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.-.::,,. .-__-.;--__.—.,.-___--_.. - _____: _»- 1,1b n,,.^!.-'^1"^;; ^ ,,,'l.lv C. MIN I VOX.. 4., NO. 26. ASHCROFT, BRITISH COLUMBIA. OCTOBER 29. 1898. $2.00 PER YEAR "WIE _E_CA."V"-Et! I2sT STOOK , i ramous acki-.aw Shirts, acki-jaw Jackets, ackinaw Pants. Wltifli wo will It will pay you ■11 A.T COST. ill und 800 tlieiu. ill lines nf inrrl'min niul lioavy Wool Underwear and Socks, Cloth and Fur Gaps, - - ■ Gloves and Mitts. •■•■-- M I cn W. JEr CD S' J _' i-j _K/ 3 Gene, al Merchant and Storage and F'. wa.di.ta; A-ijerct, ■-a_?!,o"t"r and ox-iics.-_?o_sr, b. a. Wm, Lyne, Directly opposite Depot, Proprietor. ASHOROFT, B.C. This Hotel has heen lately .trntl.il an.l refurnished. A uew wing, BO x 2(1 feet, containing nineteen rooms, including bath anil sample rooms, will Inr opened liy Oct. 1st. Good table and good service Tlie only first-class Hotel iu towu. ■L-JL INTON HOTEL, OX-I-STTOlSr, B.O. MARSHALL - SMITH, Proprietors. BOARD SND LODGING BY THE DAY, WEEK OR MONTH. Beat Win-.-, Spirits ami Cigars. Good sin tiling. Headquarters for lite Cuiihoo, Lillooet nni! Dog Creek hues of slaves. Hunting ami fishing In the vielmly. Tho athletic events at Dog Creok were a grand success. Following aro the winnora of erich event: J^-milo foot race, F, Gaspard; standing long jump, L. Botanio; old men's race, Joo Tre- sierraj polo race J, N. J. Brown; pipe race, P. Boston; throe-legged raco, F. Gaspard; lovers' bouquet race, J, Millor and Miss A. Tresierrn. Horso races—Pony race, -.i-miio, G. Wood's "Midget"; J^-milo and ropoat, Mrs. J. Wilson's "Lady Betty"; -Jri-milo, P.' Guspard'B "Sandy Rock"; ladies' race, Mrs. J. C. Brown's "Sandy Rock"; saddle horse race, L. Botauio's "Cricket"; cowboy raco, L. Botauio's Buck Kaccoou"; consolation raco, L. Hotauio's "Brownie"; slow nice, Mrs. milks' "Midnight." when tho aforesaid little boy wns dragged out from under tlio chair of one of tho audience perfectly unharmed. How tlut boy QS-faped from tbe basket wheu placed thoro bound, ight undor tho eyas ol no.less than a hundred spoctators, without boing seen, is too great a mystery for mo to try to fathom, But wo wero to lit' slill more astonished, I'm- after performing a few more ordinary sleight of baud tricks which lie did with a neatness unsurpassed'by any English conjuror, ancient or modern, ho took into Ids hand a large ball of lhiu_ twine, aud after having lied one end to hi- snok, throw the ball iuto tho air with all liis strength, Instead of falli..r, thu ball seemed to rise, in the air, rlso slowly till it vanished In tbo heavens, or rather Into the clouds overhead, Thoro woro no houses now* tor ii. to havo Trim & Haddock, JVERY, SALE & FEED STABLE. ASHCROFT, B.C. , Pack and Drivin; 10th stables. : Horses for sale anil hire. Rio's Saddle kept at 1 . Special trips made to Lillooet or poiuts in Cariboo at auy time. Wire at our expense for rigs. .VltOU-SAU- ANU RETAIL DEALERS _K IIAV AM> GMAIN. The Trails Alt UlK.it. Hobort T. Dunn, of Newport, Khodo Island, with a party of fourtoou others, camo down this wook from Quesnelle, having loft. Fort Graham a few weeks ago and traveled down mostly by canoe to Quosnollo, Mr, Dunn, who is tho son of a wealthy maiiufaoturer, wilh the largo party who woro with him, and oral others who remained iu tlio northorn country, loft. Edmonton Inst March and traveled through to Fort (ita hum, saw nud prospectod tho couutry aud found lliu- gold iu many places but not in sulllcieut quantities pay at tho prosout time for workiug placers. Ho and others of his party stated that while tho Edmonton trnil was not by any moans a boulovard, thoy had no espoaial fault to llud witb Tbey made tho trip aud would not seriously object to malting it again, but will tho next time go in via Ashoroft and Quesuolle, Tbey did not start out with the idea cf making a rush for Klondiko but to seo tho Peace rivor country and other sections of tbe northern couutry. Thoy did not soo or hear of auy disasters on either of tbe trails, only such as would be natural witb tbe thousands of inexperienced men traveling over a uew, rough oountry trail. Mr. Dunn aud several ot his companions stated to tho Jogbnal that they were interested iu what tbey saw of tbo northern country, and thought rich ground would be found in north of the Peace river country. Quite a number of them stated that white they had a hard trip they had spont an enjoyable sum mer. There is no starvation on any of the trails except in case of possiblo accident with some, party widely separated from others, and this would bo if at all a rare accident. Unlike most parties who have passed so many days, nights, weeks and months together camping aud traveling, there seemed to bo no disagreements among tbom, uud all wero the bost of friends nnd companions. Tbis is in marked contrast to such parties as tho Pocock party and othors, who did not pass a week togother before thero was trouble, D'A party of young men, somo of whom at least had boen raised in luxury, highly educated, wbo could if they had chosen, bavo spent tho season iu luxuriant ease, but who instead put it iu in a tramp of more than 2,000 miles through a wilderness, und who come out as did this party, well and hearty, not complaining of bard luck, but stating tbat tbey should again mako a northern trip, gives ono the idea that the world is not degenerating rapidly as somo famous writers would havo us believe. fallen Into, aiidTtoos.des, wo tho twine for n great dislini up in the air. The juggloi dered llio little boy, who boforo holped lo astonish u up the string. Seizing lho with bin bauds imd-foot, thc climbed up with nl! the ai monlioy. Gradually and gi grew smaller, till ho nisi twine, vanished from our juggler theu took Hi illld BOO striiighJ ej, to mount thin twluo litllo boy ditty of n tulually ho i. like tho oyos, Tho notlco of him, but prooo'odod lo porrorm somo moro minor tricks, After awhile he doolarod that, liu required his son's help, nnd called bim to como down. A voico in tho air replied thut ho would uot. Afthr trying some persuasion tho juggler got angry and ordered tho boy. to descend on pain of death. Agatu having received u reply iu the negative, the enraged man seized a long knife nnd climbed hand over band up the twine, holding the knife botween his teeth, and disappeared in his turn in the bluo sky overhead. Suddenly ;i scream vibrated through tlio air, and to tho unutterable horror of the spectators drops of blood began tn fall from tho spot whero tho juggler had disappeared into the sky. Then tho boy fell dismembered, lirst bis legs, theu bis body, aud, lastly, his head. After his head had touched the ground; the jug gler Blid down the twine, tho knife ull bloody at his waist; and leisurely gathered up tho members of the obild and placed them, together with the' twine which ho pulled down, under a cloth. Ho then gathered up the rest of his apparatus and removed the sheet. Prom uudor it roso the same identical boy, whole and intact; thoro were no mangled remains and no blood. . On this I will mako only one remark, that tho thing itsely seems impossible, yet that does not prove that it is uot actually done. Some may try to And its solution in "Suggestive hypnotism." It is true that a hypnotised person sees what bis bypnotisor wishes but is it possiblo to hypnotiso a wholo crowd of people'. If sn. and the crowd immediately proceed to seo whut tho bypnotisor wishes lliem to see, theu of course, many of tlio best Indian wonders in the art of conjuring aro explained. Kamloops is a fortunate town iu possessing tlio gold'Ooppep mines that appear now to bo of great valuo aud of wido extent iu the Immodiato locality tho pluce. Wo nro informed by a prominent mining .man of tho coast that ho knows it to bo a fact that tho 00-ton shipment of copper oro sont down a short time ago to VV, Pollow- Ilnrvey, for shipment to Swansea, Wales- for treutment, averaged about GO per cent, iu copper, to say nothing of lhe gold values. This is a most remarkable showing, and yo doubt if It ia equalled by any copper mino in tho world. If work that is now progressing on tho Iron Mask, from whicli this shipment enmo, on tbo Pothook, and on tho other numerous properties lying around Coul Hill, continues to develop as now looks moro Uitin probable largo bodlosofsuoh ore as this shipment proves ft to ctaitnin, Kamloops cannot fail in boing another Kosslatld, and if, as also sooms to bo tiio case, tho coul mu] mica mines of tlio North Thompson, tlie silver ininos owned by Messrs. Wood and associates, tho miues near Slcamous, lately, wo understand, bonded Lo au English company for good figni'o, perhaps lator tho Stump lako mines of Nicola, and othor parts, develop Into good properties, there need be no limit to Kumloops' claims OS a mining centre. It is beautifully situated in a healthful, genial clime und is now u busy little city of 1,500 people, bus Uvo oner get io merchants uud busiuoss men in general, aud is surrounded by a great lock and agricultural country. It costs very littlo to mako roads to (lie surrounding miues, for a team can bo driven over almost any of tho Bill ing from tho location, lio decided to sink a shaft to bod-rook fooling assured thut rich pay would bu found there. About two months ugo ho began work on tho shaft und so. far bus been speciuliy successful. It is now dowu somo SO feet, though fow thought lie would hnvo to go moro than *.■"*■ feot to reach bed-rock. The indications till tho way down are vory promising, First somo 70 i'eet of blue olay. Then wash gravel nnd lino sand In the clay. Aftor this came cement gi uvel so hard that explosives had to be used. Bolow Ibis softer wash gravel and boulders bavo boon reached, dolors wore found at different times, aud at tbo last clean up some promising coarse gold was obtuluod, but it is uot certain whether this was from the cement gravol on the wasli gravol below it.-us -separata clean ups woro uot made. The fact that water camo iu whou tho comont gravol wns passed is good ovldouco that tho shaft is in the ohanuol, if there is not gold on bed-rock below such strain us tho abovo then it will bo the only shaft lu' Oarlboo tbat is upta good payer whoro like material has beou gone through. Mr. Hamshaw is sanguine of success uud is tlioduily recipient of congratulations from bis many friends on tho hopeful outlook of his venture. Wo think wo aro safe iu saying lliat possibly no shaft iu Cnriboo litis beou sunk to sucli a depth mon; rapidly in easily, or with loss expense. Bed-rook is not likely more than 10 or 15 foot foet distant nnd can be easily reached without tbo aid of expensive machinery. On uccount of approaching winter work on tiio shaft bud to bo stopped to mako preparations for continuing it during cold weather. A shaft bouse 18x34 has beon built, dump and sluice boxes of tho latest improved pattern rounding country. Thero is but little havo been placed in position, a ditch rain and a very light snow fall. Alliu is beiug completed to bring in wator ull lio bettor couutry in tho world f0r sluiciug purposes, and soou wo ox- could bo found for workiug mines, and' wo have full faith iu tho mines boing there, lu other works Kamloops is all right, and hor neighboring town of Ashcroft. GO miles away, is glad thut it is thus. l-AltKERVILLE, Ch ...-'I•-.--.-*- -« GIBSON, -.'!■?- 1-3 --«---SB »-**--. WHOLESALE AMD RETAIL. Attention and satisfaction guaranteed to customers. •et, - ASHCROFT, JJ o/ Under pect tbo work to go ou to a bucc completion. We may again write yo us the work proceeds. B. Barkorvlllo, Oct., 20th, 1803. Oni-NICA. 'ans creek, about 10 miles from Mauson creok, in Omenica, has been Btaked by an English company and is claimed to be highly valuable ground. Properties ou Vital creek, so well known by old timers, uud named after tho old Fronob Hudson's Buy mun who still lives in that section, has boeu sold for a large amount uud will bo opened up uext soason, Thomas E. Moore, representing a California company, and who was carried out from Manson creek to Stuarts lake on a stretcher, bus entirely recovered and is now in Viotorla, Mr, Monro's eonipany contemplate doing a largo amount of work iu Omonioa uext season, A wagon road from tjue-jiiello north through central British Columbia is what is required to open up this great inland empire. Thousands of men could Iintl employment in Omenica iu tho greut hydraulic, mines if machinery and supplies could be got iu ut reusouablo rates. There aro many places where from $:i to ST per duy could bo easily mado working by band, that cannot now bo worked owing to tho extremely high rates for obtaining supplies. A wagon road north would at once open up Omonica as uotbiug else would. The cost would be trilling in comparison with tlio immense benefits that would accrue, and the government would speedily be repaid for its primary outlay. All familiar with the couutry unite iu saying that a road could bo cheaply aud easily constructed .11 llirough along tho old telegraph trail with a branch leading olf from Stoney creek to Omenica. The main .load Ghould bo built through to Hazleton nnd us soon as may be to Glenora to uuito with tho Glenora-Teslln trail. All northern British Columbia will be it hive of gold hunters uext season and nothing could givo the country a groateV impetus than to build a wagon -i nortli from Quosuollo. Mr. llr.lri. MU< lliniii! r nu of tlie refitted it. Management. mul Mrs. tt. Elkins have entire oliai-f-e it linve thoroughly rehovaletl run' mt well supplied, neat and orderly. The bar, under the lliaiiageineiit of Oargile & Devery, 11 supplied with the Lost grade of wines, Liquors Cigars. Thr house solicits a fair share of the public patronage, -.sheroft, B.C., August Sotli, 1808. ■THE WELCOME RESTAURANT an»CH'0P.'.HO.U8_ ALLISON WOODS, Proprietor. iit^iU bout's, .Iny -ml liislit. _.__- bystora in any stylo always, on Private, boxes for ladles anil dt-l-g pttrtios, WINES Importers and Whole sale LIQUORS VICTORIA, B. AND 6, CIGARS JuKgllnjC lit India. In the Loudon Empire we And tho following ooncerning juggling in India, whioh is so extraordinary that it seems improbable: While traveling through the central provinces of India last summer I had the good fortune to be present, says S.W.H. in the Pioneer, at a large entertainment given by a wealthy Indian rajah, and during the course of tho afternoon went to look at tho tricks of a native juggler uf (treat repute, who was performing in the open courtyard beforo a vory large assembly of both Europeans and natives. After having performed the usual numbor of sleight of baud trioks with cards, baits and rings, common among all jugglers of tho east, tbo man announced that he was about to perform the groat basket trick. In tho presence of the whole crowd, bis only visible assistant a small boy (presumably his son) of about ■ yoars of age, was bound hand aud foot und placed inside a largo square basket, whioh, after having been core* fully looked up, was covered with a largo white olotb. Tho conjurer then took luto bis bund a long Iudian sword willed a tulwar, and made u rapid thrust into tbo middle of tho basket which contained tho bound obild. A piercing shriek catno from Inside tho basket and theu all was silent. Pausing for a moment tho juggler again thrust his sword right through tho basket, and withdrew it covered with blood; this was ropoated somo four or livo times, the sword being thrust iuto ovory corner of the basket, Tho juggler thou laid down his weapon and removed tbo cloth from ovor tho basket, Ono of tbo number having volunteered bis services, turned tho key and raised thu lid, when to our utter astonishment tho basket was fouud to lbe empty; but our amazement was even greater British (l.n-rat Dead. Capo Town, Oct. 20.—-Lieutenant Colouol Sir William Hpwley Good enough, iu supreme command of tho British troops in South Africa, died to-day. Gen. Goodenough commanded tbe royal artillery with the expeditionary force in Egypt, in 1882, aud from 18SB to 1889. was inspector of artillery, He was joint author with Lieutenant' Colouol J. C. Dalton of the army book for the British Empire. Ho married Couutoss Kinsley, Last year ho was created. K.C.B. A Good lil.ii. Tho town council of Hutchinson, Kan., has passed nn ordinance against "A Hot Timo in tho Old Town Tonight." "Any person or persons," says tho ordinance, "who shall wilfully and maliciously whistle, hum, sins, or bellow said tunc, or who shall play tlio notes thereof upon auy organ, hand- organ, piano, flute, clarionet, trombone bass drum, or any other musical Instrument, within tho city Hunts, slmll bo iluod not less than 81,d8, nor moro than 820, and confined twenty-four hours in tho lock-up, or as muoh longer as tho magistrate shall deem bost for public welfare." Tlia .Malt-. Settled. Tho morohants of Donald, whose interests will suffer by tbo removal of tho Canadian Pacific Hallway divisional shops from that point to Goldon, havo como to tonus witb President Van Horno. Tho railway company acquired tho Donald site for tbo pur- of a divisional poinl. and on tho strength of tbo location of the shops thero tho morohants took 81) yoar leases from tbo com pany and erected sub stantial stores. Sir William Van Horno mot tho morohants, at Donald last wook and offdrod to give tbo holders of Donald leases similar bbldlngs in l.ovolstoko, uutl move their oll'octs from Donald to Rovelstoko froo of chargo. Ho also promised that tho question of monetary compensation for direct loss caused by tbo removal of tho shops would receive favorable consideration. Everything, there fore, sooms to bo In! shape foi-tiio wiping of the old capital of tho iCootoiiays the map,—Triblmc. Editoii Minimi JouasAL—Sir: Having just come in from camp and chancing to sco a copy of your esteemed journal my attention was drawn to tho fact that you have but littlo news from lhis centre, whicli, by tho way, ought still to be, as iu tbo past, the chief mining centre of Cariboo. As far us I can learn miuiug operations have progressed favorably during thu past season, and minors arc moro hopeful for the futuro than they have been for somo yoars. Miuers are gradually coming to the conclusion that to bo profitable work horo must be dime ou a largo scale and by the most modern and best improved ap. pliauoes. .Many largo firms aro now engaged iu operations which promise good results aud wc hope in tiio near future to be able to report some finds that will astonish tho world and once again call to mind tho excitement occasioned by tbo rich striko on William's Croek iu (lio early sixties. Though all are hopeful and the managers of tho various mines aro prosecuting thoir work with au energy that is worthy of success yot wo are uimblo to report auy new strikes that uro record breakers, Of tbo places that aro attracting special attention at present Summit Croek seems to tako the lead, and if wo are to judge from gonoral conversation, may uot only provo an easy winner but may oven revive tbo halcyon days of this placo wheu about 830,000,000 woro washed from William's iud Lightniug Crooks alono. As a short account of this promising I oamp may bo of interest to your readers 1 will endeavor to givo a fow of tho many reasons why old timers think it will provo a good payor. As iu tho world generally, so in miniug, position is everything, and Summit Creek seems to have tho location whioh would insure great richness, tt is thought by many to bc tho old outlet of William's Crock, which with ono oxcoption, carries tho record of tho world for richness. Throughout its course it passes through a rich gold bearing district and from all its branch streams gold lias been takou iu varying quan titios. Prom ono claim I understand about 825,000 has beon takeu and that without any appliance other than ground sluicing, Ac. Somo time ago, miner-- believing iu its wealth, endeavored to sink a shaft to prospect tho bottom of tbe crook but woro unsuccessful, ln later yeurs also othors tried but none got tuoro thau ton feet below water level in the oreek, Recent efforts glvp promise of being carried with buoooss, and P. T. Hamshaw, Esq., of Portland, Oregon, a practical miner of much experience, is tho fortunate gontloman upon whom the honor promises soon to fall of boiug tho ilrst man to reach bedrock on Summit Creole Aftor prospecting in various parts of this district, Mr. Hamshaw purchased the Van Winkle claim which ims already proved itself to bo very rioh, and located several other claims on Summit Croek, about halfway bo twoen Eight Milo and Bear ltii.es. off ] Prospects on thoso claims proved them to bo rich in fine gold and, judg- Th_ New ik-_. Syndicate. Tho following lottor, to tbo editor of tho B.C. Review (London), of Oct. 15th, ro the Cariboo railway,explains it.elf: Dear Sir—May I point out that in your issue of the l.-tth ultimo, your correspondent on the Cariboo railway appears to bo somewhat at fault, attributing, as ho doos, the ownership of tho Cariboo railway charter to the Omonica-Cariboo Navigation 00? Tliis charter has boon acquired by tlio New Besoo Syndicate, Limited, for tlio purpose of amalgamation witli the Cariboo uud Omenica Chartered Co., which latter charter was obtained on tho representation of tlio Nov,- Bosoo Syndicate, Limited, from tho British Columbia government, and was proclaimed in tiio B.C. Gazette, ou Sopt. 1st. Carrying itk it, as it does, the right of establishing steamer and other commiuiioa- tion from Quesnelle to Nortli Taohi lake, tho motive of amalgamation of tho Cariboo railway with tliis charter is apparent,—Uiias. Eahdini:, sec, New Bosee Syndicate, Ld,, 27 Clement's lane, Loudou, E.C. Omenica Occurr-nce-t. -lohu MoKon/te, who returned the othor day from the Omonica, briugs news of further troublo with tbo Indians up north. Sergeant .Moody, of the Northwest Mounted Police, and several othor pttrtios were reported to havo beeu held up by the Indians and . somo of tlieir provisions taken away from them. A mau who wandor'-d way from his camp after strayed horses did not return, and a few days later liis bones were found where he liiid been killed and eateu by bears. How thc 'Illinois Wns Haptizcd. Tho launching of tho U. S. battleship Illinois wus a pretty spectacle. As is invariably tho caso, it docended into tlio waters stern flrst. Along the side of its bow, ou tlio surface, tlie launching platform had beou erected, ou which tho distinguished guests, besides Miss Loiter, stood. Prom the opening of tho anchor chains iu tlio bow a ropo descended to tho platform, attached to it was tho bottle of ctituii- paguo to bo usod iu the christening. Miss Letter hold thc bottlo in hor hand, and was oxpoctod to throw it with a gontlo propulsion toward tbo side of tho hull as soon as tho ship started to move. With characteristic Chicago energy, however, sho gracofully hurled It against tho .side. When the bottlo burst the sparkling contents, like au exquisite shower of 'refreshing Pom- raery, foil in a spray upon tlie occupants of tho platform. Thc contractors had provided a bottlo of wiuo inensod iu silk netting, but tlio Illinois visitors brought along another, covered with gold netting, and this was used by Miss Leitor.--Leslio's Weekly. Ffre Inqulrv, As directed by resolutions of tbo Westminster City Council, last week, llio City Clerk communicated with the Provincial Government, which was requested to appoint ilia Honor .Judge Harrison u commission to conduct the ollicial inquiry into all the circum stances couneoted with the recent disastrous llro ia that city, as well as tbe general working of the lire and water departments. The Government replied, acceding to tbe request ofthe oity, providing the corporation bore all expenses in connection therewith, and reply was at once dispatched asBnr- ig the Government that the city was prepared to do so. The date for the opening of the inquiry has not yet been flxod, but it will not be long uow. The Cariboo Railway. ThO projected railway to Cariboo has progressed another stage, and the newspapers at Kamloops and that of Ashcroft. tiro uow squabbling over the question of tbe most desirable route. The shortest and cheapest routo according to the report of Engineer Bell is that from Ashcroft, which is 288 miles, lho estimated cost of which is somothiug ovor 822,000 per mile or 37, 000,000 in all. Tho building of tho railway is, therefore, a rather large ii .ed order, aud much moro will prob* ibly bo heard concerning it before actual construction is commenced. Tiie odd thing in connection with the Cariboo railway is, that so far, -Messrs. Mnoken/.io & .Mann, lho advance agents for the Canadian Paoiflc Railway Company, appear to havo overlooked it.-- Nelson Tribune. Tlie Uohl Pi-mill.tin! bolli Every banker ha. his eye on the enormous gold production of the world. Prom figures at hand it appeal-*, that tho world's gold production for was $2-0,OuO,000, coinage value that iu less than toil years the a yield has doubled aud is now g than tho combined production of gold and silver 10 years ago. The estimate of tlio gold production for 1898, based on tho largo returns already in, is 8275,000,000. Tho money Btock of gold, Jan. 1st, 1891, in the wholo world, was 83,905,900,000—the simply accumulated since gold began to be usod as monoy. The fivo years' production since, including tlio estimate for 1898 will, Jan. 1st, 1800, bo 81,9! coinage valuo, or 27 per cent, of flu- world OS it stooil just livo years beforo. If tho increase continues wo have a bigger question thuu wo now appreciate. nn: Election Protests. Tlio North Nanaimo, Comox aud Victoria Cily election protests camo beforo Mr. Justice Martin, at Victoria, ou tho motion of respondents ' to dismiss tlio petitions. Robert Cassidy appeared for the motion whilo A. L. Belyea argued for tho other sides. As tbo othor points had already been irgued ou tho Bsquimalt election case, the only now ono to bo taken up was that regarding the paying in of the h security by the petitioner. The act provides that it must lie paid into the Bant of England aud Mr. Cassidy maintained that tbo money having been paid into tho registrar of tho Supreme Court tho act Iud not beeu complied with. Mr, Justice Martin overruled this objection on tho ground that whereas tho practice iu England was to pay monoy for security iuto the Bank of England; in this country, tho rule was to pay it into court, and therefore tho local conditions gov-* erned here. Tlie decision on the other points raised against the petitions was reserved. -World. THE B.C. MINING JOURNAL. ISSUED BVtirtY SATURDAY. P. S. REYNOLDS, Editor and Proprietor. Subscription iirlce, per nnituin - - • S-S-oo. Advertisementa will nol he dlBcontlmied until imlil. AilvL'ilisint* ruli'B oil ;i]i|ilii*;ili«ni- SATURDAY, O0TOB13I. 20, 1898. Llllooet and Anderson Lake. Tho country lying between Audorsoi luko and Bridgo river is worthy of par ticular notice from mining mou who are interested in tlio development of u UOWdlBtriot. The old placers which wero operated on McCiillivary creok running into Anderson lake, and thoso nt Cadwallador creek and South Pork, emptying into Bridgo river, havo evl dontly derived their gold from quart?. veins which nro uow being opened ill and developed in tho vicinity or tbosi creeks. My Ilrst visit to tlio district was In August of this year when an examination was mado of u group cf claims situated on McGiIlivray croek, Anderson lake, owned by Messrs. Brett Bros., of Lillooet. This property is well situated for economic working at an elevation of 4,000 feot above sea level. Tho vein does not outcrop prominently, being covered by vegetation and detritus which has obscured the outcrop. Thc mountaiu sido is very stoop, being about 110 degrees and admits of tunnel. ing directly ou tho veiu ou all the clains. Tho vein itself is "ideal" according to tho rules governing what is known as a "truo Assure." Tlie posl tion of tho vein is vertical, between walls of a highly shlstoso structur showing tho talcoso lining or sllckeu sides so much prised by tho average prospector. Tho veiu structure is laminated, ahowtng some ribbon rock, but tbo chief values appear to be in a hard vitreous quartz exposed In two opeu cuts on tho upper claim wher tho vien shows an average of about S feot iu width. If this property continues to provo np us it is showing at this date, the tunnel now beiiiK driven will greutly iucreaso the valuo of tho proporty by spring time, and tho facilities for not ting in machinery being exceptional there is no reason why next season should not soo tliis camp Crushing oi The stono is quite free milling and contains good values, many magnificent specimens being token from the tun nel along ouo wall. Tho property is well supplied witli timber aud a good water power exists with a suitable mill side on the lower claims. My second trip was of a moro ox tended character and embraced tbo ex umimiUou of claims staked on Cadwallador creek, a tributary of tho South Fork of Bridge river. The routo to theso claims lies along Kenton lake crossiuu ovor Mission mountain by ur easy trail to Jack's landing, then cross iug the maiu Bridge rivor and proceed ing by train about 10 miles up tho river, crossing again to the south side, aud following up tho South Pork to tlio first of the group of claims kuown as tho Forty Thieves. This property is so well known as to need only passing notice. It is supposed to bo tho bost prospect in tbo district and should lie the Ilrst to receive the attention of capitalists because its position for cheap working is unique and upon tin; successful opeuiug of the proporty depends much of the future of tho camp. Tho formation is diorito. Tho veiu is ubout four feet wide whoro nature lias exposed tbe outcrop in a bluli' several hundred feet abovo tho creek. A tunnel has been started to crosscut tin veiu ut tho greatest depth obtainable, but work has been ceased for the pros out and may not be started again until spring. Tbe ore runs high iu uold and is partly free milling, bnt ils chief values will bo iu concentrates, which will probably be treated most cheaply hy direct clilorinaiioii. Tlie Forty Thieves group really comprises six claims which show 0,000 foot of vein outcrop, standing at au angle of about 45 degrees. Tho walls are porphyry, aud at ono point the country rock is crosscut by a granite dyko which in its turn is crossed by the vein ilself, thus showing great strength and continuity. The course of the evlu is ubou uorth* oast and south west. The diorites run nearly north and south witli porphyry Zones crossing in every direction. The first group of veins examined on ('adw-illudt'i' creek creek abovo tho Forty Thieves claims Is known as tho Lome group. No outcrop was found, but the prosenoe of rich fioat all ovor thos. chiiri-B which comprise the group, led tn systematic and thorough search being made, wliich has disclosed a very promising prospect. On tlio Lome claim throo veins bavo boon exposed by upon cuts in various places, and very rich oro is boing taken from lliem, and milled In anarrastra. Tliosurlace oro is froo milling, but the deepest cut, about 1") foet, shows sulphide ores coming In and it only reasonable to supposo that nt a depth of less than 100 foet tho character of t ho stone will be much liko that of tho Forty Thieves and require cbloriuatioii. The veins aro uniformly rich, whothor froo or in sulphide form and carry Iheir values continuously along tlio courso of the vein as far as proved. Tho striko is north-west and south-east and dips almost vertically averaging 15 inches wide, A /.one of mineralized porphyry accompanies each vein and forms tho walls in place. A second bolt of porphyry runs at right angles to the vein system along the apex of the hill and carries good values in (gold for about six feet, in width. Tho vein system where it approaches tho cross course should provo very rich. Kurthcr up tbo valloy on tbo same striko and dip as tho Lorno veins is tlio lilitckbird claim. It shows ajluo Strong vein ul low grade oro about 0 to 8 foot wido averaging SO iu gold. Very little work has been dono on this vein and it struck mo as boing most promising, becauso if au oro obuto is ■Joyolopod tho si/.o of the vein would make it vory prod table. The property adjoining this claim is known as tho Ida May group and is boillg developed by u tunnel which is run mi tlio course of the vein and yields high grade sulphides aud some free gold. Tbo vein is strong and woll developed, Tho writer was not admitted to tlio Itmnol. imt saw the class of oro boing extracted ami this in conned inn with .surface exposures mado it, possiblo lo form a very good opinion. Tiio Littlo Joo voln of tho Ben D'Or group is tin- bost developed vein iu tho hill, boing opened by a tunnel 300 foot long showing a continuous oro body from ii inches lull feet wide throughout. Tho oro Is froo milling and is exceptional in Ihat, il. retains this character to a greater depth than any other veiu of tho camp. Tho mine has backs uow of almost-imi feet and thoso will increase rapidly as thc tunnel is further advanced ou tho vein, making good reserves of oro to feed tho 10-stamp mill which the company proposes to work on tho property during tho com lug winter. A good water powsr and mill sile exists ou llio property, which will bc utilized in the installation of the plant. Tbo Pioneer group of mines adjoins tho lien D'Or, and although tho claims were not visited the writer was informed that a small arrastra is at work on rich ore taken from a woll defined vein und a good cleanup is an. tlclpatod at tho end of thc seasou. ll would bo hard to find a camp in British Columbia whoro tho prospects are so good nnd which 1ms been sc inn di neglected, Xo doubt tbo dis appointment of shareholders iu the Goldon Cache mine lias bail something to do with it, but a very potent factor is Lho unreasonable expectations of the owneis of claims who will not bond except at prohibitive prices. The presence of free gold in ore tends to give tho inexperienced abnormal ii regarding values whereas mining men of real oxporionco regard suoh evidence with suspicion and want mill averages rather than rich specimens,—Charles V. Law in B.O. Mining Critic, Marriage Felicity. The 101kton Record roports that a man named Houso married a girl named Nixcom, in Missouri, and now his wifo is bringing a suit for divorce. She alleges that it was bard enough to have papers announce the wedding as tbo Nixoom-l.ouso nuptials, but it is moro thau sho can boar to bavo hor husband insist ou naming her son Nixcomo A. Rouse. That's a parallel case with one in Oregon City. Some yoars ago Jamos Jack was married to Mrs, Jorusha.lump aud about a year after tho cruol fathor christened his first child "Jumping Juck." The UiHiiiminn kouie. J, -*1, Shoto, writing from Fort Graham. K.W.T., on Juno 8th, 1808, to tho editor of the British Columbia Roviow London, Eug., regarding the Edmonton route, says: Thinking some account of tho ox- porioncos of my party on this route will bo of interest to your readers, 1 send what may provo of somo use to others who may bo thinking of follow iug our example. We left Calgary on the 24th duy of January with our horses and outllt. Wo proceeded about 20 miles uorth of Edmonton to a ranch, giving oats to our horses threo times a day to strengthen thom. Wo loft there on tho Slstof February and made Lesser Slavo Lake m sixteen days, Resting three days, wo mado Peace River Litndlug in threo and a-hnlf days, DtinvtigHii in four days, and Fort St. Johu in seven days, or iu all thirty-one ami ahall' days. We started again on April 1st, gotug up Peaoo Rivor thirty miles, theu up Half-Way Rivor to the second fork, and then up tho second fork to the bead waters, tlionce overlaud lo the summit of tho Rockies, Subsequently wo arrived at Fort Graham on Fiudloy River, aud now contemplate moving on to Pick Lake, into which tbe llliu-1. or Moor Rivor flows, and then up the Liard to Lake Francis, Wo aro uhoad of all parties which left Edmonton overland, and aro cumped won; Lho California outllt which left Edmonton in August, IHit7,wcro. From Fort Graham to Pick Lake is about 10(1 miles, People don't need to roly on maps; fclw*y aro uot correct aud we have seen a good many of them. Tbo route is no good, nothing but morass all the way and lots of places no road trail. We travelled on ico nearly (100 miles. There were, at least, 100 Hits on tho trail. Wo passed them all, and here we arc within sixty miles if Inspector Moody and the police who wore seut out by tho GpycVnment last summer, uud wu will gel. ahead of them. Dead horses lie all along tho trail by hundred!;. One outfit alone lost l_.ll out of 1115 head, Wo have not lost a horse, but wo carried oats all tho way iii] April 10th, and we bavo good horses. Each burse hauled 000 lb. on toboggans. Alt tiio outfits behind us are building boats on Peace Rivor, and aro taking tho watorroute from lliero. Nobody can follow us, being too late, as tlio Smoky l.-'iver was breaking up as we passed. We camo up Pence River nearly .'SOU miles, and over 200 miles on iiall-Way River. Wo bavo uol seen a slllglo miner on Peoeo River. 'I'lii'i-.: is very littlo gold on the oust side of tbe Rockies. Tho Ash croft route is lhe best unless therois a route along lhe Columbia vully. "Ah!" Milt! tho blustering lawyer, whose _fh.il-. hml juiit beou in.-qutit.il. "Now ib-ii !.'n all over, would you mind tolling me how yon reneftcd your verdict." "(. i-iidiily," repll-fl tho Juryman. "Wo fell -i... thai, If hu hail been guilty hu ..-inlilift hnvo hired yon to ilefoml him." -Pliilniloliihln Nortli American, .jollity is Interested in a man's future, not liis pa-U, ns It is interested in n wem- i'h past-, not her future.—Howell*. Tim lirst, London directory wns printed In 1070, It ooutidiiut] only til piigett, willi Hm umii-s of l,7iiu pin-Holla. Home From Tctlln. 150 MILE HOUSE The distributing point for all the hydraulic mines at Horse Fly, North and South Forks and main Quesnelle River, also the stock ranges of Chileoten and Beaver Lake Valley. A representative of the Stickine Rivor Journal has juBt returned from a trip to Toslln lake, going and coming over tho Glouora-Teslin trail. He re ports tho trail in excellent shape all tho way. All tbo streams aro bridged with bridges 11 feet wide and all soft places corduroyed. The trail itself is live foet wide and is as good a trail as is to be found anywhere. There is also a fair trail from Teslin to Bennett lako by way. of Atliu lake, aud mauy of the prospectors wbo made a rush for Atlin lake during tho Ilrst excitement aro coming through to Tosliu over this trail aud finding gold in every stream that is crossed, It is tbe general opiniou of all who wero scon at Tesliu and between Teslin and Atlin, tbat bettor diggings will be found near Teslin lake than have been found at Atlin lake, aud in support of their opinions many persons are abandoning Atlin iu ordor to prospect during tho coming winter near Teslin lake. Suow is already falling on the trail betweon Glenora and Teslin and many of those who have waited at Glenora nil summer, fur a wagon road, are starting out witb band sleds and will rush iuto tho Tesliu country with every prospect of finding as rich a country as that far ther down tbo Yukon. A Vse tor Alkali. In soveral cbomicat works in the southwest of England and South Wales (and possible elsewhere in Great Britain) a bottle of compressed oxygen, with reducing valve and mouthpiece, is now kept in readiness for cases of gaseous poisoning. According to the report of the Chief Inspector of Alkali Works for 1807 several bavo been undoubtedly saved by the use of this restorative. Its value was first discovered, It is claimed, by Mr, Douglas Herman, who provided a bottle of oxygen for this purpose in Messrs. Pilkington's glass works at St. Helens in April, 1888. We think, however, tbat tbe first employment of compressed oxygen as a restorative nne- dates the time mentioned by tbe British alkali inspeotor. However, this is immaterial. Our objeot in referring to the subject is to call attention to tbo usefulness which this agent would have in reviving victims of foul air in underground workings, Not only in collieries do those occur, but also in metal mines. Wo believe there have been a number of serious cases in the Klondike, where the miners are apt to go uudergroud before the carbonic acid developed by the wood fires em ployed to thaw the frozen gravel haa been discharged below tbo danger point. Since liquid oxygen is likely soon to become an article of commerce, it will bo possible for many to have this remedy at band, to whom it would not be available otherwise.—Engineering and Mining Journal, OPERATIC GENIUS. Air. da Rovan 8k?. \V»Rner Did Not Fount, a School of Music. With all his genius, with all hin overwhelming intlivithiiility and influence, Wagner -lid not succeed In founding a Echool. Ho left followers and imitators, hut no Niiccessor, anil this fact more than any other points unil emphasizes tho ex* truo nil nary tendency to individualism In modern art. A successor to Wagner, who would follow strictly along tho linos he laid down, is Improbable, If not Impossible, becauso composers are not ofton equally great as poots and musicians, and it was the Intens-ly close corolatlon betweon text and music which was tho great feature, tho great novolty, tbo groat power and strength of Wagner's work, If we admit this fact, If we allow that a Wagner, liko a Napoleon, occurs oneo within a cycle of centuries, and also admit-—as obviously wo must-—that tbo composors of tho prosent day are hopelessly, almost sor- vilely, under his Influence (another Wagner is hardly immediately possible), nre wo not forced to tho conclusion that this Influence of an overwhelming personality Is responsible for tho present undoubted stagnation in operatic production, and bai therufc.ru boen subversive and hurtful both to opera ln particular and to thi best In. -trusts ot musical art in general- Can wo indeed say tbat we are richer in genius and promlBo ln opera slnoe Wagner destroyed our operatic theories, and ln pushing his own theories to an extremo ot development set up on Impossible and Impracticable Btondurd of operatic construction? It Is not stall inconceivable that bad Wagner lived ho himself would have recognized that lio had Indeed pushed his thcorles to an lmpraotioablo extromo, and evidences are not wanting in '.'Parsifal" thut ho had arrived ut this conclusion.— Reginald do Koven in Sorlbner'i. Some Queer Willi, Here la tho rhyming will: I, John of Gaunt, Do giro and (.rout Unto Roger Burgoyns And tho heir ot his loin AU Button and Potton Until the world'B rotten. Thon appears to be in tho vast collection only one Instance of a will in shorthand. It la that of the Rov. Hugh Worth inn ton of Highbury Placo, Islington. On being transcribed lt reads: Northampton Hqcaiie, Juno in, 1_1_. I, Hiii1!! Wort hint-tun, givo and bo-'uenth to my donr Eli7J> Print', who Is my adopted child, nil I do or may pohhcb,., ii-nl nnd personal, to ao nt hor nolo and .ntiro .IIm-m*. ni, nntl I do np point William Kont, Em., of London Wull, inj r~-si.ei.t_d friend, with tho -.uld Eliza Pri-. tc execute this my last will nnd tn_tani.nl. Huoit WiinxniNOTof*. In n memorandum inulusod in nu nocotn- panylng box nnd tulcirutjsutl to his wifo the revorond testator says, "I do know you will perfect yourself in shorthand for iny sako."-*-Struinl Mngozlno. At tl is Point will be found a good assortment of GENERAL MERCH AND ISE&MI NERS SUPPLI ES Also one of ihe best Hotels on the route Information cheerfully given. VEITH & BORLAND Proprietors and Stock Raisers, THOS. DUNN&CoLtd -IMFORTEHS OK- Shelf and Heavy Hardware. Placer and Quartz Mining Supplies B-T" Write tou Quotations. s mid 10 Cordova Strool, Vauoouvor, B.C. vjOEcisr _i_v£c:r_a__e] HOTEL & GENERAL STORE. QXJ-BS-.SrEX_._L_B POK^, _B..C. 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Send us vour orders and we will do the right thing with vou both in Neatness and Despatch. __-LclcLx*ejSj_3 s The British Columbia flitiing F. S. REYNOLDS, Editor and Proprietor. _A.S_E__:0-E?iO_F_i:, • • • IB. O. HPHBMKKMKMMt P THE NEW WOMAN. Wlion tho Lord slyly onmo Anil a lib stole from __.lu.n, Giving Eden n ilium- Anil lhe first mim u madam, All lionuly lind birth, And moat Unit wna Iminiui And ghiddcnliiB to earth Camo with tho now woman. New joy filled tho lnnd; Blnglo hloEscdnoaH doubled; Then tho Lord stnld Ilia liund And our ribs left untroubled. But now, with a moan, Man Ih risking, fmpnssionod, From wlmt funny bono Is thla new womnn fashioned? Willi physics and law Her eloquence st roams so, If not mndo from a jaw, It really would seem bo. Docs the now woman, then, In her singular rabies Find nothing in men— Next to nothing ln babies. Alas and ..l-.-i-.-k. Oil, Moses nnd murtherl I'd Keo tlio old back And tho new womnn further. See, ulsters, I kneel. Though I don't ofton mcddlo, And I pray, enso tho wheel; Oh, womnn, bnok pedal 1 —Harper's Bnwir. THE WRONG BRIDAL. "Who In tho protty girl you just bowed in!" miiii Oflptaln 1J1(?k to bin frloiiQ John Arniln|--i*. "Well, tilm'rt n girl wilh whom iny mv (lunlntiHioo Logan lu nit her » ramurkalil. \vay. You i-binombottho oldott Stnokpoolo glrll" "I roi iui in I ior tin. oliloM Minn '■"■t-H'l.i'uole — k'teddy-*-Um ono lVllO hunts—lm. I ullOlllll novel- iliviiin u. culling Iht ii girl, A ml What |ki. sllilofonnoot Imi liHMHluuvUh yi-ur ohiirniluK young fr.o_.-lf" "A very clow ouo, in* you .hull Boon lionr It only you will Koep qnlot nnd givo mo my lioiul, You bnVO evidently not lioiii'd Unit, tn tho (.urpi-ldo nntl delight ol hor friend-, Freddy stnohpiKiio boortmo on- gngodlrut spring tonfellowcrVUod Her- liml, worth ii i-i:i of monoy, hut rather mi- oloilt. Ynu 600, I'vo known tllO .Slni'k- jioolpB iill my llfo. Wo belong to tlio Baino entinly, hunt with (lm kiiiiio pnok ol hounds. I Font l-'n-dily a loitor ot D01.grf.t- tilallons mid ii limit iui,* crop—I henrii flit* onward that sho got 88—nnd accepted tin invito to tlio wedding* whiciMviiH to tako jilain at Bt, Paul's, KnlKlitslirUlRO, j-oster- ilny nt hull" past 1! o'clock," "But this is nil bosldo tho question," protested Ooptnln Bigg* "It Is not—it'ti tho main part- so shut tip. I arrivod In good tlmo nud onterod tho ohuroh, Tho church wna crnininwl, niul I wns i. good dt.nl surprised, I must confess, for I hud no notion the Stnck- poolOB had bo mauy friends iu London. Howovor, I had no timo to speculate, for an ouorgotlo youth caught hold of mo mid breathlessly asked, 'Friend of hrldo or bridegroom?1 " 'Urldc,' I answered. " 'Hero you nro. Sit this Bido.' And ho shoved mo Into n back sent next to an old gontloman who Kit by tho door and whoso lojis nnd slick 1 nearly tumbled over. Ho was n Httlb chap with a whito board nud red faco nud woro nn old fashioned, bluo frock coat and a pair of baggy lavender gloves. "I looked about mo, and I givo you my , solemn word of honor thnt among nil the crowd I did not ceo a soul I know. Can Fi* \ y°u beliovo it? / > "I happened to notice tho old boy besfde mo. I caught him watching mo furtively out of tho corner of his oyo. Our glances met, and he said: " 'A friend of tho bride, elr.' " 'Bless you, yc?,' I answered, 'known her {-luce I was iu pinafores'— "'Siuco you wero in pinafores V ho repeated. And ho seemed rather taken aback. " 'Why, yes.' And I was thinking ol adding ihat she was 10 or 13 years my senior, but most fortunately refrained. "Ho stared very hard for somo tlmo and then soldi 'I suppose you aro acquainted with most of tho people heroP Can you tell mo who somo of thom arc—any celebrities, oh?' " You aro aware, Bigg, of iny fatal passion for a practical joke. Well, hero was a temptation 1 was powerless to resist. I fell—and for positively tho last tlmo. So I answered: " 'Oh, yes, I think I can point you out two or threo woll known characters.' " 'Thank you,' ho replied, 'I'm a country cousin, or rather country grandfather, ns you may BOe, and I very rarely como to London.* Now, who is that stout, very dark woman in yellow with tho gold spikes in hor bonnet?1 " 'Oh, that,' I promptly returned, 'is tho queen of tho Sandwich Islands, Sho in over how incog, at present—just a visit to her dressmaker.' "'Dear mul Why, I always thought thut Mother Nature wns her modiste.,'said tho old man, with twinkling eyes. " 'Oh, no, sho is quito civilized—wears snoes and stockings and rarely touches raw meat.' " 'And, pray, why does sho houorthls ceremony with ber presence.' " 'Becauso one of tbo bridegroom's cousins is attached to her court as chief pearl diver, ilo is culled tlio king Usher, nml I need GC-nrcoly add that it is a purely nominal, but'well paid post.' " 'Thank you. 1 see, Now can you toll mo who those two elderly men aro who huvo come in together.' " 'With ploasiiro,' I answered. 'The short ono is Henrlk Ibsen and tho othor Is Lord Salisbury." " 'Dear me, this is most interesting! And tho ludy in tho wonderful mantle?1 "'Is Sarah Bernhardt, and tho little man just behind her in spectacles Is tho Spanish embassador—Don Joso Maiiola. lio is a celebrated waltzor, and his fou- daiigo is a thing to sec,' " Tin Immensely obliged to you for n groat nnd unexpected treat. Hullo I I think she htifi como,'ho ndtled, craning his neck. "Yes, sho undoubtedly had arrived— there was tho usual commotion and wills* poring and organ pealing, tho usual pro* cession of choir boys. Then tho brido, walking very slowly—a lovely hrldo, though whito ns hor gown—a girl of 10, splondid us laco and diamonds could mnko her, leaning on thu arm of ft hoy of 20— not my brldo, but un niter nnd complete Btraiigor, Sho was followed by tou brides* nni Ids In whito silk frocks, whito feathered buls and currying Immense bouquets ot red roses, and tho procession passed, leaving mo dumfuundod. I was an uninvited guest at the wrong wedding. '' My first idea was to' mako a bolt for it, but grandpapa's legs nud stick cut od thii ,iooi* of esoapo, so I determined to sit still and liiako tho best of an exceedingly dis- nguvnhli. situation. •Tho sorvloo ovor, tho bridesmaids, armed with baskets of flowers, scattered iheinsolvo.- among tho congregation, aud tho girl you saw just now bow to mo camo down mu-way, all smiles, whito feathers and favors, Sho seized on my old country y nn id pupa—ns 'Grandpapa'— aud said: ".'How Billy of ynu to sib so far down, dear I Yoti couldn't seo.' " 'Too hot. up thom,' ho said. " 'gho behaved like a trad British matron and nover shed a tear,' sho continued ns she pinned In his favor, '• *Now, Uwen, ynu inust.decorato _v_\f companion,' ho said, indicating mo. 'lto has been ilrst rate coinpuny and pointed mo out all tlm llousand lionesses.' Yet thoro was a look iu the old man's eyes that I did not precisely understand. "As Miss G wen reaohed across to mo .hor basket of flowers was upset, und over tho gathering up of theso wo bucnmoquUo hilarious, not to say intlmnto. "Wlmn tho wedding cortege had filed by thero was tho usual rush for carriages. Now was my eluinco. I roso, resolved to slip off, but so did my vciicrahlo companion, who pinned mo firmly by tho arm, saying: " 'You may as well look ajtcr uie, Wo aro g'ojng to tho same placo. I'm alamo old chap and want an arm'—I should havo said n log. Before I know whero I was I was boing curried off In a swagger brougham, behind a pair of grand steppers; destination, Oadogan squnro., "Tho houso wus smothered in flowers and crammed with guests. My old man of tho sea clung to mo liko a very limpet, and to my great dismay appeared to know every one. Wo passed(_lir6ugh tho paoked musses with a word horo, a joke thoro; and I gathered that his namo was Sir Duncan. It was no news lo mo that ho wns Scotch. "In tiio drawing room lie had another word with dwell, and then ho remarked lo mo, with a malicious grin: 'Woll, I don't sec the queen hero yet, nor tho playwright, nor even the dancing embassador. Whnt hns bocomo of thom?' " What was to became of mo was of - fur moro Importance, nnd, finding that my companion was making straight for tho happy pair to tender bis good wishes, imd, being an absolute strnngor to both, I broke and itod, hoping to lose myself in Ihu crowd, to lind sumo cfllcnoloilB 1U0UUB of escape, oven were It through the kltohotl and senile.)-. Hut tho mob, surging toward the iii-esonis, carried mo along In splto of my BtrtiMlM, nnd I found myself figuratively-cn-l up'in Crontof a table covered with iiiii|-iil.loeiit diamonds, "As I stood fluxing blankly nt tho diamonds a stranger by my tilde gavo mo it premonitory nudge und than addressed nm ill a low Voico, but wilh elaborate eimi*l<"-.y: " 'lint this won't- dto, you know. I've bad my oyo mi you this good whilo. You Bwoll onieksuiou um -toiling too fashion1 ablo altogether; loo fund of wedding parties I' " 'What lho deiioo do you mean?' linked, and l folt Inclined to pitch him an. ol Um window. " 'i menu that I'm a detectivo pflloor ot No. F division, and thut I'm going to hand you ovor to my men below, Who will talto gronl earn of ynu und escort you in u cah to Bow sireet, where yon will bo Boarohod and charged. Oh, we havo i>ecu expecting you for some tlmel' " 'I say Btopl' 1 snid, 'Hero's inycard.1 And l lllggod limit and handed Uto hlm. 'Mr. R. Armlngor, Armlngor Park, Wilis. The Apex eluli, Pall Mall.' "Ho read aloud and then calmly remarked: " 'Oil, yes, of coursol I'm up to nil theso little dodges. I wonder vou did not tako a title.' "Our altercation had been curried on in a window rccpes, and I doubt if any one noticed us at all. "'You como quietly,' ho repeated fot the third time, and na I saw no other alternative I obeyed. As wo crossed the great landing outsido the reception room I noticed my old man of tho sou sitting on a divan. lie touched mc with his stick and said: 'Hollo! Going already? Won't you wait and present mo to tho queen or Mine. Bernhardt;' But I was too furious to reply. However, my companion stooped down and whispered something and showed him my enrd. "Tho old fellow glanced quickly at it. then at mo and exclaimed: 'I thought I know thut noso! Why, yoti must bo the son of Toddy Armlngor, who was my fug more than 50 years ngo—you are Armlngor of Armlnger, eh?' I bowed profoundly. " 'Sir. Hook,' to lho detective, 'you uro quito mistaken for once. Tiie gentleman is well known to ino. Tray resume your duty.' Thon to me:'Come here and sit by mo and tell uio all about yoursolf. " 'You are growing more and mom liko your father every moment, 'lie chuckled. 'Ho always pot white when ho was angry. You poked fun at me, young sir, and I paid you out by bringing you here against your will. Now we aro quits. Gwon.cmiio here,' bo said. "This gontloman, Mr. Armlngor, is tlio son of an old friend of mine. I givo him into your custody. Ho wants to escape, but don't allow him to stir. I hold you responsible,' "Miss Gwen, delightfully ignorant of my narrow escape from tiie custody of the policeman, in a surprisingly short tlmo restored my good humor, not to speak of my self respect. She convoyed me Into the refreshment room, commanded mo to distribute cake, presented me to the brido (ber sister) aud, tn short, was so amusing! unaffected and light hearted Ihat 1 remained her slave for half an hour." "Well, that was something, liko a surprise party!" oxolalnicd Captain Bigg, wlio bad been interested to a point of silence. "And tho other function'." "Had taken placo utthe samo church nt the sumo hour on tho previous day. I hud' mado a mistake in tlio date, but ahout one tiling there will be no mistake, I swear— I'll never go to another wedding us long as I live." % "Oh, yes, my dear .lack, you will—to your own! And here they aro, grandpapa and Miss .'wen, coming buck again, and grandpapa is going to stop and speak to you I" This acquaintance promises to extend further than Hie Indies' mile, for Mr", Jack Ai-iniuger will be ono of the guns ou Sir Dunbrin's moor this season.—Louden holograph, A lteformer. They wore talking about reformers when tho traveling man told them ubout thu most practical worker in this field that bo had ovor encountered. "I mot him ono night iu St. Louis. We wero in tlio anno--: of one of tho big theaters when ono of tho boys caught mo on an old gag that a moment's thought would Imvo warned mo against. 'Thut's ou mo,' I admitted, with a forced tough, 'but I wish somebody would kick mo around a block or two.' "It was no sooner ojit than the kicks began lo come, nnd come good and plenty. 1 wns propelled clour out of tlio place and was going along tho sidewalk in enforced jumps when my friends rescued me. The kicker was a rawbonod 200 pounder, wlio began at oneo to tell mo that ho didn't believo ln peoplo making rash wishes unless they meant thorn, and ho was doing what lio could lo stop thom. It was sucli a ru- ■Ji-eslilng change and tho fellow was eo jiiiu'li in earnest tlmt wo quit tho theater mnl began running in such of iho buys as We could find as victims. Half a dozen of them wont out on tho foot of thnt hu* man catapult, fop'I'll bo kicked' was thu rngo then. "Just lo vary tho programme, when ono of tho boys told n particularly improbable story, I brought out my watch and chain, unscrewed my diamond ...ml, and offered Ihem to him as tho pvlueo of Bars. Tho reformer prompt ly seized thom and started for tho rear of tlia place. " 'He'll bo buck,' said n woll dressed -.ninn who hud been enjoying nil the fun. "What did thocrank havo to say when lm came in again." "I'vo never seen hlm since."—Detroit .l-'nio. I'rcss. \V. U, Mackinnon, M.H. J. Benson, M-A. MINIHGF.HCIHEEllS.MlNEIlAlilCISTS&ASSAYERS Mackinnon Ulock, Vancouver, und Llllooet. (1st chi:>.. coililicalcs Helinol of Mines, Cninbome, England,) Samplcss assayed nnd mining properties reported oo, ESTABLISHED 1800. W. PEUEW-HABVEY, F.C.S. -MINING ENGINEER AND ASSAYED. VANCOUVER, --- 11, C, Agent for VIVIAN & SONS. Swansea. TIIK Ki.l.K UTS MI.T.U.C! i„ Wiil.--. CASSI.L i.til.l.- KXTlMCTlXli CO. l.D. Glasgow. All kinds6toreVbouffht, Kvery nnpllniice for complete sum pi inn and mill tests. NQTiCE. i'dt-.'l'i.e'm'i'i.t'i.'i. paid m in before lhe Olst "Ciiniiin, lOlbpcl. 1S0B. NOTICE. Nollce BhL'Feby ilme I fnlMtu'iij Btotiei-of Firtulfl inn Showing the Dates nud PJneoa o( Courts oC Assizo, Nisi Prltis, Oyer mul Terminer, and Qat-rii-al CJ.it_l DoHvory Inr tho Year 1808, Now Wi stiuiii Vnncouver..., Victoria KALL ASSIZES. Tliuradny, '--2nd September. Monday, SOtli Septemher. Monday, Brtl October. Friday, Uth OctoUer, Monday, loth October.. ....Tiie-dny, 1_t November. ..Monday. Uth November. .Tuesday, L5(h November. ..Tuesday, -'-md November. E. , Take notice that I. C. I*'. Vcnostn, i-.M.C. No. H0-...JI, will apiily lo the cold eommis- trhuicr nf Mii'i-on i-*.-i k (or a riirht tn lunvha-e l1 ■■ .. 1 .i-.'ln-il and iwi-i-.i . '--.'.--iii ai'ir.* nf land W. No. 1 initial ihisI. .: ha iitniU- erly G-TNO." 2, th :i i.i Uio hank nt river to :•■ i.tli..m-. w..i.r!yha!i"aiiiili l.v iiiven Hiatal the expiration endto apply to the chief com- nh and works fur |i--niiir*sion tn .re-sof pa-it ora I hind siuiati-d m "■""" AUGUSTINE BOITANO, Spring House; Sept. 2(1,1808. '--"--:11 $10. Will blty a IT-jcwoled Waltham I' S Baftiet -tern Wind Open Kace Watch, Dual Proof Cases, Kelly warranted. Your money'refunded if um satisfactory. Sent to any place in IJ.C. Charges prepaid on receipt of 810. TRORET, 1 Jeweler, VANCOUVER, - - B.C. _jr Koprrlriug 11 spscmlty. IMPANY, QUESNELLE MOUTH, CARIBOO, B.O. 08KECT IMPORTERS A1MO DEALERS IF. P0IS AND CIGARS, Hardware, Boots and Shoes, Miners' Supplies. Bed-Bock Prices. Goods Guaranteed. G_T7.AX.JT-_r. ■1I.1.BY AUD fMNESS CO. -i'-H15H8 \NI.> [MrOHTKllB OP Saddles, Harness, Bridles, Trunks, Whips, Spurs, and Harness Trimmings. REPAIRING DONE WITH NEATNESS'AND DESPATCH All ordt s liy mail promptly at/ended to and satis faction guaranteed ■ ■•■'■ Bi C-* ASHCROFT. IN THE SUPREME CO BEITISH COLUMBIA. _u the mattei. of the Goods ot Frnnlc Guy, luto of Beuver Lake, B.C., de- coased ititestuto. Notice Is hereby b was liy order dated ( pointed to be ntliniii ie goods, chattels and credits oi acccoscti. All clniina nsninst the said estate of enitl .ceased arc to be sent In duly verlltcd forth- Ith and all accounts dtielo the deceased arc tn he paid forthwith to inc. JOHN A. FRASEH, niHclal Adinlnislmtor. ■o.i tlmt the nude li of October, ifi Quesnelle.B.C.ect.Slb.lS ait- Noticejs hereby Riven timl 00 dnys utter date! intend n> make applieatam to the chief commissioner of land*! and works for permission to puirhu-e nut aerv.i i>( |:i-turo land .ito.- ated and described a_ foUowai Cummenclng at the northeast corner of lot 820, thence enst ■-in chains, ihence north .SO chain., thence west 80 chains, thence south SO chains, thence cast on chains to point ef commencement. HENRY HOYVi;. Alkali Lake. H.C, Sept. 88th, 1808. 3-U10 NOTICE. SIDNEY WILtiAHS, l'.I..S„l'.A.S.I.,!.onil buitl Surveyor,. Civil Ensiucer nnd llrat:i-ht,.m!l!), QUESNELLE MOUTH, li. C. EngliKjeriug and Survey work. K. purls on mluhiR nropcrtlcB. Maps aud nluns pre* pared or uny portion of Oarlboo district. CHICAGO, MILWAUKEE & ST. PAUL R'Y is ihcbcsl line lo and from CliicaRO, Mil- w-iiikee ami iill poloU Enst. ' Willi ils 0,155 inil^ ol ihiiroiighly ofiulpped road il reaches nil principal business centers in Northorn lllinls; Wisonaln, Iovvd, rJlinnesotn.Soutn Dakota, North Dr.ktto and Ml- Michigan TE-SE ONLY LINE Ruiinlnp Blcclrlc Liglited mid Steam Healed Vestibuled Trains. Time tiiblea, maps und informution rc- gnrdlng ionics, rules nud other details relniing Hi Uio mud will he furnished on tipiiliciiliun loanv coupon ticket ugcnl, or by adtlressiug C, .1. Eddy (.eneral Agent, Pnrllnod, Ore. Notice Ib hereby given that at the expiry nf thirty days 1 shall apply to the chief commla- sionor of lands and works for a special license to cut timber oa the following described government land: Cuniiiie rNADIAN SOO-FACIFIC.LINE. \. F." corner post situate about '■ mile westl".-*-**. _«-. «er Jake, ihence-l 1 816 Best oflhe lower end of Cti west % mile, north 3 mile. a miles to Initial pom. Ashcroft, B.C., llth Oct inle, south A, FOCAULT. iOTICE. Notice Is hereby given that I Bhall at the expiry of 80 days apply lo tlie chief commissioner of lands and works for a special license to cut timber on the following described gov*, eminent land: Commencing at a post marked "H.C.K." corner post, ai the nOrtileast corner of A, F. application, thence west}, mile, north S miles, east }(J inlle, south n ihllea to Initial post. H, C. RAYSON*. llth October, 1808. -i-it-i NOTICE. Nolico In hereby given that 1 shall ru llro -nlryolthirty -..amply 1° <h" cU'< """; -Worrorol lanrl. and works lor a Bpi'dn Icons- lo cut tlm boron the t-_-wl(F_->~l bcrl Sovorartront Intfllsr Cb_rnrcncln_ at a prist nnrkeil "H.S.D." corner post sltuatetl at the lortlreast corner of H-.C.l'.rfppllcellmi, thence .-est i, mile, north a Ulrica, easl! i rrlil"..™tlr 3 n>lle_to Initial poat. II. -• DOXAl. Oc|ober llthVl---- s'lt0 ASSESSMENT ACT. .,.._, ions ni tho ai'ovi-afl will for t':.nh,i(i [>i;,!rii-| at I'taoi-sand on dates a^ below, viz i At Wm. Wonnald's house. Ktanloy. Lii'htiiinc ereek, on Mondav, tkiohor I7th, at 10 o'clock nm. October McLeese" O.tnU-r I'Jtid at IBO Mile House, on Satntdav, Oclobt 0 o'clock -.ill. Government ofllce, Quesnelle, on Thursday, October iJ7lh. at 10 o'clock n.m. (ioM-rnnienl ofliee, linrkeivillo, on Wednesday, November and, at 10 o'eloek a.m. JNO. ilDWItON, NOTICE. Notice is hereby given that at the expiration nl 00 davr- I il.l .-llil to aplilv In IllO linliouMc chiofouiumirMonoi of landn and wnrlts for rji-niiis-iiiin to i-tifi-haso lol AMI., ctm-.isliii!i nl u'.o a.K"! of iiaMnial land siniate.l In the l.lllonotdl-itiictiiiljotliil'.illor-!'";,! ii.-rth. Tim Wi-niii;- Giiunu. t'.tio.-*U my hut on BtrniglitV llu—1'er Cecily. Sho—Oh, thu liiirrid thing) F.xcuso mo iostti mohlpht and I'll get it tilled over that-tight.oar if I huvo to use nsplkii Iti- fi-Litd of a hatpin.'— Detroit Freo I'iusb. Alkali Lake. "\lk. 'Siooki-:. ioptembersth.isos. ao-aa 1-0.0. T. 1. t). ti.vT. Meets every Th.unlav cveidim 111 Oddh-llow-i Hall 1 :'!U rfcU-tl.., VlBitlni: ineiiiheis.oor-llnllj* invlu-d NOTICE. Notice i.s herehy Riven that I shall at ill explry.of 80 days apply to the chief commla sioner of lands aud works fora special license to cut timber on tlio following- described gov I'runient lands: Commencing at a post ninrke "C. R. 13." corner posfsitiiale at the nortl east comer tit il. S. D. application, theiK west -... mile, north !i miles, east'- mile, soul 3 miles to Initial post, C. U. DOXAT, October llth. 1888. 3-11 IOTICE. and Cheapest 10UTB TOr ALL EASTEUN POIUTS. TOURIST CAR SERVICE. Tourist cars run daily except Tuesdays to Moniren! and eastern Canada, The Dining Car service pJonft the line of thu C.l'.K. is oneiiualled anywhere. KOOTENAY SERVICE. Going cast and south. Read down, daily , 8.00 leave 12.20 82.00 o'i.'M nrrj- Cioinp; north and west, Read up. daily -l.l.Vl.l.STOKl. arrive 10.30 NAKUSP U.lB TRAM. 10*00 ROSSLAND 18.00 o NELSON leave 18.40 hut. 111.-10 18.40 TURKIC h'ORKS VC SAN DON leave SLOCAN CITY B.20 7,.ir> 0.00 Empress Royal Mai «-. u. iiniiKU'rsi.x I-'. Jl. ROBERTSON. Empress of India. Empress of Japan, Empress of China, aud Clriirn, ROBERTSON BROS. _B_E?.0_E_:_Eil_RS, Offices—MacKinnon Bldg., • VANCOUVER, B.C. THE IMPERIAL BREWERY AND SODA ■V_r_-__*__1_?- --VO-H-X-IS CO. Lager Beor and Porter- The Best duality only Browed from choice Malt and Hops ■___ iMLOOPS, B. C. SODA WATER WORKS. In connection with our Brewery we have addeda neu and complete plant,from Sun Francisco far the man a fact nrc of Snd it W'.il.r, i limit r .fl., Siirxpitrilta, fliampaitinc Ciller and Mineral Water of ull kinds, All orders from city and ..iiiii.r-/ trill recc' patronage, mt idled. Special utt. nlion lo ail or onrprics.i will make il an olifeei togtve its your Occidental Hotel, QUESNISLLE, B 0. New tnaiiBftomcnt, Uolol heudqunrtorH for II. X. singes. Heatlquatteru for mining man, well .uriualicd rooms. Table supplied wilh everything in snii-ion. Most oomplote inn- in Uariboo. Stables in oontiootion, Hay a.id Outs' in qbau.ity, F. HOFEROAMP & A. JOHNSON', - - Proprietors. COSMOPOLITAN KAMLOOPS, B. G. HOTEL. Cood Stabling in connection. RUSSELL & HEROD, - - Proprietors. 0AIIPET8, Oil. CLOTH. etc., etc. Cheapest house on earth, write for prices M. P. GORDON, - KAMLOOPS, B.C Vancouver, -D_-__1IB I.N Co Ltd Kamloops. Agricultural Implements of all kinds llll-RCSt slock In Ilii' province nml best us-ormeutt American Bain wagons also Canadian Bain suitable tin' ri'-lghlim; and farm purpose.. Buggies Carts, Spring Wagons. nil at prices to suit the times. Orders filled nromotlv. Armislrong & Morrison MANOFAOTUIIERS OF $teel and [ron Pipe; Id Fining ^achihery. /T\-"_rii''"Px /^ A T"^ O viconbTo"'Mrni--gOro I 1 YJ |_J I \ \-S W "scoo|)" curs) for snli 1 I |\ P I /-\ l\ , 1 Thoso Cms tiro all fil \J XX.LJ \J I JLIVVJ Steel WhecU^ni Wo aro muking the best and most ser- Oro Cars (including sale in tbe market, fitted with Cast and aro made tn diilereut sizes. Write for particulars. Olllco aud works -Foot of Heutley ave. P.O. Box 51. Vancouver, B.C. Hotel Gariboo, QUESNELLE, B.C. The only First-class Board nml Lodging in Quesnelle. Stable in connection. Every attention to guests. J. A. MclSAAC, Prop* lint 1 I nt tlif Notlci! Ib Herebj Dlrv of 30 tlnya apply lo tin' clilct commti alohur of landa mid works fnr n Bjieclnl llcensi lo cut timber on llio foi low I nu- ik'-Cflbod gov Orilinciit liimls: 'Coiiiriii'iu-iut: nt :i posl iimrkct "1S.K." cornet phut bolriR situate ut tlio nortli uastco.nurof Cl'.D. nppllcntloti Unliioi" w.s '■Iiuiii-, nortli Li mill's, I'ttst '■■ mill', sotltll : mlluttto initial Lost. S. l-l.UD'JATK. Qc.Qber-.lt-.' lB»s. s'ltl J.'l.ri.KYSO'N,SEC."*' October lilli, IStiS. Notice Ih hereby given thnt nt lho expiry of 80 dnya I Blinll npply to lhe chief i-oinmla- Bloner of Inttds nnd Works for n Bpeclnl license tacuttlmbo. on tbefollowttis described gov. erhment lands: Commencing nt n postihntked "A.fl." comer iiost Bllimtc nt Ibo nortbertHt come, of s. v, nppllcatlon.UiL'ncc wcst*ii mile, north 0 miles, onsl '- mile, Bnuibll miles to initial post. A'.l-WlTZKl-, auu For Japan .out1 weeks. Canadian-Australian Mail Line Mlowora, Warrimoo and Aorangi, For Honolulu, Fiji, Australia, every .our wooks. for full information as lo rates, time 6V.1, apply to the nearest ticket agerit fo A. L. UUail-NTS, or to A-rtMit. Aslieroft K. .1. OoYLir, Distiii'.i pHS!>iihge- "i»ctit, Vnncmivei. B.C; We nro now prepared to transport #.eight across Gis- ttoinli Port-tge at reasonable rates. Parties going nortli shdulcl not, ftiil to mivke preparations-for tliis portage. DALK & BANF1KL1), (risconil) ]?ortage, B.Ot Distances from Ashcroft to CncbeCreok ,•' C. Mrl.OIUiltl'. '- I[--.il Cri'i-k It Vn..M-.K- ll..i:,r '•!" -■-..MiK- IIohm: 'J'i Cllnlon :ta BO-Mllc llOUBC I' iU--.Uk* llouse -i" 70-Mllo Hiiusu fir' 83-Mllo House OB 87-Mlle I'louue " [.Hi.Mi!,- llnii.M- «•' lor.-.Mill-II...I.L- m) los Mllohnitsc »,:t lll-Mil.-ll.nl-.-. tm LlB.MIlo House 10" H7.Mlle House. ",,*! laa-Mik-iioii-i'. !'. Mil I.Mill'Moi UIT.Mil,- itu I ll'-Mllo Hoi ... na ,...no , .128 Mnrrfey'-t.... l*nviliont OMltdlomn'stV. Cole'H+ Clnrk'st Kdllik-v'Mt.... Konnuifiit Lltloi •Iln tBrnncll off nt Mat Creek. OlT I! THE MININO JOURNAL, $2 A YEAR THE B.C. MINING JOURNAL. SATURDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1838. LOCAL ANO DISTRICT NEWS. Denis Murphy was in Lytton Prlday, on a business visit-. Thos. Lnilncr, of Uuliu-r's l.i.ndint-, Is h poiul inn u lew dnys in town. Mr, IP. W. Fostei isonnenioroin Ash croft, lm liavinuarrived Thursday rrom Clinton with his t'amtlv. Lillooot travol la quite iiolivo and many uiinlug men ara looking toward tho Bridge river counlry. A. H, I'lwneroi., of Canoe Crook Kanoli, is in town. J>. Murphy is calling for tenders for Kobiusou's lenni in this issue. ,). H. < lenieiits is KottiiiK in his holiday goods ns win bo seou by liis ndvor* tlsontout. Wo uro now koIur to toaoh mu- pot mugplo, -Tuck, to yoll "llro" just to soo Uio laddies run. Dr. il. 'I'. Burgoaa returned from Oliul.nu Thursduy nnd loft for the UunsL tvlilny niKlit. See tho notice of Um publlo admin- ist.rul.ov. .1. A. I'Vnser, re thoS. Dowiios' ■>stuLi>, on the Cariboo rontl. lM-V. Poster Is offering a full line of Mucl-iiH-wsut; most., this Wfcok. Woo his change of adv. in nnother column .lames MoKuighl.of Lytton, is spend ing a fow days in Ashoroft. Mr. Mo Knight has some good copper gold pro parties on tho Thompson uonr Lytton. A little daughter oamo to tlio home of Mr. and Mrs. H. P. Lewis, lnst Monday. Like all new babies, und especially tho ilrst one, it is tho prettiest one iu town. Kiver dredging is now beiug talked very much, nnd OQmpanlos are boing rapidly formed for work. Theio is no vacant ground on any of the promising streams of Cariboo, and leases nre obanglug bauds iu some cases at large Ilgures. On Slouch Creek ti triple compartment shaft, 0x12, is being suuk. Contracts for a large amount of timbers havo beon lot and work is under wuy on a large scale. Mr. H. Thompson, of Coolgardio fume, is in charge of the extensive work boiug undertaken. H. Carey, miuing engineer, name down from Antler creek this week whero ho bus been doiug some work in tho wny of prospeotiug and developing, Mr. Carey was as fur north this yoar as tho Big Salmon north of Tesliu lake, but llnds Cariboo suits him much tho best. Monday evening being Hallowe'en, thoro will probably be tho usual loss of gates, etc., noticed ou Tuesday morn- Dr. Carrol and wife, of Vancouver, passed through town Thursday ulght on their way homo from a trip through Cariboo. There will ba many business changes within the next lew months in Ashcroft uud a steady progress is looked for with oonfldonoe. Mrs. Chipuum Smith, of Soda Creek, who hns been in Vancouver for tho past few weeks, is uow visiting among her many friends in Ashcroft. QUB5NBLLB. Hydraulic mining, as conduoted by Mr. Baker in this vloinity, has beou successful this season. Work iu the Cottonwood mines has been pushed along and It now looks very favorablo for sovoral paying hydraulic propositions iu this vicinity. Ouo very good sign for tho entire Cariboo country this year is that thero has boen a scarcity of laboring mou in till of tho camps, It was prophesied by some lnst, spring that tho many men would uot find employment during the season on account of returning would bo-Klondlkora, This has not proved the case iih thoro hns beeu a coustuut demand, at a fair wage, iu all uf tho camps in Cariboo, for workiug meu. Work on tho Goldon Province mines across the river from tiuesuello is progressing, three shifts of men being em ployed. The Taylor Company, of Chicago, it is expected will put an elevator drodgo on tho grouud formerly owned by tho Col. Underwood Company. Tbe machinery will be seut in this winter on tho snow. The Olson dredge has shut down for the season after about three months of very successful work. There will bo on the lower part of the river next season two or three dredges at work, und on the Frasor near Quesnelle very likely several more, so that Quesnelle Is likely to be tbo dredging centre of the Cariboo miues. The Standard says a human "scull" wns picked up in Kamloops last woek and no owner found. It must havo belonged lo some prehistoric boatmnn. Captain U. W. Laird camo down from Willow river on Thursday, Ho loft for the east Uie next night but will shortly return to the Cnriboo mining couutry. Tho Granito Creek Mining Company of British Columbia held a meeting at Ottawa last week. So far 8120,000 has beon put in this proposition, but itis expected to cost still 876,000 to complete tho work. Tho ground is said to bo good bul, the cost of getting the water on it is enormous. A disastrous llro occurred in Vancouver, |eurly last Wednesday morning, which destroyed the Hastings Sawmill. Thiamin is a braueh of the B. C. Mills, Timber & Trading Co., and employs about 250 mon, wlio aro now thrown out of employment. The loss is in tho neighborhood of 8200,000, partially covered by insurance. The total cost of the flro apparatus, purchased lust wook by tho Oro committeo, will be about, 80821)0 This Includes 750 feot Maltese Cross carbolized rubber llro hose, 2% four ply, coupled complete, at 81.05 per fo.t, $787.1.0; I hose reel, 8100; 2 brass nozzles, 810 each, 820; 1 rubber nozzle, SIC; spanners, SO; freight (about), 850, The waterworks dam on tho Bonaparto is becoming quite a resort. The genial "Sandy" Shields is kept busy showing visitors through tho building, D. T. Hughes is lhis woek reported as steadily improving at tho 150, and hopes in two or throo weeks to be able to travel slowly to his old home in California. Don't forgot tho "Conundrum Tea" in lho towu hall on Monday night under 'bo ausptoos of tho ladies' aid of tho Methodist ohuroh. A good time is guaranteed. C. M. Seeley superintendent of the Olson dredgiug plant, that has been operating on tho Quesnello river so suocessfnly this senson, came dowu on Woducsday and left the same ulght for tbe coast. Mr. Seeley stated that lie could not at present givo any details of his company's work, but would only any that, the season had beon :i very satisfactory one to tho company. P. T. Hamshaw, of the firm of Hamshaw & Youngs, who hns been operating in Cariboo for the past season vory extensively, passed through Asbcroft this weok ou bis way to Portland, Ore., where his family resides, for a brief visit. Sir. Hamshaw Is moro than pleased with the outlook for Cnriboo In a mining way and of Summit creek in particular. He will return iu November. Ellas T. Jones, who Ims been living at Barkerville for the past two years, and who was a ploneor of Uritish Columbia, be having packed, willi his brother who died a couple of years ago, ovor tho Ynlo trail nwny back in tlie early (10s. Mr. Jones goes to his relatives lu Ohio nud is uot certain whothor ho will return to Cariboo or not. Ho is over TO years old and is quito feeble. Thero are four gradea of Uio society men of tbe Klondike who live in Daw son City. There is Ilrst the che-ohaeo, who is ono that hits i eceiitly arrived in the country nnd uses linking powder to mnko his bread. Next In advance is tbo sour dough still', who has beeu a resident long enough to see the ice go out. Theu conies the old-timer, who arrived previous to '05, und lastly, the pioneer, who has taken to hints elf a fair aburigloo, The water system iu Ashcroft, while still somewhat interrupted by reason of the many connections boiug made with the mains, necessitating the turning olf of tho water each day, is a vory satisfactory one. Tho force, with tho 170 foet head, will give n powerful pressure at tho hydrants, nud streams will be thrown higher than a six storey building with grout force. As our buildings have as yet ouly reached tho' moderate diguity of two stories, the protection from llro will bo very comploto. Robert Borland, ono of Cariboo's most prosperous merchants and stook raisers, went through Ashcroft the fore part of tho week to Victoria, where ■Mrs. Borland is now visiting friends. Mr. C. -3, Browne, whoso letter appears in another column, has evidently been up the North Thompson and knows nnd appreciates its possibilities. Ho does not own any mica mines at Tete Jaime cache. II. S. Doxat, of Mount View, was iu town tliis week. • Mr., Doxat is one of our most prosperous ranchers and stock raisers, aud then again when bo comes to town lie is one of tbe boys whom wo are always glad to see. Many new quartz locations havo beon made in tho vicinity of Ashoroft with in the past few weeks, nml assays running from 8*1 to 880 in gold have boen received, lt. now looks very muoh as though aomo of lho good prospects in this vicinity would develop iuto gold aud silver miues of value. THE SENTINEL'S HOUTE HUSTLER. Editor Journal—Sir: It is very amusing to see how tbo indefntigable routo correspondent of the Inland Sen. tinel has again taken up the subject of tho everlasting North Thompson route. It would bo a blessing to tho reader of thnt lively paper (not personally Interested) if this mute rustler would take tho North Kiver route and root hog or die on it lo Hades, "The groat possibilities of tho North Thompson route," are charter holders for railroads looklug for possibilities. It puts one in mind of the milk peddler from the prairies, who on Ilrst seeing the Atlantic ocean, exclaimed, "Great Scott whnt possibilities!" I havo beeu Up the North Thompson river 150 miles above tho mouth six times in lho last twelve years in search of a considerable tract of agricultural land and can safely say there Is none, neither aro there any mines, nor is there nny considerable area of grazing land, thoro is a small tract of grazing land about 25 miles nbovo tho mouth of Clearwater on tbo left bank of tho North Thompson whicli would mako summer range for 50 head of cattlo but tho season would be vory short. Looking from the pilot houso of n steamboat I never saw a square acre of clear land for moro than 100 mill above Louis creek with tho exception of tin Indian vlllngo which probably contains lit) or 7,"i acres. Tho vast stretches of rich land of tho "route agent" exist only in his verdant imagination. The North Thompson river route offers no inducement to the holders of Lho Cariboo railway charter ns it. has no practicable pass to the west or nortli by which tho gioat plateau of tbo Bonaparto can bo readied. Noxt week I hope io bo ublo to con vlnoo the Sentinel's "routo rustlor" that the plateau of the Bonaparte can easily be reached from Ashcroft. (■.E, Browne, VISITORS TO THE NEW WESTMINSTER EXHIBITION Slionld n, I fail to call on us, in our new pveiirise-, Hustings street. • • Special prices (luring fair week. Tram fares refunded to purchasers, $yk OUESNELLE FORKS. Tho galena ore fouud last year and ou which considerable work was done iu opening np and finding out tho ox- tent of the lodges did not oomo up to tbe expectations of tbe locators when assayed aud uo work has boon dono on them of late, though it may bo resumed later on. It was u fortunate thing for tho Quesnello Forks settlement that tho big landslide that occurred on aud along tho wagou road opposite and abovo the town happened at a tlmo when tbo water in the South Fork was shut off by tbe closing of the dam, otherwise it Is bere regarded as certaiu that the bridge and the government buildings would have gone out very quickly, and perhaps most of the village itself. Mr. Stevenson has been at work with a foroe of meu driving piles every four foet along the bank aud boarding up between to dyke baok tbo stream. The slide, whioh was of enormous extent, pushed itself to within a fow feet of the opposite side of the obannel. Through tbe good work of tho government agent in repairing and putting things in shape, the bridge and buildings are now in a safe condition, Work on the Golden River Quesnelle is about closed down for tho season. Some washing bas been done, tho results of which aro not known, rumors only being given out by some of tho meu employed. These reports generally credit the amount taken out at their clean-up at93,000 to 9-1,000, whioh, if true, would bo a satisfactory condition, for, with their machinery placed, tbey could do work to muoh better ad vantage than haa been done, sinco closing the gates. At tbo Cariboo Mine work is still continued and everything is going on well. The season has been on unusually good ono for water, and muoh work bas been accomplished. A good washup will yet be completed and already this seasou more than 9100,000 in bullion has been shipped. Wo believo the management expect next season to be able, with their increase of water from Moorehead lake, to mako a far larger output than has ever yet boon done in a season. T farther work progresses in this great mine the greater tbe property proves to be, and it is now recognized as one of tbe great mines of the world. Work on tbe Moorhoad ditoh is completed and on the dam itself there was about three weeks' work yet to do on the 20th of this month. If tbe seasou is favorable it will be completed entirely yet this fall, but if frost should como on it will bo impossible to plow and scrape to advantage. In any case, the dam ia now in shape to be completed in early spring and will retain all of tbo water that will gather there until then. Wm. Parker, mail and express courier from tbe 150 to Quesnelle, has llxed up bis stopping place at Big Lake in good shape. It is a well kept bouse and well patronized. C. W. Eagle, who last spring bought the Frauk Guy ranch at Beaver Lake, bas the lumber all cut for a new and commodious bouso but will not erect the samo until tbo lumber is well seasoned, likely not until noxt spring. He runs a good houso, which is pleasantly situated. Cariboo Ptsienffcr List. The following passengers weut out on Monday's Cariboo stage: 1. MoKenzie, O Grant, M Judge, 150- Mile House; G H Davy, Quesnelle; R F Newton, Soda Crook. Tho following passengers arrived by Tuesday's Cariboo stage: B T Joues, F T Hamshaw, J Wyness, Harkerville; T R Moore, OA Thompson, Ij.dv.iw] (Indian prisoner), Quesnelle Mr and Mrs Peake, MrRobertson, Soda Creek; K Nokato. G M Hill, Mr Jennings, R Borland, 150-Mile House. Tbe following passengers arrived, from Cariboo, on Thursday's stage: Dr. Carroll, Mrs. Carroll, G. M. Wilsou, W. E, Camsell, C. E. Ferry, Mr. Webster, Mrs, Maosell, Mr, Carry, C. !_., A. Hirroll, Wm, Robertson, Dr. Burgess. Tbe following passengers arrived, from Llllooet, on Thursday's stage: P.O. Inspeotor W. H. Dorman, R. H. Wood, E, Cairns. __W_ETW FjA-KjIj A.N£>_-3__-. Lets 'n ■ Stoo_kiS /_.-ot! ^.-FL-FtX V XJXrG-. Onll aw-d _E--!CLX3]-xinL--LC. • -Dx-tigs-ist tii-Lcl ,tSlta.'fcio--J-OZ-- i» w( nl Pi-idn If You re Any Blankets, Oom.Q.te.s, Bed Spreads, Sheetings, Pillows, Carpets, Rugs or Squares, Oilcloths (table or floor), Window Blinds or Curtains It will pay M'ARTHUI Villi inspect our Stock. •ER, "X-m :_s_, ASHCBOFT. (I Prick Clinton ami way All points in Cariboo—Mo Lillooet direct—Monday nnd Friday. Through imd return fclokots at reducod rates. Special oouvoyahoea furnished. British Columbia HEAD OFFICE, .xprcss Company ASHCROFT, B.O. l 1 L__r-Lw-L-i -**. SIV-CI-TXtI: e-Sb BRYSON General Blacksmiths, Horseshoeing. nt in stook, also wagnso Stee Iron nnd linn suitable Shop on Railway Aveuu ,t) Lumber la [roigbting mnl panelling. ASHOROFT, Clark. '4- Booksellers, Stationers and. Printers, VANCOUVBE, B.O. WALL PAPEE TOYS and FANCY GOODS PIANOS and ORGANS MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS 1ST Special attention to mail onlera. TYPEWRITERS ENGINEERS SUPPLIES WRAPPING PAPER PAPER BAGS, TWINE, ete Henry Cargilo, who recently sold llic Little Joe mine on Bridgo rivor .or tlie neat sum of 825,000 in cash, is uow doing development work on sonic other properties in that section, which aro owned by himsolt ami Messrs. Collins, Wyness, Johnson, Barnes, and others. John Collins left for thnt section on Friday via" his home in Veuable valley. Near Gladwyn, about six miles -from Lytton, the Vera Monte Mining Co. are running a tunnel to tap a largo free milling ledge that on tho surface gives good returns in free gold, tlio lodge being more than '20 foet in width. Messrs. Clarl.e and Rogors are doing the work and pushing it along steadily in full faith of having a good mining property. They deserve success for perseverance. Dr. Sanson, of Clinton, was in lown the fore part of tho wool, for n night. Tho doctor states that the duel, aud goose shooting near the 70 has been tho bost for many years. Wm. Boyd, the host of t.ho 70, is accommodating enough each year to raiso plenty of gamo in his vicinity for his hunting guests to shoot, but some years the gamo gets away. Thoy say wheu a hunter who has boen his guest drives away with a god bag of fame, that the host looks as well pleased as the hunter does. The Postal Department is inviting tenders for tho conveyance of Hor Majesty's mails between Lake Hoimett and Dawson City lenders to be received by Inspector E. H. Fletcher, at Victoria, up till Tuesday, Nov. 1st. Tbo service is to oomtnenoo as soon us practicable, and continue until tbe opening of navigation in tho spriug. Thirty-two days will bc allowed for each*single trip, and the mail to bo carried will' not oxceed 500 lbs. Tenderers much furnish bonds for 8-1,000 for tho duo performance of tho contract. |: . A Month Without Food ot- Drink. A remarkable case of long life without food or drink is reported from Nevada, Mo., whore a horso, .supposed to havo beon stolen from K. T. Letton, of that place, on the night of September 26th, was found alive in one of Llic stalls at the fair grounds, tha other day. It had gotten loose from its owner and strayed into the lair grounds, whore it was shut in a stall by ono of the fair managers, wjio supposed it belonged to people campod there. When found it had oaten all tlio pine timber iu roach and though greatly emaciated was able to walk. It had subsisted without food or drink the whole time. MOT8C: I have bought tho business of N, A Mcpherson, merchant tailor, and am now prepared to show a good selection ol Tweeds, Trouserings, Serges J Also patterns of the latest Winter Goods, Overcoatings Serges, Worsteds, etc- Cull and seo them before ordering elsewhere. By strict attention to business, good workmanship and moderate charges, I solicit a share of the public patronage, OS. M-GOSH MERCHANT TAILOR, ASHOROFT, IT Repairing and cleaning aspecialty. All orders by mail or express punctually attended to, •_ .RMATHISON DENTIST. fCimtluate Pcii-iBylvanln College of Dental Surgery, Philadelphia.) OFFICE-MAIN ST., KAMLOOPS, B.C, Tenders Wanted. Tenders will tie received by the undersigned u> tn nnd including Nov. Bth, 180H. for the ■iniiiii-Mliawiiift and delivering, this winter, -..will lie received for the delivery of ;e ot Uie saw-log-, or for any part renders Wanted. Tenders will he received up to the evening in' Tliin-.dav. Nov. 3rd for the purchase of a ;ni::litini.'unllit known as Robinson's team, ci.Tir.i.tinj; of seven liorses, five sets of harness n.il-rv wai-im. ime Clin tli tun wagon, with i-liain.. iieel.-vokes. double-trees, etc., com- ■■lute, (intiit mav be Inspected in the yard of _.if A-.lu-.olt Hotel. H lclic.it ot any tender not m ,vr*r.inh-iii ,-o|)ted. Tenders to be addressed to thu undersigned. D. MURPHY, Railway Avenue, Asbcroft, -.iill Solicitor for the Mor.ff.igCl NOTICE Notice is herebv given lliat I luti lid to the chief cmiiintsi.inci- ut land- m for permission lo puri-hnsi' luu nm- < Cnrlboo ul&trtcl nnd situated nn the i ' -r, coninu-iii-int! al a i'i1-' al llu. u corner of \V. W.CupH-m.r .; :<■ n .. nine thence soulli -lo -bain**, iln-mi rhaiiiH, tliencc north -lu chain--, then. ■ bains to the point of coin mi-n.Tiiu-ni J.\ C. COl'Kl Chileoten, Oct. 17,1808. In lho Matter of the Estate of Stephen Dow'nes, Deceased. Nollce la bertbv given that all persons hav- i;i[. claims ngnlnsl Stephen Pownea, late of .\a kalian Kam he. Caiihoo. farmer, wbo died mull.' .1st day of June, lytlfl.nre reciuircd to ■■i-nil full piirlietilars of their claims, duly verl- i-i-il. and of the nature of the securities (If any) iu-l-1 bvUii.ii, to.!. A. Krnser, of UuesneKe. II.(.'., orto the undersigned, on or before the : uu day of January, 1809. All persons In- ■i '< ■ I 1.1 llic r>aiil estate are rc'iulrcd to pay I'u-amoiintsdue by them to the said J. A. !-ra. i r or tn the undersigned forthwith. After llu-.aid umliday of January, lHOll, the cxecn- inr-i will proceed to distribute the assets nf the KLONDIK 17 Fort »t., Victoria, B.C., HuHcUotb for -mriurrHi lllllltitlir' .Hll-Uc M The uii(lei'sij"iieil li outfitting stii-voy. mining in all ilivoctioiiB rr.nn Qn tlie requisite supplies to out 111 nil i all. -tomombei' t li i*- i* the Poor Ma (like. Nt pusses. N to comply with, afford to ride, you treatment. n iug twenty-live yeni'M oxpt in.] lm mih is ni;;' ptirlies ir'.riii:.; .iv prepared wil li Envoi" Iiim wiili it Kl.. iviTi-rowiletl ■ to pa;, An .. lute lilo 'kill!. ill ,1 Hit-nit cus Itrllls regii ntioiu vhi ll if yon .niiiiin JAJsfLJBB .REHD. liT. IDE KBTSER The Ashcroft J ewe! ASHCBOFT, B.O. A full lino of Jewelry, Watches mn] Opl i.'rU goods nlways on baud. Prices the lowest, rnr.l nil artiolcs aud worl; wnmuited. Scud Orders by uuiil or express direct nud snve agents' commission ol from 20 to no per cent. I. LEJH:j^_A.3Sr, Blacksmith, Wheelwright and Wagon Builder HORSE SHOEING A SPECIALTY. Iron, Steel and Timber kopt In stock, ami o stock of Eastern maSe Carrlaaws, Biicglos niid l.otid Carts kepi oa liund ut rcdutnal pilcos, nnd also mndo to order. Manufacturer of "The Lehman Tiro Butter" which nil Btac!c_.m!tU9 should us.. All work warranted, oml iivli-f-lnv.-ur than over. An assortment of Collins and Caskets nhvavs on baud. ASHCROFT, - - - - B. O. jVL. DEALER IN Hardware.. Stoves and Tinware, ASHCUOFT, B.C. (R-GULA- -A-LV T.1C-NINQ EDITior.) Canada's ™>NTO^ Greatest Including the 24 or 2S pane SATURDAY ILIAISTRATl-Il fiDITION.willbeseiil anitoba, id nil hu est imintr -§3^ __5-a H %~#' \sW TKE GLO! SOUTH SAY for "inum. anil In Tliis woll known Iioubq lias b. , boon thoroughly ronovntod tu Tho bur is woll Blookotl with w uro oftho in Wo invito n I'n uf tho local bnsinoss. G. E. JOHNSON.
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