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■m '3fif& -Jpftytf Special News from Mines of Cariboo and Lillooet' ASHCROFT JOURNAL. Oldest Paper Published in the County of Cariboo. VOL.6, NO. 7 ASHCROFT, BRITISH COLUMBIA. JUNE 16, 1900. S2.00 PER YEAR Summer Goods. The hot weather has Prints... The hot weather has come and you will no doubt want Blouses... Our stock of these is the best we have ever shown. 5000 yards; dozens of the newest patterns. Prices from 8c to 20c a yard. A large variety of tlie "Royal" waists. These, are going rapidly. Make -your purchases early and secure a good selection. DENIS MURPHY, M. P. P. Polling Place. Agassiz 20 Hope 14 Yale 10 Sr_.uz.im 0 NorthBend 20 Keefers 8 Lyttop 4D Spence9 Bridge 18 Ashcroft 01 Savonns 2. Princeton Bl Otter Vnlley 18 LowerNlcola 81 Mt'RPHY, Bkede, Totals , . (IB'J Totnls Murphy " Iteelie ) Murphy Rejected Y Ik-ebe ) Doulitftil Men's Hats Straw anil Li Wo have thorn Men's CoatS [n Linen, ('rash au llu' thing when its 1 F. W. FOSTER, *"K%°" Straw and Linen Hats art' suitable. We have lliem tit till prices. AND... VESTS In Linen, Crash ami Alpaca. Just llu' thing when its 100 iu the shade. "CAEIBOO!" Vieth & Borland ESTABLISHED 1800. QUESNELLE FORKS and KEITHLEY CREEK. Having disposed of all our interests at the 150-Mile House to the Cariboo Trading Company, we purpose carrying on our business as formerly at Quesnelle Forks and Keithley Creek, with full stocks of General Merchandise and MINERS' SUPPLIES. Being identified with Mining and its requirements,. el's and Prospectors for the past 37 years, we are in , as Pioneers and Prospectors for the past 37 years, we are in a fosition to furnish Proper Supplies and give Straight uformation to all who nsk for it. VIETH & BORLAND. McLennan, McFeely & (J* I™ VANCOUVER, B.C. WHOLBSALE^^~ Haidware, Stoves, etc. Mill and Mine Supplies. Agents for the Giant Powder Companv- Agents for tlio Majestic Steel Range -MCail Ordor. Solicited. IP YOU REQUIRE A NICE Cool, Refreshing Spring Drink JUST TRY A GLASS OP Of our Excellent Lager Beer Or, if you prefer something milder, our fine line of Aerated Waters will be sure to give you satisfaction. THE IMPERIAL BREWINCCO,LTD MANUFACTURERS OF , Lager Beer Porter ond Soda Water of all Kinds AU order by Mail or otherwise promptly attended to E- T- W PEABSE. Manager. Mr. Somlin received in. votes In tlio elootiun of IfflW and Mr. MoKuy in. Thuro uovor wih a doubt fell. horo of Mr. Murphy's elect ion on lust Sutur ilny; the only question wiih how much of ii majority lii« would hnvo, nnd wlion tho poll whs (dosed nt Ashoroft giving him DL votes ovor Mr. Boebo, nnd Snv onus reported '-'.1 for hlm nml none for Mr. Boubo, thon it wus certain Mr, Hcebo would loose his deposit. Even tho prostigo of u cabinet post- lion und his ileeluniiinn thnt ho whs tho friond of tho working mun wns not suflloieut to givo Mr. Boebo ono Imlf tlio numbor of voles polled by Mr. Murphy, und it is siifo to iiBsert thnt hnd lbo election been delayed for two or throo weeks Mr. Murphy's majority would Imve boou still more. Savonns bns tho honor of being the only polling plaoo in Wost Yale that had not a single vote for tbo government candidate. Of tbo nine votos oast for Mr. Beebe hero it is said that only four or tivo represent permanent residents, tbe others having ouly a passing interest in tbe district's affairs. Arrangements had beon made to receive bulletins nt the C. P. R, local office aud from the time they commenced to come in until tbe arrival o! No. 2 train from the West quite a provr.1 was about tbe offle; und a cheerful lot tbey were, for things were going pretty muoh tbeir way. The approach of tbe east-bound passenger caused a stampede to the station! Mr. Murphy on me up on it from North Bend where be had spent tbe day. He was given an enthusiastic and noisy woloome and had no occasion to use his feet after he got off tha cars until, he was landed in the Asboroft Hotel, Tbe Vancouver "Province" of n late date says: "Mr, Murpby is another of the young men who bave come to the front in public affairs during very recent years. He is a "Native Son," born in Victoria, wbero his parents reside." * * * Tbis is an error, Mr. Murphy waa not born in Victoria, nor are his parents living. Ho was born in Lao La Haobe valley Cariboo distriot in 1870 and is therefore thirty years old. Ho was educated at Ottawa University graduating in 1802 as B. A., with first-class honors in philosophy and second class in mathematics. Mr. Murpby was the valedictorian of his olass delivering an oration whiob wns stated by the Press of Ottawa to be tho beBt heard in the Institution up to that time, Returning to his native proviuoo Mr. Murpby took up the study of law in Viotoria and was oalled to tho bar in the autumn of 1695. Since then be has been in practice in Victoria, Kootenay and for the last three years at Ash croft, PRENTICE ELECTED IN EAST LILLOET Prentice. Graham. ... 40 12 East Lillooet. Clinton Big Bar Dog Creek.... Alkali Lake ll o 137-Mile House 17 1 111-Mile IJoufle...... :ia 6 H-ina|.a.le 30 3 Total 104 4a The eleotion of 1808 gave Mr, Prentice 105 and Mr. Stoddart 81. Mr, J, D. Prentice is again tho representative for East Lillooet. He had walkover at the easiest of paces, on the suoess of Cariboo as a mineral producer. In tbe selection of representatives at Victoria it is highly desirable that thoy be men qualified as residents and actively employed in tbo development of tbe resources of tbe district. Tho long experience whioh Messrs. Hunter and Rogers have had in Curiboo Bhould qualify thom without a doubt to legislate for the best inter- ests of the district, Thoy hnvo ulso tbe advantage of having sorved in the Legislature whioh should main, thom still moro useful in emu.ting favorable legislation. Mr. J. Huutor is a mining nnd uivll engineer and oamo to the proviuco in 1801, and was n membor of the first legislative assembly of British Columbia nftor tho ontry of tho proviuoo into tlio Domiuion federation. Uo wus re- elected nt tho general elections of 1801) and IKDI.aiid defeated nt tbo general elections of 1808 in Cariboo, to which dish-jut ho bad at thut tlmo just returnod aftor long residence in Viotoria, whero ho was superintendent of the l.s.jiiinmli. and Nuuuimo railway. Ho is a man of wido information and ox- tensive experience in public affairs, and hold tho reputation of being tho most oailBtic public speaker ever to outer tho proviuoo— a satirist whoso speechos in tlio houso constituted a feature of parliaments tbut aro pnst. Mr. S. A. Rogers, one of tho largest general merchants in Cariboo, carries on un extensive business at Burker- villo is also an old parliamentarian, having boon flrst elected to the legislature in 1809, at tho general election of that year; re-elected iu 1801; but defeated, with Mr. Hunter, iu 1808. Both are Conservatives nnd were supporters of the Turner administration. SMITH ELECTED IN WEST LILLOOET. Not a constituency in the provinco outside tbo cities was more keenly contested than West Lillooet. Friends of both candidates did their utmost to elect their man and worked early and late to tbat end. The majority ofthe electors, however, favored their old representative and refused tbe non resident. Loohore, tbe government candidate, received about the samo number of votos as there are Martiu followers elected throughout tbe province. COMri.ET.ED RESULTS. The following isjgiven as the completed results of tbe lato election but we fauoy tbe Chilli waok member should be counted with the Government: Q O Alberni Cowichan Cassiar Comox Cariboo Chilliwack Delta Dewdney Esquimault East Kootenay South East Kootenay North Llllooet EaBt Lillooet West.... New Westminister Nanaimo City Nanaimo North Nanaimo South , Richmond Vanoouver City ViolorinClty Victoria South Viotoria North West Kootenay (Rossland).. Wost Kootenay (Nelson) West Kootenay (Slocan) West Kootenay {Revel Btoke) Yale East Yale North Yale West General Merchants, ASHCROFT, . B1UTISH COLUMBIA. Now L'bo For Electricity. A new use for eleotrioity has beeu discovered and was announced by Sir James Grant, M. D.. of Ottawa, at the meeting of tbe Royal Society of Canada, which has just concluded its annual session in this city. Sir Jumes read before the biological sciences soctlon of the society a paper entitled "Tho Central Neurons in Relation to Hia | Memory aud Electricity," in which he opponent, R. Graham, tho Government I treated upou tho employment of elec candidate, had not the least possiblo J tricity in improvingand revivifying tho chance of being eleoted, Those who memory of man. Sir James explained COPPBB AMI CIHSS CHEEKS. Very few people aro aware that just across tho lake from Savonas aro some splondid mining properties, aud it will no doubt bo a surprise to kuow tbat somo of them huvo been actively developed ; not a shot boro and there, but development work hus been carried by capablo mining engineers and the result justilles tbom iu believing they havo valuablo mines. Tbo Tenderfoot Mining Company's cluims on Copper Croek havo lately beon bonded by a Now York syndicate on the report of their etiginooi's. Tho bond is a cash ono uud is for a very short timo; tho umouut is very satisfactory to tho owners. The valuo of coppor ore in sight has been carefully estimated to bo worth ,000, Tho natural position of tho mine, ou lho luko front, mul.es it desirable properly. The surrounding claims hold by the Copper Crook Consolidated Development it Mining Company which hnve been worked uudor the directiou of Mr. A. J, Colquhouii a miuiug engineer ex peri e noo have also been bonded by this compauy. Tho intention boing irect concentration works and control tho whole camp. The Copper Crook Consolidated Dovelopmout k Mining Company aro tho owners of sovoral valuablo cluims on Criss Creek as woll as lho Coppor Creek properties just mentioned. The "Report of the Minister of Mines" for 181)0 says of Lho Criss Creek claims: "Considerable work hus beou carried out nt a new camp on Criss Creek 25 milos from Savonas. Work has beou done on the "Mersey" and "Humbor" olaims where veins of quartz carrying galena, blonde nud copper occur iu heavily mineral- ized taloose schist; soveral of these veins occur oa tbe Morsey, two and three foot wide, and a number of open outs have been made. * * * Assays run over 310 in the precious metals besides the copper aud lead contents. Only sulllcieut work has beeu douo ou the Humber to prove the continuity of the veins." Of the cluims on Copper Creek tbis roport says, "During the past year great activity has been shown in Lhe development of the quicksilver and copper deposits of this locality, attended with good results as evidenced by the shipments of ore to the smelter. Tho portion of the district carrying coppor oro lies immediately east of Copper Creek and includes Lookout Point 850 feet above the lnke; its extent is about ouo square mile. Tbe ore occurs on the contact of porphyry and basalt, the basalt also being an ore bearer. On the EI Progresso olaim a tunnel 45 feet long has been driven on the vein approached by an opeu cut for 30 feet. * * * The total width is unknown, tbe east wall not having been found. Assays of tbe different classes of ore gave as follows: A copper, 5 per cent; gold, $8 per ton; B copper, 1 por cent; and gold 90 por ton. did not favor Mr, Prentice's return simply stayed away from tho polls, Martin's railway scheme being too thut tbo brain neurons and colls, like the cells iu otber issuos of tbo body, gavo evidence of lessoning power and muob for tbem. Mr. Prentice can be aotlvity as years pass on. The liuo of depended upon to give evory assist- present investigation, which is original anoo in establishing a stable and progressive government, Sole Agents for RAM LAVS TEA for Ashcroft and vicinity, and Cariboo- Try it once and we are confident of receiving further orders from you We keep constantly on hand a large and well assorted stock of General Merchandise, HUNTER AND ROGERS FOR CARIBOO DISTRICT. Ifoi't Steele Hollo. Box Stolon. Pom Steele, Juno 11,—Ono of tho most singular things which has ever occurred in this province wns the mysterious disappearance of one of the ballot boxes from tbe olllce of lie- Returning Ollluoi- tide. From what enn be learned it was tukon about 11 o'clock Sunday evening. Policeman Barnes wus callod whou the thoft was first discovered, and ou the statement of Dau Monroe, D. Stud lander was am ed aud lodged in jail, His preliminary examination was held this afternoon, all of tbe evidenoo for the crown was taken and threo duys wero given for tho defence to prepare its case. Man- roe's testimony wns to the effect thnt he saw Stadlander with tbo box undor his arm, positively identifying it as a ballot box. No ono else seems to huve seen tbe box iu tbe possession of Stad- lnnder. Other witnesses testify tbat the returning olllcor was drunk, nud thnt Stadlander aud another man wont witb htm to the ofliee. What was done thero no ouo seems to kuow dourly, but the ballot box is gone, and no truce ot it has been fouud, The loss of tbe box doos not Invalidate the election, as the record of votes bad beon taken, lt is generally believed to bo the work of some drunkard who thought to return the box, but such uu excitement wus created wben the loss became known thut be wns afruid. The box was taken from Wasa, ouo of the small polling pluces, aud would not, iu any event, have effected thc result. WHAT IS THE VALUE OF A MIN... Tllfl price of mining stocks may fluctuate; tho price of wheat may fluctuate; tho valuo of either may fluctuate, but that value and price necessarily chutigo together is not true, says tbo Denver Miuing Reporter. A mine is worth what it will produce nbovo cost of its operation. Somo will contend that a mino is worth what il is expecled to produce, but tliis amount should bo decreased by u charge sufficient to cover tho risk of failure to come up to expectations. A property which may bo routed for 65,000 per year is worth 850,000. A mino whioh will euro a profit of 85,000 per yeur is worth $50,000, provided its promise of continuously producing this sum is as good as the busiuoss property. If thc promise of larger or richer ore bodies justifies a faith in larger returns, thou tho mine is worth more than its present producing capacity would indicate, A miuo has a larger prospective valuo than other real property. Tho vuluo of a mining prospect is all prospective—conservative meu puy 810,000 por acre for land in tho Cripple Creok district Lho value "of wliich is entirely prospective, The prospective value of every prospect increases as development work proves that tho hope whiuh led Lo this development work was well founded. A well located prospect in tho Oripplo Creek district is worth $10,000 por acre. Tho Independence mine sold for a sum in excess of the value of its measured ore bodies of about 550,000 por acre for its entire holdings. It has been reported recently that the Portland management had refused uu offer of 810,000,000 for tho Portland mine. This report is hardly to be credited, but if true it would represent prospective value iu the mine of something like 832,000,000 or $110,000 per acre, for its entire holding^, aud probably 8500,000 per noro for whnt is supposod to bo its most valuablo acreage But tlio prospective valuo Is al- s based on n woll founded belief that tho miuo uudor proper management can be made to produce a good return upou tho price, without decreasing tho vuluo of tho original investment. Tho value of a miuo is uot fixed by rules so very different from those applying to the valuation of other proporty. minim; C'O'CitE,. The third session of the international miuing congress will bo held at Milwaukee, Wis., June 10, the program providing for a four days' session. Two predominating questions-will engage the attention of tho congress; the creation of a department of mines with a cabinet minister nnd a revisou of the United States miuing laws. At tho last session of the cougress a committee wns appointed with powers to frame n revision of tho laws aud a proposed bill was prepared and widely published throughout the miuiug states, but it met witb muoh opposition it beiug claimed that it appeared to bo in the interest of lurgo minoowners ■uid not beueiloiul to the prospector nud small owner. It is hoped that by reason of tho congress meeting so far east tbat there will be largo delegations from the eastern states nud thereby interest aroused to tho needs of the mining industry for legislation to foster and facilitate this groat iuterost. —Mining World. with Sir James Grant, demonstrates tbat tho electrical current passing through the brain rotates Its molecules to suoh a degree as to produce a most noticeable physiological response in the dirootiou of improved memory, t^Call antl examine our stock and prices, I he official returns of polling places in Oarrlboo not beiug available we giv only tho totals whioh aro probably correct: Hunter, 299; Rogers, 280; Jones, 201: Kinohant, 177. In 1808 Hunter received 191 votes, Rogers, 186; Kinohant, 220; and Hei gosen 2W. Oarlboo Is a mining district wholly _ and entirely so and the success of 5M?n »>o«rd of sinoe and there can _, —it, ___„_■... «.._. i a i. .Z 1 De littl0 question but that he has wan- nearly every man In Asbcroft and dered "into tho bush aud dled.-Pro ' throughout Cariboo depends entirely' vince, A letter has boen received by Mr. G. 0. Woodson from P. Soues, governmet agont at Clinton, to the effect that little doubt now remains ns to tbe fate of Joseph Holliugsworth, Hollingsworth wns lu tho habit of goiug on periodical sproes and It was on ouo of these oo oasions that bo borrowed a horse to go to a farm about fifteen miles from Clinton, Three days later the horse wns found tied to a treo but tho most thorough search revealed no trnce whatever of the missing man. He has Cnlumct ami llucln Dividend. A dividend of 810 a share was last wook declared on the stock of the Cul umot and Helen Co., paynblo June 28. This Is u decrouso of 810 from tho pre- vious.dividend. Including this divi' dend, which is the 115th, tho to_.nl dividends paid by this company uggro- gute tho enormous sum of $08,950,000. This is the first dividend paid for tho fiscal your beginning Mny 1. During tho year ending April :10,1000, tho companys paid 880 por share; 870 iu 18J.9, and $10 In 1808. H. (J. Rayson enme in this week from his logging comp at Clearwater. Mr. Rayson suys tbo great need of tlint pnrt of tho oountry is roads both for tbe lumbering aud miuiug interests of 1 tbat section. Political Actors. EoiTon Journal-I had hoped by this Limo matters would so have arranged themselves thnt wo would at lenst know something of the piny to bo presented to the public of British Col umbin nt Victoria on tbe 5th of next mouth. Only ono thing hns been settled so far and that is thut Joseph is uot u success as a star actor nud must accept tho position of critic. In fact Joseph's whole career shows be is bettor qualified to criticise than to lead n company, and thnt be is not a success as either hero or villain in any play lio has ever composed, mid as for the play ho iutended putting on at Victoria it dos'nt meet with the approval of tho country, Joseph's selection of players was not approved of last Saturday and it is out of tho question for him to ruu anything but a sido show to tho main attraction. It Is moro than likely ho will causo a great deal of trouble to the big show by exposing tho [dots of their play whenever possible. The general manager will soon have to tuko tlio road: "His usefulness is gouo" as a manager of popular plays and orders are daily expected from the head offico for him to make way for an up-to-dute manager, Tho troublo with him hns been thut he hnd tho erroue ous idea that the selection of tho play ers was left to him whereas this is a seclusive privilege tho public obtained hundreds of years ago and they ure very jealous of it. Who will compose a popular play mul tako tbe stnr part'.' That is the question. The public havo selocted players enough but huvo failed to signify who should take tho hero part. «Next week tno actors opposed to Joseph and his play will moot ut Vnncouver with the intention of composing n play and selecting the leading mau. If they are successful the audience will not And fault with minor points, but if they fail -woll the English language contains words onough to express the situation but thoy don't look well in print- Mr, Editor, I nm out of the prophesying business ns some of my supposed loading mon failed to receive the approval of the public. Thompson Riven, DL'X.SM mtIS IMtEMIElt. Victoria, Juue H.—Mr. Martin tonight resigned the Premiership and at Mr, Martin's recommendation Mr. Jamos Duiisniuir was sent for by tbe Lieutenant-Governor. After a| con- feretfoe of an hour's duration, Mr, Duiismuir accepted the position th- outed by Mr. Martin and will be sworn in as Pro tnler tomorrow at .1 o'clock p. m. Mr. Dunsmuir will form a cabinet on non-partisan Hues. Mr. Dunsmuir is a son of the lata Hon. Robert Dunsmuir, and is tbe moat wealthy business mau iu the province, iiom.i.T ATTACKS ItOTIIA. Ou Juno 11 Roberts attacked Gen. Botha, who was iu strong force fifteen miles southeast of Pretoria. After strenuous opposition the British force gained considerable ground, but Botha, when Roberts left the field, was still undefeated. dispatoh forwarded to the war ofllco by Aloj. Geu. Knox from Kron- slad, presumably seut there by * messenger, reads as follows: "Kroustnd, June 12. "Wo have beou requested to forward you from Lord Roberts the following dispatch from tbe Pretoria presidency at 8:08 n. m. today: Gen. Huberts' Report. "Pretoria, June 12. Pretoria nud Johnunesburg are par fecLly quiet. After surreadering th*. city Botha retired to a place ahout fifteen miles east on the Middleaburg ond. He hud a small force, but during tho last few duys his numbers tn- oreused, and his being so near town kept up tho excitement in the country, prevented tho burghers from laying down their urms and interfered with the collection of supplies. It therefore became necessary to attack him. Thia I did yesterday. He had a. strong position, practically unassailable, in front, which enabled him to place tha main portion of his troops on ou flanks, which he knew were his vnlnar- ablo parts, I sent French with Porter's and Dixon's cavalry brigades and Hut- ton's mounted infantry round by <ar left, nnd Ian Hamilton with Broadwood and Gordon's cavalry brigade, Ridley's mounted infantry and Bruce Hrtmil- ton's infantry brigade round by our right. Both coiums met with great opposition. We nre advised that several copies of last week's Journal failed to reach subscribers, We regret this exceedingly but nro unablo to say why they wero not received, as papers are mailed regularly to everyone on onr mailing list. One of our subscribers who did uot receive his paper last week asked if it wus stopped because of bis subscription beiug overdue._ The custom of the Journal is not to discontinue at expiration of subscription but to continue sending until an explicit order to stop is received. We find tbat a large majority of our subscribers prefer not to huvbjtbeir subscriptions interrupted and theii- Hies broken in case they fail to remit before expiration. It is therefore assumed, unless notification Lo discontinue is received, and the amount of back subscription paid to date, thut tho subscriber wishes no interruption iu his series. TO THE ELECTORS OF WEST YALE. Gentlemen—I beg to tender you my sincere t banks for the honor you have dono mo by electing m. as your repre- utative to the Legislative Assembly of this province, nnd to assure you tbat while occupying tbat position I sball endeavor to tho best of my ability to promote tho interests of this district. I am, gentlemen, your obedient servant Denis Mcrfht. To tlie Electors or Cnrlboo. Gentlemen: — We cordially thank thoso who supported us at the late provincial general election. Wo remain your obedient servants, HAnBT Jones, 3, O. KlNClUKT, Important- All who have business with tbo Cariboo mails will take notice that tho mails closo at 10 o'clock p. m. on Thursday and Sunday. Letters mailed after,' tbnt hour remain in the postofllce until the next malt. The C. P. R, bridge nt Pennys is again making trouble. The local going east that left here Inst night is still on this sido of tho bridge and tbe "Imperial Limited" is here. Two pile drivers wero put to work last night end another will be sent ou today, I, *••■- THE ASHCROFT JOURNAL. SATURDAY, JUNE ill, 11)00. 133UED EVERT. . S. REYNOLDS .ATt.HDAY. Editor and Proprietor i hn will not be il . - - sa.oo | UUlultcd until I nUcntlDtt. Tlie M Lbe This in- followitm ifi Hi erol' Mines fur 1800; MISTALMI'EIIUUH MININO. Cnriboo district lii cut by two mountain range-, the Kooky and the Cariboo, tho former i liuplng tl course from southeast, to north-west in Uio eastern portion uf tliu district, and tho latter extending with a similar trend llirough the coul nil part. The Gold rungo, Which Is made up of soveral moro or less definitely outlined ranges, of which Uio Oarlboo mouutntus form the most important, is acknowledged to bo the most interesting, ns regards gold deposits, 111 the province. The richest pincers have boon discovered lying contiguous to it. and those parts of it wliich hnve coma under the scrutiny of Lho careful prospector have beeu found lo contain me In I-bearing veins. It is but reasonable Lo infer tlmt the historic wealth of the Cordillera belt in United Steles territory will bn found in u compurutive measure with! province nud iu this district, foreuoo is mndo stronger, as regards the Cariboo district,by tho iic!i discoveries mndu in tlieso ranges in lho BouLh-oastorn portion of the province in Lho Kootenays. While, however, iu Lhe Cordillera bolt, extending Llirough California, tho gold-bearing district is confined to ono well-developed locality, in tliis proviuco metalliferous veins have been round from Casslar district to tho International boundary. This is another reason for the expectation Lliat these ranges, throughout their course in lho province, will richly repay tho prospector for liis investigation. One factor, although by no means the chief, which lias retarded tho mineral development of Cariboo district is the effect of the glacial age wheroby, throughout a considerable part of it, lnrgo tracts have beeu cov- orod to n greater or less extent with drift deposits which render the work of Lho prospector rather more difficult than usual. Yet In soma localities the sure proof of noar at lmnd gold-bearing ledges is .so conclusive that it seems unaccountable thnt thorough and persistent, search is not made to locate them. Tho proo. to which I refer is tho occurrence in such largo quantities of heavy gold in lho deep channels. This, 1 mulntniu, muy bo regarded ns conclusive evidence thut the initial source of the gold is close ut hand. It is a well-known fnct that heavy gold travels but a short distance. Moreover, many of the uuggets found are of a fragllo nature: and others are found imbedded iu quart-/. It Is tho invariable experience of.Cnliroruia aud Australia that placer and vein mining uro coincident, it has been assorted by some, basing Llieir judgment, however, no a most cursory examination, that the veins In tho Harkerville division are too Irregular and too much broken up tj bo prolltably handled: und while lbo gold yielded by tbe placer diggings probably owed its source to veins in close proximity, it crime, not from any well deltued ledge, or collection of rich ledges, but from ti concentration, wrought by nature, of a groat muss of comparatively barren rock too poor to be mined. 1 regard this position, in view of the pheuomontllly large yield of such loc.ilitios na Williams Creole (yield from two and one-half miles, SjaO.UCO.OOO}, Mosquito Creek (yield from ubout one uud ono-quurter miles, 13,- 003,1100), and Lightning (reek (yield from ubout two miles, 812,000,1.00), as entirely untontablo. IL is '.villi regret that, I um compelled to slato that quart'/ mining is almost entirely dormant in lho district at tho preseut time. Por year to give concise descriptions of tho operations or lho placer branch of tho mining Industry, und to submit somo remarks on tho subject of our quarts, interests. It hns beon Impossible to treat of ull the enterprises fully, both from luok of space nnd the absence of data, but tho operations of those referred to will servo as nu exemplillcn- tion of tho solid uud suro advuuco of Lho district. Tho largest producers of gold during tbo past your woro tlie Cariboo Consolidated Hydraulio Mining Company, tho Horsetiy Oold Mining Company, j tho Alabama Company of Mosquito !_.,.,.,,.,. Oroek, the Cariboo Consolidated of ! Williams, Lowlioe, and Lightning I Creeks, and the Black Jiutk Company partial report or |(>f wmlimi9 0po6k) Tiiere are, of course, many smalt companies both of whites nnd Chinese working lu ililt'or- ent parts of the district, nil of whicli have produced their quoin, the output of the Chinese compuuies being nearly one half the total yield from such sources. Collecting information from the inns! reliable sources obtainable, I estimate the total output of tho district for 18011 as follows: .8 8B.IKH) .. 37,0110 ., 28,000 . 100,000 tbo water iu tlie river is low can this worli bo prosecuted, Some idea ot tho importance of the division us a producer of plaoer gold may be gained from tho amount of gold dust bought by the merchants of Lytton nnd Ashcroft, wliich is reported by tlio Mining Recorder us being $10,- 018 and $32,465, respectively, for tho yeur 181)!). OFFICE STATISTICS— ASIICKOFT DIVISION. du Milium' CertlllcutOH Issued loi, (.mounting to 81,0-10 08 Inlng Reuses Issited 3,879 B0 .rllllcnleaofWurk Issued, IU.. 113 Bo rail. riled,1 07 SO !!.. frl.OOB Ub . Tunstall, Gold Coui's'r, Ynlo District. For llmt persistent Cough use LAMBERT'S SYRUP OF DOUGLAS Ml Natures own remedy fov Obuglis, Colds, and all affections of tne Throat and Lungs. Sold by dealers overy whoro. Largo bottle Cor l2o cenls. Wlaolosalo Only at mwmii l.ltftS,, WJititaude Druggists, VICTORIA uutl VANCOUVER, . 13, L13ASON. Dnrkervlllc Polling Divi Lightning Creek " Quesnel Total 8810,000 Tliero havo been issued during the year: Free Miner's Certificate!. i>»o ilk- . c Miner's Certtflcati v Mining Unses-Hydi Creek Dredging. 07 cluims recorded.. Plin Mineral " »l Certiflcatea of Work -^ Wnler Grants for mining purposes.,,. 03 Although thoro has beon quite a reduction in tho number of froo miners' corti.lcn.tes Issued for tlie year, yet tbe revenue received from ull sources makes a very satisfactory showing, exceeding that of any previous year ib the history of tho district. * * * * John Uowron, Gold Com's'r, Cariboo District. I bave felt convinced tbat Cnribno merited better attention In this respect, and bavo usod overy endeavor to bring into prominence its advuuUiRcs, Circumstances, however, scorn to militate iigntus. us, tho factor of pro- pondonog weight being our distance from a railroad, and the consequently slow, unsatisfactory, und expensive transportation facilities. Notwithstanding this most serious barrier, there huvo occurred at limes spasmodic feelings ot interest, especially in 187S uml 1870 when quite an excitement iiroso wliich, however, us quioltly subsided, uud this sudden birth aud us sudden death acted as n detriment rather Hum u beuellt. Very promising ledges have boen discovered aud located on Burns mountain, Island mouutulu, Porcupine mountain, aud Suowsboo Plateau, besides iu muuy other localities. The development work that hns been dono nn most of these would bo regarded, iu quarlz mining districts, us practically no work at all but it is well within tho probabilities llmt amongst them mny yot bu found the making of mines. Eminent geologists, who Imvo visited Oailboo, Imve uunuimously expressed their ooulldonoe in its ultimate future as ;i quarlz mining country, and it is to bo hoped tlmt tho wide spread interest which is now being taken in tho Tiio Engineering nml Mining Journal of ,luno 9lh will publish the full tables of mineral nnd metal production of tlio United States iu 1891) as prepared for the "Miueral Industry," Volumo Vlll. Tho total value of this output ns csti muted ut the mines or places of pro ductlon was 81,211,301,881— an amount unexampled iu the history of the United Stales or of nny oilier country. This total, however, necessarily includes certain duplications, which amounted to 893,081,081, malting the totul net vuluo nf our miucrnl production 81,118,780,8:10. This compares with a corresponding value of 871.9,518.033 in 1898, showing an increase in ISO!) of 8.'Jl9,'i0'2,—, or 39.9 per cent. This enormous increase was in pnrt duo to nn increase in quantities, and in part to tho great advance iu values of iron, steel, copper und other metals. The United Stales last year was the greatest producer of coal, suit, iron, copper, silver aud lead in lho world, and wus also n leader iu the production of many of tho less important metals. Tho valuo of its mineral production now fnr exceeds that of uny other counlry. Of tho total in 1899, crude ores aud minerals contributed 8580,- 8110032, metals reduced from our own ores 8496,057,820, secondary products- such as alum, white load, sodu, etc.— 803,900,-109; while tlio value of metals smelted or re lined from foreign material was 870,171,510. The oxtent of our production is shown by the figures which iucludc 202,115,887 short tous of coal, 13,400.735 long tous of pig iron, 581,319,091 pounds of coppor, 217,080 tous of lead, 120,07f tons of zinc, 57,120,834 ounces of silver und 870,090,021 in gold. The most important siuglo item of production wus coul, whioh furnished 25.4 per cent, of tbo lotul value. Ircn was secoud, forming 20.9 per cent., copper third, witli 8.3 percent. Olay products wero fourth lu ordor, their valuo constituting 0.1 per cent, of the whole. Gold wns Iifth in order with 5.8 per cent, of tho total, petroleum sixth with 5,3 por cent., stono seventh with 3.5 per cent., und silver eighth with 2.8 per cent.: lead 1,0 per ceut., cement 1,3 per cent., zio.ol.2per oont.,and natural gas 1 per cent. Those figures show the relatively great importance of fuel and the materials of construction. Tboy shuw, also, what is seldom appreciated, the extent of tho building industries and tho material they employ, suoh as stone, clay and ooraeut. -Exchange, NAl-ISlUtlY UN thi; WAU. Lord Salisbury, wlio was entertained ut dinner recently by Lhe oity of London conservative assoolailon, mndo au important announcement regarding tho government's .South A.iio.m policy. Tho 'Stop-tho-War1 party hnve used my name," suid llio premier, "in support of their ideas by stating that I promised tliero should bo no annexation of gold fields. 1 never gave that pledge. I never meant tot-ivo a pledge. (Loud cheers.) I staled a simple historical faot. Wo wero accused of goiug to war for iust of gold nnd territory, It was ono of Iboso atrocious calumnies which under tlio favoring influence of Dr. Loyds, spread itself over tho press of Europe. Nothing could bo moro untrue. We went lo war lo slop oppression of tho Queen's subjects in tho Transvaal, and becauso our roinotl- strauoes wero met by an insulting ultimatum, to wliich, if iho Queen's govornmont had submitted, her power, not only in South Africa, but over hor oolouios and dependencies, would have beeu at au end. Uo wero forced iuto tho war by tlio action of four opponents. "To say ihat becauso wo repudiated tho meed or territory wo therefore bound ourselves never to annex any territory, is a most ridiculous misconstruction. 1 dwell on this point becauso ihis matter of annexation is nbout to become a burning quostlou, We have made a tremendous sacrifice of blood and treasure iu this conflict. Thero uro misleading prophets, whoso notions bulk as large in tho columns of tho newspapers us tho action of moro influential und powerful people, who mislead the unlucky rulers of tho Transvaal to continue resistance far beyond lho limo when all resistuuee has ceased to be even possibly successful. Theselmen nro perpetual lyJpreBslnR us to make some arranged stipulation tbat slinll leave a shred of iudepond- of the two republics. Our ouly certainly of preventing a recurrence of this fearful war is to insure that never agniu shall such vast accumuiutious of armumeuts occur, and that not a shred of tho former independence of tho republics slmll remain. (Cheering.) ,Vo are uot yet at tho ond of tho war; but I shall venture to lay it down as a primary condition of any future settlement thut precautions will bo taken of such a character that such u war will never occur again. Of courso, what measures will be uecessary it is impossible at auy moment to determine, becauso that depends largely upon Iho action and temper of thoso with whom wo have to deal. Vegetable and Flowering Plants,||lle \{^\ yjflQjfo Bee Supplies, Garden, Field and Flower Seeds, Fruit and Owa~ mental Trees, Roses, Shrubs, Vines, Bulbs, lite. at eastern prices or less. Catalog; Free. ■VICTOEIA -3. O. AMERICAN AND EUROPEAN PUN. AMERICAN PLAN $2 ANO UPWARDS. ,\ lioiuo for Touvlst- uud Commercial Truvelers. First-cliiss in overy respect. Stciiui heated, Snuiblo rooms. M. J. HENRY, Vancouver B, C. RAW FURS! 1 wisli to inform my Shippers, that Rod IiW, Wolf. Mink and Muski.it an lowor. All other Kins seasonable oaughl are ir gooil demand. Ship uu your Furs, juul got (hi HIGHEST CASH PRICE >t ■»" times. C. W. BALDWIN, (Agont for Jos. Ulniiuin) Box 001, Winnipeg, Man. .SON Bros. WHOLESALE GROCERS and IMPORTERS SPECIAL ATTENTION GIVEN TO MAIL ORDERS Wharf Street, Powell Street, Victoria, B.C. Vancouver, B.C. I 9 Hydraulic Steel Pipe (X Giants Dan Stewart, Merchant Tailor, Vancouver, ■ B.O. Write (ur |>;irt! I Xiv.-v air nir;it sj.ei-i.»!Ui_.s wiili us. Wt have tlie equipment lm tm■iiinu'oui imitii-iiM- onli'i-... ami lift firm on the whole Pn- iilii' foiist i .in equal us in turninn out a contract exiled.tionsly ami itbaollltelyiiptothe letter of i lie txiu:-x exact.nu :<|iecil. call miu. culars. IT. to 08 per cent, of thc pipe used in British Columbia is made by Armstrong & Morrison Olllco nnd Works: FOOT 0\? HEATLEY AVE., VANCOUVER, B. C. Manufacturers of Hydro ul to Steel Pipo, Mining niul Watorworka plants, Oro Cars, Oro Buckets, 1-nL'ini'H, Dollorgi ami general maohinory, CARD. H.VV1NG BEEN appointed Agent [or W. It. SUMMIt & 1.1IO Tilllurilt.' u Bpootftlly. Pol.OOt lit ijlllU'llllt I'JJil: Wedding Kings Diamond Kings Clocks Watches Jewelery- If you want any articles do not forget U3 as we will givo you goods at the lowest tie prices. Davidson Bros. 14C Cordova St.. Vancouver, B.C. [HE H.M. WEL COMMERCIAL COLLEGE, DcBeck Hlock. Hasting us... Vnncouver. ..S.I.'HO.'T MIXING DIVISION. The Aslicrofl. Mining Dlvlslou is a now division tbat was orentod in September, 181)0, and comprises territory which had previously boon included cliiolly in the Yalo aud Kamloops rain iiiK divisions. The report of t Iid M iniiiK Recorder of this division is very Indefinite, and is therefore omitted. lt would appear therefrom, however that "nono of tlio mineral claims aro shippers, and aro only prospects." I1 LAC 1.1. UOLD. Iu this dlvlslou aro quite loop stretches of the Kraser and Thompson rivers wbioli uro now receiving a Rood deal of attention us dredging propositions, Probably tlie most, extensive preparations for tbis class of work bavo beon made by the Cobeldiok Dredging Co., of Lytton, which is to operate in tlio Praser .iust below the junction of the lug atl'i-lrs of tlio district will not T!,ompson ll3 sooU a8 tho dredging plant now lu course of construction Is completed, as it is expected to bo this coming spring. Quite a littlo placer work is carried ou in the bed of tho river, on tho bars _onilned to placer deposits,but that lining will receive tlmt at- liieh I believo it fully merits. SUMMARY. i bavo endcuvored In the preceding oxposod by low wnter, but only wheu operations. Hydrantic Mimai-Yiiltmi Turrltor Tbe following is a synopsis of tho regulations in forco on January 1st, 1000:—Locutions may bavo a frontage of from one to live miles,as may be decided by tho Minister of tbo Interior, and a don tb of one mile, but whero sucb location is situated in a valley Us depth may extend to tbo limits of tbe valley, if so ordered by tbe Minister of the Interior. EhcIi alternate claim sball, unless otherwise ordered by tho .Minister of of tbo Interior, bo reserved for tin Crown. Locations sbull be disposed of by public competition, except those which have prospected prior to December 31, 18113. It is necessary, however, for these applicants to furnish the Department of tiio Interior willi two reports ono from tlio Commissioner of the Yukon territory tbat it. has beeu proved to bis satisfaction that tbo applicant himself or somebody acting for him, was upon aud actually prospeoted prior to December 3, 1808, tho ground include.1 in the location—aud iho second from the Gold Commissioner that the ground Included in tbo location is not being worked and is nut suitable to be worked under tho regulations governing placer miniug; but no person under this provision shall bu given a lease for more than one location, Beforo a lease is ispued It is neoea- iry for the applicant to obtain a freo miner's certificate and Hie in the Department of the Interior at Ottawa a luud surveyor's plan of location. Tbo term of lease is twenty years, aud the rental $150 for each milo of frontage, Tbo same royalty shall bo paid upon lhe output of gold as is provided or may bo provided in tho caso of othor placer claims, except that thero shall bo exempted from such royulty 826,000 of tbo annual output, tho royalty to bo paid in lbo manner provided In the regulations governing placer mining. Tlio lessee is required to expend in operating his location not less than @5000 during each year rrom tne dato of of bis lease. Tbo lessee may cut, freo of dues, such of tlie timber on a location as may be necessary for working tho same tn con* neotion With his mining operations, but not fnr salo or traffic, and provision is mndo tbat tho commissioner of Lho Yukon territory mny grant xi permit to nny person to cut and remove from a location oordwood for his own uso whon such cordwood cannot otherwise be had within reasonable distance! but no such permit shall convey thc right to cut or remove wood required by tho loesoo for Ills mining \V. HODSONi Proprietor, SIDNEY WILLIAMS, P.L.S., P.A.S.I., London. .nnd Surveyor, Civil l.nRlneer,Drniiahl8inati QUESNEU_R MOUTH, H. V. g nml bin apurUm. .ml pinna pro 100 illMlll't. Dissolution of Partnersli ui n^ ■.ho In- partnership Clina, K- Mc- keeperajof the Witness: Elmo nt. AU outstanding accm Jims. K. MrMiisltT- DAVtOllKVBR. CHAS. I.. McMASTKK. . Wells. ft GREUT OPPORTUNITY. leGrang-.. Pavilion. Weal LUImu't. This It and lovely vallev. nuiiainintr nearly Oairriis. w.th i'liiirnvrtni'iit-i. Mnek, cnips l,i ihe value •ihiij'.v.iiiIj. of cO.Ogo, is now red for sale al a low lii.nto. A (joint in- ment. Come and _ee it. or, write tor (nil niiliiill and :-.;irti.-!ii.U:. to AKTHI'l. HARTLEY, • The GrangCi Ashcroft, NOTICE. After Janunry lOtli, moo, wc will chars ten ill)) percent, on nil accounts due ub at tli 35tc IU(SleneCd. VIETH & BORLAND. 10., Sun I'riiu.is.., Uio leal era in Pure, Hid loading es, Wool mil I'i'lls, 1 mn pro ini'.d to piiraliiifso nl innrkol II'ICCS, 111 my .|U!iiititicH, nud JJJV 1'llsll fur Biiino All cons gnmsntH onli'ustod to uu' will rooeivo prompt jilliiiliuii. JAS. HADDOCK. HATCREEK Blacksmith Shop. 1 desiro to givo notico to tonnistei's and othors wishing blaoksmitliing done, tlmt 1 have leased tlio lint Creek Blacksmith Shop and have on hand a full line .of steel, iron, etc., for the general black- smithing bush) entrusted to me will be doue a™"11" thoroughly and with neatness' Canadian ^_ . v ^Pacific Ky. 'Imperial Limited' Sol-vim. top tlio year 1000 will Im. oommoliood JUNH mth. Tho "IMPERIAL LUIITBD" tllkoa you uoross tlio Continent In four iln j h without obftURO. ll i-i ii 'inliii vOBtlblllod train, luxuriously equipped with ovory poBslbln essential Tin- tho comfort mul oo.ivonlo.H_Q of PftSSBDRflra. Aslt your frltimls wlm Imve travelled on it, or iul dross n. J, COYLE, A.U.P A., VANCOUVBIt.il. C. M. E. LESLIE, Agent, A8IIOROFT, It. C Ocean Steamships 1.0AYL MAIL LINES i Quickest und uhpaiiost routo to Europe WHITE STAR LINE. . Teutonic All work Pevmu-lo SA1L1SO I'ROM DATE New York Apr 25ifcMa_> 28 May 2 & TO May 10 UUNARD LINE. i i • ■, i __ vi/vtv iLncania New York Mayo and despatch. D. NKVIN. | Mid Week Steamer " May 8 A 22 Etrwina or, Campania Tliurstfiiv Vvetiiiiji in (iddffilnwa liall . . o'clock. Visitiiip mtmbtTs eerdinllv invited IWisjnn end. J. 1). IlKVSON. Sec Tm.isiim Nunndiiu. ALLAN LINE Montreal FREE COACH FREE BATHS NOTICE. Inland Cigar Manufacturing Co. of B.C., Ltd- MANUFACTURERS OP FINE HAVANA CIGARS. Our Spooialtios: PRIDE OF KAMLOOPS INTERIOR LA MORENA IC-A. .JVC Ij o o :p S S. G. ASHCUOFT, ll.C B, school teacher, of Ynle, .luted Election Affent for na mentioned in Section ■iiii KU.-HMD. Art." HARRY KOOKS. Returning Oflicer. . Miiv'Jij. IflUO. Yates St., Victoria, B.C. $1.00 PER DAY AKD UPWARDS. MEALS 2SG. Tliis Popular Hotel is located in llle bvst nnd musl .ciLUiil jKUJiim of Jilt' Cily ;mil cimotitis J;" tin'ins. .o...j.l_l_ C. mrallv Incut..!,' Cuts j^ls the door to till parts uf lhe Cily. JOHN MICHAEL, Proprietor BEAVER L1XK Lake MopaDtic Montreal Ljiko Superior " Luko Ontario " Liisilaiiio " Lako (Jbamplain " DOMINION LINE. Cambroman Montreal May 12 Mar 1(1 May 12 MayStl .iu,io2 May 2 •• 9 " Iti " 23 •• 30 May 19 •' 20 June 2 NOTICE. I'libllc nollce U limdiy pivirn Unit Mr. Jl. 1_. U.iIutK liimk liiTK'Mif .WiiTiilt liaslieen dniv »M_(_inii..l l.li-1'Ui..i Act'iit for Mc. lh'iu- Mii'ri-liv lis mi'tuiimi'd in Si-.-ti.ni lfn nf the ■■I'MMiH-;.!. I.Urtu-:u- Aft." HARRY FOOKS. Returning Oflicer. Ashcroft. B.C.,Muy20,looo. NOTICE. Notlco \:-\) Thos. Drummond, M.E., P.L.S. B. App. Science. ,McGill College, Montreal, Member Canadian Society Civil mul Mining Enginuers. Mining, General Engineering nnd Survey Work promptly attended QUESNEL FORKS Cariboo B C. tlint nuullcutlon will hv tlic'V _inci.nvi.i-, N->rt!iuTU & Yukon Unilwjiv Comimny lo llic Lfiiisliitivv Assi-mt.lv <if tlu- l'mvi-nv ul liiilu-li Coliun- I.I.I ... U 11. '.I *■ '-I ■• ■'• ■>■ I ■ •■ • 1"-U iiii- thur wiiliiu vliu'li Hi- Companv may IiTliikmji. and cimliriuiiiK and ' ! Coinptiny therein, I ciiiiblii.p tin- said Coiniiativ in t'xlcnd its o of liuihvav from 3,11111. point at or iH'iir ■ L'ilv in \'imi'n'.iviT. or sumt- otlit-r con- ntviil I'uinl un l!ic;>linic ul Durrani inlet, lo nv nmiit un ibc t.uiili ur south side of Uic .:-.,■, Uivt-i ;■; 01 ■ lieu Hit'my of NfW Wtst- iii;.tcr. and (-liani-'ini; tl:c name of tlu' C.(.in- ffiffiffssa 1 -y ■id "Wc 11,1,11 unnlclely execu aid undertaking. oiivt-r. and conicirinj: may lie mxessiiry u. """ in and idler llic Midi oil flillv ;iim upi'raiL- Un- sain iiniiertaiimp. DiiU-il ihi- TUi jIjv.iI Mav. ... 11. 1000. Mci'lllUdl'H & WILLIAMS. a.Tin Soliciting lor Aiudlcanls. NOTICE. Hotel Metropole, :or. Cunlovh mid Abbott Bts>, Vancouver, U.C, UiitU3-8'i tu 82,50 per day. Strictly itrel-clns.9, with nil modern improve- nenla. Large sample rooms (or commercial nun. Cuisine and table tervlcc unsurpassed. OEOi PARKER, Miinauci, / caiifri', 1 fudiihi Notice is huriib; he made to lhe L,_, Province of l.ilUsh t'ohindiia at alon for nn Act to incorpornti Willi power lo const met. equip, itiainiain availvuv. --laiidard or 111 (oflhe loii.t-. m:: of [iamcii!;eis aud deifzht hole, -uiiie I'i'HU at m 111 'artlie 'iiitlel o( Kanl" li.i,|i- l:ik.-.llH-iift- hy the most direct ami feasi hie unite in tin- l'liiti-:iii of lhe llonaparte riven Hiei'ic lo a in niii im ll,e t'.nilioo \V:i|_-oil Hoad iii-iii- Uie (HieJIhindted-Mile House; thence 11,miu iiv lo Mime eonvenieiil point In ttie vicinity of Williams or Antler Creek In tl t'aiilii-Ji di'-liii't: w\\h power also to huitd hraneh line from sum.- eonvenieiil point upon Uu-al'on-desinU-d line In tiie continence o( the une .nelle and Ilie 1'i.u-er Kivers; and wilh power to coti:.ltuel. opciiite and imnnlain nil m-.cssiiiv hridi-es. wn\s, and ferries, mid to 1 .iul.1. own imd maintain warves uml docks in connection llieieivitli,and lo hnild, own, ...pup and maintain steam and oilier vessels and houi-, andt'i operate the wmie on any navi. lial'le waten- witliin the Province, ami with power lo hnild, eimip. operate aud maintain Id. j'rai.li iiiul telephone lines tu connection with tl"' said railwav and hmnchcs. imd to penmate c!.Mikity fur the supply of Iiuiii, lieai and power: ami with noivcr io expro- piiiite land I.a llu- iiinpiKcs oi the Compiun', mul to acipiiic lands, honttses. pihliees 01 other aids trom any ijnvcinment. municipal corporation, ni other peutuis or hodies and to lew and cllci'l ttills fiom all persons usini; ami-ui all freight passiiifi over any o( tiucli roads, lailwavs. terries, waives und vessels Imiil hv lhe companv; and with power lo make liallie or othei anamiemeiits with railway, steamboat or olher companies, and for all other m-cessarv m incidental rinlits, powers and prlvdei.es in that la-hall. Dated Hie tilth >:.iv ..I April, A.P. IH0O, Humyi.LL.fc Ill'FK. 25 .7 ;n.tlcltui_j(orllie Appllcauli J. LECKIE, ——ijipohteh of Fishing Nets and Twines. Cotton Ducks and Drills. Cotton and Manila Ropes. Flags and Bunting. Rubber (loads and Oiled Clothing. AOENGIKS! \V. & J. Knox, Ltd., Kllburne, Scotland. The Canadian Rubber Co.. Montreal, Que. The Canadian Oiled Ck_.lil.i__: Company. Ltd., Company Ltd.. Toronto, Ont. Yarmouth Duck imd Yarmouth, N.S. C3-E--A--t_TViX_X_33 SI1 P.O. Box878. VANCOUVER, B.C. COMMERCIAL HOTEL HAYWOOD & PEESCOTT, Props., Cor. Ilustiups and Cambie sIe., VANCOUVER, - B.C. NEW- MODERN and STRICTLY FIRST CLASS. Rates $2 to $2.50 per day. Good Sample Rooms. KOnOE. SittiuK of llio County Oourt of Cariboo will bo holdou as followa:— 150-Mllo Houso, Prlday, ) uno 15,1000 Sodu Crook Monday, " 18,1000 Quosnollo Thursday, " 21,1000 Richlleld Monday, " 26,1090 Court opens enoh day nt 10 o'clock In tlio forenoon, Uy ordor JAMBS McKEN, Registrar, County Court! of Cariboo. Vnncouver " Por Information regardtog rates, etc., apply to H.E. LESLIE or W.P.F.'UWMINGS A Rent Ashcroft Geu. .Went rt innipog SEATTLE & INTERNATIONAL R.R. All Passenger trains passing Ashcroft connect m Sumas with the s. and 1 ■ trains, Quick time to Seattle, arriving at 4.50 P.M. U. E. DANZ, General Passengei Agent. Seattle, Wash. CHICAGO, MILWAUKEE & ST. PAUL RV is 111. best line lo null from Cliicneo, Mil wnnkL'o nud iill pnitils l'.ji.t. Will, III (1,155 milos ol thoroughly equipped rend it reaches nil tiriueip.il business centers in Northern Illinois, Wisconsin, Iowa, Minnesota. South Dakota, North Dakota and North Michigan. THE ONLY LINE Running Electric Lighted ami Steam Heated Vestibulcd Trains. Time tables, maps and information >«- gnrding routes, rates and olher details relating to lho road will he furnished on application to any coupon ticket agent, or by addressing C. J.Eddy General Agent, Portland, Ore. Mcdowell, ATKINS, WATSON COMPANY (LIMITED), " The Wholesale Druggists," VANCOUVEB.C. B. FOR SALE Hotel and Store in Cariboo. The owner is Bel 11 tig on account of UMieultt), Value nf Hlock cm hand. 812,000; yearly proHts from 8B.O0O iu 87.01)0. Suitable terms will b.> made lo right imrly. Apply to XSIICRCJFT JOURNAL, il.tc A .h.rolt.B, C. ? t^ a { __ Tlio Tm*. of « G'nlce. Au east mid uur was loaded dcwn Willi Hhopimm, mostly womtm, for It was In ihu middle uf tho afternoon. Conversation was proceeding at a great rate, It wna like a pink tea or a bus- clou of the sewing circle. Dnt all at > oneo a linsli full ovor tlio fair chatter- ei'd. A negro lad entered, hearing In , his arms uu immense calto three or | four decks high nnd frosted over from pit to dome, aa tboy nay of n theater. There was a profusion of flowcra by way of decoration, aud delicate tracer* ies of gauzy lace completed tho em* uolllshiuonts. The cake wns so large that the negro could scarcely carry It. The cake told the whole story of tlio wedding, tlie bridesmaids, the orange flowers, the flower girls nud the banquet afterward, livery feminine heart In thai street car was a-flutter as its owner gazed speechlessly upon the evidence of a wedding to ho. Finally, when the car stopped to Ict on another passenger nnd everything was very still, one lady took courage to nsk the negro where the wedding Wits going to be. "Whut iveddill?" asked the negro, his eyes protruding. "The wedding that cake is for." "His ain't no weddln cake." "No?" "No'm. Dis "yore's er cake walk enko." Tiiere wns a smile Hint reached from one end of the car to the olher, and very soon conversation was resumed ns hefore. It Wnu lint nml Coatlr, Tbo most expensive dinner of modern times was given some years ago at Hie Savoy hotel, London, by a million- nlre who hns si nre met with an tin timely end. It wns known Us the "red dinner" from the fact tlmt utmost everything In Ilie dining room was red in color. All Hu. floral decora tloiia were red, tllO electric lamps were rod, lhe knives were special!)' mude witli red handles, the chairs were red, the carpet was red, the liihli- napkins were red and even Uio wiUlera wore red tics The reason nf this color predominating was tlmt the millionaire had experienced a wonderful inn <>f toclt nnd Imd wou n large sum of money through red turning up on the roilgo cl liolr table nt Monte Cfll'lo, The winning llgure was nine, and thla llguro wns also in evidence nt the dinner. The menu curd was unique. On tho Ilrst page was a large red nine, and on the hru-li page wns a' portrayal of the top of a roilgo et nolr gaining table. The menu Itself, whieh wns printed In red letters, consisted of 18 courses, all of the most expensive character. Forty guests sat down to the t.ible, nfld tlie cost of tills extraordinary dinner was over $05 for each person.— Everybody's Magazine i-iiu'l Leave Wall Street. Speaking nf iiie fascination which Wall street esoits over those who have once entered Its sptuuhttivo arena, a newspaper man snid: "Iu one of the largest commission brokerage establishments iu Wall street nt the noon hour I found scores of brokers, both old nud young, feverishly sennniug the quotations. I singled out a patriarchal looking broker, a pioneer on 'change. " 'Can a man retire from Wall street?' I nsked blni. " 'Yon bet he can,' the old mau replied, 'when he's Uut broke. That's the only kind of a man I've ever known to "retire" from Wail street during nu experience of nearly -10 years. Of course if ho can rnlse a few dollars he'll he right back again. '"Then there's lho man who has cleaned up a neat little fortune on some clever deal and taken a solemn onth never to come near lbo "street" again. Ile always comes back- " '1 knew one man, however, who really did quit, lie is the exception that proves the rule, hut lie never bad courage to como down town farther than Fourteenth street. Tlie magnet failed to touch him at thnt distance.'" Gctttni. Hid uf I.llt]iiette. Miss — called at Cambridge cottage to take ttte princess' directions ou a parish matter and was astonished to Uud her iu tliu garden running round tbe flower beds ns liard as sho could go. "Why nro yon running so fast, princess'-" Miss — ventured lo luqulre. "To get rid of tlio etiquette," was the reply. "We have just had a visit from the emperor of ." —"Memorial of tiie Duchess of Tccl.." Sho Ilcvoketl tlio Hale. Booft time ago tbo czarina, a very philanthropic nud religious woman, made up her mind that tho lavish uso of tobacco In Russia was doing bnrm. She thereupon prohibited the use of tho weed, aud especially of cigarettes, In the court. A few dnys passed, and her lmpcilal majesty needed some money. It did not come, even after sho had sent a confidential servant to tho treasury. At last, lu placo of money, came a white bearded old man from that institution, with pleasant voice nnd attractive address. "There must be a mistake, your imperial majesty. Two weeks ago you prohibited the use of tobacco iu tlie court, and so great Is your Influence nnd ao deep the love for you among tbo people that thc sales of thc weed dropped down to a fraction of what formerly was tho case, and the Internal revenue receipts become less tban lhe expenses. The governmont appreciated your high munificence because under the law of the land your income Is charged against tho tobacco tax of (Ids district, and it was supposed that you had concluded to givo up your wealth In order to carry out your views upon reform." Tlie following week, so tbe story noes, lhe rule was relaxed, and the czarina's sudden poverty vanished as if by magic. .tliuli. tn Feci at Home. One of lhe old time southern negroo.. went to Bosloll to make bis fortune. Al'ler n week of walking up and dowu he found himself penniless nud uo week In eight. Then he went from house lo house. "l.f you pleuse, suh," he began when his ring at the front door wns answered, "can't you give n pn' citlltld mnn work ter do nr Homepln ter cat V" And the pollle answer Invariably was, "No, mister; very salty, but hnvo nolhlug for you.'" Every ono dressed hlii doors nml h I'imill.v hi stone front. nnd tlio ohl "Uosb, l is Btaryiu some vltlh',.7" "You darned, black, kinky headed rascal." exclaimed the gentleman. "How dare you ring lhe hell nt my front door? Oo round the bnck yard way to the kitchen, and (he cook'll give you something, you black"— Hut jusl there thc old man fell on bis Luces, exclaiming: "Thank do l.awd, 1 foun' my own while folks al las'! Thank do Lawd, 1 foun' 'cm—1 done foun' 'cm!"—Atlanta Constitution. Who answered his ring nd- i iih "Mr.," but shut Ihelr earls agolust him, ! rung tho hell at a brown A gentleman appeared, man begun: Can't you ghnmo Bid of S.wi Por -loth. Two girls met lu a dry goods storo the other dny. They bad evidently not seen each olher for some time, as the trend of their conversation proved. "What good times we used to have at the lake!" said one. "Yes, I like our own resorts," replied the other, "better than on the coast. Ob, say, where Is my old flame Terry? I think the world of tbat boy." "Ob, he's married!" "You don't say I Who to!" "Me." "Well, of nil tblngal" replied her friend, flushing. Tho conversation drifted, but a short time later reverted to Its old channel. "Say, Hetty," remarked Perry's wife, "did you meet Johnny —— out In San Fraucisco?" and then added, "He told me that summer bo was there that be could not live without me." "Yes, I met hlm lu Los Angeles." "Poor fellow! I feel sorry for him. He Is a bachelor yet, I suppose?" "No; he's married." "You don't say! Who to?" "Mo."—Salt Lake Herald. C'ntelilnu Hnlihlta, Boys In Nebraskn, a ferretlosB country, carry wilh ihem when hunting a coil of hose nbout nn Inch lu diameter, vlllctl tbey pay out down a rabbit hole mil tlie bottom Is readied, meanwhile .rawing the month of n sack over the hole. A cheerful shout down the hose brings the rabbit out at Ids best pace, plump into lhe suck. The hose evidently does the business as quickly ns the ferret, with no vexatious delays.— Bun Fraucisco Argonaut TUe French Workman. Tbe French workman la the creature of the street for tbe sense of tbo joy of lifo and tho creature of the borne and tlio workshop for the sense of tha hardship and sometimes of the sorrow. Fashioned as ho Is in this way, two outside forces couteud for tbo posses- sion of hlm. Tho question of questions Is, "Will he tako his guidance from the recognized agencies within the law or from the agencies of revolt?" Tlie Btnto aud nlso, as .ve have seen, the church offer him nil sorts of bribes and bonuses to consent to work In their way. They recognize his trade and self help societies, They try lo get lilm to the altar oa a devotee and to the uru as a voter. But bo hns -heard of Utopias, nud ho longs lo havo 'one more struggle for absolute perfection at short notice, though ho may huvo to lay down bis lifo in tho attempt. The key to modern French history Is to be found here. Evory political movement hns to ho a compromise between tho aspirations of tbo faubourg and tho world as It wags. The French workman has been bred in the belief in revolution ns a recognized agency of progress and by Instinct and bnblt ho Ion tin... second best. Tho old order offers hlm tho churches, tho thrift and benefit societies, co-operation, insurance ngalnst uccldcutB, education, technical and other—tho old political economy, In a word, and the paternal stale. Tbo new whispers socialism, the commune, anarchy sometimes and with these the barricade.—Richard Wbllelng la Century. No Wild and Woolly West, Easterners have an erroneous Impression about tbo vast plains country that stretches eastward from the flanks of tbo Uockles to tho whcalflclds of tho Dnkotas. It Is a region where crimes aro fnr lew numerous In proportion to population thnn they aro lu the densely Bottled regions of tha eastern nnd mid* die states. If the sombrero.*1 rufllans with pis* tols and knives In their boots aud cartridge belts around their waists aro uot In tbe cattlo country, whore, thou, aro they to bo found? Where nro those Alkali Ikes, Lariat Bills, et al., who fire at tho decanters lu barrooms and at the silk bats of tenderfoot stniu- gors—the villainous desperadoes whose lynching bees and other burrowing au* ecdotcs make up considerable of tbe stock lu trado of our eastern comic illustrators? I do not kuow. For many years I havo wandered through the great northwest on horseback, stagecoach nnd in canoes, as well ns Iu the palatial Pullman sleeper of the great transcontinental Hugs, nnd I have never discovered any of tbo fierce, bewliiskercd dimo novel heroes. During nil iny travels In the Dakotas, Montana, Idaho, Washington, Oregon niul British Columbia I have never seen a ninn hurt or witnessed any sort of row, nud 1 would feel much safer to strike across the mountains or plains nlouo on a broncho and unarmed than I would lo walk up Clark street at night In Chicago Infant Hnt.ll_.mi. In Ilumiln, "I was forlimato enough," writes Trumbull While, "lo visit tho Church of Ht. David, in Tlflls, Russia, Just Iu time to attond a baptismal ceremony. According to lho riles of ihe Greek church, n» practiced In this ancient nighin temple, tho youngster in question, a lllto hoy 'I or 5 weeks old, had to ho Immot'Bod three times in a baptismal font filled with water, each time to ho completely covered, In addition to vnrlous btosstugs and anointings with holy oil and several loug prayers. The benevolent looking old priest proved himself u man of kindly thought fulness. While the fnmllygroup nround the baby was getting him properly Unclad, for the ceremony requires that the child shall lm miked, tho priest surreptitiously dipped his linger into the font, and I saw by his faco that It was too cold. Then ho stepped behind screen, where his samovar was steaming, emptied the hot water luto pitcher, nud whilo the family still kept busy over the baby bo poured enough to temper the pool that bad been provided for tbo shoru lamb. Tho result wns that the little fellow tooU hid plunges without a murmur and thereby distinguished himself."—Chicago Record. Tl.e Eternal City. In n recent lecture on Homo Sir. Frederic Harrison said that tho great value of the city of Rome, from tho point of view of general culture and education, was tlint It had by far tbe longest nnd most complete history of auy cily In the world. It hnd three great qualities as tlio center of human culture nnd the development ot human civilization. It was tho center of the ancictit world for many centuries. It hecamo the center ot the early Christian world and for 1,000 years it had boen the center of religious pilgrimages, while for four or Ave centuries It had been tlio center of poetry and art of tho modern world. Theso three great epochs together mndo up something like 3,000 years, and no city In tho world hnd hnd so continuous a life. Hardly n century passed without leaving its memorial lu Rome.—London Globo. Mlinndo»tood Put riot lim. Professor Alfred B. Adams of New York was a soldier In tho civil war and took part in tho Red river enmpaign under Major Geueral Nathaniel T. Banks. "At ono place," ho said recently to ouo of his classes, "wo surprised a southern garrison and took many prisoners. They wero guarding a mountain of cotton bales which were In* tended for shipment to Europo on account of tho southern government General Banks promptly confiscated tho cotton and transferred It to his Aomin. Each hale was stenciled '0. S. A.,' nnd over this tbo northern soldiers with mnrklug brushes wroto In hugs characters 'U. 8. A.1 I was on guard at the time, and ouo of my prisoners, a handsome, bright eyed young southern officer, said, 'Yank, what's that writing there?' "I looked proudly at him as I replied: 'The United States of America over the Confederate States of America. Can't you read-U. S. A. over C. S. A.?' "Uc looked at mo quizzically. " 'Thank you,' he Bald. 'Do you know, I thought it was United States of American Cotton Stealing Association,* "Tbo uoxt question ho put to mo 1 didn't answer." — Saturday Evening Post. ino man who can fall down on a slippery sidewalk and get up without looking around to seo whether anybody bas seen him can justly pride himself on his savior fairs and self control.— Somervlllo Journal. Liko Unto Liko, "And lovo restored his reason," i&ld tlio sweet young thing Id concluding hor story. "It Ib tho first time," returned tho Old bachelor, "tbat I ever beard of Itjr curlflJt Insanity ."HCMcagct Eflt "l*«rndU« D'licd Down." A tourist tells bow he traveled witb a young couple evidently ou their honeymoon, and the pnsseugers In that particular carriage were on the grin most of tbe time over tlj'U' antics. Thc bride bad got the mnn she loved, and sho didn't cniv who saw ber put her head on his shoulder. The bridegroom had got a farm with his wife, and If bo wanted to feed ber on sweets squeeze ber hand whose business was it? A little old man snt directly opposite the couple, and ho looked at ihem so often that tbo youug husband finally explained: "We've just got married." "I knowed it all the time," chuckled the other, "And wo can't help It, yon know." "No, you can't. I'll be blowed If you can!" I presume It nil seems very silly to an old man liko you," couiiuued the husband. "Does tt? Docs It?" cackled the old fellow. "Well, I can toll you It does not, then. I've been there three times over, nud now I'm on my wny to marry fourth. Silly! Why, children, It's paradise b'lled dawn!"—London Fim. Old London Snndnm, We have got lt Into our heads that Sunday wns better observed in the puritanical acceptance of the word three or four generations back than it Is now. It was quite otherwise. All tho great ladles when Queen Victoria came to tbo throne—tho Duchess of Wellington, tho Duchess of Rutland, tho Marchioness of Salisbury, the Lady Ilydo Parker, the Misses Walpole- had regular card parlies on a Sunday, and thero wore concerts nnd receptions all over tho town announced with becoming regularity In Tho Morning Post—Saturday Review. SALE & FEED STABLES. aggies Dcubic and Single and Saddle Horses. Special trips mndo t<> Lillooet uml Cariboo, Wholesale nnd retail dealers in Hay and Grain fivers, M. P. STEWART. W. CROZIER. &tG\?vstJct <_&? C^o^ier, P. O. IJ.... 8. ASHCROFT, B.O. kg3 ,€_% f^i% _, A ?b\. &^-. %_94j. &»y« (BSTABtilSHED 1-i.JJ.) DEALERS IN . Hardwares-Iron, Steel, Nails,&c. Mill and [Mining Supplies, Waggons, Buggies, Cutters Farm Implements, &c. Victoria. Vancoiiv FORBTI Kamloops' OAIU'ETS, llll. CLOTHS etc., etc. Cheapest house on earth, write for prices A. P. CORDON, - KAMLOOPS, B.C. R P. RITHET & CO., LTD, -vxo-.on_.-_-., Wh. lesale LIQUOES and GROCERIES. A. ENIS COLUMBIA FLOURING MILLS. Euderby and Vernon. Tlie Mutual Life Insurance Company OUT ZET-ETW" STOTL-Z. :r___C-E-_:.a-_r:d _a.. _M_7aTr:R_D~y" -p__ri_Esx_DE--sr'r- Present Assets exceeds 8277,517,825.86; surplus over all liabilities, 837,723,191.59. The compauy issues tlio most liberal contracts that are sold. Tbo company pays out an averago of 850,000 a day iu death cluims, endowments and annuities. The company is uulvorsal, doing business throughout the world, aud tho Mutual Life is the largest, strongest and best company. Insure in it. STANLEY HENDERSON, Manager for Maiulaiul, VANCOUVER, B.C. H. P. HORAN, Disti-lot Agent, 150 MILE HOUSE B.O Thos. Dunn&Co. LIMITED. Wholesale Hardware, Ship Chandlery and Miners Supplies. Cai-L Clinton and v. All points in Lillooet direct—. Porks of Qjiesneil. ilinmgli uml return lie. Slafios leaving Ashernft Mt u ttt SoduOrool., that stei. senson. VJ LEAVING ASHCUOFT . CLINTON, 1SO-MIL.L P^ELLE FORKS, AND HORSEFLY _aY FOB _jSE, ques- a.8BOO MINE Stage will connect willi tor Quesnelle, Barkerville boo and Omineca. iteiuner Charlotte, at Soda Creek, and oilier nortliern points in Cari- Ulxpresa matter, Qold Dust, elu, cun led ut our risk, at reasonable rati! HEAD OFFICE ASHCROFT B. C. Good Stock New Coaohei Occidental Hotel, QUB.SNlj.Lt_E, New management. Hotol bend quarters fm for mining men, well furnished rooms. Table senson. Mont completo hur in Cariboo, Stables in connection, Hav ir.id Oat fl\ HOFERCAMP k A. JOHNSON', 11 C. 11. X. stnjjes. He.tiJ._iui_.ieit supplied with everything in CLINTON HOTEL, ai_i_srTO_sr_ b.cj. ; MA11SI1ALI, & SMITH, .'inprictu... : BOARD AND LODGING BY THE DAY, WEEK OR MONTH. Bent Wines, Spirits and Cigars. Good staining, Ucadouartcra for tli* Curi1.<*o, Lillooet aud Dug Creel; lines nfslagOB. U-intlnganil Hailing tn the vicinity. G. KL GKEJBSOIET, MEAT MARKET, WIWLESAL K AND RETAIL. Atten'wn and satisfaction guarantee* to customers. Main Street, ASHCROFT, JJ C I. XSBHi^MLJt-JSI. Blacksmith, \\ heelwright and Wagon Builder HORS/i SHOEING A SPECIALTY. Iran, St-i'l nntl Timber kept lu stoek, mill ii _to_k uf Ftisteru made Carriage,, Biieiji.. •' ' Homl Carta kept on lined nl reduced [nines, mid nlso iin.de In ordei. M-.i.tfiictur. r of " Tlie ..ehnintl Tire Seller " wliich nil Hlu._t.mil.]. should use. All work warranted, and jTlees lower Uia.i ever. An nssorlmpul „l Uotilnu and Caskets alwnys ou liund. ASUCKO.'T. - - - - - B. U. Hardware Dep't. 8,10,12 Cordova Si. Vancouver S-lpC. Dei. 1.8,10 Water St. 3. C. cro-BLUsT :m:c:r_a.:e. HOTEL & GENERAL <_4T_T-3! STORE. _(SrE--.I-j-3 IFCl.. . // full assortment of Drygoods, Boots and Shoes, Lfjuozs o.;.d Cigar, llatd- 7t'are, Miners Supplies. Hny, Grain and Slablin$. I-nees right. ^ats! ats! now to Get n Geulal Dor, A vagrant do£, particularly a cur with seven or eight different strnlns of common dog In lilm, is the best Uiiul of n dog to own. lie ia always smiling aud wagging his. tail nt you, nnd tils appreciation of littlo favors Is only equaled by bis appetite. A fancy dog with a blue ribbon around bis neck is always looking for nn opportunity to suap at ehlldreu. If we kept n dog, wo would keep a yellow one. purchased os a pup from a. negro boy.—Atchison Globe. A Coffee Hint. A French housekeeper saya that In her country It Is au invariable rulo to add a little butter and powdered sugar to coffee beans while they nre roast* lug. A very small piece of butter Ib needed to thc pound, a bit pcrbaps as largo as a hazelnut, and not more than a tcaspoonful of powdered sugar. This treatment la tho secret of the pleasant burned sugar flavor In French coffee. A Sure Tc»t. "Are you sure she Is as gentle nnd pntlcr-t and nnilnblo ns she seems?" asked the friend. "Nol quite Biirc," answered tlio young man who Is lu lovo, "but Vm going to find ont." "How." "I'm going to get her to call some- uoily up over n long distanco telephone and then wnteh her."— Indianapolis Journal. A little social life la good for one. As time goes on nnd the old friends linve gone to their promotion It la well to keep tip ouc'b interest In ibe world of today by cultivating friendly relations with those nbont ua.—Ladles' Home Journal. lt may bc good for us to remember, ax an Btlglisb novelist tells us, thnt the shade of each departed dny falls on o'jr graves. GRAIN OF ALL KINDS Direct from our own Elevators on tlie Calgary & Ed mon ton Railroad, We are the lurgest buyers of grain iii Alberta. .Send us your order, or at least get our prices before buying elsewhere. BRACKMAN & KER MILLING GO. LD. EDMO"TPH "lcn "' ")' tho Ptberprlnotpal points in Alberta k British Cnlwnbi.i Turner, Beeton & Co., Wholesale Liquors aad Dry foods, Victoria, Vancouver and Nolson, B. C, and H.O. Bee'cn & CJo., London. EAGLE & HAMILTON, Prop's. On the _¥.ain Ro«d from fie 150-Rflilt House to Quesnelle Forks. Qjjod accommodations foi- travelers iiuil pood stablloK, food, otc, tor tenuis. A well stocked l>nr in uounoction I deal largely in tjny, Kiain. mnl fartoprodlioo Reuerollv. LEISER. Importers and Wholesale Dealers in WINES LIQUORS and CIGARS VICTORIA, IS. C. OppenMmer Eros. WHOLESALE Vancouver, : GROCERS B.C. PACIFIC HOTEL. KAMLOOPS, B.O. This wull known houso bus been reopened by its new proprieto mil has been thoroughly renovated unci (ittud up ' P. A. BARN HART, Prop ROFT HOTEL, Wm. Lyne, Proprietor. ictlv opposite Depot, • • ASHCROFT, B.C Oiv S-tV-CiTira: db -O-JFf^-isoivr General Blacksmiths, Horseshoeing, Steel, Iron and Hardwood Lumber kopt in stock, also wagons suitable for freighting and ranching. Shop on Railway i.vonuo. - ,\StI0ROFT,-B,0, This Hotel has been lately refitted and refurnished. A new wing, BO x 2(1 feet, containing nineteen rooms, including bath and sample rooms, has been added. Good table and good service The ouly first-class Hotel in town. Free Sample Room in Connection THE WM. HAMILTON MANUFACTURING CO (MMITED) achinery PETEEBOSOTJGH, ONTARIO CANADA. i- / > A* «, ' i_y & __>, ' ^ (_* N/\> / _.• «# __? ,v P £• A j> ^ sj ?_?j!? _? !>■-?■ _S •<* ~ i,(^Uil_owontto_lnllilaysi 9 t/ ^CAjffe littlo mission; d§* mul tl-JWij- BPHlsfiiir. .Villiospjj whew tl eiu!&titjra6 chiulton pox, o'litiiiR gruel; # ?|^W_tl^_ o'uti \<iiujS.idu'lj oatoh a thinR— (T^ato is often oruel! ,* — Ciiioaeo Times-Herald. THE ASHCROFT JOURNAL. SATURDAY. JUNE W, WOO. LOCAL AHD DISTRICT HEWS. Barrister Henderson was out of town a fow duys this week, E. T. Ward came in from Llllooet Tuesday and has gono to HorBOfly. Operator Klu lust Saturday, visited l.uinlooi-9 QoorRO Word nmno louvor Iusi wook, up from Vim- A car of wire for tho Asluiroft-Diiw- ion Lologrngb line arrived yesterday. John WUson loft ihla week for a trip iinimiit the untile men of tho Cariboo road, Major General Kinohant came down from Oarlboo Tuesday nud proceeded to the const. Miss Wnnl is spending ber holidays nt Lillooet tbo RUQSt of Mrs. V. S, Reynolds. Mr. Pegrnm, manager of the Bank of British Columbia at Kamloops, was in Ashcroft Tuesday. Jack Crozier of the l.'H-Mile Houso has gone to tho coast after staying a few days in Ashcroft. C. A. Semlin is at tho coast. No doubt Mr. Semliu will assist In clearing the political atmosphere. Tho children of S. Alban's church contributed 81.50 to tho collection box lu aid of Uib India famine relief fund. Denis murphy, M. P. P., hns gono to tho coast to attend tho political convention to be held thero next Monday. Mr. Holler, a San Francisco mining expert, has returned from an inspection of the Anderson Lake mines and gone to Sau Francisco. John Shields, chairman of the Asbcroft Water, Electric it Improvement Co., oamo down from Kamloops and spout a day or two hero this week. Government Agent Burr has gone lo Victoria as a delegate from tho local Lodge of Oddfellows to tlio Grand Lodge meeting there this weok. Residents of the lower streets would appreciate a littlo more water in thoir pipes now that irrigation is bo necessary. It was a vlllanous scheme, at least Jack Wyness says so, but then ho sees tho matter from ono point only—the point of his toe—It seems that V. S, Reynolds, J. A. Bremner and D. W, Rowlands were resting from tho labors of tho day just after supper, at tho B. C.;Expross ofiloo discussing who tho Governor would call upon and had dually decided it would bo Beebe, when thoy conceived tho happy idea of enjoying a little amusement at somebody else's oxponso. Jack Wyness coming up tho stroot looked like an oasy subjeot, was invited to kick an in- noconl looking straw hat off the sidewalk; ho accepted the invitation and kicked it, but now wishes lie liad'ut. The stone that hat covered weighed about teu pouuds. -.'ASiSUNGHH .-1ST, The following is tbo list of passengers arriving and departing by Ashcroft stage linos: B. C. EXPRESS CO. ARRIVALS. H L Walters, Dr Reynolds and Frank Reynolds from Lillooet; Mr. Thompson!, Barkerville; Tom Sovord, 150- Milo House; ;i>lelville Parry, Clinton; G A Veith and Robt. Borland, 160-Mile Houso. Speoial Conveyance—Mr Heller from Lillooet. DEPARTURES. Rov Father Morico, 141 Milo House; A Ferguson, Clinton; Miss Ward, Lii looot; Dr. Reyuolds, Lillooet; Thur Ling, Barkorvlllo; Colin Shepherd, Bnrkerville; J G Mathews, Boavor Pass to Stanley; D Foster, 150-Mile House to Quesnol; and W H Mauson, Barkervillc Special Convoyanco—Mr. Freeman, Lillooot; aud Mr Richardson, Cariboo. PARKER'S STAGE LINE. ARRIVALS, Mr and Mrs Felker, 150-Mile House; David Spring, Miss May Ferguson. George McGregor, and Mr and Mrs J MGrcgor from Quesnel; H J DeForest, 69-Mile House; Thos MoEwon, Jim and Dune MoTavish, Clinton; aud G L Betts from Quesnello. Special Conveyance—Fred Koth from Cariboo, DEPARTURES. D 0 Patterson, Thomas Walters and family, Horselly; F Buse, Hat Creek; and W Vatchee, Clinton. When in Vancouver IT WILL PAY YOU TO VISIT Clubb & Stewart, THE LEADING CLOTHIERS AND FURNISHERS cos" t_h::e: coast Wo carry an Immense stuck of Men's, Youths' nud Boys' Clothing aud Fur nishirigs, Waterproof Coats, Trunks, Valises, etc. We always carry the celebrated Stetson Hats; also tho Lovi Strauss overalls. Custom Tailoring on tbe Clubb & Stewart, 100 CORDOVA STREET, Vancouver, - B.C. Writing Tablets.! Over thirty different kinds Inin and Ruled, Thick nnd Thin. Prices: 15, 20, 25, 80, 35, and -10 cts. HY MAIL. 5 CKNTH KXTIJA l'JJR POSTAGE. J. H. CLEMENTS, PHM. G, 'TBI---! _A.S----C--iO_3'T _D_3XTC_. GUST &_ BTATIOITBB. Dry Coods Mens' Furnishings A BARGAIN IN Ladies Kid Gloves 40 pair in Black and Colored, all sizes, ■ regularly sold at $1 ;">0 per pair for $1. Liidies Undervests, special at 1 j"), 25 & 85c Ohildren.' Undervests special at 12ic Skirts in Crash Linen and White Pique, ranging in price from foe to S?;i.00. Good Value in Hosiery, all sizes- Achctoft Trading Cu" Boots & Shoes Groceries Mail Your Order h Or Write Us For Samples "^ -OF- Chiua aud Japanese Mattings, Summer Curtain Goods, Linoleums, Oilcloths, C a _■• pets, Wallpapers and com plete furnishings WEILER BROS "Victoria, _e.c LISTEN BOYS1 Tom MoCosh.- Suitings, Serges, Worsteds and Pantings, of the VERY BEST QUALITY Direct frnni Scotland and would be pleased to have you call pnd Inspect snme. All orders will bc carefully ttltendcd to ond s;itis(:iL"ti»m uiiaraiUecd. ASHCUOFT B.C. NOTICE. Fred Roth, traveller for Kelly k Douglas, oame in last nlg-jfc by Parlt er's spooial from :i sixteen day trip among his Cariboo customers. Bul for tlie nssistfluoe oE station agent Leslie In tho local telegraph ofllce hist Snturday wo would hare known vory little of tho election results. Mrs. MoCregor nnd her son Harry, from Quesnel Forks, are staying in Asboroft for a few days. Thoy oxpoot soon to join Hr. McGregor who left this week for tho cast. Asboroft has given lo llio India famine fund over i?I0. It inny bo considerable more ns some have forwarded their gifts direct. Tho collection stroet box has to its credit HO and tbe Presbyterlun church Suuduy School and Ladies Aid bave given £.10. A quiot wedding took placo at tho Methodist Parsonage on last Tuosday evening whon Mr. David Thompson Young of Queanello Forks was married to Was Mary Barr Ferguson, late of Scotland. Rov. R, B. Laidloy performed tho ceremony. FREIGHT SIin'MENXS. Below will be found Uib date of d nurture, teamster and destination of freight shipped uorth by Ashoroft forwarding agents: June 8, DSpratt.SodaCreek.. 10,000 " 8, J B Ferrv. " " .. 11,200 '• 10, W Parker, Bullion .... 2.2G0 " 11, J S Plaoe, Dog Creek.. :i,300 " 11, W McDonald, Gang R'ti 2,000 " 12, A Baker, Soda Creok.. 8.000 '■ 12, A Wills, 150-Mile H'so 13.304) " 13, W Dale, Soda Creek... 8,500 " 13, J McMillan, Clinton... 0,000 " 14, W Parker, Bullion .... 13,000 " 14, M Bottroll, 150-M'l H's 10,000 " 15, Kan Koe, Pack-train, Quesnel Forks 7,500 " 15, D MoLood.Soda Croek 10,000 HUMINE-SS LOCALS. A well known freighter on the Cariboo road gnve us an order to print him 200 special receipt forms iu book form of 100 eaoh. They are very valuablo to teamsters and others because it enables them to keep all their receipts together and it is as easily carried as a pocket boon. Sample sheets sent on application. Ashcroft Journal. Nnlict'islicrtl.y jiiwn that ll.irtv.luvs fttnn link-. I nlmll il|)|ilV In tin' l.llllil C'ummi.-imiri fur inT!iiis:'iim tn l.-isi'Sn ncres »if Land, fur tin- |.un)nsfol cutting: wild haytlieron. The Land is situated on Weldrnin Creek, al the lirst iiiissmc of the Diiiiiiiuoiiil Kuad to Mai ..in Creek meadows, eoi.ni.e.ieiiin ftoin a no-i sei on the left hank of Meldiinn Creek, near Ilie said etossiiif.-; theiiee easl at. eluiins: iheiH-e we_.l ■....■■hums; Ilie nee south .0 ehains .point of commencement. MALCOM C, ROSS, Chilcotin, U.C. May 'ii), 1000. HAU DUMOND, ASHCROFT AGENT FOR Piano MTg. Co. MOWERS, RAKES BINDERS. Heintzman & Co. Pianos... Remarkable record of the Heintzman k Co. Piano eaoh season adds to the wonderful success tbat has oomo to these Pianos, made iu Canada. Tbeir fame is world wide; the choice of the world's greatest nrtisls. The following from Lieut. Dan Godfrey, Bandmaster of tho Grenadier Guards Band, and Professor of tbe Royal College of Music, London, Eng.—"1 hud tho pleasure of trylug your Pianos, and I must day thoy astonished me, being full and powerful, and having a Ilno tono quality, The singing quants', especially in the treble part, is beautiful, aud tho instrument is well balanced throughout tbe whole .scale. As regards your Upright Grands, th» nro beautifully toned instruments, I am specially charmed with thom. I must say 1 um not surprised at tho success you have mot with your instruments." DYKE & EVANS, Vancouver, GENERAL AGENTS FOR VANCOUVER CARIBOO AND THE LILLOOETS. NOTICE. Harkerville, i! cenls per pound. Stanley, (...j. Heaver Pass 5)1. Wine Dam.fi, Cottonwood, -LH Quesnelle, 4. Quesnelle Forks, 4. Ueaver Lake, 8Jfi. Alexandra, sh, ..orseilv,:.1,:.. Soda Creek, a. L.S.Milc House, 2^. 115-Mile House nnd 160-Mile House, 2! Ahove the 100, 2','. 100-Mllfl House. 2. 83 and 87-Mile Houses. V}.. r..'-?.-Mile Houses, iV Clinton,1!,'. Half cent extra rate for furniture, S. cent fur any lot of freip.it under 500 .-.minis, S_ cent for machinery in single pieces exceed- Inn ll.etlO pounds. CAI.ll.-_0 PROTECTIVE ASSOCIATION M. I'. STKWAt-T, STl-AKT II i.N'IlERSON. President. Secretary. Ocean) Steamers, Barrister Murphy, M. P. P., wishes to inform Mis clients thnt during his absence from Asheroft his business will bo conducted by a competent man nnd nil legal matters will receive tbe same oareful attention. Mr. Murphy went to tho coast Wednesday and expects to return next week. Mr. M. Dumond and brido arrived on lust Sunday night from a tour of the coust cities and arc receiving the bost wishes i>r thoir many friends. Mr. Du moml, who is Noble Grand of tho Oddfellows lodge, was presented by tbe lodge with a beautiful silvor tea set. Challenge.—Tho challenge of B. P. English will bo accepted if tho followiug conditions aro agreed to: 1. A doposit of S2."j0 shall i)o paid to P, Herod, of Kamloops. beforo Juno SOth, 2. That tho raco shall bo run nt Kamloops within six weeks nfter match is mado. :i, Tbat U0 pounds shall bo carried. Under thoso conditions 1 will run Jack Atkins against tho gelding Crawford. .7. Wilson. Standard. To bo lost in the woods nine days without food is not a pleasant oxpor- ionoo. Word has been received that a Chinaman of Ah Mow's pack train, supposed to be Ah Mow himself, was lost whilo bunting for strayed horsos lii miles from Quesnel and wns only found nine days after by Indian packers of Jean Cuux's puck train, who woro out hunting. They hud fired several shots and afterwards heard someone cull which caused tbom to mako a systematic search with lho result that the Chinaman wns found alive though very weak. Uis horso, which was found quito closo to him, was dead, I have added to my stock of hardware, Stoves, eto., Mowing Machines, and Rakes—Call and see tbem or write for particulars of theso Maohines. M. Dumond. Times are hard and money scarce. Mako money by saving it. I can tako your old suits and by cleaning aud dyeing make tbem look like new and give you two-thirds more wear. All ordors sent to my address will be promptly attended to, Wm. O. Dwigiit, Ashcroft. _Vo aro a little crowded for room just now owing to the erection of our briok store on part of our old site, but we will till your orders just us satisfactorily as wo bave always dono, Harvey, Bailey k Co. A diploma and gold medal ' awarded for Bluo Ribbon baking powdor at New Westminster in 1808 This powder is made in Canada by Canadians and is not sold at boom prices. P. W. Foster can sell it to you at 'ii.c por 12 oz, tin, Please try it. Commercial men and others who do not dosiro to travel on my regular stagos can havo speoial rigs ou short notico for any point iu Cnriboo, which will make fust time. Pabkbr's Stage Line, Asbcroft, B. 0 Notice To Advbhtiseiis.—Patrons will greatly oblige the Jochnal ofllce by haviug change of udvortlsoment in boforo Thursday noon, Write to Smith & Bryson or W. B, Bailey k Co. for a description of their road carts, buggies and democrats. The Studbaker farm and freight waggons which they sell, are too well known to neod any description. ROYAL MAIL LINES. Quickest and Cheapest Route to Europe- WHITE STAR LINE. S. Q. Fladgate ..lANUI'.a"-U]..-li AND IMPORTER OI Harness & Saddlery Harness Trimmings Whips, Spurs Etc. Saddles and Harness made to Order———■ -'-"="- Social attention given Repair Work Ashcroft B.C. THE ALBION IRON WORKS CO., LTD. Engineers. Founders and Boilermakers, 0 ciuiilMiu Hiirol, autl. 1 Storo attoot, .... VICTORIA, D.O. Canning Machinery. Stool Rivotod Pipo- Marine and Land Engines nnd Boilors built for Govornmont Inspoction. Tubular Boilors Thawing Points. Derricks nnd Hy draulic Tipo Spocialtlos in comploto Minors Outfits NORTH B.C. NAVIGATION COMMT.Ld SODA CREEK. QUESNELLE. The Steamer CHARLOTTE will make regular trips from Soiln Creek to Quesnelle, connecting with all STAGE LINES, from Asheroft and way points. Freight left at Soihi Creek for tho 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 tj>n J?10. . Quesnelle, B.C ' JAMES REID Manager. STEAMER Teutonic Germanic Ma jets tic Oceanic PA I UNO FHOM DATE New York June 20 & July 18 CUNARD LINE. New York June 30 July 21 MidweekStm'rNew York July 3 & 17 Etrurln " July 1 & Aug 4 Ciimpnnia " " 14 & " 11 Lucnnin " " 28 & " 36 ALLAN LINE. Parisian Montreal July 21 & Aug 25 Tunisian (new) " Aug 4 & Sept 8 Numedian " " ll & " 15 Corlntnlan (new) " " 18 & " 22 BEARER LINE. Lake Ontario Montreal June 22 Luaitanln " June 20 Lake Cliamplain (new) Montreal July 6 DOMINION LINE. Montreal Cam brum an Vancouver Dominion June '43 & July SB July 7 July 21 ft Auc 11 For information regarding rates, otc, apply to IIE LESLIE, or W1'.' (JUMM.NGS. Agent, General Agent ASHCROFT, B. C. WINNIPEG. BUS 'Imperial Limited' DAILY T0UBIST CABS TO ST PAUL TUESDAY and SATURDAY to Toronto. THURSDAY'S to Montreal and Boston. Trains J.as. Aslicrofl JJJJ follows: EaBl-botind West-bound ai:ia 'IMPERIAL LIMITED' -:50 10:30 KAMLOOPS LOCAL 0:80 E. J. COYLE, A. a. PA., VANCOUVER. U. C. H. E. LESLIE, Agent, AsucnoFT, u. C NOTICE. SI'K-KO HOUSE. B.C. June 13,1000. ] shall not be responsible fur any tlcbtB contracted In iny name, without a written order. 1-m LAWRENCE BOITANO. F. H. Spriggs Practical Watchmaker and First Prize at Philadelphia for the best colleutiou of watch work. ASHCROFT, B. G. Coiitnu.is rIvoii fnr all kltida of work. Hupairn exooutori with despatat). Onsttngs of nil descriptions, Agents for Wortbington Pumps, ASHCROFT B.C: Large Airy Rooms. Only First-Class Hotel iu Town. Sample Rooms Free. C. E. JOHNSON, - - Proprietor, Fishing Tackle Complete stock of Rods Keels Lines Flies Casts Minnows Leader- Brogues Traces Baskets Straps and Fly Hooks TISDALL'S CUN STORE, Vancouver Telephone 138. Stanley Park Livery"-'—^23=- Sale and Feed Stables Hacks, Carriages, Buggies, Double and Single Drivers, and Saddle liorses. - - McRAE BROS., Proprietors, Corner Georgia and Seymour Streets, VANCOUVER, - B.C. I have purchased bolow cost nnd will sell at.. A Bargain 4 Lounges 2 Easy Chairs Very nice lot of Picture Molding, All entirely new woods. No Reasonable Offer llefiiscd. W. MORGAN Next door to Parker's StaRO Olllco PIONEER HOTEL, LILLOOET, B. C, Fred H. Nclsoii.Prop. Sample Booms for Commercial Men. Livory Stable in Connectiou. My Stage connects overy dny witli Seaton Lake boat for Anderson bake and Bridge Rivor points. KAMLOOPS HOUSE, P HEROD, Proprietor, _ec^._m:xj00^s. - ■ .B.C. is the pluce where you cmi always be sure of Betting the Choicest Wines and Liquors And the Beat Brands of Foreign and Domestic Cigars. Oy_..rCncktiiilsatnl Tom and Jerry ure specialties. Cold Sales and Bullion Scales of all descriptions, Rubber Cloves, Minino; Sc.eens,Cyanide, Quicksilver, Etc.! Write ns for quotations, B.C. ASSAY AND CHEMICAL SUPPLY COMPANY, Ltd. 7__ Ponder st. VANCOUVER, B.C. B.C.fMD STORAGE & ICE WORKS VICTORIA - B.C. Importers of Australian Frozen Mutton : : ADVANCES MADE ON WAREHOUSE RECEIPTS CONSIGNMENTS SOLICITED Commission Merchants BANK OF BRITISH NORTH AMERICA Incorporated 1836. PAID-UP CAPITAL RESERVE FUND $4,861,688 1,460,000 Branohes in alt the principal towni ot Canada from Dawson to Sydney, Cape Breton. Drafts granted on all points in Canada aud the United States and on Great Britain. Gold dust purchased or sent for assay with prompt returns. JAMffiB CRAN, Mouatar. __S-_t.C-5.0-FT. Federal Life Assurance Co'y HAMILTON, ONT. WE GIVE TOU GOOD RETURNS and CERTAIN PROTECTION WM. HOLDEN. Inspector Vanoouvor, li C. THOMAS MacADAM Provincial Manager Cariboo. Horsefly. QUESNELLE FORKS. W. B. Bailey & Co., * Storage and Forwarding Agents. Goods received, stored and forwarded with despatch to any point in Cariboo leached by wagon or pack train. Consign your goods to our care and we will settle railway charges and ship to destination with least possible delay.
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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