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FIRST YEAR.--NO. 48. GRAND FORKS, B. C, SATURDAY, APRIL 10, 1897. TRICE FIVE CENTS. COSMOS HOTEL GRAND FORKS; B C. -"Everything New and Best Furnished House in Town, INBODY & DAVIDSON, Proprietors. FINEST WINES, LIQUORS AND CIGARS AlwayB Found at the Bar. Special attention Paid to Transcient Trade. P. CARR, MERCHANT TAILOR BRIDGE STREET; GRAND FORKS. B G- ; Suits Made to Order at Reasonable Prices. AU Work Guaranteed to Give Satisfaction. Special attention paid to Clean* ' ing and Repairing. Give me a trial order. GRAND FORKS MEAT MARKET, "•- K. A. MATTHES, PROPRIETOR. All kinds of Meats, German Sausages and Head ■Cheese always on hand. 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 OLEBK ALWAYS ON HAND. BATES $1,50 AI-TD $2,03 PEh DAT Seeds! Seeds! A Large Stock of Northern Grown Garden Seeds in Bulk. The Very Best Quality at Eastern Prices, 8ILI0U8 ORE THIS CLASS 07 ORE BELIEVED TO BE TREE MILLING AND NO WASTE DUMP NEEDED. TO USE CORNISH ROLLS The Ores of This Country Are All Considered Exceptionally Adaptable To This New Method of Eednoti'on—Le Eoi Test. NEW STOCK OF- * SHOES = First Class Quality and the prices Will Please You. MINER'S SUPPLIES^*- Of All Kinds at Spokane Prices Freight and Incidentals Added. 0. B. & P. B. NELSON, RESERVATION STORE, NELSON, WASH. 'GRAND FORKS AND BOSSBURG DAILY STAGE LINE WRIGHT & SCHVVAN, PROPS. ■BOSSBURG TO GRAND FORKS DAILY Leaves Bosrburg on the arrival of tho southbound train arriving at Grand Forks at 9 o'clock same evening. Leaves Grand Forks at i o'cIock a. m., arriving at Bossburg in timo to conuectwith northbound train. Express and freight promptly attendod to and handled at reasonable rates. According to late reports thero is no question regarding the successful reduc tion of our silicious ores by concentration. Tho wasto dumps at tho LeRoi mine have provon a bonanza to tho mine owners of this section, as the ores ot the Kettle river district aro moro silicious than those of the Trail creek locality. We should like to see a trial run made from ore from a number of our mines here and see what tho resu t would be from surface indications. Wo herewith summarize the results recently mado at tho O. K. mill on Le Roi waste ore, and the opinion of Captair Wm. Nail, the superintendent, as reported in the Rossland Minor, of recent date: 1. The test was a complete success. 2. Captain Hall believes the gold in the ores in this camp are almost wholly free, and that with proper machinery 75 per cent can be saved on tho plates. 3. Ho tbinks ore running SO per ton can bo mere economically milhd than ore running 810. i. He would use Cornish rolls instead of Btamps, as ha thinks the rolls would more completely free tho gold. 5. Ho recommends the Le Roi company to erect a 200-ton milling plant. G. Ho thinks the Le Roi company has already broke down 35,000 tans ol ore suitable to run through a mill, DETAILS OP THE TEST. The ore for this test was taken from the wast dump of the Lo Roi mino and was considered absolutely worthless. All pieces showing aulphido ore to any extent. were carefully excluded. The ore was run through the mill in three lots. Full details of each test follow: TB ,T NO. 1. Net dry weight of ore, pounds, 38,983,20, or lo.OK8-winnt--.iiq Valuo of crude ore per ton, *"8.UU. Gold and silver saved on plates $77 4ti Value of concentrates 41 47 Total value saved 110 2,1 Per ceatage of extraction, 70.42. TE9T NO. 2. Net dry weight of ore, pounds, 9,.W",36, or 9,1546-2000 tons Value of crude ore per ton, $10.40. '..old and silver saved ou plates $30 00 Value of concentrates 26 37 Total value saved 66 27 i'er ceutage ol extraction, 6ri.22. TEST NO. 8. Net dry weight of ore, pounds, 48,900.12, or 21 1900*2000 tons. Value per ton of crude ore, $8 40. Gold and silver saved ou plates $86 3.', Value oi concentrates 73 39^ Total value saved 159 74 Percentage of extraction, 80.65. SUMMARY. Net weight of three tests, poundB, 102,429.68, or 51 429-201)0 tons. Value of crude oro per ton, per battery sample, $8 my,. 'old saved on plates $200 59 Silver saved on plates 3 42 204 01 Valuo of gold in concentrates 127 90 Value of stiver in conceutratos... 5 48 Value copper iu concentrates 7 93 141 24 Total value saved 845 2i Percentage ot extraction, 76.1 Ratio of contraction, t% to 1. Average of free gold saved on plates, $4 00 per ton. The tailings from the three tests assayed respectively per ton $4 80, $5 20 and $3 40. The flncuess of the gold saved on tho plates ranged from 015 to 653. Tho linouoss of silver ranged from 847 to 374. BUILDERS Should carofully consider tho cost of material, and by figuring, find out that all kinds ot Rough and Dressed Lumber 'Shingles, Lath, Etc. can bo purchased at tlio Grand Forks Sawmill ' 0HEAPEE THAN ANYWHERE ELSE. FIREWOOD $1 PER LOAD. C. K, SIMPSON. Proprietor. A. L. McbONALD- Contractor and Builder, GRAND FORKS, B. C. 1 Plans and specifications drawn, estimates furbished on all kinds of building. Work strictly • tirBt-class. itJ H. HUFF. BLACKSMITH. GREENWOOD CITY, B. 0. 7 VilQea &U Mnd» of repairing and horseshoeing., "Vo'rk strictly flrstolass. Cosmos Hotel Dining Room MISS OLLIE COPPER, MANAGER* Firts-class Meal, Good Service, Prices Reasonable. Board by the Day or Week. Tho table will always bo found supplied with tho best the market aft'ords. \ THE fllNERS HOME. bossburg, Wash. Good Accommodations, and the Table Supplied with the Best tbe Market Affords. Mrs. A. Bryant* Proprietress. NEED FIXING. Onk IIuNDitEn Dollars Will Open Up a Rich Copi'Eit Section on Pass Cheek. Now that eining has Tnirly sot in and the snow liascoiiiinenced to bid farewell to the hills, the annual high waters in lliis section will soon be with us, it is important that something should he dono towards improving the roads and puck trails loading to the principal camps In this section, and especially thoso up the North Fork to tho many famous camps that abound in that region. Take for instance that stretch of country between L-ilno and Pass creeks. The trail, at present, is in a terrible condition for about four miles, and unless attended to at once, will be practically impassable during the period ot high water, which generally lasts about two monthB, thus cutting eff all communication between Pass creek and the outside world, and preventing the owners of c'aims in that locality from opening ing up their properties, unless they take the precaution to lay in a supply of Bteel and provisions enough to last during the period of high water. From those who are familiar with that section it is learned that this trail between Lime and Pass creeks can be placed in first-clas-i condition, so that it will be passable during all seasons of the year, at an expense iess than $100. The provincial government cannot expend the same amount of money any place in this district to a better advantage than to provide a good pack trail to Pass creek. It is therefore to be hoped that steps will bo taken by the proper authorities at once to have work started on this trail so that it can be .completed before the high water in June. The Christina Sold. Al Holenburg and F. O. Hagin, now in Rossland, recently disposed of the Christina mine, in Evan's camp about two miles above the Volcanic and joining on to tho North Fora river. The deal was made through 8 T. Langley a broker, of Rossland, for Toronto capitalists. Aside from being o-ganized into a st ck company tho boys recoivo 83,000 iu cash for the property and aro to have chargo of winking tho same. Messrs. Ilolonberg and Uagin aro expected over hero ev.sry day to make preparations for starting work upon the Christina, as well as other proporties owned by them in that locality. They will also extensively develop the Hartford, a property 'n tho vicinity of the Pathfinder. Christina Lake Mines. W. H. Ji-ffory, a prominent mining expert, and suporiLtendent of several rrir.es in the Rossland district, camo over from there last week to examine and report upon the Lalla Rookh group of mines near Christina lake, which have recently been organized into a strong company of American capitalists, and who intend to put up machinery at once and get down to work on a large scale. The Lalla Rookh is ono of the most prominent mines in that distiict and was formerly owned by Mr. La Valle and others, who have dono considerable work upon tin property this winter. The company was organized in Rossland last week. Work on the Coin. It will not bo long beforo miners will be able to git up to the Coin claim and start work on this property. A company meeting was held in Rossland last week and all arrangements perfected for pushing work as soon as practicable. J. J. Monoghan.of Rossland,will be over here as soon as advised, and will muko an expert examination of the ground and the best and most systematical way for working the property. It is understood that tho work is to be contracted instead of day's pay. J. A. Elliott, ono of the directors, is now in Rossland loik ing after matters so far as he is interested in tho property. Empire Developments. Work has been stopped on the Em pirie mino for tho present waiting the direction of tho company at Rossland. They will start up again about next Monday and conlinuo the shaft to a depth of 50 feet. Assays from the vein near tho surface gave very satisfactory returns, and from tho present appear- .nice of the slmfr, which is now down twelve feet, the vein matter seems to increase in valuo very rapidly. Before going further a windlass will lia/e to be put up and other preparations mado to systematically go ahead with the work. Tho RoBsland branch of the company opened up and propose to stay with it until sufficient depth is gainoJ to prove its value. In Edwards' Camp. Edwards' camp, christened after that old Kettle river pioneer Geo. Edwards, is attracting considerable attention down the river at present. Some tine free gold specimons have recently been taker, from the Flowery Land mining claim, ownod by Mr. Edwards, who is now doing some work on tho proporty. In the same locality is the Skylight and Ajax mining claims which are equally as promising as the former proporty. A number of proFpectors are now at work in the district and it is reported that some good claims are being located. For some distance around Edward's place fine float has been found for yoars, and it is now believed the contact from which this ricn float comes has been found in these properties. Has Faith In the Country. John A. Manly, who will undoubtedly be unanimously chosen first mayor of Grand Forks, states in his opinion from 1,000 to 1,200 men will fii.d employment in tho mines around Grand Forks this summer. Judge Spinks has let a contra?t for a lifty-foot shaft on tho Grey Eiglo. The IJoneta and Empire are both working forces of men. Tho Olive Mining and Smelting company, which owns tho Volcanic on tho North Fork of the Kettle river, will start work about the 15th, with a large <force of mor. Judge Shope of Chicago, is president of this company and it is understood that he has sufficient mono} to do a great doal of work on tho proporty this summer. Last fall anew discovery was made on tho Volcanic which assays nino per cent copper and 80 iu gold and a little Hilver; it was decided last Saturday to sink a shaft on this discovery and also run u tunnel to cut the ledge 300 foot below tho surface, The company already has a tunnel ,in 350 feet and several ■jliafts from tori to twenty feet deep. It is tho intention ot the coni| any to eroct a smelter as soon as "sufficient development work is dono to insure a good output ot ore.- Spokane i hronicle. M1NINQ NOTfci5. Wiley Glover left for Pans creek last Monday morning tn do assessment work on the Uunch Grass, wliiclus a high grade cinicr jiro* position. Robert Clark has just completed his annual assessment work on the surprise an i Old Jim claims, in Beattle enm|). He has sunk a ten- foot shaft on both of these proporties with good results. Cap. Hargrove is as busy as a beaver doing development work on the Iron Cliff and Hound Butte, re eully bonded by Gibson and Redmond, who propose to do considerable work on these properties. S. F. aud J. li. Ralston, owners of the Diamond Hitch property located"'up the North Fork, are making arrangements to Blurt work on this claim as ->oon as the suow is Sufficiently gone to allow work being down. Chas. Mattheson is doing his annual assessment duties ou the Standard claim near the Seattle. Mr. M. intends doing Bulficieut work on this property to cover the assessments on his other three properties known as the Blue Bird; Blsmai-k and Montana. John Layhuo and the Shannon Brothers, who own the Jcauuie May claim up the North Fork, have been workiug on this property sinking an incline (haft for the last three months. They are now down some forty feet and are in high grade ore, and it haB been hiuted that a $50 gold assay was recently made front some of the ore samples. BULLED PMI GAP. CAKTER, 'A WELL KNOWN PE0SPECT0E 0P GRAND P0EKS* DIES VERY SUDDENLY. Had Been Drinking "Very Heavily For the Past Week or Two-Was the Owner of Some Valuable Mineral Claims. "Capt. Oarter isdead!"was the word that wan niiBsed through town ubuut ti o'clock last Monday afternoon, and fell liko a-thunder bolt on the citizens of Qrand Korku, an his familiar fuee had been seen on the streets during the afternoon. Au investigation of the report proved it to he only to true. From the various stories in circulation concerning the circumstances leading up to his death we glean the following: Cap. had been in town tor several days ou a prolonged spre-, and through the pursuasion of frends, was makingarrangi'tneuts to start lor his camp tho next morning. During the early part of the afternoon, in company with a num- of "cronies" ho had been drinking pretty freely among the public houses, and between 5 and ii o'clock the party happened to drop into the Cosmos hotel. After having a drink, Cap. sat down ; he had not been resting long before he commenced to cough violently and showed symptoms of becoming siok at his stomach. In order to prevent the possibility of his throwing up ou tlie floor, tlio attendant of the house, with the assistance of ano her gentleman, led Cap, out doors and set him down on the sidewalk in fiout of tlie house, not observing any thing wrong. They Bad hardly returned to lhe bur room before a passerby discovered that Cap. was iu a very precarious condition, fie was removed in to tne hotel and u messenger dispatched for medical aid, and in a remarkable short Bpace of time Doctors Heworth and Smith arrived, and at once commenced to apply restoratives, but without effect, as their patient had passed beyond all human aid before their arrival, captain Caitcr was about 58 years of age having been horn in the slate of California, in which state he prospected In during his early ife. From Huve he wont to Nevada, where he made quite a name for himself being one of the locators of the famous Eureka and Grey Eagle properties near Tuscorroia, Nevada; ho also prospected in L'tah and Montana, making Ills headquarters at Hutto, in the latter state, until about six years ago-when he came lo Br;tish Columbia landing first at Rossland where he made a number of A No. 1 locations, anions which is tho well know White Bear claim. About two years ago he came to Grand Forks and since that time has been prospecting in the North Fork and Pass ereek districts, where he has several valuable prospects. Cap. was a very succe^stul prospector and n larger hearted man never roamed the hills ll Is said that he iB a brother of Senator Carter, oi Montana, but the truth of this aseertion is ques- t&UI&u AU.hiJ.ti©-?.pf his death he was inter- civil engineer of Trail li. C, aud J. H*'Tl'o:lt'iii-, bookkeeper in Manly A Averill's store, in sev- real mining propositions. For the past two months Mr. 1'erkius has been attending to Cap's business and any Information concerning his allnirs, can be obtained by communicating with hiin. The remains were taken charge of by I. A. Dinsmore, who saw that ho was given a burial appropriate to the memory of this old inouuli- necr. FROM OUR NEIGHBOR CARSON. Carson, 13, C.f April 9th—[Special correspondence.]--the city council appears to have a hurd problem to solve in the matter of accepting the tenders for the new city hail. The city clerk presented and read to his worship. the mayor, aud alderman at the last setting ol tlio council, all docum utsiu the way of tenders, etc.,etc., thereto pertaining, which caused a vory lengthy and heated discussion. After ilie matter had been considered at length it was laid over until the next meeting, when no doubt some deilnate conclusion will be arrived at. Mr. and Mrs. Wilcox, of Port Townsend are guestsat the (irand Prairie hotel. Mr. Wilcox contemplates the establishment of an assay olliee here In the near future, and as he comes very highly recommended we reel sure he will receive a fair share of the patronage, Mr. George Wolfj superintendent of the Frankfort Mining aud Milling company, returned from Spokane, hist night, where he went to purchase machinery to housed on the Lame Foot property, as soon a< it arrives from Marcus and is placed iu position, Mr. Wolf Intends to increr.se hisforee of men and carry en extensive opertions. Mr. Juhn Hood, of Empire camp, came in yesterday looking hale and hearty, and reports everything flourishing ln that camp. George Cook has completed his assessment work on his property in the neighborhood id Boundary Falls, and is staying in town for a lew days Mr. Cook expresses himself as being well pleased with the showing being made no his property. Mr. A, J. Miner, the tlplcal pioneer, has been a pleasant visitor among us the past few days. While in Spokane last winter, Mr. Miner took unto himself a life loug, long haired partner, whom he expoctBto join him here in the near future, having made arrangements to permanently locate with us, for the purpose oi developing his mineral claims in this vicinity,a mini* nor of whloh are said to have a very good sur- laee showing. Joe Taylor of tho Wellington camp, paid our town a call this Week, Joe says there is plenty of snow in the hills just at present, but that il is going fast under the Influence of the warm w ind aud ruin the past few days. He says thai <ie expects to see great activity iu Wellington camp this season, and there Es no reusnu to nmbt for a moment for that he will. Mr. C. E. Bturat lu.ssold his property on the comer of Government and Vancouver aveuue, to R. C. Johnston, Oity clerk. The building will be utilized as a civic assemblage (or our city lathers pending the completion uf the now city hall. John Meyers, ol Meyers siding on Fourth of July creek near Wellington camp, is stopping di town just now, and judging from the amount of machinery he is having made at the Carson Ironworks, he is no doubt Intending to execute no amount of development work, ou his properties this season. Tho new shaving parlors in th? Johnston block are nicely fitted up, and present a very attractive appearance indeed, adding greatly to the looks of that portion of town. They are under the management of Mr. Win. snider. Mr. Fembertou, sheiill of Yale district, passed through town yesterday enroute to Grand Forks, where goes on Official business. Mr. P. expressed himself as highly pleased and agreeably surprised with the strides this part of thu district has made in the last few mouths. To Discuss Railway Matters. Mr. P. T. McCallum received a letter this week from Donald urahuin, our representative in the provincial legislature, requesting an expression of tho citizens of the Forks lelativc to thoir views concerning appropriations t>L-iUg made to railway corporations ny the government. Iu order to comply with the request of Mr Graham, thore will bo a mass meeting iu Manly's-hall, uext Monday evening, at * o'clock, sharp. It is V?ry important that everybody he present- t AU Uiii3s of confectionery at the Arcadia. . . Overalls 75c at Gill & Kirkland'B- TOWN AND DISTRICT, Bteel Tray Wheel Barrows at Miinly's II,■■■■ ware stoTe. Inspect Gillcfc Kirklaud's Shoes before pur chuBiug elsewhere. The church nodal on the evening of tho lltl. tout, will be held iu Manly's hall. J. H. Austead, of Hall's Kerry, was among tin. many visitors at tlie Forks this week. Thomas Don&O who ownes Bomo excellent properties ou LaFleur mountain spent a few 'lays in the city this week. Sheriff A. G. Pemhi rtou of Kfunloops, arrlvoo In tow u on Wednesday last on official business, and will remain a few d, ys. The social and concert for the benefit of the Presbyterian church, on the evening of the Mth lust, promises to be a very enjoyable affair. Work U being pushed ahead on John A. Manly's large stage barn, which is being built ' just across the North Fork Set the head of Bridge street. JamesPetrle late of Colorado, and a brother ol Robert i'etrie, deputy postmaster, has accepted a position in the general Btoro of Manly & Averill. Mr. Ward who has the contract for the building of L. A. Manly's wholesale liquore store on Hiverside avenue, is pushing tho work on the foundation. Mr. Wolf, of the Lame Foot claim on the reservation, was au arrival on Tuesday last from Spokane where he has boen on a business trip for the hist few weeks. Messrs. Inbody & Davidson, proprietors of the Cosmos hotel have given the front of the building a fresh coat of paint which adds very much to the appearance of the place. O. B Nelson, who Is heavily interested in business enterprises^!) Carson and Nelson, pass ed through town last Saturday enroute to Spokane whore he goes on a business mission. "Bobby" Petrie, skipped outlast Monday fOl spokano for the pmrpose ofpimdiasing a stock of tobaccos, (Sic. Ho expects to remain aboul a weok in the metropolis of Washington, The work of surveying the Boneta property was commenced this week. Fred Woiiaston, P. L. S , has tlio contract lor doing the work and expects to haye It completed In ajfew days- J. W. Jones hos the lumber on the ground for a commodious lodging house which he expect* to build ot tlio rear of his mattress factory. I'. will be completed within the next thirty day,*; G. Earl McCarter started for Spokane last Sunday on a business and pleasure trip HeexpectV to visit Rossland, Trail and other Kootenay points in tho interest of tho MiNEK before re turning. J. A. Elliott, who has been on an extended trip to Butte, Montana, for the past few mouths, returned to the Forks on Thursday last, Mr. Elliott reports the winter anything but severe tu Montana. Mrs. Frank Sears accompanied by her sister Miss Alloc Cobiirn, were arrivals in tlie Forks I st week from Lewiston, Idaho. Miss Coburu will spend the summer iu Grand Forks visiting her sister. AIJOUI i2 0 ClOCK HUB lUUtUtUf, ■ . stepped Oft'Of the Sidewalk between the Areadia oyster parlor and Al Manly's saioon, falling a distance of about eight feet. His collar bone was broken and Internal Injuries were sustain edbythe fall. II. M. Geuin, the mining recorder lor the reservation, with headquarters at Nelson, has boon commissioned a notary public by Governoi Rogers, and he Is now ready to attend to any business in that line. T. G. Moore and M. T. Records, late of Oregon, intend to start in business as contractors builders, etc., under the firm name of Moore & Records. We bespeak for theui a fait shaio of the public patronge. At present there is a dearth of shingles ticr^ but wc are pleased to Btate that the difficult^ will be Jobviatcd in the near future as Chas lv. Simpson expects to have a shingle plant it* operation immediately. 'lhe Royal hotel has received a general ovor hauling of late, including tho painting aud papering of the entire lnm.se. This piece of enterprise on the part of the proprietor adds much to the appearance of this already popular hostel ry. K.Montrose of Tacoma, was a passenger ou Monday's stago from the south, and spent a day or two in town, leaving on Thursday for hi}) home. He expects to return in a few week;- time with a view of engaging In the hotel busi liens. Jeff Davis &. Co., havo added a line of prospectors touts of various sizes, to his already huge stock of general merchandise, whicn ho is offering at prices but a trifle higher than cose If you need anything iu that line be sure and give them a call. H. A. Bheads, the assayer, will commence a> once the erection of a business house in front of hiB assay oflice on Bridge streci. The bulM- ing Is to be two stories high, 'I he lower one !•: be used as store rooms and the upper one wil' bo tilted up as a hall. Mr. Charles Hay, a member of the llrni o Hay tt McCallum, real estate and mining Pro kers, and owners of au addition to Grand Fork* hearing their name, returned homo this week, trom an extended visit to hi- tamily who re side at Portage La Prairie, Con Coagrove, an old time Kettle river prospector, who has been working for several months past in Rowland, has returned to tho Forks fur the summer. Cou. is making arrangements to do assessmeut work on several properties up the North Fork. ChaB. Cunningham, of the Boneta Gold Mining company, who spent a large portion of last week in Grand F'jrks perfecting arrangements for the pushing ol development work on thai property, left for home last Saturday. Mr. Cuu- ulugbam Is very enthuastlc ovcT the prospects of the Boneta making a mine Robert prypolskce has lot a contract for the building of a 15x40 t\vo-story business house ou the corner of Riverside avenue and Maiustroet work on which will be commenced as soon as the mill can supply the neceBsary material. It will be occupied by Mrs. t'rypolekee as a millinery and fancy goods store. Mr. Neil Hardy appeared on the street yester day morning in an excited condition and rushing up to a Minke represented exclaimed: "K IS tbc biggest thing iuthecountry! I'amalright and dow't you forget it!" Wljcu he became sufficiently cooled off to explain, it was learned that a little stranger nad made its arrival at hLs home Thursday last. It Is a boy aud tunteil the scales at 10 pounds. Both mother and ohiW arc doing well. The Minhr extends congrcM." lations to the happy parents. ; —— [ AVAILABLE WHEAT. | The total quantity ot wheat available IA FIFTH OF THIS STATE TAKEN. .,.-!....1 O.ntau . I, I ' * I-',.,.,., llinn, lilt- Area of \'**.v l-'or- March I 03,621,000 bushels—points lo n tailing oft "i compared -,-i, i . (lilt** iwo I ousts of the United States cm ils—points to about :;."...iiS.OOii bushels as with Hi,- corresponding total March 1, 16&G, a decrease of 47,025,000 bushels contrasted with the life VIjoiH the --w.tr-. Al Area of New lo! ini'iits. Nothing has attracted so much attention among the members of the Northwest Miners' association for a long time years ago, and forms the smallest like _ robal)-y not sinco its organization—as total Blijce Man li 1. 1S92, says mad st rec t* s The* falling off In stocks of avallaole wheat in the United states and tana, a. easl of th" Rocky mountains, during tne month of February amounted to 0,424, ' buBhel8, more man twice as much as during February last yea,-, three-fourths ,„■ the decrease In February, 1885. u' - (alUng „n in the like mouth of ISM, times that In the correspona- Whell to these* ile- Ihe I br ing month of 1883. creases is a - the shrinkage d ■to-**. Ol wheal on the Pacific eoast, lie total ,,,.,.■;„.. lagt month, I nlted Bta es and ..„nuUn was found to be 7.572,000 bushels, 1,047,000 bushels In J-eb- buBhels In Febru try, WINDFALL FOR AN ILLINOIS MAN. uompured with runty 1896, B,4&9, s»5 3 6WJ00 bushels In the like month of m, and 3,010,000 bushels In Februao 1888. This points to a contlnu ie 0 relatively i xcesslve decrease „1 wlh-al Mine January I, month ago. piles ill Bight January I. In ada, li iu stocks noted ' no ta'total falling off In --up- of fanners' hands since the United states and Can- '13,1108,000 bushels, more than twie, the decline ln the corresponding period_in 1880, more than three-fourths the like decrease In 1895, three times that In -Mb and I'our Llme3 that In MM. W AS CHASED BY HUNGRY WOLVES. Sheriff hum mi Bjccttlim . Irom lll<-«- 1-iike. Minnesota ■ tide Sheriff 0, M. -Mansion of Aitkin county, Minn., had a thrilling experience with Umber wolves a few days ago on the road between Bice Lake and Aitkin. Mr. Maus- ton was driving In a light sleigh rom the farmer lo the latter place. He hud taki n a gun along lo shoot rabbits and was accompanied by a clog. Mr. Mauston start, ed for homo from Rice Lake about the middle of the afternoon and shot several rabbits and lossed them into the cutter while on the road. It was getting into when with live miles of the journey yet lo be covered Mr Mauston determined to hustle his hoise along and slop to shoot no more rabbits. Suddenly from the side of the road came a howl which the sheriff at onee recognized as coming from a wolf. Il was followed by others, and the sounds were coming nearer. Tho horse needed no urging. Ho Hew over the snow paved road like sure winner, Wllliin a very few ■-linutes, however. Mr Mauston saw behind a pack of live or six great timber wolves, gray and gaunt. They wero coming directly behind ln the road. As the hungry beasts continued to gain on him an idea occurred to Mr. Mauston. lie was prepared to shoot when the right time came, but he happened to think of the rabbits, and Ihen he knew that the fierce pursuers were thoroughly aroused at the smell of Wood, lie immediately lossed lho rabbits oul into tlte road behind the sleigh and In a moment Ihe pack was on top of them growling and quarreling fiercely. Mr. Mauston took advantage of the compromise with the wolves to do some tall driving. The horse fairly flew and was only held. In .check jyhen a rough ness. It was a very short time the wolves required for devouring tho rabbits. Willi appetites sharpened by the luncheon they eame again with fresh howls and more vigorous voice. They displayed excellent sets of teeth as they drew nearer and nearer to the sleigh and llnally were loss than ID" feet behind. The dog under the sleigh emitted canine shrieks, which in- dleated ho had given himself up fur lost, Mr, Mauston thought it was lime to open the fireworks. He dropped the reins and let the horse exercise his own judgment, drew ills gun up and tired at the spot where the wolves wore closest together. One of the pack was hit hard and was promptly set upon and torn to pieces by his comrades. Mere was another delay for the pack, which was taken advantage of by the now desperate driver. He fired again and again as the sleigh drew away from the detained pursuers. Mr. .Mansion was now aboul a mile from Aitkin and he felt that ho could make it if the horse held up. The animal was reeking with perspiration and of the wolves was heard, but the animals did not again approach close to the sleigh as the outskirts of the town had boen reached. the recent proclamation of ex-President Cleveland setting aside land in Montana, Idaho and Washington for forest reserve . It was not the mere sotting aside ol the land as public reserves that attracted the attention and discussion among the members of the association, hut the manner in whicli the land was to be reserved. As the members of the association understand It, the bill precludes the use of any limber within the restricted tract, and also requires the cessation of all mining. The enormity and sweeping nature of this bill can not bo fully eomnrehonded until some comparisons are made and the number of square miles of territory involved is set before tho eye. In the three states named 81,879,400 acres are set aside. This Is a greater area than that eomprls-d hy the entire states of Massachusetts, T.imiie island, Connecticut, New Jersey and Delaware, whoso total anas amount to only 28,885 square miles. The total nrca of Montana Is 145,810 square miles, reserve 7032; total area of Idaho M.2110, reserve QSS4; total area of Washington 86,880 square miles, out of which the recent bill would reserve 12,",R7 square miles, or one-fifth of the whole slate. This mammoth reserve In this state, the mining men have figured out, will take ln one-half of all mineral laud and more than one-half of all Umber land. Whin the boundaries of the different bodies of land reserved In the state aro almost loo indefinite lo determine just how great the acreage will be, it is safe to say that the Olympic reserve alone embraces tho entire Olympic range of mountains, and will contain 2.1SS.OO0 acres, or 3420 square miles, or more than the area of two of the eastern states named In the above list. The Rainier reserve embraces 8,234,880 acres, or 3492 square miles, and will include a wonderfully rich mineral area, a portion of which is the St. Helens district. The portion known as the Washington reserve extends from tho Canadian boundary lino to below tbe 48th degree of latitude, and extends east and west from the 120th degree west longitude tn nearly the 122d degree, and embraces all tho best mineral districts of the four leading mineral bearing counties of the state. Whatcom, Skagit and Snohomish counties and all of Okanogan county except a strip from about 10 miles west of the Okanogan river eastward and south of a lino about 10 miles up Lake Chelan lo the summit of the Cascades. It embraces 8,504,247 acres, or 5475 square miles. Tho lb-lost River reserve, also In this state, embraces 02.11)0 acres, or 144 square miles, and a rich mineral belt extends through Us entire length. In the areas described as the Priest River and Bitter Root reserves the state of Idaho will losse 6264 square miles of her best mineral land. Montana will contribute to tho reserve 1,882,400 acres, or 21G0 square miles, in the Flathead reserve; 2.426.0S0 acres, or 371)2 square miles, in the Lewis and Clarke reserve, and 1191.200 acres, or 1080 square miles, In the Bitter Root reserve, all being land located In the western or mountainous portion of that state, and celebrated as the best and most promising minora! section in the state. The members of the minors' association say that this wholesale reserving of land is a nonsensical outrage, and they propose to take stops toward defeating it by congress. If they had been allowed to continue their mining, even with restricl- mucii, if any, complaint. L. K. Armstrong, who Is an authority on forestry and mineral laws, and who has mado a close personal study of the plans of tho National Forestry association to preserve some of the finer forests ln the west, said yesterday: "I certainly admire the efforts of the government to preserve sonic of our noblest forests ln lhe west from devastation Thoy are wisely preparing beforehand to avoid the disastrous results that have followed the promiscuous cutting of timber in the eastern states. But they have made a sad mistake hy excluding mining and withholding tho timber from domestic uses. I would have been In favor of reserving these vast tracts and appointing a warden to look after the government's interests. I would have this warden re port to the surveyor general or the for eslry bureau. By offering a small reward any citizen would willingly report any infringement of tho law. For my part I can not see what harm mining would do to the reserve, and I think it was foolish to flx the new bill to read so that it must necessarily exclude the mining interests, one of the chief interests in the most promising states in the entire northwest. Mr. Armstrong lias prepared an interesting article on this subject, which will soon appear ln one of the leading eastern mining and engineering publications, r. *.**.* * *# *** *^*^****ft*******l***********4*********Jl WOOD PAVEMENT AT TORONTO. I'-M-pl'- Then- \\ ish They Had Kept Their Gravel. Toronto Evening Star; The pavement in Gloucester street is an objeel lesson for those citizens who, a few years ago, tore up similar roadways and had cedar block pavements laid Instead. At that time Gloucester street was a good roadway, and is as good as ever today, while the blocks that replaced pavements equally as good as that on Gloucester street are worn like corduroy, unsightly and unsafe. The pavement In Gloucester street was put down 83 years ago, and consisted simply of a quantity of gravel spread out, and rolled only as vehicles passed over It — a primitive method, though the*-result h.iH been mose excellent, ln the 22 years of its existence the road lias had no repair beyond thai made by Commissioner Jones live years ago. when he re-topped it with two Inches of gravel at a trifling cost. And yet tho road is superior to any block pavement in Toronto, and is really a Urst class pavement. In tiiis way it should he postble for the city to solve the problem of paving many sireets in tho suburbs, whero the property owners are unwilling to add to their burdens the cost of brick or asphalt. Gravel can be obtained cheaply, and, with the aid of the steam rollers, a good pavement can be secured at a moderate rate —a pavement cheap to lay and cheap to maintain, and giving excellent service. It Depends <>n ili<- Direction. "I don't believe II is b„™i for Johnnie tt carry a cold lunch to school, do you, doctor?" "What does he carry?" "Five hard boiled eggs and a mince pie." "That's all rlElit." "Don't you think it hurts him to curry a luneli to school?" "No. Carrying It home is where the hurl femes in."—Cleveland l'lnln Dealer. vV CIiimi- HNtlmiite. During tho American revolution an English magazine published an estimate of the future population of the North American colonies. PlaclnB the population then at 2.000,000. and assuming that it would double Itself every 2.', years, the writer estimated that in the year P.90 the number would have Increased to 04,- 000.000. This may be taken as a most remarkable prophecy, Inasmuch as the census of 1S90 fixes the total population at 62,628,260. P. M. <;ri-iK\s of Kewiuiee is Given $200,000 in nn Odd Way. P. M. Griggs, a prominent merchant of Kewanee, 111., has been made the legatee of a fortune of $200,000 ln an extraordinary way. He has not yet come- into possession of the money, but there is no doubt he will If the story which lie relates, and which is corroborated by pipers, is true. Tho other morning Mr. Griggs received a letter from Spain purporting to come from a Catholic priest named Carlos Fig- uerro. While on board a vessel bound from Cuba for Barcelona, Spain, writes the priest, he became acquainted with an American named Morton. Morton was in poor health, and had Intended to sail for New York, but Captain General Wcyler had Issued orders for his arrest, and he was glad to obtain passage for Spam. Morton became seriously ill and died on board. Before dying, however, he mad'' a confession to the priest, In which be stated that ln a secret compartment of bis trunk was $200,000. which amount he left to Mr. Griggs, and asked tbo pries; to forward it to that gentleman. After lhe death of .Morton, tlie priest, with the aid of Morton's servant, gained .«'■ cess to the trunk, ami un opening it found tlio hidden money. But unfortunately, whin the boat touched at Barcelona the servant, named Polmez, was arrested and tbo trunk confiscated. Father Flguerro urges Mr. Griggs io come to Barcelona at once, und gives tho following directions: First, bring documents Identifying him self; second, observe silence after Ids arrival In Barcolonia; third, cable from New York tile day uf his departure; fourth, telegraph him from the lirst European port his ship enters. The telegrams are lo he sent to tlie priest's brother, Diego Flguerro, whose address is Car* relora Real 270, Sans Harcelonia. The priest also forwarded, under a separate envelope, an account, giving details ol the arrest of the servant, Alfordo Pelpiez and a statement by the judge and olli clal secretary, saying tbe man was in jail in default of $3000 bail. All*. Griggs hardly knows what lo Ihink of the story. He has several theories, He formerly lived in Georgia and lor many years was a prominent merchant at Madison, that stale. Many people have gone from that section of the state to Cuba of recent years, and he lliinks perhaps one of his relatives was the man who died on board the vesse or one of his friends who wished him to act as executor. He never knew, however. that any of his relatives there had amassed any considerable wealth, and believes if such was the case that it was during the revolutionary period. Mr. Griggs has not yet decided upon his plan of procedure. Ho will probably cable authorities at Barcelona before doing anything definite. His friends are inclined to believe he ia about to cone into the best fortune of his life. THE SHINING LIFE LINE. « 4: « 1 »,»*T*r*e»V*»**-ir-r*»-»^^^ The life saving service of the United | KING'S WIFE IN A WORKHOUSE. Slates government is now experimenting wiili a decidedly new idea In lifelines, the results of which aro proving highly Important, Il is among tbe probabilities of tlie near future that the crews of vessels wrecked within the range of the llfesav- Ing stations will be able to see the line- shot to them from the mortar from the lime it starts on Its career until It reaches them. This marked addition to the chances of Sml Story «>t' ii it .-li 1 Woman nud Her Wretched End. AN Odd UNDERGROUND LODGEROOM. Fellows Aeur Jol-nt-oii City, Meet in n Cave. REVELSTOKE IS GROWING FAST the C. I' Several New Improvcment*- ii. Intend Making:. In nn interview with a Herald reporter recently 1-1. Abbott, general superintendent of the Pacilic division of the Canadian l'aellie railway, gave some interesting in- IV rmation regarding tlte improvements tile company Intend making at Revelstoke. says tbe Revelstoke Herald. A large hotel is to be built on the lirst bench behind the stntlon. which will cost aboul 826,000. A new freight shed and bonded warehouse will also bo built between the present depot and tho river, wllh font* or live miles of additional sidings, should tiring railway facilities up wllh the Increasing demand. There will also be a considerable increase of accommodation and hands at the shops, even It Ibe present shops are kept at Ponald. In expressing himself for the company. Mr. Abbotl said they were anxious to put a steamer on tin- Columbia between Downlo creek and Revelstoke, but until the obstructions were removed It would not be sale. Arrangements arc being made to ship agricultural products from the territories straight through to Rossland nnd other Kootenay points, without transfer or handling. If the increasing traffic demands it, n local dally passenger will be run from the coast lo Arrowhead In 15 hours. Bones iu u Silver Vein. If the find of a Colorado silver miner, made half o dozen years ago, be tnken Into account, there Is but Utile doubt that the human race existed on this continent iih lone ago as the time when lhe silver veins were in process of formation. In the Rocky Point mine, nt Oilman, 400 feet below the surface a number of human bones were found imbedded In the silver-bearing ore. When tnken out over $100 worth of tbe ore still clung to the bones. An arrowhead made of tempered copper nnd four Inches long, was also found with the remains. Operators Protest. The telegraph operators of Milan have formally protested against the employment of women as operators, on tlie grounds that they are Insufficiently educated, get lower wages and Increase the already excessive competition. Short Hushes nt Thnt. Perry Pntetle—"Don't you ,"lsh we lived In a country where grub and booze growed on tbe trees?" Weary Watson— "Naw. I'd rnther It growed on bushes. Trees would have to be climbed." —Cincinnati Enquirer. HOCKEY Typical AS A FEMININE (Jiiiiic- ns Played hy Society Womeif, GAME. young Hockey has come lo be tlie most popular sport In New York. Golf and bicycle are forgotten and for tin- sportive young members of the 400, al least, there is practically but one form of diversion, says the New York World. Not that hockey has suddenly become either scientific or dignified, for the present development shows no more of science or of dignity than does the game as played by light- footed gamins on a frozen puddle. But it has been discovered that hockey is a pursuit admirably adapted to the requirements of indoor skating and as a result it has been taken up with a fervor which should make oyclomanlacs tremble for the future of their sport. The method of procedure at a meeting of the hockey club is something like this: hockey club is composed entirely of girls, whose president, an efficient young woman, who has probably been the favorite at some ball the night before, musters her well practiced team, divides it into two opposing teams, and the fray begins. Fach Is armed with tbe very simple instrument known as a hockey slick, which is a long cane witli a hooked end, and each fixes her eyes on the ball with a look that means victory or death. The two goals are stationed at opposite ends of the rink; tlie two teams place themselves In readiness; the order to start is given in a sharp, clear voice, ami the game is in progress in less time and with less disturbance than ono accustomed to the workings of women's clubs of ono sort and another would dare to hop for. Then begins the scramble. The effort to got the ball into the desired goal Is kept up with an enthusiasm anil vigor which are audible at a considerable distance, and which result in a very short iimo ln a knotted, wriggling, struggling mass of girls, In Hying hairpins, tousled iiair, wide-open coats, miscellaneously distributed tumbles and a scene of hilarity that is really delightful to witness. Some times the game is finished, and sometimes, when the tangle becomes too close and complicated for undoing, it Is not. But in either ease there Is the most violent variety of good time and an enthusiasm for hockey which will most reluctantly dwindle when spring banishes the thought of ice and snow. At present the hockey headquarters are at the St. Nicholas skating rink, where society has skated this winter as it never skated before, in order more satisfactorily io follow out the new sport a hockey club has boen formed which meets religiously at the rink twice a week. HE LOVED A CHORUS GIRL. Hut Wns Afr-ii-l She Wits Ton Vo-in*-; lo IU- nil the StUffe, He was a chappy. He was very new. He went to tlie comic opera. He saw a girl In lhe chorus, Bang! He was hard hit, says tho New York Journal. "How divinely beautiful and bow young!" These werehis thoughts, lie could give his heart to such a one, and sit there night after night drinking In Ihe ravishing beatilv of her eyes, her lips, her hair. How girlishly beautiful she was. Oil, horrors! Disquieting thought. What If the tie,]/ society robbed him of his bliss by forbidding her to play until site were Hie proper age? Infernal meddlers! » » ♦ Tho performance over, he hastened around to the stage door to awnll the exit of his divinity. At least once before ihe Gerry society stopped her he would tell her how he admired her. He would ask her to hurry and grow older thai she might again face tho stage, lie watched the girls como out, but she was nol among them. At last he asked the gruff old doorkeeper If she had departed by another exit. He described her costume her eyes, her lips, her hair. The old man knew her. "No, she lias not gone yet," said the man. "She always waits for me." Heavens! Could this slip of a girl he married? And to him? No, absurd! The young man found speech. "What, are you her father?" "No," said tho old doorkeepe ently. She is my mother." The young man went afar off. revi Some. "I wonder," said the young man, "whether there Is much money to be made by writing novels." "Some, perhaps," replied the professional amanuensis, "but not as much as by typewriting them."—Washington Star. A HopelcNH CilMe. Mack—"Why did Mrs. Strongmlnd's relatives contest her will? Wyld—They claim she wns unduly Influenced by her husband. Mnek—They couldn't hnve known her very well.—New York Truth. the Invention of Reuben H. Plass of Brooklyn. N. Y. Mr. Plass will be remembered as the Inventor of a system ot maritime ocean buoys, which It was Intended should form a chain of communication by means of cable and telephone between America and Ulurope. lu spite ol Un- magnllleenl work of liie li.slaving corps of tlie government, and regardless of tbe apparatus for the rendering of aid lo the shipwrecked which is at their command, many a lite has been lost i,y ibe Inability of the persons who are clinging lo a wreck to sec the line sliol at Ihem from I lie shore, or, if it reached the rigging, lo tell just whero it might be seized upon, As. lu sueh cases, minutes means lives, lho Inability to see and grasp the lifeline without the delay of a second lias lessened Hi" population of tbe earth by several in many, many instances. The idea which Mr. I'lass has successfully evolved is to provide a lifeline which omits a phosphorescent light of sufficient luminosity to ho visible for a long distance immediately it leaves the mortal's mouth and Is shot through the gale and across the waves Io the wreck, ln the past If it happened to be daylight when the lifesavers were at work, they could, by means of their glasses, tell whether or no they had lajided a lifeline aboard tbe wreck. 11 unfortunately happens, though, that theinajorllyof wrecks occur at night and therefore a luminous lifeline becom.is an Invention of Hie lirst importance. By its use ihe llfesaver can tell just exactly what lias happened to the line. There need be no more uncertainty. .Mr. Plass is more than confident that tlie final results of the experiments with bis Invention will be tbe adoption of the luminous lifeline by the government, lit is a very practical sort of a man and not at all given lo theorizing on possibilities not warranted by facts. "The Idea of the luminous lifeline was suggested to me," said Mr. Plass when questioned regarding tlio mailer, "by reading an account of the wreck of lhe bark Nason on the reefs of Cape Cod a fow years ago. ln this case, Ihe lifesavers shot a line out to the wreck but could not tell for a long time, in fact not till daylight, whether the line had reached the bark or not. When daylight came to show how the wreck had stood lhe beating and the surging of the waves, the men who composed the crew were seen frozen in the rigging, while the line which meant life to them all lay wltnln their reach. They had not seen It. They had been unable to lind it at all. ■■il seemed a great pity to me then that such a thing as that should be and lhe thought eame 'Why could not a line be so constructed that it would be luminous. Then there never need be anything like Ulc Iv-*..-, or lie- on tbo Macon for a Similar cause. The theory was admirable, I was firmly convinced, and ought to be carried out. But just how to do this was a poser. Of course phosphorus must of necessity be a prominent factor in any such invention. The principal thing to find out was how to make phosphorus stay on a cable. Then again, the line in the process of being fired from the mortar and the dialing it receives in the rigging of a wreck would be apt to ignite the phosphorus. Phosphorus takes lire at a few degrees above the temperature of the human body and It would only be the natural result of the friction caused by paying out the cable rapidly to make the line ignite. "Well, 1 worked along this line for a long while but llnally I managed to male a combination of chemicals with phos Phot-us which I believe has entirely solved the problem. The exact figures at which tbe solution of phosphorus the line coaled with will ignite are 114 degrees while the temperature of the body Is 9S de grees. Sumner 1. Kimball, general su Perlntondent of the United States lifesav Ing service has been malting a thorougl test of my Invention. He Is not quite ready yet to give the result of his Investigations, but I am not feeling at all nor vous because of anticipating that my in vention will not be recommended to the government for adoption Persons who have never lived along the coast or in tbe vlclnltyof theshoresof tbc great lakes may lind it hard to realize the lull measure of importance with which Mr. Plass' invention is burdened. The lifeline is really tbe most Important and principal aid tu llfesaving; of which the government service can boast. More than 75 per cent of persons resr-ued from wrecks arc saved primarily, if not directly, through Hie lifeline. Tho mortar from which the lifeline Is shot Is of bronze with a smooth two and one-half Inch bore, weighs with Its carriage 186 pounds, and carries a shot weighing 17 pounds. This projectile Is a solid, elongated cylinder, liy, Inches in length. Into the base of tills Is screwed an eye-holt for receiving the shotllne, Hie holt projecting sufficiently beyond tho muzzle ot the gun to protect the line from being burned off in firing. When the gun Is fired, Ihe weight and inertia of the line cause the projectile to reverse. In discharging the gun, any charge may be used up to the maximum of six ounces. There ure three sizes of lifelines In use by lhe government llfesaving service. A range of no", yards has been obtained witli tlte large line under favorable circumstances, although it Is not strong enough to sustain the hauling of what Is called a whip line, or the line which gives the victims of storm and wreck Immediate aid and support ln getting ashore. It is estimated that the luminous lifeline of Mr. Plass will be visible with as much distinctness as if the light wero omitted from a 56 candle power electric bulb. In that way, unless the storm were too dense, the line would be visible its entire length from shore to wreck and the watchers on the beach could tell just what progress towards safety was being made by those whose lives they were striving to save. Tlie romances of the London workhouses would form a thrilling and pathetic record, and for sad vicissitudes and ill luck few cases could surpass that of an inmate of one of these poorhouses who has recently passed away. A lady visiting the Institution was struck by the evident saving the lives of shipwrecked seamen is j refinement of an elderly woman in the In* lirmary, who was a Norwegian by birth, but who spoke English and other languages fluently. She had all the beaux restes of a very lovely woman, which years of poverty and ill health could not destroy. She was very reticent as regarded her past, but was so evidently a gentlewoman that tbe sympathetic visitor exerted herself to obtain admission for the invalid into a home for tbc dying, in which sic might puss Iter last days ln peace and amid congenial surroundings. Before her death the stranger told her story, and a strange and romantic one it proved to be. Al 17 sho was informed by her parents that she was to be married, and although she had no voice ln the matter nothing could have boen more satisfactory. Her husband was handsome, cultured and devoted. They lived In a charming country house, surrounded by every luxury, and four children were born to the couple. The only drawback to tho perfect happiness of the young wife were tho long frequent absence of her husband, Whloh he attributed lo business, but would explain no further. At last there came a day when the man returned no more from his accustomed journey, but sent his lawyer Instead, from whom tbe bewildered and heart-broken woman learned that her supposed husband was the king of ■ • and that, owing to pressing reasons, the liaison should terminate. An adequate sum was settled on her and the children, and, wishing to break entirely with the past, she came to live in London. After some years she married an Englishman and shortly after the king died, leaving a lump sum to her. This money the husband got from her to invest and ran off with the entire amount, leaving bis unfortunate wife penniless. She had never been trained to any sort of work and things went from bad to wors? until, utterly destitute and dying, she became an inmate of the workhouse. One of the most fanciful lodges of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows in the state of Tennessee, outside of the cities, Is Gap Creek lodge No. 72, which has for Its lodgeroom a large cave in Carter county, eight miles east of Johnson City. So fascinating is the home of this lodge that some of the order in nearby towns have transferred their membership to it. Gap Creek lodge has a membership of 75, and has been holding its meetings in this cave now for over a year. The subterranean chamber is rented from the owner, Dr. Nathaniel Ryder. This strange lodgeroom is located in an elevated strip of woodland. The entrance to It faces the east, and on approac.nng It presents a somber appearance. wliL'li might be considered typical of mysteries that are known only lo the hearts of a faithful membership of a great secret order, From the outer doors one passes down a stairway to the lirsl chamber, or anteroom, This apartment is 14x18 feet, and Is provided with all the necessary equipment to make l| a desirable place In Which to prepare candidates for initiation into the order. To the rear of this chamber is a hallway, and 12 feel lower down, with the floor slanting al an angle of 45 degrees, Is the lodgeroom proper. This chamber Is IXxiIO feet and the ceiling is some eight feet ln height. Viewed through the entrance from without lho rooms present a dark and mysterious appearance; sufficient light is nevertheless reflected from the outside to penetrate both the chambers. Taken altogether these underground apartments are quaint and striking quarters for a body of men whose deliberations are secret. A Floating City. Bangkok, the capital of Slam, Is a floating city, containing 70,000 houses each of which floats on a raft of bamboo. He Saw. (Mike having been directed to go down to the station and see when the next train left. Is gone about two hours.) Perkins (anxiously)—Well, Mike? Mike—Well, sor, I had to wait a long time, sor; but it has just left.—Harper's Ba-sar. GRAINS OF OTHER GOLD. To accept good advice is but to increase one's own ability.—Goethe. Elociuencc is in the assembly, r.ot merely In the speaker.—William Pitt. Make life a ministry of love, and it will always be worth living.—Browning. The devil never tempted a man whom he found judiciously employed.—Spurgeon. Waste of time is the most extravagant and costly of all expenses.—Theophrastus. Prosperity Is no Just scale; adversity is the only balance to weigh friends.— Plutarch. 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. Arrive. 7:00 a. m Spokane 7:00 p. m. 10:30 a. m Rossland 3:25 p. m. 8:00 a. m Nelson 6:20 p. m. Close connections at Nelson with steamers for Kaslo and all Kootenay Lake points. Passengers for Kettle Rivor and Boundary Creok connect at Marcus with stape •I.i Uy. Kettle River Stage Line. G. W. WILLIAMS, Manager. :::FROM : : : Marcus to Grand Forks, Greenwood, Anaconda, Boundary Falls and Midway, B. C, And ail Points on the Reservation. Stages Leave Marcus on the Arrival of the Train. Leave Grajid 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 RIV! R- First Class Accommodation, Good Stabling, Terminus ot Stage Line from Mareui, Washington. McAULEY & LUNDY, - - - - Proorietors SANSOM & H0LBR00K Financial, : Mining : and : Real : Estate : Agcnti, GREENWOOD CITY, B. C. DEALERS IN MINIEI Investors Shown Claims by an experi.nced man. FARMING LANDS AND OTHER PROPERTIES AND TIMBER LANDS A Large List of Good Claims for Sale on Our Hands |C. A. Jones, SIGNS, House and Carriage Painting, Plain and Decorative Paper Hanging, Kalsomin-ng, Etc. Grand Forks and Greenwood City, B. C. Prospector's : Livery, : Feed : and : Sale : Stables GRAND FORKS, B. C„ Livery Teams, Saddle and Pack Horses, Ladies Saddle Horses. rtfiS Lemon nnd Orniitfe Cultivation. Lemon cultlvntlnn Is said to l>e 30 nor cent more profitable tbnn growing oranges. HAY, GRAIN AND WOOD FOR SALE. Teaming of all Kinds a Specialty. K<*M---<---->-»<»<K»-»-(----M^^ THE NARROW ESCAPE OF A SAILOR. I Farm, Orchard and Range* Experiments have proved that a steer can put on one pound of llesh for every seven pounds of good food given. While this may be above the average, what lias been obtained can under similar conditions be done again. One thing is certain, however, and that 1b it Is only the improved breeds of good grades that will make such gain, and if farmers would only louk more to rapid gain, would breed for it and feed for it, they would make more money out of their stock. No use llguring on scrubs at all, says the Wisconsin Agriculturist. it liiis also been shown that a-^inilch cow can be fattened for beef ut ti years old without actual loss, while one S years old can not thus be disposed of. As no one wants to feed off a good milker at C years, this is certainly an argument against the general purpose cow. ('Iran straw, cut up and moistened, und mixed with bran and ground feed, cotton seed meal or oil meal, saves the hay. It may be mixed to advantage with fodder. Corn and hay are too expensive for the progressive farmer, and he has learned that they are not always essential; lie saves all his straw well stacked or stored or baled, ready for use. Sell off the stock as soon as ready for market, and do not keep them any longer in vvl nter Quarters than is actually necessary. It will be folly to carry over any It will not pay to feed for gain, as they will be none the better for being thus kept. In grinding food for fattening it can usually be managed that the work be done when It least interferes with other farm duties. Cooking can not always be so managed, and most farmers abandon It, though convinced of Its advantages. The actual work is not great, and every feeder must decide for himself as to its advisability. Much more and a very much better class of live stock could be kept with profit by the majority of our farmers, and the system of cropping and selling off the grain, straw and hay, and putting back nothing, is entirely wrong; it is only a question of time when farms thus treated will not produce enough to pay the taxes thereon. Not one reason can he given why the breeding of live stock should not be encouraged. Some facts worth repeating are very patent to the observing, enterprising stockman. Scrub cattle will not pay, because fed at u loss; they will not sell at the top price at any time; they have taken the same care as better ones, have required a longer time to mature, and, In consequence, have consumed more food. First, heat; second, nature's alchemy for producing cleanliness and providing for growth. Thu fowl quits growing, but feathers do not until ripe. When growth of feather ceases it undergoes ripening, and when that has been fully accomplished, it falls, as do fruits, nuts, leaves The fruit ceases to grow larger, is a long time in ripening, in many cases after perceptible growth ceases, then falls. After tlie fowl's feather has apparently quit growing it still widens, lengthens, hardens, hut very slowly at the last, then ripens, falls. OATS A-VD POTATO CLLTIVAITIOX. 've-iUctlon Tlint the Arvn Devoted to These CroiiM will De Bnlfl-rjred* TIME TO KSTVItUSIl AN APIARY. Colonics Secured In the Spring Are More Qiutlly Kept in Oroter. A bulletin of the United States department of agriculture says: Spring is the best time to establish an apiary, especially for a person unacquainted with the practical care of bees. Colonies in good condition secured then are more easily kept in order by the novice than if purchased in the fall. Mistakes in management may possibly be remedied before the season closes and by the time it is necessary to prepare for the winter the learner will have gained a certain amount of practical knowledge of the nature and requirements of bees. If the start be made late in the season, mistakes, If they occur, may result fatally before the proper remedy can be applied. The beginner had better obtain his start by purchasing one or two colonics of pure Italian or Carnlolan bees in accurately made frame hives and in lirst- class condition. These he should get from some bee master of repute near his own place If possible, In order to avoid expressage and possible damage through long con linement of numerous transfers. The cost per colony may be $G lo $S; yet bees at this price will generally be found to he much cheaper" In the end, for, though common bees in box hives have frequently been obtained at half price or less, the cost, when Anally transferred into frame hives, fitted up with straight combs, and the common queens replaced by Italians or Carniol- ans, will not be less. The possession of a colony already in prime working order gives the novice a standard with which to compare all others and often enables him to avoid costly experiments. Another plan, also commendable, Is to agree with some neighboring beekeeper to deliver as many first swarms on the day they Issue as are wanted. These will give the right start if placed, as soon as received, in hives with foundation starters and the frames properly spaced, one and three-eighths inches from center to center, it being understood that tiie swarms are early and prime ones with vigorous queens. Only those Issuing from colonies that have swarmed the year before or from such as were themselves second swarms of the previous year should bo accepted. Swarms from these will have queens not over one year old. It is better to have queens of the current year's raising, but these can only be obtained by taking the second or third swarms from a given hive, which come later and are smaller, or hy substituting young queens for those that come with the swarms. The West Coast Trade says In reference to crop prediction In the state of Washington: "The area devoted to oats nnd potatoes will he enlarged, as the natural sequence of the season of good juices which has been experienced for tho lWifi crop, and the same is true of other branches of agriculture, save a probable falling off In the available stocks of hogs and cattle for marketing next fall, owing to the present process of depletion for the local and eastern market, and on the whole the amount of produce which the farms of Washington will yield in 1897 Is practically certain to exceed the best previous crop year by a very large margin, calling for renewed efforts in establishing our products In markets which afford a return of cash or interchange of commodities." DRIVER SLEEPS AND HORSES WORK. They Tnlce the Mail to tlie Train on Time. Horsemen and others interested in the problem of how much a horse is capable of learning and how acute are their senses were greatly surprised yesterday by an act of the two large Norman norses which are driven to one of a transfer company's wagons at Anderson, Ind., says the Indianapolis Journal. Several nights ago the driver went to sleep and forgot that he had the mail to deliver at the Panhandle for the Chicago-bound train. The horses became very uneasy about 10 minutes before train time, and after waiting ulitil within live minutes of train time they started off on a run to the post olliee, drawing up next to the door. The night clerk did not notice that there was no driver and pitched in the mail pouches hurriedly. The horses then started off on a dead run for the depot and arrived just in time for the excited buss- man, who had awakened, to throw in the mail. The incident was kept quiet at the time, and as it happened at night this was an easy matter, but yesterday the same thing happened. The driver was late, and awaiting until they saw the hands of the clock on the court house were getting too near the train time, the horses started off, made not only their previous rounds, but this time made the calls at all of the hotels, where many passengers who did not notice the driver was missing got in hurriedly. They were deposited safely at the depot Just in time for their train. This Incident attracted a great deal of attention and admiration. The animals are beauties and there are but few Andersonians who would not be content to risk their lives behind them without any driver. The question which arises Is as to whether the horses were able to tell time by the clock, or whether It was their keen perceptive qualities that bad been trained down by constant service. At all events, horsemen consider the performance as being remarkable. The horses make about 20 trains a day on different roads, and their performance is therefore more remarkable than if they only made one train, and only at one depot. It is quite likely that they will be given a test of maklnug the trains voluntarily for one day, and if successfully done—and but few doubt that they will do it right—Anderson may have quite a novelty for traveling men, who wish to take a little risk, which, after all, will not be a risk. LIGHTS AND SIDELIGHTS. A FEW WORDS AIIOl'T MOULTING, Fowl Fed ii n (1 < a re (I Fo r So n m to HfiNten or Itetnrd the ProeeuM* A correspondent of the Rural Call- fornian, In discussing the question of moulting, says: The cockerel and the pullet moult twice during the lirst 12 months, after tint but once a year. The "old one" knows this full well! there are many, however, who keep fowls who do not know It. Many an amateur has condemned a Light Brahma cockerel before putting on his fowl plumage because he did not know that the hackle would come with a nice lacing to center stripe; the pullet has been cooked because of "smutty neck, ' when, had she been allowed to come to moult she would have shown admirable feather. The same is true of Hrown Leghorns, Rocks, Mluorcas—they usually put on better garb, if they have been properly mated, at second furnishing. If you will notice it, the web of feather of the furnished chick is closer of tibre and of greater brilliancy than the unfurnished one. Through a long year of sun, rain, service as generators, incubators and layers, fowls become stained, the plumage becomes split or broken and "chipped." The new plumage takes the place of the worn out dirty garb, and the fowls look much better, as newly polished furniture appears new and bright. The annual shedding Is not a drain upon the bird's system; it Is nature's provision for rejuvenating, as it were. But the new growth is a tax upon the organism that must be compensated for In some way. I have heard poultrymen say: "I keep my hens laying right through moult as long as possible." Such fellows are cruel; they Injure their fowls, and thus injure themselves—at least their business. The domestic fowl may be fed and cared for so as to hasten Its moult or delay it. The old show men are on to this, and usually have their birds in trim at about the right time. But why do fowls moult? Why does a horse shed his hair? Why does a snake shed its skin? A tree its leaves? "What causes moulting of fowl feathers? The old feather becomes dead. At skin end of quill there is no scrum or blood; the follicle Is dry. What causes this? Ovtes II Ih Life to :i Sit dimMihIi That St:>h'ie<! an Approaching Shark, "Speakinp nf womlt'ii'ul ad ventures." Bald the retireil sea captain to a reporter <>f tbe New Orlennn Times-Democrat. "I doubt ft anything ever was moro wonderful than tlio une I'm going to cell you. It happened a good many years ago, but that doesn't alter ltn excellence nor Interfere with it.-* truth. I was first mat.' on the Lovely Lou of Bangor and we had he.>n on our way to South America for about four weeks. Tin* wind had lefl the ship during ih.- lasl -lay of this period and we were dipping our peak to a lolling .swell thai He.-nied to come from nowhere and return to the mine place without making a ripple on the blue surface of the ooean. The sails were all set „n.l their mIhkIowh fell cleai Upon the glassy surface, hut where th- sun fell the water wan as clear as crysfaL We were well within the tropics then and several big sharks had been seen playing about the vcHsel. - Suddenly there came a splash and i to where 1 was standing on Ihe rying that one nf the Bailors had tumhled overboard. The Luu had no way and 1 laughed at tha Idea of him drowning, telling the cook to throw him a rope, and walking to the rnll aa I did Ho. The sailor Bwlmming aboul the quarter enjoying the cook poop deck, his bath when I suddenly biaek (in make its appe yards or ho from the xhii rope and aw I felled [ him ward tho sailor, cutting knife. I knew that unle taken sa W Mirii.i juh'kly he would l> rushed to the cabin grating Seizing a piece of rope, i has Just In time to see the form shark turn on Its side to boIz he did so there wns au Inste long brown body and then slushed into u sea of yeasty Beamingly being in trouble, and in a moment the Bailor wi his wits, hut mre a hundred i yelled for the the til] move tola water like a the man was ided ti thrashing proci able to set by a hirg through th the water Investigate thai the sh swordflsh, jllWH Of th devoured, ami to get ;, line, ■■nod to the rail of an Immense the sailor. As a glimpse of a the water was • •am. the Hhark throw the Una r was aboard, Beared fa and sound, The still continuing, we nd directly we were rk had been pinned he sword running llsh in such n man ning ih. hut the fish Whether the shark's antagonist had nteiy attacked tbe shark we know Its timely and unexpected appearance saved tin.' sailor's life beyond a doubt, as another instant would have set the teeth of the shark Into the body of the man. We managed to release the BWord from tho shark and killed the latter, letting the other go free, it was a narrow squeak, I tell you." REMAIN UNCHANGED. IMPLEMENTS Goldbeater**' Toole « ml Cooka' Cape ns in A iiclent 'I'i men. In almost every kind of trade known to man the years have brought manifold changes In the way of tools, improved machinery, advanced ideas as to the manipulation of material and numberless aids from the fields of science, the workshop of the chemist, the Inventor and the artist. But there i.s one trade In which no advance has been made and that is In the goldbeater's trade. The same tools and the same appliances are used now as in the days when Solomon built his '.emple and the art nourished in ancient times. When Tyre and Sidon ruled the seas, when Carthage disputed with Rome th-.; supremacy of the world, the goldbeaters of those days worked with the same Implements as those used nowadays. It is a very singular thing that in all this endless change, this rearranging and shifting, the goldbeaters' trade should still be conducted on Its ancient basis and stand primitive In relations to the other trades and arts that have progressed so steadily and importantly. Another curious feature of the trades Is the badge of the cook's cap. it Is the same cap nowadays as the cap worn by the cooks who served up nightingales' brains for Lucullus, Vitillius and the Roman epicures. The cooks of the days of Shake- speare, of Charlemagne, of all ancient time, wore the same shaped headgear-- the inevitable cook's cap that the chef of a fashionable modern hotel wears. The times change and people ohang-o with them, but in the labyrluthian moving and changing It must be remembered thai there still exists two symbols sent down through the ages as they were In the beginning. He told the girl to her he'd fly, Her tart reply was great; She said he'd be a fool to try, When he couldn't even skate. —Detroit Free Press. # # # "Is golf a difficult game?" "I think not, judging by some of the people who play It."—Puck. # # * "An article of some value has been found," said the chairman of the meeting. "Who has lost anything?" "I," answered several voices, "That's right," responded the chairman, looking somewhat perplexed. "It's a glass eye, but you couldn't all of you have lost It. Stand up and let me look at you." —Chicago Tribune. # * * Hobson—I've seen a drop of water run an electric light plant, mills and Dobson—Where did you see a drop of water do that? HobBon—At Niagara Falls.—New York Commercial Advertiser. # # # First Newspaper Man—I hear Jenkins has lost his position. What was the trouble? Second Newspaper Man—Me ran in that poem beginning, "I would not live alway," and forgot to say at the top that it was President Lincoln's favorite poem.. First Newspaper Man—Poor chap! He must be getting dopy!—New York Press. # # * The Gentleman From Kentucky—Is this a good article of writing papah, sah? The Salesman—You can judge by the water mark. The Kentucklan—Water mark, sah? No, sah. Show me something else, sah,— Plain Dealer. -ft -ft # "How long have you been on this route?" asked the drummer of the conductor on a primitive southern railro.td. "Ten yeahs, suh." "Indeed? You must have gotten on several miles south of where I did."—Free Press. FAME'S PATHWAY. Miss Minnie F. Clay has been appointed captain of a steamer on Lake Sebago, Me. She passed the examination for pilot and navigator. » Only two presidents were born between April and October. The record by months is as follows; January, 2; February, 3; March, 4; April, 4; July, 1; August, 1; October, 3; November, 4; December, 2. Tolstoi's manuscript is full of interlineations and erasures, and the handwriting is small, (ine and hard to read. The countess transcribes It for the printer, and one year, it is said, she made 15 copies of one of her husband's books. Zola refreshes himself by inspecting and superintending his property and workmen. He Is thoroughly happy in the midst of brick and mortar, and enjoys nothing more than the sound of hammers. A cies- ta every day has been a lifelong habit. It is not generally known that President-elect McKlnley owns a farm of 103 acres located 20 miles from Canton, near the junction of Carroll, Stark and Columbiana counties, Ohio. He was prosecuting attorney of Stark county when he secured possession of tin' property. A man mimed Adams manages the farm and di- vldes the profits with the owner. The lengthening list of those who have paid too dearly for success or fame has In the last few days included the names cl Munkacsy, now paralytic; of Griffin, dead by bis own hand; nf Albert Ross, the novelist, and Stelnitz the chess player, both insane. With all of them a lesser measure of success might have meant a greater measure of happiness. General "Jo" Shelby left, a most Interesting collection of relics of thu confederacy. One of his prized possessions was a daguerreotype of three hoys - Shelby himself, Frank Blair and li. Grata Brown. It will he recalled that Shelby's mother was rich and generous, and when she sent her son to school In Philadelphia she senl the other boys, who were poor, along With him. It is told of Mine. Melba that she recently a present of a cigarette cas one of her teachers with this letter: you remember teaching a little girl harmonium at Leigh house, Richnn If you do remember her, i wonder if you know that I was that naughty little giil How frightened I wns of you, and yet vou were very kind. I am just off to America. I may go to South America from May till August next year, for which I shall re celve £40,000. Not bad for an Australian, Is it?" cent e It) "Do tbe ind 7 Paid For. "Mrs. Cumrox's children seem to be vi fond of their school," remarked one woman. "What makes you think so?" "They aro always speaking of their 'dear teacher.' " "Oh, Mr. CumroX Insists on thnt. He says thnt considering how much he pays for extra tuition It's only proper." Waflhlntfton Star. ArkansfiN. The state of Arkansas claims to be first In the south In tbe production of small fruits and apples, first in the Union in quality of uncut timber, second in the Union in coal, and second in the number of acres required to produce a standard hale of cotton, .Louisiana being lirst. but only slightly In the lead. ClirlMtlnn HrotlierH. A general chapter of the Christian Brothers (Kiimnn Catholic) will soon be held in Paris to elect a successor to the late Brother Joseph, superior general of the order. | Stories About Animals. | J+++-*.4-*-t**>$**> &g&&w*##X#>$$> Aimusi every day newspaper readers see a paragraph telling how the government takes '-ar«' of old Comanche. Custer's horse, the only survivor uf the Custer massacre. The paragraph always tells how by Bpecial order uf the military authorities, Comanche is provided with ■ < comfortable stall, fitted up especially for 'him, 'ui; in Dakota. No one, so the story goes, is permitted to ride him, and he is not allowed lo do any work whatever. Then, as one writer put it feelingly a few days ago: "Riddled with bullets and scarred by saber wounds, his body speaks eloquently of the perilous duty once perform.*d in his 22 years of service under the government, Me will go down to history holding about as proud a place as thai accorded to the gal lent l.laek charger which once brought General Sheridan lo the Held iii time io save the battle from Winchester, 20 miles away " Once all ihts might have been said with every Indication of truth. Tin- paragraph, however, whh various additions and changes, has made the grand rounds of the newspapers Just aa regularly as the good old sea serpent story. Still there miisi [), an end to all Kilties and the Comanche paragraph ought to be ended after this letter: "Lawrence, Kan.—To the Editor: I mail you today picture of Comanche as he appeared in life. We do not possess any photograph of him as he appeared in his Stall. He died from old age at Fori Riley, Kan., November 7. 1891, and was :il years old. He belonged lo I be Seventh regiment of United Stales cavalry and was eared for with great tenderness by the regiment. Upon ins death, he was skinned and mounted by Professor Dye he of this university and placed in our museum. ■'I''. II. SNOW, "Chancellor University of Kansas." Thus ii will he seen that according to the newspapers, Comanche, though dead, si ill llveth. Perhaps it is because the man who writes the paragraph has not yet learned to distinguish between a stuffed ami live animal. \liont Owney At-vniii. The must traveled dog In the world, of the dogs who I ravel of their own accord, is Owney, whom everybody knows that is connected with ihe transportation of the United Slates mail. Loved by thousands, Owney has no home, because be does not waul any. lie prefers a lit.' on (he rail and a home in lhe postal ear to ibe best home thai any dog ever had that remained stationary, He is a medium sized Scotch terrier, and there are as many tags and plates fastened to his collar .i\t'i telling of his travels, as there arc- labels on a trunk which has made the rounds of the continental hotels. Once upon a time Owney was the property of a postal clerk who ran into Albany, i\\ V. Occasionally Ihe clerk would lend lhe dog to a brother route ageni anil thus Owney commenced to travel. His trips grew more and more frequent, and. llnally he started off on a tour of his own. He has continued to tour ever since. Owney seems to hear a charmed life, for, in a disastrous railway accident which look place mar Bradfordsvllle, Ind.. Owney and two clerks were the only cues who escaped death, Owney lost an eye In this affair and since then thai sunny disposition that compassed him about in previous years lias been largely clouded. owney looks on the world with just half the pleasure he did before he sacrificed bis eye mi ihe altar of travel. The postal employes, however, cherish him fondly and Owney can travel from Dan to Beer- sheba If he wants to. and be sure of kindly treatment every inch of the way. The Story of au Htitfle. An enormous eagle ornament of Prank Powell, at Medford, a savage looking bird, and measure seven feet, two inclu th wis its home It is i wings from tip In ii l>CHiu*rnti' Mood, First Shade—I bear that you refused to ;m- swen when you were called on to respond by rapping three times. Second Shade—Yes. The way I feel tonight I wouldn't give a rap for the best medium on earth.—Cincinnati Knuulrer. Prediction Discredited. "The weather bureau predicts light snow," said Mrs. Cityman, reading from the newspaper. "Well, I'll bet a cookie il will he dark hrown, as usual," replied Mr. Cityman.—New v •■' World. York Lniirisciiiic Gardening. Justin Sackett, the noted landscape gardener who died the other day at Springfield, Mass' being asked one day by ft friend how he would plan a road up n certain hill, replied with n twinkle In his eye, "I should turn In some cows awhile and watch how they got up." to tip. What is more, It has a history, for every time -Mr. Powell looks at it he realizes that bin for the presence of mind of his wife, his B-year-old son would be dead somewhere—just where no one knows. The story that clings to this eagle reminds one of the talcs that have come over seas about tile liefee lammergeyer of Switzerland. Not long ago the children and teacher at Miss Abbott's school house near Medford, noticed what, even high in the air, was seen to be a large bird. No one paid particular attention to il. hut it remained in the vicinity of the school house all day, In the afternoon, at the close of school, Mr. Powell's little son, in company with several other children, started home. All of a sudden, one of the children noticed the huge bird circling above them. They ran for dear life to the Powell mill owned by the father of the hero of this incident. Just as the children reached the mill, the eagle saw thai they were on tho verge of escape from any attack he might make, and he swooped down like a shot toward B-year-old Frank Powell. Mrs. Powell happened to be standing at the door of the mill, and seizing the hatpin which fastened her hai to her head, made a dash nl the eagle jnsi as he attacked the hoy. and running ii through his neck disabled him so that he not only gave up the tight but his life as well. It was no easy task to engage In con flic I with a bird of this size, imt Mrs. Powell did ii without a tremor. The boy was unhurt. The eagle, stuffed and mounted, is bul a memory ' a narrowly averted tragedy. The ih'nr Trnpiied. Love of million has just proved deadly to a bear down in Williamsport, Pa. Bruin caught sight of a butcher's wagon belonging to William Delong of ramniel. llclol- lowed tho wagon up and presently caught sight of a leg of mutton hanging on the Inside. Tlie rear door of lhe wagon, which was covered, was open, and bruin calmly raised himself into the vehicle and set to work to devour the mutton. Presently, however, one of his great paws struck the lever that closes the door of the wagon and In a second he was a prisoner. Between the seat of the driver of the wagon and the interior of the vehicle Is heavy glass. The hear set to work to demolish this, and partially succeeded. for he made a hole big enough to stick his head out. He could gel no further and Pelong succeeded in driving four miles to Cammal. When the destination was reached the hear was shot. He weighed :!i)D pounds. \ Knowing; iinu. Thero Is a dog at Paris. Tex., who can tell the time of day and calls his master for breakfast every morning. He belongs to II. C Peterson, a workman of the cotton seed mill al Paris. It is Nick's duty, beside waking his master in the morning, to take his dinner to him in a little pail every day. Should Mrs. Peterson, by any mischance, overlook the matter, the dog is sure to remind her In proper timo, by bringing the pall to her and urging her to fill it. At first It was supposed to be the dog's tuition which enabled him to know the hour, but he has many times been seen watching the clock and once, w'hen Mrs. Peterson set the hands ahead lo tesl tbe matter, Nick brought the dinner pail promptly on the stroke of 12, although in reality it was only 11 o'clock. Another IStttfle S tor y. Another story of the viciousness of the eagle comes from Rushvillc. Kan. Kail llolzhauseii, a farmer of that place, went out hunting near Lake Contrary tie- other day. He left his horse for a time to go after some game he fancied that he had stirred up, and when he gut hack he found an enorniuus eagle on the animal's back, tearing It with Its talons and striking viciously with Us beak, the horse meanwhile lighting back as best he could. The eagle was rapidly getting the best of the four footed victim when the farmer took a hand himself and then a battle royal ensued, in which tbe farmer's clothes were badly torn and his face and hands fearfully scratched by the vicious attacks of the angry bird. The eagle kepi up a continuous light on both horse and man. Finally, the farmer succeeded In shooting the bird aud took it home with him. An OlTl'fl I'ri'.v. The owl Is noted lur wisdom as every one knows, bul as a fowl uf prey lor big game be Is certainly enacting a new role. The engineer of a Rig Four train-by liig Four is meant Cleveland, Cincinnati, ''hi- cago &, St. Louis railroad—says that while near Greenshurg, Ind., he saw w!*at appeared to be a cow or a horse about lo cross the rails almost directly In front of the locomotive. Anticipating an accident, he put on all brakes just as the engine struck the object. As the jar was slight and no damage done, he walked out on the running or footboard, and discovered what then looked like an eagle lying on the cowcatcher. He picked up the object, carried it to the cab of his engine, but could not make out what It was. although he was certain that It was nol an eagle. Afterwards the passengers of 'he train pronounced the bird to be an owl, which measured nearly five feet from lip to tip. Investigation proved that the owl at the time he was struck, was draggi ig along the ground a lamb that weighed many pounds. Adventure of n Bnurrovr. Birds have all sorts of queer adventures, but perhaps what Is the oddest ano of recent days Is that which befell a sparrow at Anderson, Ind. It liew Into -i knife and bar factory and getting too near a small wheel was sucked In. The workmen noticed it go into the wheel, bul knowing that the cylinder was revolving at a speed of 130 revolutions a minute, took it for granted that the bird had bean killed. When the factory shut down at noon, the men were astonished to hear a gentle chird from the wheel, and Io, there was the sparrow as well as ever. They found that the bird had clung to the strengthening rod on tbe Inside ol" ihe wheel and was In a semi-dazed condition. They picked him up and put him on a table, and from thence, after collecting his wits, the little bird flew to freedom. The wheel ln which the bird rode made ;tl,000 revolutions while it was upon It, and so the tiny feathered creature traveled 73 and 8-10 miles, in the embrace of a fly wheel. Froxen DueU, There Is an old saying thai a duck can find more odd things to do than any other fowl, and this was exemplified a while ago at Litchfield, Conn. While skating off the city on a little pond. W. G, Wall- bridge noticed a curious object in an ice cake. Approaching it he found it to be a species of wild duck that is known as a fishcrow, from the shape and color of i's head and bill. The breast and underwlng surfaces were pure white. The altitude of the bird in the Ice was one of arrested motion. The wings were outspread, the feet thrust back, and the head stretched forward as in fiight. When examined, after the ice had nv.dt- ed, no wound of any kind was found in the body. While In the Ice, only a portion of the duck's back, about two inches, was out of the cake, which was six inches thick, clear and undisturbed, showing the bird was frozen in during the congealing of the entire surface and not in an air or llsh hole. .V Governor'H Do|f. It is something of an honor to lie a governor's dog, but there Is a canine out in Missouri who Is entitled to fame from not only that official standpoint, but b.r reasons of his own making. Fritz, for that is the dog's name, belongs to Governor Stevens of Missouri, or "Lon" Stevens, as he is known from Kansas to the Mississippi river. The governor is a good deal of a wonder in his way himself, and the dog patterns after him. Before becoming governor, Mr. Stevens was state treasurer, and to this day Fritz is not reconciled to the fact of his master changing from the treasurer's to the governor's office. So he will go each day to the former place, climb Into the treasurer's eh dr and howl dismally because of the change. Some days ago, just before the governor was going to entertain a number of state officials, four "trusties"—that :s, convicts from the penitentiary who were on their good behavior—all negroes, were utilized to arrange the furniture l" the parlors. Fritz exhibited a marked antipathy to the quartet, showing particular dislike to one convict. The following day it was found that $F.O worth of silver plate was missing. Search of the prisoners' cells at Ihe penitentiary revealed tlie fact that the negro convict whom Fritz had disliked so thoroughly, had stolen lhe silver and secreted it In his cell. There are plenty of other Htories about Fritz, and everyone of them goes to show that, shall terrier though he Is. he possesses more intelligence than many human beings. Cats Are Thieves* It is an accepted fact that eais are thieves. There is one out in Pennsylvania, however, that is Ihe feline thief par excellence. She steals anything thai comes in her way. Not long ago bet- owner, while at the dinner tabic, heard a strange bumping on tho stairs. When he investigated the noise, he discovered it to be caused hy the cat, who was coming down stairs holding the chain of a gold watch in her mouth, and letting the watch drag from stair to stair. It does not seem to be a desire to appropriate things to eat which actuates this queer cat, but simply lhe wish to steal something. She is an eccentric creature withal and chooses queer resting places for her kittens. She bad three and one day they disappeared. No one learned where they were until the following Sunday when the cat's owner, on preparing to go to church, found the little animals snugly ensconced In the crown of his new silk hat. ONE WOMAN'S PETITION HI 11(11.1.\ M. KICKER'S AMBIT io ni.ruI'm:vi Tin*: U. s. She Write*, uf lli«- K---IN-HIM Why 11,-r Si*\ should I'iiifi ii rii*-*-- Iii Ihi- l)iiiioiniiiii* Service* in,,hi!., lis, nnd (iin-l-im** Iliim-iK. There were 86-1 deaths nn,i r,.% births York. Pa., rlurlng the lust year, ami «{ the Olson of diphtheria ln that time nearly hi ooourred near garbage dumps. "If President McKlnley favors my appointment, and the senate concurs, I shall be the first woman ambassador." This is what Uarllla Marks Kicker, the well-known woman lawyer of Washington and of Dover, X. H.. says. She is a can- dldate for the office of envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary to the United Stales of Colombia, the position which Is nuw nil.,I by Luther McKinney, ol Manchester, N, 11. Mrs. Kicker's petition or application has been placed ln tho hands ol Presldenl .McKlnley. Her reasons and her beliefs are ot unusual interest because of the unique position she has assumed. This is what she writes: Mr., maker's Letter, "To the Kditoi: It does not seem lo me a remarkable request to be appointed envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary. There is nothing In the constitution ,,r thi United States prohibiting a woman's appointment. Article second, section second of the constitution of the United Slates, defines the power of the president In thai direction. "The platform adopt,,! by the national republican convention at St, l.ouls, Mo., June 18, ISMi, says; 'The republican [tarty i.s mindful of the rights and interests of women. Protection of American industries includes equal opportunities, equal pay for equal work and protection to the home. We favor the admission of women iu wider spheres of usefulness and welcome their co-operation in rescuing the country from democratic and populistic mismanagement and misrule.' "1 assisted in rescuing the country from democratic and populistic mismanagement and misrule, now I want and ask for 'a wider sphere of usefulness.' That is, J ■ ask to be appointed envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary to the United States of Colombia. "1 sent my application to the presidentelect and there are no national or state laws prohibiting my appointment. It seems to me that we can truthfully say there is no gender In bruin and it is time lo do away with the silly notion that there is. livery student of English law knows thai statutes Imposing penalties are to lie strictly construed so as to Include everybody and thing not within their letter. Statutes creating privileges, conferring benefits, are to lie liberally construed so as to include every person within tlie reach of their spirit. "I think we have reached a period when women are to have the benefit of both these rules to correlate each other. Many have said to mi' that there Is no precedent for appointing a woman ambassador, I reply, the United Stan-*; of America can establish precedents and make history. "I ask for the place because 1 think the time has ciinie when women should be recognized In the diplomatic circle, and because 1 believe I have ability and strength of character enough to warrant my appointment. Tlie world shall know- that one woman al leasl lias courage enough lo undertake i line of work hitherto tlie exclusive prerogative of men. •■[ know that I could learn to sp,'ik Spanish in a very short lime for I already speak German and Italian and a little French. I have been tn Europe twice, once in 1ST*:, when 1 stayed for two years, and then in 1889, returning in 1800. At first l thought of asking to be appointed minister to Germany, wllh headquarters at Berlin, but thought better of it. 1 like a warm climate and South Africa would suit me nicely. "I have been a woman suffragist ever since I can remember, and it was my greatest trouble when n child thai 1 could not go to town meeting with my father, while my brother, who was only six years older, could. ! do not remember when I did not have a wish to vote. I have a natural love for politics. My father always held thai a woman was Just as good as a<-man and a little better, and that there was no reason In the world why a woman might not to vote. "I am going to have a good following among the business and professional women's clubs throughout the country. If Mr. Harrison bad been elected four years ago. 1 would have asked him for an appointment then. Some women think that 1 should have asked for a more important mission, bin I did nol thlnlt best. though 1 have the legal and political ability. There are many women who can undoubtedly UU such a position as that for which I have I Iiul, bin tiny simply have not asked tor il. Of course. 1 know thu lhe position is much sought for by men for thero Is a chanoe tor making money there. Besides, the salary Is sin. though the Germany ministry pays J17,500. 1 should think thai my neon] would surely entitle me in recognition, for I have done hard wink for Un* republican party in this and in the preceding eatnpalgns. "MAKII.l.A M. KK'KI'IK" Hit Career. Mrs. flicker's career has been a brilliant one. She was borne tn Durham, N. H-. In 1840, being the daughter of Jonathan It. and Hannah Young. After graduating from th" public schools and New London academy, she taught school for awhile, and then came the time so dear to the heart of all young women, whether or no thoy will confess it—Ihe days of courtship and marriage. Tbe fortunate man in this Instance was John Bicker, who most people thought had foresworn the joys of Ihe nuptial state, lint, as Is often the case, what "Ihey say" was without foundation, and presently Miss Young became Mrs. Kicker. The years went on and neither Mr. nor Mrs. Kicker regretted tbe day that made their lives one. Then sorrow came. Mr. Kicker died. This was 27 yenrs ago. and although Mrs. Kicker has time and again had opportunities to Iry married life again and under other auspices, the memory of her lirst love has been so strong within her that all other has been shut away. Since her husband's death. Mrs. Kicker has studied law faithfully and to excellent purpose. Her preceptors wero "Washington attorneys of high reputation. She Is permitted to practice before the supreme court of the District of Columbia, and when she -gained admission she stood lirst of the class of 1!> who competed for the honor. Her classmates were all men. Later she was appointed United States commissioner and examiner In chancery by the supreme court of lho district. GBAND FORKS MINER. Thk Miner ir published on Saturday and will mailed to Subscriber ou payment of "PWfl Dollars a year. Displayod Advertisements 12 an inch per month. A liberal discount allowed on long contracts. Trsncl,*nt Advertisements 20 cents a line first lusertioh and VJ cents a Hue for each udditianul Insertion, Local or reading matter notices V< cents oach Insertion. Job Printing at Fair rates. All accounts for job work and advertising payable qq the lirst of each month. F, 11. Ifpfl-vBTBE & Son. SATURDAY, APRIAL10, 18p7. Owing to the horrible condition of the roads our stock of paper failed to arrived from Kpokane, consequently we are forced to leave, out a largo amount of reading matter intended for thii** issue, for tbe want of space. AN ASSURED SUCCESS. It is certain that recent experiments made at Rossland, on the Lo Roi waste nreB is suflitioi't to guarantiVi all the mines of this country u great future in tho way of getting equal results from the create dump as from tho oteor, assorted ores. Then again tho cyanide prooefB-seetflg to have conclusively settled the question of tlio successful reduction of tho oxid3 ortm as well. These experiments whon adopted and pqt into praoiloal use seem very simple und almost any mine owner can utilize them, more especially tbo cyanide process, A small stamp mill, say of five or ten tons capacity can bo utilised on most any of the sulphide mines throughout the country. W. R. Rust, manager of the raooma smelter, in a recont report, and who first discovered this now treatment of sul- hpide ores, Btates that there are vory few mines in Southern British Columbia, lint that can be easily worked by concentration, and that in a tneasuro the cyanide process is also a near relation to tho method of concentration. It has been demonstrated by tho Le Iloi ox-porimentB that what is not clear ore, suitable for smelting, can be treated by this process and 96 per cent of the values eaved. It has also been discovered that these ores not only contain gold, copper and silver, but they carry a certain percentage of nickel and pati* num. There is only a slight difference between the ores of this district and those of Trail, if any, the Kettle river district ores are more valuable for concentration than by direct smelting. About the only objection would be the loss of values in the slimes. This can be averted by a process of settling tube or a slime reservoir, so that protty nearly all the values in the ore can be saved by careful and judicious operations. The 0. K. mill is an ordinary Btamp mill or concentrator to which copper plates havo been added and in additiou to tl ie are two vanners, seemingly, all that is necessary to get the rich resultB they have already attained on what was thought to be waste ore from the LeRoi mines, and which upon a trail run re* turned them £7.50 a ton. They use 20- mesh screens, the stamps are fed moderately and water used according to the quality of the ore. There is not a mine in this couutry but could be worked profitably by this ptocess, with little expense and a good profit to the owner. While iO per cent of the actual value of the ore in gold is being saved, tho remainder will be in concentrates ready for u market when the propor time comes. I ing the llnelthrough. They expect ti have Spokane connected with Rossland within 30 days, after which time they ■ will take up the. building of tho line I up the Kettle river, leaving tlio main line either at Marcus or Bofsburg. Tnis line I will connect at the boundary with the Vernon and Nelson Telephone company, which is already preparing to wire the Grand Forks district. The ByEtetn will be extended to Nelson and tiloaan points as quickly as possible. SUBSIDIES FOR B. C. RAILROADS GOVERNMENT ADVISES APPROPRIATING §2,500,000. A Victoria dispatch under date of April 1 says; There is excitement around tlio legislature over tho discoveries brought down by Premier Turner in the state bill today. That bill provides raising 82,500,1100 hy way of a loan at not more than 3% per cont intorest. (Subsidies are to be granted this summer to a railway which may operate from Pentieton to Boundary creek, not more than 100 miles in length; for a railway from Butte into Quesnello '230 miles, and a railway from tho ccast to Chilhwack, 60 miles, All these lines must be stan* ard gauge at d the subsidy will not be more than 84,000 per mile. Unless work is commenced on the railway witbin t ,vo years from the time of the passage of this act, and duty diligently paid to the satifaction of the of the lieutenant gov ernor in council, all claim to the subsidy may bo forfeited, Tho subsidy is not payable until tho railway is completed and in running order to the satisfaction of the governor in council, nor until the security guarantees satisfactory to tho'governor in council are given for continuous maintenance of operation. No subsidy will bo granted to a company for which a land subsidy haw heretofore been granted except on con dition that the company throw open ali lands received by il to public purchase on tho same tonus and conditions as crown lands. The tariff for freight and passengers is to be lixed by the governor iu council. MEAN BUSINES3. Xui; Spokane it B. 0, Tku.i'iio.nf. and Teleuiiaph Line Being Stbonq, On several former occasions we havo called attention to tho progress being Made by the Spokane and British Col. umbia Telephone company, toward tho construction of a line into the Kettle river and Boundary creek districts. Tlio following from the Nelson Miner will hi of interest to our readers- Twelve tons of copper wiro for the extension of tho Spokano and British Columbia Jelephone and Telegraph company has arrived in Spokane from San Francisco and is now being distributed along tho route. This amount of wiro will string 1*41 miles. The tolephono lino between Meyers Falls and Kettle Falls is nearly ready for operatbns, and on next Monday a force of men will be put to work somewhere in the vicinity of Chewelah, Washington,to extend tho system north* wards. With tho present favorable indications, that part of the line will bo completed within the next ton days, and it is hoped that the snow will then havo settled on the Loon lako divide so that the line can be completed into Spokane: The company does not apprehend any tnote trouble now to hinder them push Mocha and Java coffee, 45c ij pound at Gill A- Kirkland's. sit Now Ready for Business. Tlie organization of the Grand Forks Town- company Wfta perfected at Koasland last week, l.y the election ui Mr. Nelson' Benin, of Trail, president; Dr.Edward Bowes, of Boss- laud, vice-president; and (,'lnii. Cumings! of ilrjind Fork*, secrelnrv treasurer unit general manager. Tim bead olliee of tlie company will l,e .tl Grand Forks, and will lie in ohO**ge Of Mr ('bus. Cumings, who states thai it is the Intention uf tile 'I'owpsltoi'iitnpuny to oiler special Inducements to rafties aesirfu-g to establish machine shops! factories, etc, at the Polks, I.uttersaro bciii}* received dally requesting In formation oonbernliig tbe feasibility of si-tab* ii-iiini: planing tailis and other factories o, that character, ninl n.e buinn met by the (ow n- situ company wllh liberal concession!. Silver-plated knives and forks al Manly's Hardware. The only lirst class placo to get a lunch in the city is at tho Arcadia, Tty Gill ,<• Kirkland's Red Seal teas and coil'ees. Jessop Drill Steel, Powder, Caps and Fuse at Manly's Hardware. For a cup of coffee andcream go to the Arcadia. No. 888. CERTIFICATE OF THE REGISTRATION OF A FOREICN COMPANY. "Comhames' Act," Part IV., and amen d jno Acts. "Zenda Gold and Copper Mining Ccvi- panyt" (Foreign-) Registered the 2nd day of March, ls*>7. T HEREBY CKKTIHY thut I htivc this day JL registered tin. '•/undu Gold ami Copper Mining Company" (Foreign), under thu Companies Act, I'm t IV., "Kegistrrttion (if Foreign Companies," miri q-mpncjlng A..'fp. The head olliee of the s.j.l Company is situated at tlie Citv of Spokane, in tUc State of Washington, C.8, A. The objects for which the ("oiijiwny is established arc: -To purchase, hold, flffU, work and operate mines ot gold, [diver, lead, and other minerals, and to sell the same; to buy and sell ores of till kinds; to build, eijuip, own and operate any mill, smelter or reduction works necessary or convenient'tor'such business, and to that end to purchase and own an? real estate or personal property necessary or convenient Eherfor; and to construct nnd own auy wagon lomt,tramway, railroad, or telegraph line or telephone line thnt may be neessary or convenient for such business. The business of this corporation to be conducted in either the t'nited btates or iu Briiish Columbia, or both. The capital stock of the said Company is one million live hundred thousand dollars, divided into one million five hundred tlionsund shares of the pa r value of one dollar' each. Given Under my hand and seal of olliee at Victoria, Province of British Columbia, this2uii day of March, Wi7. [u. f.] 8. Y. YVOOTTON, Registrar of Joint StocK Companies. Oysters served in uny style on short notice at tho Arcadia. No. 3S7. CERTIFICATE OF THE REGISTRATION OF A FOREICN COMPANY. "Companies' Act," Part IV, and amending Acts. uThe Superior Mining Company'' (Foreign). Registered the 19th day of Februar}-, 1897. T HEREBY CERTIFY that I have this day reg- X istered "The Superior Mining Company" (Foreign), under the 'Companies' Act, Part IV., "Registration of Foreign Companies,"and amending Acts. The head oflice of the paid company ia situated at the Citv of Spokane, State of Wash- ton, U. S. A. The objects for which ther Company is etab- lished are:—To work, operate, buy sell, lease, locate, own, acquire, procure, hold and deal in mines metulsand mineral claimsof every kind and description within*he province of liritish Columbia, Canada, and the United states of America; to carry on and conducts, general mining, smelting, milling and reductive business; to purchase, acquire, hold, erect and operate electric light and power plants for tin; purpose of mining nnd treating ores, and for the purpose of furnishing lights and creating power for all purposes; to bond, buy, least), locate and hold ditches. IlumeH and water rights; to construct, letise, buy, sell, build, operate nnd conduct railroads, ferries, tramways or other means of transportation for transporting ore. mining and oilier material; to own, bond buy, sell, lease aud locate Umber aud 11101101' claim-, and filially to do everything consistent, proper and requisite for the carrying out ot the objects nud purposes aforesaid in their fullest and broadest sense within the territory aforesaid. The capital stock oi the sold Company is one million dollars, divided Into one million shares of the par value of one dollar each. Given under my hand and seal of olliee at Vh-iorin, Province oi British Columba, tnis L9th day of February, 1897, ffc, 8.) y. Y. VVOOTTON, Registrar of joint stock Companies, CERTIFICATE OF THE REGISTRATION OF A FOREIGN COMPANY. "Companies' Act," Fart IV., and amending Acts. "77*c Aurus Mining Company" (Foreign.) Registered28th day of February, 18i»7. T HEREBY CERTIFY that 1 have this day X registered "Tho Aurus Mining Company'' fForeign) under the "Companies' Act." Part IV., "Registrationof Foreign Companies/' and amending Acts, The head office of the said Company is situated at the City of Spokane, iu tlie Stateof Washington, t). B. A. The objects for which the Company Is established are; —To purchase, hold, own, work and Operate mines 0* gold, silver, lead and other metals, and to sell the same; to buy and sell ores of sueh metals; to build, equip* own and operate any mill, smelter or reduction work?, necessary or convenient in such business, aud to that end to purchase and own any real estate or personal properly neccRsary or convenient thoroforj and to construct and own any wagon- mad, tramway, railroad or telegraph or telephone line necessary or convenient for such business: said business to be conducted either in the United States or British Columbia, or both. The capital Htock of the said Company is one million dollars, divided into one million shares of Hie par value of one dollar each. Given under my hand and seal of ofiice, at Victoria, Province of liritish Columbia, this 20th day of February, 1897. [1- s.J 8; Y, WOOTON. Registrar of Joint Stock Companies. ^\ fl". -^v^j .^w *% *ffi =/$ -ftkijfty! W LOTS I IN ORAND I Do You Own a Few? If Not Call at Once! We are Agents for the Town Company and will take pleasure tp Show you Property, We offer a few Crisp Snaps Jn the Following! Hotel property—Two lots; 2Q bed rooms; best equipped hotel in the town; lino bar room, largo barn, Will be gold furnished complete, except bar fiytures. Cash rental $250 per munch. Call quick on this deal. Sickness in family compels removal. Edward's Hunch and Ferry—320 acres fine land; substantial buildings; 35 acres in cultivation; water works; 000 acrep in pasttjre; bar and fixtures. The best located and most profitable pad bouse in the Province, price 81,200; paff pash, balance qs EASV terms. This is a sure winner. Ranch of 320 acres; 7 miles up North Fork; good log buildings; tine timber, level productive agripultural land; buildings oost 6800. If closed soon we can sell this valuable property for $500. Mining Stocks, Prospects, Developed and Undeveloped, For Sale. Come in and see us or Write Us, FILLEY & OGDEN, Qrand Forks, B. C. ML. 1W*WWwiTO.-W'*M'-re*W*9o* THE BIG STOREofthe DISTRIGT When it Comes to Looking For Bargains, Call and be Convinced that you can Find Anything you Want at POPULAR PRICES. Two Car Loads All Ready in Still 3 flore On the Road We Carry the Largest, Most Complete and Best Assorted Stock of GENERAL MERCHANDISE In the Kettle River and Boundary Districts, Consist-, ing of Groceries, Provisions, Queensware, Hardware, Sash and Doors, Wall Paper, Dry Goods, Clothing Boots Shoes and Drugs, Also a Full Line of MINER'S SUPPLIES Mail Orders receive Prompt attention. Give us a trial order and we will gurantee Satisfaction. MANLY & AVERILL, The "Big Store/' Riverside Ave., Grand Forks, B. C. Bonds of Electric, Steam or HorseCar Railways PLACED AT SH0BTEST NOTICE Persons having mining or other Properties that will bear investigation, can have a Company promoted, or sell them, by addressing MANHATTAN INVESTORS & SECURITIES CO., Ltd 17 end 19 Broadway, New York City. London offices:—Chiswell House, No. 139 Finebury Pavement, London, E. O., England. NOTICE 18 HEREBY GJVEN THAT GO DAYS after date hereof I Intend to apply to the Honorable, the (Jhief Commissioner of Lands and Works for permission to purchase 80 acres of land, situated on the North Fork of Kettle river and described as follows: Commencing at the south west corner of lot 717. Osoyoda Divi- si on Yale District, thence west 20 chains, theme north 40 chains, thence east 20 chains, thence south 40 chains to the paint of commencement. ROBERT CLARK. Grand Forks, B. C, March 2,1897, COUNTY COURT NOTICE. Sittings of the County Court of Yale will be holdcn as follows: AT MIDWAY ON MONDAY, MAY 17, 1897 and AT GRAND FORKS WEDNESDAY, MAY 19, 1897 at the hour of ten o'clock In the forenoon respectively. By command W. G McMYNN, Government Office, Midway, B, C.) D. K. C. C, March M, 1897 ' J. W. JONES, Manufacturer of Spring Beds, Mattresses, LOUNGES, ETC. Dealer In DEALER IN HOUSEHOLD GOODS OF ALL KINDS. GRAND FOKKS, B. C. * •Saw Filing and all Kinds of Repairing. Colonial and Foreign Mining Regulations. GILBERT W. A. RANKEN, B. SO., M. E., AND E. E. Prospects for the precious metals and gems Organizes prospecting and exploring parties. Examines and reports on mining properties. With Colin Campbell, GRAND FORK8 B C. IJ. A. SHEADS, - ASSAYER = GRAND FORKS, B. C. SAMPLESCIVEN PROMPT AND CAREFUL ATTENTION. ■i.*.'l3 Ulols QreonCEPLS, F.WollastonPI, QREEN & WOLLASTON, Provincial Land Surveyors Civil Engineors, Etc. GRAND FORKS, B. C. Office in VanNoss' Addition with J.H. Feather, ston, assayer. ' A C. SUTTON. Barrister at Law, Notary Public, Etc. GRAND FORKS, B. O TT S. CAYLEY, Barrister, Solicitor, Etc, GRAND FORKS B. 0 T P. MoLBOD. Barrister, Solicitor, Etc, ANACONDA, B. C. ■P-l'HEL GERTRUDE DAHL, i-j Teacher of VIOLIN, BANJO, MANDOLIN AND GUITAR, Student from the College of Music of Clncin-i natti, and pupil of the distinguishtd Master and Violinist, Chas. Baetens 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. 0 pEO. B. STOCKING, EXPERT WATCHMAKER Watch Repairing My Specialty. All Work Warranted. GRAND FORES, B. C. rn G. HEPWORTH, M. D., C. M. Physician and Surgeon. MoGUiL. MONTREAL. Office In Drug Store. GRAND FORKS, B. G. Why Bake Your Own Bread? nRAND FORKS HOTEL Barber Shop. Centrally Looated. All Work aanranteed to be First-Class In every Respect. PETER A. Z. PARE, - - PROPRIETOR. IU E. STACHE, Bath Rooms, AND TONSOPlAL PARLORS. RIVERSIDE, - - - GRAND FORKS* T H. FEATHERSTON, B. A. S. c. ASSAYER. And Mining Engineer. Member of Quebec Mining Society. Mineral Claims Examiued and Reported on. BRIDGE STREET, GRAND FORKS. •DORBES M. KERBY, Provincial Land Surveyor, And Civil Engineer. Office, Midway, n. c. Associate Member Canadian Society of Civil Engineors, It Doeun't Pay to Worry and Stew Over a Hot Stove When You Can Buy Seventeen Nice, Fresh, Toothsome Loaves For Ono Dollar at KNIGHT'S BAKERY^* Ths same Rule Applys to Pies, Cakes, Doughnuts, Cookies and all Kinds of Pastry, Etc. RIVERSIDE AVENUE. Spokane Falls & Northern Nelson & Ft. Sheppard, Red Mountain R'ys. The only All-rait Route, without change* of cars, between Spokane, Rossland Nelson. DAILY EXCEFT SUNDAY. Going North. Going South. ll:44a.m MARCUS 2:1;* Close connections at Nelson with steamboats for Kaslo and all Kootenay Lake Points. Passengers for Kettle Riuer and Boundary Creek connect at Marcus with singe daily.
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