@prefix ns0: . @prefix edm: . @prefix dcterms: . @prefix dc: . @prefix skos: . @prefix geo: . ns0:identifierAIP "becfdfee-d03b-4464-82f5-448d22f49b9"@en ; edm:dataProvider "CONTENTdm"@en ; dcterms:isPartOf "BC Historical Newspapers"@en ; dcterms:issued "2015-11-30"@en, "1898-07-08"@en ; dcterms:description "Devoted to the mining interests and development of the district of East Kootenay"@en, ""@en ; edm:aggregatedCHO "https://open.library.ubc.ca/collections/eastkootmine/items/1.0081327/source.json"@en ; dc:format "application/pdf"@en ; skos:note """ ��� EH ll ill tr ^'^ <$. Devoted to the Pining Interests and toelopment of the Ustniet of EUST KOOTEflAY. Vol. 1, No. 50. A. J?. PATRICK, P.L.S. "-A-0��"******. Address:-1!0X 4!) GOLDEN, B.C. Golden, B. C, Friday July 8th 1898. $3.00 Per Year **M wim>KXB.vte*a is* vm a WB MTAT1 -ni*A*.-rt-i_a -- (I. S. MCI'ARTIJK. J A3. A. IlARVHY. Harvey & McCarter, BAItttlSTKBS, ETC. GOLDEN a.su FOItT STEELE. ELLIS & GROGAN, -**V00*3-��V Fire, Life, Real Estate, Houhu Agents, Auctioneers and Custonm Brokers Plra Agencies : Queen, Lancashire, Union, Hartford. European Steamship Tided Office. The Sun Life Iu.turauee Compuny. The Ontario Accident Insurance Co'y. The BIrbeuk Investment and Loan Co. CALQARY, ALTA. H, L. Cummins, P.L.S., And Civil Engineer. Font Steele, B.C. Thos. McNaught, Mining Broker, Financial Agent, Conveyancer and Notary Public. Post office address: GOLDEN or FORT STEELE. W. PELLEW HARVEY, (F.C.S.) A-n-aay OHIccm and Chemical Laboratory, VANCOUVER, B.C. (Established WX.) For several years with Vivian A Horn, Swan* l*t, and local representative for them. For o years manager for tho assayers to tjie RioTintoCo., London. Canadian representative of tlie CasselGola Extracting Co. L'td, Qhtsgow (Cyanide process.) If.B.���AU work personally superintended. Only competent men employed. No pupils re velvet!, Jas, Henderson, COXTKAt'TOK anil BUILDER, I'lana I'roparcd. l'nini|it Hllentlon Riven to orders. A sii[.j.ly ol Ilulldin-f Mine lor snlo. GOLDEN, B.C. The Golden MEAT MARKET Fresh and Salt Mctits. I'ifh ami Otimo in season. ltealers in Cattle, Sheep and Horses, Mail orders receive prompt attention. HULL BROS. & CO, Livery and Feed Stables Hood Saddle Horse, and Rig. ol All Kinds (or Hire at KeHsollahla itnles. Teaming ol All Kinds a Specialty. A. HAMILTON, (iolden, 11. C Good Time By ovory man who has a watch. ��� tt. flltEXRflDEi?. �� C.P.R. Watch Inspector will ho at THE 1I1NEH OFFICE [nun Wwilnwwlny to Friday ___**********<> ! UNDERTAKING ��� * *> | & Embalming | X Tdegraph orders receive prompt attention t I J. SMART, ��� | CALGARY, Alta. f The Providence Fof Co Providence, R.I. wants all kinds of raw furs, skins, ginseng, senoca, etc. Prices for next sixty days are as follows: Silver Fox $16.00 to ?1">0.00. Hear $ 5.00 to $ 25.00. Otter * 4*00 to $ 0.00. Martin $ 2.00 to $ 9.00. Beaver (per pound).. .** 3.00 to if 3.50. Wolf ? 1.00 to $ 2.00. Red Fox It 1.00 to $ 2.00. Mink * .v"5 to $ 2.00. Skunk if .25 to $ 1.00. Gray Fox *. .50 to $ .75. lint t .20 to $ .25. Price list on till other furs and skins furnished upon application. Full prices guaranteed, careful selection, courteous treatment, ami immediate remittance on all consignments. GEO. GEARY,^* Livery, peed & Sale Stables, Port Steele, S. E. Kootenay. Pack Trains for mines supplied. Freighting of all kinds undertaken. Klondike Hudson's Bay Stores CALGARY, ALTA. Wong See, Wi.tcltnin.koi-, Jeweller, Optician nnd Mechanic. Watches cle'itned, Juwclluov mounted, Classes mended anil fliina repaired. Klral htaim work 111 every department. A trial solicited, mi conic lo Wong See, Golden. Tom Lee, �� has the best restaurant in Oolden. It is open lit all hours. Every delicacy nnd fruit in its Season. A good selection of Chinese Lily flower routs apply nt once for the Choicest ere thoy go to I �� Tom Lee, Bakery, @ Meals Day and Night. Varieties of Gold. Naturally, it might he Biipposcd that there is only one kind of gold, a.'id it is true that there ia only ouo metal of that name; hut it is found iu many shapes, some of which are decidedly curious. For example, there is moss gold, which is occasionally discovered in masses nearly a foot iu diameter. If n hit of rock he thickly interlaced witli gold veins und the rocky substances be dissolved nwiiy, the iiiotnl is apt to ho loft behind in this strange form. What is called " wire gold " is formed in much the same manner, ln the famous Cripple Creek region gold often occurs in little crystals composing fcrnlikc pieces. Once In a long while a gold crystal of considerable size, say half au Inch in diameter, and it perfect octahedron, is picked up. In the Snake river, Idaho, regular mining is done for " Hour gold," so called because it occurs as a very fine powder mixed with the sands at the bottom of the stream. These sands arc attacked by stern-wheel flat-boats, whicli are floating dredges propelled by steam. The flat-boat anchors in a suit- ablo place, anil the gravel is hauled aboard with buckets attached to an endless chain. The gold is caught on copper plates with the aid of quicksilver, nod tho refuse is carried overboard by a stream of water. The beach sands of the Oregon sea coast are quite rich in gold, whicli is very pure, though iinely (livid ed. There has been a good d-.*a Baid lately about tlie gold in ordinary sea water, on which The Ml.vmi shall have an article noxt week. There is actually gold in sea water and amounts to about a cent and a half per ton but its characteristic as to quality is yet undetermined. There is line gold and coarse gold, ns different as the difference is between winter whoatand spring wheat, although the inexperienced eye could not distinguish tho difference; and thu Hour gold, grain gold and nugget gold may be either coarse or line. There is also a great diilereuce in tho variety of hue or tinge somo of the gold being deeper in color. An experienced miner can 'ell by the color ni the gold whether itMs Australian, African or Canadian, tho hue of tho gold from each of these regions varies, the Australian being deeper ill hue and the Canadian lighter. Dominion Day at Donald. Tho sports at Donald last Friday wore well attended by Goldenitea who went down in the morning per C.P.R. special. Space will not permit ns to go into particulars, suffice it to say that everything passed off pleasantly with lhe exception of the football tournament which did not pass oil as satisfactorily ns it might have done. The dance in the Oddfellows' Hall in the evening was enjoyed by nil nnd formed a suitable wind-up to the day's sport.'; Tho visitors wero well treated by the Donaldites and it is hoped that Golden will return the compliment and invito Donald to a day's sport here at no distant date. gfoM Ng***. ^��iiii��lv..*i;i'i PROVINCIAL SEClHSTAilY'B OFFICE. Mill Mar, ism. Ills nOKOUII Hie Lleiitonant-flovwnot has 1 ���* lieen pli-nt-cil lo npptihit the unili-riiieii- ll.nii-d pcrsuits iu ho Collo-lor*. of Voles, under tho provisions Of neoHon IS ol tile "KeilbtriUll- liotl Act, It.'.lS," liaiucl**; Joiiaii ktiiihi'tt,ol 1'oiuld, lor tho North Hi.lint:, Kni.1 Kooleu-iv llluctntul l.istriil. I'llAlll.ss M. Kiiwaiiii*., ill Fort Steele, lor the Sunlit lllillll-*, Kust Kootenny lllo-li.r.il Iihtrict. And Ills Honour thc Ueuli'iiiuit-Covcrnur htm l.i-elt pleased to appoint the uiulerincntliiiii'.l pcr.-on lo hoe. tllslrflii.linu '.'ullcclnr, under Hie provisions of secilou 17 oi tho said Act, namely] In the former Bloeloral liislricl el Kast Kootenay, JAMKS 1*'. Alt.MSTUON'0, of iforl Steele. CERTIFICATE OJ? IMPttOVEMENT, NOTICE, TOUOXTO FRACTION MtN'KltAI. CLAIM. rSitttiito in tlio Golden Mining Division of Kant Kootonay District-. Wlievo lo- cut-Oil���On BpfUemuuliQOn Mountain. Tnko notice tlmt I, John McKrto, Froo Miuur'u, Certificate Nn. Bttono* intend, sixty cIiivh from tlie (Into lie roof, to apply to tfio Mining Recorder for a covtincute of improveinentsi for tlio purpose of "ibtnlnlng a Crown grunt of the ubove luitti. Ami further tako nottco that action, under section 87. must bu commenced before thotasuahco of Biich certificate of hnpsoveiuentfi. Dated this 18th day of January, 1808. Joux McRab, By his ngent Ceo. f?. .McCarter. The Kootenay Exploration Company LlmltGd, of London. Capital, ��400,000 fully paid. (' The Capitalist" statea: Tlie above has appeared in thc advertisements of this concern for eome considerable time. A eorrexpomU'nt onquli'CS from us to knoiv tlie date the company was formed in London. On inquiry at Somerset House, wo find that the compuny is not registered in'this country although it .puts " of London " after its titlo. Further inquiries lead us to believe that it is distinctly an American concern, and is engaged in unloading tlie shares of another Yankee undertaking on tho Uritish public, viz., the Yukon Trading, Mining aud Fxploration Company, Ltd. Although the capital ia giyen in sterling wc think tliis can only be tho equivalent of $1,000,000. Tin: Miner, whon in London in tbo spring thc present year, called at the offices of thifl company at 7 Great Win Chester street, London (T. B. Barry secretary, to obtain some information about this company and its operations The offices were in one room, up two fli rhta of stairs, along a passage, iu a budding several stories in height which was a warren of offices. The staff of officials���board of directors���were like the crew of the Nancy Bell and embodied in tho personality of the individual who responded to tlio name of Mr. T. B. Barry. There were two lady typewriters with the corresponding of typewriting machines. Thb Miner introduced himself and explained tho object of his call, that, being interested in the lCoptennys,he,w(ia naturally interested in all companies that had for their object the exploration and development of these districts and their mineral wealth, and would be pleased to see a copy of the prospectus of the company, so that he might gleam some information without the necessity of interviewing. Xo proBpoctus was forthcoming; it had not been issued yet. Tiiij Misku then proceeded to interview in his blandest aud most insinuating manner: " Who arc tho directors?" Threo names wore given, which wero utterly unknown to The Mixer, There may be individuals bearing such names, but they had a less tangible existence to Tn:-: Mixer than Matthew, Mark and Luke. The Mixer would havc]recogni:'.cd these names, and theso would have suited the purpose equally as well so far as information was concerned as to thojiumes and status of the directorate, Tho next inquiry was directed to where the properties wero situated in the Kootenays. >'ono as yet had been acquired. Tlie operations of the company were not confined to British Columbia. Tue Mi.vbii had no interest in its operations anywhere else and bo did not pursue that theme any further, but next directed his attention to the shareholders and how tho shares were soiling: woro there many shareholders? There wero a great many shareholders and they were all over tho country, hut the shares had not yot been quoted on the market. There were a great number of -shareholders iu Scotland and there were to bo a heard of ���directors there. On inquiring who was to compose this board, tho matter was private and had not been arranged but would bo so Boon, Not much Information having been extracted by these general inquiries, Tin: MiNiiU became more inquisitorial and tho replies became moro unsatisfactory, so that Tun Mixkii, ore ho took his departure, was convinced ho wan in the ofHco of a " baloon " company. Investors cannot he too careful in making inquiries into the antecedents of mining companies with high -sounding names beforo risking their money, aa thero are wildcats and over-capitalized companies existing for the unwary; then when trouble comes the investors blame every cause but thc true ono. Ho blames tho country, decriesits mining resources and abuses its people; whereas it is his own foolhardinesn and stupidity he should curse for, fly-like, walking into tbe pretty littlo parlor of unrealized dividends and lost capital. Advertisa in ���j^THS MINES. IMPRESSIONS OF A SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT OF THE TORONTO CLOCE On the Rich Mountains of British Columbia and the Abundant Wealth In the Province of Minerals. Evory traveller through thu mineral regions of Britisli (.'oliiniliiii, whether expert or novice, Is Impressed tvilli tiie extent of tlio territory over whicli thin wctiltlt is distributed. Nowhere in the world hove mineral deposits of sucll richness been shown to exist over so great an area. In a necessarily brief visit one cannot do more than look in nt a few of the more interesting camps and best known mines, and the work of the prospector through this great rich " sen of mountains " is jet as inadequate as the inspection of the hurrying transient. Along the watercourses and in the vicinity of the railways and trails the mountains havo been prospected and many outcroppings of oro developed, a considerable number being already profitable mines. But ni03t of this has occurred within the past few years, and it extends over a comparatively small section of the country virtually known to bo gold-producing. The rivers and streams draining litis great area are et ill yioldintt placer gold, some after having been worked for thirty years, aud it is reasonable to conclude that the lodes from which this gold has ccirnc are distributed through tho unexplored peaks, valleys aud gulches. Most of this country is as yet known only to tlio Indians, and it ifi it safe assumption that the interesting history of past discoveries will be repeated again and again as the work of exploration advances. There are many natural obstacles in the'way of establishing railway communication in such a country. The Kootenays have been fortunate In that regard, foi several tortuous valleys running north and south have been so formed by nature that they retain sulHclent water of tlie inotinlnin streams to make long, navigable lakes. These are lite highways by which prospectors lirst reached the mountains, und it is only in their vicinity that any degree of thoroughness has been reached in the work of exploration. Through every camp tho milling laws arc a favorite theme for criticism, and it is liard to avoid the uncharitable conviction that the average man's interest as p. prospector, a broker, a miner or a merchant determines in a great measure his attitudes on tlie points at issue. Tiiere aro many ways in which the mineral wealth of the country may be locked up in idleness. It may be left neglected under nature's seal, as the great bull: of it seems to be at present. It may be guarded by tlio stakes of a prospector who lias no knowledge as to its value and no moans of gaining such. There are many claims thus held year after year by re-locating in collusion with friends. It may be tho property of a joint stock company with many shareholders and no money in the treasury for development work. It may be tied up by the eagerness for dividends and iu tbo bunds of a company strnnded for want of a reserve to meet some comptira tively trilling contingency. Thero arc' few mines that have not passed through periods of inactivity on account of faulty management, legislative, Financial engineering, and in the efforts to remedy matters the prospector is now receiving most attention. It is complained that he rushes through the country, stalling out claims wherever lie finds an outcropping of ore and that lie often stakes a (lout that may havo travelled for miles. These claims he sells to brokers, who have heretofore found ready sale, for thorn in tlie form of capital stock. The evil of stocking uncertain claims seems to have cured itself, for such stock is no longer a marketable commodity. It is proposed to roqutro of tlie prospector a certain amount of development work within ninety days of the date of staking his claim. A shaft ton foot deep or an open cut exposing a (ace of ten feet on a vein would bo regarded as suilicieut to prove tlio existence of " rock iu place," aud it is sought to establish some such requirement iu securing a claim. The prospector, like every other metnbor of the community,* is not adverse to laws! regulating oilier people, but lie does not see the necessity of thom for liinisell. He wants logo where he pleases, drive his stakes wherever ho makes a find and secure Ids claim with the mildest possible stipulations. The prospector Influence i? Strong, for not only the working miners, but. the mechanics of evory trade, this clerks, bartenders, and many other classes of the mountain community, do sufficient prospecting to fancy their Interests lie in tlmt direction. It Is generally regarded as an unfavorable symptom when an industry has timo 11 devote to thu reviling o( its laws and regulations, but it is not in accordance with Ilu. ordering of things Industrial thai Hi.; mineral wealth of tliis region should Ik- developed ail ntonce. Whether the proposed change would in- beneficial otherwise to that Indelinito entity known as " the country " depends upon tbu pail, of class of country under considerate n. Concluded .Next Week. POLITICAL NOTES. The candidate) have been busy, like n certain personality, in going to and fro, up and down certain portions of litis earth's surface embraced in the riding of North Kast Kootenay, and have now covered the whole of Hint area where the freo and enlightened electorate dwell. Meetings, speeches, canvassing at,.I treating have nil been employe.! to win the suffrages. The following lias ben the programme for this past week: l'ul - lie mauling ou Monday night at Donald, addressed by both candidates and their orators. .Meeting at Beaver on Tuesday night in Hie interests oi Mr. Neilson, when both he und Mr. Wells were present. Mooting ut the same place on Wednesday night in the interests o( .Mr. Wells, wlto addressed tin* meeting. Canvassing on the Stunt* day al llogers I'ass by Mr. Neilson, aiid the return of Mr. tiordon Hunter lo the coast. Thursday night there was n meeting at Pallisor i i the interests of Mr. Wells, where he and his orator addressed the meeting. On Kridny night a public meeting at Uoldcn. in the Columbia llr.ll in the Interests of Mr. Wells, nnd canvassing ut Rogers I'ass by Mr. Wells and his'agent, Mr. Joseph hake, is up ut Windermere canvassing for ltini. (in Saturday Mr. Wells returns tu (iolden. The balloting takes place on that day, when Mr. Wells will be returned by a majority of about sixty over his opponent. Mr. .Neilson. Both candidates have niiido a good fight, but Wells litis gained the victory. Kvou although Xellson was fighting in n bad cause, ho being the more popular candidate of the two should havo made u better light. Wells had his forces better organized and his plan of campaign well arranged, whereas Xellson bad great difficulties to contend lUainst in the form of disorganization nnd the absence of a proper plan of campaign. Tito great surprise lo many of Neilson's friends is that he should have made such a good light. A Croat Success, Tlie Lash-Hamilton conceit, tinder tho auspices of the football club was, as anticipated, a great success. Tut- entertainment took plncii in llio Columbia House ball, which was packed loth,. door, Every number ou the programme wits heartily applauded an.I the u,embers of tbe company proved themselves to be artists of first class grade, A dnncj was held at the conclusion of tlie concert which was well attended. Arrangements have been made for another entertainment by litis talented company on their return from the west. III aid of the liospltttl. We predict for them a bumper house. North liasi; .-ooicnr.y Mining Association. LIST Id*' OFFICERS. President���Hon. 1". W. Aylmer. 1st Vice-Pros.--W. li. Mitchell-Innes. 2nd Vlco-l'ros,���*tV. (i. Seilson, .1.1'. 3rd Vice-Pros.���E.'Johuson. Secretary-Treasurer��� !*'������ A. Haggen. Tbe regular meetings of tlie Association are held on tlie first Tuesday of each tnon th at the Columbia House, Golden. ft-" ���J tj)JL .Sixteen lj^lb. Loaves for One Dollar Cash, At Mack Joe's. \\'-.-T:n';*-n"*-^#-\\U*,-^^:-v"*T.^'-'",VTTr-'��l:' *-* he mer. ���siao**. A Weoklv Journal, pnt-lUlicd .very i'ri.luy Jn ilieliitT.Kst.tl Hie Eilsl Kiiotenay liisiri.t In iltlnft ellit-'SI ...un.-. lions wttii nil trains nn.l S11..1I ruiiii-.. SUIiatlttlllTION ItATXS : l:y inal] nr c.irrii-r. 3.1.1*11 j,,*r ye ir in tt.lviui.-i-. APVEKTISISU iivr-Em Display ad��. Visa per cnliintn Incli, *4.0S per'(.(iliiiiiu Itieli Ivlluu in- ..-���!���;.- 11,11 llif till.- i-iis-- ; l.-|.'iil ails. 1" eeius per '; uunpnrell) Ilu-- i.ir tirst [ii.urli.ni, 11 eulilsiier 'litii. i,,r e.*i.li u.liitl..ii.il Insul-limi; ruuillliy "ii,,lii',*s 1,1 ceatirper liiii' lifteli li'surUtin. IMianges 01 '. lll*.|li, marriage anil ilealli notices insortoil jr.-..-. JOI1 DEI'.VllTMKXTt Our J.1I1 licparlmciil Is ilu- I,,--.-, i-iii.ipi.t-.l |irlnllii|i oil!-, in K,i-1 K,.,,t-.iu nml Is prepared �������� .1" limit, artistic u.'iiitlug'atti renson.ilile price. One prlcatuall. 'Mall order, receive prumpl .iltciiliiui. t'.OKKEHl'OXDISNTS: We Invite eorrespon. deti -coil liny subject ul Interest 10 tlie Kenenil intblleand .l.*-ir<* n reguliir eurr-uiponilent ,n ,-v-rv piilnl i.i He.. Iil-irl.-i. Iii .01 >*..*-< tlie buna litii1 iiauiv of writer imi^.t .1 iipiiuy Ilie ���i.oiiii. ��� riiii, mil n.*..-���...ill. '..- 1. "li .ui''" but ns n guarantee ol n I faltli. Oorresiinndence witli rclen n .- 1 ij- matter llu-Uias.ipi'uarcil In another |iapor hum: llrsl iiVn-i n.iliii i��.|...i- for p.ii.li.-iiiioii belore it ran appear i I'm: Mimiii." .Vidros uH-'iuiiinuiiln.li-.in THE EAST KOOTENAY PUD. CO. Goldou, 15. C. r;:ii!AV,.:i'i.v 8, isns. THE DUTY OF THE ELECTOnS. On Saturday, the Oth day oil .Inly, 1RHS, Ihe future goveriiinent of the province will-bo determined by the vote that wiil he cast at the various polls throughout lite different coiistiluen'cies in the province. Those who thus determine are llio|�� individual electors. Citizenship confers rights and privileges, nut these carry wilit.it certain; duties and responsibilities One of these duties and ro- sponBibllitloaJJfalls t.. l��- discharged on that day. No elector who values the welfare of his country or who desires her material advancement or prosperity will fail in the duty or shrink tho responsibility of going to the polling booth and recording bis vote. The responsibility rests on lhe con- sti'.uencii-s _to oli-d the members from whom will lie selected the cabinet which in to govern this province, but the greater responsibility rests on the individual elector lo elect the propar'jnenil-ors. According as lhe members are returned bo will the goveriiinent stand or fall. In North East Kootenny aro two candidates, both honest men and true who aspire for lhe great privilege and high honor of becoming the public servant and chosen representative of the electors of that important constituency. Whom are tbe electors then to choose to serve? Both cailliot be returned. One must be .chosen am! lhe oilier left. Both men have material interests in this dlrtricl but both men are devoid of principals,��� political principals. One is for the Opposition and the other is for the Govern-: uieiit. A cynic has remarked: "The Lord knows what tl c Govern nent bus done, but the devil only knows_whnt the I Ipposition may do.'' The electors must lake their chances of this great unknown uncertainty it they elect the opposition candidate. From the past they have bitter experience bow the (lovernilient has conducted I he affairs of this province witli such dire results to liust Kootenay. Aro they willing to continue such a government in ollice rather than take chances of being worse misgoverned? The (ask of duty ami responsibility may be a heavy one undo:* these circumstance) but it should bo performed. There should be no shirking. Lot each Individual elector go to tho polling booth like a man, none daring to make him afraid, and cast his vole lor lhe candidate whom lie thinks will hotter serve the interests of this important district in the Provincial Parliament. The elector who shrinks this duly and responsibility is undeserving of lhe rights und privileges of citizenship. PRODUCTIVENESS OF THE COLUMBIA RIVER. Discovery of an Alcoholic Deposit Near Beaver Similar to Those Found In tho Kicking* Horse Rlvor Near Palliser. The productiveness of thu Upper Columbia is now proverbial. Nowhere is there such a variety of fish, animal, vegetable and other wealth. The lirst three varieties are now well ascertained, but in the mineral fresh discoveries are. being mude every day. I-'roin time lo time Tut*: Minkii has chronicled discoveries in all lhe known metals and minerals, both lluid and solidi it is now our duty to chronicle another remarkable discovery that has boon recently made. While some lumbermon wore ongnged in adjusting the logs al a boom near Beaver, they ciimo upon a remarkable substance jammed in among the logs, It was spherical in shape, oblong, and possessed considerable buoyancy. On ils removal bom the wilier it wits found this woody fibre tiiere was found a liquid substance, which on first inspection appeared to be colbat. but it was ' nut. Il lnul neither the density nor tlie weight of quicksilver; besides it issued I an odor not offensive to the nostrils, which I is absent from that liquid mineral. This odor induced one of the finders to insert his forefinger into the liquid substance ! and then transfer it to his mouth. The look of joyful surprise that came over his countenance was only equal to that which came over tbe face of Wong lb. when he first accidentally discovered tbe ! nutritious morils of roast pork by his } lingers coming into contact with tlie pig j that had been burnt in its sly and his hastily transferring his scorched digits i into his mouth to cool thom. An analysis was made by such means [ as could be improvised on tlie spot with the result that the substance was pro nounccil lo be a clienrioal lluid with r : large percentage of u Stimulant useful for medicinal purposes nsa pallatlvu ttntl curative. The finders tried some of the lluid for tlieir stomachs' sake and were j soon in an oxhiluroted condition; but this passed away, leaving no delirious off eels, No such Blmilar substance was ever found near ilea vet* before, but last winter similar deposits were found iu the Kicking Horse river near 1'iillisor. Some of thom however bad a different formation and on lhe woody fibre being removed the liquid was found encrusted in sectional layers of a non-metallic nature ill form oblong and rotund, bill easily detachable. Several of these deposits were staked out, but were soon exhausted by the ox tensive dovelopmont work done on thom. There is a supposition that this deposit found at Heaver must havo drifted from the Palliser deposits down the Kicking llorso into tbe Columbia, We were unable to obtain samples from either deposits for our collection ami none, wc understand, were sent to the government collection. This was a great oversight. THE "COMPLETE ANSWER" To tho Craw's Koot Pass Railway Charges. When Canada stood indignant at the disgrace brought upon tho country und the injury done lo its interests by the shameful maltreatment oi labourers in tho Crow's Nest I'ass, Vice-President Sliaughnessy rose to remark that the C. P. it. had a complete answer, which would be put in at tlie proper time. Tlie public was allowed to infer that (lie proper time for tlie publication ol the " complete defence" would be the occasion oi Kir William Van Home's return from* tlio old country. Sir William Van Ilorne has returned and the " complcto answer" of tbo 0. P. It. to the Crow's Nest Pass charges is embodied in these words: " The men can't expect feather beds.' Sir William Van Ilorne evidently imagines that he can remove the indignation aroused by the Crow's Nest I'ass revelations with the sneer of a true Yankee plutocrat. Sir William's merry jest at the wrong) done to Canadians, ami the sufferings endured by Canadians in tbo Crow's Nest Pass, may satisfy the government ut Ottawa and its organs in Ontario. Canadians generally cannot exactly see whore tho C. }'. K, is vindicated by the following interview, which includes bis laugh, at a shameful record of human guilt on one sido and human suffering on tin. other: " When Sir William was asked if he bad anything to say in regard to the Crow's Ncsl Pass revelations, bo said: 11 have not yet bud tin opportunity to speak to Mr. Sliaughnessy regarding them, and have not yet road the report Hut you will find tiiut there is always a scarcity of feather beds on construction work. We had tin. same trouble when wo wore building the main line in the west and along the north shore. The trouble is that the men who go out do not appreciate what it mentis to build a railway throutjlr a now. country. We cannot build big bomtthlg bouses al overy few miles, nnd cannot supply downy mattresses for Ihe men. I nm sure the ollicials did all thoy could for lhe men, mul you will Ibid this lo bo Ihe case when all the (acts are known.' "���* Toronto Telegram. The following story is told as having occurred at a district school recently. Wo shall not say wliere this district school wins however. It was Friday, the day of exhibition and recitation. Knob scholar bad to memorize Ids or her, production, A littlo girl with bine eyes and sandy hair lisped: '��� Tho dawning shafts of light came out, To greet the lark's refrain, And over gladdened heart sang out���" Then she stopped. A bluo-shjrted urchin raised his hand and snapped his lingers " What is it, Bobby?" asked the teacher. " I know it." '* Know what'.'" "The line she's forgot." "Ou you'.'" said the teacher in surprise. " What is it'."' Promplly ns a rifle shot, came tlio answer that completed the verse; "To Hell with Spain'" FASHIONABLE TAILOR HAS located permanently opposite tho Columbia House, Golden, where* he will attend to all requirements in his lino, whether it be Tailor-Made or Ready-Made Clothing, A call for inspection will be appreciated, as it is ''no trouble to show goods," and he has a good selection of all kinds of Tweeds and Broadcloth. A PERFECT FIT GUARANTEED, COLUMBIA RIVER LUMBER CO., LTD. Manufacturers of and Dealers in all kinds of Lumber, etc. .___ CONTRACTORS TO THU C.P.R. *, Or-olciein. and Sea/ver, 33.C. OFFICES: - GOLDEN & BEAVER 4^ toe, Ullcwk & Barrie, Props. * " m Bo C. Fi Ht-f'lnss iii every jmriii ulitr. Convenient to Railway "Depot ami Steamboat L-andiug, Hates KcsHonablo. Free Sample ttoonm. Tlie Tram Cur leavea Kootonay House, itomiccttng witli Steamer for Fort Steele uvesy Monday nml Friday after arrival ol train from the wat. Headquarters for Commercial and Mining Men. TRAVELLERS- For Home Comforts e Modern Conveniences �� Best Cuisine in the West Commodious Sample Rooms First-Class Brands of Liquors and Cigars Go to the ouse. WM. McNEISH, Prop. Headquarters for Mining Men. East Kootenay . . Supply Store, Si tuated on Perry Creek, From Fort Steele, East Kootenay. ntmtmmn $75 to $150 Each according to location. ansttttmmi TSTTfl f=i " 0l"-'-tIll' ������2,000,000 (2,500,000 If 750,1100 $ 500,000 $ 73,000 $1.00 $1.00 If 1.00 $1.00 $1.00 Inc. $1.00 50c. lalgardne i Mi' el , ZETozt Steele, B. C Choice Wines, Liquors and Cigars. R. D. MATHER, Proprietor t springs Sanitarium THOMAS McNAUGHT, S1UMNG liKOKEIi, liOLDEX, U,C. '^-*af��5* The Finest Health Retort on tho Continent. 1'rivato Hospital under medical superintendence with a Trained Staff of Nursn. Complete System of Hatha, of every kind and descriplion, Medical Director���TII!. R, fl. BRTCTT, B.\\svr. Resident Physician k SurgDon���DE. SI'AXKIE. UPPER AEROW LAKE, WEST KOOTEKAY. Subscribe for �� THE MINER." WMmmtamxmttt Hf ir'Ti^ir**1 *���*"*��� *'r*itr*,irrr i iT--i^-*JyKU .c \\5^t> ^kalsra ��5 V&*�� fcuk ��y -.J**.1-!*- *i�� i? fattfjV ��� GENTLEMEN ��� Tn coining forward as a candidate for your suffrages at the coming election, I think it proper at this time to briefly outline the policy that 1 propose to advocate if elected. I believe in and will persistently urge thc continua tion of the presant policy of the Government. It goes without saying that the future of the mining and farming interests of this Province is absolutely dependent upon a vigorous railway development in all parts of the country, and in this connection I am of the opinion that preference ought- to be given to English and Canadian capitalists who come here seeking to invest their money in these enterprises, as by this cour.se wc would be more likely to secure the building of smelters within our own borders and thereby prevent our ore from being taken away to be smelted in a foreign country by foreign labor. Liberal expenditures of public money on public, works such as roads, trails, bridges, etc., are, in my opinion, at this stage both necessary and proper, in order to more rapidly open up tho vast mineral and farming resources of tho Province as a whole and East Kootenay in particular, and the returns which reward tho large expenditures of money in West Kootenay will be easily duplicated in East Kootenay under the policy of expansion which I will, if elected, warmly support. Notwithstanding the persistent attempts of certain members of the Opposition to run down the credit of the Province, its credit has advanced in the London money markets 19 per cent, within the last seven years, as against 12 per cent, for British consols, which is as you know the standard security of the world, and this fact is the best possible answer to thc malicious charges of dishonesty or of bad management of our finances made by these persons, and is at the same time tlie best possible guarantee that the Government will he able to carry on that vigorous development of our railroads, roads and trails, whicli, as 1 have said, I will persistently advocate and support. Dominion politics have nothing to do with this ���dection; it is simply a question of who are the best men to have in office, and believing that the present Premier is tlie best suitetl of all those party leaders now before tlie Electorate to have the direction of public affairs by reason of his ability, energy and fair-mindedness, 1 intend, if elected, to give him my hearty support so long as he pursues the same honest, vigorous and even-handed policy which has been followed in the past, Respectfully yours. W. G. NEILSON. Golden, B.C., June 27th, 1898. PROSPECTING. I Plea for a Mineral School for British Columbia. S une oi the richest discoveries of gold and other precious metals ever made I were made by men so ignorant of mincr- I nlogy and the cognate sciences Hint Ihey ! liad to bring the samples to camp to be told whether they were just plain, every day rock or chippings from a bonanza. I, For every 1:1:111 trained in the art of discriminating among the outcropping!* on the mountain side, and able to tell by I the appearance of a range whether gold /ought to be there or not, there are prn- j bably a hundred who aro totally ignor- I nut ol such knowledge, and yet who go .11 prospecting in the hope of stumbling fupini sunn-thing rich���some day. Hy far [ tho greater numbor of the mon who I have swarmed norlli lo the Yukon since last. July, nnd who uro now scattered over the face uf that wido region lying between the l'acilic coast and the Kldn- Mining and Scientific Press recently expressed it: " The secrets of the modern prospector and mine manager lie in their knowledge of tho dates and effects of porphyry overflows and Intrusions,1 Those Beerets cannot be " picked up " in " knocking around" mining camps; they must lie learnt accurately and definitely through laborious study under specialists. Now, as the well known fact that llritisli Columbia Is practically one immense mineral field is likely to attract hither thousands of men from all parls of the world eager to try tlieir luck, and as many of these men will come here utterly ignorant of even tlio rudiments of mining knowledge tint would bo glad enough of an opportunity lo learn if they could do so without toil much expense, why should not a lirst class school of mines lie established in (he province? Such 1111 Institution would afford a grand opportunity for young Uritish Columbians to train for the profession that, it citn hardly be doubted, is to be the lending une in this province in the coming years. Not only so, but hundreds of W. C. Wells' Address to tho Electors of this District. dike, know nothing at nil about geld , young Canadians Irom the custom and .mining 01' prospecting upon ascieutill. basis. Many of them are men who have 'knocked about." a great deal antl " picked up " a smattering of knowledge about formations and a dim notion about testing nnd assaying, but nothing definite, llritisli Goluniliia has many such men in its milling regions; one here and thero makes a lucky " strike " whilo the majority lives no one knows how, but it always seems to occur lo theni that it. would be practical common sunse to go somewhere and take a course iu tl school 1 of mines and so equip themselves thoroughly 'or their business. When it is , romciiibei'cil that the practical pi'ospee- , tor ought to have a broad, general education upon whicli to lay the necessarily , exact and speclllc knowledge of geology, metallurgy, chemistry, bosidos practical [assaying, whiuii are essential to bis pro- ffession, the futility of the unskilled niaii's efforts will be recognized. As the middle provinces would be likely to be attracted by the facilities for study offered by a well appointed mining college in this province. The mineral deposits of the province would then ho systematically explored and developed; much more definite ami abundant information and more trustworthy reports could then be placed before the capitalists of the United Kingdom. The mining college could be started in a modest way, care being taken, however, to secure (irst-class lecturers'and demonstrators; it would not be long before the institution would attract so much notice, antl the demand I'm* tuition become so great that enlargements would have In be made. It scents to us the Bchetne is feasible, and that 1 the time is ripe for cutting it tn the test. At any rate it would bo satisfactory to have the matter freely discussed in all its bearings as a preliminary to action. ��� Viutoi'ltt Times, TO THE ELECTORS 01-'TDK SOUTH HIDING OK EAST KOOTENAY: My nomination as an Opposition Candidate in the approaching General Election for our Legislature, calls on me to state to you briefly, the course, which in my opinion, 1 should take if elected us your Representative So far us I have been able to measure the feeling of this Constituency, it If one of disappointment in the administration of our Provincial affairs. In the present contest I am glad to say, we are not so divided on party lines, us to debar us from taking our choice of men throughout the Province for tlie ensuing parliamentary term, and it is to be hoped that an independent effort will be made in this direction. Holding the opinion, as 1 do, that the record of the present government, in the disposal of public lands, and their administration of the Provincial finances, not having been suCh as to command my support, it is my plain duty, for tlio present, to claim your suffrages as an Opposition C'andi- dnte. Thfs does not necessarily mean that I must place myself in such anta gonism to any administration, as to defeat what should be my primary object as a Representative, namely, the interest of my own Constituency. Nor does it mean that I am in full alliance with tho Opposition party as it bus stood before the Legislature during the past four years. For this reason, if no other, I would ask at the hands of my constituents, if elected, u free indulgence of my own judgment as to the course 1 should adopt in this particular respect. I look for at least a reconstruction as the result of the general election, and that we may have nn administration fully meeting tlie demands of our rising Province. The largo appropriation of $5,000,000 under the recent Public Works Loan Amendment Act, while indicating a generous tendency* in the disposal of public funds, cannot meet the approval of interior constituencies, We nru interested in something more than building up our terminal cities, and the exclusive welfare of districts immediately tributary to them. It will therefore, be my lirst contention that substantial justice should bo given to the eastern portion of this Province, as compensation for the enormous appropriation made directly, I consider, in the interest of Const constituencies, for which we too have to bear our share of the burthen. In this connection, I mny say that the terms subsidizing the Teslin Luke Railway have my approval as a legitimate business transaction, apart from other considerations, and which are: First, whether thore is an urgent necessity to build, at present, the southern portion of this line; and secondly, whether wo have not been too precipitate in snatching from tho Dominion Government, u responsibility which rightly belongs to it, in tlie interest of eastern provinces! moio than to llritisli Columbia, We have, within ourselves, suiUciently attractive features in our vast mineral resources, to fully warrant the Investment of capital and the influx of population, or in oilier words, wc have ourown affairs, to whioh it might be better, ut. present, that we give our undivided consideration, I moan hy this that, being so wholly dependent as we are upon the opening up and energetic development of our mines, tlie further construction of roads, and increased facilities of interior transportation, becomes an imperative necessity. To this I will urge the consideration of tho Government, and trust that in jus- tieo to this, llio oxtri'ini* eastern constituency of the Province, further appropriation will be now mado, and that we may have, at least, what fairly belongs to us. My election at your hands, I would accept us a mark ol confidence and trust, siitlicient to determine mo in guarding faithfully the position in which you shall have placed lhe ns your Representative. In my appreciation of this trust, anil an earnest endeavour to serve your interests, 1 sincerely hope that it will not ho expeetetl thai I tun to defeat, or risk the opportunity given mo, by such a thankless allegiance to party measures as might thwart what I consider my imperative duty towards developing the material resources of the North Riding of Eust Kootenuy. Anticipating and thanking you for your support, I am nt you:* service, W. C. WELLS. C&JIL, PROCLAMATION. ii..* thos. 11. sicixxes. cakada; province 01' british co! umbia. VICTORIA, by tho Graoo ol Ood, ofthe United Kiii-*,i.nn ol Groat Itrlliiiti iut.1 Ireland. QUKSK, Defender .if llio Fultb, ���':'���., iSe., Ac. Tn nil in whom tln.se Presents shall come.��� UCUKTISU. A PROCLAMATION. I). M. EbP,RTS, I UMIKIlKASIt is advisable Attorue*Mlolleral, i *' toostablhdi thotollow im* polling j.lni'i.*.*. iii tin* several mul reajieutivo Kloctora! Districts horelualtor named. now know YK that, by virtue of the Btith- mil,- contained lu tlie ''Provincial Elections Act," Uu. Uolltciialit-flbveriior hi Council declares lnul tin* tothnvlua iiolllltu* uldces .hull lie, on. ii Uev nn- hereby, established Ior the Hoveral Electoral Districts, iho nameso! which a[���<��� sol unposite such iiotllng places, respectively, Hint is to say:��� PaliMNQ lMtAURX. E LECTOHAL DlBTKlCT Itogora Vwn lU'itvor Di.uttlil llulrtun IMlli-cr Held Bftttl KootoiiAy��� ' .lurUi Killing Utiiiti'i-mitri! Gak'iiii Culumlitn Valloy Canal Flu! J In TKSTIMONY WllKUKOF Wc haVO CAllflQtl tllOW Our l.i-tU'i**- tn In- iiiiv.il* I'uU'iit mul Hit* Urt-atStmlof HrltiHli Columbia lobe liery* unlo tilllxi-il: v.'n'NHfrt, tliu Honouralilo Turn. It. Ni'Ixnus, Liculi'iiiuu-Gtivi-rni.t* ui Our sniil I'rovtnce, thin flftwntli tttvyof J li no, in tlio vi-nr of dm- Lciril ono thousand oltflit litimlrixt ntul iiiin'ty-iii:lit,ami hi Hit* Hlxty-llrnl yuaruf OurKolgn. By Command. A, CAMPBELL I.KDDIK, Deputy Provincial Secretary. NOTICI All persona having claims agaliist Mr. A. (l. M. Spraggt;, barrinler. late uf Itcvolatokc, nml formerly oiDonaltt und Coldeu. arc requuMci! to send pn.rtirultr.rs oi thelrelalm�� tut lie under- siiiiu'd in euro ot Molsons Hank, lU'velstoku Station, B.C. CKO 8 MCCAKTKK, Solicitor fur Mrsspi-RpRo. NOTICE. A sjuvifil general mooting of tho shnreholdors of the Upper fnlumhiu N'avi'/ution nnil Trum- H'liv Companr, Limited, will lie hold ut tho Coi'iilcinv's oBifi' nt Uoldon. IU'., on Thnrsduv tlio imtii day of June, A.I)., 18H8, nt ono o'clock in tho afternoon, for the election of Directors, tiutliorialiiK tht' payment of a portion of the Mortgage Bonds of the Company, a lid for the onloring of tho lufiilr** of the Company generally. By order of tho Board. C. II. PAUSOX, Hoorutnry. Uoldon, B.C., June Tth. 1S!W. CERTIFICATE OK IMPKOYKMEXT. NOTICE. TOKONTO KKACTIOK MlXERAt-CLAIM, Situtitu in tlio Goldon Mining Division of East Kootenny District. Wliere located���On bpillemtioheen Mountain. Tuko notice that I, John McKnc, Froo Miner's Certificate No. 86930, intend, sixty days from the date hereof, to apply to the Mining Recorder for a certificate of improvements, for the purpose of obtaining a Crown grant of tlie above claim. Aud further take notice that action, under section 37, must he commenced before UioUsurihcQ of sueh certilieate of impsovementfi. Dated this 13th day of January, 18'JS. Jons McR.u:, Hy liis agent !i!i Culdwell, .luiuo*. Thoinus iiUO 1,'iirov, Tliiuiiiis 001 Carlin, Joseph David 1102 Clurkv, Willium Donulil Donald Donulil Field Donald Hotel Clerk Mini r Knglnoer Jlerchunt lillti-luT (108 Fossncoccu, Clirlatinnln 004 l-'iiliiii-f, 1 mini (in m 005 ryiilmli, Cliristlun Donald Golden Ueavor Ijilfitli-i r C.'untriiclof Mllthuiul 000 Glynn, Andy 'leaver Uibouror 007 Haygartli, William 008 Huston, George Ottortall Donald T.- l^tliotifi-r egrapli Opuratur cm iTuokson, John Thomas 010 KIlby, John Try-n- Ueavor Donald Labourer (' P It Turner 011 l.tunov, David 012 l.iilili-il, Sydney Albert 018 Lyons, John Henry Donald Freo minor Heaver l'o..k Donald Locomotive Engineer 014 Mackintosh, James Ilosa 015 MoGriimnou, Donald (iiii McNab, Allan 017 Mui-k, Charles 018 Meniinl, Aloxtuider Hnavor lli.'tiver Dunalil Ln.:. Heaver Ilea vet' Accountnnt l.tiliniin-r inoltvo Ktigiuet.i' Utuotirer J.iiliniii-i'i- 010 Phillips, John Wellingtoi Palliser Cook 020 Keilly, Isnno Robert 021 Heilly, William Samuel Ottertail l.uinl Ottertail l.uiti n'r manttfaclurcr -ormaiiufiioturcr 022 Sliaugnossy, Patrick *ra\\ LOCAL AND GENERAL A man works harder trying to get n political job than ho does after getting it. Uev, W. S. Wright of Golden was ordainud u minister of tho Pvesbytorlun Church at Ueyelstoko on Wednesday lust. Miss Bailie of Fort St?ele Public School arrived in Golden tliis week on liar way to the coast to spjud her vacation. Mr. A. Mupormotol H. (i. Parson's store lins arrival from Fort Steele and leitvus shortly for Winnipeg to enjoy a well earned holiday. Quite n large numboi of visitors was in Golden tliis week. These Included .Mrs. Aitchlson nnd family from Shorty's, Columbia Valley, who reports abundance of strawberries and lots of fruit. Mr. Hewitt Bostook,3LP., was mi a visit to Donulil tliis week, rounding tip political votes fur Saturday so that no mistake might he made by thom us to tho political pen they should enter on Ih.U .lay. Tiie steamer Duchess is keeping up her reputation for record trips. The river still n-iiiuins in good condition. Last week the passenger list was forty, Windermero nnd Fort Steele oeing the two chief paints of destination. I'. .1. Gallagher and party of seven men came down the river after completing some embankments near the lied Hock in order to improve the navigation it is in be hoped tlio Dominion Government will continue the work of Improving tho navigation of tho river so tiiut the boats may be able to run hile in tlie tenson even when the water is low. The professor of physiology and vertebrate zoology at Cornell University declares that human beings have three eyes. He admits, however, that only two are useful, since the third eye, commonly culled the pinoar gland, bangs Idly in the skull. He insists, however, thai it is a true eye, nnd was once used as such, Here is the explanation of those pun-sllng school inarms who " see out of the hack of their heads" Allien Tommy sticks a pin into Jimmy. Mr. Geo. S. McCarter, recently of Golilcn nnd formerly a law partner of Senator Loughoetl iu Calgary, has o,luneil an ollice in tlie Molsons Hank block for the practice of' .his profession, The business will be carried on under lhe linn name of Harvey & McCarter, ,\\lr. .1. A. Harvey of Fort Steele being tlio other partner. .Mr. McCarter is a clever lawyer and an able pleader. The Herald wishes the now firm every success.��� Ilovclstoko Herald. The Donald junior football team arrived in Golden Monday afternoon to play ii return match witli tlie local juniors. As luck would have it tlie weather was vory dlsngreouble, and ruin fell during thu entire game. Owing to unavoidable jjlrcutnstftucos the Donald boys were nil able to plneo their full team on the Held so tho Goldon lutldlos lined up with an equal number. Norwi'.listaniling the rain tho gaino wns witnessed by a large number of spectators uud resulted in a win for the home team two goals to ml. Tlie Donald boys feel that had thsy been dblo to play their full team Ihe result would have been different. Tlie trophy was a silver water pitcher which is now on exhipilion at the Columbia House. The <..... I Commissioner has again gone to Windermere. Windermere seems to commaiid a good deal ot his time and attention, Wo should prefer to see him devote somo portion of Ills time uud attention to other places tlmt he bus not. yet visited. Possibly it i*; the epidemic that has recently broken [n i.tw issue of the 24th Juno appeared a special article on tho Zymenn Process for lhe treatment of ores. This arliclo has furnished extensive ''copy" to many of our contemporaries, Tue MiNicit does not object supplying copy so lung ns proper acknowledgement is made hut when the " Bostock " or tho ���' Province " witli which Tim JIinku docs not exchange, coolly reproduces tlie greater portion of that article as original matter it ia time to cuter a protest, It may bo Bostockian manners but it is not honest journalism. . ��� j i-**-***..-*,* MINING NEWS. The Swansea mineral claim in Windermere mining division, belonging to Hen Abel, Joe Lake, Sam Brewer and G, S. .McCarter has been bonded to Mr. F, A. Jlnllholantl of Rossland for ifou-'iu. Tho lirst payment is due on July 29th, Tlie Dibble group in Fort Steele mining division is now being worked by a don bio shift. Operations were resumed aliout lhe middle of May, after a suspension of some months, Some, rich Btl'lllg- ers nre met with but tints far no large bodies have been encountered. jN'o less than four mining men went up by tho steamer Duchess to Windermere OU her hist trip for tlio purpose of completing cortain bonds on properties there uutl we hear of several good deals on properties up Toby Creek and Horse Thief Creek the particulars of which we have not yet ascertained. Thos. E. Wilson, of Banff, has struck a streak of copper bearing quartz l1*. miles from the 0. P. It, track near Leanchoil station. The ledge is from 5 to ft feet wide. An assay was mado bq Cunningham & Harvey whicli shewed value of 22.0 per cent cupper. Four claims have already been located. The North Star mine is making regular shipments each week from Fort Steele via tlie boats plying from tho North Star Landing to Jounings Landing. An effort is made to ship 125 tons of ore on each bout leaving Fort Steele, which ordinarily depart thrice a week, until the unfortunate wreck of the John O'Farro'd. Mr. Mitchell-Innes, along with Mr. Chillies Parker, M.E., Iiossland, went up on llio Duchess on her last trip to Windermere. Mr. Parker goes for the purpose of inspecting the development work that is proceeding on tlie mineral claims up Toby Creek, belonging to the Golden llritisli Columbia Co., of which Mr. Mitchell limes is manager. Tlio British American Corporation lias failed to secure the Le Hot mine near Rossland after the specious statements made in the prospectus that it had secured an option on this mine. The deal is now off, after prolonged negotiations attended with many dramatic incidents. In order to keep faith with its shareholders lhe P.. A. C. is now acquiring a can-trolling interest in the Lo lioi company by buying nil the shares that il can secure. Those who objected to the de-.t! have no hostility to tliis course as they would prefe- to have this big British company hugely interested iu tlie mine, but they object to part with the mine and loose their interest as they recognize that tlie Le Hoi is a valuable property. The t iolden and Fort Steele Development Company, wo understand, ure going In do extensive development work on their valuable mineral claims at tlie hood of Toby Creek. A party goes up there next week to commence operations Altogether Golden Mining Division promises to he very brisk this season and some good, solid, permanent wur ,*n ���-rat*****-**.*"--.*" r.!'"'', .-/-i'-."^"-?*, PROCLAMATION. [L.8.] TJtOS. K. McINXlSS. CANADA. PftOVIXSa OF BRITISH COLUMBIA. VICTORIA, liv the Draco ol God, of the United Kingdom'ot drum Britain mul Ireland, QUEEN, Hefonder ui the Faith, &o,, Ac, Ac. To Our faithful thc Members elected to nerve in the Legislative ABsemhly of our Province of Uritish Columbia., and to ull whom It may concern,���Orbktino. A PROCLAMATION. Canadian i WHERKAS We hnv<* i >�� thought fit, by and n. M. EnEitTa, Attornoy-Genural,, ... . with tbu advicoand consent of our Fxeoutlve Council ot Our Province ot Britisli Columbia, to dissolve iho prtis'-Mit l.e*,ri*-l'.itivu Assembly of our H��iii Province, wliieh utanda prorogued until summoned tor dispatch ot buslnoea* NOW KNOW YK that We do, for thbend, publish this Our Royal Proclamation, ana uo here!>v dissolve tho U'glflativu Assembly accordingly ami tlio members thereof oro discharged from furtherattendaneo on seme. Is testimony Whereof Wo hav-1 caused these our Letters to he mude Patent, ami tho (ireat 8eal ot Urltlah Columbia to be hereunto afllxod J Witnkw*, the Honour- nhli'TniM. K. McInni:*1, Lieiiiimaiit-'tovi.r- nor of our said Province of Brltisb Columbia, lu OnrCityof Vlotorla, lu our said Province, this novonth day of June, iu ih��> year of Our l.orl one thousand eight hundred and nlnety-elght, and in thqsixtydlrst yeur of Our Reign. By Command. It. If, TVRWIIITT DJIAKB, Renlstrur of the Supreme Court. t*:i��H mM_ PROCLAMATION. [I..S THOS. R. MCI.VNE8, CAsABA. I'ltOVINCIi OF JlllITlSH ('OLI'MIIIA. VICTOItlA.livlln-Oriiraollloil, ol tho Unite;! Kfiifi'linn of Ureal Britain nml Ireland, Qcben, iiofentlor ��>f the Faith, *6o., Ac,, *��*.���. Tn nil tn wlinin those presents shall come,��� U1IK8T1XG. A 1'ROCUllATIOS. All i WHEREAS Vi'o aroiloi I vV ���1H ���,���| reaolvcil, II M. EHEHTS, y-Uinii-inl. , ..ion as nifty be, In meet OUT JiUoplo i.n Oar Pro of llVilisli ('nltlnll.l'i.tinil to havo tl n-.lvi,-.. in llnr r.-.*:i*.l!itniv. Wo tin inalni Known o.n* Royal 'Vill mul [Measure t" cull n nt-v. Log- l-tllUlv* A-.soinl.lv nf llnr .iitltl rriiyilloo; nnil .In further ileelaro that hytho ailvleool Our Ex- o.-niivo Council oi ltrtti.ii Colinnbla, Wo have t!iis ilnv i*lvon ni-iloi-i. for 1**.��iilii*:Oor Writs in inrin, for culling n new Legislative Anaeinhlj* for Our said Province, which Writs aro in bear .into on llio si'Votilli ilnvof .liino, inslniil, oil.! to !,o returnable on or beforo llio ilil.-iy-lirnl day oi August next. Is Tcstimiinv. Wkkreop Wo have caused tlu'st. uur tatters tn in. mado Patent, and liio Public St-slnl tl.i-sili.l l'mvitloo lube lioreunItf affixed: Wiixhss, the Honour. lible Titos. It. Mi;lNM*;.s, I.ieuleniilil-Uov- eriior ol our Haiti Province nf llritisli Columbia, In Our City ol Victoria, In Oar s.iiil prolince, thi*. sovotttii any of .111110, In the vonr or Our Lord onotliom eight hutidrod mid iilnbly-olght, and in sixly-lh-.sl yonrofotll* ROlgll. Hy Command. 11. II. TVRWIIITT DRAKE, Registrar ol the Supreme Court. will ho done by this company and the out there that now demands his presence Alberta und Kootenny Development Kimpton tbo store keeper and tho Long Company which bus let a contract for Nosed Kid are two of tlie victims. The - extensive tunnelling on tlie .Mabel group Kid Is presently In the hospital nt Don- Drown granls are to be obtained Ior aid and Doctor Cox has gone up to Win- theso nnd tlieir other claims Inqiudlnu tlcrinerc on professional duties. We do i the JIabol, (I. AV. Willis oi the (Jhanne not know the niiuio of the epidemic, Mining Company and 1111 ongineer are probably it may be attributed to political ] ospoctOll in (iolden on the Oth current fever, whicli is largely prevalent in tlie district', Martin vs. Haeel. Tin-: MlVBn r.'prodiiccd an article mi Joo Martin, antl to give tlio devil his dues as nn interest iug article could be written on ids recent detractor, Mr. N. I', tlagol and Ids antecedents. An interesting oplsodo in llagel's political career was tho buttling of tlio ballot hoses ol Hindi whicli was tho funeral pyre of that man's political career in Manitoba. If Joe Martin he tweedledum, N, 1'". llagcl is tweedle-tlee. This is tlie great distinctive difference. When .Martin wns au annexationist, seventy- live per cent of the Inhabitants of Manitoba was in a statu of chronic rebellion against Dominion oppression, The province of British Columbia lins become such a sink of political corruption, that it is fust becoming a city of refuge {or till political adventurers, without any moral stamina, whicli instead of exalting the political life of tin.' province will only further debase it. It will be a snd day in tho history of tlio Province if mon of the type of Joe .Martin or N, I''. Ilagel should become its rulers. But of the two men Joe Martin is thc least worst, ,t�� his record in all conscience is not a tuight one. tn examine tliis coin pan v's claims in Kust Kootenay and report on them. Church Servlcas. church oi-- uxiu.Axn. Tlio services- ut St. Peter's church, Donald, 011 Sunday next, July 10th, will be as follows: It 11 11.111.��� Morning Prayer and Celebration of the Holy CommUlllctttlpn, At 7.311 p.m.���Kvening Prayer and sermon, liev. II. II. Turner, Pastor. SIBTHOUIBT Clll'llfll. Service will be held iii connection witli tin* Methodist church mi Sunday next as follows: Donald, at 1111.111.; ((olden, at 7.30 p.m. Everybody is welcome at these services, Prayer meeting on Tuesday at.'! p.m. 1-RK8BYT1SRIAN CHURCH. Sunday Services���11 a.m. Sunday school k Bible class,at 2:80 p.m. Thursday���Choir practice s p.m. Priday���I'raver meetings p.m. Itov, W. s. Wright, Pastor. Cunningham & Harvey (liilool Viim-onvor) Assayt.rs and Chemists, SMELTER, - GOLDEN. mm PROCLAMATION. [L.S.J THO.H. It. HcINNKK. VICTORIA, bytlioClracoof Clod, of the rutted Klnydom, of Ureal Britain uud Ireland, QiWR-X. Defender oi tin- Faith, Ac, .te., Ac, To tho Returning Officer ot tho North Riding 01 Kast Kootenay Electoral District: WHEREAS His Honour tho LieuteuonRlov* ' * ernor of MrltMi Columbia has, Ly a Proclamation bcurfntfdato tboTtli day of June, WtW, Mi'en ple.-iSL'd to dissolve tlm L"t;i.diitivi: A.ss-jm- bly of tbe said Province; and wberenult is iii;ce.*--it'.ry to lioldElccthina throughout llmauld Province to fill the vacancies caused by such dissolution, We citinni'ind J'OH thut, notice of tlie time and placo of Election being duly given, you do eituse Klcellon to be inado,ac- coniiiiii to law, of One .MciiUht to serve In ihe Lcjiishitive As-cinhlv of the Proviuei' of liritish Culninbia for lliOXorth Hiding ol East Koote- nay Electoral UUtHot, and thut youdoeause the nomliititioii of Candidates at sueh Election to be held on thu25tli day of June, WM, und do coii.ii* the name of such Member, when soolvet- ed, whether he bo proautit. or 'absent, lo he [���ertlfiod to Our Supreme Cflurt, nt tiie City of Victoria, on or buiore the 81st duyof August next, the ISlectlou so made, dtstlnntly uiul otionly uuder oiir:--'ai duly Indorsed upon this Our U'rit. Ix Trstimonv v.'iiKttEor, Wo huvc theso Onr Letters to he lll-ule Patent llli:lei* tile (ireat Seal of Out'said Province of Briii'-h Columbia: \\vir.s*-us, the llouourablo TitoMAR it. McSNXiw,at Our (iov��riimcui llouse.nl Victoria, this seventh day of June, in tiie year of our Lord one thoua- nml eight huudreil uud ntnety*olgbt. Hy Command. B. II. TYIlWItnT DRAKE, Keglntrar of (bu Supreme Court. Hast via tho Lake Routes. Greatlyreduced rates. Steamers leave Fort William: Alberta every Friday. Athabasca Svery Tuesday Manitoba every Sunday. Klondike GoldKelds direct via O.P.B. steamers to Wrangol and Skagway. S. S. Tarter ct Athenian. Tlie largest steamer^ engaged in the. Yukon trade, specially fitted for tho passenger traffic having superior accommodation for all classes. Sailings foi1 June: Athenian June 2 Tees " o Islander " 10 Pakshau " 11 Tees " 17 Islander " 24 Cottage City sails for Wrangle, Juneau and Sitka only. Write for pamphlet descriptive of the routes to the Yukon country, sailing dates, rates, etc. For full information and particulars, apply to your nearest agent or address Robert Kerr, Traffic Manager, Winnipeg, Man. cement Having decided to devote special attention to my Bry Goods, Grocery and Wholesale Liquor Business J am selling of my stocks of Boots & Shoes, Hats & Caps, iothtng, Hardware, Etc., Etc.. at WAEDNES, B.C. The most oomfortoblo liotcl in South Eust Kootenny. Hood Table. Cloud Wiiiofi. (looil Attendanco. Terms Moderate. Wm. Eschwig, Prop. in price for Cash. This is a good opportunity to secure some bona fide bargains. @ \\w*J �� ���& dmr&^&^^A^ a Seneral merchant All work done in duplicate nnd Rtiarontced. ��� A portion of each sample la put aside fo; future reference. lf,'-X-T ^\\\\ , {''''iVii'"\\ ���v^'3d&::��?*��>. NOTICE. PiioviNcuL SRoitirrARV'a oi'nci:, Hih June, 180ft I MS lIONont tbe I.lcu'iciiHtiH'uveruor I in..; t* booll pb.iM'il to tij.| .Jul BTBl'HBS ItUU* (iitAvi:. Bnqulroi to he Kelurnlug Ofileer ior tlu^ North Hiding of Earn Kouteuay li lee torn I District; nnd (Us Honour the Ltflufoiiant-Oovornor has boon pleased to appoint anil declare the Court House, llonahl, to be. the place fur II.e nomination of uandtdates fnr election to tber>egtslativuAH* sfinl.lv in lhe North Utdltlg of Kasi Kuoteiuiv Electoral Di-jtrlet. NOTICE. IlliniSTIIIIIt'l'IOX AIT 1808. I cnl'IIT will In. Imlik'li at tlio Court House, .1 i-mnlil, nn IVoilnunl-iy llio ItDtli ilnyol Juno, iw's, nt Ki n'rlni-k In tin* (oronunn. lor Hit* miri-oH of liuarliiff and ilfliii-Iliig nil objoutloim hloil iv;lh mo iitiiler mitlinrlty of HUb-HOOtlon2 of loctloll 11 nt tin* llmllslrlljiillnn Acl, 18C3. JOSIAII H-I-IKRETT, Colluotor of Votes, Xortll Killing Un.l Knolcuny Dl.ti-lcl. Duiiulil, Juuuilll.il, 1898. Wardner ^^-\\ Transfer Co'. Wardner, S.E. Kootenay. *****o*^*>* I.IVKUY k PEED STABLES. PACK TRAIKS SUPPLIED. .ALEXANDER BLOCK. arren, General Merchant. Tlie heft Htonplng plnco for frGightoru in Colttnibiu Vnlloy iH ut Tom Martin's Hotel Windermere. Good tici'oinniofliition k Mntlorato Ti.rms First class l-'t'uil Stables. BEER! Tho llcst Boor in Canada in made bv thc Calgary Browing & Malting Co., Lt'd Manufacturers of lleer, Ale und Soda Water [nsiiit ouKetlliutCalgary Beer every lime. Thoy all have It. Thu Compiuiy'H Bgcnt for iwist Kootenay la U. ��, PARSON, Ccjilca, J5.C. ����� Lawrence Spectacles. ^^fc^Cigars. Arcnl l'or Claitt Powder. Agontfor Liuiciislilro liisuriiuco Co. of England. TO LET,���House Partly Furnished, Q-old.en7 33-.CL Uhe Solden jrharmacy IPujce*, tresis. 3Dx"o.g:s C. 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