@prefix ns0: . @prefix edm: . @prefix dcterms: . @prefix dc: . @prefix skos: . @prefix geo: . ns0:identifierAIP "c934855b-4d6f-4329-afb5-a2a809e8d520"@en ; edm:dataProvider "CONTENTdm"@en ; dcterms:alternative "[The Miner]"@en ; dcterms:isPartOf "BC Historical Newspapers"@en ; dcterms:issued "2015-11-30"@en, "1897-10-02"@en ; edm:aggregatedCHO "https://open.library.ubc.ca/collections/gfminer/items/1.0081713/source.json"@en ; dc:format "application/pdf"@en ; skos:note """ ' '"/LJL..^ I ' '■ ' SECOND YEAH.--NO. 7:5. OIIANI) FORKS, Ii. C., SATURDAY. OCTOBER 2, 1897. PRICE FIVE CENTS, xrr*tynn-re.-vw»xrr.>r-. • ■hvtvt gwimrtx fr ■iil,*i"nn. R'iiriiWk-.v-JMiEroriii-BWB-.'.--,' n'rroV.rrxnrnrr.-.ari-tjcxuauc HER REVENGE Mr.s. John A. Manly Cracks the Lash OVER CHAS. CUMINGS. Seiisalionl f ccne Enacted In the Main Part of Town Last Thursday.-— Kestult of Street Gossip. The scandal mqngers and gossips of v/h)fib this town, sad to say, has its full .quota, have now a sweet morsel to roll under their tongues in the sensational attack made last Thursday morning hy Mrs. John A. Manjy, wife of Grand Forks' mayor, upon Chas. Cumings who for the year past has been resident manager for the townsite company. Mr. Cumings comes to his office between 8 and q o'clock, and his route leads him past the Manly residence. Thursday morning Mrs. Manly was no .doubt watching for him, for no sooner had he passed the house than she sallied forth and followed him in an apparently unconcerned manner—but who knows what emotions are masked by a smiling face and jaunty step? She was dressed in a neat walking costume and carried in her hand a paper sack. When Mr. Cumings was nea.* the west end of the bridge she closed in on him, swiltly, silently and unheard. Drawingifrom the paper sack *j raw'pijje whip sue struck Mr. Cumings forr blows over the head and shoulders before he recovered from his surprise sufficiently to attempt any defence. He attempted to seize the whip but before he succeeded in doing so she struck hiin once more across the face. Then he broke the whip, threw it to the ground and held her wrists. | Immediately across the street from where tbe matinee occurred, John A. Manly, with bi*> two brothers "Doc" and "Al," were discussing the waterworks problem wi.h Contractor Davies, and numerous other residents were on the main street crossing ot the town and were witnesses of the affair. When the lirst blow was struck the mayor turned bis back unconcernedly and Dr. Manly started for the scpne of the one-sided pombat. Mrs. Manly, when her wrists were secured, began vigorously kicking at the shins of her captor, exclaiming: "If I ever catch you telling John Manly anything about me again I'll shoot you." The fracas was ended by Dr. Manly escorting his siater-in-law to her home, and Mr. Cumings continuing on his way to bis office. The Why and Wherefore. The disgraceful affair is the culmination of the rumors which have been rife for several months concerning the family affairs of the mayor's hqusehold. Every one bas heard them and they need not be repeated, as the Miner is not fond of dabbling in puddles from jvhich more or less of an effluvia might arise. Mrs. Manly, it seems, has come to the conclusion that Mr. Cumings was the ,chief instigator of these rumors and so she took the sensational method already described of securing her ven- gance. She claims that Cumings had endeavored to sully her good name by connectingit with that of J. A. Aikman, erstwhile city clerk, solicitor, returning qfficer, member of the licensing board, .etc., in a manner calculated to arouse suspicion an to her chastity, that ho had kept her husband, who was absent in Rossland, misinformed regarding her actions with Mr. Aikman, and had otherwise meddled with her family affairs. Mr. Cuming.-, disclaims any responsibility for the rumors which were afloat, and says that far from circulating such rumors he has, when the subject was broached in conversation, always refused to discus*? it. Ue claims to have finally advised the mayor of what he believed to be the true status of affairs, for the sole purpose of having a stop put to the gossip which was being indulged in in the town and which was doing the mayor an injary. The idea of interfering in the family affairs of Mr.and Mrs. Manly was farthest fro.n his intention, and the pourse he pursued was solely for the purpose of benefitting them both. What tie Public Think. It will always bi fouua that where Jhere is "a woman in the case," public sentiment will side in with her and a jsareful in vestigatioii in the town reveals the fact that there is no exception in |iis case. Whether or no the natural sympathy with the woman is the only factor In producing this general commendation of Mrs. Manly's actio'), is a Jjafter for corj?cture. It is found, sfrange to say, tliat those who were tbe loudest in gossiping to her detriment, are now the most energetic in their expressions of approval. Such is life in thc wild and wooly west, Reflections. For the past vera* tbe M INER has ever proclaimed to tbe civilized world that (irand Korks is the leading city in the Kettle Kiver and Boundary creek districts, and wo still maintain our position. She is lirst ill everything, second In nothing*, j:be gateway to everywhere, weole hog or none, and the people be d—d. First to incorporate; first to have aredhotcity election, first to lire city- officers by the "One, two, three, out goes he''system; first to have a genuine social scandal in high life, first to enjoy thc notoriety occcsioncd by a public horsewhipping, and will bc the first to have water works, electric lights, smelter and a railroad; the only town in the district where everybody is out after everybody else with a cheese knife, and in fact she is a red hot tamale from tbe word go. Oh, thc future of this town is assured, only let us whoop'cr up! Throw conventionalities and customs to the winds! Letsensationalism and excitement reign! Turn on the red and green fires and keep things sizzling—that's all we've got to do to be saved. Ready to Build Whenever thi Country Can FURNISH THE TONNAGE ENTERPRISING BUSINESS MAN, W. K. C. Manly Receives a Carload of Hardware—Stoves Without End. W. K. C. Manly, the popular hardware dealer of this city has just teceived a carload of supplies tor his store including everything in the hardware line that anyone would dosire from a shingle nai[ to a steel range. The store is complete in every deiail and would do credit to a town of ten time thssize of Grand Forks, including as it does a full line of miners' tools, heavy and sbclf hardware, builders' hardware, sash, doors, windows, paints, oils, brushes, &c, ar.d having in connection a first-class tin-shop. Included in the new arrival of goods is the most complete lino-.of stoves ever brought into this section of the country, Everything in the shape ot stoves is here, from the latest novelty in camp stoves to the immense steel range with all the modern attachments and conveniences. Then they there are the heating stoves of every description, including all sizes of box stoves for offices and stores, the Queen which he is selling for $S.y"; an imiiatipn of the Queen and the finest line of parlor heaters ever brought this section. Mr, Manly's enterprise in placing such a large order enables him to place them on sale at prices which will be a surprise to purchaser*. Recreation and to Loo!; After Hi:-. Min. ing interests the Prime Object of His Trip. UPPER GRAND FORKS NOTES. Mr. Fee has moved into his new houso on Church stveet. Mr. Price was among the arrivals at the Queens hotel this week. Seyrnore tic Gotcher will open their new livery stable on King street in a few days. Peter Pare, of lower town, has his barber shop on Gov't, avenue about completed. Hay tic McCallum have let a contract for painting their block on the cor. of King and Main. W. B. Bower is pushing his block to completion as rapidly as possible. He expects to open a feed store when completed. Our waterworks is free to the citizens at a cost to the townsite company of $2,ooo. What will lower town water works cost? You would think to see the building going on in this town that the railroad was under constiuction vcoming up the Kettle river. J. Hodson, of McGregor, Man., ar* rived in town on Thursday evening's stage und will take up his residence at 56 King street. D. E). Norris has completed his block on Gov't, avenue regardless of cost. The front is of Roman design, and is a credit to Mr, Wm. Carter the contractor. S**.m Jerrall, of Summit camp, was in town this week and reports things booming in tbat camp. Mr. Jerrall says they are down forty five feet on the B. C. property and have neither struck sides or bottom to the rich ledge of ore. The work is superintended by Mr. Henesy who is J preparing to put in machinery to treat the ore as soon as possible, and expeets to continue work all winter. There are at least six properties now ready to ship ore in that camp, and about forty five men continuously at work. A railroad in hero and things will hum. Postponed Indefintiely. R. A. Brown is in receipt of a letter from Secretary Treat, of the Olive Gold Mining company, in which he states that thc meeting of this company that was called to be hold on the 15th of September 111 Spokane has been postponed in- indefinitely. Mr. D. C. Corbin, president of thc Spokane* Falls &: Northern, Ft. Shep pard tic Nelson and Red Mountain r.-*.i!- Railways, accompanied by hi:; chief engineer, Mr. Roberts, arrived in town Thursday evening from a visit to Greenwood, Anaconda, Midway, Rock creel:, and Eureka and other reservation points Mr. Corbin and Mr. Robcrls were seen at thc Victoria and in an interview with a MlNEE representative Mr. Roberts said: Not of a Railroad Nature. "Our trip has no railway significance whatever, being one solely for recreation and to examine our mining and o;her interests in this district. Mr. Corbin and myself own two very promising prospects in the King Solomon and Copper Q.ieen, in Copper camp, which properties we had crown granted in 1S93. Desiring to do some work on them the coming season, we wanted to make an examination for th;: purposo of forming some idea of the best manner in which to do the same. We are also largely interested in ihe Republic Gold Mining company, which owns tbe Republic, Last Chance and Nonesuch in Smith's camp. This season we have done fifty feet of work on each of these claims and expect to do more in the near fututo. These properties are showing up fine and we believe that we have the making of good mines whb^sufficient development work. Good Prospects But Not Enough Work. "Vou have undoubtedly a Urge number of promising prospects that with development wid prove to oejirodticeis,! 1; fact you have a va3*. amount of min eral here, but the trouble is that there is too much of it underground, and not enough on top, and the sooner your people awaken to the fact that development is the only thing t.iut will hasten the construction of a railroad into your country the better it will bo for them. "Of course there has been a large amount of work done since our last visit here, but they have not gone down deep enough. Everybody seems to be working tou much on top of the ground and don'; realize that in order to ascertain, what a property is worth you must go down on it. If we were to start to build a road into this countiy tomorrow and would have it completed within six months, we could bave ail the ore out in two weeks now on top of the ground. Low Grade Ore. "One trouble 13 that nearly all of your properties are low grade propositions and will not stand shipment and in order to work them at a prolit thoy will have to be treated on the ground. Owing to this fact, smelteis and reduction works will have to be put in operation before a railway could be made to earn operating expenses. Get a number ol these plants in operation and there v. ill be no trouble about railway transporting as the amount of supplies necessary to operate them would furnish a tonnage sufficient to justify the construction ol a toad, as evui y car load of freight hauled into tlie couutry nets a road mole than ten car loads of ore hauled oul, because the ore rate bas to bc mado very low. "Yes, we contemplate build ng into this suction, but how snon is a question that 1 cannot no. answer. You can say that when the time arrives for the construction of a road into your district we are prepared to build it, ami when we start there will bc no delay because we will be in a position to tush things. An Export Duty on Ore. "The present agitauon relative to placing an export duly on ore has a great deal to do with keeping capital out of your section at this time, and to it largely may bc attributed the cause of the depression you have been experiencing for the past few months. Until this question is settled you nce:l look for no great activity in mining interests, as no capital will be invested while the matter is in its present unsettled condition. You will notice that the Rossland Dailv Miner and tho Nelson Miner, two papers owned and eontroled by Mr. Heinzo, are making a vigorous fight to have an export duty oi $3 !io placed on ore. If they are successful, it will not only remove the possibility at shipping from pros pects thit have not here to ship, but it will shut d of mines now shipping ir. district. The best interests of this country must be with the mine owners and they are surely in a position to be the best judge of what their interests are. There is hardly one out of every ten mine owners who are in favor of an export duty. A miner comes into your country and pays a license for tr.forebecnable|ljrrjryr/[7 lown :' number tm l/i t l'K a the Rossland! II 111 IA And an the privilege of mining, and if be is sue- pnMTOAPT ic AU/ADncn cessful in locating a prospect tbat de- p-UN ' KAV^' •-> AWAKUUJ velopes into a mine, with an export duty he is forced tu pay for the privilege cf I having its products trea cd. It is just;.,. ... . <.,-»,, ... , " ' , , ' Io Davies & Costello. of Rossland, as reasonable to ask the government to smelt vou: ore free as to advocate an as follows: The mayor, Aid. W. K. C and L.JJA. Manly, Davis and Hepwonh voting for accepting Davies' bid, while Aid. McCallum and Jo'enson voted against it. On motion of Aid. Hepworth seconded MeCtriCt Light Plant | by Aid. Davis Mr. Cayley was employed to look over the contract on behalf of tire city and to confer with A. C. Sutton, Mr. Davies solicitor, On motion of Aid. was adjourned. an Assured Fact. export duty before smelters are provided on this side to handle the ore." Mr. Robett-j took tbe stage yesterday morning for Bjssburg where he takes the train for Northport for the purpose ot inspecting the bridge across the Columbia, which it is expected will be completed and reedy for traffic today. Mr. Corbin continued his journey by private conveyance to Marcus, from wnete he goes to Spokane. FLOAT. Spokano E. Spraggett will attend th Fruit FVir next week, Work on the waterworks will be commenced in about ten days. L. J. Cross, of Vancouver, was in the city the fore part of the week. Mayor Manly and wife, Dr. Manly and Contractor Davies went to Eureka yesterday. VV. H. Covert leaves for Spokane Monday to attend the fair and renew old acquaintances. E. H. Kane, representing thc Trail Brewery, s*;ent a day or two in town this week looking afier the interests of his firm. Oliver Bordeau has changed the name cf the White House to the Miners' Home and proposes to make it a report for the boys fiom the hills. Chas. VanNess returned from Rossland WediM.-i.day evening and wid remain with us until efter the silting ci court on Monday next. Hans Geise is iu Greenwood camp with his expert making an examination of the celebrated Snowshoe property, owned by Robert Denzler and others- James Mayin returned from his visit to Greenwood on Wednesday and le'.t for home Friday morning, Mr. Martin was very favorably impressed with the outlook over the range. Chas. VanNess and Joseph Wiseman went to Summit camp today to examine the B, C. No. 2, a property belonging to them. The showing on this claim is said to be very fine and it is in good compauy, being next door to iho R-Bell. Messrs. Barritt & Kane hive leased ihe International Hole', in Rossland from Mr. Manly and took charge of the same last Monday. This will be Mr. Kane's last visit to this section, as he will assume charge of that place on bis return to Rossland next week, To Davies & Costello, for $ig,i;74 and They Take Entire Issue of Debentures at 95cts On the Dollar. Grand Forks is to have a water works and an electric light plant, This is an assured fact, the matter being definately settled aud thc contract awarded to Davies & Costello at a special meeting of the council held last Wcdntsday morning, called for that purpose. The meeting was called to order with mayor Manly in the chair and all the aldermen present. Alderman L. A. Manly, chairman of the board of public works reported that only one bid had been submitted for the construction of the water works and oiectric light plant, and that from the firm of Davies tic Costello, of Rossland. Thai in accordance with the provisions cf the advertisement calling for the same j plans and specifications accompanied! the tender, a copy of which was pre- I serited for the consideration of the council. The point was raised whether or not it was advisable to open the hid of Contractor Divios and cither accept or rcj.'ct the same, or whether to extend thc time for receiving the bids in order that others, who might desire, would bave an opportunity to bid. Alderman Hepworth expressed himself heartily in accord wilh the iiea of putting in the water works system at once, but objected to accepting Mr. Da/ies bid wit lout giving others a shrrv. Alderman L. A. Manly said thnt all contractors had bad an equal show and as the time for receiving bids had come and gone he thought that Mr. Davies' should bc opened. Alderman Johnson said that he was in favor of the immediate construction ol the water works but that ho did not like thc manner in which this b'd was being received. Mr. Davies had been furnished every information necessary regarding the proposed water works system from mayor Manly which other contractors had not hud an opportunity to obtain owing to the fact that no plans and specifications had ben furnished by the city, and on this account, Mr. Davies had been given a very great advantage over other contractors. For this reason he was in favor of extending the time for receiving these for at ieast ten days if not longer, in order that anv local contractor might obtain all information necessary to enable them to put in a bid Alderman W. K. C, Manly was the Not being able lo get to examine the plans and specifications of lhe water works and electric light plant in time to give a detail statement of them iu this issue, we are compelled to let the matter go over until next week, when we hope to give a full and complete discrip- tion of the same. Alright as a Smrdter Point. G. J.I. G. Munn, of Rossland, arrived in the city Tuesday from Greenwood j where he had been on business. It will j be remembered that some time ago Mr. .Munn, in connection with Mr. Alfred Woodhouse secured a bond on the Anaconda, Kootenay and Columbia claims in the neighborhood of Greenwood, for an English Company. After spending Wednesday looking ever the city inquiring into the probabilities of its future he left for bis home in RosslandThursday morning. In conversation with a representative of this paper Mr. Munn said. • ". our city, as a smelting point, is without exception one of the best I have seen in my travels, Situated in tbe heart of a mining section, that with half ot the amount of money spent in development work that has been expended in the Kootenay's will prove to be one of, if not thc largest mineral producing belts in British Columbia, and there is no doubt but that a half a dozen smelters could be kept running steadily." Lone Raneh Camp. A resent assay irom the White Chief claim ran as high as S62.00 in all values. This claim is owned by the Broolrs brothers. Mr. Ilcnnage, who holds thc bond on the City of Pans and Linclon properties nc« '0 address the council duiing which about six miles west of here, has two j ••<■• °M *ha- Mr. Atkins, a local con- men on the ground now making arrang- tract(JI'. had Slven bmi fiKlll'es on a SVS- mentsto have tbe water taken out of !*enj that wollld cost &10.000 for the water the shafts and make an inspection, when it is expected work will be agarn resumed. The Palmetto is Ihe name of a claim recently staked by Mose Burns, for himself and Chas. VanNess in Wellington camp. Mose has some samples of ore from this property that gives every indication of being all right. They have have sunk a shaft four and a half by six and a half feet, eleven feet in solid ore, It being identically the same character as that found in the Winnipeg and Golden Crown. The indignation meeting called to be* held at iho school house, Wednesday evening, for the purpose of feeling of lhe public pulse in regard to thc manner in which the -.vatcr works contract had been let end if it beat right to pass resolutions condemning the council for the same, proved to be a Hash in tbc pan. When the prime movers took time to consider the matter a better teeling prevailed nnd it was considered best to call die meeting off until such time as the public was advised as to what they were to get for their money. Jay P. Graves a prominent broker of Charles G. Lawrence, owner pf th; White Cayuse, has struck a lead of high grade ore on this claim and is makm/ preparations to open this property. Richard Davis who owns the Black Cap property, in this camn, is pushing work on thc big open cut that he is running on '.his property. The Brooks brothers who own a group of live claims here known as ;',*.e Colorado, Whistle, Red Cloud, Free Coinage, Lone Creek Star and Ivcy, have recently had an assy from ore taken from one of the claims ol this group tbat showed values amounting to S127.00. County Court. County court will be held here before Judge Spinks on Monday, Qetober 4th. The following cases are set down for hearing. Manly vs Hallett, H. S. Cayley for plaintiff. Waid vs Cuming et al, A. C. Sutton for plaintiff and Cayley for defendant Genton vs Clark, J. D. Swanson for plaintiff and Sutton for defendant. Meakin vs Thompson,Cayley for plaintiff. Ireland vs Douglas, Cayley for plaintiff and A. S. Neack for defendant. Buron vs Comstock (joint garnishee), Cayley for Joint CreditO r. Woliaston vs Black, J. A. Aikman tor plaintiff and A. C. Sutton ior plaintiff. Almond Gets It. The following letter relating to the appointing cf a deputy Register of the county court at Grand Forks was lately received by J. K. Johnson; Victoria, 11. C, Sept. 23, 1897.—(J. K. Johnson, Eh[. J. 1'., J—Grand Forks, li. C.—Dear Sir: Reierri.i; again to your communication of the ,Sih inst., enclosing a petition requesting the appointment of a deputy registrar of the county court, I have the honour to inform you thai ihe prayer 0! tlio p rlition h.is beon complied with by the appointment of Mr. S. R. Almond. 1 nave the hon jur to bo, sir, your obedient servant. Arthur G. Smith, Deputy Attorney General. Machinery Startci. Jacob Goetz one of the owners of the Lame Foot, situated in Wolf's camp, on taking in thc situation from an easy chair, j the reservation about twenty miles from, arose to ha feet ..ud said "I am one 01 I this city, pissed through town Wednes- the largest individual rate payers in the day en his way home from a three week's municipality and while I think this water f s.taty at the camp where he went to, su- woiks movement is a little premature, I! perintend the starting up of the mac'nin- amin favor ol it, he I don'i like the j ery placed upon this property early this manner of letting this contract to one I spring, whichlowing to the boiler being works system alone, and he felt confident lhat nothing would be gained by an extension of time, as our local contractors were not in a position to handle the city bonds as Mr. Davies could do. These remarks brought to his fee'. Davis who declared that the idea of letting a contract to one bidder without giving others a show was not right Upon the motion of Alderman W, K, C. Manly seconed by Alderman L. A. Manly, the clerk was instructed to open Mr. Davies' bid, which was done, h's ! figures being Ul 5.()74 for the const ruction of the water works and electric light . plant. Accompaning the bid wai a certified : check to;* ^3,300 and an offer from Mr. I Davies to purchase the entire issue of ■ jWo.oeo of city debentures at ,)i cei;ts on ! the dollar provided lie w is awarded the ] contract. Alderman McCallum who hr.d been Spokane, who is one of the principal man. from what 1 can learn, Mr. set too great n distance fromthe works owners ot the Old Ironsides in Green- I Davies is a good substantial contractor wood, camp, has been making an inspec- and will fulfill his agreement with the tion of the property this week. A big city, but I am not in with lotting the strike is reported to have been made in r contract to that gentleman without giv- the Ironsides tunnel lately, a line body > ing otheis a fair show", of sulphurets and pyrites of copper hav- Alderman W. K C. Manly then moved ing been struck. A spendid plant of (that a vote be taken whether Mr. Davies' machinery is being set in operation on bid should be accepted or no!. This this property and the company owning | motion was seconded by alderman L. A. it contemplate making u test of the ore I Manly and being pu: by the mayor was soon to decide whether or not it is sus-1 carried cep ible to conccnlraiation. r A vote was then taken which rcsuitce the B.iriey drill would iut work until a steam condenser had ucen attached. This defect has becn remedied and every thing is now running satisfactorily. At present two shifts are being .worked, sixteen mei- being employs*;!. Returned to Spokane for the Winter. Mis F. fl. McCarter aod her daughter Zee go to Spokane Tuesday to spend 1 hi* winter with her sons Frar.k and Rex, «hi are finishing their education in that city. THE MINER. I UK MlNKi; Is printed ou Saturdays, nnd will bo nr rilr tl to ;.■■.;.' addn lin Canada <.r thi United Stai ■* ti ' one : .-■..' "ir receipt of two dollars. Biu*j le i opies 111 <■ funis. poNTRacT advertisements Inscrtedat tbo rate of $2 per column inch per month. TRANSIENT ADVERTISEMENTS in-irrlc.l nl thf late ui* 18 cents per nonpareil line llr&t in-.ertii.ui. Advertisements running for a Bhorter period ilian three months areclaseod transient. PORRESPONDENCE (rem every part ot tbe Viile District and communications upon live foplc% always acceptable, Send in your new., while il is fl'e.-lr, rill.I We will do tlie rest, JOB I'ltlNTiNii turned out In flrst-clasa style nl the shortest notice. Address 1''. II. MCCARTER & SON, da.iNi. Forks, H. c. law was than stand in need of enlightenment himself. Mi. Norris in his circular srid*. Tlie next Court of Revision will ire held on Monday thc 2nd day of August next. After re* vision tire lira will be closed and such closed list will he* the voters' list for the ensuing year. Mr. Higgins sr.ys that the statement contained in the last sentence is "mcor- | entitled (?) to the support of every per who hns the interest of the country heart. The government in granting to the Cascade City Light and Water Power company the exclusive right to the use of the water of the Kettle river ior a distance of iorlymiles, did a very unwise act' Any government that gives away the birth rights of its citizens is certainly SATURDAY, <)CT. 1807. C-jreon Lodge I. O. 0. I*. No. 37. f Cl Cl 1*7 MBET8 EVERY SATURDAY J.. \\J, \\J, r. evening nt k o'clock In iln-lr hull at Carson, B (J. A cordial Invitation ox- o hdiil '.onll sojotirnine' brethren. .IVIIN W. Mi J.W1KS, X. 11. A. r*. I'ori.MoN. It. H. Church Notice. ■pRESBYTERIAN CHDBCH-Servicoi every JL Hiibbnth lu Ihe church at 11 n. in. and 7:80 ].* in. in the school room at llrand Forks. Sab- hath school 10:aO a. in. iu lhe selioel room. At Carson weekly :i p. m. OUR POSITION. There is a great deal that might be said relative to thc letting of the water works contract and the least that we can say in this respect is that it Iooks lather shaky. No sane person will dispute the need of a water works system in this city. No right minded citizen can do anything but rejoice that such a system is at last assured. But there are differ- ent.ways of arriving at this end. One is right and the other wrong; and while the Miner rejoices with the rest of our citizens that waterworks are to be provided, still we cannot but condemn the manner in which the contract is being let. This water works question is not anew one. It has not originated since the incumbency of the present council, but when the first municipal election was held in this city tins question was made one of the campaign issues, and Mayor Manly and the present council were plecled upon the distinct pledge that they would proceed at once to negotiate the loan allowed by the incorporation act, and expend the money in putting iu **ate:* works and electric light system, both if possible, aud the water works in any event. On the S'.h of May the present cily government went into power. Five months have passed, time enough to have plans and specifications prepared, bids called for, and an honest compete- tion secured for thc work between a half dozen or more companies. But the mayor and council have dilly-dallied along liko a school boy going to a whipping, the mayor has spent most of his time in Rossland, and now after nearly five months of procrastination there is an unheard of stir of activity and the mayor and council fall all over themselves in their haste to let the contract to Davies tic Costello without giving pther contractors a fair shake. We do not say that there is anything crooked in this transaction nor do we desire to cast any reflection upou the motives of any member of the council m voting for this proposition, but we do i>ay that it looks bad, and we kuow that people wiil form their own opinions on the matter, and the members of the city council who voted for it have laid themselves open to severe and doubtless ur.juat criticism. The plea has boen setup by members of the council that the city could not afford to prepare plans and specifications so that competetion could be secured. We believe however that the few hundred dollars which the plans and specifications would have cost Could have been more than saved in tbe letting of a $16,000 contract in the underbidding that would naturally have been done. If the city could not afford to put in water works right, it could not afford to put them in at all. rect" and he further says that "immediate steps should be taken to properly instruct Mi. Norris." What does the Provincial Act say? The Provincial Act on the subject says: The register ol votes so revised (i. e. hy ihe dint 01 lievi-.'n.nt wuh any addition and amendments ns aforesaid (that ir< amended or added in hy the Court 01 Revision) shall bc the register of voters [or the electoral district lor whieh sueli collector was appointed, until the register shall bo again revised," That is until the August ol the following year. II this does not mean that the voters' list as revised is "closed" when it has passed the Court of Revision," ta give way in its tum to the next revised list, it means nothing. And if Mr. Speaker Higgins thinks it is not, let him try and add a name to any collector's list after it bas. The closing of the list however does not mean th.itelectors are debarred from getting themselves on ihe next register. In that respect the lists are never "closed," and if another revision occurs (as is generally arranged for when an election is imminent) before ibe next annual August one, ihose who get their names on will get their votes at the election ln other words, it is not too late for at Our. republican friends on the other I side of tbe line tell us that the producer : instead of the consumer pays the duty. : A three months residence in Grand forks will most effectually cxpiode that 1 idea. NOTICE in hereby given that in accordance wilh Section 8th 01' the Sanitary Regulation .,;' IS06, n resolution has been passed by the L-rovlncinl Pourd of Health declaring lhe Sani- , .. tnry regulations of ISSOto hi. in force in ilieeitj | $ of Grand Forks. S.H.Duncan,M.D. ,t, SivreUry of Provincial Hoard of Health. There seems to be a prevailing opinion in ihis nock of thc woods against an export duty on ore. transaction that will not stand inspection should be frowned Any public down. PEACE has been declared and thing is quiet on the Potomac. cvery- too late fi those who find that their names arc not on the last list to get their names regis_- lstered in time lor next year's election judging from ibe provisions that the government has generally made in the past for such late comers. As to the discussion that has arisen out of Mr. Norris's circular and Mr. Higgins' rather ignorant criticism of it, nothing but good, as wc have said, bas co'ne. Criticism has only added to the Collectors reputation for painstaking care in the discharge of his duties, while it has shown the electors the necessity for immediate action if they wish to have a vote at next year's election. U. S. RECIPROCITY. rss at that (WR. NORRIS AND LIST, THE VOTERS' The letter of the Hon. 1). W.IIiggins. which appeared in our issue of August 28th, animadverting upon Collector Norris' notice to the electors of the sitting of tho court of revision, has been widely copied in the provincial papers and has evoked editorial utterances in rposi of them. The editorials, we regret to say, are generally colored by the political views of the writers, the question as to whether the criticised circular was properly criticised (in our opinion the only question arising) being pretty well out of sight. That the discusston itself has done much good.throughout the province in calling the attention ol the electors to the law as to tho registration of voters' names is undoubted and Mr. Norris, in his ;honest endeavors to enlighten the electors of his own district has unintentionally enlightened many another man, amongst them, strange to say, being the Honorable Mr. Speaker Higgins, who from his position in the house might have been expected to ■fti^htfr gnli^b^en others as to what the Sir Louis II. Davies, in his addre Charlottctown recently, intimated at no distant d»y, probably within the next low months, negotiations would be begun tn secure reciprocity, or free trado relations, with thc United States. In commenting upon the same the Montreal Gazette says: The announcement will come as something of a surprise, fust, because of the almost hostile attitude towaidi the Uni ted States lately assumed by exponents of Liberal views, and, secondly, because the present seems anything but a propitious time tor getting trade favors from Washington. The mission of Sir Richard Cartwright and his colleagues last.spring was followed by the passage of thir Ding- ley tariff, tbe most severe in its effect on Canadian trade ever adopted by the United States. Nor was this result peculiar. Before the reciprocity arrangement of 1864,which Lord Elgin managed by means peculiarly his own, three attempts were made to secure a trade treaty with the United States, a.l of which failed. Since the Elgin treaty exoired, as a result of U S. action, in 1886, including the last mission cf the Liberal ministers, eleven attempts to secure reciprocity treaties have been made, all unsuccessful. Mr. George Brown, in 1874, succeeded in negotiating a treaty, lairly satisfactory in most of its features, but tbe United Status senate rejected it. Since then Liberal and Conservative ministries have made suggestions looking to, or offers ol, reciprocity —always with one result. The United States would have none of them. It did not matter whetner tho administration at Washington was democratic or republican, the outcome was the same Tbe Canadian commissioners, besides Mr. Brown, have included such capable men as Sir A. T. Gait, Sir W. P. How- land, Sir John Rose, Sir Charles Topper and Sir John Thompson. If these could not succeed, when thc state of opinion in the United States did not appear so hostile to things Canadian and BritisV* as it is today, it can ha dly bc expected that Sir Richard Cartwright und Sir Louis Davies will 80 better than they, or the other able men, who went on tho same mission, did whentbey failed bctorc. Canadian opinion is not, so (ar as can be judged, by any means so anxious for reciprocity with the United States as it seems 10 have been in the past. It has been taught by the logic of events that United States commercial hostility can alfect Canadian trade only in a very minor way. It would, it is believed, prefer that the Government woul.1 recognize this fact, and decline to send further missions to meet further humiliation, Give us free piosperity. tiade and you give as A STROKE OF ENTERPRISE. The Methods Adopted By the Town of Edmonton. Grand Forks like most every other town in the country will contribute its share towards the Klondyke boom next spring. Already one or two parties are being organized and are at present securing data from the different cities that ure competing for the trade of those who contemplate casting their fortunes with tbe mulitudes that are daily flocking to the promised land, as to the price of the various articles necessary for an expedition of that character. In every instance, except that of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, the desired information has been cheerfully giveu. The manner in which the board of trade treated the application for information made to them, shows plainly tbat the town of Edmonton has nothing to offci as an outfitting point beyoi.d the assurance that everyone who, through ignorance, might go via that route would be held up and robbed before they got out of town. For the benefit of those who think of going via thc Edmonton route we publish reply received: Edmonton, Alberta,Canad 1, Sept, 17. —Dear Sir:—V.iin ot tie 6:^ ins:., addressed to Mr. Gardner to hand, in answer, we herewith enclose you one ol our cards, by which you well see that we are prepared to furnish on reasonable terms tbc information you require. Yours truiv, Gaihunei*. & Harbison. Our pamphlet will luinrsb you intor- rnation desired. The following extract taken from the card melioned in tbe above letter is self explanatory and needs no comment: Latest and molt reliable information regarding the different land and water routes via Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, to the Omeniea, Casslar, Liard, Klondyke and Yukon Gild Fields. Detailed maps, tracings and sketches of the different route i and full information as to guides and supplies. * * •*, Price fcie.oo. Detailed description in book form of all routes via Edmonton, Price Si.00. Upon the receipt ot the above the following postal card was addressed to Mr. Grdrdner, the advertised secretary of the board of trade of Edmonton: GitANu Forks, B. (1., Sept. 2.8, 1897.— [Secretary of Board Trade.]—Dear Sir: In reply to my letter asking for information relative to prices of supplies and the facilities offered by your city as an outfitting point for the Yukon, I am in receipt of a letter from a set of grafiers there asking for #3.00. Now we have men in our party who have forgotten more ahout the routes into the cou'ry than this pair of "dubs" ever knew. You need not reply to this as we will outfit at Seattle, where they are more appreciative and furnish information gratis. Yours Resp't, MOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the co-partis nersbjp heretofore existing between James Hamilton ninl IS. Duford, under the lirm rinimmf Hamilton .t Duford, in the hotel business In (Irand Korks, was dissolved hy mutual consent .Inly 1st, Wh, and I will not l.u responsible for any debts Incurred by ihe said JamesHamilton. EOUOKU DllI'oliD. £-* E, Nelson, Wash. The efforts of City Constable 0. E Lambert in enforcing the provisions of the trade license by-law should meet with the approval, instead of censure, from our citizens. All class of taxation, as a rule, are obnoxious to almost every one and a direct tax such as a license fee is invariable looked upon by the average taxpayer as being very unjust, Let that matter be as it may, there is no getting around lhe fact that our city legislators have, in their wisdom, deemed it necessary to impose a license tax to help provide means for the current expenses of the city. Individually it ha. always appeared us as being wrong to compel a man to pay a fine for the privilege of being enterprising and industrious, but we bold to the opinion that every law placed upon the statues of any city should be enforced. Then, if they are distasteful to a majority of the community they will soon bc yyiped out, MINERAL ACT 1837. CERTIFICATE OF IMPROVEMENTS. NOTICE. American Eagle .Mineral Claim, situated in tho Grand Forks Mining Division of Vale l>i»- ti'l.'t.. Where locafod;—Wellinuion camp, Engle mountain. TAKE NOTICE 1 hni I. Hugh B.Cayley,asogeul 1 for Jfilm T. O'Brien, five miners oorlllloate No, 8078.1 and John Holm, dee minor's certificate No. IOSA, intend, sixty days from the dato her. of, lo ripply lo the Mining Rocordor (or a Certilicate of Improvements, for the purpose of obtaining a Crown Oraut of the above eluim. Ami further tnke notice that action, under section :17, rousl he oommenced bofore ihe issuance of such Certilicate of improvements. ll. s. Cayibv, Dated this 21st day of September, 1897. MINERAL ACT logo, CERTIFICATE OK IMPROVEMENTS. NOTICE. Mont... Carlo Mineral claim situated In tbc Grand Forks Mining Division of Yalo District. Where located:—Wellington oamp, Eagle Mountnin. TAKE NOTICE that 1, Jlugh H. Cayley. us agent * for John T,.0'Brien, free minor's certificate No. SU783, and 8 M. Ivirkhnm, free miner's certificate No. Siies", intend, sixty days from the dale hereof, 10 apply lo the Miniug Recorder for n Cerliliente of linprovcinelitn for the purpose of obtaining a Crown Grant 01" the above eluim. And further take notice ihnt action, under Bection 07, must be commenced before the issuance of sueh Certificate of improvements. h. s. Cayley. Dated this eistdny of September 18'J7. GREENWOOD CAMP. New Machinery for the Golden Crown and Other Mines. R. C. Crowell was down home the fore part of the week from the Greenwood camp, B. C, where he is engaged on the Old Ironsides putting the machinery in place. He says the plant will be in working order by tho first October when the mine will start up in dead earnest. A new shaft house is erected. Mr. Crowell informs us that tho Gold- den Crown has also ordered a largo hoisting pi int Irom the Ingersoll it Sargent machinery company's branch a.. Rossland through Mr, Sword. It is stated that Manager Harrison, of the B. C. under the new bond, has or- deied new machinery which indicates tbat they are satisfied with the mine and will take upjthe bond. 1 his is the much talked of Keough property. The Winnipeg, which has been closed down for Home time, will start up in a few days.—Bossbnig Journal. Water Reco.ds. The result of the recent sitting of the Assistant Commissioner of Lands and Works, Mr. Norris, to consider the applications ior water and power records in this district, was that the application of the Greenwood's Water Works company for records on Boundary creek, Boundary Falls and Copper creek, were granted, while decision was resumed in the case of the rival applications of the Canada Development company and. the Canada Water Works company, MINERAL ACT 1896. CERTIFICATE OF IMPROVEMENTS. NOTICE. Rattler Mineral Claim, situated in lhe Grand Forks Mining Division ol" Yale District. Whero locator!:—In Wellington Cninp, near the Summit of Lookout Mountain. take NOTICE thai I, John A Coryell, as agent ' for 0. Van Ness, Free Miner's Certificate No. 7ikis, Intend, sixty days from the dale hereof, to apply to the Mining Recorder for a certificate of Improvements, for the purpose of obtaining 11 Crown grunt of die nhove claim. And further tako notice tbat action, under section 87, must be commenced before the Issuance of such certificate of Improvements. John a. Corysli*. Dnted this 10th day ol September, 1SS7. PROSPECTORS AND illNERS He Biire to buy lhe hesl Steel to insure tbe best resuls. Canton Steel is the best and can be had the cheapest »t ourOM lax store Nelson, or our Eureku Store, Eureka, Wtibli. Special Prices on Large Lots This Steel Is (limrantceil lo lie Ktiinil to Jussep's in Kock Work. 0. B. & P. B. NELSON, Dealers in General Mci chandise, NKI.SOX, WASH. MINERAL ACT i%ifi. ClSttTIFIGATE Off IMPROVEMENTS. NOTICE. Grey Bugle Mineral cIkIid, si tun to in the Grand Immks Mining Division of Vale District. When.1 Located:—Observation Uountaiiii ud- Jaceut to Grand Forks. TAK 12 NOTICE that I, Fred Wollaston, acting ' 'as ngent for Frances J. Walker, free miner's eortlfloiUe No, 8H,10t; v O'Hrlen Iteddln, freo Miner's cerliliente No. 97,700; Norman L. Jack- boii, /reo miner's oertlflc'ito No. 8515A; Chas. Von Ness free miner's certificate No. 7!f,S.';S; \\V* Ward ^inks, fret* miner's certificate No I03A; Wm. Henry Geo, free miner's certificate No. si.- 715, and it. Bcott, free miner's certificate No. 5,- iiu.\\, Intend, sixty days from time hereof, t*> ap. nly to the Mlninp1 Recorder for a Certificate of hnpronnonts, for thu purposo of obtaining a crown Grant fur the above eluim. And further tako notice that action, under section 87. must he commenced before the issuance of such Oer tiiienleof Improvements. FltKD Woi.i.a.s'I'oN. Dated tbis loth day of September 18U7. The Providence Fur Company Providence, R. I., Wants all kinds of Raw Furs, Skins,Qinseng, Seucea, Ac. Prices quoted for next sixty (lays nre us follows; Silver Fox flli oo to ?15() oo Hem* 6 00 lo 55 00 Otter I 00 to 9 00 Mrirlln 2 00 to 9 00 Beaver (per pound) 8 oo io 9 0O Wolf 1 00 to 8 6(1 Red Fox 1 (111 to 200 .Mink 7/i'tO 1 00 Stunk 26 to 100 Gray Fox ;,0 to 7.r> Kill '.'Oto 'i> Price List on all other furs ami skins furnished upon application, Full prices guaranteed. careful selection, courteous treatment and immediate remittance 011 all consignments. MRS. PRIBILSKY, Dealer in ALL THE LATEST NOVELTIES OF THE ART. Riverside Ave. Grand Forks. Spokane Falls & Northern, Nelson & Ft. Sheppard, Red Mountain Railways. J. KERR, J. I'. FI.OOIJ. Grand Forks Meat Market, FIRST ST. TWO DOORS FROM BRIDGE, Kerr & Flood, Butchers, ORAND FORKS. GREENWOOD AND MIDWAY. JTg^All Kinds ol Meats German Snusages and Head Cheese Always on Hand. The Only Alt-rail Route, without change ol cars, between Spokane, Rossland and Nelson. DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY. GOing North. GolngSoutll 12:12 a. 111 MARCUS 2:24p. m. Close Connections at Nelson with steamboats for Karrlo nnd nil Kootenay Lake Points. I Passengers for Keltic River and Boundary Creek connect at Marcus with stti'te dally, ^TORONTO HOUSED BROWN'S CAMP. UP THE NORTH FORK. Choice Wines Liquors and Cigars, This hotel is located about 12 miles from Grand Forks up the North Foik. Good Fishing anil Hunting in the vicinity. Meals served at all hours, and the best ol sleeping accommodations. H. P. TORONTO, Proprietor. A. HUNTLY, The Only Place in Town Dcder in that Handles Fruit. TobaCCO antl CigarS, l.-roeU Supply Received Dally. Groceries; Salt Meats and Miners Supplies, BRIDGE STREET (JRAND FORKS, B.C. CSP-Trospcctors and Miners will find it to their interest to nive mo a call before purchasing 1 can .save you money. Full Line ol Fishing Tack le just Received. COSMOS HOTEL ■wGrand Forks, B. C.-s/n****- Everything New and Best Furnished House, and is in everyway prepared to welcome Guests and provide Good Accommodation.- \\fx0 0M0X 0K0X X0X0 0X0X. xix/i 0Xj*X Headquatters for Mining Men. Best of Wines. Liquors nnd Cigars. Special attantlo.i paid to Transcient trade. EZRA INBODY, •t*\\i*+i' W *».■*». t *** N-*-•■ #•«•• Proprietor. ry Greek Mining Exriianp SANSOM &: HOLBROOK, ^ Financial and Mining Brokers <& OFFICE AT (IREENWOOD CITY, B. C. Groups of claims Bought for Stock Companies, Etc., Etc. ^THE MIDWAY HOTElJ" MIDWAY, KETTLE RIVER. First-Class Accommodations, Good Stabling, Tevmius Stage Line From Marcus, Washington. of McAuley& Keightley, Proprietors, -=^PROSPECTORS^ Livery and Feed Stable, Riverside Ave., Grand Forks. Livery Teams, Saddle, Pack and Lndies Saddle Horses a Specialty. Harness Shop in connection. Teaming of All Kinds Done. Plenty of Barn Room Ior Freighters. Give us a trial G. W. WILLIAH5, Manager. Daily from Marcus to Grand Forks Greenwood City, Anaconda, Boundary Falls, Midway and All Points on Colville Indian Resevation. Stage Leaves Marcus on the Arrival ol the Northbound Train, arriving at Grand Forks at 8:45 p. m. Loaves tne Forks at 4:00 a. stv, arriving at Marcus in timejto. connect with northbound Train. PasBengeis from Kooteoay Points mak.e c;an*iiw*,-> tion at Bossburg going nad com-ng. ■jirjrA>'-^.T,--J--*'^''-'-*l-J^-'LL:P'^_L-.--T LMUiNKEfi/S RIVAL. ..H.,.11) I . I'. ' I. ...1 ■—BBI •*.*¥*w*... BY ALFRED B. COOllffB. "Yes, sir. That old shuntiu' enp'flio Jiat'a puffin' an' snortin', like a brofefli- nded old hon**ie, could tell a tale, if it I'lsn't bo short o' breath. That's (lhe engine old John Wrighl used to five when 1 v,*a.s his stoker. Lotmesec I I've been drlvin' three j'ear—aye, it'll ten year eome next September. lie jjris a line figure of a man, was John. He [rood six foot one an' a half in his stock- |'"'s, un' v/us brood in the sliouldci-s, ». In his greasy ironked cap, an' oily- Iue jackets he. looked a. giant. He was a seer 'un. 1 used lo lell him he needed Kvife to look after him. lla! Ha! Ho Ivaya made his tea wi' water out o' K engine boiler, an' when I laughed at Hi, he'd slap me on the back, an' say: that's good for the horse is good for Fie ridor, Harry.' He was a rare old Ut." 'Was he nn. old man?" "Oh, 110; he'd be forty-odd, I suppose, |)it I was a young .niaji) of g'J, nui' he emed old, like, lome. As I've said, he fas a bai'liclor, an, as fax as I knew, tcly to remain one. There wasn't Inch of tjie ladies' man about John. lit still water's run deep., they say, an' John Wright had his little secret. 'About three mileouto' town, I used It iiotiee that he whistled three times, id always looked across a couple o' elds, a bit farther on, as if he were pkin' for somcthin'. I asked kim once twice what it, was, but he edged me If, an' changed the subject, so 1 didn't [ess it. But I kept my eyes open. "It was early winter when I lirst went (i to stoke for John, an', of course, bein' ;oods train, it was generally gettin' on r eight o'clock at night when we £sed this portlc'lar spot, bound' for iriuhtun, 50 mile away. It's 'up bank,' 11 daresay you know, from hero ta kngbridge, eight mile up the line, an' JJe never got any great speed on until •5VI passed that length, especially ihen we'd, a heavy freight. But all I Sould make out for some months waa he dim outline of 0, cottage, that had •I 'upstairs' window with a red blind. he. cottage lay a couple o' fields away. That made me notice the red blind was ,-hat, as ive passed, the window was al- |*vays suddenly lighted up. "Aye, an' so was John Wright's face 0011 as ever he saw it. Such a smile!— 1 ho had a kind face, had old John— an' then he'd seom lost a bit, as if he iverc thin-kin' o* somethin'as was good to think about. "I couldn't mako it out, for you see I looked on John as a. musty, crusty old ba-ehe.lor, for -all he were surah a good . sort. But the light nights tot the secret out. It were no use of his keep-in' his tongue tied then; for there, in tli' little front garden, across them two little fields, was a pink frock, on' asun-bon- n»-t, na'al Iti le bland flutterin' a bit of a liaukychief ns we passed—every night, ns true as the clock. "I chaffed John rtu-ely about it, first , time I saiiv it, an' he blushed.—lie did, lindced, sir! Though his fnlce was. grimy ron the top, raid copper col or under ih at, [ I'll swear he blushed. But he looked I pleased an' proud, for, by that time, we'd grown suoh thick friends, that I'm lure he didn't, mind me knowin'. , "Then, bit by bit, it all eame out. John and her father, who used to be 1 jxiintaman at Chubb Junction, half a mile farther up tho line than the ooft- 1 tngc, had be-en ltttln together. John had gone up for a 'cuau-p' every Sunday for many a year. He'd known Mary Maith- 0:13 sine* «hc was bom, an' when she was a little lass he'd nursed her on his ■knee, an' told heir he'd wait for her. I dare, say he meant it in fun at the time, but, ns she grew up, he knew he liked to be whore She was bettor thtim anywhere ' else in the ifrortd. That's how he put it, 'Bir. Then Tom Mathers, her father, fell ill, an' I learnt tif'tcmvairds, inn' I gussed even then, that John WrigSit made his wages keerp four instead of one. Mary's father never worked.ogajn. He wns on his back for IS months, an' then hodied. "An1 them, you may besurc, John winn >n father to the fatherless, an' a. husband to the wlirtott—as far as ilookin' juftor 'em went, tilt any rate—only he wanted to be a husband to the daughter, Mary. .Of course, I lciarnt this bit by bit, on' I I can't 'hell) lillin' in things us* coine to my ears year.-:, a liter, for John was never tho man to blow his own trumpet. Ha, lia! II0 was ivell content wi't he stetum- wMstle**—especially when pniswin' Raril- way cottage. Poor John.! "Well, (o cut a, long story short, Mary 'Mined to make no objection. Why should, she? Slup'tl nevncd my eyes, half conscious, an' not sure but that 1 was si ill dream in'. Then' I slipped off again, an' I remember] thinkin' that the sweat eyes that mine, had seemed to meet, were the: eyes of my gunrdian angel. An' they were, sir—for, when 1 opened my eyes again, al! the pastenme buck* to lire with! the tearful fnce of Mary Mathers, \\ "I put my hand out, on ihe counter-' pane, nn' she put hers gently on top of it. Ail', believe me, sir. that's thc only way I ever1'popped tho question..' We'd becn through too much together to, need much fuss. j " 'Where is he?' I framed my lips to say. I don't know whether she hyurd, but she. understood, ior she put her hand inlo her bosoim nnd drew out ac black-edged card, an' held it Ire fore my; eyes, whilst liior own filled ugalol with tears. I read: 'In lovir.g memory of John Wright, who was killed at the post, of duty.' " "And you've becn happy in your married life?" "Happy! Happy isn't, the word for it, sir. Ours is one. of the matches luadte in Heaven."—Tit-Bits. Aft UWCOf-.iCiOUS THEFT. Tlte Wtttcll Cl>.*u.-?e-J P'i-*k"'(M S.eer.i- Inzly with No Help. "Bid you ever pick a man's pocket unintentionally?" asked a young man about town uf a party of acquaintances with whom he was chatting ir. a theater lobby, says tlie, Philadelphia Kecord. "Well, 1 did. It happened a few days ago, and if my 'victim' hadn't Urea a particular friend of miue it would have been decidedly embarrassing, lo say the least. You will probably say Unit the accident could never have happened in lhe way It did, but I can bring witnesses to prove what I say. I was standing In a saloon on. South l'cnn square talking to nn acquaintances when I felt a tug at the buck of the long frock coat I '.".ore. I paid no particular attention lo it, for the place was crowded p.n.ol many people before had pushed inc. in a moment, however, somebody touched me on the shoulder and said: '(live me my watch, Jack.' I looked around and found the speaker to be a great friend of mine. '1 haven't got your watch, Jim,' I said. 'Oh, como oil',' said he, 'you pulled it out of my pocket cs 1 passed you.' Ho was very serious about it andi so I lx'camw serious, too. I protested that I couldn't possibly have faken the watch, and my first friend bore me out. Finally Jim said he thought his chain might have caught upon oiiie of the buttons at the back of my coat. I put my hand back and felt something in thc tail ]jocket, whose o|>eniiig wns just under the two useless buttons which tailors tack on tlicre. I reached in and there, was Jim's watch sure enough. The timepiece had boen yankedr out of Jim's pocket into mim«. Fact, s'help me." LIFE IN A LIGHTHOUSE. It Callu for (.'t-nni-lcHM Watching ui Patient (lerolMin. Lieut. John M. Ellleott, U. S. N., contributes to St. Nicholas an article about lighthouses, which ho calls "The Lights That Guide, in the Night." Lieut. Llli- cott says: One seldom'thinks, when he Matches the. brightly cheering and safely guiding light of a lighthouse, what ceaseless watching and patient heroism it takes to keep thc light burning year in and year out through all weathers. Generally there is for each light only a keeper with two assistants, aud often the keeper is assisted only by hia wife, sous or daughters. Even the most comfortably situated lighthouses are generally on lonely headlands, with no human dwellings near. Others are on outlying rocks, or islands swept by the sea, and wholly cut off from land except in fair weather. There arc even a few whioh, built upon sunken reefs, seem to rise from tho very benl of the ocean, ami against which storm-driven neas break, with sliooks which shake them to their foundations. Such are thc Eddystane lighthouse, off the coast of England at the entrance to thc English channel, and our own Minot's Ledge light, near tlie entrance to Boston harbor. These two are the most Isolated and exposed lighthouses in the world. They were built at the utmost "peril to human life. Koch was swept away by storms after completion, and had to be rebuilt. SCENES OF EXCITEMENT. FecltnK'i ol Members Dtirinjr a 1)1*1- Hion of the llonive of Commons. I do not know how there can bc in ordinary civil affairs a .sense of keener excitement than is brought up by one of those thrilling divisions in thc houae of commons, writes Justin McCarthy, M. P., in thc Now York Independent. All personal feeling is lostand drowned in it. One's only thought, one's only feeling, is for even the momentary success of the cause he has tit heart. Life seems to have been worth living if only to be a port of that, great scene of struggle and of passion. SuHli a moment seems really, in the words of Othello, to "make ambition virtue." For the ambition of tlie vast majority of thc members has nothing personal in it. Most of us have not the slightest cxjiec- tintion of being invited to become members of a new government, and never had any possibility of a place in the old government. Therefore, ihe ambition is, for the moment, entirely pure and manly and wholesome. It. is an ambition for the success of the party, the measure, the policy, the cause to whieh one is attached. The excitement erauseKl by a grerat division never wears out. The emotion caused by a great division in March does not in the least degree discount the excitement of a critical division in June. It Is one of the few experiences in life whicli can he renewed lime lifter time without pulling on those who ure privileged to take part in it. An old Proverb. John Ileywood, the playwright anil epigrammatist,] cmee wrote a book the object of which, as disclosed by tho title page, is singular: "A dialogue, containing in effect, the. number of nil the proverbs in the English tongue, compact iu a matter concerning two marriages." When the, marquis of Winchester, lord high treasurer', w;r« presented with a copy of ihis hook by the author, he inquired what it. contained, and being answered: "All the proverbs in English," replied: "What all? No, no. 'Bate mo an ace. quoth Bolton' "— a form of speech once much in.vogue. "By my faith!'' said Ileywood, "that is not in." It. happened that the marquis hud casually uttered tlio only proverb not in the book, , $300 1 akes %■ „t».\\ 'Si'?' &g ■V,">".<.lf>vt>.'-7V' ,,.»■ NOTICE. Tho sitting of the County Court ol Yale will bolden ns lollows: MIDWAY OS *!>*D OCT0BEH, 1VJ7, AMI AT nilAN'u KOI1KS ON .ITU 0CT0BBB, 1/197 , at the hour of 10 o'clock i" the forenoon, respectively. By command W. G McMYNN". Government Oflice, Midway, 1). C.j D. it. o. c August 1?. 1887 i Provincial Board of Health: NOTICE i- hereby glvon tlmt ut tho tent meet- imrnf tlir Provincial Hoard of Health, held July MU, in Victoria, a resolution* iti ne- eoraancti with section :s«.f tlie "Sanitary Kegnla- tioiiH, 1806," wuh noised declaring tin* said regulations to It in toreo in -lie following lately Incorporated Cities <>f tins Proviuoe, viz. Koia- Land, Grand Forks. Kaslo, Nelson, Vortion." OKOltUK H. DUNCAN, M. V, F-eeirtiiry, Provincial Board of Health, is. v H. A. SHEADS, = ASSAYER- GRANC FORKS, B. C. SAMPLES CIVEM PROMPT AHD CAREFULTTEBTIOH A. l. Mcdonald, Contractor and Builder, GKA.ND FORKS, B. C. Plans and specifications drawn, estimates furnished ou all kinds ol building, Worn strictly first-class, A B, HART. Contractors and Builders, Oflice, Store, anil Saloon Fixtures a Specialty. Plsns and Specifications Made and Estimates Made, OFFICE, RIVERSIDE AVE.. GRAND FORK.-: U.J G. HEPWORTH, M. D., 0. M. Physician and Surgeon. MoGILL, MONTREAL. Oflioe In Drug Store. GRAND FORKS, B. C. A IIAUMGART.N'ER. Boot and Shoe Shop. UnoN and shoos made to onlerof tlio very belt material. Hepnirlng promptly done, KNDOITTIU: BRIDGE, - - - ORAND FOltKS. J. K. JOHNSON, Law and Collecting Agency. -:- CONVEYANCER, MIXEDAt CLAIMS BOUCHT AND SOLD. NGTARi PU3LI0. -X- GRAND FORKS, - B1UTI8H COLUMBIA w, tl. STACHE, AND TONSORiAL PARLORS. RIVERSIDE, - - - GRAND FORKS SPOKANE TECHNICAL COLLEGE. New Building in Cook's Addition. Father Held's School. Glvi'B boys ft pond practical education and prepaivs thorn for business, trades, raining, engineering, telegraphy, oto,, etc Thcorotical instructions nt the college and practical application at thu dlflorert offices and siions in Spokane connected Wtth tho college. Write forlonnsaud Information tnthe lUHECTOK Sl'UKANt; TECHNICAL COLMEOB. p.o. pox, lsa:.. Railway* Yellowstone Park Line -•■*-•- The Fast Line, Superior Service, A Beautiful Situated Townsite, at the Natural Gateway one of the Greatest Mining-Sections of the World, and in the center of one of the Finest Agricultural and Fruit Growin sections British Golumbia. In Grand Forks now Presents one of the best opportunities for investment* [S sure to be the Leading Railway and Alining Center of the Kettle River and Boundary Creek Districts, its location makes it the Natural Gateway to one of the Largest and Most Promising Mining Districts In the Wodd. It has Christina Lake on the East, the North Fork[of the Kettle River on the North, Boundary Creek on the West, and the Colville Indian Reservation on the South As every character of ore necessary for smelting purposes are found in these districts, and the central location of the town, makes it beyond a doubt the future smelting and distributing point of Jhis section. Invest before a Railways Starts to Build this way. Work once started on the ro;id the price of lots will double, The Plan for the North Addition to Grand Forks* The furniture, Bxtur-en and everything with a business that can be made to pay pood money. Best location in town, For Further particulars, Address B, 0. Box 25, Grand Forks, B.C. Through Tickets to all points in tlio United Sink's and Canada. Direct Connections with tlm Spokano Kails Northern Hallway. TRAINS DEPART; No.lWost 8:25p. m. No.2Kast 7:00 a.m. Tickets to Japan and China via. Tacoma and Northern Pacific Stoamsliip Company. For Information, time oards,maps and tioketa ftpply tOHgl'lltrl Of Llur SpokS-lIC Kltlls .t Noi'thCTIl and its connections, or Y. D. 0111 IIS, Gcneinl Ayontspokiine, Wash. A. D. CHARLTON, A. (!. P. A., No. 2M Morrison St., Portland, Or. Write for new laap ol Kootenay country. Don't Miss the opportunity to get in on this deal. Its the most desirable Residence portion of Grand Forks. Easy Terms. For Further Particulars Call or Address, Agent Grand Forks/Townsite Co., QRAND FORKS, B. C, 18 ENORMOUS Estimate of the Districts'Daily Ore Prpduction. Little Bah 25 K-n.il to Emma 100 'ruin.'! 10 K Ii -. ll ■ 10 Gladstone.... 10 ALMOST PAST BELIEF put th-* Ore Is T!i2rj Alright Only Waiting for Machinery nnd Ueyelopment. (Irand Ir'orks is ai ideal point for the establishment ol a smelter in so many different respects that it is impracticable, in fact almost impossible lo mention all or even the niajjrity of them wilhin the scope ofthe ordinary newspaper article. Wilhir. a radius of twenty five miles of this city are to bc found almost every grade, character and variety ot ore pro* duced. Here arc sulphide;orc;*, pyritic prea, telluride ore?, carbonates of all kinds, dry ores, hij*h and low grade, sili- cousand non-silicous ore?, all the varieties of slates shales and schist?, silver, lead, copper-gold, copper-lead, antimony, bismuth, nickel, cobalt andiron ores and ores containing alio! tire above in combination, and all kinds and characters of formation. In fact we have every ore which by any possibility of a chance might become requisite lor the successful operation of a smelter cr mat ting plant on a large scale. The water supply is ore of the most bountiful to be obtained anywhere in (lie province of British Columbia, bein practically unlimited at any season of the year. Then there in the advantage of a down hill pull from all points in this district, which is an advantage not to be lightly overlooked. Nomine owncrwith the least particle of ordinary common sense is going to haul his ore up hill to a smelter when by hauling it down hill he can obtain lhe same en,i. Particularly so w.ien the downhill pull takes the product of }iis mine just so many miles nearer a profitable market. Practical experience has demonstrated time aud time again the truth of the time worn maxim that it is cheaper to haul fuel up hill to a smoker than ore, but in the case o[ a smelter at Grand Forks even the fuel would not have to bo brought up hill as the coat discoveries at Rock Creek are of a very good grade and wi-h a small amount of development could easily furnish all the iuel necessary for the successful operation of a smelter of any size at this point, and a five stack plant would be none to small, too begin with and even one of that capacity would le- -juire to be enlarged within a very short time. Last of all, but by uo means least, the quantity of ore available for smelting in a plant located at this point may with a great deal of truth be said to be practically unlimited. The sum total of ore estimated to be producabre daily in thc ,'rvent of the establishment of reduction works at this or any other available point within the district is so vast as to be almost past belief, but, nevertheless ',ve feel confident that it is only a very ponservative estimate of the amount really possible to be turned out by the mines of this section, and predict that when a smelting plant is finally established practial experiencs will substantiate our opinion. Following is a partial list of the mines pf this section with an estimate of the different amounts of ore which they would be capable of producing daily within ninty days of being properly equipped and operated Tuis list is by no means complete, being hastily prepared and is only intended to give a general idea of the possibilities of the district as a mineral producer. There are many properties not on thc list which could undoubtedly turn out as much as any of those named: Name of PropUy. Tons. Name of Propt'y. Tons Lincoln *!*i Now fit Maurice... "Jo jfiok o! Spades 'J.'i Lone Star It Wash- La Pleur-Comslqolt. 7.1 Ington wo boyotto ■". Slur uml irnsncnl 111 QlpsoyQueon •'. Brimstone '. Ml HHr 1'inir. H« Troadwell 10 Surprise ul Lono llanoli siar 39 iir.1.1 Mr..].. I'rii Bnowshoo loo Monarch lio 'I'liiiiuiink. So liu'.'l .**) Ili'linre (Jininl.... 60 DroDonorc , 2i, Mnplo Leaf lo S'linliiie Girl -"> Moutu Curio 10 Engle 2-, Frenoh & ttnglish Republic 2.1 groupo f.o Lnft CIiiuht 'jr. Nono-Siith S3 h.niiiduiv i-'lIIk .... 80 Ingersoll fl Cannon Ball...: y*. LallsRoblrh group M Iron Mountain ,. .'. Ill (* I ink..!' Jm'li .'II St. Elmo .'.ir I'ur,' Gold group GQ Mountain 10 Monii Ig Rathmullen group. '.'". ttqsler ... 25 Pathfinder 100 Oouanrjn 50 Se'ittlo r.n Kuppe'rQueen 2-1 Volcanic *Jfiii it. rr 7.-, Winnipeg 100 SoldunDrawn.... inn rnlumcnt ill Ijir.iin n.l Hltoh.. .1(1 American Eagle... 'J*. Boulevard 20 Mother Lode! 250 Jo*rio 25 Evening 8tnr 10 coin *.*.*) Little Winnie m Llllio K.,...'. 60 P'wius 60 Minnie si H nlngBird 'J.*. O.K ;»5 Mountain Monarqh, 10 Mammoth 10 Rattler 11) Oolumbia 60 No. *f, high grade,,,, .111 lironitlyn 10 Idaho 10 Keyaiolio 10 big Copper too Omit Hopes r-o sunset m Huspersus 10 Skylark 25 Iron King group,. 25 surprise oo stemwinder 100 ironsides 10O Knob mil 100 Christina **o Woh-iriue 20 J'liuYheiry..... in I.iftii.. Bcillin... . ill Total r.i'jr. YANKEE ENTERPRISE. P-*op!c at- Nelson Raise lhe Money to Fix the Road to Curlew. (Jur citizens aro losing no timo in tho matter of putting in repair tho road between this place and the mouth of Curlew ereek. Sxiinc time ago the Midway Townsite company agreed lo build a road from their town to tho mouth of Curlew creolt if tho neoplo of Nelson uml vicinity would repair thu road from there here. 'i'hi'.Midway people have now nearly completed their part of the bargain bo we should at once got to work on ours. A well attended mass meeting wan hold last Monday evening in W. M, Clark's Btore tor tho purposo of taking action in tho matter. The subject wub thoroughly dljCUSBOc] and all present seemed uminimum! in tho opinion that tho road should bo fixed right away, Accordingly two committees were up- pointed; one, consisting of Messrs, Clark, Pharr and Trutnbly, to maim a trip over tho road, ascertain tho repairs needed, estimate tho curat and roport ut a meeting to be held tho next night, tho other seo to the raising of tho n jcessary funds. This committee was composed of Messrs. JaskuleU, Prico und O. 11. Ne|son. Tho meeting thon adjourned to Tuesday evening. When the meeting was called to order Fuesday evening lira committee on osti* mates roported thut 8500 would put the load in lirst class repair. Tho report (Deluded a detailed statement of tho different points needing repairs and tha amount necessary tu put each place in order, which may bo published at boiuj futuro timo, The Bubseription list was then circu* latod and the sum of $225 pledged iu a very few moments, O. U. Nelson giving S7u, W. Clark £50,1, E. Pharr ?30, Prico tic Peterson 825, and tho other business men various uums, according to tho vol- ume of their business mid thoir interests in tho town. The meeting then adjourned subject to the call of the chairman, O. ii. Nelson, Sinee Tuesday evening the finance committee have been working assiduously uud havo succeeded in bringing the amount subscribed up to between S'lilt) and SJU0 and no difficulty is anticipated in raising tho full amount nooded fur tho wu|-k. It is expected that lho residents 0? Eureka will subscribe liberally toward tho repairing of tins road as iho freight going in thero passes over it and its improvement will benefit that camp the most of any on thu teservc,—Reservation Record. LACK OF TRANSPORTATION. Capt, Adams Says That is Main Tiiixo We Must Contend With. Capt. Adams, of tho Midway Townsite company passed through Nelson Wednesday afternoon un his way to Midway, going in over tiie new road which his company is constructing lo connect with the road botween hero and Eureka, The captain is quite enthused ovor the futuro of this entire sntion of country alung tho international boundary lino and in conversation with a representative of this paper said that tlio only thing retarding our progress w*as lack of transportation facilities and onco theso woro secured li'.rr du*lri..t would come to tho front rapidly. When ho lirst camo through the Boundary district sumo live yours ago, in pompany with tho lato Mr. Palmer* ston, he was much struck with the possibilities of what is now thu town ol Midway and shortly afterward ho purchased the property and founded tho town. Regarding tho repairing of tho Curlew road, tho captain said: ''I am very anxious to seo your pooplo put tho lower ond of tho road in good repair as it will bo of great benefit to us as woll as to tho reservation. Tho pullover lioundary mountain which h:i3 always been a terror to freighters will now bo dono away with." Tho 'Midway company luivo spent several thousands of dollani in pulling in 11 road from that placo down Kottlo river lo Curlew creek. Capt. Adunifl expects to pass through again in about ten days on Ihh way buck to his homo iu Montreal. Reservation Record. FROM THE NORTH FORK. II. E, Beach ot the Columbia property in Brown's camp, is negotiating for thc sale of his Interest in this claim on a working bond to an English syndicate. Mr. Beach has a foity-fivo foot open tunnel crosscutting the ledge on this property besides shafts, all of which show a high gold and copper value. H. P. Toronto, who has charge of the work on the Christina claim, arrived in the city last Monday with some 200 pounds of ore which he is shipping to a Denver smelter for treatment as a sample test. Mr. Toronto says there is five feet of a ledge now exposed to view on this-property. Remember that Edward's Ferry is the only wayside house on the roid where good meals ami cleanbeds canbefound, .fob Work at the Mineh office. IS A GOOD CAMP. Interesting Letter From Ballarat' Camp on Toroda Creek. E. E. Booth writes from Ballarat camp, on Toroda creek, to tho Reservation Record as follows: "Tho camp is havinga Blow but steal} growth. Thp log slore building is now lining "shaked" and is about ready for occupancy. It ic 20x30 aud well put up. Six loads ot merchandise are already hero and moro is on th1? road. Mr. Herman Schueling, from tho Palouse country, is putting in tho stole. Uo will bo assisted in tho management of tho business by Joseph Rustemoyor, a bright young printer from Spokane, late of the New West Coast Trade ollico. "Last week ull tho men at tho camp turned out and built a wagon road from hero to the Meadows, a distance of six milos, to connect with tho new state road. "Thero is considerable travol both ways through this camp and a number of prominent mining men have mado hasty examinations of prospects here and nt Bodio camp and thoy all stato thoro is a larger showing in theso two camps than auy other places in tho reservation. "Tho Honnessy brothers and Robt. Oliver aro expected back soon and I understand will mako preparations to remain ail winter ami work their properties. They havo already commenced putting up log cabins at Bodio. "1 believe claims will bo as much sought after ami as saleable hero next summer us they no.v aro at Eureka." Bridge Completed. Mr, Graham has built a bridge at Edwards Ferry across Ketlle river, which shortens the route to all points on thc reservation and lo all central points in ihis part of British Columbia about lour miles. Mr. Graham deserves credit for his enterprise in this matter, and we hope the public may appreciate his work hy a liberal donation, which wc arc pleased to hoar the, are doing. Badly Needed, Notwithstanding the .(act that Grand Forks has been incorporated for some five months, as yet the city has no lockup or jail. Immediate step.; should be at once taken by the cily authorities to provide suitable quarters for the safe keeping of the offenders of our laws who may bc arrested within the cily limits. New School House Opened, Contractor McDonald has finished the school house and, turned the same over to the school trustees who have accepted it, and school will be commenced there next Monday morning. In accordance with lhe provincial law the school hours for thn winter will bc from q*,50 a, tp. to 3 Pi ™- MltSiNGJKKCOKUS. [ Wi-1 nl t<:' i!ic t'iriiii.,!*-,, (xrii'I.';-.•■■ in v. .tr!: ■ tin 11 -ft.rs, etc.-recorded -ii tbe Mining Recorder1*! . office, Grand Forks, B, c, for tin- week ending ! Bepternber so:h,1897: Bepteuiber 21:— Ulewild, Crows' Nest, and Express, Sliamrod; mountain. K. It. Kcid. Baltimore, Bauer creak, B. it. Bold. Margaret) Kliiunrock muuiitnlu, S. Q ran am. Vict-n- H„ Christina lnko, SI. Grant. Treasure Mountain, Christina lake., H. P. Griffin, Humboldt, Christina hike, Henry Boble. Compt, Texas creel*:, Tlioinas Kellar, et nl. rifze, phristina lako, D. C. Beach, ot al. September 26:— Maple Leaf, Cedar creok, Frank Ki^r. Burling! Qreenwood camp, v. it. swan;;nn. Equinox, Baker crook, Wm. Forrest. Cuplcorn, linker creek, Aurus Cameron, summit Boll, Summit oamp, John Jarrott, Hester, Bum in It pomp, K. O. Woods, ot nl. I.,Hi.' Mny, summit i iimp. I\\ ('. HYocl-. el ul, | Uitlli.urii.il, Christina lako, \\V. u. Westell. I Bcptomber27:— Milligramme, Volcanic mountain, II, A. I Sheads. I September 28;— Mineral Square, Pubs creek,C. A. Hagenburg. Hard Times, Pass creek, <■. A' Hagouburg. Railroader, Pass creok, a. A. Hagenburg, Comet, Pass creek, <;. M. Rondo. 1. klondyke, Christina lake, F, Frederick, et ul. Bcpteinber 80*— Colqaado,Smmmit oamp, Wm. Martin. York stuie. Summit oamp, Julm Martin. Canuuck, Fourth of July creek, J. MpDougol. Partmoutli, Fourth July croek, A. I'. Mills. Rough and Beady, Fourth July creek, Ceo. Ariictt. Llttlo Woudor, Brown's camp,, it. S. Wasson. ceutipicat.es or wouk. September 23 :— Red Mountain, II. A. Benton, September 21:— Green Mountain, John Hnlni. bepternber 2!i:— EyaUell, H, L. Jones, et al. Eastern (_iirl,t!. A. Keir. Crown, W. K. Covert. New York Fraction, (i. A. Kcit. September *-'7:~ Morning Glory, Frank Daltou. Lady Washington, II. E.Beaob.ctal. September 28:— Hidden Trensuro, F. Guso, ct al. Tolcdo.H. Hoffman. Bcptombor 80:— Line Monday, Ci. IL Sutherland, et al. TRANSFERS, September 21;— White Uoso, \\i, V. M. Lucian to J. 1!. Dcr r.^icrs. Esinaralda, J-jJ, G. W. Williams to Robert IL Stewart. tlUQcn AddaidQ, all. Goo. M. Frank to Frank Bailey. September 23: — Terrible, Lj, Bruc-^ L. Garrison toJainoaA. Stack. Calumet, \\4> James A. Stack, ot al, to Frank M. Greenwood. Livingston, %, Johu Spratt, otal, to Goorgq Knudson. Vulan, %, George Knudson lo John Spratt. Hamilton, %, George Knudson to John spratt and Gaorgo Atchison, September 39'.— Beach, ].{, D. C. Reach to Kile LaValloy. THE TOWNSITE COMPANY. The Miner is not After thc Managers Zc?.\\p But tbe Entire Outfit. We have heard it intimated upon the streets this week that our comment in the last issue regarding tbe townsite company and its worthlessness so (ar as any material improvement to the city is concerned, was directed toward Chas. Cumings, the manager of the company. Mr. Chas. Cuminga has snid nothing to us in regard to tho matter, and we be- Ijeve he understands the meaning of tbe article in question, but it is right thai those who have misunderstood its meaning should be set right on the matter. The townsite company consits of quite a number of men, nearly all of whom resicfe outside of theeity. When they appointed a resident manager trjeygave him thc managment in name only, keeping such restrictions upon thc manag ment that any act comtemplated had to first be referred to them for sanction, They huve frowned upon any suggei* tion of land donations for public purposes art:! have refused to countenance the expenditure-of townsite money in public improvements such as the building of trails and roads. We know of several instances where thi manager has shown so ne public spiritcdneiS and has beea censured by the company therefor. We believe that had Mr. Cumings had lull power to act for the townsite company the result to tbo town would have beon far different and that the to vti would have benefitted by the difference,but we further believe that tbe townsite company as a whole is thoroughly rotten and the sooner the towu is rid of their grasp the better it will be for Grand Korks. Lat;r—The "cat" informs us th;:.t he i s in posse-sion of some interesting facts m connection with the management of the townsite company, in wnich Mayor Manly plays a prominent part. Look put for thc "eat." Monthly Report. The following is a lii-t of the marks obtained by the 4th and 5th classes of of the Grand Forks public school for month of September: FOUUTU ChAgS, Loon Mader, marks possible 7Qp; obtained 041 Matthew Bloper, " " " " f>70 Theo .'-Iillyor, " " " " .r.l(i Laura Hillyer, " " '• " 467 Gilbert Carruhcr" " " " 412 Scott Itosc, " " " " 811 Thouia Brumbaugh, " " " 3'jO FiFTH CLASS. Leon Huntley, marks possibloj oblaincd fins Geofgo Carrahcr, " " " ."Wil r'utrTo* Tiiel-iu, " " " 400 NOTICE. NOTICE « UERXBY GIVEN THAT THE Court of JicviBlou for the purpose of hcar; ' lngali t-ompialutsagainsl theai>Hesttm( ntfor Uie j year 18U7, ai imide by the assessor of theeity of ! Grand Korks, M. (J., will b. held nt the council I chamber, in the qity of Grand ForkB, 011 Monday , tne 1 ith day 01 October, a. J).. 1897, ot 2 o'clock. 1 p. in J . K. Johskon, Acting Clerk. I City Clerks pfllce. Grand Forks, Sept. nub, '07. County Court Notice. Tho sitting nf the County Court of Valowl! be hoideii at I8OY00SOM WBDHBADAVTIIE BO^Jt OF SRPT., 180! it the hour of 11 in the forenoon Itv Commmand C. A. It. Lamoi.y lovcrnmonl OIHce, OaoyposJ u, c. C. Augustas, 1897, < JUBILEE HOSPITAL r-jyw'iiwfiiiT.'-. *•- - BATCHELBER h lWt\\ ASSAYERS AMD CHEMISTS. Gold ami Gold Ores Melted, Refined and Bought. GRAND FORKS, 13. (.'. E. B. STANLEY SMITH, M. D. ReifildeDt PhvBieian tic .Sur**n(in, ■PORIJES M. KERBV, Provincial Land Surveyor. And Civil Engineer. ornci", Midway, b, iy ABSDClatp Mointurr Cftiinilinii 8oclety ol UUil Euglqeotrs, TJ S. CAYI.KY, BARRISTER AT LAV/; feouciTOi*, E'Kr., OfflOO, Main BtrCOt, - ORAND KORKS, B. B, p WOLLASTON, Provincial Land Surveyor. Civil Engineer, Etc GUANO FORKS, B. C. LP. O. Box 1795. Spokane I***-****-.-*: a.-jrrrrf^ f y, f- f\\ r p-.-. 11 x-jfrm: Wash, j -*t--t~-Kttaaa$ MINERAL ACT i3c;6. OERTIEICATB OF IMPfiOVE-MENTQ NOTICE. Number Four mineral claim situate in tlio Grand Forks miniug Ulviaon ui Valo district. Whero located:—'In Geutral camp. TAKE NOTICE I John A. Coryo^las agout for 1 Henry White free miner's cortificau) No. 87551 and M. W.Palinerstou free miner's certificate No. 61A, intotid*, Bfxty days from the date hereof,' to apply to lhe Mining Recorder for cortlflcato pf ImprovemouJs, for the purpose of obtaining a Crown grant of the aboyo claim. lud further tako notice that action, under seel ion »7, must bo coiiiineii.nd before the Issuance of BUGh certificate of improvements. John A, Corvbix. Dated ihis ntli dav of September, isw. A RED HOT Newspaper Published in a RED HOT Town. Subscription $2.00 Per Year. Gives the News of the Entire District, Best Adverting Medium in the Kettle River and Boundary Districts. F. H. HcCarter & Son, Props. -A6 & GRAND FORKS, B, C, G RAND FORKS HOTEL Barber Shop. Centrally Ijoqated, Alt Work nannmteed to be Pirst-CmsB in ovory Respect. PETER A. I PARE, • ■ PROPRIETOR. Manufacturer (.( Spring Beds, Mattresses, LOUNGES, ETC. DEALER IN HOUSEHOLD GOODS CF ALL KINDS. GRAND FOHKS, B. V. £r£y*Kr.rv Filincran.1, all Kinds of I'oritilring. COBFOBATICH Pf THK CITV Of GRJINu FORKS BY-LAW NO.- A By-law to provide for the construction, regulation, and repairing of sidewalks. Wbereas It is expedient to imild sidewalks in tbe Oity oi (irand forks: Uc it therefore t-naeled hy tlie Municipal Council of the City of Grand Korks. i in ihe construction ol tnis by-law the \\.o d "foot-path" sfiall mean a sidewalk not oxcoodi Ins foui feet In width. ^ Everj" sidewalk or footpath IntbeCtyyof Grand Korks shall be la'd out, constructed, altered Hi necessary], and repaired, under the direct ion <.f the corporation 01 tho oity. 8 Kaih sueli Hidi'wiiik or footpatji hli Ibe construct od of nuch nuitorlal, width [not ex- ceodlfig in any case one-sixth of ihe street In width], and gradient as tlio corporatipti of the city Bttoll direct, fubjoct to the provisions here- iiuifier contiiiii.il. I Bach such wooden sidewalk or footpath shall ho oonstruetod of ouo uniform materiel, width aud gradient throughout tho entire length of thi Mock abutting upon any street and, so far as the corporation of theeity shall doom it practicable and expeditions, througout tbo en- lire length of each-street, '1 Kvery wooden sidowalk shall be constructed of two-Inch planks six inches wide and uniformly sawn with bearing of 2x6 Inches, crops bearings where required, and posts placed on Kills not less than four Inches, if tlie sidewalk does not exceed six foet ln width It shall havo threo bearers, IHt exceeds six feet and docs not exceed twelve foci It shall have four hearers] all such bearers to" Ro properly braced with i\\a inch boards. All planking Bhall bo nailed with four ineli nails, two mills to each bearing, and all posts, sills and braces shall be properly nailed. Tbo heads of all nails shull bo driven In one-fourth oi an inch below the surface of tho plank. (1 Kvery wooden footpath shall bo constructed of tWO-inch plunks on SxU inch bearers placed three foot centers 011 four inch posts, to bo nailed as specified for sidewalks. 7 Where lhe corporation of tho rity shall deem il necessary a proper railing shall bo built upon any sidewalk or footpath. H All material used br to be used in tho construction,alteration or repair of any sidewalk or footpath Shall be subject, to tho approval or rejection of the corporation of the city, or thoir officer or agent, !) Tbo municipal corporation of tbc city may from time to timo by resolution order the owner or owners of nnv land abutting upon anv street to construct astdewak or footpath or. alter the e^lgtlng sidewalk or footpath in front bf tlie land so owned by hiin. her, or them respectively, in conformity with the provisions horelnaftcrcontained, timl at the expense, costs and charges of sueh owner or owners. 10 If any such owner or owners shall fail for thirty days alter notice Of such 11 resolution shall have been niven, as hereinafter provided, to construct, or alter any sidewalk or footpath as ordered by such resolution the corporation of lhe city may cause such sidwall; or footpath lo be constructed or altered iu accordance with such resolution and aw assess and lew, in addition to all other rates whloh may be lawfully Imposed, a special rate or special rates upon such owner or owners and tho hind of any such owner or owners opposite whicu sueh sidowalk is constructed, for the purpose of sueli construction or alteration. II Kvery notice under the Inst proceeding section shall bein writing Bignod by the mayor or by theeity clerk and shall bo nerved upon tlio owner or owners, occupier or occupiers of tho hind therein referred to, or upon tbo 'agent of such owner or owners, or, 11'such land be unoccupied, by posting sueli notice upon some conspicuous part of such laud. Iti 1 bis by-law may be cilcd for all purposes as tbo "Bidowalks Dy-hiw, 1897." ■ rtecojisiderod and finally passed the Municipal Council this 27th day of August, A. 1). 1807. j. iv. Johnson, chaihman. J. A. Aikman, City Clerk. NOTICE. Thc above Is a true copy of a by-law passed by ihe Municipal Corporation of tbo citv of Grand Korks. on Aug. 27, A. l>.,m,7, and all persons aro hereby required to take notice that any one do* Birouaof applying to havo such by-law or any part thereof quashed, must make hiB application for that purposo to the supreme court, with in oue mouth next after the publication of thia by-law in thu British Columbia. Gazette. 05, ho wiil be too late to lie heard In thnt behalf. Jambs A. aikman. City Olerk, THE POSTOFFICE STORE. WHITE & KER, Proprietor**. special Sale of +„»-+» Two dozen Straw Ilata at a Bargain, FINE LINE FELT HATS; TEN PERCENT OFF. Watch Repairing a Specialty -5 & All Work Gua rante&d STOVES, TIN AND! GRANITE WARE, Paints, Oils, Brushes, Sash & Doors, Antkitijj You Want ir. tho Hardware Line and Can't Find it go to W. K. C. Manly's Store, Grand Forks, B. C, SGtmi Forks Hotels Is the Oldest and Leading Hotel ia the city, and Headquarters for Mining and Commercial Men. The house has just been refitted and the rooms are unsurpassed for comfort in the city, while in the Dining room can bo found the best food in the market. I Stages Stop at the House. *& *& Joseph L. Wiseman, Proprietor: Chicago Meat Market,, BROWN & SPONG, Proprietor The Finest Fresh and Salted Meats ALWAYS ON HAND. TRY OUR SAUSAGE. 0 H '14 ite Moose, OLIVER BORDEAUX, Proprietor. Best of Wines, Liquors and Cigars* I'DAd*' IJrorvn, v,*(..!l known all over t.lir* Koo-enays as first-class Restaurant man has been secured to take charge of thn Dining Room, and every effort will be, made to make the hoys from the bill-, ftrel at Dome. E« s-.iire anc) stop and so;*, "Had" and Die!: when in tewtr."""@en ; edm:hasType "Newspapers"@en ; dcterms:spatial "Grand Forks (B.C.)"@en, "Grand Forks"@en ; dcterms:identifier "Grand_Forks_Miner_1897-10-02"@en ; edm:isShownAt "10.14288/1.0081713"@en ; dcterms:language "English"@en ; geo:lat "49.0311110"@en ; geo:long "-118.4391670"@en ; edm:provider "Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library"@en ; dcterms:publisher "Grand Forks, B.C. : F.H. McCarter and Son."@en ; dcterms:rights "Images provided for research and reference use only. 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