@prefix ns0: . @prefix edm: . @prefix dcterms: . @prefix dc: . @prefix skos: . @prefix geo: . ns0:identifierAIP "2126af69-bf09-4833-b1c0-bf7ff5c7cd1e"@en ; edm:dataProvider "CONTENTdm"@en ; dcterms:issued "2016-01-06"@en, "1895-10-18"@en ; edm:aggregatedCHO "https://oc-uat.library.ubc.ca/collections/prossross/items/1.0318589/source.json"@en ; dc:format "application/pdf"@en ; skos:note """ I m E.-W, £l ROSSLAND, B.C., FRIDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1895. »,oo m mi THIRD YEAR IN KOOTENAY. NINTH ISSUE IN ROSSLAND. THE GUANO OPENING - m— <>r Hosslanrt's Splendid, Up-to-I>ate Oycra House. More business houses were closed ut nine o'clock on Wednesday evening than on any previous occasion since Rossland became a town. Partners and clerks couldn't agree «s to which should go to the grand opening ball of the opara house and whioh should attend to business, so to settle the matter they locked up their stores and offices and all went. The building which was to be dedicated that evening is one of the most notable in the city, and without doubt is the finest opera bouse in the interior-of the Province. It is situated on the west side of Washington Street one block south of Columbia Ave., t>nd is owned by Messrs. Pfeifer & Waldneser, who were also the builders. It is certainly the most conspicuous edifice to visitors entering the town from the east side. The building is 80 feet long by 28 feet wide, and is lofty in proportion. There are two large halls, both the full size of the building and lighted by double windows on the east front, which is very tastefully embellished and corniced on the outside, The lower hall has been fitted up for use aa a billiard hall, but at present it is (n>t, decided whether such will be its fate or not. As wu are not .chronicling the opening of this hall we pass its large double doors and ascend the broad, stairs to the balli room, v.'hiel) from 'WW on will be ihe scene of many such gatherings as the present and where the youth and beauty of Rossland may be recti to beet advantage, while at times lovers of the drama may here enjoy the pleasures of Shaksperian presentment—tragedy, comedy or farce. The hall is the same size as the one bslow, with the addition of a 20 by 28-fuot stage, underneath which is the office of .'ne Piipspkctou newspaper. The stage is fitted up with dies and wings, with dressing- rooms. The drop scene is painted by a local artist, Oscar 5foungquist, a mi represents a typical Kootenay scene of a river and snow-capped mountains, with an Indian encampment in the foreground. Surrounding the centrepiece are the advertisements pf several local |i|'ms, The hall is well lit by two lamps dependant from the ceiling, The wails are wainscoted to about four feet high, and above that are plastered, as is also the ceiling, One of the rooms at the side of the stage was utilized as a ladies' dressing, room, while the room at the head of the stairs did duty for the men. The ball was well attended by tlie elite of Rossland, there being 350 programmes distributed at the door. The grand march was a very pretty feature, about fifty couples taking part. The majority of those present were good dancers, and the enjoyment of all who participated seemed to be thorough, but many of the gentlemen could not find partners, the fair sex being at a premium. This is invariably the case in a new mining town, where ladies are in a minority, but many gentlemen who went away without having had a single dance might have found partners had the management, deputed a person to make the necessary introductions. The floor was in excellent condition and the music, under the management could be desired. Mr. J. J. Hand made an efficient floor manager. Supper was provided by Mrs. Allen of die Montana and Mrs. Owen of the Leland. Dancing wa$ kept up till the wee sma' hours, quite a number remaining till tb,e very last moment. Who was the belle of the ball? has been asked. If left to our decision we should divide the honors equally between the young lady with rosy cheeks and limpid eyes, dressed in pale blue, and the tall, slight yo\\m£ lady with pale face and black ftyes, who wore a (Train of some red shade. Both were graceful dancers, both were much sought after, and both were good looking. No names, of course. To Welcome Mrs. Gee. Last Friday evening a large gathering of members and friends of the Methodist congregation assembled in the church to welcome the arrival from Kaslo of Mrs. Gee, who after a separation of about two months comes to rejoin her husband, pastor of the church in Rossland. Thanks to the energetic action of Mr. D. D. Birks an impromptu entertainment was got Up for the occasion, and after fill present had been introduced to Mrs. Gee the programme was opened with a quartette by Messrs. Smith, Birks, Weeks and Gee, jlin-, with Mr. Eraser as accompanist. Mr. Birks, as chairman, then expressed the pleasure they all felt at welcoming Mrs. Gee to her new home, and iiopet} her stay among them would be a long and pleasant one. He invited them to join in making the occasion a happv one, and pointed to the blackboard behind him which bore the legend: " Everybody here are expected to make themselves at home." Master Edgar Cory gave a recitation in a careful manner and won applause. Mr. Northey sang " I'm gwine back to Dixie" and Miss Atla Fleming gave a recitation, both of which were well received. Miss Vest gave an excellent recitation, and was rewarded with deserved applause, after which Mr. Weeks sang in capital style the old familiar song, " Sailing." Mr. Northey then recite* " The Pledge at ITunky Point: A tale of human trust and human perfidy," which evoked a great deal of sympathetic amusement. There was a pleasant half hour for social chat and the samp- pling of sundry cakes and coffee, and then the Rev. Mr. Gee returned thanks in a feeling address. A comic song by Mr. Northey and a quartette by Messrs. Birks, Smith, Weeks and Gee, jun., were the concluding items on the programme. All joined in singing the National Anthem, and with cordial handshakes and pleasant good-nights the gathering dispersed, AKOCND THE CITY. M.P, visited Rossland this Drowned In the Columbia. An unfortunate man named Rodney W, Robinson was drowned at Trail Landing Monday evening. It was getting dark and when he went upon the deck of the boat he waiked off on the other side and fell into deep running water. He was rescued by the engineer of the boat who plunged in after him. Robinson Was resuscitated after he was brought to shore, and spoke a few words but taking hemorrhage of the lungs he soon expired. He was a Grand Army man from Spokane, and had been cooking in mining camps and Rossland restaurants. He was addicted to strong drink. The body was buried at Trail on the day following the accident, the casket being sent from •i Proi. J. Sumpf, was all that'this city by H. Ward. Fruit and Game the Post-office, is An week. The lock-up is now ready for lodgers. Two distinct companies are figuring on lighting Rossland by electricity. The new Pish Mart, opposite now open. The tunr ffiings of vhe Cceur d'Alene restaurant wilj be sold at auction tomorrow. A. D. Burnett, the retired journalist, has returned from the h,ub of eastern Washington. A.Nelson, the Washington street cabinet maker, is turning out a lot of first-class work from his shop. Mr. Larsjqn, a Leadville, Colorado, smelter man, spent several days this week on Red Mountain. Three officers carry keys to the lock-up, and will run in the first disorderly person they come across. Do not forget the social dance on Wednesday evening next, Oct. 23d, in the new Opera House. Gentlemen 75c, ladies free. The new curtain in the opera house will be dropped for the first time before an audience at the concert Monday night. Presbyterian services will be held on Sunday as follows: Morning at 11, evening 7.30; Sunday-school It) a.m. J. E. Wallace, pastor. Luckey Luckenbel has had his large barber and bathrooms plastered and is getting ready for an increased amount of business. Methodist Chuuoh.—Morning service, 11 a. in; Sunday School, 2.;$0; evening service, 7.30. Prayer meeting Wednesday evenings at 7.30. John Davenport, John R. Burke, Volney Williamson, J. L. Drum- heller and Al McLean, are a few of the mining men who bave arrived in towu this week. Col. John Ward has returned from a trip through two or three states, satisfied that Kootenay affords the best opportunities for business and investments. Harry Ashcroft, the Reserve street blacksmith, is sick with typhoid lever and some anxiety has existed among his friends. He is now believed to be out of danger. Have you seen our line of shirts and furnishings ? — Hunter Bros., Kendrick & Co. The object of the masons in locating tbeir hall at the extreme edge of town is said to be that their goat might browse on the bushy hillside when not in active service at the hall. All the new and most popular dances for this season are being introduced each week at Prof. Graham's regular weekly dancing parties', which are given in Donohue's hall. The next party will be Tuesday evening. Don't fail to attend. Removal. The Prospector has been moved into new quarters in the Opera House block, and now occupies the best lighted and best equipped printing office in the city. Come in and see the combination of printer"'* ink, antimony, paste pot, machinery, compressed pulp, and various other articles that enter into the make up of your favorite paper. Luid to Heat. The death of Mrs. St. John was a particularly sad event for she left an infant only one week old. ThV funeral was largely attended. Undertaker White had prepared a j bear trap. Presbyterian Concert. A musical and literary entertainment will he given in the Opera House on Monday evening next, Oct. 2,1st, hy ladies and friends of the Presbyterian church, when some of the best local talent will take pari. Doors will- be open at 7.30, to commence at 8 o'clock, and the admission is 25c. The following programme will be presented: Chorus—" Our Jack's come home to-day," quartette. Solo--" The old Sexton," Mr. Ckite. Recitation — '.' Grandpa's Specs," Miss Irene Lewis. Banjo solo—Mr. E. Smith. Dialogue—" Sir Lucius OTrigger & Bob Acres." Scene I. The Challenge. Scene II. The Duel. Rev. J. E. Wallace and Mr. L. Richardson. Solo—"While the dance goes on," Mrs. Marsh. Violin solo—Mr. Grahame. Solo—" A song and a rose," Mrs. Disney. Chorus—"There's a lettjer in the candle," quartette. Dialogue—" Sam Weller,Esq., Sen., on Valentines," Rev. J. E. Wallace and Mr. Clute. Violin solo—Mr. J. Sumpf. Duet—" Huntingfower,"Miss Maud Kepkey and Mr. Clute. Solo—"The Village Blacksmjth," Mr. Henderson. Banjo solo—Mr. E. Smith. Recitation. Chorus—'" Policeman's," party, " God save the Queen." MINING NOTJKS. record office is ready Kirk up and his cler- presents a neat ap- Kiiilrting Goes On. There is more activity in building than there was a month ago. The local masonic lodge, though not fully organized, is erecting a hall 29x(i0 that when completed will equal in beauty and utility any similar hall in the district. Watson's three storey hotel is receiving the touch of the painter's brush, and presents a line appearance. A force of carpenters have devoted more attention to the Miners' Exchange, adjoining the Shaw hotel, than is usual in cabinet making. The new for Recorder ical force, ft pearance, Hartline is erecting a new livery bam, and the skeleton outline of another large barn looms up back of the custom house. Mr. Baldwin's new building, opposite the pustoffiee, contains two good business rooms, one of which he will occupy himself. The second' story is well arranged. The Weeks building in the same neighborhood covers a thirty-foot lot and is divided into two business rooms. Funk, the newsdealer, expects his new building adjoining the p. o., to pay for itself in three months. Several small dwelling houses are being erected in different parts of the city. Altogether, while building is not rushing, there is a considerable amount of it in hand. A crown grant for the Jersey ii applied for. , The Highland claim on Rock creek is being developed. Mr, Mead, who has bonded th« Hattie Brown, is expected back tonight and will start several men at work at once. The trouble over the Colonm\\ ground will probably have to be fought out pi the courts. Miles MeNally claims the ground by purchase and has re-staked it to protect his rights. H. McCutcheon is developing th« Red Rock mineral claim on Murphy creek. He has great expectations but is keeping the assays dark for he doesn't want the whole town running out there bothering his workmen. Packer Murray, of the Slocan, it in town en-route to his estates on Kettle river. He reports that Tom Mitchell, the well known concentrator man and contractor, fell 27 feet off of the Slocan Star concentrator, and sustained such serious injuries that for several hours he remained unconscious, but is now recovering. An Interesting Humor. As we go to press a rumor is current on the street that an English syndicate has offered $200,000 spot cash for the Iron Horse. We have, been unable to confirm the rumor, rhough it is probable there are trood reasons for it. Columbia Deal Closed. Word conies from Spokane that the option winch the Trail Mining Co. secured on the Kootenay, has merged into a purchase and that those two great properties, the Columbia and the Kootenay, will now be under one management. Cbainpion Creek Championed. Tim Collins, a prospector of renown, has returned from Champion creek, where he hits properties that are rich in gold and copper. Collins says Champion Creek is going to make a camp sure. Go to the Leland for a first-class 25c. luncheon. beautiful casket for the remains and every respect was shown to the memory of the deceased. The sympathy of the entire community is With the husband and bis two orphaned children. The motherless babe is especially the object of sympathy, and a thousand willing hands are ready to render it what kindness they may. The Hear Wa. Suspicious. Nimrod Sutherland killed two deer, while hunting two miles south of town a few days ago. Stringing then, up on a tree he came to town for a cayuse to pack them in. When be returned next morning to secure the deer they were gone and investigation disclosed that a bear had raided the camp. Remnants of bruin's feast were discovered about 200 yards away. Sutherland then set to work to build a The next night the bear vas engaged in ruminating over his feast and masticating his repast and did not show Up. The second night he returned to the scene of his juicy find and was skillful enough to enter the bear trap by the back door, secure the bait and escape. Sutherland has vowed to catch that bear if he has to fence in the mountain to do it. Morris O'Connor's Victim. Thos. Langtree, who was nearly fatally injured by Morris O'Connor, is slowly gaining strength of body, but his brain is probably permanently affected. The doctors in attendance, for reasons best known to themselves have not performed the operation upon his skull that is usual in such cases. The Cash Grocery. Spot Cash is the motto that W. L, Lawry has adopted for the Kaslo Provision Co's. store and he has emblazoned it on the windows of his new store room in the Donohus block. The removal from the old quarters was made Wednesday and Thursday. The new location affords a better opportunity for tht display of his large stock of goods. Mr. Lawry is fortunate in both mining and trade. , Do you want a nice fall Hat? We received shipments last week from Montreal and Chicago. — Hunter Bros., Kendrick & Co. A Limb Struck Him. John Renouf,. axman of Prof. Ellacott's surveying party, wat the victim of an accident Wednesday. A limb from a falling tret sprang out in an unexpected direction and struck him on the head inflicting a bad wound and rendering him insensible for a short time. He is again on duty though it is a sore head that sets upon hi* shoulders. Do not forget the social dance ow Wednesday evening next, Oct. 23d. in the new Opera House. Gentlemen 75c, ladies free. [MB?—«■ MWII r*JKV4TJ .:* FWflGrtt BY W. I>, PRATT. UISPT.AC i:U SYMPATHY. According to the Ottawa Citizen, Hon. N, C. Wallace, Controller of Customs, makes the statement that three-fourths of Rossland's import" are Canadian, only one-fourth being brought across the boundary, and that the duty paid by this fourth averaged $6,000, a month. This is surprising to most of us. We all thought the boot was on the other leg, and that three-fourths of Ross- land's imports came from the State of Washington; in fact, it was tin general belief that Spokane alom supplied three-fourths of RosslandV lieeds and necessities. But the heat A the Canadian Customs says "No. only one-fourth comes from tin United States." So it seems that the sympathy we have lavished 01 the poor Canadian manufacture) and the vials of wrath we have poured out on the bold, bad mat who captured everything within five hundred miles of Spokane havi both been woefully misplaced, and the frequent kicks coming fron boards of trade and proyincia newspapers seem to have been madt against a state of things which never existed. Public opinion it not always to be relied upon. NOT MUCH. The Trail correspondent of tb. Spokane Chronicle says: "Trail will be more substantially bin,. than Rossland, owing to the fat: that brick can be so easily manufactured here (Trail)." Evidently this correspondent it drawing on his imagination. Tin fact is that bricks will be Used ii buildings in Trail to the same extent that they are in Rossland, am no more—for the erection of chiio- IJAAVN AT I.AST. The dawn of a prosperous mining 'era, such as the world has not seen since the excitement in Nevada it the early '70's, or even the days oi '49, is breaking over British Columbia, and West Kootenay in particular. For three or four years past this prosperity has been expected, but South Africa, Coolgardie, and other mining fields having a "pull'-' on the pocket of the British investoi have attracted capital which might have been more profitably invested here, and thus the era of prosperity, which everybody who knew tin country predicted must come, has been delayed from year to year. But the capitalist is now beginning to find out that West Kootenay offers him greater profits, quickei returns ai (I surer results than ain other known mining district on the face of the earth. Signs of this era of prosperity are becoming so frequent that they cease to excite comment. Experts with unlimited capital behind them come in on nearly every boat, attracted by the -plendid reports from those of our mines in actual operation ; rich claims are being bought and forthwith put in shape for producing heir wealth; smelters are being built ami others projected at the nost convenient points in the district; railways that will depend en- irely upon the mineral traffic for heir revenue are in course of construction, white surveys on other lontemplated lines are being pushed ■viih vigor. All these thing arc oeing done on the certainty of a irofitable return and the permanency of West Kootenay's mineral le] ..-its. Yes, the dawn of prosperity is even now lighting the nountain tops and will soon be lluminating the passes and can- V0118 of this favored land of ours. Alter years of patient twilight the dawn arrives. -J..1-*:... .'-,—" .Monday, on account of the sickness of one of defendant's attorneys. On that day the trial will lie resumed and will probably continue for more than a week. Some startling disclosures are expected and ^s uhe trial nears the end public interest will increase. Tlli:y INCREASE WITH DEPTH. A good example of the increase of the ore bodies as depth is reached in the mines of this district may be cited in the fact that the new smelter is to be built double the size at first intended. It was found that one mine—Le Roi—could and probably would monopolize its whole capacity of smelting 100 tons a day, and even with the means for smelting 200 tons a day th,e same mine could keep it fully employed. Not only does this apply to Le Roi, but to a dozen other mines situated within half an hour's walk of this city. It will be found that at some depth—how deep is perhaps a matter of conjecture—tho whole of these hills are resting upon a bed of solid mineral. ■r*S-Si International Hotel FIRST-CLASS DlfHNGR?o1L The most elegantly furnished rooms in the city, APPLICATION FOR LIQUOR LICENSE. NOTICE is liercby given that the undersigned will, lit the expiration of thirty days, apply to the Stipendiary Magistrate of West Kootenay district, for a license to sell liquor at retail at the Montana Hotel, in the town of Trail. A. 1IOYI. Septumbcr 4tli,18C5. peys The bricks being made ii Trail are for the smelter, as it wouh pot do to build it of wood. Smeiter. have to be built of brick, or stone Jt takes much longer to build ;. house of brick than one of woi i: ami at present and for a long timi to come the builders of ston.s and residences at Trail are and will hi in too much of a hurry to think oi using brick.. Moreover, howevei cheaply brjpks may be manufactured, the cost of laying them would amount to double that oi putting up a frame hoUse. Besides, Ko.-siaml can provide bricks equally as good and probably as cheap as Trail, only the time for brick residences has not yet arrived. In a few years there will be many brick and brownstone mansions in Ross- land's wealthy suburbs and possibly on the heights overlooking the river al, Trail. At least, let us hope so; but let us hear no more about Trail being built more substantially than Rossland. KOOTKNAY'S PRQGUESB, It is gratifying to note that the advance in Kootenay has been Steady and continuous and with ever increasing momentum. Since the first discovery and development on Toad Mountain there has not been a season—not a month nor a day of retrograding. The financial panic and the slump in silver was a stunning blow, but it only checked and did not " close down " the silver producing section of the district. Its effect was to direct attention to the profits of gold mining and the large deposits of gold-bearing rock in the district. Kootenay does not seem to have suffered, but to be rather better off for the panic. It is producing as much silver and a great deal more gold than it produced before, or than it would now be producing Jiad the financial panic not occurred. AN IMPORTANT MATTER. Government appropriations for Use in West Kootenay have been chiefly for building trails and roads, housing and paying salaries if employes. The district has now reached a stage of development where it needs appropriations for other purposes and especially for Schools. The towns in West Kootenay are assuming a permanent character. Mining men and busi- ness men coining in the country to look have remained to invest and establish themselves in business. Some of them have sent for their families to join them here, and it is now a daily occurrence for women and children to crowd incoming stage coaches. Other men who are themselves deeply interested in Kootenay do not bring their families here because of the lack of school facilities. Every town in West Kootenay should have large appropriations for its schools, and have them soon so as to be available early in the approaching winter. The increase in population that Would result from the erection of suitable school buildings and the establishment of good schools would stimulate all classes of legitimate business .and would be of great permanent value to the country. THE miKKANT CASE. The great legal drama being enacted at San Francisco is drawing to a close. For many weeks it has " held the boards" and the very full and illustrated reports made of its progress by the daily papers indicate how great has been the public interest. The prosecution has welded and bound the prisoner with a strong chain of circumstantial evidence. The defense has been weak—consisting of a poorly proven alibi. The court has adjourned until next D R. A. S. MARSHALL, ROSSLAND, B. C Dentist. IMPORTED & DOMESTIC LIQUORS, FRESH DBAU5BT BEES, * * * FOOL AND BILLiARS TABLES, Travellers and Miners will find the House a pleasant Home, UROPEAN # OTEL LODGING, 25c. to $1.00. MEALS AT ALL HOURS. Warm Dining Room, SPOKANE STREET. AUGUST MARTIN, Prop'r. All work guaranteed. fred j. squire, Merchant Tailor. Nelson, I). C A choice collection of worsteds serges and tweeds always on hand W MORTIMER, LANDSCAPE & FMAIT PHOTOGRAPHER ROSSLAND, B.C. £2F~ .Satisfaction Guaranteed, ^JM Charlie the Barber, Head. Spokane & Reserve sts., ROSSLAND, B.C. Fashionable Haircutting. GEORGE R. YATES. Groceries,Provisions.etc. Home-made Bread, Pies, etc. BASEBALL GROUND. B. B. WHITE, Undertaker I Embaimer, HAS OPENED KIUST-CLASB Undertaking Parlors AND Preparation Room. Columbia Ave, East of Washington Street, ROSSLAND, B.C. New Fall and Winter MILLINERY AT VERY MODERATE PRICES. Ladies are requested to call and examine my stock. Over Bigelow's Store. SATISFACTION GUARANTEED. Mrs, Helen Varkcr. W. H. RINGER LICENSED AUCTIONEER, Sells on Commission. ROSSLAND, B.C. |f Rossland Bakery, WM. KELLEM, Prop. Bakery and Short Order House, MEALS 25 CENTS AND UP. North End of Spokane Street, Rossland, B. C. Artistic ** rinting AT THE PROSPECTOR" OFFICE. S. S. ALBERTA. Hon., Weil., Snt. I Thursday, I Tuck., Fri. U'livc KOllo fur Alnsworth, I'llot Bay unci Nelson 8 n. m 8a.m, I ... 7 a. m. Leave Nolaon for l'llni Bay. AlriBWorlb and Kaslo ii p. in | ;< p.m. | ... o p. m. Close OonnOOtlon Is llms made between Luke poinls and all Incoming and outgoing trains <>t the C.I'. Ii. at Nelson. The abOVO schedule il 111 effect 16 May 1S9S, subject to change. Js. Waiiu, Purser. Ouo. V. IIaywahu, Mastor. The Kaslo Transportation Co. Has Good Saddle Horses to Let. And Runs Ota^eS BETWEEN KASLO AND THREE FORK8 . .Stables at Kaslo and Three Forks , A. J. SCOTT, Manager. UiLi'-^i—' i mmmm SI'UiiAUING THK NEWS IN THIS EAST. Hon. N. Clnvki; Wallace Tells What H. Saw in UoHKland. The visit of the Hon. N. Clark. Wallace to West Kootenay about i month ago may be the means ( bringing our immense minera wealth and advantages as a fieli for investment to the notice of th< Dominion Government and tin class of men in the trade centers < Eastern Canada most likely to in vest in sound mining ventures-. The Ottawa Citizen says: Hon. N. Clarke Wallace has returned from his trip to the coasl His chief business in the West was to make an examination of th custom houses in the borderland oi British Columbia, particularly ii the Kootenay mining districts. Th Controller found the administratioi of the customs business most satis factorily performed. Having bean of the rapid development of tb region and the consequent largi influx of mining population, Mr. Wallace was prepared to meet a d< mand for a considerable increase ii the customs staff. But, to his sui prise, i be work was being efficient]; done by the present small force. The magnitude of the iriinin. operations was another source o surprise, "I bad no idea," he sai< to a Citizen reporter yesterday. "that ibe district was in anything like the substantially flourishing. Condition in which we found it. Of course there have been glowing n- ports of gold and silver discovers there all along, and reports also i large investments in development but the solid character of the pr< gress iinule was to me a coiupleti sui | rise". "Take the mining town of Rossland, for instance. It is a nev place, | erched up in the mountains- We reached it by a seven miledrivi from Trail Creek landing, ascendiii; in that distance an altitude of 2,20( feet. Three-fourths of the imports are of Canadian goods; yet upoi the remaining one-fourth of Amen can imports theduty collected even booth averages $6,000." Mr. Wallace mentioned, as illustrative of the mineral wealth 01 the district, that the War Eagh mine, employing 50 or GO men, was turning out an average of 50 ton: of ore ii day, worth $15 a ton. Thi Le Roi mine is running on almost as large a scale. Six months ago. he said, the first building was- erected at Rossland; to-day it has a population of 3,000, with stores. hotels, and all the appointments ol a thriving business center. While in Rossland Mr. Wallace stayed at a hotel run by an Ottawa man, Mr, McMillan, formerly in the jewelr, business with bis brother on Spark? street. The hotel would be considered first class in any town in Ontario, and does an excellent business. The Controller also visited the mining towns of Kaslo and Nelson and the Slocan district, which is marvellously rich in silver. Two railway lines are being built into the Slocan, one by the C.P.R., the other from Kaslo, on the Kootenay Lake. "You may judge of the ascertained value of these deposits," gaid Mr. Wallace, "when 1 tell you that these two railways will cost two millions of dollars, and would never be worth a cent apart from the resources of the Bilver deposits. There is no guesswork about the value of these mines, as the banks advance 75 per cent, of the assayed value of the ore. There are about 2,000 men employed in the district. Wages are good, miners getting $3.50 a day, and money is plentiful. The output of the district for this year, to date, is about two million dollars." iOLI) WILI. MAKE EVEN A UESEIfl FLOURISH. toRglaml'a Gold Mines lire Giving Trail the Highest Boom of the. Decade. The story that the Trail corre«- londent of the Spokane Chronicle ends to his paper may appear t< e fabulous to eastern readers, bin lere, in one of the greatest mining listricts the world ever saw, tin eenes he describes are of such com- non occurrence that they are looked upon as mere incidents of everyday ife. He writes; "The rapid growth of this cit\\ Trail Landing) has been scinching remarkable, even in thi- 'vestern country, where the rapid ;rbwth of cities is the rule rathe: ban the exception. At the preseni inie there are twenty or twenty- ive buildings in course of construe- ion. Most of them are stores am lUsiness houses, people having vcrv ittle time to devote to residences oi Iwellings, There are fully 150 men •niployed on the construction ol he smelter, about 100 are bus) utting wood in the neighborhood ind 100 more are employed excavating and carpentering. Tin irickyard is also a busy scene, and nany thousands of bricks are pileo iip in the kilns drying. Trail will ie more substantially built than Rossland, owing to the fact thai irick can be so easily manufactured oere. "This place resembles the old lays of Spokane. Crowds of peopli ire here, and every day new stores ind offices are opened up and tin teamer is crowded witWpeople, all mining to this land of mines ano noney. It is now definitely an- icunced that the plans for the new nielter have been altered so as b ncrease its capacity from 100 tonsil 200 tons a day. "Great excitement has been nusetl within the past clay or tw< y the report that Butte parties art here representing English capital vith the intention of selecting :i dtefor another smelter. Although he matter has not yet been defi- litely decided so confident are the ieople that the smelter will comt icre that town lots yesterday jumped from $225 to $400, ano eventy lots were disposed of at the atter tigure. The hotel here is loing a rushing business and is urowded all the time. Plans for a iew hotel have already been drawn ind it is expected that it will be erected before snow flies. "Considerable amusement was caused here on Tuesday by the appearance of two Englishmen dressed in the most approved tourist costume. They wore knee breeches, heavy woolen stockings and broad, thick-soled walking shoes. On their nends were travelling caps with a visor both fore and aft. Both travellers wore monocles, and looked as if they bad stepped out of an English fashion plate. They were subjected to considerable ridicule hy the rabble until it was learned that they represented an ^English syndicate of unlimited capital and were experts sent out to investigate the Trail Creek mines. Since then ihey have had everything they wanted, and although they are now out in this hills looking at some mining properties, the very mention of their mimes commands respect." Wm. R. Beatty, CABINET-MAKER and UNDERTAKER. Pictures Framed, Finilvt Repaired, and G-sneral Jobbing Don't forget the place— SOUTH SIDE RESERVE STREET, UOSSLAND. to To WARD'S, HEAD OF SPOKANE STREET, FOR KINK ar Fixtures* AND CABINET WORK. DNDHKTAKrNG. - EMBALMING. GASKETS & COFFINS ON HAND. A. Nelson. Cabinetmaker & Turner. FURNITURE REPAIRED. Carpentering and Job Work. Cor. WASHINGTON and RESERVE STS., ROSSLAND, B.C. fflTSLOCAN LAKE. Str. "W. Hunter" CAPT. ESTABltOOKS, MASTER. Leaves New Denver daily for all points on Slocan Lake. (SUNDAY EXCEPTED.) Slocan Trading & Navigation Comnany. Spokane Falls & NORTHERN RAILWAY. Nelson & Fort Sheppard Railway, u. ALL RAIL I) ffUKUft WA3EGM0H Daily [except Sunday] between Spokane and Northport. Tri-Weekly between Northport and Nelson. L've8<48 a.m. NKI18OK Am 5'85 p.m. on Mon.'s Wednes.'s and Tri ps trains will run through io Spokane, arriving there same day. Returning will Leave Spokane at 7 a. ni. on Tues'a Thurs's andSatur'a, arriving at Nelson at 5:26 pirn, same dayi making close connections with steamer Nelson for al ooKtenay lake points. Passengers for Kivcr and Boundary Creek conhect at Marcus with Btage on Mon* days, Wednesdays) Thursdays and Fridays. Passengers for Trail Greek mines oonneot at Northport with* stage Daily. Columbia & Kootenay Ry. TIME TABLE No. 5. Taking effect Friday, July 26, 1895, cancelling all former time tables. < & % ■- C 3 8 8 Oi s to Q to a w so A, CD CO V. 66 Ol *> \\i e 51 % M -i ft 5 o a 5 it* Ol 8 to a to J. fed w > H W 2J CD > CD H *Flag station, * Train No. 1 awaits arrival of Str. Alberta al Kelson and connects with boat for Trail c»k at Uobson. Train No. 3 connects with boat for Revelstoke at Robson. Trains Nos. 2 and 1 will await arrival of boat at Uobson. The Company reserves the right to change the nine trBle without notice. Pacific standard and 24-hour system adopted. J. HAMILTON, Trainmaster and Agent, Nelson: li.C. Great Northern ...Rail-waY.... Mori Fast Scgnio Route. Seattle, Victoria, Vancouver & Puqet Sound, and all Pacific Coast Points, St. Paul, Chicago and Points Beyond Modern Equipment. Rock-ballast Road-bed* Attractive tours via Duluth and the Great Lakes in connection with exclusively passenger boals of Northern S. 8, Co. Direct connection via Nelson & Fort Sheppard railway al Spokane; and via C. & K. 8. N Co. at Ho.met's Ferry C. & K. S. N. Co., LIMITED. TIMK TABLE NO. 7. In effect Monday, April 29,1895, Kaslo route—Str. Nelson. LV. NELSON. LV. KASLO Monday 4 a. m, 5*40 p.m Tuesday 4 p. m Wednesday , . .4 a. m. 5*40 p.m.. . . Thursday 8 a. m. Friday 4 a.m. 5'40 p.m.... Saturday Connecting on Tuescays, Thursdays and Saturdays with N it F s railway for kaslo and lukv points. Conneoting on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays with N •' Northern Pacific R. R. Runs PULLMAN SLEEPING CARS ELEGANT DLNING CARS TOURIST SLEEPING CARS To St. Paul, Minneapolis Duluth, Fargo, Grand Forks, Crookston; Winnipeg, Helena and Butte. THROUGH TICKETS To Chicago, Washington, Philadelphia, New York, Boston and all Points east, v/eA and south. TIME SCHEDULE. Cheapest, mnsi reliable and safe route to Montreal, Toronto, si. Paul, Chicago, New York nnd Boston, RatesfStoflO lower ilmn any other route. Specially fitted Colonist cars, in clmrpc of a porter, for the accommodation of passengers aoldlng second-class tickets. Passengers booked to and from all European points at lowest rales. Low freight rates. Quick despatch. Merchants will save money by having their freight routed via the C. P. H. Full ami reliable information given by applying to QBO. Mel,. BROWN, I. T. BREWSTER, Asst. Qen. passenger agent, Local agent, Vancouver. Revelstoke. For information, time cards, mapif and tickets, call on or write H. G. Stimmel, T. P. agent, Nelson, B. C. F. D. Gibus, General agent, Spokane, Wash. OR A. D. ClIAHLTOX, asst. Gen. Pass, agent, Portland, Oregon _— , , tj i Certificate 6f Improvements. "defender" mineral claim. FOR SALE. WILSON nnd BIO BONANZA STRAW- BERRY PLANTS, $1 a himdrcd.-Ad- Orcss. X. Z., I'KospECToii Oliice, Rossland, B.C. Situate In Trail Creek Mining Division of Kootenay District of British Columbia. Whero located: On the west side of lied Mountain, in the said mining division. TAKE NOTIOE that I, F. M. McLeod, of the town of Rossland, in Kootenay District of British Columbia, acting as agent for Theodore P, Trnsk, free miner's certificate No. ,r>7171, Joseph Almoure, free miner's certificate No. 60728) Joseph Brown, free miner's certificate No. til'JOl, and Walter L. Lawry, free miner's Certificate No. 67281, all of the said town of Rossland, intend, sixty days from the date hereof, to apply to the Gold Commissioner,for a certificate of Improvements, for the purpose of obtaining a Crown grant of the above claim. And further take notice, that adverse claims must be sent to the Ocdd Commissioner and action commenced before the issuance of such certificate of improvements. F. M. McLEOD. Dated this 3rd day of October, 1895. *f5 vfi (P. W% * V ID A in iliO1;.. i. i k EB*! A Full Line of Finishing Goods for Dressmakers: MILLINERY, RIBBONS AND SILKS. $*- POULTRY, Live or Dressed, always on hand? RESERVE STREET, ROSSLAND, B.C. -r i'»iiiwwsi JftfWM-^. V*.,Vv6 hundreds of fine veins of gold- bearing quartz, and very many that are wonderfully rich. These veins urn found in all parts of each of the Western states. In early lays most of.the gold found was very fine—in the shape of dust- but now that our people a.e in ii, Ing for gold they and the yellow metal In masses, both in placer \\nd quarts veins. Men of small means are doing much better al w-esent in the oamps than formerly, when trying to work ailvw >»inoH, as gold quarts can be milled at much iesR cost than silver ores. Co work silver ore requires costly Hind complicated machinery, but ^old can be extraoted by many aheap and primitive methods.— Butte Mining Woyhl, RAND # # ^- Kfr OTEL. BOARD AND ROOM J1.00 per day and upwards. SPOKANE STREET, NEAR COLUMBIA AVE. A. L. HOUSTON, Prop'r. 1 i. *"■!-»-•■" ;" ■'■'."■i»gii| Ooppov niiiiina In t'«i>i*M. There visited Butte this week a Japanese gentleman by the name oi Sakujiro Fujioka,of Shimotsuke, Japan. Mr Fujloka is in the employ of the kshio Copper Mining Company, the largest in that country, which )g equipped with modern mining, ore dressing and Smelting maehinevy, and produce shout 600 tone oi black copper a month which is refined at Tokio, The mine? art worked by adits; ins. win rt copper sulphide is three u> four fret thick, which samples in eopper from 8 to 20 per cent, <\\xr- r'.-v..<>.■.- Si ii ,t to the e< i (.rating wwki ir> be ?e*i©rtetl and ftsuslwpd-. Ti-,.-. low j/,v!»«U' orej are feoa atrated by fig^rt and u ■ •■ •>f Amerfean siaMiketvivt\\ aad alio •v ','.".1 washing in weden bowl*, ■ ■-.> u'i.u ,v,—| tft >■,•!(. oyed for ibeut too eeate \\w day, *>y t-ou eefttrati&B tbepo©r©reiS bw ghl yp to tb« |rad« i>» rieh *«*-. fh© V*si gratJ* v v- will amy Si per ?««i. «*ip^-'\\ 81 per eent, ro«, ST f** @e&fc sulphur, and ealy ft (Hfaee <«, *ttw-. AH^\\v eeaeeatofttiea the ■w* fe ¥%mw»l te tfes waiter, hatf *»«te dWftni whore iUa warts*) iift «r4iftavy Mek JftWrbw&teK'ji fftf6a««i, ir%£ witkfe w*K to$ beat %«ly Was, «*%& Thm aiae% tow beea wwfesi, aeswfttiag to MiibM^e wee^llj eil^fe lftV\\ bat | m&& ih% Bwafeafc waec? M^ Fww- l^am feteibein to*>& h<>M ej ttasa tibfe Rossland Stage Line — --:«;—- • — Siiga \\mm Hussland at 7 am, Arriving at Northport al $0,30 " •a««VBi«ims««wv« Hartill & Hill MPL0YMENT AGENCY Help Furnished Free. We also deal in a FINE LINE OF CIGARS AND TOBACCO, FRUIT AND CONFECTIONERY. miiu ST.. mi mmi si, !ASH I310CERY. We beg to announce that we carry a full line of all kinds of Groceries, and as goods are all sold for cash we are selling at away down prices, Remember a dollar saved is a dollar earned, and this you can save by buying at the •# * CASH GROCERY, END OF SPOKANE ST. W. L. LAWRY, Mangi Beverly & Tglman. -;o: lm:vm NORTHPORT Alter Arrival of Train, Arriving at Rossland at S p.m. -*- 111 ONLY BROKER IN RQSSLAID, m$m AND SSLLft Mines and Town Prop Hi ir, Mm Ikmy/tmit it to4*|ttr sit 8os$ LICENSED 'CONVEYANCER, WAGON AND BLACKSMITHING, HOSSE SHOEING A SPECIALTY. THREK DOORS NORTH OF MARTIN'S HARDWARE HOUSE. sjsjMg0gsjsjpjsjM |—ay ■|u!*^^*^*«^yw!|gW!t^j'^i^w^w--',.*>--^ MBfft-yp^yg3r-*J«r Ki«aJks 8S& jynr Ibisxirwil,, So. pw tett'lka*.- UMii^Ktiil to *fflj'' jiaitt ol tfiwD-. towia. O'ElKR AT OJL BAKJCBY OJt BTT'SflEB. BBO® ."! H1...1.!!. .BBfffl'WWa I. F.. 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