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BC Historical Newspapers
The Miner was published in Nelson, in the Central Kootenay region of southeastern British Columbia. The Miner was established by John Houston, an outspoken journalist who would later embark on a successful political career, which included four terms as the mayor of Nelson and two terms in the provincial legislature. After leaving the Miner in the summer of 1892, Houston established the Tribune to compete with his former paper. The Miner was published by The Miner Printing and Publishing Company, and the paper's longest-serving editor was D. J. Beaton. The Miner was published under two variant titles, the Nelson Weekly Miner and the Weekly Miner. In 1902, the paper was sold to F. J. Deane, who changed the title to the Weekly News.
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Q- *ei e% / The IUincs In K otcnay are Among the Kichest in America. ThcOrcs lire -ish-C.7:ii.e in .'iuld, Silver, C>pper, uiul leul. Whole Number g.ff6. J-rwg.^,, f^wew H7M7TO laauwaMnszetfza Nelson, British Columbia, Saturday, December 30, 189 Subscription Price $2 per Year. Ready Cash is.tke Best Introduction To Present to . . . % asi "X * - Carry Complete Stocks of all lines General Merchandise, except Hardware. of Liquors and Cigars handled to the Trade only. Agents for Anheuser-Bush (St.' Louis) ��������� Beer, the best Made in America. -s������ NELSON. AVE YOU SEEN THE ^ PTIMQ DISPLAY OF ^alches, ^_ocksa Jen/ellery^ ������_L]r_}< ilVerWare, ������^15 115 e arerooi|is o i The mail si'i'\'>c,l)y way of Nakusp has been discon' \,-y. <1. .mm I it is understood that tho Trail-p wtation Company-is ' 1 paid to carry On: v one mail per week be- 1 tween K'islo and New Denver, while the ".TELSOtf HYDRAULIC lO. PURCHASES !' P������,sr ?ffil"e ,lt; w"f *"," ^"'s. thr('e- A ,,e" '������������������ " "���������"��������� service- public A SUPPLY OF LUMBER The Trustees Continue to Meet with Great .Success in the Sale of Shares.���������They are Taking Steps to have I he Property in Shape this Spring. was meeting u nan- iii Should you wish to Secure any of the Bargins which his Big Stock of Groceries, Liquors, Hardzvare, and Miners' sit ft) lies afford. The trustees of the Nelson Hydraulic company have unlimited faith in the gold producing nature of their property. They have determined that the spring will find them in a position to commence, working, although all the preferred stock offered for sale has nob been disposed of. With this end in view they have purchased some 80,000 feet of lumber for the flume, sluice-boxes and building. The lumber is now loaded on the C. & K. company's cars, upon which it will be conveyed to the head of Forty- Nine Creek. From this point it will be rafted across the stream, aud hauled over a road constructed by the trustees. The lying timber on either sida of the flume is being cleared for a total width of seventy feet, to preventaccidents by lire or falling timber. The sale of stock in Nelson has been very encouraging, but the bulk of the money is expected to come from the outside. R. .J. Bealey, who is in London at present, wili endeavor now that thiugs have been got into shape, to float some of the stock there. It is too early yet to ascertain what success will atttend the. offering of stock on the outside as the prospectus has been out but a few weeks. solut ion re 1 h<- mai. mows! y passed ;ii a that town. It was substantially: That whereas i he Siocan mining division of British Columbia contributes not less than $100 a day in excis-'and customs duties to th������j Dominion government, and receives little but postal service in return, the citizens of New Denver stigmatize, the stubborn and repeated refusal of the postal authorities to give the district nioie than one mail a week as a piece of flagrant iniquity: they learn with th<* deepest resentment that an arrangement has now been made to send (he 'mail in from Kaslo only once a week on a stage which makes the journey every day in the week, and could easly carry the mail every day. m SCHEIE FOB SUM A CONFERENCE INCLUDING SILVER " USING COUNTRIES. Another Year's .tccluination Work. The B. C. & A. Exploration company has concluded the year's work in connection with its Kooteney Valley reclamation scheme. The men employed have completed six miles of the dyke along the river, besides a dyke across the valley from the river to the mountains. Next year they expect to continue the dyke down the river some eight or nine miles to a point, where the river bears in close to the mountains. Here they will run a dyke across to the hills and they will then have several thousand acres reclaimed. Senator Chandler (o lEcstinic the Fight on -Jeliall" of Silver seeking the I.ciiioiictl- zation or (he White Metal To Force the Hands of fiold Using Countries. The lias worth Contract or. The material for the Ainsworth con tractor is arriving from Buchanan's saw mill and the building will be ahead as rapidly as possible. pushed Work, on the Alpha. W. F. McNaught of Seattle has returned to New Denver with the information that work will be resumed on the Alpha property at once, and that a sleigh road will be constructed to the mine, and the shipping of ore will be commenced as soon as possible. The Cumberland Strike. Some very extravagant rumors have beengoing'the rounds respecting a very rich strike on the Cumberland in which jVIaeNaughton is interested. Neil Geth- ing of New'Denver, describes the result of the recent work on the property. The miners have run a cross cut of 60 feet and have drifted 50 feet on the lead. There are three feet of concentrating ore in the lower .tunnel and six inches of solid galena oh the hanging wall. Nelson News From Abroad. Spokane, Dec. 20���������[Special.]���������When Conductor Sinclair's train reached Spokane from the north at 0:40 o'clock last evening with seventy passengers the. first round trip over the Spokane & Northern and Nelson & Fort Sheppard road was complete. The arrival of the train at Nelson, B. C, Tuesday evening was the signal for the wildest kind of a demonstration. ..The entire population turned out. Five gallons of free whisky was opened before the passengers had fairly alighted from the cars. Free busses decorated with streamers-took the passengers all over town, while a merry crowd followed the procession through the streets, making a tremendous din. Everything was free in Nelson, and a, good many citizens in the town stayed up all night. The above dispatch was sent out from Spokane and purports to give a description of the celebration in Nelson on the arrival of the first train over the N. &. F. S. road. Washington, Dec. 27���������Seuator Chandler (Republican) of New Hampshire, is about to come forward with a scheme looking to the remonetization of silver. The senator proposi s very radical means of bringing this about. He contemplates the introduction in the senate, after the reconvening of congress of a resolution, which he will advocate, asking the United States to invite all the countries of the world���������eastern, western, and southern���������to attend a monetary conference. The new feature of the proposed conference is thai it shall not be restricted to the European gold standard countries, but shall include the South American and oriental silver standard countries. Moreover, the invitations to the confer- , ence are to contain the declaration of the United States that the purpose of the conference shall be the establishment and maintenance of an international ratio, with a specific declaration added that if such ratio can not be agreed upon, it will be the purpose of the United States to adopt a single standard, and that standard not gold, but silver. By- taking this extreme position, not as yet advocated in congress, even by radical silver men, Chandler thinks the hands of those gold standard countries which are not now trading .extensively with the western world'can be forced. KERR ON REFORMS, ^k 7������ Suit Entered at Nelson. .Suit has been filed here in the case of John W. Dawson against the owners of the Bone Ton mine in the Slocan, Messrs Adams, Brandan, and Adams, for $10,000 damages and the possession of a portion of the property. The plaintiff claims that the lines of the Bon Ton were altered, and run in on the claim License, owned by Dawson. Ore has been taken from the desputued territory. F. M. McLeod and J. H. Bowes are interested in the case on behalf of the plaintiff arid defendent respectively. Great Bar gam can be J>iadfor Cash. Kurkc got Kit. B. E. Barinds of Spokane and John M. Burke of Idaho are plaintiffs in a suit against Julius Lauzon for the recovery of the amount paid on a mining deal. The plaintiffs allege that December 5, 1892, Lauzon represented to them he had a valuabel mining claim on the west bank of Hauser creek, in British Columbia, that was rich in silver and other precious metals. Not only that, but he presented specimens of rock which showed a valuable ledge, and in consequence Barinds and Burke purchased the claim for $1,600 All these claims and representations, the plaintiffs now allege, were false, and they sue to recover the money paid. The plaintiffs have garnished some $350 held by the defendent in the Citizens National Bank on deposit. He Throws Out Sonic Provincial Government. R. B. Kerr, the New Denver lawyer with whom D. B. Bogle is studying law, has been stirring up the people of that town with a number of reformers which he launched out on a public meeting of the citizens. The meeting held up both hands for all "reformers" proposed and will formulate . a petition embodying them to the Lieutenant Governor in Council at Victoria. Some, of the reforms proposed are appended :��������� . That every Crown grant to a mineral claim shall convey all rights to the surface, as formerly : and this law shall be retrospective, applying to all existing mineral claims. That the certificate of improvements be abolished. That the Gold Commissioner and Mining Recorder be elected by popular vote, all electors being free miners. That debts not exceeding $100 be recoverable before a stipendiary Magistrate, and that such a magistrate be appointed for the Slocan Division; that labor checks up to $200 be recoverable before a magistrate. That a County Court Judge resident in West: Kootenay be appointed, and hold monthly courts in Kaslo and New Denver. That until theappointmentof a County Court Judge for the district the present judge shall, on each visit to West Kootenay, hold court in Kaslo and New Denver as well as Nelson. .lurrying (he Kill Through. ; There is an eveident purpose to hurry the United States, tariff,, bill through when the house reassembles. It is probable sessions will begin at 11 o'clock' in the morning and last until 6 at night during consideration of the bill. Many people are urging that the bill be passed at an early date, so that business affairs-may-he adjusted to the new conditions. Several Democratic members of the house who signed the call for a caucus on tariff bill do not believe" it- will now be held. GABBLER BURKE Kadical OplnioR^jm^? Talks on'All Kinds of Duties Save Those of Private Kunlcs. Washington City, Dec. 26���������The prospects are that persons opposing free raw material in the Wilson bill, coal, iron and lead ore, lumber, etc., will concentrate efforts to secure changes in the bill in the senate. Delegations representing these various interests will be here during the coming week to begin work. Democrats, as far p^ possible, will be delegated to maf^imrprotests. John M. Burke, of Idaho,"the advance guard of the lead men, is here and will be joined in a few days by others representing the states of Montana, Wyoming, Nevada and Uiah. Burke says free lead ore will absolutely paralyze the mining industries of the states and territories named. He was Democratic candidate for governor of Idaho in the last campaign. If the duty on lead ore cannot be retained, in part at least, by the Wilson bill, these lead miners will ask for retention of the duty of 2 cents on pig lead, reduced by the Wilson bill to 1 cent. An effort will be made to combine so as to secure concerted action, but whether a combination can be effected is uncertain. Fred. Hume's Christmas Present. The wife of J. Fred Hume, on Christmas, presented her husband with a little daughter. The mother and child are doing well. A Week of Prayer. week being the week of KOOTENAY MAIL SERVICE. BA&EB STREET, KELSOH. B. C. New Denver's Citizens Pass the Hat That They May Secure Their Mull. From the Prospector. Asubcription of $25 per month has been raised by the citizens of New Denver for the purpose of paying the Kaslo Transportation Company to bring mails from Kaslo to New Denver tri-weekly. The New Denver Townsite. The case of Fletcher & Farwell vs, Mc- Gillivray and Croft, better- known as the New Denver townsite scrap will probably have a valuable nest egg for the lawyers before "it disappears from the courts. It would seem now that when at a loss for something to do the legal lights take a turn at Fletcher & Farwell vs. McGillivray and Croft. At "Victoria on the 21st inst. Mr. Jus- prayer will be i Next I throughout the Dominion there | special union services each evening , ginning at S o'clock. ! *"* Monday, Tuesday and "Wednesday I evenings in the Presbyterian church ��������� ! Thursday and Friday in the School I House. ! All are invited to attend special musi- ! cal and song service one or two nights. H. H. St. John who secured an interest in the Idaho mine recently is now an enthusiastic mining man. Jack Buchanan, a miner employed on tice Crease delivered judgment, refusing | the Silver King died at the hospital this the defendants application to dissolve week from a complication of diseases. the injunction restraining the defendant McGillivray, his servants, or agents, from dealing in anyway with the land known ais McGillivray's addition to New Denver. A. J. Marks offers a reward of $50 for information as to the whereabouts, dead or alive, of Chas Brown and John Dolan who have not been heard of since Dec. 0 The started for Bear Creek, in the Slocan I :'l x\ <r *i" _-��������� __.������������������_;-_! .ttETT ������������������ ,,t������,*__l!*_"___.- - ������.���������������.-���������������>��������������� ��������� 'ft. .. .*: TTTST ".-���������." yi*V-r ki .'.���������-,-J?'- -Vr -fir? TTt-r-r; ��������������������������� i ��������������������������� ' t.'T rpffwi ��������� \i ���������, ���������' mwv i" ii���������v .��������� ������������������>������������������' r[i?i ii j'i* L> V TOWN GOSSIP. THE MINER, NELSON, B. C, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 30, 189 And sez he to me, sez he���������': do.ss.p of (lie SSall. The citizens ball at the Hotel Phnir on ^Wednesday evening, was a very enjoyable affair. The arrangement while not all that could be desired were well looked after, and it is doubtful if any company ever dispersed in Nelson, more thoroughly satisfied with an evening's enjoyment. Music was supplied by six or seven pieces from the Nelson band. It was not good music, but the committee had no reason to know that it. would not. be quite satisfactory. The trouble appeared to be that the musicians were not familiar with - the - music required of them. It is to be hoped that the boys will not take this comment unkindly, because it is made in good spirit. **"'U-" vj,ft/iflim_jt_Bj'^__u ^3g- it 331 ��������� > A new Railway under Construction. Buy before the Market rises in the Railway Centre and Seat of Government of IVest Kootenay. _��������� Choice Building and Residence Property. REBATE ALLOWED FOR THE ERECTION OF GOOD BUILDINGS ii ft The supper was spread in the hotel parlor, about sixty being, seated at a time. When seated the company were as snugly stowed away as so "many sardines in a box. Even the table waiters were unable to move without ..impairing some guest's digestion by squeezing him against, the table. It. was not ��������� uhfrequent that the waiter's elbow, came, in unexpected contact with a fair one's head, but then such things seem' to add to the company's merriment even when Also Lots for Sale in NAKUSP DA WSON and ROBSON. Apply for Prices, Maps, etc., t.o FRANK FLETCHER, Land CommissionorC. & K Ily. Co., Nislsojt, B.C. [u. s.] E. DKWDXEY. they prove inconvenient''to the ual. individ- A number of friends made objeet ion to the great number of set'd.-inces. As there was no program ne prepared, the master of ceremonies had no choice in the matter of arranging the succeeding dances, and the- probabilities are that though the programme as carried out did,not please everyone, it able to the. majority. ��������� That Private Haiicc. On,the evening preceeding the citizen's ball a very enjoyable private dance was given in the old government house. By some means it became understood that -the affair would take on the nature of a public Christ mas dance. When the invitations were issued many who were of the opinion that it was to be a public afiair, had reason to correct their view. For a while there was quite a.storm among many who heretofore considered themselves as fairly in the swim, a.nd they said some rather unkind things concerning those who were responsible for the dance. One thing I noticed during the week was that those who professed to care the least had/the most to say concerning the private dance. CANADA PROVINCE, OF BRITISH COLUMBIA. To our faithful, tho Members elected t.o serve in , tho Legislative, Assembly of our Province of British Columbia, at our City of Victoria.��������� . Greeting. . . A PROCLAMATION-. Theodore Davie, W'jrHEREASr We arc des- Attorncy-General, J TV inmsand resolved/as- j soon iis.'.jhay bo, to meet Our people of Gur Province of British Columbia, and to have their advice in Our Legislature: NOW KNOW YE, that for divers causes and considerations, and taking into consideration the ease and convenience of Our loving subjects, We have thought tit, by and with the advice of Our Executive Council of the Province of British Col umbia, do hereby convoke, and by .these presents enjoin you, and each of you. that on Thursday, the Eighteenth day ef the month of January, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-four, you meet Us in Our said Legislature or Parliament of Our snid Province, at Our City of Victoria, FOR TIli-J.DISPATCH OF BUSINESS, to treat do, act, and conclude upon those things which in Our Legislature of the Province of British ColJ umbia, by. tho Common Council of Our said Province may, by the favor of God, be ordained. 'In Testimony Whereof, 'We have caused these Our Letters to be made Patent.and the Grear. Seat of the Province to be hereunto aHixed: ���������.'Witness, . the Honorable Edgar Dewdni^y, Lieutenant-Governor of Our said Province of British Columbia, in Our City of Victoria, in our said Province, this Fourteenth day of December, in the year of Our Lord one thousand eight hundred and ninety-throe, and in the fifty-seventh year of Our reign. By Command, - JAMES BAKER, - Provincial Secretary. Bank of Montreal. CAB'-TAL (all i>ai������l tcp>, $.;j,0<������0,00������ REST, . . . . <;.ooo,������oo Mave IToto Seen. / UNCONDITIONAL ^ NONFORFEITABLE e !���������_���������?!_/ ISSUED BY^ CONFEDERATION x ACCUMULATIVE POJLICY. LIFE ASSOCIATION. toiroiintto., o:rsrT_A.:R,i_A., It i> a simple promise to pay the sum insured, in the event of death It is absolutely free from ah restrictions.as to residence, travel and occupation. It is entirely void of all conditions save the payment of the premiums If provides for the payment of the claim immediately upon proof of death. It otters six modes of settlement at the end of the Dividend Period. It is absolutely and automatically non-forfeitable after two years The insured being entitled to: ��������� ��������� (a) Extended insurance without application for the full amount of the policy, for the further period ol time definitely set forth in the policy, or on surrender to'a (bj laid up Policy, the amount of which is written in the policy, or after live years to a * ' , ��������� ��������� l ��������� -1 (c) Cash Value, as guaranteed in the policy. ��������� Full information furnished upon application to the Head Office, or to any of the company s Agents. See this pohcy before.insuring. W. A. JOWETT, J. D. BREEZE'. ticiicrul Agent lor 5J. ���������. Agent .for Nelson. ,,. 411 .Cordova StreeJ.. Vaii'coiircr. The Cheapest and Most Direct. Eoute, /.' Prouv ffELSOJff,' KASLO aud all Koo'tena/' To the PACIFIC COAST and to the EAST TWAINS TO AJi'lJ FKOM . NKitSON.'.-������Ajr_.1t_. Direct Connection at, Robson every Tuesday, Tliimsrisiy nitil .S:il.iir<I;t.v'Evening,-. With Steamer for Ricvelstoke, where conriec- bl0$-$ "?iTclc "j1, ' Cll,iadi<������i Pacific Eastbound. andAVes"'".d through trains. Tii!iu;.\.,. 1 'Pickets Issueu, JLulOAOK CllKOKEi) TO DESTINATION, No Customs Dikficulties. ' e\ S. Equipment Lmsurpasscd, combining Palatial lining and bleeping Cars. Luxurious Day Coach- s, tourist. Sleeping Cars and Free "Colonist Sir DONALD A. SMITH,.... President Hon. GEO. A. DRUMMOND Vice-President E. S. CLOUSTON General Manager General Founders, Engineers, Boiler Makers, and Manufacturers of AH Classes of Machinery. Sawmill and 'Marine Work a Specialty. SOLE SIANSiFAOTUICHKS OF THE I Sleeping Cars. For information as to rates, time,etc., apply to nearest agent, J. -_,0-1I/_'O.V, Agent,.Njslsok, . ' :' ��������� Or to-������KO.' iWcL.JEieoWN. .���������...:"'" District Passenger, Agent, Vancouver.' It was unfortunate that an erroneous impression got abroad concerning the. dance. People naturally have preferences,-and unquestionably they have the right to indulge them. It. maybe wise or it may be unwise, "but that is another story, and will do for another time. Nelson Branch: N. W. Corner Baker and Stanley Streets. Branches in London (England), New York and Chicago and in the principal cities in Canada. Buy and sell sterling exchange and cable tranfers. COLUMBIA &' KOOTENAY STEAM KAY. CO. '(limited) Kendall Band Mill, B. C..Shingle Machines, Steam Log Hauling Machines. TIME CARD ?������ r> 9. Gra commercial and travelers' credits, available in any part of the world ; Tlie Doves and itavens. The above is the title of an entertainment which a number of ladies have set themselves to produce on the evening of January 20th. It will partake much of the nature of a minstrel show, and will probably prove the most interesting event of the season. The performers will number some ten ladies, ten gentlemen, and six boys. The men will appears in burnt-cork and the ladies in white costumes with powdered toilets. There will be four end men with a plenteous supply of "bones and tambourines," minstrel jokes and songs, supplemented by solos and duetts, quartet ts, and choruses. Among the gentlemen who have consented to take the partof endmen are Messrs. Chadbourn, Elliott, Johnson, and Martin. It will be worth the price of admission to see the burnt-cork row. Take advantage of the bargains offering at Jacob Dover's jewellery store. NOTICE. N' OTICE is horcly given UnitW. F. McCu loch; as agent for Ed ward Mahon, has filed the necessary papers, and made application for a Crown Grant in favor of the " Jim Crow," and "Last Chance." mineral claims, situated on Toad Mountain. Adverse claimants will forward their objec tions within sixty days from the date of this publication. N. FITZSTUBBS, Gold Commissioner. Drafts issued; Collections made: Etc. SAVINGS BANK BRANCH. Rate of interest at present 3J- per cent. Neelands Bros have prepared some Beautiful Photogra- graphic Christmas Cards. They will sell at cost for 20 days your pick of Archytypes, Steel Engravings, Photo -G-ravnres, Lithographs, and Etchings. Frames to Match. NOTICE. We keep in stock a full supply of Engineer and.Mill Supplies, such as Pipe and Fittings, Brass Goods, Sheet and other Packing Rubber Valves, Rubber and Leather Belting, Oils, and Lubricants, etc. c HOISTING ENGINES and SINKING PUMPS FOE MINES Corner Alexander Street and Westminster Ave., YANCOTTVER, E. 0. D. CARTMEL, J, W. CAMPION, J. ������. W. MACFARLANE Agent West Kootenay. Secretaiy-Treasiirer. Manager NELSON AND KASLO ROUTE STEAMI3II NELSON MOTELS. WATSON, Tlie TOWS OF WATSON is situated between Bear and Fish Lakes, on the Kablo-Slocan wigon road, 20 miles from Kiioio and 10 milcsfrom New Denver, is the most central point in Slocan district Tlie WATSON HOTEL is one of the best kept houses in the entire Slocan country. The dining room and kitchen are in charge of female help of experience. The bar is stocked with the best brands of Liquors and Cigars. BREMNER & WATSON, PROPRIETORS. T> HE SUBSCRIBER HAS IN STOCK or en route from the Coast :��������� 1 Carload Glass, Paints and Oils. 2 Carload Sas/i and Doors. 2 Carload Diy Clear Fir Flooring, 4- inch. I Carload Dry Clear Fir Ceiling, 4 inch 1 Carload Factory Cedar, An I?nme7ise Stock of Common Lumber, Shingles, Laths, Mouldings, Etc., as usual. G. O. Buchanan, 4������OEIIg "VOldll, Leaves Nelson, Mondays 0 a. m. Arriving at Kaslo 1 p. m. " Tuesday 5.15 p.m. Arriving at Kaslo 9.30 p. m. -,��������� " " Tnursdays 9. a. m. v: Arriving at Kaslo 1. p.m. " Fridays 5.15 p, m. Arriving at Kaslo 9.30 p.m. ������;<>ing South. Leaves Kaslo, Tuesdays at S a. in. Arriving at Nelson, 12 noon. Wednesday at 3 a. in. Arriving at Nelson at 7 a. m. Fridays at S a. 111. Arriving at Nelson at 12 noon. Saturday at 3 a.m. Arriving at Nelson 7 a. in. Nelson, B. C��������� Nov. 14, 1893. Nov. 25 "J^OTICE is hereby given that the B. C. South- -^ era Railway Company will apply to the Legislature of the Provence of British Columbia, at its next session, for an Act to consolidate and amend (lieseveral Acts relating to the Company; also for power to construct a branch line,'' commencing at a point on the main lineatornc_r the forks of Michel Creek; thence by way of/Hiiche Creek to Martin Creek. BODWELL & IRVING, Solicitors for the Applicants. Dated this 7th December, 1893. NELSON LIMY aM FEED STABLES WILSON & WILLiAMSOlN, PROPRIETORS. HAY AND GKAIN TOE SALE. Kootenay Lake Sazvmill Passengers from Kaslo for Spokane and all points south should take the "Nelson" leaving Kaslo at 3 a.m., on Wednesdays and Saturdays, making close connections with fclicN. & F. S. rains. Arriving in Spokane, 5.30 same day. A saving will be made by purchasing tickets from the purser for Spokane, and points on the N. & F. S. and S, F. & N. Railwavs. The Company reserves the right to change this schedule at any time without notice. NELSON AND KASLO. NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION Omnibus and carriages to and from all trains and steamboat wharves. Saddle and pack animals for hire. Freight hauled and all kinds r-f job teaming attended to. ^ab > Street Office with Wilson & Perdu "TnJ-OTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE -^��������� Partnership between the undersigned as Hotel-keepers, at the Cceur d' Alene hotel in Kaslo, is this day dissolved by mutual consent. Mr. Ward, who continues the business, will settle all claims against the partnershipj-ancl receive all debts due to it. JOHN FRANCIS WARD JOHN KING Dated December 11th 18931 Great Bargains are >g Nelson Biw Store Toilet Soaps* BF Z3S / THE MINER, NELSON, ,B.C, SATURDAY. DECEMBER 30, 189 QLkc JJincr. The Miner is printed on Saturdays, provided the stall' is sober, and will be mailed to any address in Canada or the United States, for ���������one year on receipt of two dollars. Those desiring sample copies will secure same on receipt of ten cents. THE SLOGANS OUTLOOK. .;'���������."'��������� Those who know of the wonderful richness of Slocan, and who -hivve held on with determation waiting for the out side world to believe the story of its great wealth, must receive great satisfaction, as week by week the Slogan's claims are being established. Already the Slocan has the preference in the eyes of the mining brokers and the prospector realizes that the same claim which he holds outside this district would be worth twice its present value if it. were but in the Slocan. All the leading properties continue taking out ore and. '������������������many-"mines are nowigettin-r their first shipments of ore into Kas "As many as forty i'oui .orse teams, have been counted at Bear lliake in one ���������day. All the ore this winter will go out ���������by .Kaslo. The only thing which can possibly interfere with these shipments -during the remainder of the winter will be lack of snow. It is cheerful to contemplate, what the harvest shall be. .,': the ceremonies often, has a great deal of trouble���������notably, last summer, in the well known case of Mrs. Gladstone who, at some function or other, desired to sit "away up" near the duchesses, who did not like the propinquity. The master decided against her as being only the wife of a "First Lord of the Treasury," but her .astute husband knowing all about House Rule, re-introduced his dame, successfully, as wife of the "Lord Privy Seal," and the .whole world, again breathed freely, though the grandees wept. A woman may hold titular rank by inheritance or creation, but in its absence, she enjoys her husband's precedence husband and wife,, being at common law, one. It is indeed, the adorable sex which keeps t he matter living, for men, at least in England and America, care little about precedence, unless egged on to assert their, " rights. Job Prin^ng of/^igh merit turned out in short order." Prices to match, Address The Miner Printing & Publishing Co. NELSON, B.C. NELSON HYDRAULIC MINING COMPANY '.������������������".- LIMITED. r-ROSI'KCTUS. rnOTHE PUBLIC ANNEXING CANADA. ; The New. York Press in commenting on Ames .1. Cuminings bill before, congress for the annexation of Canada by the United States, moralizes tbus :��������� ��������� "There is not a more inspiring proposition before the electorate, of this country than the extension of the bo'undar-j les of the Republic from the Gulf of' Mexico to the Arctic sea, and from Newfoundland to Vancouver. This would open a vast field, for American enterprise, In the Northwest there are more than, one hundred millions of acres of valuable wheat lands to be settled and cultivated. There are immense forests of white pine to be manufactured into lumber; there is boundless mineral wealth to be developed : there are thousands of miles of railway to be constructed ; ship canals to be built, and others to be enlarged. In short. Canada contains i half of. a continent in a most healthful | and invigorating climate, needing to be subdued and made to add to the necessities and com Torts of humanity." The terms of the bill verj- wisely provide that the annexation ������h,-!l take place when the Canadian people are ready for it, and when the government of Great Britain shall consent to the annexation policy,.so that the people of the Dominion need not take alarm for a day or two. It is very kind on the part of the NTew York Press to give the Dominion such a good advertisement respecting its natural resources but the probabilities are that Canadians mayyet learn to prize their fields of grain, their forests of timber, their boundless mineral wealth and their healthful and invigorating climate before they cease to be a nation in themselves. WHO'S WHO ? Sir.���������Pardon my addressing you, but almost everybody nowadays, except Lo- bengnla, writes to the newspapers. I have been asked to say a word, not on the railway "go-by," or incorporation, but on the more vital present question of " Who's who ?" and who are the " other fellows ?" The latter part of this question is too general for answer, but the " Who's who" is simple enough, as depending on positive rule, and not on feeling or sentiment. In this monarchical country, it. is the prerogative of the Crown, one of the few unquestioned prerogatives left to it, to confer titular ranks, and also precedence, or untitular rank in ceremonial public functions. And the Queen has been pleased to make regulations for the colonies. By consent and practice, and, as there is no other guide���������or at least fixed standard���������the official precedence, as to persons without titular rank, is very generally adopted in social, private functions of a formal character. The whole question if not really important, is somewhat embarrassing taking human nature as it is���������more so at Washington perhaps, than in any other place owing to the want of regulating authority on this subject, in the United States. Even at State functions in England, the Queen's master of _ Among resi dents' in this district, the graduation is simple, and well understood. The sti- penduary magistrates, ranking by seniority are at the top ; the government- agent and Gold Commissioner''--as' such, has no ..definite, but he, generally, is a magistrate ; next, miming them in. their order, are the Sheriff, the Assemblyman, Justices of the peace and barristers, inter-ranking according to the dates of their respective commissions, or...calls';, naval and military officers, including the militia, ranking by grade and seniority. These are'all the residents, to whom*, in this district, t he regulations apply, but customarily, the Registrar of the Supreme Court, and local heads of Dominion departments, would be accorded a cti tain precedence. The Notary Public has to takca note that the Queen has overlooked him. The ! coroner sits upon the corpse of his ambition. Tlie cleric, though it is hard to make elerics believe it; the doctor, the engineer, who don't care a cent about, the. matter ; none of these has, as such, any rank, more than a tradesman or miner. With respect to the residuary social microbes, such as presidents of railways--; navigation, mining and industrial companies ; the owners of great towns, that are to lie; the merchants, with half the country on their books; the-traders to whom, often in a double sense, we owe so much ; the bankers, bursting with gold���������such, God willing, .may not be unuseful in their unfashionable callings; but, as lacking rank or precedence, neither they nor their women can be "of our set don't you know." If any line has to be drawn in other than a purely private f'uurtic.;.. ii i.as to be, drawn here where i he Queen, who is th������ fountain of honor, has been pleased to draw it. Of course, practically, in a small place like this the "elect" almost have to associate, at least in the streets, with "all those others," aud sometimes, even to borrow and expend their dirty coin, or take their goods "on tick,'" which, really, should be tribute; but this is abnormal, and, in the minds of the covenanted, creates a complicated and critical situation. I leave that for others to discuss, having, myself, as " do>en" of the " nobs" proposed, in this letter, to deal simply with the "Who's Who question. Accept, sir, the assurance of iny distinguished consideration, and of the unfeigned respect with which 1 have the honor to subscribe myself, Your very obedient and humble servant, Gilbert Malcolm Sproat. On September 20th. 1S93, the following gentlemen formed themselves into a syndicate for the purpose of acquiring and developing the Boulder Placer Claim, situate on Forty-Nine Creek, about eight,miles westerly from Nelson, West Kootenay District, British Columbia: J. A. KIRK, Civil Engineer; J. F. RITCHIE, Provincial Land Surveyor; R.B. DOUGAiN, Miner; - ' F. M. McLEOD, Barrister ; JOHN ELLIOT, Barrister; J. F. HUME, Merchant; R. J. BEALEY, Real Estate Agent; ������������������' - G. W. RICHARDSON, Real.Estate Agent/ They believed that the- claim held large deposits of coarse gold, and that it would yield a handsome'- profit if developed. It is well known that Forty-Nine Creek goid is worth $18 an' ounce (See copy of assay appended). The. claim is half a mile in length and 700 feet in breadth���������350 feet on each side of the creek. At different times the claim- has ! been worked. G. M. Dawson, D. S F. G. S., in,the Annual Report (1SS7) of the Geological Survey of Canada, states: "In 1807, Forty Nine Creek was reported to yield coarse gold to to the value of ������6 to ������18, to the man. Bed rock not worked." Since that date attempts at developing the the claim have been made, but from lack of capital and proper appliances, only the high ground, which contains the least quantity of gold, was operated on, while tlie "pay streak" f.was not touched. In August, 1892, Mr. R.B.'. Dougan acquired tho claim. Witn the aid of two men, and using water with a head of about fifty-feet, he placed a sluice-box about sixty-feel in length within about two feet of bed-rock, and made excavations through the gravel. This work has aided the syndicate- in obtaining reliable information as to the nature of the claini. As a head of lift.y-fcet is not powerful enough to carry boulders "of even medium size they had to be removed bv hand A considerable quantity of gold was saved���������sufficient, to prove that a handsomeprotit could be obtained with the assistance of propei'-^ppliances (See Mn. Rice's report) Me. Dougan made an otter ot the property to the syndicate, a condition being that it, should be developed. The syndicate accepted his proposition, and secured in addition a claim, called the St. George, one-half mile in length, above ; and another, the St. John, a quarter of a mile in length, below the Boulder claim They have thus secured a continuous claim of one and one-quarter miles in length. These properties are 11eld by lease, for a period of live years from the government. Tlie lease can be renewed by law, from thime.to time, as required. Mk. J. F. Rice, superintendent of tho Ivoot- enay Hydraulic works on the Pcnd d'Orenlc river in British Columbia, was then engaged to' thoroughly prospect the claims and report thereon. (Sec report annexed) Mr. Rich was accompanied by Messrs. Kirk & Ritchie, civil engineers, of Nelson, who made a report o.. u.e work and plant required to equip the claim with the most efficient appliances for scouring the gold. (Seethe report annexed) At a mj.ting of ' held on Nov. 8th,1893, it was rosolv necessary proceedings to obtain incorporation under the name ot ���������.u Nelson Hydraulic Mining Company. Limited Liability, with the head office at Nelson; capital stock, $100,000, divided into 20,000 shares U :?5 each ; 15,000 being ordinary shares, aud 5,000 being preference shares the latter entitled to dividends of 10 per cent in priority to ordinary,- shares. The property is to be purchased by the company, and paid for by tho allotment to the syndicate of 0,000 fully paid up shares. It- has been decided to offer for sale the 5,1)00 preference shares, with the understanding that applications for stock will not bo accepted unless accompanied by 60 per cent of the face value. This will give the company ������15,000 with which to proceed with works of c nstruction and meet incidental expenses. It is confidently expected that no further assessment will be made, as the amount to provide a thoroughly eflicient plant and cost of management have been carefully estimated. The syndicate is taking advantage of the low water to construct the dam and sluice boxes. It is the intention to have everything ready to commence working the claim when there is"a sufficient volume of water next spring, and to employ a thoroughly experienced man as superintendent. Respecting the probability of the property paving, ?vhe syndicate believe that Mr. Rick's report is a very conservative statement of its value. In this connection the following quotations will be of interest: and that he was unable to test the bed-rock, owing to the amount of water, but adds that "the uneven nature of the bled-rock and the character of gold distributed through the entire deposit point to rich deposits-in favored places." Further on he says: '* Samples taken from ov.er a large area, including the surface, sides, and foot of the banks, and surface of the channel, give an average of 20 cents per cubic yard. Taking two-thirds of the capacity of the works, as stated by Mk. Rice, as the working average in twenty-four hours, that is, 2,000 cubic yards, and 5 cents as the cost per yard, (the ground holding 20 cents per yard of gold) we have as profit, exclusive of the nature of gold in the channel gravel and bed rock, ������300 per day. Assuming that the ground is worked for ninety days there would be a clear proiit of ������27,000, or Sl.Dfj per share on shares held by the syndicate, and preference shares, in a season. Applications for Slock. ,..- Applications for ten per cent preference stock, accompanied with GO per cent of its face value, may be made to the secretary or any member of the syndicate. .Interim receipts Will be given therefore by the secretary. Certificates tor such stock will be issued as soon as the charter is obtained, which will be in about two months. Further particulars will'be furnished bv the secretary, , Mr. G. W. Richardson, ancl all papers and documents connected with' the proceedings of the syndicate may be inspected at his oflico'in Nelson. - ,' J. FRED HUME, J. F. RITCHIE, ;��������� ��������� r ��������� G. AV. RICHARDSON, ' ���������'-, Trustees in charge ot ot -4. ''T'���������.-,-tT/-..���������''��������� ' ��������� '���������-affairs of Syndicate. Solicitor: J. ELLIOT. ���������_ Engineers : KIH.lv '& RITCHIE., Secretary: G.W. RICHARDSON. ,. ��������� " Miv .1. F. .dec's StenorJ. The Nelson Hydraulic -Mining'"Syndicate : Gentlemen���������In pursuance of your inst ructions . 1 ho property consists of one and one-quarter miles in length along the course of the Forty-nine creek channel, and the banks.on either side for a width of 700 feet. The present channel varies iii width from 50 to 90 feet, with a probable average depth of 15 feet, tilled for the most part with a compact gravel, a large proportion of which is heavy boulders. The bed-rock is a coarse-grained granite, in irregular layers, forming a verv uncven bottom, making natural riffles favorable for iirresting the coarser particles of gold. Tests made in an open cut in the channel gravel for ; a distance of 70 feet gave returns of one-half cent per pa::, or about 00 cents per cubic yard. Owing to the amount of water I was unable to test the bed rock with the facilities at ray command. The uneven nature of the bed-rock and tho, character of gold distributed throu-h the cr-r.ire deposit point to rich deposits in favored phizes on the bottom. " i lie channel gold is heavy, of a flat, angular shopo, comparatively coarse, and of a character to save .'ii the sluices. The,rim bars or banks, on either side, are m places extensive deposits that vary in depth and extent, in some places showing a depth ot 40 to GO feci.,-and extending over several acres, consist iiig for the most part of a finer gravel than th.-. t of the channel, and an occasional strata ot /nivly clay, which varies in thickness from a tew niolijs to several feet, Gold is disseminated tyrui.,���������a the entire deposit, from grains at the surt-ico to heavy and coarser particles as depth ii. obtained and the gravel more compact e,~-~. |WW ,���������u | samples taken from over a large area, including C the syndicate . th������ surface, sides and foot of the banks, and the red to take tuc ' sur^u:c of the channel, gave an average of 20 cents per cubic yard. A large number"of places along the creek have been partially worked by the primitive means of the early miner, such as the pan, hand- sluice, and the rocker. The surface, however, is only skimmed m places. The only attempt to secured. In < sures have t3 water pressing boulders, and". The h������-ad feet. To proc| struct an arti^ four-lifths of a , ccted for the channel a dam, j be built across! supply of waf nature of the channel will col 0.5 feet in lOOOj ditch. The caps miner's inches, the water will be thousand feet loif feet long, with a'j , From the ������������������'lo\_| fall increases rapii ground. .Plans and work described arcl Eleven hundred feet ���������,-; monitors, with ni 6-inch orifices, 1 ready for workini 'Dam, flume, ditch, sic of excavation) and| Superintendence of cd percent-...... Total cost of plant rd Tho estimate of the cc ing was made from an, those items to the Kooter. Company of Waneta, in thin concluding this reporT. parison of difficulties sunh<! water for hydraulic mining tm Kootenay Hydraulic Mining and flume, 14 miles. . , La Grange Ditch & Hydrauh'SI panp, Tuolumne county, CalifornuL miles; flumes, 6 miles; grade of'di? feet per mile. , , Miocene Ditch Company, Butte comL forma': . In order to obviate the construct��������� trestle some ISO feet high, the water is con* m a wooden flume around a bluff 350 fecf height.^ he flume was suspended upon brack made ot r rails built in the form of a reversed l " nMsoldored into holes previously drilled into a solid.-vertical escarpment. Men were swune: down by ropes to driiP.these holes, in another i iKN������iw (-'ViS ������,f_&ch *f ���������i1'1'1000 of! 'restle work LOSS feet long and 80 tcet hign. . The.dotails respecting the California companies are taken from the report of the state Mining Bureau for 1SS9.��������� The same report g'ves with other statistics, the following resume" of" wc done by the La. Grange Company, on all its clai from June 1st, 1S94, to September 30th, 1S70. work ins ... ^ , , Disbursements Water, labor, etc.......-.- Per cubic yard ................... Per ounce of metal produced.-.. Average value of the ounce of metal produced...-. Average yield per cubic vard of ground *..'.. ������130,012 80 0 13 SO 11) 20 10 19 ring an iow very The above tremendous outlay for water when .compared with the facilities for proei ' ample supply at Forty-nine .Creole slio favorable conditions for hydraulic mining Yours respectful] v, KIRK & 1UTCHIE, ��������� -.; ��������� ��������� - ���������..-' Civil Engineers, K.ti\-������a.V<; BHOS.'SES. BANK OF (Incorporated hy Royal Charter, 1862.) CAI'.TAJi <j������ni<! un), ������<;<><M>0<> . (With power to increase.) KKSK-lVfr; 'fr'InV.A, ���������������>������<>,������������������ . , $2,������������������,<J00 i,'iiir������,:iii:} zsrEiiL.soisr ZBiR^iDsroiEa:. Corner of Baker and Stanley streets. -B_=2,-A_igrCI3:jB_S = Canada���������Victoria, Vancouver, New Westminster, Nanaimo and Kamloops. United States���������San Francisco, Portland, Tacoma, and Seattle. HEAD OFFICE: 00 Lombard street, LONDON England. AGENTS AND CORRESPONDENTS: CANADA���������Canadian Bank of Commerce and branches; Merchants' Bank of Canada and branches; Imperial Bank of Canada and branches; Molson's Bank and branches; Bank of Nova Scotia. UNITED STATES���������Agents Canadian Bank of Commerce, New Yoi-k: Bank of Nova Scotia, Chicago. Traders' National Bank, Spokane, S' agings department- deposits received at ������1 and upwards, and interest allowed (present rate) at 3������ per cent, per annum. GRANGE V. HOLT, Agent. Professor Dawson, in his Annual Report, (1SS7) to the Geological Survey of Canada, says: "The future of placer mining.deserves consideration, particularly from the following points of view: In each proved auriferous district, the poorer or less concentrated gold bearing ground must necessarily surpass in area that of the very rich deposits, which alone pay for work with primitive methods, and with the cost of supplies and labor at high prices. Thus the cheapening of these essentials, produced by improved means of communication and by the settlement of the ��������� country, coupled with the attending facilities for bringing heaver machinery and appliances into use, will enable the profitable working of greatly extended acres." In the same report Mr. Dawson also says: "There are quite a number of valleys in which, though the bed of the present stream has proven rich, tho deep ground or old channel has not yet j been reached, or if reached has not been satisfac- I torily tested. In all these cases it requires only ' more effective machinery and greater engineering skill to be brought to boar, t.o attain and work the deposits referred to. and it is likely that many of them will pay well when such means can be applied at a reasonable cost." The following is from Van VYagenen's Manual of Hydraulic Alining: "Ilvdraulic mining ! presents fewer risks and more certainties than j any other department of mining, other things \ being equal. It is simply a question of moving' gravel or soil from one place to another. Given I therefore, in addition to an abundance of water '��������� to move and wash the gravel, ampie space to i deposit if again after it has been washed, and flic ' problem of obtaining a proiit has been reduced to ; a miminium. As an example, tlie gold bearing; veins of the western United States have an aver- I value of about ten dollars per ton of quartz ex- I tracted, which ten dollars can bo mined, trans- i ported to the mill, crushed, amalgamated refined ��������� and sold at a gross cost of about eight dollars tier ! ton, or eighty per cent. The same gold vein after ; passing through the labratory of nature, will con- ' sist of a gravel bed or deposit, worth about tvven- I ty cents per ton, which twenty cents may be secured and marketed at a cost of not over five cents or twenty-live per cent. Other things being equal ��������� therefore, hydraulic mining presents three times ��������� the chance for proiit that is found in gold-quartz i mining, and one-third the risk, with the addition- i al advantage that the extent and richness of the gravel bed may be completely studied and ascertained before working it, and at a slight cost, while vein- mining is from the first to last, an experiment and a chance. The records of mining show that over scventy-fiivc per cent of all the gold mined within history l>as been derived from the working of gravel beds." mainly on a large water supply at high pressure, a grade necessary for the sluices, and ample dump tor the tailings. The water supply, from all information and data that could be gathered, is confined to the period between March and July or between three and four months, which in tb'is case would be the length of the working season. 1 he supply for that period seems to be ample. flit, ynf i������������ construction of a flume and ditch of four-fifths of a mile in length a vertical pressure of 300 feet is obtained, ample for all purposes. The ditch and flume should Vn'^ \l \c;an7inS capacity of 900 miner's inches. All details of grade, materials, and . construction are embodied in the appended plan bv Messrs. Ivinic & Ritchie. In order to obtain the requisite dump, and to bottom the channel at the points of exploitation, a bed-rock cut ot 250 feet in length, in connection with a sluice Imcof 500 feet, is necessary. Under these conditions the maximum grade attainable is three-quarters of an inch to the foot, or !) inches per box of 12 feet. This gives a dump of (i feet, wlneii may be added to and increased bv continuing the sluices on the same grade as tho dump rises to their level. I he mode of construction and class of material arc shown in the appended plan. WorHing Canacily. The duty of a miner's inch varies with ditier- en t conditions, running from 3 to 4 cubic vards to 2o and 30 per day, 1 ho latter result being obtained under highly satisfactory conditions. In this case alter the clearing of the channel, the maximum capacity should not be less than 3,000 cubic yards per twenty-four hours with a sluice head of 1 000 inches, pr 3 yards to the inch. I n most hydra uliu mines tho result exceeds this ligurc. From a number of California mines, taken at random, the work averages 5.1 cubic yards per inch, per twenty four hours. The cost of working varies with the amount and character of material handled, height of b/inks, etc. in ordinary eases, with plcntv of water, dump, and other facilities, ground that will average o cents per yard pays a good proliit. iho: North Bloomlield mine, in Nevada county California, has worked ground for several vears at an average value of 3 cents per yard. b������j ��������� ������h A. < :fl >> o ���������J2 <1 O O t2 ��������� o it ��������� M ���������t X > I���������I m a SO D r" j o t������- p , OT w ������1 tT*. _ia ~���������i o 1-H e- a o C3 i r v V = <!"������������������������ -0 'Ii a CO P j -j .^ o >��������� a , w a ot ,;-; ���������/��������� CO - 'A -i- o og ^2 c o ������ ������'3 ���������5-is " ��������� ������ a o- ?"-? - ~ - <= o 52 CO o ���������������_- '3 y c o ;- ������ *~. rA _J X o :G) : : : : : : :0J ::::-. : .. :00 : : : : i i o :W : : : : : : o '/���������< THEEE AEE THOUSANDS IS IT. ^-.-icli-ucrv. PU'C monitors ic machinery necessary will consist of a mo of about 1.050 feet, in length and two ;iants. All of the details of size, gauge, and construction of pressure-box arc fur nishod in tho appended plan. While the dump and grade of the sluices leave something to be desired, the condition are in the main, favorable, and with intelligent and skillful management there is no question as to a protiiable result. Much is due Messrs. Kihk Sc Hitchif whose intelligent and skillful work made accurate estimates possible. I am, gentlemen, yours respectfullv j. F. Rick. Sbciails and SCslinuKc or <osl. -MESSRS. KIRK & RITCHIE. HV The Nelson Hydraulic Mining Syndicate: In accordance with Mk. Rice's instruction^ we present the following statement of details and estimate of cost of construction of hvdraulie plant, of most approved design, on Fortv-N'ine Creek. Hydraulic mining is carried on by propelling ������������������ jet of water, under heavy pressure, on gold- Nelson, July 17,1893. I*r������l>ablc Output and Itcfurns. Mr. Rice reports that 'Jan open cut in the channel gravel for a distance of seventy feet gave returns of about 60 cents per cubic yard," I bearing gravel deposits. The gravel being di.sin- tergratcd by this process and carried with the water through the sluice-boxes. In its passage the gold drops, owing to its great weight, into receptacles provided therefore, and the refuse gravel is deposited in a dump at' the end of the sluice.boxes. With proper appliances, it is estimated that 95 per. cent of the gold can be I.ocord of I he ������;oId which Forty-Xine Creek Wave ui> In (he Early Ways. 1 The following letter was received this week by J. Fred Hume, one of' the trustees of the Nelson Hydraulic Mining Company, from an old timer who worked on the company's property in the early days. Bonner's Ferry, Idaho, Dec. 2nd, 1S93. Dear Sir.���������-Yours of the ISth at hand and contents noted. I, with several others worked on Fortv Nine Creek in the years 1807-S-9. .We made from $0 to $12 per day. We worked with sluices and rockers, the old fashioned way. \\ ages were $4 to $5 per day. Most of our mining was done on tlie creek where your company has located. The gold was coarse and some good crevices were found. I knew two men to make fyl'.HH) each in six weeks. I cleaned $2o00 t,he first summer. The Discovery Boys did their own work and cleaned about $800 each. Flour was worth $25 per 100 liis. ; bacon $75 per cwt., and everv thing in pcrportion. The largest nugget we found weighed $20 ; many others were from $2,50 to $12 and SIS. We sold our dust for $ IS per oz. lam convinced if said ground is worked in a scientific manner that you have a good thing. Yours very truly Richakd Fry. ������������W"g������MMM���������W<M������ai-affl|l5_M THE MINER, NELSON, 13. C., SATURDAY-DECEMBER, 30-1893. mE gives to airy tune.���������Shake's ficial prpcla- i".ve assembly jf business bn rect of. stiinu-^ l.e best- means .���������sfcntative for Lie next asseui- >r|^l cause for rfc,\;that follow- ksure the Koot- Drth and south, her in the present legislature cany-call into play with reference to West Koot- ehay. -.--.. ���������';"-. "ants iff the field F ery town in West one or more of its ���������ntioned in con nee y for 1891:. Nelson, nt for West Koote- d steamboat center, etropolis, is the only .on to this rule. True Buchanan's name has .if in this connection, but 'as much a citizen of Kaslo on. I do not wish to create 1 dssipn that 1 fancy residence in is especially conducive of intel- rTial greatness, but I do think that iiere are several men in Nelson who would make excellent representatives for West Kootenay, With respect to G. O. Buchanan it can be said that he takes the liveliest kind of ah interest in politics. He has both the desire and the conviction that he could serve thecountry well and his '-.own district especially. He has a level head, and with this as a corner-stone for his ambition, there is no reason why he should not make an excellent representative. All his interests are wrapped up in the district and it's advancement must therefore be his peculiar care. He has also intimated his willingness to stand as a candidate. The trouble is that many able men are hot sufficiently zealous in the public service, and for this reason I propose to place before the public the names of several men in Nelson who are generally- conceded to be well qualified to discharge the duties devolving upon the holder of such a position. It is not to be expected that, those whose names may be mentioned will be especially grateful for having public notice drawn to themselves, but'then that cannot be helped. In view of the fact that the indications point to the likelihood of there being several candidates in the field, arid of the fact ; that, there are no organized parties to take over the conduct of an election, would it not be well to take some steps which would insure the return of a desirable candidate. Some desire to have the district represented by a man in sympathy with the government, and others think the interests of the district would be best served if entrusted to an independent or opposition man. The residents" of different towns have enough pride to desire one of their townsman to be so honored,, and so all along the line there is a disagreement which might probably result in one quite undeserving and unqualified securing,a distinction, withheld from better men. 7\/tVe::faye;ihe largest and best assorted stock of Groceries, Dry Goods, Boots and Shoes, Hardware, Crockery anal Glassware, in the Kootenay District and as we sell for cask only; we cart afford to sell at prices which defy competition, Gait'ana7 prom'this for yoursei Telephone 27. % 9, and 11 East Vernon Street, NELSON, B. CI The one whose chances of success would be the best, is Frank Fletcher. Socially there is not a more popular man in the district and it is doubtful if there is a man more alive to the inport- ance and requirements of the district than he. He is in the '.employ of the C. P. ,R., but that would doubtless'- prove a ���������benefit,-locally-at least, ������������������-.because the railway company being so heavily interested in Nelson would be alive to the best interests of the town, and in advancing its own interests would benefit everyone jointly interested with them. There is a goodly amount of diplomacy about Mr. Fletcher, and this, supported by an evident sincerity, and a quiet and convincing style in debate, secures for him an attentive audience whenever he desires to make public his views on any question. Harold Selous is not a popular man. He has too much individuality in his composition to be such. Men of his stamp who have become public favorites have in most cases made their individuality subservient until their popularity was established, but it will never be so with Harold Selous. He recognizes that not infrequently he is in the minority in divisions on public measures but he worships individuality wherever he finds it, and is rather pleased when he encounters" someone whose ideas differ from his own. He is a careful student of public policy and has*?excellent judgment as to the probable effect of any contemplated legislation, a qualification which would not be amiss in our Legislature. He is not a candidate however, and it would require urgent solicitation to secure his consent to stand. This might be obviated by the people of .Nelson holding an electoral caucus and if deemed expedient nominating a government and opposition or independent supporter. The electors in the several other towns could adopt the same proceeding and simmer their choice down to two candidates. A district caucus could then be held at New Denver or some other point, have the question submitted to a, vote and the candidates again narrowed down to two. Despite the ever present fiction the probabilities are that such a course would result in the return of a man qualified to represent the district, and would deter adventurers from taking "pot-luck in the contest. There is ample time for the consideration of the subject. J. F. Ritchie a,rrived in Nelson Tuesday evening over the N. & P. S. road. The new schedule of the C. & K. S. N. company, governing the Nelson-Kaslo service, appears in another column. ;3, The Old li'u've Song. Play it slowly, sing it lowly, Old familiar tune! ,v ^ Once it ran in dance and dimple, Like^a brook in June;. S^ Now it sobs along the measures, . With a sound of tears; Dear old voices echo through it, Vanished with the years. Ripple, ripple goes the love song, . Till in slowing time Early sweetness grows completeness Floods its every rhyme; Who together learn the music Life and death unfold, Know that love is but begining Until love is old. Play it slowly, it is holy, As an evening hymn; Morning gladness hushed to sadness Fills it to the brim, Memories home within the music, Stealing through the bars; Thoughts within its quiet spaces Rise and set like stars. & Stephen's "Writing and Copying, in Pints, Half, Quarter-Pints, Tumm bros. Staffords' Combined Black. -. ���������*' 'v Carmine. Stylographic Ink. Indelible Ink. ��������� Dalley's Frost Proof Ink Auctioneer andCommission Agent. REPRESENTING No. 1, JOSEPHINE STREET, NELSON, B. 0. ; The Confederation Life Association, tho Phoenix Fins Insurance Company, and the Provident Fund Accident Society ; also the Sandy Croft Foundry Company,, near". Chester, England, makers of all kinds of mining rnair chinery, air compressors, rock breakers, stamps, etc. -'.-. Adjoining the government townsite of Nelson AT S 825.00 ������������, With a rebate for buildings erected. The best residential property in Nelson, values sure to increase. Apply W. A. Jowett, agent ��������� for Nelson and district, or Innes & Richards, Vancouver, B.C. W. A. JOWETT, { Mining End Real Estate Brokers, Auctioneers and Commission Agent. JOSEPHINE STREETS, NELSON, B.C. E. C. ARTHUR, A.M., M.D., PHYSICIAN, Etc., Coroner for West Kootenay, Office over Nelson Drug Store, West Raker street, Nelson, B.C. LaBAU, M.D., Physician and Surgeon, Rooms 3 and i, Houston Block, Nelson, B.C. Telephone 12. SBJSIV EYING. ure We carry full lines of all kinds of furniture for residences. hotels, and offices. Mattresses made to order, and at prices lower than eastern and coast. We are also agents for EVANS PIANOS AND DOHERTY ORGANS. P������ ������ 9 ������fo (���������y%-^*~~ O a ������ ���������a NELSON STORE : So. 4 IBoiiKic'ci at 9nHc Eisiildiiig, .Josephine Street J-JL. S. GOING, A. S. Farwell was one of the unsuccessful candidates in the last campaign, securing one or two votes less than Mr. Kellie who secured the seat, the vote of the district being very much split up. He also is an unpopular-, man which in a sparcely settled country is a rather inconvenient thing with candidates for public favor. But on the other hand even Farwell's keenest opponent will concede the point that Farwell swings a powerful influence with^the present Legislature. There is not a man in the district who could eclipse Farwell in this respect, and a man who can command the respect of his fellow legislators in the house can generally be depended to take care of his district. Knowing the country so well as he does .and its requirements, he ha.s an experience to draw iipi.ii greater than any rih.-i- n��������� ;;:- J Susette. They tell me that thy witching smiles A shallow soul conceal; That thou art skilled in varied wiles The hearts of man to steal. But when I view thy glances gay, Thine orbs of limpid blue��������� Ah, let them prate! Whate'er they say, I know it can't be true, Susette, I know it can't be true. They tell me when thy soft refrains The soul of music thrill, That they arc but a syren's strains To work the stranger ill, But when I see the old folks throng, And little children too. To drink the sweetness of thy song, I know it can't be true, Susette, I know it can't be true. jy tell me that thy beauty blows. ��������� ^fair and baleful flower, And 'neath an evil star he goes Whoe'er hath felt thy power. But when I see thy lashes shine With pity's gentle dew. My heart repels the charge malign, I know it can't be true, Susttc I know it can't be true. ... ���������3a.:iue������ Minturn Peck CIVIL ENGINEER AND PROVINCIAL LAND SURVEYOR. Houston Block, Nelson, B. C M-MNft. T" F. BLEDSOE, EXAMINER OF MINES, Nelson, B.C. TWENTY YEARS' EXPERIENCE IN THE 152-52 AMERICAN CAMPS. Chinese Sugar, First-Clas Goods _.t II Si- Hiram Walker & Son's, Distillers BAKER STREET, NELSON. AGENTS FOR t Jos. Schlitz Browing Co. Milwaukee, U. S. Fort Garry Flour Mills Manitoba P. O. box 69. Telephone 24,. R C. CAMPBELL-JOHNSTON (of Swansea, India, and the United States.) METALLURGIST, ASSAYER, AND MINING ENGINEER Properties reported on. All assays undertaken. Furnaces and concentrating plants planned and erected. Treatment for ores given. Ores bought and sold. Box 731, Vancouver. B. C. S. E. corner Baker and Josephine streets, NELSON, B. C. REAL ESTATE, Loans negotiated on Nelson property. Collections made. FINANCIAL AND INSURANCE AGENTS, Conveyancing documents drawn up* M. DAVYS. MINING.' ENGINEER, I AND ASSAYER. Offices Victoria Street. NELSON, B. C. Town Lots Lands and Mining Claims Handledon Commission. PANTS, PANTS, PANTS, To make room for Fall Stock I -will sell fifty pairs of Pants at $7; $8; and $9 each, or three for $20, $23 and $25, also suits from $30, up. No"vr is the time to save money. SQUIBI Corlier Ward arid Baker Streetil
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