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[The Miner]
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THE GRAND FORKS MINER. FIRST YEAR.-NO 3 8. GRAND FORKS, BRITISH COLUMBIA. SATURDAY JANUARY 30, 1897. PRICE FIVE CENTS. W. J. & ANACONDA, B. 0. Steel renRee, Stoves, Silverware, Graniteware, Otfockeryware, Glassware, Wood*DWar«, Tinware, Toilet sets *■< Of All Kinds, Cutlery, Ohurns, Sewing machines, Wriogors, Washing machines, Window shades, Wagons and Trucks, Furnrce Work, Steam and Pipe fx Fitting, Iron Pipo and Fittings, Etc., Etc. Firstclass Job Shop in Connection. WILLIAM MADER Wholosalo and Retail :BUTCHER: AU Kinds of Fresh Moats at Live nnd Let Live Prices. I ALSO HAVE SOME NIOE CORNED BEEF AND ALL KINDS OF SAUSAGES. Second Street — Grand Forks, B. C. VICTORIA HOTEL. Grand Forks, B. C. The Mammoth Hotel of the Kettle River District. MRS. A. V. DAVIS, Proprietress. NIGHT 0LEEK ALWAYS ON HAND. BATES $1.50 AND $2.00 PEB DAY Now is the Time To Invest One Hundred Dollars Invested NOW Will Buy as Much as a Thousand Next Spring, INTENDING INVESTORS •*•»*«-•%- We have now on Bale the following good properties:— I GROUP OF TWO CLAIMS GROUP OF One-half milo from Grand ForkB und adjoining the oelebrat. BONBTA mine. Will be sold as a group or singly. ) One milo and a half from Grand Forks, quartz ledge, goc'. TWO CLAIMS. ) Assays and an immense Burface showing of ore. OVER TWENTY ) GOOD PROPERIES \ For salt- cheap in the vicinity of the Great Volcaii- Mountain and Seattlo mining properties. The Above Properties you good claims in any particular Bection at bed-rock prices. LIST YOUR GLAP WITH US <*%•••-%■ We Offer to Prospectors and Mine- owners Special Facilities for Quick Returns as We are in Constant Communication With Capitalists in all Parts of the Country. -Correspondence Solicited. -** ^McCarter, Johnson ti McCarter, •)r F. H. HcCARTBR, -—— Orand Porks, B. C Spokane, Washington. Carson Lodge I. O. O. F. No. 37. Ir\ (\ p MEETS EVERY SATURDAY 1 yjt Ui JC a evening at 8 o'olock In their hall nt inTBon.B.C. A cordial Invitation ex* tended toallaojournlng brethren. P. B. NELSON, E. B. Ii. D. McUiium, N. S. Church Notice. PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH—Serilces every Babhsth ln the church (it 11 a. in. and 7:30 p* m. in the Behool room at Grand Forks. Bab* bath achool 10:30 a. in. in the Rchocl room. At Carson v/eeUy ;. p. m. Kav. Tnos. Patoh, Pastor. B. A. 81IBUJS, J. ADAMS. SHEADS & ADAflS, - ASSAY ERS- GRAND FORKS, B. C. SAMPLESOIVEH PROMPT AND CAREFULATTEHTION JOHNSON, J.K' Law and Collecting Agency. CONVEYANCER, MINERAL CLAIMS BOUCHT AND SOLD. NOTARY PUBLIC. GRAND FORKS, BRITISH COLUMBIA. ChRK.de IiloisGrecnCBFLB, F.Wollnston P LB OREEN & WOLLASTON, Provincial Land Surveyors Civil Engineers, Fie. QRAND FORKS, B. C; Office in VanNoss'Addition with J.H, Fimth ■*■- stou, asmiyer. A L. MoDONALD, Contractor and Builder, GRAND FORKS, B. C. rians ami specifications draivu. estimates fur nislied on all kinds ol building, Work siri.:tij /Irst-eliisa. VT7- E. STACHE, Bath Rooms, AND TONSORlAL PARLORS. RIVERSIDE, * * • ORAND FORK J H. FEATHERSTON, LS. A. S. c. ASSAYER. And lUuta-g Engineer. Member of Quebec Mil lngSocwy, Mineral Claims Examined fin-l Reported ou. BRIDGE STREET, GRAND FORKS H RAND PORKS HOTEL. Barber Shop. Centrally Lnoated. All Work Oiiurantuod to hv Kirst-ClftM in every Iteapeet. PETER A. Z* PARE, • • PROPRIETOR. DIUHARD THERIEN, BLACKSMITH, GRAND FORKS, B. 0. Doe* all kinds of kinds of repairing and horn ihoeln^. AU work gaurantoed. TJ H. HUFF. BLACKSMITH. GREENWOOD CITY, B. 0. Does all kinds ol repairing and horseshoeinj: Work strictly flrstelaas. J. P. MoLEOD. Barrister, Solicitor, Etc. ANACONDA, B. (' pEO. B. STOCKING, 1 EXPERT WATCHMAKER Watch Repairing My Specialty. All Work Warranted, GRAND FORKS, B. ('. A, C. SUTTON. Barrister at Law, Notary Public, Etc. GRAND PORKS, B, C PORBES M. KERBY, Provincial Land Surveyor And Civil Etigineer. Orrtca, Midway, b. c. Awoclale Member Canndi n Bocioty ot Otvil Engineers DAILY STAGE From Grsnd Forks lo Greenwood and return. Stage Leaves Qiand Forks 5 a* m. On Saturdays, Tuesdays and Thursdays, and on Monday Wednesday and Friday At 7 0'oloek a. at* Makes Carson, Greenwood, Anaconna, Boundary Falls aud Midway. EMMERT&SPONG,, •Proprietor* MM B0NTE81 Minority Stockholders in the War Eagle Not Satisfied With the Sale. PROPOSED NEW LAW Bill to Bo Introduced in Next Assembly Whereby the Government Will Retain Control of All Mines unci Collect Royalties, Spokane, Wash., Jan. 25.—| Special Correspondence.]-— Mining circles have been all stirred up the put wook over the gain of the War Eagle uiiuo in the Trail creek district to the Gooderhatn Blackstodk syndicate of Toronto. Them wan a tremendous opposition to the sale of tho initio by tho minority stockholders who wero In tho majority, a i far as nuinbors wero concerned. Thi-i opposition went for naught for when the vole was taken the Gooderhatn- Blackstock people got the prize for $700,000 and accumulated money in th- treasury, which brings the price up to something like$770,01.;), There is some talk now of contesting tho legality of tha sale in the courts inasmuch as i; did not comply strictly with the previa ions of the Biitieh Columbia mining laws regarding tho sale of mines belong ing to incorporated companies, but whether it will bo done or not ia still t- question. * .> The coming session of the British Columbia legislative assembly will b watchid with greater interest bj American mining men and prospectors than any previous one owing to the fac! that an attempt will bu made to embodj in tho mining laws legislation inimical to Americans and foreigners. [tiswol known that many prominent and inilu ential Canadians aro advocating th passage of an act that only Britith sub lects can acquire a mineral ciaim, At the last session a law of that nature wai introduced and, it is said, would un doubtedly have beon passed had no' groat inltuonco boon brought to beat upon the legislature by Americans interested in tho Trail crook and Slocat countries. It is claimed now that a: Canadians aro moro heavily intoresto I in Llrithih Oolumbia mines at the preset.t time than they were a year ago, the opposition of Americans will not have Ui great an influence ou the present legis laturo for the reason that there is no longer any doubt in the mind of tin government aa to the permanent richnesF tho gold fields and there is no questio' now but that the country will be rap idly developed whether the mining ma from this side of tho line plays an im portant part iu it or not. Althoug' those in favor of tha passage of this ac are wiling to admit that tho credit of opening up the Kootenay and Yale dis tricts to tho world belongs to tlio Ame' ican tluy argue that tho laws of WaBh ini'ton prohibit a British subject coming across the lints and taking up cairns on the reservation and in tho Okanogan country, both of which are undoubted!" E, DEWDNEY. CANADA, PROVINCE "I- BRITISH COLUMBIA. VICTORIA, by tlio Qraoe of Hod, ol the Unite I Kingdom ol Great Britain and Ireland Que un, Defender of tho Faith, Sip., ic, & . To Our faithful Hie members elected to servo I' the Legislative Assembly ol our Provlni e ol liritish Columbia nt Our city o( VI torhl—GHKETINO., A (PROCLAMATION. 1). M. Ebkrts. I TXTFIEREAS WE are de* Attorney-General.I VV sin-us and resolw1. us soon us mav tie, to meet Our ponplu ol Our Province o! liritish Columbia, and to have tlu-ir advice ln onr Legislature: Now KNOW YE, tluii lor divers ciunreB in a considerations, and taking ;lnto consideration tho ease and convenience oi Our loving subjects. We have thought lit, by nnd with the advice - i our KxecutiveCounoIlo'f the Province ol BrltiMi Columbia, to hereby convoke, and by these presents enjoin yon, und each of you, thai ou Monday, the Eighth day oi the inonili of Kel<- ruasy, ono thousand eight hundred nnd nlnet; - seven you meet Us in Our snid Legislature or Parliament of Our snid Province, at Our City of Viotorlo, EOR THE DISPATCH OF ni'Sl- NESS, to treat, do, act, anil cohclude upon those tliiniin which lu Our Legislature oi the Province of liritish Columbia, hy the Common Council ol our snid Province tony, by the tnvoiii- of God, bo ordained. IN Testimony Wheueof, We havo caused these Our Letters to tie imide Patent, and the Great -oal ot the Bald province to be hereunto affixed) Witness, the Honourable EDGAR DEWi'NKY, Lleutenant-Gover- nor ol Our said Province of British Columbia, in Our Citv ol Victoria, in Our said Provlnoe. thii twenty-ninth day of Deeemher, Iu the year of Our Lord one thousand oitjlit hundred and ninety six, and hi the sixtieth year of Our Reign, By Command. JAMES BAKER, k Provincial Secretary.;; as rich as either tlie Trail or Boundary districts. They contend that it in no more than fair that a similar law should be embodied in the Mineral Act of British Columbia. That tho minining laws will claim a large share of the attention of the coming legislature no one doubts. A large number of bills have already beon prepared and numerous others are under course of construction ami tho Yale and Kootenay districts will play in big luck it'soni'l obnoxious bill is not enacted which will put a .|uiotuson their development as far as tho American miner is concerned, Among the bills whicli will be given special prominence ia the one which em- inated from a gentleman said to b ■ a tuomber of tho preaont Ontiario parliament. The bill states that aa tho existing mining laws of tha province greatly re- tard the development of tiio mineral resources of tho rjrovince, which allow a man to hold any number of minoral claims without imposing upon him an obligation tu devolup them to any grow! extent aud that this state of affairs results in tying up immense tracts of mineralized land for speculative purposes aud that if every clalmhold *r wero compelled to develop his holding each year thero would bo twenty opera! ing mines where thore is only ono now, that a law should be ouacted providing that claims on government mining Ian.I should bo given over free of charge to persons who will undertake to develop them, the conditions being that the title shall remain witli the government and that in casu tho eaid persons at ai y time coaBe operations auy other persons may step in and develop the re verted properties. Under tliis Bchemo possession would never pas:, out of tho government's hands and the winding up clause of the bill provides that wlion a claim turns out to be a paying ruins the government shall be entitled to a royality, It can bo truthful!/ said that if a per- son wants to learn anything regarding any mining district of tlio northweBt all that it: necessary for hiiu to do is to go to tho Hotel Spokane whore is sure t i find someone from '.ho locality about which ho ie seeking information. It ia no uncommon nccurance for a dozen or moro of the representatives of tho different districts to congregate and dis cubs the future of tlie various camps that are daily springing to the fro:.!. During ono of these conversations, it. which a number of prominent mining mon wero tatting part, the future of th" Kettle River aud Boundary Creek con:: trios came up and was pretty fully dis: cussed. While it was admitted that the ore so far found was as a general rulo of a low grade still all agree I tli i' the deposits are so vast that with development it would equal If not surpa. s the Trail Crook and Slocan districts. anything than every other town want? just that same identical thing and immediately sets to work to secure it for itself and keep the other follow from gettingit for fear it might give them a little advantage in the struggle for lirst placo in the race for future greatness. "Any fair minded person ought to see that what will help to build up and develop any particular section will in the end bo of benefit to the other flections becauuo tho interests of both are Identical aud it is impossible to build a town where the business of the country will not justify it. "When those people roalizo their mistake aud conclude to join forces and work together fer every measure that will bo of bonolit to tho country there will be no doubt as to tho future of those districts bocauso the ore is there and all that is nocossury is to show that fact to ihe capitalist." A gentleman from Montana who ha? large interests in both the Kettle Kiv r and Boundary creek districts gave it as his opinion, based, upon careful obeen i* lion, that tho greatest danger which no ~ threatened tl'.ei,* future was that of si • tionalism, Ho says: ''The fostering of tho potty jenlousi. a which exist between the different town site propositions ia doing more to retail development and l:eop capital out thuu anything else." As an illustration to prove his assertions ho added: "At present if a petition is sent to th ■ government for tho building of a road from one of the towns to s.nuo particular campit is hardly road and filed away for consideration before another petition is received form some other one of th" towns, asking for the building of a road to tho same camp but over an entirely different route from the first one, and so on until every townsite in the entire country ie heard from. ''As a result the entire batch arc pig- ion-holed and lablcd 'townsite schemes' and the.road is not built, no mutter how much it is Deeded to aid the prospector and mine-owner in the development of their property. "Iu order to eecuro government assistance it must be clearly shown that the object for which it is asked is fully needed. Until the promotort of tho various townsiteB realize thoir mistake, drop their potty jealousies, and pull together for every proposition that would benefit the district in any way. regardless of whicli one of the towns will be most benefited by it, can they expect to accomplish much toward securing government aid without which it is dilli- cult aud slow work to develop tlie resources of tho country. '•It ia not only roads but every other proposition that comes up. No sooner is it made public that oue town is after MINES AND MINING. What Has Been Doing in Mining Circles the Past Week-Fine Showing Being Made on the Riverview. Amid all tho t ilk of now mines being opened ami old ones resuming, there is one group of claims almost immediately adjoining the town ou which work has been steadily progressing for the pa.~t few months and while very little is heard about it in town a showing is being made which ontitlo9 the property to rank among the best in this vicinity and gives the most llat- t"ring promise of its becoming a producer at an early date. ThiB group is what is known as the Riverview group, consisting of three claims, the Riverview. Riverside and Lincoln situated o.-i Mineral Hill, near the hoH 1 of Mill croek. Messrs. A. L. Rogers and R. G. Poe, the owners of the group have been quietly pegging away in tho tunnel which they Btartsd to tap the Riverview le Ige and after over two months of steady work success is njw apparently about to reward thoir elforts, A rumor having been circulated about town la.-t week that the ledge ou the Riverview had been struck, a reporter visited the property last Monday af tor- noon, but fouti I tho rumor to have been started by the cutting of a two foot vein of free-milling quartz, which has every appearance of being rich in the yollow stull. This however, is not the vein for which Messrs. Kogora and Boo are working. On tho Riverview, a fine ledge ot iron and copper pyrites was opened up or. the surface with ft width of from twenty inches to two foot. It is to lap this ledge that the tunnel is being driven. About 150 foot down tho tho hill from the surface croppings is tho mouth, of the tunnel which is now in about 123 feet and is expected to tap the lodge in another I1) feot, although it may strike it at any timo as the veiu dips toward the tunnel. The workings have boon in well min- eralizait rock from the very first and while tho work now being done ia reckoned as "dead' work, the showing ou tho walls and breast, of tho drift is better than in mmy claims where work is Btarted directly on the leilgo. Several small seams and chutes of ore, mostely free-milling quartz, have already been cut and when the tunnel finally reaches tho big ledge, for which it ie being drivon there is no doubt but that tho Riverview group wili be a big producer, Tlireo nieu are now working on the property nnd after the Rirerviow ledge has been cut, the tunnel will be continued to tap the ledge of the Riverside and Lincoln claims, which it is expr-cted to roach in from lo0 to -00 feet moro work. When finally completed the tunnel will bo from 250 to 100 feet long and will tip at least three known ledges, with wonderful surface showings at deptiia varying from Jo0 to .100 feet to say nothing of the blind lodges which may yet bo cut. This tunnel is a piece of mining engineering of which any one might well be proud and Mossrs Rogers aud Poe are to bo congratulated on the success which seems a'most ready to crown their elforts. A few more miners aud claim owuers with tho euorgy, perseverance and pluck nocessary to plan aud carry out such a pioce of work as the Riverview tunnel would bo a welcome addition to tfiis part of the couti- try just now and would materally assist in hastoning the great future whicli lies before us, William Gnttridge has taken up a pre-emption a short distance abovo Pass croek and will commonce in the early spriug to improve this property- A VAST FOREST RECION!V OP PROM 81 . SPORTSMAN. FOB rue It.min lor Kingdoms mill I'.HiplreM 111 the Vast Extent <>!' Unexplored Territories. On even hand one hear he question propounded, "When c iod hunUns and Bshlng still be obtaini d?" In som Instances the Idea of time or expense is ,,,,1 taken Into consideration, hut in the majority of cases ii is, The question Is one that will within a few years become ol almost national Importance. Why? Simply because nlinosi everyone is more or less ot a sportsman. Perhaps it Is a fad to hunt or Ash, but business men, young und old. recognize that each your :i rest must be taken from the worries of business. There are always the sea shore, the mountains, the rivers, and the watering places to visit; but that means fashion, dress, society, just the things to be avoided when recreation is needed. Just lure the question is sure to be asked, "But where van one bo to Und restful solitude and unlimited snort? Surely not to any nlaces within reasonable distance in the states." Uut a very few years ago how rapidly the answer would have come—"Seek tlie Adirondack^." Today one would rather Bay "avoid them." Why? Simply because they have become too civilized. 'ihe favorite spots where we camped 10 years ago, are now occupied by hotels that in their inception were rude shelters, but are today most elegant structures, where Saratogalsm, if I may coin the word, holds sway—places where full dress sporting outfits are worn during tlie day, to be changed at night to regulation full dress. It is lisbing and hunting with a band accompaniment. This is not the method to seek rest in the wilderness. So the question again arises, "Where can ono go to secure seclusion, quiet and abundance of both llsh and game?"—in most cases with the further question, "Where can this be done at a minimum of expense ami time?" As readily as we formerly said, the Adirondack.--., we now siiy, Canada. Almost Unbroken Wilderness. There is a country the greater part of which is unexplored, a vastareaof almost unbroken wilderness, with n perfect network of waterways, and simply teeming with game and fish. There is territory easy to reach for those who lack the hardihood, the necessary time, or ability to meet lhe expense of a prolonged trip. But how can I fittingly convey an idea ol' miles that yet await exploration by those hardy American sportsmen whom fortune hits favored witli unlimited time and wealth? 1 speak advisedly when 1 say American sportsmen. They are the ones who are today seeking that country, each with a desire not only to emulate, but to surpass the efforts of others. Within the past few years the Canadian government has made u determined effort effort to learn something In regard lo her Immense unknown possessions of wilderness. Much has been learned, Inn in :i rather general way. A. I'. Low, of tlie government geological survey, one of Canada's greatest explorers, has made some wonderful journeys, and has discovered a wonderful legion full of wonderful things. lie stuned ii bout the middle ot lust June to complete his explorations in tne territory east of Hudson bay. This expedition covers the ground from the head waters of the Easl Main river, through Labrador to the Atlantic coast, at the mouth of the Hamilton river. Air. Low's previous trip was made into Labrador, lasting two years, and he returned in the summer of 1S94. This Inner trip was made memorable hy his discovery of the Hamilton river falls. These he describes as far surpassing Niagara, especially iu height and grandeur. During- this trip, also, Mr. Low surveyed the East Main river to Us headwaters, also the entire length of tin- Great Whale river, both of which (low Into Hudson buy. He also explored the Ungawa river to Ungawa bay on the north, and the Hamilton river on the east, two miles inland. To complete his survey of this part of the country, he has yet to cover a distance of 1000 miles from headwaters of the East Main river lo the Hamilton river. Hear in mind this is but one small section of the Canadian wilderness—a portion of Labrador. According to the latest explorations, the forest possessions of Canada are as follows, divided into areas: First commencing at the northwest border of the dominion, is a tract between 0000 and in.Ooo square miles In extent. This approximates Belgium In size, and lies between Alaska and tlie Arctic coast. The next area comprises about 30,000 square miles, lying west of the Yukon river, also bordered by Alaska on the w.-st. Tho third urea, nearly as large as Seoil.ind comprises about 27,000 or tis.ooo square miles, and is bordered by the Stique, Felly and Lewes rivers. The next in order Is one uf the largest areas. This comprises fully 100,000 square miles. It lies between the Pelly and Mackenzie rivers, and Is twice the size of England. Reaching into this territory for several hundred miles Is lhe northern end of the Rocky mountains, Tho next area is about half the size of the one just mentioned. 50,000 square miles. This lies between the Arctic coast arid Great Bear lake. The fifth area is between Great Bear lake, the Mackenzie river, and Great Slave lake. 11 is 35, 1 square miles ln extent, and about equals Portugal, Be- tween tie sk. .nn ami Peace rivers on the south, and the Lair and Stique on the north, is an area of between .vo.OOO and 82,000 square miles. Thirty-live thousand square miles are comprised In the next •area, lying southeast of Athabaska lake. The next area is about hall' the size of Switzerland, or S000 square miles. This lies between Coppermine river and Bath- urst inlet. East of this Is an area fully equal to Ireland In size, about 32,000 or 33.000 square miles. The second largest of the areas Is one bounded by Great Slave lake, Hacks river, Athabaska lake. Reindeer and Hatchet lakes, Churchill river and the west const of Hudson bay. This comprises nearly ISO,000 square miles, and Is much larger than Great Britain and Ireland. The greatest and last of the areas, Is the most easterly one, which comprises practically all of Labrador pen- Insuln. About 290,000 square miles In extent, It would more than equal twice the area of Great Britain and Ireland, with Newfoundland added. No mention has been made of the Arc tic Islands, which contain several hunure-- lousand squ- re miles of unexplored country. All e ireas just enumerateo : i.i gregat - neat / a million and a quarter : square n lies 1 territory, practically un- . explored. it is difficult to get a proper apprecia- : lion of such immense areas. Yet tlie u r- j ritory is there, just as described—underestimated, too, rather than overestimated. Probably it will never be completely . xplored. Here is where the hardy sportsman, wiih ample time anil money at his com- mand, can find an Inexhaustible supply •if flsh, game and enjoyment. Exciti in. ui. danger and hardship are ever present, but all are lost sight of by ih.- thorough sportsman where game and flsh so abound. Imagine il, ye sportsmen—you who arc- wont to tramp many weary miles to se- cure 11 lew. a very lew, game birds, to watch and freeze many hours to gel a shot at a few ducks, to work perhaps lor two or three days 10 secure a deer. Imagine It, you fishermen, who are wont ie spend a whole day in an effort to secure a few small trout—a plentitude of .-very kind of game and llsh, heretofore unsliot at and unlished for. 11 ts as if the Adirondack region had never been hunted or fished, and should be thrown open this season. jiui here the great majority will ask, "Of what service is all this to us? It Is beyond our reach for many reasons." The answer can be readily given. There is very nearly as good territory for sport lying at a distance of about 150 miles north of the St. Lawrence river, as that just described. This is the extreme southern border of the immense Canadian wilderness, ami one need penetruli but a short distance to ilnd ground that he Is absolutely tlie lirst white man to visit. This can be done il very moderate expenditure of lime and money. The means of access are v- rj good, as several railroads run near it. In fact, about 21 to 30 hours from N w York or New England starting points is all the time necessary to reacti this sportsman's Mec- f % BOOKS FOR THE HOME I in ca. ...en through the medium of the birch bark canoe—tlie sportsman's best loved craft—rapid anil easy progress is made far into the fastnesses of the forest as may be desired. So closely connected are the waterways that the portages are very short, Game is plentiful; the waters teeming with trout—the true salmon fontlnalis— thai have never had a line oust Into them. As so little time Is required for reaching this country, nearly all of one's vacation can be spent In the woods anil need not be wasted In transit. The Indian and half-breed guides charge but a dollar or a dollar and a quarter per day for their services, and the provision list may be made out to suit one's pocket. This in a general way makes known the Canadian country, Its vast extent of unexplored territory, and its possibilities for the sportsman. It also demonstrates that a short or long space of time can be devoted to a vacation there with a proportionately satisfying result. There It Is where the American In future must look I'm- his sport. Fortunately, indeed, is it that such a vast tract of unknown country yet remains on the American continent, and comparatively speaking within easy reach. There It lies, offering every Inducement to the sportsman; and the invitation is open to all. LIGHTS AND SIDELIGHTS. An eager, impecunious swain Wooeii prudent Phyllis, but In vain; In vain he sung his ardent tune—- The maiden sighed and shook her head. "Your fervent promises," she said, "When judged by sober second thoughts Are like the men ln a balloon— That is to say. they're airy-naughts!" —New York Tribune. * * * Teacher—There are six In the clas. Sup- pi st I distribute among you 12 pears, i.i plums and 25 apricots; what will each of you have? Pupil—A stomach ache.—Journal Amu- sant. * * * Teller—Confound that fellow Checkley! I hate to do him a favor. Askins—AVliy so? 'feller—Been use, whenever f do, Instead of appreciating It, he flatters himself that he has worked me.—Puck. * * * There was a young man in Calcutta, Who strove to set folks in a flutta, On sweet spirits de vino lie spent all his rhino, And rode to his room on a shutta. —Omaha World-Herald. « * * 11 had 1-een time for him to go for nearly an hour, but still he lingered. Then, in some way, tlie subject of telegraph codes came up and be said: "Speaking of ciphers, the—" "Now, den't be egotistical," she interrupted. Then, at last, he decided that it was time to go.—Chicago Post. * # * "What would you say :.i ,1 good steady job of work?" asked tie- kind woman. "Wh.it would I say in .1 job of work?" repeated Perry Piutettic. "Missus, it would lie Impossible for me to repeat to a lady what I would inj to It."—London Figaro. Yabsley—The truest test of a man's friendship is his willingness to lend you money. Mudffe—-Oh, most anybody will lend money. The real test is when you strike him for ihe second loan.—Indianapolis Journal. # # * Old Bates—My son. you would not bo in debt if you would pay more attention to your minor expenses. Remember it oniy takes 100 cents to make a dollar— Young Bates—Great heavens, governor! you aren't going to start in to discussing the coinage question again, aire you?— Cincinnati Enquirer, » * # "Well, shall we see each other in Nice this winter?" "il isn't yet settled, baron, whether we are going or not. I um very anxious to, but my husband doesn't want to." "Ah, 1 see, Well, int revolt'—in Nice!"— I'ligeiide Bloetter. FAME'S PATHWAY. It is stuied Unit Baroness lllrsch will give another 2,000,000 francs ($400,000) to build a hospital for consumptive children on the Rivera. It is reported that the Casino ut Monte Carlo recently refused admission to Ellen Terry on the ground that she was too ill dressed. Henry Labouehere, editor of Truth, will be tlie guest of the National Liberal club. London, at a dinner to be given on February 3 in recognition of his public services ln journalism. The authorized statement is made that Vice President Adlal E. Stevenson will, at the expiration of his term of office, go to California and there engage extensively In the business of raising olives and lemons. DO not need to say that the love for MOWS OF B CI.l'llS. books, the habit of reading, Is the best refuge In advancing years from ennui of life, says Charles Dudley Warner Good Housekeeping. The habit of playing games, of theater-going, of interesting one's self in social life, of gossip, even of travel, have all been recommended or noted as resources against ennui in middle life and old age. But all of them put together, and we will throw in pontics nun various reform agitations with them, do not compare with the satisfaction of the mind, for the occupation ot tne hours of loneliness or leisure, Willi the one habit of reading the best books, for Interest in and acquaintance with literature, that Is with tlie most Interesting and stimulating thought of all the ages, The habit of. reading is that, but it Is something more. Judicious, well directed reading, which is study, teaches what life Is, what the world is, and better fits a man for every duiy and occupation he enters in. It broadens his views and makes him more competent. He will be a better workman, in lield or factory, if his Intelligence is broadened, Improved, and sharpened by acquaintance with books, he will he a more intelligent director of any business or any great enterprise, either of charity, commerce, or manufacture, If he Is a well informed man in the literature of the world. He will be worth more, worth more measured by day wages or by salary. The habit of reading and comparing a knowledge of what has been done and said before, of the experiments that have been tried in the past, make a man a better observer and judge of what is going on about him. By this knowledge he is better litted to perform his duties as a citizen. Many of our most costly and foolish experiments in town and city government, ln education and in legislation for the beauty and healthfulness of our cities, are due to the fact that men in temporary authority are Ill-educated, un- reared, Ignorant and act on Insufficient information as to what has been tried before, and what by either logic or science is known to be futile and vicious. I am not by "this saying that mere "bookworms" are the best men for practical affairs. These are often only cocoons of knowledge, which are good for nothing until they are hatched and spun out In the action of practical affairs. 1 am only suying that reading Is, ln the lirst place, the greatest private satisfaction to a man, and, In the second place that every so-called practical or business man is much belter equipped for his work If he Is a man well informed and has his mind enlarged by literature. OoninionplAce Gossip. If the home is full only of commonplace gossip and disregards the intellectual side, where are the children to acquire a taste for reading? Not in the streets, not in the athletic grounds, not In the schools. The theory of many parents, who think of the matter at all, is that they have nothing to do with real education; they are only concerned to make their children good and happy. They must go to school to learn. Never was a notion more disastrous. The schools do not supply the place of the home In education, especially In regard to literature and the habit of reading. The pupils go to school, in the majority of cases, not in all, as to a hated task. They are set to certain tasks, which seem to them dry and uninteresting. In only a few schools, as yet, is a pleasant door opened to them through which they walk, or rather run, with interest, into the world of literature and the fascinations of science and entertaining knowledge of the world ln which they live. But this it not all. The schools, driven on by an unintelligent public sentiment, administered usually by men who have not tho least conception of what education should be, are constantly overloaded with courses and studies beyond the capacity of the young mind to assimilate. The sole object set before them is the passing of an examination in order to get into the next grade or the higher school. In this crowding of studies and push for going higher, in this attempt to stuff the young minds with a mass of general text book Information, there is no time for reading, no time for acquiring a taste for literature, no wholesome broadening of the mind by real cultivation. I.ove of. Itemling. Now, what happens by wholly over education to the public schools, to the state, when there is no love of reading learned at home? Why, this Is what happens, and what demands to be taken notice of. A large proportion of the children, of the young people, educated ln this way, havo no habit of reading, and do not in fact read at all or they read weak and vicious books which appeal to their lowest tastes. There is not the slightest exaggeration in this statement. Hosts of young men and young women come up for examination in colleges, and are admitted, who have never read any books except the text books they are required by tlie examination to know, of the whole world of history, biography, fiction, poetry, science, outside of these meager text books their minds are blank, and thousands annually go through the district and high schools, following every turn In our mechanical scheme ol* education, without any habit of reading, any love of books, any conception of the world of thought, which is tlie Important world. This slate of tilings will continue, and be Intensified, unless the schools change. And even If they do change, If they simplify their courses, If they try to train the mind instead of trying to stuff It, if they attempt to teach literature, to Instill a love for books and for reading, under the most competent teachers, they cannot supply the want of some Intellectual atmosphere in the home. The subject Is a broad one, and as serious as It is extensive. I only touch the exterior of It In this brief paper. I might say something of the loss in vigor of mind, ln historical breadth, ln language and style, ln literary taste and discrimination, by the growing disuse of the Bible as a book generally read in the household. I will only add that the family in which the children do not acquire a taste for reading is either Incapable of giving it, not having it, or Is dlsregardful of the welfare of Its posterity and of the state. THE Scribblers' club of Buffalo, N. Y., is an organization of professional and amateur writers, probably the best known ol the latter being Anna Catherine Green, formerly of Brooklyn. Many of the professionals represent Buffalo dailies, while the amateurs are women of social rank and conected with various philanthropic, educational and charitable organizations. This fraternizing of talent is productive of much good, the amateurs being just the kind of friends required by young women employed in newspaper work; for, while many of the hitler have never lowered their standard of relined expression, otn- ers cannot resisi the temptation to write smart things at any cost. Such a club as the Scribblers' gives an opportunity for the women of leisure and wealth ami the women who have taken high rank iu authorship to combine their Influence and provide a safeguard by their friendship, for those who may need it. A noteworthy fuel of this fellowship is the grateful affection shown by the younger members toward those whose in- iluenee has been helpful to them, some of the most successful referring their achievements rather to the guidance of some friendly and eminent literary woman than to the possession of native talent. The Scribblers are not without aims other than this of mutual advancement. They have founded an art scholarship, providing funds to educate a young girl for this profession, and as their membership Increases they expect 10 find ;i larger lield for work. They have no permanent headquarters, and need none, for they have a standing invitation to use a private parlor in any of the leading city hotels. Their meetings are held fort- nigiitly, and their programs cover a most interesting variety of subject.-, amusing as well as instructive. For .viuttiiil tiuiirovemeut. Mrs. Elmina S. Taylor of Salt Lake City, is the president of one of the largest societies for women in this country. It is called "The Young Ladles' National Mutual Improvement Association," and with -loo brunch associations now numbers 15,000 members. The libraries owned by the different branches contain 7000 volumes. Mrs. Taylor has been president for 17 years. She has raised a large family of children, "besides being dearest friend and mother to the other two wives and numerous children of her husband." Mrs. Taylor is spoken of as being a woman of "great executive ability, the proof of this assertion being shown In the fact that from the members of her own board down to the last and weakest association under her care there Is perfect peace and harmony. She possesses to a marked degree the gift of eloquence." A i.eo.iiui; Clubwoman. Mrs. Maurice C. Benjamin, who will be remembered as a delegate to the recent convention of the National Council of Jewish Women in New York, is one of Denver's leading clubwomen, being president of the Denver section of the Council of Jewish Women. Mrs. Benjamin's father was an eminent diplomat ia the service of the late czar of Russia, and by birth Mrs. Benjamin is a Russian. She speaks live languages and is a deep, earnest and accomplished scholar. She is said to be a born leader, and inherits classic and literary ability from a cultured ancestry. She Is chairman of the philanthropic department of tlie Denver Woman's club, and Is known far and wide as a woman of practical philanthropy. Training; of Young Girls. The Fltchburg, Mass., Woman's Club has titled up a. small tenement of live rooms as a household school for the training of young girls. There are about 40 pupils in the different classes. will allow us to blow our own horn a bit. With the exception of one or two parts, every ingredient of the soap can be purchased hero more cheaply than in tho east or in any other portion of the west. For outside manufacturers of a like grade of soap to overcome this difference, together with the high freight late of $1.00 per box of 100 bars, they must use a filler and thus cheapen the quality." The jobbers of the city, realizing that an institution of this kind Is worthy of every support, have laid aside the natural prejudices of local competition and are aiding in building up a home Institution by handling the Smllax soap in stock. It is such Institutions as these that contribute worthily to Spokane's upbuilding. With every convenience of cheap water power and cheap raw material, there seems no adequate reason why other manufacturers could not easily do what the Spokane Soap Works has done—make a small commencement and from this commencement build up a business of magnitude and stability. Spokane needs them. MODEL HUNTING WAGON GREAT SPORT CHASING THE WART COYOTE. BECAME SICK, SORE AND LAME. \o Wonder if All of Those Thlims Hai>|M>m*<I to Him. link! nil. Medium (to party at Bitting—The spirit of your deceased husband desires to converse with you. Wife— Huh, if he ain't got no more (pi.lt now than he had when he died he nln't worth troubling about.—New York World. IT IS A BENEFIT TO THE CITY. Sixty Spuknitc Soap Works Spend TiiutiMimd 11 Year. Even ln as prosaic a subject as soap there is some poetry, for whicli witness the advertisement of a large soap firm several years ago, ln wnich the cleansing and floating qualities of this particular brand were admirably set forth in certain divers jingles, inflicted upon a long suffering public in consecutive instalments as prize poems. One of these old Jingles coining to the surface unexpectedly, caused a visit to the Spokane Soap Works the other day, the principal mission of which institution Is to turn out vast quantities of shining yellow --bars of bomp labeled "Smllax," says The Spokesman-Review. The reporter went in search of information and he received it; more than ho had anticipated, and of a moro or less astonishing nature. The manufacturing establishments of Spokane ure constanly growing in number as well as in volume, but their business moves along so evenly and with so little display, that comparatively few residents of the city know that one Institution—the su.ip works in question—has a yearly cash outlay approximating $00,000, exclusive oi incidental expenditures largely increasing thin amount. Day in and day out throughout the year 12 people find constant employment. To these employes and ln other expenses thero arc annually expended ¥25,000. Jn the manufacture of Smllax a nil the other brands of soap, 600,000 pounds of tallow are annually consumed, which means $24,000 additional. Sixty thousand soap boxes, for the purpose of packing, are used at a cost of $3500, Aside from these expenditures, Is the expense of printing labels and wrappers, lights, water, operation of the plant, freights, and the various other expenses incidental to an institution of this magnitude. To the manager of tlio Spokane Soap Works the reporter is Indebted for the abovo Information. He also said: "As nearly aa it is possible to make It so, each output of tho soap works is "a home production. Where it is possible to do so, everything connected with the manufacture of Smilax is purchased here in Spokane. Use tallow as an illustration; it would be an entire loss to the butchers If it were not consumed in this way, bo- cause the excessive freight rates would prevent its foreign shipment at a profit. Practically, all tho money expended by tho soap works, except freights, finds its way Into the constantly shifting channels of local trade, and even a large part of the freight money eventually finds its way back to the place of first distribution. There Is another thing, too, in connection with our Smilax soap, If you On llnrst'lmck or In it Vehicle One Cannot Approach tUt- I'rnlric Wolf With n DOff. A Complaint for personal injuries to a brakeman describes them somewhat in detail as follows, says the Chicago Post. Paralyzed in the left leg and his left hip was thrown and forced out of joint and bis spine injured, and he was otherwise then and there greatly bruised, hurt, wounded and the bones of his body broken, to wit: The bones of his legs, to wit, the bones of his right leg, the bones of his left leg and the bones of his ankles, to wit, the bones of his right ankle, the bones of his right foot, the bones of his left foot, and the bones of his right shoulder joint, the bones of his left shoulder joint and the bones of his neck and the bones of his wrist, to wit, his left wrist, and the bones of his hands, to wit, the bones of his right hand, the bones of Ids left hand, the bones of his back and of his body; and he was permanently injured in the organs of his body, to wit, in his right lung, in his left lung, in his spleen, in Ids stomach and in his bowels; and he was greatly and permanently Injured in his senses, to wit, in the sense of sight, the sense of feeling, the sense of hearing, the sense of smelling, the sense of feeling and the sense of taste; and he was greatly and permanently injured In the right eye, in his left eye. his right ear, his left ear, his nose, his mouth, his tongue and his lingers and in the power of sensation of his body, and he was greatly and permanently injured in his brain, to wit, his reasoning faculties, his judgment, his imagination and his mental processes; and he became sick, sore, lame and disordered, and so remained for a long space of time. 'I'S-ie iiioorrla'ihle. "I'll teach you to play pitch and toss." shouted an enraged father. "I'll flog you for an hour, I will!" "Father," instantly replied the Incorrigible, an ho balanced a penny on his thumb and finger, "I'll toss you to make it (wo hour*-; or nothing."—Tit-Bits. Mayor Conley and his friends have great sport these days in chasing coyotes, says the Deer .Lodge correspondent of the Anaconda Standard. Mr. Conley possesses one of the finest packs or greyhounds in the state, and has a model hunting wagon of his own invention for tlie purpose of approaching within hailing dis* tance of the wary game. It Is a well known fact that a man on horseback or in a vehicle will never catch sight of a coyote if followed by one, or a pack of dogs. In order to delude the prairie wolf into the idea that no dogs accompany the party, the hounds are confined within a canvas covered box, set in the bed of a light but strong wagon. In this way a coyote can be easily approached, when once sighted. When near enough to give chase tlie hack end of the box is dropped by pulling a cord on the driver's seat. The dogs issue forth in a stream of 10 or a dozen, and are familiar enough with the sport to immediately start in pursuit or Brer' Coyote. Then the fun commences. Over all kinds of country the team follows the chase, and the coyote must show his fanciest paces to keep in the lead, but Is usually overhauled within a half or three-quarters of a mile, and after that there are many ugly gashes cut in the sides and flanks of the greyhounds before the game is stretched dead upon the ground. This year the coyotes are more wary than ever before, but in spite of that fact Mr. Conley has killed several. Spokane Falls & Northern Nelson & Fort Sheppard, Red Mountain Railways. THE ONLY ALL RAIL ROUTE WITHOUT CHANGE OF CARS BETWEEN SPOKANE, ROSSLAND AND NELSON. DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY. Leave. Arrlvs. 7:00 a. m Spokane 7:00 p. m. 10:30 a. m Rossland 8:25 p. m. 9:00 a. m Nelson 5:20 p. m. Close connections at Nelson with steamers for Kaslo and all Kootenay Lake points. Passeingors for Kettle River and Boundary Creek connect at Marcus with sta^e dally. Kettle River Stage Line. G. W. WILLIAMS, Manager. : : :FROM : : : Marcus to Grand Forks, Greenwood, Anaconda, Boundary Falls and Midway, B. C, And all Points on the Reservation. Stages Leave Marcus on the Arrival of the Train. Leave Grand Forks 4:00 a., m. Arrive Grand Forks 9:00 p. m. Leave Marcus 12 m. Arrive Marcus 11:00 a. m. Boundary Hotel MIDWAY, KETTLE RIViiR. First Class Accommodation. Good Stabling, Terminus ot Stage Line i r.-m Marcu;, Washington. McAULEY & LUNDY, - - - - Proorietors SANS0M & H0LBR00K Financial, : Mining : and : Real : Estate : Agents \ GREENWOOD CITY, B. C. FARMING LANDS AND Investors Shown Claims by an experi.nced man. OTHER PROPERTIES DEALERS IN MINIES AND TIMBER LANDS A Large List of Good Claims for Sale on Our Hands C. A. Jones, -jjj! House and Carriage Painting, Plain and Decorative Paper Hanging, Kalsomin.ng, Etc. Grand Forks and Greenwood City, B. C. SIGNS Prospector's : Livery, : Feed : and : Sale : Stables GRAND FORKS, B. C, Livery Teams, Saddle and Pack Horses, Ladies Saddle Horses. HAY, GRAIN AND WOOD ! FOR SALE. I Teaming of all Kinds a Specialty. AN OLD MINING CAMP SEASON OF ACTIVITY A' E.Vl'E, IDAHO. I'HEDH" Tllilt Im WIiiU Tiilw Siniiliit'r —Old-Time Stories ot <li«' rniiioiiN OlNtrlet. ! 1'I.OH- l.l). Will See Once Banner and it will ho shaft oral Boulanger in their capacities as senators or deputies. As to his connection with the defense government, M. Roche- tort says that he left the post as soon a8 he could, for thore was too much talk and 100 little action. A POWERFUL HORSELESS WAGON. Will furry Australian Miner..1 Supplies Four Hundred Wiles. Mining men having interests in the old Florence camp ln Idaho predict a season of great activity the coming summer. Last summer about 1000 men went into that section, and lhe district touk on a trace of tlie old-lime life of the days when between W.OOO and 16,000 men were washing the golden placers in ami around Florence. About 300 miners and prospectors are wintering in lhe famous old camp, and It Is expected that the coming summer will tind 8000 men prospecting and at work on the quartz ledges there. The Banner and the Ooldbug mining companies, S. S. (Hidden president and Frank Culberson of the Tiger-i'oormnn secretary, have let contracts for 900 feet of development work on th the Goldhug. Aboi work. "In the face of the Goldhug tunnel," said Hurry Glidden yesterday, "we have 20 inches of ore that will mill between $20 and $25. We have assays running all the way from $20 to $1800. There Is a three-stamp custom mill In the camp, and 103 tons of our ore was run through this mill and returned $2778, or an average of nearly $27 per ton." Samples of the ore sent out recently show free gold In handsome specks. The owners have a boiler and 20-horse power hoist on the ground, and will push the work of development. Harry Glidden put In a large part of the past summer In the old camp, and is familiar with the country and Us history and traditions. "To reach the district." said he, "one travels over a wagon road from Lewiston a distance of 107 miles. It is 05 miles from Lewislon 1c Grunge- ville, and 42 miles from Grungevllle to Florence. In summer the trip is made from Lewiston in two days. The freight rate from Lewiston to Florence is one and a half cents per pound. There.is a saw mill in tlie district, and lumber costs about $25 her thousand delivered. Wood Is $2 per cord at the mine. "In summer the trip into that country is pleasant and Interesting. There tire excellent stopping places along the road. On the old Fountain road, meals are served for 25 cents, and the fare Is good. On the new stage road the charge is 60 cents per meal. The old road is eight miles shorter than the new. The new road passes by Waha hike, a favorite summer resort with the Lewiston people. "Thirty-five miles beyond Florence, on the Warrens road, are hot springs which have become famous for remarkable cures. A great many people go there ln summer. It is an Inviting country for the angler and the hunter. Numerous mountain streams afford sport for fisherman, and in tlie mountains hunters find elk, bear and deer. "The old town of Florence has an elevation of about (1500 feet above the sea. It sits in a nearly circular mountain basin, seven or eight miles in diameter. This basin Is coursed by many small streams, and is sparsely timbered scattered black pines, brush." Only 20 or 30 of the old buildings have survived the wear of time. Among these is the old jail, used when Florence was the county seat of Idaho county, and the most populous and lively town In the territory. The .old Masonic hall is now used as a stable. Of the old-timers who were In the camp when a miner counted ii hard luck to wash out less than $100 a day, 20 or 30 sth. linger around the scenes of past wea.. and excitement. Some of their reminiscences are hard to believe. They tell of one memorable Fourth of July celebration. In that high basin the snows linger until far Into the summer. A Norwegian then ln the camp was skilllfui at molding snow images. It occurred to a number of the patriotic miners that it would be a novel feature to have this Norwegian construct a huge snow statue of Washington. He was paid $600 for the work of art, and when finished it was of heroic proportions, and the miners said It was a splendid piece of art, and bore a striking resemblance to the father of his country. It was preserved under a great mass of pine and Iir boughs, and when brought forth on the Fourth aroused tremendous enthusiasm. Another old-timer declares that as a result of one grand ball and lively frolic he counted 11 dead men laid out In the street the following morning. A few believe this bloodthirsty recital, but a majority of those who heard It entertain a suspicion that the 14 unfortunates were the victims of Florence whisky. Last summer one of the old buildings was torn down. It had been built in tlie early days of the cump, before the miners had washed the lot for gold. When the old timbers had been removed, two Chinamen rocked out the site of the old cabin nnd were rewarded with more ' than $200 ln gold. I Farm, Orchard and Range* MANY iu in APPLICATIONS REJECTED. the the with with little under- The largest horseless carriage in the world has just been built in California, says the New York Herald. Some idea of its size and power may be got from Lhe fact that it possesses 75 l.orse-power, an unheard-of amount tor this new form of vehicle, which, many believe, will largely supersede the horse carriage in the no distant future. Heretofore horseless wagons have been limited in borse-power to not more than a third of tills amount. For ordinary use, from iwo to 10 borse-power litis been considered sufficient. It Is because a gigantic task has been set for this particular wagon that the unusual power has been considered necessary, it will pull over rough roads two other wagons, as there Is not enough room on it to carry all the freight. This wagon has just been sent to Australia, il will I" used by (he Coolgardie mine, and crude pen oleum Is to furnish tlie motive power. it i.s intended for purely freight carrying purposes and it will haul all kinds of supplies for the miners. Coolgatdie is in western Australia, 4<I0 miles in the Interior. It wil] journey, day ln and day out, in sunshine and rain, right through the country that the bushranger and the black formerly ruled over. Up to the present time all supplies for the men at the diggings have been transported by the old freighting system, a wearisome task, and one that only produced general dissatisfaction. It was considered Impracticable and loo expensive to construct a railroad to Coolgardie, so the idea of a horseless carriage was hit upon. The American manufacturer. In designing the vehicle, had to consider, in the first place, that it was intended for use over one of the worst places of desert country in the world, where it was impossible to obtain either food or water, lie next had to consider that tlie steam used must not be exhausted upon the air, but saved, reconverted Into water, and again used, because It would be impossible to obtain water between the starting point and Coolgardie, a distance of 400 miles. This is why It was decided to make crude petroleum the fuel. There was nothing hard about the matter of application of the petroleum attachment, but the difficulty lay In providing a system for cooling the steam and reconverting it Into water. If this could be arranged, then the Invention was a success, and the solution of one of the greatest problems in western Australia would be reached. It takes an extraordinary obstacle, however, to successfully block American inventive genius, and a way out of the dilemma was soon found. It was arranged to run 500 feet of cooling pipe over the machine us a roof. The steam would be exhausted Into this pips and run back into the water tank. The wagon Is by no menus complicated. The engine that runs it has four cylinders. Both starting and stopping are accomplished by means of a friction clutch. 'I'll'' driving or carrying wheels aro eight feet in diameter, and the tire of each wheel is 14 inches wide. This gives something of an idc'i of what sort of a vehicle has to be constructed to carry thousands of pounds of freight at one time over a country more difficult to traverse than the bad lands of the west. The cost of operating Is reduced more than 60 per cent as compared with gasoline, by the condensing apparatus. It will carry 120,000 pounds of freight at from four to eight miles an hour. Besides the freight the wagon carries enough petroleum for fuel for a trip of 400 miles, not to mention the water that has to be taken along to keep the cylinder cool. In the third biennial report of '.b Washington state board of horticulture Secretary J. F. Case says: MONKEYS CAUSE PLENTY OF*' FUN. New York Customs Officials Conns- cute 11 Number of the Animals. HENRI ROCHEFORT IS THE LAST. Only Surviving Member of Hie Gov- erlllllellt of National Defense. Owing to the death of Emanuel Aragd, M. Henri Rochefort now remains the only surviving member of the government of national defence, constituted on the fall cf the empire in September, 1S70, says a Paris correspondent of the London Telegraph. The famous pamphleteer comments on the subject today in a half-mournful, half- jesting tone and compares himself to "The Last of the Abencerages," in illusion (o the work of that name by Chateaubriand. 'They are all gone," says M. Rochefort, "Picard, Gambetta, Jules Ferry, Jules Favre, Eugene Felletan, Crem- leux, Glais-Bizoin, Jules Simon, General Trochu and now Arago. I have had the chance to see them all disappear, the young and the old, for Gambetta and Ferry were my juniors. Ambition killed some of them before their time and old age finished off the rest." Another feature in connection with M. Rochefort's survival is the fact that the persons whoso colleague ho was for a very brief period did their best to have him condemned, Jules Simon, however, being an exception. Emanuel Arago, a friend of Rochefort's fardlly, was even one of these who wanted lho editor of the Lamterne to be transported to New Caledonia. Somo of the same colleagues also hod him condemned in 1889 with len- Seventeen Imported pauper labor monkeys intended to slur in east side musical circles attempted to land at New York the other clay, and got into trouble with the federal authorities. The British steamer Moque recently arrived from Japan with a cargo of tea, the monkeys and a mixed crew who had smuggled the animals on board. As all live stock Is dutiable, the captain ordered tho menagerie entered on the manifest. But this detail was overlooked and when the customs department heard of the presence of pauper labor in port Inspectors Huzzy anil l.evine wero sent to investigate. The sight of brass buttons threw the monkeys Into a panic. "We must confiscate these beasts," said the Inspectors. "All right, heave ahead anil confiscate," replied the skipper. Some things are much easier to confiscate than others. Borneo monkeys are In a class by themselves.' as the Inspectors qulokly discovered. The nimble little creatures, which were allowed to roam at large aboard the ship, scattered wildly when the brass buttons swooped down on them. Messrs. Huzzy and Levlne chased (he aggrcvntlng little beasts from one end of the ship to the other, Into the hold and out again, up and down tho rigging ami over piles of cargo, while Malay and Chinese seamen looked on anil applauded. During the chase three of the monkeys scrambled ashore and got away. Another jumped Into tlie bay and was drowned. The unlucky 13 finally secured and a docile porcupine were taken to the government stores to await action at the hands of the customs department or the commissioners of immigration. WILSON IS WANTED FOR MURDER Chicago Burglar Kil Orleans mill The police of New Orleans have sent telegrams broadcast over tho country to apprehend William Wilson of Chicago, who, with three other burglars, murdered Charles D. Gleber Sunday night. Two of his pals have been captured and are in jail. They were discovered robbing a neighbor's house and Gleber went to assist in capturing them. He was armed with a hammer and Wilson shot him through the heart. The police gave him a long chaso but he escaped from the city by way of the Illinois Central tracks, and although the swamps surrounding New Orleans and all stations are being watched, he has eluded his pursuers, and is suposed to be making his way back to Chicago. Our state, fortunately, in common with others of her slsler states on the Pacific coast, is yet free from some of the worst of the insect enemies and diseases ot fruit trees that are more or less common lo the other states of the Union, But It is only a question of a strict guarding of our interests and industry dial we can claim exemption in (he future. Il is now some years since our legislature gave authority Into the hands of the state board of horticulture to in a measure quarantine and guard against belli the Incoming of new forms of pests and also for the preventing of the more extensive spread of such dangerous pesls as had already obtained a foothold In some portions of the state. For several reasons, it is needless to say, that any quarantining or strict oversight or prosecution of the work seemingly required In this line here in the stale has not been such as might have been properly demanded ln the Interests of our rapidly growing fruit Industry. The case of (he codlln moth pest, the worst enemy of the apple grower in the state, Is instanced, ln districts where this Insect Is fully prevalent, apple growing, as a profitable industry, will have practically to cease. The Insect Is a difficult one, with all present known remedies, to keep well in cheek, when thoroughly disseminated. Some of our best apple districts are yet almost or wholly free from its presence, und the growers in such sections should use all exertions to keep It out of their orchards. Our Puget sound orchards especially are as yet generally free from the codlln moth. Yet, unfortunately, in the markets of Tacoma and Seattle, a large proportion of the apples and pears brought in from Oregon, California and also from tlie eastern states are badly infested with the larvae of this Insect, and if such conditions continue to be the case, of course It will he but a question of a few years when our orchards adjoining will probably be swarming with this pest. The present season a vigorous attempt was made in Seattle to enjoin the sale of such Infested fruit, not meeting, however, with that encouragement from fruit dealers and the general public that such an endeavor should have secured. Should the incoming legislature make provision for tie' prosecution of the work, no doubt but an attempt will be made to put a complete embargo upon the sale or distribution of such infested fruit in the future. And this particularly In the interest of such portions of our state as arc yet free from this most pernicious Insect. In 1808 this insect was introduced into Massachusetts from Europe by an individual for experimental purposes. It has spread and proven there of such damage to their state as to cause them to expend several hundred thousand dollais since In combatting it. In one year alone $300,000 was appropriated for the work In that state, and $200,0(11) is asked to further carry It on the present year. Whether they can do more than to temporarily prevent Its spread is questionable as yet. The insect feeds on the leaves of all the deciduous trees. The ultimate and permanent damage to the interests of that state caused by the Incoming of that insect Is hardly calculable. The I'Inm Cureiillo. One of the Insects whose incoming here to the coast Is most to be feared Is the plum curculio. It is the most injurious of all the pests known to the plum family of fruits, and, should It become prevalent and widespread on this coast, where It has yet failed to get a lodgment, it would mean the destruction of our prune Industry. This eoujt has now a monopoly of the production of this fruit in the United States, because of this fact of exemption from Lhe presence of this Insect. It has been common in the eastern states for one or more generations, and practically keeps tn cheek there the cultivation and production of the finer European varieties of the plum kind, except in a limited way, as no effectual remedy has yet been discovered to prevent Its ravages. "This insect is a very dangerous pest, and the most Injurious known to the plum family. It abounds throughout the easlern states, where, owing to Its ravages, tho culture of the plum and apricot has almost been abandoned. It also .it- tacks the peach, the cherry, and the nectarine. So far It has baffled all efforts put forth to combat it. No effective remedy has as yet been found. We have exercised the greatest vigilance to pro- vent its Introduction to our state, for, should It appear here, the prune interest would suffer Immensely, and ils culture would have to lie abandoned." (Report California state board of horticulture, 1898.) This Insect is of late becoming a great pesl in some of the largest apple growing districts of the eastern stales, anil should be watched carefully for here. Il Is considered, In New York slate, to be one of the most destructive of the orchards there, and was first discovered in the east in 1809, and has since been found in some of the other stales and Canada, "This bud moth has come to be recognized by many of the most extensive apple growers in western New York as the most injurious and hardest to light of any insect now present in their orchards. It works in the opening leaf and flower buds, and often nearly (he whole crop on many (roes is destroyed while yel in the bud. H Is also especially destructive when it attacks newly budded or grafted trees and nursery stoek. Besides apple, it also feeds upon peat*, plum, cherry, quince and peach trees, and blackberry buds. Thus the fruit growers have to fear in (he hud moth a pest which is it Man at New capable of literally nipping in tlie bud a •.seniles. prospective crop of fruit, a graft or bud ded stock," (Bulletin No. 107, Cornell university experiment station, p, 57.) This Insect has so far proven very hard to combat, and no effective remedy iias us yet been discovered. Tlie Scale insects. The scale Insects Infesting vegetation are very numerous, and new varieties found on fruit trees and plants coming In on the steamers from the Orient are quite commonly observed each season by Mr. Craw, the efficient quarantine commissioner of tho California slate board of horticulture, who closely examines all such arrivals to that state, at the port of San Francisco. The greater number of these new varieties of lute come in on trees and plants from Japan, and also to some extent from Australia. Mr. Craw has lately described, in the last California horticultural report, 35 or -10 distinct forms of these destructive scale Insects, nearly ail of whii-ri have recently come under his notice as being found on shipments or specimens of fruit trees or plants coming into the country from foreign sources. Some of these are found (o work exclusively upon (he citrus family of fruits, ami. therefore, of not so much interest in us iu this state, but a large proportion of them are known to Infest also the deciduous fruits and the trees ami shrubbery common with us, and, as a safeguard to our fruit interests, we can not In- too careful about their getting a foothold wllh us here. Many of tin-so scale insects are among lhe most iliili- luli to destroy If Infesting trees, nnd In California, the hydrocyanic gas treatment is i lie one mostly used, This requires a large tent covering lo envelop the whole tree, under which tlie gas is generated, and needs several men to handle the outfit complete, making the cost of treatment quite a large one. This, one of tlie most destructive forms of diseases, affecting tiny family of fruit trees, fortunately is not common with us on this coast. Where this disease exists the peach growing Industry Is destroyed. Bulletins have been issued both by the Oregon and California state boards, cautioning against the importation into their states of trees from any of lhe districts where it is known to exist. "Yellows is a distinct disease. It attacks peach trees of all ages and in all conditions of vigor, seeming (o have preference for those which are thrifty. It is incurable, and its termination is always fatal. It is communicable from tree lo tree. Extermination of all affected trees, root and branch, is the only method of keeping the disease at bay." (Professor ti. 11. Bailey, bulletin No. 75, Cornell university experiment station, 1894, p. 400.) "Iu peach growing states, now free from the disease, it would be wise to prohibit the introduction of all trees from infected ureas. Certainly, if yellows does not now occur in California (and by ilili- gent Inquiry I have failed to ascertain that it does), (be greatest care should be taken to prevent ils Introduction, even to the extent of legislation strictly prohibiting tlio importation of peach trees from the eastern United States. Unless such steps are taken, the appearance of yellows on the Pacific coast is only a matter of lime." (Bulletin No. I), section of vegetable pathology, department of agriculture, 1891, p. 177.) The peach rosette is another form of disease that is found in some of the east- c in states, and is us much to be feared as the yellows. The disease also appears to be fatal to the plum family of fruits, or, at least, to some varieties, and hence would perhaps be more destructive to our fruit growing interests on the whole than even (he yellows, shoulil it come into the state. "The disease runs a rapid course, and is believed lo bo nearly or quite as dangerous as peach yellows, although less widely distributed. Growers are advised to root oul nnd bum affected trees as soon as discovered." (Report department of agriculture, 1891, p. 370.) alties Experienced by (he State in Disposing of Lands. One of the most interesting problems iat Ibe slate of Wyoming has bad to deal witli during tlie past year, is that of utilizing the public kinds donated to the siaii' by tin- general government under what ir. known as the Carey land act, says a correspondent of the Chicago Record, in l.Vil congress passed in act do- nating to each of the arid slates that would accept the conditions uf the grant 1,000,000 acres of land for the purpose of reclamation. Five states have accepted this donation. Wyoming was the lirst to ail and the Wyoming law defining the conditions under which the land should be reclaimed became, without material change, the law of Colorado and Idaho through the subsequent action of their legislatures. The author of tlie law Is •( Wyoming man, and as Wyoming lias taken (be Initiative in carrying the act into practical effect (he experience of the slate is of great Interest not only to the other arid stales but to the country at large, the question of utilizing tho great so-called arid regions of the west being one of national importance. The Carey law provides for the disposal uf land to actual settlers and cultivators only, in tracts not to exceed 100 acres, title to pass after satisfactory proof of reclamation and of ownership in lhe ditch or canal which provides water. Tile price of land is 5() cents an acre, half at the time of making entry and half at the time of making final proof of reclamation. Ditches and canals are to be built by private parties under state supervision and In accordance with the terms of a con- tract entered into between the ditch- builder and the state authorities before work begins. The conditions uf these contracts are set out in detail ln the law. They fix the size of the works, the price of the shares ln the canal and the terms ln payment therefor. They provide thai ditches must be transferred to the set- tlers when a certain percentage of shares therein have been sold and require the state only to dispose of land to purchasers of shares In the canal. Applications of Canal Companies. CLD INDIAN MARRIAGES Ol siini.iiii ON MEG w flllllM. YEARS AGO \.\ RESERVATION. Cayuse nnd Twi (alien Used li All J \ arils II ii > ii I 'ii j. ni Bright \\ 1 Ce The state law accepting the donation and providing methods for carrying the national law into effect was passed ln 1895. Under this law a board known as No known remedies exist for cither of those diseases. Our immunity here on this Pacific coast from so many of those described, and among tlio worst of the insect pests and diseases of fruits and fruit trees, gives us immense advantage in the line of fruit production, and which we should take every means available to retain. The question of preventing their Incoming and spread with us is a matter of great interest. GREEN BONE AS A POULTRY FOOD. One Who Has Found Profitable. Ixpericnce of II Is green bono n profitable food with which lo feed poultry? We think it Is nnd our reasons are, says one who has linil experience in feeding It. Unit lieim fmi on greon bones win lay a larger per cent of eggs than thoy would ir nut ii'il tlm hnno. A larger number of tho eggs will In- fertile; tin- chicks hatched will i»- hardier Hum chlekfl hatched from eggs laid by lions Unit woro not fod green bono, especially If those are winter eggs or if your fowls are confined in yards. Now why Is this so.' Because the composition of bone contains Hourly all the elements of un egg. whloh is proof IlOKiliVO. The chemical analysis of bone by Berzellne 1st Gelatine and blood vessels 88*30 Phosphate of lime 0,'(" Carbonate of lime "••j" Florldo of I'uh-iiuiis 2-™ Phosphate magnesia -•"' Soda and chloride of sodium 1.211 Total Koine ot fill, oonll-ut of lime nosiu. 100.00 ohemlsts add to this aboul I per cent Drevenstcdt suys: "An egg Is u con- id food weighing i!= oiinoo!.; composed Boda, sulphur, Iron, phosphorus, nu ill und albumen, which round in wo r, prone rly nil tha c position of green Imno. ... tho hens li. wo Bupply her win r materials with whloh to make egg, i" .. hen is lho mill to grind, tin- orop (ho hop per, mid ti gg tin- grist. Bvery particl ui' Un* egg, yolk, albumen and shell must com from lho assimilated food through tl oolls. if wo food im und heat forming (hero cannot follow tho largest egg linn.'' lint if wo f I lhe right food tho largeel production will follow, end green bono Is uf lho right funds. Another good point In favor of green bon that whatever u hen's appetite craven is lacking In her food, if you are not green cut bone, >-"i somo mid teed it to your hons and soo If they don't crave It. As u food f..r early hatched chicks II I dispensable, us n takes tlio place of hugs, worms, etc., whloh make u ohlck strong, healthy and vigorous. A good bone cutter, therefore, is a necessary requisite. Wo know that lho ono manufactured by tho p. w. Mann Co., of Mllford, Muss., is u. thoroughly reliable und practical machine. Wo can thus tho green bone ration at win mid by It judiciously the vigor mid tone of th Is Improved, und the egg product creased, Wo advise our readers to Investigate tin- in Its of green bone us a food for poultry. co.vsini.iiion of LITTLE VALUE. Von It l» <»i f <l'<* Garden of Lincoln County. Edwin Snook, who has n promising fruit farm down on tho Columbia river near the mouth of Hawk creek, was visiting In lown (ho nisi of (he wook, snys (ho Davenport Times. Only u fow yours ago tho flat on whloh Mr. Snook und others now live wus considered of llttlo value und loo Isolated to venture on with a family, it Is ut the present timo regarded as ono of the garden spots of tho county, devoted entirely to fruit culture, ten ncres of whloh is considered of us much value us a whole r.-inn on tho prairie. A thrifty settlement is engaged in tho fruit business along tho river. A good Bohooi has boon provided, a literary Boctety flourishes und tho people enjoy all (he privileges of older coimnunltles. Over II. Teacher—Did you study this lesson? Pupil—] looked over it. Teacher—Well, hereafter, just lower your gazo a little.—Philadelphia Record the state board of land commissioners was organized in April, 1895. The chief clerk, upon whom much of the detail work of carrying the act into effect was intrusted, was A. J. Parshall. A number of applications were received by the board lor tin- withdrawal oi lands In various parts of the state, to be reclaimed under the act. it was not, however, until June 4, 1805, that any applications were presented which In the opinion of the board met the requirements of the stale and the general land laws. The first regular and proper applications accompanied by maps and field notes, filed with the board were those of the Burlington Canal Company, for 28,111111 acres; of the Blolx* Canal Company, for acres; of the Globe Canal Company, for for 25.000 acres. All of these applications were rejected at the local land office, where nil applications under the general law were required to be approved before further action by the state could bo taken. The applications wero considered in the general land office >t Washington for almost a year before final action was taken upon them, the decision of the local land offices having been appealed from by the state. II Is proper to state that the officers of the interior department have at no time beon antagonistic to the act, and the delay In passing upon the application was that due consideration might be given for the purpose of protecting the state, the settlers availing themselves of the provisions of the aet in these and future transactions. What Huh Been Accomplished. In the meantime applications of the Black's Fork Canal Company and the Fort Bridger company, for 30,000 acres, were received by the board and rejected by the local land offices. The state, having all of its applications pending In the department of the Interior, decided to refuse further applications until a decision upon those pending was reached. After some minor corrections, on January 28, 1S90, President Cleveland signed the contract under which the Burlington canal, the Globe canal and the Cody canal companies were to reclaim and colonize the arid lands which they had selected in Wyoming. The applications of the Black's Fork and Fort Bridger companies were rejected, It being found that these lands were located on the original Fori Bridger military reservation and that, the United States act opening military reservations to settlement barred all methods of acquiring these hinds by settlers and others except under the homestead aot. The application of the Uinta Canal Company for 20,000 acres was made ln April and approved by the Interior department and a contract signed by President Cleveland in September, 1S9G. Tin- Globe Canal Company, which his undertaken 10 reclaim and colonize 0500 acres In lhe Big I lorn basin, has con- struili'il seven miles of main canal, taking water from lhe Shoshone river, and now has over 2ouo ncres under irrigation. During the coming year the full body ol land selected by this company will be under ditch and ready for settlement by colonics. Twenty miles of ditch will have been constructed and over $100,000 expended in the enterprise. Rental of School Lands. The rivalry which has sprung up or lale years between the cattle and sheep Interests of Wyoming and the oonsequenl efforts of cattlemen and sheep growers to acquire and control grazing lands, Is directing attention to the great bodies of land owned by the stale under virtue of congressional grants, and a largely Increased acreage of these lands Is being leased from the slate by those engaged In the sheep and cattle business and by small ranchmen who combine agriculture and stock raising. The income derived by tho state from this source is already considerable and promises to become quite factor iu tin- reduction of stale taxa- jpots *joni (ho proceeds derived from the rental being devoted lo the support of state Institutions and public schools, The income from these rentals for the two yours ended September 30, 1896, was $86,804.30, and from the present Indications Ibis will be greatly Increased during the coming lo Hi.- .oily days the wedding of a Blackfool beiie rtldn'i create much of a social sensation in this far-off northern pari of Montana, says the Great Fulls correspondenl of [he Anaeonda Standard, In those 1400.1 ,.i.i days, as pioneers Bay, u would-1-' benedlcl roped .1 spotted oay- use and I-.! tli,' animal up to the smoke- V'-i red Iron; of the bride's family lepee. Here an even exchange wis made, the old Indian taking the cayuse and perhaps two yards of bright rid calico, and the new husband leading back to ids shack Die brill.- whom lo- had purchased from her sordid old father. There were no priests or clergymen tu pay, no certificates to sign, no blushing maids of honor or ner- veils "best" men to officiate, and Die cere- n.cny didn't occupy more than a ralnuto of lime, ..lid after a brief honeymoon, if the husband was disappointed or dissatisfied witli bis bargain, he simply took his fair young bride 10 tile kitchen door, pointed across tin.' country in the direction of hor father's 'amp, and murmured, in tiie Blackfool tongue, "Duckyournut." Thero was no protest or kicking. His wife took the bin! and her leave at Die same Dm.', and the young man was at perfect liberty 10 exporimenl in marriage tottery again. Any number of old-timers will certify to Ibis fact. But lime lias worked wonders and wrought marvelous changes during the last 20 years, and nowhere is this more noticeable than 011 Indian reservations. The rising generations of full and mixed bloods now have Die advantage of schools and religious services aro conducted as regularly at the different agencies as in tin; towns and cities. [Hagles1 feathers and breech-clouts have been crowded out by modern cloihlng, and Die "reds" are dressed and costumed, in many Instances, better than the whites. Wur councils are a tiling of Die past, and tin- younger Indians now entertain each ether with bails, parties, receptions and the like. Tlie tomahawk and scalping knife have been crowded out by hair oil and cologne pottles, and it is necessary to secure a marriage license before being introduced as a member of '.be family. A few days ago there was a regal wod- dlng on D10 Blackfoot reserve, and the River Press describes Die event as folio-vs: "un .Sunday evening a large number of relatives and friends assembled at Die Ep- wortih Flegan Indian mission of the Methodist Episcopal church, Blackfoot reservation, to witness Die nuptials of Charles Buck ami .Miss Spyna Devereaux. "Tin. service was opened promptly at 7 o'clock by singing, followed by tic loading of an appropriate Scripture lesson, after which the Rev. E. S. Dutcber pru- ceeded witli the ceremony that was to make Die couple one. "Tin. hymn 'Blest Bo tin- Tie TI1.1t Binds' was Dion sung, at the close of which Rev. Mr. Dutcber made a short and appropriate address ;o Die congregation. Tlie bridesmaids were Misses Pearl Wetzel and Julia I'olicll. Die groomsmen Messrs. William llazlotl and William [CIpp. After the company of friends bid extended hearty congratulations and burdened the happy couple with good wishes, Die congregation was dismissed with the doxology ami benediction. tin Woo food produc Is what feeding DEATH OF A GREAT HUNTER. Slayer of Tigers and Elephants Sue- en 111 Im to Ileal In Cochin-, hilin. A grout hunter lias just dlod in Cochin- China, where ho lived for the past 27 yours, says (he Courier des Etas l'nis. His name was Wetzel. He was an Alaaclan. During tho war of 1S70 ho Berved in a French roglment of oulraSBiers, and at tho close of th'- war ho asked 10 ho sent to Cochln-Chlna. Hli wns granted, nnd ho was employed oountry us gamekeeper. mous hy his exploits. His he used t" show in- ledlng (look utly in- request In that Soon ho became fa- huntlne record, which with pride, foots un SI) elephants, an tigers, 21 panthers, Ave rhinoceroses, about 20 wild buffaloes, un.i un Immense nuin- ber of hours, deer, etc. Tho natives hold him in great veneration on ai unt "f the servloeB whloh ho rendered i" them. At 0110 time two tif.-rs carried away somo persons in tho neighborh 1 "f Tayninh. On being notified of the fact by tlio authorities, Wetzel sot mil m tho night to hunt them. Concealing himself in one of tin* haunts of the beasts ho shot them down ono after the other. IW never used any strategems; all his limning was done in a bold and daring fashion, nnd 11101-0 than once ho came near losing his 1110. One day while hunting buffaloes ho was charged by " hull. 'fb»* natives aiv more afraid uf ., bull buffalo than they nn- or a tiger, w.-tzol was knocked down nnd pawed hy tho brute. He pretended t" be dead. His rifle escaped from Ids hand as he fell. Slowly h" dragged himself un I" it. To soiz.- It. shoulder 11, and lodge a bullel In th" head of his adversary was tho matter "1 mi Instant, He was o..n- tliiod i" his bed for n long tliu" after that adventure, 'in another occasion n wounded tiger iii'iiiiil.-ii upon him nn.1 Btruck him with her .-laws In tho face, Inflicting a serious wound. l,ui he killed the beast, Tho traces »r the wound could li" plainly >:-un on his ti In u rough-and-tumble tight with a panther his loft shoulder was badly I; -ated, hut ho mun- ugod p. plunge Ids hunting knife Into the panther's heart. His 'loath was lb.* i-osiill "1 siinslroko. His numerous friends are aboul t" erect a monument to him, whloh wilt recall his exploits as a soldier, an elephant hunter, a tiger hunter, and un all-round man with a mm. \ni Merelj n Great merchant. Tin- 1'onland Oregonian calls the late C, II. Lewis of that city "the greatest merchant of the northwest," and adds. "The Intelligent judgment, the painstaking labor, tlio unwearied attention that he applied io all operations, largo and small, during a long series of yours made him a prop and pillar of the commercial life of Portland, inn lie was not merely a greal iii.-n-li.-int. lb- was a groat citizen and a good man. He was actuated by a largo public spirit, lie was one of those who realize the obligations to society of men who stand in places like that which lie occupied. Throughout life he had but ono system of conduct. It was simple, but of the highest. His character set him among tho firmest and strongest; yet ho was also among the least demonstrative and most unselfish of men." year. There are many objections raised lo the state's becoming a landlord on so great a scale, as the lease to tenants of all Its lands would cause it io become, and il is urged that the lands should not be leased, but that the state should endeavor to sell them and thus create permanent home owners Instead of u tenant class. Congress, however, has placed such limllalions upon the munner of selling hinds by the state as to practically make such sale Impossible. Not Even That. "Ducky?" "Wbntl.vV" "Do you think I am making any progress In courting you?" "No; you are not even holding your own." Tableau.-Texas Slfler. Her Last Chance. Leap Year M.-iId—Reggy. If I should propose to you. would you marry me? Reggy (absently)—Oh. 1 always leave all those 'disagreeable things to me man. don't you know.—New York Journal. GRAND FORKS MINER. F. II. McOiRTss *Sos Froi'Mbtors (i. E. MCCARTEB - • - - BOITOB 4Kb MA*AO]SE TBI HlHl t> publilhei) oil r.,i*u*1n, siMl wCl mailed to Buticcrlber ou payment oi Tiro Dollars a year. AilrertlBoments ft un Inoh per int allowed on long Displayed month. A liberal discount QQBtlMU. Tranol-. :>t AdTertltamenti V) cents allrni flrat insertion and 10 cetiM a Unu for eaoh additional Insertion. Local or reading matter notices 26 cents each insertion. Job Printing at Fair rates, ah acuounu fti- job work and advertising tin'-able on thoflrflt.Ol each month. 1'. It. McCuwi-fi Si -Jon. SATURDAY, JANUARY 30, 1897, CHANOES NEEDED. As the time for the convening of the legislative assembly of the province Jraws near a great deal of interest is telt aa to what will be done in the war of changes in thn mineral laws. It is almost universally acknowledged that the mining luwn of British Columbia are iu good or butter than tboBo of any other mineral country but at tho same time a (ew changes could woil bo made with great betietit to the country at largo and moro especially to the many u«w mining districts whicli are juBt now coming to tho front. Among other small changes which might be made with advantage may bo mentioned the claueo whicli allows a fiee miner to record assessment ou his claim by the payment of i 100 in money into tlie recorder's office instead of doing $100 worth of work oa it. This clause is taken advantage of by many who uro holding too many claims to allow of their doing J100 worth of work on each of them during the yoar, and is in more ways tnau ono a distinct injury to the mining interests of tne Province. Tho law requiring *100 worth of work on a mineral claim oaoh yoar was promulgated with a view to opening up the hitherto undeveloped mineral districts, but tho clause allowing payment incasti virtually etultities it If this clause ware rspaaled and $100 worth of actual work was required on a mineral claim each year tho development of our mineral resources would be greatly aided and the entire province would benoiit by it. Prospectors would locate no more ground than they could work and would thus leavo room for new comers and instead of one man owning thirty or forty claims and working perhaps four or live, we would have sight or ten men owning throu or four claims apiece and working them. The advantage of this can bs readily seen. More work would be dono; moro men wonld be required to do it, this would increaBe the business of our stores and the country woul d bo developed much faster. Another point in our laws which might well be sttengthened is the de- unition of ''rock in place" which is given in the Mineral Act as—"All rock in placo bearing valuable mineral within the meaning of this Act." This is far from satisfactory, but far more unsatisfactory is tho doQnition of "vein or lode." In regards these termB tho act says; "Whenever either ot these terms is used in this act, ''rock in place" shall be deemed to be includ ed." Not finding any definite information in either of the above the seeker aftor knowledge is obliged to turn to the decision lately rondored by Chief Jus- ties DavieB, in the colebraUd Paris Belle case at Rossland. In this decision the Chief Justice delines mineral, or rock in place as all rock bearing yalsable deposits of any mimral usually mined except coal; whon occuring as a vein or lode with well dehned wall or boundaries. In conclusion ho says: "It does not I think mean mineralized rock whenever found." In the absence of any legal definition of "rock in place" and "vein or lode' this decision of the Chief Justice must be regarded a-; the law of the land, and the only precedent ho far established in regards this particular. Jt thiB stands as law, it means a serious Iosb to many of the property owners of thia aud almost every other district iu the Province as not ote iu ona-liuudred of the locations in the province can boast of well defined walls or boundaries. There aru many other changcB which might be made with good results but the two above mentioned are among the most important and unless relief is given by good amendments a groat deal of litigation and loss owners will be caused. tablishiu'g works at any of the above named towns. This petition should ba si.-ned by every rosidont of our district, aud from tho way the names are being added to tho list it looks as if this end would be obtained. Our citizens aoom to be fully awake to tho danger of being placed iu tho grasp of a monopoly and are de termined to use their bes t endeavors to prevent it. If any one company is given a fran chise covering the entire Kettle River and Boundary creek listrict its station i will be established at on" place and the inhabitants ut tho other towns supplied by it would he forced to pay a higher rate for tho wator. light and power fur dished them. This is unavoidable as theexpeuse of pumping wator and transmitting lit;lit and powor from the cs ntral station to the consumers must b? overoome, Then auain, the opportunity for exorbitant charges aflorded by a monopoly of this kind ivould nevor be overlooked by the promoters of the company which gained control of the district. Then- could be no relief once tho franchise was granted. The "company could charge any rates they might see fit and the unlucky consumers »ould be forced to oithor pay them or do without light, power and water. Another phase of the subject is thai tho company receiving such a franchise might do nothing with the powers granted it—further than isabsolutoly necessary to hold their franchise—but aimply wait until such time as they saw fit to use their powers—or until somo company camo along which would bo willing to pay them a big royalty, which would increase tho cost of wator, light and power to every consumer in the district. Tho only safo way to do is to divide tho district eiuong the different companies and thereby create competition which is tho only sure guarantoe ot cheap wator, light, power, etc. to our claim SION THE PETITION. A petition is boing circulated against the granting of a franchise to the Cascade Water, Powor & Light Company by the coming provincial legislative aBaembly. It is urged in this potition that the powers asksd for aro far too great to be granted to any one company and also that tho promotors of the enterprise are not interested in the various townsites for which tbey are applying, and that even if they did use tho powers asked [tor in the act ot incorporation their works wodM be established ut Cascade City and thia would bo detrimental to the interests of Grand Forks, Greenwood, Anaconda, Midway and the other joints to be supplied by the company bb ilt would prevent any other company es* LOCAL NOTES, Try Knight's mealB. Work is being energetically pushed on the Wolrerine claim near tho Volcanic. A. C. Sutton returned from Rossland the end of last week, where he had ,;one on business. Don't forget the fact that Fred Knight's meals are the best to be had in the Keltic Riv*jr district. Bert Ping and Win. Sands contemplate building immediately on their property on Riverside Avenue. Dr, Stanley Smith lias been under the woatharfor tho last few kdayB with a eevore cold, but is now around again. Mr. Millar and others who own the Iron King claim, on Pass creek, art doing assessment work with good results. Mr. and Mrs. Gill, ot this town returned a fow days ago from Edwall, Wash., whoro they have been jon a visit for the last few days. MeBsrs. John and Al. Manly, accompanied by their wives, returned lasl oveuiug from a combined pleasure [and business trip through California. Robert Clark, of the i Seattle mine has just finished work on the Abo Lincoln claim. He struck good ore being rich (in carbonates and sulphides of copper. Messrs. Glover and Walker, who owl the Garnet claim, on Pass creek art as busy as beavers endeavoring to show up their property, wnich is a rich gold and copper proposition. A high gold and copper assay was recently mado from a sample taken from tho croppings of tho ; Golden Giant ou Hardy mountain. This property is owned by Messrs Nelson and Robinson. Mosars Uaflfort and Anderson, ownerb of the Uold Drop on „Hardy mountain are pushing development work on that prjperty, aud are now down some 18 feel onto lho huge ledgji that crosses this claim. Dr, Russell, one of the owners of the Micawber claim iu Eureka Camp, reports that it is tho intention of the owners of this property to continue work in the shaft already started as soon as the weather permits. Richard McCarron arrivtd a couple of days ago from Rossland, where he has been ou miniug business He says there will be a large influx of Rossland people into this section this coming spring. H. P. Toronto was in town yostorday and reports everything prospering in his neighborhood, his hotel ie now iu running order and he is about to lay in a large stock of liquors and thus be ready tor the spring trade. Chas. VanNesa has returned fretu Rossland where ho has been for several weeks past, lie Bays that it is generally believed in that section that the Columbia & Western Railway will be built into Grand Forks this earning season. W. A, Atkins returned yesterday from an extended trip to [Eureka camp and the various other camps lying between Eureka camp and Volcanic mountain. During his trip he 4bbw sereral of the Bonds of Electric, Steam or Horse Car Railways r-r -PT-AfiPn at 8H0ETEST NOTICE Persons having mining or other Properties thai will bear investigation, can have a Company promoted, nr sell them, by addressing MANHATTAN INVESTORS & SECURITIES CO., Ltd, 17 and 19 Broadway, New York Oity. London offices:—Chiswell House, No. U'j Finsbury Pavement, Loudon, E* 0., England. North Fork properties, being much pleased Iwith what he saw. Julius Elrich, who recently purchas. ed an interost in tho Humming Bird claim in Clark's camp, intends to opsn up litis property iu the oarly spring. The Humming Bird is one of the best known proporties ia this district, having an excellent surface showing. Tho Admiral, which joins tho Black fail on the south ia looking well, It is located in Eureka camp aid has been lately creating quite a commotion in the mining world of this Bection, owing to free gold being discovered in considerable quantities in its croppings. A company of RosBland mining men will start work on their property ou fisherman's creek called the Amazon, about the tirat of March. It ia their intention to punh developmiut work ai rapidly as possible and try and show up their property, and as they are "on to them selves," they wtl! like'y succeed. A Spokane capitalist is at present negotiating for the purchase of the River Elbow claim, Borne 3 miles up the North Fork. It is owned by John Holmes and the Shannon Bros. There is an assessment work done on this property, which shows the ledge to Le well mineralized in gold aud copper and iron. Don't forget the grand ball in tho Victoria Hotel on Monday evoniug the 1st. Remember the proceeds of this lance are to be used to pay off tho debt on the school furniture and every citizen should put his shoulder to the wheei and try und help the school along. Tickets are on sale at Dr. Hep* .vorth's drug store and Manly and ■VveriU'a store. The case that has been pending for sjme-time betweeu the Comstock Min • ing Oompany and the LaFleur Mining Oompany, was recently dicided by Judge Hanford of the United States Court at Seattle, in tavor of the Corn- stock Mining Company. The property iu litigation being none other thaa tho well known LaFleur mine which ia one of the richest gold and copper nines in this locality, being situated s ime 7 miles west of Grand Forks on the reservation. KETTLE RIVER MININQ DIVISION Records of Mineral Locations for the Week Ending Jan. i6. lanuary lot Bperanza, Pruvidence camp, G. B. Taylor. January 14: Trapper, Hardy mouutaiu, fiB. King and J. S. Harrison. Isabel, Skylark enmp, S. Webb, anuary 16: Mary Ellen, Summit camp, J. (,'. Seam, tiinuary 18: Cuba, .White's eainp, E. A. Diel- enberg. Lady Franklin, Carson City, G. Cook. TRANSFERS. auuary 18: Lincoln, all int., C. J. Lundy to H. White. City ol Paris, all Int., C. J. Lundy to H. White, lanuary 11: Marie Stuart, \'A int, F. W. Felch to H. Blbbtni. Legal Tender, all int., J. L. Wiseman to J. A. Draiu. Little Cheif, % int., J. Dulour to J. Fisher. lanuary 16: Apache Chief, %int.,T. Wakoto J. Douglas. Excelsior, J£ int., Oro Grande \i int., and Oro Fine all, J. Atwood to J Douglas. Excelsior, Oro Grande, Oro Fino, llecla and No..'), % int. each, J. Douglas to T. Wake, down Point, J,a int., J. Atwood and T. Wake to J. Douglas, California, nil int., W.ltawson toJ.Cai.lheld. lanuary 10: Cannon Ball, % Int., 0. Graden to J. w. Spauldlng. Deadwood,'4 int., J.W. Spauldlng too. Graden. Great Eastern, Hint, G. W. Averill toA.Clyde. Diamond Hitch, Jj Int., F. A. Williamson to J. B. Brooks. Butcher Boy, ^ Int., J. II. Brooks to ,1 Tomer. CHRONIC GRUMBLERS. Une bud feature ot almost every mining camp is a habit among Borne ot the proBpoctors of ruuning down thoir neighbors claims, and matting little of all porpertieB but their own. They n iver for one moment consider that what ever holpB thoir neighbors proper- tics helps themselves. This class of people are however generally of the more ignorant class and consequently their opinions are not a, weighty as thoje of their mire enlightened neighbors. These people are of course a great djtriment to any community and should be disc hi ntananced by every sensible and law abiding citizen. Instead of con- tinually grumbling and depreciating their neighbors claims, let them try and do some development work on their own properties, which would be much thore to their credit than to sit with folded hands waiting for Providence to develop their claims. A NEW COMPANY. The latest stock company formed to work properties in this section is one known by the name of The Wellington Square Gold & Copper Mining Company. Its capitalization ie $2,000- 000. The incorporators are A. <J. Sutton and Mr. and Mrs. Robert Clark and eastern capitalists. This company will work a group of four claims up the North Fore., called the Snow Shoe, Silver Knot, May- Flower and Wellington Square. MINERAL ACT 1896. (FORM F.) Certificate of Improvements Notice. SEATTLE MINERAL CLAIM* T Seattle Mineral claim, situate in the Kettle Kiver Miniug Division of Yale District. Where located—III Brown's camu oa the W6Sf side of the North Fork of Kettle river. AKK NOTICE that. I, F, Wollaston, acttngas agent for tho Seattle Min ing & Smelting Company, (Foreign), free miner's certificate No. 67,445, intend 60 days from the date hereof, to apply to ih'1. Mining Recorder for a Certificate of Improvements for the purpose of obtaining a Crown Grant of the above claim. And furtucr take notice that action undci section :i7 must be commended before the Issuance of smell Certificate of Improvements. Dated this -!Gth day of November, 189(5. F. WOLLASTON. 1T0TI0E OF APPLICATION E0R PB [ VATE BILL. TOWNSITE OF GRAND FORKS NOTICE IH HEREBY GIVEN that application will be made to the Legistlative Assembh of the Province of British Oolumbia for an Act incorporating the inhabitants of the townsite nf Grand forks, in the Osoyoos division of the district Ol Vale, as a municipality, to define the limits of said corporation, with such provisions tf the general municipal acts now in force in the Province, and such other provisions as may bo applicable, or necessary or expedient; anil ivfth such further provision as will enable a i'Ote to be taken, at the time fixed for the first election, lo determine whether tlie affairs of tho orporation shall, subject to the provisions of the Act of Incorporation, be managed by an ex Qutivo of three commissioners or by a mayor and live aldermen. FRANK HIGGINS, Solicitor for Applicants. CERTIFICATE OF THE REGISTRATION FOREIGN COMPANY. OF A "Companies' Aot," Part IV, and amending Acts. 'The Keough Gold and Copper Mining Company" (Foreign.) Be« the combination offer of the Spokane Weekly Chronicle and the Grand Gorks Miner in thia issue. Two papers for the price ot one. Registered the 25th day of November, 1896. T HEREBY CERTIFY that I have thia dav reg- X lstered "The Keough Gold and Copper Mining mpany" (Foreign), under the '•Companies' ■ ct." Fart IV., "Registration of Foreign Com panics, 'and amending Acts, Tho head otlice of tlie said company is situat- .-1 at tho City of Salt Lake, State of Utah, U.S. A. The objects for which the Company Is established are:—To purchase, work, develop and manage the K-Ttell lode mining claim, the Aspen lode mining claim, the Delamar lode mining claim and the Remington lodo mining claim, all situate in Yale Mining District, British Columbia, and to acquire mines, mills, reduction werks and such property real and personal as may be suitable or convenient for '•arrying on a general raining and milling busi- ness; and to operate, buy, sell or exchange, .nines, mills, reduction works and all property iiucessaryor convenient to the business. The capilal stock of the soid Company is two hundred thousand dollars, divided into two hundred thousand shares of tho par value of me dollar each. Given under my hand and seal 'of office at Victoria, Province of liritish Columba, this 25th ■ lay of November, 18'J6. [l. b.J S. V. WOOTTON, Registrar of Joint Stock Companies. tfOTIOE OP APPLICATION TOR PEL VATE BILL. 'JRAND FORKS TOWNSITE OOMPANY, ITED LIABILITY. LIM NOTICE 13 HEREBY GIVEN that application will be made to tho Legistlative Assembly i if the Province of British Columbia at Its next HOSSion for au Act to Incorporate the Grand Forks Townsite Company, Limited Liability, .ith power to appropriate, take, and use from the North Fork of Kettle River, and Manly rick, at points above the town Bite of Grand Forks, Osoyoos Division of East Yale District, so much oi the water as may ho necessary for, ind to utilize the water so diverted for, tho following purposes, namely; of generating electricity and of supplying tho same within the district hereinafter mentioned either for olectrlo lighting, motive power, telegraph, telephone or other works; of supplying water to consumers as a motive power for haul ing, pumping, lighting, smelling, drilling, or for any tlier purpose for which it may be applied or acquired; of supplying water fordomestio, min ing, manufacturing, and other purposes to the miners, smelters, operators of tramways, and inhabitants of the townsite of Grand Forks and nf a strip of territory not exceeding six mileB io width on either side of the South Fork of Kettle IllYer and not exceeding in length twenty-five miles above tlie said townsite of Grand Fork: along the luie of tho North Fork of Kettle Hlver and with power to construct and maintain buildings, erections, dams, ditches, flumes, raceways, or other works necessary for carrying out the above purposes, or any ot tfhem, or for improving or Increasing the mid water privileges; and with power to enter and expropriate land for a site for power houses, and for dams, ditches, raceways and reservoirs, and for carrying tho electric current underground or over- bead and for such other works as may be necessary and for the buiding thereon of mills, manufactories, or any erection for the purpose of carrying on any industry: and with power to erect, lay, construct and maintain buildings, pipes, poles, wires, appliances or •onveoiences uecessary or proper for the generating and transmitting of electricity and power; aDdf with power to constiuct, equip, operate and roatn- Mvih tramways for tne puipono of carrying passengers or freight in the dfatrfot above mentioned; and with power to maintain and operate a telephone system ln the said district; aud with power to do all such things as are Incident or conducive to the attainment oi the above objects. Dated at the City of Victoria thia 8th day ol Deoembeii 1B06. HUNTER A DUFF, i Agents for ITaUon * Wain; ^fioUotton tor tiw appUoaa*, wswa^—-■-' The Spokaiif Weekly Chronicle IS THE LEADING PAPER OF EASTERN WASH. It Gives the Mining and Local News of the Territory Tributary to Spokane, It Has Lately Increased to Twelve Pages and Added Many New Features Which Make it More Attractive Than Ever Before, We will send the Weekly Chronicle and the Miner one year to any address for $2.00. H. W. RUSSELL [WWWWWWWWS House and Carriage Painter, Paper Hanger, and Kalsominer, GLAZING OF ALL KINDS Estimates Furnished on GRAND FORKS, B.0. %MLMMMMM% Orders Promptly Attended to. AM Kinds of Work. BUILDERS Should carefully consider the coat ot material, and by figuring, And out that all kinds ot Rough and Dressed Lumber Shingles, Lath, Etc. can be purchoiicd at the Grand Forks Sawmill ... 0HEAPEE THAN ANYWHERE ELSE. FIREWOOD $1 PER LOAD. C. K, SIMPSON. Proprietor. HEPWORTH & CO. Druggists Etc A Full Stock of Toilet Articles Always on Hand, Also a Well Assorted Supply of STATIONERY AND WALL PAPER. SURGERY IN REAR OP DRUG STORE. . . MANLY'S NEW BLOCK GRAND FORKS* B. G NOTICE The best wire spring in the world 1b made in Grand Forks. I also do all kinds of fine furniture and other REPAIRING. RUBBER STAMPS, mid Seals. Agent for the best makes of -■'■wing machines. Also the Hummer 1 icyclo. J. W. JONES. GRAND FORKS, B. O COUNTY COURT NOTICE. Notice 1» hereby given that fi sitting ot the County Court o( Ydlo will bo held AT MIDWAY, ON MONDAY, MARCH 15, 1897; \.T GRAND FORKS, WKD., MARCH 17, 1897 itthe hour ol eleven o'olock ln thrforenoon ■espcetlvely. By command, W. G. McMYNN, lovernment Offlco, Midway, B. C. j D. R. C. C. Jan. 4th, 1897. ! NOTICE. TBNDBR8 WANTED. Tend«f« will be received by the underalgned until January the 16thl6»T for tho oonBructlon of an Irritating ditch aud flume from Boundary creek to Midway flat. Plana and apeoincattona can be aeen at tha olrlce of the Midway Company, Midway, B. O. and the office of C. F. Coiierton, Vernon, B. C. Theloweitor any tender not necesiarlly accepted. A. K. BTUART, Agent Midway Compauy, Ltd. Midway, B. C, Deoamber 6,1686. The time for receiving tendera 1b further extended until Jan. 81.1897, Jan. 9, U91. ANODS K. STUART All Roads Lead to Carson. ED. DRISCOLL, Dealer In General MERCHANDISE, Carries a Complete line of Groceries, Dry Goods, Clothing, - Boots and Shoes, Also a Full Line ot Harness, Saddles, Bits, Spurs, Etc., Etc. -3TREPA RlNC PROMPTLY ATTENDED TO JO THOMPSON'S STAGE LINE, -FROM— Carson to Curlew, San Poll and Eureka Camns. Leaves Carson and Nelson on Tuesoay and Friday. Returns Weduesday and SaranUy making connection with Morrison's Stage Lino. EDWARD THOMPSON, Proprietor, WE HAVE Lumber OF ALL KINDS. always on Hand. For Prices and Terms 0*11 on or address, MANLY & AVERILL? Gran a Forks, B. O. PTHEL GERTRUDE DAHL, i-l Teacher of VIOLIN. BANJO, MANDOLIN AND GUITAR. Student from the College of Music of Clnoln- nattl, and pupil of the distlngulshtd Master and Violinist, Chas. Baeteds of the Brussels Franco- Belgian School of the Violin. OFFICE HOURS — Monday, Wednesday Thursday, Friday and Saturday, 2 to 5 p. m. MAIN ST. • ■ GRAND FORKS, B. C, M RS. GID R. PROPPER, DRESS MAKER, GRAND FORKS, B. O. ■ m AND ALL KINDS OF JOB WORK ORAND FORKS MINER, w..
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