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t-k A A, __L___-_-i ^ l.ilirnn iifilml.oiri-liiliv. $ A mXH-kA ■>■ .0. HI. ASHCUOFT, BRITISH COLUMBIA, AP11IL 22. 1899. $2.00 PER YEAR < IllllM ii Our Spring Stocks of Dry Goods are now opened up and we arc prepared to sliow our Customers some uew and stylish things in Some bountiful linos IT-.-..-.-- _., '■"*. '-_ ._. *_ -_ Somo boimtif ul I Dress u-oods, t,„-_«.„!,„. »•.,.. Skirtings, Ginghams. 1 LI '.■'■! OF OTPBETTY PRINTS Ai 10c. mnl 1 --.A.', pur yard. W, "Wm POSTER, Cenerai Aftus-chant, A.BHOROPT AND OLINTON. B. C. AGENT FOI. GIANT POWDER COMPANY. ■yif_14_?i1.*-y,_r 1 Wm. Lyne, Proprietor. Dircclly opposite Depot, ■ • ASIICKOKT, B.C. This Hotel has been lately refitted and refurnished. A new wing, 50 .\ -li Eeet, contoining nineteen rooms, including bath and sample rooms, lias been added. (Iood table and good service The "iili first-class Hotel in town. ree Sample kooirs in Connection Ilie H. B. A. Vogel Commercial College DEBEOK BLOCK, ____-_-S'-.I_5r(_.S ST., I'.O-lOX 3-17, THOEOTTGH IUSTETJOTIOET I__T BOOKKEEPING (praotloal methods, no text books), BUSINESS /.ETHODS, CORRESPONDENCE, PENHANSHIP, SHORTHAND, TYPEWRITING, nnd the General English Branches. :■ ._.___!_>-•___> S-OH PnOSIPEOTUS. OOMPANY, QUESNELLE MOUTH, CARL-JOO, J3.C. DIRECT IMPORTERS tlf&® DEALERS IN WINES, LIQUORS MB CIGARS, m mom, .boceues, Hardware, Boots and Shoes, Miners' Supplies. Bed-Rock Prices. Goods Guaranteed. <z_rrA.ijiT"y j---_.?--.tel -0---_<-i_a3.ir_Ltc>__-L ■V"_A.lsrOOTJV_B_E?., B.O. Redecorated, relurinslied and enlarged. Heating and lighting (electric) perfect. l.e ('mute (late of St. Charles Hotel, Wow Orleans) in charge of the kitchen. Head quarter- for Mining Men. W. H. 8WAWDSLEY, Manager, ^hnn USE i UAKUILtnv Under Mew -VSanagement Mr. Fred, Nelson now has entire charge of the Hotel, and Ima thoroughly renovated and refitted it. Dining rooms well supplied, neat and orderly. The bur is w i-l I supplied with the best grade of Wines, Liquors nnd Cigars, The house solicits :i fair share of the public patronage Froo Sample. Room, for Commercial Travelers. BARKERVILLE. On Thursday, tbo 5th tost., Wm. Kolly gave il most delightful dance and supper in tbo opera houso, at wbicb tho whole town put in an appoarauco, "Pinto" doing tho honors o£ Ihc evening. Mr. and Mrs. Hugh C'oohrauo'B littlo daughter wns baptised in tbo Episcopal ohuroh on Hoster Monday, it ia n roally beautiful and interesting obild. Tbo majority or tbo Canadians in tins oentro of population nre now wearing their back huh' long mid plaited. Mr. ID. I. Bonner, who lias lately returned from Victoria, informs oh that tbo Hon, ,Tos. Martin hus adopted tho same stylti. Hut knowing Mr. Bonner 1 would rather not vouch for iln truth. Tbo Oarlboo Gold U'lelds Ltd. nro iih'ondy preparing to greatly Increase tlio olrouliitlon nf tlio precious metal during tbo oomtug uoason. Tho local manngeniom mo very fortunate in sooiiftng tbo sorvi I of suoh a oompotout mnu uh Mr. Allison (for- morly of tbo U.O.J, ranch, \rlzonaj as Ronoral superintendent. The O.O.t-1. will probably work "Cop por (Alox'aJ" proporty on shares. It. Is gonorally uudoratood thai B, Bonner lias gono into partnership with Qua. Tuuatall with a view to oxtonslvo oporatlona in tho vicinity. With suoh combined ability it la ani'o to say tbo futuro must bo pregnnut witli sails- footory roeults. Tbo churohos hero wero running roll blast mi Easter Sunday, from 8 a.m. to p.m. By tho way, thero is an opening here I'm- at least two more good, pushing ecclesiastics. If you are in touch witb anyone of tho Salvation Army or Mormon (preferred) way of tbiuking, pleaso givo thorn a cull on onr liehalf. Wo bavo still one hour ami forty-live miuutes unappropriated, which shall ho planed at their disposal. There is no doubt as to our having a well defined voiu of religion, but it will stand a littlo more development. it a meeting convened by tho hospital board and attended by all tho male population of tbe neighborhood, to consider ways and mentis for lite carrying ou of tlio hospital under tlio new appropriations. A motion proposed by Captain Robinson, seconded by a gentleman who aooompaniod tho gallant captain to this country iu "02," aud carried unanimously, to wit:- "Tbat the preseut board and medicine mau hold their respective o.Iice3 for the term of their natural lives, and all expenses Incidental thereto to bo paid by Lho provincial or federal government, no matter which." '.V. Thompson was ejected from tbo mooting for conduct unbecoming a supporter of tho above resolution. BIO HAH. Messrs. Jones, Grinder, O'Rorko and McNeil aro busily engaged getting a now sot of boxes on tbo claim and next week will have everything ready lo commence work. This claim last year did extremely well averaging 65 per day per man after working exponas were paid. It is situated a short distance from Big Bar creek and waler is plentiful for all purposes. It is anticipated there will bo a bi*,' margin of prollt at the ond of the soason. . The claim lying below it, owned by T. J. Derby is already in full swing and tbo first clean-up Of the season produce.. 52-10 ■foiv~i.e'ven .intf' a 'haiFdays run with five men at work, a gratifying result, and bids fair to provo a bonanza for its lucky owner. If hydraulic means were usod on this rich spot no doubt the returns would amply repay tho outlay, as thore is suflloiont head of water nt command for nine months in tho year, lying aa it does within a a stone's throw of Big (Jar creok. Mr, Gallagher is at present superintendent of tho claim aud under bis time tried experience a successful season is a foregone conclusion, It is the opinion of those wlio have seen the claim that it shows tbe bost paying streak over seen in this vicinity. \V. P.Goro returned from Vancouver and has tho dredge in full operation and under his ablo managemont in tho prosent low stato of tbo river will hnvo a satisfactory clean-up shortly. Stook in lhis locality and Crow's Bur came out iu splendid condition with vory small percentage of loss to tho stock men. It is rumored that another dredge is shortly to bo placed on the Frazor noar Crow's Bar, whero good prospects have lioon found. Tho rivor benches havo beou prospected and fouud to pay if water Oould bo raised from tbo Frazor, the bonohoa averaging SOO feet above the level of tho river. .-lister vs. Clarke. Tho following decision, C. P. Cornwull, will ho founi est as affecting orders give man ugainst another wbo i; to bim: In the County GoonT o Holden at Asiichobt S* B-, VV. Foster, Plaintiff, va.T Defend nut, Claim for $717.ill* for gooil; delivered und work douo ant's request. Defendant In tho mutter to u sum of 8057.00 as amoi tho plaintiff for goods sold by Judge 1 of ititcr- n by ono indebted * Oamuoo CATION. . a Clarke, . sold and at dofeud- ooitf eased int due to and deliv ered. Plaintiff, by Mr. Murphy, bis counsel, agreed to that sum us lho amount ho claimed. Dofondant pleaded that ho had sutis- lled tho debt to the amount oE 8250 by giving with the consent ot tlio plaintiff an order on oue Joseph Smilh for this amount. I thiuk from the evidence before inn lhal; Ihis wns a bona fldo nrraugomont between tho parties concerned and that by it tlio debt to the plaintiff wns transferred from tho defendant to •Joseph .Smith, and that defendant i3 no longer liable to tho plaintiff for that sum of 8250. Defendant further pleaded that plaintiff accepted from him in part pnymout a certain promissory note mndo by one floury Mnrlia for 8100 In favor of the dufoudaut. Tko circumstances with respect to (lie nolo nre absolutely different to ihose aounoutod with the order on Joseph Smith, From Lho ovldonoo adduced I wits forced to tllO I'onelusiou that plaintiff, through his manager, Mr. f-laddook, only received this nolo from dofondant For tho defendant's convenience and in hopes that owing to his boing on tho spot at Ashoroft, and which Martin frequently visited in his/business of a tonmstor, ho might bo able to got something out of Martin which might be placed to the oredit of tlio de feud an c. Thoro was nothing of mutuality ahout tho arrangement botween tho throo partios, and no absolute transference of Martin's debt to tho defendant to thc plaintiff, which was accepted by him as payment by iho defendant. From tbo amount agreed upou, viz., ■&S7.D0, I deduct 8250 .tbo Smith order) md 813 paid by -Martin and credited to defendant by plaintiff. This leaves r.-:v,i..:l.)duo phiintiil' by defendant. I .live judgment for the plaintiff for thnt amount together with the costs. CLEMI-XT P. Cojiswall, C.J.C. March 15th, 1809. ( Great Fortunes. The Marquis of Fontenoy writes to a New Orleans paper that American fortunes, groat though thoy nre, fail iuto insignificance in comparison with somo of those enjoyed by noble families of continental Europe nnd some of tbo eigning princes of the Orient, lie peaks of one Russian nobleman who died not long ago leaving 8500,000.0(11) in money, besides estates, consisting largely of gold miues, of incalculable value; of a lato Austrian grand duke, who owned a largo share of every great Industry iu tho empire nud whose mines wore of incaloulublo vaiue. of Indian princes at whose wealth not even a guess can bo mude, since most of it is in hiding. Very much of this sort of information must bo received with many grains of allowance, for unless wealth "is bidden, as iu the Orient, and in India in particular, here must be somo evidence of it somewhere. If, for instance,a Russian noblemnn left £500,000,000 in ooiu, it must have beon in someone's custody, and its existence would form an important factor in the financial operations of tlio world. Presumably it would bo iu gold, and if so it weighed upwards of 750 tons, ani it hardly seems necessary to say that lhis vast weight of precious metal could not be kept anywhere without mauy persons knowing something about it. At tho same time thoro must undoubtedly, he, oUbi-lilGTrs -rt-,rin^'1l--r-Sr wealth in nil parts of lhe old world, especially in India, whero fov more generations than can be counted potontatos bavo boon accumulating gold and precious stones. Tliero are traditions that beneath some of tho Hindoo palaces gold is stored in amounts that are incomprehensible so far ns ralue is concerned, There must be a vast amount of unused gold somo- where, We kuow ihat in King Solomon's time it was abundant iu tho Judean capital, aud tho fact of ita being regarded ns of great value there shows that it was held in general esteem. Tlie history of lho Kohiuoor diamond has boon carried back for moro thnn 5,000 years, thus proving Hint tho accumulation of precious stones has been iu practice for fifty centuries. During uucountod years gold has been taken in greater or loss quantities from tho earth,nnd preoious stones havo been dug up. Wbero is all this metal, and what, has bocomo of all theso .jewels'.' Loss and abrasion from long use will account for a small portion of tho whole, but it is almost Infinitesimal in comparison to tho amount annually added to tho store. Therefore, while we may not accept Marquis Fontonoy's estimate of somo individual fortunes, concerning which he has probably no more information tlmn anybody else, we may admit thnt there nro hoards of wealth far iu ox- eess of tbo accumulations of our American or British multi-million- aires, What would become of values if all these treasures could bo put either in circulation or upon tbo market, is auothor story. What, for ox- ample, would become of tho diamond •market if all the princes of India should determine to realize upon their gems?—Colonist. James Barnes bas returned from Seattle where ho has beeu for some weeks taking treatment for his oyos, which aro much improved. ASHCROFT SAWfllLL. Tho plans for lhe new sawmill lo bo shortly erected at Ashoroft hnvo been drawn by Mr. B. 15, Knight, aud are now in Toronto under consideration by the board of directors of tho Ashcroft Water and Light Oo, The plans us drawn indicate that tho main building will be-10 feet In width by 90 foot in length, with an extension 10 feet long by 25 foot wido. A full set of the latest improved machinery for manufacturing doors, windows and all suoh building material, planers, dressers, etc., and uo doubt shingles will also be made. Tlie mill will havo n capacity of from six to eight millions of feet of lumber per annum, although Ibis first yoar ouly about -.,500,000 foet of logs are provided by tlio O, II. Kay- son company, willi whom lho sawmill company havo a contract for furnishing sawlogs for future use. The Rayson company havo largo and valuable limber limits on tho Uloarwtttor which will be loggod next season, tho logs I'or the present senson beiug out on tbo North Thompson. An extensive and safely placed boom will bo stretched across the rivorn hnlf mile above tbo town that will open in sections. Piles will bo driven in bunches to protect tho boom and everything will be done securely and in lirst class shape. Log driving will commence soon on tho North Thompson to the head of Trampiillo lake, whoro tbey will bo boomed and towed down to Savonas and run from thero down Lho rivor in small rafts. Al Focault, who is an old Wisconsin lumberman', is in charge of lhe Rayson company camp, aud is ouo of tho owners of timber limits tu tbe Clearwater couulry. Next season much work will be dono In the way of manufactured cedar lumber, fence posts, etc. Tlio success of the sawmill enterprise means much to Asbcroft as well as lo the enlcrprising stockholders in the Water and Light Company. Success to them say we all ! lillooet. A rich striko is reported as having been mado on tho Brett Bros,' group ou McGiIlivray oreek. Very low freight rates bavo been secured by Mr. Law for oro which ho proposes to ship from llio Gilfoil claim, on Seaton lake, to Sau Francisco. Tho oro will bo run down to Lytton ou scows aud shipped from there. Tho property Is looking well and bides fair to bo very valuable. CARIUOO ROAD. They say tho world is round and yet I often thiuk it square So many little bits we got from muz- zlera hero and tliero. But one great trick in life, I'vo found while living iu tho west, The ouly folks we roally wound aro thoso wo lovo tbo best. The mau you thoroughly despise eau rouse your wrath 'tis truo. Annoyance inyour heat-twill riso at thiugs moroslrangers do. But theso aro ouly passing ills; this rule all lives will prove. The rankling wound which aches aud thrills is dealt by bands wo lovo. Mr. Joseph Heat he ring ton was sor-. tously injured by a gun exploding on tbe afternoon of tlie lith while shooting geese. J. B. Hobson, wifo and family ;ilKj otlteTs piissed up tho road ou tbo 15th su route to Quesnello Forks. Messrs. Mcintosh Brothers oxpect to have their mill running again about tbe 22nd or 2.Trd. Tiie past weok has beeu vory chilly, quite a sot back to spring. Mr. Tommy Mortimor, of tho 182, has severed his connection with the B. X. company to accept other employment. Wo learn that Tommy Coouey, of Kamloops, is confined to his room at 70 Milo Houso. Dr. Sanson is attending him. Ho expects to bo outsoon. Ducks and geese aro in millions on Lac La Hache swamps. Good shooting. Mr. Gavin Hamilton recently bad a most thrilling experience while on bis ico boat. Ho was running at full speed whou ono of the skates got iu a crack iu tho ico and turned his craft ovor. ThoCommodorowas somewhat bruised nud scratched but will bo out again soon. Klnnillko In i8og. Writing from Dawson ou January 27th, tho special correspondent of tho Toronto Globo snys: "I would liko you to urgo upou thc Poslmaster-General tho necessity of giving us an adequate mail service. In this country, where such vast interests are at stako, it is absolutely necessary that capitalists should be ablo to comuiunjcato witli tho outside world. At tbis period of tbe yoar tho mine owner is proporty poor, lt doos uot follow that boeauso ho has thousands and thousands of dollars 'in tbo dump1 be has thousands iu his pockets or to bis credit, in tho bank, He, tboieforo, has to borrow. How does that nlfoct hiui? If ho cannot find au oudorser ho will havo to pay interest to the money-lenders, ranging all tbo way from 10 to 15 por cent, por month, It takes a good mine lo do that. Now, it is here that a mail service that could be rolled upon would prove to bo of inestimable valuo. Friends ou the outside could bo com- municaled witb, and tho much needed money could bo obtained without extortion. This winter there aro hundreds of people anxiously looking for 'busiuoss letters/ letters that might save fortunes. They do not come. 'The greatest drawback to this country is its isolation. It is a tremendous task bringing in a load of mail over tbe 000 miles of ico between hero aud Skagway. The police havo douo nobly so far, bllt they havo not got a sufficient quantity of dogs. Otico they got u proper dog train service established wo hopo to recelvo letters at loast overy second woek. I believe also that wo ihould have telegraphic communication. The service, 1 believe, would pay. Anyone hero would pay cable ratea. It would not l)e a difficult mailer to establish a telegraph system. It would not be a mattor of very much oxponso ■umpnrulivoly to koep the lines iu repair. The government might secure a report on this matter, Vou may ask..' 'Is thero any prospect lliat lho business of tho Klondiko will keep Up?' 1 answer, emphatically yes.' This is a glorious country. "Aftor lhe mines that are now being worked aro worked out under tbo present methods the real mining of tbo country will begin. At present it ro- ptires 25e. dirt to pay; after the introduction of improved methods and machinery '2c..'dirt' will yield fortunes, 1 will givo you a sample- a fair sample. On tho fifth tier from Skookum and sixlh tier from Bonanza creeks, 500 feet up on Gold Hill, tho mines aro working in from 10 ft. to 10 ft. deep of gravel carrying gold; tbat is, there is that deptli of pay gravel. Thoir pay streak is about 2 ft. deep. This streak gives all tho way from 25c. lo 825 to a pau. It will easily average BOo. Now, this 2 ft. is about all tho miners can afford lo 'rock' for up on tho benches tbey havo to uso tho old-fashioned rockers. This loaves from eight to fourteen feet of gravel that averages about 10c. lo a pan, Somo day all tbis vast body of gravel will bo worked hy hydraulics.-Then you will hoar of such an output of gold as will startle tho world. Tlio benches and hills will far exceed the creeks iu tho output olf gold. There is scarcely a hill adjacent to a gold-bearing oreek that will uot pay to work by hydraulics. Besides this, all tho crooks will bo worked over again as soon as tho prosont owners work them out uudor tho present system, and 1 shall bo very much surptisodif more gold is not taken out tbe secoud timo than '.ho lirst. Yes, I will repeat, I believe in tho permanency of this country. All this country wants is a chance. It has not had fair play. It has beon maligned as no other country on God's earth. Tho severity of tho climate has been grossly exaggerated. I can oaudidly say that tho weather in Dawson duriug tho winter is in many respects far superior to what you havo u Toronto. Wo have neither wind nor storms hero. If a man is frozen it often ocours that ho is too heavily clad at the time, or it might happen that ho had partaken of too much 'nose paint.' I'he latter, 1 am pleased to say, is a rare occurrence bore. 'There is auother way iu whioh this country has beou grossly maligned. That is in regard to tho length of the day, or rather to tho absence of daylight in wiutor. Wo wero told, and I believo the prevailing opinion outside ii. illl'-t '-0-' tw0 0l' threo months wo have uo day..*...■ This is false. Thoro is good daylight betweeu t;ho hours of S a. in. aud 5 p. m. On tho shortest <ia_.- wo had livo and a half hours of good daylight. Wo Jo nut mind tho winter at all except to on.ioy tt. Iu closing I will relate a fact which camo to my kuowlcdgo yesterday. Yon will scarcely credit it, but nevertheless it is truo. Tho Bartlott Brothers, tho biggest firm of forwarders in this country, havo uo less that twenty fivo horses turned out to grass this winter, Thoy havo had nothing to eat all winter except what thoy could find, yet thoy have dono woll and look well. Thus far evory horso turned out is alive and tho Bartlott Bros, aro confident that thoy will como out iu tho spring all right. You cannot beat that iu Ontario," Custom Returns. Tho roport of tho minister of ous toms gives thocollectiousmadoat Ashcroft for tbo first year as 81R,S12, and shows tbat Ashcroft Is ouo of tne most important outposts undor tho port of New Westminster, tho averngo daily collections being 650. Wo are informed by Collector Knight tbat lho collections for tho preseut year will bo about tho samo, It may not bo gonorally known, yet it is true, that ouo of tho largest im porters of rice iu tho province is lo- cated hero aud thut they havo a bonded warehouse carrying from :i,000 to 0,000 mala of rice. All tho members that possibly can of tho Athletic Association should get- to tho practices ou tho recreation grounds. A good baseballand lacrosse team eau bo can bo picked ont of our club mombors but praotico must bo had. Now that tho ovonings aro getting longer, why not got out and practice after six o'clock? W. (;, Morgan bas been elected captain of tho baseball team. QUESNELLE. Mr. Seymour Baker is now hero and will worii a gang of no or 10 men on his promising West creek hydraulic property ou which thero is a hydraulic plant complete and from which quite a large amount of gold was taken last year in the few weeka Mr. Baker was able to operate tho mino after opening t up. Morris Davis is now foremau In tbe mine. Thia property is across tho Fraser and about twenty miles up. nearly opposite the mouth of the Cottonwood. Superintendent Betts, of tho Cot- louwood Alluvial, has his sawmill now on t In- ground aud is about beginning operations, Good work has been doue in opening up this property aad a lot of splondid engineering displayed. The bars to bo worked by this compauy are at tho mouth of the Cottonwood on tbe Fraser aud aro exteusive. About 00 or 70 men will be employed for a couple of months at least if they can be secured. Good results aro hoped for iu tho actual working of tho property, wliich if all goes well will be ready iu July. A large oxponso has beeu incurred in putting tbis property in its present condition. It is a property that will last an unlimited length of timo owing to the extensive gravel deposits. Mrs. McNaughton has again assumed chargo of tho Hotel Cariboo. Tho new Catholic church, a building twenty by forty-two feet, is approach- iug completion. W. A. Jobu.on is the architect. This makes the second church iu Quesnelle and both have good cougregatious aud fair support. Sinco tho advent of spriug and tho arrival of one of the boy's box sea. by a lady friend from bolow, full of necii- ties all of the boys are wearing ties and anyone seen without ouo of the -.an.'.* shows that he does not stand tn very well witb the owuor ot the box. Fortunately for the owner of th-i fat: pooket book fouud ou April Ut by one of our promiuent men aud uot immediately advertised according to law. tho business card of the landlord owning the same was found inside ami in courso of time it was returned. W* aro unable to ascertain whether or not tho contents of the pocket book wtnm fouud wero Intact when it was returned. Work ou Hixon creek waa temporarily suspended on Feb. 20th on accomm of water, the shaft then being down nearly 100 feet. Tbe intention of tha company is to continue work ou chii property as soou as pumping machinery eau be installed. There are not nearly enough laborers in this sectiou to supply cho demand and every available white man will be secured within a few day.. Wages this season for common laborers will be, for ditching, etc.. S'.i to 83.50 per day of 10 hours with 81 per day deducted for board. Aa a rule meu can it they wiah work every day in the week and bur. litcle if auy time need be lost ou account; of storm or bad weather. Board in -.11 of the camps in thia section is good, aa a rule. It is reported that Dr. Craighead will not be in Quesnelle this reason, a now man having taken his place i_i manager. The company have s good plant but the management haa been such so far that uo good results have been possiblo. We hope-it may be better this season, _^\V. A. Leavitt, who has secured for a |.|j'jjidelphia company several dredging leased-'1 tll(> !',r'l3'-'r and N>»-haco rivers, is exrV*^-11" soon- His com- panybaveabi-T. ^^M6*- Md ic la evidently something _.. *' 'in 0D paper, for his company have had ,-;n;.,. of men at work during the winter, sinking shafts ou a proposed canal about half a mile in length that It is proposed to cut through and thereby create a uew bed for the Praser and drain some miles of tho old channel, which ia known by all prospectors to be rich in gold. Aa to bow rich this channel is, is moro conjecture, but must contain a very large amount of gold. Two shafts havo beeu sunk, each of which are 60 feot deep, for the purpose of showing that no rock work will interfere with the dredging out of thia channel end tho ground haa been proved suitable for such work, It is said to be the company's intention to at once begin tbo construction of four steam shovel plants to raise this gravel, washing the gravel as it is raised for what gold it contains. No dam will be required, and, while it is a big undertaking and is, we understand, expected to coat in tbo neighborhood of $1,000,000, the proposition is feasible and the prospect one well worth careful consideration. The work, if completed, will dry about seven miles of tho Prasor and millions ahould be taken out of the old bed. James Deacon has been employed by this compauy to prospect for thom on the bars oftho Parsnip, Pindley and Nation rivers during the season, and if fouud auywhere near as rioh as reported, thoy contemplate operations also on the Omenica river. W. S, Stratton, tho discoverer ot the Independence mine at Cripple Creek, Colo,, has sold his famous "discovery" to a Londou Debenture oompany for the handsome sum of $2,000,000. ? s THE B.C. MINING JOURNAL. ISSUED EVEUY SATUIIDAY. F. S. REYNOLDS Editor aiid Proprietor. Subscription price, iRTiiniuim - - * 82,00. Advertisements will not bu dlucoillinuud until imiil. Atlvertl-iliig miv* tm mipllcntlon. eiptipped with optical orgiiua he who otild fish for journalistic eminence list, assuredly, uso livo bait. Tlio acknowledged ablest finds it easier, aa a rule, to invent facts that conllrm his theories than to invent language that adequately expresses his amotions," SATURDAY, .WI.IL 22, 1800, T, .1. Davison, ol' secretary of the I- and Milling Compai pn rotilu to the Onu ily third Mini , is in Vmiuou. ica county, win tho prop. localed, Danube a. ou Lho Sl ot lii-: lie .oinpuny nn* way of Uazlotou Lto Sllld lhal Hie compnuy'a hydraulic plant would In1 put in active operation nbout Juno ir.thnud ihat rich results were looked forward to, "Wu would have reason to bo sallHllod," said In*, 'if Lho dirt averages-"ill ,-ents per cubic yard, but il. will altogether run much higher fliaii that. Dirt which was put up last yoar ran all lhe way from 81.0.. to 813." Mr, Davison looks forward to a rapid development of the Omenica country. A post ofllce has lately been established at Fort St. James on Stoyart lake and auother at Mauson creek, oue of the places which Mr. Davison believes tho -Dawson Tolograph line will touch. Accompanying Mr. Davison is Chas. Ohitty, an electriciau of Ottawa, who is taking In a telephone aud electric light plant, which he will install. Col. Wright, manager of lhe company, will leave Oltawa ou lhe 20th inst,, aud will go iu with a pack train by way of Asheroft. Newspaper*r>lnkIn-" Proverbs. In the March number of tbe National Printer Journalist, nf Chicago, Hoi Honry A. Cttstlo. formerly editor and proprietor of tho St, Paul Dispatch, presents a series of "Proverbs on News paper-mill-lug and Aphorisms of Wis dom on Kelnted Subjects" -and from a great; number we reproduce llio following for Hie beuoilt oftho craft: "'['he discovery of the art of priming opened vistas of hope to the world, aud tho public press is tbo latest, porhap the lasl. certainly the most significant of ils developments. The editor and compiler of a nowspapor is n power iu the land. White other men aro kept busy bowing to the inevitable, bo conspicuously assists in bringing things about." 'Books were printed profusely iu Europe during the two hundred years before newspapers were thought of newspapers woro printed Iwo huudrei years before lho journalism of today became possible. Advancing civilization Ihen became suffused with a light tbat was of oxtouslvo caudle-power and knowlodgo loomed up iu a most satisfactory, sudden way." "The functions of books aud neus papers must nol. bo confused. ft seems to lie tlie mission of writers Ui bombard Lhe world with artillery of diverse calibre loaded with language Whether in largo type political news or iu sheep bound historical averment, used is habitually detonation." re chiefly remembered having dono nothing worth remembering. ICven those who are worthy of i-emeinbianco owo to imperishable print the preservation of thoir fame.'' "Tlie proas has enabled public opinion lo become a paramount Corooinisociety and politics. In this capacity should develop into a ramified, radiating educational institute, in whose laboratories the best thought and most practical intelligence are raw material to bo worked and reworked into current progress. As a scheme for doing great things at. an immense distance, tho press picbaljJ-^-j^"no superior." J*/'^ "Just boforo eh'i'lu^it is L|l0 nmni- fest duty ojgjjjlfiiln pooplo to turn out'ISfiwralitod to by professional j-o.l_ia.ans. It is, however, seldom safo to judge of tht. sizo of these audiences by tho remarks of tho opposition press. Ami, after election, tho candidate frequently Hilda that the singularity of his plurality is ils leading feature. But even the campaign of clamor and resonance, which leaves its partiolpauts duo for a loug season of cranked Ico and bromo after their protracted Indulgence in strong language, can scarcely compete in reverberation wilh llu- thundorings of an earnest editor." 'it is goorl to encourage young people, but to unduly stlmulato prococlty is unwise. Boy preachers, boy orators and boylBh freaks generally are liable to degenerate iuto unmitigated nuisances. Ravages of political microbes are frequently most, obviously serious in.tho columns of tho independent press." "Heroism consist s largely of patience, endurance, and forbearance, Since only beneath tho rule of men entirely great is the pen alleged to bc mightier thau the foremost competitor, our millennial anthems must still lie tethered In abeyance, Itis safest to refer to a woman's age by a long-distance telephone." "The editor who decorates Ins virtue with a wild wilderness of ostrich plumes is one to be watched. The nowspapor ready to assume a position ao far above lho average, either of writers or readers, as lo incur the suspicion of superior virtue or wisdom, courts a renown that is invariably fatal." "Blind leaders of tbe blind are not to bj commended, imt a one-eyed bishop might do fairly well for aslghtless congregation. Ho wlio would succeed iu tho editorial career must be woll lhe language prt'gnated wilh "Some men a history i pnpula There is whioh no p guidance can loug le outbroak of political Btampodo b. The cn ways floats on the to) tho scum of a duck pon "Tho dismantled hub stluct of right I'ailhrulness of id a:,! ray. Xo pillagora oan surirt.y Ut and v petards timbttloi a rule, h el.- ■I,i it B0lf •ill a Llious- ik iiy llu uld teach it I lie pr people lignod much be af. the hiding uoiiopoly, but its products .■o.sally osteoiuud. The pu s the supreiuesl. humau autl when, and solely because, ultimate register of a :-. opinion, boforo will sovereigns bend and vanish." "When the press abandons or disrobes itself of its prerogative and gives itself up lo BpeotttCtllar paroxysms if becomes a Sahara of imbecility without an oasis. Tbe disrobing process goes tin until Its deformities stand revealed, It degenerates into an insignificance that, excites commiseration tempered wllb contempt." public press authority only tse, it is tho ivoreigu public ■h all lessor abdicato aud Klcti Ore Unco*.■_ iv.l. Spokane, April 17.—Nows reached the olllco of the Virtue Consolidated Mining Compauy today that a striko had been mado in the Collateral claim near Baker Oity, Or., which runs $2 por pound. This is Lho richest ore ever takou from the mine, The Collateral adjoins the ruinous Virtue miuo. Tho pay- slreak is sixteen inches wido. Now Chioai >, whi Tahiti, Tiie ..ami nl l)r_;iimr.. •'Of all fascinating places under lhe sun." said a gentleman who bas travelled much, "ihe Island of Tahiti, one of the Society Islands, is the most fascinating. In that country, a little earth lost in a vast ocean -nature has dono everything lo' make indolent souls happy. The climate is tomporato and even all lho year around, the vogita lion is luxuriant, the women beautiful, and the nights full >f myst cal kdif, stir the most praotiet 1 mind l ilo. e of meditation ami droi ming. Tlu ni- lluonoo of this dr. nny, la y life is very inaidious. 1. i-i mt neoc --■isa ry to work, as (ho isiani furnishes food without the labor of tillage. I mow a number of Ameri •ans an 1 Fi onch wbo have gono there i'or a visit and have become so enra itu red villi the languorous existent- ) lhal. liko Ihe visitors to lotnslaud, thoy lio down and forget friends, home, ambition and everything. .-Ex." The Mi wnlian Oath, Honolulu, Api 1 11. Henry Smith. chief el.*:-]; of tlu supreme court, has iddrcssed a note to the board of regis- .ration giving it ishisopinion ihat the constitutional oath to the republic of Hawaii is obsolete, nnd that persons applyiug for registration for the September election cannot be required to take it. in its present form. Hawaii's constitution expressly provides thnt no person c in become an ofllc-holder . an elector or a juror until he bas taken the JHUS oath to support the republic of Hawaii. Tlie requirement does not mention lhe United States in any way. immediately followiug the Hag raising last August all the government and military ollioials took an oath prescribed liy the judiciary department undor the direction of tbo supreme eourt judges, prescribing allogianoo to the laws of the United States uud of tho Hawaiian islands. Mi-. Smith says: "We have administered that oath and nono other siuco tlie flag wont up last August. Tho constitution of lho United States prescribes that ollioials and voters must tako the oath fo the United Slates. The two constitutions conflict and lho American must prevail." .- Cruise tn Sight. April 17. Tho cruiser h has been undergoing rs at tho Brooklyn navy yard for hs, will sail tomorrow on her lirst riant voyage iu nearly four years. lise of 22,000 miles is to bo mado roommna'dof Roar-Admiral Howl The Chicago will go Ilrst to tho Azores, then to Gibraltar, where a stop of ten days will In; made; thouco through tho Mediterranean to Malta and Cairo. The cruiser will pass through the Suez canal, down tbo eastern coast of Africa to Johannesburg and Capo Town. A slop will lie mado at St. Helena. fliicli ',-., Wi-.r. S'honeihms of men wounded in battle ■ro often mlHUMtoi'Btooil, Gonoral Fuller, ns quoted la tho OlllonRO Inter Oooan, cites a pathotlQ Inalamco ot this ..iml: In tho midst of battle Qonoml Fuller was tryla-4 to chook tlm flight of panic Btrlokeii men. Ono poor follow camo stumbling along, not hooding a word that Was wild to hlm, Indignant mnl Impatient., Fuller,.as he came iieartlila ninn, leaned from his horse, ami, touolilng hlm with his sword, said ihiivply, "Go back, sir I" Tlio man looked up with an expression of anguish ami despair on his face that said as plainly as words. "I am looking fur a placo to tile." lie oponort Ills blouse ami nhowod a big, gaping wound In his breast. Thfti bu dropped to tho ground. Thn general Instantly dismounted, hub alainst f.B liu raised t lie man's head to his (inn ihu liner follow breathod his last. KAK-OOPS HOUSE, P- HEROD, Proprietor, I-CAHLOOP8, - - B.O. Three Men Oro Nowscome--[f)linJ0(lt,cl.ec|. I!ml ^ JftftFG.l -iatU, John Morrison, a prospector living at, Dog creek, ou Lowor Arrow Lake, started lo go up lho lako Lo Van Houghton creek with Charles Harrington and another man. Morrison was engaged by the other man lo tako them to Van Houghton creek. and was supposed to return to Dog creel, the uext. day, leaving the others up there. Siuco then nolliing definite lias been heard of any of them by the people of Dog creek. On thofollowiug morning, March SOth, there was a high wind blowing from the north and tbe lako was very rough. About W or 0 o'clock Charcoal Brown observed a sailboat below Van Houghton creek on tho lake, for a short tlmo, when all at oneo it disappeared. He suys be watched for tbe boat for three hours, but saw nothing more of it either in the lakcor onthe shore, Ou Sunday, April-ind, two men from Dog creok found tho rudder and tiller of Morrison's boat on the beach several miles bolow Van Houghton crook, aud also found a now glove wilh lho rudder. They say they are sure it did not belong to Morrison. 'I'he incident would lent to tho supposition that there might have been somo others with Morrison when Lho boat wont down, for thoro seems Lo bo no doubt that it went tlown ami that thoso on board wero drowned. Although John Morrison lias been in this vicinity for throe yoars, no oue about bere knows whero be comes from or whoro his relatives reside. I.evelstoke Herald. The Chinese of Victoria are sondiug circulars oyer to their frionds in China warning thom agaiust coming horo very much on tho samo plan as white J4Uli" \YUU-.Jlhejr follows in other cities when the omploymentjmarket is overstocked. This seems to show that tbo employment of Chinese is falling off. A Gorman firm has invented a beer tablet. All you havo to do is lo drop ouo of tbo innocent looking little things into a glass of water, and after a brief fizzing you have before you a foam-capped and inspiring glass of amber fluid, tho very appearance of which will cause the cold chills to run up and down tbo spinal column of a prohibitionist. The beer tablet will enjoy great popularity in prohibition towns. Reward Of denlus, 1'ji to a fow days ago Henry -Moore. an ingenious mechanic, was rejoicing at lhe prospect of being able to make an easy living iudefinately by means of a neat little scheme be had brought oul. His convictions ou the subject wero for a loug timo apparently well founded imtl everything was goiug along serenely uutil a few days ago he was corralled liy tbo strong arm of tho law and the hold on him was strengthened by the magistrate who imposed a sentence of six months at hard labor, just lo show that ihero Isa limit to even the softest of soft snaps. Moore's plan t.f making a dishonest living had ono great feature, it was simplicity itself. He would go Lo a house, ring lho bell and inqulro whether thoro was a sewing machine in lhe house, if Ihere happened lo be one be would Inquire of what mako it was and on receiving this information he would say that ho was an expert sent out by tho manufacturers to make auy repairs nocosa- ary to Its customers' machines. His request to look tho machine over would be invariably complied wilh and then iu the course of his examination he would d scover it to bo ju.ton the point of breaking tlown, requiring iu fact, repairs which even the philanthropic company ho represented could not thiuk of making gratuitously. He would keep concealed a pieco of wire iu his baud and when not watched wonld bring it out ostentatiously displaying a broak in it. Tbe alleged repairs would then be made and the housewife mulched in sums ranging from 50 cents to So. The scheme worked beautifully and Moore was reaping u plentiful harvest uutil the resident agont of tlie Singer company chanced lo discover his littlegamo antl then serious complications ensued immediately. Mr. Moore was very shortly behind the bars bomoaniug tho unfortunate ending of all his carefully laid plans. Ho came beforo tbe police magistrate ou at least a dozen charges of obtaining money by representing himself as an agont of any compauy whoso machines he would run across. Four or live ladies gave evidence showing that be had obtained diirerout sums from them iu tlie abovo mentioned mauner and a conviction was promptly made in the first of the many charges. Tho magistrate gave him six months at hard labor. Moore offered no defense, merely pleading uot guilty—Province. Somo timo ago tbo Dominion government invited tenders for tho supply of tho mounted police in the Klondike, and wo are glad to learn tbat the majority of lho tenderers from tho Coast have beon successful, tbe greater part ot the purchases coming from Victoria merchants, llud Faith. "How many times tlitl tho defenlan* kiss yon." naked tho itttornoy in the breach nl promlso ease. "Onu hundred and eighteen," replied tlm blushing plaintiff, "Thu onso Is dismissed," declared tha judge, "Tlio fuct that sho counted thom shows that sho wns nut ncllng In goad I.i iili. \V ..mim who nro in love novor count ki.;-ius. "-—Strand Magazine. Wii*. lit) Looked. Hojiick—Why nro you consulting tht dictionary. I thought you know how to spoil Tinmllk—I do. I am not looking for infuniiiitIon, but for corroboration.—Lou* llrni Tit Jitts. Tho ago of whales Is ascertained by slz* nnd inmihur of limit nut of tho whalebone, whiuh Increases yearly Ages of 1)00 nnd ley yoars havo boon assigned to whaloi from those indications. On tlm wall of 11 hmi.o uncovorod In Pompeii Ililssunlhnent, ovttlontly scratched hy 11 tllnor out, wnu fuuud: "Thn mnn nt. wliot-u liousu I do nut dine la 11 bur lu.rian" 111111111111 n. "Ah, yes," slm sighed. "I wns robbed ef a lover by tlio cruel war." "Whieh ono," her dourest friend nsked. "Tlio Mexican, thy civil or tho Y1.nl.0- Spanko."—Ohloago News. Tlio oourt of appeals uf Xew York hns In-Ill that it wns uo ground fora now trial ho-iiusc tho jury in a nuirtlni* OUSO intended ohuroh on Sunday In custody of tho sheriff and hoard a sermon on tho prevalence of crime. SSI. O.OO Tho host funning lands in Siberia nro thoso nearest to China. Will buy ll 17-jeweled W-iUlijim 1* S Bnrtlet fc'tcm Wind Open Pace Watch. Dust Proof Cases, Fully warranted. Vour money r_.fi_i.de> if not sn*.infill-lory. Sent to any place in ll.C. Cbnrgea prepaid on receipt of Sio. The Jeweler, VANCOUVER, - U.C. _W Repairing a specialty. Dominion Hotel. _^ KAriLOons, B.C. i-very Convonioui.o for Commercial Mon. Iflrst-olass Cuisine (Pronoli Chef). Well Stocked Bar. G. J. ROBINSON. PROPRIETOR j.rni'....v\vin |j.-iii1j...-.-i,irll l.v law. MI.S. CI.A1.A HAWKS Wl HjI.UI'l-'K, 50tlo Buffalo, N.Y. FOR SALE. 100 Acres of rich bottom Intnl. partly cleared, villi Sinull llOUSO and stable: vcrv favorably itiiated. 1'riee 8*...1,011. I-:...-.-,...una) terms. ' Ai-i-lym A. II..I. 11..KTI...Y. BOtc The Grange, U.C N.IM.V i. heal-,. :■:!..-n i!m. 1 .-h.iij r. th. -Ul.-ier.'f \. v.:''-. 1.1 ':'V. .■•'"' ::■ ' . ..,''_ .". , l.rosjie.l formal ■>:■ i!it- l.-lluwinu de-erihei] land- -imam mi lim liar Moimiain. in tin- Dis. irii-t i)t I.ill...-.el;.vn, 11,r.i.-iiv.: ni a|.u-t marked "W.r.i... N.\V..-1.rin-r."i!!.-v<.-t.i.-t-m.li«!]i south 80 chains, west 80 chains, north ts .-liains tiu-uin. nt i-unniii-iK-emcnt. W. F, GORE. Big Bar, IO1I1 April, lSUl). 50t-t ninnd Cigar Manufacturing Co. of B. C, Ltd. MANUFACTURERS OK FINE HAVANA CIGARS. Our -_t__oo--.lt:i.c__si: .PRIDE OF KAMLOOPS INTERIOR LA IHORENA KAMIOOPS, _B. C. 30TSGE. Ntilk-t? is hvi-f-liv civen llial aflvrtln- t-xi-irji- linn uMhinv jiav> I mu-tid to applv n> thi- Clu-'iCumii.j-ii.ti.Tnf Land-and Works fi permission tn [unvtii.se mo avri-s of im.irci nied hud situated about one above Gal-lc Kiver -_u.-..iii-lie Cd.'m .I:itti. i. niiin .-ih ; ti;' at post marked "A."S.W. ibenee ea-1 '-.n ebain llieure north so chain., ihenee west SO chain tht'ii<:cs-.U-i[HOcliain. to 1.1..1 nf cnmineni-. tnent. JOHN Md...... tjiic-nelle l-'nrks. Ma.ieli 'J'trd. IKlll). -IHt No. 134. CBBTIPICATK OF THE REGISTRY TION OF AN EXTRA PROVINCIAL COMPANY, ^__ "Companies' Aot, 1807," GOLD POINT HYDRAULIC MINING COMPANY. Filed tbe 21st day oi: .March, A.I). 1800. J HEREBY CERTIFY tlmt I have this tiny reKisteretl the "i.old 1'oint tlydrnulfc liniHK Cnuii),.iiy" 11s an Kxira-I'mvineiiil t-'oiiil'iiliv lllldiT lhe "C'oillli.'lllles Acl, IHI'7," lo carry out or etl'ect all iiranv of the oh' lieieinafterset forth m which ilie Irui-li aiithoriiy olthe Leu i si at nre i>f Iiritish Col hia extends. 'Mil! head oilice nf tin- Companv ':■• Minnie in the City of New York, U.S.A. 'I'lie aumimt of the <-apiial of tiie Compan is SriOU.OOO, divided into Uiu.000 shares . S5 euch. The head ollice of the Company In th I'nivini-e is situate nl IJuesnelle hoiks. ai» William I'olleys, Miner, whose address IJuesnelle Forks aforeMiid, is alluriu-v fur tl: Company. 'I'lie Ilme of l!;e existence of Ilie Company lifiv years. 'i'lie oliieds for which the Company has been i-'.mii'.hcdii.e: To do all manner of minim, mul for thnl pur Iiose to buy imtl sell all kinds of minim, pro perty nnd tnlueriil lands; lo conslrucl Btliclilli| works, power plants ami slanipim: mills; l- Irnde and deal In all kinds ol personal propel.- ri.iititiff tn mines or min int.': I" l,ny. own am sell timber lands; lo erect, own and operat saw mills, and to t-iij-iure hi, construct, catr nn.aiid doall thlnus iieriniiiiun to noun.-- o. in any wav connected with or necessary for mining purposes. t liven under mv hand nnd seal of ollice Vicioria, Province ot lluli-h Columbia, tl... Uvetity-tlrst day "f March, one thousand ei(,'ht liiiudred aud nmetv-nini-. [L.S.j 3, Y. WUOTTON, 48t5 KegiBttar of Joint Stock ComPAntea, Is the place where yon cun always he sure of Retting Uio Choicost Wines and Liquors And the Best Brands of Foreign and Domestic Cigars. ..AT CREEK Jlacksmitli Shop. 1 desire tt> give notice to teamsters and others wisliin blncl-smi-Mug done, tlmt I Imve loused tlie Hat Creek Blacksmith Shop and have on hand a full line of steel, iron, etc., for the general block- smithing business. All work entrusted lo ine will lie doii. thoi'ouglily and with neatness and despatch. 1). NHVIN. SALE. / UIXVKNIKNT IKll'SK ANO 1.1 IT V,' lu Clinton lur sale. Apply to P. SOUKS. 5VIOTICE. Notice is hereby that unpllentlon will be ..a.leliithe I'.iib.iine t'.in.idii at ilx lies I ocoiistiuct and ,,peia(i''i i.ulw.iv Irnm a poll I i-i iieai .\-.\m. Kamloops oi Mime poll irUM'.-n-.mu-. Il.rinv inniioMhnlv (lllei tie ji Hailo-ivillr, iii Mistrlcl ol Caiihoo. a. hence hv the i.ii.-l fenstl.le ionic to (ilenoi i iln-Stiilsiiii- iim-i, Willi Midi olher pQWCI S.IVEI'TKL «fc _0_FL"_ir*S!C_>M General Blacksmiths, Horseshoeing, Steel, Iron and Hardwood Lumber kept in slock, also wagons suitable i'or freighting and ranching. Shop on Railway Avouuo. - ASHCROFT, B.O. , "III ItiliH nr lor tilt! |)IINKil- •• ■--'ml l-Vlmiiirv. 1800. I'MMIt.l. .V MAY. NOTICE. SlttlnffS Of Uie County Court of Cnriboo will bo holden ns follows: l&O-MUe Hou-e. Krltlny, 10th June, 1800. Soilal'n-i-].. Motid.iv. I'.'lli June. ISIUI. Quesnelle. 'I'hiii-n.iv,-J-Jnd June. I suit, l.ichlield. Monday, lillli June, IriUW. Conrl opens each day at 10 o'clock in the forenoon. Hv Order. JAMBS M.KI-.N, Registrar. County Court of Cariboo. Harkerville B.C., Tth April. 1HU9. 50111 TAKE NOTICE That theliriuof Ka-k-.v l'-.xion.i.irrvhii. on liii-iiucssat t inward Ranch, Carilmo JliMrict as taitneis. r-'.n.-k i:iL-ri> anil general iraders was di'-nlvr'l mi Apiil 1st. IS-.iS. hv mutual consent. Chaih-s William Kau-le reiirinfi. The Imsiiie-s will be carried on bv Thomas I'axton and John William liable under the stvle and tirin name o! , aL'le \ I'aMoll. All debts are tn be paid In the conliiitiiim iiartners, who will luini,late all liabilities. bated tliis -Jotli December, 1808, 34tc C. W. EAGLE. LEADS I If yon linve ii Oougb or Cold uso Lambert's - - - Syrup of Douglas Pine. Sold hy all Dru-_.i_i.is and General Stores, ar. cents per bottle, Prepared bv HENDERSON BROS., Wholesale Druggists, VICTORIA and VANCOUVER, B.C P.O. Hox 4 17. Telephone 138. Stanley Park Sale and Feed Stables Hacks, Carriages, Buggies, Double and Single Drivers, and Saddle Horses. - - McRAE BROS., Proprietors, Corner Georgia antl Seymour Streets, VANCOUVER, - B.C. Fruit and ■ ■ ■ Ornamental Trees! BUlbfl, Hoses. Hollies. K hod..dend runs, l-'ancv Kvcij-rcens. ete. 'riiiuisanils yrowinii un mv uwii j-iiiniids, Most cnuipleie stuck in llili I'ruvince, liees and liee Mii|>]ilieH, ngrlCUl- luriil imiilenients, .pray |_iim|js, cut flowers. New catalogue now ready. ivr.cr._B::E]:i_T_R/,__T 'HOI Wesliuin^ter Rontl, Vancouver, B.C. i. P, Stewart, ASIICKOFT, B.C. Wholesale and Retail Dealer iu Hay, Grain, Ohop Feed, &c. 8_yAgont for E, G, Prior & Uo,, agricultural implements, Blacksmith, Wheelwright and Wagon Builder1 HORSE SHOEING A SPECIALTY. ' Iron, filed and Timber kept Iu stock, nntl n stuck of EitBturn miula barj.U-.e_, BujikIcb nnd lluml Cuils ki-;:i mi luuiil at red need jiiicis, und idsu ill nd Q l" order, Munii.nclnier f of " The -.dunlin Tire Better " which all IJlaeliMiiilliB shtuild use. All work warranli-il, and jiriees lower Hum ever. All assortment of Collins niul Caskets alwnys on liund. ASIICKOFT, - - - - - B. 0. | Hardware. Stoves and Tinware, ASHOROFT, U.C. Trim & Haddock, LIVERY, SALE & FEED STABLE. ASIICKOFT, B.C. SjuIiIIj', 1'iu'I. iiiitl Driving Horsos [or snl,> nntl li'n-o. Rigs kopt nt IjjjiIi stivblos. S|ii'j'iiil trips nimlo t.» I.illojjj'l or |iji'uiIs in Oni'iboo jjI any linn'. Wiro at oui-oxponso for rigs, WHOr-KSAIi-C ANI) UKTAII, Ill'.A l.l'.US I.N IIAV A S 11 11 li A I N. iKSTAIiLlSIIHI) 1850.) DEALERS INr- Hardware, Iron, Steel, Nails, &c. Mill and Mining Supplies, Waggons, Buggies, Cut- ters,Farm implements,&c. Victoria. Vancouyer Kamloops. THE MINING JOURNAL, $2 A YEAR I *l A T APIU-KOKT I.OIXiK NO. 25 I.U. U. I. 1. O. ti. T. Meets every Thursdav eveniti- in t Id.lielhiws Mull l-.'.W n'clock. \ isititic men:! :i~ curdiallv invited ti. attend. J, It. HUVSON*. SEC. FOR SALE. An AI Dairy .Sleek Kancli for sale. A central jilace fiu a Creamery. l-*nr particular: atu.lv tu the utidersicned, A. S. ULRICH, UStc 1!)2-Mile House, Lac La Hache. H.C. THOM CHONG LUNG, Employment Oilice, Slorc mnl Firsl-CliiNs Laundry, Where work is dune cleaner and cheaper than fit any other place In town. Ashcroft, - - British Columbia. Last end of lown. near wauoii t-rulge. FOB SALE OR BENT 820 acre (arm, well fenced and farming im- .Mod l'iiildiiii.'s, otic 1-ln'i-e wacon. one *-• horse .vaimn. mower, mke( -J plows, *J CUltlva- tor?. Iiannw. and mativ • _n-.ll farm toels. such a-hand rakes, hues, links, etc., also .several tuns ot hav. The tariu is located in miles frnni A: .yroft on the Cariljoo-.vaj.-on road. 8i:t"r|"iiK:': (I M'l 11-' L IxV'.M \ 1'r-SK\ Ashcrofi. 13. il. Goldswortli Tea! Maple Leaf Coffee! DR.R.MATHISON DENTIST. [Graduate Pennsylvonla College of DentaV Surpery, Philadelphia.) OFFICE-MAIN ST., KAMLOOPS, B.C NOTICE. Notice Is herehy given that from and after ihisdat.-l .-hall not he tcs-.i.tisildc for any del.ts contracted wilhoui mv w, men order. Mated alA-hctelt tin--jrirdoi 1 chmarv. I sun. tl'tc C. W. KA'tiLl-:. I. C. Morgan, Next door to Telegraph ofliitc. Mattresses-^" Made to order and repaired. Desks <f littilt at reiiBoimble rates. Furiiiture<^" Maoufooturod or repaired. ITS'' AU-kiihl.s of Upholstering dono with neatness and daspatch. i Ploture Framing n specialty. » Wm. BnadfCo, TEA IMPORTERS AND WHOLESALE GROCERS, VANCOUVER, B. 0. CHICAGO, MILWAUKEE & ST. PAUL R'Y Ib thobcsl line lo and from Chlcaiio.Mil- wniikec mid till points Enst. 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For full information as to rate time &"c, apply to the neatest li.hc agent lo A.L, CLEMENTS, ur to Agent, Aslieroft E. ,7. Covi.i,-, District PaBnenajor Jiyont, Vuucouvor.a.U. I ^ 4 SHOULD HAVE BEEN A BOY. A Pjitliotlo Story Fp.hu the "Itoconoctlons" or UllBaboth Carty Stanton. Apat-hotlo littlo story comes from tho "Rooollootlons" of Ellzuboth duly St-m- ton. Sho snys thut when hor brother died sho ollmbud upon hor tiithor'a knee., won- dovlng what could ho Bnld or douo to fill the oinpty plneo in hia bohi.fi. "()li, my tlnughtor," ho sighed. "lavish you woro a boyl" I throw my arms nhout bis ih.,1; nml said, "I will (ry to bo nil niy brother wns." A.1 that dny and far into tho nigh. I pondered tho problem of boyhood. I thought ihoi-lilef fchlug to bo douo tu oquQl boyfl wnu to be leiiwiod nml courageous, %u I decided to Fltidy Qrook aud leiii-n to inimiigo n horso, Ah soon ns I was dressed I luirrlad io our goad pastor, thu Her. Simon Hosnok, who wna always enrly at work in his garden. ■'Doctor," snid I, "whicli do yuu liko Ivjst, buys or girlB?" "Why, girls, lo bo enrol I wouldn't givo you for all the boys in Christendom." "My fathor."said I, "prefer*, boys. Ho wishes I woro ono, and I intend to bu nn like ono as possiblo. I em going to rldo on horSobaek nnd study Qrook. Will you givo ino n Greek losson now, doctor? I want to bogln nt oneo." "Yos, child," ho Bnld, throwing down liir. hot;, "Oomo Inlo my library, and WO Will bei'ln without- delay." I kept up my lessons nt (ho pnrsonnge nnd mndo rapid progrosa, I BtirpriBod even my tench or, who thought mo ct.iu.bla of doing nnythlng, J loamud to drive nnd (o It-np ii fonco nnd diieb ou horseback. I taxed every powor, hoping some dny to hoar my fntlior unyt "Weill a girl in as good as a boy, nftor nil." lint ho never wild It. l began to study T.ni ninlhonifttlcs willi a clam iiL'itduHiy, inanyuf whom wore much i i imn l. Two prises woro offered In tit l i trove for one niul took tlm second. "Now," Bald I, "my father will bu int- iHfl_.il wilh mo." r rushed breathless into his ofllco, Ink! HI}' i'i l.-e, n new Oreek TufllniUOIlt, OH Ilm tuhlii und exclaimed i "There! i get Ibi" lie took nu i he bonk mid nekotl mu soma .|tte..l lotlfl. '1 hen he l.lSHCd IllO Oil lho foro- h-ontlandosolalmed, wltlinslghi "Ah, yon should Imvo beou n boyl" GOSSAMER THREADS. VAGARIES OP JOHN SHOUP. itr.-t-l. of hoy lelc. Mif titi Alt.. .d. Ono of thy first thim-H I did tho morn- hm nflor my arrival at Qlbmltar, snys I'rol'.s or Shnon Nowcomb in Tliu Atlantic, wan io chooso n convenient point on onu of tho stone parapets for "tnktng thu sun," In ordor In lost tho running of my oh ron oiuo ter. I had homo suspicion us to (he result, but was. wiliiliR to 1)0 niUUBOd. A sentinel spocdlly tuformod mo tlmt no fights wero nllowed to bo Inken tm iho fortUloatlon. 1 tohl,him I was not taklug hl^htit on tin. fortlfientlou, but on iho sun. But lio was inexorable. Tho rulo wna '.hat no slf-iitH tif any sort oould bo taken Mihou. n iiermlt. I soon learned from Mr. Sprnguo, ilio Amorlcan consul, wlio tho proper olllcor wan to issue tho permit, wliich I wns assured would bo granted without lho Bllphtcst diffloulty. Tho consul presented ino to tho military governor tif tho placo, Gonoral Sir Feu- wick Williams of Kara, lie was a nmn whom it was very interesting to meet. There was no need of troubling him with such n detail ns that ot n penult (o luko fights, but tlio oonsul ventured to relate my oxperlenco of tho morning. He took the information in a way whioh showed that England in muking him a general lind lost a lirst class diplomatist. Instead of treating tho matter seriously, ho pro fessed io bo greatly ntnuscd and said It reminded him of tho case of nn old lady in Punch who had to pass n surveyor In ths street behind a theodolite, "Please, sir, don't shoot till I got past." sho begged. BUST4.V3 SOUP. it Would Have Heen Flno If tlm Meat Hadn't Escaped. Buster lias been muking soup. As lias boen explained In previous fragmentary blogrnphlcnl sketches anont Duster, ho Is just a trtlle over a years of ngo. Tho othor day Buster's mother wns busy .ewing, and Mnry, the cook, was out. Hosier had two littlo girls to stay with him. Liko tlio littlo gentleman ho is, Buster decided ho would do tho honors properly nr. host, nnd so be proposed to mnko somo Biuip for bis guests. Ilo climbed upto tho kitchen sink, filled n saucepan with hot water, climbed down ngnin nnd, with tho aid of n chair, put lt on tho range. Then ho hunted around nntl found somo potatoes, nu onion uutl somo flour. Ilo put theso in tho pot. Then bo put inn handful of salt, nil tlio popper in tho box —about nn ounce—-nnd sumo bb-ti Feed. Then he put in tho contents of tlio sugnr bowl. Tlm littlo ijirls looked on with undisguised ntlmirntlon, but presently ono said: "Duster, dey isn't nny ment In thOBOUp. 1 novor henrd of soup wifoui. mpat _:_ it." ' Huster looked distressed, 'lio knew tho little girl was right, nnd yet— Suddenly nn Idea came to him. Ho Jumped from tho ohnit'i (.rubbed tho eat and dropped hor into llio pot. "Dora!" ho snid. "Meow I I'lit-pHl Moc-ow-ow-owl Tht phtl" snid tho cat. Tho pot was overturned, nnd tho littlo girls screamed. Then ninmma nppearod, "What in llio kind of goodness hnvo you been doing?" 6hu demanded, with somo excitement. Hut Buster was too mortified nt tho osonpo of lho meat from bis soup to tlo nnythlng but howl and say, "Tito old soup wouldn't slay soupod. "—Now York World. [On a Scotch moor.] Whon fairies dmico on the moor by night , (Golden hnir iu the heather), Stvny silken t_.ro_i.l_. from ihuii- dninty bunds May Imply cling to tho Ilowei-iny lint* Or ihe phil- und pnrplo headier (MillO OJTQB nre blind iu tho mystic li-jlit, Rut none thu loss 'Us u winsumo night). Wlion morning breaks and tbo fuirios floo (Gos.-iuiier threads iii lho heather., Tlio moorland shines witli gliat'ning lines Liko liarjia new slrung with cold and slung On lho pink and i.urplo heather (Go..._:inier thra.ida uro all I Bar* Hut none Iho less Ihey nro harps, for mo). And when tlio wind breathes, far nnd near t_._uliiui harps in lho heather), B.voot muslo rings from tli't liny strings, And wild and freo Is tlio harmony Through 111' pink and purple heather (Never a note may roach my oar, lhil nono lhe less iv it sweet to hear). —Pull Mull jM-igti-dnu. IT SAVED HIS LIFE. A Hj-7-in Tlmt Mnde the Wur Scout*. Lower Thole Blanket-.. Tho Presbyterian prints a war niiocdote. uf an unconventional Sort. Different road- era will road moro or loss into It, according to their different habits of mind, but all will find It interesting. Somo Americans wbo woro crossing tho Alhmtiu met In thu onbin ou Sunday alight to slug hymns. As tbey sang tbo Bast hymn, "Jesus, Lovor of My Soul," ono of tbom hoard nn oxooodlugly rich nnd uoudtirnl voico buhiml bim. ilo looked round, uml, although bo did not know (lm .noo, ho thought thnt ho kuow tho voice. Bo, when tbo in us hi coasod, lio turned utul nskod tho man IC ho hntl beou iu tlio civil war, TllO man replied thnt he had boon n Oonfedomto soldtor. "Wet-u yiiu at fitiohn plaeo on BUoh n night?" nskod thoilrsli man. '* Vc..." replied tho second man, "and a OUrtoilfl thing happened that night Whioh this hymn him recalled to my mind, l wui posted uu sentry duty noar tho odgo •if n wood, It was ti tlnrk night and very euiti, und 1 wus a little frightened boonuso tho enemy wero supposed to be very near, About midnight, whon ovorytlilng was Mill uud 1 was reeling homostok antl nils- ornblo und wonry, 1 thought thut l would 00111 forb myself by praying nml singing a hymn. I romoillhoi' sliiglng theso Hues: "All my trust on theo is staid, All my help (nml llioa 1 bring; ■ dofoi ..(•. nd kIuuIow ot thy wing. "Aftor singing thnt iv slrungo peaeo enmo down upon mo, anil through tho long night I felt 110 moro fear." "Now," Bnld tho oilier, "listen to my story: I was a Union coldlor nnd was In tho wood that nlghtwlthupnrtyof scouts. I saw yuu standing, although I did not seii your fneo. My men had tholr rilles focused upon you, waiting tho word lo fire, but when you sang, "Cover my defenseless head With tlio shadow of tliy wing. I said, 'Duys, lower your rilles; wo will go homo.1 " nb-enilliillty of Cold Food. It is impassible to digest articles of food until they nro raised to a moderately high temperature. Much of (ho illness prevalent In summorwould be avoided if peoplo uto warm footi, as t hey tlo In wintor. Dolt- into persons especially should avoid cold dishos nnd drinks. Thoy nro oxtromely tnx- ing to tho digestive powers ond a groat draft on tho vitality. Tho human system hns just so muoh power in resorvo, and If this is exhausted In worming up tho largo amount of cold food that is taken into thc Stomach there is but littlo loft to carry on tlio other processes of existence. A physician ot wido experience says that for 45 years ho hns scarcely had a day's illness or an hour's pain, and this exemption from suffering ho attribute:- tu an unvarying practice of taking a pinto of hot soup threo or four times a duy, winter uud summer. Ills practice is largely metropolitan, nnd if ho Is tired or overtaxed be makes it his imperative duty to visit tlio nearest flrst class hotel nntl gob a dish nf the best soup ho can find. Ho frequently takes it without accompaniment of any sort. Occasionally a cracker or roll is eaten n. tho samo time. This mnn dcclaros that, all things being equal, ho will stnko his reputation on tho theory that nine-tenths of tho intestinal troubles of tho summer season could bo nvolded by tho systematic and frequent use of hot beverages, or, what Is bettor, dishes of soup oaten as hot ns thoy enn bo relished.—Now York Ledger. IIiHi-.es .11 Mexico. Tho principal reason that houses cannot be built rapidly in Moxlco is that tho wails ure nlways mado very thick in order tn withstand tho Decisional earthquake shocks. In tho thin walla usually put up iu tho United States tho mortar will readily dry and "Bet" after tho wall is erected, but horo, whero walls aro mndo anywhere from :. tir !! to fl feot thick, thoy must bo allowed to dry thoroughly na thoy aro built, or serious consequences rosult from tho drying of tho outor odgewhllo the center is still "green." Thus lt is that ono Kces tbo walls all over n now l)il__...iig in different hinges ot completion, and itis often a curious eight to soe thin intorior walls comploted to a poiut much higher thnn lho thick outsido walla.—Modern Mexico. Tlio Semaphore. Shortly boforo tho French revolution Olftudo Uhnppo at Angers invonted n semaphore lolegrnph, consisting of relays of towers surmounted by movable arms, This plan, with modiflendons, wag adopted in .1" ranee, England and other countries. In August, 17111, tho first of Chnppo'S line., wus completed between Pnrls nntl Lille, and on Sopt. 1 nt noon tho welcome news of tho reenpturo of tho town of Conilo from tho Austrlans was transmitted by It from Lillo and announced by Carnot to tho deputies in Paris tho Baino evening. Tlio inventor, who wns tho first person that received tlio title of telegraph engineer (ingenlettr telegraphic), na head of a telegraphic department in tho military SOrvloo of tho first republic, r.*H8 succeeded in Ibis olllco by liis brothers, Ignatius und Hone. During (lie directory, tho empiro nnd tho reigns of Louis XVIII nnd Charles X numerous lines of this description were con itruetod' In Franco. Louis Philippe eoourod lho introduction of tho olootrlo telegraph,' but both systems wore In uso down to tho timo of tlio (J rim enn wur, nfter whiuh tho somnphoro wna finally abandoned.—Oornhill Magazine Tin- 'l .ui.i1_-.il Fldltur. "During our nbscneo from thn offico Wednesday ovoning lust," writes a rural editor, "somo ovil minded person, thinking that wo wero settled nt uur desk, fired a load of buckshot through our window, but ns n kind, protootlng Providonoo , would huvo it, the entiro loud wns received liy a stranger who was waiting for us in ' our ofllco. Thero Is no trneti ut the QSSflB* hln, and at tills writing tho Rtl-nilgov Who so fortunately filled our plneo db ibo tlmo is too weak to tnlk. Thus i.i another midnight assassin foiled. Tho Lord will pro- vide."—AU.Mh> Constitution. Odd Opon. ii.in.u no i-tullt und other (incur Things Ho Did. Julin Shoup wns what they onllod woll off in this world's goods—in fnct, ho wns tbo wealthiest man in thu Utile luwn in wlilcli he lived. Ho and Sarah bud worked liard ami saved until they bud a Btnrb, nnd Ihen ho had bought antl sold oattlo and shaved notes until ho was ablo to own a fine houso in lbe country. In ull thin lie had succeeded, but John hnd paid but very littlo attention to Ida education—in fact, I. was n protty hard Job for iiim tore.td, however woll bo might "Agger." Ho liked to bo considered tiio lending man of tho town and to koop up appearances ho had n ftiahiou of using a great many big word., of whoso monuing ho hnd very littlo conception. Ho was vory proud of liis new houso, und whilo It wis building gravely Informed peoplo that; bo was going tu bavo a "iniranda" runt,ing around tho outsido nnd n "purgatory" on top, wliero ho could go tip utid view ids outlying farms. Ho built nn oporn houso on tho north sido of tho squaro and lighted it with tallow candles. Ho said lie did thnt boonUBC if ho put in lamps thoy might "explore," and tho"ordna:ioo" would gul exulted und "jump right out of the windows." Tiio roller to tlio drop curtain wns hallow and hnd ubout a pint of bullets in It, whioh rattled furiously whenever tho curtain wont up or down. Ho said that wob because ho wanted It different frum other theaters. Tiio stage was about Blx Incite., higher at the back than ut iho front, BO ho oould sen llio actors' feet when lliey daucud. Performers un_.ca.tm.iltod with his ulnge lind l.mililu to koop from sliding off inlo ilm orobastrn. Ho luul big landscapes painted on tho outsido ot his window Bhndca by an old fellow who lived down (Hi tho ereek and nlso hnd hlm puint his portrait—licml ami Bhouldors, without any clothes on, bis reason being thnt (bo stylos of clothes I'hiiugi .1, nnd bo wanted Ills (tun lo life. Ilia mother dlod, and ns ho wanted lo ship tho body to tho old homo for burial lio procured n motnlllo oolllri. Winn hu enme to pay for I lio ooilln, ho wns angered ab tho prim charged and sworothntif ho over bud lo hnvo another ho would "tulo* soopo" In BurltUgton antl have thom send up ono of tbom "Italia" Collins. lio luul n suit boforon justico of tbo ponce with a neighbor In regard lo lho ownership of ac.lf. To snvo attorney's fees he pleaded his owu ease. Ah might bo oxpoctod, lho caso was decided against him. Ilo didn't seem to understand how it oould happen thnt way nnd told tho justico tbnt, although ho was doubtless n very learned man, ho had mndo a great mistake, and If ho had been trying llio ease ho would not have decided it that way,—Chicago Times-Herald. MAN IS CONDENSED AIR. Mi-birr, tho Groat Chemist, la Autliuiilt' For tho Statement. Llebig, tho greatest chemist of tbo century, writes : "f-kdenco hns demonstrated tbo fact that man, tho being wliich performs iho great wondors, is farmed of condensed air nnd solidified and liquid gases, (but he lives upon condensed as well na uncondoiiaod air and thnt hy means of tho Samo mysterious ngent he moves or causes to bo moved tho hen "lost weights with tiio volocity of tlio wind. But tlio strangest part of tho matter i_i thnt thousands of millions of tlieso tabernacles of condensed nir nro going on two legs, destroying other forms of condonsod air which tbey may need to build up their own wasted tissues or for shelter ov clothing, or, on account of their egotism and funded power, do- straying each otlior in pitched battles, using implements which aro but other form. of condensed nir, tbo material of which thoy themselves nro formed or composed. Chemistry supplies tho clearest proof that, Fo far as concerns this, tho ultimate nnd must minute composition and structuro, somo of which nro so infinitesimal as to bo beyond tho comprehension of our senses, mnn is, to nil appearances at le.ist, composed of materials identical with thoso which compose thu structural boing of tho ox or tho dog or even tho lowest animal in the Bcnlo of creation." .Solomon seems to hnvo entertained the some idea; seo Bcoloslastcs iii, 10, "For that which bcfallclli tho sons of men ho- fnlloth thobeiuUajnslhoonodlotb.BOdlcth tbo other; yen, tbey have nil ono breath; to thnt n man bnth no pro-eminence above . boast, "—Pittsburg Dispatch. -THUS- —Wholesale Dealers in HAY, OATS, MILL FEED, Etc. Lowest Price... Quick Shipment. Correspondence Solicited. Viotovia. Vancouver. Westminster. 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Large ir Small Onnlllles, lo Delay In Delta"/, Sallslatlta S.aia.le.., Armstrong & Morrison OiUco und works—Foot of Hontley ave. VANCOUVER, B.C. 'THE WELC Poetical l<'i-ciire*.. Common peoplo often uso figures of Bpoeoh whieh nro both poettoal and strong. Whilo visiting In Norfolk uonr tho North ■.el. Tennyson wn.. much impressed with tlio Buying whioh ho tliero hoard, "Tho sea is moaning for tho loss of tho wind." Thia poetlcnl saying ho usod to oompnro with another ho heard used bynn old flsh- woman who hnd lost two sons at soa. On a stormy dny she, clinching hor fist at tho ndvimclng tide, cried out: "Ayo, rotir, do! How I hates to see they show thy whito toothI"—Exchange. POINTED PARAGRAPHS. A $*.o goldplwo is n nico round sum. Tho Impplor somo meu aro tho moro money they posBOBS. Tho elevator in n department storo id merely a shoplifter. Popularity often wins now ooqunlnt- nnees und loans old frionds. lb frequently raltia on tho just because the unjuBu lim; carried off his umbrella. When a young man s(inoei.os tin heiress, shots apt to find herself pressed for money. A pessimist I-i ouo who is nlways ospoot* Ing hnd lltok nnd is surprised wlien lt -Onion. Aftor upending it two weeks' viicatlnn iu the OOUIltry hub few men nro patriotic onough for it. A Jlsheriimn stiys fish Bhould not bo per- mittetl lo lie when they can bo hung. The samo might lio Kidd nf tlKhormon. AVhun ii wointui oan speak threo or four languages fluently, Hho is foolish to throw herself nwny on n inun-who understand hut ouo.—Chicago News. Tlio Tent. Maid (breathlessly)—Oh, nils*, ooth the gouts you is ongngad to litis culled, nnd tin y'i'o in tho parlor, und somehow or other they've toilllil it out, nnd, oh, miss, I'm Trald there'll ho troublo I" Miss Fib-tie—Horrors! Oh, denrl What ■hull l dor" Mn id (nfter roBootlon)—I'll fix it. I'll run un lell 'em you'ro Drying y'r eyes out 'onuse y'r father Imn lost nil his monoy. Then yon mm Itoop lho ono who stnys. Two minute.. Intel' tho ninid returned to nny lliu*. lie:li Llu* gents imd gum..--London Til-lilts. Somo Other Boy. Indlgnnnt Oitizou—Say, your boy threw n stotio nt hid just now nud barely miBsed inc. Sir. Grogan—Yoz nny ho missed yo? "That's whnt I understood myself tore- mnrl;." "it wns not my bye."—Indianapolis Journnii No sovereign of tin) United Kingdom trnsovor crowned in Ireland, but double coronntions ui English monarchs hnvo not boon Infroquont. Henry II wnu crowned ot Westminster nnd .i....;.t lit Woroostflf,- Heary III nt Gloucester und Woatraiustor snd Honry VI at Pnria nnd Westminster. Hose wider Is excellent us n bnth to ro- fresh tlrod or Inflamed eyes, us it cools tho lids nud encourages tho growth of the bsbaft. ' RESTAURANT -CHOP HOUSE MRS. GEO. KNAPPETT, Proprietress. Mejils ;it nil hours, dny niul ni^ht. Fresh oysters in nny stylo nlwnys ou hand. Privato hoxes for Indies aud dining pnrtios. Supper is to flany Indispensable! And the question arises what should we eat, drink -cmd. .' . . avoid, supper beiugfE ^tti *eft.e_.l)merit. All, No. Impatient Husband (tired of holding his chin up)—It's taking yoiinn awfully Umfl (lino to fix lliis uooktle, Laura. Patient Wifo—You novor usod to complain ubout tliu length of timo it. took uic lo smooth out your neol.tlos beforo wo wore married, George— Chicago Tribune. fe Should Avoid We Should Auy thing and everything that docs not comply with tbe followiug simple hygienic rules. Tlmt which readily assimilates and doos not overtax the digestive powers during the night. We Slionld Drink £ Only that whieh induces healthy sleep ithout auy reactionary depression in the ning. Koop ing tho Pence. Mrs. Pryo—Folks nro saying Hint you don't get nlong well with your neighbors. Mrs. Hitt—That's very truo. But I goli along admirably without thom.—Boston 'I'ransorlpfc Tlm Dreaded Oomes to Pass. 'Bush, now; your bIiods s.iuenl.I Tako them oil." "Do you think ho io hsleopp" "Ye8, but don't breathe. Now wait." "How infernally dnrlt tho houso is. C.m't 1 lifitit up a little." "Sh-hl Oortninly not. Ho would hear tho match, Como." "Hung tho stuirsl How thoy croak I" "Stop softly. Don't stumblo." "Whore uro you?" "Keep quiet, Don't brent ho so loud." '•I—I enn't help it: I can't hold it in." "Sh-h-hl" "Hang thut infernal elmlrl" "Now you'vo gono ami dono iti Tlvi baby is awftkoi"-—Olovoland Plain Dealer*. VRIL This Spnoo is Reserved t-'oi' HEINTZMAN PIANOS. N DE KEYSEE. AGENT, ASHCROFT. MakcH III.. Murk. "Can't ynu writo your own name." nekod -die lawyer iii mirfirl-it?. "I'ni'dou mo,"repliedtho Boston eltlr.en whoso I'duentii'''- imd boen Bomowhnt ueg- leoled. "I Blgti my mime nccortllng to tho AllBt.-dinn Bystom."—-Now York Trilninu. COSMOPOLITAN HOTEL. KAMLOOPS, B.O. This well known house bus beon reopened by itu now propria to and hns boon thoroughly renovated nnd fitted up, P. A. BARNHART, Prop. THE IMPERIAL BREWING GO. LTD. K4MLOOPS, IB. O. MA_.U_-ACTUIt.--l5 OF- LAGER BEER AND PORTER. Also CIWCER BEER1, SODA WATER, LEMONADE, and other Aerated Drinks. Under our new iiianaBf_m_.nl wc linve ni-rniunently secured thc services of a first-clas*. brewur, wlm lias UiiirmiRldy ovt-rlianled oiircdliirs, and \\v nn- now [.n-jinrcd to furnish thc market with .mrnew ln-cr. wiiii-h tssi-nind miiimi' and sure tn [.ivc nimd t-atinfaction. All orders liy mail or otherwise nrnmiitly atleiulcd tti. tiivc us a trial. E T. W PEARSE Manager. Occidental Hotel, QUESNELLE. Ii 0. Now mRimgenienl. Hotol headquarters for B. X. stegos. Headquarteia for mining men, well furnished rooms. Table supplied with everything in sotison. Most completo bar in Cariboo. Stnblea in oonneotioi), Unv it.id Oata in qunu-.ity, P. SOFKROAMF & A. JOHNSON, - - Proprieiort.. FUMITURE CARPETS, Oil. CLOTHS etc., etc. Cheapest house on earth, write for prices iVl. P.'CORDON, - KAMLOOPS, B.C. eaver Lake House, C, W. EAGLE, Proprietor. On the Main Road from the 150-Mile House to Quesnelle Forks. Good nccommod-itions for travelers aud ^ood stubliug, feud, etc., fur teams. A well stocked bur lu coonectiou. I deal largely iu hay, grata, und farm produce ueiiernUv. McLennan, MuFiM & C_l LU: VANCOUVER, B.C. WHOLESALE <7^~ Haidware, Stoves, etc. Mill and Mine Supplies. Agents for the Giant Powder Company- Agents for tne Majestic Steel Sange -Vrnil Oi'doru -3c_.lic.it_.ci. Hotel Cariboo, QUESNELLE, B.C. The only First-class Board and Lodging in Quesnelle. Stable iu connection. Every attention to guest-.. J. A- MclSAAC, Prop. 150 MILE HOUSE The distributuig^ioiiit for all the hydraulic mines at Horse Fly, NoF!*\,a.Hl South Forks and main Quesnelle Ri.er, also the stock ranges of Chileoten and Beaver Lake Valley. i.nVct of rifluatorlnl Droam». Bill—I'm llio gi'ontusb luimt fot drcrini* lilK iii.li hturics. .fill—Tlmt'a probably wlmt nml.i:n you liu .iw-i.-u so iiintli.—Vonltotfl Stntosmau. At tl is Point will be found a good assortment of GENERAL MERCH AND ISE&MI NERS SUPPLI ES Also one of the best Hotels on the route. Information cheerfully given. VEITH & BORLAND Proprietors and Stock Raisers. PITHER & LEISER. Importers and Wholesale Dealers in WINES LIQUORS and CIGARS VICTORIA, B. C. An Ii-gonlotiB ..icclumionl dovloo pastes tici'ur liibclu on lOd.Oito units in ton houvs. Unvii ii Bhbot rolls. ;\ cotisi Iocs LiraooBBion ■il ciilia, • yd ciiDh -.in- plclt-. \i\) 'i lulwl :tu it pusiiua CLINTON HOTEL. aLi_tTT03sr, B.a. : MARSHALL fi SMITH, Proprietors. : BOARD AND LODGING BY THE DAY. WEEK OB MONTH. B.sl Wines, Spirits unci Cigars. Gooil stJililing. HcmlqJinrlors for Uio Cariboo, Lillooet nod Dog Creel-linen ot stages. Hunting and Ashing in lho vicinity. Oppenheimer Eros. WHOLESALE GROCERS Vancouver, • : : B. C. THE B.C. MINING JOURNAL SATURDAY. APRIL ! LOCAL AND DISTRICT HEWS. Don'tforgetto WATER the TREES. Kivo onrloada oC uutllo woro shipped Lo tho const last Sunday by John Wilson. J. J. Tlorney, a well known prospector of QuosiiqIIo, puised a day in Ash .■roll this wook, Doxtor & Son uro doing ijood worli Tlioii- lino of busl-iou luoludoa ul ltiodi3of mtiBonwoi'tt, Mr. nnd Mra. Colo .loDonnld, of Lh 12-Milo Houso, spoilt n night In towi this weok and saw Uio opom. Roporta id' work on _j.k_i_-1._-K crook uro very favorable, 'lho big drainage tunnel is boiug pushed uloug steadl' ■ lily A carload of machinery from lho At- laa Bn^ino Works, Indianapolis, Ind., passed through to tliu ooivst last Sun- l-\ \V. Poster loft i'or California on Wednesday for a oouplo of wooks, uiul hopes to bo in Ashoroft tho foro part of .May. Messrs. Morgan .V Kinder have formed a partnership in tho painting and puperhauging line. Thoy aro oner- gotio workers and Bhould do well. Clawson & Plnnell Imve boon paint iug and papor hanging at Ponnio's foi Ihe past wool;. Thoy havo considerable work on hand for completion this summer. Tho wind has been a vory ilisiifiree- ablo feature of tho weather in town for the past week. Dust mixed with tho gentle zephyrs even in not a nice mixture. There is nothing now of late regard ing the Quesuelle-Atlin-Klondlke tele graph, but important news may ho ex pooled in tho course of tho next ton days. The opinion nf Judgo Cornwall relative to orders, tlieir aoeeptiuico oto., will bo read witli interest. It seems to be carefully prepared and is woll written. The Stuart hike mud should be undertaken at onoe. Tlio wolf aro of tho country demands it as au important step toward opening Up the great Oine- nioa-Ponce rivor couutry. A pleasant little danoe sprung suddenly into existence on Wednesday night, ufter tho opera, at tho Cargilo house. Tlio youug peoplo enjoyed it immensely and voted it a success. A serious and probably fatal ucci dent occiii red at Hat. Greek on Thursday, whereby Arthur Kovell, tbe B.O.X. hostler, was in somo unknown manner kuockod down and badly hurt by hor_.es in a corral. Mr. .lames IP. Matinoaux,of the Hank of Montreal, New York city, left fov tlie coast on Thursday morning. Wo hopo to sec him again with us next season. Ho is very favorably impressed with British Columbia so lar as ho has seen it. Max Leiser, of the well known llrm of I'ithor & Leiser, of Victoria, is stay ing in town for a day or two. There aro uo more reliable linns in Victoria than the above named and no moro gonial traveling man can be found than is Max Leiser. Tlio Metropolitan Opera company, with its 22 pooplo, gavo a very satis- eutortainmont at the town _H.11-.01. Wodnesday night. Thoopot-a presented was La Mascotto. -find all things considered, the J'ncli of scenery, etc, wa?. p. ;_\-y creditable performance "Is it not pretty near time the director. of the town hall carried out their oft repeated throat to improve and on large tho hall, provide a piano, otc? liy Ottawa dispatches we seo that Col. Prior lias called attention to tho fact that it Is reported that tho Ashcroft Water Works Co. (John Shields, Pel or Ryan and others |, Imve purchased 40,000 acres of land within tho C.P, R. belt, near Ashcroft, and calling on tho Government for all information re Harding price, etc., not yet answered When tlie answers are iu by tlio gov (Turnout it will bo found that it i. ■1,000 acres instead of tbo larger mim her. A good deal ofspaoo is being usod by the coast papers regarding a report mado by Mr. Edgar P. Rathbone, nn Omenica properties, whioh,afterolovon days in Omenica, he did not recom mend buying, Well, what if ho did not? Ho will bo sorry or uot some nf theso days, doponding on what the properties show later on with develop mont. Of course no mun could give an intelligent report on L,<100 acres of p]floor ground without expending both money and time. .John Hawthorne had a had fall by the giving away of a scaffolding on the Cariboo Exchange bnlldlng, on Weil uesday, falling about tliirly foot, Bj rare good luck ho was uot seriously injured, only knocking out his old lacrosse knee, wliich is so usod to boiug hurt that it doc3 not mind it muoh. It was. for a thirty-foot fall, very fortunate one, as several people woro In tho near vicinity when tiie scaffolding foil, but no ono was directly under it at thnt minute. BPFECT OR THR ALIEN ACT. Cariboo is rapidly (Mine UP with British subjeots, for whioh oredit can be given tho Alien Law. At the hist term of county court held at Aslicrolt I-l "aliens" became ".subjects" throuRh tlio conlliniatiou of llieir tit.plications for tho same sent down from Cariboo. Of tho ui applicants 01 woro Ohinamen, wero "Dagoes" und I wasa while man. Perhaps it is not really necessary for tho senior member for Cariboo, Mr, Holgesou, to carry out his declared lu- tontion of "going to Atlin to study tho workings of the Alien Aot." A mom- bor for Cariboo oould hour quite a bit about it at home. Tw T Ml ill! i Uu; llil Sir Arthur Curtis' Dentil. Tho usually roliablo Tribune, Lhau whioh thoro ts no boiler paper pub- lishod in the Kootouays, lias made a sorious mistako in representing, as apparently ivli.il.ii-, the never will be downed uml cruelly gotten up [max that (lie "ludluus nn iho Ashoroft trail Imve seoured llu- body of Mir Arthur Curtis, buried il, were offered 81,000, WUUtod $3,000, iii*. Tin-party of which Ourtiswas ..ne !i;nl an elaburale out- lit. All went well sovoral huudred mill's, otc. Initially bid goodbye to ■ ]'. ui.-.l 1 ,n ad 0., as , will i'nmi .din_t. Winnipeg, April is. (Spc dor the now lime card to ro Into next mouth on llu- 0. P. R., i! pootod two trains will leave Wii dally Tor tlio west, tlie fast tram uental train for Vnnuouvor and dltionnl train having Nolson, B. ils terminus. The latter trail servo Crow's Nest Pass rcinls Winnipeg direct. The above despatch is mlsleu There will bo two through train.; way when llio change is marie on through limited, the oilier to il local work along the line. Ttie Pacific Cnblo. Tiio United States steamor Nero 1 gone down from Mare island and taking in coal preparatory to hor departure for Honolulu at lho eud of tlio week. Tho Nero has been entirely refitted and prepared for tho work in which sho is to engage, tho exploration and survey ofa routo for a submarine cable »from Honolulu to Manila. Tho routo between Sail IPrau- oisco and Honolulu having been thoroughly surveyed, tho Nero will bogiu at Honolulu and make soundings from thero to the island of Lu/.on. or a midway island and Guam. No souudiuga havo ovor beeu made over lhis part of the Pacific. Want No Land I or J Ism. The Washington State Legislature has passed an Act allowing aliens other than Asiatics to acquiro and hold title to proporty up to 100 acres without sacrificing their nationality—Ex, Tliis report is, wo believo, so fat* true, that alawwas passed to be submitted to the votes at tho next general election for a chaugoof tho constitution so that aliens can hold, etc. This law was incorporated in the Washington State constitution solely to guard against landlordism, a thing not to be desired. that is, tiio buying up of largo tracts of laud hy foreign capitalists at a small price and leasing it out in small farms as has beou done in Illinois, Iowa, Texas and sotuo otlior states. Tho feeling is apparently unanimous iu tho state of Washington to pass the amendment suggested. i.-.iiii-an) Iixplar.ition Com puny. A party known only as members of tlio Lombard Exploration Co., consisting of tlio following named men under the leadership of tho Ilrst named, 1_. J. Vcruell, W. Warren, ,1. Uoerille, D. Douling, J. Filon, D. Potter, and II. Buoger, arc stopping at tlio Ashcroft hotol on their way north. Thoy do uot as yot make thc motive of tlieir visit to this section known but members Imve spoken of tho party as beiug a railroad survey party. They are a bright, intelligent class of Englishmen, and Imvo about twenty tons of supplies bought in England now in transit. Tlioy expect to leavo Ashcroft witli a puck train as soon as their sup plies arrive, which may not be for some time. The party nro men of experience and somo of them at least have travoled extensively. Their presence will no doubt result iu good to northern British Columbia. novor returned, etc" The last is tlu: only truo part of tho statements, Nt party spent monoy mure foolishly than the I' ok party, unless itbo Iho eel- obrutod chauipuguo English parly who iel'i Edmonton lost winter ami wii shipped hu ii- hay rrom England, likewise liliy-live cases of champagne to pack through in winter to Klondili Tho Pooook party rarely, if ever,cooked a nual during the whole timo they wore in camp "roughing it." Wo aro assured by Mr. lOagleson, who was then proprietor of liie Hat Creek hotel, t bat over 8000 was paid him by tbo party for meals, otc. The parly imd ouly reached Mud river, 70 miles from thu wagon road, and whero Sir Arthur Curtis was lost np mau with any judgment could have heen, as he was in a triangle only two miles long, a river on one side and n broad, woll bottton trail on ouch of tbo other angles. Instead of bidding Pocock good bye, ho had not spoken to him for some time, thoy having had a personal diitloulty. Thero is no truth in Lho roporl of tho finding of the body hy Indians, holding it for ransom, oto, While tbo loss ot any man under such circumstances is most deplorable, sir Arthur funis' death was simply the result, ot the poor judgment of him self, and of his parly in moving on ami waiting until ihe next day lo begin the search for him. i nm authorized d> pay the highest London Market- price for l.uw Furs oi!every description. Small or large consignments attended to promptly, and cheque or money order sent by return mail. Ship to us tnul lie convinced. Write for our fags. im:.. 3f* l_i*T__Clro__==-::N", Buyer of Raw Lui-s, Mclntyrii Block, WINNIPEG, MAN. _. Buyer fur M. A_.x_.r___. & Co., 'Lonuu.v, Emc- Some of My Specialties: -i-iiin. -_..i- u Imttle. C.-rlu-li.* Sul v... Siic ;i hex. hi.:.- hnttle. t'lithmli.- I'UIn :>!.c alms, le. Worm Powders, 3Dcn ho.. ,. *.: i.linos fm ;-l. l-'.vi- W-,\wr. aSc n buttle. DentiUa Tooth Powder, 'J Wo uro in _-S06.pt ofa letter of inquiry iveiH «'subscriber in Newport, K. I., asking for tho particulars regarding tho explosion of an acetylene gas plant In Nolson a few weeks una. The particulars can, no doubt, be obtained by writing Messrs. Hebdau .-. Hebdati. Nelson, B. O. Wc havo no especial information on the subject. Philii of Kam day by motive rumlcr at - Walker, a oops, was l .n in limps. Oil known resident oil last ! ..iisiu.tr itti No found for the deed boyoud tbe fuel that tho Indian had beeu drinking freely. The murdered man was splitting wood in front of his houso wheu tho Indian passed him. Walker accosted Casimir wbo answered him, stud then deliberately turned aud lire.! two shots Trom a rifle into Itis body. Ho expired in ubout ten minutes, but before passing away made a statement accusing Casimir of tbe deed. Dr. Clarke held nn inquest on tlie body on Monday, tho verdict of lho jury boing that Uio deceased came to his deatli by bullet wounds from a rifle held aud fired by the Indian, Casimir, and that Oasimir is guilty of willful murder, Aftor committing the deed of which be is accused,' 'r.simir made j^ood his escape, lie remained in hiding until Wednesday morning, when news was received that he was ou tlie reserve, An armed posse immediately started out to effect his capture, and fouud him at the chief's house. When called upon to surrender he at Ilrst refused, but was Anally persuaded to lay down his weapons ou condition that tho deputies would do the same. Casimir was on the point of giving himself up when lie Sound himself covered by a gun and ho returned to his biding place, lie then attempted suicide but the gun missed fire, afler which be gave himself up. Mi*. Wr-.lleer was :iti years of ago at the time of his death. He wasa native of Outurin, came to this province in 1880 ami worked for J. T. Edwards for several yours, whose eldest daughter, Maggie, ho married in 1803, uf bar which he went ranching on Campbell creek. Latterly lie has beeu employed by Cameron and Milton. The remains v.'evo interred in the cemetery oujTuos- day afternoon, ii"largo _v_.-_j.be_ of friends being in attendance at tho funeral. The now storo building of Tai Sooug & Co. makes an imposing appoaranoo on i.ailway avenue. BUSINESS ITEMS. Seo notice of Mrs. O, Woodruff directed to John Stevenson and others. See the notico In another column of Crease it Crcaso, solicitors of Victoria. Read the notice of the "Grange" for sale, lt is a desirable place and a bargain. The Meadow lako ranch is a good pieco of property and easy terms oan be secured. Dr. Fred Proctor, dentist, of Victoria, is in Ashcroft, and will shortly pay Cariboo a professional visit. Charles Tisdall has a now add in this issue. Thoso contemplating the purchase of a wheel would do well to writo to him. Tho Aslicrofl Trading Co. have 100 1-lb. bugs oi' tea that sold at 50 cents, which they will clear out at ',i'i cents. Por other bargains see their change of adv. this woek, H*y? li II™ B?i5 Large ami Well Assorted Stock, Holiest Troatmoiii nnd Hones. Trim Has nud is buildiu!-up my Drug and Stationery business. Vou run no risk when dealing with me us 1 cheerfully refund your money if you are not satislied. E3P"N._3, My mail order department will rerve you the same as if you bought iu person. All mail orders lllled as promptly as possible. \iwliiufl- VJ.I-&1 lid Olinlon und way points—Mouiluy, Wednesday juul Friday, All points in Carihoo—Monday. Lillooet direct—Monday and Friday. Through Juid ..turn tickets at roduood ratea, Special conveyances Curuisl-ed. niDia express lonpoy HEAD OFFICE, • ASHCROFT, B.C. II P. RITHET & CO. Ll II "W'_:<_-"__,c»_r-_:._-., - -Q; o. AY In CS; le - - HT, TS, Phm.! jo.. UjuJUjlu -DS.-tlgSiS* Ci-UCL 3_ii.T_.tiO_>.-LO-L*, Opposite C.P.R. Station, AjSHCBOFT, 13. C. LIQUORS and GROCERIES. Agents Columbia Flouring Mills, l_n-.crl>y nnd Vernon, Arrive This Now Dress Hoods, Blouses, Sliirl Waists, Skirts, Muslins, Lawns, ele. AU,, Huts, Ties, Collars, Shirts, and Light tinlriw 'car. Special: Fifty Window Blinds to Clear nl Cost. m go. C3„ EC. GKTJBSOlsr. MEAT MARKET, ' WHOLESALE AJVD RETAIL. Attention and satisfaction guarantee,, to customers. Main Sire,:, ASHCROFT, B C. PAII-UP CAPITAL - ■ - ■ $4,881,616.67 COLD RESERVE FUND - - - - 1,460,000.00 ' Head Office, London, England, No. 3 Clement's Lane. Branches in tbo principal towug of the Dominion of Canada. Agencies in Xew York and Kan Fraucisco, Branches in British Columbia--Victoria, Vancouver. Rossland, Trail, Ivaslo, Greenwood and Ashcroft. Drafts issued on the above Brunches and Agencies, and ou China aud Japan. Gold Dust and Amalgam purchased. LAP1 O-E-I-B-MIISTS &; _D_E.UGGISTB Brick Block, nest door to Bank of B.N.A., ASHCROFT, B.C. Evory locality has its peculiar features of business. .Many things are wanted in one place and not in another. Also, in stookiug a store, somo articles are inevitably omitted, Makiug allowance for these facts, our slock is now completo nud up-to-date, aud thoso needing anything in our lino aro respectfully invited to call. Satisfaction guaranteed, Speoiul atteutiou to orders by miall. Let us know what is wanted or what is tbo mailer, and medicines, etc., will be promptly forwarded. » Itf.. CLARKE'S OFFICE AT STORE. Come and inspect my a' 00' SCOTCH GOODS ! My firstshipmontdireot. Theynre a credit to the namo thoy bear. I Twoeds, Serges, Worsteds, Vlclmao, I P?.ntlng3, Crcechlngr,, Vestlngs. ! Charges moderate. First-class workmanship. JOSH THE MERCHANT TAILOR, ASHCROFT ■ - - B.C IHE MEADOW LAKE PROPERTY. Thos. McCosh has just received u consignment of Scotch goods wliich will bear the inspection ol' anyone desiring first-class tailoring and lirst- class goods. See adv. Thompson Bros., of Vnncouver, have issued a new and valuable map of the Yukon gold fields, which they are placing ou tho market at 81 each, Any ono contemplating a trip in that direction would do well to secure ono, The siim.iiiiilii.il 1 iinnl.y iillimlri line |i;i/- Inn for liuraus niul eiiiili-nml in well w:m-ivr|. In mhuiiii ducks, r.vv-v and -,r;iiiic Hiickeii nn. plentiful. Imii- ii-i_.ii-i.l;ir^ iipplv eitlu.r to J. I-;. K. SMITH, flinlen. H.C. nr to UK ..ASK -* L'kt.ASl-;. Hulii-iloi.-. 'I .■inliii; l.inlilinp:, Vi.*- tni-ia. U.C. UST OF ADVERTISERS MURO-IANDIBE. F W Foster Ashcroft McArthur & Harper Vieth & Borland 150 Milo House Hudsons Bay Co Quesnelle .lames lieid HOTELS. Asbcroft Hotel Asbcroft 11'argilo House Welcome Restaurant " Clinton Cliulon Hot.. Johu Mcl.ae Occidental Hotel Hotel Cariboo Beaver Lake House Cosmopolitan Hotel Grand Pacific Hotel Domiuion Hotel Kamloops House Hotel Badmingtou Quesnelle Fork: Qucsnelle Beaver Lake Kamloops Vaucouver ClCM-l -lANttfACTl'I-EI-S. Inland Cigar Factory Kamloops HABDWAHE. M Dumond Asbcroft Thos Dunn & Co Vancouver McLennan. McPeely & Co E (i Prior it Co Kamloops JEWELRY, N do Keyser Ashcroft G >_. Ti-orey Vaucouver BLACIiSMITIUN.;. I Lehman Ashcroft Smith & Bryson " D Novin Hat Creek WHOLESALE MEI.CIIA-.D.SE, Opponheimor Bros Vancouver Ptthor & Leiser Victoria Brackman &Ker Milling Co Victoria R P KiilioWt Oo Viotorla Lenz & Leiser Victoria Wm Braid & Co Vancouver Henderson Bros Vancouver STABLES AND .STACKS. Trim & Haddock Ashcroft B 0 Hxpross Co " MeUito Bros Vancouver MEATS. 0 H (iibson Ashcroft .1 D Gillis DRUGS AND STATIONER... .! HGlomontB Ashcroll Clarke & Co " BREWERY, Imperial Bi-ewery KamloopB rORNITDRE, M T Gordon Kumloops JIIN1..0 MAOIIlKERy. Armstrong it Morrison Vancouver 1.1) XIV ATI 1 in A ... Vogol Commercial Oollogo Vancouver HANKS. Bank of B, N, A, ABhcroft L Mackay BADDLERY. Ashcroft TAILORING. Thos McCosh Ashoroft UPHOLSTERING, W C Morgan Ashcroft DENTIST. E MatUison Kamloops -.AND SURVEYOR. Sidney Williams Quesnell RAILROADS. (! P R, A L Clements, agent Ashcroft C M & St P, C .1 Eddy, agent Portland PEED STORE M P Stewart Ashcroft MISCELLANEOUS. Gemmill & May C 11 Uuverzattt F Soues Notioo Special Notico For Sale I O G T Laundry Raw Furs Raw Furs Take Notico For Sale J B Bryson Thom Chong Lung G W Baldwin MP St John C W Eagle Mrs Veasey v wi i_bid inrb veuse Fruit and Ornamental frees M .1 Henr For Sale Extra Provincial Co Notico Notice For Salo Notioo Notice Columbia Bicycles For Sale A. S. Ulricii SY Wool ton John McRae Mrs Woodruff A H .T Martlev W P Gore James McKon CE Tisdall Crease & Crease SIDNEY WILLIAMS, P.L.S., P.A.S.I., London. Land Surveyor, Civil Engineer,Dranghtamm QUBBNKUiE MOUTH, II. C. Engineering nml Burvoy work. RopurU on inliiing proportl-B. Mnpn niul i.iaiis pre- nun-ilof uny portion ef Ciu-lUoo illi-l.rlct. FOR FURS. ill wniitoil. Tlio toll skill! _ln„ll_, l-'.ir larffc. .lurk lilgli urlcm, mul olhei v.i'1 l.lll.liTl ;il \\ imni.r;: imiil All.-.i-l If.lll, nml Unlil u-,-11 I will ivlinii in fii.vi inl.i-i. r,0. Box OM. -iViunlpog, Man, ASHCROFT, B.C, Hnvo -ousUiitl.v on liiuul n «ood wipnly ot On_Hlnu|i|ill« nl lair iirtaoa. WHOLESALE niul ItETAlL, J. D. C8LL8S, Proprietor. Ouesnelle Mouth, B. C. All l'i-.ij.vi.-,l Rmlrowl- for NTnrlliuni Urillsli Columb'in point lo Qucsiiclli' Moiitli iih llic centre niul distribiiliug depot for Ilie .iiriuua miiiiiiL;'I'Jiiuiii-in llu' li'Jj'jiI u'j'lil 1m';ii'1ii-j District of Cnrilioo, Die lUHloi-sigiiecl lceeiis n hue selected stoclc of tlie choicest I BEMiS. BBTTE8, FLOUB, ANB IILL FEED, m . U^i LIE OF M ■ lining, Prospecting; & Hunting Outfits. Hardware and A__rriouItural .mole- ments. Clothing, Boots and Shoes, Hats. Gaps, etc. Lumber, i: lugh and Dressed. Cedar Shingles. Hay and Grain. vT_A..__VL±DS ±?,_JijIID. The Ashcroft jeweler. JEWELRY, ■A7V-_-.TC_E3:_E!S, _Bi_r_Eia-j__-i_-SSi_]s ss SPECTACLES .out C.O.D., allowing examination before paying snme. No express obarftes. Agent for Heintzman Pianos. !S_IP-E_SO_IJ^_.I_s Kj'0'*X"i:OEJl 5;' Office of the Lightning Creek Gold Gravels and Draiiiage Company, Limited, Aslieroft, B.C., February 22nd, 1809. TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN _ Take notice thai tliis Companv claims Ciglitiiiug Creek, at least from tlie upper end of tlie Big Bontinai claim upward to the Myrtle real-estate claim about two miles ov so this side nf Stanley, and will contest the legality of all locations made on saiil stream in said territory since May, 1 _->'.»(., under the powers and rights granted it hy Special Act of the Legislative Assembly in the spring of 18!)-, conferring upon it certain rights, powers and privileges between .l>ig\ Bonanza and Van Winkle dams. C. .11. Uxvekzai.t, Vice-President, Shelf and Heavy Hardware. Placer and Quartz Mining Supplies ZW White i-oii Quotations. S mid 10 Cordova Street, Vauoouvor, B.C. lumbia Bicycles Standard of the World. 1899 PRICES: Chain, $55; Chainless, $&$. The Strongest and l.asicst.l'iiiininn- "Wheel Ma Tisdall's Gun Store, VANCOUVJilli, u.o,
Title changes in chronological order: The British Columbia Mining Journal (1895-05-09 to 1896-05-02), The B.C. Mining Journal (1896-05-09 to 1899-04-29), and Ashcroft Journal (1899-05-06 to 1967).
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