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flPF c British Columbia Mining Cariboo, Yale, Lillooet, Kootena- ....'.)' VOL. 1. NO. 14 ASHCROFT, BRITISH COLUMBIA, AUGUST IO, 1895. PER 82.00 YEAR. CARIBOO! HORSEFLY! - FORKS QUESNELLE! Harvey, Bailey h Company. (Successors to Waller Ii. Oludwln.) STORAGE AND FORWARDING AGENTS. Goods received, Stored and Forwarded frith dispatch to any point in the Interior reached by wagon or pack train. Consign yon goods to our euro and we will settle railway charges and ship on to destination with least possible delay. l'lAUVKY, BAILEY ." COMPANY. ASIICnoFT. is. ci CLINTON HCTEL CLINTON, B.C. BOARD AND LODGING BY THE DAY, WEEK OB MONTH. KXC'ELLKNT FISHING AND SHOOTING IN TUB VICINITY. Umi -Vino., 3|iirlls nnd C.g.rit. Giiorl milling, n-at.qnat.tli fur Ibo Curlbn", UII.M..I im.! Dug C'rctk liuL-a uf slugea. MARSHALL & SMITH, Proprietor. Ouesnelle Mouth, The fi-reat distributing center of the CARIBOO IDISTRICT, and northern interiorof British Columbia, where will be found at reasonable prices, at the store of ■T-AjyCIEiS RBID, GENERAL MERCHANT, <3T7Es-tTEi.r,E -j^rorrTH, b c Croccries, Hardware, Dry Coods, Boots and Shoes, Hats, Clothing-, iner's Dressed and Rough Lumber, Shingles. Flour and Mill Feed. MACKAY SADDLERY AND HARNESS CO. MAXCFACTEHEI-B AND IMFOHTftltB OF Saddles, Harness, Bridles, Trunks, Whips, Spurs, and Harness Trimmings. REPAIRING DONE WITH NEATNESS AND DESPATCH All orders by mail promptly attended to and satisfaction guaranteed. ASHCROFT, B. C. James Uren, GENERAL BLACKSMITH. Horseshoeing, Repairing and all kinds of work promptly executed. CLINTON. B.C. Ashcroft Hotel A ATBICTLY FIRsT-CLAHS HOUSE. » BOARD AND ROOMS BY THE DAY OR MONTH • Ratal reunaftbt«. Newly furnished annex. Headquarters for mining Dion aod co'n-mercial traveller*. Open clay asd night. Opposite C. F. Rdepot. Wm. Lyne, Proprietor CHINESE LABOR. Tbe Province, last week, reprinted an extract from the Misixo Jouiinai. ou Chinese niiuiog In Cariboo taken from the issue of July 80ih., nud commutits to soma extent nu the same, and it nmy be as well lur the .Mining -Tow'sal lo aimo nt ibis time, why, In Its Judgement tho laboring men and white miners of Cariboo should, in some Jusl and fair manner, he so protected that Ihey should not be brought luto ciimpiitilliiii Willi Chinese labor or at kitst the competition minimized. Fits*, Cariboo belttgso tar in ihe history of lis Utsvolopment a pluocr milling country can mil protout, through the ex- tx'lleueeuf Huniliieri, itaell to Iheaumedo glee us any other mining camp in the Pro- vlucc. Ohliiiimun never havo com. poled and never will cmnputo with iiuartz mluers. Thev Uhvu buuit triotl In many ciunps hut have nol iImi skill and Ju»tRo- meut in Ii nud 11 un; drill; anil ilyiininiiu, lo make liuful^ny in qminz mining, hut in placer in Ihls lliu I'-milliltimi nre ilillVmil. Ohliiamcu havo lm- many years been UHlliuiIng in and nutulltig Inr llieir IVlcuttB, There art* two |mwoi fill uom|iHu1na rni-ru- la-iilt'il by ttgeitlS In Otirlhun thai can and Will du COI lulu kinds ol labor ohoa"jer than can any white mtiti 11: tit oats and wi-iiiM ololhcs. It U nol the old alius of Chinese who tire Independent ami work lor ilicmsulvi'B nnd durln** the season rock un Ultra and benel.es, lllilt Ilm itibot - era ul (Jarlboti liuvn to droutl. Thc old resident Chinese will not work,'its we said iu Ihu tirticle quoted by nurcaU-emeil eouieiiiiiiiiitry, ior sturvullon wages, li ia lhe frush Importations thai ure (o be dreaded in this wonderful gold bearing region, where hundreds of propositions can be found fur the capitalist nml legitimate mining men to Invosl, do good work aud reap a rich harvest. Where an rtgunl for a company at Quesnello Porks, Ques- nelle, or Barkervillc nr oilier pointscon- (racls work for moulhs in iul"H.iitx>t sends I.l-iow and n crowd ..f colflslials come to Ashcroft, land from the curs, steer for (Jhinaliiwn and the next morning a string id legs between two bojtiA suspended from a pole, are seen irultit)'£ up the hill. They have enough rice lo last until ihey arrive at the end of iheir journey. Not a man on lhe long Cariboo road receives a cent Irom them. They are machines, can not apeak a word of the lanj-uagH ofthe counlry they have come Io i.nd very likely never will. When the term of their servitude with Uio company whose virtual slaves ihey are, expires, they remain in tlie cou'itry.and fir contract labor a new crop is Imported. Tbeie is iiojm-t reason why lliis-should be. It Is a question if tiny »ne is bi-ucfitied hy ibis and look at the revorsp. Not a poiifld of beef is eaten, very little If any lluur, few, if any potatoes, and no while merchant sells ihem a dollar's worth of goods. Uclter, far biS'w- for the country, oi at least that portico ol "-he ueople who live iu Cariboo, If tne mm- laws nre .so ni-ule that men who refuse to employ Chinese labor where while lain obtainable, are given such uncour- hgi-menl. Bticlt libera! terms thai till can nail wilh lhe demands of the moral law lliat si.ys io iho capiiallsi he fair wllli ibe working man nor try to Ibrce him to compete in au unfair wil) wilh coolie labor sent over to work lor from five to fifteen yours to pay ihei; passage aud tiid as bound slaves until this Is done. return next year to do some development work. A few small deposils of alluvial gravel were noticed hut not much to indicate placer in paying quantities. There is plenty of room for prospectors in that region and they Ihlnk there is plenty ol mineral lo befouud for the hunt log. They heard of ilvo men who were working some qliarlE ground on the south fork ol Bridge river and llio report Bit ill they had struck wtnictlilngprutty Rood, but tlicy were not in llic nuigtiborliood of tlio men. At one tima they wi-ro nearly a hundred miles west ofthe Fraser river. Horsoriy River. J. Stevens, who is now carrying malls weekly for [lobSOtl'l llorselly camp from the lid M iln Ilotisit, takes occasion lo correct a Blalemuul recently:made in the Minino J.iuBNAi, uh to who went Ihworlg* Imil ini'ti li. strike upon llnrsi-llv river. He says that Harry Acfclny, a Pronehman, nud hitiiseli, pllolud by an ludtiiti named Iiii-Io, arrived al Httrsclly river April 8ih Dili 1B8D. They iiitiue.l tliu week Lulu, after lliu Indian hut ihe utimo did nut slick, as the oilier.-' w'io arrived ut June ..u-1 Julv lound tho horsu flies so thick tltftl It Is -.•nay t<. see why the name was changed and over allien thou the name has received the In-arty tip|ir..balion of all who have visited tin- region during the months named above. The three men were prospectiug for a party of 14 men who were at Yah: nnd who wen* working there pending new discoveries. Tl.ey luck the river ul what is now the Harper leioieand after some prospecting found dirt thai would yield Irotu 90 to 35 uolm-a Ic tho jvan, whieb they considered very good. They got out of grub and had to on roasted suckers-till they got buck to tbe Fraser river, and lliey w*eut buck to Yale to the others. In the Weantim<> other discoveries were made and the party seal tered and many of them never reached the Horsefly at all. It was several years he- Sicvens, himself, returned to the classic striam, and iuoaL of the good grouud hud been taken. LOOKING FOR OCLO. LrUlge River- Slopping tit tlieCargile hotel are C-M. Qteun and F. O. Hi chard son, two practical miners and prospectors, who have just returned Irom a month's n ip Iulo thu Bridge river counlry lying west of the Fraser rlvor oppusUo thu Alkali lake region, Thev bouglu supplies at Ashotolt and had them Irulghted hv wngnii In Lillooet. At that place they bought three horses mid packing tbuir nffeots i.icy weiUtii.nl) along thu Frit-jL-r to tliu Cllil- colfn river mouth where thev crossed tho Fraser. They proceeded up the Chi loot tn on tho left hank till about..pposlte Hance- vllle, about 45 or 3D miles turn tho mouth of that stream, and from there they took a course southwesterly till they came lo a stream ihat (lowed into Clilleoh river, Iho name of which ttiey did no* learn. Tliey went over high rauges aid across deep valleys, cr.issed turbulent streams and meandered around beautiful lakes aud finally came to a tributary of Bridge river, ami followed down till they cam:1, out, at tho Frafi-r river. Ou iln: lath of July they encountered n terrible snow storm while crossing a high notch in thu mountains and suttered considerably with toe cohl and tlie usual d.s- cum for in thai accompany* blizzard, their horsis suffering for leud till (he lower levels were leached. Tlmy lost one liori-u on ChilC'tin river and onu broke Its leg while going around the head of it creek that was supposed to empty luto luo Pra. set, aod the futtlilu! hrulu bad to he killed. Thoy were Ihus ielt with one horse to pack camp tr-uipiige, bedding, Ac, hu t llio halaucu of the waj had to bu m .do entirely on foot. Thu horse that got bick with them showed his bard usuago but will soon bu ready 'or an tlluT Hip. Elegant trout, rlshuig was found at every struam and l tiu lakes wero tint Usher, man's puradiso. Tlicy had trout all ihe time. Deer nnd mountain sheep wero plentiful, hut Ibey did not sec a bear while on the trip'. They saw no man after Ititv- |og lliu Obltcolin river near Ilancuvllle, ■nd in' lnilcb of ihe rcg on traversed no tracoof men. They consider it strange, too, lor the whole region is full of fur bear- tot animals and hu-.ti.-rs frequently (to where prospectors do not. They were hunting for quartz and saw tome poo'J minera! Indications, and will Island Mountain. T. W. Lane came up on the Sunday evening train from Vancouver and lell for Cariboo the next morntne. H. M. Richards of Hcntland, accompanied htm. In a conversation with thu writer Mr, Lane said he hud great faith in thu future of Cariboo, his previous trip being enough to .'.oovitice him of that. He and Mr. Richards will visit Barkerville and Irom there will go to Valley creek lo investigate hydraulic proposition at thai point. Major Dupotit has gone, or is going soon, to England to lay liu; quartz proposition on Island mountain before Mr. Line's associates and with;-'),.(] chances of success1 Mr. Lane bus recommended ihu claim to his ussoclatos aod the Government has given" Moje m llic present owners of the mill plant in ""hich, if posslblu, to make the transaction, fhe ore has b'jen tested by Mr. Fellew-IIarvey, who w au authority on the treatment or ihls chws nf^T&i and the Cyanide process lus proved a complete success In its.lreatmaul. Ifilie mission of Major Oupont is a success, the benvfll to accrue to tho upper country will bo great. Tho proposition la with'tit a doubt a worthy one and will succeed on lis merits if given a proper c!rmce. Cora- bine capital with skill in mining and treating thu ores of Island mountaiu uud other sections in Cariboo aud the returns are curiam, Mr. Lane will spend n monlh or six weeks on his present trip and will visit the Forks und Quesnelle rivet-and will spend some time nn Lightning creek nt.d vicinity, lie will then visit the Horse Flv where he lias already interested lllm- Bulf and expects lo .In considerable work. It 13 much to lhe interest of thu mines and properties ol Cariboo for men of the staud. ing of Messrs Lane und Richards lo become Interested In the country. They and their associates if they soa their way clear to by auv reasonable expenditure of money develop and make producing properties, will uot hesitate about investing liberally Cariboo's Early Days. Tbe old Heron claim on Orouse creek near llarkorvlllc was una of the rich dividend payers in its timo. One or two of the shai'eh'.lders still reside near Hi old claim tind are diguing for treasures new. Onu of Ihem, J. W. Allan "Jimmy,'' as he is called is still bale and hearty, und no one would recognize in him a man over 56 years ol age, lor hi complexion is as clear and Binooth as a boy's, and scarcely n gray hair shows in his brown beard aud auburn looks. At (he lime of the rich strike in thu Heron •'Jimmy" vine quite a youth, scarcely more than of ago and lit was also owner in two other claims that were uny Ing dividends at tliu same lime. He immediately set lu to oiilertaiu Iih friends ami employed a young man to carry his gold dust around and settle his bills. When "Jimmy " went Inioa place, it was to say "Bet 'em up to iho boyr*," and chainpagno was none In good lor his friends. Everything had to bo of lhe best, and so lavish was bu in his expend 11 tires and with such a true hand did bu entertain that ho was christened " Lord O'C'roitse," aud the name still sticks to him. By tho way tho old Huron was a lordly possession, for li yielded over 600 ouncos a week lor seven weeks at one stretch and paid " away up," lo ihesei of timbers, for over a'year and a half. "Jimmy " Allan is still to bt found In Orouse creek, never happier than when ho Is burrowing Into thu ground hunting (tr so'co^ "old channel," Mr. Frederic Nicholls, the general mnnagvr of the Canadian Qeoeral Electric Company, has recently returned to Toronto from aa ei- tciuliid trip in ttte mining district* of Uritish Columbia, taken with a view to the introduction of electrical appuratus hi mining. Mr. Nk-liotls a day or two ago O'avo an Interesting sketch of bis trip tn a reporter of the Toronto GlQbtf. " I recently visited the Cariboo mining district," he said, " soma 350 miles north of the U. P. R. We left the railway at Ashcroft, mid frum there to the 151) Mile House tlio journey Is made by a four-horao stage Immediately aftur leaving Ashoroft th a scunery becomes extremely wild and the stage road Is cut out of Hie 'hoc of tht mtiuutslu along tliu citioti of the Bonaparte river. Wliua wo wi.iit up, althoi'Kli it wj<) tl.e end ot May the snow had only rueetitly left the ground and tliu roads wore, very rough and tuu stage rid- In/,' naturally whs more or !.->» unpleasant but these wails wero houluvards lucum-earl- son with what wcru uncouniured on luavlug tliu 150 .""liit Hnu-je, wlien m Look tliu trail to Quesnelle Forks, Though the distance between these two points is only about 05 miles it tool- us two long days to iimku tliu trip with twu horses and a buck hoard. In one plucu it took four uud a half hours to make twelve miles, "We aro very much astonished," Mr Nloti* alia went on, "to lind audi great developments in hydraulic mining, sad peuplu in tne it know little or uotlllu-; of what is being tu-c.iiTi-ii'si.eil in that district. We stayed two .l.iy- nt tliui'aritii.ij hydraulic miningUdinp and thoroughly Investigated tlie workings, In com --.any with .Mr. J. U. H-jlmii, tne eugine-jr iti charge of the worn, we visited tie •! tea now under construction for hringlus-; tUe w-itet, wliicli lias to tic u*od in byilMtillekui-f, a dls- t«ncu ot alijiii seventeen ttilei from III" s ltiroe of supply to the mine. Attli m^i called a ditch It is more of tlio nature nf a canal, bciiij-; eleven fuel wide at the bottom, with banks strong enough to ride ovsr on lio.-scbick. Peodlns the oompleMng of the uow ditch they treus.n^asmill supply of water tti.it h-iv-.liable for a few hoars uach diy, aud with this limited supply I learned that at the cleau up of Elulec bPXes, tvlileh took place shortly j after W0 left, there was taken out abJUE Od pounds of bullion as tho rusult of less than ■JiW hours working. The Uartlwo claim pro- perconslsU, I tltluk of a long slrctch about a mile la length up the old river bed that has been filled up hi pust a.*us, thu result of vol* cftuic action, and the auriferous gravel is contained between the solid rock walls of ilm old chiuael t-j Hie depth of about 201) feet by a width of two or three times that distance. As I am uot a mining expert I cannot cstitnatu the possible returns from this mine when It is In proper working order, but two or three spades fall of gravel dag at random from ditFer* eat part* of the claim were wianud oat In my presence lu a miners tin pan and showed a very rich deposit of gold In the bottom or the pan lu each esso. 'From Cariboo," said Mr. Nlsholls, "we rode on horseback to the forks of the Quesnelle River aud then along tho pack trail *Jil miles a3 far a$ Keithley Point, where ono of the mines or tbo Victoria Hydraulic Mining Company is located, and found Mr. T. Q. Uoltuf Montreal, the i'resldaut of the company, personally superintending operations. The gravel deposits of this minu, so far as a layman can judge, appeared to giv,.- promise of very satlstactory results, and aince my return I have hoard that this mlue is now lu working order. The quantity of freight being shipped into this district by mule teams uud ox idfr'-a and pac1" mules Is something enormous uud is ndl only providing utnp'o work for every available atlim*.! and conveyance, but la proving a great boon to the ranchers alon g the road, oats selling for four cents a (JOWld, and ha) as high as IS') per tou lu some of the less accessible districts. A gr-at deal of capital is being invested; a large French syudleate, for whom Karon du Batz of I'aris is acting as ad- Isory engineer, has taken up several cLion-. nnd Is arranging lo develop liinui '.m-nudlately. A largo Bngllsh company ha* been form*3d, and Is gelling to work tills season; when out liter.- they were making arrangements for thu freighting to the minus of 7.tO,INi» pounds weight of iron piping to be used In hydrauhek- lag, and when ttte roughness of the mountain trails to he tuelwUb In Cariboo is remembered one can form some idea as to what the undertaking amounts to. F. W. FOSTER DIHECT IMPOKTKE OF (jeneral Merchandise. Cf.INTON ASHCROFT. Oomplolo outfits for all olaaBcs'of settlers, minors, farmers and rannbert PROVISIONS, CLOTHING, BOOTS and SHOES, DRV GOODS HARDWARE, AGRICULTURAL and MINING IMPLENUM'S, FIELD and GARDEN SEEDS, STATION ■ BUY. DRUGS, PAINTS, OILS, LAMPS, GLASS, CROCKERY, SADDLERY, MILLINERY AND DRESSMAKING establishment in connection with stule at Ashoroft. Thn largu.t stocks in the province to seleot fromat my stores, Clinto- and Astieruft. Goods received, forwarded and stored at low rfttea. ROUGH AND DRESSED LUMBER, SHINGLES, LATHS, PICKETS, inc. A full line of G. Gage cV Sons celebrated Bed Springs, Mattrasses, Pillemis err. AbhoiWt, U. 0„ May 3rd, 1895. F W.FOSTER. Dominion Hotel MARK EAfilBON, Proprietor. Olil-NTTOl-T, — - B. O. Tin. Doniial.iit [Intel Is well lncala.1 in the heart nf lhe village aa.i I, one (aoje. uiulesl himI n,.,si cheerful h..inu. r.,r travellers ..a the Cariboo road. Ail Stages In anil out call at this house NEWLY J-UKNISHED. RATES fiEASOSABLH. THIS SPACE RESERVED Old Channels. An iuiercsiiug feature of the Cariboo country Is the tracing of old channels by the niin- ii who become expeit.il It. Of course, some times they mbs it, but usually, when a man decides to run a tunnel or ehuft to tap an "old channel" ho In pretty apt to know from certain surface li.dieatious, that lie is sure to strll'*! itu? Iiuis'arli-doiit to do. In the Horse- tly region Is a circumstance that would upset his calculations, consider-Ably, howuvcr. Beavi-r river, which Bows Into tlio Quesnello river about 'SO miles above Qiiosuulle mouth, heads away up the country towards UorsoBy nud uot more Uinu a quarter of a mile from Mussel creek, front which the ■.-.iter for the llometly mine is drawn In u little creek adjacent to the Mussel is. a tiuaver dum over 10 feet hleli. contttructed in Ihu higlierst style of the beuvur'B art, which lurjt-d thu wature thai sliould go Into UorsuUy river into Beaver river. Alongco-i.e-.il tn.iit nutu-iil llobSOIl. cuts thu beaver dam and unlid" another to turn the Wuturof the Bisver into Mussel creek, or rather, into in- water ditch. Krom indications to be been all over fjurlbno. it Ia very easy to doduou tin.t tl.o beavers havo tukeii a prominent p.irt. and :10.1b more so tl.un Is cotunionly believed, in cutting off and murklngout tlie new clianou.s They will dj.ni 1tw.1y.it a narrow place In a creek, till .iccutni 11 illations will -gather that llnaliy will maku linn ground and the beavers will lm-p ratslinr tliulr d.oin to so- cure the water which ll seems necessary for them to havo, till an overflow will take place away back up the stream and a new channel will be opened up remote from where the heavers had worked and lived for hundreds or thousands of years. It is a well kuowu fact that heavers have dammed streams over which It would havu taxed the ingenuity of man to throw an obstruction, and thucunulu-*' little animals use all the Ingenuity toj-uin strength for tliulr stiucture that tho educated engineer eauld devise. Thc dam is always built concave up stream so that tho pressure will come upon the middle and upon loth bunks, Un tbo lower bidu of the dair ire piled sticks and light things go that thu waler, instead of going over iu a bodv, thereby causing damage. Is broken up by falling upon tlie debris and the fori-* I? allnwd and it, fall!- harmlessly HUDSONS' BAY COMPANY- QUESNELLE, B.C. SAUNDERS & YOUNG, Carpenters, Contractors & Builders; Estimates made. Buildings erected by Contract or Day Work. P. 0, Address, ASHCROFT, B. C. SHELTON & CO. "FURNITURE- THE LARUEST AXD MOST COMPLETE STOCK ON THE MAINLAND OF Furniture, % Carpets, @ Linoleums? Baby Carriages, &c. SEND FOR OUR NEW ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE. WAHEROOMS: 507, 500, 511, anil 513, Hastings Street* VANCOUVER, - - - - - - B. 0. CARGILE HOUSE HEADQUARTERS EOR CARIBOO MINES. This p.tpulrtf housa Iih. bepn nevr!> lurnishod and refittor. and ia »b oof*>' ciiiiifortiiblf. and hnran like a house as can bo found in the district.' RATES : *1.00 to "(1.50 per day for room »nd ho«rd.- 5.E. JOHNSON- froprieltrfr Tin1 lirilisli OiluiultiiiMining lunni.il. ITUMMll'l- WBKKI.** i;v T.». KEY-SOLD* AND A. fl. SROUFE. Publisher* nni Pr»prl->rnn-. S«bsenptlun Price, per aunum Issued every Saturday. . $3.00 ABHCUOFT, B.C., AUGUST 10, IMM. Tho Holmes horror ia attracting the attention uf the reading world at tho pretteut time. TIiIb H-ilmea ao far as is now known has -minler*-.! eleven people ami supposed to have had many more victims thm have nol Vet boon absolutely traced to Mill, All done '.o further his acdemes in beating life insurance cuinpanieH. bis lust series* of crimes being those Of destroying his partner and three members of his family. Toronto, Detroit, St. Louis and Philadelphia all were the theater of his murderous actions, but. Chicas-o was his veritable tiewUi tinners, where so fur nn can now be told his victims numbered a dozen or more. r: n Oi- l*. tchell, Hon. Colonel Baker, the minister Of mines, l>at* sent nut to the various mining recorder"! throughout the pn vince, circulars requesting them togmlM r all pastille ititormation regarding the mines .mrf the operations offl-tme. He also seks tliat samples of ore Irnm the different *j.ropertie*« be bent him. During the last days of the Provincial Legislature, a bill fnr the establishment of a mining bureau was passed and appropriation mad to carry out its provisions and this i«. Ihe first move towards its establishment. THE WEST ROAD. Leaving lhe big CarHaio road 8 miles eastnt Wm. Lynen ranch, a ron! slant* Olfin the south eaft und vv.-ii.llng Ihrougli shady woods brliigs one over ihe rldgeto the ntd I'im-'th.ck rui.rh, tirrw ittider lease to Mr. riilonanili, ,-,h-> is making lhe ..1.1 ru'Ii do good service. In former days the place vent the winter's rendezvous foi* mint *n'lhe 0 111I...0 miner* hho put in the cold weather mi»itlw in cornier! and luxury. Large, cnmmodlmis buildings and iiartie itff.jrii.-.l Blteltor for iho people and iln ir Ileus's ami awiiirot generous old time btispltnlitv pirvades the placp. Twelve milt's nouili eustt*rly lies tin* "Ot-wiit'l" ranch anil between the two in Williams bike, a timuitltiit liody -.1 waler winch to be seen is to bu admired. Near the lake is ibe Williams luttt* rat.cl>cria a villHL-i- of Indian-, numbering tevuml hundred. The church, Catholic, in the midst of (be village atlests thu reH^mus teiidencesof these people. A lew weeks agoalnrue gathering ol Indians look place at Iho vlllmjo, Frb-dls from afar were in atleuda.ice nnd rcllgltut-* ceremo- nioB, lasting a week, took place. At the "Onward" ranch are cxiertnive bmidii:-, i.tirn-H, &c. Tue proprietors, Met-sra. &teh A Paxliiii, u c energetiu youue men and manaie tlm ranch ami business affairs nftUe ranch with much business sagacity, a. Urge b nf nl"Cattle are kept which range the neli*hboring DDAtfntHiiit. iu the summer £eas>:n aud are fed in the corrals in ihe winter lime Cat. He are driven from thi-. ranch to Horse Fly and Forks of Quesnelle and slaugli- tcredti't-thu consumption of miners at linise poinis. Three miles cast is the Williams lake school at which tt large number of Indian children «"-*•* in- -niflat'ant attendance. Highly educated leachcrs ire employed Snd culture and ■I'tiiien.ent are tau-'dit and impressed on lhe vutiibful pupils. A large farm is tilled and the Imys are drilled vi-i instructed in all branches of farm -work. Ib aiHlUif-r* is an industrial department- aod. various trades are langiit tlie Boys, a Baddlery department being one 01 tin* prominent nudes taught and the boys show singular aptitude al tbo work. A girl's deparimcnt gives instruction to the girls m the arts of cooking aud housework, unit other feminine .-mployments. This scHoof is only three miles irom the 15U-.Mii- -House, famous as a central ami objective 1 ton (be Cariboo road, where Messrs Vtuib & Borland conduct a general aitm, hotel uud 'ranch-. From tilt- "Onwar I" ran b starts what i-i known us ihu Prime-* river road which ions down the cast bank, or bluff, rather, o ib' Fraser, keeping from one to five miles from lhe river, and which comes ou hv Clrt'm. The road traverse: a, ..iiniry largely giv-n lo stonlfc range, but some of the tlDCSt fir and pine timber to be found In ihe Cariboo region is 00 the line of this road. Eight uiilus south of the "Onward" ranch isa cow ranch owned '<> Felker BioiHem* ■vellltuown on the Cariboo road. Thttv ml. k a number ot cows and con- cJni-V'dHlry operations on quite 1111 exten- glvewja'e. Bevt-n miles further south is tlie ranch of A. Botama, -vti.-., consists oi ■evt-ral bundled <*r.- ■ ri.i.v latidB, nd- m-'i-h-' fenced. Mr. Botnnla i- web M • un in Cariboo, aa a packer, usually Ikij.v lotin■< on Hie road Willi about 50 ot SO animals. He milks a number of cows and bis place appears to be la a prosperous condition. About 26 miles down the road Is Ibe Indian village of Alkali Uke, where reside several hundred aborigines. They are tamers and stoc-i 1 aisers. A mile further down Is "he admirable ranch of Wm. B-iwe Good buildings, . m.d well tilled fields atiect thu energy and ability of tbe proprietor, who is a 56-er, and hap, apparently lost none cf bis youthful vigor. Mr. Bow* claims the distinction of being ibe first "Boiton" man to ever Hand upon ibe sHtwheienow stands the town of Ques nellc. He came ap tbe Fraser among the first of that band of resolute and lrrcpres- i-iloi,. -.., ,!, (j,..-...:•,... ..nt... iuiIi fork ■•ud pouted, IlkV as'vi'iif.u ■! bees into the Stan lev nod Bariltervillc re- sriona. Later be built stores at tw > -r three points, flimlly locatln*" nt Alkali lake, where be now conducts a general mercantile business In connection with bis stock- .un! ranch operations, Bv an Ingenious scheme be baa washed down into ibo upper end of Alkali lake, a lartre quantity of soil which has spread over many acres, immediately the swamp grass took root in it and a hundred or more acres has been added lo the tillable acres of his already large ranch. Alkali Lake, bv the way, is as clear and pretty a body of water as one would wish tn see and the water has none of the charac'tr- iMlea one would expect from tlio name il curries I'roul ol the tincst quality ft'ilde in ils waters. Une mile below the lake is the ranch of J. E. Moore. Shortly after leaving tlie Howe ranch the bluffs of the Fraser come in sight and a climb of several hundred feet out ofthe valley gives one a uraud and extensive view. Across the Fraser and to tbe weft- ward as far as tbe eye could reach was tbe great Cbilcototi country. Wllb tbe Grand Canon of the Fraser, with tne si I - ver thread ofthe river winding through and more than £,000 feet below, Ibe foot set ling or the picture is magnificent, while a hundred miles away, towering high above Intervening mountains are snow clad peaks that define the hack ground and proclaim the limit lo the new empire which is just now attracting settlers and capital. Leaving the bluffs temporarily the road gains a high, level plateau lliai puis one in in iml ot the limitless Kansas- plains so smooih and bereft ot Tee and brush it is, bul ten miles crosses H antl the way-farcr is amongst lhe brake* of ihe Wo* creek canon, and down, d..wn goes the road. As lhe road turns lo make down to the crei k it encounters a rocky lace ihat is the wonder of all who view it. For more Hutu three miles the perpeudicul ir bliitt continues in Hit form of a half circle, and any where in '.nit distant*'" I'li'duM step off Irom tne lop a distance nf Irom iUlU n 8DI) feet. I'lie view from lhe top Wit* magnificent, ami lhe great wall Hems i. as il were, Hie beautiful vatley which goe- by ibe co.urn.m, every day title ol Do-- creek. At this poinl Jus, •*). Place lias . store and hotel aud also cimduols a ranch He does it good business and should Inv. moru patronage t.i.itt .hi does as two Obi uese stores also liml support at tue sami place. Up the valley are tlie rn'iuiius 01 Mo- - l-tgo t.i o.d Ifsdore Caspar, each ol whom im-* >. viral hundred acres 111 cultivation aud inauy entile ranging tir- neighboring hills. Air-1-.-.ihu Fraser aud au.iii It milt-i distant mi lie bigCauadiito it.*..it* 11 tu. company's beadquaners. Mr J. U Preulice is .lu.i.igmg JireJt '• tttij ruii-lti-i on the rauoU. .%Utm itu.i I'J.dlJ ctlii<> carry iltu uoiUpauy's orun 1 an I r>.< u ove several uundrcl tn >iis.iu.l aces 01 1 till It.»eighteen mile-, irom DugCreeltii- Canoe Creek n.id 1..** clnuo 011t.11 Do,- Creek in a error 10 li.iraetfui.i. Oti, « high divideaud tlieu llio traveler literal., drops over a i.loff over y.uuu led int- CatitHl creek where is I.Kjak-o lhe (Jamie -.reek raucli. .Mtj» utiille and it tuu "J.UlU to B,UIW siiu-jp are kepi uu lite (atl-Jtl. ll IS au isoitucil spot, but tile iiulUV.tt beauty is great .Hid it la it uliarmi.ig nine Vrilley . Co tne valley tin* iu l c ntit-ni- > 1 iClmiou c)J miioa aw.iy, miA u.-tte.' inn- cling ia louid. An liniin.1 ratiuliei'u 1- ui.B.sed and intm.:i.-u-> Indi in FaoullUa -iVnu their pecuitar impl'ovenieuls are l >un.i altidj the road aud iuey seem lo liestll- siipportiug a. 1 lairly tbritiy. Ab.ut 4- mi.es out 01 Clinton ia ihu imucIi ol .tit. ilaijer, -.ho raises cattle,hay aud grain Uu tliu ranch is ttsawaui titmriug mnl auu Mr. Ualler runs meui suuuessllliij Four miles lurttiur «>u ia me il-ou.it n ■ House, kepi by Joseph Held .md «>i. Quostautial improvemeitts are bem^ in.»t. here by Mr. Held aud the region la adapted lo ca'l'O raising and grain t.ut- lure. The ranch is a slopping place lor the tl. X.stages aud ibc woiiiiy couple dispense bospitaliiy to i.asscugeis ai.du.i wayfarers, 'leu nn.? 1 irom Clinlou is Hit- Kelly ranch wlucii is now beiut* run ly Air. Grabame. Kelly's lake, wlrn-ti >■> near the house, is famous tor ils flue lr»lli fishing, and nuinerotis " whoppers " are caught by CIi..ton fishermen aud others. While ibe fishing is really due and far above the average, lhe * lisli si-irtes " engendered by moderate success iu Ibis beautiful sheet of w tier has started many a Chutoniie on the downward ruad to per* ililioii. The world Is siugularl*. allku where fishing is concerned. A ten mile drivu brings one 111 shtht of Clinton and the t.-icgrapb polos and &i miles south brings the Jouiinai, .uu luime to Aahcrolt allur Having s[ieul tl.e weeks on Ibe Cariboo road aud viol..itv, having visited Horsefly, l*ii)-.tfili* House, boda Creek, Alexandria, Quosuulle, Sia.i- ley, Barkervillc, wllb return by way 01 what is known as tbe Fraser river road. The af lairs iu the upper counlry are 111 a fairly prosperous condition Many mines are producing gold, thu farmers are selling llieir produce at good figure* and much development work in lm* mil) *s is going uu. In lhe upper coutiirj an especially to the Barkervillc aud "dlanle neighborhoods, the production nt got 11 0 ibis year will probably exceed* largely tie output for a number of years back Om reason 1-11.at a number •■! hydrnilic miner- that have been mining I'm >eara luikittii their way into- gravel bunk*', have tins year broken into the bedrock and1 tbe own ere t-xpeoi to realiae handsomely, where, hitherto, ikoy have bee 1 oiiliged- to Hn. the running expenses out of tbeir pockets. In addition to the hydraulic aud sluicing actively in operation autl paying Ibe owners more or less to each coucern, are a number ol projects, which are beinj actively pushed .1 both places. At Barker v'He is tne enterprise 1. A- 0. Wbliiu-r which is to work thn deep ground at the mnnlh of William's creek w here il empties into Willow river. F. C. Laird Ib the manager of a snheme to bottom Willow river near the mouth of Mosquito creek, white at Blougb creek the Slough Creek Mining Company ara of the m"*"t inerltnrfoB in the upiwr cot-nf-v. Aside from tbe numerous big p'ojePisnn foul are ol her.-, which arc being worked up, whiles score of small schemes .ire helm; pushed Knougb was seen to justify belief Ihat lite wholo Cariboo tonntry is nn >i forward movement, which, while most nf the work will be In thc hands of big companies, will insure a steady era of prosperity for mtuiy years to come to all classes of ibe community. The wedding rage still pursues il-* destructive career among tbe youm* penplo of the vicinity. The crop of bachelors and old maids for the futur-'bids fair 10 lie very unhealthy. Matrimony, if a fortunate choice Is made, is only obeying the laws of (J...lniul man and should be encouraged. The columns o*" the JoORSAL are always open on these Joyi.us occasions to send the news abroad of iwo hearts made one. JfaLAiiNiiSti SADDLES WHIPS ROBES, Etc. j\\ Trunfcs and Valises constantly on hand. Repairing promptly rinne." Orders by mail carefully attended 10. CLINTON, - - B.C. MUNKOH BURCE88, IPaper Ilansring- and IvalNominini^, AH work promptly executed. Rooms ai tht Ashcroft Hotel. ASHCROFT, j Freighting has been for the past two or tl*ree weeks rather dull. Some claims that were expected to ship freight in largo quantities have not yet commenced mid may not for some weeks. It is unfortunate that freighters should loose this paat of the season and bit forced to1 lay hv. However,the freight must grz/orward before very long, and this fall nml winter will be a very busy time on the road. Chas. I)oering, of Vancouver, was in tnwn ibis week,and sen! Iwo men Into the hills to prospect,—New Den ver Ledge. Mary had a little lamb It followed day by day, Till Mary put her bloomers on The lamb then ran away. Tin* -fold mining bocm ai Ross- land, B, C, continues wiili energy 1 Jver 100 four-horse teams arc daily shipping; ore I'fOin Kos*d»nd at North Fort, thn nearest smelting centre. Fully 600 men are diligently prospecting ibe neighboring mountains. Messrs. L*,nn> & Murphy commenced wnrk on th*-*ir gold dredge at Rohty bat. about six miles do-vn ibe ri\«*r, on Monday last. Thev llliidt* a sl»n to dredge a'out two w. cks ago al Stephen's flat, four tuili'H bi-l..w, to). f.iiii..l the water tin* high; yet rhi*y mamegtnl to pan mil fair wng.-s "F.III...I. lie tfr.liri.t ...» 1 •Ml. "F. l.-.l. ' H- ;,'.,.. ... Ins 1,. *tl, nirnii .1,. ft., Intertill. H.I. 11- w.»- .II,,.. In,-. to k„<.|, ■ti trrimli 1^ h ^ .,-^t.i till hn an* tht'iii -h».p Kiini lilt t,i... ihH 15 cpn. !-K ,1, .„.|-..r- ... ..1 -Hutr. ill' Pm tie. VUrttt Ii-IIH I. K<" ing ttf 1 bat ii ui 1 l; mat Inn in [iiili'h Miti'ng fin d-nt SH\8 fllll ml <ln* follow tree m ilie Luini) dit-t.tct while on * visit there -''C-.nfly. •Twenty d»\ ininiuir homo-- ir- Lump Guloh. We .!*• two 1 lull-11111"%.-. h ifti- d this cl'aim njili unit i.-tifctHitioH cit/.'ns of f.e V S, 750 it. the I--H np 750 ft. the boll down North b> east aud too til b w h." JOB-PRINTING. In connection wilh Tub Minino Journal, Is a first-class job printine plant, sod patrons in tiny of ilie different dls- triets nf British Columbia can have their work done lira neat and-artiBtic manner here at the lowest possible rates. Subscribe for the B. C. Mining Journal. N- S. CLARKE General Blacksmith, (Successor to A. McArthur.) Horse shoeing and all kinds of Blacksmith work done at reasonabl* ratta with neatness and despatch. BARKEKV1LLE, - - B.C. W. T. SLAVIN. Books, Stationery and Fancy Goods. Customs Broker. P. 0. Box S, Kamloops, B. C. GARDEN, HERMON 4 BURWKLL. CIVIL A MINING ENGINEERS, Dominion nnd Provincial Land Surveyors Offices, Vancouver, B. C., and Quenelle Forks, B. C. 100 HOGS, And 100 pigs from 1 to S rauslhi nf «(-e i>r salo at the Perry Kancb. May 2a 3 The lli|ilock Bi.uk and Stationery Co. LWITCD.. m-lbui. nru ttum \n -titiniis. VANCOUVBR, B. 0. FOR SALE. —-AT THE Pavillion Farm. 8ADDLE HOUSES, Pack Hone., Work Hor.ee, apd Beet C'.HIu, .or Bale CHEAP FOR CASH. Apply to R. OAltSO.N. C'ilntoi or r«YlUoD, P.O., B.C DRUG STORE. DRUOS, MEDIUISKS, BRUSnES, COMBS, K1S..IS0 TACKLE, PEItrUMERY, PIPES. KNIVES, and BOOKS. Notion, and DruK^Lts aundrtefl of all kind*. LAWRENCE * COLLINS. M. I. M. E. H. I. M. A M. R.C.Campbell-Johnston MINING E NO INFER, METAL LURGIST and ASSA YER. eel tlT.mrillt St., .'awntwer, B. C. W. E. FISHE, Barrister and Solicitor, AOTA/tV PUBLIC, CLINTON, : B. C nmm mnw \mtw c». t1M1TKH II ill l'l ,'.r(i,(K'ti. llM tl- lli'i" -i.-.-f HI M|lt VANCOUVER, - - - ». C. Afntta/trf-iiters of Electric Mining Appartus, Locomotives, Coal-cuttsrs, Hoists, Reciprocating drills. Pumps, Rotating drills. Ventilators, Reduction and Crushers, Lightning apparatus. Electrical Tranmission ol Power, Over distances of 25 miles and upwards suscessfulty and economically accomplished by the Three-phase alternating system. Write for Catalogues. P. C. DUNLEVY. HOTEL and CENERALSTORE Hay and Grain. SODA CREEK, B. C. Occidental Hotel. QUESNELLE, B. C. 59 H^ILE HOUSE NEWLY BULLT. FIRST CLASS ACCOMMODATION. A BAR IN CONNECTION. GOOD STABLING, Arthur Switzer, Proprietor 70 MILE HOUSE UOVm LABOK AND KF.IV1.Y FITTKD UP. aKOCEtllKH Attn -H.YKfiS- SUPPLIES. A .VEI.L STOCKED BAIt. FIHST CLASS STABLINO, PASTUBI.\0 AXD COBRALS. William Boyd, Proprietor. 83 MILE HOUSE. Stages Each Way Stop Over Night. First Class Accommodation for Guests. Good Bar in Connection. Good Stabling and Feed for Horses. A. F. WEBER, ; Proprietor. 127 IIUCIXjE HOTTSE ■TJr-":E BLUB TENT, Good acommodalions for the travelling public. Hay, Orain and Fast..rage. JO N WI'IGII1; Proprietor. B. C. IRONWORKS CO. J. E, W. Macfarlant, * Manager. Getiei 11 Fvun ;<■■ Enximers, Boiler Makers, and man factum's oj ill clashes of '.li'ii/ti. Machinery, ■Vivmill and far ttte work a Matty. Alt rk guaranteed. .. ep in Stock a Full Supply of' Engineers' und Mill Supplies, Pipe and Fittings, Brass Goods, Steam Fittings, etc. Estimates for Boilers and Engines oh application. Mail Orders receive Prompt Attention, P. 0. DraKir 7S4. VANCOUVER, B.C J. M. Buxton AND COMPANY. Notaries Public. DEALERS IN Mines & Mining Shares REPORTS MADE ON ALLUVIAL DEPOSITS. VANCOUVER, B.C. Cable Address : Buxton, Vancouver, Canada. McFAHLAND 8r MAHOM, MINING AND FINANCIAL BROKERS. ALL MINING STOCKS HANDLED ON COMMISSION. VANCOUVER, . • ' > ■ B.C. Cable address " Gillitray." D. McGLLlVRAY. Manufae'urer »-/ alt kinds of STEEL AND IRON HYDRAULIC MINING PIPE. Estimates furnished of cost of power plants, and putting water on Mining Claims. Monitors, Gates, Valves, Pelton Wheels, etc., furnished at shortest notice and ■* lowest rates. HEADQUARTERS FOR MINING MEN FOR THE UPPER COUNTRY. HOTEL HEADQUARTERS FOR TIIE U. C. EXPRESS COMPANr. LARGE, C0MF0R7ABLE, AND WELL FURNISHED ROOMS. PERKINS & BOWRON, PROPS. fttad Office, Vaneovvtr, B. 0 Steel Pipe Works. New Westminster,^. C HOTEL. -aXTES-tTELX.E FORKS, B. C. » Newly built and Good accommodations at reasonable rates. Special rales * made for boarders by the week or month. McRae & McRae, Proprietors. ID. jftu. STOIDTD.A.IR'r, -bRALKtt IK- Stoves & Steel Ranges, TIN, IRON AND GRANITE WARE, HOISE FURNISHINGS, MINERS' SUPPLIES. ORDERED WORK A SPECIALTY. A FULL LINE OF CAMPERS 'OUTFITS CLINTON, - - • - B. C. lTH.llB&ON¥^CCMPm^^ BUTCHER SHOP. Where he will continue to sent Ihe chocest cuts of Steaks, Roasts, Multtn and Pork to his customers. Every thing new, neat and clean. ASHCROFT, B. C. ASHCROFT, The gateway to Cariboo and the northern interior and the most natural center in the Province. Steadily growing. Without a single exception each year in its history has shown more grow.ft than the proceeding one. On the the eve of greater; growth NOW IS THfi TIME i For anyone requiring a lotto invest in insida lot . These tots will advance/ Every lot bought at present prices wilt double almost immediately. PRICES MUSI* ADVANCE. Prices now from $50 to $200 Subject to early advance. Plan can bv' seen and prices given by apply ing to J. J. MACKAY, or to RAND BROS, . Ashcroft, B. C. Vancouver, B. O* _J 1\ llltll'ISil LOLL'-IUi.V iflNlNtJ Dl itsuroiiY, MT-IISTCIt op sm'sbh Lieut-Col. lhe Il-nn. iTitmcfl Buftor. HOt.l) aiMMTRf-lllSI-Hl*: For ihe province \\ s Oi.te Vlntorln Allw-rul dUirlcl T Fletcher Altierni L'-tnUr " Jamen Porter... Lt-keton Cariboo " Jiiltt* Btiwron. .Richflelrl Llllooet " F Snues Cliitl.ui Yale " U C TuiihihII KHtnl.iti-is Ynle " CAM Lmtihly.O-utyooa Kait Kootenay A P Ciiiinnir-i. ..DihihM West Koutcnay N Fllistuhba... .Nelaou MlNtH-3 RECORDERS. Nanaliuoili-itrict M Bray Nmii-Imo KewWealuiiuBterCW'-i'Wick.Wesmin-ster Kait K'-olcuny 8 Iietfgfavs Donald " FO Lang Golden « 0 QoUhe—Windmere " C Edwurili. .Fort Steele WaitKoootenay .1 DQrahnm.Hevelatoke WJ Uoepel,.,.-.Nelson " A Sprout. ..New Denver JCKykert Kykerts •* J Kirkup Kosslaml » TTaylor ...Trout Lake Carllwo district W StepIieusoB.Qiiesnelle Yalt " W Dudd Yale " LNnrria Vernon •' U A ll Lainhly. .Ow.yiHW WMoMyn..Hock Creek -i II l.iint'T.Ui unite creek LllleoL-tdiitrlcl t; A Phalr Llll.-oe* AU.1TIXRI. H Curtnlolmel, Vit-mrla. W V liowron, Web fluid, Cariboo. INFORMATION. Peat Ufflco at Ashcroft.—Mtilla oi- -*hnii*-r..l dully with limn mull clurkl etwl an.l weat. These malls ohiau we»k days si 7.46 |l, in. Mi.ni'v intler anil rc)[lntruiloii bmuoltot cloio At 7.A0 p.m. Crtlllio.. niiillitlriloi'.iliili'l'.iiiitH ll.-i-i-' (ralltiU clowi at 180 Kiil.ir.Uyt. Other mallur lor these points ntny lw mailed at (he ..ftlco ii|i to 9 4. m. M.* m In vs. Clinton ami hilermedhitu—itepliiriitlini itlniea Tutwlsya, Thursdays and BaHirdays 7 HO fi in. Oilier inuller mailctl it|it»ft m. in Wctliit'MU.vM nml Fridays aud 2 *i ut t.H Motiiiaj's will no l'«rwarrt, Llllnot'l— Kfirimraiii-ti oloae«i Ttiewlaya ami Hut.it.Uj-. 7.80 p. m. Oilier mull.-r nailed up to 6 a. m. on Wed neat lay and 3 p. iu. uu Mnuduy will Kolhrward. ABHCIIOFT (II1UKUU DIKBQTORY- St. Allmn'a Episcopal— Rev. F. YnlUud. Im-uml.ci.i. Services every alicruate Hull, balk al tl o'clock a.m., nml 7o'c|iMlk p.m. Zion Presbyterian Church—Services at 11 a in. ami 7SO pill. Huntlay wlnml (tinlmi) at a p.m. Y. 1*. 8. C. E. tut Friday eveu- iug at ti o'clsck. It. F- Hunter, It A, Presbyterian, and Rev. James Turner, itt-iii.Iilist clergymen, preuch nu -.'it-male Huti.lava. All me cordially invited lo attend. ' NOTES. Che ung solo, m soft, so tweet, he utik eurapturei by her fact. Ha »it net twie, bat on that day Ho io-t the Uuor of his way. " Hiid altogether fair," he cried, "Be nine, my high <-o|.ratio bride. Keep time with too. until litVi end, Oar heart* aud voices let ua blend. "Our key ahall be a little flat. A nleoly furnislu-J une at that; There w« will live nn nilnur acale In style tu tn..Ue the lujjor quail. Bu natural, admit my plea. Ui-iCird tha ma|o., in-n-y m*, Let m tlu-t life'* ni-**uure iiiruuKhj K-JChanttnjt alnj-jr, what aay joul" S*i-1 she: " I aim; too sharp fur that; V.ju'II iit-ter i-atuli ine in a tUt. 1 -.-boose the note* of hlifiiar pitch, The major bu il-im—lie U ricti." BLIND TOM, THI PIANIST. The recent death of Gen. Bcihune, the original owner ot tbe musical negro slave boy known as "Blind Tom," has aroused much curiosity as lo tbe (HsaappcHraDcc of Tom train view. The best inr.trmutton I have been able lo ohtuln ia Ihat be la pas-ling the closing days of his lite in it lun»- ttc anylum, his vagaries having taken on too dangerous a form to admit of bis go • ing freely about aa heretofore. Tom whs Iftrn in Muscogee county, Gri.,iiysa writer in Knit! Field's W-iMi- ingtoi), IIU father's it-une wai Mingo, and bis mother wis calKI by lier owner Auul Charity. While be was still a boy, and supposed to be ituu-ru idiot us well as sight let*, he used to conceal bim'self iu Ins maaier's bouse, aud alter midnight creep Into tlio parlors and play the same mm wilh which his youuic mistress bad entertained her guests a Tew hours In-fore, being cautious to suppress bis not'* by holding bis foot on the soft pedal Uu was toon detected, however, and reprimanded. A milder view was taken of his shortcomings when his master discovered that ihe boy's gilt miglrt be turned to profitable account; meanwhile, Ihe children of the household,delighted wilh his marvelous powers had uot hesitated *o dcly the ciis- olplln uf their elders and encourage him to plav for Ihem on the sly. Besides being a remarkable player of other people** music, Tom wait a eotu- noscr himself. lie was* neuir enough to one of the battlefields of Ibe civil wt-x lo catch the souuds from it, aud thrift* hu wove into n piece which Uis muster entitled, for popular effect: "The battle nf Mantissas." In it lhe piano Is made to imitate the music of tho Ufea and drums, the charged ofthe cavalry, tho thunders of a battery, thc groans of the wounded and dying, and all the incidents of a great flgh* so faithfully as to call np a panorama of ihe Bcens before the mind's eye of the listener. One of Iho feats which Tom was accustomed to perform in public tit the amaze- oieul of his audiences was tlie imitation ol - nuy piece ot music performed In his hear ing by a stranger. Some of these pieces made so great an imprtBsiou on him (hat be carried Ihem lu his mind for along period and then could reproduce them at will. Aetory which seem* somewhat apocraphal wan told me by a teacher of music In a young ladies seminary in Mary- land,represented Tout as having carried in In bis memory for tweni v one years, note fin nolo, i German wilts that had been played before him by tbe Informant la order lo lest bis ability, and which as far as known, he nevor attempted again during that period. When 1 suggested tbat there was a possibility of Tom's having licurd lhe same piece played by other hitmltj i. Hit! line mi I mxl Hum hepi hit- memory ll'll'tbliul, lilt.' pl'i'l't-cS'l nssuiid tue th'ii this could not be so, because before playing it to T'*m he h.ul re.wriller the tv-ilt'.*, adapting u irom its original liermiin form to otto winch fc'f/utiilued it number of viirlHtiifni) ttiiil fitucy (tiucli'es of his own.' Tom repr-'-tluced all the->e Incidentals Willi absolute faithfulness. The theory thai Foin mini be ofaircn- ile disposition bec-uHi* no given ti music would bu v.'fv lAisliii-diiig. Sound milter thin liarun'iiy, wm wli.il appealed to his intellect, such na It was, and hl.t reproductions were govurned by the rules of nr. curacy ntther lliii'i Inspired bv artistic genius. It uied to he suit) of him that Uiecryingof a culldulToided him great delight, und when he could nut draw forth as much sound as he wanted from his young companion!) by ordinary prat-esses, be would bite and pinch litem for the purpose ol hearing tliulr sliNeks of patn. As he tnutured he developed a [lowerfill bone frame uiftl great muscular strength, which he exerted to the serious dlsuoml'ortui'-- of anybody whoopnoscil his wialiu-j. If kepi away from u piano when hu wauie-l to plav, he would bnug lii* head against Hie wall i-ml throw chairs about the room. Once, while Staying at a hotel on one of bis couccrt (ours, he insisted on p aylug a loud piece of luUstc in the middlu ol the nigiii, reiiaulleia of thu comfort of the other gueils. His agent atlempU'd lo I'hcck him but hu was seized hy Com und thrown out of the room with grout violence. On another nticaaloil In VV-whlng- loit he was vlsll.il by n ,nuii whose pri'.-t- lice wnn tllSlastuful lo hint, Illltl he liianl- festetl UlA dislike hy pi toll ltln thf pot r lei low tlowoshiirs. I'uHNlbiy Tom's prusiml seclusion h^s lit her reasons buhiutt H besides hla |n- creasliig cecum rim let. The legal ooulrol iflliallme tinil rervlcea his been lur sunn- years Ihcsulijccl of llllgalion in the court'. Qun. Ili-iiuim: turned lliu oaro of Die boy oyer lo his ami at onu time, nnd the sou's !< claimed Iter husbands nglH alter the hillcr'-idi-alh. I believe, ihu case has never been tlititlly stiltle<i, an.l il may be ihat one >i* the other party to the controversy has thought It wide to keep Totu out uf sight until bis fate can be decided. BaoBECKDiLLMAN&co. COLONIAL HOTEL AND GEfOAL STORE. Civil and Mining Engineers & Surveyors A Hero. In tin* reminiscences of General Sir Evelyu Wood, himself a brave English soldier, a touching instance of courage und self sacrifice is given On u June day lu lS.YI a del'it-li-iicnl of English murines were crossing the Woronrow road under the fire fr»niihu ftus-dan batteries. All ot the iiicu reached shelter in the trenches eicept a seaman, Ji Jin Blewilt. As he was running a terrific roar was beard. His mates knew thc voice ol u huge cou- non, the terror of tbe army and yelled; "Look out! It la whistling Dick!" But at the moment Illewitt was struck by the enormous mass uf iron on his knees, and thrown to tbe ground. lie culled to Ips especial chum: "O Welch! save met The luse was hissing, but Stephen Welch ran out of the trenches, and st-ize- Ihe great shell tried to roll ll oft his biscomfudu. It explo-'ed with such terrific force that not an atom of the bodies or Itlewttl tr Welch was f.>uud. Even in liml time when each hour bad Its excitement, this deed of heroism' stirreif the whole Engl fab army. One ofthe officers searched out Welch's old mother in her poor home, nnd undertook her support whilushe lived, and the story of bis death helped bis com- radee lo nobler coucup'ioitH of a soldier* duty. A Big Fee. Jonn W. Foster, United Slates cx-sjere- tarv of state who went fo China lasl I)e cetuber as legal adviser lo China in Hie peace negotiations with Japtn, baa return! home. It Is said on excellent authority Ihat Mr. Foster's retainer it's legal adviser to China was the comfortable ■urn of $350,000. Before he sailed $100.. 000 in American gold was given liin, and as soon a« be' landed In t'liina tl.e balance also iu gold, hhb paid to him. Tl.it. la believed to be the largest single feo ever paid to an American lawyer, and, considering the very tittle time Mr. Foster has been engaged in the case. It stands out all tho more prominently ns showing bow generously his legal abilities have been rewarded. WATCHMAKERS IP JEWELLERS. AS.K.'ltOFT, ft. a L. M. DENNIS, nnsT class. [ BARBER fSHOP^ At ASHCROFT HOUSE. Magnetic fund For Car*. A remarkable experiment has just been made near Orange, N. J., on the Eagle Rock line of the Suburban Traction company, with magnetic sand from tho ore separating works of Thomas A. Ediaiui at Ogdctt. Mr. Kil'soii had the idea that tbe sand would havu inure effect in preventing slipping of the wheels than the or- Utttary band. The experiment was tried during the nnow*-jtorm on the Eagle Rock Hue, wli.-ro tho grader- are exct-Bhive ami tlio difficulties of operating io tbe snow are enormous. The experiment proved1 a complete success, the sand making a perfect electric connection with (be rails and no slip being noted; Early Female Jockeys. ThoMt who are horified—and- ihure are some who profess to be—hi women cyclists, should read the accounts of horse racing in the lasl century, in which women of re'.'oguizoii position might frequently be seen riding on high-spirited horses ou the raue course, bauked botvily by but ting men. A notable race was run atRipon io l7'-!6'in which lhe Ladie* Plate, to be contended Ibr olilv by women jockeys, was one of the most attractive features. At Briskwi.th Hall, near Thirsk, in Yorkshire, there ib still preserved a silver teapot won by a woman jockey. It bears the inscription;'1 Welt-ridden,Miriam Wrightsou.'' 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The distributing point for all the hydraulic miiies at Horse Fly, North and South Forks and main Quesnelle River, also the stock ranges of Chilcotcn and Beaver Lake Valley. At this Point will be found a good assortment of GENERAL MERCH AND ISE & MINERS SUPPLIES Also one of the best Hotels on the route. Information cheerfully given. VEITH & BORLAND, Proprietors and Stock Raisers. FOR TWO WEEKS WE WILL GIVE 20 Per Cent DISCOUNT ON ALL SUMMER GOODS AT TDE THE CA.S"/rrT; STORE, McArthur and Harper. Orders by Mad carefully attended to. ASHCROFT, B. O. SPECIAL M0TIC5I —— THtt Weekly Examiner. SU33C11BE N'*- DIRECT, Or) THSJU3H YJU.l AGENT. CERS0NS Subscribing now will be entitled to par iciD^te in any dis- trbu.bri of prjniurii and pictjres that the EXAMINfcR mjj rn,al<3 during .ho season '95-95. ORDHR DIRECT. THE WEEKLY EXAMINER', VOO M-trkot St, Snn FvancUao, T*KM*-tl.ao A Y nAU IN ADTAXOB Bt SUH! AHO GET 4 #U*S--#5-> *t3ttPT. IIRIBOO EXCHANGE LODGING HOUSE. Vi'M. fi. PUCKETT, Prn|iri-.or. CANADIAN ^ PACIFIC RA.It.M- A.Y. —THE— BEST AND CHEAPEST ROUTE TO-A Nil FROM ALLEASTERN POINTS Through first oUsb Bleeping curs -tud t'otiribt slneping ours to St. Paul, Montreul end Toronto without change. ASHCROtfT TIME TAHtE. AtUntio Express «rriVes 3:12 daily, Pwifio " " lU-M '• For full information il to r«tet, time; etc, ■ppW to THOMAS A. OLIVER. Agent, Abhofoft. Geo. McL. Brown. Dioitrct PuMnger Hgent, Vjiucourer, B. C lJESTAUKANT in connection A. II. WALTER6. Pro(,rl.lM; Board and Lodging at reasonable rates. Corner uf It-iilruad Avonuu ami Third Street. J. B. Maclaren, President, H. DePkxcier. Sow. and Treas. P. 0. BOX 58 Ii. D. Fetiikrson, MHiiiiger.^ TELfcp'HtfSlE 403. VANCOUVER SASH & DOOR CO. GRANVILLE STRKET, • VANCOUVER, B. 0. UANUTACTUItERS OF DOORS. SASH, BLINDS & MOULDINGS SCROLL AND BANDSAW1NG And ail kinds of House Furnishings, Fancy Turnings, Plain and Carved Mdntles a specially. Office and Store Fittings, && We are prepared to offer special low estimates on all kinds of buildings, both for the Bough and Finished Lumber. Orders by mail promptly attended to: SMITH & MITCHELL General Blacksmiths, CARRIAGE BUILJb'ERS.- H'orfiehhueing a apeoialty. Freighter, arid M"inerl fitted out at reasonable ratal. A aupptj of iron and wagon material wlwap on hand. Shojsou Hallway Areno». •' ■' . ASHCROFT, B 0 ■"H "*"< n i e\ ■rltf-A iOUSS CARIBOO ROAD. JACOB atlNDOUF Propri-ator. Thin fivorile fMtift (or toitrlst in hen ti {i fully diijiited on Bonnpiirt« rive* twenty inilen from Aidmrnft Hiid twelve from OMdtOll, First olami accomiiiudHtion ut reat>on»ble rati-s. GOOD LIQUORS, WliSTES and CIGARS STABLES - HAY — AND — O-IAIN. C'ABIBOO, BRITISH COLUMBIA EXPRESS Company, Ltd. FYtight and Passenger Lines of Stages, Carrying H. M Malta and Blcprlsi, Ktc Leave from ASHCROFT 0:N THE C.P.R. F r Barkerylllt and all intermediate points and connections north of Clinton ever v Monda* Morninfi nt B'JO o clock, * IrmZri'mlnTlo'lSSSiav.' "
" '""* A""r°/''" M"dam' »"*'""•"<'• °»* LILLOOET Ashoroft o Afondu*/* and H'cin-.j. Stdgtsfor.Lillooet ami intermediate points '■'in. . , Alandi-j/'k stage leaving Ashoroft "' S-S0a,m.,tfoi..v .... yon samt day. ami returning to Ashoroft the following day. Pare between Ashcroft and Clinton, fj. Return limited tickets, good S days $8 Extra stages, or special rigs (bu.gies or light stages) furnished at short'no tict Peed Stables and Corral at Ashcroft, with wattr on fhe premises, and bes t attention given. Hates mode/ate. S. PING LEY, Manager and Superintendent. Head Office, Ashcroft, B. C. J.J. MAC KAY, General Agent. THE BRITISH COLUMBIA Mining Journal %*%%*%%** A weekly dissertation of news of the various Mining districts of British Columbia, with a gist of happenings throughout the Province. ^K^KIwWvflRflvwv^lVi^K^K/w^^^fca-^^^C SUBSCRBE FOR IT ONLY $2.00 A YEAR, THE " IMPERIAL BREWING CO ' Kamloops, b d. IT GIVES US ORE.IT PLEASURE Td ANNOUNCE THAT fV& HVg. LAGER Miff' BEER In first-class condition, ready for sale either to the Trade or PimUies. Thi* Beer i* t*u-w-W teed to be produced from the choicest Malts ant H>ps only, and cmnot fail to Qigt satisfajti'n, mi expense having being spared us regards • plait, etc. Alt orders from citu nnd country tout receive our pttrsnnal and best attention and be promptly executed. Price list on apf/licqti-m. I our putronugc nolicited. WEHWFRITZ& HOPKINS, Proprietor* PITHER & LEISER, Importers and Wholesale Dealers in WINE'S LIQUORS and CIGARS' VICTORIA, E. C. I. LEHMAN, BLACKSM ITH.WHEELWRIGHT AN8 WAGON BUILDER. General Repairing and Horse-shoeing a specialty:. Iron, Steel and timber kept in stock. Inventor and manufacturer of the Lehman Tire Setter. No blacksmith shop should be u't'thout one A stock of Eastern Carriages, Buggies, and Road Carts kept on haud. Motto: Good work and Low Prices. B.C. e& . CHARI.ES HADDOCK, Livery and Sales STABLES. Firstctass Livery Rigs and Saddle Horses on hand, for hire at reasonable rates. Pack animala and aaiiJIa liaraea for sale to minera and pr"S|>»8>nra. StablMon Bailwav AT«nrn ASHCROFT, B'.Oy V aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaani f '^ Asia Tie: MUi Ku'is NewIontW-i ■*r-a;)i;';c.i. \ig\ A'"fi,;"ii*."rex' *fe**)* ' Mrs. Ballkv woitLln Vernon last vrcck to visit friends for a month, Twenty per cent discount on nil Bummor goods Is what we sec McArthur & Harper Advertising this week. 10 telegraph !inc t. Llllooel I i progrc fln« ni fi rapid IS art* belli ni! **.: d tttrilDp III ■ route. h w H soon be to Lvtimi lis Will IM to V An- ri.-iil.--i Haddock took ii trip iolo Ihe country ihls week nnd cxpecti to be gone conn- days. Hi: will hit b:ick n-j soon us possible. Mr. Frank Heney nnd Mr. James Hamilton, who l«lt n few months ap to brrIc their fortunes in Curiboo Imvi r.iccecdod in striking an oxuellont fllaim near Siaijioy. Government Agani Burr had a pleasant week of it, exercising his function h? constable aud peace olBcor to keep n bibulous crew in order. When .Toe stirls Tor tlio btistile mill a culprit ho usually In- carcerntcB him forthwith. •Lost—Snndav At*-*-. 4th between Ashcroft and Cache Crock n silver watch and olinln with charm attached The finder will ploune lenve it at F. W. Foster's store and will be suitably rewarded for his trouble. TwoSialersoroiiarity wont north yestur day morning on llio ii X. stagu lo Ollitlon anil will I rum there go norih into Cariboo nml spend sumo weclcs in Ilie upper couti- try soliciting funds for the hospital nt Vancouver. Mr. La Pillule, ibc Vancouver cnttlo dealer, passed up Ihe road to Clinton yesterday morning, ntiil will Bpend som*- weeks in iln. upper country buy in v mil contracting for naltle for lhe Vtinoonvur, Victoria anil New Westminster lunrkels Mr. Robert Lumber:, n promltiet farmer of Hat Creek, paid our ofBcc a friendly visit Thursday afternoon accompanied by his son. He nays Ihe buying s-ia-tntj is well over within his neighborhood nud the fanners have been very successful in saving their crops. The manufacturing of a high clans of Jims, jellies, pickles etc., by llic Victoria enterprise nt tbe bend of which i.-. Jin. 11. Falconer is a couricof congratulation to the producers na well as consumers of the province. Mr. Falconer nnd -Associates are about engflglhg*ln the same HnoormatiU- fl-cturing and ir. addition canning of meals fn Knmloope, llio amount of capital invested at thelaitcr place being about $25,- 000. A sun-ill Indian boy al Hie Alkali lake rauchorln win* severely bun lust week by being thrown from a horse. One leg wan broken and lie was otherwise bndlv hurl. Dr. Hugh Wall of Iho l-10-Milc House attended him and pronounced him on n f.ir way lo recovery. John Collins has bought nn Interest In Pet. Eagnit's sawmill and the mime will be taken tv one.- to Barkervlllo to bfigln nn the 800 000 foot eoutract (hoy liave with tbe Paiilino Quid Fields Co. The logs nre ftirrjulimi tltem on tlie •■kl'1-.vnj* untt it wil! tint take Innir, to llll tliu contract. Afterward Messrs, Emran nml Col Hub ■'■■"■■"■cf tt. cut n couple or hundr-*.! tlious nnd feet at the 160 Mile House, ng, and Ihat has not been much thought of by the populace nor much considered when enumerating Die industries of this .fl' province of British Columbia, and in Hie Industry of ciiulu raising oin thc date aotilei lo the j the Somo weeks ago llio Vancouver World had an item telling about an old chap at Stanley named Montgomery who bad during the past yrai* dug and curbed a abaf' 810 feet deep " all alone, and when be hatt filled n bucket with dirl, climbed tho rope hand over hand and then windlassed Up the bucket 1" Of course there was something in the item, but tlie shaft is (1.1 feet deep and the old chip climbed up a ladder Instead nf the rope, hand over hand. These moderate figures, however, represent a great deal ol work lor nnv one, nnd especially for a man 81 years of age. Tins goes lo Illustrate what ginger some of tbe old SB-era Sllll contain, and several more nf ihem are dohg good work on Lightning creek. __ The loading of ten to fifteen airloads of cattle nt the Ashcroft yards never fails lo draw a big crowd ,as it has something of ihe attractions of tbe circus. The frisky cowboys ride in among the different yards, cutting out the cattle fnr each car anil il takes a man with a liltlo nerve, too, to ride Into all bands. The brutes aro cut out and turned from any ono of three or lour yards through gates into the yard Ihal lias tbesbute for loading tlio curs. The cowboys follow them In aud after *o;ue urging they are turned one by one into tho shutc. flbtneliines three or four try iognitvator.ee and some of tbe cowboys perch above on the walk that runs around the sliuteand with prods urge ihctii on. No one lias so far been hurt while loading but there Is always more or leas dnngi-r. Thc Thompson River is proving to be a fisherman's paradise ibis season, and thu baskets of big and little fish caught are numerous. One man from Vnncouver went nut last Sunday and the tirst ust he made was snapped hy a one-pounder which he then threw over Ins bead ns wcuscd lo do catfish. Ho was so elated over Ins "calcb" that lie "strung" il on a stick aud shouldering his tish pole slrolled down through lown to, as wc suppose ex - Libit It. The next day ho went out and caught a fine trout, really a fine fish and in tolling of the occurrence, frequently enld it "weighed four pounds." Borne oni asked liim finally, ii it welijhe-l "four pounds" actual weight? The look o superior agony winch passed over lib face was n caution lo behold, but he did nol tell any more people how much bis troul weighed. One feature iu Ilie vicinity of Birkrr- ville ill ill strikes Ihcohservor very forcibly is to perch himself on some hl'l and gaze for miles over treeless hills that are now only beginning t<> sprout underbrush. On' these bills aro millions of slumps. from which millions of feet of timber were Bill. This vast amount of limber was not for houses, plank mads and su-h m prove ments, hut the built "f it went un- den-Tons*.'! into shalt-i, lunncls, track-*, &n. A veritable ciiy Underground one would say, and such Is the case. Aroumi Pauley the same state of nif.ilr* on it smaller scale exists. Some ofthe goi'd folks nt Barkervlllo would Hkelo have tlio court honstt removed from ItlnllHald, ab.ut nae tulle sfiuth ol lown, down tin; creek In Ilie yicin iiv of where ihcv live. It is quite an ordeal, especially in wintry weather, when the snow is deep to be compelled to wade that mile lo the courthouse an., in hot weather it is also quite an Imposition. Only a few people are now nhove Rlch- tlebl, on Williams creek, and nearly nil ol Ihem ui'cal Rurker villi*. Many rule all Ilie business of Ihat region iu al Barker- viltound it would be proper tu have Ilie legal business of ihe region doue whure the other busbies is done. ASHCROFT TO LIVERPOOL. Yesterday morning 25.1 head of beef entile from Ihe Western Canadian Runclilnp; Uo.'s ranges were driven into Ashcroft and loaded for shipment to Liverpool, England. The cuttle are in prima condition and are ns likely a lot of steers as ever ran the range. Mr. Prentice is cry proud of ibis shipment, and he should tie. as nut of Ibe entire number which were driven down to the Perry ranch for inspection by tbe buyers, Messrs. Burchlll & Howard, not one was thrown out. They were handled, so Ml*. Prentice snya, as carefully na eggs although they crossed two .rlyersand wore driven IM mile;*. "But," he says, "we will, at our next shipment, send out even a better lot llian the present one, as wu have them-m our muse, Besides, the meal will be firmer In Soplembor than now." ll will lake ten days for the cuttle lo reach Montreal from Ashcroft and ihey will he unloaded and fed several limes onrotilH They then will be loaded on ship und taken direct to Liverpool.England, While Ashcroft has been the shlpplm* point for years for culllo Irom tlltf-Veni p.iiniB in ihe province and many thousand catile have been yearly shipped from lien- tins la the most notable shipment ever mmle tor Ilie reason that it given closi* commercial relations In this ptiillciihu line of produce between British Unluinlil-i and England, the gruaicst liocf consiimiii-! nation on earth. British ('olninbla is in be CungrHtUluted In Imvltiif men of the push nud energy of Mr Prenlice nnd hi> associates who do not wait tor huslnecs to come around bul limit imp anil lake sn- gacious auvauiago of every opportunity pr iinved and done well in British Columbia and except for cerlalu exigencies that tiuiHt lie met the expense of raising cattle reduced lo a minimum, and ihe usually fair price lot* all beef disposed nf iu Cart— mo lias served to keep ihe pi Ice current o a figure iliai has ollsei the ptii'licular exigencies ret cried I", which only consists in putting up hay tor feed and building a lew cheap sheds lor shelter in winter time. The large region of British Columbia ihat litis from the backbone of the Coasl range OU tlio west clear through the Cascades to the snow chid Selkitks on the east, and from a point 100 miles south of the C. P. It. northerly to lhe limitless unknown, ia admirably adapted for stock- raising, and on an immense scale. The stockmen nrc only compelled to keep down --fl lhe higher levels on account of the shorter seasons There is usually plenty of arable ground ou which bay, oats, barley, -fee., can be raised In large quantities. Most of tbo cattlemen have fuuud available water for irrigation purposes but tome found I It til a great deal of land in tho bell north of here can be used to advantage without Inigatiou for bay purposes, Some sections lo-i ItljsTi to grow general crops, on account of late spring, and early fall fro-ttD. tlntl Umi llmolhy hay, tlie moat proliflcs grower and valuable of all winter feeds, grows well, where other varieties fail entirely. It is a notable fact and carries wilh It proof of whal is said, that on neatly Q.v(ty trail in the whole Cariboo •eglon, b lo be font:'! the limolhy grass, iiul it Isto ba found fit elt'.v iti'ms of aboul D.DOO feel. The swamp grass, of course rows very well up to 5.000 or so feet, but ihe range is not so good at Ihosc ftlti- ludes, aud there is plenty of good range without going into lite very mines for il, nl I bough lhe Boyd and Peebles ranches nre in clone proximity to the mines. Bui it is (ar more vab'able nl those points to sell on tbe Cariboo road lhau t.» feud to thc catllo. For years there has been a steady production or call Ie in litis province and now in 1885 we find the cattle business firmly in its f.-el, as it always has been and saga- ulous shippers who nre inking advantage >f the world's markets and ."hipping beef m bout, clear lo England, where il will no doubt be pronounced of finest quality as tbe urassea of British Columbia imparts a flavor lo the beef ihat is second only tc ihe stall fed brutes .'fold England herself Uuvvii u miles from OUB III i"ir ffol'l. It i it formallj support a neighborhood to a number of guud ranches and cat'lo and grain aro produced and fostered. The mottle in cut !■ in atwnys been prosperous and promises well for tlie future. yii-iton is Bi;- B*r, fara"* (ill's for its out-put ni still producing, if not liks lid. nt least enough to tt in Iter of met1. In the North Bend, Tlm I lituwa Hydraulic Mining mn! .Milling Co. have started active operations ou their mine at Boston Bar. They have completed a grade 3 miles Ion-* on which it is tbeir intention to lay a flume to curry water to the mine. Capt, Garland, resident manager ol this cuinpany has just returned from Seattle where be purchased the neoceasjiry machinery, also a portable sawmill. They expect to make a swing by cutting their own lumber, and doubtle-is will as there is timber galore along tbeir grade They have started building a cablt id basket across the river at a pom1 about one mile west of North Bend, to taka this heavy machinery across on and then to run a permanent lorry They are doing bona fido develop tuent work ami North Betid hopes ti see them prosper. Powder for tho Koraofly. Another shipment of powder to tin Hot so fly bjdraulic mine Blurted nnrth yesterday wilh li urn 13.000 lo 14,000 puuiKb being on tlie wagons. The cement gravel that tho Horsefly people have to contend with grows thin tier as tlicy go back from the river and in pit No. 1 has thinned down to Icrs than lour feel, and may prohahh run dcai out in a llltleiliatauee As il eon tains a great deal of gold this cemettl sin alt eanuot be overlooked. In pit No. 8 ill: much thicker than il i-vei was in pll No I and it is thought Hint ltirllierdowi.il.. river tt will be thinner yet. The cemettl occur-; in hydraulic mines in California but so far none of il has ever been tonnd in the mines around Barkervlllo antl Stanley although the gravel and clay clings very closely, Mr Hoi wo it's hoari wasdebgh'od hytinding'in the Hornefl) fossils ol an exceedingly aiieletii type whscb prove to him that the banks' at Horsefly are the Into alluvial desposils. Cariboo ->K- Frieghts. fiOODS RECEIVED and forwarded to all parts of tbe mining and agri cultural district-. G. **. R. SIDING to warehouse and Bpeoial faoillties to handle goods. 7EEIGHTS PAID and contracts made for transportation at lowest rates. WRITE FOR PARTICULARS, enquiries by mail promptly answered. f. W. FOSTER, aSHCnOFT, Ms- 8rd, I89K Ashcroft school begins on Monddy. Who Has tne Best Team? On Iho Cariboo road are between 40 and "■0 big freight U-am*. and all of them arc noted more or less (or their pulling qual ies, as lhal is the prime quality inn bright leam that moves supplies over the road to the Cariboo mines. Naturally, where 250 or 300 head of horses and mules aro concerned then' U more or less rlvali atnonj-st ihe teamslfers, who natural! swear by llieir own beasts. The rivali even extends to friends of the teauisl'-rs and there are many people who would llko to see it genuine pulling milch. The rivalry of llic teamsters could be put to nn better purpose limn to have a pulling mulch at lhe Aslicrofl Fair, which is to take place here on Hie 1st and 3tid of October. Jr. the first place it will furnish mi exhibition nr strength In tbe hr'iiles and -agacity in Ihe rt'rlvere. and in t!,i second place il will aflorcl an exhibition r,I the pnllfngqualilits ofaomeot the best liorae. ever hitched to wagons. A purse a*:, meilal have been offered hy iheessnci-iiioi and the pulling match will easi!*, tnfc- iintk as one or the features nf lliu fair. It the mean time (here are several teamsters who aro just aching to show what their "bosses" en do. Hon (J. B. Martin returned last nlphl from a forini-jht'i* trip Ihrnngh Ourlbmi While away, lhe road qucsllon was t.ls missed in nil Ils phases antl Mr. Martin In- I'm ma us that be wilt do hisbesl to improve all ofthe roath and will favor Ihe huihtint of sonic newmnes. We hope next week to jjive a report o| the contemplated improve men's In this direction. Captain Tallow came down from Beaver River last nljjht where lie Hi been visiting. Amongst other places ho went in with Mr, Ennis to the Montreal Company's ground and inspected that, also. On tbe latter claim they have Btruolc coarse cold, but as to quantity tbe water drove them out just as they reached it bo they do not know the cxten* of ityet. At Beaver Hi ver No. 2 shaft is down 20 feel in good gravel to bod rook. Nob. 1 and 3 were down about 40 feet and looked well, Tbe surveyor, Mr. Bettfl, will have ditch survey completed within a week. Notes up the Cariboo Road The sluice box at the Van Winkle mine turned up a nugget in peculiar form somo days ago. It was in the shape of a sovereign made tn Her Majesty's mint, London, m 1852. It was black and discolored and had evidently been partially buried in the earth for years. It waB probably lost by some miner in the oarly days, has the distinction as gold of having been twice mined, and is a peculiar example of the aocidontal here on earth. Tbe ouin ie preserved by tbe owners of tbe Van Winkle as i curioeit-?. iMiiurs woru shot H< pun Biippoaed high way man ■ posts supporting i empty whiskey Nicola, Haying has begun at Hint. Very late, but better than was expected a few weeks go. Mo-it ofthe farmers have tarce qu-iti. lilies cut. but few have hauled any. On the night of ibe 38th we had a very heavy *aii), Which lasted till well on toward mid. lay on the 20th. It bus delayed baying somewhat, and I presume will do more or less damage to hay that h cut, but il was ted very badlv on the ningua and to help llll out lhe grain. Barley Is leatly to cut ami in a few days all will be bustle and work. Haying uud harvest all in together. We had the pleasure of an interview with Mr. Hogg of Granite creek, lie is in high spirits over the prospects at their ilaitn, which is located a few miles below Granite. Ihey have the water on and have a Mug prospect, but for Ihls summer inly preliminary work will bo attempted, nud another year lliey calculate to double their capital and rush (he work for all ii is worlh. The chances are ihat limes in Nicola will be booming when these mines gel rightly to work. All have confidence llmt the mines are good und will pan otll well as soon as the claims get properly lo work. Lac La Bache. BeHUiiful weather tht-- week foi hay-milking. Hay bands are scarce ai present, A. G. Button bold services at A, f UuKlnlHv-M 115-Mtle House and H. Allen's Bridie Creek. Hon. G. 13. Martin pus-sod through j vallo) on a "road iii-.p--.elio.- jr" but we are sorry to note that ibe honorable gentleman .Iocs ii«n unatilt sumo of the old residents as i. the most advisable routes for these new roads »o leave the trunk roud nd the most convenient fur all parties including freighters, travelers d ior;! contractor, &o.,tb travel on, ie public are overlooked and tile ''. X. ate consulted only. Grain is the chief tnpio of ooiivet ton ut present through the valley .I it has been unanimously agreed that we should take advantage ol the present boom in Cariboo and demand the reasonable price of three ents per pound for grain. So teamsters and all others interested lu the buying of grain ill the valley to take note. We hope by this step to set a good example 10 the teams lento demand a higher price for freight to up country points. Crops are very good ibis your through the valley. ly none of tin* pi I bat the proved to be one of warehouse, botlln The foil.m-nii- nolicu Is po-d'-il on ono ot the bunliiusa limine.-, in town, Notice,--Any person ot persons Ashing III Roily or Echo lakes with grasshoppers or other insects, will bell- able to a (Ine of $60, which will be denoted to the building fund of tho**Cariboo Railway." If the person or persons rofu-scn to pay said amount they will net tholr whiskers "pushed" tor tlie sum of B5 cent' hy Alpix Mi.isj. Quesnelle. A new store bulldlnir on tllC cornur opposite tbo iluiUon Day Comptiny en main struct will be built at once bySunntor .Tames RelU to accommodate his lurire and incrcftsini; buslnes*. Tlio bulldlnir will bOBlxty-flvofootlo lemttli by twenty live in width und will be the first uf tho now business houses erected in Qucsiielli) for many 'uars, With lie natural facilities, ccutrnl locution nnd [j-iori elnsb uf business men wu hope to sua incraasad prosperity In the pleasant village. T.ic flouring mill at Ibis point turns out as good grade of Hour ns euti l)B found In the pro'-luca and al reasonable prlciB. Next year should, and I think will, show a decided incrcoau hi business li. all lines nt Qiioauello. 11 is rumored Hint tins proprietor of the Cot- tonwood house, with lila usual lack, will In the in-...- future send bolow for tniollic r gov onions Mr. Smith, tlie government school te.iel.er Arrived hy the last atuge anrl will takoclmrgu of thc school at this point for tin* next your, M r. .Smith formerly taught at Clinton nnd ut Aslicrofl and comes wml rueomin-juilud, lhe new aliilroll nt. Qauinello is about com l>|i'ii*.| iml will tie deillcntud win. appropriate .TM'tnonh-i Tin-go.si..-il..|i,-sHi-ev.-ivpH"i.lof their new ptnc- of worship, u Ihay -.hould in-. All contrlbatoJ lo its bnllilln*- ..nJ its unit i..wm- h a mo num. tut to iliognod moral .piuii- tlo-s of tho citizens ol this muitul vllUgu. Frolght Shlpmonts. Bo'ow will bo found the date of departure, teamster and destination I if freight shipped north by Ashcroft's i forwarding agents Aug ;t, Kau Kee, Quesnollo Rork: Aug 5, All Clme.fjut jot- VV vrh. , I In a idllin-i to Hi.- ffi'vta ilepnrtmont lhe i j ii u Mi.vino JnaitNAT. tuts nn elegttnl and burnt*! j ib dmiartmenl, win-n- till kinds uMlflile, f.t'iey and plain work Is done skillful and experienced printers. No heller job work can be done un the I'acillc coasl than is turned nut of lhe .loui-rut. tfllco and wo solicit the piitronfl""0 of bush nessnuii when desiring nnylhtng In the jiih work llnesticllHs fanny wed.line cards. piiuiphleis, idler beads, bill heads, statr- u.enis, business cards, receipts, poster*, -fen. Prices, cheap as lhe cbeaptsl, and satisfaction guaranlced. --1 VMur^-fi-t* kits-■»m o ~ ■; i k • ii -i i. ;-^r'Kr*r-ii«im»*ift CAKIE00 B0AD DIEECTOaY n Miles from Aalioroft. Ashcroft, Biina'cd onjltt Cnnndtap Pn- ctflc llullway, S('t5 miles ensj of Vnncouver, ibc point of departure for all pas^on* Kent and freight lor polo*1* In lhe Cur'ttoo country. Pence river. Omintira,Port Met Lend, Fort Oeerce, Mct'cuzie rivor, and ■ill northern interior pnlnlf. NEW BARBER SHOP, AT THK CARIBOO EXCHANGE, ASHOROFT. H. C. Hair-cutting Shavintt, Shampooing, Clinton. Mr. Thomas MeEweo of Empire Valley, has been in Oliutou for a few days. Hu reports hay and grain crops oo his ranch very heavy this year, aud crops in ihat section very lair. Tlie ferry at the mouth of Chimney Creek is again running. The Western Canadian Ranching Co. Mr. J. D, Prentice, inauager, have disposed of .100 bead of hoof cattle to parties iu the North West. These cattle are to bo ship ped to Id-gland, 2.j0 odd head of linn lot passed here a few days ago. The balance to start shortly. If this venture prove a success it will mouu a great deal to the cattle Industry of this country, as lor several yum past there has been little or no market for cattle In this section of lhe country, and this will give a market, aud also advance the price. Mr. John Collins of Ashcroft haB been In town for a few days, attending to business. M. i. Eaglepon has finished haying. Marshall uud Smith have all their timothy stacked, and others are busy haying. We bad some light showersyestcrday. Messrs. Melss and Johnson hold the fishing record,having caught one hundred and eighty fish in one day at Kelly's aud Echo lakes. , Clinton ie indebted to the Journal for lhe freo ad. given to the Clinton Funiture Factory. The weBt end of town wsb the scene of :ocr.9 ll'-'dy-Ehoollag Tuesday night Tt NOTICE. A Pltlhij-* of tlie County Court of Tale will lit held tit Attltcroft, B. 0., Ull Tllllinduy tho -fill (Iiv of AuttU't next, at the hour of II ('clock iu-tin. forenoon. J08. WM. I1U1IK, l)ep. Kcglctrar, Ashcroft, August 5th, 181)3. Sittings n( tlm Counly Court of Unrlboi will be hnlil-hi us billows, viz; IticlilIi-M.TIiuiH.l.iv, <>.-lobi-i-.l|-.l. 1S1I.', Qiteaiitdlo, Mon.l,.v. " 7lh., " SmlaCteelt. Friday, *' llllt, " IftOMtle House, Monday,October Nlli Court opens each day al 10 o'elock In the lori.noou. Mv commiind JAMK8 McKt-s. Registrar of Coiiniy Couil fl Road branches ofl eastward to Sav- ona's I'Vrtv on the Tnompsni) river. a Forks. cl: (I. VV. 11 Kealley. l.ill Auir.0, It. A.Walker, llarketville and Qiestiellc Aug. C. II O.X.Co,Cllnlnn Aug. (J. R. Valenzuela, Quesnelle Forks Aui,'. 8. J. Hcolt, Soda Creek and Qucsnelle Auk. B, B. Tlngley, norsefly Aug 8, Jean Caux, Keilliley creek.. Aug. 1), I.. Gei vats. 160-Mile House Soda Creek Tola I. Asillinc of tbe County Court of Cariboo 181870 will be held at the Court House, Clinton 11,840 on 'I hurs.lay the 1-ttli day ot AugUSl tu-xl. al the hour of 10 o'clock in llic forenoon. 8,963 F. SOUES, nnciatrar Counly Court. 92,050 Clinton, June III. 1895, aug, B.-95 CACUK CKEliK. BONAPARTE TIOlT^K, James Campbell, P.M., Proprietor. '•-mST CI.ASft UAH. ACOOMMOD'ATIOSa FOIt MAN AND BEAST. :-: OACnE CREEK .HOTEL, ■-: Mr". .1. McIJcod, Proprietress, IlOAltn and mnniso FKEl) AND S-TABI.1WO FOR HOUSF.ft. Fs TWELVE-MILE not'BE C. McDonald, Prop. Hoard and lodging, Hay and fJraln for sale, and stabllne. OrCNFUAI. IliaCKSMITIIINO DONE. iT HAT CHEEK HOUSE, K. B. McLenneii, Prop. Board and lodging, food and pasture for animals. 20 Tt Hat Creek tlie" Marbie canyon toad branches off to Lillooet on the Fraser river. 20 TWENTY MU.E HOL'bE, Jacob Munchiif, Prop, iia TWENTV-TWO MILE KOUHE.' Kilwar.I Dougherty, Prop, nvv A*it> oitAiN ron sai.h. AocoMiro- IVVriONH |."OIl TUN TltAVKl.l.lN.i I'lTltl.tO. 82 Clinton is n pleasantly situated vITttiiru nf nhnul tlireo Imndnnl people. Tluii'o are come very ttiot res ti Ion COS, il church, iclitiol lioosi', gov*. (trmuonl bul Id Inn and < -t boose, gold nommIssIoner's ofllro, numerous biisliteaa housi-N nnd iwnoxnellottl IioIbIh, A mniln- itthi stream runs down througli lhe amilnr of lowti furnishing a bountiful supply nt pure water ■11 * 6U-MILK ""iliJiirtK." AitTiinn Swimcit, Proprietor. id hixtv-onk-MILe" "nocsi:r 70.MILE IIOL'SK." William Boyd, Proprietor. IW ~ Hli-MILK HOUSE;' A. F. Webber. Proprietor. 87-MILE HOL'SE. D. D. Cui.Liix. Proprietor. Good accomodation for Ihe travelling public. Hay and j-rnin for horses. 85 ~~ loo.mile nouai*;. Bridge Creek. Qooil accommodation for travelers. Horse feci, etc. William Allan • Pronrietor. Eagle and Paxton, ONWARD RANCH, • CA RIBOO, B. C. DCLCRS IN General Merchandise, Dry Goods, flats, Clothing, Boots and Shoes- Groceries, Miners' Supplies and Outfits. Drugs, Hardware Grain and Crockery. rilESH BEEP inn itun aivtwhere in Cariboo will do well to consult tin when desiring Fresh Beef in quantity- We are butchering at Horse Flu ami por-kx Quctneile, ami can furnish beef quickly antl clic.tply. PROVINCIAL MANUFACTURE. James H. Falconer, -MANUFACTUhEB OF- HIGH CLASS JAMS, JELLIES, PICKLES. SAUCES, VINEGARS, CIDE3S, CRAPE WINE, CANNED FRUITS, ETC. Factory 126,128, Fort street, Victoria, B.C. THE CASSEL GOLD EXTRACTING Co., Ltd Of GlasgotV. THE MAC ARTHUR FORREST PROCESS. (CYANIDE.) This process will treat the MOST REBELLIOUS ores of Ihe CARIBOO DISTRICT, at a cost of about $2.50 per ton, giving extractions of from 85 to jy per cent, oj assay value. Send Samples for Mill Test and write for particulars. W. PELLEW-HARVEY, P.C.S. Supe:intendent Assays and Analyses of Ores i/riderlcihen. Bullion Assays made. VANCOUVER B.C. nvni3srEiR,s OTJTFIT13- ******** HARVEY, BAILEY & CO General Merchants -—AT ASHCROFT AND ENDEKBY. Our stock is complete in every line and our prices right. Orders by mail receive oareful attention being filled and for-rorded with diopatob. 00 J05-MILB HOUSE. T. Citiier..n Pennlo, Proprietor. Hoard and Lodging. Feed and alabllng for horses. 03 108-MILE HOUSE. Board and Lodging. Feed and Stabling for Horses. C. II. Tlngley, Proprlelor, Road brandies off to Horse Fly. 93 111-MILE HOUSE. Hoard and Lodgine. Feed and RUbHitjj for Hones. Poat office. William Abel, : : Proprietor. 100 II6-M1LK HOUSE. Hoard and Lodging. Feed ami Stabling*. Archibald McKInley, Proprietor. 102 I17-JI ILK HOUSE. Meals and lodglne for irnvellen. n.ij- and grain lor horses, ti. O. Sherracr, Pronrietor. 107 12-i-MlI.E HOUSK, Travellers carerl for. Feed and Stabllnir for Imrses. Genrge Forbes, Proprietor. 118 187-MILE HOUSE. THE HI.Ua TKKT. Board and lud^imr. Feed fur horttn, itobllng. John Wright, : Proprietor. 119 IS4-MILB HOUSE, stftllnn. Airninnvxliillona triiviilinj.' public. r,.r Hl(!_ 24 130-MILE HOUSE. Board and Lodging. Feed for horses. M.J. McCarthy, Prop. 120 141-MILE HOUSE. Board and Lodgine-. Hay and grain for horses. Dennis Murphy, Prop. 120 144-MILE HOUSE. Arcnimnodut-Vns for tbe travelling public, Hay and -train for stile, stabling. Fclker Brother*. Proprlclon. ■35 150-MILE HOUSE. This iM tbe L'tcat .lisiril.litiiiK poinl for iln- Horse Flv. Quesnelle Forks, Williams Luke, ChHcolen, Antler and Ketitbly rtei-ki anil immts tip Ibe Cariboo road. There Is a large newly built and liirntsbed' hotel. t.lne.Ksiniili simp, telegraph office, post office, etc. Doctor Huub Watt fa Incalcd at lb is point and does nn extensive business, gotog many miles in every direction. FOR SALE. Veith A Borland carry ihe most eoinplvte slock of ceiierul merchandise of any store in Cariboo. The entire eslale of V'Hh ft Borland consisting of aboul 1,000 acres ol' bind surrnimdinjr and iurhmiDj* all lhe buildings, stock on run-res, slock of merchandise and liquors.- und their entire Interests nl and near the ISO for tjnle, on moderate and easy terms. Their reasons lor wishing to sell are, Ihey wish to retire from active business, having been established al 'his point more than 26 yean*,. Times never looked heller for this locality. Correspondence invited by Veith & Korland from parties wishing to go into business. I.O.O.F. j ASHOROFT LODGE, Wo. 23,1.O.O.P. 'els every f-atiinUy .-vi-iibiL- In ttie Oi) l K.illmvH* Hap. Ashcroft, uLSoVb.ch hojoioning lirclliren nre cordl- ullv invited to attend- (J. MCNKOE, J. C.rtMlTH, N.O. Bee. See. SHOEMAKER. Boots and Shoes Made to Order- Repairing neatly done. Shop.oppotiU Cargiie Homo, Railroad avtnm
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