. A very enthus lastiu meeting wound up after appointing a genoral committee comprising residents of KiO-Mile House, .Soda Croek, Quesnollo, Lac La Haoho, Al- k jl!i Lako, Chilootou, t.'Iinton and Ashoroft, Tbe Indications aro most favorable for a first olass moet, and very satisfactory stakes, a big inducement. Further particulars later, S. T, Ham., Seoy. A Britisher. Lillooet, B.C., Augusi 7, JgUQ, of large proportions. Tho company havo a lease of three miles of tbe river bod and four bench claims of about 8 acres each. The dredge will oost in tbo neighborhood of $30,000, and will contain all tho most modem Improvements, worked by au olectrlo plant. Botween 25 and 30 men will be employed and tbe capacity of this machine will be 2,000yards every 21 hours. It is estimated that the gravel Will run froii\ 10 to 30 dents per cubic yard. [Taking 15 cents as an average, would give a production of $300 per day. Tho oompany is at present making arrangements for securing wator rights and havo ovory prospect of obtaining what tbey want. Mr, Bellamy leaves tbis wook for the Forks of Quesnelle, Cariboo, to investigate tbe working of tho drodging machines Id that ^cotton, - Sentinel. Return of lhe Klckepoos. The Kiokapoo Indian medicine company, who made such a line roputatiou witb tbe Ashcroft public a fow months ago, bavo returned, and hy request tboy will give two of (heir pleasing entertainments at tho Ashcroft Hall, commencing Aug. 14. Tliero will be no modiolno talk or soiling of medicine, but three hours of continuous fun, better than ever, everything now and sparkling, Judging from their former reputation the houso should bo filled to its utmost capacity. A big time is anticipated. Por the comfort of their patrous there will be free temperance drinks served during tho entertainment. Remember tho date, Monday, August Uth and 15th. Admission 15 and £1 cents. Reserved seats 50 cents. The Lavenu and Coppluger Comody Company creates tho laughing habit. Intentions thereby: A gang of Dim-Hammers under the guise of base-ball players accompanied our b-osc-batl nine to Lillooet. Of tbe uine players ujiiijirisiug th. team we oan as-ture you that tbey are a noble lot of young men with no bad habits. [ Two or three of them may chew gum land drink ginger beer, but this is tbeir worst in tho way of dissapation, but 1 tho hiiugerH ou aro to bo looked out for. Look ont for tho two men with tho horseless carriage, one of them is ! wanted for deserting his family, and tbe othor is escaping from a threatened breach of promise case. The latter I olaims to bo Scotch but usually drinks '"Irish." Look on. tor tbe smooth young man who probably goes under tbe name of P. Kelt. He is a dunce bouse I musician and is an accomplished thimble-rigger from tho land of Yankee Doodle, Another young man, an ofli- I cial in a company bore, supposed to be a defaulter to the tune of $11,000, there are three counts against bim, us follows: tall, thiu and from Toronto. Look out for one long man, Warden George, supposed to have deserted sev- i eral wives. Tbis gang took with them one of the most unscrupulous lawyers iu town. It is supposed that he is to [ defend the in and share in the swag. Is our "Tarn with the gang? If so, return him, can use bim next winter. Will keep bim on ice. A bright and promising young man (in fact is said to have promised too j many) was abducted and forced to drive tho stage. Ho isa German and bis name is "Julep." Committee Oh Safety. P. S.—We consider we have a horse on you. BASEBALL. Llllooet Buettill Notes, So well pleased with the outlook, on uearing Lillooet wero two of our young meu that thoy looked carefully over tbe ranobaree this side of town, witb a view of settling down there in quiet contentment for the balance of tbelr days, but changed their minds when the gang came along and began to auy them. Now they say they only stopped to look over tho curious architecture, th,e water aud light supply and tbe plumbing, School will roopon on Monday next at tbe usual hour provided tbe trustees can seouro a place to hold the samo until tho new School building is com pleted, Mr, R. G, Gordon as principal and Miss E. Hawthomo ns assistant. _. - — [The sohool has made good progress In Commodoro Hamilton, of tho yacht Ashcroft for the past two yoars and Maiestlo. and CnxRwnln Ft. n«....».. _-.f I ... , .._ »..-. j....-.- Asncrott (or the past two y< Majestic, and Coxswain H, Ogden, of with ft new nnd commodious sohool tbe yaoht Roso, for a dlstauoo of ono building lho Ashcroft sohool will begin milo and roturn. took nlnno lnnf-. woni- _ _ . . ... to tako a high rank as au educational institution, Wo boliovo any brandies that advanced sobolars may desiro to ■■ tako up oan be ns well porusod under n tho caro of Mr. Gordon as undor any instructor in tho provinco. It has when a crown grant was issued should beat once purchasable by the owner or owners. A resolution was passed praying tbat the provincial government, when important changes iu the mining laws were contemplated, that sufficient notice ho given to enable thoso interested to dismiss and make suggestions and recommendations regarding the same Tnuts Aliens Wttll. Deputy-Sheriff Thomas Shirley yesterday showed a Nows-Advertiser reporter a letter from H. J. Wlsner, dated McKee camp, Atlin, July 23rd, Tbe writer with another party bos been working bench claims Nos. 1 and 2 above Discovery for 15 days, and at tbe time of writing thc expectation was that they would be sluicing and taking out pay in sovon or eight days. Discovery is paying well, writes Mr. Wisner, Continuing he says: "One pan yielded 850 last week, A two-ounce nugget of pure gold was picked up on bed-rook, owued by McKeo. Thero are on this creek about 175 creek claims, about ten of wbicb are open to bedrock. All are paying well. About 8200 was taken out last week on a fraction adjoining ours. No. 1 creek claim adjoining ours on tho oreek side 50 feet away, panned out an eight-ounce nugget. Tbis claim is paying from one to two ounces per day to tbo man, I think our ground will prove as good, as there is pay on three sides of us. Eight or ten oreoks of whioh I havo reliable information aro paying about the same as this. Somo are bettor." Ho concludes with this reference to Mr. Justice Irving: "The Judge is gottlng along admirably, settling disputes with regard to olaims. Ho shows jumpers no mercy. Aliens fare a littlo better than British subjects if anything." Special Warning To Llllooet People. _ -_. -...,_, t_uii-t.ui.oa 10 io momus nara la- raco wmou promises to bo a closo one, instructor in the provinoo. It bas The following warning was written bor. During his term in New West- nr- but tbo popular commaudor of tho hoon loQff in ooming but the people by the Committee of Safety to tho Lii- minster, ho has borne a first olass MajeBtic bas no foars for the result, generally are woll pleased to havo as looet people, baso-ball day, but the line record and for some time past bas The Lao La Hacho Academy has just good a building as is now In tbo courso being down, it could uot be Bent In time, been acting as Prison Clerk, His term eon completed and tbo trustees aro of constru-iUrm. .,._.*_.« _-..,......----.. __«_... 1 -> ^ ->i * but the Committeo showed, their goed j expires early next month When tho 11. \\ spocuit wliich conveya! ie Ashcroft baseball team 10 Lillno-ot 4ml return pulled onr uf that pretty town un -jiui-l-iy nN-rnii.jj. it.-* ...is-mim .1-. made tin. Kimxin-Unir lulls resound witli the emphatic ;i_HKrtmn (flat Ullooet was alt right. And with good re;inon. The Llllooet team showed tHemselvw tu bu tmi. si.urt.m-'n. On the strival of the __-___> croft team they were met by thc t_.illr.__et faiiM and rlfilit cordially wetcometf, Arrniitfeinemf had heen made for the -jccommuiiution of the visitor, and the «eni_il ttiista of the Pioneer and Victoria hotels catered to, their wants in the mi at approved style. On the morrow a drive was taken (0 Seaton take, one of the most pfctunajqjte -hee.-. af water In the Province. Most of the LilIoor.t hoys went .dom-. and it is safe to -ay that it wonld lie hard to find a memer pnrty. .liter .1 refreshing plumre in the limpid waters of i!m lake, nil returned to town to prepare for the Mt event of tho day. tlie baseball irame. At two o'clock the tenms tiled out upon tlie ttelit and took their respective positions, Ashernft electing that Lillooet cro to the bat. A lnrat; concourse of people surrounded the diamond, amongst whom were unite a number of ladies. All being in readiness Mr. Prell, the umpire. in a stentorian voice and with tlie air ofa Kf_r_ poleon, issued the command "Play hall." Llllooet went out in the one. two three ntrier ! for the first two innings and Ashcroft made : some remarks ahout a picnic. In the third Innings, however, something happened. Lillooet began to play ball and topped AsJicraft's score by a run. -*".om that on to the ninth I niiings— tell it not in f.alh-Lillooet, with hut one exception of a few minutes, either kept the senn. '**—»..-'■--<■ When Ashcroft went to jdIb to make to tic the score. It is stated that i__ this juncture some of Ashernft'* enthusiastic supporters exhibited every symptom of having an acute attack of "that tired feeling.'' Ash- Rossland Board of Trade, At a meeting held last week in Rossland, of the Board of Trade of tbe province, the following very sensible recommendations, among many, were made, and the enactment of discussiug legislation to bring tbis about It seems to us would bo readily Indorsed by all Interested iu tbo well-fare of British Columbia: ceptionofafewmi A protest was entered against the tied or actually led. When Ashcroft went to government collecting royalties for the bat In the ninth innings they hatCfbucrona timber out upon mino owners'claims w make to tic the-enn.. tt * ^ .«-* - by them for mining purposes, and ask Ing that SUCb timber be exempt, un acute aitacn ot "tnat tired feeling.'' Ash- The oonventlon affirmed that tbe croft, however had come out looking for woo surface right of all mineral claims Md were determined not to be shorn fn ■_ . , , , . ,. few minutes the score was tied with but one who-a crown .rant«-» hmii»u m___M Tllc play „ n„_, ,„,cM „llh breathless excitement and when Dexter came over thc home plate and secured the game. Ashcroft's enthusiam, which had been kept on ice from the third innings by the play of the Lillooet team.siiddenly effervesced and a'scene of wild enthusiasm on the part of the boys from the railway town ensued. Two more rims were added to the score before the.innin.r-i ended. The teams then gathered in the centre of the diamond and cheered each other heartily. It is thc intention of the Lillooet team to •isil Aslieroft :il the coming fair, when the home team will endeavor to have them carry ! away as pleasant recollections of their trip an did onr boys from tbeir town. Tho Nows Advertiser says: "A traveller through Cariboo can hardly avoid telling at least one fish story. The I travelling correspondent of the Ashcroft Jocrnal Is not above tbat amiable weakness." Quotations from tbe Journal follow. The charge is true, we can toll some fish stories, but we are young in them yet. You ought to hear some of our old timers tell a fish story, and our travelling men are very good at it. C. D. Graham, an inmate of the Xew Westminster prison, serving a term of 18 months for forgery, has fallen heir to a fortune of several thousand dollars. Graham, it will be remembered, put on the "heavy swell" here in May, 1808. He represented himself to be a Lieutenant in tbo Royal Navy and owner of a steam yacht on the Atlantic, for whioh he engaged one of the engineers of tbe C.P.R, steamship Tarter, giving htm a forged cheque as payment for certain indebtedness. When arrested the prisoner olaimed to be Lord Graham, giving his address as the Isle of Wright. On tbe Pacific records he Is described as being 20 years old, 5 feet 6 1-2 inches in height, 155 pounds weight. He pleaded guilty to the charge of forgery, and was sentenced to 18 months hard la- THE ASHCROFT JOURNAL. ISSUED EVERY SATURDAY. P, S. REYNOLDS Editor and Proprietor. Subscription price, per annum 82.00. Advertisements will not be discontinued until paid. Advertising rates on application. SATURDAY, AUGUST 12, 18011. POKT STUELG. (Continued from liist week.. Passing on up Perry orook we staid for tho night al. Milby's old store. This nt ono time wns a flue centre and by tbo number of buildings that bad oneo existed it must havo boen a prosperous placo, but liifo many mining camps of tbo plaoar It Ind It hud boon abandoned. Wo hobbled our horsos aud placed our blankets inside, wbero tho stove enabled us to dine luxuriantly. On the following day tbo division of labor was adopted. Whilo one mado breakfast tbo otlior went to gather in thoquad rupodos. Starting out early aloug the oreek wo passed tbo old shaft sunt. some years ago and through somo mismanagement abandoned,as thoro had boen a splendid prospect fouud in the bottom. Further up aro tbo Falls, near whicli a company bad driven a tunnel. Arriving at our destination the olaims under development were ex aminod. Everything looked well, but digging a holo through tho hard rock by two mon is not n job that can ba done in a day. Perry crook has good prospects, and ono need not bo surprised if many leads are successfully nnd profitably worked. Capital is tho chief noo.l. Aftor our roturn we started uow in anothor direction, for tho Windermere district. Windermere is about 80 milos from Fort Steele. Wo took wagon to that plao along the prettiest road I havo ever traveled. This is the Golden road, as the stago stili brings mails and passongeis in from tbat point. Thero is a lino reach of beautiful pine and tamarack. Tho vegetation grows up closo to tho track. The greater part of the road the lofty pines and tamarack shade I bo traveler, Tho ilrst day wo got as far as tho crossing of the Kootenay rivor, about four milos from Fort Steele. Hero wo oiicnmpod for tlio night, putting tho usual restraint ou tlio liorses. Wo placed our bed ou tho bridgo and bad a comfortable rest with tlio Kootenay fiercely aud sleep* lessly passing undor. Noar tho bridge is Canal Hat, through which a canal was opened a fow years ago, and which lias sinco beeu closed, as tho waters of the Kootenay, flowing iuto tho Columbia, increased tho volume of waler to such an extent tbat ranchers made a strong objection. Tbis is a remarkable place, tho source of tbo, Columbia begins at Mud lnke, a fow miles from whore the Kootenay passes iuto a south, orn direction. Tho canal was apiece of work easily coustructod, but tho locks woro evidently not well put in, as loss water might liaro flowed through. Baillio Gruham was tbe promoter of tbis scheme aud tbo govornmont unwisely took it up and gavo the company tliirly thousand acres of tbe best land in tlio district. Tbo canal is now a ditch for frogs to sport iu, aud Baillio (-raliiuu & Company havo their thirty thousand acres. Years gono by many will remember, this gentleman wroto about big-horn, wild goats, etc., uud tho numbor of times lie crossed tho AVautio to kill thom. It also ro- vives one's memory over (ho controversy whicli took placo botweou Mr. llnillcy Graham aud Mr. Fanning, tho popular curator at Victoria, ovor tho character and species of tbo wild animals in the Rookies, Mr. Fanning, as a result, left tlio would bo hunter and naturalist without u claw to scratch with. What turns and twists and convulsions must have takon plaoe to bring this pari of tlio world to tbo contorted condition it is in. From tbo very head of tho Columbia, barring obstructions, a fair sized steamer could go out to its moutb, aud utilizing tlie abovo mentioned ditcli could follow the Kootenay around again to tho Columbia, As it Is, a steamer goes from Golden up the Columbia through this "Panama Canal" down tlio Kootenay, and lauds gonorally at Jennings, in Washington. Auother interesting objtct arrested our attention and recalled what was about forgotten. The reduction works built ou tho margin of Mud lake by the Thundor Hill Company, somo years ngo, mark another step iu tho folly ot mining enterprises. Magnificent machinery erected, a large, liuo building, 13 milos of a tramway, mostly covered with sand, remain to show tbat some ono bas blundered, I believe this concentrator is iu litigation, The rock which is piled near tbo works and from which gold was to bo extracted, is innocent looking. Tho namo "James Brady," will mark the failure, nnd Mud lako and tho owls will havo tho concentrator as it keep-sake, How unfortunato thoso broaks havo boeu iu retarding the development of tho vast mineral resources of British Columbia, Ignorance and incapacity, if nothing worse, seem to have guidod mauy instances of failure. Itis possiblo, like mauy othor calamities, tbat good came out of it. And no doubt one good was oaution. Every adventurer bas not now tho privilege of placing expensive maobinery wherever he ohooses, before there is the surety that thero is snlll cient gold quartz to justify the expen diture. So much for Thundor Hill, tho memory of which returnod liko a dream. The wholo road is well watered. Thoro is a good stopping place half way, kopt by Brewer. Windermere being reached by uoon, we began to replenish our commissariat to pursue our explorations fur) thor. Tbis isa delightfully beautiful part of British Columbia. Quito an exteut of land of excellent quality, and apparently accessible to irrigation. Ouo ranch near Windermere is noxt to tlio finest I have seen in British Columbia. A largo Indian reserve is near here, and a largo tract uf laud is under cultivation Ono peculiar cir- cumstaiice 1 may mention tbat struck tno as unusual. We could uot got a loaf of bread at any hotel. 1 cau't account for it, but it struck mo as peculiar that either going or coming wo could not procure bread except at privato bouses, Wo could got all tlio whisky wo could have tlio strength to ask for, if not to pay for. Goiug further ou four miles wo came to tlio crossing on tho Columbia at Salmon Bods. There was quito a stir hore. The "Beds' aro not literally where salmon used to rest. Only men, prospectors, etc., could havo so iittlo sense as to do tbat. But men did sloop on tlieso fiats, Tlio water was still high and tho Bods wero yot nearly a swamp. We discharged our horses for tbo night to mako tho best of it, ns wo intended to do, Thero is hero an hotel, store, blacksmith shop nud a sawmill. A fow dozen prospectors aro encamped around ou this "bed," so fruitful in rheumatism. I wonder should you bo told that here, likewise, no bread could be secured at tbe hotels. Having good, sound teeth, sea-biscuit became very palatable. Early next morning, which was Friday, with a guide who worked at tbo particular claim we intended to soo, wo saddled our horses for a thirty milo trip. A milo bolow this is a townsite of tho short-lived name of Columbia City, all laid olf with agont ou hand. For somo reason tho nam.} was changed to Peterborough. It takes an early start to be in time ou the grouud. Nino milos dowu tho Columbia wo crossed too largecreeks, Toby and Horse Thiof, Along the northern or opposite side wo followed out and in tho courso of the Horso Thief. Our guide was not au adept, so our wanderings woro similar to tbo mazes of the wolf trail, how- over, wo reached our destination at 10:30 p. m., dark onough to sec, The last fivo miles were rough, with fallen limber and shelvy, precipitous side bills, over which we dragged our horses, A shower of rain a few miles before reaching our destination made -it un pleusaut, but wo dried by tho camp llro. This timo wo retired for tbe night under a tent. Next day the "Main' claim was reached, ouo or two miles further cn. This seems to be iu line witb the now famous "Red Lino," on Bidder crook, ovor tho lino from Horse Thief. So far as oan bo judged from external appearance and a few feet into tho rock, the' Main" is a mine about 10 feet wide, solid, and assays well. Further depth was ordered, aud if expectations can be realized a valuable mine is hero. Tou miles from its mouth tbe Horso Thiof Is uot so rapid, aud grand meadows about u mile wido extend for over fifteen miles. Our object accomplished, and having given a day's rest to our horses, wo started homeward. Tbe day was pleas ant and'tho road much shortened. Tho "Rod Line" is about 20 feot wide and assays ovor four hundred dollars, It has beou bonded for 8110,000, two par- tics being anxious to get bold of it. Tho genoral outlook of the Windermere distriot is good, and every ono is hoperul and cheery ovor tho prospect. Thero aro dozens of other olaims whiob for tho preseut lie dormant until at least the Red L^ne proves its richness, Wo trust tbat liko its namesake, the "Thin Rod Lino," its fume will pass down to posterity and that its discoverers may retire in comfort and ufllu- cuce. We returned, making our whole journey, on wheels, horseback, walking, crawling and sprawling, in six days, neither mau or boast auy the worse ior so interesting a trip. Tito impression I received was that tho East Kootenay is ono day to bo tho source of immonso wealth. May we be there to share it, THOS. DUNN -IMPOtlTEKS OF- Shelf and Heavy Hardware. Placer and Quartz Mining Supplies • White sou Quotations. 8 and 10 Cordova Street, Vancouver, B.C. I. XjEIi:M:_AJSr, Blacksmith, Wheelwright and Wagon Builder HORSE SHOEING A SPECIALTY. Iron, Steel uud Tinili.r kept In stoek, und u eluek of .•...stori) liifulii Currl. Houd Cm Is livy.X. on liund ul red u (.._•_ I piieea, uiul ulm mr.ilc I > order. 1\ of "Tlm l.fliinuii Tire Sutter " wliich nil l.l.irl.sniiiliH fluniM nut. n-urrnnted, nnd prieea lower tlmn ever. An lUHortmeut ef (J and G-tflkolB nlways on hum', AHHCKOFT, - --_-.- ;CB, Busies ami iimfut-turer An Instii-ei-Nitfiil OpcrnfInn. "You told mi' yon expected to perform an operation for appendicitis oo old Beasley, How did yon come ont?" "Badly.' "Ia Beasley dend?" "No. As soon ns 1 suggested theoper* at ion ho sent for nnother doctor."— Cleveland Plain Dealer. 1-r-nn.lnic Dawson Near. J.J. McArthur, Dominion govern ment surveyor now in towu on his way north with a party lo work for the remainder of the season, leaves on the Queen for Skagway. His work begins at Bennett, and tho reason of bis going Is tho desire of the government to do away with tho tedious delays that have occurred in the winter hitherto in getting mails Lo and from tbo Yukon country. Mr. MoArthur's instructions are to lay out routes to Dawson that can be utilized in tho wintor so tbat mails may bo forwarded as promptly as possible. Witb bis large experience in the north, gained in previous years, Mr. McArthur is eminently fitted for the work, Mr. McArthur will join Mr, Cbnrlson, who is now constructing the telegrnph line to Dawson. This line, it is oxpeoted, will be completed to tho coast by November nud Dawson will no longer bo out off from the outside world during the season when navigation or road travel happened to be interrupted.—Victoria Globe. Absurdities ot the Examination. To tho Editor:—The examinations aro ended, tiio results aro knowu, aud many anxious hearts, suspended between hopo aud fear, nro relieved and made either glad or sorrowful by the issue. So fnr as facts are concerned I am led to believe Ihero aro many disappointed in not obtaining as high a mark as bad been hoped. Yet in my opinion and that of others, it is considered a favorable omen, vindicating a higher standard and rigid adherence to principle iu the marking of papers. I havo not the slightest doubt a clenu- cut lino may bo drawn, indicating a fair standard of marking, placing tho marking of every papor boyoud criticism, aud 1 havo every conlldenoo lu tho present board of examiners. Now, what 1 ttish to see is, evory papor placed on tlio iu lho education office open to inspection in all personally interested iuthe paper. Along this line there appears to havo been tlissatu-faction jn tbo past. My opinion is that an education otlico tbat does nol bold opon for inspection nt anytime and for all time, tbo marking of candidates' papers is unworthy tho confidence of the people. I can say from personal experience that candidates' papers are always open for inspection in tlio eastern provinces, aud mom than oi ce I havo had my own mind set at rost and confidence restored by tho simple statement: "You may seo your papers if you como to tho office." It may uot be out of placo for the writer to stato tbat he is uot in hearty accord with mauy phases of our educational system, aud that be has been hoping and still hopes in duo limo there may be radical changes for tbe better. I would like to mention tho obtaining of certificates. Thero aro a number of teachers holding and teaching successfully good schools, yet thrown out of employment by failing to obtain the required percentage at the examination, In mauy cases theso teachers have simply beon martyrs to tbe causo of the young tbat tbey have had uuder thoir charge. With teach log and worrying with pupils during the day and examining papers and plodding during tho night llieir mental forces havo been exhausted, when during tho dog-days of summer tbey are called on to assemble and tell all they ever knew. They fail and loso tbeir school whou at tbe samo timo they aro hotter teachers and better informed from a gcnerol standpoint than they wero whon they engaged tbo school. A teacher, having passed an examination for a cortilicato of any grade should hold that certificate for life. It would savo expense, leavo lho minds of teachers satisfied with tbe grado tbey hold and onablo them to give their energies to school work aud be of no loss to the- educational standard. Another relic of barbarism is tho publishing of results of thc examination. No mntter what its origin I fail to seo its justico. If all tbo candidates wero writing under equally favorable circumstances, and if tho examination was an absolute test of knowledge, and if the system of marking was knowu to the public, aud if the public fully understood the nature of the system, then I could see reason for publishing lbe results of thc examination. Iu the first instance tbo physical condition bas been such as to reduco tho mental forces of the candidates. For Ibis very reason tbo examination is not a thorough tost of knowledge. There is not a professional man iu tho city wbo would bo willing to ruu bis chances of a third B, and let lhe marks appear iu the papers, if ho had not given his especial attention to the immediate subjects of examination. And thus it is some of our besi informed teachers nro .dropped from a bigb to low grade or drop out alltogether, simply baeauso thoy havo, through press work, boen unablo to koep themselves posted in the immediate subjects of tbo examination, failing iu some brunch of a higher grade, all tho work of that grade goes for nothing. Truly this is scriptural, having sinned iu one point tboy offend the wholo law. Yet I fail to see tbe necessity of placing nil tbe shortcomings beforo au ignorant and unscrupulous public. Ipen this becauso in many oases it works ahardship, as the teacher goes baok to his school witb tbo stigma of failure when in reality he has made good marks tbat bavo not been given to the public. O. H, Cogswell, Victoria, August ii, 1899. Piofiw EpeakluH W.C.MORGAN PAINTER. ********* Tbo abovo is now prepared to oxecuto all orders in connection with tbo Fainting business whioh may be intrusted to him. Out-of-town orders are solicited and will receive prompt attention. NOTICE. Sen! tlie Purl*. Cnmstoek of Cornell In his class on tlie trials of Feienii.-is told thin authentic talo of tho experience of it professor of invertebrate zoology in n eiater institution, which bud better be left nameless. Trichina, in pork, tlie cacao ot the frightful disenBO trichinosis i» human contra mora, give n pecullnl nppearance to meat, which is studded with little cyst.. It is then known to tlie trade na "iiK--i_.lv pork." The learned scientist, wishing some for study, wont fo the butcher it ml asked if he ever got any mcaHly poik. "Sdlnetimea," an id tbe butcher cautiously, "bnt I nhvnya throw it mvny.' "Well,"snid thu professor, "the next tlmo you have any I wish you'd Bend mo up some," meaning, of course, to bis laboratory. Tiie butcher Blared at him, but Raid he would. Throo weeks passed, when lhe professor, growing Impatient, again dropped in. "Haven't von found any inoasly pork yon" "Why, yos," said tho butcher. "I eent tip two pound;! a wook ngo." A sickly grin broke over tho professor's face. "Whore did yon send it?" paid be. "Why, to;i-oiu* house, of course," said the butcher.— Knnsiia Oity Times. NOTICE TO PRE-EMPTORS OF i-eniue, nre required toninkofnll nay ment of sucli balance, together Willi interest thereon, if any is due, within twelve mnnllis frnm the elate of this notice, falling wliich tlieir records or agreements concerning Bitch IntitlB are Ha in cancellation, as provided hy section SH of tlie "Land Act." F. CARTER-COTTON, Chief Commissioner of Lands and Works. Lands und Works Denurtmcnt, Victoria, U.C, aftud June, 1300. tn I Nol eels hereby given that I Intend, 80 days lifter ditto, to imply to the Chief Commissioner nf Lands it Works for the privilege ofnnr- chnsing 147.7 ncrea of land on the west side of Williams Creek nortli of tlie Barkerville C.-m- cli-rv. comnu-iicinc at a post marked "W.T. S, ]■;. Uur." 7 feet east of the Cariboo roud, at the north east corner of the said Cemetery; thence north It) chains and 43 feet to anoint near the centre of said road, to mark wliich n linst is set Hi feet wesl of said point; thence west! cliains and -13 feel; thence north SO chains and 9J feet; thence west :tG cliains and ■_:ifci-l; thence si mth-10 chains; thence east to chains in lhe point of commencement. WM. THOMPSON Hi'.rken-llk'i II. C, July 32nd, 1800. 11-17 NOTICE. .mission to lease BO acres uf lnnd for >f ciittinir hay then-on. situated tare, north Rocky Sprftiirs, on lhe main Cnrl airon road to l.i.j. Creek. 7 T. J.DERBY, v'a Mar. II. C„ July 911th, ltilfli. CLINTON HOTEL, : MARSHALL _J SMITH, Prc.p_-__.tor8. ; BOARD AND LODGING BY THE DAY, WEEK OR MONTH. Beat Wines, Spirits and Cigars. Good slnbtiuf.*-. Hoadquiirlorfl Tor iho Cariboo. Lillooot and Dog Creek lines of singea. Hnnlim.-uii_l fishing In the vicinity. NOTICE. Joi-d'n Vt.rj.lon ot It. A prominent Detroit womnn with n great iutoreat in juvenile mission work Inn this excellent nnccdoto to tell: Ono of hor classes in a certain mission is composed of littlo sheet children to the number o_ SO or moro whoso ageB range from ll to fl. Most of tlio scholars nro boys, though now and then one notices tho pinched fneo of a little diinghtor of poverty in the ranks. The other day the lesson wns on tlio peculiarities of English. Words thnt are prouotihced alike nnd spelled differently and words ihat nre pronounced differently bnt spoiled alike were dis* enssed at length. Sho explained tlio difference between lead lho metal and lend the veil), and llio children grasped the point instantly. Then she took tho two words "week" antl "weak." She explained the difference in tho meaning nnd nse to the tots, and then called tip n little fellow, aged 5, to use tho word "weak" in a phru_.o. Tho little fallow thought n moment, then answered, "A wenl. ohl woman." The teachernodded ber approval, nml smiled iuto the eyes upturned to hers. "Now, Jerry Ryan," she said, turning to nnother littlo hoy. "von tnko the word 'week' nnd nse it in a phrase." Jerry thought a minute, and then, be, too, replied, "A week old baby."— Detroit Fret. Press, Tliirtv davs after dale I iulenil tu apply to Chief Commissioner Land.1. Works lor permission lo lease Ho acres ot laud (or pastoral put -poses situated In China liulcli, common- ne: al i-t.iki- marked N; thi-mc east 'Jll i-h.iltis; llience •■unlil -111 chain-., Ilu-uce West -JO chains; thence north -10 chains to Mailinn point. 1.17 1VJ.DUI.I1Y. Crow's liar, July 'Jllh. IWUi. FOR SALE. An AI Dairy Stuck Km *i-il place ior a Cicanu., apply lo lhe undersigned. :tntc 183-Mltc NOTICE. Notice is herehv Riven that from and idler iliis dale 1 shall not he tcspunsihlc for nny lehts coiilracled without inv written order. I >_.t.-_J at .Wicroli this -Jl.nlof l-Yhniarv,lH»». ,jjj|C r- to if a iii .1... A GREAT OPPORTUNITY. The (-.range. Pavilion, Wesl Llllooet- * This fertile and lovely valley, contain inn nearly 1,000 acres, with Improvcmenta. stock, crops, etc., lo the value of upwards of 80,000; it. now offered for sale at a low figure. A good Investment. Come and sec it, or, write for full description and particulars to ARTHUR MARTLKY, Otc The Grange, Ashcroft. LEADS THEM ALL! If you bavo u Cough or Cold uso Lambert's - - - Syrup of Douglas Pine. Sold by all Druggists and General .Stores 36 cents per bottle. HENDERSON BROS., Wholesnlo Druggists, VICTOHIA and VANCOUV-.K, B.O, NOTICE. ..Mee is heteliv given Ihat al the _-.|.l_;ilii>ii of .tin davs I Inleiiil to upplv lo the I lonoiaUe Chicl Comimjv.mii,. ,,l I .and* ami Wmk-. (ot |)i-iiiiissloii to It-iiM' l.iitio aeies, inoir or less, ol p..-.toi;il land |oi -Jl veais, situated on Dog " ek mountain, iiillnlnlng the lueeinpllon ol S. Place. Isailoie lia-panl ami William Mcason. Iiclween what Is known as lhe Itlg liulcli ami I>og Cn-t-k. .Itis. PI DO HON. Dug Cieek, June lOtli, I mm. HUD II in Pinal Eloquent. A Scotch fanner, celebrated in his neighborhood for hia immense strength and skill in _i.hh.tic exorcises, very frequently had Iho pleusnro of contending with people who cumo to try their strength iiyniuat him. Lord D.. a great pugilistic: amateur, went* from London on pni-j-tis,- io light the athletic Scot The latter wna working in an iuclosrtre nt n little distance from his honse when tbo noble lord arrived. His lordship tied his horse lo n iree and addressed the farmer. "Friend. I bnve beard marvel* oini reports of yonr skill and havo come n long way to bco wliich of us two is tho better wrestler." The Scotchman, without answering, seized tbe nobleman, pitched him over tbo hedge and then set iihont working again. When Lord 0. got up. "Well,' Bald tho fanner, "have yon anything to sny td mo?" "No," replied his lordship, "hut perhaps you'd he good enough lo throw tne my horse. "—Public Opinion. For Sale or Rent. On easy tenn: coutainini; II trtiud hur.jcs, all rieivs-.irv(iiil.mildiiip... and hlack- sinilh shop: rood |>a-line, fviiceil, and about IT. acres aiahlc land, well watered; and helnii known as I lie M-Mile Mouse. Carihoo road, doiii" iioiul •■lupiiHi'.: ami lilac!.smilli's business. Apply to II. C, RAYSON & CO.. 13tc Ashcroft, U.C. NOTICE Notice is herein- given Hint do tlaya after date I will apply to the (lovernment Aj-i'iu of Cariboo (or ijcnni-jslnn lo lease the saui land ;i- follows: Mailing a! a post placed on the soulli side ofthe Chileoten river and following llu* river for tun miles in a westerly direction and-to chain!, to the south. I.aiul situated opposite my own place, consist iny of ahout y.uoo acres more or less, CM AH. CI-OWIin.ST. River Kiin.li Chih :n, Julv 1'Jlli, 1800. 13-16. Government Assay OFFICE Tlie Vancouver Board of GIVES NOTICE TIIAT THE Have established an Assay Ollice in Vancouver and that the banks and merchants will negotiate lho -crllllc.iU.i_ Issued by the Government Assayer in charge, W. Pellew- Marvey. Fairfield Block, opposite Postpfllce, Vancouver cily. CHAS, E. TISDALL, 1'rosldenl. WM.I-IAM T, STEIN. C.A.. 7m:) Secretary. C. W. EAGLE. I.0.C.T.-As l Illll-lilV I'Vl-lllllR ASIICKOFT L.ODOE NO. 35 ' I. O. <;. T. Meets every _._.i_n» In O-illellowa Hall -jao -clock. Visiting members cordially Invited Hit-nil. J. B. UR7SON. S-C. P.O. Boi .17. Telephone 1S-- Stanley Park Livery- -__-_^-_- Sale and Feed Stables Hacks, Carriages, Buggies, Double and Single Drivers, and Saddle Horses. - - McRAE BROS., Proprietors, Corner Georgia and Seymour Streets, VANCOUVER, ■ B.C. H^Yer h__j_! Bm§ Como and inspect my a' oo* SCOTCH GOODS! My first sbipm ont direct. They are a crodit to tbo nnmo they bear. Tweeds, Serges, Worsteds, Vlcf mas, Pantlngs, Breechlngs, Vestings. Charges moderate. First-class workmanship. TOMMcCOSH THE MERCHANT TAILOR, ASHCKO.". . . . B.O AT M. J. HENRY'S NURSERY AND GREENHOUSE BEE HIVES aad HEE SUPPLIES. BERRY BASKETS and CRATES. GREENHOUSE and BEDDINO OUT PLANTS. SPRAY PUMPS. Fniit in RCHBon. Fruit, Ornamental and Shade Trees, Roses, Rliotlo- dendrons, Shrubs, etc. 30,000 first-class Holland Bulbs to arrive in September, and 10.000 Jnnan Lily Bulbs to arrive in October, for fall planting. Westminster Road, Vancouver, B. C. Old No. 004; New, 3000. KAMLOOPS HOUSE, P. HEROD, Proprietor, _K_A._M-X.OO_FS, - - B.C. Is the place where you can always liu sure of pettin_r the Choicest Wines and Liquors And the Best Brands of Foreign and Domestic Cigars, Inland Cigar Manufacturing Co, of B.C, Ltd. MANUPACTURKHS OF FINE HAVANA CIGARS. Our ISFOGlE-ltlea. pride op; kamloops interior - - la morbna ica.___:I,tzro_e=__i, :rf. a. THOM CHONG LUNG, Fiii|i!iiuii.iil. (Ifliff, Store uml First-Class Laundry, Where - Diau 'ork is rl.HiL- .rl.-_iiii.-i ill nny oilier iiliiee Ashcroft, - - British Columbia. husl eml of town, lu-iir v-iijion bridge. DRINK BEER! Golds worth Tea! Maple Leal Coffee! Wro. Braid! Co. TEA IMPORTERS AND WHOLESALE GROCERS, VANCOUVER, ■ • B.C. M!t*ffl££_ii This is tho tlmo of tlio yeur whou a tuioliuj- cirhilt is most refreshing, uud tlio most cool- inn ill-ink ut any tlmo is browed ut tho WESTMINSTER BREWERY, N. NELSON, Prop. F H. CASE, Agont, Aslieroft PRIVATE BILL POINT COMFORT HOTEL ^ PLClirKRS TARS, MAVNB ISLAND, B.C. (Midway between Vancouver and Victoria.) This hotel is situated on one of the most beautiful Inland!) in ttie titilf nl Georgia. Climate delightful; pood boating and Ashing i lawn tennis and liattiuiK- Just the place to spend a holiday during tiie hot summer months. Tlie house is well furnished and with all modern conveniences. Steamer leaves Vancouver on Mondays and New Westminster on Thursdays and Saturdays. Mo .loderatc rates. Apply to manager. HATCREEK Blacksmith Shop. I desire to give notice to teamsters and others wishing blacksmithing done, that I have leased the Hat Creek Blacksmith Shop and have on hand a full line of steel, iron, etc., for the general black- smithing business. All work entrusted to me will be done thoroughly and with neatness and despatch. D. NEVIN. NOTICE. In tbo Matter of tho Estate of Tbeo- pblle McNeill, deceased. Notice Is hereby given that by nn order matli June, 1808, letters of administration will, the will an ne icd were granted to Jnhn A. Fraser, of Quesnelle Mouth, ll.C, ollicial administrator of the County of Crrilioo, to the personal estate of Theopnllt) McNeill, deceased intestate, late of Quesnello Mouth II. C. All persons indebted lo tlie said estate are required to pay thc amount clue by them to the said John A. Kraser or the undersigned forthwith. All persons having claims against the said Theo- phile McNeill are required to send full particulars thereof, fully verified, and of the nature of the securities (if any) held by them to the said J. A. Kraser or the undersigned on or before the 82nd day of October, 1808. After the 3-lnd day of October, 1B0H, the administrator will proceed to distribute the assets of the Bald estate among the pai-tlei. entitled thereto, having regard only to the claims of which they shall then have had notice. Dated the 10th day of July, 1800. DENIS MURPHY, 1H5 Solicitor for Administrator. NOTICE. In tbe Matter of tho Estate of Kiehard Hough, Deeeased, Notice is hereby given that by an order made by His Honor Judge Cornwall, Judge of the County Court of Cariboo, on the 38th day of June, 1808, letters of udministration were granted to John A, Kraser, of Qiicsnclleinouth, B,C.. omclltl administrator of the County of Cariboo, lo the personal estate of l.lcbard Hough, deceased intestate, late of Harkerville, B.C. All persona indebted to the said estate All persons having claims against — - --hard Hough are required to send full particulars thereof fully verified and of the nature of the securities (if any] held by them to Die said J. A. Kraser or the under- signed on or befbre the aand day of October, i8oo. After tlie aand day of October, isuii, the Administrator will proceed to distribute the assets of th» said estate among thc parties entitled thereto, having regard only tu the claims of which they slmll then have had notice. Solicitor for Administrator. )iiwerloiici|iiiu- water igbts, and la construct Qjjea, ami to generate lei-incity Tuti-i-eMling nary works for the bc ilon of electricity for ipernting ibe works of ar to expropriate lands or the purposes of ih ■ cmnpaiiv. anil to at- rivilt'ccs it other aids from any gov.-rnincut. municipal corporation or bodies corporate or [n-rsiuis; anil to levy and c.illect lolls and .-liana-* lor Hit- transmission of messages hy tbe company's system, or from persons usim: tlie saint*, and tn make an* raiigements for tin.- transmission uf im-sagcs or Otherwise with telegraph, telephone, railway, steamboat or other com panics; and for all other usual. ne_-essary or incidental rights, boimsi-j- an.l iinvilec.-s in anv wav conductive to Ihe said oliiccis. or anv of them. Dated at Iknnclt. U.C, tin* Sih dav of Julv, 1800. A, E, PORTER. \Y. A. ANDERSON. ia-17. CHICAGO, MILWAUKEE & ST. PAUL R'Y is Uic beat liue to and from Chicago,Mil* wan keo nnd nil point-. East. Willi ils 0,155 miles of thoroughly equipped mail it reaches nil principal business centers in Northern Illinois; Wlsonsin, Iowa, Minnesota, Soutn Dakota, North Dakota and North Michigan THE ONLY LINE Running Electric Lighted and Stenm Hcnted Vestibuled Trains. Time tables, mnps ami information regarding routes, rales and oilier details relating to thc rond will bo furnished on application to any coupon ticket agent, or by addressing 0, J, Eddy General Agent, Portland, Ore. CANADIAN *-) . ^ ^PACIFIC KV. SOO-PACIFIC LINE. 4 DAYS ACROSS THE CONTINENT The fastest and best equipped train crossing the continent. Trains leaving tlio Pacific coast Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays connect at Fort William with tlio palatial lake steamers "Manitoba,'.1 "Alberta" and "Athabasca" across the Great Lakes. For full particulars as to time, rates, and for copies of C.P.R. publications apply to A. L. CLEMENTS, or to Agent, Ashcroft. E. J. OOYLE, Asst. Gen. Pass. Agent, Vancouver, B.C. L6 EbU TIDE. A K-iili'.-ii i-ciu-li (if wide nml wiml swept len, A *kj* of Bl.nttero.1 Hteol lhut palla Um uluM, Ami ono lung niui.. uf sun tlmtBoemslowrltt Vn; t lotlcra slowly mi n -.Into of son; Tho tlronry wall ul gulla that skim tho crest (if Bullcn breakers aUtline In to land, A viirlil (ii-owii ..ni]>ty, full of V-iHUO unrest Antl shadow shapes thut stride, norosa the snnd. Tho gray lioncli widens. Foot liy foot appear SlraiiK'- forma of wrcckaya creeping from tho whYCRi Liko Khust:. that stent in Blloneo from their grave.. To watch lx-slilo tho deathbed of tho year. Tool- Hiintterud shapes of ships that oneo stood out Full freighted to tho far horizon's sweep To music of the cheery sailor shout Of men who sought tho wonders of tho deepl Poor shattered shipsl Tlieir gallnnt cruising o'er, Their cargoes coral crusted leagues below. They rise, unnamed, unnumborc-l, from the slow I.ecos..ion of tlio ebb nlong tho shore. Tlio fluldo tide Hint boro thom bravely fhen Betrays llu-ir shmne ami mi I. educes to be Mulo wilm-sB tu Ilm littleness of men Who buttle with tho sovereignty of Bea, For uic, as well, atone upon tho dune There sinks a tido that strips the beaches bnro The lirooilinji skies make mockery of noon. Ah, (liar, that hopes, liko tides, should ebb awny, Unmaskim; un llio naked pliore ef love Flotsam and Jetsam ut a linppier dny. Dreams W_-c-kt.il and nil tho emptinefls thoroofl -Ouj- Wetmoro Onrryl iu Harper's Magn-slno, j In the Nick jf J O' Time, jj :' OODOOOQ OO' I Tho Widow C_.ri.oy enmo out o( her two room elmutj. boyoml tlm dump, shu Blood erect in tlio spring Biuinbino, looking ovov it network of raUroiul trnckdi neron lo lho Bwitchliottso, wltoro Kutli- loon liml inkon Forgne O'lTrtro'stlinnor Nelly Ctirnoy was Btlll little more tlmn n girl. Hor fneo wns tu-cti nnd bwooI, her oyoa bright, hor Imlr blnck ami enrly Tlio wind blow ber calico (Iro.a away from her (lite llgtiro. "Ami yuu Bfiy lhut hIic'ii n widowT1 John Conovor ronittrkod lo Forgus. "Not long, l venture." "Throo yoar." Bnld Fergus, panting a lilllo. "Not I'or any fault of tlio b'j'ft Bho's n litllo nppiBh, ia Kelly Carney Phil woro n llroumti an liko to bo mi engineer wan (Iny. Imt the groasera down Coyoto pnra finished him wan night when (hoy nttnckotl the train. Company gives ber llio tint nv Um hooso thar, an elm keeps boordera for nicnls." Tlmt is bow John Conovor met Nelly Carney. Ho wns getting ready to go to tlio mines. Ho bad just como from the eastern stfitea and had a claim np nbunt Toby'B creek tbat hia brother had left bim when he died tbe year before. Uo did not say much nbont bimaolf to any one. Ho took bis meals with tlio Widow Carney for n week or so and bunked in with Fergus O'Hnro. Ho said be wns getting his on .fit. Nelly Carney did some sewing for bim, nud thoy eat together evenings, while littlo Kathleen elopt beside them. Ono of these evenings John Conovor Beamed to be very thoughtful. At last bo took n sudden resolution. "Nelly," ho began gently, "I'm going np to a rough place, but I've got n notion to take you along." "It takes two to make n bargain, Mr. Conover." "Not this bargain. I know you'll go, dear. I'm only wondering if it'll pay yon. Jim always stuck to it, thnt thnt creek claim wns bound to pan ont. If it does, you aud Kathleen will be fixed for life. If it don't, yon might have n tough time. Shall wo go down to tho squire tomorrow, Nell." Nelly took n night's sleep on it and iu the morning consented to go up country witb John Conover. Tbey were married one day nnd set out tho next, taking tho little child with them. It seemed a shame to Jcbn Conover that ho lind brought such a pretty creature to livo in such a wild nnd lonesome spot. She was happy enough, apparently the sat-da Nolly tbnt be hnd Been on the dump thnt spring day. Tho more lie loved her tho moro bo brooded over ber Bncrificfl of a homo nnd friends among civilized people. Ho worked bard, nud tho nest summer mndo n good find in a hole and sent ber back to San Fraucisco with a small fortune nud instructions to pnt Kathleen into a convent, whero sho could bavo schooling nud ho made ;i lady of for tho future. !»•••••• | Lifo in a hotel is a great educator. ; Day after day Sirs. Conover went about, snw great plays, read novels, visited ; her child and enjoyed existence. Sho ■ received John's infrequent letters with !n positive alarm. Bnppose bo slionld eend for ber to return. Sho conld close hnr oyos and seo tho groat, dark, snow topped mountain wall, thorough cabin close under the shadow, the brawling waters of tho mountain torrent. In dreams sho henrd tho thrumming voice of tho wind among tho pine boughs, tbo scream of the wild eagles. Thnt was all. Sho missed John nt first with nil thn pnesiou of hor impulsive nature. ' But as tlmo weut on tho longing grew less tierce, aud she folt sbo would.rather never return than to go liow when life was so full of gayety nnd novelty. Ouo day Fergus O'Hare enme to see her. Tho colored servant told her, with a grin, thnt tho visitor would not write his name on n card—maybe couldn't. Nelly flushed, for sho know it was but n litllo time since she hnd been ignorant of card formalities. Sho said she would sen Iiim in her own pnrlor, and (lie minified bellboy showed np tho switchman. Ho looked rougher nnd more grimy thau over. "How do yon do, Fergus?" Bho snid, with u littlo condescension. Fergus had stopped in the iniddlo of lhe litllo parlor. "Nelly Conovor 1 01 can't belnveit'i tbo same," bo said. "It is," sbo laughed. Then, in hex warm hearted wny: "Sit flown, l-'M'gnsj I'm glad to seo you. Yon should see Kathleen, She's a lino girl now." Fergus wonld not sit down. Ho waa evidently at a loss whnt to any. Ho shifted Ids lint uneaily. "Nelly Carney thot was, Oi moost hurry my wurrd, as Oi'voTlm Blnko in me plnco down iu tho yard. 01've somo wurred of John Conovor from a dirtby Chinese thot Ol'vo bofrinded wunst or twice. Ho told mc, Nelly Cnrnoy, thot John hns med hia foind nt last, nn tbot throo ov tho worst min in Bun Francisco aro to bo nftber not ony phut he's tnken oot nlriddy. but I. will be hia life for h'is claim out tliero lieyant." Nelly Conover had risen. All tbo flno lady dropped from ber. Sho run to Fergus and caught bis band. "Fergus, Fergus, yo'ro n friend, indeed! Como nway with mo to John. Get Tim, Denny and Jerry nnd ono of tbo other boys wo can depend on. There's plenty of money. Wo will go faster than nny ono. Oh, Fergus, help me, for old time's snkel" "Wc'vo no toimo, thin, to lose,' quoth Fergus, "for tbot gang is nwny threo hours noo. Bo rendy whin I como with tho b'ys." An hour or two later Nolly wns ready. Sho had been to tho convent to kiss Kathleen; sho hnd dressed herself in her courso mountain clothing again. Tbo next train north boro tho Irishmen and Nelly to tbe Iittlo etntion whoro sbo had decided lo got off. It was by n shortcut, rough and dangerous, that Nelly mndo up her mind to load her followers. It wns one by wbicb John Conover used to secrotly transport his gold. Several times sho had tramped with him up and down tiio pass. Sho calculated that sho could arrive an hour or two after tho attacking party if they pushed forward all night. A terriblo energy possessed Nelly. Hor eyes shone with terror and anxiety. Could they rencb John in time? As sbo plunged onward iu tho dark sho registered n vow never to leave John Conovor again if his lifo wero spared. Toward dawn tho party wero in sight of Toby's creek. Nelly pointed with shaking linger at tho hut near the mountain side. Thorn was n light in iho cabin. The parly crept up stealthily, Nelly crawled on her hands and knees to tlm bark of tho window. Tho sight wltlllll froze her blood, .lohn Conover was lied and bound boforo the flro until hn was potfectty liolploflH. Threo men wero tgrtiiriug hlm, Indian fashion, by Applying burning sticks to bis feet, lio would not sign away bis claim. Nolly drew back ono second, and Feigns took ber place. A Bottlotl gray look came Into tho faco of..tho big swilelmiau. Uo motioned the nexl man, and all drew Hnir pistols. Fergus crept to tin-door, motioning Nelly to shelter borsolf. There wet-o a sudden crash in of (he door, three shots and a dllflb at the window. Nelly fired the pistol tbat sho held straight into tho fneo of tho niiin who camo first. John Conover was to renin in a badly crippled man. He had expected no succor, but ho know Nelly well enough to think sho wonld never relinquish the claim only over hisown signature, hardly then. Ho bad resigned himself to die that sho might have njfortune. It was a snatch from tho gravo fer him. Everyone knows theConovers on tho two continents. Tlie claim was ono of tho best threo in California. Kathleen was such n fabulous heiress she conld havo married n dozen titles, but sho chose n plain American. Sbo hnd a young half brother, wbo, strnngo as it may seem, wns called Fergus from tbo start. He was n famous atbleto in nn eastern college in the seventies and married an English girl of family. Nelly Conover, a lovely whito haired old lady, mny often bo seen in the picture galleries nnd pleasure gardens of continental cities, walking beside the wheel chair of a genial old gentleman, She kept her vow. No time siuco thnt awful hour ou tbo mountain side bas she been absent from John Conway'a aide.—Chi* cngo News. Otli;In of "3Ira. Fnrtliiffton." Miss Shillaber, a daughter of tho famous hnmorist, B. P. Shillaber, gives this nccount of how her father enme to sign himself "Mrs. Partington:" My father had nlways heen delighted with Sydney Smith's description of n "Mrs. Partington" mopping back the Atluntic with n broom, nnd her unmo just then occurring to bim ho chronicled a rise in breadstuffs thus: "Mrs. Partington saya tho price of flour makes no difference to her, as she nlways pnys tho samo for half a dollar's worth." This occurred in 1847, on the day be beenmo n reporter for the Boston Post It wns copied in all the newspapers in the country nnd made bim famous. Its reception surprised and pleased bim, and he thereafter made desultory sayings of tho kind upon nil topics of tho dny, soou introducing "Ike," and in a brief timo they became national char- actors. Porto tlico ol the Fnttir*. "Dnlcel Sivendel Dnlcol" "Agua dococol Muchofrercol" Forabundred years—yes, for 200 years—bavo theso voices filled tho ovening air nnd plendcd for patr-oungo from somo fair buyer on the balconies above, whero idly tbo Spanish belle wilea away the evening in laughter and casts longing oyes nt tho gay cnbnlloro promenading beneath. A generation benco nud nil thia will have passed nwny, nnd in the dying a new strong nation will haVo arisen— the old charming picture gono nnd n now ono of smoking trains, burring trolleys, blinding lights, a milkman in a wagon and n huckster with n one horse cart, who cries; "Fish I Freeh fish I"—Harper's Weekly. How A Parent Got Left. "Aro you enjoying this beautiful spring, Mr. Tompkins-" "No. You sec, my boy Dickey played a trick on mo nnd wont to tho circus with that man next door."—Chicngo Record. _/ I_n tutor'-* Crttvat. At n friendly dinner at (..oro House, when it was tho most delightful of houses, hia dress—say, his cravat or shirt collar—bad become slightly disarranged on a hot evening, nnd Count d'Orsay laughingly called his attention to tho cirenmstnuco ns wo roso from table. Laudor beenmo flushed and greatly agitated. 'My dear Count d'Orsay, I thank youl My dear Count d'Orsay, I thank you from my soul for pointing ont to mo tho nbominnblo condition to which I am reduced 1 If I bad entered tbo drawing room mid presented mysolf beforo Lady Blessington in so absurd n light, I would instantly havo gone heme, put n pistol to my houd and blown my brains out."—"Landor's Letters. " __________„. Wlion He Wan Fni.il nf It. Qiiinn—Aro you fond of Welsh rob- bit? TopiiIT—Boforo eating, whilo I am eating nnd for a very short tlmo aftor. —Boston Transcript. llu ClntlCtl ilw F«u.l. V.'lii:u the Republicans wero nhout t.. minium to somebody to run for gov r: :._]■ in 1844. there wore candidates in it'.l |i..rls cf the woods. Tho day of tha ■-*, .-..-.■iliou, however, "Uncle Dick' c-r.it down and, without having present i,:iv t-cuiblni.ee of enmlidncy oilier than !.:■ n-,.ii personality, he was nominated by acclamation. ■*:■' brother-in-law, David T. Littler, \ ■■■ i a candidate for stato trein-nrer I Iim) been to somo pains to mako his c liducy un organized feature of the d.'iyn preceding tlio convention. When C';-]'-.'l.y waa mimed for governor. Littler .van put out of the calculations hy i. ,.j !i of coming from tlio next county nr.cl -vas sidovtruckod In consequence. Although Mrs. Oglesby nnd Mra. Littler woro sisters, the houses oi Oglesbj nud Littler wero far apart from thai time The heads woro so completely estranged that ono did not speak to lho otlior For ten years thoy remained strainers. Littler lived in a great old fashioned mansion in Springfield. Oglesby lived on his farm near Elkhart. One day, to the emprise of tho Littler family, ex- Govoruor Oglesby walked in.' "How aro you, Dave?" said tho ex- governor. "How nro yon, governor?" said Littler, as ho struggled ngninst bis astonishment. Then tbo extended hand oi the unexpected visitor wns cordially grasped. "I cumo to tako dinner with you, Duvo." "Well, I'm glad of it," nuswerod Littler, as ho took thu bnt and cont of bis caller. "Im tho whisky bottlo iu tho same old place, Dave?" "It is, and thorn's whisky in It" Ami tbat was bow tho family food ended forever. i. Aiii-iioi-.n nn n Flro l.xtl .iM.iili.I_cr. Probably tho best llro extinguishing liquid is aqua iimim.niti, without any addition whatever. Wo have personally had experience with tint almost marvelous power of tliis substanco in this direction, ln ono instance, whoro flro had originated probably from spontaneous combttfltion, in a pile containing several tuns of cotton seed, and tho interior of which was almost n solid body of livo coal, n half gallon of nm* tuonin completely smothered tho fire. in another, which occurred nt Sa- veiiay, France, lho vapors of a tank containing 50 gnl! ma of gasoline caught tire iti the linen room of n laundry. The room was instantly n mass of living Hameg, but a gallon nnd n half of ammonia wator thrown into it completely nud almost immediately extinguished tiie fire. The ammonia wns in n glnss demijohn iu an apothecary shop next door to tho laundry aud wns thrown into tho room by tho druggist ns an experiment. So completely wns tho fire extinguished that workmen wero enabled to cuter the room almost immediately, where they found tho iron tank of gasoline intact.—National Druggist A flit-up I.niicheoi.. A good story is told in connection with tiie last Ascot meeting. An American, who was used to goiug into racing booths in his own country, ordering luncheon nud paying $1, found himself hungry at tho royal mooting, so ho walked into tho first tent handy nnd told tho attendant to givo him something to cat. Tbe man put a sumptuous luncheon beforo him, to which, ns well ns tho champagne, tho visitor did ample justice. Ho then handed thc attendant .. shillings, received his thanks nml waa bowed out of tho tent, inwardly congratulating himself on the moderateness of the charge. An English friend whom bo mot outsido snid: "I did not know you wero acquainted with LordH." "Neither am I," replied tho Bosto- ninn. "Oh, I beg your pardon," Baid the interrogator. "I thought you were, as yon camo out of bis tent."—London Tit-Bits. IlrmllniiKli'*. irn. Mrs. Godfrey Clcik told mo today at dinner thnt when sho wns in London last year some ouo snid in ber presence, "It is strnngo that Brndlaugh, although ho speaks well, should never be able to manage tho letter h." Sir F. Hnllidoy, who was sitting by, remarked, "The reason is obvious; wo know that und Bradlnugh will hnvo nothing to sny to either. "—Sir M. E. Grnnt Duff's Diary, The Paste Didn't Hold. "I hnvo shown tbis to n jeweler,' snid tlio young woman, flinging the engagement ring scornfully at his feot. "Did you think," sho asked, with crushing sarcasm, "yon could comeut onr affection with pasto." "Sol" hissed the young man, folding his anus and gazing nt her with equal scorn. "It'B pnsto, is it? And yet you nro not stuck on iti"—Chicago Tribune. Verdict ni Ileii-lcreil. "Gentlemen of tho jury," asked the clerk of tbo court, "hnvo you ngreed upon n verdict?" "We bavo," replied the foreman. "The verdict of the jury is thnt the lawyers hnvo mixed this ense up eo thnt wo don't know anything at nil nbout it." A mnn'nlways rises in hisown estimation when ho gets on familiar terms with a person of whom ho oneo stood l'l nwn. E. C. PRIOR & CO. Ld. (ES-AHI/ISBED 1850.) DEALERS1N- Hardware, Iron, Steel, Nails, &c. Mill and Mining Supplies, Waggons, Buggies, Cutters, Farm Implements, &c. Victoria. Vancouver. Kam loops. Lenz & Leiser, Importers of Foreign & Domestic Dry Goods, And Manufacturers of—, Overalls, Shirts, and all kinds of Clothing suitable for the Mining Trade. 9 and 11 Yules Street, Victoria, B.C. GRAND PACIFIC HOTEL, Situated near Depot. KAMLOOPS, B... DUPONT & CORNING, Props MACKAY SADDLERY AND HARNESS CO. MAN-l'AC-UUl-llS ANI) JMJ'JUIT HUB OP Saddles, Harness, Bridles, Trunks, Whips, Spurs, and Harness Trimmings. REPAIRING DONE WITH NEATNESS AND OESPATCH //// ordes by mail promptly attended to and satisfaction guaranteed ASHCROFT. : : : : B.C. cro-EHsr :m:c:r,_a.:e. HOTEL & GENERAL STORE. GiTJESXTELL-B FOBja., 33. C. A pull assortment of Drygoods, Boots and Shoes, Liquors aid Cigar, Hardware, Miners Supplies. Hay, Gram and Stability, Imes right. HYDRAULIC PIPE Water Works or Mining Plants. The largest nnd best equipped rivetted steel pipe making plant on the coast. EiilMlei Furnish... Large or Small Quinllllu, Id Delay li .ell.irj, Siliilitlloi Counted, Armstrong & Morrison Olllce nnd works—Foot of Hentley are. VANCOUVER, B.O. HEINTZMAN & GO. PIANOS. All the Creat Artists oflthe dav have endorsed and eulogized these Celebrated Instruments and pronounced them to be the leading Pianos of Canada. NORTH B.C. NAVIGATION COMPANY.Ld. SODA CREEK. QUESNELLE. The Steamer "Charlotte1' will commence her regular trips on the opening of navigation on the upper Fraser river, making close connection with the B.C. Express Company's stages carrying Her Majesty's Royal Mails. 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. Quesnelle, B.C. JAMES 11EID, Manager. Tho Snnrt Desert of lu.lln. Tiio Mind rldgci or dborns of tbo Indian desert spring from low cross ridges or saddles, lllto closed fingers from tbo knucleic.. of tlio bnck of tho hand, but In reverse and parallel directions. That is to say, tho ridges faco both northeast nnd southwest, covering ft longitudinal distanco of ono to two miles, when thoy oro ngnin repeated in a similar formation. Tbelr cross slopon avorago two to ono and aro woll covorcd wllb desert grasses and bushes, nn occasional acacia or rohlrn treo breaking tho monotony of ilm landscape. This, peculiar formation ends abruptly at tho sandstone cllO'sof Bnfcft, about 1,000 feet nbovo sen level, which form a barrier to thoir farther extension eastward. Whon scon for tho Ilrst tlmo from theso heights, thoy bavo a confused, wavellko appearance, and it la only uUlmatoly discovered thnt thoy form in plan parallel but tapering ridges. With lho exception of tho Held rnt, animal llfo Is absent, and tho old trado routo is mostly Indicated by the skeletons of camel., which dot tbo track at short inter* vals.—C. II. Croudaeo, in Engineering Magazine. At tho protty villngo of Holylnke, o suburb of Liverpool, thero nre golf links whicli nro famous na being tlio olilcwt nnd among tbo best in England, the frame being brought tbero by tbo Scotch. Distances from Ashcroft to Cache Creek 8 C, McDonald's 13 Hut Creek H 20-Mile Hou-e 20 US-Mile Mouse 23 Clinton.... ii'J BO-Mile I ouse 44 m-Mik- 1 mis-e 40 70-Mile I nu-e G5 H.l-Mile I mi-e 08 B7-MI1. I ouae 73 10O-M1 v ouse 85 tfiii.Mi e iiusi- CO I0.i-r.il i- hum- 03 111.Mi e ouse 00 ur.-Mi e ouse 100 117-Mi e ouse 103 lUU-M e .iiuii- 107 127-M e ..use 113 i:.S-M e .m-e 117 l-H-M e .m-e UO 11.7-M v louse 123 141-M i* ouse 130 l-H-M ■■ ouse 120 ir.o.M v ouse 1HS Sidu Creek JOB Alexandria IHI Moffatfs 180 .Australian's 108 Hoh.mori'a 200 Quesnelle'., 220 Cottonwood 241 ISe.lverl'a-s 2111 Stanley 2117 Harkerville 280 Hlg Lake* 1GO Heaver Lake* 167 Quesnelle Forks* 101 lii.rv'Kl 23 ■-'----■' as 87 Marlfey'nt Pavlllont -; CiiirlRan'Bt 41 O'Malloran'st "^ Cole'at 42,3 Chirks 40 Keilhley'Ht BO Kminiainl E>0 COSMOPOLITAN HOTEL. KAMLOOPS, B.O. I This well known house has been reopened by its now nronrieto and l,«s beon thoroughly renovated antlliltocl up P,A. BARN HART, Prop. THE IMPERIAL BREWING CO. LTD. .EC AMLOOP5, B. O. MANl'l'ACTUHEBS OF , LACER BEER AND PORTER. Also GINGER BEER, SODA WATER, LEMONADE, and other Aerated Drinks. Under our new management we Imvo lierniHiienlly secured ilie service!, ol a first-class brewer, who Imn llioromrlily overhauled our cellars, antl we are now prepared to furuloli tne market with our new betr. whieh Is second t" none and sure topi ve noml satisfaction. All orders hy mall or otherwise promillly attended to. Give us atrial. E. T- W- PEAESE, Manager. Occidental Hotel. QUESNKLLE, -* BC, New maiiajjonipnt. Hotel headquarters for B, X. stagos. Hcailquaiteis for mining men, well ftirnislieti rooms. Table Btippliml whh everything in season. Most complele bar in Cnrilmo. Stables in connection, fJuv fl'.id Oafs in (pia"-.ity. F. HOFGROAMP & A. JOHNSON, - - Fio| rtu» FURNITURE t'AKPKTS, (III. CLOTHS etc., etr. Cheapest house on earth, write for prices M. P. CORDON, - KAMLOOPS, B.C. Beaver Lake House, C. W. EAGLE, Proprietor. On the Main Road from the 150-Mile House to Quesnelle Forks. Good accommodations for travelers and good stabling, feed, etc., for teams. A. well .stocked bar In connection. I deal largely in hay, grain, and farm prod uco generally. McLennan, MUFkly & C°. Lii: VANCOUVER, B.C. •w."h:oi_,-_i!s^x__ei<^^~ Haidware, Stoves, etc. Mill and Mine Supplies. Agents for the Giant Powder Company- Agents for the Majestic Steel Bang* ACc-ll Order- Solicited. 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. At tl Is Point will be found a good assortment of GENERAL MERCH AND ISE & MINERS SUPPLI ES Also one of ihe best Hotels on the route. Information cheerfully given. VEITH & BORLAND. Proprietors and Stock Raisers. PITHER & LEISER. Importers and Wholesale Healers in WINES LIQUORS AND CIGARS VICTORIA, B. t,. Oppenheimer Bros. WHOLESALE GROCERS Vancouver, : : : B.C. SMITH db BRYSON General Blacksmiths, Horseshoeing, Steel, Irou and Hardwood Lumber kept in stock, also wagons .suitable for freighting and ranching. Shop on Railway Avenue. - ASHCROFT, B.O. THE ASHCROFT JOURNAL. SATURDAY, AUGUST -Ji, 1800. LOCAL AND DISTRICT NEWS. See the adv, of Westminster fair iu .mother column. Miss Shannon, teacher at McCarthy's on tlio Curiboo rond, returned this wool; to rcsttnie lier school duties. Tlio Ijiivenn nnd Coppiuger Comedy Oompany creates tlio laughing habit. Ashoroft Opera House llth nnd I-'itli, W. .1. Kelloy and Miss Isabella Cuu- nlngbam woro married aL Clinton, Wednesduy, August 9 th, by Rov, W. W. Bardie, Mr. II, Nowshamaotod as grootns- niuii niul Miss D, McDonald as brides- iniiiil. Tlio happy conplo aro now at Viotorla for a fow wooks, Next Tuesday Kamloops will havo an election to seo whether or not a loan of -JJI7 COO sbull bo seoured by tho oity to bo usod for light nud water service. While thoro is not so muoh interest shown us would bo expected by thoso interested, it is tho general impression that tho loan will bo ondorsed. A through telegraph lino from Asbcroft lo Dawson Olty will mean, wo trust, a ommodious government building at Asbcroft next season for a post- ofllce, customs bouso and telegraph ofllce, and as all of these departments aro under Dominion control the Do minion will no doubt provido suitable ofllcos. Tbo Nolson Tribune snys: "A banquet was tendered to Aid. Henry B. Thompson upou tho occasion of his departure from this cily to engage In busiuess at tbo lBO-Mlle House, in Cariboo," Mr. Thompson is now in charge of tbo ISO-Mile properties and'Is wi believe, with Tom Allico, of Turner Boeton Company, taking stook, etc. Mr. Thompson comes to Cariboo with a splendid business reputation, and bo certainly lias a Held of operations iu Cariboo extensive and rich in natural resources. Mr. Maokinnon, C. E„ is about to visit Cariboo and is prepared to examine and report ou dredging propositions in tbat district. Mr. Maokinnon has lately paid a visit to New Zealand and spout some timo thero looking into the operations carried on in tbat colony for tho recovery of gold by dredging in creeks aud rivers, and judging from what bo has seen ho does not besitato to say that thero is a larger and richer Mold for dredging tu Iiritish Columbia. Thoso having dredging teases iu Cariboo would bo wise to avail themselves of his oxpor ieuco wheu be is in tbo distriot. Wo aro in receipt of a letter from Mr. Keary relative to the dato set for tbe Clinton races, it boiug reported that tbey would appear tho samo week tbat tho "-.Vestminster fair is to be held. We do not so understand it, aud if so Clin ton pooplo will make a mistake. Many peoplo wbo would liko to attend tho Clinton meet, also wish to attend tho Westminster fair, and reduced railroad fare, together with tho splendid ex bibit always givon by Westminster will cause thom to go there. Tbo Cliuton peoplo bavo been written to by the Westminster committeo regarding the dates, and wo trust It will bo arranged so that thoro will be no conflicting interests. .John Hopp, of Slough creek, left by B, X. stage for Barkervlllo on Friday. The sudden and entirely unexpected death of W. P, Sargent, so woll aod favorably known iu Cariboo in connection with tho Slough creok mines, bas delayed Mr. Hopp ,-joiuo time. Mr. Sargent died Juno 20th in a physician*! olllco in Tacoma of heart failure. ' Ho had imt boou fooling quito well for somo weeks but had thought it a form of logrippe. Ho bad just arrivod in Tacoma and wasou his way to bis houso wlion feeling somewhat poorer thau he had boon he stepped into his physi clan's olllco for advice. Tho doctor was in an -adjoining room writing a prescription for him whou Mr. Sargent foil and was taken up dead. Ho was 42 yoars of ago and a bright, thorough busiuoss mau. Cariboo sustains a serious loss by Mr, Sargent's untimely death. Tho Standard says in relation to Mr. Doauo'^i appointment as Commissioner of Lands and Works:--Tho Government havo against their will bad to give Mr, Hondorsou the Attorney- Generalship, but in caso of thoir defeat thoy will have to go to tho country. This they tiro preparing for, and with that oud in view, wo may expect tbo oliccso-paring policy suddenly to ex- pand into lavish expenditure, In ordor to further secure au unsafe soat, rumors aro set abroad that Mr. Donne will bo given a portfolio. This, bow* ovor. need not bo taken seriously, though ho himself may bo vain enough to believe it. In tho Ilrst placo tho Government could nover bo rp-eleoted in tho second place ho could not got elected, and in tho third, should by a mlraolo tho other two things occur, thoy would find political reasons for giving it to somo moro important person, 'llioy might go so far just boforo dissolution to go through tho form of gazetting tho appointment, but this would only go to show how tricky tbo outllt is, as their only reason for doing so would bo in order to try aud prevent Sir. G. 13. Martin from getting the soat bauk again." Wo do not think tho latter suggestion would bo carried out. In nuycaso if thero is a ucw election, Mr. Doanes' opponent would be, so say Kamloops people generally, not Mr. Martin but some new man. Dou't forget the Kiokapoos at tho Ashcroft Opera House, Mouday Aug., lith and 15th. In connection with tho Lavona nnd Coppiuger Comody Company, wo croato the laughing habit. i,25 aud .in cents. Children under ten years 15 cents. Wo aro in receipt of a letter from Cariboo enclosing a long contribution relative to tbe Hov. Laidloy's aud tho Rov. DorrelPs letters of lato dato appearing in the JounNAL, As tho writer falls to sign his namo tho lottor must of necessity bo consigned to tbo wasto basket. Time brings about changes, sometimes vory suddonly too. A man may be a good man at uight and ready aud anxious to whip auy other man in Ashcroft. The next morning whon bo wakes up without a cont iu hi:- pookot aud in tho Skookum House for boing drunk and disorderly, ho is not nearly so big a man us bo was tho uight bo foro. Wo soo by Lho papers that Miss Edith Hawthoruo has been quito sue cossfut at tho lato teachers' examination. Sho stands woll up in tho list of second A's, tbe grade for which sbo ap plied, her name appearing abovo many of tbo old teachers and above mauy who have beou atteuding tho Higli schools of the province, and who are supposed to bo well up in their work, It might not bo amiss to remark in this connection that Miss Hawthoruo bas boeu attending tho Asbcroft public school siuco Christmas and in a number of the subjects has been following tli-) work of tho advanced class, We under-taud tbat sho is engaged as assistant in our sjliool for next year. Mr. It, T, Ward, manager of the Horsolly mine, spent a day in Asbcroft tbis week ou his way to Sau Francisco on a busiuess trip. Mr. Ward expects to return in about two weeks. Ho loft with tbo Bank of B.N. A., Ashcroft, about 38,000 for shipment. Mr, Ward, informed us that ho found that tbo Bank gavo him better terms on gold than ho could obtaiu elsewhere, uud that from uow ou thoy would bandit, tho output from tho Horsefly gold mine. As samples of tho rich dirt of Horsolly Mr. Ward bad in one bottlo tho gold taken from three pouuds of gravel from bod-rock, tho amount bo iug over §95; from two paus 81,300, and in about a panful of rich gravol tbat bo was taking bolow to show to bis partners there was a number of hundred dollars in sight, probably from 8600 to 81,000 in tbe one pan. In another column will be found a description of Horsefly aud its mines. The following list shows tbo dato and places of tbe Fall fairs as far as known: Kamloops September Nanaimo September Okauagau September Ashcroft September New Westminster. .October 21 2. ' 22, 2:1 27, 28, 3, 4, . Huron Rudolph, by Baron Wllkos, oontly pu-i._in.sed by Mr. Kinsca Stono and Dr. (J. Oann of Georgetown, Ky,, is to bo trained by Gus Macey nnd raced this seasou ns a U-ycar-old.—Turf, Field und Farm. The goldfish is a great coward, aud a tiny '.Bh with the courage to attack it nan fricbten it almost to death. License Aittnorizing an I'rovincial ..pany to Carry on Business. "Companies' Act, 1897." PltOVINCI NO. 150. This is to certify that tbo "Cariboo Consolidated. Limited" is authorised and licensed to carry ou business within tho Province of British Columbia, and to carry out or effect all or any of tbo objects hereinafter sot forth to which tho legislative authority of tho Legislature of British Columbia extends. Tho head ofllce of tho Company is situate iu England. The amount of tbeoapita! of tbo Company is -£850,000 divided into 350,000 sharos of i.1 oach. Tbe bead ofllco of tho Company in this Province is situato at Barkerville, aud William Thompson, whoso address is Harkerville aforesaid, is tho attorney for tho Compauy. The objects for which tho Compauy bas boeu established aro:~ (a.) To enter into and carry iuto effect, eithor witb or without modification, us the first operation of tbo Compauy, uu agreement dutod the fifth day of May, 1809, nnd mado between Gold Lauds Corporation, Limited, of tho oue part, and It. W. (,'bilvors, us Trustee for the Company, oftho other part, for the acquisition of certain property Hnd rights therein described, und to turn to account and deal with tho somo; (b) To seek for and secure openings for tbo employment of capital In any part of tho world, und witb a view thereto to search for, prospect, examino and oxploro mines and grouud supposod to contain minerals or precious Btoues, aud to search for and obtaiu information lu regard to mines, mining claims, mining districts and localities; to purchase, take on lease, or concession, or otherwise acquire any interest therein, and to bold, soil, dispose of and deal with lands or hereditaments of any tenure, gold, silver, copper, load, tin, quicksilver, irou, stono, coal or othor mines, mining, wuter, timber aud othor rights, uud generally any property supposod to contain minerals or precious stones of any kind, aud undertakings connected therewith; to explore, work, exeroise, develop, finance and turn to account the samo; to search for, win, quarry, assay, crush, wash, dress, reduce, amalgamate, smolt, refine aud prepare for market metalliferous quarz and oro, und other mineral aud metal substauues uud precious stones, uud for this purposo to buyor otherwise acquire buildings, plant, machinery, implement.., appliances and tools: to buy, soil, mauipulato, export and dual in . minerals and metals of ull kinds, and precious stones; and generally to institute, enter into, curry on, assist or participate iu nny miniug or metallurgical operations aud undertakings connected therewith: (c.) To institute, outer into, carry ou, assist or participate in financial, commercial, mercantile, industrial, manufacturing, mining and other businesses, works, contracts, undertakings, und financial operations of all kinds: (d.) To purchase or otherwise acquire, hold, sell, exuhango, lease, underlease, surrender, abandon, amalgamate, subdivide, grant llconoos, or easements, develop, work, turn tonocount, dispose of aud deal in real and personal proporty of all kinds, aud in particular lands, mines, buildings, heridltaments, business concerns und undertakings, mortgages, charges, patents, pateut rights, trade mrrlts, licences, concessions, loasos, contracts, options, book debts, claims, steamers, sailing vessels, barges and boats, and any interest in real or personal property, uud any claims agaiust such property,or against any persons or company or corporation, and to finance and carry ou any busiuess concern or undertaking so acquired, uud to enfranchise auy leasehold proporty acquired by tho Company: fo.) To purcbnso or otherwise acquire, bold, sell, manipulate, exchange, turn to account., dispose of and den) iu agricultural, plantation, forostal, Ashing and trading rights: aud to buy, sell and deal in, work up and prepare for market, all or any products of the earth including animals, grain, provisions, fruits, wines, spirits, cotton, wool, silk, tibros, tobacco, ooffoo, ten, sugar, timbor, rubber, oils, chemicals, explosives, drugs, dye stull's, nitrates, petroleum, bullion, specie, coin aud merchandise, and commodities of all kinds. either for immediate or futuro delivery, and whether iu a crude stale or manufactured, or partly manufactured or otherwise, and to advauco money at iuterost upon tho security of all or any such products, merchandise und com tuodities, uud to carry on business as merchants, importers and exporters: (f.) To aid, encourage and promote immigration iuto uny lands or proper ty acquired or controlled by tho Company, or in which the Coinpuny is in anyway interested; to lay out towns or villages, and to colonize the samo, and for such purposes to lend ami grant any sums of mouey for any purpose which may, or may bo supposed to be, for tho advantage of the Com pauy: (g.) To promote, acquire, construct equip, maintain, improve, work, manage or control, or aid iu or subscribe towards tho promotion, acquisition, construction, equipment, maintainunco improvement, working, management, or control of, works, undertakings und operations of all kinds, both public aud privato, in any part of the world, and in particular roads, tramways, railways, telegraphs, telephones, cables, ships, lighters, harbors, piers, docks, quays, wharves, warehouses, bridges, viaducts, aqueducts, reservoirs, cm bankmeuts. water-works, water courses, canals, flumes, irrigations, drain age, saw-mills, crushing mills, smelting works, iron, steol, ordnance, engineering and implement works, hydraulic works, gas and electric lighting, electrical works, power supply, quarries, collieries, coko ovens, foundries, furnaces, factories, carrying undertakings by laud and water, fortifications, markets, exchanges, mints, public aud private buildings, newspapers aud publication establishments, breweries, wiu eries, distilleries, hotels, residences stores, shops and places of amusement, recreation or instruction, whether for tho purposes ofthe Compauy, or for sale or hire to, or in return for any con sideration from any othor companies or persous: (h.) To undertake uud carry on any business transaction or operation commonly undertaken or carried on by 11- nauciors, promoters of companies. bankers, underwriters; concessionaires, contractors for public and other works, capitalists or merchants, aud to carry on auy other business which may seem totho Company capable of being cou veuioutly carried on in connection with any of tho objects of tho Company, 01 wbicb may be thought calculated, di rectly or indirectly, to enhance the value of or render profitable any of tlie Company's property or rights: (i| To transact and curry cn all kiuds of agency and commission busi noss, and in particular to collect moneys, royalties, revenue, iuterost, rent aud debts, to negotiate loans, to llud investments, aud to issue and place shares, stock, bonds, debentures, do bouturo stock, aud other securities; to subscribe for, purcbnso or otherwise acquire, hold, sell, exohango, dispose of aud deal iu shares, stock, bonds, debentures, debenture stock, or securities of auy company, whether' British Colonial or Foreign, or of any authority, supreme, municipal, local or otherwise; and to guarantee tho payment of monoy secured by or payable under or in respect of bonds, debentures, debenture stock, contracts, mortgages, charges, obligations and securities of any company, whether British, Colonial or Foreign, or of any authority, supreme, municipal, local or otherwise, or of uny persons whomsoever, whether corporate or uuincorporate: (j) To guarantee tlie title to or quiet enjoyment of property, either absolute by or subject to any qualifications or conditions, and to guarantee persons and corporatious interested, or about to become interested, in any property against any loss, actions, proceedings, cluims or demands in respect of any insullicioncy, imporfoctiou or deficiency of title, or iu respect of any incumbrance, burdens or outstanding rights, and to furnish and provido deposits aud guarantees of funds required in relation to any louder or application for any contract, concession, decree, euaetmeut, property or privilege, or iu relation to the carrying out of any contract, concession, docreo or enactment, aud generally to cairy ou aud transact every kind of trust, guarantee nnd indemnity business, cither gratuitously or otherwise, aud to undertake obligations of every kind and description: Ik) To undertake the office of trustee, receiver aud liquidator, whether official or otherwise, executor, administrator, committoo, manager, attorney, dolcguto, substitute, treasurer, uud any other offices nr situations of trust or confidence, aud to perform and discharge thc duties nud functions incident thereto, and to undertake tho management and secretarial work, or any other work in relation to tho business.of uuy othor company, on such terms us may be ugrcod upon: (1) To receive moneys, securities and valuables of all kiuds ou doposit, at interest or othorwlso, or for suro custody: (m) To lend monoy to such parties and on such terms, with or without security, as may seem expedient, and iu particular to customers of and persons having dealings with tho Compauy: CLEMENTS, Phm.B., >— <«■ TIIE ASHCROFI' DRUG ANI) STATIONERY STORE. SEABONAUL13 GOODS; Lime Juice, Kly 1'iuls, Tanglefoot, Choice Cigars. When needing Dings, Chomioals, Patent Medicines,Toilet Articles,Flno Soaps, School SuppHos, Stationery, Fishing Tacklo, Heading Mattor, otc. YOU WILL FIND ll, A qual I lied drilgglBt looks after your wants. ml. Kn-sli ii]i-tn.(line stock. nl. l.iulil iirk-t-saml right treatment. land I will do my bent to fill them to your satisfaction. , Lite uml I.11...I.im and Loan companies. Write for Circulars, Cariboo s Lillooet Stage Travel >, Clinton and wny points—Monday, Wednesday and Friday, All points in Cariboo—Monday and Friday. Lillooet direct—Monday nnd Friday. Through aud return tickets ut roduood rules. Special couveyauces furnished. Ai Summer Goods Must be Cleared Out. SEE 11TI1 TABLES FOR BARGAINS jij- >tlier shipment of (the John M_P-_.i-_.il :-) Shoes, which are giving excellent satisfaction, just arrived tliis week at An. Co. I0FT TRADINC GO. SHIFT DRUG COMPANY, i___i__to OIjAH.II-_I db oo.j Brick Block, noxt door to Bunk of B.N.A., ASHCROFT, B.C. A largo and well-assorted slock of New (foods. 1'rieos l-eitsoiuil-le. Spociul attention to oi'dors by mail. Lot ns know what Is wanted or v Imt is the trouble, aud modi-Uios, oto., will lio promptly _orv.tt.dod. I'lsillNd TA(__.I_._, Itardy's oolouratod Pllos, 91,-0 por do-on. :■■■ DK. CT-AEKES-OITICE AT STOKE. Tlie Mutual Life Insurance Company orb1 isriEcw yobk. Present Assets exceeds 8277,517,325.30) Burplua ovor nil liabilities, $37,728,101,50, Tlio oompany issues lho most liberal contracts that aro oold. Tho com* puny pays unt nu average of $50,000 a day in doath cluims, oudowmouts nnd annuities. Tin., company is universal, doing business throughout tbo world, mid tho Mutual Life is tho largest, strongest and best company. Insure ln it. STANLEY HENDERSON, H. P. HORAN, Manager for Mainland, District Agout, VANCOUVER, li.H KKJ-MILE HOUSE B.C. British Columbia Express Company HEAD OFFICE, - ASHCROFT, B.C. I P. RITHET & CO., LTD VICTORIA, Wliolesale- ) -B.O. LIQUORS and GROCERIES. Agents Columbia Flouring Mills, Enderby niul Vernon. ASHCROFT, B.O. Large Airy Rooms. Only First-Class Hotel in Town. Sample Rooms Free. C. E. JOHNSON, - - Proprietor. (in To draw, make, aooopt, issue, indorse, discount, buy, soli, and deal in bills of exchange, promissory notes, drafts, bills of lading, warrants, and othor negotiable or transferable Instruments: fo) To borrow or raise or seouro tlio payment of money for tlie purposes of tbe Company, in suoh manner and upon sucli terms ns may seem expedient, und to Boouro the repayment of moneys borrowed or owing, the performance of or obligations incurred by tbo Company, by redeemable or Irrp. deomablo bonds, debentures, or debenture stock t---U.li bonds, debentures, oi debenture stook being made payuble to bearer or otherwise, and issuable or payable either at par or at a premium or discount v or by mortgagos, trust deed, scrip certificates, bills of change or promissory notes, or by any olher instrument or in sueholbcruniH- ner as may ba determined, aud for any snob purposes to charge all or any part of the property of tho Company, both present aud future, including ils uncalled oapital, and to allot credited as tally or partly paid up, tha shares of tho Compopy, or bonds, debentures, or debenture stoek issued by tbo Company, as the whole or partjof the purchase price for any property purchased by tbe Company, or for any valuable consideration] (p) To make donations to such por sous and In such cases, and either o cash or other assets, as may '.ie thought directly or indirectly conducive to any of tbo Company's objects, or otherwise expedient, and in particular to remunerate any person or corporation, Intro, during t.i-..n_ess lo this Company, nud to subscribe or nuuninice money for charitable or benevolent objects, or for any exhibition, or for any public, general or other object, i!i:d to aid in the esti-.-Jishniout aud support of associations fop tl;o beneUt of persons employed by or having dealings with tbo Company, and fn particular friendly or oilier benefit societies, and to grant any pension, either by way of an annual payment or a lump sum, to any oflicer or servant of tho Companyi {(]) To on tor into uny ui-ran cement with any govornmont or authorities, supreme, municipal, local or otherwise, aud to obtain from any such government or authorities any rights, concessions, ul.-.rtc:-.; and privilege-, which may bo thought oondqelyo to the Company's objects or any of then.; [rj To purchase or otherwise acquire and undertake all or any part of tho business, property, goodwill and liabilities of any company, corporation, society, partnership, or persons carrying on or nbout to carry ou auy business wliich this Company iu authorised to carry on, or which is In auy respect similar to tbo objects of tliis Compauy, or which is capable of being conducted io as directly or indirectly to beneflt tbis Company, or possessed of property doomed suitable for tbo purposes of tbis Company, aud to enter ipto partnership or into any arrangement with respect to the sharing of profits, uuion of interests, or amalgamation, rccipro- or for any other purpose, with power to assist such company or companies by paying or contributing towards tbe preliminary expenses or providing the wholo or part of the capital thereof or by taking or subscribing for shares, preferred, ordinary or deferred therein, or by lending monoy thereto upon debentures or otherwise: Cu) To romunerato, either in cash, fully paid shares or otherwise, tbe promoters, or any person assisting in the promotion of thia Company, or of nny such company as aforesaid; to pay out of tbo funds of the Company all or any of tho expenses of and incident to the promotion, formation, organization, registration, advertising, and establishment of this or any other such company as aforesaid, and to the issue aud subscription of the share or loan capi- faital, including brokerage and commissions for obtaining applications for, or placing or guaranteeing tbe placing of tho shares or auy debentures, debenture stock or other securities of this or auy other such company as aforesaid, aud also all expenses attending the issue of any circular, map, plan, or notice, or the printing, stamping and cii culating of proxies or forms to be filled up by tho members of this, or eouuected with this, or any other other com].any, (v) To obtaiu, or In aay way assist ia obtaining, any Provisional Order or Aot of Parliament, or other necessary' 'authority, for enabling this or any other company to carry any pf Jts objects into oltoot, or for effecting $oy modification of tbis or any other company's constitution; to procure this or any other company to be legalized, regis tcrod or incorporated, if necessary, in accordance with tbe laws of any country or state in which it may, or may propose to Garry on operations; to es* tnblish aad niainiain agencies of the Company, and to open and "keep a uolo- nlal or foreign register or registers in any British colony or dependency, or in any foreign cmintiy. and Ln allocate any numbor of the shares to such register or registers; (w) To give tho call nf sharos, and to confer preferential or special right to tbo allnttment of shares, on suoh terms und in such manner as may seem expo- (x) To distribute un* oi tjio assets or property of tho Company among the members iu specie ur otherwise, but so that no distribution amounting to a re ducii.ni of capital be made without tbe sanction of tho oourt where necessary (y.)' To do $11 or any of tho above things in any part of the globe, either as principals, agents, contractors, trustees or otherwise, and eithor alono or in conjunction with others, and either by or through agents, sub-contractors, trustees or otherwise; and with power to appoint a trustee or trustees, personal or corporate, to hold any property ou behulf of the Company, and to allow nny property to romaiu outstanding in suoh trustee or trustees: {'/,) To do all such other things as aro inoidontul or may bo thought conductive to the attainment of the above objecls, or any of tbenj. apd so that Quesnelle Mouth, B. C. AU Projected Railroads f.n- Nortliern British Columbia point to Quesnelle Mouth ns (lie centre and distributing depot for the various mining camps in the groat gold bearing District of Cariboo. The undersigned keeps a tine selected stock of the choicest goods procurable, consisting of BACON, BEANS, BUTTER, FLOUR, ANO MILL FEED, AND A GENERAL LINE OF GROCERIES. Mining, Prospecting & Hunting Outfits. Hardware and Agricultural I mole- ments. Clothing, Boots and Shoes, Hats, Caps, etc. Lumber, Rough and Dressed. Cedar Shingles. Kay and Crain. vTj<l:m:.e_s .r/eiid. Ashcroft Livery SALE & FEED STABLES, Buggies, Double and Single Drivers, and Saddle Horses. Special trips made to Lillooet and Cariboo. Wholesale and retail dealers in Hav and Grain. M. P. STEWART. • W. CEOZIBE, Ste*wart db Oirossiei*, P. O. Box 8, ASHCKO-T, B.O. BANK OF BRITISH NORTH AMERICA. PAID-UP CAPITAL ■ • ■ - $4,866,666.67 COLD RESERVE FUND - - - - 1,460.000.00 " Head Office, London, England, No. 3 Clement's Lane. Branches iu tlje principal towns of tho Domiuion of Canada. AftenbEes in New Vork and San Prnjioiaco. Branohos in British Columbia—Victoria, Vancouver, Rossland, Trail, 0, Greenwood and Ashoroft. Drafts issued on the abovo Branches and Agencies, and on Ohiua aud n, Gold Dust and Amalgam purohasod, or persons; (s) To sell, oxebautfo, lease, underlease, survendei' abandon, amalgamate, subdivide, mortgage, or othorwlso deal with, either absolutely, conditionally, or for any llmitod interest, all or any pari, of (lio undertaking, property, rights or privileges oE the ; ompany, us a going oonotirn or othorwlso, to any public budy, corporation, company, society or association, or to auy person or pen-on... for such consideration as tho Company may think fit, nud in particular for any stook, shares, debentures, dobonture stoolr, securities or property of any other Company: (t) To promote, form, orgnuizo and register, and to aid and assist tn tbo promotion, formation, organisation and eglstration of any other oompany or companies, cither in Groat Britain or elsewhere, for tlio purposo of acqniring, working or otherwise dealing with all or any of the property, rights or liabilities of this Company, or any properly in which this Company is interested, cal oonoesBjon or cooperation, cither j tho word "Company" in this meiriorau- in wholo or in part, tv'ith any such com- dum, whon applied otherwise than to pany, corporation, society, partnership, this Company, shall be deemed to in* oludo any partnership or other body of persons, whether corporate or incorporate, and whether domiciled in the United Kingdom cr elsewhere, and the objects specified in eaoh uf the paragraphs in this memorandum shall be regarded as independent objects, and accordingly shall be iu nowise limited or rostrloted (exoept whon otherwise expressed iu suoh paragraph) by reference to the objects indicated in any ether paragraph, or tbe name of the cninpnny, but may bo carried out iu as full and ample a planner, and construed in as wido a sense as If each of the said paragraphs doflnod tbe objects of a separate, distinct nnd independent ('ompany. Given undor my hand aud seat nf ofllco nt Yictm-ia, Province of British Columbia, this 1st day of August, one thousand eight hundred and nlnety- nino, c. -Oi- a-issoisr. MEAT MARKET, WHOLESALE AJVD RETAIL. AttenUon and satisfaction guaranteea to customers. Ham Sireet, ASHCROFT, B C. [l. s.| S. Y. WOOTTON, ---Kislrar of Joiut Stook Companies, 10-18 mm BUY.Nl'-N-V, HAMMOCKS! If you waut a good Hammook ' at a low prioo, buy 0110 from Tisdall's Gun Store, V-A-JsrcotrvHiB.
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).
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