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■ ■ p 1 B.C. MINING JOURNAL, VOL. 3., NO. 38 ASHCROFT, BRITISH COLUMBIA, JANUARY 22. 1898. $2.00 PER YEAR CARIBOO! HORSEFLY! - FORKS QUESNELLE! W.B.BAILEY i CO, STORAGE AND FORWARDINC AGENTS. Goods received, Stored and Forwarded with dipatch to any point in the Interior reached by wagon or piu-k train. Consign you goods to mn* care and we will settle railway charges and ship on to destination with least possible delay. W. 13. I.AU.1CV - COMI'ANV. ASHCROl1"!', B. 0 CLINTON HOTEL, Clinton, Bc BOARD AND LODGING BV THE DAY. WEEK OB MONTH. Ilr-I Wlne», BplMU r.i',1 Gin -illKMI iiurl Dog Crook Iii MAUSHALL St SMITH, Gno.1 slillrlllrg. -rruliiunrlers fnr tlio Oarlboo, M-Bcb. Unhung rind llililrrg ln thc vicinity. ; ; Proprietors. F. VV. FOSTER ASHCUOFT, CLINTON. 1,110c, t l.i'onTElt ov Qeneral Merchandise. Iteadiiuartci- for Miners and Ranchers B%Hcs, 1-lour, Rice, Sugar, Rock and Fine " Salt, Coal Oil, Blacksmiths and Uoujfcoal, and all heavy goods purchased in carlnarl lots ami prices ilgj. Riding end Pack Saddles Hunters Outfits, Rilles, So (;unS| Ammunition, etc. Sole Agent for Giant Powder Company; ,s-„ Francisco, full slock on hand a. their new magazine, Fuse, dps, etc., ,,.. Qe0. Gage &• Sons celebrated Dominion Hire Bed Springs,Mallratses, Pillows, ■_».. HOUGH &■ DRESSEI) LUMBER, Sf/NGIES, I/1THS, PICKE1. Mil L,lNEltY AND DRKSSMAKING'],.p„rt„lcnt under compete. manngetnont in connection witli stotjst Aslieroft. GOODS HFCICIVICn nnd forwarded to\j parts 0f the Upp_r oountry lit reduoed inter*. i 0. P. 11. SIDING to warehouse and -i>c-i^(a-]|;t;aa for handling goods Orders nnd enquiries iry ...nil imve f Iff FOSTER, orompt attention. ) MACKAY SADDLERY ANI HARNESS CO. MANUFACTUUKllS AND IMI-OK^g 0? ..addles, Harness, Bridles, Vnnks, Whips, Spins, and Harness jimmings. REPAIRING DONE WITH NEATNES, *,ND DESPATCH All onl, .' ""IH promptly intruded lo aud faction guaranteed ASHCROFT. : • ■' : B. C. CARIBOO ; EXCHANGE". HOTEL. A. H. Walters PROPPirOR, Board and Lodging at reason^ rates Oomer of Railroad Avenue nud Third Sti-o 'Trim & Haddofc, LIVERY, SALE & FEED S|bLE ASHCROFT AND LILLOOr Saddle, Pack nnd Driving Horses for salo an\. R; kept at both stables. . f - h Special trips made to Lillooet or points in <Lqq ime. Wire ai ouv expense ror rigs. J WIIOI.KSAM: AND I03TAIL MAJYBttS IN IIAV , ULI_N VS. URVSON. County court of Cai'iboo lioldeu nt Lillooet. 0. M. Glen vs. M. Bryson, Mr. Cherry for plaintiff aud Mr. Murphy for defendant. In this caso henrd uudor the mining jurisdiction of tho court trio facts as indisputably proved aro those. On August 23rd, 1897 one Lucy, a freo miner, looatod in the name o[ the defendant a mineral claim on a brunch or Bridge river iu tliis district which lio called the Diamond Hitch. On his notices, iih llrsl- ppstod, ho stated that the date of location wan the lili'd August. Uo. subsequently (lho samo day ho says! altered this dale tn the '21st August, It, was shown to the court [lii fact Lucy admitted it) that the date on Which tho location was made was the 23rd of August On tho 22nd of August ono Henry Om'kIIq staked the Littlo .Too mineral clnim. The Diamniid Hitch located on tho 93rd largely overlapped tlio Little Joo it ndjoiiied tlie Ida May and overlapped the Little .loo hut ombrnood bptwopu the linos 0. the Ida May and Littlo Joo u certain space ol' flffouud which was unoccupied and opon to locution. It is evident, therefore,(hat Dluiuonil Hitch us boing looutod u day after Littlo Joo was us far as it overlapped the Littlo .loo claim valueless, but that If tho loea.ion had otherwise been in all respects 1,'ood und valid it might havo so" cured to the locator us a fractional claim tho ground lyiug botweou tho linos of the Ida May uud tho Littlo Joo. A fow days aftor locating the Diamond Hitch, Luoy oamo down to Lillooot aud recorded tho claim on tho 3rd of September. Iu his declaration on application for record ho swore that ho had located ou tho 21st of August and that date appears on tho record as the date of locution. At this time he wus in Lillooet und hud beeu able to satisfy himself us to tho proper date on which ho made tbo location; he knew that ho hud located on tho 23rd. but ho deliberately swears that it was ou tho 21st of August, and records accordingly. This is so evidently fraudulent that it is impossible to uphold it in any light; everything that Luoy had dono was thereby invalidated and there can bo i>_t possible excuse mnde or found for Lucy's proceedings which would pro- sent him or them in a favorable light or givo bim auy standing in a court of law. This boing the case tho lefoudaut Bryson, in v/hoso mime Lucy located aud recorded, suffers by his agents misdoing. He recognized this misdoing with reference to the ground adversely claimed by the owuor of the Littlo Joo to which bo relinquished all right, but seems to have thought that he could hold on to a mineral claim located aud recorded in this shameless way so long as tho date of llio locution (whether rightly or wrongly stated) was prior to that of auy othor claimant. The fact of tho alteration of tho date of Lucy's notico of location of the Diamond Hitch camo to tho knowledge of tho plaintilf Glon. Aftor onquiry on tho subject ho camo to tho conclusion that a location so mado and recorded was invalid, so ho located ou September tho 2nd tho Mable fractional claim and recorded it on tho 10th September. Tho Mablo covers tho ground lying betwoon tho Ida May and tho Littlo Jce. This ground now recorded as tho Mablo is that portion of the Diamond Hitch which tbo defendant tries to hold becauso tbe date of tho location of tho Diamond Hitch, whetbor it bo the 23rd or tho 2ist of August, is prior to tho dato of tho location of tho Mablo. Siuco tho record of tho Mablo tho defendant has done, or caused to bo done, work upon tho Mable ground and this assertion of his hoped for right to a portion of the ground of tho Diamond Hitch has necessitated tho bringing of this -action by the plaintiff. I shull not allude further to this work dono ou tbo Mablo ground by defendant; oxcopt to point out that tho work was dono for dofondaut by this man Luoy who according to his own evidence obtained from tho recorder u certificate of work on an evidently lying statement. Such aro tho facts of tho caso. Tho reading und administration of tho mineral net by tho courts of this provinco is invariably in favor of tli-a first locator and recorder of a claim bo long as such locator or recorder has -attempted faithfully to attend to nnd follow lho directions and requirements of tbo act, but in this case wo find a locator wilfully and knowingly d-isro- gardiug ono of tho most itnportan.b requirements of tho act- -that of giving a correct dato iu connection wltl'i what is done-*-tttt3 wilfully and knowingly swearing to ujjdato which ho knows to bo false us tho dato on whioh ho mado his location, and now wo have hlm coming to this court attempting to oxouso himself and notwithstanding tho glarlug unturo of his offense (not only, bo it observed, ugilliist the mineral not) to tako advantage of his wrong doing to hold on to I his ground, Tho idea of such attempt is uot only absurd but shameful and preposterous. Air, Murphy for tho defence called my attention totho judgment of Mr. Justico McColl In the Grand Prize mineral claim case reported in n local paper. Assuming tho roport to bo rect 1 cannot read it as at all running counter to my view of this caso. I should havo taken in the Grand Prize base very muoh the same lino as tho learned judge. Thero is however no real similiurity iu tho reported case and this ouo I have triod, but still much that tho learned judge nays boars out my view of my duty now. For ill- stuueo he says "I am of tho opinion that tho defects referred to were iu the circumstances of tho caso such us were cured by the certificate of work issued." Tliis clearly show.- that In tho view or the learned judge I here are cases in which defects could not be so cured. The present caso I take to bo oue such. Again he points out that "ordinarily, occupation may bo found to consist of a valid location and record under the act." Mr. MnrpUy insisted that defendant was lu occupation by hisagenl, when the plaintiff located recorded. But in this qoso let it he remembered (hat, us I have pointed out, thoro was neither valid location or record according to the ovidoiioo a I iuood so that there could ho no oatm* pal ion in a proper sense. But Mr. Murphy relied ohlt-fly on senium 28 of mineral not of L8D0. This clause, is apparently plainly worded hut it lakos vory littlo cons-deration to point out how injuriously ouo interpretation of that section would work. Under it according to Mr. Murphy a man might locate and record a claim in any way, and the moment after obtaining his record on a false statement of fact offer $100 to the recorder and obtain his certificate of work and so for tho next two years hold his grouud uudor tho protection of that oertifloato against any claimant who could not iuduco tho attorney-general to como to his rescue. That is absurd, Aud iu construeing this section 28 1. have to interpret the word "irregularity." I hold that what Lucy did in this mutter was very different to'tbo commission or some irregularity or the omission to do in a regular way something enjoined by tho Mineral Act. I think that only such irregularities would be cured by a certiticate of work as wore in their effects Injurious or misleading to no oue and about which there was no suspicion of bad faith. Tho irregularity might be as in the Grand Prize case tho inclusion of too much ground within tho posts marking out the claim. Mr. Justi.o McColl very rightly held that that iu itself did not invalidate the lawful occupation of the grouud. And othor instances of venial irregularity might easily be adduced. I cannot treat tho conduct of the locator of the Diamond Hitch nsnoom- monplace irregularity which might lie cured. Thero never was a valid locution or record oftho Diamond Hitch. It is futile to assert that there was or to attempt to support one or tlie othor on either legal or equitable grounds. The only record of tho Diamond Hitch ground is of a full sized mineral ■claim. Nowsub-sectiol! C of section ID .Mineral Act, 180Q as amended iu 13i>7 •says that "No mineral claim which at tho dato of its record is known by the locator to be loss thau a full sized mineral claim, shall bo recorded without tho word fraction being added to tho name of tho claim and an application mado iu tho form T Ac. Ac. _fcc. In this caso at the date of tbo rooord Lucy well knew that ho could uot hold Diamond Hitch ns against tho locator of Littlo Joe yet ho takes no uotice of this and records tin wholo full sized •claim the greater part of whicli was iu legal occupation of another. It is plain that his only proper and lawful record •could bo of u fractional claim lying between Ida May and Littlo Joo. On this ground again defendant must fail. Thero will bo an order that thc record of the Diti moud Hitch mineral claim bo cancelled. With it fails the certificate of work. The plaintiff is entitled to the recovery of 810 as costs from the defendant. This by arrangement between counsel und tho parties in which I concur. Clemen*-! F. Cobnwali,, C. C. J. NORTH BEND, Last Sabbath the Sunday School was re-organized, when tho following officers and teachers woro appointed: Officers, Mrs. A. Munroe, Supt; Miss J. McLi'llan. Assistant! Miss J. McMillan, Sec: Mrs, A. Arnett, Trous; Touchers, Mrs. A. Arnett, Mrs. A. Munroe, Mrs. 0. Uhoato, Mrs. c. Smith, Miss J. McMillan, MlssMilgarth, Since tlio orga* zation of tho school in Aug, 20tb, 1800, there has boon a deepniug, growing intorosfc manifested on tho part of tho parents, teachers uud scholars, and great progross has beeu made iu the acquisition of scriptural knowledge, .dr which groat credit is duo tho Sun \hiy School workers who realize the importance nml who nro so deeply interested in this work. At lho close of tho Sunday School service tho touch- era and scholars, to show their intorest In tho spread of tho Gospel presented M. D. McKee, the Presbyterian missionary with a woll-Hllod purse for his mis- ion work. The School commences tho year with a bright outlook. * Mlnlnjj lii'!. ii I ii tin ns. Lac La Hache. Wo havo boou enjoying a delightfully mild winter, with good sleighing. Tho Christmas holidays passed very pleasantly, thoro beiug many small parties, where each uud all enjoyed tho timo of Peace and Good Will." Miss AI. Duncan of Victoria arrived last week to tako charge of the .school bore. Miss Noblo having resigned the position at the close of tho to: in. Miss Duncan comes woll recommended, aud so far seems to have won all heart-;. Wo hopo she will be able to mako her stay with us a loug oue. Miss Pearl McCarthy bos gone ona visit to Clinton, uud attended the annual ball there. Mr. and Mrs, t'rosinu also wont down to attend the ball. We hoar of quite a few of our young men who huvo got tho Klondike fever, but hopo it will not bo serious. Jan. 13,1808. Tho Dominion government has announced now regulations governing ■er mining in the Northwest territories, of whicli the following is a summary: Every minor and employer of a min or will require to tako out a miner's certificate, tho foo for which will bo 810. In caso of a company it will bo SoO or S100, according to tho amount of tho capital stock. "A miner's license will coufer the right to lho miner to fish, hunt and cut the timber necessary for mining. "Provision will bo made for obtuining miners' certificates at a number of cities and towns, suoh as Montreal, Ottawa. Toronto, Winnipeg, Calgary, Ashcroft. Vancouver and Victoria. "Tho general size of miuing claims will be 27>{) feet, aud discoverers' claims SOO feet. "Every alternate ten claims shall bo reserved by tho government of Canada. "Sub-aqueous miniug leases will bo issued in live mile sootious with a feo of 8100 per annum and tho usual royally. "Tho foe for recording and renewing mining o! .ims will be $15; Any n imber of miners not less thau five nor more than 100 miles from tho olllce of a mining recorder, may appoint arncorder, who will record olaims and within threo months transfer tho record and fees to tho nearest mining recorder. "A royalty of 10por cent, on thogold mined slmll be levied aud collected by the government officers appointed for the purpose, but provision is mado for exemption on the annual product ot any mining claim up to $2,500 a year will not be liable for royalty. Piovis- ious are made to prevent speculation in claims by throwing a claim open to eutry which has not been worked u certain numbor of days, unless reasonable cause is shown, and by providing that a record shall uot bo issued for more than one claim to uuy miner in the sume locality." There are olher pndisious regurdiug the public interest and revenue, and at the samo timo affording the most ample facilities for miniug tho euor- moiis wealth of lho Yukou, Farmers tire Cominir Our Way. \Vu\viini!_n, Man., Jim, 17,181 lilHTOli MINI NO .lOUUNAL -Sir: Having rend in ttie Dally (.lob. an account taken from your paper recommending the route via Aslicrofl and Cnrlboo lo Klondike. 1 would like if you would give me ;t description of Uic country near Aslieroft, I Imve no desire to no to Klondike. Wlmt I would like lo lind is some good tract of In ml along your route to settle down upon, ami feed lliose who are going that way. 1 am a fairly suctcst-suI farmer in Maui- ibn, having ;i good farm which I can sell at good price. 1 would like to ttel a tract of md where It is not frozen up six months In the vear and where ctitlle can get running ter nil the yeur round. Would have no ob- tloii to having to put up feed for the cattle summer and feed lliem nil winter as tlmt is ■ work 1 am used lo, hut want a place where _ not sn Intensely cold, where entile can rim l and get lots of good waler nl! the year ind. Of course would like to get good land 1 n moderate rnlnfnll. An Information you i give me nbout the country niid climate on • proposed rollte will greatly oblige. Vours ly W. o. JOHNSTONE siblo to give such information as will justify a man living ut present in another section doing fairly well at farming to change his location without n personal investigation, uud all such en quirers aro advised to visit the section iu which they are interested and decide for themselves. A copy of tho agricultural reports issued by tho Agricultural Depurliueut at Victoria will give thoso interested a much better idea of the country than any hastily written article can, but by all moans como out and soo for yourself, Tho cost is but littlo and it is far moro satisfactory. Wants to Come, St.l'mil, Minn., January mu-lHim* Hear sir: Will yon kindly answer a [ewi|iics- tlons to two ladles- myself and sister—who are unite determined to go lo sonic poinl In Alaska to dig for gold, and " rough il" all that is necessary. We prefer to go from your place north, over the old Iml) and in at the "hack loor." if Ihe "wee bit," earnings bold out -my -location, j I. Willllilsbeloo much trouble for you to reply, if so. kindly hand il to some benevolent person who will be liable to answer us. 1). Can we purchase three suitable ponies or horses nt Aslieroft and llieir cost, liow much? and it. What would an outfit for live montliscost, (and will you kindly name the price of a small tent) for we could stay no longer than the fall. eare both widows and are determined to strike out for our dear ones -this once. c shall be very grateful fortius information from Ashcroft. (Would a guide be a necessity, and what could oue cost? Owing to tho bashfuluoss of the young bachelor P. M. wo wero nsked by him to bo tho benevolent party and in reply would say to tho writer: Threo saddle horses, well broken, will cost you, with saddles, etc., in tho neighborhood of 840 each. Of outfit, it depends ou what you want, but for food alone for two persons for fivo months, very likoly, 8100. A small tent about 85. Tho above answers the questions asked. Wo will volunteer a littlo advise whioh will uot of course b» accepted and vory likely wo will bo snubbed for our trouble. No two men rugged and strong could start from Ashcroft or any other point and go iuto Dawson City or vicinity iu tho spring and back again to Minneapolis in livo months, lot alone digging for gold. Tho ambition to mako money for the loved ones is laudable, but the chances for it as you yourselves must soo if you reflect a little aro that you will only tako a trio tbat you will bitterly rogrot under taking and will uot accomplish anything except to spoud tho "woo earn iugs" fruitlessly. We publish tho let- tor but do uot give the address, so no annoyance eau bo caused tho writer by tho publication. C. P. R. TurKI Kates. Tho ucw tariff rates just issued shows that tho charges on horses by tho steamers operating ou the coast to Wrangel aud Glenora on tho Stickine, Tho rates to bo charged from Vancouver or Victoria to different points 11.8 as follows: Morses. «ao Burros, Dogs. Ttie Overhead Route To Di-weon. San Fraucisco, Juu, 10,—-0.W. Vos- mer intends going to tho Klondike in n balloon. Ho will bo accompanied by James Thompson, of Cineinatti; A. Andrews, of Chicago, and E. Klemtke, of Pittsburg, nil experienced aeronauts. To Wrangel. To Glenora 48 as 10 Add to this say 820 per horso to Vaucouver, wharfage aud feed, Vancouver, Wraugel aud way, say 820, you have pretty expensive horses, each will total 880 or 890. Tho first rush will bo so great that it is highly improbable that horses eau be shipped at all for at least some months. Tho moral is plain como to Ashcroft, buy your horses an.l go overlaud, stop when you choose to prospect, hunt, llsh or rest your nni- muls. You will got thoro without tho expenditure of scarcely a dollar after you leave Ashcroft and iu your spuro horses you will havo a bank account, if thoy are in i_,ood condition as they will bo provided you tako timo enough. Keep thoir backs in good shape uud not think that you must got there within a month or the gold will all be dug out. Thoro is placer ground enough hi tho country north of Ashcroft along tho trail through Cariboo, Omonica, Cassiar and about Telegraph crook uud Lake Teslin, so that the pros- sent generation caunot exhaust it, Tis bettor to go a littlo slow than be sorry. STAdG LING PROrt ASHCROFT TO TESLIN. A stago lino to operato from Ashcrofi, 13. a, to Teslin lake is tho latest project In connection with the Spokane overland route to tho Yukon. It is reported by the Fairfield Standard of lust week that A. Northrop, representing a Chicago compauy, is buying horses in that vicinity for use on tho proposod stage line; that ho has purchased 150 near Kallspel, Mont., and that ho is to purchase 250 about Fair Hold. If tho story be true it means that the longest, stage lino on tho continent is to bo put in operation. It is 825 miles from Ashcroft to Telegraph creek, aud 120 miles from Telegraph oreek to Lake Teslin, or a total distance of DJ-5 miles. The article published iu the Standard seems to bo detailed and accurate, save for ono particular, aud that is in regard to Iho faro to bo charged. Tho Fairfield paper puts the figure for passage ovor tho routo at 830, a highly improbable sum. That any stage company would undertake to carry a passenger over such a loug route for that amount of money is not within the bounds of reason. That an opportunity for such a stage company to operate profitably exists thero can bo no doubt. Whether or not the company, ot which Mr. Northrop is said to bo the representative, is to be the oue to accept that opportunity remains to be seen. The Standard article is us follows: "A Northrop, representing an Alaska transportation company recently organized in Chicago, has beeu iu Fairfield tho past few days buying horses to bo used in operating a stage liue be twoen Ashcroft aud Teslfn lake. Mr. Northrop came here from KklfepeJ Mont., whero he purchased 150 horses, and ho expects to purchase 200 morn hero. The horses must be In good condition, weighing from 1.000 to 1,200 pounds, and from 5 to' 8 years old. He Is paying from 510 to 875 each. The compauy will operate ou what is kuown as the' Spokaue overland routu from Ashcroft to Tesliu lake, u distance of 800 milos. About 75 stages will be brought into use. each capable of carrying 24 passengers and requiring *_!-_ horses. They anticipate a great rush over this route as soon as spring opens up and in order to be prepared for in thoy will begin driving Horses throii-th about the loth ot February and will have the route iu operation by Che ffinst of May. The stage fare will be $-W. Baggugn will be carried for 75 cents a pound. These rates apply ouly from Ashcroft to Teslin lake. Mr. Northrop will remain iu Fairdeid about a week yet, and expects to bn able to purchase most of his horses hero." Don't make the mistake of reading tho abovo and think that the people of this section creditor indorse the above. The time will come when a stage line and the irou horse will connect Ashoroft with Lake Tesliu, but hy all means let us havo a road to run either the oue or the other Brat Our merchants are preparing for mauy visitors. It is wise to get in your orders early for both goods and horses for this year " many will be called but few chosen." The above letter is published bo. cause it is only a fair sample of quite a large number of enquiries that reach this olllce. Of course nearly all on quirios, letters, etc., tbat roach us aro for information regarding tho overland routo, but a good many farmers and stock men havo thoir minds set ou tho northern part of tho province as a stock and agricultural section. In reply wo think it can be truthfully said that there are large tracts of luud uot as yet taken up that will mako oxeollout stock farms. All accounts agree that the growth of summer feed, clear to lho extreme northern part of tho provinco is luxuriant, that stock can bo raised to advautago and with tho im- monse numbers of men that will require farm produce of all kiuds with the great demand for meat that a miuing camp speedily gives, farming can bo most profitably engaged In. Hardy vegetables can be grown many huudrods of miles north oftho line of the C. P. li. at Telegraph creek splendid potatoes are grown and so far as tried many vegetables can bo raised. It is iinpos- PreigHt ihipmnU. Helow will bo fouud the date of de parture, teamster and destination nf all freight shipped uorth by Ashcroft forwarding agents. ID, fl Koyson & Co, l".h n.ooo 1... I.OUU I.e.-sanil. Si.1.1 C'ri-i-ii I.-.TO 17. .1 <i..ni.,.h. Clill!.,,; 1,003 17..1 \1rM-.ll-n.ir.8 L7. A II Manl.y. Llllooet . . Ik. RCammlng. I.dlooet . Is, .1 lianiinii. Cloit.in . IK DMcLeod. 168 IS. .MI-:;i.lrs,.ii.Sn|.i Crk .v -..iy flurder In Chileoten. On December 80th last a young Englishman, named Louis G. Klkins, was shot dead iu his cabin by un Indian at a small trading post near Tutlu lake, Tho following particulars havo been, received from tho 150-Mile House, whore Elkius' brother now is: Tho Indian wauted goods without paying for thom and got savage because ho could uot get them. Ho grabbed Klkins' gnu when the hitter's back was turned and fired at him, and us Elkius fell, tired again, blowing olf nearly tho entire top of his head. Tho Indian thou drugged tho body iuto a shack aud loft it. After breaking iuto the store and .stealing u suit of clothes ho took tho doad man's horse and fled. It was a fortnight boforo the murdered ■man's brother, who lives about fifty milos from tho scene, learned of tho trouble, aud upon investigation, found him lying dead. Tbo Indian was captured aud brought to the 150-Mile Houso,undor a guard of six mon, whero lio wus jailed pending tho departure of tho next stago for Ashcroft, Tho murderer is but 21 years old. i.ii-n H...OO s.aoi 9,500 Overland To Klondike. Alma, Mich., Juu 8.—Special.- Last November it was announced through the columns of tho .journal that two Alma young men, Fred D. Willard and Will Grey, had just returned from the Klondiko. uud would lead a party of gold seekers to tho new Mecca in the early spring. They have beeu actively at wgrkall winter aud have raised a party of l~> Michigan meu, bankers, lawyers, doctors, students, etc., who will assemble iu Kalamazoo next wook and from there go to Spokano Falls, reaching the latter city before January 17. Some five or six weeks will bo consumed at Spokane Falls iu securing implements, clothing, food and pack animals and tli3n tho party will leave tho latter part of February for tho Klondiko by the overland routo. Thoy expect to make the journey in one-third tho time consumed in traveling othor routes, and at one-half the expense. A representative of ouo of the largest Klondike transportation companies was here to Interview Grey and Willard last night, offering them big in- d'.jpemeuts to goby his line, but Willard says he is sure thoy can save timo aud money by following the trail he has just beeu oyer and mapped out for hlmsolf. They expect to roach tho gold fields by May. 15 if nothing prevents, Willard aud Grey are sons of prominent Alma families and have spent threo years in Alaska. They leave for Kelamazoo to join their party Monday morning. -Detroit Journal. -.Ht-Whr-f-ftw,-.,'.-.<<:-,-»■.■;*,!;^Ww!^r(«*M*«^W^ .JK The Itrilisli Columbia Mining Journal. Issued every Saturday. F. S. REYNOLDS, Editor aud Proprietor. Subscription Price, por annum - • $2*00 AtlvorUaomcntB will not hu '.ll-contlnucd ir till paid. AdvertlBlng mica on nppllcnltn SATURDAY, .1ANUAKY 22, 1808, Hl'RHAtl tuu KI.ONPIKI!. Ilnrrali for the gold Held- ol Klondike Hurrah for Uu- Ilrst of Mav: We shall nil be galliered l.y luiiulred-, When from Ashcroft wu Mart that da Willi our overcoats heavy ami warm, Knag proof hoot- hoth hii- ami long, With onr hell man- upon the lend, On tho Carlhoo KumI we will proem Ponies behind nil In n row, On our norlli bound trio we onward •; Loaded with till that lliey can hour Tliulr heada all tip high In He* air. Mountains and valleys Will echo aloud With the -Olltld- from our sirong Constitutional crowd. Then up through lhe mountains Willi pick, shovel and pan, We'll prospect onr wny To the best that we cun. When at Lite I.n Hache, We'll take (mite a spell, And partake of some water From that targe bodied Well. When at the (Juesuelle We will swing north wesl. And look for the mountain We'll prospect the best. And un through the mountain* Wlth pick, shovel and pan, We'll prospect our wny To the best that we can. -TlloS. K. IIlGOlNSO Ashcroft, sons iu the vicinity'who saw the balloon so ils appearance in the region cfiuld be confirmed beyond a roasona- bledoubt. I mudoinquirieso'.ti uum* ber of pe rM. i is at liar pars, aboul four milos soulli of Horsolly, if thoy had either seen or board of a balloon boing seen, but none had ever soon or heard of it. "Mr. Nowsou may bo able to give yon the exact, date tho balloon wasnotlcod. 1 onoloBO you n photograph oE tho Horsefly MlulugCompany's camp. Tho murks approximately ihe posl- ■f Mrs. Sullivan on.I her daughter wholUho balloon was observed, and thodotlod linos in tiie nky tho dircc lion of Hie balloon, as described by Mrs. Sullivan, as it descended and us- cended as il. passudoast. 'The gooKraphicul position <>l tho Eforsolly Hydraulic Miniug Ooinpatiy's caintiistai the nest, sidu of Hie Uorso- Ily river, about imn* miles north oE the continence of the Utile Horsolly river and seven miles ubovo Quesnello luko, in latitude 52 20 and longitude 121 111). Oarlboo distriot, British Columbia, See official map of 13. C!., IS!):.. Tin* blucltBmith Mr. Sullivan and fam ily huvo removed to therm-Mile House. Should you dosiro to coinmuuicato directly wiih thom thoir address would be Clinton, B. 0. Very truly yours. J. B. Housos, Maungor." Klondike 5p__l;s. In a gulch nu Bonanza crock, iu tho very centre of tlie richest pari of tlio Klondiko, isa claim which even lho boldest of miners .shrink from work- ing. Fora wook or more the gravel from (lie prospect shaft was woshotl out on an avorago of 615 to the pan, tl ISHUliu Ural. g«V els in ANDREE'S MIS31NII 11A Ll.O ON. It is some weoks now since British Columbia has heard anything of the wonderful airship, baloou or other aerial visitor which so excited a number of residents of tins city during the autumn months. Now, however, thc old friond is hoard from again iu a telegram from Stockholm, seut out by the Associated Press, and which reads us follows: Stockholm, Jan. IIS. Professor Nor- densliold, the Artie explorer, has informed tho Swedish Academy that the foroigu olllco has received intelligence tbat several porsons worthy of credence saw Prof. Andree's balloon early iu August In British Columbia, sevenmiles north of Quosnelle luko, iu the district of Cariboo. Tho professor regards the news us boiug~of sufficient importance to call for closer Investigation. Au- drco's balloon left Dant'.s island, one of the Spitsbergen group, July 11, 1S1>7. Tbis telegram is undoubtedly found ■■od upou a roport Eurnlshod by iir. J. B. Hobson, the well known manager of tho Cariboo Hydraulic Mining Company, under date of December 7 last, which reads as follows: Quosuollo, Fork., B. C, Deo, 7,18!I7, •'T. F. Tronar, Ksip, AssistauL Secretary of tho Geographical Society of tho Pacific, Sau Francisco, Oal.—Dear Sir:—Yours of tho 22nd iust.. referring to tbo ballon claimed to have been seen in tbe air at tho Horsefly hydraulic miuo iu British Columbia by Mrs. Sullivan uud hor daughter received nnd noted. Iu reply I will state that my luformiitiou is as follows: "About II p. in. on some day between thoJthaud 7th of August 1 returned from tho company's stampmlll to my office, whero I mot my wife, who informed mo that Mrs. Sullivan and her daughter bad seen a large balloon pus- sing over the camp from west lo east. Upon asking my wife K she also hud soon it sho replied she had not, but while walking iu front of fhe office she noticed Mrs. Sullivan (wife of the company's blacksmith) standing in front of the tents occupied by the Sullivan family looking up iuthe sky in asouth- -erly direction, and noticed that Mrs. ■Sullivan called her daughter, a young woman about 18 years of age, who went to her side and looked up iu lho direction indicated. Both mother and daughter appeared to watch tho object for sovoral minutes, tbey having turned their faces from a southerly direction to uu easterly one. Mrs. Sullivan oallod lator aud asked Mrs. Hobson if sho hurl -soon the balloon. Lator iu tho day I called on Mrs. Sullivan and asked her to describo to mo what sho had seen, which sho did as follows: "While looking up over tho hydrau lie bank, pointing in a southerly direction, 1 noticed a round, gray looking object in tba sky. As I continued ti watch itappearedloget larger as it dc scendod. I could see two objects, one much smaller, apparently suspended from the larger one abovo. lt. continued todoscoud until 1 could plainly soo that the object WUS it balloon willi u large basket hanging undor it. It finally commenced to swing violently back and forth and move very fa-it in that direction I pointing easterly toward tho east arm, of Quesnello Lake) aad began to ascend. I thou callod oul my daughter, and aftor pointing out the balloon toiler wo watched it rise rapidly until it disappeared in an easterly direction,' "I asked Mrs. Sullivan if sho had ever soon a balloon before, and she replied that she had soon small ouns, "Miss Sullivan corroborated her mother's statement from the time her attention was culled to the balloon until it disappeared. "Both Mrs. Sullivan and her daughter aro intelligent persons uud appear to bo positive that tho object they observed moving rapidly llirough the sky was a large balloon, mul while I am disposed lo believo their statement I regret Ihat there aro no other per ns doop- reaohed and grew richer as tho hole dued. Hed rock hasnotboc yel, but the claim 1ms beon abandoned and tbe few ini-n who tried to work it tcU of the uucauny sounds by day und if frightful scenes by nlghl;. IE ro* lorts be true ihe ghost of a murdered uluor guards tlie hole, Iu the fall oi 1806 there came to Bo- lanzii creek a .vnijug man who gave his name as Ray Tuttle He picked out n partner and after a little prospecting they struck a rich deposit, which bid fair to make them both wealthy. One [lay, wjiilo standing at tie- top of liie shaft, tho partners had a quarrel over some slight matter and Tuttle fell or was pushed into the hole, Wlien taken out he was dead, bis nock having boen broken iu tho fall, It was roportod as an accident, and lhe partner wenl ou working theclaim alone. Two or three days later ho was tnk'-n sick and died uddenly, raving in bis lnst moments about "poor '.'utile's ghost." No particular attention was paid to this us it was considered to be the fancy ofa disordered brain. Shortly after the second funeral, however, tho claim wns takou up by uow men. Ouo of these wout down Into Hie hole, struck ono blow with his pick, and then clambered out in hot haste, declaring ho board u man's voice shrieking at him. His partner tried it and bud u liko experience. Then other men wcul down and were in turn glad to come out in a hurry, Watchers nt night declare tbey eon 30 the specters of two meu clinched at the bring of the pit. Theso apparitions wrestle for a few seconds, until one of them breaks away, gives bis antagonist a shove aud sends hlm head first dowu the shaft. Night alter night this ghostly drama is enacted so long as any attempt is made towork tbe claim. When il is left undisturbed tliero is uo manifestation of a supernatural order. Other claims near by are worked right along without trouble This is the inly ghost story that lias thus far tome out of the Klondike. d 1 fiolds of Zlatoust, in tho i n nugget of ninety-six ry. Tie* Victoria (Australia) no.'n-t weighed one hundred and forty- ,in poundsn id three penny-weights,of .vliii-h only six ounces was foreign L-oolti and tbo Ballai.it (Australia)nug- ;oli was thirty-nine pounds heavier yet. I'lio largest nugget ever found was also •iug in Australia tho "Sarah Sands," named [or a for olf loved one. IL reached the nstouishiug weightoftwo hundred and thirty three pounds ami four ounces troy. Whut must Minor mils' fooling havo boon whou he struck s pick into thai fortune in ono lump. Ilovi: Abtill-tioil Their BlblB. I.oehoHtor, N. Y„ Jan. 7. Uight Worshipful William A, Sutherland, grand Now York stale, has issued u general edict direct totho masters of all the Masonic lodges in i dissolves all relations willi the grand lodge of Peru, and says Llio latter body, to use Lhe words of the O-Uoial document, has "committed Masonic suicide" and vanished from exist- lie says; -'I am this day furnished with a printed copy of an edict issued by Christian Dum, grand master, over tho certilicate of Manuel J. Caceres, as grand secretary, wherein tho said Christian Dam, us grand muster of Ma- s.iUK in Peru, recites to those under his jurisdiction thut, according lo Catholicism tlie Bible is a sacred book in whicli tho revealed word is deposited and us such can not be freelyexumincd and crilluitjod; that the Bible can not be considered as ■,-. foundation of scientific knowledge or history, uor us ii basis of morality,'uud lie does de ere o that on all Masonic altars tbo Bible shall be removed and replaced by tbo constitution of tho Order of Pros Masonry, and thai lu all our rituals lhe word 'Bible' shall be stricken out and the words, -the t* institution of Lho grand lodge of Peru' bo pul. iu its place. "The body which was tbe grand lodge of Peri: bus attempted to accomplish what is uot within tho power of any man or body of men to do, Inlaying violent and profane hands upon agioi)t light in Masonry it has attempted to change the plan and very groundwork or the institution, That the Bible is a book containing sacred truth is one of tbo fundamental nul!js of Free Masonry. Howsoever men differ ill creed or theology ull good men are agreed that within the covers of the Bible aro fouud thoso principles of morality which uro the foundation upon which to build a righteous life." SUN'S PATENT BALL BEARING GIANTS. No center bolt, Superior to all others. Write for prices. R. H. OAMPBELL, Agent, Ashcroft,B.C Our readers mny bo Interested in tlie mining laws of Mexico. Wheu a man in Mexico desires to prospect ho obtains U right io do :;o by Ilrst securing from tho land ofllce an exploration, which consists of 2,000 sqntiro meters of land. Tho notice for application for such-exploration is published for three months iu tho official paper and an extra month Is allowed for filing and hearing of adverse. Bach exploration is divided into claims of about 328.S Square foot. If no contest is entered the application is forwarded to tho city of Mexico and an absolute title is issued to tho applicant which holds good as long as tho taxes are paid upon tho land. The lax levy is 810 por year upon each claim, payable quarterly. For failure to pay luxes when due a fino of ofl cents per claim is itn- posed for the first month's arrearage, and if not paid before Ihe expiration of the second month the holder is fined the amount due for the entire quarter. Failure to pay luxes at Ihe cud of three mouths tho holder's title is forfeited and flic land reverts to tbo govern mont. Tbo land ouimol tie relocated unLll so declared by the government. and uotlcu given in Lho olllclal paper. A toad cuii'-ol bo Eollowcd oulsido of Iho boundary liii'Mif the exploration. Tnore are nn fractional mining claims. and hi order to secaro a small but do- slrablo piece of ground it is necessary to apply torn full exploration aud pay taxes upon the same. To Incorporate here ami operate in Mexico it is necessary to translate tbo ni'liolcu of incorporation, by-laws, plans, etc., info tiie Spanish language forward the sumo tu Washington for Lhe signature of tho secretary of stale, thence to Lho city of Mexico for the approval of the government oflloinls and llience to Lhe land olllco of tho district In which you propose to operate. Among Lho historical big nuggeta found in various parts oflhe world there havo been somo wonderful yellow lumps. In Cabarrus counly, North Carolina, one wus found in 1810 which weighed thirty-seven pouuds troy. In The 0, P. R. telegraphers' committeo have carried their appeal before tho highest official of the Canadian Pacific Railway, Sir William Van Horno This is oqulvalont to a rejootiouof the terms put forward by Mr. Shaughuessy. Tho conflict botween the telegraphers aud tho railway continues to rest ou the minimum salary for operators. Uua satisfactory solution is arrived at, tho telegraphers will demand a meeting of tho Board or Directorspf the Canadian Pacific Railway Coinpuny. The organization of operators which this committee represents exteuds over the North American continent, and may be considered one of the most powerful of the numerous orders of railway employees. One of llio finest aud best equipped railroads is tiie Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul. On our recent trip through South Dakota, Iowa, Minnesota and Illinois wo tried this railroad and kuow whereof wo speak. The road is splendidly equipped with fast trains, tlie coaches are all furnished with tho latest improvements and it is a pleasure to rldo with these people. Thoy employ none but sober, industrious mon who constantly look after thecom- fort and safety of the traveling public Anyone irivelhig in the above or ad- ioiuing stutes should take the Milwaukee road by all moans if it is convenient to do so. It you wish information concerning this excellent and popular road nsk any ticket agent, or write to C. J. l'.d.ly, General Agen', at Portland Or., and be will gludlygive it.-—Genesee Idaho Nows. "Overland lo Klondike," The Pamphlet recently got/en out by the Mining Journal has been mailed to nil enquirers, and to our exchanges and the leading newspapers of Canada and the United Stales. Several hundred copies have already been furnished to thc stores and business houses in Ashcrofi, and by Ihem sent oul to enquirers. Arrange incuts 'were made in the east wilh different mi/road tompauies thai are interested, and that have already sent out several thousand copies, whereby they will from now on send them to all enquiring about the route. Arrangements arc also boing mode lo hove a Baltimore house publish the pamphlet at Hint city in large numbers, so a large circulation is assured, From /bis time on the pamphlet, containing in alt 70 pages, including ten full page views of points ami objects of interest along the route, a good and accurate full page map showing the over laud route, advertisements, ele. wilt bc sent out by j. II. Clements, Druggist and Stationer, postpaid on receipt 0/ twcnty-fivC' cents. Any advertiser who has. not received a copy or copies will bc svt'piicd with the same gratuitously on application. Address—/. II, Clements, Dr tgglst and Stationer, Ashcroft, IS. C. SMITH & BRYSON, General Blacksmiths. Carriage builders. Horseshoeing a specialty. A subfty of iron and wagon tnalcirial always on hand. Shop on Railway Avenue, .- - 4SIJCK0IT, Ii. C studebakeeT MctJormicks lliiplors ami M"w«rs, -tfoQlnry's Fampifs Stoves, Farming Tools autl OciicrI IJtt.'lwiu'-i. JAMES VAIR, - Kamloops,B.C, C?ori-_L_a--L©roictl Hotel, TBI. I5KST *:2 4 ])AY HOUSE IN VANCOUVER. 6 *H0M4.- -"-^yietoi;. PITHER & LEISER. Importers aud Wholesale Dealers in WINES LIQUORS and CIGAR? VICTORIA, B. C. 150 MILE HOUSE The distributing poiut for all the hydraulic mines at Horse Fly, North and South Forks aud main Quesnelle River, also the stock ranges of Chileoten and Beaver Lake Vallev. At tl is Point will be found a good assortment of GENERAL MERGH AND ISE & MINERS SUPPLI ES Also one of ihe best Hotels on the route Information cheerfully given VEITH & BORLAND. Proprietors and Stock Raisers. Schilling's Best means: tea til—trig powder co-;'.- flavor;,^' uxliucl. Boil. mifi epic;. as good as anybody wants. *" l"i sale liy Hnrvoy, Bailey tk Co, R. P.RITHET & CO., Ltd. Wharf Sireet. VICTORIA, B. C. WHOLESALE MERCHANTS, SHIPPING AND IX_.URA._VCE. Agents fori Wells .-.go, -nliinibln Flouring Mills Co., or Knderby. Pacific Const M-amsliii) co's line of steamers between Victoria and Sim Fr-iicifico. Mineral Act, 1896. (FORM >•'.) Certificate of Improvements. NOTICE. FORTY THIEVES MINERAL CLAIM. Situate In Uie Lillooel Mining Division tif I.illiHu-t Disirki. Wht'iv li..ii!..l -Situtli I'■'Ik nf Hi-nUri' l.iv.r. Till.*' noli.-Hint we, l.oli.rt U, Skinner and .fii.in M;tr.li:ill. Uic miner's ccrtllicalw- No. ii't7ii.\.ii:'-i 'iTiitl H.iiiU'tHl, 110 days from tlie date lit-imf, mil-.tlviu the ininiiiR recorder fora curtlflcnU! "i Improvements, for the purpose 1 if nl-:iiiiiiiL- a crown grantor the ahove claim. And further lnke notice thnt action, under s".'iiim 117. iniiHt he ciiinnienceil hefore the issuance of such cerlilii.ite of improvements*- Dntedtf,lB20th.d.iy.SI.NIove^^lg97. nam The undersigned offor for sulo thoir well-known pack train consisting of tho following: (10 head of puck mnjoa with complete outfit of packing rigging with euch mule. 5 houd of riding mules with saddles, otc, otc. 8 houd of 4 year old mules witb or without packing outllt. Theso latter aro only halter broke. 1 only boll muro with saddle, etc. goes with train. This ia without doubt tho most coni- ploto packing outfits in U. C. aud is for salo " on bloc." For terms, otc, apply to VIETH & BORLAND, 150-Mile House, B.C. |L.S.] THOS, K. McINNES. CANADA. PROVINCE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA, VICTORIA, bv the tirace of (foil, of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, ijneeii. Defender of lhe Kaith, Ac, t*c. To Our faithful the Members sleeted to serve in the Legislative Assembly of Our Province of British Columbia at Our City of Victoria— (J11KETI-.G. A PROCLAMATION'., A.O.SMITH. 1UIUEREAS Wc Deputy AttorattrQentral, )n are uestrlous and resolved, as soon as nifty be, to meet Our |ico|>leof Our Province of British Columbia, and loliiive tlioir advice In Our Lenlalature: NOW KNOW YE, that for diveia causes nnd considerations, and taking into consideration the eiise and convenience of Our loving mihjc-ls, We have thought lit, by anil with the advice of Our Executive Council of the Province of British Columbia, to hereby convoke, and hy these presents enjoin Von, and each of ynu Hint on Thursday, the loth day of the month oi I'Ybruaiy, one thousand eight hundred and 11inr.v-elp.it, you meet Fs In Our said Legislature or Parliament of Ouv said Province, al ImrCitvnfA-irlorlri, POR THE DISPATCH < IF BUS! N ESS, to treat, do. net .mid Conclude upon -Hose tilings Which In Our Legislature of the Province of llriilsh Columbia, oy the Common Council of Our aald Province may, by thr favour of Ond, be ordained., .. In Testimony WHBHKOF, We have cnuscd these Our Letters .tn be made Patent, and theOrcnt Seal of ttie snid Province to be hereunto nillxed: WlTNRss.tht; Honourable THOMAS K. MclNMKH. Lleuteiiant- 'invcrnor of Our said Province of Hrtllsh Columbia, In Our City of Victoria, n Our said Province, llilfl thirtieth day of Decern, her, in thc year of Our Lord one thousand iKht hundred and ninety-seven, aiiil:ln ES HAKEK. Provincial Secretary* DUNN & Co Ltd IMPORTERS 0.*- Cable address "Cortes,' Vnncouver. Hardware, ber and Quartz Mining Supplies. 8 nml 10 Cordova Sireet, Vunoouvor, U.C. P.O. Bui No. um. MacKinnon, Debeck & Company, 611 Hastings street, VANCOUVER, B.C. MINING BROKERS AND AGENTS. Minim; corniianh's oruniilml and Honied. Proneilie. bonded ami ri'linilcil mi lor Ion-inn 11 Lien! synilicalcs. Havm-,; been lesl.lrnf. of Iln- pro. nnr I.n Ihc |i;isl IWenl*. M. wars, wi- nri-lhmi-f-m-liia-niH n to furnish tlif mo-l ii-llublr inlj-iuiiil lo In' i.U.un.d *,.„. " IH'cltim Uii; v.ilu.iUr :iiiin:i.il ii-mirces ol Ilia |HOVlU' •'. I nni's|>ondenfi* Millcileil, Offlte of the " Golden Cache Afws Compam\ t.td.,v of t.illooet, Ji, Q, WHOLESAL Vawouyer, : DOERING & MARSTRAND BR^^vV'X-l^rQ- CO- Celebrated Alexandri Lager and Porter Speciailv Recommended. VANCOUVEE, ,-' • • B.C. iM, MININGS MILL SUPPLIES McFARLANE & CO.. are manufacturers und direct importers, and stock of balance,, Furnaces, Fire Clay tiiic and Practical Hooka, Glassware 'od-3, Acid?, Chemicals, and all other tiers' and Mill requirements. 'tits for Morgan Crucible Company, lecker's Sons' Bnlnnces, etc, are a purchaser of tbis class of goods for Illitstrnted price list. P. O. Box 85B, VANCOUVER, B. C. Teli-p rap hie Address; "assay," Vancouver, B.C. THE IMPERIAL BREWERY AND sox}--. -cca-Tian works oo. Lagei Beer and PorBr Tbe Best Quality only Brewed from \hoioe Malt and Hops K-.KLOOFS, 33. C. SODA WATER WORKS. In connection toil h our Bretoqt mhcivc initial a net- and complete plant from San Fran- eiteo for the manufacture of Soi Water, Qtnoer Ale, Sarni>arilla, Vluimpaione Cider and Minernl Water of all kindt. , AU order* from fiMHtktK^l'O "*i" receive 010* ;j.r_(oi<if <ni<f best attention, Vour patronage solicited. _tWs- Hb» fo all orrffi-.. 'rum C-irt'tmo ninf way. I'.m irilljintl oitrpricsx icill make ^^ita pour orders, (Saooei ESHACH, 10 Sh li 1-Er.sk i 110 Furniture Co., Ltd,) -SIANlTACTl'llEll OK- Furniture, Uphokery, Mattresses, Window Blinds, etc. And direct imp. ter of Carpets, Linoleums, Oilcloths, Ctiildrcus' hrriagea, Crockery, Glassware, etc. 95, 57 and 59 Grdovn St., .... Vancouver, B.C. Distances *-_oFR0H«=S Ashcroft [laces <ehe Creek McVonald'H W Oreek - Mile House • —.Mile limine VU.XTOS Ml- Mile «*,„•-■- C!-Milc Itoune ."■Mile House s.'l-Mile House ■ 117-Mile House mi-Mile House. '■--Mile House. 108-Mile House Hi-Mite House li'-Mite House. 117-Mile House ltS>Mtl& House 127-Mile House iv.-Milc Home - l-,-.i-Milc House li.l.Milc House , WrMile. House. m-MlLK UOVtSK Soda Creek _7 lexniiili-ia Moffat's A usti-alitin'litiiielt Jloluuion's Quesnelle • Cottonwood Heaver l>asn Stanley Harkerville Places liclow.liaailsln-eincli from I'lv-milr.House but llic. distances arc from ■ A shcre.fl. Ilia Irfko ■ • ■ 1"'J Heaver Lake. . . . KIT Quesnelle Forks ■ . Wl ¥ 1" THE IINING JOURNAL, $2A YEAR RIVER DRCDQINa FOR ()OU). (Written for lhe MiniiiR and Scicnliliel're-s, San Francisco, by Mr. R. I-I. I'ostlethwnlte.] Regarding rivor dredging for gold, I Und from my own observation, aud also from tho latter written by Mr. Kichnrcls iu tbo issue of the Miniug aud Scientific Press of tbo 12th June, tlmt. so fur subaqueous mining has not been a success iu this state. I buvo read Mr. Richard's letter with great interest, aud fully endorse bis remark that successful dredging must be tbe result of mechanical skill and "evolution." This evolution Is exactly what I claim for the class of dredges that I am now designing, nud which nre bo iug built by the Risdon Irou-works. A brief resumo of dredpiugascarriod out on the Kiver Molyneux iu New Zealand, where there aro now workiug some sixty dredges, will show tho ovo- lutlou process. It is a very swift river oarrios moro water thau tho Sncra- mouto, and tho bottom is composed of a layer of barren tailing varying from 1 foot to 20 feet deep and traveling at varying velocities; then comes tho old •formation or boulders and gravol interspersed witb senilis of pay dirt. As thoro is an immense amount or gold in tho bed of the rivor, It was at onoo recognized Hint moans must be found to buii'llo it. in tho early duys tho minora worked the banks «s far lu Ibo river as tbey could roach with spoou tlrodgos. Tho uoxt evolution wns u small, weak, uutl poorly eon- Blruotod bucket .ladder tlrodgo driven by current whoeh mi either side. Those proved very ininleipinlo In handle the henvy boulder.*-!, and were only able tn work iu tho eiirront. Tho uext Stop Whs lo make lhe nitmliinory heavier and put on a stoatn-otlgliio. It was ubout this Umo that tho uso of tho spud lu Mow /.eulniul culled a sell, eanio in, bul did not last very long, as It wns found liielllcieut and took more hands In work it. The spud is not fouud now on nny drodgo lu lho country, being quito out of date. In plaooof the spud the best dredges use a powor-wluoh witli six drum drills, all boiug under {he control of one mull, ffour of these drums carry Hues running from tho four corners of the drodgo, tho othor end of tho line boing alllxed to "dead Pltm" or backers on tho bench. Tho fifth drum curries the head line. With thoso live lines tbo dredge can bo mnde to rapidly take up any position neees- snry, ouo man handling her with the greatest ease and nicety and wilh no loss of timo. Tbo sixth winch-barrel carries tho ladder-lino, raising or lowering the ladder as necessary. For lifting the large quantities of gravel, rock, aud boulders, after long and thorough trials, it has been fouud tbat the bucket-ladder will easily beat the centrifugal pump. The pump dredge was given a fair test, different makes of pumps being used, but all attempts ended iu failure. The failuro arose from two causos—Ursl, lack of efllci euoy. In tho second place, unless boulders up to oue tou in weight could bo handled a machine was useless in the Molyueux. For sand or slurry the centrifugal pump, I at oneo admit, is tho thing, but not for gold-dredging. Two other methods have beeu fied ouo tho pneumatic cnissou. This would be all right for a rich patch, tho local ity of which was exactly known, but for regular every day work, where much barren stuff hud to bo lifted, it proved a lameutablo failure. Tho last method wus tbe hydraulic elevator—a most excellent uppliauce in its place, bnt this placo is not iu a rivor bed 10 foot below tho level of tbo wator, us most of tho work of tho elevator then sists in pumping water which does not carry gold. Tho successful gold dreduo of tho present day is tho evolution of thirty odd years, each dredge being built an improvement ou tho predecessor. No man eau sit down and dosign a dredge by calculations, the strains tho niachino is subject to being so variable aud impossible lo uccuratoly for- tell. Tho main shafts of tho prosout dredges are mado at leftSfc twice as heavy as would bo arrived at if calculated to transmit tho average horsepower used. Thoso sizes havo boon arrived at by gradunlly enlarging until a sizo has boon fouud which will resist tho heavy shocks tho drodgo is subject, to. I am now building a drodgo on tho Yuba river to drodgo lo foot deep witb a gross capacity of uiuoty-threo cubic yards au hour. Tho drodge consists of two long pontoons, each 00 feet long and 9 foot beam. These aro connected nt tbo storu by a small pontoon 17 foot long aud 0 feet wido, the bow boing oonuected by a heavy overhung beam. This practically makes ouo boat 90 foot long, 23 feet wide, with a woll-holo 5 foot wide running through tho centro for some 75 foot. Tho ladder, 07 ft. long, built up as a heavy lattico girder, is hung at tlie storn end by a bar llxod across a heavy woodou framing, The lower end oftho ladder carries u five-sided tumbler, and is suspended by blocks uud tackle to a cross-beam. By means of wire ropo and blocks tlio winch can raiso or lowor tho bottom end as required. Tbo top tumbler is carried by the timber frum iug some II feet abovo tlie top end of tbo ladder. Tlio continuous bucket- chain conios up the top sido of tlio lad- dor ou rollers round tho top tumbler and back in a catenary curve to tbo lowor tumbler. Tho top tumbler is driven through a ropo transmission und heavy gears by tho engine, a vortical compound condonsnig one, which alsodrivos the pump, and indicates about 3T)-horso powor. The material discharges from the buokots on to a delivery-plate, down which it shoots into a revolving screen or grizzly. Tho centrifugal pump, throwing 11,01X1 gallons por minute, sup- plioswator ton perforated pipe inside tho scrooii. This wator thoroughly washes tho material, tho liner wasbdirt and gold going through holes in tho screen and falling into a distributing- box. From tho distributingbox it passes on to a sot of gold-saving tables, 11 foot wide, and thenco iuto a flume. In this connection I would like to point out that tho exporiouoo in Now Zealand loads us to got tho greatest width of table practicable, thus running the washdirt over it iu a thin or shallow stream, whereas tho genoral practise horo scorns to bo to uso a narrow, long flume. A wido table with frequent drops nnd changes of volocity of tho stream, together with fairly frequont washing up, is, I fool satlsllod, tho secret of saving lino gold when mixed with muoh black sand. The tables aro covered with cocoa-matting and expanded metal, a ilnor gold-savor than which was never used. Tho stones and rooks pass through tho screen down a stone shoot, either direct iuto the rivor or ou to a tail lues-elevator when working Into n high face of gravol, It is now in placo to consider tho eluss of ground that can bo worked with a dredgo and the cost por yard of hardling tbo samo. Broadly speaking any ground which is not deeper than ■30 foot bolow water level or more than '20 foot abovo, and which contains boulders of not more thnn, sny, ono ton wolght, oau bo handled ut from 3 to B touts por cubic yard. Tho ground need not, bo in it rivor, provided tho steep- age Is SUlMolont to Hoilt the drodgo and keep the wuter clean ouough to wash the dirt with. I think 1 can say with oonfldouoo thoro la no other method hy which grouud, provided it fills llio above conditions, can be huudlod so 'heuply, I havo fell a little dlltldent as to Writing the nbovo, us I font'some of your readers may say, "What right has n man from n littlo country like Now Zouiand lo oomo horo and toll us thut their knowledge is much greater Uiun imis?' lu vory many wuysCull- fiiraiu in wnll iu udvnu.!o of Now Zealand, especially in 'piurtz-inilliug, nml I have learnt much siuoo I camo here; but in this oue particular class of inin- ng - viz., di edging for gold—I do oluliu aud with Justico, that Now Zealand has hud more experience tbuu all the rest of the world, and if any of your numerous readers will do mo tho honor of coining to soo tho drodgo on tho Yuba when working tlioy will bo ready to admit thut it does nil I claim for it. Tliero is, 1 believe, in California an immense area of country whicli can bo prollta- bly worked by the ubove method, and anything which koeps the miner in California is a general uud dircot benefit to tho Statu. Tlie Weekly Clurl»n. Of course there's city papers here, but I don't Kit the time To read a dozen piigea every day, And lliem there pesky dallies air so chock a block wiih crime That they Jeat givo me shivers anyway, I'm pretty busy 'round the place -I can't he sell In' down And logvlll'nil the chores and things io debut when tlie Weekly Clarion comes, that's printed iu our (own, I gln'mlly contrive to read her through. Them dallies give ycr " fiinin news" and lell yer all the woes And troubles ofthe folks ncro.t the sea, The Clarion toll's what happened io lhe folks a feller knows, Ami that's ihe kind of news Hint pleases me "Victory has had a Jubilee." Well what of that.' Shu ain't No more to mc than is liie pope of Home, But " Luther Wlxon gives his ham a bran' new coal of paint"— Why, thunderalioii. now you're gilthl' home '■ And. i ) Cuh About the ad . und Japan, I'll never can ivsniul aquiibbleH that Ihey' Wlxon well, b'gosli, ai Mill I know I.uliii know the barn, And know it necked painlin' mighty bad. I like to rciul " A'lll rnlly lU'ilr-veiH .Isitin'lie And-'Jutlklm id mitre ll goltl tame," •. bul still Ib Anil the i the ■iv cltloBt (Inrler, biz. Mofltnllemhciula the \ml, (hough I lialn'i m luid by ihem thnl Is Thai bctlci poets than Ii- ilyum Judge And | nutylxylll-wi-; mt loud, une; ami, though, .i means proud, Joo Lincoln, iii I„ A. W. Ulillctll WHO WANTS A n03ES? A Probably Rich But Vet Unexplored Country Tho following interesting letter is taken from tbe Province. To tbo Editor: There yet remains within tho boundaries of British Columbia a vast tract of country yot practically unexplored, Tbat goes without sayiug. But a region to whioh I would specially refer in this letter lies, I be lieve, within tho gold belt, with Otue nioa ou the south and Cassiar on tho north, audit is reasonable therefore to believe that rich placer diggings may ere loug bo discovered on the creeks aud rivers of this section. Another important fact which goes u loug way to confirm ouo in this belie: is that for a number of years sovoral miners havo mado good wages ou tho Finlay river bars below tho canyons, but owing to tho turbulence of tbe waters coming through theso canyons thoy havo not as yet beon able to make u successful trip to tho placid waters beyond, which it is supposed tako their riso to tho westward and directly in tho gold producing regions, lu the geological survey of Canada Mr. Mo- Conoll speaks ot tho Ingouioa, a tributary of tbo Finlay, as being woll worth prospecting, and ho further states that good prospects woro obtained from two small creeks a fow miles below Paul's branch. As the Finlay is not, however, navigablo thoro remains but ono othor way of getting iuto tho couutry and that is by an ovorland journey either in summer or wintor. Tho winter season is perhaps to bo preferred for this trip, which thou could bo mado by way of tho Skeena without much diflloulty, a dog train boiug called into requisition. Tbo entire distanco by this routo would not bo moro than 250 miles up to tho headwaters of tho Finlay aud tho Liard. Of course such an undertaking would ro- quiro capital expenditure, and that without auy certainty of roturu, but from some personal acquaintance with tho Omonica country I am strongly of tho opinion this section would well repay it prospector's labor. Meanwhile, could not tbo Provincial Govornmeut be induced to tako action towards equipping an expedition to oxploro this vast unknown territory? Who knows but tbat horo is a region as rich in placer gold as even much boomed Klondike. J. Canadian^ z Pacific fv SOO-PACIFIC LINE. The Best and Cheapest ROUTE TO ALL EASTERN roiiVTS, TOURIST CAR SERVICE. 'O SI. Paul daily, Toronto every Sunday. _-.lonrr.al and Boston every Wednesday. Montreal and Portland, Mc, every Thursday The Dining Car service rloiig the line the C.P.I.. Isutiertnalleil anywhere. Connections at Vuncouver with st-min lines for China. Japan. I lawaiinti Maud;, at Australia. ofl at * KOOTENAY SERVICE. Going norlli Read up. in.r.r, IH..I) •j'j.uii" 811.00 REVI-L3TOKI. : NAKUSP THK1.I. KOKKS 'e SANDON le SLOCAN CITY TUAIL ROSSI-AND ■■• N1SLSON le hor full information as to rates, time iS-v,, apply to the nearest ticket agent to A. l» CLEMENTS, or to ' Agent, Ashoroft, E. J. (Joyi.i., District Pussongor agent, Vnncouver. li. O. A vory curious man ounino is employed nt a mine iu Cornwall, England, a mino which is 1,800 feet deep. This engine bus boon constructed for lifting tho minors and lowering thom in their work, whioh is at a depth of 1,100 foot, It has two parallel vertical roils provided with stages or platforms, which aro reciprocated past each other, tho stages boing two futhoms apart. Much od receives a motion through the samo distanco. A man stopping on to a lower platform is raised by tbo lifting of the rod, whicli brings him to tho lovol of tho noxt ou tho othor rod, which is then nt its lowest position, On to this ho stops. So ho continues stopping from ouo to another, rising 12 foot bo- twooti ouch stop. The platforms aro opposite to each other at tho doad points of tho engine orauk, aud a slight ptuiso Is mado whilo tho minors step off and on. Thus strings of men can ascend with tho slight labor of stopping from ono platform to another. Tho following modest request was rocoivod at Ashoroft this week: Sin: Will you be so kind as to answer the following questions and propositions or baud this to somo one who can and will. First, whut is throe-year old steers worth, also -1-year olds, and work oxou what is good mutton sheep worth, price for next spring is whut I waut. I am au old traveler iu tlio north and I conceive the idea thut if tho right thing is done a stream of immigration can bo started that way which will be of great importance to all lines of business iu your part of the country. This is what I propose to do in this way, if tbo country from Ashcroft to Quosuollo inclusive will givo mo sufficient encouragement, I will go through that way aud purchase stock, if it can be doue, if uot I will purchase tbe stook furthor this way aud drive from Ashoroft by Qucsuello to tho Yukon mines. Now when this is demonstrated that stock eau bo driven and goods packed through it will turn a largo immigration tbat way, notwithstanding it is a farther land travel, it can bo mado with less cash expense. Thero is a largo immigration from this part of the country many of thom tell mo if I go through British Columbia thoy will also, but will not if I don't load. I am kuown to miuing men aud others in California, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, Washington, Cariboo, Stickino aud many camps. I am also kuown to somo considerable extent iu Nebraska, Missouri, Iowa and Illinois and somo in Indiana aud Now York. 1 havo followed packing, prospecting, mining and traveling in tho mountains tho largest part of the last IS years, and whero I lead with a bunch ot cattle' and pack animals, many more is sure to follow with increased numbers an- nualy. You can easily soo this enterprise started and carried out, aud fow dollars to newspapers, what an advertisement it would bo aud what iufluenco it would havo, bj» having a man who is known ovor a largo scopo of couutry to carry it iuto effect, is in my opinion to turn a largo per ceut of tbo prospecting men and stock dealers that way whether tho slock cnu bo bought in British Columbia or not. I am not sutUciouty able to outfit properly for tho undertaking iu a way to make it pay mo with my own moans uud iu view of the bonollts which I believe will surely accrue to tho business men of that part of tho country. If tho country betweon Ashcroft and Quesnollo will help mo to 81,000 in cash or cattlo I will mako cho trip, feeling assured that my enterprise will bo a success aud that you aud your neighbors aud tbo country at largo will reap a rich harvest thereby for so small an investment. Pleaso auswor all questions pro or con at your earliest convenience as peoplo will soon begin to mako arrangements as to which routo thoy will go. I refer you to tho following geutlemou: Henry Wilbern, postmaster, Eagle Oreek, Or.; James Patterson, postmaster, Portland, Or.; William Curron, justice of the peace. Currinsvillo, Or.; Charles Donelsou of Quesnello if ho Is still thoro; Mr. Munifoo of Williams lako if lio is thero. Ho will remember mo as tho man that followed horso thieves from Lowiston, Idaho, to Lyttou uud Williams lako in 1802. All of which is rospectrully submitted by your humblo solicitor James Simpson. Eaglo Crook, Oregon, Deo. 0,1897. CHICAGO, MILWAUKEE &. ST. PAUL RY islhohosl line to and from ClilongojMilwaukee um! nil poinis Enst. Willi ils 0,155 miles ol thoroughly equipped rond il readies till principal hns in ess centers in Northern minis; Wlsonsln, Iowa, Minnesota, Soutn Dakota, North Dakota and Mh Michigan THE ONLY LINE Running Electric Lighted antl Bloom Hontoil Ycslibnleil Trains. Time tables, mnps nud information gardlng roules, rules nml oiher details relating to tho roud will ho furnished on application to any coupon ticket agent, or hv -uldrcssing U, J. Eddy, General Agent, Port lnnd. Ore. Mineral Act, 1896. W.T. SLAVIN •u and fancy Goods, P. O. Box fl, Kamloops, II. C. SIDNEY WILLIAMS, P.I.,S.,l,.A.S.I„I.Olitl Uiul Surveyor, civil Engineer mul Di-inf-lit-mim, QUESNELLE MOUTH, ll. 0. Engineering and Survuy wmk. Raporln on minim; properll.B. .Maps nml pinna |ii*e- pared »f any portion of Cariboo district. HUGH COCHRANE, MINING & GENERAL AGENT. NOTARY PUBLIC. BAKKl-ttYILLE, - - Cnrlboo. 1). C. PETS£R BURNET, Dominion ami Provincial Land Surveyor, LILLOOET, H.C. ....- of any description proint-tty eom- lilft-.'il. l-di.il.il- irii..'.-...ii niim-t.il e la ims in Ha- Ullooet district iuriii.hed ;il ic;i:.onahle Prices. Do y<m wnnt Ink '. Do you wnnt typo . Do you waut Storoo pinion? Do you waut to trtido Presses ? Do you wnnt to trade Paper Outtors? Do you want anything in tho way of Printing Muter' ' " Cm llh Ihr I'OltOJITOJ'VIl _F0P]II1V ft), lid. couvur, li. F.C.INNES raker VANCOUVER, 11. C. 83IM-ILIE HOTJSE. Stages Each Way StopJiOver Night. First Class Accommodation for Guests. Good liar tn Connection. Good Stabling and Feed for Iiorses, Mc'FA VIS/I and S TROUT J-roprictors. COLONIAL HOTEL AND GENERAL STORE. SODA CREEK, B. C, R, McLEESE, : : ■ ; Proprietor. A Jul/ assortment of Dry Goods, Boots, and Shoes, Liquors, Cigars, Hard ware, Hay, Grain, aud Miners Supplies, at, reasonable rates. WHOLESALE and RETAIL. HOTEL & GENERAL STORE. CaXJESlSTELXiE FOB-a- 33. C. A full assortment of Drygoods, Boots and Shoes, Lsquo)-s and Cigar, Hardware, Miners Supplies, Hay, Grain and Stabling. I-rtces right. Newly furnished and refitted. A quiet boarding and lodging house. Rates reasonable Home rooking. Table supplied with the best in thc market, and properly served. MRS. 0, ARMSTRONG, - ■ QUESNELLE, B.C OCCIDENTAL HOTEL All descriptions of mining properties bought nnd sold. Correspondence solicited. COLUMBIAN Certificate of Improvements. NOTICE. Hot ii. i Mining I. ivi:-:on of Lillooet District. Where loc.tcrl-South For!; oi Uridnt; Uiver. Take nut ire thnt wc. J. churl I!. Skinner 'inn John 1., Williams, free miner's certilic'.Ues Nn. iv.r,-.i.\ and T.MUl. intend, sixtv days from ihu date hereof, to apply to (lit* mining recorder [nr a certificate cf improvements, for the pur- pii-L' nf obtaining a crown grant of thu ahove claim. And further take nolicc thai fiction, under ui-tion *(7, tniM lit' i'i i in men cut I before thc issuance of such certificate of im prove rneiHs. Haled ihis 'JUlh clay of No-ember, 11.07. V. 11. SKlNNi.K. 3210 JOHNK, WILL AMS. NOTICE. MINKUAI, POINT MINERAL CLAIM, siinale in Llllooet Mining Division of LlllOOCt District. Where hicaleil. (.'avonsh Creek. Take notice, that we. K. il. Veritv and W in- Wilkinson, five miner's eeililieale No, IH.oliI auk -1I.IU7, intend, sixty day.i irom thc date hereof, to apidv to tlie Miuing Recorder mra I'l-rtilit'ale of Improvements, fur lhe purpose ' btaining n Crown Grant ortl»S ahove claim, ..ad further take notice that action, under section '<. musl l.e commenced before the is- lance of such ivriilicau* of iiiiiiroveuu .its. U. H, VERITY, WM. WILKINSON. Dated this J tth day of October A. I). I «n7. S.A.Rogers BARKERViLLE, B.C. Methodist College, New Westminster, E- 0- (Incorporated hy Act of Parliament, 1808.) This Residential College for both Sexes re-opened Wednesday, September 15th, 1897. An entirely new stalT of teachers has been _i-,t_a_;eil,aTi.! iiir.ni.-linn will he given in Preparatory and CoUej-rc Courses leadim: up to .Mai 1 in datum in Ails. Law. Civil Kiijiinuering. Meiliiiili*. Th-ulo-vv an.l Provincial Tea. I;,..-," Kr-aniinations. Ladies' College Course Including Music and Art. Commercial course including Short Hand and Type Writ ins. Theological Course. Special attention In culled to the course in MlNlNii A- ASSAYING, odered Ibis vear fortbe llrsl time. For further iiarticular-i ami pro. pectus applv I.-.V. W. II. I.ASTON, M.A., i Principal. PACK HORSES B-i.OV Will*'. Tlio undersigned is prepared to fur nish to any ouo requiring tho snme pnolt animals in any numbor up to 500, woll broken and for saddleti and packs for S'2,8 oaoli. Correspondence solicited. Ashcroft, B. (.'. B. P. English. QUESNELLE; 13. C Now mnnugoment, Hotol lieudqtnirters for li. X. 6ttiges, Headquarters for mining men, well furnished rooms. Table supplied with everything in .on. Most complete bur in Cariboo. Stables in ooiincotton, Iiav and Oats in uuti» ity. 1<\ HOFEROAMP & A. JOHNSON. Prdprieton KAMLOOPS, B. G. HOTEL. Cood Stabling in connection. J. H. RUSSELL, - - - Proprietor. J, GLOBE HOTBI LYTTOW, - - - B.O. In consequence of tie late fire, the Globe Hotel _a.s been removed opposite thn post office and has the dations as usual. Commercial aud from station free of charcre. traveler! A. F. same acoonmio- trunks hauled to IIAUTIER. Prop. IA-.P-.S, Oil. CLOTHS etc-letc. Cheapest house on earth, write for prices M. P. GORDON, - KAMLOOPS, B.C General Merchant Hotel Keeper. Tlio undersigned is prepared to arrange for tlio winterlngoE a largo number of horsos at reasonable rates. Write or call at tlio store. P. Wi FOSTER. Ashcroft, October 14th, 1807. ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE. Jotlce is Ir'itI*.- (riven that all amniiils ■im; in tlie late A. M.\ .linden, i.f llr.ni-e rk. must lie pahl tn me mi uiin'f.irellie'.Trlli ut .fiiiiiiii.v, IS!.... Ail tinvtiestiiivtn;; ;u.-minis anamsl Hit'said cslatt will kimllv send lliem 111 tn lilt'llnlvreittlii'il 1 ni rii-I.eli.ie-.ii.hLite. JOHN A. KKAS1.I.. Official Adrnini-Uiilnr. Quesnelle. Dec. istli, 1807. a-tt-i 111 kinds of Minors' Supplies on Ham). NOTICE. ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE. I litivo (,'iven U!> lhe Inisine:^ nf r;iiif1iiaj_r on Ilie Uon-i'arte and I slinll not lie rcr-|>un--iliU: ?,rnnvdBW",,eforL,,m,1?!!li.:,illl.S,fibRK. Uotintmi.elI).C,Dec381 itu)7. the next session men im an an in um aie ihe('aiilrlui.i.,a--i;n >V Yukon Knilwny cum rianv with iinweiln cnn.-lruel a railway fr-mi the main line nl ilie Canadian 1'acilic railv.av al ur near Ashcrnfl, llience in n northerly cli- iv.-tiriii Hn-Hij;li ttie -'arihim and Cassiar dis- iri.t insnme puint nn Lake Teslin. thence ns neur as may lie alonit the slir of Lake Teslin to Ihe lower en lliereof. thence followini; Ilie course ; near us mav he of tlie Hoot till nml n, Lewes an Yukon rivers to Dawson city in the Norlhwe Territory or to some intermediate [mint. And with trower, tn cunMriict. equip, update and maintain, luancli lines and all in.o;-*sary hi idee:., roads, ways, leiries, wharves, ducks, and coal hiinkeis in conneclhm Iheiewiih; and willi power tn hnild. own, crimp, operate an.l maim iin steam aud olher v.-s-.-lr- and liuats and with pnwei In hnild. e.|Uip, operale and maintain U'leuraph ami telephone lines in eunerliun with the said railway:- aud hianclms. and in (re ne rale electricity for the supply of liiilil. heal and power; and with power luex- Pir.piiate landr, loi ihe purposes uf the company, and to acquire land:-, Iannises, privileges nr other aids from any (.nvernmciit. nmnici i.jilitv or olher per.suns or bodies corpoiale, nnd lo make traffic or other a.ranncmeni-. wilh railway, steamboal or other companies; and wilh power lo hnild watfun roads lo he used in construction of such railways and In advance of lhe same, anil to use wacon roads aheadv cnnslrucled, ami to levy and collect tolls from all parties usinc and ou ah freiirlil passim; over any such rniah buill hy lhe company, buill after the pa-snee of lhe Acl hereby applied (or. and with all olher usual, nei ev-ary or incidental riilhls. powers or privileges :is mav be necessary or incidental or conducive to iheailaiuinent uf the above ohiecls or any of them. LATCiiruun .•. M< IHii:iiai.i.. Solicitors for the applicants. Dalai til Olliiwii Ilie UTlli day of November 1807, • J'-10 Nollce is hereby given ihat all nct-oi iiwitm to the estate of the late (ieort-e Man Hurlcv. of Qusenelle, inu^t he paid lo me on or before 111. '-.iilh of January, Irtns. All parlies havine ace.inntsaj'aiusl Hie said estate will kind]', -end them in to me duly cerlilied on or before said dale. JOHN A. KI'ASKU, Official Administrator. (Jnesnulle, Dee. 18th, 1807. ii-Ul Blacksmith, Wheelwright and Wagon Builder HORSE SHOEING A SPECIALTY. Iron, steel nml Timber kept In atoek, imtl a -tuck of Eastern mado Carrlui-es, BogRtea and Houd dirts kept, on Inuid nt reduced juice., and also nwde to order. Manufacturer of " Tlio Lehman Tiro Setter " whicli nil ..'neke-m'Tlis should use. All work warranted, niul prices lower tlmn ever. An assortment of Oofilna nntl Caskets nhvays on hand. B. C- ASHCUOFT, Victoria, Vancouver, Ltd Kamloops. -DBALB-ia IN- Agricultural Implements of all kinds In.ROSt slock In tlie province nnd best nssormentt American Bain wagons also Canadian Bain suitable I'or freighting and (arm niiruos. ?. Buggies Carts, Spring* Wagons. all at prices lo suit the times. Orders filled promwtlv. R-Jisierai Act, 1896. (FORM F.) Certificate of Improvements. NOTICE. ice thnt ■itiicjite >> ' Me he: mierfol of, t clothe mil ulllililC davsh in- ns lor Ilie the above i-iaiui. And further lake notice Ihat action, llllill -eclion :i7, iniir-t be commenced belo.-e Ilie e SUiinee nf such certUicale oi ; nu ■: ..v,n-.-ni-,. Dated this UUili d;;y or November. iH;)7. 88t0 C. A. PHAIR. m GIBSON. EKET Main tied, WHOLESALE AND RETAIL. Attention and alisfactionguarantced to customers. AHCROIT,B C. -jistreog & Morrison ■& -AN-PAOT-It-RS or Two rrluurrr Irrnntlurl .1 \V will bu huI,1 on r, rnnclr or, liiL- 8th 1 .brnnry, 1-UH, lo Jufrny c: |)U,rsufi of irnrirL'. TIIOMASCUKNOW, Uull Spollc-l UrUlgu. 15 IV.ETED STEEL P!PE, ORE @AR8, ORE BUCKETS, MONITORS & ELEVATORS. Contractors for Complete Hydraulic Mining Plants. II eiitl.y A venue VANOOUVER, B.O _^£_ ^" * Dr. BurgosH, dentist, haa boou quito busy this woek. See notioo of mandolin and guitar instruction in auother column. Allison Woods is now solo proprietor of tbo Welcome restiumuit. No matter which way you go you will very likely wish you had «ono some othor. ,1. H, McMillan A- Co., havo a new ad beginning with tbis number. Thoy aro u reliable llrm. Major Moore's men at Quesnelle aro roportod as good explorers. Freight is beginning to come in. Wo aro informed by Mr. Hamshaw that tlio com puny lie roprosouts will soon ship a largo hydraulic plant in for Installation near Barkervlllo, Born—At Soda Crook, B. C, on Sunday, January 16,1808, to tho wifo of Mr. Chip Smith, a daughter. Senator Jas. Uold and family uro In California spondlng a few wooks. Ho will bo back homo for a time in tho early spring. H. P. Lewis was laid up a day or two this wook from two much familiarity with a cayouse's hind foot. Tho hurt we are glad to say was not serious. Tho Vonorable Edwyu S. W. Pen- treath, Archdeacon of Columbia, will pay his Ilrst visit 13 St. Albau's church on Sunday noxt, the 2!lrd instant. Tho material fov the wnter works and electric light system has bognn to arrive and work will bo boRtmlnoni-- nest as soon as the frost, is oiil.nl' tho ground. R, Nesbitt bus llu- contract for tho poles fov tho line from tbe mill to llio village ami will soon begin do* llvoting thom. Klondike^ lo Ilie riglit lit un, Klondike!-**, lo the left of us. Klondike*-- in front of us. In tin* country so cold III search ofthe glittering gold, Tlicy will plunge in great numbers. When the sen slmkes tlicm ii|), When llieir grubs cnteii lip, When they're "stuck uu" tit Skngwtmy oi Dyea, They will then realize That we did not theorize, When we advised "Overland" the best way, A pleasant dancing party was given to Miss Greta McRae on Thursday evening at the Town Hall by ber many friends. Miss McUao goes home soon for a vacation of a fow weeks. The large reservoir for tbo wator works will bo on tho sido hill opposito tho end of Secoud street. There will be a connection between it and tho C. P. R. tank so that water for the railroad use can be readily supplied. Mr. Robinson of Soda Creek arrivod in town this week on his way homo from a long visit to tho oast. Mr. Robinson says look out for Klondlkers. Thoy will descend on the Province in the springlike thelocustsdid on Egypt some years ago. In order not to be outdone by tbo rest of the employees of tho Asheroft hotel, Jack Wyness just won the llddle at the raffle the othor night, and now spends tho long hours on tbo uight shift practising. Several boarders havo given notice. Ashcroft wants a flrst class jeweler and there is an excellent oponing for such a man. Wedonotmeanbythissome tinker to come along with a couple of sacks full of Waterburys and start bus iness calculating to run It a month or six weeks, but a good workman will receive cordial support. G. W. Baldwin, the skin tyee, Is visiting his old friends and customers In the Cariboo country. Mr. Baldwin goes soon to Winnipeg, whoro his headquarters will bo hereafter. Ho Is not only a judge of fur but eau toll at a glanco just how far olF a bird or clay pigeon Is nud when he raises his "Parker" look out. We nro In receipt of a letter from E. J. Caso of 507, 1st ave,, Minneapolis, asking if thoro would be a chance for a tailor to got work in Ashoroft in a shop. In answer, would say, thero is no tailoring establishment in Ashcroft but one is badly needed. If a shop wero opened by the right parties tbore is no question of a good support. H. J. O'Connor of Spokune is in Ash broft, having just ridden over tho trail from Spokano via Loomis, Washington, Mr. O'Conner says it is au easy trip and can be mado by ono traveling light with horses iu 12 days. Loaded horse? would of course not bo able to travel it so fast. He is of the opinion that mnny thousands of pooplo from Montana, Idaho, Oregon, Washington, Colorado and othor states will come iu via Spokane to Ashcroft withiu the next fow months. Mr. O'Conner realizes that it is much too early to start north with horses but will nevertheless go ou before many days and get as far along as bo eau under the present conditions. Asbcroft produces aud brings forth to the kuowledge of the world the most poets of any country town iu the province, A glance at tho "poem" of Mr. Thomas E. Hlggensou In auother col umo will show that another hitherto unknown local poet has sprung up. Some flue sentlmonts aro expressod in it, for instance, "Ponies behind all iu a row," and again, -'their heads all up high iu the air," aud "while at Lac La Hache" aud "partnko of some wator from tbat large bodied well." A little poetical license may have been taken in some parts of tho poem but takon all around wo think that Mr. Higgou- son can safely "a la Corbett to Fitz- simmon's" challenge Prowlabout fora poetical fight fur the laurouteship of the vlcluity. We regret to announce the sudden death of Mr. Robert Crozior, at tho Porry ranch last Mouday morniug. caused by a ruuaway toam, Tbo do- coasod was in his ■'Mth year, tho sixth son of tho late William Croziei- of County Lictrum, Ireland. Ho was uot muoh known iu this section, having reoently come among us, but of his character we can form a good idea from what wo kuow of his cousin, Mr. Goorge Blair, now manager at tho Perry ranch and his brother William, who for such a long time has so ably acted iu that capacity for the Messrs. Cornwall. The funeral was hold at 1! o'clock Wednesday afternoon from St. Alban's ahurcb. His brother desires us to thank his many frlouds for thoir kind attendance, especially tbe youug lady who donated tho floral tributes for the -casket, A sketch map of tho Ovorland route from Ashcroft to the Yukon will shortly bo issued by Messrs. Fraser and Roberts of Asbcroft, B.C.. showing damping grounds, river crossings, etc., oto. This will bo a valuable map for parties intending going the overlaud route. Tho map and short description will be out in about ton duys, and parties wishing to got ono cun send to the above address and secure ono. Price, paper, 50 couts, mounted on cloth 81.00, A Chicago party consisting of A.C. Wilkinson nnd wife, Houry Oolbnnm, Fetor Preitog, Frank Wugnor, Emit Proeser and P. D. Wilkinson, uro slaying at the Curgilo Houso and aro outfitting for the ovorland trip. Thoy have bought thoir horsos aud the stores havo their order for goods. Thoy understand thoroughly that the route is not advertised by those advocating it. for a winter routo, nud will go only ns fur as thoy think thoy eau to advantage on tbo snow, Their prosout Intention is to break In tbeir horses nud move along up to Quesnollo some time in February. They uro a well informed party and will yot along well without doubt. Several hundred of thoir friends will follow from Chicago within a fow wooks. Dr. Clark of Kamloopa informs us that he has leased for a loug term of years a piece of ground on Railway avenue and will ut oneo bogln the construction of a now building with a view of engaging iu business in Asbcroft. The doctor believes Ashcroft to be ns good a business town as can bo found In tbo country for its size uud that prosporous times are ahead for ull iu this section. Wo very much suspect thnt when the rainbow trout oftho Thompson river boar tbe news that thoy will protest vigorously against the doctor settling down boro for ho is said to be the most skilled fisherman in British Columbia and no better tlsbing is found In the world than in tbo Thompson river whore it Hows swiftly by Ashcroft. s Auyouo wishing reliable iuforiun- |j tion regarding tbo overland route I from Ashcroft to Luko Teslin eau I secure tho same by remitting 25 j| | cents to J. H. Clements, druggist 1 fi and stationer, at Asbcroft, for a ¥ | copy of "Overland to Klondike," I I through "Cariboo, Omonica nud Cos- | | siar." Ton full page illustrations | | aud u correct map of tbe roads and 1 | trails, issued by tho B.C. Mining : | .JoURNAti, uud contains its special ■ | correspondent's report of tho actual | | prosout condition of the trail. Sur-: I veyor J. D. Dovereux having boou I I sont over the route by the JOURNAL ! ';'■ to examine and report on tho same. I Tbo book contains iu all 70 pages. } Tho Kamloops Standard says: "Mr Roy, who was in Kamloops on Tuesday in order to enquire into tbe navigabl ity of tho Nortli River, finds himself unable to do anything ut prosout. Ho is, howovor, satisfied from enquiries made, that tho idea is practical, und intonds coming back to Kamloops whon the rivor is open, ascending tbo river aud coming down in a bout, making a careful examination on the do- scent." Whilo Mr. Roy is in tho vicinity would it not bo a good thing for tbo pooplo of Asbcroft to ask him to go up tho Bonaparto and come dowu a little lator, It would bo a grout assistance to us U' wo could got a line of bouts ou between Ashcroft und Mundoi'ls even, and if tho stream could bo mado navigable by a little dredging further up wo might nut ii line of stoamors up to tho junction of the Kamloops road to Bridge Creek somewhere uoav Lho Chasm. Wo cauuot havo too many Internal improvements. Aslicrolt, asked for a school houso, hospital and now jail last year. Wo didn't got them, so it won't burl our feelings to be refused auy thing. The city of Kamloops. Tbe StundtmJ of Kiimloops tints editorializes! "Thc Standard bus, since its inception, given up considerable spaoo to mutters directly affecting this city. We huvo devoted columns to our mineral prospocts, to our natural advantages! to our agricultural interests, und to the wonderful progress Kamloops is muking in tbo building lino. Tho beginning of another year finds tho city still booming, uud, judging from tho prosout prospects, it looks us if lust year's wonderful building record will bo eclipsod during tho com ing spring and summer. Already we hear of numerous blocks of stores uud dwel-' lings to be erected us soon ns the weather will permit. Chief among these is the Clifford block, ut u cost of 810,000; tbe new Dominion Hotel at n coat of $20,000; tint Standard block, tho futuro home of this journal, nta probable cost of $10,000! tho Gonello block on River street, und scores of now dwellings, 'Ibis news will bo bulled with satisfaction by working mon, and our people generally will fool overjoyed ut this proof of Kamloops' continued pro- gross. Kiimloops is nil right! She is ull right from tho tips of her protty toes to the crown of her dainty hoad with its wealth of goldon looks. She isa good nml growing city, and she means to.ho blggor nud better lu tbo futuro than she litis been in the past, Tho population should double within lho next year or two, und when that time Qouioa palatial stores aud residences very band will afford tbo most sub- sliiulial kind of proof of tho general prosperity, The Standard never gets tired talk tug about Kiimloops, because it loves Kamloops und bus faith in hor, aud while till ils hopes are for her it has no fears. Tliero never wus a timo in its history when tbe outlook wns as bright ns It is today, Our merchants and business men aro prospering, uud pooplo generally find it possible to got enough to oat aud drink, with un occasional bauquot thrown in, without serious worry. A3 for tho Standard, it is feeling serenely ut ponce with till the •orld, nnd hopes everybody is enjoying tho good things of life and feeling happy." To Supply Slock ror KI-milkers. Mr. Ike Lee drove 11 number of line horses up over tbe line us far as Allison's place last full, for tho purpose of driving lbelli inlo Asbcroft in the enrly spring. At tho Umo bo transferred bis stock nothing bud boon snid regarding tho overland route to tbo Cold Holds. Now Mr. Leo regrets that ho did uot wintor double the number of horses, Ho bus had several letters of enquiry regarding bis animals recently, uiul if is his intention iu a few weeks to lenvo for Asburo't with his bund. As lliero is ovory pr obnbility of considerable travol from Ashoroft northward this summor Mr. Leo Is now shaping bis -Ifiiirs so us to remain north several months wheu ho starts, uud mny push his wny clour to Alaska. - Palmer Mountain Prospector, Stock-Taking Previous to taking stock we will clear out odds uud ends and many linos of goods we nro overstocked in at - - COST PRICE If you buvo a few dollars to spend in Dry Goods, Clothing or Hoots und ShoOB, now is your chance to got good values, McArthur & iOili Wm, Lyne, Proprietor- Directly opposite Depot, - ASHCUOFT, B This Hotel lias been lately refitted ai new wing, HO x 26 feet, containing ninete ina: bath antl sample rooms, will be opene Good table and good service. The only first-class Hotel in (own, Mniitjni- From Elephants. Mr. H. W. Setou-Karr in The Century tolls of his experiences whon "After Big Gamo in Africa aud India." Iu tho hitter country he bunted as tbo guest :if the mabarujah of Kuch Bohnr. Mr, Kurr says: One ot tbo Ilrst things tho mabarajah did after our arrival was to bund to each guest a slip of paper on which was written tbo name of tho elephant wbicb wns allotted to him for shooting purposes, whieh boro on its back the structure known as a "howduh," to curry the shooter uud bis glins, As these elephants wero necessarily lurgo nnd the howduh is high, tho oscillation muoh greater than if one wore seated 011 :i plain pud opon tbo elephant's back or ou ono of the smaller elo- phauts, which bnve a smoother guit. Wo usually, therefore, wont to tho cover or jungle, upon 0110 of the "beat ing" or "pad" elephants, which after wards during the operations of tho day were employed in a long line to force the rhinoceroses and othor animals out of tho dcuso thickets in which they 1 ive. Tho howduh elepbunt which tho ma- haraju allotted to 1110 was Secundor. Threo years previously it was an un* captured wild elephant ranging at lib- orty tho jungles of Bengal. It was a Hue female, between 9 * and 10 footiu height at the shoulder, with short but perfect 'tushes' projecting a few inches beyond the upper lip. Thero aro other elephants in tbe muharajah's stud which havo beeu tamed moro recently still, It wtis very gentle aud obedient nud perfectly fearless und therefore very valuable us a shooting elephant as, for example, ou sovoral occasions during the following threo weoks it stood without lllnohlng tbe charge of wounded buffalo, tiger and rhinoceros, thus enabling 1110 to lake u steady shot A linost all elephants show great four of the Indian rhinoceros. There nre few that will not turn tail whon thoy scent their enemy and fewer still that will Instruct I on ai itiltnr. Umtdol ren on the Mandolin and ns furnished for 812, PRBLL & J-OZO-T. Aslieroft Hotel. 200-212 FIRST AVE. NORTH; MINNEAPOLIS, MINN. Bran.il; bg wharf si., VICTORIA, B. C. J. A. BROWNE, Manahei.. f5?*Shl|»mcnts Solicited. Write for Circular.0*"®! .11- furnished, A 001113, ill-Ill-- Oct. 1-1. <_f- .EI. CLEMENTS, Druggist and Stationer, BWTISH COLUMBIA. A well-assorted stuck at rightpries. Agent for Stephenson, the Kamloops Watch Specialist. OABIBOO <Sc LILLOOET STAGE TRAVEL, CLINTON und wny points—Monday, Wednesday und Friday. ALL "POINTS IN CAIUBOO-Monday. LILLOOET direct Monday uud Friday. Through and return tickets at reduced rates. Special conveyances furnished. BRITISH COLUMBIA EXPRESS Company, Ltd CAMPBELL BROS. Blacksmiths and Wagon Makers. Wagons and Buggies made to order with iht best of material. Horse shoe tig a specialty. Shop next to 'Trim &• Haddock's stables KLON ■*_ M H P ft o w Olitnin our qui rilNERS'& PROSPECTORS' SUPPLIES] Picks, Shrivels, Gold Pans, Gold Sail-*, I'aek Saddles, Dog Sleighs, llivor Boat-, Tents, Sheet Steel Stoves, Onnvp Utensils, ok-., ete. MCLENNAN, fflCFEELY^e©.,. Vancouver, B.O. Settd for lithographed Klondike map und pnnipblo: ing routes, trails und full information ■ FR 13! win A O b M w td DANIEL Iirlll.-V. Hotel Vi This botol being uow and thoroughly furnished throughout, is tho only Ilrst class hotol in tho town of Lillooet. Persons calling at Lillooet will receive ovory attention by staying at the Hotel Victoria. Good sttibliug in connection with tbe Hotel, ulso the headquarters for tbe Ashoroft and Lillooot Stage. Charges moderate, HURLEY & MURRAY, Propriet M. DUMOND;S -IS Tin: PLAGE TO BUY- McClearifs Famous Ooohlng, Stoves, Heaters, civ. Tinware and Granitcn-are, Tin and Sheet Metal- ware Made to Order for the Klondike trade. Bank of British North America ESTABLISHED 1880. INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHART.!.. ts40. PAID-UP CAPITAL - RESERVE FUND - - - Head Office, London, England, No. 3 Clement's Lane $4,886,666.87 GOLD 1,338,33..33 " _B_R-A_IsrC._E-C_3S In the Principal Towns of the Dominion of Ciimultt; ami Agents in New York 52 Wall street: San Fk._-.isco, I-l Sansome street. Brandies in British Columbia—Vancouteis, VioToniA,Rossland, Thau., Sandon, Kasi.h. Si.ooa- City, QOLD DUST AND AMALGAM PURCHASED. And Banking Facilities given to travelers for the [.londik- W. GODFREY, Manager Vancouver Branch. "The Welcome" RESTAURANT & CHOP HOUSE. Meals at all hours, day and night. Fresh Oysters in nnv style always on hand. Private boxes for ladies and dining parties. RAILROAD AVENUE, ASHOROFT, B. 0 ALLISON WOODS, Proprietor. sliind tho crash and short snorts that precede tlio charge. About breakfast time each morning tho elephant told oil' for ouch guest was brought to tlio neighborhood of his tent and tlio howduh placed upon it, resting upon u saddle composed of two cushions of strong sucking ubout 0 feet by % which rested iu turn upon a largo cloth covering tho wholo of the elephant's back. Tho howdtihs for shooting art lightly built of wood and cane work and contain two seats nud raoks to hold six gtins or rilles. three on each side. All this is lashed on by ropes passing undor tho elephant's neck, belly aud tail. Tho weight which nn elephant is tible to carry upon its back *excoeds a tou, For short distances thoy have boen kuown to curry as much as H,000 pounds, but for long marches half a tou is considered tho limit. Many ot tho maharajah's elephants hud lino tusks, but most tusks aro cut ut rcgulur intervals to prevent thom from Injuring one another. Ono or two of the llgntlng elephants, however, hud pointed tusks. All i-LTHi.ns iiul.blc.l hike-ton, miner, "/ H eased, nre reiiiie_ti.il <<> in the li Itk.TVill,- Le Mi ll.C*. iforcllio la il-iyof Mai. Laas! ! irrl il" .-■■■.ii--u.l irslgtiCU on Unrkcrvllle Jn 1..fr..,\.l..| .rlii-f.ni'tlii JAMI& JOHN B.C., itiiiry Kuli, i'-l.l;.vu HTU..I- rn-.\ i-..\ i Mny, SON'. ,.r;-ilt< mn Notice ii licrcb} given tl n tli i' |inttner_lilp iiereloloro oxtail B bclwe ii All sou Woods mil Jo-Cpll L. Ki eler, uikIi rtliol nn name of Wootla & Koek *, (lolilB bnalnc ss nt "The Welcome" Resin rant,A_t irolt, ns been tlily lay dissolved b iniitiinl COIIHl nt; Allison Woods wlU conlli ul* Uic* li I! 111L-J-- . to wboin ill debts nre to ho pldd and vlm V. II -cttli- alt iccoiiiilstintilnHt i iu Bttlil llr ll. limed llil- tlie l.Ui dny Ol Jfl utary, A.D. ALLISON WOODS, Wltncast JOS1.P1I L. .I'KLI.I.. A. CLAWSON, A. MOOts'BY. 88t5 Quesnelle - Quesnelle <-?Tj_i--.!S_>ir_G-ii-jiijiE:- Tliu undersigned having jusl luid in n lurgo aiul woll ictuil stoclt of' Groceries, Clothing, Hoots and Shoos Min- iiij.*; Outfits, nnd a General assortment of Hardware. is |..ro|iiii.(l I" give good Hftllstii-liun in prices nml (|\iulity ot goods us llic following will slum : No. I Ki,'.' $8 por 100 pouuds. I.xtrn " 0 Granulated sugar 9.25 " " Granulated sugar in lillli sacks t.00 Uncoil, ulenr sides smoked Ifi' conts llr. I!, Mils lii " Flour Hungarian nud X X X X $G|5 Otlior goods cqunlly low. J"____VC-3S REID. HUDSON'S BAY COMPANY. QUESNELLE MOUTH, CARIBOO Direct B.C. A IMPORTERS AND DEALERS IN WINES, LIQUORS AND CIGARS, Dry Goods, Groceries, Hardware, Boots and Slioes, Miners' Supplies. 3ed Ruck Prices. Goods Guaranteed. Quality. eneral Merchants, A.SH01.0FT, BRITISH COLUMBIA. We keep constantly on hand a Largo and Well-assorted Stock of General Merchandise. Prospectors and Miners going in via SHOROFT To Carilioo, Omenica, Cassiar, Lake Tesliu, or through to ■ ■ S5LX-.ojxt3_-»i_k:_i--- Will do well to examine our Stock and Prices. tW Correspondence solicited and information given to parties contemplating a trip to the gold -linos of British Columbia and the Yukon district. EAGLE & PAXTON GENERAL MERCHANTS. Dealers in Groceries, Hardware, Drygoods, Boots and Shoes, Crockery, Drugs and Farm Produce. THE CHEAPEST CASH STORE IN THE CARIBOO DISTRICT. ONWARD HANOI!, UAIUBOO, U. U.
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