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THE PAYSTREAK J / * A BOOK IV. SANDON, JANUARY, 6 t900. CHAPTER J3 HAPPENINGS IN BRIEF. John Docksteader is attending the Mlair Business College in Spokane. F. J. Hill, of Kaslo, is keeping the books for II. Myers & Co.'s establishment. B. K. Rankin, who has been in the Lardeau for several months,returned to Sandon this week. Thos. 8, Avison and Mrs. Annie M. Kennedy, of New Denver, were married in Nelson on Wednesday. Andy Tanks, a well known old tinier of New Denver, was married in ingersoll, (Int., a few days ago. Frank Kelly went to Silverton on Wednesday, where he will put in 30 days with the Wakefield company on their new tram. L G. Lane has finished his contract on the South Fork and Twelve Mile, and has sent 30 head ot his stock out for the winter. A. B. Docksteader is spending a week in Vancouver, Robert Lan- gille is acting as storekeeper and postmaster in his absence. Jack Magner and Arthur Can ley, who spent the summer on tin; Ruth mill and flume construction, have gone to Spokane for the winter. George W. Hughes has returned from his trip to Montreal. Iu Nelson recently lie stated that the Idaho Mines would not ship this winter. D. C. McKae will be an applicant for the office of chief of police. The matter will probably Ik- left to the new council to decide. There are several applicants spoken of. MO COMPROMISE. The Association Will Mot Entertain the Offers of Union. The negotiations which a few days ago it was hoped would result in a settlement of the labor difficulty, have been brought to a close by the reply of the Association com in it lee to the proposals made by the Union. It will lie remembered that the Assoc! a tion made a proposition to pay $3 25 to hand drillers. Tins was at the time of Mr. Clute's visit, and the In ion was asked to make reply before the 27th ult. In reply the Union made a counter proposition, of which the following is an exact cop\: ��� UNION SCALE OF WAGE.I. Shiift Men, .1 .Vl to $4 <K> Mttcliine Men 8.110 Hammers Men in Drift* & liaises B.ftJ Hammer* Men in St opes il.rft ia mi en ;!.<*> Laborer*, Innide and Outside, |,oo Timliermeu B.flO to 4.00 lllacksmith.-. jMJOto 4.00 Engineer* |.M to 4.od O0NDITION8. Recognition of the Union l>.v Mine Owners. N<> discrimination to be made between Union and Non-Union Men. Delegates from the Union to have the priv. ilegeof visiting the vaiious mine:, once a month The .-.eale of wages not to he changed hy either party without thirty day*' notice. To this the Association committee returned the following to the Miners' Union, under date of December 29: ��� Gentlemen,���Our communication of December 23rd was made hy the Silver Lead Mines Association for the purpose of effecting a fier. manent settlement of the differences between us, and wa* final on our part, as we consider that we met you more than half way Iu your counter proposition of the .'7th inst you do not agree to the compromise wage scale presented by us.and decline to sign even your own scale for a longer period than thirty days without notice, instead of one year as we proposed. A thirty-day scale will not Inspire confidence in the iwrmanency of the settle, mentaswe or the public desire; but, on the other hand, will lead to the belief that an early recurrence of the existing differences is contemplated. The matter thus stands as it did before any attempt was made lor acorn- promise* K A. Wood, C. H. Hand. Special Committee It will be seen by referring to the scale that the Union asks ��3.50 on development. Otherwise the scale is to all intents and purposes the same :is that submitted to the Union a few weeks ago. There is no suggestion of the oft-repeated "arrogance" of tbe Union in insisting on the employment Of only Union men. On the other hand they ask that no discrimination be made. The objection of tin; Association to the thirty day arrangement is a mere piece of trumpery, and can be regarded as nothing else. The plain fact of the matter is that the Association is not seeking a settlement. To use their own words, "the matter stands as it did before anv attempt was made for a compromise,'' and they show no disposition to alter the circumstances. This thing is getting serious If a handful of mine owners can paralyse the district and ruin the merchants aud business men of the camp, merely to create political capital, it is about, time to enquire by what right they hold the power. New Denver is petitioning for fire protection by the provincial government. .Judging from the suite of political feeling in that hamlet just now some sort of protection is badly needed. The Queen BiisS has shipped IK) tons ot ore in the last few days. There are 500 tons of ore on tht dump ready for shipment. Three shifts are working with the Burleigh in the lower tunnel, and about thirty men in the mine. The Florida shipped another carload of ore this week. The Payne has three cars of ore ready for shipment,. Pat Mclnnes paid Sandon a flying visit yesterday on his way from Lardeau to Erie camp. F. Ransome went to Gem. Idaho, on Thursday. The American Boy shipped twenty tons of ore this week. Bob Cunning returned yesterday from California. The death of Maurice Butterman has resulted in a requisition being sent to the government to have W.H. Lilly appointed coroner for the Slo can, he being willing to accept the position. MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS. I DISCUSSED AT A PUBLIC MEETING The Year's Affairs Reoieiced in an Address by Mayor Pitts-The City's Finances���Other Mutters of Importance Brought Before the Citizens. At the meeting called by the Ma- yor for Wednesday evening last, the attendance was not large but was fairly representative. After calling the meeting to order, Mayor Pitts de livered the following concise and appropriate suniiuar.x of the year's affair's: ��� Gentlemen : All ot you present are no doubt nware that the object of this meeting is, generally speaking, to discuss matters of public interest both as regards the past actions of the municipal council and the fut ure policy of the same during the year 1900. The meeting hits also been called for the purpose ot giving the ratepayers an opportunity to ask any questions which may have arisen in their minds as to the reason for anv Earticular course of action pursued y the present council and any and all such questions will be carefully considered and replied to later on in the evening, either by members of the council or officers of the city as the case may require. I would, however, direct your attention to one or two matters before taking mv seat regarding the financial condition ot the corporation. The receipts tor the year 1895) amounted to tf2l>,850.43, and the ex penditures $2t>3J3.84, leaving a cash balance iu hand of t'546.59. A detailed statement of these receipts and expenditures will be presented to the meeting later on. Owing to the great depression which has existed in Sandon for the past six months, the tax collections have been exceedingly light. The total assessed taxes for 189i) was $4,752.0(5, and collections $1518.7b, leaving a balance of arrears for 18ill) of $3233.41 ; this amount along with the arrears for 18*J8 make a total of $4108of over due taxes, which, allowing for remissions and accrued interest, at a conservative estimate leaves a balance of 83908.50, which amount is, or at least ought to be, considered as an asset at its face value. The outstanding liabilities on current expenditure amount to $2457, comprised as follows: Outstanding accounts $600, Bank of B. C. $1000, sinkingfundon debentures$857, leaving a balance of $1551 in favor of the city. A detailed financial stateroen is in course of preparation by the city clerk and will be published in pamphlet form for distribution to the ratepayers in due course. Another matter which will be considered this evening is that of securing from the provincial government, special legislation for the purpose of enabling a larger number of ratepa yers to qualify for the posi tion oi mayor and aldermen. It is very doubtful if a sufficient number ot qualified persons as the law now stands could be found who would be willing to allow their names to be placed in nomination on Monday. In order to overcome this difficulty it is proposed to petition the government to pass an act similar to that passed for the relief of Grand Forks City in 18118, where the same difficulty of securing a sufficient choice ofcligable candidates for municipal honors was experienced. The great stumbling block is found in the clause which enacts that candidates shall be "registered" owners of property to the amount required. Owing to the existing trouble concerning titles, it is proposed to do away with the regis tration clause and simply make it a requirement that candidates shall be the "assessed" owners on the municipal assessment roll for the specified time to the required amount." After hearing the statement by the 1 Mayor, the ratepayers present enter* jed into a general discussion on municipal matters, and the financial management of the citv council was ! commended by all. The matter of extending to a larger number the privilege of holding office as mayor ami aldermen was brought up. It I was shown that by the present ar j rangenient it would hardly be possi- l ble to find a sufficient number of eli- \ giblc candidates willing to accept the i offices. By changing the law so that i the candidates would require to be ! the assessed instead of the registered owners; it. was considered that about j 25 citizens would be eligible for of- | fice. A petition to that effect was j produced and signed by the mayor | and council and the ratepayers present, which is to be presented to the Provincial Legislature and an amendment to the charier asked for As the time of nomination is near at hand, and it would be impossible to have the change effected in time for the next city council, it was decided that the proper course to pursue would be for the present council to hold office until the government took action in the matter. The matter of government appropriations for roads and trails was also brought up, and a committee of three was appointed to place before R. F. Green,the representative at Victoria, a statement of the amount of monev required, and the purpose for which it should be expended. It was con* sidered that the government had slighted the district in this matter, and had returned but a small portion of the money collected from the mines in the vicinity. The trail up Cody creek was considered, in the judgment of the meeting, an immediate necessity, and an appropriation will be asked for. The Queen Bess road and other matters will also be brought to the attention of the member, and it is probable that a lump sum appropriation of a sufficient amountr to cover the necessary expenditures will be asked tor. *** The Rambler-Cariboo is increasing its force again. During December 145 tons of ore was shipped from this mine. W I THE PAYSTREAK, SANDON, H. C, JANUARY f>, 1903 The Plain English. The Paystreak, Oct. 21st: "It will be interesting to note the acrobatic performances of journals like the Nelson Miner, Nelson Economist and the Sandon Mining Review while thev try to square themselves with that plank in the Conservative platform adopted at New Westminster which endorses the eight- hour law." The Mining Review, Oct. 28th. "What surprises most people is that one IN inch head cjin contain all the wit and mtelthrence displayed in the foregoing. If, however, the intelligent egotist, who penned it. will only again refer to the " 'plank in tlu; Conservative platform'1' named, and can understand phiin English, he will see it is not "'the eifiht hour law"' that is endorsed but ���������the principle of the eight hour law,' " which is an entirely different thing." * * Nelson Tribune, Dec. 30th : "Upon the present decaaion Mr Wilson was getting acquainted with the rank and tile of the party througout the province, and placing the party's conclusions fairly bcf��re them. Travelling ;is he was with Sir Charles, he had not the nppdr Utility of discussing them all ;is fully ;is some might desire, but upon subsequent occasions he would have other opportunities of presenting them in detail. What he had done whenever he was (Speaking throughout the province was to present the platform endorsed at the recent Conservative convention ;it New \V��st- niinster, and assure his hearers that he stood fairly and squarely upon all itsprovisions. The eiglit-hour law was not shelved in one part, of the province and brought out to do duty in anoU or. The Conservative part\ had in convention decided to endorse notonly the eight hour law but the principle ofjt as well, and it, intend, d to stas' with this plank in the platform." . ..." It will now be in order for the ancient, and sagacious editor of the Mining Review to explain that such demagogues as Charles Wilson, OlQ., Sir Charles Tupper, and Charles II ib bert Tupper have no weight with the Conservative partv, The Mining Review derives the anti-eight-hour-law inspiration which ���is killing it from the same source as it, does the bonus which barely keeps it, alive to light the case of the Mine Owners' Association. Its usefulness destroyed bv the end of tile strike, its collapse will follow as a matter of course, and the Conservative partisans in the Slocan may congratulate themselves on the prospect of an early release from the support of a journal so mercenary and so (lis honej-t as to be a tower of strength to whatever cause ma\ have the good fortune to merit its opposition. 1880 to 1898, the railroad mileage doubled, while the population increased a trifle less than 50 per cent. The population is not the only measure of the demand for transportation, but the vast amount, of railway mileage; that has been unprofitable to the investors and the steady diminuation in the rates charged indicate that the business has been tomporliy overdone ; that the construction has kept in advance of the requirements. At the end of 181)8 the railway mileage in the United States was not only twice as great as it was at the end of 1880, but it was about equal to the mileage in all the rest of the world. The increased mileage in 181)8 was very small, but iu the four years, 1880 to 1888, inclusive, the construction was .'H,871 miles, and in five vears, >5 to DO, the construction was 38,341 miles. 01 course such rates could not be maintained continuously, but, in the past eight years, most of which is covered by a period of very bad business, more than 20.- 0J0 miles have been added to the, railroads of the country. Poor's Manuel calculates that the South will have to have ab nit 14,000 more miles of railroad before it has one mile to every ten square miles of territory, and there is no doubt that as other parts of the country are de veloped railroad construction on a considerable scale will continue, but it. is hardly likely that the rate of progress bet.veen 1880 and 18l��0 will ite repeat< d. In 1898 the gross earnings were ��116,000.000greater than the year before; the net earnings were about $47,030,000 greater, showing increased expenditures of nearly $70,030,- (!00. Of the increased earnings tlll,- 000,000 came from passenger service, $3��,000,000froin freight and ?9,000,- (J00 from miscellaneous sources The interest on bunds increased nearly ��'3,000,0 0, and the dividends on stock more than $11,000,000, while the surplus increased about 827,000 COO, or 100 per cent. Tin- freight receipts per ton per mile were 2.4 per cent less than the year before, and reached only 7.5S mills, against 7.1)7 the year before and 8 2t frf '96. The aggregate capitalization is close to twelve billions of dollars, nearly all the Investment of a half cohturv. Hall Mines Smelter Returns. U. S. RAILWAY FIGURES. Taken as a whole the United States has not too many railways, but so much has been done in the way of adding to the transportation facilities of the country ��� during the last, fifty years, and especially during the: last twenty, that there remains much less to be done in the future. In the short space of eighteen years; from Following is the official report from the Hall Minos smelter for November: Lead smelting, 11) days and 15 hours; 388 tons of purchased lead ore was smelted, together with 128 tons of Silver King ore from tho company's mine, from which was produced 105 ions of bullion, containing (approximately) from Silver Kitrg ore 1510 ounces of silver; from purchased ore 102 tons lend, 9790 ounces sil voV. and 887 ounces gold. ' ������������' A Whale of a Property. The recent discovery of ore in the North Star, East Kootenay, is important. The. vein had already been opened up extensively, showing a width ot 26 feel of ore. The development placed $300,000 feet of ore in isighfrrr-Tbe discovery of a body of ore 150 feet down the hill from the workings opens up possibilities in the mine not thought of before. The chute, instead of being proved 40 feet long, is now proved upwards of 150 feet long, / THE BAZAAR A Snap for Everybody While it Lasts. We haoe a lot of China and Glass ttwc at The Bazaar. Also a lot of Stationery, Including Writing Tablets, Boxes of Fine Linen Writing Paper and Enoelopes to match. Lead Pencils, Pen Holders, Ink in all size receptacles from a small school bottle up to quart jars. Those, along with a number of other articles, are being closed out at actual Cost. Call in and take advantage of an opportunity which seldom presents itself in Sandon. The Bazaar Opposite the Post Office a : THE PAYSTREAK, SANDON, B. CM JANUARY 6, 1900 OPF FOIt THK WAR. Leetock It. Forbes Ooes to South Africa with the Second Canadian Contingent. About the happiest man in ten hemispheres was Lestock R. Forbes when he received orders by wire on Saturday to report at Calgary for servic6 in South Afriea with the Canadian mounted contingent. Mr. Forbes bad done everything in his power for some weeks past to force his selection, and it is no doubt due to bis persistency that be was chosen. He is well fitted for service, in physique, intellect and training, and will no doubt distinguish himself in action. The second Canadian contengent will be mounted, and will fill about tbe fame capacity in South Africa as tbe Rough Riders did in the Spanish-American war. It will be made up entirely of men who have seen service in the North-West mounted l>olice. Tbe reception of the good news by Mr. Forbes was followed by tbe hearty congratulation of his host of New Denver friends. His first duty after receipt of tbe order was to send a cable to bis mother telling of his good fortune. He then prepared to leave, getting away on Monday morning. Sunday a movement was quietly set on foot by bis friends to raise a purse to give him on his departure, to show him in a substantial way that while they regretted bis departure from tbe town, they nevertheless appre ciated the honor that had been paid him and the community in bis selection, and shared with him tbe happiness felt in his good fortune. In less than five hours something like $200 was raise. Of this about $75 was given by Silverton citizens wbo were equally anxious to show their good will and appreciation. At 8 o'clock Monday morning when tbe ss. Slocan arrived from down tbe lake, a crowd of 200 people bad gathered at tbe wharf, and tbe band was out in full force. No "warrior bole"' ever got a more hearty, spontaneous send off than was given Mr. Forl>es. Tbe band, together with a large proportion of the crowd, accompanied him as far as Rose* berv where, in tbe presence of bis cheering friends the "long green roll" was given him with the compliments of the season and tbe earnest wishes of all for a safe voyage.���The Ledge NKW DKNVKR ITKMS. A social dance was given in the Bosun hall, Monday night E. Angrignon, J. Williams ;and F. Pyman were elected firewardens on Tuesday. Local sharpshooters were somewhat outclassed in the turkey contest at Silverton New Years day Constable Ackers, of Slocan City, has been stationed here, vice L. R. Forbes, who bas gone to South Africa. Alex. McPherson has sold his interest in the dray business to Harry Ewar,and has gone to Cariboo on business. Miss Ethel Williamson left Friday on a visit to Toronto. Mrs. W. Anderson departed the same day for Manitoba points S. Hincbliffe, of Port Guichon, B C, made a business trip through the camp during the week. He has property holdings on several creeks Mrs. J. K. Clark is lying ill at Spokane, and her husband has gone to at tend her. She was on her way to Montana to spend I he holidays when stricken down. The Quadrille Club's dance, last Thursday, was a record breaker. COMPARISONS ARE ODIOUS. Rossland's metal output for the past year was of flattering tonnage, but low returns. Tbe output from tbe Slocan was of low tonnage but flattering returnB. Rowland's total ore output was 183,058 tons, the average value of which was $18 per ton, or $3,805,044 in all. The output from the Slocan for the six months ending June 30th, '99, was 15,400 tons. Since June 30th, (the months during which the heavy shipments are usually made) the shut-down of all tbe big shippers cut the shipments down to 4,400 tons. Thus tbe total shipments of the year were reduced to 19,400. The value ot this ore is estimated at $1,700,000. In other words, with a tonnage of less than one ninth as heavy as that of Rossland the returns were more than half as great. She Used ii lasses. During the recent war a certain Illinois regiment was camping on one of the small islands south of Key West. The island was only about a mile in width. The colonel of the regiment, whose wife had insisted upon accompanying; him, had his tent pitched in the centre On one side of the island were tall cliffs, and on the other a beach. One day, while the colonel was rest ing comfortably in a hammock, his wife came to him'and said: "John, you must issue orders to have those horrid, men bathe on the other side of the island." "But, my dear," said the colonel, "they can't bathe over there, ft is impossible because of the cliffs. Anyway, you cannot see them where they are, tiow, as it is fully half a mile or more away " "I know that," replied his wife, "but I can see them with a field glass." HAKTNKY PAYMENT HADE. On Tuesday the first payment on the Hartney bond was made through the Bank of Montreal here. It consisted of five per cent, and amounted to a tidy sum. The next payment, of ten per cent., falls due on February 1. At the mine things are in good shape, there beihg a fair showing of ow ���'- tri ��� main drift. In the lower .unnel ttu vein is just beginning to make its appearance, at a distance of 70 feet. Upwards of a carload of ore is lying on the dump, with eight; tons or so sacked up for shipment. Ten men are at present em ployed���The Ledge. A Matrimonial Advertisement. The following matrimonial advertisement hails from Dakota: "Lovers, Take Notice���On and after this date, I will preaen. an elegant cbromo, a parlor lamp, or a glass water set to all bridal couples married by me. All marrying done in the most artistic We carry Good Goods and sell. .. them, too 0 0* Happy New Year to you all! D. J. Robertson & Co., Sandon. way, either in private or public. Runaway couples married at any hour of the day or night, and pursuers thrown off the scent. Reduced rates to those I have married before. A red lantern hangs in front of my door, on Prairie street, at night. No dog kept. Night bell directly under the lantern.���Moses Dodd, J.P." Why They Wept. Dean Hole recently told a capital story of two Indians dining in England for the first time,when one of them took a spoonful of mustard, which brought tears to his eyes. The other said: "Brother, why weepest thou?" and he replied: "I weep for my father who was slain in battle," and he passed the mustard. The other then took a spoonful, and he had a tear trickling down his cheek. Said the first Indian: "Why weepest thou?" and he then re plied: "I weep because thou wast not slain with thy father." SLOCAN ORE SHIPMENTS. Total shipped July 1 to Dec. 31, 1898, 17,994 tons. January 1st, 1899, to Jan. 1,1900: Week Total Payne 5,437 Last Chance 2,245 Slocan Star 548 Sapphire S3 Coin 18 Ajax 40 Sovereign 80 Reco 180 Ivanhoe 119 Treasure Vault IU Red Fox 14 Trade Dollar 60 Liberty Hill 3 Madison 11 Wonderful 20 Ameriean Boy 48 Noble Five 45 Idaho Mines S40 Queen Bess 1,441 Wild Goose 15 Mon itor : 260 Whitewater 2,348 Jackson 874 Hillside 1 Bell 65 Wellington 11 Antoine 650 Rambler 619 Native Silver Bell 48 Dardanelles 100 Great Western 48 Florida 39 Bosun 580 Marion 20 Capella 3 Mollie Hughes 30 Fidelity.- 3 Vancouver 320 Wakefield 580 Emily Edith 60 Comstock 120 Noonday 610 Enterprise 710 Tamarac 20 Black Prince 35 Chapleau 16 Total tons. 19,423 Rossland did not have to contend with the difficulties resulting from the labor trouble, and as a result that camp made rapid advancement in 1899. Tbe shipments from the camp for the year aggregate 183,058 tons, as against 110,697 tons in 1898. Of this amount the Le Roi shipped 94,117 tons, the War Eajjle 64,- 508, and the Centre Star 16,795. The balance waa made up of small shipments from ten other properties. SANDON BOTTLING CO M. W. DAT, Proprietor. Manufaturer of all Kinds of CARBONATED DRINKS Syphons, Gingei Ale, Sarsaparilla, Etc., Etc. Sandon, S.O. Patronize home industry when you want the best THE PAYSTBEAK, SANDON, B. C, JANUARY 6, 1900 The Paystreak. Is Issued every Saturday In Sandon, tu the heart of the greatest White Metal camp on earth. Subscription ��� ... fj.oo a year Strictly In advance. Address: Thk Paystkkak, Sandon, B.C. Wm. Macadams. SANDON. B. C JAN. 6, 1900 . FKNIANS, STAV AWAY I New Denver Ledge. War breeds war much the same as one jag will beget others in tbe same camp. We have just heard that the Japs will fight Russia to a red finale in the spring. We do not think much of this report as we are so accustomed to booms that are to to come in the spring. It is also whispered along the thin green line that runs through the United States that the Fenians will again attempt to take Canada. They must think we are easy, or else their knowledge of this glorious country ot ours���and the C. P. R.���is exceedingly limited. We warn the Fenians to keep their crazy souls out of this Dominion if they have any regard for their health. Do not be misled by foolish agitators into making a raid upon our fair land. If you do you will run up against a storm of lead that will whiten your whiskey-tinted faces, and make you all of the same name, "Dinnis." And thus does the war talk go on and no one knows where it will end. We would not be surprised at any time to learn that the Salvation Army was fighting the devil in Sandon, or that the green-eyed brigands of Silverton had swooped down upon New Denver and put everything to sleep in the only Lucerne of North America. SHKKIt NOXSKNNK. The following report of a passage in an interview which an eastern paper has with Mr. Mackintosh, ex- governor of the Northwest Territories, shows what nonsense a man of prominence can talk without being considered silly: "You are at the head of what is known as the Mackintosh syndicate?" "Yes, but we take all responsibility of developing a property before asking anyone to buy it, or advising the public to invest, and by articles of agreement, three known experts must report that there is twice the value of ore in sight of the price asked for the property." Mr. Mackintosh was ever flush with promises, and Could always make things look well on paper, but when he promises to sell a mine for one- half what it is worth he makes himself funny. As is stated by the Mining Record, "To buy a mine for half the value of the ore in sight' is in North America an impossibility; to sell it for the value of half the ore in sight would be the rankest folly. Be sides which, the clause in the agreement rendering it necessary to secure the unanimity of three well- known experts on any given subject, let alone ore In sight, is imprimis a bar upon this syndicate's doing any business at all. No three experts have ever been known to agree on anything, and the better known they are the more their opinions seem to differ." AFTKR TIIK WAR. After the war sounds are all hushed and the blood has dried on the veldt, who will get the profit? Wiil it be Tommy Atkins? Oh. no; not on your dum dum. The gold kings of Euroj>e will get the benefit, while Tommy will probably get thanks, and the officers a few more epaulets. The yellow god of commerce does not smile on the sons of Mars to any alarming extent. When the roar of cannon has ceased, and the dead are planted in the formation the man of gold comes into the open and while a nation bows its head in grief, he harvests the crop. As he counts his millions he must often laugh at how willingly the British soldier goes up against the worst of it, principally for his benefit. Brave Tommy Atkins! Your name is legion, but you are selfish. Why do you not give the men with the gold a chance to pump lead into the enemy wlile you stay at home with your family snd drink extra dry? Do not monopolize the fighting. Give the men who profi1 by it a chance. There is nothing like generosity.���The Ledge. DETECTING GOLD. A new method of detecting the presence of a smal] quantity of gold has been recently discovered bv Dr. 0' ler, says the Mining and Engineer Review of San Francisco. By this method the presence of quantities as low as 77 centigrammes per ton may be established. The operation is as follows: A quantity of finely, powdered ore, say 120 grammes, is introduced into a flask To this an equal valume of tincture of iodine is added, and the mixture well agitated. It is then left for an hour, agitating from time to time, and is finally allowed to stand. When the solution has sep arated, a band of filter paper is saturated with this, and the paper al lowed to dry. This operation is re peated five or six times in succession in order to completely saturate the paper. It is afterward calcined, and it, will be observed that tbe ash, when gold is present, offers a purple color. This color should disappear quickly if the ash is moistened with bromine water. The test may be modified in the following manner: A quantity ol the powder, 120 grammes, is covered with bromine water, and after agitating during the course of an hour, the solution is filtered. Upon adding protochloride of tin to the solution, it ���oakes a purple color, in the presence of gold, giving the reaction known as "Purple of Cassius." In the case ot sulphides the ore should be previously roasted, and when the mineral contains a considerable proportion of carbonate ot lime, it should becal cined in the presence of ammonium carbonate. "BOBS." Lord Robert! of Kandahar,familiarly known as "Bobs," is on his way to South Africa to assume command of the British army. Rudyard Kipling thus sizes him up:��� There's a little red-faced man, Which is Bobs. Rides the tallest 'orse 'e can, Our Bobs. If it bucks or kicks or rears, 'E can sit for twenty years, With a smile round both 'is ears- Can't yer, Bobs'? Then 'ere's to Bobs Bahadur���little Bobs Bobs, Bobs! 'E's our pukka Kandahader���Fightin' Bobs, Bobs, Bobs! 'E's the Dook of Aggy Chel: 'E's the man that done us well, An' we'll follow 'im to 'ell- Won t we, Bobs? If a limber's slipped a trace, 'Ook on Bobs. If a marker's lost 'is place. Dress by Bobs. For 'e's eyes ali up 'is coat, An: a bugle in 'is throat, An' you will not play the goat Under Hobs. 'E's a little down on drink, Chaplain Bobs; But it keeps us outer Clink��� Don't if, Bobs? So we will not complain Tito' 'e's water on the brain, If e leads us str;ii lit a��rain��� Blue-light Bobs. If you stood im on is 'ead, Father Bobs, You could spill a quart o' lead Outer Bobs. 'E's been at it thirty years, An'a-massin' souven'eers. In the way o' slugs an' spears��� Ain't yer, Bobs? ��� What 'e does not Know o' war, #Gen'ral Bobs, Vou can arst the shop next door��� Can't they, Bohs? [Hi, 'e's little, hut e's wise; 'Es a terror for 'is size An'���'e���does���not���advertise��� Do yer, Bobs? Now they've made a bloomin' lord Outer Bobs. Which was but 'is fair reward��� Weren't it, Bobs? An' 'e'll wear a coronet Where 'is 'elmet used to set, But we know vou won't foriret��� Will ver, Bobs? BKKOKK IT IS TOO LATH. -Fightin' Then 'ere's to Bobs Bahadur���little Bohs Bohs, Bobs! Pocket-Welliu'ton an' arder Bobs, Bobs, Bobs! This ain't no bloomin' ode. But you've 'elped the soldier's load, An' for benefits bestowed, Bless yer, Bobs! The surest way for the mine managers to prevent the possibility of any legislation being enacted looking to the repeal or even modification of the 8 hour law, would be for them to continue their past folly. They will be in no position to ask for any legislation if they do not give the law a fair trial. If vou have a gray-haired mother In the old home far away, Sit down and write the letter You put off day by day. Don't wait until her tired steps Reach heaven's pearly gate- But show her that you think of her Before it is too late. If you've a tender message Or a loving word to say. Don't wait till you forget it But whisper it today. Who knows what bitter memories May haunt you it you wait?��� So make your loved ones happy Before it is too late. We live but in the present, The future is unknown- Tomorrow is a mystery, Today is all our own. The chance that fortune lends to us May vanish while we wait, So spend your life's rich treasure Before it is too late. The tender words unspoken, The letter never sent, The long-forgotten messages The wealth of love unspent. For these some hearts are breaking, For these some loved ones wait��� So show them that you care for them Before it is too late ���Ida Goldsmith Morris. Four banks in Europe control the monetary market. Any one of them can make or break a nation in ten words. They are controlled by J ws, and it is to them no doubt that silver money owes its degeneration. KOOTENAY RAILWAY & NAVIGATION CO. Operating Kaslo A Slocan Rniluav, International Navigation A: Trading Company, KASLO & SLOCAN RAILWAY. Schedule of Time. I Wide Standard ���Time Passenger train for Sandon and way stations leaves Kaslo at HAM) a m. "daily, returning, leaves Sandon at 1:15 p. m., arriving at aslo at 3:55 p. ui. INTERNATIONAL NAVIGATION & TRADING CO., operatfnjrun Kootenay Lake and River. S. S. INTERNATIONAL. leaves Kaslo for Nelson at 6:00 a. ni.. daily except Sunday. Returning leaves Nelson at 4:30 p'. m., calling at Balfour, Pilot Iky, Ainsworth and all way points. Connections with S. F. A N. train to and from Spokane at Five Mile Point; also with str. Alberta to and from Bonner's Ferry, Idaho. S. S. ALBERTA. Leaves Nelson for Bonner's Ferry Tuesdav and Saturdays at 7 a. m., meeting steamer International from Kaslo at Pilot Bav. Returning, leaves Bonner's Ferrv at 8 a. m. Wednesdays and Sundays. LARDO DUNCAN DIVISION. Steamer International leaves Kaslo for Lardo and Argenta at 8:45 p. in. Wednesdays and Fridavs. Steamer Alberta leaves Kaslo for Lardo and Argenta at 8 p.m. Sundays. Steamers call at principal landings in both directions, and at other points when signalled. Tickets sol I to all points i i Ca ada nnd the United Statas. To ascertain rates and full information, address��� Robert Irving, Manager. b. Campbell, Kaslo, B. C. height and Ticket Agt., Sandon. < THK HOICK RIFLEMAN'S SONG. An unknown poet, or, at least, one who is known only by the initials, "L. J. 0. B.," has written what may be called just the best poem that the war in South Africa has inspired yet. The poem was printed in the Telephone, a weekly paper printed in Cape Town. The word "rooi-baatje" used by the poet refers to the red-coated British soldier Jilii^gJj^K^ B.C., JANUAUY 0, 1900. Lay my rifle beside me, set my Bible on my breast, For a moment let the wailing bugles cease; As the century is closing, I am going to my rest", Lord, lettest thou thy servant go in peace. But loud through all the bugles rings a cadence in my ear, And on the winds my hopes of peace are stowed; The winds that waft the voices that already I can hear��� Of the rooi-baatje singing on the road. Yes, the red coats are returning; I can hoar the steady tramp, After twenty years of waiting, lulled to sleep) Since rank and file at Potchefstrootn we hemmed them in their camp And cut them up at Bronkerspruit like sheep. They shelled us at Tnjrogo, but we galloped into range, And we shot the British gunners where they showed; 1 guessed they would return to us���I knew the chance must change- Hark! the rooi-baatje singing on the road. But now from snow-swept Canada,from India's torrid plains, From lone Australian outposts hither led; Obeying their commando, as they heard the bugle's strains, The men in brown have joined the men in red They come to find the colors at Majuba left aud lost: Thev mine to pay us back the debt they owed: And 1 hear new voices lifted, and I see strange colors tossed, 'Mid the rooi-baatje singing on the road. The old, old faiths must falter; the old, old creeds must fall��� 1 hear it in the distant murmur low��� The old, old order changes, and 'tis vain for us to rail; The great world. does not want us��� we must go, And veMt. ��nd spruit; and kopje to the stranger will belong. No oioi*. the trek before him we shall lead; Too well, too well I know it. for I hear it in the song Of the rooi-baatje singing on the road. ures. It is a striking commentary upon the gullibility of the British investing public. The most glaring of recent failures has been the Tangier mine at Albert Canyon, of which the Rovelstoke Herald remarked: "The shut down of the Tangier mine, at Albert Canyon, which has been working 25 or 80 men all summer, has been announced. Something has been learned about the methods employed in opening up tho property, which, to say the least, appear to have been very ill-advised, and have in consequence produced results far from satisfactory. Less than a year ago shaft sinking was commenced on the property and a hole sunk below the creek level about 60 or (55 feet. Enough timber to make 100 feet was built on top of this (the timber part being filled around with waste) and the shaft called 100 feet underground. Levels to the extent of 800 or 900 feet were run in all directions from the bottom of this pit and 815,000 or 120,000 spent without any results. Gopher holing at the grass roots is hardly the way to make a mine, aud intelligent miners who are familiar with the situation at the Tangier are at a loss to understand why a considerable portio'. of the large expenditure already made was not spent in sinking instead of useless work, which leaves the company, as far as the mine is concerned, in practically the same position as when it commenced operations. The fangier company, so its miners state, is a good outfit, and intend to do what is right, but it appears to be like so many other English mining companies, the victim of mismanagement in the practical work of development. However, ii is to he hoped that the company will not be discouraged to the quitting point by the unsatisfactory showing of the past year's work, but will resume operations in the near future with some one at the head of affairs at the mine who can properly develop the property." ZINC MINING GOOP. The Province of Ontario has decided on a new policy with relation to the nickel mines of Sudbury and the adjacent region. Hereafter no grants of nickel-bearing property will be made, except on tbe condition that the ores obtained shall be worked and the nickel converted into metallic form and refined in the province. Moreover, the Dominion Government has imposed the export duty on nickel ores and matte which was authorized by parliament last year, although the levying of the duty was left to the discretion of the government. This action has been urged for some time by parties who have always resented the fact that the Sudbury ores were simply reduced into matte at the mines, the refining being done in the United States or in England. The condition required applies, of course, only to future grants, and .��� does not affect the mines already owned ] NO ELECTION THIS YEAK. . _ . ���v ....uvuuuunuv uniH'.U and worked by the two American companies and the English refiners; but the export duty will probably make some change in their plans, and perhaps require the removal of their refining work8 to Canadian territory. There has been great activity lately in the Sudbury district, and nickel properties are in demand, while those readily accessible from the railroad are for the most part taken up The principal buyer lately has been the Mond Syndicate, which ships the ores and matte from its mines to England for treatment and refining by the Mond process. The mines or claims near the railroad have been generally taken up, and those in the hands of prospectors or locators are held at high prices BILL'S LUCK. A Chicago hotel manager employed a handy man by the name of "Bill" to do his window washing. One morning Bill instead of doing his work, wasamusini himself by reading the newspaper, and as bad nek would have it, the manage; looked in. 6 "What-, this?" he said. Bill was dumfounded. 'Tack up your things and go," said the manager. So poor Bill went to the office, drew he money that was owing to him, and then went upstairs and put on his good clothes. Coming down he went to say good-bye to some of the other servants and there he happened to run across the manager, who did not recognize him in his black coat. "Do you want a job?" asked the man- ager. "Yes, sir," said Bill. "Can you clean windows?" "Yes, sir." "You look a handy sort of a fellow 1 only gave the last man $5, but 1 will give you $7." W1U "Thank you, sir," said Bill; and in half an hour he was back in the same old room-cleaning the window thia time and not reading the paper. Mlnerali In the Philippine.. Idaho's Mineral Production. VICTIM OP MISMANAGEMENT. Mismanagement has caused numer- I ous wrecks among- the British mining ��. companies operating in this province IJ articularly has this been the case dur- I mg the past two years-vears that have J witnessed some of the greatest blows vet experienced by the mining industry. No one part of the province has had a monopoly of these fizzles, but all sections have tasted of the bitter fruits of culpable negligence, ignorance and lack of experience. Hordes of officials, I nunkeys, and general staff above ground have caused tho heedless ex- j penditure of hundreds of thousands of t dollars for unearned salaries and useless Ibuildings. A small percentage of the jmoney thus wasted, if expended on the* jdevelopment of the property, in manv fcases, would have obviated these faii- All election agitation should cease, and not be resumed before the spring of 1901." This is the way Sir Wilfred Laurier tells the faithful readers of his Quebec ortran that no appeal will lye made to the people at present. Mr. Pacaudj after having, so it is stated, interviewed the Prime Minister, wrote an article for Le Soleil, headed, "there will be no general election." The article continues, "We have every reason to believe that the Federal Government has no intention of bringing on the general election just now. The term of the present Parliament will not expire till August, 1901, or 19 months hence, and there is no reason either of public or party import why a dissolution should take place before the legal expiration of the parliament term. Canada is not engaged in any diplomatic or other conflict with the outside world that necessitates an appeal to the people. There is, of course, the question of sending a military contingent lo South Africa, and of the unexpected expense which it entails, but public sentiment has manifested itself with so much unanimity and force that it would be foolish to question the will of the people. It will be necessary to call the*House together to legalize the expenliture, but what party interest The total production of metals in Idaho for the year just closed is estimated at $13,623,448, divided as follows: Gold, 12,500,000; silver, $6,103,028; lead, $4,960,410; copper, $60,000. Tluj gold production increased from $1,895,566 in 1898. The production of silver and lead was seriously interfered with by the disturbances in the Coeur d'Alenes in the early summer. The total of all metals for the year is practically the same as last year. In a report to the interior department on the geology of the Philippine islands George F. Becker, of the United States Geological Survey, gives some interesting information regarding the mineral resources ef the group. Mr. Becker says that while gold exists in both Luzon and Mindinao, it is comparable rather to that of the Carolinas and Virginia than to the western gold fields of the United States, and a rush to the Philippine fields would, he predicts, result fn disappointment. The report says "the copper deposits of Lepanto seem rich and extensive, but very expensive roads will be needed to render them available. The high quality of some of the iron ores of Luzon is beyond question, but the lignite of the islands is not adapted to iron smelting. The so-called coal is a good lignite. Its heating effect is from two-thirds to three-quarters of that of the best steaming coal. There are great quantities of this fuel, and much of it will probably be delivered at a profit on vessels at $2.50 Mexican ton." The bubonic plague has arrived at the Sandwich Islands. If it gets into Canada the growing will be changed to planting time. It is more to be Ernest MangfieId is going to New feared tlu,n war. and any Chinaman Zealand on behalf of European capital, is liable to introduce it to British to acquire several miles of dredgiug con- Columbia people. cessions. Hunter Bros. Wholesale and Retail Dealers in ��� Groceries, Dry Goods, MEN'S FURNISHINGS, HARDWARE, CARPETS, BOOTS & SHOES, TINWARE, LINOLEUMS, HATS & GAPS, CROCKERY, WINDOW SHADES, CLOTHING. We carry the best lines that money can buy, and, buying in large quanti- ��� ,... ,. .."".' ' ITiilTI ties, save you the extra profit, would be served by bringing on an elec- ~ , t*ii/^ *m , *-, . tion now?" ' Sandon Rossland Greenwood Grand Forkg i THE PAYSTREAK, SANDON, B.C., JANUARY 0, 1900. t�� TIIK DEPARTING PARSON. (Reproduced by request.) To my friend, Rev. W.M. MacKeracher. Some feller dropped the word last night, Down at "Poker BiH's," "The parson's goin' ter pull up stakes And quit these bloomin' hills." The boys all looked up suddent-like At the feller where he sot And Tommy Roadley dropped his hand An' fergot to take tbe pot. "YaB," says the feller, kinder s'prised At the way we took the news, "Year's up, and he's goin' ter shake This dust from off his shoes. He's a-goin' away back east," says he��� "Boys," chipped in old George Fobs, "Let's all cash in." And then we fell To reckonin' up the loss. "Pop" Lowery 'lowed he'd bet a stack That the camp 'd never see A squarer parson pull his coat Er throw a packer's "T." "'Scribed for the 'Claim' when he fust come, Planked down the good hard dough, And, ding it, boys, I kinder hate Ter see the feller go." "Doc" Rogers chipped a bean and said: "The proper thing ter do, Afore the parson packs his quilts And strikes fer prospecks riew, Is ter give the cuss a good send-off." "I'm in on that, says Pete, We'll 'pint Dave King the poet, An' th' hull durn gang '11 treat." Well, Sunday night we gathered in, At the old Hotel Slocan, Fer er reg'lar old-time blow-out. We trotted out our man And made him lisun to the truck Our poet said he'd writ, Which, if my memory serves me right, Was 'bout like this, to-wit: "We've watched you purty close, young man, Since you dropped yer pack down here, And stated in a sermont That you'd come to stay a year, But we felt a mite suspicious-like, As folks is apt t' feel, When a ' 'varsity chap' from way down east, Sets in to take the deal. "Them days the gang didn't take much stock In missionary chaps, And we sort 'er steered eround you��� There's where we lost, perhaps��� Fer we couldn't see how a beardless kid, That had just got out 'er school, Could preach and live in a mining camp And stick to the Lord's eighth rule. "We've heerd tell since, that when you sot in ' The game was a-running low; The church debt loomed up mighty high; And the spirit didn't flow; The Sunday nightcollections, them days, Was 'bout as slim As the Sunday mornin' attendance, Which was almighty slim. " But it wa'nt. long 'til ^t got eround That yer preachin' wa'nt bad; That them that didn't hear ye Might some day wish they had; That you struck out from th' shoulder And layed down the good old facks, That every man's religion Is recorded in his acts. "That the man who has a ready hand To help his feller man, Has struck the paystreak of God's love An' can save it in a pan. You didn't seem ter give a���er��� That is, you didn't care, How rough an' tough a man might look If his heart beat on the square. "That charity is a kingly grace, If it assayB what it ort��� The kind that thinks no evil thing And hears no bad report��� And though you were young and chipper-like, It didn't take long ter see That the heart that beat beneath yer vest Was purty middlin* free. " 'Long 'bout spring o' th' year you come, You struck your pick one night In a mighty powerful sermont That made 'em see the light, And it wa'nt long til half the gang Was flraoin' to church, by gum, And a-fillm' up yer button box When the thing eround 'em come. "Then "Scotty" led, and it wa'nt long 'Til "Sandy" follered suit The gang it couldn'ta-been more 'sprised Had it heered old Gabriel toot. "Doc" Rogers took a hand 'bout then, And the boys nigh lost their grip, When the three was 'lected deacons, But they never raised a yip. "We've seen yer, day by day, go on In the way yer ort ter go, Runnin' yer tunnel ter tap the ore On th'ledge that we well know Is th' one we all must look fer If we ever strike it rich On the mountain over yonder, Er up, I don't know which. "No use ter say now what you've done, Since yer dropped yer pack down here And stated in a sermont That you'd come to stay a year; The record's writ in a higher place: But we'll say right here in lieu, That you've got the gang's best blessins' To carrv away with you." t t t t t He went away; we've heerd tell since, He's savin' souls���Quebec province. David W. King. Kaslo, Slocan Mining Camp, 1890. WHY MARRIAGE IS A FAILURE, This All Absorbing Topic Reviewed by James F. Morton, Jr. Every social institution must be tested by its actual results in promoting human welfare and human happiness. Neither its antiquity nor the universality of its acceptance is a very safe criterion. No idea is too safe to be subjected to the most searching criticism If true, it can stand the test, and justify itself in the eyes of all. If false, it deserves to perish? and no man should mourn its downfall'. That the marriage system of today is a conspicuous failure, few careful investigators are prepared to deny. It has not proved to be a successful solution of the sex question. It is merely one of many experiments in s.:x relationship which have been made in the course of centuries by both savage and civilized peoples. Anthropological research among the more primitive races reveals the widest divergence of marriage customs and ideas, Monogamy in its strictest aspect is found in various tribes. Practical promiscuity is occasionally noted. Some tribes are rigidly endogamous, others are rigidly exoga- mous. In some cases, a great deal of sexual freedom is allowed before marriage, after which absolute constancy is rigidly enforced. Elsewhere, strict chastity is demanded up to the point of marriage, and the widest license tolerated afterwards. In some countries, incest is regarded as a highly normal form of sex relationship; in others, it is ranked among the grosser forms of sexual perversion. These instances,which might be almost indefinitely multiplied, simply prove that in sex, as in every other department of life, no single and unvarying standard has been able to maintain a lasting supremacy over all others. Here, as elsewhere, the evolutionary principle is constantly at work modifying social customs in obedience to economic necessity and to increasing comprehension of the laws of nature. Many of our errors in social philosophy arises from a failure to comprehend the principle of relativity. Each individual must think and learn for himself; and many of his lessons must he gained through personal experience. In like manner each generation has its own les sis of sex relationship; because it rests on authority, rather than on reason; b0. cause it ignores all natural laws of de- velopment, and attempts to force all [n. dividuals into the same mould; because it establishes arbitrary and artificial standards of morality; because it is t|w�� sons to learn, not by a blind adhesion ] stronghold of an unhealthy aaceticiim, to the forms of the past, but by using | born of superstition and priestly dni,un- the knowledge already attained as a ation; because it is the fruitful source of stepping stone to further attainments j discord and misery; because It tends to An institution, evolving of necessity j narrow the range of interests and syne from antecedent conditions, meets a piithies; because it constitutes a denial real necessity, and represents the best j of individuality, ignoring the fat t that, possible expression of a given stags of man or woman is first of all a human human development War, slavery, belmj, and only secondary a related church, state, feudalism, capitalist in- being; and because it is merely a crude dustry, and marriage, are all examples survival of the past, and out of har- of the same principle. Tho error, from j niony with advancing human needs. which countless miseries have arisen, J The remedy? While that is not now lies in holding up those Imperfect ex., our special theme, 1 am bound to experiments as permanent factors in hu I press my conviction that the only sure man life. When an institution has come j cure lies in the establishment of full to rest on authority rather than on an ��� liberty. As the evil has come through appeal to reason, it is already outgrown; authority, it must he mot hy the estab- and its doom, though delayed, is cer- | lishmcnt of the oppositeprinciple. Free tain. The form may remain, even for men and women will And their truest centuries; but the life has gone. happiness in creating such ideals of love The marriage system of today is con- and parentage and the home, as will demned already in the forum of reason i lead to happiness undreamed of in mir The joint product of temporary ecc.no- J half baked civilization of today W'lic- mic conditions and blind experimenting J ther variety or monogamy shall be the in days of darkness and mental ignor- prevailing practice under free condi- ance, it has been invested with an artj* I tions, will be determined by the free ficial sanctity by the self-seeking de* J choice of individuals, based on the com- vices of priestcraft, and crystalized into j mon experience. No true Idea has an authoritarian institution by the in anything to lose by submitting to com- vasive decrees of government. Around j parison with opposing views, rhe for- it an ibsurd code of morals has gradu-1 cible invasion of the right nf free ally clustered. .lealousv, the inunifos '��� speech, so often witnessed today is evi- tation of the spirit of ownership and I dence that the advocates of marriage possession, is considered almost a vir-1 dare not leave their institution iodic. tue, instead of what it really is���an un- \ test of its intrinsic merit They confess conscious recognition of one's own in- defeat in open discussion, and Attempt feriority, and a vice of the most con- to stay tho march of nrojrress bv iuva- temptible nature. Prostitution, 101 sive violence. These common tactics closely allied to marriage as to have I of bigots and d(��|wts nevor avail in the been called its twin sister, and all other ! long run. The race is outgrowing forms of soxual vice are among the marriage, as it has outgrown chattel slavery, and will one day outgrow the economic slavery of today. All around us, there are free and bravo men mid women, who dare assert their righl to themselves, even under the somewhat discouraging conditions of our present life. Their number is constantly increasing; aud ihe day is at hand when the marriage fetich will be relegated to commonest features of latter day civilization ^he prevalent unbappiness in the marriage relation is ascribed to every source except the true one���the inherent defect in the institution itself. The failure is admitted; but its cause is recognized only by the few who dare investigate with an unbiased mind. Marriage is a failure, because it tends to substitute contract for love, as a ha- the lumber vard of dead institutions F. BTjnRJNTS <��, CO, DEALERS IN MEATS AT SANDON, ROSSLAND, NELSON, KASLO, PILOT BAY THREE FORKS, SLOCAN CITY. r THE PAYSTREAK, SANDON, B. C, JANUARY 6, 1900 FROM THE SUNNY SOUTH. A Zephyr Prom the Ecerglades by Frank E. Cole. J. E. Wood has received a letter from Frank E. Cole, who was formerly with the Last Chance, in which he gives a few very interesting and instructive facts about life and conditions in the sunny land of Florida. Writing from St. Petersburg he says: ��� Friend Wood, ���I took a great dislike to California as I was coming through, but when I awoke and found what, a beautilul place I had come to, 1 felt like shaking E. II. for the induceinems he held out tome. This is a beautiful climate. No tog, but beautiful soft breezes that, make you think of spring. .Much superior to California or the Sound. I have spent some time since I came here looking around the ecuntrv The soil, as a rule, is verv poor and needs to have help, but will produce wonderfully when fertilized. Unimproved it eosts from $75 to $125 an acre, in lots of five acres. I have a good one in view, close to the city limits, nt $125, which is good high land with pleiitv of water. I know ��� t cheaper farther out There is an orange orchard, wiih two hoiws, running water, and trees coming into hearing at S25C0 per acre. E II. paid $:ttU) for II acres of pines, from which there have been sold $.'>000 worth of produce. I figure mat in\ crop ��>t pine apples at the end of 18 months will be worth 52100. This, I am told, is a \i'f\ low estimate, and ho far the fig ores are away abovethese, There is a market for everything you can grow, strawberries bringing I'.O rents a quart for Chicago just now. it costs ��2 )00 an acre to plant a pineapple p.ttcb, which ensures a crop in , is months For r<,0 X) plants von will pav $ti00, and with these can Co ver ' ��00 yards. The town of St. Petersburg is ] young, but on the right way to make la city, with a good class of inhabi- i taut*, mostly northern people. There |f is railroad and steamboat Connection, Iwaterworks, electric light, planing inilh, [tacking houses, ice factories, ||aud other industries, besides fishing Utind clam and oyster bunting. We have eight churches and three sal- tHtns, ami many tine gjids and rich widows LaU>r ;is i rule, is cheap, Mhoiit ��l a tla>. There ate plenty of jjriiiiil business openinirs here. Installation ol* Officers. Certiflcate of Impro�� enients. NOTICE. WELLINGTON, CHAMBERS, El'RKKA AND JAY GOULD MINERS CLAIMS. Situate in the Slocan Minir j Division of West Kootenay District. Where located : On the North Slope of the South Fork of Carpenter Creek, ahove the Town of Cody Take Notice that I J, H. Gray, acting as agent fur Mr*. L. Helens, Free Miner's Certi- floate No. MBBftAj Ed. Decker, F. If. C. No- 11VM | John C.il.iwell. F If. 0. No. 18798 ; F. A Devereux, F. M. C. No. .\IH|iiA ; C. L. Preston, F. M.C. No. 10894A| 0. T. Stone. F. M. C. No. 10656A ami J. II. (iray, F.M,0. No.88146A, Intend sixty days from date hereof, to apply to the Mining Record' r for a Certificate of Improvements, for tbi purpose of obtaining a Crown (Irant of the ahove claim. And further take notice that action under Section .'17, must he commenced before the issuance of such Certificate of Improvements Dated this twe*.ty-tir��t day of December 1N!0 J. H. Giuy Certiflcate of Improvements. NOTICE. TIPTOP ANKODYSTAR MINERAL CLAIMS, No. 791, and John Docksteader. Free Miner's Certificate No. Bl5tt9 intend sixty days from date hereof to apply to the Mininc Recorder lor a Certificate of Improvements, for the purpose of obtaining a Crown grant of the above claim . And further take notice that action, under f oTroTToTTbTnnrbToT^^ Tired Eyes Cause Sickness ���* Beeause the eyes tire easily some folks say they are not well. In most such cases there is Eye Strain. Neglected Eye Strain is sure to produce Sickness. Be Wise, Have your Eyes Examined, Know their exact Condition from an expert Q. W. GRIMMETT, Scientific Optician. commenced before the Lwuanoe <>f such Certificate of Improvements section :I7. must be lance of such Certim-iiir ui j> Dated this 30th day of November, 1898. A B, DoCKffrBADBK. SANDON MINERS' UNION. | Western Fe leration of Miners.] Meets every Saturday Evening at 8 o'clock in Miiier-' Uuiou Hull. Pres, Geo, Smith. Vice-i re.. HoWAHD TnOMi son. Fin Sec. \V. L. HaOLKK. SANSON MINERS' UNION Hospital. Folliott & McMillan. 0000000000000000 Contractors and Builders. Dealers in Dressed and Rough Lumber. 00000000000* Sash, Doors, Blinds, etc, Made to Order at Lowest Possible Prices. Mine and Dimension Timber always in Stock. Plans, Estimates and Speoifioations furnished for all Classes of Building. SHOPS OPPOSITE C. P. R. FREIGHT SHED. RAILROAD AVE SANDON. MINERS' HOTEL |On Januarv 1st K. VV. Km |{. F. Givt-ii, I). I). <;. Al., paid Alta Lndirc No. 2\), A. F & A. M . a friendly Visit and installed tlu; f-llowiny ol'li- eers tor tho rnsninir vcur. viz : Wor Bro W. II. Lillv. W. .M.; Wor. Hro, I. ?.!. Iknard, I. P. M.; Hm. M I, Prlinnu'M, S \V.; Mio. ||. ||. Pitts, j. \Y\; liio. Thus. Brown, Sue; Bro. A. Crawford, Tras., Pro. F. ('. Sewell. s, I).; Mr,,. A. \\. Dookstead- 0T. .J. I).; Mr... Ii. ,M. Walton, 8, S.: Brt> J. J. St riot, .). S ; Bro, (i. W. Griininef, Chap.; Bro. K. |<\ Aic Qtteon, I). of C; Mio. (J. F. Lowes, 3uG.; Mro. K. A. Cameron. Tyler. R. W. Mro. (Jreen was ablv assisted by W. Mro's. Menard and J. C. Pitts of Donald. 'omen TO THE PUBLIC Snhscri1 ���ers. *1.00 j )cr month Private 1 'a tit Ills -I'.in per day, ex- ijlllaive ol expense of | >li\ .1 cmn oi ���urgeoD nnd ( rugs. WATERLAND A WESTERBERG Proprietors. SAXDOX, B. C. Headquarters for Miners. Well st.uked bur in connection. First class accommodations. Boaril li.v the lav or week. CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY AND SOO LINE. DAILY DAILY .1. 1>. McLauohmn, President, \V. L. Haio.KH, Secretary. I ll. W. E, Gii.M.M, Attendant Physician. MissS. M. ClUSHOLM, Matron. GKANTCoX, Wm. DoNAHUK, .1. V. MARTIN, Wm g.uoiiit and P. II. Mubihy,Management Committee. HAMMOND BROS. CO,. Ltd. SANDON. RS and FORWARDERS I. O. O. F. HI. L. GRIMMETT. L L B. Barrister, Solicitor, Notary Public, Etc. The Direct Route From KOOTENAY COUNTRY To All EAST Points WEST SANDON, B. C. First Clas Sleepers on all Trains from REVELSTOKE A KOOTENAY LANDING. Tourist Cars pass Medicine Hat Daily for St. Paul. Sundays and Wednesdays for Toronto, Fridays for Montreal and Boston. Same cars pass Revelstoke one day earlier. 8:00 SILVER CITY LODGE NO. S9. Meetings every Friday Evening at 7:.S<) in ("jawlord's Hall. Visiting brethren are cordially invited to attend. ��� (' E. LYONS, ALBERT DAVID, Secretary. Noble Grand. Sleighs, Cutters, Teams and Saddle Horses for Hire. A. F. iV A. M. ALTA LODGE NO. 80, Regular Communication held first Thursday in each month in Masonic. Hall at N P. M. Sojbunning brethern are cordially invited to attend Thomas Brown, Secretary. F. L. CHRISTIE, L. L. B. Barrister, Solicitor, Etc. Notarv Public. SANDON, B. C. DAILY TRAIN Lv. sandon Arr. 16:30 Established 1805. E. M. SANDILANDS. Slocan Mines. SANDON, BRITISH COLUMBIA , Mining Stocks bought and Sold. General Agent for Slocan Properties. Promising Prospects For Sale. CONNECTIONS. Daily to Points Readied via. Nakusp. Daily except Sunday to Points reached via Rosebery and Slocan City. Tickets Issued Through and Baggage Checked to Destination. S. A. COURTNEY, Agent, Sandon. E. J. COYLE, W. F ANDERSON, A. G. P. Agt., Trav. Pass. Agt. Vancouver, Nelson. Be sure that your ticket reads via the CANADIAN PACIFIC RADLWAY THE PAYSTREAK, SANDON, B. C, JANUARY 6, 1900 i. I The Roarinp, Game. The first red hot game of the season took place at the curling rink on New Year's morning when the President vs. Vice-President came together with disastrous, results to tbe Vice-President's rinks. The score stood 37 to 22 in favor of the President, consequently the curlers smoke Tommy Brown'sHavanaa and Bob Macdonald thowsbouqueta to the men who helped him win it. Tin- score stood as follows : President vs. Vice President McMillan Smith Courtney Pleraon Pitts Karr Wilson-10 skips Hood-12 Barron G. W. Oriimnott McMartln Clark I. Crawford Blown M. I.. Oriuiinett-U A. Crawford���5 llagier Lilly Cromm Fallows McLaughlin Karr Macdonald ���13 skips Main��� 5 'Miners' Union Dance. most enjoyable occasion, and it is to be hoped that it will not be necessity to wait for another New Year tor its repetition. 'A Snap Shot ���Molly" McCuire, of the Molly Gibson mine, is the authority for the story that a mountain lion was shot at I'luhb's ranch, near Balfour, yesterday,by a hunter named Williams. ltwasa huge beast, measuring ten teet from tip to lip when laid out after it had been pumped full of lead, and was one of the biggest ever shot in the province. It is stated that several cougars have been seen lately.���-Nelson Miner. The Cape Nome gold excitement has seized a number of*Sandon residents and promises to waft them ��o the land of the midnight sun. If the conditions are not altered. Cape Nome will demonstrate to the world the soundness of the fundamental principle of the single tax theory. There is only one way to hold land at Cape Nome���that is, to work it. The ball given by the Union, on New Year's night, outrival led anything of the kind attempted by that organization heretofore, and exceed- \ ed the expectations of the most san guine promoters, Over two hundred people were oh the floor at one. time, and from early evening until nearly daylight next morning the floor waa crowded. The opening march was played by the Sandon Brass Band, with *.R) couples in the procession. After that the Sandon orchestra took the musical programme in hand, and not until 34 numbers had been danc ed did the merry-makers disperse. Financially the affair was also a success. The proceeds will be devoted tu charitable purposes. Cashed In. Maurice Butternian, an old time faro dealer, who las been on the frontier tor many years, was found dead In his bed at the Exchange hotel, on Wednesday morning, and the indications point to suicide. Butter- man. although a resident of the west for many years, wabd native of Halifax, N. S., and was a "sport" of the old school, one of the characters of whom poets and fiction writers usually associate with western life and scenes. It is probable that a run of hard luck made Butterman despondent, and he decided to quit the long and irksome game of life, and take a gambler's chance on the next turn, In the deal beyond the grave. Wo was buried yesterday afternoon Nevo Year's at Whitetoater. Hnaj|(S|H!eial to the I'ay.struuk,) On New Year's Day the regular Monday evening church service, was held at Whitewater. A good number ot tbe population of the town was puesent and the special offering amounted to $20, At six o'clock a dinner was served in the house of Mrs. I. Wright, and later in the evening an entertainment in which all took part was given, consisting ot readings, solos, quartettes, choruses and hot Speeches. The rest of the evening, with a small part of the morning hours of January 2nd also, was devoted to games and other amusements. It was altogether a TO PACKERS & FREIGHTERS. ���-21 Pack Mules, --<> Work Mules. --4 Saddle Horses. The advertiser is prepared to sell these animals in one lot or in lots to suit the purchaser. These are ex cellent mules, in good condition, well broken". They can be seen at Sugar Loaf Ranch, Kamloops. The advertiser can also furnish if desired a pan joes, g cighs or wagons. Reply to T. GRAHAM, P. 0. Box 765, Vancouver. Laboring Men Attention. Beware of all agents and advertisements tor the employment of men in ihe Slocan country. The trouble between Miners and Mine Owners is not yet settled, ��.nd you are requested to stav away. You will he duly notified when matters are adjusted. Executive Committer, Sandon Miners' Union. The FILBERT CIGAR Store Cigars. Tobaccos, Pipes, Smokers' Sundries. Cards and Chips. JAS. WILLIAMSON. Gales' Barber Shop and Bath House, The Best In Slocan. RECO AVE. SANDON. In spite of the quiet times, the "Old Time Grocery Firm" of H. GIEGERICH Is kept busy in selling and shipping goods. Fine Groceries hv the carload arriving and more on the way. Fine fresh Vegetables of all kinds. Fresh cooking and eating apples from Ontario and Washington orchards. Car ot Hams and Bacon just In, all Of Swift v* ("o/s tamed brands. Other toothsome delicacies on the Shelvt-S and arriving. Step in see for yourself. STOVES! STOVES! AY E 11A V E TH E FIN EST I *IN E OF Coal Heaters FY UK DISPLAYED IN SANDON. STheAF9amouJor Cole's Hot Blast Heater. Our claims for this Heater are that ll is adapted to anv kind of coal, CROW'S NEST, LETHBRIDGE, or ANTHRACITE, burning all kinds equally well. lvindl> call and inspect our lines. H. BYERS & Co. HOLIDAY GOODS 1 haoe added to my regular stock the finest line of FANCY GOODS that has ecer been exhibited in Sandon. Ladies and Gentlemen's TRAVELLING CASES in Fancy Leather Cotters. MIRRORS of the Most Stylish and Latest Designs. The eery. Newest in NOTE Book and CALENDER PURSES. Just received from Toronto a Large assortment of Beautiful Engagement and Wedding Rings. WATCHES A full line of Deuber Hampden, and Waltham Watcha always in Stock. Every timepiece Guaranteed $o be Exactly as Represented. Geo. B. Knotoles, Watchmaker L AJLfl JLJLJULJLOJUlSJULQJLfi. JULSLSULSLfiJUJLSLa.. These are the Prize Winners. First Prize, No. 180, S. Whitmore. Second Prize, No. HO, Mrs. J. H. Burton. Third Prize, No. <$:*, Jus. LoverlQg, Three Forks. F. J. DONALDSON THE DRUGGIST
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