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— 1} THE B.C. MINING -JOURNAL. VOL. 3., NO. 51 ASHCROFT, BRITISH COLUMBIA, APRIL 23.1898. $2.00 PER YEAR CARIBOO, - HORSEFLY, QUESNELLE FORKS. W.B.BAILEY&CO. STORAGE AND FORWARDING AGENTS. Goods received, Stored and Forwarded with dispatch to any point in the Interior reached by wagon or pack train. Consign your goods to our care and we will settle railway charges and ship on to destination with least possible delay. W. B. BAILEY & CO ASHC-tOFT. B. 0 CLINTON HOTEL, cimton. bc ; MARSHALL _ SMITH, Proprietor-. : BOARD MD LODGING BY THE DAY, WEEK OR MONTH. Best Wines, Spirits aod Charge. Unod stabling. Hesdouarlera for Ihe Cnriboo, Lillooet autl Dog Creek lines of stages. Hunting and Hulling to thc vicinity. ASHCHOFT, CLINTON. F. W. FOSTER DIRECT IHFORTBB Or pEML Merchandise. Headquarters for Miners and Ranchers Supplies, Flour, Rice, Sugar, Rock and Fine Salt, Coal Oil, Blacksmiths aad House Coal, and all heavy goods purchased in carload lots and prices light. Riding snd Pack Saddles Hunters Outfits, Rilles, Shot Guns, Ammunition, etc. Soli Agent for Giant Powder Company of San Francisco, full sloth tm hand a. thtir new magazine, Fuse, Caps, ele, etc, Geo. Gage &• Sans ctltbrttti Dominion Wirt Bed Springs, Matlraists, Pillows, &t. ROUGH & DRESSED LUMBER, SHINGLES, LATHS, PICKET. UILLINKKY AND DRESSMAKING department under competent management in connection with store at Ashoroft. GOODS RECEIVED and forwarded to all parts of the upper country at reduced rates. 0. P. R. SIDING to warehouse and speoial facilities for handling goods Orders and enquiries by mail have orompt attention. F. W. FOSTER, MACKAY SADDLERY AND HARNESS CO. MANUFACTURERS AND IMFOHTKRB OF .Saddles, Harness, Bridles, Trunks, Whips, Spurs, and Harness Trimmings. .REPAIRING DONE WITH NEATNESS AND DESPATCH All order iy mail promptly attended to and satis faction guarantied ASHCROFT. : : : : B. C. Trim & Haddock, ., LIVERY, SALE & FEED STABLE. ASHCROFT AND LILLOOET. WAR IS DECLARED. Washington, April 21.—War between the United States and Spain is a fact, although not officially declared so by, Congress. The stirring events of yesterday were succeeded today with rapidity by others of equal importance, culmiriatiuff ln tbe afternoon in orders for the departure of the North Atlantic squadron for Havana. Tbis practically Is an act of war, so tbat tho war between this oountry and Spain may fairly be said to dato from today, April 21,1898. Ten minutes after the opening of the state department this. morning oamo word from Minister Woodford that tbe Spanish government, huving anticipated and prevented bis intention to present the president's ultimatum, be had asked for his passports. Tho administration, in a public statement, announced that it regarded the action of tho Spanish government as rendering unnecessary further diplomatic action ou tho part of tho United States, and fnrtbor stutod that It regarded the courso adopted by. Spalu as ouo placing upon that country tbo responsibility for tbo broach of friendly relations. KoyWest, April 22.--Taword midnight a hurry messago oamo ashore ordering several ofllcors of tho flagship on board immediately. Thoro wus no movement on tho part of thc Hoot, but signalling was Btlll progressing and there wore many signs of activity. It Was said that tbe fleet was under orders to soil at i o'clock. A Madrid despatch says: Spain's action today is considered a virtual declaration of war, and hostilities may begin immediately. The latest Washington despatch says: Postmaster-General Gray has resigned, A despatch from Madrid a*. 3.20 says: A semi-official note just issue! says the Spanish Government considers the ultimatum of the United States constitutes a declaration of war. The semi-official note adds that the Spanish fleet is already on tbe way to meet the fleet of tbe United States. The following are the resolutions passed by both Houses in tho United States congress this week: "Whereas the abhorrent conditions which have existed for more than three years in the island of Cuba, so near cur borders, have shocked the moral -tense ot tbe people ot the United Slates; have been a disgrace to Christian civilization, culminating as they have, in the destruction of a United States battleship with two -hundred and sixty-six of its officers and crew, while on a friendly visit to the harbor of Havana, and cannot longer be endured, as has been set forth by tbe president of the United States in his message to congress on April llth, 1898, upon which the action of Congress is invited; therefore, "Resolved—First, that the people of the island of Cuba are and of right ought to be free and independent. "Second, that it Is the' duty of the United States to demand and does hereby demand that the government of Spain at once relinquish authority and government in tbe island of Cuba and withdraw its land and naval forces from Cuba and Cuban waters. "Third, that tho president of the United States be and he is hereby directed and empowered to use the entire land and naval forces of tbe United States, and to call Into active service the United States militia of the several states, to such an extent as may be necessary to carry those resolutions Into effeot. Fourth, that the Unitod States hereby disclaims any disposition or intention to exercise sovereignity, jurisdiction ov control over said island, except for th_> pacification thereof, and asserts Its determination, when tbat is accomplished, to leave tho government and control of the island to its people." from the Island of Cuba fttad olf Its waters, Iu tbe event that a satisfactory response is not received by Saturday next, he will proceed with tho armed forces of tbe United States ta carry tho resolutions into effect. The President does not name any hour Saturday prior to whioh spain must make answer, If at all, to our demands, but a reasonable assumption is that nt any timo up to midnight Saturday will bo regarded as a compliance with the teams of the ultlmatun. Madrid, April 20.-The lobbies of the Spanish Parliament were crowded last night with members, new deputies and politicians, ull discussing the situation Tho ono predominating word was "war." Saddle, Pack and Driving Horses for sale and hire. Rigs kept at-both stablea. Special trips made to Lillooet or points in Cariboo at any ime. Wire at our expense for rigs. WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALERS IN HAY AND ORAIN. CARIBOO EXCHANGE HOTEL. A. H. Walters Proprietor. Board and Lodging at reasonable rates. Corner of Railroad Avenuo and Third Street. Washington, April 20.—The Cuban resolution is now a law of the land, and the ultimatum to Spain an accomplished fact. The president affixed his sig- ntitnre to the joint resolution of congress requiring Spain to evacuate the Island ef Cuba, An ultimatum meanwhile had been prepared at the State Department by Assistant Secretary Day, and at 11:30 the announcement was marie at the White House that it had beeu signed by the President and had been isont to the Spanish Government. After tbo publlo announcement Day said tbe ultimatum was to be transmitted this morning to Madrid, addressed to Minster Woodford, who w 111 deliver it to the Spanish Governmeut. The Spanish Minister was furnished with a oopy of tho paper. The Minister as soon as he reoieved it made a brief reply and requested his passports. Although the text of ultimatum was not made) public, it Ib known that with it is transmitted to tbe Spanish Government, through Minister Woodford, a copy of the joint resolution of Congress, together with the statement tbat they h.ive received executive approval and in compliance with tbeir terms the President makes demand upon Spain to withdraw her land and: naval forces $H» Turn* to f7,oao,oDo In a Vear. Eighty-fivo dollars was the price paid Tor claim No 20 on Eldorado a year and a half ago, which now holds for 87,000,- 000. Tbis transaction and others like it havo sot the claim owners all agog, Thoy are as wild mauy of them, as tho prospectors that now choke the passes at Dyea and Skaguay. Most of them aro small capitalists, but some aro ago.uts forbankors liko tho Rothschilds or for corporations, syndicates or trusts with unlimited capital behind them. Thoso men are cooler than the others. Thoy deal with millions where the small fry handle thousands. But either for agents or speculators, big or little, there is grand opportunity for business In the Klondike region, and soon will be in many other similar localities in western Canada and Alaska. Indeed, it is muoh the quickest and surest way to make money if one has somo capital tostart with aud good judgment. A good half of the claims tbat are working now are in tbe bands of others than the men who staked them originally. On Eldorado, where are the riohest of tbe Klondike claims, almost all were sold for 9100,8150and $200 and all of these have turned out well, the one mentioned above which sold for 885 being a particularly impressive instance. There will be such chances for the cool man with cash, always. Tbe reasons are several. One is that tbe ancient proverb of the berry pickers, 'Stick to your bush," is held in no great esteem among prospectors. They are impatient, roaming lot, wasting time and energy in rushing on from place to place after a 81,000,000 pocket or mother lode as though following a wiil-o'-the-wisp. Always looking for something better they never keep anything good. They are victims of a fever which their system oan never get rid of. There is a wlldnesB and unrest about the prospector when this fever is on him that is seen elsewhere only in the gambler. Indeed gamblers say that the only difference between them and the prospector is tbat he works In the open air. It Is only tbe prospector with a vast amount of stick-toitlveness tbat is sure to succeed. Especially is this true of the Klondike, where the miner works at thawing a hole in the icy gravel with only the stars for companions, and they not on speaking terms, tbe thermometer 40 degrees below-zero and home 2000 frozen miles awav. When a man has sunk a shaft under these circumstances and finds eyen after drifting as far along rock bottom as hisflre will burn, that the 81,000,000 pocket is not in sight, he is not satis- fled, and wishes to sell out. Perhaps, teo, he is hungry for something besides beans and bacon, or he may be so hungry that even beans and bacon appeal to him but he has none. In either case tbe claim agent is on hand to examine bis hole and make bim an offer, A hungry man Is "easy" for the claim broker. The hungrier a man is the less bargaining about the price. A hungry miner will offer his claim at such low figures that -even an Armenian rug dealer would be Qshamed to offer less. - q -imi-: .■ And to the advantage of ;tbo,plait* buyer there are always hungrj, miners* men who, in spite of repeated warnings have gone into the Klondike and other gold districts insufficiently supplied both as to food and clothing. . > ■ | So the prospector, with the. fever buzzing in his brain and hunger buzzing in his stomach, sells his right tor a mess of pottage, and having recouped goes out again, while the new owner of the claim records the tranBferand hires men to dig out the pay streak and make ready for a summer's sluicing. Ab a rule, the value of a claim oan bo estimated with a fair degree of ao curacy, and the agents and . brokers havo not shown a disposition to take advantage of the necessity of the miners. Dealings have been frank and juyt,and tho Klondiko has been the most honest oommunity In the world. But with the tremendous influx of tho coming summer of prospectors, investors and speculators, conditions may so alter that the hungry miner—and there will be many more of him next winter than thiB winter-will have a hard time of it. Competition will be all against him. It will force the speculators, fighting against one another, to drive hard bargains with tbe hungry miner, while he, if his supplies are gone, will have no power to hold out for the better price. —Chroniole. QUESNELLE. This week there has been unusual stir in this borough. The foe is clear from the river about twenty miles above, but the canyon ice has notcome down yet. Last year the ice was clear from the river all the way on the 12th of April. A few are encamped here waiting tbe clearing up of the river, Mr. and Mrs. Matthias and partner started up the river today in a boat for tbe Nechaco. Mr, Mathias Is going to run the ferry there. Captain Wilson and Dr. Carruthors' party leave tomorrow iu a boat for the Omenica region, Captain Wilson arrived here over a week ago and Dr. Carruthors by last stage. Thoy intend to go up the river as far as possible and if tho canyon at tho Cottonwood is not clear they may try to portage it, Mr. St Lnurent organized a party which left this week for Hazolton to open up tbe trail for the Klondike. The party, consisting of six, is in charge of a well known explorer, James Deacon. The intention is to go to Hazelton on snow shoes and out the trail from thero to Telegraph creek. They expeot to reach Hazelton in eighteen or twenty days. They Intend to open up tho trail in advance of horses and make the trail passable. The party have a difficult trip before them but they are all able active men. All their provis ions for the trip are packed, using three or four dogs and tho men on snowshoo.. when nooessary. There is a common but prevailing idea that this trail will lead through the gold belt of Omenica. This is a mistake as it takes the route far from the Omenica about 160 or 200 miles so that the most practicable route for those proposing to go to the Peace river country is to take tho Fraser river by Stewarts lake or Gisoome por tage by boat. When the rivBr is clear of Ice this is by far the most feasible route and the most accessible. Few obstructions are encountered by the water route. Those who wish to go to the Omenica region will do well to take the river from Quesnelle. There arrived also this week two other parties from Ashcroft. Dr. Meredith and Mr. Ferguson aro the chiefs. There are four tents set up at Quesnelle and clearing of the river is awaited. They are building a large" boat to carry about Ave tons of freight, Their objective point is the Peace river. Mr. St Laurent, road superintendent sent out a party to clear a trail up the Quesnelle en the eastern side this week. They will.bo occupied with it a few weeks. Dr. Craighead went up today to the Cottonwood where bis dredge has been all winter. He will have it in operation as soon as the river is free from ice. A report bas reached Quesnelle that Mr McCorkill has died of pneumonia. Mr. Anderson, constable, returned from the coast where he had been with two prlsloners, who were sentenced to term of inprieonment for horse stealing and biting a nose off respectively. to be carried out if the Dominion government decides to give tho country tbe privilege of voting on tho prohibition question. The following resolution was unanimously passed for publication, and a copy also was ordered to be sent to tbo lieutenant-governor of British Columbia: We the British Columbia branch of the National Prohibition Federation, met fn Viotorla city, desire to express our highest esteem for His Honor the Lieutenant-Governor of British Columbia, and more especially on account of the noble stand taken by bim and Mrs. Mclnnes in banishing from their table all alcoholic liquors. We also strongly denounce the course pursued by those who most indelicately dared to impeitch the hospitality and good intention oi the host and hostess of Carey Castle." Representation of East Kootenay. Hon, F. W. Aylmer will probably bo a candidate for northeast Kootenay against all comers at tbe ensuing provincial elections. Mr. Aylmer Is, however, desirous of seeing a convention of tho opposition party, when an understanding might bo arrived at and bo avoid any split In the ranks. Mr; Wells' friends are also canvassing on his behalf. M, Dainard is anothor prospective candidate- who has been promised u good deal of support.—Golden Era, Japs Proteit. Toronto, April 10.—The "Mail's" Ottawa correspondent says: "A strong protest has been made by the Mikado's Government against tbe anti-Japauese legislation enacted by British Columbia and pending in the Federal Parliament, In consequence of tbe ropre sentationB made, it is understood tbat the Government will not countenance tbe Japanese poll tax proposed by Mr. Mclnnes, M. P., and is now considering the advisability of disallowing the amendment to tbe Oriental Labor Act whioh passed the British Columbia Legislature. Miner'* License.. Hon. Mr. Sifton has given orders for free miners' licenses to be issued at tho summit of both the White ami Cbilkoot passes. This istheconcesj sion for which the American miners have been clamoring. By thoso who are in a position to know its effect, it is claimed that the concession will be disastrous to tbe trade of Victoria especially, as well as to Vancouver, as it will not be necessary for American miners and others outfitting at Seattle; Tacoma and other ports, to lay over at Victoria and Vancouver to procure licenses, or their outfits. LOCAL NEW5, Johu Wilson shipped four car loads of cattle to tho coast this week. W. E, Fisher, barrister, returned from a visit to Victoria and will go up to Clinton, Bicycles nro being gradually added to the amusements of tho young poo- pie of town, J. T. Wilkinson, representative of tho Vancouver Provinco, was in town last Tuesday. A. Gun tor, formeily sectiou foreman at Asbcroft, returned from a couple of weeks' visit to tbe coast. Miss Katie Newland aod I'mil ino Tlngley returned to Kamloops the first ■of the woek to attend school. Henry Bird, A. J. Wood and F. L Atkinson, of Vancouver, went up on last Monday's Btuge to Cariboo. The freight at the C. P. R. station bas been coming in pretty fast lately filling the sheds to tbeir utmost capacity. G. E. Snyder, foreman at tbe Horsefly mine, returned from his home iu California last Saturday aud weut up to tho mino to commence work. Application to be put ou tho voters list is tbe same as heretofore Tbe recant attempt to having to swear before a justice of tho peace bas been repealed. The poles for the use of tho electric wires to be used for lighting the town are all In place around town uud the stringing of tbe wire wiil take place shortly. Miss L. Wardellhas opened up dress, making parlors in the rooms above McArthur & Harper's store and bi prepared to do all kinds of dre .smoking in flrst class style. Miss Hughes, milliner for McArthur tt Harper at Kamloops, wiil visit Ashcroft next Tuesday, and will show some of the newest styles in millinery at their store here during the week. The Al.E. Church. Editor Mining Journal—Sir: Some years ago tbe various Methodist bodies, including the Methodist Episcopal, the Wesleyan Methodists, Free Methodists, otc., united under the title of "The Methodist Church of Canada." There is no Methodist Episcopal Church in Canada. The largest division of Methodists in the United States Is known by that title. Its use in these parts is clearly unwarranted. , Correspondent. [We publish tho above by request and do not in any sense vouche for the facts in the case.—Ed.] John Bull Mean*. It. He must be a victim of the worst form of Anglophobia wbo finds no pleasure In watching England's actions during tbe present crisis. Not one chance has been lost to express friendship for America and sympathy with the principles maintained by tho United States. To assert that this Is merely pretended ond prompted solely by the selfish hope of gaining an ally against the European powers is so false as to be absurd. The signs of friendship come not from the diplomats alone but from men of all classes-lords, merchants, laborers. England—the real England that lies behind tbe diplomats—wants tbe friendship of America and is taking the right way to wintt, When John Bull opposes all the other powers of Europe and forces tbem to keep hands off from Cuban affairs, he proves himself something more than a fair weather friend,— Spokane Chronicle. Prohibition Federation. The British Columbia branch of tbe National Prohibition Federation met in Victoria on the 6th and 7th of April, and duly organized, The officers that wero elected are: President, Rev. J. O. Speer, Victoria; secretary, Bev. J. P. D. Knox; Nanaimo; assistant secretary, Miss G. Grant, Victoria; treasurer, Rev. R. W. Trotter, Victoria. The federation represents tho various temperance societies and most of the religious denominations of the province. A plan of work-was outlined Buncoed the Party. C. P. N. steamer Tees reached Vancouver Wednesday morning. She bad on board a prisoner in Irons, the man Grlder whom it will be remember left early in March on the Boscowltz, at the head of a large party os men whom was to pioneer into tbe Omineca country where he bad diggings which would yield 8100 per day per man. The place was somewhore near the Nation river, but on arriving at Hazelton the party, whioh was composed largely of well-to-do Stockton, Cal., citizens, grew suspicious, scoured their money and placed Grider under arrest. Grider, with tears in his eyes, informed a reporter at Vancouver tbat tbe treasure was there, but his partner had "sold him," secured the money' and was leading the men to untold wealth on Nat- tion river. Sensibly Returned Home. Mr, and Mrs. H. H. Pease, of Seattle, who spent a few days here on tbeir way north bad their horses loaded up with 200 to 250 pounds each the other day, and were about to make a start but found they could not get thoir supplies all on their horses, and that they would be overloaded In any case, bo very sonsibly concluded to go back borne to Seattle, leaving the young men of the party to make the trip. This Is the party of six wbo were all christians but one and he was an episcopalian, according to tho statement of Mr. Pease. The old gentleman and his wife have been exhorting on tbe street Sundays, and as he says, with success, as they have one conversion and another enquirer. They ore a very Wd and without doubt well meaning old couple, but not fit to cope with the ordinary conditions of a town like Ashoroft. The Yukon Railway. Ottawa, April 20.—Tho following cor- repoudenco has just taken place betweeu the government of British Columbia and tbe federal government: "Victoria, B.C., April lo.-A railway from the ocean to Teslin lako is of immediate and paramount importance to the province at this junoture. We are prepared to assist. May I ask how far your government will contribute? (Signed) J. H. TURNER." To this despatch from British Columbia the premier, Sir Wilfrid Lau- rler, replies: "Ottawa, Ont, April 16.-My government fully recognizes the Importance of the subject to whioh you refer, but in view of the attitude of the sefiate it Is now impossible to say what action can be takou, (Signed) WILFRID LAURIER," P. C, Dunlevy, merchant at Soda Creek, arrived in town from Victoria lost night, and will leave for home by stage Monday morning. Mr. Dunlevy has spent the past winter in Victoria with bis family. Tbe estate of tbe late Chief Justico Davie bas been sworn at $101,000. The executors named are tho Rev. Fathers NIcolaye and Alt hoff. Rev. Father Yorke, brother of the late Mrs. Davie, is guardian of the children. Dr. Clarke, the coroner, on Saturday held an inquest on the remains of William Lane, father of Mrs. Ed Gunnel, who resides about six miles up the North Thompson. Deceased died suddenly on Friday and a verdict that Lane died of disease of tbe heart was returned. A man named McLennan, alias McDonald was arrested this week by Constable Burr on a charge of stealing clothing from a man at Salmon Arm. He bad been around town a few days and bad got Into some trouble, and on suspicion Mr. Burr arrested bim on tbe above charge. He hod his preliminary hearing before a justice of tbe peace and was sent up for trial, He was taken to Kamloops. The redistribution bill which is now before the house adds four new members to tbe legislature, making the total 37 instead of 33. The bill gives one new member to Cassiar and one to Vancouver city. East Kootenay is divided into two ridings, making an additional member. Wost Kootenay also gets another member, being now divided Into three ridings, taking iu part of West Yale, principally tho Boundary Creek district. Therest of the districts remain tbe same. Lord Aberdeen Remains. It is semi-offloially announced in London tbat Lord Aberdeen will remain in Canada as Governor-General until September, 1809, making a six yoars' term. Under these circumstances the Imperial Government feci no need of hurrying on the appointment of bis successor, and despite various rumors to tho contrary no action in this regard has yet been taken. Will Not Exclude Aliens. An attempt was made in the Provincial legislature to instruct the mining committee to insert in the proposed amendments to the mineral act a provision excluding aliens from tho privilege of holding mining property In British Columbia, The mover was Mr. Bradon, tho workfngman member from Victoria city, wbo In past sessions also has moved in the same direction, Tbe suggestion met with little favor and was disposed of by being ruled out on tbe grounds that to forbid the miners' license to aliens would affect the revenue, with which only the government may deal. THEB.C. MINING JOURNAL. ISSUED EYL-nV SATUUD.W, F, S. REYNOLDS, l-ditor uud Proprietor, Subscription pr Advcrtlrtcinuiita will nol bu dlscbntinueil until paid, Advert IdIiik rates on iippllcntlon. SATURDAY. APRIL 28, 1808. Second Day On ipukunc Route. Dr. U. IJ. Newman rocoivod a loiter Irnm W.T. Wren, tho guide In charge of tbo overlaud expedition whicli left Spokane for Klondike Wednesday. The letter is dated ia Daveuporl, April 14, and is in purl as follows! "Wo arrived here this afternoon, aftor making 23 miles from Doop Crook, where we campod lnst night. Everything is iu splendid shape. Tho stock, with une exception, is traveling woll. 1 um much pleased with mn-train und the start wo Imvo made Tho road thus far is in gui.ul shape, although a littlo dusty, Feed gets hotter all tho time, und 1 oxpuct te reach good grass be' twecu here uud Wilbur. Will probably bc iu Wilbur Saturday uoou and will uamp at Crescent tomorrow uight." Asa contrast Lo Lhe pleasant jour* lieu which these Spokauo meu uro making, Lhe followlug from a recent issue uf the Skaguay Daily Alaskan is inter est iug: "H.C. Kelduiau uud HuthLhyu Tur- uoy, two gentlemen well kuowu In this city, have made Lhe attempt to go ovor the Chilkoot and have succeeded, but their story of the hardships eucoun tored should deter any ono else from the effort, Two mouths und u half ago tbey left, Skaguay with 1,000 pounds each, went to Dyou aud started the undertaking of getting their outfits over. As with every ouo who tries all went well us far us Sheep Camp, but from there on the tusk was herculean. They labored faithfully every day that it was possible to work, and returned to this city this week after putting in 70 days of tiresome waiting und incredible toil. To a representative of this paper thoy stated last evening that it was ull one's life was worth to undergo Lho necessary labor at this time of tbe year. They report thousands of tons of supplies stalled at the foot of Lhe summit, uud uu army of meu already waiting for a chance to get ovor. They say that the trail will bo hopelessly blocked eurly in Lhe season, and thut not one In hundreds who will make tbo attempt cuu succeed in getting through with their outfits.-—Spokesman Review. are made on the backs of old envelopes, and thoy still uso lamps and candles instead of gas and electric light. Most of the omployeos uro members of the family. The boys of the Paris and Loudou branch como to Frankfort to begin thoir business careor and learn lessons in industry, accuracy and fidelity, and thoy generally sorvo a term iu each branch of tbo llrm iu order that they may know tbo peculiar conditions uud surroundings. Tho business is conducted with great secrecy. Nobody knows unythlugabout it, aud therefore thoro is a great deal if conjecture aud gossip. Some yoars ago ouo of tlio omployeos of the house who was not related to tho family was a defaulter for a largo sum of money. Uo was not punished and uot oven prosecuted because it was said tho members of tho firm feared thoy would he called upon to givo evidence concerning tbeir business relations if they brought him into court and it would cost a good deal more money to have thoir transactions exposod than tbe defalcation amounted to.- Cbichago Record. Major Walsh'-s Estimate. It is stated that Major Walsh's est! mute of lliis sensou's gold yield of the Yukon is in round figures $30,000,000, The Yukon administrator thereforo places u higher .than average value on this expectancy, tlie more usual figures quoted by responsible Yuttoners rang- iug between $10,000,000 and $20,000,000. A Considerable Echo, At a watering placo in tbo Pyrenees says u French .journal, tho conversation at tablo turuod upou a wonderful echo tu bo beard somo distance olf on thn Kranco-Spuuisb frontier. "It is astonishing," said uu inhabitant, of Ga roune. "As soon us yuu have spoken you hour distinctly Lhe voice leap from ruck lo rock, from precipice to precl- plco, und us soou us it has passed the frontier the echo assumes thu Spanish accent." Klondike M> druutit'dk- A pluut worth nearly $200,000 bas boen beeu ordered for tho workiug of tho hydraulic gold gravols on Huuiter croek, recently located by Mr. Robert Anderson. This is tho proporty in which Messrs. Rand & Carroll of Vancouver uro interested. Wealthy English capitalists have taken up the property to the Immediate considera- ble benefit of Mr. Anderson aad his associates, uud it is hoped to the ultimate large profit of all couccrued. The greatest Interest naturally attaches to this, which will be the pioneer hydrau- licing effort in u country of exceptionable difficulty for sucli work, ludeed success is only rendered likely hy the quite exceptional richness Lhat is re ported of tlio Hunker creek gravels.- Miniug Critic. The kn tti-child llimnt-.s. Tho Rothschild's have done a great doal for Frankfort iu tho way of benevolence as well as business, nnd it is the custom of thc funnily to distribute u large sum of monoy among tho do serving poor of thoir soot annually upon tho Jewish Now Year. Tho most conspicuous of tlieir benevolences is a public library, which occupies tho former residence of Carl Mayer Roths child uud was founded by his daughter sovoral years ngfj. Tbo banking busiuoss of tbo family is conducted in thosamo old fashioned building it has occupied ever since tbe firm was established iu Lbe early part of tbis century. It is situated whore onoe stood tbo gato of tho Judongasse, on the boundary line between tbe Jewish and tbo Christian cities. Everything about it is strikingly plain aud old fashioned. There are no carpets on the floor, aud tbo desks and flashings aro of pine instead of tho mahog- ony that you tlud iu the newer bank ing houses of the city. Thoro is uu air of severity and frugality about the place. Tbo calculations of the clerks ramoiis Duels. General Benedict Arnold fought a duel near Kilburu Wells iu 1791 with Lord Lauderdale, wbo, after Arnold missed bim, refused either to fire or to apologize sayiug that if tbe general was not satisfied he could koep ou firing uutil ho was, lu 1804 tbe turbulent Lord Cainelford, the symmetrical arrangement of whose whips and sticks ovor bis cbimueypiece is described by Byron, "from the thick bludgeon tothe taper switch," lost bis life in a duel he owed to a vengeance de femme. Captaiu Best had caught a sharper named Symonds iu tho act of cheating and kicked bis faco iuto a pulp. The man's wife wrote Cainelford au anonymous letter to toll him bis friend had slandered him. A duel was fought witb pistols (thoy were tho two best shots in England), and Camolford foil with a mortal wound. "You havo killed mo Best," said the dying mau, "but the fault is wholly mine. I relieve you of nil blame." But meu of mature years aud established reputation risked life as recklessly as the wildest young guardsmen or London rakes, Charles James Fox fought a duel with a cabinet minister, Mr. Adam, in 1779. Four shots wero exchanged. Adam missed, Fox fired in the air and apologized. "Sir," said Adam, "you bare behaved like a man of honor." In India, toward the end of the last century, a duel was fought between Warren Hastings and Sir Philip Francis, the latter beiug dangerously wounded. Shortly afterward, In Bombay, Lord Macartney aud Mr, Sadler quarreled at the couucil board, and tn the duel which followed Macartney received [dangerous wound. The Earl of Talbot ■md Johu Wilkes, fighting a duel at uight iu tbe garden of the Red Lion ;iun, at Bagshot, und discussing the Conditions of it beforehand over a chop iu a private room, is a tableau de minurs. George Canning was seriously wounded when he and Costlereagh met ut Putney iu 1807 to exchange four shots. In the duel between Henry Gruttan and Mr. Corry n bullet shattered tho tatter's arm. As late as 1835 Mr. Roebuck fought a duel with Mr. Black, of the Morning Chronicle, when two shots were exchanged without result. The fighting parson was then as well known as tbe lighting editor. The Rev. Henry Bate, editor of the Morniug Post was both. A dead shot, and witb what bis contemporaries called "a profligate tongue," he was most successful as a duelist, "pinked" "Fightiug Fitzgerald," a Mr. Temple, a young barrister who was his assistant editor, and several others, but met his match at last in Captaiu Stouey Robinson, who gave him a severe wound, but whom be also wounded,—Cornhlll Magazine, Could See Through Hie Note. Several authors at tbe end of the sixteenth aod beginning of the seven teoutb century mention a man who had lost both his eyes, but could see through his nose. An account of him is given iu tho '-Occulus Artifloialis Tolodioptricus" of Joanuis Zabin. It appears that he lived iu the country and had tho misfortune to lose his right eye when a child, aud bis left, when somewhat older, by falling from a cherry tree upou a spike, which mutilated his nose and cheek. After the wouud had healed ho found that he could see, through the cavity of his nose, not merely tbo daylight, but tbe colors of tbe flowers around him, During tho next live or six years he learned to distinguish objects brought under his uose. M, E. Douillot, a French physiologist, explains the phenomenon by supposing that the membranes, and particularly the retina at tho base of the eye, wero sound, and that an open- iug communicating with tho noso permitted tho light to roach tho retina through the nose. It Is well kuown that if light ontors a dark room by a narrow aperture it will form an imago or picture ou a screen thore, und some* tbiug of tho kind happened in tho case uf tho mau wbo saw with his nose. Another aspirant for fortune's favors in the euticing Klondike region, left Vernon on Tuesday, iu the Person of E, E, Jones, who had only returned from England the previous Saturday. Ho will join Messrs. Hood and Maun* sol at Kamloops, and go north by the Ashcroft route, —Vernon News. MULES FOR SALE. Nine good frdKlitltig mules [or sale. For lJi.r-i-ul-.r- apply tu W. A. JOHNSTON, -ll- '-luwn-lie, H, r, Ashcroft Lodt-b No. 95 «... * I. Oi G. T. Moeti every .....-•lav evening in Oddfellows.Hull 7:30 ('clock. Visiting member- corUiallv Invite-l o Mtend, J. B. BRYSON, Sec. SIDNEY WILLIAMS, P.LS11P,A.S...J-6nd Unit Surveyor, Civil Engineer md D.-Uj-h-inian, QUESNELLE MOUTH, B. 0. Engine-nun ind Survey work. IleportA on mining propcrtiu. *-* "'"' "io"" "r"- pared of any porltun 'S E^*"^S PATENT mining propcrtici. Mapa mid plnus pre- * ' *' of Cariboo ulltflet. S.A.Rogers BARKERVILLE, B.C. General Merchant AND- Hotel Keeper. 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Louden, FURS JAS.MCM1LLAMC0. EXPORTER* HID IMWjffjM. 200-212 .IMT AVI. NORTH, MINNKAPOLII, MINN. Sranek: sb w-.*-. st., VICI0I.IA, B. C. [ J. it. Browne.Mtnura. I HrM .M-klM-M. Wrl!.liirClrt-U.**_a] R. H. CAMPBELL, Agent, Ashcroft,B.O. At tl is Point will bo found a good assortment of GENERAL MERCH AND ISE & MINERS SUPPLI ES Also one of ilie best Hotels on the route Information cheerfully given VEITH & BORLAND Proprietors and Stock Raisers. SMITH dto BRYSON General Blacksmiths, Horseshoeing. Steel, Iron ami Hardwood Lumber kept iu stock, also wagons suitable for freighting and ranching. Shop on Railway Avenue. - ASHOROFT, B. O. THOS. DUNN -fcCoLtd -IMPORTERS Ol'- Shelf and Heavy Hardware. Placer and Quartz Mining Supplies t_T Wlll.l 1'0» QUOTATION-, 8 nud 10 Cot-out Street, Vrmooiiv-r, B.O. cm'e ad-rcs, "CorteS," Viricouv.r. !>.(). liu. No. 104. MacKinnon, Debeck & Company, ... Uaslingsstreet, VANCOUVER,B.C. MINING BROKERS AND ACENTS. MiniiiB eomimnlM organized and floated, l'rqiturtlea bonded nml reported pn fo? foreign a IuchI Hynilli-uk'N. Ilitvinii 1)i>l>ii .rMlilcn.N<i. Hit- i-rovinii- liirUti* jkihI Hvetily •.!*> yeur*, we are tficrefiir.'lit ft position In Iii.iiInIi Uic most tdinlik* Infoimiitlrin io be obtMlfed »•• IKCtillB tlit- Valuable mineral --.-hiiu.-'uh nl tin* jmivln. e. i iHii-N-uitnU'ii-'i' Nolictlf-i, Office of the " Golden Cache Mines Comfany, Ltd., of hllooet, If, C, Oppenheimer Bros WHOLESALE GROCERS Vancouver, B.C. PITHER & LEISER. Importers and Wholesale Dealers in WINES LIQUORS and CIGAR? VICTORIA. B. t. NORTH B.C.NAVIGAT10N COMPANY, Ltd SODA CREEK - - - QUESNELLE. The steamer "Charlotte" will commence her regular trips on the opening of navigation on the upper Fraser rivet, making close connections with tlie B. C. Express company'. 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 Mill be forwarded free of charge for such forwarding. Fare each way 84.50. Freight per ton $10. QuEsnelle, B. C. JAMES BEID, February loth,.1898. Manager. -M-IITBK/'S TOOLS. We mako a special lino of Picks for prospectors. They ure light and strong and oan bo de- handled for packing, BOATS -POIR S-A-L-ED. We are also making a number of boats specially mnde for river traffic. Parties going north should communicate with us, .... HORSE SHO-E3I-NTC3-. Aud repairing uf all kinds a specialty, Prices reasonable. General Blacksmith and Woodworkers - . ...-,.- CLARKE <Ss ROCKERS, <3xr_3s_sr_3ii___ii 3_roxrth, _3. o. KLONDIKE, 1 o Obtain our quotations on fllNERS' & PROSPECTORS' SUPPLIES Picks, Shovels, Gold Pans, Gold Scales, Pack Saddles, Dog Sleighs, River Boats, Tents, Sheet Steel Stoves, Camp Utensils, etc., etc. MCLENNAN, MCFEELY& CO., LTD Vancouver, B.C. Send for lithogr-phed Klondiko map and pamphlet contain- [_K routes, trails aud full information—FREE. DANIEL II-lt-liY. JOHN A. MUBBAT. Hotel Victoria This hotol being new and thoroughly furnished throughout, is the only flrst class hotol in tho town of Lillooot. Persons calling at Lillooet will re- coivo ovory attention by staying at the Hotel Victoria. Qood stabling in counoction with tbe Hotel, ulso the headquarters for the ABhcroft and Lillooet Stage. Charges moderate HURLEY & MURRAY, Proprietors. KLONDIKE SUPPLIES. For heavy supplies to bo guaranteed delivered to you at Hn-zloton uud Glenora when you call for thom ou tho orerland routo write tho undorsignod, Wo can givo you tho Hudson's Bay Company's guarantee that tho goods ordered through us shall bo packed and awaitiug your arrival and ut tho same rates that tho company soil thom for, Write for particulars. Reynolds & RonEnrs, Ashcroft, B, C. RELIABLE KLONDIKE MAP. A reliable map of the Overland route totho Klondike via Asbcroft, Quesnelle and Telegraph creek, showing rivor crossings, distances camping grounds, etc., etc,, will be out shortly. All persons soeklng information as to this route should see this map. Send 50 cunts or (1 and gee one by return mail. Address Fraser k Roberts, Ashcroft, B, O. STUDEBAKEB, McCnrmicks Binders and Mowers, McClnry's Famous Stoves, Farming Tools and General Hardware. JAMES VAIR, Kamloops,B.O. OozrL--X-iex>oietl Hotel, THE BEST *2 A DAY HOUSE IN VANCOUVER. G THOMAS Pro-Tie... ' CHARLES HACH, (Successor to The Sehl-Erskiuo Furniture Co., Ltd.) -HANUFACTUBEB 01'- Furniture, Upholstery, Mattresses, Window Blinds, etc. And direct importer of Carpets, Linoleums, Oilcloths, Childrens' Carriages, Crockery, Glassware, etc. 55, 57 and 59 Cordova St., Vaucouver, B. C. R. P.RITHET & CO., Ltd. Wharf Street. * . . VICTORIA, B. C. WHOLESALE MERCHANTS, SHIPPING AND IIN_.URi-.IVCE:. Agents fori l Wells Fargo. Columbia Flouritif. tills do., or --derby. Pa. IB. Const Mcain>lii|> coN line of steamers between Victoria ind Sail Francisco. Distances Ss-DFROMait; Ashcroft Places Cache Creek C. McDonald's Hat Creek • • M-Mile House tO-MiU House • • ■ss.Miit. House . CLINTON i'J-Mitt House Cl-Mtle House 70-Mile House sx-Mitc House • ■ nr-Mile House m-Mile House l'\'-Mitc House 108-Mile House lll-Mile House ll.-Mite House Ul-Milc House HS.Mile House Ul- Mile House IV,. Milr. House • lil-Mtle House , !Ut-Mile House m-MII.bl HOUSE Sodn Creek , A lexandria Moffat's A ustralianjlanck Hohanon's Quesnelle » Cottontrood Heaver Pass Stanley Harkerville Places below.Iioadshranclifrom tiiQmile House btttthc distances are from A sticroft, Big lake > • • ._! Beaver Lake ■ ...*«' Qucsnelle Forks . , 101 ¥ eg '5* -t s 1 ,*;■> [ THE MINIM J0UR.IAL, $2A YEAR Wemwmmmuttauiwmm P •if TftUE NOBILITY. Fur ilii* trite u'llilrru-v-. I ,.ii> . 111 viiin. In wuii.itii oinl H ninn I llnl it not. Inliniixt v-mt-v nf n-<- .■ftiiiil.v lot, Mylifu--|iiiii.siiri".!ii'.lti|'-,i'|ilili'ii-iiiii|-ii1.t». 'I .Km t.ii.i.-i ii nm ': I rn.- iln.* liii ill tiuitln. l.iM'k im- <:, ilir-ii.-, li lim ilt'iilin df ihiiio Huw Is ii poilu i;h kY\ 1ln,U m.l.IM :in.| ■mitIi.-lum tlii-u m>i-iii-tlily-.Inin? tnitiul.li-, nml ih'-ii'ill-iit-nitlmt ia*d In (iiliiif men, -lin'iiinj.*, Iml novo- ik-nil, Will rise in nii.j.'.stj i.imi-it tliiu. -wn; Tln-n wilt Uinu buo it b.l-iiih in muiiy tijeSi Thi-ii will littht nrcmiiil Hi*- -mill ht. Mind, Ami tlmu wilt iwver inoro l»- r.-nl mid lone, —Jnnit-s ltu_scll Lowi-ll. ON THE IRON DUKE. UV CHARLES D,"-,BWIS. My atory properly btigins lu ono of tlio land counties of Englnnd, nnd tliero tiro ■cores of people yet living wlm onn relate all tho pnrtloulnrs up to a eertnin poinl. As n beginning, a rooter's son foil In lovo with (.country goutl-innn'fi daughter, 'llio young man, though brought iip undor llio . gentlest Influence., wns nil thnt whs bad nt the ago of L'o. Ho wns n roystoror, a poncher, n gnmblnr, u rtioo thiol; ninn ami outlawed by his family, Like many auothor ncnnip, ho was good looking and Imd a captivating way, and Mary Sinclair was by no means his ilrst conquest. Sho was lho daughter of a rioh goiitluinnn mid u girl far above George Eurly In IhoHoeln) Kcalo nnd porhnps Khu took lo Iiim lluomiso (boro wns no ono to speak n word In his- favor. At any into, tlioy wore iti Jove lio* foro her parents BUBpootetl anything or tho iort, nnd tbey mndo tliu discovery just, in tlmn tu pcovoiit an elopement and n grynti florin dnl. Hurfntber tiled Ilm.it.-, Imi ilu-y would not work on tbe rootur'a son, viu-n ha tried to lirilm bim to luttVo llio aountVy, but wiih only Imighcd tit Folks mild I Imi tlie young ninn rtlllllytlOBllliO to man.v Ilm girl, nnd tbnt pi-rrlmps thoy wnnld Imvo como ont nil rln lit In Lho end, Inn llin Mn- I'lulr* luul other protlpoobl Cot-1 ho thiUglltOf nnd hlttorly opposed tlm iimn-h. Hu oh- •llunln wnu tlio girt mid 80 UolOlilllnud Mix young limit tlmt. hlm wns toulcod up In hot room, and ho wart (tout to jail mi homo rlmrgn tlmt ini^lii othoi'wlwj Imvo boon overlooked, lt win. wbllu ln< \wis in Umbo Hint tt wan deolded to mi I id ber out t.i .ln- mnlenlu olinrgo of im mini, in passu yuni ninongrelatives. Insldoof a wool; limit' pus-ugii luul boon scoured on tho Iron Duko, il milling tililp, ami tlm Draft wn.s iv-uly lu mil. 1 whs nn npproutlco on board ot lha Iron Duke, nnd ku I enn givo you full pni'tiou- liirs of wlmt may bo i-nlli .1 llio lnst llfllt of tliu story. Theru wcru livo piiBSUllgO.8 In nil, being Mnry Sinelalr, Iht mini, a Mr. Mnaber and his wifo nud n yotmg man named Jlrown. Tlm girl fought ngnlliat the decision of hotfathe. nnd vowed that sho would drown horsolf nt thoflrst oppor* tunity. Tor this ronson tbo fathor nceom* panied hor on board and told tliu story to tbo captaiu and gave hor into his Qlinrgc, Mnry wnB quiet enough, however. Sho was ovon gay ns wo hnulcd out of dock at Liverpool nnd took thu lowliuu of a toj;. Whnt hud caused tlio olmngo In her nu onu know, but tho nun. and tbo captain agreed that she had probably decided to submit to the Inevitable with tlio be--, grnoe pos- llblo. On tho dny beforo wo hauled out of dock, which wns the day Mary enmo nbonrd, I wns sent to n eertnin sailors' boarding house on nn errand, and while thero 1 saw the boatswain of our ship lu closo and suspicious conversation with a stmngo young ninn whom I know to be n landsman. I saw money pass between them and overboard a fow words of tlieir conversation; but, boing busy, the affair vent out of my mind. What called it up again wan tho Bight of tho young landsman on our decks ns ouo of our crow three hours lator, while tho ono eyed man, whom I kuow had signed articles, hnd taken his departure. Anozchnngo of men hnd been mado for money, ns is often dono just ris a .hip is leaving port, but it wns none of my business, nnd I had nothing to say, It was tho prcsenco of George Early on tho deck of tho Iron Duko which had wrought tno BUddon change in Mary Sinclair, but of tlmt none of us know anything. Tlio nunt did not know the young man by tight, nnd eo ho wns safe iu plnuuing n.s bo dlrl. A ship's orew Is mndo up of nhlo son; men, ordinary seainen and hind-men, and until tho watches nro sot nud the ofiloors get to remember faces nnd names must nny sort of shift can bn mnde. Eurly bad taken tho place of n Inudsmnu, of which two had beon shipped, nnd ns lio was young, strong nnd native tliero was no doubt of his pulling through, though ho would bo made n drudgu of nud havo na sympathy from the ofli-ois. Wo wore hardly clear of tho docks when I heard thu captain nnd mato speaking of him nud wondering who he was and what had driven a smart young man liko him to son, nnd thnt mndo mo taku notice of him nnd get In his way for n word or two, Tlio apprentices did not berth with thu forecastle hands, but iu the house with tliu carpenter nud suiliuakcr, nnd woro con- ■id-red ns bolonglng nft. Tho young man wns glad enough to meet my advances hnlf wny. and In the courso of a couple of dnys 1 knew tho ronson why, After a conversation during biswitch off duty. In which ho praised nud flattered mo without stint, ho asked mo to carry a -Upto from him to Mnry Sinclair. I waa Bu'rprlsedthntn common Bailor should even know the unmo of n passenger, but he told mo a slick Ktory nnd worked on my sympathies* and I linnlty agreed to du it. It wan an ensy thing for a boy who wns running nbout tho tihip nnd in the cabin on errands ta hnnii n note to a passenger, aud tho girl put herself in my way to receive lt. aa tf bIio were expecting some such thing A fow hours later I carried hor written answer buck to Enrly, nnd nothing mure passed butweeu thom for a week. 1 do not know whnt plan the young man lm.; ..linn bo broke jail to join tlio ship, , but tako it that It was nothing worse than to follow her to Jamaica nnd mako her his Wife If suoh lt was, It might hnvo been unrrlod out without n tragedy but for our ■eetiiid mate. 111 whoso watch Knrly was drafted All ordinary or able seamen nro aningonlstlo to Inndsmcn on general principles, nud nil mates drive thom uruund without mercy Tlmt Knrly did hia bost I hnvo no doubt, but the mato wns not satisfied with (hat and took evory occasion to abuse him. Wo wore only a week nut nnd the mate had shown Ids hand thr_o or four times when a climax enmo. lu tho enrly morning Wlltl'll bo ituvo somo order which was uot 'i-adily understood and promptly obeyed il as a result brutally assaulted two or ■ in mon of his wiiti-h. Early was of tlio i.aber. and they pitched Into tlio mato .1 nuarly killed hill. I'or this thoy wero ■ in irons tu bu tried when the ship - mid J iiu in lea - "mv have boen that tho uncalled fui brutality of tbe mato nroused tho sympathies nf ttie entire crow or the olmngo of plana mndo by Knrly won them over. Tlioy were nn tiMiruge lot ot sailors, of mixed national!t'lo», and thn men hud beeu In Irons only two or three days whon I heard enough to satisfy mo that mischief wns browing. I wont to the chief innto with scrups of conversation I hnd heard ami received n klok nnd n curse for my pains. A few hours Inter I was sure that, tlio crew contemplated open mutiny; hut, afraid of lho reception tbo captain might givo mo, I hold my tongue. Two nights Inter. In tho ■oootid muto'B wntch, ho wns seized from behind and thrown overboard. Theu thu watch off duty was notified, und. arming -iiL'iiiM-.iYua nn uoso uiey -oou.il aud fan li> Quorgo Early, thoy called the cnptnln and chief officers on dock and scoured thom and had possession of tho ship. Every Bailor aboard except tho carpenter nud mtllinnker wns in tho plot, and after tho ship had boon seized thoso two men cast their lot with the mutineers. I was routed out only after thu men had scoured tho ofllcors, and I thon found all tho passengers dressed and in tho enblon and Gcorgo Enrly and Mnry Sinclair talking together. The change of plan wns to seize tho ship and goanlllng to somo island whero tlio mou could enjoy Oiomsulvoa In tholr own way, with plrney perhaps ab tho llnlfl. ltwas currently roportod that tho Iron Uukuhad a largo amount of Bpeulo aboard, besides a valuable cargo, and young Enrly wns a goad talker among such ignorant; men ns inhabit tho forecastle. As a matter of fact, thoro wns somo specie—a few thousand dollars In silver—but, ns to tho mon reaping nny benefit out of a mutiny, each and nil must hnvo known better hod they stopped to hrg'uo tho matter. The ship held to her courso, nnd nothing waa done until next morning, Thoro wore Homo lawless acts among tho men. ns might have been expected, but nothing to make the passengers afraid, nnd tho carpenter had general charge irf 1 ho ship and can-led hop safely along. An hour nfter daylight tho crew gathered nnd elected George Knrly ns captain. As bo hnd not beon two weeks nt sen tli in wns u flueor thing to do, but tlio mon wonted to honor hlm for leading tho mutiny. It- wns found thut. nut a man nbonrd know nuythUig of navigation, but tho churls worn brought on deck and consulted, mid il, was agreed thattho ship could be navigated without, help from tho Inst hi- numls. Cnptnln nud male had been tied band and foot for hours and were brought, out soon after tho men Imd had their hi'cnkfniitr. Tlm mato Imd nothing to any. Tlm i aplfiin liiuilo a Hpnceli In which hn oil'mvd to overlook tho whole mat lor it the men would relurii in duty. Thoy Jotted mul awokcd him in reply. Soma wero for killing IllO Iwo men nt 01100. but Knrly hail decided to give thom u show. Ono of Ilm i|imr|i-i* limii.. was launched mid provisioned for u week ami tlm two ofllcors or- dcred Inlo hor, Thoy went without it word, seeming tort.ill/.o that nothing Ihey could sny would change till) plans of lliu mutineer.--, and then camo lho ipumllon of Hie fato of tlio piisseiii-urs. l-'nrly had per* Imps planned to kcopthem nbonrd, but ovory linn l>i;;i-ril tn lm scut nwny wllb tho ofllcors, l-ven Mnry Sinclair's mint win Included, nil hough Bho wns 00 years of ngo, In pour heatlli and knew that hardship and sulVering awaited her. As for the girl herself, ,sim looked upon her lover as a horo and was for helping him to carry out. his plans-, 1 am sure Bho know llmt n mutiny was brewing and llmt Enrly was the lender, bubfiho rather encouraged It than olhiTwIso. When the nunt and other passengers charged her with this, ns they did toon niter tlm ship changed hands, elm only laughed nt them in roply. ■Sho wns uot only thoroughly iufntunled with tlio good looking criminal, but hnd bocomo perfectly reckless of consequences. After a long wrnnglo tho passengers wore nllowed to go in tho boat, and more wnter nnd food wero put Into hor. Not ono of thc crow*eiprossed 11 desire to go along, nud that I wns permitted to depart baa always been n mutter of wonder, aa I would lmvu been of uso nbonrd, and tho other ap- prentice was detained. That I did get; away wns owing tu the fact thut I was scut down into tho boat to keep her fended oft' from the ship mid to receive the provisions, mid when all tho peoplo had come down we cast on. In a hurry, leaving Mnry Sinclair behind. When sunt, adrift without a Bull or compass and witli only two oars—seven of us —-wu wero about SOO miles from tho nearest laud, which was the lnnd wo hnd sailed from. It was fortunately midsummer weather, nnd wo did not suffer from cold, but for lit days wo wero knocking about on short rations nnd wed to the skin most of the time. The only uso mado of tho oars was to keep tho boat's head to tho seas, and day md night wo kept n lookout, for rescue. Ic v.ms on thu morning of llio fourteenth day nnd just, as it gale was piping up that a i'roueh brig, homeward bound, sighted und picked ua up, with Mrs, Mosher so near dead that sho gasped hor last aa she was lifted to tho deck of the brig. Tho remainder of us wcru half starved and thoroughly worn out, nnd two or throe days moro would linve broughb death to half the number. W-t wero landed nta French port nnd sent ou to Liverpool, and that was the lost I hoard of any of my fellow sufferers, but tho Iron Duke hnd advent urus which some of you may have rend - In thu public prints. Two days nfter wo woro sent ndrift sho waa spoken by nn English innn-of-wnr. She Lad altered hor courso nnd was running to tho south, presumably intending to round the Horn. Aa sho refused to answer signals, sho wns chased for 50 miles as a suspicious character, but outsailed tho mnu-of-war nud got nwny. Sho was next seen off tho Azores, and next to tho west of tho Madeiras, and by this timo two English men-of-war were nfter her. Shu finally dropped out of sight altogether^ and nothing wns heard of her for a year. Then tbo Scotch ship William, homeward bound from Australia nud coming up tho coast, overhauled a derelict which had evidently been knocking about for months. Musts were gono, bulwarks swept away, rudder broken nnd Iho hulk full of water. It was tho Iron Duke, nnd no human foot had trod her ducks for mnny weeks. Sho had evidently boen dismasted In n gale, but how long her crow* hnd stuck by hor or whothcr any over loft her is only guesswork. The chances are nil wore swopt away by the monster waves which cleared hor decks and left her waterlogged. Powder wi s used to shatter nnd. sink her, and, thoi gh for several years lator thc English government sought for traces of any of tho crew who might have escaped, nothing wus over henrd of a single ono of thom. •MGAftlBS OP JOHN SHOUP. ftd-l Opart Uonii He unlit and Othor Queer thlnge Ho Did. John Shonp wub what thoy culled well off ln thla world's goods—in fact, ho wnu the wealthiest man In the littlo town in which ho lived, Ho nnd Sarah hnd worked Imrd nnd BftVOd until thoy had n start, and thon ho hnd bought and sold caltlu and ehnved notes until bo was ablo to own a fine houso In tho country. In nil this ho had succeeded, but Julin had pnld but vory littlo attention to bin education—in fact, lt was u pretty hard job for him to rood, however well ho might "Agger." He liked to bo considered tho leading man of tho town nnd to keep up appearances ho hod a fashion uf using a great many big words of who_o muuning he had vory littlo conception. Ilo was very proud of his now house, and while it wns building gravely Informed peoplo thnt ho was going to havo a "mirnnda" running around tba outside and a "purgatory" on tap, where he oould go up and view his outlying farms. He built ah opera houso on the north side of tha square and lighted id with tallow candles. lie suid In did thut because if he put in lamps they might "explore," and the('ordnanco" would get excited nnd "jump right out of tho windows." Tho roller to tho drop curtain was hollow nnd hnd about a pint of bullets lu It, which rattlod furiously whenever tho ouriuln went up or down. ITu said that wna bo- cau-o he wanted it different from other theaters. Tho stage was about six indies higher at tlm back than nt tho front, so hu could acu tbo actors' feet when they dnnccd. Performers uunc-mnintod with his stage hnd troublo to keep from sliding off Into the orohentru, lie hnd big landscapes painted on the ■ mtsldeof his window shades by nn old follow Who lived dowu on tho creek and also hail hlm paint his portrait—head nnd tdioiild-ira, without) any clothes on, his ronton being that thn styles of olotllCB clmuged, .imi ho wanted tils trim to life. tils mother died, uud ns hownntod to Hliipthu body to the old homo for burial hu p.ix'urml 11 metallic COlflll. Wheu ho t-nnie to pay fur fho cuflln, ho wns lingered at llio price charged and swum that il' ho over had to luiVa another ho would "tele- M-opu" to Hurlington and havo thorn send up ono of thom "Itnlio" enl-lns, Ho had a suit beforo a justice of the peiicu with a neighbor in regard to the ownership at a calf. To save nltorncy'a fees hu pleudcil his own case. _\s might 1)0 oxpootodi thu caso was decided nguiusl; hlm. Ho didn't flcOUl tn understand how it could happen that way and told tho justice thnt, although bu was doubtless a very learned man, he hnd mndo a great mistake, and if ho had beon trying tlio case hu would not havo decided it that way.-—Uhicngo Tlmcs-lternld. BICYCLES! THE MOST COMPLETE LINE IN B.C. Columbia chainl.su, • • . $1_0. Columbia oliuin, .... 85. Victor Road Racer, ■ • ■ 70. Victor Ordinar'y, .... (JO. Duke anil Duchess, ■ • • , 50. PROMPT DELIVERY FROM STOCK. TISDALIS CON STORE, COLONIAL HOTEL AND GENERAL STORE. SODA CREEK, B. C. R. McLEESE, l : Proprietor. A full assortment of Dry Gooiis, Boots, and Shoes, Liquors, Cigars, Hard ware, Hay, Grain, and Miners Supplies, at reasonable raits. WHOLKSAI.K ami RETAIL. VANCOUVER, B.O. EAGLE & PAXTON GENERAL MERCHANTS. Dealers in Groceries, Hardware, Drygoods, Boots and Shoes, Crockery, Drugs and Farm Produce. JOhN McRAE, HOTEL & GENERAL STORE. QXJ-BS-CT-BLXjE FOKia., _B. C A full assortment of Drygoods, Boots and Stores, Ltquors and Cigar, Hardware, Miners Supplies. Hay, Grain and Statist^, trices right. THE CHEAPEST CASH STORE IN THE CARIBOO DISTRICT. ONWARD RANCH, OARIBOO, B. C. Johnston_& Gill, lit<H>Kl-.OK- NORTH THOMPSON BRICK YARD. KAMLOOPS, B.C. -MI-A-SOI-TS, -PIi_A_S*T-___l_Ea__4l__aiS &c ooitteactobs. MAN IS CONDENSED AIR. Litblf, lli» Ureal CheiulMt, !• Aiitltorltj Fur thi* Statement. Liehig, ihoKreniustehcmiatuf thecon- tnry, writen : "Seienco hug demonstrated tho -fnat that man, tho boing which per- ftmiis tho great wondors, Ih formed of condensed nir and solidified and liquid gases', that he lives upon condensed us well ns uncondeiisod nir and thut by ineuns of the snuie mysterious agont ho moves or causes to ho moved the hunvicst weights with tho veloelly of the wind. But the strangest part of the matter is thnt thousands of millions of thoso tnhernncles of condonscd air nro going on two legs, destroying other forms of condensed air which thoy mny need to build up their own wasted tissues or for shelter or clothing, or, on nccount ot their egotism nnd funded power, destroying each othor in pltohod buttles, using implements which aro but other forms of condonsed nir, tbe material of which thoy themselves ure formed or composed. Chemistry supplies tho clearest proof that, so far as concerns this, the ul tlmn to aud must mlnuto composition and structure, some of which aro so infinitesimal as to bo beyond tho comprehension of our sense--, mauls, to all appearances at lenst, composed of nntorluls identical with tbo-£o which compeco tho structural being of tho ox or tho dog or oven the lowest animal in the scale of creation." j-'oloinon acorns to bavo entertained tho namo fdou; see J&cleslastcs iil, in, "For that which hcmHo.h tho sons of men he- fnlleth the beasts; us tho ono diet h,H> diet h tho other; yea, they bavo all ono hrenth; io tbnt a man bath uo pro-eminence nbovo a beast,"—Pittsburg Dispatch. HUDSON'S BAY COMPANY, QUESNELLE MOUTH, CARIBOO, - - - B.C. DIRECT IMPORTERS AND DEALERS IN WIHES, LIQUORS AND CIGARS, DRY aOODS, QROC-BIES, Hardware, Boots and Shoes, Miners' Supplies. CAMPBELL BROS. Blacksmiths and Wagon Makers. Wagons and Buggies made to order with the best of material. Horse shoe- ng a specialty. Shop next to Trim & Haddock's stables THE IMPERIAL BREWERY AND ■oda watbh -nvonacs oo. Lager Beer and Porter. The Best Quality only Brewed from oboioe Halt and Hops- 80DA WATER WORKS. in connect Jon with our Ilrewery ut have added a neu nnd complete plant from San Francisco for the manufacture of Soda Water, Qingtr AU, Saraparilta, Champaigne Cider and Uintral Water of all kinds. All orders from city and counlrg will reotive our perianal and hot attention. Your patronage solicited. Special attention to all orders 'rom Cariboo and wag. i'ou wilt find our pricsM will make it an object to give m your orders. OCCIDENTAL HOTEL QUESNELLE, R C. ..■New management. Hotel headquarters for 13. X. stages. Headquarters for mining men, well furnished rooms. Table supplied with everything in season, Moat complete bar in Cariboo. Stables in connection, Hay and Oats in quati>.ity. F. HOFERCAMP & A. JOHNSON, Proprietors. COSMOPOLITAN KAMLOOPS, B. C. HOTEL. Cood Stabling in connection. J. H. RUSSELL, - - - Proprietor. Bed-Bock Prices. Goods Guaranteed A Miitalum l'mpli-t. l'n)|it)_i*y is often rondcrvil nhsttrd by thu oYont., hut Ic Is nut oftou that one, libiuos aoross suite so lutUcr_nis a ilisiinrlty between foreetist nml fact ns tho following: Turning ovor th* old tuuiihors or Oham- Ijl'v.s' Jum-iii.l, wu como iicross an articlu (May 20, 18_7) on tho project of penny iKistnye, then uudor discussion. Says the writer: "Wo consider this ono of the iiioit »l- fiionary sohomca ovofput forth. Mr. Illll, liko most political economists, commits tho blunder of milking no allowance for tho passions, tho f-ollngs, tho hahlts and tho stupidities of nuuiklnd. Ininglne every ouo having to huy itnnips he.ori-huml fur his lottcrB or having to pay n penny with ovory letter posted! Looking nt human fiti-loty ns nt presont eilstlng, we are suro that lt would never work." Uow ninny proaont dny criticisms uf now Mens will rond uqunlly comically with this in 00 years' time?—Westminster Qazette. WATCHING FOR REGINALD. Ih* Ii JJateriniaad to I'ltraue Ulm ti tb* Bitter En-1. Darhy it uothing IC lio ia uub sympathetic, nnd tho othor day whon ho was wiitt ing for tho train in tho Union dopot sml ho saw nn ohlcrly woman clad in n> ili-iil) veil, whito cotton glove.., lluttcring whito rihhoim and othor palpnhlo pi-oof of lirhhil attire—whon Darby saw hor wcop- Ing hlttorly Into a laco hrin-Utcrohicf, ho approached her and said gently: "You seem tu ho ln trouble, my good, woman. Oan I help you in nny way?" "No; I don't know ns you can," sho replied; "not unless you can find a man who says his name is lloglnnld St. Chir; but like enough ho lied about thnt, as rm thinlclti ho lied nbout ev'rything else, blame bis plcterl Ho said ho'd meet me- hcro nt 10 o'clock th\n moruln, and hcr» it's 5 In tlio uftcrnoon, nn Xnln't soon hido nor hair of 'Im I Ho snid ho'd wear n rod lluwi'i' In his buttonhole, nnd hero I'vn rushed tip to hnlf n dozen men with red (lowers in their buttonholes think tn thoy wus hiin, an one oamo near havin mo arrested 'cause I was eo sure ho was ltegi- iitild I up an kissed himl" "Who is Reginald}" "He's a man I've been correspoiidin with. I got his name out of a paper wbem he'd advertised for a correspondent with tb view to matrimony. I ain't never neon hlm, hut I've had dozens of letters breath- in devotion and dcalarln he couldn't wnit hnrdly until I got luyweddln things ready, ■nd here I sonl'lin 1100 threo days ngo 'cnude he said h* needed that much to finish furnlshln our houso nnd was a littlo short of funds. And here I've como SOO miles, and lb looks mightily to mo ns if Reginald St. Clntr ain't n-guln to show up, an If he don't I'll track 'im to tho end •f the earth an lot 'lm know ho was foolii. wltli the wrong person whon he tried t<* fool met He'll giro ine back that huntlrod dollars an what I'vo spent for my troosow an what It'a cost me to como horo. I'll let. Miu know that—there's a man with a rod. flower in hit buttonhole. Mebho that'n Reginald. I'll ran an seel" But it was not Reginald, and thc drab clad lady returned to Darby and snid with intircased iro and bitterness: "No, 11 wasn't Reginald. I'vo about: (I'n 'lm up now, but I'll run 'lm down yot, fee If I don'tl"—Detroit Free Press. You can have on trial. Your groc«r pays you back your money In Aril If you don't like Schillirufi Best. tr siile by Harvey, Bailey & Co. Uow She Described It. LEAn HUBur— i «rlto this In a greafe hurry, co that you may got it in tlmo to start for home on tho first train. Isn't it dreadful? Tho nasty llro company just ruined nil my nowest gowns, what woro not burned, and, to mako matters worse, I am living with tho Rushtons, who, a» you know, have the worst children on earth. They jnst worry tho Ufa out of me- —ns If it were not enough tu suffer the loss of my lovely gowns. Isn't H dreadful? I Htippo. o wo'll bavo to livo in a hotel for awhile, but do como at oneo. Your distracted wifo, 13IWA; I\ 8.—I forgot to mention about our houso burning down, but I guess you could huvo guessed it from rending my let- tor. V. —Now York .Touriml. I'll* Secret of Succ-i.. I met n mini yesterday who uned to be iu tho circus business, or nt least In one branch of it, for hu madt* most of th* money ho hns now by keeping a lemonade stand near thc big tent—tho "main top," lio calls it. CirctiH lemonade has been so long a stock Joko of tho humorist* that I felt desire to know how it Is really made. I nsked tho man to tell mo nnd with perfect cntidor ho gave mo this recipe: • Tako a barrel of water, preferably rainwater; add to it a pounds of tartaric sold, a littlo cochineal, sugnr to taste and halt a dozen lemons sliced thin. Tlio profits of his lemonade stand, he told mo, frequently reached $100 a day. "Wo mnku moro in thc cities than In the country," ho said. "WhyJ" I asked. "Becauso of tholorger crowd?" "No," ho answered, "but country peo- !)lo Alwnyi. oat tho lemon. City peoplo eiivo it In tho gloss or simply throw It on tho grass, whero it can bo picked up again. Tho real secret of success is, alwnye save the floater." Aftor nil, I uover knew anybody to Buffer from tho effects of circus Icmonude, and tho plan of always saving tho Hunters is really no moro startling than n little economy I saw practiced by a Washington hostess one afternoon. Sho was giving a reception, nnd inamomentnry lull the young woiunu at tho punch bowl asked for a servant to empty tho gliis.es which guests hnd left half filled. The hostess did not even whisper. "My dear," said she frankly, "pour ib all back Into tho punch howl. It's too ex- liensivoto ho wasted."—Washington Post. The Dreaded Comes to I'm. "Hush, now; your shoes sijuenkl Take them off." "Do you think hu Is nslcopj" "Yes, but don't breathe. Now wait." "How infernally dark tho home ts. Can't I light up a little." "i-h-hl Certainly not. Ho would hear tho match. Como." "Hang tlio stalrst How they creak!" "Stop softly. Don't stumble." "Wheru nro you?" "Keep quiet. Don't breathe eo linid." "I—I can't holp It. I can't hold It hi.' "Hh-h-hl" "Hang thut infernal chair I" "'Now you'vo gono and dono iti 'I'lie baity Is awake!"— Cleveland Plain Dealer Noticed a Ch-raffc. Passenger (on ocean steamer)—Steward, lt Booms to ino you dun't servo ns good fore now uh you used to hnvo on this vessel. Steward—No, sir. Evoryuody eating. .Nobody seasick. Huvo to keep expciiHCl down, sir.*—Chicago Tribune. Not Offended, Tho Dun—I hopo you won't be offended it I remind you thnt wo aro vory muoh In need of the money. The Dunned—Not at all. If anybody'* going to bo offended It Is yourself.--Hot- Son Transcript. WANTED. A young lady to teach three children. Ap* ply to J. S. PLACE, ... Dog Creek. NOTICE. Notice Is hereby given that 00 days after date I Intend to apply to the Chief Commia- Bloner of Lands and Works fur permission to purchue Lot 480, Group 1. comprising 330 acrea of pasture land, situated In Llllooet District. WM. MEASON, JR., Dog deck, B.C. March 4th, 1S0B. .. NOTICE. Notice is hereby given that I shall at the ei !>iratton of 00 days make application to the chief commissioner of lands and works fur permission to purchase ISO acresof land nt a point near by and north east of lot 384 (f 1, thence north 40 chains, thence east 40 chains, thence south 40 chains, west 40 chains to point uf commencement. FRED. C. TINGLEY. Clinton, February 25th. 1808. 54.51 HOTEI GLOBE LYTTON, - - - B.C. In consequence of the late fire, the Globe Hotel has been removed opposite the post office and has the same accommodations as usual. Commercial travelers' trunks hauled to and from station free of charge. A. P. HAUTIER, Prop IABPRT8, Oil. I HIT HS FUENinJEE Cheapest house on earth, write for prices M. P. CORDON, - KAMLOOPS, B.C etc., elf. I, LEHMAN, Blacksmith, . heelwrighr and Wagon Builder HORSE SHOEING A SPECIALTY, Iron, Steel and Timber kept In stock and • stuck of (.astern m-idr Can-laim. Bti-jrifi-.-* >n-t Road Carte kept on hind at rcduc-d pi-ires, Hnd also made to order Maunfacturi-r of " The Lehman Tire Better " wbicb ell Black*.miilm should use All work warranted, and prices lower than ever. Au aasurimctit of CjfKna and Caskets always on hand. ASHCROFT, B. C E. C. PRIOR & Co L d Victoria, HAW FURJIOTICE. I, the undersigned representing 'Jos-1 opli Ullmann of St. Paul, New York and London, England, wish to inform my friends and the publlo generally that 1 do not intend to travel as heretofore. Thoso favoring me'with shipments of Raw Furs oan rely on fair treatment, and prompt returns assured. Write for price list. G. W. BALDWIN, ■MMlm Winnipeg, Han NOTICE. He Robert Maltese Estate. All person*' having claims against the Estate of Robert MrLeese. deceased, late of Soda Creek, H.C., aie hereby notified to send their 'till n»-"p« •>- idrlreiflcs, find the full particulars of their claims and accounts and the nature of the securities (If any) held hy them, duly vrritied, to the iimifrsl|*ilDil on nr before the 10th day of July, 1808. after which date the Kienttors will proceed to distribute the assets of the said deceased amongst the parties entitled thereto, having regard only to thc claims of which the said Executors then have notice. Dated the 13th day'of April, -Bun. CKKA-SK & CREASE. . Victoria, H.C, Solicitors for the Executors. TO RENT. NOTICE. A RANCH situated on the Bonaparte, Cari bon Hoad, in miles from Ashcroft;'1 wagon ivinc leased my properties in different 1 span of horses, and all the farming Imple* R*Vffl^S!IS*,W_S1ir^Slt .n«,.- b-l„nBlnK .h-re.ol^r particular. •40.Mile Hf'H.r. Crlb.tr. Koart. Havinu Sia-s ol tli. . or any debt contracted bv any one without , . ntv written order. . S. TINOLKY. -Pi"* If). Aslicrolt. H.C. March SI, 1898, 48.61 ,5lc Vancouver, DKAI.KliK IV Kamloops. Agricultural implt-m--iit-> of all kinds lure, st slm'k In th prorinc. nnd bml asfi-rni. nit American Bain wagons also Canadian liain suitable for fri'iEhiln-ami la m imrpiM*. Buggies Carts, Spring Wagons. til at prices tu .nit the times. Orders filled nromntlv. C. H. GIBSON. MEAT MARKET WHOLESALE AMD RETAIL. \- Attention and atisfactionguaranieed to customers. Mam treet, • AHCROFT, B C Armstrong k Morrison HANUFAOTCnEBS OP RIVETED STEEL PIPE- ORE CARS, ORE BUCKETS, MONITORS & ELEVATOR8. Contractors for Complete Hydraulic Mining Plant* 15 He-tlcy Avenue VANCOUVER, B. C. LOCAL NEWS. Hou. C. P, Cornwall waa iu town Saturday. Tho horso market has boon good so far but is in danger of boiug over supplied. _ , \Vi O. Millor, 0. P. B. station agout at Kiimloops was u visitor to Ashoroft lust Suuday. Marion Crawford; lbe famous author, bus been looturlng to large audiences nt tho coast cities. I, B. Lee will be in soon with his baud of horses. When iu Quesnelle stop nt the Hotel Cnriboo for a good meal. Moro freight is now moving along tho road than heretofore. A party of eight Indiana men came in this week and are encamped on the railroad front. Mrs. Prod Nolson loft for the coast after u short visit lo Ashoroft, to visit hor sister, Mra. Robert Baker, Tho stool, of Mark Dumond, tho birdwnro man, has boon largely added to und be is doing a good business this soasou. Mis. W, B. Bailey, who has boeu iil for thO past few weeks is now improv ing. Mr. Bailoy was also ill last weok but is now out again. D, Murphy, barrister, spent a few days at Kamloops in connection with Lho Investigation of tho ebargos mado against the postmaster ut Kamlooops. Colonel Wright is expected back soon to make preparations for bis Omonica trip, Tbo colonel hopes to do somo wasbiug towards tho latter part of tho sensou. Superintendent Hobson and others came in ou Wednesday night on their way to tho Cariboo mino. They left by a B. X. special tbe next day for their destination. The now arrangement of tho post ofllco is a great improvement over its past condition. A now government building will very likely bo orectod in 1908. At least wc hope so. Mrs, H. E. Loslio of Hunting don Junction, is spending a few wooks in town with hor parents Mr. and Mrs. James Haddock. Little Sid hus blossomed out in pants nnd looks almost like a Klondiker. Football and incrosso playing is now on. tho programme. Tho boys hayo uead of more practice and should sot aside u regular timo for it. A couple of hours at a timo twice a woek is little enough timo for rooreation. James Gray, jr., C. W. Webster, Con rod Morkl, and Robert Burko, from New York, bavo spont the past fow days in town preparing for tho trip through to Teslin luko from Asbcroft. Thoy will tuko thoir timo and prospect along the way. A groat amount of tbo travel on the Asheroft routo will bo after tbo ship inonts of gold como dowu from Klon dike in July. It now seems reasonable to expect tbnt 820,000,001) will not bo too much to expect shipped out, and it may be much more. The ground of the Ashcroft Gold Miniug Company, at Koofors, is showing up well. Water is slack aud little washing yet done. Work has commenced on tbo grounds of tbo 13rd Milling and Milling Company, Boston Bui-, but water is not running in force. L>\ W. Postdr has outfitted largo number of men for tho upper country and will no doubt continue so to do, for bis stock is largo and well selected. Goods aro woll packed aud James Haddock, tho manager, takos grout pains to furnish nil useful information to thoso seeking such in bis liue. One thousand dollars is appropriated for a new school building aud 81100 for an assistant teachor for Ashcroft. K. G. Gordon, the present efticieut principal, has dono good work in the Ashcroft school, nnd will wo trust remnin in charge. Thero should bo seventy or eighty regular attendants at school next term. A largo number of men aro now beginning to movo iii> the rond and moro aro coming iu every day. Tho Asbcroft routo if rightly traveled is the best and easiest route and by fur tho most eco nomtcal for reaching the northern gold Holds. Peoplo should bowaro of overloading their horsos, and too many patent right contrivances for gold saving aro being takon in. Old timers think a pan, rocker nnd sluice boxes bard to boat for gold saving, G. U Botts spont a day iu Ashcroft on business this woek. Mr. Betts will havo chargo of tho work on tho Cottonwood, near Quosnollo, this season, and will complete tbo extensive work tbat made such progress last season under his direction. About u0 men will bo employed for tho season, and tho mine put in good condition forwork. Tliero aro several largo tunnels on tbo ditoh lino aud much fluming. Tbo work so far as dono reflects much credit ou Mr. Betts as an engineer. Tho stores at Quesuolle are well stocked and any one can got good goods and ut tho riglit prices at Jas, Rold's or at tho Hudsons Bay Company's. Quesnollo is a very pretty placo and tboso goiug overland will do well to stop ovor for a few days nnd rest thom- solvo and horsos. Don't mako tbo mistake of thinking thnt horses can travol day and night, or that thoy can travel with soro backs and without care, and do not think thnt if you don't got to the gold fields at once other peoplo will have all the gold dug out. Thero will bo mines found in the northern couutry just aa good as those now known when your grandchildren are old people, A flro broke out in Stimson's wharf, nt Vancouver, Wednesday evening and destroyed cousldorable property. WA«TKD-Bylady, situation as work- ing house-keeper. Kef eroaees will be givon. Address "A. B." office of this paper. ' Clomonts' new drug store presents ft nont appenranoo and the public evidently appreciates it as a flood trade is being done, ... Goorge Roach will go north about the first ofthe month and-will very likely be employed on the Cottonwood mines whore he worked last year. J. M. Buxton returned from Quesnelle Forks on Tuosday and went on to Vancouver the next morning. Work will at once begin on the Maud mine. The Koootouuy Mail says Rev. P. D. Muir and family have left for Ashcroft to tho regret of many friends. Mr, Muir was an earnest if unobtrusive worker. A large dredging plant arrived this week from Seattle for the Cariboo dredging plant. It was shipped from Seattlo. We believe it is destined for Praser river work. Quito a good many parties have gone up tho road this week, and from ten to thirty a day have come into town. Some of the late comers are working men on their way to Cariboo. Rev. Mr. Pritchard arrived in town last Saturday afternoon and preached in the Presbyterian church Sunday evening. He is on his way to Barkervlllo where he will look after that field. A party of Chicago men, Cass, Morris, Auer, Hultman and Reeves, leave for the uorth in a few davs. They will go well prepared for the trip and are a party thnt will succeed if there is any such thing. All members of Ashcroft Lodge No. 23,1.O.O.P., are requested to meet at the Oddfellows Hall, Sunday, April 24th, at 10:15 for the purpose of attending divine service In the Methodist Episcopal ohuroh. P. Webb, assistant postmaster, left for Victoria Tuesday evening with Mrs. Wobb, whero she will enter the Jubilee Hospital. Mrs. Webb has been til for several months and it is hoped the change will do her good. The sum of 845,000 appears in the Federal estimates to defray the preliminary expenses in connection with tho exploration of a route for a line of railroad southward from the Stioklne to the Skeena river. M. DeKeyser arrived down from Cariboo this week, He is well pleased with the outlook and thinks Ashoroft is bound to be a city. He will engage in the jewelry business here and will put iu a largo stock shortly in connection with N. DeKeyser, The Dominion Government wlU short* Iy introduce the prohibition plebiscite bill, which will provide for the simple declaration by the voters either for or against prohibition. There will be no controversial question raised. The voter will only have to mark his ballot for or against prohibition. Hnrvey, Bailey & Co. have a Urge force of clerks at work and are doing an immense business. Business will keop up in Ashcroft the season through. At times, of couse, more will be done than at other times, but on tho whole a large trade will be done by them throughout tbe season. Captain Jamos Robinson, the well known steamboat captain on the coast, wont up to Quesnello last Monday' whero ho will take charge of the steamer Charlotte, plying between Quesnelle and Soda Croek. Captain Kobiuson for a number of years had. command of tbo Dominion government snag boat Samson on the lower Praser river. A delegation from Boston came in Thursday bound for tho Telegraph oreek oountry. They aro members of tbe Boston-Alaska Mining Company and expect quite a party in soon. The members who arrivod Thursday consist of threo men and one woman. They will bo joined soonby several..others aud later on expect a large number of peoplo to join tbem. Mr Oloson of Tacoma will build ■ two elevator dredgos at Quesnello for rivor dredging this spring. Tho machinery for one is now at Asbcroft awaiting shipment to Quesnelle. The complete success of the Boston Bar dredge tbnt isuocredited with an output of over 830,- 000 since last fall nt a small expense And tho farther fact that tbo dredge at Crows Bar on tho Praser, managed by Mr. Gore, bas so far made a good showing is sufficient proof that rivor dredging In the rich streams of Cariboo will be a complete success if given proper machinery and Intelligent operation it means muoh for Cariboo, k Earner GENERAL MERCHANTS, AV<! are uow opeu for business in our large new- store (opposite . . C.P.R. station) With a new stoek of Dry Coods, Clothing;, Boots and Shoes, Croceries, and MINEES' SUPPLIES IjADIBS-— We iuvite you to inspect our new stuck of dress goods, in tlie latest colorings and designs, imported direct from the leading centres of Europe. We eau show an assortment far superior to anything ever before shown in Ashcroft. Also new Lawus, MusliiiB, Prints, Ginghams, Blouses, Wrappers, etc., in large variety. Our Milliner will be here shortly. Notice of opening will be given later. See our new stock of Carpets, lings, etc. Men's and Boys'Suits, Hats, Caps, Underwear, Shirts, Ties, Sweaters, etc. ..^t^^R^'OTjOlDTLXlSTG- A. S-P_EtlOIj-_.X.T-_-r. We have a-fine line of heavy Underwear just the thing for Klondike We are now located in our new premises next door south of old stand. J. H. CLEMENTS, Druggi t and Stationer, ASHOROFT, BRITISH COLUMBIA, British Columbia Express Company GENERAL OFFICE, ASHCROFT, B.C. STAGE -LiIDXTES and Fast Canadian the Interior of Northern British Columbia, and along the routes leading to Omenica, Cassiar, Peace River and the Yukon, Weekly stages will also leave each Friday morning for the 150. Our Grocery stock is complete; all new, fresh goods and the prices are right. Try a package of Kam Lais Indian Tea, and if you like good tea you will have no other. TheCashStoire-M'Arthur & Harper Angus MoHae with about 50 head of horses will soon be in Ashorolt. K, B. McLennan and John Wost aro due in a few days with a. large lot of horses from Oregon. : D. Rowlands, local agent of the Ii. C. Express Company was op at Kamloops this week on business. John Hawthorne, manager of Trim & Haddock's stables sport a day at Kamloops the flrst of the week. The Ashcroft hotel has been crowded all of the spring, so have the Cariboo Exchange aad Cargilo House. Mrs. J. McMillan waa very ill the first part of the week and we ara glad to bo able to report that she Is on tbe mend, , Mr, Gray and party of four from New York are encamped on the railroad grounds and will proceed north shortly. County court was held here last Monday with a light dooket. Another sitting will be held on Wednesday, Juno 1st. See the ad. of the Hotel Cariboo, Quesnelle. Tbe house bas a good reputation and receives as it should a good patronage. The steamer Charlotte will soon make her regular trips from Soda Creek to Quesnelle. It is a pleasant river trip and breaks the monotony of an all land stage route, ; Mr. Wm. Hawthorne will soon open the Hawthorne House, which will be run as a quiet family boarding house. There will be no bar In copneetion, The rooms will be good and nicely arranged. _ McArthur & Harper have a large and well appointed store. They seem to bo doing their part of the trade. The store is centrally located and they carry a large and newly selected stock of goods. Tbey havo a largo family trade. .The Cariboo road is notgoodyetas the season is very late. It will not be very long now however until teams can make good time over tbe famous old stage road. From Barkerville to Ashoroft In three days, 285 miles, is pretty fast time. John MoLeese, nephew of the late Robert McLeese, died at bis ranch about five miles from Soda Creek, on Thursday. His funeral took place yesterday. He was pretty well known in the npper oountry, having spent a number of years at Soda Creek, Mr. Mullen will work for the,. Hudsons Bay Company packing from Telegraph Creek to Lake Teslin this sea son. A large number of pack animals bought this weok by Isaac Ogden for the Hudsons Bay Company from Mr, John Collins are for work on that trail. It has now been definitely deoided that the Provincial government will grant a subsidy for. tbe construction of a railway"from somo point on tbe northern British coast tb Toslln lako. The estimated length of the railway is 400 miles and tbe proposed subsidy is said to be 8_,O00 per mile. Col. C. H, Unverzagt of Baltimore, Maryland, president of the large company who will operate on Lightning creek, is - expected to arrive at Ashoroft shortly and will make a visit to the Cariboo country. Major Moore, the local manager, will go up on tbo stage Monday to tbe property. A convention of tho supporters of Turner government was held, at Kamloops last Saturday, April 10th. The meeting was well attended, therebetog a largo number of delegates prosent from the surrounding districts. The Hon. G. B. Martin was the nominee of the convention. Both the opposition and'government parties are working hard for their respective candidates, ■THE WELCOME' RESTAURANT -CHOP HOUSE ALLISON WOODS, Proprietor. Meals nt all hours, ilny mnl night. I'Yosh -j-tors in uny stylo always ou liuml. Privato boxes for initios mnl iliuliiR partios. M. DUMOND'S -IS TIIE PLACE TO 11UY- McCleary's Famous Cooking Stoves, Heaters, etc., Tinware and Gramiteware. Tin and Sheet Metal- ware Made to Order /or tlieKlondike trade. Bank of British Columbia (Incorporated hy Royal Cliarter 1808.) ju CAPITAL (with power to increase) «000,000 *2,020,000 * RESERVE ; 1:100,000 8480,000 St- . "'"" ","L" "—■■"■ HEAD OFFICE, 60 LOMBARD STREET, LONDON, ENGLAND BKANOHES - IK liRiTisu CoLUMfljA-Vicloria. Vancouver, New Westminster, Nanaimo, KAMLOOPS. 'Nelson, Similar) and Kaslo.' I x the United States—San Francisco and Portland. AOF.XTS Ami CORRESPONDENTS in all the prinnipnl cities and towns of Canada; also in New York, Chicago, Spokane. Seattle, Tacoma, Honolulu, Australia nnd New Zealand. KLONDIKE, Canadian Bank of Commerce, Dawson City. Savinps Dank Department— Deposits received from 81 upwards, and interest allowed, bold dust purchased and every description of banking business transacted. Kamloops, B.C.. April 1st. 1808, W, H- PEGRAM, Manager, Hotel Cariboo, QUESNELLE, B.C. The only First-class Board mid Lodging in Quesnelle, (Stable in connection. Every attention to guests. J. A. MclSAAC, Prop- A, S. Vou Alstyno paid it visit to Kamloops tliis weok. Stuart Henderson, biirrister, spent the past week at Vancouver attending to business matters. Miss Annio Stevenson, wbo bas beon visiting her cousin, Miss Tiugley for the past fow weeks returned to ber home at Lytton Monday. Eli Harrison, county court judge for Nana$no. and E. B. Marvin; of Vic toria,are tbe executors of the ostato of tbe late Robert McLooso. NOTICE. Httlngs of the County Court of Cariboo will be holder) -is follows: 150-Mile'House, Wednesday, 15th June. 180H. Soda - reek. Friday. 17th .Tune, 1HU8. Quesnelle, Monday, SOlh June, 18118. Hichfieid, Thursday,Hard June. lKOH. ' Court opens each day at 10 o'clock In the forenoon. By order ... JAMES McKEN, Registrar County Court. HarkorvHIe, B.C.. Jan. 1.5, 18118. 48-8 The undersigned heR to inform the public that they are prepared tosupply il rut-class light id durahlc river boats adapted to all northern iters. Having had extensive experience in navigating upper streams we claim to know what Is required by prospectors, trappers, etc. CAMPBELL & CO., Boat Builders, -1 QUESNELLE. NOTICE. Tlio partnership lately existing between .Milium Julius and James Cinumiiigs, at (he 180-Mile Hpu«!. tins been dlflaolvotfby mutual conseui. dating from April 1st. All nccMJIltB due tlie late concern are pnvalile to William Julius, who will liqiililiiti- all in roiuils due by the late firm, and continue tlie Blacksinlthlng branch as hefore. Bl-a WILLIAM JULIUS, REYNOLDS & ROBERTS, ining Brokers and Agents. ■ ■ ASHOROFT, B.C. Roliablo information and reports furnished on mines in Cariboo, Omenica and northern British Columbia, Correspondence solicited. HorsesforKlondike _-R__V__!I,. I have Pack and Saddle Horses, and will contract for immediate delivery for any number. Will be pleased to hear from intending buyers. J. (.. COLLINS, Ashcroft, B. C NOTICE. Notice is hereby given that thirty days after dale we Intend to apply to the Assistant Commissioner of Lands and Works for permission to lease 100 acres of land nn the Chilcotin Kiver near the Koss & Henderson preemption, Carlhoo district, for tlie purpose of rutting hay thereon. HOSSft HENDERSON. Alexis Creek, B.C., March 31, 1808. NOTICE. Notice Is hereby given that sittings of the and Thursday liHth April, 1808, at ten o'clock in the forenoon. Bv order F. SOUES, " WltM QUESNELLE TO KLONDIKE. The undersigned having twenty-five yearn experience in outfitting survoy. mining, hunting and (railing parties going in all directions fnun Quesnello Mouth in now prepared with the requisite supplies In outfit all who may favor llim with a all. Remember this is the Poor Man's Route tn the Klondike. Nn overcrowded steamers. No blocking in difficult passes. No duties to pay. No vexatious customs regulations to comply with. An open road over which if you cannot afford to ride, you can go on foot. Good goods and fair treatment. J"_-_-_v_"._-_S "R-EIID. ASHCROFT HOTEL, Wm. Lyne, Proprietor. Directly opposite Depot, - • ASHCROFT, B.C. This Hotel has been lately refitted and refurnished. A new wing, 50 x 211 feet, containing nineteen rooms, including bath and sample rooms, will be opened by Oct. 1st. Good table and good service. The ouly first-class Hotel in town. PRACTICAL WATCHMAKER, OPTICIAN, AND MANUFACTURING JEWELER, N. DeKeyser, Prop'r. ASHCROFT, B.C. I beg to notify tbe public tbat I am now iu a position to receive orders for repairing and manufact tiring all kinds of jewelry, watches, clocks, etc., and carry a well soleoted stook of jewelry, watches and optical goods. Also supply mining appliances, snch as quicksilver, cyanide, acids, magnifying glasses, aneroids, compasses, magnets, etc. ZW" All orders hy mail and express promptly attouded to. CARGILE HOUSE ASHCROFT, B.C. Is now under new management and has been thoroughly renovated. Culinary department unsurpassed. The Bar is stocked with choice liquors and cigars aud will be in charge of experienced men. Every convenience for commercial men. GUS BETTMAN, Proprietor. Ml, Bafley k Co. General Merchants, ASHCROFT, ■ BRITISH COLUMBIA We keep constantly on hand a Large and Well-assorted Stock of General Merchandise. Prospectors and Miners going in via ASHCROFT To Cariboo, Omenica, Cassiar, Lake Teslin, or th'rough to ■ • Z-_lX_i03V_DIZS._l-_i Will do well to examine our Stock and Prices. f Correspondence solicited and information given to parties contemplating a trip to the gold mines of British -MS™"' ""•'Co""ly Court0'cST(""'*** Columbia and the Yukon dfstrict.
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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